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Mrs. Samm
By BILL JOHNSON
Post Manager-Editor
“My decision to offer myself
as a candidate for the
Charlotte Mecklenburg Board
of Education has been in
fluenced to a great degree by
the encouragement of my
friends and colleagues who
have looked at my unique
qualifications and determined
that I am qualified to serve
this community as their voice
in the proceedings of this body
of policy makers who hold
their young minds, young lives
in their palms.”
With this statement, Mrs.
Lena Mills Sammons, mother
of two children, officially
join the 14 candidates who
will campaign for the three
seats on the School Board in
the May 7 election.
Mrs. Sammons thus
became the fifth Black among
the candidates who are
seeing seats on the School
Board.
A graduate of West
Charlotte High School and
Johnson C. Smith University
with a B.A. degree in English,
Mrs. Sammons has a Master’s
degree in Education from the
Uniiersity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
The former Charlotte
Mecklenburg teacher and
pard Scat
credibility of this
oust be beyond
that it must be
ided in its aims and
Explained to the
“ of her press con
at "If Camus was
evil filters into the
ougli the pores of
torance, then those
serve this populus
il responsibility not
srovide quality
for all of the
>f the nearly 100
this system but to
nd ennoble human
^ by providing a
vhere learning
*1
ceases to be an arduous task
but a pleasurable one."
On the controversial subject
of the optional school. Mrs.
Sammons stated. "1 believe
that the educational trending
of this era takes into account
the diversity of human need,
of human capacity, of human
interest. The optional school,
for example, is one of those
tr.ends which make this kind
of provision. When students
choose from an academic
smorgasbord, when they are
free to accelerate as rapidly
as their abilities will permit
them, when relieved of the
pressure of being pushed
along with the rest of the herd.
MRS. LENA SAMMONS
...Public Relations Director
but permitted to take the extra
time, with the more difficult
work; then, I believe learning
can become a pleasurable
experience.”
LOVELY PATRICIA COLEY
...J.C. Smith Alumna
Patricia Coley
Is Our Beauty
t I By JOANNE MOORE
I Post Society Writer
I For the gentleman who is
lucky enough to catch her, a
f woman, bom under the sign of
Gemini, offers a variety of
delightful and intriguing
personalities. Her true gemini
nature causes her to be
' moody, somewhat fickle , but
indeed an intellect.
Our beauty this week,
Patricia Elizabeth Coley, who
is a Gemini says about her
. self:
\ ‘‘I am a typical gemini
J because I’m fickle when it
comes to the opposite sex.”
Fickle ? Maybe. But a
charming intellect who knuws
what she wants out of life and
how to get it, is probably a
better description
Patricia, a native of Dudley,
North Carolina, is the 22-year
old daughter of Mrs. Jessie B
Coley. A 1973 graduate of
Johnson C. Smith University,
with a major in English and a
minor in speech and drama.
Patricia is a serious minded
young woman who says she
has a secret desire to see her
name in lights as a
glamorous actress.
“I have an inner urge to act,
Patricia admitted, “If I could
get a break, something sound
of course, I would definitely
pursue an acting career.”
Acting is not the only thing
on Patricia’s mind. Her
numerous activities while she
was a student at Johnson C.
Smith proves that.
During her four years at
Smith, she was a cheerleader,
a member of the judiciary
board, an attendant to Miss
Alpha Phi Alpha, a member of
the band, vice-president of
Sigma Tau Delta National
English Honor Korinly p
member of the Dramatic
Guild, the Dance Group and
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Inc. She was also co-dean of
pledges for her sorority Inc.
She was also co-dean of
pledges for her sorority and
graduated from Smith, cum
laude.
Miss Coley is currently
employed as a counselor at
Concentrated Employment
Program Her Job requires
her to work very closely with
people and help them iron out
many of their personal
problems
"I often reveal in the poetry
the way I feel as a black
woman andthe treatment I'm
getting from my black man.
site continued "My poems are
often instructive I talk about
the black woman and how
part of the mess is our fault ".
"I seek to find out what
people are like first I enjoy
dealing with them and my Job
gives me a chance to help
people learn to help them
selves," Patricia explained.
