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t-TKECUSUXA TIKES SAT.. MARCH, 29. 1S53 i " o More Than 100 Attend Black Family Symposium Citation of Appreciation ChanttUor Albert N. Waiting of North Carolina Central University presents a citation of ap Dreciation to Isaac Tharrlnoton for his role in preventing damaqe and Injury when an accidental fire SoS out February 12 In R.L McDougald Gymnasium atkcu. Tharrlnaton. who works as a ianitor in the building, discovered the fire when he came to work, called the fire depart ment and ouidad firefighters through heavy smoke to the site of the fire in the building s coaches' lounge. His assistance, fire department officials said, may have prevented injury to flremu i aid almost certainly reduced the cost of the damage, which included destruction of the lounge furniture, fire damage to the walls and ceiling of the room and smoke damage in the outside hallways of tii building's basement floor. J.C. Smith U. Choir on Tour CHARLOTTE- This is spring break at Johnson C. Smith University, and as usual, the University Choir is facing a busy tour schedule. All week, the group has been perfbrm ing at various schools and churches in New York, New Jersey and Penn sylvania. x "The cjioir's schedule is always, busy this time of year," Christopher W. Kenp, choir director said last week.. University and choir of ficials try to coordinate most of the travel ac tivities with the spring recess so that students will not have to miss classroom work. However, because of the numerous perfor mance requests, not all performances can be limited to the recess period. For instances, in February, the choir sang at Ridgeway and Camden, South Carolina. On March 5 and 6, the group performed with the Charlotte Symphony. On March 23, the choir per formed in Greenville, South Carolina and on April 16 and 17, the group will perform with folk singer Odetta at Perfor mance Place in Charlotte. A spring concert will be held on the campus on May 4. This'is in addition to the numerous perfor mances at various campus By Mary H. Johnson BURLINGTON The 40th Annual North Carolina Regional con ference of the National Hampton Alumni Association was the forum for a Black Family Sym posium in Burlington recently. Ms. Charlotte Purvis, human develop ment specialist with the Agricultural Extension Program at A&T State University, delivered the main address. . More than 100 persons attended the conference called to address what many blacks in profes sional circles believe is a growing assault on the black family as an institu tion. According to Ms. Pur vis, black families have suffered at the hands of what she called "peeping Toms" who have reported on black family life without sufficient knowledge, objectivity and accuracy. The result, Ms. Purvis said, is a lot of misconceptions about the black family. Most of these misconceptions center around the belief that black families are in convocations and special programs. "The students enjoy the traveling and perfor mances." Kemp said. "It is fun and educational," he said. The tour for this week included: Holy Trinity Baptist Church, Amityville, New York; First AME Church, Hempstead, New York; Wyandanch Middle School, Wyandanch, New York; St. Augustine's Presbyterian Church, Paterson, New Jersey; Historic St. Thomas' Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. serious trouble, and are in danger of dying, she Said. Such observations, ac cording to Ms. Purvis, have come from "peeping Toms" disguised as scholars, social workers, government officials, church members, educators and researchers. What they have in com mon, according to Ms. Purvis, is the tendency to blame the victim in this case. the black family for problems whose roots lie in other sources. Ms. Purvis said many people, including ie blacks, have been ! jd into believing currem pro phecies of doom fni the black family. Instead of listening to such pro phecies, blacks should be guided by their own mir rors of what they observe in black family life, Ms. Purvis said. They should not be afraid to admit to problems and weaknesses in the family because, Ms. Purvis said, there is suffi cient strength in black' families to help them over come their weaknesses. Ms. Purvis said the key to strengthening black families is to help each member develop a good self-concept. A poor self concept is a "deadly weapon" that reflects itself in behavior unac cepatble to society, our families and ourselves, Ms. Purvis said. It is up to the black scholar and professional to be watchful of misrepresentations of the black family, to expose them, and to substitute for them the proper perspec tive of black families, Ms. . Purvis said. Ms. Purvis was recently named to the Governor's Task Force on North Carolina Families. The Task Force will present recommendations from : North Carolina at the President's 1980 White House Cbnferenee of Families. Stlss Training Workshop Planned Sales training workshops are being spon sored by the Piedmont Minority Purchasing Council, the Durham Business and Professional Chain, Minority Business Development Agency and North