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DURrTO, to, C, 2770Y Dbko University Lilrary : Newspaper Departsteat. ;Duitav!J. C. 27706 '-' 1126 t : ? - a;. People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority. : Lord Chesterfield A man is doomed not by being uneducated but by remaining to.--Charles E. Soraasea VOLUME 53- NUMBER 44 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 29.1975 PR ICC: 20 CENTS COMPANIES HAIR FOR FALSE CLAMS The FTC has unanimously accepted agreements containing consent orders prohibiting three manufacturers of hair straighteners' designed for the black, ' consumer from misrepresenting that the products, are safe and from making other false claims. In addition, they must include a health hazard warning in advertising and packaging. The matters were handled by the Commission's regional office in Seattle and result from an ongoing project directed and coordinated by that office looking into the advertising and marketing of products sold to black son The agreed-to orders cite: (a) Johnson Products Co.: Inc., Chicago, 111.; and its advertising agency, Bozell & Jacobs, Inc., Omaha, Nebr. (File No. 752 3216); (b) The Perma-Strate Co., Memphis, Tenn. ; Jeannette Goldner and Allyn S. Goldner, an officer and former officer, respectively, of the firm; and its former advertising agency, Merril Kremer, Inc., Memphis (File No. 752 3217); and (c) Soft Sheen Co., Inc., Chicago; two of its officers, Edward G. and Betty Gardner; and its . advertising agency, Franklin Lett Associates, Chicago (File No. 752 3218) The complaints that led to the consent agreements allege that contrary to advertised claims: (a) Johnson's ' Ultra Sheen Permanent Crfime Relaxer' is not gentle to hair and skin or easy to use, and does nto feel cool on the skin of all users., . (b) Penha-Strate's ;etma S t r a te Cteam -Hair Straightened is not safe, gentle or mild, contains ingredients which are harmful to skin and hair and may not be used on bleached or tinted hair without risk of hair breakage. (c) Soft Sheen's "Mr. Cool Hair Relaxer" and ' Miss Cool Hair Relaxer" cannot be used safely on all types of hair, do not provide extra working time, and sometimes burn the hair and skin. The complaints also allege that all three manufacturers have omitted certain material facts inadvertising and packaging. The agreed-to orders require the following affirmative disclosure in future advertising: 'WARNING: Follow directions carefully to avoid skin and scalp irritations, hair breakage and eye injury." A further requirement is that labels carry a warning that (1) discloses that the product contains caustic ingredients; (2) advises consumers that directions must be followed carefully to avoid skin and scalp burns, hair loss and eye injury, and that the product should not be used if the scalp is irritated or injured, or on bleached, dyed, tinted or previously relaxed hair; and (3) discloses procedures to be followed in the event the relaxer causes skin or scalp irritation or gets into eyes. The orders further provide that the manufacturers must have in their possession competent and reliable controlled tests to substantiate all future safety and efficacy claims they make for any cosmetic. The complaints and consent orders will remain on the public record through January 19, 1976. Comments from the public received during this period will become part of the public record. The FTC may withdraw its acceptance of the agreements after further consideration. An analysis of the consent order may be obtained from Legal and Public Records, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C. 20580 (Telephone No. (202) 523-3598. Jackson To Sponsor First Scholarship JACKSON STATE - Jackson State University, recently L1RS. KOONTZ NAMED TO EDUCATION POST Mrs. Elizabeth D. Koontz, nationally known former Salisbury teacher, has been named an assistant state superintendent of public 1 instruction. Dr. Craig Phillips, state school superintendent, said Mrs. Koontz will till a position vacated by Dr. Von Valletta, and Bill Peek, an assistant to Dr. Phillips, said this morning that, Mrs. Koontz will be concerned with teacher education, certification and staff development. "We are in the process of doing some-reorganization," he said, and Mrs. Koontz' duties will reflect the changes.'' "We're just delighted to have her," he added, noting her long and outstanding record in the field of education will ' be a For four years, from 1969 tremendous addition to the until 1973, she was director of department the .Women's Bureau of the 'Mrs. Koontz has had United States rtorLfmt Or extensive experience in the field fX? . JS,?8 fm:1 Of erfuration nn thp Inral stole LaDOr 8 POOtiOn to which She K::::?r;:S if I -rnnrmimniu 1.1, MRS. KOONTZ national, and international levels. A native of Salisbury, she was educated at Livingstone College, Atlanta, Columbia, and Indiana University and North Carolina State Colloge, and is the recipient of 21 honorary doctorates. Beginning her career as a teacher in Dunn, Landis, Winston-Salem, and Salisbury, she was elected president of the North Carolina Association of Classroom Teachers in 1959 and was appointed Richard Nixon. by President She was also a U. S. delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, counselor to the Secretary of Labor on women's programs, and deputy assistant of labor for employment standards. Currently coordinator of nutrition programs in the North Carolina Department of Human The FTC has unanimously accepted an agreement containing a consent order prohibiting Lustrasilk Corporation of America, Inc., ST. Louis Park, Minn., from misrepresenting that its hair conditioners are safe and from making other false claims, and requiring the firm to include