Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1969-03-01 J. A. Beauchamp Things You Should Know WASHINGTON . . . . . .B! 'Solve The Problem With People' Not For People, Says McDaniel Christian educators, social workers and other professionals can no longer afford to be as lax as they have been in the past in the fields of health, educa. tion and welfare This was the essence of a fourday conference of the National Presbyterian Health Education and Welfare Association at Louisville's Seelbeach Hotel last week. James McDanniel, executive director of the organization said that this group cf specialists working in Presbyterian-related institutions can no longer use traditional approach. es to health, education and welfare problems, i He said "We must be action oriented; we must begin to define and solve problems with people not for people." McDaniel stressed that these career "workers herded to re-evaluate their own sense of direction., "We must," he insisted, "stop being a closed fellowship. Instead, we must bring new approaches to everything we do and this includes our seeking the advice of those we presume to be helping" For the first time, the biennial conference included health, education and welfare workers for the Presbyterian church, U. S. (Southern). The joint meeting produced national cooperative efforts which had heretofore been engaged in only locally. One of the major speakers was Dr. John 51. Anderson, Jr., executive secretary of the Board of National Missions for the Presbyterian church, V. S. Dr. Anderson noted the conflict brewing, those who favor social action and those who want the church to concentrated on evangelism, leaving social service to secular agencies. "There is no relevance in the good news of the gospel unless it has good deeds with it." he said. He suggested that because of deeprooted problems, social welfare work must be directed at "preventive medicines' rather than crisis management. "Long have me in deep concern run an ambulance service at the bottom of the steep cliff," he said "But a lot of our church people don't even think it's our business to build a fence at the top to keep people from falling, off." Another major speaker was Dr. Thelma Adair, associate executive secretary for Education, Board of National Missions, united Presbyterian church, U. S. A. Dr. Adair spoke on the subject: "New Dimonsions in Education for a Prophetic Witness." She said that "comprehensive regional planning will be one of the keys to effective education in the 1970's." She further stated that cooperative efforts must be made in funding, curriculum and in every other phase of education in order to increase the potential of schools and universities in developing whole people." Receiving a standing ovation, Dr. Adair said that the church must be more tree to act in both public and private education. "We must loosen ourselves" she said, "from the strong ties we have to a few institutions, and we must expand our concerns so that the good lessons we have learned about education might be replicated world, wide." passed at the conference, one involved the lack of substantial representation of the poor on Kentucky Area Development Districts. A telegram was sent to Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn and to other officials attempting to establish a citizens committee to investigate state agencies which exclude the poor. Other far reaching resolutions included: * Support for some form of negative income; tax guaranteed annual wage or children's allowance; * Active participation in organizing and, or, supporting social action movements to effect change, such as - but not limited to — tenants unions, welfare rights, economic reform groups etc.; * Development of reach leading Among numerous resolutions to immediate steps to confront the issue of massive police power used for the purposes of repression of those who seek power or who dissent. Mr. McDaniel said that the resolutions which were passed at the conference were net simply "mindless mutterlings." Instead, he said that the group would act on these issues both locally and nationally, "in order to make the position of the church unmisttakably clear on matters of health, education and welfare." Mr. Antonio Medina was elected as new president of the association. Mr. Medina is a social worker from Los Angeles, California. Centennial Scrapbook 1869 It is timely to recall amidst aggression between Israel and Arab or Moslem states, that during the last century, Americans were highly placed "soldiers of fortune" under scimitar and crescent flags. A generation after the United States was forced to carry on prolonged warfare against "Barbary," or Moslem, principalities in the Mediterranean area to end piratical depredations against peaceful merchant-ships, Charles Chaille Long, of Maryland, was a military leader for the khedive of Egypt. Thaddeus P. Mott