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40,000 Dofocfivo Hoa? Punps
MORTGAGE BURNING CEREMONY - Bull City Lodge No. 317 and Salome Temple No. 704 held a Mortgage Burning Ceremony at 2311 South
Alston Avenue Sunday, February 25; The occasion attracted the attention of many notables of the community as well as visitors from out of the
city. The ceremony was enchanced by the current body of trustees burning the Deed symbolizing an achievement wrought by dedication, loyalty and
TmsteMo" Lodge, (Top) Robert McCowan, Chairman, Mack Green, George W Roberts, Wendell Wilkerson, General Parker Jeff Poole, and Clyde
Nunn. Trustees of Salome Temple of No. 704, Mmes. Ann McCoy Chairperson. Edna Taylor, Mary Morgan. Virginia Byrd. and Dorothy Hall. While
the Mortgage Burning signaled the end of an endeavor, moreover, the presenation of the canceled Deed to the Trustees by David L. Harrison, Vice
President-Cashierof Mechanics and Farmers Bank, put the icing on the cake. Special consideration was given the leaders who piloted the ship
through troubled Rwyt with susta' . fSW rt n, rtmplv Robert
Bottom) The leaders who served during the interim of paying off the mortgage were presented plaquesaltedT ofLodge, namely Robert
McCowan Julius Barbee, deceased. Posthumous Award received by wife, Mrs. Matilda Barbae; James T. Walker and Lewis Owens, Current Exalted
Ruler. Daughter Rulers were awarded plaques, namely, Mmes. Addie Walton. Lillian Murphy, Catherine Ferrell I and Willie Mae Hams
The presentation of the awards to theaocal Lodge Rulers was conferred by District Deputy James Q Autry r and Distric Deputy Bessie Wallace,
JaTiSSSQma Lodge; the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elk, of the World 'Where there ,. no vision ti,e people parrsh
bTo JamTT Hawkins, deceased, who was the original mortgagee, who by order to construct the edifice, was honored by a plaque; Posthumous
Award received by Wife Mrs. Isabella R. Hawkins, in essence "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity .
Embidng a cross section of the community, distinguished guests who responded to the Ceremony were: Dr. CE Bpulware City CouncHman,
who represented Mayor Wade L Cavin; Randall Rogers, Masonic Order David L Harrison, Durham Business and Professional Cham and Mechanic,
ilSSm Bank: V. AllUon. President. Mutual Savings and Loan Association; and Brother Peter Moss. Ex District Deputy who shovelled the
fTr.t STr A. buildma H, exhorted the Lodge "After a victory tighten your helmet straps". Alas, dedicated to the loyal hard working mem
bers of Bull City Lodge No. 317 and Salome Temple No. 704
Fcdders Corp. has agreed
to fix more than 40,000
defective "split-system"
heat pumps and re
imburse owners for the cost
of past repairs resulting
from the detect, the
Federal Trade Commission
announced today.
The consent agree
ment also provides for an
extension of the warranty
on the repaired pumps to
May 1, 1980.
It incorporates a pro
cedure lor directly notifying
current and former owners
by mail and, if necessary, by
paid advertising. The pro
cedure aims to reach at
least 90 per cent of heat
pump owners.
Covered by the
agreement are all
split-system pumps manu
factured by Fedders.
between November 1975
j i i imo TI...J
7 ana June i, ivo. mcy
were sold under the Fed
ders and Climatrol brand
names with the Fedders
unites designated as model
CKH.
The consent agreement
will be the subject of
public camnient for f
days, after which the FTC
will decide whether to
accept, reject or modify
it.
"Split system" heat
pumps have a compressor
united installed outdoors
and a fan indoors, All heat
pump compressors build up
ice and must be regularly
defrosted to prevent
compressor failure, The
Fedders product used a
switch that was supposed to
sense air pressure on the
compressor coils a and
cause the compressor to de
frost,. The FTC has contended
that the defrost switches are
defective, causing in many
cases, failure of the
compressor and damage ot
other parts, Charging
Fedders with "unfir or de
ceptive practices," the
FTC complaint alleges that
by offereing the pumps for
sale, Fedders implied that
the pumps did not have
S250 to S400. Some
owners have had multiple
compressor failures, they
note.
