Allen Black Reports and Correspondence 1968-69 (Folder) (Redacted)

    MEMPHIS REGI O N A L  OFFICE 1968-69 
A. Black, Reports, Correspondence, 
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M E M O R A N D U M

TO: MRS. PHYLLIS MCCLURE

FROM: ALLEN BLACK, j p

RE: INTERVIEW AT ARKANSAS FEDERA

DATE: JULY 1, 1969

This memorandum supplies the information requested on the 
brown sheets in the kit. (Messed up the kit)

I had a long (eight hour) visit in the department and re­
ceived a courteous welcome. I was unable to visit the fiscal 
and budget division because of the length of my stay upstairs, 
and because they really didn't have time to see me. I did, 
however, have an opportunity to talk with:

1) Mr. B. G. Williams, Associate Commissioner of Ed­
ucation for Federal Programs. Mr. Williams is a Negro, 
newly appointed, and is an old friend of my wife's family.
He apparently has friends in high places because he doesn't 
know a helluva lot about ESEA. He did arrange for me to see 
some folk who did.

2) Mr. Charles E. Morris, State Title I Coordinator.
Mr. Morris was expecting someone because he had heard some­
where that the Washington Research Project would be looking 
at the programs, and since Ruby Martin was heading it, and 
since she was from Arkansas, he knew it wouldn't be long 
before someone knocked on his door. I knocked.

3) Mrs. Sara Murphy, Supervisor of Information. The 
information office was in the process of preparing some kind 
of big old report, and she didn't have a lot of time. She 
did dig out the enclosed ten pounds of stuff.

4) Mr. Benjamin F. Lever, Area Supervisor. Mr. Lever 
is the Black A/S (there are two whites) and covers the south­
ern part of the state. Most of the comments concerning weak­
nesses in the program are his.

To facilitate time, the ques ti onjTwi 11 not be re-typed, and the 
numbers will correspond to those in the kit. Some of the numbers 
will have incomplete answers, and these will be forwarded in a 
supplementary report as soon as I recieve them.



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1-
TITLE I

A - Fiscal Year Allocation Expenditure

1966 $ 22.977,929 $ 20,756,405
1967 20,860,300 20,829,553
1968 23,725,599 23,703,189

B - Title II Project Grant

1966 $ 957,830.
1967 928,394.
1968 908,894.

C - Title III Project Grant

1966 $ 225,900.
1967 1 ,673,636
1968 1 ,585,583

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2-
A - Fiscal Year Low Income Total Eligibl

1966 148,158.
1967 148,158. 150,549.
1968 148,159. 152,454.

Total School Population 1966 45‘̂ 
Total School Population 1968 46

B - Racial Breakdown Unavailable



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3- Figures in
when a new library is built")? 
egories continues to change the 
migrants, foster homes, etc.)* 
to supply racial breakdowns for

this category are deceptive. p'Who participates
The addition of new cat- 
picture (e.g. Institutions, 
The department is supposed 
FY 66  ̂ 67 by mail.

Total Participants 1966
1967 
1958

Racial Character!stics for FY 1968

171 ,408 
168,400 
167,350

Black
White
Mexican
Indian
Ori ental
Puerto Rican
Other

86,410
80,320

330
150
no

10
20

4- This information was unavailable at the time of my visit. 
Ben Lever promised to mail it to me.



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5- Distribution to the school districts is based upon the 
following formula:

Step 1- Determine the number of children in families 
with less than $ 2,000 income, receiving ADC, 
orphans, neglected or delinquent.

Step 2- 1/2 the national average expenditure per child.

The money allocated for migrant children is based upon the 
number of migrant children with 1/2 the national average.

State institutions for the handicapped receive 1/2 the 
national average for each child enrolled.

State institutions for delinquent children receive 1/2 
the state average.

Within each county, the formula allows each district 100% 
of last years funding plus distribution in ratio to the 
most recent school survey.

6- Priority is given to districts which would be losing funds 
because of a change in formula. Consideration is given 
to the content of requests for projects.

(See enclosed Field Operations Memos #69-39 & 69-40)

7- See enclosed Field Operating Memoranda numbered 1 through 44

These are, incidently, all which have been issued since the 
program started.

8- See above

9- See above



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10- In each of the preceding years there have been state­
wide and area explanatory meetings. Except for in- 
service administrative conferences and a migrant 
testing project, it was felt there was no need for 
such meetings this year.

11- The three area supervisors visit school districts 
during the year and assist in the preparation of pro­
posals. When the proposals are submitted, they are 
reviewed by the area supervisors who may approve, dis­
approve, or return for additional work. Once they are' 
approved, the proposals are sent to the Title I Coordi­
nator, along with an equipment inventory and last years 
proposal. The checklist used and the forms required 
are enclosed. Upon approval by the Coordinator, the 
proposal goes to the Associate Commissioner who sends 
it for comments to the affected departments in the 
Department of Education. (i.e. the school lunch ad­
ministrator, the elementary supervisor for that territory, 
the health officer, etc.). The proposal is returned to 
the area Supervisor, the fiscal and budget division, the 
Title I Coordinator and the Associate Commissioner for
fi nal approval.

12- Only about three projects have ever been disapproved out­
right. These were for violation of either the spirit or 
the letter of the law. (Title VI, Civil Rights Act 1964) 
In most cases, attempts are made to mediate differences 
between requirements and requests. In at least on in­
stance, however, an attempt by the state office to dis­
approve a project was overruled by HEW. In this instance, 
the state correctional institutions which were segregated 
and had made no plans to integrate, had applied for a 
grant. Although an on-site inspection, records in HEW 
and a pending lawsuit by us pointed up this lack, HEW 
ruled that the institutions had signed 441 assurances 
and could not be disapproved. State officials felt that 
their clout was seriously weakened by this ruling, and 
have attempted in succe^eding cases to mediate'di fferences.



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13- Regulations are checked by on-site inspections (about 75% 
of the recipients were visited) and through quarterly 
reports.

14- a) HEW, Welfare Departments, Local Superintendents

b) HEW, Welfare Departments, Local Superintendents

c) Stringent checks are made on this item. On-site 
inspections, architectural drawings, proof of need 
and relationship to Title I needs, examination of 
use of previous equipment funds. Capital outlay 
funds are generally slow to move and no attempt is 
made to speed up the process. Checklists and forms 
are enclosed.

d) See (c) above

e) See (c) above

f) Instructional Division usually checks this. Close 
watch is given to school lunch recipients and 
health and personal services.

g) See (if) above. The Coordinator frowns on the use 
of Title I funds for the program. In cases where 
they are utilized, The State School Lunch Ad­
ministrator from the Education Department makes 
the check.

h) All projects including the use of health services 
are reviewed by the health component of the State 
Department. They also assume the responsibi1ity 
for monitoring the project. Except when there 
are complaints, the Title I folk use only the 
quarterly report form for monitoring.

15- As indicated in #11 above. The State Department of Ed­
ucation Components which have responsibi1ity in various 
areas always review the proposals. These reviews are 
balanced with data supplied with the proposal, and with 
information on file in the Federal Programs Office. In 
addition, the area supervisors are usually familiar with 
the district in,question and try to be in a position to 
make intelligent judgements.



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16- These judgements are made by the school district super­
intendent. Extra personnel are required to meet tne state 
minimum requirements, and the Division of Instruction 
checks this out. (Plans are afoot 1:0 protect regular 
classroom teachers who opt for federal programs. Tne 
department realizes that many teachers are being phased 
out of systems though the use of this rese and is work­
ing to overcome the problem.

17- The recruitment of personnel is left strictly up to the 
local boards.

18- Extensive efforts were initiated by the State Office 
during the spring to develop a series of joint training 
sessions with state teacher training institutions for 
aides and the professional staff members they assist. 
These efforts have not yet been evaluated. In addition, 
all teacher training institutions in the state have been 
advised of the need for trained personnel in the various 
areas of concern to the State Agency.

19- HEW ESEA Title I program Guide #45 was superceded by 
Program Guide #46-A which seriously hampered the State 
Office in its efforts to require local advisory part­
icipation. Wide use is made of the rapport between 
the Area Supervisor and the local superintendent. See 
Item #10 (pg. 4 section B) in the application and Field 
Operations Memo #69-38.

If there is no attempt, the local folks are simply bugged

On-site visits were made this year to about 75% of the 
districts_receiving Title I funds by the State staff. 
These visits were made for multiple purposes which in­
cluded planning, program development, program evaluation, 
and program operation. The Instruction Division visited 
nearly all districts and made evaluations. Most of staff 
visits were in the Third area. (Little Rock South).

22- Each local program is audited annually. In addition,
quarterly_reports are required. Particular attention is 
given capital outlay and equipment purchases.

20

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23- Most problems involve the use of Title I funds for 
general operations. In some cases, equipment is 
carried for a year under Title I then transfered to 
general operating budgets. In a couple of cases, the 
local group was required to refund Federal Programs.
In both cases, the local district did so, and their 
action had no effect on subsequent applications.

24- A number of complaints have been received.

25- No record is kept of the number of complaints. Each 
one that is not spurious is investigated and resolved.
There are no outstanding complaints.

26- Complaints run the gamut. Most are referred from HEW 
in Washington. This might be because many do not know 
of the state office or do not trust them. Most have to 
do with personal services.

27- A judgement is made by the Coordinator as to the merits 
of the complaint. While all complaints are investigated, 
either by telephone or by telephone or by dn-site in­
spection, particular attention is given to those which 
the Area Supervisor feels might be valid. This is a 
personal judgement. No visit is made to a school district 
without first seeing the local superintendent. The
complaintant, if the name is available, is contacted 
first by telephone, then visited after the contact with the 
local officials. (Ben Lever, Area Supervisor, says he 
usually violates this policy by talking with community 
leaders first).. After an on-site inspection, a report 
is filed with the approporiate state education agency, 
which usually conducts its own investigation. This 
usually involves an unannounced visit to the site of the 
alleged violation, and is accompanied by a demand to cor­
rect the violation by a specified time. The state depart­
ments work well together.

28- Yes see # 23

29- See # 23



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30- Yes see # 23

31- Yes see # 23

32- The val ue of
Various standardized tests are given before and after pro­
jects, Accurate records are kept of attendance and drop­
out rates. An attempt is made to follow-up on each child 
who participates in the program.

33- In-depth evaluations are done by Mr. Leon Wilson. Each 
participating district or institution submits a self- 
evaluation on instruments prepared by HEW. These along w 
with observations of the area supervisors and cooperating 
segments of the education department are analyzed by
the Coordinator and the Evaluator. The full analysis is 
usually not completed, however, until near the end of the 
calendar year, by which time most new projects have been 
funded. Value judgements are made before the funding 
of new projects as described above in #11.

"Probably the most outstanding effect of Title I in general 
has been on the educators themselves. Most have gained in­
sight into the problems and needs of deprived children who 
in most instances make up at least a third of the school 
population. The program has caused educators to assess their 
school programs from the standpoint of individual needs 
rather than needs of the schools". (Wilson)

34- In-depth evaluations are made annually for each local pro­
ject.

35- a, c, d, & e
In addition, a complete financial and equipment audit is 
conducted.

36- Most local officials candidly view the program as a means 
to get some extra bread. In many of the larger districts, 
a genuine concern has develpped, and has produced several 
inovative proposals. In general, the persons working 
directly with the project are more genuienely concerned than 
superi ntendents.



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37- thru #41
There are only about 300 Latin participants in the state, 
and no special programs have been devised for them. They 
are for the most part included in the migrant programs 
which reach some 1,500 children. The only bi-lingual 
program is in Gentry Arkansas, and is set up for about

The program has just been funded100 Cherokee Indians.
for $ 40,000.

38- See # 37

39- See # 37

40- See # 37

41- See # 37

42- Most of the programs
to meet the needs of poor rural white children. (There 
are very few Black people in Northern Arkansas. Only 
three all=Black schools remain north of Little Rock).

43- Major weaknesses are:

1- The refusal of Federal Officials to demand adherence 
to their own directives. Stalling is prevalent.

2- The lack of sufficient funds.

3- Lack of long range planning at both the state and 
national levels.

4- Lack of sufficient staff and supervision

5- Lack of administrative planning at the state level.

6- Lack of sufficient knowhow at the local level.

Major strengths are:

1- Relative flexibility;

2- Actual benefits accrued by participants.



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44- This would not rnatter as much as the willingness of the 
persons exercising the controls, either at the state or 
national level to commit themselves to meaningful results

45- The state has a Policy Advisory Committee for all Federal 
Programs; a Title I Committee on -che Objective Measure­
ment of Deprived Pupils; Title III Advisory Committee;
A committee on In-Service Training for Education Aides, 
and a Title I Advisory Committee.

46- See enclosed lists



December 5, 1969



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235,000 
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spend more tlian $i •» I
ments and expansion excbwv ‘"'P™ve. '
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W7.2 million. * on sales of j

milhon S X I S l  exp'endi?,/''"' , 500 ,
«ew paperboard and nulnr^** ®P®”  ̂ ^or 
about $200 million w i i f f  facilities, while ' 
capacity in wood-based buildln ^^iditional j 

I remainder will be used tn Materials, The 
jines and for niant m ®^Pand new product 
aianagement, he addeT'^®''”'"^‘'°" and^ forest I 

The executive snm fu '
program will involve vestm ent,
iibough the major part wiii^'^ financing,

nal sources. He added S  i"fer-
ratio of long-term d^m f don’t expect the 
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f^arry F. ^Morgan Tr ^  Period." Later 
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•I. 'Veyerliaeu.ser said the capital-invest­
ment ftrogram, which he called "the largest 
. . .  In the history of the forest-products indus- 
ry, was planned to meet anticipated In­

creases In world demand for fiber and demand 
for housing in the U.S.

