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Wake Opportunities * I SIGHTS & SOUNDS I BY MISS PATRICIA BURKS • Recently, a number of staff members of Wake County Op portunities, Incorporated have attended meetings in various parts of the state in order that j they may better serve the com munity. Among the more than 300 attending the Poor People’s Public Hearing in Rocky Mount on November 15, were Mrs. Dorothy Nixon Allen, Executive Director of Wake Opportunities Director of Wake Opportuni ties; Mr. James Smith, Deputy Director; Mrs. Meg Arlive, ad ministrative Assistant; Ralph Campbell, Director of New Car eers; and Leonard Wilson, Su pervisor of Chavis Heights Community Action Center. The speakers heard at the Rocky Mount meeting included; the Honorable Smuel Jackson, Assistant Secretary of Hous ing and Urban Development; James Sexton, Special Assistant to the Director of the Officer of Minority Business Enter prises; and Thomas McPher son, Deputy Director of the Re gional Office of the Equal Em ployment Opportunity Commis sion. The purpose of the meet ing was to bridge the gap of information for the dlsadvant * aged; topics of discussion dur ing the meeting included hous ing, jobs, business develop ment, and job discrimination. Also, on November 14, a group of community workers from Wake Opportunities attended a state-wide meeting of the Com munity Workers Association in Salisbury. Eugene Williams of Goldsboro, President oftheAs socation, spoke on "CAPDirec tors and the Community." In his talk he emphasized that of all the CAP Directors in the state only Mrs. Dorothy Allen of Wake Opportunities was solid ly behind the poor people. The local community workers plan to host the next Community These homes were modernized with electric heat. What About Operating Costs? James Allgoed, Cary L, C. Groom, Zebulon Bii! Smith. Raleigh Mr. Allgood heats and cools his 2500 Mr. Croom heats his 1260 square foot, Mr. Smith heats his 1500 square foot, square foot, two-year-old home with an eco- nine-year-old home with efficient radiant base- twenty-five-year-old home with snug-fitting nomica! heat pump. board eiectric units. electric baseboard units. His average monthly electric bill (every- His average monthly electric bill (every- His average monthly electric bill (every thing included) $33.27. thing included) $18.68. thing included) $25.31. t Judge for yourself. These testimonials of customers who switched to electric heat show the actual operating costs for their homes. We’ve got hundreds more we'd like to show you. Something else we’ll do for you study your home and estimate the cost of heating it electrically. We'll even help you get installation bide from contractors, so you'll have the full story. Call a local CP&L office. No obligation, of course. Carolina Power it Light Company *' V 11ii* ~ T . „ „ T»i «• .... Are You Hip To The Times? Yea! Then Buy Wise. .. carouniani Workers Association meeting in January here in Raleigh, Along with the many activi ties throughout the state, ft great deal has been happening here In Wake County also. At the Little River Community Ac tion Center a group of Zsbuion parents recently elected of ficers of the Child Develop ment Center Board. Otha John son was elected president. These parents are presently planning a Thanksgiving dance to raise money for the center. North Blount Street Com munity Action Center now has four groups meeting involving children and teenagers. The girls’ club led by their presi dent, Miss Geraldine Brcdie, is working on sewing projects for Christmas as well, as help ing elderly citizens in the com munity. Duty Greene, a veter an of the Peace Corps, is now supervising a club for boys; we understand they have a num ber of projects underway. A third program is one for pre schoolers which meets twice a week; this group is supervis ed by a number of volunteers who are trained in Early Child hood Development. In addition, volunteers from North Caro-' lina State University come to the center to tutor children who are having trouble with their schoolwork. Anyone who is interested in participating in one of these groups is invited to call the North Blount Street Center at 828-8015. There are a number of in teresting groups now in pro gress at all the neighborhood centers. Have fun, learn, and help someone all at the same time. Call your neighborhood center for information. Drive Safely KING, QUEEN CONTEST WINNERS AT TUTTLE-Tuttle Community Center presented its King and Queen and Runners-ups for the annual King and Queen contest held last week. Left to right are; Theron Mills, first place runner-up to King; Kimberley Levister, third runner up to Queen, Tammi Lamb, second runner-up; Joy Bryant, Queen; Percy Richardson. King; Sherri Kitchen, first runner-up to Wueen; Charles Coleman, first runner to King; and Dianne Hiils fourth runner-up to Queen. The King and Queen and Court participated in Shaw University’s Homecoming parade last Saturday. C. L. Fields Man With 2 fop Thoughts NEW YORK -- Charles L. Fields is a man with, two ma jor thoughts on his mind. First, the Black professional is the key to industry’s minori ty-group employment prob ’ems. Second, there is not an aver age of three Black profession als who are earning more than $35,000 a year at Fortune’s top 500 corporations in New York City. And with those Black executives who are in that high income category, one will find 90 percent exclusion at the manager’s level, 99 percent at the director’s level and 99.9 percent at the vice president leveh Tliis, he feels, is a sad state of affairs when compared with the fact that there are more than 500,000 Black college graduates in this country. "Many of them have an earnest desire and the necessary ex perience to work in industry at