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VOL. 2 NO. 39 ^^^^____
!Mrs. Lydia Pride, regional director, is shown
at far left, discussing projects at the Jack and
V Jill of America. Inc. regional meeting here Iasi
f* "*‘ek with Dr. Mary Townes, president of the
Durham chapter. Also shown from left to right
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Photo by Peeler
are Joanne Saunders. Chamos Pride. Mrs.
Mercedes Newsome. Mrs. Elsie Fay, Mrs.
Thelma Hines and Mrs. Evelyn Anderson. Mrs.
Katherine Moore. Mrs. Gertha Gibson and
Jack Brayboy. (for other photos turn to page 8)
Mid-Atlantic Jack, Jills
Hear Rev. Ezra Moore
My ALLAN R4WNDTREE
Post Staff Writer
Kev. Ezra Moore, pastor of
First United Presbyterian
Church, was the 'featured
fe. speaker at the annual Mid
B Allantic Jack and Jill, Inc.
|f Regional Workshoo held here
K :v.~r3 a. Holiday Inn No. 3.
t The theme of the meeting,
the first held in Charlotte, was
"Service ... Children."
Otjier prominent civic
* leaders in attendance at the
workshop included Mrs.
Catherine Hawkins and Mrs.
Pat I,ocke.
(Tiie entire workshop was
structured around
organizational information,
Jack and Jill of America
Foundation projects
throughout the country,
regional grants for the
, financing of foundation
projects, and regional and
national growths in chapters
and membership.
Mrs. Helen Kibler, of the
Charlotte Chapter, headed the
artistic decor for the meeting
-tnd Mrs vii-ta - ^,ko a ^
Mrs. Geraldirie Wiley headed
musical selections.
A warm and humanistic
approach to inter-Chapter
relations was introduced to
the Jills through a “Let's
know one another better
session” led by associate
member, Mrs. Eloise Marlin
and “Hospitality ... the last
word” led by associate
member Mrs. Kitty Gray.
Mrs. Esther Marioneaux,
Regional Sect. - Treasurer and
Mrs. Mercedes Newsome.
national. treasurer, led
creative and—motivational"
sessions of total membership
involvement.
Other programs and events
evaluated and structured
were: the Teen Hall of Fame,
The Carol Robertson Award to
the top teen ol Vhe Mid
Atlantic area, the Outstanding
Mid-Atlantic Teen Foundation
Contribution Program, and
the Mid-Atlantic Teen Con
vention scheduled for
November, 1974 in Burlington,
N.C.
The Organization's National
Convention with the beginning
of new and exciting national
projects will convene in Los
Angeles, California in July of
1974.
The theme of that meeting
will be Development of
Positive attitudes and
meaningful values in the
family.” *
The following teen members
of tiie Charlotte Chapter were
actively involved in the
Mothers’ workshop and were
cited for their outstanding
work: Evette Stewart, Jack
Brayboy, JoAnne Sanders. C.
Pride, Lorena Hawkins,
Brenda Byers, and Shirley
Blackwell.
Chamber indorses
l
ft 2nd Police Helicopter
The Charlotte Chamber of
Commerce has endorsed the
Ll Charlotte Police Depart
fjf ment’s request for an ad
ditional helicopter as a
HI priority—Hem—hi—the—Law
fJF Enforcement Program »in
ft 1974. I r
A Chamber report,
^ prepared by their Law En
forcement Task Force, cited a
J 78-day period in 197$ when the
present helicopter was out of
* service due to a training
fj crash. A comparison between
the 78 days prior to the crash
H and the 78-dav out'Of-service
| period showed that store
| breakings and larceny in
| creased 35 percent,
fii housebreakings and larceny
R increased 25 percent, lar
i’ cenies from automobiles in
l»t rcased 10 percent and auto
HRl hefts increased 70 percent
ffll'lns overall increase in Part I,
or serious offenses, totalled
28.3 percent- while the
helicopter was out of service.
Additional evidence in
support of the additonnal
tenance necessary to keep the
present" helicopter in
maximum service. FAA
requirements require one and
a half days for every hundred
flying hours, three days for
every six hundred flying hours
and three weeks for every
twelve hundred flying hours
Mike Allen, chairman of the
Chamber task force, says that
there are many advantages to
the acquisition of a five-place,
turbo-powered helicopter as
backup for the present two
place Bell reciprocal engine
bird.
Ken has discontinued the
production of the present Bell
47 model," says Allen, "so we
will be facing a future
problem with parts and
maintenance. Another im
portant factor in recom
mending the five-place
helicopter is its passenger
carrying capability."
“The larger copter," con
tinued Allen, “could be used
for medical evacuation, fire
rescue for victims trapped in
tall buildings and landing fire
teams on lop of buildings.”
