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N.C.M utual To Reinsure
$61 Million For Monsanto
ST. LOUIS As part
;of a program to support
: minority ' business vcn-
itures Monsanto . Com
Jpany has signed an agree
ment' in which North
(Carolina Mutual In
surance Company beomes,
ithe-reinsurer, for a "$61 j
.; million portion of Mon:i
.santo's domestic life in-1
jsutance coverage. North j
; Caorlina Mutual " is the '
; largest minority-owned in
surance . company in the
nation.
; 'North , Carolina,
Mutual is a good example J
of minority potential to ;
profit in the free I enter-1
prise : system," notes ;
William S. McEwen,
director Equal Opportuni- j
ty Affairs at Monsanto. I
lender the agreement , :
. North Carolina Mutual
Insurance . " Company,
working .: through
Metropolitan Life In
surance " - Company,''
becomes the reinsurer for
this significant portion of
' Monsanto 's domestic life
insurance.coverage, effec
tive January I." North '
Carolina Mutual, which
has been in existence 81
years, is one of only two
minority insurance com
panies with an "A"' rating
from Bests insurance
Reports. ...
'. According to McEwen,
"This is only one facet of
'onsanto's expanding
commitment to. minority
economic development."
The company's formal j
commitment to minority
enterprise began in 1973
with a minority, purchas
ing program and has ex-
a minority
development
all company .j
panded to
economic
program at
locations.
This year, Monsanto ex-,
pects to exceed $27 million
in purchases from minori
ty - vendors as well as
-deposits of $41 million in
minority-owned V banks.
Currently minority firms
have contracts ' for; con
struction, transportation,
advertising, food service,
accounting and legal ser
vices. .... ,
In 1976, Monsanto
sponsored the first
chemical industry con
ference on minority pur
chasing at its world head
quarters in St. Louis. The
company has since,
assisted seventeen U.S.
firms in developing their
own minority purchasing
programs.
Fact Finding Mission Observes
Economic
In Southern Africa
Develop
North Carolina Directors of
Black Institutions Meet
WASHINGTON, DC
Returning from a re
cent eight-day fact-finding
tour of the Republic of
Bophuthatswana in
southern Africa, National
Business League President
Theodore R. Hagans, Jr.,
reports definite signs of
commercial and economic
i development in this newly
independent nation.
The fact-finding mis
sion coincided with obser
vances marking the young
nation's third anniversary
as an independent black
ruled country.
Other members Of the
delegation were: Dr.
Theodore Childs, chair-;
man of the Division, of :
.Allied Health, Tuskegee
Institute, Ala.; Audrey
Harvey, national vice '
president, Blacks in
Government, Albany,
NY,; Yovette Memford.i
presidnet, Georgia-
Atlantic Shipbuilding an4 r
Washington, DC; William
Passmore, State Commis
sion on Employment of,
the Handicapped, East
Chicago, Ind.; Leroyi
Smith, consultant,
Bophuthatswana Interna
tional, Ltd.; and Ronald
Greenwalk, director,
Bophuthatswana Interna
tion, Ltd., New York Ci
ty. As the first of its kind
to offer black Americans
an opportunity to gain
first-hand knowledge
about this developing na
tion, the tour included
meetings with a wide
range of government of
ficials, business leaders
and social service
representatives, and visits
to cultural, educational,
recreational and industrial
sites.
Hagans noted the
richness of
Bophuthatswana's land
scape and the vast oppor
tunities for business in
vestments and economic
cooperation.
"Bophuthatswana is par- -ticularly
rich in minerals
and provides more than
two-thirds of the world's
total production I of
platinum. With a growing
economic infrastructure,
urr.ently comprised of
120 industries, the country
expects to generate at least
$400 million annually.
Their commercial
developments already in
clude , a major game
reserve, a multi-million
dollar casino-resort area
(Sun City) and an ultra
modern civic center com
plex. Although still largely
an underdeveloped na
tion, the present scope of
business and commercial
activities indicate that
Bophuthatswana is on the
road to economic self
sufficiency." Hagans said that "The
membership of the Na
tional Business League has
a long-standing interest in
economic' development on
the continent of Africa.
