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BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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The January-February, 1975, edition of the GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE will be featured as Central California's first Black Business
Directory. This special directory will be featured in place of our
annual Black History edition.
The staff believes that the directory will be very useful to our
readers throughout the coming year. We also feel that many of
our readers will learn of many Black businesses that they did not
know existed.
The staff will attempt to list all Black businesses in the Central
California area. If you wish your business to be listed FREE OF
CHARGE send your name, address, and telephone number to
GRAPEVINE MAGAZINE, l 012 S. Trinity, Fresno, California 93706.
A classified advertisment section will also be provided at a low
rate for those businesses and individuals who wish to place additional advertisement.
The staff wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Frank Johnson
Editor and Publisher
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CLEO JOHNSON
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JERRY C. JOHNSON
Bakersfield
DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION
ALPHONSO SPANGER, 3, is leaving nothing to chance and took along
a list to check with Santa Claus to assure all he wants for Christmas is
delivered . Santa is really Ernest Tucker of Selma, who plays the part
each year at the North Avenue Children's party.
Dear God, somehow please help me keep
The spirit of this day
To lead me through the brand-new year,
Though rough may be the way.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Little Miss Beauty _ ·----·-·-----------·--·- 9
Female Cable Splicer ··--· ·•·---· ···--······-· 10
Male Telephone Operator .................... __ 11
Black Karate Experts ....... .
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New Black Political Organization ··-·--·· 14
Bakersfield Open House
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Sigma Sweetheart Candidates ···········-· 16
Black Beauty Club ··········--················-····· 18
Mae Scott ··················-·-···-····· 19
Entertainment .. ·•·····························-········20
Astro 's Awards ·······························-·····21
Sports -
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Sports -
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Fresno Jr. Miss Pageant
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Black Poetry ·······-··················-·····-·-·······25
Education -·-······--···-···-···-·-··-·-···--··--·-·-·-· .26
Black Business .. ·-·-······-··-········ ···--·-···---·27
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That star so bright and clear
That's always there to guide my steps
Throughout the coming year.
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CAL HAMILTON
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER
Please help me keep this shining joy,
This day 's great gift of peace,
That I may leave along the way
Some good that will not cease.
MATTIE MEYERS
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November-December, 1974
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November-December, 1974
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OUR LITTLE MISS BEAUTY
Wendi Wright, 9, daughter of
Gene and Darnell Wright of Fresno, placed in the top ten in the
Our Little Miss Beauty Talent contest finals held in Palm Springs,
Ca lifornia. Wendi won the Centra l California Our Little Miss title to qualify for the finals . She
competed against l 04 other contestants .
A director of a modeling school
and agency who was in the audi ence was so impressed with WenNovember-December, 1974
di ' s original robot dance performance that she invited her to appear before an audience of 600
as lead dancer in a dancing-fash ion show held in the Sheraton Palace in San Francisco. Since then
she has appeared in a show for
the same agency in the Ambas sador Hote l in Los Angeles . During the week of January 6-17,
1975 Wendi is to appear on the
Fun Time televi sion progrma.
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Doug Sanders Telephone Operator
Betty Brewer
Information Operator Turns Cable Splicer
The lady that used to soy, "That number in Fres no is . . . , now is
responsible for spl1c1ng the cables tha t co nn ect th a t number. Twentye1ght-yeor-old Betty Brewer traded her telephone compa ny office job for
the great outdoors, an d says shes " happier than anything " abo ut t he
chan ge.
Betty says lifting 200-pond manhole covers d oesn 't bother her at all
but sometimes she has trouble putting up a 32-foo t extension ladd er. '
Betty is one o_f several women Poc1f1c Telephone Company ca b le splicers, and ofter six months on the 106 she 's just a s e nthusi a stic about it
as she was the day she started
An information operator for_ four and a half years , th e perky mo ther
of two landed the 106 as a sp lice r early last sprin g . She sai d she w anted
a change from her indoor 106, and with two you ng d a ug hters to support, she needed the add1t1onal pay.
Although she·s only 5 4 , and weighs less than 135 pound s, Be tty is
able to :art around heavy tool 1:>uckets, and 94 -pou nd splice coses. She
says shes never felt better physically, takes lots of vitam ins and is eating the right foo d s.
The Washing ton Union High School grad uate says she wanted to be
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Doug Sanders talks all day and gets paid for it.
He's what some people still
consider a rarity, a male telephone operator, although such individuals are becoming increasingly common at Pacific Telephone
in Fresno and have been in European telephone companies for
years.
"Sure, every once in a while
you notice some surprise or hesitation when you answer a call,"
Sanders says, " but not that much .
I've been an operator off and on
for about three years, so I' m used
to it. "
' 'I've got about a year of college behind me but I took some
time off to concentrate on working and getting my head together
so I' ll do a better job in school
when I go back. I'm going to majcr in business, and I want to stay
with the telephone company, maybe transfetring into engineering
or accounting. "
A lot of people say it would be
miserable working with a large
group of women. There are only
five other males in my unit and
all the women are cooperative
and helpful to all of us ."
Sanders, a graduate of Lemoore
High School, plans to resume his
education at Fresno City College,
while continuing to work as an
opeartor.
a nurse, but is more satisfied with her present career.
" I love to be outdoors. I like to fish, and go backpacking and hunting . Of course, I like to spend a lot of time practicing my karate, too."
Betty's daughters, Monica, 10, and Zaneta, 4, think their mom 's job
is "great" and have "told the whole world about it. "
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KARATE TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED
FOUR KARATE EXPERTS will demonstrate their skills during Karate tournaments in Fresno during the months of January, April and June . From
left, Alex Coleman, Larry Cormier, David Davis and Bob Tillman. Cormier, Davis, and Tillman are all Black Belt holders and are instructors
of their own Karate schools.
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BLACK POLITICAL COUNCIL
Jacqueline Hodge
President
The Black Political Council, organized to educate black Fresnans
on politics and politicians, introduced itself to the community.
The spokespersons were: Jacqueline G. Hodge, the chairperson; Lester Riggins, research and
dissemination chairman, and Per-
cy Davis, precinct organization
chairman.
The council was organized to
develop awareness and power in
West Fresno in order to have a
say in the political, economic, cul tural, social and educational destiny.
Mrs. Hodge said 50 persons representing a cross section of income groups in West Fresno are
organizing the council.
Riggins said the major emphasis will be directed at obtaining
increased appointments of black
citizens to various Fresno City and
County boards, commissions and
agencies, nominating and electing qualified
black
candidates
and keeping blacks informed on
issues and candidates.
Davis said the council will recruit people in the community to
form a political base for "political
action through work and education ."
L. to R.: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jonnson, Lewis S. Eaton, and Mr. and Mrs.
Reynold Johnson.
BUSINESS
Guarantee Savings and Loan Association held open house recently in
their new $600,000 office in Bakersfield, California. Jerry Johnson,
formerly of Fresno, is the regional vice president and loan manager of
the new branch.
Among the many who came to the open house celebration were Lewis
S. Eaton , president and chairman of the board of Gurantee Savings and
Loan, and Jerry"s brother, Reynold Johnson, assistant vice president
and manager of Lloyd Bank of California, airport branch, in Los Angeles, California.
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The Brothers of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity of Fresno will present
their 18th Annual Christmas Dance
at Fresno's Roadway Inn (formerly Del Webb) on December 24,
1974. Highlighting the evening
will be the crowning of the 197475 Sweetheart.
These beautiful and talented
young ladies along with the Brothers of the Gamma Xi Chapter extend an invitation to you to 101n
them for an enjoyable and funfilled Christmas Eve.
Ruby Meyers, 18, is ma1or1ng in
:.aw Enforcement at Fresno State
University. She is a graduate of
Hoover High School and enjoys
working with deaf mutes and people who are blind.