The use of helicopters as
tools of preventive police
patrol and public safety has
been proven in many major
U.S. cities.
The Chamber report cites
Dallas and Los Angeles where
12 are utilized in each city.
Atlanta with , a and
Washington, DC with 2
If approved the new
helicopter would cost tr.n oon
f
j This Weekend
DurhamHost NAACP’s
Annual Area Convention
* - _ _
Downtowner
Hosts
NCAHROs
The North Carolina
Association of Human
Relations Officials
INCAHRO) will meet Thur
sday and Friday (March 14
and 15) at the Charlotte
. Downtowner East Motel.
The NCAHRO is a statewide
association of full-time
professional workers in’
human relations
‘‘Strategies For Dealing
With School Dropouts,
Suspensions And Expulsions."
will be the topic of discussion
for the Thursday session.
—Julius-Chambers will speak
on ‘‘Student Rights - A Legal
Perspective,” at lunch on
Thursday Aftpr lunch the
association will examine
community-based drop-out
prevention programs.
> ’K-ri ::4V.
School Desegrega I iJ^Vroject
for the Southern Regional
Council, will speak at 2:00
p.m. on "School Pushouts -
^ficftm* - <tf Continued
Resistance to School
Desegregation."
On Friday morning
NCAHRO members will
consider strategies for dealing
with the pushout problem in
North Carolina.
Later in the morning Pat
Bryant, Research Director of
the Uniform Landlord-Tenant
Relations Act Task Force, will
report on the status of Slate
Legislation affecting landlord
tenant relations.
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
Cathy AME Zion Church
will honor Rev. Ell Price this
Sunday at the church starting
at 3 p.m.
It is Rev Price’s ninth year
at the church Cathy AME
Zion is located at 624 Chicago
Ave. _
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CHARMING PATSY SOWELL
Winston-Salem Freshman
ratsy Sowell Is
Our Beauty
by JOANNK MOOKK
Post Sorifly Writer
Home from scliool, relaxing
and thoroughly enjoying her
spring break, is this week's
charming and vivacious
beauty.
She's Patsy Sowell, the n»
year-old daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Thomas C. Sowell of 2321
English I) r_
A freshman at Winston
Salem State I'niversity, Palsy
says about her first few
months of college
"I chose Winston-Salem
because I wanted to go to a
small college. It didn't turn
out to be wha' I really ex
pected but I do like the
surroundings and the people."
aoenueo me public schools
here and was graduaied from
Wesi Mecklenburg High
School las! May While at
West, she was feature editor
for the school newspaper,
chairman of the Holes and
Grounds Committee and a
member of Les-Charmant
elles Social Club
She is a pisccs and sav s that
because of Jier sign, she loves
the water and enjoys swim
ming Some of her other
hobbies are skating, playing
tennis and above all talking
With an outgoing per
sonality and an inate sense of
humor, Patsy says that her
motto is,
“Life is hard by the yard,
hut a cinch by the inch By
that I mean anything worth
having, is worth taking your
time and doing it well."
Patsy says that of her goals,
her most immediate is to
become a first grade teacher
"When I finish school I’d
like to teach first grade I like
working with little kids and I
would enjoy helping them as
they first start out." said
Patsy
A determined young woman
with positive ideals. Patsy has
plotted a plan for life that
she's already begun to pursue
She now only aw aits time and
for life to 'ak e its course
Convention Theme Is
“Equality, Justice'*_
Mrs. Ruby Hurley. Director
Southeast Region. NAACP
composed of North and South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida
Alabama, Mississippi and
Tennessee, announced
Monday that the 22nd Annual
Convention of the region,
which will meet at the
Durham Hotel & Motel. March
14-16, will be the most crucial
ever held.
The theme of the con
vention. •‘Equality and
Justice in another lime of
Crisis," will be explored in all
its ramifications. More than
500 delegates are expected,
due to the need of the
organization to implement its
program_LbaJ_bulb_-the
President of the United States
and Congress have shifted
their interest away from
minority rights to sucli an
extent that many forces are
attempting to legislate away
'-V" '•' '*■•*• C j'nr rr.ci- Sr. t?s.
60s ,
Registration will begin at 8
a m., Thursday. March 14
The band of Central Or
phanage. Oxford, will give a
concert, beginning at 9 a m
Tim Dot. D A Ma.I.__
Morehead Avenue Baptist
Church, will conduct a
memorial service for those
who passed during the year
The opening plenary session
will begin at 10 45. with the
Kev. J C. Hope. Macon.
Georgia, presiding, at which
time the convention will be
organized.
The Ministers' Luncheon. ,
with Rev. M.C. McCollum.
