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MISS DIANE MILLS
_Olympic Junior
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by POLLY NIVENS
Post Feature Writer
Our Beauty of the Week is
attractive Miss Diane Mills.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Odell Mills of 3233
Barringer Drive.
Miss Mills is a junior at
Olympic High School. She can
be described as being active in
school activities as well as
outside activities. At Olympic
our Beauty is a member of the
Student Council, a Varsity
Cheerleader, and at one time
was a Junior Varsity
Cheerleader.
Pageants play a big part in
the life of our Beauty
inasmuch as she has recently
been chosen "Miss Ebony
Forum." This was a pageant
held by the Black Culture
Club. For her talent
presentation she did a
dramatic reading of “A Black
Woman Prays."
Diane was a contestant in
the Miss Black N.O-Pageant
held at the Wcsr Charlotte
High SchoO|.rShe was one of
the five finalists and is very
proud of the opportunity to
participate Miss Mills was
also the winner of the local
Elks oratorical contest. For
her winnings she received a
cash award and a certificate.
Diane's hobbies are baton
twirling. dancing, and
drawing. When asked which
one she enjoyed the most she
said she really couldn't say
became they were all so much
fun She did admit that she
really enjoys making up new
twirls with her baton.
Miss Mills is working after
school and weekends ai
Ketner’s Buffeteria as a
cashier. “I like my job
because I get to meet new
people. I like talking with
them since talking is one of the
things I do best," stated
Diane.
After graduation Diane
plans to enter college
■'somewhere” and become a
social worker or a physical
therapist. She feels that either
occupation will have her
helping people and this is very
important to her.
Our Beauty is a member of .
the St. Paul’s Baptist Church.
She doesn't participate in any
church activities, but says she
plans to become active.
Diane conaders her family,
Shary, and most of all,
Michael as the most important
people in her life. "Whenever
I participate in any kind of
affair they are always there,
giving me) all the support
they can. 1 never feel as If I’m
going into something without
anyone behind me," replied
_ Miss. Mill*._
-She IB a CftTiCerlfnd feels she
is the perfect example of the
talkative people that they are.
She also feels she is friendly
which is also another trait of
the cancer sign
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Trust Funds
Are Sufficient
Social Security trust funds
are expected to have sufficient
revenue for the next five to ten
years.
The Social Security fund
trustees, in a report filed with
Congress May 31, point out the
need for future additional
financing for the cash benefits
program, according to James
B. Cardwell, Commissioner of
Social Security and Secretary
to the Board of Trustees.
The trustees' report states
that the old age, survivors,
and disability insurance
system trust funds had a 944.3
billion surplus on June 30,
1973, said Dr. Frank J.
Groschelle, Regional Director
of the Department of Health.
Education, and Welfare's
Region IV.
The trustee's report states
there will be some decline in
the ratio of assets to ex
(See S8 Trust On P. S)
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North Carolina Is Losing
Millions In Federal Funds
Blacks Face
GreaterPeril
In Cities
Black children living ip big
city ghettos, and ingesting
paint from the peeling walls of
old buildings, may be in far
greater danger of brain
damage from lead poisoning
than is commonly supposed,
according to a psychologist at
Hofstra University in Hemp
stead, New York.
Dr. Joseph Perino, who
recently completed his Ph D
in school psychology at
Hofstra, suggests that organic
brain damage may occur
when a child has a much lower
level of lead in his blood than
U.S. Public Health Service
figures indicate.
The Federal agency has
said that a child is considered
lead-poisoned when 100
-mtttttltCT5”'of tm Blood con
tains .06 or more milligrams
of lead, or .06 milligrams of
lead acccompanied by clinical
symptoms of contamination.
But Dr. Perino, who tested
80 black pre-school children in
New York’s borough of
Queens, found that children
with between .04 and .07
milligrams of lead in their
blood scored lower on a
variety of intelligence tests
than did children with lead
levels Deiow .iw milligrams.
Dr. Perion is reluctant to
argue a strict cause - and -
effect relationship between
lead-poisoning and learning
handicaps, since other factors
— - such as age and physical
differences and parental in
telligence, for example - may
have a distinct bearing on the
test result. But he does
believe that even with these
considerations, “lead level
still contribiled significantly
to performance on general
cognitive,' verbal, and per
ceptual performance tests.”
Surprisingly, economic
differences were not d
significant factor of lead level
in the black community.
