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September-October, 1974
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sorority News
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Television- Rodney Allen Rippy
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For Block Parents
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Barbaro Ethridge
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NAACP News ...................................... 11
Block History ................................. . 1 2
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Educat ion- What Can Parents Do?
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Sports-Percy Carr ..... ................. ........... 22
Milestone- Caroline Cooper ......... . ... 22
Politics- Senator Me rvyn Dymolly ....... 25
Being Poor Is
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Church News- Rev . H. W. Williams . ... 28
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(L to R) Flo Atwater, Lillian Baugh , Ruby Jo Dreher
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY is up to his cute ears in popcorn and other happenings each week on "The Harlem Globetrotters
Popcorn Machine," new live-on-tape Saturday morning series which premiered recently on the CBS Television Network. Rodney has joined nine
of basketball's famed Globetrotters, who will advance pro-social messages in fun-filled musical and comedy features.
Sorority Convention
The Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sororities 197 4 State Convention was held
at the Airport Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, California. The sororities
theme was " Growth Through Effective Communication. "
Mrs. Lillian Baugh of Tulare, California was elected as the new Cali·
fornia State President. Mrs . Ruby Jo Dreher, the president of the Sigma
Beta Chapter represented the Fresno, California area.
At the Awards Banquet Mrs. Flo Atwater of Fresno was presented
the Travel Award by the sorority for her half-a-million miles of travel
around the world.
Ms. Baugh, Dreher, and Atwater are all members of the Sigma Beta
Chapter of Fresno, California .
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Dr. We lsing states, " All Black children should be taught the
following fundamental exercises in Black self-respect_ by Black
adults' example in the home, school , church , and neighborhood
before the age of six years :
1. Stop name-calling one another.
2 . Stop cursing one another.
3 . Stop squabbling with one another.
4 . Stop gossiping about one another.
5 . Stop snitch ing on one another.
6 . Stop bei ng discourteous towards one another.
7 . Stop robbing one another.
8 . Stop stealing from one another.
9 . Stop killing one another.
10. Stop fighting one another.
11 . Stop usi ng and selling drugs to one another.
12. Stop throwing trash and dirt on the streets and in places
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NAACP
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Barbara Ethridge is one of fifteen Fresno County residents to be
named by the Board of Superv isors to the Social Services Adviso ry
Committee, a group that will make
recommendations on "people programs " that could receive federa l
revenue sharing funds.
Mrs. Ethridge, the co-owner of
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Fresno, Lena Costa, and LaVerne
Bryant will be representing the
first supervisorial district of South west Fresno County.
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DISCRIMINATION
Arthur Jenkins
President, Fresno Chapter
Without fanfare, the Fresno chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has stepped up
its efforts to help blacks who are being discriminated against in
their jobs.
Arthur Jenkins, president of the Fresno chapter, said he is not
ready to name firms the agency has been dealing with, but "we
will do so in the very near future."
Jenkins said the chapter has been successful in making some
gains in the employment field and it is attempting to get copies of
affirmative action plans of various Fresno firms "if they exist."
"We have found some of the firms and public service agencies
will hire blacks but will not promote them," said Jenkins.
He cited the case of a black woman who has trained whites for
one agency for more than 13 years, but she has repeatedly been
passed over for promotion.
"We are attempting to give some of the firms the opportunity
to make adjustments in ·their hiring practices. Should they fail to
do so, then we will make public charges to which they must respond," said Jenkins.
"There are many firms in Fresno which practice discrimination
in hiring when it concerns blacks. We want them to know we are
coming to see them. We have many questions to ask of these
firms."
The chapter is also seeking to put muscle in its campaign by
increasing membership and starting an active program.
"There are so many bush fires we must address ourselves to
and in order not to be spread so thin we must have people to
cover the myriad problems and meet with the people with whom
we deal," he said.
The chapter will elect new officers in December.
Jenkins said, "I had not intended to run for reelection, but over
the past few months some encouraging things have happened and
I believe we are about to make a break through in our job discrimination program.
"We have been accused of being dormant, but we really have
not."
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In 1897, Andrew J . Beard received $50,000 for an invention
which has since prevented the death or maiming of countless numbers of railroad men.
While working in an Alabama railroad yard, Beard had all too
,often seen men lose hands, even arms, in serious accidents occurring during the manual coupling of railroad cars (a system curious-'
ly enough still used in some European countries) . The system in use
involved the dropping of a metal pin into place as two cars would
crash together. It was not an utter rarity for a man, himself to be
caught between cars and crushed to death during this split-second
operation .
Beard 's invention , called the "Jenny Coupler," was an automatic device which secured two cars by merely bumping them
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Cheryl White of Rome, Ohio, the only Black woman jockey in the nation, rode her first race recently at the Fresno District Fair track. She was
one of two women jockeys on the track.
Miss White, whose father was a former rider and now a trainer, has
been riding for the past three years , mostly at eastern tracks . She has
brought home 56 winners, including 38 in 1972. She rode a winner in
the recent Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Pomona.
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" Everyone had to sleep on the floor that first night," said Mrs. Miller.
After buying enough clothes and food for everyone, the Millers looked for a larger home . But they could not find one .
So Miller started building a two-story addition to the existing house,
which gave the family three more bedrooms and two additional bathrooms. Eight months later everyone had room to spread out a little. .
Miller, 33, is an electrical contractor. He is a big powerful man with
a keen sense of humor and the ability to solve just about every problem that comes along.
To help his wife keep tabs on all the children he installed an inte~com system with speakers in every room of the house. To enable has
family to travel together, he sold his Lincoln Continental and bought a
van with enough seats for everyone.
Currently, Miller is busy building a motor home which he hopes to
use for future family camping trips.
Mrs . Miller, 25, is an attractive young homemaker who also hap·
pens to be a karate expert. She has won several trophies in tournaments throughout the state and recently competed in the International
Championships in Long Beach.
" Jll h e11 I was gmu •i11 g 1t/J my bro thers and l were
sepnrnl<' d. I dir/11 ' / 11111111 that l o hnpf)en to these
kids!"
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and their family .
Millers Make Room In Their Hearts,
Home For Large Family
By GUY KEELER
When Mabel and Tony Miller go shopping, they often buy bread 20
loaves at a time . When their family sits down for dinner, everyone eats
in shifts . And when bedtime rolls around , a few must sleep on the
floor.
But none of these things bother this remarkable young couple . To
them, no personal sacrifice is too great to provide a good home for
their 15 children .
Two years ago life was normal for the Millers. They had four y1>ung
children of their own , a nice home , a brand new car and plenty of
time to go places and do things .
Then , virtually overnight, they were confronted w ith a big decision :
should they provide a home for 11 nephews and nieces?
" When I was growing up my brothers and I were separated," Miller
recalled thoughtfully . " I d idn 't want that to happe n to these kids ."
So the Mill ers made roo m for 11 more children in their three-bedroo m
ho me .
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" No," she said with a laugh , " you don't have to know karate to keep
15 children in line . You just have to lay down some firm rules. With
lhat many children you can't get anything done if you have to keep
telling kids to do something more than once."
The children range in age from 15 to 2. There are eight girls and
seven boys.
How does she manage to feed and take care of that rnany children?
" I use bigger pans," she said . "And the children help ."
Mrs. Miller nodded toward a chart she had taped to the wall. On it
were a list of daily chores, like washing dishes, folding clothes and
emptying the trash. Under each chore she had written the name of the
child who was responsible for doing the work each day.
Mrs . Miller performs a minor miracle every Sunday when she gets
her family ready in time for church at the Deliverance Temple.
" I'm the first one up and I cook breakfast," she said. "I pick out the
childrens' clothes and they get dressed . Then I comb the girls' hair.
I'm the last one to get ready. But we're never late."
Although the Millers are not able to travel as much as they used to,
they still try to find time for a family outing now and then. Several
weeks ago they spent a day at the Magic Mountain amusement park.
"It was really nerve-racking," said Mrs . Miller. "All I did was count
noses all day."
Despite the hardships, the extra expense and the sacrifices it t_akes to
raise 15 children, the Millers do not want to trade places with any
other parents in the world. That is the kind of parents they are. Their
family is large, but the love for their children is larger.
" You know," said Miller, " after a while you get attached to all of
them . And no matter what it costs, we're going to raise them. We
wouldn't ever want to lose any of them ."
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PEOPLE
Black Muslims
Find Profit In Fishing Fleet, Self-Help
By WALT PORTER
Fresno has only witnessed the
tip of the iceberg in the Nation of
Islam 's financial growth and for
the most part is unaware of the
Black Muslim's multimillion-dollar
empire.
Minister lsaih of Fresno 's Muhammad 's Temple 39 explained
the Nation of Islam has for the
past three years been involved in
the international fishing business
in a large way.
Fish from those catches are sold
extensively in West Fresno.
