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Kim Yolanda Witherspoon
...Bennett College sophomore
Kim Yolanda Witherspoon
Is “Beauty Of Week ”
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
As a sophomore at Ben
nett College Kim Yolanda
Witherspoon has decided
upon Business Administra
tion as a major.
"I thought of something
that would help me later
for future benefit." she
explained.
But her heart remains
dedicated to music and her
ambition is to sing to the
glory of God.
‘‘I want to be a profes
sional singer for-theLord^l.
Ms. Witherspoon an
nounced.
Itwould not ne unusual to
see Ms. Witherspoon hold
a microphone in her hand,
close her eyes and moving
ly sing “Lord, Don’t Move
My Mountain."
For the congregation of
St. Mark United Methodist
Church, Ms. Witherspoon's
melodic soprano voice has
been gracing various
gospel tunes since she was
10. At that time she joined
the Children's Choir and
when the appropriate time
arrived she joined the
Junior Choir.
Recently she planned a
concert at St. Mark. Ac
companied by Andre Grier
and the Children s Choir of
the church, Ms. Wither
spoon spiritually uplifted
the congregation with 20
gospel songs and hymns.
The theme of the program
was "The Lord is My Light
and My Salvation."
Ms. Witherspoon was 13
when she realized that she
was destined to be a singer,
to produce albums and to
be on stage under the
lights. She would also love
to work' wiITf children in a
musical capacity, possibly
a musical minister to a
children's choir.
At Bennett College she
has sung with the Bennett
College Choir and with the
Bennett Ensemble. For her
exceptional talent she re
ceived the music award
from Alpha Kappa Mu. But
being in college, Ms With
erspoon also has to take
other subjects seriously.
During her freshman
year her favorite course
was English. "For the first
time I was getting into
something more than
nouns and adjectives I
Berry hill Seeks Second
Term On City Council
Seeking his second term
as a Councilman At- Large,
Dave Berryhill, stresses
the need for improving
public transportation.
"We most have the pro
per mix in ride-sharing,
transit, individual autos
and carpooling." Berryhill
pointed out. He has served
as a member of the Coun
cil's Transportation Coqi
mittee and as a Council
representative to the
countywide Transportation
Advisory Committee
"Planning for roads in
outlying areas and for
Charlotte's public trans
lURTLEAM*
A second-class effort
never produces a first
class result.
t
portation are also essen
tial. We can't have a
broken transportation sys
tem,'' he emphasized
Since affordable housing
is becoming more.import
ant to area residents,
Berryhill says that as a
realtor and businessman,
he can provide expertise in
that area Berryhill is pre
sident of the Berryhill
Realty Company, Director
of the National Association
of Realtors and former
director of the Charlotte
Board of Realtors.
Me is a Council repre
sentative to the Charlotte
Uptown Development Cor
poration. and a member of
the Council's Environment
al and Health protection
Committee
Berryhill received a B S.
degree in Business Admin
istration from UNC-Chapel
Hill, and graduated from
the Realtors' Institute in
Chapel Hill. He is a trustee
of the Albemarle Road
Presbyterian Church.
Married to the former
Barbara Davis, the Berry
hills and their two daugh
ters reside at 7328 Sardis
Road ^
became better with com
positions and now [ am
looking forward to oral
expression."
Life can be pure and
simple, according (o Ms.
Witherspoon. It may De
because of her kind, sin
cere aura. She describes
herself as. energetic, sin
cere and outgoing.
"I enjoy meeting new
people and seeing and
doing exciting things." Ms.
Witherspoon began. "I also
enjoy cooking, sewing and
traveling,"_
Stephanie Mills is her'
favorite entertainer and
Linda Thomas, her aunt is
he favorite person. "She's
beautiful. She helps me out
in every way. She has a set
way about her that I like
and I can really listen to
her," Ms. Witherspoon
remarked
If Ms Witherspoon could
bring about a change it
would be complete world
peace, love and harmony.
"We would all be together
as one. as brothers and
sisters," she said With the
abundance of her talents as
a singer she may be able to
spread this message
through her songs
To Retain Voting Rights Act
Special To The Post
Community leaders, law
yers and labor represent
atives from across the
South met in Atlanta last
weekend for a conference
on Minority Voting Rights
in the South
Attending from the Char
lotte area were Sam Reid,
head of the Vote Task
Force, Eileen Hanson of
the Charlotte Equal Rights
Council, and Richard Hook
er of Shelby, N.C.
