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I Post Staff Writer Two former assistant prin cipals of West Charlotte High School are among five princi pals from the Charlotte-Meck lenburg Schools who have been selected to participate in the prestigious Danforth School Administrators Fel lowship Program They are Henry L. Hawkins, now the principal of Indeoen aence Hign and Lerov Miller ol blast Mecklenburg. The three others chosen for this honor are Joe Harvey Hunt of North Mecklenburg, Don C. Rogers of Harding, and Ric hard Frank Rozzelle of Myers Park. The Danforth Foundation was established by the late Mr and Mrs. William H. Danforth in 1927. It is a national, educational, philan thropic organization, dedica ted to enhancing the humane dimensions of life. Activities of the Foundation emphasize the theme of improving the quality of teaching and learn ing. The Foundation serves the following areas: higher education nationally through sponsorship of Staff-adminis tered programs, precollegiate education nat^nally through gram-maKing ana program activities, and urban affairs in St. Louis through grant making and program activi ties. The Danforth School Admi nistrators Program was initi ated in 1973 and is dedicated to the memory of the late James E. Allen Jr., a former United States Commissioner of Edu cation and member of the Board of Trustees of the Dan forth Foundation. The program provides op portunities for administrators in urban secondary schools to continue in the development of their school leadership skills it is based on the concept that educators should assume in creased responsibility for their professional growth, and that the exercise of such re sponsibility requires that ad ministrators be provided wih both time and access to spe cialized sources of expertise Fellows from participating cities meet five times through out the program year for an exchange of experiences A local coordinator in each selected city and a represen tative from that school district assists in arranging informal seminars, consultations, com munity work, and study ses sions with educational and community leaders to add important dimensions to the program The first of this y ears' meet ings will be in Charlotte Octo ber 13 - 15 The other tour will be in New Orleans, November IT - 19. Tampa. Florida Jan uary 12 14. Jackson. Missis sippi March 16 - 18. and Richmond. Virginia April 15 - 18 Each of these elites has participating Fellous One of the goals of the program is to cause Fellows to engage in individual and group projects within each city, in order to help set a pattern of self-growth for each Fellow and set in motion a course of action to improve an identified problem area in the school district See BLACKS" on page 6 •t HsfI THE CHARLOTTE POST call 3921306 “Charlotte’s Fastest Growing Community Weekly” black consumers • VOL. 4 NO. 14 CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28208-Thursday. Oct. 13. 1977 PRICE 25c ALLURING CONNIE WITHERS ...J.C. Smith junior Connie Withers Is Beauty Of Week . __ Pnnnio save none nf them offer By jeri narvcy Post Staff Writer Lovely Connie Witners, POST Beauty of the Week, is a junior at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) and hails from sunny Miami, Florida. Both of Connie’s parents, Isaac and Connie Withers, are graduates of JCSU and her uncle, T.M. Jeffers, is mayor of Gastonia. She transferred here from Spellman College in Atlanta last year because, “My parents really wanted me to finish at Smith. They and several other of my rela tives are graduates. So I deci ded to please them.” Shes majoring in accounting and pursuing a minor in compu ter science. So far, Connie says she likes Charlotte OK, though it is not yet as cosmopolitan as Miami or Atlanta. Sbe thinks it’s catching up though Our beauty has done some modeling in Miami and has worked extensively in cosme tics sales. “I’ve attendee workshops for practically ev ery major cosmetic line then is,” she said, ”and somedav hope to have my own line.' She has very strong views oi what needs to be done in the field of cosmetics for the blacl woman and vehemently dis pules the claims of the com panles which say they hav developed cosmetics ‘espc daily for the black woman Many a man is proud of I father and mother men because they are the pare of a fine fellow like himself a really good skin analysis that would determine just what makes black skin the way it is, why it reacts to certain chemicals the way it does, etc. She explained, “I’d like to some day have a chain of salons similar to the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salons, where black women could go to learn everything about skin care and makeup that they need to know. Only, my salons would not be just for the very weal thy, but for the average wo man who can’t afford to spend huge sums on beauty care but who wants to, and deserves to look as good as anyone else,” she continued. Connie’s plan is to complete her studies and then if she receives a good offer, prefer ably from a corporation, she’< like to enter the busines world for at least a year t gain the experience and mak the contacts needed to operat a business of her own. V. tk* rnaantimo ahp U/nrk< part-time at Hair Original o North Graham St. as a recej I tionist