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SATURDAY, 11, 12S2 TXf CAS3UM TORES 1 UDSl dnzd Housing To Ralty By Isaiah Singletary : Convinced that ' the Reagan administration plans to force thousands g-.Ptf subsidized housing residents from their . homes and into the streets, the Durham Te nant Steering Committee has scheduled a parade- caravan and rally for itr September 16 to save 5: public housing. ;:5 The action is part ofra national "Save Public i'S Housing Day", called by ; the National Tenant itr? Organization (NTO), a Washington-based f tenants rights organiza--:f tion. It is expected that :: there will be actions J: ! similar ; to the one V - scheduled in Durham in some 175 cities around : : :the country. " "According to infor mation that I received .;:;from NTO President Jesse Gray," ' said . DurhamHTenant Steering Committee executive director Ms. Pat Rogers, "there has been talk across the country that some public . housing should be torn down and the rest sold to private developers." "They have said," she continued, "that it's just not feasible for the federal government to, continue maintaining public housing. But tenants feel it's their right to stay in public housing. Many were forced to live in public housing because of ur ban renewal and other things. We are taxpayers and we have the same rights as people who live in Porest Hills, Emory Woods, or any place else." Supporters of sub sidized housing say that it will take at least $1.6 billion to operate hous-7 ing authorities at their current levels. But even these leave deplorable conditions in some communities around the country. Now the Reagan ad ministration and the Congress may give them only 37 of that amount. The result is that thousands of tenants will be forced to pay as much as 80 of their incomes for rent and utilities. In Durham, there are 2,444 units of public housing occupied by more than 10,000 families. If the proposed cutbacks are im plemented, it is estimated that 2,000 of those families, or 20, will not be able to pay their Tent. And if sub sidized housing is indeed sold to private landlords, thousands more, , faced with increased rent, utili ty and maintenance costs, will be forced into the streets. ' "If public housing is sold to . private developers," asserted Ms. Rogers, "people on fixed incomes will be the last ones able to get in. And people with large families will not be able to get in. Private landlords think that they will tear up the property." The action planned by the tenant organization in Durham has been call ed an example for the rest of the country and the organization has been said to have one of the strongest tenant movements in the South. ' The predominantly black tenant group's . struggle around tenant rights is said to be sup ported by a broad range of groups. The most ac- tive support has come from Durham's predominantly . white .'.anti-war groups, who see the cutback in support of tenants rights as part of the present administra tion's plan to decrease or end all programs of "social uplift" in order to further increase "an already bloated military budget." The coalition of groups supporting the public housing day gives many whites in the area their first opportunity to work under black leader ship. The Durham Tenant Steering Committee was formed in 1968 by its current director, Ms.,Pat Rogers, Owusu Sadauka Howard Fuller), Ben ' Ruffin, now a special assistant to Gov. Jim Hunt, and other ' organizers. And for; years, the organization ' has led various , cam paigns in support of the rights of tenants. "In the late 60's," asserted Ms. Rogers, "we took to the streets and we struggled. And because of that effort, we helped to make life somewhat better for tenants. But since 1976, We've been losing those hard-won gains. Now they want to take away our rights in order to be able to spend billion of dollars on missiles, tanks, and other weapons of war." The September 16 caravan and rally, accor ding to Ms. Rogers, is designed to urge elected officials, as well as can-, didates for public office, to support .the right of affordable housing for all people. Those in at tendance will be asked to help ensure the nation's commitment to housing r the poor ad elderly be maintained and expand ed to provide for an in creasing number of peo ple affected by sky rocketing increases in the cost of living. The caravan is scheduled to leave from the parking lot of the Durham Housing Authority on Main Street. Following a prayer, the caravan will proceed down Main Street to Alston avenue, head south on Alston Ave., make a brief stop at the Few Gardens housing development, Howard Convocation To Mark Opening Of 115th Year Rev. Leon Sullivan, pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Philsdelphia, and founder of the inter : nationally . known Op portunities Industrializa tion Center, will be featured speker at the Howard Univesity Open ing Convocation, September 24, at 1 1 a.m. in Cramton Auditorium, 2465 6th Street, N.W. The convocation is the university's traditional ceremony to open the academic year. Founded ; muUimj,Uon oy an aci ui uic u.o. Congress on March 2, 1867, Howard University is now in its 115th year of existence. Rev. Sullivan will receive the ment Associates has built