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'-v v - CHARLOTTE and MtCXtEH3U?G CBUNTY__ BLACK NEWSPAPER • ■ • ■_§ W 9 f \ I EFFECTIVELY REACH # #4 I II I C# § | # » YOUR BEST BY FAR MORE ■ ■ ■ ■ _ M M * J. I ADVERTISING MEDIA BLACK CONSUMERS A A A'AJf I V | | IX THE LUCRATIVE A JL I BLACK MARKET __Charlotte s Fastest Growing Community tteekl' "_| call xaTta, " ——^^^■MM^^Mg^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^OR^CARQLINA:^2W:Thursday!_SgEterr|b^r30M97^ Read by 55.000 Charlotteans" PRICE 20c olack Landowners To Meet Black landowners will meel Saturday, October 2, in th* Harrison Auditorium on th* campus of A&T State Univer sity in Greensboro, N.C. Th* purpose of the meeting is tc organize a state association ol Black landowners. There will be free registra' tion and coffee hour from 10-11 a m. The program will includ* a statement of the seriousnesi * of the Black land loss problem by Attorney Lester Solomon ol Duke University, and an ad dress by Attorney Alvarea Ferrouillet. The afternoon ses sion will include one hour foi District Caucus. Landowners from 100 coun ties in North Carolina will divide into 10 districts which will elect members to serve or the State committees. Each district will select one nomi nee for president and one fot secretary of the association Two members from each dis trict will be selected to serv* on the steering committee. In the General Assembly state officers will be elected The officers along with th* steering committee will speai head the activities for Stat* organization and represent North Carolina at the National meeting on December 3rd and 4th at Baton Rouge, Louisi ana. . The public is urged to attend the organizational rfieeting in Greensboro, N.C. Motion, Inc. Brimming With Pride — JSy. Sidney M .'ore Jr. Post Staff Writer Officials at Motion, Incorpo rated, a local non-profit hous ing firm, are brimming with pride over the completion of their Orchard Park apartment complex. Dignitaries joined Motion staff personnel and residents for a brief but enthusiastic ribbon cutting ceremony Fri day, September 17. The com plex was opened for residency one week later. A private company assisted Motion with financing the 42 unit structure under a federal mortgage guarantee pro gram. The project is located in Third Ward at the corner ol Clarkson and Cates Streets. II is said to be the first multi family housing unit built ir any of the city community development areas, according to a Motion official. Kent supplements are avail albe for 20 percent of the residents. All rents are based on income, said the official. An extensive promotional campaign initiated in August by potion resulted in a neai full-occupancy situation at Or chard Park. Motion hopes to maintain the community enth usiasm for the complex by soliciting fruit sappings to be planted on the project site. In the ribbon-cutting cere mony, Mayor Pro Tern Jim Whittington planted the first such tree. Others attending that cere mony include State Senator Fred Alexander, City Council man Harvey Gantt, Council woman Betty Chapin and Mo tion Executive Director Er nest Afford. _ TURTLE-WK HEREDITY is something every MAN believes in until his own SON begins acting like a DARN FOOL... 17-YEAR-OLD SHELBY RICH ...East Mecklenburg senior Miss Shelby Rich Is Beauty Of Week By Melvetta Jenkins Post Staff Writer Broadminded, outgoing, un predictable, independent, and pretty are only a few of the positive adjectives that describe this week's Beauty - Shelby Rich. Shelby, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. M.L. Rich who lives at 1649 Patton Ave., is the middle child in the family, bordered by two brothers. Our seventeen-year-old Beauty is a Senior at East Mecklenburg High School who | plans to attend Bethune-Cook man College in Tallahassee, Fla. next year to study medi cine, She later plans to apply to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. Her profes sional goal is to be an Obste trician. Shelby finds obstetrics an appealing field because it Conference On Prevention To Attract 300 The University of North Ca rolina at Charlotte will be hosting 300 participants in a state conference on primary prevention, October 3 through 5. The focus of the conference will be developing methods of preventing, rather than treat ing, emotional problems The Director of the confer ence ,^Dr. Johnnie Horn Mc Leod, Charlotte physician and educator, maintains “A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of treatment.” By bringing toge ther North Carolinians inte rested in prevention efforts, Dr. McLeod believes the con ference will provide an impe tus to positive mental health services. Representatives will come from a cross-section of the state's mental health, educa tional,, religious, and social service agencies and institu tions. Local sponsors include Mecklenburg's Mental Health and Allied Services, the Char lotte Mecklenburg Schools, the Public Health Depart ment, the Youth Services Bu reau, the Council of Aging, and the Council of Alcoholism. The host agency will be UNCC's College of Human Development and learning , 0 Will anew hci to deal with people and life. Her favorite subject is Math, "because it is logical.” Her favorite teacher is Mr. Caskey, ans algebra teacher at East Mecklenburg. Shelby is a first-year majo rette at East Mecklenburg where she is also a member of the Yearbook Staff and the Vagabond Club. She attends Gethsemane A.M.E. Church in Greenville, where her father is the pastor. Her hobbies include sewing, embroidering, playing tennis, and, of course, twirling her baton. Shelby, says her mother is the person she most admires. “My mother is very tole rant. I've got two brothers and wish I had the tolerance and patience that my mother has had in dealing with three children,” Shelby said. Shelby said