to stay close to th world of beauty. i Connie is chairman of Sm th’s newly begun debatir team and couldn’t think i anything in particular that st likes to do in her spare tim She said she occasionally go to house parties if she’s be< ’ specifically invited and knot m the people who will be the * but rarely goes to public clut It’s always a pleasure for to feature young women w are not only beauties, but w also have definite goals I themselves and are working make those goals a reali Connie is certainly one those who meets that descr tion. Bom, July 26, Connie is a year old Leo, whose force personality comes throu loud and clear when she < cusses her life and vi< points She appears toU •i* committed to excellence in •ly her undertakings and hat >ts clear, forthright manner expressing herself. Criminal Charges May Result From Voorhees College Probe Governor Jim Hunt Appoints Five Blacks Governor Jim Hunt has ap pointed five blacks and a Lumbee to the State Advisory Committee for Racially Non discriminatory Public Postse condary Education. Hunt announced the ap pointments in a speech to the N.C. Alumni and Friends Co alition recently at the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem. OMBE Obtains $241.7 Million For Minorities Clients of business develop ment organizations supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Minori ty Business Enterprise (OMBE) obtained 4,475 ap proved financings totaling $241.7 million during the first three quarters of fiscal year 1977 (October 1, 1976 - June 30, 1977). The figures are based on reports from 225 OMBE-sup ported business development organizations around the country. They offer business and financial packaging, ac counting systems and services and marketing help at no cost of the minority business ow ner. Loans totaling $185.4 million made up most of the finan cings. Clients were also as sisted in securing lines ol credit, bonds, letters of credit grants, equity investment! and other forms of financing. The average fincial packsg< amounted to $54,000. 1 ‘‘I have talked with busines * men and women around th 5 country and a common pr< e blem they all share is difficu ty in finding sources of finan< ing. ‘We are committed to con tinuing progress in the growth and development of our black institutions,” said Hunt. “They have special needs that deserve constant scrutiny. E ven though our financial re sources are somewhat limi ted, we will pay special atten tion to improving our black universities. To help us do that, we have appointed these new members to advise Pre sident Friday on matters con . cernlna the University system , ads the federal government.’’ The six are: Isaac Battle of Gatesville, assistant superin tendent of the Hertford County Schools and a graduate of Elizabeth City State Universi ty; V__ PoAnnr nf PalhioH with the state Office of Em ployment and Training, a gra duate of North Carolina Cen tral University; -Mrs. Shelby Jane Dial, class room training coordinator with Lumbee Regional Deve lopment Association in Rem broke, a graduate of Pem broke State University; -Elmer Floyd of Fayetteville, director fo the Fayetteville Human Relations Council, a graduate of Fayetteville State University; -Mrs. Effic Miller of Greens boro, whose husband is presi dent of Bennett College, a graduate of A&T University; -Quether Wilkins of Winston Salem, business development specialists with the Piedmont Area Business Development Corporation, a graduate of , Winston-Salem State Univer sity. s in other remarks to the e Coalition, Hunt said the black y universities had produced I- "scores of great leaders” in spite of adverse circumstan ces. ROWE? MOTLEY ^Popular Businessman Surprise Nomination Rowe Motley Named Chairman ✓ * i Of National Black Caucus _i. •.. By Jeri Harvey Post Staff Writer Former Mecklenburg Coun ty Commissioner, Rowe R Motley, has been elected chairman of the National De mocratic Black Political Cau cus (NDBPC) The action was taken last week while the caucus met in Washington, D.C. to attend a meeting of the Democratic National Committee iDNC). He succeeds George L. Brown, lieutenant governor of Colora do, as chairman. Motley, president of Motley Realty, Inc. was elected with 65 percent ol the vote in a meeting chaired by Detroit mayor, Coleman Young In an exclusive interview. Motley said he didn't go to Washington seeking the posi tion as chairman of NDBPC and was surprised when hr was approached • Admittedly, it is an ho nor," he explained, “and a challenge. You see, the Black Political Caucus represents the black democratic voter It's up to us to protect the voter’s interests ■ to serve as waicn-ciogs see that nothing is pulled over his eyes. The chairman of the committee obviously must be someone who is alert, willing to meet issues head-on and deal with them effectively." ‘ A decision was made to hold caucus elections on the eve of the DNC meeting in order to go into it ready for whatever might occur," Mot ley continued. "At this par ticular meeting of DNC. certain amendments to the party's affirmative action ru |es were scheduled to be pre sented The caucus viewed these amendments as an at tempt to water down black participation at National Con venlions. They would have diluted gains we've alread> made Because we went to the