Saturday, September 5, 1970
Section B —6 Pares
YOUR PICTURE-NEWS WEEKLY
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J. B. Blayton Quits the Omegas
After Serving for 39 Years
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - "I
have given the best I have I
served you well for almost
39 years", were the words of
J. B. Blayton, Atlanta tycoon,
as he rose to decline the post
of Keeper of Finance, Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, after his
name had been placed in nomi
nation. When he arose there
was dead silence when he
arose and very few knew what
he was going to do. The more
than 800 delegates assembled
for the Tuesday, Aug 4, elec
tion were stunned, but went up
in loud roar as he told his pur
pose.
The presiding officer, Past
Grand Basileus, Lawrence A.
Oxley, who was elected, along
with Blayton, in Richmond,
Va., in 1931, seemed awe
stricken and tried to ascertain
from Blayton, his jurpose for
rising. The ovation was indica
tive that the retiring man had
the plaudits of the delegation
and was receiving its profound
thanks for a job well done.
John H. Moore, Charlotte,
was elected to succeed Blay
to.;, thus becoming the finan
cial officer of the 25,000 mem-
ber organization.
The election was expected
to be highly contested for
some offices. Caucausing be
gan as early as Sunday night
and many of the districts did
not commit themselves until
Monday night. It was expected
that the top contest would be
the election of a Grand Basi
leus. Rumor had it that James
Avery, Humble Oil representa
tive, would be opposed by Carl
Earles, Los Angeles and Jeff
Greenup, New Yotk. However,
when the time for balloting
came and Avery was nomi
nated, there were no other no
minations and the oil man was
unanimously elected. He suc
ceeds Ellis F. Corbett, A&T
University Developing and
Planning head.
The fight for the second
spot furnished the most heat
perhaps. There were three can
didates, Marion Garnett, Chi
cago, who has held the post of
Grand Counsellor for 6 years,
Norman Johnson, Pittsburgh,
and Moses Norman, Atlanta.
When the din and fog settled,
Garnett was the winner.
The post of 2nd Vice-Grand
Basileus, which traditionally
goes to an undergraduate, saw
Richard Taylor, Boston, and
women in attendance at the
35th Annual National Conven
tion of the National Associa-
Warren Jones, New Orleans,
vieing for the position. There
were many who thought that
Jones had the advantage, in
view of the fact that he made
a dynamic speech at the under
graduate luncheon, which was
held before the election. The
boy from Boston won, how
ever.
There were three candidates
for the office of Grand Coun
sellor, J. Franklin Spruill,
Akron, Ohio, Henry Sands, Los
Angeles, Cali., and Herbert
Scott, New Haven, Conn.
Spruill was the winner.
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SARJEANT
R. J. Sarjeant is
New Tuskegee
Band Assistant
The Tuskegee Institute
Crimson Piper Marching Band
now have the added benefit of
a specialist in concepts of pat
terns of motion, with-the re
cent appointment of Ronald J.
Sarjeant as assistant director of
bands. Sarjeant, a native of
Jacksonville, Fla., will also
serve as instructor in wood
wind instruments. He is a 1970
graduate of Florida A&M Uni
versity. When at the height of
teenage rioring several years
ago, Sarjeant joined a group of
young black musicians who
gave concerts throughout the
Unitad States in an effort to
demonstrate the concerns and
abilities of other black youth.
Prior to his graduation from
Florida A&M last spring, Sar
jeant was a guest performer
with the University of Florida's
Symphonic Band.
€ta Car§3ia €im&
? tion of Negro Business and
- Professional Women's Clubs at
• post . business-session coffee
hours. The convention was held
August 19-23 in Philadelphia,
Pa. Shown here during one of
the affairs are (1. to r.) Mrs.
Ethel Moore of Newark, New
Jersey, the National Public Re
lations Director for the organi
zation; Mrs. Margaret Belcher
of Columbus, Ga., National
President; and Mrs. Shirley
Bell, Wool Worth Representa
tive.
"Retain One's
Racial Identify"
Urges Speaker
qREENSBORO Learning
to retain one's racial identity
while working in harmony with
other groups was urged Wed
nesday night as the answer to
the nation's integration pro
blems.
"Cultural pluralism is a
more valuable concept than
wither integration or assimila
tion," said Dr. Hoseph T.
Durham, associate dean of the
College of Education at the
Illinois State University. "We
have always been a multi
ethnic country."
