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NiC. X»Qvgrnor .lames.3. -Hunt presents
the NINE WHO CARE Award for Vo
lunteerism to Ted Ousley, accepting on
behalf of Allstate Insurance Company
employees* Highlights of the NINE who
CARE Awards ceremony will be shown
on Friday, September 18, at 8:30 p m., on
WSOC-TV, Channel 9.
Gordon, V anderY eer Chosen
For “Nine Who Care” Awards
Charlotteans Linda Gor
don and Margaret Vander
Veer, and employees of All
state Insurance Company
are among area volunteers
chosen for the first annual
NINE WHO CARE Awards
presented by WSOC-TV
Beginning Next Week
Post To P Seven-Part
Series On Drinking Drivers
By Susan Ellsworth
Host Staff Writer
The statistics are grim.
Not only are drinking
drivers more likely to be in
accidents than non-drink
ers, their accidents are
hkely to be more severe.
North Carolina had over
145,000 reported accidents
in 1980, according to the
Motor Vehicles Division
and Transportation De
partment. Almost 2:1.000
kn™n to be alcohol
rdf^M and over 7,000 in
volved suspicion of alcohol
use
Among the state's 100
counties, 82 experienced
declines in DUI (Driving
Under the Influence) con
victions during 1975-79,
while 18 counties showed
an increase, reports
indicate.
A study conducted by
Pennington Associates.
Inc., for the Governor's
Highway Safety Program
revealed in 1975 Mecklen
burg County saw 70 percent
ol those arrested for drink
ing and driving con
victed of DUI (.10 or more
alcohol representing one
tenth of one percent of the
blood content). In 1979 that
number rose to 78 for every
100 or an 11 percent in
crease in convictions.
Since Mecklenburg is one
of those counties with an
increasing drinking and
driving problem, the Post
will feature a seven-part
series detailing the pro
blem and what is and can
be done about it.
We will describe how to
recognize the DUI driver's
behavior on the road. How
much alcohol is too much
for safe driving, myths
about alcohol and youth
drinking are topics con
tinuing in the series.
What price does both
society and the individual
pay for drunkenness while
driving? We will look at the
deeper roots of the pro
blem: social acceptability.
What are the courts doing,
and Uw do judicial atti
tud«4pffect sentencing?
The series will culminate
with- views of w>hat the
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Men would be much hap
pier if all men were single
and all women were
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community can do about
the problem
In known alcohol related
accidents 415 died and over
19,000 were injured during
1980 in North Carolina.
When alcohol was suspect
ed less than 600 died and
over 4,000 were injured,
revealed the Pennington
reports.
Exceeding speed limits,
driving at an unsafe speed
and failure to yield the
right of way contribute
lighly to the numbers of
deaths and injuries
Budget Cuts
V *
Are Focus Of
Faff Meeting
Federal budget cuts and
how they will affect North
Carolina's human services
will be the focus of the fall
meeting for members and
prospective members of
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
League of Women Voters,
Saturday, September 26.
Peter Auerbach, director
of planning for North Caro
lina United Way, will speak
about “The Dilemma of
Block Grants’’ at the noon
luncheon Christ Episco
pal Church, 1412 Provi
dence Road.
The meeting is open to
the public.
Auerbach’s presentation
will kick off the league's
study of the effect of feder;
al budget cuts on local
programs, such as services
to children, food stamps,
mental health, schools, the
arts, libraries, transport
ation and others.
The League is a non-par
tisan organization which
promotes informed partici
pation in government.
Membership is open to any
citizen of voting age
throughout the county. In
formation about the meet
ing and LWV membership
is available by calling
333-2256.
Community
Development
Reportfl Available
The City of Charlotte's
Community Development
Department (CD) has sub
mitted its Sixth Year An
nual Grantee Performance
Report to the Federal De
partment of Housing and
Urban Development. The
report indicates the pro
gress that CD has made
during the fiscal year 1981
Copies of the report are
avilable at the Community
Development Department,
Cameron-Brown Building,
, 301 South McDowell Street
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and tne Voluntary Action
Center. They were pre
sented the awards by N.C.
Governor James B Hunt
Jr. in a special ceremony
at the Sheraton, September
9th
Highlights of the awards
ceremony will be broad
cast on WSOC-TV, Channel
9. Friday, September 18, at
8: JO p.m. Eyewitness New
Director Bill Walker hosts.
The NINE WHO CAKE
Awards are designed to
honor area volunteers for
outstanding service. No
minations were open, and a
panel of community lead
ers chose the volunteers
honored. The awards are
meant to recognize all area
volunteers, with nine
chosen for special com
mendation. according to
WSOC-TV President and
General Manager Free
man Jones, who said: "We
wanted some way to ac
knowledge the importance
of the volunteer to the lives
and,welfare of us all.”
Gordon was honored as
Individual Community Vo
lunteer Leader, Vander
Veer w as -Disabled - Volun
teer, and Allstate Insur
ance Company as Busi
ness-Industry Volunteer.
Also honored were: Kan
napolis residents Clarice T.
