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By Bob Johnson
CIVIC CENTER FUN...The PI PHI CHAP
TER of the OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY
sponsored a real super get down affair last
Friday night at Charlotte’s Civic Center.
The function was the Q’s annual “Mardi
Gras, where some of the guests dressed in
competition for one of several prizes givon awav
“to the best costumed individual and-or couple.”
This grand party be
gan around 9 p.m., even
though most of the peo
ple started filtering in
around 10. Before the
majority of the guests
really got an opportu
nity to find their tables
and settle down, they
were rocked and rolled
by the big sounds of
Opus 7 from Winston-Sa
lem.
Dressed in very color
ful garb, this musical Bob Johnson
aggregation played all the latest tunes in a style
that was better than the original sounds in some
instances, and as good in the ethers.
The mood for the evening was a very gay one,
that afforded the participants the opportunity to
chat with friends, dance the week’s frustrations
away, and frolic with their mates.
Bill Davis, offensive line coach for South
Carolina State College and his lovely wife
Ozzietta were among the guests. Ken Harris,
Republican candidate for Mayor of Charlotte
was there. Art Norman, newscaster for WSOC
TV was also on hand along with, Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Johnson, Henry Wallace and Carolyn Davis
who will be wed very soon, Judge Clifton
Johnson, Vinson Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Cousar, Eddie McGirt, head (football) coach at
Johnson C. Smith University and many more
friends, enjoying what the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity had to offer.
Oren McCullough, Tennyson Johnson, James (
Dixon, and all of the other Q brothers did a
fantastic job in organizing their biggest Mardi
Gjas yet.
FAREWELL JAM...Some old Johnson C.
Smith friends and WCCB co-workers gathered
recently for a bon voyage bash at 1027 McAlway
Road.
me party was given ior Kuui "L>ee Edwards
who’s taking a position as assistant Traffic
Manager at a TV station in her home town of
Charleston, South Carolina.
Some of the people that enjoyed the folly, but
didn’t enjoy the reason for having it, were Terri
McRae, Vaudrey Funderburke, Amy Lovelace,
Dean Coley, Howard Ballou, Debra Gates,
Robbie Thompson, Betsy Hardy, Debbie Brice,
Ron Johnson, Thomas Jackson, Daniel Strad
ford, Clara White, and Oliver Blue.
The group really got off til the early morning
hours to the contemporary sounds furnished by
Cunningham and White.
DID YOU KNOW...While the dust still stirs
over famous rock singer Elvis Pressley’s un
timely death, one man is taking it as just a
matter of fact, Arto R. Aaron.
Toe, as he is called by his friends, has had
opportunity to cash in on Elvis’ death, but he
refused.
Elvis trained under Arto when he was a soldier
in the 25th tank battalion at Fort Hood, Texas.
Got any more goodies, Toe?
DISCO FUN...The CHARLOTTE BRANCH OF
THE NAACP held a gigantic fall disco last
Sunday at The Gallery on East Morehead Street,
with WGIV’s Ron Cunningham at the helm.
The event was a definite success, thanks
largely to the efforts of A1 Rousseau and his wife
June, C.J. Cowan, Kelly Alexander Jr., and the 1
Gallery staff.
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courtesy of the promotion people at Columbia
and WEA Records.
Among the participants in this dance function
were William Fox. Brenda Hankins. Gloria
Talbert, Harold Osborne, Kevin Stone, Emma
Ragin, Lester Harrell, Calvin Meaks, Bobby
Leake, Jennifer Williams, Kim Alexander, Ro
bin Paige, Dianne Roberts, Alvin Pewter, Gloria
Norman, Jerry Starks. Cynthia Bownan and Phil
Hodges.
YOUTH PROGRAM...The Youth Department
of The Mecklenburg General Baptist Association
sponsored a “Mecklenburg Contest and Fall
Fashions Galore” program recently at the
Greenville Neighborhood Center, 1130 Spring
Street.
