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ATTRACTIVE ANGELA GRIER
...North Mecklenburg senior
Miss Angela Grier
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'is Beauty Of Week
ay ueora Stanley
Post Staff Writer
When I asked 18 year-old
Angela Grier what she wanted
most out of life, this week's
blazing Beauty responded
with, “I just want the best.
I'm sure I can do it, so I’ll just
do my best at it.”’ And with a
self-concept as affirmative as
that, there , is no doubt that
Angela will have the best.
The effects of positive think
ing have been known to lead to
success at its highest level,
and from the way it sounds,
Angela Grier will be at the top
of the ladder.
senior at North Mecklen
k burg High School, Angela is an
active member of the Booster,
and Distributive Education
Clubs, and also a member of
the NAACP.
Angela is employed at
Ivey’s Downtown where she is
a salesclerk in the Junior
Department.
Her major interest, she told
me, is modeling. “I hope to be
a professional model, and I
would like to be a legal secre
tary part-time,” Angela
commented.
She has worked with the
Ernest Limited Modeling
Agency for about a year.
After she finishes high
school this year, Angela plans
to take courses in legal secre
tarial training at Central Pied
mont Community College, and
of course, continue her career
in modeling.
This active Pisces attends
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
and sings on the choir.
She has both an older
brother and sister, and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Grier of 5519 Edsdal
Place.
City Transit Announces
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♦Several Bus Route Changes
Beginning Monday, June 5,
there will be several route and
schedule changes for Char
lotte Transit System (CTS)
buses. Flyers about each of
the changes are enclosed.
Koute changes will occur on
both ends of Route 2-Ashley
Park-Independence Boule
vard. The west segment of
Route 2 will follow regular
route to Berryhill Rd., right on
Greenland Ave., left on Ashley
Rd., right on Wilkinson Blvd.,
and right on Morris Field Dr.
The buses will then take a left
on Denver Ave., right on
Alleghany St., right on Carro
more PI., right on Thornton
Rd., left on Aberdeen St., right
on Paisley PI., left on Carlyle
Dr., and back to the regular
route. _
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The east segment of Route 2
will change its Inbound route
during weekday peak hours.
Buses will travel regular route
to Woodland Dr. and Eastway
Dr., take a left on Common
wealth Ave., to Independence
Blvd. and back to the regular
route. During non-peak hours,
the inbound route will be to
Norland Rd. and Woodland, to
Commonwealth, to Independ
ence, and back to the regular
route.
Inbound trips on Route 12
South Boulevard will change
during midday hours Monday
Saturday. Buses will leave
Emerywood Ln. and travel
regular route to Woodlawn
Rd., left on Murrayhlll Rd.,
left on Loehrldpa Rd., right on
Applegate Rd., right on Hart
ford Ave., left an Scaieybark
Rd., right on South Blvd., then
back ts regular route
Slight schedule changes will
be mads on routes l (Provi
dence Rd.), 3 (Plan Rd ), 6
(Kinps Dr.-Oaklawn) and 7
(Beatties Ford Rd.-Monroe
Rd).
New timetables reflecting
all these changes may be ok
tained on an) CIS bus «t City
Hall and neighborhood loca
lions of the Mobile City Hall
and at various other locations
throughout the city. For more
infnrmsllM about these or
any CT* rout as and schedules,
call S74-33M.
Food Stamp
Allotments
Increase Set
Washington-Low-income ■
families will get a cost-of
living increase in food stami
allotments on July 1, Assistan
Secretary of Agriculture Caro
Tucker Foreman announce*
today.
Assistant Secretary Fore
man said all food stamp
households in the continents
18 states and the District o
Columbia, including singl*
persons, will get larger allot
ments. The monthly allot
ment for a family of four, foi
;xample, will increase fron
1174 to $182. The July .
adjustments are based on
March food cost data.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) by law
must adjust food stamp allot
ments twice a year, on Jan. l
and July 1, in line with food
price changes reported by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics in
the Consumer Price Index.
Price changes are reflected in
the cost of USDA’s Thrifty
Food Plan, which figures how
much low-income families
must spend each month to
purchase a nutritionally ade
quate diet. Food stamp allot
ments equal the cost of the
Thrifty Food Plan for each
household size.
Larger stamp allotments
mean that income eligibility
standards also must be ad
justed, Ms. Foreman said.
Under current regulations, the
limits on monthly net income
go up when food stamp allot
ments are increased. For a
family of four, the new
monthly net income limit will
be 1607, up from $580.
New food stamp legislation
signed last fall by president
Carter changes the method for
determining food stamp allot
ments and setting income
limits, and eliminates the re
quirement that households
purchase their food stamps.
USD A has issued proposed
regulations to implement the
new law and plans to put these
rules into effect by late this
year.
