Johnson C. Smith University To Observe Black Cultural Arts Week
Johnson C. Smith University
will Mtserve Black Cultural
Arts Festival Week from April
20-26.
..This week is annually set
-aside tn present musical, arti.
Stic, dramatic and historical
programs and exhibitions for
t^ie student body and for the
community at large. It is co
ordinated by the University
* ' Memorial Union Program
Board under the direction of
Mrs. Joyce Crisp.
..On Sunday, April 20 the
Boggs Academy Choir of Key
sville, Georgia will be presen
ted in a full concert of sacred
and secular music at 2:00 p.m.
in the University Church. The
Negro Spiritual, an art form
indigenous to the American
Black will dominate the pro
gram. There is no charge for
this concert._
..On Monday. April 21 Dick
Gregory, noted comedian, so
cial satirist, writer will ap
pear at 8:15 p.m. in the Hart
ley Woods Gymnasium. Dick
has been the recipient of nat
ional acclaim for his astute
ness in assessing the racial
issues of the American nation
and for telling the trtith about
the problems in ways that
make people laugh instead of
cry. This will be his first
appearance on the Johnson C.
Smith University campus.
Singing the gospel songs
which black college students
have recently revived on their
campuses in both the predo
minately black” colleges and ~
the predominately white ones
as well, the Morris College
Gospel Choir of Sumter. So
uth Carolina will perform on
Tuesday. April 22 at 8:00 p.m.
There is no chaijge for this
event.
An-exhibit entitled ‘Black
Odessy" will be the highlight
for Wednesday. April 23. This
exhibit presented by Mr. Geo
rge Norman, promises to be
an educational and emotional
experience for people of all
races. Hundreds of illustrat
ions, artifacts, photographs
and documents tracing the
history and culture oQhe Bla
ckAmerican are included.
This presentation is recom
mended for all age groups and
arrangements for group at
tendance can be made by cal
ling Mrs. Crisp at the Univer
sity Memorial Union. The ex
hibit will run from April 23
through April 25. *■
The Ira Aldridge Drama
Guild production "Ceremoni
es in Dark Old Men” by Lon
nie Klder will be presented on
Thursday. April 24 in Biddle
Auditorium. Mrs. Henrietta
Khederiek is the director of
this play ss hich centers around
the Parker family, the ssido
ued father. Bussell and his
three children. Theophilus.
Hobby and Adele. Mr. Parker
and his crons Mr. Jenkins are
the "dark old men" ssho spent
their Uses in a continuous
checker game in the Parker's
barber shop. A chance to get
rich quick comes to Kussell
Parker through Blue Hasen. a
Harlem gangster ssho consi
nces him to turn his back room
into a liquor distillers ssith
Theophilus and Bobby as ope
rators. \lter a succession of
women with wine and song,
Husseli derides to change his
attitude and his life stvle and
restore tranquility to his fani
ilv. The shocking ending ol
this'plav leaves both Husseli'
and the audience in tears.
On Friday. April 25 a Hridal
fashion Show will he presen
ted on the l ninn I’la/a at 8:iin
p.nt.
Saturday, \pril 2b combines
festival activities with High
School Dav. an activity coor
dinated hv the Office of \duii
ssions jTtTEn school students
are being invited in spend the
dav on tin* campus in learn
unti l- about (hi- institution and
its offerings and to participate
in the scheduled cultural ex
I-Ills.
In the afternoon, an arr
show and noxeltx booths will
In- set i;p mi the rniiTil HI3J3.—
These exhibits will be followed
xxith a 5:00 p.m. concert featu
ring the Solo Kaxs from fa>
eltex ille. North Carolina.
free Spirit and Heat, two
popular groups will proxide
continuous music for an all
student dance which will be
held in the Hartlex Woods
(ixmnasium from to- p.m. un
til 2:00 a.in on Saturdax
night.
Dr. Wilbert (ireeiifield
...J. Smith president
"Jit; | THE CHARLOTTE POST I-sir
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MISS TRACY Craig
...Measures 32-26-35
Tracy Craig Is
Our Beauty
By POLLY MANNING
Post Staff Writer
Gracing the front page this
week as "Our Beauty” is Miss
Tracy Craig, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hughe Craig of
2S32 Booker Ave.
.. Our Beauty is a ninth grade
student at Hawthorne Junior
High School. She participates
in various school activities
which include the Student
Council, the Drama Club, and
the Drill Team.
..“I use to be on the staff of
the "Howler”, it is a school
newspaper. My duties Includ
ed writing about different
couples on the campus, inter
viewing athletes, and writing
the sports column,” explained
Tracy.
..Miss Craig has as her
hobbies dancing and singing.
"I really enjoy learning to do
and doing all the latest dance
steps. I practice my singing
while dancing by learning the
words to all the latest hits,
stated Miss Craig.
