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VOL. 80, NO. 16
Veterans' Comer
Editor's Note: Veterans and
their dependents are asking
thousands of questions concerning
the benefits their Govern
ment provides for them through
the Veterans Administration.';
Below are some representative
queries. Additional information
may be obtained at any VA office.
Q ? Shortly after I was separated
from service I converted
my GI insurance policy, and
have kept it in force. May I
borrow on this policy?
A ? Yes. Your policy describes
the loan features. If you
wish exact figures, you should
contact the VA office to which
you send your insurance premiums.
Ihey will explain your
policy's loari provisions, tell you
the amount available, and provide
an application form. The
interest charge on policy loans
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earlier this year.
Q ? My son was lost at sea
during World War II. I would
like to have a memorial marker
to put in a private cemetery.
Will the Army furnish one?
A ? Yes. Application forms
for memorial markers are avail-1
able at all VA offices, and should
be mailed to the Office of the
Chief Support Service, Department
of the Army, Washington,
D. C.
Q ? Does "paid-up" insurance
pay dividends?
A ? Yes. However, when a1
policy is surrendered for reduced
paid-up insurance the dividends
will be based on the reduced
amount. When limited
payment policies such as 20payment-life
have all premiums
paid up, they continue to
receive dividends.
8KEENS CHAPEL
SPONSORS BUS TRIP
The Skeens Chapel Holiness
Church of 350 Ashehoro Rtrppt
is sponsoring a bus trip to Baltimore,
Md. The bus will be
leaving from Skeens Chapel on
Friday, March 19 at 1:00 A.M.
The trip is open to those interested
in attending the services
of the Solid Rock Church
of Christ, sightseeing, visiting
relatives or vyhat ever you desire.
For information call 2720882
or 274-2698, the home of
Mrs. Sarah Grant.
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FINAL RITES TO I
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Ellis F. Corbett, longtime di- >
rector of public relations at
A&T State University and former
national president of the
20,000-member Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, died Wednesday'
morning in L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
Corbett, 61, had been employ- j
ed at A&T since 1951, and just
three years ago was named associate
director of planning and
development.
An energetic and fun loving
puDliclst. Corbett at one ume;
served concurrently as public j
relations director, alumni sec- ^
retary and director of placement.
During his tenure as executive
secretary of the A&T National
Alumni Association, annual giving
by the graduates rose from
about $7,000 annually to more
than $50,000.
Just last November, more than
300 persons honored Corbett at
a testimonal for his contributions
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A graduate of A&T, Corbett
launched his career 39 years
ago as a traveling representative '
for the Norfolk Journal and,
Guide, a black-owned weekly]
newspaper.
He served that newspaper for
more than 20 years and became
a successful circulation manager.
Corbett returned to A&T in
August of 1951.
He served under four different
presidents at A&T.
Corbett became widely known
in public relations circles and
in 1962 he was cited by the 100
Percent Wrong Club of Atlanta
as the "College Publicity Man
of the Year."
Two years ago Corbett step
ped down as grand basileus of
the Omegas. He had previously
served the fraternity as national
director of public relations, editor
of the Oracle and representative
of the Third District.
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Out I
c>iture Outlook!
'0 7, c. 1971
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.gainst Pol
Expv.t Tells Con
Legislation now pending in
Congress and many state lawnaking
bodies may actually
tinder rather than help the fight
igainst pollution, according to
l noted soil and plant scientist.
"I am afraid that we are eo
ng to get such legislation passed
hat will handicap reasonable
irogress in this area," said Dr.
f. Ritchie Cowan, president of
he American Society of Agrononists.
Cowan, also head of the farm
rops department at Oregon
state University, was involved
n conferences Monday at A&T
Jtate University.
"I think that we are being
ilarmists," said Cowan. "We
teed to give pollution serious
ittention before acting. We go
irom one crisis to another. A
ew years ago, everyone was
alking about building bomb
ihelters."
Cowan said that persons in
he field of agriculture have
sften been accused of being maor
contributiors to soil and plant
coilution.
$86,000 RECEIVED
POLLUTION AND
$86,000 has been received
through the Christmas Seal
campaign to fight air pollution,
TB and other respiratory diseases
in Guilford, Rockingham,
Caswell and Stokes Counties according
to Dan T. Griffin, President
of the Piedmont TB-Respiratory
Disease Association.
This will mean an expanded
program of services for the residents
of the area during the
coming year. These will include
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teen-mug atnuui avuucuts uic ua?gers
of air pollution on their
lungs, effects of smoking; prevention
of emphysema and other
respiratory infections; better
services for TB patients.
It will mean involvement of
local citizens in air quality controls.
It will provide local citizens
with more services in treatment
of emphysema . . . more
follow-up of TB patients. More
medical education of physicians
and nurses ? more cooperation
with hospitals in training of
staffs in pulmonary diseases.
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llution May Hurt
iference At A&T
"It is true," said Cowan that
the use of artificial types of
pesticides and herbicides can be
detrimental, if they are used in
a careless way. However, I would
say that agronomists have used
these chemicals intelligently and
have been very respectful in
order to maximize yields of
crops."
Cowan said his organization
recently organized a new publication
dedicated to the study
of environmental agriculture.
"What agriculture hasn't done,"
he said "is a good public relations
job."
"We must guard against legislation
without reason," he said.
"I feel that our only reasonable
way is to research these situations
more adequately. We must
test the herbicides before they
are released and see that they
are adjusted from time to time,
even after they are released."
"As we get down the road and
as social scientists develop ex
peruse, saia uowan, we are
going to find some of the answers.
Meanwhile, we still have
people who need something to
eat."
TO FIGHT AIR
LUNG DISEASES
"It will mean the Piedmont
area will be a cleaner, healthier
place to live. ... It will mean
greater participation of local
citizens in 'the air they breathe'
? to make it cleaner.
We are grateful to all those
who made this possible through
Ihcir support of Christmas Seals
and their participation in the
programs we are trying to provide,
Mr. Griffin said. .
During 1969 at total of 39,120
new cases of TB were reported
to the public health authorities.
Emphysema ranks second in
cases of disability.
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