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VOL. 30, NO. 3
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1970
PRICE: 10 CENTS
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
MBS. LILLY T. GLOVER
Mrs. Lilly T. Glover, age 49,
died at L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 24th al
ter a brief illness. She lived at
1415 Blueberry Lane.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, Nov. 29, 1970 at 2:00
p.m. from New Light Baptist
-Church. Burial followed in
Garretts Grove Cemetery, Rock
ingham County.
Survivors include husband,
Herman Glover of the home;
sisters, Mrs. Beulah Blackwell,
Reidsville, N. C., Mrs. Millie
Bratcher, Steelton, Pa., Mrs.;
Connie Weathersby, Dayton, O.,
and Mrs. Ophelia Graves, Har
risburg, Pa.; brothers, Walter
Turner, Harris burg, Pa, James
Turner, Odgen, Utah.
Brown's Funeral Directors In
charge of arrangements.
JAMES L. SCARLETTE
James Lawrence Scarlette, a
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Scarlette of 1216 Eastside
Dr. died Tuesday morning, -Dec.
1st following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4:00 p.m.
Providence Baptist Church.
Burial followed in Ma pie wood
Cemetery.
" Mr. Scarlette is the Business
Manager at Bennett College and
Mrs. Scarlette is the Professor
of Education, also at Bennett
College.
Survivors include beside the
parents, maternal granfather,
Lawrence Rogers, all of Greens
boro.
Brown's Funeral Directors in
charge of arrangements.
MR. ROWLAND McCOLLUM
Mr. Rowland McCollum. age
88 of 221 York St., died Satur
day, Nov. 28, 1970 at L. Rich
ardson Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1970 at 4:00
P.M. from Hargett Memorial
Chapel with Rev. Eugene Black
officiating. Burial followed in
Piedmont Cemetery.
Survivors are: wife, Mrs.
Esther Byers McCollum of the
home, one daughter, Mrs.
Theresa Hartman of New York
City, one son, Elwood McCol
lum of Paterson, N. J., five
grandchildren, nieces, nephews
and a host of relatives and
friends.
Hargett Funeral Services In
diarge of arrangements.
MR. GEORGE S. MANESS
Mr. George Staley Maness, I
age 53 of Robbins, N. C., died j
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1970 at
North Carolina Memorial Hos
pital in Chapel Hill, N. C., after
a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, Nov. 29, 1970 at 2:30
p.m. from Long Leaf AME Zion
Church in Robbins, N. C., with
Rev. Abernathey, officiating.
Burial was in New Zion Church
Cemetery.
Surviving are. his widow, Mrs.
Ruby Maness, 7 sons, Michel,
Glenn and Christopher Maness
all of the home, Gilbert Maness
of San Francisco, Calif., Wen
dell Maness of High Falls, Ben
Maness of Robbing N. C., Jerry
Maness of Seagrove, N. C.; 7
daughters, Mrs. Bernice Ritter
of Yonkers, N. Y., Mrs. Tillie
Thomas of Baltimore, Md., Mrs.
Ellery Chisholm of Robbins, N.
C., Mrs. Bessie Miller of San
.Antonio, Tex, Mrs. Priscilla
Archer of Mt Vernon, N. Y.t
Miss Ruby Maness and Miss
Glenda Maness, both of the
home; 8 sisters, Mrs. Mary Avery
of Durham, N. C., Mrs. Ada
I Gaddy of Pinehurst, N. C., Mr*.
Bertha Brower, Mrs. Bessie
B rower, and Mrs. Betty Davis,
all of Robbins, N. C., Mrs. Lu
della Letterlough of Seagrove,
N. C., Mrs. Gracie Walker of
Asheboro, N. C., and Miss Ge
neva Maness of Brooklyn, N.
Y, 4 brothers, James R. Maness
of Lansing, Mich., Roy Maness
of Baltimore, Md., Bernie Man
ess of Salisbury, N. C., and
Dock Maness of Freeport, N. Y.;
30 grandchildren, nieces, neph
ews and a host of relatives and
friends.
Hargett and Bennett Mortuary
in charge of arrangements.
