Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1968-04-06 J. A. Beauchamp UNSUNG HERO IN EDUCATION CITED — Miss Mabel V. Sullivan, Founder and Principal of Haugabrooks Academy attempting to find words to say following a presentation of the Unsung Hero Awards made to her by Unsung Hero Columnist, Herbert J. Bridgewater, Jr. on Sunday at Haugabrooks Academy before a capacity crowd. She received plaques from Citizens Trust Co., Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Assn., and a lovely gold engraved Cup from Mrs. Geneva Haugabrooks, Mortician and friend. Demos State Senate Seat Challenge By Boston Negroes The Massachusetts Democratic Party has just handed the Negro residents of Roxbury and Boston a stunning defeat by voting 115-97 against a new redistricting plan which would have given the area's Negro residents a chance to elect a candidate of their own choosing for the Massachusetts State Senate. The State GOP, joined by incumment Republican Governor John A. Volpe, has promised to continue its fight against the Democratic plan. All of the GOP Senate and House members, with the exception of two, voted along with the Roxbury delegation, led by the Roxbury delegation, led by Negro Representative Royal L. Boiling, to approve the new bill. This action has won the GOP a great deal of praise from Negroes to the Roxbury and South End (Boston) areas and has prompted Rep. polling to tell the State Demorats that "they needn't come to us next election and say, "We are your friends . . . vote for us." The Republican Party has given the Negroes of Massachusetts a Negro in the U. S. Senate. Hut the Democratic Party thinks twice before allowing a Negro to enter the Massachusetts Senate." Boiling was joined in his attack on, the State Dems by several GOP spokesmen, including unsuccessful mayoral candidate John W. Sears of Beacon Hill who argued that' "the 170,000 people of Roxbury constitute a croup which needs a voice in the Senate." And Beverly Republican. Represehatative Francis W. Hatch added that "nowhere in this redistricting bill is their any greater equity than what is being done to Roxbury Although we are debating this measure in January, let us bear in mind what conditions might be like next July." Chain Of Illness May Turn Into Bends Of Friendship A 58 year-old man has recently been cured of tic doloureaux, a nerve disease which causes chronic lightening-like paroxysms of facial pain, and which doctors have found responds to hot water injection of the facial nerves. He is without pain for the first lime in 15 years, let he is depressed and unhappy. He is one of a substantial number of chronic illness victims who experience servers depression and genuine reluctance in leave their painful existence behind. So observes a Cincinnati psychiatrist who writes in the April issue of GP magazine, official scientific publication of the American Academy of General Practice. Studies show about one - fifth of patients cured of long - term or chronic illness react this way, states Dr. James R. Nicholas, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Unlike the work - weary mother who hesitates to leave the serenity of the maternity ward to return home with her seventh child, this very real depression does not seem to result from losing the incidental advantages of illness, such as relief from responsibility, privileged treatment by friends and family, sympathy, etc., the author says. Nor is it because such individuals love to suffer, he notes. "The loss they experience is of the illness itself, which has become a valued old friend," the psychirtrist states. He cites two reasons for formation of a "friendship" with illness *When illness strikes, previous goals are given up because they are now unattainable and painful to think about. New goals are furnished by the illness itself. (These goals might be learning to eat without pain or to move around without gasping for breath.) Such persons, the author explains, come to value the goals imposed by the restrictions of illness because they represent such an investment of time and work. An important part of a person's self - image is determined by his goals, and giving them up is like giving up part of himself, he continues. Dr. Nicholas, also psychiatric consultant to the Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, advises doctor to encourage a patient to grieve for what his illness has forced him to give up. By not subconsicously repressing grief and denying the value of former goals the patient will be able to accept them back again when he it well the author notes. By the same token, patients can be encouraged to give up the illness - imposed goals simply by accepting that they actually did hae value, the article states. A period of grieving for what he is losing is sometimes necessary before