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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
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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
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