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CHARLOTT^NORTH CAROLINA 28208-THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1978
PRICE 30c
tu top I'OHLs
Carter
Appointes
Blacks
Special to the Post
Washington - President Car
ter has nominated Calvin H.
Raullerson of Lubbock, Texas,
to be an assistant administra
tor of the Agency for Interna
tional Development.
The President also nomina
ted Theordore McMillian of St.
Louis to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Eighth Circuit.
U1I1WC ι Ji J, tUIUJlCI^UIl IlclS
been at Texas Tech University
where he is executive director
of the International Center for
Arid and Semi-Arid Land
Studies. He also has served as
special assistant to the presi
dent at Texas Tech for inter
national programs and assist
ant professor of health orgnai
zation management.
Raullerson has participated
in a number of international
conferences on African
affairs. From 1961 to 1966 he
was with the American Soci
ety of African Culture, serving
as associate director in New
York and in Lagos, Nigeria.
From 1966 to 1973 he was with
the Peace Corps, serving as
chief for East and Southern
Africa, country director of
Kenya, and regional director
for Africa.
He is a native of Utica, N.Y.
and received an B.A. from
Lincoln University in Penn
sylvania in 1943 and an M.P.A.
from New York University in
1949.
McMilhan, another Lincoln
University graduate, replaces
William H. Webster, who re
signed to become director of
the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation.
Zayre Corp
Contributes
To UNCF
£ayre corp. nas announced
a $1,000 grant to the 1978
fund-raising campaign of the
United Negro College Fund.
—Tha Unjtfd Neyro College
Fund represents a consortium
of 41 predominantly black col
leges and universities. The
UNCF provides financial assi
stance to students through
scholarships, work loans and
other financial aid; supple
ments faculty salaries; and
helps make up for necessarily
low tuition fees
"Zayre firmly believes in
the United Negro College
Fund's commitment to better,
stronger educational institu
tions for Black-Americans,''
said Zayre Assistant Vice Pre
sident Stanley Berkovitz in
announcing the grant.
"As in past years, Zayre is
pleased to make a contribu
tion to this worthwhile cause,
so that it can continue to
maintain the highest acade
mic standards and prepare
graduates for demanding pro
fessions and careers.
"The United Negro College
Fund's sfegSniKr 4A mind is a
terrible thing to waste.' We
hope that our donation, to
gether with contributions
from other businesses and
individuals, will ensure that
not a single mind will be
wasted in the future."
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MIDDLE AGE ia when a
reon ataita thinking about
iigning from the JET SET
tm i mini ne I h# SET SET
ATTRACTIVE BEBRA A. GUIN
...An engaging young lady
Bebra Ann Guin
Is Beauty Of Week
Dy ueura aiaruey
Post Staff Writer
"Everyone should be happy
with their life because you
only have one life to live, and I
feel you should make the best
of it," are the sagacious ex
pressions of Bebra Ann Guin,
the Post Beauty of the Week.
At age24, Bebra is a Gemini
and describes herself as "ver
satile, energetic, fun-loving,
intelligent, and a good conver
sationist," which she added
are "basic Gemini characte
ristics."
BebK. also stated that she
liket bfing around happy
people and people who like to
have a good time and enjoy
life.
A 4traduate of North Caro
lina Central University in DUr
ham, Bebra was very active
during her college years. She
was a member of the Student
Congress for three years,
selected by "Who's Who
Among American Colleges
and Universities," (academic
year 1975-76), served as Secre
tary-Treasurer of Kappa Omi
ι p,i a ""nnhiir nf
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc.
Ms Guin now works as a
public school teacher for the
Union County School System;
she recently completed her
second year this spring.
Along with teaching, Bebra
has also completed courses at
the Barbazon Modeling
School. She has taught mode
ling classes at Barbizon since
her completion During the
summer months Bebra works
as a part-time model
ν
Bebra is possessed by that
οΓ Gemini versatility and fun
loving energy when it comes
to the things she enjoys doing
j on h*»r day? oft'. 'noluHins
everything from sewing, desi
gning, and cooking, to all
kinds of sports.
