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THE FAMILY MAGAZINE 25c MARCH, 1971
DR. EDWARD MOSLEY
PERCY CARR
JESSIE McDONALD
LORENE CANNON
JERRY PENDER
SYLVESTER BROWN
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EDITOR'S
COMMENTS
This month the Grapevine Magazine features Edison High School basketball
team and their Coach Percy Carr, who has guided the team
through a successful season. Also included are many pictures and articles
that we hope are enjoyable and educational to you.
Next month the Grapevine will feature our annual "Ten of Fresno's
Best Dressed Men " edition.
This special edition will spotlight the top ten fashionable men of
Fresno. They will be picked from the candidates submitted to the Grapevine
selection committee by our readers.
Also featured in our April edition will be an interesting section on
politics. Candidates, who are seeking public office in the April election,
will be our subjects.
Frank Johnson
Editor and Publisher
Grapevine 4 March,1971
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March, 1971
Vol. 3, No. 3
Black American Day -------------------------------- 6
Fresno Mayor Ted C. Wills ------------------------- 7
Sylvester S. Brown-First Black
Born in Fresno ------------------------------------ 8
Free Family Medical Service ---------------------- 10
Home Coming Queens ------------------------------- 11
Ground·Brea king Ceremony,
20th Century Elks -------------------------------- 13
Former Fresnan-Gene Johnson ---------------------- 14
Black Educators of Fresno
Form Association --------------------------------- 15
Lorene Cannon-Girl Scout Leader ------------------ 16
Teacher of The Month-
G. Wanamaker Hayden ------------------------------ 18
Percy Carr-Coach of the Year --------------------- 19
Edison High School Basketball Team --------------- 20
Baseball-Bobby Bonds ----------------------------- 22
Track-Phil Reaves -------------------------------- 23
Metal Retarded Program --------------------------- 24
Poems -------------------------------------------- 26
Article-Welfare ---------------------------------- 28
Welfare Hearing Delegation ----------------------- 29
Elks Lodge Charter ------------------------------- 30
Dr. Abraham Dunn Jr. Gets Promotion -------------- 31
25th Wedding Anniversary-
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Richardson ------------------ 32
Pledge of Allegiance ----------------------------- 33
Dr. Edward Mosley-Jessie McDonald ---------------- 34
Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier ------------------------- 35
It's The Truth ----------------------------------- 36
Recipe of the Month-Persimon Cake ---------------- 37
Photo Credit:
Special thanks to the FRESNO BEE
Newspaper for use of photographs
Don Shelton, p. 19
Charles Turney, p. 13
BLACK AMERICAN DAY
CALIFNORNIA FIRST ANNUAL
"BE ALL YOU CAN BE"
MARCH 5
Governor Ronald Reagan signed a bill recently setting March 5 as
Black American Day in California.
The date is the anniversary of the death of Crispus Attucks, a Negro
who died in the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770.
The bill, by Assemblyman Willie Brown, Jr., (Dem. S.F.) originally set
January 15, birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., for the observance.
The Senate Finance Committee, however, changed the date.
WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
The law designating Black American Day says:
"... March 5th of each year, the anniversary of the death of Crispus
Attucks, the first black American martyr of the Boston Massacre, is
designated and set apart as Black American Day to direct attention to
the development of black people in the United States of America.
All public schools and educational institutions shall observe this day
w ith suitable exercises. "
Grapevine 6 March, 1971
FRESNO MAYOR TED C. WILLS signs a proclamation for Richard Handley,
center, associate dean of technical and industrial training at Fresno City
College, and Lindsay C. Johnson, director of vocational promotion and
guidance for the Fresno County Department of Education, designating a
week this past month as vocational education week.
March, 1971 7 Grapevine
First Black Born In Fresno
Sylvester Samuel Brown, 83, a
former Fresno automobile repair
shop operator, has the distincrion
of being the first black person born
in Fresno.
Brown, a one time trainer of
prize fighters and farm worker, opened
his auto repair business in
1924 on San Joaquin Street.
In 1965, Brown was given a
dinner and show in honor of his
being the first black to be born in
Fresno by the Negro Historical Association
of Fresno. Brown and his
wife, Myrtle, reside at 1004 "A"
Street in West Fresno.
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Free Family Medical Service
Offered At John Hale Medical Center
Dr. Willie Brown, the medical director, and Dr. Noel Smith are two of
the newly formed clinic's three doctors who are on duty to see patients.
Dr. Lee Schilling completes the medical team.
Weekly clinics to serve people free medical attention are now being
held every Wednesday night, from 6:30 to 9:30, at the John Hale Medical
Center by the newly formed Family Planning Program.
The clinic, bi-lingually staffed, offers complete physicals and lab tests,
pap (cancer) tests, abortion counseling and referral, premarital examinations
and counseling, blood tests for marriage licenses, Venereal Disease
lab tests, and family planning education including information, contraceptives,
and follow-up medical study by staff members.
The program will provide a comprehensive health service to women as
well as other members in the community including the family planning
aspect which will be available at their request.
Mrs. Sally Uribe, acting Family Planning Director and a nurse, said
the clinic has three doctors on duty to see patients. Outreach specialists,
trained to assist doctors during medical examinations and to educate the
people concerning health matters, also work in the clinic to· help the
patient.
The outreach specialists, Black and Chicano staffers working in the
minority community, will also cope with the patient's social welfare
needs as well as his medical proolems. The staffers will also conduct
rap sessions w ith community youths discussing health problems.
The program, originally funded last June by the Economic Opportunities
Commission, started taking form under Mrs. Uribe's directorship in
September. Since then and until last month when the first clinic started,
the program was in the planning stages with intensive staff training.
For further information call 266-1616.
Grapevine 10 March, 1971
ROYALTY ALL-All of these coeds reigned as Merced College basketball
queens during the game against Allan Hancock. In making the announcement
of their selection, Homecoming Chairman Conn ie Roberts said her
group felt no single girl is more beautiful than any other to all persons.
The queens are from left: Emma Munoz, Joanne Spielman, Deloris Mor
gan and Mrs. Jeanette Outten.
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Grapevine 12 March, 1971
Twentieth Century Elk
Spearhead West Fresno Economic Growth
The Twentieth Century Elks Lodge No. 988 IBPOE of W has written
another brilliant page in the history of Fresno. This organization, during
its 35 years of existence in our community, has always been associated
with activities leading to progress in West Fresno.
This fraternal organization, has sponsored and helped to create a
black-owned and operated corporation known as Fresno Twentieth
Century West, Inc. On March 8, 1971 ground-breaking was held for a
new building to be owned and operated by Fresno Twentieth Century
West, Inc. This facility will serve as a new meeting place and focal point
of community a nd cultural activities for West Fresno.
Use of the facilities has already been scheduled, w ith rentals and
lease agreements signed, assuring success of the objectives of the corporation,
to make the building a profit-making venture for the benefit of
the entire community.
Included in plans for the building are a cocktail lounge, bar, restaurant,
coffee shop and banquet rooms for conventions and meetings of a ll
kinds, plus facilities for operation of a food and drink catering service.
Construction is to begin immediately. AAA Engineers, Inc., of Fresno,
designed the structure. Houk Construction Company and Greater Fresno
Contractors Corporation, both of Fresno, will be the builders.
An added benefit of the new operation will be considerable employment
for West Fresno people, some of whom will be trained for special
skills in vocational education classes at Edison High School.
March, 1971 13 Grapevine
Gene Johnson
Former Fresnan
Gene Johnson, a graduate of
Edison High School and Fresno City
College, is one of the candidates
for the Peralta Board of Trustees in
Northern Alameda County. Johnson
also graduated from the Uni-
versity of California in 1964 and
has been a resident of Berkeley,
California, for the past 9 years.
While attending the University of
California, Johnson gained international
fame when he became one
of the first men in the world to
clear seven feet in the high jump.
He was the AAU High Jump Champion
in 196 1-63, Pan-American
Games Champion, 1963, and was
a member of 8 national track teams
that toured the world. Johnson was
named the Northern California
Athlete of the Year in 1963.
Presently Johnson is employed
as Director of Project Upgrade, Inc.,
a construction training program
aimed at getting Black and Brown
craftsmen into the Building Trades
Council.
Johnson is involved in many
Bay Area programs aimed at helping
the minority people. He serves
as a Construction Compliance Officer
for the Oakland Unified School
District with the responsibility of
insuring the hiring of minority workers
on all School District's construction
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Grapevine 14 March, 1971
Black Educators Of Fresno
Form Association
John Shropshire, President
The Black Educators Association
of Fresno is the name of the new
association organized by local
black educators. All blacks certificated
employees of the Fresno City
and C0unty schools, colleges, universities,
and other related fields
are eligible for membership.
The object and aim of the association
is to interpret the teachers'
positions and viewpoints on problems
facing them and education to
civic and service groups, represent
teachers before the school administration,
and promote community
involvement in education. The asso-
ciation also plans to foster programs
to make education in the
public schools more relevant to
Black students, promote education
for needy Black students through
financial assistance, and promote
educational and professional goals
among members of the association.
