PTA Turns Concern Into
Do you know a child like this in
your community? He could be
helped through National PTA's
"Children'* Emotional Health
Project" ? one of many on
going programs designed by
professional consultants for mc
In state and local PTA'i.
Many Americans are con
cerned about what's happen
ing in our nation today ? about
the tragic increase of deaths
caused by- drugs, senseless vio
lence erupting in our cities and
schools, continued pollution of
the air we breathe and the water
we drink.
We're concerned and that's
good. But it takes more than
concern to stop drug abuse, to
prevent disruption in our com
munities, to clean up the envi
ronment. It takes people work
ing together who aren't afraid
to meet the issues face-to-face.
It takes action.
PTA, the world's largest vol
unteer organization, can supply
that action. During its 74-year
history of working to provide
quality living and quality learn
ing for all Americans, some of
the greatest accomplishments
on behalf of children and youth
have resulted from the work of
the PTA.
Backing up the work of the
National PTA, state and local
PTA's across the nation con
tinue to channel their concerns
into positive action:
? A midwestern state PTA
embarked upon a statewide
Children's Emotional Health
Program. Designed by the Na
tional PTA for implementation
on the local level, the program
attacks the increasing problem
of emotional disturbances in
children through an educational
program of films, workshops,
and group meetings for parents
and teachers.
ACTION
? An elementary PTA in the
east chose a project in the field
of special education. This local
unit "adopted" a class of 30
children, most of whom were
from low-income families.
Many of the children had never
had a vacation, been to a doctor,
or gone swimming in a pool.
The PTA provided a camp,
supplied food, obtained the ser
vices of a dietitian and a nurse,
and arranged for transportation
to and from the camp.
? A metropolitan PTA,
alarmed at the growing use of
drugs by teenagers, as well as an
almost epidemic rise in venereal
disease among this age group,
sponsored a "traveling work
shop" covering both subjects.
Designed and manned by au
thorities in these areas and
PTA members, the workshop
played to hundreds of people
covering several suburbs.
"Now more than ever the
PTA is called upon to be out
spoken on behalf of children
and youth," says Mrs. Leon S.
Price, of Dallas, Tex., Nation
al PTA president. "Through
memberships in the PTA, men
and women and youth can turn
drift into direction, indifference
into enthusiasm, and delay into
action now."
Membership in the PTA is
through the local unit (local
PTA), which is usually orga
nized in a school, and is open to
all persons interested in the
welfare of children and youth.
Nominal dues include member
ship in the local, state, and na
tional organizations.
PTA Works for All Children
The problem* and Hanger!* faring youngsters today are mortally
serious. Children are growing up in a world beset by violence,
pollution, drugs, and crime. If you're concerned, and want to do
something about the problems and dangers facing America's youth
today, join the PTA. When you join PTA, you join millions of other
men and women who eare about the young and about the country.
CASSIUS CLAY TO STAK
IN PLAY
Chicago ? Mohammed Ah
(better known to you as Cas
sius Clay) will star again is
"Big Time Buck White," the
Oscar Brown. Jr. musical vert
ion of the play which was the
famous Off-Broadway success.
Mr. All had appeared for I
limited run in the play at the
George Abbott Theatre on
Broadway.
A national touring group wiL
be seen in the play starting on
the East Coast October 1st I'
will also be seen in major col
leges all over the country. The
play will be produced by C. B.
Atkins, well-known impresario,
former husband of Sarah Vaugh
an and Mr. All's manager. C. B.
Atkins is also negotiating foi
picture rights of other black
plays and producing two other
black plays in this city. "Big
Time Buck White" will be book
ed through the office of Willard
Alexander at 660 Madison Ave.
in New York.
Featured in the cast will be
Ted Lanze, Kirk Kirsey, and
Bodinl who will play the role
of Jive In the production. Bo
dini U a Muslim who collab
orated with Mr. All in writing
a series of poems and was
specifically requested by Ali to
be in the production.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Ali is
slated to fight an exhibition in
Atlanta on September 2nd, and
has, in fact, intimated that he
may be in some other fights
during the course of his theatri
cal touring. "But that wont
make any difference," Mr. Ali
said. "Right after every fight
111 Just catch a plane and fly
back to my theatrical Job."
COUNSELING AVAILABLE
TO VETERANS
The Veterans Administration
has provided some 1,350,000 ser
vicemen In Vietnam with basic
information on government pro
grams available to them both
before and after discharge; W. R.
Phillips, Director of the Wins
ton-Salem VA Regional Office,
said today.
In operation "Early Word,"
the overseas portion of VA'i
"Outreach" program, VA rep
resentatives in Vietnam dlscusi
VA benefits in group sessions
and personal interviews.
