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“Charlotte s Fastest Growing Community Weekly” [ black coxsoiers
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Black Heads North Carolina
Employment Security Commission
Claudie Lewis Jr.
Manages Charlotte Office
By HoyleH MaTtmSr
Post Executive Editor
Claudie Lewis Jr . -w. has
been promoted to the position
of Manager and head of the
Charlotte Office of the North
Carolina Employ ment Securi
ty Commission ESC ■
I-ewis. an 18-year veteran
with the ESC - the state
agency responsible lor assist
ing employers to locate work
ers antf the uneinploy ed to find
jobs, is manager ol the state's
largest public employment of
fice with over 100 staff mem
bers In addition. Lew is is one
of only two black ESC office
managers in North Carolina
A graduate of North Caro
lina Central Cniversity, Lewis
came to Charlotte I8;. years
ago to accept a ESC position
as an Interviewer From that
position he has moved up to a
supervisor of placement, as
sistant manager for the ESC
Concentrated Employment
Program, manager of the
Work Incentive Program
i WIN i and O-J-T- coordinator
before assuming his present
post
In responding to questions in
an exclusive Post interview
Lewis said "ESC is no better
and no worse than most state
agencies in the promotion of
blacks. Furthermore, my new
position is in my view a matter
of merit, nothing more and
nothing less With regard to
what he views as his greatest
challenge as an employment
office manager at this time
Lewis said, "to he sure that
employers and clients get the
best possible professional and
courteous service that we can
nffor
Mrs. Goodman
Wins 100
Gallons Of Gas
The l‘J4H class of West Char
lotte High School held a raffle
recently as part of a project to
raise funds lor the class
Winner of 100 gallons of gaso
line was Mrs Goodman of :ilt>
Harrison St
"I was both pleased and
surprised when 1 heard I had
won the pri/e Mrs Good
man said recalling the mo
ment I bought two tickets
from Edison French thinking I
would be the last to win I even
sold tickets to others for f- ren
ch and told everyone that
bought tickets from me that I
honed the\ won
The sponsors of the raffle
are members of the class of 48
interested in keeping a class
relationship going The draw
ing w'as held at the home of
Myrtle Cathey who along with
Manann Blackwell and Kita
Gabriel are on the special
projects committee
Other memiiers of the class
of 48 that were participants in
the drive are Doris Sander.
Margaret Irby. Arthur Mas
sey & Wife of Ohio, Clotelle
Fisher, l-eon Gormlev. A
manda Graham. Miller Smith!
Preston Grier. Willie Hemp
hill, Marie Kobinson. Eugene
Sanders. Champion Dolthus.
Ervin Ferguson. Marcus Kirk
patrick. Rev Samson I>ong
James Linsey. Ruby Alexan
der Miller of New York, Hu
bert Tanner. Dons Thompson,
and Morris'Donald
According to Mrs Goodman
I am saving my prize to be
used when I go on vacation
this summer
h a m
Claudie Lewis Jr
18 year veteran
Lewis is a native of Red
Sprngs, N.C. and is married to
the former Margie Womack of
Saint Paul's. N.C. They are
the proud parents of two child
ren: Dwight. 16 and Sherry 13
Lewis succeeded Dwight
l.eonard who retired after
32 years of service with the
i ommission
El)A Approves
Grant To Aid
Neighborhoods
Approval of a $106,399 grant
to help expand a national
program demonstrating the
innovative use of community
owned credit unions to stimu
late neighborhood economic
growth was announced last
week by Robert T Hall, Assis
tant Secretary of Commerce
tor Economic Development
The grant from the Com
merce Department's Econo
one Development Admmislra
lion to conduct the national
program will go to the Center
for I'rban Ethnic Affairs, 1521
16th Street. N W . Washington,
DC
The funds will be used to
help pay the costs of a staff to
plan and conduct the program
m one rural area and in
inner-city neighborhoods of
four cities.
The goal of the program is to
demonstrate the effectiveness
of community-owned credit
unions in financing housing
repairs and new construction
and in stimulating economic
growth
It will offer management
and technical assistance to
help the local credit unions
expand by encouraging depo
sits by non-members such as
industrial firms, banks and
churches
The program also will pro
vide training to local officers
in coordinating investments of
credit union.funds with plans
for neighborhood development
of businesses and for attract
ing job generating industry
Assistance is now extended
by the center to neighborhood
credit unions sponsored by
Amigos L'nidos in San Juan,
Texas, and the Guadalupe
Organization at Guadalupe.
Arizona, and to the Casa
Credit Union of Springfield.
Massachusetts, the St Jo
seph's County Community
Credit Union of South Bend.
Indiana, and the St Peter's
Credit Union of Hartford. Con
necticut
The Center for Urban Eth
nic Affairs will provide (43.790
to complete the (150,189 total
cost of the program for one
year,
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LITTLE LA WANDA ROCHELLE
...Ripe old age of three
La Wanda Rochelle
Is Beauty Of Week
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
At a ripe old age of three
the POST's Beauty of th
Week, LaWanda Rochelle ha
big plans for the future. If al
goes well we can expect to se
her name in lights someday
because this young Virgo al
ready dances like a little pr
and belts out a song with a
much feeling as a miniatun
Natalie Cole.