Because she believes in
Lsdiig , Dcoiaauucu titrt
major goal, "to be content
with whatever job or career 1
decide to go into; now I'm
doing different things to get
the feel or what I really want
to do," she concluded.
Born in Monroe, N.C., Bebra
has two brothers and one
sister; their parents are Mr.
~and Mi a George W Gnin
She is a member of Rock
Hill AME Zion Church.
UNCF Finding $50 Million
For Black Education
By cnaries t, Belle
Special to the Post
Bank of America, the free
world's largest bank, put a
few bucks behind blacks in
terested in a better education.
The bank donated $100,000 to
the United Negro College
Fund (UNCF) and called for
other corporate donors to do
likewise in this year's UNCF
campaign to raise $50 million
for its black member colleges
The purpose of UNCF's
latest fund raising drive is to
continue educating Black
American collcge students.
There «re some 41 privately
supported colleges awT unï:"
versities in the United Negro
College Fund The total en
rollment of about 48,000 is
racing almost five times than
the national growth rate of
Οι. >r ρι Λ ate co' ges and
univ· isities
The UNCF is calling for the
asb island- through cash con
tributions of all thoughtful
people and organizations
through an urgent fund raising
campaign The Next Stride
Forward is not just a slogan,
but is for you to find a tax
deductible contribution of
from $5 ■*> to 150 million and
mail it to the United Negro
College Fund, Inc., 500 East
«2nd Street, New York, NY
I0H2I, today
Black Colleges have earned
a contribution from men and
wiit'iûn of all colore. Applica
tions and admissions are open
U> till, regardless of race or
other distinction as well as to
siuueius iruin ail parus οι mis
or any other country.
Today about 1,000 students
attend these colleges from
See UNCF on Page 6
Kon Leeper Feels "Real Good " About
$9.7 Million Bond Referendum Packaee
By Linda Florence
Charlotte City Council mem
ber, Ron Leepr said he feels
"real good" about the appro
val of the bond referendum
package by the Charlotte City
Council this week. The issue
will go before voters on Nov
ember 7.
The bond package will con
sist of $9 7 million for the
development of parks; $8 7
million for the water and
sewer referendum and $1.5
million for the storm water
management bond which
would help control flooding in
some Charlotte communities
. Leeper, along with council
men Don Carroll and Tom Cox
drew up an alternate to the
original plan that was drawn
up by the planning commis
sion Both were presented to
the city council this week.
In the alternate plan, Leep
er said they "tried to make
sure there was more equity,
particularly in the black com
munity" in the distribution of
parks and park improve
ment.
Leeper said that many
hlacKS aria low income people
had been on the "low end of
the stick" before this
Before drawing up the plan,
Leeper explained that in his
district (district III), there
was a parks committee set up
that made recommendations
as to where the parks are most
needed
He said that Carroll and Cox
also excepted recommenda
tions before putting input into
the alternate proposals.
"The black community as
well as the community as a
whole will be substantially
better off with the parks im
provement program," Leepr
said. I^eeper said that parks
and recreation are important
to the entire community be
cause "usually you can asso
ciate areas that are high in
crime and vandalism with
areas that are limited in their
parks and recreational facili
ties," l-oepcr said
He said that the areas that
experience the lowest amount
of crime are usually the areas
which have the most recrea
tional facilities
Hon beeper
...City councilman
If young people who have
excessive energy can't use up
some of that energy in recrea
tional areas, a lot of times that
excessive energy might turn
into destruction, I<eeper said
Some of the specifics of the
two proposals follow: $2 65
million would be use to buy 70
acres for Iwo district parks
The parks arc normally 2» to
60 acres in size and contain
ϋ
ball fields and other recrea
tion facilities The money also
would be used to devleop 12
parks, including eight on
school campuses.
