fcr." i Tte fBnrtr.f tj-ui j xni xrn tmBtti zs. isa
Carolina' .piotessloa!- ..Uo PJ" n ,hl.
performing artists should.'. t.Sf.
new
throush a program . just
announced by the N.C
Arts Council f ther
Department of Cultural
Resources
; The Council's touring.;
rV
category to financially
assist actual touring ac
tivities. Subsidies will be
awarded to qualifying
organizations that wish to
present visiting , North
Carolina professional
events or residencies in
designed to encourageC'music or dance to the
louring activities It Noftefv general public.
Carolina cornmaitles;;J; According to Ms.
';. -will provide assistance; in;' . Regan, the purpose of the
. two areas, according: to subsidy is to develop,
: Council Director Mary-. .through touring ex
Regan. :. -I ';w V 'J; perience, the expertise of
.. -v- VFim, w. warn io'Jaelp; .touring resources and
: UdeveloD swnson and Dert.sixnsors. "This should
'formers administrailye-ij ; open up a number of new
to, she said,$9tnat:perfdrmance oppor-
.'.'. ,. theyTl have a solidrbase tunities for the state's pro
; from' which to coordinate.' fessionals," she said.
lowing In t!iU;.atea.cll.)Vf-,.Th " application
be,awarding holatshipideadline for development
,grantstf up sponsor
..vmirustritbrs, mini-grants; subsidies is October 1,
.. of up to "$5Q0 for1? 979. Arts groups selected
organizations ' to obtain "for touring subsidies are
consuluUon services, rand Cthe Howard Hanger Jazz
promotional grants of upK Fantasy of Asheville, the
A.?? W ry jOPJTllff $QFlrf, J'lcJ.no V ""s -l'-H ! Or
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Mrs. Gregory L. Hatcher
By Joe Blade
BlaAAmericifiteUyouatx)uttJiegre
, , T athletic feats of Joe W'uis, "ugar Ray" Robinson,
, 'MuhanTnind Ali Je C
. Jackie RobhsonirAGUliam, Roy Campanella,
. WUueMay8,.0J. Sim
; Charnberlijur BUI Russell, and Elyin Hays. But
,! '-c.' despite tkieif iappalriehi Uiusiasm'ahd: .
... ; ' understanding about the various athletic games,
; Black people don't seem to be able to grasp or
. recognize the games that society attempts to play
l on us! It seems as though we are so busy looking
' ; for i-easons to shoutRacisnlhat we fail to see the
; subtb ways ir v) uch ye are held back.
' Sme of you are probably asking what the heck
' ' ; '; is Joe Black talking dbbut now? The answer is
,'; sunple:.31acEhSure,lrealizethatsome
young people who don't want to study will claim
that there is a Black language; and all of those
do-gooders. Black and White, who have written
j books afout so-called Black English will attest
w uie lact inai DiacK jngnsn is a legitimate
; ' communication tcoL' lt is time for Black people
' Jo wake up to thisripof&Don't you realize
I that much of our unemployment and
I underempbymerk )s tile result of Black
Americans not belngriable to wnmiumcate with
other facets ofsockty? A profitable Black business
is not going to Jure anyone who says: "We is
;sellmg"op,Webe4)hTSit.1!',i , '
z My friends We say.Axe instead of ask; "Pbke"
-instead of pork; and failfo conjugate verba
. , because we didn't and don!t want to pay the price
maplassrwrnO
"; this land and learn to speak English within five
grea;butthefe
us Black people believe that although we have
been in this country since 1619, we don't have the
ability to learn the English language. Of course,
the immigrants retain their native language
: and speak English with a dialect, but Black
. Americans' native tongue would be an African .
' language. Our parents and foreparents failed to'
, fpeak correctly because they were denied 1
: :;e4ucatnalopportum
mental iiuerior, or are you a victim of tte '
, "Super-coon" myth?
Joe'Bhck
, Vice President
The Greyhound Corporation
chestr a andrNorthnteria
Carolina .Dance . Theatre
of - Winston-Salem, the
Frank Holder; Dance
Company of Greensboro
and the James "Maddox
Duo of Charlotte. '
To find out eligibility
requirements, selection '
and-other-
mauon, ana to obtan;ap-
, plication forms, ,; contact
ill-
if
the Touring Coordinator.
N.C. , Arts Council,
Department of Cultural
Resources, Raleigh, N.C.
27611. The telephone
. number is (919 733-7897.
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Corisdnor
Alert
School is opening again
all over North Carolina,
and many parents will
have to decide whether to ,
purchase insurance on
school-age young people
through the schools they
are attending.
The Consumer In
surance Information Divi
sion of the State Insurance :
Commissioner's Office
. has had many calls asking
for an evaluation of this
, insurance product.
In deciding whether or
not to purchase the in
surance, basically known
as "Scholastio Accident
Insurance," several points
should be considered.
