»T-Thursday.No\ ember 14.1974
M I earing Set For
_iity Development
Charlotte citizens will get
two opportunities to help the
City Council formulate plans
for spending Community
tJevelopmenl Revenue Shar
ing funds. A public hearing
Tiiv Tvvri-ii a
during the regularly sche
duled Council meeting. A se
cond hearing will be held on
November 26 at 7: JO p.m. Both
hearings will be located in
Council Chamber* on the se
cond floor of City Hall.
.The Housing and Commun
ity Development Act. passed
-in August, iwor 1 turn bines
most of the federal govern
ment's neighborhood im
provement program*. The
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new law is designed to assist
low and moderate income
neighborhoods with upgrading
their conditions. For Char
lotte. it represents a total of
129.6 million to be spent over a
1975. There are no pre-deter
mined uses (or the grant. Citi
zen input will be an Important
and integral part of planning.
Some eligible uses Inc lode:
..1. Acquisition of real pro
perty which is:
.. A. Blighted, deteriorating,
deteriorated, undeveloped.
.. B. Appropriate for rehab
ilitation or conservation act
ivities.
C. Appropriate far the
preservation or restaraiiOi of
historic sites, the beautifica
tion of urban land.
D. To be used for the
provision of public works.
..II. Construction • recon
struction - installation of: pub
lic works, neighborhood fac
ilities. senior centers, historic
properties, utilities, streets,
street lights, water and sewer
facilities, recreational facili
ties. flood drainage, fire pro
oci »lieu iu bci vc mr
community development
areas.
..III. Code enforcement in de
teriorated or deteriorating
areas.
..IV. Clearance, demolition,
removal and rehabilitation of
buildings.
..V. Payments to housing
owners for losses of rental
income incurred in holding
housing units for relocation.
..VI. Relocation payments.
..Although the Housing and
Community Development
funds have less restrictions
than some former special pro
ject grants, there are some
activities which are ineligible.
Following is a list of uses
which do not qualify:
.. I. Buildings and facilities
for general government use
such, as City Halls. Court
houses. Police Stations, and
other municipal office build
ings.
.. 2. Stadiums, sports arenas,
auditoriums, concert halls,
cultural and art centers, con
vention centers and museums.'
-.3. Schools (except neigh
borhood facilities or senior
centers having classrooms)
4. Airports, subways,
trolley lines, bus or other tran
sit terminals, or stations, and
other transportation facilities.
, .. 5. Hospitals or other medi
cal facilities for general puhUc
use (except neighborhood
MRS. YVONZINER CUTHBERTSON
...And Husband Thomas
Mrs. Cuthbertson Wins
China Grove Honors
.Sterling Elementary School
auditorium, located in the
Sterling Community in Pine
ville, was the recent scene of
another colorful coronation
ceremony presented by the
China Grove A. M. E. Zion
Church. It was the Seventh
Annual Coronation which is
sponsored by the China Grove
Mixed Choir of the Church.
Mrs. Thomaslne Staten, who
presided, initiated the idea of
1 tills aftnual event seven years
ago. and each year it becomes
more beautiful and reward
• ing.
The entire church now looks
forward to this gala event and
gives its financial as .well as
moral support in helping it to
be a success. The contestant
who raises the highest amount
of money in the effort becomes
the new queen each year.
Following a short devotion,
Mrs. Yvonziner Cuthbertson,
\ssistant Directress of the
Mixed Choir and Church Or
ganist. gave words of welcome
^and introduced the Metron
^kctlcs Women's F'.nsemble who
^^Iways renders special music
' foi this gala occasion. This is
.in inter.denominational group
■ >l singers who is under the
direction of Mr. .Irrod Greene,
with .Mrs. Julia W. Doby,
\ssistant Directress.
The procession of contest
nils followed the out-going
tfueen. Miss Sandra Stewart
and her escort. Milton Moore.
Crown Hearer was Miss
Natarsha Itoberts, daughter
of Mr. Ik Mrs. Joseph Itoberts.
