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THE GRAPEVINE
THE FAMILY MAGAZINE
June, 1970
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MAY-JUNE 1970
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CLEO JOHNSON
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Table of Contents
Editorial ------------------------------4
William Bigby Honored ------------------6
People In The News----------------------7
Former Fresnan - Lee Evans--------------9
Fresno Council of Negro Women-----------10
Boy of the Year-------------------------11
In Business To Help---------------------14
New Black Sergeant ---------------------15
Newly Weds------------------------------18
Ebony Club Models-----------------------19
Another Viewpoint - Wilson Reiles-------23
Sports - Randy Williams, David Tucker---27
Cesar Chavez ---------------------------28
Recipe of the Month --------------------29
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EDITORIAL
AN
EDITOR
"An editor, like an educator, deals in information, ideas and issues.
His commodities are those of the mind. He never can be sure whether
the message gets through or know how his words and ideas may influence
an individual or an institution. He can only hope that what he
puts in print will have impact, when and where he may never learn.
A good editor is expected to enlighten and stimulate. Authoritative,
well-written articles and provocative editorial comment are his stock in
trade. He must know not only what is current today, but have a pretty
good idea of what will be crucial tomorrow or next year. He must be
prepared to probe in dept the issues which have yet to be posed.
An editor will tap important people-authors, statesmen, jurists and
others-to give of their experience and maturity to the pages of the
publication. He will find and nurture the talents of unrecognized writers
who have things fresh and exciting to say. He will polish and present
the best he can find or fashion.
An editor who is dedicated to his craft and imbued with the ideals of
his calling will do more. He will seek to make clear the social issues of
the day, to give insight into their meaning and implications. A good editor
with good judgment can subtly show the way and inspire others to
constructive action."*
With these goals in mind I am trying my best to be a good editor.
*CTA Journal
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Al Villa left school at 16 to
work in the fields of California.
Today he is a highly successful
practicing attorney
in Fresno. There were a lot
of steps along the way.
Laborer, Student, Accountant,
Attorney ... whatever
you may be . . . Al Villa
understands your problems
... because he's been there.
VILLA
LISTEN TO HIM...THEN DECIDE
DEMOCRAT
32ND
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Bachelor of Science (accounting) - Fresno State
Juris Doctor - University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
May-June, 1970 Political Advertisement Grapevine
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American Legion Group Honors
William Bigby
WILLIAM A. BIGBY, JR., left, accepts the Post 4 American Legion Citizen
of the Year Award plaque from Scott Wood.
William A. Bigby, a retired employee of the Fresno office of the state
Board of Equalization, has been named as American Legion Post 4's
Citizen of the Year.
The award was made during the Post 4 observance of its 50th anniversary
and an annual civic dinner in the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Bigby was selected "because of his long service to the community and
the American Legion."
He is a 33rd degree Mason and is a past commander in chief of the
Fresno consistory of the Prince Hall Order of Free and Accepted Masons;
served eight terms as president of the State Center Post 511, American
Legion, and is one of the first directors of the Valley Children's Hospital
and of the old Fresno Children's Museum. He served on the citizens
committee which first sought to establish the Fresno County and City
Housing Authority.
Bigby has been active as a trustee of the United Givers Plan (now
United Crusade), Fresno District American Red Cross, the Boys Club of
Fresno and the Fresno Citizens Committee for Community Improvement.
He has served as the state Legion chaplain and on many committees
at the Legion state level.
A native of Colusa, Bigby came to Fresno when he was 7 years old
and was graduated from Fresno High School in 1912. His service in the
Army during World War I included 14 months in Europe.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
New Accounts Secretary
Doris Green, a graduate of Wash-
ington Union High School and Cen-
tral California Commercial College
has been employed by Guarantee
Savings for the past three years
She began her career in the Sav-
ings and Loan Industry as a teller at
the Association's Main Office on
Fresno Street and the FultonMall,
and was promoted to a New Accounts
Secretary early this year
when she was transferred to their
Cedar-Shields Branch. She is a
member of the local chapter of the
American Savings and Loan Institute
and has taken many of the
educational courses offered by the
Institute.
In the fall of 1964, Doris was
runner-up in the Miss Universe Pa-
geant for Fresno County. She is
presentily serving her term as Sec-
retary-Treasurer for the Arquda
Club of Fresno of which she is a
member.
Her husband, John, a lab tech-
nician, is employed by Spreckles
Sugar, Inc. They have one son, Kev
in, who is eight months old.
Fresnan in Apprenticeship Training Program
Roscoe Alexander has been
working for Fresno Motor Sales for
the past seven years. He started
out as a lot attendant man later
progressed into car detail work.
Today Alexander is in a mechanic
apprenticeship program at Fresno
City College. He has been in the
program for two years and has
two years to go. He has also attended
the General Motors Training
Center at San Leandro as part
of his company's training. After a
ten week Cooperative Work Training
Program in the Cadillac classroom
he received a Work Training
Program Certificate.
A graduate of Washington Union
High School, Alexander lives
in Fresno with his wife, Katie, and
their three children, Janet, Tommie
and Dwayne.
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Experienced,
Responsive
Legislator
ZENOVICH
STATE SENATOR
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Former Fresnan
Lee Evans
Olympic gold medalist and pre-
mier quarter-miler Lee Evans will
become a track coach June 9.
Evans, 24, was named assistant
track coach by new head coach
Ernie Bullard at San Jose State.
Evans is expected to retire from
competition after the California Re-
lays at Modesto, Calif., May 23.
He graduated from San Jose State
last year.
Evans and sprinter John Carlos
led the Spartans to their only NC-
AA championship.
Evans holds the world 400-meter
mark at 43.8 seconds set while
winning the gold medal at the 1968
Olympics in Mexico City. He also
anchored the winning U.S. l,600
meter relay team at the Olympics
to a world record time of 2:56.l.
A counselor at Silver Creek High
School, Evans plans to begin study
at Stanford in June for an M.A.
degree in physical education.
While living in West Fresno Ev-
ans was a student at Central High
School. During an interview in Fres-
no Evans said that he enjoyed com-
ing to Fresno but because of his
track schedule he had very little
time to visit.
Court Frees Dr. Toney In FSC Incident
False imprisonment and disturbing
the peace charges against Dr.
Joe Toney, stemming from the
March 19 detention of the acting
dean of arts and sciences in a Fresno
State College conference room,
were dismissed at the request of
the district attorney's office.
