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mmvi ?nd v.::kienbmîî couhiy CHAP.10.U. K. C. 282ÛZ 1 YOUR BEST ADVERTISING MEDIA IN THE LUCRATIVE BLACK MARKET CALL 392-1306 THE CHARLOTTE POST ι * -r* ^ Λ VOL. 4 NO. 18 "Charlotte's Fastest Growing Community Weekly" BLACK NEWSPAPERS EFFECTIVELY REACH BY FAR. MORE BLACK CONSUMERS - CHARLOTTE, NORTH CARQLINA-28208-Thui sdaVT PRICE 25c Wfien Exactly Is Veterans' Day? Friday, November 11 has been proclained Veterans Day in North Carolina andlt is an official state holiday. But the federal government observed Veterans Day on October 24.This may confuse people in Mecklenburg County about exactly when Veterans Day is, but according to state .l^cials, the confusion will subside in 1978. Next year there will be but one official day nationwide to observe as Veterans Day - November 11. Accordins to Charles Beddingfield, Assis tant Secretary for Veterans Affairs, that date was tradi tionally recognized as Vete rans Day until several years ago when the federal govern ment chanffpH mnct hnliHaw to Mondays to give federal employees three-day breaks. "The fourth Monday of Octo ber was designated Veterans Day and most states, inclu ding North Carolina, began to observe it on that day," ex plained Beddingfield. Veterans organizations ex pressed much discontent over the change and individual states began to change their observance back to the tradi: tional date. The North Caroli na General Assembly changed it back to the November 11 date in 1975. This year, all states except the District of Columbia, Mississippi and South Dakota will salute vete rans on November 11. Veterans Day commemor ates the signing of the Armis tice, which ended the fighting of World War I, at 11 a.m. November 11, 1918. The spe cial day has become a time for all veterans to be honored. In proclaiming Veterans Day this year, Governor Jim Hunt called on the citizens of the state to honor the veterans of all wars, who "have served our State and Nation with honor and distinction." Veterans organizations in cluding the Veterans of For eign Wars, the American Leg ion, AM VETS, and Disabled American Veterans, usually join together in local commu nities to observe Veterans Day. 30 NAPFE Members To Hear Robert White National President Robert White will be the speaker November 12 when Charlotte v Local No. 311 of the National ■ Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees celebrates Allian ce Day with a dinner dance at the Holiday Inn-North, 3815 North Tryon Street at 7 p.m. White is considered by ma ny to be one of the most outstanding labor leaders in America and some years ago he was named as one of the most influential black men in the United States by Ebony Magazine - While the National Alliance is an independent organization with sub-groups organized a round the membership of the union, the Union is affiliated with the Black Labor Council and the National Council of .Negro Women Mrs. Mattie Ρ Caldwell is president of the local Alliance chapter. WTU-TMK One girl to another: "Of course I had to tell her she looked like a MILLION and I mean EVERY YEAR OF IT! " ATTRACTIVE DEBORAH TREULL ...Engaging young lady Deborah True 11 Is Beauty Of Week By Jen Harvey Post Staff Writer West Charlotte High Senior, Deborah Truell, is the Post Beauty of the Week. This engaging young lady is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Crowder and has five brothers anrt three sisters. Commenting on her large fa Black Mayors Endorse Carter's Energy Plan The National Conference of Black Mayors has endorsed President Carter's proposed National Energy Plan, stating that "This Nation cannot put off difficult choices'and sacri fices in the hopes that the energy problem will dis solve." The President commended the Conference, which met in Washington, for adopting a resolution supporting the Plan, calling it "an important statement of support from an organization of leaders repre senting a sizeable constituen cy in America." "The mayors have shown that they recognize that a failure to face up to our energy problem will most adversely affect poor people and black peuple. Al 5IWW8 recugniuon that passage of the energy program is not a contest be tween the branches of govern ment - that, instead, it is a test of our national will. It is my hope that this action by the mayors will add momentum to passage of the National Ener gy Plan," the President said. While supporting the Presi dent's plan, the Conference also urged Congress - now considering it - to include provisions "which address the unique needs of. cities and communities which have lar ge concentration of the poor as residents." The resolution also said that "the cities are the Nation's economic