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-v ^ V Jrwi* street ** Charlotte, NC 28202 I—__ V> V'gj CO YOUR BEST ' V%> ^ ItflPH THE CHARLOTTE P ST HE rue drt'Vn'.N CASSANDRA MAYFIELD ...South Meckenburg Senior Cassandra Mayfield Is Beauty Of Week by bherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer Cassandra Mayfield, a sen ior at South Mecklenburg High is our beauty for this A sports enthusiast, Cass andra's hobbies are jogging, swimming, playing tennis, and basketball. She also runs track for South Meek. Into her sixth year of running, she has won numerous trophies and certificates in track. Cassandra describes herself as a friendly person who is easy to talk to ."I understand a lot of people,” she said,''and I like meeting different peo ple.” After graduation, Cassandra wants to attend college, but she does not have any definite plans at the present. “If anything happens and I don’t get to attend college, then I will probably join the Army,” she confided. Cassandra cites her mother as being a very positive infl uence in her life. Leeper rlans Two Fundraising Activities The committee to re-elect Ron Leeper (Rep. from Diet. 3) will hold two fundraising activities this weekend. The Little Rock * isociation will be selling hot Ougs and ice cream in the Little Rock area on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 9 a. m to 5 p m. Gethsemane Baptist Church will host a concert with three choirs per forming on Sunday, Septem ber 9 at 7 o. m. Donations will be accepted to hear the J. A. Gospel Choirs of Shiloh Institutional Baptist Church, St. Paul Baptist and Gethsemane Baptist Church. Although Leeper is running unopposed, funk are needed to maintain his campaign headquarters and encourage people to get out and vote for other black candidates, according to campaign committee spokesperson Margaret Rudd. “My Mother keeps telling me to try and set goals so that I can succeed in life,” she explained. “She inspires me to study harder and to plan well for the future." Cassandra said that the most exciting time in her life ’ has yet to happen and she designates her graduation from high school as that des tined moment of happiness beyond words. To “live life to the fullest" is Cassandra’s main intent in life. Included in this “fullest" is a trip to Hawaii to view the beaches and to soak in the climate and a family someday with at least three or four children. President Names Blacks To Two Advisory Groups Special to the Post Washington-President Jimmy Carter has announced the appointment of five blacks to be members of two national advisory councils. Caroll Saunders Gibson and Gloria T. Johnson were app ointed to the National Advi sory Council on Vocational Education. Gibson, whom the President has designated chairman of the council, is the director of the Education Div ision of the National Urban League. Johnson, of Washing ton, D. C., is director of education and women’s activi ties for the International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers. The President also named L. C. Dorsey, Hazel N. Dukes and Phillip W. McLaurin to the National Advisory Copun cil on Economic Opportunity Dorsey, of Jackson, Mississ ippi, is an organizer for the Southern Coalition on Jails and Prisons with a back ground as S social worker. Dukes is the president of the New York State Conference of the NAACP McLaurin is the ombudsman for the State of Oregon and a former acting director of the City of Portland's Training and Employment Division, Hu man Resources Bureau. NCSLL Name* King To Bond Of Dhtclnn H. Joe King, Jr., Presi dent, Home Federal Savings A Loan Association, Charlotte, has recently been elecitJ as a member of 'he Board of Directors of the North Carolina Savings A Loan League. Mi. King will serve u iwo year term as a league Direc >r. Three Local Groups To Sponsor Minister: 44Wrong Is On Throne” Muskegon - “We are living in the most critical hour in American history,” Rev. Dr. J. V. Williams, president of the General Baptist State Con vention of Michigan, told a capacity audience at Jerusa lem Baptist church here last week. "It appears as though wrong is on the throne, love has taken an extended vacation and kindness is searching for a final resting place,” said the church leader. The General Baptist State Convention is an affiliate at the National Baptist Convent ion USA Inc., which convenes in San Antonio in September. Dr. J. C. Sams of Jacksonville, Fla., is president. Rev. Dr. Williams was de livering his annual address as president on the subject: “Christ, the Only Refuge in Time of Peril." "This age has almost divor ced itself from God and the Christian church has almost become a dumping ground for evil," continued Rev. Dr. Will iams. »*c <aic uciwccn a past which inspires not and gives us little confidence, and a future in which the fruits of evil seem plentiful.” He cautioned against “lett ing the expressways, free ways, super highways and turnpikes turn our thinking from the Christ-led-highway.” Continuing to lash out at the evils of the day, Rev. Dr. Williams brought the emotion al crowd to its feet when he said, “In spite of the sky scraping buildings, we need to share the true foundation, which is Jesus Christ." Introducing Rev. Dr Will iams for his address was Rev. Harvey Leggett of