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I “The Voice In The Black Community”
Study Group Members To Present
Symposium Issue Papers April 24
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Valgene Brown
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Is Beauty Of Week
By Tmu Born*
Pest Staff Writer
Sometimes you can look
around and not see a smil
ing face anywhere. If you
happen to run into our
beauty, Valgene Brown,
she’ll brighten your day
with bar radiant smile and
positive attitude.
In describing herself she
uses the adjective enjoy
able “I like to smile and
laugn. I tike things to be
happy, and I like people,”
she commented.
She is not one to mope
about life; instead, she
notaas”! always look on the
better side of life. I realize
that there are bad things in
life, but the better things
override the bad things.”
Ms. Brown’s hobbies^
tennis, swimming, back
Kuuiiuufi, miu jati iiiubiu.
Occuption: student. Zodiac
sign: Lx>. Ambition: to
continue her education.
"I’d tike to continue my
education in* graduate
school and major in busi>
new. If that doesn’t work
out I'll get a Job,” she said.
Her ultimate goal, how
ever, is to return home.
“I’d like to own my own
fashion boutique in my
Mfcetown of ReidsviUe,
n5C. That way they will be
able to get the New York
fashion and the magazine
type clothes and not at high
S9
“Of course 1 had to tell
her she looked like a
MILLION and I meant
MVERY YEAR OF IT! ”
prices. They will have
something right there in
stead of going to another
town,” she mentioned
concerned.
Presently Ms. Brown is a
junior at Johnson C. Smith
University where she is
majoring in general busi
ness and marketing. She
has been on the honor roll
each semester of her col
lege career. She is a mem
ber of two national honor
societies; Alpha Kappa Mu
National Honor Society and
Alpha Chi National Honor
Society.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
i Brown, of Reidsville, N.C.,
are the parents of our
impressive beauty. And
her mother just happens to
be our beauty’s favorite
person. “She is just a good
person. She is not perfect
because she’s human. But
she’s as dose to perfect as
you can get. I’d like to be
like that, too,” Ms. Brown
explained.
Among her activities, our
beauty worships at Camp
Spring United Methodist
Church in her hometown,
the Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity Church and Char
lotte’s Mount Carmel Bap
tist Church.
Bob Walton
Opens Campaign
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Headquarters
County Commission can
didate Bob Walton will of
ficially open his campaign
headquarters at 405 E.
Trade Street on Friday,
April 15 at 10 am.
During the opening, Wal
ton will address several
campaign issues and offer
a challenge to other candi
dates to do the same.
The public is invited to
participate. For further in
formation contact 332-1191
or 392-9352
JCSUTo
Host Urban
Conference
The first annual South
east Regional Urban Stu
dies Conference will be
held at Johnson C. Smith
University April 16-19.
The conference is to pro
vide a vehicle through
which students, faculty and
community leaders in ur
ban areas may combine
resources to become urban
problem solvers, said
Harold Lerner, director of
the JCSU Urban Studies
Department.
"We hope to identify our
common problems, provide
a forum for discussion and
seek solutions and altern
atives jointly for solving
those problems.”
A wide variety of topics
will be discussed by civic
and community leaders
during the conference.
Among the persons serving
on the panel starting on
Thursday will be David A.
Burkhalter, city manager;
Phil Berry, chairman of
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
School Board; Ed Chapin,
director of the county De
partment of Social Ser
vices; Tom Ray, county
commissioner; Robert
Person, director of the city
Employment and Training
Department and Martin
Cram ton, city-county plan
ning director. Robert Wal
ton, former county com
missioner, will act as
moderator.
The topic to be addressed
during Thursday's session
is: “The Government and
Urban Services.”
Panelists for Friday’s
general session will ad
see JCSU on Page 2
Smiling Albert Franklin, second from
left, poses with his family; daughter,
Mrs. Augustine Mingo, wife, Ms. Ancel
dell Franklin and daughter, Ms. Juanita
Guilliard. (Po6t photo by Teresa Bums)
rrankan:
“TO Find Something
That’ll Keep Me Occupied
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
People are the backbone
of the Red Cross, constant
ly working as a unit to
achieve special goals.
