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\HTDIVESDAY, JULY 14,1976
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Forestry Workshop Begins
At A&T State University
FEATURES
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GREENSBORO—A three
week workshop on forestry
and the environment becan
at A&T State University,
i uesday and will continue
through July 24.
Sponsored cooperatively
by A&T and the huge
Weyerhaeuser Company of
Eastern North Carolina, the
workshop will be concerned
with the ecological signifi
cance of trees, their impor
tance, classification, and
distribution, and the signifi
cant environmental forces
and their role in influencing
environmental quality.
"Americans are being
awakened to the importance
of forest lands as a source of
one of its most valuable
renewable resources," said
Dr. Samuel Dunn, director of
the workshop of professional
and other interested persons
in their understanding of the
importance of forestry in the
nation's economy."
Much of the instruction for
the program will be conduct
ed in Carver Hall and on
sites of the university's 700-
acre farm off McConnell Rd.
Participants in the work
shop \.ill do field studies in
the abundant timberlands of
the Weyerhaeuser Company
in Eastern North Carolina
and in the Uwharrie National
Forest near Asheboro.
Also participating in the
program as consultants will
be members of the U. S.
Forest Service, North Caro
lina Forest Service, the Third
Forest Organization, the
Southern Forest Institute
and the American Forest
Institute.
Persons interested in en
rolling in the graduate pro
gram are asked to contach
gram are asked to contact
Dr. Dunn, chairman of the
Department of Plant Science
at A&T, in Carver Hall.
Ross Announces
Search Committee
Dr. Robinson Remains
At St. Augustine College
Wachovia Committee Backs O’Herron
Increases
Shares
At a special meeting today of
Wachovia Corporation’s
Board of Directors, the
conversion rate of Wacho
via’s S2.20 Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock,
Series A, was increased
from 2.16 to 2.69 shares
of Wachovia’s common
stock.
According to John F.
Watlington, Jr., chief ex
ecutive officer, the action
was taken to reflect the
adjustn)ent in the conver
sion rale required in connec
tion with Wachovia’s dis
tribution of the shares of its
subsidiary, American
Credit Corporation, to hold
ers of Wachovia conunon
slock.
The distribution of the
American shares, in com
pliance with a Federal
Reserve Board decision
and an antitrust consent
(lecree, was made on July
1.1976.
The new conversion
rale is effective from June
15.1976.
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RALEI(»H--The Service
Station Political Action
Coniiiiittce has endorsed
Ed O’Herron lor Governor,
it has been announced by
Chairman Wayne Crowson
of Sanford.
The service station
comniiltee chose O’Herron
after a careful study of all
candidates. The endorse
ment was made at a meet
ing of the coiTimiltee June 21
at Atlantic Beach.
'We enthusiastically
endorse Ed O’Herron for
Governor," Crowson said in
making the announce
ment. "His many years of
t'spcrience in business and
in government make him
by far the best qualified
candidate. We feel that it
is time we had a business
man in the Governor’s
office, one who has the skills
to bring good management
and fiscal responsibility
State Employees
Award System
KALEIGH—A system to
reward state employees for
money-saving ideas was out
lined by Ed O'Herron,
Democratic candidate for
Governor.
"Successful businesses,
even the federal government
have such incentive bonuses
for employee initiative in
coming up with cost-cutting
ideas," 0'Herron said.
"There are thousands of de
dicated and capable people
in the ranks of state employ
ees, and this system will be
designed to encourage them
to use their expertise to
make our state government
more efficient."
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Financing may be
arranged with owner,
back to our government,
and one who will work to
stamp out the bureaucracy
and red tape that hamper
the operation of the small
businessman.
"Our committee also
was impressed by the fact
that Ed O’Herron is not a
tool of any political machine.
He has made no commit-
\^l>STON-SALEM-C.C.
Ross, Sr., Chairman of the
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity Board of Trustees and
Chairman of the Search
Committee designated to
select a new chancellor for
the University, has announc
ed the names of the persons
who will serve on the com
mittee.
In commenting on the
selections Ross stated that
Everette
Enters
Corps
0'Herron said he would
designate a high-ranking
member of his staff to co
ordinate the program.
Employees with ideas of in
creasing efficiency and
cutting cost would contact
this official directly.
