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For Saturday
Neighborhood Groups Plan
Voter Registration Drive
Graves Seeks
To Sign
1,000 Voters
By Hoyle H Martin Sr.
Post Executive Editor
A grassroots interest in the
November 8 general to select
a major, four at-large council
men and se\en district coun
cilmen has led to a last-minute
voter registration drive plan
ned for Saturday, October 8,
according to Lonnie Graves,
chairman of Precinct 31.
"Many people called to say
they want to vote in November
but found they can't because
the> aren't registered. In re
sponse to that. Precinct 31 in
cooperation with a number of
neighborhood groups - some
from other precincts - is hold
ing a voter registration drive
on Saturday <Ocl. 8> of the
Dalton Village Community
Center from 10 a.m to 7
pm. Graves said Transpor- '
tation pick up service will be
available from 10 a.m to 8
p m by telephoning 332-4709,
332 3449 or 332 3724
u raves, elected chairman of
his precinct last May and
considered by his aids to be
' one of the new black lead
ers," said in an exclusive
interview, I've always felt
politics was for everybody but
me; however, after observing
the political scene over the
past year and after dealing
with the Black Political Cau
cus recently, 1 feel now I
-hould be involved." He noted
they hope to register between
iOO and 1,000 people on Satur
day
Carrie Graves, a well known
political activities and wife of
leonine, added People called,
asking how they could get
involved and get registered
because they're concerned
that the Democratic Party
appears to be still taking the
black vote for granted We
don't like being told who to
vote for That’s why the black
vote for Jim Black was at
least partly a protest vote
agamst the Black Political
Caucus' endorsement of Jim
Whittington."
In related developments,
Hill Culp, executive secretary
of the County Board of Elec
lions said. “We have adequate
places for people to register
now." People may register
and transfer their registration
at anv of 16 branches of the
Pubic Library, all 21 branches
of First Union National Bank,
Mechanics and Farmers
Hank's main office on Beatties
Ford Road and its East Inde
pendence Plaza branch, the
Mobil City Hall <see your
water bill for locations > and at
!ho Board of Election office on
East 4th Street
Culp noted also, ‘‘Many peo
ple who cannot get to the polls
on election day may vote with
an absentee ballot." The pro
?edures are:
- I-stop voting - v isiting the
Hoard of Elections Office any
lay before election day and
r'ou can cast your ballot
- Near Relative - Can get an
ipplication for you if ill etc.
hat must be filled out. signed,
nailed and then a mailed
•allot will be forwarded with a
elf addressed return envelop
By mail Write requesting
n application and ballot
The deadline for absentee
•allot voting applications is
November 2.
Finally, curb-stone voting
from an automobile) will be
See Graves on Page B6
MISS MYRA LOWE “ “or "w"n CBI*'om
—Crazy about clothes
Vivacious Myma Lowe
Is Post’s “Beauty Of Week”
By Jeri Harvey
Po6t Staff Writer
Pretty Mryna Lowe almost
went to Atlanta to study fash
ion merchandising after she
finished high school in Rocky
Mount last year, but, fortuna
tately, she changed her mind
and decided on Charlotte in
stead. Atlanta’s loss is Char
• lotte’s gain and we’re happy to
have her in the Queen City.
Myrna is the daughter of
Irving and Clatease Lowe and
has one fifteen year old sister,
Brenda. She attended the
public schools of Rocky Mount
and decided early in life she'd
like to be involved in the
fashion industry in some way
because, as she said, ‘Tve
always been crazy about clo^
thes but I hadn't really plan
ned to go into modeling. How
ever, when I was in a fashion
show at school a representa
tive of a modeling agency was
there and approached me a
bout enrolling in their school. I
did and I’ve appeared in a few
shows around town and I’ve
come to like it. I’d like to
model for a while and ev“n
tually become a fashion co
ordinator.”
The reason Myrna came to
Charlotte instead of Atlanta is
because, "I’d never been a
way from home on my own
before, and Atlanta was just a
little too far away to suit me
right then. I’d already been
accepted at a school there but
when 1 found out I could get
the same thing in Charlotte I
decided to come here. Now
that I’ve been here a year I
think 1 can move on to where
ver the opportunities are grea
test. feeling more confident."
bhe admits that Charlotte
is "a lot faster than Rocky
Mount" but says she finds the
people/riondly and has enjoy
ed her stay here.
Myrna lias been under con
tract to a local modeling
agency for several months
and has done fashion shows
for Belks and Ivey’s. She’s
also done a TV commercial for
New England Bell Telephone.
This lovely Libra spends her
spare time playing tennis,
sketching and drawing. Occa
sionally she goes to some of
the local clubs but said she
prefers the quiet life usually.
