In Commemoration Of Dr. Martin L. King's Birthday
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VOL. 4 NO. 27
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CHARLOTTE. NORTH CARQLINA-28208-Thursday. Jan 12. 1978
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CERETTE AND CELLETE BELL
West Mecklenburg juniars
Identical Twins
Cerette And Cellete Bell
Are Our Beauties This Week
tiy J en narvey
Post Staff Writer
.POST readers are in for a
'«luble treat this week because
we have not one, but two
beauties. Cerette and Cellete
Bell are the seventeen year
old identical twin daughters of
Evangelist Catherine Bell.
Cerette, who describes her
self as "the quieter one" said
she likes all kinds of sports,
sews all her own clothes and is
very fond of children. After
high school she hopes to enroll
in a child care program but
hasn't decided where.
Celhte likes sports also,
enjoys cooking and plans to
enter UNC-C or Belmont Col
lege to major in accounting.
Both now attend West Meck
lenburg where they are ju
niors. They aren't in the same
home room but they get pretty
much the same grades and
r. υ. Sets Examinations
For Clerk-Carrier Posts
The United States Postal
Service, Charlotte, North Car
olina, announces that applica
tions are now being accepted,
and examinations will be giv
en to establish a register of
eligibles from which future
clerk-carrier positions will be
filled. Starting salary is 16.75
per hour.
No experience is required.
All applicants will be required
to take a written examination
designed to test the abilities
required to perform the duties
of the positions. A physical
examination will be required
before appointment.
Clerks work indoors. Clerks
* %indle heavy sacks of mail
and parcel poet weighing up to
70 pounds. They sort and
distribute mail according to
established schemes which
must be memorized. The work
may involve continuous stand
ing, stretching and reaching.
Carriers are responsible for
the prompt and efficient deli
very and collection of mail on
foot or by vehicle. Carriers
must be out in all kinds of
weather. Almost all carriers
have to carry mail bags on
their shoulders weighing as
much as 35 pounds. TOey load
and unload sacks of mail
weighing up to 70 pounds.
Carriers must pass the Postal
j
Today's civilization is a sys
tem whereby a man pays 50
CENTS to park his car so he
, won't be fined a DOLLAR
"while spending 20 CENTS to
buy a NICKEL cup of coffee.
Service road test to show they
can safely drive a vehicle of
the type used on the job.
Persons who pass this exa
mination will be eligible for
consideration for distribution
clerk, machine positions;
however, they must pass an
additional examination for
that position.
Applications may be picked
up at the Postal West Trade
Street Station, 401 West Trade
Street, Poet Office Building,
Room 215, Charlotte, N.C.
28202. Applications will be
accepted only between Janu
ary 6, 1978, and January 13,
1978. Applicatiohs received af
ter this date must be post
marked or on before January
13, 1978.
Applications may be return
ed to the West Trade Street
Station, Room 215,
SCLC Kequestfl
Recognition
Of Dr. King
ATLANTA - The Rev. Dr.
Joseph E. Lowery, president
of the Southern Christian I rea
dership Conference, sent a
telegram to Pete Rozelle,
commissioner of the National
Football I^eague, Wednesday
urging him to honor a request
from the New Orleans SCLC
Chapter for a moment of
silence at the beginning of the
Super Bowl football game in
memory of Dr Martin Luther
King Jr.
Dr. King, whose birthday we
celebrate January 15, the day
of the Super Bowl, was elected
founding president of SCLC in
New Orleans 20 years ago
"No American has contri
buted more to the goals of
brotherhood and justice," Dr
Ixtwery said. "It seems alto
gether fitting that this nation
al event, the Super Bowl,
should honor this great apostle
of nonviolence on the celebra
tion of his Wth birthday "
school mates and faculty have
a hard time telling them a
part.
Being confused with one
another is something they've
learned to live with over the
years. Sometimes it's funny -
for instance when boyfriends
get them mixed up, and some
times it isn't - such as being
blamed for something the o
ther one did.
The twins say they get along
together very well, probably
better than they would if they
were merely sisters and their
taste in clothes and most other
things is very much alike.
They still dress alike and hope
that when thev marrv thev'll
be able to live close by one
another.
Their mother said having
twins was double everything -
"double trouble but double fun
too" and she reported an
interesting sidelight. "Often
when one feels a pain the other
will too," she said, "even
though they may not even be
in the same place." I've seen
it happen many times so I
know it isn't coincidental."
Both ypung women attend
First Mount Zion where they
sing in the Gospel Choir and
teach vacation bible school
each summer The pastor is
Kev. C.B. Owens
Students
Relate To
Dr. King
By Cynthia Bell
Post Staff Writer
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King was a man who impreg
nated his belief into the minds
of many Americans. A man
with a tremendous amount of
will. King could move moun
tains from his path. His most
famous and effective weapon
was philosophy of non-vio
lence. which was a change
from the ordinary way of
doing things.
