Southwestern 4A Promises
Exciting Football Thrills
By James LumDertson
Post Staff Writer
The ten schools of the South-V
western 4A Conference and
Charlotte Catholic promise ex
c *'ng football thrills for the
Ch«’Hotte community in the
faU
All ten including state 4A
finalist West Charlotte appear
to be better at this stage than
they were last >ear
Compiling a preseason
ranking is at best suspect and
depends on several variables
that are hard to see during
practice, but we are going to
give it a shot.
1. WEST CHARLOTTE -
The Lions get the title nod
here primarily because they
are returning several athletes
from the team that almost
took it all last year when they
compiled a 12-2 record. Al
though Henderson Threatt and
Ron McGriff have departed
from the offense that averag
ed 16.8 points per game last
year, Antonio Glenn, Larry
Bennett, and Anthony Davis
are available to pick up the
slack.
At wide receiver, talented
Maurice Montgomery is back.
Injured Bobby Bolin should be
ready before mid season.
Last year, Rudy Abrams’
Lions were known as the
Doomsday Defense giving up
4.6 points per game. Key men
oil last year’s unit such as
linebacker Keith Patterson,
tackle Ivan Chapman, guard
Carlos Scott, and end Billy
Overcash are back. New
comer Rodney Caldwell in the
defensive backfield is quite
canable also.
2. NORTH MECKLEN
BURG - North running back
Chris Cook is the key to the
Vikings’ success. The swift
back believes the Vikings will
find a treasure hunt this year.
The Vikes were 7-3-1 last year,
losing in the first round of the
state playoffs.
Returning on defense are
tackle Glenn Woodley, tackle
Jimmy Helms, end Ron Rae
ford, linebacker Charles Wed
dington, linebacker Jimmy
McCoy, linebacker Darryl
Harris, defensive back Orlen
, do Liles, defensive back Chris
Minges and defensive back
Scot Williams from a unit that
gave up 10.6 points last year.
Gil Dorest at tight end,
Antoine Boot at tackle, Chris
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Williams at fullback are the
offensive mainstays.
The quarterback situation
with Tony Campagna, Julian
Cloud and Todd Ballard is
suspect. If they get good play
out of this area, they will be
capable of winning it all for
Wil Camnagna’s team.
3. EAST MECKLENBURG -
1 ne East Mecklenburg eagles
won the state 4A title in 1977.
l-ast year, they were 8-2,
g.ving up 7.1 points per game
and registering 19.2 on the
scoreboard. They were the
only team in the state to beat
both 4A finalists, Richmond
County and West Charlotte.
“We should have a pretty
Ralph Alexander
...Charlotte Catholic halfback
Jim Hayes. “We will be com
petitive, we hope ”
The Eagle strengths are
Malcolm Sanders at running
back, Jerome Sanders at
safety, Ronnie Kinard at quar
terback, Darius Davis at end,
Carlton Frazier at end.
The 1979 Eagle team was
10-0 in their 1977 junior varsity
season. They could repeat the
feat.
4. OLYMPIC - They say the
Trojans have their best offen
sive backfield since the team
went to the state finals in 1970
with Randy Rhino, Danny
Rhino and Bobby Cook.
Chuck Barnette and Foy
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terbacks and should see plenty
ot action. Angelo Grier, Reg
gie Hood, Sammie Whitley,
Chip Hand and Ty Wright
anchor an explosive and light
ening fast backfield.
Defensively the strong'
points are Van Chilton at nose
guard, Mike Cureton and
Dean Quimbiy at end, Jeff
Hall at linebacker and Derek
Martin and Chuck Barnette at
safety.
The ends, Tom Pettway,
Robert Guy, and Steve
Waddy, are deadly.
The offense is there. With a
couple of breaks the Trojans
could go all the way and
improve last year’s 2-8 record.
5. HARDING - Any team
with the talented Mike Eppley
at quarterback would have to
be given consideration in the
upper division of any football
conference
The Harding Rams of Bruce
Hardin have Johnny Love and
Reggie Floyd in the backfield
with Eppley. Rocky Lewis at ,
end and Ivan Jones at failKaolr
are potential stars.
The Rams were 4-6 last
year. The defense is headed by
safety Greg Gettys, tackle
Richard Lahm, and halfback
Billy Wright.