Earlier this year, Weyerhaeuser announced 
plans to spend $100 million to expand capacity 
for linerboard and corrugating medium at a 
mdl complex scheduled to .start up by Decem- 
ber 1971. In addition, the company previously 
said it will spend $200 million over the next five 
years at its recently acquired Dierks Forests 
division. Last January, Kamloops Pulp & 
Paper Co., which is controlled by Weyerhaeu­
ser. also announced an $80 million expansion 

1 program for completion in 1972. 
j C. Calvert Knudsen, senior vice president 
jcor^rate growth, said Weyerhaeuser’s re’
I cently established shelter group’s goal is to 
produce at an annual rate of more than $150 
million by the end of next year. "The shelter 
group will contribute only nominally to fourth 
quarter earnings this year," he said. "By the 
fourth quarter of 1970, however, we exoect a 
significant contribution."
!!' He added, ;»‘Our present internal activities 
are just too small to serve as more than a nu- 
^eus for an expansion of this magnitude. 
Hence, we are taking the acquisition route."

Recently, Weyerhaeuser acquired Par-West 
Financial, a ^ s  Angeles mortgage banking 

company, and Quadrant, a 
Pacific Northwest home builder. -

said in an Interview 
that, following its establishment in single-fam­
ily home building, Weyerhaeuser’s shelter 
group plans to enter the multifamily housingITicirKGC*
Moderate-Income Housing

Eventually, he added, "we’ll hopefully get 
into lower and moderate income housing." He 
noted that "it’s not easy to go into these busi­
nesses on a profitable basis.”

He reported that Weyerhaeuser has been 
looking at modular housing manufacturers 
with an eye toward acquisition. However he 
said, since this Industry Is still young, it’s diffi­
cult to find a modular (factory built) housing 
company with a good record of growth. He sug­
gested that Weyerhaeuser Is more interested in 
developing a method of cost savings in hous- 
Ing through a systems approach, rather than 
through the manufacture of "shell" housing

Mr. Knudsen said that, while Weyerhaeuser 
Is Interested in the mobile-home industry he 
feels the Industry may be heading toward a pe­
riod of overcapacity that may affect its 
growth.

He said that Weyerhaeuser expects to enter 
the planned-community businc.ss in the forc.see- 
able future with the development in the Pu"-ct 
Sound area, of two pieces of land, each about 
2,000 acres.

The executive also said Weycrhaeu.scr will 
be seeking to acquire additional singlc-familv 
home builders in other regions of the country.

Merrill Robison, senior vice president, pulp 
and paper, told analysts that Weyerhaeuser in­
tends to engage in additional overseas timber 
operations to support production and distribu­
tion at overseas markets. He added that the 
company has been looking at areas in Latin 
America in the Pacific area of Oceania "and 
we may be making some significant moves in 
the near future." In 1969, he added,, exports 
and overseas activities are expected to account 
for nearly 18% of Weyerhaeuser’s total sales

Mr. Robison also said that Wyerhaeuser is 
experimenting with new materials and new 
methods of processing wood pulp.
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I According to Polks City Directory ( Hot SprlngSj,

ArktUiScis "19^7 edition ) ̂  7/̂  *9» D;Lerrcs 1 crest Inc.

listed as follov/s ; F. M. Dierks - President; Do Yore Dierks, 

Fred H. Dierks and Peter D. Joers Vico- Presidents; Doii F. . 

Diex'ks Sec - TreasC^ Manufacturers of Kiln dried Soutliex'n 

PinOi BuildiJig Huinber, Treated Poa.stSj Poles, Piling, Fiber 

Insulation Board, Roof Insulation and Gypsum Hallboardt 

Offices located at SlO IThittington Ave7, Hot Springs, Arkansas^ 

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One of the other few refrences to tho company listed  ̂

in the Garland'County Library is a listing in a publication 

"Historic Arkansas” , published by Fui'guson and Atkinson ( 19^^.) 

editiahf' Gn page 2h3 of this publication a refrence is made 

to the Dierks Luraber and Coal Company in tne year 19*^9 refera.ng 

to it as a ”Big Lumber Company” . Thas publication is puolishea 

by the Hot Springs Historic Society of which Do Vere Dirks and 

our C/J. Director, D d  C. Doulin arc both involved as board 

meinbors of the Historic Society. • •

The only other refrence in tho County Library is in* 

the "Arkansas Industries” publication 1955 edition. On • • 

page 85 of this publication it lists Dierks-Luiiiber Col as  ̂

emoloying over 5^^ men at De Queen, Arkansas 3^^ 500  ̂ .. .

porsonell at Dierks, Arka.nsas and over 5^0 persons at Mountain 

Pino, ArkansasV No refrence is made to any other location 

and tho Jessioville area is not mentioned in any of these ,

publications.' . • 'y-

• • H e  learned that Don Carlock is the general manager

of Dierks at the Mountain Pine locationT According to the _

Hot Springs Chamber Of Commerce, Dierks Forest m e ,  is.tho , 

largest privately o\med - land ovmer m  tho wopjld. Tho _

corporation o \m e s in excess of one million seven hundred thou­

sand acî ils in Arkansas and Oklahoma, The earliest record of 

QQi^ipjuiy is 1887 when it was _lcn.ô ,̂n as the Dierks Dumbei

and Coal Company^ ' . . • . .

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l y d s  over h,000 persons, as of '.$6S and that 675 oi yhis 
i-Ihor are employed in Hot Springs and^Oarland County: .  ̂  ̂ ; ^

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One case in particular v;as wlion an omployoo v;as 

2»^ii^vod from a position l o a a m ^  m£ioorrax>'J‘̂t j.eft ,tlio o </nci 

men "snort naiided"v‘ -father than {’ employ aditional help the 

otnoi"* men vere required to do tiie vorle ox obe man vno lex w 

tbe company^ This additional v:ork load has at times become 

so ^ e a t  that men have been forced to resign their Jobs-; ,

to seolc wor^c elsciirhere • * ■ ■

Oj20re is no union in the plantj consequently^ 

there is no one te regulate the amount of vork required of 

each man on any given position at the plgnt.

It is felt that the employer talces advantage of 

every opportunity to get additional work ovit of employees ‘ 

rather than to adequa-|ly staffing the mill, in order to 

increase the employers gross income without substantiually , 

increasing the work force or their wages.

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FOUNTAIN FIND AH10\NSAS

C0MPIL2D MONTH OF AUGUST, 1968

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located near Eugene Oregon/ I received vagc:{/under union 

scale which amounted to $3*^0 per hour with time and one - 

half for over time! For the same job, holding the same 

position at the Dierks Forest Industries Inc* at the Mountain 

.Pine- plant, located in the state of Arkansas I received only . 

$2700 per hour! Ihe plant at ^^ountain Pine, Arkansas is 

not at this time connected with any union* The nature of 

my employment was that of boiler operator^ i; .''vk ■ uN

THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE TRUE A N D  NOT 

EXAGERATED TO THE BEST OF. ̂ lY’ KNOWLEDGE.'

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Biepks'Fox’os-i YncT, wboso job it is to inspect and see tnat 

all! tno iossing tr-acAs, loaders, catorpillors-and tree formers 

are kept in safe raeclianioal condition, muoli of tbls equipi-iono 

is from time to time reported in poor and un-safo condition.

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: (yjr̂  many occasions- tho oporaoors of uhis equo-piuent.

navo reported to th.eir foremen that tho brakes on whis heavy 
Cduipmont would not bold and that it was un-safe to use it in the 

•woods'ir Often it v.’Ould be as much as thx-ee weeks beioi'e the 
equipment was repaired and brought back to safe operating cond- 

’ition? This equipment was continually used during tho time that . 

it v^as in an uxi-safe operating condivion. , 'yj ■■

■ 'ihe company holds « safety meetings ", once a week _ 

and any malfunction in the equipment is reported at this timet . 

Huch emphasis- is placed on proper handeling of tho equipment ^ 

and on « Safety First ", yet it is often weeks ooforG tho , ̂

•machinery is? restored to safe operating condition. , y.̂.'

Operators of this equipment state that tho .only other 

way the equipment may be brought to rest, v;ithout brakes, a.s to 

either use tho "blade" or to gear it do^m; Often, they report, 

nl -1 the gears are not all functioning properly and this is an ,

added'hazardt ' , ' . ' ; • ' . •• ; ,

■ . addition to the risk of mao-f-unc oioning equipment

operators report that since no seniority prevails at this time,. , 

n e w  opoi-ators are "gi'een", and they have no training previous

to. actually operating the equipment:. A  new mcox is just " turned 

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acooi-a that tho'statnients contained in the repoi't on the 

safety conditions at the Diei’ks xmit at Jessievillo, Ark.

J d  compiled in August, T96S hy Earl W. Harris who is the _
Coordinator of Heishborhood Service Cejitcrs, to be true aiid 
that of By'otm experiences. I  ' personally .
operated this equipment which was un-safe to use. I  was , .
roexuired to do so in order to hold my job with the Dierks ; 
Forest Industries Inc.', "

.) To ray knowledge there have been a few ciinor accidents 

due to,the condition of the equipment and many near-accidents.

X personally experienced a near-accident in which I was forced 

to run under a truck which was at a stand still, in  order to 
prevent a piooo of heavy equipment vdiich had no bralces from 

crashing into my body and pinning me between this - away-

equipm ent and the truck, under which, I  sought cover.'

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' Ve first started our investigation by a guided tour through 

the Mill at Dierks in Mountain Pine. Guided tours are conducted .1,.

.■' twice daily at the plant for the general public. We visited 

■'with the Mayor of Mountain Pine, M^yor Newkirk, who arranged for 

us to have a special tour of the plant, ■ ■ ;, I- -

. Our tour was conducted by one of uhe superintendents who ^

.a very good P.R. man. We w'ere irrst i.niorir.eo una^ ve were not* ax—

' loved to smoke pcast a certain point and we were cautioned to stay 

•■with him and to exercise extreme care while going through the imill.

. Tnis man ’would not take us in certain areas of tne plant, oecauso 

’ the dangery yet there were many vorKmen in tnese areas performing

/various tasks. . •

We noted that there v;ere several areas which we thougnt could _   ̂

have better safety precautions in the places which we were able to _ 

visit.- Tnere is a grate over a conveyor belt in one area where 

workmen walk. ■ Tnis grate is supposed to be held in place with hinges. 

These hinges are desipned to be'.affixed "oo the fXoor by wood screws, 

Tne screws were missing,and one nail was all tnat neld ohis metal 

grate in-place. As 'we walked over tnis grate, it nearly gave way 

■under our feet. In the event that t.nis had given way under w'eigno,

• there would have been a drop of several feet and tnen a person wouo.d 

'■‘have been caught up in a conveyor oext and cnain, ^

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■ around any moving equipment or conveyor systems, there are areas . • ;  

.''■which do not have even a hand rail by steps vhicn are built d̂ .- ^

rectly next to these conveyors. One such instance is at tne end .  ̂ .

: of the finished luTiber .production line. Yne conveyor slides fi-._̂  ̂^̂. ..̂̂ ., 

' nished lumber to the outside of the belt in order that workmen _

can grab the lumber and stack it in_stacks on the floor, A s t a i r _

.■ "way leads down from a platform'directly adjoining.this conveyor belt.

Lumber was ’spilling onto the stairway, and was necessary foi*_ us • , 

'"to wait for the' flow of lumber to subside before we could rush past. , , 

If the proper guards had been instau.ed, access to mne -tair.̂ cx/ . _ ̂ 

■/would not have been inhibited. Hand rails should have, been provided. , 

'In the event that one slipped and'fell on the stairway, he'might have 

' been cast''upon the chain driven conveyor belt and. oeen ser.i.ously'  ̂

injured.. ‘ ... ■■ .

Most o f th.e r.s.chinery is v;ell protected fbnin passersoyj o.ov/evei

'there is so:.;e of this equipniOnt that is not properly protected. 6ne

'"' case in point Is a binding cachine, p'is machine, binds the luieber in

..Atacha vrith a eteel b-and. A loader drives'u? to the machine and ._

,h .places a staoh of lun'oer in the machine, which right reasuro 4'_^, 'i,',

; X 13' ;;and'the m.aoh.5ne a.rt.omatically equares up the lumber and binds

' . it tv.loo -.ritw thiev steel bends. Ae-ior the/oands have been applied

theVunchine rolls the lunbcr but, .and then it is ready to bs tr.en.s-^

: ported to ot'er p.rts of the building. T i s  machine !Lŝ  operated by ,

' one ran, and there is c.n:s:d.-eble tr.r.ffic around it ,nt ..11 ti'es.
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parts and vould be. very apt'to c-use serious s::Ould a person^

or vehicle £CC?.deot.'.?,ip' riri en\*o_ ii.. •/■ h’v - - ■:• ;r-• AA',- ;h;\;,; P; .-

- We csV:ei or.r there were any accidents ̂ Aa 'tne pl'T̂ nt. .

Even i-hou£h '-A 'fcl-i that oA''s-uiae vraa' a "o.c-,p£.r,yhe aaraittea^ 

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’■'safety factor of this report further; and we learned th.at tnere . .

■were many accidents in the ndll.'' Aside^from the lack of sonie_n:e-.' 

^.chanical devices wich'would add to the-safety t>e laant,^there

is a large huran error clement;to be. considered. Vs had reports

■ froTii several people of the co.vr.uinity, Hhat w'nile.they wore working 

•'on the machinery, and under‘00.- of it, thot inot\.er worlnnan v̂ ould̂  

f come along and turn the ecuipment on”. It is felt^ that if tne T-

electronic devices" were installed t'-.'̂t it vrould be impossible for  ̂. 

tills ecuipmsnt to be starteo. whixe it was oying" rep-h.ired, (Po^ ^ _

sibly a's’d-tch whdcli required a key to start,it.) One resideno in wne 

'•'community told us''that while the equipment was being serviced  ̂ .

