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African Spotlighi
Earl
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Despite its harshness,
it was the African environment
that first
brought forth man, maturing
his early develop- ment
through a progressive
series of refinements
that culminated in Up
the uhlc 0^1 n01110
cess began far back in
geological times; how far - J
hackTsraa^aefettrmaiter of?? (
among scientists.
The appearance of consciously to change
man was an extraordina- and control his environry
and unique event in ment, a process that has*
the evolution of species, continued without cease
introducing for the first ever since,
time a creature capable Man's initial appearof
creating abstract ideas ance was hesitant, his
through conceptual physical and intellectual
thought and communica- makeup scarcely distinting
the results of his guishable from that of
deliberations among the the large apes; hencethe
members of his own continuing uncertainties
group. Viewed from the among paleonotologists
perspective of econo- concerning the precise
mics, it was a colossal moment of His arrival,
breakthrough in environ- Only the locale seems
mental adaptation and a beyond dispute, for
? " major triumph m losing?there is -now - general"
the gap of hunger and agreement that the be
survival. It was more ginnings of human evo
than mere- adaptation, lution were centered in
for man slowly began Africa. Nearly a century
Sliaiv Receives D
N Mrs. Ida W. Knight,
retired home economist of
Raleigh, has made a con- jA
tribution of $500.00 to ?jfl
Shaw University. The gift
is tr> frvflyg?
proposed purchase of land > . ?>.
as designated by the Uni- . x.*
versity. ' ^ a?S _
Mrs. Knight has /, . Hj
through the years, ex- Jtb v
pressed interest in the ' ? I
Civic projects in the com- ^ L.
munity. She said that she f A T
is aware of the impact that ( ^
Shaw University has made ^
not only in the Raleigh .<9^ |
State, Country and- in
foreign lands. ^
She is not an alumna of
_ _ Shaw but feels that she is
a recipient* of the princi- ^ ^3 '
pies for which the institu
tution was founded. She PRESENTS CHECK - ]
stated that as the ^moth- presents Shaw University
er" school to many of our Fleming [r] with a contril
Black Colleges, Shaw Un- Mrs. Knight is the i
iversity stands out as a Councilman William "Bi
symbol for making the
dream of higher educational
opportunities acces- ghe is a of
if l? pe?P . . . Berry O'Kelly High
She has made a sizable g^, Method, Winston
contribution to the building
fund of the Oberlin Salem. State University
Road YWCA. and- -Teachers College,
The Secret''Life Of 7
ALL ABOUT BARK
There's quite a bit more to bark than most people realize,
that the bark of every tree has its own special texture and <
bark just as it grows new wood?
It does, but with this difference: new wood is added I
already there ; new baric is added'to the inside.
As new bark is born, the old bark dies and turns to cor
beneath it, and with the tree itself expanding, the old bari
cracks. This, if it is paper-like may peel off in strips; if touj
soft and spongy it may form deep furrows. The bark of <
differently from all others.
Here are portraits of the six most distinctive tree barks
material prepared by the St. Regis Paper Company whii
members of the forest products industry ?is vitally com
beauty and usefulness of America's forests.
~~ u PONinFROSA PTNIF.: Thp
K tM J YV 1>?VJ IJ : 1 ri r iuuk>>? ? ?
fibrous hark of these trees close-pressed papery scales
may grow up to a foot of this hark take on the
thick. It is very tightly con- color shown here only in
structedv but pliahle. And it trees that are over 80 to 100
is highly resistant to fire and years oW Before that they
insect attack. are nearly hlack
? k ? i nfc rfl - * *-'
I
y Man
also higher apes pri- j
mates found there. For
example, in the Fayum
district of modern Egypt
ape fossil C haco
^ ? w vyc v. ii
discovered with an angi0
quity of 40 million years
inrl (i ? ?
wmwi llliuj 11U V C
established the fact the
: eastern Africa was a
center of pongtd activity
L..?,.> > ,??as- Far Tjark" "as 5r hhitrrm
mamwi?Jaiaa??icwxMUlMiHwtomwi
? \ apes were also found in
] Europe and Southeast
y/ - "Asia .. ?
