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Dr. Raleigh Bynum, second from the right, presents an
award for service leadership and support of the Charlotte
Alumni Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity. Foster
Drakeford, second from the left, accepts the award. Linwood
:—Dixon, chaptei vice president, looks on from the left side and
|t Gregory Hagins, chapter president, looks on from the right.
Fraternity Honors
Bass, Drakeford
Dr. J.D. Bass, head of the
.-History and Political Science
Department at Johnson C.
Smith University, and Foster
Îirakeford, assistant profess
r of Physics, were honored by
Hheir fraternity on December
16, at Manger Motor Inn.
The occasion was the obser
vance of the 51st anniversary
of Alpha Phi Omega National
;Service Fraternity. Charlotte
Alumni Chapter members
Jield a Blue and Gold Roast
^and Dinner.
: "There have been a lot of
men to enter our circle of
.brotherhood," said the dinner
program, "but few are as
dedicated and deserving as
bur roastees."
: James Sparrow
Λνϋΐ Keturn
January . i
GREENSBORO - James
r?"The Bird" Sparrow, the Mid
""feastern Athletic Conference's
MVP last season and leading
scorer for North Carolina A&T
basketball team, will be eligi
ble for competition on Janu
ary 10, when the Aggies play
Western Carolina University
in Cullowhee, N.C.
A conference rule states
that a player who was ineligi
ble for the first semester and
subsequently regains his eligi
bility, is eligible for participa
tion on the first day of classes
of the second semester. The
first day of classes at A&T in
the second semester is Janu
uary 10.
The Aggies ?re presently 0-5
this season, and Sparrow will
miss games against Fayette
ville State University, North
Carolina State University,
University of North Carolina
Wilmington, and against con
ference rival South Carolina
State College.
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Mrs. Seritha Nelson was
also awtfftied for secretarial
and various services she ren
dered to the fraternity.
Chapter members present
at the dinner include Gregory
Hagins, Ronald Nelson, Gro
ver Ratliff, Eugene Kelly,
llalph Williamson, Marcus
Matthews, Roy Rivers and
Lin wood Dixon.
M
- Receives honor
Walter P. Holmes of 2000 St.
John St. was recently named
"Noble of the Year" at a
banquet held by area Shrin
ers. A plaque given to Holmes
by the Shriners read "for
outstanding service to Ram
ses Temple No. 51." The Char
lotte native attended Second
Ward High School and A&T
College, where he played foot
ball and baseball. He is a
Captain in the U.S. Army
Reserves. Other organizations
include the Elks, Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity and East
Stonewall AME Zion Church.
Holmes is vice chairman of
the trustee board of his
church. Presently the Master
of Myersville Lodge No. 687,
Holmes has served many of
fices as a Shriner. He is
employed by the U.S. Postal
Service.
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Swindlers Are Better Prepared For Christmas Times
awinaiers are better pre
pared (or the Christmas sea
son than the average consum
er.
During the confusion ol holi
day planning, list-making and
buying, people become more
vulnerable to unwitting mis
takes than at any other time of
the year. And, con-artists
know it.
Usually the frauds inflicted
on unwary consumers are
barely distinguishable from
the year-round variety but the
frantic pace of the season
contributes to their effective
ness.
The Consumer Protection
Section of the North Carolina
Attorney General's Office has
a list of its own that points out
a few of the more prevalent
pitfalls:
-Film-flam schemes. These
flourish under the guise of
sharing large sums of money
in return for a specified a
-mount of "show of good faith"
cash. This age-old bunco game
always leaves the "pigeon" in
the coop while the flim-flam
mer, pockets full of cash, flies
to the next victim. Other
tricks are used, but the results
are always the same. Don't
play "games" or embark on
"deals" with strangers. Re
port any suspicious flim-flam
attempts to local law enforce
ment agencies immediately.
--Bogus charity rackets.
These thrive on the spirit of
Christmas giving. Fraudulent
fund-raisers are persuasive
performers who use pressure
tactics to evoke sympathy. A
North Carolina licensing law
governing charity solicita
tions serves to protect" legiti- ·
mate charitable organiza
tions. but the cheaters still
manage to profitably work
their tear-jerker appeals. Be
fore contributing to the chari
ty. find out who really benefits
from, the donation. Inquiries
about charities may be made
to the Solicitation Branch of
the N.C. Department of Hu
man Resources in Raleigh
-Itinerant sellers. These
peddlers using the .streets,
backs of trucks or door-to-door
contacts find the Christmas
season a lucrative one for
unloading their wares of "bar
gains" in low-cost watches,
jewelry, clothing, cookware.
etc. Local ordinances prohibi
ting or controlling these me
thods of selling help to keep
their numbers down, but fly
by-night operators usually
manage to slip into a commu
nity, sell out fast and move on
with alacrity. Before buying
from itinerants, make sure
they have the right to self from
their post or route and check
out their merchandise Once
bought there is virtually no
recourse for damaged or in
ferior goods and refunds or
exchanges are practically
nonexistent.
Other consumer tips for the
season are simple precautious
issued as reminders:
-•Refunds and exchange po
licies of stores vary and buy
ers should make sure they
understand each store's policy
beforehand. Keep all sales
slips for proof of purchase
Recipients should examine
gifts immediately in order to
avoid delays in returning
items on which time limits for
exchange or refund have been
imposed
-Lay away plans are a form
of credit buying with certain
"differences When there is no
contract obligating scheduled
payments, the store usually
keeps the '^y away'' until it
is paid in full. If there are no
restrictions on refunds in the
original agreement, buyers
may rightly expect to get a
prompt refund of any money
paid toward the-cash price
of the lay away.
If the account is to be paid in
four or more installments and
no refunds will be allowed on
money paid toward the cash
price ol the item, then the law
requires that the contract
spell out this to the customer.
When a contract to pav in four
or more installments includes
a separate lay-away charge,
the store must tell the custo
mer that the separate charge
is considered a finance charge
and then must disclose what
the annual percentage rate is.
-Contracts at Christmas
time remain contracts and
should be read carefullv be·
tore signing All blanks should
be filled in and all terms and
phrases should be clearly un
derstood -by the buyer To
—avoid costly mistakes, buvera
need to consider contracts as
the serious business that they
are.
•■Mail order firms must con
tact the buyer within 30 days
about shipping delays or if
orders cannot be filled The
customer then is entitled to
cancel the order and expect a
refund within 7 days on cash
purchases, one billing cycle on
"credit accounts. 'Seeds and
plants, magazine and rene
wals and mail order services
are exempt ».
The mail order firm must
provide a '"cost-free" means
to respond, such as a postage
paid card Not responding to
the notice is considered as
consent to the delay, however,
this silent consent is only good
for an additional 30 days for a
total of 60 days Delays beyond
6o days must be agreed to in
writing by the customer.
"'Bubb-A-Loon" retails from
ten cents to sixty-nine cents
and Imperial is cooperating
bv offering full refunds to
consumers who return them to "
the store where purchased. If
not returned for refund, they
should be destroyed.
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