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West Charlotte Sophomore
“Beauty Of The Week”
By Polly Manning
Post Staff Writer
A career as a hairstylist and
fashion model has captured
the interest' of Miss Debra
Potts, our choice for this
week’s Beauty.
“I have attended modeling
classes which were held at the
Charlotte Merchandise
Mart," explained Debra. “We
were taught the correct way to
walk up and down stairs, basic
turns, how to sit, and how to
stoop. The classes were very
interesting and they made me
thoroughly aware of the fact
that modeling was the career
for me.”
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Potts of 2941
Reid Avenue is a sophomore
at West Charlotte Open High
School. Debra explained that
West Charlotte is called an
Open High School because the
students are allowed to work
at their own rate, speed, and
self control.
Our Beauty is the youngest
of six children which include
three girls and two boys. Her
one and only hobby is creating
new and different hairstyles.
When asked her feelings
about being chosen as the
Beauty of The Week, Debra
replied, “I feel that is a great
tribute to me to be exposed to
the public. I am very glad that
other people will have the
opportunity to read about my
future plans and the things
that I am interested in.” '
Debra stated that Black
people should try to set
examples for each other to
pattern by. “By being a model
I feel that will give the black
woman a figure of respect to
look up to as well as an
example of how a proud lady
should carry herself,” she
stated.
During her spare time
Debra enjoys reading through
Ebony Magazines. “It makes
me very proud, to read of the
accomplishments Blacks are
making'ln the world today,”
was Miss Potts’ explanation
for her fondness of the maga
zine. ,
Gemini is the sign bestowed
upon our Beauty. Although she
isn’t really into signs she
thinks Geminis are alright.
The favorite actor of our
Beauty is Fred Williamson.
She states that he doesn't
possess any specific qualities,
she just loves to see him act.
Debra enjoys alf types of
food and admits that her
favorite is chicken, preferably
fried.
Miss Potts also enjoys going
to movies. Her favorite one
has Been Cleopatra Jones. "I
enjoyed it,” stated Debra,
"because it was a clean,
wholesome type movie.”
JN.C. Minority Business
Program Gets $80,000
Members of minority
groups in North Carolina will
receive business assistance
services under the terms of a
state grant recently announ
ced by Alex Armendaris, dir
ector of the U. S. Department
of Commerce’s Office of Min
ority Business Enterprise
(OMBE).
Armendaris said that the
one-year grant, in the amount
of $80,000, will enable North
Carolina to establish a state
office of minority busines en
terprise, to be located in Ral
eigh, N. C. The funds will pay
for the administrative cost of
its operation. The state is
augmenting the federal funds
with $50,000 of state funds.
Jerry M. Dobson is executive
director of the state OMBE.
According to Armendaris,
state OMBE’s seek to develop
ways for minority business
men and women to gain a fair
share of state purchases of
goods and services. In addi
tion, the state OMBE provides
counseling and technical
assistance to minority firms
and serves as a catalyst in
developing new businesses or
expanding existing ones.
With the addition North
Carolina, OMBE now funds 18
state OMBEs. In addition, it
funds approximately 250 other
non-profit minority business
development organizations
nationally.
The Office of Minority Busi
ness Enterprise was esta
blished in the Department of
Commerce in 1969 to serve as
the coordinating agency in the
Federal Government for
minority business affairs and
to work with the private sector
in developing minority-owned
business enterprise.
Law, Long Among
1,400 National
Semi-finalfete
Two Charlotte students are
among 1,400 semifinalists in
the 12th annual National
Achievement Scholarship Pro
gram for Outstanding Negro
Students announced this week
by the National Merit Scholar
ship Corporation (NMSCt.
Eric W. Law, a Country Day
School student, and Phyllis A.
Long of South Mecklenburg
High School are among more
than 50,000 black students who
requested consideration in the
Achievement Program at the
lime they took the 1974 Preli
minary Scholastic Aptitude
Test National Merit Scholar
ship Qualifying Test (PSAT -
NMSQT).
Trie Achievement Program
semifinalists are the highest -
scoring black students in each
of seven U. S. geographic re
gions
★ ★ ' ★ ★ ★ ★
Dr. Emory Jackson Is Eulogized
Birmingham
World Editor
Dies
By Howard Woods
Special To The Post
Birmingham--“This city is a
better place because Dr.
Emory O. Jackson, lived,
worked and died here," said
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, presi
dent emeritus of Morehouse
College, in his eulogy of the
venerable civil rights leader
and editor of the Birmingham
World.
Services for Dr. Jackson
was held last Tuesday at the
Sixth Str'eet Baptist Church.
The 67 year old crusader died
of cancer. Burial was in Sha
dow Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Tributes for Jackson, came
from all over the country.