her favorite co lor is green and her favorite perfume is “Unforgettable ", by Avon, because "It has a lingering scent, even though it's not strong.” When it comes to food our Beauty says she eats “practi cally anything.” The fact that auc 13 dl dliu weigms 1 in pounds tells us that she is one of those lucky people who can eat anything and not worry about a weight problem. Shelby's philosophy about life may help her in her quest for furthering her education and reaching her goals. "I am optimistic." she says. "I'm not a religious fanatic, but I do believe strongly in God. I also believe in helping people." Shelby was born on Febru ary l and falls under the astrological sign of Aquarius. We at the POST take pride in presenting to you our ' Beauty of the Week," Miss Shelby Rich. SBA No Longer Accept* Application* WASHINGTON. D C.. Sep tember 23 -The U S. Small Business Administration an nounced today that until fur ther notice it will no longer accept applications under its I-ease Guarantee Program. Demand for assistance un der the program has been declining for the past three years, and SBA's Fiscal Year 1977 budget does not include funds for the program f Flight May Not Be Related ’ Ronnie Long Rape Trial Opens Special lo me post The trial of Ronnie Long began here Monday with jury selection. Long is accused of the April rape and burglary of Judie McKinley, the wife of a Cannon Mill executive. Seve ral organizations and towns people in the mill town con tend that Long is innocent and is a victim of a racist frame up. Demonstrations in front of the courthouse began this week and are scheduled for the duration of the trial. The case of the prosecution is certain to rest heavily upon the credibility of its chief witness, Judie McKinley, the alleged rape victim, who con tends that Long entered her home around midnight on April 25, 1976 by force and forced her to perform a sex act. She reported to police after the alleged attack that the rapist was Black and had a stocking cap over: his head. She also reported that, during the rape and her struggle to resist, she scratched the ra nict'c faro Mrs. McKinley identified Long as her assailant days later while he was defending himself in an unrelated tres pass case in the Cabarus County District Court, stating that she recognized his voice. Long is being represented by attorneys Atkins and Fuller of the firm of Chambers, Stein and Ferguson of Charlotte. The manner of Mrs. McKin ley's unusual identification of Long as well as the failure of arresting officers to find scratches on Long's face are certainly to be key elements of the defense. Long has been in jail since his arrest because his parents and supporters have been un able to raise the $100,000 bond set at a preliminary hearing. Long contends that his trial is a political frameup because he was outspoken and a civil rights advocate. In a letter sent from a jail. Long said the police had stopped him seve ral times in the weeks prior to Mrs. McKinley’s alleged rape and had asked him to be an informant for them in the Black Community. Concord's Black community has not been silent and a number of the people in this At Mu Carmel Chu lown-wnile and black-have shown support for Ronnie Long There have been de monstrations, fish fries, and protest marches. The most recent was a protest at the' Arvin Caldwell Park in Con cord Saturday, September 25, which attracted over 300 per sons. Several speakers at tacked Long's trail as a scheme of the Klan and Can non Mills to keep Black and White workers divided so that wages can be kept low and working conditions poor. Wanda Witherspoon of Con cord, representing the Ronnie Long Defense Committee, said at the rally Saturday that workers from Cannon Mills will fill the courtroom every day. Among the organizations that have taken up the defense of Ronnie Long are the Char lotte Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the October League. 34 Countries To Participate In Festival Here Representatives of 34 coun tries will participate in Char lotte's All Nations Festival October 15, 16 and 17 in Freedom Park. Food and drink, dances, music, crafts, costumes and fashions from the 34 nations will highlight the festival, the first of its kind ever held in the Southeast. A special feature will be performances of LeGette Bly the’s "Thunder in Carolina” on the Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening during the three-day festival. Charlotteans, whose heri tage stems directly from the 34 nations, have planned the festival to pay tribute to the first settlers of this country. The All Nations Festival, part of Charlotte's Bicenten nial celebration, will be like Festival in the Park, but with a foreign accent added Admission will be free and all Charlotteans of all ages are invited. Hours of the cultural and educational festival will be 6 p.m to 10 p.m. Friday. rch NAACP Officials Hope To Raise $5,000 Sunday By Sidney Moore Jr. Post Staff Writer NAACP officials in Char lotte-Mecklenburg hope to raise $5,000 Sunday, at 4 p m. at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 412 Campus Street. A.Mississippi judge award ed 12 Port Gibson, Mississippi merchants $i.2S million in a damages suit due to a 19M boycott by black citizens to their businesses Since the national office of the NAACP does not have that kind of money on hand, said local officials, a national campaign has been launched to raise the judgement plus legal fees National NAACP General Counsel Nathaniel R. Jones of New York City is coming td Charlotte to speak at the "Save The NAACP'' Mass Rally. Jones is expected to discuss the court decision. The attorney has been with mmmmm Nathaniel Jonea .. .General Counselor the NAACP in his present position since 1969 An Ohio native, he has practiced law in his home state and he served as the Assistant U S Attorney in Cleveland from 1962 to 1967 Jones holds honorary Doctor oi laws degrees form youngs town and Syracuse llniversi ties Kelly M. Alexander Sr., vice chairman of the national Board of Directors and State NAACP President, is coordi nating the special fund-raising campaign in thts state He aaid contributions may be sent to the State Office of the NAACP, 112 N. Irwin Avenue, Charlotte, N.C 28202 or to the National Office of the NAACP. 