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Friday Asks
For Equality
)
Of Salaries
North Carolina’^ state sup
_pgrted universities pay their
faculties and administrator*
far less than university sys
tems in other southern states,
said University of North Caro
lina President William Friday
0 an appearance before the
North Carolina Legislative
Committee on Teachers and
State Employees. Friday ask
ed for an overall 10 percent
pay hike for the 7711 instruc
tors' and administrators and
for funds, part of which would
be used to raise faculty sala
ries in the poorer schools in
the sixteen member system to
the level of the wealthier ones.
Friday gave the legislators
statistics on the size of staff,
salaries paid, and changes in
the number of positions for
each institution in the system
during fiscal year 1976.
Friday was questioned by
Senator John Winters of
Wake, Harnett, and Lee coun
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1972 consultant's report call
ing for the elimination of
inequalities in faculty salaries
among universities in the sys
tem. Friday and a staffer
replied that the report had not
been implemented, explaining
that although salary ranges
Were revised by consultants
every two years, recent reve
nue shortages had made this
adjustment impossible. “We
simply didn’t revise them for
a period of three years, froze
tome salaries, and simply
made no adjustment at all in
the range,” explained one of
Friday’s staffers.
Senator Winters, interview
ed after the committee meet
ing, said that salaries for
university instructors or any
state employees could not be
considered by the committee
until “we predict and plan
where the revenue is going to
come from.” The mandate of
the committee is to develop a
program to finance raises for
state employees. Winters said
that some plans were being
developed but were in embryo
state and could not be discuss
ed.
The last legislature gave a
one percent increase to the
educators. That was the last
raise in four years except for a
four percent and $400 increase
given to state employees dur
ing the most recent legislative
session.
City Government
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LOVELY CHERYL HOWELL
...Garinger High Senior
Miss Cheryl Howell
Is Beauty Of Week
By Melvetta Jenkins
Post Staff Writer
A living example of a person
who loves life and loves peo
ple Cheryl Howell is this
week’s Beauty
Cheryl is a Garinger High
Senior who some may think
doesn’t have time for school
work, considering all of her
activities. But on the contrary,
our Beauty, though very ac
tive in school andpfvic groups,
has the time and^the incentive
to study and do well at Garin
ger and plans to further her
education to study Social Wel
fare and Communications.
In addition to being a Letter
Girl, a representative to the
Student Council, a member of
the Thespian Drama Club, the
Girls Ensemble and a singing
group called the “Sande
rettes” at Garinger, Cheryl
has just been initiated, along
with 20 other girls, into the
Centrusa Girls Service Club,
is a Debutante of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Alpha Lamb
da Omega Chapter, Miss Blue
and Grey (1976) and one of
seven 1976 Senior Beauty Fi
nalists for Garinger’s year
book.
Believing that it takes “do
ing" to feet things done, Cheryl
took eight children “Trick or
Treating" on Halloween night
and said she enjoyed doing it,
especially because “the kids
had such a good time.”
Her favorite subjects at Ga
ringer are music and Algebra
II. Cheryl said that her Alge
bra teacher, Miss Grigsby,
and the Choir Director, Mr.
Sanders, are her favorite tea
chers.
Cheryl was bom on January
13, 1959, under the sign of
Capricorn. She said that she is
typical of those bom under
this sign in that she is “very
determined and don't let peo
ple ‘talk me down’. Also,
Capricorns like ’to go’."
“I think I’m very patient,"
Cheryl said, adding that she
“loves Taurus men."
A'string of hobbies is attach
ed to our Beauty's busy per
sonality. She says that she
loves all kinds of music (she's
been playing the piano for four
years and sings in three
groups), that she enjoys sew
ing and dancing , that bowling
is her favorite sport (even
though she likes all kinds),
and that she enjoys baking
and decorating cakes.
Cheryl attends Statesville
Avenue Presbyterian Church,
which is pastored by Rev
Wilburn Sanders Adding to all
of her other activities, Cheryl
is a member of the church’s
Youth Group, Youth Choir,
and the Senior Girl Scout
Troop 305.
Citing her mother, Mrs.
Gwendolyn Bozeman, as the
person she most admires,
Cheryl said, “My mother is
everything to me. She’s pa
tient, she never lets me down
and she does nice things all of
the time. For example, I
remember once when she was
sick and I was with her all the
time. When she got better, she
sent me a thank-you note. To
my own house! She always
does nice things like that."
“I talk to my mother like I
would to a friend,” Cheryl
said. “She’s always able to
help me."
Our 5’3”, 105 pound Beauty
says that she likes the color
royal blue, macaroni and
cheese, “made by my ma
ma,” and German Chocolate
cake.
She has a collection of plants
and stuffed animals, which
includes teddy bears, two ele
phants, hippos, and dogs. She
also has two real dogs: Mr.
Foo, a Pekingese, and Max, a
German Collie.