.Children from both lower and
middle income families were
blood samples were taken and
examined for him by the New
York City Department of
Health, with the cooperation
of Joseph Cimino, M.D.,
Department Commissioner.
OFFIETAC5 OF Tflfc Household Technician
of America's Charlotte chapter meet with Mrs.
Martha Sandlian, second from left. They are
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left to right, Mrs. Willie Mae Jant, Mrs.
Blanche Bingley and Mrs. Gladys Sims.
documentary rum will
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The seven-year struggle of
the Household Technicians of
America to gain national
recognition is beginning to
take shape in a more positive
form.
Mrs. Martha Sandlian. a
native of Texas who was
educated in Oklahoma and
gained work experience in
New York City, is going to aid
the progress. This personable
young lady flew into town
briefly last week to put the
finishing touches to the final
research work on subject
material for a documentary
film that she hopes to make on
the problems and frustrations
of the household workers.
_“I feel very excited about
Mrs. Sandlian during a whirl
wind tour of Charlotte last
weekend. She stated she
hoped the film will "reach the
race consciousness of the
employers."
"HU III IIU
way gives the impression of
being militant, is finishing six
months of intensive research
on a film that will take from
three to four months to shoot.
She plans to begin shooting the
first takes at the annual
convention of the Household
Technicians in New Orleans,
La. next month.
The 16mm color film will be
available for lease to high
school, colleges, church,
social and civic groups around
the country. Mrs. Sandlian
hopes to interest educational
television and the Ford
Foundation in the project.
Her lovely eyes bulge and
her pretty face tightens when
she spoke of the subject ob
viously dearest to her heart
1 Sexeral_generations_ui
women have reached mature
years without adequate
benefits," she informs. "Until
just a short time ago, these
people were not included in
the social security nor the
i cm ciiicrm pi ugi dins ui mis
country.”
She continued, "the average
wages of the household worker
is still considerably below the
poverty level. The household
worker is one of the largest,
most consistently abused
labor groups in America ”
Prior to going to the con
vention for the first filming,
the lithe Mrs. Sandlian plans
to work as a domestic in the
New York area to gain ad
ditional knowledge and some
experience on what it’s like to
work as a domestic
The film will be Mrs San
dlian's second documentary.
Her first work deals with the
problemsof two blind women
It is to be released in a few
weeks _
Originally organized in
Charlotteps Domestic United,
Household .Technicians
presently has 46 chapters in 46
of the 50 states with a mem
bership of more than 600
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Mount Moriah Church To
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Hear Rey. H. C. Sameuls
One of Florida's most
famous ministers will serve as
the guest speaker for the
annual Pastor’s Appreciation
Day at Greater Mount Moriah
Primitive Baptist Church, 747
W Trade St. here Sunday.
Rev H.C. Samuels of
Miami, Fla. will preach two
sermons during the ob
servance in honor of his son,
the Rev. T.W Samuels, pastor
at Greater Mount Moriah for
the past two years.
Services will be held at 11
o'clock and at 4 p m.
Ordained to the eldership of
the Primitive Baptist Church,
June IS, 1957, Rev. Samuels is
presently serving as the
General Secretary to the
National Primitive Baptist
Convention, U.S.A.; dean of
Christian Education in North
Rev. T.W. Samuels
Carolina and Virginia;
financial secretary of the
Southwestern district of the
Primitive Baptist Association
and vice president of the West
Charlotte High School Parents
Teachers Association
He is also a member of the
Charlotte branch of the
National Association for the
advancement of Colored
People
Prior to accepting the
position at Mount Moriah,
Rev. Samuels pastored
several churches in Florida
He is a graduate of Bethune
Cookman College in Daytona
Beach, Fla. and has studied
additionally at Florida A&M,
Florida State University,
Moody Bible Institute, New
York University and Stetson
University
Food Stamp
Office Has
New Hours
The Mecklenburg County
Food Stamp Office at .'too Hast
Seventh Street will have new
hours beginning Tuesday,
September 3. The hours will
be changed to 7:00a. m to 6 00
p m . Monday through Friday .
