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GRAPEVINE
THE FAMILY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER, 1970

Al Villa
Charles Ware
Gloria Daniels
Muhammad Ali

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SEPTEMBER, 1970

GRAPEVINE CORP.
Fresno, Calif.
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Phone 233-1346
or 485-2832

FRANK JOHNSON
Editor

FREDDIE HAYES
Advisor-Writer

CLEO JOHNSON
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Table of Contents

Editorial .................................................. 6
Muhammad Ali ...................................... 7
Wedding Anniversary ............................ 9
News of the Month ................................10
Al Villa .................................................... 12
Cesar Chavez .......................................... 14
Sid Nickolas ............................................ 15
New Restaurant Opens .......................... 16
F.S.C. West Fresno Teacher Project .......... 18
Former Fresnans Promoted .................... 19
Trotter Innocent of Charges .................... 22
Bugetta's Grand Opening ...................... 24
Recipe of the Month .............................. 26
Black Festival Queen .............................. 29
West Fresno Black Festival ....................30
So You Think You're Smart .................... 32
Fresno's First Black TV Reporter ............34
Gene Williams Joins the "Platters" ........ 35
Pre-Employment Test .............................. 36
Letters to the Editor ................................ 38

Photo Credits:

Fresno Bee--7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 30
California Advocate--22, 34, 35
Fresno Guide--19
Drawing by Juanita Poe--p 39



editorial


This past month a group of
concerned citizens got together
and drove around Fresno recording
the number of minority people
working on the many new
job sites. They included apartments,
schools, businesses, etc.,
that are being built, especially in
the West Fresno community. The
results that the group found was
astonishing and shameful.

This group observed that here
in West Fresno, where we have
one of the highest unemployment
rates in the nation as reported by
a recent nationwide survey, that
only a token number of minorities
were employed on these job sites
event though they are located in
the heart of an unemployment
area. This type of employment
practice is very unfair to the peo-
ple who live in the West Fresno


community and steps should be
taken by private, city and federal
agencies to change this age-old
practice.
The touring group also noted
the many new low cost apartment
buildings that are being
built on almost every other corner
in West Fresno. Many couldn't
help but wonder what long range
effect the apartments would have
on the people and the community.
They felt that it would appear
to be more advantageous psychologically
to build homes instead
of apartments for the people.
Homes would also improve the
stability of the community. The
group also noted that the way
that some of these new apartments
are being built a person
would think that there is a land
shortage in West Fresno, which
we know is not true. The group
felt that maybe the people who
are really benefitting from the
new apartments are the builders
and developers, not the tenants.
Many felt that the community was
being short-changed again.
In a more positive light the
group reported that they were inspired
to see the new modern
schools going up in the community,
the self-help housing project
being built in the Sunset area,
the progress being made in the
Fresno Redevelopment Agency
projects in West Fresno, and they
were especially pleased to see
the development of many new
minority businesses in the community
that were being promoted
by the Fresno West Development
Company.

Frank Johnson
Editor

6


Mohammad Ali

RELIGION
AND
THE
CONSTITUTION

It is too bad that the same standard
does not exist for every citizen in this
country. The double standard that exists
today is destroying the very foundation
of our democracy.

A recent case in point is the plight
of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) the
former World Heavyweight Champion
who was stripped of his title when he
refused to go into the Armed Services
because of his religious beliefs. Consequently
he has been denied by politicians
in state after state the right to
earn a livelihood in his professional
trade. He has even been denied the
right to appear in charity boxing
matches which would have benefitted
the retarded and other needy children.

Many people feel that Mr. Ali has
been persecuted long enough. They believe
that he is entitled to his views
... a religious freedom guaranteed by
our constitution. To deny Mr. Ali a
chance to apply his trade because of
his religious views is parallel to the
persecution of early religious leaders.

People also believe that neither the
local, state, or federal governing bodies
legally have grounds to deny Ali the
rights to practice his trade, but they
do so out of personal prejudice and
political reward. They are so concerned
with legislating the demise of democracy
that they fail to uphold the very
laws they profess to hold dear.

