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ATTRACTIVE MARGARET MACK
...“Beginner horticulturist”
Margaret Mack
Is Beauty Of Week
By Sherleen McKoy
'W Post Staff Writer
“I’m well-poised ana very
sophisticated for a woman of
my age,” revealed Margaret
Mack, our beauty for this
week.
A divorcee and mother of
three children, two boys and a
girl, Margaret said, “I have so
much competition out there, I
have to take really good care
of myself.”
Margaret’s hobbies are
playing tennis, swimming,
and listening to music. She is
also a “beginner horticultu
rist. “I love plants,” she said.
To help maintain her youth
fulness, Margaret said that
she eats a lot of fresh fruits
and vegetables.
A conversationalist, Marga
ret stated “I have never met a
stranger, people who have 4
met me for the first time feel
as inougn mey nave Known me
.quite a while."It’s the warm
personality she generates.
A rental representative for
Budget Rent-A-Car, Margaret
said that she Just recently
signed a Model Release to be
in their national magazine.
. She .is also enrolled at Cen
tral Piedmont Community
College in the Executive Sec
retary Curriculum.
Margeret said that she has
been working with the public
about IS years in sales, as a
beauty consultant, waitress,
cashier, and free-lance model
ing for photographers “hoping
I’d get recognition. ”
Margaret toyes .clothes. “In
the future, I hope to be either a
fashion designer or open up a
boutique shop,” she said.
Declaring herself an indi
vidualist, Margaret said that
ahHBoea not belong to any
organisations. “I search for
things,” she explained. “My
time is so valuable and life is
so short, I want to find things
to make me happy.”
What makes her happiest?
“I have a family I enjoy being
with,” she said, proudly. “My
children and I have more than
a parent-child relationship,
we’re also good friends." She
continued, “I’m also what you
might call a 20th century
mother-1 take the roll with
the punches.”
Margaret feels that after
she has found herself In life,
then she can be of more
service to others.
Having trust and faith in
God and remembering the
things her mother taught her
as well as the pleasures of a
recently acquired relation
ship. have had definite and
positive effects in her life.
Margaret is a IMS graduate
of Second Ward High School.
Black Press
Workshop Slated
For Saturda^
Chapel Hill - Robert Williams,
former editor and publisher of
the Crusader and past presi
dent of the Union County
NAACP, will be the luncheon
speaker at a workshop on the
block press at Governor's Inn
on Saturday. March 24.
..The workshop Is sponsored
by the Southeastern Black
Press Institute, a demonstrat
ion project of the African and
Afro-American studios currt
culun at the University ef
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sessions will bo bold from II
a.m. to 5:30p.m.
. A highlight of the workshop
will Be a panel HMcnssMT'Can
Uie Black Preaa Defeat the
8.O.B.- ‘8mm of Bakke ?
Among the featured panel
partlclpanta are Vivian Ed
monds, editor, Carolina
Ttmea; Paul Brock, aaaoclate
director for public Informat
ion, NAACP, Robert HUI, spe
cial assistant to the chancel lor
for affirmative action, Syra
cuse University; and Ralph
Smith, assistant professor of
Uw. University of Pennsyl
vania.^
leading the workshop "Re
porting and Editing from a
Hlack Perspective” will he
Milton Jordan, reporter from
the Charlotte Observer.
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A woman doesn't mind see
ing a man make a fool of
himself so long as some other
woman isn't helping him
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Rev, Leon Sullivan Warns Of
north branch library
Youth Unemployment Crisis
Klan Not
Welcome In
Charlotte!
“The Klan is not welcome in
Charlotte." That is the
nessage from civil rights and
*eligious organizations con
cerned about the recent re
newal of Ku Klux Klan
activities in the area.
“The Klan is a dangerous
irganization. It’s goals are
holent,” said Alan Rousseau,
lead of the Chariotte-Meck
enburg NAACP. Speaking at
i Mar. 15 press conference at
fie Public library, Rousseau
hallenged Gov. Jim Hunt,
local elected officials and law
enforcement agencies,“What
are you going to do about the
Klan?”
