Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1966-02-05 J. A. Beauchamp This Week In Negro History Feb. 1, 1776 — George Washington answered letter from poetess Phyllis Wheatley. Feb. 1, 1810 — Charles L. Redmond, Negro abolitionist, born. Feb. 1, 1902 — Langston Hughes, poet-author - lecturer, was born in Joplin, Mo. Feb. 2, 1827 — Law passed in Illinois providing "No Negro or mulatto shall be a witness In any court against a white person." Feb. 2, 1876 — Birth in Atlanta Ga., of John Adams Sr., lawyerminister-Nebraska State Senator front the Omaha fifth district for six terms. Feb. 2, 1921 — Death of Lucian B. Watikns, Baltimore poet, often galled the "poet laureate of the Hew Negro." One of his works was entitled "A Message to the Mod ern Pharoahs." Feb. 3, 1867 — Birth of Fannie Jackson Coppin, educator-lecturerreligious worker. Feb. 3, 1938 — Gratien Candace becomes first Negro to preside over French Chamber of Deputies. Feb. 4, 1822 — Negroes founded a settlement in Liberia. The country was formally declared a republic in 1947. Feb. 5, 1934 — Hank Aaron, base ball star of the Atlanta Braves, was born in Mobile, Ala. Congress May Face Proposed Amendment If Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (R-III) has his way, the newly-convened second session of the 89th Congress will have to consider a proposed amendment to the Constitution. Dirksen is chairman of a groupthe Committee for Government of the People — which favors an amendment that would permit statevoters to apportion one house of a state legislature on other than a one-man, one-vote basis. The Supreme Court ruled in June, 1964, that states must apportion both houses of their legislatures on the basis of equal population. Chief Justice Earl Warren, writing for tile court's majority, rejected the analogy of the U. S. Senate as inappropriate, to state governments, which never had been composed of Independent sovereign units. Dirksen's proposed amendment would supersede the court's decision. His measure may be called to in the Senate late in February. Constitutional amendments may be proposed in either of two ways, according to World Book Encyclopedia. One way is for the legislatures of two-thirds of the states to propose a constitutional convention. The other way is for the proposed amendment to be approved by twothird of each of the houses of Congress. In either event, the proposed amendment then would hive to be approved by the legislatures of three-quarters of the states, on by conventions in three-quarters of the states. It seems virtually certain that not enough state legislatures will propose a' constitutional- convention, through a few have taken such action. However, Dirksen has promised to start action in Congress. Whether he will succeed is doubtful. World Book points out that, about, 6300 constitutional amendments have been proposed, but only 32 have been passed by Congress and submitted to the states, and of those, only 24 have been ratified. Agency Heads Briefed On Equal Opportunity Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz in a "get tough" move, has urged immediate and positive action on two fronts to ensure equal employment opportunity in all Federal contracts. In a letter to heads of 21 Federal agencies involved in avoiding discrimination in every aspect of Federal Contracts, Mr. Wirtz called on agencies to: —Review their contract award procedures to ensure that contracts aren't let to chose failing to cornply or meet past obligations. —Strengthen the pre-award process emphasizing that, contractors take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity. Secretary Wirtz characterized equal employment opportunity as "among our highest national priorities. He reminded agency heads that the President's Executive Order 11246 of September 1965 gives the department of Labor responsibility for ensuring nondiscrimination in employment by Government contractors and subcontractors and in Federally assisted construction projects. "I would anticipate," the Secretary said, "that compliance reviews by contracting agencies should result in the quick identification and solution of non-compliance problems and, where required, appropriate sanctions would be applied." Urging coordination in Federal efforts in this area, Mr. Wirtz announced that already the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCC) Plans for progress, have agreed on a common reporting system and are presently developing a common Government poster. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance set up within the Department of Labor by Executive Order, is directed by Edward C.Sylveiter, Jr., and Agency heads were urged by the Secretary to work closely with this office. SENATE HOPEFUL — Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke, who is seeking the GOP nomination for the Senate seat to be vacated by retiring Senator Leverett Saltonstall, recently vacationed in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He visited with his sister, Mrs. Henrietta Amos, of St. Croix, who recently took up residence in the U.S. Caribbean Territory. They are seen here together on the St. Thomas waterfront. New OEO Advisor Council Is Named Four, low-income War on Poverty fighters will represent the Southeast Region, Office of Economic Opportunity, on a new national advisory council, it was announced Saturday. Frank K. Sloan, director of the Atlanta Regional Office, OEO, said the formation of the 28rmembert Community Representatives Advisory Council will extend the principle, of., maximum feasible participation of the poor in anti-poverty programs 'to a regional and national scale -thus giving the disadvantaged a voice in all levels of decisions affecting their welfare. The 28-members of the council four from each of the OEO regions, reflect a cross section of the nation's 35 million poor. They were selected by local community action organizations and come from urban and rural low-income neighborhoods. They represent the variety of ways in which those served by OEO programs are participating a the local level. Purpose of the council will be to advise OEO regionally and nationally on the most effective way to obtain meaningful participation of the poor as advisers, staff, evaluators, volunteers, and administrators in the community action program. Representing the southeast states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee are: MRS. PAULINE ROLAND of Jacksonville, Fin., a housewife who is active in church and school affairs as well as anti-poverty efforts. She is the wife of Bennie J. Roland and the mother of two children, one of whom was enrolled in Head Start last summer. She is a high school graduate, Mrs. Roland helped from the Wilder Park Neighborhood Advisiry committee; she also served as an appointed member and held office of secretary of the Citizens Advisory Council. On January 24, 1996, Mrs. Roland was elected to the board of directors of Greater Jacksonville Economic Opportunity, Inc. MRS. DOROTHY ECHOLS of Birmingham, Alabama a high school graduate and mother of two teenaged sons, the new council member was appointed to the Jefferson Country Committee, for Economic Opportunity on November 23 and represents the North Birmingham Neighborhood Advisory, council. LESTER KIRKLAND of Camden, S.C., is a farmer and Preacher of a small country church. Kikland has a wife and five children and completed seven years of schooling. He was appointed to the Kershaw County OEO in March, 1965. MRS. VIOLA McFERREN of Somerville Tenn., a high school graduate and mother of five children, She is the wife of John McFerren and resides in a rural area near Somerville. Mrs. McFerren has a long reputation of involvement in improving conditions in Fayette County and in helping make her neighbors aware of how the antipoverty program can help them. She represents the original Fayette County Civic Welfare League on the Fayette County Economic Development Commission, to which she was appointed November 8. She is one of five leaden who worked to develop programs for the Commission and begin the War on Poverty in Somerville. Oh give thanks unto the Lord for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. — Psalms 107:1 COMB AWAY GRAY Just comb and brush to add cof tone. 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School Program Token The NAACP here has attacked the recently announced plans of the New York City, Board of Education for reorganization of the city's schools as "so token and insignificant that not even a beginning is proposed to implement the Board's polity." The NAACP had supported the Board's policy on school reorganization and educational changes when it was announced last spring. However, the plans for implementing this policy as announced by the Board call for changes in only a small number of pilot schools. In a statement released by Frederick Jones, NAACP New York State education chairman and Miss June Shagaloff. NAACP director for Education program, the NAACP Strongly urged the Superintendent of Schools "to develop meaningful plans to establish intermediate and primary schools, beginning next September. "Anything less would negate the Board's policy, violate the recommendations of the State Commissioner of Education, and invite new conficts, "the statement said. The statement was adopted at a meeting of presidents and education committee chairmen of the city's 13 NAACP branches, A conference with the superintendent of schools and president of the Board of Education was also requested. STOP LOOK WRITE I was trained by the seven sisters of New Orleans, I succeed when others Fall. For FREE ADVICE, send no money, tend stamped selfaddressed envelope to: Nathaniel Ivory, 5366 Northland Avte, St. Louis, Missouri 63112. Albany Students Join Backing Of Viet Nam Fight The president of the student body of Albany Stats College, Albany, Georgia has announced two activity tea which are part of the statewide movement on college campuses to let the President of the United