1790 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 Individuals or businesses desiring to deduct contribu tions from their taxes should make checks to NAACP Spe cial Contribution Fund, said Alexander Efforts are being undertak en in cities across the country to raise money Attorney Jon es is a member of a special committee assigned to speak at rallies such as this one _ BISHOP WALTER McCULLOUGH ...House of Prayer leader Sunday Morning Bishop McCullough To Baptize 1,900 By Moyle M Martin Sr/ Post Executive Editor Bishop Walter McCullough, leader of the more than :i millions members of the Unit ed House of Prayer For All People, will baptize 1,900 con verts here Sunday morning. The event, one of the two closing events of the 50th an nual convocation, will end a week-long celebration of the church which began here Sun day. September 26 Elder Claude Wilkerson, pastor of Charlotte's Mother House of Prayer For All Peo ple, site of the Convocation, and chairman of the state assembly of "Houses", told the POST in an interview on Tuesday that the annual event will bring approximately H.OOO delegates from 17 states where the, religious sect's three million members reside Bolder Wilkerson said fur ther that the week long cele bration. includes daily busi ness sessions and mighty pro grams of music and preach ing The gala celebration will conclude on Sunday. October 3, with a Mass Baptizing be ginning at 11 a m and March ing Band Competition begin ning at 2:30 p m. The local elder, pastor of the Charlotte "Mother House" for the past seven years, pointed out that the Church's spiritual leader Bishop Walter McCul lough expects to baptize, the new members on Sunday morning in the waters of the outdoor pool located at the rear of the sanctuary B'ur thermore, nine marching bands and the Washington. D C. Bugle Corps will appear in the band competition which will pat* m review before Bishop McCullough and other church dignitaries Bishop McCullough, who is in lh<> rilv In nrnciHo mio the* annual convocation and preach, will host the featuring of a "Candle Burning Ser vice by the General Council on Friday night The council is composed of all state chair man. assistant state chairman and elders The United House of Prayer for All People was founded in 1919 by the late C M "Sweet Paddy" Grace He was sue ceeded by Bishop McCullough Klder Wilkerson said that Bishop McCullough may preach at any of the nightly sessions but added he had no specific obligation to do so The nightly programs of preaching and music begin at 7:30 p ni Wilkerson added that a number of city, county and state officials have been sent invitations to the celebration The general public is invited ~to attend all versions of the Convocation Benefits Students Intergration vllUIIO KIWI C Jl Post Staff Writer-^ Three academic studies sponsored by the Atlanta bas ed Southern Regional Council (SRCi say busing and ' white flight" may not be related Migration patterns and dif ferences in the birth rates between urban blacks and whites are factors many stu dies have ignored, said the study It points out that whites were moving to the suburbs and blacks to the cities long before integration orders took affect. Also, once in the cities, younger black women produc ed more children than their older more settled white wo men counterparts "Such migration had taken place prior to court orders involving busing and likely would have taken place even if school desegregation were not an issue." said a SRC state ment on the studies A random sample of 83 percent of principles in 139 southern schools "reported no drop in white enrollment caus ed b> desegregation in their schools,: said the council statement. Initial apprehension over desegregation "tends to be resolved through time." re ports the council. It was also noted that "to day more than half of the schools in the south are reia lively free of segregation The studies indicate that desegregation has benefited students 'While the academic perfor mance of white children tends not to he affected by desegre gation/' said the council, "the academic performance of black, children is tending to improve in desegregated classroom settings." As to school problems, the council says "desegregation does not create problems in education, rather, it uncovers them." Studies of white teachers attitutes strongly suggest a generally negative view to ward minority children, is one such problem according to the council The most serious problem is that "today's progress is threatened by growing na tional reaction against imple . mentation of school desegre gatiom in various northern communities," said-SRC iah'M Democrat* To Boo*t Their (Candidate* Democrats will boost iho»r - Tuesday, November 2, Gene ral Election candidates m Charlotte, Monday, October IR One of 27 rallies in this state will be held on Monday, at cording to a list of dates and places recently released by state Democratic officials and the Jimmy Carter Campaign No further information as to the place and time of the rally was released Charlotte members of De mocrats for Carter Committee were listed as Senator Fred Alexander. Louise Brennan, Flo Bryant. Julius Chambers. Luther Hodges Jr , Rowe Mot ley. Liz Hair, Milton Short and Arthur Goodman Jr Several Charlotte commit tee members joined more than 4t) state committee members recently in Raleigh