Now on the other side of the coin
are people who are in similar religions
who refuse to go to the Army, but are
not denied the right to practice their
trades or professions while they are
contesting the actions in the courts.

Today while people are preaching
hate and practicing violence, Mohammad
Ali has spoken on some one hundred
and fifty campuses of American
colleges and universities, and there has
been no commotion. Many people quick-

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gathering in the Cecil Hinton Cen
ter recently. The occasion was the
Dow's fiftieth wedding annivers-
ary.
All seven children and 12
grandchildren of the Dows were
present for the event, coming
from as far as Michigan and
Texas.
During the evening the Dows
reaffirmed their marriage before
Rev. Lewis Sanders.
Coming from Detroit, Michigan,
were daughter Mrs. Sylvia Kiles,
her husband James and their children
James, Jr., and Keith. From
Fort Worth, Texas were daughter

Mrs. Mittie Wise, her husband
Henry, and their children Henry,
Victor, Nada and Robert. From
Waco, Texas, were daughter Mrs.
Gladys Moseley, her husband
Frederick, and their daughter, De-
nice.
From Sacramento came Mrs.
Ruby Fay Brewer and children
Cheryl and Anthony. Sons Isaiah,
Jr., and Leonard Dow came from
Berkeley.
The only daughter remaining in
Fresno is Mrs. Mary Grant who
attend with her husband Lee, and
their children Christopher, Jaque-
line and Pamela.
Mrs. Dow was named Mother
of the year for Fresno last year.

9


----------news of the month----------


Ware Is New Assistant Public Works
Chief of Fresno

Charles H. Ware, 49, this
month will assume new duties as
assistant director of the Fresno
City Department of Public Works.

Ware's selection from a civil
service list which resulted from a
statewide recruitment was announced
recently by Public Works
Director James L. Martin.

Ware joined the City of Fresno
in January when he was employed
as electronics and communications
superintendent.

He was No. l on the civil service
list for the position, for which
there were more than 60 applicants.


Ware succeeds Norman 0. Jefford,
who retired in May after 30
years with the city.

In his new post Ware will su-
pervise the operations of the elec-
tronics and communications divi·
sion and also be responsible for
the waste disposal division, fleet
maintenance and property main-
tenance functions of the depart-
ment.

Martin said: "I am particularly
happy to have an opportunity to
appoint Charles Ware to this very
responsible position in the de-
partment. During his time with the
city he has shown a unique cap-
ability for working with people
and in his new position this talent
will be even more desirable and
effective.

"It is also gratifying to see
one of our own employes be the
successful candidate considering
the wide number of applications

from outside the City of Fresno."

Before coming to Fresno, Ware
was a City of Los Angeles em-
ployee for 20 years, most of it
with the Department of Water and
Power as an electrical engineer-
ing assistant in the branch of the
department concerned with con-
structing new electric facilities.

The new assistant is native of
Oklahoma. He attended Tuskegee
Institute, San Jose State College
and the University of Southern
California. He plans to complete
his work for a bachelors degree
from Fresno State in the near fu-
ture.

Ware lives with his wife and
daughter at 1577 N. Adoline Ave.


10

Warren Becomes EOP Director
At Fresno State College

Leslie V. Warren, a Chicago
Boys Club official who has been
active in a number of youth and
employment projects, will become
director of the troubled Educational
Opportunity Program at Fresno
State College.

Warren's appointment was announced
by FSC President Dr.
Norman A. Baxter. Warren succeeds
Dr. James A. Fikes, who has
been acting administrator of the
program since the resignation of
former director Walker M. Munson.


EOP's funds come from public
and private sources to help edu-
cationally and financially disad-
vantaged students-most of them
members of minority groups-
through college. The 250 students
in the FSC program also receive
tutoring and counseling.

Warren, 50, of North Chicago,
lll., will leave his job as director
of special projects for the Chicago
Boys Club to come to FSC. He
speaks both English and Spanish.

