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Photo by Jim Black
LOVELY EARTHA WISE
...Rising South senior
Mks EarthaWise
Is Beauty Of Week
«y Jen Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Post Beauty of the Week,
Earths WiBe, names her mo
ther, Mrs. LaSalle Wise, as the
person whom she most ad
mires and wants to be like.
“She’s different from most
‘-way.
problem 1’ ^ ___ J
' Wk tt over with me. We’re
nially good friends. But that
doesn’t mean she lets me get
away with a whole lot though
She can' be real strictarfienshe
. wa3fyy>.” ^
A rising senior at South
Mecklenburg, Eartha lives
with her mother and step
father, a younger sister and
three younger brothers. She
was born in Charlotte but
spent the first 13 years of her
life' in Washington, D.C. and
says she still misses the noise
and the many places to go and
things to do. She plans to
spend this summer there ba
by-sitting for her aunt and
renewing old friendships.
At South Meek., Eartha is a
member of Project Aries (an
activity club) and is on the
yearbook staff. Fashion Mer
chandising is the subject she
enjoys most and Ms. Teal, who
teaches it, is her favorite
Instructor because Eartha
says, "She takes time to ex
plain everything in detail and
she’s always patient."
Eartha hasn’t decided
where she wants to attend
college but says Howard Uni
versity in Washington is high
on the list of possibilities and,
she is considering retail ma
nagement as a career choice.
Roller-skating, reading, cro
cheting and knitting take part
of her spare time but she
laughed and told us, “I have
not done much knitting since I
made a sweater and had one
;sleeve about six inches longer
man me otner. Since then I
stick mostly to crocheting poc
ket books and head bands.”
Eartha enjoys Jim Brown
and Natalie Wood on the mo
vie screen because she says,
“They act as if thev really
her sis
rarely give
her any trouble. “I try to set a
good example for them be
cause they sort of look up to
me and come to me for advice
sometimes. I try to help them
make their own decisions be
cause they have to learn to use
their own mind and not get in
the habit of letting other peo
ple think for them. Especially
when they get out with their
friends, they have to be able to
decide for themselves what’s
rtght or wrong and not let the
crowd nilflh thorn J.l_
something they may not really
want to do.”
Last February 15 Eartha
received a ring from her
boyfriend, Michael Gregory,
and became officially engag
ed. She says no date has been
set because she still wants to
continue her education beyond
high school and she thinks it
might be a little hard to
combine marriage and studies
since, as she puts it, “Just
being married is hard enough
by itself, to hear people talk.”
Throughout the interview
we were impressed with this
young woman’s poise and ma
ture outlook on life. It was a
pleasure getting to know a
little about her and we hope
Poet readers have enjoyed
sharing ft with us.
Applications
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Available For
Summer Jobs
Applications for summer
Jobe for economically disad
vantaged youth are available
In all secondary schools and at
Public Libraries, Neighbor- .
hood Community Centers,
Town Halls and the Office of
Manpower Services
The Summer Youth Em
ployment Program will pro
vide Jobe for some 237 youths
during June aftd July. The
program Is funded by a grant
from the Comprehensive Em
ployment Training Act
(CETA).
controversy rCct^es
Minimum Wa^e LawWoidd Lock
3 Million Into Sub-Poverty Level
PTAAkfe
Dr. King’s
Fund Drive
By Hoyle H. Martin Sr.
Post Executive Editor
The Hidden Valley Elemen
tary School PTA’s last meet
ing for the 1976-77 school year
was highlighted by the pre
~sdntinn nf nnfj awards tn
the Martin Luther King Me
morial Statue Fund, the local
chapter of the Association for
Sickle Cell Disease, Radio
Station WGIV and The Char
lotte Post.
Dr. R.B. Phifer, PTA presi
dent, said in presenting a
check of *100 to the MLK
Memorial Statue Fund, "giv
ing funds to the Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial is for a
valid need and we deem it a
privilege to be a part of such a
KT?*t person thmnyK our
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*52.81 to Ms. Peggy Beck
with, executive director of the
Charlotte Mecklenburg Chap
ter of the Association for
Sickle Cell Disease. He said,
“this check represents a fltiall
token of our awareness and
concern for your organization
endeavors in helping to reduce
the incident of the sickle cel]
disease in our community."
I'cruncaies mat read, “in
recognition and appreciation
of valuable and dedicated ser
vice...” were presented to Jim
Black for Radio Station WGIV
and Hoyle H. Martin for The
Charlotte Post.
The Hidden Valley PTA
Bowling Team then presented
to the school principal, Mr.
B.G. Whistnant, a check for
$205 “to be used to benefit the
students.”
The bowling team then pre
sented a trophy to Dr. Phifer
for his efforts in organizing
the team as a means of raising
funds for the school.
