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, . Special to the Poet
Emphasis nn conditioning arid
football fundamentals has
ended at Winston-Salem State,
Head Coach Bill Hayes, has
trimmed his squad to 67 and is
getting them ready for the
season’s opener against the A
4 T Aggies at Groves Stadium
in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m.,
September 2.
“The Aggies are always
tough," commented Hayes.
“Our offensive line averages
6-0 and about 210, and their
defensive line aver^jj-s 6-G~
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ready to play football, not
basketball."
Kermll Blount, quarterback—
and one of the offensive co
captains. concedes that the
Aggies size will give him
problems. "I’ll have to rely on
quickness and speed," said
the 5-8*2 1977 CIAA leader in
total offense.
All CIAA tackle and
Blount's co-captain Gary Rai
ford thinks the Rams’ smaller
line can handle the Aggies.
“Last year they were the
eastestlearn, on the schedule
iv uilh.iv. e jubi Kepi low ana
blew them out. We couldn't
believe it last year We can't
blocks them high; they 've got
great upper body strength '
Haiford knows that the Aggies
do not want a repeat of last
year s 33-13 rout in Greens
boro "They've got to be
different this year They
made a real turnabout last
year, and I snow they're
really getting ready for this
game We've just got to stay
low.
The contest in Groves pro
mises to be the largest crowd
10 watch Black football in
North Carolina. According to
Athletic Director C. E Big
house" Gaines, "Tickets are
selling like hotcakes." for the
30,000 seats.
The Hams schedule starts
with tough A & T and gets
tougher. The following week
the Rams host perennial
power Hampton Institute at 7
p m. back at Bowman Gray
Stadium, and then the CIAA
champs go to Durham, then
come back to host Virginia
Union before playing always
tough Norfolk State and
w
Livingstone in their home sta
diums
Coach Hayes says of his
Rams. "We’ve got good, sea
soi.ed personnel and had good
success recruiting. Injuries
are the key to this season We
were injury-free last year
until the 7th game We've got
to stay healthy to keep the
championship.''
Hayes consistently refuses
to make number predictions
We II just play each game as
hard and.as clean as we can
We 11 look at the won-lost
numbers when the season is
over.”
The Rams are anxious to
prove to skeptics that last
year's perfect season was not
the result of luck My
personal goal.” says Randy
Bolton, senior running back
and the Rams outstanding
offensive player in last year's
Gold Bowl, "is to help the
team prove that last year was
no fluke. I’ll block, carry the
ball, catch passes - whatever
coach thinks best to make
believers out of the fans -
especially again: • A&T
The Hams are strongest in
the Offensive backfield and the
defensive line Last year's
entire Cl A Aleadjng backfield
is back. With Bolton, are
junior quarterback Kermit
Blount and junior running
back Timmy Newsome
Blount s ptay calling and
league-leading 1.363 yards in
rushing and passing earned
him AII-NA1A honorable men
tion honors. Newsome rushed
for an average of 100 7 vds
Kandy Bolton
Charlotte Ram
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festival
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In The
Park ,
“Ujima 78“ was the theme
of this year’s Afro-Festival in
the Park last Saturday, Aug
ust 26. Sponsored by the
Afro-American Cultural and
Service Center, the event
brought together scores of
local cultural and service
organizations, and hundreds
of participants.
"Ujima” means collective
work and responsibility in
Swahili, a widely-spoken lan
guage in East Africa. “We
chose this theme to get people
involved in the work of the
Center,” according to Direct
or Jim Jeeter. “The Center
itself should be a product of
collective work and responsi
bility of the whole com
munity.”
The afternoon of activities
stressed Black culture from
different parts of the world.
There was music, from Gos
p*.'Spiritual (by Thomks
Moore and Co.) to Folk Blues
(Pervis Lee), to Jazz (Ameri
can Indigenous Music Ensem
ble). Drama was presented
by the Children’s Drama
Group of Winston-Salem and
Ebony and Company of Char
lotte. Black Women of Tomor
row and the Inter-City
T extile W orkers Attack
Crippling Lung Disease
White House
Seeks Able
Candidates
President Lyndon B John
son established the program
in 1964 to give outstanding
younger Americans firsthand
experience in the process of
governing of the nation. The
White House Fellowship pro
gram is a non-partisan effort
to draw in a few of the
brightest and most promising
people from all over the coun
try to work at a unique level in
the Federal government for a
year.
President Nixon, Ford, and
Carter have continued the
Fellowship program with a
high level of support. Presi
dent Carter has removed the
specific age limitations The
program is now open to all
those who are early in their
careers. Fellows have been
chosen from a wide variety of
careers and professions
including law, medicine,
teaching, state and local
government and the arts
For additional iniormation
or an application send a post
card with name and address to
the President's Commission
on White House Fellowships,
1900 E. Street NW, Room 1308,
Washington. D C 20415 or call
(202 ) 653-6263. Requests for
applications must be post
marked no later than Novem
ber 15, 1978. The deadline for
receipt of completed applica
tions is December 1, 1978.