Audrey Smith, 18, is ma1ormg in
Drama at Fresno State University.
She is a graduate of Huntington
Parks High in Los Angeles. She
enjoys attending sport events and
meeting people .
Sharon Ables, 18, is ma1oring
in business at Fresno State University. She is a graduate of Bullard High School and is employed
at Valley Medical Center. She is
a member of the Pan African Union.
Patsy Green, the 1973-74 Sweetheart, will crown the 1974-75
Sweetheart at the Christmas Eve
Dance. Miss Green is a student at
University of Santa Barbara California majoring in Creative Studies .
Maureen Wright, 20, is ma1oring
in Education of the Deaf at Fresno
State University. She is a graduate
of St. Elizabeth High School in
Oakland, California . She attended
the University of New Orleans before transferring to F.S.U.
Lavonia Furlow, 17, is majori ng in Medical Technology at
Fresno State University. She is a
graduate of Hoover High School
and plans to enter Howard University or Clark Cellege in the
Fall.
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Ruby Meyers
Audrey Smith
Sharon Ables
Andrea Owens
Gloria Rhynes , 20, is an honor
student majoring in Criminology
at Fresno State University. She is
a graduate of Kennedy High
School in Richmond, California
and works as a part-time investigator for the Fresno City Public
Defender' s office.
Phyllis Martin, 19, is majoring
in criminal law at Fresno City College. She is a graduate of Hoover
High School. Her hobbies include
dancing, horseback riding , playing tennis , and attending sport
events .
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Cynthia Evans, 19, is majoring
in Court Reporting at Fresno City
College. She is a graduate of Central Union High School and is also
an active member of the Pan African Union.
Venita Powell, 18, is majoring in
nursing at Fresno City College. She
graduated from Compton High
School in Los Angeles. Venita enjoys dancing, sewing and swimming.
Andrea Owens, 19, is ma1ormg in
court reporting at Fresno' s School
of Court Reporting . She graduated
from Los Angeles' Locke High
School and is a member of the
Bay Area Fashions Unlimited .
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be independent and this is what
I try to reinforce in the childrento be prepared for life and whatever it may bring," says Ms. Scott.
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upbringing to have been an asset
and recalled her teen years when
dates with boys were kept to an
absolute minimum-not to be even started until reaching 17 years
of age. And, everyone in the family had household jobs to do.
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Mae Scott, 30, is the substitute
mother to her family of 13 brothers and sisters.
A woman, it seems with quiet,
sure strength. She maintains a
full-time job as an LVN at Valley
Med ical Center where she has
been employed for seven years.
She is also working towards her
reg istered nurses degree at Fresno City College.
About a year ago, Ms. Scott's
mother developed a debilitating
asthmatic condition and was no
longer able to run the large household. After her mother's death,
Ms. Scott took over completely the
care and training of five younger
brothers and sisters ranging
in
ages from l 2 to 18.
The transition from single person with no responsibility to one
with five to care for was helped
beca use of her early training.
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"We use to cut grapes and
work in the fields. When we complained, my father said if we did
not like that kind of work we'd
need to get a good education so
that we could someday do much
better," said Ms. Scott.
Right after her mother's death,
life use to be kind of stressful for
Ms. Scott. She would find herself
faced with a more than full schedule of cooking, cleaning the house
and her own job and studies.
" I took a look at myself running around try ing to do everything for everybody and felt that
I was doing neither myself nor
the children very much good,"
said Ms. Scott. ··1 decided right
there to relay a little of my moth er's training on to them.
"I alloted chores to each child
and since then, things have been
better all around. This way, it
seems, they ' ll know how to do for
themselves in case anything ever
happens to me ."
Ms. Scott is a 1963 graduate of
Washington
Union High School.
Born in Clarksville, Texas, she and
her family have spent the last 22
years in Fresno.
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Walt Porter
Betty Simpson
Clifford Kelley
SINGER GENE WILLIAMS enjoys a chat with Irwin Junior High students,
from left, Crystal Warren, Daisy Jackson, and Sheila Reed. Williams,
formerly of the "Platters" singing group presented a free show at the
school for the students.
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Fresno honored its nwn recently at the fourth annual Astros of Fresno
Awards ceremony at the Fresno TowneHouse. The Academy Awards
styled affair was presented with the Astros' usual flair and elegance.
Fifteen community residents were the recipients of the Troy Awards
for their contributions in the area of art, community service, and education. Recipients were Dr. and Mrs. Noel Smith, Mrs. Ray Williams, Clifford Kelley, Mrs. Willie Perry, Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson, Mrs. Sudie Doug lass, Walt Porter, Mark Teemer, Mrs . Oscar Williams, Al Uribe, and Dr.
Alexander Lark.
The Fashion Show featured models Joyce Jones, Jean Williams, Selma
Kennedy, Diane and Brenda Mahoney in their exciting gowns, fur coats,
and evening wear. Gene Charlson, Al Boyd, Oscar Williams, and guest
model Lionel Thomas gave the latest in fashions for men.
Several hundred people attended the outstanding affair.
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Make It Yourself and Follow Through
(It's Up to You)
By Hank Gaston
Every man should have a goal in mind
Don't wait for it to come to you
Cause it will never come
Get your education
It will make jobs easier to find
Talk about gettin' ahead
Doin' this and doin' that
But you might as well be dead-cause
Your talents are being wasted
You write and speak words of wisdom
to friends and people you aren't acquainted with
and don't act accordingly
When will your actions speak louder than your words
All of the: ifs, mights, maybes, couldbes, shouldbes,
I don't knows and one of these days,
never made it.
Don't let your so-called friends try and make your decisions
of what to do
FRESNO JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT had five Black beauties that competed
for scholarships offered by the Fresno Jaycees . Shown above are from
t~e left, Yasmin Winn, a Mclane High School student; and Phylli~ Phillips , Ma'! Marshall, and Caroly n Wynn, all of Edison High; Jane Brown
~f Washington Union High School, who was not p resent for photograph·
in~, was selected as Spirit of Junior Miss by the other contestants. Miss
Winn was selected as runnerup to first place and received a schola rship .
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Make it yourself and follow through
I'm not saying don't take their advice, as long as it's good
Just remember it's your decision; so
Make it yourself and follow through
Don't let anything stop you
Make it yourself and follow through
Black or white, yellow or brown, it's up to you
There's a big world out there, it's up to you
Don't give up, show everybody what you can do, it' s up to you
Make it yourself and follow through .
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BUSINESS
John Williams, 28, is the EOP
director at Reedley College. He is
a graduate of Washington Union
High School and received his B.A.
degree at San Jose State College.
Before coming to Reedley Williams was assistant director of the
EOP program at San Jose City Col lege .
While attending San Diego and
San Jose State colleges Williams
excelled in football. He later played on the Philadelphia Eagles and
the Oakland
Raiders
football
teams .
Williams and his wife, Ben ie,
and their three children live in
Reedley, California.
James Johnson, 23, was recently hired as financial aids assistant at Fresno City College.
His
duties include assisting students in
securing financial aid through job
placement, grants,
loans, and
scholarships.
Johnson, a 1969 Edison High
School graduate, expects to complete his B.A . degree in criminology at Fresno State University in
June, 1975. He has previously
worked for the California Youth
Author ity and the Fresno County
Adult Probation Department.
Presently Johnson holds membership in the Phi Beta Sigma Fra tern ity and F.C.C. 's Black Faculty
organization.
Feltus Sterling
The first major construction for
a black business, since 1968, a
new 7,500 square-foot funeral
heme is under construction in West
Fresno. The new build ing will replace the current l ,800 squarefoot building at 1146 B Street.
Feltus Sterling, the owner, esti mates the cost will be in excess
of $125,000. He also said he is
using roughly $75,000 of his own
funds to finance initial stages ..-,f
construction.
