Recommendations Made To
Reduce Teenage Pregnancies
In 1978, an estimated
1,743 teenagers in Mecklen
burg County became preg
nant. Of that number, 1,007
gave birth.
Statewide more than 26,
000 teenagers, ages 10 to 19,
became pregnant in 1978,
according to a report pre
sented by the Governor's
Advocacy Council on Chil
dren and Youth (GACCY)
at its meeting Tuesday,
May 13, in Raleigh.
A full one-third of those
teenagers in the state who
became pregnant under
went abortions. The re
mainder - some 17,335
teens, half unmarried
gave birth to children.
Some of these children
were kept, some were
given up to relatives or
foster or adoptive parents.
"Anyone can look at
these statistics for Meck
lenburg County and the
state and see clearly that
adolescent sexuality and
pregnancy and their conse
quences are real pro
blems," said Mrs. Ruby
Milgrom, chairperson of
the GACCY.
The GACCY made a
number of recommenda
tions aimed at increasing
the public awareness of the
teenage pregnancy pro
blem and encouraging
more communication be
iween teens ana ineir
parents about sexuality.
Mrs. Milgrom said the
recommendations made by
the council May 13 were
based on a report which
evaluated servcies for sex
ually active and pregnant
teens and teenage parents
in North Carolina. "The
council hopes that these
recommendations will help
local communities reduce
the rate of teenage preg
nancy in Mecklenburg
County and other counties
in the state," Mrs. Milgrom
added.
Key among the GACCY
report'·; 1» ··"—mmenda
tions is that county health
departments become the
lead agency, working par
ticularly with the public
schools, citi/ parents
and youth.
.The report n\ commends
the implementation of com
prehensive, age-appro
priate family life education
programs in kindergarten
through twelfth grade in all
public schools. It also re
commends parenting edu
cation especially for preg
nant teens and teen parents
to help prepare them for
the responsibilities of
adulthood.
" ο the training
teens, the report recom
mends that churches,
PTAs and other youth and
community groups routine
ly provide human sexuality
and sex education classes
and workshops for teens
and their parents.
Some of the other recom
mendations concern an on
going public awareness
campaign to increase
awareness of the preg
nancy problem and in
creases in the availabiity
and accessibility of family
planning and other medical
and non-medical services
especially for sexually act
ive and pregnant teens and
teen parents, ages 15 and
younger.
The recommendations
were based on findings
from a seven-month study
conducted in nine counties,
according to Mrs. Mil
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schools for
were selected as being re
presentative of the state
based on population, geo
graphic location and ado
lescent-sexuality and preg
nancy-related health indi
cators and estimated num
bers of adolescent women
who are likely to become
pregnant. The counties
were Bertie, Caldwell,
Edgecombe, Durham,
Guilford, Jackson, Mit
chell, Pasquotank and
Robeson.
The project included in
terviews and question
naires involving directors
and staff from local school
systems and other public
agencies, as well as private
physicians, volunteer
youth group leaders and
community leaders. No in
terviews were conducted
with teens; tçen question
naires were self-admin
istered.
"While only nine counties
were surveyed, the council
feels comfortable that the
results of the project are
representative of the
state," according to Chair
person Milgrom.
"Adolescent pregnancy
affects thousands of North
Carolinians," Mrs. Mil
grom pointed out. "Teen
pregnancies affect more
than just the mothers ; they
affect the partners, pa
rents, siblings and all other
family members. The doc
tors, nurses, social work
ers, teachers and others
who serve these teens are
affected. The neighbor
hoods and communities in
which these teens live are
affected. The state and its
taxpayers are ultimately
also affected."
The report, Mrs. Mil
grom said, is not intended
to represent the opinions of
the governor or state
government. It does, how
ever, represent the opin
ions of the GACCY.
GACCY, established in
1971, is an advocacy pro
gram within the N.C. De
partment of Administra
tion. Among its goals is the
evaluation of services for
young people in North
Carolina.
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Mechanics And Faimere
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To Open New Branch
Mechanics and Farmers
Bank, the state's oldest and
largest black-owned bank
has received approval to
establish an office in Win
ston-Salem. The new
branch will be on Clare
mont Avenue near 7th St.
Local prominent black
leaders began efforts over
a year ago to establish the
branch.