DNC meeting prepared, we were able to stop these amend _I ...ni<»r eii'iohiml thl floor " According to Motley. "Ai aide from the White Housi visited caucus members un mediately after the DN<' mee ting and we began discussini plans for a meeting with tb president in the near future Motley and a steering corr mittee of nine members hav ! begun work putting together paper "reflecting the feelinf of blacks who supported tf I president • so he can full • understand their feelings < l various issues Hopefully, meeting with the preside will be set up in early Nover her to present the paper e him." he concluded il A native of Alabama. M< ley was the first black elect' County Commissioner ^ Mecklenburg County He sei See MOTLEY on page 4 i Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church * Receives $3 Million HUD Grant _ Hi# (taKfUMW I K'll * By Jeri Harvey m ' Post Staff Writer n re Rev. H.S. Diggs, pastor of s. Mayfield Memorial Baptist „ Church, 700 Sugar Creek Road West, announced Tuesday that w the church has received » “■ grant of $3,865,000 to build 150 10 units of housing for elderly y and handicapped persons ip. According to Rev Diggs, the congregation received the news of the Title 202 HUD 22 grant with great Joy. "They ful consider it a privilege to be gh entrusted with the responsibi lis- lity of carrying forth such a rw- needed and worthwhile minis lly trv." he said. 8,1 ~ "The Mayfield Church,’ 8 Rev. Diggs continued, "has of since Its inception, expressec a great desire to help people ii tangible ways, we mtiuuc a.-> <• part of our financial budgeta ry items: support to Shaw University of Raleigh, Friend ship College of Rock Hill, S.C., Johnson C. Smith University, the United Negro College Fund, the Central Orphanage of Oxford, the J.J. Johnson Assembly and Bible Camp of Laurinburg, the Mt. Pease Association and Mecklenburg Associations of Mecklenburg County, the General Baptist State Convention of North Ca rolina, the Lott Carey Foreign Missionary Convention, and the Progressive National Bap tist Convention of America, Inc In May of 1977, Mayfield Memorial Church gave 200.000 bricks to Friendship College of • Rock Hill, S.C. to help them erect a building," he added i Pastor Diggs speaks proud ...Desires to help people ly and affectionately of May field Memorial where he has served as the only pastor The church membership has grown from 350 to around 1300 members in its eight year our members get a real joy out of helping the needy and Un less fortunate," said Kev. Diggs. He further stated that the membership, as a whole, insists that worthwhile things be done and that they lx- done in a worthwhile way "We are great advocates of stewardship and feel compel led to handle the talents, time opportunities, finances, and all other gifts from God in a responsible manner The church now adds another mi nislry to its Day (.are. Hus Adult Education, Scouting and other ministries as wr attempt to minister to the tota man," concluded Rev Diggs Plans lor formal ground breaking ceremonies will b announced later Rnge Sums Reportedly Missing By Hoyle H. Martin Sr. Host Executive Editor Several high ranking ad ministrators at Voorhees Col lege of Denmark, South Caro lina, have either been fired or have resigned, including the president, over the alledged ' & reports in the Tuesday issue of The State (Columbia) news paper The college's board chair man. Matthew J. Perry, re portedly said on Monday that civil and criminal charges will probably be brought against all individuals involved in the missing funds, which was dis covered in July. rerry reiu^nj iu iwmc officials who's employment of the Episcopal - supported col lege had been terminated. However. The State reports that a total of 16 staffers had left the college over the past three months. Among those leaving was the college's pre sident. Dr Harry P Graham Perry, however, reportedly told The State nearly a month ago that Graham's August 2 resignation was for personal reasons Board chairman Perry re "portedly would not indicate how much money was missing but noted a sense of confi dence that the college s $100. ooo surety bond would cover all losses. The State quoted Perry as saying the money shortages are the result of 'unautho rized and imprudeni expendi tures," which at least partly could be classified as "disho nest appropriations' of both federal and private funds The State also credits Perry with saying the misappropria tions occured during the peri od 1974 77 and were discover ed during a special trustee ordered audit in July Perry was not available for com ments to the POST The financial problem at i Voorhees represent* the se cond major crisis at the Col lege within 8 years In 1909 students armed with fire arms ( occupied an administration . building in an effort to get a response to their grievances Many of the current 950 e students at the 80 year old a institution have reportedly ex s pressed concerns about the e impact of the shakeup on their y educational programs Ferry n assured them earlier this a week that the college's educa 1,1 tional commitment will conti n‘ nue to Voorhees receives its finan * cial support from private **• sources, namely the Kpiscopal ,n Church and the National Ne v gro College Fund and from the federal government