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BALEIGIi N. C.. SA I tRiiAY, DEto.'.lßUl it, ISM 12 .wyiUMMi n» VM pta n wmaaigd , ft IfM War On Poverty Moves Into High Gear Across U. S. Mayors, Governors And Others Mobilize For Massive Battle The nation's all-out war on prov erty has swung into high gear with mayor, governors, federal agencies and private organizations mobiliz ing for the battle. In Illinois, Gov. Ott Kemcr has called the first in a series of con ferences to explain programs un der the anti-poverty bill. New York's Major Robert Wsgnst voiced strong support for the controversial Mobilise- Men for Youth Wagner prom ised additional rends for the Lower East Side anti-delin gaeney and aim-poverty pro- Mobilisation for Youth has been tinder attack for alleged loose handling of finances and infiltra It Costs You Nothing • To find out how you can step up own home on your own land in ‘64. •To see how the new ta* cut can help you stop waisting money on rent. • To find out if you can be OK’d for a OI or PHA home loan in beautiful . . . Biltmore Hills Estate 5 | Cali Our Building Agents Now P/wnriflTlv John W. Winters liOHipaity & Company •NO Ygdkfa St m-ltsi »#7Martin it W. R. BUINBAN. Proa. $33-6788 after Christmas Clearance! UP TO 50% REDUCTIONS GOODMAN’S Wilmington at Hargett The little Shop Around The Corner" • Storm Windows & Storm Doors Aluminum Awnings - Car ports Porch Enclosures Aluminum Siding Gutters • Re ■ modeling Glass Tinting CAR PORTS IN COLO^ CARY HOME IMPROVEMENT CO. TE 833-1844 HO 7-2132 .X • y&nfc * * • r. a «hm»» waters. o*mt S. Saunders Street • . ."i* * * __ lion by subversives. In Washington. R Sargent Shi iv er, head of the Office of Economic Opportunity, the anti-poverty a gency, announced that governor* of all 21 states selected for Job Corpr centers have approved the selections. ... "Thu bipartisan approval indi cates nationwide acceptance of tha Job Corps program." Shriver said. The centers will enroll youths be tween IA and 21, mostly high school drop-outs Initatlng a nationwide recruit ment drive. Shriver said he will enlist the aid of local branches of 33 nationwide organizations to get youths interested in the program. Getting into the spirit of things. Edward Hollander, an officer of Americans for Democratic Action, has proposed that $l3O billion in public and private funds be spent in the next 10 years to fight pover ty- Hollander proposed Idat President Johnson call a WhHe House conference on economic planning to outline details for the President’s “Great Society." In every state, surveys are un derway, programs are being out lined. On* survey, la New Jersey, re vealed that 13,300 families in Ber gen County live on an income of $3400 a year or lass. The finding was similar to one made in a New York County, one of the richest, where it was found that one family In It was living in "abject povery." In New Orleans, the first real steps in the anti-poverty fight were announced when plans for a pro posed program of operation were approved by the local committee. The program, thus far purely organizational, will be submitted to Wsshington officials in the near future. The New Orleans program is under the direction of Total Community Action, Inc. One of the meet intensive proj ects la underway in the District of Columbia, where the Tord {founda tion has made a $3.1 million grant to aid In tha three-year program. The National Urban League la taking quick action in an effort to get federal anti-poverty funds flowing out of Washington and in to Negro communities across tha nation. Tha aim is to bring together the Administration's cabinet secretaries and their aides with Negro leaders to open pipelines of self-help for pover./-struck Harlema from New York to Seattle. The league itself has gotten off erai grant* for retraining programs in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and New York, and for housing upgrade ope ration in Milwaukee. The league's national director, Whitney M. Young Jr., believes that scores of non-profit and community-serving agencies are also entitled to a chunk of the funds. Raaduur over the raster sc participating spskeamn Mi cates that ether Negro leader ship grange have Ilka Mesa. Tha leader*, representing a veritable ereas-aaetlew at Na ira life, will be boning ap on lbo dolicata art as "granteman ship.