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Table of Contents
EDUCATION
New Fresno Black Principals ................................ 6
Teacher of the Month -------------------------------------- 21
Valedictorian ............................................. 28
PEOPLE
Michael Boutte --------------------------------------------- 9
Harold Giles .............................................. 10
Gregory Melancon .......................................... 10
Pat Logan ................................................. 11
Ledell Williams ........................................... 21
Sharron and John Banks .................................... 24
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Wilma Crunk's Favorite Recipe ............................. 25
FORMER FRESNAN
Leroy Mims ................................................ 12
SERVICEMAN OF THE MONTH
Clyde Milburn ............................................. 26
BUSINESS
R. T. Thomas - Swimming Pool Builder ...................... 14
CONVENTION
Elks ...................................................... 27
CONTEST
Win Cash Prize ............................................ 17
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Black Studies ............................................. 18
West Fresno Class Fights Racism ........................... 22
Citizen Advisors Urge Hiring Black
As Edison High Principal ........................... 23
Edison High Students Employed ............................. 28
SPORTS
Randy Williams Makes Olympic Team ......................... 13
Steve Rim Captures Golden West ............................ 24
Pondexter Goes To long Beach State ........................ 29
RELIGION
New Fresno Bishop ......................................... 19
OBITUARY
Ella B. Gabriel ........................................... 20
SPECIAL NOTE
Edison Class of 1957 Reunion .............................. 30
Photo Credits:
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California Advocate, P. 7
Cal Hamilton, Pp. 14, 25
July, 1972 5 Grapevine
Three New Black Principals
Named To Fresno City Schools
Three Blacks were among the
ten new principals named by the
Superintendent of the Fresno Uni-
fied School District at the June
meeting of the Board of Education.
This brings the total to four
Black principals in the district.
Rutherford "Bud" Gaston has been
the only Black principal in the Fres-
no City School system since his ap-
pointment a year ago. The new
school principals are Joe Lee, as-
signed to the new Martin Luther
King School upon its completion;
Verdell Newsome, assigned to Lin-
coln School, and Robert Edmond,
assigned to old Franklin School.
Gaston, who is presently principal
at Franklin School, will command
the new Franklin School when it
opens in September.
Lee's role during the coming
year will be to design a master
plan for the model Matrin Luther
King elementary school which is
now under construction at Fig and
Florence Aves. He will also continue
as Coordinator of the Career Opportunities
Program until the school
opens in 1973.
JOE LEE is a native Fresnan who
attended Fresno area schools until
his graduation from Washington
Union in 1959. He then traveled to
St. Mary's College, where he re
ceived a B. A. degree in history in
1963. Before receiving his M.A. in
education at fresno State College
in 1969, Lee did graduate work at
Cal State-Hayward and at the University
of California at Berkeley.
Lee expects to be granted his doctorate
degree in the field of education
from the University of California
by January 1973.
Lee joined the District in 1969
as vice-principal at Lincoln. That
same year, he began working part
time as Assistant Director of the
Professional Development Center
(EPDA). By summer of 1970 Lee
joined the staff full-time. In addi
tion to his duties with the FUSD
Lee has taught part-time at Fresno
City College, Fresno State Universi
ty, Pacific College and the Uni
versity of California at Santa Cruz.
As director of the North Avenue
Community Center and the West
Fresno Federation of Neighborhood
Centers for a time, Lee says he has
been "on every committee in town."
A few of these include: Urban
Coalition, Task Force, NAACP, Com-
munity Council, Board of Directors
for the Volunteer Bureau, Fresno
Teachers Association, California
Association and the National Edu-
cation Association.
Lee is married and the father of
three children.
Grapevine 6 July, 1972
VURDELL NEWSOME attended el-
ementary and high school in Sac-
ramento. He received his Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Psychology at St.
Mary's College in 1963, then re-
turned to Sacramento for post-
graduate work at Sacramento
State. He is currently working to-
ward a master's degree at Fresno
State University.
Newsome spent the years from
1964 to 1970 in the service of the
Sacramento County Probation De-
partment. During that time, he
spent a year working with the Cal-
ifornia Youth Authority.
In September of 1970, Newsome
joined the FUSD as a child devel-
opment specialist at Kirk Element-
ary School. By September 1971, he
had been promoted to vice-princi-
pal at Kirk, and then to acting
principal at John Muir.
Newsome, who attended St.
Mary's on an athletic scholarship,
part1c1pated in college basketball,
baseball and track. He has main-
tained his interest in sports and cur-
rently is conducting PE activities for
students in the Kirk neighborhood.
Married and the father of three
children, Newsome finds time for
active membership in Black Educa-
tors Association, the Edison Advis-
ory Committee and the Fresno
Teachers Association.
ROBERT EDMOND is a 1966
graduate of Grambling College in
Louisiana, his home state. He re-
ceived his Bachelor of Science Degree
at Grambling and is now
working on a Master of Arts De-
gre in Education at Fresno State
University.
Edmond's first three years of
teaching were in Louisiana; this ex-
perience included two summer ses-
sions with pre-school children in
the Head Start program and a sum-
mer of tutoring in neighboring
Mississippi.
When integration of schools be-
gan in Louisiana, according to Edmond,
some black educators were
being "squeezed out"; as a result
he accepted a contract with FUSD.
In Fresno, Edmond has taught
two years at Franklin; participated
in the Administrative Training Pro-
gram; and this year performed on
special assignment with the COP
a federal project for training of
teachers aides and inservicing of
teachers.
Edmond is a member of the
Black Educators Association, the
Fresno Teachers Association, the
California Teachers Association, the
National Education Association, and
the California Association of School
Administrators.
He is married and has two chil-
dren.
July, 1972 7 Grapevine
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Grapevine 8 July, 1972
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
By Mattie Meyers
Michael Boutte, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Boutte, was the top
winner of the Scholarship Essay
Contest sponsored by the California
Jurisdiction of the Knights of Pyth-
ias. Boutte, an eighteen year old
Hoover High School senior, had
won the Central District Essay com-
petition, prior to competing against
the winners from southern and
northern California. The final com-
petition was held at Fresno's Del
Webb TowneHouse during the
Pythias Annual Scholarship Ban-
quet on May 13th. In addition to
Boutte's first place win of the
$1,000 prize, there were second
and third place winners of $500
and $250 scholarship prizes.
The topic of this Year's contest
was "Eighteen Years Old and Their
New Franchise," and the contest-
ants were judged on their written
and oral presentation of their es-
says.
Boutte, carrying a 3.4 grade
average, attended Fresno City Col-
lege last summer as a high school
honor student. Not only does
Michael excell academically, but
he also plays the piano, likes foot-
ball, golf, swimming, and water
skiing. Being an activist, Michael
is a member of Hoover's Black Stu-
dent Union, the Hoover Student
Courtm and the Hoover Golf Team.
Among his other extracurricular ac-
tivities, he likes competitive speak-
ing. He has won awards in debate,
orations, and interpretations. This
year he qualified for the State fin-
als in speech. Boutte plans to uset
his scholarship award to attend
California State University at Fres-
no with a major in psychology and
a minor in Business Administration.
Michael aspires to be a clinical
psychologist.
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July, 1972 9 Grapevine
West Fresno Service Center Gets New Chief
Harold Giles, 34, assistant man-
ager of the Human Resources De-
velopment Center, Sacramento, has
taken over the manager duties at
the West Fresno Multi Service Cen-
ter.
He was selected for the assign-
ment from the California Depart-
ment of Human Resources Develop-
men (HRD) promotion list.
Alfred Boutte who has been the
acting manager in West Fresno
since April 3, will return to his
former position as manager of the
Fresno main office of HRD.
Giles, a native of St. Louis, Mo.,
holds an AA Degree in public ad-
ministration from San Francisco Ci-
ty College and an BA Degree from
Sacramento State College in public
administration.
He began his employment with
the state in 1959 in the State De-
partment of Justice.
Harold Giles
Youngest Oratorical Contestant
Gregory, 12, is the youngest per-
son ever to compete in the Optim-
ist Club Oratorical Contest which
was held recently. He won first
place at the zone contest which
gave him the honor to represent
the West Fresno Optimist Club in
the finals. He competed against
high school juniors and seniors
from various schools and still was
one of the runner-ups in the finals.
