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Kincaid
Discussing
Jobs
Randall Kmcaid, ninth
district Democratic candi
date for Congress has been
discussing jobs, produc
tivity and industrial growth
as the fourth in his series
continues on "Issues of the
Week."
Highlighting activities
Kincaid will hold a news
conference at 10 a.m.
Thursday, July 17. He also
held meetings with.groups
in Mecklenburg, Iredell
andVLincoln counties to
discuss the employment si
tuation in each of those
counties which comprise
the ninth district.
He will speak at the
Statesville Kiwanis Club at
the Hungry Bull restaurant
on E. Broad Street on
Thursday.
Afterwards he will attend
a disco party at Harris
Park in Statesville.
Kincaid will speak Fri
day morning at Na Hot
Lunch Program at the
Charlottetown Terrace on
1000 Baxter Street.
Water And
Sewer Rates
Jump $1.24
On Monday, July 7th,
new water and sewer rates
were implemented for cus
tomers of the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Utility De
partment. The increase,
for an average residential
customer, amounts to $1.24
per month. The new rates
ar<^b result of increased
costs for electricity, che
micals, personnel and ex
pansion of the utility sys
tem. If you are a cus
tomer, your next bill will
include a flyer summar
izing the revised water and
sewer rates.
nuwr ana aewer service
Rates (on a monthly fixed
basis) inside the city will
cost $2.14. Service Rates
outside the city will cost
$4.28. Industrial Waste
Surcharges, which are ap
plicable only to those cus
tomers whose waste
strength is greater than
domestic (residential)
waste, will be: $58.30 per
1,000 pounds, for Bioche
mical Oxygen Demand,
83.60 per 1,000 pounds, for
Suspended Solids, and $.06
per ccf (ccf equal 100 cubic
feet of water or about 750
gallons) for Industrial
Waste Control.
The prices for Water and
Sewer Service Connection
Charges (Tape and Later
als) represent moetly resi
dential and small commer
cial accounts. Costs for
larger connections vary ac
cording to size. The price
for water (V connection
withS-elghta inch meter) is
$304.00, while the sewer
coet jfk<4" paved connec
tion) *|5β1 Tapping privi
e fees are being review
at this time, and adjust
ments may have to be
made in the near future.
Currently, the fees per lot
are $335. for water, and
$775. for sewer.
The current charge for
easterner Service Charges
(New Turn-on or Transfer
of Service from one loca
tion to Another( la $14.00..
The new charge is $17.00.
If you are a self starter -
your bou won't have to be
a crank.
Baptist Congress Τ ο
Hold 58th Session Here
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...Junior high school cheerleader
Pia Nichol Townes
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
Our beauty, Pia Nichol
Townes, is what you might
call a cheerleader enthu
siast. Not only that but
she has been chosen to
Ranson Junior High
School's Varsity Cheer
leading Squad for next fall.
She sees her cheerleading
abilities as a sport, and
even once thought of be
coming a Dallas Cowboy
cheerleader.
But today her ambition is
different. "I'd like to at
tend the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill," Ms. Townes ad
mitted. And she hasn't
quite made up her mind
yet, but she is leaning
toward becoming a lawyer.
As an honor student at
Ranson, Ms. Townes also is
a member of the Beta Club,
Project Aries, and the
Annual Club. She was also
one of two local students
chosen to attend a French
Conference at Camp Thun
derbird.
Dancing is one of our
beauty's hobbies. "I am a
member of Townes Soul
Troupe - a neighborhood
dance group," Ms. Townes
remarked. The group has
performed at Johnson C.
Smith, held recitals at the
West Charlotte Center and
danced at various other
functions.
Other hobbies of Ms.
Towns include skateboard
riding, bike riding, and
cheerleading All of these
interests add up to one
deduction: Ms. Townes
loves to stay active.
She is a member of the
New East Stonewall ΑΜΕ
Zion family where she
sings on the Youth Choir.