Durham was the concluding
speaker for the A&T State Uni
versity summer lecture series.
He said the idea of a "melting
pot" nation has never really
worked.
"From the beginning," he
said, "our schools have sought
to eliminate individual differ
ences under the melting pot
concept. But now our schools
have sought to eliminate indi
vidual differences under the
melting pot concept. But must
learn to respect our own cul
ture as well as the cultural
uniqueness of others."
Durham called for revision
of the curricula by the schools.
"We must observe more
ethnic holidays," he continued,
"and black studies programs
and those of other minorities
must receive more attention.
Even the wearing of etynic
clothing should not be for
bidden." .
He cautioned young blacks
against the concept of separa
tism. "We must reject the
notion of all black schools at
public expense," he added.
"The minority group ought to
use whatever means are avail
able to improve its power
base."
"The goal of achieving
ethnic pluralism," said Dur
ham, "believes that all groups
have value. To say that black
is beautiful is not to say that
other races are not beautiful."
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
GOOD GOVER
(By DONALD LOVE)
It appears all fingers point
directly at Christian leadership
for all our social, economical,
and political guidance. This is
not left entirely up to minis
ters but they are held responsi
ble more so than others. Dea
cons, trustees, Sunday School
teachers, choir members, and
ushers are not excluded from
this grave task.
For some reason or other,
deep down within, our society
leans heavily on spiritual help
and finally call on all Christian
leaders for sincere help and
guidance.
Christ walked, talked and
associated with man for three
years. His first objective was to
prove He was God's son. He
worked with man materially
and physically to establish this
fact. He did things the pro
phets of old did but different
ly and much simplier. The
prophets worked physically to
achieve their miracles, but
Christ only spoke and the job
was done, Hi*, doing was much
more than that of the prophets
and fame spread concerning
His works.
People came from far and
near just to get into His path
way for physical attention, not
for themselves only but for re
latives and friends. No one was
turned away.
Man began to follow Christ,
only for their physical needs
such as chronic diseases, food
and no more. He expected this
and was perfectly satisfied. It
took this to show and prove
He was God's son.
Christ paved the way and
laid the foundation for Chris
tian principles. When we follow
His teachings, our way of life
will be far different than now.
Our ministers today are
called by a devine revelation
rather than a decision they
make. When God calls anyone,
be it man, woman or child, he
is a specialist. He will preach
the gospel or God's word and
then he will live thereby con
straining others that this is
God's way. He will not accept
any other.
Christ was proving a point
and used soil in relation to
man. He said, "Man is as the
soil, there are thorny areas,
stoney areas and good soil."
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FIRST JUMBEY FESTIVAL—
(Nassau, Bahamas) Bahamas
Prime Minister Lynden O.
Pind'ling (uppcrphoto, left) and
Edmond Moxey check out an
ancient corn (maize) grinder
once used to grind the com
into grits or hominy, a staple
God's word is the seed and our
Christian leaders are the sow
ers. The stoney area and the
thorny area will not produce
and yield abundently due to
the seeds not getting deep
rooted in the rocky soil and
weeds, briers and such will pre
vent the seeds from getting a
good growth. The good and
fertile soil is where we get our
abundance.
Our social leaders and those
who serve in any capacity from
a clerk to the president should
be selected from this good soil
and not from the rocky and
weedy areas.
Our ministers concern
should be focused on spiritual
matters rather than our social
matters leaving all social acti
vities to the layman. When
social disorder is prevalent, the
ministers should be so con
cerned, they will let nothing
prevent them from going to
their praying ground and ask
ing God, where did we fall
Good government stems
from good leadership and good
leadership comes from God
fearing men and women serving
God by serving each other.
Predicts Changing
Of Colors For '7l
Decorating Fabrics
RALEIGH - Colors for
decorator fabrics have done an
about-face with the neutrals,
such as white, gray, and brown,
taking first place.
But purples, yellows and
other warm hues will also be
showing up in 1971 furnishings
fashions, predicts Mrs. Edith
McGlamery, extension house
furnishings, specialist, Nortli
Carolina State University.
Replacing stand-by favorites
of olive-green and blue-green
will be pastel blues and
greens and other soft hues.
Patterns will also take on
the clean and vibrant look. For
example, floral ideas, not too
large, in brilliant but not harsh
colors, are expected to appear
on such items as shower cur
tains as well as fabrics and
wall coverings for bedrooms
family rooms.