6 INDEPENDENCE -the
Patriots are dangerous. Last
year, they were 1-9. Coach
Gene Robinson believes that
running backs Baron Odom,
Baron Springs, Eric Springs,
Darryl McDougal will help his
talented backfield.
End Mike Haggerty, guard
Curtis Wallace, tackle David
Drummond, defensive back
Darryl Rankin, defensive
back David Thomas and
tackle Richard Coode are ex
pected to be the mainstays of
the defense.
With Eric Boyd as the talen
ted quarterback the Pats
should improve last year's
record.
7. MYERS PARK - The
Mustangs of Claude Savage
have two returning on offense
- Bryant Foust and Ashley
Hassard - and two are return
ing on defense - Rick Barrett
and Renault Springs.
Foust at halfback, Spring*
at fullback, Raeford Jones at
halfback, Ashley Hassard at
quarterback, Clay Hasard at
tackle, Curtis Spann at the de
fensive halfback, Rick Hoey at
guard and Rick Barrett at
defensive end are tough
Mustangs.
Depth seems to be a pro
blem in 1979 for the Mustangs
who finished 7-3 last year.
8 SOUTH MECKLEN
BURG - The Sabres of James
Sea cord have top notch play
ers returning in halfback
Larry Hart, wide receiver
Teddy Froneberger, guard
‘wu nwiucu tmu ueiensive
back Tony Mason.
The team finished 7-3 last
year with five straight victo
ries in the second half of the
season.
Depth and the lack of qual
ity at the quarterback position
seems to be a problem here.
9. GARINGER - The Wild
cats were 4-6 last year under
Jim Holland. Jim Holland
tackle Alfred Hart, quarter
back Greg Karem, linebacker
Willie Mingo, slot back Sam
Fleming, slotback Mike Ro
binson and tailback Gene
Dunn back.
On defense there are tackle
Van Coble, end Rick Colson
and backs Herbert Perry and
Bobby Turner.
10. WEST MECKLENBURG
• The West Indians have split
end Frank Perry, quarterback
and safety Antonio Maddox,
running back Scott Davis,
safety John Boyd, safety
Randy Brown and running
back Mike McDowell. I have a
hunch that the Indians are
going to improve on this pre
season ranking
On the private front Char
lotte Catholic, state cham
pions in 1977 and runnerup in
1978 have top notch players in
halfback Robert Simmons and
halfback Ralph Alexander.
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TOP CONTENDERS
Avon s ten top sales representatives were
recently honored at a monthly meeting and
awards presentation held in Charlotte.
Among the 100 members of District 444 who
attended, the top 20 were recognized and the
top 10 were presented with floating trophies
by last month’s winners.
“It’s very prestigious to be in the top 10," says
Mrs. Vertell Pullen, district manager.
District 444 which claims lie members is ooe
of nine districts in Charlotte and surrounding
towns.
Seated front row, left to right, are Mary
Stinson, Azxie Lee Blunt and Mary Young.
Standing, left to right, are Henrietta Lippard,
Hazeline Gaither, Louise Shepard and I della
Neal.
Chavis Receives Human Rights Award
Luijuiiuwi i rum page l
for a pardon of innocence for
the “10”, claiming the young
civil rights activists were
framed for their political
views.
Chavis has continued his
civil rights work from behind
prison bars, as author of two
books: “An American Politi
cal Prisoner Appeals for
Human Rights,” and “Let My
People Go," a collection of
Psalms from prison.
He serves as chairman of
the National Alliance Agaimt
Racist and Political-Repres
sion, and is a director of the
Commission on Racial
Justice.
Because of Rev. Chavis’
leadership in the civil rights
movement in the United
States, he has received num
erous national and internatio
nal awards. In 1972 he was
named an Outstanding Young
American. In 1978, be received
the Shalom Award presented
by Eden Seminary, St. Louis,
Missouri. In 1977, he was
awarded the William Patter
son Foundation Freedom
Award in New York, N.Y.; the
Congressional Black Caucus
awarded Rev. Chavis with the
National Community Service
Award; and also in 1977, the
nation at Germany awarded
him the Paul Robeson Nation
al Freedom Medal. In 1978, he
received the Justice Award
presented by the National
Conference of Black Lawyers,
and he received the 1978 Inter
national Human Rights Award
presented by National Insti
tute for Policy Studies.
Youth Involvement Day
if _I_1 -__ J
student in Charlotte-Mecklen
burg County and would like to
run state government for a
day, now is your chance.