Local Epilepsy
Association To
Hear Dr. Haworth
Dr. Chester Haworth, pro
minent neurologist from High
Point will be speaking before
the Mecklenburg Chapter of
the Epilepsy Association of
North Carolina on Tuesday,
June 28 at 7:30 p.m.
The Mecklenburg Chapter
of the Epilepsy Association
meets at 1924 Vail Avenue in
Charlotte. '
*~^n downtown Orleans, France
In Sports, Business
Local Athlete Makes Good!
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Before Ephraim McDaniel
graduated from West Char
lotte High in 1968 he knew of
two things he wanted out of
life. One was to play pro
basketball and the other was
to have his own business. Nine
years later at the tender age of
28, he has achieved both ^hose
ambitions and thereby hangs
a tale of determination and
hard work coupled with talent,
ingenuity and charm that has
spelled success On a recent
visit to town he told the Post
how it happened
“After West (.'narlotte I en
tered Northeast Oklahoma Ju
nior College in Miami, Okla
homa," McDaniel began. “It’s
a small school and I felt I
could compete academically
there. It worked out well
because I earned a B average
and was also named Junior
College All American.” After
one year there he transferred
to North Texas State Univer
sity where he was named
All-Conference for two years
in the Missouri Valley Confer
ence He graduated in 1972.
When draft choices of the
professional basketball lea
gues were announced that sp
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been selected in one of the
lower ABA rounds, and with
the advice of his lawyer, de
cided to accept an offer to play
in Europe instead. He joined
the "RACING Whites" organi
zation in Brussels, Belgium
with the intention of remain
ing away from the U.S. for a
year. However, after winning
year. However, after a win
ning season with the Belgium
team, he was offered a con
tract with ' Union Sportive
Orleans.” a team in Orleans.
Franc, the birth place of Joan
of Arc. He recently renewed
that contract for the fifth year.
Playing at 220, just ten
pounds over his college
weight, h'o'j" Ephraim said,
“I play mostly forward but I
do it all He is averaging 29
points and 17 rebounds per
game this season, which be
gan in August and will end1 in
July. His team plays one game
per week, plus three practice
sessions
In spite of the demands of
his schedule, Ephraim found
himself with time on his hands
and energy to burn He says,
“I felt I was wasting my life
away. I wanted to do some
thing with my spare time that
would mean something. I rea
Iized there was a real need for
good athletic clothing and e
quipment in France. No Ame
rican products were available
there. You couldn't get a
decent pair of sneakers and
they’d never even seen tube
socks I made a few contacts
in the states and decided to try
my hand at retailing some of
these items." He continued,
"starting on a very^ limited
scale and operating out of my
■ home, I ordered a little mer
chandise at a time. When the
shipment arrived I sold it as
fast as I could, usually by mail
order, and then I'd spend ail
the money reordering stock."
At this point he broke into a
big grin and said, “Ail this
was highly illegal because I
had no license or permits but
I wanted to see how it would go
before I made a large invest
ment." Word of mouth adver
tising brought so much busi
ness that after about a year
Ephraim took the plunge and
invested in a shop at 4, Rue de
la Cholerie in downtown Or
leans.
From that small beginning
Ephraim says he has expand
ed his stock to include any and
See MCDANIEL on page 8
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U. S. Chamber Predicts
Loss Of 900,000Jobe
By Hoyle H Martin Sr.
Post Executive Editor
President Carter’s proposal
to raise the minimum wage'
from $2.30 to $2.50 per hour
“would leave 3 miLUoa.Inll
time workers locked into sub
poverty-level incomes sup
plemented by relief pay
ments,” Clarence Mitchell
- warned in a recent issue of
AFL-CIO News. On the other
hand, the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States
reportedly has predicted that
USDA Proposes
Rule To Settle
Food Stamp Case
- _ WASHINGTON—Assistant
Monday that food stamp reci
pients who contest reduction
or termination of their bene
fits resulting from periodic
eligibility reviews would con
tinue to receive their stamp
allotment until a hearing de
cides the issue, under new
regulations proposed by the
U.S. Department of Agricul
ture (USDA).
Assistant Secretary Fore
man said the department, a
greed to publish the new prb
posal as the first step toward
settling a nationwide ~ct««
action suit challenging the
procedure for reducing nr
stopping food stamps when a
household applies for food
stamp re-certification. She
said interested persons are
invited to comment on the
proposal
The suit. Basel v. Butz, Was
filed in October 1974 by the
Food Research and Action
Center, in L'.S. District Court
for the District of Columbia.
The District Court ruled in
USDA's favor, but the U.S.
Court of Appeals reversed the
lower court early this year.