States, the fighting men in Viet Nam and the world know that there. is a swelling number of persons who back the stand of the United States Government and oppose the. draft card burnings and "anntiViet Nam" demonstrations. On Monday, January 24, 1986 the student government held an allstudent meeting In Carolina Halt auditorium. The purpose of this meeting was to acquaint the students with the project "Affirmation: Viet Nam" which Is being sponsored by students at all of the colleges throughout Georgia. Mr. Alan D. Price from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, where the movement began was the speaker at this rally. On February 12, 1966 a motorcade will depart for the Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia where the Albany state College students will Join with some 55,000 other students and interested persons for a meet ing at 2:00 p. m Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the Ambassador from Viet Nam will address the rally. At this, meeting the results of opinion polls of American involvement in Viet Nam will be presented formally to the secretary of State. Local television and radio states will cover the departure of the motorcade from the Albany State College campus. Army Nurses To Celebrate 65th Year Of Corps Army nurses of Fort McPherson will join Army nurses throughout the world In marking the 66th birth day of the US Army Nurse Corps Feb. 6th. In celebration of the birthday, Fort McPherson nurses will entertain at an Anniversary Tea from 2 to 4 p. m. Sunday (Feb. 6). Guests will Include students and leaders of nursing schools and Red Cross volunteers of the greater Atlanta area. The tea will be held at the Officers Open Mess, Fort McPherson. Among those assisting Lt. Col. Katherine Ball, Army Nurse Corps staff advisor for the Third VS Army, with party arrangements are Lt. Col. Florence Pecora, chief nurse, US Army Hospital, Fort McPresson and. Maj. Alice Roth, Army Nurse Corps coordinator for the USA Third Recruiting District. The Army Nurse Corps - which had some 57.000 nurses on active duty during the latter part of World War II - Is again calling for volunteers to meet its urgent need for some 4000 additional nurses. With America's present military build-up the corps requires 7150, professional nurses, but has only 3100 nurses on active duty. The additional nurses are required to give adequate medical service to American troops in Vietnam, to meet the needs of expanding medical training centers and to staff medical installation both overseas and at home. "Operation 500," a recruiting drive designed as an all-out effort to procure 500 Nurses by June of 1966, is being promoted currently by the Army. In this recruiting progam the Army Nurse Corps is offering multiple educational opportunities for professional and nursing; students in addition to choice of assignments and other career opportunities to many volunteers. Establish in 1901, the Army Nurse Corps is the oldest military nurse corps in the world and the fin women's component of the US Arm ed Forces. Mr. Schary pased his remarks on a study conducted for the League by housing authorities George and Eunice Grier. George Grier is coordinator of the anti-poverty and social welfare programs for the Disof Columbia. Mrs. Grier Is director of the research division of the U.S Commission on Civil Rights. Their study will be published In March as a book. "Equality and Beyond," by Quadrangle Press. According to the report: The growth of segregated living patterns has attained a momentum that now tends to be selfsustaining. Most of the young families who will provide the future increase in the white population reside outside the city while virtually all of the young Negro families remain within it. — Unless this situation is promptly and decisively confronted, it may be irreversible, If the nation continues to meet the housing needs of new families aft It has done in the past two decades the next few years will see racial segregation grow to a scale dwarfing anything at present. — Anti-discrimination laws, no latter how comprehensive and how will enforced cannot accomplihs the task that needs to be done. Even if hew housing were lade available on ah open ocupancy basis, economic barriers in conjunction with basic federal housing policies find practices would exclude most Negroes. — Segregation in housing makes desegregation in many other areas b society — education, public faciluities and employment — much more difficult to attain. The report declares that current urban programs are inadequate to improve the situation which requires "total mobilization and a skillful reorientation of public and private resources." The need, it goes on to say is first to assure that all new housing built in the future will incorporate a balanced facial composition; and second, to encourage the maximum redistribution of population in both central cities and suburbs, so that concentrations of one race or thee other are eliminated as quickly as