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213,981
Tax Bills
Being Mailed
The City-County Tax Col
lector’s Office this week
began mailing 1980 ad va
lorem tax bills to property
owners in Charlotte-Meck
lenburg. More than 213,981
bills will be sent before the
end of the week.
Tax Collector J. A. Stone
said that no receipts will be
mailed this year and he
estimates that by not send
ing the receipts the County
will save approximately
$22,500 in postage costs.
“Your cancelled check
will serve as a receipt,”
sajjd Stone, “and if you pay
yvfcir property taxes
through your mortgage
company, you should re
ceive a statement from
that company.’’ Any tax
payer who wishes to re
quest a receipt may do so in
writing when he sends his
tax payment. He will also
need to send a self-address
ed, stamped envelope.
Property tax payments
must be received in the
City-County Tax Collect
or’s Office by January 5,
1981. Persons whose pay
ments are late will be
charged an interest of 2
percent the first month
(January, 1981) and =V4 per
non! otrart/
after until the bill is paid.
Property taxes are levied
on real and personal pro
perty. Real property in
cludes land and buildings.
Personal property includes
automobiles, boats and
household furnishings. The
amount of property tax is
based on assessment by the
Tax Supervisor's office.
Residents of Mecklenburg
County pay county taxes
only; Charlotte residents
pay both city and county.
JfLThe County tax rate for
mis year is,84 cents per
$100 assessed valuation and
the City of Charlotte rate is
90-2 cents. Total is $1.74Vi
The City and County Pu
blic Service and Informa
tion Departments have pu
blished a brochure sum
marizing how City and
County Revenues are used
and copies are available on
request.
If you have questions
about your tax bill, call the
Tax Supervisor’s Office,
374-2813. This is also the
office to call for informa
tion about elderly or dis
abled partial exemptions
Call 374-2972 if you have
questions about how to pay
your bill.
Animal Owners
Grace Period
Ends August 15
August 15 will mark the
end of • 30-day grace pe
riod for Charlotte dog and
cat owners to. obtain li
censes and inoculations for
their pets. On that day the
City Animal Control Divi
sion will start a door-to- .
door canvas to determine if
pet owners are in com pi i
anas with the revised or
dirwce passed by the City
Council a month ago.
The revised ordiance
states that all dogs and
cats over four months of
age have a current rabies
inoculation and a City ani
mal license. Any local ve
terinarian can provide ra
bies vaccinations. Prices of
Many a man ta proud of
Ms father and mother
merely because they are
the parents of a fine fellow
like himself
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Miss Audrey Martin
...Enjoys soap operas
Audrey Martin Is
Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
..It’s that time of year -
vacation, flowers - a time
for putting aside worry.
Our beauty, Audrey Mar
tin, seems to have also
dismissed worry - except
her dismissal is hopefully
permanent.
At 18, 5'4” and 105 pounds
there’s nothing to worry
about, she professed.
Plans for the future have
not been settled yet, but for
now Ms. Martin works fulL
time at McDonald's. She
has worked there three
years and has mastered
many aspects of the busi
ness.
She recently graduated
from West Mecklenburg
High School and attends
Mount Carmel Baptist
Church.
Softball, swimming and
Kincaid
the long desire to become a
•proficient gymnist are pri
orities on her interest list.
"I've wanted for a long
time to try gymnastics,"
Ms. Martin explained,
"and start taking gymnas
tics in August at the Village
Dance World.”
Our Capricorn beauty al
so enjoys soap operas, but
views them strictly for en
tertainment purposes. "I
don't learn anything from
soap operas - they are just
a form of entertainment for
me - and actually I don't
take them seriously," she
remarked
Ms. Martin is also in
spired by the music of
Earth, Wind and Fire. She
has only been to one con
cert, and that was one
given by this group. In her
opinion their music, songs
and charisma justified her
presence at the Coliseum.
Being a member of a
large family - seven child
ren to be exact - is both a
rewarding and stimulating
adventure for Ms. Martin
Her favorite person is her
sister Robin, who is also 18.