The speech that he wrote was based
on Our Challenge and Involve-
ment.
Gregory is a seventh grader at
Irwin Junior High and has an excellent
grade point average of 4.0
(straight A). He is an active mem-
ber of the Student Cabinet and
serves as treasurer. He is also a
member of the Soul Patrol Club.
Sylvester and Margie Melancon
are Gregory's parents.
Gregory Melancon
Grapevine 10 July, 1972
Pat Logan Makes City College Dean's List
Mrs. Pat Logan was one of the
lOl Fresno City College students
who maintained a 4.0 (straight A)
grade point average throughout
spring semester. Dean of Students
Merle Martin has named Mrs. Lo-.
gan and 1,488 other F.C.C. stu-
dents to the Dean's list for the 1972
spring semester. Students must
earn a 3.0 (B) average to qualify
for the Dean's List.
In addition to being a college
student, Mrs. Logan is employed
full time and is the mother of four
young boys. She is employed by
the state's HRD-East Fresno Service
Center doing employment service
mainly with disadvantaged peo-
ple.
In the fall session 1973 Mrs. Lo-
gan hopes to receive her A.A. de-
gree in Liberal Arts then continue
her education at Fresno State Uni-
versity. Mrs. Logan has served
three years in the W.F.A. (Women's
Air Force). During this time she
spent one year in Germany touring
Europe.
Mrs. Logan is married to Bobby
Logan, the leader of a well known
local dance band.
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July, 1972 11 Grapevine
Former
Fresnan
Promoted
To Dean
NEW DEAN-The selection of Leroy Mims for the post of Dean of Stu-
dents at Contra Costa College was announced by College President Rob-
ert Wynne. Mims leaves his post as director of special programs to under-
take his new assignment. As special programs director, Mims was re-
sponsible for the planning, development, and coordination of special
programs for disadvantaged students. He was also responsible for liaison
with community groups in connection with the college's special programs.
Mims joined the Contra Costa College faculty in the Fall of 1964, after
five years of teaching experience in public schools.
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Grapevine 12 July, 1972
Randy Williams Makes United States
Olympic Track Team
Long jumper Randy Williams of
Fresno has won a place on the U.
S. Olympic Track and Field Team
by taking second place in the Olym-
pic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Will-
iams qualified with a jump of 26'-
4", three-fourths of an inch shorter
than veteran Arnie Robinson of
Army, who went 26'-4 3/4"on his
next to last jump to beat Williams.
Williams recently qualified for
the United States-Soviet Union In-
ternational Track Championships on
July 28-29 at Sacramento's Hughes
Stadium. He is also the NCAA
champion. He won his title with a
26'-8 1/4" jump at Eugene, Ore.
Williams, who attended Ivy Jun-
ior High and Edison High School in
West Fresno, is believed to be the
first Black athlete from the Fresno
area to make the Olympic team.
This coming September Williams
will be a sophomore at the Univer-
sity of Southern California.
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July, 1972 13 Grapevine
R. T. THOMAS, owner and operator
of Yosemite Pool, left, and Grape-
vine's publisher, Frank Johnson,
stand on edge of swimming pool
constructed by Thomas for Fresno
City Personnel Department head,
Pat Mahler, right. Mahler stated
that he is a satisfied customer and
his family enjoys their newly con-
structed pool very much.
FRESNO BLACK POOL MAGNATE
By Mattie Meyers
Pool builder R. T. Thomas, own-
er and operator of Yosemite Pools
(Company), has the distinction of
being regarded as the oldest and
largest independent pool operator
in Fresno, and perhaps the only
Black licensed swimming pool con-
tractor in the State of California
and possibly the West. Mr. Thomas
states that much of his success as
operator of his gigantic pool con-
cern lies in strictly working on re-
ferrals. On being questioned furth-
er he best expresses this feeling by
saying, "look at any pool and
compare it against a Yosemite
Pool." He attributes his success
which is to the tune of approxi-
mately half-million dollar annual
gross worth of business to his mot-
to of "Quality First."
Although he was born in Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma, Mr. Thomas
has lived in Fresno since he was
seventeen. He got his business
training through a mail order
school-Anthony Business School
in Los Angeles. His wife, Mrs. Katie
Thomas, is also a successful busi-
ness operator, being the owner of
Kate's Beauty Salon as well as be-
ing a licensed instructor. The
Thomases have four children, who
are Mrs. Ernestine Hendricks (whose
husband is Redevelopment Agency
Director James Hendricks; Mrs. Bet-
ty Hogan, Leroy Candler, and Rich-
ard Dean Thomas.
Grapevine 14 July, 1972
Thomas stated that Mahler has a "Black Pool" one of the latest in pool
colors and styles. A "Black Pool" has black underwater instead of the
traditional blue. It gives off a clear and unique reflection when hit by
sunlight.
July, 1972 15 Grapevine
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July, 1972 17 Grapevine
Black Studies Bring Permanent Change To
Education Throughout United States
By Thomas A. Johnson
NEW YORK-Although divided on what Black Studies are, what they
should be and whom they should reach, a number of black educators,
social scientists and intellectuals agree that the discipline has forever
changed some aspects of American higher education.
In less than four years the concept has gone far beyond recitations of
black "firsts" in American history and those early courses--soul-food
cooking was one-that were put together hastily in an atmosphere of
anger and fear and that some black educators in secret gave names like
"chitterlings 101" and "advanced cornbread."
More than 600 colleges now offer black-oriented courses in African
history and religions, Swahili, Afro-American literature, economics, and
social and political thought-and at least 200 have established depart-
ments or centers that coordinate Black Studies in other fields.
The adherents of Black Studies have questioned and broken a number
of long-accepted academic rules. They have influenced the development
of Chicano, native American, Puerto Rican, Asian and women's studies.
They have opened up a new world of study for white as well as black
students.
And in the process they have given strong impetus to a mass black
introspection unparalleled in recorded history.
The historian, Dr. Vincent Harding, who heads the Atlanta-based
think tank, the Institute of the Black World, has said, "The black surge
in academic matters is dearly a demand for a new definition of America
and its institutions, a total re-evaluation from a black perspective."
Preston Wilcox, a former Columbia University professor of education,
has asserted, "Black Studies is that body of experience and knowledge
that blacks have had to summon in order to learn how to survive within
a society that is stacked against them."
And still other black educators have focused on the importance of
the discipline to all races. Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, director of the Institute
for Afro-American Affairs at New York University, said, "Literally tens of
thousands of students have been introduced to the realities of racism in
America and to the innumerable contributions of black people through-
out the world ... and to understand the universality of the human
condition."
Commenting on the "the quality" of Black Studies courses, Brown
maintained, "They are probably no better nor worse than other courses
in the curriculum."
Some Black Studies courses suffer from a lack of trained staffs, money
and commitment on the part of the university. Other programs, like Cor-
nell University's Africana Center, under James Turner, have been termed
one of the strongest academic units on campus by university officials.
Early speculation on the part of black students that Black Studies
would be "easy 'A's" have not, in the main, proved true. Many black
students who have not studied have failed.
Grapevine 18 July, 1972
New Fresno Bishop
Bishop W. S. Wilson of Fresno, center, newly installed as a bishop of
the Churches of God In Christ, accepts the congratulations of Bishop S.
M. Crouch, left, and Senior Bishop J. 0. Patterson after installation
ceremony in the Fresno Temple Church of God in Christ. Wilson has
served since 1970 as chairman of the Valley Fellowship of the denomina-
tion. The decision to make Wilson a bishop was made at a constitutional
convention of the church. Headquarters of the Valley Jurisdiction are in
Fresno. Bee Photo
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And Other Surrounding Towns
July, 1972 19 Grapevine
Funeral Services Held For Ella B. Gabriel,
Long Time Fresnan
Funeral Services were held for
Mrs. Ella Bernice Gabriel Saturday,
June 17, 1972 at the Fresno Temple
Church of God in Christ.
Mrs. Gabriel was born Dec. 29,
1908, in Seminole County, Okla-
homa, the ninth and youngest
child of William Earnest King and
Mary Annabelle King. She depart-
ed on June 14, 1972.
