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will
Meet In
Greensboro
.. Lieutenant Governor James
It. Hunt will be the featured
speaker during the 1975 State
Convention of the 4S.000-me
mber North Carolina Associ
ation of Educators.
..Dr. A. C. Dawson. Jr., NC
AE executive secretary, today
announced that Hunt will ad
dress the more than 3,000 NC
AE delegates from across
North Carolina during the 8
p.m. session Friday, April It.
..NCAE President John H.
Lucas will call the two-day
convention to order at 8 p.m.
Thursday. April 10. Friday's
session will be devoted to bus
iness and the third session on
Friday evening will close the
convention.
. .Others appearing at the Fri
day evening session will incl
nrlo Cioto _J_a
Public Instruction Craig Phil
lips and National Education
Association President James
Harris of Iowa.
..The North Carolina School
Bell Awards, the Terry San
ford Award and a new Human
Relations Award will be pre
sented at the convention, and
the Educational Hall of Fame
will gel a new member.
..Phillip J. Weaver, the late
superintendent of Greensboro
Public Schools, will be named
to the Educational Hall of
Fame. The nomination will be
made by Dr. B. Paul llam
mack, superintendent of Un
ion County Schools and presi
dent of the North Carolina
Chapter of the Horace Mann
League.
. .Dr. Weaver, who died in 1969
at the age of 56, was cited to
the Hall of Fame for “creative
leadership as superintendent
in Greensboro” and a lifetime
dedicated to advancing public
education.
. Representative North Caro
lina news media will be honor
ed with the thirteenth annual
School Bell Awards for excel
lence in reporting public scho
ol news. The award recipients
were named from a record
numbep of entries.
The ninth annual Terry San
ford Award will be presented
to the educator who in his
daily work demonstrates out
standing creativity and inno
vation in teaching or admini
stration of public schools.
..Following awards present
ations. a review of black hist
ory will be presented bv Voi
ces, Incorporated-a New
York black musical group.
The group presents Bantu
chants, field work songs, stre
et cries, spirituals, rhythm
and blues, and jati.
CMS Sc hools
To Close For
Easter Holidays
.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools will be closed on Fri
day, March 28, and Monday,
March 31 for Faster holidays.
..All schools and school
offices, including the Educa
tion Center, will be closed
(hose two days but will reopen
on normal schedules Tuesday,
April i.
..The next holiday for stud
ents will be Monday, April 7,
for a teachers'* workday.
. .One girl to anotherr "Of
course I had to tell her she
looked like a MII.I.ION - and I
meant EVERY YEAR OF IT!”
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MISS PHYLLIS ABRAHAM
....Enjoys Her Work
Phyllis Abraham
Is Beauty Of Week
. What's it like to be a secre
tary for an executive? Just
ask our Beauty, Miss Phyllis
Abraham.
..Phyllis is the secretary for
Counseling and Testing at
Johnson C. Smith University.
''My job is very interesting
and challenging, slated Miss
Abraham. I would also con
sider it exciting and most of
all I enjoy it."
..Phyllis is the daughter of
Mrs. Janie Jones. Our Beauty
resides at 3816 Texas Court
and is a 1971 graduate of West
Charlotte High School. While
she attended West Charlotte,
Phyllis was a member of the
Debate Club, Tennis Club, Red
Cross, and the Student Gov
ernment Committee.
..After graduating Miss Ab
raham attended Health Car
eers for the Piedmont Caro
lina School of Nursing. Guth
rie College, Guthrie, Oklaho
ma, and Johnson C. Smith
University.
..Our Beauty attends Gospel
Temple Church where the
Rev. Joe Sherman Jr. is the
pastor. She doesn't participate
in any church activities.
..For past-time pleasures
Phyllis enjoys traveling,
sightseeing, bowling, reading,
drag raring, entertaining, and
County Unices
To Close For
Easter Monday.
..Mecklenburg County
Government offices will be
closed Monday, March 31, or
the Raster Monday holiday
..Offices affected include (be
Health Department, Sociil
Services Department and Tax
Offices. The Rood Stamp
Office will be open, but with
limited staff to handle
appointments that have al
ready been made. Social Ser
vices Day Care Centers will be
closed for the Raster holidays
both Good Friday, March 28.
and Easter Monday, March
31.