and population cen ters and thus greatly need an energy policy that is equitable to all regions, sectors, and income groups that encour ages high levels of employ ment and production " Durham College Set* Thirtieth Founder's Day Durham - Durham College will observe the thirtieth Founder's Day Celebration on Friday, November 11 Festivi ties will begin with an 11 a m mily, she said, "Well, there's no such thing as being by yourself in my family because there's always somebody a round. But I wouldn't like it any other way," she continu ed, "Because I love to talk and be around people." At West Charlotte Deborah is a Letter Girl and a member of the NAACP. Her favorite subjects are history and eng lish and she names her art instructor, Ms. Nowlin, as her favorite teacher. Asked why, she answered, "She's very understanding. I get along with her on my good days and my bad days because she doesn't bug me." After high school Deborah is thinking of going to Spellman College in Atlanta and her ultimate goal is to be an airline hoetess. She thinks 1 » J Λ '« !» * " * OlIV V» «IIJVJ UIV WA\.ll«IU<CIIV WI travel and especially meeting new people all the time. This vivacious Libra is 5Ί0" and weighs 110 pounds. Her hobbies are photography, camping, ice and roller skat ing and drawing. Practicing Letter Girl routines, dancing, listening to music and watch ing sports events take up a lot of her spare time but she says she's "a great cook" and specializes in steak, peach cobbler and Dound cakes. Deborah's father is a pro fessional truck driver, she told us proudly, and her mother is employed with Lance, Inc. In spite of the family being large, she says the house work and cooking go easily because "everyone pitches in to do their share, from the youngest on up." The family attends University Park Baptist Chur ch * here Rev. James E. Pal mer is the minister. -» F our W omen,Three Blacks ' "-\ t To Serve On New Council Hooks Calk For Full Employment The following is a statement by NAACP Executive Direc tor Benjamin L. Hooks on the unemployment rate for Octo ber that was released by the Department of Labor this week. "The continuing rise in the unemployment rate for black workers is a troubling trend that requires immediate re medy from Congress and the Carter Administration. The NAACP has repeatedly infor med the Administration in meetings at the White House and through other forms of communication of our con cerns over this crisis. Black unemployment now Stands at 13.9 percent, double that for whites. "The fact that the national unemployment average is now 7 percent, that is, much lower for whites, demonstrates most forcefully the adverse effect that current economic and social policies are having on black communities. Further more, when we look at the horrendous joblessness a mong teenagers, which is nearly 40 percent, then the extent of the social malaise that affects so many Americ an communities will be realiz ed. "The only meaningful rem edy has to be a commitment to a national full employment policy. We therefore call once more upon our national politi cal leaders and lawmakers to begin taking seriously our demands for the enactment of the Hawkins-Humphrey Full Employment Bill." Robert Collins Nominated For District Judge President Carter has nomi nated Robert F. Collins of New Orleans to be U. S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Collins is belie ved to be one of the first, if not the first, black to be appointed a District Judge in the South since Reconstruction. The President has promised to bring more blacks into the judicial process. Collins would replace Alvin B. Rubin, who was appointed a circuit judge in August. Charles Dannelly ...Particularly delighted Ron Lee per ...Political novice m a λ Harvey Gantt Strong vote getter Dannelly, Leeper, Gantt Win By Convincing Margins By Jacquie Levister Post Staff Writer The fear of having a city council "inundated" with bla cks did not deter voters from electing three. And three elat ed and enthusiastic represen tatives they are. With convincing margins, Charles Dannelly, Ron Lee per and Harvey Gantt won elec tion and stand in a position of eager readiness for their work to begin. Voters in District Two (a predominately black district) elected Charles Dannelly, Principal of Quail Hollow Ju nior High School, to represent them. A sedate and yet obvi ously elated Dannelly verbali zed his reaction to being elect ed by saying, "I am particu larly delighted over the large turnout in the district. Over i,ww uiuic i^upic weni 10 ine polls than did in the primary, it shows that people are for district representation and in tend to see that it works." "Being elected from Dis trict Two means that I will, of