Perry Wallace

SOUTH CHAPEL

Benjamin Ray Cordle

Mr. Benjamin Ray “Benny” Cordle, age 58, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in a local hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Perry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier in the Deep South by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died after a battle with cancer.

Wallace, who died at age 69 at a hospice center in Rockville, Maryland, went on to a distinguished career as a law professor. But it was his time on the basketball court as a player for Vanderbilt in the turbulent 1960s that made him a pioneer in race relations.

“Vanderbilt, the sports world and the entire country lost a civil rights icon,” Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos said.

will meet Thursday at noon at the Landmark restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. Berry College Professor of History Jonathan Atkins will speak about the operation and purpose of the Electoral College. The chapter’s SAR Knight Essay contest winner, Armuchee High School junior Kaya Hutcherson, her parents and a representative from the school will be the guests of honor for the meeting. For information call Dick Richter at 706-857-7995.

will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Rome Federated Garden Center, 100 E. Eighth St. A brief business meeting will be held followed by “play in the dirt.” For more information call 706-295-4756.

Rome Symphony Orchestra will co-host “Concerts & Cocktails” on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Off Broad in the Hawthorn Suites building. “Concerts & Cocktails” is an event designed to enrich the concert experience by providing guests the chance to meet with performers and musicians before the concert. The evening will feature live Christmas music and guest speakers Maestro Rolando Salazar and soprano Tiffany Uzoije. Tickets, which can be purchased at the door for $20, also will include a complimentary cocktail.

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from Atlanta’s Michael C. Carlos Museum through Dec. 11. “Discover the Stories of Civilization: Stories of Beauty, Power, Love, Glory and Faith” highlights 15 treasures from the museum’s collections of art from Egypt, the Near East, Greece, Rome, Africa, the Americas and Asia. The exhibition’s statewide tour is part of a new partnership between the Michael C. Carlos Museum and the Georgia Public Library Service that also allows residents with valid library cards to check out a museum family pass, valid for up to six free admissions.

A will be held every Saturday until Christmas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rome Shrine Club, 109 Bells Ferry Road. For more information call Tony Warren at 706-2525734.

with donation of a new, unwrapped children’s toy. Toys will be distributed to local groups including Floyd County Sheriff’s Santa, Angel Tree, The Salvation Army and Toys for Tots. Donations of toys without adoption also will be accepted. Adoptive families will still be responsible for spay or neuter and vaccination costs.

are currently offering their annual

at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. For a complete list of the books offered in all three showcases visit www.

will host their

on Dec. 10 at 6:45 p.m. at The Well, West Rome Baptist Church, 914 Shorter Ave. For more information call DeeAnn at 706-936-9021.

will examine all aspects of the Rome Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. Agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session at 6 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 601 Broad St. Comments may be made by telephone at 706-2385107 on Dec. 12 from 1-3 p.m. Comments are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. Written comments may be sent to Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155 or by email at www.calea.org. A copy of standards is available for review at the Rome Police Department, 5 Government Plaza, Suite 300. For more information contact Rome Police Department Accreditation Manager Stephanie Hill-Hudson at 706-238-5156.

To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T. com or call 706-290-5252. To have an event listed in Roman Record as well, please send it at least 10 days in advance.

NOT REAL: California Governor Jerry Brown To Allow HIV Positive People To Donate Blood

THE FACTS: Brown did approve a law in October that lessens criminal penalties for knowingly infecting another person with HIV, but it doesn’t allow those with the virus that causes AIDS to donate blood. A story on several websites claims the measure allows “HIV positive people to donate their blood to others.” The law states that blood “shall not be donated for transfusion purposes by a person if the person may have reason to believe that he or she has been exposed to HIV or AIDS.”

NOT REAL: Slaughterhouse Employee Accused Of Murdering 71 Coworkers Over 17 Years

THE FACTS: Sulpher Springs, Texas, Police Chief Jay Sanders says an article claiming a slaughterhouse in the city is under

NOT REAL: Canada Legalizes Euthanasia So Parents Can Kill Disabled Children

THE FACTS: Canada did legalize medically assisted suicide last year for those with serious illnesses, but the Canadian government’s website says children are not eligible. A near-identical story posted on several websites falsely claims Canada allows “parents who want their doctors to kill their sick, disabled or dying children” to turn to euthanasia. The stories were published after a columnist in the conservative National Review suggested that Canada’s law could one day lead to children being euthanized.

NOT REAL: Pentagon claims ‘no issues’ after F-35 float explodes at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

THE FACTS: The military-themed satire site Duffel Blog posted this story claiming an F-35 fighter jet float leveled an entire city block along Sixth Avenue in Manhattan during the annual New York City parade last week, killing thousands. Not only was there no such explosion, the official lineup of floats and balloons shows Olaf the snowman from Disney’s “Frozen,” SpongeBob SquarePants and Ronald McDonald, but no fighter jet-themed displays.