Among her hobbies,
Patricia lists writing poetry as
one of her most interesting
Uer usual subject she says is
the relationship between black
men and Mack women.
vJ
URTLE-W*
r amed Black Mayor, Howard
Lee, Is YMC A Guest Speaker
Mecklenburg County
Sets Police Exams
Mecklenburg County Police
are seeking applicants for the
of Police
ty/fhT
position pays a starting salary
of $8,628 annually, with a top
pay of $10,860.
Fringe benefits include 12
days sick leave annually, nine
paid holidays, from 10 to 24
days vacation annually ex
cellent retirement and in
surance benefits, promotional
opportunity, liberal
educational opportunities in
college and ..university,
longevity pay, and one pay
steap increase with A.A. or
B.S. in police-science field.
Interested persons should
contact the personnel office,
on the first floor of the Law
Enforcement Center for a
personal interview. The
Center is located at 825 E.
Fourth Street.
Appointments can be made
between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m.
Dr. Jenkins
Is New OEO
Administrator
Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins
assumed her new duties as
Deputy Assistant Ad
ministrator for Equal Op
portunity programs this week
at ceremonies at NASA
Headquarters
*
Dr. Jenkins will report to
and assist Dr. Dudley G.
McConnell in agency-wide
direction of both employee
and contractor aspects of
MACS aniisl AntiAelimilu
- a- - r r
programs.
Before joining NASA. Dr.
Jenkins was educational
consultant for the Response to
Educational Needs Project of
the Anacostia District of
District of Columbia Schools
She served earlier as
Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction in the Berkeley
School District in California,
culminating a long tenure as a
district school official.
Dr. Jenkins entered the
Berkeley school system in 1952
as a teacher and served as
vice-principal, principal and
Director of Elementary
Education before being
named to the assistant
superintendency in 1971
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To meet the required
qualifications an applicant
must be between the ages of 21
minimum height to 5-feet, 7
inches. The maximum height
is 6 feet, 6-inches and weight
must be proportionate to
height. He must also be a
graduate of high school and a
resident of Mecklenburg
County upon appointment
with good character and law
observance record.
Jim Martin
To Seek
Re-Election
Congressman Jim Martin
has announced that he is a
candidate for re-election to the
United States House of
Representatives. The an
nouncement came in a swing
through the Ninth
Congressional District which
includes Iredell, Lincoln and
Mecklenburg.
The Congressman said
beyond his personal decision
to seek re-election, it is in the
hands and minds of the voters
of the Ninth District to make
the final one.
NEWLY ORDAINED MINISTER In the
A.M.E. Zion Church. Rev. William Wilson,
standing at right, was presented his CER
TIFICATE OF ORDINATION last Sunday at
Clinton Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church during a 3
p m service honoring the onUUnding chur
chmen. Presiding Elder L.C. Clark, standing
at left, made the presenUtion and extended his
hand in congratulations. PHOTO BY
PEELER
Rev. Wilson Honored As
Outstanding Churchman
1>y JAMES PEEI.ER
Post Feature Writer
Approximately 200 persons -
friends, relatives, and fellow
church members of Rev.
William Wilson were present
at Clinton Chapel A M E. Zion
Church Iasi Sunday to par
ticipate in and witness ac
tivities that were part of the
celebration of “WILLIAM
WILSON DAY” honoring the
outstanding churchman.
Rev. Milas B. Thomas,
pastor of Big Pineville A.M.E.
Zion Church, preached the
sermon after the 3 p.m.
beginning of a two hour
program which was
highlighted by the presen
tation of a CERTIFICATE OF
ORDINATION to Rev Wilson
by Presiding Elder L.C. Clark
Persons representing
various organizations
showered Rev Wilson with
numerous gifts.
Miss Madie Simpson,
representing the Trustees,
presented Reverend Wilson
with a plaque com
memorating his long years of
service and work in Clinton
Chapel Church which is
presently pastored by
Revterend Morgan W. Tann. i
Mrs. Celesta McCullough
also presented the honoree a '
plaque. A verbal tribute on
the church's Sunday School's
behalf, was given by John
Agurs Mrs. Elise Matthews
presented Reverend Wilson
with a cross, a token from the
Class Leaders' Board.