several developments in the Philadelphia area, in-. eluding a $1 million garden-apartment com plex called Zion : Gardens; a $2 million shopping center named Progress Plaza; a second inner-city community' shopping center, Pro gress Plaza; a second , inner-city community shopping center, Pro gress Haddington Shop ping Plaza; and Progress Human Service Center, a dollar facility in the inner city. Other projects in itiated by Rev. Sullivan are the Progress In dustrial Park, Progress Non-Profit Charitable SrTXiSff Trust, Opportunities tor of Humane Letters at the ceremony. Immediately following the convocation, there will be a procession to the site of the new undergraduate v71ibrary for a cornerstone-laying. The new library is being built adjacent to Founders Library. Since 1950, Rev. Sullivan has been pastor of Zion Baptist Church. During his tenure, membership has grown from 600 to 6000. The activities of the church encompass a day-care center, a credit union, a community center for youths and adults, an employment agency, reading classes, athletics, choral groups and counseling services. ' In 1964, Rev. Sullivan founded the Oppor tunities Industrialization Center, a program which sponsors job training and retraining with pro grams in more than 140 cities and eight foreign countries. Since its beginning, the OIC has trained more than 600,000 men and women, and has placed more than 400,000 in .employment. Rev. Sullivan founded Progress Investment Associates in conjunc tion with the member ship of the Zion Batist Church. Proeress Invest- Tower and the National "Progress Association for ' Williams Meets Economic Development NPAED). The industrial park is being developed in the Philadelphia area. The trust is a broad-based community development corporation eftgaged in developing housing and a new shoopping center, as well as providing tutorial assistance to young people. Oppor tunities Tower is a hous ing complex for senior citizens. NPAED does economic development planning and shopping center center develop ment, provides technical assistance to minority businesses and establishes en trepreneurial develop ment centers in some 40 cities throughout the country. Howard is a private, predominantly black in stitution located in ,Nor Wwestf Washington, D.C. Its enrollment for the new academic year is expected to be 12,000. I ' i 4 ''' ik I ' I, I White House Meeting Melvln Bradley, Sepcial Assistant to President Reagan, (center) poses with Unis Ballard, President and Founder of National Association of Blacks Within Government ( NAB WG) (left) and Louis Barksdale, NABWG Vice President, at the White House after meeting with several of NABWG officers. They discuss ed the plight of black government employees. The Williams Family Circle held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Williams on Sept. 2. Following the spiritual opening, a discussion ensued on the , completion of the gazebo in Chatham County. Out of town guests visited. Thirty-one members were present: Mmes. 1 Marion Alston, Stella Alston, Janet Kennell," Madge Turner, Mable Allen, Julia Dowdy, , Eathel Perry, Rader Prince, B.V. Allen, Bill Bailey, Cloyce Lassiter, Rae Bennett, Grace Williams, Bertha Jor dan, Faydean Richard son, Lucy Bennett, Juanita Mitchell; Messers. Mildrew Crosby, L. Walker, Michell Ross, Shelley Bailey, Matthew Mit chell, Ellis' Allen, Sr., Robert Mitchell, Raymonnd Williams, Roland Alston, Jr., Lee Horton, Sr., Walter At water, James Lillie III, Katrina Boykin, Thomas Bailey. Residential Lots ForjSale In Soul City By Joseph E. Green If you want to build a home, but cannot afford a lot, you might want to move to Soul City. Why? Well, lots there are going for about $1800 below the going rate and there are about 127 of them available for purchase. When the federal government foreclosed on Soul City, the ' pioneering integrated Henderson development, the development over to NCNB. That bank has contracted with Charles Worth, a Henderson County real estate developer, to get rid of the lots people have to do is come and take a look at "This area is really Browine." said Worth. "There is a lot,of poten-. the property and they tial for growth here." will decide to make a Worth said that one purchase." Worth said USDA Moves To Update Food Program Management lot about one-third acre is selling for $2700 and that two can be purchased for $5000. He said that a com-. sales. that all sales of the pro perty are on a straight cash basis. The bank is not financing any of the parable lot in the area would cost about $4500. "There are quite a few people moving here from County ithe north who are pur- it turned ! chasing lots," said Worth, who is also a resident of Soul City. "Many of them are retirees and some are Soul City,, the brain child of former .'civil rights activist Floyd McKissick, was foreclos ed on by the federal government in 1979. Of the 3800 acres in the pro-, ject, about 3200 were taken by - the federal government. Worth said. 1 Black critics of the government . action young people." NCNB decided to sell the lots at reduced costs against Soul City have According to Worth, after it had put the two contended tnrougnout the lots are already (developments in wnicn mc years mai mc cleared, have water and Ithe lots