She was joined in marriage on
Dec. 29, 1929 to Alcides Gabriel,
who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Gabriel was a member of
the Presbyterian Church in Okla-
homa and after coming to Fresno
in 1922 she joined the Pentecostal
Church under the pastorate of Eld-
er and Mother Cotton; later joining
the Fresno Temple Church of God
in Christ, where she was a devout
and faithful member. She held
many offices in the church and was
a great help to her husband who
was chairman of the trustee board
of Fresno Temple.
Mrs. Gabriel gained many kind
and devoted friends in the fifty
years she lived in Fresno. She will
be deeply missed in the communi-
ty she loved so dearly.
She leaves to mourn her passing:
two sons, Arnold Gabriel of Fresno
and Alcides Gabriel, Jr., of Oak-
land; one brother, Eddie King of
San Francisco; one sister, Mrs, Sal-
ly Tubbs of Fresno, twelve grand-
children and a host of other rela-
tives and friends.
IF ANY LITTLE WORD OF MINE
If any little word of mine
May make a life the brighter,
If any little song of mine
May make a heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word,
And take my bit of singing
And drop ii in some lonely vale
To set the echoes ringing.
-ANON
Grapevine 20 July, 1972
TEACHER OF THE MONTH
By Mattie Meyers
Curtis Hurd
Hanford-born Curtis Hurd is
presently a mathematics teachers
at Lane Elementary School. Howev-
er, for the next school year, he
plans to take a position as Instruc-
tor at Pacific College. Curtis at-
tended Island Elementary School in
Lemoore and graduated from Le-
moore High School. Being an out-
standing track star, Curtis received
a track scholarship to Pacific Col-
lege in Fresno where he majored in
history and geography. While at
Pacific College he headed the Unit-
ed Minorities Student Association
for two years, captained the track
team for two years, as well as held
positions as head cheer leader,
commissioner of organizations,
Workdays Committee chairman and
was a member of the Fresno Chap-
ter of Youth for Christ.
As to Curtis's philosophy of life,
he feels the only way to bring about
change is to get involved with
people. Not only does he act as
counselor at Pacific College in his
out-of-school time, but he is also
studying towards his Master of
Arts Degree in Education.
Local Black Insurance Salesman
Tops Million Dollar Mark
Ledell Williams, an insurance
salesman with a local company,
has placed over a million dollars
of insurance volume in the greater
Fresno area.
Williams, active in the communi-
ty as an agent with The Travelers
Insurance Company, is license in
the areas of Life, Health, Variable
Annuities and Mutual Funds. He is
qualified in the fields of business
insurance and retirement matters
as well as Estate Planning and
Trust Accounts.
Travelers, an all purpose insur-
ance company, is able to service
all insurance needs.
"I am in the business to per-
form a desperately needed service
to my clients and friends in the
way of proper family protection
and planning," said Williams. "I
feel that I am doing a tremendous
job by the fact that in my first
eight months with Travelers I have
placed over a million dollars of in-
surance volume throughout the
community."
Williams is a graduate of Wash-
ington Union High School. He and
his wife, Barbara, have two chil-
dren: a daughter, Nancy, 2, and a
son, Spencer, nine months.
July, 1972 21 Grapevine
West Fresno Class Fights Racism
Institutions are fairly stable arrangement practices through which col-
lective actions are taken ... Business and labor, for example, determine
what is to be produced, how it is to be produced, and by whom and on
whose behalf products will be created.
Institutions have great power to reward and penalize. They reward by
providing career opportunities for some people and foreclosing them on
others. They reward as well by the way social goods are distributed; by
who receives training and skills, medical care, formal education, political
influence, moral support and self-respect, productive employment, fair
treatment by the law, decent housing, self-confidence and the promise
of a secure future for self and children. No society will distribute social
benefits in a perfectly equitable way. But no society need use race as a
criteria to determine who will be rewarded and who punished. Any na-
tion which permits race to affect those who benefits from social policies
is racist.
Fresno, California is a good example of a community that permits
race to affect it's social policies. One has but to look at local housing
patterns, city and county elected officials, and the law enforcement es-
tablishment to see that the minority groups of Fresno have no repre-
sentation, input, or influence on those social policies that govern their
lives.
A West Fresno class of about 45 community people, most of them Blacks
and Chicanos, under the guidance of Prof. Sanford Wright are fighting
racism in Fresno. The class has broken down into small groups, each
selecting an area in which they felt racism exists. These groups are com-
mitted to identify, confront, and if possible change the racist practice
they encounter.
One group is fighting racism in religion and has met with some suc-
cess. They received positive response from Rev. Ruben Scott and his con-
gregation on the issue of "White Christ." The group wanted the church
to remove the pictures showing Christ as being "White." The group con-
tended the Bible describes Christ as being other than "White" and asked
that the pictures be removed.
Another group has selected Fresno State College as its target. The
group has committed itself to re-organizing the Black Students Union on
the school campus, and getting more Black instructors in its Black Studies
program. The group feels Blacks should participate and have some say
about what they will be taught, and who will teach them.
A group of Chicanos is attacking the Pinedale schools. The group is
committed to bring some badly needed changes in the requirements for
teachers in this area. The two schools in Pinedale have an enrollment of
over 40% Chicano and the group feels that bi-lingual teachers should
be in the schools.
Another group is attacking the Poverty Program and one of its em-
ployees. The group feels the employee lacks the commitment to minori-
ties needed to perform an effective service. The group feels this employee
should be removed from the program and replaced.
A fight against racism in the Fresno jails is the target of another
Grapevine 22 July, 1972
Citizen Advisers Urge
Hiring Black As Edison Principal
A citizens advisory group to the
Unified School Board from
the Edison High School area says
the new principal of Edison should
be a black.
At the same time, Samuel D.
Hunt, chairman of the Model Neigh-
borhood Education Commission,
had warm praise for William R.
Gillen, who is being transferred
principal of Edison to principal of
Roosevelt High.
Hunt, in a four-page progress
report said the commission recom-
mends Gillen should be given a
higher adminstrative position than
principal because "caliber,
expertise, skills, knowledge and
talents."
In a shift of four principals, ap-
proved two weeks ago, the board
left open the principal's job at Edi-
son. The district is seeking appli-
cants statewide, although Supt.
Arnold E. Finch said the person to
be selected could be drawn from
the district staff. Finch has indicat-
ed he plans to rebuild Edison's in-
structional program to match the
new physical plant. Construction is
scheduled to begin in November.
Hunt told the board, "It should
be clearly noted that the commis-
sion feels that now is the time to
have a black administrator at Edi-
son High School. It should be un-
derstood that no principal, wheth-
er he be black, brown, white or
other, can alone solve all the prob-
lems that exist at Edison High
School.
group. The group feels that Black inmates should be able to have and
are entitled to certain basic essentials while in Fresno jails. The group
has put together a list of demands and suggestions before Under Sheriff
Mckinney concering this problem. They are:
1. Female Black Deputy Sheriff, which there is a position open now.
2. Male Black Deputy Sheriff.
3. Black hair dresser.
4. Male and female being able to visit each other, this would help
cut down on homosexual acts. (boyfriend & girlfriend, husband &
wife.)
5. Soul music to be piped in (KLIP, KPXR, 1090 Soul Express).
6. Black toiletry (plastic natural forks, hair dressing, skin creams).
7. Magazines of interests to Blacks (Essence, Black World, Calif. Ad-
vocate, Grapevine, Tan, Black Sports, Ebony).
8. A panel of Blacks to help in the selection of male/female Deputy
Sheriff.
Other groups in the class formed to combat racism include Edison High
School, more Blacks into nursing at FSC and a group determined to get
more Blacks into the ROTC program at FSC. There is also a group work-
ing in and promoting the Shirley Chisholm campaign.
All these groups are fighting racism in Fresno, Calif., any success on
their part can only benefit us all. But more importantly, people are be-
ginning to confront and attack racism, this is a start, perhaps the most
important start of all.
July, 1972 23 Grapevine
Home In Okinawa Is Established
Sharron E. White and John E. Banks were married January 8, 1972 in
home of the bride's parents. The bride, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. O. C.
White, was graduated from Mclane High School and attended Fresno
State College. The bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Banks, is a
graduate of Roosevelt High School. He attended Fresno City College.
The couple now lives in Okinawa.
