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Grapevine 2 July, 1973



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Vol. 5 No. 7

July, 1973

Table of Contents

Secretary of the Month ------------------------------------------- 6
Young Black Swimmer ---------------------------------------------- 7
Wedding of the Month --------------------------------------------- 8
Former Fresnan -------------------------------------------------- 10
Young People in the News ---------------------------------------- 11
Mother of the Year ---------------------------------------------- 12
Black History --------------------------------------------------- 13
Wedding Anniversary --------------------------------------------- 14
Sports ---------------------------------------------------------- 15
Model of the Month ---------------------------------------------- 16
50th Anniversary ------------------------------------------------ 18
Education ------------------------------------------------------- 19
Scholarship Winners --------------------------------------------- 20
Poster Contest Winners ------------------------------------------ 22
Teacher of the Month -------------------------------------------- 23
New Black Disc Jockey ------------------------------------------- 24
Black Educators Honored ----------------------------------------- 26
Edison High School ---------------------------------------------- 27
People in the News ---------------------------------------------- 28
West Fresno Service Center -------------------------------------- 30

Photo Credit:
Fresno Bee Pp. 7, 11 , 27
California Advocate P. 12
Earl Bradley P. 17
Cal Hamilton Pp. 22, 30
Al Andrews P. 13

Ray Huff P. 8 and Cover

July, 1973 5 Grapveine



SECRETARY OF THE MONTH

Miss Theresa Ann Fuller

Miss Theresa Ann Fuller, Executive
Secretary at Fresno State Univers
ity is new to Fresno, having
come here from Los Angeles where
she worked as a model and in
various Executive Secretaria I positions.
Miss Fuller, 22, lived in
Madera, Calif. until she graduated
from Ma dera High School. La te r
she moved to San Francisco and
then to Los Angeles. Her favori te
pastime is listening to jazz music.
She has a typ ing speed of ove r
90 words per minute with accuracy
and ta kes d icta tion just as well.


Grapevine 6 July, 1973



Young Black Swimmer Regarded As Best
In the Valley

Little Tony Smith, 9, of the Fresno
Swim Club pops his head out
of the water during a swim workout.
The nine-year-old Black swimmer
is regarded as one of the best
in the valley for his age group.
Tony is a fourth grader at Madison
Elementary School. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Noel Smith .
Recently, Tony captured fou r
prizes in the Visalia Sunkist Invi tational
Swim Meet. He set a meet
record of 18.4 in the 25-yard
breaststroke and tied the 14.2
standard in the 25-yard free style.
He also placed first in the 25 butterfly
(16.4) and third in the 25
backstroke (19.4) to win the high
point trophy.
Tony 's mother, Mrs. Gloria
Smith, said, "When we were building
our home we wanted a pool
and we felt all the kids (6 boys
and 3 girls) would have to lea rn
how to swim. So, when he first
started swimming, it was for safety
reasons.''
"We would kind of like to see
more Blacks go into swimming. In
the past there has not been the
encouragement for Blacks to go into
swimming. There have been no
individuals in our area who ha ve
been stars in swimming."
"Blacks just aren 't exposed to
swimming because they just swim
in the swimming pools. But, unless
you join a team and really d e velop,
you never think about swimming
seriously."
Mrs. Smith explained that fin ancial
reasons limit Blacks from participating
and did not go alo ng
with the theory that Black bone
structure hinders the ability.
Regardless of theories young
Tony's attention appears di rected
toward winning awards, not color
barriers.

July, 1973 7 Grapevine



WEDDING

OF THE

MONTH

What may well be the most spectacular wedding of this or any other
season took place last month in Town and Gown Hall at the University
of Southern California when Fresno's Charles Young, who has just signed
a $140,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles pro football club,
and former Fresnan Colleen Walker, said vows before some 500 guests.

The Young-Walker nuptial was only the third wedding ever to be
allowed in the USC hall usually reserved for special university receptions
of dignitaries.

As the bride started down an improvised aisle lined with tall topiary
trees of gardenias, yellow carnations and ivy, the stage curtains were
pulled to reveal a flower-bedecked gazebo outlined with twinkling
lights. The bride's gown-custom-made by a Hollywood designer-had
miniature twinkling lights outlining its 20-foot train.

At the champagne reception and dance that followed, a six-tiered
cake (5 feet wide at the base) was cut by the couple who stood on a
platform to reach it. Even then , the cake towered over Charles who is
6-foot-5.