Carolina Central University. Classes will begin on March 31 at North Carolina Central University. The program will consist of twelve workshops that will review many aspects of selling from identifying the market to closing the sale. The sales - training pro gram entitled "Because Of Who You Are" will focus ort the particular areas, techniques, and concerns , as they relate to those businessmen and women. Disucssions will be held concerning sales techni ques with experienced top flight sales executives from IBM, Burroughs Wellcome Company, Amoco Oil, and Liggett and Myers. Demos Appoint Credentials Committee The appointment of a Credentials Committee to hear all challenges to the credentials c' legates to the 1980 Di bounty Democratic ention was announced Monday by Ms. Barbara Smith, Durham County Democratic Chairman, the Committee will be chaired by Thomas J. An drews, a UNC law pro fessor, and will include Ms. Judith Adcock, an in surance executive; Charles E. Daye, a UNC law pro fessor; James T. Hedrick, a Durham attorney, and Ms. Carolyn Johnson, a Utilities Commission staff attorney. All are active in Durham County Democratic party affairs. The Credentials Com mittee will meet on Wednesday evening, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the law offices of Newson, Graham, Hedrick, Mur ray, Bryson and Kennon, 400 Wachovia Building, Main and Corcoran Streets, to hear any challenges and pass on those credentials to which there is no challenge. A credentials challenge may be made by any interested person and must consist of a written statement setting forth the challenger's in terest, the nature of the challenge, the grounds for it and the relief sought. A copy of each challenge must be received by the committee, and sent to each person whose creden tials are challenged, no later than midnight, Mon day, March 31, 1980. Notice to the committee may be sent to: Durham County Democratic Con vention Credentials Com mittee; Thomas J. An drews, Chairman; 1314 Shepherd Street; Durham, 27707. No other challenge will be in order. In a related develop ment, Ms. Sniith reported that, as of Monday, March 24, fifteen of the county's forty-four precincts had not yet sub mitted to her a list of county convention delegates or of nominees to the district and state conventions to be held later this spring. Those not reporting as of Mon day were precinsts 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23 , 27 , 28, 29, 41, 42, and 44. LtiM l? If; 1 - JS1 The first settlement at San Francisco, called Yerba Buena ("good herb") was established in 1776. trtwtrjbmmtwoot Community News WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT! WITH A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CAROLINA TIMES YOU GET PLENTY OF COMMUNITY NEWS. NEWS OF EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOU CAN STAY INFORM ED OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND YOU WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU CAN GET UP-TO-DATE. CHURCH NEWS CLUBS AND SOCIALS LOCAL SPORTS NEWS OF NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ISSUES AND STATE, AND NATIONAL NEWS OF INTEREST TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY. Do Informed of What's Going on In Tho Community Road . . FORMER EStE-SejE-fc NEEDED PART-TIME. ISO-PER WEEKEND, AND UP. If you're a veteran, you can earn a nice extra income one. weekend a month and two weeks a year with us. And at your old rank, if you act quickly. For just 38 days a year, an E-4 with 3 years can earn over $80 per weekend, over $1,200 per year. For more details, call your Army Representative, in the Yellow Pages under "Re cruiting!' ' Rovoals 737, Incrcaso In Minority Stations MEETTOMTS ARMY RESERVE. WASHINGTON The numbber of minority owned broadcast stations increased by 37 since 1979, according to a NAB survey, Currently, minorities own 138 sta tions as compared to 101 in March of 1979. According to Dwighl M. Ellis, vice president for Minority and Special Ser vices, black-owned sta tions accounted for the jmprcttive gain in miacui- ownership. ?B! owners gained 36 radio stations and three televi sion stations within that period," says Ellis. Two VHF's were approved during the latter months of 1979 and another's ownership was shifted to a minority group during the early months of 1980. Presently, 91 minorities own 138 broadcast sta- tllnilllt lTTB I Subscribe) Now SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable In Advance) In North Carolina $12.48 (N.C. Sales Tax Included) -1 Year $7.80 (N.C. Sales Tax Included) - 6 Months Out Of State $12.00-1 Year $7.50 -6 Months PLEASE ENTER MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR Mr. Mrs.. Ms. . Address City. State ( ) Check or Money Orde enclosed () Bill me within thirty days If you $rf prtttnt mbtcribtr, plum giv thli ctri to fiimd. RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS TO AMEN0THE 1977-78, 1978-79 AND 1979-80 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WHEREAS, on October 15, 1979, the Durham City Council approved a program amendment to the 1979-80 Community Development