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Black
Leaders
Meet
Over 20 Black leaders
rom western states met in
Cos Angeles recently with
' he Republtcan Nattonat
Committee (RNC) at the
first of a series of mini
conferences being sponsor
ed by the committee.
"This first conference
was a tremendous success.
We are pleased with the
amount of interest among
Blacks about these mini
conferences and we look
forward to those head of
us," said Dick Richards,
chairman of the Republi
can National Committee.
“In the past, our efforts
have been less than suc
cessful in reaching out to
the Black community. But
through these conferences
we will be able to discuss
—frcah ideoo with gronopoots
workers. Black elected and
appointed Republicans and
other Black activists and
find out the best way to
bring them into our party,”
he added.
As part of their “out
reach” program, the Re
publican National Com
mittee will be holding four
regional Black mini-con
ferences around the coun
-try during April and Mav tn
discuss ideas for bringing
more Blacks into the Re
publican Party.
In addition to Los An
geles, regional meetings
will take place in Washing
ton, D.C., Chicago and New
Orleans. There will be ap
proximately 18 partici
pants at each event.
“Blacks suffer from the
same problems as all Ame
ricans, such as inflation
and particularly unemploy
ment. We want to elect
Black Republicans to office
and help them wherever
possible in articulating the
manner in which Republi
can Programs and princi
ples serve the needs of the
Black community," Rich
ards said.
Earlier this year the
RNC announced plans to
expand and broaden its
ethnic liaison effort with
in the Republican Party.
The program is referred to
as “outreach," and serves
as an umbrella for the com
mittee’s special interest in
Blacks, Hispanics, Jews,
ethnics, the elderly, veter
ans, blue collar workers,
evangelicals and Demo
crats.
“These Black mini-con
ferences are a major first
step towards broadening
the Republican Party,"
Richards said.
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A chip on the shoulder
always indicates that there
is wood higher up.
-WINSOME CRYSTAL STRONG
...To attend Appalachian State
Crystal Strong Is
Beauty Of Hie Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
It’s crystal clear that our
beauty leaves no head un
turned. She's one lady who
exhibits a strong im
pression even long after
she has exited Her name
Crystal Strong.
Her outward charm isn't
Ms Strong's only attribute.
She seems to shine from
within with sincerity and
innocence.
Now a 12th grader at
Myers Park, our 18-year
old beauty has been ac
cepted to Appalachian
State University in Boone
"I enjoy politics.'' Ms.
Strong admitted, "and I
love government and oc
currences that are happen
ing now "
Her favorite subject is
political science Becoming
either a Business or ('rim
inal lawyer is her ambi
tion. Her philosophy in
volves "...succeeding at
what you start '
Our Capricorn lieauty is
-constantly -striving to im
prove her mind.’to become
more self confident, and to
reach her desired plateau
in life.
"Success to me is reach
ing the goal you have set
for yourself," Ms Strong
began. "It's not only
achieving the goal but be
Optimist Club
To Hold Awards
Banquet
The Optimist Club of
West Charlotte will hold its
First Annual Awards Ban
quet on Wednesday. May 6.
at 7:36 p.m. Ih lft£ StU
dent Union at Johnson C.
Smith University.
Awards will be presented
to several retiring officers
for their dedicated service
by City Chief of Police.
Mack Vines, during Re
spect for law Week
Don Stieger, Assistant
City Manager of Charlotte
will be the guest speaker
other local dignitaries and
members of the Optimist
Club within the area plan to
attend
West Charlotte's Opti
mist Club welcomes the
public to attend. .Tickets
will cost $5 apiece and can
be purchased from any
club member
ing good at what you have
achieved.”
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby K. Strong, our
beauty has one brother and
two sisters.
"My parents are my fa
vorite people -- they con
tinue to give me a lot of
initiative."'Ms. Strong re
vealed.
The smell, look and feel
of nature is a favorite of
Ms. Strong. The debonaire
Teddy Pendergrass domin
ates her musical tastes.
Participating in the l*mi
Delta Sigma Theata Debu
tante Ball has kept Ms
Strong rather busy during
the past few months She
also works at Solon Auto
motive Service in addition
to her studies at Myers
Park She~attends Salem
Baptist Church
. Ms. Strong has many
aspects about her worth
commending. But her fore
most quality is her sense of
direction. The road to suc
cess always seems easier
to lra.vel . whcn. you know
where you are going
New Chairman Will Work Hard
To “Create More Unity In The Party”
/ By Susan Kllsworth
Post Staff Writer
‘ My number one task is
to work hard, make the
next two years more fruit
ful. get more blacks elect
ed. inspire young people to
get involved and create
more unity in the party."
declared Robert Lee Davis,
who recently was elected
chairman of the Democrat
ic party in Mecklenburg
founty He is the first
black ever elected to that
position
The principal of Street
Academy. Robert (Bobi
Davis has been involved in
politics since 1946 when
Fred Alexander got him
interested in encouraging
people to vote. His con
cern expanded from the
grassroots level of black
organizations to state con
vention floors.