In announcing final ap
proval, J. J. Sansom Jr.,
president of Mechanics and
Farmers said, "We are
delighted to be in the posi
tion to proceed with our
plans to enter the Winston
Salem market and look
forward to serving the
banking needs of the east
Winston community."
Mechanics and Farmers
was established in 1906 and
has eight branches in Dur- ,
ham, Raleigh and Char
lotte. It ranks sixth in
deposits among all black
owned banks in the nation.
Melvyn White, a native of
Moxville will oversee all
the bank's activities in that
area. White is a career
banker with 16 years of
banking experience in New
York and Florida. He is a
graduate of the Stomier
Graduate School of Bank
ing, itutgers University,
New Brunswick, N.J. He
was listed in Who's Who
among black Americans
1977-78 and Who's Who in
the South and Southwest
1978-79.
The bank expects to be
gin construction soon.
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WOMEN'S DAY OBSERVANCE
Shiloh Institutional Baptist Church Sa
turday crowned Gloria Tillman queen of
the annual Women's Day observance.
Annie Blackmon was the first runner-up.
Mrs. Heppie Davis, wife of Shiloh
pastor Tommy G. Davis was the guest
speaker. She spoke on the theme "Build
ing a Home in the 80s," stressing the role
of women in the home.
Seated in the picture are the Women's
Day Committee members. The captains
who were the contestants are standing.
Chaired by Gwen Workman the com
mittee chose Ms. Tillman because she
raised the most money to benefit the
church.
Druid Hill Club Plans Attic Sale
The Druid Hills Garden
Club discussed plans for an
attic sale, Mrs. Druid Hills
Contest and a tea and
flower show at its May
meeting.
Members set the attic
sale for Saturday, June 8
and 15. The flower show
and Mrs. Druid Hills
crowning were scheduled
for June 8 from 4 to 8 p.m.
at Mrs. Minnie Connor's
home located at 1007 Druid
Circle.
Held at the home of Mrs.
Queen Ellis, member who
attended the meeting were
as follows: Mrs. Inez Ellis,
Ha.ttie McCree, Saphease
Blackman, Mrs. Sadie En
glish, Mrs. Dora McGill,
Mrs. Rebecca Patterson,
Mrs. Minnie Connor, Mrs.
Edna Gaston, Mrs. Emma
Wade and Mrs. Eva Wiley.
Black Businesses Show
Healthy Growth Rate
Despite soaring inflation
and interest rates, black
businesses grew 17.5 per
cent to reach $1.22 billion in
1979, according to the
Eightft Annual "Be 100"
Black Enterprise Maga
zine's listing of the nation's
top 100 black-owned com
panies. *
The increase in gross
sales, reported in the June
issue, exceeded last year's
13.3 percent rate of infla
tion by 4.2 percent. The
cut-off point for inclusion
on the 1979 "Be 100" in
creased 24 percent - $5.2
million from $4.2 million in
1978.
The top five "Be 100"
companies retained their
1978 standings. Holding
first place for the eighth
consecutive year is Mo
town Industries (Los An
geles) which posted re
venues of $64,800 million;
second place, Johnson Pu
blishing Company (Chica
go) reported revenues of
$61,005 million; third place,
Fedco Foods Corporation
(New York) posted $45,000
million; H. J. Russell Con
struction Company, Inc.
(Atlanta) moved from fifth
to fourth place with re
venues of $41,000 million;
and Johnson Products
Company, Inc. (Chicago)
fell to fifth from fourth
place with total revenues of
$35.458 million. ^
"In their 1979 sales peS
formance, the 100 largtet
black companies once
more managed to stay a
head of inflation by a nar
row but significant mar
gin," said Earl G. Graves,
editor and publisher of
Black Enterprise. "Re
grettably, there are also
numbers in these reports
that tell a very different
story. When one looks at
black business as part of
the nationwide economy,
the picture becomes grim.
When sales are adjusted
for inflation, black busi
ness lost ground in the
1970s despite the tremen
dous upsurge in the num
ber of companies," he con
tinued.
Auto dealers, one of the
largest groups on the )ist,
lost ground in 1979-dipping
both in revenues and total
number of companies from
1978.
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cleaning and storing them.
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