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EDITORIALS & COMMENT
Hit history books or
m qreat people-f block
of civilisation.' Thii is our
J Martm Luther Kino. Jr.
Rd yet with dtonity and Christian Lovo. when
It Historian- win novo ro pens
Wt jftft II W IttfcOHillCJ Olid
BSatstaJS and Mr overwhelming re-
Blacks and So-Called Middle Class Status
The new approach used by Watten
berr and Seammon towards black
middle -classness presents a rather
dangerous and distorted picture of
the position of black Americans.
Farther, such distorted survey re
sults only provide ammunition to
those who believe blacks have come
far enough and it is now time to call
a halt to any further progress.
It is noted that in the new ap
proach toward midcUeclassness the
survey does not take into account
how many people have to produce
that income, how many have to share
it, whether the employment situation
is stable, and many other important
factors that contributes to the in
come data.
Using money as the determinant
of what constitutes middle class, Wat
tenberg-Scammon sets $8,000 as the
entry level into this select group out
side the South. Within the South,
the figure is arbitrarily set at $6,000.
No percentage was given for the
any or number of whites who would
qualify under this criteria, but it has
to be considerably above the black
figures.
Suchi a definition of the black
Census Bureau 1970 Undercount
The report by the Bureau of the
Census reports is that an estimated
55 millions persons were not . count
ed in the 1970 Decennial Census.
It does appear that changing like
styles, attitudes and other factors
tend to now make Census taking
more difficult. Obstacles such as re
sistance on the part of the population
to be interviewed, more "alienation"
and "distrust" of government and
"authority" fa general, more organ-
1 ized attempts to protest the Census
... and other facets had its impact.
The under count of white persons
in 1970 was 3.45 million persons or
a rate of 1.9 per cent. Comparable
1960 figures were 3.25 million per
sons, a rate of 2.0 percent.
Black undercount in 1970 was esti
mated at 1.88 million persons or 7.7
percent Comparable figures for 1960
were 1.68 million persons, a rate of
8.0 percent.
Correct counting is most necessary
since congressional apportionment,
redistricting, and allocated funds for
areas, are based on the count. This
is especially important in large urban
areas with its multiplicty of inner
city problems.
?. It. is hoped that even more at
tempts will be made to correct any
of the Census inequities since so
many facets revolving around govern
mental allocations will depend on the
number of individuals living within a
certain geographic area.
Youth and Financial Planning
Members of the younger genera
tion are becoming much more en
lightened and aware of the value of
sophisticated financial planning.
As one of the more than 25.9 mil
lion Americans in the 18 to 24 age
bracket, they are increasingly becom
ing aware of "what it's all about" in
money matters.
Young people vote, participate, mo
tivate and think for themselves.
Many of them are looking for earl
ier retirement from their higher-paying
jobs than their elders did. In or
der to reach such goals, improved investment-savings
and insurance pro
gramstied into overall budgets
need to be developed. Financial serv
ices industry must listen to the young
lad try to meet their needs.
The philosophy of saving and bud
gets are already apparent to many
of them and thus the need to in
crease their know how in importnat
aspects of decision making since
middle class is even less valid be-
a it.,. J-J -II
cause we auuwrs nave uiciuucu ou
faotnrv wnrlrorft The AVOTAfre earn-
ings of 'such workers, U only $4,500
a year. With many cutbacks and oth
er production crises, the salary or in
come figure becomes even less.
The efforts of Wattenberg and
Seammon to convince readers that
the majority of blacks are now mid
dleclass obscures the fact that there
are two middle-income levels in
America $6,440 for black families
and $10,672 for white families. In
plain talk, the black middle income
level is 40 lower than the white
middle income level, so that the term
"middle class" does not mean the
same for both.
Such distorted pictures of the mil
lions of black Americans who are
seeking to improve their economic
development must not become a
source of ammunition to those who
seek to say and infer that Blacks
have come far enough and it is time
to call a halt to any further progress.
W I lfcW J Vjm AS WBBSk
many of them are earning their own
money and many spend it as they
see fit
It has been shown that education
about planned equity savings needs
some additional "know how." This
means if they want early retirement,
they must plan now for it. No matter
how oriented they are to buying, or
buying on credit, they must be con
vinced that saving for the future is
an imperative task. It is not an im
possible task.
