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-----THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. January 7. I!IH2 -- .
USD A
Restricts
Wholesalers
Special To ThePost
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In
a measure designed to re
duee the potential for abuse
in the food stamp program,
Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture Mary Jarratt
today announced rules that
will significantly reduce
the number of wholesalers
currently authorized to ac
cept and redeem food
stamps.
under these new rules,
all of the 2,300 wholesalers
currently authorized will
have their authorization
withdrawn. The de
partment will then au
thorize only those whole
salers who are needed to
serve as redemption out
lets for specific nonprofit
cooperative food pur
chasing ventures, group
living arrangements for
the blind or disabled, treat
ment programs for al
coholics or drug addicts,
shelters for battered wo
men and children and re
tail food outlets which have
no access to a bank," Jar
ratt said.
Those wholesalers au
thorized to serve treatment
programs, group living ar
rangements and shelters
for battered women
and children will, only be
allowed to accept food
stamps in exchange for
food,” Jarratt added.
Wholesalers were au
thorized to redeem food
stamps when the program
"•tn.st'Tjegan to amove uny
obstacles that might pre
vent retailers from par
ticipating in the program.
But rather than continuing
to allow retailers to give
the stamps to wholesalers
who then turn them in to a
bank, the department de
cided that the best way to
avoid any potential for mis
use is for retailers to take
the stamps directly to the
bank themselves.
The department’s in
.. snectnr general recom
mended restricting whole
salers participation in the
program invest
igating several cases
where wholesalers were
illegally redeeming im
properly obtained food
stamps.
The department pro
posed rules last November
and received 42 comments
which were considered in
developing final rules.
ALLUKING VANESSA BKOWN
...A&T sophomore
Vanessa Brown
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
Being a student at North
Carolina A&T State Uni
versity has both inspired
and boosted the intellect of
Charlottean Vanessa
Brown.
At 19 years of age, Ms.
Brown is a sophomore at
A&T where she especially
enjoys the topics in Politic
al Science. _
“That’s my favorite sub
ject. The only way to get by
in the world is to know
more about the govern
ment and how it operates,"
she exclaimed.
Her major, however, will
involved her efforts in help
ing others. “My major will
be Social Services, mainly
because 1 enjoy aiding
others. I’m not quite sure,
but I think that I prefer to
work with adoptions,” she
continued.
Like other college s-tu-—
dents Ms. Brown faces the
rigorous schedule of class
es and tests. But in our
beauty’s case her objective
is determination. ‘Tm
easy going yet strong mind
ed. I go after anything 1 set
my mind to.”
“I feel one should never
let anything hold them
back. If you see something
that you want, go after it.
Nationwide’s Auto Rate
Decrease Approved
The North Carolina De
partment of Insurance ap
proved this week a Novem
ber :t0 filing by Nationwide
Mutual Insurance Com
pany for a 7.0 percent re
duction for automobile in
surance.
In response to an earlier
comment of the Insurance
Commissioner, Bernard H.
Parker, vice president
Peace Vigil
The monthly Silent
Peace Vigil, sponsored by
Charlotte SANE, Charlotte
-friends Meeting and the
•^Cqual Rights Council will
be held this Sunday, Jan
uary 10, from noon to 1 at
the corner of Queens and
Providence Roads
Over 50 people attended
the December Peace'Vigil.
WCTIMM*
«
A NARROW MIND and a
WIDE MOUTH often go
together
regional manager of
Nationwide's Raleigh
office said, "Our request
for a rate decrease does not
prove that the North Caro
lina Rate Bureaus 1980
rate request was in error.”
Parker futher elabo
rated, "In approving our
rate decrease request, the
Commissioner had indi
cated the two are related.
The 1980 Rate Bureau filing
was for a rate increase on
behalf of all companies in
the state Nationwide's 7.0
percent reduction request
was for only one company
Although Nationwide Is the
largest auto insurer in the
“state, we insure only ap
proximately 14.0 percent of
the total market. In addi
tion, the claims experience
time periods upon which
the two requests were
based were different."
- The answer to the
state's rate situation pro
blems,” Parker concluded,
"is the replacement of the
current system with a sys
tem of true open competi
tion. This country was
founded on the principle of
free enterprize; yet, the
right to use individual po
licies and responsive rates
is denied to insurance com*
panies in this state. The
consumer would benefit
from open competition as is
currently the case with
other products and
services."
. i
she added.
An East Mecklenburg
graduate, Ms. Brown is
also a member of Bethany
Baptist Church. She has
two sisters, Rita, 15 and
Latonya 10. She also has
one brother, Anthony, 17
Her mother, Mattie Bea
trice Gaines, is her favorite
person “She always stands
by me and she doesn't try
to criticize. She backs me
up 100 percent, in raising a
family of four 1 know that it
has been pretty hard, but
she's pretty sure of her
self," Ms. Brown stated.