riiwmr- I'he pongids were not
^ alone, for as the primate
ago, Charles Darwin order evolved, the highsuggested
that "ife is er primates gradually disomewhat
more , proba- vided into separate famible
that our early proge- ly groups" for example,
nitors lived on the Afri- and certain now extinct
can continent than else-?forms, as well as the
where," and subsequent groat apes themselves.
research seems to sup- . poring the Miocene perport
that proposition. *?d? between fifteen and
The order of primates, thirty million years ago,
which had produced, there appeared to be a
among other species, further bifurcation as a.
man, apes, monkeys, new family split off to
and lemurs has its ori- form still another disgins
60 million years ago tinct group. According to
in Eocene times or pos- some experts this new
sibly earlier. By the Oli- family split off was difgocene
age, some 30 or forent enough to warrant
40 million years ago, the a new classification that
primates were estab- ?f the ancestor of man.
lished in Africa and of D , ^
? : : i Robena Egemonye?
interest is that it was
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_ CAisJ <S>ET QUICKER -5TA^T5> C>w
THE COtPEST MOKKJIKJ^S. WHEN
a you US?E A SYMTHSTIC ?"<UIK?
MO0IU t. IT FLOWS FKEEL
_ AT 50 PELSREfcS 0EU>*N Zfcf^O f
V^MEN COMVENTiOigAu OiU^> POKi'1
t>Q YOUg ENOIME TURNS' <PVfcl
^A5TEK AND you E3ATTE KV
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I *" We ar
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Mrsjda W. Knight [1J ^ ' AsInterim
President John W. J Bei
i m ~~i i m 5~T5 ? ?i?
)ution tor land acquisition. wii
mother of Raleigh City I 0i\
U" Knight. .qii
Columbus University, I
New York. I
She is the mother of
Councilman Bill Knight
and the wife of David J.
Knight. I ASSETS
- ?a - Cash
lie ^Forest I c.
Other
State anc
For instance, did you know I o
:olor? That a tree grows new fl Public Ui
Canar
to the outside of the wood I ?
k. With new bark coming in H Stocks
i is stretched until it splits or H Preferred
gh and brittle it may flake; if H Commor
?very species behaves a little H Mortgage Lc
Conventi
in the U.S.. as derived from I Insured <
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pHHB
WHITE BIRCH: It is the
texture H
gives this tree one of its
common names: paper
birch. As it splits, it peels
off in paper-thin strips This
?? the bark the Indmmt used II H
for their canoes.
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It No
By Naomi C. McL
There is a possibility at think we are ? that we
some time, it has occurred often fail to act on the
to us all that postimortem impulse to speak a word of
tributes come too late, thanks or praise to someFrankLw-speaking,
flowers one who has done out011
the coffin cast no standing work. We therebackward
fragrance. fore lose much of the
We are all so busy ? or goodness and sweetness
ot lite.
, tile i C JCVlllO
JtttliLfi to be something in human
naturp thar makes ns~
ongue-tied when it comes"
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The most successful but certainly tonerue
(company is named "Com- loose, when it comes to_.
-^pamrofthc TtottT*' "ThisTs
the goal that the "Young ding what someone has
Reachers" are aiming for. said or done.
They took second place at Recently, the writer
the Hanes Mall Fair, and read a magnificent yearhave
been named?to book publisheckhy an outline
Chip Status" for standing independent
four consecutive months, business school. The book
The program introduces is dedicated to a teacher in
young people to the op- the school. Under the
portunities of a career in Dedication this sentence
business, as well as giving was found: "She has dedthem
insight into the bu- icated h?tself to teaching
sitiess world which would others; she has shared her
~ help the individual as a warm friendship with all;
consumer. she has counseled wiseJunior
Achievement is ly." .
funded through an annual That sentence is a real
fund drive, to which local
businesses contribute,
The organization's equip- M Because you need it,
ment purchases, and staff I and we want to serve
salaries are paid from the I y?u? wc ?
: of the local 1 - a
Saturdau--=
/ the young people them- I OilIIK1110.
aplvpQ
Q I 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM
The young Achievers I
sell the product in the H UNITED
i community and at Junior g?frnzEN?