"The Voting Rights Act
of 1965 faces a fight for its
life,” said Qpnference co
ordinator Raymond Brown
of the Southern Regional
Council which organized
with conference co-spon
sored by 20 Southern civil
rights groups
The landmark civil
rights bill outlawed the poll
tax, literacy testa and pro
perty requirements that
disfranchised millions of
Southern voters. It is said
to be the most effective
civil rights legislation of
Sam Reid
...Vote Task Force head
this century
Certain sections require
covered jurisdiction, in
cluding most of II Southern
states and parts of North
Carolina, to get federal
approval of any election
law changes These pre
clearance sections will ex
pire next August unless
Congress votes to renew
them.
Here Monday Night _
Governor Hunt To Show
His Support For Davis
City Adopts
Policies For
School Zones
The Charlotte City Coun
cil adopted new policies for -
speed limits and markings
in school zones earlier this
week.
The new policies es
tablish more uniform pro
cedures for pedestrians
and drivers while seeking
to reduce confusion and
increase safety in these
areas. In addition to es
tablishing more uniform
policies for school cross
ings, Cour. action will
reduce from *. three the
different types of school
crossings.
One type will provide for
an overhead-mounted
speed limit sign w ith timed
flashing lights that will
operate in the morning 45
minutes before and 15 min
utes after the beginning of
classes. In the afternoon,
the flashing lights will ope
rate 15 minutes before and
30 minutes after classes
end During these times,
the 25 MPH speed zone will
be in effect
A second type of school
crossing will be established
in areas for school cross
ings that do not have speed
zones, but are located in
areas where young child
ren in kindergarten
through the 4th grade are
crossing. In these areas, a
school pedestrian crossing
will be indicated by signs,
and a crossing guard will
assist the children across
the street.
The third type of school
crossing will provide for a
pedestrian actuated stop
light during school zone
hours.
M unatfe men I Fou rr Svmiiuir
.Malachi Green gave some pointers to
local businessmen who recently attended
the Management Manpower Seminar
Learning about bids on government
projects were J. K. Polk Jr., who along
with his lather. James Polk, plans
seminars for area busincaamewr Koger
and Kichard .Sifford, owners of a
construction grading company and
U eldon Short and Jim Black, repre
sentatives ol the J&S Fence Company
'Photo In .liin Black Photographers) ’ |
Red Cross Sets New Medical
Guidelines For Blood Donors
TT Vtl'J have—been dis—
appointed in the past by
being deferred as a Bed
Cross blood donor, then
there is good news for you.
New medical guidelines
are now in effect and will
allow more persons to be
considered as prospective
blood -donors.-- Diabetics,
persons with high blood
pressure and bersons
taking certain medications
are now potential blood
donor candidates.
Before someone can do
nate blood, they must com
plete a medical history
exam, at which time a
nurse evaluates each indi
vidual to determine if they
—nrf t ligthlc In donate
Previously, persons tak
ing certain medications
could not he accepted
Now. the nurse will consi
der the reason an indivi
dual is taking the medi
cation, not the medication
itself.
- Another-avea higfihghteu1.
m the guidelines pertain to
dialietics Previously, only
persons w ith diabetes con
trolled by diet and oral
medication could donate
blood Now. those treated
with insulin may also give
Some of the restriction
have also been lifted for
those w ith high blood pres
sure Persons taking me
Sam Reid Spearheads Efforts
To Form Carolina Coalition
Supporters of the bill fear
two decades of struggle for
black political represent
ation in the South will be
wiped out if the Act is not
renewed
"We are entering into a
second counter-revolution
like the period in the South
following Reconstruction."
said Ted Quant of the Sou
them Equal Rights Con
gress "The right wing is
threatening to take away
all the gains we made
during the 1960b."
Reid stressed that the
Voting Rights Act must be
kept in tact. "It benefits
ALL minority groups
blacks, Spanish-speaking,
native Americans Were
all about the same thing,
human dignity and sur
vival."
Hooker and Reid are
spear heading an effort to
form the Carolinas Coali
tion to Retain the Voting
Rights Act.