When her contract with the
modeling agency expires in a
few months, Mryna plans to
move on. We hope she'll carry
with her pleasant memories of
the Queen City and we wish
her luck and happiness wher
ever she eoes.
rublic Conference To
Examine Unionism. Wages
By Linda Morris
Special To The Post
CHAPEL HILL - A free,
public conference on unionism
and wages in North Carolina
will be held here Friday, Oct.
14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Carolina Inn.
The meeting is cosponsored
by the University of North
Carolina, the economics de
partment at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and Burlington Industries.
Solans from UNC-CH will
be Joined by economists from
North Carolina State Univer
sity and Duke University in
the discussion and exploration
of the issues surrounding un
ions and their effects on wag
es.
The conference partici
pants, said Dr. Thomas Knies
ner, conference coordinator,
have set four goals they hope
to achieve: (I) the correction
of popular misconceptions
surrounding the economic be
nefits unions do and do not
provide their members, (2)
the identification of some of
the social costs and benefits of
increased unionization, (3) the
exploration of various public
policy approaches to increas
ing the incomes of North
Carolinians and (4) the de
monstration of the ability of
the intellectual community to
provide quality technical ad
vice on an important social
issue.
Prof. Emil Malizia of the
department of city and re
gional planning at UNC-CH
will present the controversial
recommendations he made in
a report prepared for the
Office of State Planning.
In his report, Malizia recog
nized that wages are higher in
the more unionized states and
urged governmental policy to
promote the growth of union
membership among North Ca
rolina’s workers.
Research findings concern
ing the effect of unionization
on wages also will be present
ed by Richard Potthoff, senior
operations research analyst
for Burlington Industries in
Greensboro.
The research reports will be
followed with comments from
economists Prof. Robert Fea
m (N.C. State University),
Kniesner and Prof. H. Gregg
Lewis (Duke University).
Prof. James L. Murphy, chair
man of the UNC-CH depart
ment of econmics, will serve
as moderator.
A rebuttal and discussion
with questions from the audi
ence will follow during the
afternoon
Prof. Kniesner, coordinator
for the conference, said lead
ers in business, state govern
ment, the church, trade unions
and the news media have been
invited to attend.
JAIL MINISTRY
The Baptist Metropolitan
Ministries is making a call for
back copies of the Reader's
Digest, Newsweek, Time,
Sports Illustrated, Book Di
gest, Natiqpal Geographyic
and WildlifCto be used for the
Jail ministry.
They may be brought to
Park Road, Myers Park, or St.
John's Baptist Church offices
where they will be picked up.
Kinston To
Host NAACP
Conference
The 34th Annual Convention
of the North Carolina State
Conference of the NAACP will
be held at the Holiday Inn in
Kinston, N.C. on October 13,
14, 15.
The Yough sessions will be
gin Friday night, October 14
with a dance at the American
Legion - Harris Groom Post on
Asphalt Rd. The Youth meet
ing will begin at 8:30 a.m. on
Saturday, October 15, at the
King’s Restaurant located on
Highway 70 East.
The highlights of the youth
sessions will be several work
shops. The theme for this
year’s youth sessions is the
“New Priority.” The presi
dent of the youth, Dianne
oellamy-Small, feels it is im
portant to try and explore
some of the basic problems
effecting youth today. The
workships will be "Drugs -
The Way It Is” presented by
Mr. Harold Cogdell, Probation
Officer from Kinston and Mr.
Leslie Brown of Drug Action
Council, Greensboro. “Sex,
How it can Affect You" will be
co-ordinated by Ms. Georgia
. Thomas from Planned Parent
hood of Greater Charlotte and
“Education and the Navy"
with Commander Milton Jack
son, Washington, D C.
The business session of the
State Youth Conference will
consist of constitutional chan
ges, election of officers for
1978, the ratification of the
Youth of the Year Contest and
resolutions dealing with edu
cation and drugs.
Slides of the National Con
vention will be shown.
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BISHOP W ALTER MCCl LLOl GH
..JlaptLsinu new candidate
House Of Prayer's Anniversary
Devotees Came From Far And
Near To Celebrate 51st Year
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
They came from far and
near, from huge northern ci
ties and tiny southern villages.
The old and the young, the
strong and the feeble They
came by plane, train, bus, car
and on foot to the Mother
House of Prayer For All Peo
ple on Beatties Ford Road.
They came to celebrate the 51
anniversary of their sect and
to look upon their spiritual
leader, Bishop Walter McCul
lough.