Among those attending frcm Fresno were Charles' parents, Amos and
Nora Young, and his br.:, thers-Amos Jr., Lawrence, Calvin and sister
Joyce, who was a candle-lighter. The Ralph Walker Jrs., Colleen's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. a nd Mrs. Richard Gwin and daughter Lorrie,
the bride's sister and br: ther-in-law and niece who was flower girl, also
were there. Others driving to the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Mehas, the Jim Fugmans, the Larry Ravens, and the Elmo Bradleys.

The bride's parents; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Walker Sr. moved from here
three years ago and now live in Milpitas, Calif. (Fresno Bee)

Grapevine 8 July, 1973



Mr. & Mrs. Charles Young

July, 1973 9 Grapevine



Former Fresnan Works with New
Los Angeles Mayor

EZUNIAL BURTS, left, a former Fresnan, is shown above with Los Angeles's
newly elected Mayor Tom Bradley. Burts worked in Bradley's
campaign as a youth organizer and was instrumental in Bradley's victory
over Los Angeles Incumbent Sam Yorty by a wide margin-100,000
votes-in their runoff election.

Grapevine 10 July, 1973



Seventeen-year-old David Meyers Youngest
Appointee to Redevelopment Commission

David Keith Meyers, at age 17,
is the youngest man to be appointed
to a Redevelopment Agency.
Recently the Mayor of Fresno called
upon him to accept this position.
Meyers has been active with the
Fresno Youth Commission and was
the highest vote-getter from his
district. A 1973 graduate of Hoover

High School, Meyers is very interested
in government and intends
to pursue a pre-law course when
he enters colleoe this Fall. While
at Hoover High, he was active in
Forensics and received a number
of awards, citations, and trophies
for public speaking.

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MOTHER OF THE YEAR

Mrs. Betty Smith (center) was named as the California Advocate Newspaper
1973 Mother of the Year at a festive spring luncheon
at the Cecil Hinton Center. She is surrounded by Advocate publisher
Lesly Kimber and the Mother of the Year Committee: (L to R) Mrs. Linda
Maxwell, Mrs. Mary Hardeman, Mrs. Pauline Kimber and Mrs.
Eddings.

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Grapevine 12 July, 1973



BLACK HISTORY

CREATIVE HAIR

By Makada

The art of hair sculpturing originated
in Africa more than l 0,000
years ago. Beautiful pictures of
Egyptians wearing braids are still
found inside the great pyramids.
The Egyptians or Romiti, as the
Black people of the Nile referred
to themselves, wore braids as a
spiritual tradition. They believed
the world was created by fire
which lead to the worship of the
sun. The Egyptians believed the
Sun God, RA, would aid them in
the development of their brain and
their soul, thus, they braided their 1
hair to allow as much solar energy
as possible to be absorbed by the
brain.

Whenever the Egyptians sculptured
their hair, they first made
certain it was clean. The braider
then created a design by feeling
the vibration of the individual having
his hair braided. Instead of
thinking up a hair design, they
created designs according to the
individuals good vibrations. So the
braided seldomly know what the
design would be like before it was
completed. The braids performed
triple duty, l) they beautified the
skull which houses the brain; 2)
they enabled the wearer to think
more clearly by lowering the electro-
interference between the electricity
in the atmosphere and the
electricity in the hair; and 3) they
grew the hair, changed the rough
texture, and brought out richer coloration.

Rita Wright

Joyce Ford

Rosemary Beard

Marilyn Young

July, 1973 13 Grapevine



38th Wedding Anniversary


What was supposed to be a surprise
birthday party, Saturday, July
7, for Roy Woods, as planned by
his beloved wife Tena, ended up
a surprise 38th Wedding anniversary
party for the Woods, a well
known and very active Fresno
couple.

The Woods three daughters, Ms.
Arthelma Johnson, of Los Angeles,
Ms. Dezie Jones, of Oakland, and
Ms. Rosemary Blanchard of Altadena
turned the table on the surprise'
by honoring their parents
w ith O gala anniversary picnic in
Fresno's Reeding Park, which was
attended by O host of relatives and
close friends throughout the State
of California. This was the first
time the Woods couple's anniversary
was celebrated in such O festive
manner -a la Soul Tradition.