Her immediate family con
sists of her brother. Bron
co. and her mother, Mrs.
Ruth Townes. "My mother
is my favorite person," our
beauty explained, "she's
always there when I need
her."
Our beauty's favorite en
tertainer is Ben Vereen
while her favorite tele
vision program is Dallas.
She describes both of them
as exciting.
Whether our beauty de
cides to become a profes
sional cheerleader or a
lawyer, she will, no doubt,
succeed. Being the best in
her endeavors is the goal of
our beauty, and with this
attitude nothing can stand
in her way.
Kmcaid Calls Attention
To Senior Citizens Needs
Randall Kiricaid, Ninth
District Democratic candi
date for Congress, said
Thursday the nation must
not turn its back on its
senior citizens as it fights
to cut government spend
ing.
"The government must
live within its means. After
a strong defense, our prior
ity should be to take care of
two groupe: our senior citi
zens and our children,"
Kincaid said in a statement
issued from his headquart
ers.
"Just saying 'no' to
spending is not going to
solve inflation. What it's
going to do is make a lot of
poor people and elderly
people suffer," Kincaid
said. He said housing and
food programs for the el
derly deserve continued /
support. "There are plenty
of other places where the
budget could be cut," Kin
caid said.
After four days of dia
logue with senior citizens
during his "Senior Citizens
Weiik," Kincaid, an ect*
noinist and small business
man, concluded inflation is
thé most serious threat to
the security of older Ame
ricans. He reiterated his
new approaches for sta
bilizing the economy, in
Ïing moving to a four
"
year federal budget.
Kincaid cautioned senior
citizens against believing
claims that cutting govern
ment spending by itself will
reduce inflation. Citing fi
gures from the Congres
sional Budget Office. Kin
see KINCAID on Page 6
Seniors To
Get Bonus
Bus Rides
By Eileen Hanson
Special To The Post
Senior Citizens and the
handicapped will get some
bonus free rides on the bus
this month, but it will be
the last free rides offered
them by the Charlotte
Transit Authority.
According to Transit ι
System General Manager
David Hines, "Any TAPE
tickets already issued to
seniors and handicapped
can be used at any time,
peak or non-peak hours,
until the end of July." The
TAPE tickets are no longer
being sold because of bus
fare increases that went
into effect July 7.
Next month those who
still have the JAPE tickets
will have to aad 10 cents to
ride during non-peak
hours. At peak hours
(weekdays 6-9 a.m. and 3-6
p.m.) seniors and handi
capped will pay the full
fare of 50 cents (75 cents
express).
Photo identification
cards for those eligible for
the special fares will be
issued eventually. For now,
Hines says, seniors and
handicapped can use the
special fare passes they
already have.
Last year over 7,000
Charlotte residents regis
tered for the special fares.
The federal government re
quires that bus systems
receiving federal subsidies
have a reduced fare for
senior and handicapped
citizens. About a third of
the Charlotte Transit Sys
tem's operating expenses
are covered by federal
grants.
Last week the City
Council raised the bus
fares to 50 cents for a
regular ride and 75 cents
for an express ride. Seniors
and handicapped rode for
free before the increase,
except during peak hours
when they had to use TAPE
tickets costing 20 cents.
The revenue generated
from the increases will be
$748,341, according to
Hines, with $66,720 coming
from senior and handi
capped fares.
Learning to be chefs at the Chefs Choice
restaurant are Ervin McKinley of Hunt
ersville and J. C. Williams of Davidson
The restaurant in the Trade Street
YWCA is sponsored by the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Youth Council and Mini
cities project. ( Photo by Eileen Hanson ι
Chefs Choice Provides
Good Food And Good Jobs!
»y tneen itanson
Special To The Post
Good food prepared and
served with a touch of
class. This is what you'll
find at the Chef's Choice, a
restaurant, coffee shop and
catering service sponsored
by the Charlotte-Mecklen
burg Youth Council.