There are those who have
dedicated their time and
lives, striving to become an
essential vertebra in the
makeup of worthy causes.
One such person is Albert
Franklin. After working for
the Red Cross for 30 years
and donating seven and a
half gallons of his blood,
Franklin feels he is ready
for retirement.
"Yes, I’m ready for re
tirement after 30 years of
service," Franklin began,
“I don’t know what I’ll do.
I’ll find something to do to
keep me occupied. Present
ly I have a part-time job.”
As an employee in the
General Services Depart
ment, Franklin was always
the first one to arrive in the
morning, according to Ed
ward Gully, manager of the
Greater Carolina Chapter
and Greater Carolina Divi
sion of American Red
Cross.
“Everyone’s use to him
greeting them every morn
ing. He has an even disposi
tion.” Gully said. “Every
employee who ever left the
Red Cross, Franklin al
ways had a personal gift
for them.”
Deloris Smalls, Director
of Personnel at Red Cross,
said that everyone knows
Franklin, and that's not all.
“Everyone loves him,” she
continued. “I’ve been here
four years and he is a kind
person - words can’t
describe him.”
April 11 was declared
tor rsusu
Gerald Johnson Named
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Systems Planning Of
By Hun Ellsworth
Pool Staff Writer
How oo banks efficiently
keeps up with the dunging
needs of consumers?
They employ systems
planning officers like
Gerald O. Johnson of Char
lotte to do research.
Johnson, a systems plan
ning officer for North Caro
lina National Bank, first
joined NCNB in 1V7B as a
systems analyst. He pre
viously directed computer
science at Johnson C.
Smith University.
He described his job to
"project the future and
predict the best source of
action." Unlike a routine
job, Johnson talks with
many people and works on
three or four projects at a
time - all rsUited to in
creasing the bank’s effi
ciency
"Systems planning is for
people who use a central
ized computer," he ex
plained. Almost every de
partment within a bank
Gerald 0. Johnson
...Faces newchallenges
uses a computer.
II NCNB’s leasing de
partment wanted to buy
new equipment, tor exam
ple, Johnson would study
that office and recommend
what equipment should be
used.
A system planning of
ficer is "a bridge between
upper level management
and departments within the
company,” Johnson said.
Majoring in mathema
tics, he received a bachfl
or's degree from Lincoln
University and his mas
ter’s from Villanova.
In switching from com
puter science to systems
planning, Johnson no long
er uses computers in his
work. Since his interest
remains, he bought a com
puter to calculate his per
sonal finances. .
The two bank positions
have taught him diplomacy
is an asset, and dogmatism
is a hindrance, he said.
Good communication skills
are a necessity, according
to Johnson.
Among his affiliations,
Johnson has been a
columnist for The Char
lotte Post since 1974; he is
finance committee secret
ary for the Optimist Club of
Hidden Valley and a mem
ber of Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity.
Within the next five
years Johnson aspires to an
upper level management
position.
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Albert hTanklin day at the
Red Cross on Park Rd. At
least 300 friends, employ
ees, former employees,
and guests attended the
celebration. Franklin re
ceived a scrap book and
two awards, one including
a resolution which in part
stated: “Whereas it is
when one gives of one’s self
that it is true giving and
this fine man has generous
ly given of himself, receiv
ing his reward and satis
faction by helping others.’’
A few of the guests in
cluded Franklin’s wife, An
celdell Franklin, his two
daughters, Juanita Guil
liard and Augustine Mingo,
Dr. Foster and his wife,
and Rev. Paul Drummond.
Franklin is an active
member of St. Paul Baptist
church where Rev. Drum
mond is the pastor. Now an
honorary member of the
usher board, Franklin has
served as its president. He
is past chairman of the
Men’s Day Committee and
helped organize the Boy
Scout Troop No. 25 in 1938
at the church. He is pre
sentiy director and mem
ber of the Vocal Choir and
sung with the Musical choir
in past years.
“He’s a Christian, that
should sum it up,” Rev.
Drummond said as he
described Franklin. “He
has an unusual deep per
sonality in terms of meet
ing people.’’
