j—_, mm of. si,™ PIT xpii i«r>q»p rn iom i-. E”VE IrflnllU FI it Jr I FoT Fiiis I SSL 1 CIWIDTTE. N. C. ZB2B2 “Charlotte's Fastest Growing Community Weekly” V X | SE»s w PRirira*,, Six Black Candidates Win In Tuesday’s Election ■ Three Other Blacks Are Unsuccessful Six of nine black candidates in the Tuesday. May 2 election were successful. The Rev. George Battle ap parently squeaked by William Auten to become a member of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. He led Auten by 2.272 votes, according to pub lished unofficial returns The minister was fourth in the non-partisan race, which was contested by a total of 14 candidates. Two other blacks lost They were Dr Rowe Anderson and retired educator Maggi L Nicholson. Barring any difficulties, Battle will take office the first week in July. Winners in the primary con tests are not so lucky Many have Repubiican opposition in November. This fate waits for both black nominees for County commission. Incumbent Bob Walton and new nominee L. C. Coleman are two of five Democrats who will face a full slate ot Repub lican opponents Party poli tics, however, may dim the chances of both being elected An apparent riff between former commission chairman I.i/ Hair and the Rev Robert L. Walton resulted in less support for him in some white precincts and less support for her in some black pre cincts, according to published reports Although both of them and a number of other Democrats are pushing party unity, many onlookers predict heavy split-ticket voting in November. Republicans already occupy two seats on the Board of County Commissioners With a Republican mayor at the helm, both parties covet a majority on the Commission. Less such controversy will affect the chances for success of other black candidates Veteran N.C Senator Fred D Alexander led the primary ticket He is one of four Democrats nominated A lone Republican will face this slate in November Vivian Galloway, candidate for Sheriff, is one of the three unsuccessful black candidates on Mecklenburg County bal lots However, she bested three of her white male op ponents to place third in the number of votes received. Judicial candidates Clifton K Johnson and Richard C Krvin won their bids. Judge Johnson had no opposition and Judge Krvin beat his Dem< crat opponent. Ervin will face another challenger in Novem her Slide* Of Old Brooklyn To Be Shown Pictures depicting the old Brooklyn section of Charlotte will be shown on Tuesday. May 9 at 7:30 pm, at <-reen ville Center Retired minister It G Burke said the collection con tains 200 slides Some have been featured with articles and broadcasts about the insti tutions and lifestyle that ex isted when the Brooklyn com munity florished "We re trying to preserve that heritage because Brook lyn was a center of black heritage before all these other areas grew up. said Burke. ‘JT 4, is i op concern Qualifty Of Life For Senior Citizens Improving the quality of life of senior citizens is the top concern of the Division of Aging of the North Carolina Department of Human Re sources, headed by Nathan Yelton. Fewer than one-third IP the 100,000 North Carolin ians responding to a statewide “North Carolina Tomorrow” survey indicated they were satisfied with programs for senior citizens. Yelton is trying to ease the probelm through development of a state policy on aging. The policy provides our elderly citizens choices about how they want to live as well as enabling them to stay in thier own homes. Participation is the key in the decisions that will affect senior citizens. As a result of seventeen “speak out” ses sions scheduled across North Carolina last spring, partici pants came up with 115 recom mendations. Already 40 of these recommendations are being implemented. According to John Tanner, head of the Individual and Family Support Services for the Division of Social Ser vices, “We need to expand our services to keep elderly out of our institutions. We can do this by use of homemaker services, chore services, adult day-care services, and hous ing and home improvement services. m There are approximately '^te,400 elderly people in North Carolina who are not getting the necessary care services," added Tanner. It is estimated that from one-third to one-half of the health problems of the elderly are directly related to nutri tion. Nearly 23 million Ameri cans over the age of sixty-five, 85 percent, report the pre sence of at least one chronic health condition. Although poverty impose nutritional li mitations on approximately 20 percent of older Americans, over eating appears to play a major role in the nutrition related health problems of the remainder. Steps have already been implemented to reduce the problem of poor nutrition for the elderly. Righto Amendment Opponents To Present Views Opposing forces in the Equal Rights Amendment .Wssue will present their views ”on May 8 on the Central Piedmont Community College campus. Phyllis Schlafly, chairman of the Stop-ERA movement, will lecture at 12 noon, and Betty Friedan founder of the National Organization for Women, will speak at 1 p.m. The speakers will not partici pate in a debate. David Raey, assistant to Phyllis Schlafly said in a telephone interview that Friedan and other pro-ERA leaders were afraid to debate with Schlafly because her arguments were so accurate "The ERA has a