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YOUR BEST ADVERTISING MEDIA IN THE LUCRATIVE BLACK MARKET CALL 376-0496 THE CHARLOTTE POST - - "Charlotte's Fastest Growing Community Weekly" BLACK NEWSPAPERS EFFECTIVELY REACH BY FAR. MORE • BLACK CONSUMERS HAIU_,UTTE, NORTH CAROLINA-28208-Thursday, Sept 28, 1978 S l· Ρ Ο π tn7o Price 30c Metroliiia Minority Trade Fair To Create Meaningful Relationship ENGAGING VICKIE PURCELL* ...UNCC Junior Vicki Purcell Is Beauty Of Week' by SherleenMcKoy Post Staff Writer _. "I take everyday as it comes. I've found out that if you try and plan the future, things don't work out the way This is the prophetic saying OM (tHi Week't" Storming bfCruty, Vicki Purcell has in doctrinated into her mode of living. More often than not, most people do not realize the necessity of living one day at a time until exhaustion or old age has caught up with them, and then they have no choice in the matter. In this day and age when everyone is trying to get to the top in a hurry, it is delightful to know that young people are wising up by slow ing down. Vicki is a 20 year-old junior UNCC majoring in Criminal Justice with a concentration in planning and administration. "I once considered being an English major," she said, "but there was hardly any thing I could do with it except teach and I didn't want to teach." Vicki does not have any definite plans for the future but she said that there is a possibility she may go to law school. "If I do decide to go, I wouldn't go immediately after graduation, I would work first, first," she said. But there is one thing she is certain of-she will not go back to her small hometown in Sanford, N.C. "I definitely will not go back to Sanford and I don't want to stay in N.C, I have relatives in Pennsylvania and I like it up there a lot, so I'll probably nfjjrate North." Vlcki's favorite pasttime is shopping. I love to go shopp ing for clothes," she said. Next to shopping she-tikes to travel, though she has never been outside of the country. She lives in an apartment with three other girls outside of campus. She enjoys the privacy it orçvides away from campus even though she likes "the relaxed atmosphere on campus There's not a whole lot of pressure," she mused Vicki considers herself to be a friendly and very out-going personality. For relaxation she likes to study, sit and chat with friends, watch television, go to parties, see good movies and observe sports activities. She occasionally goes to con certs at the coliseum and sometimes to the campus plays. At any rate, she "likes to have a good time." This past summer Vicki worked at the hospital in Sanford, working mostly with the out-patients on a business basis. She also worked on her father's truck selling ice cream to kids. Her father is an army retiree. "I was glad to get back to school," she said, "even though, I enjoyed my sum mer, because 1 love the warm weather, as well meeting new people and encountering new experiences." Presently, Vicki said that she is looking for a job with her campus studies. Vicki's positive outlook on life and her calm composure is sure to produce a bright future for her. The daughter of Margaret Byrd and Joseph Mitchell, Vicki has one brother and one sister. Quality Inn To Host SBA Conference The Small Business Admini stration marked its twenty-fifth anniversary in July of 1978. What changes will the next twenty-five years bring to small business? Searching for answers to HEREDITY la something every MAN beUeuv.iO. until Ma own SON begins acting like a DARN FOOL this question, regional confer ences and open forums are being held nation-wide to offer people an opportunity to re commend policies that will influence the future of small business in America. The future of small business is of concern because small buisness traditionally goes hand-in-hand with the expan sion of industry and Job deve lopment lite Nortn Carolina Confer ence will be held on Thursday, October S, at the "Quality Inn" in downtown Charlotte. Registration will be at the door from 8:90 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The conference will be free of charge and will run fiOm 9:30 a.m. Ul 4:00 p.m. S.B.A. Administrator A. Ver non Weaver will be one of the boats at the conference An open forum will take place from 10 a.m. til noon. NAACP Says Health Care Plan Doomed NAACP Executive Director, Benjamin L. Hooks announced his organization's support of the Kennedy health bill in a strongly worded statement that took issue with some of the points of a measure pre sented by President Carter Hooks said, •"what Presi dent Carter giveth with the left hand, he taketh away with the right. By proposing to link full impie! ntation with the inflation r<ue, and to phase in the program gradually begin BRC Officially Opens Its Doors Here Friday The Charlotte Business He source Center will officially open its-doors following its Grand Opening Ceremony on Friday, September 29 to begin a multi-faceted program pro viding free management and technical service to minority business persons in Mecklen burg, Gaston and Union Counties, according to Cathey Mcllwain, Business Develop ment Officer. The Charlotte Business Re source Center (CBRC) is a non-profit organization funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce < Office of Minority Business Enterprise) CBRC seeks to increase the number of minority business es in this area and strengthen existing business firms as well as provide services to contrac tors and