APR - 4 i9>" - t} :T' GHARLCTTE ani'MGCKLEN.lUlS CGUHTj ‘ CHAftlQTU. N. C. 262C2 - Iff] THE CHARLI ITTE P< 1ST (*1 I Charlotte’s Fastest Growing Community Weekly^* — — 282]6-Thursdav,April 3. 1975_ MRS. RUTH ANN ROSS ....Native Of Shelby, N. C. Our Beauty Of Week Is Mother Of Three by Polly Manning Post Staff Writer . |A wife, mother and career woman is the description best suited for our Beauty of The Week, Mrs. Huth Ann Ross. ..She is fharried to Leroy Ross and they live at 809 Georgetown Dr. with their three sons, Jerod, 10; Perry, 8; and Myron, 2M. Mrs. Ross is the daughter of Mrs. Jennie Ruth Phillips of Shelby. She has two sisters, Jeanette Phillips and Debbie Phillips. A highlight in her life took place recently when her gra ndmother. Mrs. Offdie Phil lips, celebrated her 83rd bir thday. Mrs. Phillips lives in Boiling Springs, N. C. "I was very glad that we could attend the celebration, smiled Mrs. Ross. The family went down and we carried her many gifts.” Our Beauty is employed with Piedmont Plastics as a finisher. She says she enjoys her job almost as much as she has enjoyed the three years she and her family have lived in Charlotte. Her husband is employed with the Ford Marketing Cor poration. He is also attending Central Piedmont Community College studying towards a degree in Business Admini stration. Ruth Ann has as her hobbies traveling, meeting people, and cooking. "1 love to cook al most everything. I'm forever trying out new recipes and trying to find ways to spruce up old ones,” stated Mrs. Ross . .The Ross family attends Mt. Carmel Baptist Church where Rev. Leon Riddick is the pas tor. Mrs. Ross doesn't partici pate in any church activities. ..Our Beauty,' who stands 5 feet l>,fc inches tall, is a gradu ate of Camp High School in Shelby. She is born under the sign of Virgo. She describes them as being able to get along with anybody, very act ive, and very talkative. . .The Rosses enjoy many act ivities as a family. They play tennis, basketball, ride bikes and they "just love all kinds of sports." Mr. and Mrs. Ross thoroughly enjoy playing bin go. / _ . Consumer Price Rose Slightly In February Washington-The Consumer Price Index rose 0.7 percent in February to 157.2 (1M7-100), the U.S. Department of La bor's Bureau of Labor Statis tics reported. .. Increases in a wide range of goods and services, inlcuding medical care services, utili ties, rent, houses, clothing, fresh fruits and vegetables, __a_a.. . • ■ piwumiB tviiMiuiuig sugar accounted for the rise in the February CPI. The effect of these increases was partially offset by lower prices for meats, sugir. and used cars. . ..In February 1*75, the CPI was 11.1 percent higher than in February 1*74. The food Index was S.* percent, the nonfood commodities index 12.2 percent, and the services index II.5 percent above their levels of February 1*74. ..On a seasonally adjusted basis, the rise in the Feburary CPI was M percent. The in crease was the same as in January. The rise in food prices was much smaller than in January, but the increase in nonfood commodities was larger. The CPI rooe *.7 per cent In December, and *.* percent in both November and October. . .The food index rose *.l per cent In February after sea sonal adjustment, much less than in January and the smallest Increase in 7 months. In Tuesday’s Election Northwest Community Group _ •“ , o To Oppose Bond Referendum Piedmont School Hosts Open Education Program The different aspects of op en education will be explored 1 Sunday. April 13. in an after noon program at Piedmont Middle School. ..Parents and other interes ted persons in the community are invited to attend the pro gram, “An Exploration of Op en Education,” sponsored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' In-Service Education Department. The program Highway Patrol Finding Faulty Speedometers Raleigh...The Highway Patrol in enforcing the 55 miles per hoar speed limit is tncounterting numerous motorists operating vehicles with speedometers which re cord speed incorrectly. Troopers have been confront ed with explanations from speeding motorists for years, such as: “my speedometer showed 55 not 70 miles per hour.” With the Patrol strictly enforcing the reduced speed limit, a defective speedometer can easily result in an uninten tional but enforceable viola tion of the speed law. Ignor ance is not a valid excuse. . Lieutenant A. W. Rector, the Patrol's Traffic Saftey Infor mation Officer, said that it is not unusual for the accuracy of speedometers to vary as much as 12 miles per hour or more. Recent experiences re veal that the speedometers are not always accurate even on 1975 models. ..The officer noted that al though a motorist through ex perience may become profi cient in estimating speed, the ‘ surest and safest method is the use of a properly cali brated speedometer. He said that motorists questioning their speedometers should have them checked. This sim ple and inexpensive check can help motorists avoid uninten tional violations, embarrass ment, and inconvenience. He also said that H could not only save money, but it could save a life...yours. will be from 2-4:30 p.m. ..Program participants will include students from open scchools, CMS teachers and administrators, representatives from comm unity agencies, faculty mem bers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a staff member of the North Carolina Advancement School in Winston-Salem. . .The program will begin at 2 p.m. with an introduction by Mrs. Deane Crowell, principal of Irwin Avenue Open School. Dr. Tom Paquin, CMS direc tor of in-service education, will speak on “Where Does Open Education Fit in with , Other Approaches.” .. The bulk of the program will be in two one-hour sessions; during each session programs on five different topics will be offered concurrently. ..The first session will be from 2:30-3:34 p.m. Program^ topics will include: ..'