The dismissal, by Municipal
Judge George Hopper, was requested
on grounds of lack of evidence
and in the interest of justice.
Toney was charged along with
five FSC students with violating
Philip N. Walker's personal liberty
and with disturbing the peace.
"Although the evidence showed Dr.Toney
was present in the room at the time
of the alleged detainment, our
investigation revealed he was not
actively involved, and further, he
was not present in a capacity that
would indicate any leadership role despite
some evidence to the contrary,"
Dist. Atty. William C. Daly said.
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Fresno Council Of Negro Women Social
Mrs. Gloria Smith
FCNW President
A "Night in New Orleans" was
the theme for the soul food dinner-
dance of the Fresno Council of Negro
Women. Over 300 people,
black and white, attended the dinner
which was planned by Mrs.
Sarah Smith, dinner chairman, and
her co-chairman, Mrs. Edward Mosley.
The event was held in the beautiful
home of Dr. and Mrs. Noel
Smith. The soul food was enjoyed
by all. The barbecued spareribs
were prepared by Dr. Edward Mosby
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Mosley.
ley. The fried chicken, cornbread
muffins and pan cornbread were
prepared by Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Mosley. Mrs. Laura Morse contributed
piles of hot-water cornbread.
The candied sweet potatoes were
the specialty of Mrs. Feltus Sterling,
an dthe pigs feet and chittlins were
prepared by Mrs. Roy Woods. Mrs.
Hugh Goodwin made cakes for the
dinner dessert. Mrs. George Crunk,
Sr., who has contributed much of
her time to volunteer work, was
one of the many helpers serving the
guests.
Everyone who attended appeared
to have had an enjoyable evening.
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BOY OF THE YEAR- Justifiable pride shows on the face of Emmanuel
Gant, 12, a sixth grader in Fresno's Lincoln School, as he shows off the
plaque attesting to his winning the Boy of the Year award from the
Fresno Numismatic Club. Three other members of the Boys Club of West
Fresno also won awards. They include Danny Abercrombie, craftsman of
the year; Robert McDonald, athlete of the year, and Frankie Cruz, citizenship
award. At left is Everett Phillips, president of the numismatic
group, and at right is Billy Overstreet of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
which awarded Emmanuel a $50 prize.
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"HELPING OTHER PEOPLE IS NOT A
ONE-MAN JOB OR A ONE-WAY STREET.
IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET AND COM-
MUNICATION MUST EXIST. I'M NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT OR JUST CON-
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CANS BUT WITH ALL PEOPLE WHO
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BLACKS, BROWNS ... NEEDS TO BE A
PART OF SOMETHING.
Elect
CRUZ
Bustamante
Cruz "Buz" Bustamante needs no
introduction to most of the voters in
District 1. Married, and the father of
six active youngsters, he is a familiar figure
to the citizens of San Joaquin where he
serves as a City Councilman. This soft spoken
gentleman in his late 30's has given literally
thousands of hours of his time to community
projects. His main objective in running for office is
"to take the politics out of politics," to represent his
constituents on a warm, personal, people-to-people
level. As he works each day in his own barber shop he
takes time to discuss areas of concern with his patrons.
Fellow Son Joaquin City Councilmen, fellow members of the
Son Joaquin Community Service Organization, persons associated
with the War on Poverty Program or the Mexican-American
political Organization. He also finds time to oct as an advisor
to boys on one of the baseball teams or the Karate Club he helped
organize. PEOPLE are his biggest concern and his desire to be of service
to them in the most effective manner possible has lead him to seek
the position of Supervisor of District 1. For sensitive, responsive representation,
Vote for Cruz "Buz" Bustamante. He understands PEOPLE,
not politics, and he has YOUR interests at heart.
SENSITIVE
RESPONSIVE
REPRESENTATION
JOIN
"The Rolling Tide"
Vote BUSTAMANTE
SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 1
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In Business To Help
Mrs. Lillie P. Barfield
The Barfield's Janitorial Service
was founded by Mr. Jessie Barfield
in 1950. After his death in
1962, his wife, Mrs. Lillie P. Barfield,
took over the business knowing
little about it. With the help of
some janitor friends Mrs. Barfield
has been able to operate the business
successfully for more than
eight years.
To help her, she keeps two employees,
usually an adult and a
school student. She states, "I have
kept many local and out of state
students in my home and have given
them jobs to help finance their
education. Most of these young
men have received their B.A. degrees
and I know of two who have
received their Master's degree. My
business is not a white collar job
but it is an honest living and I
have enjoyed it. It has always been
my policy to try to help and make
others happy."
In addition to helping others in
her business Mrs. Barfield has given
volunteer help to the "City of
Hope," Heart and Cancer Funds.
She is very active in local church
and civic organizations which includes
"The Between Ourselves
Club" and the "Most Ancient Matron
of Jericho."
Mrs. Barfield and her late husband
graduated from Washington
High School together in El Dorado,
Arkansas and both attended Arkansas
State College in Pine Bluff,
Ark. While in high school Mrs. Barfield
was her class salutatorian and
won a scholarship to Knoxville College
in Tenn. Her husband was the
senior class president of the same
class.
Both of Mrs. Barfield's sons, Arthur
and Tommy, have their college
degrees. They were very active
in local community affairs before
they moved to the Bay Area in
Northern California. For several
years Tommy was a board member
of the Fresno Redevelopment Agency.
He later resigned the position
to accept his present position.
Mrs. Barfield states, "As I have
said my business is to help young
people as well as myself. Since
this is true I would like to leave
this Chinese proverb with you:"
If you are planted for a year
Plant a grain;
If you are planted for a decade
Plant a tree;
If you are planted for a century
Plant a man.
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McDaniels Is Promoted To Sergeant
L. H. McDaniels recently became
the second Black sergeant in the
Fresno Police Department. His appointment
came only months after
Sgt. Jack Kelly, the first Black sergeant,
was appointed.
McDaniel holds a B.A. degree in
criminology from Fresno State College.
He has been with the police
department since 1962 and had
been working in the juvenile bureau
as a school resource officer at the
Irwin Junior High School in West
Fresno.
For many years McDaniel has
worked with minority children in
various baseball and youth employment
programs. He is a native
of Selma, California, and resides
in Fresno with his wife, Janice, and
their three daughters.
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WEDDINGS BELLS
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lenoir
Jacqueline Kelley is now Mrs. Lester Lenoir. Daly City will be the first
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir who were recently married in Carter Me-
morial A.M.E. Church.
