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Charlotte Memorial's 7 A Nursing Station
receives white glove award from Direc
tor of Nursing Shirley tcmlarz. They are
(left to right): Shiriey Kotlarz (Direc
tor of Nursing >; Sandy Bromberg
(Head Nurse); Clara Lewis. Sylvia
—Jones, Lou Mills. Joe Little, f^wa Ed
wards and Lula Barksdale.
MSU Geographer Says: —
Living In Ghettos Not
Restricted To The Poor
America's ghettos are
not just filled with poor
people living in slum
housing, says a Michigan
State University urban
geographer.
The ghettos are a micro
cosm of any city, says
Professor Joe T. Darden in
a new book. While the
people can come from any
economic status, they
share the same religious,
ethnic or racial back
ground and are forced, by
past and present discrim
inatiop, to live together. '
Darden believes the only
Sfcay to eliminate ghettos is
to fully understand their
existence and their past
history. He also believes
that many other research
ers and social scientists
have too often confused the
terms slums and ghettos.
To clarify some of that
misunderstanding, he has
edited a new book of read
ings called “The Ghetto,l
recently published by
National University
Publications Kennikat
■ Prpss A I1*1.?.1 .P_f..1.ji..9t..hpr.
authors and Darden have
contributed chapters in the
book outlining the historic
al significance of ghettos
and the public policy is
sues involved in eliminat
ing America's ghettos
A member of the faculty
in Urban Affairs Programs
at MSU, Darden teaches a
course on the ghetto to
undergraduates, and
agrees that some of his stu
dents don't even realize
they themselves have come
from ghettos -- some may
live in the so-called guilded
communities of middle or
upper class residents and
may not realize they are
-living in a ghetto,
"People who live in the
ghetto do not have equal
access to housing, to edu
cation. to job opportunities
and to public services."
says Darden. "And the root
cause of ghettos today is
racial steering."
European immigrants
were the first ones to live in
American ghettos, says
Darden, but through the
years descendants were
abi'e to move away and
only a few ethnic ghettos
remain in this county.
"The majority of people
living in today's ghettos
^Jlacjjsjnd.i^pgniyi, 1
says Darden. "The people
in the ghetto come from all
social strata, with the
middle and upper classes
usually living farther away
INAAC.P Taking Steps To
Prevent VR Act’s Death
By Gayle Hinson
Post Stair Writer
In January 1965 Dr
Martin Luther King Jr
began a voting rights cam
paign starting in Selma,
Alabama.
At the same time other
blacks were holding protest
demonstrations to draw at
tention to discriminatory
voter registration practic
es in many Southern states
These were particularly
prevalent in Alabama, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Texas
and Virginia, which until
the passage of the 24th
amendment still required
payment of a poll tax.
With world attention
fov-ised on Dr King and his
work. President Johnson
addressed a joint session of
Congress, seeking a bill to
protect the right to vote.
Congress decided to go
along with President John
-son partially due to .
pressure
On August 6, 1965, Con
lUKTlMttK
*
Give to every other
human being every right
that you claim for yourself.
Kress passed the Voting
Rights Act of 1965.
The law abolished li
teracy, knowledge and
character tests as qualifi
cations for voting. It em
powered federal registrars
to register potential voters
in any county where those
tests have been suspended
The Attorney General
also has the right to take
whatever legal actions he
thinks necessary to elimin
ate the poll tax.
This act. which is such a
vital part of our civil
rights, is fast approaching
its expiration date of De
cember. 1982
The NAACP is taking
stops to prevent jts death
and is working hard to get
Congress to pass another
extension of the act.
•We want to make it
clear that our .Senators are
not representing the vast
majority North Carolin
ians." said league of Wo
men Voters president
Diane Brown.