Upsilanti. Other officers of the General Baptist Convention are Revs. M. P. McAfee, Benton Har bor; A. T. Robertson, Albion; W. R. Burton, Bentor Harbor, R. L. Johnson, J. S. McCall, Saginaw; D. E. Cook, Benton Harbor; NathanielT. Howard, Detroit. Convention musician is James Carr of Grand Ra pids. HARVEY GANTT <s •» .Mayoral ('.ntuliflate Harvey Gantt: “I Think We Can Knock Down Myth” By Eileen Hanson Special To The Post According to the myth, a black candidate can't be elect ed unless a large majority of the voters are black. Harvey Gantt, candidate for the may or of Charlotte, thinks he can knock down that myth. Knocking down myths is nothing new for the 36-year old city council member who faces Eddie Knox in the Sept ember 25 Democratic prim ary. Twenty-two years ago, when Gantt was in the Uth grade in Charleston, S. C., he fought for his all-black football team to be allowed to play in the city stadium. They won, and the myth was broken. One more barrier removed. The 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in the south, but the barriers to full equality for blacks remained. In I960, when Gantt was 17, the lunch counter sit-ins spr ead like wildfire from Greens boro. N.C. across the south Gantt was among those who organized the sit-in movement in Charleston He credits his ability to challenge the status quo to his stable family life as a child... his father worked in the Naval shipyard and his mother was a housewife. He was the only boy. with four sisters. “My mother was fearful about the sit-ins," he remem bers, “Like many black mothers, she feared her son would be ‘done in' by venturing beyond the myths defined by the white power structure. “But I was always looking for new ground to plow," said Gantt. In a quiet but forceful way, Gantt has devoted his adult life to knocking down the myths that surround what blacks “Can and can’t do." In 1963. he integrated form erly all-white Clemson Univ ersity. There were no riots, no national guard. He saw a barrier in his wav and in th<> way of other black youths, and he decided to challenge it. He went on to graduate with honors in architecture But the myth said that this was not a field for blacks.Unable to find a job in South Carolina, he moved to Charlotte with his wife Cindy, also a Clemson graduate. Today his architectural firm -Gantt, Huberman and Asso ciates -designs buildings for the State and Federal govern ments, and for private comp anies. Fascinated by cities and what makes them tick, Gantt seized the opportunity to fur ther his career by accepting a fellowship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Bos ton where he earned his mas ter's degree in City Planning After two years as head plan ner of Soul City, he and his family returned to Charlotte where he opened his business. Gantt says he had no intent ion of entering politics But in 1974, when Fred Alexander was pIptIpH In thp .^IaIp <\Pn. ate, the City Council was deadlocked on who to appoint to his vacant seat "I was a compromise cand idate,' said Gantt, “I wasn’t active in politics at the time so I couldn't offend anyone And by then it was traditional to have one token black on the Council." His family advised against taking the job "Mother thought I was throwing away my successful career to be a backroom politician," he explained Again she feared that her son would be 'done in ’ But Gantt was ready to plow new ground again "I got on Council and really started liking it. I met all kinds of people from varied background,' he stated. "And I decided I really am an outgoing, gregarious person who likes solving problems " Gantt says he actually likes people calling him to talk about problems Gantt feels his biggest satis faction, after all the struggle of the civil rights movement, is his ability to get things done on the City Council "You don't have to demon see GANTT on page 10 Here Sunday Greater Mt. Sinai Will Celebrate “Men’s Day” Church will observe their annual Men’s Day Service here Sunday, September 9, beginning with the regular Sunday School at 9:4ft a m. and morning worship service at 11. Music will be furnished by the Men's Chorus under the direction of Mrs. N. E. Kerry and Michael Cooper. Rev Norman E. Kerry, pas tor of the church, informs that the annual Revival Services will begin at Greater Mt. Sinai Sunday evening. Kerry said the nightly service will conti nue through Friday, Septem ber 14. According to Kerry, Rev. C. B. T. Smith, pastor of the Golden Gate Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, will be the guest minister during the Re vival, which begins at 7:30 each night. Rev C.B. Smith ...Guest minister A native Texan, Rev Smith holds a B A. Degree from Bishop College in Dallas. Texas. He also attended Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth. Texas Among his many affiliations. Rev Smith is president of the NorthTexas District Sunday School and Baptist Training Union,presi dent of the North Texas Re gional Convention of the Miss ionary Baptist General Conv vention of Texas, a board member of the National For eign Mission Board of the National Convention of America and he was recently appointed to serve on one of the commissions in the National Baptist Convention of America Rev Smith has traveled abroad touring France, Greece, Israel, Italy