.■'.it was turned on accidentally;' and that they looked u? to see a _

.■ man’s head .coming dovrn one of t;ie cpnv.cyor belts.  ̂m e  resu  ̂•

■ body was found under the machine which he had been servicing. . ■ ^

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Eaterial are left la:.dag in the aisles; and that this is a hazaraoas 

:thins in as Euoh'as'a Eau iti-ht slip and fall into some 

moving equipment. Sawdust in the mill, pejtioularly before the 

timber has gone through the drying ovens, is as added hazard, it is 

wet and full of turpentine and i^very slippery should it be stre;ra ,

■ \jiiere employees are to v;alV.

Sawdust is another dangerous factor in t;ie mill. It is_ so  ̂

■thick in parts of the mill that it gets into workmen's eyes, “ d

■ they are continually required to breathe' it.. In the ''finish'' par-o

of tho plant, where the presence of sawdust would destroy the quality, 

■of the product, vaouu.m waste disposal systems are furnished. In ■

■ 'areas where the product itself would not be impaired, there is no ’ ,

• means of disposing of this flying savduso. • .

workmen reported that ̂ W'ile some of the maintenance crews 

•were very careful, Ethers were not." Some of these men leave tools 

Band equipment scattered all over the aisles.,and'often laying around  ̂

E o n  the machinery itself. Caution should be emeroised to the fullest 

'extent in a plant of this nature. One slip and a man could be , ^

thrown into a high speed saw. ■■ ■ ’

:■;■■ ■' : 'one 0^ the things which we noticed on our tour through tho plant 

: was'the pressure which the men seemed to'work under. It appears that 

the only thing which the com-.pP̂ y is truly Interested in, is increased

production. All the men are kept worknng at the. greatest possible
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{.: rate of speed. Even, the n'ien operating the first saws are unable to

..j’’, .-.relax for a irdnute. The un-cut timber is sav:ed at a very fast rp.te 

of speed, and the man who operates this s.̂ w must concentrate conti- 

. ■ nually on his equipment in order to function properly and produce at 

the rate which is e>q:ected of him. As in any assembly line process,

, if any of the equipment must be shut dovm for repair or any emor- 

■'h' gency, it slows down the entire production. .

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, Workmen report that they-have told their ’’bosses" about faulty

equipment and worn parts ’which present a hazardous situation, and 

it is often weeks before .the necessary repairs are made. During 

: this time they are required to continue mo use this equipment" even

,.v. though it is not safe to operate. Often it breaks .'do’wn all tne w’ay; 

and if it can not be repaired irnmediately, there is a lay-off in • .

'- the plants It is believed that’a few hours preventative^maintenance; 

could have prevented t;';e lay-offs. ■

•••:' - ■ Throughout the plant there are SrJTlTY POSTERS, and periodic^^

meetings,are held in regard to safety. Yet it is felt that if more 

'• stress is not placed on safety and the equipment is not kept main— 

tained by the management, that this is of no avail. In many instances 

.' •• • the stress of production could be reduced if more personnel ■were

available to maintain the production level;'YET reducing the'strain 

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September 30, 1969

Norman Chacklln, Esq.
Suite 2030
10 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019

Dear Mr. Chacklln:

I received the enclosed letter and newspaper clippings 
from some good folks In Huntsville, Alabama, who have been trying 
for a zillion years to get something done about Madison County's 
segregated schools.

Last June (1968), a telegram and letter was sent to 
the Justice Department requesting assistance. The have not yet 
received so much as an acknowledgement. Things are getting worse 
rather than better. And the School Board is making no pretense 
of trying to meet the demands of the Black population. The 
Court order has not been updated and Is probably one of the 
wors^^ 1 n A1 abama.

matter.
I'd appreciate very much If you would look Into this

Very truly yours,

ABJ :hb 
Enclosures

A11en Black , Jr. 
Regional Director



KUV,OXJ^l AS:^OaiA73GX ?C2 TA2 ADVAXC^s^\aXl O? CCLO.’JSD PEOPLE

SEVENTEEN NINETY BROADWAY • NEW YORK. N. Y. 10019 • 212-245-2100

Please direct re'ply to:

P. 0 . Box 5026 

Huntsville, Alabama B5S05

September 25, 19^9

 



Sincerely,

McKinley Bailey, Jr 
3102 Doak Drive 
Huntsville, Alabama J^QIO
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been told last week that theprincipal would be at the meet-j

“ L t c r  tills “ “ ' “ "S ’

Z  Zycoit and to again pre­
sent the grievance^

Last week, Lannoa . 
when the parents me 
Hall they
should have gone to the p n

“ ^The“ « '  Parenta have listed 
the following grievances. 

iN e g r o  children are re
ceiving abusive 
K g  tove. and teachers have 
S e  .nothing to correct thej

" “ iN e g ro  parents have b«n|

S f  c“ e P ?A  meeungs by 
that school’s faculty. ^

_S?h ool buses designed to

' “ir nS/^r-tbe Negrol 
children attending Big Cove 
are left at Berkley school at 
?  a m. each day ana picked.

U k e f  te" Bi'g cWl-’i

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back to Big Cove. ,
-L a te r , all children at Beik |

: ley. including the E f f  
■ i i t e n  are bused hack to Big j 

Cove for lunch and

: ?be Varents it is 
, Iransport children than cook­

ing vessels.

often nave to siana outsiue tne 
lunchroom in long lines. ||

Hall, said the chief matter jj 
of coiiteiition seems to he thc ĵ 
busing of students four and a j 
half miles from Berkley to .
Big Cove for lunch each day.i!

He said he met with a dele-jj 
cation of about 10 Berkley pai-|! 
ents Sept. 15 and advised them 
that they had the alternative ; 
of fixing sack lunches for their jj 
children and that milk would bejj
provided. . , j '

The cost of transporting fooa|| 
instead of children would be|| 
about $1,000 for thermal con-;! 
tainers and other cquipmeni.ii 
Hall said such a prograni.i 
would be the responsibility ofi 
the school and he would nocj 
direct the principal to go to. 
this extra expense. |

Hall said Farris is working: 
to provide music classes and  ̂
the use of the librai-y anul 
oymnasium facilities for those 
students in school at Berkley , 
when they arc transportca toji 
Big Cove for lunch. i

“ When we consolidatea the;! 
two schools, we assured the', 
narents of those children who.' 
would be attending Berkley', 
that their children would have It 
the same educational 
tunities as Big Cove. Audii 
that’s what we’ re working fori;
now.”  . J  1

At Mountain Fork and Newj 
Market, the situation is yhel 
same. Students are bused less. 
than a mile from Mountain 
Fork to New Market for lunch.j 

Both Mountain Fork and 
Berkley h a v e  kitchen and, 
lunchroom facilities, hut this, 
year are consolidated into NeW; 
Market and Big Cove schools,! 
respectively. Because of coii-  ̂
solidatiou and the small num­
ber of students at the lesser| 
school, they arc bused to lunch., 

Hall said the principal of 
the total school is concerneo 
with a comparable program 
at each school, and thereiore 
can’t run two lunchrooms.



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fflii! GYieYaioices
By CAROLYN i\IADDUX 

T im es S laif VVrilar

The Berkley-Big Cove boy­
cott remains in effect today 
as Berkley community par­
ents vow that their children 
will not attend classes at 
either of the schools until 
a list of nine grievances is 
acted upon by Madison Coun­
ty school officials.

None of the 85 students of 
Berkley school w e n t  to 
classes Tuesday in a protest 
of alleged unfair treatment 
by county and Big Cove offi­
cials. Only one Negro stu­
dent from the Berkley com­
munity attended school at 
Big Cove yesterday.

In fact, Berkley, as a sep­

arate school. Is no more. It 
became a part of Big Cove 
school this year because 
there are an insufficient num­
ber of children in the com­
munity to make it economical­
ly feasible to operate two 
separate schools, according 
to county education officials.

The Berkley building ac­
commodates children in an 
EIP kindergarten class and
grades three, four, five and 
six. All students and the 
three teachers are Negroes.

Big Cove has grades one 
through nine, which includes 
some Berkley area students 
in grades one, two, seven, 
eight and nine. Big Cove is 
predominantly white. About 
50 black students attend

school with 186 whites. 
Included in the list of 

protest 
Berkley 
a half

grievances is a 
against busing the 
students four and 
miles each way daily for 
lunch at the Big Cove cafe­
teria.

Parents reported that their 
children must wait in line 
outside Big Cove as they are 
served, one-third of their 
group at a time. During in­
clement weather they remain 
on the buses.

Berkley students are bused 
to Big Cove for lunch five 
days a week and music 
classes twice a week, putting 
them away from the school — 
and disrupting the school day, 
their parents contend — some

eight hours a week,
Berkley citizens compiled 

the Ust of grievances Monday 
night after Big Cove principal 
William Farris telephoned 
that he would not be able to 
meet with Berkley parents at 
the school to (liscuss their 
demands. Farris also said he 
would be tied up the remain­
der of the week, they said.

Berkley parents said their 
proposals were “ ignored”  at 
a Big Cove PTA meeting 
Sept. 15. It was after that 
meeting that they arranged 
a meeting with Farris for 
the following Monday,

Farris, how'ever, said Tues­
day, “ I think their problems 
were discussed at the PTA 
meeting,”  and indicated that 
since he had already dis­

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cussed tlie matter the pre­
vious w'eek, he did not consid­
er it necessary for him to 
be present at the Berkley 
meeting.

He also stated that he was 
in meetings Monday night 
at Big Cove — a PTA exec­
utive meeting and a booster 
club gathering.

About 40 Berkley parents 
gathered at the school Tues­
day morning. “ We’ll definite­
ly be here until we get ac­
tion,”  Mrs. Lillie Smith said 
Tuesday afternoon. She was 
one of about 18 parents still 
at Berkley at 3 p.m. “ We’U 
be here, but our children 
won’t.”

“ We may withdraw our chil­
dren completely from Big 
Cove or Berkley and bus 
them to Owens Cross Roads, 
Gurley or New Hope,”  anoth­
er parent said.

“ We’d prefer to see this 
school locked if our children 
must continue to be bused 
back and forth,”  Mrs. Smith 
continued.



'  Another s u ggesiea mac 
Berkley be made an inte­
grated elementary school 
(grades one through six) and 
that Big Cove become a 
junior high (grades seven 
through nine).

“ Dr. HaU (Matthew HaU, 
county superintendent) prom­
ised us that we would con­
tinue to have grades one 
through six and a lunch­
room,”  a parent said.

A delegation of five Berkley 
parents took their list of 
grievances to Hail’s office 
Tuesday morning.

“ We were told that Dr. Hall 
was out of town and would 
not be back the rest of the 
week,”  Mrs. Lillie Smith, a 
member of the delegation, 
said. “ The receptionist took 
the list and said she’d give 
it to him.”

Hall said Tuesday morn­
ing that he would accept the 
list of gi'ievances. “ If I am 
here, I will meet with them.”  
Ke attended a superinten­
dents’ meeting, in Montgom­
ery Tuesday.

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$ Awarded 
tense Contract

A $1,437^85 contract to­
day was awarded WestPolnt 
Pepper ell by the Defdise Sup­
ply, Agency, it was announced 
by U, S, Senators John %)ork- 
man, Jim A l l^ ,  and Rep, 
George Andrews.

The contract is for 1,941,- 
000 yards of water repellent 
cotton duck cloth to be pro­
duced, in part, in the com­
pany's Langdale plant.

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W stPoint P e | fe ^ ^ ,ln r  
List Job Opportunities 
250 Positions Now Open
WestPoint Pepperell announced today that more than 250 

jobs are now open at the company’ s plants and facilities in 
the Valley area. To handle applications for the increased 
number of job opportunities, the company's Central Employ­
ment Office in Shawmut will
remain open extra hours for 
a two-week period, beginning 
today.

“ Office personnel will be 
on duty from 8 a.m. until 6 
p.m., including the 12 o'clock 
noon hour, Monday through 
Saturday,’ ’ said Joseph A, 
Keith, coordinator of Valley 
employment for WestPoint 
Pepperell.

According to Keith, the

Wallace Attacks 
Federal Courts 
On School Laws

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) 
— A crowd of 9,000 heard for­
mer Gov, George C, Wallace 
attack the federal courts Sun­
day for their role in striking 
down “ freedom of choice”  
school desegregation plans 
and substituting new federal 
guidelines.

“ The biggest group of law 
violators in this part of the 
country is the 5th Circuit 
Court of Appeals in New CSr- 
leans,”  he said. “ They have 
no more right to violate the 
law than any other group.”  

The rally, sponsored by the 
“ Concerned Parents for Pub­
lic  Schools,”  drew mostly 
middleaged parents and their 
schoolaged children,

Wallace renewed his plea 
that parents send their chil­
dren to the schools of their 
choice despite the federal de­
segregation guidelines.

He denied he was calling 
for disobedience of the law, 
saying the “ freedom of 
choice”  system was the “ law 
of the land,**

“ The head of the Justice 
Department (John N,Mitchell) 
and Mr, Finch (HEW Secre­
tary Robert Finch) should go 
back and review some of Mr, 
" — «*Q campaign state-

openings have resulted from 
expansion projects, develop­
ment of new production areas, 
as well as retirements.

“ We need employees in 
practically every category of 
textile production, including 
carding, yarn preparation, 
spinning, weaving, doffing, 
loom fixing, finishing, inspec­
tion, maintenance, and many 
others," he said.

