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SAT . JANUARY 13. T979
In a joint announcement
today, Alex P. Mercure,
assistant secretary of
Agriculture for Rural
Development, and Ran
dolph T. Blackwell, director
ofthe Commerce Depart
ment's Office of Minority
Business Enterprise (OMBE)
disclosed actions to
stimulate minority business
es in rural areas and small
cities.
Hie VS. Department of
Agriculture's Farmers
Home Administration
(FmHA) has targeted at
least $50 million of
its rural business-industrial
loan gurantees to elibible
minority business men and
womeft in fiscal 1979.
Mercure said that FmHA
also set minimum goals for
this year in other areas
of special need: $500
million for loan gurantees
to businesses opearated
by women, $100 million for
job;producing enterprises in
deeply depressed areas, and
$100 million for.
modernizing and upgrading
run-down business centers
in rural towns. -
Mecure. said the new
initiatives followed a
commitment by Agricul
ture Secretary Bob Bergland
to make Agriculture De
partment resources available
to the full spectrum of
rural Americans, including
minority groups , and
women "who have not
always enjoyed adequate
access to all ' of the
department's programs." v "
He also announced with
Blackwell that the
Commerce Department wt
strengthen .its nationwide
facilities to help minority
people develop sound
businesses that qualify for
private lender financing
under FmHa guarantees.
The officials said the two
agencies are drafting an
agreement whereby
personnel of the Commerce
Department and the local
business development
program As a result bus
iness development organi
zations will be able to
help more minority
people take advantage of
'business-industrial
financing resources available
throgh FmHa.'
The FmHa gurantees
' commercial lenders' loans to
businesses in rural areas
including cities ' of not
more than 50,000 popula
tion. It cives priority to
enterprises located in open
, lenders. Applicants must
pay at least 10 per cent
down and put up collateral
for the loans.
Blackwell and Mercure
Astimated that most enter
.. prises resulting from FmHa
, OMBE cooperation will involve-
black and Spanish-
speaking applicants in small
and
towns ot noK communities
25,000.
up to 90
GETHSEMANE USHERS SPONSORED TACK I E
PARTY
The Usher boards 1,2, and the Junior ushers of
Gethsemane Baptist Church sponsored a Christmas
NewYear's party January 4th, wijh Ushers President
Mrs. Mary T. Burnette serving as hostess, The usherslso
used the occasion to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. V.E.
Brown.
Devotion was led by Mrs. Burnette and scripture read
by Mrs. Thelma Tabron.' Prayer was given by Mrs.
Wallace Webb, Usher members joined in with the
singing of Christmas carols. Gifts wrapped in newspaper
were exchanged, and dinner was served.
Special guests to the partyrere: Mrs. V.E. Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Flowers and family, Mrs. Kidd
Smith and family and many others. Thanks go out to all
members that helped make this occasion joyous.
OAK GROVE FREE Wl LL BAPTIST TO HOLD
INSTALLATION SERVICES
Oak Grove Free Will Baptist will hold its installation
services January 14, at 6 p.m. at the church located on
Colfax St.
Guest for the services will be Rev. George V. Palmer,
THE CONGREGATION AND CHOIR of Asbury United
Methodist Church. Members and friends are urged to
attend these services.
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N. C. LEGISLATOR, Attorney Kenneth B. Spaulding is seen in first House session
Wednesday with daughter. Chandler, and associate, Butch Williams. Other members of
Spaulding's family were also present in the gallery- ; (Photo by Kelvin A. Bell)
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country
more . than
Guarantees cover
per cent of the loss of prin
r.inal and interest that a
lender might incur.
The "Commerce Depart
ment provides management
and technical assistance to
minority entrepreneurs
through about 225 non
profit business development
organizations and construct
tion assistance centers. They
are based throughout the
50 states, District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and
Virgin Islands.
Mercure said OMBE will
fill a major need in the rural
development program by
providing expert assistance
to rural minority people in
planning, organizing and
operating sound and
enduring business
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FARRINGTON
Funeral services for
Earlie Walter Farrington,
50, if 1119 B, Hyde
Park, who died Wednesday,
January 3 at home, were
held Saturday, January 6
ae Union Baptist Church by
REv.
at Union Baptist . Church by
Rev.5? Napoleon ; Saunders.
Burial was in "Glennview
Memorial Park. . ".