Susie Norton was the mistress of ceremonies
for the program that inlcuded participation by
Elaine Wallace, Gayle Wood, Greta Miller, Doris
Mobley and Rev. F A. Griffin.
Sandra Smith narrated “Fashions on Parade”
featuring church, school, casual and after-five
fashions.
Creative dances were done by Rovanda and
Leslie Whitaker.
The success of this program was due largely to
the efforts of people like Doris Mobley, Perrie M.
Norman, and Ona Taylor.
Jim Whittington Says:
“We’ll Never Have Any More Ghettoes”
By Jacauie Levistpr ... v .
Advertise In
The
Charlotte
Post
Post Staff Writer
According to mayoral can
didate Jim Whittington, "We
will neve have any more ghet
tos in Charlotte Housing Pro
jects." Whittington resDonded
to subjects such as: revitaliz
ing the center city, (notely
First and Fourth Wards),
safeguards against the deve
lopment of ghettos, his voting
record, leadership initiative
taken for the black communi
ty and the importance of the
black vote to his campaign in
a recent interview.
"An architect has been hir
ed and a plan devised for the
development of First Ward.
The homes that are existing
and boarded up are to be
moved to a cluster for single
family development and re
stored. The plan is to rebuild a
combination open space, sin
gle family and individual clus
ter apartments,” Whittington
cautiously unfolded the plan
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Jim Whittington
Mayoral candidate
that he supports.
In elation he declared, "The
entire council, including Jim
Whittington, should get an A
for the development of Fourth
Ward. We are building Discov
ery riace, a parK and old
homes are being restored by
young people backed by city
guaranteed loans. In Fourth
^resident Carter JNames
3 Black U. S. Marshals
President Cater has nomi
nated three blacks to serve as
U.S. Marshals. The President
lias pledged to bring more
blacks into the nation’s judical
and enforcement areas. Nomi
nated were:
G. William Hunter, Oak
land, Calif., to be U.S. attor
ney for the Northern District
of California. Hunter, 34, re
ceived a J.D. from Howard
University Law School in 1970
and an LL.M. from the Uni
versity of California’s Boalt
Law School in 1971. He worked
for the Alameda County Legal
Aid Society from 1970 to 1972,
and for Berkeley Neighbor
hood Legal Services during
1972. From 1973 to 1976 he was
with the Alameda County Dis
trict Attorney’s Office, and
since 1976 he has been witht he
San Francisco District Attor
ney’s Office.
Rufus A. Lewis, Montgome
ry, Ala., to be U.S. marshal for
he Middle District of Alaba- .
na. Lewis, 69, received a B.A.
Torn Fisk University in 1931.
He has been an Alabama State
Representative since 1974.
Bradford -Hoskins
Action Croup Plan
Second Attic Sale
The Bradford-Hoskins Act
on Group is having its second
ittic sale of the year on
Saturday, October IS, between
he hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
rhe attic sale will be held in a
vacant lot on the corner of
Honeywood and Brookshire
Boulevard, near the inter
change of 1-85.
The Bradford-Hoskins Act
ion Group is affiliated with
Carolina Action and proceeds
from the attic sale will be
contributed to Carolina Act
ion. Carolina Action is a com
munity service organization
currently involved in getting a
park in the area and getting a
price reduction on drugs for
the elderly.
Par Buster's Sale
An Attic Sale, sponsored by
he Par-Busters Auxiliary
3roup, will be held Saturday
rom 8 a.m. until, at 515 South
Summit Ave. The sale will
iroceed regardless to the wea
her.
Since 1935 he has been associ
ated with the Ross-Clayton
Funeral Home in Montgome
ry, and currently serves as
secretary-treasurer.
Harry H. Marshall, Spring
field, 111., to be U.S. marshal
for the Southern District of
Illinois. Marshall, 56, served
as deputy sheriff of Sangamon
County, Illinois, from 1958 to
1962. From 1962 to 1977 he was
deputy U.S. marshal for the
Southern District of Illinois,
and since earlier this year he
has been serving as court
appointed U.S marshal.
