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Show AVIA 'KLID @YVI Livs S2ldvudIT HVLN JO *n “LOG Yaayo siyi WESTERN AMERICAN Westemt LF? Hie €.2 42 43 THE BEGINNING OF UNDERSTANDING Bulk Rate U.S. POSTAGE .3.8d PAID SLC, Utah 84106 “W ORDPOWE Editorial Ofc. 975.E. 3300 South Suite 1 7 THE PEOPLE’S NEWSPAPER Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 obtaining better job for blacks working opportunities on the Las Vegas strip. | Mr. Dooley spoke briefly about the accomplishments and disappointments .of the branch during the past year. He outlined the goals for 1971 and indicated the branch is deeply involved in CRISIS IN 1 No. 19 : January 28, 1971 WORDPOWER REPORTER ELECTED TO OFFICE Utah has welfare cut food been backs and caused by and the increase rent. The the Installs 1971-71 Membership Committee _c/o Danny W. Burnett 247 North 6th West Officers Salt Lake City, Utah 841 16 biggest problems facing the welfare now is food, second, cash for utilities, etc. Rev. Dean Frensdorf, chairman of the committee, called for a report from Urban Crossroads, Northwest CAP, Salvation Army several catholic churches. The reports showed that during the month of October, 300 families were in need of food and 250 of the officers installed were: James E. them were welfare recipients. Dooley, President; Joseph Geter, Earline Hopkins, Individuals who did not qualify for vice president; welfare due to the new 30 day corresponding secretary; Marlene unemployment rule were close to Marie Young, recording secretary; William Schultz, treasurer and 15 BOO: 2 4 : There were reports of up to board members. 200% increase in individuals Highlight of the event was the key Charles L. Kellar, needing some kind of help, 100% of note speaker, One chairman of the these were in need of food. There Region was a 300% increase need for food at Guadalupe Center in October over last year at this time. Rev. Frensdorf stated he would pay the 50c charge per person for the emergency food stamps program, which is part of a OEO grant, when a person falls under the 30-day rule. Westside Family Market, Guadalupe Center, Urban Crossroads Center, Salvation Army and churches have urged for the support to speed up the food and money drive. The community that does not see a crisis can only understand statistics. A family of 10 must be near starvation before someone will listen to them. Statistics would show that one out of 1,000 are surviving in very poor living conditions. Someone must force the legislation to help the poor. Phone 363-6031 The Salt Lake branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held their installation of officers on Sunday, January 17, 1971 at the Calvary Baptist f Church,532 W. 7th South. Among NAACP. He said, “Whites are not patient, but they expect blacks to be. Whites take the assumption “white is right,’ and blacks should be satisfied theyre not being infringed upon now as greatly as they have been in the past.’’ He urged change be brought about by “‘putting public pressure on the community power structure to recognize the problems of the races and rectify these problems.” He. HE ne fe eS keep: © pricking °at the has worked on Chamber for of the *Sugar Commerce, and House© later edited a monthly publication for Desert Industries employees. Prior to appointment to the Wordpower staff, Miss Baker was editor of National Amateur, a magazine circulated world-wide to a hobby writers and printers of the National Amateur Press Association. She was responsible: for bringing the association convention to Salt Lake in 1967. In addition to her editorship of the NAPA official organ Miss Baker has written edited, and published (and paid for) her own hobby ““L wrote even sports stories on the papers, The Utahman from Bulletin,” she says, “but they were Virginia, and also the Pony Express. not likely to get me cheers from She has held several offices in the football fans.’ national group, and in the affiliated Utah Amateur Press Club. eT ee Supt " genet STUDENT GAINS 8. RECOGNITION Dr. ee Memorial Held At YMCA Robert Williams chairman for a by Julie Fox served Dr. as program Martin Luther _ Anthony Judge Adams, Memorial King, Jr. memorial on January 15. placed in the 17, senior at — High School, Semifinals was of the The day long event was held at the Seventh National Achievement YMCA and featured panel Scholarship Program for charged President Nixon with not discussions, a Soul lunch and two being successful in helping blacks films. The BSU participated in the Rev. John and other minority groups. He panel discussions and read some excerpts from advised organizing forces willing to Wade work in a given area on the issues speeches made by Dr. King during concerned at that moment and to his last days. The JFF (Just for consciousness of the power structure. : Mr. Kellar is an attorney and was active in the integration of schools in Clark County, Nevada and Baker number of local publications, including The Instructor, teaching magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she was manuscript editor. Earlier she was librarian at the Desert News, and a reporter for the now defunct Sugar House Bulletin. also wrote a“twice-monthly Pred Miss She bulletin find NAACP A Wordpower reporter, Virginia Baker, has been elected second vice president to Utah Press Women, a professional ‘journalism group. Her specific assignment will be to search out other professional women journalists and invite them to join UPW, an affiliate of National Federation of Press Women. macy DOOLEY -< Re one Utah. | The “poor people’ crisis here in JAMES GET INVOLVED JOIN NAACP t¢ ineiie Cathy Hoskins, assistant coordinator from Northwest Community Action Center, informed the Welfare Crisis Committee that they must find a solution to the hunger ‘crisis in ‘s RH o—~ By Marie Darling and ‘Volume problems of education, housing and employment. Mr. Albert Fritz, past president for several terms, served as Program Chairman for the installation. Mr. Fritz has been an active civil rights worker in Utah for several years. Mr. James A. MclIntyre, local attorney, installed the officers and Mrs. Nonie McIntyre served light refreshments following the program. UTAH in Permit No. 2205 Anthony has been involved in many extra-curricular activities, including editor of. the school newspaper at Judge and using his years, free time to assist the Behavior Modification Center. He has also represented Judge at a:number of conferences including the White House Conferences on Youth and previously attended McDonnough College Prepartory School for boys, Education and the State of Utah Seminar on Juvenile Deliquency. Outstanding Negro Students last month. Tony, who Memorial Fun) prepared the noon meal and jocated on has for the attended three Judge outskirts of local black women, active in He attributes his scholastic community affairs. The event success to ‘‘especially good commemorated the late Dr. King’s teachers,’ particulary in high Attending the University of Utah Summer Quarter, 1970, Tony took introductory psychology and cultural anthropology. Tony plans to major in Psychology or English birthday. and go into graduate work. served it. 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