Before a church filled with
friends and family, Dr. Mays
said that the late editor was
"born a free man." He walked
like one; talked like one and
looked like one. Tracing his
history of public service, Dr.
Mays said that Emory an
swered his call to duty after
graduating frorp Atlanta's
Morehouse College.
MofKonial _
Alumni Affairs at Morehouse,
speaking for its president. Dr.
Hugh Gloster, who is ill, said
even at college, Emory Jack-,
son protested segregation. He
said his protests of the men’s
rooms being marked “facul
ty" “Men” “boys" succeeded
in changing the designations.
Dr. Jackson, whose honor
ary LL.D degree was awarded
by his Alma Mater, was born
September 8, 1908 in Buena
Vista, Ga. After graduating
from Morehouse in 1932, he
taught at Carver High School,
Dothan, Ala. and Westfield in
Jefferson County, also.
After service during World
War II, Jackson became ma
naging editor of the Birming
ham World in 1943 and served
in the post until his death.
He was one of the founders
of the Alabama Conference of
NAACP Branches and leader
of nearly a dozen political
economic, and civil rights ef
forts for which he recieved
numerous awards.
West Charlotte’s
1962 Class To
Meet October 12
The West Charlotte High
School Class of 1962 will spon
sor a tea on Sunday, October
12 from one to nine p.m. at the
Midway Lounge on Statesville
Road.
The public is invited and a
donation is required of each
person. Proceeds go to a class
project.
Open House Pleasing To
New Director Jim Ross
By Jim Black
Post Feature Writer
The Open ^iouse Therapeu
tic Community is a Twehty
four hour residential facility
for the treatment of drug
abuse and dependency. Locat
ed at 518 East Moretiead, the
organization is headed by Jim
Bags
When you walk into the front
of a building there is a sign
that says "Honesty". Near the
sign is an office where you
sign in when you are visiting
with a seating area.
Jim, who is working on his
masters degree in psychology
at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
tUNCC), says this Open House
program is what he likes to do.
Funded by federal, state
and local monies, most of the
support comes from the
National Institute of Drug
Abuse. The program is licen
sed by the North Carolina
Drug Abuse Authority.
The residency at the house
is- divided into three broad
phases, Live in - Work in. Live
in - Work out, and Live out -
Work out. In the first phase
the individual is under close
supervision and his or her
behavior is closely monitored
by the staff and other resi
dents. This phase last approx
imately six to eight months.
During this phase the individ
ual grows from no status, and
no privileges to assuming con
siderable responsibility for
:he behavior of others and
self. In the first six to eight
#eeks, the individual will
nave no contact with the ex
ternal world. From no con
tact, the individual works up
to weekend passes All
communication in the facility
is an earned privilege and4s
based on the behavior of the
person in day to day living in
the Therapeutic community.
■ In the live in - work out
phase, once the individual has
exhibited responsible behav
ior within the facility, a
greater amount of responsibi
lity is encouraged. The resi
dent is encouraged to find
employment, or to enter edu
cational or vocational training
toward some specific goal.
After successful performance
in the chosen activity the resi
dent is permitted to move out
of the facility and establish his
own residence.
Finally in the live in - work
out phase the individual re
enters the community to
establish a more productive
social and vocational life prior
to entering the T.C. This phase
of the program lasts from four
to eight months. If the in
dividual successfully man
ages to establish a reasonably
stable Jiving arid working sit
uation they will be graduated
from the program
Ross said the program is on
"pretty solid ground" and has
had as many-as 30 residents at
one time. Probably the most
disappointing aspect of the
program has been the low per
centage of Blacks who com
plete the program. Also many
of the Black Drug addicts use
heroin and when they get pro
fessional help seem to prefer
the Metodone . treatment.
Metodone, however, is still
something the addict depends
on
Ross said he hopes that in
time the therapeutic
community will become the
first choice of all addicts.
Ross has tremendous enthu
siasm for his job especially
when he describes the positive
physical changes a resident
experiences once they accept
the therapeutic community as
their own.
rostage stamps Will L-ost
More After Christmas
Postage rates will not in
crease until after Christmas.
Postmaster General Benja
min F. Bailar announced this
week. Bailar said that the
Postal Service will file with
the Postal Rate Commission
for the new rates "some time
.in the next two weeks."
If the Commission does not
act within 90 days of the filing,
the Postal Service may in
crease rates on a "tempor
ary" basis
The exact amounts of the
increases to be requested have
not been finally determined,
but they are expected to in
clude n-cents for the first
ounce of ordinary first-class
mail, with appropriate in
creases for other classes of
mail. They will most likely
take effect during the week
following Christmas, although
the precise date cannot be set
until after the filing with the
Rate Commission
Johnson C. Smith Graduate
Jones Joins Business Resource Center
Charles Lent, Executive
Vice President of the Char
lotte Business Resource Cen
ter, has announced the ap
pointment of Harris Jones, Jr.
to the BRC staff
Jones is a graduate of John
son C. Smith University and a
five year veteran of profes
sional football in the National
Football League. He is a na
tive of Lake City, South Caro
lina and an army veteran.