the patient can turn his energy to normal goals again. Defense Dept Orders More M-16 Rifles The Defense Department Saturday ordered a sharp increase in production of MI6 rifles, and announced that a still further boost is being negotiated. The initial increase, starting in May, will be from 30.000 rifles per month to 50,000 These will be obtained from the present producer, Colt's Industries of Hartford, Conn. The department announced that the Array is in the process of selecting two additional producers of the rifle "to reach necessary production rates as soon as possible." "The rifles will more quickly meet the increasing needs of free world military forces in Southeast Asia and U. S. logistics and administrative troops." the Pentagon said. The rapid firing M16, actually a submachine gun, is generally considered the most effective rifle so far developed by the Army. But it has been criticized in some military and congressional quarters for its tendency to jam if not kept clean. U. S. combat troops in Vietnam have the M16, but rear echelon support forces and administrative units are still without them. Only a portion of the South Vietnamese combat troops have the M16. Many of them have the Ml of World War II vintage, the M14 and Carbines. The order appeared to be related to the visit of Gen Creighton W. Abrams. deputy U. S. commander in Vietnam, who was here this week for the stated purpose of discussing supplies and weapons for expanding South Vietnamese forces Catholic Critics Lauded For Bonnie And Clyde How could any church group possibly see even a trace of Christian significance in a motion picture about a merciless killer and his gunmoll? Yet the National Catholic Office of Motion Pictures recently acclaimed Bonnie and Clyde as the outstanding mature film of 1967. This decision is hailed as both farseeing and courageous by Dr. James M. Will, editor of the official Methodist bi-weekly Christian Advocate. The perspective on the picture Ronnie and Clyde is inseparble from church people's perspective on the jolting racial and war issues today, the Rev. Dr. Wall states emphatically. Clyde Barrow was a notorius bank robber-killer in the early "30s and the equally tough and heartless Bonnie Parker was his mistress. Anticipating that much abuse will be directed at the Catholic film office for its selection Dr. Wall explains in his March 21 editorial: "This is not a book about the historic Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow but an American folk-tale which ties justified violence to success." It is not, he makes plain, a glorification of two gangsters. Pointing out that many Americans have dulled their receptive sensibilities "by a preoccupation with surface solutions," the Christian Advocate editor calls upon all people to weigh the many ambiguities in all of living. The Bonnie and Clyde picture forces viewers Dr. Wall analyzes, "to consider how througoghly the American dream is implicated in a style of the innocent use of violence to gain immediate ends." TOOTHACHE Don't suffer agony, in seconds get relief that lasts with ORA-JEL Speed-release formula puts it to work instantly to stop throbbing toothache pain, so safe doctors recommend it for teething. ora-jel Film Awards Show Churches Waking But Need Go Farther It's good that church view have broadened beyond "easy escapist solutions" to vexing problems, says the editor of a major denominational magazine, but he adds that religious bodies still ought to face up to the inadequacies of traditional questions and answers. Indicative of Christian stances, in the main, are the Protestant selections of the four outstanding motion pictures of 1957, recently announced by the National Council of Churches' Broadcasting and Film Commission. This is the opinion of one of the seven judges. The four pictures depict current life in three categories: racial tensions, war and ghetto education. This reaching out to acclaim films dealing with broad issues in the church's domain, says Dr. James M. Wall, "represents a considerable advance beyond the views of an earlier church generation that a "religious film has to make explicit noises about morality, God, and-or the church." The winners, he elaborates, "deal with the ambiguity inherent in anyany situation where decisions are made." All bring out the complexity of today's living. Winning sedections are: Up the Down Staircase (focusing upon ghetto education), The War Game (a graphic depiction of the effect of nuclear holocaust). The Battle of Algiers (a documentary-type movie of the struggle for independence), and in the Heat of the Night (a study of racial tension). Algiers and the last received joint awards from the National Catholic Office of Motion Pictures. Editor Wall a member of the NCC film awards panel In the March 21 issue of the Methodist