The present hours are 8:00
a m to 5 00 p m
The ollice hours have been
expanded to provide more
flexibility and convenience for
Food Stamp applicants and
recipients coming in for office
interviews
The primary reason for the
change is to make it possible
for persons who work full time
during the day to get to the
Food Stamp office with less
inconvenience to their work
schedules The hours of 7 no
a m to 8 00am and 4 30 pm
to 5 30 p m will be reserved
exclusively for persons em
ployed full time
One-Half Million Poor *
Not Reeeivint* Help
RALEIGH North Carolina
is losing over $160 million in
Federal funds and millions ot
dollars in sales tax revenue
each year through lack of
maximum participation in the
food stamp program
At the same time over one
half million of the state's poor
are not receiving help in
buying adequate food tor one
reason or another.
The state ranks Pith when
compared to other stales in
the number of eligible people
participating in the food
-tamp program
These statistics are based
on a U S. Senate select
committee report issued last
year.
Secretary of Human
Kesources bavadT Flohertyr
in an effort to inform county
commissioners about the
economic' impact the food
olamn nrndpann baa nn
courtier. h?jf "vi'Hon oi
them a letter explaining how
much federal money and local
o®on sales tax they are
losing
The Division of Social
Services of the Department of
Human Resources plans an
extensive statewide outreach
program this fall to make sure
that all eligible citizens know
about the food stamp
program, how it works, and
where to apply.
Based on the l! S Senate
report there are 996.309 people
in North Carolina with in
comes below the poverty
level, The same report shows
that only 299.589 persons were
participating in food
assistance programs
The statistics sent to county
commissioners show that if
the state had full participation
in the program the counties
would collect $3,000,000 in
sales tax on fond sold and the
state $9,000,000 a year Actual
participation realized only
$630 thousand for the counties
and $18 million for the state.
pealeiT to The county Com
missioners to see that their
county departments of social
services have adequate staff
and more locations where
people can obtain coupons
"I am sure most people
know the humanitarian side of
the food stamp program, but I
am not sure they realize the
potential economic impact the
program offers In addition to
the revenues mentioned, more
jobs are created because of
Salem Church
Revival Repins
Monday Nijdit
Revival is scheduled to
begin at Salem Haplist Church
where the Rev M It Bostic.
Jr is the pastor. Monday,
Sept 9 through Friday, Sept
13
Rev W A Ror'ie. pastor of
the Tabernacle Baptist
Church will be the minister in
charge of the services Along
with Rev llorie will be his
congregation and choir
Hymn Choirs from various
churches in the community
are expected to render music
each night The public is
cordially invited to come out
each and every night to enjoy
and join in the services
Services will begin each night
at 7 30 p m
this extra buying power.
Flaherty commented
Recent federal legislation
a ill also provide additional
ederal revenue for tne ad
wnistration ot the food stamp
urogram bill signed hy
:ormer I’resident Nixon on
July 12. calls for the I S
Department of Agriculture to
pby 50 percent of all ad
ministrative cost for the food
stamp program including
outreach efforts In the past,
counties have received iip
proximatety percent
federal matching for ad
ministration.
R«*v. Palmer
Rev. Smith
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To (lonchirt
Revival 11 < ■rc'
It's revival time at th<
University Park baptist
Church The dates ire Sep
tember li through Sept nher
20 There will he plenty I old
fashion singing, preaching,
praying testify i: and
shouting.
The Speaker for T
will tie the nationally 1 '■
He; Unhurt Smith Ul
Hapt ist ( hut < h li
rningham. Ala He*. 1
a graduate of ,
University of Selma. * le
has traveled extensr. * > md
has visited the Holy I e
Several at his m. . t
'standing sermons ha.* on
selected to be used in In a’e-t
alburn Hr is a ore at s. i I i d
evangelistic speaker
During revival time eni
phases are placed on spiniu.il
awakening and renewal for
all People who have not
experienced a new hie in
Christ are encouraged to
understand and seek ouTWia
new experience and become
believers of the word and be
baptised For the person who
is alreaily in Christ revival
serves .as -a time of
regeneration becoming
stronger spiritually '•For,
others it offers an oppor (unity
to share their spiritual
blessings with others
Whatever your reason may he
for attending a revival the
University , Park Baptist
Church Family welcomes vou
prayfully
The evening devotional
service will be conducted at
7:30 p m each night by
Organizations of the Quire h
The L'niversfty Park Baptist
Church Hymn Oioir will also
aid in the evening devotional
service
A good LISTENER is no!
only popular everywhere bu1
after awhile he KNOWS
SOMETHING_ .