He is a graduate of Tuske-
gee Institute in Tuskegee, Ala.,
and has done graduate work at
the University of Mexico in Mexi-
co City and Northeastern Illinois
State College in Chicago. His
graduate work has been in soci-
ology, Spanish, group work, urb-
an studies and administration.

At the Boys Club in Chicago,
he has supervised a staff of up to
20 persons and the operation of
a $1 million program. He also
initiated and supervised pro-
grams in the Neighborhood Youth


Corps, the Concentrated Employ-
ment Program, Job Corps, and
Child Development Programs.

He is a professional executive
in the Boys Club of America and
is a certified public school teacher in
Illinois.

Before joining the Boys Club in
1965, he was a management aide
with the Chicago Housing Authori-
ty for eight years. From 1952-57,
he was a vocational counselor
with the Chicago Welfare Depart-
ment.

He is a member of the North
Chicago Board of Education, the
Illinois Citizens Advisory Commit-
tee for Children's and Family Ser-
vices, the National Conference on
Socia Welfare, the National As-
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People, the Masons and
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.


11


Unruh Attends Villa Testimonial

Al Villa and Jess Unruh

Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Jess Unruh flew into Fresno
to a testimonial dinner honoring Al Villa, who recently made an im-
pressive second place finish in the 32nd Assembly District primary. Unruh
lauded Villa as a "man of the future."

Over 225 persons turned out in the Fresno District Fairgrounds cafeter-
ia to hear Unruh deliver a dynamic call asking for more attention to the
need of the poor, the minorities, and the helpless.

Among those attending the event were P.J. Camaroda, the man who
defeated Villa; George Zenovich, Earl Smittcamp, Ernest Mobley,
George Hoffman, and Phillip V. Sanchez.


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March, 1966:
They Said That It Couldn't Be Done . . .

Chavez, Farmworkers Union Win 5 Year
Labor Dispute

Cesar Chavez and his United
Farm Workers Union have won
the biggest victory in Labor move-
ment for many years. The signing
of farm labor contracts with 26
growers ended the five year old
Delano Grape Strike with the end
of the nationwide grape boycott
started in 1968, sure to follow.

The AFL-CIO United Farm Work-
ers now have contracts that will
grant up to 10,000 workers mini-
mum pay of $1.80 an hour plus
20 cents fo reach box of grapes
picked this year.

This is in contrast to the $1.l0
an hour before the strike and
$1.65 most recently. The basic
wage will go up to $1.95 next
year and $2.05 in 1972.

Another 12 cents an hour will
go into health and welfare bene-
fits. Jobs will be assigned through
the union's hiring hall. Joint un-
ion grower committees will regu-


late pesticide use. A formal griev-
ance procedure will be set up and
strikes will be prohibited during
the life of the three year agreements.

The contracts signed by the 26
growers, largest of which was
Giumarro Vineyards, represents
about half of the State's grape
crop. Guimarra Vineyards is the
largest grape grower in the world.

The nationwide grape boycott
initiated in 1968 is viewed as the
thing that made the growers buc-
kle. Chavez indicated the boy-
cott will continue against the 25
per cent of California growers
who have not yet signed. There is
optimism that these growers will
fall in line shortly without much
pressure.

As soon as this has been ac-
complished Chavez has promised
to end the boycott and use the
same machinery to help growers
sell grapes.

14


Nickolas Resigns As
Boys Club Director
Sid Nickolas

Sid Nickolas, West Fresno Boys
Club program director for the past
four years, has resigned his post
to join " The Platters" an interna-
tionally famous singing group
who is currently touring Japan.

All-American

Nickolas, who is an all-around
athlete, received All-American
honors in track and field at Fres-
no State College during the 1964-
65 school years. He also received
his B.A. degree at F.S.C. in Physi-
cal Education with a minor in
Business.

In addition to his position with
the Boys Club Nickolas has been
active in the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity. He had been one of
the lead singers with a popular
local singing group.