The Commission is looking
for persons who will be the
future leaders
•
New Law Goes
Into Effect
September 4
By Eileen Hanson
Special to the Host
"Cotton Dust Kills' is the
message the Carolina Brown
Lung Association is bringing
to Congress and to Norjh
Carolina's 200.000 textile
workers.
On September 4 a new cot
ton dust standard will go into
effect for textile mills across
the country. It is the result of
pressure brought by the ,
organization of retired and
disabled cotton mill workers,
which has chapters in North
Carolina and South Carolina
The new law, to be enforced
by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
(OSHAi is five times stricter
than the old law It limits
cotton dust to 200 micrograms
per cubic meter of air, except
LOVJSJ,Y SHARON DENISE CHISHOLM
...PetlteTndependence junior
_ _
Miaron D. Chisholm
Is Beauty Of Week
Center s children Perform
ance entertained with dance
routines. Paris Rann and
Gerald Serrat did their unique
disco acrobatics number.
Sounds of th» Caribbean
flowed sweetly from the oil
drums of the Steel Drum
Symphonette, making a melo
dious symphony on the old
drums. Led by Jim Boyce, the
traditional music goes back to
the slave days of his native
Trinidad.
Gaily-colored tents lined the
park's paths, and shaded local
artists from the blistering sun
Some sold their wares, othe
Some sold their wares, others
set up exhibits. One artist
sketched portraits.
Other booths publicized
local organizations. The Char
lotte Equal Rights Council
made photo buttons on the
spot as a fund-raiser. The
NAACP had a table. Sickle
cell anemia tests were avail
able. The Mixed Beverage
Committee and the Alcohol
IrArmation Center handed
out their brochures.
Elizabeth Burwell, 8, of 4917
Malibu Dr., was a balloon
blower. "I liked pumping the
gas in them. Then you tie a
string on. I sold six, and got
two free. It was a lot of fun,"
she said.
Everyone seemed to enjoy,
themselves, wandering
through Marshall Park, listen
ing to music, buying books,
sipping a cold drink, visiting
friends, and sharing our Afri
can roots.
oy rauiuta Drown
Post Staff Writer
At the tender age of “sweet
sixteen,” Sharon Denise Chis
holm says her most rewarding
experience was being chosen
Beauty of the Week by the
Post.
Sharon, a petite junior at
Independence High School
says her favorite subjects are
math and English. She also
says she is particularily fond
of Lorraine Ha ns berry’s novel
A Raisin In The Sun, because
it depicts real life situations.
In her spare time she likes
bike riding and for entertain
ment loves to disco dance at
her favorite night spot, the
Disco 9000.
During her quiet times at
home you may find Sharon
just sitting, while she listens to
Dee Dee Bridgewater, one of
her most admired jazz per
formers.
Sharon describes herself as
being outgoing. In talking
with her I found her to be a
warm, intelligent and ambi
tious young woman. Such
characteristics will' be defini
tely positive aspect* as she
pursues a career in modeling
When asked what she would
wish for if she had only one
wish her response was, “I'd
like to go to one of the best
schools of modeling, and be
come one of the most recogni
zed models in the fashion
world.”
Sharon enjoys experiment
ing with new hairstyles and
for this fall she clans to make
Hours Extended
For Food
Stamp Sales
On September l. postal offi
cials will increase the hours
when foods tamps will be sold
Foodstampa are normally
sold from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. But
on September 1, stamps will
be sold until S p m.
The increase in hours is for
that day only and is to give the
public more time to buy
stamps before the Labor Day
Holiday
me most of her wardrobe. She
says also that fashion is
important and that she is very
pleased that the feminine look
is back.
Weighing in at 96 pounds
and standing approximately
five feet tall Sharon says her
favorte food is pizza.
Her most admired female is
her mother and that she is
very proud of her since she
has been a major motivating
force in her life. She also says
that her mom is her “best
friend."
Sharon says her ideal male
companion must have respect
for her as well as her family,
be intelligent and have a
cheerful disposition. Inner
beauty is more important to
her than the outer more super
ficial appearance.
Sharon is the daughter of
George and Geraldine Chis
holm and resides on Barring
ton Drive.
She attends Maceo Memor
ial Baptist Church.
James Jeeter Says
MARIE AND WILLIE BYRD FIGHTING
or brown lung victims
Black Leaders At Midppint
As Drink Referendum Nears
in weaving departments,
where the level will be 750
micrograms.
Breathing cotton dust day in
and day out can lead to a
crippling and disabling dise
ase called brown lung or bys
sinosis. It is a chronic
obstructive lung disorder that
leaves the worker short of
breath, with a tight chest and
persistent cough
The disease is progressive
and may eventually force the
victim to quit work entirely.
Some do not have enough
breath left to walk across the
room
Often confused with other
lung diseases, such as
asthma or emphysema, thou
sands of afflicted textile work
ers in North Carolina have
never heard from their doct
ors that they might have
brown lung and thus are eligi
ble for compensation.