and the Holy I^and He is a great gospel preacher who has pas tored the Golden Gate Baptist Church for 26 years Program Will Be Held Saturday, Septemlx'r 15 n.. I__ . _ *-»/ iiauauu Special To the Post A shot rang out “Oh my Lord, they've done shot and killed me,” cried a young textile worker as she collaps ed into the arms of her fellow union members. That was 50 years ago, Sept 14, 1929. The murder of Ella Mae Wiggins, a 29-year-old mother of 9 children, spelled the death of a militant 6-month strike of textile workers in Gaston County, N. C. On Saturday, Sept. 15, the National Organization for Women, the Charlotte Central Labor Union and the N C. AFL-CIO will sponsor a tri bute to Ella Mae Wiggins and to women textile workers today The program of films, speakers and songs will be held at the American Legion Hall in Bessemer City, from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. Admission is $1. Refreshments and child care will be available The public is invited to attend. "The death of Ella Mae Wiggins brought the union movement in this part of the south to an abrupt halt," said Bill Brawley, president of the CLU. His organization will place a monument on Ms Wiggins' unmarked grave in Bessemer City following Saturday’s program. A r> r» r rl i r> rf f n \/nvn U,,nk Weisbord, one of tfye organi zers of the 1929 Gastonia strike led by the National Textile Workers Union, Ella Mae Wiggins was killed because she tried to organize the black workers. At that time blacks were not allowed to work inside the mills They were relegated to the most menial tasks of sweeping and sorting rags, for which they were paid $5 a week "Ella Mae saw the import ance of uniting black and white workers against the mill owners." said Ms. Weisbord "She went door to door, in Bessemer City, urging their support She even organized a rally in Stumptown. where the blacks lived.” Black and white unity was an unpopular cause in the late 1920’s in the heart of the South Mill owners kept the work force strictly segregated, pay ing the white workers a little morel$8-10) a week for 60 hours work The mill owners would threaten to "reduce the whites to the level of the Negroes” if they got out of Like many others from the mountains. Ella Mae Wiggins was lured to the mill village by the promise of good wages and better housing The promises were false Wages were low. company houses were shacks, and food was only available at the company store When textile companies instituted the "stretch-out" system, doubling the workload while cutting the pay, a wave of strikes swept through the Piedmont region In Eliza bethan,'Tenn), Marion, Gas tonia. Bessemer City. Pine ville, and rm ny other towns, workers walked out of their mills. They could take no more Ella Mae Wiggins was one of the first to join the picketline at the American Mill in Bess emer City She sang ballads and gave speeches to inspire her fe'inw workers "I’m the mother of nine." she said "Four of them •' ••• with whopping cough air ... once I was working n.g and nobody to do for ’hem i asked the super to put me day shift so s I could ter i •••• but he wouldn't 1 don t know why. So 1 had to quit m> j< h and then there wa.-rarv money for medicine, so they just died I never c<u!d d" anything for my children . even to keep 'err. alive. seems That's why I'm tor d,t. union, so's I can do better tor them." The governor of North C aro lina sent in the National Guard to protect the Loray Mill in Gastonia, one of the largest mills in the area Police < hief Aderholt swore in ion vigi lantes as "DEPUTIES The\ broke up picketlines bn.o' netted women strikers raided the union offices and the strik ers' ten* colony Trr--r reigned in Gastonia On June 7. during an att.n on the tent city. Chief Ad> r holt was killed Dozens of union activists were imprison ed. and 7 were ullimut>i\ convicted The mill owners used the most vicious anti communis' anti-union attacks against ' i. strikers in an effort to fori e them back into the slavery -i tu-in. 'll HBkiTTitr * Dr Martin Luther King Sr To be honored 3(M) IYVini.sU *rs To Pay Tribute To Dr. Kintr Sr. The Morehouse School nt Religion, an interdenomir,.i' ional school, has invited si m* 300 ministers to Washington D C . on October 21 to help pay tribute to Dr Martin Luther King Sr This gathering of dieting uished ministers in fellowship will include briefings with 'he White House, Congress ! r .p Black Caucus and ftffic !•■ >•< the District of ( nine-1. a Government, cov* ring sure areas as changes and dir*-* t ion of the White House ‘iji.jre goals of the Black Cam.ii' and the unique problems rtod solutions of Washington D C.'s urban and rural lifestyles Topping off these two days of events will be the presentat ion of the Distinguished Mini sters Fellowship Award to Dr King, on Tuesday. October 23. at the Washington Hilton Hotel The dinner, which is held bi-annually. is the major fund raising event -for Morehouse School of Religion The pro ceeds from the dinner will go into the perpetual endowment fund and are used for aspiring seminarians, worthy lay pro grams, and to keep the black church part of its communitv UTOMM* A good LISTENER is not only popular everywhere but after a while he KNOWS SOMETHING y GANTT\ SHIRT
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