President Reagan Entertains RevrBattte Rev George E. Battle of Gethsemane AME Zion Church, was among 76 black clergy entertained by President Ronald Reagan at the White House March 26th Keagan and his top aides about accusations that his administration was anti poor The clergy, said Rev Battle, told why by pointing out the devastating affect of his economics program on hard working people ‘‘It's not that people are out of work because they are lazy and shiftless,” said Rev. Battle, recalling a point made during the luncheon “They don't have jobs, they’ve been closed out. And they don't have any skills to get electrical —engineering jobs. We were saying that there is no work and we’ve got people who don’t want handouts.” Reagan stressed during the luncheon speech that the country faces an eco nomic crisis and that he felt his efforts to solve it was not negatively affect ing the poor Job training programs have been cut from $3.2 Budget Cuts Separate Black Continued from Page 1 the present Social Security system that penalizes salaries and provides minimal benefits for survivors. education is closely maifedTtf Hm coiiLeiu fm continuing poverty among blacks. The black commun ity must mount a strong campaign for improving basic public elementary and secondary education in the face of decreased federal and state appro priations for educational programs, such a cam paign, to be successful, must include supportive services to public schools in the forms of parental and community involvement in fundraising activities, the celebration of achievement and creativity, and strong efforts to prepare children to function well in an order ' ly classroom climate Both prospective and currently, enrolled black students in institutions of higher education are facing -terrible -crisis Ninety percent of this segment of the population receive some form of federally sponsored financial aid. Cuts In idudeni aid and loans threaten to reduce the college-attending black group by 2b to bu percent Thus the ranks of 1.1 million blacks enrolled in post-secondary educational —programs—*50 percent - io community colleges and technical programs) could be decimated by the with drawal of federal supports. Historically black col leges, still granting 35 to 50 percent of all degrees awarded to blacks in the U.S., are tottering on the brink of being closed. Dr. Hugh Closter, president of Morehouse College, est^_ mates the loss of one-third of his school’s enrollment in the fall of 1983 if the cuts in student aid are put into effect. Student-bodies at More house and its member in stitutions depend heavily upon three federally sponsored student aid pro giamsr Waslt Kiluivuiuiial Opportunity Grants. Col lege Work Study, and Guaranteed Student Luans.— While other colleges enroll ing students of families with higher income levels for blacks in predominant ly black colleges is $12,000 per year) will cut pro grams, many black col leges may close The priority for blacks in the U.S. in 1982 must be to develop plans and actions for reducing and eliminat ing dependency upon go vernment subsidies for sur-.<■ vival and growth. Good —education and secure em ployment are the basic steps in this direction. PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN — .^Addressing black clergy billion to $1.8 billion But Keaean said that of the $3 2 billion, only $592 million was actually spent on job training. In his $18 billion budget, he said, $1.33 billion will actually be spent on job training "Complaints about bud get cuts,” he said, "really reier to a cut in the rate of increase in programs already top-heavy with bureaucracy ” ‘ Some . well-meaning_ programs robbed reci pients of their dignity," he said, "trapped them into a dependency that left them with idle time, less in self respect and little prospect of a better future.” "Now. this is not a white or black issue it's the basic human issue of how a free government should treat -its-oil wens- of -all- races " "It's time to try some thing new." Reagan ex plained. “like his new pro gram to establish enter prise zones that would encourage job producing businesses to locate in economically blighted areas There are plans for 25 