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RALE T OH. N. C.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25 1867
Negroes make Gains
During hmmk Bum
WASHINGTON - Negro citi
zens .have made substantial
social and economic progress
during the past seven years
although the gap between Negro
and white levels of living re
mains large.
This is a key finding of a
report released' recently by
President Johnson. The stud.,
was prepared jointly by the
Labor Statistics and the Bureau
of the Census.
As the Nation rode "a great
tide of prosperity,” President
Johnson said, “Negroes in A
merica not only kept up with
the general advance, but in
important ways moved ahead
of it.”
In education, jobs, income and
housing, “most Negroes have
made substantial gains over the
past few years,” he said. ‘To
day, for the first time, a sub
stantial number of Negroes in
America are moving into the
middle class.”
But, in releasing the report,
the President warned there Is
also a “grim’* meaning to the
in this document. Com
menting on the continuing wide
.gap between Negroes and
whites, he said:
“What is most troubling is
that in many of the worst slums
of America, life is not getting
better for Negroes--lt is get
ting worse,”
These are some of the high
lights of the report;
Income--While Negro family
Income remains comparatively
low, the Incomes of both
Negroes and white are at all
time peaks and the gap between
the two groups narrowed
“significantly” last year.
More than 28 percent of non
white families (about 92 percent
of them Negro) receive more
than $7,000 a year--more than
double the proportion seven
years ago, as measured incon
stant dollars taking into account
price changes.
Outside the Southern Region,
the percentage ofNegrofaml-
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or more rises to 38 percent.
Six years ago, one out of
two nonwhite families was poor.
Though the incidence of poverty
among nonwhite families re
main high, about one out of three
are new classified as poor.
f Last year alone f the number
of nonwhites in poverty was re
duced by 551,000 families.
Unemployment—The jobless
rates for nonwhites are still
twice those of whites, but the
level for both groups has drop
ped dramatically.
For nonwhite married men,
the chief providers in nearly
three-fourths of the nonwhite
homes, the unemployment rate
dropped at a faster rate timn
for white married men during
the past five years.
Employment—The number of
nonwhites in professional, white
collar and skilled jobs rose by
nearly half during the past six
years. Still, Negroes are far
less likely to be in better jobs.
Since 1960, there has been a
net increase of about 250,000
nonwhtte pr ofes sional and
managerial workers, 280,000
clerical and sales workers, 190,
000 craftsmen and 160,000 o
peratlves in the steel, auto
mobile and other durable goods
manufacturing Industries.
Education—Six years ago,
nonwhite young men averaged
two years less schooling than
their white counterparts. The
gap is only one-half year today.
These are some of the grim
findings of the report;
--Negro family income is
only 58 percent of white in
come.
--The nonwhite teenage un
employment rate continues at
about 26 percent.
--A nonwhite man is still
about three times as likely as
a white man to be in a low
paying job as a laborer or a
service worker.
--About 43 percent of Negro
youth are rejected for military
service because of “mental”
reasons, compared with 8 per
cent of white youth.
After pointing to the pressing
need for adequate funds for
Federal programs aimed at re
claiming the country’s Slums,
President Johnson said;
“Our job in the coming days
and the coming years is to
continue and to intensify our
efforts to offer people a
chance.”
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OMEGA ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - On the left, Harold H, Webb, basileus, lota lota Chapter
Omega Psl Phi Fraternity is presenting the “Omega Man of the year” award to Brother Clarence
Lightner. On the right, Rev. Howard Cunningham is presenting the “Citizens of the Year” award
to Mrs. W. W. Finlator, in the absence of her husband, Rev. W. W. Finlator, who was given the
honor for having made the greatest humanitarian contribution to the Raleigh community.
“KING AND QUEEN” - The Parent’s Club of Tuttle Community Center sponsored the King
and Queen Contest, which started Oct. 20 and (Hided Nov. 15. The King was John Baker 111 and the
Queen, Deborah Newsome. The Court is as follows, from left to right of the Queen, the first
runner up, Cheryl Perry, second Doris Lucas, and third Wanda Moore. From'to left of the King
the first runner up, Richard Barfield, Jimmy Gibbs, third runner up, and second runner up is
Xavier Christmas. The children participated in the Shaw University Homecoming Parade Sat
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Ist Black Man NtttiaiJ Ts if zml Si
MIAMI - Joseph J. Poltier
has become the first black man
named to the Metro Charter Re
view Board. The board is study
ing proposals to change the sys-
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tern of electing commissioners
in the metropolitan area.
Negro leaders have maintain
ed that countywide elections
give black candidates little
chance of w inning and that elec
tions within districts would be
better.
Pettier, a 43-year-old phar
macist, will take part in the de
liberations on the proposals.
He believes the board must
“catch up” with the growth of
the Greater Miami area.
A native of Miami, he attend
ed Florida A&M University and
graduated from Xavier Univer
sity in New Orleans.
Poitier, chairman ofthepoli
tical action committee, Young
Democratic association, was
named to his new post by Metro
Mayor Chuck Hall.
The CRB study of revamp
proposals was sparked by Earl
Carroll, insurance executive.
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In Appeal Os Conmtbn
CORE, SNCC Come
To Leroi Jones’ Aid
NEWARK - Two black power
groups have come to the aid
of playwright Leßoi Jones, con
victed of illegally possessing
weapons during this city's riots
last summer.
Floyd McKis sic k, CORE
Chairman, said his group would
provide legal defense for Jones’
appeal of his conviction.
And H. Rap Brown, SNCC
chairman, said “We'll do any
thing to free Jones” whom he
described as “a patriot of the
black people.”
Declaring that he would sup
port Jones’ appeal, Brown as
serted, on the other hand, that
seeking legal redress in A
merican courts “is futile for the
Black man in this country.”
Jones described his case as
“the testing point for black peo
ple throughout the nation.
“If they can rough us off in
Obituaries
MRS. AGARTHA B. CROSS
Mrs. Agartha Bobbitt Cross
of 6 Hoke Street, died Friday
at her home. Funeral services
were conducted from the Ra
leigh Funeral Home chapel
Wednesday afternoon at 1
O’clock by the Rev. T.C. Ha
mans. Burial followed in the
National cemetery. She is sur
vived by one sister, Miss Janet
Hall of the home; four aunts,
Mrs. Sallie S. Bobbitt, Brook
lyn, N.Y., Mrs. Ethel Simmons,
Mrs. Alberra Dunn, and Miss
Rivina Hall, all of New York
City; one uncle, Phill M. Hall,
Raleigh.
Newark, where we are a cleai*
majority, we are in terrible
shape all across the country,”
Jones said.
According to McKisslck,
Jones' appeal will raise the
question of Negroes’ right to
bear arms.
Describing the playwright as
a “political prisoner,” Mc-
Kissick said, “we recognize in
this country today an organiz
ed effort to curb black mili
tants people who speak out
and act.”
Ligon’s Band
To Travel
BY ABRAHAM GREEN
The J. W. Ligon concert and
marching bandtraveliedtoHill
side Nov. 1L They gave a
great performance at half time
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e<j “Hi Neighbor.” Then they
formed a record player and
played “Three Jacks.” From
there they formed the letters
LHS ahd played the Alma Ma
ter.
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