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The News-Review - November 18, 1971 from * the wS* PILL BOX Father David C. Streett ' AUGUSTA AREA PLANNED > PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION LOOKING A YEAR BACK - MORE ON PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN AFRICA A year after the launching of the GHANA National Family Planning Programme and two years after the publication of the White Paper which made the Government of Ghana the first in West Africa to adopt a population policy, Family Planning Week took place in Accra in May and was established as an annual event in the nation’s calendar. The Week’s activities were launched on radio and television by Mrs. Naa Morkor Busia, Chairman of the National Family Planning Council and wife of the Prime Minister. The creation of regional family planning offices throughout the country was set as a target for the next financial year. Ninety outdoor billboards showing the red triangle, adopted as the emblem of the National Council, were backed up by half and full page advertisements in the national press. These urged men and women in all walks of life to seek family planning advice and listed clinics in over 80 places where assistance could be found. Each advertisement carried the slogan “Family Planning-better life. Ask about it. Think about it. Talk about it.” Dr. Jones Ofori-Atta, of the Prime Minister’s office, paid tribute in his opening speech to the Planned Parenthood Association and the Christian Council which “attracted the leadership of courageous and thoughtful men and women of this country who strove to give a better chance in life to our people through family planning”. Dr. A.A. Armar, Executive Director of the National Family Planning Programme, said that about 5,000 babies were born in Ghana every week. The consequences of this phenomenon were clear: they indicated that every week the nation had many more mouths to feed, many more school places to find, many more jobs to be found, many more hospital beds to provide, and many more shelters to be provided. Unfortunately, the ability of the nation to provide for these necessities of life did not correspond proportionally to the nation’s birth rate. The rate of development lagged behind population increases. This fact made it imperative for conscious efforts to be made by everybody to supplement the initiatives taken by the Government in the direction of family planning. Among other points which came up during the Week was the revelation that in Ghana 4,000 mothers died in childbirth each year, in most cases because of repeated pregnancies. At a symposium - “Is there a need for sex education?” -a five-member panel stressed the urgency of introducing it in Ghana. Sex education would minimize the curiosity surrounding sex and thereby pave the way for a better society. Mr. R.A. Banibensu, Research Fellow of the Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon, said that parents should be fully prepared to answer questions by their children about sex. Mr. Harry Falconer, President of the Student Representative Council, University of Ghana, said sex education should be taken seriously not only by students but also by the rural population. He cautioned teachers against intentional shelving of information about sex from students. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION The National Family Planning Programme placed great emphasis on its information voluntary organizations working closely with the Information and Education Division of the National Programme could contribute to the success of this important aspect of the programme. “There is much work to be done and many challenges to be met, but I am confident that the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana and the other voluntary organizations which are considered as integral and vital parts of the National Programme will rise to the occasion.” The Ministry of Health had major responsibility for the provision of contraceptive services, for patient education, and for training of personnel for the programme. The Public Relations Department had responsibility for mass information and education, and the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development would be involved in education and recruitment of acceptors. It was, therefore, obvious that much of the success of the programme would depend on the recognition and acceptance by the participating Government organizations of the specific roles assigned to them in the programme, Dr. Afori-Atta said. Hank Ballard Signs a New Contract Hank Ballard, who along with his Midnighters had a long string of R&B hits in the fifties and sixties, has revived his relationship with James Brown' Productions byway of an exclusive contract with Brown’s People Records (distributed by Polydor). Ballard’s initial release under the new agreement, “Annie Had A Baby”, was