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11 _. _TIIK ( IIAKI.OTTK POST - Thursday. March I l ••s’ " -- **l,l*,"liu i) %|gr;fjL '"m- r,
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Poor Peopl<
March, Rally
Planned
A Poor People’s March
and Rally will begin March
6, 5 p.m. in Charlotte.
Starting from Johnson C.
Smith University those op
posed to President Rea
gan’s economic policy will
march peacefully to West
Charlotte High School.
The marchers are also in
support of extending the
Voting Rights Act.
As a result of the ad
vice given by Represent
ative Shirley Chisholm
when she spoke here on
Dr. Martin Luther King’s
. birthday, many of Char
lotte’s concerned have or
ganized this march.
The time is now for
blacks to get back into the
streets, is one comment
made by Mrs. Chisholm.
_ Leaders in this march
are Kelly Alexander Jr.,
Robert Davis, Louise Sen
ders,—Mrs-Whit p Rpv
James Palmer and Rev.
James Barnette.
Democrats lo
Hold Precinct
Meetings
Democrats from Meck
lenburg County will caucus
at their precinct polling
places on Thursday, March
11, at 8 p m. Robert- L.
Davr Jr., Chairman of the
. tyecklenburg County De
♦Miacratlc Bartnannounced
today. Any registered De
mocrat is eligible to attend.
“These precinct meet
ings represent grass-roots
democracy in action,”
DaviBsaid. “Democrats all
over North Carolina will be
gathering to elect dele
gates to their county demo
cratic Convention ana to
discuss and pass resolu
t ions on issues that con
cern them."
Davts stressed that the
Democratic Party is seek
ing broad participation in
its meetings at both the
precinct and county level.
' “It is our goal to hold
meetings in every precinct
in the county and to con
tinue to build on this
strength at the county con
vention. We urge all Demo
-crata in attend these mwt.
ings and to show their
interest in good govern
ment."
Ray Joins Trustees
Governor Jim Hunt has
named Margaret W. Ray of
Charlotte to the Central
PtSdmont Community Col
lege Board of Trustees.
Ray is a high school
biology teacher with the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg- - -
School System. She is also
a member of the board of
directors of the Charlotte
YWCA and the National
Council of Christians and
I Jews.
The Board of Trustees
cotrSts of 13 members --
four appointed by the Go
vernor, four by the local
Board of Education, four
I by the Board of County
I Commissioners, plus the
■ president of the student
■government association
■ who serves as an ex officio
Inon-vating member Mem
ibers jrve terms of eight
gas wciT as The
ten be trained
tugh the use of
Economists Predict:
Unemployment To Hit
Highest Level Since 1930
LOVELY REGINNA CONNOR
...Works with the elderly
Regina Connor Ts
Beauty Of Week—
By Teres;* I'
Post Managiii-.1 * -
Working with *
zens has extend* *.•
Connor’scompreh* i.•.* ••
the world.
Through her *>••• ■ <
Bethlehem Cent* i \ »
Connor converse- ti
many senior citizen \\*
work with various c i .*f
work with the Mint! •.»*■
also pick them up •; ,m
home and take then, i>. * k
Often we take them n. doc
..tors* appointments
She has 'noticed'The need
of care and love people ,*t
any age need. But of" i, one
cannot simply life - <i of
love.
I hope that Social s,.i ur
ity will not be abolished I
would like to see senior
citizens continue to receive
their Social Security
Other concerns of our
Pisces _beauty pen. .i. m
unemployment. "We need
programs that provul< -f.lr.
for young people," she in
sisted. "These are young
people who otherwise don t
have anything else to do
but break in places all ■ lie
time," Ms. Connor
tinued.
Ms. Connor has brer,
helped by youth eniplo-,
ment programs. Her pie
sent jnh at Bethlehem
Center was provided by the
Youth Employment Train
ing Program. She has also
worked under the summer
CETA program and vuir a
certificate for good behax
ior and work.