"We need a network to
share information and plan
strategy in the two < aro
linns.' said Hooker, a lead
er in voting education and
registration in Cleveland
County, which is covered
under the pre-clearance
section ol the VKA
Chief opponents ol the
Act's renewal are SC
Senator Strom Thurmond,
who chairs the powerful
Senate Judiciary Commit
tee w hich must review the
bill lirst, and N C Senator
Jesse Helms.
Keid and Hooker believe
that a coalition ot com
munity-based groups in the
Carolinas could have a sig
mlieant effect on the pass
age ol the renewal bill
Sen Thurmond s home
county of Kdgefield. with
51 4 percent black popula
tion. has never had a black
elected official
“The VKA is the only
hope we have to gain ac
cess to the political pro
gress in Kdgefield Coun
ty," said Thomas McCain.
■da il inns-Inr luflh hlnnd
pressure might now be ac
cepted d their blood pres
sure is within Ked Cross
limits on the day of dona
lion l.ow blood pressure
guidelines, however, re
in. mi the same
The American Ked Cross
•Mood-donor guidelines are
based on periodic- reviews
conducted by the National
Medical Advisory Commit
lee The objective of the
guidelines is to insure the
complete safety ol the
d'>t). 'I aud the i ecipient ol
the blood TTu-~flmlts'am
subject to change accord
mg' to research by the
lomiiiittoe H you art* not
sure whether you are an
el.gilile blond donor, call
the Red Cross or stop by
the closest blond mobile or
blood renter and ask the
charge nurse
Now that the new guide
lines are hi cllect. the Red
< ross hopes that more peo
pie wdl In- donating blood
The need for blood in
creases constantly New
medical technology de
mantis the use of whole
blood and blood compon
enis for treating illnesses
In the Carolina* Blood
Service Region, which is
comprised of 37 counties in
North and South Carolina,
close to 1,000 units of hlood
a day are needed to meet
the demand of hospitalised
patients in the 104 hospit
als served
Because of the magrn
tilde of people living in the
geographical area served
h> the Red Cross Carolinas
Blood Service program,
every individual donation
is important Approximate
ly 4’.- million people live in
this region They are in
sured of a hlood supply
because of volunteer mood
donors w ho care 11 you are
eligible to donate blood,
please call the Red Cross
an^l make an appointment
Governor To
Speak At
W. Charlotte
Governor Jim Hunt will
lx* in Charlotte Monday.
August 31. to show his
support lor public educa
tion and officially recog
nize Bob Davis as the
I Mecklenburg County De
mocratic Party leader
Hunt's helicopter is
scheduled to land on the
campus of West Charlotte
Senior High School where*
he will speak at 10 a m ot?
Ir.e quality 01 education!
before a group of 11th and i
-J3th grade students and.
later tour the school He
will attend a luncheon at
Central Piedmont Com
' munitv College at 12:30
pm where he will meet
with faculty and student
representatives At-4:30
pm Hunt will speak to
freshman and faculty at
Johnson C Smith I'nivers
it> A tour of the Univers
ity ot North Carolina at
( harlotte will conclude his
visits to schools
f’m mg a—reception—rrt
Discovery Place on North
Try on Street from 5 ;ti) 7
p ni . Hunt w ill endorse
the concept of Bob Davis
being chairman of the
Mecklenburg County
Democratic Party, ai
cording to his host. Boh
Daw is. and. encourage —
party unity in the upcoin
mg elections All slate,
local and county elected
officials have been invited
to attend the reception
Registered Democrats as
well as Democratic can
didates nrnnmg for office
are encouraged to partici
pate in this pep rally to
get us in the spirit for
winning in 1981 82. Davis
said.
Activities will culminate
with appetizers served at
O'Neill's Restaurant at 118
W Filth Street
Bob Davis, who formerly
w’as the principal of the
Street Academy is now
principal at Spaugh Junior
High He is the past presi
dent of the Black Political
Caucus, vice chairman of
(he mayor's community re
lations committee, past
president of the N C Asso
ciation of Educators and a
member of the North Caro
lina Education Association
Aside from being chairman
of the Mecklenburg County
Democratic Party, Davis
also serves as vice chair
man of the State Executive
Committee of the Demo
cratic Party. He attends
Mount Moriah Primitive
Baptist Church and resides
in Charlotte.
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