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| “The Voice Of The Black Community"
Volume 7. Number 7 ^_ _
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Future Up
In The Air?
By Susan Ellsworth
Host Staff Writer
-As virp-rhairman of the
Afro-American Cultural
Center, .Harvey Gantt
would like to see the Little
RockAME Zion Church be
come the new center. Al
till)ugh the building, locat
ed at Seventh and Myers
Voters Elect 3 Blacks
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Food Stamp Traffic king Exposed
streets is presently occu
pied by the Little Rock
congregation, when mem
bers move to their new
church now under con
struction, the City will be
left with the responsibility
of approving a use for the
structure or authorizing its
demolition.
Gantt will recommend to
City Council that this
church, which was built
over 90 years ago by the
Little Rock congregation
and embodies black culture
and history, should be pre
served and converted into a
larger shelter for the Afro
American Cultural Center
which is presently housed
in Spirit Square.
“It if becomes a reality
some portion of the cost
will be borne by the black
community,” Gantt
stressed. And “the black
community will raise most
of the money for the pro
ject,” he added.
During urban renewal
the city bought the church
building from the Little
Rock congregation, with
the intent of tearing it down
and widening the streets,
—Gantt said. Since that ac
tion is no longer needed
because the streets can be
widened without destroy
ing the church, the City
Council is open to sug
gestions on uses for the
building.
Freedom Walk
To Be Held
Here October 3
A FREEDOM WALK will
be held Saturday, October
3, in support of the Voting
Rights Act. The 15-mile
Walk-a-thon, sponsored by
the Charlotte Equal Rights
Council, will begin at 7:30
a m. at West Charlotte
High School on Senior
Drive.
‘‘We wi(i be walking in
the footsteps of Martin
Luther King Jr., Medgar
Evers, the four little girls
in Birmingham, and hun
dreds of others who died in
the struggle for the vote
and political represent
ation," said Ken Bailey,
chairman of the ERC.
The 1965 Voting Rights
Act, passed after the hi
storic Selma to Mont
gomery March, extended
the right to vote to mil
lions of blacks and poor
whites across the South. It
eliminated the poll tax, li
teracy tests, property re
quirements and other bar
riers errected to bar blacks
from the ballot box.
Key sections of the Act
will expire in August 1982
unless Congress moves to
extend them. The pre
clearance sections, requir
ing states with a history of
voter discrimination to
clearfftanges in election
laws With the federal go
vernment, are considered
the heart of the Voting
Kights Act.
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LOVELY ABBY McCREE
...CPCC student
Abby McCree Is
Beauty Of Week •
By Teresa Burns
Host Staff Writer
Talent is one blessing of
Abbey McCree’s that
doesn’t go unused. Ms
McCree can sing, dance
and model and is presently
studying Computer Science
at Central Piedmont Com
munity College.
But wait, that's not all
Ms. McCree is interested
in. Actually she is also
interested in helping others
and to her, working in the
church is one way her
desire can be quenched
As a member of Greater
Providence Baptist
Church, where Rev Fred
Gibson is the pastor, Ms.
McCree sings on the Adult
Choir, is an adult usher, is
president of the Young
Missionary Department
and a Sunday School teach
er for 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.
"I enjoy helping others,"
she began, "in all the ways
that I can. I believe in
being a leader because 1
feel like I can do the job."
She is choreographer and
dancer, along with Iwanda
Harderick for the Pazazz
Production II nine-member
dance group She also
models for LeCocomotion,
Signature Talent, and
Trim. She attended Trim
modeling school and is now
w'Sklhg at LeCocomotion
as general assisstant.
During the evenings Ms
McCree is busy studying
her data processing sub
jects.
me computer Science
field is broad and there are
various branches to choose
from." she revealed. This
is one reason she chose this
major.
But her dreams are to
become a professional
model, preferably for the
popular magazine
"Ebony.”
Dancing and singing are
enjoyable pastimes for our
Cancer beauty She also ex
Cuts May Close
CPCC’s School
For The Deaf
If Central Piedmont
Community College admin
istrators have their way, 50
deaf students, one-third of
whom are black, won't
have a place to study.
