THE BETTER WE KNOW US
GaSTONIa — “My beliefs concern
ing a minister's service to a given com
munity is that he should be concerned
about the total well being of the whole
person - BODY, MInD, and SOUL -
and should preach a gospel of relevance
to guide the hearer in how to live pro
ductively while on earth as well as to
live eternally in the here-after. To be
relevant in one's preaching does not
mean compromising, or sacrificing
basic religious principles thus lowering
moral standards, but it does mean
adaptmg to change in a changing so
ciety. New methods in church opera
tion, and new approaches to problem
solving in keeping with the times can
be effectively explored for we can’t
expect to use tools of horse-and-buggy
age to remedy ills in a space age.’’
The above quotation comes from
a man of letters, a man of conviction
and a modem day man of the cloth -
THE RKV. T. M. WAlKEk.
Such quotes as “The alert minister
realizes that youth who have been ex
posed to a reasonable environment and
good home trainmg are not usually re
bellious; but they do demand from the
older generation fairness and an oppor
tunity to be heard when they speak
Jean M. White, Staff Writer
and to be trusted when they request
it....’
And, “I believe ministers shoulu,
aside from serving their immediate
parish, get involved with the issues
today. Lead in the pulpit, and lead
within the community where leader
ship is needed....'’ demonstrate very
vividly Rev. Walker’s philosophy con
cerning a minister's usefulness in to
day’s world.
Rev. Walker majored in the Fine
Arts at A&T University, Greensboro,
but took five years of summer studies
in the School of Religion of Shaw
University. Within three years he earn
ed the Bachelor of Theology degree at
Bible Training Institute of Goldsboro,
N.C. While in Virginia, Rev. Walker
did further study in Sociology at Nor-
folk Division Virginia State College.
He has taken advantage of many study
insitutes and religious seminars per
taining to the work of the ministry.
In January, 1971, Rev. Walker be
came pastor of Friendship Baptist
Church, Gastonia, N.C. Prior to this,
he had pastored the following church
es: First Baptist Church, iNorth Wilkes-
boro, N.C.; First Baptist Church of
Hertford, N.C.; Mount Olive Baptist
Church of Virginia Beach, Va.; and
Olive Branch Baptist Church of Eliza
beth City, N.C.
To further substantiate his philos
ophy of the ministry as quoted in the
beginning paragraphs. Rev. Walker has
served as president of the Key City
Credit Union of North Wilkesboro;
board member and Church chairman,
and twice president pf the NAACF in
no less than three counties; Vice Pres
ident of the Baptist Conference of
Norfolk, Portsmouth and vicinity;
Vice President of the Interdenomina
tional Ministerial Alliance of Elizabeth
City, N.C.; the chairman of First Con
gressional District for voter registra
tion; the Secretary-Treasurer of the
Roanoke Missionary Baptist Associa
tion in Eastern North Carohna; Head
Start Co-Ordinator for three counties;
Director of Economic Resource Cent
er; Professional Counselor in New Ca
reers of the Economic Improvement
Council, Treasurer and board member
of the organization just mentioned.
Now after reading the preceding
paragraph, one would think that
this man would be delighted to
take a “break'’, but not so! In addi
tion to his pastorine Friendship Bap
tist Church, the Rev. T. M. Walker
is presently the Director of Christian
Education of Gastin County Mission
ary Baptist Association; President of
Gaston County NAACF; Instructor of
Religious classes of Gaston County Co-
Operative Institute; Vice President of
United Ministers Fellowship; a member
of the Greater Gastonia Ministerial
Association, and a member of Gaston
County Council on Aging. And fur
ther, this remarkable man finds the
time to write a weekly column, “Rid
dles In Rhymes ’ for this newspaper.
A family man, indeed so, he and
Mrs. Walker are the proud parents of
two sons: Melvin J. and Jerry Lee.
When writing of a man such as Rev.
Walker, it is very difficult to know
where to end. So let’s let Rev. Walker
make the closing remarks, “....let us
as a race set the example of noble
living, and be selective in our value
judgments, realizing that human life is
precious, honesty pays rich rewards,
willingness to work gives dignity, and
responsible citizenship calls for fullfil-
ment of duty to home, church, school
and community.’"
The Rev. T.M. Walker - a man to
know; because the better we know him,
THE BETTER WE KNOW US!
REV. T.M. WALKER
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VOLUME III, NO. 12 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13,1975
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To Locomotives
Notes & Reminders
GREENSBORO — There will be an informal organi
zational dinner-meeting for the Terry Sanford for President
Campaign this Thursday, August 14, at 7 p.m. at Nuckles
Restaurant.
Jim Turner, a Greensboro attorney and a key Sanford
organizer, said that the purpose of the dinner was to
involve any persons interested in the Sanford Campaign and
to discuss the formation of a local campaign organization.
Bill Henderson, Financial Manager of the Sanford Cam
paign, will speak briefly to the group. He will explain the
organizational structure of the Sanford Campaign and will
also discuss how Terry Sanford stands in relation to other
candidates.
Sanford, former Governor of North Carolina, is now on
leave of absence as President of Duke University. He plans
to enter a good number of the various primaries around the
country and has geared his campaign to the idea that the
South has better candidates to offer the nation than George
Wallace.
HIGH POINT - A new, highly specialized branch
library is scheduled to open in early September in the South-
side Multi-Service Center on Taylor Street.
The new branch library, with an initial collection of 7,000
volumes, will concentrate on the library needs of the neigh
borhood, which is cited as one of the city’s most highly dis
advantaged areas.
