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CHARLOTTE, NORTH^C A ROLIΝ A -28208-Th ursday, February 3, 1977
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LOVELY PAMELA JINWRIGHT
...J.C. Smith freshman
ramela Jinwnght
Is Beauty Of Week
By Melvetta Wright
Post Staff Writer
Charlotte and Johnson C.
Smith University has recently
received this week's Beauty,
Miss Pamela Jinwright.
Pamela, who is a native of
Wilmington, N.C., is a second
semester freshman at Smith.
The youngest daughter of MrT
and Mrs. Samuel Jinwright, of
Wilmington, Pamela graduat
School in 1976 where she said
- ν that she was her homeroom
dyiirman and a member οi a
volleybairfiSfift. "
Presently living at 2418
Twinfield Drive, Pamela said
that she plans to major in
Sociology so that she can
become a social worker.
"I want to be able to help
people with their social pro
blems and take individuals
and help them make some
thing of themselves."
Her favorite subject has
always been English because,
she said, "I like knowing
exactly how to say what I want
til CQV Τ lilro Irnnujlnn Κλμ»
use the English language pro
perly."
Our Beauty enjoys bike
riding, playing tennis, dancing
and "slow soul music."
"I love Stevie Wonder and
the Spinners," she said.
"Their music tells a story and
explains life in general. Some
people sing just to be singing,
but they tell a story that you
can learn something from."
Pamela has a birthday com
ing up soon. On February 10
she will celebrate her nine
teenth birthday. She said that
she is a sort of non-believer
believer when it comes to
astrology, but that she thinks
that people, like herself, who
are born under the sign of
Aquarius are "honest, gentle
people who like other people."
And despite the fact that she
is "not into" actors and ac
tresses persay. she likes Clint
Eastwood. Her favorite televi
sion show is "Little House On
The Prarie" because it tells,
realistically, how the people
dealt with not having a lot of
things that others had and how
they survived nevertheless
' Pamela lives with Mrs. Sa
rah Funderburke and says
that she really admires this
woman.
"She's able to help me with
a lot of problems and she's
very kind," Pamela said.
"She takes the time to help.
"There aren't many people in
this world who would take an
out-of-towner that they didn't
know into their homes. But
she understands that 1 really
want to go to school and need
some place to stay."
Pamela urges everybody
"to_hfi__what you are and
not to try to be something else.
By this 1 mean that if you
pretended to be something
else, you would «ever be able
to stand up for what you
believe in. I also believe that
you should do things because
you want to do them, not
because someone else wants
you to."
Being one of nine children is
special for anyone, but being
one of nine is extra special for
Pamela because she is the
youngest. She said that she
has five older brothers and
three older sisters.
"Being the baby is lovely,"
she said. "It means having
others who want to help you.
Even though my brothers and
sisters are married and have
responsibilities of their own,
they still help me as much as
they can, I've never before
had to put this love to a test,
biit being here in school has
done it and proven to me that
it's real."
Our Beauty said, and this is
hard to believe, that she has
never been picked for any
thing, so being chosen Beauty
of the Week is an honor for
her.
So we ask all of you out
there, those who knew she was
here and those who didn't, to
give Pamela Jinwright a very
special welcome to the Queen
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Your Garbage
Collection Days
Will Change
Effective Monday, Feb
ruary 7 ' backyard garbage
collection schedules will
change for some Charlotte
addresses. All locations will
still receive two weekly refuse
pick ups and the regular Wed
nesday curbside trash service
will not change
The Sanitation Division o(
the Charlotte Public Work«
Department is adjusting
routes for equalized work
loads and balanced collectior
schedules.
The revision will mean s
change in garbage collectior
days for 33,588 addresses Ap
proximately 17,350 location:
will change from Monday
Thursday to Tuesday-Friday
collection and 18,238 address
es will move from a Tuesday
Friday to Monday-Thursday
schedule
Prior to February 7, bright
ly colored stick* s will h
placed on garbage cans ti
ι notify affected cUIVeri*
TUKflMtf*
ι nose lonunate enough to
escape drowning during the
swimming season will now run
the risk of skating on thin ice.
