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CHARMING JERRI MILLER
—An astonishing young lady
Vivacious Jerri Miller Is
“Our Beauty Of The Week”
By Polly Manning
Post Staff Writer
“La Petes"! No this story
isn’t going to be written in
French, La Petes is the name
of the dance group which our
Beauty for this week, Miss
Jerri Miller, belongs.
“The group consists of six
young ladies,” explained Jer
. fi. “We held our annual
Awards night last Saturday at
the Downtowner Inn. I walked
away with four of the awards
which was a big surprise.^’’
me." >
She continued; “I won the
"Grade Award.” This award
is given by the instructor to
the person that has been grad
ed the highest in the class
throughout the year. I also
won the "merit Award.” This
award is given to the person
who shows the greatest inte
rest in the dance group and
has the best attendance. The
"Congeniality Award” really
surprised me. I still can't fig
ure out how I won that one, she
,_£ontinued. My fourth award
was one given to all the girls
-■ror their participation in the
group.”
Charlotte Dentists To
Attend National Meet
By James Cuthbeilson
Post Staff Writir
Several Charlotte dentists
and their families and guest
will converge on Atlanta this
week-end to attend the 62nd
Annual Convention of the Na
tional Dental Association, Inc.
In attendance will be Dr.
Spurgeon Webber, Dr Charles
Reason. Dr. Thomas Max, Dr
Bobby Gibbs, Dr Tollie Ken
non, Dr John M. Murphy, and
Dr. Beginald Hawkins.
The predominate black or
ganization, largest in the
world, will be meeting from
August 3 to August 7 in
Atlanta's Hyatt-Kegency
Hotel.
Presiding over the five-day
session will be the President.
Dr. Frank L. Shuford, Jf., of
Washington. D. C. Dr. Shuford
is a private practitioner, pub
lic health dentist, administra
tor. outstanding leader in civic
and professional organiza
tions. He was recently ap
pointed to the Dental Advisory
Hoard of the Secretary of
Health. Education, and Wel
fare and received his Masters
Degree in Public Health from
Johns Hopkins University.
"The Year of National Den
tal Achievements" is the
theme proclaimed by Presi
dent Shuford for tHe (>2nd
Annual Convention in which
he w ishes to focus on mechan
isms as to how dentistry can
be delivered on private patient
funding, third party funding,
and governmental funding.
The NDA session will have
as the host affiliate society,
the North Georgia Dental So
ciety.
The principal speaker on
Monday August 4 will be the
Kev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a
renowned civil rights leader
and protege of the late Dr.
Martin l.uther King Jr., who
will sfieak at a combined open
ing meeting and civil rights
luncheon.
Meeting in conjunction with
the NDA will be members of
the Women s Auxiliary. Na
tional Dental Hygienists
Association
i fie was organize a in
Mill for the purposed imp; jv
ing the professional com
petency Of black dentists and
Ihc quality of dental care pro
vided for the public The NDA
has been a vehicle to allow
black dental leadership to be
exposed and has provided a
forum lor lectures Also, the
NIM has been responsible lor
developing within the black
profession pride, excellence ol
service, and "a feeling ol
M’ing MOnrlmdv
Ricky Brown is the instruc
tor of this- modern dance
group, and, according to his
pupil, "he is a very good
instructor."
Jerri is the daughter of Mrs
Mary Miller of 1301 Milan Rd.
She attended Independence
High School last year, but,
because her family has moved
since the end of the year she
will be attending West Meck
lenburg High School this com
ing fall.
“I have only a few regrets
about leaving Independence,
stated Miss Miller. “All of my
friends are there and I’m sure
they are going to miss me just
as much as I am going to miss
them.”
While attending Indepen
dence, Jerri was chosen as a
Sophomore Beauty. “The stu
dent body chose different girls
to compete for the title, she
explained. The pictures were
sent to Big Ways Radio and
they were the ones to choose
the winner. I was really flat
tered to be chosen."
Jerri has no plans of parti
cipating in activities at West
Mecklenburg as of yet, but
admits things may look rosier
once she is there.
In her spare time our beauty
enjoys swimming, dancing,
playing tennis, and shopping
for the latest styles in clothes.
The Miller family attends St
Luke Baptist Church where
Rev Parker is the pastor.
Jerri was once a member of
the Young Adult Choir, but,
has long since given it up.
For the future she has plans
of attending college She has
n't decided on a location yet,
but she wants to pursue a
career as a legal secretary
while working as a part-time
model.
Jerri feels that the best
thing a person can have is a
friend. When speaking of fri
ends she says she has to men
tion Rosemary Jones. "She is
about the best friend a person
can have," stated Jerri. She
has helped me through many
situations and has also made
me aware of things that 1
should or shouldn't do as,well
as the type of people I should
associate with. Although she is
older than I, I still think of her
as my very best friend.”
