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2 THE CAROLINA TIKES SAT., MARCH 14, 1381 Daughters of Isis Adds New Program Imperial Comtriandrcss Dorothy J. Scott of the Im perial Court, Daughters of Isis, has appointed two North Carolinians to head a new Department on Cancer and Lung Disease for the organization. They are Mrs. Gloria Ramsey of High Point, Imperial Directress and Program Coordinator, and Mrs. Betty Parham of Rox boro. Deputy Imperial Directress. Mrs. Ramsey will work with the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association in pro moting programs on regional and local levels. Mrs. Ramsey, a past Illustrious Commandress of Abdallah . Court No. 166, High Point, has served on several Im perial Committees and is employed with the Guilford County Board of Education as a Vocational Coor dinatorCounselor. Mrs. Parham is a past Illustrious Commandress of El Jebel Court No. 48, Burlington. She is employed at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, as a psychiatric social worker and holds a faculty appoint ment at Duke University as Clinical Associate in Social Work, Department of Psychiatry. Other staff include Mrs. Rosa Lee Sharpe, a past il lustrious Commandress of Zafa Court No. 41 , Durham! She is the Outreach Coordinator. Mrs. Helen Long, Ab dallah Court No. 166, High Point is the Recordress for the new department. The Daughters of Isis in North Carolina sponsored a kick-off Workshop on Cancer and Lung Disease on Saturday, February 21, in High Point at the Top of the Mart Restaurant. The program agenda was provided by the American Cancer and Lung Association and the Piedmont Triad Lung Association. Approximately 150 persons attended. Persons atten ding from Roxboro-Burlington representing El Jebel Court No. 48 were: Mmes. Katherine Lawson, Il lustrious Commandress; Shirley Lester, Betty Parham, Helen Allen, Helen Hicks, Debra Barnette, Jane Williams, Oliva Fuller, Pearl Coble, Racharel Barnette, Jean Thompson and representatives from other organizations were: Cynthia Woods, Essence of Beauty Club, Vanessa Farrah, Health Department, Gail Glenn, Teachers Aide, Public School System and Anne Holland, James T. Diggs, No. 308 Assembly. Participants .were told that breast cancer strikes 109,000 American women every year. One of eleven women is destined to get breast cancer during a life time. Cancer is also the major killer of women primarily in the age group from 40-44. Cancer strikes men but very infrequently. Mrs. Rosa Stanback, National Cancer Society cited blacks as having an overall cancer increase of eight per cent with a three per cent drop for whites during the past decade. Mrs. Nancy Doyle, American Lung Association, also cited a higher mortality rate of lung cancer with smok ing as a major contributor. The differences in the black white ratio were attributed to environmental and social factors, i.e., lower socio-economic group and exposure to industrial conditions. ; The Daughters of Isis membership consists of 90,000 members throughout the United States and ' abroad . without regard to race or national origin. Imperial Commandress Scott told the group that similar pro grams will be launched through the sixteen Courts in North Carolina and throughout the United States. For this area, Mrs. Parham will co6rdinate communi ty resources and encourage other organizations to par ticipate with El Jebel Court in promoting health pro grams. The target areas will be directed toward women and the hard to reach areas of our counties so as to divert the rising statistics of cancer in women. Thrifty Service Club Mrs. Genevieve Rogers entertained the Thrifty Ser vice Club on her birthday anniversary. She opened with devotion including a birthday prayer and a poem read by Mrs. Beatrice Holeman. Plans were made for the Easter Monday breakfast. After the business session, members sang the birthday song to Mrs. Rogers. She received beautiful and useful gifts. Mrs. Rogers served a delicious repast. Those atten ding the meeting were: Mrs. Effie Thompson, a guest; Members Laura Thorpe, Pauline Hart, Pearlie Walker, Elnora Ransom, Beatrice Holeman, Rosetta Cobb, Pauline Boxley, Aldine Mebane, Annie Alston, Milie Williams, Lula Hester, Mattie Jones, Willie M. Jones, Louise Thompson, Retha Core, Bessie Adams, Vergie Mangum, Mary Vanhook, Lillie Adams and Ozell Flowers. Mrs. Pauline Hart thanked the hostess for a lovely evening. Mrs. Ransom asked the blessing and said the dismissal. The next meeting will be at the home of the president, Mrs. Aline Davis. Male Chorus Anniversary At Orange Grove The Male Chorus of Orange Grove Baptist Church, East End Avenue, will have its First Anniversary, Sun day. March 15 at 5 p.m. Music will be rendered by the Good Hope Male Chorus, Knightdale; Community Baptist Male Chorus, and Zjon Temple Chorus. Rev. James Daniel is pastor of Orange Grove. Black History Contest Successful ByTreilieL, letters One hundred sixty students who participated in the first Black History contest, their parents and their school personnel will meet at the Stanford L. Warren Library on Fayet teville Street Saturday, March 14, at 12 noon, to participate in an awards program. Dr. Cleveland Ham monds, Durham City Schools superintendent, will address the group on Relations (Continued From Front) "The Challenge of Black History"; Mrs. Josephine D. Clement, chairman of the City Board of Educa tion; and, Willie Lovett, chairman of the Durham. Committee on the Affairs of Black People, will