The Black Muslim's leased cargo vessels, outfitted with refreigera tor equipment to haul three million pounds of f ish each week
from Peruvian waters to Los Angeles, Mobile, Ala., and New
York.
Minister lsaih said future plans
are to include San Francisco as a
delivery port.
He also said the catches are
processed at sea.
"We have a contract with the
Pe ruvian government to fish off
their coastline," he said.
The local temple operates a
small restau rant on California Avenue, near Edison High School,
which specia lizes in the home delivery of $2 meals.
The Nation of Islam operates a
complete trucking fleet throughout
the United States. It is equipped
with
tractor-trailers,
refrigerator
vans and piggyback units to mesh
truck deliveries with the rail system .
Black Muslim spokesmen told
reporters recen tly in a San Fran cisco interview, " Our leader, the
Most Ho norable Elijah MuhamGrapevine
mad, believes we should be able
to feed the masses good food at
an economical rate. The whitting
fishery in Peru, w here Black Muslim executives supervise Peruvian
fishermen , fits that idea. "
The Nation of Islam was paid
more than $100,000 for fish during the food giveaway sponsored
by newspaper executive Randolph
A. Hearst in an attempt to obtain
the release of his daughter, Pa tricia, from the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Recently in San Francisco, hundreds of Muslims inspected the latest addition to the Nation of Islam's growing transportation empire, a $5. 6 million executive jet.
Eugene Dibble, fi nancial
consultant to the Nation of Isl am,
told reporters, " We are an international business organ ization now
and the jet is needed for our executives to handle our operations."
The Black Muslim movement already owns several propeller-driven aircraft and is negotiating to
buy a jet cargo airplane.
The Nation of Islam operates a
variety of businesses throughout
the United States. In the Bay area,
it is best known for bakery products, so ld in numerous chain supermarkets.
Black Muslims believe
black
people should be self-sufficient
and not dependent upon whites.
Locally, members of the
movement have been able, through investments and the help of their
organization, to avoid dependency
on welfare aid and federally fund ed programs.
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September-October, 1974
Miss Stephanie Dansby, a graduate of Hoover High School of
Fresno, is now attending Long
Beach State College. She is majoring in criminology.
For the past two years Miss
Dansby has been singing at social
activities in the Central California
area. Mrs. Goldie Johnson of Fresno is her mother.
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Education -
What Can Black Parents Do?
by Gail Oliver
Schooltime is here once again and all over the nation children ore
filling up seats in countless classrooms. Unfortunately, that is all many
are doing in fact-just filling up space.
The National Bureau on Education, Washington, D.C., lends fearful
statistics on the percentage of children to reach their twelfth year of
school. The national average of all children in the U.S. to graduate from
secondary schools is only 50 % of the total that began the first year
of secondary school. Blacks and other minority children fare even less
than that.
The reasons for children losing interest and eventually d ropping out
of school are numerous and varied. However, psychologists and educators alike agree that the one underlying factor in a youngster discontinu·
ing his education is that his parents have "dropped out" (in the interest
factor) long before he has.
Encouragement and direction to a child must be displayed by the
parent and reinforced through the community environment. "Be it ever
so humble," there is truly no place like the home and commun ity to in·
still upon the individual a sound self-image. Professionals such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc., were not all products of a middle or upper class environment. Conversely, many of the products of just such
environments have sometimes entered quite low-achievement life styles.
Parental guidance in a child's educative life can be manifested in
many ways :
• VISITING his teachers frequently;
• DISCUSSING with the teacher the child's work and progress or lack
of it;
• REVIEWING with the child the results of discussions and encounter·
ing his views in this direction ;
e PROBLEM-SOLVING and encouraging the child to greater heights;
• PRAYING a lot that these efforts are enough to keep the child from
merely taking up space in the classroom(s).
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EDISON HIGH COACH LANDS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY POST
Percy Carr, one of California 's
leading high school
basketball
coaches, has been appointed assistant basketball coach at Stanford, head coach Howie Dallmar
reported recently.
In his four years at Fresno's Edison High School, Carr's teams
compiled an 88-26 . record (.772)
and won or shared three league
championships. Last winter his
squad posted a 29- l mark and
finished second in the San Joaquin
Valley playoffs.
Carr, 32, obtained his B.A. and
Master's degree in education from
Fresno State in 1968.
After serving as assistant basketball, football and baseball
coach at Tulare High School from
1968-70, he moved on to Edison
in 1970.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Carr served as vice
principal and dean of boys at Edison and also taught American
government.
A three-sport standout at Tulare High School, he went on to
star in baseball and basketball at
the College of the Sequoias in Visalia and attended Fresno State on
a baseball scholarship.
At Stanford, Carr will coach the
Cardinal JV-freshman squad, assist Dallmar and Bud Bowling
with the varsity and handle recruiting assignments.
He and his wife, Fredelia, have
one daughter, Lacy, 2.
Mrs. Cooper, FSU Grad at 82, Dies
Mrs. Caroline Cooper, a Black
woman who gained
national
prominence when she received her
bachelor of arts degree from Fresno State University at age 82,
died recently in a local hospital.
She was 84.
Mrs. Cooper, a notive of Spokane, Wash ., came to the San Joaquin Valley 43 years ago. She was
graduated from Fresno City College in 1969.
Surviving are a son, Arval, of
Long Beach; a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Carthern, of San Francisco;
four grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.
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BEING POOR IS .
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being poor is . . .
- the sad look on your moth er 's fa ce when th e salescl e rk says
that she can 't charge the school clothes.
being poor is . . .
- havi ng to wear shoes w ith cardboard in them to cover up the
holes in the so les.
being poor is .
-riding a bus to a clin ic w hen you ' re sick.
being poor is . . .
- wai ting all d a y in a clinic to see a d octo r for five minutes.
being poor is . .
- a welfare worker asking you too many quest ions and ma king
you mad.
being poor is . .
-pretend ing you don 't care when you don 't get an y birth d a y and
Christmas presents.
being poor is . . .
-using cookin g oil or lard for ha ir g rease .
being poor is . . .
-bein g ashamed to d ress in gym because of the hol es in your
socks a nd un derwear.
being poor is . . .
-missing your senior prom because you can' t afford a ne w gown .
being poor is . . .
- going to school hungry so that your younger broth ers and siste rs ca n ea t.
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being poor is . . .
-having cavities in your teeth that you cannot afford to fix.
being poor is . . .
-waiting at a cold bus stop eve ryday to go to the employment
office.
being poor is . . .
-looking into the cupboard and f ind ing there is nothing to eat.
being poor is . . .
-trying to bo rrow money to pay you r bills and the loan officer
says no because you don 't have any collateral.
being poor is . . .
-being overcharged for food at the neighborhood grocery store
because its the only store you· have credit at.
being poor is . . .
-paying $150 a month for a rented house where the plumbing
doesn 't wo rk, windows are broken, and the roof leaks.
being poor is . . .
-waiting for your welfare check to pay last month's bills.
being poor is .
- working in the fields after school and not playing sports.
being poor is . . .
- having to eat dog food for dinner.
being poor is .
- wearing a sweater to school in the winter because you can't
afford a coat.
being poor is . . .
-taking turns going to school because you have to share your
brother's shoes.
being poor is . . .
-having your lights and gas shut off in the winter because your.
mother can't pay the bill.
being poor is . . .
-having a one bedroom house for a family of seven.
being poor is . . .
,
-feeling proud of your father even though he cant find a job.
being poor is . . .
-wearing clothes that someone else threw away .
being poor is . . .
-waiting in line for three hours at the post office to get your food
stamps.
being poor is . .
-not ever being able to eat in a restaurant.
being poor is
-eating with a spoon because the re is no fork.
being poor is . . .
-having your picture taken at school and not being able to buy
them .
being poor is . . .
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in Bakersfield, with a potluck suppe r recently. The Rev. W illiams
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Fresno parish through an adjustment of appointments
in w hich
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J. Baker took the Bakersfield parish.
Rev. Williams, who received a
Christian education at University of
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and philosophy at the University
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Fresno and that he is looking forwa rd to this
year's
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September-October, 1974
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sorority News
6
Television- Rodney Allen Rippy
7
For Block Parents
...... ····•····· 8
Barbaro Ethridge
New Comm ittee Member . ···········-······ l 0
NAACP News ...................................... 11
Block History ................................. . 1 2
First Black Woman Jockey ................. 13
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mille r and Family ... 14
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Educat ion- What Can Parents Do?
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Sports-Percy Carr ..... ................. ........... 22
Milestone- Caroline Cooper ......... . ... 22
Politics- Senator Me rvyn Dymolly ....... 25
Being Poor Is
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Church News- Rev . H. W. Williams . ... 28
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(L to R) Flo Atwater, Lillian Baugh , Ruby Jo Dreher
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY is up to his cute ears in popcorn and other happenings each week on "The Harlem Globetrotters
Popcorn Machine," new live-on-tape Saturday morning series which premiered recently on the CBS Television Network. Rodney has joined nine
of basketball's famed Globetrotters, who will advance pro-social messages in fun-filled musical and comedy features.
