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CHARMING BETSY HARDY
..Rhodes' Salesperson
Miss Betsy Hardy
Is Beauty Of Week
uy aneneen MCMV
Poetstaff Writer
This week's beauty is
charming* Betsy Hardy, who
embraced her 23rd birthday
on Wednesday.
A native of Spartanburg,
S.C., Betsy came to Charlotte
in 1973 to attend Queen's Col
lege. While there she majored
in English with an emphasis in
Journalism and received her
degree in 1977.
"I've been interested in
Journalism ever since I was in
junior high school," she said.
She was on her school newspa
per staff in both junior high
and high school. At Queens
College she was the editor of
their newspaper, "Queens
MBitcndofl.it'IL,„l
, ' Queens, Betsy was employed
by the Jefferson Pilot Broad
casting Company as editor of
the " Jeffcaster," the station's
newsletter that went to all the
other Jefferson affiliates.
Upon her graduation, she
joined the Promotions Depart
ment of the station. During the
week, she worked in Commun
ity Affairs and on the week
ends, she worked in the News
Department.
In February of this year,
Betsy left Jefferson Pilot
Broadcasting Company to
venture into the arena of
selling.
new furniture company that
was coming to town," she
said. At the time I was
restless and needed a change
of pace. So I went and joined
up with Rhodes Furniture
Company. I was in training for
a month until the store opened
for business."
Betsy said that she enjoys
working there because she has
always had an interest and a
knack for decorating which
she sometimes get to do.
Houae Buying
. .The new family on the block
may consist of a single wo
man.
A recent national survey
reports that one of every 16
mortgage loan applicants was
female and single.
In 1974, the comparable fig
ure was one in 3S.
NCSU agricultural exten
sion specialists project that by
the end of this decade one of
every 10 home buyer appli
cants may be an unmarried
Good eye tight I· a good thing
to have, but WUgpOM la a
good thing to be SOUGHT ..If
you are truly wiae you POSS
ESS good vision and the WIS
IX)M to know that TRUE
VISION IS NOT SHORT
SIGHTED.
"borne day I'd tike to go
back to writing, doing copies
for a commercial or just
something in the communicat
ions field where I will be able
to use a pen," she stated.
However, for now, she wants
to complete at least a year in
her present position.
Betsy said that she loves to
dance, creatively, that is. In
the past she has danced at
Queens with WTVI, and on
programs on Channel 18 and 3.
"I read anything," Betsy
declared emphatically, "I'm a
magazine freak. I love music;
easy listening and the jazzy
type but it depends on my
mood."
Betsy lives «loue and
ι affirmed ih«t «W u μΙμΙαμμ.
sometimes she likes to be
completely alone and If she's
not listening to music she
"just listen to the floor
squeak.".
Betsy said that she likes to
swim whenever the weather
and her attitude permit her to
do so. Whenever anyone in
quires as to whether she plays
tennis, she politely replies that
she owns a tennis racket.
Betsy intends to remain in
Charlotte as long as opportun
ity knocks at her door. "I don't
believe in cutting myself off
from life," she said soberly.
"I'll pack up and leave any
time I get the opportunity."
Betsy said that at this parti
cular point in her life, she is at
a resting stage. "I'm not
involved in anything other
than my work which takes up
most of my time," she com
mented. Her weekends begin
on Monday night and she is off
on Tuesdays, and Wednes
days. Usually she goes to
Durham or Spartanburg dur
ing her free time.
Someday Betsy said that she
would like to settle down, get
married and have children.
She has two older brothers and
neices and nephews as old as
she is.
Betsy is the daughter or
Robert and Elizabeth Hardy.
On Halloween
vests, and other accessories
Roadside Sign Yandalism Is Continuous Problem
special ι ο ι ne rosi
In addition to witches and
ghosts, another type at ghoul
will be out on Halloween: the
highway sign vandal, one of
the worst "pranksters" ever
to slip away in the dark.
Roadside sign vandalism is
a continuous problem in North
Carolina and the state depart
ment of Transportation is ask
ing for help in preventing this
highway safety hazard.
"Halloween seems to be the
peak season for sign vandal
ism," said Secretary at Trans
portation Tom Bradshaw.
"We are askii* the public to
notify their local Division of
Highways office, the State
Highway Patrol or local pol
ice, if they observe an t M
vandalism involving highway
signs We need tins informat
ion to replace sign· which
have been vnndalized. The
reporting of licence plate num
bers of vandals would be
helpful Serious accidents
signs were removed or badly
mutilated."
Bra els haw said it is impose
ible to detérmine an exact cost
to replace atolen or damaged
signs. "But it is estimated that
if we replace every vandalized
sign, the coat would exceed
$750,000 a year," the transpor
tation secretary noted, point
ing out that about half of the
coat la for the sign and poet,
while labor and equipment
coata make up the rest of the
total. Highway signs cost an
average of $30 each.
The majority of the hund
reds of thouaands of highway
signs in North Carolina are
made by inmates in the cor
rectional system through the
Prison Enterprises business
The special green signs on
major routes are uaually
made by private concerns
The average life of a sign is
five to seven years.
