San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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NO PROGRESS WITHOUT STRUGGLE
■If there la no struggle, there
Is no progress. Those who
profess to favor freedom, and
yet depreciate agitation, are
men who want crops without
ploughing up the ground.. .Power
concedes nothing without S'
demand. It never did and never
win."
—Frederick Douglass
Sam Amtomio Register ES,,
RIGHT • JUSTICE • PROGRESS I^L"
,5c I an(j World Wide
I News Coverage
VOLUME 44, NUMBER 13
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1975
IT'S YOUR NEWSPAPER
FIREDESTROYS ANOTHER CHURCH
VIEWING REMAINS—Unidentified women are shown viewing the remains of a two-story masonry
building that once was Friendship Baptist church. The building was destroyed early Saturday In at
three-alarm fire. Tuesday afternoon members of the city demolition team raaed the remaining frame.
--Photo courtesy Express Publishing company.
Man Dies
From
Wounds
A man who was shot five
times Aug. 10 died from his
wounds Sunday morning at 8anta
Rosa Medical center.
A charge of murder Is expect-
ed to be filed against Clifford
Childs, 22, 43B Gulf, In the death
of Grant Dorn, 27, 314 Sanders.
Childs Is presently lodged In
county Jail In lieu of $8,000
bond for criminal attempt to
commit murder on Dorn.
/ Dorn was shot In the 800 block
of Canton street while sitting In
a car with friends.
According to witnesses, a
man approached, said Dorn was
crasy and that he (the gunman)
was going to kill him.
The gunman then opened fire
with a large caliber gun and
fled. Later Childs was arrest-
ed.
Dorn's death brings to 19 the
number of black-involved homi-
cides for 1978 as compered with
31 at this time last year.
2 Men
Held in
Robber;
Two men were awaiting bond
setting Wednesday afternoon
following their arrest early that
morning for the alleged robbery
of a convenience store and one
of Its customers.
Booked were Harry Adams
Garner, 30, 331 Spurce. and
Paul Douglas Johnson, 2$, 128
Sanders.
Two two were accused of
holdlnc up the Stop 'n Go Con-
venience store at loisrair ave-
nue and George Gelsel, B2,
7282 Brook Valley.
Ellas O. Pena, 21 , night
manager of the convenience
store, told officers two men
entered the business and asked
for a package of cigarettes.
Pena turned to get the package
(gee ROBBERY, Page 2)
Navy Offers
Woman Career
In Electronics
(Picture on Page 9)
GREAT LAKES, Ill.—For a
young Akron, Ohio woman, the
Navy Is not only offering her a
career, but an educational op-
portunity in advanced electron-
ics as well.
Petty Officer Brenda G. Lue,
22, the only female in a class
of 10, has Just graduated second
from a ten-month advanced
electronics course at the Naval
Training Center here. Her
education Is considered equiv-
alent to the accelerated version
of 1 1/2 years of electronics
technology In a civilian Insti-
tution.
Brenda's curriculum Includ-
ed basic electricity and elec-
tronics, schematic electronic
wiring and circuit diagrams,
fundamentals of motors and
generators, laboratory practice
In the proper use of trade tools,
and the application of advanced
electronics test equipment In
troubleshooting situations.
Following the basic phase of
the course, she was advanced
to petty officer third class
(Electronics Technician 3/C)
under the Navy’s accelerated
promotion program. This pro-
gram offers automatic petty of-
ficer promotions to students
who successfully complete
schools In several technical
fields such as electronics, nu-
clear propulsion, and radar.
When asked why she chose
the Navy's electronics field,
Brenda replied! "It's fascina-
tion! I've always loved to tinker
with things such as ear engines
and radios. When I was in high
school, I would take stuff out of
my car engine to see If I could
put It back correctly. But, I
usually had parts left over when
1 was finished,* she laughed.