Young people today are most re
ceptive to ideas and programs which
will guarantee their future financial
needs. So it is now important they
be informed about the fundamentals
of aavinf of insurance and invest
ing. Such economic "know how" be
comes imperative as more and more
young people move into the main
stream of America.
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Congressman
Hawkins'
Column!
By REP. AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS
JHf. Hi
Troubled Economy
In recent months, the questionable options exercised by the
executive leadership has had a curiously negative effect on
our country. Fears and annoyances created by the rapidly
rising prices, renewed inflation and increasing unem
ployment aw but a few of the major concern troubling our
citizenry.
The Administrations decision to move from its Phase II
wage-price controls to Phase III voluntary compliance was
one of predictable results. In the few weeks following that
decision, inflation quickened at a pace, never before wit
nessed in Modern America. It was obvious from the begin
ning that Phast m with its nebulous guidelines was too
vague, too narrow and too weak.
WHILE IT IS TRUE THERE are a number of contributing
factors that helped create this inflation crisis, the
inescapable responsbility for the serious current state of our
economy rests with the Nixon Administration in that it not
only failed to heed critical warning signs but that it has also
failed to provide effective options that might have had a
lesser impact on our nation' . 'uteV " I r
The dollar position on the world market has been in peril
for many months. Two dollar devaluations within the past
two years makes imports more expensive particularly as our
country increases the amount of items it buys from abroad,
such as crude oil.
THE EXPORTING OF GRAIN, meat and other food
products in large quantities also create problems in that it
reduces the amount of these items available to the American
consumer.
The recent meat boycott by housewives and protesters
across the nation in the face of rising food prices not only
indicates descent against inflation but also strong disen
chantment for the ineffective leadership that has contributed
so heavily toward our economic dilemma.
Protesting groups are not appeased by the President's
order of holding prices on beef, pork and lamb. It is apparent
that this newly imposed ceiling is both, too little and too late.
The ceiling does not include other meats, fish, dairy and
vegetable products, so it is indeed too little. The ceiling was
imposed well after the prices had already skyrocketed, so
this tardy effort by Mr. Nixon offers no real relief to the
consumer at all.
MR. nixon'S EARLIER and seemingly insensitive advice
to consumers to "eat more fish and cheese or just eat less'
was enough to outrage citizens from coast to coast. The
substance of such advice is contradictory to basic laws of
economics. The law of supply and demand would in effect
also force these other products into a higher price range,
thus, creating an across the board escalation of food costs.
In applying the ceiling, a mere realistic approach toward
total stability would have been to extend the ceiling to include
fish, dairy, vegetables and other meat products. And if the
ceiling had been made retroactive to a level of several
months ago, rather than the recent record prices, such action
would serve as a compromise with the consumer and would
aid in actually lowering prices.
THE CONSUMER PRICE PROBLEM extends far beyond
food. The coat of non-food items have soared recently also.
Among these are gasoline, fuel oil, shoes, feminine apparel
and rente. This awesome economic burden on the American
consumer is probably greater now than at any other time in
recent history.
The Administration should not continue to gamble with half
measures. Controlling exports of scarce commodities such
as, pork, wheat and grain would increase the supply for
United States consumption and would in turn help lower
prices. Controls of exports coupled with a stronger and
broader food policy would be most beneficial for consumer
Grandchildren On SS
ntsona
Smne children can now set social security pa)
grandparent's earnings record. JL ,
Because of a recent change- in the social security law,
grandchildren who are supported by then- grandparent can
get monthly social security payments if the grandparent Is
getting payments or died after working long enough under
social security. , , ' '
Generally, the child's parents must be deceased or
disabled at the time the grandparent began getting payments
or died. The child must be under U and dependent on the
grandparent.
IN SOME CASES, grandchildren can get social security
payments if they are legally adopted by their grandparent.
These new provisions are designed to help children who
live with grandparents who take care of them.
For more information about social security for grand
onv swini (UMwitv matters, contact the nearest
,1 security office. The No ty Office is
ted at zWW. Bran
Brambleton Avenue. The telephone number
Soinepeople areownsitive that they feel snubbed if an
epidemic overlooks them." (Kin Hubbard)
On hundred and eighty
nine years ago (1784) on
Friday of this week a Negro
in North Carolina was given
his freedom by the State
Legislature fpr his
meritorious services in the
Revolutionary War as a
soldier. He was Edward
Griffin.
He was just one of the
many Negroes, slaves and
freemen, who served in the
Revolutionary War.
Other events of historical
interest this week are as
follows:
MAY 1 Mrs. E. C.
