THE BETTE'S WE KNOW US • • • by Miller Carter, Jr., HIGH POiNT—From ‘*sand lot” to high gctaof^i,, to college, and ultimately to professi‘:»ial basketball, Gene Littles made it aii ihe way to the top. It all started in Wasliington, D.C., where Gene was born and reared. He played ball as a youngster and went on to play for his higli hi^ school, McKinley Tech. High School, Wasft- ington, U.C. Gene comments that he didn’t make the basketball team his first year in high school but he didn't give up. He continued to play ball whenever and wherever he could and the next year -he made the team and became one of the star players! When Gene graduated from high school, he didn’t continue on to college at least not right away. However, in the interim years, he stayed in touch with basketball by playing in the Amateur Athletic ^nion (AAU) And while playing injthe amateur league, he was some- \'Sit of a ‘’super-star’' in that he was a vp;^ high scorer and contributed grfeatly to the wsening of the Regional Championship while piaying in the league. In l96&, after two years of working and playing basketbaii with the aAU, Gene deeided to back to school--High Point College (riPC). “Vhile attending HPc, Gene received many honors tor his baskcf&ali prowess. He was voted Most Valuable Player (M.V.F.) in the Carolina Conference Tourna ment his senior year, made All-American for three years, scored the most points in a single player’s career, went to the Nationid I'ournament in Kansas, and had a 23-point scoring average for the enture four years he was in school. When asked which honor he considered to be his highest, Gene stated, ‘-Just graduating from college was my highest honor.’" And he went on to say that many athletes are good in their respective sport but are bad in the books. Many of Gene’s college friiends always saw him as Gene Littles, "‘the basketball star”, but some others saw him as just another student. Either way, Gen was friendly and well-liked by all and never had any trouble with students or teammates. Gene was also well-known and liked by the enture High Point community. In Littles’ senior year, 19t>9, he was drafted by the Carolina Cougars and following graduation he signed with them. The year before, his junior year. Gene had been drafted by Dallas but he didn’t play with them because he wanted to finish school. Even though playing for the Cougars was a big step in life for Gene, it didn’t require much thought on his part for Gene’s goal was to do just that! The transfer from college to professional basketball was Continued on Page 4 HE TBIBUNALAID A VIABLE, VALID REQUIREMENT RESPONDING TO BLACK NORTH. CAROLINA VOLUME m, NO. 14 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27,1975 $5.U0 PER YEAR PRESS RUN 6,400 Member of NORTH CAROLINA BLACK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION inerity Trade Fair Held In Winston-Salem WIiNSTuN-sALtiM— Trade Fair, sponsored by the ness Development Organiza- and Thursday, August 20 and Convention and Civic Center, the lack of minority Involve- The tiKt annual Minority Mid-West Piedmont Area Busi- tion, Inc., was held Wednesday 21,atWinston-Salem’sBenton The purpose of the Trade ment In business during his Greensbofo Tir.lrfs Outstondiny In America GREENSBOkO- The stmimer of 1975 proved re warding and satisfying for two Greensboro natives. For their professional, personal and aca demic achievements, Miss Elsie Jacobs of 1009 Dewey Street, and Miss Lola McAdoo of 204 Lawrence Street, were selected for the Outstanding Elementary Teachers of Amer ica Award. As an annual awards pro gram, distinguished men and women in the field of ele mentary education are honor ed by having their complete biography and record of achievements presented in the awards volume, Outstanding Elementary Teachers of Amer ica. This distinction includes them in the competition for one of the five national Out standing Elementary Teachers of America Awards; whereby, each of the five winners will receive a $500.00 unrestricted grant and an award commem orating their selection. The Board of Advisors, who guide the program, serve as judges for the honors. Miss Jacobs and Miss Mc Adoo presently teach at Caesar Cone School on Church Street in Greensboro. Both women are graduates of James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, and both sup ported their way through Ben nett College. Prior to teaching at, Citusar Cone School, Miss Jacobs taught in High Point, N.C., at Parkview Elementary School for four years; while Miss Mc Adoo taught at Gillespie Park and Bessemer Elementary S^ools in Greensboro, The two women were chosen for the awards because ol their talents in file classroom, administrative abilities, civic sendee, and professional rec ognition. 1 Fair was to expose to the travels thoughout the United public and other companies. States. He felt a need for the services rendered by black- more involvement and knew owned businesses. This exoos- of no better place to start ure will be beneficial to the than in his hometown, consumer and to the public. Winston-Salem. So with this Though the Fair consisted of thought In mind, he returned mostly North Carolina busi- to Winston-Salem and with j MS. ELSIE JACOBS Summer MS. LOLA McADOO ness, there was some out-of- state business participation. Of all the many black-owned businesses in North Carolina, John Duncan, Executive Di rector of the Business Devel opment Organization, says “We choose businesses tl^t have been in business l^ng enou|^ to render a valuable service to their community.” Some of the business activ ities ranged as far as Boston and New York. The Mid-West Piedmont Area BDO has been in opera tion since August, 1972. In talking with Mr. Duncan, he revealed that the purpose of the organization was to assist minorities and females in getting involved in the busi ness mainstream, to establish new businesses, make the existing businesses better, to open up government contracts for business, and to buy and operate successful minority businesses. Mr. Duncan says he noticed the help of the Minority Business Welfare Enterprise, the Mid-West Piedmont Area Business Development Organ ization (BDO) was started. The Minority Trade Fair consisted of 23 businesses with displays of the services that each renders. The fair was ‘‘an extension of the BUO to black businesses.