Cheryl's favorite actress is
Stephanie Mills, who she saw
in the Broadway production of
"The Wiz” and describes as
"fabulous." Her favorite actor
See Howell on Page 3
City Discards Emergency
Action Plan For Bus Riders
No Blacks
On College
Boards
Special To The Post
(CCNS) Seventeen of the
Boards of Trustees of North
Carolina’s Community Col
leges and Technical Institutes
of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Community Colleges
have no Blacks on their
boards according to a recent
study by S. Cameron, a mem
ber of the American Institute
of Planners.
The study, an informal sta
tistical analysis, also found
that another 23 had Blacks
under-represented.
The study says appoint
ments to the Boards of Trus
tees of North Carolina’s Com
munity College Boards are
made by the governor, local
county commissioners in the
county where the college is
located and by the county
boards of educations.
Governor-elect James Hunt
promised to eradicate racial
discrimination in hiring and
appointment during his admi
nistration through the esta
blishment of a talent bank to
match jobs with qualified ap
plicants. However, that same
promise has been made by
successive Democratic and
Republican governors in re
cent history. The study points
out that in Hunt's county of
Wilson, the single Black on the
Board of Wilson County Tech
nical Institute was appointed
by the Wilson County Board of
Education. All of the guberna
torial appointments to the
boards are white, the study
claims.
Board with no Black repre
sentation were cited as Blue
Ridge Technical Institute,
Carteret Technical Institute,
Central Carolina Technical
Institute, College of the Albe
marle, Fayetteville Technical
Institute, Isothermal Commu
nity College, Maryland Tech
nical, Mitchell Community
College, Pitt Technical Insti
tute, Randolph Technical In
stitute, Rockingham Commu
nity College, Sandhills Com
munity College, Southeastern
Community College, South
eastern Technical Institute.
Stanley Technical Institute
and Surry Community Col
lege.
Most of the more than 300
boards and commissions are
not paid positions.
The new Dick Keffer Pontiac is “more
conducive to render better service,” said the
company owner. Formerly of 522 South Tryon
Street, the Pontiac dealership is now located
at 1001 Tyvola Road (off 1-77 at Tyvola Exit
5). A 44,000 square foot building was con
st rue ted on a 12 acre site. The used car lot,
once located at 8525 South Boulevard, also
occupies the new site. More parking space
and an updated service department are
featured at the modern facility. Estimated
cost of the project is $1 million
With Hooking Services
Charlotte Blue Chapter
Offers To Help Minorities
By Sidney Moore Jr.
Post Staff Writer
Fledgling businesses can
get help from the Charlotte
Blue Chapter of the National
Association of Accountants.
Free financial consulting
services are being offered by
the accountants 10 volunteers
are working with program
director Jay Gilmour of Intech
Corporation to provide the
services. Such areas as book
keeping and tax work are
services the accountants of
fer.
A volunteer is assigned to
each company requesting ser
vices. Depending on the com
plexity of the problem, the
volunteer will work with the
businessman until ne is a
position to do the work himself
or hire a firm.
Gilmour has contacted other
groups interested in develop
ing small or minority busi
nesses. He sought referrals
from Charlotte Local Business
Development Corporation,
Business Resource Center and
the Smajl Business Adminis
tration
Even though oiner groups
provide similar services, Gil
mour believes many business
es are not taking advantage of
such help. He said the success
of the program'-depends upon
finding business clients that
need accounting services be
ing offered by the volunyteers
The local program is pat
terned after one sponsored by
the National Association 01
Accountants < NAA). CharlotU
chapter members have offer
ed the program since 1973 will
varying degrees of success
according to Gilmour.
Such programs help the
whole community, accordini
to NAA literature
"As more and more loca
businessmen and w omen get i
piece of the action, the profi
flow spreads out in wide
circles throughout the entin
community, improving th<
general well-being of every
one." said the NAA literature
1.3. tjovemment tunploys Id Million
By Charles E. Belle
Special To The Post
Today some 15 million peo
ple are employed by some
arm of government This
means that one out of every
five persons receives his or
of 55 acres located in Kerhonk
son. in the Caskill Mountains
In Upper State New York
Asked what factor attribut
ed to his success. Mr Bates
says, "I have always been a
firm believer in the eternal
providence of God He has
been my constant companion.
Whatever success I have had,
I owe it all to Him "
What is Mr. Bates' message
to the Youth of today?
"No matter how many chan
ges come in our society there
are some things abiding, ho
nesty, integrity, trustworthy
ness, love and the dignity of
work Without these, no mat
ter how hard you try, success
will not be yours," Bates said
The public is invited to
meet, greet and see this out
standing personality, said a
statement from the church.