The story of how America's
fighting men get the word is
told in "Two Years of Out
reach," a booklet recently dis
tributed by the VA
Phillips said these representa
tives helped veterans and ser
vicemen file more than 53,000
applications for vocational train
ing, and nearly 78,000 applica
tions for disability compensa
tion.
In addition, as part of its fol
low-up, the VA sent 1,500.000
letters to Vietnam veterans
shortly after they were discharg
ed. About 15.5 percent of these
letters went to veterans who
were high school dropouts be
fore military service. The follow
up letters and the booklet re
minded the young veterans oi
the GI Bill, and urged them to
utilize their benefits, especially
educational and training pro
grams.
Veterans may visit, write, or
phone U. S. Veterans Assistance
Centers or the nearest VA office
for help or counseling In mat
ters ranging from education to
employment and from health to
housing.
DISCHARGES
Mr. Clifton Frazier
1304 Archer St
Mrs. Delorse Farmer
305 W. Florida St
Mr. Davis Prultt
147 Warren St
Mr. Willie Curlee
931 Reld St
FAMILY DIET
In a food survey done in
1965-66 by the Department ol
Agriculture, U. S. Family diet*
were not as good as they were
in 1955. Calcium and iron were
the nutrients most often below
recommended allowances.
Best sources of iron are lean
red meats, organ meats, dark
green vegetables, egg yolks,
oysters, dried fruit, dry beani
and peas, whole grain and en
riched grain products. Iron is
needed to help build good red
blood It combines with protein
to make hemoglobin cells. These
cells act as boats to carry oxy
gen to muscles; lungs and the
brain. Possible results of a lack
of iron in the diet are low hem
oglobin or nutritional anemia,
poor appetite, tiring easily, and
thinking slowly.
To be sure to get an adequate
supply of iron, be sure to in
clude foods from the four essen
tial groups in the right Amount
daily. For adults these are: 2
servings daily from both the
milk group and from the meat
and meat substitute group (sub
stitutes: dry beans and peas,
peanut butter, eggs, fish and
poulry) and 4 servings daily
from both the bread and cereal
group and the fruit and vege
table group. One serving from
the fruit and vegetable group
should be rich in vitamin C and
the other a dark green or deep
yellow fruit or vegetable.
Now here are some menues
based on the four food groups
with special attention given to
iron rich foods.
Breakfast
Fresh cantaloupe
French Toast (enriched)
(or whole wheat bread)
Syrup - margerine
Bacon
Coffee - milk
Loach
Hamburger & Bun
Lettuce & tomatoes
Grapes
Milk
Dinner
Fried chicken
Crowder peas - Broccoli
Biscuits - milk gravy
Milk or iced tea
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Breakfast
Fresh sliced peaches
Poached eggs
Whole wheat toast - margerine
Milk - coffee
Lunch
Green beans - fried squash
Sliced tomatoes
Enriched corn bread - butter
Apple cobbler
Milk
Dinner
Chuck roast
Oven browned potatoes
Tossed salad - trench dressing
Enriched rolls - margerine
Tea or coffee
FRIENDLY CELEBRATES
13TH ANNIVERSARY
An anniversary is not always
a cheerful thing ? in most in
stances it denotes someone or
something getting older. At
Greensboro's Friendly Shopping
Center, announcing their 13th
Anniversary this week (August
30 through September 5), you
sense a totally different feeling
? instead of a tiring getting
older feeling you are caught up
in an exciting, enthusiastic re
freshing newness of spirit. Too
see the evidence of challenge
progress and sophisticated
growth all around you. Friendly
is celebrating their 13th Anni
versary this week with signifi
cant achievement during the
past year. In the past year
Friendly has added 13 beauti
ful new stores to the Center,
over 115,184 additional square
feet of retail area and over 1600
additional free parking spacee
for your convenience.
In keeping with their motto
of "Friendly Offers More" the
developers have added e beau
tiful Auditorium to the Center's
expanded facilities through
which carefully scheduled cul
tural, educational and civic pro
gramming are offered to the
community.
The developers, management
and merchants of the Friendly
Shopping Center appreciate you
the consumer in making thla
Center what it is today and hop*
you will Join in our 13th Anni
versary celebration and make
this the greatest until we cele
brate our 14th Anniversary next
year. You are all welcome ?
values, fashions, quality, serv
ice, excitement and entertain
ment for all.
General Hardware and Power Tools
"Serving the Public Since 1902"
5 1 5-523-525 S. Elm St. Greensboro, N C
Power Tools 272-4549 272-2 1 06 Main Store