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f THE CAROLINA TIMES fcl. Ocrcb (Continued from Front t resurgence ot the KKK." Rev. Walker continued, saying. "Klan organira lion grows daily: its organization spreads the message of hatred and genocide for blacks and Jews. Rising Klan activity must be brought under control. We must initiate a well-organized national coalition to express our opposition." In addition to the call for the February 2 mobilization in Greensboro, the National Anti-Kit: . Network plans to develop easy to read educational materials and films addressing the Klan violence with a historical analysis showing the destructiveness to the general community. A congressional investiga tion into Klan violence will also be requested, as well as presentation of testimony to hearings of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The Network is further requesting in vestigative journalists to document Klan-Nazi atrocities, particularly the Greensboro November 3 massacre. Part of the Net work's activities will be focused toward "insuring the fullest prosecution of all terrorists involved in the Greensboro massacre, the spokesmen said. A loll-free Anti-Klan "hotline" is being developed by SCLC in Atlanta and a group of lawyers, coordinated by the Center for Constitu tional Rights is developing a 'brief bank to aid in legal efforts for preven ting Klan use of public facilities and initiation of suits against Klan ter rorists. Al the December 29 meeting in Durham, strategies for local February 2nd Mobiliza tion Committee formation were developed. SAT., JANUARY 5. 1979 TcsEi Force Boloasos Houspcpor Survoy RALEIGH During January, North Carolina citizens are expected to voice opinions about the concerns of their families and at the same time nominate themselves to a national conference on families. The opportunity to voice opinions and nominations will be in the form of a" newspaper survey being used by the North Carolina Families Task Force to compile a report to the White House Conference on Families, according to Task Force leaders. The survey form is be ing distributed to all newspapers in the state with the request that they provide the space for its printing as a public ser vice. The form may be found in the editorial sec tion of this issue of The Carolina Times. Task Force co chairman, Mrs. Kate B. Garner of Winston-Salem, explained that citizen in volvement in filling out the survey will be vital to the success of the Task Force. "Every effort has been made to give rank-and-file North Carolinians an opportunity to par ticipate in the survey pro cess and delegate selec tion. They will play' the leading role in deciding what issues the Task Force will face in March." W. Perry Crouch of Charlotte, co-chairman with Mrs. Garner, em phasized, "we believe thousands of citizens will express their opinion on family, demonstrating that the democratic pro cess is the best way of im proving things." "Each ballot," said Garner, "will have a place for citizens to nominate themselves to be a delegate to the White House Con ference. From those sub mitted, twelve will be selected by a random selection process." "The newspaper survey will be supported by a telephone survey during January," outlined Charles V. Petty, the State Coordinator for the White House Conference -,and Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Citizen Affairs." "The data gathered from both the surveys will be tabulated by the Center for Urban Affairs and Community Services at North Carolina State University. The Center assisted with the design of both surveys and will con duct the interviewing for the telephone surveys," The 160-member Task Force is scheduled to com plete its report by March 30; and the delegates will go to the White House Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, during June. Petty also announced that the Task Force and the Governor's Office of Citizen Affairs, in cooperation with the University of North Carolina Television Net work, will proikice a television program ex plaining the results of the survey and the work of the Task Force. The program will be shown on all UNC TV stations in mid-March. Building Trades President llDloD-Dosting Is Nou Over A tJclKWIion Dollars fadustry WASHINGTON -"Union-busing is now a major American industry with annual sales of well over half a billion dollars a year," according to a re cent report released by Robert A. Georgine, President of the Center to Protect Workers Rights. "By some estimates there are more than 1 ,000 firms directly and indirect ly involved in union busing activities with more than 1.500 individual practitioners engaged in the full-time activity of preventing unionization efforts." he cnnfinupH By now, Georgine said, union-busting is "a sophisticated industry and is itself specialized. The key to understanding this new 'growth' industry is realizing that there are five principal delivery systems by which union-busting technology makes its way from the professionals in to the midst of the workplace." Georgine listed the five as (1) seminars which give employers "crash courses" taught by experts in anti-union activity; (2) anti-union law firms "responsible for legal aetays, surface bargain ing, discharges and decer tification "attempts"; (3) industrial psychologists who use surveys and psychological tests as anti union tools; (4) consulting firms which specialize jn anti-union activities; and (5) trade associations which combine all the previous functions and tailor them to a specific in dustry. Georgine called for a thorough congressional investigation TO m m P3 D M GT O WJ doling Thursday, Jan. 3 mm FALL AND WINTER MENSWEAR ROM OUR REGULAR