* (tamo, whooa past activi ties concentrated predominant ly an ptaketing and marching to topple racial barriers now may revamp part of their ope rations to topple qualification barriers. Recruits for Volunteers in Serv ice to America (VISTA* are being sought by the Chicago Urban Lea gue as part of Its contribution to President Johnson's "war on Pover ty." Edwin C. Berry, league execu tive director, announced. Berry said that the league would aid the VISTA recruitment drive through 1U Talent and Skills Bank which places qualified Negroes In new employment fields The federal governments newly created Office of Economic Oppor tunity ia presently seeking persons of all age* to serve in Its VISTA program as a "domestic peace eorp" to help combat poverty in our country. In announcing the league's par ticipation. Berry said, "We are of faring our service* because the goals of VISTA are the same as our own—the elimination of pover ty through education and fair em ployment' All persons 18 years of age or older may upply for the VISTA program. Married couple* are elig ible if both the husband and wife qualify for service. In certain cases, married couple# with children will also be considered. WIN DRIVE TO DESEGREGATE lAMIMANA LUWAKI JONESBORO, La—A CORE li brary draegrv gation campaign which started Jus. after passage of the Civil Right* Law with the ar rest of pickets, ended success hilly *t 9:30 a. m. on December 16. By closing tune, 136 Negroes had se cured library cards and a few Ne goes were aUJI in line. The follow ing day, all chairs and tables were removed, but the library was open. OIC Receives Grant Totaling 450 G’s From US PHILADELPHIA, Pa. On De cember Is, formal announcement was made of the funding of grants totaling 468 thousand dollars to the work of the Opportunities In dustrialisation Center program In the city at Philadelphia. The funding was made by the Office of Manpower and Automated Training of the Department of Labor. The signing ceremony was held In the main Labor Depart ment Building, fourteenth and Constitution Avenue in the office of Mr. Seymour Wolfbein In Washington, District of Columbia. Present rar the twesMay ware several imwksrs at tha Opportunities’ Board tnelud lug Mr. Herbert Chin. Jr., legal Mr. Herbert Cain. Jr., legal counsel. Rev. WHUass J. Shaw, Treasurer. Bov. Joshua E. U eortafa. Vice- chairman along with Rev. Thomao Ritter and Bov Sullivan. Also present warn Mr. Charles Connolly as tho PenmylriniA Kwiniirrmfint Services and Mr. Keeton Ar nett of tho Philadelphia Chamber at Catumerae. Tho Opportunities Industrial!- * ' */"•** *- V y :'?4* v . 'immw£ New. t Holiday Ideas in Cartons of Cote v# "*;sf ilk J? jBjHBHI -/• . _ - F ~ •••• ft'A*. : ml^BpPf v IBHHbBI ?&.'* - A «<*- - • -if»« * J |Bw HI ■ PyiaHfc V«‘l 'l-.; \ ' ISSSISSt' ■*? _S.^gj?[^^^^Bi^^W-*^!gS*^l<*<it>A *• wr t ' iW yjfSgfci imp* x J|||gS' .\*-w ,~4 <*C^H , A ~ jhhBISI JBHPP * ‘T* IH See? (and Free!) Happy holidays! And to help, you’ll find a colorful free folder of bright new i ' _ > holiday ideas in every carton of Coca-Cola. 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This program 1 Is believed to be the first of Us 1 kind In the country. ' KING ( OLE MOTEL 2418 Murchison Rd. Fayetteville, N. C 19 Rooms - Private and Adjoining Baths Individual Heat - Air Conditioned Conveniently Located Between Fayetteville State Teachers College end Fort Bragg REASONABLE RATES! Christmas greeting awaits her, the the Wilmington visit of the ship, the N. 8. Savannah, is now on the high seas. Tha Savannah has bsea vtstt h»f fassign porta an it* ads *• vxivuwe weriiwMe asartttom toteresto as toe pa teuttal vatu* in the peaceful asm as atomic energy. It ha* beau fevers My received to uu* spersttsu has astaaedad prsdle- Among activities scheduled for the Wilmington visitof the ship, will be a Christmas party on board soon after It docks, December 23, for 100 handicapped children un der the sponsorship of local schools and the Wilmington Management Club of The Babcock and Wilcox Company, designer and builder at the Savannah's nuclear power phmi The public may tour the ship Sal- PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 9 WILD JLturket KtaZhSl 8 YEAR OLD rmnntoJ STRAIGHT BOURBON (mlft Vm! WHKKEY-lOi PROOF piq s ß!° KfiSSP MSTIN, NICHOLS &C 0„ INC. N.Y., N.Y. urday. Sunday and Monday, Dee. 36. 37 and 38, between toe boon of 10 a. m. and 5 p. in. and Itiasday, Dec. 39. tram 10 a. m. to 1 p. as. be fore the ship departs to Charts*- ton. South Carolina.
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