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: HJBUC OBRMTT SF --i-_____ MIS 211931 isrf^TffE CHA3 LI ITTE :—Figs; - _ . BI.UK M ARKET the Voice Of The Black Community” <\u. sTd-oi'w, THE CHARLOTTE HOST • Thursday. August 20. 1981 tJrR.t. rcn,. Drivers j)$liould Be Extra Alert With North Carolina schools scheduled to re open soon, Burley Mitchell, Secretary of the N.C. De partment of Crime Control and Public Safety, today called on motorists to begin thinking safety. “The beginning of the school year is a particular ly critical period in regard to school children and motor vehicle accidents,’’ Mitchell said. “It takes some time for the children to reacquaint themselves with safety habits after being away from them for a summer. Drivers should be extra alert for children during this period,” he added. Mitchell atso suggested that parents immediately begin to remind their child ren of the safety rules for walking and crossing streets to and from school and school bus safety procedures. North Carolina Highway Patrol Commander Colonel John Jenkins added his appeal for all citizens to be more aware of safety pro cedures at this time. According to Jenkins, more than 1,300 school buses will be traveling North Carolina highways every morning and after noon transporting approxi mately 750,000 students to and from schools during the fetching year. “These buses will be carrying the most valuable cargo in the world,” J'ttkins said, “and it is every motorist’s responsi bility to drive with special care." Jenkins suggested that motorists plan to leave a few minutes earlier than usual for their destination during the first several mornings of the new school year. “This will allow bus driv ers and motorists to reach their destinations safely with minimum delays," he said. Crime Prevention Conference Set The North Carolina Fe deration of Women’s Clubs and the Crime Prevention Division of the North Caro lina Department of Crime - Control and Public Safely will sponsor a statewide Anti-Shoplifting and Crimes Against Women -Conference on Friday, Au gust 21, from 10:30 a.m. to ' 30 p.m. ana on Maiuraay, kigust 22, from 9:30 a.m. V 4 p.m. at the Raleigh \ man's Club located in \Koger Executive Cen \ff Glenwood Avenue in Tic v mm ui diiu ruuiiL / Secretary Burley (II who will address Inference on Satur said, "We are ex ly proud to be work ith Women's Clubs ;hout the state in this Every woman in Carolina needs to flum to avoid becom l victim of rape or ' l|t. Also, women need tw what help is avail /if they are ever long as gray hairs can counted they don’t t VIVACIOUS SHONDRA~WOMBLE ...East Carolina freshman Shondra WotnbJe Is Beauty Of Week By Teresa Burns Post Staff Writer Within a matter of days Shondra Dena Womble will be departing for her first year at East Carolina Uni versity. She has no qualms about facing this new en vironment for she is both ambitious and indepen dent. . What does upset Ms. Womble is what she consi ders the clear and present danger of President Rea gan’s budget cuts, espe cially as they affect the college student. “I would change Rea gan’s plans when it comes to cutting loans for col lege students if I could." Ms. Womble stated. "I’m —cnncernecUhat college stu dents will not be receiving loans and grants. This change will place a damper on Black people going to college. Some may not be able to afford it.” Perceiving directions best for future courses Is one of Ms. Womble’s assets. In addition to pre dicting the Reagan cuts will be detrimental to otherwise college-bound students, she has also peeked into her future and chosen a career she.feels will suit the times. “I have chosen Computer Science as my major,” Ms. Womble conferred. "In the future all machines will be based on computers and by studying Computer Science I will feel secure about - getting a jnh "_ As a senior at Myers Park High School, Ms. Womble participated in the Explorers and French Clubs. "French was my favorite subject. I like speaking another lan guage. It wasn't difficult to ledrn and I learned a lot about France also.” Our beauty was also a debutante in the Delta Sig ma Theta Debutante Ball 1981. The Vogue Club was one of the local civic or ganizations Ms. Womble was involved in. Along with other members of the club Buddy Reid Seeks City Council Seat W. G. Reid (Buddy) filed for a seat on City Council, District I, Monday at the Board of Elections office. Reid, a Democrat, is seek ing his first term He is the vice chairman of the City Municipal Information Ad visory Board and serves on the State Advisory Council on Education. A rising chairman of the Faculty Senate of Central Piedmont Community College, Reid is a systems analyst at the college. she helped senior citizens and children in various ways throughout the year. At First Mount Zion Baptist Church Ms. Womble is an usher. Her recreation involves bowl ing, piano playing, dancing and playing backgammon. She also enjoys the music of Diana Ross. “She’s one Black lady who has lived up to her dreams. She sets a good example for Black women,” Ms. Womble deduced. For entertainment our Virgo beauty enjoys the soap opera “General Hos pital." It seems that many college age adults are en joying the soaps, and Ms. Womble is no exception. "I don't believe that the soap operas are based on real life situations, they are mainly fantasy. But one can really get into a soap, it keeps me going.’’ ms. womble is the young est of three children of Haywood and Barbara Womble. She has two bro thers who are attending East Carolina, Haywood Jr. and Montee. “My mother has taught me a great deal," our beauty confirmed. “She's always there when I’m down and always there when I need her. While growing up she has taught me to be independent and aspire Tor"career goals. No one can take her place. She has taught me how to be a lady.” Ms. Womble has also learned now to be an— achiever, not a quitter. Her philosophy of life displays her confidence. “Don’t ever say you can’t do - you can always do if you try.” As Associate Director Joe Alston Joins Duke University By Susan Ellsworth Post Staff Writer Eager to return to his native state, a former Johnson C. Smith Univers ity bead basketball coach _ has joined the staff at Duke University. Joseph L. Alston has joined Duke University as associate director for ma terial services for both the school and medical center. He formerly served as a merchandising manager for Sears, Roebuck and Company in Nashville, TN. As associate director at Duke, he manages and coordinates receipt, stor age and insurance for the supplies distributed on the campus and pre-clinical departments at Duke Medical Center. * ? -* Joe Alston ...Leaves Sears Alston is a graduate of North Carolina Central University where he served as athletic director from 1976-76 He holds a bachelor 4 and masters degrees in health and physical educa tion. The Durham native taught physical education and served as a football, "Kasketball, annl teimts coach at Johnson C. Smith from 1966 74 He began his career at Sears in 1968 working part time at the former Tryon Street location while head basketball coacn at JCSU. Alston’s business career showed continued growth as he entered a Sears management training pro gram and served as athle tic director for NCCU. When Sears consolidated districts. North Carolina was transferred from the southern to eastern divi sion - Alston knew he would never be transferred home to his native state which was now in another territory. The Duke University po -silinn offered him freedom, upward mobility, a chance to return home where his family lives, and for the first time in his life an 8 a m. to 5 p m job week days - an irresistible combination for Alston. He pointed out the retail busi ness had kept him working long hours. Alston is a member of the National Education Associ ation, the National Basket ball Coaches Association and the Association of Health and Physical Edu cation and Recreation 4 CPCC Announces New Home Study Program Youths Suicide Rates Increases Despile theil* ~ COiTTparh - tive abundance of material goods. American youths suffer from maladies deeming them unfortunate in other ways, according to studies done by the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Suicide rates for youths have increased by 75 per cent since 1968 For every suicide death there are an additional 100 attempts. Estimates are that one third of adolescent suicides are alcohol or drug related. Yet, suicides are only third as a leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds. Accidents caused nearly 55 percent of all deaths among young peo ple in 1978. Half were alcohol-related and nearly three-fourths ot those re sulted from auto accidents. Homicides over the past 20 years have nearly tripled in rate for 15 to 24 year olds. One-quarter were re lated to alcohol abuse. Just how severe is alco hol and drug abuse? Figures reveal alcohol abuse affects 3.3 million youths. Hospitalization for -alcoholism has increased among 15-24 year olds by 44 percent between 1974 and 1978. Studies from tnat same year indicate 54 percent of high school seniors had used an illicit drug within the previous year Daily and near-daily use of cocaine, stimulants and in halants rose. Accidents, homicides and suicides have pushed the death rate among 15-19 year olds up 10 percent between 1966-77, and up 8 percent for 20-24 year olds in that same time period. Increased death, rate is not the only problem plaguing youths. Sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies con trihllto In a rlptf»rim-a|pri state of well-being. Teen-aged pregnancy has increased, resulting in 500,000 births to mothers 19 and younger ROUSSEAU PRESENTS MAYOR W ITH TOBACCO j Alan Kousseau, former president of the Superior county Clerks, presented Char lotte Mavor Eddie Knox with chewing tobacco at the Clerks- convention held at the Radisson Plaza last week. Mayor Knox, the guest speaker, had declared August 12 as County Clerks Day. (Photo by Jim Black Photographers) During 84th Meeting Here LCBFMC To Honor Oldest Black Foreign Missionary •■special in rue Post Miss Minnie Llyops, old est black retired foreign missionary will be honored for thirty continuous years of service in Liberia. West Africa, at the 84th annual meeting of Lott Carey Bap tist Foreign Mission con vention in session here at the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Sheraton Center, as headquarters, the women's department headed by Miss Helen Benton of Bal timore, Md., will honor the veteran missionary who is now living in Durham, N C. "Miss Minnie" as she is known here in America has lived among the natives longer than any other em- - ployed black missionary worker now living One of her prized students is Angie Brooks a native of Africa who was discovered by "Miss Minnie" and graduated from the Lott Carey Foreign Mission TiCtroot m Liberia-.