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SHIRLEY HAILEY
...Career-minded woman
Shirley Hailey Is
Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
j^ith materials in hand
MW a pleasant smile on her
face, Shirley Hailey is the
epitome of the conscien
tious career-minded
woman.
She takes her present job
as a Tax Collector re
searcher seriously. Ms.
Hailey takes many aspects
of her life seriously also,
but not enough to hamper
the delights of life.
In the comforts of her
leisure time she enjoys
1 Av activities: reading,
/Aung to jazz, tennis,
, .Tiging, dancing and even
crocheting and knitting.
She has also served as a
den mother for a Cub Scout
group.
Her musical tastes are in
tune with Diana Ross and
Marvin Gaye. Both have
demure styles of which
Ms. Hailey can respect.
volunteer worn nas De
come an extensive part of
our beauty's life. She
spends time with elderly
citizens in rest homes and
gives time to the Red
Cross. Her church is Kesler
Chapel AME Zion.
Ms Hailey came to Char
lotte six years ago because
of the many job opportuni
ties. Presently her plans
include returning to school
to further her studies as a
medical secretary.
She has attended Anson
Technical Institute. There
she was a student govern
ment representative and
named first runner-up for
th$ Miss ATI contest.
One of her favorite per
sons is her aunt, Catherine.
“She is a kind person. One
who really understands
when I have a problem I
can relate to her in con
versations. She is also
Christian minded, helpful
to people and she has such
a friendly aura about her,^
Ms. Hailey explained.
Ms. Hailey also admires
her mother, Garfield
Hailey. She’s easy going,
friendly and very church
oriented. She is the kind of
person that doesn't worry
about problems.”
And that's wnat ms.
Hailey has learned in life...
to never let obstacles in life
beat her down physically or
mentally.
Being a Libra, Ms.
Hailey describes herself as
ambitious, peaceful and
one who never meets a
stranger.
She has five brothers and
four sisters. Her son is
Rosario Torres. Her pa
rents are Mr. and Mrs. .
Luscious Hailey.
Ms. Hailey is concerned
about the present crime
rate of the nation. "If I
could I would decrease
crimes such as missing
children and rape I would
also change Reagan's bud
get cuts because I feel they
may be detrimental to the
country in the long run.”
Viewing life optimistical
ly has caused our beauty to
grasp life In a serious yet
propitious way And with
this she can conquer any
challenge.
Solid ' ^ Day Supporters
Find New Means Of TVavel
With the sudden changes
in normal patterns of mass
transportation as a result
of the air traffic control
URTIMMK
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lers' strike, demonstrators
preparing to march on Soli
darity Day in Washington.
D.C., next month are find
ing alternative means of
travel. Benjamin L. Hooks.
Executive Director of the
National Association for
the Advancement of Co
lored People (NAACP)
announced.
rhe massive demonstra
tions on September 19th,
attracting members of the
sponsoring organizations,
the NAACP, the AFL-CIO,
the Leadership Conference
on Civil Rights, the Na
tfonal Urban League, Ope-,
ration PUSH, the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
ference and other con- 1
cemed Americans
a - :rr~ -.
Chisholm
Condemns
Reagan
Congresswoman Shirley
Chisholm (D-New York)
last week condemned the
Reagan Administration's
attack on affirmative
action requirements fr»r
companies doing work for
the Federal Government.
"Unfortunately for mil
lions of minority and wo
men workers still experi
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crimination in this coun
try," she asserted, "Presi
dent Reagan has called for
the elimination of key com
ponents of the affirmative
action program run by the
U S. Labor Department's
Office of Federal Contract
Compliance. New proposed
regulations would exempt
all but the largest federal
contractors from affirm
ative action requirements,
-and would weaken hiring,
promoting and reporting
requirements for those
which remain covered.”
She said, "With a jack
hammer repetition of the
quota' buzzword, the Ad
ministration is pounding
out the familiar arguments
against government efforts
to advance minorities and
women into careers that
have traditionally been re
served for white men.'Hbw
ever, they wrongly, in my
view, equate the terms
quotas' and goals'; and
can apparently discern no
difference between the
former, which establishes
an inflexible ceiling on ap
plicants,—and tho lattcr
which seeks to create a
floor for those who have
been held down by dis
criminatory attitudes
among employers. Nobody,
I am sure, wants to man
date a ceiling to hold down
career advancement.
Everybody, I hope, would
support a floor to further
See Chisholm on Page 3
The Board of Directors for the Second
Ward High School Alumni Foundation
knows how to combine business with
pleasure. At their recent meeting in the
Greenville Center to finalize plans for the
second annual reunion to be held Labor
Day weekend at the Quality Inn on
McDowell Street, they celebrated their
chairman's birthday with a luncheon. Dr.