Budget cuts will eliminate
the school's program for
the deaf.
irArief December 31 they
won't have any place to get
a college education in the
state,” according to
Jimmy Brock, a CPCC stu
dent who is working on
their behalf. Two campus
groups are attempting to
secure support from go
vernment officials and con
cerned citizens to main
tain their cause and get the
decision overturned
The Federation o( Cam
pus United Support and
See FI TS Page C
presses hersell through
poetry. ‘.Life," "What Is It
To Be Me." and "No One
Understands," are a few^of
her freelance works. Ms.
McCree also enjoys hair
and barber styling
Ms. McCree has received
much recognition for
modeling and her many
church activities. Also, as a
student at Olympic High
School she received certifi
cates for track, basketball
and volleyball.
"I believe in self im
provement both physically
and mentally,” Ms.
McCree explained. "An
other thing about me is that
1 like being by myself but
then I also like to talk. I like
to give guidance when
needed also."
Her favorite entertainer
is Stephanie Mills Her
favorite person is her
three-year-old son, Alvin.
"He is energetic and un
derstanding He keeps me
up and I often look to him to
keep me going."
There is one aspect that
somewhat disturbs our
beauty. “Women need to
receive higher positions in
the job market,” she con
tended. “If they are given a
chance, many are capable
of completing the job- they
just don't have the oppor
tunity.”
Hopefully the talents Ms.
McCree possesses will not
go unnoticed. But chances
are she’s not about to let
that happen
40 Indicted
In Food
Stamp Fraud
Special To The Post
.. NORFOLK, VA. - A large
scale investigation into ille
gal food stamp trafficking
throughout southeastern
Virginia ended Tuesday
with indictments and ar
rests of 40 persons in Nor
folk. Newport News. Ports
mouth, Hampton. Virginia
Beach and Suffolk.
"Operation Sandcrab," a
major undercover investi
gation by combined federal
state and local authorities,
was disclosed today by
Norfolk ' Police Ghief
Charles Grant at a press
conference. Grant said
food stamps were illegally
exchanged for cash and
were used to buy cars,
stolen guns, television sets,
stereo equipment, clothes,
tires and drugs, including
heroin and marijuana
The investigation was
initiated last March by the
Office of Inspector General
US Department of Agri
culture, and proceeded in
cooperation with the U S.
Attorney. Eastern District
of Virginia; U S. Marshals
Service; Virginia Com
monwealth attorneys;
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac
co and Firearms, and po
lice departments through
out the Tidewater area.
Undercover agents of
USDA, teamed with local
police, to exchange food
stamps for various stolen
property, narcotics and
contra brand
These undercover efforts
not only involved crimes in
the food stamp program
but federal firearms viola
tions and resulted in police
solving numerous bur
glaries and thefts in local
jurisdictions as well as in
states as far away as Miss
issippi and New Jersey.
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Charlie Dannelly
...District 2
Ron Deeper
District 3
m- i.m s/ sr-tz
Harvey Gantt
. At-large member
Be Alert For The Menace
On The Road - Drinking Drivers
■ >> .-'us.in r.iiswin in
Host Staff Writer
Be alert for the menace
on the road it's the drink
ing driver. Studies conduct
ed for the Governor's High
way Safety Program re
veal there are not enough
police to patrol over 76,000
miles of North Carolina
roads and highways, 41
million registered cars and
91.000 pick-up trucks Sober
citizens who report pos
sible drunken drivers are
doing themselves and
others a favor.
tv von wnn uu 1 i Drinking
Under the Influence! ar
rests rising, police are
catching only a small per
centage of drinking drivers
on the road, indicate na
tional studies.
"In the average com
munity only one in every
2,000 impaired drivers is
actually arrested on any
one night Overall, less
than one percent of li
censed drivers in any lo
cation twho are I)UI> are
arrested each year," ac
cording to studies compiled
for the Transportation De
partment.
A concerned citizen need
only identify the vehicle
driven by an intoxicated
person, giving license num
ber, car model and lo
cation.
