Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1969-06-07 J. A. Beauchamp Dr. Griffith Named Professor Emeritus At Savannah State Dr. B. T. Griffith, Head of the department of biology and chairman of the division of natural sciences at Savannah state College was honored at a Retirement Banquet last night sponsored by the faculty and staff of the College. His retirement Banquet last night sponsored by the faculty and staff of of the College. His retirement becomes effective June 30. Dr. Howard Jordan, Jr., president of the college, conferred the title of professor emeritus of Biology on Dr. Griffith. This honor was approved by the board of regents of the University System of Georgia at its meeting on May 13. Dr. Griffith attended the public and private schools of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. He attended Prentiss Institute of the same county and graduated with the highest honor. His B. S. M. S., and Ph. D. degrees were earned at the University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to Savanah State College in 1946, he was an instructor of biology, New Orleans University professor Clark College and professor and chairman, Division of Science Fort Valley State College. He holds membership in the following learned organizations: AAAS, National Biology Teachers Association, Bata Kappa Chi National Scientific Honor Society, and he is a Charter member of the National Institute of Science. Annual Tea Held At Bernard Home The spacious LaClede Avenue home of Mrs. Martha Bernard was the setting for the Ladies Union Surprise Club's annual tea Sunday, May 18. Welcoming the guests was Miss Cheryl Roman, granddaughter of the hostess. Acceptance was by Matt Watkins. Other guests were Mrs. Ann Lacey, Mrs. Georgia McClain, and Mrs. Lula Moore, Yattie Joyner, West Johnson, Leon Wright, L. Rivers, husband of the president, Mrs. Estelle Rivers; Janice. Natilie and Charmaine Roman, Crystal, Ann Bernard and Howard Chandler Jr. Mrs. Bernard's grandchildren. Delicious refreshments were served throughout the evening. Next business meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Elmira Coley, 2139 Curry St. Mrs. Lucile Joyner, secretary, Mrs. Jessie M. Templeton, reporter. Pall Mall Menthol 100's PALL MALL FILTER CIGARETTES MENTHOL PALL MALL U. S. Government figures show Pall Mall Menthol 100's lower in "tar" than the bestselling menthol king Now SUMMER HOME OF GREYHOUND CHAMPIONS SOUTHLAND INTERCAST 55 WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS OPEN Self-Service Post Office At MSU Twenty-four hour postal service will be offered students of MemphisState University with the installation of a self-service postal unit. Users will be able to mail letters and packages, buy stamps, postal cards, envelopes and minimum parcel post insurance from vending machines. There are also coin and dollar bill changers, scales, and a complete ZIP Code directory. A telephone line will be connected directly with a local postal facility so that mailers can get needed mailing information at any time of the day or night. WOMAN TO WOMAN If a child of your acquaintance takes up narcotics, understand that the youngster needs help. "Try to understand what's bothering her arid try to help," says the doctor in "Love of Life," one of the televised dramas on the agony express soap operas. Advice about dope, kidnapers, triangles, out of wedlock births and the gamut of human vices, virtues and torments come in large doses via the TV screen Monday, through Friday from late in the morning until late afternoon. As American as apple pie, the operas sock it to the viewer through anything but rose-colored glasses. I watched the batch of offerings on the sob express the other day— and wow. Please pass the icepack if I'm to add worries of all these plots to my own. Consider plots portrayed during my review of one day's offerings: —Youngster strung out on dope laughs at dad who asks her to please think of her mother. Same dad left the mother of that child, his wife, when child was one year old. —A man looks helpless, trapped in a plot alleging he tried to murder his wife, a person he was about to divorce. Trapped by his son. —A leading lawyer tries to contact mob holding daughter captive. If he goes to police mob will squeal about him in a ruinous manner. This story also involves a maid who sits in hotel lobbies hoping to find the lawyer with his mistress at an indecent hour. Handsome Young Lover —A handsome young lover who is about to feel the hand of the law after marrying an elderly rich widow, getting control of her business and putting his mistress on the payroll for $250 a week. Most opera characters are lawyers, doctors or high managerial sorts who live in homes far removed from the development type or typical apartment. Expensive wood panel walls. Fire places often are marble. There are other splendid furnishings. Women seldom are in housedresses or have hair in curlers. So how do the viewers identify. At commercial time, ma'am. SABIN ON CANCER Dr. Albert Sabin, well-known for his successful oral vaccine for the prevention of polio, is working on his final research project — an attempt to link cancer to viruses. Sabin, 62, now associated with the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for more than 30 years, will go to Israel in January, 1970, as President By Bertha J. Stronach Certified Professional Secretary IBM Office Products Division Married ladies are on the march and I'm all for it. Where are they marching? Back to the office. Recently, women with grown and even almost grown children have found that a business career, such as secretarial, is rewarding and fulfilling after years of housework and child care. As far as I'm concerned, I believe the perfect secretary is often a married woman. Why? Because marriage has taught her not to lose her temper with a grumpy male, how to deal with people and make any operation more efficient. Of course, for many women, going back to work can be a tense situation. What can they hope to expect? How should they act and dress? With the upcoming