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Unemployed
Are White
By Sidney Moore Jr.
Pott Sun Writer
Even though more people
were employed in 1977 then at
any other time in history,
almost seven million people
were out of work, according to
• recent publication.
• - “Out of work”: The imped
of Unemployment and Wham's
... Being Done About It,” by
Harry Fleishman, is the tide
of the paper. Its author it
. Director of Labor sad Race
. Relations of the American
,.. Jewish Committee (AJC), a
group that “advances the
. .cause of improved hmun re
lations for all people.”
Unemployment problems
are discussed at to their “ex
tent, history, social effects
and measures being offered to
combat” them, said an AJC
ttatement. Fleischman <*n«
for “a national debate to
pinpoint the issues,” since
“many of the suggested solu
tions run counter to o0e anoth
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Gtizens Respond
To Tapping
Fee Deadline
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
UUMty Department report*
applications for stngle^rasi
feet year. Actual figures are:
10B (water for im • U for
1677; and 107 (sewer) for 1676 •*
U for len.appllcaUon totals
have been on the Increase
since the first of March. This
respoasr follows recent public
notification of the tapping prt
vilsge fee deadlinr and has
resulted in total customer sav
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...Promising fashion career
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Olivia G. Surratt
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fc Beauty Of Week
reveaica. one ibu naa wic
older brother.
About the some time that
Olivia leaves for school in
CfcUfornia. boyfriend Richard
will laave for Morehouse Col
lage la Atlanta to major In
trsstnrn economics She said
aha doesn't expect the asps
ration tepid too great a strain
on the relationship because it
Isa very strong one. Marriage
must wait until they both
^aduata and get careers
started, though, she’s decided.
For rolaxatioa our beauty
enjoys biking, skating and
IManiaf la “good jast.” Al
Jarreau is one of her favorite
She loves to shop and con
siders herself quite a conser
vative dresser, choosing most
of her things from Montaldo's
and T Edwards.
On April 30, Olivia will be in
• fashion show In Winston Sa
lam put on by her cousin, who
awns the Bonnie Baldwin
Modeling School of High Faslv
ion TWa will be the first
modeling ahe’e done since
graduating from high school
[
Possible In Air
Conditioning
One of the best ways to
offset part of the increased
cost of last winter’s heating
bills is to reduce the expense
of cooling your home iri the hot
months Just ahead.
Here is just an example of
the potential for cost cutting
with wise use of the air condit
ioner; Raising the thermostat
setting from 72 degrees to 78
will save you about 36 percent
in cooling costs.
North Carolina State Univ
ersity agricultural extension
engineers suggest setting the
thermostat no lower than 78 to
80 degrees for cooling
Good insulation and tight
doors and windows are just as
ImnAvlani in Iranninrt Knot /vast
of an air conditioned home in
summer as it is in keeping out
cold in a heated house in
winter. Be sure ell openings to
the attic are well sealed You
know how terrifically hot it
can get in an attic on a
scorching summer day.
Removing moisture from
the air is important to cooling
in summer. Use exhaust fans
to get excess moisture out of
the bath and kitchen.
On sunny days, close light
colored draperies, blinds and
shades to block out the sun.
Dark colors absorb heat, so
consider using a light colored
lining if you're using dark
draperies.
Shading is an obvious way to
reduce heat buildup in the
house! Trees located properly
will help. You may have win
dows oi; glass doors where
some type of awing would Help
shade out solar heat.'
Keep the air intake filters ir
your cooling system free foi
efficient operation of the ail
conditioners
And the obvious alternative
don't turn the cooling systen
on until necessary. Openini
(he house to take advantage o
any cooling breeies will sav
you money
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Red Crow Schools
Need Students
.The Greater Carolina*
Chapter of the ^perican Red
Cross invites interested per
sons to attend is aquatic, first
aid, small craft schools to be
held at Camp Rockmount near
Asheville, N.C.
The school starts on June 1
and ends on June 11. ~
“These Red Crass schools
help meet the need for qualifi
ed swimming and lifesaving
first aid, CPR and caoneing
instructors,” said Ms. Becky
VanWie, volunteer chairwo
man of the Water Safety Com
mittee.
A comprehensive curriculm
of lectures, seminars, course
instruction and practice sess
ions at Rockmount will lead
the tecniques of water safety
small crafts and first aid. —
For application forms, call
the Red Cross Chapter at
376-1661 or write to 242S Park
Road, Charlotte, NC 28203
Happened neitner tie nor Mr*. Schnelier
^Justice And The Poor ” Is
Theme Of NCCLA Conference
justice and the Poor wtu
be the theme of a Conference
on Friday, April 21, sponsored
by the North Carolina Central
Legal Assistance Program.
The Conference will be held at
the St. Joseph's A ME Church
in Durham.
The Conference will have
three aims: to examine legal
problems confronting the
poor, to educate the commun
ity about the law and legal
system and, to discuss strate
gies for helping the poor to
’ obtain justice. It will include a
luncheon at 12:00 noon follow
ed by workshops in consumer
law, courts and government,
criminal justice, family law,
housing law, and public assi
stance.
Charles Daye, Professor of
Law at the University of North
Carolina Law School and Pre
sident of the North Carolina
Association of Black Lawyers
will be the luncheon speaker.
The workshop panels will in
clude: James Kerr, Director
of the Durham Housing Auth
ority; Dan Hudgins, Director
of the Durham County Depart
ment of Social Services;
’James Carr, Clerk of Court
Durham County; Ben Ruffin,
Assistant to the Governor;
and other lawyers, agency
officials, and commuinty
workers.