"I much prefer electronics
to secretarial work,” says
Brenda. Typing Is Just reflex-
es. 1 like working with my
brain and hands. In electronics,
you must be able to think, and
fhfnlr quickly.*
Tm8 pS*U
tronlos technician In the Navy
Is not only difficult but com-
petitive. Only a small quota
Is aooepted each month. A
prospective trainee must pos-
sess an above average/tQ..
be good at solving practical
problems In math, and learn
(tee CAREER, Page 2)
S. A. Man Injured
In Train-Car Crash
A government poultry inspector was still
being treated Tuesday morning at Southeast
Baptist Memorial hospital for lnmries he
suffered Friday in a train-car accident.
According to a hospital spokesman, An-
drew D. Smith, 53. 4303 McCombs, “appears
to be doing pretty good. The spokesman re-
Postal
Agents
Nab 2
A surveillance team of six
postal Investigators Sept. 3 neb-
bed two men accused of break-
ing Into a substation's mailbox-
es and removing government
treasury checks.
Lodged In county Jail in lieu
of 238,000 bond each axe Roose-
velt Bass Jr., 34, 8042 Sierra
Madre, and Lieut. E. Coleman
Jr„ 221 Harding pises.
The two ware charged and
arraigned before U.S. Magis-
trate William Gilts. A pre-
liminary hearing has been aet
for Sept. 18.
According to a report signed
by Postal Agent R.F. Scheld,
Bass and Coleman ware arrest-
ed outside the J. Frank Doble
postal substation at 4487 Lord
road.
The report states Bass was
chased from the substation after
he broke into a mailbox.
Tbs agents had been keeping
e surveillance on the station
after four other reports had
been made between Aug. 4 and
31 concerning break-ins of
mailboxes.
Tbs/agents had also received
Information that the suspects
wars driving a late model Bulck
which Base and Coleman were
In at the time of their arrest.
Scheld reported s man wee
seen leaving the oar and enter-
ing the station. A tew minutes
later the man broke the glass
door of s mailbox at which
time the agents moved In and
mads their arrest.
A starch of the car turned
up eight empty Treasury de-
partment check envelopes, the
report added.
Publisher's
Cousin
LOS ANGELES, Calif.-PO-
llos, relatives and friends last
week were still seeking 31-
year-otd Miss Marina Morse,
(See COUSIN, Page 2)
fused to list what condition
Smith was In because "I’m (the
spokesman) not a doctor.*
Police Officer Leonard Ci-
cero reported Smith was driv-
ing his government-owned car
south In the 1600 block, of South
San Marcos when the vehicle
stalled on the Southern Pacific
railroad In front of an east
bound train engineered by J.E.
Day.
Traveling at 20 miles per
hour, the train struck the car
broadside and carried It ap-
“Sources ”
Prove
Reliable
A homeowner’s “reliable
sources* Monday evening help-
ed him recover Items stolen
from his horns and police nab
two man.
Carlos Clark, 42, 1429 Bur-
net, told police the thieves en-
tered his home through s bath-
room window and left with s
2180 portable color television
sot and s 2300 vacuum cleaner.
Police Officer David Logsdon
quoted Clark as saying “reli-
able sources* told him the bur-
glars wore staying In a home
In the 1300 block of Burnet
and that the television and vac-
uum cleaner wars In the house.
Logsdon said Clark refused
to Identify his sources, but
claimed they ware “highly reli-
able."
Acting on the tip, officers
want to 1321 Burnet and sought
permission from Gerald Wayne
Brown, 18, to enter the house
and starch for the stolen Items.
Logsdon said Brown, after
being Informed of his rights,
allowed them Inside to search
the house. The television and
vaccum cleaner wars found In
s closet.
Brown, Craig Douglas Bow-
ls and an 18-year-old woman
(See "SOURCES," Page 8)
proxlmately 7 5 feet before stop-
ping.
Police said Smith suffered
lacerations and broken ribs,
but the hospital has refused
comment.
Smith’s accident Is the sec-
ood misfortune to strike him in
little more than three months.
On May 16, a fire destroyed
Smith’s home at 2042 Rlbsby
avenue.
Arson was suspected In the
case, but no arrest was ever
made.
