w ' ADVERTISING MEDIA i •PYl M \ K M v\ s|’ \i*j- j.\M MER.s "‘Charlotte's Fastest (ironing (.ontmunity WeekK ~ v**i * M" *** 1 ' the CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. J une 21. 1979 ------- _ _ I’na' )•> Cents Supporters: SBA Abuses B^pngRedueed by Susan Ellsworth Post Staff Writer Although the Small Business Administration's “set aside" program described a* “8(a)” has been accused of ineffi ciency, it remains the most viable approach for minority businesses to obtain govern ment contracts, according to a management newsletter pub lished by Race Relations and Industry. The program has been threatened by problems such as uncollectable advances to minority owned businesses, a disappointing success rate for participating firms, certifying white owned companies using blacks as fronts; persons profiting from loose eligibility requirements, and the broad ening of the government defi nition of minority which now includes women, poor whites and other programs. Supporters of the program say these abuses are being reduced by tightening eligibi lity requirements. Under the Section 8(a) pro gram an applicant must be able to prove he is economical ly and socially disadvantaged. The company must be at least 51 percent owned, daily managed and controlled by the disadvantaged. It mnct Ko HotorrmnoH that the Small Business Adminis tration can provide the appli cant company with the neces sary management and finan cial and technical assistance. The SBA must determine if the 'Applicant company can perturm government con tracts, with assistance provid ed and have reasonable pros pects for competing in the private sector. Proponents of the program feel the recently enacted Public Law 95-507 will reduce the potential for future abuses and help assure that blacks and other minorities will bene fit. Law 95-507 went into prac tice last October. "It is the minority set aside program reworked,” said Mrs. Catherine Szucs. assist ant district director for minor ity small business. For the first 2-5 years a busi ness is in operation govern ment contracts are subcon tracted to 8(a) small business es to help them stay alive. Government contractors sell to the government whatever services are needed. ‘In North Carolina not one contractor has failed in the 8(a) program among the 20 contractors here," Mrs Szucs said Post To Provide (Coverage Of INAACP Convention The NAACP holds its seventieth annual national convention in Louisville, Kentucky next week, June 25-30th. The Charlotte Post will provide in-depth coverage of the convention, including a profile of Mrs. Robert L. Davis, Sr who is competing for NA^ftP National Mother of the Year. The Charlotte Post convention reporter will be Charlotte journalist, Milton Jordan Watch for coverage exclusively in the Post. KAREN ELAINE ALSTON ...Myers Park Varsity Cheerleader Karen Elaine Alston Is Beauty Of Week Dy snerieen McKoy Post Staff Writer Our beauty for this week is Karen Elaine Alston, a rising junior at Myers Park High School. A varsity cheerleader, her favorite school subjects are English and gym. Describing herself as a nice, down-home person, Karen's hobbies are cheering, disco dancing and meeting new people After completion of high school, Karen plans to attend Livingstone College in Salis bury to become an elementary education teacher. “I want to go to Livingstone because I have friends there,” she said. ”1 often go up there and visit, it’s like a home away-from-home. ” As for teaching children, she explained, “I like watching them grow up.” Karen cites her neighbor, Miss Jean Brannon, as a person who has much in fluence in her life. "She’s like a second mother to me,” Karen related. "When I’m down and have a problem, she always points me in the right direction.” Karen recalls that the most vujujauic itmc III 11CI me Wdb when she first started high school ‘‘1 gained more responsibili ty, more freedom and met more people,” she stated. One of Karen's greatest desires is to travel to the state of New York. ‘T've heard everybody talking about the big buildings and everything," she said. "I just want to go and see how it really is." Karen said that her family, which includes four brothers and four sisters (she’s in the middle), is what keeps her going and makes life more enjoyable. Her community activities include being a member of a neighborhood club at Bethle hem Center which occasional ly takes trips and helps the elderly She is also a member of a softball team. This summer Karen plans to “hopefully" work at the Char lotte Youth Center, answering telephones and running errands Karen governs her life by the possibility that "you can do anything if you set your mind to it." Sixteen-year-old Karen is the daughter of Mrs. Eva Alston. “Roots” Stimulated Deep Emotional Reactions The ABC Television Net work’s presentation of "Roots: The Next Generations" stimulated deep emotional reactions and had a measurable behavioral im pact on viewers, a nationwide ABC research study reveals. Melvin A. Goldberg, Vice President, Primary and Social Research for ABC Television, who headed the project, said the study, which was based on a random sample and con ducted before and after the seven-episode series in February, 1979, indicates also that the program taught and strengthened viewers' under standing of black history and the black experience; gave viewers "a sense of hope in people’s abilities to overcome hard times" and made viewers aware that progress has been made in the plight of black people The study also points out; . Viewers crossed racial boundaries to discuss "Roots: The Next Genera tions .’’ Attitudes toward the Equal Rights Amendment and women's rights showed a significant improvement after viewing "Roots: The Next Generations " . Viewers felt mostly that the presentation of "Roots: The Next Generations” I would have a positive impact on the United States . Approximately 45 percent of the viewers watched at least six of the seven epi sodes. War Declared On Unemployment * * * ★★★ ★★★ Equal Rights Council Sets Sale Attic Sale Will Be Held Saturday The Charlotte Equal Rights Council will hold an attic and bake sale to benefit the on going work of the organization on Saturday, June 23 at the Firemen’s Hall, 2601 E. 7th Street, from 9 a m. to 4 p m. Furniture, clothing, house hold articles and other attic sale goods will be in good supply. Homemade baked goods, coffee and soft drinks will also be available. Begin ning at 2 p m. shoppers will be able to fill up a bag of clothing items for only $1.00. The Equal Rights Council formed last year in Charlotte is an affiliate of the national Equal Rights Congress, an umbrella of organizations joined together to struggle for the equality of all people who have been discriminated (against because of their nationality, color, religion, sex or economic status. une ot tne main projects of the Charlotte ERC has been the monthly publication of an equal rights newspaper, The Charlotte Advocate. Recently the Charlotte paper has merged with The Southern Advocate, a monthly paper published by the Southern Region ERC and circulated throughout the South. Other activities of the council have been the support of labor unions, International Women’s Day, help for batter ed women, freedom for the Wilmington 10 and Charlotte 3, and bringing together white and black groups opposed to the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. The Council hopes to unite a wide range of groups through unity of action in the struggles for equality and economic justice. For more information contact Equal Rights Council, P.O. Box 31594, Charlotte, N.C. 28231 Peachew And Herb Concert Cancelled Peaches and Herb, schedul ed to perform at Carowinds on Wednesday and Thursday, July 4 and 5. have canceled Will Be Staged July 7 Mass March For Justice And Unitv by Eileen Hanson Special to the Post A mass march for justice and unity will be held Satur day, July 7 In Charlotte, spon sored by People United for Justice and many community leaders In addition to calling for the freedom of the Wilmington 10 and the Charlotte 3, the march will call for unity of the entire community against the Ku Klux Klan and in favor of continuing district represen tation In a letter to local minis ters, the Rev James Palmer (head of Black Ministerial Alliance Nbr 2) and Rev. James Barnett (head of People United for Justice) urged the support of all black churches. “No stone should be left unturned in making this the biggest march in the history of Charlotte," the letter said “We've been to see Gov Hunt three times in the last 7 Rev. James Beroett ...Urges church support months about the Charlotte 3 case," said Barnett "Hunt's not going to do anything. We re telling him again this issue is important to us and we won't stop bothering him about it until he acts.” The march and motorcade will begin at noon from Uni Rev James Palmer .. Heads Ministerial group versity Park Baptist Church, 215® Senior Drive and end at Marshall Park with speakers and a petition drive for the freedom of the Charlotte 3 Petitions will also be circu lated in local churches am will be presented to Gov Hum on July 9 when Barnett am other ministers plan another journey to Raleigh to plea for the political prisoners “The march will be a launching pad for a major voter registration and educa tion drive," said Rev Donald Brown. Assistant Minister of Greater Bethel AME Church and a member of the march committee “If Hunt wants to be Governor again he has to serve the community He hasn't served us by keeping Ben Chavis and the Charlotte 3 in prison " Registrars will be at Marshall Park during the rally to sign up new voters Further efforts to increase voter participation will conti nue on July 16 and throughout the summer on a statewide basis. "Hunt needs to be politically punished and voted out,” according to Brown The march will also call for the immediate release of Rev See Mass on pnge 14 Eddie Knox Pledges “A New Style Of Active Leadership*” special tome c narioue rosi With a pledge to bring "a new style of active leader ship" to the city, former state senator Eddie Knox officially announced his candidacy for mayor of Charlotte. Speaking to a gathering of nearly 200 friends, community leaders, reporters and family at his home, the 42-year-old Knox said his “fresh approach to city government" includes a sensitivity to neighborhood needs while “never losing sight of the overall well-being of the city as a whole." The enthusiastic audience includ ed many prominent black leaders. Knox, an attorney and long time Democratic party leader, serves as chairman of the state's Budget Advisory Commission. His distinguish ed career in public service included serving two terms in the North Carolina State Senate where he was chair man of the Mecklenburg legis lative delegation He was chairman of the North Caro lina Commission on Correct ional Programs which led to much needed reforms in the state's prison system. During the 1974 gasoline crisis, he was named chairman of the North Carolina Special