Steve Rim Captures Golden West
Steve Rim of Clovis High School
could not be a State champion,
through no fault of his own, but he
is proving himself in post-season
competition.
Rim, who graduated from Clovis
High this year, soared to a lifetime
best of 50-lO to capture the covet-
ed Golden West Invitational Track
and Field triple jump champion-
ship.
Because the triple jump is not
in the State prep track meet, Rim
did not get to compete in his spe-
cialty. However, he did place fifth
in the long jump in the State Meet.
But, in the past few weeks, Rim
has been the king of prep triple
jumpers. Recently he captured the
first International Prep Invitational
in Illinois, featuring athletes from
five countries.
Rim added more than a foot to
his previous best of 49-5 1/2, made
earlier this year.
The Clovis star, who is headed
for Oregon State, also scored his
second-straight win over previous
national prep leader Tom Cochee
of Oakland Tech, who. was second
at 49-9. Cochee, who defeated Rim
at the West Coast Relays, had the
best prep triple jump in the nation
until Rim's mighty leap.
Grapevine 24 July, 1972
Recipe
of the
Month
by Wilma Crunk
Pork Fried Rice
* 2 cups white rice
* 2 large pork chops, or an equal amount of lean
pork cut into small cubes
* 2 tbs. of olive oil or cooking oil
* ½ cup chopped green pepper
* ½ cup chopped green onions
* 4 tbs. soy souce
* 1 tsp. accent
* 2 cups water
Wash rice thoroughly and drain. Brown meat in oil, us-
ing Dutch oven, over medium flame. Add half the chop-
ped pepper and green onions. Continue cooking until
pepper and onions are soft. Add soy sauce and cook 1
minute. Stir in rice and mix thoroughly, add water,
bringing quickly to boiling, place lid on pan, reduce
flame to simmer. Cook until dry, about half an hour.
Avoid peeking. Remove from heat and mix remaining
green pepper and onion. Serves 6.
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July, 1972 25 Grapevine
SERVICEMAN OF THE MONTH
By Mattie Meyers
Fresno-born Clyde Milburn of the
United States Navy, who is on du-
ty on the U. S. S. Arnold J. Isbell
(DD869) Destroyer anchored at Long
Beach Naval Base, has been chos-
en as GRAPEVINE'S SERVICEMAN
OF THE MONTH.
Clyde is one of twelve children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Miles Mil-
burn. He has six sisters and five
brothers. Although Clyde's early
years were spent in school in Dal-
las, Texas, he returned to Fresno
and graduated from Edison High
School in 1968. Serviceman Milburn
studied hairstyling at San Diego
Barber College and after gradua-
tion, began his barber and hair-
styling career in the Navy. "I really
enjoy messing with the hair," says
Clyde, when asked how he hap-
pened to choose barbering and
hairstyling for a career. "Someday
I hope to become a famous hair-
stylist. I like fooling with the hair
because the proper hairstyle brings
out the most in an individual."
Twenty-one-year-old Clyde contin-
ued chatting during our interview
about his hopes for the future. "I
will get out of the service in five
months and hope to further spe-
cialize in cosmetology in New
York." "Why New York?" he was
asked. "New York City is a very
big place with all kinds of people
and the more people one has to
work with, the more professional
one gets. I hope to return to Fes-
no after I become a very experi-
enced hairstylist and cosmetolo-
gist."
Being one of Gemini's favorites,
Clyde's birthday comes on June
5th. His favorite sports are foot-
ball, baseball, and swimming. He
loves traveling and of all the plac-
es he has seen around the world,
his favorite city is Hong Kong.
However, there's no place like
home. Whenever Clyde gets a
leave, he comes to Fresno and vis-
its his aunt, Mrs. Alice Swan.
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Grapevine 26 July, 1972
View From The Terrace
More than 1,,000 delegates attended the Pacific States Association Elks
Convention in Fresno. Three Elk officials pause to view Courthouse Park
from the Fresno Hilton. They are, from the left, C. L. Smith of Los An-
geles, Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight; Lonnie Kelly of Pittsburg, presi-
dent, Pacific States Association of Elks; and Hobson R. Reynolds of Phil-
adelphia, Pa., Grand Exalted Ruler.
July, 1972 27 Grapevine
Valedictorian Of Washington Colony
By Mattie Meyers
Eric Hodge
Eric Hodge has been selected
Valedictorian of the Washington
Colony School District for the year
1972. The award was made on the
basis of letter grades, standardized
test scores, and citizenship
maintained throughout the sixth,
seventh, and eighth grades. Mr.
James Massie, District Superinten-
dent, stated that the scores of a
number of eligible students were
ranked and Eric was clearly the
winner. He describes Eric as having
an unusually accurate talent
for words and working with peo-
ple.
During the eighth grade year,
Eric has (l) served as president of
the school chorus, (2) acted as lead
in the school operetta, (3) played
football with the Easton Raiders,
(4) been a member of the school
track team, and (5) narrated the
Christmas play. Eric is fond of tell-
ing everyone about his experience
of having played the piano in the
Governor's Mansion when his class
took a study trip to Sacramento.
Eric is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hodge and the brother of
Robin, David, Tamara, and Sharla
Hodge.
Edison High Students Employed By
West Fresno Unified Planning Project
Two 17-year-old Edison High
School students are working this
summer with the West Fresno Uni-
fied Planning Project.
Maycell Jackson, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Johhny D. Jackson, 1205
E. Vine St., and Melvin Ricks, the
son of Mr and Mrs. John Ricks, 46
E. Amador St., are student interns
financed by the Neighborhood
Youth Corps In-School Program, a
federal funded project administer-
ed by the Fresno County Board of
Education.
Kenneth Schneider, the planning
consultant in charge of the West
Fresno Planning Project said the
two students would have a variety
of assignments including working
in the area of citizen involvement.
"We want to get West Fresnans,
including young people in the
schools, more active in the plan-
ning process," Schneider explained.
"We hope that these young men
will help us reach more young people
for their ideas and support.
"One of the major goals is to
create a unified and comprehen-
sive plan for the long ranged fu-
ture development of West Fresno.
We recognize that no plan is worth
much unless it is well understood
and fully supported by the people
it is designed to help."
Grapevine 28 July, 1972
Pondexter Goes To Long Beach State
Jerry Tarkanian, right, toasts Roscoe Pondexter with a glass of water
as the 6'-7" Fresno City College basketball star signed a letter of intent
for Long Beach State recently.
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ATTENTION READERS
Fresno's Edison High School Class of 1957 alumni will be having
their 15th year Class Reunion party on August 12, 1972 at Fresno's
Airport Marina, but the reunion committee cannot locate some of
its class members. If you know the addresses or telephone numbers
of any of the class members listed below, please call Clarisse
(Marchese) Marinez at 233-1470 or Betty (Logan) Johnson at
233-1346.
Vincent Alvarez Jr.
