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LOVELY LULA RATLIFF
••• Plans to enter CPCC
Attractive Lula Ratliff
Is “Beauty Of The Week”
BY Jeri Harvey
Po6t Staff Writer
Attractive Lula Ratliff cau
ght photographer Jim Black's
eye when he was shopping in
White’s Store on North Tryon
St. recently and as a result, we
have the good fortune to have
her as The Po6t Beauty of the
Week.
A native of Chesterfield,
S.C., Lula has lived here for
v&e past two and a half years
and said, “I really like Char
lotte because there is always
something to do; concerts,
shows, athletic events. If no
thing else, I can go to the
shopping malls and window
shop. In Chesterfield, there
just isn’t that much to do", she
added.
Even more important to
Lula, however, is the availa
bility of jobs here. Speaking of
the job situation in Chester
field, she said, “When kids
finish high school there, they
either have to leave or work in
a mill - if they’re lucky. White
kids don’t have any trouble
though; they can always get a
job as a cashier or waitress or
clerk or something, but when
blacks go in and apply they're
told to come back later and
half the time that’s the end of
it. They still don’t hire blacks
too fast for most jobs.”
Lula finds her present em
ployment enjoyable but has
set a nursing degree as an
ultimate goal and will begin
actively working toward it in
September when she plans to
enter Central Piedmont Com
munity College.
It was while caring for her
mother before she died that
Lula decided she'd like to
become a nurse.
“I realized then", she said,
"that I wanted to help people
who were ill; that I felt
rewarded taking care of the
sick.”
Another reason for wanting
to further her education is her
mother’s insistence that all
her children achieve as much
as they could. "There were
thirteen of us", Lula said,
"and my mother worked very
hard just to get the necessi
ties for us. The older ones had
to drop out of school and go to
work early but they helped
with the younger ones and my
mother was very proud of
that. Since she’s been gone
three of my brothers and
sisters have completed high
school and 1 have a 14 year old
brother in the ninth grade who
lives with an older brother
We’re all behind him and want
to see him finish, too.
“I feel that even though we
didn't have a lot of material
things we were lucky to have
good health and a mother who
loved us and did the best she
could for us. One thing we
learned early was how to
wait and work for things. I
think that's very important for
young people to learn,” she
concluded.
So even though Lula has had
to work and wait for the
chance to get a degree, she’s
determined to do it. She's also
willing to wait on marriage
until she's "lived a little and
seen some of the world”, as
she puts it. “I have a steady
boyfriend but I think we’ll
wait until I’ve got my degree
before we seriously consider
marriage,” she said. "After
all, there wasn't much to see
in Chesterfield and 1 still
haven’t been around much.
There's so much for me to see
and learn that I want to take
my time about settling down
for good.”
For relaxation Lula likes
good music, as typified by the
sounds of her favorite, George
Benson, and she likes tennis,
swimming, jogging and most
sports.
We’re proud to welcome her
to The Post's family of beaut
ies and we wish her all the
success and happiness she
deserves.
Beauty Of Year
Contest Hits Peak?
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
The Post Beauty of the Year
contest has passed the half
way mark and activity has
reached a peak. Last week,
contestants reported the high
est number of subscriptions,
a date, for the four weeks the
ntest has been in progress.
As we enter the final two
weeks it looks as if contestants
and their supporters are pull
ing out all the stops to bring
the contest to a successful
close.
Earning the highest number
of points for the past week was
Alice Brannon, a former
Beauty of the Week and pre
sently a student at Livingstone
College. Alice has been assist
ed a great deal by her mother,
Mrs. Alice Brannon, and the
team-work is paying off.
Besides being the weekly
leader, Ms. Brannon also
captured the overall lead from
Bertha Adams. The five top
places are now occupied by
Alice Brannon, Cheryl Howell,
Ms. Alice Brannon
...This week’s winner
Bertha Adams, Darlene Her
ron and Charlotte Gordon,
respectively.
With two more weeks to go
before the contest deadline,
we remind our readers that
they can help their favorite
contestants by renewing sui>
scriptions, giving gift sub
scriptions and asking friends
and co-workers to subscribe
Remember you can extend
your present subscription for
as many years as you wish
and receive a substantial dis
count.
What better way to help
some deserving young lady
win valuable prizes and pro
mote the only black newspa
per in Metrolina?
County Government
Offices To Clone
Mecklenburg County Go
vernment offices and agencies
will be closed Monday, March
37, in observance of Easter
Monday.
11 Blacks Will Seek Public
/
Office InUpcoming Election
Deadline Set
For Voter
Registration
Sunday , April 2, is the
deadline for voter registration
for those who want to vote in
the Tuesday, May 2, primary
and Board of Education elec
tions.
Last minute registration ac
tivity will be handled by three
special units.
Board of Education officials
will be present on the campus
of all high schools to register
eligible seniors on Wednes
day, March 29. Community
groups have also asked the
board for registration units.