construction-related firms. The services include preparing loan proposals for funding by banks, Small Busi ness Administration and others, marketing, education and training seminars, etc. The public is invited to the 12 noon ceremony which will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Action Center Open House for the new CBRC facility will follow from 1-4 p.m. in Suite 502. Their new location is 129 West Trade St., Commerce Building. ning as late fiscal vear 1983. the President would build into his health care program a no-fail self-de struct system. We feel such a system would be doomed to failure." The nation's oldest and largest civil rights organizat ion leader said that at best the Carter guidelines were only "a piecemeal cure for a rag ing. national epidemic." Cit ing statistics from the Con gressional Research Services of the Library of Congress that showed health care costs ris ing from 3.5 billion dollars in 1929 to a projected 200 billion dollars in 1978, Hooks said, "24 million Americans have no insurance coverage at all, while another 20 million are inadequately covered. "The NAACP therefore opposes the Carter health care proposal. Instead we call on Americans to express their support for the program out lined by Senator Edward Ken nedv. which has the full back ing of the AFL-CIO, the United Auto Workers ana other organizations that are con cerned about the national health care problem." Chamber Will Sponsor Hide Share Briefing The Charlotte-Mecklenburg RideShare Program and the Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a RideShare Briefing at the Chamber of Commerce Fri day, October 6, from 9 to 1 a.m. This marks the official beginning of the RideShare Program in Charlotte-Meck lenburg. Sponsored by County Gov ernment, RideShare is a car pooling system in which indi viduals who wish to find a carpool partner are matched bv computer to neiehbors with similar schedules and destina tions ine program is volun tary and the serrvice is free Local labor leaders John Le Grand ( Meatcut ters Union, Harris Teeter warehouse) and Bill Brawley ( President of Charlotte Central Labor Union and the Firemen's Association1 meet with Norman Hill < Executive Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute) during State AFL-CIO convention in Charlotte ( photo by Eileen Hanson ι American Labor Movement Faces Two-Fold Challenge? • by Eileen Hanson Special To The Post The American labor move ment faces a two-fold chal lenge, according to Norman Hill. Executive Director of the A. Phillip Randolph Insti He was in Charlotte last week His was in Charlotte last week to address the State AFL-CIO convention. According to Hill, the labor movement faces a challenge at the ballot box and at the work place. "We must elect people who are favorable to the interest of working people, the poor and minorities," he said •"Otherwise we risk losing the gains we nave made." But equally important is tne challenge to strengthen organ ized labor at the work place "There is an all-out eflort to weaken and destroy the organ ized presence of unions," said Hill "Management is pushing to de-certify unions, challenge job security and provoke strikes " A<; union membership dec linçs. so does labor's influence in the political arena Union membership has dropped from 33 percent in 1958 to a current 23 percent North Carolina is the least unionized state in the country, with 6.9 percent in unions N.C. is also the lowest in i η dus trial wages. One of the purtjoses of the A Philip Randolph Institute is to tell the value of a union card to the black community. According to the Bureau of I^ibor Statistics, blacks in unions earn 50 percent more than non union blacks "This represents about $2,000 a year in wages plus benefits." said Hill. Nationally there are nearly three million black union members or 15 percent of organized labor The Institute was founded in 1964 by black trade union leader A Philip Randolph, who is now 89 years old Randolph achieved national fame for organizing the tirst union with black leadership, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters In 1937 he signed the first contract between a According To Bill Russell Charlotte-Mecklenburg Urban League Affiliate Is Only A Charter Away Dy snerieen ivicivoy Poet Staff Writer Ίηβ possibility of a Char lotte-Mecklenburg Urban League Affiliate it only a charter «way, according to Bill Russell, Public Affaire Manager at Allstate Insur ance Company. The Board last met on Aug ust 3 and appointed officers. The By-Laws Committee has met since then and has recom mended by-laws for the pro posed League. Harold Hansen, Public Affairs person at Allstate, is chariman of the Urbrn League Affiliate in Qyirlotte antf Rev. George É Battle j* vice-ch*|r*n«r H us sel I said that the League has received support from the entire community throughout the city and there has been only positive communications towards it. The Board has been meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. All that remains for it to be an affiliate js to obtayi a charter from National Headquarter». Anyone who support* the goals and purposes of the League is eligible to become a member Just what is the Urban League and what are its goals? In a summary of the League and its goals obtained from Hank Harmon, Jr., Ope rating DivisMh Supervisor at Allstate, the information states that "the Urban League is an interracial, non-profit, noa-partisan community ser vice orgainzation, founded in 1910, which