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HELEN ROMAEVE FRYE
"..Carmel ninth grader
Engaging Helen Komaine Frye
Is “Beauty Of The Week”
uy oneneen mcn.oy
Post Staff Writer
Our beauty for this week is
14 year old Helen Romaine
Frye, a ninth grader at
Carmel Junior High School.
Her favorite subject in
school is language arts. She
also sings in her school’s
chons.
Whenever she's out of school
and on Saturdays, Helen
works as a candy striper at
Mercy Hospital.
Having been a striper for
seven months, Helen said a
friend told her about it.
“I help the nurses, deliver
food trays, feed the people,
read to them, and when it’s
time for them to leave, I help
'them get ffieir things ready,"
Increased Effort To Detect
Fraud Is “Paying Off”'
RALEIGH -Based on the
number of reports received by
the Division of Social Services
from county social services
departments on suspected
welfare fraud during the past
six months, increased efforts
to detect fraud by the counties
and the state Division in the
Aid to Families With Depen
dent Children (AFDC) pro
gram are paying off.
From October 1978 through
March 1979, there were 613
cases of suspected AFDC
fraud reported to the Divi
sion’s fraud unit according to
Division director Robert H.
Ward. The majority of the
cases reported involved less
than (500. There was an
average of 72,000 families
receiving AFDC payments
during the same six-month
period.
“In its efforts to see that
only those eligible receive
AFDC payments and in the
proper amount, the Division
started a computer match'
with the Employment Secur
ity Commission to detect
fraud The ‘match’ compares
the AFDC roles with work
records from across the state
kept by the Employment
Security Commission. The
result has been an increase in
discovery of AFDC recipients
that are working, or have
worked, and have not reported
their employment to their
local departments of social
services. The first listing was
sent to counties in July of 1978
: and lists are being sent quar
terly,” Wasd said
He noted that many of the
suspected cases being report
ed were detected by the
"match”, but many others are
being detected by special
fraud units that have been
initiated by the county social
services departments. The
State Social Services Commis
sion adopted a regulation last
year that requires county
social services departments to
designate at least one person
to be responsible for fraud
detection.
"The Division is also parti
cipating in ‘Project Match -
Cross Match', a federal match
which compares North
Carolina’s AFDC roles with
the other 49 states. We also
plan to begin matching with
the state’s Unemployment
Compensation recipient list in
July.
“With this increased em
phasis on fraud investigation
and prosecution being pursued
at the state and county level,
the chances of fraud going
undetected will be minimal,”
Ward concluded.
A statewide conference will
be held in June to provide
specialized training for county
social services staff members
working in the area of fraud
detection.
The Division has a toll-free
number, 1-800-662-7030, for
persons across the state to
report suspected welfare
fraud.
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she said. “Ilike it.”
Since Helen likes what she's
doing so well, she has decided
to attend nursing school when
she completes her high school
education.
“I plan to make nursing my
career," she said. “I like
helping other people."
Helen describes herself as a
person who is understanding
and kind. She likes being with
her friends and meeting new
friends.
Her hobbies are reading,
bike-riding and babysitting.
Helen recalls her most
exciting adventure as being
the time when she took a trip
to Washington, D.C. last year
“I got to walk around the
White House, look in the
museums and meet new
people," she related.
One thing Helen would like
to increase in the future is her
chance of going more places.
"I like to travel a lot,” she
said. “I don't really like to
stay in one place, I like to
move around.”
One of the main places she’d
like to visit is Florida. ”1
would like to just see the
sights and to go swimming a
lot," she remarked.
Next year, Helen is greatly
anticipating her move to South
Mecklenburg High School.
“I’m looking forward to the
change," she said. ‘‘It will be
lots of fun with parties and
dances and many things to gel
involved in."
She is also expecting good
grades throughout the remain
der of her school years as wel!
as becoming a cheerleader
The third oldest of five
children, Helen is th<
daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James Robinson.
Carter’s Energy Plan Mixes
Little Hope With Lot Of Fear
Fourth Annual
News Media
Workshop Sel
The fourth annua] News
Media Workshop will be held
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Satur
day, April 28 in Mecklenburg
Hall at Central Piedmont
Community College
I'he workshop is co-sponsor
ed by the Charlotte Women’s
Political Caucus and the
Mecklenburg County Commis
sion on the Status of Women.
Workshop coordinator
Cindy Smith explains that it is
designed to help “anyone in a
job or a volunteer activity who
needs to communicate a
message through the local
news media."
The morning will offer back
ground lectures on how to
prepare yourself to communi
cate with print and broadcast
media. Local experts include
Jan Thompson who will
demonstrate how to make
yourself look good on televi
sion. WSOC-TV community
affairs director Jeanne Bohn
will explain how to collect
your thoughts for broadcast
interviews and Charlotte
Observer government editor
Jerry Shinn will discuss cover
age from a print journalist’s
perspective.