There has been so much
conflicting information
concerning the Republic
of Bophuthatswana that it
became important to
determine for ourselves
the prospects for
economic development
and economic in
dependence in that part of
the world."
A New Contract
William S. McEwan (left), director, Equal Opportunity Affairs at Monsanto Company, and
Edward J. Halfacfe, director, Group Sales for North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company,
review a new contract. Under the agreement, North Carolina Mutual, the nation's largest
minority-owned Insurance company, becomes the reinsurer for a $61 million portion of Mon
santo s domestic life insurance coverage.
William Evans, Direc
tor of. Alumni Affairs,.
North Carolina Central
University hosted the
December
MeetingWorkshop of the.
Norht Carolina Alumni
Directors of Traditionally
Black Institutiona.
. Theday began with ten
oC$hi eleven institutions
in attendance namely:
Barber-Scotia, Concord; .
Bennett College,
Greensboro; Elizabeth Ci
ty State University,
Elizabeth City; Fayet
teville State University;
Fayetteville; Johnson C.
Smith University,
Charlotte; Livinstone Col
lege, Salisbury; Saint
Augustine's College,
Shaw University, both of
Raleigh; Winston-Salem
"University, Winston
Salem; and North
Carolina Central Universi
ty. Many of the Natiqnal
Officers and local Alumni
were in attendance
representing their institu
tions. The ' topic for the
workshop was "Eight P's
for Effecting A New Part
nership Between The
Alumni and The Col
legeUniversity". The
workshop consultant was
Dr. Mable P. Phifer,
President of the Robert E.
Mo ten Institute. .
The
MeetingWorkshop was
presided over by the
Chairman of the Council
James E. Burt of Saint
Augustine's College.
Chancellor Albert
Whiting of NCCU opened
the- activities with
greetings from the school.
The Political, Constitu
tion, By-Laws and Con
stitution and Public Rela
tions committee were ap
pointed. The date" for the
non-profit cruise was set
for July 1982.
Highlighting the day
was the luncheon speaker,
Dr. Prezell robinson.
President of Saint
Augustine's College and
the United Negro College
Fund. Dr. Robinson
challenged the Alumni in
attendance to greater
heights in 1981.
The next meeting will be
held April 11 at Barber
Scotia College in Con
cord. Ms. Peggye Camp
bell will serve as hostess.
Alumni from Member In
stitutions are invited to
participate. Workshops
planned are: Internal
Revenue Service, Training
alumni Volunteers; Alum
ni Recruitment and Alum
ni Organizational Structure.
A Job Is A Good Weapon Against Juvinile Delinquency
Augustus F. Hawkins
It all occurred so quick
ly, who witnessed the
event 'but no no one was
able to give a coherent ac
count of what happened.
There was no question
about how the eighteen
year old , youth died,
however.
He was waiting at a bus
stop.
Traffic was moderately
heavy, as it always is on
this main thoroughfare in
my district.
When the shot rang out,
people scattered. Someone
remembered an old green
Ford speeding away from
the intersection about the
time the shot was heard.
Maybe it was coincidental,
but some of those who
were in the area, put the
shot and the car together
, implying that the dead
youth was shot by so
meone in the car.
What was most ap
parent however, as the
ambulance took away the
body of the young man,
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Family
The Williams Clinic on Chicago's South Side practices family medicine In
more ways than one. Three brothers and two of their sons are among the thir
teen physicians at the black-owned clinic. From left are: Jasper Sr., Charles
Jr., James. Jasper Jr., and Charles Sr. UPI Photo
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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC HEARING
WHEN: MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1981
WHERE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing to receive comments on a
Eroposed St. Theresa Redevelopment Plan. The St. Theresa Project Area is
ounded by Baxter Street on the north, east to Fargo Street, Fargo Street nor
thwest to Hillside Avenue, South Street south to Chestnut Street and east to
Roxboro Road; Roxboro Road on the east, south to Piedmont Avenue, Piedmont
Avehue east to Fayetteville Street, Fayetteville Street south to the W. D. Hill
Recreation Center; the Recreation Center west to Hillside Park, Sawyer Street
north to Umstead Street; Umstead Street west to the railroad tracks and the
railroad tracks north to Baxteer Street.