The Woods, who married Moy
9 1935 in Ruston, La., have been
residing in Fresno for 25 years
Since their arrival, they both hove
been an asset to the community
because they preferred to be actively
involved in its activity.

Some of the many things they
have been active in include help
ing to found the Fresno Chapte
of the National Assoc1at on of the
Advancement of Colored People
(N.A.A.C.P.) and helping to found
the first P.T.A. at Edison High in
Fresno. In addition, they are very
active members of the Mount Pleas·
ant Baptist Church.

Mr. Woods has operated small
businesses in Fresno since his arrival.
He got his start in Louisiana
where he opened the first loco
dance hall for Blacks in the 30's.

Grapevine 14 July, 1973



SPORTS

Stanley Glenn of Fresno was honored recently when his name and
picture appeared in the book, Who's Who in National High School Football.


Glenn, a 6'-2"-210 pounds defensive end, will be in his senior year
at Central Union High School this September. He made the first team
all-league and honorable mention All-Metro team in fo_otball as a high
school junior. In his junior year he averaged five unassisted tackles and
nine assisted tackles per game. He also intercepted three passes.

This summer, colleges throughout the United States have been contacting
him to attend their schools after his senior year.

Glenn also is outstanding in track and basketball. He took first place
in the shot-put in his league with a heave of 52'2 ½"
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Hal Glenn Jr. of Fresno.

38th Wedding Anniversary (Continued from Preceding Page)

Such all-time great Big Bands who
played to hundreds at the dance
hall include Duke Ellington and
Count Bossie. Woods is presently
leasing his small cafe in Fresno.
In addition he is Head of Custodial
Services for the Trinity Street Head
Start Center.
Mrs. Woods is a retired em-
ployee of the Fresno County Hospital.
She is presently Treasurer of
the Fresno Chapter of the National
Council of Negro Women, is a
member of the Department of Correction
Placement Bureau Advisory
Guild and sits on the Board of the
Fresno Boys Club.

July, 1973 15 Grapevine



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Grapevine 16 July, 1973



Start Center.
Mrs. Woods is a retired em-
Guild and sits on the Board of the
Fresno Boys Club.
July, 1973 15 Grapevine



GRAPEVINE MODEL Of THE MONTH

Beautiful Linda Hunter of
Fresno picture was snapped
while relazing at the beach.
She is a telephone operator
and enjoys swimming, sew-
ing, and traveling.

Swimsuit by
Penneys- Fashion Fiar Photographer
Earl Bradley

July, 1973 17 Grapevine



50th Anniversary

Members honored for fifty years

The Rozina Chapter #23 of Fres·
no, Order of Eastern Star, Prince
Hall Right of Adoption, celebrated
its 50th Anniversary, recently at
the Swiss Bavarian House. There
were a number of out of town
members and visitors present for
the affair.

The Rozina Chapter was insti•
tuted September, 1922, and their
charter was presented the same
year. James G. Edmonds, Grand
Worthy Patron and Al ine J. Hous·
ton, Grand Worthy Matron pre•
sided. Among chapter officers
seated were Lula Penn, Worthy
Matron and James L Clark Wor·
thy Patron.

Members honored for fifty years
service in the chapter were Mrs.
Minnie M. Howard, past matron,
a charter member and Mrs. Etta
Mae Sheffield, Past Matron. Mrs.
Howard was matron of the chap·
ter in 1928 and formerly served
as secretary.

Mrs. Sheffield was the 1927
Matron. During her 50 year tenure,
she held every office in the order;
was treasurer for 18 years, assist•
ant secretary for l O years and
served as chairman of many com•
mittees. For her dedication to the
principles of the Order of Eastern
Star and her many years of service,
she was presented a gold 50 year
pin. Mrs. Jessie Bolden, Past Mat•
ron and chairman of the banquet
committee, made the presentation.

Mr. Rutherford Gaston, Principal
of the Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary
School, was the speaker.
Mrs. Frances Grigsby, Past Matron
and current secretary, gave brief
remarks on the history of the chap-
ter. Others on the program were
Mrs. Mattie P. Taylor, Past Matron
and Mrs. Ethel Garner, Past Mat-
ron.

Mrs. Josephine Nesbitt is the
1973 Matron of the Chapter and
Mr. Herschel Bolden, Worthy Pat-
ron.