Little Mias Cheryl Diann Price
Little Miss Cheryl Diann I
Price, age 2 of 2611 Ponderosa
Dr., died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1970
in Mocksville, N. C. after a brief
illness.
Graveside rites were held
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1970 at 3:00
P.M. from Piedmont Cemetery
with Rev. James McCoy, of- 1
ficiating.
Survivors are: mother, Mrs.
Hattie Price' of the home; father,
Mr. Frederick Price of Greens
boro, N. C.; one brother, Kevin
Price also of the home; matern- 1
al grandmother, Mrs. Margaret |
WOce of Greensboro, N. C. and
a host of relatives and friends.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
Collins Grove Church
Raises $2,023.85
In Baby Contest
The goal was reached during
a program held at Collins Grove
United Methodist Church, in the
Guilford College Community on
Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. to
a Baby Contest that was spon
sored by the Church Program
Committee. The funds are to be
used for further addition to the
present church structure.
Two thousand twenty-three
dollars and eighty-five cents
($2023.85) was reportedly rais
ed by eleven captains and babies
and also supported by other
members of the Church Congre
gation and Community.
Winner Micheal Scott Fitz
gerald, four year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Fitzgerald of
Micheal Soott Fitzgerald
1209 Bilbrow St., Greensboro^
N. C., won his first Baby Con
test for the Collins Grove United
Methodist Church reporting a
total of $568.00. His sponsor was
Mrs. Henrietta Huntley. The
parents of Michael would like
to thank each one for the suc
cess of their son in this contest
The number of veterans tak
ing police, fireman and other
"protective service" training un
der the G.I. Bill increased by 90
per cent during FY 70. Police
and fire departments interested
in setting up a program should
contact their nearest VA office;
interested veterans should apply
at local police and fire depart
ments.
Retirement benefits are' based
on age. Be sure and take suf
ficient proof of your age when
you visit the social security of
fice.
(Photo by Len Conley)
A Barrage Of Gifts
EUIs F. Corbett (left) former grand basiieus of Omega Pal
Phi Fraternity, beams aa Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, president of AAT,
presents him an Omega watch on behalf of the A&T faculty. En
joying moment are Corbett's daughter, Mrs. Thomaalne Brown and
Mrs. Corbett.
Ellis Corbett Showered With Gifts
In Rousing Testimonial Dinner
Ellis F. Corbett, who has made
his living the past 20 years by
singing the praises of others,
was given a dose of his own
medicine Saturday night as near
ly 300 associates, friends and
wellwishers honored him at a
testimonial at Holiday Inn ?
Four Seasons.
Corbett, the associate director
of planning and development
at A&T State University, heard
himself lauded for outstanding
accomplishments to the Greens
boro community and to the na
tion.
Former Mayor Carson Bain
praised Corbett for his work in
promoting Greensboro, especial
ly through his participation In
the Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce.
"He is the kind of man who
has always stayed in the back
ground," said Bain, "but he wu
never too busy to promote the
work and accomplishments o I
others. He was instrumental in
bringing the popular CIAA Bas
ketball Tournament to our -city
and he has always been active
in the Chamber of Commerce."
Corbett for years was active
in the Chamber's 8 O'clock Club
and was on the Public Relation*
Committee and the Travel Con
vention Committee.
Other persons who participat
ed in the program included Dr.
Lewis C. Dowdy, president of
A&T; James Avery, national
president of the 20,000 member
fraternity, which Corbett head
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20TH ANNUAL DEBUTANTE BALL
SET FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1970
Many and varied activities
have been planned by the local
chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Soror
ity, Inc. for its prospective deb
utantes. The debutantes, all stu
dents of local high schools will
be presented by the Sorority
Saturday, Dec. 5, 1970 at 8:00
P.M. in the Moore Gymnasium,
A&T State University.
During the early summer, a
cook-out was held for all in
terested debutantes. At this time
prospective debutantes were
registered. They were later In
troduced to their counselors, all
of whom are members of the
sorority.
Rehearsals for debutantes and
escorts have been held at inter
vals.
An added feature of the pre
sentation, the 1970 Debutante
Ball, will be the presentation at
the "Debs of Tomorrow." These
future debs and escort* repre
| sent ages 11-13 years.
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