William H. Yongue (chairman) whose
birthday was August 21, was honored at
the board's first annual meeting as a
foundation. Mrs. Mildred Mosley served
as hostess. Board members and guests
m -
attending the luncheon (pictured left to
right i are Dr. Mildred Mosley-secretary,
Mrs. Mildred Alridge-assistant secre
tary, Mrs. Cordelia Turner, Mrs. Cecelia
Wilson-second vice president. Dr W.
DeForrest Baxter. Dr. Imogene Yongue.
Dr. William -H. Yongue-president, Mrs.
Shirley Milligan-executive secretary,
Zoel Hargrave Jr-parliamentatian. Mrs
Alene McCorkle-assistant treasurer.
Sam Brooks. Dr. Mildred Baxter Davis
lirst vice president. Leonard Miller
treasurer and Robert Yongue Sr
Here lhis Weekend
500 To Attend Second Ward
High School Alumni Reunion
By Susan Kllsworth
Post Slalf Writer
Charlotte's the place and
the Quality Inn on Mc
Dowell Street is the base
for 500 Second Ward High
School alumni nationwide
to converge for their
^second annual reunion
Activities for the Sep^ "
tember 4-7 weekend re
union will kickoff Friday
with board meetings, fol
lowed at 8 p m. by a pep
rally open to the public in
the Metro Gymnasium (old
Second Ward Gym).
During the first general
business session Saturday
at 9 a.m., a new board of
directors for the National
Alumni Foundation will be
elected. Chapters nation
wide and the current board
will present their reports.
Second Ward alumni will
hold a picnic Saturday at
Hornet’s Nest Park, organ
ized by L C. Coleman At
Hie dance ill the Park Cun
ter from 9 p m. till l a m
with music provided by
“Zoom," classes of 1931
and 1956 will be honored
They are celebrating their
golden and silver annivers
aries. respectively.
Members will worship to
gether at the 11 a m.
services of First Baptist
Church. 301 S. Davidson
Street Afterward. Jimmy
IVTeKee. owner of the Ex
celsior Club, will treat the
alumni to a luncheon. A
tour of Charlotte will fol
low with transportation
provided by the WBT Fun
Bus. Alumni may tour their
former school, and gaze
-unnn the school's trophies
and artifacts on display at
Spirit Square.
The WBT Fun Bus will
continue the tour to Mount
Carmel Baptist Church on
Tuckaseegee Road, at 3
p m where the church's
concert choir will perform
gospel music for the
general public and the
See .‘ilMl on Page 16
Local Leaders Agree:
Anti-Poverty Advocates
To Chart New Directions
Special To The Post
H XSIII.NGTON, I».C.
More than 1,000 anti-pover
ty advocates will meet here
this week (September 2-61
at the Sheraton Washington
Motel to chart new direc
tions for community action
during the 1980s. The
-Ai.itinnpl f'ornmunity Ac
tion Agency Executive Di
rectors Association
(NCAAEDA) is convening
its 11th Annual Conference
lust weeks before the Com
munity Services Admin
istration (CSA) closes its
doors. For 17 years CSA
and its precursor, the
Office of Economic Oppor
tunity (OEO), were the
iocai points 01 leaerai ac
tivity to address the root
causes of poverty During
its last session, however.
Congress did pass legisla
tion authorizing the cre
ation of the Office of Com
munity Services within the
Department of Health and
Human Services that will
be responsible for the ad
ministration of the Com
munity Service Block
Grant Program (CSBGi.
. “Poor people no longer
have an agency that speaks
only for them at the federal
level. They will continue,
however, to have thou
sands of trained, know
ledgeable and articulate
advocates located through
out the country ready to
continue to hold both
federal and state govern
ments accountable for
policy and legislative de
cisions that affect their
lives. This is the legacy of
"USA—and-—ciiCLi “ said
Dolores Dalomba. Execu
tive Director of
NCAAEDA.
Under the banner of this
year's conference theme.
“Community Action De
termining Our Destiny for
the Future," the
NCAAEDA membership
will structure an action
agenda designed to
Budget Cuts Will Have “Ripple”
Effect On Minorities And The Poor
By l.orptta Manago
Post Staff Writer
Like an ominous cloud
pervading the sky with its
presence, Reagan's budget
cuts have been hovering
over the American public.
The cuts threaten to elimin
ate certain aspects of
federal programs that in
the past have peovmi >u ha.
the life-support system of
many Americans, especial
ly the minorities and the
poor,
Months before President
Reagan’s budget-cuts were
introduced to Congress,
newspapers, radio and tele
vision stations bombarded
their pages and broadcasts
with daily news of the
impending cuts. President
Reagan even appeared on
the major networks to re
assure a reluctant America
that “those who are truly
needy’’ would not be
affected
As the days grew closer
to the final voting of Rea
gans budget cute, there
appeared a multitude of
voices from Republican
tend Democratic politicians
verbalizing their opinions
Robert "Bob" DavU
...Party chairman
both pro and con.