Program; and , WHEREAS, on December 31, 1979. said program amendment was submitted to the Deparment of Housing and Urban Development tor review; and WHEREAS, after reviewing said program amendment, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has directed the City to revise the amendment; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the direction issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a revised program amendment has been prepared and submitted to the Durham City Council for review; and WHEREAS, two public hearings to obtain citizen Input on program amendments are required by the Durham Community Development Citizen Participation Plan in conformance with Section 570.303m) of the Community Development Block regulations; and WHEREAS, both public hearings must be held prior to submission of amendments to A-95 Clearinghouse review agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. NOW, THEREFORE, DURHAM BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF lions. Seventy-four black owners have 105 radio sta tions and eight television stations. Sixteen Hispanic owners have eighteen radio stations and six television stations. Only one native American sta tion is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. Further analysis of the minority ownership pic ture reveals major gains bv blacks in commercial w Vial "Wlavwvr miiu'Trt.1 .n lions increased by twenty over 1979, resulting in a current total of 23. Com mercial FM stations in creased by sixteen, resulting in a total of 41. Hispanics own fourteen commercial AM's and four commercial FM's. Two of the five black owned VHF's are in the Virgin Islands, one of the two UHF s is undef con struction, and there is one black-owned cable sta tion. All of the Hispanic: owned TV stations are UHF's (five commercial and one educational). "Although minority broadcast ownership has shown marked improve ment," remarks Ellis, "the fact lemains that minorities own or control only one per cent of the total broadcast properties irt the United States. Only through the continued commitment and activities of NAB, other broadcast groups, and the private and public sectors Dr. Spoigncr Continued from Front Task Force will be to oversee a one-year study of southern urban condi tions. Preliminary research has already begun, and the project completion date is expected to be February 28, 1981. The Task Force will serve as an advisory rTicHt fWWHoimp Gammer-9 the SGPB staff if.,. .'. Ia,.,, -.I;-.. .,'. A iKrniKiKit tk form et U ' project, and members will be requested to provide in formation based upon their experience on urban issues in the southeastern region of the United States. The Honorable James W. Blackwood, mayor of Union, South Carolina, and chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board Local Government Advisory Council, will be the Task Force chairman. Pat Dusenbury, SGPB associate director of Ur ban Affairs, is the project director for the study of southern cities. Dr. Speigner holds the Ph.D. degree in Conserva tion, Geography, and En- S vironmental Quality from ! the University of Michigan. For many years, he has studied the , transitional patterns in southeastern urban cities and observed urbanization trends in the southern states as an educator. That public hearings be scheduled and advertised tor March 17, 1980 and April 0, lyau tor ine purpose 01 owairong citizen input on program amendments to the 1977-78, 1978-79 and 1979-80 Community Development Programs; and 2. That the City Clerk be directed to publish this Notice In the non-legal section of the. Durham Morning Herild. the Durham Sun, and the Carolina Times, ten (10) days prior to each of the two oublic hearings as reauired bv Section 570.303(j)(3)(i) of the Community Development Block Grant "-ulations; and 3. That the nature of said amendments is to reprogram Nine Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($955,650) from the 1979-80 Community Development Crest Street Neighborhood Strategy Area ("NSA") protect budget in the manner proposed below: a that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) be designated for interim assistance to the Crest Street NSA; b. that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) be designated for the purchase of land currently of undesignated location, upon which assisted low and moderate Income family housing will be constructed; c. that Two Hundred Fifty-tine Thousand Sixty-Six Dollars ($259,066) be allocated to the Parrish Street urban beautiflcation project as Included hi the 1977-78 Com munity Development Program and Urban Renewal Closeout Agreement for NC R-26: d. that Four Hundred Twenty-One Thousdand, Eighty-Six Dollars and stxty-Nine wms imzi.ubo.osi d ap propriated to the 1978-79 Community Development nous; ing rehabilitation account; and . e. that Seventy-Five Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Thirty-One Cents ($75,497.31) be budgeted from the 1979-80 Community Development Block Grant Entitlement for prior year target area housing ranabiliU- Hon. 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