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' ' ' r-i ' '' , ' "v" SAT.. OCTCCEX 19. 1S31 . THE CARCLfNA TIKES 3 iff 1 , 1 a m in in ii i !' . iu i in T tk ii. i .ill" . mJ-.- .J.-..- I ' V I 1 (J 4 CHARTER MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP Today's Woman Today's Woman Organization Annual Banauet By Donald Alderman Today's Woman, the newest Triangle area organization of women designed to promote uni ty among women and to improve the quality of life for all people, held its first annual meeting October 2-4 at the Downtowner Motor Inn. Today's Woman is the result of the vision and persistenceof Mrs. Con stance Sartor Walker, founder and current president. The festive three-day occasion was marked by seminars on financial and economic concerns, an anniversary dance and diruier, and an ad dress by Mrs. Vivian r j Mlfll Today's Woman held its first organizational meeting on August 10 1981 and twenty women attended. The group created a board of trustees composed of charter members. Dedicated to improving the lives of its members and other people, the group works to initiate Austin Edmonds, editor activities that will keen : and publisher of Tfie women aware, concern Carolina Times. ed, informed and active in community life and Money Management; political involvement. Personal and Career After several planning tevelopment; and, meetings, a series Of Health, Appearance and seminars were held at Dress. RogersHerr Junior The 63-member High School with over women's organization 100 women attending. In stresses family an atmosphere of fellowship, community cooperation and en- involvement and per- thusiasm, the group sonal growth. Activities discussed- four topics: for the remaining three Women's Opportunity; months of this year in- Benefits and Rights; elude an income tax Financial Planning and preparation workshop, a Ward Furniture MartrPrcsents- r V family Christmas fellowship dinner and a Christmas food program for the needy. In the keynote ad dress, Mrs. Edmonds ex pressed the need for blacks to put on some "new shoes". Noting the rapid transition of America from an in dustrial to a technological economy, she said,, 'too many of us are: not fully awake.." She " said ' black '.Aiuf in rjaye to Singer 8 pc. Colonial , dining room group from Stoneville .Con-- the "Farm House" Collec- temporary table and 4 tj0n . swivel chairs. Reg. 1909.50 Reg. 459.50 NqW$119950 Now$3iy the Colonial Pine Collec- . . - in pine. 144950 -1899 Vaughan V- 4 pc. Tra- ?u?n-8,?e le?penr .n7 witiJloi hoHr in by Kingsdown, Trendline, dmonal bedroom group in gnj HoM r, rn House. R69 899 50 Starting As Low As Now$69950 5379 La-Z-Boy - Reclina- Water, Traditional Rocker chairs. Reduced 00se Piii0w back sofa. 0p5 . , A Reg. 849.50 Starting As Low As $-1 9950 NOW489 Savings Throughout The Store By Such Manufacturers As Stanley Serta Lane Dixie Selig Bassett Spring Air Kincaid Keller SHuford Daystrom Temple (. Hooker Liberty Janney Shuford Flexsteel Action Statesville Crestline 3 "work fast" to keep pace with a changing economy. A feasible economic policy one wherein blacks invest more within their community than they spend in the community-at-large is essential to the viability of the black movement in America, Mrs. Ed monds said. MThis country's leaders know that, if we ever get our act together, ijaet, only,, will weaver-. " - 1 1 1 iu ' """ -y.m come' but we're going to help the rest of the four fifths of this . world's non-whites overcome, too." Mrs. Edmonds said the nation's leaders have devised plans to keep blacks in America divid ed and to weaken ties between African Americans and blacks in the homeland, Africa. Since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., the black movement in the U.S. has suffered from a lack of unity. Blacks have become socially stratified such stratification covertly en couraged by those who benefit by keeping us divided and fighting each other, Mrs. Edmonds said. "The manVplan is to keep us divided. It is time for new shoes - a new way of walking a new way of talking and a new way of doing business. The time is now." t - ' i Niton V? CANADIAN I ' ' ; $ 1 f : if CANADIAN MIST 'tlS lr U mil, .niim-iini" k. . .. . -Amwi w MISTING Misting is going in style. It's the mellow lightness of Canadian Mist. An Imported Canadian Whisky IMPORTED BY B F SPIRITS LTD.. N Y CANADIAN WHISKY-A BLEND 80 PROOF CI98I ,
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