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School Lunch
Benefits To
*Black
Between 40 and dU per
' cent of all black and
Spanish-origin households
with school age children
received free or reduced
price school lunches in
1980, according to a survey
conducted by the Depart
ment of Commerce’s Cen
sus Bureau.
The school lunch pro
gram is one of four major
non-cash federal programs
to assist low income house
holds.
All households with child
ren receiving free or re
duced price school lunches
increased by 12 percent,
from a 1979 total of 4.9
million to 5.5 million- 4n~
1980. About 45 percent of
these 5.5 million house
holds were maintained by
women.
black households with
children receiving such
lunches rose six percent
between 1979-80. from
1.8 to 1.9 million. For fa
milies of Spanish origin,
the increase was 15 per
cent, up from 700,000 to
800,000. White households
with school age children
receiving lunches in this
category also jumped ap
preciably, 14 percent, from
3.0 to 3.4 million during the
year.
The increases brought
1980 totals to about 50 per
cent of black households
with'school age children, 43
percent of Spanish-origin
households and 10 percent
of white households simi
larly situated.
The report also noted
that black households re
a’ving food stamps rose 11
fccent, from 2.1 million in
1979 to 2.4 million in 1980.
Food stamp recipients
among white households
increased by 12 percent,
from 3.8 million to 4.2
million, and 17 percent
among Spanish-origin
households, from 600,000 to
700,000.
Overall, 6.8 million
households received food
stamps in 1980, approxi
mately 8 percent of all U.S.
households. The majority
of such households (about
65 percent) had incomes
below the poverty level.
The report also showed
an 8 percent increase in
households residing in
public or other subsidized
housing, piack households
residing in such housing
"rose"from lormniton hr
1979, to 1.1 million in 1980.
Occupancy for whites rose
from 1.5 to 1.6 million and
remained the <«me for
Spaniah-origin households
(200,000).
The report also includes
data on recipients of Me
dicaid and Medicare, and
notes that 53 percent of the
Medicaid households
(about 4.4 million) had in
comes below the poverty
level.
Medicaid covered 40 per
cent of all poor households
and 52 percent of 'all poor
households with children
under 19 years old. About
24 percent 0 all U S. house
holds contained one or”
more members covered by
re during 1980,
wo percent of those
Mi had a house
holder 65 years old or over.
TURTU-TAt*
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The greatest undevel
oped territory in the world
lies under your hat.
ENERGETIC RENEE WIDEMAN
...“B” Honor roll student
Renee Wideman
Is Beauty Of Week
Being a B Honor Roll
student at Wilson Junior^
High School and a member
of seven various organiza
tions, is not an easy task,
but somehow Renee
Wideman musters up the
energy to complete each
mission successfully.
A ninth grade Varsity
Cheerleader, a member of
Project Aries, Student
Council Alternate, a mem
ber of the VAC Club, Youth
Advisory Council and
celloist in the orchestra are
all worthwhile pastimes to
Ms. Wideman
Even at church, Greater
Mt. Sinai, where Rev. Nor
man E. Kerry Sr. is pastor,
Ms. Wideman’s talents are
not stifled.
She is past president of
her Sunday School class,
ushers on the Young Adult
Usher Board, is secretary
of the Youth Group in
the church anu nas enjoyed
cheerleading on the squad
of the church lor the past
two years.
“Live each day to its
fullest," is the theme loi
life Ms. Wideman takes
seriously.
Born in Philadelphia, our
Libra beauty moved to
Charlotte in 1976. The
granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. McKnight, who are
■her-favoeite-paople. She..
has two sisters. DeLynn
and Stepahnie; and one
brother, Kevin.
Ms. VVideman is a friend
ly person with a qqick
smile. “I like to communi
cate with people,’ she re
vealed
Her hobbies of meeting
people, going to the
movies, roller skating and
traveling reveal this. Danc
ing, sports and cheering
are also hobbies that allow
Ms. Wideman to fulfill her
dreams of relating^ to
ot hers.