of these zones across the country." Reagan praised the "noble heritage" of the black clergy in ministering to the disadvantages anu suggested that they can "lead the way" in demon strating how people should bee concerned for " »»oului'i i h be boiler lor the human spirit for the soul of this nation to encou rage people to accept responsibility to care for one another rather than leaving those tasks to paid bureaucrats?", he asked to applause Rev. Battle said the President and his staff were very courteous and he felt honored to have the opportunity to voice his concerns. "Whether or not he heard us." he conclud ed, "remains to be seen." Americans Buy Americans buy at least by mail each year. _ r STATEMENT OF CONDITION NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIPB INSURANCI COMPANY A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT North Carolina Mutual completed another successful year of operations in 1981. The year was a turbulent one for the nation's economy with drastic setbacks for the people and the markets wa traditionally serve. Yet our company continued to make substan tial gains in some key areas of our operations. Included among these gains ware the following: INSURANCE IN FORCE reached $6 58 billion, a $1,004 billion increase / ASSETS reached $198.7 million, a $7.8 million increase. NET INVESTMENT INCOME increased $1.4 million, to S12 million. % TOTAL INCOME reached $78.8 million, a $5.7 million increase. Our inwrance subsidiaries also experienced a notable year of growth while the results of our mass marketing operations exceeded our expectations. We have improved our markat position and incraasad revenues at our radio stations and expect to realize a profit from their operations earlier than our initial projections indicated. The strong stiff of North Carolina Mutual has always been people. The continued - dedication of our employees and support of our policyowners wiU help ensure a strong, ecetsfa future for our company in the years ahead. - - _ ►'resident DECEMBER 31, 1981 Rraparad from tho Annual Statamant fllad with tha NORTH CAROLINA Stata ln.ur.nca Oapartmant ASSETS C«k-S 1,113.528 U. 1 Canadian and Othif Government- 831,408123 Stata and Municipal- 1,734,117 •Ml rand... 2.575.411' AiMIt Udlity, U. L and Canada.._.— 41.511.033 Indaftrial and MhacHanaaat- 35,251,288 118.558.501 Macla Common _*"■■■■■ 8,351.884 Mertpape Leant Ceareatlead--S2i.804.8IS IwnlSW B—— — giiMW 33,3881181 Rad I data Repartee ter Company Uto 8 5.822541 Odrer Prepertet- 1484,822 7,578.803 Sdlay Laana--- 4,817,488 lovtrtmeal laaenea Daa and Aecrved 2,854.181 fremlnma in Caorta af CaMacdna_ 21.844,542 Cad Vdaa-WWaa an 0(Heart_ 888.128 Odiar 4ettta- 744,188 TOTAL A8SITS..|18^7I^351 LIABILITIES Statutory Policy Reserves $133,326,221 Policy Claim LiaMitln. 26.757.068 BTvilendi to Policyowners.4.168.111 Other Policy Liablibet_ 4 6g9 Interact, Rants, and Premium* Paid in Advene#... 816.101 Tnas and Accrued Expense. 2.603,087 Employs# Benefit Reserve*... 701,685 Mandatary Security Valuation Reserve . 2.313,220 Group Continpency Reserve.. 10,085,805 Other Liabilities ...;. 778,566 TOTAL LIABILITIES.. S182.624.762 ' corrmoENcV ittsiiWt * AND SURPLUS Reserve far Centinfaney .. S 3,825,456 Am Fluctuation Reeervo. 2,860,006 Unaeripned Barplus- 16,666,866 16.126.486 TOTAL LIABILITIES ANO SURPLUS-6161786^41 W. J. Kennedy III President BOARD OF DIRECTORS W J. KENNEDY III Chairman of tha Board Rrasidant Chiaf E *acutiva Officar Durham. North Carolina N H BENNETT JR Consulting Actuary Ourham. North Carolina W O BRYSON JR Baitimora. Maryland W A CLEMENT. CLU Ourham, Nunn ClfflliAi BERT COLLINS “VSca’MrasidrfAr Controirar HENRY E. FRYE Oraansboro. North Carolina NATHAN T. GARRETT Durham. North Carolina MRS LOUISE K. LAWSON Chicago. Illinois MACEO A SLOAN. CLU Evacutiva Vica Rrasidant Chiaf Oparatm^ Officar Durham, NoMh Carolina n wat r** vrmv Sanior Vica Rrasidant Madical Dirac tor Durham. North Carolina ELMER YOUNG JR Philadatphia. Pannsylvama HONORARY J. W. QOODLOE Durham, North Carolina W J KENNEDY JR Our ham. North Carolina ALFRED M Pf LH AM Detroit Michigan ASA T SPAULOlNa — Durham. 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