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LEROY MINOR ...Charming fourth grader Leroy Minor Is 10 Year-Old Head Chef By Cynthia BeU Post Staff Writer Leroy Minor is the 10 year old ace “Head Chef’ at Ric hard’s Grill located Inside of Benson’s Rexall Drug Store in the Westover Shopping Cen ter. Leroy and his father, Jim my Minor reside at 1701 Re mount Road. A fourth grader at Selwyn Elementary School, Leroy’s favorite subject is spelling. He says,” my real favorite is reading. I make A’s in read i outstanding work in i be partly attribute - i assistance of his I. Harrison. Leroy has been helping out at Richard’s Grill for over seven weeks. When not at work, he loves to play with his best friend Stanley Jones. They enjoy bicycle riding and playing baseball. "I'm going to work here ’til I get big and drive a Trailway bus. That way I can take my girlfriend to dinner,” cha ttered Leroy. When asked the question of what he does with his money, Leroy replied, “My dad is putt ing it up and when I get enough I’m going to buy a Cadillac.” f .His boss, Richard Cartledge /eels that he’s going to do Just that. uavis wants To lt*n Etaowng Into An Occupation . By Sidney Moore Poet Staff Writer Terry Dm via, 25, of 1367 Bethel Road, wants to turn cartoon drawing into an occu pation. The aspiring artist has been mixing chemicals for Radia tor Specialists for the past seven months. In his off hours, be mixes inks in such a way as £b convey ideas. He acquired his hobby from his mother, who also draws. Although he has had no special ] training, her example and his interest keeps him active as an artist. In addition to cartoon draw ing, Davis occasionally writes songs and paints on velvet. His paintings often depict his cartoon characters. Bom in Charlotte, Davis moved to New York City before completing elementary school at Billingsville. Al though he was drawing then, he did not develop an interest i" cartoons until six or seven years ago. He returned to Charlotte two years ago. One of his scripts, "Reba" -- has received favored atten- ' tion. Davis is trying to sell this script to newspapers, in cluding the Post. The script features four main characters, who are Reba, Pee Wee, Tijuana and Sharon. They are kids, ages 6 to 10, whose daily routines provide amusement to Davis’ ■saff" . Port! It’s What’s Happening ■■■■■■■■■■■■■—■ IF YOU WONT TAKE YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION FOR YOURSELF... TAKE IT EVERYDAY FOR ALL THE LOVED ONES IN YOUR LIFE. -.:sssg55 i Commitment To Action Is Oo*l Of PTA r™ When the PTA speaks out about something, it isn't just talk - it’s ideas in action! And that’s the whole concept behind "PTA Speaks Out! ’’ as the theme for the National PTA’s 82nd Annual Con vention, set for June li-M at the Hyatt Regency Hotel In Atlanta, Ga. The 1,500 dele gates from around the country and Europe who are expected to attend are also expected to act upon what they’ve seen and learned when they return home from the convention. “We want delegates to be thoroughly versed in the cur rent issues that affect educa tion, the schools, and the health and welfare of children and youth, so that when they speak out on these concerns in their local communities, their voices will be heard and their actions will bring change,” said GRACE BAISINGER, National PTA president. The convention offers a variety of speakers, work shops, business sessions, attractions, and entertain ment. At the opening session on Sunday, June 11, Lt. Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia, Mayor Maynard Jackson of Atlanta, Dr. Charles McDaniel, Geor gia state school superinten dent, and Mary Ann Mosely, Goergia PTA president, will greet convention delegates (7:30 p.m.. Regency Ball room,:) Major speakers during the convention will be: CAROLYN WARNER, Arizona state superintendent of public instruction.Mrs. Warner’s keynote address, en titled "Parents are the Key," will be given at the General Session on Sunday, June 11, 7:30 p.m., in the Regency Ballroom. THE REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, president of Oper ation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity). "Parental Involvement in the PUSH for Excellence Program” is the title of Jackson’s speech, to be delivered at the General Sess ion on Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., in the Regency Ball room. REAGAN V. BROWN. lexas state commissioner of agriculture. Brown will speak at the convention banquet on Wednesday, June 14,7:00 p.m. in the Regency Ballroom. His topic is “The Middleman and the Food Chain" and concerns the sharp rise in food prices in the past few years. A multi-media presentation is planned for the "President’s Report,” which Mrs. Baisin ger will give on Monday, June 12, 2 p.m. in the Regency Ballroom. The report will summarize PTA activities and accomplishments during the first year of her two-year term and will highlight areas of emphasis for the coming year. All delegates will attend a symposium on the accounta bility movement in education and minimal competency test ing called “Schools for Stu dents or Students for Schools,” to be held .on Wed nesday, June 14, in the Regen cy Ballroom. The panel of experts participating in the symposium include DR. TOM ’TOMLINSON, senior associ ate in the Basic Skills Groun, National Institute of Educa tion, who will discuss “Feder al, State, and Local Roles”; DR. ANDREW C. PORTER, professor of counseling, per sonnel services, and educa tional psychology at the Insti tute for Research for Teach ing, Michigan State Univer sity, who will discuss “Rela tionships Between Testing and Curriculum”; and DR. DAVID HORNBECK, Mary land state superintendent of schools, who will speak on “Missions for Education." Convention delegates will also attend five one-hour long informational “Back to School” sessions on Tuesday, June 13. Some of the subjects are legislation, a “Speak Out" to national leaders, and tele vision violence. DR. WILLIAM YOUNG, director of the PTA's TV Project, and MARION YOUNG, project associate, will lead the latter workshop, entitled “Effects of Television on Children and Youth,” discussing new direc tions the project is taking. Twenty-five “Action Clinic” workshops will be offered dur ing the four-day meeting. Among them are ‘‘Energy and Our Schools"; "Handicapped Legislation: Is It Working? Are the Needs of All Children Being Met?*'; “A Child-Rear ing Clinic: Positive Ways of Dealing with Children’*; and "Kids Can't — So Parents Should - Demand More and Improve Teacher Training in Reading." Awards for the winners of the PTA’s ninth annual cult ural arts congest, "Reflec tions,” will be presented Mon day, June 12,7:30 p.m., in the Regency Ballroom. Now in its ninth year, the contest offers elementary and secondary school students the opportu nity for creative expression in the visual arts, literature, and music. This year's theme is “Love is ..." and cash awards will be given to the top 12 winners in the three categor ies. In addition, 40 honorable mention awards will be made in each category. Sponsors of this project are the BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY, t READER’S DIGEST, J BINNEY AND SMITH (matou facturers of Crayola Cray ons), and the WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA. A special award will be presented for the visual arts entry selected as the most outstanding interpretation of the theme. The prize is a three-day summer trip to Chi cago for the winner and an adult, made possible through a special grant from the Lila Acheson Wallace Foundation of the READER’S DIGEST. —A Subscription to the Charlotte Post will keep you informed of the news in your community. Call 376-0496 j , I ™ ma RfclCM EFFECTIVE THRU SATURDAY. 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