The table below lists
monthly net income limits
effective July l, for the 48
states and District of Colum
bia
LBDO RECIPIENTS- Shown are the recipi
ents of the Local Business Development
Organization’s annual minority businesses
“Award for Excellence.” Pictured left to
right Jim Black of WGIV, Mr. and Mrs,
Granger of C&M Air Conditioning Company,
John Phillips of M&P Auto Parts, Thomas
Staton, LBDO executive director and Hoyle
Martin, LBDO board chairman.
Gov. Hunt Promises To Get
State’s Roads “Back In Shape”
uvvciuui uiiii nuiii iuiu a
news briefing here that, “I
want to make it clear that the
Department of Transportation
and the Governor are pre
pared to do whatever it takes
to get these roads back into
shape and make them pass
able again.
"Travelling around the
State recently, I have had an
opportunity to observe the
extent of the winter damage to
our roads and highways.
"The first priority of our
highway program must be to
make our roads passable 1
have discussed this matter
with Secretary of Transporta
tion Tom Bradshaw, and we
will immediately begin
making more money available
for much-needed road repairs.
“Nobody knows exactiyTiow
much work needs to be done or
how much it will cost, but we
have the flexibility to provide
whatever is needed, by trans
ferring construction money to
this purpose and by tapping
our maintenance reserves
"We will use (5.3 million
from our maintenance re
serves for this purpose The
Board of Transportation has
aireauy approved mis ex
penditure.
“In addition, as Director of
the Budget, I can transfer up
to 10 percent from our con
struction appropriations to re
pair and maintenance. That
would amount to $10.7 million.
“If more money is needed,
and it probably will be, it can
be transferred from construct
ion, with the approval of this
Advisory Budget Commission.
We are prepared to do that.
"I should also point out that
other money has been made
available to help with this
problem. Earlier this year,
the Department of Trans
portation made the first alio
cation, of $30 million, from our
highway bond money for
secondary roads. Much of
that money will go for
strengthening and to put roads
in all-weather condition.
“In addition, after July 1,
another allocation of $24 mil
lion is scheduled for second
ly roads from the State's
gasoline tax revenues. This,
too, will help with these
needed improvements "
Bradshaw, who participated
in the news briefing with the
Governor, emphasized that
•'...now, with continued good
weather, after a long rainy
season, our field forces are
now making noticeable re
storation efforts throughout
our Statewide highway
system.”
He added that, "Our Board
of Transportation members
and I have been in continuing
close contact with the Gover
nor, and are pleased to have
his full support, in this crucial
matter of highway conditions
and plans for restoring our
highway system.”
North Carolina
Business Activity
Unchanged
The level of business activi
ty in North Carolina during
April was unchanged for the
month of April following a
period of strong growth during
the first quarter of 1978,
according to the Wachovia
Business Index
To Test Commitment Of Charlotteon*
March For Justice Set For Saturday, June 3
There will be a March for
Justice on Saturday, June 3,
beginning at 11 a m.
The march, the first of its
kind in Charlotte for several
years, will show the commit-.
merit of Charlottes ns and
other North Carolinians to
Free the Wilmington 10 and
the Charlotte 3. The March
will start at the United Howe
of Prayer, 2321 Beatties Ford
Road and end at Marshall
Park.
Everyone is asked to begin
assembling at the United
Howe of Prayer at 10 a.m. in
order for the march to begin
promptly at 11.
The Rally will begin kt 1:30
p.m. in Marshall Park (Down
town Charlotte).
The keynote speakers will
be Mrs. Elisabeth Chavis,
mother of Rev. Ben Chavis of
the Wilmington 10; Attorney
Jerry Paul, attorney for
Joanne Little; and Rev. Leon
White, Executive Director of
the North-Carolina-Virglnia
Commission for Racial Just
ice of the United Church of
Christ
Other speakers will be Mrs.
Joyce Johnson of the Greens
boro Chapter of the African
Liberation Support Commi
tee; Dave Moose, member of
the Executive Board of the
North Carolina Alliance A
gainst Racist and Political
Repression; Rev. James Bar
nett, President of the Char
lotte Martin Luther King
Memorial Commission and
Chairman of the People
United for Justice, Rev. Bob
Walton, Meckelnbuig County
Commissioner; Rev. James
FriesOn, President of the
Charlotte Ministerial Confe
rence No. 1; Rev. James
Palmer, President of the
Charlotte Ministerial Confe
rence No. 2; Dr. Jim Grant of
the Charlotte 3; and Mrs. Ann
Shepard Turner, recently
paroled member of the Wil
mington 10.
...10 spokesman
Although the march will
place emphasis upon freedom
for the Wilmington 10 and
Charlotte 3, other individuals
and organizations are encour
aged to bring signs concerning
their causes and other injust
ices The march is sponsored
by the People United for Just
ice
Other festivities are plan
ned
Organizations and indivi
duals who have endorsed the
June 3 March for justice are
National Wilmington 10 De
fense Committee; Mrs Bev
erly D Larkin, Metrolina
NOW; Nelson Johnson, Chair
person National African Li
beration Support Committee,
Mrs. Joyce Johnson, Greens
boro Chapter of the African
Liberation Support Commi
ttee; Mrs. Charlene Mitchell,
Executive Secretary, National
Alliance Against Racist and
Political Repression; Central
Piedmont Committee on Hum
an Rights. Durham Interde
nominational Ministerial Alii
ance; Attorney Jerry Paul,
Attorney for Joanne Little.