a health hazard warning in advertising and labeling for the products. The matter was handled by the Commission's regional office in Seattle, j The complaint that led to Ithe agreed-to order challenges the firm's advertising and inarketing of Lustrasilk Home " Permanent and Lustrasilk 4 Application Home Perm Kit. Both contain Lustrasilk Solution, consisting of ethylene glycol, acid and toher Ingredients. The solution is 5 used in conjunction with a pressing comb to straighten I'cvtiy hair, Principal allegations in the Complaint are that: W (a) iThe firm has falsely advertised that the Lustrasilk .solution is gentle and , completely safe, and that the Lustrasilking process cannot cause hair damage or loss. (b) The firm lacked a reasonable basis for claims that the product is beneficial to hair and improves its, condition and appearance. (c) It ommitted certain material facts in labeling and packaging. (d) The use of the words "permanent" and "perm" in the product names is unfair and deceptive because hair straightened by the Lustrasilk designated as a college-sponsor wo" n?UT'u dAistiactio11 ' Resources, she has been honored process reverts to itsoTrmer .... .... x, president of the Association of m scores of ways for her work, curlv condition whK ovrUprf fikhln designation of a to moisture. SSSif a f JS 1ekid of the Natioaat Koontz Day" by the consent order prohibits (NtiSC), tt ptevide Its first Education Assoxriaiion in 1968, City of Salisbury in recognition the challenged luui-jrcai nvutticiuiu. hi? uigucoi uciuvc uince ui wie ui ner leaaersnip ana selection as Scholarship beginning in the fall largest professional organization International Woman of the of 1976. In announcing the sponsorship, Dr. L. C. McMillan, vice-president - Achievement Programs, pointed out that ". . .only those institutions that have consistently attracted Achievement Scholars are eligible to participate.' Selection of the recipient for the Jackson State University Achievement Scholarship will be made by University officials. The selection will come from a list, provided by NMSC and composed of Achievement Finalists who have chosen Jackson State as first choice, of high performing black youth representing the most promising in the world. Year. FAYETTEVILLE GROUP SEEKS PUDLIC SUPPORT FAYETTEVILLE - Project Americanna, Inc., a non-profit organization, established here by Rev. Maurice B. Hayes and supported in principle by M. M. Beard and other concerned citizens, proposes to help those who cannot help themselves without regard to race, creed, sex, or religious beliefs. Two recent incidents prompted the formation of the group: the wanton slaying of William V. Pitts, 82, of Raleigh of her life savings. Donations are being sought to establish a William Victor Tally Scholarship at Fayetteville State University and to make a substantial contribution to Mrs. Pitts. Donations should be sent to Rev. Hayes, Box 781, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina. youth among the nation's largest Tally minority. of Fayetteville and the Checks should be made payable flim-flamming of Mrs. Allene to Project Americana, Inc. IS ASC To Dedicate Nov; Doildfng ALBANY, GA. - President Charles L. Hayes of Albany State announced that the college will dedicate its new classroom building on December 3. The more than one million dollar facility will be named in honor of the late Robert H. Simmons who served the College as Dean of Instruction and Director of Special Studies for more than 27 years. Dr. W. Carl Gordon, Jr., well-known physician and former student of the late Dean Simmons, will deliver the dedicatory address. Immediately following the ceremonies, the activities will move to the site of the building on the north end of the campus where Dr. Charles L. Hayes will deliver the dedicatory statement. During this ceremony, Mrs. Robert H. Simmons, widow of the late Dean, along with Miss Cassandra McGhee, 'Miss Albany State College , will perform the ribbon cutting ceremony. -1 i;',7 P ry k-: v misrepresentations and requires that future advertising affirmatively disclose that the hair culture solution may cause eye irritation and that directions should be followed carefully. The advertising also must contain a' disclosure that the solution may cause skin irritation, unless competent tests indicate that it does not. The order also requires that the firm fwssess competent and reliable ontroled tests to substantiate all safety and efficacy claims it makes fjr any cosmetic. A further requirement is that labels for the products (1) warn that the hair culture solution imay cause eye irritation, that directions should be followed carefully, and that the product should not be used if scalp is irritated or injured; and (2)" disclose procedures be followed if the solution gels into eyes. Labeling must disclose the product -may cause skin irritation, direct that a preliminary skin patch test be conducted before using the product,, and include instructions for such a patch test, unless tests indicate the product cannot cause skia irritation. Also cited in the agreed-to order are 0. C. Smith and Guenther jRoth, officers and principal shareholders of Lustrasilk. The complaint and consent order will jremain on the public record through January 19, 1976. Comments from the public received during this period will (become part of the public reoad. The Commission may withdraw its acceptance of the agreement after further consideration. An analysis of the consent order may be obtained from Legal and Public Records, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C. 20580 (Telephone No. (202) 523-3598). Am ) :r :F o -1 ) J Jf ' V"; I v. j fi , 1 i , tr 1 J i : )AA Ji n pr Xm hw 'III, ' I V1 V- WASHINGTON - An embarrasing moment