Bom under the sign of Sagi
ttarius. our beauty feels that
true beauty can be found with
in a person and can be bought
out through their personality.
In Philadelphia, Pa.
Black Leaders Set Meeting
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
NAA To Help Minority Businesses
Program Is
Staffed With
Local Leaders
Help is being offered to local
minority businesses in the
vital area of bookkeeping.
According to Mike Rodman,
director of the Charlotte Blue
Chapter of the National Asso
ciation of Accountants, NAA
advisors are prepared to offer
free financial consulting ser
vices to local minority busi
nesses.
"Success will be more cer
tain,” Rodman explaiend
Monday, "if the small busi
nessman or woman is aware
of all the ingredients in start
ing and managing a busi
ness." He added, "many
small businessmen cannot af
ford expert accounting ser
vices."
Rodman stated that the
NAA offers free financial con
sulting services in budgeting,
advertising, marketing, cre
dit, account collection, record
keeping and all areas of ac
counting.
The organization is staffed
by financial leaders in the
Charlotte community. The
NAA's Socio-Economic Pro
gram was founded in 1969 to
aid people who want to esta
blish their own businesses on
the "firm foundaion of modern
financial management."
"Our advisors are assisting
small businesses with the po
tential but not insurmountable
problem areas of budgeting,
general and cost accounting,
systems design, payrolls,
auditing, office machines,
office management, taxes,
banking relations, accounting
aspects of Government con
tracts, data processing and all
the other techniques and ser
vices required to become a
See BUSINESS on page 3
Seeks Re-Electiot
RAT ERADICATOR Edmond J. Walker and
Health Educator Aid Myrtle J. Wright, right,
prepare Rat Cafeteria and bait for site on
Beatties Ford Road. The man and woman
Photo by James Peeler
team has been working together for two years
helping to rid Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County of property destroying rodents.
Walker, Wright Team Battles
Disease-Carrying Pests
By JAMES FEELER
Fost Feature Writer
The team of Edward J.
Walker, Rat Eradicator, and
Mrytle J. Wright. Health Edu
cator Aid, of the Mecklenburg
County Health Department
staunchly maintain that there
is “no^U^d a rat does”, and
they are doing all they can to
rid the county of the destruc
tive and disease-carrying
pests.
“Rats carry cancer-cat ting
disease, and plague, destroy
property, food stuffs, and
homes", said Mrs. Wright who
has been with the Rodent
l
Control Department for 6
years.
She added, "Cats don't kill
enough rats and if you feed a
cat 9 Lives he ain't gonna look
for another rat - he’ll use rats
to play with to get exercise."
"We have been greatly ef
fective in the city and
county", continued Mrs.
Wright, and "problems with
rats exist in all sections of the
city and county."
She and Mr. Walker, agree
that dogs, chickens, pigs and
other animals and pets attract
rats, as does uncut grass and
weeds, and improper use of
garbage cans.
They advise the use of good
garbage cans, with lids on all
the time and linedwith plastic
garbage bags. Don t let food
stuff or animal droppings lie
around cans or be thrown in
the yard or compsot heaps.
For further information
they can be reached at the
Mecklenburg County Health
Department by calling Kodent
Control at 374-2664 between
the hours of 8 and 5 They will
come to your home and put out
rat poison. FREE OF
CHARGE
Health Educator Aad
Wright, 34. is married to
William E. Wright. They live
at 608 East 6th Street and have
5 sons and 1 daughter:
Frances Wright. 18, William
Wright Jr.. 17, James, 15,
Charles, 13, Clarence, 12, and
Ronald, 11. ^
She is a member ol Mt.
Pilgrim Holiness BaDtist
Gantt Will Receive
First Test In Primary
By James Cuthbertson
Post Staff Writer
City Councilman Harvey
Gantt is seeking re-election to
the Charlotte City Council be
cause he wants to make Char
lotte more than an "adequate
or good city" and because he
wants "to rekindle the public's
trust and confidence."
Gantt's first test will be the
primary election to be held on
September 23. He is an archi
tect with Gantt, Hubermann
and Associates and was ap
pointed to the City Council to
fill the seat of Fred D Alexan
der made vacant when Alex
ander was elected to the State
Senate
That was seven months ago
and at that time he responded
to questions from the press
regarding his w illingness to
seek election in the fall by
saying that if he made a signif
icant contribution to the coun
cil and if he won the confid
ence and respect of Char
lotteans he would do so.
Gantt admits that he feels
he has accomplished both and
considers the last six months
in office as being “exciting,
sometimes controversial, re
warding and at times, not so
Harvey Gantt
...Wants another term
rewarding Hut most ot all
the experience, the issues the
Council has faced.' and the
issues that it will face in the
next two years have stimu
lated in me a desire to con
tinue my involvement in ser
ving the people of Charlotte.