»ue press conference was
held by a group of concerned
organizations and individuals,
who met Mar. 15 In rapoose to
a call by the Charlotte Equal
Rights Cottecr Others par
ence were Carrie Graves of
the Equal Rights Council, Bob
Davis of the Black Political
Caucus, Hattie Harris of the
Residents' Advisory Council,
Marvin Bienstock of the
Jewish Community Center,
Dr. R.B. Phifer of People
United for Justice, and Kitty
Huffman of the National Con
ference of Christians and
Jews.
The loosely formed coal
ition is also circulating pet
itions saying “The Klan is not
welcome in Charlotte.” They
will be presented to public
officials, who will also be
asked to sign the statement as
individuals. Churches, unions,
community organizations and
concerned citizens are being
asked. to circulate the
petitions, which may be ob
tained from one of the above
mentioned organizations or
the ERC, P.O. Box 31594,
Charlotte, N.C. 28231.
The renewed concern about
the Klan was sparked by the
announcement of David Duke, ■
head of the Knights of the
KKK, who was in Charlotte
tost week trying to sell his
organization as a “new Klan,”
claiming his group was not
anti-black. He said the group
is trying to organize among
white youth, and will hold a
rally in the area in Mav.
Dr. R.B. Phifer, Rev. James Barnett, Theo- Charlotte 3 held a march last Saturday,
dore Walton, Bill Carothers, June Davenport March 17 asking Gov. Hunt to free the
and other supporters of the Wilmington 10 and political prisoners. (Photo by Eileen Hanson)
Supporters Keep Marching
“It’s A Lpng Road To Freedom”
Kv PilAM Hiininn ^ . .
Special to the Poet
It’s a long road to Freedom,
but supporters of the Wilming
ton 10 and the Charlotte 3 keep
on marching. On Sat. Mar. 17
they set out again on that long
road with a symbolic march to
ask Governor James Hunt to
free North Carolina’s most
famous political prisoners.
Rev. James Barnett and Dr.
R.B. Phifer, both of People
United for Justice, led the
march - Barnett in a black
felt hat with walkie-talkie in
hand, Phifer in clerical robes
holding a Bible.
Behind them marched two
dozen supporters, including
two children and three dogs.
They started from UNC-Char
lotte and walked along High
way 29. They carried no signs,
but sang freedom songs and
chanted “Free the Wilmington
10, Free the Charlotte 3."
They were marching to ask
Hunt to grant pardons of
innocence to the 13 prisoners.
The Wilmington 10 were
convicted in the 1971 burning
of a grocery store during
racial strife in Wilmington.
All are out on parole except
Rev. Ben Chavis, who is in
Hillsborough prison.
The Charlotte 3 were con
victed in 1972 of burning the
Lazy B Stables in 1968. Jim
Grant, T.J. Reddy and
rar»cr ire cunrniy
serving long sentences at
Camp Greene.
Supporters contend that the
13 were convicted on perjured
testimony and that the state
wanted them silenced because
of their involvement in the
equal rights struggle.
Some of the marchers Satur
day had been down this road
before on behalf of the 13.
Dorsett Edmunds, a teacher,
and Kathy Sparrow, an auto
mechanic, have worked with
the N.C. Political Prisoners
Committee for 7 years seeking
support for the Charlotte 3.
Bill Carothers of the N.C.
Alliance Against Racial and
Political Repression, and
Theodore Walton, a city work
er, had been with Barnett
before on a number of march
es. For them it was a few
more miles added to scores of
similar trips.
Dr. Helen Othow, head of
Humanities at Johnson C.
Smith, and June Davenport, a
public school teacher, also
wore seasoned marching
shoes. They are sisters of
Chavis and leaders of the
Wilmington 10 Defense
Committee in Charlotte.