Kelly Alexander Jr., vice
-president nf the Charlotte
chapter of the NAACP. said
that "conservatives want
to change the act in ways
that will make it ineffect
ive and virtually impos
sible to enforce "Alexander
suggests that citi
zens should write their
congressmen and senators
and say that they are in
favor of extension of the
1965 Voting Rights Act TIT
its present form, without
changes.
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from the central city.
"We know it's not income
or education or occupation
that sets these people apart
and the historical pattern
has been when their free-,
dom of choice is restored
people will move out of Jhe
ghettos. So we can only
assume that discrimination
in housing is what keeps
them there."
Darden also argues that
Blacks, for instance, pay
more for comparable hous
would for housing outside,
mainly because the supply
of housing is limited driv
ing up the price
Social scientists have two
differing philosophies
about ghettos One is that
discrimination and ghettos
will always exist, therefore
economic development
should be introduced to
improve the ghettos. The
other is that discrimination
will continue to exist as
long as there are ghettos
Therefore ghettos can and
must be eliminated
Darden, who subscribes
policy incentives must pro
vide jobs, education and
housing for ghetto resi
dents oufside of its bound
aries. Black and Hispanic
residents traditionally
have been restricted to
residence within the ghetto
boundaries, where the op
portunities are unequal
For example, Darden
says laws must be
strengthened against
racial steering. Last year
the Senate defeated an
amendment to the Fair
Housing Act which would
have allowed the Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Development to issue cease
and desist orders against
brokers guilty of racial
steering
"It is crucial that such an
amendment pass Congress
in the near future." lie
insists
Baker
Defends
Federalism
Senator Howard Baker
spoke defending "President
Ronald Reagan's federal
ism program yet he
seemed to sense that there
is not a wide whole-hearted
acceptance for the pro
gram. "The program is
very important and should
not-become a^politicak foot
ball." he said.
"However," he contin
ued. "the President has not
set in concrete his pro
gram. There is room for
some changes to he made
However, the President
doesn't want to make any
changes in defense and his
tax programs."
up U Neill spoke next
He criticized the Presi
dent's budget and said that
many changes must be
made in the new federal
-ism program He said the
President's program last
year was a "blueprint in
disaster." He also said that
Democrats came up with
an alternative budget last
year, so did the Congres
sional Black Caucus. He
criticized the press for not
giving ample coverage to
those budgets. "They will
come out with budgets for
'8.3 and the President will
have a harder time getting
his budget through Con
gress this year than last
year," said O'Neill
Governor Jim Hunt is the
new chairman of the com
.jnittee on humani resourc
es. In his report he pro"
posed a national regulation
of wages. Tht proposal was
attacked by another
governor
Hunt feels that the feder
al government must main
tain Medicaid, food stamps
and assistance for families
with dependent children
(AFDC) He said that for
the federal government to
cut educational funds
would be disastrous for
disadvantaged and handi
capped children He favors
turning education over the
the state. "It's morally
wrong to cut them." he
said When asked about
federal government plac
ing guidelines on the pro
gram he said that the
states have the responsi
bility to see that these pro
grams tarried out ei 11
ciently. fairly and justly
JO E. LIMOUS
...Supermarket cashier
Jo E. Li mo us Is
Beauty Of Week
I!> Teresa Burns
I’ii'I Mall \\ t iler
Kaeh time we open our
hearts to others God plants
another star by our names.
Many stars therefore
have been awarded to our
beauty. .Jo E l.imous
“Maybe I'm too free
hearted at times.' - she
admits But is there such a
thing?
One can easily fell that
-.iVlm...i.mioLm..u a poi-nun
who builds jew barriers
between herself and peo
pie Therefore it is easy to
recognize her genuine kind
ness and openness to be
friendly.
