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--Frederick Douglaio
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San Antonio Register
• PROGRESS
All ths SAN
ANTONIO and
SOUTH TEXASNEWSl
Whilt It it Nswt
Complsts National
and World Wids
Nows Covsrags.
VOLUME 44, NUMBER 8
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1975
IT’S YOUR NEWSPAPER
DISCUSS EEO PLANS—Curtis McGee (right) newly-appointed equal employment opportunity officer
for the United States Department of Labor’s Region IV, Atlanta, discusses plans with Edith Davis,
assistant regional director for administration and management, and Robert M. Burns, regional di-
rector.
Thug,15,
Caught in
Heist
A 15 - year - old Vicksburg
street youth was turned over
to juvenile authorities Monday
afternoon for aggravated rob-
bery of a drug and variety
store.
Officers said the youth had
$120 cash on him which was
taken from Burnet Street Drug
store, 733 North New Braunfels
avenue.
Ernest Paredes, 16-year-old
cashier at the store, told police
the youth had come into the
business and ordered a soft
drink and a package of cigar-
ettes.
When Paredes turned to get
the cigarettes, the youth came
behind the counter, pointed a
small caliber pistol at him,
and demanded all the money.
The young bandit was on his
way out when Donald Ray Jones,
24, another employee, knocked
the gun of the young thug’s
hand.
The bandit fled only to be
chased by Arthur Witherspoon,
24, several blocks on Burnet
street.
Police officers apprehended
the youth at Burnet and Willow
streets.
Two Boys
Chase, Rob
S. A. Man
Two young boys, described
as being 13 or 14-year-olds,
robbed a 27-year-old man Sun-
day evening in the 300 block
of Hub avenue.
Henry Carroll, 371 Corliss,
told officers the two shirtless
boys asked him for a cigarette,
then chased him several blocks
before beating him with a belt
and removing $26 from his
wallet.
School Time
All Ready for
Administrators
Students in the San Antonio
Indenendent School District
have until Aug. 21, the first
day of classes in the district,
to get summer out of their sys-
tems, but SAESD principals and
other administrators were back
at the old clipboards, Monday,
(See TIME, Page 3)
MRS. VIOLA INEZ TAYLOR
FRIDAY RITES—Friday af-
ternoon funeral services have
been set for Mrs. Viola Inez
Taylor, widely known religious
worker and noted recitalist,
who died Tuesday morning in
Methodist hospital.
Widow of the late Rev. J.L.
Taylor, long-time pastor of the
former Union Baptist church,
Mrs. Taylor was a zealous and
dedicated church worker who
had, for many years,, given
generously of her great talent
on the local, district and na-
tional levels.
Obsequies will be held at 1
o'clock, Friday, from New
Union Baptist church, Hays at
North Mlttman street, the Rev.
E.J. Johnson, pastor, officiat-
ing.
Friday Rites
Set for Mrs.
J.L. Taylor
Friday afternoon obsequies
will be held in New Union Bap-
tist church, Hays and North
Mittman streets, for Mrs. J.L.
Taylor of 1131 Nolan street.
Mrs. Taylor died Tuesday
morning in Methodist hospital
to which she had been admit-
ted early last Friday after-
noon.
Mrs. Taylor was the widow
of the late Rev. J.L. Taylor,
prominent Baptist Mlninster
who, at the time of his death
in 1954, had given more than
45 years of dedicated leader-
ship as pastor of Union Baptist
church, to which he had bean
named "lifetime * minister.
A native Texan, Mrs. Taylor,
born Viola Inez Preacher, was
one of nine children born to
the late Benjamin and Mrs.
Henrietta Preacher of Galves-
ton. Only one brother. Dr. M.
L. Preacher, also of San An-
tonio, survives.
In 1919 she became the bride
of Rev. Taylor, the same year
he assumed pastorate of Union
Baptist. Herself a zealous and
dedicated religious worker, she
had not only served her own
church in numerous capacities
through ths years, but, as an
extremely gifted vocalist, had
lent her great talent to count-
less other churches and bodies
on ths local, state national
(Sse TAYLOR, Page 3)
Tire
Changer
Robbed
Two men early Monday rob-
bed a 52-year-old Bundy street
resident of $240 cash while he
was changing a tire on his auto-
mobile.
