By Hoyle H. Martyr. e County Baseball League Umpires Strike
rosi executive Editor
Half of the umpires in the
Triple County Baseball Lea
gue have gone on strike. The
action is the result of a vote by
a majority of the league’s
team managers to overrule a
league Disciplinary Commit
tee action on the suspension of
a player for allegedly bump
ing, cursing and attempting to
further molest an umpire.
Chief umnire Lloyd Harris
nve umpires, including
myself, have ceased to call
games for the Triple County
Baseball League because
most of the managers voted to
reinstate a suspended player
in direct violation of league
rules 34, 38 and 39.”
Harris noted that there has
been no organized effort a
gainst the league as each
umpire made independent and
separate decisions to not call
games.
The dispute arose out of an
incident at a recent all-star
game when Town and Coun
try's first baseman, Luke Vas
ter, was called out on three
straight strikes by umpire
Hank Sarters, Vasser, a form
er Charlotte Hornet's player,
reportedly called the umpire a
liar, bumped and cursed him
and had to be restrained by a
police officer and two players
as he attempted to physically
attack umpU5» Sarters who
away, carters is
experienced and reportedly
one of the best umpires in the
21-team league.
The controversy led to the
postponement of at least
three league games this past
weekend Among these was a
Saturday contest between lea
gue leader Town and Country
with a 19-2 record and the
Hoskins Giants. The surging
Giants have a 17-3 record
including 9 wins in their last
ten games with a recent vie
tory over the highly regarded
Morrisfield Rangers
While refusing to put his
talented team on the field
Saturday without an official
league umpire. Giant mana
ger Sonny Berry said, "I
support the umpires 100 per
cent. Hhat s the use of making
a rule if you are not going to
support it?”
The rule or rules that mana
ger Berry was referring to
read as follows
- '7 It shall be the duty of the
league* President to preside
at all league meetings to
enforce all official league rul
es.
-34 The Discipline Commit
tee shall rule on all disputes
and protests Its decisions in
these matters shall be final
38 A player or coach must
not touch an umpire while he
is engaged in a heated argu
ment with him such as push,
shove, or strike Penalty will
be suspensiot^for the rest of
the season
•iy ^ a PlJ>er starts a fight
with an umpire ne will not be
permitted to pla\ in the league i
for a period ot one ! >ear " |
It appears t hi that the lea
gue president Hill (. ole was in
violation ot Kule No 7 which
requires that he preside at
all league meetings to enforce >
all league rules I'ole was \ V
not available for comment ■
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GORGEOUS BETTY HORTON Photo by Jim Black
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Computer programmer
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V lvacious Betty Horton
Is Beauty Of The Week
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
It’s been said there’s no
better training ground for the
game of life than the family
circle, for within that arena
one may gain the skills neces
sary to successfully cope with
the larger world. The truth of
this maxim is clearly evidenc
ed by the POST’s beauty of the
week.
“Growing up in a family of
14 was one of the greatest
learning experiences I could
have had,” Betty Horton said.
“Things that might shock or
disturb someone else don’t
faze me at all. I learned to
stand up for myself, to share
and to deal with a variety of
personalities before I left the
nest,” she added. ,
A native of Lenoir, Betty is a
1975 graduate of Wake Forest
University, now employed by
the American Credit Corpora
tion as a computer program
mer. It’s her ambition - no, her
intention - to be a systems
analyst within five years and
there's little doubt she’ll do
just that, for this young lady is
definitely not “just another
pretty face.” She’s intelligent,
academically prepared and
exudes self-confidence and de
termination. Add to that the
incidental fact that she’s a Leo
and you have a formula for
success that’s hard to beat.
It was while she was attend
ing a dance at the Radisson
that Betty was discovered by
turtimmj
Growing old ia a question of
MIND over MATTER. It you
don't MIND, it doesn’t MAT
TER.
se she thought it was jusl
another line when he approa
ched her about being a POST
beauty. Even after discover
ing it was on the up and up, she
still had misgivings up to, and
including, the beginning of the
interview; but soon her natur
al friendliness and sense of
humor took over and she
opened up to share her views
on several subjects.
Clothes: “In the first place,
everyone should realize that
not every person can look well
in every new style that comes
along. I don’t go in for fads too
much. In fact, I aim for a
classy look when I really dress
up; more sophisticated than
flashy or sporty."
Most admired person: “My
mother. Cook, how can I help
but admire a woman who has
successfully survived the
rearing of 14 children and
through it all had enough
knowledge, patience and love
to go around? She’s just like a
ready reserve bank account -
always there to take up the
slack when things get shaky "
HaDDiness: “A nersnn ran
find happiness only after de
termining his own definition of
it. There are certain mores
and norms dictated by society
which influence our lives but
there is still enough room for
each of us to find our own
means of achieving happiness
Our environment is not so
rigidly structured that the
meaning of happiness must be
the same for everyone. Per
sonally, for me it is found in
doing for someone else and
only through their content
ment can I be allowed to be
made happy."