Jones attended Johnson C.
Smith during the off season
while playihg for the .San Die
go Chargers and the Houston
Oilers He received his BA
degree with a major in eco
nomics. Jones has also been
accepted in the graduate pro
gram of the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
where he is studying indus
trial management.
Lent has assigned Jones the
responsibilities of Market De
velopment.
“As Market Development
Manager," Lent says, "Harris
Jones will be the main point of
contact between minority bus
inessmen and women and pot
ential buyers for their goods
and services. He is a valuable
addition to our staff and to the
range of service we can now
provide our client."
The Charlotte Business Re
source Center is an affiliate of
the Charlotte Chamber of
Commerce and is funded joint
ly by the Chamber and the
Office of Minority Enterprise.
U S. Department of Com
merce Its purpose is to assist
minority members in setting
up and managing businesses
in all areas of the economy
retail, wholesale, business and
industry.
The range of BRC services
runs from advice and assist
ance in preparing marketing
plans, financing, facility loca
tion and layout to accounting,
marketing and many other
facets of successful operation.
Through a "Skills Bank" of
volunteer businessmen, the
Business Resource Center can
bring to bear the best minds
on problems of operation both
before and after a minority
business has started
The Charlotte Business Re
source Center is located in the
Northwestern Bank Building,
Suite 690, 230 South Tryon
Street. Zip Code 28202 Charles
Lent is Executive Vice Presi
dent and Ted Hunter is Admin
istrative Manager Cathy a
Mcllwain is Administrative 1
Assistant
Mayor Lee Is
Convention
Speaker
The Northwest Community
Action Association, which has
spent the past year and a half
working in behalf of the Black
Community of Charlotte, will
hold its second annual Con
vention here tonight (Thurs
day).
Howard N. Lee, the honor
able mayor of Chapel Hill, N.
C.. will be the guest speaker
for the Convention which will
be held in Biddle Auditorium
on the Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity campus, starting at
7:30 o'clock.
Atty Thomas Wyche, Con
vention Chairman will preside
over the meeting which will be
highlighted by the approval of
12 resolutions on issues that
are vitally important to the
Black community. Other local
dignitaries who will appear on
the program are. Kenneth H
Diamond Sr., Chairman of the
Resolution Committee. Willie
Lewis. Chairman, nominating
committee; city councilman
Harvey Gantt and Rev.
Howard J. Campbell, presi
dent of NWCAA.
Vie will act on resolutions,
stating what issues we will
seek to solve during the
coming year." Rev. Campbell
said Tuesday.
He pointed out that "these
issues include flooding and
drainage problems, the need
for more and better park and
recreation facilities, more
sidewalks, a larger role for the
Black community in decisions
which affect them, and other
concerns which will be
brought out at the Conven
tion."
The group will also elect its
new board of directors and
officers for 1975-76. It will also
act on issues involving im
provement of traffic control,
sidewalks, hospitals and
health care, zoning, streets,
better representation on local
government committees,
commissions and boards for
the Black community, hous
ing. education, city services,
police protection and a just '
and fair treatment of all per
sons in the justice system
regardless of race, economic
status, religion, or national
origin
According to Rev. Camp
bell. there will be official de
legations from University
Hark, Lincoln Heights, Druid
Hills. Tryon Hills, Biddleville.
Biddleville Heights
Community Club, Oaklawn
McCrorey Heights, West
Boulevard Coalition and
possible other neighbor
hoods"
Rev Campbell said the
Biddleville Heights Commun
ity Club, the Pitts Drive Resi
dental Organization and the
West Boulevard Coalition are
the newest members of the
NWCCA "Kven though we
have the name Northwest
Community Action Associa
tion. Inc , the activities of our
organization is city wide," he
explained
more man .*uu memoers 01
local neighborhood organiza
tions are expected to hear
Mayor Lee, the first Black
person to be elected mayor of
S North Carolina city.
After graduating from high
school in his native Lithonia,
Ga., Mayor Lee attended
Clark College He is an honor
graduate of Fort Valley, Ga
State College and a veteran of
the Korean War.
Married to the former Miss
Lillian Wesley of Savannah,
Ga , Mayor Lee is currently
serving his third term as
mayor of Chapel Hill
Photo by Jim Black
CAPTIVATING DEBRA POTTS
—To pursue modeling career
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HEREDITY is something
every MAN believes in until
his own SON begins acting like
a DARN FOOL.
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Photo by Jim Black
JAMES “JIM" ROSS
...Open House Therapeutic Community
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Harris Jone;^ >r
Former Golden Bull