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) The Oshun Festival ? ^ U in the town of Oshogbo, W M Nigeria, comes only W once a year but this 11 traditional festival is ml fb ^ HI known for its unique- CJ ness. In Oshogbo, Oshun is a symbol of unity, tradition, and " custom so Molems and ^P" I Christians celebrate it ' together. The people of Os- * I hogbo believe that their : ffl town cannot survive if "Vl they fail to offer sacri- | ? I fice to the Oshun god- A , Trt ey be lie v e that i B if tnumfnlU are ayepsa i * i m - . ful it is because of the | Oshun goddess. So dur- ceremonious and the ? jj eveirthose-away^jonrto celebrant?-The Atoja I make merry, offer gifts wears his crown once in H and make pledges be- a year and this is I fore the Oshun shrine, during the festival. It is They pray for blessing, the time for hun to I Drosnectivf* crrwl nnifv rnnsnlt. the enifitc ef all in government and sixteen gods and goddevelopment. Farmers desses in whose hands I pray seriously for high the destiny of Oshogbo food production while lies. It is also when the women, especially the Ataoja meets again and barren ones, plead with pays homage to all his the Oshun goddess to forefathers and all the ffl give them children.. previous Ataojas. The I Fish is the symbol for Oshun festival is also a I the Oshun goddess and chance for people to 1 the Oshun is the most pay homage to the A 9 B W Hifc ' ^ j| ^ fvnivnH^ ^ II B v IL^W|| B"\ m A module of the shuttle orbiter was explained by Curl NASA's Director of Community Affairs Division and La left] a Space Education Specialist to Dorothy Height, National Council of Negro Women as Harrison Alh research Center, Grace Phillips of the National Council Harriett Jenkins, NASA's Assistant Administrator Programs look on. NASA Host NCNW S { The National Aeronau- ional Council of Negro tics and Space Adminis- Women's national contration hosted a sympos- vention in Washington, ium for the National D.C. Council of Negro Women The general purpose of at its Goddard Space the symposium was to Flight Center at Green- acquaint the participants belt, Maryland on Nov- with NASA missions and ember 7-9, 1977. increase their awareness The symposium called of career opportunities in "A Place in Space" at- science, engineering, and tracted some 600 students space-related occupafrom _the Washington, tions. D.C. metropolitan area as Dr. Robert Frosch, well >as from across the Administrator of NASA in country. The sessions his welcoming remarks which '* also included ' a stressed the capabilities of briefing for guidance this space agency in the counselors, teachers and communication field. He administrators was held in said, "those persons conjunction with the Nat- seeking careers in science J 1 Would Like To Tl All Of You For Your Confidence ;r~ Me To Be Become Alderw The East Ward. I Wish To Fulfill One Campaign Pledges B) I The Citizens Of The East I ! To Meet Monday, Nov. 21, 1977 | At Bethlehem Holiness Apostoli Off Cleveland On 15th J Let's Discuss Problems And S Then Refreshments Will B I Virg I nn^y- i. jlh ? ? - ... ?? ~ ?tional chiefs and mem- I I M l| bers of the royal family I round the major streets I ^ -?? "W in the town to declare W" festival has begun. MS Next, on "Oloju merin- I dinolgam lamp" day the Oba dances round V the shrine 21 times and I consults with all the spirits and shrines in I Finally on the Oshun I / | ^ay, which is the cli- I max, the Oba consults I ? > i r with -all the departed 1 "~J f torm^TAtaojas in thSrT y y f nkwinnn?y g homogp 'I to them, asks for their I .. taoja and a chance for protection and offers I - p^plia ti-v CPP fnat/^m t^> an almost pure-form. usually are such ani- It is interesting to mals as lamb^or cows, = note how much the ?_ The Oba or as he is people dote on this known during this speAugust festival. It is cial festival, the Ataoja, believed that since the believes that the Oshun Oshun goddess came goddess is so powerful the town has had peace that he offers sacrifices and prosperity and so to it every five days and the festival lasts for . that the goddess is m several days. The tradi- consulted at that time. I tional 'Two Popo" day, Obviously, one can tell I is meant to clear roads that Nigeria is a coun- I for visitors and to de- try of strong cultural I clare the festival open. beliefs and even at this I On this first day, the modern juncture re Ohp jpads the tradi- mains lost in time. I * UIAj^LV iiiiraiLLa iM p ^ IplSIm I HB AnUcrf Af u CM B^BIBBBIBBBB I* p B B ^ ^ [thlfj^fro j