W^NESDAY, JUIVE 30,1976 THE TRIBUNAL AID
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Plants Bicentennial Tree
BY RICHARD BENTON GTI News Bureau
JAMESTOX^ A Bicen
tennial project which may
carry over into America’s
Tricentennial observance
has been launched by Guil
ford Technical Institute.
The project involves the
planting of a tree seedling
on the GTI Jamestov^n
campus.
with all due respect,
however, it is a special tree;
a sequoia sempervirens'
native to the Pacific Coast
^d more commonly called
tne Coast Redwood.
The nme-inch seedling
at Guilford Tech was one oi
1,00 sent to community
colleges across the nation
by the College of the Red-
wods in Eureka, California.
Because the ''tall trees of
red wood” were observed by
early explorers of this coun
try, the college has ander-
taxen a Bicentennial project
to have seedlings planted in
every state of the Union.
But GTI representatives
view the project in a much
broader sense. With a little
care and a lot of luck, they
think the seedling can be a
focal point for the local ob
servance of • America’s
Tricentennial. By the year
2,076, the tree should be
well on its way toward a
mature size of 100 feet in
height with a 30-foot spread.
It could grow even larger in
its native nabitat.
Mrs. Mertys W. Bell,
dean of learning resources
and chairman of Guilford
Tech’s Bicentennial Com
mittee, said quite a bit of
wymbolism stands behind
the local planting of the
seedling.
''According to inform
ation we received from the
College of the Redwoods,
the trees have been in exist
ence for more than a million
centuries,” she explained.
"Leaf imprints in ancient
coal and rock tormations
indicate there were nearly
50 different species in the
Northern Hemisphere
alone.”
Mrs. Bell said about a
dozen redwood species were
’^Jitive to North America dur
ing the age of the diosaurs,
and that three species
survive today after having
adapted to harsh climatic
and enviornmental changes
during the millenniums.
Chinese explorer Hui Shan,
who sailed the Pacific rim
in the year A.D. 458, first
wrote of American forests
having "tall trees of red
wood.
”The redwoods are ma
jestic, durable, and have
nistorical significance,”
Mrs. Bell said. 'They have
been officially designated
as Bicentennial Liberty
Trees by the California
Bicentennial Commission,
and the seedlings like we
planted are designed to be
living reminders of the
ideals of our nation: resist
ance to corruption, longe
vity, stability and resiliency,
an3 high-reaching aspira
tions.
So what are the survival
chances for T.nilford Tech’s
redwood seedling?
"we are encouraged by
he planting instructions
sent with tne seedling,”
Mrs. Bell said. "Redwoods
are not generally bothered
by pests or disease, and with
proper fertilization and
watering should adapt to
our climate. Our seedling
will need special protection,
however, when the temp
erature drops below 15 de
grees fahrenheit.”
The planting site was
, ^hosen on the Jamestown
campus to conform with
other recommendations by
the donor, and representa
tives of the Student Govern-
m
PAGE A-3
History
JEFFERSON LONG
il8;J6-1900|
U.S Cong
Georg
!ongressman From
GTI Faculty and Students Plant Bicentennial tree
merit Association have
promised to maintain a
watchful eye on the seedling
during its first several years
of adaptation.
"The tree is planted in a
wooked area in the middle
of the main circular drive
in front of. the new Medlin
Campus Center,” Mrs.
Bell said. "This site provides
the necessary shelter and
locates the tree in a pro
minent position on campus.”
None of the seedlings
planters, of course, expects
to view the tree during
America’s Tricentennial ob
servance. They hope others
will, however, and that
GTI’s 1976 tree-planting pro
ject will provide an interest-
mg link between the Bicen
tennial and the Tricentcn-
nial festivities.
friends And Relatives In The Military
Country Commission
SAN ANTONIO-Airman Va
lerie T.V. Marshall, whose
father is Leroy Venable of
309 5. Seventh St., Barstow,
Calif., has beeii assigned to
Shepard APB; Tex., after
completing Air Force ba
sic trainine.
Duriiig the six wccks
training at Lackland AFB,
Tex., the airman studied
the Air Force mission,
organization and customs
and received special in
struction in human relations.
Airman Marshall will now
receive specialized training
in the medical services field.
The airman attended High
Point (N.C.) Central High
School, and Davidson
County Community College
at Lexington, N.C. Her
husband. Sergeant Floyd
D. Marshall Jr. , is the son of
Sickle Cell
Program
Sufffers
Cutbacks
RALEIGH-The Sickle Cell
Syndrome Program can no
longer fund medical ser
vices for patients with sickle
cell disease. This measure,
effective July 1, 1976, is part
of statewide cutbacks
in spending.
Included in the services
being eliminated are in
patient and outpatient
hospitalization, physician
and dental services, drugs
and appliances.
The program will continue
to provide education, test
ing, screening, counseling,
referral and follow-up
services. These services are
provided by local health de
partments, funded sickle
cell projects and the Division
of Health Services’ Regional
Office Staff.
According to T.B. Haynes,
Program Manager of the
Sickle Cell Syndrome Pro
gram, efforts are underway
to replace budget reductions
with aid from both other
state and private agencies.
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Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D.
marshall Sr. of 1017 Mea-
dowbrook. High Point.
SAN AINTONIO-- Airman
Shelby J. Bright, whose
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Walter C. Bright of Rt. 1,
Rocky Point, N.C., has been
assigned to Sheppard AFB,
Tex., after completing Air
Force basic training.
