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CHARM CLINIC FOR DEBUTANTES
rne Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority recently sponsored a
Charm Clinic for its Debutantes at the
Gallery on East Morehead St. The 20 Debu
tantes present at the Clinic were instructed by
a two-part session on the etiquette of proper
dining. According to Daisy Stroud, Co-chair
person of Publicity for the Chapter, the first
session which dealt with etiquette of dining
at home was conducted by Mrs. Esther
Hargraves. The second session which dealt
with dining in a restaurant, was conducted by
William Hill, one of the Gallery's owners.
After the last season, the debutantes and
sorors were served a tossed salad and ice tea.
Bernadine Moses lo lake Legal
Action Against Dr. Stone?
MISS CHERYL Ρ%%£ By Sharyn Β rate her
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—Ulympic High junior
Pretty Cheryl Price
Is Beauty Of The Week
By Jen Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Pr^ty Cheryl Price was
selected as The Poet Beauty of
the Week because she has one
of the biggest, pretties smiles
we've seen in a long time and
we wanted to share it with our
readers.
Not only does Cheryl have a
pretty smile, she has a per
sonality to match. Our conver
sation with her revealed an
optimistic, happy outlook on
15 àign Up For Post's
Be»»*? Q* Year Contest
Looking for fun, excitement,
prizes, money and city-wide
publicity? Then hurry to join
the list of contestants in the
Charlotte POST'S "Beauty ci
the Year" contest while there
is still time!
Sixteen young women have
already signed up and the
calls are still coming in.
In a few days plans for a
get-to-gether will be announc
ed and the rules and regula
tions will be explained to all
contestants. Don't wait to get
involved!
Call today and get in on the
chance of a lifetime to earn
prizes, money and have a good
time.
Every past "Beauty of the
Week" is eligible to rim for
"Beauty of the Year" Just
Call The POST'S circulation
director, Julius Watson, and
let him know you are interest
ed. But don't delay! Act right
awav!
If you know of a former'
Beauty of the Week" who
may not have beard about the
conteft be sure to paas the
word. We don't want anyone to
be left out.
The very first person to
enter the contest was Ms
Bertha Adams, 1528 Chelves
ton Drive. The others are
Shari Β lack well, 1834 Haines
St.; Wanda Abraham, 2643
West Trade St. ; Teresa Plum
met·, 128 Lakewood Ave.; Pa
mela Allison, 2290 Augusta
St. ;· JoLeatha Pratt, 1S24 Van
Sean Grant·
Grants totaling more than
$48,500 have been distributed
to M privately supported col
leges and universities in North
Carolina by The Sears-Roe
buck Foundation.
Among recipients of this
grant is Johnson C. Smith
University of Charlotte, North
Carolina. ' j '
Figures May Not Ue, but
girdles keep many of them
from telling the truth.
MUvar tir c Cwwdelen
Beverly Cason, 409 BeatUes
Ford Road; Deborah Worthy,
2401 N. Sharon Amity; Mari
lyn Tillman, 315 E. Meeting
St.; Lancaster S.C.; Shirley
White, 2732 Coronet Way;
Tammy Eoseborough, 1713
Patton Ave.; Charlene John
son, 1016 Squirrell Hill Rd.;
Candice Council, 712 E. 25th
St. and Alice Brannon, 403
Benjamin St.
Come on! Join the crowd!
Don I let this opportunity pass
you by!
Staley To Head
New Semi-Pro
Baseball League
John Staley, local police
officer, has been named pre
sident of the newly formed
Jackie Robinson Semi-Pro
Baseball League.
According to a spokesman
for the circuit, the former St.
Augustine's athlete will head
an organization that will in
clude some of the most popu
lar semi-pro baseba 11 teams in
the are·.
Teams that have joined or
have indicated they will enter
the league includes the Morris
Field Rangers, Hosklns Gi
ants, Charlotte Hawks, Balti
more Orioles, Charlotte Metts,
Royal Bums and the Kings
Mountain "A's", all played
last suqimer in the Triple
County Semi-Pro Baseball
League.
A team from Davidson and
the Unta County Dodgers of
Monroe round out the nine
members.
ineunoiee lormeny piayea
under the name οI Town
Country Ford, with the popu
lar Minnie Mendoza as play
ing manager.