Charleston. S.C.. in charge, |
will be held at 12:30 p.m The i
Rev Charles H Smith, <
Huntington. W. Va , will tell ,
the ministers how important ,
they are in this lime of crisis
The second plenary session of ,
the day, at 2 p m , will feature ,
"You were there in Other ,
Times </{ Crisis," with Miss i
Janice Johnson, Atlanta. Ga . ,
Youth Director presiding
Tins—session- ts expect ed m—.
chart the course of the youth,
in the approach to the new
freedom horizons ,
The highlight of the first day i
will be a public meeting, |
which will begin at 7 30 pm,
at Morehead Avenue Baptist
KELLY ALEXANDER
Presiding Officer
Church, with Kelly M
Alexander. Sr.. Charlotte,
president. N C State Con
ference Brandies, presiding
Tliere will he a musical ox
travaganza. featuring the
Chancel Choir *.f M<.rehead
Avenue Baptist Church \t H
a m welcome expressions
roni officials of the
lusinesses, organization* and
he city w ill take place Rev
3ercy High, pastor.. Mt
/ernon Baptist Church will
11 reel that part ,,f i|,e
irogram. (in behalf of..jhe
Durham Branch l)r Vivan
V Henderson, president,
'lark College. Atlanta, (la .
nil deliver the keynote ad
Iress
The Friday activities begin
rithta 9 am plenary session,
vhen Ibe delegates will be
irientated From '.i :«)io |(i ;,n
here will be concurrent
workshops. Peter McNair.
Plymouth, will chair one on
'Bread S Buller Issues Tin
Another Time of Crisis "
Pliere will also be a workshop
(imposed of youth and adults
hat vu)j explore "Education
o Make a Living & Education
<See \ \ UP (>n |» H)
Mrs. Williams Named
.Outstanding Woman
Catherine P Williams lias
been named Who's Who of
American Women for the 1974
edition Mrs Williams has
been presented a gold plaque
for an outstanding woman in
America Mrs Williams is
employed at the McCrorey
Branch YMCA as Program
Director She is a graduate of
Johnson C Smith University,
Charlotte, North Carolina
She is currently working on
requirements for YMCA
Directorship
Mrs Williams is very active
in community affairs,
member of Memorial United
Presbyterian Church Choir,
Girl Scout I-eader. Gram
me! us of Phi Della Kt^ppa
Sorority, President of the
Mecklenburg County Chapter
of Les Premieres Feemes.
Inc , Board of Directors of the
National Conference of
Christians and Jews,
Association of Professional
Directors. IBPOK. of the
MRS. WILLIAMS
Famous Woman
World. Interested Citizens
Association, Fair Housing
Association
The book will be available at
the public libraries, thru
educators, communications
media, scholars and countless
other organizations
M
Beginning Monday
UNGG Black Students
t~L «
Set 5th Anniversary
The Black Student Union of
the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte will hold
its fifth anniversary
celebration March 18-23
Many activities have been
planned that are free and open
to the public.
A film, "Black Studies at
UNCC, will be shown at 11:30
a m. Monday, March 18 in the
Denny Building, Room 205.
Dr. Bertha Maxwell, director
of Black Studies at the
University will discues the
film.
Voices Inc., a Mack musical
theatrical group from New
York will perform at 8 p m.
Tuesday, March 19 in the
Rowe Arts Theater. Their
performance, "Harlem
Heyday." is a beautiful ex
perience in the black song
tradition, encompassing the
blues, the down home songs
and jazz.
Wednesday, March 20. a
speech on "Racial Injustice in
North Carolina," will be given
by Mrs Andrea Solomon at
HOYLE MARTIN
Guest Speaker
11:30 a m. in Room 209, Cone
University Center
Hoyle Martin will speak on
the topic, 'Black Capitalism:
Myth or Fact," at ll 30 a m.
Thursday in Room 209 of the
Cone University Center.
Friday's activity will
feature Mayor Howard Lee of
Chapel Hill who will discus-.
“Black Politics in North
Carolina.” Lerone Bennett,
noted historian and journalist
will be guest speaker at 8 p m
Friday night in the Howe
Recital Hall. His subject will
bC "The Role and Relevance
of Black Student
Organizations ”
The culminating activity
will be the Black Student
Union Anniversary Dance and
Banquet, The Banquet will
begin at 7 p.m in Cone
University Cafeteria Ad
mission for the banquet is 13
The dance, featuring the
Magnificents, will begin at 10
p.m. and will be held in the
Parquet Room of the Center
Admission for the dance is
$1 SO Tickets for the dance
and the banquet can be pur
chased for M
The Black Student Union
realizing the need for unity
and service within the black
community, cordially invites
all who are willing to fulfill
these needs, to attend the
festivities of this week