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Grapevine 18 July, 1973



Black Ethnic Studies Formally Becomes Part
Of Fresno City Schools Curriculum

By Mattie Meyers

Mrs. Lois Harris
Black Studies Coordinator
As a curriculum discipline, Black
Ethnic Studies has finally and formolly
become part of the ongoing
curriculum for Fresno City Schools '
students. In fact all students in the
State of California will be mandat·
ed to know something about Black
people in America and the contri-
butions they have made. Some
West Fresno Schools have had an
ongoing program of Black Studies
for the past four years, have been
requested by the West Fresno Par·
ent Advisory Committees in indi-
vidual schools.

Recently Fresno City Unified
School District appointed as its
first coordinator for Black Ethnic
Studies, Mrs. Lois Vernel Harris.
The new coordinator was born,
reared and educated in Fresno,
having graduated from Edison
High School and Fresno State Uni-
ve rsity. Her background of exper-
ience includes three and a half
years of .teaching at Carver Ele•
mentary School and one year as
a Math Resource Teacher. She is
now pursuing graduate study at
Fresno State University. She is mar-
ried and the mother of two child-
ren ages two and seven. Her par-
ents a re Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris,
Sr.

Mrs. Harris is very interested in
working with the community and
is soliciting ideas and suggestions
for the Black Ethnic Studies Curri-
culum which is now being devel-
oped. She may be contacted at
224-4350 or 237-4973.

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July, 1973 19 Grapevine



Grapevine Magazine Salutes Ouststanding Edison High Scholarship Winners for 1973


Sharlene Holmes Norma Jean Wright Susan Young

Vivian Chatman Carolyn Frazier Lydia Daniels

Peggy Jackson Debra Jackson Nadine King



Edison High School has always produced some outstanding Black
students whose successes are still being acclaimed. But within the last
decade there has been vociferous demands that since Edison's student
body consists of more Blacks than in any other Fresno high school,
there must be a higher percentage of excellency and greater numbers
of Blacks entering and completing college. For the needs of the Black


Grapevine 20 July, 1973



Yvonne Hale Ruth Graves Gwendolyn Garcia

Joyce Collins Melvin Ricks Karen Phillips

Michael Waller Colleen Sterling Judy Cooper

masses are g reater and more Blacks must respond to these needs in
quality and quantity of assistance.
This year's graduation class has more than twenty Black students receiving
scholarships to further their education.
The G rapevine Magazine salutes these students for their outstanding
achievements! Mattie Meyers

July, 1973 21 Grapevine



Conest winners L-to-R John Anderson, 1st Prize; Charoletta Nealy, 2nd
Prize; Sophia Mekhitarian, teacher; Mary Gomez, 4th Prize, and Grover
Cobb, 3rd Prize.

ART POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

The Neighborhood Alert Burglary Prevention Project in cooperation
with the Fresno City Police Department sponsored a Burglary and Crime
Prevention Poster contest for elementary and junior high students. Irwin
and Ivy were the participating schools in the junior high division. Ivy
walked off with all four prizes.

First prize of a l 2" portable TV set went to John Anderson. A wrist
watch went to Joyce Robinson while Grover Cobb walked off with a
transistor radio. Mary Gomez will have dinner for two at Smugglers Inn
as fourth prize recipient.

Consolation prizes went to Kizer Easter, Iris Jones, Fannie Perry and
Joyce Robinson from Ivy.

Grapevine 22 July, 1973



TEACHER OF THE MONTH


Mr. Leslie Lamont Harris


The GRAPEVINE'S Teacher of the
Month is Leslie Lamont Harris who
is Vice-Principal and sixth grade
teacher at McKinley Elementary
School in the McKinley-Roosevelt
School District of Fresno County. He
has been teaching for eleven years
with two years of high school, two
years of junior high, and seven
of elementary schools.

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Harris
moved to Florida at age 14. He
graduated from Florida A and M
University at Tallahasse. In 1964
he came to California and later in
1967 settling in the Fresno Community.
He is currently working towards
his Masters degree at San
Diego State University, University
of California at Santa Cruz and
Fresno State University.

At age 34, he is still a bachelor
but would like to meet the right
Christian young lady. He is a member
of the Fresno Westside Seventh
Day Adventist Church. His philosophy
of life is summed up with the
following words: " I believe that
man should not be given anything.
He should work to secure what he
wants and keep what he has.
Always feel that there is nothing
you cannot do with the help of
God. Go ahead, never feeling sorry
for yourself." His hobbies are golf,
tennis, camping and hiking. He is
also very active in church related
work such as giving Bible studies.
He resides at 1509 N. Brooks
Avenue.