Surviving are "his wife,
Mrs.' Maeonis Farrinston:
two st,Wltefofarringtp; .. ?riday,
apt fj.$H vnraDn; .ttpBeIJncoto
strosons:;ihiee stepdauRht-
ets; ttyo 'brothers, Emest
Farrington and Thomas
Farrington; nine grand
children. ' '
' ' ? " " HILL
Funeral services for Park
G. Hill of 709 N. Queen St.,
who died Wednesday, Jan
uary 3 at, the " Veterans
Administration Hospital,
were held Saturday, Janu
ary 6 at Greater St. Paul
Baptist Church by Dr, W.T.
Bigelow. Burial was in
Beechwopd Cemetery.
WILLIAMS
Funeral services for Ms.
Hattie Williams of 1723 S.
Alston Avenue, were held
Friday, January 5 at the
House of Reeves.
Surviving is her sister
Mrs. Beulah Jordan.
' CARLOS
Funeral services for
Mrs. Rebecca Newberry
Carlos of 807 S. Duke St.,
who died Monday. January
1 at home, .were held
January , 5 at
? 'Mmdrlal"-,'Bapi
tist Church by Rev. N.P.
Brodie. Burial was in the
Amos Grove Cemetery in
liberty.
Surviving are her hus
band, Joseph Carlos of
Gary, Ind.; two sons, Dr.
Joseph Carlos of Dallas
Tex. and Michael Carlos
of Houston, Maine; one
daughter, Ms. Alecia Car
los of New York City, a
half sister, Mrs. Louise
Thomas of Youngstown,
Ohio.
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& Hargett Memorial Chapels
and Gardens.
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CLARK
Funeral services for Mrs.
Marion Daniels Clark of
Route 3, Box 363, Obie
Drive, who died Wednesday
January 3 at Durham
County General Hospital,
were held Saturday, Janu
ary 6 at Oak Grove Free
will Baptist Church by Rev.
Z.D. Harris. Burial was in
Beechwood Cemetery.
She was employed at
North Carolina Central
University as a secretary
fi ithe ' Alfonso Elder, .
Student " Union for the
past 10 years.
Surviving are her hus
band, John Clark, a
son, Thomas Ingram;
a daughter, Kimberly
Clark; her father, John
Plummer; a half-sister,
Mrs. Harriet Miller, a
half-brother, John
Plummer; two grandsons.
SMITH
Funeral services for
Henry Smith, 75, of 1018
S. Plum St., who died
Saturday, January 6 at
Home, were held Wednes
day, January 10 at Mount
Gilead Baptist Church by
Dr. A.D. Moseley. Burial
was in Mt. Sinai
Cemetery.
He was employed by the
Liggett & Myers Tobacco
Co. for 42 years, retiring in
1973. He was a member of
Mount Gilead Baptist Chur
Church and its Usher Board
and the B.B. Rogers Bible
Class. He was also a mem
ber of the United Order of
Odd Fellows, No. 2095.
" Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Nellie G. Smith; one
foster daughter, Mrs. Mar
garet Smith of Washington,
D.C.; three step-daughters,
Mrs. Amy Johnson of New
York, Ms. Gaynelle
Samuels and Mrs. Saundra
Johnson; two stepsons,
Arnold Samuels and
James Samuels, Jr.; a sister,
Mrs. Odell Whittley of
Zebulon; three brothers,
Willie Smith 1 of
Patterson, N.J. ,; -and
Robert Smith and Herbert
Smith.
FORD
Graveside rites for Levi
Ford (of 512 , Dowd ,St.,
who died Thursday, Jan
uary 4 at Durham Comity
General Hospital, were hskU"
Thursday ianuaryl : 'Mb at ; 1 1
Beechwood Cemetery, pi v
Courtesy of Scarborough
& Hargett Memorial Chapels
and Gardens.
Courtesy of Scarborough
& Hargett Memorial Chapels
and Gardens.
KEY
Funeral services for Mrs.
Marie "Jump" Key of 203
Lodge St., who died Mon
day, January 1 at Hillhaven
Pettigrew Nursing Center,
were held Saturday, January
6 at Lincoln Memorial Bap
tst Church by Rev.' N.P.
Brodie. Burial was in
Glennview Memorial Park.
Surviving a re herfathe, .
German Dunn of Brooklyn,
N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs.
Myrtle Ellis and Ms.
Alberta Dunn.
Courtesy of Scarborough
& Hargett Memorial Chapels
and Gardens.
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COBB
Funeral . services for
James B. Cobb, Sr., former
ly of Durham, who died
Monday, January 8 in
Washington, were held
Thursday, January 11 at
Burean Baptist Church in
Washington by . Rev.
