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A^nedk: Your
Options”
Semkiar Set
A seminar "Credit: Your
Options" w ill be held by the
Small Business Action
Council ol the Greater
Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce Thursday. October
29. from 5-7 p m at the
cnamber office. 129 West
Trade Street.
"Extending commercial
credit and collecting on
overdue accounts is some
thing many small business
persons are faced with,"
said Alvin Tans, seminars
task force chairman, "and
•uftuir Limi t lune udequute
information to make sound
decisions. This seminar
will include advice on how
to obtain that informa
tion."
The seminar topics wil.
also include telemarketing
skills, collection and check
acceptance, points of sale
enhancement and how to
use the Merchant Associa
tion and the National As
sociation of Credit Man
agement
The panelists are John
Alexander. Collections
Manager of the Charlotte
Merchant's Association's
Credit Bureau; Jane
Keyes. Manager in Busi
ness Sales at Southern
Bell; Ben C. Smith. Vice
president of NCNB's Bank
Card Department in
Greensboro; and A. R.
Nosse, executive ^ice pre
sident of the National As
sociation of Credit Man
agement.
Cost of the seminar is $5
for Chamber members and
$15 for non-members.
Those interested in attend
ing should contact Jerry
Hancock at the Chamber of
Commercp 1
RC Halloween
Program
Teaches Safety
Trick-or-treating can be
fun. but it can also be
dangerous if children
aren t careful. The Greater
.Carolinas Chapter of the
Red Cross will be doing
something to make this
Halloween a safer one for
our community
A Halloween Safety Pro
gram is being sponsored by
Ked Cross Youth Services.
It's a lively, action-packed
20 minute program de
signed for first graders
The focus is on trick-or
treating safely and devel
oping a safety-conscious at
titude toward Halloween.
The program will be pre
sented to first graders in
elementary schools
throughout Charlotte over
the next two weeks Teresa
Crump, a senior social
work rpiiior will be the
''Halloween Pumpkin"*
that gives the safety tips
These tips include how to
dress properly for Hallow
een parties and trick-or
treating and many other
valuable suggestions.
The Youth Services de
partment at Ked Cross pro
vides many opportunities
for children and youth to
volunteer in a variety of
ways to serve the com
munity. There are in
school programs as well as
summer volunteer pro
grams
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You can win more
friends with your ears than
with your mouth.
Natural Gas Decontrol
Threatens Nation’s Poor
ATTRACTIVE TORRI KIRKPATRICK
...Harding High junior
Torri Kirkpatrick
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Host Staff Writer
For some reason one can
already imagine Torri
Kirkpatrick sporting a
nurses's cap and uniform,
going to the aid of patients
and making sure that her
job performance comes
from her heart.
Ms. Kirkpatrick has al
ready invisioned what her
career will be like. "Even
as a child, it’s always been
my dream to be a nurse...
I've always wanted to be
one.”
And now as an Uth grad
er at Harding Senior High
School, she has already
taken classes in the field,
joined an Explorer's pro
gram in nursing and de
cided to attend UNCCs
four-year programs of
nursing
One ol her lavorite peo
ple is her mother, who
down through the years,
has encouraged her daugh
ter to perform well in any
capacity "I’ve always
looked up to my mother...
She's an all around
person.”
Another person who has
inspired Ms. Kirkpatrick a
great deal is Sarah Auten,
a professional in the field of
nursing. "She helps me a
lot and she is good in the
profession. She's encour
aging me now and willing
to listen." Mr. Auten teach
es Health Occupations at
Harding and is also a
nurse.