Gantt stated
He added •'that the great
out-pouring of support I have
received from citizens from
all sections of Charlotte has
been most gratifying and e.,
uraging and has much to do
ith my decision.
Gantt is running under the
Democratic banner and teels
that although Charlotte has
the assets ol Being the cross
roads of the Carolinas. the
City has the potential for being
more than an adequate or
good city and has "...indeed it
has the potential for great
ness. Buf it will require new
directions and priorities It
will require an understanding
(hal different forces will want
a more active voice in decision
making It will require the
keen perception that an open
government must be respon
sive to an increasingly more
ediverse public....a public
made up of varying ethnic
groups, varying life styles,
and varying expectations
"The solutions we used to
solve the problems of yester
day may no longer be applic
able for tomorrow. The priori
ties we set yesterday may
have no relevancy to the needs
pf the public tomorrow ."
Gantt also believes that
government ollicials should
be more responsive to ihe
needs of citizenry and •must
go the extra mile to stimulate
active community part vipu
tion in division making
Church where she is Presidnet
of HBYPU, and leader of The
Clyburn Sisters Chorus. She
has been very active with
Charlotte s Model Cities and
Charlotte Area Fund Pro
grams. Mrs. Wright has been
with the Rodent Control Pro
gram for 6 years and says she
likes her job. "i was once on
the Aid to Dependent Families
and this job with Rodent Con
trol got me off ”
Rat Eradicator Edmond J.
Walker. 59, lives at 2032 Wil
more Drive with his wife, the
former Hannah Lee Brown
They have no children He is a
member of Big Pineville
A.M E Zion Church where he
serves on the Trustee Board
Mr Walker is a member of
Paul Draton Lodge, Post
Number 7 and a member of
the Singing Crusaders Quartet
which is composed of Willie
Sanders. Kenney Martin,
Eddie Harris, William Carter
Watson, and James Wilson.
The Rodent Control team of
Walker and Wright have been
working together for two
years They advise you to
check around your property
for trails, runs and burrows
and. if you find signs of ra's.
call thorn at 374-2BS4
Gov. Brown
Will Be Kev
Speaker
Many ot the nation's leading
Mack political figures will
visit Philadelphia. August t. ;<
to participate in the Fourth
Annual National t oneentionot
PI Sll. People l nited to Save
Humanity . Hcv. Jesse Jack
son. National Dircctoi of"
Operation PISH, annotmceit
this week
Colorado's Lt. Governor
George Brown will he one 01
the featured speakers as wiii
Borough President Percy
Sutton ol Manhattan
Carla Hill. Secretary. De
partment ol Housing and Cr
lian Development also will be
participating, Tins convention
Will mark Ms Hill's lust ott;
eial visit to Philadelphia
Other national .< <i ! > ..
attendance as part ot the pro
gram w ill lie t.'ongt essinat
Augustus Howjim.-. I) Cat
and Pennsylv ano ( unimuii
wealth Secretary C. Delon s
Tucker
Some .'niitP ot the nation .<
most prestigious leaders ol
PI SH representing presidents
ol educational institutions,
clergymen, and community
organizers will join PLsli
MK.MBKKS DIKING TIIK
FOCI! DAY COM- III!FNCI
ACCORDING TO A M. lan k
hart. Communications Consul
taut lo Kev Jackson
iioaaing me rnnadelphi.
delegation and serving as coi.
vention hosts are Hev Chat les
Walker. President ot I’liilu
delphia PI SH Hev James
Hall, pastor ot Triumph Hap
list Church and Conventioi
Chairman and Kmma ( hap
pell. Treasurer and Ailing
Kxeculive Director ol In
local chapter
I tie ( om ention w dl tc.it .11
various plenary sessions
workshops, and seminars
ginning with a meeting
businessmen, ministers ai
black college presidents
I he theme ol the event
Organizing an end to the To
Depression The motto ,s
"Save ihe Pamilv
Combined convention n g
tration and PI .Ml meinl.* >
ships are open to the pul
and available by until.
PCSII P O Hox jiiiti. Phi
delphia. Pa t!H4i;
Jim Marlin
Will Discuss
Women’s Issues
Congressman James u
Martin will discuss "Women's
Issues and the Congress' at a
public forum in Charlotte
Monday, August 4. at 8 p , at
the Trade Street YWCA
The forum will be sponsored
by the Mecklenburg County
Commission on the Status ol
Women
Congressman Martin, who
was chairman of the Mecklen
burg County Board ol Coni
missioners before he was
(.acted to Congress, will hold
« ; 'eslion and answer period
alter his speech The public is
invited to attend and lo parti
t >| e in the discussion
■if Commission on the
S'alus ol Women was csla
u. icd in it»71 by Ihe County
t oinmiKsmners
The only thing that you can
get for a DOLLAR these days
is CHANGE.
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