Job-Finding
Service
Facing Cuts
Special To The Post
RALEIGH - "It is ironic
that the same sort of eco
nomic policies that cause
increasing unemployment
‘n North Carolina an
across the nation also
brings a budget squeeze
that could close offices that
help people find work."
This comment came
from Senator Russell G.
Walker < Democrat, Ran
dolph), chairman of North
Carolina's Democratic
Party "Our own North
Carolina Employment Se
curity Commission is con
sidering closing 48 offices,
reducing its service to peo
—pie hunting 4«bs. and even -
seeking free office space in
the face of budget cuts
caused by President Rea
gan's program. The em
ployment service is a fe
derally funded program."
The chairman contin
ued: “At the same time
North Carolina's unem
ployment rate moved up to
6.8 percent in_ December
from 6.4 in November And
while the rate for January
is not yet established, we
can see a continuing trend
in the wrong direction For
the week ending January 8,
191,820 North Carolinians
filed claims for unemploy
ment compensation, up
sharply from 114,000
claims during the first
week of December. And
December was the third
month in a row with higher
unemployment.
mats wny a lot of
-people are calling it Rea
gan’s Recession."
senator-vValker said Jub-1
lessness was widespread in
North Carolina's important
textile, apparel and furni
ture industries, “and-we^H
know the story in con
struction," where employ -
men has been in a con
tinuing decline. Farm em
ployment was 49,500 in De
cember, a drop of 10,100
from November and 3,800
fewer than December 1980.
He added that the trend
is widespread geographic
ally. “Western North Caro
lina is probably hit the
hardest, but the coastal
area is close behind. Tyr
rell County, near the coast,
has the highest jobless rate
of all at 27.6 percent."
The chairman noted that
“Even those still on the job
were working less than a
full week. Manufacturing
employment in December
was averaging a workweek
of 38.4 hours, with average
hourly earnings of $6.17 in
becemDer. A year agu, in
December of 1980, they
were averaging more than
the full 40-hour week.”
Senator Walker said that
the Reagan program has
been described as friendly
to business “and it’s true
that his income tax pack
age gave corporations
much more of a bonus than -
it did to individuals. But the
economic trend affects a
lot of people.
“During 1981 a total of
9,228 North Carolina busi
nesses and individuals filed
for court protection under
federal bankruptcy laws,
up 8.6 percent from 1980 -
the year before President
- Reagan began_his pro
gram A tax break is not
much help if you’re not
doing the business "
He quoted Reagan as
saying that if you don't like
conditions where you are,
“you can vote with your
feet." You can go some
where else where things
are better."
“But most of us would
rather stay right here in
North Carolina We’ll vote
with our ballots when the
<tme comes "-. __
WSSU Rams Meet
A&T Aggies
Sunday Afternoon
The Winston-Salem State
University Alumni Associ
ation and the WSSU Ath
letic Department are co
sponsoring Alumni Family
Afternoon Sunday, Febru
ary 7, at the Winston-Salem
Coliseum The WSSU Rams
will meet the North
Carolina AAT State Uni
versity Aggies in a 4 p m
basketball contest
There will be door prizes,
balloons and candy Child
ren 14 and under will be
admitted free when accom
panied by a paying adult
Rams and Rams’ fans are
encouraged to wear red
and white
Thomas Burton. Anthony Norris and
Andre Anderson - JCSU Upward Bound
students. Burton and Anderson will
represent North Carolina at the All State
Scholars Bowl Competitions in Winston
Salem February 10th.
JCSU Upward Bound Students
Chosen All-State Scholars
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
There were only four
spots available on the All
Slate Scholars BowlTeam
and now that the competi
tion for those seats are
over, two will be filled by
Charlotteans, Thomas
Burton and Anthony
Norris.
Both Burton and Norris
are Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity Upward Bound stu
dents^ Burton, a junior at
Myers'Park High School is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Burton. He could
not be contacted for com
ments.