Pamela Kelley served as her sister's Maid of Honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Gloria Benjamin, Mrs. Sharon White (cousin of the bride) and
Elizabeth Kelley (sister of the bride).
Serving as Lenoir's Best Man was Robert Harris, Jr. Ushers were Bert
Reid, Inman Perkins and Keith Kelley, brother of the bride.
Toni and Tonya Conley served their cousin as Flower Girls and Wayne
Hayes was the Ring-bearer.
The new Mrs. Lenoir, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelley, at-
tended the University of Oregon and Fresno City College following her
graduation from Mclane High School.
The groom, son of Mrs. Erma J. Turner of Fresno and Alonzo Lenoir of
Los Angeles attended Fresno State and City College and was graduated
from Edison High School. Lenoir is employed by a business firm in the
Bay Area.
Among the many relatives and friends attending the wedding ceremony
were a contingent of University of Oregon students who were
former classmates of the bride.
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Melne Burnley is an attractive twenty-one year old keytape operator for
the Fresno Medical Society. She is a business major at Fresno City College.
Her hobbies are playing tennis, listening to jazz and collecting rocks for
her rock collection. Melne, who hopes some day to become a professional
model, will model in the Ebony Club Fashion Show on May 24, 1970,
at 3:30 p.m. in the Model City Fraternal Hall.
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A PROVEN RECORD
OF RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP
JOHN VENTURA
John Ventura has earned the support of the people in his district.
He has been a fair, honest and dedicated county supervisor.
His door is always open to listen to your needs and problems.
Ask anyone who has called on John for help.
* He works to solve problems, not create them.
* He takes the time to listen.
* He works for the betterment of his district.
* He knows how to get things done.
Re-elect JOHN VENTURA
DISTRICT #1 SUPERVISOR
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Sandra McLaurin is a beautiful twenty-two year old medical assistant.
She is attending Fresno City College, majoring in nursing. Her hobbies
are bowling, reading, and collecting jazz and rhythm and blues records.
Sandra who will model in the Ebony Club Fashion Show is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William McLaurin of Fresno.
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Tsedeke Lakew is a twenty year old beauty who is attending Fresno City
College. She recently moved to Fresno from Pennsylvania where she at-
tended Juaniata College. Miss Lakew 's father is a senator in Ethopia,
which is her home country. After obtaining a degree in business, Tsedeke
plans to return to her country. She will model a native dress of her coun-
try in the Ebony Club Fashion Show.
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Another Viewpoint
Dr. Wilson Riles
Editorial From
The Fresno Bee
Riles: The Issue Is Max Rafferty
"The issue is Max Rafferty."
Rarely has more been said politically in fewer words than this asser-
tion by Dr. Wilson Riles, a candidate to replace Rafferty as state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
Riles is a Negro educator who, by the accounts of those closely involv-
ed, almost singlehandedly made California's compensatory school pro-
gram for disadvantaged youngsters a model for the nation. He was
picked by President Richard Nixon to head the important 1969 president-
ial commission on education, a task force which dug diligently into the
causes of deteriorating schools and came up with sound, pracitcal rec-
ommendations for improvement. He presently is deputy state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
When Riles says Rafferty is the issue he compasses in a single stroke
fundamental failures in California's school systems over recent years. He
goes to the heart of the matter thus: Rafferty in eight years has failed to
offer a single constructive program for solving the schools' pressing
financial burdens, has ignored the inequalities which afflict less ad-
vantaged districts and has given no leadership for needed coordination
of educational programs.
Riles would take bold action in meeting the financial crisis. He says
the state, under a graduated program, should assume at least half the
financial burden of the schools. This should be done, he says, in a way
which would equalize financial disparities between districts so that "no
child should suffer because he happens to live in one place in the state
instead of another."
Important to this, he adds, is the necessity for a system of cost ac-
countability, of cost effectiveness, so that schools could measure realistic-
ally what they are getting for their money in terms of educational quality
and student preformance.
Without such a system, says Riles, schools flounder in a growing
morass of educational fits and starts with the net result being the lack
of quality education for children and demoralization of teachers.
Riles has indicated in every utterance his grasp of the overridding
problems confronting California schools. This is what Rafferty has failed
to display, and it is why he should be replaced by the voters next
month.
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BORN AND RAISED
IN WEST FRESNO
Pat Camaroda knows and understands the problems of West
Fresno. Pat was born and raised in the heart of West Fresno. He has
been a member of the Fresno City Council for the past five years
and has earned a reputation as a champion of the little guy. His
door will always be open to listen to your problems. Pat is the man
who has been fighting for years to keep Fresno and Tulare Streets
open because he knows that if these two streets are closed, it will
isolate West Fresno and cut it off from the rest of the community.
FOR RESPONSIBLE, PROVEN REPRESENTATION
The Working
Man &
Taxpayers'
Friend
ELECT P.J.''Pat''
CAMARODA
32nd ASSEMBLYMAN
Political Advertisement
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How To Raise A Juvenile Delinquent
1. Begin at infancy to give the child everything he wants. In this
way he will grow up to believe the world owes him a living.
2. When he picks up bad words laugh at him. This will make him
think he's cute.
3. Never give him any spiritual training. Wait until he is 21 and
then let him decide for himself.
4. Pick up everything he leaves lying around -- books, shoes,
clothes. Do everything for him so that he will be experienced in
throwing all responsibility on others.
5. Quarrel frequently in his presence. In this way he will not be too
shocked when the home is broken later.
6. Give a child all the spending money he wants. Never let him earn
his own. Why should he have things as tough as you had them?
7. Satisfy his every craving for food, drink and comfort. Denial may
lead to harmful frustrations.
8. Take his part against neighbors, teachers, policemen. They are
all prejudiced against your child.
9. When he gets into real trouble, apologize for yourself by saying:
I never could do anything with him.
10. Prepare for a life of grief. You are bound to have it. And how!
(Reprinted through the courtesy of the Houston, Texas, Police Dept.)
MATURITY
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without
violence or destruction.
Maturity is patience, the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure
in favor of the long-term gain.
Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a
situation in spite of opposition and discouraging set backs.
Maturity is unselfishness -- responding to the needs of others,
often at the expense of one's own desires or wishes.
Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, dis-
comfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.
Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong."
And, when right, the mature person need not say, " I told you so."
Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. The
immature spend their lives exploring endless possibilities, then do
nothing.
Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word, coming through
in the crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi -- confused and
disorganized. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former
friends, unfinished business and good intentions which never ma-
terialize.
Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which we cannot
change.
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SPORTS
Williams Best All Around Track Athlete
Randy Williams, a junior at Edison
High School, is the best all
around track athlete in the Valley
and maybe the state. He leads the
valley in the longjump with 25
feet. He recently broke the national
triplejump record with a leap of
50'll ¾" but lost the title a week
later to another Fresnan, David
Tucker (below).
Randy has run the l00 yard dash
in 9.8 seconds and the 440 yard
dash in 49.5 second. He also anchors
Edison's record setting (41.9)
440 yard relay team.
Tucker Breaks National Triplejump Record
David Tucker, a junior at San
Joaquin Memorial High School, recaptured
his national prep triple
jump record with a 52'-6¼" performance
at the Kern Relays in
Bakersfield's Memorial Stadium.
He recently had lost the record
to a friend and former junior high
classmate, Randy Williams of Edison
High School who had gone
50'-ll ¾ ", ten and one-fourth
inches past Tucker's old record.
Tucker is also an excellent long
jumper having a best this season
of 23' ½ ". He has had foul jumps
of 24'7" and 24'6".
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CESAR CHAVEZ
Have you ever worked on a job
twelve to fourteen hours a day and
earned only eight to ten dollars?
Have you ever worked on a job
that had no restroom facilities?
Have you ever breathed DDT or
other pesticide poisons while working?
Have you ever gotten sick and
there were no provisions for sick
leave or unemployment?
If your answer is yes to the above
questions then you may very well
agree with and understand what
Cesar Chavez and his followers
are trying to do to help the poor
farm workers. The people who do
no understand the hardships of the
farm workers probably will not
agree.
Through the leadership of Cha-
vez history is being made. He has
used the grape boycott and strikes
to get the farm workers decent
working conditions. Many people
may disagree with his method, but
the fact is that no one else in the
past has come up with anything
better.
The average working man today
earns the highest salary ever, with
annual vacation and sick leave. He
also usually receives unemployment
benefits, annual salary raises,
and free hospitalization and health
benefits. Up until recently the farm
worker had none of these benefits.
The change has come about mainly
through the efforts of Mr. Chavez
and his dedicated followers.
There is no doubt in many people's
minds that Cesar Chavez will
one day go down into our history
books as one of America's greatest
leaders of poor people.
ALERT CLEANERS
1660 "A" Street - Ph. 268-2055
2109 So. Fig. - Ph. 268-3335
50 Fresno St. - Triangle
Fresno, California
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FOODS
Recipe
of
the
Month
by Frank "Gil" Glasse
SWEET POTATO PIE
• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• ½ Cup Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
• l Tablespoon Grated Lemon Rind
• 3 Eggs, separated
• ¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon
• 3 Large Sweet Potatoes, boiled and mashed
(about 2 ½ cups)
• 2-3 Cup Milk
• l Unbaked 9-in. Pie Shell
Preheat oven to 425° F. Cream butter until soft, add salt and
sugar, continue to cream until sugar is well blended. Add lemon
juice and rind, beaten egg yolks, cinnamon and potatoes. Put
through a sieve and add milk, mix thoroughly. Beat egg whites
until stiff but not dry and fold into potato mixture. Pour into pie
shell and bake l0 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350° F., continue
to bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out
clean.
We Extend Sincere
"CONGRADULATIONS"
TO THE GRADUATES TO BE
Coffee's
FRESNO BAKERSFIELD
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Independence
Of All Living Things
Nature, when in balance, is a wonderful thing, but when out of
balance, havoc results. Listed below are three short examples of what
you could use to show this interdependence and why man must use
care not to upset that balance.
DUCKS AND SKUNKS:
Since skunks were known to eat duck eggs, some duck hunters proceeded
to kill all the skunks in the area. The next duck hunting season
they noticed there were even less ducks than before. Why? Skunks
also eat the eggs of turtles, which, in turn, eat young ducklings. Needless
to say, the hunters saw that skunks were brought back and left
alone.
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND GEORGIA RATTLESNAKES
President Eisenhower was fond of quail hunting. Some friends of
his in Georgia knew this and decided if they killed or trapped all the
fox on the hunting preserve where Ike hunted there would be more
quail for Ike to shoot since foxes eat quail. All the foxes were removed
from the area and there were more quail for Ike to shoot. But with
almost every step, he would see or hear a rattlesnake. The rattlesnake
population, having more food (quail) to eat had doubled, so now it
was too dangerous for a man to hunt in the area.
CHINESE POPULATION ORERED TO KILL BIRDS:
A Chinese official noticed that birds were eating lots of grain, so he
ordered everyone to kill the birds. After the birds were killed, there
was even less grain and fruit. Reason: insects not eaten by the birds
reproduced rapidly and ate the fruit and grains.
EVERTHING HAS IT PLACE IN NATURE .. even "pests" and "creepy
crawlies!"
So it is impossible in the community of nature to distinguish friend
from foe, beneficial animal from injurious one. Every creature has its
part in nature's balance, upon which the survival of man depends.
Reprint
Fresno Junior Museum
Pamphlet (condensed)
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PEDEN ENDORSED BY BLACK MAYOR
CITY OF GLASGOW
KENTUCKY
April 20, 1970
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I take this opportunity to say a word concerning the candidacy
of Ewell Peden for District Assemblyman of Fresno, California.
I have known Mr. Peden and his entire family background all of
his life and I do not hesitate to say that he belongs to the true
"American pioneer spirit type of man that has made America
great;the type of man sorely needed in times like these." Any
community would do well to elect such a man to represent them.
Ewell Peden possess the high quality of loyalty and devotion
to duty that every elected official should possess. He is the
type of man that does not forget his constituency after election,
as so many politicians do. His seeking the office is a sincere
desire to improve the lot of the people. That is a quality pos-
sessed by his heritage through many generations.
I do not know any other candidate that might be seeking this
office, but I am confident, without a shadow of a doubt, that no
other candidate will be more devoted to the interests of the
people and community than he. Fresno would do well to elect
this active, progressive, gentleman.
I am honored to be classed among his friends and acquaint-
ances. I sincerely endorse Ewell Peden.