She is fascinated by
roller skating, baking, the
actor Billy Dee Williams,
the stunning jazz of artists
like Luther Vandross and
the television sensation
“The Jeffersons."
On the national political
scene our Gemini beauty
would delight in changing
-the—aspirations—oi—our
president. "I would like to
change his ideas...especial
ly when it comes to the
budget cuts," she submit
ted.
Strong intentions have
led Ms. Brown to her pre
sent point in life. From
here on, will and grace will
dominate her life patterns.
For now it is obvious that
her goals are for the en
lightenment, not only of her
being but for society as
well.
Misconceptions Surround Report
Lowery: False Fronting Has
Been “Grossly Exaggerated”
B) (iaylf Hinson
Post Staff Writer
Kecent reports by the TV
news media make it seem
that the minority firms
working at Douglas Muni
cipal Airport are not legi
timate minority firms but
white-owned companies
with blacks fronting as
owners, who were able to
gotconiracU for work at
the airport under the city’s
minority program.
ounoy ixiwery, president
of Charlotte Business
League and vice-chairman
of the national minority
input committee, says that
false fronting here has
been grossly exaggerated.
According to Lowery,
there are two major mis
conceptions surrounding
the media's report. The
first myth is that most of
the minority firms are not
from Charlotte but out-of
state Lowery said that in
fact only three or four of
the 30 to 35 minority
businessmen are from out
of-state
He explained that the
ratio of local minority com
panies to out-of-state min
Here January. 15
For King’s Birthday—7
Reant ex Rtttul
Hearing Set
For FYopsed
Landfill
A Special Use Permi
Hearing will be conductei
by the Mecklenburg Count
Commissioners on January
11 to consider the City o
Charlotte’s request for per
mission to operate a land
fill on Reames Road. The
Hearing w ill begin at :i p m
and will be held at the Long
Creek Klementary School
on Beatties Ford Road.
This crucial proceeding
marks the first time that
the County Commissioners
tour only elfected repre
sentatives in local govern
ment ) will hear arguments
for and against the pro
posed site Since the City
Council chose Reames.
Road in June of last year,
the L.ong Creek—Citw.ons
committee has spent
$17,700 in its effort to stop
the City's plans, and an
additional $5,0(H) to $10,000
will be spent in the imme
diate future. All of this
comes on top of $li.ooo
spent in 1972 by Long Creek
citizens in fighting a
hazardous waste dump pro
posal for the same site
At the hearing, the citi
zens of Long Creek will
provide technical testi
mom niulitul-.i trhu-h -.I'mv
conclusively that the
Keames Road site is un
suitable for landfill use.
“We will be represent
ed by legal counsel and an
independent technical con
sultant from Raleigh, as
well as by residents of
North Mecklenburg whose
credentials enable them to
testify as experts. Among
the latter are engineers, a
geologist, a hydrologist,
and a registered environ
mental engineer."
SIMON A. WHITE JR.
...Si nit a I ion Division SiifU’rintoiulonl
Simon A. White Jr. Is
Pleased With New Position
K> Teresa Kurus
_Bust Stall \\ riler_
Simon A White Jr is
pleased with his new posi
tion as superintendent ol
the City's Sanitation Divi
sion.
The appointment which
was effective December
I’.'ird. finds White among a
competent stall wnicn is
highly motivated "My
working experience is most
pleasant," he announced
But a mark of a true
superior leader is improv
ing even the most suitable
of situations. Even though
the sanitation division is
~~~rino nint'd.—mine ex
pressed he wants the image
of the 4r>o employees to
improve, < one of which is a
female. <
"My primary interest is
to improve the image of
sanitation employees."
White began "I would like
to see citizens more appre
ciative of them and the job
that must be done "
It 's simple to imagine the
havoc created when rub
bish is not collected —
Bobby Ixjwery
...NMIC vice chairman
ority companies is not out
of proportion
"Only a small percent
age of these companies
have home offices out of
state The percentage is not
greater than the number of
major companies that are
from out of state," he
continued.
