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Support ttl<F,
Charlotte 3
by Sherleen McKoy
Poet SUff Writer
At a recent s tat wide confer
ence held in Charlotte last
month, the North Carolina
Branch of the NAACP recon
firmed its support of the Wilm
ington 10 and the Charlotte 3.
Dr. Helen C. Othow, a mem
ber of the Charlotte Chapter
NAACP and the Wilmington
Defense Committee, said that
none of the larger circulating
Charlotte newspapers carried
coverage of the resolutions
confirmed at the NAACP gath
ering, which calis for Gover
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Pardon of Innocence or a new
trial for the Charlotte 3 and
the Wilmington 10.
l"wo points stressed in the
resolution were: the two cases
raised questions about the
criminal justice system and
point to the lack of due process
guaranteed by the Constitu
tion and the defendants never
were granted new trials even
though evidence pointed to
perjury and secret deals be
tween proeecutors and wit
nesses
Dr. Othow said that she was
very disappointed at the Sup
reme Court's decision not to
review the case of the Char
lotte 3.
"The majority of the mem
bers were against it," Dr.
Othow said. "The three mem
bers that wen for tbe review
included.1
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the Supreme Court,'
ed.
According to Dr. Othow, an
editorial in the Charlotte Ob
server last week pointed out
that since tbe members of the
Charlotte 3 showed good signs
of being rehabilitated, they
should not have been re-impri
soned. Jim Grant was working
for the N.C.-Virginia Commis
sion for Racial Justice in
Raleigh and T. J. Reddy, poet
and artist, was bead of the
NJC. Arts Coalition (Char
' lotte), organized to benefit
black artists.
Many members were in fav
or of approaching Gov. Hunt
to ask for a pardon of inno
cence. continued Dr. Othow.
"It's hard to say how he'll
react," she remarked. "1 only
hope he'll act fairly in regard
to the case.
In January of this year,
Gov. Hunt reduced tbe senten
ces of the Wilmington 10 mak
ing them eligible for early
parole.
The Wilmington 10 case is
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ral District Court in Richmond
which has not as of yet res
ponded to the petition οf the
defense
Dr. Othow said that massive
appeals are being made to the
public to write letters showing
concern to Gov. Hunt and U.S.
Attorney General Griffin Bell
asking for a Pardon at Inno
cence or a new trial for all of
the defendants
MEMAC Meeting
. The MetroUna Chapter cà
N O W. will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Wndnes
day. November 8, at the SAW
Cafeteria, Park Road Shopp
ing Center. You are invited to
join the group for supper at
6:40 and for the program at 7
...Data entry operator
Brenda McKnight
Is Beauty Of Week
Dy bnerleen McKoy
Post Staff Writer
Our beauty for this week is
Brenda McKnight, a data en
try operator at Collins and
Aikman Science and Service
Center.
"I've been keypunching a
bout four or five ν ears." 24
yeara-old Brenda said, "and I
like it a lot. I want to go into
computer programming later
lege about four years ago that
aided bar in her present posi
tion. In the future, she wants
to attend the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
and take some classes for her
proposed career in the data
processing field. "I want to
get a job at IBM," she said.
Brenda considers herself to
be a very friendly and warm
person. I can get along with
anyone who wants to get along
with me," she stated.
She said that her friends
considered her to be a shy
person until she got to know
them and where they were
coming from..."then I can
open up more and communi
cate with them," she said.
Brenda also considers her
self to be a humanitarian. "I
care about others," she said,
"if I can lend a helping hand, I
will
Reading and writing much
is our of Brenda's favorite
pea times. She dances and goes
to a lot oif disco· ; The Window
being her favorite club. Her
most admired groups are the
Brothers Johnson and Ashford
and Simpson When it comes
to the romantic-type mellow
music, she nrefers listeninfl to
Teddy Pendergrass.
Brenda also likes to cook. "1
get a lot of my cooking recipes
from my mother," she said,"
who is a good cook. "
She said that her mother is
the one person who has great
ly influenced her life. "She is a
nice Christian-like person,"
Brenda commented. "I eu go
to her with a problem and she
ïootball is also another fa ν
«rite pastime for Brenda. Shi
■aid that ttoe Miami Dolphin
is lier favorite team.
Breed* said that she has
lour older sisters who thinks
that she is spoiled. Not deny
ing it, Brenda said that she
tells them "I didn't do it, my
mother did. "
With two special holidays
just around the corner. Bren
da already knows how she will
spend them. For Thanksgiv
ing, she plans to cook dinner
and invite her friends over;
but for the most part, she
plans to just relax and enjoy
the two days away from work.
During the Christmas sea
sons, Brenda said she likes to
stay around home and be with
her familv.
A native Charlottean and a
graduate of Olympic High
School, Brenda plans to make
Charlotte her home because
she likes living here and this is
the home of her family
Brenda is the daughter ol
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc
Knight and a member of Geth
ne Baptist Church when
C. E. Dewberry is th«
pastor.
Culp Predicts 81,000 Will
'
Vote In Tuesday's Election
φ/
26 Million
Neglected
Women?