"We are currently making
plans to play on weekends,"
the spokesman informed
Tuesday. "We are also inte
rested in bringing in two more
quality teams."
Anyone interested in Joining
the new organization should
contact either Herman Tho
mas or John Staley at the next
league meeting, which will he
held Monday night, February
12, at the West Charlotte Com
munity Center.
The other officers are Jam
es "Bubber" Davis, treasurer
and Wayne Thomas Brown
secretary.
life that made her a pleasure
to talk to.
A junior at Olympic High
Schook, Cheryl is the daughter
of Mrs. Vera Howell and has
two younger brothers, Del win,
IS, and Spencer. 13. Because
her mother works as a stock
transferer at NCNB, our beau
ty finds herself responsible for
looking out for her brothers
sometimes but said it creates
no problems for her. "They
usually listen to what I say
Cheryl considers herself a
"pretty good cook" and told us
she's been cooking since she
was about 14. Pork chops are
one of the dishes she likes to
prepare and she makes a lot of
cookies at her brothers' re
quest. A letter-girl at Olym
pic, Cheryl is also in the DEÇA
organization. Her favorite
subject is history because
"the instructor, Ms. Bynim, is
a nice person and makes the
course interesting."
Asked what she does lor (un,
Cheryl said, "I love swing
dancing, disco and shopping.
"I'm very fashion minded,"
she told us. After graduation
from Olympic she plans to
major in fashion merchandis
ing at Winston-Salem State
University. Eventually she
thinks she might like to be a
fashion coordinator or buyer.
Her favorite music is rock
or jazz and she unheeitantly
names Parliment-Funkadelic
and Earth, Wind and Fire as
her favorite recording artists.
She saw them both when they
were here recently and is
"just waiting" for them to
come back again.
Cheryl says she loves her
mother very much and they're
very close but her grandmo
ther, Mrs. Dewie Little, is one
of their favorite people. "She's
always so good to us," Cheryl
said. "We can always go to her
for help and she's always
ready to do anything she can
for us "
The Howell family attends
St. Mark/a United Methodist
Church, located at 917 Clanton
Road. Rev. John F. Epps is
the pastor.
fice."
"They also took some of
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
to submit bi-weekly reports to
Dr. Stone, in addition to the
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MOKiey carmichael will
speak in the Johnson C. Smith
University Church Friday,
February 10, at 7 p.m. His
topic will be "The Present
Stage of the African Revolu
tion."
His appearance is part of
the Student Government As
sociation's observance of
Black History Month, which is
being celebrated during Feb
ruary.
A reception in the Union
Main Lounge will immediate
ly foDow the program.
On Saturday night, Feb
ruary 11, at 8:30 p.m., a
"Black Film Fesitval" will be
held in Conference Rooms
B&C.
A disco will follow in the
Village in Sheldon, S.C. will
perform in the Union Main
Lounge Sunday, February 12
at 7 p.m.
On Monday, February 13, at
7 p.m., a seminar on "The
Structure of the Black Family
- A Change in Roles" will be
held in Conference rooms Β &
C.
rnere will De a convocation
in the University Church at 10
a.m. Tuesday and speeches
and musical tributes will be
given 4:30 to 6:15 during din
ner.
Wednesday, February 15,
there will be a "Black Tleri
tage Minute" during dinner
and at 7 p.m. "Black Rap with
Jim Black."
February 14
Is Deadline For
Auto Décala
All Charlotte residents are
required to display a 1978 City
Auto Decal on their vehicles
by midnight, February 15.
Failure to display a current
decal now carries a $15 penal
ty
Decals may be purchased
for $3 from the North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles
Offices at the Freedom^ Vil
lage Shopping Center and'6050
East Independence Boule
vard: City Hall, 600 East
Trade Street; and various
neighborhood locations of the
Mobile City Hall.
The Charlotte Police De
partment is planning an in
creased enforcement program
to check vehicles not display
ing a current decal
Local citizens using the NCNB Tower as a
shield while waiting for a city bus in strong
wind that gusts up to 20 mph in frigid 30
degree temperature here Tuesday morning.
International Delegation
"'STBSBarvji. WithCha™
h our world Peace Council
delegates were denied per
mission to visit with Rev. Ben
Chavis at McCain Prison Unit
Wednesday, February 1.
