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DEATHS ANI
nuopimi, r riuay morning, June
25th following a brief illness. He
lived at 1202 E. Washington St.
Funeral service was held Sunday,
June 27th, 3:30 P.M. from
Brown's Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial followed in Maplewood
Cemetery.
Survivors include brothers:
Luther Davis, Greensboro, N. C.,
Frazier Davis, Charlotte, N. C.
and McArthur Davis, Florence,
S. C.; daughters, Misses Paula,
Faye, Linda and Wanda Davis;
son, Michael Davis, all of
Greensboro.
Brown's Funeral Directors in
charge of arrangements.
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MR. JOHN C. WHITSETT
Mr. John Calvin Whitsett, age
46 a former resident of Greensboro,
N. C., died June 23, 1971
at Mt. Vernon Hospital after a
brief illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday, June 28, 1971 at 4:00
from Hargett Memorial Chapel
with Elder V. D. Purcell, officiating.
Burial was in Maplewood
Cemetery on the Veteran's
Plot with full Military Rites.
Survivors are: 4 sisters, Roberta
Whitsett, Helen Goins,
Mary Ruth Gibson, all of Greensboro,
N. C., and Myrtle Whitsett
of New Yorl/ City, 4 brothers,
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of Greensboro, N. C., Richard
Whitsett of Mt. Vernon, New
York and Robert L. Whitsett ol
Landover, Md. 7 aunts, 1 uncle
and a host of nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
MR. CAUSEWELL DAVIS
Mr. Causewell Davis, age 49
was dead on arrival Moses Cone
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MR. CHARLES L. AVANT
Mr. Charles Leroy Avant, age
46, a former resident of Greensboro,
N. C., died Thursday, June
24, 1971 at a local hopspital in
New Rochelle, N. Y., after a
brief illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday, June 28, 1971 at 3:0C
p.m. from Mt. Zion M.E. Church,
with Rev. I. C. Spinks, officiating.
Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Survivors are: his wife, Mrs.|
Willie Sobertson Avant of the
home, 3 sisters, Mrs. Evelyn
Jerrell of Greensboro, N. C.,
Mrs. Pearl McCloud of Portsmouth,
Va. and Mrs. Gertrude
Woods of Summitt, N. J.; 2
brothers, Arthur and Jess Avant
both of Greensboro, N. C., nieces,
nephews and a host of relatives
and friends.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
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MISS LUCILLE F. GREENE I
Miss Lucille Fannie Greene,
age 73 of Ht. 2, Brown Summit,
N. C., died Tuesday, June 22, |
1971 at L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held
| Saturday, June 26, 1971 at PopI
lar Grove Baptist Church at
3:30 p.m., with Rev. M. L. Johnson
officiating. Burial was in
Green Hall Cemetery.
Survivors are' 1 foster daughter,
Miss Valeria Hoskins of the
home; 1 sister, Mrs. Carrie G.
Lewis of Greensboro, N. C.; 2
brothers, Mr. John Greene of
San Diego, Calif, and Mr. Dennis
Greene of Boston, Mass.; 1
sister-in-law, Mrs. Sally Greene
of Boston, Mass.; a friend of
the family, Mr. Lee Bass of the
home; nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
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NORTH CAROLINA, FRID
Veterans' Cornel
Editor's Note: Below are authoritative
answers by the Veterans
Administration to some o:
the many current questions fron
former servicemen and their
families. Further information or
veterans benefits may be obtained
at any VA office or youl
local service organization representative.
Q ? I am under 65 years o:
age and am receiving a disabil
lty pension through the VA a:
well as disability Social Security
benefits. May I deduct my medical
expenses from my incom<
reportable for pension purposes'
A ? You should list the medical
expenses paid for the treatment
of the disabilities whict
qualified you for Social Securitj
disability benefits. The VA wil
deduct these expenses from youi
Social Security income.
Q ? Are business loans available
for post-Korean and Vietnam
Era veterans under an3
VA program?
A ? No. Business loans ari
not authorized by VA for thes.
veterans. Like other citizens,
they should contact the Smal
Business Administration.
Q ? I attend school under th<
GI Bill, and married after
started classes. Will I receiv*
more money because I now hav<
a wife?
A ? In most instances you:
education allowance will he in.
creased as a result of your mar.
riage. To apply for these bene,
fits, send the VA a copy of youi
marriage license, along with you:
VA claim number. For furthe:
information contact the neares
VA office or your local veteran;
service organization representa
tive.
Q ? I plan to attend collegi
under the GI Bill, and under
stand that I must submit, at in
tervals, a certificate of attend
dance card. Is this true?
A ? Yes, veterans attendini
college under the GI Bill ari
required to return a certiflcatioi
card to the VA during the las
month of each enrollment period
Students studying under the G
Bill below the cbllege level mus
submit a certificate of attendant
card every month.
Q ? I have read that som<
national cemeteries are fillinj
up, and will soon close. Wil
VA pay an additional allowanci
toward purchasing a plot in i
private cemetery?
A ? There is no provisioi
for VA to pay anything upoi
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he Future Outlook!
AY, JULY 2, 1971
THREE STUDENTS F
! ENLIST IN U. S. Al
Raleigh, N. C. ? Mr. William | lii
. H. Cox, David E. Edwards and | F
r Edwin L. Gay, all from A&T | T
University, Greensboro, N. C. tl
e have enlisted in the United si
e States Air Force. , w
Technical Sergeant Lonnie H. b
1 Howard, Greensboro Recruiter, 6
said the three took the oath of tc
; enlistment in Raleigh, June 22nd
I and departed the same day by tl
: jet for Lackland Air Force n
? Base, Texas; for their first phase a
of training. ir
r According to Sergeant How- v.
- ard, local Air Force Recruiter, s<
. the Air Force has given him the tl
. okay to enlist young men under tl
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r lows two or more buddies to en-'
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22,000 EXPECTED H
WATCHTOWER CO
Due to the large influx of re- b
quests for rooming accommoda- tl
tions that have come to the
? Watchtower Convention heads
a
t quarters in Greensboro, Jeho.
vah's Witnesses have now esti-1
v e
mated that more than 22,000 ,
j could be expected for the five- j g
t day assembly, July 7-11, at the1
, Coliseum. This has presented an |
increased rooming problem, that ^
a must be solved within a few ^
' days. I
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] Chfctnr F) Wollaro I _
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e manager for the convention, c
j stated that all of the hotel and ft
motel accommodations have been ti
l taken, and the Witnesses are in- a
i creasing their efforts to find lo- it
cal residents who have spare
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PRICE: 10 CENTS
ROM A&T STATE
IR FORCE
st together, fly to Lackland Air
'orce Base in San Antonio,
exas, together and remain in
le same flight through their
x weeks of basic training. Most
rill separate after completing
asic training, but some usually
o at least to their next base
igether.
William, David and Edwin all
iree hope to get Into the Adlinistrative
career field in the
ir Force. After completing their
utial training at Lackland they
rill be assigned to technical
:hools or go directly to one of
le many Air Force Bases
iroughout the United States for
a the job training.
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NVENTION
edrooms and would like to rent
iem to the visiting delegate*.
Mr. Wallace mentioned that
t the present time over 1700
tore accommodations are needel,
with letters coming in daily
or more rooms. More will be
ttending the convention than
/ere originally expected. What
tarted out to be a convention
or North Carolina and parts ol
Virginia, Kentucky and Tenessee,
has now taken on a widr
scope with room requests
oming in from several states.
lany are combining their vaoaions
with the local convention
nd will be spending extra days
i the area.