Officers of the new association
are: John Shropshire, Dean of Boys
at Irwin, President; Henry Jules,
Counselor for Compensatory Education,
First Vice President; Rutherford
Gaston, Pri nci paI of Jefferson
School, Second Vice President; Betty
Hillman, music teacher at Irwin,
Recording Secretary; Mattie Meyers,
primary teacher at Franklin School,
Corresponding Secretary, and Edna
Holland, teacher at Scandinavian
School is the Treasurer.
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Mrs. Cannon is teaching Lori Weiser, left, and Anita Clingenpeel how to make handmade
pot holders.
Mrs. Lorene Cannon Girl Scout Leader
Mrs. Lorene Cannon a mother of seven children, does not use her fam.
ily of seven children as an excuse for not getting involved in community
activities, instead she gets involved because of her family.
Mrs. Cannon, a registered Notary Public, is the Girl Scout leader of
Troop No. 497. She was the delegate to the 1970 Girl Scout Council of
Golden Valley and is the 1971 Camporee Director, for the College Neighborhood
Golden Valley Girl Scout Council. Her daughters Valarie 14,
Hernene 12, Pamela 11, and Olga 9 are all Girl Scouts.
In addition to the Girl Scouts Mrs. Cannon is a P.T.A. board member
of Holland School and is a member of St. Rest Baptist Church. She was a
Neighborhood Volunteer for the 1970 Multiple Sclerosis Drive and was
a member of the 1970 Neighborhood Christmas Caroling Group. She is
the past secretary of the local chapter of the NAACP and has in the past
served as Sunday School Teacher, Baptist Training Union, and Music
Director.
Mrs. Cannon is a graduate of Madera Union High School and Fresno
City College. She has done some undergraduate study at Oklahoma
University. While living in Madera, California, Mrs. Cannon was the .
assistant director of the Madera Youth Recreation Center.
In regards to the Girl Scouts Mrs. Cannon states, "I was first introduced
to scouting my senior year in high school as a Senior Scout. I"ve been
working directly with the Girl Scout organization for seven years, starting
in Oklahoma City, Okla., under the leadership of Mrs. Quanyta
Dawson and Mrs. Pearl May, of Green Pasteres Elementary School, Spencer,
Okla. My daughters inspired me to work wi1h their troops first as a
Volunteer and then progressed to Troop Committee Member, Asst. Leader,
and Leader. Before leaving Oklahoma I'd been assigned as teacher to
a (Leadette) Troop which was a challenging experience.
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Due to the many girl growth opportunities offered in this international
organization and since working with young people has been the nucleous
of my attention for quite a few years, I decided to resume scouting
in Fresno. I feel Girl Scouts of America is the greatest organ1zat1on in the
world for girls of all races, creed and national origin. Because in addition
to helping them to obtain and maintain high moral standards while
meeting the many challenges and social forces of girlhood, it also aptly
prepares them to pursue any vocational professional or maternal field
they may choose to effectuate successful adult challenges.
I've worked with this Troop for three years. We have 21 reg1ster_ed
girls and six registered adults, one of whom is my husband who contributes
greatly to our Troop.
Registered adults are as follows: Mrs. Judy Chrisman, Assistant Leader;
Mrs. Frances Ward, Assistant Leader; Mrs. Dorothea Rou1e, Troop Committee
Chairman and Crafts Consultant; Mr. Theodore L. Leannon, Committee
Member; Mrs. Patsy Willis, Committee Member, and Mrs. Nancy
Weiser, Committee Member and Troop Cookie Chairman. Mr. Bobby
Smallwood, of Bob's Shell Station, is our Troop Sponsor.
March, 1971 17 Grapevine
Mr. G. W. Hayden, chemistry, science and physics teacher at Washington
Union High School.
Mr. Hayden -Teacher Of The Month
"Today chickens, tomorrow feathers." Such is the philosophy of Mr. G.
Wanamaker Hayden, physics, chemistry, and science teacher at WUHS.
Not only is Mr. Hayden known as a teacher in the Fresno area, but is
also known as an accomplished musician, particularly in the southwestern
region of the United States.
Mr. Hayden attributes his ability as a musician to his days in high
school in Waco, Texas. He says that while the school had a band there
were many absences. As a result, Mr. Hayden had an opportunity to play
all the band instruments as well as the piano. He says that the bass
violin is his favorite.
After graduation from high school at the age of 15, Mr. Hayden at
tended Sam Houston College in Austin, Texas. He completed four years
of work in three years and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.
After graduation from College, Mr. Hayden became part of the "Great
Band Era" as he toured the music circuit from Texas to Mississippi.
Mr. Hayden eventually quit touring because of what he calls "the
strain" and began teaching.
Mr. Hayden joined the faculty of WUHS as chorus di rector in 1954.
He eventually moved to the mathematics department and then to teach-
ing chemistry, physics and science.
Mr. Hayden says that he teaches because he owes a "debt." He says
that many people helped get him where he is and that he pays this debt
by teaching others in return.
As a result of his teaching career, Mr. Hayden says that he has ex
perienced many thrills. He lists them as equal but says he has a big
thrill everytime one of his former students succeeds.
Mr. Hayden gives a word of advice to all students who a re thinking of
becoming teachers. " Don't teach unless you love it."
(By Gary D. Goodwin, student-Washington Union)
Grapevine 18 March, 1971
Percy Carr-
Coach Of The Year
Percy Carr, Edison High School
first year basketball coach has led
his team to the league champion
ship and to the Valley playoffs.
Edison tied with Fresno High
School as co-champions of the
North Yosemite League. They had
a seasonal record of 21 wins and
7 losses. The team also pulled off
the biggest upset of the year when
they beat San Joaquin Memorial
High School, the number one ranked
team in the valley, by a score
of 73 to 68. The game also set an
all-time attendance record, 5,500
fans, for a local high school basket
ball game.
Carr is the first black varsity
basketball coach in the Fresno City
Unified School District. The Grapevine
salutes Carr for his outstand
ing coaching job he has done with
his excellent team.
Pender Scores 40 Points Ties
Fresno State College Record
Jerry Pender, one
complete basketball
players ever
at Fresno State College, tied a
school record by scoring 40 points
against San Jose State College.
The only other Bulldog to hit 40
points was Ron Neff against Cal
Poly in 196
Pender, a native of Elm City, N.
C., and a former Merced College
standout is a junior at FSC. Many
of Fresno's basketball fans believe
that the high jumping 6' -2" guard
will be an All-American before he
leaves Fresno State.
Bob McCarthy, a local sports
writer, wrote, "If you were to make
a composite of FSC's best performers-
the rebounding of Lonnie
Hughey and Maurice Talbot, the
marksmanship of Lu Davis and
Mike McFerson, the ball handling
of Babe Williams and John Bocko
-it might resemble Pender."
March, 1971 19 Grapevine
RECORD CROWDS SEE EDISON HIGH WIN BASKETBALL GAMES
PREP RECORD HOUSE-All eyes are on Edison's Don Graves (25) as he
takes a pass from Terry Will iams, far left, before a record crowd of
4,523 at Selland Arena. Keeping a close watch for fouls is referee John
Sato. Moving out to cover Graves is Fresno's Jim Weymouth (21) while
Bob Moore hawks Williams. The Tigers won the game 70-64 making
them co-champions of the North Yosemite League.
On the following Thursday night both teams met again to decide who
was going to advance to the Yosemite Division playoffs. A crowd of
4,887 fans turned out, another all-time high, to see Edison agarn wrn by
a score of 75 to 60.
In the playoffs Edison again played before another record crowd. Over
5,500 fans saw Edison pull off the upset of the year when they won
73 to 68 over San Joaquin Memorial High School, the number one ranked
team in the valley. Another 1,500 fans were turned away at the gate.
GRAPEVINE 20 & 21 March, 1971
Baseball Star Visits West Fresno Boys Club
Bobby Bonds of the San Francisco Giants Baseball team made a visit
to the West Fresno Boys Club recently. During his visit he gave some tips
on baseball to the enthusiastic club members.
Bonds is a former member of the Fresno Giants baseball team. Billy
Overstreet, one of the Boys Club's directors, was instrumental in arranging
the visit.
Grapevine 22 March, 1971
Phil Reaves Stars At University Of Kansas
Phil Reaves has been selected by his teammates as one of the four
University of Kansas Track Team Captains. Reaves graduated from Edison
High School and attended Fresno City College before transferring to
Kansas. He set numerous track records while attending both schools.
Since transferring to the University of Kansas, Reaves has been the
team leader in the sprints, hurdles, and the long jump. This season he
has already won the long jump indoor titles at the Liberty Bowl Invitational
with a jump of 23-11, a meet record, and won the Omaha lnvita-
tional at 23-6 to defend his title.
This track season Reaves, a senior, is seeking another conference sweep
of the long jump after winning both the 1970 Big Eight indoor and outdoor
titles. He took the indoor title with a 24 -11" leap, his indoor career
best and won the outdoor with his all-time best jump of 26'-2¼
Reaves best time in the 100 in 1970 w as 9.5 which he clocked three
times: UCLA dual (2nd), Kansas Relays (2nd) and Big Eight Outdoor
(4th). His best time in the 60 in the 1970 indoor season was 6.1, gaining
him a tie for first with Southern Illinois' Ivory Crockett in the Southern
Illinois University-Wichita State triangular meet at Kansas.