Achievement Trade Fairs, ' C
such as the one held 2250 Silas Creek
v
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"v rcuruar^ loui aw naiics m r "
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rATEMENT OF CONDITION
NORTH CAROLINA A
LIFE INSURANCE COM
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDE
9
e pleased to provide a brief summary of our 1977 report to f
>re detailed report of this record setting year may be obtaini
Mutual Plaztn : ?
tal life insurance in force of $3.53 billion reached an all-timr
ck managed life insurance company.
imium income increased from $44.4 million in 1976 to $4*
77^more than 9.3%.
t investmervTTncome grew to $8.2 million rn 1977; "
jets increased to a new high of $160.9 million.
nefits paid to policyowners, since organization, reached $C
:h $27.7 million paid in 19777~
ddends paid to policyowners have totalled $29.5 million since
lion in 1977. . .thus lowering the net cost'
insurance to thousands of NORT //llll
,ROLINA MUTUAL policyowners.
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red from the Annu.il St.itpment filed t/vith the klOftTH CAROLINA Stdte Insi
LIABILITIES
- $ 2,1 14,579 Statutory Policy Reserves
Policy Claim Liabilities
"Government... S 7.167,696 Dividend to Policyowners
I Municipal 9,350,678 Other Policy Liabilities
I'/"" 2,927,537 Interest, Rents, and Premiums Pa
t,,ltY' u S and Advance
ia 35,765,588 Advance
land Taxes and Accrued Expense
1laneous...^..^T7. 29,452,225 84,663,724 Employee Benefit Reserves
Mandatory Security Valuation Ri
S 3 628 1 56
I4,728^372 8,356,528 GrouP Contingency Reserve
ians Other Liabilities
onal $30,627,023 ..ao.i.t.cc.
)r Guaranteed... 8,287,249 38,914,272 TOTAL LIABILITIES
?s for CONTINGENCY RESERVE
Dany Use $ 6,190,574 AND SURPLUS
QPert'" 747,530 6,938,104 Reserve for
s 3 561 470 Contingency $8,2
Income Due and Accrued 2,111,266 Asset Fluctuation Reserve*. 2,5
i Course of Collection 13,700,296 ,, . c , .
Policies on Officers 439,980 Unass.gned Surplus
s 119 149 TOTAL LIABILITIES ANC
ASSETS S160,919,368 SURPLUS
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tribute to the living -- a for anyone. It brings haptribute
that warms the piness in the present and
heart and provides the a greater incentive for the
finest kind of encourage- future. There's nothing
ment for the future. like encouragement to lift
A word of encourage- the mind and heart. For a
ment spoken now is the word of "Praise or Thank
best medicine in the world You", SAY IT NOW.
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with the new Winston-Salem
Directory.The deadline is almost
here. -If you'd like to change
I your fistmg. call our business
office now.
(^) Southern Bell
PANY 1
jolicyowners.
3d by writing ip J.]
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high for any ? ? w. j. K.nn.dy III
President
5.6 million in
BOARD QF ~
DIRECTORS
517.2 million
:?_ . JOSEPH W.GOODLOE
Chairman of the Board
19^4 31 6 1 Durham, North Carolina ?
. W J KENNEDY III
d#/i/i a /j President Chief Executive Officer
M y/1f\AA?/1('? Durham, North Carolina
rliHont ^ N H BENNETT JR..
resiaeni Durham. North Carolina
W A CLEMENT. CLU
Executive Vice President
Durham, North Carolina
urance Department | HENRY E. FRYE
vjreensooro, ngortn Carolina
QH1 RAR MACEO A. SLOAN, CLU
*' ,**.3Ul.lW0 Executive Vice President
15,802,013 Durham, North Carolina
4,258,164 C. C. SPAULDING JR.
Durham, North Carolina
lid in C D WATTS, M D.
681,815 Sr Vice President Medical irector
' Durham, North Carolina
2,643,696 __ M
fi^ ^ WHEELER
Durham, North Carolina
eserve 508,848 H
HONORARY ?
3,123,064
113 682 ^ ^ KENNEDY JR.
' Durham, North Carolina
5142 688 355 I
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Detroit, Michiqan
ASA T. SPAULDING
^0 Durham, North Carolina
ni- A E. SPEARS
41,U1J Charlotte, North Carolina
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MRS V G TURNER
00,000 18,231,013 I Durham, North Carolina
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