Man
Shot
A young man was released
Tuesday night pending further
Investigation In the shooting of
a Sants Clara walk resident In
an East Terrace home Incident.
In satisfactory condition
Wednesday afternoon at Brooke
Army Medical center was Bob-
by Flint, 21, 616 Santa Clare
walk. Flint suffers small cal-
iber bullet wounds In his back,
left shoulder, face and right
thigh.
Police said he was shot In
the apartment of his reported
girl friend In the 2800 block
of Fisk walk.
According to reports, the 21-
year-old woman and an 18-
year-old man had returned to
her apartment from the store
whan Flint burst through the
door and began beating her.
The man Is then reported to
have turned on the younger man
and pulled a gun on him.
The two struggled over the
gun with the younger man ob-
taining It and firing four slugs
at Flint.
The young man then left, but
later turned himself In to the
police who questioned him then
released him pending further
investigation.
Sarge from
Army to
NAACP Job
(Picture on Page 9)
A race relations Instructor
with the United States Army
Health Services command here
has been named to the state
staff of the Atlanta, Ga., office
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP).
*1 don’t know all the details
yet myself," said M. Sgt.
Charles E. Jordan, “but I am
particularly interested in work-
ing in the area of military and
veterans’ affairs."
Sgt. Jordan, a race relations
instructor for the nation-wide
medical command here for the
past year, retired from the
Army Aug. 31.
The veteran of ilmoat 22
vears active duty served 18
years as a cook, mess steward
and food service super” ;.sor
before deciding to specialize In
race relations and equal oppor-
tunities.
He was appointed race rela-
t Ions-equal opportunity super-
visor with the 3rd Infantry div-
ision in Europe In 1973.
En route back to the United
States In 1974, Sgt. Jordan at-
tended the Defense depart-
ment’s Race Relations Instruc-
tor’s course at Patrick AFB,
Fla.
He Joined the equal oppor-
tunities staff at the Health Serv-
ices command after being
named a distinguished graduate
of the specialized course.
For the past year, Jordan ha*
been Instrumental In establish-
ing race relatlons-equal oppor-
tunities action plans at all eight
giant Army medical centers and
more than 30 other medical ac-
tivities and hospitals through-
out the United States.
In conjunction with hla re-
tirement, Sgt. Jordan was
awarded the Meritorious Serv-
ice medal by Brig. Gen. Jeck
Pollock, deputy commander of
the Health Services command.
Gen. Pollock cited Jordan as
being “Instrumental In revising
the command’■ affirmative ac-
tion plan Into a more meaning-
ful and useful guide for subor-
dinate commanders In conduct-
ing their equal opportunity pro-
grams.*
He edded, “Sgt. Jordan’s
ability to recognize and point
out area* of need critical to
racial harmony and better
(See SARGE, Page 3)
Friendship Baptist
Third S. A. Church
To be Burned
Arson investigators Tuesday were prepar-
ing to have floor samples from Friendship
Baptist church analyzed to see what, if any,
type of flammable substance was used in the
tnree-alarm f i r e early Sa t u r da y that de-
stroyed the 31-year-old structure.
Officials said the two-story masonry
building was fully engulfed In
Man Not
Guilty of
Murder
A man charged with the 1973
fatal shooting of a Sutton Heme
invalid was cleared Friday fal-
lowing a trial that seemed to
have come from the peges of
Perry Mason.
Eugenio Ramirez, 34, 318
Southolme avenue, was found
not guilty by a Jury of the June
29, 1973, claying of John Harde-
man. He was on trial ter mur-
der with malice.
Hardeman, 46, 228 Mobile
walk, was shot at Hines and
Runnels street while sitting Is
hla wheel chair.
According to reports, the
gunman wu In a car, that pass-
ed a group of people, and open-
ed fire. The car’s occupants
wpre said to have been looking
for a police community rela-
tions officer who had earlier
taken a bag of LSD from ana
of the men.
witnesses had Identified
Ramirez as the man who shot
Hardeman, but on 8ept. 4 Juan
Ramirez, 21,241 Southolme ave-
nue (no relation to Eugenio),
told the court ho was the man
who fired the fatal shot.