STOCK. Woo) Suits Wool Sport Coats Wool Slacks Topcoats Outerwear Group of Sweaters Group of Sport Shirts Group of Dress Shirts Group of Long-Sleeve Sport Shirts Group of Shoes Open Weekdays unt 9 pj. Uas Qur 6Wnth$ (Charge Plan or Your Bank Charge Card. fXKTVGATE Pot Clzpps Continued from Front commissioner. -Inasmuch as all town employees now have job descriptions and are paid to perform those jobs and, some are now performing satisfactorily to suit the town commissioners, no other town official shall interfere, harass or other wise supervise any town employee or employees. To do so would gravely jeopar dize that employee or em ployees' job position. -Whereas all town em ployees are insured for liability while performing their jobs, no other town official shall attempt to use any equipment or material to perform those duties (cutting grass to snow removal and ice). The town had its share of out landish, asinine lawsuits filed against it and the record of suits won by the town is atrocious. After the proposal was read, Cates said, "I served ten years and eleven months as mayor. This is personally directed toward the mayor of Hillsborough." As Cates went over each item, he said some of the items listed were exactly the way he had operated in the past. Others he called a "severe charge" and stated, "I don't like it at all. It crip ples what I can do. It also is a threat to me when it says I can't go out and assist a single town em ployee. Cates said ltem eight cuts into me badly. I enjoyed getting behind a plow, pulling people out of ditches when their car failed or the snow came. The reason I was out there was to be sure that when those sirens went off from the fire or police departments, they could pass down the streets even if it was. mid night. And if I can't use the town mower to cut grass, I'd like to ask if I can bring my own and do it." Cates is reportedly asking those who voted for him to oppose Commissioner Johnson's motion by con tacting the town commis sioners and letting their feelings be known imme diately. , 4 tAUHDAB PETITION BEING CIRCULATED A petition drawn up by Richard Chisenhall and Ms. Jean Andrews, Cone Mills employees, in rebuttle to Commissioner Johnson's proposal, says "We the supporters of Fred Cates returned him to office as Mayor of Hillsborough in November with full confi dence in his ability to perform all aspects of the duties of this town. We believe, as shown by our signatures, that Mayor Cates should be free to perform those duties without restrictions placed on him by the town commissioners." 'Johnson said, "I have researched this matter with the proper authorities in state government in Raleigh." The commis sioners stated that they took this action to "clear the air, put the cards on the table and to create an understanding." But Chisenhall,- one of Cates' supporters feels that "the citizens elected Fred Cates, not the com missioners. If he (Cates) is not capable, he should be removed from his office. He shouldn't be sworn in and . on the same night have this action taken against him. It's unfair and it's personal." There are 1,622 regis tered voters in Hills borough. It is Chisen hall's hope that half of those voters will sign the petition. ' Hosts Sought for Brazilian Students RALEIGH - Pacific Educational and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) seeks North Carolina host families willing to take Brazilian high school students into their homes for one semester starting with the Spring 1980 term. Among students assigned to this area arc Dennis, the son of a civil engineer; Marcelo, who wishes to become a doctor, and San dra, whose interest is education. For information contact Jan Dunlap, 3215-H Calumet Drive, Raleigh or phone 833-9342. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 - TV Hillside High School Class of 1960 is holding a reunion planning meeting- at 8 p jn. at the home of Mrs. Carolyn Dixon McQuiDer, 818 Dreiser St. You may contact 477-3680 for directions. All members of the class are urged to participate. SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 - Dr Marion D. Thorpe, a Durham native, chancellor of Elizabeth City State Univer sity, will be interviewed by UNC President William Friday on "North Carolina People", WUNC-TV, 6 p.m. Program will be repeated on Friday, Jan. 11 at 9 pjn.J MONDAY, JANUARY 7 - The Mark Russell Comedy Special: Political satirist Mark Russell lampoons the current Washington scene in a live performance. WUNC-TV, 8 pjn. MONDAY, JANUARY 7 - The Durham Arts Council is sponsoring a series of introductory workshops in crafts at the North Durham Branch of the Public library. The first workshop will be held from 7-9 pin. The January workshop will feature cooper enameling and is open to anyone age 10 through adults. The work shops will be held every first Monday of the month. Persons interested must register in advance by calling the Branch library at 477-2129. The library is located in the Riverview Shopping Center. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 - Audrey Kates looks at the "Light Up a life" program, a non-sectarian movement to build chapels in North Carolina's four centers for the retarded on "Exposures", WUNC-TV, 7 pjn. BEGINNING JANUARY 9 - Auditions for the Durham Theatre Guild winter production of Bruce J. Friedman's "Steambath" are set for January 9, 10, 1 1 at 7:30 pjn., in the theater of the Durham Arts Council building, 120 Morris St., in downtown Durham. This mature play, to be directed by William Cash, is a dark and probing but very funny comedy that is staged in the unlikely and bizarre common room of a New York steambath. Needed are ten males, ages 20 to 60 and two females, ages 20 to 30. Tech and production crew are of more than usual interest in this production. "Steambath runs for three weekends starting Friday, February 15, with Sunday matinees. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 - The Adult and Family Life Council of the Durham District of the Unifed Methodist Church will sponsor a seminar called "Single -Again: By Choice or Chance", at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 West Chapel Hill St., from 9:30 ajn. to 4:00 pjn. Featured speaker wfll be David McDowell-Fleming, director of the CONTACT Teleministry program in Durham. Mrs Naomi TePaske, a guidance counselor at Hope Valley Elementary School, will present a special program for children, grades 1 - 6, on how to express their feelings. She will also talk with the adult group about their children and the special problems of a single-parent family. Super-. vised recreation will be provided for the children when they are not actually meeting with Mrs. TePaske. . The cost of the seminar is $5 per adult and $2.50 per child. Lunch is included. To make reservations, send your name, address and the name and age of your child to either: Ms. Cheryl Gaunt, 2836 Chapel Hill Rd., Apt 10-F, Durham, NC 27707 or Ms. Betty Frederick, 102 Webb St., Roxboro, NC 27573. Make checks payable to: "Durham District Adult & family Life Council SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 - StvJbsepbs Performance Center is having a party celebrating the birth of its new Wednesday Night Film Series. Festivities will begin in the new film theatjer (the newly reconverted recreation room) of the Center at 804 Fayetteville St. Time is 2 pjn. The theater is being developed in the feel of early Berlin cinema house. The party will carry out the theme with ap propriate refreshments. A special event will be a screening of Resnais' "La Grande Illusion". A second surprise feature may be shown. The party is set to kick off a new ten part film series which will begin January 23 with Fellini's "Nights of - Cabiria". Season subscription tickets for the series will be available at the party for $10, which will cover all ten films of the series, such as "The Red Sttoes" and "Tom Jones". MONDAY, JANUARY 14 - Ms. Mary Brewington of Black Beauty World, will teach a course in make-up, skin care, and hair styling beginning Monday, January 14 at the Edison Johnson Center on Murray Avenue. Class is open to teenagers. For furthet information, call the center at 6834270. ! i FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 - The 1980 Children's Film Festival, sponsored by the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department, begins promptly at 7 pjn., m the Carrboro Elementary School Auditorium. The featured film will be "The Brementown Musicians", the story of a fugitive donkey, a runaway dog, a cat who wouldn't kill mice and a rooster who was nearly killed. Admission is fifty cents for children and $1 for adults. BEGINNING JANUARY 26 - The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department, in cooperation with the Technical College of Alamance and Carrboro Baptist Church, will sponsor Adult Piano Classes January 26 - March 29. The ten-week class which features group instruction will meet on Saturday mornings from 9:30-12:30 in the Carrboro Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The class, taught by Beverly Arthurs, is structured to accomodate all levels of playing skills. In; addition to individualized keyboard instruction, there will be approximately one hour of theory included in each class session, as well as individual key board instruction. A Young Adult Method Book is used. Registration is currently being accepted at the Carrboro Recreation Department in the basement of the Carrboro Town Hall. There is a $5 registration fee for the class. Registration of fifteen participants is necessary for the class to be held. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Patrons holding tickets to the third performance of the Duke University Artists Series featuring Jean Pierre Rampal are reminded that the sold -out recital begins at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, in Page Auditorium. No tickets will be available at the door. The Pine-Knolls Community Organization of Chapel Hill, a non-profit organization composed of residents of the neighborhood, is conducting a benefit fundraiser. Dona-, tions received will be used for operating expenses at the community center Including a tutorial program. Prizes include: a black and white television set, $50 worth of groceries, a $25 gift certificate from Mahogany Gift Shop, dinner for two at Dip's Kitchen, and a box of candy valued at $10. Drawing for these prizes will be held Saturday, February 9 at 2 pjn. at the Pines Center, 107 Johnson St., Chapel Hill. Tickets for a $1 donation are on sale by members. For tickets or more information, call 942-6571 or 942-7701. Looking for a summer job? If you're a college student from Durham County, you're probably already making plans for next summer. If so, you may just be eligible for one of 125 state government intern ships which will be available in thirteen different state agencies. Students will work for ten weeks, from June 2 to August 8, earning $3.12 per hour. In addition to a forty-hour work weekthey will attend seminarsj to learn more aEouV state' government and how, it works. Most internships are in the Raleigh area, but some are available across the state. To be eligible, a student must either be a North Carolina resident who has completed two years of study in a college or university or one year of study in a technical institute or community college, or an out-of-state