A natural born ham, she ha:
requested a “real” micro
phone for her birthday ii
September, but in the mean
time a spoon, stick, or any
thing at hand serves as a mik<
when she puts on frequen
impromptu performances foi
family and friends or anyom
who happens along. Last weel
she acquired a guitar whicl
she has, of course, incorporat
ed into her act.
U/hon cha im'i
for the big time, LaWanda
loves to "hang” with her big
brother Greg, and often ac
companies him to the park
and basketball games and
tries out new dance steps on
him.
A real little clothes horse,
La Wanda likes nothing better
than to go shopping with big
sister, Kathryn and she never
gets tired of trying on clothes
and getting dressed up.
Our little beauty has parti
\ cipated in a number of baby
contests, including "Tots on
Parade,” sponsored by the
' Purple Cross Nurses' Unit of
Pisgah Temple No. 228.
She is attending ^mmrc
Camp at Christ Episcopal
Church and also participated
in Vacation Bible School at
Mount Moriah Baptist Church,
where she belongs to Ms.
Ametta Lawrence's Sunday
School class. This fall she
expects to enroll in nursery
school.
La Wanda enjoys “cooking”
for her family and all her
stuffed animal friends when
she is not rehearsing for star
dom, but her bwn perferences
run to Big Macs and french
fries.
So far, the high light of the
summer has been a trip to
Carowinds where she was still
going strong when everybody
else was dragging. Later this
> summer she plans to spend
! some time at the beach La
j Wanda's parents. Dorothy Mc
5 Murray and Dolph Davis, ad
mit she’s a handful but they
! are rightfully proud of this
> happy, outgoing little miss. As
. for us, we were worn out just
. listening to all the things she
does and we think it is only
( fair that we send an advance
warning to Broadway and Hol
, lywood, because when this
little package of dynamite
explodes on the scene about
, fifteen years from now, there
won’t be any stopping her.
Post Shows
Growth And
Potential
By Hoyle H. Martin Sr
Post Executive Editor
In the past 12 months The
Charlotte Post has had a
significant increase in its
gross revenue, according to
William (Bill) Johnson.
Johnson, a former sports
writer for the Charlotte Obser
ver and former manager of
the Post, has been editor
publisher of Charlotte's only
black-oriented newspaper for
the past three years He said,
"We are indebted to the Char
lotte business community and
the reading public for their
overwhelming support during
these last 3 years. We are
particularly grateful that this
support has enabled The Char
lotte Post to experience a 27
percent increase in gross rev
enue over the past year."
The veteran newspaper wri
ter-editor-publisher conti
nued, "Our indebtedness to
the community causes us to
re-dedicate ourselves to the
fulfillment of an obligation
that will enable us to offer a
product that hopefully will
continue to show improve
ment on a week-to-week bas
u "
In conclusion, Johnson said,
“It is our endeavor to continue
to provide the same high
quality of news coverage that
will make both the community
and the Post better “
In reflecting on what he
views as the significant fac
tors that have helped to move
the Post to its current level of
operation and success, the
quiet-spoken but articulate
Johnson said, “First and moat
immediate has been the untir
ing dedication of our 17-mem
ber full and part-time staff
members '' Johnson then gave
recognition to the contribution
to The Charlotte Post's found
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«■-OES
Symphathy is never wasted
except when you give it to
yourself.
You Better
Stick To
Speed Limit
Secretary of Crime Control
and Public Safety J. Phil
Carlton announced this week
he is ordering State Highway
Patrol Commander John T.
Jenkins to see that the 55 mph
speed limit is strictly enforc
ed.
Effective August 15, mem
bers of the State Highway
Patrol “shall vigorously en
force the 55 mph speed limit
on the public highways of
North Carolina," Carlton's or
der said.
In making the announce
ment, Carlton said it has come
to his attention that many
members of the Highway Pa
trol may give various degrees
of “tolerance” to motorists
driving at speeds above 55
mph. I find no Patrol policy
condoning this practice, Carl
ton said, but believe that it
exists, nevertheless.
Evidence is conclusive that
strict adherence to the 55 mph
speed limit, now both the state
and national maximum speed,
reduces accidents, saves li
ves, and conserves petroleum
products. Carlton added that
federal officials have also
warned that failure of a state
to enforce the 55 mph limit
could result in loss of certain
federal monies for state use.
The order will be discussed
later this week at meetings of
Highway Patrol officers sche
duled to be held Wednesday
and Thursday. On Wednesday,
July 27, Governor Hunt, Se
cretary Carlton and Com
mander Jenkins will meet
with officers in the western
part of the state at Troop F
headquarters in Hickory. On
Thursday, July 28, they will
meet with officers in the-east
ern part of the state at Troop C
headquarters in Raleigh.
President Carter
Fulfills Pledge
President Carter, continu
ing to fulfill his pledge to place
more blacks within responsi
ble positions in the nation’s
judicial system, has appointed
Hubert H Bryant of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, to be U.S. Attorney
for the Northern District of
Oklahoma.