Women's lib: Black women
ys been liberated,
Ve don’t have to
o get out of our
kitchens into the work world.
We've been out there all the
time. Our struggle would
more reasonably be to get
back into our kitchens. As far
as equal pay and opportunity
for equal effort and ability,
I'm all for that but on a
personal level I never want to
give up that special treatment
that I enjoy receiving from
men. I definitely don't want to
be ‘one of the boys.' Let me
know you know I'm a woman
and treat me that wav.”
In a lighter vein Betty said
she loves disco dancing, likes
to play basketball and shoot
pool, enjoys reading and an
occasional movie and yes,
there is a special man in her
life who shall remain name
less.
Summing up my impression
of Betty, I came away with a
feeling of having met a new
“old friend.”
Conference
Set For
Minorites
Business developers and as
sistance specialists from the
eight southeastern states will
meet July 25-29, in Asheville,
North Carolina, at a regional
conference to chart new ef
forts and strengthen an exist
ing program of business assis
tance.
The conference is sponsored
by the U S. Commerce De
partment's Office of Minority
Business Enterprise (OMBE)
Atlanta Regional Office.
l*on Leeper To Seek Coimcil Seat
By Jacquie Levister
Post Staff Writer
Ine field of Black candi
dates seeking election to the
Charlotte City Council was
increased this week with the
announcement of Ronald
(Ron) Leeper's candidacy.
Leeper is seeking to repre
sent District 3 under the new
district representation plan.
(District 3 is the area bounded
by South Boulevard and Wil
kinson Boulevard).
A member of the Black
Political Caucus, Co-Chair
man of the Voter Registration
and Education Task Force,
an organization he founded.
Leeper has worked diligently
in the campaigns of other
democrats seeking election
and-or re-election on both the
local and statewide levels He
is also president of the 65
member Colony Acres home
owners association.
While announcing his candi
dacy, Lee per expressed major
interest in two areas: Trans
portation and equitable distri
bution of appointments to
commissions and committees
making recommendations to
be implemented by the city.
‘‘I see the need for a mass
transit system in our imme
diate future if we are to abort
Charlotte's becoming an as
phalt jungle. In the interim we
need to devise some means of
upgrading a public transpor
tation system that has steadily
declined and thus contributed
to the usage of individual
automobiles,” stated Lee per
He continued by saying, "we
need to eliminate the over
representation of certain geo
graphical sections on the com
missions and committees ap
pointed by the council. As long
as the input of these bodies
remains onesided the end re
sult will always be weighted
against our non-re presented
Ron beeper
...Works diligently
communities"
I^eper stated that his only
political ambition is to serve
the total community, i work
ed hard to aid the passing of
the district representation
plan Now that it has passed I
want to be a part of the group
that shows that it can and does
work in a manner that is
beneficial to this entire city.’'
he added
District 3 is comprised cur
rently of 11,300 registered vo
ters (6500 white and 4800 non
white). Included in this area
are Colony Acres, Clanton
Park, Boulevard Homes,
Montclair South and other
housing and apartment com
plexes
Ron Leeper is Assistant Sal
es Manager for B&B Supply A
product of the Belmont Public
School System, Ron leeper
and his wife Phyllis live at 417
Colony Acres Drive with their
two children, Rhonda age 6
and a son Atiba age 3.
Candidates must file with
the Board of Elections be
tween August 5 and 25 to run in
the Sept 27 primary for the 11
city council seats created by
the city's new district repre
sentation plan
release of the Wilmington to
The most representative of
those utterances came at the
July meeting of the North
Carolina Black Democratic
Caucus which met in Soul
City. N C H M Michaux. Re
presentative from Durham
County and l S Attorney-De
signate. told (he group that he
thought th.it 'ari injustice has
been done in the Wilmington
10 case and Governor Hunt
should pardon the Wilmington
10 Michaux compared the
10 year sentence of Leroy Gib
son. head of the Rights of
White People i'KdWPi to the
34 year sentence of Rev Ben
Chavis saying “Is this jus
bee’’" Gibson organized num
erous demonstrations of white
vigilantes which directed vio
lence at young school children
in Wilmington and eastern
North Carolina These actions
were more violent than any of
the Ku Klux Klan at that time
Gibson was convicted and is
now in prison
There was no opposition to a
resolution for the Caucus to
send a letter to Governor Hunt
stating. "The Black Democra
tic leadership Caucus urges
the Governor of North Caro
lina. James Hunt-, whom we
all supported and campaigned
for, to intervene and grant a
pardon to the Wilmington 10
We sincerely believe that the
Wilmington to are victims of
injustice of the Courts of North
Carolina." The vote for the
resolution was unanimous
For some time supporters
of the Wilmington 10 have had
no precedent on w hich to base
their request for pardon for
Governor Hunt
^ * tvivt. MV
UNCC To Expand Effort
To Get More Black Students
minority
Employment
Increases
The Civil Service Commis
sion recently reported that
minority employment in the
year ending May 31, 1977,
increased by 2,801 jobs in spite
of a decline of 13,296 jobs in
total full-time Federal em
eto made
in higher grades and salaries.