Following Juan's confession,
144th district Judge H. F.
"Hippo* Garcia had him put
under arrest and aet bond at
28,000.
The Jury soon deliberated
and returned a not guilty ver-
dict for Eugenio.
Juan Ramirez la presently
free under 28,000.
All, Don King
GivetoStarving
African Kids
strayed hJs/homo at 2041 Rigsby avense. Smith la presently lai Scuteeut j®*^^**"
etroyed Ms/homo
from tee Injuries
flames when the first fire unit*
arrived at 838 Iowa street at
3:35 Saturday morning. A sec-
ond alarm was Immediately
sounded, followed by a third at
3:44.
By the time the fire waa
brought under control the build-
leg was a total losa. Damages
were listed at $125,000 to the
building and $25,000 to the con-
tents.
Officials said 2200 damage
waa also caused by the fire to
the home of Mrs. Amelia Wood-
ard at 901 Iowa, 250 damage to
that of Mrs. Pearl A. WMttler
at 834 Iowa, and 250 damage to
a vacant house at 823 Iowa.
THIRD CHURCH
The fire was the third church
In little more than s year’s
time to have been burned.
On July 13, 1974, Zion Star
Baptist church at 834 Virginia
boulevard waa totally destroyed
by fire. Eight days later, Mt.
Zion First Baptist was engulfed
In flames.
Arson waa officially ruled In
both those flrea, but no suspect
waa ever apprehended. Rumors
persisted that ths arsonists
originally meant to burn Mt.
Zion, but had made a mistake
and destroyed Zion Star, only
to return to get the "right
church."
Although arson Investigators
officially could find no evidence
to point to the rumors, off the
record they have Indicated
there could be some truth to
them.
NO CONNECTION
There la no connection, how-
ever, between those fires and
the burning of Friendship Bap-
tist church.
Arson Investigator Cap*. Dan
Davila said he believes arson
la Involved In the fire of Frlend-
sMp Baptist. Evidence ao far
has Indicated the pyromanlac (a)
broke Into the building and
started the fire In the west side
of the structure next to the
choir pew.
Davila discredited reporta
from a dally paper, however,
Indicating a "plot" was in prog-
ress against large black Bap-
tist churches.
"There's no plot involved,"
he said. "I'm convinced these
aren't tee asms people involved
In the other two fires.
"The only thing these fires
have In common, besides the
general neighborhood, la the
time.*
INSURANCE
Presently Devils ts cheeking
Into rumors he heard the day
of the fire. Register will not
dignify tea rumor by printing It.
Rev. R.L. Archleld, pastor
of the church, laughed when the
rumor wu mentioned to Mm
adding teat there wore no Im-
mediate plans to tear down tbs
ohurch.
"The rebuilding wu the sec-
ond phase of our plan," Rev.
Archleld said. Emphasising
tea word "second." "Our first
phase wu to build u educa-
tional west of the
church, then start on the church
lteelf.”
NO CHANGES
"A net, wots eot going m
make any changes la our plan.
WaYe going to do u we had
planned to do and continue with
tea building of tee educational
MUteql* kO o,
When asked if he thought
some members of teo congre-
(Boe ANOTHER, P*0 2)
NEW YORK—Muhammad All
hu long bun known for making
predictions come true with Ms
flats, in tea glare of klelgllghta,
before millions of fane. Last
weekend he did the same thing
with Ms heart, quietly,
fanfare. He took $100,000 out
of hla own pocked and baadsi
It over to UNICEF and AFRI-
CANS for teo benefit of chil-
dren from drought-stricken
Africa. The fight promoter,
Don long, added a chock for
210,000. (AFRJCARE la an In-
dependent organisation con-
cerned with development la ru-
ral Africa. It la not uooclated
Tite CARS «*• —’Wtaua re-
lief organisation.)
The background of the alary
la not well-known, but there’s
a moral in tt for our ttmu
of hypo and ballyhoo, starve-
aifHi ow4 rtflhRR
non ino nonove
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