*
In State Government —
N.C. Black Democratic Caucus
Warns Job Picture Remains Bleak
I '
Uny Approves
Winter Crisis _
Program
The Charlotte City Council
Monday approved a $50,000
Winter Crisis Assistance Pro
gram to provide fuel and home
weatherization for low income
families in Charlotte's nine
Community Development
areas.
Under the program the
Charlotte Community Deve
lopment Department and its
contracting agencies will pro
vide fuel and weatherization
services on a priority basis.
The first priority under the
emergency fuel program will
provide fuel and-or electric
service to heat up to 500 homes
at no more than $50 per home.
Residents must be financially
unable to pay fuel bills. The
second priority will provide
arrangements for the pur
chase and-or delivery of fuel
of heat no less than 100 homes
occupied by residents who are
financially able to purchase
fuel but bavt not Been able U
obtain supplies.
The weatherization pro
gram will provide first priori
ty to those dwellings occupied
by residents who have receiv
ed fuel and-or electric service
under the program. The se
cond priority will provide wea
therization to those residents
for whom arrangements have
been made for the purchase
and delivery of fuel but who
arp nnahlo tn nrnn*»rlv u/pn
therize their dwellings. Wea
therization will include wea
therstripping around doors
and windows and plastic film
on windows.
Persons with questions or
requests for assistancé should
contact Family Housing Ser
vices, Inc., 403 N. Tryon
Street, telephone 375-4489. To
be eligible for aid citizens
must live in a Community
Development target area. The
areas include Grier Heights.
North Charlotte, Cherry,
Third Ward, West Morehead,
First Ward Extension, South
side Park, Five Points and
West Boulevard.
FIRST BLACK LIEUTENANT
u..u~.· uvuuui uuiivj utιυι aici ocrgcam κογ
the Charlotte Police Department, has recent
ly been promoted to Lieutenant, becoming the
first Black Lieutenant in the Charlotte Police
Department. U Laney, a native of Jef tenon,
S.C., i£i vcJ in the U.S. Arn^y in Vkiàattv as a
Military Police from February 14, I9t«2 to
February 3, 1967. In April, 1967 he joined the
Charlotte Police Department as a patrolman,
a position he held until February 14, 1974,
wiicai ne was prumoiea 10 sergeant. ui. Laney
has attended police related schools and has
acquired an Associate Degree in Police
Science and Criminology from Central Pied
moot Community College. He is currently
enrolled In the Lev Erfwui end Admi
nistration Program at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte. Lt. and Mrs. Laney are
the parents of one child.
Dr. King Memorial Rally
Receives "Cool" Reception
By Hoyle H. Martin Sr.
Post Executive Editor
A rally held last Sunday at
the McCrorey YMCA for the
purpose of building commu
nity support for a memorial to
the late Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. was attended by only
52 people.
The Rev. James Barnett,
organizer of the meeting, said
that while he was not disap
pointed, he would like to have
seen a larger audience in
recognition of the slain civil
right leader.
After two unsuccessful ap
pearances before the City
Council in an affort to get
Beatties Ford Road renamed
"Martin Luther King Blvd.,''
Barnett was named by Mayor
John Belk to head a five-man
committee to develop plans
and gain community support
for a statue of the late slain
civil rights leader Dr King
Councilman Harvey Gantt
made the suggestion leading
to the organizing of the com
mittee.
Barnett told the small ga
thering at the Sunday After
noon meeting that while the
City Council had rejected his
idea of renaming Beatties
Ford Koad in honor of Dr
King, they had approved ap
proximately $25,000 for the
building and placing of a
statue of Dr. King in Marshall
Park.
