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Miss Renea Kirkpatrick Is
, Our Beauty Of The Week
By Polly Manning
Post Staff Writer
"fcome from a faniily of 11
children," smiled Miss Kenea
-Kirkpatrick, this week's Char
lotte Post Beauty. "There are
five boys in my family and it is
6 of us girls. I am the fourth
from the youngest, so there
are three children under me.
We are a very close knit fam
ily and I’m proud of all of us."
Mrs. Margaret Kirkpatrick
is the mother of our beauty.
She resides at 218 Billingsley
St. Miss Kirkpatrick is very
proud of her mother and sta
ted that her father is decea
sed.
Renea is a 1974 graduate of
East Mecklenburg High Sch
ool. She didn't participate in
any school activities while in
high school. Her hobbies in
clude shooting pool, horseback
riding, and sewing. She attri
butes her interest- in pool to
one of her ex-boyfriends who
was an avid pool fan.
Miss Kirkpatrick who re
sides at 3723 Marvin Rd. is
employed by First Union Bank
ss-arCIellcal"Swraury. She
has been with the bank for a
year and two months now and
describes her job as being
interesting with lots to do.
Our Beauty also attends
Central Piedmont Community
College. "I was studying
Home Economics when 1 first
enrolled a year and a half
ago," explained Renea. "1 la
ter changed to accounting be
cause I felt that in the future
there would not be a drastic
need for Home Economic tea
chers. I felt that I would stand
a better chance in the field of
accounting. Accounting also
fits into the line of work that
I'm doing now.”
Born under the sign of Aqu
arius. Renea loves her free
. dom, is very'imaginative,
loves nature, loves meeting
and loves to travel.
When asked her reaction to
being cfipsen' ai Beauij slit—
redied: Tve always seen the
girls' pictu»es in the Post and
had wishea ...auj limes that I
would have been the one cho
sen. I always told myself that
it would never happen. You
can imagine my surprise
when Jim Black asked me. I
am really thrilled.”
The favorite singing group
of our Beauty is the O’jays. "1
love their style of music,” she
smiled. “Recently I have be
come interested in jazz. I love
to listen to the FM stations and
I like classical music.”
Since Renea showed such an
interest in music and the dif
fulfill radio .station.!, jhi »ns—
asked who her favorite Disc
Jockey was. Girls, I'm sure
you all guessed it, David Wil
son '*1 just love his melodious
voice," beamed Miss Kirpat
rick. "He isn't too much for
looks, but his voice is sho nutf
sexy."
The Kirkpatrick family at
tends Weeping Willow AM K
Zion Church where Rev. Wad
dell Henderson is the pastor.
Renea is assistant Sunday
School teacher for the Junior
Class and is also Treasurer of
the Intermmediate Mission
ary Society
Metrolina Trade Fair
National In Scope
by James Cuthbertson
Charlotte Post Staffer
The first annual Metrolina
Minority Trade Fair sponsor
ed by the officials of the Busi
ness Kesource Center and (he
Metrolina Minority Purchas
ing Council may well be mis
named.
The event to he held on
Thursday, November 13 and
Friday, November 14 in the
beautiful facilities of the Char
lotte Civic Center has several
national buyers and minority
Students To Get
3-Day Holiday
Starting Friday
Charlottc-Mecklenburg pub
lie school students will get a
three day holiday Friday, Oct.
31, and Monday and Tuesday,
November 3-4.
The student holidays will
make possible three teacher
workdays at the end of the
first quarter of the 1975-76
school year.
During the work days, most
elementary schools have
scheduled parent-teacher con
ferences. There will be in-ser
vice work for teachers at the
secondary level as well as
in-school work.
Another reason for the stu
dent holidays is to reduce
congestion at schools which
will be used as polling places
for Tuesday’s general elec
tion.
The student holidays will not
affect other school offices
which will be open as usual.
Schools will resume a normal
scheudle on Wednesday, Nov.
5.
vendors participating
Some of the monority ven
dors (Black Businesses) are
Plastic Supply'and Fabrica
tion Company of Denver, Colo
•rado, the-House-of-Ltutoi >»--■
Typing Service of Greenslxjro,
Swing-Low Scaffolding Com
pany of Covert, Michigan, and
the Midway Wood Products
Company of Troy, Alabama
Buyers include the Army
and Air Force Exchange Pur
chasing Headquarters of Dal
las, Texas, Proctor and Gam
ble of Cincinnati. Ohio, Gene
ral Electric Corporation of
Wilmington, N.C., E l Dupont
Company-Savannah. River
Plant, Aiken, South Carolina,
Exxon, and Western Electric.
In all 7,000 invitations were
sent out across the Nation
and the fair is a National
Trade Fair in scope.
The Fair will be the high
point of Minority Business Ap
preciation Week sponsored by
the Charlotte Chamber of
Commerce
The fair will provide the
minority vendors with the uni
que opportunity as a vendor to I
meet and establish relation r
ships with major corporate I
buyers of products and ser I
vices that they sell.