Secretaries' Week April 20th-26th in mind, I decided to ask some bosses what attributes they considered essential for secretaries. Some of the answers were surprising. Topping the list, for instance, was loyalty. Today's secretary, is the "back-up man" for the executive, fielding routine phone calls as well as his gripes about his boss. Second highest was performance. Basic skills required were typing, transcription skills and keeping track of the paper that makes an office run. Certainly, any woman who's contemplating going back to work should brush up on these skills. Although attractiveness was listed, most bosses explained that it depended more on how the secretary dressed and acted than on personal beauty. For example, the office is no place for an overdressed, over-made-up glamour girl. Finally, bosses listed as vital a secretary's ability to handle details such as checking letters for poor grammar or spelling, answering phone calls, and making independent decisions on routine matters. The state of marriage and the art of being a good secretary seem to have an affinity — and most women realize it. After all, if you can put up with one man for all those years, they reason, you can certainly deal with a boss for a few hours a day. South Carolina Police Tried In Student Deaths In the trial of nine state troopers for a shooting that resulted in three deaths and at least thirty injuries at South Carolina state College in Orangeburg, February, 1968 the lines have been sharply drawn between the Federal Government and attorneys for the troopers. The Federal Government in pressing civil rights charges against the toopers, is attempting to show there was no provocation for the actions of the policemen. The troopers are basing their de fense on the "highly explosive, extremely dangerous, riotous situation which existed on the campus of the college. Meanwhile, Matthew J. Perry of Columbia, special counsel for the National Association fro the Advancement of Colored People, has filed damage suits against the chief of the State Highway in behalf of the estates of the slain students and in behalf of the wounded survivors of the police assault. Before a jury which includes two Negroes, government witnesseshave testified that state troopers fired without warning and without being fired upon by students. All of the witnesses appearing on both Tuesday and Wednesday of last week testified in this vein. Witnesses included Warren Koon, managing editor of the Rock Hill Evening Herald; Edward W. Huffman, an Arangeburg fireman; and several college students. Their statements are typified by that of student Charles w. Hildebrand: "All of a sudden, they opened up. There was no warning, no command, no nothing. They just started shooting." The testimony totally contradicted the official verse of the shooting as released by Gov. Robert E. McNair and the SC. State Highway Department. Attorneys for the troopers, including an assistant state attorney general, are all paid by the state. In cross examination they have attempted to introduce the Idea that the shooting was justifiable because of the existience of a riot situation and that they had fired in self-defense. The trim is being heard before Federal District Judge J. Robert Martin who told attorneys he expected the trial to last "two or three weeks." The Federal Government brought the civil rights charges after a grand jury had refused to indict the troopers. FORTAS PROBER — Will Wilson (above), former Texas attorney general and now chief of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, is in charge of the cheek into relationship of Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas and the fee from the Wolfson family foundation. AWNINGS! METAL CANVAS HIGHEST QUALITY FABRIC SUPERIOR TAILORING LOWEST PRICE SAMPLES SHOWN IN THE HOME AT YOUR CONVENIENCE WITHOUT OBLIGATION. WILLIAMS SHADE & AWNING CO. Job Workshop Is Staged By NAACP The NAACP Youth Employment Project sponsored a Job Orientation Session for Northside High School. The session, held at Vollintine Baptist Church was designed to acquaint prospective job seekers with techniques of applying for a job, getting the job and making good on the job. Consultants for the workshop included Mrs. Joyce Jackson of the Urban League; Mrs. Diane Davis of the Tennessee Employment Service; Bob Atkins, director of the Memphis Manpower Commission; Arnold G. Parks, deputy director of Delta Education Corporation; and William Hisabeck, instructor, Northside High School. Miss Carolyn Quilloin, regional youth director of the NAACP, said more workshops will be held in other areas of the city. Youth Theatre Is Seeking Applicants The Memphis Youth Theatre is interviewing applicants for the 1969 summer program. The program is open to young people between the ages of 14 and 19 who are interested in receiving training in all areas of theatre. Interviews will be held in the auditorium of Palmer Hall at Southwestern University June. 4-7 (Wednesday through Saturday) from 10 a.m. to 5 p. m. Acting applicants will also be asked to read at that time. Interested people may go to Palmer High during those hours or call 276-0004 for an appointment. Klondyke Club Sponsors Hot Sprinks, Ark. Trip The Klondyke Civic Club will meet Wednesday., June 11, 8 p. m. at its club house 943 Vollentine Avenue. Jesse James, the president, is asking all members to attend. Plans will be finalized for the club sponsored trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas June 15. The round trip fare will be $10 per person $5 for children in 12. Interested persons would call the chairman, Mrs. Mary Clark, at 275-8673 or the president. Mrs. Vera Moton is handling publicity. Young Democrats Name Officers Three member of the Memphis State University your Democrats have been elected in state offices by Tennessee's College Young Democrats Mike Mink was elected vice president for west Tennessee, and Miss Leslie Bracey and Anthony Morris were elected to the executive committee. Other CYD's attending the convention were Mrs. Dianne Morris, Roscoe Dixon and Howard Jackson.