student having com pleted the same studies in a North Carolina educational institution. The deadline for submitting applications is February 13. For more information, contact the Youth Involvement Office, Department of Administration, Room 115, 112 West Lane Street, Raleigh, N.C. 2761 1, 919733-5966. HOW TO WRITE CLEARLY By Edward T. Thompson, Editor-in-Chief of Reader's Digest This article is part of a series prepared at the re quest of International Paper Company to help all Ameri cans read better, write bet ter and communicate better. If you are afraid to write, don't be. To write well, utiles you as I pire to be Thompson a professional poet or novelist, you only need to get your ideas across simply and clearly. There are only three basic requirements: First, you must want to write clearly. And I believe you really do, if you've stayed this far with me. Second, you must be willing to work hard. Think ing means work and that's what it takes to do anything well. Third, you must know and follow some basic guide lines. If, while you're writing for clarity, some lovely, dramatic or inspired phrases or sentences come to you, fine. Put them in. But then with cold, ob jective eyes and mind ask yourself: "Do they detract from clarity?" If they do, grit your teeth and cut the frills. 1. Outline what you want to say. You can't write clearly until, before you start, you know where you will stop. Ironically, that's even a problem in writing an outline (i.e., knowing the ending before you begin). So try this method: On 3''x5" cards, write one point to a card all the points you need to make. Divide the cards into piles -one pile for each group of points closely related to each other (If you were describing an auto mobile, you'd put all the The biota exhibited aXHN ltoO mortality response) JJ Writing clearly means avoiding jargon. Why didn't ha just say, "All the fish died'? points about mileage in one pile, all the points about safety in another, and so on.) Arrange your piles of points in a sequence. Which are most important and should be given first or saved for last? Which must you pre sent before others in order to make the others under standable? Now, within each pile, do the same thing arrange the points in logical, under standable order. There you have your outline, needing only an introduction and conclusion. This is a practical way to outline. It's also flexible. You can add, delete or change the location of points easily. 2. Start where your readers are. Don't write to a level higher than your readers' knowledge. CAUTION: Forget that old and wrong advice a bout writing to a 12-year-old mentality. That's insult ing. But do remember that your prime purpose is to explain something, not prove that you're smarter than your readers. 3. Avoid jargon. Don't use words, ex pressions, phrases known only to people- with spe cific knowledge or interests. 4. Use familiar combinations of words. A speech writer for Pres ident Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote, "We are endeavoring to construct a more inclu sive society." F.D.R. chang ed it to, "We're going to make a country in which no one is left out." CAUTION: By familiar combinations of words, I do not mean incorrect gram mar. That can be unclear. Example: John's father says he can't go out Friday. (Who can't go out? John or his father?). 5. Use "first-degree" words. These words immediately bring an image to your mind. Other words must be "trans lated" through the first degree word before you see the image. Those are second third-degree words. For example, "book" is a first degree word; "volume" and "publication" are secondthird degree words. First-degree words are usually the most precise words, too. 6. Stick to the point. Your outline which was more work in the begin ningnow saves you work. Because now you can ask about any sentence you write: "Does it relate to a point in the outline? If it doesn't, should I add it to the outline? If not, I'm getting off the track." 7. Be as brief as possible. Whatever you write, shortening condensing al most always maies it tighter, straighter, easier to read and understand. Present your points in logical ABC order: Here again, your outline should save you work because, if you did it right, your points already stand in logical ABC order A makes B understandable, B makes C understandable and so on. Don't waste words telling people what they already know: Notice how we edited this: "Have you ever won dered how banks rate you ass a credit risk? Yew hwwt ef course; that it's www eem binatien ef faete about yew income, your job, and so on. Bwt aetwally) many banks have a scoring system Cur out excess evidence and unnecessary anecdotes: Usually, one fact or ex ample (at most, two) will support a point. More just belabor it. And while writ-' ing about something may remind you of a good story, ask yourself: "Does it really help to tell the story, or does it slow me down?" Look for the most common word wasters: windy phrases. For instance, you can cut the phrase "at the present time" to "now" and still maintain clarity. Look for passive verbs you can make active: Invariably, this produces a shorter sen tence. "The cherry tree was chopped down by George Washington." (Passive verb and nine words.) "George Washington chopped down the cherry tree." (Active verb and seven - words.) Look for positivenegative sections from wh'ch you can cut the negative: See how we did it here: "The answer -dees not lest with eaMlsatweM as ineamaa teweei It lies lasgaly iafihaving enough people to do the job." Finally, to write more clearly by. saying it in fewer words: when you've finished, stop.
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