The Department of Trans
portât)on completed a pro
HIGHWAY SIGN VANDAL
...Worst "pranksters" ever
uir une οι inr signs special
•tickers indicatif that the
sign is the property of the
transportation department
and listing the penalties tor
vandalizing the sign were
placed on approximately
MM.noo regulatory and warn
M t Khudy. Irallie Kngi
neerjng Manager for the
transportation departments
Division of Highways, said the
purpose of ihe program is to
establish ownership in the
prosecution of stolen sign
cases and to discourage such
It is a misdemeanor to
damage or remove a highway
sign Penalties for violating
the law include fines to a
maximum of $500, imprison
ment up to six months, or
both
Khudy said the highway
division also uses "vandal
resistant fastenings on signs
in locations where there is a
history of thefts "No fastener
can hold a sign in place if a
thief is determined to steal it.
but these faastenings work
well against 'casual' vand
a IB.
Despite these preventive
measures, warning signs will
be marred by paint, yield
signs destroyed by bullets and
stop signs stolen as a part of
Halloween "hijinks on Tues
day night
"Such pranks create dange
rous situations where lives
can be lost," said Bradshaw
"We hope potential vandals
will consider the effects of
their actions before they dam
age or steal a highway sign "
You'd Better Rtleve hs Autumn
Vm· Λ«.Ί ti.i: ·<·. __ pasf (h;irlnftf and mnvp in a
until Ihe leaves start to
fall It's that way for City
Sanitations crew», too ι har
lotte s vacuum leaf coin*...on
program begins October Ιβ
and runs through mid.Janu
ary leaves should be raked to
tl»c curb, not into the streets,
and be free of rocks, tree
limits' and trash
clockwise direction through
the nine collection zones «the
/oiiov correspond In those
umxi in ι ne classified section
ot the newspaper ι The crews
will finish one area before
moving to the next Weekly
reports will be issued to the
news media listing the are*
vi-lwriiiled lo be covered the
have holidays from school,
their parents will have an
opportunity to visit the school
and meel with the teachers to
discuss their child's progress
in school
School officials encourage
parents to take advantage of
these days to visit the schools
and are asking businesses and
industries to cooperate in giv
ing working parents an oppor
tunity to visit the schools It is
helpful for both parents to
attend these conferences
Topics that parents might
want to talk to the teacher
about include their child s
ability to do school work, the
child's current level in read
ing and math, special inte
rests and abilities of the child.
books and materials being
used in the class, the child s
social progress and behavior
and ideas to use at home to
help their child in school
The parent-teacher confer
ence is also a good time for
parents to advise the teacher
of any special needs, interests
or problems their child has
Individual schools .will be
sending home information
h
Charlotte Business League Τ ο
Honor Seven Black Businessmen
Bond Vote
Coming Up
November 7
November 7 is the day Char
lotte-Mecklenburg voters will
be asked to cast ballots on
bonds to fund parks and rec
reational facilities, water and
sewer improvements, a neigh·
borhood drainage program
and parking garage and over
head walk' ay at Central
Piedmoni Community
College. The bond projects
and their amounts are:
$19.6 million-PARKS AND
RECREATIONAL FACILI
TIES BONDS - to provide
fundings for natural preser
ves, community district and
neighborhood parks, improve
ments to existing parks,
greenways, and special facili
ties to include recreation cen
ters and a center for special
populations.
*5.6 million - WATER
BONDS- to finance «dOiUon to
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Plant.
*3.2 million -SANITARY
SEWER BONDS- to upgrade
Irwin Creek and Sugar Creek
Wastewater Treatment niants
and make improvements to
sewer to meet EPA require
ments.
$1.5 million - STORM SEW
ER BONDS - to implement
Charlotte's new drainage ord
inance and to help property
owners solve their drainage
problems.
*1.7 million - COMMUNITY
COLLEGE BONDS - to build a
parking garage and overhead |
walkway at Central Piedmont
Community College. (
City residents will cast votes
on all the ballot items. Regist
ered voters living in the coun
ty will only vote on the county ,
portion of the Parks Bonds
and the Community College
Bonds. Also on the November
7 ballot will be a host of
candidates for federal, st^te,
district and county offices.
Those office are: U.S. Senate,
U.S. House of Representat
ives, several judgeships, dist
rict attorney, clerk of court,
County sheriff, State Senate.
State House, County Commis
sion and soil conservation dis- '
trict supervisor.
DAVID AND GALE MILLER WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS
~~Siepluuiie. Nicole, Panomla and Pecolia
Sponsor Rally Here Sunday
by Eileen Hanson
Special To The Post
A rally to support David
Miller will be held Sunday.
)ct. 29 at Gethsemane Baptist
Church, 2670 Dr. Carver Road
it 3 ρ m. Rally spoasors hope
ο raise $1,000 for the defense
>f a young black man who
aces trial in a "murder lor
lire" case that has caused
>rotest from local black lead
ers.