pre sent the awards. . . V The awards program ' will culminate aq essay contest on "Black History: Role Model for Youth," sponsored by the Durham City Schools, the Stanford L. Warren Library and the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People. The contest was offered in fouif categories: grades 1,3, 4-6, 7-8. and 9-12.; Three , first, second and third cash prizes will be awarded in each category, and winners will be an nounced at Saturday's ' program. v i . Mrs. Claronnel Brown, the City Schools coordinator for the con test, said that she was elated over ; ' the fine response from the pupils in the contest. . "I think that it is wonderful the way these young people responded ther, the Commission is authorized to investigate, mediate, and conciliate complaints alleging discrimination in employ ment, public accommoda tion, and housing because of race, religion, color, sex and national origin. To date, the Commis sion has not fully exercis ed its authority to in vestigate, however Joe Becton, director, is look ing forward to this, and to the commission having legal power similar to the EEOC. Becton reported that he had recently visited the Greensboro office of HUD and became more informed on ways to im plement the 'New Horizons" program that Durham has adopted. Becton also reported that he had made a request to the Public Activities Com mittee to act as a catalyst for the Centennial celebra tion by starting with a Sunrise Service on Sun day, April 26, possibly to be held in Durham County Stadium. Marty Pierson, head of the Government Liaison Committee recommended to the Commission the set ting up of an ad hoc com mittee to enforce the "New Horizons" project. The Commission unanimously agreed that such a committee should be set up. There was some uncer tainty about some wor ding in the "Memorandum of Understanding," between te Cite; andS;HUD. Xftf Manager- " Barry DelCastilho addressed the Commission saying that his "office feels uncertain about the warding of the city contract in relation to the model 'Memorandum of Understanding' set up by HUD, as to whether or not the City's form would be acceptable io HUD in Greensboro, although the City has no 'substantial difference' in its wor ding." Chairman Banks said he would like to see more in terest in the Human Rela tions Commission. "There are a lot of things that we, the Commission, could get people involved in. We could be more in formative if we had the community attending the meetings. Our main power is limited, but if we could get people from the com munity to work in some of these sub-committees, then possibly gripes that never reach us could be solved." Commission meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. Black Party (Continued From Front) of the total black coim munity regarding the structure, goals and pur poses, of the National Black Independent Political Party. After a successful mass meeting on March 1, the Durham local organizing chapter will be the first one cer-. tified in North Carolina." Regional mass meetings are part of the NBIPP-NC statewide organizing drive to build, strong local chapters and to mobolize for the state party conven tion t be held in Rocky Mount June 19-21. The state party convention, which is planned to be the largest show of unity by blacks in this state, is for the' purpose of preparing North Carolina's posi tions for presentation at the National Party Con gress in Chicago, Illinois August 21-24. Rev. Rebecca Johnson, pastor of the Paradise AME - Zion Church in Harnett County, presented a house-shaking scriptural analysis which compared building a black independent political par ty to the wise man who built his house on rock, and it was not destroyed by the winds and the flood. She said, "Our dependence on the Democratic and Republican parties is like the foolish man who built his house on sand, and the to this first contest," said " Mrs. Brown. . Many Durham City Schools teachers 'entered their students in the essay' contest and directed them through the completion of the project. Five hundred . ' students joined the con test; 160 students com pleted an essay. .Invitations for Satur day's program have been distributed to the student contestants, their parents, and the personnel of their schools; however, the public is invited to attend the program. winds of discrimination, the flood of budget cut backs and the rain of in justice destroyed it." After an explanation of "Reaganomics", a resolu tion was passed opposing ' "Reaganomics" as a direct attack on all black people. A resolution was passed condemning the murders of black children in Atlanta. It is proposed that all local chapters, and ' the national party take similar positions. All local chapters will be asked to seek resolutions from their city councils and county commissioners condemn ing the murders of black children and recognizing the obligation of the govenment to black children. The party is con tinuing to grow, organiz ing efforts are intensify ing, and all members are pleased with the organiz ing effort. ft is 1 Doctor of Humanities Dr. Leroy T. Walker, professor of physical education it North Carolina Central University, was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humanities degree February 26 at The Defiance Col lege, Defiance, Ohio: Dr. Walker, shown speaking to Ms De fiance College audience, was invited to the Ohio campus by Defiance President Marvin Ludwig. Drs. 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