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MHC9V"lTr"t tT.MlFH1T 1. r, Announcing A Yoar End SALE! THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MARCH 22 MARCH 23 all 3 SOUNDHAUS stores MARCH 24 Stop by Soundhaus before tha Sala to sta tha spaclal components brands Ilka Yamaha, ADS, Advent, JVC, Optonlca, and even 1 piece of Mcintosh! Changes and receivers $0.1 0 - $1 0.00 (broken) tape and accessories below cost! Yamaha CA400 amplifier: origionally $270. Sale Price $120 Paul Bland Appointed To City Council; 5 Dbcb low Uraost In History . Paul C. Bland was ap , pointed unanimously Monday evening to become a fifth black member on the thirteen member council. Bland, 32, is a former city comptroller. ' He was appointed to fill the at large seat vacated last Janu ary when Mrs. IsabeDe Budd resigned. Bland is now employed of Durham. Bland said this week that . he ; does not work on Durham's contract. The lawyer is a native of Virginia. ' Bland's appointment brought to three the number of blacks currently serving vacancies due to the resignations. Mrs. Carolyn Thornton, and James Brown were appointed to serve vacan- by the Management Improve- cies last year. Present make- ment Corporation of up of the council has more America. The .firm has two black input then any other contracts with the City previous council. ' Black Pross Institute Slatod For H. C. Cameron Village Subway Haieigh 832-0557 1106 Broad St Durham 286-2222 113 N.Columbia St Chapel Hill 942-3162 CHAPEL HILL - Black publishers and representa tives from mftffl than 3fl black-owned and operated newspapers will gather ui a . Workshop at Governors Jnn in the nearby Research1; Triange Park on March 23 24 to map out advertising and editorial strategies for the future and to discuss the Black Press and the S.O.B-"SonsofBakke." ' The Workshop is spon sored by the Southeastern : Black Press" " Institute (BPI), a demonstration project of the African-Afro-Americah Studies programs at the University of North Carolina. It will feature . experts from the 'advertising, legal and publishing fields who will meet with the Black Press leaders from North Caro lina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Mary land and Washington, D.C.' Dr. Carolyn Stroman, coordinator of the Work shop and an SBPI staffer, says representatives from makes a mixed drink soft. Calvert Extra mixes up into deliciously smooth drinks. This blend of aged whiskies neither overpowers the mixer nor gets lost in the drink. Soft Whiskey does what any whiskey does, only softer. The Soft Whiskey Calvert Extra if, 1 II 1 foil W ' , w 'k ; J -iff "si i .nt ryr'm't I 4,! 1 ' ' t J wiiaw I tro, J tv ' ' f - :iiPK' ' . 'V" If ,,SSrf2fc. - 4 .4: . - . ::, flu,..., " " """"iiiiii,i1iii ' 1, '" ' I ''''"''' , ... . ' J " IJI111"1 lll,l"'"l "' i;- ifttn - V 'm'mx... AMERICAN WHISKEY A BLEND Bp PKbOf O 979 CALVERT 0I8T. CO., LOUItVILlC, KV. -y ., . I " ) s V J J 5.'- : ATLANTA-Ray Charles thrilled by a standing ovation. accepts applause by state senators and representatives after he performed the new state song, "Georgia On My Mind". Charles a native of Albany,Ga.,recorded the hit in 1958. The legislature adopted Charles' version as the state song last week and the blind singer will be given a braille copy of the proclamation by the governor. UPI Photo Charlos L Fiolds Nanod Hanagor For Calvort Distillers Charles L. Fields has been named North ern California state manager for Calvert Dis tillers Company, according to an announcement by Arthur J. ' Brenner, vice president, Western di vision manager. Mr. Fields has been a field assistant on Calvert's Western division staff for the past five years. ' Calvert Distillers Com pany markets Calvert Extra, Lord Calvert Canadian, Passport Scotch, Kessler Whiskey, Jameson Irish Wiskey, White Horse Scotch, Calvert Gin, Crown Russe Vodka, Cana dian Masterpiece, Henry Mc Kehna Whiskey, Burnett's Gin, Tuaca Liqueur, Hud son's Bay Scotch and Hudson's Bay Canadian. ' A native of St. Louis, Mo., Mr. Fields was grad uated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. He joined a sales division of Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., Calvert's parent company, In 1966 as a sales re presentative in the Los Miift,wmit'lrriimi"iM n wi - -4 FIELDS Angeles market. 1 Subse quently he advanced to assistant Southern Cali fornia state manager, Mary land state manager, and Sou Southern California man ager. He joined Calvert Distillers in 1973, as marketing manager in the Western division. 1 Mr. Fields is married to the former Margaret Fair of la rAngefcs; They hate v a daughter, and live in -Lot -1 Angeles. ' DrccMast IVitb Legislators State v Representative Kenneth Spaulding hat pro posed a state-wide study of the causes of high school drop outs, and legislation that would strengthen the authority of the police to Intervene in domestic violence. ' Spaulding discussed each at a legislative breakfast sponsored by the League of Women Voters. ' Spaulding, a criminal lawyer, said the need it Seat to determine the ctors which influence students dropping out of school. Many drop outs have low esteem of them selves and often participate in crime. The proposed legislation affecting domestic violence would apply not only to persons legally - married, but to couplet living at man and wife out of wedlock ' State Senator Willis P. Whi chard commented on Governor Hunt's proposal to enact a presumptive sen tencing bill saying the mea sure will be enacted in tome form but major considera tions should be the bill's impact on prison overcrowding and in crease in cost to the tax payer.. ' made their statements in response to questions in the legislative breakfast held at the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Com pany. Other issues discussed were utility rates, and the state's open meeting law. ' In other legislative news, State Senator Willis P. Whichard said last week that he has removed him self from the 1980 race for the Democratic nomination for lieuten ant governor. ' It hat been speculated that Whichard would be a candidate, but he said the announcement was to 'end further speculations. 