Atty. Helene Hadjipetrou,
President of the Greek Associ
ation o( Jewish Women of
Greece; Mr. Chandrajit Ya
dav, member of India's Par
liament; Manfred Feist,
Chairman of the GDR Section
of the World Peace Council and
Monica Foester both of the
German Democratic Repub
lic, expressed their deep re
gret that they were unable to
see Rev. Chavis. The dele
gates explained that support
for the freedom of the 10
defendants is a part of the
World Peace Council Program
as well as of immediate inter
est to the people of their
respective countries, in each
of which large public demon
strations of support for the
Wilmington Ten have been
held.
Anne Mitchell, co-ordinator
of the N.C. Alliance Against
Racist and Political Repres
sion which hosted the delega
tion stated, "We protest the
arbitrary refusal of Kip Kaut
sky and Sec. Amos Reed to
allow World Peace Council
delegates to visit Rev. Ben
Chavis of the Wilmington 10.
We can only conclude the
State of North Carolina has
something to hide and call
on the people of our state to
protest this ominous attempt
to tUence Ben Chavis." Ms.
Mitchell went on to point out
that other delegates from the
World Peace Council met with
Rev. Chavis last May; and,
"This is the first time since
the 10 were re-incarcerated
Grave Yard Controversy Settled?
By Jen Harvey
Post Staff Writer
An item in a local daily
newspaper column which in
dicated that a young child
buried in BealUes Ford Me
morial Gardens may not have
been placed in the plot pur
chased for him has led to a
thorough investigation of the
matter to determine the facts
of the case.
At the request of the berea
ved mother, Ms. Marilyn
Johnson, and with the coope
ration of Luther Caldwell, pre
sident of the cemetary, Mi
chael Marsh, an investigator
with Mutual Association for
Professional Services, con
ducted te·li which he say·
determined that four year old
Brenice Johnson was indeed
interred in the proper plot
The 11 page report submit
ted by Marsh concluded that
question· surrounding the in
cident were a result of a
misunderstanding on the part
of Ms. Johnson and a state
ment signed by her states that
she is "completely satisfied"
that her son is "buried in the
grave as recorded and stated
by Luther L. Caldwell for
Beatties Ford Gardens."
The report contains descrip
tions of tests Marsh executed
in determining the location of
the child'· body and includes
numerous diagrams to bear
out his findings.
Caldwell said the plot was
purchased for Ms Johnson by
the undertaker who had the
child's body. He said that he
personally measured the lot,
as he always doe·, to assure
that there would be no errors
The first time Ms. Johnson
saw the site, according to
Caldwell, was the day of the
funeral In December she re
turned to the cemetary and
expressed the belief that her
child had not been buried in
the proper plot
Caldwell uld he did every
thing he could at that time to
allay Ms. Johnson's concerns
but felt that the investigation
by an independent party wou
ld serve a better purpoae.
The report by Marsh was
turned over to Caldwell last
week.
Beatties Ford Memorial
Gardens occupies SO acres
seven mile· beyond the 186
bypass on Beatties Ford Road
near Hopewell Church. It was
founded in 1971 by Caldwell,
Romeo Alexander, Venton
Caldwell, Malachi Greene,
Kenny Powell and Jessie You
ng
that members of an interna
tional delegation have been
refused access to a member
of the Wilmington 10."
Atty. James Ferguson wrote
to Director of Prisons Ralph
Edwards to obtain permission
for the visit. N.C. Alliance
staff subsequently talked with
W.L. Kautsky, deputy director
of prisons, who stated the
delegation was refused per
mission because the visit was
untimely, interferred with the
policy of limited access, and
that the delegation would be
allowed to participate in a
press conference with the 10
when their existed sufficient
demand from the press for
such a conference. (This con
tradicted a statement to Al
liance staff member Kay An
derson by Director of Public
Information for the Dept. of
Corrections, Ben Runkle, who
stated the department has
been inundated with requests
for interviews with Rev. Oha
vis since the Wilmington 10
press conference in Raleigh
Tuesday, January 24).
The World Peace Council
delegates are here in the
United States for 10 days only.
They travelled thousands of
miles to attend the historic
3-day World Peace Council
Conference in Washington,
D.C., the first meeting of the
multi-million member organi
zation to be held in the U.S. in
its 30-year history. While there
U.S. Congressmen hosted the
delegates at a reception. La
ter, the participants met with
United Nations Secretary
General Kurt Waldheim in
New York, and with U.S.