Sorority Convention
The Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sororities 197 4 State Convention was held
at the Airport Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, California. The sororities
theme was " Growth Through Effective Communication. "
Mrs. Lillian Baugh of Tulare, California was elected as the new Cali·
fornia State President. Mrs . Ruby Jo Dreher, the president of the Sigma
Beta Chapter represented the Fresno, California area.
At the Awards Banquet Mrs. Flo Atwater of Fresno was presented
the Travel Award by the sorority for her half-a-million miles of travel
around the world.
Ms. Baugh, Dreher, and Atwater are all members of the Sigma Beta
Chapter of Fresno, California .
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Dr. We lsing states, " All Black children should be taught the
following fundamental exercises in Black self-respect_ by Black
adults' example in the home, school , church , and neighborhood
before the age of six years :
1. Stop name-calling one another.
2 . Stop cursing one another.
3 . Stop squabbling with one another.
4 . Stop gossiping about one another.
5 . Stop snitch ing on one another.
6 . Stop bei ng discourteous towards one another.
7 . Stop robbing one another.
8 . Stop stealing from one another.
9 . Stop killing one another.
10. Stop fighting one another.
11 . Stop usi ng and selling drugs to one another.
12. Stop throwing trash and dirt on the streets and in places
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NAACP
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Barbara Ethridge is one of fifteen Fresno County residents to be
named by the Board of Superv isors to the Social Services Adviso ry
Committee, a group that will make
recommendations on "people programs " that could receive federa l
revenue sharing funds.
Mrs. Ethridge, the co-owner of
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Fresno, Lena Costa, and LaVerne
Bryant will be representing the
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CURB JOB
DISCRIMINATION
Arthur Jenkins
President, Fresno Chapter
Without fanfare, the Fresno chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has stepped up
its efforts to help blacks who are being discriminated against in
their jobs.
Arthur Jenkins, president of the Fresno chapter, said he is not
ready to name firms the agency has been dealing with, but "we
will do so in the very near future."
Jenkins said the chapter has been successful in making some
gains in the employment field and it is attempting to get copies of
affirmative action plans of various Fresno firms "if they exist."
"We have found some of the firms and public service agencies
will hire blacks but will not promote them," said Jenkins.
He cited the case of a black woman who has trained whites for
one agency for more than 13 years, but she has repeatedly been
passed over for promotion.
"We are attempting to give some of the firms the opportunity
to make adjustments in ·their hiring practices. Should they fail to
do so, then we will make public charges to which they must respond," said Jenkins.
"There are many firms in Fresno which practice discrimination
in hiring when it concerns blacks. We want them to know we are
coming to see them. We have many questions to ask of these
firms."
The chapter is also seeking to put muscle in its campaign by
increasing membership and starting an active program.
"There are so many bush fires we must address ourselves to
and in order not to be spread so thin we must have people to
cover the myriad problems and meet with the people with whom
we deal," he said.
The chapter will elect new officers in December.
Jenkins said, "I had not intended to run for reelection, but over
the past few months some encouraging things have happened and
I believe we are about to make a break through in our job discrimination program.
"We have been accused of being dormant, but we really have
not."
September-October, 1974
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BLACK HISTORY
ANDREW J. BEARD
Inventor
In 1897, Andrew J . Beard received $50,000 for an invention
which has since prevented the death or maiming of countless numbers of railroad men.
While working in an Alabama railroad yard, Beard had all too
,often seen men lose hands, even arms, in serious accidents occurring during the manual coupling of railroad cars (a system curious-'
ly enough still used in some European countries) . The system in use
involved the dropping of a metal pin into place as two cars would
crash together. It was not an utter rarity for a man, himself to be
caught between cars and crushed to death during this split-second
operation .
Beard 's invention , called the "Jenny Coupler," was an automatic device which secured two cars by merely bumping them
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Cheryl White of Rome, Ohio, the only Black woman jockey in the nation, rode her first race recently at the Fresno District Fair track. She was
one of two women jockeys on the track.
Miss White, whose father was a former rider and now a trainer, has
been riding for the past three years , mostly at eastern tracks . She has
brought home 56 winners, including 38 in 1972. She rode a winner in
the recent Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Pomona.
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Grapevine
" Everyone had to sleep on the floor that first night," said Mrs. Miller.
After buying enough clothes and food for everyone, the Millers looked for a larger home . But they could not find one .
So Miller started building a two-story addition to the existing house,
which gave the family three more bedrooms and two additional bathrooms. Eight months later everyone had room to spread out a little. .
Miller, 33, is an electrical contractor. He is a big powerful man with
a keen sense of humor and the ability to solve just about every problem that comes along.
To help his wife keep tabs on all the children he installed an inte~com system with speakers in every room of the house. To enable has
family to travel together, he sold his Lincoln Continental and bought a
van with enough seats for everyone.
Currently, Miller is busy building a motor home which he hopes to
use for future family camping trips.
Mrs . Miller, 25, is an attractive young homemaker who also hap·
pens to be a karate expert. She has won several trophies in tournaments throughout the state and recently competed in the International
Championships in Long Beach.
" Jll h e11 I was gmu •i11 g 1t/J my bro thers and l were
sepnrnl<' d. I dir/11 ' / 11111111 that l o hnpf)en to these
kids!"
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and their family .
Millers Make Room In Their Hearts,
Home For Large Family
By GUY KEELER
When Mabel and Tony Miller go shopping, they often buy bread 20
loaves at a time . When their family sits down for dinner, everyone eats
in shifts . And when bedtime rolls around , a few must sleep on the
floor.
But none of these things bother this remarkable young couple . To
them, no personal sacrifice is too great to provide a good home for
their 15 children .
Two years ago life was normal for the Millers. They had four y1>ung
children of their own , a nice home , a brand new car and plenty of
time to go places and do things .
Then , virtually overnight, they were confronted w ith a big decision :
should they provide a home for 11 nephews and nieces?
" When I was growing up my brothers and I were separated," Miller
recalled thoughtfully . " I d idn 't want that to happe n to these kids ."
So the Mill ers made roo m for 11 more children in their three-bedroo m
ho me .
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Septe mber-October, 1974
" No," she said with a laugh , " you don't have to know karate to keep
15 children in line . You just have to lay down some firm rules. With
lhat many children you can't get anything done if you have to keep
telling kids to do something more than once."
The children range in age from 15 to 2. There are eight girls and
seven boys.
How does she manage to feed and take care of that rnany children?
" I use bigger pans," she said . "And the children help ."
Mrs. Miller nodded toward a chart she had taped to the wall. On it
were a list of daily chores, like washing dishes, folding clothes and
emptying the trash. Under each chore she had written the name of the
child who was responsible for doing the work each day.
Mrs . Miller performs a minor miracle every Sunday when she gets
her family ready in time for church at the Deliverance Temple.
" I'm the first one up and I cook breakfast," she said. "I pick out the
childrens' clothes and they get dressed . Then I comb the girls' hair.
I'm the last one to get ready. But we're never late."
Although the Millers are not able to travel as much as they used to,
they still try to find time for a family outing now and then. Several
weeks ago they spent a day at the Magic Mountain amusement park.
"It was really nerve-racking," said Mrs . Miller. "All I did was count
noses all day."
Despite the hardships, the extra expense and the sacrifices it t_akes to
raise 15 children, the Millers do not want to trade places with any
other parents in the world. That is the kind of parents they are. Their
family is large, but the love for their children is larger.
" You know," said Miller, " after a while you get attached to all of
them . And no matter what it costs, we're going to raise them. We
wouldn't ever want to lose any of them ."
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PEOPLE
Black Muslims
Find Profit In Fishing Fleet, Self-Help
By WALT PORTER
Fresno has only witnessed the
tip of the iceberg in the Nation of
Islam 's financial growth and for
the most part is unaware of the
Black Muslim's multimillion-dollar
empire.
Minister lsaih of Fresno 's Muhammad 's Temple 39 explained
the Nation of Islam has for the
past three years been involved in
the international fishing business
in a large way.
Fish from those catches are sold
extensively in West Fresno.
The Black Muslim's leased cargo vessels, outfitted with refreigera tor equipment to haul three million pounds of f ish each week
from Peruvian waters to Los Angeles, Mobile, Ala., and New
York.
Minister lsaih said future plans
are to include San Francisco as a
delivery port.
He also said the catches are
processed at sea.
"We have a contract with the
Pe ruvian government to fish off
their coastline," he said.
The local temple operates a
small restau rant on California Avenue, near Edison High School,
which specia lizes in the home delivery of $2 meals.