Alice Rita Anaya
Tomoe Asanuma
Dolores Bermudez
Theodore Baldwin
Lloyd Brownlee
Thomas Bruton
Martha Vera Celaya
Freddie Cervantez
Marland Wayne Clement
Kenneth Wayne Dudley
Jean Duty
Adolfo Esparza
Mabel Esparza
Leopold Fitch Cardona
Evelyn Marie Floyd
Marion Gean Greathouse
James Green
Alice Gutierrez
Edward Heredia
Helen Louise Hernandez
Ira L. Higgs
Diana Kay Holdridge
Judith Huie
David Hunter
Frank Lemon
Dorothy Mae Lewis
Stella Therease Luna
Patsy Anita McMillion
Bobby Ray Marshall
Gilbert Joe Martinez
William R. Mask
Peter Medina
Walter Miller
Robert M. Mora
Timothy Myers
Alfred Nealy
Tooru Ono
Leo Pegues
Mamie Elizabeth Person
Elizzem Picken
Ernest Ray Prewitt
Ralph Ramirez
Edward Robinson
Bill Puga Rocha
Elisa Sosa
William J. Sparks
Gertha Starks
Tatsui Tanako
Willie Walter Trammel
Joe Trejo
Joe Turner
Ruby Walker
Alma Willings
Farley Wong
Jim Wong
Curtis Epperson
Frank Ortega
Grapevine 30 July, 1972
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Table of Contents
EDUCATION
New Fresno Black Principals ................................ 6
Teacher of the Month -------------------------------------- 21
Valedictorian ............................................. 28
PEOPLE
Michael Boutte --------------------------------------------- 9
Harold Giles .............................................. 10
Gregory Melancon .......................................... 10
Pat Logan ................................................. 11
Ledell Williams ........................................... 21
Sharron and John Banks .................................... 24
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Wilma Crunk's Favorite Recipe ............................. 25
FORMER FRESNAN
Leroy Mims ................................................ 12
SERVICEMAN OF THE MONTH
Clyde Milburn ............................................. 26
BUSINESS
R. T. Thomas - Swimming Pool Builder ...................... 14
CONVENTION
Elks ...................................................... 27
CONTEST
Win Cash Prize ............................................ 17
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Black Studies ............................................. 18
West Fresno Class Fights Racism ........................... 22
Citizen Advisors Urge Hiring Black
As Edison High Principal ........................... 23
Edison High Students Employed ............................. 28
SPORTS
Randy Williams Makes Olympic Team ......................... 13
Steve Rim Captures Golden West ............................ 24
Pondexter Goes To long Beach State ........................ 29
RELIGION
New Fresno Bishop ......................................... 19
OBITUARY
Ella B. Gabriel ........................................... 20
SPECIAL NOTE
Edison Class of 1957 Reunion .............................. 30
Photo Credits:
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California Advocate, P. 7
Cal Hamilton, Pp. 14, 25
July, 1972 5 Grapevine
Three New Black Principals
Named To Fresno City Schools
Three Blacks were among the
ten new principals named by the
Superintendent of the Fresno Uni-
fied School District at the June
meeting of the Board of Education.
This brings the total to four
Black principals in the district.
Rutherford "Bud" Gaston has been
the only Black principal in the Fres-
no City School system since his ap-
pointment a year ago. The new
school principals are Joe Lee, as-
signed to the new Martin Luther
King School upon its completion;
Verdell Newsome, assigned to Lin-
coln School, and Robert Edmond,
assigned to old Franklin School.
Gaston, who is presently principal
at Franklin School, will command
the new Franklin School when it
opens in September.
Lee's role during the coming
year will be to design a master
plan for the model Matrin Luther
King elementary school which is
now under construction at Fig and
Florence Aves. He will also continue
as Coordinator of the Career Opportunities
Program until the school
opens in 1973.
JOE LEE is a native Fresnan who
attended Fresno area schools until
his graduation from Washington
Union in 1959. He then traveled to
St. Mary's College, where he re
ceived a B. A. degree in history in
1963. Before receiving his M.A. in
education at fresno State College
in 1969, Lee did graduate work at
Cal State-Hayward and at the University
of California at Berkeley.
Lee expects to be granted his doctorate
degree in the field of education
from the University of California
by January 1973.
Lee joined the District in 1969
as vice-principal at Lincoln. That
same year, he began working part
time as Assistant Director of the
Professional Development Center
(EPDA). By summer of 1970 Lee
joined the staff full-time. In addi
tion to his duties with the FUSD
Lee has taught part-time at Fresno
City College, Fresno State Universi
ty, Pacific College and the Uni
versity of California at Santa Cruz.
As director of the North Avenue
Community Center and the West
Fresno Federation of Neighborhood
Centers for a time, Lee says he has
been "on every committee in town."
A few of these include: Urban
Coalition, Task Force, NAACP, Com-
munity Council, Board of Directors
for the Volunteer Bureau, Fresno
Teachers Association, California
Association and the National Edu-
cation Association.
Lee is married and the father of
three children.
Grapevine 6 July, 1972
VURDELL NEWSOME attended el-
ementary and high school in Sac-
ramento. He received his Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Psychology at St.
Mary's College in 1963, then re-
turned to Sacramento for post-
graduate work at Sacramento
State. He is currently working to-
ward a master's degree at Fresno
State University.
Newsome spent the years from
1964 to 1970 in the service of the
Sacramento County Probation De-
partment. During that time, he
spent a year working with the Cal-
ifornia Youth Authority.
In September of 1970, Newsome
joined the FUSD as a child devel-
opment specialist at Kirk Element-
ary School. By September 1971, he
had been promoted to vice-princi-
pal at Kirk, and then to acting
principal at John Muir.
Newsome, who attended St.
Mary's on an athletic scholarship,
part1c1pated in college basketball,
baseball and track. He has main-
tained his interest in sports and cur-
rently is conducting PE activities for
students in the Kirk neighborhood.
Married and the father of three
children, Newsome finds time for
active membership in Black Educa-
tors Association, the Edison Advis-
ory Committee and the Fresno
Teachers Association.
ROBERT EDMOND is a 1966
graduate of Grambling College in
Louisiana, his home state. He re-
ceived his Bachelor of Science Degree
at Grambling and is now
working on a Master of Arts De-
gre in Education at Fresno State
University.
Edmond's first three years of
teaching were in Louisiana; this ex-
perience included two summer ses-
sions with pre-school children in
the Head Start program and a sum-
mer of tutoring in neighboring
Mississippi.
When integration of schools be-
gan in Louisiana, according to Edmond,
some black educators were
being "squeezed out"; as a result
he accepted a contract with FUSD.
In Fresno, Edmond has taught
two years at Franklin; participated
in the Administrative Training Pro-
gram; and this year performed on
special assignment with the COP
a federal project for training of
teachers aides and inservicing of
teachers.
Edmond is a member of the
Black Educators Association, the
Fresno Teachers Association, the
California Teachers Association, the
National Education Association, and
the California Association of School
Administrators.
He is married and has two chil-
dren.
July, 1972 7 Grapevine
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Grapevine 8 July, 1972
$1,000 Scholarship Winner
By Mattie Meyers
Michael Boutte, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Boutte, was the top
winner of the Scholarship Essay
Contest sponsored by the California
Jurisdiction of the Knights of Pyth-
ias. Boutte, an eighteen year old
Hoover High School senior, had
won the Central District Essay com-
petition, prior to competing against
the winners from southern and
northern California. The final com-
petition was held at Fresno's Del
Webb TowneHouse during the
Pythias Annual Scholarship Ban-
quet on May 13th. In addition to
Boutte's first place win of the
$1,000 prize, there were second
and third place winners of $500
and $250 scholarship prizes.
The topic of this Year's contest
was "Eighteen Years Old and Their
New Franchise," and the contest-
ants were judged on their written
and oral presentation of their es-
says.
Boutte, carrying a 3.4 grade
average, attended Fresno City Col-
lege last summer as a high school
honor student. Not only does
Michael excell academically, but
he also plays the piano, likes foot-
ball, golf, swimming, and water
skiing. Being an activist, Michael
is a member of Hoover's Black Stu-
dent Union, the Hoover Student
Courtm and the Hoover Golf Team.
Among his other extracurricular ac-
tivities, he likes competitive speak-
ing. He has won awards in debate,
orations, and interpretations. This
year he qualified for the State fin-
als in speech. Boutte plans to uset
his scholarship award to attend
California State University at Fres-
no with a major in psychology and
a minor in Business Administration.
Michael aspires to be a clinical
psychologist.
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July, 1972 9 Grapevine
West Fresno Service Center Gets New Chief
Harold Giles, 34, assistant man-
ager of the Human Resources De-
velopment Center, Sacramento, has
taken over the manager duties at
the West Fresno Multi Service Cen-
ter.
He was selected for the assign-
ment from the California Depart-
ment of Human Resources Develop-
men (HRD) promotion list.
Alfred Boutte who has been the
acting manager in West Fresno
since April 3, will return to his
former position as manager of the
Fresno main office of HRD.
Giles, a native of St. Louis, Mo.,
holds an AA Degree in public ad-
ministration from San Francisco Ci-
ty College and an BA Degree from
Sacramento State College in public
administration.
He began his employment with
the state in 1959 in the State De-
partment of Justice.
Harold Giles
Youngest Oratorical Contestant
Gregory, 12, is the youngest per-
son ever to compete in the Optim-
ist Club Oratorical Contest which
was held recently. He won first
place at the zone contest which
gave him the honor to represent
the West Fresno Optimist Club in
the finals. He competed against
high school juniors and seniors
from various schools and still was
one of the runner-ups in the finals.