Carroll, Leeper and /'ox
want to spend $2.55 million.
$15 million to buy and develop
72 acres for 12 nieghborhood
parks and develop 22 others on
school campuses I>eeper.
Carroll and Cox want to build
an additional 12 neighborhood
parks including eight school
parks at a cost of $19 million
$150,000 to buy 10 acres and
develop them for 10 mini
parks Leeper. Cox and Car
roll want to spend $300.000
$1 55 million to build recrea
tion ce.iters at Park Road
Park, Λ ' jmarle Road. Sugaw
Creek Î I'k and Fairview
Homes Carroll, l-eeper and
Cox want '·ι build new recrea
tion center· mit anticipate the
cost to be $12 million to
improve existing centers
They also recommended
spending 1350.'· 10 for a soccer
field at Boyi .· Road Park.
See leeper on I ige II
Bob Walton Stiys
Emergency Medical Service
Means Good News To Blacks.
Campaign
Launched
Against Test
A state-wide corilerence on
"The N.C. Competency Test
ing Program: Crisis in Edu
cation," sponsored by the Dur
ham Coalition for Quality
Education, is scheduled for
Saturday, August 12 at Dur
ham College Organizers of
the conference today annou
nced plans for a "campaign
throughout the state to stop
the competency test by any
means necessary," according
to Charles Finch. Chairman of
the Durham Coalition for Qua
lity Education. Finch said
that people from over 20 cities
in North Carolina are coming
to the conference.
State-wide competency test
—οι · β «" •"Β·· βν,,νν·
students to pass an exam in
their junior year in order to
receive a diploma, became
law in North Carolina on July
1, 1977 In a trial run of the
les', given 'i-is puat Febîuàry.
54 percent of all students and
84.7 percent of Black students
failed to achieve a grade of 70
percent answers correct Al
though Ν C. has not yet set the
passing cut-off score, 70 per
cent was the passing grade
used in Florida-the first state
in the country to implement
competency testing. All those
who fail the competency test
will receive a certificate of
mtrnrinnpf and no diplnmn
According to Finch, "the
competency test is an all-out
attack on Black and white
working class high school stu
dents. Starting next year,
thousnads will be kicked out
into the streets with no diplo
ma and little chance of earn
ing a decent income " The
test does nothing to improve
education.
THE WESTOVER HILL BASEBALL TEAM
.....With their managers arnl coaches
\(>ed Money For Trip
Westover Hills Will Compete
For Regional Chamoionsliio
An ambitious crew of "fine"
young men and an eager
group of adults will board a
bus here Saturday night and
head for the glory roads of the
Southeast Regional Little Lea
gue Baseball Championship.
The ambitious "fine" young
men are the members of the
Westover Hills Little League
Baseball team that will jour
ney to St. Petersburg, Fla. for
ά Monday night date with the
Florida State Champions and
the right to advance to the
World's Little Leagues Cham
pionships in Williamport, Pa
later in the month.
"I love them all and I'm so
proud of them because they
made a believer out of me,
especially last Wednesday
night," manager-coach Frank
Hampton said Tuesday morn
ing.
Westover Hills, an all-star
J
group sponsored by Orr's
KMV Grocery Store on W.
Blvd . defeated Brunswick
County, 13-7, to become the
first all black team ever to
capture the North Carolina
Little League Baseball
Championship
They thus made a "believ
er" out of their coach.
The team is made up of
William Allen. Frank 'Chee
Chee" Hampton. Andre
Banks, Anare nop*}, Hubert
Sibley, Daryll Black, Warren
Manning, Lorinzo McColty,
Maurice Wilson, Mardice Wil
son, Stewart Cole. Chris Irby
and James Crockett.
With shortstop Andre Banks
and first baseman William
Allen carrying the heavy load,
Westover Hills will carry a
seven-game winning streak
into the Southeast Regionals
Banks and Allen each hit a
homerun and a triple to help
bomb Brunswick County.