Durin the four years that Nick-
olas has been at the Boys Club
he has set-up counseling classes,
athletic clinics, summer camps,

arts and crafts classes, and many
other programs. As a result of his
willingness to work with the
youth he has been instrumental
in building the membership of
the club and has inspired hun-
dreds of boys to stay in school.

The loss of Sid Nickolas to the
Boys Club and to the community
will definitely be a great loss.


SPORTS

Dave Lewis of Clovis, Califor-
nia and a former star quarterback
for Stanford University is now the
first string punter for the St. Louis
Cardinals professional football
team.
Lewis, who also plays quarterback
for the Cardinals, played
Canadian football for several
years. Last year he worked for
Fresno's Concentrated Employ-
ment Program (CEP).


15


Al Williams Opens Restaurant
In West Fresno

Al Williams, a West Fresno bus-
inessman, held a Grand Open-
ing for his new "Al's Fish'n Chips"
restaurant. The restaurant which
has red carpet throughout, cost in
excess of $35,000 and compares
to any in Fresno. It has a capacity
of 29 people and is designed
so that food may be bought to
take out.

Williams graduated from Edi-
son High School and attended
Fresno City College. He was the
former owner of Al's Record Shop.
He is a member of Fellowship
Baptist Church, Knights of Pythias
and a former member of Fresno
County Employees Association.
He and his wife, Mattie, have one
child, a daughter.



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FSC Schedules Teacher
Project In West Fresno

An urban education program
will be established in West Fresno
this fall by Fresno State College.

The program, designed to pro-
vide training for prospective
teachers living in the Model Cities
and Concentrated Employment
Program areas, will be conducted
in cooperation with the Fresno
City Unified School District and
the Model Cities program.

Alexander Lark, assistant pro-
fessor of education at FSC and
coordinator of the program, said
initially education courses will be
offered for teacher aides and
gradually will expand into more
general areas.

The first classes, he said, will
be offered in the Trinity Street
Opportunity Center at 544 Trinity
St. He said about 20 persons will
be involved in the first year pro-
gram. Courses will be offered in
mathematics, sociology, Spanish
and English.

Planning work on the project
was funded by a $6,000 grant
from the Fresno Unified School
District. Mrs. Jacqueline Hodge of
the Fresno City Schools Follow
Through Program has been work-
ing on the planning.

Alexander Lark

Dr. Richard Sparks, dean of the
FSC School of Education, said one
of the main ideas behind the con-
cept is the school's interest in
"developing realistic career de-
velopment programs in profession-
al education for minority group
people."

Lark said the program's basic
objective is "to develop an aca-
demic program for teacher aides
working in the West Fresno area
to provide a bachelor's degree
program from Fresno State Col-
lege with a partial fulfifllment
credential in elementary educa-
tion.

"The program would also pro-
vide the services of a credential-
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Bank Promotes Former Fresnans

Marvene G. Morse, former
Fresnan, has been named assist-
ant Vice President of First West-
ern Bank and manager of the
bank's Compton office. Morse
was born and raised in Fresno
and attended Edison High School
and Fresno State College.



Reynold Johnson

Reynold L. Johnson, former
Fresnan, has been promoted to
manager of First Western Bank
in the bank's Watts office in Los
Angeles. Johnson, who has only
been with the bank for two years,
graduated from Edison High
School and received his BA de-
gree from Fresno State College.


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Former Fresnan Named Center Chief

Jesse Perry, Jr., a former Fres-
nan, has been named Director for
Alameda County School Depart-
ment PACE Center in Hayward for
1970-7l.

Perry has been assistant direc-
tor of the center since 1968.
PACE, standing for Projects to Ad-
vance Creativity in Education, is
one of 21 regional planning and
evaluation agencies in California
funded under Title III of the Elementary
and Secondary Education
Act.

