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VOL. 29, NO. 7 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1969 PRICE: 10 CENTS
fc&T RICHVES SI, 000 OR^HT
TO MO tHGIHttWHG PROGRAM
Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, Presi
dent of North Carolina A&T
State University this week re
ceived $1,000 from the Humble
Oil Education Foundation for
the 1969-70 academic year. The
check was presented by W. F.
Gaskins, Sales Supervisor, Hum
ble's Greensboro District and
Greensboro Humble Dealer,
Raymond King, an A&T alum
nus.
Funds made available by the
grant have been allocated for
unrestricted use to the Univers
ity's School of Engineering.
Humble Oil and its subsidi
aries will contribute approxi
mately $830,000 in education aid
this academic year.
The Humble Oil Education
Foundation is currently advis
ing 94 colleges and universities
of grants totaling $396,000. In
addition, Humble Oil & Refin
ing Company is one of the par
ticipating companies in the
Esso Education Foundation,
through which other education
al grants will be made.
These contributions enable
Humble and its subsidiaries to
help provide the support which
colleges and universities need
from private-sector sources in
their efforts to achieve excel
lence in education, said M. A.
Wright, Humble Board Chair
man.
He noted that enrollment in
U. S. colleges and universities
has tripled in the past 15 years
and is continuing to expand
rapidly. To handle this tremen
dous growth, said Wright, edu
cational institutions urgently
need more buildings, better lab
oratories and equipment, and
enlarged facilities.
Of as estimated cost of -20
billion to educate college stu
dents this year, tuition will pro
vide trnly about one - third,
Wright added, and the remain
der must come from other sour
ces ? including contributions
from businesses and individuals.
Included in Humble's overall
Entertainment Committee
Of L. Richardson
Hospital To Meet
Sunday, December 21
The Entertainment Committee
of L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital will meet at the hos
pital ob Sunday, Dec. 21 at 4:00
p.m.
The committee met In the
hospital lounge on Sunday, Nov.
30 and en Dec. 7 and 14.
All plans for the Holiday Sea
son have fceen made. Decorating
la in prooesa.
Mr. /ohnson says more check*
are needed. Did yxm aend yoMeef
If you are the one who forgot,
do it a a*. Don't delay.
MAKX THE CHECK PAY
ABLE TO THE L. RICHARD
SON HOSPITAL ENTERTAIN
MENT COMMITTEE.
aid to education Is a program
through which the Humble Ofl
Education Foundation matches
Humble employees gifts to ac
credited colleges and universi
ties of their choice.
Schools receiving this year's
Humble grants are located
throughout the nation and in
clude both public and privately
supported institutions. Most of
the grants are to departments
of colleges to be spent at their
discretion. The only stipulation
is that the funds be used to im
prove quality of teaching and
research or to assist outstanding!
students.
LINDA SILVER
Linda Silver, a 20 year-old
Bennett College Junior from
Goldaboro, N. C. wu the first
black girl ever entered In the
reoent "Miss Goldaboro" Beauty
Pageant, an official pageant on
the road to "Miss America."
Although only being named 2nd
runner-up Linda's dramatic
skit "Nightmare, 20th Century"
was a show stopper, the first
in the pageant's history. She
has been receiving letters from
Golds boro townspeople since.
NEW OFFICE' HOURS
New hours of operation will
be in effect for the Greensboro
Social Security Office beginning
January 1, 1970. The new hours
are from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Charles H. Myers, district
manager for social security,
stated today that for the past
few years his office has remain
ed open until 7:00 p.m. each
Monday evening to serve those
people who were unable to come
to the office during regular
hours. The decision to terminate
this late evening service was
made because so few people
were taking advantage of it.
Myers emphasized that anyone
needing to do business with his
office who Is unable to visit the
office between 8:45 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. should call him and .
special arrangements will be
made.