The largest concentration of
cotton mill workers in the
world is within 150 miles of
Charlotte In July the Caro
lina Brown Bung Association
sponsored its first screening
clinic in Gaston County,
heart of the textile industry
Out of 124 mill workers exa
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By Sherleen McKoy
Post Staff Writer
While pro- and anti-liquor
forces a campaign for the
September 8 mixed-drink
referendum, black commun
ity members are at a mid
point whether to vote or stay
home.
Alan Rousseau, President of
the Charlotte NAACP branch,
said it was "un-American" to
suggest blacks shouldn't vote
in the mixed-drink referen
dum while speculating that
other black leaders didn't be
lieve the issue was a major
concern in the black commu
nity.
However, Rousseau said
that during other issues, there
had been a low response from
blacks at the polls Although
he thinks blacks should vote,
Rousseau said, ‘‘it is unfortu
nate that black people have
registered for something as
trivial as mixed drinks.”
“For years, black leaders
have been doing everything
they could to get blacks to
register and vote," he conti
nued. “It's not my concern as
to how they vote, just that they
Festival Turnout Disappointing
vote, ne aoaea
Rousseau said that he has
talked to many young people
who have registered recently.
"They hadn't thought about
anything in the past, but now
they feel they are a part of the
system." he said "Since a lot
of blacks are registered to
vote I hope they will continue
to vote in future elections I
feel positive about it." he
added
Rev J F Kpps said the
blacks who have never regist
ered until now to support this
cause have a misplacement of
values and secondly, don't
understand the issues at
stake "They will still have
brownbagging anyhow, both
ways," he said
A community member,
reluctant to give her name,
agrees with Rousseau that
blacks should vote regardless
"A vote for yes will help the
community from an economic
standpoint." she explained
"More jobs will open up for
blacks if the vote is "yes "
She also feels there should be
some "no" votes "People
will feel that black people are
thirsty for liquor if everybody
vote* 'ye*'," she added
By Linda Florence
Poet Staff Writer
The turnout at the Black
Arts Festival at Marshall
Park Saturday was disap
§ing, James Jeeter, exe
e director of the Afro
rican Cultural Center
The event was sponsor
ed by the cultural center.
"I was surprised at the light
attendance,”, Jeeter said He
said he w^s particularly sur
prised because this was the
fifth annual festival.
“This was the lighest at
tendance ever Sod I was think
ing that the festival would
have caught on mbre by now,”
he said.
"AfroAmericans are not as
culturally aware in this area
as in some other a'l^eas,”
Jeeter said V
He said that the purpose of
the festival is to create aware
ness of how culture plays a
large role "in a person's
everyday existence "
“You can understand your
self better, if you understand
your cultural background," he
said.
“We are always open to
suggestions and I'd really like
some input as to why more
people didn't attend We put
more effort into publicizing it
this year than in the past," he
said.
The theme of this years
festival was Ujima which is
Swahili for collective work
and responsibility
"And that is what we are
trying to accomplish at the
cultural center We are trying
to accomplish and make the
center a product of collective
work and responsibility,"
Jeeter said.
Jeeter said that all the
people at the center were
responsible for getting the
festial produced.
The festival was from 12
noon to 7 p m.
Some of the people attend
ing the festival were local
musician. Thomas Moore and
\
was read by the Performing
Arts Guild Ensemble The
Ebony Group and Company
did a dramatic skit
Cassandra DefCon did an
African dance and the Young
Black Women of Tomorrow
Dance Group performed
Art and pottery was display
ed by students in the Children
Arts Program and the Jim
Boyce Steel Drum Symphon
ette performed
“The drum played an
important role in Aflro-Ameri
can history,” Jeeter said
The Charlotte Mecldenburg
Afro American Artist had
representatives present and
artist Nathan Parker display
ed some of his art and was on
hand doing portrait sketches
“Each year, tne festival is
to set aside and is proclaimed
cultural day for Afro-Ameri
cans to celebrate their herit
age and cultural and see the
display of different achieve^
ments in various art forms,”
Jeeter said
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Some minds are like con
crete - They’re either all mix
ed up or permanently set
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found lo have hrown lung
symptoms
One of them was Willie
Byrd, who just harely made it
to retirement 8 years ago
Shortness of breath made it
almost impossible for him to
work Since retirement he has
been in and out of hospitals
and the bills are stacking up
The doctors told him he had
emphyzema
Then his wife. Marie, saw an
article in the newspaper about
brown lung "He had all the
symptoms • shortness of
breath, coughing, not enough
wind to walk across the
room, she said "The doctors
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Tim Lund staffs a booth for
the Charlotte Equal Rights
Council, People United for
Jusitce and the Charlotte
Committee on Africa •
his Inter City children s group
who sang spirituals, novelty
songs and created a dance as
they went along
A local blues singer called
Putman sang and jazz was
provided by the American
Indigenous Musicians Poetry