William A. Treadwell,
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Leona Cobb of
Washington; a son, James
Cobb, Jr. of Washington;
two daughters, Mrs. Essie
Howard and Mrs. John
Wilson, both of
Washington; two sisters,
Mrs. Margaret Allen and
Mrs. Mary C. Genus of
Washington; a brother,
Rev. Charles E. Cobb of
10 grand-
of
Washington;
children.
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THOMPSON
Funeral services for
Mrs. Daisy Belle Thompson
of 915 McLaurin St., who
died Sunday, January 7 at
home, were held Thursday,
January 1 1 at Juniper Ivel
Baptist Church in Wake
County by Dr. George
Jones, Sr. Burial was inthe
church cemetery.
Surviving are a sister,
Mrs. Lydia Peacock; three
brothers, Mallie
Holloway of Raleigh,
Frank Holloway of Seat
Pleasant, Wash. and
John Holloway of Bronx,
N.Y. '
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1979
WH1TTED
Funeral services for Clin
ton W. Whitted, Sr., of
1835 Cheek Road, Apt. 13
A who died Sunday, Janu
ary 7 at Duke Medical
Center, were held Thursday,
January 1 1 at United House
of Prayer for All People by
Elder Dillard. Burial was
in Glennview Memorial
Park
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Velma Whitted;
Clinton W. Whitted, Jr.; a
daughter, Ms. Angela D.
Whitted; his mother,
Mrs. Rella Whitted; two
sisters, Ms. Darlene
Whitted and Mrs. Ernestine
Long; two brothers,
Sterling ''Whitted and
Peter Whitted; his matern
al grandmother, Mrs. La
cina Cameron;
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GRACE
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Willie Grace of 1205 S. Alston
Avenue were held Sunday,
(January 7 at Mount Vernon
Baptist Church by Rev. Percy
'L. High. Burial was in Beech
I wood Cemetery. '
I -Surviving are one daughter,
IMrs. Ethel W. Jones; a grand-
son; two great grandchildren.
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of the south
eastern and southwestern
states. However, the OMBE
director said advisory
assistance from -business
development organiza
tions will be available any
where in the country to.
applicants who meet the
. requirements of the loan
guarantee program.
Mercure said FmHa is
emphasizing greater avail
ability of its assistance to.
minority people, who
control business enterprises
accounting for less than 2
per cent of FmHa-guranteed
rural business loans during
the first four years of the
programT through 1977. The
$50 million target for FY
. 1979 would represent an
4&crease this year to about
9 per cent of the $ 1 . 1 bUlion-
. a-year program.
NEWS OF KORTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
FIVE FACULTY MEMBERS of the North Carolina
Central University School of Library Science attended the
concurrent meetings of the American Library Science
Association of American Library Schools in Washington,
D.C., January 6-13. Dean Annette L. Phinazee chaired the
ALA's Standing Committee on Library Eduation and the
AALS's Council of Deans and Directors, to which Assistant
Dean Benjamin F. Speller served as NCCLTs representative.
Dr. Speller also served as a member of the ALA's David
Cliff Scholarship Committee. Ms. Desretta V. McAllister
chaired the meetings of the Telefasimile committee and
served on the Subcommittee on Sexism and Racism in
Subject Analysis and the Black' Caucus Committee on
Recruitment and Professional Development. Pr. Kenneth
Shearer chaired the "Public Libraries" Editorial Committe
and served as a member of the Public Library Association's
Publications Committee. Dr. Shearer also read a paper on1
"the Impact of Research on Librarianship." Dr. Lee Finks
also attended the meetings.
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST Tony Brown will be one
of the speakers for a symposium on "Minorities and the
Media," to be conducted at NCCU February 18-21. The
symposium is sponsored by the Media Journalism Program
at NCCU.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES will meet, in a regualrly
scheduled meeting, at 2 pjn. Wednesday, January 17,
in - the Chancellor's Conference Room of the Hoey
Administration Building.
A GROUP OF PROMINENT BLACK HISTORIANS
will be participants in a symposium on editing Afro
American materials at North Carolina Central University,
February 11-13. The symoslum is co-sponsored by NCCU
and the Black Abolitionist Papers Project ( a joint project
of Florida State University and the University of
Wisconsin at La Crosse.) Support for the symposium has
been provided by the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission.
TWO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS have been added to
the spring semester schedule of visiting lectures in the
School of Library Science. They are Alan Tuttle, assistant
director of the Duke University Computer Center, and
Douglas Martin, librarian of the NCCU School of Law.
Dates for the lectures will be announced later.
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Moseley. Burial was in
Beechwood Cemetery.
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