Graham Lael Williams (above), son of Mr. and Mrs
Jerry L. Williams of Jackson, Miss., was recently
crowned King at the Spring Program of Mary’s Child
onJifiEfn*r»r lJackf°,n’ Miss. The fund raising event
entitled Bursting Into Spring Fashions,” featured
children from two to six years of age in fashions and
performance, lhe participants modeled casual, swim
and church wear. They also performed song and dance
routines. All participants received certificates of
performance for their active parts. Graham Lael is the
grandson of Rev. and Mrs. Preston Pendergrass of
-Chariotte; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Williams of Gaffnev,
g£ of Che‘'”r'hS r" *”"dS',n Mr and M” Frtd
Continued from Page 1
Mr. Hal Parks sees a
very obvious result of the
president’s economic pro
grams “high unemploy
ment, particularly in the
black community ”^ Parks
also observes a secondary,
even more damaging,
result produced by high
unemployment. “The jails,
crowded enough as they
are, tend to overflow,” he
said.
..In assessing the specific
results of the budget cuts
thus far, Parks referred to
the dismantling of pro
grams such as CETA as
troubling evidence that the
full employment goal of
previous administrations is
—being abandoned. Parks is
most concerned about the
“cumulative effect” of the
cuts. He is certain that the
truly needy are being af
fected by the cuts that have
already been implemented.
“I would like for the
president to come to ualton
Village, Fairyiew Homes,
or any other areas where
he can see the direct con
sequences of his economic
policies,” Parks chal
lenged. However, Parks
does not hold out much
hope for a turnaround in
Reagan's attitude towards
blacks. He stated bluntly
that “all indications point
to racism” as a motivation
for Reagan's actions. He
pointed to the juxtaposition
of the gutting of programs
that primarily aid minor
ities with the recent de
cision to give tax breaks to
more affluent whites who
send their children to pri
Dard Arrowood
Cards 69 At
Crystal Springs
The outstanding golfer in
the Southwestern 4A Con
ference last week was
Darel Arrowood of Inde
pendence. He shot a 69 in a
384-426 win over Olympic at
Crystal Springs.
Other outstanding golf
ers were Robert Johnson of
West Charlotte who shot a
69 at Eastwood; Dennis
Hart of South with a 74 at
PawtuckeM Ron HoQDer of
Harding with a 75 at Paw
tuckett; Dixon Ruth of
North with a 71 at West
port; and Chris Reitzel of
North with a 72 at West
port.
Also: Jim Stadler of
Myers Park shot a 75 at
Myers Park Country Club
and Scott Durham of West
Mecklenburg shot a 75 at
Pine Island Country Club.
Federal Aid Cute
Students, faculty and
alumni of the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
are expressing concern
about the impact of pro
posed drastic reductions in
federal student aid in the
fiscal year 1963 budget
Students have signed pe
titions and are writing to
their representatives in
Congress University ad
ministrators have provided
information to faculty and
alumni who wish to join in
the letter writing effort
UNCC estimates that the
State of North Carolina
would experience an over
all student aid loss of about
$43,000,000, affecting about
61.000 students if the cuts
are approved
vate schools as clear evi
dence of the president’s
personal outlook.
A Charlotte native, who
- wishes to remain uniden
tified, talked about the
problems she sees families
having in coping with day
to-day expenses. She thinks
that Reagan is emphasiz
ing defense spending at the
expense of the poor in
America. “Reagan is in
terested in his own glory,
not in helping people,” she
concluded-—.
“A negative trickle down
effect” is what Bobby
Lowery, the owner of the
Better Cleaning Janitorial
Service, finds resulting
front Reaganomics.
—Lowerv savs that high
interest rates and the
general economic decline
are producing a destruc
tive flow from the large
corporations down to
small, minority owned
businesses.
Lowery’s remams
echoed those of Mrs. Mc
Cullough in describing the
president as “insensitive”
to blacks and other minor
ities.
Lowery remarked that a
prime example of this in
sensitivity is demonstrated
by Reagan's having "taken
the teeth out of the affirm
active action-program.”
When asked what advice
he’d give to the president
about his economic policies
if he could speak to him
personally, Lowery
paused, laughed ironically,
then responded: “I'd try to
be calm...I don’t feel that
whatever I said would
really be heard.”