The Greensboro Social Se
curity Office is located at 324
Ladies Faculty Club Holds Party At A&T
A most festive occasion at A&T State University last S?.4urday -was the annual
Christmas party sponsored by the Ladies Faculty Club. Helping t> decorate the tree
are (from left to right) Mrs. Floydelia Spruill, Mrs. Jacquelipe/Wiliaras ?twd Miss Mary
L. Thomnson. ? ' ?
tirif Black Girl In 'Miss Goldsboro'
Pageant Second Runner-Up
Being second runner-up in a
beauty pageant may be allright
for some young ladies, but for
Linda Si'ver it was more like
kissing a brother . . . some
thing you don't get excited
about.
Linda, a 20-year old Bennett
College junior was entered in
the recent Miss Goldsboro pag
eant, the first black girl allowed
to compete. As the reigning Miss
Wayne County, a title gained last
year in an all-black contest, the
talented, Linda was handpicked
to break the ice in the Miss
Goldsboro affair. That she did
not win came as a mild shock to
many who were there. But,
of course, they were forgetting
their history.
"Nightmare, 20th Century," a
dramatic skit showing the im
pact that our times have had on
the- whole of mankind brought
for Linda the first show stopper
Veterans' Corner
Editor's Note: Below are au
thoritative answers by the Vet
erans Administration to some
of the many current questions
from former servicemen and
their families. Farther Informa
tion on veterans benefits may
be obtained at any VA ait ice.
Q ? My son will KM be dis
charged front the aarvic*. Be
quit Mgh aahool tn his third year
to enlist, and now he is interest
ed in getting a diploma. Because
of our financial needs at home,
can be gat benefits from the
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in the history of the pageant.
It was in the words of the mis
tress of ceremony, Sally Sted
man, Miss North Carolina of
1968, "a superb performance."
Miss Stedman should know. In
the Miss America pageant she
was a double winner in talent
and swimsuit and winner of the
Most Talented Musician award.
Perhaps the outcome was not
a total shock to Linda, for she
was asked by the assistant di
rector if she would consider
using make-up to make her nose
smaller, or wearing a wig to
cover the texture of her hair.
On the other hand, the direct
or was very kind she said, com
plimenting her for having the
courage to compete. "You came
several places from where I
thought you would have," she
quoted him as saying. "But it
is not so important to win as it
is to have had the experience."
Besides receiving a trophy,
she, also, won a 100-dollars
scholarship and has been re
ceiving letters from Goldsboro
townspeople since.
Despite the obvious disap
ment, "it was an experience
worth having," she said. "It
really opened my eyes to the
realities."
Whether or not she should
have won, all things being
equal, is a matter of specula
tion. And "Beauty U in the eyes
of the beholder."
A chemistry major who plans
to go into medicinal chemistry
after graduation, Linda is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel
Silver of Goldsboro.
UoAtfe ECONOMICS MAJORS
HOLD ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS EVENT AT A&T
One of the most colorful pre
Christmas activities at A&T
State University was the annual
Christmas-tree lighting cere
mony held in Benbow Hall
Thursday by the Department of
Home Economics.
Armed with glittering lights,
ornaments, popcorn strings and
holly, the young ladies and their
guests turned the occasion into
a party atmosphere as they dec
orated the huge tree.
Of special interest this year
were the hand-made stuffed toy?
which members of the Home
Economics Club placed tempor
arily beneath the tree.
The beautiful toys will later
be distributed to needy children
of the area. For their refresh
ments, the home economics ma
jors served gaily - decorated
homemade Christmas cookies,
candy and fruit punch.
Miss Ophelia Boone, presi
dent of the Home Economics
Club, led the group in singing.
On Friday, members of the de
partment entertained students,
faculty members and administ
rators at a Christmas reception.
Other officers of the club are
Lizzie Miles, vice president;
Rosa Bright, secretary; Re
monia Whitfield, assistant sec
retary; Patriae Russell, treas
urer; Gloria Alderidge, reporter
and Merlene Tapp, historian.
Dr. Cecile Edwards is chair
man of the department.