Augusta Mitchell, 218 Bundy,
told officers he was changing
a tire on his car at East Com-
merce and Exposition streets
when the two men walked up
and attacked him.
One of the men held Mitchell
down while the second grabbed
his wallet and keys, then both
fled.
Black Named
EEO Officer
In Atlanta
ATLANTA — Curtis McGee
has been appointed equal em-
ployment opportunity officer for
Region IV by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor.
McGee, a Black, will provide
leadershp and guidance in mat-
ters regarding the department’s
equal employment opportunity
program, which Includes a com-
plaint process, affirmative ac-
tion plan, the Federal Women’s
program, and a Spanish-speak-
ing program.
He says that he will work to
promote wider knowledge and
acceptance of equal employ-
ment opportunity policies and
programs.
A native of Pine Mountain,
Ga., McGee attended Morehouse
college and graduated from Vir-
ginia State college, where be
also did graduate work.
After serving in the U. S.
Army for three years, he began
his career as a corrections
officer in the Justice depart-
ment and later became a senior
corrections officer there.
McGee was formerly a per-
sonnel management specialist
at the Petersburg Federal re-
formatory, Petersburg, Vs.
Death for
Raping
Virgin, 80
NEW ORLEANS, La.—A 17-
yaar-old youth was found guilty
(See DEATH, Pegs 3)
24-Year-Old S A
Man, Shot to Death
Report Indicates Both
Gains, No Progress
REGISTER WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON -- Black Americans have
made progress in education and election to
public office during the first half of the 1970 s,
but their progress in income and employment
has been impeded by a variety of social and
economic factors, according to a major re-
port released today by the Bureau of tne Cen-
is /u to 1974, the Income posi-
3us, United States Department
of Commerce.
The report, eighth in an an-
nual series on the character-
istics of blacks in America
(and, at 205 pages, the longest),
focuses on recent trends (1970-
74) and Includes some data as
current as 1975. The report
presents a special section on
crime, including enUrely new
data from a nationwide survey
on criminal victimization con-
ducted in 1973 as well as data
on jail Inmates and capital pun-
ishment. Other new subjects
are blacks in the Armed For-
ces, sources of Income of black
post - secondary students,
black-owned businesses and
ownership of major appliances
by black households.
A 56 per cent Increase in
black college enrollment be-
tween 1970 and 1974 highlight-
ed black gains in education,
according to the report. White
college enrollment increased
only 15 per cent over the same
period. However, the propor-
tion of young blacks (18-24
years old) enrolled in college
was still below that for young
whites--18 and 25 per cent,
respectively.
Black political gains during
the 1970’s were "impressive,*
the report says. Between March
1971 and May 1975, the number
of blacks holding public office
increased by 88 per cent to a
total of 3,503. Black officials
newly elected in 1974 Include
one member of Congress, two
lieutenant governors, and 40
other state legislators and ex-
ecutives. The number of black
mayors Increased sharply from
81 in 1971 to 135 in 1975.
Inflation and recession have
adversely affected both blacks
and whites, the report says.
Unemployment increased
sharply for both during the
economic downturn of 1974, and
the situation of blacks relative
to whites did not improve. In
1974, the average annual un-
employment rate was 9.9 per
cent for blZcks (including all
races other than white) and 5.0
per cent for whites. The rate
had reached 13.7 per cent for
blacks and 7.6 per cent for
whites by the first quarter of
1975 (seasonally adjusted quar-
terly averages).
Further, the unemployment
rate for black teenagers reach-
39.8 per cent for the first
quarter of 1975 compared to
18.0 per cent for white teen-
agers.
The black unemployment rate
in 1974 was about twice the
white rate, the same relation-
ship that has generally pre-
vailed since the Korean war,
according to the report. How-
ever, the 1974 unemployment
rate for black teenagers was
2.4 times the rate of white
teenagers, while for women the
black rate was 1.7 times the
white rate.