Sincerely submitted
Luska J. Twyman, Mayor
Glasgow, Kentucky
ELECT
EWELL
PEDEN
32nd
ASSEMBLY
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Table of Contents
Editorial ------------------------------4
William Bigby Honored ------------------6
People In The News----------------------7
Former Fresnan - Lee Evans--------------9
Fresno Council of Negro Women-----------10
Boy of the Year-------------------------11
In Business To Help---------------------14
New Black Sergeant ---------------------15
Newly Weds------------------------------18
Ebony Club Models-----------------------19
Another Viewpoint - Wilson Reiles-------23
Sports - Randy Williams, David Tucker---27
Cesar Chavez ---------------------------28
Recipe of the Month --------------------29
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EDITORIAL
AN
EDITOR
"An editor, like an educator, deals in information, ideas and issues.
His commodities are those of the mind. He never can be sure whether
the message gets through or know how his words and ideas may influence
an individual or an institution. He can only hope that what he
puts in print will have impact, when and where he may never learn.
A good editor is expected to enlighten and stimulate. Authoritative,
well-written articles and provocative editorial comment are his stock in
trade. He must know not only what is current today, but have a pretty
good idea of what will be crucial tomorrow or next year. He must be
prepared to probe in dept the issues which have yet to be posed.
An editor will tap important people-authors, statesmen, jurists and
others-to give of their experience and maturity to the pages of the
publication. He will find and nurture the talents of unrecognized writers
who have things fresh and exciting to say. He will polish and present
the best he can find or fashion.
An editor who is dedicated to his craft and imbued with the ideals of
his calling will do more. He will seek to make clear the social issues of
the day, to give insight into their meaning and implications. A good editor
with good judgment can subtly show the way and inspire others to
constructive action."*
With these goals in mind I am trying my best to be a good editor.
*CTA Journal
4
Al Villa left school at 16 to
work in the fields of California.
Today he is a highly successful
practicing attorney
in Fresno. There were a lot
of steps along the way.
Laborer, Student, Accountant,
Attorney ... whatever
you may be . . . Al Villa
understands your problems
... because he's been there.
VILLA
LISTEN TO HIM...THEN DECIDE
DEMOCRAT
32ND
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Bachelor of Science (accounting) - Fresno State
Juris Doctor - University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
May-June, 1970 Political Advertisement Grapevine
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American Legion Group Honors
William Bigby
WILLIAM A. BIGBY, JR., left, accepts the Post 4 American Legion Citizen
of the Year Award plaque from Scott Wood.
William A. Bigby, a retired employee of the Fresno office of the state
Board of Equalization, has been named as American Legion Post 4's
Citizen of the Year.
The award was made during the Post 4 observance of its 50th anniversary
and an annual civic dinner in the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Bigby was selected "because of his long service to the community and
the American Legion."
He is a 33rd degree Mason and is a past commander in chief of the
Fresno consistory of the Prince Hall Order of Free and Accepted Masons;
served eight terms as president of the State Center Post 511, American
Legion, and is one of the first directors of the Valley Children's Hospital
and of the old Fresno Children's Museum. He served on the citizens
committee which first sought to establish the Fresno County and City
Housing Authority.
Bigby has been active as a trustee of the United Givers Plan (now
United Crusade), Fresno District American Red Cross, the Boys Club of
Fresno and the Fresno Citizens Committee for Community Improvement.
He has served as the state Legion chaplain and on many committees
at the Legion state level.
A native of Colusa, Bigby came to Fresno when he was 7 years old
and was graduated from Fresno High School in 1912. His service in the
Army during World War I included 14 months in Europe.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
New Accounts Secretary
Doris Green, a graduate of Wash-
ington Union High School and Cen-
tral California Commercial College
has been employed by Guarantee
Savings for the past three years
She began her career in the Sav-
ings and Loan Industry as a teller at
the Association's Main Office on
Fresno Street and the FultonMall,
and was promoted to a New Accounts
Secretary early this year
when she was transferred to their
Cedar-Shields Branch. She is a
member of the local chapter of the
American Savings and Loan Institute
and has taken many of the
educational courses offered by the
Institute.
In the fall of 1964, Doris was
runner-up in the Miss Universe Pa-
geant for Fresno County. She is
presentily serving her term as Sec-
retary-Treasurer for the Arquda
Club of Fresno of which she is a
member.
Her husband, John, a lab tech-
nician, is employed by Spreckles
Sugar, Inc. They have one son, Kev
in, who is eight months old.
Fresnan in Apprenticeship Training Program
Roscoe Alexander has been
working for Fresno Motor Sales for
the past seven years. He started
out as a lot attendant man later
progressed into car detail work.
Today Alexander is in a mechanic
apprenticeship program at Fresno
City College. He has been in the
program for two years and has
two years to go. He has also attended
the General Motors Training
Center at San Leandro as part
of his company's training. After a
ten week Cooperative Work Training
Program in the Cadillac classroom
he received a Work Training
Program Certificate.
A graduate of Washington Union
High School, Alexander lives
in Fresno with his wife, Katie, and
their three children, Janet, Tommie
and Dwayne.
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Experienced,
Responsive
Legislator
ZENOVICH
STATE SENATOR
8
Former Fresnan
Lee Evans
Olympic gold medalist and pre-
mier quarter-miler Lee Evans will
become a track coach June 9.
Evans, 24, was named assistant
track coach by new head coach
Ernie Bullard at San Jose State.
Evans is expected to retire from
competition after the California Re-
lays at Modesto, Calif., May 23.
He graduated from San Jose State
last year.
Evans and sprinter John Carlos
led the Spartans to their only NC-
AA championship.
Evans holds the world 400-meter
mark at 43.8 seconds set while
winning the gold medal at the 1968
Olympics in Mexico City. He also
anchored the winning U.S. l,600
meter relay team at the Olympics
to a world record time of 2:56.l.
A counselor at Silver Creek High
School, Evans plans to begin study
at Stanford in June for an M.A.
degree in physical education.
While living in West Fresno Ev-
ans was a student at Central High
School. During an interview in Fres-
no Evans said that he enjoyed com-
ing to Fresno but because of his
track schedule he had very little
time to visit.
Court Frees Dr. Toney In FSC Incident
False imprisonment and disturbing
the peace charges against Dr.
Joe Toney, stemming from the
March 19 detention of the acting
dean of arts and sciences in a Fresno
State College conference room,
were dismissed at the request of
the district attorney's office.
The dismissal, by Municipal
Judge George Hopper, was requested
on grounds of lack of evidence
and in the interest of justice.
Toney was charged along with
five FSC students with violating
Philip N. Walker's personal liberty
and with disturbing the peace.