Clement became the first
Negro to be named "Mother
of The Year" in 1946.
MAY 2 - Elijah McCoy
(1844-1928), noted Negro
inventor, born.
MAY 3 U.S. Supreme
Court declared in 1948 that
"racial covenants," or
private real estate
agreements to set up race
discrimination In home
areas, cannot be enforced in
court.
MAY 5 Gwendolyn
Brooks discovered in 1950
that she had been named
winner of the Pulitzer Prize
for her book of poetry "Annie
Allen."
The will of Taddeus
Kosciusko of 1798 provided
for the education of
Negroes.
MAY s Martin Delany
( 1812-1885), army officer and
author, born.
Lighter Side
As We Run
Out Of Gas
By DICK WEST
WASHINGTON (UPI) -With
the predicted summer
gasoline shortage already a
reality, I decided to pay
another visit to The Future
Is Yesterday Foundation.
I wanted to find out
whether this far-seeing
research center and "Think
tank," which is dedicated to
solving national problems,
had come up with any
substitutes for gasoline.
"YOU BET your BP we
have," said Sam Harken
back, one of the top brains in
the foundation, to whom I
directed the inquiry.
"Follow me."
He lad me into a workshop
where technicians were
swarming around a shiny
little vehicle with four yellow
wheels and two brown
upholstered seats. "There it
is," he said proudly. "Our
latest break through "
NIFTY LOOKING RIG
I whistled in admiration.
"That's a nifty looking rig all
right," I said.
"THERE ain't no finer rig
I'm a thinking," crowed
Harkenback, who has an
Oklahoma accent. "Ducks
. and geese better scurry
when this baby comes down
the road."
Stepping up for a closer
inspection I said, "to that
dashboard genuine
leather?"
"THE FINEST cowhide,''
Harkenback replied. "And
get a load of these isinglass
curtains that will roll right
down in case there's a
change in the weather."
With that, he flipped a wall
switch, plunging the room
TO BE EQUAL
By VERNON JORDAN
Executive Director, National Urban League
It Worked Too Welt
The argument made against a number of Federal serial
service programa-that they do not c r3 .
theLegal Services Program by even its most vocal
criticlf anything, Legal Services has worked too well and in
sowing ha? sSoiS the enmity of powerful forces teat
would like to see it either killed or made weak and inef-
feStouid such efforts succeed and they are fi
derway it will be an unmitigated disaster for millionsof poor
plteandfortee concept unit equality before the tow Is
TwlcSSpt that tod to the eblishmentofthe
Legal Services Program within the Office of Economic
Oowrtunity in 1965. Without adequate legal rounsel, the poor
SinffiS themselves trapped in a bewUdering array of
Sem, they simply cannot cope with. Unscrupulous
Umdlords take advantage of them, insensitive governmrt
agwriea violate meirhts with impunity, and dishonest
merchants rob them of hard-earned dollars
THROUGHLEGAL SERVICES, the scales of justice have
hMM hrauaht a little more into balance. Full-time lawyers
23 KSm f oKtaToverty areas across the my
providing competent and committed counsel to millions of
Most of the cases involve domestic matters, consumer and
job problems, and juvenile offense, and arouse little con
KverlyHowever the Legal Services lawyers have all
challenged existing tows and governmental actions. .
In Mississippi, as an example, communities have been
oiSrTtovide the samefacuities for black neigh
borhoods as for white. Construction of a super highway in the
State of Washington was suspended until n-ajigements bad
been made for the housing of poor penoM displaced by tee
CTmrtnrtVff Pennsylvania was forced to make room in trie
State's public schools for mentally retarded children.
IT IS ACTIVITIES OF THIS nature, more than anything
toe, that have earned the wrath of those who believe
government-supported lawyers have no business fighting
governmental decisions.
This view is not only short-sighted, but in effect, tells the
poor that as long as they cannot pay their own lawyers to
argue their ease in court, unjust and illegal actions that harm
them will be allowed to stand.
Gould anything be more destructive to efforts to instill
respect for the tow among those who have little reason to
believe that the tow can ever be anything but an enemy? I
Aagfjti St!
DESPITE THE PROVEN record of Legal Services, it
apparently has very few friends at OEO, which still retains
control of the program. Programs are being hampered by
unreasonable restrictions dictated from Washington, funds
for various local offices are being delayed for no apparent
reason, and morale among the poverty lawyers has declined
to an all-time low. . .
