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Principal Kathann El-Amin shares a book with Jalilc
Amin e daughter DeNia, a kindergarten student.
Sister Clara B
Offers V allies
By Sharyn Bratcher school juniors Daryll ShfiT"
Staff Writer tor and Philip Um'rani
have received preliminary
Leola Muhammad, a letters from Massafirst
grader, reads fluently chusetls Institute of Tech- ~
and with expression. She noiogy (M.I.T.).
is four-years old. At age These students are aseven,
Jalila Abdullah is mong the 40 youngsters
making straight A's in fr?m Greensboro and
garde four, while two high Winston-Salem who atRJR
Donates * 31
United Negro Collt
Norfolk, VA. -- The R.J. Reyolds Industries,
United Negro College Inc. is a diversified
Fund -has announced ?a - worldwide corporation__
contribution of $387280 with" interests m tobacco,
from R.J ~ Reynolds In- petroleum, containerized
dustries, Inc. shipping, foods and bev
Twenty-two universities erages and aluminum
? in Smith tHII ahatp products and packaging^
R.J. Reynolds' gift which The UNCF was founded
brings RJR's total contri- n 1944 and is a non-profit
bution to the program to fund-raising organization
$561,780 since 1958. with headquarters in New
"The R.J. Reynolds do- York City. UNCF raises
nationis an example of the ? _
kind of corporate support Iwl - t*-|
the fund needs to provide II J.VTM.
education for minority
youth," said Norvelle 9
Beatty, area development r* Oiipil
director of the VirginiaNorth
Carolina campaign.
It is typical of RJR's The N.C. Cultural Arts
support of minorities in Coalition has received a
many areas such as edu- CETA ^rant of 856.594, it
, cation, employment, and was announced today by
community activities." Pat Funderburk, execuCarrol
G.?Tompson, tive director of the organipresident
of RJR Archer^2***0**/.
Inc., a subsidiary of R.J. The Cultural Arts CoaliReynolds
Industries, was tion (NCCAC) is a nonco-chairman
of the 1977- profit service organization 1
78 Winston-Salem campaign
for the United Negro
College Fund which #-C t m 1
reused a total of over -* M UI
$62,000.#R.J. Reynolds is
headquarted in Winston- ?%?%%
Saiem. I
Tompson expressed (/ / J
pleasure at the RJR con
tribution. 4'We feel that The Professional Busithis
continued participa- negs League of Winstontion
in th? United Negro Salem elected officers at
College Fund represents a their meeting Saturday
commitment to the ideals which was held at the
of opportunity for higher Tree Judy Reed outgo.
education for minority jng president, resided
Americans, he said. over the meeting. The
It is a significant step League, a statewide ortoward
the enrichment of ganization of women in
this nation s youth and the the field of business, gives
strengthening of those in- a scholarship each year to
stitutions affording them a deserving girl to attend
this educational opport- a business school or a
unity. To use the slogan of four-year college,
the UNCF, A Mind is a jbe newly elected officTerrible
Thing to erg for the Professional
Waste- Business League are Pre
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i Abdullah, a 7 year old fourth grader, and Mrs.
luhammad S
tend the Sister Clara Mu- it will produce Its ^frst
hammed School run by the graudates, seniors Sherry
World Community of Al- "' Salaam and Jamal Shakir.
Islam in the West. Sister Kthann El-Amin,
The school, which has principal of the school,
i - ?
oeen in operation five explained tnat the school
years, has students rang- is open to any children
ing from kindergarten to who wish to attend, with
twelfth grade, in classes tuition computed on a
of six or fewer. This year sliding scale based on
family income .JTor a family
with a $7,000 yearly
UUU 1 o rs m*,h'
"That is .less than peoM
.1 ? pie pay for kindergarten,''
?&e b unci ^ p^d out. ^5
< The school is open
year-round, with several
money to help defray cur- weeks vacation between
rent operating expenses of semesters, and it operates
its member schools. All on a split-season day, with
are fully-accredited four-?one~group~ coming- from &
year or graduate school to 11 a.m.-and the next
facilities. In 1977, under group attending school
the leadership of National from 11:30 to 2:30. This
Campaign Chairman, A. schedule eliminates the
T)ean >Swiff7 President of necessity of-operating a
Sears, Roebuck and Com- lunch program, which is
pany, the UNCF raised a helpful since the school
record $15.1 million for its receives no federal fundschools.
*ity Arts Group ?
yes State Grant
formed to address it9elf to trative costs, including sathe
needs of artists, parti- laries. CETA, the Comcularly
Black artists, who prehensive Employment
seek to make a living in and Training Act, is a
North Carolina at their federal jobs program,
profession. Membership which has already had a
in NCCAC numbers about major impact on the arts
350. in North Carolina through
The grant will be used the Third Century Artists
to cover certain adminis- Program of the N.C. Arts
Council.
Immediate objectives of
__ *he NCCAC include prolM/tf
Mil grams to promote Black
-1 art and to educate artists
in techniques for marke^
their skills. Among
M. %Jm 4 activities planned are the
maintenance and distribu*
tion of up-to-date listings
sident - Julia Martin, 1st. of North Carolina artists
Vice-President - Ruby who wish to make a living
Cain, 2nd Vice-President - at their art.