Whicker- Individual Hu
man Service Volunteer,
Kenneth Todd Shinn
Youth Volunteer, and Nao
mi Tillman-Senior Volun
teer; Concord resident
Margaret K Dabbs-Volun
teer Coordinator; the
Union County Volunteer
Fire and Rescue Squads --
Community Organization;
and—the Mineral Springs
United Methodist Church
Church-Religious Group
Volunteer.
For Solidarity Day Rally
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March On Nation’s Capitol
Light Voter
Turnout
Expected
B_\ Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
Since he's been criticized
for predicting voter turn
out for past primaries and
elections. Bill Culp has de
clined to offer his projec
tions for the September 22
primaries.
Culp, supervisor of the
Mecklenburg County
Board of "Elections said
some groups and indivi
duals felt his predictions
may have influenced voter
turnout.
The county's 96.000 re
gistered Democrats may
choose four of the eight
Democrats seeking at
large seats and between
two or more candidates in
most of the districts.
For the at-large seats
four of these candidates
may be selected: Harvey
Gantt, Rickey Reid, Dave
Rejrryhill, Brenda Hilliard,
Gerrie Marie Jordan. Pat
Patton, Willie (Bill) Payne
and Herbert Spaugh Jr.
Only one Democratic
candidate can be chosen in
each of the districts that
will have primaries. In dis
trict I candidates are Den
nis Cudd, Mike Sennell,
Pam Patterson and W. G.
(Buddy) Reid District 2
residents may vote for
Charlie Dannelly or
Sylvia Jordan Three can
didates are running in Dis
trict X They are Ron
Leeper, Franklin (Stuff)
Dunham and Eugene
Marsh. There will be no
primaries in districts 4 or 6.
District 5 offers W. G.
(Gabe) Hartsell or Marc
Helm. District? candidates
are Nell P. Fisher and
George Kallam
Candidates will be en
dorsed more for their style
and personality than their
stand on issues affecting
the city, according to Culp,
who will say he anticipates
a light voter turnout.
Polls will open at 6:30
Tuesday morning and close
at 7 p m.
ENtiA'fl!\G_Dl(JNIMfcj ALEXANDER
...Headed in right direction
Dionne Alexander
Is Beauty Of Week
Uy Teresa Kurns
Post Staff Writer
Precious a name that
suits our seventh grade
beauty Dionne Alexander
perfectly.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Eddie Alexander of
Mooresville, Ms. Alexan
der is the oldest of three
children She has two
brothers, Trevis and Eddie
Jr
As a first year student at
Mooresville Junior High
School, Ms. Alexander
hopes to keep up her superb
grades. "I am an enthu
siastic worker and I am
also independent. I enjoy
my history courses the
most because I like learn
ing about things that hap
pened before I was born."
she revealed ~
Her favorite teacher is
Ms Culberson and her best
Ipend is Norman Star. "We
talk about many subjects."
she commented.
Modeling as a career has
been seriously thought of
by our Aries beauty "I like
clothes - pretty clothes -
and beeause-ef this l may
want to become a model
But I also like to go places
and meet people and 1 feel
that being a reporter would
allow me to do this." she
deduced.
A member of the House
of Prayer. Ms. Alexander
is not only active in church
but also in school and re
creational activities.
Swimming, skating, ten
nis. votteybnll and basket
ball fill the list of sports for
this active lady She also
£niay&-lh£_mnre cultural
phases in life, such as
chorus singing and art
classes at school
According To Rev. Davis
Economically Sacks Represent
“Pea In A Ton Of Harvest”
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
"Blacks no longer have
to worry about the right to
eat beside a while person
We have to worry now
about the money to do it,”
Rev. Phillip M. Davis, as
sistant minister at Morning
Star Baptist Church, stated
recently.
Economically, blacks re
present a pea in a ton of
harvest and Rev Davis is
one person who is doing
something about this
dilemma.
Kev. Davis says he was
unjustifiably dismissed
from PCA, one of the lar
gest photography com
panies. Following a recom
mendation for promotion
Kev Davis was faced with
termination papers
instead.
To date, according to
Rev Davis there are no
black or other minority
employees in management
positions at PCA. Presently
Rev Davis is asking the
Rev. Phillip Davis
Filed EEOC suit
support 01 all pastors and
community leaders in af
feeling a local boycott of
PCA.
"Blacks purchase well
over 40 percent of PCA’s
portraits, not only in Char
lotte, but nationwide, and
get nothing in return With
such loyal support from the
black community, the
black community should
expect jobs "Not only
jobs," Rev. Davis contin
ued, "nui wnat about using
the black press to ad
vertise Have you ever seen
a PCA ad in the Charlotte
Post?”
Because of the nature of
his job with PCA. Rev
Davis obtained access to
many facets of PCA Out of
over 5,000 employees world
wide there are only a hand
ful of women managers
and no black managers.
Rev. Davis pointed out.
Me continued to state that
PCA has employed over
1,120 people at its national
headquarters in Matthews
with only 127 employees
being black or other minor
ity Over 40 percent of
PCA s business is from the
black or minority commun
ities, but there are no black
or minority represent
atives at decision making
levels.