uses the tools of social work, economics, law and oth* disciplines to Mwmr# equal opportunity in all sector of society for black Ameri cam and members Of other minority groups It has Rev. George Ε. Battle ...Vice chairman national headquarters in New York city; Regional Offices in New York City. Atlanta. Chi cago and Loe Angeles. A Washington Bureau and Re search Department in Wash ington, DC., and affiliates in more than 100 cities through out the nation The mission of the Urban League is to enable blacks and other minority group mem bers to cultivate and exercise their full human potential on a par with all other Americans The Urban league conducts programs in employment, economic development, edu cation. housing and urban af fairs, health, social welfare, youth development and the administration of justice to aid in their program of equal ity The information further states that the league "inter vene* at all points in the social «iid economic structure whçre the interests of blacks, other racial minorities and the poor are at stake. It trains mem bers of these communities in the strategies and techniques ■See URBAN on page 3 union ol black workers and a major l' S corporation, the Pullman Company Randolph was one ol the early leaders against segrega tion in the trade union move ment and fought for equal rights for blacks in employ ment. The Institute seeks to estab lish a positive presence for the trade union movement in the black community. An inde pendent organization, it is endorsed and supported by orgainzed labor "We encourage black union members to become involved in grass roots community con cerns." said Hill "We also want to maximize support for political and legislative pro grams that will aid blacks and all working people." In the past unions have strongly pushed for legislation such as social security, work er's compensation, unemploy ment insurance and the mini mum wage National health insurance .tnd lull employ menl are among current legis lation strongly supported by organized lat>or With 1K0 affiliates in 36 states, the Institute has a national program ol political education The 7H elections are cruc ial." said Hill The conserva tive move in the country can be and must be- reversed Right wing forces have re cently put a "nght-to-work" law on the November ballot in Missouri "We will have a major effort to get out the black vote to defeat this bill," said Hill "Right-to-work laws only de stroy unions " Twenty states, including North Carolina and all south ern states, have passed right to work laws which prohibits unions from negotiating a union shop where all employ ees are required to join the union A union, however, is requir ed by law to represent and bargain for wages and bene fits for all employees whether or not they pay union dues The National Association of Manufacturers is pushi/ig to extend right to-work laws to other states Union leaders think the laws weaken unions and hinder organizing efforts According to Hill there is a major effort this vear in Loui See Labor on pg 2 Green Heads Upcoming Event by Sherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer The Metrolina Minority Trade Fair, a local fair which provides an opportunit> for the minority vendor and buyer to meet on common ground to establish meaningful relation ships for purchasing pursuits will hold its fourth annual or. Thursday, October 26 at the Civic Center from 10 am" p.m. Les Green. Industrial Relai ions Supervisor for J A. Jone> Construction Co., will act as Chairman for the upcoming event. According to Mr Green, in the past they have had diffi culty getting favorable re sponse from the business, public and governmental sectors Edwin L. Jones, Jr , Chair man of the Board and Presi dent of J A Jones Construct ion Co , said that there is an apparent need for minorities to take a more active role within '«he Metrolina Purchas ing Council and the Τ rade Fair they sponsor annually He also said that their past efforts have produced favorable re sults and there is every intent ion to continue participating as a part of the Affirmative Action Program The Metrolina Minority Trade Fair has been responsi ble for increased minoritv buisness by several thousands of dollars, according to Mr Green, and minorities mu>t continue to pursue methods so that these figures will be more greatly increased. A $60 packaged deal has been developed that will in clude breakfast, a booth, tables, and electrical outlets The Trade Fair w ill be follow ed by a reception, which may be the most critical part of the event for it will allow the minority vendor the opportu nity of wrapping up contacts made throughout the day under a more relaxed atmos phere There will be persons on hand for relief so the booths will always be properly manned An information booth will be set up to allow for the gathering of information about majority businesses without booths Registration will be given on a first come, first serve basis In lieu of this fact, it is necessary to respond immedi ately For more information, con tact Harris Jones at the Busi ness Resources Center (704) 332-8578 Rotary-Scx>ut Expo Ticket Sales Kickoff Tickets sales for the 26th annual Rotary-Scout Expo will begin September 30 This year. .Scouts hope to sell more than 25,000 tickets Over 7,000 Cube, Scouts, and Explorers will be selling tick ets in the Charlotte area The Expo will take place on November 11 at the Mecklen burg County Fair Grounds For more information call Joe Mayhew - 374-6515