Various types of music
are Ms. Wideman's other
indulgences. She enjoys the
music of Shalamar and
Cameo.
A member of Jhe Gifted
and Talented Students pro
gram at her school, Ms.
Wideman realizes her po
tential and plans to exceed
in the engineering field.
"1 became interested in
the engineering field when
I was invited to participate
in an engineering program
at UNCC. It seems to be a
fulfilling field,” Ms. Wide
man explained. She plans
to attend either UCLA or
use
ittten one can separate
people into two categories:
the ones who do and the
ones who don't Ms Wide
man has already proven
herself to be a doer and a
-a- -person. -who-exerts- the
necessary effort to lead
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For Thanksgiving Defy
Area Ckurches Plan
Appreciation Services
Holiday
Period Is
Dangerous
KALKIGH - Burley B
Mitchell Jr., Secretary of
the N.C. Department of
Crime Control and Public
Safety, issued a reminder
this week that the Thanks
giving holiday period is a
dangerous time for travel
ers and asked all North
Carolinians to be traffic
safety conscious during the
-
"Last year, 25 people
died on North Carolina
highways during the
Thanksgiving holiday
period,” Mitchell said.
"The loss of a family mem
ber is tragic at any time,
but it is especially poig
nant if it comes at this most
family-centered of all our
holidays.
i ask all citizens of inis
state to join with me at this
time in a concerted effort
to make this Thanksgiving
holiday period one of the
most accident free in our
history.
"The two leading causes
of traffic fatalities are ex
cessive speed and driving
under this- influence,’’ —
Mitchell said. "If everyone
would observe the 55 mph
speed limit and let a friend
- a sober friend - drive
when the operator of the
care is impaired by alco
hol, 1 know we can have a
much safer and happy
Thanksgiving holiday."
Colonel J.T. Jenkins,
Commander of the State
Highway Patrol added his
appeal to Mitchell's.
"The Thanksgiving holiday
period begins at 6 p.m.
November 25 and runs until
midnight November 29,"
he said.
"I urge every motorist to
observe the posted speed
limits and comply,wiih.aiL.
the rules of safety.”
LUUMRS wahkh ag
-IF.RR VN SUPERMARKET_ _
..Popular neighborhood grocery
Statesville Road Widening
Threatens Jerry’s Market
By t'hai Vance
Post Slii Writer
Nestled in he beautiful
pines of Stativille Road is
Jerry's Sujrmarlcet. a
weekend reteat for gro
cery shoppei in the Beat
ties Ford-St:esville Road
area.'
Jerry's ha been a com
munity stornince settling
in the area.LlU67. _
."We tryn be -a- com
munity stort doing a com
munity job, getting good
food to peopl-who have no
other way ^get it," said
general manger Ben Hin
son. '
Jerry’s is.lreatened.
The Stat^ Highway De
partment isoing to widen
Statesville (tad. The addi
tion will brjg the ditch at
the side of;'«e road up to
the front «.' the Super
market, tjtiing away
parking spie.
“This willatiect oui 31
employees,1 said Hinson.
"They will «y us for the
amount of laid taken, but
_thfll's likejutting off our
head. Noting"Tfv5S"U'tttr
the head cut from the
body."
The construction will be
gin in October 1982. with a
center turning lane on the
road It has already been
approved
"This is the new arm to
Interstate 77 and Interstate
85." said Hinson, adding
that Jim West of the De
partment of Transporta
tion talked to him last—
week.