The openings are at West- 
Point Pepperell’ s plants and 
facilities in Lanett, Shawmut, 
Langdale, River View, Fair­
fax, Huguley, and West Point.

Keith pointed out that the 
company is prepared to give 
new employees complete 
training in any WestPoint Pep­
perell job for which they 
qualify.

“ If a person is Interested 
in one of the jobs, but can’ t 
come to the employment of­
fice during the scheduled
(Continued on Page 5)
«*««*«*««*

Panel Program 
On Cable Tonight 
About WPP Jobs
A panel discussion of job 

opportunities at WestPoint 
Pepperell will be shown over 
Cable Television’ s Channel 6 
at 7 o ’ clock this evening.

Taking part in the discus­
sion will be Walter Chap­
man, coordinator of person­
nel procedures; Joe Keith, 
coordinator of Valley em­
ployment; and James Stro­
ther, manager of employee 
benefits for the company. 
Panel moderator will be 
Elinor Crowder, of West- 
Point Pepperell’ s Employee 
Communications D e p a r t ­
ment.

The 10-minute program 
will be repeated again Tues­
day morning at 9:30 o ’clock.



iMfPo/flf Pepperell, Inc. 
List Job Opportunities
(Continued from page 1)

hours, they can obtain addi­
tional information by letter 
or by calling collect at 768- 
3111, Area Code 205," said 
Keith.

"WestPoint Pepperell pays 
top hourly rates in all job 
classifications, with increases 
guaranteed at formance
improves with“ ttalning," said 
Keith.

He added^ the company’ s 
pay plan includes a number of 
extras, such as vacation pay, 
paid holidays, premium pay 
days, jury duty supplement, 
call-in pay, reporting pay, and 
National Guard and Reserve 
duty supplements.

In addition, Keith said, 
WestPoint Pepperell pays the 
entire cost of a free group In­

surance program for em­
ployees, and has a profit shar­
ing plan for retirement.

WestPoint Pepperell's Cen­
tral Employment Office is lo­
cated on the Circle in SJiaw- 
mut, between the 9iawmut 
Elementary School and the 
United Meiiiodlst Church.

Letters requesting infor­
mation regarding job oppor­
tunities with the textile firm 
should be addressed to; Cen­
tral Employment Office, West- 
Point Pepperell, Personnel 
Services Center, Shawmut, 
Ala. The Shawmut ZIP Code 
number is 36876.





“ V • . ... I.-'- Ginent r>h,ni provo to have oooti false; d ea io  «*. *.ne puyer or C o .>u,er oi any Giiar-uuoi hereof; ine
• .solvefil OI Siiaii make an assiymnertt for the benefit of creditors; there shaii be instituted by or against the B uyerts ) ,  ba.iKrt-.-.oy. i> 
reorganization, arrangement, debt adjustment or liquidation proceedings or the real property improved hereunder shall be subject to hen, i.u,u.uvy< . . « 
or charge or be subjected to or be threatened with condemnation or foreclosure proceedings. Upon the occurrence of any event of default, tiie rio.uor 
may declare immediately due and payable any and all installments due and to become due hereunder and any other sums lawfully due hereundt..
2. If the Holder refers this Contract to an attorney for collection, Buyer(s) agrees to pay all court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, plus all 
other expenses of collection permitted by law.
3. The Buyer(s) warrants and represents that: As a part or in connection with the inducement to enter into this Contract, no person has promised or 
offered to pay, credit or allowed to the Buyer(s) any compensation or award for the procurement of a Contract; nor has any person offered, delivered, 
paid, credited or allowed to the Buyer(s) any gift, bonus, award, merchandise, trading stamps or cash loan-as an inducement to enter into this Contract.
4. The Seller may assign this Contract and in the event of such assignment the Buyer(s) shall perform all promises herein contained to such Assignee 
as the owner hereof. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy, accruing to the Holder upon any breach or default by the Buyer(s; 
under this Contract shall impair any such right, power or remedy of the Holder, nor be construed as a waiver of any such breach or default, or of any 
similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of a single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or 
default. All waivers under this Contract must be in writing. All remedies either under this Contract or by law afforded to the Seller or Holder hereof 
shall be cumulative and not alternative. The Buyer(s) hereby waives trial by jury in any litigation arising out of this Contract.
5. The parties agree that there are no understandings, agreements, representations or warranties, express or implied, not specified herein, respecting 
this sale and that this instrument contains the entire agreement between the Seller and the Buyer(s), and that consequently, no prior dealings, no usage 
of the trade and no subsequent course of performance between the parties shall be relevant to supplement or explain any terms used in this Contract.
6. In the event any term or provision of this Contract shall be found invalid or contrary to applicable law, the validity of the remaining provisions 
shall not be affected hereby.

SELLER’S ASSIGNM ENT

I 1 Without recourse With recourse Q ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Seiler hereby sells, assigns and transfers to

— — _____________________________ .  _________________________________________________________________________________________ its successors and assigns
(hereinafter called "Assignee") the foregoing Contract and all monies due and to become due thereunder, with full power in the Assignee in its or 
In the name of the undersigned to take all legal or other action as the undersigned might take save for this Assignment. The provisions of any warranty 
agreement by and between the undersigned and the Assignee are hereby incorporated by reference.

Seller

Dated. 19. By:.
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TO: MISS JEAN FAIRFAX

FROM: ALLEN BLACK, JR.

RE: PROGRESS REPORT

DATE: DECEMBER 15, 1969

M E M O R A N D U M



Page Two
Progress Report



Page Three
Progress Report



Page Four
Progress Report



TO: JEAIN FAIRFAX

FROM: ALLEN BLACK, JR.

RE: ANNUAL REPORT

DATE: AUGUST 22, 1969

In the year just ended our primary concern has been the improve­

ment of the economic lot of minorities in the region. These 

concerns have dealt for the most part in the area of employment, 

although some time was spent in dealing with housing and con­

sumer fraud, education, and the development of Black entrepre­

neurship.

The extent to which the new Black mood of separatism and nation­

alism has inundated the movement, has perhaps been blown out of 

proportion. The fact however that it does exist has brought 

about a change in the modus operandi of traditional groups. This 

new attitude has caused us in some instances to shift from the 

traditional 12 step method of conjoling to more direct means.

M E M O R A N D U M

Any assestment of the worth of our projects will have to be made 

in light of the knowledge that there is a new Black south. The 

development of new projects for this program year will have to be 

so structured as to allow, within certain limits, a community to 

do its own thing.





















































M E M O R A N D U M

July 17, 1969

TO: Philip Schrag

FROM: Jean Fairfax

RE: Dixie Craft

JF/11
Attachment

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M E M O R A N D U M

TO: MISS JEAN FAIRFAX

FROM: ALLEN BLACK, JR.

RE: DIXIE CRAFT SITUATION

DATE: JULY 10, 1969



Page 2
CONSUMER FRAUD



Page 3
CONSUMER FRAUD



Potpourri from a slow news week.
The bluest of firecrackers was con­

spicuously absent during the July 4th 
weekend, a sharp and welcome contrast 
from two years ago when four area 
children were hospitalized at the same 
time from fireworks injuries.

A check of the Igcal law enforcement 
agencies revealed that they hadn’t 
received one single complaint as of 
Thursday afternoon. This is compared to a 
bevy of complaints that police depart­
ments receiv^ two years ago.

While nobody’s holiday was marred 
from a mangled hand received from 
fireworks, the usual complaints of 
sleepless nights, damaged property and 
fire hazards were also missing.

It is strange to travel in some parts of 
Alabama and see fireworks stands along 
the road doing a propserous business when 
most fireworks are illegal in Alabama. 
'Ihat will not happen here. About the only 
fireworks that are still legal in Alabama 
are sparklers and dipsticks, and some 
people argue that even those are 
dangerous.

And while the anti-fireworks law 
passed by the Alabama Legislature in 1967 
was not the model law recommended by 
the National Fire Prevention Association, 
it has helped the situation. As a matter of 
fact, it has apparently solved the problem 
in this area.

Nobody has complained that we don’t 
have fireworks anymore. Most people 
didn’t even notice that there was no 
fireworks here. Which just goes to prove 
that the only people fireworks ever helped 
were the people who sold them.

A Campaign Bomb
The Lurleen Wallace Courage Crusade 

in this area has . n  a monumental 
“bust.”  The latest campaign report shows 
Area I, including Colbert, Lauderdale and 
Franklin Counties, has collected only 18 
per cent of its goal. That’s the lowest 
figure in the state.

This is doubly strange, since there was 
a lot of organizational work and effort that 
went into the campaign in the early stages 
here.

For those who have forgotten, the 
Courage Crusade is a campaign to raise $5 
twUHan in the State to match $10 million in

federal funds for construction for a 
modem cancer treatment and research 
hospital in Birmingham. It is a worthy 
project, but one that has apparently been 
dropped here.

For the record, the report shows that 
only $10,000 has been collected on a goal of 
$75,000 in Lauderdale and $10,000 on a goal 
of $56,000 in Colbert. Franklin has done 
much better, collecting 52 per cent of its 
$25,000 goal.

Many counties have exceeded and 
doubled their goal.

What happened here?
Legislative Suggestion

Many of the rackets that have been 
exposed in this area have been preying on 
elderly people drawing welfare checks.

Colbert County Voter’s League has 
^ k e d  the legislative delegation to pass a 
law that would require anyone receiving 
old age pensions to have approval from the 
Department of Pensions and Security.

The League’s suggestion to the 
legislators states:

“ The law should be so worded that an 
old age pensioner cannot enter into a 
financial agreement, be it installment or 
one payment note for amounts in excess of 
$500 without counsel from the Department 
of Pensions and Security or someone it 
may assign.

“ We feel that when a person asks for 
old age assistance it is an indication of 
one’s inabilitv to find financial solutions 
for themselves. Therefore, a law of this 
nature will aid in preventing the poor from 
being unduly harrassed by high pressure 
salesmen, and those who impose them­
selves upon the persons who have little 
knowledge of the nature of commerce in 
today’s society.”

This kind of law would have saved 
numerous people in Colbert and 
Lauderdale Counties from getting 
themselves “ hooked”  by these un­
scrupulous companies. There are even 
instances where home repair salesmen 
took prospiects to the welfare department 
to get their benefits increased so they 

i would be able to make the payments.
This means the public is making the 

: payments. And if people are unable to look 
I out for their own interests, then the public 
 ̂ should look out for them.



LEGAL NOTJCE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of i 

Commissioners of the City of Flor­
ence, Alabama, as follows:

SECTION 1. Sections 16-16, 16-17, 
lff-18, 16-19, 16-20, 16-21 and 16-22 
of the Code of ^orence, Alabama, 
1953, as amended, are herdby re­
peated upon the provisions of this 
ordinance becoming effective.

SECTION 2. Section 23-10 of the 
Code of Florence, Alabama, 1953, as 
amended, is hereby repealed upon . 
the provisions of this ordinance be- 
coming effective.

SECTION 3. Section 106.2 of the 
Southern Standard Building Code, as 
amended (the adoption of such Code 
being codified as Section 7-1 and 
Section 7-1.1 (of the Code of Flor­
ence, Alabama, 1953, as amended) is 
hereby repealed upon the provisions 
of this ordinance becoming effective.

SECTION 4. There is hereby cre­
ated and established the City of 
Florence Board of Examinations for 
Construction Industries, which shall 
consist of fifteen (15) members.

A . Such Board shall be composed 
of:

(1) Two persons engaged in the
electrical contracting business t o ' 
be selected by the Board of Com- i 
mlssioners. |

(2) Two persons engaged in the 
plumbing business to oe selected 
toy the Board of Commissioners.

(3) Two persons engaged in th e ' 
residence construction business to ' 
be selected by the Board of Com­
missioners.

(4) Two persons engaged In the 
heating and/or air conditioning 
business to be selected by the Board 
of Commissioners.

(5) One Registered Architect to j 
be selected by the Board of Com­
missioners.

(6) Two representatives of the 
North Alabama General Contractors 
Association to be selected by the 
Board of Commissioners.

(7) Two Registered Engineers to 
be selected by the Board of Com­
missioners.

(8) One representative of the I
Board of Realtors, to be selected by 
the Board of Commissioners. '

(9) One representative of the 
Muscle bnoais Home Builders A s­
sociation to be selected by tne 
Board of Conunissloners.

Ex-Ofllclo M emoeis of the Board 
shall be:

(1) One official of the L,auderdaie 
County Health Department.

(2) Director or the City of Flor­
ence Building Inspection Depart- | 
ment.

(3) Florence City License Inspec- ! 
tor.
B. Term of Office. The Director ' 

of the Building Inspection Depart­
ment, the official of the Lauderdale, 
County Health Department, and tliei 
City License Inspector shall at not 
time serve longer than their term ' 
Of office. Of the memtoers first ap­
pointed, five shall be appointed for 
a term of one year, five for a term 
of two years, and five for a term 
of three years.

Vacancies shall be filled for an 
unexplred term In the manner which,' 
original appointments are required 
to be made. Continued absence of 
any member from regular meetings 
of the Board shall, at the discretion 
of the appointing authority of the 
municipality, render a n y ' such mem- i , 
ber liable to removal from office. ' '

C. Quorum. Ten members of The' ' 
Board shall constitute a quorum. No 
Board member shall act in any case 
in which he has a personal interest. 
Any official action of this Board 
must be a malority vote of those 
present and voting.

D. Election of officers and records 1 
of proceedings. The Board will elect ( 
its own officers and keep a full and 1 
complete record of its proceedings, 
denoting the reason for its decisions. 
The records of past proceedings shall 
be ooen for public inspection dur­
ing business hours. The Board shall 
establish rules and regulations for 
proceedings consistent with provisions 
of all applicable codes adonted by the 
City of Florence. The Board shall 
hold regular meetings at any time 
fixed by rules or resolution.