* March 7 marks our beau
ty’s birthday. At 17 \ts
Connor knows whal she
wishes to accomplish in hie
and has already starte<! her
pursuit.
"I want to make some
thing out of myself. I i<-al
ize how hard it was :<ir
mother (Virginia Connor'
to raise five children I
know that I can help my
mother by helping m>
—self,” M,? . _Connoi ex
plained. '—
ane recently took ihe
admissions test to Central
Piedmont Community l ot
lege and plans to attend
After her studies are com
plete at Central Piedmont
she plans to enter the Navy
and work as a postal clerk
“When I come out ol the
Navy I want to go back to
school and finish my stu
dies in the Postal Clerk
curriculum?’ —
Ms. Connor is serious
about her endeavors but
she also finds time to enjoy
social activities such as
discos. She also enjoys
swimming and skating,
music from the soul, and
the electrifying group Kool
and The Gang
Ms Connor seems to
have her life in perspective
.. .one who is preparing her
self for life’s journey - and
that's impressive for some
one so young
(/Hind Seeking 10 Nomination
The Charlotte < ity Coun- Form'. Forms may be ob
cil is seeking .ugestions tained from the Charlotte
for nominations tor to posi- Mecklenburg Community
tions on various commit- Relations Committee. 623
tees, councils commis- E Trade St.
KJOT1&.- hftaiiiw Porcnnc
Fund-Rating
Tactics
Opposed
Special To The Post
Senator Russell Walle r
• Democrat. Randolph >.
chairman of the No i
Carolina Democra
Party last vi.-ek said_
don't believe people
North-Carolina- think •
should spend more mot
raising money for politi
purposes than you takei
He was commenting
published reports that
National Congressioi
Club, which has Nortl
Carolina Senators Jes>
Helms and John East a
honorary chairmen, a|
parently spent more th.n
$5.3 million buying com
puterized mail lists and
making direct-mail solicit
ations.
According to a report
liled with the Federal Elec
tions Commission, the Con
gressional Club spent $5.8
million during 1981-a year
when there were no nation
's!' or-corigresslonaf elec- "
tions--while taking in $5.3
million. At the beginning of
the year, the group had
$665,192 in its treasury.
This dwindled to $179,752
by the end of 1981.
"These millions do pro' •
that Jesse Helms has
group of fat cats out th< i •
that believe in his ecm
jnics and the failing jx.i
cies of President Tteag.it
and David Stockman /Dal
Congressional Club spent
about as much as the Do
mocratic National Com
mittee nationwide
dui i Deneve in me Kind
of grass roots fund-riasinn
that we are now emplo>
ing on behalf of Dernfi"'
crats."
The Democratic chair
man noted that the Con
gressional Club miscrt
large sums in Texas and
California. "In fact. 1,384
people who gave $100 or
more, only 262 were in
North Carolina "
Senator Walker added
"Of course, this is a free
country. People can back
the candidates or issues of
their choice with their
votes and money.”
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( hariotte artist Ruth Sloane-Dev*. and Day. “Peace is a Women’s issue.’’ to be
-rammunitiLagliyistCarrie Graves, com- held March 7 at .Spirit Square iPhoto:
bine efforts and talents for this year's "Eileen IlinTsoTTi——
celebration of International Women’s
Sunday At Spirit Square
International Women’s
Day Celebration To Be Held
reace is a woman s
- Issue- is the theme for this
year's International
Women's Day Celebration,
to be held Sunday, March 7,
at Spirit Square's Perform
ance Place, beginning at 7
pm.
The festival will feature
an original pi a y"a~conc?i’r"
and the Woman of the Year
award School Board offi
cial Sarah Stevenson will
~M.C the progrom
"Peace is a Woman's
Issue'’ written, compiled
and directed by Charlotte
native Ruth Sloane-Dew
especially for International
Women's Day. The play is
a dynamic blend of drama,
poetry, prose and music
that focuses on the lives of
working class women in the
South and internationallv
a special concert will be
presented by -Sweet
Honey In The Kock," a
Washington. D C-based
grbup of national acclaim
The quartet of black wo
men, which formed in 1974.
sings an electrifying span
of spirituals, blues, jazz
••3fttffrrt1rmasTC“'~.