In the afternoon, partici
pants will be able to work in
interview situations with local
reporters WBTV producer
Yvette Alston will hold on
camera interviews in a ses
sion called “Instant Replay."
Local Masons
Obtain NAACP
Life Membership
The Charlotte Consistory
No 35 of the AASR of Free
masonry Prince Hall Affilia
tion will become life members
in the local NAACP.
Commander and Chief
Wilbert Ferguson presented a
check for $500 to NAACP vice
president Kelly Alexander, Jr
from the Charlotte Chapter
The masons group later will
be presented with a plaque
acknowledging their life
membership
DR. HELEN OTHOW, MRS. JUNE DAVENPORT
—Rev. lion (Jut vis's sis torn
Freedom Fair To Benefit
Wilmington 10, Charlotte 3 '
r RLEDOM FAIR
by Eileen Hanson
A "Freedom Fair" will be
held Saturday, April 21 to
benefit the Wilmington 10 and
Charlotte 3. Sponsored by the
North Carolina Political
Prisoners Committee, the fair
will take place at St. Peter's
Episcopal Church. 7th and N
Tryon, from 12 noon to 6 p m
There is no admission charge.
Artists will sell their paint
ings, photography, pottery,
sculptures and other original
works. Proceeds will go to the
legal defense funds for the 13
political prisorters.
Other artists will perform
music, dance, poetry and
drama throughout the after
noon.
At 2:30 p.m an art auction
will feature selected pieces of
.outstanding art, with Paul
Viviano as auctioneer
Children’s events will
include fingerpainting,
movies and story telling by
Beverly Haggerty and Dianne
Hoff
Those who bring their own
t-shirts can have the Charlotte
3 emblem silkscreened on
them. There will also be free
literature and slide shows
about the Wilmington 10 and
Charlotte 3 providing back
gruunu on me iwo cases ana
an update on current efforts to
free those who are still in
prison.
Performances will include
dance by Mary Brown, Dance
Africa and B C. Brown Sugar
Dance Group
Musicians scheduled to
appear are Jeff Johnson. John
Mullis, Purvis Lee. Horton
Brothers Band, Doug James.
Joe Smothers, Jack
Lawrence, Marvin Ward,
David Earl and Juici Carter.
Rev David Nelson, Ruth
Dew and the Performing Arts
Guild Ensemble will do
poetry. Hardin Minor and
Herbie Leith will do mime.
Professional and amateur
artists will sell their works,
including T.J Reddy, one of
the Charlotte 3 who is a
painter and poet, and Charles
Rogers, head of the Art
Department at Johnson C
Smith
Other artists include
Margaret Reveal, Judy
Hermit, Jim Cameron, Gina
Gilmore, Laurie Greybeal,
Hank Wall, Dorsett Edmunds,
Eric Anderson. Martha
Strawn, Paul Finch, Gerome
Brown, Steven R Miller, Neal
Elam and Ed Finman.
A food booth will offer home
made baked goods, snacks
and solt drinks
In a related effort to free the
Charlotte 3, Rev James
Barnett, head of People
United for Justice, is appeal
ing to other ministers to join
him for a meeting with Ben
Ruffin on April 30 in Raleigh.
Ruffin is Gov Jim Hunt's aide
for minority affairs
On March 26, Barnett and 8
other leaders of N.C political
and religious groups met with
Ruffin to discuss the Charlotte
3 case. They were told the
Governor would act on the
case “in the very near
future."
In a recent letter to Ruffin.
Barnett said, "Often in the
past such hopes have proved
to be false; and there have
been too many instances in
which the poor and Black
citizens of North Carolina
have not received justice at
the hands of the state .. the
eyes of the Black community
all around the state are on
you we are counting heavily
on your assistance in bringing
about a just result ”
The Charlotte 3 were return
ed to prison last October when
the Supreme Court refused to
hear their appeal They were
convicted in 1972 of the burn
mg of the Lazy B stable in
Charlotte in 1968
One Day (Conference Here
Elementary School Principals To
Focus On “Special Need Children”
One hundred fifty-six prin
cipals of elementary schools
in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and
the surrounding area are
meeting to provide some solut
ions to the special problems
brought about by recent fed
eral and state laws to educate
all special needs childrens
The principals are meeting in
a one day conference on Thur
sday April 19,1979. at the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Staff
Development Center and twc
with the exceptional child
rens staff from the Southwest
Regional Education Center
and two nationally recognized
special educators, Dr Frank
Bruno, from Appalachian
State University, and Mr
Mike Orman, from NASDSI
inWashinjtton, DC. Marshal
Karro from the Charlotte law
firm of Connelly and Karro,
will also be addressing the
group on Due Process issues
for children with special
r.eeds
Dr Dean Koulouris, Region
al Coordinator for Exceptional
Children, has announced the
theme of the mini-conference
as, “The Principal as Educat
ional Leader for all Students "
The principals will be concent
rating on the function of the
school based committee for
children with special needs,
and on the development of
individual educational plans
from a principal's perspect
ive.