In the words of the people
interviewed for this article
there is a story that the
president is not likely to
re-tell as a news confer
ence anecdote. But these
local residents all speak of
real people who are hurting
beneath the blade of the
president's budget-cutting
knife.
Blacks Succeed
At Supply-Side
Education
Continued from Page 2
sions policies.
But that same Prairie
View A&M University
takes those neglected and
ignored students and in
stills Dr. Thomas’ virtues
of success, personal re
sponsibility, self-determin
ation. excellence and racial
pride.
"Producing Productive
People." as they call it is
why more than 700 corpora
tions go to this Texas
campus to recruit.
So what if America is a
racially biased society, we
still have to succeed in it
while we change it. Prairie
View is unchallenged in its
accomplishments and we
will remember Dr. Alvin
Thomas as being unchal
lenged in his vision for a
better world -- through
supply-side education
"Tony Brown's Journal,”
the television series, can be
seen on public television
Saturday, on Channel 42, at
8p.m. Itcan also he seen on
Channel 58. Tuesdays at
7:50 p.m. Please consult
listings.
i.
Hypertension Problems
American Red Cross To Work With
Major Black Groups
ntis secretary Richard
S Schweiker last week an
nounced a two-year $200,
000 contract to the Ameri
can Red Cross to work with
major hlack gr«ups_orL the
problem of high blood pres
SUTfclhypertensinnl among
black Americans.
The project will identify
hypertension education
and control strategies
Called the Trilateral High
Blood Pressure and Control
Project, it is a community
centered, collaborative ef
fort of the public, private
and voluntary sectors.
A national advisory work
group, composed of pro
minent black doctors, law
yers and community lead
ers with an interest in the
problems of high blood
pressure among blacks,
will assist the Red Cross in
fostering involvement of
voluntary, religious, pro
fessional, civic, labor and
business groups in high
blood pressure education
and control activities.
“Hypertension is a major
health problem among
black Americans,”
Schweiker said. “It is es
TimaTeaihat more than five
million blacks have high
blood pressure which,
when uncontrolled.- is one
of the most dangerous risk
factors in heart disease and
stroke.
“Although data from the
National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute's (NHLBir
National High Blood Pres
sure Education Program
show that, over the last 10
years, significant progress
has been made in reducing
hypertension-associated
mortality among blacks
and whites, much more
needs to be done,”
Schweiker noted. Blacks
die from stroke at almost
twice the rate of whites,”
he pointed out.
Fish Fry
‘ On Friday, April 23,
-Der-Ua-Chapt«r_No_._32&._
Order of the Eastern Star
will hold their semi-annual
Fish Fry from ll a m. until
8 p.m.
The Fish Fry will be held
at the Derita Masonic
Lodge, located just behind
Derita Elementary School.
The menu will be whole
flounder, filet of perch, cole
slaw, French fries, coffee
or tea.
The price is $3.75 for
adults, $1.75 for children
under 12.
There will also be a
Country Store with baked
goods.
-Rirths —
Linda G. Hayes
422 State St. - A Girl
Darryl Byrd
2912 West Blvd. - A Boy
Pamela Gustin
8330 N. Tryon St. - A Girl
r-—■ -—1
Data indicate that, al
though blacks are more
likely to have their high
blood pressure diagnosed
than whites, they are less
likely toJiayfc_it_, treated.
The trilateral project will
attempt to determ inewhy,'
and to build the kinds of
community programs that
reinforce the need for
treatment.
The trilateral project
evolved from the report
and recommendations of
the National Black Health
Providers Task -Focce-OO
High Blood Pressure, com
missioned by the NHLBI of
the National Institutes of
Health, an agency of the
Public Health Service.
NHLBI funded the task
force in an effort to find out
what needed to be done to
bring hypertension under
control in black commun
ities.
Dr Donald Ware~ a
Josiah T. Maey Senior
Fellow in Health Policy at
Harvard University, is
spearheading the project
as chairperson of the na
tional advisory work
group. Dr. Ware was form
erly the co-chair of the
National Black Health Pro
viders Task Force. He will
Te Joined ~toy two other
former officers of the task
force: Dr. Arthur Coleman,
a black physician of nation
al prominence, and
Ophelia Long, director of
nursing administration at
the Kauer Hospital in Los
Angeles.
Dr Michael McGinnis.
deputy assistant secretary
— for health, will represent
the Department oT Hgatth
and Human Services on the
national advisory work
group.
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