Joyce Elem, Correspondent
Secretary - Hazel Two full-time field reBrown,
Recording Secre- presentatives will travel
tary - Gloria King, Finan- throughout the state, con
cial Secretary - Carol Mc- ducting workshops, idenDowell,
Treasurer - Dan- tifying artistic and fin anetta
Fitts, Reporter - Es- cial resources, organizing
ther Rockette, Chaplain - local chapters of NCCAC,
Beverly McFadden, Parli- and coordinating other,
mentarian - Mildred Sear- complementary activities,
cy and Nominating Chairman
- Beverly Wallace. The 2nd annual stateThese
elected officers wide meeting of NCCAC
will serve for two-year is scheduled for "April 22.
terms. > ^ee page 2
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In City's
Human it
Commissi
?j hoTMmrn^ QUfeg
Winston-Salem's long- mission are: Dr. J. Ray
awaited Human Relations Butler, pastor of Shiloh
sanctined by the Board of president Patrick HairAldermen,
and will hold ston; Rev. Warnie C. Hay
its initiaLmeeting at 5:15 ?f Galilee_Baptist Church;
p.m. Thursday, March 16, Logan Burke; all serving 2
in the Council Chambers year terms and Attorney
at City Hall. Harvey Kennedy; Larry
Rev. Kelly^O.P. Good-- Womble; librarian Georwin,
pastor emeritus of G. Moore; and day
Mt. Zion Baptist Church care worker Rachael P.
and former NAACP presi- Jackson. The other minodent,
is chairman of the rity members are Herbert
21-member group, which Brenner, president of Sanincludes
11 minority re- co Corp. and Dr. B.G.
presentatives. Gokhale of Wake Forest
Besides Rev. Goodwin, University, serving one
* - year terms.
~l The remaining memI
bers of the Commission
'M. serving 2 yeai* terms are:
Ann Ryder, a coordinator
in the state division of
Mental Health; Doris P.
E::- liam N Wilder a U.S.
For Kathann El-Amin probation officer; and Dr.
and her - colleague Judy Inglis J . Miller of Bowman
Rashid, the day begins at Gray School of Medicine.
ooirow n yv\ iirif L r? r? ^ ^ A -" - - ~
?-a-rUK-wmu tx van xmc _ ujic"jc<u icniis
- are: Attorney Cynthia RaSee
page 2 ^il; j)on Nissen, a painter
Tenants 1 -Landlo
Study Reveal
Won One Evi
By Sharyn Bratcher eviction have been passed
Staff Writer since the release of that
-atudy|?but? even? thoseA
study of-the 3,129 changes probably _ will_
eviction cases in Forsyth have little effect on the
county in 1975 showed number of tenant victort.hat
the tenant won^ only ies> : ?
once; the other ^7TZ?T Eviction, or "Summary,
cases were either victories Ejectment , is usually infor
the landlord or volun- voked because the tenant
tary dismissals. '"-u is behind in his rent. The
A staff attorney for the tenant is summoned to
Public Interest Research appear in Magistrates
Group, originators of the Court, and one of three
studyi commented: things must happen: 1) He
inese statistics raise moves or pays the rent,
serious doubts about the and the case is dismissed;
fairness of North Carolina 2) He doesn't move or pay
landlord-tenant law." his rent, and the MagistrNew
laws pertaining to ates grant eviction; or 3)
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH marketing executive Henry H.
Benjamin L. Hooka in St. Louis at a special awards lu:
accepted an award from the chapter to Anheuser-Bu
the 1977 national convention of the NAACP7Brown if
Anheuser-Busch.
NICEE ~
Pages * 20 Cent* it
History
delations
on Meets
P.M* firikiii
Electric Corp.; Rev. Dan- See page 2
Rev. Kelly O.P. Goodwin will serve as the first
chairman of the newly-created Human Relations
Commission.
rds-3,128 ?
s Tenants
ction Case
In some rare case, he anyone on a regular basis,
might show that he has
paid the rent, and that the One thing that tenants ?action
was a mistake. should realize, says Sinai,
Magistrates do not is that when a landlord
grant extensions, even for orders them to move, they
g/wi pYrnsp^, ?nch the_ have more time than they ?
teanant being robbed of
his Social Security check. First the landlord must
It is cut and dried: either make a formal demand for
you pay or you go. the rent after it is overPaul
Sinai of Legal Aid due. After that demand,
notes that in true emer-, there is another ten days
gency cases, organizat- before he can take the
ions, such as the Experi- tenant to court. (Tenants
ment in Self-Reliance will will receive 5 days ad- ^
assist robbery victims or vance notice of the court
other needy persons with date.)
a rent payment. They do
no, he warned, do it for page 2
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Brown [right] poses with NAACP executive director
ncheon of the St. Louis chapter of the N \ACP. Brown
sch in recognition of the company's contributions to
\ director of western area marketing development for