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NUN traveled for a better world. See Page 3. Atlanta SERVING GEORGIA’S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES VOL. 4, NO. 37 ATLANTA, GEORGIA A Cry For Black Power By CHRIS ECKL Black power, black POWER, BLACK POWER. This was the cry of young Negroes at the Baptist Taber nacle on Boulevard Ave., Mon day night. The chant grew loud er and louder as Willie Ricks, a Student Nonviolent Coordinat ing Committee worker, shouted into a microphone: “If we depend on UncleToms we won’t have nothing..,the cop pers come here and one of us gets kille,d...we want our free dom and black power...we're willing to pay any price...we want black power.’’ The young Negroes then left the church. They came back to hear and argue with Hosea Williams of the Southern Chris tian Leadership Conference. Williams got the microphone and said, “We are involved in a movement that has a purpose. We are involved. . .’’ A girl shouted, “Don’t be redundant, ” and Williams fired back, “Let me expound.” The veteran civil rights work er continued, ’There’s aprob- lem—one of ignorance. White folks never allowed us to get an education,..the white man never let the black man earn enough money to feedtheirfamilies...” Williams began to perspire under the heat of the television lights as he continued his litany of grievances. “A white man can shoot down a Negro be cause he is a black man... 1 don’t care how big ajobyougot, how big a house you got, how big a car you got, as long as you’re black you’re a nigger down South.’’ But Williams continued to say, ‘*You had better think for yourself.” Then he continued: “Even if you go to school, they won’t .give the job of a white man unless you’re twice as good... listen baby, listen, we deserve something they have robbed us, whites and Negroes have robbed us, but we got ’em now. Every body can play this game, it’s the game of equality... you have dramatized the evils of segre gation, and you can now demand what you want. The SCLC leader then told the crowd, “Don’t overplay your hand, because they'll call in the National Guard and crush you.” Williams said later while leaning against a car about three blocks from the church that black power is not as entrench ed in the Negro community as reported in the news media. As he talked to newsmen, police cars moved up and down Boulevard and several of.them were hit by flying bottles and bricks. Glass was scattered in the street. Officers arrest ed several Negroes, but the area made it through another night of tension without too much damage. Williams said he thought the city was willing to work with Negroes, but “if, they keep rioting they will lose every thing.” Several Negroes, not involved in the disturbance, said the city must move to help the slum people. One Negro man said black power was a cry of de- spair...the cr y of those who have no education, no training ...the cry of those who know they have little or no chance to ob tain a decent standard ofliving. He said they will not listen to Negro leaders and accuse them of selling out to the white man. A WEEPING Negro mother clutches her infant as they are res cued by police from their tear gas-filled home in the wake of a race riot in Atlanta. Police had used the tear gas to disperse Negro crowds, but some of the gas entered homes occupied by women and children, who were helped out into the streets. The riot began after police seriously wounded a Negro suspected of car theft. Mayor Ivan Allen, .Jr., was on the scene to help restore order. (RNS Photo) Young Adults’ Resolutions Newman Club Work, Interfaith Action Are Given Support A strengthening of the Newman student movement, a study Of education and increased interfaith action has been urged by the resolutions committee of the Young Adults Congress. The pro posals will be voted upon Sept. 24-25 when the delegate s convene. NEWLY INSTALLED officers of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women are (1. to r.) Mrs. R, L. Stephens, vice-president; Mrs. William Dennon, vice-president; Mrs. George Gussman, corresponding secretary; Mrs. George T, Mallon, vice-president; Father Michael Manning, spirit ual director of the ACCW; Mrs. Harry B. Horsey, Jr., president; Mrs. Kesler; Mrs. Herbert T. Mallon, treasurer; and Mrs. John Flack, parliamentarian. An Instrument Of Peace Church Must Live And Breathe Vatican Council, ACCW Is Told The committee recommended in resolutions on the church on the college campus that a spec ial committee should study how to strengthen the Newman Stu dent Federation. The study committee would consist of four students, three lay persons, and two priests, one of whom should be a Newman chaplain. It also urged the Newman fed eration to take steps to form a union of all religious clubs— Christian and non-Christian— on the college campus in the spirit of ecumenism. Dialogue among the different religious clubs was also urged, and 'the’ committee proposed teaching of accredited college courses in comparative theology and the philosophy of religion. The courses would be open to all in terested students. In education, the committee urged a study of the reasons behind the percentage of drop outs in the CCD program, in- depth teaching of the historical backgrounds of Christianity, Judaism and other religions, workshops on Vatican II for the entire parish and a series of well- publicized lectures on facts of Christian community life. Workshops in connection with the lectures should include en cyclicals, pastoral letters, laws passed or being considered, support or nonsupport of public issues (e.g. Vietnam), sacred scripture, the sacraments, par ticularly marriage, the commit tee said. It was suggested that an ecumenical library be es tablished to implement the work of adult education and the dis cussion groups. Discussing interfaith action, the committee said the arch bishop should work with the leaders of other faiths so that events of common interest be held in an accessible location and be supported by extensive publicity. Open house tours of Catholic churches on a yearly basis and more active partici pation and union with the At lanta Council