Woodlawn Booster and Bulletin (Newspaper) - May 5, 1968, Woodlawn, Illinois START SAVING VOTES FOR THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION The Real Cost Of Racial Coexistence IF CHICAGO'S white response to school busing was typical of white America's ultimate reaction to the im- of the facts and theories openly exposed in the report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders then Cook County Sheriff Joseph Woods should be handsomely re- warded for his foresight and ning because once again white America has openly admitted to it's long practices of racial tion and in none too subtle words the report states that on this basis blacks and whites ought to be at each other's throats The cost of the reversal and correction of these practices are so astronomical that few whites would even remotely consider paying the freight I believe that white America would rather the revolt than MY FIRST REACTION after a first reading of this well-prepared indictment left me both bitter and ated I know now as I have always known that me and mine have been the deliberate black pawns in a cruel masterful game of life between ever-changing white powers whose concern for has equalled exactly zero George Rockwell the finally rewarded American Nazi just about summed it up for millions of whites when he told Stokely Carmichael that The white man took this country away from the red man and we sure aren't about to give it to the black man WITH TIMES dates and figures the report admits in simple language what I have lamented here in this space for the past three years Though the commission uses some words to express itself black people have condensed it all into one It is long past time for black people to stop paying a color tax to live in a country in which they helped build MAYBE IT IS true that the majority of whites are unfamiliar with the black man's lot but if they have been kept in ignorance all of these centuries then that same ignorance will prevail amid any effort to make any IT IS THE feeling of the black man on the street today that the same powers which instituted WHITE POWER in 1660 will continue to wield the whips IN A evaluation of the white the report actually admits that the present allocation of this country's resources in a failing effort to achieve an integrated is an out and out INVOLUNTARY INTEGRATION EQUALLY AS unworkable is the idea of an en- but separate society for blacks THE REPORT finally concludes that the only able solution is a pursuit of a mythical integration by combining ghetto enrichment with policies which will encourage Negro movement out of the central city areas VOLUNTARY IT IS DIFFICULT to argue with the first two lates INVOLUNTARY INTEGRATION has not is not and will not work not as long as white America mines dispenses and administers all of the power This system can create only a of frustrated blacks who spend their lives emulating his white brother ing up with stale crumbs while his counterpart ues to get fat and die from overeating IN THE SECOND instance complete SEPARATISM can breed only a different colored oppressor and a class system instead of the current caste system The black man has already spilled too much of his blood into this country's building blocks to start off all over again THE REAL ARGUMENT comes with the third choice as it has always been VOLUNTARY INTEGRATION calls for the confrontation of two or more equals willing and able to negotiate on equal terms for equal services It means OPEN HOUSING OPEN JOBS OPEN SCHOOLS and above all OPEN OPPORTUNITY How does a nation achieve this state of recognition after centuries of capricious political and sociological By handing out more racial dimes and even a few quarters No This country must either turn the pocket inside out or make another entry into the pocket which is equally accessible to both hands IS AMERICA READY to create this new entry into it's pockets or will she attempt to palm off a few dirty pay-off dollars to a chosen No the busing plan was not a solution to an almost overwhelming school problem but at least it was a face move by the school board to explore new avenues to destroy the age-old pattern of inferior black tion It appears that no agency can enforce integration and whites will not accept integration Does anybody in his right mind believe that white Chicago will react to a lesser degree to mass of it's economy and power structure just so that some million blacks can enjoy the same freedom as everyone else? You tell em Mr Charlie I don't even own a type Mikva To Bear Dem Banners In Bid For 2d Congressional Seat Age Key To Selection Viet Nam Key Issue AND BULLETIN YEAR NO 7 Published at 639 E St Weak of March 5 thru March 11 1968 A PRESTIGE NEWSPAPER IN A PRESTIGE COMMUNITY By LEON R FORREST ALTHOUGH it was a prise to few politicos when the word came down from on high that the Democrats were finally preparing to unseat the venerable old rett O'Hara 2nd Congressional Representative in time for the Spring primaries most people were indeed amazed when the name of Aid Leon M Despres was being Jackson Park's All-Stars Victory New Cage Champs Libraries Now Offer Recordings SIX PUBLIC libraries in the areas are among the more than 30 branch libraries now providing recordings for home use AREA BRANCHES where any registered card holder can