E. The Board shall be divided into
four (4) subcommittees: electrical,
general contractor, home builder and 
mechanical. Each committee shall 
consist of five (5) members of the ‘ 
Board who are knowledgeable in that I • 
respective trade. The committees will i 
be concerned with applying to the ] 
trade they represent those require-1 
ments assigned the entire Board as ' 
hereinafter described.

F. The several subcommittees shall ! 
meet at 3-month Intervals or as th e ' 
need arises for the purpose of ad-, 
ministering examinations in their 1 
respective fields, and for other func-i 
tions as required by the Board. I

G. A  primary function of each 
committee will be to formulate the 
examinations and supervise their ad­
ministration. At least three examlna- 
tloris shall be prepared in advance, 
with the applicant given the oppor­
tunity to select one of the three.
All precautions will be taken to in­
sure that no applicant is familiar 
with an examination or any part 
thereof. All examinations or parts 
of examinations shall be limited to 
the technical aspect of the trade in­
volved. Applications for examination 
shall be made through the Florence 
Building Department not less than 
ten (10) days prior to the date of 
examination, At the time of appli­

cation, each Individual .‘.hall be fur­
nished with a concise staicmcnt of 
the procedures of examination and 
appeals.

H. Those failing an examination 
on the first and second occasions 
shall be allowed to reapply and be 
reexamined at the next regularly 
scheduled examination. Those fail­
ing any subsequent examination 
shall be allowed to reapply and be 
reexamined within six months from 
the dale of previous failure. After 
having failed an examination on the 
third occasion, an applicant may ap­
pear before the entire Board for con­
sideration upon written notice to the 
chairman within ten (10) days from 
notice of failure. Such consideration 
shall constitute a general review of 
the applicant and the pertinent facts 
of the examination, unless the ap­
plicant files verified notice that the 
examination was unfair, biased, or 
arbitrary. After such review, the 
applicant may be licensed by a two- 
thirds (% ) vote of the members 
present. No committee member shall 
abstain from voting on such a mat­
ter. Persons having licenses suspend­
ed, limited, conditioned or revoked 
may, at the discretion of a %  ma­
jority vote of the members present, 
reapply for examination.

I. It shall be the policy of the 
Board to uphold and strengthen the i 
recommendation, findings and reports' 
of the several subcommittees, and 
no reversal of subcommittee findings 
will be made except for good and 
just cause.

J. Duties and Powers. The Board 
shall have the following duties and 
powers in the licensing and regulat­
ing of all persons engaged in the 
construction Industries:

(1) To empower the subcommittees 
to formulate and administer ex­
aminations designed to test the 
qualifications of applicants. Appli­
cants shall be examined by the 
several subcommittees as follows:

(a) Electrical
(b) General Contractor
(c) Home Builder— Home Improve­

ment
(d) Mechanical— (1) Air condition­

ing, (2) Gas fitUng, (3) Heat­
ing, (4) Pipe fitting, (5) 
Plumbing, (6) Steam fitting.

(2) Other categories of construction 
trades not listed above shall be as­
signed by the Board to the appropri­
ate subcommittee for examination. 
Such examination may be oral and/or 
written as determined by the sub­
committees and shall be designed to 
determine the competence of the 
applicant in his field. Examinations 
shall be taken by the owner, a part­
ner, or a corporate officer of the 
firm applying for license.

(3) To formulate applications for 
licenses for all of the categories of 
contractors denoted in Paragraph I 
above.

(4) To adopt reasonably necessary 
rules and regulations to effect the 
classification of contractors in a man­
ner consistent with established usage 
and procedure as found in the con­
struction industry, and shall limit 
the field and scope of the operations 
of a licensed contractor to those in 
which he is classified and qualified 
to engage. A  licensee may make 
application for classification and be 
classified in more than one classi­
fication if the licensee meets the 
qualifications prescribed by the Board 
for such additional classification or 
classifications. The application shall 
be accompanied by the application 
fee fixed by this Board. No license 
fee shall be charged for an additional 
classification or classifications.

(5) To make recommendations to 
the Board of Commissioners regard­
ing the types of licenses and fees to 
be used In the construction industries, 
the scope of operations under the 
different type of licenses and the fees 
for all licenses cormected with the 
construction industries.

(6) To make a continuing study of 
the Building Codes of the City of 
Florence and to make recommenda­
tions to the Board of Commissioners 
relative to changes and additions to 
the Building Codes to the end that 
the general public will be protected 
in their relations with contractors 
and tradesmen.

(7) To review complaints and 
charges against all persons for violat­
ing the provisions of the Codes re­
lating to any person licensed by the 
City of Florence after such com­
plaints have been duly received by 
the Building Department.

(8) To cause to be suspended, lim - 
’ Itcd, conditioned or revoked for good
cause as the Board may determine, 
any license issued by the City of 

'Florence to a contractor or trades- 
' man in the construction Industries 
,by the City of Florence, said action 
'shall constitute disciplinary action 
'as herein referred, but only after 
the person charged with the viola­
tion has been given a ten-day writ­
ten notice and full opportunity to be 
heard in his own defense before a 
quorum of the Board. All action 
taken by this Board in this regard 
shall be subject to appeal to the 
Board of Adjustments and Appeals. 

*■ (a) A  hearing to determine whether
a right, authority, license or privilege 
should be revoked, suspended, lim­
ited or conditioned shall be initiated 
by filing an accusation. The accusa­
tion shall be a written statement of 
charges which shall set forth, in 
ordinary and concise language, the 
acts or omissions with which the 
accused is charged, to the end that 
the accused will be able to prepare 
his defense. It shall specify the 
statutes and rules which the accused
ih flllPged to havfl violated, flut »hall



not consist merely of charges phrased 
in the langviage of such statutes and 
rules. The accusation shall be veri­
fied unless made by a public officer 
acting in his official capacity or by 
an employee of the agency before 
which the proceeding is to be held. 
The verification may be on informa­
tion and belief.

(b) Form of Notice of Hearing. 
The Board shall deliver or cause to 
be mailed by certified mail, a notice 
of hearing to all parties at least ten
(10) days prior to the hearing. The 
nonce to accused shall be substan­
tially in the following form, but may 
include other information:

You are hereby notified that a 
hearing wili be held before the 
Board of lixaminatlons at City Hall,
Florence, on the -------day of ---------- ,

at the hour of ---------- , upon■ • Cll. WIC WA ' ■' , upuil
the charges made in the accusation 
attached hereto. You may be pres­
ent at the hearing, may be but 
nee<l not be represented by coun­
sel, may present any relevant evi­
dence, and will be given full op­
portunity to cross-examine all wit­
nesses testifying against you. You 
are entitled to request the attend­
ance of witnesses and the produc­
tion of books, documents or other 
things by applying to the Board of

,— Examinations.
' (c) Disciplinary Action Defined.

Disciplinary action as referred to in
j this ordinance shall be the power
I and duty of the Board of Examina-
I tions for Construction Industries to
I cause to be suspended, limited, con­

ditioned or revoked any license issued 
by the City of Florence as covered

. by the scope of this ordinance.
• (9) To insure that all persons of 

the construction industries who fall 
to renew their license prior to Febru­
ary 1 of any given year shall be 
required to appear and take the 
examination administered by the 
Board of Examinations for Construc­
tion Industries.

(10) To Insure that no state licensed 
contractor will be subject to any of 
the applications or examinations for 
contractors herein provided, but at 
the discretion of the Board, may be 
licensed upon payment of proper 
fee and proof of holding state license 
as a contractor; provided, however, 
that a license shall be issued only 
for the category under which the

• applicant is licensed by the State.
K. Notwithstanding any of the 

above provisions, any property own­
er may build his own building on 
his own land without complying with 
the application and examination pro­
visions provided (1) said building is 
for his own use, (2) he has the prop­
er building ijermit, and (3) he com­
plies with the building standards set 
forth in the Southern Standard Build­
ing Code as adopted by Section 7-1, 
Code of Florence, Alabama. A iw  la­
bor within the purview of this Board 
which is p>erformed by any person, 
firm or corporation other than the 
owner himself, shall be done by li­
censed contractors. Only one per­
mit for construction shall be issued 
to an Individual building his own 
building during a calendar year. 
Any additional permits issued to any 
such individual during the same cal­
endar year shall be made only upon 
majority approval of the entire Board.

L. The formulation of the Board of 
Examinations for Construction In­
dustries shall encompass those pwwers 
and duties formerly held by the 
Plumbers Governing Board, Plumbing 
Examiners Board, and Electrical Ex­
aminers Board. These Boards are 
dissolved and incorporated into the 
Board of Examinations for Construc­
tion Industries with the larger board 
Inheriting their commensurate re­
sponsibilities.

M. Contractors’ License, Bond, 
and Insurance Required.

(a) It shall be the duty of every 
person, firm or corporation who 
shall construct or reconstruct or re­
pair or remodel buildings or any 
person, firm or corporation making 
contracts or subletting them, or any 
part thereof, to pay all license tax as 
provided in the Privilege License 
Schedule and to register his name 
and residence and place of business. 
This provision shall not apply to any 
Individual exempt by virtue of the 
provisions of Paragraph K  above.

(b) It shall be the further duty 
of every builder or general con­
tractor to give good and sufficient 
bond in the sum of Two Thousand 
Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), and 
it shall be the further duty of every 
subcontractor to give good and suf- 
ficient bond in the sum of One ^ o u -  
sand Dollars ($1,000.00), each of the 
above bonds to be approved by the 
City Attorney, conditioned to con­
form to the building regulations and 
other ordinances of the City m  ref- 
erence to building. The bond re­
quired shall be for the benefit and 
protection of any person, firm or 
corporation injured in person or 
property by reason of any violation 
of any laws or ordinances of the City 
of Florence now in force or that 
may be hereinafter adopted.

(c) Any person engaged as a con- 
tractor or builder who shall make 
contracts for the construction or re­
construction or repair of bulldogs or 
builder making such contracte and 
subletting them or any Part thereof, 
must file with the City Clerk of the 
<5itv of Florence a liability and prop­
erty damage Insurance policy. Issued 
bv a solved! Insurance company, li­
censed to do business in toe stote 
of Alabama. The policy shaU pro­
vide minimum coverage of all darn- 
ages arising out of the *o
on# perion of $85,000, lubject to toe 
limit of llibllltloi oi «ny ont low

of $50,000, and provide minimum cov- the provisions of this ordinance are 
fvf all damages arising out of hereby repealed. 

thl^lnJurv in one’s property%10,000. SECTION 7. Any person violaUi^ 
The Doliev will include an endorse- any of the provisions of this ordlnanOT 
ment to the it shall not shall be deemed guilty of a rnisde-

L ^ la ? io r b tin ^ ‘ ^e7v^ed"‘^ r  ti?! S ? y  in ^ "n "= u n \ ^  no't

days’"  prior^to’"date^ o’̂ c ln ^ lu a tto m  ^’"sEC’riON 8̂  If any section su b ^c-

once company must be filed with the ^eld^Jn^^ lid jurlsdic-
City Clerk. g^ch portion shall be deemed
. P:'-- n separate, distinct and Independent
quired to warrant the structural in- ^.^ovision and such holding shall not 
tegrity of the basic house for a p . ,   ̂ the validity of the remaining
period of one year. Failure to cor- hereof. ,
rect defective workmanship or rna- ^ SECTION 9. The City Clerk is di- 
terlal when pointed out by an in- publish this ordinance one
spector will constitute a ground for recieu^ a newspaper having a gen- 
disclpllnary action. In a disputed circulation in the City of Flor-
rasp. a committee of five persons ____  Alabama.case, a committee of five persons Alabama.
consisting of three builders and two a d o p ’TED this 12th day of Dec., 
other members of the examining ’
Board shall be appointed to in- -OVctlU. oildii ---  --
vestigate and make a recommenda­
tion to the Board.

(e) It shall be the duty of the 
contractor to notify the building in- 
spector and obtain four (4) inspec­
tions of each home constructed at the 
following Intervals:

(1) Upon excavation of the founda­
tion, before any pouring of con­
crete is commenced.

(2) Upon completion of the basic
structure and roof, before any 
interior ceilings, wall paneling 
or plumbing and wiring is in­
stalled. . .

(3) After plumbing and wiring is 
Installed.

(4) Upon final completion of toe 
structure.

Cost of said inspections to be paid 
by the contractor or builder. ’This 
section shall apply to all homes con­
structed within the city limits and 
toe police Jurisdiction of toe City 
of Florence.

N. Violation of Contracts. Failure 
in a material respect on toe part of 
a licensee to complete any construc­
tion project or operation for the price 
stated in the contract for such con­
struction project or operation or in 
any modification of such contract 

I constitutes a cause for disciplinary 
V action.

•"t). Unlicensed Persons. Any licens­
ed person, firm or corporation aiding 
or abetting an unlicensed person, firm  
or corporation to evade the provisions 
of this ordinance or knowingly com­
bining or conspiring with an unlicens­
ed person, firm or corporation, or al­
lowing one’s license to be used by  
an unlicensed person, firm or cor­
poration, or acting as agent or part­
ner or associate, or otherwise of an 
imllcensed person with the intent to 
evade toe provisions of this ordi­
nance shall, upon conviction, consti­
tute a cause for disciplinary actiom

P. Fraud. ’The doing of any wilful 
or fraudulent act by the licensee ns 
a contractor in consequence of which 
another is substantially injured, con­
stitutes a cause for disciplinary ac­
tion. Wilful or fraudulent act as 
used in the preceding sentence shall 
include, but not be restricted to, 
false affidavits signed by any con­
tractor, subcontractor or home build­
er for the purpose of inducing any 
person, firm, association, partnership 
or corporation to loan money for the 
construction of and/or mortgage of J  
any building.

