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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1979

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Retirement reflective time for Mrs* Caesar

'Black Woman’ show set for new season

SPECIAL COSGRATS were bestowed on rttirt* Mrs. Marie Caesar by Charles Knoebel. assistant manager, Indiana State

Employment [C&P Office] at left, and Gene Replogle, manager, Indiana State Employment [C&P Office].

Child abuse

THE SPECIAL hon»ree is presented if of tion of flowers by ht r husband R* rx'in E. (faesar.

Child abuse is not only inhumane, it's a criminal of fense. And anyone who witnesses incidents or knows of a child being battered without report ing it can be termed an accesory. The Marion County Department of Public Welfare urges that all such cases of physical abuse against minors be report ed to the Child Protection Services, 633 7892, anytime day or night. Shore your Social News with us Dial 924-5143

Stauffer’s Inn was the setting for a retirement party given by Bervin E. Caesar for his wife, Marie Saturday, December 2. Mrs. Caesar retired from the Indiana State Employment Security Division November 30, climaxing more than 36 years of service with the division. What she believed would be a relatively short term job as a clerk began November 14, 1942. The years passed, the advancements came as she worked as a clerk typist, interviewer and finally, supervisor in the Clerical and Professional Office. Her retirement years ahead will be filled with many activities including extensive travel, enjoyment of theatrical arts and active participation in many groups. She is an active member of Tau Gamma Delta Sorority having served as president and held many offices in the local chapter. She was also on the National Board of Directors and held other National offices. Mrs. Caesar is also an active member of Mount Zion Baptist church and its Senior Usher Board, The Butler Tarkington Neighborhood Assn, and the Kellar Family club. She is now financial secretary of the Usher board and Family Club, asst, recording secretary of the Sorority and is on the Membership Committee of the Neighborhood Assn. Over 100 guests were served canapes, punch, champaign and cake. Mr. Caesar presented his wife with a beautiful bouquet of yellow roses which she graciously accepted thanking' her co-workers for the fine spirit of cooperation given her throughout the years. Mrs. Camilla Peterson, neice of the recipient, rendered a b- autiful musical selection. Remarks and tributes* were given by Gene Replogle, manager of Indpls. C. & P. Office, Charles Knoebel. asst, manager, Arthur Erb, area director, and Dr. R.T. Andrews, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Junior hosteses were neices of Mrs. Caesar; Carolyn Pinner, coordinator, Norma Jean Baker, Colleen McCorker, and Shirley Williams. Senior hosteses were: Edith Peterson, Sister of Mrs. Caesar, and former co-workers Bettie Anderson, Blanche Dogan, Margaret McGee, and Marie Ridley.

NEW Y0RK--

“For You...Black Woman,” the only television show produced expressly for black female viewers, completed production Monday of the 83rd show in the weekly series. The new shows will be

above other talk programs in the national ratings for February 1978. The program is sponsored nationally by Nicholas Laboratories and Colgate-Palmolive. It is produced and directed by the team of Felicidad and Fred

broadcast beginning in January ' Du ,^ s '

and feature such well-known When production of the third

persons as actress Cicely Tyson, New York Knicks captain Spencer Haywood, international fashion model Iman, lawyer and author F 1 o Kennedy, Essence Magazine editor Marcia Ann Gillespie and world-famous clothing designer

Ed Austin.

Subjects discussed on the new half-hour shows range from sex to prison reform, from skin and hair care to the Equal Rights Amendment, and from black memorabilia to why black

children cannot read.

The nationally syndicated series is telecast on over 50 outlets in the U.S., including

year’s shows begins in April, it is planned to shoot six programs in Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. They will be

broadcast in July 1979.

Nell Bassett, a native of Bermuda who has become well-known as an on-air personality and community affairs representative of radio and TV stations in New York, is the host of the “For You... Black Woman” shows just produced. In addition to hosting the show, she also is the director of community affairs for the NBC Owned radio stations WNBC

and WYNY.

She was the first woman disc

the ABC-owned television sta . to have her own show on

tions in New York, Chicago. Los Angeles, and Detroit. According to Nielsen figures, the series won third place

a New York AM radio station and has also appeared in daytime dramas on CBS-TV

and NBC TV.

Sigmas planning benefit, tribute

Members of Alpha Sigma Chapter, Sigma Gamma Kho Sorority, under the chairman ship of Mrs. Hallie Carter, are planning for their 11th annual scholarship card party Saturday, March 24, at the Atkinson Hotel. As a part of its motto, “Community Service, the Key to Progress," the sorority has

Food stamp families worse off than peers

WASHINGTON - says Assistant Secretary of Millions of families are Agriculture Carol Tucker denied food stamps because of Foreman,

the popular belief most reci-, pients are better off than the

average low-income household,

HOSTESSES for the reception included [senior] Blanche D<>qan, Edith Peterson. Marie Ridley. Margaret McGee and R> ttit Anderson unth Mrs. Caesar at center. Junior

hostesses were nieces Norma Baker, Carolyh Pinner, Camilla Peterson, Coleen McCorker and Shirley Wilhams.

In a post holiday statement Ms. Foreman described eligability guidelines as “unfair," and said they will hopefully be partially remedied under the 1977 Food Stamp Act. Original requirements were set down in the 1964 act and stipulated a household could not have more than $1,500 in liquid assets (including car and savings) or more than $3,000 if the household contained elderly

persons.

“According to our analysis," the assistant secretary said, “food stamp households have fewer assets than other house holds of equally low incomes who do not receive food stamps, and far fewer assets than the average American

family."

