-Ill t future fiutloob Keep Up With The Times ? Read The Future Outlook t VOL. 27, NO. 32 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1963 PRICE 10 CENTS Windsor Community Center Dedication Held Thursday On Thursday, May 30, at 7:30 p. m. the City of Greensboro, Department of Recreation con ducted an official dedication program at the new Windsor Community Center building. Those present enjoyed a var ied program. The Concert Band of the James B. Dudley High School presented a musical prel ude, Brahms' Hymn of Free dom, conducted by James D. Morgan, Jr. Later they gave a stirring rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner. Mr. George T. Ralls, Chair man of the Parks and Recrea tion Commission, presided. Rev. L. S. Penn, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church, conducted the Invocation. Mayor Carson Bain gave a cordial welcome to which Attorney Henry E. Frye responded for the community; Miss John Ann Washington, for youth; Franklin J. Brown, Dud ley High School principal, for schools, and Van S. Allen, Dep uty Director, for O.E.O. Mr. Ralls introduced the guests, after which there was special music by Alma Jean Bethea. Mayor Bain introduced the speaker, Dr. Roy Moore, Direc tor of Physical Education at A. and T. State University. Dr. Moore's Dedicatory remarks were followed by Presentation of Special Awards by Mrs Mary Seymour and Presentation of Keys by Mayor Bain. The program was closed with the Benediction by Rev. W. N. Johnson, pastor, Laughlin Me morial Methodist Church. All guests enjoyed Open Ho tse which followed the dedi cation program. Windsor Community Center Staff: Kenneth A. Free, Direc tor; Mrs. Essie V. Williamson. Assistant Director; Mrs. Helen G. Hill, Secretary; George W. Levette and Clayton Owens, Custodians. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR Mrs. Daisy Hughes Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy Hughes were conducted at New Zion Baptist Church, Greensboro, N. C., on Friday, May 24, 1968 at 4:00 p. m. Rev. W. D. Johnson, pastor, offici ated. MB. ROBERT O. BEIVES Mr. Robert Odell Reives, age 36, died May 23rd following a brief illness. He lived at 2009 Rosetta Street. Funeral service was held Sun day, M?y 28, 2:00 p. m., Brown's Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Cecil Reid, pastor of True Holi ness Church, Apostolic, offici ated. Burial followed in Pied mont Memorial Park. The family received their friends at Brown's Funeral Mis. Lucy R. Tynes Funeral services for Mrs Lucy R. Tynes were conducted at Providence Baptist Church, Greensboro, N. C., on Friday May 24, 1968 at 3:30 p. m. Rev Howard Chubbs, pastor, and Dr. James E. Cheek, president of Shaw University, officiated. Home Saturday evening from 7-9. Survivors include his wi'e, Mrs. Bobbiett M. Reives of the home; two daughhters, Deborah and Denize; one son, Robert. Jr., all of the home; two broth ers, Howard Reives, Greensboro and Lester Reives, Harrisburg, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Barbara Jean Reld and Mrs. Estelle Jones of Greensboro. Brown's Funeral Directors In charge of arrangements. Bennett College Awarded $29,845 National Science Foundation Grants Bennett College has been awarded grants totalling $29.84 r by the National Science Foun dation to support an In-Servic Tnstitute in Physical Chemistry for 25 Junior and Senior Hig^ School Teachers for the Aca demic Year 1968-1969 and a Secondary Summer Science Training Program for academ ically talented high school stu dents for the summer of 1968. Dr. J. Henrv Savles. Chair man of the Division of Sciences at Bennett and Director of th*> orograms, announced that the Tn-Servioe Institute will convene SeDte^ber 12 1968 and be held each T*?irsday evening to May 29, 1968. All t"it'on and fee* are waived and each particinant will receive a travel allowance] of eight cents per mile and a MO book allowance. Six semes ter credits may be earned and are applicable for teaching cer tificate renewal for teachers folding the Bachelor's Degree. The program will stress modern aspects of the Physical Sciences snd teaching methods for the enrichment of Junior and Sen ior h'gh school courses. Thhf Secondary Summer Sci ence Training Program is beinf ^eld for the tenth consecutive year at Bennett from June 17 *o J"lv 26. Seventv-five tal ?nter' h'gh school students from states and the District of OlumMa have been selected 'or part'cipatlon. Hayes-Taylor "Y" Surpasses Goal In Annual Drive The Hayes-Taylor Memorial Branch YMCA ended its 29th Annual Membership Enrollment at the Victory Report Meeting on Thursday, May 23rd with a total of 2,951 members and $25,432.00 in cash and pledges. The total was well above the goal of 2,200 members and $17,500.00 cash set for the mem bership enrollment drive. D. W. Morehead, Executive Director, who also served as Campaign Director for the drive, stated that reports from the Vic tory Report Meeting totaled 822 membe-s and $9,448.00. This brought the membership enroll ment over the goal and resulted in a to+al of $25,432.00 for the enrollment period which began on April 24th. The highest teams in the campaign were: American with 928 members and $2,675.00, Trans- World with 157 members and $1,468.00; Capital with 209 members and $1,893.00, and (Continued on Pace 4) Veterans Administration News About 800 servicemen are now receiving Veterans Admin istration vocational rehabilita tion while still in military hos pitals, W. R. Phillips, Manager of the Winston-Salem VA Re gional Ofl'ice, said today. About 15,000 hospitalized ser vicemen have filed applications for voca tional rehabilitation. More than a third have started the process of selecting a pro gram while still in the hospital. Phillips called this program a bridge between the hospital bed and training opportunities. VA counseling helps the vet eran accept his disability and concentrate on his strengths rather than his limitations. He is helped to assess his capacities, aptitudes, abilities, and inter ests as a planning step to a new career. This type of planning helps him select the occupation that bests suits his personality and one in which he has the best chance for successful achieve ment. The work in military hospi tals, Phillips said, is an exten sion of an "outreach" program through which the seriously dis abled are sought out bv VA and motivated as early as pos sible. Since 1943, VA has rehabili tated about 720. noo disabled veterans. Up to *8 months of training are provided and more can be authorized If necescarv. The full cost of tuition, books and suop'ies i" provided by VA, and a subsistence allow ance ranging from *110 to per month. defending on the number of dependents, is paid in addition to compensation. RECOMMENDED FOR GREENSBORO DRAFT BOARD Dr. Ralph L. Wooden, pro fessor of education at A. and T. State University, has been rec ommended for a position on Selective Service Board No. 41, which serves Greensboro, N. C. and part of Guilford Comity. If approved, he wonld be the first Negro to serve on the Board.

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