"We do everything to
gether,” our beauty said in
reference to her sister.
“Robin and I stick together
and we get along." The
parents of our beauty are
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tor
rence.
Even though our beauty
isn't quite certain about
her career aspirations,
she had made one con
clusion about her life in
general. Life is too short to
worry and isn’t that just as
important?
To Examine
Housing Efforts
Randall Kincaid, Ninth
District Democratic candi
date for Congress, will dis
cuss oS^itive approaches
for proving adequate, af
fordable housing for all
Americans during "Hous
ing Week” August 10-16.
During the week, Kin
caid will look at neigh
borhood rehabilitation ef
forts in Charlotte and Da
vidson and will talk with
representatives of the
Charlotte Homebuilders
Associati <n about their
views on the nation's hous
ing problems.
On Sunday, August 10,
Kincaid attended Camp
Meeting at Rock Springs
Campground near Denver,
N.C. Monday found Kin
caid making campaign vi
sits in Troutman, N.C.
from 12:30p.m. untile p.m.
Tuesday - 8:30 a.m. he
visited houses in Davidson
rehabilitated through Com
munity Development pro
gram. 9:30 a.m. Kincaid
visited Lakeside Apart
ments, public housing in
Davison. At 6 p.m. he
attended a Public Rela
tions Society meeting at
Manger Motor Inn, 631 N.
Tryon St., Charlotte; 7:30
p.m. a campaign party at
the home of Charlotte City
Council member Don Car
roll, 711 Clement Ave.
Charlotte.
Wednesday - 9:30 a m. a
visit to Cherry Community
to meet with members of
the Cherry Community Or
ganization, 600 Baldwin
Ave., Charlotte: 12:30 p.m.
lunch with "Friends of
Randy Kincaid" at Morri
son's Cafeteria, SouthPark
in Charlotte; 2:30 p.m
meeting with homebuild
era, 5 p.m. attended WGIV
Block Party at Revolution
Park, Charlotte.
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By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
It was the idea of
excitement-never a dull
moment that lured Eleanor
Pettis to WAYS WROQ ra
dio station.
And now that she has
been promoted to Comm
unity Relations Coordina
tor for the two stations, the
avenues of meeting and
dealing with people have
become even more pro
found.
'Til be out in the comm
unity visiting places like
Mental Health, Planned
Parenthood, Bethlehem
Center. This is the only way
to find out what is going on
and I love meeting people."
she revealed
While visiting various
organizations, Ms. Pettis'
functions involve gathering
Public Service Announce
ments The announcements
Severe Unemployment
Threatens Black Gains
UNCC
Receives
$1,117,400
For the second straight
year, the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
has passed the $1 million
mark in grants awarded
the university during a sin
gle year.
Barry Lesley, director of
academic grants and con
tracts, said a total of $1,117,
400 was awarded UNCC
during 1979-80 UNCC re
ceived $1,075,256 during
1978-79, the first time the $1
million mark was reached.
The money came from
sources outside the uni
versity. Lesley says the
bulk came from the federal
government, but other
grants were obtained from
local, state and private
agencies to fund various
projects
The grants support faculty
research projects, training
programs, continuing edu
cation and extension oppor
tunities, seminars, work
shops and conferences, all
of which reflect directly on
the community.
Over the last five years,
Lesley says more than $4
million has been granted to
the university for such pro
grams.
“More and more faculty
are becoming involved in
research.” Lesley said.
“These grants not only be
nefit the individual faculty
member, but the commun
ity, university and students
as well. Teaching is related
to research, and the results
eventually make it into the
classroom.”
A sampling of some of
the grants UNCC received
during the last academic
year are:
-- $110,000 from the Na
tional Institute of Mental
Health’s Center for the
Study of Metropolitan Pro
blems to Dr. Robert J
Mundt, a UNCC political
scientist, for a two-year
study of district represen
tation in local governments
in 12 cities throughtout the
United States.