Median income in 1974 was
estimated at $7,800 for black
families and $13,400 for white
families. Adjusted for infla-
tion, the data show some evi-
dence of a decline in real in-
come among black families
since 1975. This decline, about
3 per cent, is not significant 1)
different from the 4 per cent
decline among white families.
Over a longer period, from
tlon of black families relative
to white families became worse
as measured by the median in-
come ratio, in contrast to the
late 1960’s when the black-
white income ratio narrowed
somewhat. Black family me-
dian Income was 61 per cent
of white family Income in 1970
but only 58 per cent in 1974.
According to the report, many
social and economic factors
have an Impact on the ratio of
black to white median family
Income. These factors Include
the number of earners in a
family, the work experience of
family members, and the pro-
portion of families* headed by
women (who generally have low-
er incomes than men) as well
as economic forces like the
inflationary and recessionary
pressures of 1974.
For example, the report notes
that one factor which has par-
tially contributed to the decline
in the ratio of black to white
family incomes Is the decline
in the proportion of black fam-
ilies with both husband and
wife present--61 per cent of all
black families In 1975 compared
to 68 per cent In 1970. Black
husband-wife families had a
higher median Income in 1974
($12,982) than black families
headed by a male alone ($7,942)
or by a female alone ($4,465),
primarily because husband -
wife families are more likely
to have more than one earner.
Thus, a decline in the propor-
tion of husband-wife families
has a downward Influence on the
median income of all families.
About the same proportion of
blacks and whites were victims
of crime in 1973, according to
the new data Included In the re-
port. This finding is in con-
trast to studies conducted dur-
ing the 1960’s, which showed
a higher victimization rate for
blacks. However, the 1973 sur-
vey did show that a much larger
proportion of blacks than of
whites were victims of violent
crimes—47 per 1,000 popula-
tion for blacks compared to 32
for whites.
The report also Includes sec-
tions on population, labor force'
and business ownership, educa-
tion, family and fertility, health,
housing, criminal offenders,
voting, and Armed Forces.
Each section Includes both text,
detailed tables, and graphs, a
new feature.
Among other findings of the
report:
—In 1973, about 43 per cent
of black households lived in
homes they owned or were buy-
ing compared to 67 per cent of
white households. Blacks are
under-represented in new hous-
ing units—in 1973, black house-
holds accounted for only 6 per
cent of the occupied housing
units built within the previous
three years.
—Political gains made by
blacks during 1970-75occurred
despite drops in registration
and voter, participation rates
Cslr **~~a C5* l»
three of the potential black elec-
torate reported voting in the
1974 Congressional election,
down 10 percentage points from
1970. Similar declines occur-
(See BOTH, Page 3)
COL. ROBERT W. DEWS
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR--It
was announced last week that
Col. Robert W. Dews had been
named director of the Depart-
ment of Defense Race Relations
institute at Patrick Air Force
Base in Florida.
Col.Dews
Institute
Director
Register Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Colonel
Robert W. Dews, USA, has been
named director of the Depart-
ment of Defense Race Relations
institute at Patrick Air Force
Base, Florida. He replaces
Colonel Russell S. Ryland,
USAF, who has been assigned
commander of the Air Force
ROTC detachment at the Uni-
versity of Florida, Gainesville.
Colonel Dews, who has had
service In Europe, Korea and
Viet Nam, as well as commands
In the United States, has been
deputy director for Instruction
of the Institute since January
1974. He will be the third
director since the Institute was
established at Patrick Air
Force base in September, 1971,
and the first to have gone
through DRRI’s course of in-
struction.
He was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, in 1923. In 1948,
he was awarded a bachelor of
arts degree in business admi-
nistration from Ohio State unl-
(See DEWS, Page 3)
Muslim
Leader
Arrested
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A man
identified as Nathaniel Muham-
mad, 49, son of the founder et
the Nation of Islam, was ar-
rested last week by federal
agents and local police in a
drug raid.
Officials said Muhammad,
leader a toe Keneai City Tro-
pic of the Nation of Islam, was
arrested with James Jackson,
38, at Muhammad’s home.
Officers said the pair was
charged with sale of heroin to
an administration undercover
agent.