Under the terms of the
agreement, Fedders would
have to contact 90 per cent
of the pump owners by
mail, or, failing that, would
have to supplement its
mail notifications with an
advertising campaign in
several national magazines.
This marks the first time
the FTC has obtained a
consent agreement involving
in. effect, a "recall" of de
fective product! that
caused economic injury to
consumers. The agreement
is also the first to pro
vide restitution for
defects occurring after
expiration of a warranty. '
The original Fedders war
ranty covered parts and labor
on the entire unit for one
year and parts only on the
compressor for five years.
TheFTC staff began its
investigation as a result of a
letter from Air Force 'Maj.
Arthur J. Doherty of Wood
bridge, Va., reporting
that his pump, costing
approximately $3,000, had
failed after 1 8 months, Maj.
Deherty also said he had
surveyed other homes with
Fedders heat pumps and
found an unusually high
failure rate.
Fedders, a publicly held
company in Edison, NJ. u
one of the nation's largest
manufacturers of heat
pumps and a leading manu
facturer of air conditioners.
Its net sales in 1978 were
more than $300 million.
A copy of the consent
agreement, the complaint,
the Commission's proposed
order and an analysis of
the consent order may be
obtained from the Public
Refeerence Branch, Room
130, 6th St. and Penn
sylvania Ave. N.W.,
Washington, DjC. 20580.
(202-523-3598).
Comments may be sent
to the Office of the
Secretary at the same ad
dress and must be post
marked not later than
Apr. 22, 1979.
Note:
This consent agreement
is for settlementpurposes
only and does not consti
tute an admission by the
company that it violated the
law. When issued by the
Commission on a final
basis, a consent order
carries the force of law with
repsect to future actions. A
violation of such an order
may result! in a civil penalty
of uploS 10,000.
NCCU CoDaondod By
tlC. Stodont Logislaturo
Student leaders at North
Carolina Central University
have been commended by
the North Carolina Student
Legislature for hosting "the
most outstanding Interim
Council of the 1978-79
legislative year,"
NCCU hosted the Febru
ary meeting of the North
Carolina Student Legisla
ture's Interim Council. The
Student Legislature, which
will hold its annual session
any substantial defect when i , in Raleigh, at the., end of
in fact they did, The March, conducts its between
complaint also cites
Fedders failure to notify
owners about the defect,
leading owners to pay for
unnecessary repairs that did
not solve the problem.
FTC staff investigators
estimate the cost of each
compresssor replacement at
session business through the
two-day Interim Council,
meetings.
hrvin Baker, chairman of
North Carolina Central
University's delegation to
the Student Legislature, co
ordinated the Interim Coun
cil session. '
The resolution, adopted
at the Interim Council ses
sion on February 26 and
entitled A Resolution
Commending North Caro
lina Central University for
Producing the Most Out
standing Interim Council of
the 1978-79 Legislative
Year," , was , signed by Bet
Yancey, secretary of state
for the N.C Student Legis
lature, and sent to Chan
cellor Albert N. Whiting.
More people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona than any
other natural wonder in the US., according to the US.
Travel Service.
Boycott
Continued From Page 1
Rock Baptist Church.
The Charlotte Three
and Wilmington Ten are
a "dark spot" and a
"stumbing block, in
the state which many black
leaders have gone along
with, Lynch said. 1
"The real thing is that
some of us went along with
it," said Lynch in an
emotional pitch. '
"There you go, and
all of us weren't white
asked ' this one and he
asked the other one
and this one advised him. If
you mess with me I'll tell
you some of those who ad
vised him wrong, but I
guess I won't do that,"
going further to say the
Hunt advisors were "sell
outs". '
"North Carolina needs
reform," said Lynch
recounting battles to de
segregate public accomoda
tions and education. 'It is
self s righteous, it is get
ting bold by the minute
in its defiance and its
either," shouted Rev. ZS: oppression and it has a
Harris back to Lynch.