Activities In the Project Area Include housing rehabilitation, acquisition of
land, demolition and removal of structures, relocation of displaced families and
Individuals; reconstruction of the streets and sidewalks and other Improvements
to make the land available for development.
Interested citizens are urged to attend this final public hearing and comment
on the Plan prior to action by the City Council.
Copies of the St. Theresa Redevelopment plan and supporting data will be
available for public Inspection In the Community Development Department, 2nd
Floor, City Hall beginning January 9, 1981,
For more Information call the Community Development Department at
83-4160.
'
Navy Recruits
their studies were seaman- Naval
ship, close order drill, aid.
history and first
was .that another gang
related killing had taken
place in South Central Los
Angeles.
And as usual, the killing
took place in broad
daylight; it was done
quickly; and few people
could provide any tangible
information.
The police said that
although they believed it
was a gang-related killing,
they had no suspects and "
no clues.
The young man was
believed to be a gang
member, but the police
were not even sure about
' this.
On the day prior to this,
"Tfing1uiotherr yung-'
man's life was snuffed
out, as he was standing on
the corner of another ma
jor intersection in the
South1 Central Communi
ty. The police blamed two
rival gangs for the youth's
death.
Throughout this par
ticular period, there have
been other events, similar
in nature, and violent in
tone. They have occurred
like forest fires all over the
city. On the Westside. In
the San Fernando Valley.
In the East Los Angeles
barrios.
There is no end in sight
at this moment,
however.
" The City and the Coun
.ty are developing plans to
address these tragic
events.
While these plans are
.being laid, I keep thinking
about how our shortsight
edness has caused many of
these things to happen.
During the Kennedy
Johnson era, we declared
war on poverty, roung
men and women, all over
the nation were engaged in
meaningful job-related
education, and job train
ing programs. There was
very. little time for the kind
of juvenile delinquent ac
tivity that is plaguing
many of our cities today.
We are putting a good
dent in economic depriva
tion and economic disad
vantage. Unfortunately the Nix
onFord Administrations
scuttled the hope and high
motivation identified with
the battle . against
economic inequality.
I never gave up, and
jthereby . helped to keep
some parts of the poverty
program machinery going.
I also helped in develop-
ingCETA, which has pro-v.yid5i-tiS:with
all kinds of
evidence that adult and
youth unemployment can .
be addressed through ef
fective job skills training,
and good job placements.
Conservatives in Con-,
gress and elsewhere
threaten to terminate
CETA, and other federal
efforts like CETA. As a
people, we need to act
quickly to get our elected
officials to re-think their
priorities.
We'd better get back to
basics on this one. ,
And basics means conti
nuing the war against
poverty caused by
economic disadvantage.
We must broaden our
employment training ef
forts, our emphasis on job
related basic education,
and our job programs
developed by private sec
tor initiatives.
We need to do much
more than this, but we cer
tainly must not do
anything less than this.
Children's clothes should be
made of lightweight but
sturdy, durable fabric. Heavy,
bulky clothes are awkward to
handle, and the excess weight
tires a child at play.
kt c n,
Reginald R. Umstead, son 711
of Willie Rurrie and Mrs. II
Flora P. Elliott of
Durham, has completed S II
recruit training at the All
Naval Training Center, );
Orlando, Fla. Umstead is
a 1980 graduate' of
Hillside High School. He
joined' the ' Navy in
September, 1980.
Navy Seaman Recruit
Gloria J. Grover
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Perry R. Winbush of Rox
boro, also completed her
recruit training at the
Naval Training Center in
Orlando. A 1980 graduate
of Person Senior High
School, she joined the
Navy in September, 1980.
, During the eight-week
training cycle trainees
studied general military
subjects designed to
prepare them for further
academic and on-the-job
training in. one of the
Navy's 85 basic occupa
tional fields. Included in
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