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VOL. 27, NO. 15
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1968
PRICE 10 CENTS
Four Added To A&T
Staff At Mid-Term
Four teachers, three of them
with doctor's degrees, have been
added to the staff at A&T State
University for the spring semes
ter beginning next week.
University officials said that
several other teachers are ex
pected to join the staff before
classes begin.
The new staff members in
clude Dr. Botros M. Botros, pro
fessor of mechanical engineer
ing; Dr. J. Mason Brewer, visit
ing lecturer in sociology and
anthropology; Arthur Davis III,
Instructor of political science:
and Dr. Howard W. Deems, vis
iting professor of agricultural
education.
A native of Alexander, Egypt,
Dr. Botros holds the Ph.D de
gree from Sheffield University
In England. He formerly taught
production at the University of
Wisconsin.
Dr. Deems holds two degrees
from the University of Nebraska
and the doctor of education de
gree from the University of
Missouri. He has served as a
professor at the University of
Nebraska and also as an assis
tant superintendent in Nebras
ka's State Department of Educa
tion.
Dr. Deems' articles have ap
peared In the Agricultural Edu
cation magazine, American Vo
cational Journal and the Journal
of American Association of
Teacher Education.
Davis is a native of nearby
Fayetteville, N. C. and a gradu
ate of Morehouse College. He
holds a master of science degree
in public administration from
the University of Pittsburgh and
has done further study at the
Carnegie-Mellon University in
Pittsburgh.
I
U. S. Civil Service
Openings Announced
The Raleigh Interagency
Board of TJ. S. Civil Service Ex
aminers announces that applica
tions are now being accepted for
! positions as Helper, $2.37 per
hour. Current vacancies exist at
Marine Corps Air Station, Cher
I ry Point, N. C.; however, regis
ters will be used for other Fed
eral agencies in the state of
North Carolina.
Applicants desiring early con
sideration should file application
form 5000AB by February 6,
1988; however, applications will
be accepted until further notice.
There la no experience re
quired for theoe positions;
however, applicants will be
required to pus m written test, j
Applications and/or requests 1
for further Information should
be submitted to the Interagency
| Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex
I aminers, 415 Hillsborough St.,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603.
LIFE BLOOD
Sickle Cell Anemia to ? hereditary dbctie of red Mood cells? a birth
defect. The disease to found primarily fat darker races. This rixteen year
boy has been hospitalized 21 times. He most hare frequent Mood trans
fusions to sustain life. Here be to dyiin la March of Dimes Birth Defects
Center of the John Andrew Otsaftal, Tuskegee Institute. There are 92
Birth Defects Centers supported wy the March of Dime*. Two of these
Birth Defects Centers concentrate oa Sickle Cell Anemia problems. The
c Iier March of Dimes Birth Dafects Center Is located la Children's
Mcmorbd Hospital. Chicago. III.
Funeral Held
MR. ROOSEVELT RALEIGH
Roosevelt (Ted) Raleigh, age
61, died Saturday, January 27.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, January 30, Collins
Grove Methodist Church, at 3:00
p. m. Rev. J. A. Gray officiated.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
He leaves to mourn their loss
his wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Ra
leigh; two sisters, Mrs. Flora
Wall and Mrs. Doretha Pressley
of Greensboro; five brothers,
Roy, Columbus, Curtis, Wilson
and Eugene, all of Greensboro;
a host of njeces and nephews,
and other r inuves and friends.
' Hargett's Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
Mose Riser, Jr. To Be General
Chairman Of United Fnnd Drive
i
Mose Kiser, Jr., market an
alyst for Boren Clay Products
Company, will be general chair
man for the 1969 campaign of
the United Fund for the Greater
Greensboro Area. Riser's ap
pointment was announced today
by United Fund President Louis
C. Stephens, Jr.
i
He is the first second genera
tion campaign chairman for the
United Fund here. His father,
Mose Kiser Sr., was general
chairman of the 1958 campaign.
The United Fund has grown
considerably since the campaign
for 1958 when $717,537 was
raised for 28 agencies, compared
to $1,243,255 raised last fall for
35 member agencies.
Chairman Kiser will be re
sponsible for enlistment of the
entire campaign organization ?
some 1500 volunteer workers ?
which will solicit funds in the
fall for 1969 support of the
member agencies of the United
Fund. He will begin immediately
to enroll volunteers to serve on
the campaign cabinet.
"The United Fund Board of
Directors is very pleased," Ste
phens said, "that Kiser has
agreed to take on this most Im
portant community effort. He Is
an energetic, young man who Is
dedicated to community service
BFTHEl & M I CHURCH NEWS
"Bless This House" ,
The new home of Mrs. Fred
D. Avery, Sr., located at 1907
Amhurst Road In Woodmere
Park was blessed In an impres
sive service Sunday, January
28, at 3:30 p. m. Relatives and
close friends were in attend
ance. The service was conducted
by Dr. Leon S. Penn, Sr.. pastor
of Bethel A.M.E. Church where
I Mrs. Avery is a loyal member.