"I try to gel along with
people and it is easy for me
to make friends I will
speak to people If they
don't speak I II speak
lust '
• Mrs. l.imous is married to >
Johnny Limous. She at
tends Jerusalem Baptist
Church in Fort Mill. S C
'.My grandparents attend
ed this church., my mother
attends the church so I go
there, too." she said
The family of Mrs
l.imous is a close one She
sites her mother Jo Alice
I’artlow as her favorite
f ** • tj i “' “ ' 1 •“ 11 ■
“When I was small my
"mother would tell me
things- Now that I've got
ten older 1 wish'a" thou
sand times that I had
listened to everything she
said She brought up three
of us and gave us all good
advice." Mrs I.imous
remarked
As’ a cashier at Rhyne’s
Supermarket. Mrs I.imous
finds that her job allows
her to meet many people
■■ ■I liter mrrnng and talking ■ ■
to people. I like people- in
general
Her ambitions include
rising to a management
position or continuing her
experience in key edit com
puter key punching
Singing, dancing, playing
softball, swimming and
playing with children arc
all enjoyments for our
Beauty
She has worked as a
dancer and even modeled
Each year she reigns as the
Miss Northwest Heaulyette
Queen in the Johnson ('
Smith University parade
With a heart of pure gold
Mrs. I.imous shares the
consequences of the people
of the world in distress "I
would" like 1o see disabled
'people who can't work l>e
and heat
Bettye McLaurin Is Silver Mount
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Church Woman’s Day Speaker
Mrs. Bettye M
McLaurin. Principal M
Plaza Road Elementary
School, civic worker and
noted member of Friend
ship Baptist Church, will be
the annual Woman's Day
speaker at Silver Mount
Baptist Church < south
Charlotte) ort Sunday Fe
bruary 28 at II a m
The idflies 6f silver
Mount are planning one of
their biggest days in the
church’s 98 year history.
The ladies are working
with four teams as fund
gatherers for the new
church that will be built on
a beautiful 15-acre tract on
Arrowood Rd near 1-77 in
1983. The teams are work
ing under the leadership of
etgfir captains and co-cap
tains with a total of ten
members per team. The
Mrs Bettye McLaurin
...Plaza Road principal
teams are named: "Child
ren of Faith.” "Ruth."
“Workers in the Vine
yard,” and “Esther ” The
Woman of the Year will be
selected and the team with
the best efforts will enjoy a
free dinner 81 McDonald's
Cafeteria on Beatties Ford
Road.
*_
Mrs. McLaunn has a BA
from Bennett College.
"'CPUHIMFA. N.C.:—W7T
from New York University,
New York. NY. she re
ceived her f’rincipal Certi
ficate in '1961 She did fur
ther studies at A&T State
University. Appalachian.
Howard and the University
of St. l>ouis. Mo She has
taught at G—Vt—Carver
School. Oak Ridge High
School. Marie G Davis and
has served as principal of
Mirgan Elementary. Se
versville Elementary and
Piedmont open Middle
.School
She is a member of Delta
Sigma Theta .Sorority. Na
, tional Education Associa
tion. N.C Association of
Educators. YVW^\, Nation
al Pan Hellenic Council,
President of Squaws, Inc ,
hostess of a TV show,
"Hour of Opportunity" and
sprees as chairman of the
Board of Directors for day
care at Friendship Baptist
Church. She is author of an
article published in North
Carolina entitled "Achiev
ing Togetherness Through
Family Cooperation.”
She has attended work
shops and conferences
across the nation, spoken
at a number of colleges,
universities, civic groups,
and has been featured as
churches throughout the
Metrolina.
Rev William Lee Jr.,
pastor, says that the
Woman's Day celebration
will mark one of the grand
est days in 'R2 and extends
an invitation to all to share
- - -
Par Busters Shocked
«
By “Change In Attitude”
H> Gay lc llinson
Post Staff Writer
Par Busters Golf Group
has annually held a tour
nament at Sunset Hills Golf
Course Now that the
course has changed hands
the new management no
longer wants the group to
hold their annual tourney
there
The public golf course,
owned by: ..Southern Pro
perties, is located on Radio
Road and traditionally has
been receptive to the golf
club and encouraged their
participation
John Love, tournament
chairman, says that the
club was shocked by the
change in attitude “We
decided that we may not
play there at a.ll this year "
he said
Discrimination or incon
venience. as is claimed by
the manager'?
