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Thursday, April 24,1997 _Vol. 65/43
78 year old man found stabbed to death
Willie Mitchell Receives award from
International Service Organization
Tiger—does
want to be an Afri-
can American
At 21, Titer Wood* it trying to
please so many people, last by
looking at Wm, we all think he it a
young aod very talented golfer who
is Black. But Tiger does not want to
be known as a Black man. He has
come up with a word which would
include his mother’s heritage, which
is of an oriental nature, hU fathers
Black, and Tiger adds a fourth of
something else andeighth of another
race. 1^:4. %||Hf
It seems that Tiger’s mother get
upset when we refer to him as Black-
-she feels that she is being left out|
Tm sure she has sacrificedqutei
to make Tiger the type of golfer
person that he is-one of class
distinction. Tiger is certainly^* ____
positive role model in «* Black IJpr
community. jfl
Tiger identity with being Black A
started several months ago with the
Nike commercial when the ads mad, ’H* Links, Inc. gives check to Board Chair of San Antonio Fighting Back of United Way, Willie Mitchell. Mitchell
or you ready for Tiger. And that be was honored with a check and plaque for Meritorious Service at United Way Headquarters last week. Pictured above
is going to be the best known Black (1-r) Barbara Lawrence Ph.d, Presdident of the Links of San Antonio, Barbara Lord Watkins, director of the Western
golfer Black was mentioned in Division of the Links, Mitchell, and Aaronetta Pierce, of the Links. Photo by Patrick Klein
the commercial. So why nowd*
be want to change hones in I
middle of a stream that began'
he signed a $40 million shoe
met
"“ssaaa
: you won l
and the whole world is 1
this youhg]
feels slighted, and wants h i
that Tiger has other
w,“
But many yean ago. during those
dark ages of the United Stales when
slavery was in foil swing, if a person
had a Black Mood ini
person was Black. That\
written rule that society wentbyl
past few hundred yean.
Now it is politically correct 1
m-raciai rather than mack
mother or father that
All this came about b
goITu icfemdto’
boy and about I
and collard greens
the Master’s next year.
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ments, but only said he <
to be called Black. Tc
world. Tiger you are a Black i
Now matter who you want l
^ou will always be a 1
place you go-just loo
Well, Tiger can do
Jackson and wnacn ntmaraf ware.
The Bladk community has em-
braced Tiger, but that may not he
what this young lad wants because
this may offend his mother, who
does not want him to lose sightof her
heritage.
Atalentedyoung golfer,
un stoppable, could be
enough to be off Us
outside pressure. We
putting labels on everything, and
course, Tiger, you must
Ahhough, itmay not be
want. Tiger you must
with it the best you can.
important issues to fhc
why not honor Jackie
butaf a gnat nun? 1
invited Tiger to be alt!
to Robinson,
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Barbara Lord Watkins, director of the Western Division of the 1 ink
presents plaque to Willie Mitchell. Photo by Patrick Klein
Final rites for Billy
McVea at Mt.
Ararat
Funeral seryices for Billy McVea
were held Thursday morning at Mt
Ararat Baptist Church with Rev. Jim
Richardson officiating.
Billy was the fifth child bom to the
late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McVea.
He was married to bene Adams
and two children were born to this
union. He was amember of the choir.
Brotherhood and Usher Board. He is
the brother of former Kansas City
Chief, Warren McVea, and Norris
PartH
The Walgreens store on N. New
and E. Houston Street is
open. The wrought iron fence that
freed N. New Braunfels is down.
East Side residents were upset with
around the
McVea, contractor.
He is survived by his wife, Irene
McVea; daughter. ShirleyWilliams.'
son, Billy McYea, Jr.; brothers,
Norris, Tommie, Daniel, Jr, Alfred
and Warren; sisters. Ruby NeU,
Beverly Jem add Charles Etta.
Arrangements by the Lewis Funeral
Home.
16 year old girl,
stabbed, questioned by
police about murder
A retirement apartment complex
was still reeling from the murder of
a 78 year old man, whose body was
discovered inside his apartment.
The body of Clinton Lewis of the
4100 block of E. Houston was found
about 1:20 pjn.
A neighbor found bloody pants on
her doorsteps and called police.