Q. Withholding Money. W ilful or 
deliberate failure by any licensee or 
agent or officer thereof, to pay any 
moneys, when due for any materials 
or services rendered in connection 
with his operations as a contractor, 
when he has the capacity to pay or 
when he has received sufficient funds 
thereof as payment for the particular 
construction work, project or opera­
tion for which the services or ma­
terials were rendered or purchased 
consUtutes a cause for discipllna^  
action, as does the false denial w  
any such amount due or the validity 
of the claim thereof with Intent to 
secure for himself, his employer or 
other person, firm or corporation, any 
discount upon such Indebtedness or 
with intent to hinder, delay or de­
fraud the person to whom such in­
debtedness is due.

R. Felony. A  conviction of a felo­
ny in connection with the operations 
of a licensee as a contractor consti­
tutes a cause for disciplinary actiori.

S. Appeals and Adjustments. All 
appeals and adjustments desired by 
applicants not satisfied with the ac­
tion taken by the
Board shall be made to the Board of 
Adjustments and Appeals which is 
already established and functioning 
by authority of the Southern Stand­
ard Building Code, 1965 Edition, Sec­
tion III. as amended. Appeals of 
rulings or decisions made by toe 
Board of Adjustments and A p p a ls  
shall be directed to the C:ircuit (fourt 
of Lauderdale County, Alabama.

T. Withholding Tax Number. Upon 
aonlylng for a builder s permit. 
contractor or builder who ®hall make 
contracts for the construction or re­
construction or repairs of buildings 
or builder making such contracts and 
subletting them or any part thereof, 
o r  any other Individual employing 
one or more Persons must have a 
Federal and State Employee 
Numiber (withholding tax number). 
This tax number must aPPe»r 
building permits Issued by the build

’ " I e CTION' 5. The Provisions of this 
ordinance shall become f«|ctlve  on 
toe 1st day of January, 1968. 

SEC’ITON 8- All ordinances and
parti Qt ordlnanpoi in conotet with

Ben H. Craig, Jr.
Tom L. Watkins 
William A . Mapes
b o a r d  o f
COMMISSIONERS, ,  CpPY 
OF FLORENCE, ALA.

A ’TTEST:
James E. Wilson

City Clerk C-1967

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What’s Your Opinion?
PASSAGE OF CONSUMER 
CREDIT BILL IS URGED
To the Editor and to 
Representative Bryce Graham 
State Capital 
Montgomery, Ala., 36101

Dear Sir:
We, the Colbert County Voters League, 

wish to recommend that the Legislative 
^Body from our area be active in passing 
the Consumer Credit Bill that is before the 
Legislative Body at th  ̂ present time^ \ 

We feel that this law will give our' 
people much needed protection. /.

We wish to point out a recent in­
vestigation concerning installment and 
financing for the poor, nn|aHiiQatpH 
Ihe^iitlerly has proven that the people did

X m m  tei$^InCities Daily

not understand what they were being 
charged for, how much they were being 
charged, or what were the interest rates.

This category of people did not receive 
a contract; therefore, they do not have one 
and they have no evidence, whatsoever, of 
the financial responsibilities that they 
,have taken on.

The Voters League has found it 
necessary to campaign the local area for 
contributions to hire lawyers for the 
defense of these people who have been 
defrauded of their money.

The Consumer Credit Law would have 
given protection to our citizens in 
preventing the, frauds that we make 
reference to: Qierefore, yfe find words 
inadequate to express our urgency in this
iT ic rv w i • ^

Yours truly,
(Signed) Charlie Burgess,

President,
Colbert County 
Voters League,
200 Central Ave.,
Muscle Shoals, Ala.



m e w s  In K e v i e W

TVA Contract 
Provided News

By LUC1L.LE PRINCE 
Staff Writer

TVA awarded a $2.3 million contract for 
the construction of an urea solution unit at 
the National Fertilizer Center, the second 
ohase of a $15-million investment at the 
Muscle Shoals facility over the next two
years.

Astory in Wednesday’s edition of tl^  
newspaper by News Editor Bob Martin 
said the contract was awarded to K. K. 
Ferguson Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and is 
contingent upon funding of the project by 
Congress. Funding of the project, along 
with the entire TVA budget, is currentlyin 
the House Appropriations Committee 
along with the entire Public Works Budget.

Awarding of this contract with a $5.2 
million contract June 12 for construction of 
a new synthetic ammonia plant at the 
center apparently means TVA iS confident 
that the funds will be approved by 
Congress. The $5-million ammonia plant 
will be the first step in revamping the 
Fertilizer Center for production of Urea- 
Ammonium-Phosphate which has been 
hailed by TVA as the most promising 
development in three decades of fertilizer 
research at the center.

“ If River Were Aircondltloned..
A delightful visitor to the Shoals area is 

a young native New Yorker, John Bnmo, 
who seems to be having a rattier hard time 
enduring the tlabama heat. John, who 
owns the famous Pen and Pencil 
Restaurant in New York City, has done a 
lot of perspiring since arriving here 
Thursday, and says he “ loves the area, 
especially the river.”  Moving from the 
bright sunshine to a shady spot on the 
lovely pier at the N. B. Shobe sununer 
home in Florence, “ because the breeze 
stopped,”  he said he could take the sun 
about three minutes at a time.

“ If you folks could air condition this 
river, you’d really have something,”  he 
said in a pleasantly enterprising tone. 
“ Yes, the Pen and Pencil is 
airconditioned,” was his answer to our 
query. “ Even in winter because of the 
crowds. We don’t need to turn the heat on, 
ever.”  John is a guest of the Shobes and 
this is his first visit to this area.

Overpass Survey
Survey work is expected to begin 

Monday on the Montgomery Ave. Southern 
Railroad overpass in Sheffield. Survey 
parties will be making location studies for 
the highway department.

—Another Vietnam fatality was 
recorded for Franklin County. The family 
of Set. Larry Wayne Willis was notified

that he lost his life “ in action on a combat 
operation when mistaken for a hostile 
force and fired upon.”  >

—A $50,000 damage suit against Dixie 
// Craft, Inc., and Birmingham Trust 
Ij  National Bank has been filed in 

Lauderdale Circuit Court in Equity 
claiming that the firm arranged 
“ unconscionable contracts”  with an 
elderly Florence man.

Tuesday’s paper carried a story by 
News Analyst Pete Kelley stating that 
Dave Smith, 64, alleges that Dixie Craft 
personnel came to his home and agreed to 
make repairs for' $1,300. Dixie Craft 
recorded a mortgage for $3,499.80 in the 
Probate Office for the work done on 
Smith’s house at 609 Larimore St., the 
story stated, continuing that “ The suit 
alleges that the price charged is so high in 
relation to the true value of the repairs 
that it is ‘unconscionable,’ meaning 

I unscrupulous or outrageous.”  _
N ___ —At Florence State University, a

pro trait of Se'ptinius P. Rice, first 
president of State Normal School (now 
FSU) was unveiled in a ceremony in the
resident hall that bears his name. His 
protrait was donated to Rice Hall, the 
newest women’s residence hall, by a great- 
granddaughter, Mrs. James H. Starling of 
Houston, Tex. It was painted by her 
grandmother, eldest daughter of Rice, 
while he was president of the institution in 
the early 1870’s.

Dr. Cox Dies
Many people will remember Dr. D. D. 

Cox as he sat on the bench with Sheffield’s 
football team. He served as doctor for the 
team for 25 years, never missing a game. 
Not only was he present in case of being 
needed, but he was an inspiration to the 
boys. Dr. Cox was always interested in 
young people and praised them at various 
stages in their young lives. He attended the 
piano recitals and other activities at 
Alabama Avenue Elementary School, 
relaxing at the start of each and appearing 
to enjoy the playing of each child. He took 
an interest in various high school activities 
and noticed achievements of students that 
others often took for granted. He loved 
people — and all of the love bounced back 
on him — they loved him, too. He was 
devoted to his family, but somehow found 
time for everyone, and his beautiful voice 
provided solos for special services at 
churches throughout the district. Thus Dr. 
Cox ministered to people in various ways 
besides his medical practice. He 
encouraged those with whom he came ir 
contact.



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(If you have a complaint, (jH in this„form and mail it to the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission's Regional Office in your area 
as soon as possible. It must be mailed within 90 days after the dis­
criminatory act took place. (See addresses on back page)

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

This form is to be used only to file a charge of discrimination based 
on RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, or NATIONAL ORIGIN.

Case File No.

1 Your Name (Mr!, Mrs., Miss).
Street Address 
City

.Phone Number_^

-State. -Zip Code.

2 WAS THE DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF: (Please check one)
Race or Color X!1 Religious Creed □ National Origin □ Sex □

3 Who discriminated against you? Give the name and address of the employer, labor organization, employment agency and/or apprenticeship 
committee. If more than one, list all.
Name. Ampex Corporation_______________________________________________ _
street Address Marvin Parkwav 
City Opelika________ .siate_Alabarn̂ -Zip Code 3 6 8 0 1
AND (other parties if any).

A  Have you filed this charge with a state or local government agency? Yes □ When. No □

5 If your charge is against a company or a union, how many employees or members? Over 25 □ Over 50 □

6  The most recent date on which this discrimination took place: Month C O D t l  D U I  P g  f~)ay -Year-

7 Explain what unfair thing was done to you. How were other persons treated differently? (Use extra sheet if necessary).
--- 1 was hired-in 1968 as a material.̂  handler and tnlH j would
____be promoted within a couple of weeks. My supervisor suggested____
____that as soon as there was an opening I would be placed. They_____
____continue to hire white people off the street in positions higher

and more desirable than my own with qualifications no greater than
my own. My supervisor, as a matter of fact has less than a high 
school education. The discrimination suffered by me runs through­
out the entire plant. Black employees are harrassed and kept in low 
paying jobs for no reason except the color of their skin. Black
women are told that the company is not yet ready for Black__________
secretaries. Neither Black men or Black women are allowed to train 
for better paying jobs. I feel that I am being discriminated a-
gainst and that all Black employees and potential employees suffer 
the same fate._____________________________________

8 I swear or affirm that I have read the above charge and that it is true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. 
Date_________________________________  ______________________________________________________ ____________________

(Sign your name)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this. -day of- .196.

(Name) (Title)

, • ' ' ---
If it is difficult for you to get a Notary Public to sign this, sign your own name and mail to the Regional Office. The Commission will help you to

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(If you have a complaint, f»II in this-form and mail it to the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission's Regional Office in your area 
as soon as possible. It must be mailed within 90 days after the dis­
criminatory act took place. (See addresses on back page)

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

This form is to be used only to file a charge of discrimination based 
on RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, or NATIONAL ORIGIN.

Case File No.

1 Your Namef^r., M
in

.M A.-/:
Street Address
C i t y  

_____ Phone Number- yO’C') /J9

_State_ -Zip Code.

2 WAS THE DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF: (Please check one)
Race or Color Religious Creed □ National Origin □ Sex □

3 Who discriminated against you? Give the name and address of the employer, labor organization, employment agency and/or apprenticeship 
committee. If more than one, list all.
M:.mo Ampex Corporation ____________________________________________
street Address M a r v i f l  P a r k W a V
rtry Opelika________ ■State AT abama. -Zip Code368Q 1
AND (other parties if any)

A  Have you filed this charge with a state or local government agency? Yes □ When No □

5 If your charge is against a company or a union, how many employees or members? Over 25 □ Over 50 □

6  The most recent date on which this discrimination took place: Month. .Day. .Year-

7 Explain what unfair thing was done to you. How were other persons treated differently? (Use extra sheet if necessary).
__ I am a warehouseman for the Ampex Corporation, and feel that T havp

been ciem'eci an opportunity to be upgracieci because I am Black. I
have continually applietj for a job as a clerk and been refused.
The reason most frequently given is that I ditj not take typing in 
high school. At the same time, white em pl oyees occupy t.hi.q pn̂ jt.ini 
without ever having finished high school. About six weeks ago.
I was (jenied an opportunity to fill a vacant supervisors positloiL
even though I knew more about the job and had as much if not more
seniority than the white employee who transferred from another de pa rt ­
ment to fill the vacancy.__My. comi
against all Black present and potential_empi oy.ees i n .te.rms ..of-, thei r_
practices and policies regarding hiring, fldvannpmpnt-S-,_-ejnpJLayjnfi.n..t̂ - 
and placement _of Bla ck fe ma l e s , job req u irements and s tanda.rds-.anri 
condi ti ons of work.__The cpmpany continues to maintain racially---

8 I swear or affirm that I have read the above charg/and that ft is tru/to^lW^besj^f my knowledge, information and belief. 
Date_________________________________  7 ^

Subscribed and sworn to before me this.
(Sign your name)

-day of- .196.

(Name) (Title)

If it is difficult for you to get a Notary Public to sign this, sign your own name and mail to the Regional Office. The Commission will help you to |
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identifiable plants, departments, job classifications, positions and 
programs. Black employees are frequently required to train white 
persons to fill positions higher and more desirable than they them­
selves enjoy. I would appreciate an early investigation.



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H A R H iSO N  A . W ii_ i_ lA M S , J R .,  
E D M U N D  S . M U SK IE , M AIN E  
T H O M A S  J . M C J N T Y R E . N .H . 
W A L T E R  F . M O N D A L E , M iN N . 
E R N E S T  F . H O L L IN G S , S .C . 
H A R O L D  E . H U G H E S, IO W A  
A L A N  C R A N S T O N , C A L IF .

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W A L L A C E  F . B E N N L T T , UTAH 
I. JO H N  G . T O W E R , T E X .

