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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1972
SAN ANTONIO REGISTER
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$42,000- 3 Organizations MJ. Wiggins Demonstrations
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with a condition attached that
when desegregation plans were
unfolded, he would become an
assistant principal at the prev-
iously all-black school. He re-
fused to sign the contract, which
he considered a demotion.
The job description for the
assistant prlnclpalshlp did not
Include any supervisory func-
tions. Judge Justice described
the duties of the position as
“combination bookkeeper, file
clerk, and errand boy for the
principal...."
Bassett, the only black prin-
cipal in Atlanta, was continued
as a principal, without contract,
for another year. When HEW-
ordered Integration became Im-
minent, he was denied renewal.
Bias-
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level technician positions.
--Wyandotte will actively
seek black applicants, Including
summer employees, through
advertising and recruitment
programs.
--Wyandotte will hire blacks
In specific ratios to whites at
its various facilities, Including
the hiring of at least one black
for each white hired In hourly
jobs.
--Eight black employees at
the Geismar, Louisiana, facil-
ity who were Initially assigned
to segregated laborer classifi-
cations will be given the oppor-
tunity to transfer to higher-
skilled jobs with full seniority.
Texan-
Unite in Civil Gets Post at
Rights Sfruggle
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of minority groups, and will
include at least two women,"
Johnson said.
Prior to his appointment as
executive secretary, Johnson
was a director fof the Depart-
ment of Human Resources De-
velopment. He joined the state
agency in 1969. He was an ad-
ministrator and high school
teacher In the Los Angeles city
school system from 1954 to
1969.
He was principal of Jeffer-
son High school from 1963 to
1969 and Introduced several
programs Into the school’s reg-
ular curriculum to provide
realistic employment prepara-
tion.
Johnson also served as vice
principal of Los Angeles’Locke
High school and Clay Junior
high, and taught at Adams Jun-
ior high.
He holds a B.A. from How-
ard university (1950) and an
M.A. from the University of
Southern California (1954).
He has long been active In
civil rights, educational, civic
and manpower development or-
ganizations. He Is a member of
the Advisory committee on
Adult Education for the Cali-
fornia State Board of Education;
the scholarship committee for
the Imperial bank of Los An-
geles; a member of the board
of directors of Dollars for
Scholars; a member of the na-
tional principals’ advisory
committee for Upward Bound,
and of the Council of Black
Administrators, city, county,
state and national associations
of secondary administrators.
Johnson was recently pre-
sented with a special award for
outstanding public service In the
field of manpower development
by the California Legislative
Assembly rules committee.
San Antonian
Gets Degree,
Commission
PRAIRIE VIEW — Michael
Anthony Clayton was commis-
sioned a second lieutenant, ar-
mor, Regular army after re-
ceiving a bachelor’s degree in
business administration at
Prairie View A and M college’s
commencement ceremonies.
The joint commencement-com-
missioning took place August
24, in the college field house.
Lt. Col. Jiles P. Daniels,
professor of military science
administered the oath of office
to Clayton and eight other Army
Reserve Officers Training
corps (ROTC) cadets.
Each man then proceeded
across the stage to receive his
commission from Dr. A.I,
Thomas, the college president.
Clayton’s mother, Mrs. Thel-
ma Clayton of 423 Canton, San
Antonio, and his brother, Thom-
as, pinned the gold bar Insignia
of a second lieutenant on the
new officer’s epaulets. This was
followed by the traditional “first
salute" by a non-commissioned
officer who received one dollar
In the customary exchange.
A graduate of Brackenridge
High school, Lt. Clayton re-
ceived many college honors. He
was captain of Prairie view s
baseball team, an ROTC com-
pany commander and a recipient
of the advanced camp RECONDO
Badge, the Distinguished Mili-
tary Student badge as well as
the Distinguished Military
Graduate citation.
WASHINGTON — On August
14, alliance of two civil rights
employee organizations and a
black controlled labor union
was formulated. This alliance
fused the style of struggle de-
veloped by the civil rights
movement of the 60’s with the
dynamics and power of a na-
tional labor union.
On the above date, Don Tay-
lor, president of the Coalition
of Black Controllers; Charles
E. Smith, Jr., organizer of the
National Coalition of Black Fed-
eral Employees, and Robert L.
White, president of the Nation-
al Alliance of Postal and Fed-
eral Employees, formalized an
agreement and principles be-
tween the three organizations
for organizing and represent-
ing uiliiui iiics feuei al workers
and civil rights matters.