Our Virgo beauty de
scribes herself as friendly
and one who tries to get
along with everyone - nec
essary characteristics for
an upcoming nurse Ms
Kirkpatrick realizes that
TRTsTnTTfPT goal entnih*
coming in contact with
people from many walks of
life
Hut Ms. Kirkpatrick will
be more than just a nurse
when she completes her
education One of her ma
jor concerns are the hos
pitals and facilities for the
aged. "I feel that the aged
should have better care
than they have now and
receive more attention as
an individual. One
shouldn't treat people just
because it's a job, but it
should cdme from your
heart "
Ms. Kirkpatrick s plan is
to work with elderly and
Halloween Tips
Parents, here are some
reminders if your children
are going out for trick or -
treatingon Halloween night
When buying Halloween
costumes, inspect the label
first; many are made with
highly inflammable mate
rial. If the costume is not
light in color and easily
seen at night, iron on some
bright reflector patches
Don't allow your child to go
out alone.
the young She has already
gained experience with
Ixith through the Explorers
program and even more
experience with the latter
from working in a nursery
program There she
worked with children, play
ing games and reading
stories.
Ms. Kirkpatrick attends
St. Paul Presbyterian
Church where Rev. Bob
Walton is pastor She loves
to dance, sew. help child
ren. and swim. She has
been a member of her
community swim team.
Her favorite entertainer is
Carol Burnette
At Harding she is a mem
ber of the Junior ROTC.
Ked Cross. Health Occupa
tion Club, an the Prom
Committee. In past years
she has been a cheerleader
and in the (ith grade re
ceived the Most Valuable
Cheerleader Award.
Her parents are Myrtle
K Coaldwell and Franzell
Cathey. She is the oldest,
with three sisters and one
brother.
It is good to know that
with many shying away
from the nursing profes
sion there is still someone
like Ms Kirkpatrick One
who is willing to perform
her job from a strict hu
manitarian viewpoint in
stead of the forefront con
sideration of money.
Fourth Awards Banquet
John Fennie To Address
ChaHotte Business League
t elitnose K ihers Alarkc-I
mg t ompany President
John A Kennie ol New
York City will he guest
speaker October !l at the
i h a r I o 11 e Business
league's lourth annual
awards banquet.
The banquet, to be held
at the Kadisson Plaza
Hotel, honors outstanding
minority businessmen in
the Charlotte area.
I" ennie has i>een presi
dent ol Celanose Killers
Marketing ( ompany since
April l!»7H and a vice pre
sklent ol its parent ( elan
esc Corporation since Sep
tember I97H The company
Fennie heads markets the
acetate, triacetate and po
lyester lilierx and yarns
manulacturered by Celan
ose Fibers ( ompany and
F iller Industries. Inc . a
( elanese subsidiary
A native ol Scars dale.
NA.. and a former resi
dent ol Charlotte. Fenms is
a 19.1.1 graduate ol the
School of Textiles at North
( arolina State t niversity
lie joined Celanose in 1957
at Itock Hill. SC.. and
transferred to the market
John A. Fennie
...CFMC president
mg company in ( ha riot te
in l!i.'»ti He has been based
in New Sork since hm>2 He
w as senior vice president •
textile marketing prior to
becoming president of the
company
Kennie is an active fund
raiser lor the Anti-Defama
lion league, the Greater
New Nork Councils of the
Hoy Scouts and Girl Scouts
ol America, the March of
Dimes and the l nited Jew
ish Appeal In l!»7'.». he
received both the Distin
guished Community Serv
ice Award from Brandeis
I Diversity and the Textile
"SJlU'Krni'n’s •flrssoerattme**- •
Man ol the 't ear' award
In I'.iTK he received the
Humanitarian Award Irom
the National Conference of
Christians and dews and
the annual Achievement
Award ol the Textile Ve
terans Association.
“TRinle is married to the
lormer dane l.attam of
Garner. N.C. They have
lour sons and live in Kidge
wood. N.d.
Three-Day
Workshop
Scheduled
A three-day workshop for
motor fleet supervisors is
scheduled at the University
ol North Carolina at Char
lotte October 20-22.