As disturbing and as unfair as these actions are, they would
not appear to be capable to producing more than a short
range effect, if there were any clear indications of the future
of Legal Services after OEO goes out of business on June
3AT THIS. POINT..., THE. FUTURE is cloudy. The
Administration is on record as favoring the creation of an
independent Legal Services Corporation, but the legislation
has not been introduced at this session. The possibility has
also been raised that when such legislation is introduced, it
may call for Legal Services to be funded through revenue
sharing on a state-by-state basis. Such an action, I believe,
would subject Legal Services to political control and would
not be in the best interests of the poor.
Supporters within Congress are remtanf to iptrute IMb- i
own bill, fearing that, if such a measure passed it faces t
Presidential veto. ""'"
HORSE PULLS IT
"Now we are getting to the
engineering breakthrough
that made it all possible. A
horse pulls it."
I JUST stood there a
moment in stunned silence.
"Tpat's so ingenious I'm
surprise the Japanese
didn't think of it first," I said .
finally. "What are you going
to call it?"
into darkness. "Now what do
you see?" he asked
"I SEE TWO bright
sidelights winking and
blinking," I said. "It's got all
the extras, no doubt about
that. But whore's the
motor?"
"That's the beauty of it
there isn't any motor.
Therefore, it isn't dependent
on gasoline."
"Then how does it run?"
Xan Hbpics
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INTRODUCTION
For from' the screaming
crowds of applause he heard
a whisper. The whisper, like
a hushed warning was meant
for bis ears and for all other
cars that are unaware of the
fickleness of the cheerers. For
a moment, the whisper seem
ed to say, "you are their
herol". Why? "Slmphjr be
cause you are everyone's
'hero'". Your project has
succeeded, so all the world
acclaims you. Cheering to
often contagious jeering to
always contagious, or inaudi
ble, regressing into mental
questions:
"Was he ever that good?"
"How were we so fooled?"
"Was Lincoln right?" -
Listen to the whisper. Let
not the climbing of one
mountain make us confident
that we can climb them all.
Remember the valleys you
stroll in solitary confine
ment with your own aspira
tions. Remember the crab
grass of life that must be up-
rWEE
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Harry Edmonds
NCCU's Head
Baseball Coach
Harry Edmonds, former
basketball coach at NCCU,
has been named head base
ball coach and assistant foot
ball coach. He replaces Paul
Swann. ijr . a " , V'.
Edmonds has been well
known to the Durham com
munity for many years. He
served as head coach of foot
ball, baseball, basketball and
sports activities for W years
School.
Edmonds attended Florida
A&M University for three
years and after military serv
ice during World War H en
rolled at NCCU from whence
he graduated. He played base
ball for 2 years at Central Ss
he still had eligibility time
time left. Upon graduation
from Central, Edmo.s play
ed semi-pro baseball L Mont
clair, New Jersey.
Edmonds is married to the
former Miss Rebecca Palmer
and they are the parents of
two children, Harry, Jr. and
LuAnne.
rooted before the clean
blades will sprout forth cush
ioning the earth.
The "applause" can be sty
mying. The "cheers" may be
hollow. Both gestures beneath
the approval of God, Provi
dence, and you. : ,';V 4- ;
Mary Bohanon
RECIPt? H. idgu
My designs have scaled in-
I cannot find the
Into my better judg
Should i cease or
Should I challenge
Another dimension?
Fletcher James Allen
; ' 4: : V
m Hf ART SONG
My love sings new songs
Greater in number than
Granules of desert sands.
Songs born from cradled
Sleep, sent forth cooing
rounds
To a wakenmg heart.
I am teeming, spilling
Through with crimson surg-
Inn
Soothing me like pain's ebb.
Boss Cox
BNIOMA
Veiling countenance
Like a smokescreen
I am tempted to lift
This visual fallacy . . .
Not yet,
I am tempted to let
Loose these impulses . . .
No, not yet.
Still veiled
Like a smokscreen.
'r.fl-A Linda MGloin
SEQUEL
Love, good morning!
A single pillow.
Sheets entwined.
We didn't need them.
We loved hard.
It still lies
Upon your lips.
A' growing thing.
Wordless actions.
Tender familiarities.
Toby Jones
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Full of Pepsi,
Nipping the Bud
Hung on barbs,
Praying to St. Joseph
Communing on Phillips milk,
Strength in Serutan.
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