; THE BUDS OF PROMISE, of Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, represented by Sabrina Byrd, Sylvia Mills, Monica Blackmon, Velvet Blackmon, Rhonda Long, Aaron Agurs, Lamont Jones and Yolanda Leake, presented CHRISTMAS GIFTS and sang Christmas Carols to the elderly residents of Aery’s ^■PHp Happiness Through Health Heart disease deaths have dropped below the one million mark for the first time since 1967 in the United States and the Government’s chief car diologist says improved medi cal care is primarily respon sible. Cardiovascular disease death rates have been declin ing for the last 25 years but this decline has not usually been reflected in decreases in total number of deaths be cause the population, and par ticularly the number of older people, has been increasing. The key to the decline in total cardiovascular deaths has been the turnaround that was first noticed two years ago of heart attack death rates. Those rates had been steadily climbing during the 1950’s and early 1960’s. No. 1 Killer Heart attacks are still the nation’s No. 1 Killer and more than 650,000 Americans are expected to die of heart at tacks this year. But the heart attack death rate is now seven percent below what it was in 1970. The National Center for Health Statistics reported that the number of deaths from major, cardiovascular di seases in 1975 was 979,180. In 1974, the figure was 1,010,926 and it was 1,037,492 in 1973. Besides heart attacks. Go vernment statisticians include in their total deaths from high blood pressure, rheumatic fe ver and rheumatic heart di sease, stroke, diseases of the heart muscle and arterioscle orosis and other artery di seases. Dr. Robert I. Levy, director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, said deve lopment and widespread use of improved ways to diagnose and treat heart disease was key reasons for the drop in cardiovascular disease deaths. “We know that detection and adequate treatment of high blood pressure reduces the threat of stroke, conges tive heart failure, renal (kid ney) failure and other conse quencies of uncontrolled hy pertension,” he said. “We think that such measures can also reduce the risk of prema ture coronary heart disease and its complications." Dr. Levy said that detection and control of elevated blood levels of chlesterol and volun tary efforts to switch to “more prudent patterns of diet,” re duce smoking and increase exercise may have a role in the cardiovascular death re duction. WOMB CANCER FOUND A womb cancer that usually strikes women 55 or older has been found in women in their 30’s and 40’s who were taking a certain birth control pill. The pill was Oracon, the most popular of the three “sequen tial” contraceptive pills re moved from the market last February because they were judged riskier and less effec tive than the more widespread “combination” pills. At the time it was taken off the market, Oracon was being taken by about three-quarters of a million American women. The cancer of the endome trium, the lining of the womb, occurred in eight women aged 37 to 45, according to a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Associa tion. The women had taken Oracon for four to eight years, and were still taking it when they developed cancer. Six of the women developed abnormal bleeding while they were taking the pill, and two learned of their cancer after surgery on the uterus was performed for other reasons, said Dr. Raymond H. Kauf man, chairman of the depart ment of Obstetrics and Gyne cology at Baylor College of Medicine, who headed the stu dy. All eight women had to undergo hysterectomy, remo val of the uterus. After studying earlier re P°rts; the Food and Drug Administration asked the manufacturers of Oracon, Or tho-Novum and Norquen to remove these products from the market. The manufactur ers did so. (NNP>U UNCC’s Art Students Plan Christmas Sale Art students and faculty at the University of North Caro lina at Charlotte will have their annual December Christ mas Sale this week in Rowe Gallery on campus. The gallery will open at 9 " a.m. each morning during the week and close at 4 p.m. There will be paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, photography and weavings for sale. Second Flu Shot Due In Four Weeks - v>0vik) iu uuuugu years of age should receive a second flu shot four weeks after theii first flu vaccination, accord ing to information which the Mecklenburg County Helath Department has received from the Center for Disease Control.' Dr. Charles H. Miller, Meek lenburg County Director ol Public Health, said today thal this official information from the Center indicates that per sons in this age range need additional vaccine because their bodies don’t produce as many antibodies as are needed for protection againsl flu^_and a second dose of the •aiiure is recommended to produce adequate protection. Several thousand persons in this age range have received their first flu shot at the public clinics sponsored by the Health Department, and others have been vaccinated at the Health Department dur ing its on-going flu vaccination program or at their private physician's office.' These persons may receive a second vaccination at the Health