her pay check from a govern
ment body. State and local
governments account for four
times as many employees as
the federal government
Unfortunately, most state
and local employees have sen
iority-based job security and
many of these non-federal
government bodies face a
cash flow failure similar to
that experienced'by New York
City. This leaves the federal
government-which can print
money-and industry as the
main new employment areas
President-Elect Carter pre
sented economic policies of
cautious expansion that might
minimize the danger of explo
sive inflation during the cam
paign. The rate of inflation
projections for 1977 is less
than five percent under Presi
dent Ford's slow growth na
tional economic plan
This is an acceptable policy
to white working people How
ever, the U S economy will
not be able to generate a great
number of new jobs for the
last hired and first fired group
under this slow growth econo
mic plan
Capital spending for new
plant development has just
begun to slightly increase
. This will have a slight stimu
lus to the U S economy in the
latter part of 1977 Consumer
spending, which is the bigger 1
part of the economy, is drag
ging the ground. Retail sales <
are unduly slow and savings <
_ are on the increase i
The United States League of '■
Savings Associations reports '
that last year the average
American saved 8 :i percent of *
his disposable income or $83 1
/or every $1,000 he made after
taxes The economy needs an
injection of those dollars to get 1
itself going on the upside
The economy is not getting
this security surplus Consu
mers are simply not confident
of the current projected reco
very or the promises of F’resi
dent-Elect Carter
Congress has seen the light
By over-riding F’resident
Ford s veto of the job bill act,
a projected 300,000 jobs will be
created next year. Blacks
must not allow these jobs to
bv-pass them
The black community is in a
depression Unemployment
for us exceeds the white 1930's
level. Government made jobs
should be given to the needy
The new 95th Congress will be
dealing with the funding ap
propriation for the Job Bill
Act Black Congressional Cau
cus members must call for an
affirmative action program
Write and remind them
(NNPAi
To Observe
Thanksgiving Day
All offices of Charlotte City
government will be closed
Thursday, November 25, in
observance of Thanksgiving
Day. Regular business hours
will be resumed on Friday,
November 26 at 8 a.m.
There will be NO refuse
collection Thanksgiving Day
but each residence will re
ceive two backyard collec
tions during the week. Due to
the holiday there will be NO
curbside trash collection next
week. Citizens are requested
to wait until Tuesday, No
vember 30 to place items at
the curb for collection on
' •• Jteeoglber l.
TURTLE4AU?
A The trouble with life, you’re
’ halfway through before you
R realize it’s one of those DO IT
§ YOURSELF DEALS
I
“Peg Leg" Bates, of stage
and screen fame, will be spe
cial guest at the Friendship
Baptist Church, Sunday, No
vember 21 for the ll a.m.
worship service
Mr. Bates has become a
legend in his own time.
Undaunted by disadvan
tages and with a determined
will, he overcame his handi
caps and turned them into
success.
Born in South Carolina and
having lost his left leg and
being “Black” was enough to
say to him “you can't make
it.” But not for “Peg Leg”
Bates. He accepted his plight
with realism and developed a
proficiency that carried him
around the world performing
before Kings, Queens .and
mass audiences everywhere
Today he is the owner and
Famed Peg Leg Bates
To Visit Here Sunday
\\\ m
“Peg Leg" Bates
...Has become a legend
operator or TTPeg Leg' Bates
Country Club, a palatial resort
Bus Strike
Strands
10,000
By Hoyle H. Martin Sr.
Post Executive Editor
Shortly after the 11 day old
city bus strike began on No
vember 7. the City of Charlotte
announced that it would soon
offer an Emergency Action
Plan designed to provide
transportation at least for the
elderly., the sick and those in
need of social service assis
tance. However, city^officials
announced Monday that they
would offer no specific assis
tance to the approximately
10.000 Charlotteans who de
pend on daily bus service to
travel to their places of eni
ployment and to receive me
dical or social services.
City transit planner Mike
Kidd has suggested to the
thousands of stranded bus
riders that they seek transpor
tation assistance from their
Ieial service agencies and their
employers.
The City s self-help plan,
consistent with Mr. Kidd's
suggestion, is described in an
ad on Page 7 of this issue ol the
POST
After seven days without
public transportation, Mr
Kidd told the press on Mondav
We've found most people are
finding temporary means ol
transportation, and the few
critical cases we're referring
to volunteer agencies ’’ Mrs
Marion Porter, volunteer co
ordinator located in the Social
Services Building on Billings
ly Roads, expressed similar
1 views. She told the POST
• Tuesday that unofficial fi
gures indicate that approxi
• mately BO percent of those
; visiting social service offices
had found their own means ol
transportation during the first
week of the bus strike. How
ever, Ed Chapin, director of
social services has reportedly .
said that there are not volun
[ _ teers to transport people to the
Social Service Building.
CREATING HARDSHIP
Chapin noted further that
in« au inc is «. i traimg tuiihiun
able hardship for many in
need of social service assis
tance
In the mean time, the bus
strike that has idled 132 city
owned buses and 151 bus dri
vers and 31 maintenance men.
stretched into its eleventh
day
On Monday and Tuesday
federal mediator H H. Phillips
met with City Coach Line s
management and the striking
bus drivers for exploratory
talks - the first such discus
sions since the strike began
Following adjournment of the
four hour Monday session.
Phillips said, "progress is
being made" but gave no
indication of an early settle
ment to the dispute
The bus drivers and mainte
nance men-mechanics-are
paid wages of M SI to *4 56 per
hour They rejected an offer of
an immediate 44 cents hourly
wage increase with a subse
quent 30 cents an hour in
crease
cm school* win
Clone Two Days
For Thankngiving
All schools in the Charlotte
.Mecklenburg School District
w ill be closed on November 25
and 26 for the Thanksgiving
holidays