Perry was the first Black jour-
nalism student to graduate from
Fresno State College, having grad-
uated in June 1951. He moved
to the Bay Area where he worked
as a reporter for the Sun Reporter,
a Black newspaper. He later
taught English and creative writ-

ing at Castlemont High School in
Oakland before joining the PACE
staff as its assistant director.

Perry's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Perry, Sr., reside at 549 'B'
Street. He is married to a former
Fresnan, Maxine Gray. He resides
with his wife and three sons in
Hayward, California. His brother,
Willie Perry, is the Director of
Trinity Street Opportunity Center.


Trotter Charges Dropped

Robert L. Trotter, member of the
Fresno County Board of Education,
has been cleared of any wrong-
doing by a Fresno municipal
court.

Charges of trespassing and ma-
licious mischief were dismissed
against Trotter on a motion by the
District Attorney's office in the
court of Municipal Judge George
Hopper.

Deputy District Attorney Ste-
phen Carlton advised the judge
that the action was taken as a
result of a letter sent to the Dis-
trict Attorney by the supposed
victim. The victim, a Fresno school
teacher, acknowledged that he
has known Trotter for some time
and would not press any charges
against him. Trotter had told po-
lice that he was familiar with the
owner of the house in which he
was found.

Trotter, 22, who is the youngest
elected official in California, told

newsmen following court action,
"This whole ordeal has taught
me an expensive lesson in humil-
ity and discretion. I am grateful
for the prayers and confidence of
the people who believed all along
in my innocence."

When asked whether his arrest
and consequent implication could
have been an attempt to discredit
him publicly, Trotter replied, 'Tm
aware that I have some enemies;
politics can be cruel at times and
I have reached the point where
I expect anything."

Trotter announced last week
that he would not resign from his
office, "Because I am not guilty
of anything criminal. Any indis-
cretion on my part has been am-
ply payed for in unfavorable pub-
licity and a loss of some people
who I though were friends." Trot-
ter said he expects most people
will look past the implications
and see his innocence.

22

"WHY WORRY?"
There are only two things to
worry about - Either you are well
or you are sick. If you are well, then
there is nothing to worry about.
But if you are sick, there are two
things to worry about, either you
will get well or you will die. If you
get well there is nothing to worry
about. If you die there are only two
things to worry about - Either you
will go to heaven or hell. If you go
to heaven there is nothing to worry
about. But if you go to hell, you'll be
so darn busy shaking hands with
friends, you won't have time to worry!


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A FRESNO WEST DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROJECT

Bugetta Begins Plant Construction


After almost two years of con-
stant work on the part of many
people including Model Cities
staff, Fresno West Development
Company, the Fresno City and
County Chamber of Commerce
and the Concentrated Employ-
ment Program, West Fresno's first
job producing facility, financed in
part by Model Cities funds is off
the ground.
Ground breaking ceremonies
were held Thursday, August 27,
for Bugetta Manufactory, a com-
pany that will produce midget
cars.
The event was hailed by those
speaking at the ceremonies as a
major step toward the economic
development of the West Fresno
community. Jim Williams, direc-
tor of Fresno West, was master
of ceremonies and one of the key
figures in developing this project.
Completion of the building that
will house Bugetta is expected in
sixty days. Upon completion the
company will employ 125 people
and "at least 75 per cent of these
employees will come from the


Model Neighborhood," according
to Williams. Dick Hart, owner of
Bugetta expressed his thanks to
the "many people" that have
worked on the project. "We of
Bugetta are very excited ... we
are confident that we have the
combination with the people that
we are presently training to make
Bugetta a profit making concern
that will benefit the people of
West Fresno.
Other speakers at the ceremon-
ies included Mayor Ted C. Wills,
Congressman B. F. Sisk, Tom Duf-
fy, State Model Cities liaison of-
ficer; John Ventura, County Board
of Supervisors; Vic Martinez, mem-
ber of the Fresno West Economic
Development Board of Directors;
Jim Aldredge, director of the Mod-
el Cities program; Phil Weigand,
president of the Chamber of Com-
merce; Charles Blackledge; Small
Business Administration; Les Bail-
ey, Regional Office of Housing
and Urban Development, and
Frank Revis, Concentrated Em-
ployment Program.