Department, 1200 Blythe Boulevard on Mon days, Tuesdays, and Thurs days from 8a.m. to 4 p.m.; on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.; and on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The vaccine is also avail able at the Huntersville Health Annex near Hunters I vllle and at the Belmont Com munity Center, 700 Parkwood Avenue. —^JTh^accin^vU^eprovided to private physicians on quest. All of the vaccine is fr FDoto by Peeler Nursing Home last Saturday, December 4th. They were accompanied in this annual endeavor by Buds Of Promise Superintendent Margaret Carothers, Ameshia Blackmon and Dorothy Long, members of the Rozzells Ferry Road Church pastored by-Rev. Morgan W Tann. I zzn I YOU Want. I NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES ■ - , ELDER’S SUPERMARKETS “GRADE “A” WHOM?” Fryers 35* LIMIT 4 WITH $10 PURCHASE 10c EXTRA PER^FRYER WITH OUT $10 “WATAGUA COUNTY” Hams * 129 WHOLE OR PORTION LB‘ Smoked Picnics Or Pork Sausage 59c Chitterlings I 495 i * B I 10 LB. BUCKET fij Y “CQBLE” T~T K CeMilk^4i)C\ ^ SAVE 30cK “STARKIST” K Tuna^4>Qc\ SAVE 15c _K “NO. 1 STUART” W& Pecans (JOcI LIMIT 3LBS. I SAVE 50c LB._ gfc SAVE 40c “KRAFTS” K? Candy^7 i) 4 !_ TOFFEE-CARMEL TWISTEROOS R Pears 23*1 SAVE_12c_J^______E “KRAFTS” V 1 LB. PKG. fj Cheese QQc | SAVE 50c B FIRM-CRISP Hi Lettuce ~t Qc| SAVE 13c ^HtfEAD jf 10LB. BAG NO. 1 - WHITE K Potatoes /)QcE SAVE 25c R flp H H V^b JBB ^HBNW|V| MB ■ jpw pi ■ Ip BpB Bpspi^BB K^UIlalCr BB flyPSTw BBBBB V^ppflLI v^^VP^p HH p^bB VIHbI^I BMflHI I mllVBfl ^Fbw bbbV HUHII pkHBfli bIH^^ p|^ fl^WIpiBi^^ H That’s when long distance rates are lower. On out-of-sta calls, weekend rates ^pply from 11 pm Friday until 5 p.m. Sunday. On calls within the state you get the low weekend rat from 8 am—11pm Saturday and 8 am—5 pm Sunday. Evening rates apply on all calls from 5 pm to 11 pm on Sund Weekends are a good time to dial direct* and s&ve. ! " . ' fw.**;.: 3 •Dired-dial (without an operator's assistance) rates apply on all calls within the U.S. — . 1 (except Ajaska). Direct dial rates do not apply to peTson toperson.cnin.hotel'Kuest. « „ _ credit card. collect calls, calls charged to another number, or to time and charge calls. OOUtheiT) E For direct-dial rates to Hawaii, check your operator. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION MECHANICS & FARMERS BANK Of Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte in the State of North Carolina and Domestic Subsidiaries r , . at the close of business on September 30,1976. ! * ■ *' tr.Jli OJ >on Aifle.'iM' -• Yd bsdau'dlUj. f. I ASSETS |U.S. Treasury securities. 62,786,000.00, , [Obligations of other U.S. Government ...4,849.000.00 , « agencies and corporations... ■; oon non nn ' (Obligations of States and political subdivisions.. 7Vim’non nn lOther bonds, notes, and debentures.ZZZZ. ’^n'Snn m 'Federal fundi sold and securities purchased * ’ ! under agreements to resell.'... 800 000 00 ; Loans, Total (excluding unearned income). 16 525 000 00 1 Less. Reserve for possible loan losses. 265 000 00 Loans, Net.• Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other . 16,260,000.00 .. • assets representing bank premises. Qi^nnnnn": Real estate owned other than bank premises. . —’ “ j Other assets. ... 26,000.00 ibiM.AMro—..— iSSSS!" t,IAUXL,ITlUiS Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations. ’ Time and savings deposits of individuals,.11,957,000.00 1 partnerships, and corporations.’. Deposits of United States Government.. ’™ Deposits of States and political subdivisions.... Certified and officers’ checks .•••• 3,104,000.00 . .. TOTAL DEPOSITS. nmmuZ (a) Total demand deposits.14,122,000.00 "l= (b) Total time and savings deposits 20,897,000.00 Mortgage indebtedness... • Other liabilities. 167,000.0qg> .—.193,000.00“^ TOTAL LIABILITIES... ■: Subordinated notes arid debentures. ' 35,379,000.00^ -.-...650,000.0ft Common stock EQUITY CAPITAL a. No. shares authorized. 200,000 b. No. shares outstanding. 141349 .. . £. Surplus. 707,000.0ft Undivided profits.A. . 1,355,009.0ft Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves . 736,000.0^ . 200,000.0ft TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL .'... ,oonnjL TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL . 2,998,00*00 . .39,027,000,00 MEMORANDA Average for 15 or 30calendar days ending with call date: a . Cash and due from banks.. 7 7««wJinn b. Federal funds sold and securities Durchasml nnib, . agreements to resell. c. Total loans. 2.080,000.00 d. Time deposiU of $100,000 or 18,778,00000 e. Total deposiU. 3.820,00000 Time deposiU of $100,000 or more:.. 36,259,000.00 Time certificates of deposit in denominations .’.fv Total deposit of the St$te of North Carolina or any • ,.00 official thereof. _ 930,65253 I, J.B. Anglin, Jr., Comptroller, of the above-named bank, do solemnly affirm that iki. report of condition is true and correct, to the best of my knowledgb and belief th^tfhl‘ Correct Attest: W.J. Kennedy Jr. J.H. yheeler C.C. Spaulding, Jr. State of North Carolina, County of Durham ss- Directors Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of Ortnhar • and I hereby certify that I -nr. not an officer or d£ect£5 tank : 5 v ... • •m