personally produced by Brown and arranged by Dave Mathews. The song was one of Ballard’s early hits in the fifties and the new Mathews/Brown treatment updates the song to relate with today’s musical trends. Brown, who is currently represented on the charts with ‘l’m A Greedy Man” and “Make It Funky” (Polydor), NEED A BOND CALL 722-0886 Cut Out And Keep Page 4 has also produced a recent hit record for Bobby Byrd, “I’m Coming, Coming, I’m Coming” (Brownstone). Also newly released are “I’ll Work It Out” - Vicki Anderson (Brownstone), “Stand Up And Be Counted” - The Flames (People) and “Gimme Some More” - The J.B.’s (People). New releases by Leon Austin and songstress Lyn Collins are expected before December Ist. An all-out promotional push is being organized for the new releases by Brown’s promotion staff, headed by Charles Bobbit and Eugene “Speedy” Brown in New York. All James Brown Production records on People and Brownstone are distributed by Polydor Inc. of New Yoik. Black Ins. Exec. Demands Changes With a sense of urgency, President Leroy R. Taylor urged his fellow members of the National Insurance Association to make drastic changes in procedures and outlook in order to remain viable examples of black entrepeneurship. During his keynote address to delegates to the 51 st annual convention which met at the Detroit Hilton, July 26-29, he emphasized repeatedly the need for competitive products, increased education and training, and adequate compensation for the personnel of all the 43 member black-owned life insurance companies. Taylor is associate actuary of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company of Durham, N.C. After recounting how black life insurance companies came into being under adverse circumstances and stating that vastly changed conditions would no longer support mediocrity of attitude or performance, Taylor outlined programs undertaken or perpetuated during his administration. Chief among these was the launching of NIA Corporation last December, a corporate vehicle designed to give' financial relief to members of NIA. H.A. Gilliam, Sr., chairman of the Task Force, whose chief concern now is with obtaining company and individual pledges of financial backing, delivered a report on the status of the corporation and called for across-the-board r support. Gilliam is second vice president-personnel administrator of Universal Life Insurance Co. of Memphis. Clean Air Committee Workshop Industrial representatives from the Augusta area will hear a more detailed explanation of proposed new air standards for— Georgia at a pre-hearing, workshop on November 22. Robert Collon, director of the Air Quality Control Branch of the Georgia Department of Public Health, will be the main speaker for the workshop, which is being sponsored by the Richmond County Citizens Committee for Clean Air. The workshop will be held at the Georgia Railroad Bank Building on Broad Street, in the Civic Room, and will start at 7 p.m., according to Dick Ransom, Clean Air Committee chairman. Ransom states that the general public is also being invited to attend the workshop. The Georgia Department of Public Health has set November 30 as the date for the state-wide hearing required by law before additional ambient air and emission air standards and requirements can be implemented by the Air Quality Control Branch. The hearing will be held at the Central Presbyterian Church, 201 Washington Street, S.W., which is across the street from the State Capitol in Atlanta. The hearing will start at 9:30 a.m. All segments of the public will have an opportunity to express their views, and the pre-hearing workshop in Augusta is designed to better acquaint local industries and the public with what is being proposed for Georgia. Anyone interested in attending the workshop and not receiving an invitation should contact Mrs. Tom McKee at 736-5844, says Ransom. SAND BAR PLAZA 200 BLOCK OF SAND BAR FERRY ROAD THRIF-TEE SUPER MARKET Os GROCERIES - MEATS - BEVERAGES fiß; JOHNSON'S LAUNDERMAT Jj|| NEWLY OPENED - ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT ||||| BLACKMON'S BARBER SHOP |||| HAIRCUTS - HAIRSTYLES - BLOW-OUTS ||||| AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Other action taken during Taylor’s administration included support of federal legislation proposed by the Health Insurance Association of America which would provide expanded health care for the nation’s population; establishment of an agency officer’s school for combination companies, through the cooperation of the Life Insurance Agency Management Assn., primarily for non-member companies; the continuation of the Executive Seminar for chief executive officers; and the Joint Conference on Company Problems, co-sponsored by the American Life Convention and the Institute of Life Insurance, together with the NIA. At the convention’s final session Thursday, July 19,. James H. Browne, executive