The speech that he wrote was based
on Our Challenge and Involve-
ment.
Gregory is a seventh grader at
Irwin Junior High and has an excellent
grade point average of 4.0
(straight A). He is an active mem-
ber of the Student Cabinet and
serves as treasurer. He is also a
member of the Soul Patrol Club.
Sylvester and Margie Melancon
are Gregory's parents.
Gregory Melancon
Grapevine 10 July, 1972
Pat Logan Makes City College Dean's List
Mrs. Pat Logan was one of the
lOl Fresno City College students
who maintained a 4.0 (straight A)
grade point average throughout
spring semester. Dean of Students
Merle Martin has named Mrs. Lo-.
gan and 1,488 other F.C.C. stu-
dents to the Dean's list for the 1972
spring semester. Students must
earn a 3.0 (B) average to qualify
for the Dean's List.
In addition to being a college
student, Mrs. Logan is employed
full time and is the mother of four
young boys. She is employed by
the state's HRD-East Fresno Service
Center doing employment service
mainly with disadvantaged peo-
ple.
In the fall session 1973 Mrs. Lo-
gan hopes to receive her A.A. de-
gree in Liberal Arts then continue
her education at Fresno State Uni-
versity. Mrs. Logan has served
three years in the W.F.A. (Women's
Air Force). During this time she
spent one year in Germany touring
Europe.
Mrs. Logan is married to Bobby
Logan, the leader of a well known
local dance band.
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July, 1972 11 Grapevine
Former
Fresnan
Promoted
To Dean
NEW DEAN-The selection of Leroy Mims for the post of Dean of Stu-
dents at Contra Costa College was announced by College President Rob-
ert Wynne. Mims leaves his post as director of special programs to under-
take his new assignment. As special programs director, Mims was re-
sponsible for the planning, development, and coordination of special
programs for disadvantaged students. He was also responsible for liaison
with community groups in connection with the college's special programs.
Mims joined the Contra Costa College faculty in the Fall of 1964, after
five years of teaching experience in public schools.
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Grapevine 12 July, 1972
Randy Williams Makes United States
Olympic Track Team
Long jumper Randy Williams of
Fresno has won a place on the U.
S. Olympic Track and Field Team
by taking second place in the Olym-
pic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Will-
iams qualified with a jump of 26'-
4", three-fourths of an inch shorter
than veteran Arnie Robinson of
Army, who went 26'-4 3/4"on his
next to last jump to beat Williams.
Williams recently qualified for
the United States-Soviet Union In-
ternational Track Championships on
July 28-29 at Sacramento's Hughes
Stadium. He is also the NCAA
champion. He won his title with a
26'-8 1/4" jump at Eugene, Ore.
Williams, who attended Ivy Jun-
ior High and Edison High School in
West Fresno, is believed to be the
first Black athlete from the Fresno
area to make the Olympic team.
This coming September Williams
will be a sophomore at the Univer-
sity of Southern California.
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July, 1972 13 Grapevine
R. T. THOMAS, owner and operator
of Yosemite Pool, left, and Grape-
vine's publisher, Frank Johnson,
stand on edge of swimming pool
constructed by Thomas for Fresno
City Personnel Department head,
Pat Mahler, right. Mahler stated
that he is a satisfied customer and
his family enjoys their newly con-
structed pool very much.
FRESNO BLACK POOL MAGNATE
By Mattie Meyers
Pool builder R. T. Thomas, own-
er and operator of Yosemite Pools
(Company), has the distinction of
being regarded as the oldest and
largest independent pool operator
in Fresno, and perhaps the only
Black licensed swimming pool con-
tractor in the State of California
and possibly the West. Mr. Thomas
states that much of his success as
operator of his gigantic pool con-
cern lies in strictly working on re-
ferrals. On being questioned furth-
er he best expresses this feeling by
saying, "look at any pool and
compare it against a Yosemite
Pool." He attributes his success
which is to the tune of approxi-
mately half-million dollar annual
gross worth of business to his mot-
to of "Quality First."
Although he was born in Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma, Mr. Thomas
has lived in Fresno since he was
seventeen. He got his business
training through a mail order
school-Anthony Business School
in Los Angeles. His wife, Mrs. Katie
Thomas, is also a successful busi-
ness operator, being the owner of
Kate's Beauty Salon as well as be-
ing a licensed instructor. The
Thomases have four children, who
are Mrs. Ernestine Hendricks (whose
husband is Redevelopment Agency
Director James Hendricks; Mrs. Bet-
ty Hogan, Leroy Candler, and Rich-
ard Dean Thomas.
Grapevine 14 July, 1972
Thomas stated that Mahler has a "Black Pool" one of the latest in pool
colors and styles. A "Black Pool" has black underwater instead of the
traditional blue. It gives off a clear and unique reflection when hit by
sunlight.
July, 1972 15 Grapevine
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July, 1972 17 Grapevine
Black Studies Bring Permanent Change To
Education Throughout United States
By Thomas A. Johnson
NEW YORK-Although divided on what Black Studies are, what they
should be and whom they should reach, a number of black educators,
social scientists and intellectuals agree that the discipline has forever
changed some aspects of American higher education.
In less than four years the concept has gone far beyond recitations of
black "firsts" in American history and those early courses--soul-food
cooking was one-that were put together hastily in an atmosphere of
anger and fear and that some black educators in secret gave names like
"chitterlings 101" and "advanced cornbread."
More than 600 colleges now offer black-oriented courses in African
history and religions, Swahili, Afro-American literature, economics, and
social and political thought-and at least 200 have established depart-
ments or centers that coordinate Black Studies in other fields.
The adherents of Black Studies have questioned and broken a number
of long-accepted academic rules. They have influenced the development
of Chicano, native American, Puerto Rican, Asian and women's studies.
They have opened up a new world of study for white as well as black
students.
And in the process they have given strong impetus to a mass black
introspection unparalleled in recorded history.
The historian, Dr. Vincent Harding, who heads the Atlanta-based
think tank, the Institute of the Black World, has said, "The black surge
in academic matters is dearly a demand for a new definition of America
and its institutions, a total re-evaluation from a black perspective."
Preston Wilcox, a former Columbia University professor of education,
has asserted, "Black Studies is that body of experience and knowledge
that blacks have had to summon in order to learn how to survive within
a society that is stacked against them."
And still other black educators have focused on the importance of
the discipline to all races. Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, director of the Institute
for Afro-American Affairs at New York University, said, "Literally tens of
thousands of students have been introduced to the realities of racism in
America and to the innumerable contributions of black people through-
out the world ... and to understand the universality of the human
condition."
Commenting on the "the quality" of Black Studies courses, Brown
maintained, "They are probably no better nor worse than other courses
in the curriculum."
Some Black Studies courses suffer from a lack of trained staffs, money
and commitment on the part of the university. Other programs, like Cor-
nell University's Africana Center, under James Turner, have been termed
one of the strongest academic units on campus by university officials.
Early speculation on the part of black students that Black Studies
would be "easy 'A's" have not, in the main, proved true. Many black
students who have not studied have failed.
Grapevine 18 July, 1972
New Fresno Bishop
Bishop W. S. Wilson of Fresno, center, newly installed as a bishop of
the Churches of God In Christ, accepts the congratulations of Bishop S.
M. Crouch, left, and Senior Bishop J. 0. Patterson after installation
ceremony in the Fresno Temple Church of God in Christ. Wilson has
served since 1970 as chairman of the Valley Fellowship of the denomina-
tion. The decision to make Wilson a bishop was made at a constitutional
convention of the church. Headquarters of the Valley Jurisdiction are in
Fresno. Bee Photo
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And Other Surrounding Towns
July, 1972 19 Grapevine
Funeral Services Held For Ella B. Gabriel,
Long Time Fresnan
Funeral Services were held for
Mrs. Ella Bernice Gabriel Saturday,
June 17, 1972 at the Fresno Temple
Church of God in Christ.
Mrs. Gabriel was born Dec. 29,
1908, in Seminole County, Okla-
homa, the ninth and youngest
child of William Earnest King and
Mary Annabelle King. She depart-
ed on June 14, 1972.