A beautiful briefcase, a gift
from the Stewards, was
presented by David Craig.
Mrs Julia Doby presented a
monetary gift of $2$ on behalf
>f the Choir.
Other gifts and "Love Of
ferings” were presented by
Mrs Jeanette Grier
Missionaries Honor
Mrs. Flora Allen
wy MK8. AUDREY U. WALL
On Sunday, February 17,
the Life Members' Council of
the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of
the Charlotte District,
honored Mrs. Flora Allen for
outstanding services per*
formed in her duties as
chairman of this district.
Mrs. Allen served in this
capacity from 1967 to 1973.
Centering around the theme
“Great Missionary Women of
Zion-Past and Present,” a
candlelight pageant was given
which covered eight scenes
and depicted the work of great
missionary women of Zion
from their origin to the
present day. Participants
came from various churches
in the district representing the
Parent Body, Home Missions,
Young Women, Buds of
Promise. Supply Dept. Life
Members' Dept African
Bank. Past District Officers.
and present District Officers.
The pageant was also in
memory of Mrs Delacy
Grecian • Donawa, past
president of the Charlotte
District.
Even though Mrs Allen
busily engaged herself as a
member of the planning
committee, she was totally
unaware of the group's plans
to honor her. She wept softly
as representatives from
various churches paid her
glowing tributes Other
members of the committee
included Madames J R Isler,
Irene Gries, Rachel Collins,
L.M. Nowell, M Frederick,
O. Miller, and B. McOolough
Among the numerous gifts
received by Mrs. Allen was an
engraved plaque presented by
Mrs Allie Clark who serves as
president of the Charlotte
District
Under Mrs. Allen's
supervision, more than one
hundred and twenty-five
people Joined the life Mem
bers' Council Succeeding
Mrs Allen as Chairman of the
Charlotte District is Mrs.
Joretha Isler Mrs Isler is an
active member of Grace
A M E Zion Church
MRS. FLORA ALLEN
Committee Member
New Board
Members To
Be Appointed
goward N. Lee, the
distinguished Black mayor of
Chapei Hill. North Carolina,
will be the guest speaker at
the 38th annual Dinner
meeting of the McCrorey
Branch YMCA here Wed
nesday night.
The 7 p.m. meeting will
be held at the McCrorey
Branch of YMCA, 3801
Beatties Ford Road.
Mr. Lee was first elected
mayor of Chapel Hill in 1969
when carried 52 percent of the
votes. He was re-elected in
1971 by a landslide to a second
term when he carried every
precinct in the city, gamering
64 percent of the ballots. He
again beat his opponent in
1973 when he was re-elected to
serve a third term, winning by
a 5-1 margin on 89 percent of
the votes.
His philosophy appears to
have been a strong force
among many to have pushed
him from the red hills of a
Georgia sharecropper’s field
' —o Viian ui Llldpti
Hill. Mr. Lee believes that a
person can be whatever he
wants to be if he first believes
in himself, make up his mind
to be it, and is then willing to
work hard to make others
believe in him and his
unquestionable potential for
success.
“One can neveit allow r
himself to feel thaf he is
beaten down or defeated for
as one thinks and believes...he
is,” Mr. L^e stated recently.
The son of a Lithonia, Ga.
sharecropper, Mr. Lee is a
product of the Bruse Street
High School in his home town
and Clark College where he
majored in chemistry and
pre-medicine. Following
additional studying at Fort
Galley State College and a
wo year tour of duty with the
J S. Army, he worked for
hree years In the Juvenile -
Domestic Relations Court in
la van n ah, Ga.
Mr. Lee entered the
graduate school of social work
at the University of North
Carolina in 19*4 and sub
sequently received his
master’s degree in social work
in 19M. Following graduation,
he accepted employment with
Duke University as director of
youth service.
He later served as director
of employee relations at Duke
University and as the director
of the office of human
development ' at Duke
University.