When a household is ap
proved for food stamps, it is
certified for a specified length
of time and must re-apply
when this "certification peri
od” ends Basel v. Butz chal
lenged regulations which re
quire local welfare agencies to
reduce or terminate food
stamp benefits without notice
when a household fails to meet
elieibilltv standards Burino
the proposed $2.50 rate would
cause the loss of 900.000 jobs
nationally, including 25,000 in
North Carolina.
At the state level, the N.C.
House of Representatives ap
proved by an 82-27 vote last
week a bill to raise the state s
minimum wage from $2 to
$2.50 per hour-effective July 1.
The bill, which would increase
Hie payoneuii;, fui well- -over -
35,000 people not covered by
the federal laws or labor union
contracts, also received Sen
ate approval on Friday by a
close 25-23 vote. However, on
Monday the Senate recinded
its earlier approval and called
for a compromise proposal
with the state House. The
Compromise calls for raising
the current $2-per-hour minl
and
wage bill occured after
approval of a bill to lighten th<
tax burden on manufacturers
an effort that had been sough
for 14 years. When proponents
of the tax bill argued that it
would rai% wages in the state
by attracting new industry,
minimum wage supporters
immediately built a ground
swell to gain approval for $2.50
hourly wage. Two weeks ear
lier the Senate had approved a
bill to raise the wage rate for
the state from $2 to $2.15 per
hour.
On the national scene,' Clar
ence Mitchell, chairman of the
>. oaimon lor a rair Minimum
Wage and the Washington re
presentative of the NAACP,
noted that the Coalition lead
ers had expressed tbpir con
cerns to President Carter in a
White House meeting and they
left with the belief that Carter
would study the matter fur
ther.
"We hope that the President
will adjust his figures upward,
so that people can really de
pend upon their paychecks,
rather than relief or food
stamps," Mitchell reportedly
concluded
The U.S. Chamber of Com
merce claims that if Carter
adjusts his figures upward to'
say $3 00 per hour, Nforth
Carolina would lose approxi
mately 80,000 jobs. However,
the AFL-CIO Research De
partment argues that histori
cally, in most cases unemploy
ment has actually declined
following a rise in the mini
iiiuiii wdgc.
If the Carter administration
fails to press for a minimum
wage proposal in excess of
*2.50, there will be “acute ite
disappointment" in the black
community. Mitchell conclud
ed.
National Women
Will Meet June 14
On June 14, the Charlotte
Chapter of the National Or
ganization for Women will
meet at Stonehenge Restau
rant, 602 E. More head at 7:10
p m Dutch-dinner will be at
7:30 pm. forgetting acquaint
ed
Task force committees isr
ERA, media, battered wosaen
and others will be rJ-~inad far
the remainder of the year'a
exciting NOW programs. -
The QUICKEST
BREAK UP a HOSTILE
CROWD ia to TAKE UP A
COLLECTION!
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jaMPWItaBilBrffhfc —~ their re-certification /review.
Mrs. Robinson Named Assistant Principal
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Mrs. Bertha B. Robinson,
curriculum coordinator in the
North Mecklenburg feeder
area, has been named assis
tant principal at Hawthorne
Junior High, effective for the
1977-78 school year.
Mrs. Robinson has been
with the Charlotte-Mecklen
burg System since IMS as a
teacher at West Charlotte
High, Northwest Junior High,
Double Oaks Elementary
School and Sedgefieid Ele
nentary School. She became
issistant to the principal at
Eastway Junior High in 1974,
Since that time, she served
one year each as assistant to
the principal at Pineville Ele
mentary and Northeast Junior
High before she became cur
riculum coordinator in the
North Mecklenburg feeder
area.
Originally from Asheville,
' Mrs. Robinson moved to Char
lotte, finished West Charlotte
High and graduated from
Johnson C. Smith, in the
class of 1948 She completed
her master's degree at New
York University and has done
further graduate work at Wes
tern Reserve University and
the University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte
« Mrs. Robinson is a naember
of the National Education As
sociation. the North Carolina
Association of Educators, The
Association of Classroom
Teachers, The Association for
Supervision and Curriculum
Development, and is on the
Quality Education Commit
tee. A member of Friendship
Baptist Church, she is on the
Board of Directors of the
Friendship Daycare Center
and is also the treasurer of the
daycare center.
An enthusiastic bowler,
Mrs. Robinson is a member of
two leagues: The Silhouettes,
a handicap league; and The
Budweisers. a scratch league.
She has bowled in numerous
invitational tournaments and
won several trophies Her a
verage is 160
Mrs. Robinson is the wife of
Odell Robinson Sr., a math
teacher at Wilson Junior High,
and the mother of Odell Jr.,
employed with the North Ca
rolina Department of Correc
tion and a daughter. Joli, who
graduated from Winston-Sa
lem State University in May
Mr* Bertha B RoUmmi
.. Popular educator