The Nation of Islam operates a
complete trucking fleet throughout
the United States. It is equipped
with
tractor-trailers,
refrigerator
vans and piggyback units to mesh
truck deliveries with the rail system .
Black Muslim spokesmen told
reporters recen tly in a San Fran cisco interview, " Our leader, the
Most Ho norable Elijah MuhamGrapevine
mad, believes we should be able
to feed the masses good food at
an economical rate. The whitting
fishery in Peru, w here Black Muslim executives supervise Peruvian
fishermen , fits that idea. "
The Nation of Islam was paid
more than $100,000 for fish during the food giveaway sponsored
by newspaper executive Randolph
A. Hearst in an attempt to obtain
the release of his daughter, Pa tricia, from the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Recently in San Francisco, hundreds of Muslims inspected the latest addition to the Nation of Islam's growing transportation empire, a $5. 6 million executive jet.
Eugene Dibble, fi nancial
consultant to the Nation of Isl am,
told reporters, " We are an international business organ ization now
and the jet is needed for our executives to handle our operations."
The Black Muslim movement already owns several propeller-driven aircraft and is negotiating to
buy a jet cargo airplane.
The Nation of Islam operates a
variety of businesses throughout
the United States. In the Bay area,
it is best known for bakery products, so ld in numerous chain supermarkets.
Black Muslims believe
black
people should be self-sufficient
and not dependent upon whites.
Locally, members of the
movement have been able, through investments and the help of their
organization, to avoid dependency
on welfare aid and federally fund ed programs.
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Miss Stephanie Dansby, a graduate of Hoover High School of
Fresno, is now attending Long
Beach State College. She is majoring in criminology.
For the past two years Miss
Dansby has been singing at social
activities in the Central California
area. Mrs. Goldie Johnson of Fresno is her mother.
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Education -
What Can Black Parents Do?
by Gail Oliver
Schooltime is here once again and all over the nation children ore
filling up seats in countless classrooms. Unfortunately, that is all many
are doing in fact-just filling up space.
The National Bureau on Education, Washington, D.C., lends fearful
statistics on the percentage of children to reach their twelfth year of
school. The national average of all children in the U.S. to graduate from
secondary schools is only 50 % of the total that began the first year
of secondary school. Blacks and other minority children fare even less
than that.
The reasons for children losing interest and eventually d ropping out
of school are numerous and varied. However, psychologists and educators alike agree that the one underlying factor in a youngster discontinu·
ing his education is that his parents have "dropped out" (in the interest
factor) long before he has.
Encouragement and direction to a child must be displayed by the
parent and reinforced through the community environment. "Be it ever
so humble," there is truly no place like the home and commun ity to in·
still upon the individual a sound self-image. Professionals such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc., were not all products of a middle or upper class environment. Conversely, many of the products of just such
environments have sometimes entered quite low-achievement life styles.
Parental guidance in a child's educative life can be manifested in
many ways :
• VISITING his teachers frequently;
• DISCUSSING with the teacher the child's work and progress or lack
of it;
• REVIEWING with the child the results of discussions and encounter·
ing his views in this direction ;
e PROBLEM-SOLVING and encouraging the child to greater heights;
• PRAYING a lot that these efforts are enough to keep the child from
merely taking up space in the classroom(s).
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EDISON HIGH COACH LANDS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY POST
Percy Carr, one of California 's
leading high school
basketball
coaches, has been appointed assistant basketball coach at Stanford, head coach Howie Dallmar
reported recently.
In his four years at Fresno's Edison High School, Carr's teams
compiled an 88-26 . record (.772)
and won or shared three league
championships. Last winter his
squad posted a 29- l mark and
finished second in the San Joaquin
Valley playoffs.
Carr, 32, obtained his B.A. and
Master's degree in education from
Fresno State in 1968.
After serving as assistant basketball, football and baseball
coach at Tulare High School from
1968-70, he moved on to Edison
in 1970.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Carr served as vice
principal and dean of boys at Edison and also taught American
government.
A three-sport standout at Tulare High School, he went on to
star in baseball and basketball at
the College of the Sequoias in Visalia and attended Fresno State on
a baseball scholarship.
At Stanford, Carr will coach the
Cardinal JV-freshman squad, assist Dallmar and Bud Bowling
with the varsity and handle recruiting assignments.
He and his wife, Fredelia, have
one daughter, Lacy, 2.
Mrs. Cooper, FSU Grad at 82, Dies
Mrs. Caroline Cooper, a Black
woman who gained
national
prominence when she received her
bachelor of arts degree from Fresno State University at age 82,
died recently in a local hospital.
She was 84.
Mrs. Cooper, a notive of Spokane, Wash ., came to the San Joaquin Valley 43 years ago. She was
graduated from Fresno City College in 1969.
Surviving are a son, Arval, of
Long Beach; a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Carthern, of San Francisco;
four grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.
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BEING POOR IS .
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being poor is . . .
- the sad look on your moth er 's fa ce when th e salescl e rk says
that she can 't charge the school clothes.
being poor is . . .
- havi ng to wear shoes w ith cardboard in them to cover up the
holes in the so les.
being poor is .
-riding a bus to a clin ic w hen you ' re sick.
being poor is . . .
- wai ting all d a y in a clinic to see a d octo r for five minutes.
being poor is . .
- a welfare worker asking you too many quest ions and ma king
you mad.
being poor is . .
-pretend ing you don 't care when you don 't get an y birth d a y and
Christmas presents.
being poor is . . .
-using cookin g oil or lard for ha ir g rease .
being poor is . . .
-bein g ashamed to d ress in gym because of the hol es in your
socks a nd un derwear.
being poor is . . .
-missing your senior prom because you can' t afford a ne w gown .
being poor is . . .
- going to school hungry so that your younger broth ers and siste rs ca n ea t.
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being poor is . . .
-having cavities in your teeth that you cannot afford to fix.
being poor is . . .
-waiting at a cold bus stop eve ryday to go to the employment
office.
being poor is . . .
-looking into the cupboard and f ind ing there is nothing to eat.
being poor is . . .
-trying to bo rrow money to pay you r bills and the loan officer
says no because you don 't have any collateral.
being poor is . . .
-being overcharged for food at the neighborhood grocery store
because its the only store you· have credit at.
being poor is . . .
-paying $150 a month for a rented house where the plumbing
doesn 't wo rk, windows are broken, and the roof leaks.
being poor is . . .
-waiting for your welfare check to pay last month's bills.
being poor is .
- working in the fields after school and not playing sports.
being poor is . . .
- having to eat dog food for dinner.
being poor is .
- wearing a sweater to school in the winter because you can't
afford a coat.
being poor is . . .
-taking turns going to school because you have to share your
brother's shoes.
being poor is . . .
-having your lights and gas shut off in the winter because your.
mother can't pay the bill.
being poor is . . .
-having a one bedroom house for a family of seven.
being poor is . . .
,
-feeling proud of your father even though he cant find a job.
being poor is . . .
-wearing clothes that someone else threw away .
being poor is . . .
-waiting in line for three hours at the post office to get your food
stamps.
being poor is . .
-not ever being able to eat in a restaurant.
being poor is
-eating with a spoon because the re is no fork.
being poor is . . .
-having your picture taken at school and not being able to buy
them .
being poor is . . .
- bei ng on welfa re and listening to peo pl e with jobs talking
about how lazy welfare people a re .
(By Frank Johnson-Editor)
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the Rev . and Mrs. Williams, formeryl of Cain Memorial AM E Church
in Bakersfield, with a potluck suppe r recently. The Rev. W illiams
has done 36 years of act ive ministerial work and comes to the
Fresno parish through an adjustment of appointments
in w hich
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J. Baker took the Bakersfield parish.
Rev. Williams, who received a
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and philosophy at the University
of Arizona.
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Fresno and that he is looking forwa rd to this
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sorority News
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Television- Rodney Allen Rippy
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For Block Parents
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Barbaro Ethridge
New Comm ittee Member . ···········-······ l 0
NAACP News ...................................... 11
Block History ................................. . 1 2
First Black Woman Jockey ................. 13
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mille r and Family ... 14
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Educat ion- What Can Parents Do?
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Sports-Percy Carr ..... ................. ........... 22
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Being Poor Is
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Church News- Rev . H. W. Williams . ... 28
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(L to R) Flo Atwater, Lillian Baugh , Ruby Jo Dreher
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY is up to his cute ears in popcorn and other happenings each week on "The Harlem Globetrotters
Popcorn Machine," new live-on-tape Saturday morning series which premiered recently on the CBS Television Network. Rodney has joined nine
of basketball's famed Globetrotters, who will advance pro-social messages in fun-filled musical and comedy features.