During the six weeks
training at Lackland AFB,
Tes., the airman studied the
Air Force mission, organi
zation and customs and re
ceived special instruction
in human relations.
Airman Bright will now
receive specialized training
in the medical services field.
The airman is a 1973
graduate of Burgaw (N.C.)
High School.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-
First Lieutenant Robert
Jacson Jr., whose mother is
Mrs. Alease Jackson of
2411-G Phillip Ave., Greens
boro, N.C., has been award
ed silver wings upon gradua
tion from U.S. Air Force
navigator training at Mathei
AFB, Calif.
Lieutenant Jackson is re
maining at Mather for
advanced training.
The llieutenant,' a 1971
graduate of Dudley Senior
High School, received his B.
S. degree in 1975 from North
Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University,
where he was commissioned
through the Air Force
Reserve Officers Training
Corps program.
Hunt Program
Continued from page 2
development efforts in one state and called for better
strong visible department targeting by the state of
and leaving NER as a strong economic activity it wants,
natural-resources and such as market-oriented
community development firms, research and de
department. velopment firms and cor-
Hunt also proposed es- porate headquarters,
tablishing a new Economic "I’m not talking about
Development Board to draw simple problems,’ Hunt
up and carry out a economic said, "and there aren’t
expansion program for the any simple solutions.”
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Lieutenant Jackson’s
wife, Alice, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John
C. Britt of Murfrees
boro, N.C.
SAN ANTONIO-John R.
Buffalo, whose wife, Edith,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elvin Bass of Rt.
2, Rougemont, N.C., has
been commissioned a
second lieutenant in the
;U.S. Air Force upon gradu
ation from Officer Training
School at Lackland AFB,
Tex.
Lieutenant Buffalo, se
lected through competi
tive wxamination for attend
ance at the school, now
goes to Bergstrom AFB,
Tex., for duty as a munitions
officer
The lieutenant, a 1961
graduate of Thom as A.
Edison High School in
Philadelphia, received his
B.B.A. degree in 1975
from the University of Texas
at Austin.
SAN ANTONIO-'Airman
Andre L. Wilson, son of
Mrs. Margaret L. Wilson of
41 Klondike Place, Ashe
ville, N. C., has been as
signed to Keesler AFB,
Miss., after completing
Air Force basic training.
During the six weeks
training at Lackland AFB,
Tex., the airman studied
the Air Force mission,
organization and customs
and received special in
struction in human relations.
Airman Wilson will now
receive specialized train
ing in the administrative
field.
The airman is a 1975
graduate of Asheville High
School. His father is Willie
Wilson of 38 Hazzard St.,
Asheville.
Continued from page 2
"The Commission will
sork with officials in my
administration to study
these problems and to
recommend actions to re
solve them and to help
improve the quality of life.
It will be a continuing
commission to insure that
recommendations are
implemented.”
The Commission will be
composed of 34 members
representing the 17 multi-
county planning regions.
There would be one repre
sentative from wity and
county governments for each
region, assuring representa
tion for all areas of the state
and all tTOes of government.
The Commission would
advise, counsel and coo
werate with officials of the
Department of Human
Resources, Natural and
Economic Resources,
Transportation, Commerce,
Agriculture, Public In
struction, Community Col
leges and also the Research
Triangle Institute, Uni
versity System and other
related agencies, depart
ments and organizations.
It would , receive advice
and information from the
League ol Municipalities,
the Association of County
Commissioners, the Local
Government Commission
and other commissions
and organizations involved
in intergovernmental
relations.
When Jefferson Long took
his seat in Congress, 1870,
he became the first Black
to be elected to the United
States House of Represen
tatives. The day he was
elected, white Georgians
killed seven Blacks and
chased Long to a court
house where he remained
until friends sneaked him
to an uncompleted sewer.
Jefferson Long had been
a leader of Blacks in Macon,
Georgia where he had a
thriving business as a mer
chant tailor but was per
suaded to run for Congress
when the white Congress
man-elect was denied a
seat in the House because
of doubt about the honesty
of his election. Jefferson
Long won by only nine
hundred votes, although it
has been said that, the votes
for him would have been
much larger had not many
Blacks been terrorized
into staying away from the
polls. His first speech in
Congress was devoted to
ways and means of protect
ing Blacks who were quali
fied to vote, but who were
unjustly prevented from
voting by unreconstructed
whites. The disheartening
experience of his election
made suclf an impression
on him that he declined to
stand for re-election but he
did retain an active interest
in Republican politics.
Years after his leaving
Congress, Republican noh-
ticians. Black and white,
would seek him out for
advice which he dispensed
freely. Jefferson Long’s
term in Congress was very
short, but he was the second
Black to ever enter that body
in other than a menial
capacity.
Justice System
Continued from page 2
maxmiuin security inmaies
carry^ keys to their own
rooms. The warden Dr.
Donald Deppe explained
their theory that security
exist in getting to know the
inmates and their problems
so that abnormal behavior
can be detected as it begins
to develop. Dr. Deppe ex
plained that the tracfitional
prisons put prisoners on
the defensive by encaging
them and constantly con
fronting them with weapons.
Van Hecke also discovered
that the over crowded
conditions are being caused
by a tendency for judges
to give longer sentences
than in the past and by the
presence of minor drug
offenders and alchoholics
iti the prisons. These are
some of the problems the
Knox Commission on Cor
rections is studying and
taking steps to eliminate.
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