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• * ' 4 * . • / ■<* 51=“ THE CHARLOTTE POST Iessf* 11 * _ I he Voice Of The Black Community I ™***>*™fc*^^^—^^^^^^^^^^if^CHAftLOTrfe^OST^rhursday^^ecember^l^aHiP"™-- 1 ————————^ ^~~ ~— _ _Price 30 Cents t REPONZA WASHINGTON . -, "...Olympic High Senior Miss Reponza Washington Exemplifies Internal Beauty By Teresa Burns Post Staff Writer Beauty stems from many phases of life- sometimes externally, sometimes in ternally and less often from both of these respects. Re \ peOsa Washington exempli jfies the Jatter beauty, a 51 combination of grace, and kiticiheartedness. tNbw a senior at Olympic High School, Ms. Washing ton* has decided further schooling is her destiny. Next year she plans to attend college to become a nwRtical office assistant or ntirse. She has been ac cepted at Kings College, Dui nasn t decided exactly where she' would like to attend college. “I like being around pa tients and trying to help people/’ she stated. “I’ve always felt that we should be willing to help people who can’t help themselves. I also like the environ ment.” Ms. Washington believes in the philosophy of setting certain goals in life and striving for the best. At 17 she is one filled with op timism-an attitude which begets only positive re sults. The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest/Felder, Ms. Washington has one brother and two sisters. She is a lively Sagittarian who likes to swim, bowl, cheer, play softball, run track and dance. But her spare tin>e is rather limited. For five years she has been a cheer leader. She is secretary of the Vocational Honor Society, Order of the Tro jan, and the' Monogram Club, president of the Fu ture Business Leaders of America, and a member of Red Cross. Olympic senior High stu dents elected Ms. Washing ton their 1980-81 Homecom ing Queen and nominated her for Carrousel Princess. She was included among Who’s Who Among Ameri can High School Students and won the nationwide Filing Competition in 1979 BO. Our beauty’s mother. Bemetha Felder, is her favorite person - this is the reason she gave: “She al ways stands behind me whether I’m right or wrong, and she is always there to lead me in the right direction.” When it comes to en tertainers, Earth, ,Wind and Fire, Cameo and Con function head the list of Ms. Washington’s top ten. Just looking at our beauty’s photo does not reveal her entire elegance. She is sensitive to the needs of others-characteristic of one who is truly caring. Governor Hunt Asks For Jury List Study v»overnor Jim Hunt has akaed the North Carolina Courts Commission to study the representation of blacks and other minorities on jury lists in the state. Hbnt’s request came as a remit of his meeting on Monday with 17 civil rights and community leaders from across the state to discuss the Klan-Nazi mur der trial in Green boro • - The Governor said, "Many people feel that our jury lists, which frequently come from telephone books and property tax rolls, do not fairly represent blacks. • “I am asking the Courts Commission to study this situation and determine whether we need to make any changes in our jury selection system." •Rep. Parks Helms (D Mecklenburg), chairman the commission, said the group would have tentative recommendations ready by February. After Hunt’s meeting concerning the Greensboro triage said, "The state ments of the people here today and their concerns really made a strong im pact on me in terms of how deeply concerned they are, how they felt, how many of the black people feel in this state. You have to be Im pressed with what they sdid. . ;'.’What I think we have to UU liuw 19 IV gu IVI WdlU, LU try to improve things," the Governor said. “We have to protect the lives of our people. We must take action - we may have to make sure that extremist groups that advocate vio lence and are committed to violence are not allowed to do that to the people of North Carolina ” People attending the meeting with Governor Hunt included Kelly Alex ander of Charlotte, presi dent of the State NAACP; attorney Julius Chambers of Charlotte, president of the NAACP National Legal Defense Fund; Henry Frye of Greensboro, newly elect ed state senator from Guil ford County; Dr. Jerry Drayton of Winston-Salem, chairman of the N.C. Hu man Relations Council; Rev. W. W. Finlator of Raleigh, chairman of the N.C. Civil Rights Commis sion; and Ruth Beasley of the Moralngside Tenants Association. Volunteers Contributed 15,755392 Horn RALEIGH - "Without volunteera, we simply wouldn’t be able to provide the services that so many people need. There Just isn’t enough money,” says Judi Lund, director of the N.C. Department of Hu man Resources’ Office of Volunteer Services. During 1179, volunteers from the across the state for the Department of Hu man Resources numbered 58,879 and contributed 15, 755,892 