She was joined in marriage on
Dec. 29, 1929 to Alcides Gabriel,
who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Gabriel was a member of
the Presbyterian Church in Okla-
homa and after coming to Fresno
in 1922 she joined the Pentecostal
Church under the pastorate of Eld-
er and Mother Cotton; later joining
the Fresno Temple Church of God
in Christ, where she was a devout
and faithful member. She held
many offices in the church and was
a great help to her husband who
was chairman of the trustee board
of Fresno Temple.
Mrs. Gabriel gained many kind
and devoted friends in the fifty
years she lived in Fresno. She will
be deeply missed in the communi-
ty she loved so dearly.
She leaves to mourn her passing:
two sons, Arnold Gabriel of Fresno
and Alcides Gabriel, Jr., of Oak-
land; one brother, Eddie King of
San Francisco; one sister, Mrs, Sal-
ly Tubbs of Fresno, twelve grand-
children and a host of other rela-
tives and friends.
IF ANY LITTLE WORD OF MINE
If any little word of mine
May make a life the brighter,
If any little song of mine
May make a heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word,
And take my bit of singing
And drop ii in some lonely vale
To set the echoes ringing.
-ANON
Grapevine 20 July, 1972
TEACHER OF THE MONTH
By Mattie Meyers
Curtis Hurd
Hanford-born Curtis Hurd is
presently a mathematics teachers
at Lane Elementary School. Howev-
er, for the next school year, he
plans to take a position as Instruc-
tor at Pacific College. Curtis at-
tended Island Elementary School in
Lemoore and graduated from Le-
moore High School. Being an out-
standing track star, Curtis received
a track scholarship to Pacific Col-
lege in Fresno where he majored in
history and geography. While at
Pacific College he headed the Unit-
ed Minorities Student Association
for two years, captained the track
team for two years, as well as held
positions as head cheer leader,
commissioner of organizations,
Workdays Committee chairman and
was a member of the Fresno Chap-
ter of Youth for Christ.
As to Curtis's philosophy of life,
he feels the only way to bring about
change is to get involved with
people. Not only does he act as
counselor at Pacific College in his
out-of-school time, but he is also
studying towards his Master of
Arts Degree in Education.
Local Black Insurance Salesman
Tops Million Dollar Mark
Ledell Williams, an insurance
salesman with a local company,
has placed over a million dollars
of insurance volume in the greater
Fresno area.
Williams, active in the communi-
ty as an agent with The Travelers
Insurance Company, is license in
the areas of Life, Health, Variable
Annuities and Mutual Funds. He is
qualified in the fields of business
insurance and retirement matters
as well as Estate Planning and
Trust Accounts.
Travelers, an all purpose insur-
ance company, is able to service
all insurance needs.
"I am in the business to per-
form a desperately needed service
to my clients and friends in the
way of proper family protection
and planning," said Williams. "I
feel that I am doing a tremendous
job by the fact that in my first
eight months with Travelers I have
placed over a million dollars of in-
surance volume throughout the
community."
Williams is a graduate of Wash-
ington Union High School. He and
his wife, Barbara, have two chil-
dren: a daughter, Nancy, 2, and a
son, Spencer, nine months.
July, 1972 21 Grapevine
West Fresno Class Fights Racism
Institutions are fairly stable arrangement practices through which col-
lective actions are taken ... Business and labor, for example, determine
what is to be produced, how it is to be produced, and by whom and on
whose behalf products will be created.
Institutions have great power to reward and penalize. They reward by
providing career opportunities for some people and foreclosing them on
others. They reward as well by the way social goods are distributed; by
who receives training and skills, medical care, formal education, political
influence, moral support and self-respect, productive employment, fair
treatment by the law, decent housing, self-confidence and the promise
of a secure future for self and children. No society will distribute social
benefits in a perfectly equitable way. But no society need use race as a
criteria to determine who will be rewarded and who punished. Any na-
tion which permits race to affect those who benefits from social policies
is racist.
Fresno, California is a good example of a community that permits
race to affect it's social policies. One has but to look at local housing
patterns, city and county elected officials, and the law enforcement es-
tablishment to see that the minority groups of Fresno have no repre-
sentation, input, or influence on those social policies that govern their
lives.
A West Fresno class of about 45 community people, most of them Blacks
and Chicanos, under the guidance of Prof. Sanford Wright are fighting
racism in Fresno. The class has broken down into small groups, each
selecting an area in which they felt racism exists. These groups are com-
mitted to identify, confront, and if possible change the racist practice
they encounter.
One group is fighting racism in religion and has met with some suc-
cess. They received positive response from Rev. Ruben Scott and his con-
gregation on the issue of "White Christ." The group wanted the church
to remove the pictures showing Christ as being "White." The group con-
tended the Bible describes Christ as being other than "White" and asked
that the pictures be removed.
Another group has selected Fresno State College as its target. The
group has committed itself to re-organizing the Black Students Union on
the school campus, and getting more Black instructors in its Black Studies
program. The group feels Blacks should participate and have some say
about what they will be taught, and who will teach them.
A group of Chicanos is attacking the Pinedale schools. The group is
committed to bring some badly needed changes in the requirements for
teachers in this area. The two schools in Pinedale have an enrollment of
over 40% Chicano and the group feels that bi-lingual teachers should
be in the schools.
Another group is attacking the Poverty Program and one of its em-
ployees. The group feels the employee lacks the commitment to minori-
ties needed to perform an effective service. The group feels this employee
should be removed from the program and replaced.
A fight against racism in the Fresno jails is the target of another
Grapevine 22 July, 1972
Citizen Advisers Urge
Hiring Black As Edison Principal
A citizens advisory group to the
Unified School Board from
the Edison High School area says
the new principal of Edison should
be a black.
At the same time, Samuel D.
Hunt, chairman of the Model Neigh-
borhood Education Commission,
had warm praise for William R.
Gillen, who is being transferred
principal of Edison to principal of
Roosevelt High.
Hunt, in a four-page progress
report said the commission recom-
mends Gillen should be given a
higher adminstrative position than
principal because "caliber,
expertise, skills, knowledge and
talents."
In a shift of four principals, ap-
proved two weeks ago, the board
left open the principal's job at Edi-
son. The district is seeking appli-
cants statewide, although Supt.
Arnold E. Finch said the person to
be selected could be drawn from
the district staff. Finch has indicat-
ed he plans to rebuild Edison's in-
structional program to match the
new physical plant. Construction is
scheduled to begin in November.
Hunt told the board, "It should
be clearly noted that the commis-
sion feels that now is the time to
have a black administrator at Edi-
son High School. It should be un-
derstood that no principal, wheth-
er he be black, brown, white or
other, can alone solve all the prob-
lems that exist at Edison High
School.
group. The group feels that Black inmates should be able to have and
are entitled to certain basic essentials while in Fresno jails. The group
has put together a list of demands and suggestions before Under Sheriff
Mckinney concering this problem. They are:
1. Female Black Deputy Sheriff, which there is a position open now.
2. Male Black Deputy Sheriff.
3. Black hair dresser.
4. Male and female being able to visit each other, this would help
cut down on homosexual acts. (boyfriend & girlfriend, husband &
wife.)
5. Soul music to be piped in (KLIP, KPXR, 1090 Soul Express).
6. Black toiletry (plastic natural forks, hair dressing, skin creams).
7. Magazines of interests to Blacks (Essence, Black World, Calif. Ad-
vocate, Grapevine, Tan, Black Sports, Ebony).
8. A panel of Blacks to help in the selection of male/female Deputy
Sheriff.
Other groups in the class formed to combat racism include Edison High
School, more Blacks into nursing at FSC and a group determined to get
more Blacks into the ROTC program at FSC. There is also a group work-
ing in and promoting the Shirley Chisholm campaign.
All these groups are fighting racism in Fresno, Calif., any success on
their part can only benefit us all. But more importantly, people are be-
ginning to confront and attack racism, this is a start, perhaps the most
important start of all.
July, 1972 23 Grapevine
Home In Okinawa Is Established
Sharron E. White and John E. Banks were married January 8, 1972 in
home of the bride's parents. The bride, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. O. C.
White, was graduated from Mclane High School and attended Fresno
State College. The bridegroom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Banks, is a
graduate of Roosevelt High School. He attended Fresno City College.
The couple now lives in Okinawa.
