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ls&rl THE CHARLOTTE 1ST ts£r _ “Charlotte’s Fastest Growing Community Weekly" Price 30 Cents SW Among the 50 graduates from CPCC on The are Jackey Bell, Anthony Lowry and Kosa Square to receive diplomas Friday, July 20 Morrow. (Photo by Eileen Hanson) Rosa Morrow Realizes Life-Lone Dream! by Dorsett Edmunds Special to the Post Rosa Morrow left school in the seventh grade On Friday July 20. almost forty years later, she will realize her life-long dream of a high school education. At age 57 she will graduate with more than 50 other adults from Central Piedmont Community College on the Square, an adult educa tion and high school comple tion program. Graduation will take place at Marshall Park at 8 p.m. “I’m very proud of the pro gress I’ve made,” said Ms. Morrow, who tried several times to return to school be fore she heard about CPCC’s program. “My sons told me I was too old to learn anything, but I enrolled myself anyway.” For a year and a half Ms. - Morrow attended daily classes . VrniU she completed the re quired courses for a high \ school diploma. “It wasn’t easy,” she admits, “but I wanted a better job. 1 wanted to be more than a maid." For Ms. Morrow and many others in Friday’s graduating class, CPCC on The Square offered an opportunity they hadn’t found elsewhere. Former student Anthony Lowry, believes it is the “students first” motto of the staff that makes the program work. Students can register for any or all of the classes needed to complete their high school education and work at their own rate. In addition to the regular curriculum in math, English, history, and science, there are classes in human relations, self-aware ness, and the “world of work.” It was in one of these classes that graduate Jackie Bell, a 28-year-old mother of four, learned a valuable lesson. “I found out that I have the ability to do anything if I set my mind to it,” she said. She and others attribute their suc cess to the teachers at the Square. “They offered me a chal lenge as well as their friend ship," said Ms. Bell. She was so pleased with the program that she encouraged her hus band to register for classes. According to Director Paul McBroom, support from city agencies has been important in the program’s success. "Community Development, the Charlotte Youth Council, and various other social ser vice agencies have all helped us,” said McBroom. Perhaps the biggest factor however, has been each stu dent’s individual drive to con tinue his or her education. “I was determined to get through," said Ms. Bell. Ms. Bell said she had one goal: "To finish as an A student ” She reached her goal. For many students this gra duation is not only the achievement of a life-long goal, it is the beginning of a new life. Ms. Bell and Ms. Morrow are now both enrolled on the main carpptn of CPCC in the secretarial program. Anthony Lowry’s talents as an artist have landed him a new job as artist for educational materials at the school. When Ms. Bell speaks at her own graduation on Friday she will dedicate it to her children, "to inspire them to become what they want to be.” Also speaking at the gradua tion will be Kathleen Crosby, Area Superintendent for Char lotte-Mecklenburg Schools; mayoral candidate and city councilman, Harvey Gantt; and Les Green, a local busi nessman. For more information about CPCC’s adult education pro gram call 373-6478 or visit CPCC on the Square at 116 W. Trade Street. Registration is now going on for summer classes Tuition is free to students in target areas and $5 for others Robinson To Manage Eddie Knox Campaign Eddie Knox has appointed civic leader Robert N. “Red" Robinson chairman of a large volunteer group which will manage the Knox mayoral campaign. “The leadership that Red and his wife, Peggy Jane, liave demonstrated over the years with Little League base ball, the Children’s Theatre, and other community affairs makes him an ideal choice to put together and direct a campaign which will extend into every neighborhood in Charlotte,” Knox said. “I'm honored that he is willing to take such a big job in my behalf." Graham McGoogan, tax supervisor with Peat, Mar wick, Mitchell and f mpany, has volunteered to serve as the campaign treasurer. McGoogan is a certified public accountant and a tax attorney. He attended Charlotte schools and graduated from Davidson College and the University of North Carolina Law School. Knox also announced that Epley Associates, a public relations firm, has been re tained to direct the communi cations aspects of the cam paign. Robinson has been practic ing law in Charlotte for the past 24 years. He has served as judge pro tern of Mecklen burg County Recorders Courl and as assistant state solici tor. He is a graduate ol Emory University and the University of Virginia Law School. In addition to serving on the board of directors of the Myers Park-Trinity Little League and the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Robin son has been active with the Charlotte Civitan Club, the Goodfellows Club, Dilworth United Methodist Church and the Democratic Men’s Club. The Robinsons, who have five children, live at 1501 Wend over Road TuroFWUt If you are a self startei your boss won't have to be CRANK Threatens Its Existence BRC’s Tune Has Changed To Frustration And Problems I --- UNCC Sets “Natural Living Conference” The American Natural Hy giene Society will hold its 31st annual "Natural Living Con ference" at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte July 29 to August 4 Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the American Natural Hygiene Society is a nonprofit membership organization which promotes knowledge for healthier living. The