..The Main Branch of the
Public Library will be closed
Raster Sunday. March 30. but
It will be open the rest of
Easter weekend on the regu
lar schedule, as will all
branches of the Library. None
of the branches will close on
Easter Monday.
playing cards. "I do some
cooking but not well enough to
consider it a hobby,” smiled
Miss Abraham.
..With a full time job one
would wonder how she has
time to enjoy all of her hob
bies. Phyllis admits it isn’t
easy but she manages.
.Some of her favorite places
to visit are Atlanta. Phila
delphia, and Springfield.
The 5 feet-8 inch ,, 125 pou
nd Miss Abraham, who boast
proud measurements of 34
28-36, is born under the sign of
Cancer. “I would describe
Cancers as being very pass
ionate. highly understanding,
a woman every man can en
joy, and get ready for this,
dy-no-mite, exclaimed Phyll
is,getting a ping in from "Go
od Times.” -
..Phyllis has future plans of
going back to school and re
ceiving her B. A. degree in
Political Science. She says she
chose this field in order that
she may assist in the unifying
of the black nation.
. .‘‘It really perturbs me to see
that Black people are still so
far from being unified. You
would think by now we would
be getting closer to one ano
ther."
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Nation’s Welfare Rolls
Remain Fairly Stable
..me Nations welfare rolls
remained relatively stable
during November 1974, con
tinuing a nearly two-year
trend of stability or actual
decline in the Aid to Families
with Dependent Children
<AFDC> program.
Black
Jobless Rate
Unchanged
..Washington -- The unem
ployment rate for blacks re
mained virtually unchanged
in February at 13.5 percent,
the L'.S. Department of la
bor's Bureau of I.abor Stat
istics reported. In January,
the unemployment rate for
blacks was 13.4 percent.
..Nationally, the overall rale
or unemployment was un
changed in February, follow
ing a sharp uptrend in recent
months, but employment de
clined for the fifth straight
month.
..The unemployment rate re
mained at the January level of
8.2 percent, after climbing at
the most rapid pace of the
entire post-World War II per
iod between August and Jan
uary.
. .Total employment (as mea
sured by the monthly survey
of households) declined by
nearly 540.000 in February to
84.0 million. Since September
1974. employment has dropped
by 2.4 million, the largest 5
month cutback recorded in the
postwar period. The civilian
labor force decreased by
580.000 over the month.
..Both the number of unem
ployed persons and the unem
ployment rate held steady in
February, after increasing
sharply in January. Since
August 1974, when joblessness
began its rapid upsurge, the
number of unemployed per
sons has increased by 2.0
million to 7.5 million, and the
jobless rate has risen 2.8 per
centage points to 8.2 percent.
. .Despite the February stab
ility in total unemployment,
there was a further rise (near
ly 200.000) in the number of
persons who lost their last
jobs.
..November's total of
10.XH3.000 AKIM' recipients on
the rolls was only three tenths
of one percent higher than the
October total of 10.431.000 and
only six tenths of one percent
higher than November 1973.
..The unemployed father
segment of the AKIM pro
grain registered a slight in
crease—8,500. or 2.2 percent
ovdr October's total of 3X0.072.
.. AFDC expenditures for
November were up tX.I
million from $687.9 million in
October.
..James S. Dwight Jr., Ad
ministrator df IIKVV's Social
and Itehabilitialion Service
(SRS), said that the Novem
ber AFDC total of 10,8X3,000 is
273.000 below that of March
1973. when the rolls peaked at
11,156,000. lie noted there had
been 11 month-to-month drops
in recipients on the rolls since
March 1973-the first down
ward trend in at least 20 years.
lie attributed this down
ward trend, in part, to the
quality control program
underway nationally to reduce
errors in eligibility and pay
ments in the Kederal-State
AFDC program, lie said that
by making more money avail
able for those truly eligible,
the quality control program
also was partly responsible for
the increase in average pay
ments to AKDC families re
vealed in final figures for
October 1971. The average
family pay ment increased $15.
to $211.60, over October 1973.