While on military duty Reaves was U. S. Army Eu_ropean Champion
the 100 and long jump in 1966 and 1967. He ran his best l00 at North-
ern California Relays when he clocked 9.4 in 1969.
March, 1971 23 Grapevine
Attention Parents
Minority Children And the Mentally Retarded Program
School psychologists in the State of California are very much aware
and concerned about the disproportionate number of minority group
children in programs for the mentally retarded. They are concerned because
these programs were not intended to meet the educational and
social needs of minority children who are not retarded. Such placement
may do serious harm to a child's personality and may only make it
harder for him to get the education he needs.
There seems to be three causes for this excess of minority children in
retarded classes. First, there are reasons children from minority groups
may find school more difficult. Second, there is a lack of appropriate
supplemental educational programs for minority group children. Lastly,
legislative definitions of retardation are difficult to apply in educational
practice.
School psychologists are aware of the many factors which may make
school a more difficult experience for minority group children. Cultural
differences, limited skill with the English language, low self-esteem, and
environmental limitations all contribute to a d isl ike or d isinterest for
school and consequent failure.
The present structure of school systems frequently does not meet all
the diverse educational needs of minority children. Often, the environment
and curriculum of the school is not relevant to the minority child's
experiences. The minority child may find little that is fam iliar to him in
school. As a result, he may appear "slow" or even "retarded" to teach-·
ers. School work may be made easier or repeated. Consequently, the
minority child fa lls even further behind. Because of his fa ilure, he may
even come to think of himself as not being as "smart" as other children.
Hence, long before a psychologist is even consulted, a child may experience
severe learni ng difficulties, damage to his self-confidence, and
school failure. When the psychologist is cal led upon, it is often for testing
to determine if the child is retarded according to definitions of retardation
in the Education Code.
However, these definitions ot retardation are not clear and they do not
take into account the differing backgrounds of children. One assumption
based upon the Education Code is that the child is not able to learn as
much as the average child because he has been born with limited mental
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***Minority Children And the Mentally Retarded Program continued***
ability. This opinion of retardation is commonly held by most lay people.
A different assumption of mental retardation is that the child's ability
to learn 1s closely related to opportunities to learn. This point of view,
which is held by most school psychologists, recognizes that a child may
score low on tests of intelligence for a variety of reasons besides a lack
of mental ability. Such a definition assumes there is a "functional decre-
ment" and correction of the decrement can lead to better school per-
formance for the child. Such a decrement may be the result of a physical
handicap, a lack of motivation, a bilingual background, emotional fac-
tors, cultural differences, or a combination of all these things.
No test score alone can tell which of these factors is causing a child to
do poorly. Although making allowances for language differences can
help when there is a bilingual background, this does not correct other
conditions which also may handicap the child. Non-language tests also
can be given, but ultimately a judgment is needed and this judgment
should be based upon a thorough study of all possible factors reported
by parents and all professionals concerned.
In general, school psychologists would prefer not to have to label the
child "retarded" or "normal." Rather than place the child in a category,
school psychologists would prefer to use their diagnostic findings to help
plan the most appropriate school program for each individual child. Al-
though a child may need some of the special services which are offered
in programs for mentally retarded, the school psychologist presently can
not obtain these services for the child without labeling the child "mental
ly retarded." Flexible remedial programs to supplement the regular
school program are needed. More flexibility and relevance in the regular
school program also are needed.
Solutions to this unfortunate dilemma need to be discovered. Problem
solving with minority groups, educators, and other interested groups has
been a very valuable experience for school psychologists. School psychol
ogists intend to continue this cooperative and coordinated search for
successful procedures and cultural interchanges capable of ending school
failures and injustices.
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WORKING TOGETHER
All have a share in the beauty,
All have a part in the plan.
What does it matter what duty
Falls to the lot of man?
Someone has blended the plaster,
and someone has carried the stone;
Neither the man nor the Master
Ever has builded alone.
Making a roof for the weather,
or building a house for the King ,
Only by working together
Have men accomplished a thing.
Submitted by Hazel Hankins
Beatitudes For Friends Of The Aged
Blessed are they who understand,
My faltering steps and palsied hand.
Blessed are those who know that my ears today
Must strain to catch the things they say.
Blessed are they who seem to know,
That my eyes are dim, and my wits are slow.
Blessed are they who looked away
When milk was spilled at the table today.
Blessed are they with a cherry smile,
Who stop to chat for a little while.
Blessed are they who never say,
"You've told that story twice today."
Blessed are those who know the ways,
To bring back memories of yesterdays.
Blessed are they who make it known,
That I'm loved, respected, and not alone.
Blessed are they who know that I'm a t a loss,
To find the strength to carry the cross.
Blessed are they who ease the days,
On my journey home in loving ways.
-Esther Mary Walker
Grapevine 26 March, 1971
IAM NOT A SHADOW
I am not a shadow
I am for real
Don't try to look through me
nor over and around me
For I stand here still.
I've entered your world
with knowledge and pride
I've gone without shoes
(and other things)
And I've nothing to hide.
I've sisters in the White House
and Brothers in City Hall
My Ancestors would be astonished
this being possible at all!
I've lived on one side
of what's known as "The Tracks"
But through hope and determination,
I made it this far,
And I don't intend to turn back.
I am Black.
-Dorothy Williams
March, 1971 27 Grapevine
WELFARE
The welfare system was con-
ceived in a moment of crisis and
nurtured during a period of cha-
os. The sytsem was begun as
an absolute necessity to help
fight off disaster during the depression
of the 1930s. It was a
part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's
Social Security Act of 1935. It
was designed to help America's
poor and to prevent complete
and abject poverty
Today there is a great increase
in the welfare rolls. The mechan-
ization of agriculture displaced
millions; automation has reduc-
ed the number of unskilled jobs;
an unprecedented urban migra-
tion; an ever increasing divorce
rate; changing moral standards;
a period of inflation; an effort
to change from a war economy
to a peace economy, and a short
age of jobs on all levels for all
Americans are pushing welfare
rolls still yet higher.
There are those who would
have you believe that all wel
fare recipients are parasites and
cheats. This is a blatant un
truth, for today many welfare re
cipients are from high-paying
jobs, especially engineering!
There are those who would have
you believe that only blacks re
ceive welfare. This is another
blatant untruth, for over 58 per
cent of those receiving welfare
are white! There are those who
would have you believe that
blacks have migrated from the
South to benefit from the wel-
fare rolls of the North. This a
gain is a blatant untruth-the
blacks migrate looking for work,
not welfare. One must remember
that even cotton is picked by ma
chine during this age, and that
farm subsidies limit crops.
Blacks do make up a large
percentage of the welfare rolls.
Inadequate job training, inferior
educations, limited job opportunities,
and plain old racial discrimination
in the American system
make welfare a lmost a court
of last resort for blacks. And
these problems are in addition
to those which are the plight of
all poor Americans.
There are public officials who
have worked themselves into hysteria
trying to place all of the
current economic ills of government
on those who receive welfare.
This is particularly true of
the Governor of California, who
constantly rants and raves about
welfare rolls, and seeks to limit
medical care to the ill.
Three decades of inadequate
social planning and engineering
have produced the depression
of today. As the recession drives
more poor people on to the welfare
rolls, inflation magnifies
the governmental cost and reduces
the dollar value received
by recipients.
There is a desperate need for
new programs to provide incentive
and training.
(Excerpts-California Congressman
Augustus F. Hawkins.)
''BE ALL YOU CAN BE''
Grapevine 28 March, 1971
Welfare Hearing Delegation
The Welfare Cut Hearing, third in series, was held recently at the State
Capitol Building in Sacramento, California.
The Hearing was chaired by Assemblyman Gordon Duffy. In attendance
was Dr. Earl Brian, head of the State Health Care Program for the
indigent. Legislators throughout the state made up the Hearing Committee.
Dr. Brian was challenged and questioned from all stand points on
his new policies.
There was a 20 person delegation from Fresno attended. The following
organizations and their representatives spoke out opposing the cut. Mrs.
Josephine Searcy, West Fresno Federation; Mrs. Hattie McNeal from the
National Council of Negro Women and the Welfare Rights Organization;
Rev. J. B. Brook, Pastor of Carter Memorial A.M.E. Church-President of
NAACP; and Mrs. Erma Jean Turner sent a telegram protesting Welfare
Cut.
Other local delegates to Sacramento were: Eva Hampton, Mr. & Mrs.
George Taylor, Inez Sinquefield, Dorothy Washington, Josephine Searcy,
Josie Richardson, Sam Anderson, Cathy Washington, Jack Harvey, and
Patricia Hill.
Other organizations from all over the state presented many documented
reports: Among them were Health Centers (Such as Watts), Welfare
Recipients, Firms, Dental, Pharmaceutical, and Doctors, etc.; expressing
how detrimental the Medi-Cal cut will be to all concerned.
Mrs. Calneze Dudly, Director of Health and Welfare, Western Regional
Office for the National Urban League, presented an excellent and factual
report. Mrs. Dudly is also the Women Auxiliary President of the Golden
State Medical Association to A.M.A. All the reports were stimulating and
provocative.