Located at the YWCA,
418 E. Trade St., Chef's
Choice is open to the public
Monday through Friday
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Catering is available by
calling the Youth Council
(333-5241).
The restaurant is a quiet
place, decorated with
green plants and fresh
flowers. Soft background
music creates a relaxing
atmosphere for a business
lunch or a respite from a
busy office.
But the best is yet to
come. The menu! REAL
food for under $2.00! Once
you've tried Chef's Choice
your stomach may say
farewell to plastic-fast-food
forever.
Chef's Choice offers a
variety of sandwiches and
saiaus at prices you can
still afford ($1.50 to $2.25).
Soups are delicious and
homemade: French Onion
(with plenty of cheese, for
$100», vegetable ($1.25) or
daily special (65 cents) are
served with fresh bread
and corn muffins. A vege
table platter features fried
okra. On Monday the daily
special was roast beef with
all the trimmings, for un
der $3.00. Salads are fresh,
served with homemade
dressings.
And if you can't resist,
try fresh pie, cake or ba
nana pudding for dessert,
or ice cream pie with fudge
sauce. Everything is made
on the premises
But what makes Chef's
Choice REALLY special is
the people who work there.
They are youth ( ages 17-21 »
training for careers in food
service, part of a pilot
project of the Youth Coun
cil to train disadvantaged
youth for profitable
careers. Here they learn
food preparation, serving
and the restaurant busi
ness. Nine students are
currently in the program.
"This is a job training
program with experience
built right into it," said
Greg Reid, job developer
for the program which is
funded by a state project
called Mini-cities.
"This program may be
unique in the whole coun
try," said Reid, who helps
applicants select the train
ing program they are most
suited for. He also helps the
participants find perma
nent jobs after their train
ing.
(To apply for training
contact Reid at the Youth
Council, 501 E. Morehead
St.)
Kour other training cen
ters are part of the same
Mini-cities program, su
pervised by Youth Council
Director Phyllis Lynch
They are: Petal Pusher
Florist (328 Ν Brevard ι.
three day care centers
(2650 S Tryon, Boulevard
Homes and Dalton Vil
lage), Mini-city Auto Ser
vice (4817 Rozzells Ferry
Road) and Rehabco Con
struction Co. (7th and Mc
Dowell).
I>UW III IU> 3CVUIIU ycdl ill
state funding, the pro
gram's goal is to be self
sustaining by September
30, 1980
"We need lots of publi
city and more customers."
said Reid, who feels more
people would patronize the
five businesses if they
knew about their purpose
Students in training work
40 hours a week at their
jobs and are paid $3 10 an
hour (minimum wage)
Training may last from a
few weeks to 18 months
"Most of our participants
are what you'd call 'hard
core unemployed ' They
could not find jobs, they
lacked experience and
training," said Reid. Some
are from economically dis
advantaged homes Others
have emotional or physical
handicaps Reid says 70
percent of the students find
permanent Jobs in the
public or private sector.
The -chef'· at Chef'·
Choice is Bobbie Hunter,
whose culinary experience
includes two degrees from
see CHEF on page It
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Academy Of General Dentistry
Awards Fellowship To Dr. Murphy
By Anthony Haye*
Pom Staff Writer
On June 29, John M
Murphy Jr., D.D.S., a
Charlotte family dentist,
was among a class of more
than 500 members who re
ceived a Fellowship of the
Academy of General Den
tistry. To earn Fellowship,
an AGD member must
complete a minimum of
500 hours of continuing den
tal education credit in spe
cifically approved areas of
study and fulfill other re
quirement*. AGD repre
sent* the interests of
family dentist* and the
patients they serve in the
development of national
health care legislation and
dental care programs
Dr. Murphy, a graduate
of Morgan State (1959) and
il
Dr. John M. Murphy Jr.
...Family dentist
Meharry Medical College
School of Dentistry (1966),
has practiced preventive
dentistry at 961 South In
dependence Blvd. since
1973. Before he established
his practice in Charlotte.