This Conference will bring
together a wide variety of
legal and community resourc
es to renew efforts to make
our system of justice more
responsive to the problems
and needs of the poor people.
This is the first Conference of
this type in this area.
Advance registrations are
$3.00 and include the luncheon
and choice of two workshops.
Registrations received after
Tuesday, Aprial 18, 1978 will
require a $5.00 fee.
The North Central Legal
Assistance Program is a non
profit corporation funded by
the Legal Services Corporat
ion in Washington, D. C. It
provides free legal assistance
in a wide range of civil mat
ters to persons who cannot
afford to hire a private lawye
er. In addition, it provides
community legal education
programs designed to mak<
poor people aware of their
legal rights and responsibilit
ies. The program, formerly
known as the Legal Aid Soci
ety of Durham County, prov
vides service to more than
50,000 eligible persons in Dur
ham, Vance, and Granville
Counties.
For more information about
the Conference, call Darryl
Smith, Conference Coordina
tor. at 688-6396
At WBTV Convocation
Jackson To Speak Here
The Rev. Jeeee Jackson,
nationally-known columnist,
lecturer and Ordained Baptist
Minister, will be the speaker
for the WBTV High School
Convocation, to be held Thurs
day, April SOth at 10:30 AM at
Ovens Auditorium In Char- >
The Rev. Jackson was born
in Greenville, S. C. and now
lives in Chicago with his wife
and five children. He attended
the University of Illinois, and
received a BS Degree in Socio
logy from A A T College in
i Greensboro, N. C.
I In IW7 he was appointed
I National Director of SCLC's
> Operation Bread Basket by
the late Dr. Martin Luther
i
v
...Famed Black Leader
King. He remained in that
position until, 1977 when he *
joined operation PUSH (PeiV
pie United to Save Humanity)
He ia now involved in the*
PUSH program for excellence
in education
The Reverend Jackson
write* a column (or the Los
Angeles Times Syndicate, and
appears in about three dozen
newspapers across the coun
try. A frequent lecturer at
high schools and colleges, he
has received honorary doctor
ate degree* from seventeen
colleges and universities
In 1977, he received the
Golden Key Award, presented
annually by the American
Asaoication ot School Admin
strators to a citizen who has
contributed significantly to
the national welfare '
Filing Deadline For
Delegate Status Approaches
The deadline for filing as a
candidate for delegate or alt
ernate status for the 1978
National Democratic Party
Conference is rapidly approa
ching.
In order for a registered
Democrat to become a deleg
ate to the 1978 National Demo
cratic Party Conference, he or
she must declare his candid
acy for the delegate position in
writing by informing the State
Democratic Headquarters,
P O Bos 12165, Raleigh. N C
27805, not later than April 26,
1978 Such information should
contain the hill name of the
candidates, address, tele
phone number* s) and the
name of the candidates coun
ty
According to the Delegate
Selection Plan adapted by the
State Democratic Party,
twenty two *221 delegates and
twenty two *221 alternates for
the National Party Conference
will he elected at the Crngpee
ional District Conventions,
w ilh two > 21 delegates and two
*21 alternates being ohcnen at
each district convention .
All Congressional District
Conventions will he held on
May 20. 1978 at l 00 pm
Group Cites
Legislative
Action
By Sidney Moore Jr.
Post Staff Writer
Possible cuts in Medicaid
benefits has caused a local
group to speak-out.
“Senior citizens and other
low-income groups are fed-up
with the actions our state
legislature has taken on the
Medicaid program," said a
statement from Senior Citi
zens for Better Health Care.
Spokesman Theodore Allen
said the group is four years old
and has about 125 members. It
has a non-profit organization
charter and it addresses
numerous issues of concern to
the elderly.
He cited lower bus rates for
the elderly and better ambu
lance service as two Issues the
organization has wokred on, in
addition to Medicaid.
The statement tram the
ed in the dropping at total
care from the medicaid pro
gram and froze payments for
other kinds of care. A com
mission was established to
contain the coat of medicaid.
The group held a news
conference on Wednesday at 3
p m to kick-off their effort to
keep lawmakers from cutting
services futher. Addison
Apartments was the site of the
conference.
Activities are planned
tween now and May 31, when
the General Assembly recon
venes, said the statement.
"It is time for the people
affected by these decisions to
stand up and speak out on the
gross injustices that are oc
curring. This is an election
year and we intend to make
this an issue before the legis
lators from each area," said
the statement.
Craig Lawing is co-chair
man of the medicaid “Cost
Containment Study Commis
sion.”
The State Senator said
Tuesday that there is a better
than even chance that the
dental care provision will ag
ain be included as a medicaid
service. He said no further
cuts are anticipated for the
coming fiscal year, but legal
problems may cause a loss of
$50 million in federal fiatds for
Medicaid in 1$79.
Lawing announced that the
U S. Supreme Court has re
fused to hear a North Carolina
case concerning a "certificate
of need" for Medicaid funds
He said this action may re
quire the state to pass two
constitutional amendment*
making it legal for the state to
receive such fund*.
In the meantimne, Lawing
says there is a reasons hi (
chance that benefits will be
better rather than were*
Frre Voter
IVto^hlr*
"Facta lor Voters, " a pamp
hlet published by the Charl
otte Mecklenburg League at
Women Voters has been rev
ised and is available free la
tha public at araa libranes.
ihe Board at Elections office
and political party and candl
datao' headquarters
Anyone dashing single copi
ao may alas send a stamped
•eU-adfbeeoed envelope to the
league office, 1U Providence
Rd Charlotte. N C
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ups Are Fed-Up