Sterling said the new facility
will be built in three stages, at
the B Street location. The first to
be completed before Christmas
and the entire project set for completion in March.
The new building will contain
a chapel, family room, six display
rooms, office, mortuary and a twobedroom living quarters.
Black contractors will
be included among the building 's subcontractors.
Sterling said Robert McClendon
is the general contratcor.
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You can go to work
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The high "standard of living" you enjoy in the Air Force compares very favorably with civilian life. Your pay as a civilian may
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* VA
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* Many free recreational activities
* Low cost life insurance ($15,000 max.)
* Air Force Aid Society
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ALPHONSO SPANGER, 3, is leaving nothing to chance and took along
a list to check with Santa Claus to assure all he wants for Christmas is
delivered . Santa is really Ernest Tucker of Selma, who plays the part
each year at the North Avenue Children's party.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Little Miss Beauty _ ·----·-·-----------·--·- 9
Female Cable Splicer ··--· ·•·---· ···--······-· 10
Male Telephone Operator .................... __ 11
Black Karate Experts ....... .
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New Black Political Organization ··-·--·· 14
Bakersfield Open House
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Sigma Sweetheart Candidates ···········-· 16
Black Beauty Club ··········--················-····· 18
Mae Scott ··················-·-···-····· 19
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Fresno Jr. Miss Pageant
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This day 's great gift of peace,
That I may leave along the way
Some good that will not cease.
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OUR LITTLE MISS BEAUTY
Wendi Wright, 9, daughter of
Gene and Darnell Wright of Fresno, placed in the top ten in the
Our Little Miss Beauty Talent contest finals held in Palm Springs,
Ca lifornia. Wendi won the Centra l California Our Little Miss title to qualify for the finals . She
competed against l 04 other contestants .
A director of a modeling school
and agency who was in the audi ence was so impressed with WenNovember-December, 1974
di ' s original robot dance performance that she invited her to appear before an audience of 600
as lead dancer in a dancing-fash ion show held in the Sheraton Palace in San Francisco. Since then
she has appeared in a show for
the same agency in the Ambas sador Hote l in Los Angeles . During the week of January 6-17,
1975 Wendi is to appear on the
Fun Time televi sion progrma.
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Doug Sanders Telephone Operator
Betty Brewer
Information Operator Turns Cable Splicer
The lady that used to soy, "That number in Fres no is . . . , now is
responsible for spl1c1ng the cables tha t co nn ect th a t number. Twentye1ght-yeor-old Betty Brewer traded her telephone compa ny office job for
the great outdoors, an d says shes " happier than anything " abo ut t he
chan ge.
Betty says lifting 200-pond manhole covers d oesn 't bother her at all
but sometimes she has trouble putting up a 32-foo t extension ladd er. '
Betty is one o_f several women Poc1f1c Telephone Company ca b le splicers, and ofter six months on the 106 she 's just a s e nthusi a stic about it
as she was the day she started
An information operator for_ four and a half years , th e perky mo ther
of two landed the 106 as a sp lice r early last sprin g . She sai d she w anted
a change from her indoor 106, and with two you ng d a ug hters to support, she needed the add1t1onal pay.
Although she·s only 5 4 , and weighs less than 135 pound s, Be tty is
able to :art around heavy tool 1:>uckets, and 94 -pou nd splice coses. She
says shes never felt better physically, takes lots of vitam ins and is eating the right foo d s.
The Washing ton Union High School grad uate says she wanted to be
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Doug Sanders talks all day and gets paid for it.
He's what some people still
consider a rarity, a male telephone operator, although such individuals are becoming increasingly common at Pacific Telephone
in Fresno and have been in European telephone companies for
years.
"Sure, every once in a while
you notice some surprise or hesitation when you answer a call,"
Sanders says, " but not that much .
I've been an operator off and on
for about three years, so I' m used
to it. "
' 'I've got about a year of college behind me but I took some
time off to concentrate on working and getting my head together
so I' ll do a better job in school
when I go back. I'm going to majcr in business, and I want to stay
with the telephone company, maybe transfetring into engineering
or accounting. "
A lot of people say it would be
miserable working with a large
group of women. There are only
five other males in my unit and
all the women are cooperative
and helpful to all of us ."
Sanders, a graduate of Lemoore
High School, plans to resume his
education at Fresno City College,
while continuing to work as an
opeartor.
a nurse, but is more satisfied with her present career.
" I love to be outdoors. I like to fish, and go backpacking and hunting . Of course, I like to spend a lot of time practicing my karate, too."
Betty's daughters, Monica, 10, and Zaneta, 4, think their mom 's job
is "great" and have "told the whole world about it. "
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KARATE TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED
FOUR KARATE EXPERTS will demonstrate their skills during Karate tournaments in Fresno during the months of January, April and June . From
left, Alex Coleman, Larry Cormier, David Davis and Bob Tillman. Cormier, Davis, and Tillman are all Black Belt holders and are instructors
of their own Karate schools.
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BLACK POLITICAL COUNCIL
Jacqueline Hodge
President
The Black Political Council, organized to educate black Fresnans
on politics and politicians, introduced itself to the community.
The spokespersons were: Jacqueline G. Hodge, the chairperson; Lester Riggins, research and
dissemination chairman, and Per-
cy Davis, precinct organization
chairman.
The council was organized to
develop awareness and power in
West Fresno in order to have a
say in the political, economic, cul tural, social and educational destiny.
Mrs. Hodge said 50 persons representing a cross section of income groups in West Fresno are
organizing the council.
Riggins said the major emphasis will be directed at obtaining
increased appointments of black
citizens to various Fresno City and
County boards, commissions and
agencies, nominating and electing qualified
black
candidates
and keeping blacks informed on
issues and candidates.
Davis said the council will recruit people in the community to
form a political base for "political
action through work and education ."
L. to R.: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jonnson, Lewis S. Eaton, and Mr. and Mrs.
Reynold Johnson.
BUSINESS
Guarantee Savings and Loan Association held open house recently in
their new $600,000 office in Bakersfield, California. Jerry Johnson,
formerly of Fresno, is the regional vice president and loan manager of
the new branch.
Among the many who came to the open house celebration were Lewis
S. Eaton , president and chairman of the board of Gurantee Savings and
Loan, and Jerry"s brother, Reynold Johnson, assistant vice president
and manager of Lloyd Bank of California, airport branch, in Los Angeles, California.
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The Brothers of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity of Fresno will present
their 18th Annual Christmas Dance
at Fresno's Roadway Inn (formerly Del Webb) on December 24,
1974. Highlighting the evening
will be the crowning of the 197475 Sweetheart.
These beautiful and talented
young ladies along with the Brothers of the Gamma Xi Chapter extend an invitation to you to 101n
them for an enjoyable and funfilled Christmas Eve.
Ruby Meyers, 18, is ma1or1ng in
:.aw Enforcement at Fresno State
University. She is a graduate of
Hoover High School and enjoys
working with deaf mutes and people who are blind.
Audrey Smith, 18, is ma1ormg in
Drama at Fresno State University.
She is a graduate of Huntington
Parks High in Los Angeles. She
enjoys attending sport events and
meeting people .
Sharon Ables, 18, is ma1oring
in business at Fresno State University. She is a graduate of Bullard High School and is employed
at Valley Medical Center. She is
a member of the Pan African Union.
Patsy Green, the 1973-74 Sweetheart, will crown the 1974-75
Sweetheart at the Christmas Eve
Dance. Miss Green is a student at
University of Santa Barbara California majoring in Creative Studies .
Maureen Wright, 20, is ma1oring
in Education of the Deaf at Fresno
State University. She is a graduate
of St. Elizabeth High School in
Oakland, California . She attended
the University of New Orleans before transferring to F.S.U.
Lavonia Furlow, 17, is majori ng in Medical Technology at
Fresno State University. She is a
graduate of Hoover High School
and plans to enter Howard University or Clark Cellege in the
Fall.
