APEX APEX - The senior choir of ihe First Baptist was in charge of the devotion as it usually is on each first Sunday morn ing for the 11 a.m. worship service, Mrs, E. H. Williams sang the pre-message solo and performed beautifully. She is also organist for the choir. The pastor, Rev, Jf. £. per- JiPi*-,...- -Jfjp kins, took his test from the hook of 38hbs&- Mm Matthew 11:85 and used for his P U“ e u < J Wh /‘ Mrs. ColviiT shall We Render Unto The Lord For All His Benefits Unto Us?” Visitors worshipping with us were, Mrs. Yvonne L, Mitchell, of Raleigh, Mr, Tony Wilson and Miss Fe rine Carr students of Shaw U niversity, Their home is in Hendersonville, Mr. Sylvester McPherson, of Raleigh and Miss Brenda K. Newkirk, also of Ra leigh, worshipped with us. We were happy to have in our midst Mr. Tennie Jones, a native of Apex. We welcome visitors to worship with us always when ever tire opportunity presents itself. Sunday at 6 p.m. installation services were held at the First Baptist Church for all church officers and officers of the var ious auxiliaries. The scripture was read by Mrs. Maigaret Allen. Prayer was offered by Deacon J, F, Hunter. The in stallation message was brought to us by Rev, N. M. Harvey of Durham, who was Introduced by the pastor. His text was taken from the Book of Ephesi ans -1:1-2. He used for Ids sub ject, “A Worthy l ife.” Deacon F.. M. Bullock gave the offer tory prayer. Those in charge of tlie offering were, Deacons A. I . Justice, F. M. Bullock, and Albert Byrd, Rev. Perkins, pastor, gave the charge to the officers. Rev, Harvey offered the installation prayer. Our young adult choir, senior choir, male and gospel chorus rendered the music. PERSONALS SP/5 Jimmie Bernard Mc- Dougle, his wife and son, left Sunday for Fort Stewart, Ga., after spending a month with his Aunt and uncle, Rev. and Mrs. William Y. Davis. He has serv ed time in Viet Nam. Several weeks ago. His wife, Evelyn and son, visited him in Hawaii. Last Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. James Lassiter and Mrs. Ethel Gibson attended the wedding of their cousin’s daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. James Jones of Tarboro. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Terry of Newark, N. J. spent the holt - day with Mrs. Terry’s mother and family, Mrs. Jessie Page, and her daughter and family of Fuquay-Varina, Mrs. Pattle Mims. Ricky and Michael Bullock, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bullock, spent a week during the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks of Capital Heights, Md, They had a most enjoyable time there. S/MSGT William R. Alston, Jr. has just completed a tour of one year at Cahn Rahn Bay in the Republic of Vietnam. He was NCOIC of the Fiscal Comptroller division and has been recommended for the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service while there. His next assignment will be at Richards Gebour AFD, Missouri and will leave for that assignment on January 6. S/MSGT Alston has been on leave at his home town, Durham, since Dec. 2. Miss Sadie Harris and sister, Mrs. Florence Ray and Gre gory spent the holidays with their parents and other tela lives, Mr. and Mrs. G, C. Harris. Mrs. Doris Herndon, daughter ami son, Eric of Nashville, Tenn. have returned home as - ter spending a week with her mother-in-law and family, Mrs. I ottie Page. Her oldest son Preston, Jr. returned home with them after spending sev eral months with his grand mother ant! family, Mrs, Page. The Third Annual Share holder’s meeting of ihe Apex District Credit Union will be held Thursday, Jan. SI, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. All shareholders and members are asked to please attend, f (ItONVill# BY MRS. MARY MOSS FELTON GROVE - Sun day School opened at Felton Grove Church at the usual hour with the message being deliver ed by Rev. Thomas from Phil. 3;13. Visitors were from Haw River, Chapel Hill, St. Mary's, St. Paul and Scott’s Grove. We always welcome visitors to our services. The youth church Is invit ing all to worship with them on Sunday, January 10. Board meeting will be held on Thurs day night and we are asking all members to lie present. Our sick and shut-ins are Mr. Topp Gainey and Mr. John L. Cozart. May they enjoy full health very soon, Happy birthday greetings are extended to Mrs. Mary Moss. Visiting in our community was Mrs. Vernice Woods of Brooklyn, N. Y. who spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Queenie Cozart and family, a loug with her daughter, Patri cia. A THOUGHT Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trust eth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. The Reality Os A Long-Time Priam BY REV. W. M. PHILLIPS NEW YEAR’S RECOGNI TIONS SUNSET ACRES APEX-J recognize ihe deter mination of the people, old and young, of Freedom-South AME Zion Church. Raeford, North Carolina, to activate their res olutions to be worthy of the name Freedom this year: The program of events from Nov. to the close of 1970 liave been assiduously followed: the young people’s concert meaningful vo cal and Instrumental interpre tations of homage to the Babe in the manger; the young peo ple’s paidicipation in the forum especially designed for them; their coming awareness of the uniqueness of personhood, where feelings’ and personal meanings are of primary im portance, and that there shouta be no blockage of internal com munication, especially between them and their older teachers and leaders. The drive for Zion literature, so essential to liturgical wor ship, was successful, thanks to the producer and directors. 1 recognize their leaders’ sin cerity in the promotion of an outstanding program com memorating Black history. I recognize that there was arid is a close togetherness of sen ior and junior members not on ly in intra-church affairs but in the religious an d social life of the whole community. 