Committee on Gasoline Allocation, and was instrumental in getting more gas allocated to the state. A former outstanding young man of the year for Charlotte, North Carolina and the nation, Knox has been involved in numerous civic activities in cluding leading the campaign that extended water and sewer lines into Mecklenburg County. He is a graduate of the Wake Forest Law School and cur rently serves as president of its alumni association Knox also received a degree in agriculture education at North Carolina State University where he was student body president Former mayors Ben Douglas Sr., and John Belk. along with members of the city council, county commis sion, and the legislative dele gation were among those attending the announcement m which Knox expressed "a sincere desire to serve the people of Charlotte." Speaking about district re presentation, Knox noted that this form of government came as a result of a vote -by the people He said he was keeping an open mind on the subject He said he is studying in detail the issues and will ofki positions during the course of the campaign, hut he emphu sized that it is the manner m which a mayor works with tin people. the council, the city staff and other governments that determines how effectke he can be Knox said his style of leadership would help the city reach "new dimensions for all areas of the community " Knox said: "Charlotte is no longer an- oversized country town. Like it or not. it is a big city. We have reached a point in time and growth that demands an activist mayor ,i person who has the capacity to define the critical issues, the ability to develop creative solutions the perserverance to make the solutions work the dedication to roll up his sleeves and meet matters head on. We need a mayor who will work closely and harmoniously with the city council and city staffs, but who will also enlist the partici pation and commitment of tin public in the government process "We need a mayor who will look for carefully managed growth and help lead the way to accommodate that inevita ble grow th and who can mold that growth in a controlled and beneficial manner for every segment of the city "I want to be that mayor Given the votes and the com mitment of the people of Char lotte, I can do the job and I will make whatever personal sacrifices necessary to do it well " BlfM’k I’ofUlLit* Ml Continue* To Crow Washington America s black population grew 12 s percent in the last eight years, more than double the f> ;> per cent rate of growth in the white population, the Census Bureau reported last week “The black population has experienced a slower decline in fertility than the white population and as a conse quence. the decline in the population under 14 nas been sharper for whites than lor blacks the bureau said Sullivan Calls For 1 Million Jobs Special to the Post WASHINGTON. DC. Declaring war on unerrplo ment at the kick off rally u i)l< sot America's 15th Annua Convocation. Kev Ja'on Sullivan told 2.000 delegate mat what Congress had no c about unemployment was n t t'match Poking to a packed audn mini last night in Washington ol< founder-chairman oha longed President Carter Con gress and his audience to find more , han a million jobs fo young people Sullivan said. ‘The goverr nunt is moving too slow We Cannot wait I am calling upon ni<‘ at this convocation m launch an intensive nation v. nle program to find a millio'. jobs to pul a million ur ■ .' cloyed coung people v i "lore it is ton late l og miing m an old aba; dom d j.uibuuse in the mos undi rpticiieged section o Philadelphia in ISM, Upporti. 111 e > I r. d u s t r a I. z a 11 o r enters have spread into mop than i >u cities aeioss A meric and • ine countries In it- 15 years OIC has trained ar.d placed some 500.000 people •no now earn more than s; billion m annual incomes and presently pay more than $Hi»i million in tederal taxes each v ea i Sullivan went on to say th,,' OIC tis tiave saved Amei • car more than one-ha billion dollars in money whicn would have been paid out l, relief checks Supporting Sullivan s chai lenge. Vernon Jordan, exec live director of the Nation t'rhan league. called ujk » ongress to restore funding programs for the poor and ur, employed He said at tjie fir plenary session that inflate ... is the harrier to programs fi - 111< jx.or Inflation has become th> answer In ending programs for the pr The %th Con gress is Irving to make deeper budget cuts Congress spends millions on defense." Jordan went on but cuts funds froi the programs for poor kids lunches." (In lire Kcii|>|M>illLs black To one W ashington President Jimmy Carter has announced he will nominate Allie (' Felder. Jr . of Washington. DC, for reappointment as a member of the board of direc tors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation cOfMC) Felder is director of the Outreach Division of the ' Cooperative league of the * ISA and executive vice president of the Cooperative league Fund He has been a ? member of the OPIC board of s directors since 1971 He w as born August 12, 1921 s in Durham. North Carolina He received a B A in agricul ture from Hampton Institute, a Master's in agricultural p economics and rural sociology 1 from the University of Illinois. r and a Ph I) in the same area from ohm State University At his announcement for mayor, Eddie Knox conferred with community leaders including Hi /7 (1-r) Rowe Motley. Jim Polk and Willie Stratford. Nothing makes some people go into debt like trying to keep up with people who already are. \ \