The objectives for this act
* ivity are I. To discuss and
I demonstrate the building prin
cipal's role in the referral and
placement process of children
with special needs, with em
phasis on the components of
the new state and federal
laws Our philosophy being,
schools that inappropriately
remove students from the re
regular educational environ
ment 2. To provide the confer
ence participants with a work
ing terminology such as full
services, handicapped, spec
ial education services, least
restrictive alternative, indiv
idual educational program,
and procedural safeguards 3
To acquaint principals with
their role in tne mandated
child find census: annual ef
forts and on-going child find
activities as assured by your
Title VI B applications 4 To
acquaint our principal part
icipants with effective team
ing planning activities For
example, a list of the princip
elude the following: facilitate
the building level might in
lude the following facilitate
committee process, prepare
precommittee child evaluat
ion data, assure communicat
ion with parents, arrange for
interpreter, if necessary, pro
pare all forms and other mat
erials. assure records of
procedures are kept, insure
due process procedures, chair
committee meetings, and as
sign tasks to committee mem
bers
5. Provide principals with
knowledge of a working
structure of the mandated
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Black Mayors To
Meet III Atlanta
ATLANTA. Ga - The Fifth
Annual Convention of the
National Conference of Black
Mayors will take place in
Atlanta, Georgia, April 19
through 21 at the Sheraton -
Atlanta Hotel The Conven
tion theme is "Municipal
Development A Priority for
1980 "
The Convention gets started
on Thursday. April 19th, with
a meeting of the Board of
Directors of NCBM, Richard
G. Hatcher. President, presi
ding. and the National
Demonstration Water Project
Policy Board Meeting
Dn Friday. April 20th, the
Convention officially opens in
General Session Mr William
Peacock, Director of Inter
governmental Affairs, US.
I>epartn,ent of Knergy, is the
keynote speaker The
Luncheon Banquet, also sche
duled for the same day. will
feature remarks by Ambassa
dot l-eslie t) llarriman of
Nigeria.
Americans In
Untenable
Position
Washington, D C .. De
control of domestically pro
duced oil without a simul
taneous guarantee of a tax on
excessive profits of oil com
panies places millions of
Americans in an untenable
economic position, according
to the President of the Nation
al Business League Dr
Berkeley G. Burrell, the
League's tenth President, said
last week that President
Carter’s latest proposal to
deal with the nation's energy
crisis mixes a little hope with
a lot of fear and warned that
failure to provide economic
protection to the disadvantag
ed will exacerbate an already
deteriorating economy.
Dr Burrell acknowledged
the severity of the energy
crisis, but expressed dis
appointment that the Adminis
tration did not link exercise of
its decontrol authority to Con
gressional passage of mea
sures to protect the poor In a
statement released today, the
NBL chief summarized 'his
initial reactions to the broad
outline of the President’s pro
posals, but reserved final
comment pending release of
specific details of the Admi
nistration's legislative
package Following is the text
of Burrell’s statement
"The President last week
declared, accurately, that our
present energy situation is
very serious and getting
worse’. ‘Prices', he said, will
be higher and will be going
even higher.’ We agree on
both counts However, his
proposals for solving this
crisis raise only modest hope
but considerable fear The
hope lies in his dual decision to
decontrol the price of domes
tic oil and to recommend a tax
on windfall profits of oil com
panies in order to provide an
energy security fund for the
poor and disadvantaged The
fear lies in his failure to make
decontrol contingent upon
passage of the windfall profits
tax
i nere is consiaeraDie sup
port for the decontrol of
domestically produced oil
Yet there is substantial oppo
sition to any tax on the
inevitable windfall profits of
oil producing companies The
President is correct when he
says that the opposition is a
relatively small minority of
the population. But that
minority, represented by the
oil industry and influential
congressional leaders parti
cularly those from oil produc
ing states pose an incredibly
hostile and powerful obstacle
to the public interest
'What is likely to happen is
that the congress will proba
bly support the President's
desire to decontrol domesti
cally produced oil. but fail to
pass legislation to tax exces
sive profits from oil com
panies The expected rational
is that decontrol will curb
domestic consumption, while
windfall profits will encourage
oil companies to invest in
ventures that will produce
new energy resources His
tory has long since deserted
the logic of this argument
“The poor must confront
decontrol in the face of a bleak
economic future Wholesale
prices last month rose by
another one percentage point,
continuing the inflationary
spiral that now seems en
See CARTER on page 5.
I o Attend
Workshop Here j
The Second Annual Career
Conference and Workshop for
Junior High School students in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg will be
held April 21 at Johnson C.
Smith University
An estimated 700 local stu
dents will have an opportunity
to explore career choices at
this Conference which will be
sponsored jointly by the PI Phi
Chapter of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity and Westinghousr
Kleelric Corporation
Students can talk with
iiersons who will serve as role
models in their respective
B fields
One girl to anoth< i. 01
course I had to tell her she
looked like a Mil.I.ION - and I
meant EVERY YEAR OF
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