He also commented that "re
gardless of whether later
figures show declines or in
creases. our quality control
program will continue be
cause it is not possible to
justify errors of the magni
tude that existed before this
program started."
..Dwight said unemployment
compensation programs have
acted as cushions for many
workers who have been laid
off. and so the need for public
assistance does not occur until
unemploy ment compensation
is exhausted.
..Dwight said that more de
tailed figures for November
1971 would be released when
available.
Mecklenburg County Social Services
Department Schedules Public Hearings
.. Mecklenburg County citi
zens will have an opportunity
Friday. March 28. to help de
cide what social services
should be provided by their
Social Services Department.
A public hearing will be held
on that date from 10 A.M. to 3
I’.M. In the County Commis
sioners Meeting Room, fourth
floor. County Office Building.
720 Fast Fourth Street.
James F. Richardson.
Chairman of the Mecklenburg
County Board of Social Ser
vices. says that every citizen
and organization that is Inter
ested in services to the dis
abled. elderly, children and
families should att>nd this .
meeting.
New federal legislation en
acted by Congress and signed
by President Ford on January
4. permits slate* far more
freedom In determlng the
kinds of services that are pro
vided to citizens.
..In the past, most services
offered by county Social Ser
vices Departments throughout
North Carolina were specified
by the federal government.
..The state could have been
spending some |«2 million
annually In federal funds to
meet the needs of Its people,
but due to past restrictive
Federal regulations. was
spending only about half that
■ mount, while service needs
went unmet.
..This latest federal legisla
tion know as Title XX Is a part
of the new federalism which
■Hows state and local govern
ment to have more decision
making authority In how fed
eral funds are to be spent.
This law dilows North Caro
lina to offer more services to
more people than ever before.
Dlls law establishes five
foals toward whch a state's
Social Services programs
ihould be directed:
. .—Economic self-support
. .-Self-sufficiency
. .-Protection of children and
adults from neglect and abuse
..--l>e-institutionalization to
the greatest extent possible
..-Institutional placement
and services as needed.
..Mecklenburg County citi
zens can help determine the
services needed to help meet
these goals in Mecklenburg by
attending the hearing.
..Richardson says that “for
years we have complained
about more and more federal
control over our lives...and .
now we are being given some
authority and that we need to
accept the responsibility."
Representatives of groups
and or individuals who wish to
speak at the hearing will be
allowed five minutes and
should telephone Mrs. Dor
othy llicks. 372-MOO, extension
243. to hat e time scheduled for
their presentation. A written
statement containing data re
garding need for the service,
the service prn\ider (sponsor
ing group or an agency),
number of people to be served
and approximate cost should
be available at the meeting;_
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By James ( utlibeiTson
Post Staft V\ riter
More jobs will be available
for people in Charlotte, espe
cially for blaek amt poor
people, predicted Charlotte's
■Move Ahead Committee
chairman Don Davidson.
— Every effort will be made to
have new jobs by the end of
the year and many more in
1971!”, said Davidson, who.
added that the first jobs would
be in site preparation.
• The Move Ahead Committee
is pushing for the passage of
five bond issues on April Hth
The. passage will provide for
59.5 million to he used for
improvements to the cits.
' Fifty-Five million provides
for the hulk of the package and
that will be used for the con
struction of a new airport
terminal, twice the size of the
present terminal, a new road
way system within the ter
minal complex, a water distri
hution and waste disposal sys
tem for the complex and the
paving of new taxiways and
safety lighting.
By providing for 55 million
CMAMtCI II (U HM.H SClM'd
IN. C. Case
To Highlight
W omen’s Meet
Washington. I>. t . - Discus
sions of the current court case
.if Joann l.itllc of Washington.
V < , and the Boston case Of
cm. lilted l)r. lulelin u ill
come under discussion when
the National Association of
Black Women Attorneys ron
ictie here for its 2nd annual
conference, \pril l-i».
