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CARVT'R CKNTKK — George Washington Carver Center, pail of which is shown above, is located in the Pleasant Circcn community near the Victoria City limits off Bloomington Road. The center provides spacious facilities for Negro youth, and is getting increased use from church groups, veterans organizations, auxiliaries, and other such j groups. (Advocate Photo)STARTED 2'j YEAHS AGOCarver Center Community AssetOn a blonk winter night 25-lhat anything ol lasting imporl-years ago last January, n group ,nnce had been accomplished nf 26 persons met to establish,that night, least of all Dr. C. A. The Athletic Council of K. W.j Dudley, who was elected chair-Gross School. The immediate(tntm.goal was to raise money to hej But realize it or not, a start used for application for tncm-jhad been made on a project that bership in the AA KooLbn11!grcvr over the years to later be-league. come the George Washingtonloc iThe fee was $14.50. aril hv Carver Center, located in thecollecting a dollar each from those attending, the money was quickly raised.proven its value to the community many, many limes.A. K. Hammons was named secretary at the meeting, and W. H. Simpson, treasurer.is an instructor at the University of Iowa.Dudley, still a practicing physician, reminisced about thecenter and the work requiredGrowth of the original athletic J? Pul ‘J ™ Us Prcscnl council, svl.ich severed its con- ti««re'1 ”s ever-present c.gar, ncclton with Gross High SchoolPleasant Green community just outside Victoria’s city limits. And the same Dr. Dudley, stillin December, PJiG, has been due (a a great amount of ^tort jcotnc those of other races, too,’'‘‘While our center is primarily for Negro children,” we wel-There probably was nobody',active in Ihe center’s opera-at tending Ihe meeting who felt 11 ions, frets that the center hasby ninny pnoplc; many fondly saj(|, .,We RCVer have trou.raising events, and uncounted _hours of planning. lnic'occasionally 1 am called v‘ //'“ f' k,r r^,u-t»;uPon to make a ruling as toTo-day Ihe ccnlcr has softball, h thprograms for both boys and| l_one was out or not in
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Sun, Mar 28, 1965
Page 86
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