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LOVELY CHRISLYN PEARSON
.^Johnson C. Smith junior
Winsome Chrislyn Pearson
Is “Beauty Of The Week’*
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Post Staff Writer
■ Exhibiting the qualities that
reemphasize the fact that
Black is beautiful and comes
in all shades and hues, Miss
Chrislyn Pearson is this
week's Beauty.
Hailing from Greenville,
SC., Miss Pearson attends
J3hnsor. C. Smith University
where she is- majoring in
sociology and is in her junior
year. She says she chose
sociology as a major field
because it allows “constant
contact with people."
“I want to get into Social
Work when I’m finished school
because I like meeting new
lot 01 hard work, she re
vealed.
Another of her hobbies is
cooking, which could, but does
not, defeat her purpose for
swimming. The evidence of
this can be seen in the full
length photograph of our
Beauty.
Born under the sign of Vir
go, Cbris celebrated her birth
day on September 11. She says
that Virgos tend to experience
"mixed feelings" sometimes.
Chris says she enjoys the
new television show "Char
lie’s Angels" because it shows
today’s woman can be ambit
ious as well as ladies.
Commenting on some of her
favorite, things, our Beauty
said, “I really dig Spanish
food because it is different anc
spicy. My favorite color is
Black because it is beautiful
and can go with a variety ol
other colors
Sharing the feeling with us
at the POST, our Beauty re
lates that it is an honor to have
oeen chosen Beauty of thi
Week.
"Because,” she said, "it s
not every day one is cjiosen as
a beauty.”
Chrislyn Pearson, though,
should have no worries about
being chosen as lieauty any
day. She is a Beautv
peop.e ana Decause neiping n ~
S.S»L/”‘i! l”por' o.(MK) To Attend House
After graduating from
Smith, Chris plans to obtain d~\£ T* d^ •
her master’s degree from Ho Ul I FaVCF 1^011 VOCatlOll
ward University, which she J ... , ..
...:n _ . Rv inmoc Onoinr meht and the annearanre r»f
UOV vuiaui wuilt HI
Atlanta, Ga.
Chris is an only child and
says her mother, Mrs. James
H. Pearson, of Greenville, S.C
is the person she most ad
• mires.
“I feel that she has inspired
me most in life,” Chris ex
plained.
Her first year at Smith
found Chris participating as a
pom-pom girl with the John
son C. Smith's Golden Bulls
Marching Band and holding
t)f title of “First Attendent to
sliss Freshman Class."
Her opinions of Smith are
expressed simply and precise
ly. She says it is “a great
institution with good acade
mic qualities.”
Having been gifted with a
pleasant personality with no
hangups, our Beauty says life
is to be enjoyed.
One of her hobbies, swim
ming, may be the secret to
Chris’ 5’2”, 118-pound shapely
body.
“I enjoy swimming because
it keeps you in shape without a
Post Staff Writer
Approximately 8,000 of The
House of Prayer For All Peo
ple's three million members
from 17 states will converge
on the Queen City September
26 through October 3 for the
church’s 50th Annual Holy
Convocation in Charlotte ac
cording to Elder Claude Wii
kerson, pastor of Charlotte's
Mother House of Prayer For
All People, site of the Convo
cation.
The church founded and
organized around 1919 by the
late C.M. “Sweet Daddy"
Grace, and presently headed
by Bishop Walter McCullough,
will hold services nightly dur
ing the week-long celebration
which will be concluded on
Sunday, October 3," with a
Mass Baptizing beginning at
11 a.m and Band Competition
beginning at 2:30 p m.
Elder Wilkerson, pastor ol
the church for the last 7 years
said Bishop McCullough bap
tized 1,900 members at last
year’s Charlotte Convocation
and he expects a like number
to be immersed in the waters
of the outdoor pool at the rear
of the sanctuary this year.
Spokesman Wilkerson says
he also expects nine bands and
the Washington, D.C. Bugle
Corps to appear in the band
competition which passes be
fore a reviewing stand peopled
by Bishop McCullough and
other members of the church
heirarchy.
