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LOVELY CYNDI AUDREY
...Junior High leader
Cyndi Audrey Is .
'Beauty Of W^ek'
By Polly Manning
Post Staff Writer
Northwest Junior High
School is the stomping ground
of our Beauty this week, Miss
Cyndi Audrey.
Miss Audrey is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt
Audrey of 2025 Garnett Place.
At Northwest our Beauty is
a member of the Executive
Council, the Honor Society, a
cheerleader and a member of
the French Club.
Cyndi is a member of a
talent development class at
Northwest that consist of Lan
guage Arts - Social Studies.
The students chosen based on
their averages. In order to
remain in the program the
students have to maintain a Β
average. Miss Audrey states
that she has been a part of the
talent development classes
since the sixth grade and feel
that the classes are really
beneficial. She also feels that
more blacks should apply
themselves so that they can be
' accepted. As of now there are
a total of 7 blacks in the entire
class.
Cyndi is also president of the
Drama Department. The
drama club is also in process
of presenting their first play.
The group is also eagerly
awaiting the lecture which
will be given by the chairman
of the Drama Dept. of West
Charlotte High School.
The hobbies of our beauty
are acting in plays at Children
Theatres, singing, dancing,
playing the piano and reading
Her favorite reading mater
ial* are mysteries and love
stories.
Cyndi'g interest in singing
7
TUKIIMMK
Do not expect that EVERY
ONE will think you are PER
FECT: be SATISFIED if you
are ABLE to FOOL one or two
people
was inspired by Dto Falan,
and Gladys KnigM "I liki
Lola's style of singing," ex
pressed our ninth grad<
beauty. "She has a beautiful
voice and a tremendou:
amount of grace about hei
peformances."
Miss Audrey's ambition ii
life is to become an actress
She feel that her drama exper
ience along with her talent foi
singing will serve in her favor
Cyndi has participated in var
ious talent shows one of whicl
was held at her school. For hei
talent rendition she sang
"Ben". She plans to partici
pate in her school's upcoming
talent show but hasn't decide*
What she will sing. The talen
shows are sponsored by th<
school's P.T.A.
The favorite singing group:
of Cyndi's The Pointer Sis
ters and The Temptations "
love the style of dress that th<
Pointer Sisters wear also theii
40-50 style of singing. Thej
really make you appreciatt
the music of that time.
If Cyndi's acting career isn''
successful she has her eyes se
on the fascinating career as i
detective or police woman "
love searching for things,'
smiled Cyndi. "I suppose yoi
can say that I'm natural!}
noisy. I think being able t(
solve crime as well as finding
ways to prevent it is a stej
«vnui uo f/vuvv an viiv. ηυι lu.
The Audrey family attends
Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptis
Church, Rev. T. W. Samuels il
the minister. Our Beauty is t
member of the Youth Move
ment, which is a singing grout
at the church, Junior Mission
ary Society, and the Juniot
Usher Board.
, Cyndi was born under th<
sign of Sagitarrius on Decern
ber 16. She describes her sigr
as being one of the best wit):
it's people being able to gel
along with everybody.
City Council To
Tour Thompson
Orphanage Area
On Thursday, December 11
at 2 p.m. the Charlotte City
Council will tour the Thomp
son Orphanage grounds and
chapel. You are invited to
attend. Please use the Fourth
Street entrance at the corner
of Fourth and Kings Drive.
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Blacks Τ ο Seek Economic Parity
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Black Politicians Lay New Foundation
400 Delegates Attend
Most Crucial Meetings
Kecentiy in Dayton some 4(K
delegates and observers from
19 states attended one of the
most crucial meetings ever
held withirtthe National Black
Political Assembly. By an
overwhelming 2-3 majority
the NBA delegates voted to
adopt a new structure, a
Statement of Principles, a
Constitution, and elected offi
cers under the new structure.
The decisions of this meet
mg climaxed more than three
~ years of struggle to define the
purpose of the NBA, outline a
political direction, and adopt
clear procedures for action.
