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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
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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.
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F our W omen,Three Blacks
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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.
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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