Instruction will be pro
vided by specialists in the
motor lleet industry The
cost is $2.55.
t or registration and
other information, contact
t NCC s < >ffice for Continu
ing Education and Exten
sion at > 17-2121 from 8am
to > p m weekdays
Gilmore
Challenges
Rlaeks
Tom Gilmore. Deputy
Secretary of the North
Carolina Department of
Human Resources, chal
lenged members of the
Third Congressional Dis
trict Black Leadership
Caucus in Goldsboro on
Saturday. October 17. to
"dare to dream together
for a better future."
Speaking to the caucus at
the First African Baptist
Church. Gilmore told the
members to ask them
selves two questions: It
What problems do we have
in common in the Third
Congressional District?
Analyze the strengths as
well as the weaknesses,
and then as 2> What can be
done to make the region
what we want it to be?
Gilmore told the group
that our children are our
most valuable resource
and that the strength of our
state and nation lies in the
investment we are willing
to make in their future.
He said the goals of our
state should be to provide
opportunity for good
health, good education and
good jobs for ail of our
citizens. Education, ot ne
cessity. must be our pri
mary concern Education
develops human resources,
and human resources, in
turn, determines the
quality of life
Gilmore said that the
"Reagan administration
through across-the-board
cuts is hurting the working
poor - those very fa
milies which are making
the greatest effort to help
themselves."
He urged those in at
tendance to renew their
commitment for a better
North Carolina for all
citizens.
REV. JOHN PERKINS
Distinguished Evangelist
Column To Appear Weekly
Rev. John Perkins Joins
Post’s Editorial Staff
I!> Susan Kllsuorlli
Post Stall It rilrr
Walk Your Talk ."
Would you believe this is
lhe tide ol a column w rit
ten by an evangelist? Be
ginning in this issue. Kev
John Perkins' editorials
will appear in TJIK CIIAK
KOTTK POST
Perkins. ;>!. president
and founder of the Voices of
Calvary Ministeries in
Jackson. Mississippi,
writes editorials for non
Christians that appear in
papers in Mississippi. Ca
lifornia. Louisiana. Florida
and now North Carolina.
lie also publishes the
'Voices ol Calvary Min
istries which is the offi
cial news piece of his
church for Mii.ooo readers
In his editorials Perkins
said he provides a ‘'spirit
ual application to secular
issues. Me appeals to
non-Christians with Chris
tian perceptions." he
added.
As an evangelist for a
non denominational
church. Perkins said he
addresses central truths
that all Christians be
lieve "
Kev I’erkins also will
begin a religious radio
broadcast on WQCC com
menting on national issues
with a Christian perspect
ive
His columns are an out
grow th ol his philosophy to
achieve reconciliation be
tween the races through
the church
When he formed the
Voices of Calvary Church
in Mendenhall. Miss , in
iui.4, the church noi only
cared for the poor but led
drives lor voter registra
lion, integration and rights
A Mississippi native.
I’erkins holds an Honorary
Doctoral Law Degree from
Wheaton College and re
ceived a Ford Fellowship
biblical principals of re
redistribution lorin a basis
lor VOC missionaries
Kroger Brand
Peanut Butter
Will Drop IS*
After rising to record
highs during the 1980
drought, the price of pea
nut butter has started to go
down Kroger Food Stores
today announced that the
price of Kroger brand pea
nut butter will drop 15 cents
per pound effective Octo
ber 25
The price reductions in
clude Kroger smooth,
crunchy and super crunchy
peanut butter Kroger's
price reductions were fol
lowed by announcements of
reductions of 15 cents per
pound for Skippy and Jif
peanut butter
Peanut butter prices rose
to record levels last year
after the summer s pro
longed drought in the South
destroyed about 47 percent
of the U S peanut crop
They relocated to live
among I he poor where they
can more fully assess their
needs VOC encourages
people to get along with
their neighbors regardless
ol racial, cultural, social
and economic barriers
And they share not only
their goods but skills,
technology and education
resources so the poor can
break out ol the cycle ol
poverty and meet their own
needs.