WASHINGTON-An estimat
—etL 26 million American wo
men-nearly one of every
three-lack the basic educatio
nal and job skills needed to
survive in today's society, a
presidential advisory reported
Tuesday.
The report says the worst off
are "displaced homemakers,"
women who have lost their
spouses because of. death, des
ertion or divorce and are
forced into the job market.
They are so numerous and
their problems so urgent that
they constitute a "hidden sub
culture" in American society
the council said.
Many single mothers, wom
»en over 60 and displaced
homemakers tack marketable
job skills, concludes the re
port, entitled, "Neglected
Women"
■ keepers, but tbèf are Ignoran
; Of such economic realities a
; money management, credit
insurance and banking, ' ϋκ
report saye
"The common denominator
for all 26 million offbese
women is that they are
caught, because they are wo
men, in stereotypes," the re
port says. "They are the pro
duct of past educational and
social patterns which do not
apply to today's reality "
The report, written by the
National Advisory Council on
Women's Educational Pro
grams, says these disadvant
aged women need training for
well-paying jobs that offer
advancement opportunities.
"They also need access to
financial aid for tuition, child
care, transportation, clothing
and, frequently, living expen
ses," the report concludes
The council recommends le
gislation that would provide
these women with financial
assistance for education pro
grams, tax incentives for car
eer advancement educatior
and anti-poverty program:
aimed at counseling and train
ing.
>uàlto(teft) and Ma. Glenda Wtaite
W^UJ^Ediaon Se.r^
400,070 households will be
scotched from the food
stamp rolls dufeing the first
four months of next year as
new regulations take effect,
the Agriculture Department
said Tuesday.
But slightly higher benefits
are in store for most of the 4.38
million families remaining
and for the more than thou»
sands of elderly poor couples
and other families expected to
be attracted to the streamlin
ed program.
Agricultural Secretary Bob
Bergland revealed the new
rules, which were ordered by
Congress in a massive rewrit
ing of the Food Stamp Act.
Most of the changes take
effect Jan 1
The major change in the
new rules is an end to the
requirement that poor famil
ies buy their food stamps..
There also are tighter eligibi
lity standards and a require
ment that many adult recipi
ents look for work
The law also requires incre
ases :r. Deneuis twice a
grocery prices Preliminary
calculations indic^d a S per
cêat hike is comiqghn Jan. 1.
Berg land told a news confe
rence that the theme of the
new law and the regulations
"is to eliminate those who
should not be receiving food
stamps, while assuring that
we do get food stamps to those
who are truly in need."
Under the present rules, a
four-person family with
monthly income of $250 after a
series of deductions must
come up with $71 in cash to get
an allotment of $182 in coupons
that can be redeemed for
groceries.
Under the new rules, the
same family would get $111 in
coupons but not have to pay
anything, assuming its adjust
-ing income were the same.
That adjusted income may
change, though The new rules
give stateE and countries four
months to go through their
files and determine whether a
household can continue recei
ving food stamp benefits,
which now average $28.37 per
person each month, and to
re-calculate the amount.
When that person is comp
lete. an estimated 980.156
households will find their
monthly benefits cut by at
least $5. but 1 16 million famil
ies should have more to spend
on food, officials said.
Most of those cut from the
food stamp rolls under the new
regulations will have incomes
that are too high, Hergland
said Others will be barred
because they have assets of
more that $1,750 or an auto
mobile worth more than (4500,
both disqualifying factors
the new law says no orte can
County-Operated
Ambulance
Service Rolling
The Mecklenburg County
Ambulance Service will begin
operations at 12:01 a m , Wed
nesday. November 1
As of that date, the tele
pbone number to call for
County operated ambulance
service in Charlotte-Mecklen
burg is 527-5750 This number
will put you in contact with the
County's central dispatching
See County on page 6B
family income after deduction
is higher than the federal
poverty line for that sized
nousetafld - or for example.
>541 month for a family of
four. In some instance, the
deduction system could mean
that a family could have as
much as $852 and still qualify
"These changes are extre
mely important because they
will make it impossible for
middle-income persons to
claim enough deductions to
qualify for food stamps, as
they could under the more
complicated old rules," Berg
land said.
Those still certified by next
May could lose their stamps if
they don't meet new rules on
searching for work Unless
there are children under 12,
both parents in a family must
seek jobs and, in some states,
will be forced to take jobs with
local governments.
Water, Sewer
Rate Increase
(iiiwim lYuhlemK
Due to the recent utility rate
increase, the City's Water and
Sewer Accounts Division is
receiving many telephone in
quirers Bills mailed from
October tt to mid-November
reflect the full impact of the
new water and sewer rates
authorized by the Charlotte
City Council for customers of
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg U
tility Department
Customers calling the
Accounts Division may re
ceive a busy signal Due to the
number of inquiries, citizens
are advised to follow these
suggestions for better service:
There are only five incoming
telephone lines for customer
calls If you do not have an
unusually large bill, please
delay calling at this time. An
explanation of the new rates
may be obtained later
l>eave your name and tele
phone number if all clerks are
busy A call back will be
made
Please limit your discussion
to questimi· about your b»W
The new rates have been
implemented by the Charlotte
City Council Clerks are not
prepared to discuss the philo
See Water on page 15
Blacks To
Vote Largely
For Democrats
by Susan Ellsworth
"Less than half of all regist
ered voters in MwklenHurg
County will vote on election
day," assertaincd William
Culp Jr , Board of Elections
Supervisor.
