JULY 25·30, 197
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EBERS OF THE DELTA S interrupted a recent bu 'n meeting to po for the Citizen photo-
pher. From I ft to right: Betty Colombel. Geralden Gray, r Shurn, Joyce Jones. rilyn
Ro • Saundra . Rutte , Barbn P pi ,Le tern Holliday, nd G nella nderson. (Photo by
Jo ph Chill
This feature is a n ws com­
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n papers across t� "a­
tion. It deals ith w at
bla s, ho are all-too-often
tittt. -reco nized, ar� doing to
promote full participation in
A merican lif� by black
m ricans. It is thus a salute
from al of our read. rs to
unsun T06 ... and is d.
si ned to be a challen � for
all of us to k�p on doin 0"".
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8 low Goldblatt's
Demo Ex • Committee
Young, ho criticized by
the medi and fello ovem­
ment offici for his com­
ments on "political prison­
ers" in the United States.
•• All bl in America
ho re 'con ious' hould
have come to Young's de-
fense," id Dr. Sizemore.
.. Ju t they hould protest
the current vi it to the United
tes of former Rhod ian
President Ian Smith.
UBI ck Ameri ns should
write letters to President
Carter to protest Smith's
pre ence in the United
St tes," she ernph ized.
Dr. izemore vi ited the
Central State ampu part
of the Univer ity'. continu­
ing con ocation
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Hi face tern he
talked about the numerous
on transgressions faced by bl c
nd minority people.
It equally as stern
hen tal ing about the gro -
in ap thy among black .
Earl Shinhol ter, South­
eastern Regional Director for
the AACP, visited M c�n
to tape a h for Ebony
peaks.
hile here he too the
opportunity to promote the
CP and to ur e bl ck
aconites to support the
local chapter.
•• e are a m mbership
or nization nd member-
hip i the lifebl of the
AA P," Shinhol ter said.
"Th ACP operates
throu h a net or of orne
I .700 br nch ro th
U.S., The Virgin I land , the
Panam Canal and a f
military in Europe as
ell some 22 prison
branch acr the U.S. 'th
one pri on branch bein ,he
Atlanta Penitentiary here in
Georgia."
Shin holster id that not
only mu t people in general
involve themselves in the
AACP but that youn pro­
f'e ionals should j volve
themsel es more.
U e need youn profes­
siona ho, whether they
Ii e it or not, 0 e their very
job to the or th t the
AACP has been doin for
the p t 70 years," he said.
•• e need to get ministers
and religio people involved
in ctivities and programs
becau e the religious com­
munity, more than any ingle
community in this country,
particularly the bl k com­
munit , has a tremendous
amount of influence on the
thin in of tho people who
attend the churches."
Shinhol ter said that a time
no e ist hich can only be
repr ented as a gTO in
trend of negativism and a
m e to the right in thi
country.
"The Ian is on the rise.
They met ju t last month at
Stone Mountain, Georgia."
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tat :
At the eneral Red Cross
rd meetin held recently,
Mr . Julia Wright received a
gold medallion, one of th
hi h t award , for unselfish
or in Red Cro for com­
munity er ice; meeting the
uses SED
DAyeA E
IN MY HO E-DAY 0 LY
needs of other
by Mi nited a.
The a ard as presented
by oard member, Phyllis
Edmonds.
1r. W ght h trained
over 7S instru lor in the
ater safety capacity, and
h done 0 er S, hour in
olunteer or. Certified as .. ,
Red Cro Fir t id in true­
tor, instructor trainer in
ater Safety. instru tor. of
the Handicapped in S im­
mingo Mrs. Wright is loa
cardiopulmonary modul r
in tru tor here she has
taught in all cap ities.
She ha taught SOO pe', s�
from inf nts to du.. in
immin.
She�amemberofVe�on .����������������������
AME Church and ill soon
· temporarily take over the job
as president of B.C. Franklin
Council upon the resignation
of Robert Fairchild.
Mr . Wright ys he 0 es
her enthusiasm to continue to
meet the needs of other
from her family. clo e
friends. Rev. B.S. Roberts
and the late Re . Ben Hill.
She has worked Red
Cross Water Safety instruc­
tor for 29 years. T 0 years
under the ana a County
Red Cro in West Virginia
and 27 years in Tul . She is
a former Tulsa public school
teacher.
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