When Reagan's budget
cuts passed overwhelming
ly in both the House and
the Senate, many people
began to brace themselves
for the worst
Slowly, but most as
suredly, the effects of Rea
gan's budget cuts have .
begun to show true signs of
their presence
It is the Post's desire to
see how the black commun
ity feels about Reagan's
budget cuts. Therefore, the
following question has been,
posed; ‘ What effect do you
Kelly Alexander Jr.
'TPottttcal leader
feel the Reagan budget
cuts will have on the
American public?"
JIM BLACK
People are going to feel a
sting," remarked Jim
Black, owner of Jim Black
Photography Studios, and
cn owner of JAS Fence Co
Black also added, "Not
only will Reagan s cuts
affect black people but
white people as well and
also people who make less
than $20,000
Hardest to be hit, Black
felt, will be thfse young
people coming out of col
Jim mack
..Businessman
lege trying to get a job As
Black phrased it, “the
‘American Dream' will be
different.”
Although it was general
ly thought the senior citi
zens who would be most
affected by Reagan's cuts,
Black contested that
opinion. According to
Black, “Although the
senior citizens may not get
an increase, they won't lose
any money"
Obviously not a strong
proponent of Reagan s bud
get cuts, Black conceded,
“Something had to be
tried." Black also pointed
out, "It took the Democra
tic Party all of this time to
come up with a plan only
when the Hepublicansdid
"And even with the bud
get cuts enforced, it's
difiicult to tell how much is
political or how much will
be activated," stated
Black.
It is Black s feeling that
_if the success of Reagan's
budget cutsUepifTia nil llie
extra money going into
some type of saving plan,
then Reagan's cuts will
very likely fail. "I think
that people will respond to
the extra money by spend
ing it."
Summarizing his
thoughts. Black had this to
say: "Ain't no sense in
crying about it now. we'd
(blacks i better get our
agenda together for the
next four years."
(KI.ESTA McCLl.I.OLGH
"I think the Reagan bud
get cuts have begun to have
a tremendous impact on
some people already,"
stated Mrs. Celesta
McCullough, director of
>YWCA, | Trade Street
See Budget ( uts oa Page IS
strengthen the foundation
of anti-poverty advocacy
nationwide. Plans are al
ready underway to restruc
ture NCAAEDA so that the
organization can respond
in a timely, coordinated
and effective manner to po
licies that have a direct
impact upon the lives of
—poor people. The conferees
will be asked to consider a
proposal to expand the or
organization membership
base to include "all persons
—w ho are concerned with-lhe
work toward the eradica
tion of poverty." In the
past, only directors of com
munity action agencies
could hold membership in
the organization If accept
ed by the membership.
NCAAEDA will become
one of the largest national
organizations working to
eliminate poverty
A more far-reaching and
radical proposal also under
consideration is the merg
'-mg ot NCAAEDA with (pur
other organizations into a
new. more broadly based
organization called the
National Community
Action Movement
NCAM Representatives
from the National Center
tor Community Action, the
National Community
Action Foundation, (he Na
tional Association for Com
munity Development have
already formed a task
force to develop the new
organizational structure
and plaas for consolidation.
Bringing tncir perspect
ives to the conference par
tinpants will lie Dwight
ink. Director ol the Com
"munuy 'Services - Admin
istration, Congressman
Barren Mitchell D-MDi,
Dorcas Hardy. Assistant
Secretary ior Human De
velopmenl Programs. De
partment ot Health and
Human Services and Ben
jamin Hooks. Executive
Director ol the National
Association tor the Ad
vancemenl of Colored Peo
ple 1NAACP1.
Workshops and seminars
have been constructed to
shed some light upon the
changing roles of the com
inanity action agencies in
preparation for the imple
mentation of the new- Com
munity Service Block
Grant Program As yet. the
Administration has given
no indication regarding the
transition process
we are deeply concern
ed about the one in every
eight Americans who live
at or below the poverty
line.'' said Dalomba. In
addition she said, "Poverty
is a national problem that
should have national solu
tions. NCAA EDA will con
tinue to watchdog the Ad
mimstra(TorT afiiiT'the CWI
gress to ensure that poor
people's interests are not ,
de emphasized
NCAAKDA represents
the administrators of near
ly 1.000 community action
agencies in cities and coun
ties throughout the United
States Since their author
ization by the Economic
Opportunity Act of 1984.
CAAs have been helping
low income families parti
cipate in the economic and
political life of their com
munities. As the national
presence of the local agen
ciea, NCAAEDA seeks to
increase the public aware
ness and understanding of
the economic, social and
political problems of
poverty.