Franklin is also busy
with his participation in the
Rameses Temple 51 Order
of the Mystic Shrine of
North and South American
Jurisdiction. He is also a
member of the Unique
Lodge No. 85 Free and
Accepted Masons and a
member of Charlotte Coo
sistory No. 35 Scottish Rite.
Starting life 65 years ago
in Lexington, S.C., Frank
lin has now completed an
other phase. This, how-,
ever, is not the end; instead
it is the beginning of a new
chapter in the life of the
esteemed Albert Franklin.
Good Reading
On The Inside
Mini-Forums To Highlight
Day-Long Activities
By Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
What future lies ahead
for Charlotte-Mecklenburg
in housing, transportation,
central city development
and recreation?
Five study groups began
examining these and other
issues related to city and
county growth in January.
Results of their research
will be presented at the
Urban Symposium on April
24 to be held at the Char
lotte Civic Center from 8:30
a.m. to 10 p.m.
Study group members
and the advisory commit
tee will, in presenting their
Symposium issue paper at
10:30 a.m., define the
issues, explain them, and
suggest actions. These re
commendations will later
go to City Council and the
County Commission.
Two mini-forums will
highlight the day-long act
ivities.
At the first session from
1:30 to 3 p.m. participants
may select two workshops
to attend. Six will be
offered.
Among them, manage
ment techniques for growth
at the Urban Edge will
focus upon coordination be
tween government and the
tax policies, incentives and
discentives.
Development and Re
development of Uptown
Charlotte: The RTKL Plan
will concentrate on over
street walkways, uptown
housing, the commercial
and office core and transit
malls.
Neighborhood Councils,
citizen participation or citi
zen meddling and neigh
borhood advocacy will
comprise a third group.
Joint Public and Private
Development: A critical
review of the Metro Service
Center Concepts will exam
ine coordination between
the public and private
sector problems and op
portunities in mixed use
development, zoning in
centives, financing pro
blems and prospects.
Another forum will
examine Charlotte's live
ability. How large can the
city grow and still be plea
sant to live in? Issues such
as what constitutes a live
able environment and whe
ther standards should be
developed will be dis
cussed.
Is planning a tool for
resource management or a
bureaucratic function? To
pics include how to involve
citizens and the private
sector, and planning the
structure of urban govern
ment.
The second forum ses
sion, running from 3:10 to
4:46 will festure six more
groups.
Determining transporta
tion choices is on the
agenda. Participants will
look at the transit-auto ba
lance and financing.
Affordable Housing will
be discussed in terms of the
public's desires and what
the market can provide in
designs and financing
costs.
Education trends in the
1980s will address such
issues as should the public
participate in forming edu
cation policy, what kinds of
education will be necessary
for the future job market,
and can the city afford both
public and private educa
tional systems?
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growth on low income
people will be another to
pic. Employment, human
services and who will get
the new jobs will be the
focus.
Health and Safety Ser
vices for the Urban Edge
will be emphasized in
Emergency Medical Ser
vice, Satellite Health
Education Facilities and
police and fire protection.
Another choice is the
session on. implementing
actions identified by the
symposium. Topics to be
discussed include the role
of federal policies and pro
grams, local government's
ability to respond to the
issues, and state coordin
ation.
A town meeting will be
held from 8:15 to 10 p.m. to
qeustion the experts.
For further information
contact Dave Howard or
Lyn Knox at 374-2205.
Robert W. Scott
...Gubernatorial candidate
Dallas Herring
Endotses Scott
For Governor
By Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
Dallas Herring, who
served as chairman of the
state Board of Education
for over 20 years, has en
dorsed Bob Scott for Gov
ernor.
Former Governor Scott
will oppose incumbent Jim
Hunt in the May 6 Demo
cratic primary.
Herring said the Hunt
administration has dis
criminated against the
state’s poor by closing the
door to more technical pro
grams while increasing
taxpayer support of private
colleges.
“The only real opportun
ity most working people
have is the community col
leges and technical insti
tutions,’’ Herring empha
sized.
He praised Scott for his
efforts in reorganizing the
University of North Caro
lina system during his first
term. '