week-long conference is designed to teach the public how to live naturally so as to maintain good health Topics include being self reliant by growing food, raising healthy children, natural childbirth. now to be more fulfilled and have good emotional attitudes and leading more productive lives. In addition, rap sessions are scheduled on family living, nursing mothers, young adults, singles and weight con trol. Among a large roster of speakers are: Scott and Helen Nearing, leaders for 50 years in “back to the land” living and authors of “Living the Good Life " He is 95 and still vigorous -Dr Keki Sidhwa, a native of India, who's practiced nat ural health care in England for 25 years -Dr. Alec Burton, a 20-year practitioner in Australia -Dr. William Esser of Flor ida, a 40-year practitioner of natural living. -Jack Dunn Trop, formerly a Hollywood producer and nmi; a film malter uiKa will show his ‘‘Greatest Adven ture” film depicting the bene fits of nf.lural living Heir alec author of “You Don’t Have to be Sick," “A Gift of Life and Health," and “Please Don’t Smoke In'Our House." The registration fee for members of the American Natural Hygiene Society is $75. Nonmembers may attend for $80. full-time college stu dents for $35, young people 12-17 for $25. and children 7-11 for $10. Daily registration fees are $15 for the full day, $7 for morning classes, $5 for after noon workshops and $5 for evening lectures Day care will be provided for children under five.. For advance registration and other information, contact the American Natural Hy giene Society, 1920 Irving Park Road, Chicago, 111., 60613; telephone (312) 929-7420 1.3 Million Women Got Child Support About 1.3 million American corner, icceived child support in 1975 from the fathers of their children, according to a new study by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. The information, although limited, is the first in this detail that the Bureau has ever published about child support in the U.S. and is contained in a report covering divorce, custody and child support Child support from fathers averaged $2,430 for the fami lies receiving it, but for about half of them the support pay ments amounted to less than 10 percent of their total in come The figures do not include payments the women may have received from such welfare sources as Aid to Families With Dependent Children See 1.3 on Page 11 Mayoral Candidate Gantt Officially Opens Campaign Headquarters Dy tneen Hanson Special to the Post Harvey Gantt’s mayoral campaign moved into second gear Sunday, July 15 with a grand opening of his cam paign headquarters in the In dependence Plaza Building, 951 S. Independence Boule vard. Over 250 supporters gather ed to kick off the campaign and to pledge their time and talents to Gantt’s race for the democratic nomination. The primary will be held Septem ber 25, with the election set for November 6. If elected, Gantt would be the first black mayor of Char lotte, the largest city in the two Carolinas. He has already proved himself a vote-getter, , bringing in the second highest ' tally in the 1977 City Council at-large election. As a four-year veteran on Council, Gantt feels he is well versed on the issues facing Charlotte. "This is a crucial time,’’ Gantt told The Charlotte Post "Charlotte is at a crossroads We are on the verge of becom ing a cosmopolitan area. The decisions we make in the next few years will determine whether or not we can grow without committing all the j mistakes of other large cities ’’ u With a strong background in I Cheryl Martin (6) and David Martin (10) were among the crowd of Harvey Gantt supporters that turned out July 15 to celebrate the opening of his campaign for Mayor of Charlotte (Photo by Eileen Hanson) city planning. Gantt feels he ment so we don't make irre can provide the leadership versible mistakes," he said needed to avoid the problems Gantt was a political new of smog, pollution, inadequate comer in 1974 when he was housing and transportation appointed the vacant City “1 favor growth manage Council seat left by Fred Alexander when he moved on to the State Senate But Gantt learned the ropes fast and came back to win the seat in his own right in 1975 and again in 1977. He attributes his broad sup port among black and white voters to his commitment to being “straight up with people ” "I try to be fair, to be res ponsive to people’s needs." he said “I'm concerned about everyone " In response to last month’s strike by city workers over their grievance procedure, Gantt said, "I want to keep an open mind on labor issues Civil servants are an import ant part of our constituency ’’ Gantt thinks city workers should have a say in the griev ance procedure if they are unhappy with it, "even if it means changing the state law " (N C law prohibits city governments from signing labor agreements with em ployees ) “But I’m not in favor of city strikes," Gantt said "Public workers have a monopoly on the public's health and safety " Gantt has been an effective leader on other controversial issues He gained near unani mous support of the Council for his resolution calling on Governor Jim Hunt to consi der clemency for the Charlotte 3 Recently Gantt has been working with the Social Plan ning Council on a proposal to establish a shelter for batter ed women in Charlotte. A native of Charleston, S.C., Gantt found himself on the forefront of the equal rights struggle as the first black student at Clemson University in 1963 After graduating in 1965 he worked as an architect in Charlotte for three years before going on for his master's degree in city plan ning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology For three years he served as director of planning