Steve Rim Captures Golden West
Steve Rim of Clovis High School
could not be a State champion,
through no fault of his own, but he
is proving himself in post-season
competition.
Rim, who graduated from Clovis
High this year, soared to a lifetime
best of 50-lO to capture the covet-
ed Golden West Invitational Track
and Field triple jump champion-
ship.
Because the triple jump is not
in the State prep track meet, Rim
did not get to compete in his spe-
cialty. However, he did place fifth
in the long jump in the State Meet.
But, in the past few weeks, Rim
has been the king of prep triple
jumpers. Recently he captured the
first International Prep Invitational
in Illinois, featuring athletes from
five countries.
Rim added more than a foot to
his previous best of 49-5 1/2, made
earlier this year.
The Clovis star, who is headed
for Oregon State, also scored his
second-straight win over previous
national prep leader Tom Cochee
of Oakland Tech, who. was second
at 49-9. Cochee, who defeated Rim
at the West Coast Relays, had the
best prep triple jump in the nation
until Rim's mighty leap.
Grapevine 24 July, 1972
Recipe
of the
Month
by Wilma Crunk
Pork Fried Rice
* 2 cups white rice
* 2 large pork chops, or an equal amount of lean
pork cut into small cubes
* 2 tbs. of olive oil or cooking oil
* ½ cup chopped green pepper
* ½ cup chopped green onions
* 4 tbs. soy souce
* 1 tsp. accent
* 2 cups water
Wash rice thoroughly and drain. Brown meat in oil, us-
ing Dutch oven, over medium flame. Add half the chop-
ped pepper and green onions. Continue cooking until
pepper and onions are soft. Add soy sauce and cook 1
minute. Stir in rice and mix thoroughly, add water,
bringing quickly to boiling, place lid on pan, reduce
flame to simmer. Cook until dry, about half an hour.
Avoid peeking. Remove from heat and mix remaining
green pepper and onion. Serves 6.
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July, 1972 25 Grapevine
SERVICEMAN OF THE MONTH
By Mattie Meyers
Fresno-born Clyde Milburn of the
United States Navy, who is on du-
ty on the U. S. S. Arnold J. Isbell
(DD869) Destroyer anchored at Long
Beach Naval Base, has been chos-
en as GRAPEVINE'S SERVICEMAN
OF THE MONTH.
Clyde is one of twelve children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Miles Mil-
burn. He has six sisters and five
brothers. Although Clyde's early
years were spent in school in Dal-
las, Texas, he returned to Fresno
and graduated from Edison High
School in 1968. Serviceman Milburn
studied hairstyling at San Diego
Barber College and after gradua-
tion, began his barber and hair-
styling career in the Navy. "I really
enjoy messing with the hair," says
Clyde, when asked how he hap-
pened to choose barbering and
hairstyling for a career. "Someday
I hope to become a famous hair-
stylist. I like fooling with the hair
because the proper hairstyle brings
out the most in an individual."
Twenty-one-year-old Clyde contin-
ued chatting during our interview
about his hopes for the future. "I
will get out of the service in five
months and hope to further spe-
cialize in cosmetology in New
York." "Why New York?" he was
asked. "New York City is a very
big place with all kinds of people
and the more people one has to
work with, the more professional
one gets. I hope to return to Fes-
no after I become a very experi-
enced hairstylist and cosmetolo-
gist."
Being one of Gemini's favorites,
Clyde's birthday comes on June
5th. His favorite sports are foot-
ball, baseball, and swimming. He
loves traveling and of all the plac-
es he has seen around the world,
his favorite city is Hong Kong.
However, there's no place like
home. Whenever Clyde gets a
leave, he comes to Fresno and vis-
its his aunt, Mrs. Alice Swan.
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Grapevine 26 July, 1972
View From The Terrace
More than 1,,000 delegates attended the Pacific States Association Elks
Convention in Fresno. Three Elk officials pause to view Courthouse Park
from the Fresno Hilton. They are, from the left, C. L. Smith of Los An-
geles, Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight; Lonnie Kelly of Pittsburg, presi-
dent, Pacific States Association of Elks; and Hobson R. Reynolds of Phil-
adelphia, Pa., Grand Exalted Ruler.
July, 1972 27 Grapevine
Valedictorian Of Washington Colony
By Mattie Meyers
Eric Hodge
Eric Hodge has been selected
Valedictorian of the Washington
Colony School District for the year
1972. The award was made on the
basis of letter grades, standardized
test scores, and citizenship
maintained throughout the sixth,
seventh, and eighth grades. Mr.
James Massie, District Superinten-
dent, stated that the scores of a
number of eligible students were
ranked and Eric was clearly the
winner. He describes Eric as having
an unusually accurate talent
for words and working with peo-
ple.
During the eighth grade year,
Eric has (l) served as president of
the school chorus, (2) acted as lead
in the school operetta, (3) played
football with the Easton Raiders,
(4) been a member of the school
track team, and (5) narrated the
Christmas play. Eric is fond of tell-
ing everyone about his experience
of having played the piano in the
Governor's Mansion when his class
took a study trip to Sacramento.
Eric is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hodge and the brother of
Robin, David, Tamara, and Sharla
Hodge.
Edison High Students Employed By
West Fresno Unified Planning Project
Two 17-year-old Edison High
School students are working this
summer with the West Fresno Uni-
fied Planning Project.
Maycell Jackson, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Johhny D. Jackson, 1205
E. Vine St., and Melvin Ricks, the
son of Mr and Mrs. John Ricks, 46
E. Amador St., are student interns
financed by the Neighborhood
Youth Corps In-School Program, a
federal funded project administer-
ed by the Fresno County Board of
Education.
Kenneth Schneider, the planning
consultant in charge of the West
Fresno Planning Project said the
two students would have a variety
of assignments including working
in the area of citizen involvement.
"We want to get West Fresnans,
including young people in the
schools, more active in the plan-
ning process," Schneider explained.
"We hope that these young men
will help us reach more young people
for their ideas and support.
"One of the major goals is to
create a unified and comprehen-
sive plan for the long ranged fu-
ture development of West Fresno.
We recognize that no plan is worth
much unless it is well understood
and fully supported by the people
it is designed to help."
Grapevine 28 July, 1972
Pondexter Goes To Long Beach State
Jerry Tarkanian, right, toasts Roscoe Pondexter with a glass of water
as the 6'-7" Fresno City College basketball star signed a letter of intent
for Long Beach State recently.
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July, 1972 29 Grapevine
ATTENTION READERS
Fresno's Edison High School Class of 1957 alumni will be having
their 15th year Class Reunion party on August 12, 1972 at Fresno's
Airport Marina, but the reunion committee cannot locate some of
its class members. If you know the addresses or telephone numbers
of any of the class members listed below, please call Clarisse
(Marchese) Marinez at 233-1470 or Betty (Logan) Johnson at
233-1346.
Vincent Alvarez Jr.
Alice Rita Anaya
Tomoe Asanuma
Dolores Bermudez
Theodore Baldwin
Lloyd Brownlee
Thomas Bruton
Martha Vera Celaya
Freddie Cervantez
Marland Wayne Clement
Kenneth Wayne Dudley
Jean Duty
Adolfo Esparza
Mabel Esparza
Leopold Fitch Cardona
Evelyn Marie Floyd
Marion Gean Greathouse
James Green
Alice Gutierrez
Edward Heredia
Helen Louise Hernandez
Ira L. Higgs
Diana Kay Holdridge
Judith Huie
David Hunter
Frank Lemon
Dorothy Mae Lewis
Stella Therease Luna
Patsy Anita McMillion
Bobby Ray Marshall
Gilbert Joe Martinez
William R. Mask
Peter Medina
Walter Miller
Robert M. Mora
Timothy Myers
Alfred Nealy
Tooru Ono
Leo Pegues
Mamie Elizabeth Person
Elizzem Picken
Ernest Ray Prewitt
Ralph Ramirez
Edward Robinson
Bill Puga Rocha
Elisa Sosa
William J. Sparks
Gertha Starks
Tatsui Tanako
Willie Walter Trammel
Joe Trejo
Joe Turner
Ruby Walker
Alma Willings
Farley Wong
Jim Wong
Curtis Epperson
Frank Ortega
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