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Ruby Meyers
Audrey Smith
Sharon Ables
Andrea Owens
Gloria Rhynes , 20, is an honor
student majoring in Criminology
at Fresno State University. She is
a graduate of Kennedy High
School in Richmond, California
and works as a part-time investigator for the Fresno City Public
Defender' s office.
Phyllis Martin, 19, is majoring
in criminal law at Fresno City College. She is a graduate of Hoover
High School. Her hobbies include
dancing, horseback riding , playing tennis , and attending sport
events .
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Cynthia Evans, 19, is majoring
in Court Reporting at Fresno City
College. She is a graduate of Central Union High School and is also
an active member of the Pan African Union.
Venita Powell, 18, is majoring in
nursing at Fresno City College. She
graduated from Compton High
School in Los Angeles. Venita enjoys dancing, sewing and swimming.
Andrea Owens, 19, is ma1ormg in
court reporting at Fresno' s School
of Court Reporting . She graduated
from Los Angeles' Locke High
School and is a member of the
Bay Area Fashions Unlimited .
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upbringing to have been an asset
and recalled her teen years when
dates with boys were kept to an
absolute minimum-not to be even started until reaching 17 years
of age. And, everyone in the family had household jobs to do.
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Mae Scott, 30, is the substitute
mother to her family of 13 brothers and sisters.
A woman, it seems with quiet,
sure strength. She maintains a
full-time job as an LVN at Valley
Med ical Center where she has
been employed for seven years.
She is also working towards her
reg istered nurses degree at Fresno City College.
About a year ago, Ms. Scott's
mother developed a debilitating
asthmatic condition and was no
longer able to run the large household. After her mother's death,
Ms. Scott took over completely the
care and training of five younger
brothers and sisters ranging
in
ages from l 2 to 18.
The transition from single person with no responsibility to one
with five to care for was helped
beca use of her early training.
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"We use to cut grapes and
work in the fields. When we complained, my father said if we did
not like that kind of work we'd
need to get a good education so
that we could someday do much
better," said Ms. Scott.
Right after her mother's death,
life use to be kind of stressful for
Ms. Scott. She would find herself
faced with a more than full schedule of cooking, cleaning the house
and her own job and studies.
" I took a look at myself running around try ing to do everything for everybody and felt that
I was doing neither myself nor
the children very much good,"
said Ms. Scott. ··1 decided right
there to relay a little of my moth er's training on to them.
"I alloted chores to each child
and since then, things have been
better all around. This way, it
seems, they ' ll know how to do for
themselves in case anything ever
happens to me ."
Ms. Scott is a 1963 graduate of
Washington
Union High School.
Born in Clarksville, Texas, she and
her family have spent the last 22
years in Fresno.
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SINGER GENE WILLIAMS enjoys a chat with Irwin Junior High students,
from left, Crystal Warren, Daisy Jackson, and Sheila Reed. Williams,
formerly of the "Platters" singing group presented a free show at the
school for the students.
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Fresno honored its nwn recently at the fourth annual Astros of Fresno
Awards ceremony at the Fresno TowneHouse. The Academy Awards
styled affair was presented with the Astros' usual flair and elegance.
Fifteen community residents were the recipients of the Troy Awards
for their contributions in the area of art, community service, and education. Recipients were Dr. and Mrs. Noel Smith, Mrs. Ray Williams, Clifford Kelley, Mrs. Willie Perry, Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson, Mrs. Sudie Doug lass, Walt Porter, Mark Teemer, Mrs . Oscar Williams, Al Uribe, and Dr.
Alexander Lark.
The Fashion Show featured models Joyce Jones, Jean Williams, Selma
Kennedy, Diane and Brenda Mahoney in their exciting gowns, fur coats,
and evening wear. Gene Charlson, Al Boyd, Oscar Williams, and guest
model Lionel Thomas gave the latest in fashions for men.
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Make It Yourself and Follow Through
(It's Up to You)
By Hank Gaston
Every man should have a goal in mind
Don't wait for it to come to you
Cause it will never come
Get your education
It will make jobs easier to find
Talk about gettin' ahead
Doin' this and doin' that
But you might as well be dead-cause
Your talents are being wasted
You write and speak words of wisdom
to friends and people you aren't acquainted with
and don't act accordingly
When will your actions speak louder than your words
All of the: ifs, mights, maybes, couldbes, shouldbes,
I don't knows and one of these days,
never made it.
Don't let your so-called friends try and make your decisions
of what to do
FRESNO JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT had five Black beauties that competed
for scholarships offered by the Fresno Jaycees . Shown above are from
t~e left, Yasmin Winn, a Mclane High School student; and Phylli~ Phillips , Ma'! Marshall, and Caroly n Wynn, all of Edison High; Jane Brown
~f Washington Union High School, who was not p resent for photograph·
in~, was selected as Spirit of Junior Miss by the other contestants. Miss
Winn was selected as runnerup to first place and received a schola rship .
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Make it yourself and follow through
I'm not saying don't take their advice, as long as it's good
Just remember it's your decision; so
Make it yourself and follow through
Don't let anything stop you
Make it yourself and follow through
Black or white, yellow or brown, it's up to you
There's a big world out there, it's up to you
Don't give up, show everybody what you can do, it' s up to you
Make it yourself and follow through .
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BUSINESS
John Williams, 28, is the EOP
director at Reedley College. He is
a graduate of Washington Union
High School and received his B.A.
degree at San Jose State College.
Before coming to Reedley Williams was assistant director of the
EOP program at San Jose City Col lege .
While attending San Diego and
San Jose State colleges Williams
excelled in football. He later played on the Philadelphia Eagles and
the Oakland
Raiders
football
teams .
Williams and his wife, Ben ie,
and their three children live in
Reedley, California.
James Johnson, 23, was recently hired as financial aids assistant at Fresno City College.
His
duties include assisting students in
securing financial aid through job
placement, grants,
loans, and
scholarships.
Johnson, a 1969 Edison High
School graduate, expects to complete his B.A . degree in criminology at Fresno State University in
June, 1975. He has previously
worked for the California Youth
Author ity and the Fresno County
Adult Probation Department.
Presently Johnson holds membership in the Phi Beta Sigma Fra tern ity and F.C.C. 's Black Faculty
organization.
Feltus Sterling
The first major construction for
a black business, since 1968, a
new 7,500 square-foot funeral
heme is under construction in West
Fresno. The new build ing will replace the current l ,800 squarefoot building at 1146 B Street.
Feltus Sterling, the owner, esti mates the cost will be in excess
of $125,000. He also said he is
using roughly $75,000 of his own
funds to finance initial stages ..-,f
construction.
Sterling said the new facility
will be built in three stages, at
the B Street location. The first to
be completed before Christmas
and the entire project set for completion in March.
The new building will contain
a chapel, family room, six display
rooms, office, mortuary and a twobedroom living quarters.
Black contractors will
be included among the building 's subcontractors.
Sterling said Robert McClendon
is the general contratcor.
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IN-SERVICE BENEFITS
The high "standard of living" you enjoy in the Air Force compares very favorably with civilian life. Your pay as a civilian may
be higher, but so are taxes, doctor bills, food bills, rent, transportation, education and recreation. (Maybe you can live more comfortably by staying Air Force.) Here are some Air Force benefits to
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* Medical
and dental care for you
* Medical care for your family
* Free or low cost travel
* 30 days annual leave
* Service clubs
* Commissary and base exchange privileges
* VA
and FHA housing loans
* Motion picture service
* Many free recreational activities
* Low cost life insurance ($15,000 max.)
* Air Force Aid Society
* No income tax on cPrtain allowances
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ALPHONSO SPANGER, 3, is leaving nothing to chance and took along
a list to check with Santa Claus to assure all he wants for Christmas is
delivered . Santa is really Ernest Tucker of Selma, who plays the part
each year at the North Avenue Children's party.
