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For Dead Kids
MIDDLEBURY, VT. - A
national fundraising cam
paign on college campuses
to aid in the effort to appre
hend the killer of black
children in Atlanta was
launched this week by stu
dents at Middlebury'Xol
lege in Vermont.
As the Middlebury Cha
pel bells slowly tolled 21
times for the 19 dead child
ren and the two that re
main missing, a multi
racial student group an
nounced the formation of
the Atlanta Fund at Mid
dlebury College and the
establishment of the na
tionwide effort.
The idea of Anthony
Evans, a 22-year-old Mid
dlebury senior from Savan
nah, Georgia, the funds will
be directed to the General
Missionary Baptist Con
vention of Georgia where
they will be used to sup
port community efforts to
apprehend the killer or
killers of the children.
Funds will be earmarked
for advertisements, coun-.
seling of families, and to
provide relief for the At
— lanta Police budget, se
verely strained by the all
out effort.
This is not a black or
white issue but a moral
issue that touches all of
us," Evans told a press
conference on March 2. “If
the children were white I
would be concerned too,
but it would probably take
a white person to motivate
me. We are seeking to
motivate our black and
white brothers and
sisters.”
“Those who march in
Atlanta to raise the con
»usness of America are
orming an important
task,” he told the gather
ing. "Those of us who are
too far away to participate
in those demonstration
must show our concern in
another way.”
"Between the marchers
and our national campus
campaign, we hope that the
killer will realize that the
concern, the stock and the
outrage are national,”
Evans said.
For more information on
the Atlanta Fund, please
call Evans at 802-388-9089.
Fund-Raiwig Event
The National Association
of Negro Business and Pro
fessional Women Charlotte
Club will kickoff their se
cond annual fundraising
event with a “Mr. B. and
P.” Contest.
A fashion show and
dance will also be part of
the Sunday, March 15, ac
tivities at the Excelsior
Gkth from 5-.tQ_pjn._..._
Contestants vying for the
title by raising funds for
the club's scholarship drive
are the following: James
"Coco” McConico - owner
of LeCocomotion Ltd. En
tertainment Booking
Agency; Micheal Todd -
district court judge; Wil
liam Simmons - assistant
director of youth services
for the housing authority;
Robert Fuller - Duke
Power employee; and
•ddie Ward - owner of Mr.
’s Men's Store.
Tickets cost $3 and are
available from club mem
bers, contestants or at the
door.
The most important
person to be honest with is
yourself.
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VIVACIOUS GOLDIE McCLAIN
...A pleasantly whimsical person
Goldie McClain
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
The treasure at the end of
the rainbow isHhts-week's
beauty, Goldie McClain.
This 23-year-old graduated
from Myers Park High
School and Livingstone Col
lege with a B.S. in Busi
ness Administration.
Ms. McClain is a plea
santly whimsical person.
“No one would ever know
me - they find something
new and different about me
all the time," she main
tained. She is also a hard
worker and ambitious.
There are many achieve
ments she feels she will
reach all because she has
faith.
“That’s how I obtained
my present job through
faith and prayer,” Ms. Mc
Clain revealed. She now
works part-time for Pied
mont Airlines as a Station
Agent, purchasing tickets,
attending the gates and
issuing tickets to passen
gers,
Her immediate plans are
to gain full-time employ
ment and advance to super
visor position. With little
difficulty she feels her
goals will become reality.
“If you don’t have faith,
you’ll never make it,” Ms.
McClain began. “I remem
ber what my mother said,
‘A little prayer always
helps.' I don’t feel anyone
should ever give up.”
Our Cancer beauty is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Milas McClain. She has two
brothers ana three sisters.
“Mv mother, Jannie ,c
Clain, is the person I most
—admire._She_is just as
ambitious as I am ancfir
hard worker. She will
strive until she reaches her
goals,” our beauty ex
pressed.
Ms. McClain is gifted
with patience - the kind it
takes to complete the stun
ning art work of macrame.