Deputy to the United Nations
John Lenore. (Andrew Young
was out of the country while
they were in New York).
NAACP Head, Benjamin
Hooks. To Sneak Here
By Cynthia Bell
Poet Staff Writer
The new Executive Director
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People, Benjamin L. Hooks,
will speak in Charlotte on
February 26 at 7:30 p.m. He
will speak at Friendship Bap
tist Church, 3301 Beatties Ford
Road Rev. Coleman W. Kerry
is pastor of the church
Hooks is sponsored by the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bran
ch of the NAACP.
A native of Memphis. Ten
nessee, Hooks attended Le
Mayne College and Howard
University. In 1948 he received
his J.D. Degree from DePaul
University College in Law.
Benjamin Hooks is a dyna
mic and effective orator. He is
a businessman, lawyer, and
licensed minister. In the busi
ness capacity, he was co-foun
der and Vice President of the
Mutual Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Memphis,
Tennessee for IS years. A
member of the American Bar
Association, he has represent
ed the legal interests of the
poor and indigent as Assistant
Public Defender in Memphis.
Mr. Hooks practiced general
law and was the first black
judge in the Shelby County,
Memphis Criminal Court. He
has also pa stored at the Mid
dle Baptist Church in Mem
phis, Tennessee and the Grea
ter New Moriah Baptist Chur
ch in Detroit, Michigan
Hooks served in the 92nd
Infantry Division in Italy dur
ing World War II.
On January 10,1977, he was
elected as Executive Director
of the NAACP Board of Direc
tors. He is a life member of the
NAACP and once served on
the Board of the Southern
Christian Leadership Confer
ence. Tennessee Council of
Human Relations, and the
Shelby County Human Rela
lions Committer
,?i,,g co8t Tax
,000 Per Unit?
Γ
25 Units To
Be Built In
First Ward
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
Twenty-five units of public
housing scheduled to be built
in First Ward this year will
cost tax payers a whopping
$38,000 per unit. Reasons for
this highly inflated price vary,
depending on who the speaker
is.
The project architect bla
mes general contractors for
refusing to bid on the federally
funded construction. A local
realtor blames the architect
for designing plans which re
quired high bids and then
"passing the buck". A spokes
man for the contractor's asso
ciation lays the blame at the
feet of the federal govern
ment.
Whatever the reasons for
the high cost, construction
must go ahead in ordèt1 to
sottl* a law suit which charg
ed the Ftmt Ward Community
Development Plan with dis
i placing too many of the area's
low income residents.
x iic mwii-uuu&c aparunenis
will be built with a $750.000
grant under the 1977 Public
Works Act. Requirements
written into this bill specify
that genera) contractors must
spend at least 10 percent of
these funds with minority con
tractors and comply with local
equal-employment policies.
Tebee Hawkins, the project
architect, said last week that
contractors' objections to the
se stipulations resulted in only
three responses to 40 bid
requests he issued He blames
this for the high bids submit
ted and speculated that even if
the city had time to solicit new
bids, the cost of the project
would probably not be any
lower ·
Motley, who is also chair
man of the National Democra
tic Black Caucus, said the real
blame lies with the architect
for designing plans which re
quired high bids and then
"pushing the blame off on the
federal government." Motley
cited the situation as "one
more attempt to discredit any
program designed to help mi
norities "
Henry Pierce, executive
vice-president of the Carolines
branch of Associated General
Contractors agreed with Haw
kins that members of his
organization declined to bid on
the construction because of
the federal regulations
"We ( the contractors ) ques
tion the constitutionality of the
bill because It's technical re
gulations place an unfair bur
den on the construction indus
try," he taid.
A suit brouflht bv the Tarn
linas branch of AG€ challeng
ing the minority contractors
rule is now in U.S. district
Court in Columbia, South
Carolina.
Pierce charged that the 1977
bill was "poorly thought out"
and surmised that the design
ers probably knew "little or
nothing about the problems
faced by contractors." He said
that while it 1a fairly May to
find minority contractors who
have the skill to do the actual
construction, few have the
necessary business expertise.
"It talus years to acquire
that kind of knowledge, and
government paternalism will
not speed the solution," Pierce
said "Unfortunately, the gift
ed black who could develop a
construction comoanv into a
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