The delegation to the capitol felt that the hearing was fruitful and that
the state will comply to the needs of the people. The delegation also expressed
their thanks to the Model Cities Program and the Cecil Hinton,
North Avenue and Trinity Street Centers of the West Fresno Federaion for
their cooperation and participation.
The Sacramento trip was coordinated by Mrs. Freddie Hayes, vice
president and legislative chairman of the local Women Association to
the Golden State Medical Association.
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TWENTIETH CENTURY ELKS
J. W. Edmonson, center, holds the original Twentieth Century Elks
Lodge Charter that was granted in 1935. On his left is Lewis Ward the
newest member of the lodge, far right, is Ernie Clark, a board member
of the new Fresno Twentieth Century West, Inc., who will own and operate
the new Elks Lodge. Edmonson is one of the original fifteen charter
members of the Elks. Arthur Atwater, Allen Logan and Calvin Watkins
are the other charter members who are still active.
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Dr. Dunn Gets Promotion
Dr. Abraham G. Dunn Jr., right, a Fresno physician and commanding
officer of Fresno's Army Reserve 828th Station Hospital, receives the silver
leaves of a lieutentant colonel from Brig. Gen. Rafael G. Dufficy Jr. of
San Francisco's Presidio at a promotion ceremony in the Army Reserve
Center. Dufficy is commanding general of the 6253rd Army Hospital.
Dunn, commander of the 200-member Fresno unit since June 30, 1967,
entered the Army in September 1952 as an enlisted man. He received his
Medical Corps commission August l l, 1960. Dunn served with the unit
when it was called up for active duty during the Berlin crisis in Oct. 1961 .
Grapevine 31 March, 1971
25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Richardson were guest of honor at their 25th
wedding anniversary hosted by their daughter and son-in-law Mr. & Mrs.
Ervin J. Hunt. The affair took place Sunday, Feb. 7, 1971 at Clovis Memorial
Bldg. The beautiful Sunday afternoon affair was attended by many
relatives and friends from far and near.
Mrs. Daisy Dawns a sister of Mr. Richardson flew down from Seattle
Washington to attend the affair. She was maid of honor at their wedding
25 years ago.
Mr. & Mrs. Richardson are parents of four children. Mrs. Jacqueline
Hunt, Jeral, Jocelyn and Jess and one new grand child.
The Richardson were married Jan. 27, 1946 in Boynton, Oklahoma.
They have lived in Fresno for 17 yrs.
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Grapevine 32 March, 1971
Should Pledge of Allegiance Be Changed?
There are many people who want to see the Pledge of Allegiance
amended. Among them is Black Congressman Augustus F. Howkins.
He recently proposed that the official pledge of allegiance to the
American flag be amended to make it clear that America is "seeking'"
but has not yet achieved "liberty and justice for oil."
The California Congressman acted after learning that a block
civics teacher in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was suspended when he
objected to saying the pledge with the present language "with
liberty and justice for all."
Hawkins said the language should be changed to read "seeking
liberty and justice for all."
"This more nearly reflects the real aspirations of the American
people," he said. "The present words were obviously intended to
express a hope and an objective for our country-rather than to
claim a reality. But in the present climate of American life the existing
words can suggest a smug contentment or an indifference to
the real injustice and lack of freedom felt so keenly today by so
many underprivileged Americans."
"The change I am suggesting would restore the original intent
of the pledge of allegiance and express in a more meaningful way
the hope of all Americans that we can build a society which actually
will provide liberty and justice for all."
Congressman Hawkins pointed out that the Congress made the
pledge of allegiance part of the U. S. Code in 1942 and was last
amended in 1954 to insert the words "under God."
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March, 1971 33 Grapevine
Dr. Mosley Seeks State
Center Jr. College Post
Dr. Edward R. Mosley, a 46-yearold
physician, announced he will
be a candidate for the State Center
Junior College District board of
trustees.
Mosley said he will file as a
candidate in Trustee Area II. Alvin
J. Quist, a farmer, has represented
the district for eight years.
He is a past member of the
Easter Seal Society, the Tuberculosis
Association and presently belongs
to the Sequoia Boy Scout Dr. Edward Mosley
Council, the Fresno County Mental
tee for Wilson Riles, who was elect
Health Advisory Board and the Self
ed state superintendent of public
Help Advisory Board.
Dr. Mosley also belongs to a
number of fraternal and medical
groups and was co-chairman of the
Fresno County Campaign Commit-
tee for Wilson Riles, who was elect-
ed state superintendent of public
instruction last November.
He and his wife, Marian, have
six children. His wife teaches at
Lincoln Elementary School. The fam-
ily lives at 3075 W. Kearney Blvd.
Jesse McDonald Gets State Elks' Office
Jesse McDonald, Jr.
Jesse McDonald, Jr., a member
of 20th Century Elks Lodge 988,
will serve as a special assistant on
legislative affairs and civil liber-
ties to Lonnie A. Kelley, president
of the California Elks.
McDonald, a West Fresno busi-
nessman, is a graduate of Moller
Barber College and Studeied politi-
cal science at Fresno City and Fres-
no State Colleges. He was the first
Negro to serve on the Fresno Coun-
ty Planning Commission. He also
has completed courses in small
business administration at FSC.
He is a past ruler of the Elks
Council No. 119. He also served as
regional coordinator for the Na-
tional Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People Voter's Ed-
ucation Program for the central val-
ley. McDonald is vice president of
the Fresno Branch, NAACP, and a
former vice chairman of the Fresno
County Economic Opportunity Com-
mission.
He is a member of the Carter
AME Church, Neighborhood Coun-
cil of the Model Citites, Fresno Dem-
ocratic Central Committee and Al-
pha Chi Pi Omega Fraternity.
Grapevine 34 March, 1971
Black Involvement In "Fight Of Champions"
Frazier Ali
" There has been more significant Black involvement in the Joe Frazier-Muhammad
Ali heavyweight championship fight than in any other major sporting or entertainment
event in the history of this country," Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
declared recently.
Responding to questions concerning the role of the Black community in the
historic event, Frazier and Ali pointed out that not only are the two principals and
their managers Black, but "together, we are grossing and netting more money than
any other single Black business in this country."
The two fighters then cited "l O Points of Black Achievement and Excellence Represented
by the ' Fight of Champions'."
l . The finder and initial contact for the fight's arrangement is Black-Eugene
Dibble, a Chicago businessman and prominent elected official.
2. Both fighters, the two principals in this historic event, Muhammad Ali and
Joe Frazier, are black.
3. Both fight managers, Yank Durham and Herbert Muhammad, are Black.
4. Over 200 Black employees are employed by both fighters as business associates,
trainers, lawyers, secretaries, public relations aides, etc.
5. The $5 million paid to Ali and Frazier represents the highest gross of any
Black business in the country-one of the most profitable business arrangements ever
made in the Black community.
6. More Black promoters are involved than ever before, including Arnold Whitmore
and Forest Mamilton in St. Louis; Congress of Racial Equality in Harlem, New
York City; Operation Breadbasket in Chicago; Henry Winston in Oakland; Sugar Ray
Robinson in Los Angeles; Dootsie Williams in Los Angeles; Charlie Powell in San
Diego.
7. Three Blacks have key roles in the fight's promotion : John Ali, Closed Circuit
Coordinator; Chuck Stone, Press Secretary, and a prominent Black ringside commentator
who will be named later.
8. Several financial contributions are being made to prominent Black organizations
which include: The University of Islam, "Fight of Champion" college scholarships
to the National Scholarship and Service Fund for Negro Students; Operation
Breadbasket of Chicago, and OIC of Philadelphia.
9. The successful culmination of a long and hard battle by Muhammad Ali for
Black liberation and Black self-sufficiency and self-respect through a series of
innumerable social obstacles.
l0. For the first time, a film of a major sporting event will be made by a
Black motion picture company using a predominantly Black crew. The company,
William Greaves Productions, now has three film crews-one in Miami, one in
Philadelphia and one in New York-covering the events leading up to and including
the fight. Of the 25 people working on the production, 17 are Black.
March, 1971 35 Grapevine
It's The Truth!
We are usually down upon anything that we are not up on.
Getting to the bottom of things will land you on top.
When God measures a man, He puts the tape around his heart, and
not around his head.
Home is where the temperature should be maintained by warm hearts
and not hot heads.
He who gets stoned must have rocks in his head
He never rises high who does not know how to kneel.
Gossip is what may be called "ear pollution."
A person's most lasting epitaph is that which is engraved upon the
hearts of his friends.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that
makes us rich.
The smallest package in the world is the person who is wrapped up in
himself.
Opportunity knocks. Temptation kicks the door down.
There are bigger things in life than money. For example, bills.
Never buy anything with a handle on it. It means work.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in
his heart.
Education is what is left after one has forgotten the facts.
A man is known by the company he thinks nobody knows he's keeping.
It might be a mistake to fall in love with a dimple and marry the whole
girl.
Things are becoming so tense these days it's even difficult to find
someone asleep in church.
Grapevine 36 March, 1971
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* ¾ cup sugar
* 1 egg well beaten
* ¾ cups sifted flour
* 3 teaspoons baking powder
* ½ cup milk
* ¾ cup persimmon pulp
* Confectioner's sugar
Cream Shortening or Butter and Sugar together add one Egg,
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EDITOR'S
COMMENTS
This month the Grapevine Magazine features Edison High School basketball
team and their Coach Percy Carr, who has guided the team
through a successful season. Also included are many pictures and articles
that we hope are enjoyable and educational to you.