She loves to travel, bowl
and enjoys the talents of
Cicely Tyson.
“My favorite program,
however, is "General Hos
pital,” our beauty inject
ed. “It’s different from the
rest, even the setting is
different. I view it mainly
for entertainment.”
Ms. McClain is a mem
ber of Steele Creek AME
Zion Church where she
serves on the usher board.
There is also a treasure
at the end of the rainbow
awaiting our beauty. On
September 12 she will
marry Kimbel Joyner. She
chose this date because it is
the same day of her best
friend’s birthday - her best
friend is Loretta Manago.
Our beauty is filled with
compassion for the world.
One of her main concerns
involves prejudices. “If I
could change anything it
would be discrimination.
There is a lot of prejudice
in this world. If anyone
could get along as one, the
world would be a better
place.”
Arant Chosen
“Woman
Of The Year ”
—- Evelyn Arant, a leader in
the Cherry Community Or
ganization, was honored as
'‘Woman of the Year” at
the March 7 celebration of
International Women’s
Day in Charlotte.
‘‘We are presenting this
award to Ms. Arant be
cause of her significant
contribution to. improving
the quality of life in
Charlotte, which has not
been previously recog
mized,” said Eileen Han
son, the 1980 Woman of the
Year.
"Evelyn has dedicated
her time, energy and in
come to the betterment of
her neighbors and her
neighborhood," said Ms
Hanson. "She has a parti
cular concern for the elder
ly and disabled, and goes
far out of her way to offer
them personal assistance
and care."_
Ms Arant Is a Home
health aide for Upjohn
Health Care Services. She
spends her workday, as
well as many weekends
and holidays, seeing to the
physical and emotional
needs of her patients and
neighbors
According to her daugh
ter, Vickie, "Several times
A
Evelyn Aranl
...Community leader
mis winter sne nas gotten
up at 2 a m. to direct an
ambulance to a patient's
home. On Christmas she
prepared plates of food and
bags of treats for people
who were alone, before she
sat down to her own holiday
dinner.''
Sadie tirigg, the 1979
Woman of the Year, who is
atafrMp-Apant’p qi.r.1 prP.
sen ted the plaque at the
evening program. "Roses
for Rosie." at the Quality
Inn.
Ms Arant was nominat
ed for the award by Char
lotte Women United and
the Cherry Community Or
ganization She is a mem
ber of both groups She
lives with her husband,
Hazel, and three children,
Vickie, Sybil Denise and
Eric, at 217 S. Torrence.
She has lived in Cherry
most of her life and has
dedicated her energy to
preserving the historic
black neighborhood She is
currently assistant chair of
the Cherry Community Oc
ganization Board.
"I was very surprised
and honored to receive the
award,” said Ms Arant.
who gives credit to her
husband and children for
"picking up the pieces at
home,” so she can be in
volved in community
affairs.
"Home" at the Arant’s
often includes more than
the 5 family members In
21 years of marriage, Mr
and Mrs Arant have taken
in 35 adults and children
who have been in tem
porarv need of shelter or a
family. ~ ”
Also nominated for the
International Women's
Day award were three
other Charlotte women
whose contributions were
recognized Saturday even
ing Jesse McCombs, chair
of the Charlotte Equal
Rights Council, is a leader
in me siaiewiae struggle
for criminal justice and an
elder in Memorial United
Presbyterian Church. Lori
Beene, a member of the
Governor's Advocacy
Council for Persons with
Disabilities, was recog
nized for her contribution
to increasing understand
ing about the needs of the
disabled. Brenda Best was
recognized for her contri
butions to the community
through the American Fe
deration of Teachers and
Carolina Action.
Also honored at the pro
gram were 45 local
' Rosies” - women who had
worked in defense indus
tries during World War II.