"Unfortunately too many
people do not want to get
First in a series
involved or they are in too
big a hurry to get on with
their business. ' says Col.
fcldwin Guy, a former high
way patrol commander
and present coordinator of
the Governor’s Highwa>
Safety Program
By not reporting a
drinking driver; 4b<L sober
citizen could unknowingly
be contributing to a serious
accident, possiblv involv
ing a friend or neighbor,
he continued
Col. Guy described some
easily recognized symp
toms
■ Driving on the wrong
side of the road
• Weaving in and out of
traffic
•Kunning off the pave
ment then jerking back
onto the road
Driving much below the
speed limit
--A slumped driver be
hind the wheel
--Exaggerated move
ment to the right when
meeting oncoming traffic
-Crossing the center line
on curves
Citizen involvement is
the key to getting drinking
drivers off the road. Col
(>uy said
"However it is done, in
volvement by responsible
citizens is the key to getting
ifere Saturday Morning
tFethsemane AML Zion Church
To Observe Missionary Day
The women at Gethse
mane AME Zion Church,
located at 531 Campus St.,
will observe their Mission
ary Day Sunday, Septem
ber 27.
Speaker at the 11 a m.
service will be Dr. Willie H.
Bobo of Spartanburg, S.C.
Dr. Bobo, a reading and
French teacher in the Spar
tanburg City Schools, is a
member of Metropolitan
AME Zion Church in that
city.
Among her many areas
of service in the General
Church, she presently
serves as president of the
Missionary Society; mem
ber of the Board of Trust
ees; president of the De
partment of Conference
Workers in the Palmetto
Conference; and Regional
vice-president of the Min
isters' and Laymen's Asso
ciation. Seventh Episcopal
District.
From 1971-76, she served
as official correspondent to
the World Federation of
Methodist Women for the
George E Rattle Jr.
...Gethsemane pastor
tern team at the United
Nations, representing the
Methodist women of North
America; was a member of
the National Board of Man
agers of Church Women
United at the Triennial as
sembly held at Purdue Uni
versity in 1977, and served
as the seventh General Su
perintendent of the Buds of
Promise (Juvenile Mis
sionary Unit) for eight
years. She has traveled
extensively representing
V
the AME Zion Church
locally, regionally, and
nationally on the Ecumeni
cal level in many parts of
the world
Among Dr Bobo's
honors and awards are:
recipient of an honorary
doctorate degree in 1979,
"Citizen of the Year” in
1978 by Phi Alpha Chapter
of Omega Psi Phi fratern
ity in recognition for out
standing services in church
activities; recipient of the
Marie L. Clinton Memorial
award from the Women's
Home and Overseas Mis
sionary Society; and
honored by the Ministers'
and layman's Association
for outstanding work in the
AME Zion Church in 1981./
She is a member of thr
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororf
ity and was the recipient »h
1977 of the 25 Y^ar
Medallion /
Dr. Bobo is report^/to be
a dynamic speaker and the
women of Gethsei^ane cor
dially invite yow to hear
this outstanding educator
and church w</nan Music
will be provided by the
Senior Choir under the di
rection of Gethsemane's
new Ministers of Music.
Mr and Mrs.. Grant
Harrison.
Mrs. Louis Byers is
chairperson for this event
and she urges all ladies
from the Charlotte and
other North Carolina dis
tricts to attend a workshop
ion Saturday morning from
9:45 a m until 12 noon in
the fellowship hall of the
education building
The workshop will be
conducted by the speaker.
Dr Bobo and the pastor.
Rev George E. Battle Jr ,
and will focus on the con
stltutton of the Woman s
' Home and Overseas Mis
sionary Society of the AME
Zion Church and Overseas
Missions works. Francene
Jordan will provide those
attending with information
on local projects that the
various missionary socie
ties might wish to become
involved.
Rev. George E Battle Jr
is pastor of Greater Geth
semane AME which is lo
cated at 531 Campus St
the drinking driver off our
roads." says Col Guy.
"This situation is so bad
that every driver has got to
be concerned "
The .National Highway.
Safety Administration re
ported that five to ten
percent of weekend night
time drivers have blood
alcohol concentration
ct,ual to orgr cater than .ju.
percent."