Anthony Norris, son of
Mrs. Tina Norris expressed
~tll!> excitement about com
peting in the All States
Scholars Bowl coming up
February 10 in Winston
Salem and reflected about
how he made it to that
point:
I wanted to do good
because my Upward Bound
director, Donald Bowen,
got so involved with us. I
wanted at least one of us to
be chosen,”
Burton and Norris along
with Andre Anderson, also
a JCSU Upward Bound
student and Garinger High
School senior, competed
against 30 to 40 individuals.
Through hard work the
four slots representing
North Carolina will be
filled by two Charlotteans.
Norris explains that it will
be difficult to prepare for
it.
“For the first competi
tion (held last November at
Shaw University) we were
-given questions on matho
matics, science, current
events. We also had to
answer general questions
in biology and chemistry.
This time we will know the
categories but we won't be
able to prepare with spe
cific questions.”
WE ERRORD
..A statement contributed
to Mrs. Thelma McKoy in
last week's edition of The
Charlotte Post was in
error.
The statement read "I
went to the ministers. They
considered me danger
ous.” It should have read
“The ministers have been
very helpful to mer
The Post regrets the
error.
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Economic And
Social Order
Continued from Page 2
logic while suggesting that
self-help and self-love
would have done a lot more
for brotherhood and
prosperity. " ■
Just as the African Con
stitution that governed the
entire continent is a beacon
that inspires hope, Dr.
Williams suggests a new
beginning that offers
promise for the future a
future that would hopefully
uplift the entire race in a
studied, systematic man
ner that would match the
permanence of (the Pyra
mids
The challenging question
is whether Blacks can re
cover enough of their vision
and strength to understand
that pro-Blackness is not
anti-Whiteness.
..“Tony Brown's Journ
al," the television series,
will start on public televi
sion Saturday, February 6.
on Channel 12 at X p.m. It
will also be seen on Chan
nel 58, Tuesday. February
». 7:30 p.m.
Upward Bound programs
from nine Southern states,
will participate in this re
gional competition. Burton
and Norris wiH travel to
Winston-Salem February 9
and compete February 10.
The Upward Bound pro
gram at JCSU aids stu
dents with tremendous po
tential. "They help us aca
demically basically. They
provide courses that I may
take during my next year,
of high school. In this way I
get a head start and it has
really helped me a great
deal.” ■ •
Dr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Herron of King of Prussia, PA
announce the engagement of their daughter, Leila
McPherson to David Ray LaMont, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Allie LaMont of Burgaw, N.C. Miss Herron is a
graduate of Pennsylvania State University, and is a
health planner with the Delaware Health Council at
Wilmington. Born in North Carolina, Miss Herron is
the niece and name sake of Mrs. Leila McPherson
Davis who taught in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
System for 42 years. Mr. LaMont is a graduate of
■Burgaw Institute and is currently transferring In a_
position with the Union of the Affiliated Trade Council
in Chester, PA. The wedding will take place in April at
Philadelphia.
Metrolina Rideshare
Schedules Displays
Did you know that a
person commuting thirty
miles daily in a four person
carpool can save $696 an
nually? That a member of
a 12-person vanpool travel
ing fifty miles per day can
save $588? That the Metro
lina RideShare Program
has thirty-eight designated
park and ride lots available
in a seven mmtyarea*
Charlotte's uptown em
ployees can receive this
information while being
treated to a unique video
experience during the
months of February and
March Beginning the week
of February l at the Radis
son Plaza, the Metrolina
RideShare Program’s new
display will be scheduled
for five uptown locations
While visually similar to a
video game, the display is
by rioTrrearcrff toy tt ts
RideShare's newest ap
proach to publicizing its
free services to Metrolina
commuters Once attract
ed to the flashing lights and
bright colors of the dis
play. individuals will have
the opportunity to learn
more about the savings
available to ridesharers
The display was con
st rue ted through a special
projects grant received as
a part of North Carolina's
National Ridesharing De
monstration Program It
represents a move away
from static informational
displays to a particlpartory
approach By actively in
volving the viewer as a
participant, the display
message stressing carpool
savings is made more
meaningful
The display consists of
two parts, a six i foot tall
electrical unit and a two
paneled, seven foot back
drop. The portable unit
contains a large bar which,
when pressed, activates a
drum inside which random
ly selects one of ten mes
sages. Half of the messages
are computations of com
muting costs based on the
number of people in a ve
hicle and the number of
miles traveled, with a final
figure illustrating
amount of money that can
be saved by carpooling or
vanpooling.