Sorority Convention
The Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sororities 197 4 State Convention was held
at the Airport Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, California. The sororities
theme was " Growth Through Effective Communication. "
Mrs. Lillian Baugh of Tulare, California was elected as the new Cali·
fornia State President. Mrs . Ruby Jo Dreher, the president of the Sigma
Beta Chapter represented the Fresno, California area.
At the Awards Banquet Mrs. Flo Atwater of Fresno was presented
the Travel Award by the sorority for her half-a-million miles of travel
around the world.
Ms. Baugh, Dreher, and Atwater are all members of the Sigma Beta
Chapter of Fresno, California .
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take a critical look at themselves.
Dr. We lsing states, " All Black children should be taught the
following fundamental exercises in Black self-respect_ by Black
adults' example in the home, school , church , and neighborhood
before the age of six years :
1. Stop name-calling one another.
2 . Stop cursing one another.
3 . Stop squabbling with one another.
4 . Stop gossiping about one another.
5 . Stop snitch ing on one another.
6 . Stop bei ng discourteous towards one another.
7 . Stop robbing one another.
8 . Stop stealing from one another.
9 . Stop killing one another.
10. Stop fighting one another.
11 . Stop usi ng and selling drugs to one another.
12. Stop throwing trash and dirt on the streets and in places
where Black p e ople live, work and learn ."
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NAACP
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Barbara Ethridge is one of fifteen Fresno County residents to be
named by the Board of Superv isors to the Social Services Adviso ry
Committee, a group that will make
recommendations on "people programs " that could receive federa l
revenue sharing funds.
Mrs. Ethridge, the co-owner of
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Fresno, Lena Costa, and LaVerne
Bryant will be representing the
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Arthur Jenkins
President, Fresno Chapter
Without fanfare, the Fresno chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has stepped up
its efforts to help blacks who are being discriminated against in
their jobs.
Arthur Jenkins, president of the Fresno chapter, said he is not
ready to name firms the agency has been dealing with, but "we
will do so in the very near future."
Jenkins said the chapter has been successful in making some
gains in the employment field and it is attempting to get copies of
affirmative action plans of various Fresno firms "if they exist."
"We have found some of the firms and public service agencies
will hire blacks but will not promote them," said Jenkins.
He cited the case of a black woman who has trained whites for
one agency for more than 13 years, but she has repeatedly been
passed over for promotion.
"We are attempting to give some of the firms the opportunity
to make adjustments in ·their hiring practices. Should they fail to
do so, then we will make public charges to which they must respond," said Jenkins.
"There are many firms in Fresno which practice discrimination
in hiring when it concerns blacks. We want them to know we are
coming to see them. We have many questions to ask of these
firms."
The chapter is also seeking to put muscle in its campaign by
increasing membership and starting an active program.
"There are so many bush fires we must address ourselves to
and in order not to be spread so thin we must have people to
cover the myriad problems and meet with the people with whom
we deal," he said.
The chapter will elect new officers in December.
Jenkins said, "I had not intended to run for reelection, but over
the past few months some encouraging things have happened and
I believe we are about to make a break through in our job discrimination program.
"We have been accused of being dormant, but we really have
not."
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ANDREW J. BEARD
Inventor
In 1897, Andrew J . Beard received $50,000 for an invention
which has since prevented the death or maiming of countless numbers of railroad men.
While working in an Alabama railroad yard, Beard had all too
,often seen men lose hands, even arms, in serious accidents occurring during the manual coupling of railroad cars (a system curious-'
ly enough still used in some European countries) . The system in use
involved the dropping of a metal pin into place as two cars would
crash together. It was not an utter rarity for a man, himself to be
caught between cars and crushed to death during this split-second
operation .
Beard 's invention , called the "Jenny Coupler," was an automatic device which secured two cars by merely bumping them
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Cheryl White of Rome, Ohio, the only Black woman jockey in the nation, rode her first race recently at the Fresno District Fair track. She was
one of two women jockeys on the track.
Miss White, whose father was a former rider and now a trainer, has
been riding for the past three years , mostly at eastern tracks . She has
brought home 56 winners, including 38 in 1972. She rode a winner in
the recent Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Pomona.
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" Everyone had to sleep on the floor that first night," said Mrs. Miller.
After buying enough clothes and food for everyone, the Millers looked for a larger home . But they could not find one .
So Miller started building a two-story addition to the existing house,
which gave the family three more bedrooms and two additional bathrooms. Eight months later everyone had room to spread out a little. .
Miller, 33, is an electrical contractor. He is a big powerful man with
a keen sense of humor and the ability to solve just about every problem that comes along.
To help his wife keep tabs on all the children he installed an inte~com system with speakers in every room of the house. To enable has
family to travel together, he sold his Lincoln Continental and bought a
van with enough seats for everyone.
Currently, Miller is busy building a motor home which he hopes to
use for future family camping trips.
Mrs . Miller, 25, is an attractive young homemaker who also hap·
pens to be a karate expert. She has won several trophies in tournaments throughout the state and recently competed in the International
Championships in Long Beach.
" Jll h e11 I was gmu •i11 g 1t/J my bro thers and l were
sepnrnl<' d. I dir/11 ' / 11111111 that l o hnpf)en to these
kids!"
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and their family .
Millers Make Room In Their Hearts,
Home For Large Family
By GUY KEELER
When Mabel and Tony Miller go shopping, they often buy bread 20
loaves at a time . When their family sits down for dinner, everyone eats
in shifts . And when bedtime rolls around , a few must sleep on the
floor.
But none of these things bother this remarkable young couple . To
them, no personal sacrifice is too great to provide a good home for
their 15 children .
Two years ago life was normal for the Millers. They had four y1>ung
children of their own , a nice home , a brand new car and plenty of
time to go places and do things .
Then , virtually overnight, they were confronted w ith a big decision :
should they provide a home for 11 nephews and nieces?
" When I was growing up my brothers and I were separated," Miller
recalled thoughtfully . " I d idn 't want that to happe n to these kids ."
So the Mill ers made roo m for 11 more children in their three-bedroo m
ho me .
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" No," she said with a laugh , " you don't have to know karate to keep
15 children in line . You just have to lay down some firm rules. With
lhat many children you can't get anything done if you have to keep
telling kids to do something more than once."
The children range in age from 15 to 2. There are eight girls and
seven boys.
How does she manage to feed and take care of that rnany children?
" I use bigger pans," she said . "And the children help ."
Mrs. Miller nodded toward a chart she had taped to the wall. On it
were a list of daily chores, like washing dishes, folding clothes and
emptying the trash. Under each chore she had written the name of the
child who was responsible for doing the work each day.
Mrs . Miller performs a minor miracle every Sunday when she gets
her family ready in time for church at the Deliverance Temple.
" I'm the first one up and I cook breakfast," she said. "I pick out the
childrens' clothes and they get dressed . Then I comb the girls' hair.
I'm the last one to get ready. But we're never late."
Although the Millers are not able to travel as much as they used to,
they still try to find time for a family outing now and then. Several
weeks ago they spent a day at the Magic Mountain amusement park.
"It was really nerve-racking," said Mrs . Miller. "All I did was count
noses all day."
Despite the hardships, the extra expense and the sacrifices it t_akes to
raise 15 children, the Millers do not want to trade places with any
other parents in the world. That is the kind of parents they are. Their
family is large, but the love for their children is larger.
" You know," said Miller, " after a while you get attached to all of
them . And no matter what it costs, we're going to raise them. We
wouldn't ever want to lose any of them ."
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Black Muslims
Find Profit In Fishing Fleet, Self-Help
By WALT PORTER
Fresno has only witnessed the
tip of the iceberg in the Nation of
Islam 's financial growth and for
the most part is unaware of the
Black Muslim's multimillion-dollar
empire.
Minister lsaih of Fresno 's Muhammad 's Temple 39 explained
the Nation of Islam has for the
past three years been involved in
the international fishing business
in a large way.
Fish from those catches are sold
extensively in West Fresno.
The Black Muslim's leased cargo vessels, outfitted with refreigera tor equipment to haul three million pounds of f ish each week
from Peruvian waters to Los Angeles, Mobile, Ala., and New
York.
Minister lsaih said future plans
are to include San Francisco as a
delivery port.
He also said the catches are
processed at sea.
"We have a contract with the
Pe ruvian government to fish off
their coastline," he said.
The local temple operates a
small restau rant on California Avenue, near Edison High School,
which specia lizes in the home delivery of $2 meals.
The Nation of Islam operates a
complete trucking fleet throughout
the United States. It is equipped
with
tractor-trailers,
refrigerator
vans and piggyback units to mesh
truck deliveries with the rail system .