normal rea lestate turnover will permit." It makes clear, however, that both forced redistribution of population and rigidly planned dispersal of Negro households are "neither achievable nor desirable within-the American democratic framework." The report points out that the normal mobility of the American people is so great that redistribution can be achieved through the operation of free choice "if sufficient resources are applied to make socially desirable patterns of residence as attractive to the public as socially undesirable ones have beer made in the past." Warning that "our entire pattern of living is now threatened" the report examines the forces behind the problem — how segregated housing developed how federal pf grams from 1935 to 1950 actually fostered it, arid how it affects other areas of city life. It questions the effectiveness of urban renewal programs for which almost five billion dollars of federal funds have been spent since the end of World War 2. "Groups chiefly of low income are displaced by housing units that are priced In the middle to, upper income brackets," the report declares, "For this reason alone, regardless of possible discriminate the housing almost invariably be conies largely or all white while most of the people relocated "are moved, a short distance, from the homes, creating a broader extension of segregated living patterns." Mr. Schary said that the dilemmas posed to the United states by housing segregation are put into sharper focus-By, the current war oh poverty. The question to be n solved, he assorted, Ms "whether poverty among Negroes can be eliminated in the face of their increasingly rigid segregation within the metropolitan cneters." If it is not resolved, he said, we face the prospect of "further rioting and chaotic racial conditions." According to the Grier study, "the fundamental machinery" with which to attack the problem already exists. It cites the following as basic resources which "need only to be harnessed to the task." — Governmental programs that cover housing and the physical development of urban areas which, if redirected, would be effective in combating and helping to erase the trends they in part created. — Federal and state highway programs with their potential not merely for displacing large numbers of people but also for creating avenues between homes and jobs and for promoting the commercial and inlustrial development of the areas through which they pass. Also, new federal programs that seek to improve public transit, to preserve open spaces around cities and develop recreational areas, and to tag negro majorities pa– supplement new housing with essential community facilities. — Local planning and zoning agencies, some of them charged with developing comprehensive plans for the growth of whole metropolitan complexes. — Government resources in the economic area: the anti-poverty program and many other federal state and local resources which could help overcome the economic limitations that keep Negroes in the central city ghettoes. For example the federal minimum wage at present is below the level defined "poverty" in the anti-poverty program. Private resources such as the grass-roots fair-housing group which represent a source of vigor ous and imaginative support for the highest aims, of American democracy; the private housing industry in which there are now a number of lenders, real estate brokers and builders who voluntarily conduct their businesses on a nondiscriminatory basis. The report recommends "comprehensive planning on the federal, level" with a central agency which has the authority to draw together housing urban renewal, highways, transportation open-space conservation, and community facilities programs and guide them toward a set of common goals, it calls for "federal financial incentives" for positive action by state, localities and Individual entrepreneurs; new and more flexible governmental housing subsidies; intensified measures to curb city crime and violence and to improve the attractiveness of central cities in order "to lure more affluent whites back:" and Intensive enforcement of antidiscrimination measures as "a highly necessary item in the total complex of weapons against residential segregation," Aaah with added strength contains eleven important ingredients skillfully compounded. As this internationally famous skin medication eases the itching and induces fast blessed relief from itching miseries, you'll feel better fast! 