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SPORTS AGGIES END 17-2 REGULAR SEASON; AWAIT SEEDING IN CIAA PLAYOFFS by Richard E. Moore North Carolina A&T downed Livingstone and St. Augustine's to complete regular season play with a 17-2 record, the best skein for the Aggies prior to CIAA Tournament time in 11 years. By winning their final two games, the Aggies assured themselves of a good seeding in the conference tourney which gets underway here Feb. 27. A&T trounced Livingstone, 92-60, two nights after whip ping St. Augustine's, 100-89. Both wins followed on the heels of the Aggies' 95-83 loss to league-leading Elizabeth City State. A 34-point performance by senior forward Charles Greer helped A&T down the Bears. Greer hit on 17 of 34 shots from the floor, his best shooting effort of the season. With Greer popping away from his favorite spot in the corner, and beefy Vernon Wal ker and Elmer Austin domi nating the boards, the Aggies really had salted the game away five minutes after half time. A&T set a torrid pace at the beginning of the game, racing to a 12-4 lead at 15:24. The Aggies led 37-30 at half time. A&T beat the Bears in shooting, 45 per cent to 44 per cent and in rebounding, 59-36. Walker, making a determined bid for the conference's re bounding title, pulled down 23 rebounds against the Bears. He was followed by Austin with 15 grabs. Greer was also the Ag gies' star in the victory over St. Augustine's. The 6-5 sharp shooter pumped in 25 points and contributed 16 rebounds. Austin, also a native of Greens boro, kicked in 23 points and 11 rebounds. A&T moved out to a 40-22 lead late in the first half and led 48-34 at halftime. The Falcons cut the margin to 68-62 late in the game, but the Aggies tightened their defense and raced to victory. "We moved the ball well in the first hall," said A&T coach Cal Irvin. "We rebounded, -we hit the free man and we did a lot of things right. We still don't have that killer instinct." Besides competing in the CIAA Tournament, the Aggies are also making a bid for berth in the forthcoming NAIA District 26 playoffs, to be staged the first week in March in Win ston-Salem. U. 8. SAVINGS BONDS SALES BEST SINCE 1945 The U. S. Savings Bonds Program experienced its most successful peacetime year in North Carolina during 1968. Cumulative sales of $64,506,618 were up 6.9 per cent over 1967 and were the highest since 1945, ranking N. C. ninth in the na tion in per cent of annual quota achieved. Series E Bond sales alone amounted to $59,944,197, an increase of 3.7 per cent over the previous year's record. -While the state was establish ing these new records in sales of U. S. Savings Bonds, it fell short of its 1968 quota of $68,800,000. Sales amounted to nearly 94 per cent of the state's quota for last year. North Caro lina achieved 100 per cent of all its other assignments for last year. In Payroll Savings pro motions, more than 44,450 new savers were added to the Pay roll Savings Plan, and the state continues to be a leader in the amount of support devoted to the Savings Bonds Program by news and advertising media. There were 24 counties which made 100 per cent of their an nual goal for 1968. Many others came close to 100 per cent. Mecklenburg County led the state with sales of $6,926,877, followed by Guilford with $5,203,910, and Forsyth with $4,715,601. In all, there were 13 counties which produced Bond sales in excess of $37 million. Sales in Guilford County for December amounted to $455,810, bringing the county's Bond sales total for the year to $5,700,671, which is 102.3 per cent of its annual quota of $5,572,800. "I am grateful to each pur chaser of bonds in 1968 and for making this achievement in Guilford County possible," said Mr. J. H. Witherspoon, volun teer chairman of the U. S. Sav ings Bonds Program in Guil ford County. VIKINGS, NORFOLK STATE TOP PICKS IN TOURNEY Elizabeth City State and Norfolk State, two highly suc cessful exponents of "run and shoot" basketball, have been established as favorites to win the annual C1AA basketball tournament, which gets under way here Thursday, Feb. 27. The Vikings and the Spartans have the inside nod, but history has shown that any of the eight teams in the playoffs is capable of pulling the big upset. Other teams already assured of tournament berths are North Carolina A&T, Maryland State, St. Paul's, Winston-Salem and Shaw. The remaining berth will go to either Va. Union or North Carolina College. With motel rooms and tickets already at a premium, more than 30,000 fans are expected to attend the three-day tourna ment. Four games are sched uled Thursday, and two on Fri day, with the finals slated for Saturday night at 9 p. m. Ernie Fears, coach of defend ing champions Norfolk State, discredits any mention of the Spartans as this year's favo rites. "We can't be established as the favorites,' said Fears, "be cause all of the teams in this conference are tough and have reached their zenith by tourna ment time." The Spartans' edge is due primarily to their high-scoring offense (108 points per game), paced by seniors Charlie Bona parte and Bobby Dandridge. Both prime pro prospects, the two Spartan stars will go into the tournament averaging a total of nearly 60 points per game. Veteran coach Bobby Vaughn of Elizabeth City also decries a "favorite" role. "Naturally, we hope to win the tournament," said Vaughn, "but it is going to be a humdinger, no matter who wins it. There are some teams in this conference who did not make the tournament who are capable of winning it." A former Va. State star, Vaughn guided his Vikings through 19 straight wins this season before losing to Win s ton-Salem. The Vikings are paced by lanky junior Israel Oliver (23.1) and 6-6 Bobby Lewis. Elizabeth City has some of the fipest guards In the con ference. Second place A&T (17-2) will certainly have to be reckoned with in the tourney. Aggie coach Cal Irvin is an old hand at winning these playoffs, his A&T team having