of Churches were supported. The committee said the Church should become a full and equal member of the coun cil at the earliest possible date. In the field of communica tions, the committee resolved that a liaison committee of sev en young adults be formed to establish communication with the archbishop and bishop. The committee called for meetings and discussions of the clergy, in union with the bish ops on the ideas and concepts of Church teachings and laws so that one, unified opinion may be expressed by all of the cler gy. ’There are often seemingly diverse opinions expressed by different priests on certain sub jects because of a lack of un derstanding and interchange of ideas among the clergy,” the committee , said. ‘This situa tion is certainly harmful and should be remedied at the earl iest possible date so that all ideas and opinions would be unified by one spirit.” Examples cited were birth control, dating practices and censorship. The committee resolved that consideration be given to calling of a “Congress of the People of God” within a year to enable all of the “People of God” to work together as one, to en courage and increase inter communication among the dif ferent stations of life. ’This single congress should be convoked on a yearly basis or as often as found to be feas ible so that the greater and en riched understanding of God’s people may be brought forth and explored in the light of Christ.” the committee said. The committee said that rep resentatives of the Young Adults Congress should attend the priests' synod. Frank McBrearity and Mrs. Mary Rauton are serving as lay advisers to the committee. If the Church is to be an in strument of peace it must be a vital, vibrant, living servant church, the Archdiocesan Coun cil of Catholic Women has been told at its 10th convention by Msgr. William J. Croghan of Columbia, S. C. “It is the local Church that must live, breathe and speak Vatican II,” the priest said at Saturday night’s banquet. "It is the local church that must be the instrument of reconcilia tion.” The topic of his talk was “Lord Make Me an Instru ment of Your Peace.” Msgr. Croghan asked how can Catholics and the Church in 1966 be instruments of peace. Meeting Place Changed For Holy Spirit Father John F. McDonough, pastor of Holy Spirit Parish, made the following announce ment this week in regard to masses for the parish: “Beginning Sunday, Sept. 18, Sunday Mass will be held at Dykes High School Gymnasium, 4360 Powers Ferry Road, NW, instead of Pace Academy. The Sunday morning Mass sche dule is 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 and 12:30." Should they be vastly different from 5 to 10 years ago? He said, the first step is a true reconciliation between pastors and their assistants. “Our own concept of pastor-as sistant relationships may have worked well in the past, but to day in the Church of the Vati can Council it does not work. The whole concept has to be re constructed so peace, harmoiiy and goodwill may flow. Wheth er the parish is dead or pulsat ing can be traced tohowpriests work together.” Msgr. Croghan said next the parish must reconcile its peo ple, He said the liturgy is most important in doing this because it is the cause and effect of community. “If it has the pow er it can create and be the ef fect of this community so that we want to make each Mass the best we can,” he said. "It means being aware that a Mass can be alive or without life.” The speaker said the vote and the voice are vital in a livr ing parish. “Why shouldn’t all be informed? Why shouldn’t we vote on important issues? The time. has come when people need to have a voice, a shar ing in the works of the Church. Perhaps the day will come when people will have the chance to choose their priests and some day choose their bishops.” Another important factor in a living Church, Msgr. Croghan said, is to free the priests so they can do priestly duties. He said the Church will see a busi ness manager, a director of education and perhaps layprin- cipals for Catholic schools. “If we are a servant Church, we must give service to the community,” he said. “How much of our parish income is used for work outside of the parish? How much of the dio cesan development fund is used for other than strictly Catholic buildings? “We must expand ourselves we must be involved with all people and any ppople...alco- holics, prisoners 1 , the mentally ill, the Negro and the whole area of poverty.” Msgr. Croghan said after these things are reconciled, the Church has to extend to em brace all other churches. ‘The Church has to carry out sincere ecumenical activity. It’s in conceivable that a parish would put up walls,” he said. The speaker pointed out that it will take adequate support to do all of these things. “If priests and people gave 10 per cent we would have all of the money needed and still some,” Msgr. Croghan was introduc ed by Bishop Joseph L. Bernar- din and Mrs. Harry B. Horsey Jr„ new ACCW president, in troduced guests. Msgr, Crog han's talk highlighted the day long meeting. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1966 $5.00 PER YEAR He Was At Scene Priest Says Riot Caused By Unrest A young Catholic priest said Sunday night’s riot on Boule vard Avenue was caused by general unrest in the area, the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Negro boy and the handling of a wounded youth. Father Paul Kelley, 28, a priest at Sacred Heart Church, said he went to the area and talked to Negroes at the scene. Negroes hurled bottles, rocks, bricks and fire bombs at police who attempted to stop the riot ing. The priest said the rioting was not caused by the jailing of Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Student Nonviolent Co ordinating Committee, though many Negroes called for his release. ’The Negroes were bitter about the boy being shot,” the priest said,’’“but they also did not like the way another wound ed boy was left on the street. A wounded policeman was taken to the hospital in an ambulance and a police car later came and took the boy to Grady,” he said. The priest said the body of the dead youth was left on the "scene'“for" s