Black Muslim spokesmen told
reporters recen tly in a San Fran cisco interview, " Our leader, the
Most Ho norable Elijah MuhamGrapevine
mad, believes we should be able
to feed the masses good food at
an economical rate. The whitting
fishery in Peru, w here Black Muslim executives supervise Peruvian
fishermen , fits that idea. "
The Nation of Islam was paid
more than $100,000 for fish during the food giveaway sponsored
by newspaper executive Randolph
A. Hearst in an attempt to obtain
the release of his daughter, Pa tricia, from the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Recently in San Francisco, hundreds of Muslims inspected the latest addition to the Nation of Islam's growing transportation empire, a $5. 6 million executive jet.
Eugene Dibble, fi nancial
consultant to the Nation of Isl am,
told reporters, " We are an international business organ ization now
and the jet is needed for our executives to handle our operations."
The Black Muslim movement already owns several propeller-driven aircraft and is negotiating to
buy a jet cargo airplane.
The Nation of Islam operates a
variety of businesses throughout
the United States. In the Bay area,
it is best known for bakery products, so ld in numerous chain supermarkets.
Black Muslims believe
black
people should be self-sufficient
and not dependent upon whites.
Locally, members of the
movement have been able, through investments and the help of their
organization, to avoid dependency
on welfare aid and federally fund ed programs.
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Miss Stephanie Dansby, a graduate of Hoover High School of
Fresno, is now attending Long
Beach State College. She is majoring in criminology.
For the past two years Miss
Dansby has been singing at social
activities in the Central California
area. Mrs. Goldie Johnson of Fresno is her mother.
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Education -
What Can Black Parents Do?
by Gail Oliver
Schooltime is here once again and all over the nation children ore
filling up seats in countless classrooms. Unfortunately, that is all many
are doing in fact-just filling up space.
The National Bureau on Education, Washington, D.C., lends fearful
statistics on the percentage of children to reach their twelfth year of
school. The national average of all children in the U.S. to graduate from
secondary schools is only 50 % of the total that began the first year
of secondary school. Blacks and other minority children fare even less
than that.
The reasons for children losing interest and eventually d ropping out
of school are numerous and varied. However, psychologists and educators alike agree that the one underlying factor in a youngster discontinu·
ing his education is that his parents have "dropped out" (in the interest
factor) long before he has.
Encouragement and direction to a child must be displayed by the
parent and reinforced through the community environment. "Be it ever
so humble," there is truly no place like the home and commun ity to in·
still upon the individual a sound self-image. Professionals such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc., were not all products of a middle or upper class environment. Conversely, many of the products of just such
environments have sometimes entered quite low-achievement life styles.
Parental guidance in a child's educative life can be manifested in
many ways :
• VISITING his teachers frequently;
• DISCUSSING with the teacher the child's work and progress or lack
of it;
• REVIEWING with the child the results of discussions and encounter·
ing his views in this direction ;
e PROBLEM-SOLVING and encouraging the child to greater heights;
• PRAYING a lot that these efforts are enough to keep the child from
merely taking up space in the classroom(s).
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EDISON HIGH COACH LANDS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY POST
Percy Carr, one of California 's
leading high school
basketball
coaches, has been appointed assistant basketball coach at Stanford, head coach Howie Dallmar
reported recently.
In his four years at Fresno's Edison High School, Carr's teams
compiled an 88-26 . record (.772)
and won or shared three league
championships. Last winter his
squad posted a 29- l mark and
finished second in the San Joaquin
Valley playoffs.
Carr, 32, obtained his B.A. and
Master's degree in education from
Fresno State in 1968.
After serving as assistant basketball, football and baseball
coach at Tulare High School from
1968-70, he moved on to Edison
in 1970.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Carr served as vice
principal and dean of boys at Edison and also taught American
government.
A three-sport standout at Tulare High School, he went on to
star in baseball and basketball at
the College of the Sequoias in Visalia and attended Fresno State on
a baseball scholarship.
At Stanford, Carr will coach the
Cardinal JV-freshman squad, assist Dallmar and Bud Bowling
with the varsity and handle recruiting assignments.
He and his wife, Fredelia, have
one daughter, Lacy, 2.
Mrs. Cooper, FSU Grad at 82, Dies
Mrs. Caroline Cooper, a Black
woman who gained
national
prominence when she received her
bachelor of arts degree from Fresno State University at age 82,
died recently in a local hospital.
She was 84.
Mrs. Cooper, a notive of Spokane, Wash ., came to the San Joaquin Valley 43 years ago. She was
graduated from Fresno City College in 1969.
Surviving are a son, Arval, of
Long Beach; a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Carthern, of San Francisco;
four grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.
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BEING POOR IS .
• •
being poor is . . .
- the sad look on your moth er 's fa ce when th e salescl e rk says
that she can 't charge the school clothes.
being poor is . . .
- havi ng to wear shoes w ith cardboard in them to cover up the
holes in the so les.
being poor is .
-riding a bus to a clin ic w hen you ' re sick.
being poor is . . .
- wai ting all d a y in a clinic to see a d octo r for five minutes.
being poor is . .
- a welfare worker asking you too many quest ions and ma king
you mad.
being poor is . .
-pretend ing you don 't care when you don 't get an y birth d a y and
Christmas presents.
being poor is . . .
-using cookin g oil or lard for ha ir g rease .
being poor is . . .
-bein g ashamed to d ress in gym because of the hol es in your
socks a nd un derwear.
being poor is . . .
-missing your senior prom because you can' t afford a ne w gown .
being poor is . . .
- going to school hungry so that your younger broth ers and siste rs ca n ea t.
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September-October, 1974
being poor is . . .
-having cavities in your teeth that you cannot afford to fix.
being poor is . . .
-waiting at a cold bus stop eve ryday to go to the employment
office.
being poor is . . .
-looking into the cupboard and f ind ing there is nothing to eat.
being poor is . . .
-trying to bo rrow money to pay you r bills and the loan officer
says no because you don 't have any collateral.
being poor is . . .
-being overcharged for food at the neighborhood grocery store
because its the only store you· have credit at.
being poor is . . .
-paying $150 a month for a rented house where the plumbing
doesn 't wo rk, windows are broken, and the roof leaks.
being poor is . . .
-waiting for your welfare check to pay last month's bills.
being poor is .
- working in the fields after school and not playing sports.
being poor is . . .
- having to eat dog food for dinner.
being poor is .
- wearing a sweater to school in the winter because you can't
afford a coat.
being poor is . . .
-taking turns going to school because you have to share your
brother's shoes.
being poor is . . .
-having your lights and gas shut off in the winter because your.
mother can't pay the bill.
being poor is . . .
-having a one bedroom house for a family of seven.
being poor is . . .
,
-feeling proud of your father even though he cant find a job.
being poor is . . .
-wearing clothes that someone else threw away .
being poor is . . .
-waiting in line for three hours at the post office to get your food
stamps.
being poor is . .
-not ever being able to eat in a restaurant.
being poor is
-eating with a spoon because the re is no fork.
being poor is . . .
-having your picture taken at school and not being able to buy
them .
being poor is . . .
- bei ng on welfa re and listening to peo pl e with jobs talking
about how lazy welfare people a re .
(By Frank Johnson-Editor)
September-October, 1974
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AME Church Welcomes New Minister
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Reverend H. W . Wi lliams, new
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wife, Iva. Parishioners welcomed
the Rev . and Mrs. Williams, formeryl of Cain Memorial AM E Church
in Bakersfield, with a potluck suppe r recently. The Rev. W illiams
has done 36 years of act ive ministerial work and comes to the
Fresno parish through an adjustment of appointments
in w hich
former Carter Memorial pastor T.
J. Baker took the Bakersfield parish.
Rev. Williams, who received a
Christian education at University of
the Pacific in Stockton, graduated
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from Prai rie View College, Texas,
and did postgraduat e work in the
Pacific School of Reli gi on, Berkeley, Calif. He was one of a group
wh ich organized a new School of
Re ligion at the University of Wy oming, and he rece ntly delivered
a series of lectures in humanities
and philosophy at the University
of Arizona.
The
Rev. and Mrs.
Williams have seven grow n chi ldren and
20 grandchildren.
"I
like to let people kno w that I'm a
family man," says the Rev. W illiams. He also says everyone has
made him feel very welcome in
Fresno and that he is looking forwa rd to this
year's
community
events at Carter Memorial.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sorority News
6
Television- Rodney Allen Rippy
7
For Block Parents
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Barbaro Ethridge
New Comm ittee Member . ···········-······ l 0
NAACP News ...................................... 11
Block History ................................. . 1 2
First Black Woman Jockey ................. 13
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mille r and Family ... 14
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Business-Black Muslims .................. 18
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Educat ion- What Can Parents Do?
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Sports-Percy Carr ..... ................. ........... 22
Milestone- Caroline Cooper ......... . ... 22
Politics- Senator Me rvyn Dymolly ....... 25
Being Poor Is
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Church News- Rev . H. W. Williams . ... 28
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(L to R) Flo Atwater, Lillian Baugh , Ruby Jo Dreher
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RODNEY ALLEN RIPPY is up to his cute ears in popcorn and other happenings each week on "The Harlem Globetrotters
Popcorn Machine," new live-on-tape Saturday morning series which premiered recently on the CBS Television Network. Rodney has joined nine
of basketball's famed Globetrotters, who will advance pro-social messages in fun-filled musical and comedy features.