Awards to employees
would vary from small
amounts to four figures,
depending on the value of
ihe suggestion in terms of
money it will save for the
taxpayers. The» ideas would
be evaluated by experts from
within state government and
by people with special exper
tise from business. The
outside experts would be
asked to serve without pay as
a matter of public service.
ments to any
terest groups. As Governor,
he will be free to make the
decisions that will insure a
better life for all North
Carolinians.”
The Service Station
Political Action Committee
is composed of representa
tives from all sections of
North Carolina.
O’Herron is a candidate
for the Democratic nomin
ation. He has been connect
ed with Eckerd’s Drugs for
more thatn 30 years and
presently is Chairman of
the Board of that company.
O’Herron served three
terms in the North Carolina
General Assembly in the
1950s as a representative
from Mecklenburg County.
Later he continued his ac
tive role in government
as a member of the State
Advisory Budget Commis
sion and more recently,
as a member of the North
Carolina Medical Care
Commission.
WINSTON-SALEM-Recent
Winston-salem State Uni
versity graduate, Everette
Torrence, has been accepted
into the Teachers Corps/
Peace Corps which is de
signated lor service in West
Africa. The three-year
program, through which
Torrence will earn a masters
degree and teaching cert
ificate, includes one year
of study at Texas Southern
in Houston, Texas and two
years of study, travel and
teaching in West Africa.
The specific host country
will be assigned next year.
Torrence will receive a
monthly stipend and all
expenses, including tuition,
fees, and transportation,
will be paid by the project.
He is scheduled to begin
study this month.
Torrence received his
B.S. degree in Mathematics
in May 1976. He is the son
of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene
Howard, Rt. 1, Davidson,
North Carolina.
he tried to insure a good
representation of all sec
tors of the University com
munity. The members are
Mr. Roland H. Hayes,
member of the Board of
Trustees and Chairman of
its Personnel and Public
Relations Committee;
Mr. James R. Jarrell, Presi
dent of the WSSU Alumni
Association; Dr. Samuel
0. Jones, faculty member
and Head of the Division ol
Education; Mrs. Wilma L.
Lassister, faculty member
and Head of the Division of
Arts and Sciences; Ms,
Hazel Mack, President of
the Student Government
Association; Mr. Jack
O’Kelly, member of the
Board of Trustees and Chair
man of its Curriculum Com
mittee; Mr, Hayward
Oubre, faculty member and
Head of the Division of
Applied Science; Ms. Laura
Sawyer, member of the
Board of Trustees serving
as representative at large;
Mr, Ralph Stockton, Vice-
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees; and Dr. Cleveland
Williams, faculty member
from the Division of Arts
and Science.
The committee will be
presented to UNC Presi
dent William Friday on
Thursday, July 15 at 10:30
a.m. in a meeting in the
Board Room on the WSSU
campus. At that time the
Committee will receive its
charge and the criteria and
procedure for selecting a
new chancellor will be dis
cussed .
Dr. Kenneth R. Williams,
present WSSU chancellor,
announced last month
during a meeting of the
Board of Trustees that he
would retire in June 1977.
He has been Chancellor
since 1962.
The Rev. Dr. M. Moran
Weston, Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Saint
Augustine’s College, Raleigh,
has issued the following
statement:
On behalf of the Board of
Trustees and by their
direction, I am pleased to
inform you that Dr. Prezell
R. Robinson has advised us of
his decision to remain as
president of Saint
Augustine’s College, despite
the fact that he has received
strong appeals to accept the
presidency of a sister
university and has been
seriously approached by
others.
We know you share our
relief and satisfaction that
this matter has been
resolved;
A subcommittee of the
executive committee held one
meeting and the full
executive committee held
two meetings in New York
City to take such actions as
might keep Dr. Robinson as
president. The actions were
uhanimously approved by the
Trustees at their regular
meeting on June 28, We ask
you to join with us in a
commitment to complete our
present plans for
strengthening the vitality (rf
St. Augustine’s and the
quality of its academic and
htunan development.
By unanimous resolution
the Trustees expressed to Dr.
Robinson in their own^etalf
and “in behalf of alTlhe'
constituents of Saint
Augustine’s our deep
satisfaction with your
leadership during these past
ten years.”
The Board pledged its full
support that together “we
may achieve those goals
which we have developed
together and which we have
not fulfilled.”
In his letter informing us (rf
his decision to remain, Dr.
Robinson said, “I must say,
that after lengthy
deliberations, I have on-
cluded that I should remain
at St. Augustine’s College in
my present position. There is
still much work to be done
here and for which I believe
with the continued
cooperation of the Board, i
alumni, faculty, students an
the public can and will
enable us to develop herq
citadel of learning. It is to t
end that I now desire
continue my commitment 6S
Saint Augustine’s College.”