many levels," says Mr. Fields. "But they have not yet had the opportunity." That’s why he has had one driving goal for the past six years; to serve both industry and the Black professionals. We’re not here to throw rocks or burn America down," says Mr. Fields. "But, we do feel that American business has made a big mistake on the minority-group employ men': problem. By procrastinat ing, business management has deprived its stockholders of the benefits which will accrue to them from the use of minori ty professionals at all levels of a corporation’s operation entry, middle and top manage ment." Mr. Fields is convinced that Miss ChrimL Christmas* WdMTnown Teacher,Buried A wide circle of friends, students and church members, paid last respects to Miss Cla rine E. Christmas, one of the best known teachers of the Ra - leigh Public Schools, as she was funeralized Tuesday, Nov, 11th, at First Baptist Church on South Wilmington Street. She Joined First Baptist at an early ago and was continual ly affiliated with every area of its organization, local and statewide, until hampered by health. Some of these organi zations were; The W. I. C. Circle, Sunday School, Bap tist Training Union and Dailey Vacation Bible School. She was an organizer and state wide director of the James W, Wertz Oratorical contest, afilt ated with the Baptist State Con vention. Telegram; "Charlotte. N, C. Nov. llth-1:23 p.m." "Family of the late Ciarine Christmas: Care of First Baptist Church, Morgan and Wilmington St. Ra leigh, North Carolina" "North Carolina has lost a great wo- MISS CLARENE E. CHRISTMAS man, who did so much for so many, as director of the James T. Wertz oratorical contest loyal supporter of the state BTU objectives. Her efforts of the past will continuetodobusiness for her. Mrs. Wertz and myself extends our deepest sympathy. Dr. and Mrs. James F. Wertz." The family received with many other wires, local and out of state. Miss Christmas was a leader and past organizer of the First Black Girl Scout Troops of Ra leigh. A member of the Y’WCA, NEA, NCTA, and classroom Teachers Association. She was a member of Ruth Chapter No. 2, Order of Eastern Star, and Kabala Temple, Daughter of Isis, No. 67. Special tributes were given by Mrs. Nora Lockart, former principal of Crosby-Garfield Elementary School here, where Miss Christmas taught, as to her loyalty, usefulness, reliability and the deper.dabili there is no firm in the country which offers American business management such strength of Black professional consultants as his staff. ECHO SPRING Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 86 PROOF • ECHO SPRING DSST. CO., LOUISVILLE, ICY. i RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER U. IMS ty of her work; and by Dr. J. H. Clanton, a state co-worker with the deceased and friend of the family. Services were conducted and eulogy given by Dr. C. W, Ward, pastor, as sisted by the Rev. Leotha Deb nam, pastor of Tupper Me morial Baptist Church. She leaves to mourn their loss, a brother, Joseph Ber nard Christmas of the home; a sister, Mrs. Kathaleen Up church, many cousins, nieces and nephew*. Interment was in Mount Rope Cemetery, conducted by the Ra leigh Funeral Home. Know Whole Truth.'Judge TellsShidents NASHVILLE - "Know the whole truth," Judge Bennie J. Harris of Chattanooga told Ten nessee State University stu dents Wednesday, during the American Education Week Convocation sponsored by the School of Education Miss Mary E. Burgess of Cookeville, President of the Campus Student National Edu cation Association and Miss Patricia Glasco, San Antonio, Texas, President of Kappa Del ta Pi, also spoke on the pro gram . The String Ensemble di rected by Dr. W. O. Smith did the music. Introduced by E. Harper Johnson of the Tennessee Ed ucation Association staff, Har ris, the first black man to be elected to the bench in Chat- INSURANCE o RENTALS o SALES TERRACE INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY 434 HILL STREET T. ». JILES. Mg'?. 'DIAL 833-1102 Community Florist CORSAGES —FUNERAL DESIGNS—WTTBD PLANTS—FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS. 32$ N. Tfirboff© Si to give you the professional help you deserve 834-7301 Tip O'Ned j SEE SANDERS FORD FIRST tanooga, held his hearers in rapt attention as he called attention to the Importance t)f education in times like these. "Education must give every child (1) a deep feeling of com petency, (2) security, and (3) a feeling of belonging. It should equip the student to find that which he can do, and to become something of worth. A Birmingham, Ala., native, he received his early education there, and was graduated from Morehouse College. He began his career as a public school teacher In Birmingham; was with the U, S. Government as a postal clerk; and later was an account executive with a public relations firm, before he en tered Howard University School of Law where he earned his Law degree in 1953, "Education must be so wide spread," said the former public school teacher who is now Judge of the Second Division Court in Chattanooga, "as to enlist every student to the measure of his capacity. . .to all that he is able to become." PERSONALS GOSPEL SINGERS’ ANNI VERSARY The Vinson Gospel Singers will celebrate their 14th anni versary on Sunday, November 23, at the House of Prayer, 409 E, South Street. The time has been set for 2 p.m. Joining in the celebration will be the Gospel Travelers, the Sons of Calvary, the Lily of the Valley choir, the Mt. Olive Choir and the St. James Choir. Others will also participate In the event. There will be three prizes awarded to the lucky ticket hol ders. Mother Vinson is presi dent and Sister Maliette is the secretary of the Vinson Gospel Singers. 9
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