"Some of us conseled its
edict. Some of us advised
its course, some of us
sanctioned it course of
affairs, some of us are a part
of it" Lynch continued, this
time with "amens" ringing
throughout the church. '
"You think James Hunt
(Governor) is a big enough
fool to make all these deci
sions by himself? He
calls in this one and he calls
in the other one. And he
long range plan," as he ad
mited the struggle for equal
ity is a long struggle. !
Rev. Percy High asked
the audience not to buy
clothing during the 40 days,
"For the next forty days
ad nights. Don't buy any
new dresses, new clothes
new suits or shoes. Let
them know we can dis
cipline ourselves. Let them
know that we are too godly
to play games with Satan
and those who represent
Satan's interst this Easter.
We shall be new creatures in
old clothes. We shall walk
tall in runover shoes. We
shall have this Easter parade
(at the state capitol) not
dressed in finery. We shall
march, if need be, in bib
overalls. 1 We shall be
. crowned in dignity. Let us
join together now. Don't
you get weary, there is a
great camp meeting be-,
yond Easter land. '
Also pressing for
support of the boycott was
Duke Divinity School
Professor Herbert . Edwards
who exclaimed "You will
be surprised to see how
quickly certain things will
happen. There are people
suffering because we have
been carrying on business
as usual. s
"I got a note from Jim
Grant the other day
saying 'Herb, is there
anyway you can do any
thing. Can you get a pe
tition started. Do you think
any people will sign a
petition for the Charlotte
Three?
The Charlotte Three
were convicted as a result of
the US.' Justice
Department's COINTEL
PRO operation in 1972,
just as were the
Wilmington 10. Jim
Grant, a community work
er and draft counselor at
the time, TJ.'Reddy an
activist artist, and Charlie
Parker, also an activist,
were sentenced to a total
of 55 years in prison for
arson of a horse stable.
The CHARLOTT1
OBSERVER disclosed from
FBI files thai the
Justice Department paid
two convicted felons more
than $8,000 each for testi
mony against the men who
became known as the Char
lotte Three. Like the
Wilmington 10. their case
has been, designated "pv
litical imprisonment'' by
Amnest v International
and other groups. For
over a year, petitions re
questing a pardon have
been on Governor Hunt's
desk. So. far no action
has been taken
DENTURE WEARERS
A major
advancement
CUSHION GRIP
DENTURE ADHESIVE
one application holds
comfortably UP t9 4 days
GENERAL TELEPHONE TO INVEST 12 MILL0U
IN NORTH CAROLINA FACILITIES
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR
BACXACI.'E SUFFERERS!
MOMENTUM Tablets are
50 stronger than Doan's.
Before you take Doan's Pills for
muscular backache, remember this:
MOMENTUM Tablets are 50 stronger
than Doan's. That means MOMENTUM
gives you 50 more pain reliever per
dose to relieve backache.
To reduce pain, soothe inflammation
so muscles loosen-you can move more
freely in minutes! There's no stronger
backache medication you can buy with
out a prescription than MOMENTUM
Tablets. Take only as directed.
General Telephone Com
pany will invest more than
$12 million during 1979 in
additions and Improvements
to its North Caplina facili
ties, according to Vice
President and General Mana
ger Claude Sykes.
The largest amounts,
Sykes said, , will
include $4 million for ad
ditions to central office
switching facilities and $5.5
million for new telephone
equipment to be located
on customers' premises.
Another $2.1 million is
earmarked for supporting
additions to the company's
network of distribution
cables and other outside
plant.
Lesser amounts will be
applied to building addi
tions, vehicles, tools and
test equipiwc.il.
Much of the investment,
Sykes noted, is necessary
because of a continuing
healthy pace of resident
ial and business
construcion in the ' area
served by General Tele
phone. He said that a
"moderately high pace"
of residential construction
experienced during 1978 is
expected to continue, and
that a number of large
business building pro
jects are planned or
underway, with several
scheduled for completion
during 1979.
"We are very proud of
the fact," Sykes said,
"that it has not been
necessary for us to in
crease our local service
rates in North Carolina
since 1976 in spite of
continuing inflation and
the necessity for sizeable
expenditures each year
to maintain and improve
our system."
The Watts office serves
about . 5,000 customers in
an urban area centered
around the old Watts
Hospital and Northgate
Mall.
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