Davis has served as
chairman and vice chair
man of Precinct No 25. on
state, and county executive
committees, and aided in
Governor Hunt's and Ran
dy Kincaid's i960 cam
paigns He served as chair
man of the Mecklenburg
Robert “Bob" Davis
...First black elected
Black Political Cauetls for
seven years, but soon will
resign that position Af
filiations in the non parti
san group "might be con
strued as a conflict of
interest." he said
Assessing party needs.
Davis said unifying Demo
crats will be one of his
main objectives. He said
wealthy and older Demo
crats have become less
active in politics and the
party must reclaim them
"Financial support for
Democrats has not been
well met in the last two
years." he said Since the
wealthy Democrats are not
participating in govern
ment as much, there is less
money to finance cam
paigns for Democratic
candidates
Kepuhlicans such as
John Fast and Jim Mar
tin had more money to sup
. |M>rl Ihmr campaigns anfl
keep their names before
the public as well as at
tempt to discredit their
competition, he pointed
out
While Democrats, which
has long beeji Ihe party of
the common man has
struggled with limited
funds, "Republicans have
money they don't know
what to do wifln," he
smiled.
Is there a difference be
tween the attitude of the
wealthy Democrat and the
wealthy Republican'’
"The haves are accept
ing responsibility to take
care of the have nots,"
Davis remarked in favor of
the Democrats He said
generally, wealthy l-tepu
hlicans behave as though
one could "Cement the
Karth except for us who
have money "
Davis is interested in
why a large percentage of
people are turned off by
politics and protest elec
tions by not voting
If his suggestions are ap
proved. the party could
hold a mass meeting for
-•■•All Democrats Tit Uttar a
renowned Democratic
speaker." he said “We
need a good speaker for
inspiration and hope ."
The new president said
he wants to organize all the
precincts »no formal struc
ture exists in some of
them) and see meetings
held monthly We should
look at a community's
needs and problems and
seek a solution at the local
level
The son of Robert and
Rosa Bell Davis, he is
married, has two children
and two grandchildren
Davis is vice chairman of
the Charlotte Community
Relations Committee and
See NEW on Page 13
VITTDC Scores Reagan’s
Tax Reduction Proposal
NAACP To
Declare War
On Klan
The N'AACP declared a
non-violent war on the Ku
Klux Klan today and urged
the Reagan Administration
to establish a Presidential
Commission to investigate
-the alarminft m/'t-.v.o, jn
racial violence against
Blacks and other minor
ities.
the Board adopted a
series of resolutions at its
quarterly meeting in Pitts
burgh. Pa., in support of
efforts to stem the growing
incidences of violences per
petrated by members of
the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi
party and other hate
groups The Board said
"the presidential commis
sion to study terrorism in
the United States would
provide a fuller picture of
the activities these groups
are engaged- in and would
determine how much they
have contributed to the
current climate of intoler
ance for minorities and
other groups." According
to a recent report issued by
the Community Relations
Service of the Justice De
partment, 68 Klan related
cases were under investi
gation during fiscal 1980.
which represents an in
crease of 55 percent over
previous years.
The NAACP also called
on its constituency to lobby
for state legislation that
would “outlaw paramili
tary training camps for the
purpose of training people
in racial violence." In re
cent months, widespread
reports have indicated the
existence of a network of
guerilla fighter training
camps scattered from Cali
fornia to Connecticut pur
portedly operated by mem
bers of the Klan
The Board's action fol
lows the establishment of a
"Klan Alert" program
earlier this year aimed at
defeating members of the
Ku Klux Klan and other
hate groups, seeking ...elec
tive office
Clifton Hudson <l), shown with his 'nspite of being confined to a wheel chair
daughter Florence Springs, loves life 1 Photo by Teresa Burns >
66-Year-Old Amputee
Hudson Realizes Importance
Of “God And The Church”
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
Clifton Hudson was 16
when he realized the im
portance of God and the
church As the years
passed he became more
active in church organiza
tions. He worked for the
city in the Sanitation De
partment. served in the CC
Army (now called the Re
serve* and fathered three
children. Florence,
Michael and Pamela
Today Hudson is 00.
