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jamin L. Hooks Says
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cial Trouble
RALEIGH-The holiday sea
son is dose at hand. This
means that thousands of peo
ple throughout the state will
be rapping their knuckles on
doors asking for money for
charitable purposesr—
Ed Edgerton, head of DHR's
Solicitation Licensing Branch
in the Division of Facility
Services, cautions citizens to
beware of some of these solici
ting organizations. Some are
not legitimate and are not
licensed to solicit in the Tar
Heel State
"We estimate that close to
one-third of the giviru occurs
during the last two ir three
months of the year, said Ed
gerton. "This happens be
LÉ" there are more appeals
berag made and our emotional
response to the needs of others
is greater during the holiday
season. There are also people
who wish to take advantage of
the close of the tax year with
additional deductions," he sta
ted.
Giving is the seventh Jargest
industry iit the United States
today. Currently, annual giv
ing exceeds *32 billion and
another $37 billion is given
in volunteer time. According
to EdfBrton, more than MOO
million was ghfi in North
Carolina in \γπ. The Solicita
tion Licensing Branch regu
la tes about $145 million of this
amount.
Edgerton indicated that
there are no federal regula
tions governing charitable or
ganizations, but 36 states have
enacted laws requiring some
type of reporting or discloeure
for those seeking public funds.
North Carolina is a pioneer -
charities have been regulated
in this state for almost 40
years and the Tar Heel State
has served as a model for
other states.
There are several things
citizens can do to prevent
"being taken" by so-called
charitable organizations:
1. Know the charity before
giving. Find out where the
sponsoring organization is -
located and the street add
ress; what percent of the
donation the charity will re
ceive
2. Who is the salesman and
does he or she have proper
identification? Do not be fool
ed by an identification card
with the' salesman's name
printed in magir mnrkpr
3. Beware of the telephone
solicitation. A high percentage
of the donation may go for
noncharitable purposes such
as commission or telephone
expenses.
4. Whenever possible, give by
check and get a receipt for
your records. In order to gain
a tax deduction for the gift, the
organization must be ruled tax
exempt by the Internal Reve
nue Service. Gift to individ
uals do not qualify as a tax
deduction.
5. Don't feel obligated to give
if trinkets are mailed with the
request for a donation
Citizens suspecting that a
solicitation is not legitimate,
should contact the local Better
Business Bureau or the Solici
tation Licensing Branch at
919 733-4510.
LruKe jrower Has
Plan To Ship
l^i Level Waûe
by Sum η Ellsworth
Pott Staff Writer
Did you know that hundreds
of radio active waate ship
ments from all over the north
east and midwest travel
through North Carolina on the
way to the nuclear burial cite
in BarnsweO, South Carolina?
Duke Power has a ne .ν rîan
to ship <20 truck load* of nigh
level waste from its Oconee
plant in Souû· Carotin» to the
McGuire plant that's upwind
of Charlotte
See Duk* on P-:.f bU
DUI Charges
Setting New
Record
If the present trend conti
nues. state troopers will arrest
more drunken drivers in 1978
than ever before. State High
way Patrol Commander John
T. Jenkins reported recently.
During the first nine months
of 1978, the Highway Patrol
charged 31.919 motorists with
driving under the influence
(D.U.I.), 15.6 percent more
than during the same period
last year. Officers in Troop H
charged 3,479 motorists with
driving under the influence
during that time period, com
pared to about 3,000 arrests
made during the first nine
months of 1977 < Mecklenburg >
The 1978 total is fact appro
aching the record set in 1972
when troopers arrested 41,241
alcohol influenced drivers,
Jenkins said. At the end of
September, the Patrol had
charged 366 more motorists
with D.U.I, than for the same
period in 1972, leading Jenkins
to predict the new record for
1978.
Do the additional D.Un
charges indicate an increase
in the number of drinking
drivers on the highways? "1
doubt this is the case." Jen
kins said. "It is more likely,"
he continued, "that the incre
ase in D.U.I, charges illus
trate the fact that the more
troopers there are on the
highways, the safer the high
ways will be."
In an effort to reduce alco
hol related fatal accidente, the
Patrol instituted an ovmime
program in May, 1978. Funded
by the Governor's Highway
Safely Office, the program
places in action an additional
355 highway patrolmen each
week who volunteer to work
overtime for additional pay.