Another highlight will be
the presentation of the 1982
"Woman of the Year"
. award The award honors a
working class woman who
has not been previously
recognized for the part she
has played in improving
the quality of life on the job
and in the community
Evelyn Arant. 1981 Woman
of the Year, will present
the award
Proceeds from the cele
bration will benefit the
"Jobs^ with Peace Cam
paign.' a Toe at effort ter
educate the public about
the transfer of tax dollars
from jobs'and human ser
vice programs into the
military budget
The celebration is spon
sored by the International
■"tVmrrrerrhr-f-yny -Committee •
a coalition of community,
campus and labor organ
izations, including the
Charlotte Equal Rights
"Council. Sbtlliieiii POWER -
i Project on Women's Eco
nomic Rights', the Client
Council of Southern Pied
mont, UN'CC Cone Univers
ity Center, the Central La
bor Council and several
affiliate local unions.
The performance is
assisted in part by a grant
from the N C Humanities
—Cnmmillpr .a state haxod
program of the National
Endowment for the Hu
manities
The Charlotte celebra
lion is part of an inter
national observance of
March 8 as International
Women's Day. It recalls a
demonstration of women
textile and garment work
ers in New York City whom
on March 8, i«S7. walked
off the job demanding
better working conditions,
more pay and an end to
their 12-hour work day
Three years ‘ later they
formed their own union
“ 'Again on March WMC
thousands ol women from
New York's garment dis
trict walked off their jobs,
demanding better working
conditioas. an end to child
labor, and the right to vote
Their gallant struggle for
equality led to the recog
nltlon of March 8 as In
ternational Women's Day
It is observed throughout
the world, on all conti
nents. in rallies, demon
stratioas, festivals and
marches, honoring work
ing women and fheir~con
tribution to the struggle for
See International I’age 3
Joblessness
Approaeliing
95 Percent
Special To The Host
Commenting on an eco
nomic forecast made by a
group of economists. State
Democratic Party Chair
—matt—Russell—Walker—pf
Randolph County today
—said; "When von hear ,
someone say that unem
_ploymenUo the degree-that_
the nation suffered in the
1930's is coming, you might
think you were listening to
an old-time Democratic po
liticiar, who was till run
ning against President
Herbert Hoover
But that s not some
thing a politician put to
gether. It is one of several
discouraging findings from
a panel of economists
meeting at the Graduate
School of Management of
the University of California
at Los Angeles It's ironic
that they should be m the
home state of President
_ Reagan
Thev predicted th.i' job '
lessness in the nation will
hit the highest levs i sine
the 1930's, probabh pass
ing the 10 percent nark
They added that a ■ deral
budget deficit exc --ding
$100 billion will cau .1 2.3
percent drop in U ? ono
mic growth
"With national nem
ployment approact 1; 9.5
- Percent now, sonv^ t us
above 10 percent some
people have simply s pped
seeking jobs, and t!~T»e —
partment of Labor 1. .-sn't
have them in its om
puters."
—. „ J?_V' *'A econoMiisls
(iidtdrrie'upwTtTi o‘m‘1“7gli'f.
spot. Senator Walk) i -aid
They forecast inflat n of
approximately 6 :> p< . (/it
well below the rate it*
cent years Hut low., t in- ' —
flation is not much Lice
to somebody out of wm k nr
working only a -ta.rt
w eek " 4
Chairman Walker on
eluded that “'the Adnnnis
tration has a lot to answer
for in all these ques'mns
They can t take credit for
any small improvement
—and then blame all the I at
news on 20 \ears in the
wrong direction "
Hunt Proclaims
Older Workers
Wak
A proclamation declar
ing March 9-15 as National
Employ the Older Worker
Week will be signed by
Governor Jim Hunt follow,
ing his 10 a m. press con
ference last week
Attending the ceremony
will be Ernest MesMr; At
sistant Secretary for the
Division of Aging of the
North Carolina Depart
ment of Human Resources
as well as Glenn Jernigan,
Chairman of the Employ
ment Security Commis
sion
Secretary Messer's Divi
sion administers a Title V
program working to meet -
the needs of elderly low
income persons by supply
ing part-time community
work To date over 370
people have been employed
through this.