He was a man that many
people viewed as their new
leader. Some even thought of
him as a Twentieth century
Moses who was placed here on
this Earth to lead his people
out of bondage. Of course
there were those who thought
of him as a radical whose
main objective was to creâte a
disturbance.
It was his dedication to the
cause that made his followers
feel that he had been chosen
by God.
Now, that he is dead, his
beloved memory and teach
ings linger on in the minds of
many Americans. It is time to
turn the other cheek of mourn
ing his death to rejoice and
celebrate his birth.
There are many comments
and views on the life and death
of Martin Luther King. Here
are a few of the views of the
students at Johnson C. Smith
University.
Yvonne Edwards, Senior,
majoring in Accounting - He
was undoubtedly one of the
greatest men to ever live. He
was handsome, intelligent,
showed a lot of leadership
qualities, and his courage and
guts was out of the question
I admire his laith in God and
strongly believe that he knew
he was going to die, but was
brave enough to go on when he
See JCSU On Page 3
CAF DIRECTOR SAM KORNEGAY
St'fks community support
Ia)iv Income People
CAF Basic Mission Is To Help
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Post Staff Writer
The basic mission of The
Charlotte Area Fund as direc
tor, Sam Kornegay sees it, is
to "do things to enable low
income people to have an
opportunity to improve their
lives."
This ranges from helping
them find food to eat to
winterizing their homes help
ing to improve the heating
system.
Kornegay has been with the
federal agency for seven of its
13 years.
"We assist low income peo
ple in the community by help
ing to improve their lives by
concentrating on census tracts
that have poor median in
comes. These areas are classi
fied as poor We provide facili
ties in thdlb neighborhoods
coniaci witn us," he said
When someone is having a
problem with financing or
getting money for heating to
solve heating, hunger, or other
problems, all he needs to do,
said Kornegay is to contact
one of the centers.
The main one is at 213 East
Morehead St. The others are
at 823 Seigle Ave., 513 Brook
hill Road, 1222 Oaklawn Ave.
2624 South Try on St., and 3100
West Boulevard.
In recent weeks, the Area
Fund has come under close
scrutiny by politicians in the
Charlotte area, some who go
so far as to say the agency is
not needed.
Kornegay believes there is a
logical explanation for all the
criticism.
"I think there are several
reasons." he said adding that.
tion agencies have lost >up
port in the last five years
"Beginning in 1904 when
they were started to eradicate
poverty, the community ac
tion agencies received much
support." he said But in
1968, the support began to
decline and as a result other
federal programs were imple
mented to do similar thi.vs
such as Revenue-Shame ;ιη·ι
the Community Block grants
"But these grants were in
the hands of the svstem and
the poor peop!'.· did in · si ar<
in the administraiι·. ι a el
he continued
"For a program mic! as
ours to be successful we need
the support of the community
For instance, the local govern
ment has to match th·· fun'ls
we get and as we get more
funds the matching has · ι
increase
The Charlotte Area Fund is
structured with on·· third of
the board Iteing représenta
tives of the poor one third
being elected officials and
one-third being in private in
dustrj
Λιονν, he sain ·α< Nave has·
cally onl> the support of the
poor
"It makes^ il difficult to
operate. he added
But Kornegay believes The
Charlotte Area Fund will live
on despite its critics primarily
because it is a program that
offers direct assistance to the
poor
We have the only program
that provides the poor to have
input and the only one in which
they have a say,' he explain
ed
Two of the major programs
.are Head Start which serves
.ifWi low income pre-schoolers
in the city and county and
CRISIS by which up to $150 in
emergency assistance to
wards restoration of heating
and other housing necessities
can be granted
Sam Korn< 4ay invites any
one who has any questions
concerning the Charlotte Area
Fund and the many programs
that it sponsors to come by his
office, or one of the many
centers to pick up a brochure
or. its many programs
Welfare Also
Mentioned
Frequently
Of ihe 101.358 "North Caro
lina Tomorrow" survey forms
received statewide, about 20
percent -· 19.896 - were sent by
black North Carolinians
And of these black respon
dents, the economy was listed
as the greatest problem facing
the state by five to one.