Hampton, who solicits pray
ers for a "safe trip in hopes of
becoming number one in the
series," says the team is in
need of funds to cover the
expense of the trip to Florida.
"We figure it's going to cost
close to $1.500," informed Wil
lie l<amo|Tins. who is one of the
m^tqger-coaches of the outfit
Inladdition to prayers, the
~ organization ta soliciting funds—
to help defray the expense.
Anyone interested in contri
buting to the trip should con
tact either Mr. Hampton < 392
9875) or Mr Lampkins (399
5549) Mr. Hampton lives at
2921 Markland Dr. and Mr
l^impkins" address is 2713
Kenhill Dr
(MS A et** ρ tin £
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Purttinie Jobs
Applications are now being
taken for part-time positions
as remedial tutors and for
substitute teachers to work in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools
To apply for a job as a tutor,
interested persons may call
372-8620 or write to CMS. Ρ Ο
Box 149, Charlotte, N C 28230,
to ask for an application or
may apply at the Kducation
Center. 701 Ε Second Street
The minimum qualification is
a college degree
Persons wno nave previous
ly applied for a position with
the school system would need
to fill out a special application
for this particular job, be
cause it is a new oosition,
explains Dr Norm Palin,
Assistant Superintendent for
Administrative Service».
The school system is hiring
110 part time tutors for reme
dial programs in reading and
math for students identified as
needing help The tutors will
work for four hours a day at
17 2S per hour
There is also a "tremendous
need" for substitute teachers
to work in the schools, says
Palin
County To
Assume MEMS
Operations
By Linda Florence
Post Staff Writer
In November, Mecklenburg
County will take over the
operations of the Emergency f
Medical System.
County Commissioner. Bob
Walton, said that the take over j
will mean good news to the '
black and low income com
munities.
' The take over will certain
ly have a greater effect on the
blacks and the elderly citizens
in the community," Walton
said. "They would be the ones
who would need the service
most because often, this might
be the only mode of transport
ation that's available."
Walton said that often the
iL'hite niti70nc r\( AAmmu
I
nity are able to call relatives
to take them to the hospital
but often that is not the case in
the black community.
The take over of the emer
gency medical service is be- ι
cause there are many in the j
community who are "just un
able to pa>" the $40 fee that is J
now charged, Walton said d
"I've been told by citizens
that they've been harrassed
and hasseled by the private
franchise if they don't have
the money," Walton said
The Mecklenburg Emer
gency Medical Serivce
(MEMS) is primary owner of
the emergency system in the
country at present.
On Monday, the County
Commissioners voted to offer
MEMS owner, Roddy Brandes
$42,537 for some of the equip
ment in the present system
-Hut—Rranrlps had asked
$435,000 for his operations in
cluding the land and building
On Monday, August 7, the
commissioner said they 'd give 1
Brandes seven days to re
spond to the offer
But regardless of the out
come of the negotations, Wal
ton said, the county would still
take over the operations of the
emergency system in Novem
ber.
• t 1 «»
u uuti uic μι cscill aysirill,
Walton said "I've been told
that if a person can't pay. the
county picks up the balance of
the tab."
He said, that is not publici
zed much to discourage the
people who are able to pay
from abusing the system
"But under the new system,
some of the hassle and harras
sment that I've heard about
should be reduced," Waltort
said.
However, people who can
pay will Still be expected to
pay
As the system stands now,
Walton explained that all calls
go into MEMS The Charlotte
Life .Saving Crew, a voluntary
unit acts as a backup to
MEMS. This unit is run
through volunteer money and
subsidized by the county, Wal>
ton explained
And then there are also the
volunteer fire department*
and Charlotte City Fire De
partment who respond té
some emergencies.
This week, the commission
ers also agreed to designate
the Charlotte Fire Depart
ment as the "first responds»·"
to medical emergencies. They
asked that the city cooperate
in working out the agMSBMnt
to give the responsibility te the
city
See COUNTY on Ps|«T
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