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Smith fresh -mon has realized—She■ knows that her goal in life is to help others “I plan to open up a tutorial service available to the community," Ms. Young began, "I used to work at Greenville Center where a lot of people were telling the children that they were dumb and slow. I want to take out the time to show them they aren't dumb and slow, and show them that someone cares. I want to show them that I can help them to learn, that I don't mind helping, and that I’ll give them the attention they need." In addition to extending her hand in the arena of learning, our Capricorn beauty loves to sing "I would like to sing part i time.” , "In the past I've sung With the band called "High Voltage” from January '79 to December '79 I enjoy singing, reading and work ing with people,” she con cluded It seems Ms Young is too busy to watch a lot of television But when she does watch the tube, it's usually tuned to the “White Shadow " "The White Shadow is close to real high school situations They deal with problems that high school people really run into, and they usually have a good theme - something can be learned and gained from It,” she noted. As a high school gradu ate, Ms. Young left her mark of excellence at WOt-WK fjm Only an intelligent man Bit sense enough to recog jWze viis own limitations South Mecklenburg. She was named Outstanding Senior and 2nd runner-up in the school's renown pa geant. As a freshman at JCSU she is leaning toward an Education major. In ad dition to making the dean's list for her first semester with a 3.47 average, she was also crowned Miss Phi Beta Sigma. Popularity comes easily for Ms. Young. Maybe it is because she lives by what she believes. Whatever the case may be, the above is one reason she holds Reginald B. Tay lor m high esteem. “Reginald is my favorite person because he is one of mind and one of heart. I can see his love for people. I can see how important it is to love people in his relations to other people," she explained. Ms. Young, the daughtei of Etheleen Young of 3774 Seaman Dr., and Wylie Harris, a professor at JCSU, would like to see more people care more about each other. “It seems that countries are in total uproar. I think if everyone got down on their knees iust one day and Drayed, it would change the world.” Low Income HousinglsTVbf Affordable For Some Families Plaza Road Park ToGet $580,000 Charlotte Mayor Eddie Knox announced Tuesday that Governor James B Hunt has approved a $580,000 grant for land ac quisition at the Plaza Road Nature Preserve. When Federal approval is ob tained, the funds will be used to help purchase 440 acres in the vicinity of Plaza Road Extension and Plott Road. i ne city of Charlotte already owns two separate parcels of land for the preserve including a 112 acre tract south of Grier and Rocky River Roads and a 200-acre parcel north of Plaza Road Extension. The addition of the 440-acre tract will tie together the existing property owned by the City; it will become the heart of the 750-acre pre serve. Mayor Knox commented that, "The City of Charlotte is pleased that Governor Hunt has approved this grant When we obtain final approval from the Federal government, it will enable us to make u major acqui sition for this important nature preserve. All Char lotte-Mecklenburg citizens will benefit from the pre servation of this beautiful natural area.” Possible development of the preserve includes na ture and horse trails, a manmade lake, picnic areas and camping facili ties It is anticipated that two-thirds of the park will remain in an undeveloped state. All developed areas will stay as natural as possible. In November, 1978, Char lotte ' voters approved $1,000,000 in park bonds for nature preserve land acquisition. Mrs. Elizabeth Surles of Durham calls the Duke Cancer Information Service’s toll-free number in a TV' spot now airing on Charlotte stations (Duke Univ. photo > Blacks Have Tremendous Interest In Cancer I_l.l.t.*• . Special To The Post DURHAM - When should my daughter begin getting Pap tests? Can you help me quit smoking? What are the symptoms of prostate can cer? These are some of the 40 to 80 questions answered every weekday without -oharge at the Cancer In formation Service at Duke. Anyone in North Carolina can reach the service toll free by dialing 1-800 672-0943. Since the service began in 1976, more than 22,000 people have called, includ ing hundreds and perhaps thousands of the state’s minority citizens. "Black people in North Carolina seem to have a tremendous interest in can cer,” said Dr. Diane McGrath, director of can cer control at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. McGrath was the first director of the Cancer Information Ser vice and she still super vises it. “A poll we commissioned showed us that 66 percent of blacks surveyed said they were very interested in cancer information. The