For a week they worshiped
far into the night, listening to
the preaching and praying,
singing with fervor to the
accompaniment of the stirr.ng
music and bringing gifts. By
Sunday 2.000 of them had
made a commitment and were
ready to be baptised by Bishop
McCullough in the poo) behind
the bright red. white and blue
church. The atmosphere was,
at dnce, solemn and festive ti
the crowds milled about the
church grounds Old friends
and new friends greeted each
other and discussed the pasty
weeks activities which had
included hall games and band
exhibitions as web as the
religius services each night.
Bishop McCuiiough, in black
robes and scull cap, stood out
among the white robed eiders
who assisted him in the anci
ent rite of baptism Standing
waist deep in the clear waters
ot the pool, a tall man with a
full greying beard, he intonea
the ritual words of baptism
over and over as he briefly
and expertly immersed each
candidate beneath the water
They emerged from the
pool, some crying, some sbou
ting, others seemingly in a
daze, but all confident in their
belief that they had beei
"saved.'
For those who question the
validity of their religion,
members ot the House of
Prayer point out that, for
them, this is the way they
have chosen and they do so of
their own free will. One man
told us, "I have been to other
churches In fact, 1 was raised
in another church and went
regularly But one day I rea
lized it was not answering my
needs A friend invited me to
go to the House of Prayer with
him and I found there what I'd
been looking for It's as simple
as that."
Biwinew Women
To Hear
Jim Wliittington
James B Whittington, May
or Pro-Tern of the City of
Charlotte, will be the guest
speaker at the October meet
ing of the Carrousel Chanter of
American Business Women's
Association < ABWA i
Mr Whittington has been a I
resident of Charlotte for 42 i
years, has served on the City I
Counsel for 18 years, and is i
currently running for Mayor
of Charlotte i
The regular dinner meeting |
will be held on Tuesday, Octo- j
ber 11, at 6:15 p.m at Char
coal Steakhouse. 1800 West ,
Morehead
Artificial Kidney Center
Nalle Clinic Provides Dialysis
Treatment For Kidney Patients
By Jeri Harvey
Post StaffWriter
Do you drive your own car? '
Can you spare an hour now
and then to help someone less
fortunate than yourself’
If the answer to these two
questions is yes, Wanda Lew
is, social worker with the
Nalle Clinic Artificial Kidney
Center would like to hear from
you.
The clinic provides dialysis
treatment for patients whose
kidneys no longer can filter
waste from their blood These
patients must receive treat
ment on a regular basis two or
three times each week at one
of the clinics’ two locations at
309 South Laurel St. or 1900
Brunswick Ave. Treatment is
relatively painless and the
center staff includes nephrol>
gists, registered nurses and
technicians to care for pa
tients while they are there A
dietician and a soical worker
help patients and thpir fami
lies adjust to the necessary
changes in lifestyle. Medicare
covers so percent of all the
above costs but there is no
provision for transportation
and for some patients this is a
real problem.
A few patients *.«„ _7.e
themselves, others are well
enough to catch the city bus.
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MS. WANDA LEWIS e**"
...Nalle's social worker
and still outers have friends or
family members to bring
them to the center and pick
them up later. The local Red
Cross, the Department of So
cial Services, the Association
for the Blind, and the Easter
Seal Foundation provide
transportation Tor some pa
tients but there are still from
20 to 25 patients each week
who are unable to schedule
rides to and from the clinic for
treatment which is vital to
their lives Most often these
are new patients who will need
assistance for only two or
three weeks until permanent
arrangements can be made
In the past staff members of
the clinics have taken time
from their regular duties to
•
provide transportation How
ever, as the number-of pa
tients grow, this is becoming
impossible.
The usual times for trans
porting patients to the clinic
Monday through Friday are
between 7:30 8 30 a m and
12:30 - 1:30 p m. Times for
returning them to their homes
are normally 1:30 - 2.30 p.m
and 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. On Satur
day the hours are 7:30 8:30
a m. and 11:30 a m - 12:30
p.m.
According to Ms Lewis, one
of the hardest things for dialy
sis patients is putting their
lives back in order after the
shock of learning they have
endstage renal disease She
says any support or extension
of a helping hand to those
individuals from caring peo
ple in the community means a
lot to them.
Perhaps you could drop
someone at the clinic on your
way to work or pick them up
on your way homo Or maybe
you could spare a little time
while you run your Saturday
errands Any interested indi
vidual. service unit or club
may call Ms I^ewis at 374-1321
or 374-1322 for more detailed
information, ff she is unavail
able, please leave a message
and she will return your call
promptly
iiy a MAN is proud of his
and mother merely
se they are the parents
ie fallow like HIMSELF,
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