Dear God, somehow please help me keep
The spirit of this day
To lead me through the brand-new year,
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Our Little Miss Beauty _ ·----·-·-----------·--·- 9
Female Cable Splicer ··--· ·•·---· ···--······-· 10
Male Telephone Operator .................... __ 11
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Bakersfield Open House
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Sigma Sweetheart Candidates ···········-· 16
Black Beauty Club ··········--················-····· 18
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Fresno Jr. Miss Pageant
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A CHRISTMAS PRAYER
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This day 's great gift of peace,
That I may leave along the way
Some good that will not cease.
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OUR LITTLE MISS BEAUTY
Wendi Wright, 9, daughter of
Gene and Darnell Wright of Fresno, placed in the top ten in the
Our Little Miss Beauty Talent contest finals held in Palm Springs,
Ca lifornia. Wendi won the Centra l California Our Little Miss title to qualify for the finals . She
competed against l 04 other contestants .
A director of a modeling school
and agency who was in the audi ence was so impressed with WenNovember-December, 1974
di ' s original robot dance performance that she invited her to appear before an audience of 600
as lead dancer in a dancing-fash ion show held in the Sheraton Palace in San Francisco. Since then
she has appeared in a show for
the same agency in the Ambas sador Hote l in Los Angeles . During the week of January 6-17,
1975 Wendi is to appear on the
Fun Time televi sion progrma.
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Doug Sanders Telephone Operator
Betty Brewer
Information Operator Turns Cable Splicer
The lady that used to soy, "That number in Fres no is . . . , now is
responsible for spl1c1ng the cables tha t co nn ect th a t number. Twentye1ght-yeor-old Betty Brewer traded her telephone compa ny office job for
the great outdoors, an d says shes " happier than anything " abo ut t he
chan ge.
Betty says lifting 200-pond manhole covers d oesn 't bother her at all
but sometimes she has trouble putting up a 32-foo t extension ladd er. '
Betty is one o_f several women Poc1f1c Telephone Company ca b le splicers, and ofter six months on the 106 she 's just a s e nthusi a stic about it
as she was the day she started
An information operator for_ four and a half years , th e perky mo ther
of two landed the 106 as a sp lice r early last sprin g . She sai d she w anted
a change from her indoor 106, and with two you ng d a ug hters to support, she needed the add1t1onal pay.
Although she·s only 5 4 , and weighs less than 135 pound s, Be tty is
able to :art around heavy tool 1:>uckets, and 94 -pou nd splice coses. She
says shes never felt better physically, takes lots of vitam ins and is eating the right foo d s.
The Washing ton Union High School grad uate says she wanted to be
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Doug Sanders talks all day and gets paid for it.
He's what some people still
consider a rarity, a male telephone operator, although such individuals are becoming increasingly common at Pacific Telephone
in Fresno and have been in European telephone companies for
years.
"Sure, every once in a while
you notice some surprise or hesitation when you answer a call,"
Sanders says, " but not that much .
I've been an operator off and on
for about three years, so I' m used
to it. "
' 'I've got about a year of college behind me but I took some
time off to concentrate on working and getting my head together
so I' ll do a better job in school
when I go back. I'm going to majcr in business, and I want to stay
with the telephone company, maybe transfetring into engineering
or accounting. "
A lot of people say it would be
miserable working with a large
group of women. There are only
five other males in my unit and
all the women are cooperative
and helpful to all of us ."
Sanders, a graduate of Lemoore
High School, plans to resume his
education at Fresno City College,
while continuing to work as an
opeartor.
a nurse, but is more satisfied with her present career.
" I love to be outdoors. I like to fish, and go backpacking and hunting . Of course, I like to spend a lot of time practicing my karate, too."
Betty's daughters, Monica, 10, and Zaneta, 4, think their mom 's job
is "great" and have "told the whole world about it. "
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KARATE TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED
FOUR KARATE EXPERTS will demonstrate their skills during Karate tournaments in Fresno during the months of January, April and June . From
left, Alex Coleman, Larry Cormier, David Davis and Bob Tillman. Cormier, Davis, and Tillman are all Black Belt holders and are instructors
of their own Karate schools.
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BLACK POLITICAL COUNCIL
Jacqueline Hodge
President
The Black Political Council, organized to educate black Fresnans
on politics and politicians, introduced itself to the community.
The spokespersons were: Jacqueline G. Hodge, the chairperson; Lester Riggins, research and
dissemination chairman, and Per-
cy Davis, precinct organization
chairman.
The council was organized to
develop awareness and power in
West Fresno in order to have a
say in the political, economic, cul tural, social and educational destiny.
Mrs. Hodge said 50 persons representing a cross section of income groups in West Fresno are
organizing the council.
Riggins said the major emphasis will be directed at obtaining
increased appointments of black
citizens to various Fresno City and
County boards, commissions and
agencies, nominating and electing qualified
black
candidates
and keeping blacks informed on
issues and candidates.
Davis said the council will recruit people in the community to
form a political base for "political
action through work and education ."
L. to R.: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jonnson, Lewis S. Eaton, and Mr. and Mrs.
Reynold Johnson.
BUSINESS
Guarantee Savings and Loan Association held open house recently in
their new $600,000 office in Bakersfield, California. Jerry Johnson,
formerly of Fresno, is the regional vice president and loan manager of
the new branch.
Among the many who came to the open house celebration were Lewis
S. Eaton , president and chairman of the board of Gurantee Savings and
Loan, and Jerry"s brother, Reynold Johnson, assistant vice president
and manager of Lloyd Bank of California, airport branch, in Los Angeles, California.
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The Brothers of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity of Fresno will present
their 18th Annual Christmas Dance
at Fresno's Roadway Inn (formerly Del Webb) on December 24,
1974. Highlighting the evening
will be the crowning of the 197475 Sweetheart.
These beautiful and talented
young ladies along with the Brothers of the Gamma Xi Chapter extend an invitation to you to 101n
them for an enjoyable and funfilled Christmas Eve.
Ruby Meyers, 18, is ma1or1ng in
:.aw Enforcement at Fresno State
University. She is a graduate of
Hoover High School and enjoys
working with deaf mutes and people who are blind.
Audrey Smith, 18, is ma1ormg in
Drama at Fresno State University.
She is a graduate of Huntington
Parks High in Los Angeles. She
enjoys attending sport events and
meeting people .
Sharon Ables, 18, is ma1oring
in business at Fresno State University. She is a graduate of Bullard High School and is employed
at Valley Medical Center. She is
a member of the Pan African Union.
Patsy Green, the 1973-74 Sweetheart, will crown the 1974-75
Sweetheart at the Christmas Eve
Dance. Miss Green is a student at
University of Santa Barbara California majoring in Creative Studies .
Maureen Wright, 20, is ma1oring
in Education of the Deaf at Fresno
State University. She is a graduate
of St. Elizabeth High School in
Oakland, California . She attended
the University of New Orleans before transferring to F.S.U.
Lavonia Furlow, 17, is majori ng in Medical Technology at
Fresno State University. She is a
graduate of Hoover High School
and plans to enter Howard University or Clark Cellege in the
Fall.
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Ruby Meyers
Audrey Smith
Sharon Ables
Andrea Owens
Gloria Rhynes , 20, is an honor
student majoring in Criminology
at Fresno State University. She is
a graduate of Kennedy High
School in Richmond, California
and works as a part-time investigator for the Fresno City Public
Defender' s office.
Phyllis Martin, 19, is majoring
in criminal law at Fresno City College. She is a graduate of Hoover
High School. Her hobbies include
dancing, horseback riding , playing tennis , and attending sport
events .
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Cynthia Evans, 19, is majoring
in Court Reporting at Fresno City
College. She is a graduate of Central Union High School and is also
an active member of the Pan African Union.
