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in , i' 2 THE CAROUKA TIMES SAT.. SEPTEMBER 27, 1980 Poinsett (Continued from Front)' not to be oolitically active candidate John Anderson during collese. but to study and strive for a Phi Beta Kappa key. This last bit of advice sparked quite a reaction among the audience, many who said they felt it was essential that black college students be a part of any political movement in order to maintain their blackness and students' traditional vanguard role. Several students said they felt they had an obligation to the black community. Poinsett agreed but stated this obligation should be fulfilled after graduation. He said he gave the same advice to his daughter, a University of Chicago medical student, and his son, a third year electrical engineering stu dent at the Illinois School of Technology. In a public policy studies class, Poinsett said Ebony's summer issue on black-on-black crime caused two major con ferences to be held, in Oakland, -California and on the east coast. He said the problem of black-on-black crime is especially close to him since he lives on the far side of Chicago which is plagued by black muggers. He said, to solve the problem, "something needs to be done about unemployment and pover ty." In a brief discussion about presidential can didates, Poinsett said .President Jimmy Carter came in with all "lullabies and promises" and has proved to be a great disap pointment. He said Ronald Reagan visited Johnson Publications and gave the impression that "once he got off script, he was lost." Poinsett said he expected Reagan "to have some smarts," but was disappointed. He said he does not give rcirusuzMzr YCJCglttSTEASl Steep-Eze contains a gentle sleep inducer that helps you agoMnigjTrs, tsnttnataiiyouwi wy as directed any serious consideration, but was thinking of casting a protest vote against Carter and Reagan. Students mentioned that Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., and Jesse Jackson supported Carter and that Andrew Young had been quoted as citing the increase in CETA (Comprehensive Educa tion and Training Act) jobs, federal judges, and the passing of a Fair Housing Bill as advances of grassroots blacks. To this, Poinsett responded that King was a dear friend of Carter, who "Carter has the good sense to u:: " He said he does not respect King's opinion in politics. He called Jackson a shrewd opportunist who is hard to figure out because he "plays on all forces." He added that CETA jobs did not affect massive unemployment, that no one has been arrested for Fair Housing violations and that the appointment of 52 black federal judges means little to the hungry. Nevertheless, he said he will probably swallow his pride and cast a Carter ballot because "staying home or writing in a can didate is no answer." When asked if the answer was an indepen dent national black political party, Poinsett said he didn't know how productive it might be. He said he formerly ad vocated the idea but now sees it as unrealistic because he doesn't believe a "black political party can make much difference in the black cause." He said the majority of blacks will not join a black party. Poinsett, whose father was a janitor, was raised in a family of six. He went to the University of Il linois on the O.I. Bill and emerged with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in philosophy. He has been with Ebony for 25 years, Poinsett said he is current ly working on an article SIS Dr. Fitts To Complete Term As Ass'n Head LISTENING INTENTLY to remarks being made by James P. White, representative of The American Bar Association who declared that the Association is pleased with the development and schedule of the NCCU Law School are: Gov. James B. Hunt, William A. Clement, chairman of the NCCU board of trustees, Judge Richard C. Erwin and Harry Groves, dean of the school. Count Basie, Lena Home To Receive Britannica Awards DURHAM ' Dr. Howard M. Fitts, chair man of the department of Health Education at North Carolina Central University, will preside at the, September 23-26 meeting of the North Carolina Public Health Association in Charlotte to complete his term as president of the associa tion. Dr. Marvin A. Schneider man. Associate Director fort. Science Policy . of the national Cancer Institute, will be the keynote speaker for the first General Session of the annual meeting. Other speakers for the convention include Dr. Hugh L. Tilson, director of the North Carolina Division of Health Ser vices, and Dr. Sarah T. Morrow, the state's Secretary of Human Resources. Dear Consumer Social Cecarify: It's to Your Benefit By Esther Peterson rr, krjtvMtt nrrkminfnt-hlAk: in L.i the. Labor Movement, ' 1 W-! . " 1". ' ' - .V : -I i roinseu was sponsored by Duke's Black Student Alitor CHICAGO Two stars from the world of entertainment, Count Basie and Lena Home, will be among the nine men and women from North America to be honored with 1981 En-: : cyclopaedia Britannica : , Awards for Achievement . in life. j Ms. Home will receive iher award for Ahcieve iment in the Performing Arts, while Basie will be presented with the award for Achievement in Music. The awards will be presented at a formal din ner in Chicago October 2. Mortimer Adler, chair man of the Board of Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, made the an nouncement of those who will be honored for signifi cant contributions within their particular fields of endeavor. This is the fourth year that Britannica has presented these awards, j The 1981 recipients are: Governor John Y. Brown, Jr., Achievement ;in.