of New York was a general in the army of the Turkish sovereign (to whom Moslem rulers in North Africa were subordinate). Numbers of their countrymen were fellow servitors of Moslem rulers who employed numerous foreign mercenaries. Before the Civil War, in which Thaddeus Mott served the Union as a colonel of 14th New York Cavalry, he had been an officer, in the armed forces of the king of Naples. At the close of the Rebellion, he went abroad as agent for makers of Sharps rifles and ammunition, also for Gatling-gun manufacturers, to sell war surplus and new weapons. This led him to Constantinople and employment as an army re-organizer for the Sultan. When a "Suez Crisis" arose in 1869, with the opening of the canal built by French, the khedive called upon his suzerain at Constantinople for aid. Mott was sent him. The New Yorker signed a number of former Union and Confederate officers to five-year contracts for the khedive's service. Notable among these was Charles Chaille Long, who had been an infantryman In the Union Army. Long was a professor at the military academy for native Egyptian officers before assigned as chief-of-staff to the commanderin-chief, in a brilliant career in the Middle East, including service with the legendary "Chinese" Gordon in Equatorial Africa. In later years the practiced international law in France, was U.S. Consul in Korea. Distributed by King syndicate Howard U. Honors To Chemistry Head Dr. Kelso B. Morris; professor and head of the Department of Chemistry at Howard University, was honored by the Washington Academy of Sciences for outstanding achievements in the teaching or science during the Academy's 70th Annual Dinner Meeting last night (Feb. 20) at the Cosmos Club. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Dr. Morris joined the Howard faculty in 1946. He holds degrees from Cornell University and Wiley College and is a member of numerous pro. fessional organizations. The Academy's awards program was initiated in 1939 to recognize scientists of the Washington metropolitan area for "noteworthy discovery, accomplishment, or publication." Dr. Morris was the only academic scientist to be honored this year by the organization. Five research scientists were cited for outstanding achievements in their fields. They were Janet W. Hartley of the National Institutes of Health, in the field of biological sciences; Charles R. Gunn, Goddard Space Flight Center, engineering sciences; Joseph Auslander, the University of Maryland, mathematics; and Marilyn E. Jacox and Dolphus E Milligan, both of the National Bureau of Standards, physical sciences. AASA Endorses Associated Organizations Status Her The nationa's public school administratos this week moved toward clarification of their relationship with the National Education Association at the 101st Annual Convention of the American Association of School Administratiors. A resolution, in which the 18,000 member AASA would become an associated organization of the 1.1 million-member NEA, was Unanimously endorsed at the business meeting today. A membership vote will concluded April 1. The action tends to eliminate any conjecture that the nation's administrators desire a split with the teacher dominated NEA. Dr. Arnold W. Salisbury, AASA president elect and associate professor of education at Western Illinois University, explained the organization charge as an arrange, ment under which "our affiliation would be on those matters of mutual concern which could make it advantageous to work together." NEA membership would be optional. AASA's resolution actionn, if approved by ballot, would have, only slight affect on the internal operations of a relationship which began in. 1870 when the NEA was formed. The administrators converged on Atlantic City faced with four alternatives. They included status as departments and national affiliates, both much more restrictive than the present relationship, or complete withdrawal. The NEA board of directors, meeting at Atlanta, Ga., prior to the convention, had reiterated its desire to remain an all-inclusive group of educator. Sam M. Labert. NEA executive secretary, told the convention the board's action "reaffirmed in no uncertain terms" the continued commitment to an organization "embracing all segments of the proSession, and this includes AASA." In resolutions on professional accord, the nation's school administrators said they "abhor in principle and condemn in practice" all work stoppages of teachers under contract. One resolution calls upon state legislatures to establish procedures for the resolution of teacher-school board impasse, thus putting a lid on work stoppages' In school year 1967-68, a total of Hi teacher strikes and work stoppages were reported. The resolution recognized that sanctions not involving work stoppoges may have either desirable effects. It referred, however, to "unusual circumstances", w