. .The Craig’s attend Gold-Hill
AME Zion Church where the
Rev. R. A. Morrison is the
minister. Tracy is a member
of the Junior Choir, an Usher,
and was the secretary for the
Sunday School.
..Miss Craig weighs 120
pounds, stands 5 feet 4 inches
tall and measures 32-26-35. She
is born under the sign of Libra.
She describes Libra's as being
kind. passionate, very
mature, and basically very
nice people.
..Tracy has plans of be
coming a psychiatrist when
she pursues a career. ”1 would
like to Work with children,
mentally retarded children
that is. I feel that I will be of
more help to them. I really
like helping people in general,
but I feel children need more
help than adults.”
. .She would prefer practicing
In New York or Las Vegas. “I
feel that these are really ex
citing places. They are big
places also, so it would stand
to reason that they would have
more children in need of
heln.”
..Our Beauty i* a wanderer.
She love* to travel different
place* and ha* ambition* of
eventually taking a trip
around the world.
..Stevie Wonder is Tracy's
favorite male vocalist. "The
reason 1 am craty about
Stevie Is the fact that he can
sing. Not only can he sing, but
he has a handicapp. I admire
him because he hasn't let this
handicap stand in his way. I
want to inspire my patients
with example* of this sort.
TUKTIMMK
..It takes a mighty caoaclen
tious man to tell the DIFFE
RENCE between being TIR
North Carolina Food Stamps
Rolls Reach All-Time High
Black Voters
Say “No” To
Bond Issue
By Janies Cuthbertson
Post Staff Writer
. .Voters in the predominately
Mack precincts of the city
turned out in low numbers
with 25 percent of Charlotte's
voters to defeat all but $4
million in bonds which will
build 32 miles of sidewalks and
allow the city to purchase the
bus system.
..The voters said No To 355
million in airport bonds,
3500.000 in Bikeway (Recrea
tion) bonds, and a special tax
referendum in which the city
sought approval for issuing
property taxes to support the
bus system's operation.
..In final, but unofficial re
turns. 32.372 of the city's
125.000 eligible voters turned
out to voice their choice.
..They approved by more
than 2,400 votes the city’s pur
chase of the privately-owned
bus company and by 247 votes
the issuing of 31.5 million in
sidewalk bonds.
.. And No by 7,300 votes to give
the city the right to levy pro
perty taxes for the bus sys
tem's maintenance, by 1,200
votes for building bikeways,
and 2,300 for a new airport
terminal building.
..In the five predominately
black precincts of Lincoln
Heights, Druid Hills. Double
Oaks, Oaklawn and West
Charlotte High School only the
airport bonds were rejected.
They approved by slim major
ities the public transportation
«v«tem the sidewalks, the re
creation bonds, and the spe
cial bus tax levy.
..At West Charlotte precinct
25. the vote was 245 against the
See BLACKS on page 11
OPEN HOUSE SITE - Throngs of Greater
Mount Sinai Baptist Church members filled
into the modern structure which is now their
new church home. The church, pastored by
Rev. Norman E. Kerry, is located at 1243
West Rlvd. and will hold Open House this
Sunday from 4 until fi with the Pastor's Aid.
The Deaconess Board, .and The Young
Matrons organizations conducting the activ
ities. Photo by Peeler.
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church To
Hold Open House Sunday
..After many months of
hassel with HUD and Char
lotte's Redevelopment Com
mission the delighted congre
gation and pastor of Greater
Alt. Sinai Baptist Church will
/hold OPEN HOUSE at theli
new location. 1243 West Blvd.
this Sunday from 4 until 6 P.M.
..The Pastor's Aid, The Dea
coness Board, and The Young
Matrons organizations of the
630-member church will con
duct the Open House activities
and cordially invite all to
attend.
.. Refreshments w ill be served
in the 150-seat Fellowship Hall
which separates the church's
main 700-sanctuary and its
24-room Education Building.
..The 1250,000 facility are lo
cated on a two and one half
acre lot that has already un
dergone 130.000 worth of im
provements and renovations.
..According to church pastor
Rev. Norman E. Kerry, "wi
have paved the parking loi
and marked off spaces, hav»
air-conditioned the Kduratior
Building and Fellowship Hall
along with numerous other
improvements such as paint
ing etc."
Roger I.. Campbell is Gen
eral Contractor for the im
provements with C. K M
Heating and \ir-( onditioning
installing the air conditioning.
. Rev. Kerry has been pastor
of Greater Ml. Sinai Baptist
Church for 10 years and the
church was formerly located
at HI" Kast 7th Street.
Last Week
Memorial Convocation
Held For Dean McKinney
..The Fortieth Anniversary
Meeting of the Association of
Social and Rehavoral Scient
ists, Incorporated was held
last week at the Sheraton
Motor Inn.