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Dick Hart, owner of Bugetta, expresses his
thanks to the many people who have worked
on the Bugetta project.


Bugetta's

Ground

Breaking

Ceremonies


Fresno's Mayor Ted C. Wills and a young driver break the Bugetta
banner to signify the beginning of the plant construction.


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HOG'S HEAD AND BLACK EYED PEAS
* Hog's Head
* Lemon Juice, Salt and Pepper to taste
* 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
* 2 Medium Onions, chopped
* 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
* 2 Bay Leaves ( 1 or 2 pods of Hot Pepper, if you wish)
* ½ Cup Cooking Wine

Place hog's head in kettle large enough and cover with water, bring to
aboil, pour water off, rinse, replace hog's head, cover with water 1 inch
above hog's head, add ingredients, cover. Cook over medium heat 2 ½
hours (or 3) until tender, add wine the last hour of cooking.

BLACK EYED PEAS

Wash Peas, soak over night
Salt Pork or Ham Hock
Cook until almost tender
Add Black Eyes with water 1 inch above peas
Add Salt and Pepper to taste, 1 Onion, chopped
Cook until tender. To add stock to pease always use hot water.


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PRAYER

I knelt to pray when day was done
And prayed: "O Lord, bless everyone:
Lift from each heart the pain,
And let the sick be well again
And then I woke one day,
And carelessly went on my way,
The whole day long I did not try
To wipe a tear from an eye.
I did not try to share the load
Of any brother on the road;
I did not even go to see
The sick man just next door to me
Yet once again when day was done
I prayed: "Oh Lord, bless everyone."
But as I prayed, to my ear
There came a voice that whispered clear:
"Pause, hypocrite, before you pray:
Whom have you tried to bless today?
God's sweetest blessings always go
By hands that serve him here below."
And then I hid my face and cried:
"Forgive me God for I have lied,
Let me but live another day,
And I will live the way I pray."

-Submitted by Allen Chapell

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FRESNO BLACK FESTIVAL QUEEN

Gloria Daniels, 18, a former Ivy Junior
High student and presently a Fresno High
School senior, was chosen from eight con-
testants as the West Fresno Black Festival
Queen. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Johnson of Fresno.
She was selected at a pageant held at
Edison High School as part of the fourth
annual festival sponsored by SAY BABY
(Black Association for Betterment of You).


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SOUL SISTERS - Front, Nina and Dietra.
Back, Christine Davis and Martha Haney.


THOUSANDS ATTEND 4TH ANNUAL

BLACK CULTURAL FESTIVAL

The fourth annual Black Cultural Festival was
held at the Edison High School. The three-day
affair was sponsored by SAY BABY (Black Asso-
ciation for the Betterment of You).
Featured during the three-day festival were
the queen pageant, a Black fashion and hair
style show, a parade with floats, a picnic, and
a large exhibit of Black arts and sculptures.
Also included in the festival were movies, bongo
and rock bands, Afro-dances, gospel choruses,
poets and several cultural speakers.


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FREE COKES-Passing out over 1,800 soft drinks were (left to right)
Mel Cooley, Clarence Duckworth and Odell Johnson, Sr.

BONGO BAND-Front row: Kenneth Bouie, Smart Edwards. Back row:
Billy Davis, James Easton and Dale McNary.


