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enthralling royalty along with
the humblest of jazz fans.
Armstrong and his horn, pierced
even the Iron Curtain, as
he became one of the best am.
bassadors of the United States
MRS. FLORENCE B. WITHERS
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence
Bryan Withers were conducted
on Wednesday, July 7,
1971, at 4:00 p.m. at St. Matthews
United Methodist Church,
Greensboro, N. C., with Joseph
B. Bethea and G. M. Phelps,
ministers, officiating.
Burial was in Maplewood
Cemetery,
Mrs. Withers, the fourth child
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MEW YORK?Louis "Satchmo"
Armstrong, beloved troubadour
of the jazz trumpet, with
a delightful rasp to his voice
and roll to his eye, died Tuesday,
his heart worn out, his
golden horn silent at last. He
was 71 years old on Sunday.
"Me and my horn, we come
a long way together," Armstrong
once observed.
Together, they came out of
a waif's refuge in New Orleans,
up river to Chicago along the
trail of jazz itself, then on to
the show business pinnacles of
New York and Las Vegas, and
the motion picture studios of
Hollywood.
And before they were through
Armstrong and his horn, together,
had fascinated millions on
five of the earth's continents,
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GREENSBORO,
B. WITHERS
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of Richard and Rosa Thompson
Bryan, was born in Scriven
County, Ga. She died on Saturday,
July 3, 1971, age 91, in
Montclair, N. J.
She finished the County School
! in Sylvania at an early age, then
went to Haven Industrial Home
in Savannah, Ga. Upon finishing
Haven Home, she won a scholarship
to Morristown College in
Morristown, Tenn. When she
graduated from Morristown College
she was named a member
of the faculty of her Alma Ma
ter.
Later, she was called to Bennett
College in Greensboro, N.
C., where she taught Home Eco- \
I nomics for four years. Then she
i was named as Lady Principal
| of the girl's industries at Claf- j
lin University, in Orangeburg,
, S. C., being the first member of'
| her race to hold that position.
From Claflin she married Mr.
, Robert B. Withers, who was a
| graduate of Bennett College and
a business man. To that marri- J
1 age four children were born,)
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ever sent abroad, a representative
Of Hcmia-ri. ._
folio's contents. In his words,
"ain't politics, it's just music."
"In Africa," Armstrong once
reminisced, "the local tribe car-|
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Veterans' Corner
Editor's Note: Below are authoritative
answers by the Veterans
Administration to some
of the many current questions
from fnrmpr corvipomon ar\A
their families. Further information
on veterans benefits may
be. obtained at any VA office or
your local service organization
representative.
Q ? I am 20 years old, and
am going to college under the
War Orphans Educational Assistance
Program. I earned $800
last year, and wonder if that
will prevent me from receiving
benefits?
A ? No. There is no limit on
your earned income.
Q ? I am attending the university
under the G. X. Bill, and I
my wife and I are expecting a
child later this year. Will I receive
extra benefits for the child
from the date of birth, or onlv
from the date I inform the VA?
A ? You must inform the
VA of the child's birth by submitting
a copy of the birth certificate
within one year from
the child's birth. Then you will
be paid from the date of birth.
Q ? My wife is the principal
beneficiary on my National Service
Life Insurance Policy with
a lump sum settlement. If both
of us were fatally injured in a
car accident, but she survived
me even by a few minutes, how
would the proceeds of the policy
be handled? How could expensve
probate proceedings be eliminated?
A ? If your wife survived
you, she becomes the beneficiary
under the policy. The VA must
pay the proceeds to her estate,
and not to the contingent beneficiaries
that you may have
specified. Probate could be
avoided through the use of the
"Common Disaster Clause,"
available upon request at the
time the policy is issued, or
later. This provides for a time
lapse between the death of the
insured and payment of the
proceeds to the principal beneficiary.
Thus, if the beneficiary!
fails to survive the specified
period, payment of NSLI proceeds
will be made as if the
principal beneficiary had died
before the insured.
Q ? Is the sale of VA repossessed
homes limited to veterans
only?
A ? No. Anyone who quali(Continued
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In announcing the two-year
project. Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy,
president of A&T, called the
funds "a breakthrough for the
University's Department of Home
Economics. It is the first major
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year to be held in New Orleans,
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Sullivan will be present to receive
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Rev. Leon Sullivan has been
named as the recipient of the
Improved Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks of the World's
most coveted award, the Love- i
joy Award for 1971, The Honorable
Hobson R. Reynolds,
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announcement from the Phila|
delphia based Headquarters of
the national Order of Elks.
Reynolds added that the coveted
citation would be presented
to Rev. Sullivan at the public
meeting of the Elks Civil j
Liberties Department on August
23, 1971, at 2:00 P.M., during the '
A&T WINS $43,000
TO STUDY CLOTH
GREENSBORO, N. C.?A&T
State University last Friday was
awarded a $43,000 federal grant
to initiate an important research
project on the durability of certain
fire-resistant clothing and
materials.
The project will be funded by
the United States Department of
Agriculture through the Southern
Research Laboratory in New
| Orleans.
Grand Lodge Convention in San
Francisco, Calif. It is presented
each year to that person regardless
of race or color judged moat
distinguished for service rendered
humanity during the previous
year. It is estimated that 25,000
delegates and visitors will attend
the 1971 Elks' Convention.
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FEDERAL GRANT
ING DURABILITY
grant in the area of clothing
and textiles."
Conducting the research will
be Dr. Myrtle L. Smith, a professor
of clothing and textiles at
the University.
"The entire textile industry
wants to make fabrics and clothing
in the home more safe,"
said Dr. Smith, "especially after
such devastating fires like the
one which killed several patiente
in a nursing home in Marietta,
Ohio, several years ago."
Dr. Smith said her research
will involve chemical and physical
testing on children's sleep(Continued
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