According to Elder Wilker
son, Bishop McCullough, who
is now in Augusta. Ga., is
expected to arrive in Charlotte
“around the first of next
week," to preside over the
Convocation which will fea
ture a “Candle Burning Ser
vice” by the General Council -
which is composed of every
State Chairman, Asst State
Chairmen and Elders Friday
several guest speakers.
He added that a dumber of
city, county and state officials
as well as the public, have
been invited to attend and
participate in the celebration.
Host pastor Wilkerson, 66 is
married to the former Louise
McClain of Virginia Beach,
Va., and they live at 5628
Howard Street The Wilker
son 's have one child, a son.
Claude Wilkerson, Jr.
WW /^1 w m
Sunday Afternoon r; 2
Thieves Rans
Post Newspaper Offices
'^egrega^on
Remains A
Problem”
"Segregation remains a pro
blem.” according to informa
tion gathered for 1974 by the
Office of Civil Rights of the
U S. Department of Health
Education and Welfare
(HEW).
HEW recently issued a re
port of the U S. Commission
on Civil Rights entitled. “De
segregation of the Nation's
Public School" That study
concluded that desegregation
works.
“It is even working in the
vast majority of schools in
Boston and Louisville in spite
of the determination of some
citizens and their leaders to
thwart its progress,” said the
study.
The study also noted that
segregation “remains a pro
blem. particularly in large
districts A recent analysis of
school districts 20 to 40 per
cent black shows that large
' districts across the country
lend to be more segregated
than small ones. Virtually no
blacks in very small district!
(less than 2.000students) were
in schools where minorities
represented more than 50 per
cent of the enrollment."
■"On the other hand, in
‘school districts with more
than 100,000 students in north
ern schools and two of every
five black students in southern
schools attended schools with
an enrollment greater than 50
percent minority.”
Recommendations from the
commission urged greater
committment of desegrega
tion from all segments of the
community.
It was also acknowledged
that the story of desegregation
is a continuing one. Due to this
fact, the study advises the
news media to concentrate on
..“quiet acceptance of the con
stitutional imperative by thou
sands of citizens in many
communities and their suc
cesses in implementing" dese
gregation rather than "focus
ing on sensational develop
ments in some school districts
where desegregation is under
way.”
Actor Robert Bernard Turner, left, at home
with her parents. Adam and Lemuel Turner,
center. 11 weeks of Summer Stock perfor
mances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
in Mass shows them brochures and dram
Photo by Peeler
critics reviews of some of the plavs*' lie
appeared in Flonme Belle Huntley ri|4ht,
Robert's aunt, also enioys the account of his
summer's activities
Stage Star Kobert Bernard
Turner Visits Parents Hpi-p
By James Beeler
Post Staff Writer
"Best Actor" award recipi
ent Robert Bernard' Turner.
25. son of Adam and Lemuel
Turner of 1800 Russell Ave ,
was in Charlotte last week
visiting his parents after just
returning from playing Sum
mer Stock for 11 weeks and
working as an Acting Assis
tant at the prestigeous Wil
liamstown Theatre Festival in
Williamstown. Mass.
During his summer stay at
Williamstown Theatre the
young actor, 1970 recipient of
the University of’North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill "Carolina
Dramatic Association's “Best
Actor Award" for his perfor
mance as “The Friend" in "A
Grave Is A Fine and Private
Place" at the State Drama
Festival, studied various thea
trical proceedures such as
publicity. promotion, working
in box offices, working with
props, auditions lor plays, and
as Robert says. "The
whole bit • I did ail of it " He
added, "I was working and
learning at the same time."
Prior to signing his contract
with the VVilliamstown Theat
er, Turner had completed two
years of advanced study in
acting at the Joseph E. Le
vine Circle In The Square
Theater School and Workshop
at 1633 Broadway in New York
City on a full Diana Sands
Scholarship and grants.
Turner is a 1974 graduate of
The North Carolina School of
The Arts, Winston-Salem,
N.C., where he majored in
Acting and minored in Theat
re He graduated among the
top three persons in his class.
