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"Charlotte Post's Top 10 Seniors From CMS Schools
By James Cuthbertson
Post Staff Writer
"The most important thing
about me is my ability to take
advantage of a situation, mak
ing it worth something to
someone else or myself,' eaki
West Mecklenburg senior Au
drey Maria Love who is the
Charlotte Post's 1977 Senior of
the Year.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Watkins Love, of
3701 Shoup Court, is 18 and
very active at her.high school.
Senior Class, Editor-in-Chief
of the "Bow and Arrow"
(school newspaper), a Varsity
Cheerleader, and a member of
the National Honor Society,
the Pep Club, and the Future
Teachers of America.
Ms. Love, who is the Presi
dent of the Youth Choir at
Saint Paul's Baptist Church,
also is a debutante for Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
and was a participant in the
Black and Gold Pageant spon
sored by Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity.
Sewing, creative writing
and modeling are the hobbies
of the aspiring senior who will
attend the University of North.
Carolina at Chapel Hill feJ
major in Biology. ^
Ms. Love ranks in the topi
five percent of her class and is
joined on the Charlotte Post
Honor Squad by ten seniors
from throughout the county.
Olympic High School senior
Karen Marcella Blount mas
tered the SAT with a 1210
score out of a possible 1600.
The daughter of Mn end
Mrs. Horace Blount of 4516
Roseridge Place has 21 A s in
her grade point average of
3.9565, which places her at the
number 19 spot in a class of 404
students.
Eighteen-year-old Ms.
: Blount is a member of the
Future Teachers of America,
the Red Cross, the National
Honor Society, the Spanish
National Honor Society, the
Ebony Forum, the Nascense
Literary Staff, and the Ger
man Club. \
She plans to attend Harvard
or Radcliffe She has been
accepted at both and intends
to major in applied physics
with hopes of being a physicist
or patent lawyer one da>
The United States Naval
Academy was chosen by Inde
pendence Senior James West
Barnes for the futherance of
his*:areer
The 17-year-old son of Mr
and Mrs. James Barnes of
1831 Irma Street intends to
major in engineering
Ranking in the upper 13
percentile of a class of 648
students, barnes was presi
dent of his sophomore class,
his junior class, and the stu
dent body.
He also served as editor
of the school newspaper and
as captain of the varsity track
and football teams.
Specie! honors include Out
standing Band Member. Or
der of the Patriot induction,
the DAR ROTC award, the
Harvard Book Award, the Out
standing ROTC Cadet Award,
State champion in the mile
rela> and All-Conference in
track and All-County in foot
ball
Building Model airplanes,
jogging, and listening to jazz
music consumes leisure
time
For his career goal, Olym
pic senior Jethro Worley of
3912 Sunnycrest Lane says. 1
would like to go into commer
cial art and possibly teach art
I am also interested in writing
short stores and novels. .Some
form of art as a career will
make me happy."
The son of Mr and Mrs
Jethro Worley. Sr paints
draws, and writes, in his spare
time
He is a three year letterman
in football, runs track, drives
bus. is a member of the Order
of the Trojans and does back
drops for proms, plays and
bulletin boards at his school
Jethro plans to attend West
ern Carolina University to
major :n art He has a grade
point average of 3 2273 and
ranks 71 among 41H students.
Sheila Renee Peters, the
17-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James C Peters. Sr.
of -09*4 —C'-uin Court·,
ranks 20 in her class of 626 at
Garinger High School
She hopes to attend the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill to major in
psychology
Ms Peters was a junior
marshall, the 1977 Valentine
Queen, a 1977 debutante, a
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CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA-28208-Thursday. May 5. 1977
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1 aboie Jennings
Is Beauty Of Week
By MelvetUi Jenkins
Post Staff Writer
Miss Tabbie Jennings, the 22
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Jennings of Char
lotte, is this week's Beauty.
A 1973 Garinger High School
graduate, Tabbie said that
•V after she left Garinger, she
attended Southeastern College
of Beauty Culture and gradu
ated from there in 1976.
Putting to practical use all
of the things she learned in the
classroom at Southeastern,
Tabbie is employed at Deese's
Coiffures on N. Tryon Street.
She said that because she
enjoys her profession so
much, the work she does at
Deese's - haircuts, facials,
weaves, permanent·, and ma
nicures - comes easy to her. As
a matter of fact, Tabbie's
future ambition is to be the
proprietor of a beauty shop '
Tabbie is one of those "sexy
Scorpios." She was born Octo
ber 2», 1>S4. Other char acte
ristics about herself that Tab
bie lists include her tendency
to be very determined, stub
born, strict, domineering, jea
lous, and hard-working.
