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By Bob Johnson
MONUMENTAL EXPERIENCE...Many peo
ple will move about their daily routine this week
with different attitudes about themselves and the
people around them. Alex Haley's book "Roots"
adapted for and shown on TV by the American
Broadcasting Company is the reason for the
change. Millions of people watched this week
long, star-studded program, that traced Alex
Haley's family back to Africa and Kunta Kinte,
encompassing 7 generations. _
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of the people caught up
in the splendid magne
tism of it all, which no
doubt spurred a lot of
conversation with peo
ple I came in contact
with. After asking a
round, I received the
following responses a
bout the movie:
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behind that story," said
Pamela Jinwright, a
student at Johnson C. Smith University. "Mr.
Haley lets us know of the hardships black
people had and how we should strive to get
ahead. "He also let us know that those people
had more sense than we gave them credit for."
Greg McMurray thought the program was
very cool and that it's theme was very historical.
The photographer - student would like to see
more programs like this one to keep us in tune
with ourselves.
"Roots was an excellent film," says Delores
Barnes, an Elementary School teacher. "It
provided much family entertainment. I feel like
it really opened the eyes of many citizens about
the colonization of our early Americans.
Hopefully it will change the way a lot of people
think.
I really felt it was a magnificent piece of
work."
Kim Johnson, a sixth grade pupil at Merry
Oaks School said, "I watched the movie-"Roots"
and thought it was very good. It was the best
movie I had ever seen. It was a sad movie,"
^asserted the littte miss. "And it taught me a lot
about slavery."
"The movie "Roots" was fantastic, the scen
ery was beautiful and the scenes were very mov
ing," said Carolyn Eubanks, a student at Central
Piedmont Community College. "But it's pitiful
and very sad to see how whites treated blacks
during that time. We have come a long way and I
think that we should be thankful to God for
bringing us out of that type of bondage."
You saw the movie, what do you think? How do
you feel?
CULTURAL BOOM...Charlotte is rapidly be
coming a major Southeastern metropolis. The
new office buildings, the new motels and hotels,
the large industries that find the climate and
growth factor suitable for business, and the
thoroughfares that can zip you in, out and around
the city all are evidences of growth. Inherent in
this growth however is an increase in population,
and an obvious shake up of the complacent
attitudes of people who are used to doing the
same old thing.
The Black Arts Guild, an infant cultural group,
created by this shake up by such non-compla
cent people as Scheryl Gant, Michael Connor,
T.J. Reddy, Vicki Torrey, Carolyn Pratt, Mi
chael Porter, Patrice Carter, A1 and Ruby
Minter, C.B. Claiborne, Rudolph Carter, Andy
Wallace and Tim Vickers, is developing a
center for black art. They are searching for
artists and other people interested in promoting
art in this town. The group also plans to keep
talented young folk informed about grants and
funds available for artists.
The Guild is making plans now for the
production of their first project, Kuumba II,
sometime in the spring. Kuumba is a Swahilian
term meaning creativity.
For further information about the group, its
purpose and how you can become involved, call
Carolyn Pratt at 372-6888.
JAMM AT THE HOUSE...The Bickett Wade
home was used last Saturday night to warm the
spirits and bodies of a number of friends and
relatives.
The occasion was a birthday party given for
Bickett by his lovely wife Jacqueline. "And what
a party it was," stated Freddy Spicer who was
still reflecting on it at the time I rapped with
him.
Freddy wasn't the oniy person who really got
off at this party. Others included Henry Pagan,
Beverly Pagan, Jevetta Bruton, Zachariah
Bruton, Diane Johnson, Johnny Johnson, Eugene
Jones, Carolyn Jones, Anita Wade, Steve Young,
Emily Wade, Jonie Wade, Christopher Wade,
Jacqueline McCullough, Calvin McCullough,
Annetta Queen, Angela Knotts, Gail Spicer,
Herbert Spicer, Gary Phine, Donnell Little,
Chris Taylor, Jimmy Taylor, James Brewer,
George Davis, Alberta Burroughs, and Eric
Young.
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The Alpha Alpha Chapter of Alpha Pi Chi
Sorority, Inc., who, along with members of
the Alpha Beta Chapter, recent sponsors of
the new Chapter Theta Omega in Lexington,
N.C., is holding a meeting on Saturday,
February 12, at the home of Soror Roberta
Lyles. Officers of the Alpha Alpha Chapter
are Virginia Stepteau, President; Mable
Dyke·, Vice Président, Carolyn Gibaon,
Recording Secretary; Johnsie Yongue, Cor
responding Secretary; Sadie Griggs, Finan
cial Secretary; Ethyle Haynes, Treasurer;
Margaret Harris, Historian; Halfie Zanders,
Parlimentarian; and Mable Redder, Carna
tion girl.
For Energy Conservation
MCCC Launches Clothes It Up Week
v^ioee-ii-up.. .ciouies-it-up"
is the name of a program that
has been launched by the
Mecklenburg County Citizen's
Committee for Energy Con
servation to help local resi
dents conserve energy at
home, at work, and in their
automobiles.
The committee, in response
to needs brought about by one
of the County's coldest win
ters, plus crisis-level natural
gas shortages, is sponsoring
the distrubution of helpful in
formation through the news
media and in other ways.
Mary Dawn Liston, chair
man of the citizens' commit
tee, urges County residents
"to think energy conservation
and to cut back energy con
sumption in every possible
way." Three basic approaches
are suggested:
1. The committee is asking
citizens to "cloee-it-up," to
check their own homes for
heat leakage. An open fire
place damper, for instance,
draws out as much as 20
percent of a home's warm air
per hour.
Ms. Liston, a member of the
•IglCC Institue of UttUn atu
aies and Community Service
staff, says that only a handful
of the 142,000 residents in
Mecklenburg County "ap
proach energy efficiency stan
dards." All residents, she
says, need to check their >
homes for heat loss through
doors, windows, ceilings, and
cracks. Also, she pointed out
that uninsulated or under insu
la ted ceilings are costly to the
homeowner and to the com
munity. For this reason home
owners are urged to Install
insulation, if they have none,
or upgrade substandard insu
lation.
2. The citizen's committee
is asking Mecklenburg resi
dents to "clothee-it-ip," or
dress warmly for every occa
sion.
"Wearing layers of clothing
is 'in,' " says Ms. Liston. And
she adds that two light-weight
sweaters are warmer than one
heavy one. The space betweeC
the two sweaters provides
insulation and keeps you
warmer by about one degree.
3. The committee is asking
residents to "cool it," or turn
ts during the
eacn degree cooler on the
thermostat decreases the
heating bill by three percent,
according to the committee.
Recommended settings are 62
degrees during the day and 55
degrees at night.
Citizens interested in ener
gy-conserving tips should con
tact the Mecklenburg County
Engineering Department, 1501
1-85 North, Telephone 374-3207
or 374-3208. For specific infor
mation about insulating your
home, contact David Waymer
of the Mecklenburg County
Agricultural Extension Ser
vice" 301 Billingsley Road,
telephone 374-2561.
The Mecklenburg County Ci
tizens' Committee for Energy
Conservation was appointed
by the Mecklenburg Board of
County Commissioners to de
velop energy conservation
measures for the public and
the private sector.
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