1 -By 1984, I will either run for higher office or go back home and practice tow" the legislator told a reporter in Raleigh (.ast week. CCD to Buy IVinston-Salom Dank The board of directors of the Central Carolina Bank, at a meeting held today at the bank's headquarters in 'Durham, has approved an offer by CCB to acquire the United Citizens Bank of Winston Salem, North Carolina for $6,220,000 cash, it was announced today by William L. Burns, Jr., CCB's President. The executive committee of CCB had authorized president Burns to make the offer subject to approval of the full board, which was granted at today's meeting, thereby finalizing CCB's proposal. " The offer, which represents a payment of $20 per share for the UCB stock, must be approved by UCB share holders at a meeting which will probably be held within the next three months, Burns said. ' The board of United Gtizens Bank, at a meeting held February 28, hat agreed in principle to accept CCB't offer. Should the UCB share holders vote to accept CCB's offer, both federal and state bank supervisory authorities would have to approve. ' Such action might require 60 to 90 days for shareholder sanction. ' The United Citizens Bank was chartered in 1973 and currently operates six offices in Forsyth County. It had total assets of $39.22 million and total deposits of $34.02 million as of December 31, 1978. The (: il.-ij c '6V - 3 laP ..-O s YOUR CITY COUNCIL 'lrn-in The Durham City Council will hold regular meeting Monday night at 7:30 in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. The meeting it open to the public. AMONG THE MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCII WILL BE THE SWEARING IN OF A NEW AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER, PAUL C. BLAND. City government meetings scheduled during the next two weeki included: MONDAY, MARCH 19 7:30 p.m City Council TUESDAY, MARCH 20 10:00 a.m Planning and Zoning Commission ' 4:00 p.m Youth Committee' of Advisory Council 6:30 p.m. Government Liaison Committee of tha Human Relations Commission WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 , 9:30 jrH City Council's Community Services Committee THURSDAY, MARCH 22 2:16 p.m.. City Council's Finance Committee 4:30 p.m Recreation Advisory Committee 7:30 p.. City Council (Special) - Public Hearing TUESDAY, MARCH 2V 1 1 :00 a.m Board of Adjustment THRUSDAY, MARCH 29 10:00 ajm city Council's CommitteeK)Mne4fVhole 7:30 pn. City Council (Special) - Public Hearing 7:30 p.m Crest Street Task ForcePolicy Committee FRIDAY, MARCH 30 . 8:30 a,m Subdivision Review Board . All meetings are held In tha City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza, unless otherwise indicated. Additional meetings may be scheduled after this list is submitted for publication. Fret parking Is available during tha Council meeting in tha Chapel Hill uTrMni """f locai'i taon Man"m Street from City J? i. V? !u.dl f0011 of meeting Is also carried live on Cable Television ChanneMI. on OffSratS42ini,0rmat,0n' 0,11 y1 Pu"C 'j0"?1 book value of the UCB stock was $13.37 per thare at of the end of 1978. United Citizens Bank Chairman C. Roger Harris released a statement in conjunction with Burnt in which he stated, "the acquisition is a natural; UCB has done a good job of building a solid founda tion for a local bank which would be attractive to a larger more prestigious insti tution; one seeking offices in this area. CCB is just such a bank." ' In Bum's statement he said his bank was en thusiastic about the pros pect of acquiring UCB. "Five years ago. Burns stated, "we entered the Raleigh markejt by estab lishing six new offices on the perimeter of the city. All of these offices are ' now profitable. We have long wanted to enter Winston Salem in a fashion similar to our Raleigh approach. UCB't six offices will allow us to enter Winston Salem in a comparable way. five years ahead of schedule." ' Bums emphasized that the Winston Salem operation would complement CCB't nearby offices in Mocks ville, YadldnvOle, Clcmmons, and Denton. This acquittltion would S reduce a number of ef dendet for us, 'The Winston Salem offices would automatically bene fit from the advertising being done for our nearby offices and our new Greens boro office. Our couriers already past through Winston-Salem daily. The , acqutJstion would fill a large gap in our existing market area," Burnt laid. CCB it 76 yean old and it currently the seventh largest commercial bank in North Carolina. It operatei 55 officet In 29 .communities, located in 15 contiguous counties in the north central region of the state. '
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