stWie“ltiHf&' “I didn't detect any positive leadership in the incident,” Fa ther Kelley said,” It was more or less spontaneous and it par tially was the result of what happened at Summerhill last week.” Father Kelley said several policemen told him the crowd had been egged on earlier, but the agitators had left before violence erupted. “Most of the Negro leaders who live in the area were trying to cool off the crowd. The crowd was ve hement against the mayor,” he said. The priest said residents of the Bedord - Pine area have been upset because they are afraid of being moved, since the city auditorium will be built in the area. “The Negroes also know of plans for public hous ing units, but the city has not outlined the plans to them.” He said Negroes told him if they had to move from the area they may lose their jobs be cause of the difficulties of pu blic transportation. He said the crowd did call for the release of Carmichael, who has been in jail since last week's riots. “I asked one Negro if he thought Carmichael was the an swer,” the priest said,” and he replied, ‘Not really, but we don’t have any other answer.”’ The priest said ma ly Negroes asked him why he had come to the area. “I went because it is within the boundaries of Sa cred Heart and because we have student’sfrom St.Joseph's High School who live in the area,” Father Kelley, a religion teach er at the school, said. He said he found himself in the middle of the disturbance by circumstance, and that he was treated well. Later, how ever, he said he was told it would be better if he left. Hector Black, a white man who has become well known for his efforts to help Negroes in Vince City, said he dis agrees “with the argument in the press and on TV that SNCC was the cause of the trouble” on Boulevard. “Some seem to think if you get rid of SNCC, you’ll get rid of trouble, but this is not true,” Black commented. Black point ed out that neither he nor the Vince City Council agree with SNCC’s objectives, but added, “I have an uneasy feeling that some people are being used to get rid of SNCC.” Black said he was not pre sent at the riots on Boulevard, but witnessed the rioting last week. That’s Why He Came To Work With The Poor Joseph B. Flanagan leaned back in achair and searched for an answer to the question to why did he give up a prosperous insurance business and a place on the Lake Charles, La,, city council to become executive secretary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Atlanta. It definitely wasn’t for money because he will earn a great deal less. “I’m not making a financial sacrifice,” he said, “because my material- needs are less and have never been paramount. The job is going to give me a measure of fulfill ment, I will be able to involve myself and talk about Christ to people who have never heard laymen talk about Christ.” Flanagan, soft-spoken and scholarly looking at 51, contin ued to explain why he came to Atlanta. “The Church in At lanta has a fine image and a reputation for openess. I hope that the society can create in creasing depth to that image with iay activity among the poor- We want them to know the Church means what it says. “The welfare programs are good, but they are established on material needs and are not carried out with any feeling of spirituality,” he’ commented. Mass For Justice Will Be Offered Mass will buffered Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King for racial peace and justice in Atlanta. At the Mass, prayers will be offered for the 16-year-old boy who was killed and others who were injured in repent rioting. The St. Martin’s Council on Human Relations requested the Mass and all interested persons in the community have been urged to attend. The St. Vincent de Paul So ciety can get the message of Christ’s love to the poor, he said. “The message has been discussed in churches by mem bers of the clergy, and if lay men accept the responsibility of witnessing Christ the mes sage will reach into every area of the community.” JOE FLANAGAN Flanagan came to Atlanta in a roundabout way. He applied for the Institute of Lay Theo logy at San Francisco, but was rejected because of his age. It Was through the institute that he made contact with the so ciety in Atlanta. Flanagan said one of the rea sons for his decision was that three of his four children are now self-supporting. A son, Dennis, will attend high school here. “I’ve enjoyed meeting and working with people more than I did business, but before now I had to think of my family,” he said. The scope of his jobis some what uncertain because this is the first time the society had tried an executive secretary in the country. Flanagan does hope to become a clearing house for the society and develop aware ness of the need of Atlanta’s poor and the need of programs to assist them. A sheet describing the job classifications says it is the job of the executive secretary to assist in the revitalization of existing conferences, to de velop new conferences within communities as opposed to the concept of parish conferences, to promote closer ties between the society with other civic and church organizations and to involve young people. Flanagan explained that the 15 conferences are set up by lay men to help the poor within their parishes. “We will work mainly in depressed areas. The poor congregate in areas where their income allows them to live. Many have an income of sorts that is just above the wel fare level, but is not enough to give them any hope for the fu ture.” He said he hopes the society also can become involvedin pri son work “tohelpthosewhowill soon be leaving prison.” The new executive secretary did point out that, “we don’t intend to centralize cases— those are confidential and are kept in each parish, but we hope to distribute the case load.” A native of Rutland, Vt., Fla nagan has a B.A. degree in English and was active in the Knights of Columbus, Scouting and served on the Diocesan Human Relations Council in Lake Charles. His wife, Mary Hope, said, “I have followed him across the country a couple of times so I was ready to go if this is what he wanted. We’re at an age when we’re ready to pull a stunt like this.”