won the crown five times since 1958. The Aggies are sparked by scoring ace Daryle Cherry and rebounder Vernon Walker. "We can't be counted out," said Ir vin, "as our chances are as good as anybody else's. II a team isn't right, they will go home early." Maryland State, led by Jake Ford and Jim Morgan, and St. Paul's paced by Mike Green and Oliver Darden, will also bring crack teams into the tour nament. If there is a dark horse in the tournament, it will certainly be Winston-Salem, coached by crafty C 1 a r e nc e "Bighouse" Gaines. The Rams started slowly, but accelerated near the end of the season and knocked off unbeat en Elizabeth City, in the upset of the year. Hospital Sick List DISCHARGES Mrs. Mary Black 1117 Ogden Street Mrs. Catherine Martin 2846 Camborne Street Mrs. Barbara Johnson 1212 Ogden Street Mrs. Louise Alford 224 York Street Mrs. Mary McCoy 718 Rugby Street inCC FKEPARED TO AID SuUl. ClTi DEVELOPMENT Durham, N. C. ? Dr. Albert Waiting, president of North Carolina Colege at Durham, announced recently that his col lege, including its entire faculty and body of graduate students, was prepared to assist in the planning and development of Soul City, North Carolina. Dr. Whiting said: "Because of a strong commit ment to community service ? particularly among the disadvantaged ? NCC is pleased to have an oppor tunity to work with one of its alumni in the planning and development of a new community. The prospect of involvement in an experi ment of this nature and scale is exciting because it will not only provide scien tists and professionals a laboratory for applying the latest In interdisciplinary knowledge, but will also of fer a situation in which the good derived from services rendered can be evaluated and conceptualized as mod els for institutional service in other situations." Simultaneously, Mr. Floyd B. McKissick, president of McKis sick Enterprises, Inc, of Har lem, announced the establish ment of the Soul City Founda tion. Mr. McKissick made the following statement: "Steps are being taken to in corporate the Soul City Foundation as a non-profit, tax exempt corporation in the State of North Carolina. "I am pleased that Dr. Whiting has agreed to serve as a director of this founda tion. Other directors will be named in due time. Within a short time application will be made to the Treasury Department to seek tax de ductibility for contributions to this corporation. The Soul City Foundation will be con cerned first with the estab lishment of a Sound educa tional system for the chil dren of Soul City and with the formation of education and training programs for the adults of Soul City. It will not, however, be limited to the population of this new town. The Soul City Foun dation will also be interested in programs to assist the rural and urban poor throughout the State of North Carolina and in other parts of the nation. Even tually, the Soul City Foun dation also intends to de velop programs in public health and preventive medi cine, in building alternatives to the welfare system, and in studying various plans and approaches for ending the cycles of racism and poverty which have en trapped so many millions of persons, both black and white." Sunday School Lesson (Continued from Page S) risy and lovelessness we can have a sure trust and confi dence that our sins are forgiven and we are reconciled with God through Jesus Christ. From this assurance comes a loving heart and a desire to obey his coommandments. Such faith comes through the bap tism of the Holy Spirit. Love for God and neighbor comes because of God's gift of his presence within our hearts. The full baptism of the Spirit is the gift of faith in Jesus Christ and the presence of his love in our lives. Is your religion vital? Be yond sincerity, deeper than the outward forms of piety and virtue, is your love for God and neighbor ? 11 you are to be wholly Christian. Because of your sure trust and confidence In Christ that God loves you and abides in you by his Holy Spirit, he enables you to love him and others with a Christ like love. What Win We Do About It? Worship calls for discipline -self-discipline. Going through the form of worship does not necessarily mean worship. Dis cuss: How can we grow in the ability to place our bodies and minds fully at God's disposal? How can we truly open our hearts and lives to his Spirit so that we may be aware of his guiding presence? So that we may find the spiritual renewal he makes available? So that we may go from worship to witness to God's way? This lesson raises the ques tion of the relationship between order and ardor, between dis cipline and devotion. Discuss this question: Was Jesus repu diating all rules in religion or trying to strike a better bal ance between tradition and per sonal commitment? Have pencil and paper for all members. Ask them to write down the words or phrases they think best describe a person who is "altogether Christian." Through class discussion refine this list (accepting or rejecting suggestions) and transfer the composite list to the blackboard. How does what you believe It means to be "altogether Chris tian" affect your life? Share in your group and in your family what God mean* to you. Have there been mo ments of communion and en counter with God that are par ticularly meaningful to you? How have they affected your Christian life? O God, give ns the inward power aa well aa the form ot religion that we mar P raise thee not only with our lips but with our lives as well. Baptise us with thy Holy Spirit that we may have a sure trust In thy forgiveness through Christ and a pur* love for thee and for all man kind. Amen. COMMUNITY FUNERAL SERVICE, INC. 1930 E. Market St. GREENSBORO, N. C. Phone 175-1571 Arthur Lee, Jr. Alexander Parker Earl R. Brown, Director TRICE'S DAY CARE NURSERY Children 4 Weeks to 3 Years 1840 Muncey Lane BLUFORD PARK Phone 278-1870 Owned and Operated by Mrs. Dorothy Trice
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