figure for whites was 58 percent. That’s vefy in terested, not just some what interested.” Staff information spe cialists and trained volun— teers answer the phones from 9 a m. to 4:30 p m. weekdays. At other times, a caller can leave his name and phone number and someone from the service will call back without charge. Cancer specialists or other health professionals approve all answers before they’re given out over the phone. How to quit smoking tops the list of topics concerning callers. Dr. McGrath said "This is because of the attention focused on the new Surgeon General’s Re port,” she said. ”We send callers some excellent Local Livil Rights Groups To Support Anti-KJan Demonstration By Eileen Hanson Special To The Post Charlotte civil rights groups announced plans this week to support the national anttKIan demon stration in Greensboro on Feb 2. The march, called by the National Anti-Klan Network, will protest the Nov 3 killing of 5 anti-Klan demonstrators, and com memorate the 20th anni versary of the first sit-ins in 1960 Speaking at the Jan. 15 Martin Luther King com memoration in Charlotte, the Rev. James Barnett announced plans for a local mobilization to go to Greensboro. People United for Justice and the Char lotte Equal Rights Council will sponsor a bus on Satur day, Feb 2 The fare is *7 per person round trip The bus will leave at R a m. from the corner of McDowell and Independ ence To reserve smce, phone 332 2250. 374-065#, or 333-1925 ’ J Rev Barnett safd, ‘‘If Dr King was jl'live he < J Ted Quant would have been in Greens boro the next day. We cannot stand idly by. In justice in Greensboro is a threat to justice in Char lotte.” Dr James Palmer ral lied the people with the memory of Dr. King He told the story of his life and explained how Dr King nad dedicated his life to the struggle for justice. Dr Palmer said. “It has been a Jong struggle from the back of the bus to the front of the bus ” Ted Quant, field organ izer ior the Equal Rights Congress spoke about the tasks ahead for the 1980's. He said, "Not since the defeat of Reconstruction have the forces of reaction joined together to launch such an all-out offensive on the movement for equality. The decade of the 1980's will require more from us than any previous time We won’t go back.’’ The march was an nounced last month by the Southern Christian Leader ship Conference (SCLC) and by the Inter-Faith Foundation for Community Organization. Over 400 people, representing re ligious, civil rights, and political groups attended the Atlanta conference where the plans were made In its call the conference said, “This massacre marked a new level of terror in the recent nation wide Klan-Nazi upsurge and stands as a forewarn^, ing of a rising racist tide in 1 the 1980’i." Thecal] also warned that the gains of the 1960's civil rights movement are under increasing attack "In the face of deepening economic crisis, Black people are being made scapegoats and white people are being urged to fight them instead of the real causes of the problems ” Rev. Joseph Lowery, President of SCLC an nounced last week that his organization would support the march, stressing that the march would be peace ful and non-violent. Lowery and his wife were themselves targets for Klan bullets in Decatur, Ala last May when some one shot into an SCLC demonstration Two blacks were injured, but no ar rests were made Endorsements for the Feb 2 march are being sought from labor and reli gious groups. The Greens boro NAACP has given its endorsement, and mobili zation committees are be ing formed in the Triangle area and in Greensboro. wuviuvio WIUI UU HUM iu quit smoking. We also tell them about quit-smoking clinics in their area '' Other topics mentioned often by callers include cancers of the breast, skin, colon and cervix, in that order About half of all callers want to know cancer symp toms, but staff members and volunteers don t diag^ nose problems over the phone, the director said They do tell a caller the more common symptoms of the type of cancer worry ing the caller Then they encourage the person to contact his doctor If the person doesn't have a doc tor. the service will refer him to one close to his home. Many people think the service only answers quest ions, Dr. McGrath said. “We do much more than that," she said "We also send out thousands of free booklets to callers and to agencies, such as health departments. We’ve sent out more than 62,000 copies of one booklet alone - “What Black Americans should Know About Cancer” - in the last 10 months.” Other examples of free booklets offered are “What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Breast,” “Breast Self Kxamination.” “What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Prostate" and “What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Testis.” Pile-cabinets and loose leaf notebooks at the ser vice are filled with inform ation about