"Although the evidence showed Dr.Toney
was present in the room at the time
of the alleged detainment, our
investigation revealed he was not
actively involved, and further, he
was not present in a capacity that
would indicate any leadership role despite
some evidence to the contrary,"
Dist. Atty. William C. Daly said.
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Fresno Council Of Negro Women Social
Mrs. Gloria Smith
FCNW President
A "Night in New Orleans" was
the theme for the soul food dinner-
dance of the Fresno Council of Negro
Women. Over 300 people,
black and white, attended the dinner
which was planned by Mrs.
Sarah Smith, dinner chairman, and
her co-chairman, Mrs. Edward Mosley.
The event was held in the beautiful
home of Dr. and Mrs. Noel
Smith. The soul food was enjoyed
by all. The barbecued spareribs
were prepared by Dr. Edward Mosby
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Mosley.
ley. The fried chicken, cornbread
muffins and pan cornbread were
prepared by Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Mosley. Mrs. Laura Morse contributed
piles of hot-water cornbread.
The candied sweet potatoes were
the specialty of Mrs. Feltus Sterling,
an dthe pigs feet and chittlins were
prepared by Mrs. Roy Woods. Mrs.
Hugh Goodwin made cakes for the
dinner dessert. Mrs. George Crunk,
Sr., who has contributed much of
her time to volunteer work, was
one of the many helpers serving the
guests.
Everyone who attended appeared
to have had an enjoyable evening.
from the
Edmonds Collection
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BOY OF THE YEAR- Justifiable pride shows on the face of Emmanuel
Gant, 12, a sixth grader in Fresno's Lincoln School, as he shows off the
plaque attesting to his winning the Boy of the Year award from the
Fresno Numismatic Club. Three other members of the Boys Club of West
Fresno also won awards. They include Danny Abercrombie, craftsman of
the year; Robert McDonald, athlete of the year, and Frankie Cruz, citizenship
award. At left is Everett Phillips, president of the numismatic
group, and at right is Billy Overstreet of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
which awarded Emmanuel a $50 prize.
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KLIP
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STATION
IN
FRESNO COUNTY
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6:30 a.m. - 11 :30 a.m. daily
JAZZ AND BLUES
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. daily
HAPPY HAROLD'S
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2:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m. daily
EL JESSY
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11:30 - 12:00 A.M.
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE
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"HELPING OTHER PEOPLE IS NOT A
ONE-MAN JOB OR A ONE-WAY STREET.
IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET AND COM-
MUNICATION MUST EXIST. I'M NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT OR JUST CON-
CERNED WITH THE MEXICAN AMERI-
CANS BUT WITH ALL PEOPLE WHO
NEED HELP. EVERYBODY... WHITES,
BLACKS, BROWNS ... NEEDS TO BE A
PART OF SOMETHING.
Elect
CRUZ
Bustamante
Cruz "Buz" Bustamante needs no
introduction to most of the voters in
District 1. Married, and the father of
six active youngsters, he is a familiar figure
to the citizens of San Joaquin where he
serves as a City Councilman. This soft spoken
gentleman in his late 30's has given literally
thousands of hours of his time to community
projects. His main objective in running for office is
"to take the politics out of politics," to represent his
constituents on a warm, personal, people-to-people
level. As he works each day in his own barber shop he
takes time to discuss areas of concern with his patrons.
Fellow Son Joaquin City Councilmen, fellow members of the
Son Joaquin Community Service Organization, persons associated
with the War on Poverty Program or the Mexican-American
political Organization. He also finds time to oct as an advisor
to boys on one of the baseball teams or the Karate Club he helped
organize. PEOPLE are his biggest concern and his desire to be of service
to them in the most effective manner possible has lead him to seek
the position of Supervisor of District 1. For sensitive, responsive representation,
Vote for Cruz "Buz" Bustamante. He understands PEOPLE,
not politics, and he has YOUR interests at heart.
SENSITIVE
RESPONSIVE
REPRESENTATION
JOIN
"The Rolling Tide"
Vote BUSTAMANTE
SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 1
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In Business To Help
Mrs. Lillie P. Barfield
The Barfield's Janitorial Service
was founded by Mr. Jessie Barfield
in 1950. After his death in
1962, his wife, Mrs. Lillie P. Barfield,
took over the business knowing
little about it. With the help of
some janitor friends Mrs. Barfield
has been able to operate the business
successfully for more than
eight years.
To help her, she keeps two employees,
usually an adult and a
school student. She states, "I have
kept many local and out of state
students in my home and have given
them jobs to help finance their
education. Most of these young
men have received their B.A. degrees
and I know of two who have
received their Master's degree. My
business is not a white collar job
but it is an honest living and I
have enjoyed it. It has always been
my policy to try to help and make
others happy."
In addition to helping others in
her business Mrs. Barfield has given
volunteer help to the "City of
Hope," Heart and Cancer Funds.
She is very active in local church
and civic organizations which includes
"The Between Ourselves
Club" and the "Most Ancient Matron
of Jericho."
Mrs. Barfield and her late husband
graduated from Washington
High School together in El Dorado,
Arkansas and both attended Arkansas
State College in Pine Bluff,
Ark. While in high school Mrs. Barfield
was her class salutatorian and
won a scholarship to Knoxville College
in Tenn. Her husband was the
senior class president of the same
class.
Both of Mrs. Barfield's sons, Arthur
and Tommy, have their college
degrees. They were very active
in local community affairs before
they moved to the Bay Area in
Northern California. For several
years Tommy was a board member
of the Fresno Redevelopment Agency.
He later resigned the position
to accept his present position.
Mrs. Barfield states, "As I have
said my business is to help young
people as well as myself. Since
this is true I would like to leave
this Chinese proverb with you:"
If you are planted for a year
Plant a grain;
If you are planted for a decade
Plant a tree;
If you are planted for a century
Plant a man.
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McDaniels Is Promoted To Sergeant
L. H. McDaniels recently became
the second Black sergeant in the
Fresno Police Department. His appointment
came only months after
Sgt. Jack Kelly, the first Black sergeant,
was appointed.
McDaniel holds a B.A. degree in
criminology from Fresno State College.
He has been with the police
department since 1962 and had
been working in the juvenile bureau
as a school resource officer at the
Irwin Junior High School in West
Fresno.
For many years McDaniel has
worked with minority children in
various baseball and youth employment
programs. He is a native
of Selma, California, and resides
in Fresno with his wife, Janice, and
their three daughters.
