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Sandra Sherrill, a member and secretary of the Rainbow Chapter No. 258, was crowned "Queen of the State of North Carolina” recently at the Crown and Sceptor Grand Chapter of Luxor Grand Lodge of Modern, Free and Accepted Masons Incorporated Grand Conclave in Wilmington, N.C. Ms. Sherrill, a native Charlottean, and a 1967 graduate of West Charlotte High School, has attended Central Piedmont Community College and is presently employed as a private secretary to Dr. J. E. Alexander in the East Independence Plaza Building. Ms. Sherrill acquired her award by raising the most money through fundraising events. Also awarded at the Conclave was Evonne Caldwell, Star of the Year, Rainbow Chapter No. 258 as Chapter of the Year, and Solomon Lodge No. 257 was runner up in Mason and Loge of the Year. National Survey Reveals Crime Is Nation’s Most Pressing Social Problem By Gayle Hinson Post Staff Writer One of the most pressing social problems confront ing Americans today is that of criminal justice. At no time in our nation's recent history have Americans been more concerned about crime and violence than they are today. Newsweek (March 23, 1981) found that three out of four people feel that cri minals are much more vio lent today than they were five years ago. George Gal lup reports that fear of crime has steadily grown "Id the pulut wlteie nearly one-half of all Americans . are now afraid to walk alone at night near their homes, and as many as one in six admit to being fearful even when at home. And ij|>the growth in fear of crime has been most pronounced in our smaller towns and rural areas, where one out of every three residents is afraid to venture out alone after dark in his or her own neighborhood. ine nation is now so concerned about crime, that according to the Na tional Republican Congres sional Committee in its 1981 national survey, Ameri cans rank crime second only to the economy (and above both national de fense and foreign policy) as the “primary concern facing the nation.” And more alarming, three out of every 10 Americans worry "very frequently” about someone in their family being sex ually assaulted or mugged and one of every four have found that crime and vio lence make it “very diffi cult” for them to get any “satisfaction out of life.” Unfortunately our inten sified fear of crime is well grounded in harsh reality. According to FBI reports the chance of being a vic tim of crime has tripled since 1960. New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Dallas all reported record levels of murder, robbery and burglary. Rural areas, long considered relatively more peaceful than urban areas, were not an exception to the general trend in the FBI's 1980 statistics 40,035,000 rape* The National Crime Sur vey (NCS) which is based j £ nearly 320,000 random ' Interviews conducted an 1 nually by the Bureau of Justice statistics, indicates that from 1973 to 1979 there were 40,035,000 rape, rob bery and assault victimiz ations in the United States Also the NCS found that nearly one out of every three households in Ame rica was directly affected by some kind of serious crime last year. Therefore, the statistics surrounding criminal justice in Ame rica led to an inescapable conclusion: America's crime rate is uncomfort ably and extraordinarily high. In fact, almost every one of us know at least one victim of criminal vio * WhatJ oeople doifl^n First in a series response to crime? They are not just frightened Dy it but are angry about it. Americans believe crime is worsening and have taken definite steps to protect themselves from criminals going from sudh simple preventives, as making sure their door is always locked to carrying a wea pon for self-defense. increased lear or crime has triggered a rise in gun sales; karate, judo, and target-shooting , classes -new rival enrollments of the country's top colleges. People avoid getting out I alone at night, they even stay away from some dan gerous areas in broad day light. Because they are afraid of crime, more and more Americans never carry much cash, avoid wearing jewelry and keep dogs for protection. The lx>s Angeies i imes <r eD z, 1981) reports that one out of every ten Americans no longer feel safe using pu blic transportation at night. The elderly are es pecially fearful of crime and leave home only in group situations and even then, as seldom as possible. SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Young Black People In Depressing State? By Gayle Hinson _Host Staff Writer The young, black people of today have gotten them selves into a depressing state. An alarming major ity of our future leaders are struck with no motivation. -They seem to have the attitude of "so what, why should I try? Nothing good is going to happen any way.” This negative self Dora Mason Hosts Las Amigas Meeting The Las Amigas National Headquarters Committee meeting was held here re cently at the home of their co-founder, Doris R. Mason. The initial purpose of the meeting was to formulate proposals that will be pre sented to the National Body of the Las Amigas in June of next year. One of the Committee's significant plans is to es tablish a national head quarters here in Charlotte. They hope to provide a central place to house do cuments and pertinent in formation on local, nation al, and regional levels, pre serve Las Amigas' heri tage, and to interpret and disseminate information to concerned individuals and chapters. A reception was held in honor of the out-of-town guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Waddell Members also attended the Las Amigas Resource Center located at 2202 Beat ties Ford Road, and the annual Harvest Ball held at the Civic Center. Those in attendance were Mary Q. Moore, of Wil mington, N.C.; Lola McAdoo and Celcia Taylor of Greensboro, N.C.; Ruth Settles, Pat Duncan, Bettye Grayden and Deb bie Trent, all of Green ville, S.C.; Peggy Dockery, and Marilyn Beatty of At lanta, Ga. ; Lola Blackmon, Mae Rose McMiller of Gastonia, N.C.; and Gerri Wiley and Johnsie Young of Charlotte. fulfilling prophecy has got to change We must instill in our young brothers and sisters a sense of purpose, duty and energetic drive. None of us want to worR~~ Least of all our disillu sioned youth They are so used to having what they - want, with little or not effort exerted on their part to earn it that to suggest that they actually try to work for their keep is tan tamount to cursing them They are struck with apathy. They refuse to use ' their hands or their minds How has all this come about? It did not happen overnight My hypothesis is tha we trained our children to be lazy. Yes, trained them. As they grew up we loved them so much that we wanted to protect them from the harsh realities of the world And that we should expose them to something as distateful as work was not for us We did u - • *• not want them to grow up having it hard, as w$ so often proclaim So instead of making them clean the house or cut the grass we ~rhd it ourselves instead of beating their behinds for not doing it Instead of making them work fnr th*t car we just gave it to them with the only stipulation being that they drive care fully. .\ow that the damage has been done w hat can we do to repair our broken down young people? Whatever the remedy it will not be easy. Anything that has taken years ot training to learn cannot be unlearned or untrained in a short while. Attitude is the big thing We must talk to them con tinually. 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