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DLACIC
POLITICAL
DYNAMICS
Eddie N. Wllliami, President
Joint Center for Political Studies
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MID KEYS TO
POWER
Men's Day Observance
Slated For Sunday
es
Recently, be In Wuhtogton,
the Joint Center for Political
Studiea, Joined by aeven
organizations which collectively
represent the interests of the
nation's 3,503 black elected
officials, announced plans to
sponsor third national
leadership development institute
for aD of the black men and
women who hold elective public
office in the United States. It is
expected that the institute, to be
held In the Nation's Capital,
Dec 11-13, will be the largest
gathering ever of elected black
IU. S. Officials. Sponsors of the
institute, in addition to the Joint
Center, include: the Judical
Council of the National Bar
Association; the Congressional
Black Caucus, Inc.; the National
Association of Black County
Official; the National Black
Caucus of Local Elected
Officials; the National Black
Legislative Clearinghouse; the
National Caucus of Black School
Board Members, and the
Southern Conference of Black
Mayors.
The Institute also has the
support of the following officials
who hold statewide offices:
Senator Edward Brooke,
Gov. George Brown of
Colorado; and Lt. Gov. Mervyn
Dymally, of California.
Commenting on the institute I was held in Chicago so that the
ahortly after It was announced,' sraall-ln-number could" get
acquainted personally ana
exchange ideas and experiences.
A second institute, held in
Washington In 1969, led to the
establishment of the Joint
Center.
In the years since the second
institute, there have been
dramatic advances in the number
and power of black elected
Senator Brooke noted that It
was timely for black elected
officials to get together, and to
decide how to serve their
constituencies more effectively,
"and how to tackle the issues
that plague all Americans, but
most desperately Black
Americans.'
Specifically, the Institute will
concentrate on:
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. assessing the current state of W elerted oiticials. As T'ZZZZZZ Trainlnfl Act. Ransom, a manpower planning specialist with the
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1 Annual Men's Day
Observance will be held Sunday,
November 16 at the 11 ajn,
worship service.
Guest .speaker for this
occasion will, be t Herbert E.
Tatum Jr. A' i ''-. - '-1
He is the Principal of James
E. Shepard Jr. High School. He
is also on the Trustee and
Deacon Boards of White Rock
Baptist Church. He has taught in
the public schools of Durham. .
He Is also a member of the
Board of Directors of John
Avery Boys Club and has served
. as instructor for three years in
the United States Army. , - -
He is married to the former
Gertie Blackwell and is the
father of two sons. . .
HERBERT E. TATUM, JR.
black oolitics in the U. S
discussing strategies for
enhancing the opportunity of
blacks to participate more
effectively in the political
process
exchanging ides and
of June 1975, that number had
grown to 3,503. In 1969, only
municipal chief executives.
In addition to our successes
in electing lieutenant governors
in two western states, the
number of blacks m state
experiences between black legislatures has Increased
officials serving at various levels significantly. Equally significant
of irovernment. with the eoal of among those In the latter
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U. S. Labor Department in Atlanta, was a leader in the enort to piace quaimwi nine ...
"non traditional" jobs in Atlanta. He also serves as regional coordinator of manpower services to
special client groups.
LUACff KDIRAI OFFCAl MflPfD
BREAK RACIAL BARRIERS
Lincoln Memorial Church
Observes Women's Day
ATLANTA Phenizee F. 1934.
volunteered to help an 111 friend
who was pastor of Atlanta's
Butler Street Baptist Church.
For eight years he substituted
for the friend without accepting
payment for his help.
Tn 1 QR fnllMirlna tha ft-lonris
-..U,l,niMmr ,J .. . . . . i j racial DtUTlCTS 111 lOUS. 'IODB Willi UlC icuciai i iw.v..u.8 ..
eroding black economy , andl life those of u8 who have joined He ,nedJ nr8t.hand government's National Youth death, Ransom assumed full
projecting the Tact that , fte panning for the third knowledge of racial prejudice Administration (NYA), a pastorship,
effective political participation national institute are satisfied during .the first portion of his program designed to train and In spite of his enormous
at all levels of government is the ,- now the time to Gain a 20-vear tenure as manaeer of an find fobs for unemDloved voune responsibilities, Ransom never
developing from such talks category is tne number noiding Ransom Jr., a black manpower That same year he entered
useful coalitions and linkages; positions In leadership In the planning specialist in the U. S. Albany State College, Albany,
developing black legislatures of the states. Department of Labor's Atlanta Ga., and for the next seven years
perspectives on vital issues such WUh 8Uch shiftg and regional office, has had a long his life was a checkerboard of
The 19th Women's Day of
the Lincoln Memorial Baptist
Church will be observed on
November 16. The theme is
"Reach Out and Touch".
Speaker for the 11 a.m. service is
Mrs. Marion Glenn of Raleigh.