Substantial increases in
D.U.I charges have been ex
perienced each month since
the program began
"Making a record number
of D.U.I, charges is not a
concern of the Patrol," Jen
kins commented, "but remov
ing every drunken driver we
possibly can from our streets
and highways is an integral
part of our total traffic safety
program "
Veronica Keatty
Is Beauty Of Week
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Post Staff Writer
Accounting at Johnson C.
Smith University, Veronica
Beatty is this week's beauty.
The oldest of four children,
Veronica said that she is
generally an easy person to
get along with. "I basically try
to be nice to everybody and try
to enjoy life," Veronica said.
At Smith, Veronica is invol
ved with the Union Program
Outside of that, she devotes
the rest of her time to her
studies and a partime job at
Allstate Insurance Company,
working in the agency and
customer service area.
Upon graduation, Veronica
said that she would like to
work full time at Allstate in
their Accounting Department
As far as her studies are
concerned, Veronica said.
• School is okay. I'll just be
glad when I get out. The
instructors make sure you
know all the material for the
area you're in." she conti
nued. "if you don't know it.
you won't get out "
A native Charlottean. Vero
nica is a 1976 graduate of West
Charlotte High School
Veronica's mother and
grandmother are the most
influential persons in her life.
"If I can pattern myself after
them. I'll be alright." she
said. "They both give me
great advice about things in
general they have experienc
ed and might want me to go
around "
Veronica said that she likes
to cook "when my cakes don't
burn up " She enjoys creative
arts like knitting and sewing.
She also likes to attend con
certs and bike-riding
Hopes Chavis Will tie Freed
Dr. Othow Says People Will Have
More Respect F or The Government
by Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
The effort· of the Justice
Department to overturn a
state conviction against the
Wilmington 10 have been suc
cessful in gaining freedom
from prison for all but one of
the defendants-Rev. Ben
Che vis.
Nine black men and one
white woman were sentenced
to prison terms of up to 2>
years for the firebombing of a
white-owned grocery store in
Wilmington during s scene of
racial violence seven years
ago. The event left two per
sons dead.
Parole was grsnted-lo nine
of the defendants, but Rev
inavw win not be eligible for
parole until 1M0.'The Justice
Department ha* asked Prank
lin Dupree to tree Chavis and
release the other defendant*
from parole obligations
The case of the Wilmington
10 has become a cause for civil
and human rights groups to
protest that the 10 were "vic
tims of a miscarriage of just
ice."
"Without public outcry, we
wouldn't have gained atten
tion!" exclaimed Helen
Othow, sister of Chavis. she
credited public response for
getting the ruling overturned
"The court system has been
exposed pi being discrimina
tory against blacks," Mrs
Othow asserted
Federal Civil rights lawyers
said that Allen Hall, a witness
giving damaging testimony
that helped convict the 10
defendants, lied under oath,
and the state prosecutor knew
of the irregularities in his
testimony
Hall and two other witnesses
had amended their statements
and each of the throe sjiiJ
were offered a bribe for their
trial testimony
Mrs Othow staled a belief
that the court intentionally
supressed this information be
cause discrimination existed
in North Carolina courts at
that time
' It helps 10 #ιν«; people
more confidence in their gov
ernment when they are able to
take a stand for what is right,'
she concluded
Opposition To Progress Has
Become More Entrenched
Special To The Post
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....vu u &ιυιιμ m run «jiDson, miss., merchants won a
massive $1.25 million judgment against the NAACP just over
two years ago. Americans rallied to save the civil rights
organization from mtain bankruptcy Within a few months.
NAACP branches. Black churches, fraternal and social
organizations provided the bulk of $1.6 million that was
needed under Mississippi law to post a cash bond against the
judgment.
Although a federal district court reduced the bonding
requirements considerably- before the year's end, we still had
to set aside more than $1 million in certificates of deposits to
cover the judgment in case the NAACP loses the case on
appeal.