l«owery states that the
second myth is that the
majority of the companies
were false fronted for
whites and non-minorities
George Wallace
..M-WBE director
The whole issue has been
blown out of proportion,
according to him
"Only three or four of the
minority companies doing
business at the airport are
questionable Out of the 35
that are working there that
is pretty darn good, he
commented
"When a question is
raised as to the validity of a
minority owned company
there is a procedure or
guideline that is follow-ed
II may lake three or lour
months to find out it the
questionable lirms are not
minority Then it's turned
over to an attorney," he
pointed out
"There is no way to
totally eliminate false
Ironls. he said, "there are
loopholes, but the prore
used presently is as good as
any used anywhere in the
country
Lowery explained that as
more opportunities are
made available for minor
ity contractors the more
you II lind false fronts
taking advantage
"There are a number of
dollars being siphoned off
out we try to police that as
best we can." he stated
He suggests that the
community has alarge role
to play in helping to stop
false fronts We must
make the community
aware of false fronts If
there is a front, we in the
community are usually the
first to know and to say that
someone needs to look at
this a little closer. " he told
See KAL.SK pRgr 8
remember the sanitation
division's strike several
•yrai * ago 1-—
In case of a strike White,
a well versed young man
would act as liaison be
tween employees and man
agement "1 would also
lake steps to identify and
solve the problem si.'' he
continued.
In addition to directing a
staff White's responsibi
lity revolves around resi
dential collection, bulky
trash collection and street
cleaning services for ap
proximately KMi.OOtt loea
lions throughout the city
Fie is also amenable to,
the operating budget of
more than Slo million
Kmployed by the city
since littitt White has
worked as City Personnel
Department s Sanitation
operations supervisor and
acting Sanitation superin
tendon! He attended More
house College, graduating
in ltititi with a bachelor's
degree in psychology with
sociology and education as
minors
He enjojs ms two child
rcii. Corwin and Ingrid
While, playing cards, en
tertaining. tenni .11 !
sw imrning.
lie is a member ot Ome
ga Psi Phi Fraternity and
Southwest Optimist Club
AACX; To Exhit*
Afro-American
Decorative Arts
The Afro-American Cul
tural Center <AACC> and
the Mint Museum of Hi
story are jointly sponsoring
an exhibit of Afro-Ameri
can Decorative Arts be
• ginning January 11 through
March 26. weekdays 9-5 in
the Afro American Cultur
al Center located in room
301 of the Spirit Square
building and the Mint Mu
seum of History at Sham
rock Drive
2 Programs
Planned For
Observance
IV' Il< Hinson
Post Stall It t iter
< >n .lanuan i:>. the < har
lotte- Mecklenburg (’em
mumli Relations Com
mittee ■ ( Rt in collabora
lion with WBTVs Black
Advisor) Council will spoil
sor a Martin 1.other King
memorial observation
The observation takes on
two parts First will be a
hall hour service at Dr
King s memorial statue at
noon in Marshall Park.
Speaking at the statue w ill
be James Clyburn. director •
of the S C ' Human Rela
~TTTins Cniimplter Also lea-—
tured will be West Char
lotte tiigii School baud
Delano KacKard. who is
noted lor Ins impersonation
ot Dr King, will recite ex
cerpts from the late lead
er > speeches
At a a pm. at the Civ ic
<'enter there will be special
Martin I.ulhei King exit1
bits (rum the Martin
I.utiie: King Center m At
lanta. the Atro American
distribution center in Chi
cago and the Afro-Ameri
can Cultural Center here in
Charlotte Displays include
lilms and posters
—The Dnini—hi
phonetic will also provide
music as a special feature
The public is invited to~
bring a boxed supper tor a
community picnic .at the
civic center
At 7 p m the formal
memorial service begins
featuring N ’i congress
woman Shirley* Chisholm
as the kev note speaker.
because Dr King stood
.Hid fought for equality tor
all [x-ople. the .(Hairs are
• >pen 'o all people and l ill
leature all sections of
-Ua.i Iota- Merkl.nimi^
and surromiding com
rmiflity
All Ala Vice* dll' l rev m*
eluding free parking at the
Civic Center •
In the evening service a
community choir repre
senting boih hlaek and
white churches will sing.
An offering is to be col
lected which will be do
nated to local charity
WBTVs community af
fairs director. Ken Koontz,
w ill preside and serve as
emcee for noon and even
mg services Koontz says
the idea for (he King oh
servrmce was presented by
’ WBl'V s Black Advisory
Council as a station pro
ject ~ tfe-wrhb Min1-*iiil>
WBTV supports the idea of
a King observance he fell
that to ensure broad-based
community appeal and .
support another organiza
tion would be needed to
help make the observance
a successful reality. Thus
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
( HC agreed to accept spon
sorshipof this event and to
work with the Advisory
Council s c om mumt y
affairs committee winch is
“beaded by Charlotte-Meck
lenburg School Beard
member. Sarah Stevenson
The CRC has sponsored
memorial services for I)r
King for the past three
years
CRC spokesman. Willie
See (iAI.A I’age 5