According to Love.'the
reason given by the man
agement that they are not
being allowed to' hold fhe
tourney there this year is
that they are expecting 250
players a day and that the
tournament would tie up
tee time for.regular eus
turners who want to play
Love claims that this
number of expected play
ers is exaggerated: Nor
mally on Saturday and Sun
day, there are 100 players
and 50 percent of them are
black,'' said Love
David Taylor, president
of Bar Busters said that
this group was not allowed
uv horn metr match at the
course on any terms.
James Bouler. president
of Golfers of America, an
other golf group that want
ed to hold a meet there said
his group was also refused
Clyde Allen, manager of
Sunsef Hills, reportedly
told Bouler and Taylor that
the management would not
he hosting any tourna
ments during the month oT
April.
Later Bouler and Taylor
found that a tournament is
being held there by a white
group, the Dilworth Invita
tional Golf Open, scheduled
for April llth
The two clubs are taking
steps Iq fight back Bouler
sent a registered letter to
Southern Properties
stating their objections to
bring told that there would
be no match held in April
then scheduling one for
April tlth
Bouler said they arc
waiting for a reply and if
the answer is negative we
will get a legal opinion.
Then we will go from there
on the advice of the
lawyer
But in the meantime
Bouler and Taylor arc urg
ing black golfers to boycott
Sunset Hills
Taylor estimated that
Par Busters' annual tour
naments generation $3,000
or more for the course.
The course's convenient
location and reasonable
prices were the main rea
sons Sunset Hills has been
frequented so often by
black players and used for
matches Tradition also
ntea^itaportantrolain
WSwtejt ftu' gotf coarse
“Traditionally Sunset Hills
has been the place The
players felt comfortable
out there,” said Taylor
Clyde Allen claims that
inconvenience for regular
players has the most bear
ing on the management's
James Bouler
Ci of A president
John Love
! o ji name"’ chain:;.ir
decision '»■ ret use to ho-t
. Far_Busi maich
. 'They wanted n use ihe
course or Saturday and
Sunday That would take
up five hnur> oi primt
starting time nr tne week'
ends." he »><pla;ned
The Dilw rtf. In. nation
al. state? .tiler. would not
tie up as much lone, be,
cause it is onlv being held
on Sunday and 7 to a m
' rs tW-Hil1'•.u-wia',.inr.'i.i..!.n...;
ing times
rtn auanionai I cason «n
fered by Ailer. is that tin;
Dilworih Invitational is
composed ol HM players .
who will get off :n two
hours Where;.*. Pu Hu>t
ers would h; \v uj to Jim
players and.wuuV tic tin
course up completely
"If regular players call
—gntfaslrfnrn starring time.
I would liavi '<> turn them
down All the starting
times would tie taken up
with the tournament, he
continued
• Mv owners aren't inte
rested in Mib letting the
Roll course io a bunch of
possible strangers who will
play only once or twice."
he remarked •
Could t he .management s
—decision be construed as
discrimination? "I don't
know where those allega
tions of discrimination)
come from but if someone
wants to think I discrim
inate. let them go ahead
and think it I TRiW^TdC
many friends to Worry
- - ttbmti-wtwedung like that.' -
A! Grier, golfer, in
analyzing the mange
ment's actions said “It’s
trier going -hr-ptacen- where
you can dance They want
you to put vour money in
the juke box and don't w ant
you to dance "
(harlottr
Neighborhood*
I)uy Scheduled
"Charlotte Neighbor*
hood* Day." 4i
community P^ojS^iS^hS| 1
ing sponsored by Johnsol •
C. Smith University’s de
partment of Urban Studies
and Community Affairs.
Urban Life Associates and
the Wednesday Morning
Neighborhood Breakfast
Group