Each Rosie was presented
with a rose and scroll,
celebrating their contribu
lions as working women
"They used us as long as
they needed us. paid us
good, gave us important
and dangerous job*. ' said
Luciel McNeel, one of the
Rosies "'But as soon as the
•war was over, they put us
out to pasture, back to
segregated, low-paying
jobs because we weren’t
qualified' to do anv else ”
The afternoon program
at the Greenville Center
tea lured the film, "The
Life and Times of Rosie the
Riveter," a documentary
about women workers dur
ing and after World War II.
"We are not honoring the
making of bombs,” said
Carrie Graves, speaking
out against current in
crease in military expen
ditures "In a nuclear war
there are no winners "
International Women's
Day,is celebrated world
wide on March 8, com
memorating a march of
women textile and garment
workers in New York City
on March 8, 1908, when
women walked off the job
demanding better wages
and working conditions,
and the right to vote.
This year’s Charlotte ce
lebration was sponsored by
the Charlotte Equal Rights
council. Charlotte Women
United, the Client Council
of Southern Piedmont and
titfi-. jCharlotte Central
l^bor Council.
IHkvnrth (riferiuni
The Dilworth Commun
ity Association will be
sponsoring its annual Dil
worth Light Criterium on
.Saturday, April 18. at Latta
Park.
s
Future Of Double Oaks
School Will Be Aired
Groups
To Oppose
Reagan
More than 30 North Caro
lina organizations repre
senting civil rights, labor,
low income^ women’s and
environmental interests
will hold a conference to
organize opposition to the
Reagan Administration's
economic policy and other
conservative programs.
The conference, "Organ
izing For The 80s,” will be’
held on March 27-28 at the
St. Joseph's AME Church
in Durham.
me conference wtu
strive to promote a truly
moral economic program,
one which deals with our
-secimi* prnhlPfnf without
jeopardizing the survival
and well being of millions
of people,” said The Rev.
W. W. Finlator, a confer
ence sponsor and the North
Carolina advisor to the
President’s Commission on
Civil Rights.
The conference program
will focus on the impact of
conservative policies in
cluding the budget cuts on
the people of North Caro
lina Speakers and work
shops will propose specific
strategies for unified
-grassroots lobbying ef
forts. More than 500 people
are expected to attend.
Among the groups in
volved are: the N.C. Civil
Liberties Union, the Dur
ham Committee for the
Affairs of Black People, the
N.C. National Organization
for Women, the N.C, AFL
CIO, the American Friends
Service Committee and the
N. C. Peoples Alliance.
Speakers will include
Rev. Finlator, Jesse' Gray,
leader of the National Ten
ants Association, Brenda
Frazier, of the national
board of the National Or
ganization for Women,
Barbara Arnwine, an or
ganizer of the National
Black Independent Politic
al Party and David Del
linger, a long-time civil
rights and anti war ac
tivist.
Captain Ellison Laney
.. ...Promotion pending
Of PoliceDepartment
Captain Ellison Laney To
Become First Black Major
nv .-susan r.usworth
Post Staff Writer
"When I was growing up
there were two things I
never wanted to do - be a
police officer and teach."
declared Captain Ellison
I-aney of the Charlotte
Police Department, who
also teaches in training
programs
Laney, 42, has served as
commander of the Adam
Four Police Team for l'L.
years and is in line for a
promotion.
Recommended by chief
Max Vines, he could be
come the department's
first black major as well as
Bureau Commander for the
entire west side of -Char
lotte's Adam teams. Laney
was awaiting Civil Service
approval when the Post
went to press.
He is one of the two hlack
captains in Charlotte’s po
lice force where minority
officers comprise 130 of the
610-member staff, accord
ing to spokeswoman Emily
Hedricks.
The Chesterfield County,
S.C. native presumed he
would loathe police work
when he was drafted into
the Army in 1962 and sent
to military police training
school after basic training.
Laney served as an MP
with tours in Fort Benning,
Ga., Korea. West Point,
N Y. and Vietnam
Although he developed
an interest and respect for
police work his enthusiasm,
did not extend to military
police A tour of Vietnam
cured him of wanting to
continue in that field.