‘Yea, Skills Are Learned in an Open Classroom,” with Ms. Mildred Walker, a teacher at Irwin Avenue School; ..“Early Childhood Develop ment,” with Mrs. Julia Saun ders. CMS early childhood ed ucation helping teacher, and Ms. Sue Riley, director of Charlotte’s Open Door School; and, .. "Adolescent Development,” with Dr. Jonnie McLeod, exe- , cutive director of the Char- , lotte Drug Education Center. ..Topics for the second sess ion from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. include: .."Decision-Making in the Classroom (Who Makes Them and Why),” with Ms. Muriel , Lundy, a staff member at the , North Carolina Advancement School in Winston-Salem, and Ms. Riley; , ..“Theory into Practice,” , with Don Leader, a faculty , member at the College of Hu- , man Development and Learn ing of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; and. .. “Evaluation in a Child Cen tered Curriculum,” with Ms. Gall McClure, a teacher at Piedmont Middle School. ..Two topics will be offered during both sesions. They are: ..“Everything you always wanted to know about open education, JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY’S BAND UNIFORM fund received a substantial boost last Friday night when Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Basileus Fredrick Ervin, right, presented JCSU President Dr. Hubert Green field, left, a check for 11.000 on behalf of Pi Phi Chapter to be used toward the purchase of new uniforms for the Golden Bull Band. Odell Robinson, second from right, is Chairman of the fraternity’s Social Action Committee which made the grant possible. Omega mem ber Robert L. Walton, second fron. left. w;.s Master of Ceremonies for the presentation made during intermission at the fraternity s Annual Easter Dance at Charlotte's Civic Center, and attended by approximately 2.0011 persons. Photo by Peeler. Eastern To Expand Services Eastern Airlines present ■onstop services will be ex >anded on May I to include Ive new nonstop destinations -Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, lacksonville, and Daytona leach. .These flights according to Eastern officials will offer nore than 1.000 additional teats to major northern and touthern cities. .Making this announcement ecently. A. Bussell l pshaw, lirector-sales and services, aid Eastern Mill also sche lule additional flights to cities already served nonstop from Charlotte. The changes will increase local operations to 12-1 daily arrivals and depart ures. resulting in the esta blishment of two more com plexes of connecting flights. “It is further emphasis of the great importance Eastern puts on Douglas .Municipal Airport as one of the major traffic hubs of our air route system." Upshaw said. ..In addition Eastern will provide for additional nonstop service to Philadelphia and New York. Clark To Host Conference Atlanta t>a.. March 5, 1975... Clark College, in cooperation with the Atlanta University Center is sponsoring the “Black Women's Internation al Conference: Priorities and Directives", April 9-11, at the Marriott Motor Hotel in Ailonin r.oA.rtin Miss Wright stated that 'This conference will depart from the rhetoric-oriented conferences of the past. "The purview of this conference (necessitates a variety of per spectives that transcend Social and cultural boundar Upshaw said thr new flights will begin at the time Eastern normally changes its schedule of flights across the nation to provide new service patterns for the spring and summer seasons. The May I schedule w ill be particularly convenient to in ternational travelers. Eastern officials say. It will provide an evening flight from John F. Kennedy International Airpo rt in New York, allowing pas sengers to return from Europe to Charlotte in one day of flying. The Kennedy flight w ill connect with most inbound transatlantic flights of inter national airlines. I'pshaw remarked that a significant aspect of the new schedule is that it will enable Eastern to establish two add itional complexes of connec ting services. Flight arrivals and depart ures will peak eight times Black Group Will Support Bus System By James Cuthbertson Post Staff Writer The Northwest Community Action Association. Inc. head ed by President Rev. Howard T. Campbell has decided to oppose all the bond issue pro posals of the April 8 referen dum with the exception of Item 2 (Public Transporta tion* and the Bus and Trans portation System Tax pro posals. "The N'WCAA