Public Clinic To Give Free Swine Flu Vaccinations * nt: mecKienourg uouniy Health Department will hold a two-day public clinic on Satur day, October 23 and 24, to give free flu vaccinations to citi zens 60 and over. The clinic will be at the Mecklenburg County Social Services Center, 301 Billings ley Road, near the intersec tion of Randolph Road. It will be set up in the Agricultural Extension Service Auditori um. The clinic hours on Saturday will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the hours on Sunday will be 12 noon to 7 p.m. The vaccine that will be administered at the clinic will be bivalent.vaccine, which is protection against A New Jer sey (swine flu) and against A Victoria, the strain of flu which was prevalent last year. Dr. Maurice Kamp, Direc tor of the Health Department, says he is confident that Meck lenburg will have a sufficient quanity of vaccine to operate the clinic successfully. He does not anticipate running out of vaccine, and he urges citizens to plan their visit to the clinic through the middle of the day and into the after noon on Saturday, or perhaps late in the afternoon on Sun day. It will not be necessary, he says, to rush to the clinic early Saturday, in order to be as sured of getting vaccinated. Mecklenburg had by noon Friday, October 15, received 20,960 doses of bivalent vac cine, and another 7,500 to 8,000 doses were expected the first part of the week of October 18. Each person who receives a vaccination will be required to sign an informed consent form. This is a requirement of the federal government which is providing the vaccine to local citizens. These forms will be avail able at all branches of the Public Library, and citizens are urged to get a copy of the form, read it and sign it before going to the clinic. The form is to be turned in when the vaccine is administered. Dr. Kamp says it will speed up the clinic procedure consi derably if people bring the completed forms with them to the clinic. The clinic will be staffed by personnel from the Health Department and by Red Cross volunteers Commenting on recent news stories about deaths among some persons who have re ceived flu vaccine this month. Dr. Kamp said that he is con vinced there is "no connec tion" between these deaths and the vaccine. He says he feels it is a safe vaccine and is "no different''"from flu vac cine that has been given in past years, except that it has a different virus in it. The virus is dead, he said, and in hun dreds of thousands of trial vaccinations has caused onh "Very, very minimal reac tion." if any reaction at all He also pointed out that approximately seven persons a day die in Mecklenburg County, and about three of these are 60 and over. The County has received its first supply of monovalent vaccine, which is protection against A New Jersey, or swine flu only This vaccine will be administered at public clinics to be held as soon as sufficient supply becomes a variable Persons 18 to 60 will be vaccinated with the mono valent doses Dr Kamp said that follow ing the public clinics for the 60 and over, the bivalent vaccine will be made available to private physicians for their patients who are 6o and over and their chronically ill pa tients All of the vaccine is free, but private physicians may charge a fee for adminis tering it All chronically ill persons are urged to contact their private phy sicians about receiving the vaccine after October 24 Bivalent vaccine Swme flu protection ilir THE CHARLOTTE POST IsIsf * “^ c ALL W2 i.)Oii 1 "Head by 55.000 C'harlotteans ' FKtCK Juc MISS IVONDRA THOMI •< - \ ...Captivating Capricorn Ivondra Thompson Is Beauty Of Week By Melvetta Jenkins Post Staff Writer Born under the captivating sign of Capricorn, Miss Ivon dra Thompson hails as this week's Beauty. “I've heard that Capricorns are described as stubborn and hard to get along with.'' our Beauty, who was born on January 14. 1958. said. "But make it with people successfully.” Ivondra is a 1976 graduate of Myer's Park High School where she was a member of the Decca Club and a repre sentative to the Student Coun cil. Ivondra plans to enroll at C entral Piedmont Community Collage next October where she will study Business Wvf professional goal is to become a secretary. One reason for her choice is that her mother has always wanted this for her Another reason is that she has always enjoyed meeting ' people, which such a job will allow her to do. "My mother is very lole rant We've dealt with a lot ol problems and experiences to-' gelher and she's always been understanding." Ivondra resides at 2711 Dun can Avenue with her mother. Mrs Magaline Thompson, and four brothers and sisters. Even though she loves all of her siblings. Ivondra admits that Tawana is her favorite. "Tawana is lour years old and has brought a lot of light into our lives," she explained "She is spoiled because she came when the rest of us were "up in age." so to speak, but she is delightful She says and does things at times when she's least expected to She is full of surprises " Dur Beauty attends Cathey Memorial A M E Zion Church, which is paslored by Rev. Ell Price. Ivondra enjoys dancing and watching television, but says she doesn't dance as well as she used to Her favorite television show is "Good Times." She also enjoys play ing volleyball and running track. She has strong convictions about social problems and controversial topics, including Women's Lib and abortion "I believe that legalized abortion is legalized murder I don't believe in a lot of things Women's Lib advocates, eith er. I think it's up to the individual to decide what she wants to do. but personally. I w ouldn't want to do a lot of the hard work that men do. I just can't see a woman doing some of those things." she said. In regards to how it feelsMo be Beauty of the Week. Ivon dra said. "It's a thrill." The Post introduces Miss l\ondra Thompson as Beauty <■( the Week and invites you to welcome her to the list of past aiul Inline Beauties TURTLE-TALK Many a man is proud of his father and mother merely because they are the parents of a fine fellow like himself. West Charlotte Residents Aid ♦t, 4Ambushed’ East High Students Survey Shows Blacks May Vote In Record Numbers WASHINGTON--In what may be the most reliable indicator of black voter regis tration, the ACRA Black Opin ion Survey has found that 79 percent of black adults - nationwide - are registered to vote. This is considered a very high percentage. “But," of lers James Gee, President of ACRA, "not surprising in light of the historical struggle for black enfranchisement in this country." The ACRA Black Opinion Survey, which uses a statisti cally reliable random sample of black households across the country, has checked voting intentions in all of its polls since January, and has found a consistently high level in the