&sJiQsssPubijc Ser j vicer Presently, governor jof the Commonwealth of Kentucky; formerly, chief tucky Fried Chicken, Inc., owner of Lum's franchis ed restaurants, and the Boston Celtics profes sional basketball team. George S. Halas, Achievement in Sports: Acknowledged 'father of professional football" as player, coach and owner of the Chicago Bears for six decades. Yousuf Karsh, Achieve ment in Fine Arts: Inter-r nationally prominent photographer whose works are represented in permanent collections in New York, Chicago and throughout the world. Henry Rosovsky, Achievement in Educa tion: Dealt of the Faculty cf Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, and author. Eric Sevareid, Achieve ment in Journalism: Former television com mentator, radio news broadcaster and war cor- , respondent for CBS News for four decades. Tennessee Williams, Achievement , in Literaturjuji, Prize winning playwright whose plays have included The Menagerie, A on ee 'tear Named Desire, r m triwr yn - 1 ' I '-I t ' 'Tf 'ns1- ml J 1 A 5 ' "7 tr ( ' , -V irtH) miliums ? !1 I w SSi i iS7 f. jf jiff I ' l Lr s J I fL ft I've worked hard ' s& W toget where I am. 21""! V - . , I hats wnv 1 save imk jr, mwm at Wachovia, , v 77 ?4 4jf - h Mp! w -; Z """" i fK jmmmKiitmmt-ftnm ji:..ww.-,' i, " 11 i ''"Sit ' k I If f ' s .v..v..iii ii nummm i , The Rose Tattoo, wnd'Cat : on a Hot Tin Roof. Rosalyn S. Yalow, Ph.D., Achievement in Science and Medicine: Se cond woman ever to win the " Nobel Prize in Medicine (1977); present ly, chairman, Department of Clinical Sciences, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in New York. The selection of reci pients for the 1981 Britan nica Achievement In Life Awards was made on the basis of notable contribu tions in the fields of public service, business, the arts, science, medicine, sports and education, and whose attitude and ac complishments exemplify the ideals of Britannica authority, excellence, and human enlightenment. Among those who have been honored in past years -include Henry Aaron, ( Steve Allen, Pearl Bailey, Lucille Ball, Frank Bor man, Ellen Burstyn, Dr. Michael DeBakey, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Good man, Hubert Humphrey (posthumously), - and' James Michener. William "Count" Basie is the leader of a band that is rightfully called "the most explosive force in jazz." Basie was born in Red Bank, N.J., and in the 1920s he began his career by playing in Harlem nightclubs. Soon after, he went on tour with a theater unit and when the tour broke up in Kan sas City, he joined the Bennie Moten Orchestra. When Moten died in 1933, he took over as leader. It was the beginning of his rise to prominence with a band known for the blues and rhythmic pulsa tion. The Basie Band has performed in nightclubs and movies, on radio and television and at concerts including one at Carnegie Hall in New York in 1939. The Band was voted "the greatest ever" in a Musicians' Poll in the 1956 Encyclopedia Year book of Jazz and has won ' numerous other awards through the. years, in cluding Esquire's Silver Award and various , readers' and critics' polls conducted by Down Beat, Metronome and Playboy magazines. Lena Horhe's career in show business began at the tender age of sixteen when she was taken by her mother to audition for a : : job as dancer in the chorus at Harlem's famous Cot ton Club. It was there that she first encountered a number of outstanding jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Count : Basie and Cab Calloway. After leaving the Cot ' ton Club to join the Noble Sissle Band as a dancer, Sissle began to train her as a singer and it was in this area that she was to gain her greatest fame. She sang with the Charlie Barnett Band and then at Cafe Society, a i New York nightclub before leaving for Hollywood and an engagement at the Little Troc. While performing there, she was spotted by a talent agent and put under contract at MGM, for whom she eventually made .about a dozen ' musicals. Ms. Home also ; per formed in three aJHlack film musicals, "Cabin in N. Carolinian Is Honored Clyde Pulley of Goldsboro, educator and former candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has been selected for inclusion in the Third Edition of Who's Who Among Black Americans. The journal recognizes 13,000 promi nent black men and "women from every sector of the country in industry, government, human ser vices, and entertainment. Pulley is a columnist and special correspondent for several eastern North Carolina newspaper, the Afro-American, and black newspapers in North Carolina, including The Carolina Times. the Sky," "Stormy Weather" and "The Wiz." In addition to con certs, theaters and nightclubs, she has ap peared as guest performer oaa number of TV shows, ,,Ariong.. , the. maia awards