E D W A R D  W . B R O O K E , M A S S . 
C H A R L E S  H . P E R C Y , I L L . 
C H A R L E S  E. G O O D E L L , N .Y . 
R O B E R T  W . P A C K W O O D , O R E G .

D U D LE Y  L . O ’ N E A L . J R .
S T A F F  D IR E C T O R  A N D  G E N E R A L  C O U N S E L

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C O M M I T T E E  O N  B A N K I N G  A N D  C U R R E N C Y  

W A S H I N G T O N ,  D .C . 20510

May 21, I969

I4r. Allen Black, Jr., Regional Director 
Legal Defense Fund 
220 South Danny Thomas Boulevard 
Memphis, Tennessee 38126

Dear Mr. Black:

I have your letter of May 12 regarding the complaints you have 
received concerning consumer credit problems.

I agree with you upon the importance of consumer education, and 
I commend you for developing a program in this area. At the same 
time, I can understand your concern that the law provide adequate 
consumer protection. You may know that the Alabama Legislature is 
now considering a proposed consumer credit code. It is the out- 
groi‘7th of a series of hearings, including one in Florence, on con­
sumer credit abuses. I am told that considerable testimony was 
taken about the home improvement business.

The Counsel for the Alabama legislative subcommittee which con­
ducted these hearings is Lewis Odom who is a former staff member of 
my Committee. I know of his interest in this matter. Accordingly, 
you may want to get in touch with him. I'ir. Odom’s address is:
Suite 818 —  Bell Building, Post Office Box 521. Montgomery, Alabama.

V/hile the Federal Consumer Protection Act of I968 does contain 
some provisions of consumer protection (truth-in-lending, restrictions 
•upon garnishments, etc.), I do not anticipate additional Federal legis­
lation especially in view of the consideration of the proposed uniform 
consumer credit code in the various State legislatures. I am enclosing 
a copy of the I968 Act along with a copy of the Committee report.

I am taking the liberty of sending a copy o; 
Mr. Odom.

this letter to

If I may be of further help to you, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Jonn Sparkman 
Chairman

Enclosures



M E M O R A N D U

TO:

FROM:

RE:

DATE:

MISS JEAN FAIRFAX
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ALLEN BLACK, JR. 

ACTIVITIES REPORT 

NOVEMBER 19, 1968

I did not go to Washington as planned, because both 

Beirman and Ridley were afflicted with Hong Kong flu.

I did however, talk to Frank Ridley by telephone before 

leaving New York and have talked with him twice since then. He 

advises that seven plants have been referred to the Department
yAJ

of Defense for review. He did expect some problems because/1a 

return letter from DOD^ OFCC was charged with piling on too 

much work. The plans are to review all seven of the plants by 

the first of the year. The plants scheduled for review are

1. Olinkcaft, Monroe, Louisiana

2. Pineville Kraft, Alexandra Louisiana

3. Continental Can, Hodge, Louisiana

4. Weyerhauser, Columbus Mississippi

5. St. Regis, Jacksonville Florida

6. Union Counse, Savannah Georgia

7. Georgia Craft, Mahre Alabama



I asked Ridley about the prospectr for the future. He 

seemed a little disenchanted. Not to much can be determined 

until a new Director is appointed, but the omens are not that 

good. As a matter of fact Ridley is very much interested in 

leaving the agency and expressed a great desire to work for the 

Fund. He mentioned such things as the fact that he had been 

admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and has seven years experience 

in the employment field. I told him that I would mention- it.

We agreed that if these seven plants were reviewed, other 

plants of interest to us would also come under the OFCC scrutiny 

through collaboration with the EEOC. Ridley has good contacts 

as he used to work there, but he feels that a nudge from us would 

be helpful in assuring this collaboration.

I asked him about the requirements that his agency was im­

posing. It seems that a package has been put together. The 

following provisions will apply to the production lines of pro­

gression in established plants which have union agreements.

1. (A) Acceptance of mill seniority as the test for

advancement or demotion within progression lines 

or recall to progression lines or transfer from 

one progression line to another, or layoff, when­

ever Negro employees compete with other employees.

(B) Retention of contract seniority whenever Whites 

compete against each other in any of the above 

situations.

(C) Retention of contract seniority whenever Negroes 

compete against each other in any of the above 

situations.



3.

(D) The acceptance of mill seniority be subject to the 

following:

1. All employees in the affected class (this is Negro

employees initially placed in a job or line of progression 

formerly considered an all Negro job or line of pro­

gression) will be contacted for the purpose of discuss­

ing with them their desire for transfer to some other 

line of progression or advancement into a line of pro­

gression. Written applications will be prepared for 

those expressing an interest in such transfer or ad­

vancement. When nerman<^nt vacancies occur, all employees 

in or out of thp aff^rt^d clac;c; having applied for 

transfer or advancement will be considered on the basis 

of seniority and qualification. Permanent vacancies 

in the beginning job of lines of progression will be 

posted on bulletin boards in all departments for at 

least one week, with the understanding that a copy of 

the notice will be given to each local union.

All current employees will be allowed to transfer to 

or advance into any line of progression if his qualifi­

cations are as high as the minimally qualified employee 

currently working in the line.

Red circling of rates to be provided for first transfer 

of any current employee under the following conditions:



(A) The employee must have a permanent rate of less than 

$ 3.00 per hour.

(B) The employee must have made application for the trans-- 

fer within six months.

(C) 1. Red circling shall end for an employee who is trans­

ferred to or advanced into a line of progression if such 

employee fails to qualify after a reasonable trial period.

2. Red circling shall end for an employee who waives

a promotion in the line of progression to which he trans­

fers or if the employee is disqualified for promotion, 

temporary or permanent, to a higher job to which he would 

otherwise move.

3. Mill seniority provisions governing the competition 

between Negroes and Whites shall be terminated in five 

(5) years subject to the approval of the appropriate 

government agency, if any.

If you would note the underl i nej passageii I think that you 

would agree with me that this ain't no big deal.

I discussed with Ridley several areas of disagreement. First, 

the requirement deals only with the production lines of progression, 

and does not touch maintenance or crafts. I don't believe the 

government should agree to accept partial compliance.

Secondly, I found no stipulation which made it the respon­

sibility of the company to act affirmatively to change the racial 

make-up of its work force.

Third, I did'nt get the significance of the five year pro­

vision for red circling.



We also discussed the general picture. It seemed to me 

that much was contingent upon attrition [i.e. unless someone 

dies or resigns, or retires, it is likely or at least possible 

that no "vacancies" will ever occur, and the make-up of the 

various departments and lines of progression could conceivably 

remain the same for the next fifteen years).

Ridley had conversations with some of his co-conspirators 

and called later to discuss my reservations. OFCC agrees that 

the entire plant should come under the conci11iation agreement 

and will take steps to insure same. Again, the above is a 

package which is to be agreed upon by the company and the union.

It is felt that it should not be the responsibility of the union 

to change the racial make-up of the company. (sigh) An additional 

stipulation between the contracting agency and the conpany will 

require the company to take affirmative steps to recruit and 

train minority group employees.

Again, the only excuse for the five year restriction on

red circling is that it is hoped that within five years the whole 
he

problem will/(moot. At any rate, OFCC is retaining jurisdiction 

at least that long, and if the need exists to continue the red 

circle or to modify any other aspects of the agreement, they would 

be in a position to do so.

Ridley assured me that he would do everything he could to see 

that companies comply within the limits imposed upon his office. 

Once again he suggested that I mention his name to Papa Greenberg.



I talked in Atlanta with Winifred about what she was doing 

and how we could collaborate. In Mobile they have a good thing 

going. Two real good people have been hired to live in the 

community, work specifically on changing the school structure 

from stem to stern, and work diligently toward eliminating the 

need for their services. I mentioned to her our interest in 

seeing that some of the schools adopt curricula which would enable 

a high school graduate to move into the new industrial jobs we 

are supposed to be opening up. Winnie expects her people to do 

not only this but to work with both the'Techni cal School and the 

Junior College.

In Prattville, Dan Houser is to be employed by the Coalition
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Board and the Board has commi tted/fto working to acquire a credit 

union and a summer headstart. Once again, I suggested that we 

expected to lay low in the Prattville area for a little while, 

and that maybe at a later date we'd see what could be done with 

Union Camp.

The focus on schools did interest me, however, and I suggested 

that a good place to go might be the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Since 

Winnie is not too familiar with his area, I promised to meet with 

her down there to talk with the folk in Pascagoula and in Harrison 

County. A lot of attention has been given to the schools in Biloxi 

and Gulfport, but North Gulfport, in the County system, remains 

messed up. I know there are good people in the area, and I promised 

to introduce her to some of them.

I also went to Talladega, Alabama to tell the Talladega Council 

on Human Relations to become relevant.



In a previous report, mention was made of that Council's 

proposal to use the Martin Luther King money from the state 

Council to establish a recreation program for the west side 

of town. All of the money was to pay a part-time Director.

As presented to the meeting, the project would involve teaching 

kids the fine arts of basket weaving, ceramics, and under water 

polo. Needless to say, after that little ole tongue lashing 

this proposal was rejected in favor of a community basis. While 

this is not pulp and paper employment per se, it cannot help 

but complement our efforts. Milton Hurst is to coordinate the 

thing.

I had a chance to meet with the employment committee. On 

the night of the meeting two complaints were brought in against 

Bemis Manufacturing Company. Because the things were too old 

to use, a good portion of the session was devoted to explaining 

the laws and giving tips on filing complaints.

A lot of the Talladega time was spent in an attempt to 

complete the report on the Deaf and Blind Institute. The report 

was not completed because of a call I got from Ezekiel Harrison 

advising me that the union had declined to accept the contract at 

Marathon Southern. You will remember from my memo to Bob Belton 

that this contract includes the most of the provisions embodied 

in the OFCC package.



At any rate, Harrison talked to the brothers, and gave a 

report on the progress of our suit there. 

In September OFCC rejected a proposal by American Can, 

which would have allowed the company to give away the conpany 

housing to the occupantr OFCC at that time suggested that the 

company lease the houses or one year period on a sealed bid basis. 

Late in September the co âny called a meeting of the employees 

to discuss plan two. Th meeting was held in the old converted 

theater and was segregati i except for the last four Negroes to 

enter the building. Thej were directed by the plant manager to 

sit on the White side. According to John Barnes, a company 

employee, there were Federal Officals present.



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On October 3, after having given tacit approval to OFCC

that they would adopt plan two, the company reverted to plan one.

GSA signed a contract with them over the objection of OFCC.

What this means as far as the actual disposition of the houses 

is concerned, is that the forty houses previously occupied by 

white employees and having aVaverage value of $5,800 per house 

are now occupied by white folks.

150 houses previous occupied by Black employees and having 

an average value of $1,000 per house (the range is $390 to 1800) 

continue to be occupied by Black employees. There were five 

vacant houses located on the fringes of the white neighborhoods.

These were awarded to black employees on the basis of Mill seniority.

And thus was Bellamy integrated.



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I am enclosing a copy of a press release by Crown Zellerbach 

which might be of interest to you. I've been in touch with Milton 

Kelly expressing our continuing interest in working with him and 

advising him that you would get in touch with him in your visit to 

the West Coast.

I expect to be in Memphis the entire week ending November 23.



'Prattville,

■ J .):

CALDER- SAID that some of'If,'
■I-;'- .'■; ■•■•■■'!„'»■ ■ tho outlets would he located iti ;<Directors of; Umpn . .Camp,> •■ - j

New York . -based'■ ;,,,v jjq pij^poj'nted no''direct cx^^f• Corp.,'
Y company that has .^invested ■ pahs!on_ o'fI facilities at Chap-:-*, 
j^S^j^jjiiliion .in .Alabama'■fac^i' man but,’-noted that the -six*J' 
I'TmcT^in''jjyiiift and^ onc-haIf;v, '̂'n<or/,]poij plant “was in the.
■■t years,'is meeting today at ils'-'black only three months after’
I Chapman plant with president ' starting.” ' *
{ Alexander Caldcr Jr.-predict- Caldcr 'snld the plant al-l 
, Jn g  that the firm’s operations - ,^0, ^ -  js ppcratlng “at,lC 0pcr‘ 
\;ln the statc Y’are going--to gotf’’’ cent cnnacltv -nncl largely >'lth ,

.*j2fiattiiiUe will begin produc*-' '̂'!
Ing 40 tons more per day in The Chapman mill employs

S , .  -
The company ■ also expect^ . company’s annual Alabama 

to open 33 more retail outlets payroll at ^0  million and.-Sajd 
in the ^nthn?|st. within the ': ','the 'firm "purchases abQu't’$12 
next five years to. beef up the ’.' million of pulpwood in,V;Ma- 
holdings of, ' Moorc-Handlcy 'bama annually. This dbcSi.not, 
Inc. of Pelham,'which they include pidpwood prpduccd'’on 
acquired last ,May. The outlets... ,-thc 230,000 acres ,of 'timber

which his company owns. •'will provide a consumers’ 
market for. lumber, framing, 
flooring and plywood manu-

• tThe president cited the com­
pany employes sent here from 
other ' sectioii.s of the nation 
“love to live in Alabama 
Ixicause of the gracious rocci)- 

' t-lon given them by the stale 
v’’ arid by the community.”

- This was a direct contrast 
f to the recent claim of a 
i governmem official who said 
i he found It difficult to man 

the space program in Ala- 
I , bama because of a reluctance 
I on the part of personnel to 
' make their home here.