borrow four single records or a combination of albums and records totaling four for a riod of three weeks Woodlawn Regional branch 6247 Kimbark Auburn Park branch 1364 W Avalon 8802 Stony Island Chatham 822 E and Kelly branch 6151 Normal Dr Alex Landenson acting librarian Chicago Public brary has announced that each branch collection includes standard works from the sical and cal repertoire in vocal and in- strumental works MUSICAL COMEDIES from the Broadway stage sound tiacks from motion picture films jazz and folk music op- era and oratorio are also among the musical records now available In addition there are non- musical recordings featuring poetry readings literature typing shorthand sound and foreign language ords designed to teach French German and Spanish Washington Hit 20 In Last Game circulated as a possible candidate for the district's Democratic tion THAT ALD DESPRES most severe critic was ever in the running in the first place is phenomenal and gests once again how wide ranging are the wings of the and how the Mayor Is ever constant in seeking a public image of unity within the party The Democratic thinking apparently goes this We may disagree but we can get what unites us is deeper than what divides us AGE NOT ONLY TRIMMED the mighty O'Hara Oak and his One more once boys goal but it no doubt hurt the talented industrious Leon Despres as well He is old In the party's search for new blood if not new faces the Denis turned to Abner Mikva attorney and former state legislator Mikva 5545 Kenwood a highly personable campaigner was chosen by party stalwarts despite his having run as an independent in the 1966 primary against the incumbent former Lt Gov and Spanish War veteran O'Hara Before the had their say Despres was ered to have the best chance of being named instead of Mikva among several other possibilities These gentlemen State Representative Robert E Mann 5539 Harper and State Senator Richard Charming Volunteers THESE five volunteers from Parkside Urban Progress Center Stony Island loaned some of their charm glitter and enthusiasm and assistance to Billing Hospitals The young ladies are among a team of about 200 girls who are candidates in a six months program stressing Current Negro culture and heritage The climax of the program will be an paid Safari trip to Liberia West Africa for 20 participants As part of the prerequisite to qualify for the trip the young ladies must do volunteer work in com- munity Institutions and agencies These teers are working in Billings Hospital after having attended an orientation program Their duties include typing running errands filing and in general helping around the hospital The charming volunteers are sa Harris 6832 Cornell Judy Poole 7015 Cornell McNeal 1454 E St Cassandra Bryant 6913 Cornell leny 8143 Champlain THERE ARE many puffed out chests around Jackson Park Fieldhouse 6401 Stony land these days And there's an exciting reason For the second consecutive year the park has won wide intermediate basketball championship in Chicago Park house 5421 Ct District competition At the time of THE JACKSON Won Aid Despres made a victory sweep through Mikva is a very local area district and city choice as a candidate and in finals at Lawndale Park re- my opinion his nomination i- when Jackson Park equivalent to election It i- beat Humboldt Park bound to be a highly Jackson Park led ful campaign by 6 points until almost ACTUALLY ALONG with age factor Mikva is prob ably the strongest other reason Mikva was chosen because of his powerful showing against incumbent O'Hara in the 1966 primaries Strongly backed ton topped individual scorers such groups as with 20 and 25 points Organization lively Like the All StaTs IVI and University of was a well balanced team according to their coach bert physical cast through the first half Super- visor Orin Taylor told the BOOSTER it was catchup ball game most of the way JACKSON CAGERS Ronald Jones and Rudolph groups Mikva 2700 votes out lost by of the tion instructor two ANOTHER selection of FACTOR in Mikva was the his vears teaching and stronB record on civil 1 and integration Earning a as a liberal in his Illinois House as from the 23 Pause That Refreshes THIS ATMOSPHERE of laughter and good fellowship was a change of pace the serious planning session for a new multi- purpose center to be built in Woodlawn by the United Catholic Parish of Woodlawn The meeting was held at Loretto Academy 1445 E st Thursday Feb 28 Funds to build the center will be appropriated by The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Preparing to enjoy re- Negro history YM Fund Drive Kicks Off In Encouraging Way The Service Area of the newly formed Near South Dis- of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago pledging of the goal of the 1968 Finance Campaign got off to a good start during a kick-off dinner meeting held at The YMCA hotel 820 South Wa- last week The kick-off reported in contributions with Walter F Worrill 8450 Prairie executive director of Washington Park YMCA making the tion the BULLETIN learned The Service Area division ib headed by Vice-Chairman ry I Jones 5237 Ingleside of- fice manager of Illinois State Employment Service John Montgomery III president of Lakeside Bank sparks the Near South District drive PARENT involvement and the Planned Parenthood The Near South