He also attended the N C.
School of the Arts, on a full
scholarship witu grams ainl
was chosen i >r an ail-expe iso
paid trip to attend the Rose
Buford School of Acting Work
shop at Stoekwell College in
Bromley Kent. Kngiand and
to tour Kngiand
The 1909 grad late of West
Charlotte High School attend
ed Central Piedmont Com
muity College from P.kW to
1970 where he pursued a I.i
bral Arts eirriculum and stu
died acting under the direction
of Tom Vance
While at CPCC Turner won
acclaim lor his roles as br
Lee" in "The Flower brum
Song". "The Cheshire Cat .
in an adaptatio of Alice In
Wonderland", and as "The
Friend" in "A Grave is A f inl
and Private Place '
Drama critics reviewing
plays at the Williamstown
Theatre Festival this summer
termed Turner’s performan
ces .spu-nani At. williams
town Theatre Turner played
Kode' in the serious drama
"The Three S>sters". "Mr.
Carter" iri "Our Town' . by
playwright Thorton Wilder,
which was held over foj an
additional week, and "The
Conjure Man" in "Orpheus
Descending
While touring North Caro
See Turner on Page 5
JCSU Student* To
SporiHor I .and
Lo** Of BlacItM
The Student Government
Association of Johnson c
Smith University is sponsor
ing, in conjunction with the
North Carolina Central Uni
versity Law School, a confer
ence on the Land Loss of
Blacks in North Carolina
The Conference will be held
on-Smith's campus. Saturday,
September 25. in Conference
Rooms B & C from It) a m to 1
p m It will consist of work
shops on Deeds. Wills. Mort
gage Forclosurers and other
matters concerning land own
ership
The Student Committee on
band Loss of Blacks
-tSCOLLOB). or NCCU. was
organized by Mildred B Pay
ton
*
Fire ( Causes
Considerable
Damages
By Hoyle H Martin Sr
Post Kxecniive Kdilor
A break-in. rofibery and f.rc
hit the headquarters ol The
Charlotte Post on Sunday.
September 19. sometime be
tween l!-4 o'clock in the alter
noon according lo < Bill • John
son. the major stockholder
and editor publisher of Me
Molinas only black owned
newspaper
An unidentified passenger
in a passing automobile sa s
smoke coming from beneath
the front door of the Post's
headquarters locaied on West
Blvd shortly before 4 p m
and called the Charlotte Fire
Department
t 1)1)11 am Villi) on ihn
to inspect the damages to the
one story building. Johnson
said -he found a hide in the
wall about three feet in diame
let indicating that entrance to
the newspaper offices was
from a:i unoccupied part of the
building formally used as a
recreation center
lie explained also that the
interim- of th • budding was
covered with black soot as a
result ol Jhe fire which ap
peared to have started in :h<
restroom w here a broken com
mode was chared and disco
lured from burning paper
Johnson noted also that ' the
break in appeared to he the
work of irresponsible tee 1
agers lie added that tw
typewriters, two adding mat
hines and a calculator had
been stolen and desk drawers
ransacked The fire Johnson
believes, started possibly
while the intruders lit a match
to some newspapers in an
elfort to find the light switch
Kstimated tire damages and
loss of equipment will be about
i ! imki. however. Johnson poin
ted out that "the equipment
that was stolen was not worth
the time it took to steal it."
in spite of these losses. Mr
.Johnson indicated that the
PuST's weekly edition will l i
on the newstands at the usual
time He continued. "It is this
kind of harassment of black
business that has killed may
pol< rti.dh good businesses
jusl as they were about to
firmjy establish themselves in
-their local communities W<•
are fortunate that while s«:
back the POST will lie able t.
continue moving ahead "
The POST is a 96 year old
newspaper created in 1877 as a
church newspaper called th<
Messanger In 1918 the paper
was renamed The Charlott.