When police arrived they found the
man, partially clothed and lying on
the bed. He had several stab wounds
and one woman said she believe he
bled to death.
The man, who many said looked 10
years younger than his age. was a
sharp dresser.
Police said his 1978 Mercury was
missing but it was discovered at Santa
Rosa Hospital several hours later. A
16 year old girl drove the ear to the
hospital where was being treated for
stab wounds.
A woman told police that she was
the victim and a young girl wearing
a T-shirt and cutoff shorts earlier that
day.
Police was questioning the girl, but
no arrest was made.
Basketball star killed,
four others injured in
fatal traffic accident
Board chair of San Antonio Fight-
ing Back of United Way, Willie
Mitchell, received the Meritorious
Service Award from the western area
of the international service organi-
sation, the Links, Inc. Tuesday at (he
United Way.
Only three awards were being
bestowed by the eight state western
area of the Links this year, the honor
of going to individuals with out-
standing record of accomplishments
in working with the African Ameri-
can community. The presentation
was made by the Links western area
director, Barbara Lord Watkins.
East side San Antonio bom and
raised, football great Mitchell could
have used his Super Bowl Champi-
onship record for personal gain, says
his nomination form. Instead, he re-
turned to the East Side and volun-
teers without stopping for Sah An-
tonio Fighting Back of United Way
and for the United Way board of
trustees. Through his own company,
Mitchell Construction, Mitchell
trained 35 East side residents to
weatherize the homes of the elderly
in that community. Through
Mitchell's guidance, S.A. Fighting
Back of United Way, has demolished
85 crack houses and tom down an
abandoned nursing home to make
room for a new medical facility.
Former New
Light Baptist
Church members:
A church is born
In a spiritually impressive organi-
zational service, <he New Covenant
Missionary Baptist Church was of-
ficially organized Sunday, April 20,
at 9:30 am. at the Claude Black
Community Center.
One hundred and eighty eight
Christian men, women and children
chartered this new church. Of this
number, 185 were former faithful
members of New Light Baptist
Church. One hundred and fifty two
received letters of dismissal even
though only 101 persons voted in
opposition. The love and Christian
fellowship were the strong ties that
bound this group together and re-
sulted in the derision to continue
worshipping and serving God to-
gether after mediation failed
The service included the ordimtion
of theinlerim Pastor, Rev. Hubert H.
Griffin, tie election and installation
of church officers. *
An 18 year old star athlete was
killed and four others injured when
their vehicle flipped over during a
traffic mishap.
Jamon Williams, a senior at Me-
morial High School, dies from head
wounds he suffered when he was
thrown from a GEO Tracker after it
crashed into a guardrail on U. S. 90
near Loop 410.
Williams and Robert Smith, 17,
were thrown from the vehicle onto
the access road 25 feet below the
highway.
Smith is still in critical condition at
Wilford Hall Hospital as is
LaSkaunda Dixon, 18, Williams
girlfriend who is at University Hos-
pital.
Kenneth Wade, 18, the driver of the
vehicle, was released from the hos-
pital. Tenisha Price, 17, was hospi-
talized at University Hospital.
At first it was believed that shots
were fired at the teen's vehicle, hit-
ting Smith in the head and striking
Williams in the elbow and back.
However, the investigation did not
turn up am evidence to support that
theory. ihe fatal accident is being
carried as a traffic fatality.
Williams was an outstanding bas-
ketball player for Memorial High
School. He was co captain of his
high school team. He also played for
Monterrey Park during the summer.
"He was a very nice kid," said Roy,
a park and recreation employee. "A
very good basketball player. 1 le took
that from his father. Brute, who was
great in high school"
Williams was active in his school,
president of the Black Student l 'mon.
He was in the top 15 percent of his
class and was named a Presidential
Classroom Scholar, which earned
him a trip to Washington D C. dur-
ing his junior year.
Funeral services for Williams were
held Wednesday at St. Gabriel
Catholic Church.
George Gervin still giving something back
to San Antoiiio...receives leadership award
George Gervin, former Spurs star and NBA Hall of Famer, accepts
a community leadership award Tuesday for the George Gervin
Youth Center from local FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Ruben Gar-
cia. Gervin’s center helps at-risk youths.
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