Sorority Convention
The Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sororities 197 4 State Convention was held
at the Airport Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, California. The sororities
theme was " Growth Through Effective Communication. "
Mrs. Lillian Baugh of Tulare, California was elected as the new Cali·
fornia State President. Mrs . Ruby Jo Dreher, the president of the Sigma
Beta Chapter represented the Fresno, California area.
At the Awards Banquet Mrs. Flo Atwater of Fresno was presented
the Travel Award by the sorority for her half-a-million miles of travel
around the world.
Ms. Baugh, Dreher, and Atwater are all members of the Sigma Beta
Chapter of Fresno, California .
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take a critical look at themselves.
Dr. We lsing states, " All Black children should be taught the
following fundamental exercises in Black self-respect_ by Black
adults' example in the home, school , church , and neighborhood
before the age of six years :
1. Stop name-calling one another.
2 . Stop cursing one another.
3 . Stop squabbling with one another.
4 . Stop gossiping about one another.
5 . Stop snitch ing on one another.
6 . Stop bei ng discourteous towards one another.
7 . Stop robbing one another.
8 . Stop stealing from one another.
9 . Stop killing one another.
10. Stop fighting one another.
11 . Stop usi ng and selling drugs to one another.
12. Stop throwing trash and dirt on the streets and in places
where Black p e ople live, work and learn ."
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NAACP
CAMPAIGNS TO
Barbara Ethridge is one of fifteen Fresno County residents to be
named by the Board of Superv isors to the Social Services Adviso ry
Committee, a group that will make
recommendations on "people programs " that could receive federa l
revenue sharing funds.
Mrs. Ethridge, the co-owner of
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Fresno, Lena Costa, and LaVerne
Bryant will be representing the
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CURB JOB
DISCRIMINATION
Arthur Jenkins
President, Fresno Chapter
Without fanfare, the Fresno chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has stepped up
its efforts to help blacks who are being discriminated against in
their jobs.
Arthur Jenkins, president of the Fresno chapter, said he is not
ready to name firms the agency has been dealing with, but "we
will do so in the very near future."
Jenkins said the chapter has been successful in making some
gains in the employment field and it is attempting to get copies of
affirmative action plans of various Fresno firms "if they exist."
"We have found some of the firms and public service agencies
will hire blacks but will not promote them," said Jenkins.
He cited the case of a black woman who has trained whites for
one agency for more than 13 years, but she has repeatedly been
passed over for promotion.
"We are attempting to give some of the firms the opportunity
to make adjustments in ·their hiring practices. Should they fail to
do so, then we will make public charges to which they must respond," said Jenkins.
"There are many firms in Fresno which practice discrimination
in hiring when it concerns blacks. We want them to know we are
coming to see them. We have many questions to ask of these
firms."
The chapter is also seeking to put muscle in its campaign by
increasing membership and starting an active program.
"There are so many bush fires we must address ourselves to
and in order not to be spread so thin we must have people to
cover the myriad problems and meet with the people with whom
we deal," he said.
The chapter will elect new officers in December.
Jenkins said, "I had not intended to run for reelection, but over
the past few months some encouraging things have happened and
I believe we are about to make a break through in our job discrimination program.
"We have been accused of being dormant, but we really have
not."
September-October, 1974
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BLACK HISTORY
ANDREW J. BEARD
Inventor
In 1897, Andrew J . Beard received $50,000 for an invention
which has since prevented the death or maiming of countless numbers of railroad men.
While working in an Alabama railroad yard, Beard had all too
,often seen men lose hands, even arms, in serious accidents occurring during the manual coupling of railroad cars (a system curious-'
ly enough still used in some European countries) . The system in use
involved the dropping of a metal pin into place as two cars would
crash together. It was not an utter rarity for a man, himself to be
caught between cars and crushed to death during this split-second
operation .
Beard 's invention , called the "Jenny Coupler," was an automatic device which secured two cars by merely bumping them
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Cheryl White of Rome, Ohio, the only Black woman jockey in the nation, rode her first race recently at the Fresno District Fair track. She was
one of two women jockeys on the track.
Miss White, whose father was a former rider and now a trainer, has
been riding for the past three years , mostly at eastern tracks . She has
brought home 56 winners, including 38 in 1972. She rode a winner in
the recent Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Pomona.
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" Everyone had to sleep on the floor that first night," said Mrs. Miller.
After buying enough clothes and food for everyone, the Millers looked for a larger home . But they could not find one .
So Miller started building a two-story addition to the existing house,
which gave the family three more bedrooms and two additional bathrooms. Eight months later everyone had room to spread out a little. .
Miller, 33, is an electrical contractor. He is a big powerful man with
a keen sense of humor and the ability to solve just about every problem that comes along.
To help his wife keep tabs on all the children he installed an inte~com system with speakers in every room of the house. To enable has
family to travel together, he sold his Lincoln Continental and bought a
van with enough seats for everyone.
Currently, Miller is busy building a motor home which he hopes to
use for future family camping trips.
Mrs . Miller, 25, is an attractive young homemaker who also hap·
pens to be a karate expert. She has won several trophies in tournaments throughout the state and recently competed in the International
Championships in Long Beach.
" Jll h e11 I was gmu •i11 g 1t/J my bro thers and l were
sepnrnl<' d. I dir/11 ' / 11111111 that l o hnpf)en to these
kids!"
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Miller and their family .
Millers Make Room In Their Hearts,
Home For Large Family
By GUY KEELER
When Mabel and Tony Miller go shopping, they often buy bread 20
loaves at a time . When their family sits down for dinner, everyone eats
in shifts . And when bedtime rolls around , a few must sleep on the
floor.
But none of these things bother this remarkable young couple . To
them, no personal sacrifice is too great to provide a good home for
their 15 children .
Two years ago life was normal for the Millers. They had four y1>ung
children of their own , a nice home , a brand new car and plenty of
time to go places and do things .
Then , virtually overnight, they were confronted w ith a big decision :
should they provide a home for 11 nephews and nieces?
" When I was growing up my brothers and I were separated," Miller
recalled thoughtfully . " I d idn 't want that to happe n to these kids ."
So the Mill ers made roo m for 11 more children in their three-bedroo m
ho me .
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" No," she said with a laugh , " you don't have to know karate to keep
15 children in line . You just have to lay down some firm rules. With
lhat many children you can't get anything done if you have to keep
telling kids to do something more than once."
The children range in age from 15 to 2. There are eight girls and
seven boys.
How does she manage to feed and take care of that rnany children?
" I use bigger pans," she said . "And the children help ."
Mrs. Miller nodded toward a chart she had taped to the wall. On it
were a list of daily chores, like washing dishes, folding clothes and
emptying the trash. Under each chore she had written the name of the
child who was responsible for doing the work each day.
Mrs . Miller performs a minor miracle every Sunday when she gets
her family ready in time for church at the Deliverance Temple.
" I'm the first one up and I cook breakfast," she said. "I pick out the
childrens' clothes and they get dressed . Then I comb the girls' hair.
I'm the last one to get ready. But we're never late."
Although the Millers are not able to travel as much as they used to,
they still try to find time for a family outing now and then. Several
weeks ago they spent a day at the Magic Mountain amusement park.
"It was really nerve-racking," said Mrs . Miller. "All I did was count
noses all day."
Despite the hardships, the extra expense and the sacrifices it t_akes to
raise 15 children, the Millers do not want to trade places with any
other parents in the world. That is the kind of parents they are. Their
family is large, but the love for their children is larger.
" You know," said Miller, " after a while you get attached to all of
them . And no matter what it costs, we're going to raise them. We
wouldn't ever want to lose any of them ."
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PEOPLE
Black Muslims
Find Profit In Fishing Fleet, Self-Help
By WALT PORTER
Fresno has only witnessed the
tip of the iceberg in the Nation of
Islam 's financial growth and for
the most part is unaware of the
Black Muslim's multimillion-dollar
empire.
Minister lsaih of Fresno 's Muhammad 's Temple 39 explained
the Nation of Islam has for the
past three years been involved in
the international fishing business
in a large way.
Fish from those catches are sold
extensively in West Fresno.
The Black Muslim's leased cargo vessels, outfitted with refreigera tor equipment to haul three million pounds of f ish each week
from Peruvian waters to Los Angeles, Mobile, Ala., and New
York.
Minister lsaih said future plans
are to include San Francisco as a
delivery port.
He also said the catches are
processed at sea.
"We have a contract with the
Pe ruvian government to fish off
their coastline," he said.