—Whss - Brooks' became president of the Security Council of the United Nations and also Attorney General for her native Touiiti y. Members of the Woman's Baptist State convention of North Carolina are to present to the honoree a special re cognition on Thursday led by their newly elected pre sident, Ms. Thelma Horton of Goldsboro. Miss Brooks is an alumnus of Shaw University, Raleigh Opening here at the Civic Center on Monday night, August 31, with a pre convention musical direct ed by Mrs. Juanita David of New York, assisted by local persons and a two hundred jmd fifty voice choir is to be heard. Mrs. David has been working in conjunction with local musicians for the past several weeks. This year’s concert will be a mixed variety of music that will give special attention to Negro spirituals. Dr Wen dell C. Sommerville of Washington. D C., the con vention's chief executive will present auxiliary offi cials and staff during the - evening. Study courses in Mis sions will begin on Tuesday directed by Dr. Johnnie B -McLflSter. chairlariv of Durham_at the Radisson" Credit will be given and certificates are to be awarded. She is being -assisted-hv. Dr James, a. Scott of New Jersey; Dr. E A Parham of Columbus, Ohio; James E. Oliver of New York City; and Mrs Doris Robinson Griffin of Norfolk, Virginia. Classes will also be conducted at Sheraton Center head quarters for the Women's Department Dr. Isaac James of Richmond, Vir ginia is to present several local ministers in an in spiration hour assisted by visiting clergymen on Tuesday morning. The executive committee is to meet, at the Radisson at 11:30 a.m. and the execu tive board is scheduled for 3 p m. on the same day, with Dr. R. G. Williams, chairman of Washington. D.C., presiding. President George L Bowick of Pittsburg, Pa., assisted by Dr. Benjamin Robertson of Richmond, Va.. will be in session on Wednesday evening when the president’s annual ad dress is to be heard. Dr. Summerville's report the main event, will be in the morning when certificates to Toras will be presented to 300 churches who have report ea~iT00frdffrtTTPttTP~ .> car ine mature of the meet ing will be an address by -Mrs. Armenia Morgan, of Liberia7~Wesi Airica. on~ Wednesday afternoon Many of the women are to be dressed in African native costumes Thursday's sessions are to be presided over by Miss Benton whose annual ad dress is to be heard in the evening at the Sheraton John McQueen, Fayette ville, president of Lay men's league and Mrs. Carolyn Pope Middleton of Landover, Md., are leading their respective depart ments of several hundred representatives who will be registered during the week Dr Charles E. Booth of Columbus. Ohio, will be the featured preacher on Friday morning and the Convent Avenue Baptist Church choir from New York will present a musical extravaganza Fri day night with William Kyles, Jr. directing Drug Workshop TIME. We all have the same amount of it, but some of as never have enough Learn to use your time effectively at the Charlotte Drug Education Center’s Time Management work shop beginning September 14 * ~ Cahlevisiom Center To Air Courses _H> Susan Kllsworth Central Piedmont Com munity College brings new meaning to the abbrevia tion I HU Instructional iiplious In— limited, represents CPCC s attempt to offer college credit courses through newspaper, television, tele phone, radio and mail for students who prefer learn ing at home. Audio-visual and seif-paced instruction is the alternative to the traditional lecture method. I.O.t begins this lull as two television stations offer CPCC's first accredited courses distributed through the home study program Cablevision's channel :i will initially air on August-.it courses dis tributed through thv Appa lachian Community Sen ice Network, a ornate. non profit corporation that grew out ol the Appala chian Regional Com/iiis sion Channel :>H, a ('enter for Public Broadcast ng station will air a course distributer! through the \| palachian Community Service Network, starting September .1 This new program will assemble under one ur 1 the instruction media a! ready used in courses on VVTV1. Channel 42, courses by newspaper and com mercial TV. instruction by telephone on CPCCs DOLLY system and side band radio for the home bound and visually handi capped. Under It) LI . "the sys tern consolidates non-tra ditional programs, with ac credited learning through technology, limited on campus visits and use *4 audio-visual equipment at home learning," explained Cynthia W ilson, the I n i; coordinator TaTI nffi'i mgs writ—in— "elude ~n~ courses, n—ot— which carry college credit for students who register, meet a required number of Tunes with (lie IMJilrtK'tm— and pass exams Through television cours es on the three channels, students can learn to draw, write, maintain their cars, improve reading ability, and understand computers other subjects include marketing. American poli tics, health, math, busi- • ness, psychology, consum er education and money management "Learning must appeal to more than one sense," for the person to learn, emphasized Dr Gayle Sim mons. executive vice presi derttofCPCC ' —-— This is not a new con cept Ft was tested five years ago, says Mike Myers, public information director, "We've taken proven methods of educa tion and pulled them to gether," he said. Courses run 30 weeks, one to three times weekly at a cost of $3 25 per credit hour plus a Si activity fee Since television reaches large audiences there are no classroom size limits. look for information on the 1.0 U. courses offered in the September 3rd issue insert of The Charlotte Post,