Some of the marchers were
on the Freedom Road for the
first time. Beverly Jones, a
member of the Black Student
Union at UNCC, was march
nig icr me nrsi ume lor any
cause.
‘ I wanted to know how the
civil rights marchers felt,”
she said. “I wanted to know
how the march would affect
people’s attitudes.” She
brought her son, Michael, age
2, who didn’t yet understand
, about political prisoners but
enjoyed the ride on the should
ers of Richard Walker.
"This is a first step for me,”
said Walker. “I’m trying to
build up my political involve
ment. Spending a few hours
on the road for people who are
going through so much - that’s
the least I can do.”
Several marchers were
members of the Safe Energy
Alliance, a group concerned
about the hazards of nuclear
power. One member, Ruth
Mitchell, was in Raleigh for a
large state-wide demonstra
tion last spring.
“I believe they (the 13 pris
oners) should be free and I
want to help,” she said.
Carrying an African walk
ing stick, Walton summed up
the feeling of the marchers.
"If people don’t pull together,
we won’t get anything done."
Some marchers went only a
symbolic mile or two. Four
went on to Concord, 20 miles
away. Rev. Barnett will con
tinue the march all the way to
Raleigh, 145 miles
Beginning Sunday, April 1
Dr. Scott Will Serve As Guest
Evangelist During Crusade Here
Dr. Manuel L. Scott, pa»tur
of Calvary Baptist Church of
Los Angeles, Calif, for »
years, will be the guest Evan
gelist during the Charlotte
Area Evangelistic Crusade at
Park Center, Sunday. April 1
thru Friday, April •. Di
will be ministering Monday
thru Friday .April 6, Dr. Scott
will be ministering Monday
thru Friday at 7 p m each
evening.
Dr. Scott is president of the
Western Baptist State Convent!
California and a faculty mem
ber of the National Baptist
Sunday School and Baptist
Training Union Congress, a
department of the National
Baptist Convention UJ.A.
Well-received by both black
and white conventions thro
Dr. Manuel L. Scott
.. Famed evageHst
oughout the world, he lectures
for colleges and universities,
conducts citywide revivals
acrosss the country and ser
w
yr» U Lecturer on Homiletics
and hermeneutics for the U. S.
Army Chaplains. He is also
the author of two well-known
books, "From a Black Bro
ther” and “Gospel For the
Ghetto."
Dr. Scott grew up in waco,
Texas and received his B. A.
and D. D.dagrees from Bishop
College in Dallas.
The Opening Service for the
Oruaade will bo held Sunday,
April l at 4 p m Dr. O. B
Cook, chairman of the Baptist
State Convention of North Car
olina and pastor of Mars Hill
Baptist Church of Winston
8*J*m, wtU be the guest prea
cher.
Music will be rendered by a
250-voice Maas Musical Choir
and a 250-voice old -fashion
Hvmn Spiritual Choir. Mini
sters of music, organist* and
pianists from all the member
churches will share In the
music throughout the week of
service.
Chnurch buses, vans and
car pools will be located on
most all of the church lots to
transport people to the cru
sade
Thursday night will he “Stu
dent-Youth Night " The Youth
Committee is planning for
1,900 students and youth for
this special night. Choirs from
Barber-Scotia College and
Johnson C. Smith University
will furnish the musk
people, regardless of
race, creed or color, are invit -
ted to attend.
Urges National Youth Policy
With “Draft” Provision
Special To The Post
Washington. D. C. -rev. Leon
H. Sullivan, a member of the
President's National Commi
ssion on Employment and
training Policy, said last week
that the 3S percent unemploy
ment rate among Mack youth,
and estimated of 60-M percent
in some cities, represents a
crisis as Important to the
nation as the Middle East
crisis.
. .Callingon the President and
his domestic policy advisers to
make an all-out effort equiva
lent to that made to bring
Israel and Egypt together, the
founder and chairman of the
nation's largest and strongest
network of job-training and
job-creation programs said:
"The btapk press, the Mack
mayors, thh black leadership
of Americptp planned, but the
danger is that the President
and the Congress will 1st too
little and too late with solu
tions to this youth crisis.
