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Miss Gloria Mungo
...Wants to teach
Gloria Mungo Is
Beauty Of Week
By TERESA BURNS
Post Staff Writer
* -'Sif^Tshe was six years
old our beauty, Gloria Mun
go, has wanted to be a
teacher She completed all
the necessary steps; first
attending Central Pied
mont Community College
and then finishing up at the
University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte..
She walked away with a
Bachelor of Arts degree,
wanting desperately to
teach. Teaching jobs in
the Charlotte area are
scarce, so for now she has
and aide's position at Col
lingswood Elementary
School in the reading lab.
Her goal is to achieve a
teacher's position, but in
the meantime her desire to
be close to children, help
ing and teaching is being
quenched by being an aide.
She would like to someday
complete her Master’s in
counseling also.
Our beauty is the type
who actually doesn’t work
just for the money. Her job
is virtually a part of her. “I
learn a lot from children -1
like to observe them. I’m
not interested in pay; I’fH
interested in seeing faces
when they have understood
a lesson. That to me is
more rewarding than any
money,” Ms. Mungo re
vealed.
There is one aspect i>f
teaching Ms. Mungo woald
change if she could f” 1
would change the require
ments to take the National
Teacher’s Exam (NTE).
The score on a test does not
determine the competence
in the classroom. Passing
the NTE just shows you
have the ability to take a
test.”
Kershaw, S.C. is the
home of our Leo beauty. As
far back as she can re
member .she has always
wanted to'travel. She is a
member of the Eastern
Star, Bethune, S.C. and
loves to read, sing, and
listen to gospel music.
She is an avid church
goer and attends St. Luke
Baptist and Union Mission
ary Baptist Churches in
Charlotte, and Mount Olive
Baptist in Kershaw. There
she is vice president of the
Usher Board, second lead
er in the choir, and assis
tant secretary of the
church.
“From church I get more
than fellowship,” our
beauty confided, “I also get
spiritual growth and mo
tivation.”
Her favorite person is
ty*r pastor, Rev. Hudely.
"He takes a personal in
terest in the members of
the church and I think that
is a genuine quality.”
Ms. Mungo feels that
people should be able to
share and care for each
other. “What I mean by
sharing," our 27 year old
beauty began, “is that It is
our duty to help our bro
thers and sisters (every
one). If you can feel good
while someone is down,
then you aren’t doing the
job we are here to do.”
63 Percent Disapprove
Of Mandatory Emmiggion
The federal government
overregulatea the ituto in
according! to se
venytwo percent) of the
motorists wno answered a
poll conducted by the Caro
lina Motor Club.
Sixty-three percent dis
approved of the mandatory
Emission Inspection and
Maintenance Program for
car exhaust proposed for
next year.
These findings are taken
from over 2,000 replies to
the April survey received
from club members In the
Carolines
How have rising costs
affected motorists'*
Survey results showed 92
percent changed their
driving patterns because of
higher gas prices; and 72
percent said it would affect
their summer vacation
plans.
Black Community Leaders
Will Meet With Chief Goodman
Hearings Set
For 1980*81
Gty Budget
The Charlotte City Coun
cil will hold two public
hearings on the proposed
1980-81 City budget.
Agencies which receive
funds from Hie City and
other i.-i • i cd ;;t i.ups are
asked to attend the public
hearing on Monday, June 9
at 3 p in. in the Council
Chamber at City Hall. This
hearing will be held to
receive commit.a and sug
gestions on general re- '
venue sharing proposals
and budget requests.
Citizens, n« ...hborhood
organizations, and other
persons are encouraged to
attci he public hearing
scheduled for Tuesday,
June 10 at 7 p.m. in the
United Community Ser
vices Auditorium, 301 S.
Brevard St. This hearing is
being held to consider the
City budget, pay plan re
commendations and va
rious proposals which
would balance the budget
and avoid an increase in
property taxes These pro
posal include:
-1-End Cily funding of com
mercial garbage col
lection
-(-Eliminate vacuum leaf
collection
-(-Implement "roll out'’
garbage collection
-(-Reduce street lighting
program
-(-Increase bus fares
-1-Use Community Devel
opment cost allocations
funds
-(-and other suggested
changes
NOTE: A special public
hearing on bus fare in
creases is required by fe
deral law. The hearing will
be held on Tuesday, June 24
at 7:30 p.m. in the Council
Chamber at City Hall.
Comments made at the
June 10 hearing concerning
transit matters will be en
tered into the record of the
June 24 meeting.
Persons wishing to speak
at any of these public hear
ings should contact the Of
fice of the City Clerk, City
Hall, 600 East Trade Street,
Charlotte, or telephone 374
2247. Comments may be
made orally at the hearings
or submitted in writing.