Mrs. Glenn is a graduate of Shaw
University School of Divinity.
The Youth Choir will sing.
At 5 p.m. the young adults of
the church will present a
symposium on "Reach Out and
Touch". Those participating are:
Miss Wilma Davenport, Miss
i Annette Brodie, Mrs. L. Wall,
Mrs. C. Ingram, and Mrs. Barbara
Melvin will preside. The history
of Women's Day will be given by
Mrs. Cynthia Turrentine.
Congregational singing will be
led by Sis. Leona Allen.
Chairpersons are Mrs.
Rebecca N. Carlos and Mrs.
Christine Ingram. Those on the
committee are: Mrs. M. Harrell,
Mrs. C. Crawford and Mrs. G.
Kelly.
The public is invited to
attend.
most Important key to the doors ion.range perspective of the Atlanta office of the Georgia
of opportunity for black people, strategies and tactics that can Employment Service.
It was only eight years ago be employed to further He would call an employer on
that the first national meeting of ui.-i. a i Jtui the telephone to arrange an
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blacK elected oiuciais wno political system
totaled about 400 at the time) United States. (NNPA).
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As director of an Albany
residential project at 21,
Ransom was the youngest NYA
. appointment and "the employer administrator in the Southeast,
would be extremely cordial and He continued to work with the
interested in knowing about our NYA while he earned an AB
office's job applicants who degree in religion and
might fit into his work force, philosophy from Johnson C.
But, when I'd walk Into his Smith University, Charlotte, N.
office and extend my hand, you C, a BS degree in education
could see his face fall and his .from Albany State College, and
manner grow cooler. He just , a bachelor's in theology from
wasn't ready to deal with a black Pike's Peak Seminary, Pike's
as a peer." Peak, Colo.
The fact that white In 1945. after a two-year
employers weren't '"ready''; stint with the Army, he joined,
U didn't deter Ransom one the Georgia State Employment
moment from fulfilling his Service as manager of an Atlanta
responsibility and determination ' office, a post beheld until 1963.
to place qualified blacks in At that time he became the
non-traditional professional and first black professional in the U.
clerical jobs in Atlanta. S. Labor Department's Atlanta
Among some of the many regional manpower office. His
serious barriers he had to position was the same one he
overcome, the Civil Rights Act -holds today, manpower
appears harassed. l don t
consider either of my jobs as
'work' in the conventional
Sense," he say, "I enjoy doing
them. I'm only doing what
comes naturally to me.''
The satisfactions in his Labor
Department post are numerous,
but they all have to do with
helping people, according to
Ransom. "Just yesterday I was
in downtown Atlanta and
hanoened to bump into an
Helpful Club Sponsors
Special Service
The Helpful Club of
Emmanuel A. M. E. Church,
2018 Riddle Rd. Rev. J. R.
Crutchfield pastor, will feature a
ex-prisoner who was serving special service aunaay auemou..
seven veers for fraud when I first at 3: 30.
met him years ago. I arranged
for him to attend barber school
when he was released and today
he owns his own business.
f v "That'si happiness to rrte
having some part in helping
people to realize their potential
Rev. F. A. Peeler, pastor or
the First .Christian Church,
Concord, ; his ' choirs, and
congregation will be the guests
and will render service. This
service climaxes several months
of activities for special efforts on
and to lead fuU, satisfying lives." the church's building fund. The
Helpful Club selected this as its
major project for the year.
The Club president, Mrs.
Eveline Hill, has worked
untiringly and unselfishly along
with her members and the pastor
to make this service become a
reality. She also has exemplified
excellent leadership.
Everyone is extended a very
cordial invitation to attend. The
results of the activities will be
given prior to the closing of the
service.
H. B. GOODSON (right) receives "Citizen of the Year'' Plaque from Edwin L. Patterson.
This plaque was awarded during a celebration last Sunday on the campus of Winston-Salem State
University.
Goodson And Shaw Honored
By Omega Psi Phi
WINSTON-SALEM H. B. Sharing honors with Goodson
Goodson, local civic and was Howard L. Shaw, a member
political leader, was named of the Winston-SalemForsyth
"Citizen of the Year" by the County School System, who was
local chapters of the Omega Psi named "Omega Man of the
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Goodson was honored at a' th f.trnitv. and to the Chapter who retired at the end
banouet which Initiated a n,,lnH Ho lc tmm.her of of the. 1974-75 school year after
woi.inno naihrHnn nf n.. dui ni,.t. th wi 32 years of teaching in the
Achievement Week, a national graduate chapter. Oth.r.:Jtt,0,,, County
nrotect of the fmtprnltv he d r. E j tir.i e.i ocnool System.