hi c h might lead to a board of education, school administration, and teacher organization "concurring on the legitimacy or value of some sped, fie sanction." Written negotiation agreements between school boards and teacher organizations were advocated in another resolution to further prevent the discord which could lead to strickes. Like the resolutionns, the speeches and discussions reflected crititical issues of these trobuled times. But the greatest focus was an AASA. NEA relations and the conglomerate problem of teacher militancy. The 23 sessions on the increasing discount of teachers developed into into highly vocal workshop on the many ramifications of profess- sional negotiations. To meat the urgent problems of today's schools, Rep. Edith Green, D-Ore., said more state and federal funds would have to be designated for education. The congresswoman cited the problems of the nation's cities lack of funds forcing several school systems to close early, rioting, dropouts, and crime "If we can't afford to do what must be done to alleviate these problems, then we can't ford to be in Vietnam," she said. Rep. Green sati the federal government's increasing involvemen an education at the local level forces a new lcok at the total scope of education. "This is a major issue of today: the introduction of federal resources end national ideology into every community," she said. "The way we carry out this introduction, the Way we handle -his issue, will affect education in America for all our futures," Red Cross Cost For Aid To Military $48,000.00 Over 107,000 U. S. servicemen and women turned to the American Red Cross, for help with personal and family emergencies each month last year with the result that expenditures for services to the armed forces and their families i were the highest since World War II. The total cost came to $48,440,500 –40 per cent of all American Red Cross expenditures for the 1967-68 fiscal year, president James F. Collins, Red Cross president, said recently. The record outlay was attributed to requirements for service generated by the Vietnamese conflict and increases in the U. S. Armed Forces. Over 400 American Red Cross workers provided needed help for an average or 27,500 servicemen each month in Vietnam. Tens of thousands others were reached through American Red Cross recreation programs. Noting that the organization is charged by Congress to "act as a medium of voluntary relief and communications between the American people and the members of their armed forces," General Collins forecast that the cost of these services may jump to over $53 million in the fiscal year beginning next July 1, during which total ARC expenditures are expected to top $128 million. Red Cross volunteers and staff last year were on duty in 30 countries around the world where U.S. forces are stancned, providing such help as financial assistance, emergency communication with their families at home, and counseling. Their Red Cross service efforts covered 2,140 military posts and 111 military medical facilities, General Collins said. To provide this Red cross help took a force of 3d,200 volunteers in the 3,300 ARC chapters, 72,400 volunteers serving regularly at military stations and medical facilitites at home and abroad, and 6,400 members of the Red Cross staff. During the years, $12,917,100 was expended to financial assistance to members of the military services and their families. A major portion of this was repaid. Young women, serving as recreational workers in South Vietnam and Korea, traveled a monthly average of 41,300 miles to offer special programs to troops. Each month approximately 315,700 U. S. servicemen participated in these activities. General Collins also reported that Red Cross corkers in chapters served one in every five families of servicement during the year – an increase cf 15 per cent over the previous fiscal year. Emergency messages hanndled by the Red Cross to and from overseas totaled 699,100. These messages, ranging from birth announcements to reports regarding critical family emergenciss usually involving the serious illness and relieve the anxiety of U. S. forces death of else relatives, do much to and their families t home. They were transmitted a the rate of one everey minute hours a day. Red Cross help a so includes veterans and their allies. General Collins stated the each month 8,100 veterans received help through Red Cress pters in obtaining governnment loans; 1,300 families were given loans and grants from the Red Cross; 13,300 were assisted in making claims for government benefits; and 3,900 families veterans in personal and family problems received counseling aid. In addition some 3,5 volunteers served patients in 165 erans Administration hospitals and medical facilities, General Collins said. TOOTHACHE Don't suffer — relieve pain in seconds millions do with ORA-JEL many dentists recommend