Next month the Grapevine will feature our annual "Ten of Fresno's
Best Dressed Men " edition.
This special edition will spotlight the top ten fashionable men of
Fresno. They will be picked from the candidates submitted to the Grapevine
selection committee by our readers.
Also featured in our April edition will be an interesting section on
politics. Candidates, who are seeking public office in the April election,
will be our subjects.
Frank Johnson
Editor and Publisher
Grapevine 4 March,1971
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Vol. 3, No. 3
Black American Day -------------------------------- 6
Fresno Mayor Ted C. Wills ------------------------- 7
Sylvester S. Brown-First Black
Born in Fresno ------------------------------------ 8
Free Family Medical Service ---------------------- 10
Home Coming Queens ------------------------------- 11
Ground·Brea king Ceremony,
20th Century Elks -------------------------------- 13
Former Fresnan-Gene Johnson ---------------------- 14
Black Educators of Fresno
Form Association --------------------------------- 15
Lorene Cannon-Girl Scout Leader ------------------ 16
Teacher of The Month-
G. Wanamaker Hayden ------------------------------ 18
Percy Carr-Coach of the Year --------------------- 19
Edison High School Basketball Team --------------- 20
Baseball-Bobby Bonds ----------------------------- 22
Track-Phil Reaves -------------------------------- 23
Metal Retarded Program --------------------------- 24
Poems -------------------------------------------- 26
Article-Welfare ---------------------------------- 28
Welfare Hearing Delegation ----------------------- 29
Elks Lodge Charter ------------------------------- 30
Dr. Abraham Dunn Jr. Gets Promotion -------------- 31
25th Wedding Anniversary-
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Richardson ------------------ 32
Pledge of Allegiance ----------------------------- 33
Dr. Edward Mosley-Jessie McDonald ---------------- 34
Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier ------------------------- 35
It's The Truth ----------------------------------- 36
Recipe of the Month-Persimon Cake ---------------- 37
Photo Credit:
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Don Shelton, p. 19
Charles Turney, p. 13
BLACK AMERICAN DAY
CALIFNORNIA FIRST ANNUAL
"BE ALL YOU CAN BE"
MARCH 5
Governor Ronald Reagan signed a bill recently setting March 5 as
Black American Day in California.
The date is the anniversary of the death of Crispus Attucks, a Negro
who died in the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770.
The bill, by Assemblyman Willie Brown, Jr., (Dem. S.F.) originally set
January 15, birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., for the observance.
The Senate Finance Committee, however, changed the date.
WHAT THE LAW SAYS:
The law designating Black American Day says:
"... March 5th of each year, the anniversary of the death of Crispus
Attucks, the first black American martyr of the Boston Massacre, is
designated and set apart as Black American Day to direct attention to
the development of black people in the United States of America.
All public schools and educational institutions shall observe this day
w ith suitable exercises. "
Grapevine 6 March, 1971
FRESNO MAYOR TED C. WILLS signs a proclamation for Richard Handley,
center, associate dean of technical and industrial training at Fresno City
College, and Lindsay C. Johnson, director of vocational promotion and
guidance for the Fresno County Department of Education, designating a
week this past month as vocational education week.
March, 1971 7 Grapevine
First Black Born In Fresno
Sylvester Samuel Brown, 83, a
former Fresno automobile repair
shop operator, has the distincrion
of being the first black person born
in Fresno.
Brown, a one time trainer of
prize fighters and farm worker, opened
his auto repair business in
1924 on San Joaquin Street.
In 1965, Brown was given a
dinner and show in honor of his
being the first black to be born in
Fresno by the Negro Historical Association
of Fresno. Brown and his
wife, Myrtle, reside at 1004 "A"
Street in West Fresno.
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Free Family Medical Service
Offered At John Hale Medical Center
Dr. Willie Brown, the medical director, and Dr. Noel Smith are two of
the newly formed clinic's three doctors who are on duty to see patients.
Dr. Lee Schilling completes the medical team.
Weekly clinics to serve people free medical attention are now being
held every Wednesday night, from 6:30 to 9:30, at the John Hale Medical
Center by the newly formed Family Planning Program.
The clinic, bi-lingually staffed, offers complete physicals and lab tests,
pap (cancer) tests, abortion counseling and referral, premarital examinations
and counseling, blood tests for marriage licenses, Venereal Disease
lab tests, and family planning education including information, contraceptives,
and follow-up medical study by staff members.
The program will provide a comprehensive health service to women as
well as other members in the community including the family planning
aspect which will be available at their request.
Mrs. Sally Uribe, acting Family Planning Director and a nurse, said
the clinic has three doctors on duty to see patients. Outreach specialists,
trained to assist doctors during medical examinations and to educate the
people concerning health matters, also work in the clinic to· help the
patient.
The outreach specialists, Black and Chicano staffers working in the
minority community, will also cope with the patient's social welfare
needs as well as his medical proolems. The staffers will also conduct
rap sessions w ith community youths discussing health problems.
The program, originally funded last June by the Economic Opportunities
Commission, started taking form under Mrs. Uribe's directorship in
September. Since then and until last month when the first clinic started,
the program was in the planning stages with intensive staff training.
For further information call 266-1616.
Grapevine 10 March, 1971
ROYALTY ALL-All of these coeds reigned as Merced College basketball
queens during the game against Allan Hancock. In making the announcement
of their selection, Homecoming Chairman Conn ie Roberts said her
group felt no single girl is more beautiful than any other to all persons.
The queens are from left: Emma Munoz, Joanne Spielman, Deloris Mor
gan and Mrs. Jeanette Outten.
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Grapevine 12 March, 1971
Twentieth Century Elk
Spearhead West Fresno Economic Growth
The Twentieth Century Elks Lodge No. 988 IBPOE of W has written
another brilliant page in the history of Fresno. This organization, during
its 35 years of existence in our community, has always been associated
with activities leading to progress in West Fresno.
This fraternal organization, has sponsored and helped to create a
black-owned and operated corporation known as Fresno Twentieth
Century West, Inc. On March 8, 1971 ground-breaking was held for a
new building to be owned and operated by Fresno Twentieth Century
West, Inc. This facility will serve as a new meeting place and focal point
of community a nd cultural activities for West Fresno.
Use of the facilities has already been scheduled, w ith rentals and
lease agreements signed, assuring success of the objectives of the corporation,
to make the building a profit-making venture for the benefit of
the entire community.
Included in plans for the building are a cocktail lounge, bar, restaurant,
coffee shop and banquet rooms for conventions and meetings of a ll
kinds, plus facilities for operation of a food and drink catering service.
Construction is to begin immediately. AAA Engineers, Inc., of Fresno,
designed the structure. Houk Construction Company and Greater Fresno
Contractors Corporation, both of Fresno, will be the builders.
An added benefit of the new operation will be considerable employment
for West Fresno people, some of whom will be trained for special
skills in vocational education classes at Edison High School.
March, 1971 13 Grapevine
Gene Johnson
Former Fresnan
Gene Johnson, a graduate of
Edison High School and Fresno City
College, is one of the candidates
for the Peralta Board of Trustees in
Northern Alameda County. Johnson
also graduated from the Uni-
versity of California in 1964 and
has been a resident of Berkeley,
California, for the past 9 years.
While attending the University of
California, Johnson gained international
fame when he became one
of the first men in the world to
clear seven feet in the high jump.
He was the AAU High Jump Champion
in 196 1-63, Pan-American
Games Champion, 1963, and was
a member of 8 national track teams
that toured the world. Johnson was
named the Northern California
Athlete of the Year in 1963.
Presently Johnson is employed
as Director of Project Upgrade, Inc.,
a construction training program
aimed at getting Black and Brown
craftsmen into the Building Trades
Council.
Johnson is involved in many
Bay Area programs aimed at helping
the minority people. He serves
as a Construction Compliance Officer
for the Oakland Unified School
District with the responsibility of
insuring the hiring of minority workers
on all School District's construction
projects.
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Grapevine 14 March, 1971
Black Educators Of Fresno
Form Association
John Shropshire, President
The Black Educators Association
of Fresno is the name of the new
association organized by local
black educators. All blacks certificated
employees of the Fresno City
and C0unty schools, colleges, universities,
and other related fields
are eligible for membership.
The object and aim of the association
is to interpret the teachers'
positions and viewpoints on problems
facing them and education to
civic and service groups, represent
teachers before the school administration,
and promote community
involvement in education. The asso-
ciation also plans to foster programs
to make education in the
public schools more relevant to
Black students, promote education
for needy Black students through
financial assistance, and promote
educational and professional goals
among members of the association.
Officers of the new association
are: John Shropshire, Dean of Boys
at Irwin, President; Henry Jules,
Counselor for Compensatory Education,
First Vice President; Rutherford
Gaston, Pri nci paI of Jefferson
School, Second Vice President; Betty
Hillman, music teacher at Irwin,
Recording Secretary; Mattie Meyers,
primary teacher at Franklin School,
Corresponding Secretary, and Edna
Holland, teacher at Scandinavian
School is the Treasurer.