] Mrs. Odessa Harris beautifully
sang, "Bless This House"; Mrs.
j Sara Jackson offered a very
I touching and heart-warming
prayer. Remarks were made bv
Mrs. Avery, who asked all
present to visit her again.
Following the service a deli
cious repast was served by Mrs.
Avery, assisted by Mrs. Ge'nl
dlne Dawson, a daughter; Miss
Sylvia Dawson,, a granddaugh
ter: Mrs. Kathleen Hester. Mrs.
Ruth Cousins, and Mrs. Mary C.
McTier.
Other family members pres
ent were: Mr. Fred D. Averv,
Jr.; his daughters, Helen and
Catherine: his son, Fred D Av
ery nT: Mr. Avery Simmons,
Mrs. Avery's grandson, and a
sister, Mrs. Martha Smith.
Guests present were Mr. and
Mrs. Vernold Pope, Mrs. Ethyel
Anderson, President of the Sen
ior Missionary Society of Bethel
Church, Mrs. Aleece Faulkner,
Mr. Major Reid and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles O. Gill.
The lovely home was deco
rated with early spring flowers
which added much to the serv
ice. Mr. Bobby Bright took sev
eral pictures of the family mem
bers and guests.
The repast consisted of cook
ies, homemade coconut cake,
Russian tea and after-dinner
mints.
Mr. Raymond Colson
Popularity Contest Winner
The Twelve Tribes Popularity
Contest sponsored by the Am
maus Travelers, the Men's Club
of Bethel A.M.E. Church ended
Sunday, January 28, at 8 p. m.
with a very unique program
held in the Fellowship Hall of
the church, with Mr. Leon S.
Penn, Jr. serving as master of
ceremonies. The program was as
follows:
Opening Hymn, the Choirs;
Prayer, Mr. Thomas Isley;
Scripture, Mr. Colen Craven;
Selections, The Bethelites, ac
companied at the piano by Mrs.
Maude Edwards; Selections,
Miss Veda Nyman, Bennett Col
lege student, representing the
Youth Choir; Selections, the
Gospel Choir; Reading, Mts.
Lois Kinfley, A. and T. State
University f a c u It y member;
Solo, Mr. Roger Jessup, "Never
Grow Old"; Selection, Bethel
| Senior Choir; Solo, Mrs. Odessa
' Harris, "Ships Come Sailing
'By"; Selections, the Father and
' the Three Sons Quartet from
. Bass Chapel; Presentation of
| Plaque, Mr. Q. H. Holt; Remarks
by Mr. Arthur Allen, President
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and this dedication has been
very evident by his participation
in a great number of civic proj
ects.
"The United Fund board has
confidence that Kiser will lead
us to a fifth consecutive success
ful campaign, and the board
members will be solidly behind
him as he works toward this
end."
Kiser served as one of two
vice chairmen in last fall's suc
cessful campaign which raised
$1,243,255, an over-subscription
of $2710 on a goal of $1,240,545.
As vice chairman, he was in
charge of six of the seventeen
soliciting groups.
Kiser said: "The United Fund
is the number one civic project
of the Greater Greensboro Are*
and must be a total community
effort to be successful. All citi
zens ? both corporate and indi
vidual have a stake in thla
undertaking and all must com
mit themselves to a successful
conclusion of the 1969 campaign
which will be held next fall.
"The member agencies of th?
United Fund work throughout
the year making our area a bet
ter place to live, work and play,
and we mur" .ee that these
agencies have the funds neces
sary to maintain their program
of vital services. When we give
to these agencies through the
United Fund, we are investing in
our community, and this invest
ment returns dividends every
day throughout the year.
"I am asking all citizens to be
receptive when they are asked
to work on the campaign. This
effort belongs to all of us, and
we all must join hands to guar
antee its success."
Kiser has been active in
United Fund campaigns here for
several years. He twice served
as a loaned executive for thj
United Fund when employed by
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MALE SINGERS TO GIVE
CONCERT AT A&T STATE
The famed A&T State Uni
versity Male Singers, conducted
by Howard T. Pearsall, will
present a concert in the Uni
versity's Harrison Auditorium,
Sunday, Feb. 4 at 6 p. m. The
concert is open to the public.
Pearsall revived the Male
Singers at A&T back in the early
1950's and the group has been
heard in concerts throughout the
Eastern Seaboard.
The group's program Sunday
will feature the works of Brah
ams, Wagner, Bartholomew,
Rogers and Hammerstein and
Beethoven. The program will
also include English and German
folk songs and Negro spirituals.
Student accompanists for
Male Singers will be Thomas
Hager, Rockingham, N. C.; Vin
cent Knight, Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Donald Thompson, Sum
ter, S. C.