Our Beauty is a faithful fan
of Tamara Dobson and an
ardent admirer of Telly Sava
les - the bald actor who is
commonly known as Kojak. "I
like that bald head and his
demanding personality." Tab
bie qualified
Tabbie is looking forward to
the Bike-A-Thon that's to be
sponsored by Ebony Group
and Company this week end.
She uid that providing she
doesn't have to work on Satur
day, she'll definitely be there.
She hedged that she's not sure
how far shell be able to
"hang," but that she is deter
mined to make an effort.
Tabbie has two poodle pup
pies - Kiya and Eurippus. She
said that they are good com
pany and keep her occupied.
"They sort of take the place
right now of the kids Τ don rt
have," She said.
Singing, bike-riding, going
to the movie·, bowling, and
sight-seeing are Tabbie s moat
popular hobbiea. She aaid that
the laat movie the saw was
"Rocky." "It was different
from what I had heard it
would be," she said. Rocky,
the character, really appealed
to our Beauty because "he
acted more like he was
Black."
Hata off to Tabbie Jennings
and our luck goes out to her aa
she boards her bike this Satur
day and tries to keep up with
all of the people who will go
out and participate in the
Bike-A-Thon
Affirmative Action Program
Post Office
Employees
Oppose Plan
Gay lord Freeman, chair
man of the Commission on
Ρ octal Service (CPS), an
nounced early last week that
recommendations had been
sent to the Carter Administra
tion and the Congress that
call for a reduction in postal
service in order to limit opera
ting costs. The announcement
received strong oppostion
from AFL-CIO postal worker
unions.
Freeman said four in
dependent firms surveyed the
postal situation and "predict
ed that the Postal Service in
its present form simply cannot
survive unless postal rate·
rise beyond a politically and
publicly acceptable level or
unless subsidies are greately
increased."
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Postal Workers and the Mail
Handlers' division of the La
borers all expressed sharp cri
ticism of the CPS recommen
dation.
J. Joseph Vacca, president
of the Letter Carriers, and
James B. La pen ta, director of
Laborer s Mail Handlers divi
sion, were both quoted in the
AFL-C10 NEWS as saying the
CPS recommendation repre
sents the game conclusions
that have been drawn by the
same people since passage of
the Postal Reorganization Act
of 1970. The labor leaders con
cluded that the recommenda
tion really means reduced
service and higher costs in
stead of greater efficiency at
the same cost.
Mrs. Josephine Foman Is
Post's "Mother Of The Year"
UJ HI'-" «L'.VO " " 'ft"
Post Staff Writer
The remarkable institution
of motherhood is worthy of all
the praises that will be be
stowed upon it this Sunday and
all mothers everywhere
should be recognized for their
dedication, diligence, and
hardwork ι
We at the Post feel that in
nonoring .virs josepnine ro
man as "Mother of the ^ear,
1977" we are paying tribute to
a woman who exemplifies all
of the finer qualities of mo
therhood
Having reared four children
of her own. the eldest being 31
years old, Mrs Foman's spirit
apparently hasn't been daunt
ed by what sometimes may
nave reen a narrowing ι·»μτ
rience. Of her four children
Barbara Ann McKenzie, Jua
nita Oliver. Jacqueline Gun
ter, and Charlene Fnman -
three have given Mrs Koman
the pleasure of being a grand
mother Charles Foman, Mrs
Foman's husband of 32 years,
said (hat she loves to have the
grandchildren visit her "Ev
ery time one's about to be
born, she can't wait until they
get here.' he said
"The Greatest Woman In
The World" is a phrase that
has been used b> her children
to describe Mrs Koman
They look at her more as a
big sister." Koman said
"They bring all their pro
blems to her and try to keep
her happy at the same time
Mrs Koman is a woman
who has combined marriage,
rParing Lliildl en end » ewwr
so successfully thai she has
been able to excel in all three
Recently promoted to head
of the sportswear department
at Montaldos. Mrs Foman
has been Ihere for aboul 16
years Mr Hood, manager of
Montaldo s said. She s obso
lutely lops She's a very per
sonable smart woman The
customers are crazy aboul
her She s been excellent all of
these years
Thanks go to George F"o
man and the children of this
happy union for making it
even more of a pleasure for us
to recognize Mrs Josephine
Koman as "Mother of the
Year. 1977
Ms. Doris Asbury Τ ο Direct
Summer School Program
Doris Asbury has been ap
pointed director of the Char
lotte-Mecklenburg Summer
School to be held at Hording
High School where she cur
rently serves as assistant
principal.
