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!
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“It is a credit to the Redeve
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Mr. Watson said, “that city tax
payers will not be charged a cent
to retire this bond issue.”
Richard G, Mitchell, admini
strator of the Los Angeles a-
Kency, explained that the Bunker
Project so far has produced
$6,7 minion tax increment
earnings and that the current
annual rate of $8,7 million in
earnings will rise from year
to year redevelopment advance.
The use of tax revenues as
a pay-as-you-go method a# fi
nancing the local costs of re
newal projects is provided for
in the laws of California and
several other States.
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