government agencies and private groups that help cancer patients and their families in each of North Carolina's 100 counties. "People could be using these services to ease their situations if they knew the services existed," said Dr McGrath. "We can help them get in touch with services near their homes, such as clubs for ostomy patients or speech thera pists for those who’ve lost their vocal chords to can cer" If the Duke Cancer In formation Service could ac complish just one goal, said Dr McGrath, it would be this: "to destroy the wide ly held notion that cancer means death. We know that some cancers are chronic diseases. Many Housing Problems Face Low Income Families By Susan KUsuorth Post Staff W riter An inadequate number of housing units, insufficient funds to subsidize them and burdening rent costs con tinue to present housing problems for low income residents. "There's a nationwide shortage of housing for low to moderate income famil ies," according to Hoyle Martin, housing director in the Charlotte mayor's of creiinea low income DeoDle as those receiving up to 50 percent of the medium income. Martin aescrioea moderate income households as hav ing earnings that are 51-80 percent of the medium in come. Charlotte’s medium in come is $17,300 and the 80 percent of $13,840; must not be exceeded to qualify, according to the Area Housing Opportunity Plan prepared by the Centralina Council of Government The cost of low income housing is still not afford able for some households Many low income families are so poor they can't afford housing. Martin "said Scattered site housing fosters a problem of racial prejudice since 8H percent of low income residents are black. tLconomics play a major role in creating bias against low income resi dents. "People believe low in come housing will affect property values." Martin said. "There’s a tendency to resist construction of low income housing in many areas,' he contin ued. Martin maintained that the housing situation was TcbjiImiim- I>1V»1(»0 LhU W roiif* NiiiiiIht For IKS Residents of Charlotte should be aware of an error in the new Charlotte Tele phone directory, the In ternal Revenue Service says The new directory lists the IRS office as being located on Park Road The correct address of the IRS office is 222 South Church Street in downtown Char lotte Charlotte residents may call 272-7750 for tax assist ance and information any working day from 8 no a m to 4:30 p m Melp hor I limit* Parents are the focus of the Family Support Center parent-aide program which is designed to help deal with family problems, which may lead to child abuse or neglect In this program, oper ated by the Family Support Center, parent aides serve as caring friends to abusive or neglectful parents by helping them adjust to rais ing a family Persons interested in fur ther information on in serv ing as parent aides should contact Mike Corey, Fa mily Support Center, 37P-7180. Hoyle Martin - Housing Director worsening He emphasized w hile the number of housing units has increased over a period of time, the proportion of available housing units is growing slower than the number of low income la niilies in need of housing Demolishing iow income “housing tor urbaTn-enewaT-— reduced the number of units available Although 80e vacant buildings in need of re habilitation exist in Char lotte. there, are "never adequate lunds for reha biiitatie.il. Martin said In i960, there were .">8.-too units of occupied housing Duly 1.420units were avail able to the city's 2.4 per —cent low income house holds, he pointed out This number rose to “8.992 units of housing where 4.i>48 units were available to the 5.2 percent low-income population Vt acliovia Dnnak* £5Q|)00 I o J. ( .. Smith Washovia Bank and Trust Company made a $50,000 donation to Johnson C Smith University on Jan 7 The $50,000 check was presented to university of ficials at the campus by Harold <j Hoak, regional vice-president at Wacho via Hoak said Wachovia has made gifts to the United Negro College Fund and many other civic organiz ations ever the years Hoak added that he is happy to make the contribution on behalf of Wachovia and was complimentary of University president. Dr. Wilbert Greenfield and his administration at Johnson C Smith Hoak stated that he was pleased that the bank was able to make the donation in a lumpsum "A commit ment of this size is generally payable in equal annual installments ' However, "This has been a good year for Wachovia and we are happy to make a lump sum gift at this time,” Hoak explained In making the larger sin gle donation, Hoak said it should enhance the value of the gift since the funds will be available for invest ment ‘‘The University will have the benefit of its total income earning power much earlier than antici pated," he said. The money will go to ward the 10-year, (^mil lion capital funds cam paign that was launched by \ Johnson C. Smith in No vember.