Texture in decorating fabrics
will rely greatly on velvets and
heavy weaves in a hand-loomed
look, the specialist adds.
diet for Bahamians of yeats
gone by. Moxey conceived the
idea of a national Jumbey Fes
tival, a four-day affair, to ex
hibit and promote things as
they were once a traditional
way of life in the sunny Ba
hama Islands. In the lower
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MAYOR PRESENTED TICKIT
Mayor John V. Llndsey at
New York City Is being pre
sented with a ticket to "Billy
No Name" the first play to be
presented by the Teen-age
Performing Arts Workshop.
This ticket commemorate* the
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DISCUSS TIRE FACTORY
CONSTRUCTION President
Joseph -Desire Mobuto of the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo, and Russell DeYoung,
board chairman of The Good
Goodyear Plans to Build sl6 Million Factory
AKRON, Ohio - 1 - Plans for
construction of a sl6-million
tire factory in the Congo were
announced today by Russell
photo, a straw-hafted artist and
his admirers vi-;w Bahamian
arts and crafts at the first
national Bahamian Jumbey
Festival held at Coconut Grove,
an "over the hill" section of
Nassau.
Local, State and National
News of Interest to AH
beginning of TAPAW Week.
John Motley is the Director of
the Workshop for the New
York City Metropolitan Area.
The Workshops are com
posed of boys and girls from
13-18 that have an interest in
the theatre. The rest of the
year Tire & Rubber Company,
meet in New York during dis
cussions which led to today's
announcement that Goodyear
will build the Congo's first tire
DeYoung, board chairman of
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company.
The tire factory, the first
in the Congo, will be located in
Kinshasa, capital of the Demo
cratic Republic, and is sche
duled to be in production
within two years.
Establishment of the fac
tory is in keeping with the
Congo government's program
for encouraging foreign invest
ment in the Republic, accord
ing to DeYoung. The Goodyear
project represents the largest
foreign investment to date in
consumer products manufac
turing in the Congo, he added.
Passenger and truck tires
and tubes will be produced
at the Goodyear plant. The
output of about 184,000 tires
a year will include both radical
ply and conventional tires.
About 470 Congolese will
be employed by Goodyear
when the factory is in full ini
tial production. Personnel
from various Goodyear installa
tions, mainly in Europe, will
train Congolese nationals in
tire production.
The factory will have about
130,000 square feet of floor
space and will be equipped
with new, modern tire-making
equipment.
Confidence in the econo
mic future of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and
prospects for rapid increase in
the use of motor vehicles in
the burgeoning nation were
among the factors influencing
Goodyear's decision to build
and operate the tire plant, ac
cording to DeYoung who met
with the Republic's President
Hoseph-Desire Mobutu in New
York, during discussions which
led to today's announcement.
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'staff are professional directors,
[ choreographers, stage mana-
I gers, etc.
Among the plays presented
j were "West Side Story." "Guys
and Dolls". ' Elijah" and "City
! College " TAPAW is Teen-A?e
j Performing Arts Workshop.
factory. The Sl6-million facil
ity, scheduled to begin pro
duction in two years, will
manufacture about 184.000 tires
e year.
"The encouragement given
to potential investors in the
Congo by President Mobutu
during his visit to the United
States indicates that the Con
golese government and its peo
ple are determined to build a
sound industrial base for the
Republic's economy," De-
Young said.
"The growth of the nation
and its economy assure steady-
increases in automotive trans
portation," he added. "Our
projections indicate that motor
vehicle registrations in the Re
public will increase by 70 per
cent in the next five years.
"Gross domestic product
expanded by 6 per cent in
1969. The Republic enjoyed a
favorable balance of trade of
$340-million last year.
"These economic indices,
the nation's great natural re
sources and the steadily in
creasing economic and politi
cal stability make the Demo
cratic Republic of the Congo
one of the most promising na
tions in Africa, in our view,"
the Goodyear chairman said.
DeYoung added that tire re
tread materials, conveyor belt
ing, hose and rubber industrial
products may be manufactured
by Goodyear in the Congo In
the future. He said that Good
year intends to purchase all of
the new factory's natural
rubber requirements from
sources in the Congo.
213 Million TV
Sets In World
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Of the estimated 313 mil
lion television sets In the
world in 1969, about 78
million were in the United
States mere were 3S mil
lion in the Soviet Union
and 20 3 million In Japan.
Tie United Kingdom had
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