intention to vote -- supporting this latest 79 percent registra tion figure. The samples have been checked against known demographic data, and in all cases have been found to be i cpi firmauvc oi me total black population in the U.S. "While we at first viewed the registration figure with some distrust, the consistency of the voting interest over time -- plus the reliability of our data in general - leads us to believe that this high level of registration actually e xists." Further, Gee points out, there is currently no other source for registration infor mation by race, which in 17J>'Million Are Receiving Family Food Assistance The U.S. Department of Ag riculture fUSDA) reported in a recent flFWsletter that for the month of August 17.5 mil lion people participated in the Family Food Assistance Pro grams There were 3,035 Food Stamp Program projects ope rating in August. Seeks Comissionei many states is not recorded. Gee observes that if blacks do indeed vote in large num bers this year, they may play a pivotal role in the outcome of the election: "Although Car ter has been favored over Ford so far, earlier ACRA findings show that Carter’s personal popularity was signi ficantly lower than other po tential Democratic candidates - and that his current support among black voters stems mainly from traditional party affinity.” Gee contends that both poli tical parties have overlooked a “rich resource" that came about primarily through civil rights and black community issues activation rather than political party registration ef forts. “At this point," he con cludes, “the performance of either candidate -- in terms of directly appealing to the black community -- particularly the registered voters ^ during the remainder of the campaign, may be crucial in winning the election." Post Office To Observe Holiday Monday Monday, October 25. will be observed as a national legal holiday by the U.S. Postal Service. A box service window will be open at West-Trade Street from 7 to 9 a m. and at other stations from 8 to 10 a m. Self Service units will be operating at the usual locations Stamp vending machines will be ope rating at each postal station No regular service will be available Special delivery mail and parcels containing perishable matter will be de livered. said a statement from the postal service rSeat COUNTY COMMISSION CANDIDATE Ro bert “Bob" Walton, a Democrat running for one of five seats to be filled in the November 2 election, took the occasion of the Smith-Liv ingstone Bicentennial classic Parade last Saturday to do a little “POLITICING.” Walton was one of a number of office seekers, including State Senator Fred I) Alexander, to avail themselves of the opportunity Photo by Peeler Black Students Are Poorer Students who apply to black private colleges come from severely restricted economic backgrounds but are scholas tically apt and are slightly more motivated for study than other college-bound young sters. a national survey indi cates. The UNCF Research Re port, a publication of the United Negro College Fund, .analyzed the high school re cords'and test results of stu dents taking College Entrance Examination Board Adnus sion Tests who designated a UNCF college to receive iheir results. The economic profile of the students emerging from these figures and published by the Report is this: 37 4 percent of the UNCF applicants' families are in the V>.OCX) and under income brae ket per year, compared to only 7.3 percent of all college bound seniors; The median family income for the black students was $7.6011. compared to $16,400 lor all seniors nationally, or 46 per cent of the national median. The median amount parents were able to pay for l.MT bound student costs was $7o. compared to $1,J70 fur .all college bound students. 35.2 percent of the I Nt'K parents were able to conlri bute $300 or more to help their children's education while 77 » percent of parents nationally could afford that minimum amount. In the area of academic backgrounds. UNCK-bound students had average high school grades of 2.85 cornpar ed to 3.18 for all seniors, that is. Just below a B average compared with just above a K average Some 6:5.2 percent ol tin black students were in the highest two-fifths ot their high school classes compared to 76 I percent of seniors mrtinif ally Twice the number ot t NC'K applicants SK pen cnt re quested help outside regular course work in developing mathematical skills and twice the percentage of t N Morrison 2 Alleged Attackers Identified By Hoyl«<41. Marlin Sr Post Executive Editor Residents jit Southwest Blvd . Senior Drive and La Salle Street near the West Charlotte High School campus left their homes last Friday night to assist :it> East Meek lenburg High School students and - two East teachers who 0 wen v..lif. ix.i.g [ hyvcaliy assaulted or were in automo biles that were being hit with rocks following the East Mecklenburg-West i 'hanotte High ftiotball game Following a meeting with police officers and the stu dents and teachers who clami ed that they were assaulted. Leroy "Pop ' Miller principal of Easl Mecklenburg High School, told the POST. "Our students and faculty members were ambushed for no appa rent reason This is bad lor any community, fortunately however, residents in the im mediate area of the West Charlotte campus came out of their homes to assist those being assaulted Miller said lurlher that the attacks on his students and faculty members occurred as they were leaving the West Charlotte High School's home coming game, won by East Mecklenburg 2fi-7 Neither John Fries, princi pal of West Charlotte High,, Dave Harris, CMS system athletic director, nor the po lice officials investigating the incident were a\ailable for. comment late Tuesday How ever, late published reports indicate that Mr Fries said that two West Charlotte stu dents have been identified as among the group of youths who allegedly attacked the East Mecklenburg students and teachers Friday night In addition to those from East Mecklenburg who were injured or had their car da maged some parents and some West Charlotte students including the homecoming queen, two football players and members of the marching* band - were injured While none of the injuries were1 considered to be serious, one parent nevertheless was cut on the head and had to receive five stiches Another parent was pulled to the ground by her hair Many of the East .Mecklenburg students who were injured reportedly said that they were punched, scratched, kicked or their au tomobiles damaged by thrown rocks Since both black and white .students at East Mecklenburg and West Charlotte were hurt in the melee, Miller said that neither he nor Fries believe the assaults were racially mo tivated However, the injured youths from both schools. Mr Miller concluded, described their attackers as blacks ’