hours. This Is com parable, in hours, to 7,878 more employees with a dollar value of 878.8 million. "We use these figures only because people ask us for guidelines and esti mates. New Economic Plan Proposed For Blacks NAACP Concern Ove Economy Benjamin L. Hooks, Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Color ed People, voiced concern over the economy at a recent meeting of over 200 NAACP officials from around the nation. The conference, he said, ‘ generally expressed con cern and anxiety over the frightening economic con ditions that minorities and the poor are experiencing in this country." Hooks noted that in ad dition to inflation and un employment, other factors are worrying black lead ers. Liberal senators whom blacks had relied on were defeated in election South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond is suggesting the 1965 Voting Rights Act be repealed. Republican Senators have also attack ed CETA, food stamp pro grams and affirmative ac tion machinery. “U’O ...ill i.oSo* tLnl_ gress continue, and that blacks and other minorities get their fair share,” Hooks asserted. Speaking about the new President-elect, he said blacks should support Rea gan and his admirystration, but “remind him that sim ply moving the economy forward will not neces sarily move bjack people forward." • Hooks said he would seek a meeting with Reagan to present him with the NAACP’s assessment of pressing concerns of black America. No Hone* Hundreds of children in North Carolina have no home, and no one to love Many of these children are black or bi-racial and range in age from 6-14 years Some have special physical or emotional needs. But, most are normal healthy youngsters who need love and security Byrd, organizer of the Black Economic Education or BEE Plan, discusses the merits of the plant at the Bronner Brothers Hair Products luncheon < Photo by Herb Frazier i The Welfare Myth Most Recipients Would Like To Get Off Welfare By Teresa Burns Post Staff Writer There are those who feel individuals receiving social service financial aid and Aid to Families with De pendent Children < AFDCi desire these supports, and in turn refuse to find bene ficial employment But the director of the Department of Social Ser vices, Edwin Chapin, be lieves that many of these people prefer to be work ing According to Reba Vaughn, director of Volun teer .Services, Social Ser vices as many as 20-25 percent of the clients now receiving AFDC funds are also working Chapin explains: •'Cli ents can work full-time. depending on the amount of money they are making and expenses " "Most of the clients," Vaughn reported, "do wish to be off welfare I don't know anyone who wants a hand out It's not enough to entice them " The range of support per month is listed from $127 a month to $:i«8 per month Every time a child is born, only Slti a month is added to the sum Chapin explained that presently lH.OOO individuals in Charlotte are receiving AFDC. "Ninety percent of the recipients are Black," he continued. The latest actual national count of AFDC recipients was made in February, 1980 At that time over 10 million people received AKDC funds. Almost 4:i percent < 42.7 > of the families were Black Over 41 (41 41 were white, 12.5 were Hispanic and 1 per cent American Indian Who is a typical AFDC recipient'.’-usually a young mother with a small child She has no husband, and is not working She doesn't have a college education, usually less than a high school diploma, Chapin said When she comes to the office for assistance, the main qualifications, ac cording to Vaughn, are that one or both parents be disabled, not in the picture or earning an income well below the poverty level Office workers will make I\VI .1 « III I I I Cl Fa v reference checks and verify the applicant's pro perty. The procedures usually lake less than 45 days If she receives funds an Eligibility Specialist will establish how much money her family will receive The Family Services' So cial Workers serve as counselors once the family begins receiving aid The Service Workers help the clients learn what resourc es are available in bud geting counseling and as sistance in better housing They may also give re sources to aid with problem or ill children The Department of So cial Services' purpose is not to find jobs for people receiving aid, Chapin ex plained, but to provide tem porary assistance The service does work hand in hand with Employment Se curity. "We don’t work directly with employment, but we make referrals to Employment Security," Chapin continued There is a small per centage of recipients who could be working but don't. There is a small percent age of actual cheating, a See RECIPIENTS Page 2 In Philadelphia Charlottean Is Appointed Assistant District Attorn PV By Susan Ellsworth Post Staff Writer Hailed as the city of brotherly love, Philadel