Within the last year in particu
lar the NBA had developed
serious internal conflicts lar
gely provoked by part-play·
writer, political activist,
Amiri Baraka of Newark, New
Jersey and the Congress of
African People which he
heads. Baraka s disruptive
tactics, harassment and
intimidation of the delegates,
and abrasive leadership style
had become the-major obsta
cle to further NBA progress,
~~f?rowih and development.
In the face of massive an
mounting opposition to his
leadership and the ruthless
tactics of the Congress of Afri
can People, Baraka submitted
his resignation as Secretary
General before the new struc
ture was adopted in Dayton In
ι submitting his resignaion
Baraka expressed an interest
in being elected to the Execu
tive Council under the new
structure. Howe_ver in the
North East regional caucus
ι election for representation on
the Executive Council,
Baraka was defeated in his bid
for election, running fourth in
a field of five candidates. The
fifth candidate received no
votes. The regional caucus
was comprised of delegates
from Maryland. Washington,
D. C., New York, Pennsyl
vania. New Jersey, Delaware,
and Massachusetts While all
ideological points of view and
political factions, including
the Congress of African
People remains welcome
within the NBA, the newly
elected Executive Council has
resolved that disruptive tact
ics will not be tolerated and
that any future disruption by
the Congress of African
People will be met with total
expulsion from the NBA
The Dayton Mandate pro
vides the foundation for the
launching of a new era in the
development of the National
Black Political Assembly. The
present NBA leadership is
determined to offer a new
leadership style characterized
by an energetic effort to work
co-operatively with Black
Elected Officials, National,
regional and local Civil Rights
organizations, human rights
groups, labor organizations,
and grass roots community
organizations around concrete
issues of mutual concern. An
immediate dialogue with
many of these groups is ex
pected to begin.
Programatically, the NBA
can be expected to press for
ward vigorously with its 76
political strategy and its 1976
National Black Political Con
vention in Cincinnati, Ohio
March 17-21, 1976. The NBA's
76 political strategy calls for a
Black candidate for the Presi
dency as an independent, the
selection of a People s Cabinet
and the adoption of a 1976
platform of issues of vital
concern to Blacks and other
oppressed national minorities.
Among the issues expect«Ho
receive detailed attention «r?
National Health Insurance,
Tax Reform, and Full Em
ployment legislation. The
NBA is also expected to
launch a drive to register a
significant number of the
same 6 million Blacks who
remain unregistered in the t
S.
Plans for a series of State
Conventions are also under
way. The assembly plans a
massive effort in the southern
states where with the excep
tion of Louisiana, Texas.
Mississippi, Tennessee, and
Kentucky, no assemblies have
been active since Gary in 1972.
The State Conventions will
elect the 5,000 delegates to the
national convention, and pre
pare recommendation on the
1976 platform and resolution
on issues. The ratification of
the platform and nomination
of the Black Presidential
Candidate will occur at the
National Black Political Con
vention at Cincinnati in
March.
Tillmun Road Cloned
For Construction
Tillman Road will be closed
to through traffic between
DeWolfe Street and Welling
Avenue at noon on Thursday,
December 11 for construction
of utility improvements The
street will remain closed until
December 18.
Mrs.Gerri Wiley. With Mrs. Lola Blackmon
.. On Steps of White House In Washington, D C.
Mrs. Gerri Wiley
Attends "NCNW Meet
ι
The highlight of a recent r rij»
to Washington. D C fur (ici r
Wiley was a luncheon .it the
White Mouse.