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July, 1973 23 Grapevine



NEW BLACK DISC JOCKEY

By Harold K. Sutton

Today there's a new sound on the air and if your radio dial is turned
to KLIP, you'll know that something vocally different is going on in the
broadcasting world.

For many people to become a disc jockey is only a dream but for the
latest disc jockey around the Fresno area, that dream has come true.
It has come true through assistance from the Fresno Model Cities sponsored
training program at the Vanguard School of Broadcasting.

Pictured above is their latest training success, in the person of Jeffrey
V. Sutton, better known on the air as "Jeffrey Von." He is the latest addition
to the KLIP staff and has been a Fresno resident for the past
seventeen years. He is replacing Harry Jeffrey, who left KLIP to accept
a position with KSOL radio in the Bay area.

Jeffrey Von is a 1969 graduate of Edison High School. He also attended
Fresno State University, majoring in drama, radio, and television.
For the past two and a half years Jeffrey Von has been a disc jockey
for various discotheque's in Oakland, California and also an MC for
many dances in the same area. He later returned to Fresno and began
working for KOAD in Lemoore before moving to KLIP in Fowler, Calif.

Jeffrey Von recently married Delilah Dodson in August, 1972. He enjoys
blowing all the latest hits to you, so keep your dial tuned to KLIP
and the Jeffrey Von Show, weekdays from 9:00 A.M. to ll:00 A.M.

Grapevine 24 July, 1973



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July, 1973 25 Grapevine



Educators Receive Awards for
Outstanding Service


John Shropshire Edna Overall Lester Riggins

Rae Mims Fredelia Carr Louie Kirkpatrick

The Black Educators Association of Fresno presented fourteen educator
awards for their service to the Fresno community. The Award presentation
was made at the Black Educators monthly meeting held at the
Twenty Century Elks Club.

Those who received awards were John Shropshire, Irwin Junior High
Dean of Boys; Henry Jules, Bethune School vice principal; Rutherford
Gaston, Bethune School principal; Alroy Thomas, Professor Fresno State
University; Marvin Howard, Ethnic Studies Resource teacher, Franklin
School; Bertha Sams, Lowell School teacher; Fredelia Carr, Irwin School
teacher; Sam Hunt, Parent Advisory Commissioner, president; Rae Mims
Edison High School counselor; Edna Overall, Teilman School teacher;
Joe Lee, Martin Luther King School principal; Lester Rigg ins, Fresno State
University professor; Mattie Meyers, Bethune School Math Resource Specralrst,
and Lovie Kirkpatrick, Edison High School teacher.

Grapevine 26 July, 1973



Edison High School Walls Begin to Crumble

The he a vy iron ball begins its
destructive work on the 46-yea rold
main building on the Edison
High School campus as a group of
neighborhood children watch the
action. Demolition of the ivy-covered
walls is part of a $2 million
building and rehabilitation program.
The old building no longer
meets earthquake safety standards.
Construction on new buildings
began a few months ago and
the project is scheduled for completion
in time for classes in September
197 4. Relocatable buildings
will provide classroom space
for Edison students during the 1973-
74 school year.

Bee Photo

July, 1973 27 Grapevine



PEOPLE IN

THE NEWS

Earl R. Meyers, Jr., was the
Grand Prize winner of the Fresno
Adventist Academy Talent Show
held at the Fresno Convention Center.
He received a cash award of
$200.00. His winning musical was,
" I Got Plenty of Nuttin' " from
Gershwin's Opera, Porgy and Bess.
Meyers is a teacher at Franklin
School and is currently completing
his Moster·s Degree at Fresno State
University.

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West Fresno Service Center


BERTRAND W . HAYWOOD and LORRAINE LINNEBARGER are shown
above as they discuss how best to serve a client of the West Fresno Service
Center. Both professional employment counselors, they help young
people in deciding upon a vocational goal, then assist in the attainment
of the goal. Counselors also help workers who want to change occupations
but are undecided about the new choice. All job seekers in West
Fresno should visit the Service Center where they will receive prompt
and courteous service. It is located at 2555 S. Elm Ave.


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