"This is an ideal time,"
Barnett continued, "to have
something to look up to, some
thing symbolic of what Dr
King represented We can't
trust history to write about
him as too much has been left
out in the past." In conclusion.
he said, "We (blacks) have a
long way to go
Other speakers at the rally
included Robert "Bob" Davis,
chairman of the Black Politi
cal Caucus. Carrie Graves of
the West Blvd Coalition Com
mittee, the Kev Preston Pen
dergrass and County Commis
sioner Bob Walton
Davis gave an impressive
talk to the group He noted
that one reason for the small
number of people at the rally
was that "unless there is a
crisis, black folk ain't com
in'." Yet, Davis continued, a
lot of change has taken place
even this month Jimmy Car
ter assumed the presidency
and Andrew Young, a black
man, was installed a UN
ambassador and just two
months ago. blacks who once
picked cotton picked a presi
dent ."
Htv Harnett said a second
rally is being planned for
Myers Park Kapiist Church in
the near future
Post's Exciting
New Kntfrtn in merit
Page* Are Inside *—
In response to your numerous
requests. Your Post is publish
ing the first of a new weekly
feature The Post Entertain
ment Page, which can be
found on pages 11 and 12 of this
issue
Senator Helms Nominates
Barnes To Naval Academv
WASHINGTON-Senator
Jesse Helms announced Mon
day that he has offered the
names of the following young
people for a competitive nomi
nation to the United States
Military Service Academies
for the class entering July,
1977: James West Barnes and
Samuel Wayne Heuertz to the
U.S. Naval Academy, and Jef
frey Paul Fenyves and Miu
Kdna Marilea Pearson to the
U.S. Merchant Marine Aca
demy.
James Barnes, a senior at
Independence High School, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Barnes of 1813 Irma
St., Charlotte Sam Heuertz.
son of Mr. and Mrs Samuel M.
Heuertz of Charlotte, is a
senior at Northside Christian
School Jeff Fenyves is a
senior at South Mecklenburg
High School and is the son of
Mr and Mrs Robert Β. Fen
yves of Charlotte. Marilea
Pearson, a senior at Heidel
berg American High School, is
t the daughter of LTC and Mrs
> Theodore J Pearson, Jr now
stationed in Heidelberg. Ger
many
Senator Helms «aid. These
young people have demons
trated impressive determina
tion and ability in athletic and
extracurricular pursuits, and
have an outstanding academic
record I believe they stand a
very good chance of securing
an appointment from the Aca
demies I know that their
families and friends are just
as proud of them as I am. and
join me in wishing them the
very best of success in pursuit
of a career of professional
military service to our Coun
try "
Senator Helms also said tnat
each member of Congress has
the privilege of nominating
ten young persons to each
Academy every year The
nominations are competitive,
in that the Academies are
required by law to offer an
appointment to only one of the
ten, but may choose as many
of the ten as they wish Last
year, Senator Helms said, the
Academies appointed 32 of his
nominees, rather than the five
the law required
Sehator Helms is now ac
cepting applications from out
standing high school Juniors
for the classes entering the
Academies in July, 1978
*Those interested in competing
for a nomination to the Mili
tary Service Academies may
write to him at Post Office
Drawer 28125, Raleigh. North
Carolina 27611 for further in
formation, or may ask their
Principal for details
J.P. Berne·
.. Independence senior
Requests Implementation
Of Affirmative Action
KALEIUH, (CCNS) - Em
ployment of Blacks in policy
making and non-policy mak
ing jobs in state government is
the primary objective of the
North Carolina Black Demo
cratic Leadership Caucus.
Caucus members, having met
twice with Governor James
Hunt requesting implementa- ι
tion of affirmative action hir
ing and 34 policy-making ap
pointments for Blacks, met
last weekend at St. Augus
tine's College for progress
reports.
Caucus Chairperson Cla
Mr. Ricco's ,
Cafeteria To
Open Friday
"Mr. Ricco's," a new cafe
teria in Freedom Village
Shopping Center, will have its
Grand Opening on February 4,
at 8 a.m.
The owner of "Mr Rico'· "
Ricco Ray. said that he has
invited Mayor John Belk, City
Councilman Harvey Gantt,
and County Commissioner
Bob Walton to attend the
ribbon cutting ceremonies.