Marvin Edward
Todd Shot in Back,
Beaten About Head
Homicide detectives this week are trying
to gather enough evidence to arrest a man lor
the July 30 slaying of Marvin Edward “Bub-
ba Toad,
Todd, 24, 1314 Hedges, was shot once in the
back with a small caliber pistol in the 1200
block of North Fine street.
Police said he had also been
beaten about the head, pos-
sibly with the gun used to
shoot him.
Police said Todd was found
lying in the street by James
Taylor, 28, 1614 Dakota, An-
thony Owens, 24, 207 Ferguson,
and Michael Brown, 30, 412
Muncey.
The trio stopped their car
and moved the then-conscious
Todd to the sidewalk, where
they covered him with a sheet
and placed an Ice-pack on his
head until help arrived.
Police said Todd would only
tell them his name, but would
not Identify the man who shot
him.
He died later at Bexar County
hospital.
Detectives said they have ob-
tained the name of the killer,
but more evidence is needed
before he can be arrested.
Word also has it that the
suspect has fled to Austin.
Todd's death is the 18th
black-involved homicide this
year as compared with 25 at
this time in 1974.
Hoods Beat,
Rob
5A Man,68
A 68 - year • old Victoria
courts man was treated at Rob-
ert B. Green hospital Saturday-
evening for bruises and lacera-
tions he received from two
bandits.
Willie Kirby, 146 Peyton
Place, told officers he was at
Iowa and South Pine streets
when the thugs beat him to the
ground, then removed $60 from
his wallet.
Police were told Kirby did
not know his assailants by
name, but he has seen them be-
fore in the vicinity of the at-
tack.
Local Rites
Pending for
S.A. Native
San Antonio funeral rites
were pending, late Tuesday, for
Mrs. Maude Warner James,
former San Antonian, who died
Simday afternoon, August 3, la
Red Bank, N.J., where she had
made her home for many years.
Her death was attributed to a
heart attack.
Following funeral services in
»>,, kMu M(v the hodv was
flown to San Antonio for final
rites and interment, andsr local
arrangements by the Sutton-
Sutton Funeral home.
A member of a prominent
San Antonio family, Mrs. Jamas
(See RITES, Page 3)
$2,500
Reward
For Cleric
The Secret Witness commit-
tee Is offering a $2,500 reward
for Information leading to the
locating of Henry I. Sellers,
51, pastor of the Church at
Christ at 4919 Zulema.
Sellers, 4115 Scarlet Oak
drive, was last seen on July 12
buying doughnuts from a South
w.W. White road bakery.
His wallet was found the next
day In Universal City. A credit
card belonging to him was found
near the community of Lone
Oak.
Anyone having information in
connection with this case, is
asked to contact the San An-
tonio police department's miss-
ing persons bureau.
UNCF
Secretary
Dies at66
NEW YORK, N.Y.-Mlss Ed-
na M. Jones, secretary of the
United Nagro Collage Fund,
Inc., was found dead in her
apartment on Wednesday, July
30, apparently of natural caus-
es. Miss Jones was 66 and
lived at 10 W. 135th street.
Miss Jones had been with ths
UNCF for 23 years, the lest
10 of them as secretary of ths
corporation. She had served
the Col leg* Fund lo^sr than
any person on the staff.
Dr. Frederick D. Patterson,
founder of tbs UNCF and hon-
orary president, said "Eteia
Jonas had no family, tbs UNCF
was her family, and she serv-
ed it with distinction. She was
completely dedicated to the
Fund, know everyone in It, and
made It her life's work."
Dr. Patterson founded tea
UNCF in 1944 whan be was
than president at Tuskegse b-
stitute and Mine Jones joined
his staff sight years later.
Previously, she had warhsd for
ths Child Study Association of
America, tbs Federal Works
agency in Washington, D.C.,
and on the admlnlstnttys staff*
s? twe btock coBsgs;
UNCF member, Ml >w univer-
sity in Raleigh, K.C., and Dil-
lard university in New Orleans.
Christopher P. Edley, exec-
utive director of ths UNCF,
(See SECRETARY, Pegs 3)
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