WHILE STA\ 1NG off these
and other attacks, the NAACP
was continuing its regular
civil rights programs. Indeed,
the obstacles to equality and
the economic well-being for
every Black person are often
greater than in previous
years. Black Americans have
certainly won numerous vic
tories since the sixties
But the harsh reality is that
opposition to progress has
become more entrenched and
elusive in many areas. Black
people now have laws to pro
tect their rights to vote, to live
anywhere they wish, to travel
in the front of the bus and stay
at any hotel in America These
rights are all guaranteed by
law.Not assured, however,has
been their ability to pay for
the enjoyment of many of
these rights
Nevertheless, attacks on
affirmative action and school
desegregation have been more
extensive and intense. More
Rlarks are now out of work
than ever before in the nat
ion's histon The resurgence
of the Ku Klux Klan is well
documented The national
mood is excessively conserva
tive and certainly not suppor
live of programs for the poor
and oppressed.
To develop the required
strategies for this new phase
of the struggle, the NAACP
has had to expand its dimen
sion and programs We now
have, in addition to education,
labor, housing and voter regis
tration programs, depart
ments for church work and
communications Λ depart
ment of economic develop
ment will soon 1m· established.
Also, our present staff has
been actively developing and
conducting programs on Afri
ca
WE HAVE NOT only had to
hire new people. but also to
rent more office spare Still,
as every Black man. woman
and child knows, our pro
grams are hardly enough to
meet the task The NAACP,
however, is blessed with a
dedicated staff which routine
ly contributes hundreds of
man hours beyond their salar
ied requirements The staff
provides the indispensable
support to our volunteer work
ers in 1,700 branches around
the nation
The work and expansion
have been costly As a result
of the overwhelming support
we received during the Missi
ssippi crisis, the NAACP was
able to end 1977 in the black,
the first in about 15 years As
Roy Wilkins. Walter White,
Jame' Wrldon Johnson and all
the other NAACP leaders
knew , civil rights is a hand to
mouth »-ndeavor We have
never had enough money to
conduct the struggle the way it
sh ' : l»e done
vi·γ. 1 ssippi. however,
ι · iCh» u« that Black Amen
vu■ ιj >1111 ουμμυι ι tiicu iJl£tllll
zation when its survival is al
stake This is again the chali
enge we now face
AT THE END o( August, the
NAACP was $:uxi.ikh) in the
red. Our other arm. the
NAACP Special Contributions
Fund, had a deficit of $38U.OOO
for a combined total of
$6Κυ.ιΚΜ). In short, the NAACP
is in a serious financial crisis
We are therefore appealing
to every American who sup7
ports our goals to make a
prompt finahcial contribution
to the NAACP They might
send their contributions to
I7WI Kroutlwuy, \rw York
NY. l<mi».to take out an
NAACP membership with
your local branch
(Jty Starts
Test Κ oil-Out
Collection
The City started distribution
of information to residents
living in four areas scheduled
to test roll out container
refuse collection on Tuesda>.
November 14 Community Im
provement inspectors hand
delivered letters from Mayor
Ken Marris asking for citizens
help in the evaluation of this
method for garbage and trash
collection
The letters were distributed
on the following schedule
November 14, Dilworth, Nov
ember 15, Westerly Hills-Ash
ley Park. November lfi, Sard
is Koad Kama Koad, and Nov
ember 17, Oner Heights
The cart distribution, which
is expected to take about five
days, will be delivered to the
four areas starting Monda>.
November 27 A brochure des
cribing collection days and
other useful information will
he distributed simultaneously
with the carts
Community meetings that
have been scheduled to
acquaint pilot area residents
and other interested citizens
with the rollout container
system are as follows Sun
day. November 1·, at Dilworth
Klementary School in the Mul
ti Purpose Room at 2 p m .
See CITY on page 9
wcummk
For Charitable Purposes
Thousands Wi
>rs Asking For Money
PRESIDENT CARTER GREETS BLACK.LEADERS
>^χ»·««·η vauuu/ vaim (£* cri now rouuey,
(Airman of tA» Black Caucus of tlw DeawP
era tic National Committee, Charlotte, North
Carolina, while Louise Martin, special assist
ant to the President, looks on. Motley and
nearly 200 other black leaders from Mississi
ppi, Tennessee, North and South Carolina
were greeted by the President at a reception
recenuy mine wnite House. They were also
brttfbd by Several senior White House staff
members on the Administration's accom
plishments in the first 20 months and about
the status of domestic legislation now that
Congress has adjourned. The group met the
President following the briefing.
It take· both the BLACK and
WHITE key* on a piano to
play the star spangled banner.
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Photo by Archer's Ltd
VERONICA BEATTY
...JCSU junior
Rev Ben Che^n*
...To be freed?
Benjamin Hooks
Executive director