"I'm concerned and I
want to do something about
it," Rev Davis comment
ed "Blacks have the
spending power but we just
don t turn our money over
in our communities," he
added
Rev Davis is asking the
black populous not to pa
tronize PCA
"I am asking everyone
concerned not to go to the
following places to have
pictures taken: K Mart,
Zayres. Woolworth. Wool
co. Family Dollar and Sky
City. All of the above men
tioned places use PCA
photographers If you need
to have a picture taken go
to your local black photo
grapher or to Sears "
Rev Davis would also
like church leaders to re
ject any proposition from a
PCA representative to
come to the church to take
pictures of members or to
supply them with a church
directory
PCA s sales are over
$165,000,000 and we, the
black community, partici
pate only on the giving end,
but not on the receiving
end," Rev Davis ended
Time For Blacks To
Register Complaints!
IS\ Susan Kllsuorth
Post Staff Writer
Balancing the budget by
depriving the poor and
minorities of federally
funded programs does not
have universal appeal.
Three thousand bus loads
of people nationwide will
descend upon Washington.
D C . Saturday September
19' for a Solidarity Day
rally and march
Thev will come bv buses,
trains, cars, trucks and
vans to protest the
Reagan budget cuts and
advocate voting rights,
jobs for youths, and house
hold heads, fair taxes, low
er interest rates, health
and women's rights.
According to Kelly Alex
ander Jr . vice president of
the local National Associa
tion lor the Advancement
of Colored People. loo.noo
to 140.(HR) people are ex
pected to attend the rally
and march
He emphasized that in
Charlotte, the Equal Rights
Council. NAACP and some
local unions are sponsoring
buses There is space still
available on the NAACP
bus which will depart Sa
turday at I a m from West
Charlotte High School in
the Senior Drive parking
lot Roundtrip tickets cost
$29 a piece
Ten buses carrying 4oo
•>oo North Carolinians will
represent the Tar Heel
State at what Alexander
called the largest demon
stration since the march on
Washington
Marchers will assemble
at 10 a m. on the West Slope
of the National Monument
Kelly Alexander .Jr
NAACP vice president
to hear entertainers At
noon the one mile march
-AtalLarocecd to the west
side oi the Capitol m front
ol the Keflecting Pool Na
tional spokesmen will
speak al 2 p rn.
This is the time and
place lor the poor and
blacks to register com
plaints with their legislat
ors by their physical pro
sence" Alexander ompha
sized
‘People inust-vucaiij Jet
Congress know how they
tool or they will continue to
he abused. Alexander
declared
He warned that typically
'blacks take it all in stride
till the steam roller takes
over their house and then
its too late to protest
Alexander noted that the
Solidarity iJay Committee
in anticipation of throngs ot
protestors flocking to the
city, has purchased trans
portation rights to the sub
"ay system lor $70,000 so
people can ride the subw ay
free that day
rood Stamp Rules To
Be Effect ive October 1
Special To The Post
WASHINGTON" New
L'.S. Department ot Agri
culture rules aimed at
-saving $4-^—billion—iu_ti
deral costs in the food
stamp program for fiscal
year H>82 will change the
way food stamp eligibility
is determined and how
benefits are calculated la
ginning October I
According to Mary <
Jarratt, assistant secre
tary of agriculture for food
and consumer services, the
new rules will implement
portions of the Omnibus
Reconciliation Act of mfti
Highlights of the regula
tions are
The regulations set a
gross rtionthly income eli
gibility limit for all food
stamp households except
those with elderly or dis
abled members Under
present law. eligibility is
determined on the basis of
a household's net monthly
income, a figure derived by
subtracting the $85 food
stamp ‘standard deduc
tion" and any other allow
able child care, excess
shelter, earned income, or
medical deductions from
the household's gross
monthly income
Starting October 1, eligi
bility will be calculated
using a household's gross
monthly income, before
deductions Under the new
rules, households whose
gross incomes exceed 130
percent of the official pa
verty line will be declared
ineligible This change is
expected to save $244 mil
lion The new gross month
ly income limit for a family
•of- fmtr in or around
$l l .tin" annually
I he regulations alter
-Uir definition of a food
stamp ' household. ' and
ban benefits to boarders
and strikers Current pro
gram rules enable a house
hold that meets the income
and assets limits to get food
stamps, even it the house
hold's low income is the
result of <i family member
on strike
After October I. striker
households that apply for
stamps wilt be denied bene
tits unless they were eligi
ble to receive food stamps
before the strike began
These eligible households,
however will not be en
titled to increased benefits
under the new rules
All totaled, the.changes
in eligibility rules will save
$r>-> million next year. Jar
rat t said
A new rule will pro
rate a household's first
month's benefits Existing
rules permit a household
joining the food stamp pro
grams to get a full month s
allotment, regardless of
the day of the month that it
applies Beginning October
1. a household will receive
benefits from the day that
it applies instead of for the
whole month. This change
will save $411 million in
fiscal year 1982
-Delaying the cost of liv
ing update of USDAs
Thrifty Food l'lan will save
an additional $8<5 million
The plan was adjusted
every January