Hinson considered open
ing a new place but the cost
of $200,000 to $350,000
makes this option Drohibit
-w:— -—
•Thais .< conservative
estimate," he added "If
they could help us relocate
in the area, it*might ease
the pain. We can't operate
with them that close to the
building."
as siri.,,0v. as u sounds,
only two businesses in the
area will be affected
~^=WP-are getting'a corn
nut tee together to help us
preserve our business,"
Hinson said “We called
Raleigh and are getting in
touch with our state repre
sentative "
All Title Applications
Require Odometer Reading
KAl.KKiH - "Christ
mas will arrive eariy (or
consumers purchasing
cars. Starting December 1,
1981 no longer will consum
ers be swindled out of the
true worth of the car which
could have been caused by
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rost 8 Headers Are Thankful
Thanksgiving Is Time For Reflecting
By l.oretta .wanago
Post Staff Writer
Although Thanksgiving
is traditionally the time
families gather and eager
ly devour lavishly pre
pared meals, it is also a
time for reflecting.
During these unstable
economic times we all may
tend to forget things for
which we are thankful; we
at the Post thought we
would share with you some
—nt *hn fnnlinflg urn r^r.ojvpfj
from a few sohcited per
sons when we asked:
"What are you thankful
for?"
Jimmy wrier, owner oi
Jimmy (trier's Alter
House: “All my family is
with me. Both my health
and business are good and
that's beautiful to me. I
couldn't ask for more.’’
I.ouvinia Floyd, assistant
administrative specialist
at IBM: "I’m thankful for
my family (husband and
two children), my parents,
other relatives and friends
I’m thankful for my health
and welfare and I'm thank
ful to be alive.”
Hobby laiwery. president
of Better Cleaning Main
tenance Supply. Inc. and
Better Cleaning Janitor
Service: “T'm thankful to
Jimmy Grier
.✓.Local tailor
be living in a place where I
have the basic freedom to
make the choices t want m
my life, where I can make
things happen for myself
and enjoy them. Having
been in other countries I
have learned to appreciate
the abundaiice of material
things this country has to
offer that are,so desperate
ly needed in other coun
tries. I'm thankful for the
opportunity we have to
fight for a better way of
life, but most of all I'm
thankful for people "
. Betty Potts, secretary of
The Charlotte Poslt'Tm
IOTHP
Mrs Betty Potts
...Post’s secretary
thankful for life. I'm thank
ful for each day because it
represents another oppor
(unity to uplift and make a
contribution to the lives I
touch. I’m also thankful for
the opportunity to work and
to have a job. Fellowship
ping with mv Creator and
realizing that that touches.
everything else."
Cary Mumford, drum
mer for local band. Force:
I'm thankful for life, health
and strength. If you have
that, you have every
thing."
Clennie (iholston, retired
nurse: "I'm alive. That's
w.-w,
Bobby Ia very
...Loca businessman
what I m tlankful for My
family is st all and we are
all able tog t together. And
I'm also tlankful for (he
Lord's man , blessings It’s
not so mucl the big things,
but it s the little things that
I'm thankful for."
John Kee. choir director
of the Con)bination Choir:
.. "I'm thankful for life
I'm thankiil for my choir
They really motivate me
when I'm <$iwn. I’m thank
ful to have a mother who
loves me
’’For the gifts that God
has given me. I’m thankful
I'm thankful to be saved .”
Thanksgivings 1981 only
comes once. What do you
have to be thankful for"*
City Offices To
Close For
Thanksgiving
All offices of Charlotte
City government will be
closed on Thursday, No
vember 26. for Thanksgiv
ing Kegular business
~fiour& Will IW rwuniwl nn
Friday, November 27, at 8
am.
Due to the holiday the
City Sanitation Division
will collect backyard gar
bage on Monday Wednes
day for regular Monday
Thursday service and on
Tuesday-Friday. There
will be NO curbside trash
collection during the week
leaves in bags or cans will
be collected from curbside
on Wednesday or Friday.
The York Koad landfill
win be closed on Thanks
giving Day. The landfill
will resume a regular busi
ness schedule on Friday.
November 27, and remain
open from 7 a m to 4 p m
and from R a m to 4 p m on
Saturday.
