Voting of Local Blacks out of Step with South
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Southwest Collection 9 1 77 Lubbock's Home Owned Texas Tech University Box 4090 Lubbock, TX 79409 FIFTEEN CENTS WEST Wednesday , January 19, 1977 Twelve Pages TEXAS TIMES Dedicated to Informing the Citizens of West Texas Voting of Local Blacks Out of Step With South Black Political Muscle Flexed in Polls It is the opinion of several per cent, or a little more than one Girl Scouts Ready for Cookie Drive blacks in Lubbock that the trend of every three blacks of voting of blacks voting here is out of step age in the South, actually voted. Girl Scouts from 18 area with blacks in the South. As one To have meaningful representa- counties, affilated with the observer commented: "Blacks are tion in government at all levels, Caprock Girl Scout Council, will a zero people, because of their we must do better." have their annual cookie sale failure to use the ballot." Voting Precinct 20 (Ella Iles starting at 4 p.m., Friday, Growing minority political Elementary School), a predomi- January 28, according to Mrs. power was evidenced in the nately black voting box, reveals Buster Owners, president of election of 420 blacks to public that a little more than 600 Caprock Council. office in the South in 1976, persons executed their right to Around five thousand girls in according to John Lewis, vote in national election last year. all, Owens said, will be wearing executive director of the This figure, according to a citizen their uniforms or pins and selling non-partisan Voter Education of the community, is nearly 200 the cookies at $1.25 per package. Project (VEP). votes less than the votes Rev. Five flavors of cookies will be "This is another major step A.W. Wilson received when he sold: Lemon Creme, Chocolate toward an interracial democracy ran for City Councilman in 1964. and Vanilla Creme, Scot-Tea, in the South, but the increase of One resident of east Lubbock, Mint, Savannah, and a new black elected officials and the who refused to release his name cheese "Cheddarette" cracker. impact of the black vote in said: "Of course, the trend of Owens said the sale will be selecting a President in 1976 blacks in Lubbock is out of step ending February 13, and profits should not lead to the conclusion with blacks of the South. In box will be used to support troop that the voting rights battle has 20, for example, there are too activities and council program been won," Lewis stated. many repeaters on the voters activities including maintenance "VEP research estimates that rolls." and improvement of Camp Rio only slightly over half of the When asked by the Times what Blanco, a year round camp site seven million blacks of voting age he meant by repeaters, this east of Crosbyton. Gifts such as are registered," Lewis points out. person said: "Many of the people GIRL SCOUTS PRESENT COOKIES TO EDITOR — T.J. Patterson, posters, patches, T-shirts, and "Of that number, approximately on the voting rolls are dead or editor of the West Texas Times, is shown above receiving Girl Scout camp scholarships will be given to 60 to 65 per cent actually voted in they have moved out of town." Cookies from members of Pack 82 of the Girl Scouts of America at the national election in 1976. This In Lubbock where there were Bozeman Elementary School. The young scouts are Debra Ann Swanson Continued On Page Four is an improvement over previous no blacks elected during the last and Zanetta Gail Crowder. Swanson, daughter of Mrs. E.F. Williams of years, but it means that only 36 Continued On Page Four 3206 East 2nd St., is a 6th grade student. Crowder, daughter of Mr. and Salinas Named to Mrs. Leonard J. Crowder of 2637 Parkway Drive, is a 5th grade student. Mrs. Jo Ann Hollis is the leader of Pack 82. Elections Committee Dunbar Drama Students AUSTIN—Rep. Froy Salinas of Lubbock has been named to the City is Site of Pilot Project For Elections Committee by Speaker of the House Bill Clayton. Present 'Chili with Charlie' 7-1 1 Credit Card Gasoline Salinas, a freshman represen- The Dunbar High School play "You're a Good Man, Charlie by Cliff Avery gasoline supervisor for the tative, will be on the Insurance Drama Department is opening Brown." You haven't heard much about Lubbock district: Committee. the new year with a supper and Starring in the play will be it yet, but a convenience food You drive up to the gas pump at Elections Committee will have show. "Chili With Charlie," an Luther Williams as Charlie store chain is using Lubbock as any of six Lubbock stores the jurisdiction relating to evening of delightful family Brown, Alvin Chatman and the site of a pilot project for involved