Booth space will be provided
for minority vendors and to
allow them to meet and talk
about how they can serve each
other's needs
Booth spaces (eight feet by
teti feet) will include draped
aluminum dividers, tables,
chairs, and special electric
outlets. This will allow for a
display of products, visual re
presentation of services and
literature describing the busi
ness
A nominal registration fee
will be charged This fee will
see Trade on page 12
^—IM' --
Will President’s Budget Ax
\
Cut Programs For Poor?
Highway
Death Toll
Decreases
Raleigh .... The death rate
>n North Carolina highways
showed a dramatic 28 percent
iecrease during the month of
September according to
Edward L. Powell, Commis
sioner of Motor Vehicles. The
latest monthly edition of the
"Highway Accident Perspec
tive" prepared by Charles S.
Hensley, Director of Traffic
Records of the North Carolina
Division of Motor Vehicles
shows 101 persons killed dur
ing September 1975 compared
to 140 deaths on North Caro1
lina highways during Septem
ber 1974 The report reflects
1081 persons killed thus far in
1975 compared to 1163 deaths
lor the same period last year
for a 7 percent decrease^
ii i i lucnt-tnut so«ectu«L
enforcement, improved
communications with the pub
lic regarding highway safety,
the driver improvement pro
gram and the most im'protant
changes in driver attitudes
are producing positive re
sults." Powell said.
The "Perspective" features
a new major addition this
month with the accident data
listed for each of the North
Carolina counties. Powell
said. "The information is
being given to all local law
enforcement and judicial offi
cials and the new detailed
statistics should improve our
highway safety efforts."
Decreases are show in about
all areas of the report - nedes
Irians killed, down 44 percent;
bicyclists killed, down 75 per
cent; violations causing acci
dents, down in all catagories
except following to closely.
Powell said "This reflects
better enforcement in the
areas of driving under the
influence and speeding as
there nni-^h^rp rierreaw« jn
these offenses as causes of
accidents in North Caorlina.”
Drunk driving as a cause ol
accidents decreased 15 per
cent during September 1975
and accidents due to speeding
decreased 30 percent.
Powell thanked the citizens
of North Carolina for their
cooperative efforts in pro
moting highway safety by
Iheir improved driving habits.
-Mayfield Memorial Church —
Joins White Baptist Association
The Mayfield Memorial
Baptist Church, located at 700
Sugar Creek Hoad West, be
came t|ie first Black Church in
the area to unite with the
Mecklenburg Association
On Thursday evening, Octo
ber 23, 1975 at the annual
session of the Association, the
Mutual Care Committee made
a recommedation to the Asso
ciation that the Mayfield
Memorial Baptist Church
would become a member
under Watchcare along with
three other churches.that are
all White, and had also made
application for membership
The rule of the Association is
that after a church has been
received under "Watchare”,
that there must be a waiting
period of at least one year
before full membership status
can be accorded the church.
Approximately 100 mem
bers of the Mayfield Memorial
Baptist Church were present
to witness the historic move
ment by the Association. The
Pastor, Rev. H. S. Diggs and
Deacon Board Chairman and
Co-Chairman Roosevelt
Gooden and Lester Trapps
were asked to come to the
front of the 400-member
assenfbly to receive the offi
ciwl rhanthrf— Welcomfc''
The Mecklenburg Associat
ion is made up of 72 churches
in Mecklenburg County.-The
Associational Headquarters
are located on King's Drive
and it is from this office build
ing that the work of the Asso
ciation is carried on. The
Associational staff is composd
of B full-time workers and
works in the areas of Missions,
Christian Education, and So
cial Work. The budget of the
Association is approximately
$200,000.
The Mayfield Memorial
( hurch is also a- member of
the all-Black Mi Peace Asso
ciation with Rev. J A WHIte ^
“as iIs Moderator The May
• idd .Memorial < hurch made
it clear to the Mecklenburg
Association officials that it
intends to remain in good and
regular standing with the Mt
Peace Association, and there
fore would have to be accepted
as a church holding dual
membership
Both the Mecklenburg Asso
ciation and the Mayfield
Memorial Church expressed
delight over the newly formed
alliance
151ack Caucus endorses
Mayor Belk, 4 Democrats
by James Cuthbertson
Post Staffer
The Black Political Caucus
has declined to endorse a
lull slate ol candidates for
Tuesday’s general election
while recommending four can
didates and Mayor John Belk
The Caucus screened the
candidates via interviews and
selected the ones that would
be most beneficial to the Black
comm unity r said—Gtiordmiiior
Robert Corley.
The endorsement for the
November 4 election were
made at an official business
meeting of the Caucus on Oct
ober 2f>
They are . in addition to
Democratic incumbent John
Beik for Mayor. Incumbents
Harvey Gantt and James
Whittington and Robert Wal
ton ana Hetty ( halm tor the
council.
The Caucus interviewed
other candidates and felt that
A Myles Haynes and Joe
Withrow had many strong
points, but they were not bene
ficiaries of the organization's
endorsements All candidates
endorsed by the Caucus arc
Democrats.