course, be there ( on the coun cil) to register the concerns of my district. However, we all recognize that blacks are not the only ones with pains and a city council's responsibility is to serve all the citizens of the community," and articulate Dannelly concluded An emotional winner from district three, Ron Leeper, expressed belief that a prece dent was set. "It has been exhilarating for me to see people who have never before participated in the political process taking an interest. Political novices are actively working to make things chan ge to their satisfaction," vol unteered Leeper. "My first priority will be to slay aoreast οι my community and their concerns and to see to it that those concerns are heard," Leeper offered as he began anticipating the work to be done on council. Then, for a fleeing moment his mood changed as he reminisced, '-'Boy, I was scared when the returns first began to come in, (his opponent took an early lead) now I'm just very hap py " Like his first race two years ago, Harvey Gantt proved to be a very strong vote getter in his bid for re-election ι compil ing the second highest votes of eight at large candidates). After all the votes were count ed Gantt related what he felt was most significant about the election. 'This election will allow for much more input form all segments of this community; and that includes the black community. For the first time, approximately 30 percent (three of eleven) of the council will be black mak ing a percentage very close to the make-up of the city's population. It was district re presentation that allowed that to happen." "Of course I am happy with the results of the election," continued Gantt, '"BGt now that the election is over. I am enthusiastically looking for ward to going to w ork with this new ahd diverse group of council members " The election is over. All three blacks surviving the primary are now officially elected. Now there is the wait for the final chapter which can on\y be written when the results of their effectiveness are tallied, hopefully sooner than later Land Development Company Faces Gvil Suit The Department of Justice filed a civil suit today charg ing that black persons are discouraged from buying ho me sites in a new recreational land development in North Carolina. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell said a housing discrimi nation suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Greensboro. North Carolina, against I.ake Surf, Inc.; SCS Associates, Inc.; and Don Graves. Lake Surf is a development of 1,165 lots near Voss, North Carolina. SCS Associates is the sales agent for the deve lopment. Graves is the mana ging sales officer. No lot has been sold to a black person, and all sales agents are white, the suit said. The suit charged the defen dants with following a policy of racial discrimination in the sale of lots, which are priced within the means of pcrsoas of moderate income, including many blacks. The suit asked for a court order enjoining the defendants from engaging in any racially discriminatory housing prac tice and requiring them to correct the effects of their alleged discriminatory selling and hiring practices. The matter was referred to the Justice Department by the staff judge advocate of Fort· Bragg, North Carolina Council Will Also Have More Youth By Hoyle H. Martin Sr Post Executive Editor After 32-years, district re presentation returned to Char lotte City government on Tuesday However, the new 11-member council is quite unlike any previous council in that it is comprised of four women, three blacks, and is considerably younger than any of its predecessors The new City Council can properly be described as more of everything · more blacks (3), more women (4) more Republicans (4), more Demo rrafc (71 anrl mnro uaiiIK the average age of office holders being only 42. In one significant way, the new coun cil has less of something, that is. a declining percentage of influence by representation from south-east Charlotte. 1'he number of such repre sentation remains at 6 like on the current council, but that number makes up on 55 per cent of the new lawmaking body which currently repre sents 86 percent. In the at-large council ra ces, Democrats Betty Chaiin (29,083), Harvey Gantt 127. 588), Milton Short (24,470) and Republican Pat Locke (23,561 ) were the victors In the district council races the Democrats won four seats and the Republicans three In all of the district races, except District 6, the winners-whe ther Democrats or Republi cans - won by substantial margins. Democrats won in district 1, 2, 3, and 4 while Republicans won in districts, 6 and 7. " Republican Ken Harris, 42, who had reluctantly accepted his party's nomination as a candidate for the city's high est public, won a stunning land slide victory in defeating a political personality who's service extends over two de cades. Harris won by a 3-2 margin with 30,768 votes to Whittington's 19,489 Harris' only previous public service was as a councilman from 1973 to 1975 However, he has promised a number of major innovations in attempt ing to solve some of the city pressing problems. 