PBSC LS03ARY OF jan a b 1979 :HA«nm 'M UtMiwis mm r ftwstUlUi H. C. 2222Z THE CHARU ITTE P 1ST pi=] _ —J_ "*i Jianotte 8 r awtest Growing ( xmnmmity Weekly - - Prir# in r*nta Photo by Jerry curry BEAUTIFUL SHARON REID .. West Charlotte cheerleadei Sharon Keid is Beauty Of Week onei iveii menu) Post Staff Writer Our beauty for this week is Sharon Reid, a senior and cheerleader at West Charlotte High School. A cheerleader for two years, 17-years-old Sharon said ex citedly, “it's nice, I have a good time getting to go to different schools and meeting other cheerleaders." Sharon and her co-cheer icadftrs are preparing them selves for some stiff competit ion in a demonstration of their physical agility on March 27 at Caro winds with cheerleaders from 100 different schools a cross the country .To aid them in their practice, Sharon said, “we re watching films of our year before last cheerleaders who won third place in an ^put-of-state competition. They're real good! ” First prize winner will re ceive $400.With such an in centive as that, there is bound to be cheerleading action at its very best. Sharon said that she is thinking about going to N C. Central or Bennett College in Greensboro.Though her plans are not altogether definite, she said that once in college she would probable major in child psychology. But one thing she is definite about is that she will miss high school “I'm going to miss West Charlotte very much,” Sharon saia wisuuuy. Most or ail 111 miss my friends.’’She continu ed, “everybody’s going to dif ferent schools.” At West Charlotte, Sharon is a member of the Senior Exe cutive Council, Future Busi ness leaders of America (FB IA), Ski Club, Keyettes (a social service club that en gages in fundraising projects to secure money for the school), and Modern Music Method (MMM), a singing club. Sharon describes herself as a "very friendly person who is very talkative “A lot of people think I’m shy until they get to know me,” she explained ”! like to make conversation.” She likes to listen to music 4?and read mystery and ro mance stories in her spare —■——— A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learn ing learning makes a good man better and an .1' man worse tmmmmmmmmmmmmmjamni r ^ * -a nine.one also uses oasKetDau and has promised herself that she would “try” to play tennis this summer. Sharon said that the most exciting thing that has hap pened to her so far this school year was when she won her school's homecoming queen title.Though there were two queens, she said that it came as quite a surprise to her when her name was called out.“I was so nervous.” she remin isced, "my escort had to calm me down." Sharon cites her father as the strengthening factor in her life.“My father tries to help us (she has two brothers) to do the right things that will help us in the long run," she said admiringly."He wants us to work hard and to make up our minds about what we want to do in life." Sharon “hopes to make a lot of friends in the future ’She intends to accomplish this feat by living out a simple, yet profound philosophy, "don't go through life being mad at the world,” she concluded. "Treat everybody fair.” Sharon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Reid. New Discount Food Store Opens Here by Susan Ellsworth Post Staff Writer An abundance o. specials await consumers at a recently opened supermarket in the West Charlotte area Discount World Foods at 1608 West Boulevard near “Mother’s Finest Restaurant” is offering specials in addition to regular discount prices. These specials began when the store opened on Jan. 24 and will be featured during its first two weeks of operation. “Buy one and getone free,” advises co-owner RoL..d C. Randolph After the promotion ends. Discount World Goods will continue '• Her savings. "Our prices are equal or below other grocery stores " Randolph said Low o'/erhead, low rent and buying merchandise in large quantities «.,.. U.S. cities with oxer H50 cities in 7» countries a round (he world Currently. 