voted to sun port Item 2...and the Hus and Trnasporlatinn System Tax proposals." said Campbell Wednesday. "We take this action because we believe Charlotte must have a good public transportation system for all of our citizens. A good bus system \x an alternative to constantly building more streets, widening existing re sidential streets, and many low-income people have no alternative way of traveling. «r "Public ownership of the bus system will not solve all problems, but will make the bus sy lent more responsible to the citizens of Charlotte and those who ride the buses than private ownership will" The NWCAA voted to oppose the other items on the referen dum: the Airport Bond: the Sidewalk Bond: and the He creation Facilities Bond. The group said that "we deter mined that the City’s record ol responsiveness to the Black community did not warrant support of the other bonds. They cited that the proposed Master Thoroughfare Plan in cludes the "destructive" l.aSalle Street - 30th Street - Norris Avenue thoroughfare, a planned improvement for the l.aSalle Street Beatties Ford intersection that was appropriated in the April 1973 bond referendum that has not been done, lack of sidewalk construction in black neigh borhoods and undeveloped or non-existent parks in the Black areas of the city. "Regarding the Airport Bond, the NWCAA opposes this project specifically be ' MM |»» »« (111 |IU| t Terminal Complex will cost far in excess of SI00 million since S55 million will pay only for the first phase, said Camp hell. "According to the Airport Terminal Concept Study. $73 million of local money will be matched by. only S8.6 million in federal funds. The Airport Terminal Study projects an operating deficit of I648.00U per year by 1980 and SI.315.000 per year by 1990, when the second stage is completed. The city says this deficit will be made up by leasing of surplus airport land,” said Campbell. lie added that we have no guarantee of this, "just as we were told the Civic Center would pay for itself. ..“There are many other hid den costs, such as replace ment of Rerryhill School, con-, structlon of numerous roads to serve the new terminal, in cluding a new limited-access Freeway that will go from the outer belt (nowhere) to the Airport Parkway.” said Campbell. Hr continued adding that See Rl.ACKS on page 10 TUKtLPttt* . Sign on Uie back of a school bus; "Approach with care driver under the INFLUEN CE OF CHILDREN. __ . _ mT. - " eacn day in ine new schedule. Friday Nighl 7 Black Women Among 22 Candidates For “Outstanding Career Woman” Title ay James v umwrnon Post Staff Writer • Seven Charlotte Black Wo men will be among 22 women vying for the title of "Out standing Career Woman" of 1*75 at the “Salnte to Women’ Who Work" banquet to be held' on Friday night at the Down towner East. .They are Mesdames Shan non Andrews, Mary Turner Harper. Carol Ann Sills. Sarah Stevenson, Hatel Brown. Micki G. Riddick and Sarah Scott. The program will begin at 7:3S p.m. with a champagne reception honoring the nomi nees and the guest speaker. Lisa Sergio. Bill Curry of WSOC Radio will serve as msster of ceremonies for the evening. ..Nominees were selected on the basis of their contribution to their business In addition to civic Involvements, said Kit Bumgardner. spokesman for the sponsoring Central Char lotte Association. Guest Speaker. Lisa 8ergio was the first woman In the communications field in Europe and the United States. . The schedule of events for. the isth annual "Salute" will consist of a luncheon at Ivey’s Restaurant. on Thursday April 3, a reception and dinner at 7:3* p.m. on Friday, a breakfast at Queens College on Sunday at S:3« a.m. with Dr. Alfred O. Cannon, Presi dent of Queens College as the main speaker. Ms. Andrews Is employed by the North Carolina Employ ment Secnrtity Commission. She was nominated by the Zonta Club of Charlotte and Diane DelPizzo. ..Ms. Mary Turner Harper Is employed at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was nominated by the Afro-American Cultural Cen ter and Dr. Bertha Maxwell. ..Ms. Carol Ann Sills Is em ployed by the NCNB Mortage Corporation. She was nomin ated by NCNB and Dennis Arthur. ..Ms. Sarah Stevenson Is em ployed by the Multi-Media Workshop. She was nominated by the Black Women's Caucus and Irene Hunt. £l». Hazel Brown is employ ed by Belk's. She was nomin ated by Fashion Services and Ms. Mary Ada McAdams. ..Also nominated are Mes dames Mickl G. Hiddick em ployed by the Young Women's Christian Association and no minated by the YWCA and Mrs. Fred Allen and the Al trusa Club and Ms. Viola Billue; and Sarah Scott em ployed by Interstate Secur ities and nominated by the same company and William Staton. . Other nominees are Jeanne Bohn, employed by WSOC-TV and nominated by Freeman Jones of WSOC; Nancy G. Brinning. employed by Pied mont Natural Gas and nomin ated by Eleanor Broome and the Executives Secretaries. Inc.; Ms. Johnsle G. Bundy employed by Ivey's and nominated by Ivey's and T. R. Amerman; Zldd DePaula em ployed by Central Piedmont Community College and no MRS SARAH STEVENSON See WOMEN on page 8

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