The YWCA is sponsoring a
registration drive at Third
Ward Citizens Center on Sun
day, April 2, from 1-6 p.m. A
drive is also being made spon
sored on the same day from
1-6 p m., at Parkwood CME
Institutional Church, by Caro
lina Action.
Election officials are urging
community leaders and the
media to give, “any emphasis
you can" to these registration
efforts, according to a state
ment from the Board of Edu
cation. The statement also
noted that 45 permanent regis
tration units are open year
round in the county for the
convenience of those who do
not want to wait until the last
minute.
The league of Women Voters
is also promoting voter regis
tration. It advises voters who
have moved that they are in
violation of the law if their
registration is not changed to
their new precinct within 30
days.
A change of names, party
affiliation or failure to vote in
four consecutive years are
other reasons a voter would
need to visit the Board of
Elections office or registra
tion unit, said statement.from
the league The Pamphlet,
entitled_.‘‘Facts for Vo
ters", is available at the elec
tions office.
CMS Student* To
Cet 3-I)ay Holiday
Students and teachers in
Charlotte- Mecklenburg
Schools will have holidays
March 23, 24, and 27 The
Education Center and other
offices will be closed March 24
and 27. Classes will resume
Tuesday, March 28
WILMINGTON 10 SI PPORTERS
....During March (hi 11 (i.sliitiglon
March On Washington Attracts
8,000 Wilmington 10 Supporters
special 1 o 1 he Fast
A bus-load of Charlotteans'
headed for last Sunday's mar
ch on Washington in support of
the Wilmington 10, the evening
began on a somber note.
Led by Rev. James Barnett
and accompanied by Rev. Ben
Chavis's sister, Dr. Helen
Othow and Mrs. June Daven
port, some 60 Charlotteans
joined about 8,000 other sup
porters in Washington in a
show of strength among Wil
mington 10 supporters. During
the morning other chartered
buses arrived at the Eclipse
(between the White House and
the Washington Monument),
including some from various
New York cities, Pennsyl
vania and Minnesota.
As out-of-town supporters
gathered for the noon march,
about 500 Howard University
students greeted them, chant
ing and carrying signs and
banners The well-organized
Washington delegation served
as hosts with appointed mar
shalls who wearing red arm
bands, assisted marchers,
providing transportation to
daycare facilities and acting
as cheer leaders. Together
they shouted: "A people uni
ted will never be defeated,
FBI, CIA, ain't no justice in
the USA "
In a brief ceremony Rev
Barnett led marchers in a
prayer and to the delight of the
crowd a young Washington
vocalist, Lucy Murphy, sang a
Ledbelly tune from the 1940s
About the capital city, it was
titled "It’s A bourgeois City
While the audience clapped
and yelled approval, she slid
into another song, a calypso
called "Money Is King '
Speaker Ann Shepherd Tur
ner, the young white woman
and former member of the
Wilmington Hi. told the crowd.
"I may he out hut I’m not Iree
because my brothers aren’t
tree "
Bob Grant. Charlotte
Three’s Jim Grant’s brother,
read a letter from Grant in
which he explained that he
was under hoiiM arrest in
North Carolina and couldn't
travel outside the state But
Grant told the crowd not to
forget that 70 percent of the
prisoners in North Caroiona
are either Black or Indian.
The rally dispersed and
marchers, five abreast, led by
the Chavis family and the
North Carolina delegation,
walked the one block to the
White House, en route, they
passed a Bed Cross building
with a plaque on its front lawn
reading, dedicated to the me
mory of the women in the Civil
War " Their message was
loud and clear Hey. hey.
Peanut Man, what you gonna
do about the W ilmington 10
The only sign of life at the
White House was a guard at
its gate and about a dozen
policemen in front, some on
horses After two walks a
round the White House, a final
rally was heid across the
street in Lafayette Park
Speakers included Rev
Chavis's mother, Elizabeth
Chavis, and political activist
Angela Davis Ms. Davis told
the crowd to remember other
political prisoners in states
other than N.C She acknow
ledged the presence of media
crews from across the country
as well as from Paris and
Germany But she said it was
most significant to note that
there was also media from
cities like Charlotte and
Greensboro, from within the
state of Noi th ( arolina
Bum StIimIuU*
l hunofM For W.
Boults nrd Houtr
Beginning Monday, March
27, the west end routing of
Charlotte Transit System bus
Route 10 West Boulevard will
be changed during weekday
peak hour service Arrival
times at Boulevard Homes
and Captiol Drive will be
affected
School Board Candidates Express Confidence
Hy Sidney Moore,Jr.
Post Staff Writer
Confidence is what black
candidates for Board of Edu
cation say they have.
Chemistry professor Rowe
Anderson did not run for the
board in 1976 because he fea
red his candidacy would hurt
the campaign of Phil Berry
With only one incumbent in
the race this year, its full
speed ahead for Anderson
The Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity employee says his
chances are “excellent’’. He is
and he feels that his qualifica
tions will outweigh a lack of
campaign funds.