Rowe Motley
Named Chairman
Of Black Caucus
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ed as a member of the North
Carolina State Committee for
the Carter Presidential* Cam
paign and was co-campaign
coordinator for Robert Mor
gan'* Senate campaign •
Motley graduated from A&T
State University and has stu
died at Georgia State Univer
sity, Atlanta, Georgia; Lee
Institute School of Realty,
Brookline, Massachusetts;
and State Board of Realtors
School, Raleigh. He is a licen
sed realtor in North and South
Carolina and a licensed insu
rance broker in this state.
He has worked with the
Mecklenburg County Alcoho
lic Beverage Control as man
ager of a local ABC store; with
the United States Postal Ser
vice; and for the city of
Charlotte as a negotiator re
sponsible for acquiring urban
renewal property for the city.
Presently, Motley is owner
of an insurance and realty
company, and president and
co-owner of Small World Day
Care Center.
He is president of the Board
of Trustees of Memorial Uni
ted Presbyterian Church and
is active in numerous civic,
political, social and fraternal
organizations.
Motley is married to the
former Alma G. Moreland and
they are the parents of Mi
chael 26, David 24, Ronald 20,
Gregory 19, and Kim 6.
Check the ads in the Char
lotte Post each week for the
best bargains in town.
THE ARMY RESERVE.
PART OF WHAT YOU EARN IS PRIDE.
You may Join the Army Reserve to learn a skill, or to
earn a good second income But you could come away
with something a lot more important. It's not
something you can put in the bank. You pay for it with
your sweat, your spirit, your mind, and your time It’s
called pride.
For Information About:
THE ARMY RESERVE
Call Chuck Caroway Or Aubrey Bush
333-5919 333-6061
Mon. - Fri. or visit
1412 West over St.,
Charlotte, N.C. 28205
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a neighborhood within two
blocks of the square "
Section 8 of HUD housing
guidelines, limits the develop
ment of certain subsidized
housing of 50 units or less,
stipulating that the sites be
scattered throughout the city.
These guidelines were cited as
preventives against the deve
lopment of ghettos by Whit
tington
In reference to having been
on council for the past 18
years, 14 as mayor pro-tern,
candidate Whittington refer
red to his record on certain
issues of interest to the black
community. As stated during
general election two years
ago, he never opposed district
representation. He did oppose
the plan the citizens of Char
lotte eventually passed.
"Those of us opposed to
district representation on Ap
ril 19 felt it was too much too
soon. A small seement of the
population got thier own petiti
tion and drew their own plan. I
opposed having the majority
of council members not elect
ed by the majority of the
voters. The 4 - 3 plan was the
plan I favored," he further
explained.
The Belmont Regional Cen
ter received a negative vote
from Whittington who dis
claimed any opposition to the
center but to building the new
structure that he recalls was
“several hundred thousand
dollars above the budget.” “I
thought the money would be
better spent using the Johnson
Y facility that already existed.
The voting record of Jim
Whittington verifies a positive
nod toward affirmative ac
tion, allocation of funds for
public housing and various
issues of concern to the black
community. On a level of
leadership initiative for the
black community, he referred
to his support of black admi
minstrative level city employ
ees, while saying that most
programs are initiated on the
federal or state government
level, leaving local govern
ment to either except or deny
said program.
Whittington did add that he
was an initiator of Urban
Renewal and continued by
saying he is the only one there
(on council) that was there
when it began
/
"The black citizens of Char:
lotte are as important to me as
are those of all other sections
of the city,” Whittington add
ed, “I try to run a cam
patgn that is attractive to
all the citizens Jim Whitting
ton wants every opportunity
he can get in the black com
munity after they have talked
to me, let them make up their
own minds."
The interview concluded
with Whittington's reply to his
certainty of capturing the
black vote; "I'm not specula
ting about anything."
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