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The background is a portrait of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers whose earnings from concerts helped found the university in 1866. Sunday School Lesson Today the purpose of our Lesson is to encourage adults to fully understand and wholeheartedly re spond to the leading of the Holu Spirit, the essence of which dwells within us. In the verses which comprise our Scriptural readings, Jesus is warning his disciples that the road ahead was to be a difficult one for them; that in their loyalty to God they would face persecution, and suffering at the hands of those who opposed the Christian doctrine. Jesus, however, offered them a comfort and a strength that they did cot at that time fully understand, for, he promised to send the Spirit, who would be their guide, who would lead them to the truth, and who would be their Comforter. By the Spirit, humanity was to live; without it, they would perish, and would not know the full meaning and joy of the Resurrection. To live by the Spirit was to over come death: The Spirit is an integral part of the Christian belief, the Holy Trinity is accepted by all true belivers. God is the Father, who created heaven and earth, and all things therein; Christ is the Son, sent info the world by God to redeem mankind; the Spirit is God the Comforter, at work in the world. Three separate functions performed by one Being, just as sight, sound and smell are part of me human body, to cloze a parallel. The Spirit is around us and withus, wherever we go, giving us wage, insight and strength. It as with Jesus lit the lime of his baptism during his temptation the wilderness; it was most assuredly with him on the Cross. It owed from his being all through his brief life on earth, manifesting itself in the loving concern he felt for the people, in the patience with which he dealt with unbelievers and betrayers; it reached out to those who tried, and stumbled— and even fell—urging them on to new courage, new hope.... even greater heights. And as we face the catastropnies and calamities that befall us in our lives today, the is with us, giving us that same courage, that same faith, that same hope. Even if we should waver in our faith, the Spirit does not desert us. Intangible though it is, it is our anchor and our shield, if we but have the tenacity of mind and heart to strive on. Some have been fortunate in knowing a great emotional experience, as did Paul on the road to Damascus; and latter-day leaders Damascus, and latter-day leaders jn us our experiences ate quieter and less spectacular. 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In the verses which comprise our Scriptural readings, Jesus is warning his disciples that the road ahead was to be a difficult one for them; that in their loyalty to God they would face persecution, and suffering at the hands of those who opposed the Christian doctrine. Jesus, however, offered them a comfort and a strength that they did cot at that time fully understand, for, he promised to send the Spirit, who would be their guide, who would lead them to the truth, and who would be their Comforter. By the Spirit, humanity was to live; without it, they would perish, and would not know the full meaning and joy of the Resurrection. To live by the Spirit was to over come death: The Spirit is an integral part of the Christian belief, the Holy Trinity is accepted by all true belivers. God is the Father, who created heaven and earth, and all things therein; Christ is the Son, sent info the world by God to redeem mankind; the Spirit is God the Comforter, at work in the world. Three separate functions performed by one Being, just as sight, sound and smell are part of me human body, to cloze a parallel. The Spirit is around us and withus, wherever we go, giving us wage, insight and strength. It as with Jesus lit the lime of his baptism during his temptation the wilderness; it was most assuredly with him on the Cross. It owed from his being all through his brief life on earth, manifesting itself in the loving concern he felt for the people, in the patience with which he dealt with unbelievers and betrayers; it reached out to those who tried, and stumbled— and even fell—urging them on to new courage, new hope.... even greater heights. And as we face the catastropnies and calamities that befall us in our lives today, the is with us, giving us that same courage, that same faith, that same hope. Even if we should waver in our faith, the Spirit does not desert us. Intangible though it is, it is our anchor and our shield, if we but have the tenacity of mind and heart to strive on. Some have been fortunate in knowing a great emotional experience, as did Paul on the road to Damascus; and latter-day leaders Damascus, and latter-day leaders jn us our experiences ate quieter and less spectacular. Paul braved the hardships of the desert, the ignominy of imprisonment, the pain of many lashes, to proclaim his message to the world Many of our saintly and dedicated fellow beings in contemporary times face untold hardships in foreign and hostile lands to proclaim that same message of hope and glory today. Their lives, as Paul's will go down in history, while ours may not. But If just a few of the people we encounter during the course of our lives remember us for a helping hand in time of need, au earnest, loving concern manifested in their lives, we will have made our life meaingful on this earth. 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