Venita Powell, 18, is majoring in
nursing at Fresno City College. She
graduated from Compton High
School in Los Angeles. Venita enjoys dancing, sewing and swimming.
Andrea Owens, 19, is ma1ormg in
court reporting at Fresno' s School
of Court Reporting . She graduated
from Los Angeles' Locke High
School and is a member of the
Bay Area Fashions Unlimited .
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upbringing to have been an asset
and recalled her teen years when
dates with boys were kept to an
absolute minimum-not to be even started until reaching 17 years
of age. And, everyone in the family had household jobs to do.
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Mae Scott, 30, is the substitute
mother to her family of 13 brothers and sisters.
A woman, it seems with quiet,
sure strength. She maintains a
full-time job as an LVN at Valley
Med ical Center where she has
been employed for seven years.
She is also working towards her
reg istered nurses degree at Fresno City College.
About a year ago, Ms. Scott's
mother developed a debilitating
asthmatic condition and was no
longer able to run the large household. After her mother's death,
Ms. Scott took over completely the
care and training of five younger
brothers and sisters ranging
in
ages from l 2 to 18.
The transition from single person with no responsibility to one
with five to care for was helped
beca use of her early training.
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"We use to cut grapes and
work in the fields. When we complained, my father said if we did
not like that kind of work we'd
need to get a good education so
that we could someday do much
better," said Ms. Scott.
Right after her mother's death,
life use to be kind of stressful for
Ms. Scott. She would find herself
faced with a more than full schedule of cooking, cleaning the house
and her own job and studies.
" I took a look at myself running around try ing to do everything for everybody and felt that
I was doing neither myself nor
the children very much good,"
said Ms. Scott. ··1 decided right
there to relay a little of my moth er's training on to them.
"I alloted chores to each child
and since then, things have been
better all around. This way, it
seems, they ' ll know how to do for
themselves in case anything ever
happens to me ."
Ms. Scott is a 1963 graduate of
Washington
Union High School.
Born in Clarksville, Texas, she and
her family have spent the last 22
years in Fresno.
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Betty Simpson
Clifford Kelley
SINGER GENE WILLIAMS enjoys a chat with Irwin Junior High students,
from left, Crystal Warren, Daisy Jackson, and Sheila Reed. Williams,
formerly of the "Platters" singing group presented a free show at the
school for the students.
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Fresno honored its nwn recently at the fourth annual Astros of Fresno
Awards ceremony at the Fresno TowneHouse. The Academy Awards
styled affair was presented with the Astros' usual flair and elegance.
Fifteen community residents were the recipients of the Troy Awards
for their contributions in the area of art, community service, and education. Recipients were Dr. and Mrs. Noel Smith, Mrs. Ray Williams, Clifford Kelley, Mrs. Willie Perry, Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson, Mrs. Sudie Doug lass, Walt Porter, Mark Teemer, Mrs . Oscar Williams, Al Uribe, and Dr.
Alexander Lark.
The Fashion Show featured models Joyce Jones, Jean Williams, Selma
Kennedy, Diane and Brenda Mahoney in their exciting gowns, fur coats,
and evening wear. Gene Charlson, Al Boyd, Oscar Williams, and guest
model Lionel Thomas gave the latest in fashions for men.
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Make It Yourself and Follow Through
(It's Up to You)
By Hank Gaston
Every man should have a goal in mind
Don't wait for it to come to you
Cause it will never come
Get your education
It will make jobs easier to find
Talk about gettin' ahead
Doin' this and doin' that
But you might as well be dead-cause
Your talents are being wasted
You write and speak words of wisdom
to friends and people you aren't acquainted with
and don't act accordingly
When will your actions speak louder than your words
All of the: ifs, mights, maybes, couldbes, shouldbes,
I don't knows and one of these days,
never made it.
Don't let your so-called friends try and make your decisions
of what to do
FRESNO JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT had five Black beauties that competed
for scholarships offered by the Fresno Jaycees . Shown above are from
t~e left, Yasmin Winn, a Mclane High School student; and Phylli~ Phillips , Ma'! Marshall, and Caroly n Wynn, all of Edison High; Jane Brown
~f Washington Union High School, who was not p resent for photograph·
in~, was selected as Spirit of Junior Miss by the other contestants. Miss
Winn was selected as runnerup to first place and received a schola rship .
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Make it yourself and follow through
I'm not saying don't take their advice, as long as it's good
Just remember it's your decision; so
Make it yourself and follow through
Don't let anything stop you
Make it yourself and follow through
Black or white, yellow or brown, it's up to you
There's a big world out there, it's up to you
Don't give up, show everybody what you can do, it' s up to you
Make it yourself and follow through .
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BUSINESS
John Williams, 28, is the EOP
director at Reedley College. He is
a graduate of Washington Union
High School and received his B.A.
degree at San Jose State College.
Before coming to Reedley Williams was assistant director of the
EOP program at San Jose City Col lege .
While attending San Diego and
San Jose State colleges Williams
excelled in football. He later played on the Philadelphia Eagles and
the Oakland
Raiders
football
teams .
Williams and his wife, Ben ie,
and their three children live in
Reedley, California.
James Johnson, 23, was recently hired as financial aids assistant at Fresno City College.
His
duties include assisting students in
securing financial aid through job
placement, grants,
loans, and
scholarships.
Johnson, a 1969 Edison High
School graduate, expects to complete his B.A . degree in criminology at Fresno State University in
June, 1975. He has previously
worked for the California Youth
Author ity and the Fresno County
Adult Probation Department.
Presently Johnson holds membership in the Phi Beta Sigma Fra tern ity and F.C.C. 's Black Faculty
organization.
Feltus Sterling
The first major construction for
a black business, since 1968, a
new 7,500 square-foot funeral
heme is under construction in West
Fresno. The new build ing will replace the current l ,800 squarefoot building at 1146 B Street.
Feltus Sterling, the owner, esti mates the cost will be in excess
of $125,000. He also said he is
using roughly $75,000 of his own
funds to finance initial stages ..-,f
construction.
Sterling said the new facility
will be built in three stages, at
the B Street location. The first to
be completed before Christmas
and the entire project set for completion in March.
The new building will contain
a chapel, family room, six display
rooms, office, mortuary and a twobedroom living quarters.
Black contractors will
be included among the building 's subcontractors.
Sterling said Robert McClendon
is the general contratcor.
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ALPHONSO SPANGER, 3, is leaving nothing to chance and took along
a list to check with Santa Claus to assure all he wants for Christmas is
delivered . Santa is really Ernest Tucker of Selma, who plays the part
each year at the North Avenue Children's party.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Little Miss Beauty _ ·----·-·-----------·--·- 9
Female Cable Splicer ··--· ·•·---· ···--······-· 10
Male Telephone Operator .................... __ 11
Black Karate Experts ....... .
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New Black Political Organization ··-·--·· 14
Bakersfield Open House
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Sigma Sweetheart Candidates ···········-· 16
Black Beauty Club ··········--················-····· 18
Mae Scott ··················-·-···-····· 19
Entertainment .. ·•·····························-········20
Astro 's Awards ·······························-·····21
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Sports -
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Fresno Jr. Miss Pageant
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Black Poetry ·······-··················-·····-·-·······25
Education -·-······--···-···-···-·-··-·-···--··--·-·-·-· .26
Black Business .. ·-·-······-··-········ ···--·-···---·27
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A CHRISTMAS PRAYER
Please help me keep this shining joy,
This day 's great gift of peace,
That I may leave along the way
Some good that will not cease.
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OUR LITTLE MISS BEAUTY
Wendi Wright, 9, daughter of
Gene and Darnell Wright of Fresno, placed in the top ten in the
Our Little Miss Beauty Talent contest finals held in Palm Springs,
Ca lifornia. Wendi won the Centra l California Our Little Miss title to qualify for the finals . She
competed against l 04 other contestants .