Ms. Home has received is a Doctorate in Humanities awarded her by Howard University. Second Black (Continued from Front)' At this time, the petite, brown-eyed lieutenant will decide if the military is a lifelong career. "This will be my first unit assignment and if my experiences are very Nearb; one oat of seven persons in the United States receives monthly social security check. Host of us, nearb; nine out of 10 workers, in bet, are earning pro tection under social security. Since the inception of social se curity in 1635, many changes have been made to improve the protec tion Jor ourselves and our families. Monthly cash benefits are now paid to disabled and retired work ers and td survivors el covered workers. Depending on your rircum stances, benefits may start, stop, go up, go down, or yjou may be eligible for a special minimum ben efit If you are over 65, you are probably eligible for Medicare if you are under 66, you may be eligible if you become disabled and are entitled to social security ben efits for two consecutive years or more. SociaTsecurity cash benefitsde pend on work credit accumulated, which is measured in "quarters of coverage." The exact amount needed for cash benefit eligibility : depends on your age. If you stop working under social security be fore you've earned enough credit, you can't get benefits later. But the credit you have already earned : wQI stay on your record and you ' can add to it if you return to work under social security. Having enough credit, howev er, means only that you or your family can get check. The amount of your check depends on your av erage earnings over a period of .years. While most jobs are-covered by . social security, special rules apply if you work in someone's home do- positive and good, I could very well decide that the army is the only way of life," said Knighton. There are problems associated with military, ' but according to Lt. , Knighton, "they are no ' different from any of those encountered in everyday life." "I've run into some problems. Some have been racial, but I've handled them and it has left no bit ter feelings about the military. Learning to fly. has been an experience of said. Lt. Knighton stated she was "shocked" by some of the "pink slips" she dIdnV think she deserved during the program, and expected others when her performance was not par ticularly good. Hunt Urges . (Continued from Front) his statement, Hunt cited his close working relation ship with Erwin over the ; ing bousecteaning, gardening or babysitting; if you are a student employed by your school or eo) lege; if you own, operate or work on a farm; if you are a member oft religious order; if you have a job where you get cash tips; or if you are an employee of a state or local government or a nonprofit or in ternational organization. Special rules also apply to those who work or are self-employed outside the United SUtee. Two methods are used for calcu lating benefits: one for those who reached age 62, became disabled, or died before 1979, and a second method for those who reached age 62, became disabled, or died after 1979. So that no one will be disad vantaged, the law ass a provision requiring that retirement benefits for workers who reach age 62 be tween 1979 and 1984 be computed using both methods, with the worker being mid the higher ben efit of the two calculations. Bene fits for workers who become dis abled and survivors of workers who died m 1979 or alter are figur ed only under the new method. As you can see, there are many complexities in determining social security benefits. But I am happy to report that there are many helpful people nearby who can ex plain the aspects of social security: that apply to you and provide oth er information or help with pro blems. The Social Security Administra tion has over 1,300 offices conven , ientiy located throughout the : country. (Check your phone book' under "U.S. Government" for the office nearest you.) Represents tiven from these offices make reg ular stops in neighboring com-j munitiea. '- . "An adult it one who has ceased to grow vertically but ,not horizontally." Anonymous j years. He referred specifically to his work with Erwiri on the State Board, of Ediica-- ' don and when Erwin 'was a state representative from Forsyth County. In 1977 the Governor appointed Erwin to the State Court of Appeals, where "he is generally recognized as one of the finest judges in our entire i judiciary," Hunt said. . When he stood for elec tion to the judgeship in November, 1978,. Judge Erwin won more than six- 1 ty- per cent of the vote, ! becoming the first black to be elected to statewide political office in North Carolina this century. Governor Hunt urged the Judiciary Committee and the United States Senate to move as .quickly as possible to see the Er win is confirmed for the Judgeship. Registration for Fall Classes TLt.c3 end Pbccs to Raster Monday, September 29 9 am.-7:30 p.m. Durham Tech Tuesday, September 309 a.tn.-7:30 p.m. Durham Tech Fw more Informal (bout ow 2 596-9311 For mom Information about Durham Tach'sTtiocoursoa ca9 5S8-CS21 Durham Technical institute loot uawson cweei, uurnam, n.c. 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