Also to be featured at the
Grand Opening will be enter
tainers and a child's bicycle,
wmcn win oe given away, 1
according to Ray. I
Kay said that "Mr. Ricco's" ι
will operate on Thursdays. I
Fridays, and Saturdays 24
hours and on the other days I
from 6 a.m. to 3 a.m., to be in f
accord with the request that
businesses cut back in opérât- |
mg hours to conserve energy.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
will be served, in addition to
the availability of a delivery
service (with a minimum of
five orders) and a special
feature of Kosher and health
foods
Ricco said that, among his
34 employees, he has hired
Brenda Simmons, a Johnson
C. Smith University Business
student, to be the manager,
Bob "Perry and Althea Cald
well as assistant managers.
Ann Brown, who has had "25
years of cooking experience,"
will be the head cook, with
Elma C'oggins and Larry Ro
well as assistant cooks
Black Druggists
Participate In
Ad Value Sales
Biddleville and the Dale
brook Pharmacies are among
approximately 10 local drug
stores that are participating in
the Ad Value Drug Center"
program that is designed to
provide lengthy sales on name
brand items
Dr John H Green of the
Biddleville and Dalebrook
Pharmacies said, "the Ad
Value Drug Center program
idea was developed and is
sponsored by the Scott Drug
Company as a means of being
of greater service to the custo
mers in these days of high
'* prices "
All drug stores participating
in the Ad Value" program.
Green noted, will place a
select number of name brand
items on sale for a two week
period At the end of that time
a different set of items will be
placed on sale
rence Lightner. former Mayor
jf Raleigh, and Representa
:iv H.M. Michaux of Durham
wrought a gloomy report of no
Slacks being appointed to the
\dvisory Budget Commission.
Michaux said Hunt had pro
nised that a Black would be
ippointed to the important
;ommission, which has never
>efore had a Black appointee.
The Caucus executive com
nittee sent three names to the
iovernor, "and the thing that
listurbs me most is that we
lid not know that the Gover
tor was not going to appoint a
3lack until we read it in the
>aper," Michaux said.
Lightner said that he had
alked to the Governor who
explained that political près
iure to re-appoint three com·
Tiissioners and to appoint o
hers were great and the
Governor said that he could
not appoint a Black.
When told of the disaDDoint
ment, many of the caucus
members had comments that
could not be published. Mem
ber* npreed tn w*id Hunt a
letter expressing ^heir disap
pointment and requesting that
last week's actions not be
made a precedent.
Michaux said that Black
members of the Legislature
would meet with Hunt on
Tuesday to discuss the matter
Reports were made con
rerning the number of Blacks
lired to nearly all state agen
cies which up to this time have
>een minimal and token
some reports gave very de
ailed data while others were
leneral.
Charlotte City Councilman
larvey Gantt and former
Mayor Clarence Lightner met
vith Department of Transpor
ation Secretary Tom Brad
>haw. Lightner said Bradshaw
«anted to make this depart
ment an example of equitable
liring for Blacks A Carolina
Community News Service sur
vey of state departments last
week showed that of 27 policy
making positions within the
Department of Transportation
none are held by Blacks.
Leo Hadden, Chairman of
the Second Congressional Dis
trict Black Caucus, reported
that he met with Dr Sarah Τ
Morrow, Secretary of the De
partment of Human Resour
ces, and "talked primarily
about non-exempt jobs." Had
den stated that Morrow re
sponded to a question of whe
'her Blacks would be hired in
policy making jobs with,
sntr s impresipcj in niring
Blacks in the same way whiles
are hired " The CCNS survey
of DHR disclosed that of 27
policy making positions in the
state's largest agency, none
are held by Blacks l^ast week
six of those positions were
open and unfilled
Or l^vonia Allison, Vice
Chairperson of the Caucus,
reported on a meeting with the
oldest rat in the Democratic
barn." Secretary of State
Thad Eure She reported Eure
employs 27 people of whom
four are attorneys, with three
Blacks in the positions of
messenger, mail clerk and
secretary Dr Allison said
that Eure responded to ques
tions about his intentions to
affirmatively hire Blacks say
ing, "for forty years he has
served as Secretary of State
and has always had a Black."
Allison said that Eure's Black
was always a messenger, and
Eure said that he, "started
doing what's right before
somebody's pushing him."