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THE CAROLINIAN—THURS., NOVK.MKKK l«. I* \(.i: VOLUNTEERS ADVISE FARMER—VISTA volunlefr Bradford Brrwn (r) and Mrs. Alfreds G. l.a Board, a program director for the Sea island Farmers Cooperative in Ravanel, S. C., advise Mike Deas on weed control on his farm on Young's Island. Brown. 20. also from Young's Island, and Mrs. Board. 38, a former VISTA volunteer from John's Island, counsel low-income farmers on agricultural techniques and recruit members for the South Carolina co-op. Formed in 1970. the Sea Island cooperative is a member of the Federatioii of Southern Cooperatives, a non profit technical assistance and advocacy organisation for 120 co-ops and credit unions involving some 30.000 low-income families in rural communities in 14 mostly southern States. About 100 VISTA volunteers are assigned by ACTIO.N, the federal volunteer service agency, to Federation co-ops and credit union throughout the South and in Texas and Missouri. BEWARE Service Gifts to individuals do change from at-large to ward or (Continued from page 13» nolQualifyasataxdeduction district elections at the county 5) Don't feei obligated to give municipal levels, pioneer—charities have been if trinkets are mailed with the Mississippi now ranks secwid regulated in this stale for requestforadonation. in the number of black elected almost 40 years and the Tar Citizens suspecting that a officials, with 303. while Illinois Heel State has served as a solicitation is not legitimate, ranks third, with 279. Michigan modelforolherstates. should contact the local Better ^^d the District of Columbia There arc several things Business Bureau or the follow with 256 and 255. citizens can do to prevent Solicitation Licensing Branch respectively. Other states with "being taken" by so-called charitableorganizationszd; 1) Know the charily before giving. Find out where the sponsoring organization is l(x?ated and the street address; and what percent of the donation the charity will receive. 2) Who is the salesman and docs he or she have propei identification? Do not be fooled at 919-733-4510 ELECTED iContinued from page 13) enforcement officials, and 51 perenet of all black education officials. North Central stales account for 20 percent of the total black population and about 21 percent (966) of all black elected officials. The Northeast, with 18 large numbers of black elected officials are: North Carolina. 237; South Carolina, 229; Georgia. 228; Arkansas. 223; and California. 213. There are no black elected officials in Idaho. Montana. North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming. Black elected officials continue to be most numerous at the municipal level of government. Forty-eight L .. .... «r,ii*.mw. • lie I1UI Uicasi, WIUI 10 by an Idemificalion card with percent of the black population - - - the salesman s name primed in has 12 percent 15291 of the black black elected magic marker. elected officials. The West with bold municipal offices. 3) Beware of the telephone g percent of the total black school board members solicitaUon. A high percentage pcpulation. has 6 percent 12751 (“fmlhesecondlargestgroupof of the donation may go for oftheblackelectedofficials black officeholders (25.3 noncharitable purposes such as . . , , The 1978’‘Roster" shows that commissions or telephone Louisiana has overtaken expe^ Mississippi to become the state jl I Whenever possible, give by with the most black elected check and get a receipt for your officials, with333, anincreaseof records, fn order to gain a tax 57 over last year's total, deduction for the gift, the Louisiana’s surge in black organization must be ruled tax elected officials was the result 1^0 black mayors, exempt by the Internal Revenue of reapportionment and a eightmorethanayearago. ■ $8 BILLION (Continued from page 13) service employment, under Title VI previously); -$381,480,617-Title IV (Youth Employment and Training Program, under Title III previously); -$81,909,S67-Title IV (Youth Community Conser vation and Improvement Projects, under Title III previously); —1290,561,100 — Special Grants to Governors under Title 11 and Subpart 3 of Title IV (under Titles I and III previously); and -$207.331.925-Grant8 to Indians under Titles II, III, IV. and VI. Total allocated—$8,215,302.- 474. Allocations for other programs authorized by the revised CETA will be announced later. The 460 CETA prime sponsors generally have until March 31. 1979, to make (he transition from operating under the original CETA legislation to operating under the CETA Amendments of 1978. However, new provisions A good deal is never having topay for payii^ late. TheNoPenalty PayAnyDay AutoLoan. There are hundreds of cars to choose from But there's only one PayAnyDay. The No Penalty Auto Loan from Pirsi-Cittzens Bank PayAnyDay lets you make your monthly pay ment any day of any month Unlike many other financing plans, with PayAnyDay there's no penally charge for late payment Simple interest simply accrues from date of last payment You also have the right to save interest by paying early in the month, making payments in advance, or paying off your loan early There's no prepayment penalty charge. Insist on PayAnyDay auto financing. Only at First-Citizens The Can Do Bank. If your dealer doesn t offer PayAnyDay. please visit or call us right away Only at Rfst-Citizens.The Can DoBankl The best place to borrow is the only place to bank** Mnilw'^OlC C 1 B77 fiHbT flAfUA 4 TRUST COMPANY IBi rcluli'd to eligibility, limitations on l*SE uag(>s. and (he prevention of fraud and abu.se take effi-ct earlier The iii'w law liK-u.ses CKT.A resoiirees more sharply on those most in need, increases emphasis on training and private sector involxement. and strengthens prevention ni fraud and abuse SCLC (Continued Irom page i;{) morning public session IMc. Mann said that he eoniplaim-d to superiors about being treated abusively during a narcotics check of his room Though no drugs were lound. he was relieved from duty and given such assignments as sweeping the sidewalks. "Before Mann, there had never been a black in MPI (military police investigation) at Hunter." said Thornton. "They don’t want us in 'elite' sections like that." The general consensus was (hat the Army particularly harassed blacks who aggressively pursued their r.