Xhe 1977 law updated the assets limit to $1,750, but counts the fair market value over $4,500 of any car net used to produce income as assets, still considered a gross setback in terms of fairness. Rebuffing “ripoff" contentions, Ms. Foreman offered these statistics from a recent

study: Six out of 10 food stamp families have no savings - nearly all food stamp families had savings of less than $1,500. By contrast, nine percent of non food stamp families have no savings--and two-thirds of these families have savings exceeding $1,500. One-third of food stamp families own a car, while 60 percent of low-income households who do not get food stamps own cars. Twenty nine percent of families getting food stamps own their own homes, compared to two thirds of the families not on food stamps. The homes owned by food stamp families have an average value half that of the homes owned by families not receiving food stamps. In the government’s estimation, between three and six million households with incomes low enough to meet the food stamp income test have up to now been denied. Questions should be directed to the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, FNS, ULS. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 20250.

awarded a year’s scholarship grant to an incoming freshman student with proceeds realized from the benefit party. Recent recipients of the locally awarded scholarship who are currently enrolled in Indiana colleges and universi ties are Lucretia Cotton, Diane Tate, Carole Rodgers and Desiree Eubank. Scholarship information can be obtained by contacting the sorority in care of Scholarship Chairman, 635 1091,' or by attending the party. Tickets are available from sorority members or by dialing 2571632. New Year plans for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority include community service activities to which the public is invited. A maj »r upcoming event will be January 28, “The Life, Times and Contributions of Dr. George Washington Carver, to be highlighted with a pictorial display and program at the # FAC Building. Mrs. Eva Board, who knew personally the late Dr. C.trver at Tuskegee, will be speaker for the 4-6 p.m. program. Parents are encouraged to bring the entire family to this Black History observance of the researcher's lasting effects of science genius. Refreshments will be served and opportunity to browse through the display will be provided. Chairmen for this community service activity are Virtea Downey, Gloria Eley, Helen T. Pruitt, Lugenia Y. Stepp and Lara Johnson.

figpil i y-r-t fiiiigfraayj Some say it's best to plant potatoes on starry nights.

Daughters share their blessings in successful '78 Under the leadership of the Ilustrious Commandress Dt. Blanche M. Prathcer, the members of Persian Court No. 24 Daughters of Isis had a successful year in 1978. Being cognizant of others they are again sharing their blessings. They have sent checks to the following: March of Dimes of Central Indiana, $250.00; Mental Health Association in Marion County for their Christmas Gift Lift, $250,000; to the Wishard Memorial Hospital Burn Center, $250.00; to the Indianapolis Recorder Christmas Charity, $150.00. A check for $120.00 was presented to the Alpha Home on December 22, for the residents. At that time some of the members of Persian Court will present a short Christmas program. The Public Relations Committee of Persian Court Presented a check of $50.00 to the Alpha Home on December 5, for the residents. At the time of the presentation, one of the residents Mrs. Mallie Cobb who is 93 years old recited the entire 27th Psalm, which she had memorized. Monetary Love Tokens and h ruit Baskets were delivered by the members of Persian Court to Daughters Eva Goodwin, Annice Finch, Mattie Davis, Elsie Garrett. Katie Ray, Emma Moore, Lorena Cunningham, Lucille Morgan, Odessa Davie, Clementine Reed and Hattie Berryman. • A monetary “Love Token" will be sent to Daughter C’arleister McCormack who now resides in Kokomo, Indiana. The members of Persian Court No. 24 look forwafrd to the year 1979 believing and trusting that “we will be blessed with a successful year under the leadership of the newly elected Illustrious Com mandress Dt. Lucille Sanders.”

OF NUTRITION

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT CANDY Hundreds o( different ingredients are used in making candy, but those used in the greatest quantity are sugar, corn syrup, milk and chocolate.

The carbohydrate content of candy makes it a concentrated source of energy. Many of the important functions of the body require carbohydrates as their only, or main, fuel The brain, for example, uses sugar glucose as its primary source of energy'.

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Proper prenatal care less than 20 percent Eighty-two per cent of all American women do not re ceive early, adequate prenatal care, according to The National Foundation March of Dimes. The sooner a woman sees a doctor, the better protected she is for a healthy outcome of pregnancy.

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.Birth "Report) (As reported by the Health and Hospital Corporation for week ending December 26, 1978) • ** COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: Boy--Ronnie and Karen Norris. INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: Boys--Charles and Gia Floyd Jr., Gregory and Mary Hayes, METHODIST HOSPITAL: Boys--Lawrence and Gail Guynh, Del and Eleanore Pettrie Sr. Girl Ira and Ruth Howard. WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Boys Hubert and LaMonda Harris, Samuel and Edna Pounds. Girls- Paul and Debra Baker Jr., Michael and Saundra Anderson.

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. irk. SANTA AT SOUTHERN CROSS: Southern Cross Lodge H39 entertained their widows, orphans and families of brothers of the Lodge during a December Christmas party. Worshipful Master William A. White presented

gifts and fruit baskets to the widows while Brother Lester Randolph played Santa Claus, giving gifts and fruit baskets to the children. Entertaining the large group of 150 were Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir.

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No prenatal care risk Low birthweight and infant death rates are higher among mothers who had no prenatal care, says The National Foun-dation-March of Dimes. Low birthweight death factor in first year Low birthweight is the cause of the greatest number of deaths in the first year of life and is the major cause of disability in childhood, according to The National Founda tion-March of Dimes. One of the reasons may be our nation's incidence of low birthweight. It is 15 per cent higher than in Great Britain, 27 per cent higher than Japan, and 61 per cent higher than Finland.

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