vice preside nt-marketing, American Woodmen’s Life Insurance Co. of Denver, was sworn in as the forty-sixth president of the association. Browne began his career in life insurance as an employee of Atlanta Life Insurance Co., then founded Crusader Life Insurance Co. of Kansas City, Kans, of which he was president at the time of its merger with American Woodmen’s Life in 1969. Other officers elected were: Ist Vice President, Gerald T. Howell, vice president-agency director, Universal Life; Vice Babcock Honors Workers Nearly 250 employees representing about 8,000 years of service will be honored Monday night at the annual 20-Year Club banquet of Babcock & Wilcox. All of these have worked 20 or more years for the company. Celebrating significant anniversaries this year are one employee with 40 years of service, 33 with 30 years and 22 with 20 years. Among those receiving certificates and pins will be: 40 years, Macon Hudson; 30 years, Lindsay Allen, William H. Allen, Robert Bailey, Joe B. Brinson, James T. Carter, Joe Clanton, Sam Crawford, T. James Davis, John F. Fritz, Eddie R. Green, Jim Gross, Frank Hughes, Willie Jenkins, Artis Kelly, Burrus B. Krepps, Jr., Robert Lawson, Bruce Mack, Clinton H. Mason, M.D. Miller, James Owens, Sanford Owens, James Perkins, James Pryor, Thaddeus Rogers, Thomas Sharpton, James Stanford, Willie Swint, Johnnie Tarver, Issac Taylor, Francis Timmerman, Luther Weatherford, Willie Wells and Ellis Williams. Also, 20 years, James Allen, Jr., Leonard M. Andrus, George S. Berry, William S. Blackstone, Frank L. Butler, Eugene L. Curry, Tramel J. Dailey, Robert Fitts, Jeff Gigger, Matthew Hankerson, James E. Harn, Earlie A. Hickson, Albert G. James, George W. James, Jr., Charles C. Kelly, Thomas Kelly, Paul R. McClafferty, Mrs. Dorothy Masters, Julian Miller, Jimmie L. Pugh, Arthur R. Reese and Allen R. White. Employees observing anniversaries during 1971 will be presented service certificates and pins by R.P. Stuntz, vice president. “No company has more loyal employes than B&W,” says Stuntz. “We are extremely proud of the unusually long service record of our group in Augusta and Hephzibah.” ■President-Agency Section, Alonzo Gary, Jr., agency director, Central Life Insurance Co. of Tampa, Fla.; Vice President-Home Office Section, LH. Burney, 11, president, Afro-American Life Insurance Co. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Secretary, Irving C. Gayle; assistant secretary, Gertrude Geddes, Willis Life Insurance Co., of New Orleans; Treasurer, C.O. Hollis, CLU, first vice president-agency director, Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Co., Augusta, Ga. Also, Actuary, W.H. Hornsby, 111, vice president-actuary, Pilgrim Health and Life; Gerald Counsel, J. Mason Davis, vice president-general counsel, Protective Industrial Insurance Co. of Birmingham. Named to the board of directors were Anderson M. Schweich, president, Chicago Metropolitan Mutual Assurance Co.; Ivan J. Houston, FLMI, president-chief executive officer, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Los Angeles; and W.H. Williams, president, Security Life Insurance Co. of Jackson, Miss. The presidentelect is a devotee of W. Clement Stone’s “Positive Mental Attitude” philosophy and is expected to continue the programs introduced by former president Taylor, particularly NIA Corporation, to which he has pledged his wholehearted support. Browne aided in the establishment of Douglass State Bank in Kansas City, Kans., where he makes his home, in 1946, served as its first vice president, and is now chairman of the board. He is on the national boards of United Way of America and the Small Business Association. He is a director of the Board of Public Utilities in his locale as well as vice president of the Chamber of Commerce which chose him “Citizen of the Year” in 1970. Planned Parenthood Directors Former U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings, Mrs. Grace Gil Olivarez, vice-chairman of the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, and television personality Hugh Downs are among 19 new members elected to the National Board of Planned Parenthood-World Population, Father David C. Streett, Director of Augusta Planned Parenthood, reported today upon his return from the Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco. The new directors are elected to serve until October, 1974. Sen. Tydings was sponsor of the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970, and recipient of the Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Award for distinguished service at last year’s annual meeting. He is now active in a Washington, D.C., law firm and co-chairman, with Dr. Milton Eisenhower, of the Coalition for a National Population Policy. Mrs. Olivarez, first woman graduate of Notre Dame Law School, has served as a member BNeed Something? 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