Murphy was clinical direc
tor of dentistry at the
Charles Drew Health Cen
ter in Dayton, Ohio for two
years. Prior to that, he was
a staff dentist at the VA
hospital in Dayton for four
yeara.
In reference to his in
terest in dentistry, Murphy
said, "I was looking for a
profession that would allow
me the opportunity to con
trol my time. It was also a
field that contained many
different disciplines - and
that appealed to me. I
looked forward to the chal
lenge. I decided to go into
dentistry while in the
Army. My score on the
aptitude test gave me an
option to chôme the type
activity or work that I
preferred. I chose bio
chemical research, wont
ing with nerve gas agents "
Murphy explained that
several changes are taking
place in dentistry, includ
ing the delivery service. He
noted one example known
as iorehand-sltdown dentis
try. This is when the den
tist and assistant are seat
ed with the patient (in
stead of standing over the
patient). Murphy is li
censed to practice dentis
try in three different
state·, including North
Carolina, Tennessee and
Ohio.
Murphy, a Charlotte na
tive and a member of Little
Rock ΑΜΕ Zion Church ( of
which he is a board of
trustee· member), is ac
tive in many organizations.
see ACADEMY on Page 14
Mount Carmd
To Host
Convention
The fifty-eighth Annual
Session of the Mecklenburg
General Baptist Congress
of Christian Education
(Sunday School and Β T U
Congress» will take place
on Thursday and Friday.
July 17-1H, at 7 ρ m. (both
days)
The event will be held at
Mount Carmel Baptist
Church, at 3201 Tuckasee
gee Road, and will be struc
tured around several
themes.
The National Baptist
Theme for 1979-1981 is:
• Rethinking the Meaning
of Christian Education."
The Slate-General theme
is: "A New Fellowship
Fully Joined .Together,"
and the Congress-Empha
sis theme is Effectively
Utilizing Programs and
Materials Through Chris
tian Education for a Re
J »Λ. II ι-' · ♦
.. ~ . ν '.ν>ν>ΟΙ·Ι^Ι
One of the major high
lights of the state conven
tion will be the 1980 James
F. Wertz Oratorial Con
test . sponsored b> the Stale
Baptist Training Union
Congress. The contest will
be divided into two divi
sions. The Senior Division
contest is open to high
school seniors and college
freshmen who are active
Baptist Training Union or
Sunday School Students
The Junior Division con
test is open to ninth, tenth
and eleventh grade high
school students who are
active Baptist Training
Union or Sunday School
Students. Contestants will
be judged on content <25
percent), composition (25
percent ι, and delivery 150
percent ι
The top three winners in
the Senior Division will
receive scholarships and
certificates of i>articipa
tion. First place prize is
$150, second S too , and
third $50 Scholarship
checks are awarded after
the contestants are en
rolled in an institution of
further study, and non
winning contestants will re
ceive $5 and a certificate
of participation The top
three winners in the Junior
Division will receive cer
tificates of participation,
along with a first place
prize of $15, $10 and $5
respectively. Non-winning /
contestants will receive
certificates of participation
and $2
l\ Μ ι l\ <MI| 111^ I « W
gram" and "Officers
Night" will be held on
Thursday evening, begin
ning at 7 ρ m The First
Business Session starts at
7:30 ρ m. and will be fol
lowed by the President'»
Message (delivered by Ce
dric H. Jones) at 8 p m. At
8:20 the Finance Com
mittee will read the Offer
ing and Churches Report.
The Annual .Sermon, de
livered by Rev William
Lee Jr. (Pastor of Silver
Mount Baptist Church and
Choir) begins at 8:30 The
Rev Dr. J. B. Humphrey
will deliver the Modera
tor's Challenge at *:1S,
followed by the benedic
tion.
"Youth Night" will be
held Friday evening, which
begins with devotion at 7,
see Mount on Page 2