Mr Corley echoed the
theme of the group by saying
that the single most aspect of
his duties is to do everything
possible to get as many people
as possible out to vote He said
“We need to show real con
crete support for our candi
dates.''
He also stated that for rides
to the polls and voter informa
tion people shouldVall 372 0950
prior to or on Election Day
The group will concentrate
primarily on the Black pre
cinctswhich include: (ID Mt
Moriah Primitive Baptist
Church, (12) Clinton Chapel
AME Zion Church, (13> First
Ward School, (14) Hawthorne
Junior High School, (lSi East
Stonewall AME Zion Church,
<1 ■/> Fireman's Hall on East
See Blacks on page ft
In foist Ian (l Mall
Mrs. Thomas To Manage
Angela Day Fashions Shop
A former model of the
2bony Fashion Show is the
ew manager of the Angela
>ay Fashions Shop in East
and Mall
Mrs. Shirley Thomas brings
o the Women s Apparel Shop.
*hich specializes in the best
mes of merchandise, beauty
and the know-how in fashion
nerchandising.
The Forest City, N. C. native
enjoys sewing, customs de
tign. tennis, and swimming.
She is a graduate of Carver
High School in Spindale, N. C.
he John Robert Powers
School of Modeling in Phila
delphia, Pa., and the Burling
ton County College in Tember
ton. New Jersey where she
majored in Secretarial
Science
The new manager is
married to Herbert Thomas
and has five children.
Angela Day received its
name from a Senior at John
son C. Smith. University, ma
joring in Business Admini
stration
The owner and president is
Ms. Catherine P Williams,
Vice President Ms. Lucille E
Batts, and the Secretary is
James E Speight
Fashions presented are by
Clovis Ruffin. Unzarra, Bill
Bliss, Cathy Harwick. Joshua
Tree, Saint Gillian, Giovanni
DeMoura. Hats. Heman NIK.
the Famous Ivory Silver, and
the Alaskian Silver Company
Economy Is .
W x "
Entering
Test Period
By Charles K Belle
Special ro the Post
President Ford has pro
posed a rescue plan for the
economy The fact tfrat the
Ford administration is even
considering a tax-cut program
is indicative of the sloppy
state ol the l' S economy.
Uur economy appears to be
entering the lest peiod when a
tender young business cycle
recovery attempt confronts a
high level of interest rates,
unemployment and inflation
A. recent opinion poll indi
cates that a majority of Amer
icans think inflation-is 5 per
cent or more is harmful to
themselves as well as to the
_c«ihuiv The current inflation
•ate is abo\£ 7 percent L'n-*
ernploy ment. w hile dipping
slightly in August, is stiii
above ti percent and interest
rates for homes are above 9:_
percenc Knler politics and
President Ford -The deflation
ol any three of the above
would improve America
—PrrstdrffH-'ord smd Unit the
American people believe 'the
politics of federal spending
has become too much of a
shell game." Concurrent with
this confession was the Presi
dent's call lor a tax cut linked
with an equal amount of ex
penditure cuts in the federal
budget.
The $11 billion or so of new
stimulus in the Ford lax plan
i the other $17 billion simply
extends this year's cuts)
might indeed stimulate the
economy Treasury Secretary
Simon claims u the plan was
carried out quickly and simu
Itaneously it could have a
crunching impact on
ermron'ik .utility The oppos
ite stated intention of'the
White House.
I his is because usually a
dollar cut in taxes adds less
economic stimulus than a
dollar's cut in spending with
draws from the economy
There are not only general but
the particular problems with
the plan
The proposed expenditure
cuts are what will excite
blacks and olher poor people
The tax cut will amount to as
much as $10.50 a month if you
are working and making
$7.IKK) a year The President
didn’t say which programs he
would cut Those recco'm•
mendations are to he made in
his budget message next
January, advisers said
Programs such as Social
Security, government salar
ies. federal pensions, health
care programs and welfare
have proved practically im
possible to cut. despite re
peated attempts by former
President Nixon and Mr. Ford
himself
Still the veto of the children
lunch program is a good indi
cation of where Ford's axe
will fall Jerry Wurf, president
of the American Federation of
State. County and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME) belie
ves Ford's cuts would take
away all the amenities for the
poor, the aging, the sick and
the unemployed. (NNPA)
LOVELY RENEA KIRKPATRICK
—1974 Graduate of East Meekleiiburu
TURTLE-IN*
FRUSTRATION il not
havirn anyone to BLAME but
YOyRSELF.
Rev H. S. Diggs, center, with deacon board at
Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church. They are.
lett to rigni, Lewis James. Henry Rubin.
Roosevelt Ooooen.- James Bridges, second
row. James Hubbard. Robert Johnson, Ben
Worthy. Cornell Eichelberger Back Row
Tommie Carter. Robert Bell. Desota Ellison.
Lester Trapps, co-chairman Not pictured is
Willie Hill
Mrs Shirley Thomas
...Former Ebony model