euphemistic appeal, but Phyllis always deals with facts and real IMUM." WdMMX ■a A NARROW MIND and a WIDE MOUTH often go to gether MRS. JACQUELINE (JACKIE) GARDNER ....25-year-old Capricorn Jackie Gardner Is Beauty Of Week By Dianne Simpson Post Staff Writer The pulchritudinous feat ures you see before you are those of this week’s Post Bea uty of the Week, Mrs. Jac queline (Jackie) Gardner of 4811 Cinderella Road. This 5’9” 25 year old Capri corn is, believe or not, a housewife and mother of two lovely daughters, Marnia 45) and Candace (3). She and her husband Her bert are both originally from Greenville, N.C. but moved to Charlotte about 4 years ago because of her husband’s job transferal with Sears. Since her arrival in Charlotte, Jackie admits that she likes the queen city. "I like the large ness of Charlotte in compari son to the minuteness in size of that of Greenville," Jackie stated. “And Charlotte also,” Jackie continued, “possesses an environment that 1 don’t know too many people and not too many peot>le know me. Jackie looks upon herself as uui^urn^ licrsun, but one in her own way. "I’m not a socially enthusiast, nor am I a hermit either. I guess you might say that I'm more or less a conservative person Jackie is presently enrolled at CPCC where she is concen trating in the studies of execu tive secretarial work When asked why she decided to further her studies at CPCC she replied, “I want to gain knowledge on secretarial pro cedures because, hopefully, I would like to acquire a suit able job with satisfactory pay. Wanting money and acquiring It fast are the main reasons.” Jackie related that she leads a most busy life being a housewife, mother and stu dent "It's like a full week's job every day,” she com mented. "Nonetheless, I en joy It.” Her hobbies are singing and decorating Although Jackie admitted that she loves sing ing, she has only sang in her church choir and in her high school When asked if she thought on serious terms a bout her singing and maybe pursuing a career as a profes sional singer, Jackie smiled. “I enjoy singing and when it comes down to my most favor ite artist I must shout out Dionne Warwick because I like her style But, because I feel a singing career would mean a lot of distant moments away from my family, I know I would never want losing as a profession. I like spending as much time as I can with my family." However, Jackie ad mitted that she has occas ionally sang for many benefits and enjoyed them and hopes to do many more. As far as activities are concerned Jackie sang, doing solos, on the Choir of the PTL Club directed by the well known Doris Akers. This choir produced an album en titled "The Trinity Choir." Jackie, who wants to be successful in everything she does, is extended our most felicitations for her being se lected as the Beauty of the Week. Noted Author To Speak On Rights Amendment Civil rights activist Anne Braden of Ky. will join Rev Aaron Johnson of Fayetteville and Durham Attorney Jerry Paul at the 4th N.C. Alliance State Conference in Raleigh May 6. Ms. Braden, a journalist active in a Southern civil rights, civil liberties, anti-war and labor movements, will be the keynote speaker at the Conference. Last November she was one of 72 white Southerners to petition Gov. James Hunt, asking him to grant the Wilmington 10 defen dants pardons of innocence "The Conference will bring together North Carolinians to evaluate the Alliance work since our last State Confe rence a year ago; and to formulate the strategies against racist and political repression necessary to ensure human rights and dig nity in North Carolina, ' stated Anne Mitchell, co-ordinator for the N.C. Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression. “We welcome Anne Braden back to North Carolina to work with us in attacking issues vital to people's' struggles in our state. Anne Braden is a vice-chairperson of the National Alliance and co-chairperson with Rev Ben Chavis of the Southern Organi zing Committee for Economic and Social Justice The Conference will be held in Raleigh Saturday May 8 at Wake County Opportunities. Inc building at 567 E Hargett Street WIN Has Best Over-all P erformance North Carolina's effort to help people on welfare become productive workers and self supporting continues to re ceive plaudits from the fe deral government. For the federal fiscal year ending this past October, North Carolina's Work In centive program (WIN) had the best over-all performance in the country. National figures are not a vailable for the first quarter of the 1977-78 fiscal year, but reports from the southeastern regional office of the Depart ments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) show North Carolina ahead of all other south eastern states in its WII program. The state received a letter this past week from Merwin S. Hans, executive director of the National WIN Coordi nation Committee, commend ing it for its continued out standing WIN effort. Rased on the first quarter performance, it is estimated the state will have a reduction of approximately $7 million in welfare payments for the fis cal year. North Carolina has the high est cost benefit ratio in the southeast with a welfare sav ings of $7.58 for every one dollar spent on the program WIN is a joint effort in North Carolina by the Employment Security Commission of th