These three leaders view this
alliance as a broadened base
from which to launch a nation-
wide attack against racism and
bigotry In the Federal service.
The agreement reached at the
National Alliance of Postal and
Federal Employees headquar-
ters In Washington, D.C. will
form an umbrella organization
under the auspices of the Na-
tional Alliance of Postal and
Federal Employees. It will al-
low affiliated groups to retain
their identity, organizational
endeavors, their local repre-
sentation while providing cen-
tralized Information dispersal,
national legal services and po-
litical action.
It was further agreed that
each group will endeavor to
form national alliance locals,
wherever Interest Is found
among a sufficient number of
employees In a bargaining unit.
It will facilitate a structure
whereby the affiliated organiza-
tions may belong to the National
Alliance of Postal and Federal
E mployees.
A resolution for a charter
change will be presented at the
National Alliance of Postal and
Federal Employees convention
in Dallas, August 22-25.
Adopting of this charter
change will allow minority
workers who have been forced
to form coalitions and caucuses
within their white controlled
unions, to affiliate with the Na-
tional alliance, either as a par-
ticipating local or as an af-
filiated organization.
Indiana U.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -Mil-
ton J. Wiggins, former assist-
ant dean of students at North-
western university, Is the new
coordinator of black student af-
fairs at Indiana university
Bloomington.
Wiggins, with a joint appoint-
ment In the office of the vice
chancellor for Afro-American
affairs and the Student activi-
ties office (under Dean of Stu-
dents office), will be In charge
of the new I.U. Black Culture
center in the former Sigma
Alpha Eplsolon house at 109
North Jordan. Remodelling and
adaption of the building Is ex-
pected to be completed during
the first semester.
T«o new IU oiaif memDer will
be responsible for coordina-
tion of student and community
activities within the center, In-
cluding lectures, films, meet-
ings, African and Afro-Amer-
ican art exhibitions, and other
educational programs.
Wiggins brings to IU exper-
ience In coordination of black
student activities at Northwest-
ern. As assistant dean of stu-
dents there, he was involved In
the development and creation of
the Department of Minority Af-
fairs.
His responsibilities at North-
western Included the coordina-
tion of tutorial programs, a
lecture series, the publication
of a black student handbook, a
day care center, and coordina-
tion of work study students.
Before assuming the post at
Northwestern 1 n February,
1971, Wiggins served as as-
sistant registrar and instruc-
tor In business administration
at Wllberforce university, Ohio
for two years. For one school
year, 1968-69, he was a teach-
er for the New York board of
education.
Wiggins received a B.S. In
business administration from
Wllberforce university in 1968,
and the MAT from Antioch-
Putney Graduate School of Ed-
ucation, Yellow Springs, Ohio,
In 1970. Part of his graduate
credit was earned at the New
York City college, New York.
Discourtesy to a subordin-
ate is a sure sign of an in-
feriority complex.
May Bedevil
Tavern Ass'n
PITTSBURGH, Pa—The Na -
tional United Licensed Bever-
age association, consisting of
black tavern owners throughout
the eastern United States, may
find a standing room only crowd
when they meet here October
1 - 4 for their convention.
However, according to Matthew
Moore, Pennsylvania state co-
ordinator of the National Asso-
ciation, lt will not be a crowd
they will enjoy.
Moore Informed NULBA of
a potential mass demonstra-
tion Involving a number of con-
sumer and civil rights organi-
zations If the group does not
schedule some of its conven-
tion events in the black com-
m imUy
NULBA is scheduled to meet
in a white-owned and operated
note! in Pittsburgh, and has
scheduled all of Its events at
the hotel rather than using the
social facilities of the black
community.
Moore was asked by several
organizations to coordinate a
demonstration against NULBA,
and said support for the effort
has spread.
In a wire to James Graut-
NULBA president, William O.
Douglas-NULBA executive sec-
retary, and Frank Ellis, owner
of the Ellis hotel and president
of the Pittsburgh NULBA chap-
ter, Matthew Moore said:
“Our concern Is that, although
you are black business people
with the greatest number of your
customers being black and much
of your Income derived from the
black community, your conven-
tion activities do not reflect
the concern and Interests In
our current era of black con-
sciousness and awareness.
“We can see no evidence of
your planning any activities
using black community facili-
ties, and there are a number that
could be used. Monies being
solicited from the white bus-
iness sector for this convention
could be used very profitably
to help black businesses.
“There Is still time to sit
down and discuss this matter,
and lt seems that some changes
might be In order If your organ-
ization is concerned about a
more economically, socially,
and culturally sound black com-
munity."
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