Post and transformed into a
black orionipH
publication
The Post was initially jcreat
ed by A M Houston, a black
civic leader and commercial
printer Following his death
Dr Nathaniel Tross, an em
minent black minister in
Charlotte purchased the
newspaper and guided its di
rection until his own death in
1971
During the summer of 1971
the General Publishing Com
pany of Belmont, North Caro
lina. purchased the Post from
the Tross family Shortly
thereafter. Bill Johnson, a
former sports writer for the
Charlotte Observer, was hired
as manager and editor of the
Post
In June of 1974 Johnson
bought the Post from the
General Publishing Company
At the time of the sale, John
son said. ' The Charlotte area
black community needs a
voice fhat mirrors the opin
ions of the community
wmt-WA
The LORD gave us two ends
to use, ONE to think with, and
ONE to sit on ...It all deffends
on which you choose, HEADS
you win, T^ILS you lose.
$
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tlere Sunday Morning
Dr. Mable McLean Greater
Gethsemane WOman’s Day Speaker
By Audrey G. Wall
Dr. Mable Parker McLean,
President of Barber-Scotia
College of Concord, N.C., will
be the guest speaker at Great
er Gethsemane's celebration
of Woman's Day on this Sun
day, September 26, during the
11 o’clock servicer
Greater Gethsemane is lo
cated on 503 Campus St.
Dr McLean, who has been
viewed as the "Barbara Jor
dan" of this area, has the
distinction of being the first
Black female president of a
four-year college in the entire
nation. She has an enviable
record in the field of educa
tion, having taught at Johnson
C. Smith University, Barber
Scotia College, Maryland
State College at Bowie as a
Demonstration Teacher in the
Laboratory School, and in the
elementary school of Stanly
and Montgomery counties,
and has served as a consultant
for the Comprehensive School
Improvement Project for
teams in Moore, Guilford and
Cumberland counties
Her vast knowledge in all
areas of education has en
abled her to travel abroac
as a member of the Middle
East Exploration Study for
Women Educators.
Dr. McLean did her under
graduate studies at Barber
Scotia College and Johnson C
Smith University where she
received the B.S. degree wit!
honors in Elementary Educa
tion. She did her graduate
work . at Howard Uni
versity where she received the
M A. degree in education Her
post graduate studies were
taken at Northwestern Uni
versity in Evanston. Ill , The
Catholic University of Ameri
ca in Washington. DC, The
Institute of Educational Ma
nagement, Harvard Univer
Jity in Cambridge. Mass She
also holds three honorary de
grees. Doctor of Pedagogy
decrees: Doctor of Humane
Letters from J.C. Smith Uni
versity and the Doctor ol
Humanities from Rust College
in Holly Springs. Miss
Dr. McLean is affiliated
with numerious professional
and other activities which in
elude Alpha Kappa Mu Na
tional Honor Society (Johnsor
C Smith University), Ameri
can Association of Highei
Education, American Associ
ation of University Adminis
trators. Who's Who Amonj
Students in American College
and Universities iJ.C Smitt”
Univ.fr, f)elta Kappa Gamma
Society of Women in Educa
tion. North Carolina Council of
Administrative Women in Ed
ucation. Association for Su
pervision and Curriculum De
velopment, Association for the
Study of African Life and
History, Democratic Women's
Organization of Cabarrus
County, Melrolina Lung Asso
' ciation (Executive Committ
ee), Children's Home Society
of North Carolina (Board of
Directors), Member and El
der from 1974 to the present of
the John Hall United Presby
terian Church (Carthage,
N.C.i, active member of A1
pha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Inc., and other activities
Dr McLean is married to
Mr Earl McLean and they are
Dr. Mable McLean
. Barber-Scotia president
the proud parents of a 15 year
oli son
All people in this and other
areas are invited to hear this
prominent educator speak at
Greater Gethsemane A M E.
Zion Church of which the Rev
George E. Battle Jr is pas
tor
Chairperson for Woman's
Day is Ms Ruby Drakeford
with Co-Chairpersons Mrs
Ester Anthony and Mrs Lou
ise Latimore