The local temple operates a
small restau rant on California Avenue, near Edison High School,
which specia lizes in the home delivery of $2 meals.
The Nation of Islam operates a
complete trucking fleet throughout
the United States. It is equipped
with
tractor-trailers,
refrigerator
vans and piggyback units to mesh
truck deliveries with the rail system .
Black Muslim spokesmen told
reporters recen tly in a San Fran cisco interview, " Our leader, the
Most Ho norable Elijah MuhamGrapevine
mad, believes we should be able
to feed the masses good food at
an economical rate. The whitting
fishery in Peru, w here Black Muslim executives supervise Peruvian
fishermen , fits that idea. "
The Nation of Islam was paid
more than $100,000 for fish during the food giveaway sponsored
by newspaper executive Randolph
A. Hearst in an attempt to obtain
the release of his daughter, Pa tricia, from the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Recently in San Francisco, hundreds of Muslims inspected the latest addition to the Nation of Islam's growing transportation empire, a $5. 6 million executive jet.
Eugene Dibble, fi nancial
consultant to the Nation of Isl am,
told reporters, " We are an international business organ ization now
and the jet is needed for our executives to handle our operations."
The Black Muslim movement already owns several propeller-driven aircraft and is negotiating to
buy a jet cargo airplane.
The Nation of Islam operates a
variety of businesses throughout
the United States. In the Bay area,
it is best known for bakery products, so ld in numerous chain supermarkets.
Black Muslims believe
black
people should be self-sufficient
and not dependent upon whites.
Locally, members of the
movement have been able, through investments and the help of their
organization, to avoid dependency
on welfare aid and federally fund ed programs.
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Miss Stephanie Dansby, a graduate of Hoover High School of
Fresno, is now attending Long
Beach State College. She is majoring in criminology.
For the past two years Miss
Dansby has been singing at social
activities in the Central California
area. Mrs. Goldie Johnson of Fresno is her mother.
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Education -
What Can Black Parents Do?
by Gail Oliver
Schooltime is here once again and all over the nation children ore
filling up seats in countless classrooms. Unfortunately, that is all many
are doing in fact-just filling up space.
The National Bureau on Education, Washington, D.C., lends fearful
statistics on the percentage of children to reach their twelfth year of
school. The national average of all children in the U.S. to graduate from
secondary schools is only 50 % of the total that began the first year
of secondary school. Blacks and other minority children fare even less
than that.
The reasons for children losing interest and eventually d ropping out
of school are numerous and varied. However, psychologists and educators alike agree that the one underlying factor in a youngster discontinu·
ing his education is that his parents have "dropped out" (in the interest
factor) long before he has.
Encouragement and direction to a child must be displayed by the
parent and reinforced through the community environment. "Be it ever
so humble," there is truly no place like the home and commun ity to in·
still upon the individual a sound self-image. Professionals such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc., were not all products of a middle or upper class environment. Conversely, many of the products of just such
environments have sometimes entered quite low-achievement life styles.
Parental guidance in a child's educative life can be manifested in
many ways :
• VISITING his teachers frequently;
• DISCUSSING with the teacher the child's work and progress or lack
of it;
• REVIEWING with the child the results of discussions and encounter·
ing his views in this direction ;
e PROBLEM-SOLVING and encouraging the child to greater heights;
• PRAYING a lot that these efforts are enough to keep the child from
merely taking up space in the classroom(s).
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EDISON HIGH COACH LANDS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY POST
Percy Carr, one of California 's
leading high school
basketball
coaches, has been appointed assistant basketball coach at Stanford, head coach Howie Dallmar
reported recently.
In his four years at Fresno's Edison High School, Carr's teams
compiled an 88-26 . record (.772)
and won or shared three league
championships. Last winter his
squad posted a 29- l mark and
finished second in the San Joaquin
Valley playoffs.
Carr, 32, obtained his B.A. and
Master's degree in education from
Fresno State in 1968.
After serving as assistant basketball, football and baseball
coach at Tulare High School from
1968-70, he moved on to Edison
in 1970.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Carr served as vice
principal and dean of boys at Edison and also taught American
government.
A three-sport standout at Tulare High School, he went on to
star in baseball and basketball at
the College of the Sequoias in Visalia and attended Fresno State on
a baseball scholarship.
At Stanford, Carr will coach the
Cardinal JV-freshman squad, assist Dallmar and Bud Bowling
with the varsity and handle recruiting assignments.
He and his wife, Fredelia, have
one daughter, Lacy, 2.
Mrs. Cooper, FSU Grad at 82, Dies
Mrs. Caroline Cooper, a Black
woman who gained
national
prominence when she received her
bachelor of arts degree from Fresno State University at age 82,
died recently in a local hospital.
She was 84.
Mrs. Cooper, a notive of Spokane, Wash ., came to the San Joaquin Valley 43 years ago. She was
graduated from Fresno City College in 1969.
Surviving are a son, Arval, of
Long Beach; a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Carthern, of San Francisco;
four grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.
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BEING POOR IS .
• •
being poor is . . .
- the sad look on your moth er 's fa ce when th e salescl e rk says
that she can 't charge the school clothes.
being poor is . . .
- havi ng to wear shoes w ith cardboard in them to cover up the
holes in the so les.
being poor is .
-riding a bus to a clin ic w hen you ' re sick.
being poor is . . .
- wai ting all d a y in a clinic to see a d octo r for five minutes.
being poor is . .
- a welfare worker asking you too many quest ions and ma king
you mad.
being poor is . .
-pretend ing you don 't care when you don 't get an y birth d a y and
Christmas presents.
being poor is . . .
-using cookin g oil or lard for ha ir g rease .
being poor is . . .
-bein g ashamed to d ress in gym because of the hol es in your
socks a nd un derwear.
being poor is . . .
-missing your senior prom because you can' t afford a ne w gown .
being poor is . . .
- going to school hungry so that your younger broth ers and siste rs ca n ea t.
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September-October, 1974
being poor is . . .
-having cavities in your teeth that you cannot afford to fix.
being poor is . . .
-waiting at a cold bus stop eve ryday to go to the employment
office.
being poor is . . .
-looking into the cupboard and f ind ing there is nothing to eat.
being poor is . . .
-trying to bo rrow money to pay you r bills and the loan officer
says no because you don 't have any collateral.
being poor is . . .
-being overcharged for food at the neighborhood grocery store
because its the only store you· have credit at.
being poor is . . .
-paying $150 a month for a rented house where the plumbing
doesn 't wo rk, windows are broken, and the roof leaks.
being poor is . . .
-waiting for your welfare check to pay last month's bills.
being poor is .
- working in the fields after school and not playing sports.
being poor is . . .
- having to eat dog food for dinner.
being poor is .
- wearing a sweater to school in the winter because you can't
afford a coat.
being poor is . . .
-taking turns going to school because you have to share your
brother's shoes.
being poor is . . .
-having your lights and gas shut off in the winter because your.
mother can't pay the bill.
being poor is . . .
-having a one bedroom house for a family of seven.
being poor is . . .
,
-feeling proud of your father even though he cant find a job.
being poor is . . .
-wearing clothes that someone else threw away .
being poor is . . .
-waiting in line for three hours at the post office to get your food
stamps.
being poor is . .
-not ever being able to eat in a restaurant.
being poor is
-eating with a spoon because the re is no fork.
being poor is . . .
-having your picture taken at school and not being able to buy
them .
being poor is . . .
- bei ng on welfa re and listening to peo pl e with jobs talking
about how lazy welfare people a re .
(By Frank Johnson-Editor)
September-October, 1974
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Grapevine
AME Church Welcomes New Minister
WALTER SMITH
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Reverend H. W . Wi lliams, new
pastor of Carter Memorial Church,
receives a final touch
from
his
wife, Iva. Parishioners welcomed
the Rev . and Mrs. Williams, formeryl of Cain Memorial AM E Church
in Bakersfield, with a potluck suppe r recently. The Rev. W illiams
has done 36 years of act ive ministerial work and comes to the
Fresno parish through an adjustment of appointments
in w hich
former Carter Memorial pastor T.
J. Baker took the Bakersfield parish.
Rev. Williams, who received a
Christian education at University of
the Pacific in Stockton, graduated
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from Prai rie View College, Texas,
and did postgraduat e work in the
Pacific School of Reli gi on, Berkeley, Calif. He was one of a group
wh ich organized a new School of
Re ligion at the University of Wy oming, and he rece ntly delivered
a series of lectures in humanities
and philosophy at the University
of Arizona.
The
Rev. and Mrs.
Williams have seven grow n chi ldren and
20 grandchildren.
"I
like to let people kno w that I'm a
family man," says the Rev. W illiams. He also says everyone has
made him feel very welcome in
Fresno and that he is looking forwa rd to this
year's
community
events at Carter Memorial.
September-October, 1974
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