These policies are usual
ly a "limited benefit" type
policy providing coverage
for accidental injuries on
ly. They are not generally
"hospitalization" type
policies. Some of the usual
limitations are: limited
dollar benefits provided
Miss Trudie Watson
Is Bride Of
Gregory Lee Hatcher
Miss Trudie Y. Watson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Willie C. Watson, Sr., of
1015 Fairview Street and
Gregory Lee Hatcher, son
of George E. Hatcher, Sr.,
of 905 Gurley Street, ex
changed vows Saturday
afternoon in Sarah P.
Duke Gardens. Rev; B.A.
Mack performed the
ceremony. .
The bride, given in mar-.
riage by her father, wore a
gown of candlelight qiana
trimmed m lace and
pearls. Her veil of illusion,
was bordered in matching
lape held in place by a
Juliet cap". "'She carried' a
bouquet of soft pink roses
and gypsophila. . .
Best man was Eric L.
Ingram-. Maid of honor
was Ms. Ella G. Watson,
sister of the. bride.
Ringbearer was Kevin T.
Cook. Flower girl was
Delecia S. Watson,
daughter of the bride and
groom. ' ' $ !'
Ushers were Anthony
Watson,- brother of the
bride Terry Worley,
nephew of the groom;
Gary Gunn and Marcellus
Parker.
Bridesmaids were Ms.
Sondra M. Watson, Ms.
Wanda M. Watson,
sisters-in-law of the bride;
Ms. Dareen Crocker and
Ms. Sheila Lon.
A reception was given
by the bride's parents in
Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
The bride is a graduate
of Durham High School
and is presently employed
at Duke Hospital as a data
terminal , operator. The
groom, also a graduate of
Durham High School, is a
truck driver at J.M.
Mathes Wholesale Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher
will reside at 412 Lynn
Road, Durham.
N.C. Area Garden
Club Plans For
Next Confab
Mrs. Hattie Johnson
opened the "Garden
Gate" when the. members
of the N.OArea Garden
Club, held their monthly
meeting, September 17, at
, the home of Mrs. Otelia
Becton on Cecil Street.
Mrs. Nettie Easterling,
president, conducted the
business portion of the
meeting, which included
discussion of members'
projects for "the 1980 con
vention to be held in
Asheville.
Mrs. . Sophine ' Chavis
presented her delegate's
report from the recent
convention.
The Club noted the bir
thday "anniversaries of
Mrs. Chavis and Miss
Cathy Meeks.
Mrs. - Becton served a
repass and was thanked,
on behalf of the members,
; by Mrs. Hattie Johnson;
The next meeting will be
at 514 Burlington Avenue,
Mondav October H.
for a specitic type: bt in
jury; expenses incurred as
the result of the accident
must be for medical and
dental services which are
recommended by a physi
cian; expenses must be in
curred within thirty to
ninety days from the date
of the accident most
policies only provide
benefits for a period of 52
weeks following-the acci
dent, regardless of
whether or not additional
treatment is required. Ac
cidental death or Iqss of
limbs benefits ' are
available, but death or
loss of limbs must occur
within a specific time from
the date of the accident,
usually ninety days.
Many families have
group insurance policies.
One example is the Blue
CrossBlue Shield, family
plan, which carries broad
coverage on all , family
members (including
Black Leaders Meets With
BEIRUT Palestine' Liberation Organization chief Yasser Arafat (center) meets September 20 here with ten
American black leaders he invited to war-torn Lebanon, Seated are Congressman Walter Fauntroy, left, and Rev.
Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and delegation headj(2nd-left). Standing
at Arafat's right is ohotoeraoher Elaine Tomkins. : UPI Photo
school-age children).
School officials usually
tell youngsters that if such
comprehensive family
plans are carried, addi
tional insurance is not
necessary to participate in
school activities.
However, this word does
not always get home to
parents or guardians. .
In order to fully unders
tand 'Scholastic Acci
dent" policies, please read
the pdlicy form very
.carefully. . The brochure
outlining the benefits of
the policy may not contain
all the necessary informa
tion about that policy. If
you have any questions
concerning your childrens'
"Scholastic Accidental In
surance," you may con
tact the Insurance Com
missioner's Office at (919)
733-2032, or write Con
sumer Insurance Informa
tion f Division, N.C. In
surance Commissioner's
Office, P.O. Box 26387,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611.
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If you're a recent high school graduate,
chances are you're thinking about your future.
Should you try to get a job?
Should you go to college? -
Maybe you just don't know right now.
Maybe you heed some time.
Maybe you should take two years for yourself-with
the Army. ;
As a high school graduate, you can take
advantage of the Army's Two Year Enlistment
Option.
You'll 'get a chance to soldier in Europe and
do some growing up Plusyou'llmeetnewfriends.
Learn new skills. Earn good pay. And be eligible
to participate in the Veterans Educational
Assistance Program (VEAP).
You'll also have abettefideaof what you
want for yourself in the future. Because the future
is still two years away when you take two years
for yourself with the United States Army.
For more information, see your local Army
Representative listed in the Yellow Pages
under "Recruiting.'
w Or tall the toll-free number below. .
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Till TUfl YE1H ECJlIUraT 0PTKD.
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