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WALTER SMITH would like to invite the graduating seniors to
stop in and select their graduation suit from our fine selection of
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WEDDINGS BELLS
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lenoir
Jacqueline Kelley is now Mrs. Lester Lenoir. Daly City will be the first
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir who were recently married in Carter Me-
morial A.M.E. Church.
Pamela Kelley served as her sister's Maid of Honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Gloria Benjamin, Mrs. Sharon White (cousin of the bride) and
Elizabeth Kelley (sister of the bride).
Serving as Lenoir's Best Man was Robert Harris, Jr. Ushers were Bert
Reid, Inman Perkins and Keith Kelley, brother of the bride.
Toni and Tonya Conley served their cousin as Flower Girls and Wayne
Hayes was the Ring-bearer.
The new Mrs. Lenoir, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelley, at-
tended the University of Oregon and Fresno City College following her
graduation from Mclane High School.
The groom, son of Mrs. Erma J. Turner of Fresno and Alonzo Lenoir of
Los Angeles attended Fresno State and City College and was graduated
from Edison High School. Lenoir is employed by a business firm in the
Bay Area.
Among the many relatives and friends attending the wedding ceremony
were a contingent of University of Oregon students who were
former classmates of the bride.
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Melne Burnley is an attractive twenty-one year old keytape operator for
the Fresno Medical Society. She is a business major at Fresno City College.
Her hobbies are playing tennis, listening to jazz and collecting rocks for
her rock collection. Melne, who hopes some day to become a professional
model, will model in the Ebony Club Fashion Show on May 24, 1970,
at 3:30 p.m. in the Model City Fraternal Hall.
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A PROVEN RECORD
OF RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP
JOHN VENTURA
John Ventura has earned the support of the people in his district.
He has been a fair, honest and dedicated county supervisor.
His door is always open to listen to your needs and problems.
Ask anyone who has called on John for help.
* He works to solve problems, not create them.
* He takes the time to listen.
* He works for the betterment of his district.
* He knows how to get things done.
Re-elect JOHN VENTURA
DISTRICT #1 SUPERVISOR
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Sandra McLaurin is a beautiful twenty-two year old medical assistant.
She is attending Fresno City College, majoring in nursing. Her hobbies
are bowling, reading, and collecting jazz and rhythm and blues records.
Sandra who will model in the Ebony Club Fashion Show is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William McLaurin of Fresno.
21
Tsedeke Lakew is a twenty year old beauty who is attending Fresno City
College. She recently moved to Fresno from Pennsylvania where she at-
tended Juaniata College. Miss Lakew 's father is a senator in Ethopia,
which is her home country. After obtaining a degree in business, Tsedeke
plans to return to her country. She will model a native dress of her coun-
try in the Ebony Club Fashion Show.
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Another Viewpoint
Dr. Wilson Riles
Editorial From
The Fresno Bee
Riles: The Issue Is Max Rafferty
"The issue is Max Rafferty."
Rarely has more been said politically in fewer words than this asser-
tion by Dr. Wilson Riles, a candidate to replace Rafferty as state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
Riles is a Negro educator who, by the accounts of those closely involv-
ed, almost singlehandedly made California's compensatory school pro-
gram for disadvantaged youngsters a model for the nation. He was
picked by President Richard Nixon to head the important 1969 president-
ial commission on education, a task force which dug diligently into the
causes of deteriorating schools and came up with sound, pracitcal rec-
ommendations for improvement. He presently is deputy state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
When Riles says Rafferty is the issue he compasses in a single stroke
fundamental failures in California's school systems over recent years. He
goes to the heart of the matter thus: Rafferty in eight years has failed to
offer a single constructive program for solving the schools' pressing
financial burdens, has ignored the inequalities which afflict less ad-
vantaged districts and has given no leadership for needed coordination
of educational programs.
Riles would take bold action in meeting the financial crisis. He says
the state, under a graduated program, should assume at least half the
financial burden of the schools. This should be done, he says, in a way
which would equalize financial disparities between districts so that "no
child should suffer because he happens to live in one place in the state
instead of another."
Important to this, he adds, is the necessity for a system of cost ac-
countability, of cost effectiveness, so that schools could measure realistic-
ally what they are getting for their money in terms of educational quality
and student preformance.
Without such a system, says Riles, schools flounder in a growing
morass of educational fits and starts with the net result being the lack
of quality education for children and demoralization of teachers.
Riles has indicated in every utterance his grasp of the overridding
problems confronting California schools. This is what Rafferty has failed
to display, and it is why he should be replaced by the voters next
month.
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BORN AND RAISED
IN WEST FRESNO
Pat Camaroda knows and understands the problems of West
Fresno. Pat was born and raised in the heart of West Fresno. He has
been a member of the Fresno City Council for the past five years
and has earned a reputation as a champion of the little guy. His
door will always be open to listen to your problems. Pat is the man
who has been fighting for years to keep Fresno and Tulare Streets
open because he knows that if these two streets are closed, it will
isolate West Fresno and cut it off from the rest of the community.
FOR RESPONSIBLE, PROVEN REPRESENTATION
The Working
Man &
Taxpayers'
Friend
ELECT P.J.''Pat''
CAMARODA
32nd ASSEMBLYMAN
Political Advertisement
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How To Raise A Juvenile Delinquent
1. Begin at infancy to give the child everything he wants. In this
way he will grow up to believe the world owes him a living.
2. When he picks up bad words laugh at him. This will make him
think he's cute.
3. Never give him any spiritual training. Wait until he is 21 and
then let him decide for himself.
4. Pick up everything he leaves lying around -- books, shoes,
clothes. Do everything for him so that he will be experienced in
throwing all responsibility on others.
5. Quarrel frequently in his presence. In this way he will not be too
shocked when the home is broken later.
6. Give a child all the spending money he wants. Never let him earn
his own. Why should he have things as tough as you had them?
7. Satisfy his every craving for food, drink and comfort. Denial may
lead to harmful frustrations.
8. Take his part against neighbors, teachers, policemen. They are
all prejudiced against your child.
9. When he gets into real trouble, apologize for yourself by saying:
I never could do anything with him.
10. Prepare for a life of grief. You are bound to have it. And how!
(Reprinted through the courtesy of the Houston, Texas, Police Dept.)
MATURITY
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without
violence or destruction.
Maturity is patience, the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure
in favor of the long-term gain.
Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a
situation in spite of opposition and discouraging set backs.