A native of Baton Rouge,
I-ouisiana, Anderson came to
Charlotte in early 1971. He is
an educator and grew up in a
family of educators. Because
of early experiences, Ander
son claims to have harbored
an ambition to serve on |fce
governing body of an educa
tion system since childhood
The 37-year-old candidate
said,“Education is a cradle
to-grave issue that require
everyone s attent' a".
He also suppor a public kin
dergarten from age three
George E. Battle Jr., 30, of
1401 Vancouver Drive wants to
become involved with the
school system.
He is presently “involved
with about 20 schools" where
he conducts an enrichment
program. Students who parti
cipate in the program live in
Five Points, Third Ward, West
Morehead and Grier Heights
communities.
Battle said the program
offers students a chance to
becottie more proficient in
reading and math Students
also take part in other educa
tional activities that are often
not available to them at
school
The program out of a survey
Battle conducted which indi
cated a need for such services
Phil Berry
Incumbent
Battle bases his positive
feelings about the campaign
outcome on “verbal support"
He said many people have
indicated they favor his can
didacy.
At 71, Maggie Nicholson is
also feeling good about her
chances of winning She
Kev George Battle
Top candidate
thinks her age is an asset
“Age is in my favor, ' said
the retired educator “I have
experience, I have been in
and-out of schools for 60 yeapi3
When asked how her carf)-1
paign is progressing, she said:
‘F think it's coming alongf^1
beautifull y She praised the
etion t>eing made on her
behalf by volunteer workers
and supporters
Her principal concern is
safety of elementary students
Mrs Nicholson wants these
students to be able to go to
schools that are closest to
their homes
The candidate is making
her third attempt for the
board Her low budget have
been financed by small con
tributors, neighbors and
friends
"I don't accept money if it
tells me I can't be free, said
the candidate, indicating that
she is not aligned with any
powerful interest group
She noted that only UfcytHs
spent on behaff»of ndr'cam
paigniFv 197/5 ,
, £4<4lft>lsQi^ iM^ncte.
Itir wfiaf is be^lflr1 childrer
i'.Wthout tt^ilng problems
^ ■Sffr said. "you have to agref
sometimes in order to dis
agl ee
3 Blacks
To Seek
Reelection
By Sidney Moore Jr.
Post Staff Writer
Eight of 55 Democratic
Party candidates and three of
14 non-partisan Board of Edu
cation candidates represent
the black community in the
upcoming Tuesday. May 2.
election
Judge Clifton E. Johhson of
6024 Craftsbury Drive is run
ning for re-election without
primary or Republican oppo
sition The only other black
candidate to offer for a court
related position is running for
Sheriff.
Vivian Galloway. 32. of 438
Vickery Drive is running for
that office. She is one of seven
Democrats. The winner will
face Republican opposition in
the General Election in No
t’amhor
Incumbent State Senator,
Fred D. Alexander is again
vying for re-election An expe
rienced politician. Alexander
is competing against four
other Democrats Four Senate
nominations are available in
this primary. Only one Repub
lican has offered for this race.
Black candidates for County
Commission in this primary
are I. C. Coleman and Rev
Robert L. Walton They are
among 19 primary contenders
running for five seats.
Incumbent Walton, 33, of
1434 Plumstead Road is run
ning for a second term. He and
Coleman, 58, of 1470 Plum
stead Road, ran for the com
mission in 1976, but Coleman
was defeated
For Board of Education,
three blacks have offered.
They are Rowe Anderson, 37,
of 6800 Cardigan Avenue. Rev
George E Battle Jr . 30, of
1844 Harris Road and Maggie
Nicholson, 71. of 1225 S Cald
well, No. 415
A total of 14 Board of Educa
tion candidates are competing
for four seats, making this
race the most competitive
However, each of the black
candidates have expressed
confidence.
Offices for which no blacks
have offered include L\ S
Senate, U S. House of Re
presentatives, N C. Associate
Justice of Supreme Court.
Judge of Court of Appeal.
District Attorney, Judge of
District Court. Clerk of Supe
rior Court and N C House of
llonritcnnl til i t in
City (Government
To Observe
Kaster Monday
All offices of Charlotte City K'
government will be closed
Monday. March 27, in obser
vance of Easter Monday Re
gular business hours will be
resumed at 8am on Tuesday.
March 28
Due to the four day work
week, the City Sanitation Di
vision will provide the follow
ing collection services
Each residence in the City
will receive two backyard
garbage collections on a
Tuesday Thursday and
Wednesday-Friday sche
dule.
There will be NO curbside
trash collection during the
week All trash should be
kept off the curb until Tues
day. April 4 for collection on
Wednesday, April 5.
—
It takes a mighty conscien
tloua man to tell the DIF
FERENCE between being
TIRED and LAZY.
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