with suggestion* should
contact any member of the
city council.
The city council will
make nominations on Mon
day, March 8, at the meet
ing to be held ,it Harding
High School, Jisn Alle
ghany St. The vacancies
are:
('Iran City Committee - 2
positions (unexpired terms
to run until June to. 1982
and June 30. 1983 >
totintfl m Tfjtmr > r
position (terms expires
March atkia&b
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Art Commission • 2 posi
tions tone l year term and
one 3-year term).
Advisory Energy Com
mittee - 3 positions i two
year terms)
Housing Appeals Hoard -
1 position (a three year
term to expire April 4. 1985
Person must be a building
contractor >
Kmployment and Train
ing Council • I position (to
expire November 4. 1983 >.
Citizens may express a
deilre to sdrVcTon public
boards, committees, coun
cils and commissions by
completing a Talent Bank
Temple Chapel Baptist ClmrelTs
Pre-Spring Crusade Begins Sunday
ii you are a unrtstian
who believes that prayers
will be answered by God is
one aspect of your life you
have no doubt about.
The prayers that will be
raitod at the pre-spring
Crusade at Temple Chapel
Baptist Church Sunday,
MarchT, through March 13
can be the stepping stone
you have been looking for if
prayer is not fertile in your
life
Sunday services will be
led by Theodore Armstrong
of Springfield Memorial
Baptist Church. Stanley.
On Saturday, March 13.
Rev. Griffin, pastor of Gali
lee Baptist Church, will
officiate.
During the week Dr.
Nelson H. Smith, national
evangelist and pastor of
New Pilgrim Baptist
Church, Birmingham. Ala .
will be the guest speaker
Born August 23.l«t:to in
hr. Nelson II. MmMl
. ....National et anc
Brewton. Alar. Dr Smith is
the third of five children of
Rev. and Mrs. N H Smith
Sr
Therefore, at an early
age-h» was-introduced to
the mercy and grace of
God He received his AB
degree from Selma Uni
versity. Selma. Ala . and
three honorary Doctor of
Divinity, degrees from
three universities in 1969.
1971 and 1976
He is listed in "Who's
-Who in Black America.
"Who's Who in Religion"
and “Who's Who in
America. .' Hjsmany works
have involved him wiiTTHie
community. His past presi
dency of the Progessive
National Baptist Conven
tion (1974-761 for instance
allowed him to make many
contributions in the area of
spreading God's word
For the past 26 years he
has pastored the New Pil
grim Baptist Church locat
ed at 708 Goldwire Place.
S W . in Birmingham Ala
The growth of the church
under his leadership has
been tremendous, inciud
ing a licensed day care
center. Community Bro
therhood Breakfast an ef
fective Benevolent pro
gram to aid the needy; a
Christian Men's Service—
Club Scholarship Pro
gram: the Church on
Wheels and many other
ideas turned into realitj to
reach I he needs of people
Dr Smith is married to
the former Bessie M
Edwarde-He-wi. the-lather _
of four children and has one
grandson and two grand
daughters.
The public is cordially
invited to hear this dyna
mic man speak at Temple
.Chapel Baptist Church,
located at 900 September
I-one The family with the
most membres present will
be awarded a grocery cer
tificate
Music will be performed
by the Gospel Harmon
ettes. Happy l,and Chorus;
Temple—Onspeh Chorns —
Gene E Gilmore Choir.
See Temple Chapel I