Miles aiut by altering
odometer readings
Officials at the Division
of Motor .Vehicles ex
plained that North Carolina
title applications must now
show the accurate odo
meter reading on the
vehicle. This reading had
•'fftif-prPTTOUsly been -re
quired in North Carolina
and now applies to both
consumers and auto deal
- who-wuh Ui.ohUun .
titles. From December i
and thereafter, vehicles
will have a history of the
odometer reading each
time it is transferred.
Until new title applica
tion forms have been
printed indicating the place
for odometer reading, it
will be necessary to enter
the reading on the present
documents When applying
for a title, citizens are
requested to contact their
local branch office or Divi
sion of Motor Vehicles per
sonnel for information. On
..new titled aiHJlIl'Ulltlfr
forms, me odometer read
ing will be recorded inside
a heavily outlined rectan
gular box that appears on
the form
Since this procedure is a
new requirement, the
chances may increase (hat
the odometer readings
might be inadvertently
omitted by the public on the
title form Therefore,
during the beginning
stages of imptementation
the Department of Motor
Vehicle* will work closely
with the public in returning
the documents if this omis
sion should occur This new
requirement is completely
separate from federal and
state disclosure require
ments.
Thanks'* Has
Explosive
Meaning
While most give thanks
to the Trinity throughout
the year. Thanksgiving is a
national holiday where
even those who have to
search for something to be
thankful for mutter.
Thanks."
This word has an explos
ive meaning and many
churches have geared
their services towards
—tyw'tW-Mvir iippmial um
Many have planned pro
grams where food will be
donated to families during
this holiday
Clement Memorial AME
Zion ( Hurch Junior De
partment sponsored a
Thanksgiving Program
Sunday. November 22.
- - Proceed- itna bus- .-.lt_
vice will N 'jM'd to he'r> a
needy per: on in the «.*>:>
Contributions <d no:
pcrishnbb loods >etv.tf.'
accepted. Thc.-e products
will be given to family
during the Th nksgiving
season
Their Thank-gn ing sor
vice begins at pin and
teat.ired as guest speaker
nroTl i'i (tleliti’fleraid cie
inenl Memorial is teeATFft
at 22t>7 Newiand Hoad.
Ke\ Ell Price, pastor
A spiritual joint service
'will be held at Kbcnezcr •
Baptist Church. 733 East
Trade Street, Rev A. B.
Sutton, pastor, Thanksgiv
ing morning tit to a m
.Joining in this worship (
w ill be members of Shiloh
I list i tut tonal, New Hope
and Ehenc/er Baptist
Church members
Rev B. K. Moore, pastor
of New Hope Baptist
TTiurch. will deliver this
message of praise to God.
More people titan just the -
members of these three
. churches are invited how
TJJ I lain 1H III j 1 ivwrwtirmwM*,
ever Inis « rvicc is
to anyone who wishes t<>
jotn m prayer during this
holy day.
'~~~tTnT1—’Heigh1- f mien
Presbyterian Church will
reveal their guild wall dur
-h" w I cSiten
tincl distributing foods
Members and friends
who have donated the non
perishables will certainly
be blessed, for many fa
milies wall reap from their
generous offerings
New St. John s Baptist
Church will have a pre
Thanksgiving service No
vember 24 Rev David
Miller wall be- the guest
speaker
— Naw S» '“hr‘ i- 'stop-d
—by Her.—‘ “-*1' ■»
located at 2000 St. John
Hoad.
A joint service will be
held at Greater Gethse
mane AME Zion Church.
5:11 Campus Street, Rev.
George H Battle Jr .
pastor ‘
Memorial United Pres
byterian Church, Rev Ed
ward Newberry, pastor,
and Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church will loin Gethse
mane in a 10 a m service
Thanksgiving morning
~hev. Leon Riddlclr; pat?
tor of Mt Carmel, will be
the distinguished speaker
Music will be rendered by
choirs from each church
Silver Mount Baptist
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