72 U.S. cities are alfiliated with an equal nuinlier in West Germany The cities involved carry out exchanges in Un professional technical, xnulli cultural, educational. Journal istic and municipal lields Statewide Conference Will Be Held Here February 3 by Eileen Hanson A state-wide conference to support the Wilmington 10 and Charlotte 3 will be held in Charlotte Sat., Feb. 3 The con ference is open to the public and will begin at 11 a m at University Park Baptist Chu rch, 2156 Senior Drive. The event is sponsored by People United for Justice, the N.C. Political Prisoners Com mittee and the Wilmington 10 Defense Committee.A $2 re gistration fee will include lunch. Ann Shephard Turner, one of the W ilmington 10, will open the conference.The afternoon workshops will develop strat egies for involving community groups in the campaign to free the 13 prisoners Work shops will focus on churches, unions, women's rights groups, students and political parties. Highlight of the conference will be a special screening of a new Him Wilmington 10: L'.S.A. 10.000" Made by Haile Gerima of Ethiopia and the Howard University Film Crew, the film documents the Wilmington 10case.lt took twc years to make the feature length film Over 4,000 people attended the world premiere in New York City in November."It was a tremendous event Am bassadors from all over the world were there to show their support lor the Wilimington 10,” said Dr. Helen Othow who attended the lilm premiere with her family.Dr Othow is a sister of Kev. Ben Chavis anc teaches at Johnson C. Smith University. According to Othow, a West ern North Carolina premiere of the Him is planned lor early March in Charlotte one work shop at the Feb :i conference will lie devoted to planning the event "It is especially importani for people here in North Caro hna to see inis film, Othow said "It gives a true picture o what really happened in Wil mington.'' The Wilmington to were convicted of th 1971 burning o a Wilmington grocery All ex cept Hen Chavis are out oi parole However, supporters claim they are not free be cause of severe restrictions o their activities Parolees car be returned to prison for thi slightest infraction of the rules Chavis will be eligible fo parole next January He i: currently in Hillslxirough pri son The Charlotte 3 were cor victed in 1972 lor burning th Lazy B Stables 4 years earl ter Ail three are nacK in pnso after the Supreme Court rt fused to hear their case Ian October T .1 Keddy and Jim Gran are at Camp Green in Chat lotte Charles Parker is at Statesville prison Supporters want Govern® Jim Muni to grant pardons < innocence to ail IJ prisoner All other legal channels lias tieen exhausted Chavis and Grant helpt organize t narlotte's first sanitation w inkers strike i I!i7u Xiong with Parker ar Pettd). they were also acti\ m eonnseltng Mack youth la mg !!••• Vietnam War drall Mom oi M e W Inungloii I >tl ie li'gli school students , t'..« tunc oi 'In ir conviction Ibcv tteii iS'in.iiMuiy liclti I'tlllC.llllil ' ' .. I • .s 11| Cl.Illl illd 'll ’ 1.:. 'l Viol'll miner King Jr. s Diruiaay , when racial disturbances broke out in Wilmington Turner was a VISTA volun teer in Wilmington.Chavis was there on behalf of the United Church of Christ Com mission on Racial Justice Revelations of perjured lest imony, paid witnesses ami intimidation of defense wit nesses have led thousands ot supporters and international organizations to believe the I t prisoners were framed Amnesty International con siders them prisoners ol con science. Catholic Bishops in See STATE on page 3 ■■mill ^ Rev Colemon W. Kerry Jr v Commission chairman ! M. L. King r l Commission p j Sets Meeting The Martin Luther King Jr. t- Memorial Commission will e hold a Public meeting Mon y day. January 29 at 7:30 p m at the Friendship Baptist e Church. 3301 Beatties Ford e Road The Commission was form ,1 ed two years ago by former >. Mayor John BelU and the Citv A Council, to determine what ,1 i nariotte could do to memo I rialize and honor Dr Martin Luther King Jr for his out » standing contribution to ,( American life c- The Commission proposed n and it was approved that a statue of Dr King would be ». erected in Marshall Park ,f Funds have been raised and n the artist was selected and e commissioned to proceed with the statue Dr Selma Burke, a native ,r North Carolinian, born and is reared in Mooresville, and a j. Black sculptress was selected to do the statue Dr. Burke v sculptured the Roosevelt ie Dime I- To date, over $30,000 has in ueen laistsi rmeen inmudnu e- dollars has been paid to Dr lit burke and another $20,000 is now due in order for the statue it to move to the foundry r- Dr Colemon W Kerry Jr., the newly elected chairman and Pastor of Friendship Dr Baptist Church said, "This of meeting is designed to report s to the public and to give ir factual information on all as pects of the program " ed Kev. Kerry continued, "to complete the project wee will in need $40,000 With the cash on id hand, the collecting of unpaid ce pledges, the response of the ie- busuiess community and the community at large, we la should raise these funds sliort al l> is The commission is hopelul of tv announcing an unveiling date id. at .i»e January 29 meeting, in The public is invited