Black Youth Is Convention Page
GREENSBORO—Anthony
Hines, a sophomore poHtical
science major at A&T, is the
first Black youth of North
Carolina to be selected to
serve as a page to the Demo
cratic Convention in New
York's Madison Square
Garden, July H-16.
Anthony has been involv
ed in politics for the past six
years. His first involvement
in politics occured in his
home-town, Smithfield,
North Carolina when he was
13 years old.
"Ms. Louise Sewell, a lady
in my hometown ran for town
Commissioner," said
Anthony. "She ran three
times and lost. The last time
she lost by less than thirty
votes. If she runs again, she
is likey to win. Her determi
nation impressed me. My
father worked on her cam
paign; that is how I became
involved in it."
Anthony has be associated
with other campaigns since
then. He worked on Howard
Lee's campaign in his home
town and also Jimmy Carter
campaign for President of
the United Stales here in
Greensboro. He explained
how he became interested in
Carter's campaign.
In March of this year,
Anthony joined the Young
Democratic Club of Guilford
County. He also attended
his political convention.
On March 6, Anthony was
asled to attend the Guilford
Countv Democratic District
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number of jobs while there,
including helping to tally the
votes,
Anthony also attended the
State Democratic Convention
It was there that he met
some prominent politicians,
including the attorney
general of North Carolina
and the secretary of State,
Anthony also met a number
oc Congressmen and Sena
tors,
"I feel honored to be the
first Black youth recom
mended and selected from
North Carolina to serve as a
page to the Democratic
Convention," he said"lt
make nu feel all my efforts
to get involved in politics
were not in vain,"
Anthony plans to attend
law school upon graduation
from A&T and he is striving
for a career in politics.
, ADMINISTRATOR —
Haven Cockerham, above,
$dministrator of classified
Employee compensation for
^neral Motors Corp, was in
Lake Waccamaw for the
holidays visiting his father
and mother-iihlaw, Mr, and
Mrs, C,R, Ward,
Cockerham is the only
black General Motors has
employed in salary ad
ministration. He and ap-
^oximately two other em
ployees are responsible for
'General Motors employees
salaries.
General Motors Corp, has
over 50 divisions and staffs
including Pontiac, Olds-
mobile, Buick and Chevrolet,
Cockerham is involved in
administering the amounts of
monies made available for
promotional merit and an
nual pay adjustments. In
addition he is responsible for
cost of living adjustments
which are intended to offset
increases based on consumer
price indexes,
Cockerham was promoted
to this position after being an
Equal Employment
Opportunity coordinator at
Guide Division of General
Motors in Anderson, Indiana.
This division is primarily
noted for the lighting
equipment for General
.Motors cars.
Cockerham is originally
form Winston-Salem, N.C.
where he attended Atkins
High School. He is also a 1969
graduate of A&T State
University.
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DURHAM - Michael L
Vanderhurst of Northfield, N,
J , a rising junior in the
department of economics at
North Carolina Central Univer
sity, has been awarded the
Summer Travel Award for
Undergraduates given by the
Durham-Raleigh Consortium
for International Program.
Vanderhurst, the son of Mr,
and Mrs, C. E. Vanderhurst
will begin study July 17 at
Oxford and Edinburgh in a
six-week program on “The
American Legal Heritage”
0 fered through Appalachian
State university.
The Durham-Raleigh Con-
sortmm’s members are Duke
University, North Carolina
State Utiiversity, St, Augus-
“ j'Ollege, Shaw Universi
ty, and North Carolina Central
University. The consortium’s
activities are sponsored and
funded by the Bureau of
Cultural Affairs of the U, S,
Department of State,
Mrs, Mariada Bourgin, the
Director of Minority Affairs in
the Bureau of Cultural Affairs,
oversees the consortium pro
grams.
Last fall, the consortium
sponsored a Symposium on
International Interdependence
at NCCU with ll visiting
Fulbright Graduate Students,
The program was planned by
the NCCU Department of
Modern Foreign Languages
and the NCCU Center of
International Studies,
This spring, the consortium
sponsored lectures at NCCU by
three foreign Fulbright Fel
lows: Dr, Ximena Bunster of
Santiago, Chile; Dr, Martin
Njeuma of Yaounde, Camer
oon; and Dr, R, Jain of Delhi,
India,