'Further more. as a strong supporter of district representation. Harris is expected to work cloeely with the new ll-member city council. Among the many suprises in the election was Harris' cap turc of 41 percent of the black vote as he had predicted He received about 3,300 votes to Whittington's 4.700 votes in the 17 predominately black pre cincts The Kev James Pal mer, pastor of University Pa rk Baptist Church and a Har ris supporter, summed up Re publican Harris' strong sup port from among traditional black Democrats when he said. "We didn't desert the Democratic Party The Demo cratic Party deserted us when it failed to give us a better candidate to vote for " In a less noticeable item on Tuesday's ballot was the con stitutional amendment giving the governor and lieutenant the right to run for a second consecutive term Based on 85 percent of the state's prec incts return, 263,465, or 52 percent, favored the amend ment and 238,837 opposed it. Heavily populated Mecklen burg County reportedly con tributed 7,000 votes to the succession amendment victo ry Parade Will Highlight Veterans' Day Activities By Cynthia Bell Poet Staff Writer On Friday, November II, all offices of the Charlotte City Government will be closed in observance of Veteran's Day. Normal business activity will resume at 8 a m. on Monday, November 14, according to spokeswoman, Linda Wilson of Charlotte's Public Service and Information Department There will be no backyard garbage collection, due to the holiday. There will be two pick ups during the week Pick ups will either be on a Monday and Wednesday or a Tuesday and Thursday schedule There w'll be no curbside trash collection on Wednes day. Leaf collection crews, however will work the regular Monday thru Friday schedule. The York Road landfill will be open from 7 a m to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Charlotte Animal Shelter on Toomey Avenue will be open from 8 a.m. to β p.m. on November 11. Several activities are plan ned for Charlotte's more than 63,000 veterans, according to Earl Kiker of Veterans Ser vice. There will be a parade on November 11 at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at Stonewall and South Tryon, proceed nor th to the square, turn right, and continue to City Hall. The American Legion. Veterans of Foreign War·, Fleet Reserve Association, Disabled Ameri can veterans Association, and the Retired Officers Associa tion are just a few of the 27 Veterans' organizations parti cipating in the parade The WBT double decker bus will carry the Gold Star Mothers, who are mothers of Military men and women killed during the war 11 Charlotte area high schools bands will parti cipate in the parade as well as the marching Aggies of North Carolina A4 Τ State Universi ty from Greensboro The Ar my and Air Force will have their marching units in the parade as well as the ROTC marching units from several area high schools There will be a ceremony for veterans of all wars on the 11th hours, of the Uth day, of the 11th month, which is sym bolic of the Armistice Lieute nant Governor Jimmie Green and General Warner are on the program to speak General Warner is designated by the White House to represent the President at Charlotte's Vete ran's Day Celebration Also present will be Rear Admiral Gilmore who is senior Naval officer in the Charlotte area. ι Liz Hair . .County Commissioner Commander General Oliver of ΙΟβ Engineering Battalion, re presentatives from the vete ran's organizations in (he ar ea, members of the Charlotte City Council, members ofthe the Mecklenburg County Com· mission (Liî Hair), and o thers The laying of the wrea th, the playing of tape, and the rifle salute will conclude the ceremony A luncheon will be held at 12:30 ρ m for Gold Star Mo thers at American Legion Poet 262 at 1940 Donald Hoss Koad The Public is cordially invited to attend this luncheon The Military Veterans Ball will begin at 7 ρ m at the National Guard Armory at Douglas Airport Tickets for this social are limited, but can t>e obtained through Ben Car ter at S36 0322 or 374 2662 A second luncheon is sche duled for Β ρ m and dancing at 9 ρ m Musical entertain ment will be provided by the Teardrops Military and semi formal dress are appropriate
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