1 recognize the quick-come togetherness of neighbors here in Sunset Acres when one of our senior citizens, Mrs. Lula Smith, had to be funeralized, though the snow, rain and sleet had no pity. The Rev. Mrs, Wickers and the members of Saint Mary, choir and all, In cluding grave diggers and per- Ask* FTC To Halt Bribery WASHINGTON - Consumers Union has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to outlaw some manufacturers’ practice of paying retail salesmen for steering customers to that manufacturer’s products. CU says such payments-- known in the trade as “push money” or “spiff” -- are brihes that can cause sales men to subject customers to extraordinary pressure to buy a “spiffed” model. Push money also means thal when a shopper asks if one brand of a product is lietter than another, the salesman's advice may be motivated by the availability of a manufac turer’s payoff. The nonprofit consumer-ad visory organization says “it’s high time the FTC removed its blessing from push money and make a new effort to prohibit its use” because the bribes are “sheer economic waste” and are detrimental to consumers’ interests. “push money is prevalent in many lines of consumer goods,’' says Consumer Re ports, CU's monthly magazine. It attributes widespread use of push money to manufacturers of television sets, radios, large and small app licences, bed spreads, curtains, draperies, mattresses, cosmetics, and housewares, and adds, “No doubt that list is far from com plete.” Consumer Reports says that push money on one manufac turer’s low-rated steieo re ceiver was $lO and that it rang- sonnel from brother Albright’s Funeral Home, avowed that, “Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor gloom of night shall stay’’ these people from corn log to the aid of a neighbor, in this case. Mrs. Geneva Har ris, daughter, and Patricia, granddaughter, of the deceased. 1 recognize" that the caption “Making Friends” as seen on the calendar of h&R Body Shop, 335 Blake Street, Ra leigh, is no empty gimmick. They also have a slogan, “Serv ice with a smile, adds many a miles,” and that is no mean ingless sales line. I drove in the morning of Christmas Eve and drove out the afternoon of the same day With a perfectly painted and hardened top of my car. Not on ly are they reasonable but also reliable. Try them! 1 recognize that the integrat ed schools of our communities Cary, Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, are witnessing a close and communicative re lationship between students that is really note-worthy. Their plays, musicales and parades might be construed as “mere show-cases” as to getherness “by some die hards.” But a visit to any neigh borhood, picked'at random, will convince the most hard shell skeptic the ‘ ‘there is something new in the wind.” Y'oung Colvin tells me that there are seven or eight Black football players on the Apex squad and _ that they are not there just for “bench warm ers.” 1 recognize the potential Is very gratifying, don’t you? I recognize that preferential treatment in our Post Offices is frowned upon by the pepart ed on other of the er’s products up to $75. Under tiie company’s “cash, incentive program” the salesman would fill out a printed form to obtain his spiff for selling a given model, says CU. .This money is over and above ihe sales man's salary and store com missions. The magazine also notes that the distributor of another line of audio products was offer ing to pay $4 to $8 for each pair of its loudspeakers sold. “A salesman could thus earn up to $8 extra by switching a customer. . .from some other brand not offering push money,” concludes the January-lssue of Consumer Reports. The magazine points to a High Fidelity Trade News ir.vestiga tion to push money and its re port that one audio dealer esti mated that push money in some stores constitutes 20 to 25 per cent of a salesman's income. Reportedly, one dealer said spiffing was a standard practice in the audio-products industry and another said that some re tailers in his business.look upon push money as a basic part as a salesman's income, and that they lower salaries accord ingly. Process Boosts Tax Boss in Project Area WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project iri downtown los An geles is producing a tax-income dividend at the rate of $2,7 million a year, enough to guarantee the eventual retire ment .if ne entire local cash debt for the project. Norman V. Watson, Acting As sistant Secretary for Renewal and Housing Management, U. S. Department of Housing and Ur ban Development in Washing ton, D. C., cited the project as an example of how the renewal process can revitalize the tax bases of the Nation's financially hai d-pressed cities. Mr. Watson pointed out that the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles recent ly sold a $lO million bond issue which will be retired solely from the tax revenues produc ed by new developments in the Bunker Hill Project area. The proceeds of the bond is sue and additional tax income already assured will supply the ment; That is as it should be; also our banks. Bui I recognize the over-all courteousness and helpfulness of Ihe Past-Office and bank employee of our Com munities. I thinka “nod” should go to them! CRITTENDEN’S GROCERY APEX, N. C. IpojaSt” HEADQUARTERS Butch Boy and Glidaen Paints—Paint Supplies Phslcc- Appliances. Phiice Radies and TV’s i Phone 354-6543, ! - c - WHMIMMMM im 11111-l SHOES—SHIR TS—OV ER A LLS—FEED—SEED HARDWARE GROCERIES Good Line Christmas Fruit, Nuts and Candy APEX GROCERY APEX N. 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