SINGLE MOTHERS PROGRAM
National president Hortens* o. Canady,
of Laming. Michigan, announces
Summit U: A Call to Action In Sup
port of Black Single Mothers at a news
conference in Washington, D.C., at the
Washington Hilton, la May. Delta
chapters in more than 35 cl tie* will hold
summit workshops to hammer out local
solutions to the problems of unemploy
fneut, educational and income depriva
uom faced by many single mothers.
Shown with Mrs. Canady are, left to
right: Ms. Ella McNair, Delta program
director; Mrs. Lynette Taylor, of Alex
andria, Va„ chair, Delta’s Projects
Program Planning Development Com
mittee; Dr. Bern a dine Denning, of De
troit, chair. Delta's Social Action Com
mittee; Mrs. Mary B. Hendrick, Delta
executive director and Mrs. Bertha Pitts
Campbell, of Seattle, one of Delta’s three
surviving founders.
If Kept In Ill-Repair
Mercury Vapor Lamps Can Be Dangerous
Special To Hie Poet
.. Raleigh - They’re used to
light gymnasiums, shop
ping centers, warehouses,
sports arenas, malls,
swimming pools, and out
door fairgrounds. They
look like ordinary light
bulbs, but if kept in ill
repair, mercury vapor
lamps can be dangerous.
January, 1983, 13 people
received treatment for eye
and facial burns after at
tending a basketball game
in Guilford County. An in
spection of the gymnasium
where the game was
played, revealed a' 1,000
watt mercury vapor lamp
with a broken outer en
velope.
November, 1983, 10 peo
ple received medical at
tention, and 30 others
complained to officials
about eye irritation after a
basketball game in Fay
etteville. An inspection of
the gymnasium turned up a
mercury vapdr lamp with a
broken outer envelope.
“When the outer en
velope of a mercury vapor
lamp is broken, it allows
ultrviolent (UV) radiation
to escape,” states Health
Direcfcr’EfrT' KonaTd ~
Levene.
wnen tne outer en
jjiope of a mercury vapor
Imnp is broken, it allows
ultraviolent (UV) radiation
to escape,” state Health
Director Dr. Konald H.
Levine said. “Exposure to
this radiation poses a very
real' threat for painfil
eye and skin injury, which
usually is not noticed
until two or three hours
after exposure.’’
Levine pointed out that
the dangers from UV ra
diation vary according to
the wattage of the mer
cury vapor lamp, the dis
tance from the lamp, the
type of luminaire used, and
the duration of exposure.
“The distance from the
lamp has a dramatic af
fect on the amount of
radiation exposure,’’ he
said. “The amount of ‘
radiation increases four
times when the distance
from the lamp is halved.’’
Levine is warning public
and non-public school of
ficials, universities and
colleges, and county health
departments about the
dangers of UV radiation
exposure from fnercury va
por lamps, and the im
portance of proper main
tenance when these lamps
are used.
“Emergency room phy
sicians, other health care
providers, and the general
public need to be aware of
the symptoms of mercury
qjrapor lamp exposure so
that a correct diagnosis
can be made, and the
broken lamp can be found
and replaced/’ Levine
said, i-k ■ • ,
the eyelids, redness ot tne
eyes and lids, a burning
sensation in the eyes, and
blurred vision. These
symptoms may start to
subside without medical
treatment about 24 hours
after exposure, with nor
mal vision returning 36
hours after exposure. How
I
ever, Levine noted, most
people who are exposed to
UV light long enough to
cause pain and blurred vi
sion often seek emergency
medical care.
Users of mercury vapor
lamps are being urged to,
purchase lamps which au
tomatically shut off when
_J - Thursday, February 16. 1984 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page 13A
Black Hittory Month
C. Smith Special Calendar Of Events
. .Sunday, February 1* -
, “Hats: A Tribute to Har
riet Tubman. ■’ Atlanta
actress Sabdra Dunson
Frar will present a one
womiui show 1- tribute to
Harriet Tubman, one of
black history’s greatest
conductors on the under
ground railroad. Harriet
personally led over 300
slaves to freedom using a
series of safe houses on 19
trips through the South
despite a paralyzing illness
and a $40,000 reward for
her capture, dead or alive.
Tubman served in the
Union Army as a soldier,
nurse, spy, scout and cook
as well as taking an ac
tive leadership role in the
AME Zion Church. The
show is open to the public
free of charge and will be
held at 8:15 p.m. in the
University Church on cam
pus.
the outer envelope is
broken. Double shielding of
mercury vapor lamps
helps reduce the radiation
leakage, and broken lamps
should be turned off and
replaced immediately.
Read
The Charlotte Post
Tuesday, February 21 -
Black Lawyers Forum,
sponsored by the JCSU
Society of Future Crimin
al Justicians from 10 a.m.
to noon in the Science Hall
Annex, Room 107. Judge
Michael Todd will speak
from 10-11 a m. to be fol
lowed by a panel discus
sion by six area lawyers
focusing on black issues in
the current legal arena.
Open to the public. For
more information, call
Anise Key-Brown at 378
1000, Ext. 2061.
. .Thursday, February 23 -
Workshop IV of the Urban
Studies’ Black History
Month series. “Blacks in
the Theatre,” a present
ation by actor-director
Defoy Glenn and GM
Productions of Charlotte
will discuss black roles and
plays in theatre. Area
actors and actresses will
discuss their careers from
7-10 p.m. in McCrorey
Hall, Room 208. For in
formation, call Hattie
Lee per at 378-1097.
Thursday-Saturday, Fe
bruary 23-25 - “Simply
Heavenly,” Langston
Hughes’ folk comedy deal
ing with life and love in
1950’s Harlem. Protagonist
Jesse Simple befriends one
female love too many,
which allows the regulars
at Paddy’s Bar ample
opportunity to philosophize
about life in Harlem. Per
formances will be held
each night at 8 p.m. in
Biddle Auditorium. Ad
vance tickets may be pur
chased in the Business
Office on campus. Admis
sion will be $3 for adults.
For information, call Char
lotte D'Armond at 378-1000,
Ext. 2077.
Sunday, February 26
The JCSU Society of Fu
ture Criminal Justicians
will present a Faculty
Fashion Show from 7-9
p.m. in Biddle Auditorium.
The history of black fa
shion along with a look at
today's styles will be fea
tured. For information,
call Anise Key-Brown at
378-1000, Ext. 2061.
For additional informa
tion or other needs on any
of the above items, please
call the University Rela
tions office at 378-1022 or
378-1025. Phil Busher and
Frances Harris are there to
serve you.
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