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notwithstanding, he says, were ; development specialist.
aptitude tests contrived tof In reflecting on Ransom's
eli m lnitttbjacks Itt'obgaH-blazing career, WUliam XJ;:
competition and as assumption pd? w o o d , the Labor
on the part of employers thaf :T)epartment's assistant regional
their white employees would director for manpower, Atlanta,
resent black co-workers. says; "Phenizee Ransom had the
But with persistence and a ability and courage to prove that
constant good humor in the face 'competent black professionals
of frequent rebuffs, Ransom can gain the enthusiastic
gradually achieved a high degree cooperation of top state
of success In placing blacks In Employment Service officials
desirable jobs in previously throughout the Southeast."
all-white firms. ji.ok Ransom's many duties
With a church-Blrrtlited include serving as the regional
background, it isn't surprising coordinator of manpower
that Ransom knew early he services to special groups, such
wanted to go into ministry, but as the handicapped, older
Wallace, Tony Couch of Slater the age at which he Bl?gWw Is workers and minorities in eight
Food Services, Miss Sandra surprising. At 14 he "was 'Southeastern states.
McCracken and Dr. Cleveland preaching each Sunday at two Characteristically, however,
Williams of Winston-Salem State, rural churches near B, Boggs he has also continued to work in
Edwin L. Patterson and Joseph Academy, Keysville, Ga,,, where the ministry. A year after
O. Lowerv. members of Psi Phi he graduated from hich school in separation from the Army, he
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HOWARD L. SHAW (right) receives "Omega Man of the Year"
Plaque from Lemuel L Johnson. This plaque was awarded during
celebration last Sunday on the campus of Winston-Salem State
University.
heard mini-speeches on the
theme of the observance, "How
to Treat Three Major Problems
of the Seventies: Dishonesty,
Immorality and the use of
Drugs," by Johnathn Cloud,
president of the Parkland High
School Student Body, Forsyth
County District Attorney
Donald K. Tisdale and Sgt.
Ralph Fry of the Winston-Salem
Police Department.
The Achievement Week
Celebration will continue with
Drug Abuse Workshops on the
campuses of Winston-Salem
State University and the Wake
Forest University during the
week and it closed with group
worship service on Nov. 9.
Chapters participating in the
observance are Mu Epsilon
Chapter at Winston-Salem State
University, Lambda Eta Chapter
at Wake Forest University and
Psi Phi Chapter, the local
graduate chapter. Lemuel
Johnson is the local
Achievement Week Chairman,
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The Mary E. Borland and
the Abdemelech ) Sunday,
School Classes of WeattDurham
Baptist Chruch held then
regular monthly janeeting
Friday, November 7x1 at the
home of Mesdames Mary
McClary and Naomi Parker,
1023 Cornell Street. 11
The meeting opened with a
song, ' Have Thine Own Way
Lor ," the devotion was brief.
The meeting was called to
order by thby the vice
president and president
respectively, Mesdames Clara
Perkins and Elizabeth Tate.
After the business meeting was
over, the following were served
a delicious re-past by the
hostesses Mesdames Mary
McClary and Naomi Parker.
They were Mesdames Ruby
Bolding, Mary L. Stephens,
Jennifer Love, Mary Horton,
Josie Powell, Gertrude Gibson,
Ella Jackson, Clara Prekins,
Elizabeth Tate, Margaret
Fuller, Mary Love, Sadie
Winston, Margaret Hedgepeth,
Mary W. Stephens, Gertrude
McBroom, Julia Freeland, Lana
M. Geer, Rosa Artis. Burch
Coley, Willie Love, Molachl
Duke, John Plummer Sr.. E. T.
Artis, and Palmer Perkins Sr.
were also present.
Mrs. Mary W. Stephens
thanked the hostesses for an
enjoyable evening.
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Among them were: NORTH
CAROLINA - William L. Davis,
Sr.. Delco; Reginald M. Harris,
Henderson; James L. Harrington
and John T. Tucker, Durham;
Elmer LeGrand, An E. Owens,
Greensboro; Herbert Lipscomb,
Shelby; Tomle H. Patrick,
Warrfoton; Joseph M.
Stephenson, Conway, and
Roosevelt W. Whitehead,
Kiniton.
SOUTH CAROLINA -Joseph
R. Maxberry, Jr
Columbia; M. Macao Nance, Jr.,
and Wlilil I. Samuel, Jr.,
Orangeburg, . and Benjamin J.
Banders, Jr., Greenwood
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upon which thousands of school
desegregation cases have been
based, has shrunk in- the hands
of the U. S. Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals.
In an opinion concerning the 1
Atlanta School System and one
which may have an adverse
impact upon numerous other
urban schools systems across the
South and the nation, a three
judge appeals court panel
declared that "the aim of the
Fourteenth Amendment .... is
to assure that state supported
educational opportunity . is
afforded without regard to race;
It is not to achieve racial
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