*' There were seminars both days on how black businesses can improve themselves. The first seminar, August 20, was on Ways to Secure Govern ment Contracts and Acquire Government Loans and the second seminar was on Minor ity Employment. 'Ihe night of August 21, the final day of the Fair, a banquet was held for the participants at the (Jspvention Center, tbe Honorable Mayor Howard Lee (Chapel Hill) was guest speaker. Each participating busines Notes & Remindersl loBBeoBggiiKacwaooooooesoooO'PCjO Programs Ended Black Firm Receives Space Contract WASHINGTON, D.C.: A New Orleans-based black ness persons who may be interested in exploring new HlGH FOINT— Fall dog obedience classes will begin on Wednesday evening, September 3 and last for ten weeks. Your dog must be 3 months or older. Basic obedience will be taught in these dasses. These classes can accept only a limited number of dogs. Registration fee is $20.00 for the entire session. Qasses will be held in the Oakview Recreation Center. If you have any further questions, please call the Center at 869-7010 or 883-6320. HIGH PuINT—Mrs. Mary Robbins from A&T, 4-H Extension Services, will be conducting a canning and freez ing dass for 6 to 8 weeks on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Southside Nei^borhood Center, 410 Taylor Street Items needed for dass: Food for canning or freezing, jars or freezer bags. There is no charge for the course. If you have any further questions, please call Miss Brown at the Center, 883-9412. What has “Summer ’75” selves in practical situations, ready, will be distributed at a firm meant to you? To 23 Black calling on them to combine low cost among some Ralei^ produce and marKet a “"“I" Cornell University students, academically acquired skills community members. Several tool developed by tiie Rock- ^ . 11 V ‘DrtnlroK SaiG. research and development, Armendaris the organizations and com munity members they have worked with, ‘‘Summer ’75” has been a valuable effort in student/community coopera tion. This summer work experi ence provided the opportunity for students to apply them- with creative ability to gen erate programs and events in response to community needs. (RALEIGH, N. C.: UNI VERSAL NEGRO IMPROVE MENT ASSOCIATION) Stud ents in Raleigh built a poultry house, now housing 300 healthy chicks whidi, when students conducted hyper- well International’s Rocket- tension, sickle cell and diabet> dyne Division as part of the es testingin different locations firms space effort, throughout the city. Supervis- Alex Armendaris, Director ion and follow-up of this of the U.S. Department of testing were provided by two Commerce s Office of Minori- Ralei^ physicians, Dr. Leroy ty Business Enterprise Burton and Dr. Bertron Hay- (OMBE), hailed the licensing agreement as “another mile- itone in the continuing effort to make space technology available to minority firms as profit-making commercial products.” The newly licensed device is called Hydrotool. It was conceived by Rocketdyne engineers as a light-weight power tool with five horse power to run cutting saws, drills, wrenches, screwdrivers or chippers. Hydrotool uses water as a source of power, and since it is driven by water pressure it Is insensitive to heat and flame, and thus is ideally suited to operation in haz ardous environments. Continued on Page 2 wood. i Sickle Cell Basketball Game LEXlNGiON- The Lexington Jaycee’s sponsored “The licensing agreement ^ benefit basketball game for between Rocketdyne and pounda- Space Spin-Offs, Inc. is a August 21 at Lex- direct result of the major School. Featured in this game was the N.B.A.’s Most Valuable result of the effort undertaken by National Aeronautics the and The Iliad SkUe Cell Founo- ation is a non-profit corpora tion for the purposes of education, testing, counseling, and research of problems raised by the sickle, cell Ctontinued. on Page 3 Space Administration Hayer (M.V.P.) Bob McAdoo. Reading Guide Page( HIGH Point—YWCA (Fourth Street) Adult Day Care begins at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday. After School Program at tiie YWCA is scheduled to be gin with the opening of Hi^ Point schools. Parents inter ested in program, which offers transportation, snacks, su- pervised arts and crafts and recreation program, are utged~" kappa MKX ok THK YKAR — The Raleigh Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity ’ to call 883-1924 for applications. Space is limited so call presented awards Sunday to two of its members for their outstanding contribution to the fraternitv (NASA) and OMBE to make Greensboro and space age technology devel- off-season, oped by space contractors off-season. Bob }|Businoss &. Finance available to minority busi- himself in condition by * • nesspersons,” Armendaris games. He also sponsors a He praised Rockwell In- basketball camp each temational’s cooperation 50,^ at tiie Centid Y.M.C.A. with OMBE on the Hydrotool ^p^^^p NASA and 0MB off-season physical immediately. and community. The awards were presented at St, Ambrose Church. Left to right; .Martin I.. Banks and Ilobert Bridges, received the awards from Dr. Charles \'. 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