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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE SMART

10 Excellent - 9-8 Good - 7-6 Average - 5 and below Poor

True or False

1. If you cut an earthworm in two, each half will become a new
worn. T··········F···········

2. Sleeping on the left side strains the heart. T...........F ...........

3. Animals die more quickly from the lack of sleep than from the
lack of food. T··········F···········

4. The male suicide rate is four to eight times higher than the
female. T ............ F ...........

5. The ostrich (bird) can outrun a horse. T ............ F ............

6. Tests have proven that men are more intelligent than
women. T ........... F ...........

7. Eating too much sugar is the commonest cause of
diabetes. T ............ F ............

8. Summer is warmer than winter because the earth is then
nearer the sun. T ............ F ............

9. A truck load of nickels is less than a half a truck load
of dimes. T........ F ..........

10. Snakes are immune to their own poison. T ............ F ··········


ANSWERS-
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Fresno's New Black TV Reporter

JOHNNY DAVIS, a 1970 graduate of Washington State University where
he participated in WSU Cougar Varsity football as a flankerback, is now
employed by KMJ-TV News 24 as news and sports reporter. Davis re-
ceived his bachelor's degree in Radio-Television Communications.


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Gene Williams (top left) with The Platters

GENE WILLIAMS of Fresno has joined the famed "Platters" singing group.
He is now with the group in Tokyo, Japan, in concerts.
Gene was at one time a member of "The Marvellous Vells," a popular
local singing group. He is also known to many friends and customers
as a former employee of the downtown Rodders and Asher Bros. Shoe
stores. Gene is married to the former Patricia Hickman and is the son of
Mrs. Leonsya Williams, both of Fresno.

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Do You Qualify For The Job?

PRE-EMPLOYMENT TEST

A frequent reason many people fail pre-employment tests says
personnel directors in the Fresno area is that they can't answer
basic educational problems that are usually taught in elementary
and high schools. Simple arithmetic, spelling and vocabulary tests
are often failed miserably.

Below and on the next page are sample problems similar to
those asked on most pre-employment tests. See if you can pass it.
If not maybe a refresher course at night school or college would
help.

Read directions carefully: Work out the problems below. Enter the
answers to the problems in the blank spaces along the right side of the
page.

(1) 6 forks at $2.86 per dozen. (l)........................
(2) 9 plates at $1.60 per dozen. (2)........................
(3) 5 apples at 6c each. (3)........................
(4) 4 ½ yards of silk at 50c per yard. (4).........................
(5) lO yards of ribbon at 4 ½c per yard. (5)........................
(6) Total the answers of l-5. (6)........................
(7) 8 + 2 + 4 = (9) Subtract (7)........................
(8) $18.00 + $4.21 + $7.37 + $11.24 = (8)........................
(9) Subtract 83907 - 16998 = (9)........................
(10) 1.1 + 1.11 + 11.11 = (l0)........................
(11) Which number in the following group of
numbers represents the smallest amount?
5 .3 36 3.3 1.3 .31 (ll)........................
(12) Which number should come next?
52 45 38 31 24 (12)........................
(13) 307 x 45 (13)........................
(14) ¼ + 3/8 + 6/24 = (14) ........................
(15) 33642 divided by 42 (15) ........................
(16) The tenth month of the year is
June May November October (16) ....................... .
(17) Answer, Yes or No. Does B. C. mean
"before Christ?" (17) ....................... .


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(18) In the following set of words, which
is different from the others?
Run hop skip jump sing (18)........................

(19) Speedometer is related to Pointer as
watch is related to
(a) case; (b) hands; (c) dial; (d) numerals (19)..................

(20) Body is related to Food as engine is related to
(a) wheels; (b) smoke; (c) motion; (d) fuel (20)........................

Spelling Test: Write correctly each word which is spelled wrong.
If the word is spelled correctly, do nothing.

(21) bicicle (21) ........................
(22) jewelery (22) .......................
(23) athelete (23) .......................
(24) hopsital (24) .......................
(25) patern (25) ........................

ANSWERS:

1. $1.43
2. $1.20
3. $ .30
4. $2.25
5. $ .45
6. $5.63
7. 14
8. $40.82
9. 66909
10. 13.32
11. .3
12. 17
13. 13,815
14. 21/24
15. 801
16. October
17. Yes
18. Sing
19. Hands
20. Fuel
21. Bicycle
22. Jewelry
23. Athlete
24. Hospital
25. Pattern


MOHAMMAD ALI

Religion and the Constitution

(Con't from page 7)

ly forget the proud Black youth, still
in his teens, who won a Gold Medal
for the USA by beating a Russian in
the 1960 Olympics... how this same
youth came back home to his native
Louisville, Kentucky, and could not eat
a meal with his parents at the local
airport because of the color of his
skin... or how he gave up, in this
materialistic society, millions of dollars
for his faith.