The backdrop describes
the program and illustrates
through a table the cost of a
commute to uptown Char
lotte from surrounding
towns and suburbs. A map
of RideShare's computer
matching area is also pro
vided, with the program's
newly acquired park and
ride lots located on it.
The display, me lirST- of
its kind in North Carolina,*
was designed and con
structed by Tom Pope of
Studio East, 1249 E Blvd ,
Charlotte, N.C.
The schedule for the dis
play is as follows:
February tHb* Wachovia
Bank and Trust; February
15-22, First Union Bank and
Trust; February 22-March
1 - Library (Tryon St.l;
March 8-15 - Charlotte
Mecklenburg Education
Center
RideShare staff will be
working with uptown em
ployers during February
and March The display is
intended to draw attention
to the benefits of rideshar
ing and to familiarize em
ployees with the RideShare
Program and its services.
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Recognize Elders In Public, Private
‘Everyone has a need to
be recognized, to feel that
he counts on this earth, that
he has value and is im
portant," says Isabelle
Buckley, extension aging
specialist at North Caro^
~ tina Slate University
"People who lead active,
busy lives get the recogni
tion they require naturally
from what they do in their
jobs, in their family rela
tionships and in their com
munity activities," she
adds.
But it is much more dif
-iicult to obtain these sa
tisfactions if you are con
fined to home or bed or can
no longer participate as
actively in life as you once
did
This is a problem for
many North Carolina
senior citizens, the special
ist says, and she suggests
that they merit both pri
vate and public recogni
tion.
Private recognition
means respect and accept
ance from friends and
family.
Use respectful terms of
address. Miss Buckley sug
gests. to let the older
person know you still re
cognize his dignity.
• H an older person lives in
a home for elders, be sure
his private life is respect
Senior Citizens
The Retired Senior Vo
lunteer Program in Char
lotte Mecklenburg offers
older adults a meaningful
life in retirement. If you
are 60 or older, you can
contrihntp your experi
ence, knowledge and inte
rest to others who need you
and your commitment. You
can help children in
school, drive older adults to
the doctor or grocery store,
or make someone’s day by
just calling to say “hello."
You can also give tours,
work at hospitals or librar
ies^ or share professional
IkiilsTn some way. —
For more information,
call the Retired Senior Vo
lunteer Program at 376
4706.
Small windows can be
made to look larger by the
use of wider or longer
shade or drapery treat
ments.
ed.
Even though he may
have known his roommates
for years, personal discus
sions should still be kept
private.
"When people discuss
then affairs—in—front—of—
others who have no reason
to hear, they have a part of
themselves taken away."
Miss Buckley warns.
Another simple way to
recognize old people is to
have respect for their con
cerns. anxieties and fears
"This acceptance in
creases their confidence in
you _and gives them
strength to. deal with their
own problems." the spe
cialist notes.
Another private form of
recognition is respect for
the treasured possessions
of the elderly. Sometimes
-they are all the individual
has salvaged from an
entire life.
There are more public
forms today, too. for re
cognizing the retired
person Organizations like
the American Association
of Retired Persons have
focused attention on active
retirees.
And actual awards are
available for achievements
of senior age people. Miss
Buckley says.
One in particular, the
Second Wind Award, in
ducts people in the "Second
Wind Hall of Fame," of
Hendersonville, in . t_.
Second Wind actively seeks
seniors "who continue life
with zest and imagina
tion."
Miss BUCKiey says urn
efforts of such groups are
important for bringing
needed recognition to
senior citizens whose con
tributions continued long
after retirement.
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Crucial CIA A
Basketball Doubleheaders
Friday Night - February 12, 1982
WINSTON-SALEM STATE RAMS
i . 5:30 & 7:30 PM.
CHARLOTTE COLISEUM
Girls' Game Start 5:30
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