are located up foreclosure was racially sewer connections and for bids and no one motivated, are "ideal" for a family decided to buy. They say that North that is looking for a "We hope that 'we are Carolina Senator Jesse '; place to put up a dwell- successful with this ef- Helms placed pressure mg fort," Worth said. "All on the federal govern- t 404 DOWO STREET DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA 2770V, SUNDAY, SEFJEKSra 12, 1832 8:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. Morning Worship Sunday.Clwrc School Horning Worship L. TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL SERVICES UPON REQUEST. Can 688-6052 or 682-8464 or 682-7160 DALLAS The "credit card" may one day replace the food stamp in the nation's largest food assistance program, Mary C. Jar ratt, assistant secretary of agriculture, said, recently. Jarratt, who heads all U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food assistance efforts, said USDA is studying several means of streamlining food pro gram management with k the goal of eliminating fraud, waste and abuse. She told food editors a the National Broiler Council meeting that the department is consider ing a "credit card transfer system" that could track food stamp 'ment and kept the 'development from ac quiring the vital funding that it needed if it was . going to survive. purchases at te grocery store and deduct the amount of those pur chases from the partici pant "account" in a cen tral computer. This would eliminate the need for recipients to carry coupons, for which there is a sizable black market, and help to en sure that food assistance funding is spent for eligi ble items, she said. Jarrett cited the use of new computer technology as an exam ple of the Reagan Ad ministration's "business approach" in the ad ministration of all food Droerams. Other elements of this ' ' " philosophy include compliance activities, tighter reporting and ac- Jarrett said. and then on to Burton , School Park at the cor- net of Ridgeway Avenue l and Sima Street, where the rally wilt be held. At the rally, local and national organizers are (expected to address the gathering on the need for public housing and the role the government should play in seeing that the right to affordable and decent housing is available to all. There will be literature tables where participants can get additional informa tion and learn how they can support the public housing issue. . Rally organizers have also scheduled a tour of all of the public hdftsing . developments in Durham, in order that those interested can gain a first-hand view of the conditions existing in nnhlir housing and the Thrifty Service Club Meets Mrs. Mary Vanhook and Mrs. Mattie Pugh served as co-hostesses to the Thrifty Service Club August 28 in observance of their birthdates. The president, Mrs. Aline Davis presided. Devo tion was led by Mrs. Genevieve Rogers. The Murdock Picnic group scheduled a meeting with Mrs. Beatrice Holman. A program on the fall project will be presented at the next club meeting by the program commit tee. Mrs. Vanhook and Mrs. Pugh received love ly gifts and cards and their birthday money. Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards presented the gifts to the honorees. After dinner, Mrs. Minnie Cromartie thanked the hostesses. Guest was Mrs. Muser Jones. Members atten ding were Mesdames Laura Thorpe, Elnora Ransom, Luna J. Holman, Aline Davis, Pearlie M. Walker, Beatrice Holman, . Elizabeth Edwards, Irene Hall, Elizabeth Jones, Minnie H. Cromartie, Lula M. Hester, Virginia N. Thomas, S. Louise Thompson, Pauline R. Boxley, Rozetta Cobb, Marie McMillan, Christine Sales, Bessie Pratt, Vergie Mangum, Milie L. Williams, Queen Cooper, Mary Vanhook and Mattie Pugh. The next meeting will be held September 1 1 on Drew Street at 4 p.m. Subscribe To The Carolina Tillies Call Today -682-2913 counting requirements, stricter verification stan dards, sanctions against states that fail to reduce administrative errors, and tougher retailer Hardnosed manage ment procedures will en sure that the "truly needy" receive benefits even after substantial budget cuts, she said. Emmanuel pntoaiatal Ghtttpl 1000 North Street North Durham School Bldg. Durham. N. C. FmcM-Oi hrkiftf ON Onstow St. to ttm hmm . SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1982 . r UckiHNrAClMifriM HMMAMiicttai Bartow WricM. Pastor : Sunday 10:C3 Al A 6:33 PM WodMstfay- 7:33 PM , Friday l:P PM , Churcli Of God Of Prophecy 800 Crant Street Durham, North Otrotlia SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1982 Sunday School 9:45 Worship Service' 11:00 Vecfhesday Night 8ervlce 7:30 Pastor Willis VWUrs 1715 ATHENS STREET . DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA 27707 .TELEPHONE: 688-5066 .... v "On tiu Move for God" Rev. J. Cecil CheeltfB .th., M.Div. Minister SUNDAY, SEPTEKSER 12, 1982 r3 r 9:30 A.M. 1 11:00 A.M. Sundiy Church School Morning Worship WEDNESDAY jy 7:00 P.M. Prayer Sowict . A Breakfast will be served at the chsrch hetweeni (1 : 8-9 a.m. each 4th Sunday of the isntii. : t . V Bus Service tor Church Sunday Scfcssl and k I Morning worsnip asm ess. cajr. : 1 Ito coma and join us o ta servicas. -;A!. vn
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