Childrens’s services will be stressed mainly at first. In ad
dition to books, the library will house a variety of audio
visual materials from the central library’s collection, and
specialized materials normally found in kindergartens. The
library will be well-situated to cooperate with other agencies
in the center to serve all residents of the neighborhood,
from children to senior citizens.
HIGH POINT — (LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS) The
Washington Street Branch summer reading program, coordi
nated vrith city departments to give children the chance to
learn about their city, has scheduled August 14, beginning
at 1:30 p.m., the Parks Division of the Parks and Recreation
Department. Features will be equipment: 9-gang grass
mower, grounds master, and a tree spade; and films, “I’m
No Fool Having Fun” and “The Day the Bicycles Disappear
ed.”
Rain date for the above is the next day, at the same time.
HIGH POINT — YWCA (Fourth Street) Adult Day
Care begins at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday.
CHATTANOOGA,
(Tenn.) - It’s a long way
from Yadkinville, North
Carolina, to the Southern
Railway diesel shop at Chat
tanooga, Tennessee. And
Frank Cowan has come all
the way but his route involv
ed jet engines - real ones -
instead of toy trains. He
works as general foreman at
the diesel shop where South
ern services and overhauls
many of its locomotives. His
basic experience with engines
dates back to his air force
tour of four years as an
aircraft mechanic.
“I liked the work I did on
the big jet engines,” he said,
“and I welcomed the chance
to continue along the same
lines as a mechanic for loco
motives.” When Frank came
to work for Southern in June,
1966, he was sent to school
for six months to become a
polished mechinist. He start
ed work as a diesel locomo
tive mechanic in 1967, was
promoted to foreman in 1971
and general foreman in April,
1974. He is pleased with the
advancements he has made in
his work and generously lab
els Southern as “one of the
best employers in the South.”
Atlanta and Chattanooga
are the main maintenance
points for all of Southern’s
engines. A total of 21 loco
motives are serviced each day
H : '1 !|
s ^ I
Named Assistant Manager
in tiie Chattanooga shop - and rotates for weekend duty
seven locomotives per shift, once every four or five weeks.
Frank presently works on the “Locomotives are brought in
once a monUi,” Frank ex- taken of oil and water and
plained. This monthly check- sent to the lab where
up involves a complete check certain problems can be de-
of the engine. Samples are ;(Jontinued. on Page, 2^
11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift for preventive maintenance
"State Title XX Plans Analyzed”
HIGH POINT — Charles
A. Ramsey joins the Southern
Furniture Market Center as
Assistant Manager of the Top
of the Mart.
Ramsey, a native of Char
lotte, N.C., has been in food
service for a number of years
in North and South Carolina.
Ramsey began his career in
food service as Maitre’d of the'
Breakers Hotel, Myrtle Beach,
S.C. In 1955 he became af-
fiUiated with Greensboro
Country Qub, as Maitre’d.
He was named Assistant
Manager of Greensboro City
Club in 1973. Recently, he
managed the Contential Room
at Forsyth Country Club,
Winston-Salem, N.C.
He is married to the form
er Gloria Jean Brown. They
have a family of three, Mel
anie Louise 15, Robin Ann
12, and Charles II, 2V2.
August 15, 1975 is an im
portant date regarding the
State’s plan for social services
to be delivered under the new
Utle XX program of the So
cial Security Act, for this is
the last date on which public
comment will be allowed on
the plan. Most people have
heard of Title XX as a pro
gram that will give money to
a wide variety of social pro
grams, but they are not aware
of how to discover what ex
actly is in the plan, nor do
they have a basis to make
educated criticism of the
proposals.
A good place to start
analyzing the Title XX plan is
to look at what the federal
government allows states to
do with the money and
compare that to what North
Carolina is actually planning
to do. Basically, North Carol
ina is being more restrictive in
using this money than is pro
posed in the national legisla
tion. Eligibility for services is
one major point of difference.
Services offered in North
Carolina fall into four major
groups. Group One or Self
Support Services include the
following: educational sup
port, employment and train
ing, legal services, social devel
opment and group services
and transportation.
Under Self Sufficiency of
Group Two services, counties
are required to provide adop
tion, family planning, foster
care for children and health
support services plus inter
state/intercounty services to
enable individuals to remain
in their own homes. Addition
al services that could be
provided in this category
include delinquency preven
tion, foster care for adults,
home management and main
tenance services, housing and
home improvement services,
problem pregnancy services
and services to segments of
the population with special
needs such as handicapped
persons.
Providing day care services
for children is required under
Group Three services which
are designed to prevent neg
lect. abuse and exploitation
of children and adults and to
strengthen families. Other
possil^le Group Three services
are personal and family coun
seling, preparation and deliv
ery of meals, homemakers
and aides and day care for
adults.
Group Four services are
geared at preventing inappro
priate institutionalization. In
this section, counties are
required to provide protective
services to adults and children.
Information and referral serv
ices are one other option.
Eligibility is based on the
adjusted medium income for
a family of four in North
Carolina. The chart below
contrasts the differences in
eligibility allowed by the
federal government and that
set in the North Carolina
plan. This shows that less
people in North Carolina will
be able to take advantage of
Title XX services than the
federal government proposes.
PER CENT OF STATE MEDIUM
INCOME FOR ELIGIBILITY
Federal
Services Regulations NC Plan
Grp 1
Grp 2
Grp 3
Grp 4
116% 66%
116% 80%
116% 100%
*NL *NL
*NL = No Limit
Fees will not be charged
for Group Four services either
under federal regulations or
in the North Carolina plan.
For all other groups of ser
vices, the federal regulations
call for no fee to be charged
to persons earning less than
80% of the state’s medium
income and be charged on a
sliding scale up to persons
earning 115% of the medium
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