Council Seeking
Suggestions,
Appointments
The Charlotte City Coun
eil is seeking comments
and suggestions from the
public to till vacancies on
various boards, commit
tees and agencies In the
Monday. October 2ti. City
Council meeting, nomina
lions will be made to fill
these1 positions
The vacancies are: Coun
cil on Aging, one unex
pired term term expires
March to. li»82i; Clean City
( ommittee, nine positions
at varying times, Private
Industry Council, one un"
expired term 1 term expires
May IK. IU821: Tree Ad
visory Committee, one :t
year term Charlotte Hi
storic District Commis
sion. two appointments
one unexpired term to ex
pire June .to, ioh.i and one
l year term*
Also. City X'ouncil is re
quested to appoint 26 per
sons to serve on the Hoard
of Electors of the Southern
f’ledmont Health Systems
Agency. Inc <SPHSA>. The
deadline lor submission of
the names is November 16,
I9fil City Council is also
requested to provide no
minations for nine consum
er positions to be voted on
by the Board of Electors
and for four provider posi
tions to be voted on by the
SPHSA Governing Body
Anyone interested in any
of the above vacancies may
request a Talent Bank
Form from the Community
Relations Committee, 622
East Trade St , 28202,
telephone 274-2424 or you
may contact any member
of City Council
Financial
Burdens Fall
On Poor!
_S|irci.it I n I lir l'i»|
I .(Idle \ \\ illiams. presi
dent o! the Joint ( enter lor
Political Studies told the
American (las Association
that he applauded their
opposition to accelerated
decontrol ol natural gas
prices However. he
said, I believe \ our efforts
in this regard must he
more vocal and consider
ahh expanded it the power
Ini forces lor immediate
decontrol are to he
thwarted
Speaking at the AGA eon
lerence in New York City.
W illiams said that the fi
nancial burdens ot imme
diate decontrol would fall
most heavily on poor and
lixed income households
According to recent AGA
estimates, lamilies earning
less than $7.1XH> per year
now spend about 10.7 per
cent ol their income on gas
and would spend abvUt i'i
percent under immediate,
total decontrol By com
parison. middle income fa
milies 'earning more lhan
>1 -J.ooo per year1 would sti 11
spend less than -I percent ol
their 'income on natural
gas. even alter decontrol
Moreover, according to the
most recent census data,
the number ol poor in Arne
rica is not 'declining hut
growing In lotto. the mini
her ot people living below
the poverty line increased
11 percent ov er HIT;1. to l’o ;
million
America s poor are un
likely to lind drastic price
increases acceptable
policy now or in the fu
tore. Williams said \l
though government can
choose to drown out then
concerns with ideological
platitudes you. the pro
viders ol the commodi
ties, are on the Ironl lines
N ou are most vulnerable to
expressions ol public out
rage W hat began some
tune ago as an essential
and well-considered pro
cess ot selective deregula
tion, said Mr Williams
appears to ho turning into
an undiscriminating as
sault on important values
in our society A single,
simplistic but often com
polling idea deregulation
is being pushed into every
nook ;ind cranny of oilr
"lives 1 FroffTTfre"- s'e'TIAflT
room and the voting booth
to industry and govern
ment. wo are witnessing a
massive overcohlidence in
the capacity ol a largely
unregulated marketplace
to respond efficiently and
equitably to many ol the
nation s vital needs -So
pervasive is this push to get
the government out of our
lives that we are on the
brink of becoming a nation
without central purposes, a
people overw helmed by the
onslaught ol change
Proposals lor imme
diate. total deregulation of
the well head price of na
tural gas must be viewed
as part of this ominous
trend Such proposals are
still very much with us. as
the President's recent va
dilation on the issue sug
gests If not raised by
members of Congress this
year, they must certainly
w ill reappear after the IS82
elections And if not then,
there is still the specter of
substantial deregulation in
li*8.'i under the terms of the
Natural (las Policy Act