' Caldcr predicted that the*
> it,\Southcast will become the 

^  country’.s growth center for 
î*,thc manufacture of • wood , 

Y products because of tho in- 
’ creasing demand for Southern 
, pine pijAvooHy ■
|. HE SAID THAT hjs'’cornpd- 
i - ny also is “studying ifields 
i outside the paper - industry,”
‘ ■ particularly the idea of 
L .cxpaAding, its 'chemical Intcr-

■''' iiln referring to the plant at 
• Ib’attville, Caldcr . repeatedly 

■.-. compared its potential to the 
company’s pulp and paper 
facility in Savannah, Ga. ^



M A N A G E M E N T  COUNCIL FOR BAY A R E A  E M P L O Y M E N T  OPPORTUNITY
O N E  B U S H  S T R E E T  

S A N  FR A N C IS C O , CALIFORNIA 9A10A

For Immediate Release

PRODUCTION FACILITY SLATED . ’
FOR HUNTER'S POINT

SAN FRANCISCO, November 1 - -  Establishment o f a shipping container'plant 

in'Hunter's Point to provide loca l employment and opportunity-for individual 

investment by employees was announced today by a consortium o f Negro and white 

business interests.

Formation o f the San Francisco Container Corporation was arranged 

through Crown Zellerbach Corporation and the Management Council for Bay Area 

Employment Opportunity, a non-profit organization which works cooperatively • • 

with other groups and individuals to develop solutions to the problem o f hard-core 

minority unemployment.

The plant, located in a leased building at 155 Hilltop Road, in the 

Hunter's Point section o f the c ity , w ill have the capacity to convert eight m illion 

board feet o f corrugated board into shipping containers each month.

President o f the company is Charles Bussey, retired Army Lieutenant 

Colonel, who has been associated with the Management Council and Patimik Corpora­

tion , Mr. Bussey heads a black management group holding 30 percent o f the equity 

in the new firm. Twenty-five percent is  held by a group o f black investors, headed 

by San Francisco attorney Richard Bancroft and 25 percent o f stock equity has been 

reserved for purchase by employees o f the company. Another 20 percent w ill be 

owned by Bank of America's Venture Capital subsidiary, to be resold to the black 

managers or employees when the venture is underway.

(more)



Management Council for Bay Area Employment Opportunity Page 2,

The financing arrangement for the San Francisco Container Corporation 

is  one o f the f ir s t  in the area showing cooperation between private enterprise 

and government. Loans totaling $l60,000 for  ten years at 72 percent were made 

by Fireman’ s Fund American Company and Bonk o f Ainerica, with guorunteea by Lho _ 

U. S, Small Business Administration.

Management advice and engineering and technical assistance for the

new company were volunteered on a continuing basis by Crown Zellerbach Corpora-
T

tion , a major producer of corrugated containers nationally.

Mr. Bussey said that the company has recruited employees from the 

Hunter's Point area. When the plant reaches fu l l  capacity operations, a to ta l 

work force o f UU people w ill be required, he said. Equipment is being installed 

and production is  expected to begin on November 11, I9 6 8 .

The corporation is one o f the few of this size in the U. S. to be 

black-owned, -managed and -operated. The new company w ill manufacture corrugated 

and chipboard containers, display cases, f i l l e r s ,  partitions and other specialty 

requirements.



M E M O R A N D U M

FROM: ALLEN BLACK, JR.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 1968

RE: PROGRESS REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1968

Primary concerns this summer have been the pulp 

and paper project, school desegregation, the delivery of health 

services and some miscellaneous Memphis stuff like boycotts, 

rent strikes, etc.

Generally, work in the pulp and paper project has been 

pretty much confined to assisting the Community Aides in 

creating and strenghtening community action committees and 

interceding with Federal Regulatory Agencies to prod action 

on complaints.

In all, some twenty-four community aides, eight of whom 

are still working created or worked with some twenty-two action 

committees, twenty of which might be considered to be still 

strong. The committees themselves generated 98 complaints,

765 new jobs and 249 upgrades.

Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama was serviced by 

William Yelder, a self-employed contractor. Mr. Yelder organi­

zed an Action Committee under the umbrella of the Autauga 

County Coalition Board. The committee was personally selected 

by Yelder for their varied skills, location of residence, 

capacities for accomplishments, willingness to work and degrees 

of community influence. It was a twenty-one member group.

TO: JEAN FAIRFAX



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composed, on my visit there^ of mostly high school and college 

graduates and college students. The committee organized 

tutoring work-shops, testing work-shops, a job referral 

center and conducted a family economic survey of the county.

The committee also kept up with the disposition of all of their 

referrals.

As a result of the survey, a lot of information which 

could be related to the entrepreneurship thing was uncovered. 

There are presently four dealers in Autauga County supplying 

wood to Union Camp. These dealers offer little service to the 

producers, many of whom are black persons or to the cutting 

crews other than clerical work, involving money matters between 

the producer and Union Camp. It was also discovered that 

several of the black producers own their own trucks, saws, 

and sometimes machinery. In addition, several black land- 

owners have property adjacent to the GM and 0. railroad line 

which runs through Autauga County, and which already has 

switch facilities to Union Camp.

Yelder attempted to bring into the Community some 

"knowledgeable and capable" people. Among the new people 

were four high school principals and the Vice President of 

the Ministerial Alliance. In attempting to determine a 

prognosis for the community, we have to keep in mind the 

apparent instability of our late Community Aide.



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Clarence Williams worked with the Committee of the 

Dallas County Commission for Human Rights in Selma. The 

committee has been most concerned with the current employ­

ment at the Hammermill Paper Company, but they are also 

interested in employment throughout the County, and should be 

pointed out that this committee uses somewhat different methods 

of achieving their end. For example: the committee brought



I talked to Myrna Anderson in Talledega and to Dr.

Milton Hurst, Chairman of the Committee. They are just now 

getting ready to get underway. Even though I had just about 

written him off because of a lack of activity, the Committee 

now seems ready to start moving. Their projections are those 

as outlined in the Work-Book and they have spent all this 

time trying to perfect an organization. They tell me that 

they have now done so and that they have received a grant 

from the ACHR, the Martin Luther King Fund. According to 

them, they are ready to tear Coosa Pines apart. I simply 

have to adopt a way to see attitudes on this Committee.

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Thelma Craig did not do much of anything in Choctaw'County, 

except set up a Committee and met with it every once in 

awhile. During the summer, I went over there and met with 

the Committee. I found it to be a good committee which was



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Bill Pace, a black economist, with the TVA is the new 

President of the Muscle Shoals County of Human Ralations. We 

organized sometime ago a coalition deal to work on employment, 

utilizing representatives from the Council, the Frannlin, Colbert 

and Lauderdale County Voter's League, and the NAACP, taking 

advantage of tri-county selected buying campaigns and a grant 

from ACHR, Martin Luther King Fund, the Committee has produced 

some 87 jobs. The effect of this new employment, however, 

has been lessened because of a reduction in force among blue



collar workers at TVA; a three month strike at Reynolds 

Metal Company and the closing of a small steam plant. In 

addition, most of these jobs went to women, so the problem 

remains of getting employment for the breadwinners. The 

big project now with this group is establishing training 

programs for work in the U. S. Plywood-Champion Paper Plant 

at Courtland, Alabama. Although the plant is now under 

construction, it is not expected to be completed before 1970.

By this time, the group plans to have at least two hundred 

people ready to begin on-the-job training. We have received 

cooperation from the Technical High School, the TVA and the 

Employment Service. The committee-community prognosis is good.

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Phil Draper, the black William Yelder, is teaching school 

in Red Hook, New York and organizing the migrant farm laborers 

there. This means that we don't have a community aide in 

Courtland. The committee that was organized, however, has 

found work for seventy people from Decatur and Lawrence 

County on construction or the paper mill at Courtland. Right 

now they are interested in things other than employment and 

it will probably be some time before we can re-orient them.

I give them a low priority.



We don't have a community aide in Tuscaloosa. The com­

mittee continues to operate, however, and meets regularly.

Quite understandably, the treatment given complaints by EEOC 

does not make for enthusiasm. Although the Legal Defense 

Fund is pushing EEOC on this matter, we still have no resolution 

I think we ought to go for a thirty day letter right now, sue 

Gulf States Paper Company and get it over with.

Sim Essex has located some black producers in Marengo 

County. They are now in the process of organizing themselves 

to sell pulpwood cooperatively. Without the benefit of some 

good complaints we will have a problem keeping the in-plant 

committee going. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Black were supposed to 

work with this committee. They haven't. Mr. Sim Essex is now 

the committee, although the Braxtons drink coffee with him 

sometimes .

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In Phenix City, Alabama, Mr. L. C. Fleming heads up 

what we think is a good committee in Lee and Russell Counties. 

Up to now, their interest has been in the jobs in and 

around Phenix City and all the complaints we've received 

from them have been against Southern Bell, RC Cola Bottling 

Company and J. C. Penney's. They have now commenced working 

on the Alabama Kraft Company. Preliminary reports indi­

cate that the company is typical of the Southern kraft com­

panies (all the black folks in the wood yard, etc.) We



had hoped that William Harrison could service this committee, 

but he's been tied up with SWAFCA. After talking with Brice 

Joyce we agreed that he (Brice) would service the committee 

himself. He has since made one trip to the area and is 

enthusiastic about the prospects. The prognosis is good.

The Moss Point-Pascagou1 a area is in good shape. State 

Stallworth has filed thirty-one complaints and reports one 

hundred and nine new hires. We don't even worry about Moss 

Point-Pascagoula except to make certain that we hold up our 

end of the stick.

Much the same is true for the Gulf Port -Biloxi area.

It took quite a while, but we have now reorganized our old 

committee from last year. They are tearing after the Air 

Force base and the retail stores. We've also had some new 

applications at Phillips Milk of Magnesia. Got twelve new jobs 

That prognosis is also good.

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Before Mr. Roscoe A. Sharpe assumed the principalship 

of a school in Clarendon, Arkansas, he did organize a 

committee at Forest City. Most of the members are women who 

are employed at the Lerner Slone Manufacturing Company. This 

accounts for the fact that twelve of our nineteen complaints 

were against Lerner Slone. The committee is now turning its



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attention to other industries in the area. Since Sharpe 

left, I've tried to service that committee from here. The 

prognosis is good.

Mr. Sharpe was unsuccessful in forming stable committees 

in either Pine Bluff, Crosset or Camden. I've talked to John 

Walker about these communities and we feel that all three 

have a good potential. As time permits it is hoped that we 

can get in to these areas.

JEAN FAIRFAX - PROGRESS REPORT

The Pineville Kraft Corporation near Alexandria, La. 

has not yet opened for business. When they do sometime in 

February they will have the applications of one hundred and 

ninety people rounded up by Peggy Broussard. The Alexandria 

committee spent most of its time urging people to apply for 

jobs at the paper mill. Much time was also spent in 

organizing "brush-up" workshops and in placing people in 

temporary positions. The committee was successful in se­

curing jobs in retail stores, at the air base and on con­

struction at the Pineville site. Broussard worked up a good 

relationship with the New Orleans office of EEOC. She, there­

fore had little problem in getting representatives of that 

agency to attend meetings either in Alexandria or in her 

hometown of Layfayette, where she also set up a committee.



Margaret's brother, Terrell, an official of Southern 

Consumers worked with us for a couple of weeks in St. Francis- 

ville and Port Hudson. Alas he has now gone to join our 

fighting boys in Viet Nam. We do have a good thing going 

in St. Francisvi11e. Primarily because of contact work by 

Dick Alatorre we've been in touch with Milton Kelly, a 

black official of Crown Zellerbach. Mr. Kelly has offered 

to meet with our committees and to "suggest very strongly" 

that local plant officials do likewise. The agreements 

reached by Crown-Zel1erbach, the unions and the federal govern­

ment have, at this point, according to Kelly, no official 

standing. He did go on record, however, in favor of the 

agreements and agreed to assist our committees in getting new 

jobs and in receiving justice on their complaints. The 

community itself is together. If we could do something about 

the school situation there it would be very helpful. I plan 

to be in that area very shortly to work with the committees 

and to check out a complaint in nearby Baker.

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We have a complex of committees in North Louisiana.

They encompass the cities of Bastrop, Monroe, Ruston, and 

Hodge. Trimmie White was working this area before she 

decided to leave for parts unknown. We had an advantage 

of an all black college town, Grambling, to serve as a nucleus 

for all the projects. One of the two white folk there, a teacher 

named Jim Binder, served as secretary for the confederation.



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The group got itself involved in all sorts of things; including 

voter registration, welfare rights and jobs. Most of our 

complaints were against folk like Southern Bell. The reason 

for this was that a suit was already pending at the Hodge Paper 

Mill and we are just getting started on the paper mills in 

Monroe and Bastrop. The prognosis is good.

The newest community aide is Grady Eddings of Corinth, 

Mississippi. We organized a committee in Corinth during our 

first employment project and it has continued to function 

Meanwhile, Eddings has become a little too militant for the 

local white folks so they fired him for filing a complaint.

I've been in touch with Walter Dickerson about this and have 

in the meantime, assigned Grady to work in Counts, Tennessee 

which is about twelve miles from Corinth. We received our 

first telephone report from Grady today. He has organized 

a committee in Hardin County, Tennessee to work for increased 

job opportunities at the Tennessee River Pulp and Paper 

Company there.

JEAN FAIRFAX - PROGRESS REPORT

As relates school desegregation, I visited Drew, Miss­

issippi to talk to the parents of black children. 



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JEAN FAIRFAX - PROGRESS REPORT

I picked ou. some 

probable witnesses and made myself an expert on the way black 

folk in Drew, Mississippi think.

I've also collected information prepartory to the filing 

of a school suit in Forest City, Arkansas. John Walker has 

since decided that we will file this suit in connection with 

several others. As a matter of fact, I will want to discuss 

with you a plan I put to John Walker which would involve 

integrating all the schools in Arkansas by September of next 

year.