Laney said.
After his release from
the Army, Laney pursued
his interest in police work
by earning an Associate
Degree in Criminology in
1972 Study in the Traffic
Police Administrative
Training • Program at
Northwestern University
followed; and in 1977 he
was graduated from the
University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte with a
B A degree in Criminal
Administration
Laney previously served
in traffic law enforcement,
burglary, and homicide in
vestigations and supervis
or a patrol division. While
assigned to the Training
Bureau, he developed the'
Field Training Program
that is currently used
Under the new police
administration the empha
sis will shift from authority
to service, Laney said The
force will attempt to effect
behavior change more
through communication
and negotiation than by
flexing its muscle of au
thority.
In a dispute over pro
perty boundaries, for ex
ample, an officer could ap
pear on the scene and
arrest the troublemaker,
Laney said Instead, the
officer will now listen ob
jectively and offer a non
violent remedy
His objective is "not see
ing how many people he
can arrest, but encourage
voluntary compliance," to
the law
Veteran*
Honor
Bob Walton
The Officers of the
United American Veterans
at the organization's first
General Staff Dinner for
1981 held at the S*W Ca
feteria in the Park Road
Shopping Center, honored
their speaker. County Com
missioner Bob Walton The
Commissioner in his ad
dress to the group warned,
“We’ve come a long way,
"BuTwE Stitt ha vc a long way
to go "
The United American Ve
terans is a black veterans
organization organized in
Charlotte in 1979, incorpor
ated in 1980 The goal of the
group is to become a na
tional organization.
Robinson To
Sliare His
Ideas Tuesday
By Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
When Dr Jay Kobinson
meets with the Board of
Education Tuesday, he w ill
share his ideas for the
future of Double Oaks Ele
mentary School
The 4-6 grade school,
located at 1905 Earle
Street, has been ordered
closed by the Board of Edu
cation and Dr Kobinson,
superintendent of Char
lotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
High on his list of sug
gestions. Kobinson wants
to "determine with the
community how it the
building) could best serve
the people Qf that area."
Kubinson said he will rc
commend Double Oaks
possibly be used as an
office for the Charlotte
Area Fund, Head Start
Program, tax supported or
day care centers for low
income families. Other pos
sibilities are vocational
training, tutoring satellite
health services or com
munitv operations.
Agencies inai provide
the most people with ser
vices will get use of the
building," according to Ro
binson
After their meeting, the b
board will ask members of
the Fairview Community
where the school is located
for their ideas
We have enough elemen
tary schools now to meet
the needs, he said Robin
son called it unlikely that
Double Oaks would revert
back lo being an elemen
tary school, unless we
"abandon our commitment
to desegregation "
Cnder new bussing plans
proposed for September
19K1, the K(> students from
Fairview Humes who pre
sently walk to school would
be bussed to Reedy Creek
12 miles away.
Then 279 students who
currently are bussed lo
Double Oaks would walk to
Devonshire Another 275
students bussed from Albe
marie. Plain Grove and
Devonshire and those who
normally walk to Double
Oaks will have longer bus
rides; Double Daks PTA
president Calvin Harris,
said.
By the end of April, Dr
Robinson said he hopes to
have decided upon a use for
the building. July 1 is the
target date for putting
some programs into effect
“Kveryday the building
is not used is a waste and
the more likely it is to be
vandalized." he stated.
Robinson said he would
like to find an educational
program to put in the
school.
“It Should serve educa
tional needs, that's what
the building was designed
for in the first place."
Maternity ('.link*
As of April 1, the Meek
lenburg County Health De
partment will be offering a
maternity clinic on Wed
•nesday. mornings aL the
Amay James Neighbor
hood Center, 2415 lister
Street, for the care of preg
nant women.
Pregnancy testing will
also be available and ap
pointments are necessary
for all services.
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