^ts. Such service people are "flagged" they said, and can* usually expect to be accused of gambling, drinking, using drugs, or disorderly conduct. Nursing and general said a former army officer. ..education classes will meet on \ JTI Staff fn R.N. Program S.MITHFIKI.l) .Johnston Technical Institute us planning u new two-year program to i*ducate students .ns Hegisiered .Nurses The Stale Board of Education approved the Nursing Education Options program for Johiuston Twh in its .\ovpmlx?r mwting. According to Mrs Donnye B. Rooks, nur.sing education director, final approval by the North Carolina Board of Nursing is still pending. Mrs Rooks emphasized that action by the Board of Nursing should be in early 1979. with an enrollment of the fall class in September. 1979. Those successfully completing the two-year program are eligible to take (he N. C. Board of Nursing Examination to become a Registered Nurse. Nursing Option allows the student to • oiviplete one year of the program and be eligible to take, the Nursing Fpminalion to JOBS A^O ENVIRON.MENT are being discussed by .Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson of Newark, second from right, with three of the 25 northeast minority press representatives and two of the officials of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who attended a recent regional conference In New York City on “TTie Environmental Impart of Pollution on .Minorities." Mayor Gibson was the featured speaker. During this fiscal year. EPA is expected to award $320 million in treatment plant construction contracts to minorities. Thousands of other minorities will have increased job opportunities as a result of these and other EPA grant-assisted projects. Seated, left to righL with fhe .Mayor are: Ms. Shirley T. Thomas, editor. .'National Kiack News Service; Arthur M. Carter, publisher. Washington Afro-American and James .Marshall. EPA N.Y. official. Standing tkrt Ms. during one of the sessions closed to the press and ptAl|C;. A 12-year veteran who Mao served in Vietnam, he said he thought his opportunities would be better in the Natisial Guard, but was frustrated there, too. A former captain sald^that black officers usually /elt insecure, did not receive information critical to their advancement, and were expected “not to be assertive." She stated that, as a dentist, she had gained valuable experience in the Army, but left finally because of discriminatory treatment. Go To Church - J J • .... XT ....... .WUI. u.,., wa.i. ,.ini .XIIU,,, IW ,w. * . ,9MUUUI|| «l V (TIB. recom^q Licensed Practical Gloria Chun, editor. Boston Sampan; Paul II. Wyche, Jr., constituent coordinator for EPA'iOffke Nurse. of Public Awareness. The conference was sponsored by the National Newspaper Publishers (Vssociation under an EP.A grant. .A similar conference for minority press representatives of the ^uth will be held in Atlanta, Dec. 1-2. .the campus of Johnston Technical Institute in Smithfield. Clinical experience will be at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Wayne Memorial, and other area health facilities. Carter Committed To Black Colleges .National Black News Service Hilton, was the successful WASHINGTON. D.C.—Mary desegregation of a number of Application for qdmission to Berry, assistant secretary of ‘^istorica. y all-white colleges the Fall 1979 class should be Health, Education and Welfare anduniversilies made early and will be (HEW) told a conference of “We do not believe that the processed subject to the black college presidents that future of black colleges is program’s approval by the President Carter is "personally threatened by deiegregalion," N.C. Board of .Nursing. A High committed" to the growth and Berry said in an interview Sch<»l diploma is required and strengtheningofblackcolleges. before hei speech "We believe In her keynote address. Berrv listed the Carter administra tion’s efforts to improve the quality of higher education for blacks. Among the admini Stratton's accomplishments, applicants should have acceptable grades in high school biology and mathematics. For further information, contact the Admissions Office at Johnston Technical Institute, in Smithfield, N.,C.. telephone934'305l. that black institutions must be strengthened, not weakened, in the desegregation process." In an earlier speech. Frederick Humphries, president of Tennessee State Berry told the group of more University, said that black than 150 administrators recen- college presidents "are no tly gathered here at the Capital longer powerless” in their ability to acquire resources to operate their institutions. "We have come to this meeting to find out more about federal government programs,” said Humphries. "But we’re not begging. We are entitled to participate in those federal funding pn^rams.” The three-day conference was sponsored by the National Association for Equal Oppor tunity in Higher Ed^catiem and HEW. It grew out of a meeting last summer among President Carter and black college presidents. percent). Accounting for almost half of all black elected officials, the municipal category for 1978 (excluding mayors) shows 1,969 black officeholders, an increase of 68 compared to a year ago. Keirl Ration b the only lendiiM burgernog food thnthnsnM raised hs price. ■■l^tOinMITIITHUIAUYCOlinETE DOB Burgerg other leading burgers are up in price. But Ken-L Ration Burger hoids the iine on inflation. Compare everyday prices—and see how much more you save on Ken-L Ration Burger. Why pay more (or (he meaty burger lasre your Oog loves and the burger dog loods Plus a choice of lour lasly llavors. 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