The summer school at Hard
ing i« aimed toward student·
of junior and senior high
school who need make-up cre
dits for promotion or want to
take extra courses they cannot
fit into their regular school
schedules
•Several courses at the
school are high-interest cour
ses In art. creative writing and
I , other subjects geared to inten
i sive concentration for six
- weeks." Ms. Asbury explains
ι Over 1000 students are expect
» ed to attend the school
s Student· may earn a semes
ter s credit in thrte weeks or a
both three week sessions of
summer school Most required
junior and senior high school
courses are offered for make
up at summer school Students
may novr pre register at the
guidante office of their regu
lar echools
/All inquiries âhour Slimmer
school or Ihe many other
summer programs offered by
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools should be directed to
the student s present school,
public or private The summer
school office will not open at
Harding High School until the
end of the regular school year
Other opportunities are
open to elementary school
students, and a special secon
dary school reading program
will be held at Easlway Junior
High School Elementary
mathematics is offered at Ka
ma Road Elementary School
and elementary reading at
Dilworth and Hidden Valley
Schools
Major Companies Fear
Discrimination Suits
Βν Ο. Imam L huru Aku
«V.W.P.J
Being black arid a college
graduate may have ils distinct
advantages
Most major companies in
the nation are involved in a
push to place qualified black
college graduates and post
degree graduates in various
positions in their different
divisions Once employed, the
individual must quickly learn
the ins and outs of power
positioning in order to raise
his salary level and to avoid
the deadend job
The people most likely to
give an informative perspec
tive of the job situation for
college graduates are the
employment agencies There
is only one such agency in the
Queen City that specializes in
minority placement. Hatched
& Cunningham Associates are
located on the 7th floor of the
Kast Independence Tower at
Kast Independence Boulevard
and McDowell Street
We asked VV "Bill" Cun
ningham if his agency had
encountered .iny feed back
from people his agency had
placed :n jobs" We haven't
had an> complaints of a speci
fic nature he replied
"There is not much ol a
discrimination problem be
cause we specialize in helping
companies in their affirma
tive action programs. The
Ihinp is to match the ritfhl
person with the right job,
based on that person's educa
lion and training Another
thing you must consider, he
continued .ire the many va
riables invohed suc h ;as a
person s grade point average
while in college This means
bucks to them when they are
seeking employment Master
ing interview techniques is
also worth money Another
marketable factor are the
schools you attend All these
are important when you go out
on the job interview Finally
companies will bring indivi
duals in to work for them or
certain levels, most of thf
time on an intermediate level
ππτί Thr KTrbrry rrmrtved
said, based upon many varia
hies
On the other side of the coin
is the position held by th<
emplo>T We accompaniet
one recruit to an employmen
interview, which look place u
upstate New York
There the manager of Corn
ing (ilass Incorporated s Ri
search l>n ision Howard Wee
thai I gave the Post a ver
candid view of management
position on the particular
involved in the placement r
minority recruits A bach»
lors degree, regardless of h<
ing in science or arts, insure
a person of an interlevel pos
non ana mai s> aooui u v>e
were also informed that "fur
ther study and agreeable job
progress aids an individual
toward a better position "
Weethall maintained that.
"The biggest problem is plac
ing someone and then having
them become cossatisiied with
their situation. The next thing
you know, we'll have a dis
crimination suit on our hands
That's why w.e try to place
people who have an over
whelming desire to achieve
Not only does it benefit the
individual, but it benefits the
company also."
Finally the Post talked with
one Corning employee who
maintained a bit of disillusion
ment with the job upgrading
function of the corporate per
sonality
The employee told us. "1
Aas brought in with the pro
mise of advancement, but 1
was put into research and
development and everything 1
discovered was taken away
from me. with someone else's
name being placed on my
discoveries " Continuing, he
said, "I've been here a long
time When I came, there
were only twenty blacks here,
so I became involved in an
affirmative action program
What I noticed was that many
who were involved with me
were being fired for various
reasons Things have changed
slightly since then, the com
pany is now in a rush to hire
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State Department
To Sponsor
Parent (îonferenne
Λ regional parent confer
end· on services for handi
capped children will be held
Saturday. May 7 at the Kadis
son I'laza Registration begins
at Η :i(l a m . and the program
runs through an evaluation at
ipm
The conference is one of
eight regional meetings sche
dtiled in the state sponsored by
the North Carolina~Depari
ment of Public instruction
< ounties included in this re
gion are (>aston. Cleveland,
I Mecklenburg Cabarrus, L'n
ion. Anson. Stanly and Lin
ι coin
Parents will be informed
about services directly avail
able to handicapped children
Participants must be parents
of exceptional children and
' must pre register by April 20
I.unch and $10 compensation
j will be provided each parent
participant
Κ or pre registration infor
s mat ion contact Lynell Sto
i- v;i" Telephone «919» 733-3005
GORGEOUS TABBΠJENNINGS
...One of those sexy Scorpios
MOTHER OF YEAR MRS. JOSEPHINE FOMAN
.... With husband, chilflren, α η d grandchildren
TUKTLE-W*
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M» Doris Anbury
...Assistant principal
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