This question should now be asked,
"Is Mr. Ali a whipping boy for the
current Black revolution?" If so, it

picked a young man, who is a clean
living individual, who doesn't smoke,
drink, or gamble but has only an un-
popular religious belief.


Mr. Ali hasn't taken his case to the
street or a public forum. He has uti-
lized the democratic process-the
courts-He is firm in his religious be-
lief, but says, if the courts so decide,
he will go to jail.

Now the next question that should
be asked is, "Why aren't the people in
the Mennonites, Jehovah Witnesses,
Amish, Quakers, Church of the Breth-
ren, and the Religious Society of Friends
religions-all of whom do not go to
war-denied the right to practice their
trades and professions?”

It is encouraging to know that there
are still people in this country who are
old fashioned enough to believe in the
freedom guaranteed by the Constitution.


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Sir:
This letter is a direct response
to Mr Frank Johnson's Grapevine
Editorial (August 1970) concern-
ing the election of Mrs. Erma Jean
Turner to the office of President
of the local N.A.A.C.P.
I, for one, feel that the election
of Mrs. Turner as President will
give the N.A.A.C.P branch the
fresh, new life and direction it so
badly needs. And the wide mar-
gin of ballots in her favor is justi-
fiable testimony of the branch's
willingness to try something new
and different. And this "some-
thing new and different" is bring-
ing the organization to the peo-
ple, seeking to aid and under-
stand the needs and aspirations
of Black people-with which your
editorial dealt at length (a whole
paragraph); but I seriously doubt
it is more than such, an editorial!
And furthermore, any "doubt"
that has arisen about the future
of N.A.A.C.P (because of Mrs.
Turner's election) is centered and
flows from the so-called black
bourgeoisie to whom she owes no
favors or allegiances. The active
members- the PEOPLE voted
her into that office, nt the bour-
geois knee-grow lackeys.
Your reaction to Mrs. Turner's
election reminds me of the typi-
cal knee-grow being asked to re-
spend concerning Malcolm X, Rap
brown, Black Power, or the Black
Panthers-all of whom have been
"very untactful and outspoken
when dealing with black people
(and people in general) that dis-
agreed with" their view point.
And, as is the case now, the group
or person is usually labeled "un-
tactful" or radical by those whose
hands are dirty and are now
plagued with insecurity!
Mrs. Turner is highly qualified
for the office; and what is more


she knows what's happening and
is not afraid to do something
about it. She's got guts; and that
is something a lot of so-called
black men in this town have yet
to even knnow about!
So to Mrs. Turner, who happens
to be "very untactful and out-
spoken," I say "right on!" Grass-
roots people ain't never had no
kinda tact anyway-but they al-
ways got the job done!

Baraba Lenoir


Dear Editor:
I thought that your August edi-
torial was very appropriate and
to the point. I feel that it is about
time that one of our Black news
media have the guts to put some
of these so-called Black leaders
into their proper perspective. I,
like many other Black people in
Fresno, am dissatisfied with many
of these so-called community
leaders who are either self-ap
pointed or elected to an office,
many times with less than a hund-
red votes, and right away think
that they are the representatives of
Fresno's 18 thousand black peo-
ple.
Many people are also dissatif-
fied with Fresno's public officials
who are still appointing "Uncle
Toms" to boards and committees
and expecting the Black people
to sit back and let them represent
us.
Maybe, Mr. Editor, your maga-
zine should get on their case next.
Thank you,
C. C. Wilson

Letters to the editor are
welcome. Mail your letters
to: Grapevine Magazine,
1012 S. Trinity,
Fresno, Calif. 93706

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