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Gussie Floyd was recently elected “Woman of the Year" at Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Miss I* loyd, an instructor for one of the adult Sunday School Classes, is also a member of the Matron’s Mission ary Circle. She is active in the Senior Choir and serves as tne choir s vice president. Choir members elected her Outstanding Choir Member" and presented her with a plaque during their concert November 1981 Rev. Norman Kerry is minister of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Fictional (classified Ads _ Specialized Job Market? By Mac Thrower Post Staff Writer _ The following is a fiction al classified ad that is based very closely on the information in ads that appear regularly in Char lotte newspapers, including the Post: Communications Representative Applicant must have the following credentials to be considered — .. 1) Strong working know ledge of Data Processing ..2) A minimum of four —years experience and or a Bachelor’s degree in Com puter Science -.3) A background in Systems Analysis is defin itely desirable ir you have att-of-ttre above qualifications, a notice such as this would probably indicate that you might be able to wind up banking an entirely reason able salary of $25,000 plus perjrear. If you’re looking foP^T job and don’t have these qualifications, don’t eyen think of applying for a job like this. Instead, you may have to head to the ehd of the line at the Em ployment Security Com mission. Chances are you’ll be able to enjoy the com pany there of many others like you who don’t have the education, specialized -training,—or—professional experience to compete for jobs in today’s dangerously tight, highly competitive market. ^President Reagan and others have noted that the classified sections of many newspapers contain list ings of numerous employ ment opportunities. In a superficial sense this state ment is true-but It docs not take into account the special requirements for applying for many of these jobs. It is a problem that should be recognized and dealt with constructively - certainly by those who are unemployed-and aba by political and business lead ers who need to make a serious effort to aid the growing number who are - becoming victims of the educational and technolo gical advance of our society. A recent survey of classi fied job listing in the Charlotte Observer, for example, revealed that out of an approximate 760 job openings listed, only 62 were open to persons with a • co'leee degree or training -or experience in thp par ticular field. Though, for tunately, unemployment in Mecklenburg County has remained well below the national average, there is —surely a large iiuinboi of unskilled workers who must compete for a shrink ing number of jobs that don’t require special skills. With the factory shutdowns increasing m the Piedmont area, this problem is be ginning to take on an ominous appearance. l he answer for those without a college degree or special training is not despair, however. There are relatively low cost op portunities available to obtain more education and special training. CPCC and other community colleges and business schools in the -area, have programs and courses for those interested in improving their job prospects. Hard work, per sistence, and a willingness to make temporary sacri fices for future gain can still pay off for those who must fight to survive in the job market Political and business leaders, too, need to stop pontificating about people “pulling themselves up by their bootstraps’’ and re cognize that there are dis advantaged individuals who need more than good advice in order to get a job. Fashion Show For Sunday NGQNW Sete Baby Contest The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. is busy helping the poor help them selves. That’s one reason for their Baby Contest and Fashion Show which will be held Sunday, April 25, 7 p m., at McDonald’s Res taurant on Beatties Ford Road. "The proceeds will be forwarded to the NCNW rational headquarters in Washington, D.C. as our fair share," confirmed Ophelia C. Gray, president of Charlotte’s section of NCNW. ‘The ui ganizatlon's pwr pose is to battle against hunger and malnutrition both in the United States and overseas," she continued "Our group, composed of over four million women in the U.S., sends money to Africa and other countries; is involved in civil rights movements; helps pregnant teens...We use our professional skills to help others help them selves." The Baby Contest and Fashion Show is just one program sponsored by the NCNW throughout the year. This is the first year the council has tried this endeavor but, according to Ms Gray, members hope to make this an annual affair. Babies to be presented in the contest portion include: Antopis Banaport; Katrina Robinson; Brian Christ opher Nivens; Walter Bernard Adrey Jr.; Bern adette Ocala Bluford; Monique Thompson; Lois Catherine Hill; Jacque Kennedy Dewalt and Jamila Greene. Committee members for the Baby Contest are as follows: Minnie Connor. Ella Yarborough, Mary Harris. Pearl Littlejohn, Ornee Robinson. GornMino Mitchell, Ophelia Gray and Mary Vaughn. The Fashion Show will feature styles from 1930, 1940, 1950 and 1982. The organization has surely been blessed Women have contributed through the council for 46 years. Mary McCloud Bethune. who died in 1955, was the founder She in dicated in her will her reliance on hope and that members of the council should possess the same attitude She also ex pressed the needed desire to help our fellow men and her wish that future generations could find har monious grounds NANBPW Will Honor Four Outstanding Local Women i ne cnariotie Chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Pro fessional Women's Club, Inc. (NANBPWi will honor four outstanding women during the club’s Founders' Day luncheon Saturday, April 24 at 11 a m. at the Trade Street YWCA _Marian Campbell will re ceive the Club Apprecia tion. Thereasea Elder will receive the Club Commun ity Service Award; Anna M. Hood, the Sojourner Truth Award - the Club's National highest award for service to mankind; and Vivian Williams will re ceive the Community Ser r Anna M Hood ..Receives highest award vice Award. Kach lady honored has her own particular style. The one characteristic all have in common, however. Vivian Williams Community service is their desire to help their fellow man. The following sketches of each honoree gives an overview of why each lady is being presented with these prestigious awards .Marian Campbell is a teacher in Home Econo mics at Myers Park High School She is a graduate of Hampton Institute and Temple University She is a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Beatties Ford Road Mrs Campbell will re ceive the Club Apprecia tion Award for faithful service to the Charlotte Club of the National Asso ciation of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc She is married to Roger W. Campbell Thereasea Elder is a public health nurse for Mecklenburg County Health Department She is a graduate of Lincoln School of Nursing. Dur ham. N.C.. and has done further study at UNC Chapel Hill, Howard Uni versity and is presently en rolled in the Urban Studies Department at Johnson C Smith University Mrs. Elder is a member of Second Calvary Baptist Church She is basileus of Chi Eta Phi Sorority. Inc., board member of Sickle Cell Association, member of the Heart Association, member of the North Carolina Public Health Association, the American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society and a past member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee. Mrs Elder is the founder of the Cleo Yongue Scho larship award and past national chairperson of the award. She is a member of the Rockwell Park Com munity Association and the American Nurses Associa tion She and her husband. Willie, live in the Rockwell Park area Mrs Elder will receive the Community Service See \ ANHPVV on Page I I C IH) «.J. AIYNOIOS TOBACCO CO. You've got what It takes. Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. LIGHTS 9 mg. tar . 0 7 mg nicotine, LIGHTS 100's 10 mg. "tar'', 0.8 mg. nicotine, av per cigarette bv FTC method
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