Culp estimated that Hl.OOu
voters will turnout foi the
election-that's 43 percent of
thœe registered to vote
In Mecklenburg bounty
240,000 citizens over 18 are
eligible to vote; 156.036 regis
tered voters are white and
28,257 are black "The percent
age of black and while voters
will be cloee," staled Culp.
Ten percent Cewer people
will be casting ballots in this
election than in the liquor by
uie αηΐΗ reierenaum
A voter turnout rate ot 6 to a
percent will be influenced by
. the weather, according te
ί Λ» rtierty «ni pf τ*·
with small children are less
likeJy to vote during inclement
weather.
Although most Charlotteuns
favor the Democratic Party
"there is much split ticket
voting. " Culp continued, "Pat
terns can and do break down."
Among registered voters,
122,806 are Democrats. 30,148
are Republicans, 11,323 are
unaffiliated and 16 voters sup
port the Libertarian party
The ratio of Democrats to
Republicans is about 2'a to 1
"Affiliation is based on a
class system," Culp asst-rted.
The affluent white people in
southeast Charlotte are more
likely to vote Republican,
whereas, the low and middle
income people and blacks vote
mostly for the Democratic
party, according to Culp
The highest percentage of
voter turnout is in the south
west quadrant of the city fol
lowed by the black precincts
In black neighborhoods, mem
bers of the community make
an extra effort to encourage
fellow black citizens to vote
The northeast has middle in
come families that are third in
voter turnout, rural voters are
fourth And the blue collar,
white, middle income families
from the weetside are the least
likely to vote.
After getting the people to
the polls, there are certain
factors that influence their
voting. "People tend to ope
rate on name recognition"
affirmed Culp. "A candidate
lui» ιυ run ai ivasi iwice 10 gei
known." How does a candi
date go about becoming
known-through either politi
cal or civic involvements
Media endorsement can be
beneficial. "The candidate
who can be best helped by
media endorsement is the un
known candidate, Culp said
Since the media gives expos
ure to the candidates plat
form, the public can become
better acquainted with the
candidate
An atlas of Mecklenburg
County is available for $4 05 at
the Elections Office The book
provides information on vot
ing patterns and voter turnout
in 75 precincts It was design
ed for candidates seeking off
ice and those people involved
in the candidate campaigns
Precinct mapa and voting
pfore I»at· are available at the
Elections Office All voting
places in Mecklcnburg County
arc open from β 30 a m until
7: *>p m nn election day
by Susan Ellsworth
Poet Staff Writer
Appropriating budget funds
and setting the tax rate are the
main responsibilities of a
county commissioner, accord
ing to Democrat Robert (Bob)
Walton, a current county
commissioner who is seeking
re-election.
Walton supported funding
for an emergency medical
center. Instead of Just one
downtown location, there are
now three satellite staUorw
which have ambulances avai
lable to reach the injured.
"City fire departments will act
aa first rssponders; they will
give an even greater response
timeJfJWslton slated.
The decentralisation of
health care facilities was also
important to Walton. Two
health care facilities have
been built on Beat ties Ford
and Hoskins Roads, and on
Billingsly Road in east Char
lotte
■
. County Commiaeioner
Taxas were cut during Wal
ton'» term. "I feel proud that
the commiaaion has cut taxes
from 80 cent* to 79V* cent· " In
contrast, in many areaa of the
country taxe* are increaaii*
■+ · · ·!·_
The country aiso haa the
function of appointing head of
Walton Supports Allocation Of
t ^
Funds To Improve JSehool System
departments. Walton favored
the appointment of people re
presenting all sectors of the
community. "We should have
an increase of minorities and
women in government,'' Wal
ton said, he continued, "there
to room for improvement in
the affirmative action pro
gram."
Walton also supported a
greater allocation funds to be
•pent improving the school
system, the continuation of a
hot meals program for the
elderly, appropriating money
to build a senior citizens cent
er, and having the county's
wed for goods and services
fulfilled more often by minori
ty businessmen.
Rev Bob Walton has been
the recipient of the Heart
Association Founders Award,
president of the Charlotte,
Jaycees. and vice Chairman
of the Mecklenburg County
Commission He has served as
pastor of St Paul's Presbyter
ian Church in Charlotte for
seven years Walton is a grad
uate of Johnson C Smith
University
Business Activity Moved Upwards
TM level οι nusiness aciivi
ty in North Carolina moved
upward during September, ac
cording to the Wachovia In
dex. The Inde* registered
153 2 for the month, a gain of
0.4 percent above the revised
August level.
Non-farm employment was
up 1.1 percent from August,
primarily due to substantial
gains in non-manufacturing
employment Manufacturing
employment increased only
■lightly ; however, manufact
uring man-hours rose 0 9 per
cent Average hourly earnings
in the manufacturing sector
were down marginally