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Ned J. Martin ...Prefers baseball Ralph Gillian ...Extra special Pearl ElUaoa ...Doesn't care Opinions On The Street Do Charlotteans Want Pro Football? Practically every night, there’s something on the television news about George Shinn trying to briqg a, professional football team to Char lotte. The two professional games'he staged earlier this month at Memo rial Stadium generated a lot of excitement in the city and were both well attended, despite not-so-great weather at the first game. With Charlotte Post publisher Bill Johnson being a great football fan, w* just had to address the issue sooner or later in this opinion column. And, folks, this is the week! Notepad in hand and camera around neck, this intrepid reporter set out to see if the enthusiasm for ptpfes-„ sional football In Charlotte h. a broad-based reality or merely a case of "media hype.” The question we asked was, “Do you think it's a good idea to bring a professional football team to Char lotte? Do you care?” , * We’re not sure if it’s a symptom of widespread "football widowhood,” but only two women who were approached were willing to respond to this week’s question. • WILLIE DUNCAN, JR., 1'taick driver who resides on Remount Road, was externcly enthusiastic. “It would be the greatest thing tor Charlotte," Duncan began. “Char lotte is growing into one of the largest cities. It’s a beautiful place to live and a great place to raise kids.” A self-confessed football fan, Duncan apparently would enjoy be ing able to attend professional foot ball games here. For him, It would be one added bonus to living in the city he loves. Having been in lots of different cities, Duncan noted, “If you come here, you come to love it. People can grow in their own way bare.” , •RALPH GILLIAN of Cams Street4 is an manager at Queens Park. He, also, was enthusiastic» w* to Ttz** r ' ^ . w Willie Deacaa. Jr. ...Greatest thing about the prospect of professional football in the Queen City. Gillian believes Charlotte shouldget pro boll. "If we get a professional team, Charlotte would be something extra special,” he remarked. Would he attend games if Shinn manages to get a team here? "I sure would t ” he exclaimed. • PEARL ELLISON, homemaker, fives on Remount Road with her two year old son. She didn’t care one way or the other about football coming to Charlotte. “I don’t care,” she admitted. “I’m not a football fan.” But she might try it out if pro ball comes to this area. “I’d proba bly go once to try it,” she concluded. Johnny Mayhew ...More pride Charlotte grows, It would probably not a football fan. “I like baseball," be related. •JOHNNY MAYHEW, of l«th Street, delivers furniture for a living. His response to the question was, “Yes, I sure do. It would bring a little mare pride to Charlotte, more publicity,'' he explained. "Other cities will hear about us. We’d have more visitors and maybe we could get on television.” A football fan, Mayhew would defi nitely attend games if professional football comes to Charlotte. • USA MCCAIX, Morton Street resident, didn’t seem interested is George Shinn’s plans, either. “I don’t care,"shestated. “I don’t look at football.’’ However, Ms. McCall Her interest,'ste ^dded^Sr hockey. $?? i By Audrey C. Lodato Post Staff Writer Paul Hagen, a W year old fifth grader in Mrs. Gloria Majors’ dam at Cotswold Elementary School, is one of the poetry winners in the first annual Martin Luther King essay contest sponsored by the Commu nity Relations Committee in con junction with the Charlotte-Meck lenburg School system. Paul, whose poem appears below, ’ explained bow he came to write his poem and enter the contest. “My mom said I ought to take chances with things, try out some things," he related. When the contest was a* nounced in School, Paul gathered information about Dr. King from Us encyclopedia at home and in the public library. Paul did not expect to win. "I told my classmate, Amy Myers, we weren’t going to win, and then they announced my name and 1 was Paul Hagen ...Wrote winning poem astonished,”'he recalled. The budding writer has written poetry before, “little poems for my mom’s and brother’s birthdays.” This was his first contest entry, however. „ ' ." ; ‘' T/T ’ Paul reported that Us mother was excited about his winning. And, when asked if he agreed with his mother’s advice to try new thing*, he responded, Definitely!” Martin the Dreamer By Paul Hagen Martin was a dreamer, Who wanted equal rights, But he didn’t want his people, Getting into fights They went about it peacefully, Using neither gun or knife, But he never saw the results, Because he lost his life. Congress passed a law, To celebrate his day, Things are still not perfect. But we’ve come a long, long wayl Houston Wins MLK Essay Contest By Audrey C. Lodato Poet Staff Writer One of the winners in this year’s - Martin Luther King essay-poetry contest sponsored by the Commu nity Relations Committee is fourth grader Sammie Houston. Sammie, a student at Barringer Elementary School, explained how he came to write his winning essay, which is published below. “My reading teacher, Ms. McRae, told us to write a story about Martin Luther in the past and to connect It with how it is today," he related. "She didn’t tell me she wss going to enter my essay in the contest until the next day.” Awards Luncheon Honom Students Ceatiaaetf From Page ISA Other students honored included Lisa Susan Beatty (Charlotte Catho lic High School), Ava Michelle Old ham (Charlotte Christian), Robert Csuthen Mitchener (Charlotte Coun try Day), Laura Alida Van Every (Charlotte Latin), Earl Rustia Mi contest include: Andy Clegg, grade 11,' Myers Park High School; Mi chael Alexander, grade IS, Weet Charlotte High; Robert R Harris Marie G Davis Elemertary^OH* randa (Harding), Porraet OUa Kao lay, II (Olympic High), Danial Waync^ Itooka^(Providence Day), lyn Allen, grade 7, Northwest; Karl McNitt, grade 7, Alexander Graham Junior High; and Gretchen Brown, grade 6, Bain Elementary. ’> I Have A Dream By Sarnmle Houston I have a dream, a dream of freedom. My dream is that one day ah blacks will be able to ride In the front of the bus. And that ah Macks will aMe to go in restaurants. And that Mack people will be able to work for themselves and do what they want to do: And that is what Martin Luther King said. And today blacks are proud they can ride in the front of the bus, and go to rests u r,nU ai uiy kind IhU Uw, want to. '• to be readily available lor sten&gSMBiwar* **••* •*•’ s,of# ^ ii^ ^3 , WESTERN GRAIN FED BEEF FULL CUT Round Steak WESTERN GRAIN FED BEEF sK* Steak U.U.S.A. INSPECTED FRESH * Fryer Ley f 5 lb. _ teat Grocer A4P COUPON SS.AAP COUPON s£,s«ffifsagrg gr*"* *——■#K3 IN SUNDAYS 9:OOA.M.-9:0O P.M > MV • 1600 WEST TRADE ST. (• P.M.) • 4337 PARK RB. • 241,3. SHAROR AMITY • 5331 SOBTR BLVB.
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