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Mini-Camp Instructor
-Prepares Musical Demonstration
Las Amigas Honors
24 Outstanding Students
By SUSAN ELLSWORTH
Post Staff Writer
The Charlotte-Mecklen
burg chapter of Las Ami
gas recently honored out
standing high school stu
dents and mini day camp
ers at its second annual
“Youth Recognition Pro
gram.”
Twenty-four youths re
ceived engraved trophies
For scholastic achieve
ment the following students
were honored: Katherine
Ardrey, Monique Dixon,
Gloria Graham, Carol Jol
ly, Sonya Lee, Eric Miller,
Jamie Murray. Karen
Steele, and Colleen Barnes.
Community involvement
awards went to Calvin
Brown Jr., Cheryl Corbett,
Loretta Gleaton, Rosalind
Harris, Kenna House, Wy
netta Murray, Stephanie
Pressley, Jackie Withers,
Shelia Young and Monica
Morrison.
Recognition was also gi
ven to Arleen Brooks,
music; Loretta Lewis, fine
arts; and Carolyn Johnson,
Alfred Hart III and John
Price Jr. in sports.
All 32 members of Las
Amigas voted on the award
recipients.
“So many black students
are not recognized for con
tributions in their com
munity and school," ex
plained, Mrs. Dora Mason,
founder of the Las Amigas
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Chapter.
Among the 70 mini day
campers who received cer
tificates, four also were
rewarded for compiling the
best scrapbooks on black
history. They will ride on
the Las Amigas float
during the Johnson C.
Smith parade.
Highlighting the agenda,
mini day campers and New
Zion’s Youth Choir mem
bers performed gospel mu
sical selections.
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson
delivered an inspirational
speech on pursuing educa
tion.
Parents appeared im
pressed, Mrs. Mason said,
with the arts and crafts
exhibits made by the 6-15
year old mini day campers.
Mrs. Mason stressed a
need for mini day campers
to become inspired by the
accomplishments of high
school students.
She emphasized that
parental attendance was
good and further encour
aged the youths.
Council To Consider
Weapons Proposal
un monuay, juiic 40, ai o
p.m. the Charlotte City
Council will consider a pro
posal that the City prohibit
the possession of dan
gerous weapons within 300
feet of parades or funeral
processions, and in or on
property owned, leased or
controlled by the City.
Dangerous weapons art
defined as firearms, knives
having blades, metallic
knuckles, clubs, blackjacks
and nightsticks, dynamite
cartridges, bombs, gre
naes, mines and other
powerful explosives, load
ed canes, and chemical
agents.
a ma yiupuauj win not
apply to law enforcement
officers, members of the
armed forces, park ran
gers, animal control of
ficers, airport police, any
person carrying a danger
ous weapon to the airport
for the sole purpose of
shipping the weapon by air
in compliance with state
and federal laws and regu
lations, and any person
authorized in writing by the
City Manager to carry
these weapons while in or
on public property
Persons wishing to speak
at the June 23 Council
meeting concerning this
see COUNCIL on Page 4
Steele Creek School Principal’s
Book Sharpens Test Taking Skills
By TERESA BURNS
Pont Staff Writer
Most people have ideas.
The differences emerges,
however, when an indivi
dual chooses to implement
his idea into a constructive
project.
The principal of Steele
Creek Elementary School,
Harold Clawson, has head
ed such an idea. The idea
has been verbalized many
times. But he has gone one
step farther and placed this
idea, and more, into writ
ten form and practice.
The most recent in a
series of written works by
Clawson is entitled "Ways
to Become Test W-I-S-E."
Students are given advice
and samples on how to
become better prepared for
standardized testa, Claw
son revealed.
"There has been so much
stress about test results
Harold Clawson
...Verbalizes bright idea
that children need test
taking skills,'' he said.
The book has been copy
righted (January, 1980)
and is now in the home of
each student. “In less than
one year we’ve seen stu
dents helping themselves,
and pa rente helping their
children," Clawson began
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“There is about 95 percent
parental involvement.”
A program supplements
the book also. All students
take tests at Steele Creek,
but they are in standard
ized forms
"When students aren't
used to taking standardized
tests, they get frustrated,”
Clawson commented. “But
when they've had booklets
and sheets they become
used to it; and they have
time to take the test with
out stress.”
Clawson’s written series
started with three Curricu
lum Guides: one for kinder
garten, one for grades l
through 6 and another ex
plaining the reading skills
taught at Steele Creek
Ideas were accumulated
from teachers for each
book, but Clawson added
more information, organ
bed the information into
n
book form, started to in
volve parents more in the
learning process of their
children, and began the
program’s implemtation
"Without the dedication
of the teachers,” Clawson
admitted, "these books
would just be gathering
dust."