- $101,439 from ACTION
see UNCC Page 7
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Biddleville Pharmacy's damaged store- which occured at 2:30 a m last Thurs
front is shown following an accident day. t Photo by Anthony Hayes)
Going 70 mph
Wayward Motorist Crashes
Into BiddeviUe Pharmacy
By Anthony Hayes
Post Staff Writer
At 2:30 a.m. on
Thursday, August 7, Griffin
Wakefield, a pharmacist at
Biddleville Pharmacy, re
ceived an unexpected tele
phone call. Half awake, he
lifted the receiver to his
ears and heard the voice of
John Green, a fellow phar
macist. Green had just
been informed by the
police that a car traveling
at an estimated 70 mph had
just crashed the storefront
window of the Pharmacy at
1023 Beatties Ford Road,
When he reached the
Pharmacy, Wakelield was
startled by the sight of
a completely smashed
front window and the des
truction of over half the
cement bricks that consti
tuted its frame. According
to Wakefield, a car just
came straight across
Oaklawn Ave and hit the
store. "The fire hydrant (in
front of the store) was also
hit, but we were fortunate
in that the safety valve
remained intact...
otherwise we would have
be^n flooded. It looks like
the entire store front wall
may have to be replace
The damages are mainly to
the building My
merchandise is okay.”
Wakefield noted that
emergency numbers are
posted on the front window
in case a pharmacist needs
to be contacted, and that’s
how policemen were able to
reach him He further
explained that “a burglar
alarm is wired across the
fallen bricks just in case
someone gets the idea of a
break-in. I didn't see the
driver, by the time I
arrived they had taken him
away. Based on what it
costs to fix a house I'd say
we suffered approximately
$4,000. in damages,
considering labor. It all
depends on what the land
lord wants to do.”
The driver of the car and
cause of the accident is
unknown, and the landlord.
Mrs. A.E. Spears, was out
of town on the day of the
accident.
Wakefield is one of four
associates who operate
three different pharmacies
in the Charlotte area The
others are John H. Green,
James S. Currence. and
W T Deavers. They
manage the Biddleville
Pharmacy < 1023 Beatties
Ford Rd.), Dalebrook
Pharmacy (2504 Beatties
Ford Rd ), and The Plaza
Apothecary (951 S.
Independence Blvd.i
Wakefield noted that the
accident was similiar to
another that took place
only two months ago. when
a car crashed into the side
wall. He. however, said
that the store's location has
not been a major problem
in the past. W. T. Heavers,
who manages Halebrook
Pharmacy, said "The
front glass of my
pharmacy was broken into
just three weeks ago
Strangely enough, a bubble
gum machine was removed
and left across the street on
the side of the barber shop
Through the years, money,
dregs, etc were stolen, but
lately, no major merchan
dise has been removed.”
lie went on to say "I
suppose I could place steel
frames on the storefront •
but 1 don't like the
appearance of them. If it
becomes necessary. 1 may
use a wood style front
Insurance rates are higher
on our pharmacies...it's a
high risk area You stay,
try to make a living, and
hope they allow you to.
Perhaps if I was on the
Southside mv mtoiranri*
rates would be different I
don't know but the
location is definitely a
factor in determining wh-it
can be covered.”
"The stores' side door
used to be a problem, so I
replaced it with a steel
door In the gum machine
incident, if all four ma
chines had been removed
and emptied, the people
involved would still not
have received over $60 I
see no real motivation be
hind the incidents I guess
everyone's in need of
money.’’
beavers also explained
that when his property is
damaged he is responsible
for paying for repairs.
Both Wakefield and
beavers received their
pharmaceutical training at
Xavier University in New
Orleans. Biddleville was
established in 1961,
balebrook in 1963, and The
Plaza Apothecary in 1973
Most of their customers are
area residents, and without
their existence their
customers would be at a
serious disadvantage
Perhaps Deavers puts it
best when he says: "The
community has been good
to us...We ' perform a
service and the people have
been faithful We just hope
for the best.”