District is participation in the Head Start Chicago Mrs composed of four YMCA program at Woodlawn Baptist Park Washington Head Start Center 6207 Uni- Park Wabash YMCA and The versity has contributed im- measurably to the program's success the BOOSTER was in- formed early this week A case in point is the active part the Parent Group has Uu I been playing and its role in HyOe FarK taSS encouraging more to join in session activities Toward that during that time he has two city championship Taylor disclosed 2 including Hyde Park coach and his team in he added All-Stars star roster Ronald Rudolph after the meeting are Rev Thomas Doyle Sister Marilyn Feduccia Mrs Vera Kelly 6420 Stony Island Sister Gabriel and Sister Marilyn Programs in the center will bo designed to appeal to all age groups ranging from to senior citizens Among subjects included in the center's will be recreation and the study of in- cludes Ronald Jones 7251 Yale Rudolph Washington 7246 Arthur Smith 7230 Wentworth Jeffery Branch 6735 Merrill Eugene Mason 7504 Cornell William Sperry 7115 Cornell Jerome Dillahunty 5005 Drexel Willie Dent 1502 E pi and Edward Holmes 7248 Yale Head Start Moms Zoom In On Family Planning Asso- Polly YMCA hotel Representatives of all including the Senior Citizens group headed by John Bell film and in a lar discussion Miss Bennett her remarks with a film on SO MUCH interest was en- hood to send another speaker family planning Mead Birchette for a program gendered at that time and the to be held Friday March 22 at and later as an at- In the 1964 election he came in fifth out of 177 candidates However the road to an ily immediate election for Mikva may well be more ny than it appears on the face For one thing though the Democratic has attempted to pull his coat the fabulous O'Hara is known to be considering the possibility of mounting yet an- other campaign and instead of running traditionally weak Republican candidate for seat the GOP has selected a young man who is reported to be a vital in his own right L j -n Perhaps more difficult to with five dwelling un- a key tfl the election of Mikva is the Viet Nam question Whereas Mikva is known to be against the War it is not known how much of a Dove he really is It is held in certain quarters that a might be selected by Multiple Dwelling Building Razed A MULTIPLE dwelling its was among 39 the City of Chicago razed during the month of January according to figures released by Building Commissioner Sidney D Smith early this week The building wrecked was at Ellis in the Woodlawn area Another ture demolished and the site cleared was located at 333 W Park Lass Earns Honda For Top Fund Raising WHEN THE balmy breezes blow you'll see a comely young Miss wheeling through the sunlit area on one of those sleek Honda cycles That's the reward earned by Linda Hoff 6940 Crandon a Hyde Park high school junior because of her fine fund ing effort during a recent drive to benefit the boys department lively discussions Mrs Staples 7 30 p m at the she stimulated it was decided to added Interested parents hold mgs bidding themselves gether over the War and feel- ing that since Mikva has been CONSEQUENTLY we Marquette rd also designated nominated the regular an with Planned as a multiple dwelling unit Organization that he hood to send another speaker TOTAL expenditures were for January Smith dis- closed with 86 dwelling units destroyed He cleared sites re able for rebuilding and the de- is in Daley's back pocket Because this is a presidential year certain Republicans and Doves see Mikva caught in the middle because he lacks an appeal to the Hawks who group end Miss Diane Bennett so- cial worker at Woodlawn ban Progress Center 1030 E and Head Start ant disclosed that programs of weu special interest are being ar- ranged regularly DURING Miss Bennett revealed the Parents Group led by Mrs Marion Garner 1126 E volunteer parent coordinator arranged to tackle the topic of family ning Through the cooperation of a follow-up especially are urged Miss Bennett said to attend focused attention The Parents Group on The Pill in family plan also works with Head Start re-use New construction will District and ning and branched off to in- teachers has approximately 15 help provide outstanding from the University of clude the place of sex in active members according to ties in every Park groups because ried and unmarried love as Mrs Garner Among those he asserted he isn't Dovish enough ed at the February urges owners to put have strength in the Southern which the cleared land to immediate segment of the 2nd construction will District and alienated as a look at the she added SPEARHEADING another challenging and stimulating discussion period which lowed this program was Rev James May pastor of lawn Baptist and director of its Head Start unit Mothers attending this event expressed the opinion that Elsie their husbands should be given University and new ed at the February sessions were Mesdames ris 6205 Woodlawn Jonme Walton 6130 Greenwood Mary Burton 6142 Ellis Brown 6551 Kenwood Naomi Casey 4017 Lake Park ta 6212 Vivian Slaughter 6237 wood Hosie Riloy 6117 Walker Grace Seaton an opportunity to view PPA 6136 Greenwood Best Food Buys This Week Each week the Booster publishes the best food buys at your local food store as advertised in your GOLDEN RIPE BANANAS I C Ib