for Soul City, N C before returning to Charlotte where he founded an architectural firm, Gantt, Huberman and Associates Gantt and his wife Cindy have four children. Sonja. Krika Angela and Adam They live in Hidden Valley Gantt's campaign head quarters will be open daily on the first floor of Independence Plaza Volunteers are needed for campaign activities, in cluding voter registration, dis playing yard signs or bumper stickers, office work, or wear ing a "Gantt Shirt", the latest model in campaign attire Dot Crockett is in charge of the office at 372 ^30 P*>oto by Jerry Curry GORGEOUS JANICE GRESHAM ...Recent West Charlotte graduate Janice Gresham Is Beauty Of Week by Sherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer Janice Gresham is our beauty for.this week A recent graduate of West Charlotte High School, Janice is a salesperson at Queen City Pharmacy on Beatties Ford Road. This Fall, she will be attend ing the Atlanta School of Fashion and Design, a two year college in Atlanta, Geor gia. She aspires to become a professional model or design er. Janice is also interested in becoming an airline steward ess if her otner onjecuves sniit out of line. She plans to take courses in this soaring venture next summer. Other activities Janice centers her time around in clude being on the ifoung Adults Choir and the UsH»* Board at Mount Carmel Bap tist Church; and teaching modeling at the Davis School of Modeling, a school for blacks which is still in the process of being organized She also participates in various modeling and fashion shows whenever time permits A favorite pastime of Janice's is disco-roller skat ing. An avid skater for six years, Janice and her boy friend go to the rinks every Saturday night Janice describes herself as a nice, easy-going person who enjoys making friends and one who gets along with just about anyone Her hobbies are swimming, dancing and making people happy She cues her mother as being a crucial factor in the events of her life "My mother encourages me to get as much knowledge as I can get out of my lifetime," Janice explained, "and for this I love her very much ." Janice recalled a joyous moment in her life as the time when she was crowned "Miss West Charlotte JROTC" (Junior Officers Reserve Training Corpsi "! really couldn't believe it," she remi nisced "I was very excited " Now that she has finished high school. Janice said that she missed it even before she left and hopes that college will take the place of it. Most of all. she misses making friends and studying biology "Biology shows the scienti fic way of life and living is what it's all about." Janice related In regards to living, she is really looking forward to only one thing reaching the top How ooes sne nope to ac complish this1 I plan to take life day by day and to gain as much knowledge and progres siveness as I possibly can." Harris: Staff Lacks Experience, Initiative J&A News Service Special to the Post In July 1973, when it was less than a year old, the Charlotte Business Resource Center wrote glowingly about helping black businesses. In a report to the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, the fed eral funding agency, the BRC wrote: "This imanagement and technical assistance) has turned out to be a relatively easy area in which to provide services. To date the BRC has been able to promptly provide qualified consultants for every request it has received. With more than 100 persons in our files to draw on, we have a / wide variety of skills repre sented.” uunuoi oiA j«u o uavci that tune has changed to one at lrustralloi' and problems tlml » threaten the existence of the present organization and raise serious questions about the ability of such programs to really help struggling black businesses Today, the BRC battles severe local criticism, an unfavorable report from federal officials and serious internal problems The BRC is financed with a $150,000 one-year contract with the Office of Minority Business Enterprise <OMBE), a division of the U.S Depart ment of Commerce The pro gram is designed to develop sales opportunities for black businesses, put together loan proposals that will pass close scrutiny by lending agencies and give management and technical advice and educa tion to blacks and other ethnic groups who are in business or who want to go into business. The organization works in Mecklenburg, Union and Gaston counties. On June 5, the BRC director Harris Jones, in a letter to the organization’s board of direc tors, identified a series of problems that have plagued the BRC this year. Harris said the staff lacked experience and initiative He said the organization had to struggle with animosity from the corn munity, and that the commu nity failed to understand the scope of the BRC’s work He also said the organization s clientele lacked a clear under standing of their problems and distrusted the federally But what caused the about face’’ What brought about the virtual downfall of an orgam zation that in January 1974 reported generating nearly tl million in capital for black businesses’’ During the first nine months of this contract year, from August 1. 1978 to July 31. the BRC has received two unfavorable reviews from federal evaluators, and not even come close to reaching its goal of $1 million in ap proved loans for black busi nesses Answering that question isn't easy A number of factors have worked against the BRC. • not the least of which, accord mg to BRC board chairman. Victor Wray, was OMBE's changes in BRC functions “We had a lot of people involved in our loan packaging and management and techni cal assistance program See BRC on Page 14 / GANA/ \ f sh/pt i L (
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