using ORA-JEL until you get professional treatment. Eddie Harris On Coast To Coast Jazz Tour Atlantic Recording Artist Eddie Harris, is back In the swing of things after a short vacation in Chicago, his home town. He has beg tin his coast-to-coast tour of night clubs and colleges throughout the United States with his All-Star Jaz Trio. The celebrated jazz soxoponist with the new Electrifying sound, started off by playing the Blue Coronet in Brooklyn, and Count Basie's in Manhattan, each for one week. He is currently at the Jazz work Shop in Boston. Mr. Harris open: at Baker's Keyboard in Det it, Michigan, on February 27th. Iis next engagement will be at The Electra Club, Toledo, Ohio, March 6th Thru March 10th. Eddie Harris opens at La Carrousel club in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 14th and the engagement is extended Thru March 22nd. This is his first date in the South. His itinerary includes several colleges which will be followed by the Villages Gate in New York City on April 18th Eddie Harris has been on he Billboard Charts with his recording of "Plug Me In" for 27 weeks, and his LP "The Electriying Ed lie Harris Jazz L. P. has been and the charts for 50 weeks, and in 6th place. His news Jazz LP "Silver Cycles" was released last week (Atlantic No. 5. D-1517) with such goodies as Free At Last", Coltranes' View "I'm Gonna Leave You By Yourself", "Smoke Signal," "Electric Billard" and "Silver Cycle." Mr. Harris has told Newshawks in New York that he would like to play other cities in the South and Southwest even though Atlanta is his first Southern date He his Jodie Christian at the piano Melvin Jackson, string Bass Billy Hart on drums. AFL-CIO To Back Randolph Birthday Tribute A resolution calling oN trade unionists throughout the country to support the A. Philip Randolph 80th Birthday committee and its goal of $250,000 was passed on February 18 by the AFL-CIO Executive Council in Bel Harbour, Florida. In passing the resolution the Council declared that the objectives of a stronger "political coalition of labor unions, Negroes and liberals will achieve those economic and social reforms that will bring greater democracy and enduring peace to this nation." Following is complete text of the AFL CIO Resolution: "Whereas A. Phillip Randolph, has throughout, his long career made a tremendous, contribution to the American trade union movement, and" "Whereas Brother Randolph has dedicated his life to the building of a Negro labor alliance and to the integration of the Negro people into the economic, social and political life of America, and "Whereas Brother Randolph will be celebrating his 80th birthday on April 15, 1969, therefore be it. "Resolved that the AFL-CIO Executive Council salute Brother Randolph on the occasion of his 80th birth day and that it call on trade unionists throughput the country to support the birthday celebration which will be held on May 6, 1969 at the Waldorf Astori Hotel in New-York City, and also contribute to the fund to be established in Brother Randolph's name which will used to finance voter education and registration projects in the black communities of cur cities with the objective of strengthening the political coalition of labor, unions, Negroes and liberate which can achieve those economic social reforms that will bring greater, democracy and enduring peace to this nation." New University To Locate In Jacksonville In 1972 The Florida State Board of Regents, announced recently that Jacksonville, the nation's largest city in land area, has been selected as the site for a new four-year, state-supported university The institution, as yet unnamed, is slated to open in September, 1972. The location chosen for the university is a l,000-acre tract of land studded with groves of palm trees and palmettos, situated nine miles east of downtown Jacksonville. It can be reached within twelve minutes from the heart of the city by a network of expressways leading to the beaches along the Atlanttic coastlune. Also planned for the surrounding area is a privately-financed "satellite city" comprised of apartment housing developments, shopping centers office complexes and an, industrial park which may provide employment for student of the university. All construction and operating costs of the university will be assumed by the state through its Board of Regents, according to Dr. Robert Mautz, chancellor of the State University system. The State. Legislature has appropriated $1.5 million for its construction. The Board's decision to locate the University in Jacksonville culminated months of work by a site selection committee appointed by Mayor Huns G. Tanzler, Jr. The committee was headed by Gert H. W. Schmidt, president of the Florida Tractor Company and senior vice president of the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce. In announcing the Board's choice, Dr. Moutz said, "The