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March, 1971 15 Grapevine
Mrs. Cannon is teaching Lori Weiser, left, and Anita Clingenpeel how to make handmade
pot holders.
Mrs. Lorene Cannon Girl Scout Leader
Mrs. Lorene Cannon a mother of seven children, does not use her fam.
ily of seven children as an excuse for not getting involved in community
activities, instead she gets involved because of her family.
Mrs. Cannon, a registered Notary Public, is the Girl Scout leader of
Troop No. 497. She was the delegate to the 1970 Girl Scout Council of
Golden Valley and is the 1971 Camporee Director, for the College Neighborhood
Golden Valley Girl Scout Council. Her daughters Valarie 14,
Hernene 12, Pamela 11, and Olga 9 are all Girl Scouts.
In addition to the Girl Scouts Mrs. Cannon is a P.T.A. board member
of Holland School and is a member of St. Rest Baptist Church. She was a
Neighborhood Volunteer for the 1970 Multiple Sclerosis Drive and was
a member of the 1970 Neighborhood Christmas Caroling Group. She is
the past secretary of the local chapter of the NAACP and has in the past
served as Sunday School Teacher, Baptist Training Union, and Music
Director.
Mrs. Cannon is a graduate of Madera Union High School and Fresno
City College. She has done some undergraduate study at Oklahoma
University. While living in Madera, California, Mrs. Cannon was the .
assistant director of the Madera Youth Recreation Center.
In regards to the Girl Scouts Mrs. Cannon states, "I was first introduced
to scouting my senior year in high school as a Senior Scout. I"ve been
working directly with the Girl Scout organization for seven years, starting
in Oklahoma City, Okla., under the leadership of Mrs. Quanyta
Dawson and Mrs. Pearl May, of Green Pasteres Elementary School, Spencer,
Okla. My daughters inspired me to work wi1h their troops first as a
Volunteer and then progressed to Troop Committee Member, Asst. Leader,
and Leader. Before leaving Oklahoma I'd been assigned as teacher to
a (Leadette) Troop which was a challenging experience.
Grapevine 16 March, 1971
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Due to the many girl growth opportunities offered in this international
organization and since working with young people has been the nucleous
of my attention for quite a few years, I decided to resume scouting
in Fresno. I feel Girl Scouts of America is the greatest organ1zat1on in the
world for girls of all races, creed and national origin. Because in addition
to helping them to obtain and maintain high moral standards while
meeting the many challenges and social forces of girlhood, it also aptly
prepares them to pursue any vocational professional or maternal field
they may choose to effectuate successful adult challenges.
I've worked with this Troop for three years. We have 21 reg1ster_ed
girls and six registered adults, one of whom is my husband who contributes
greatly to our Troop.
Registered adults are as follows: Mrs. Judy Chrisman, Assistant Leader;
Mrs. Frances Ward, Assistant Leader; Mrs. Dorothea Rou1e, Troop Committee
Chairman and Crafts Consultant; Mr. Theodore L. Leannon, Committee
Member; Mrs. Patsy Willis, Committee Member, and Mrs. Nancy
Weiser, Committee Member and Troop Cookie Chairman. Mr. Bobby
Smallwood, of Bob's Shell Station, is our Troop Sponsor.
March, 1971 17 Grapevine
Mr. G. W. Hayden, chemistry, science and physics teacher at Washington
Union High School.
Mr. Hayden -Teacher Of The Month
"Today chickens, tomorrow feathers." Such is the philosophy of Mr. G.
Wanamaker Hayden, physics, chemistry, and science teacher at WUHS.
Not only is Mr. Hayden known as a teacher in the Fresno area, but is
also known as an accomplished musician, particularly in the southwestern
region of the United States.
Mr. Hayden attributes his ability as a musician to his days in high
school in Waco, Texas. He says that while the school had a band there
were many absences. As a result, Mr. Hayden had an opportunity to play
all the band instruments as well as the piano. He says that the bass
violin is his favorite.
After graduation from high school at the age of 15, Mr. Hayden at
tended Sam Houston College in Austin, Texas. He completed four years
of work in three years and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.
After graduation from College, Mr. Hayden became part of the "Great
Band Era" as he toured the music circuit from Texas to Mississippi.
Mr. Hayden eventually quit touring because of what he calls "the
strain" and began teaching.
Mr. Hayden joined the faculty of WUHS as chorus di rector in 1954.
He eventually moved to the mathematics department and then to teach-
ing chemistry, physics and science.
Mr. Hayden says that he teaches because he owes a "debt." He says
that many people helped get him where he is and that he pays this debt
by teaching others in return.
As a result of his teaching career, Mr. Hayden says that he has ex
perienced many thrills. He lists them as equal but says he has a big
thrill everytime one of his former students succeeds.
Mr. Hayden gives a word of advice to all students who a re thinking of
becoming teachers. " Don't teach unless you love it."
(By Gary D. Goodwin, student-Washington Union)
Grapevine 18 March, 1971
Percy Carr-
Coach Of The Year
Percy Carr, Edison High School
first year basketball coach has led
his team to the league champion
ship and to the Valley playoffs.
Edison tied with Fresno High
School as co-champions of the
North Yosemite League. They had
a seasonal record of 21 wins and
7 losses. The team also pulled off
the biggest upset of the year when
they beat San Joaquin Memorial
High School, the number one ranked
team in the valley, by a score
of 73 to 68. The game also set an
all-time attendance record, 5,500
fans, for a local high school basket
ball game.
Carr is the first black varsity
basketball coach in the Fresno City
Unified School District. The Grapevine
salutes Carr for his outstand
ing coaching job he has done with
his excellent team.
Pender Scores 40 Points Ties
Fresno State College Record
Jerry Pender, one
complete basketball
players ever
at Fresno State College, tied a
school record by scoring 40 points
against San Jose State College.
The only other Bulldog to hit 40
points was Ron Neff against Cal
Poly in 196
Pender, a native of Elm City, N.
C., and a former Merced College
standout is a junior at FSC. Many
of Fresno's basketball fans believe
that the high jumping 6' -2" guard
will be an All-American before he
leaves Fresno State.
Bob McCarthy, a local sports
writer, wrote, "If you were to make
a composite of FSC's best performers-
the rebounding of Lonnie
Hughey and Maurice Talbot, the
marksmanship of Lu Davis and
Mike McFerson, the ball handling
of Babe Williams and John Bocko
-it might resemble Pender."
March, 1971 19 Grapevine
RECORD CROWDS SEE EDISON HIGH WIN BASKETBALL GAMES
PREP RECORD HOUSE-All eyes are on Edison's Don Graves (25) as he
takes a pass from Terry Will iams, far left, before a record crowd of
4,523 at Selland Arena. Keeping a close watch for fouls is referee John
Sato. Moving out to cover Graves is Fresno's Jim Weymouth (21) while
Bob Moore hawks Williams. The Tigers won the game 70-64 making
them co-champions of the North Yosemite League.
On the following Thursday night both teams met again to decide who
was going to advance to the Yosemite Division playoffs. A crowd of
4,887 fans turned out, another all-time high, to see Edison agarn wrn by
a score of 75 to 60.
In the playoffs Edison again played before another record crowd. Over
5,500 fans saw Edison pull off the upset of the year when they won
73 to 68 over San Joaquin Memorial High School, the number one ranked
team in the valley. Another 1,500 fans were turned away at the gate.
GRAPEVINE 20 & 21 March, 1971
Baseball Star Visits West Fresno Boys Club
Bobby Bonds of the San Francisco Giants Baseball team made a visit
to the West Fresno Boys Club recently. During his visit he gave some tips
on baseball to the enthusiastic club members.
Bonds is a former member of the Fresno Giants baseball team. Billy
Overstreet, one of the Boys Club's directors, was instrumental in arranging
the visit.
Grapevine 22 March, 1971
Phil Reaves Stars At University Of Kansas
Phil Reaves has been selected by his teammates as one of the four
University of Kansas Track Team Captains. Reaves graduated from Edison
High School and attended Fresno City College before transferring to
Kansas. He set numerous track records while attending both schools.
Since transferring to the University of Kansas, Reaves has been the
team leader in the sprints, hurdles, and the long jump. This season he
has already won the long jump indoor titles at the Liberty Bowl Invitational
with a jump of 23-11, a meet record, and won the Omaha lnvita-
tional at 23-6 to defend his title.
This track season Reaves, a senior, is seeking another conference sweep
of the long jump after winning both the 1970 Big Eight indoor and outdoor
titles. He took the indoor title with a 24 -11" leap, his indoor career
best and won the outdoor with his all-time best jump of 26'-2¼
Reaves best time in the 100 in 1970 w as 9.5 which he clocked three
times: UCLA dual (2nd), Kansas Relays (2nd) and Big Eight Outdoor
(4th). His best time in the 60 in the 1970 indoor season was 6.1, gaining
him a tie for first with Southern Illinois' Ivory Crockett in the Southern
Illinois University-Wichita State triangular meet at Kansas.
While on military duty Reaves was U. S. Army Eu_ropean Champion
the 100 and long jump in 1966 and 1967. He ran his best l00 at North-
ern California Relays when he clocked 9.4 in 1969.