Striken with diabetes while
working for the city he
opted to have both of his
legs amputated He
stopped working at age 00.
God gave him a life to live
out and he confesses. "I'd
rather be living ”
Hudson was on the list to
go to a nursing home but
Ins “daugTfterT Ttrirenre
Springs, wanted her father
with her Six of Mrs.
Springs' seven children are
living-with her now in a two
bedroom apartment "But
I couldn't. Jet my father go
into a nursing home." Mrs
Springs admitted
Following Hudson's am
putations he continued to
go fishing and spend time
in church as president of
the Usher Board, president
of the Treasury Depart
ment of the church and a
member of the sick com
mittee at FJarkwood Insti
tution Church.
The church is now plan
ning to build a ramp for
wheelchairs
Recently Hudson's
church participation and
his trips to the fishing lakes
and ponds have been cut
short Four strokes have
since slowed him down.
He still goes to church
occasionally and watches
baseball on the television
set He has six grandchild
ren who keep him com
pany. His mother Hattie
Hudson is still living She is
8H
Whatever gives Hudson
the stamina to push on
must stem from belief in
God that every life has a
purpose and that his life is
especially special
Hrart Attack Is Rations
Number One Killer
.KAI Kit,II Heart attach
is the Nation's number one
killer It will strike about
”l amiljioh Amerudhs mis'
year. Approximately 650.
000 of these heart attack
victims will die -more than
half of them before they
ever reach the hospital
"There s a good chance
many of these people might
be saved if bystanders
knew what to do to help
someone show ing signs of a
heart attack.' said
Thomas Harmehnk. chief
of the Department of Hu
man Resources' Office of
Emergency Medical
Services
"The first tew minutes
are extremely critical for
the heart attack victim In
fact, the victim could suf
ler irrebflirabUf III Jill da1—
mage or die if assistance ~
isn't given quickly*' -said
Harmelink
"There are several ways
citizens can prepare them
selves if they're with some
one showing signs of being
susceptible to a heart at
tack. First, the; should
know the telephone number
of their nearest emergency
medical services (EMA)
and keep it handy at all
times
Harmelink noted that a
statewide citizens' CPR
training program is being
initiated by the Office of
Emergency Medical Ser
vices and the N C Heart
Association
Minorities
Invited To
3 Hearings
The Administration's tax
proposal does not seriously
consider the plight and cur
rent disadvantages of the
nation's small businesses
That is the conclusion of
the Minority Trucking
Transportation Develop
ment Corporation
MTTDCi. the national re
presentative of minority
motor carriers, almost ail
of whom are small en
terpreneurs.
Testifying before the
House Small Business Sub
committee on Tax, Access
to Access to Equity Capital
and Business Opportunities
-April 2, MTTDC Executive—
Director Waymon Wright
said that proposed tax cut
does not "allow an environ
ment in which our busi
nesses can grow and
expand."
The session was the last
of three hearings held by
the subcommittee on the
tax reduction portion of the
Administration's economic
program and its possible
impact on small business
es The other hearings
were held March 25 26.
Explaining the purpose
of the hearings. Congress
man Henry .1 Nowak
'D-N Y i, Chairman of the
House Small Business Sub
committee on Tax said. "It
is important that the needs
ol the small business com
munity are recognized and
addressed" in the Admin
istration's tax cut pack
age
The smaller firms, w hich
have been seriously hit by
soaring and erratic interest
rates and the sluggish eco
nomy. "need a tax cut noyv
just to stay even," Nowak
said
(Ither witnesses were
from the l' S Dept of
Treasury. Data Resources,
(General Business Services ‘
and a host of other or
gani/.ations that speak for
the small business com
mumlx. .IluL no minority
organization was invited to
the first two hearings The
onlv two minority partici
pants in the hearings.
AAMESBICs and MTTDC.
joined only after they pro
tested to the subcommittee
the omission of minority
spokesmen in the original
roster
In a message to Rep.
Nowak after the first two
bearings 'were he Id,'
MTTDC said "It is ap
(Killing and unconscionable
that not one constituency
organization or association
was invited and is sched
uled to present the views
and concerns of the minor
ity segment of the nation's
-bUKinatu community "
MTTfX *■ -rtem a nded -eh*C
this be corrected imme
diately
However, an aide to Con
gressman Nowak attribut
ed the omission to "over
sight”, and invited the or
ganization to state "its
views on an issue crucial to
the survival and develop
ment of minority and other
small businesses "
The members of
MTTDC. like all other—
small businesses are vic
timized by the ravages of
inflation, soaring interest
rates and "the strong-arm
pressures from the well
heeled, big, established
carriers, Mr Wright said
in the testimony