YOUR BEST ADVERTISING MEDIA IN THE LUCRATIVE BLACK MARKET CALL 376-0496 THE CHARLOTTE POST - - "Charlotte's Fastest Growing Community Weekly" BLACK NEWSPAPERS EFFECTIVELY REACH BY FAR. MORE • BLACK CONSUMERS HAIU_,UTTE, NORTH CAROLINA-28208-Thursday, Sept 28, 1978 S l· Ρ Ο π tn7o Price 30c Metroliiia Minority Trade Fair To Create Meaningful Relationship ENGAGING VICKIE PURCELL* ...UNCC Junior Vicki Purcell Is Beauty Of Week' by SherleenMcKoy Post Staff Writer _. "I take everyday as it comes. I've found out that if you try and plan the future, things don't work out the way This is the prophetic saying OM (tHi Week't" Storming bfCruty, Vicki Purcell has in doctrinated into her mode of living. More often than not, most people do not realize the necessity of living one day at a time until exhaustion or old age has caught up with them, and then they have no choice in the matter. In this day and age when everyone is trying to get to the top in a hurry, it is delightful to know that young people are wising up by slow ing down. Vicki is a 20 year-old junior UNCC majoring in Criminal Justice with a concentration in planning and administration. "I once considered being an English major," she said, "but there was hardly any thing I could do with it except teach and I didn't want to teach." Vicki does not have any definite plans for the future but she said that there is a possibility she may go to law school. "If I do decide to go, I wouldn't go immediately after graduation, I would work first, first," she said. But there is one thing she is certain of-she will not go back to her small hometown in Sanford, N.C. "I definitely will not go back to Sanford and I don't want to stay in N.C, I have relatives in Pennsylvania and I like it up there a lot, so I'll probably nfjjrate North." Vlcki's favorite pasttime is shopping. I love to go shopp ing for clothes," she said. Next to shopping she-tikes to travel, though she has never been outside of the country. She lives in an apartment with three other girls outside of campus. She enjoys the privacy it orçvides away from campus even though she likes "the relaxed atmosphere on campus There's not a whole lot of pressure," she mused Vicki considers herself to be a friendly and very out-going personality. For relaxation she likes to study, sit and chat with friends, watch television, go to parties, see good movies and observe sports activities. She occasionally goes to con certs at the coliseum and sometimes to the campus plays. At any rate, she "likes to have a good time." This past summer Vicki worked at the hospital in Sanford, working mostly with the out-patients on a business basis. She also worked on her father's truck selling ice cream to kids. Her father is an army retiree. "I was glad to get back to school," she said, "even though, I enjoyed my sum mer, because 1 love the warm weather, as well meeting new people and encountering new experiences." Presently, Vicki said that she is looking for a job with her campus studies. Vicki's positive outlook on life and her calm composure is sure to produce a bright future for her. The daughter of Margaret Byrd and Joseph Mitchell, Vicki has one brother and one sister. Quality Inn To Host SBA Conference The Small Business Admini stration marked its twenty-fifth anniversary in July of 1978. What changes will the next twenty-five years bring to small business? Searching for answers to HEREDITY la something every MAN beUeuv.iO. until Ma own SON begins acting like a DARN FOOL this question, regional confer ences and open forums are being held nation-wide to offer people an opportunity to re commend policies that will influence the future of small business in America. The future of small business is of concern because small buisness traditionally goes hand-in-hand with the expan sion of industry and Job deve lopment lite Nortn Carolina Confer ence will be held on Thursday, October S, at the "Quality Inn" in downtown Charlotte. Registration will be at the door from 8:90 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The conference will be free of charge and will run fiOm 9:30 a.m. Ul 4:00 p.m. S.B.A. Administrator A. Ver non Weaver will be one of the boats at the conference An open forum will take place from 10 a.m. til noon. NAACP Says Health Care Plan Doomed NAACP Executive Director, Benjamin L. Hooks announced his organization's support of the Kennedy health bill in a strongly worded statement that took issue with some of the points of a measure pre sented by President Carter Hooks said, •"what Presi dent Carter giveth with the left hand, he taketh away with the right. By proposing to link full impie! ntation with the inflation ror With 1K0 affiliates in 36 states, the Institute has a national program ol political education The 7H elections are cruc ial." said Hill The conserva tive move in the country can be and must be- reversed Right wing forces have re cently put a "nght-to-work" law on the November ballot in Missouri "We will have a major effort to get out the black vote to defeat this bill," said Hill "Right-to-work laws only de stroy unions " Twenty states, including North Carolina and all south ern states, have passed right to work laws which prohibits unions from negotiating a union shop where all employ ees are required to join the union A union, however, is requir ed by law to represent and bargain for wages and bene fits for all employees whether or not they pay union dues The National Association of Manufacturers is pushi/ig to extend right to-work laws to other states Union leaders think the laws weaken unions and hinder organizing efforts According to Hill there is a major effort this vear in Loui See Labor on pg 2 Green Heads Upcoming Event by Sherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer The Metrolina Minority Trade Fair, a local fair which provides an opportunit> for the minority vendor and buyer to meet on common ground to establish meaningful relation ships for purchasing pursuits will hold its fourth annual or. Thursday, October 26 at the Civic Center from 10 am" p.m. Les Green. Industrial Relai ions Supervisor for J A. Jone> Construction Co., will act as Chairman for the upcoming event. According to Mr Green, in the past they have had diffi culty getting favorable re sponse from the business, public and governmental sectors Edwin L. Jones, Jr , Chair man of the Board and Presi dent of J A Jones Construct ion Co , said that there is an apparent need for minorities to take a more active role within '«he Metrolina Purchas ing Council and the Τ rade Fair they sponsor annually He also said that their past efforts have produced favorable re sults and there is every intent ion to continue participating as a part of the Affirmative Action Program The Metrolina Minority Trade Fair has been responsi ble for increased minoritv buisness by several thousands of dollars, according to Mr Green, and minorities mu>t continue to pursue methods so that these figures will be more greatly increased. A $60 packaged deal has been developed that will in clude breakfast, a booth, tables, and electrical outlets The Trade Fair w ill be follow ed by a reception, which may be the most critical part of the event for it will allow the minority vendor the opportu nity of wrapping up contacts made throughout the day under a more relaxed atmos phere There will be persons on hand for relief so the booths will always be properly manned An information booth will be set up to allow for the gathering of information about majority businesses without booths Registration will be given on a first come, first serve basis In lieu of this fact, it is necessary to respond immedi ately For more information, con tact Harris Jones at the Busi ness Resources Center (704) 332-8578 Rotary-Scx>ut Expo Ticket Sales Kickoff Tickets sales for the 26th annual Rotary-Scout Expo will begin September 30 This year. .Scouts hope to sell more than 25,000 tickets Over 7,000 Cube, Scouts, and Explorers will be selling tick ets in the Charlotte area The Expo will take place on November 11 at the Mecklen burg County Fair Grounds For more information call Joe Mayhew - 374-6515