At WA YS- IVROQ Radio Stations
Eleanor Pettis Promoted To
Community Relations Coordinator
extremely important to j?et more black people
know how to get along with !n\°'Y fl w‘th l^e station
anyone In addition she has 7'‘jem knh°fthat t
to have the stamina to 77f
make a success of bringing . . Jt.Pai.n*f
back the news M
“I have to have that get a,tended 7ntra!
, * Piedmont Community and
up and ((o attitude, I am na l « *• ,
Barber-Scotia Colleges She
also responsible for other h worked at WAYS
duties, including pro- °
gramming for the Dan Lu- WRog since April 1979
cas Show. Ms. Pettis in- holding various positions
vites guests for Lucas' pro- including Lanier Word
grams, depending on what Processing Operator,
interesting events or dis- Assistant Contest Coordi
putes are brewing in the nator, Assistant to Public
community. She also Affairs Director and Pre
arranges for disc-jockies to motion Coordinator,
appear at certain func- Apart from her career,
tions. And one of her main she loves to dance, read,
concerns now is the sta- and listen to music She is
tions’ annual Half Price also involved politically
*a'r’ ,W„7h Wi" 1,6 held working diligently as
August 24. second vice chairperson
EventuaHy, Ms Pettis of the Black Political Cau
would like to involve the 8US arKj as secretary of the
entire community not just voter Registration and
a portion of It. Id like to Education Task Force.
f
Eleanor Pettis
Succeeds Jim Black
are free advertisements for
any meeting or event
"We have to have the
announcement 10 days
prior to the engagement,"
Ms Pettis explained,“We
usually run it one to two
week.’’
Because Ms Pettis deals
with people she feels it is
f
Two-Class
Society
Imminent
Kew ritteii From
AFI.-OO News ' ‘
NEW YUrtK • America is
in danger of slipping into a
two-class society in which
large numbers of citizens
would be permanently un
employed. AFL-CIO Presi
dent Lane Kirkland told the
National Urban League
"America has tradition
ally been an open society
with no fixed elh^» sys
tem." Kirkland said
“Those who speak of the
■working class or the mid
dle class' are using terms
borrowed from European
models."
But the unemployment
rates of the 1980 recession
mm h.-n pen iivuiciny narsn
impact on black Americans
threaten that open society,
he stressed. Today, there is
a generation of Americans
"giowingr*up in families
that hav e*never known the
discipline and indepen
dence that comes with
steady employment.' he
said.
THAT ( i\ scar America
for years to come - and
would be made much worse
by having government turn
its back on full employ
ment goals in favor of tax
cut schemes like the one
proposed by Republican
presidential nominee Ron
aid Reagan. Kirkland said
Kirkland spoke at the
business labor lunch in
conjunction with the Urban
League convention, which
was also r ' od by Pre
sident tari r and Reagan
Kirkland look note of the
absence ol Vernon Jordan,
the Nation >1 Urban League
president ho is still re
coverin' i. a New York
City h ,utal Iroin a gun
shot wound during an
assassination enipl in
Fort Wayne. i„.l two
months ago.
Jordan, who has spoken
at the past three AFL-CIO
conventions and the Na
tional Urban received par
licular praise from Kirk
land for rallying lo the
budget Coalition formed in
April. Ii)80 to resist cuts in
federal allocations lo social
programs.
In that effort. Kirkland
said, "we have helped lay
the foundation for a larger
alliance or organizations,
some which have never
I_t. _. i _ i <
WIWIC well Ul IIU.M'W iu SU
cial action on a national
scale.”
Among them, Kirkland
listed all of the civil rights
organizations, unions out
side the AFL-CIO, women’s
groups, religious bodies
family farm organizations
youth, senior citizen and
consumer groups, environ
mental organizations and
the National Conference of
Mayors
THAT KIND of coalition
will have to grow and be
come more effective if
Americans are to resist the
siren call of Reagan's tax
proposals, Kirkland
stressed
The difference is that
"tax incentives should be
looked upon as a form of
public investment and they
should result in some pu
blic benefit,” not just hand
ed over to corporate Ame
rica in hopes enough
trickled down to workers,
Kirkland said.
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