The survey, sponsored by
Gov. Jim Hunt and the State
Goals and Policy Board, was
conducted this fall throughout
the state to give citizens an
opportunity to participate in
the state government deci
sion-making process As the
chief citizen advisory agenc;.
in state government, the Boa
rd will make recommends
tions to the governor for short
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the problems based on survey
results
The questionnare asked re
spondents to name the biggest
problem facing the state, and
to explain what state govern
ment should do to solve that
problem The survey also dea
It with satisfaction with ser
vice delivery, taxes and the
overall quality of life in North
Carolina
Thirty three percent of all
blacks volunteered the matter
of ;obs. unemployment and
the economy as their major
oriC'Tn This percentage
compares to the 18 2 percent
throughout the state who list
ed the economy as the top
problem As solutions to this
problem IJIacks suggested
creating more jobs, bringing
new industry into the state,
ar.d paying better wages
I'he next most frequently
mentioned problem among
blacks who participated in the
survey was welfare, which
%wis still listed by only 6.3
percent Top solutions were
eliminating unqualified reci
pients and putting people to
work
Kducation was ranked third
among blacks respondents,
with 5 6 percent This percen
tage is compared to the 13 9
percent seen statewide on the
problem of education, making
it the second most frequently
listed concern Blacks sugges
ted stopping busing, better
funding for public schools and
teaching basic skills as pri
mary solutions
(«her problem areas often
mentioned by black North
Carolinians were crime-law
enforcement (4 percent i, tax
es <3 5 percent) and housing
<3 1 percent) Housing was
listed about three times more
often bv blacks than whites
Like other North Carolin
ians who completed the sur
vey. many blacks expressed
strong dissatisfaction with
welfare Twenty-two percent
of all blacks indicated strong
dissatisfaction with housing,
as well, compared to only 12
percent statewide Like others
across the slate, they showed
satisfaction with community
colleges, but noticeable satis
faction with no other single
service area
On lax issues, the opinions
of blacks differed They favo
red maintaining the taxes on
personal income, business in
come and business inventories
at their present levels, as well
See ECONOMY On Page 3
.. η r wnere people can have easy "nationally, community ac
idify (Muncuman non Leeper
Reports To District Representatives
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Representatives from each
voting precinct of District 3,
as well as other interested
persons, were among a crowd
of approximately 60 people
who met with newly-elected
city councilman, Ron Leeper
last Thursday night The mee
ting, at Amay James Commu
nity Center, served several
purposes, according to beep
er.
"It gave me a chance to
bring the people of my district
up-to-date on what's taken
place in the council since
election time and allowed
them a chance to voice their
concerns to me about issues I
may not already be aware of
We also took our first steps
toward organizing the dis
trict," he said.
Among other things, I^eeper
reported to the gathering a
request he has made to the
council that all boards and
committees be studied care
fully as vacancies occur, to
determine if blacks, other mi
norities and women are fairly
represented, and to make new
appointments based on those
findings. He also emphasized
that close attention should be
given geographic representa
tion in view of the redistrict
ing.
Leeper reported, too, that
"council has already approv
ed sidewalks for Clanton Road
which, hopefully, will be com
pleted by late summer. Wes
terly Hills is one of the next
sections slated for sidewalk
construction as soon as funds
are available," he added
Proposals for improving the
city transit system will be
presented jointly, by Leeper
and Bob Carroll, at the next
meeting of council. "That was
one of the main concerns I
heard as 1 campaigned," Lee
per said, "and I've done a lot
of talking and listening to
people since then, trying to
come up with ways to make
the system better serve the
needs of the present riders and
to encourage new riders in
order to eliminate congestion
in the downtown area "
One suggestion Carroll and
leeper plan to make is that
the downtown business com
munity be asked to become
involved in a rebate plan
During Thursday evening s
meeting, two representatives
from each voting precinct we
re chosen to serve on a district
committee Spencer Thomp
son was selected as acting
chairman
Leeper sees members of the
district committee as liasons
between him and the wider
constituency he serves "The
se people will be in contact
with members of their com
munity and will be able to
bring issues and concerns to
my attention and. in turn, will
be able to carry back accounts
of my actions." he pointed out
Terry Hogan. a resident of
the recently annexed Paw
Creek community, attended
the meeting, at I>eeper's invi
tation. I>eeper said he wanted
residents of that area to be
aware that he is willing to
assist them in whatever ways
he can until new lines are
drawn and they are assigned
to a particular district
Ms. Hogan voiced the opin
ion that I>eeper is sincerely
interested in being a represen
tativt "of the people" and
described an incident that
See LEEPER On Page 6
Ron Lecper
Heads informal meeting
similar to one presently used
by some department stores
Upon presentation of a stamp
ed sales slip at certain lots, a
portion of the customer s par
king fee is absorbed by the
store where he stopped Why
not extend this to the bus
customer and allow a portion
of his bue fare to be paid by the
stores'". Leeper asked
"We see this as just one of
the Incentives to bus riding
that need to be explored, he
continued
In Statewide Survey
Blacks List Economy As
State's Greatest Problem