phia is victimized by crime just like any other city. To former Charlottean, Rayford Allen Means, Phi ladelphia differs from other cities because there he has an impact on crime. Means is an assistant dis trict attorney. He assumed the position in September, i960, and has since assisted in the prose cution of criminal cases ranging from robbery, bur glary, extradition, and re arrests. “Crime is magnified in Philadelphia because the city is larger," (than Char lotte ) the at year old bache lor pointed out. * Means said although he prepares an average of 80 easap a wegk for court presentation, only SO will Rayford Allen Means ...Crime flahter appear before the bench Thirty others will be dis continued. "The speedy trial law works against the prooecu • * • ' tion ana lor tne defense,’’ _he said If a defendent is not tried within 180 days for a felony or 120 for a misdemeanor, he can be released, Means explained Time is charged against the prosecution if it is not ready to present a case; but the defense is allowed all the time it wants, he said. "Defense attorneys play a game with the speedy trial law, Means protested The defease can continu ously request more time. Prosecution witnesses weary of taking off from work and losing pay to appear in court only to have the case postponed They may eventually choose not to appear in court at all. When the prosecution is without wit nesses the defense J then decides to proceed with the 7 case. "People who are victim ized realize the odds are stacked against the prose cution when they try to bring a defendent to just ice," Means asserted Although he lives in Phi ladelphia. Means' interest continues in North Carolina generally, and Charlotte specifically. He was graduated from Winston-Salem State Uni versity with a B S. In 1972^ and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in t?75 (M Ed i Means at tended the University of North Carolina Law School and was graduated from North Carolina Central University Law School in 1979 His parents. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Means of 1400 Moretz Avenue reside in Charlotte Means served on see Charlottean, Page 12 I Blacks Face Perilous Times Special To The Post GREENVILLE. SC "Blacks have a hairstyle, a walk, a talk and a hand shake. but we have never had an economic plan." contends Greenville, S.C. businessman. L. R. Byrd Realizing the need for such a program. Byrd be gan devising his Black Eco nomic Education or B.E.E. Plan almost two years ago The B.E.E. Plan," ac cording to Byrd, can be an answer for blacks in these perilous economic times "It deals with the concepts of doing business with those who are willing to do business with us," said Byrd. "Too much of our money is leaving our com ■munity. Black-owned busi nesses are faihne because of a lack of patronage; black organizations and educational institutions are losing their support and too many blacks are losing their jobs and ending up on welfare Therefore, we as a group have got to do some thing to start bringing our dollars back into our com munities." said the A&T State University graduate Selective Buying is a ma jor component of the B.E.E. Plan Though Se lective Buying was around in the 60s and Iherefore is not a new idea. Byrd de scribes it as *'an old idea ith a new application " He is quick to make the distinction between "Se lective Buying" and "boy cotting " "Selective Buv ing means you have a choice," said Byrd He ad vocates that blacks should choose wisely when they select a business to sppport and patronize. "We should use those businesses who hire blacks, not only in menial positions but also in management positions as well. We should also sup port those businesses who use black businesses and services and who support our organizations," said Byrd Those businesses who meet these three criteria- employment of blacks, support ol black businesses and services, and support of black or ganizations- are consider ed by Byrd and his com mittee to be the businesses which best serve the black rnmmunitv Consultants of the BEE Plan organize five com mittees to cover the areas of: food, clothing, health care, shelter, and protect ive services These com mittees meet with various stores and organizations under these categories to see what kind of support is being given to the black community as a whole Those stores meeting the above criteria are placed on a list circulated in the black community and blacks are urged to throw the bulk of their support to these stores "When we shop at these stores, they • management) understand and recognize the necessity of community development not just from a govern mental but from a private sector’s standpoint," said Byrd, ’rie added, "These stores and business which comply with the , See NEW on Page 11 ?r ‘i i f te i&SB
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