March, 1971 23 Grapevine
Attention Parents
Minority Children And the Mentally Retarded Program
School psychologists in the State of California are very much aware
and concerned about the disproportionate number of minority group
children in programs for the mentally retarded. They are concerned because
these programs were not intended to meet the educational and
social needs of minority children who are not retarded. Such placement
may do serious harm to a child's personality and may only make it
harder for him to get the education he needs.
There seems to be three causes for this excess of minority children in
retarded classes. First, there are reasons children from minority groups
may find school more difficult. Second, there is a lack of appropriate
supplemental educational programs for minority group children. Lastly,
legislative definitions of retardation are difficult to apply in educational
practice.
School psychologists are aware of the many factors which may make
school a more difficult experience for minority group children. Cultural
differences, limited skill with the English language, low self-esteem, and
environmental limitations all contribute to a d isl ike or d isinterest for
school and consequent failure.
The present structure of school systems frequently does not meet all
the diverse educational needs of minority children. Often, the environment
and curriculum of the school is not relevant to the minority child's
experiences. The minority child may find little that is fam iliar to him in
school. As a result, he may appear "slow" or even "retarded" to teach-·
ers. School work may be made easier or repeated. Consequently, the
minority child fa lls even further behind. Because of his fa ilure, he may
even come to think of himself as not being as "smart" as other children.
Hence, long before a psychologist is even consulted, a child may experience
severe learni ng difficulties, damage to his self-confidence, and
school failure. When the psychologist is cal led upon, it is often for testing
to determine if the child is retarded according to definitions of retardation
in the Education Code.
However, these definitions ot retardation are not clear and they do not
take into account the differing backgrounds of children. One assumption
based upon the Education Code is that the child is not able to learn as
much as the average child because he has been born with limited mental
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ability. This opinion of retardation is commonly held by most lay people.
A different assumption of mental retardation is that the child's ability
to learn 1s closely related to opportunities to learn. This point of view,
which is held by most school psychologists, recognizes that a child may
score low on tests of intelligence for a variety of reasons besides a lack
of mental ability. Such a definition assumes there is a "functional decre-
ment" and correction of the decrement can lead to better school per-
formance for the child. Such a decrement may be the result of a physical
handicap, a lack of motivation, a bilingual background, emotional fac-
tors, cultural differences, or a combination of all these things.
No test score alone can tell which of these factors is causing a child to
do poorly. Although making allowances for language differences can
help when there is a bilingual background, this does not correct other
conditions which also may handicap the child. Non-language tests also
can be given, but ultimately a judgment is needed and this judgment
should be based upon a thorough study of all possible factors reported
by parents and all professionals concerned.
In general, school psychologists would prefer not to have to label the
child "retarded" or "normal." Rather than place the child in a category,
school psychologists would prefer to use their diagnostic findings to help
plan the most appropriate school program for each individual child. Al-
though a child may need some of the special services which are offered
in programs for mentally retarded, the school psychologist presently can
not obtain these services for the child without labeling the child "mental
ly retarded." Flexible remedial programs to supplement the regular
school program are needed. More flexibility and relevance in the regular
school program also are needed.
Solutions to this unfortunate dilemma need to be discovered. Problem
solving with minority groups, educators, and other interested groups has
been a very valuable experience for school psychologists. School psychol
ogists intend to continue this cooperative and coordinated search for
successful procedures and cultural interchanges capable of ending school
failures and injustices.
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WORKING TOGETHER
All have a share in the beauty,
All have a part in the plan.
What does it matter what duty
Falls to the lot of man?
Someone has blended the plaster,
and someone has carried the stone;
Neither the man nor the Master
Ever has builded alone.
Making a roof for the weather,
or building a house for the King ,
Only by working together
Have men accomplished a thing.
Submitted by Hazel Hankins
Beatitudes For Friends Of The Aged
Blessed are they who understand,
My faltering steps and palsied hand.
Blessed are those who know that my ears today
Must strain to catch the things they say.
Blessed are they who seem to know,
That my eyes are dim, and my wits are slow.
Blessed are they who looked away
When milk was spilled at the table today.
Blessed are they with a cherry smile,
Who stop to chat for a little while.
Blessed are they who never say,
"You've told that story twice today."
Blessed are those who know the ways,
To bring back memories of yesterdays.
Blessed are they who make it known,
That I'm loved, respected, and not alone.
Blessed are they who know that I'm a t a loss,
To find the strength to carry the cross.
Blessed are they who ease the days,
On my journey home in loving ways.
-Esther Mary Walker
Grapevine 26 March, 1971
IAM NOT A SHADOW
I am not a shadow
I am for real
Don't try to look through me
nor over and around me
For I stand here still.
I've entered your world
with knowledge and pride
I've gone without shoes
(and other things)
And I've nothing to hide.
I've sisters in the White House
and Brothers in City Hall
My Ancestors would be astonished
this being possible at all!
I've lived on one side
of what's known as "The Tracks"
But through hope and determination,
I made it this far,
And I don't intend to turn back.
I am Black.
-Dorothy Williams
March, 1971 27 Grapevine
WELFARE
The welfare system was con-
ceived in a moment of crisis and
nurtured during a period of cha-
os. The sytsem was begun as
an absolute necessity to help
fight off disaster during the depression
of the 1930s. It was a
part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's
Social Security Act of 1935. It
was designed to help America's
poor and to prevent complete
and abject poverty
Today there is a great increase
in the welfare rolls. The mechan-
ization of agriculture displaced
millions; automation has reduc-
ed the number of unskilled jobs;
an unprecedented urban migra-
tion; an ever increasing divorce
rate; changing moral standards;
a period of inflation; an effort
to change from a war economy
to a peace economy, and a short
age of jobs on all levels for all
Americans are pushing welfare
rolls still yet higher.
There are those who would
have you believe that all wel
fare recipients are parasites and
cheats. This is a blatant un
truth, for today many welfare re
cipients are from high-paying
jobs, especially engineering!
There are those who would have
you believe that only blacks re
ceive welfare. This is another
blatant untruth, for over 58 per
cent of those receiving welfare
are white! There are those who
would have you believe that
blacks have migrated from the
South to benefit from the wel-
fare rolls of the North. This a
gain is a blatant untruth-the
blacks migrate looking for work,
not welfare. One must remember
that even cotton is picked by ma
chine during this age, and that
farm subsidies limit crops.
Blacks do make up a large
percentage of the welfare rolls.
Inadequate job training, inferior
educations, limited job opportunities,
and plain old racial discrimination
in the American system
make welfare a lmost a court
of last resort for blacks. And
these problems are in addition
to those which are the plight of
all poor Americans.
There are public officials who
have worked themselves into hysteria
trying to place all of the
current economic ills of government
on those who receive welfare.
This is particularly true of
the Governor of California, who
constantly rants and raves about
welfare rolls, and seeks to limit
medical care to the ill.
Three decades of inadequate
social planning and engineering
have produced the depression
of today. As the recession drives
more poor people on to the welfare
rolls, inflation magnifies
the governmental cost and reduces
the dollar value received
by recipients.
There is a desperate need for
new programs to provide incentive
and training.
(Excerpts-California Congressman
Augustus F. Hawkins.)
''BE ALL YOU CAN BE''
Grapevine 28 March, 1971
Welfare Hearing Delegation
The Welfare Cut Hearing, third in series, was held recently at the State
Capitol Building in Sacramento, California.
The Hearing was chaired by Assemblyman Gordon Duffy. In attendance
was Dr. Earl Brian, head of the State Health Care Program for the
indigent. Legislators throughout the state made up the Hearing Committee.
Dr. Brian was challenged and questioned from all stand points on
his new policies.
There was a 20 person delegation from Fresno attended. The following
organizations and their representatives spoke out opposing the cut. Mrs.
Josephine Searcy, West Fresno Federation; Mrs. Hattie McNeal from the
National Council of Negro Women and the Welfare Rights Organization;
Rev. J. B. Brook, Pastor of Carter Memorial A.M.E. Church-President of
NAACP; and Mrs. Erma Jean Turner sent a telegram protesting Welfare
Cut.
Other local delegates to Sacramento were: Eva Hampton, Mr. & Mrs.
George Taylor, Inez Sinquefield, Dorothy Washington, Josephine Searcy,
Josie Richardson, Sam Anderson, Cathy Washington, Jack Harvey, and
Patricia Hill.
Other organizations from all over the state presented many documented
reports: Among them were Health Centers (Such as Watts), Welfare
Recipients, Firms, Dental, Pharmaceutical, and Doctors, etc.; expressing
how detrimental the Medi-Cal cut will be to all concerned.
Mrs. Calneze Dudly, Director of Health and Welfare, Western Regional
Office for the National Urban League, presented an excellent and factual
report. Mrs. Dudly is also the Women Auxiliary President of the Golden
State Medical Association to A.M.A. All the reports were stimulating and
provocative.
The delegation to the capitol felt that the hearing was fruitful and that
the state will comply to the needs of the people. The delegation also expressed
their thanks to the Model Cities Program and the Cecil Hinton,
North Avenue and Trinity Street Centers of the West Fresno Federaion for
their cooperation and participation.
The Sacramento trip was coordinated by Mrs. Freddie Hayes, vice
president and legislative chairman of the local Women Association to
the Golden State Medical Association.