for this member of the color guard as the wind blew his hat off during a ceremony at the Pentagon welcoming Gen. Lauri Johannes Sutela, commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defense Forces. UPI $1.9 Billion Manpower Programs Goes To 431 State ,Local Units For WASHINGTON - A total of 431 state, county and local governments will receive almost $1.9 billion to operate manpower programs under Title I of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for the 15-month period that began July 1, 1975. In announcing the allocation of funds, Secretary of Labor John T. Dunlop said the money was a final adjustment of CETA funds available to the 431 prime sponsors for the period. Earlier this year, the Labor manpower services. Department had announced the The 15 months includes the partial allocation of these funds three-month transitional period to enable state and local covering the change in the start governments serving as prime of the federal government's sponsors to plan and commence fiscal year from July 1 to operation of manpower October 1, effective in 1976. programs. The money will be used by the prime sponsors to conduct programs of training, work experience, summer youth jobs, job counseling and placement, transitional public employment, and During fiscal year 1975, the first year of operation of CETA. the program served more than 1.5 million people across the nation. Three- fourths of them service were enrolled in programs other funded by Title I. BLACK WOMEN MUST PARTICIPATE IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESS PROUD MOMENT - Lillian Winstead (right) with her daughter, Karen E. Winstaad, a student at Notre Dame Academy in Washington, D. C, who recently received a 500 scholarship and trophy. Mrs. Winstead is an employee with the Solicitor's Office, U. S. Department of Labor. WASHINGTON - Carmen R. Maymi, director of the Labor Department's Women's Bureau, has urged black women to assert their rights to participate in the decision-making process of those systems and institutions traditionally dominated by men. Addressing the national convention of the National Conference of Negro Women here, she praised the council for its leadership and efforts in solving many pressing problems faced by black people. " We must combine our forces and work together to achieve the goals of equality which all women share,' she told her audience. She pointed out that as minorities began to make advances through the civil rights movements, women's progress was much slower ththan for men and women were still the most disadvantaged. 'That is why," Maymi said, ' we must now assert our right to participate in the decision-making process of those systems and institutions that traditionally have been dominated by men and join with other women to improve our status and reach our common goals." Noting that minority workers have experienced greater difficulties than whites during the current recession, she said Noting that studies have shown that there is really not much difference in the ability of men and women to perform most jobs, just as there is no difference in ability because of race or ethnic background, she that the long- range picture was that we are just beginning to uiuui uwi, overcome tnese imagined Maymi said there was a rise in differences, the proportion of minority Maymi caUed for ronUuutig women employed in vigilance to er.su re complete professional, technical and elimination of discrimination clerical jobs between 1960 and because of race, religion, ethnic 1974, while the proportion of background or sex in the household workers decreased. workplace and in the In 1960, the median wage of educational system, minority women working in she urged her audience to full-time year round jobs was join hands with other groups to $2,372. In 1973, it was $5,772, move forward together to meet she added. the challenges which the future Pointing to the progress made holds for women." by minority women, she told her "Unless we meet those audience that minority women, challenges now, unless we plan given the necessary education carefully for the future, and experience, can compete for International Women's Year will better jobs and policy-making lose much of its meaning, and its positions with every expectation gott 0f equality, development, of?"??66?" nd P608 wiU remain beyond "We should focus our efforts our grasp, now on developing that potential and on opening still "This is the year for unity of more opportunities to minority purpose and unity of action," women, she added. - she concluded. Winstead Is Scholarship Winner WASHINGTON - Karen E. She was first place winner in the Winstead, the daughter of Mrs. Capital-Virginia District Lillian Winstead, an employee of Optimist International the U. S. Labor Department, has Oratorical Contest, in which Bhe been awarded a $500.00 delivered a four minute speech scholarship from Optimist on the theme 'Give Me Your International Hand." Karen, 15, a student at Notre Dame Academy here, is black. The scholarship was officially presented to Karen by the governor of the Capital-Virginia District Optimist International, Thomas J. Madigan. An honor student, Karen plans to use the scholarship to pursue a career In medicine. Mrs. Winstead is administrative assistant to Solicitor of Labor William J. wQ. Kilberg. J MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THE CAROLINA TIMES ARE TELLING YOU THEY APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS-SUPPORT THEM "If there Is no struggle there is no progress. Those who propoM to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the oceans' majastio warn without the awful roar of its waters." Frederick Douglass -
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