A director of a modeling school
and agency who was in the audi ence was so impressed with WenNovember-December, 1974
di ' s original robot dance performance that she invited her to appear before an audience of 600
as lead dancer in a dancing-fash ion show held in the Sheraton Palace in San Francisco. Since then
she has appeared in a show for
the same agency in the Ambas sador Hote l in Los Angeles . During the week of January 6-17,
1975 Wendi is to appear on the
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Doug Sanders Telephone Operator
Betty Brewer
Information Operator Turns Cable Splicer
The lady that used to soy, "That number in Fres no is . . . , now is
responsible for spl1c1ng the cables tha t co nn ect th a t number. Twentye1ght-yeor-old Betty Brewer traded her telephone compa ny office job for
the great outdoors, an d says shes " happier than anything " abo ut t he
chan ge.
Betty says lifting 200-pond manhole covers d oesn 't bother her at all
but sometimes she has trouble putting up a 32-foo t extension ladd er. '
Betty is one o_f several women Poc1f1c Telephone Company ca b le splicers, and ofter six months on the 106 she 's just a s e nthusi a stic about it
as she was the day she started
An information operator for_ four and a half years , th e perky mo ther
of two landed the 106 as a sp lice r early last sprin g . She sai d she w anted
a change from her indoor 106, and with two you ng d a ug hters to support, she needed the add1t1onal pay.
Although she·s only 5 4 , and weighs less than 135 pound s, Be tty is
able to :art around heavy tool 1:>uckets, and 94 -pou nd splice coses. She
says shes never felt better physically, takes lots of vitam ins and is eating the right foo d s.
The Washing ton Union High School grad uate says she wanted to be
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Doug Sanders talks all day and gets paid for it.
He's what some people still
consider a rarity, a male telephone operator, although such individuals are becoming increasingly common at Pacific Telephone
in Fresno and have been in European telephone companies for
years.
"Sure, every once in a while
you notice some surprise or hesitation when you answer a call,"
Sanders says, " but not that much .
I've been an operator off and on
for about three years, so I' m used
to it. "
' 'I've got about a year of college behind me but I took some
time off to concentrate on working and getting my head together
so I' ll do a better job in school
when I go back. I'm going to majcr in business, and I want to stay
with the telephone company, maybe transfetring into engineering
or accounting. "
A lot of people say it would be
miserable working with a large
group of women. There are only
five other males in my unit and
all the women are cooperative
and helpful to all of us ."
Sanders, a graduate of Lemoore
High School, plans to resume his
education at Fresno City College,
while continuing to work as an
opeartor.
a nurse, but is more satisfied with her present career.
" I love to be outdoors. I like to fish, and go backpacking and hunting . Of course, I like to spend a lot of time practicing my karate, too."
Betty's daughters, Monica, 10, and Zaneta, 4, think their mom 's job
is "great" and have "told the whole world about it. "
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KARATE TOURNAMENTS SCHEDULED
FOUR KARATE EXPERTS will demonstrate their skills during Karate tournaments in Fresno during the months of January, April and June . From
left, Alex Coleman, Larry Cormier, David Davis and Bob Tillman. Cormier, Davis, and Tillman are all Black Belt holders and are instructors
of their own Karate schools.
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BLACK POLITICAL COUNCIL
Jacqueline Hodge
President
The Black Political Council, organized to educate black Fresnans
on politics and politicians, introduced itself to the community.
The spokespersons were: Jacqueline G. Hodge, the chairperson; Lester Riggins, research and
dissemination chairman, and Per-
cy Davis, precinct organization
chairman.
The council was organized to
develop awareness and power in
West Fresno in order to have a
say in the political, economic, cul tural, social and educational destiny.
Mrs. Hodge said 50 persons representing a cross section of income groups in West Fresno are
organizing the council.
Riggins said the major emphasis will be directed at obtaining
increased appointments of black
citizens to various Fresno City and
County boards, commissions and
agencies, nominating and electing qualified
black
candidates
and keeping blacks informed on
issues and candidates.
Davis said the council will recruit people in the community to
form a political base for "political
action through work and education ."
L. to R.: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jonnson, Lewis S. Eaton, and Mr. and Mrs.
Reynold Johnson.
BUSINESS
Guarantee Savings and Loan Association held open house recently in
their new $600,000 office in Bakersfield, California. Jerry Johnson,
formerly of Fresno, is the regional vice president and loan manager of
the new branch.
Among the many who came to the open house celebration were Lewis
S. Eaton , president and chairman of the board of Gurantee Savings and
Loan, and Jerry"s brother, Reynold Johnson, assistant vice president
and manager of Lloyd Bank of California, airport branch, in Los Angeles, California.
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The Brothers of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity of Fresno will present
their 18th Annual Christmas Dance
at Fresno's Roadway Inn (formerly Del Webb) on December 24,
1974. Highlighting the evening
will be the crowning of the 197475 Sweetheart.
These beautiful and talented
young ladies along with the Brothers of the Gamma Xi Chapter extend an invitation to you to 101n
them for an enjoyable and funfilled Christmas Eve.
Ruby Meyers, 18, is ma1or1ng in
:.aw Enforcement at Fresno State
University. She is a graduate of
Hoover High School and enjoys
working with deaf mutes and people who are blind.
Audrey Smith, 18, is ma1ormg in
Drama at Fresno State University.
She is a graduate of Huntington
Parks High in Los Angeles. She
enjoys attending sport events and
meeting people .
Sharon Ables, 18, is ma1oring
in business at Fresno State University. She is a graduate of Bullard High School and is employed
at Valley Medical Center. She is
a member of the Pan African Union.
Patsy Green, the 1973-74 Sweetheart, will crown the 1974-75
Sweetheart at the Christmas Eve
Dance. Miss Green is a student at
University of Santa Barbara California majoring in Creative Studies .
Maureen Wright, 20, is ma1oring
in Education of the Deaf at Fresno
State University. She is a graduate
of St. Elizabeth High School in
Oakland, California . She attended
the University of New Orleans before transferring to F.S.U.
Lavonia Furlow, 17, is majori ng in Medical Technology at
Fresno State University. She is a
graduate of Hoover High School
and plans to enter Howard University or Clark Cellege in the
Fall.
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Ruby Meyers
Audrey Smith
Sharon Ables
Andrea Owens
Gloria Rhynes , 20, is an honor
student majoring in Criminology
at Fresno State University. She is
a graduate of Kennedy High
School in Richmond, California
and works as a part-time investigator for the Fresno City Public
Defender' s office.
Phyllis Martin, 19, is majoring
in criminal law at Fresno City College. She is a graduate of Hoover
High School. Her hobbies include
dancing, horseback riding , playing tennis , and attending sport
events .
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Cynthia Evans, 19, is majoring
in Court Reporting at Fresno City
College. She is a graduate of Central Union High School and is also
an active member of the Pan African Union.
Venita Powell, 18, is majoring in
nursing at Fresno City College. She
graduated from Compton High
School in Los Angeles. Venita enjoys dancing, sewing and swimming.
Andrea Owens, 19, is ma1ormg in
court reporting at Fresno' s School
of Court Reporting . She graduated
from Los Angeles' Locke High
School and is a member of the
Bay Area Fashions Unlimited .
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I try to reinforce in the childrento be prepared for life and whatever it may bring," says Ms. Scott.
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upbringing to have been an asset
and recalled her teen years when
dates with boys were kept to an
absolute minimum-not to be even started until reaching 17 years
of age. And, everyone in the family had household jobs to do.
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Mae Scott, 30, is the substitute
mother to her family of 13 brothers and sisters.
A woman, it seems with quiet,
sure strength. She maintains a
full-time job as an LVN at Valley
Med ical Center where she has
been employed for seven years.