Indicating that the confer
ence theme u ill he "The Black
Woman Attorney - Identity
ami Involvement — I'pdate
1975, \ABW \ founder Wil
helmiiiii Jackson Itolark. the
association's present presi
dent. has announced that
niuco w in me pursuit 'll
law acliv itii's throughout the
I'nitod Slates have been in
vited In attend the conference,
being held at the Nlallcr-llil
tnn Hotel.
"There are fewer than mill
black women attorneys in the
I nited Stales." Attorney ito
iafk noted in her announce
ment. "It is. therefore, the
determination of X \IH\ \ to
identify with young black wo
.nen who are preparing to
enter the field ol law." The
association has invited con
ference participation of stud
ents of lavv ami'para-profes
sionals.
A feature of the Friday-lhru
Sunday sessions will include a
banquet atldress by I). ('. Sup
erior Court Judge Margaret A.
Haywood on Saturday even
ing. April 5. A variety of
workshop sessions are sche
duled among which will he
l.illlc and Fdelin cases.
Communications l.aw from
the lilack Perspective, and
Women and Discrimination in
Housing.
other sessions will include
attention to Present the < on
(inuing Problems in It lack
Admissions to the liar. Dis
crimination in employment,
the liluck Female Offender -
Juvenile Delinquency - Child
Abuse - Child Neglect and
Consumer Product Safety
l aws and You.
In addition to Judge Hay
wood, other distinguished
MAP OF THE PROPOSED BIKEWAY SYSTEM
...For more than 60,000 bikes
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Bond Issue Means
Jobs For Blacks
m cny diiiki iumis, ski ini>■ ion
in federal funds will be gener
aled. said Dav idsnii.
Kill Hie Iiiiiut items ol pri
marv interest lo Klaek people
in Charlotte are (In- Inis sys
tem. the sidewalk, bikeway,
and special ta\ levy bonds.
"The thing that is important
about this election is that it
affords the people of the
community - black, white,
male, female, rich. poor. - the
chance to utilize the Dimen
sions approach.
Through Dimensions, the
( omprehensiv e Dev elopmeot
I'lan and other programs, u
cross-section of Charlolteans
were asked for suggestions to
improve our city
The I'uhlic transportation
system bonds call for S^..»
million to he spent on im
proving the i ily's transporta
tion system
It is estimated that the bus
system carries 2H.IHW passen
gers daily and HO percent of
these are black residents of
the city ol ( harlolte.
The total cost of purchasing
and improving the hus system
is SK!..> million of which the’
federal government will pay
till million or HO pei cent ol the
cost.
The million is the city's
local share.
Improvements to the maint
-See KO\D on page 5
'|ira«rr» <11111 uorKsnop parti
cipants will include Brenda
Hamer, Special Assistant to
the (General Counsel, I’resi
dential Clemency Board: Con
sumer Product Safety ( om
misyioner Constance Neu
man: Maine Jones cd the
NAACP l.enal Defense F und,
and Julia Cooper. Deputy
fieneral Counsel of the t s,
Mfiial F.mployment Opportun
ity ( ommission.
Garden Plot Program
Begins Second Year
Spring is here and The har
lotte C'ily Government is start
ing its second Community
Garden Plot Program, the
program allows citizens to ob
tain permits to grow gardens
on unused, municipal land lo
cated throughout the City.
The Garden Plot Program is
administered by the City's
Iteal Kstate Division located
on the fourth floor of the
Cameron-Rrowp Kuilding. :tOI
South McDowell Street, tele
phone :i* 1-22la. Citizens who
want to sign up for garden
spare should visit the Real
Kstate Division where parrels
of land are shown on a map.
After selecting a possible loca
tion. the individual will he
asked to make an on site in
* speelinn ol the land to see if it
is suitable for gardening pur
poses. A permit to use the land
will then be issued.
Its signing a permit the
citizen agrees to the follow
ing:
-A time limit for use of the
plot to run for the local grow
ing season (Spring to October)
-To use the plot for family
gardening only and not to seil
any of the produce grown
.-The permit may be revoked
at any lime if the land is
needed for other City purposes
-The City cannot be held
liable for the success of the
garden or any claims arising
from the gardening venture.