Maturity is unselfishness -- responding to the needs of others,
often at the expense of one's own desires or wishes.
Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, dis-
comfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.
Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong."
And, when right, the mature person need not say, " I told you so."
Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. The
immature spend their lives exploring endless possibilities, then do
nothing.
Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word, coming through
in the crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi -- confused and
disorganized. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former
friends, unfinished business and good intentions which never ma-
terialize.
Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which we cannot
change.
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SPORTS
Williams Best All Around Track Athlete
Randy Williams, a junior at Edison
High School, is the best all
around track athlete in the Valley
and maybe the state. He leads the
valley in the longjump with 25
feet. He recently broke the national
triplejump record with a leap of
50'll ¾" but lost the title a week
later to another Fresnan, David
Tucker (below).
Randy has run the l00 yard dash
in 9.8 seconds and the 440 yard
dash in 49.5 second. He also anchors
Edison's record setting (41.9)
440 yard relay team.
Tucker Breaks National Triplejump Record
David Tucker, a junior at San
Joaquin Memorial High School, recaptured
his national prep triple
jump record with a 52'-6¼" performance
at the Kern Relays in
Bakersfield's Memorial Stadium.
He recently had lost the record
to a friend and former junior high
classmate, Randy Williams of Edison
High School who had gone
50'-ll ¾ ", ten and one-fourth
inches past Tucker's old record.
Tucker is also an excellent long
jumper having a best this season
of 23' ½ ". He has had foul jumps
of 24'7" and 24'6".
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CESAR CHAVEZ
Have you ever worked on a job
twelve to fourteen hours a day and
earned only eight to ten dollars?
Have you ever worked on a job
that had no restroom facilities?
Have you ever breathed DDT or
other pesticide poisons while working?
Have you ever gotten sick and
there were no provisions for sick
leave or unemployment?
If your answer is yes to the above
questions then you may very well
agree with and understand what
Cesar Chavez and his followers
are trying to do to help the poor
farm workers. The people who do
no understand the hardships of the
farm workers probably will not
agree.
Through the leadership of Cha-
vez history is being made. He has
used the grape boycott and strikes
to get the farm workers decent
working conditions. Many people
may disagree with his method, but
the fact is that no one else in the
past has come up with anything
better.
The average working man today
earns the highest salary ever, with
annual vacation and sick leave. He
also usually receives unemployment
benefits, annual salary raises,
and free hospitalization and health
benefits. Up until recently the farm
worker had none of these benefits.
The change has come about mainly
through the efforts of Mr. Chavez
and his dedicated followers.
There is no doubt in many people's
minds that Cesar Chavez will
one day go down into our history
books as one of America's greatest
leaders of poor people.
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FOODS
Recipe
of
the
Month
by Frank "Gil" Glasse
SWEET POTATO PIE
• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• ½ Cup Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
• l Tablespoon Grated Lemon Rind
• 3 Eggs, separated
• ¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon
• 3 Large Sweet Potatoes, boiled and mashed
(about 2 ½ cups)
• 2-3 Cup Milk
• l Unbaked 9-in. Pie Shell
Preheat oven to 425° F. Cream butter until soft, add salt and
sugar, continue to cream until sugar is well blended. Add lemon
juice and rind, beaten egg yolks, cinnamon and potatoes. Put
through a sieve and add milk, mix thoroughly. Beat egg whites
until stiff but not dry and fold into potato mixture. Pour into pie
shell and bake l0 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350° F., continue
to bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out
clean.
We Extend Sincere
"CONGRADULATIONS"
TO THE GRADUATES TO BE
Coffee's
FRESNO BAKERSFIELD
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Independence
Of All Living Things
Nature, when in balance, is a wonderful thing, but when out of
balance, havoc results. Listed below are three short examples of what
you could use to show this interdependence and why man must use
care not to upset that balance.
DUCKS AND SKUNKS:
Since skunks were known to eat duck eggs, some duck hunters proceeded
to kill all the skunks in the area. The next duck hunting season
they noticed there were even less ducks than before. Why? Skunks
also eat the eggs of turtles, which, in turn, eat young ducklings. Needless
to say, the hunters saw that skunks were brought back and left
alone.
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND GEORGIA RATTLESNAKES
President Eisenhower was fond of quail hunting. Some friends of
his in Georgia knew this and decided if they killed or trapped all the
fox on the hunting preserve where Ike hunted there would be more
quail for Ike to shoot since foxes eat quail. All the foxes were removed
from the area and there were more quail for Ike to shoot. But with
almost every step, he would see or hear a rattlesnake. The rattlesnake
population, having more food (quail) to eat had doubled, so now it
was too dangerous for a man to hunt in the area.
CHINESE POPULATION ORERED TO KILL BIRDS:
A Chinese official noticed that birds were eating lots of grain, so he
ordered everyone to kill the birds. After the birds were killed, there
was even less grain and fruit. Reason: insects not eaten by the birds
reproduced rapidly and ate the fruit and grains.
EVERTHING HAS IT PLACE IN NATURE .. even "pests" and "creepy
crawlies!"
So it is impossible in the community of nature to distinguish friend
from foe, beneficial animal from injurious one. Every creature has its
part in nature's balance, upon which the survival of man depends.
Reprint
Fresno Junior Museum
Pamphlet (condensed)
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PEDEN ENDORSED BY BLACK MAYOR
CITY OF GLASGOW
KENTUCKY
April 20, 1970
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I take this opportunity to say a word concerning the candidacy
of Ewell Peden for District Assemblyman of Fresno, California.
I have known Mr. Peden and his entire family background all of
his life and I do not hesitate to say that he belongs to the true
"American pioneer spirit type of man that has made America
great;the type of man sorely needed in times like these." Any
community would do well to elect such a man to represent them.
Ewell Peden possess the high quality of loyalty and devotion
to duty that every elected official should possess. He is the
type of man that does not forget his constituency after election,
as so many politicians do. His seeking the office is a sincere
desire to improve the lot of the people. That is a quality pos-
sessed by his heritage through many generations.
I do not know any other candidate that might be seeking this
office, but I am confident, without a shadow of a doubt, that no
other candidate will be more devoted to the interests of the
people and community than he. Fresno would do well to elect
this active, progressive, gentleman.
I am honored to be classed among his friends and acquaint-
ances. I sincerely endorse Ewell Peden.
Sincerely submitted
Luska J. Twyman, Mayor
Glasgow, Kentucky
ELECT
EWELL
PEDEN
32nd
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