Through this process
parents know exactly what
is exDected of their chil
dren. Also, "this way each
teacher has the same ob
jective. Even though each
one may teach in a dif
ferent manner, the chil
dren are exposed to basic
ally the same skills," Claw
son continued.
The second series is en
titled "Student Handbook ”
For each grade level it
explains research skills,
how to write special re
ports. research papers,
see STEELE on Page 12
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Main Concern Is Lack
Of Job Opportunities
By Eileen Hanson
Special To The Post
Could Miami happen ir
Charlotte?
Business promoters cal
it the "new South.” But the
explosion of violence ir
Miami May 16-18 ripped of!
the mask of the new South
and laid bare the oper
wounds of frustration,
hopelessness and poverty
that grips the black popula
tion throughout the South
and across the nation.
The weekend of rebellion
that left 16 dead and SlOC
million in property damage
did more to expose how the
system has failed blacks
than all the statistics or
black unemployment anc
widening wage gap.
The acquittal of 5 white
policemen by an all-white
all-male jury of the bruta
murder of a black business
man triggered the outburts
of rage that rocked the
nation.
But behind the rage are
the facts:
+23 percent black unem
ployment in Miami
+18 percent inflation
rate
+ black men earning 5'
cents for every $1 earned
by a white man
-I-black women earning
39 cents for every $
earned by a white man
-fa widening wage ga|
between black and whiti
families
-fcutbacks in food
stamps, CETA jobs, edu
cation programs
-fa growing military
budget at the expense of
social services at home
Could Miami happen ii
Charlotte?
Many community lead
ers, black and white, ar
concerned that some of th
same conditions exist here
Unemployment, cutbacks
inflation - all effect th
black community the
hardest.
“When the employmer
level is good, racist factor
are there but within s
much tension,” said Cit
Councilman Ron Leepei
“But when people are oi
of work and the dollar ha
to stretch further and fui
ther, this creates tension
is especially difficult ft
the one-parent family,
doesn’t take much to bio
the lid off."
Black community leai
ers will meet this wee
with Police J. C. Goodma
to discuss tensions betwee
blacks and the police.
"We can try to impro\
the sensitivity of the Polic
Department and show
t hpm hnuu thov n rt> ru>
ceived by blacks," sa
Leeper
The anger of the Mian
rebellion was direct*
against the police and t!
justice system, as riotei
seized a police station ar
burned police cars
The Community Rel
tions Committee is ah
discussing the issue, a
cording to staff memtx
Bob Stiff. Their main coi
cem is lack of job oppo
(unities due to the econorr
and the lack of conta<
between racial groups.
"We will be contacts
community leaders to s*
what critical situation
exists," said Stiff
Unemployment in Mec
lenburg is officially 4 pe
cent, but for blacks it wt
about 7.5 percent, and f
black youth, about IS pe
cent, according to Ram
Allen, Labor Market Ana
lyst for the Employment
i Security Commission
“The main problem here
is that more people are
entering the job market
than there are new jobs
available," he said
Nationally black youth
unemployment is 4 to 5
times greater than the po
pulation as a whole, and as
high as 60 percent in some
cities.
In Mecklenburg 8,720
people were out of work in
April, the last available
figures. An estimated 6,000
of these were black
workers
Mill neon tKnen «■ ink.»
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are faced with the lowest
wages in the country.
Mecklenburg's average
hourly production wage in
April was $5.16, but wages
for blacks are much lower.
A recent study by U.NCC
sociologists shows that in
1978, 27 percent of all black
households in Charlotte
earned less than $4,000 a
year, and 51 percent
earned less than $8,000
Former City Councilman
Harvey Gantt resents what
r he calls a "knee jerk re
sponse to race relations "
"Police brutality, hous
I ing discrimination, unjust
judicial processes didn't,
occur overnight," he said.
> "You don't resolve deep
. and profound problems by
task forces and knee jerk
reactions to events else
where."
Gantt praises the human
relations projects of groups
like the National Council of
Christians and Jews and
l the Community Relations
Committee, but thinks they
- have not been visible
e enough.
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u Robert L. Davis
. District representative
k Davis Cliosen
n
1'nsiflpntial
e
P Elector
r
d Robert I, Davis Jr was
chosen as a Presidents!
)j Elector for the 9th Con
d gressional District at a
e Democratic Convention
•s held Saturday in Lincoln
d ton. N.C.
Davis is the principal of
i- the*Street Academy and
*) the second vice president of
the North Carolina Demo
•r cratic party. He was se
lected by delegates from
r- Lincolnton, Mecklenburg
y and Iredell Counties to en
:t dorse President Carter
Davis will represent the
g 9th district in Raleigh in
« December after the
November, 19B0 general
election to participate in
t- the electoral college
r- Although an independent
is body, the electoral dele
>r gates usually pick the same
r- winner that the majority of
ly voters do
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