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TWENTIETH CENTURY ELKS
J. W. Edmonson, center, holds the original Twentieth Century Elks
Lodge Charter that was granted in 1935. On his left is Lewis Ward the
newest member of the lodge, far right, is Ernie Clark, a board member
of the new Fresno Twentieth Century West, Inc., who will own and operate
the new Elks Lodge. Edmonson is one of the original fifteen charter
members of the Elks. Arthur Atwater, Allen Logan and Calvin Watkins
are the other charter members who are still active.
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Dr. Dunn Gets Promotion
Dr. Abraham G. Dunn Jr., right, a Fresno physician and commanding
officer of Fresno's Army Reserve 828th Station Hospital, receives the silver
leaves of a lieutentant colonel from Brig. Gen. Rafael G. Dufficy Jr. of
San Francisco's Presidio at a promotion ceremony in the Army Reserve
Center. Dufficy is commanding general of the 6253rd Army Hospital.
Dunn, commander of the 200-member Fresno unit since June 30, 1967,
entered the Army in September 1952 as an enlisted man. He received his
Medical Corps commission August l l, 1960. Dunn served with the unit
when it was called up for active duty during the Berlin crisis in Oct. 1961 .
Grapevine 31 March, 1971
25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Richardson were guest of honor at their 25th
wedding anniversary hosted by their daughter and son-in-law Mr. & Mrs.
Ervin J. Hunt. The affair took place Sunday, Feb. 7, 1971 at Clovis Memorial
Bldg. The beautiful Sunday afternoon affair was attended by many
relatives and friends from far and near.
Mrs. Daisy Dawns a sister of Mr. Richardson flew down from Seattle
Washington to attend the affair. She was maid of honor at their wedding
25 years ago.
Mr. & Mrs. Richardson are parents of four children. Mrs. Jacqueline
Hunt, Jeral, Jocelyn and Jess and one new grand child.
The Richardson were married Jan. 27, 1946 in Boynton, Oklahoma.
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Grapevine 32 March, 1971
Should Pledge of Allegiance Be Changed?
There are many people who want to see the Pledge of Allegiance
amended. Among them is Black Congressman Augustus F. Howkins.
He recently proposed that the official pledge of allegiance to the
American flag be amended to make it clear that America is "seeking'"
but has not yet achieved "liberty and justice for oil."
The California Congressman acted after learning that a block
civics teacher in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was suspended when he
objected to saying the pledge with the present language "with
liberty and justice for all."
Hawkins said the language should be changed to read "seeking
liberty and justice for all."
"This more nearly reflects the real aspirations of the American
people," he said. "The present words were obviously intended to
express a hope and an objective for our country-rather than to
claim a reality. But in the present climate of American life the existing
words can suggest a smug contentment or an indifference to
the real injustice and lack of freedom felt so keenly today by so
many underprivileged Americans."
"The change I am suggesting would restore the original intent
of the pledge of allegiance and express in a more meaningful way
the hope of all Americans that we can build a society which actually
will provide liberty and justice for all."
Congressman Hawkins pointed out that the Congress made the
pledge of allegiance part of the U. S. Code in 1942 and was last
amended in 1954 to insert the words "under God."
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Dr. Mosley Seeks State
Center Jr. College Post
Dr. Edward R. Mosley, a 46-yearold
physician, announced he will
be a candidate for the State Center
Junior College District board of
trustees.
Mosley said he will file as a
candidate in Trustee Area II. Alvin
J. Quist, a farmer, has represented
the district for eight years.
He is a past member of the
Easter Seal Society, the Tuberculosis
Association and presently belongs
to the Sequoia Boy Scout Dr. Edward Mosley
Council, the Fresno County Mental
tee for Wilson Riles, who was elect
Health Advisory Board and the Self
ed state superintendent of public
Help Advisory Board.
Dr. Mosley also belongs to a
number of fraternal and medical
groups and was co-chairman of the
Fresno County Campaign Commit-
tee for Wilson Riles, who was elect-
ed state superintendent of public
instruction last November.
He and his wife, Marian, have
six children. His wife teaches at
Lincoln Elementary School. The fam-
ily lives at 3075 W. Kearney Blvd.
Jesse McDonald Gets State Elks' Office
Jesse McDonald, Jr.
Jesse McDonald, Jr., a member
of 20th Century Elks Lodge 988,
will serve as a special assistant on
legislative affairs and civil liber-
ties to Lonnie A. Kelley, president
of the California Elks.
McDonald, a West Fresno busi-
nessman, is a graduate of Moller
Barber College and Studeied politi-
cal science at Fresno City and Fres-
no State Colleges. He was the first
Negro to serve on the Fresno Coun-
ty Planning Commission. He also
has completed courses in small
business administration at FSC.
He is a past ruler of the Elks
Council No. 119. He also served as
regional coordinator for the Na-
tional Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People Voter's Ed-
ucation Program for the central val-
ley. McDonald is vice president of
the Fresno Branch, NAACP, and a
former vice chairman of the Fresno
County Economic Opportunity Com-
mission.
He is a member of the Carter
AME Church, Neighborhood Coun-
cil of the Model Citites, Fresno Dem-
ocratic Central Committee and Al-
pha Chi Pi Omega Fraternity.
Grapevine 34 March, 1971
Black Involvement In "Fight Of Champions"
Frazier Ali
" There has been more significant Black involvement in the Joe Frazier-Muhammad
Ali heavyweight championship fight than in any other major sporting or entertainment
event in the history of this country," Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
declared recently.
Responding to questions concerning the role of the Black community in the
historic event, Frazier and Ali pointed out that not only are the two principals and
their managers Black, but "together, we are grossing and netting more money than
any other single Black business in this country."
The two fighters then cited "l O Points of Black Achievement and Excellence Represented
by the ' Fight of Champions'."
l . The finder and initial contact for the fight's arrangement is Black-Eugene
Dibble, a Chicago businessman and prominent elected official.
2. Both fighters, the two principals in this historic event, Muhammad Ali and
Joe Frazier, are black.
3. Both fight managers, Yank Durham and Herbert Muhammad, are Black.
4. Over 200 Black employees are employed by both fighters as business associates,
trainers, lawyers, secretaries, public relations aides, etc.
5. The $5 million paid to Ali and Frazier represents the highest gross of any
Black business in the country-one of the most profitable business arrangements ever
made in the Black community.
6. More Black promoters are involved than ever before, including Arnold Whitmore
and Forest Mamilton in St. Louis; Congress of Racial Equality in Harlem, New
York City; Operation Breadbasket in Chicago; Henry Winston in Oakland; Sugar Ray
Robinson in Los Angeles; Dootsie Williams in Los Angeles; Charlie Powell in San
Diego.
7. Three Blacks have key roles in the fight's promotion : John Ali, Closed Circuit
Coordinator; Chuck Stone, Press Secretary, and a prominent Black ringside commentator
who will be named later.
8. Several financial contributions are being made to prominent Black organizations
which include: The University of Islam, "Fight of Champion" college scholarships
to the National Scholarship and Service Fund for Negro Students; Operation
Breadbasket of Chicago, and OIC of Philadelphia.
9. The successful culmination of a long and hard battle by Muhammad Ali for
Black liberation and Black self-sufficiency and self-respect through a series of
innumerable social obstacles.
l0. For the first time, a film of a major sporting event will be made by a
Black motion picture company using a predominantly Black crew. The company,
William Greaves Productions, now has three film crews-one in Miami, one in
Philadelphia and one in New York-covering the events leading up to and including
the fight. Of the 25 people working on the production, 17 are Black.
March, 1971 35 Grapevine
It's The Truth!
We are usually down upon anything that we are not up on.
Getting to the bottom of things will land you on top.
When God measures a man, He puts the tape around his heart, and
not around his head.
Home is where the temperature should be maintained by warm hearts
and not hot heads.
He who gets stoned must have rocks in his head
He never rises high who does not know how to kneel.
Gossip is what may be called "ear pollution."
A person's most lasting epitaph is that which is engraved upon the
hearts of his friends.
In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that
makes us rich.
The smallest package in the world is the person who is wrapped up in
himself.
Opportunity knocks. Temptation kicks the door down.
There are bigger things in life than money. For example, bills.
Never buy anything with a handle on it. It means work.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in
his heart.
Education is what is left after one has forgotten the facts.
A man is known by the company he thinks nobody knows he's keeping.
It might be a mistake to fall in love with a dimple and marry the whole
girl.
Things are becoming so tense these days it's even difficult to find
someone asleep in church.
Grapevine 36 March, 1971
Recipe
Of The
month
by Frank "Gil" Glasse
PERSIMMON CAKE
* 3 Tablespoons Butter or Shortening
* ¾ cup sugar
* 1 egg well beaten
* ¾ cups sifted flour
* 3 teaspoons baking powder
* ½ cup milk
* ¾ cup persimmon pulp
* Confectioner's sugar
Cream Shortening or Butter and Sugar together add one Egg,
sift Flour, Baking Powder and Salt and add with Milk to the
creamed mixture, beat well. Add Persimon pulp. Pour into a wax
paper-lined pan, sift Powdered Sugar over the top and bake in a
350° F. over 45 to 60 minutes .
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