Mrs Wiley. th«? national
president of l.a.s Arrugas and a
board of director of thy Na
tional Council of Negro
Women ι NC.WV lunched
with Congressman Jauni
Martin, Congress^ omen Hella
Abzug. Barbara .Jordan and
Shirun < π.μιοΙγιί The Char·
loit-.r . m> [ Mr» Gerald
I· or i ·. , i·· ,<v tin* capiiol city
for a recent/ meeting of the
V NU
•1: '.mV\ fat,;, ! ih·' first
lad> .erv natural and grac
ious She returned to Char
lotte !·· ti« that a great deal
.ms <li i c between her civic
• •ι <. ιηΊ the oeople
in Wa>hinntiin
rusione ι our scheduled
For Sunday Afternoon
9f
1 lie Ill.MOI II II lUV II I "UIIU
ation is sponsoring « Christ
mas Tour of Restored Homes
»
on Sunday, Decmeher 14 H orn
1 to 6 p.m.
The tour features a visit to
Mount Mourne Plantation
built in 1830 and the national
registered property located
four miles north of Davidson
on Highway 115
After touring th<· homes and
slaves quarters.tea will he
served in the plantation din
ning room for all guests
Other sites on the tour are
Coddel Crp.ek ΛΚ1' Church.
I ... I » < Ί 11 I 1 > JU»l
outside of Moorcsvilic. in
illc Kichaid (iridds at
•i'.'J Dadie Avenue. The
! ΙΐυιΐιίΐΛ A Anjoy Home at 515
Κ Broad m . the John Robin
son Home at 542 Davie
V enue, the A Β Kaimer
home.it lit! Ν Kirn Street, the
old ( atholic Church on the
corner of Tradd and Sharpe
Streets and the old I,og
Kbenezer Academy on High
way 21 North of StatesviJIe.
Tickets and maps are $3.50
maybe purchased at the home
on the tour on December 14
Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Will Be
Installed At National Convention
uy oiuney moure Jr.
Post Staff Writer
"Education has been my
career. I have always been
interested in children and
helping them reach their edu
cational potential," said
Elizabeth Randolph.
Mrs. Randolph, administra
tive assistant in the School
Operations Department of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
System, has been named
president-elect of the Associa
tion for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
(ASCD). She will serve as
president-elect until she is in
stalled as president of the
organization in a national
convention in Miami Fla in
March
An educator for 31 years
nere in charlotte, Mrs. Ran
dolph describes the ASCD as a
national organization of
people interested in the teach
ing and learning process She
explained that the group is not
political and is specifically
interested in how to improve
education.
With as estimated 50.000
members, the ASCD is com
posed of parents teachers,
professional educators and
ottiers who are interested in
better education. Mrs. Ran
tiolph said
The educator cites her ex
perience as a possible reason
behind her election to the
ASCD presidency. She has
been a member of the organi
zation since 1968
The election was held in
November by mail ballot She
was informed of her victory
November 2fi
In her present position· with
the school district. Mrs Han
dolph works with 23 principals
in Garringer and South Meck
lenburg School geographic
areas She is one of five in the
school operations department.
Mrs Randolph says her goal
in her present job is to help
other educators do their best
to make the educational sys
tem in Charlotte a good one.
Prior to assuming her pre
sent position in 1972, Mrs.
Kandolpn served the district
as director of programs fund
ed by ESEA Title I. a federally
sponsored program From
1958 to 1967, she was principal
of University Park Klemen·
Mrs Elizabeth Randolph
Top educator
tary School Up until
Mrs Randolph was a school
teacher in this school district,
which she joined in 1944
Attainment To Provide
True Econonxic Growth
Montgomery. Ala ---The
president of the nation's oldest
national business organiza
tion, Dr Berkeley G. Burrell
last week urged black relig
ious and social leaders gath
ered to commemorate the
twentieth anniversary of the
Montgomery Boycott to res
pond to NBL's call for the
creation of a national coalition
to champion the issue of
economic parity for minority
America.
Burrell told the gathering
"Parity for the people is a
concept that touches every
phase of human endeavor Its
attainment will provide the
necessary resources to effect
real community economic
development which, in turn,
would be reflected in higher
income, greater employment,
more decent housing, greater
accessiblity to health care and
significant improvement in
the nation's productivity
growth patterns Parity is not
a culminating objective, but a
starting point toward human
liberty."