newly, expanded city of Jackson ville, with in surance and banking, industries, make it one of the fastest growing economic centers in the Southeast. "The unprecedented experiment in city county consolidated government," he added, will serve, as a living laboratory for future studies of innovative governmental and organizational functions. The environment out of which the new uni, versity will develop is both vigorrous and intellectually provocative." On October 1, 1968, Jacksonville consolidated its city government with that of surrounding Duval County in a victorious there year community effort toward self-improvement. The domain of the consolidated government extends to 827 square miles of Florida's northeast gateway. Other local and nearby educational institutions include Jacksonville University, a private, fouryear liberal arts college with 2,700 students; Florida Junior Colleg at Jacksonville, e public college with an enrolment Of 5,500 students, Jones College of business with over 150 students and Edward Waters College, a private supported four-year liberal arts college with an enrolment of 850 students. The University of Florida, the state's largest institution of higher learning, is located in nearby Gainesville ItsDivision of Continuing Education is situated in Jacksonville and offers 112 credits courses to 2,600 enrollees Lake City Junior College and Forest Ranger School, St. Johns River Junior College and colliei Blocker Junior College are all located Within a 70mile radius of jacksonville. Tan Topics TWO RULES Ted Williams took river as manager of the Washington Senators recently admitting he has "things to learn" but determined to be a hard-line, no nonsense leader like Joe McCarthy, under whom the New York Yankees ruled the baseball, world during the 1930s. Williams labelled McCarthy as his model Friday night when he agreed to a five-year contract to manage the Senators calling for an estimated S75.000 a year and including an option to buy stock in the club valued at about $900,000 Williams, who retired as an active player after the 1960 season, Will become the highest-paid manager in baseball history and the first "owner manager" since- Connie Mack. "The Greatest manager I ever played undner the one who had the most pluses was Joe McCarthy, the former Boston Red Sox slugser said when asked which manager he would use as his model "He instilled in his players the most business like attitude—of any manager over played with.' Williams was at the height of his carrier during which he batted 344 and hit 521 home runs, when McCarthy managed the Red Sox in 1948 and 1949 and for part of 1950 The Red Sox finished second in the two full seasons in which McCarthy managed them and thire in 1950. Facing a battery of newspaper radio and. TV reporters, the 50 year-old Williams announced two basic- rules which will govern the Senators. "There will be no serious care playing on this club," he said "and there will be a curfew." Asked, if, as a manager; he could get along with a temperamental player, "like Ted Williams," Ter. replied "If he can hit like Ted Williams, yes." this is a real challenge I hope my matured and I believe my thinking is a little better than 10 years. ago." Williams also said that he will not be an umpire baiting manager and that he excepts to get along well with the press. Ted carried on a running food with Bostoo newspapermen during his long career often insulting them with the remark "If you were any good you'e be in New York." "I am not going to be out there al the time raising hell with the umpires " he said. "I'm going to do my best to get along with the news men. My attitude has never been as bad as it's been reported I'm not hard to get along with and expect for a small minority I have always gotten along with the press. LAFF-A-DAY SALE ON RARE VASES "They're rare in the sense that anything you can get for a dollar these days is rare. Hawks Clobber San Diego Rockets 124-92 The Atlanta Hawks blasted to a 20 point lead at the end of the first period and went on the defeat the San Diego Rockets 124-92 in a National Basketball Association name Sunday night. The victory was never in doubt for Atlanta as they led by as much] as 32 points in the third period be are coach Richie Guerin turned he game over to his bench. Lou Hudson led Atlanta with 24points and played less then 39 minutes Zehno Beaty had 21 points and Joe Caldwell 12 for the Hawks . The Hawks defence limited Eilvil Hayes, the league's leading scorer, to only 15 points pat Rileyed San Diego with 30 points. Y Boys Basketball League's Scores MAFIA TRIAL A murder trial began Monday for 64 Sicilian Mafia members who are accused of killing of leaders of a rival gang in the Gorleone, Sicily, area group is specifically charged with nine murders and eight attempted murders along with other crimes in a nine year gangland war that began in 1955.