bi-weekly Christian Advocate, lauds Up the Down Staircase for playing up the "frustrations of unmotivated children" and for bringing into sharp relief the cheering results "when a teacher-pupil relationship breaks down into a simple person-to-person confrontation." Similarly, he likes In the Heat of the Night because this film, while devoid of false, sentimental sympathy, is a "sensitive portrayal of the conflict between two men who discover their own humanity by accepting rather than distorting the potential they find in each other." This movie demonstrates, says Dr. wall, that racial harmony be gins in "personal conforntation and the assumption of common responsibility." The Battle of Algiers — showing the "painful attempt" by the French to stem revolutionists — is cited by the Christian Advocate editor as a forceful reminder that these are difficult days to be white and 'in charge of' dark - skinned emerging people." Each film brings viewers intimately face-to-face with vital issues. The War Games, Dr. Wall says in the analysis Film Awards Focus on Church Subjects, "should jar us into an awareness that we now live in a world where the alternative to love could be total destruction." While he concurred in the selection of these four motion pictures the Rev. Dr. Wall regrets that "they deal in conventional answers to conventional questions." He finds these answers "traditionally within the framework of understanding and human confrontation" — on only one level, while falling to probe beyond the tastes of conventional audiences. Asserting that old questions are "inadequate," Editor Wall is sorry that he was unable to persuade several other NCC judges to join in his preference for Bonnie and Clyde, a film about a desperado couple. This film was honored by the Catholic office for Motion Pictures. What he likes in particular about this controversial film is that "the message of violence-easily-come-by rebaks open new questions about violence as a solution." Indeed, he says, "it doesn't 'answer' its questions, but it poses them in such a way that the audience is forced to re-look at its own presuppositions." The meaning of this for Christian churches, says Editor Wall, is that it outlines a "far more significant struggle within the church.' He challenges: "Are we to continue to meet the problems of the 20th and 21st centuries with the mind-set and questions of the 19th century' or are we prepared to receive — in faith — the new mind-set and questions appropriate to a new age"? In short, he makes clear, the attitude of organized religion on such films "indicates how it looks at the world" right now. EEOC Negotiates Half Million For Women In Paper Industry An agreement mediated by the U. S. Equal Empoyment Opportunity Commission will result in an estimated $500,000 in annual wage increases for 2,00 women employees in 44 West Coast paper mills—the highest cash settlement neggotiated by the Commission in its efforts to secure equal employment opportunity for women workers. Chairman of the EEOC, Clifford I, Alexanler, Jr., commended the industrial association and union involved in what he described as "an historic equal-pay agreement." The Associationo of Western Pulp and Paper Workers, representing 20,000 workers of whom 10 percent are women, asked the Commission to act as mediator with the Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers following charges of sex discrimination filed against two of its 44 member companies. The resulting agreement, ratified in a five-to-one vote by union members last week, will amend the existing coast-wide contract and, effective June 16, will delate all references to separate women's jobs and pay scales. The agreement will insure equal pay for men and women in equivalent jobs, raising women workers' hourly base rate 13.5c per hour on conform with the $2.995 base rate for men. Member mills and docal unions will hold meetings to expand the number and type of jobs available to women employees. Chairman Alexander pointed to the special efforts Of Andrew Muse, the EEOC'S Deputy Chief of. Conciliations and Frank Quinn, the Commission's Regional Director in San Francisco which were vital to the successful outcome of the conciliation agreement. Alexander termed the agreement "a breakthrough' in terms of the Commisstion's goal to end employment discrimination against women "which can be expected to have widespread Influence throughout the paper industry." The EEOC administers Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act which bans job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. TANKER DAMAGED Fire from an exploded gas cylinder damaged the 11.231 ton tanker British Sportsman Tuesday and sent 10 dock workers to a hospital. Tan Topics A Picture Story— SET FOR A CHANGE Make 'Woman Power' Bridge Many Gaps