The nead οι the National
Busmess League, wlneVr-e
presents the largest federa
tion of minority business,
trade and professional people
in the country, warned the
gathering that the economic
disparity between minority
and majority Americans
would gain greater momen
tum unless Black Americans
move quickly in the direction
of economic determinism He
continued: "We possess
w ithin our own community the
necessary human and institu
tional resources to meet the
challenges ahead If we can
bring together the majority of
our organizations - business
ciVic. religious fraternal, and
others we can attain not only
collective and individual jus
tice. but national justice as
well
Concluding his remarks to
the assemlhy. Burrell
challenged the church to join
in the struggle for economic
parity: "In all that we do, we
must advance and promote
the cause of economic parity
for our businesses and for our
people To succeed, our
community institutions must
play a vitally active role in
this effort And the Church,
our strongest and most endur
ing institution, must assume
'Santa Puppy
Sale"1 Set F or
December 17-19
December 17 19 are the
dates for the fourth annual
"Santa s Puppy Sale in up
town Charlotte Puppies from
the City's Animal Shelter will
be on sale at the Square in
Independence Plaza P'a'rk
adjacent to the FÏCNB Tower
The Puppy House will be open
from II a m to 4 p.m daily
City officials and Santa
Claus will kick-off the sale by
"buying" the first puppy All
dogs will cost $4 no including a
distemper shot and a check by
a veterinarian .Some III dogs
were sold in last year's sale
In addition to the Puppy
Sale, the Mobile City Hall will
be parked on the Square for
the convenience of local citi
zens Christmas shoppers will
be able to purchase reduced
bus tickets for the elderly and
handicapped, pay water bills
or parking fines, register to
vote and pick up holiday
safety information
its proper role in the devejiip
ment and implementation of
strategies for achieving
economic parity No other
challenge itrmore deserving of
its every effort and energ;.
We urge that great institution
to join us as we move forward,
upward and onward tow ard
the essential goal of human
equality
The National Business Lea
gue was founded in laoo by
Booker T. Washington It is
the recognized as the nation s
foremost national advocate of
minority business enterprise
and economic development
With 120 local chartered chap
ters in 37 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia, and 4C
affiliate business, trade and
professional organizations,
the League is considered the
major organizational vehicle
for minority businessmen and
women in this country
Bad Cheeks -
Growing Problem
For Merchants
Mecklenburg County Busi
ness groups in conjuc'ion with
the District Attorney's officc
are developing a program to
combat the growing problem
of bad checks There are over
8,00(1 unserved warrants or.
file in the Charlotte Police
Department for passers of
checks witn insufficient funds
The cost of collecting a bad
check through the courts is
roughly $125 per check Thi1·
cost must be borne by busi
ness and taxpayers The aver
age bad check amounts to only
$;18 00 but the number of bad
checks continues to increase
Central Charlotte Associa
tion in conjunction with local
banks, the Charlotte Chamber
of Commerce. Charlotte Mer
chants Association. North
Carolina Food Dealers Asso
dation, the Better Business
Bureau and other groups if,
preparing a program which
will 111 educate the public and
the potential band check
passer about the seriousness
of passing a worthless check
and <2' educate businesses on
procedures for accepting
checks which will allow them
to collect or prosecute with a
minimum of delay
The bad check problems has
become so acute in some
areas that merchants have
been forced to discontinue
accepting checks altogether
Additionally. North Carolina
law has been revised and now
allows worthless check cases
to be heard in civil court Bu!
the chances of collecting on
such a check are low unless
merchants have followed pre
scribed procedures
The groups listed above art
preparing a brochure to be
distributed to businesses
pointing out the things they
need to do to stop the bad
check syndrome The bro
chure should be available
shortly after the first of the
year
Also, a public service
campaign is being launched
during the Christmas season
to discourage bad check
passers and warn shoppers
that additional identification
may he required when the>
pay for thier Chnstams pur
chases with a personal check
For more information, con
tact Jerry Hancock Char
lotte Chamber of Commerce
377-6911