As of May 31, 1977, minori
ties held 512,715 jobs (21.1
percent of total Federal em
ployment), up from 509,914
(20.9 percent) in May 1976.
Total full-time employment as
covered by the survey showed
2,424,772 jobs in May 1977.
Both the number of minority
group employees and total
full-time employees continued
to increase in the white-collar
(General Schedule and simi
lar) pay systems.
Minorities gained 10,004 ad
Jit:._I /-» ___1 r.i_I I
u>»>wwui UVIIVIHI UVIICUUIC
(GS) and similar jobs, up
from 235,865 (17.1 percent) in
May 1976, to 245,869 (17.6
percent) in May 1977.
Other major pay systems
showed fewer numbers of mi
nority and total full-time Fe
deral workers during the one
year period. However, minori
ties continued to experience
net gains in supervisory and
leader positions under wage
systems.
Employment of Blacks con
tinued to increase under the
GS and similar white-collar
pay systems (up 4,526 from
174,063 - 12.6 percent to 178,589
- 12.8 percent). The overall
number of Federal jobs held
by Blacks declined by 1,939.
from 387,043 to 385,104 (a
constant 15.9 percent).
OMBE funds over 40 busi
ness assistance organizations
throughout the southeast area.
(Photo by Martin Chisholm
TOTAL LOSS
_I_ . . . _ . .
,, ...vuvtu, uuHit* ui i.nanes
Williams, 3414 Sargeant Drive, was destroyed
by fire last week. Mr. Williams, owner of the
popular House of Charles Barber Shop and
W W „ m a V • /*• ri .
Odioii.iou uasane street was unavailable for
comment on the extent of the damage when
the POST went to press late Wednesday.
MMum tutHiipes niana
“10” Support Mushrooms
Hunt h'l/l m >> i nl ’i ■ nofl unlil luxlim t#» L rwid 1# fil...
nautiuH <ccns>--While
support for the release of the
Wilmington 10 defendants
mushrooms in North Carolina,
some very sigmf cart events
have taken place which indi
cate that some of the key
political leadership in the
state may have a good chance
to push for a pardon or com
mutation from Governor Ja
mes Hunt
Recently, some of the clos
est political allies to Governor
Hunt in the black community
have told Hunt that something
should be done about the
Wilmington case.
Wednesday, July 6, that his
position on a pardon for the
Wilmington 10 was one of "not
intervening in cases before
the courts."
But on Wednesday. July 6,
after his weekly press confer
ence, Hunt stated to a report
er, "I have the responsibility
of considering this matter ve
ry seriously I am not trying to
make any snap decisions I am
going to meet with their attor
neys as soon as my legal coun
sel is out of the hospital, well
and able to be with us."
Key Blacks within the
state's democratic party have
Complies
With HEW
Guidelines
By Hoyle H. Martin Sr.
Post Executive Editor
The University of North Ca
rolina at Charlotte plans to
increase its efforts to recruit
minority students and faculty
in an attempt to comply with
new’ IVL'Vi desegregation
guidelines, according to Chan
ceilor D.W. Colvard.
At a press conference on
Friday Coivardsaid that while
he found substantial inconsis
tencies in the guidelines and
1 some "goals may be difficult
to achieve we are nevertheless
moving in that direction.” He
added, our major focus will be
to expand and work on things
we have been doing."
HEW advised the University
of North Carolina system with
16 campuses and 105,000 stu
dents last week that the num
ber of blacks on traditionally
white campuses must be in
creased and the academic
programs at predominantly
muM oe sigm*
ficantly strengthened
Noting that while only 7.5
percent of UNCC's enrollment
is black and that they receive
20 percent of the financial aid,
Colv ard said, "We will make a
good faith effort to achieve the
goals, that is, the recruit
ment of more blacks, by the
following methods:
Hiring a second black ad
missions counselor to seek out
and recruit black students,
broaden the quality of the
tutorial program, aid black
faculty members in their
quest for Ph D degrees, en
courage community college
students to enroll at UNCC;
spread the good word about
the Black Student Union and
similar black oriented pro
grams on campus
Colvard expressed conside
rable concern about the con
flicts in the guidelines which
he said would present the 16
institutions with difficulties
For example, the guidelines
require a unitary system on
the one hand and the preser
vation and strengthening of
the predominantly black insti
tutions on the other The dic
hotomy of these goals presents
some problems but the educa
tor said mute rlearlv that ho
supports the preservation of
the black institutions
“Another problem is re
dlining on a segregated bas
is,” Colvard said
Chancellor Colvard noted
also that a letter will be sent to
the umversty system's Presi
dent William Friday spelling
out UNCC's good-faith effort,
much of which is already
included in L'NCC’s affirma
tive action program submitted
in 1974 The material sent to
President Friday will become
a part of Friday's replay to the
HEW guideline requirements.