PHYLLIS ANN HILL AND PRINGLER KEMP
—• ('.hat During Disco For Fam ily
Thundqy^ July 21
Camp Greene Center Was
The “Happening Spot In Town”
By Deborah Gates
Post Staff Writer
Camp Greene Advancement
Center was the happening spot
in town for all its inmates
and their many visitors Thurs
day, July 21 at 5 p.m.
According to James C. Nee
ly, program assistant for the
North Carolina Department
of Correction at Camp Greene,
it was the first of such activity
at the camp. “We hope it will
be a success so we can do it
again,” Neely said as the
party was kicking off to a good
start.
According to Neely, Camp
Greene is divided into three
main sections, work release,
study release and pree re
lease. “We are the cream of
the crop,” Neely said admir
ingly of the institution. He said
that location at Camp Greene
is the final step before an
inmate's release. "There is a
waiting list of inmates who
want to come here," Neely
said. He said the institution
presents more of a counseling
than a custody situation.
Neely said the idea of the
disco lawn party came up
before July 4, so a date was set
and the party began. "It's
been so hot," Neely said,
adding. "The dorms are not
air conditioned and this type
function releases tension from
the inmates.”
The party turned out to be a
very successful event, and
many local organizations do
nated their time and services
to help make sure the inmates,
their families and friends en
joyed every minute of it.
Neely said many civic organi
zations helped by donating
food, equipment, music, and
other necessities that made
the event a joyous one. Soul
Radio NVGIV provided music
for the hour and Johnson C
Smith University sent players
to entertain in a basketball
game.
Neely said the inmates are
basically a good group Many
of them that leave the camp
daily to attend school or to
work, "are under a lot of
pressure by being on their own
for they must fight tempta
tion," Neely said but quickly
added, "Most of them handle
it well."
Pringler R. Kemp, who is
serving time at Camp Greene
for five weks, thought the
party was "nice." "It gives us
something to do that makes us
feel we are back out in the
world," he said. He emphasiz
ed the point that this type
activity for the inmates "gives
us a chance to see our families
and friends in a good atmos
phere."
Visiting Kemp was Phyllis
Ann Hill, who said it was her
first time at Camp Greene but
said she had visited him ai
the correctional institution ir
Huntersville last month. "Ii
wasn't that free to walk oul
because it was fenced in It did
not give visitors a relaxed
feeling," Ms. Hill said. She
, said that visiting at Camp
Greene during the party gave
her and her friend "more
freedom of movement ”
Ms Hill said that while al
the correctional institution in
See CAMP on Page 10
At Northwest Junior High
Mrs. Eva J. Shadd Named PrinciDal
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Mrs. Eva J. Shadd has been
appointed principal of North
west Junior High School, re
placing James V. Cockerman
who was named principal at
McClintock Junior High
With the Charlotte-Meck
lenburg Schools since 1951,
Ms. Shadd has served as a
teacher at West Charlotte
High and Northwest Junior
High; curriculum coordina
tor. assistant to the principal
at Northwest Junior High, and
curriculum coordinator for
the Harding Feeder Area,
Ms. Shadd was *1»rn in
Sparta..burg, S.C. but moved
here at such an early age that
she considers Charlotte her
home She was educated in the
local public schools and re
ceived her undergraduate de
gree at Bennett College in
Greensboro, her M Ed. at
New York University and her
Principal’s Certificate from
UNC-Charlotte
Her professional affiliations
include membership in the
National Association of Edu
cators, North Carolina Asso
ciation of Educators, and the
Association of Classroom Tea
chers of Charlotte-Mecklen
burg.
In addition, she is a member
and past-president of the
Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority;
Vice-president of the Char
lotte Chapter of Squaws. Inc.;
Vice-president of the Char
lotte Chapter of Links. Inc.;
member of the Bennett Col
lege Club; La Reinas and
Emanon Pinochle Clubs; Me
trolina Duplicate Bridge Club
and Cardettes Bridge Club
A member of Mount Carmel
Baptist Church. Ms Shadd is
involved in the Church Wo
men's Activities and is a
member of the Women's Day
* * ■ - mmmm. *•
Mrs Eva J. Shadd
Replaces Cockerman
committee
Her hobbies are reading and
volunteer work with such
groups as Little Sisters and
Senior Citizens.
Ms Shadd is married to
John Shadd who is with the
l -S Postal Service and they
live in the Long Creek section
with their Shepherd-Chow.
Prince She is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Morris Gillespie
who live in McCrorey Heights
and her only brother, Strother,
lives in Florence, S.C.. where
he is Assistant Credit Mana
ger with American Credit
"I'm very excited about this
position,'' Ms Shadd said,
“and I'm grateful for the high
measure of confidence placed
in me. I accept with pride and
a sense of humility because I
am fully aware of the magni
tude of the responsibility and
the importance of the appoint
ment I cherish the opportuni
ty to serve in this capacity and
know the staff and I will work
together to provide the appro
priate climate for learning for
our boys and girls " In a voice
choked with emotion. Ms
Shadd continued. “You would
not believe the calls, cards
and telegrams I ve received