f| ?WBE^WWIMr-:;m?;iyj^ ^f YV *" cTD 8 tfj and tecnnology will be in demand and command iBF high salaries in the years to come." National President of the | National Council of Negro ^ B||>National Council has continued to follow the legacy of its founder, I Mary McLeod Bethune by making young people its main concern." The three day sessions involved 200 students per day in a full day of orientation, small group briefings and demonstration-exhibits. lank I <9 i For Helping s /~\L ' " UMIUII UT I | If you're pi car. come to t > Of IVf ^7 Bank for a Sir , VJI lfiy We'll lend A i need to buv tf 7 Asking And we have tw/ , lend at low ha Ward And a Sim At 7:00 p.m. can save vou i c Church make P^ 11 up on your pa street There's nc hare Idem, I nowtcgenh. e Served. ;inia K. Newell .. ^ I Th Accuracy In Bu By Naomi C. McLean Business Writer Have you ever stopped In addition to developto think about the quali- ing the trait of working ties that mark off the thought fully, we need also person who is superior in to learn to work accuratebusiness or any profes- ly. In this workaday world sions? ' there is no substitute for First, such a person accuracy. If it could be always works thought- realized how much trouble fully. He keeps his mind results when work isn't on IBWPeiiPB Uo'Ae accurately, the Wc ~I1- s ." ^tlt 1WV ^TTunmiis matters to intrude. Never be understood better, content with working in a Let it be understood, no listless WJ&3L he is. always one is?bom with tha i u Irlsrw doing the work in which h?hit th?t h*a Hpvp. he is engaged and about" loped by each person, its relation to the business i One way to acquire any or engaged profession. habit is simple enough: If Why is it that so many our mind is fixed on the people seem to be content skill we are seeking to to go on day after day with cultivate, and we don't the least possible expends allow any exceptions to ture of real thought? The occur, accuracy is the reason is that thinking is answer. Of course, if exhard work, and the shirk- ceptions or errors do occur ers are so constituted that they try to avoid hard I work. We are born with M I some characteristics, but I the will to work is one of them. a trait we A have to cultivate. Every I I I I 1 person who ever amounts "J M to anything wants to do W share the work required in the situation in he It is not enough, how ever, merely to keep busy: r/y\ W TTkJ ypF it is also vitally important JTjC that we work with all our mind and thought concentrated on what we are 2250 Si'a?Cree^ Parkway W? /-- ^ ^56' V wiL^JMM / MtaLjffy p^V.Tfl|| i pP^^| Melvin and Sandi got a Simple Inter at The Northwestei ind look what it's gc arming to bu\ a new So come b\ The Northw he Northwestern Bank and talk w ith one of 01 nple Interest Loarj. loan officers. And get the m you the mone\ \ou \ou need to bu\ the car you le car you want. i . " g pient\ ot mone\ to >nk rates. iple Interest Loan TUC monev when you ~ i he l^ordouble NORTHWESTE > better time than RAIJK : money you need. Agree. > I . L'hronkBTTlflLUfli<y HUIBUUWJt l>HWT " ir isiness ? ???? ?? in spite of everything, we relatively few who realize need to make evert effort fV,of -f , . , . .? J that it is keeping on which to eradicate those errors __fo , , , , . ? . .i gets work done, by domg the work m the right-^ay until that right If we waj)t to accom. way becomes fixed in our plish our plang< we mugt mmd and imbedded in our thought. learn to work thoughtful Too, we need to learn to ly accurately, and contihave * ^**afly P^9P e ?YS1^ ?majtgigdthgne hflgie qua 1 ?and starts; they begin something and then they lities, our minds can reach theipselves to be briag in new lt<i are, they get nowhere ideas. We can develop because they fritter away along with accuracy, initheir time. . . No work of any kind which simply gets done by itself; some- means the ab^ty 10 see body must stay at the what shou,d be done and work as long as necessary findi f doin ; to brmg it to the nght.. conclusion; There are Accuracy in business is J plenty of people who start a must? and there is no well enough, but thereare substitute. T> CITIZENS BANK 4316 Old Walkertown Rd. 3618 Reyndlda-Oldtown 107 West 4th hmKM H V "w <WPf I H H jy^jWIB:: xaggMk j| I H v 't ' Sj^m^mL | S f^^iiiiwiii:^ V^BB B B B S^MHHHHb B I BLB ^^B ^B ; BL i^^B tji&kJ^^l wfi& ^1 liii&g^ >?-%^ ^ l^I B^ ^1 |b^. ': B WJ p mhhm raWebb est Loan ? ? rnBank... :tting them. est cm ' jr 1?" - M; '|||| .l< v HcihIcim ?n 6 The Vt Minuestem BTihT WinsTon-S^lem 0
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