in the project. Press a matters of the right of suffrage; entertainment, will be presented Richard Gambles as Linus, Delton computerized credit card gasoline button to select the kind of gas primary, special and general Wednesday and Thursday nights, Deal as Schroeder, Tympani service. you want, and insert the card. elections in Texas; changes in the January 19 and 20, in the Dunbar Price as Lucy, Judy James as Seven-11's parent company, The computer, as computers Texas Election Code and High School Cafeteria. The family Patty, and Raphel Scott as the Southland Corp., began the are wont to do, takes over from contested elections. fun will begin at 7 p.m. when Snoopy. The play is produced and project quietly and is preparing there. It activates the gas pump. The Insurance Committee has generous helpings of delicious directed by John B. McCollum. for a big hoopla soon including A little light comes on at the jurisdiction over all matters homemade chili will be served The choreographer is Sharon appearances by former Dallas appropriate pump, and you pick pertaining to insurance and the with crackers or cornbread, Storey. The music director is Ron Cowboy stars Walt Garrison and up the nozzle and fill up the car. insurance industry, all insurance drinks and cake. At 8 p.m., you Williams. Bob Lilly. Now don't lose that computer companies and the State Board of an your family will enjoy the The cost is $3 for adults and $2 Credit card applications are card, because you don't have to Insurance. production of Charles M. Shultz's for children under 12. available at the counters of the sign anything. You don't have to chain's outlets. talk to the attendant beforehand. The process works like this, And the computer sends little according to Mark Bronsak, impulses down the phone lines to the central billing office which Head Start Classes records the transaction as you're driving away. Set to Begin in Feb • You just put in the card, fill up Registration is now underway and drive off. The computer sends for two Head Start classes that out the bill at the end of the are to begin February 1 at month. Fancy? Sanders Elementary School and Bronsak said the whole process Rodgers Community Center. The takes three minutes while it federally funded program is would normally take ten minutes designed for educationally disad- at a service station. vantaged four-year-olds. He added that Southland got Parents of eligible children may interested in computerized gas register the youngsters at the service from an operation in community center and Sanders Corpus Christi. School. In addition, enrollment There, a firm called Sav-a-Dol- for the two classes will be taken lar, owned by a firm called at the Head Start Office located in Susser, offered the computerized Iles Elementary School, and at service in the form of a club you McWhorter and Tubbs elemen- joined with a $5 membership. tary schools. Under Texas law, an attendant Further information may be must be present at gas pumps. secured by calling the Head Start Say-A-Dollar got around that by Office at 744-1948 or by going to making it a club, Bronsak the enrollment sites. explained, but with the local Head Start classes are Seven-11s, the attendant in the presently operated through the store puts the stores in Lubbock Independent School compliance with the law. REESE AFB— Master Sergeant Arnold Mathews gets some help in pinning on the coveted silver diamonds District in five Lubbock schools, For the Lubbock project, of a "First Sergeant" from Lt. Col. Richard A. Pierson, Deputy Commander for Maintenance, and Major five day care centers in Lubbock Seven-11 will use the Susser Eckbert Hartung-Schuster, commander of the 64th Fields Maintenance Squadron at Reese. Sergeant and Slaton, and in the New Deal computer in Corpus Christi to bill Mathews assumed the duties and title of First Sergeant of the 64th Field Maintenance Squadron on January Independent School District. Continued On Page Four 4, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sgt. Mike Hall) Page 2 WEST TEXAS TIMES Wednesday, January 19, 1977 ITO 131 0MS qRrFRA.. DO FEEL TO BE A SMALL PART OF I FEU TART EVERYONE WHO HAS A THE CITY DEIJELOPMEN Mr INNS GROWING SOCIETY East 34th Overpass Should OMAR% A CHANCE TO PARTICIPM Be Higher on Totem Pole One of the basic problems confronting residents of east Lubbock is the need for improving the way they travel south on Quirt Avenue. It was the hope of an east Lubbock committee in 1970 that this situation would have been resolved by now. This committee, which was organized shortly after the devastating tornado in 1970, worked with enthuiasm and gave positive input to the general committees.