In Our Society Marjorie M. Lawson, former Associate Judge of Juvenile Court in the District of Columbia and U. S. Representative on the Social Development Commission of the United Nations, called upon 250 delegates to a LINKS, Inc. regional meeting in Virginia last week-end to make "Woman Power" the bridge across the many gaps in American society. Judge Lawson referred to the "gap between youth and adults; the economic gap between haves and have nots; the racial and ethnic gap between blacks and whites; the credibility gap between promises made by governments and their ability or failure to deliver." She was the keynote speaker on a panel discussion that included Mrs. LaDonna Harris, Chairman of the Women's Advisory Council on Poverty for the Office of Economic Opportunity, and Mrs. Mildred Robbins, President of the National Council of Women of the D. S. A. LINKS, Inc., a national Negro woman's organization, has adopted a national policy of "maximum feasible participation in the war on poverty." The weekend meeting brought together members of the group and 100 poverty representatives from rural and urban Virginina communities. Describing the "grave danger of losing the war on the home front vs. ignorance, disease, crime and poverty," Judge Lawson called for "a commitment to our fellow citizens in the barrios and ghettos that we shall walk together, talk together, sacrifice together..... Let the word go forth to friends and foe alike that we too have joined the War vs poverty, and we shall not stop fighting until a victory is won." One foe Judge Lawson referred to was the Congress, which she blamed for having more "Concern for property and things" than "compassion for people." "If the war in Vietnam stopped tomorrow, would congressmen vote to put $35 billion into the War on Poverty? It is possible that Congress would rather build mote highways. dams and machines to put a man on the moon, before it would wipe out the stench, the filth, the degradation an humiliation, the hopelessness and despair that weep a man from standing up on his feet," she asserted. Mrs. Harris noted that American Indians art worse off thanNegroes end that the growing unrest and riots and disorders in the lard is because of pressures on the dark-skinned, be they Indian. Negro, or Spanish-sneaking. "If you're young and poor and dark-skinned, you don't have a chance. Too many people criticize those who do not pull themselves up by they boot straw even though they obviously don't even have boots, it is a mistake for affluent members of minorities to put down other members of their race because they cannot climb the economic and social ladder on, their own," she said. Senator Fred Han's (D. Okla.) addressing the group's formal banquet, urged the Negro middle-class to make the American Dream a realtiy by joining the war against the causes of civil disorder. A member of President Johnson's Commission Civil Disorders, Senator Harris, told the LINKS' representatives from the Eastern States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia. "This Nation must recognize that all of its citizens have the same needs, same feelings, same emotions no matter what the accident of birth, race, color, or economic condition. The wars against ignorance, crime, disease. And poverty must be won by the combined offorts of all segments of our population working together." The two-day session attended by 400 persons, addressed itself to problem of bridging the gap between the haves and have note, black and white, youth and Adults and militants and moderate. Dr. Maurice Dawkins, Assistant Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity for Civil Rights was chairman of the workshop. The conference reached a consensus that members should plan to develop ways and means of using woman power plus "green power" to bring about an "ounce of prevention" approach and "crisis-resolving projects" in urban and rural America as an alternative to turmoil and civil disorders. Mrs. Pauline Weeded of Lynchburg, Va., was General Chairman and Coordinator of the entire project, whose theme was, "Bridging the gap,"' First Half Off Year Mortgage Money Gin Be Available — Strunk A "reasonable" amount of mortpage money to finance home buying will be available through the first half of this year, Norman Strunk, executive vice president of the United ings and Loan League, said today. "The lending volume for the remaining months of 1960." he said "will depend upon how much of a 'pinch' high interest rates may apply to savings flown and the extent to which Federal Home Loan Bank credit will be used to aid the continuing flow of mortgage money" Strunk said Mint thus far in 1968 the flow of mortgage money has been good. He pointed out that loan closings by associations in February totaled US billion, up considerably from the $950 million recorded in February of 1967 and a more than seasonal rise over the $1.4 billion closings' in January of this year. "The total for the two months, however" he said. "is marginally lower than the volume for the same period of 1963 through 1966." But the savings and loan leader said that the outlook for the mortpage market during the second half of the year it cloudy. He cited the changes in the capital and credit market which will result from the recent gold speculation port the remedial actions of the Federal Reserve Board as part of the "guesswork factors" in the entire mortgage market picture. "The current rate of savings growth of about $7.0 billion a year will in itself sustain considerable lending volume for the remainder of 1968." said 8trunt "Even more important however is that in addition to this savings inflow there will be mortgage repayments made amounting to about $15 billon and association will have miscellaneous flows of funds amounting to another $800 million or so." ISABELLA of PARIS THAT'S Me I have the Amasing SUPER TONIC TABLETS. 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As a part of improving the socal. physical, and economic conditions of the model neighborhood, these cities will haw to replace over 400,000 substandard dwelling units — about a quarter of the total existing supply of housing in these neighborhoods. 80 DROWN Eighty persons were drowned awl five rescued when a motorboat carrying Indonesian vacationists capsized at Lake Toba, a major resort in northern Sumatra, the news agency Alltra said Tuesday. GET FAST BLESSED RELIEF ITCHING SKIN SCALING SKIN IRRITATED SKIN Relieves itching Scaling and Irritation of Psoriasis. ONLY 44c 1/2 OZ. COMPARE NOTHING FINER AT ANY PRICE. ECONOMY SIZES 13/4 OZS, ONLY 99¢ with the deep acting medication of "SKIN SUCCESS" SOAP it beauty bathes while it fights germs that often aggravate perspiration odors. . .maker you sure you're nice to be near. PALMER'S "SKIN SUCCESS" SOAP. Reason: Willie Mar smashed three grand slam homers off lefthanded hurling last season. "There's never been any doubt in my mind that I can hit lefties." the SanFrancisco Giants first baseman said recently in his charccteristically related manner. "But the press is inclined to put a label on a guy once he is in the majors. And no matter what you do they only see what they want to see. "A reporter came by recently and told me Alvin bark former Giants manager said I couldn't hit left landers. Now Alvin never said that to me." For the record, McCovey socked 31 home runs last year to lead the club in that department and drove across 91 tallies. Eight of the homers were off lefties with southpaws Romon Hernandez of Atlanta, Pittsburgh"s Juan Pizarro and New York's Tug McGraw giving up slams The Giants are embarked on a big physical conditioning program this spring and "stretch" to la there with the rest raising and lowering varlous types of apparatus. Manager Herman Franks backs. the calistenics in an effort to try and cut down on pulled muscles which plagued the team last year. "It's okay and I'm a good friend of the man who runs this conditioning" McCovey said, "But I'd Still prefer to hit a little more and stress fundamentals. Working with apparatus wont you swing a bat." STRESS FUNDAMENTALS Willie McCovey, type cast as a left handed slugger who cant hit fellow southpaws has sent back the script for revision. Reason: Willie Mar smashed three grand slam homers off lefthanded hurling last season. "There's never been any doubt in my mind that I can hit lefties." the SanFrancisco Giants first baseman said recently in his charccteristically related manner. "But the press is inclined to put a label on a guy once he is in the majors. And no matter what you do they only see what they want to see. "A reporter came by recently and told me Alvin bark former Giants manager said I couldn't hit left landers. Now Alvin never said that to me." For the record, McCovey socked 31 home runs last year to lead the club in that department and drove across 91 tallies. Eight of the homers were off lefties with southpaws Romon Hernandez of Atlanta, Pittsburgh"s Juan Pizarro and New York's Tug McGraw giving up slams The Giants are embarked on a big physical conditioning program this spring and "stretch" to la there with the rest raising and lowering varlous types of apparatus. Manager Herman Franks backs. the calistenics in an effort to try and cut down on pulled muscles which plagued the team last year. "It's okay and I'm a good friend of the man who runs this conditioning" McCovey said, "But I'd Still prefer to hit a little more and stress fundamentals. Working with apparatus wont you swing a bat." Quality o U. S. Diets by income is shown in this Department of Agriculture short on American family diets measured by income.