In .North Carolina, a driv
er showing a o5-.o>i percent
BAC Blood Alcohol Con
tent i in a breathalyzer or
other lest is considered an
impaired driver, one with
a BAC of lo percent is
judged intoxicated
Drivers who think they
can disguise alcohol on
their breath by eating
onions or using mouthwash
are doomed to disappoint
ment and its consequences
The machine measures
only alcohol in the body's
blood Breath odors have
no effect on the machine
Refusal to take the test is
viewed as admission o(
guilt. I'nde: tiie state's
implied consent law a per
son a'grees by accepting a
North Carolina driver s )i
cerise to submit to a breath
alyzer test when requested
to do so by a police officer
who suspects the person's
ability to drive is impaired
The RAC will be allected
by the kind ol beverage
consumed, how fast, per
son's body Weight and.how
much food was eaten
When the series con
tinues next week, we will
explore how much alcohol
is safe to consume when
one plans to drive and the
factors that influence alco
hol absorption
City To Howt
Symposium
The Charlotte Civic
Center and the Diehl Re
creation Center will tie
filled with workshops, ex
hibits, a job mart, con
sumer products and ser
vices and recreation Sep
tember 24-26 as part of
Charlotte's International
Year of Disabled Persons
(I Y-DP) Symposium The
event is being sponsored by
the City of Charlotte
The Symposium will
bring together disabled and
non-disabled citizens, or
ganizations, businesses,
employers and advocates
for one of the key events of
North Carolina's IYDP
year observance
The Symposium will be
officially opened on Thurs
day, September 24, at 10
a m. by Charlotte Mayor
Eddie Knox.
Dannelly,
Leeper,
Gantt Win
"We need Harvey Gantt
Back voters appeared to
say Tuesday when they
cast their ballots and chose
the former mayoral candi
date as the top vote-getter
in the City Council at-large
primary
t he city primary “and
county wide sales tax re
ferendum drew only 117.411
voters representing 9.4 per
cent of the 185.219 regis
tered. according to Bill
Culp. Mecklenburg election
supervisor
He called this the lowest
turnout in more than a
decade for an election with
candidates
*mong me eignt Demo
crats vying for City Council
at-large nominations, ar
chitect Gantt. 18. led with
lo.ooo votes
Gantt ran close to incum
bents Dave Berryhill and
dterberrspuugh Jr Id the—
predominately white dis
lnets, but support by a
wide margin in the biack
precincts helped him cap
ture the top spot
If Gantt can retain top
position in the November ;i
election he will likely be
come mayor pro 'em. who
presides in the mayor's
absence-a place reserved
lor the Council's top vote
getter
Berryhill. 46. a real
estate agent was second
with 7.294 votes. .Spaugh,
•'■1. a life insurance sales
man garnered 7.117 bal
lots. and Democratic party
worker, Pat Patton. 62. was
fourth with 4 982
The winners will com
pete with Republicans, Lee
Ray Epps. Jim Hutchin
son. Sue Myric and Ed
Peacock in the November
balloting
i^osing Democrats in the
race were Brenda Hilliard
with 2.242 votes, Geri
Marie Jordan with 1.580.
Rickey Reid who had 1.528
and Willie Payne with
11.264
Five of the city's seven
districts had Democratic
primaries
lwo-term incumbent
Charlie Dannelly easily de
feated Sylvia Jordan with
2,115 votes to her 179 In
two-thirds of the district
precincts voters over
whelmingly endorsed Dan
nelly by more than 300
votes in some precincts
over 4o-year-old business
woman Jordan
Durham. 51. runs a mov
ing company while Marsh.
32, works for a consulting
firm
Neither Dannelly, 58,
principal of Quail Hollow
Junior High nor l^eeper, 36, ,
assistant manager at BAB
Supply Company, Inc will
face any Republican o^
position. They will again
serve two-year terms uti
City Council. . /
Districts two aitd three
are the predominately
black districts.
Although 65 percent of
the general voter popula
tion cast ballots supporting
removal of the (10 cap on 1
percent of county sales tax,
blacks did not endorse it as
enthusiastically
Black precincts voted 57
percent for 43 percent
against with 1,706 affirm
ative votes and 1,267 nega
tive votes