..“1 am appalled at the De
which appear to be only the tip
of the iceberg that could mean
social explosions in our cities
like we saw in New York
during the power failure and
again in Baltimore during the
big snow emergency.
.. “I have called on the 154 OIC
centers and the more than 54
OIC interest groups and their
clergy supporter councils and!
industry advisers to Initiate
youth job rallies and seek one
million job pledges from
American business owners. I
have launched a drive for one
million signatures appealing
to the President and the Con
gress which we will deliver to
the White House and the Capi
tol when our national convoca
tion convenes in Washington
in June.
. ."I have already heard from
black mayors in our key cities
and I am meting today with
the director of the League of
Cities to discuss ways in which
OICs can work cooperatively
with its 200 mayors to help
keep this crisis from becom
ing a disaster.
.."The heads of the !J. S.
Chamber of Commerce, the
National Alliance of Business
and the Business Roundtable* I
have all indicated that OIC is I
one of our nation’s best re
sources to help the President.
the Congress, the governors
and local government official*
before It I* too Late.
..“I am calling today for
other mayor* to join in pro
claiming March 2S to April I
OIC Help Our Youth Week/,
am calling on store owners,
service station operators and
other small business owners In
the neighborhoods to join the
major industries in this "help
Our Youth’ campaign.
..‘*1 am calling on members
of the President’s National
Employment and Training Po
licy Commission, the Presi
dent’s domestive policy staff,
the President hlmseif.aad the
leaders of the Senate aad the
House to make our youth a
number one priority and deve
lop a new comprehensive nat
ional youth policy.
.."I want them to make the
same effort to find the money
•id cot the red tape on this
trials •« they did to get
Kgypt sad Israel to agree an a
peace treaty to solve the Mid
dle East Crisis.
We cannot and we most not
permit our vooth to he sacri
ficed on the altar of anti-infla
tloo policy and halancod bud
geU. ’Meat-an cuts’ must not
be permitted. The proposal to
cut summer youth jobs by
2M.WM In ltta must be revers
ed and the program converted
into an all-round youth jobs
and training project.
Students
Will Make Up
All Lost Days
The State Board of
Education approve^
regulations last November
that require school units,..
which have missed a signifi
cant number of days because
of wintry weather or other
emergencies, to make every
effort to make all of them up.
Because of the severity of
the weather this year, several
questions have been raised
about making up those lost
days
State Board regulations
eAMMIM S 1 0/\ <4n>T nftknnl *
for the students. However, if
many days are missed
because of weather the new
regulations require that the
local boards must document
hat every effort has been
made to insure the op
portunity for a 180 day term
Beyond even that. Board
policy requires that local
boards must demonstrate
that fifteen days, lost because
of any emergency, have been
made up within the
framework of the ten month
school year before any
requests for relief can be
made.
Before a school year can be
considered complete, the local
board will have had to make
up enough days to total at
least 175 days. To do that,
particularly in some hard hit
mountain counties, the school
year might have to be ex
tended. State law now allows
the school year to be extended
inrough June 30th.
CBRC To Hold
Seminar On
HUD Policies
The Charlotte Busn.ess
Resource Center will hold a
seminar on the U S Depart
men) of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) policies
and procedures for having
your name placed on HUD B|d
lists Information will also be
provided on building projects
funded by HUD and bond
licensing information. The
seminar will be held on March
27 at the Gaston County Boys’
Club in Gastonia, 311 Dallas
St., from 7-» p.m.
This seminar, offered at no
charge, will be geared to
trades people or people In
terested Into going into one of
the trades, i.e. electrical,
carpentry. It will be con
ducted by Millard Rutharford
nf the Department of Labor.
Intorostod persona may
register by contacting Varaor
ferry at M4-9M1 in Gastonia
or Cathy Mclhrain at SJHirt
in Charlotte.