She is also working towards her
reg istered nurses degree at Fresno City College.
About a year ago, Ms. Scott's
mother developed a debilitating
asthmatic condition and was no
longer able to run the large household. After her mother's death,
Ms. Scott took over completely the
care and training of five younger
brothers and sisters ranging
in
ages from l 2 to 18.
The transition from single person with no responsibility to one
with five to care for was helped
beca use of her early training.
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"We use to cut grapes and
work in the fields. When we complained, my father said if we did
not like that kind of work we'd
need to get a good education so
that we could someday do much
better," said Ms. Scott.
Right after her mother's death,
life use to be kind of stressful for
Ms. Scott. She would find herself
faced with a more than full schedule of cooking, cleaning the house
and her own job and studies.
" I took a look at myself running around try ing to do everything for everybody and felt that
I was doing neither myself nor
the children very much good,"
said Ms. Scott. ··1 decided right
there to relay a little of my moth er's training on to them.
"I alloted chores to each child
and since then, things have been
better all around. This way, it
seems, they ' ll know how to do for
themselves in case anything ever
happens to me ."
Ms. Scott is a 1963 graduate of
Washington
Union High School.
Born in Clarksville, Texas, she and
her family have spent the last 22
years in Fresno.
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Walt Porter
Betty Simpson
Clifford Kelley
SINGER GENE WILLIAMS enjoys a chat with Irwin Junior High students,
from left, Crystal Warren, Daisy Jackson, and Sheila Reed. Williams,
formerly of the "Platters" singing group presented a free show at the
school for the students.
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Fresno honored its nwn recently at the fourth annual Astros of Fresno
Awards ceremony at the Fresno TowneHouse. The Academy Awards
styled affair was presented with the Astros' usual flair and elegance.
Fifteen community residents were the recipients of the Troy Awards
for their contributions in the area of art, community service, and education. Recipients were Dr. and Mrs. Noel Smith, Mrs. Ray Williams, Clifford Kelley, Mrs. Willie Perry, Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson, Mrs. Sudie Doug lass, Walt Porter, Mark Teemer, Mrs . Oscar Williams, Al Uribe, and Dr.
Alexander Lark.
The Fashion Show featured models Joyce Jones, Jean Williams, Selma
Kennedy, Diane and Brenda Mahoney in their exciting gowns, fur coats,
and evening wear. Gene Charlson, Al Boyd, Oscar Williams, and guest
model Lionel Thomas gave the latest in fashions for men.
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Make It Yourself and Follow Through
(It's Up to You)
By Hank Gaston
Every man should have a goal in mind
Don't wait for it to come to you
Cause it will never come
Get your education
It will make jobs easier to find
Talk about gettin' ahead
Doin' this and doin' that
But you might as well be dead-cause
Your talents are being wasted
You write and speak words of wisdom
to friends and people you aren't acquainted with
and don't act accordingly
When will your actions speak louder than your words
All of the: ifs, mights, maybes, couldbes, shouldbes,
I don't knows and one of these days,
never made it.
Don't let your so-called friends try and make your decisions
of what to do
FRESNO JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT had five Black beauties that competed
for scholarships offered by the Fresno Jaycees . Shown above are from
t~e left, Yasmin Winn, a Mclane High School student; and Phylli~ Phillips , Ma'! Marshall, and Caroly n Wynn, all of Edison High; Jane Brown
~f Washington Union High School, who was not p resent for photograph·
in~, was selected as Spirit of Junior Miss by the other contestants. Miss
Winn was selected as runnerup to first place and received a schola rship .
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Make it yourself and follow through
I'm not saying don't take their advice, as long as it's good
Just remember it's your decision; so
Make it yourself and follow through
Don't let anything stop you
Make it yourself and follow through
Black or white, yellow or brown, it's up to you
There's a big world out there, it's up to you
Don't give up, show everybody what you can do, it' s up to you
Make it yourself and follow through .
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BUSINESS
John Williams, 28, is the EOP
director at Reedley College. He is
a graduate of Washington Union
High School and received his B.A.
degree at San Jose State College.
Before coming to Reedley Williams was assistant director of the
EOP program at San Jose City Col lege .
While attending San Diego and
San Jose State colleges Williams
excelled in football. He later played on the Philadelphia Eagles and
the Oakland
Raiders
football
teams .
Williams and his wife, Ben ie,
and their three children live in
Reedley, California.
James Johnson, 23, was recently hired as financial aids assistant at Fresno City College.
His
duties include assisting students in
securing financial aid through job
placement, grants,
loans, and
scholarships.
Johnson, a 1969 Edison High
School graduate, expects to complete his B.A . degree in criminology at Fresno State University in
June, 1975. He has previously
worked for the California Youth
Author ity and the Fresno County
Adult Probation Department.
Presently Johnson holds membership in the Phi Beta Sigma Fra tern ity and F.C.C. 's Black Faculty
organization.
Feltus Sterling
The first major construction for
a black business, since 1968, a
new 7,500 square-foot funeral
heme is under construction in West
Fresno. The new build ing will replace the current l ,800 squarefoot building at 1146 B Street.
Feltus Sterling, the owner, esti mates the cost will be in excess
of $125,000. He also said he is
using roughly $75,000 of his own
funds to finance initial stages ..-,f
construction.
Sterling said the new facility
will be built in three stages, at
the B Street location. The first to
be completed before Christmas
and the entire project set for completion in March.
The new building will contain
a chapel, family room, six display
rooms, office, mortuary and a twobedroom living quarters.
Black contractors will
be included among the building 's subcontractors.
Sterling said Robert McClendon
is the general contratcor.
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A Gift from Coffee's
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COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS
2139 STANISLAUS
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Owner-Cy Darbinron
Grapevine
26
FRESNO, CALIF
For 64 Years lhe Coffee Label
Has Added Va Iue To The Gift
DOWNTOWN -
FASHION FAIR -
BAKERSFIELD
Since 1900
November-December, 1974
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Grapevine
(]omP.3DY IS
coming for
the holidays.
Getready
now.
the choice is yours
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You can go to college
You can go to work
You can do nothing
OR you can join the
U. S. AIR FORCE
The opportunity
is equal
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Sgt. Clyde Harris
IN-SERVICE BENEFITS
The high "standard of living" you enjoy in the Air Force compares very favorably with civilian life. Your pay as a civilian may
be higher, but so are taxes, doctor bills, food bills, rent, transportation, education and recreation. (Maybe you can live more comfortably by staying Air Force.) Here are some Air Force benefits to
keep in mind:
* Medical
and dental care for you
* Medical care for your family
* Free or low cost travel
* 30 days annual leave
* Service clubs
* Commissary and base exchange privileges
* VA
and FHA housing loans
* Motion picture service
* Many free recreational activities
* Low cost life insurance ($15,000 max.)
* Air Force Aid Society
* No income tax on cPrtain allowances
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
Graves Liquor Store
2583 S. Elm Ave.
Grapevine
Phone: 233-3601
28
Fresno, Ca. 93706
November-December, 1974
U. S. AIR FORCE
SGT. JOHNNY L. YOUNG
110 New Stine Road, Suite Q
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(805) 323-7231
SGT. CLYDE E. HARRIS
2220 Tulare St., Suite 108P
Fresno, CA 93721
(209) 487-5280
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Grapevine
* Quality Foods
Lowest Prices
* Best Service
*
DELLA BAINES, left, and her sister, Phyllis, reflect the joyous experience
of members of the Zodiac Princes Drill Team, following their capture of
the first in competition with marching units in the Fresno Veterans Day
Parade in downtown Fresno. The girls drill unit had just won a first
place trophy in the Fowler Fall Festival parade.
November-December, 1974
Grapevine
30
1444 ''C'' Street
Fresno, California
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Grapevine
Magazine
BLACK BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
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Featuring Fresno's
Black Businesses
January-February 1975
Edition