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PAGE 4 Editorials - ? S; / ... & INFLATION AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY v <. M Inflation is an ugly word that evokes in people's mind a picture of high prices. Blacks have always been in inflation situation. Welfare checks can^ buy but few items needed for the merger lifestyle of many welfare rcctpieiils. ?*" The percentage of blacks out of jobs is more than that of the whites and the number of blacks in high income brackets is less than those of white people. If more whites are in higher income brackets, less dependent on blacks must feel the impact of inflation more than their white counterpart. More blacks have no discretional income, that is money left over after necessary bills have been paid. Since blacks have few dollars chasing more goods, such as gas, sugar, items of clothing, food, and many other necessary bills and since many whites have more money td spend on those items, it makes sense to say that black people understand the adverse meaning of milanuu inuitr icauiiy mail some wiiues. That is why we think that the meeting by some 60 black leaders on inflation is timely and worthwhile Thp documented evidence of inflation orH&aeks before the meeting points to a long period of hardship among many blacks if nothing is done about inflation immediately. v If the spending income of blacks continues to climb <lown.and the cost of goods continue to climb up we may have a situation where the average black family will not . only suffer malnutrition but, on the lon^run, eat nothing hut inferior and unbalanced diet. The effect of this kind of situation could be catastrophic. - , Any remedy to the ills of inflation in this country will' benefit from the views of blacks. Black knew the effects 01 intiation and wilPprobably suggest one of the many effective ways to combat what the President has called . .public enemy^ number, one. To exclude the blacks from inflation discus^6rTts4ike excluding a patient from a doctor's examination of the patient's illness. Inflationrure has not until now responded, to the,medicine prescribed by many economics. Maybe black voice will suggest a new and possible avenue to the control of inflation -- crises. " "* WK MUST VOTE # Many Black Americans have become disenchanted with the ballot in recent years. We look at the many civil ..rights laws that have been passed by those we voted into oft tee: We consider the ineffectiveness of those laws and i he men we put into office and quickly discard the notion ot voting. What happens, though, if we do not vote? Arc we not, in effect, giving what potential, power we -have to those who wont to take advantage of an apathetic race? The most important march today is to the ballot box. The ' esults of the 1972 elections were a reflection of the ext binary success voter registration drives throughout the country. Vlore than (UK) blacks, the greatest number ever, were lected to public office in the south. Three new blacks, ,ilong with 13 hjack incumbents, were elected to Congress. Black representation in the state legislatures ncreused by 12 percent. ? : In Atlanta, blacks turned out to the polls in greater roportion than did whites because of the efforts of civil rights organizations. As a result Andrew Young became i he first Deep South black to win election to Congress since reconstruction ended. In Houston, five blacks were elected to the state legislatures and a black woman. Barbara Jordan, won election to Congress. It may be a long time before we can know the effect of ncreased political activity. It may turn out, however, hat nothing will ever change but until you can think of something else to do...Vote. THE WINSTON-SALEM CHRONICLE is published every Thursday by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc. 2208 N. Patterson Ave. Mailing address: P.O. Box 3154, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102 Phone: 722-8624 Individual copies 20 cents Subscription: $10.40 per year payable in advance (N.C. sales tax included ) Editor-iivchief Ernest H. Pitt Society editor Linda MurreU Business editor.....Charles T. Byrd Jr. Publisher Ndubisi Egemonye yfft Opinions expressed by columnist in this newspaper do not necessarily represent the policy of this newspaper. ? f * h * **" , - yssn > \V'.Y.WWWV?W WW^ ? A WINSTON-SALRM CHRONICLE ^ *, ___i? B JKMH IfVT if | fi j 11 v "1" <W'A v ^ ^ ^ ^Oy Reader Pleac I* * _ #v a Gentlemen: ? , v Please allow me to express my concern for you as you seek to develop a Newspaper which will provide a communication system in our community. I am sincerely hoping that our , > *W \ - ' ^^,AVsvy x ^HHMHRKI ^^H': i^H ftw;' ' ? '' jHIH m HW: 5j9v?i i-'y^' : : '. >>' ! * ;X;V"'!* ? , Award-winning actress Cicely T; September 25 in "An Evening v Curtain time was 8 p.m. Miss T; "The Autobiography of Miss Jai 4 * 1 - ~ ? ? ? ? r ? t ? * * f ? ? ?'l Ml M I k 4 ? ??k4fc f ??V |IS/ ^ StjjWiw * * ^ ^ ' 0>. ~ ' ' *' ifr/ j. /. < O > VN ?-=?i . ^?-?4 - > C f f ? j ^ : Is Chronicle community will support- this . endeavor in three major ways: . 1. That the Black Businessman will support you by advertising his goods and services... - 2. That the community will provide you with news... 3. That our community will sense the importance of reading a ~4 _ ^!'||X'^!I|V^^toK?^ .-X v?&>^B fc;:.. * TTH^ - ' '':'S' rfty^M ';j|H 1 wRlll;? ? * > ' A" ? #....' vV**''; '. ' Kson appeared in Memorial Hall, U fith Cicely Tyson," a program of Kson is best known for her award-v ne Pittman." , v *. ' , '< * t % - '? * *'' ' " 1 * ' *. .,-7 ' ' 7 ' .. 4 * - V rr-7r^ .*m Thursday, September 26, 1974 s ' . I I Ijjj jui>rs^- . i \l I M ~ * Ot v\ ^ i _ ~ . . T~ Support newspaper that speaks to the Black experience... I pray that God will bless us as t you begin this worth while adventure. Respectfully Yours, ? Connell Osborne .?* ? . * **? B ROV * B^^SSS^j^fSs^^ *r *.. M V , . ' vitv#^ : *; ' *'' ' : . ;' ;/^vX*;'**!'ivtv*. ; y , ' NC, Chapel Hill on Wednesday, dramatic and poetic readings, vinning roles In "Sounder" and t *
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