Approximately US students
in grades 10-U across the state
will have an opportunity to
serve as governor, lieutenant
governor, state attorney gene
ral and other state officials
during Youth Involvement
Day activities in Raleigh,
October 9-10.
"This experience gives our
young people a firsthand look
at the daily operations at state
government,” said Governor
Jim Hunt “State officials also
learn from them about their
concerns and recommenda
tions for young people’s pro
The cost per student is $22,
which covers a banquet, a
disco dance, lodging and
breakfast.
For registration and infor
mation, contact Pam Kohl at
919-733-5966, or write to Youth
Involvement Office, Suite 115,
Howard Building, 112 West
Lane Street, Raleigh, N.C.
27611. The deadline for regis
tration is September 19.
, Youth Involvement Day is
sponsored by the State Youth
Council component of the N.C.
Department erf Administra
tion’s Youth Involvement
Office,
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Gas Price Increases
Coast To A Near Stop?.
By Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
Gasoline price increases
coasted to a near stop and
supplies remained generally
good in North Carolina except
on Sundays and at night this
past week.
The advance of only .3 per
cent per gallon was the small
est weekly increase since
spring and follows four conse
cutive weeks of one-cent or
more price hikes.
These Findings are part of a
weekly audit on gasoline
prices and availability being
conducted by the Charlotte
based Carolina Motor Club, an
affiliate of the American Auto
mobile Association.
T. Ed. Pickard, president,
said it was the 19th fuel report
filed so far this year by the
club. One hundred and forty
one of the monitored stations
were in North Carolina.
Almost half of the stations in
the state were open all day
last Saturday and 45 percent
will be open this coming Satur
day.
Only 32 percent of the sta
tions surveyed plan to open
Sunday.
Twenty-eight percent of the
N. C. stations are staying open
after 8 p.m. on weekdays.
Prices for full-service prem
ium grade gas averaged 96.5
cents per gallon last week;
unleaded 97.2 cents; and regu
lar, 93.4 cents a gallon.
Self-service prices trailed
full-service costs by 2.8 cents.
In Charlotte regular aver
aged 92.8 cents, premium sold
for 96.8 and unleaded cost 97/
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cents a gallon.
For motorists with an aver
age-size 18-gallon gas tank,
this translates to an additional
$4.81 increase since the first of
the year. The total cost for
filling the gas tank now runs
an average of $17.35.
While prices for gasoline
slowed for a breather this
week, costs for diesel fuel
accelerated on an upward
climb. North Carolina diesel
prices rose to 87.9 cents a
gallon, up 1.3 cents from last
week.
The audit revealed the
number of service stations
selling one or more grades of
gasoline for 99.9 cents a gallon
or more increased from 30 to
32 percent in the state.
North Carolina remains in a
shrinking group of southeas
tern states which have not yet
reached $1.00 a gallon gas.
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Maryland and
West Virginia recently slipped
into the $1.00 plus category.
Arkansas and Florida Joined
them last week. Hie average
price for a gallon of full-ser
vice premium in the south
eastern region this week
amounts to $100,2 cents.
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I City’s Housing Assistance Plan lb Be Amended I
1 The MaV°r and City Council will hold a Public Hearing to consider certain fl
B amendments to the City's Housing Assistance Plan. Changes being considered are as I
■ follows: ■
■ 1) Consider eliminating census tracts or using census tracts to influence the location ■
I °f "assisted housing" for low and moderate income families. I
■ 2) Consider reducing the distance between "assisted housing" projects from one 1
S mile to 3/4 mile. B
■ 3) Consider permitting housing projects with 80% market rents and 20% Section 8 I
fl rents to be located without restrictions except in racially impacted areas. I
9 4) Reconsider the method for ranking neighborhoods on a scale from Best to 1
9 Depressed which affects the eligibility of neighborhoods for locations of "assisted I
■ housing." ■
fl 5) The Council will also consider any other proposed amendments which might be 1
9 presented to or at the Public Hearing. 9
9 Copies of the proposed amendments of the Housing Assistance Plan are available at I
9 the Commun'tV Development Department, 301 South McDowell Street Suite 510 B
I_Charlotte, NC 28204. ' 9
9 ■ Date: Monday, August 27, 1979 J
JH Time: 3 00 p.m. 9
9 Place: Council Chamber of City Hall 9
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