This year there were 20
contestants, each of course
accompained by her escort.
Kach of these ladies, her co
worker and almost every
member of the church worked
very diligently to reach out set
goal of 910.UM.00 dollars,
which we had only nine weeks
in which to raise. However,
through unity, sacrifice and
hard work of the members of
China Grove Church, and of
course friends who made
special contributions; And
under the aspiring leadership
of our unusually dedicated
pastor, Kev. M. L. Houston,
Sr., we surpassed our 910,000
goal by 96H5.60. These pro
ceeds were raised for the
' Building Fund of our Church.
Our plans are to begin con
struction of our'new edifice in
the very near future.
.. Mrs. y vonziner Cuthbertson
who was escorted by her hus
band, Thomas, became the
new Queen and now holds the
title "Mrn, China Grove" 1974.
Mrs. Cuthbertson reported a
sum of 9I.7KS. f irst runner-up,
Mrs. Sadie Connor, reported
9772. Second runner-up, Mrs.
Arcelia Price. reported
9781.50.
..Mrs. Cuthbertson was
crowned by the out-going
Quern. Miss Sandra Stewart.
She will reign for one year. A
trophy was presented Mrs.
Cuthbertson by Kev. l-onale C.
Clark, Presiding Klder of the
Greater Charlotte District of
the Western North Carolina
Conference of the A. M. K.
Zion Church. Further pre
sentations to the New Queen
were made by the Pastor.
Kev. M. I,. Houston, Hr.
Rev. George E. Battle
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..Mrs. Barbara Davis, dir
ector of E8EA. attended a
meeting of more than IW ad
neater* who administer srkasl
programs for dkadvaategad
children funded by Title I of
the Elementary and Second
ary Education Act (ESA) teat
week el Ike Parham Mater
Hotel la Durham.
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lerualianalty know tennis pro.
SMator Edward Brooke.
Mayor Rickard Hatcher, Ver
aoa E. Jordan. Dr. Benjamin
E. May*, and other noted
Black Americana.
Other super—Biaoha—at—
national and celebrity statu*
of tka post, and the growing
—kar af Blacks wkp are
services. will alee be included
in this first edition. The Rev.
Battle modestly admitted sur
prise and elation over being
selected.
■ Bssantly. the Rev. Rattle
waa appshdid by Risks# W.
M. Smith af the W astern North
Carolina Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Don Church la represent the
conference as a member of the
Advisory Board at Central
Prison ia Raleigh. He has also
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the churches la this confer- »
ence.
• The Rev. Battle has done an
outstanding Job since coming
to Gethsemane in January.
Among hia achievements la
riuda raising the Sunday
■■Wkf affering U an aver
age of IMS per Sunday, pur
chasing a church bus which
will he used to carry the living
Church to the chronically ill in
homes, rest homes, prisons,
and others who may he incap
acitated. He ha* been instru
mental la farmalislag a cen
tralised budget la the church
and recently completed a
church organisation which
Bishop Smith has stated la
unsurpassed by any church la
Zion Methodism. He has add
ed approximately 45 new i
members—to the—church ,
Though extemely involved ia -
church and community i
ivities. he serves as par
history instructor at
Jr. College in Rock Hill. 8.'
The Rev. Battle leaves
Monday for Kingsport,
where he will be guest t ~
for a week of revival services
at Bethel African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church.
facilities or senior centers)
6. Operating and mainten
ance expenses (except for
operating and maintaining
eligible activities) Examples
of non eligible expense; water
and sewer repair, parking
facilities, salaries, and facil
ities maintenance.
.. 7. (ieneral government
expenses.
.. H. Political expenses.
.. 9. New boosing construct
ion. Construction of new per
manent residential structures
is not a permissible use-of
funds.
..10. Income payments.
Examples include payments
for Income maintenance and
housing allowances.
..Other public hearings will
be held In February to allow
cllixenx to review and com
ment on the preliminary plan..
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