..Highlighting the conference
was a special convocation held
on the campus of Johnson C.
Smith (Jnvlersity in memory
of the founder of the associa
tion. the late Theophllus Elis
ha McKinney. McKinney was
the Dean of the College at
Johnson C. Smith for many
years.
..Dr. Theophllus E. Mc
Kinney Jr., Institutional Re
searcher for the United Negro
College Fund of New York
City and son of Dean Mc
Kinney. wa* the key note
speaker for the event. HI*
subject wa* “Social and Be
havioral Scholarship and Re
search: Retrospect and Pros
pect." Robert L. Gill, of the
Department of Political
Science at Morgan State
College and Moses 8. Belton,
retiring Director of Admis
sion* at Johnson C. Smith
I'nlversity. both close friends
of the honoree. brought recol
lections on the late Dean Mc
Kinney.
.. Mrs. Martha L. McKinney,
the widow of Dean McKinney
was presented a beautiful or
chid and an inscribed silver
bowl In her late husbands'
honor. Several other members
of the McKinney family were
present for the occasion.
. Some of the family mem
bers who attended the event
were Mrs. Martha L. Me
Klney. Julelgh Brown and
Kenneth Brown. Mrs. Arthur
Brown. Mr. Ernest H. Cohen,
and John S. Evans of Char
lotte.
.. Out of town family members
Included: Mrs. Elolse M.
Johnson, of San Francisco,
Dr. Theophilus E. McKinney
of New York City.
Dr. T. K. McKinney Jr., addressing convocation at the
Sheraton Motor Inn held in the honor of his father.
140,600 Recipients
Certified Since October
..Food stamps and puhlic
assistance rolls have reached
an all-time record high in
North Carolina.
Based on statistics for Jan
uary released by the Division
of Social Services of the N. C.
Department of Human Re
sources. there were 512.605
food stamp recipients. This
was an increase of 110.600
recipients from just three
months earlier in October.
Based on prior surveys, there
Manpower
Programs Get
$1.2 Billion
Washington -- A total ot 433
state, county and local gn\ ern
inrnts will receive at least J1.2
billion to operate manpower
programs undrr Title I of the
( omprehensive Employment
and Training Act (CETAl for
the fiscal year beginning July
I. 1975.
In announcing the esti
mates, Secretary of l.abor
John T. Dunlop said the 433
prime sponsors will now be
able to plan local programs of
training, work experience,
summer youth jobs, job coun
seling and placement, transi
tional public service employ
ment and other manpower
services for fiscal 1976.
The amount earmarked for
each prime sponsor is the
minumum the sponsor will
receive in fiscal 1976. and is 90
percent of the amount each
received in fiscal 1975 under
Title I. In calculating the esti
mates. adjustments were
made in the fiscal 1975
See MANPOWEK on page II
were an additional 50.000
people who were certified to
participate in January that
did not purchase food stamps
during the month.
Secretary of Human Re
sources David T. Flaherty
credits this increase le tvr
factors. \n outreach cam
paign started by the Division
of Social Services in October
to inform the people about the
food stamp program and Ihe
depressed economy that be
gan about the same time.
The highest number of Aid
to Families with Dependent
Children i AFDC) recipients in
Ihe history of the program can
only he credited to the de
pressed economy. In Feb
ruary there were 176.7»2
people receiving financial
assistance under the AFDC
program. This is an increase
of 20,20(1 recipients in just four
months when there were only
156.500 AFDC recipients in
October. .
Legislation has been intro
duced in the N. C. (ieneral
Assembly to extend AFDC
payments to families with un
employed fathers living at
home. The federa1 »«v»rn
nient makes this program op
tional with slates. North Caro
lina currently does not have
such a program. Only families
where the children have been
denied the support of one or
both parents by death, desert
ion. physical or mental dis
ability or other reasons are
eligible for AFDC in this state.
Secretary Flaherty says the
Department neither supports
or opposes this legislation, lie
noted that the Department has
other priorities it is seeking
funds for from the limited
revenues that are available.
.."One of our Department's
top priority expansion budget
requests is for funds to in
crease monthly payments to
eligible AFDC recipients.
Currently a family of four is
only eligible for 1200 per
month. A study by the Re
search Triangle Institute has
already shown this to be total
ly inadequate even before in
flation drove costs for hasic\^
essentials higher." Flaherty \
commented. The study was '
based on December 1973 costs
of living for low-income fam
ilies.
..If the General Assembly
appropriates funds for this
increase, a family of four
would be eiligible for I22H per
month in 1975-76 and $24H in
1976-77. This would require an
additional $11.3 million in
state and county funds for the
biennium.
.."I think our foremost con
cern w ith the limited revenues
that are available should be
the children in broken
homes." Flaherty concluded.