Several choirs from Gethse
nane and University Park
baptist Churches are sche
luled to sing
Preaching at Sunday's gat
hering will be Rev. James
Palmer of University Baptist
Church, and Rev .James Bar
nett, chairman of the David
Miller Defense Committee
The committe formed last
July when it was learned that
the District Attorney's office
planned to prosecute Miller
for first degree murder in the
laying of Julius Smith, shot
tear the First Ward grill a
(Par ago Miller faces the gas
chamber il convicted.
The onl\ witness in the case
is Terry L\ ons who allegedly
claims lit· hired Miller for
S.i.oihj to kill Smith, his girl
friend * husband No money
was cvei paid Lyons and
Bonnie "><i>>th. « ife of the dead
man are serving 10 year
senteiu'tV lor conspiracy to
commit niitedci
Gale Miller claims that the
evening ol the slaying, she
picked her husband up after
work at Scaliest Products
They vent home and spent ι
the evening with their four
daughters Mrs Miller is sec
retai } at Gethscmane Church,
where tlie family belongs
Ί he lack ol evidence against
Miller the tact that he is black
and laces the gas chamber,
while confessed coconspirat
ors Smith and Lyons are w hite
and received Iff years sent
ences has raised concern and
protest in the black communi
ity.
Hev Γ Κ l>ewberry, minis
ter of Gethsemane Church,
thinks Miller may be used as a
scapegoat Members of his
church and People United for
Justice held à protest march
in downtown Charlotte on Au
gust 20. demanding that the
charges against Miller be
dropped
Kev Harnett fears the state
may try to manufacture a
case against Miller "As we
have learned with the case of
the Charlotte 3 and Wilming
ton ui. paid witnesses are
plentiful in North Carolina,"
said Harnett "In the Miller
case, we are fighting for just
ice before an injustice is
done.'
The Davia Miller Defense
Committee has already raised
$ 1,600 towards its goal of
$;i,000, which it hopes to raise
Sunday and through donations
from concerned citizens in the
community.
For more information, con
tact Kev C Ε Dewberry,
:i7B-4797
Mayor Maynard Jackson
Will Be Guest Speaker
by Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
The Charlotte Business
League will hold its annual
awards banquet on Saturday.
Nov. 11 in the Charlotte Civic
Center at 7:30 pjm.. This.for.-,
mai dinner-dance is open to
the public. Tickets cost $20 per
person. Maynard H Jackson,
the mayor of Atlanta. Georgia
will be the featured guest
speaker.
Seven black businessmen
will be honored at the dinner
and inducted into the Business
League's Hall of Fame. These
men will receive recognition
for their participation in pro
moting black industry from
1900-1930. Each of them have
made significant contribut
ions to black business causes.
Jackson was chosen as
guest speaker because he has
encouraged many black busi
nessmen to become more in
volved in industry. accmbn·
The Business League nas
members from many repre
senlatives areas of the busi
ness world--car dealers,
banks, real estate, janitorial
services, executive recruinn;; ■
and professional persons such
as doctors and lawyers
The cost of membership is
SltKi a year This fee covers
the cost of sponsoring pro
grams for the members, such
as advertising seminars
To apply for membership or
for more information about
the dinner-dance, contact Sam
Young at 376-2494 or Bill Cunn
ingham at 333-1213.
Black Lawyers
To Meet Sunday
The Charlotte Chapter of the
North Carolina Association of
Black Lawyers will hold ils
third of a twelve mouth Com
miinUv l«eo\ Q—
to Sein Yrjng, the project
chairman for the Charlotte
Business League.
Jackson fits a desired image
for the south, "he's a black
man in charge of the largest
city in the sunbelt." boasLs
Young.
The Charlotte Business
league was founded in April
of 1978. It currently has 32
members. The prupose of this
organization is to aid in the
development of the commun
ity to help black businesses
and service individuals who
want to become businessmen.
AuxXary Fashion
Show To Benefit
Mercy Hospital
Fashions for every occasion
in the upcoming holiday sea
son will be modeled at "Holi
day Mood." annual fashion
show and brunch sponsored by
the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary
and Ivey's. It will be held on
Thursday. November 2 at 9::«i
a m. in Ivey's uptown
The holiday fashion fare
includes sleek party gowns,
smartly tailored suits, coordi
nated pant outfits, blazers.
ΤέϊΓοιΓΝjn'ùdy'.^itîoEôf » at s
p.m al First Baptist ('hunt:.
Ittoi Oaklawn Avenue This
program will feature as
speakers. Kichard Letch
worth. Administrator of the
Mecklenburg County Jail.
Herbert Mann, Director.
Mecklenburg County Pre
Trial Release Program. .Sid
nej Noell and Haywood Polk.
IS Parole and Probation
Jllice, William Koger. C
itate Parole and Probation
Ulice, and Jeffrey Campbell.
Jirector of the Ex-Convict's
)rganuation iECOi. Accord
iig to the Association's prt\M
en I. Marnite Shuford. each
peaker will discuss the tunc
(ins and roles ol their respec
ve oil ices in the criminal
ustice system after which
hey will address questions
rom the audience The public
i cordially invited to attend
Parent-Teacher
Conference To
Be Held Here
Parents-teacher conferen
ces will be held in Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools Novem
l>er 6 and 7 While students