Mrs. Marie Spaulding, Metro
lina NOW; Joe Felmet, Candi
date for the United States
.Senate; Ron l>eeper, Charlotte
City Council; Durham Chap
ter of the African Liberation
Freeman Says Service
Delivery Is A Problem
By Sidney Moore, Jr.
Post Staff Writer
Problems elderly people
have in the Charlotte area are
diverse and growing, accord
ing to Oliver N. Freeman.
“After people get to a cer
tain age," Freeman said,
“They see themselves diffe
rently.”
This change in perspective
often limits the ability of a
senior citizen to take care of
himself or to seek help from
available resources, said
Freeman.
In addition to stress, isola
tion, housing, transportation
and health problems. Free
man said service delivery is a
problem. He explained that
services are not being given to
many people who need it
more.
"Sometimes the elderly for
get whether they've eaten or
not," Freeman said. He would
prefer a more comprehensive
approach to the problems of
the elderly than is presently
being offered by a variety of
agencies
“A lot nf rinn't pvpn
know services exist," said
Freeman.
Lee Martinez, administra
tive secretary for the Council
on Aging for Charlotte
Mecklenburg, said the council
is “aware of the problems."
The council is presently
looking for a new director and
their normal staff size is three
persons, said Ms Martinez. It
is an information and referral
agency operated for the bene
fit of the aged.
Martinez said "more home
health care" is needed for the
elderly. She cites "fixed
incomes" and jobs as serious
areas of concern for many of
the 44,000 senior citizens of
Charlotte.
One program her agency is
proud of is the "Vital of Life"
program. The agency pro
vides stickers that are placed
on refrigerator doors display
ing emergency information.
Stickers list doctors, medica
tion, health problems and
other information that would
be helpful in a crisis situation.
Another program is opera
ted by the Charlotte Area
Fund for elderly people who
are poor The fund did not
respond to requests for in
formation by the Post,
Support Committee, Greens
boro Chapter of the African
Liberation Support Commi
ttee. Taylortown Community
Action, Inc of Pinehurst,
N.C ; Fayetteville-Cumber
land County Human Rights
Committee. North Carolina
Alliance Against Racist and
Political Repression, North
Carolina Coalition to F ree the
Wilmington 10; Mr and Mrs
Alexander Minter, Charlotte,
N.C.; Rev Ben Chavis. Mem
ber of the Wilmington 10 in
McCain Prison, McCain, N.C.,
The Allied Industrial Workers
of America, Ellis Nelson,
United Rubber Workers;
Metrolina NOW; Charlotte
Chapter of the North Carolina
People's Alliance; North
Carolina Political Prisoners
Committee; International
Union ot Electrical Workers,
i/ocal 179; Charlotte Ministers
Conference Number 1, Char
lotte Black Political Caucus,
and The West Boulevard Coa
lition.
J.tim■
O. N. Freeman
...Retired principal
These and other efforts are
not enough for Freeman. He
said a more comprehensive
agency is needed with "exper
tise in how to deal with the
problems of the aged "
A care network is what
Freeman wants for Charlotte.
He said other cities have such
programs.
“I think it’s a social problem
that needs attention," he said
Such a program and a senkn
citizens center are the kinds of
solutions Freeman prefers
He also wants the aged to get
help with making their homes
safe, home repair, income tax
planning and preparation,
counseling as to housing
needs, food and nutritional
pattern and financial decision
making.
"We don’t know where the
aged are in our community,"
said F reeman. He would like
to see a study done to deter
mine who these people are and
what can be done about their
needs.
CAF Helps
400 With
Heat Bills
About 400 people have been
helped to pay their heat re
lated bills left over from last
winter by a program of the
Charlotte Area Fund
The anti-poverty agency
recently notified all of the 600
families who applied for
funds Project Director Debra
Goodman explained that more
people applied than was ex
pected
Needy families divided
$48,144, according to their
needs as expressed in an
application made during the
first months of the year By
Thursday, May 18, all grant
funds were committed,
according to a statement from
fund director T H Sanders
Specific amounts and indivi
dual clients were not disclosed
hy the agency because of
“prohibitions'' imposed by the
Federal Privacy Act, said the
statement It noted that all
notices as to the outcome of
applications were to be mailed
by June 1
The one time only program
is not expected to be repeated
internal nevenue
Service Moves To
222 S. Church St
The Internal Revenue Ser
vice Office, formerly at 5*21
Park Road in Charlotte, has
been relocated to the Addison
Building, 222 S Church Street
in downtown Charlotte, the
IKS has announced.