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---—___THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, Abril 29, 1982 " “
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T7ZNEZER BAPT 1ST CH U R (If —
To host annual revival meeting
At Ebenezer Baptist Church
Noted Blind Evangelist To
Lead Ole Fashioned Revival
__An Qle Fashioned Re
\ ival Meeting will be held
at Ebenezer Baptist
C(^ch, located on the
corner of Trade and Myers
Streets, Monday-Friday,
May 3-7.
dynamic Rev. C. L. Moore
of Detroit, Michigan will be
the special guest speaker,
ftev. Moore is a noted
blind evangelist and form
er pastor of the famed New
Bethel Baptist Church
where Rev. C. L. Franklin
(Aretha Franklin's father)
pastorea for 32 years.
Rev. Moore is presently
the pastor -and founder of
Enon Baptist Church in
Detroit, Michigan. The
church now has over 2,000
members, and is still grow
White House Group Vows
To Fight“Drug Abuse”
By Mac Thrower
A gathering of people in
Washington have said
“enough,” and have vowed
to fight the “spreading
menace of drug abuse”
with all the resources they
can muster.
They met at the White
House March 22, and
during the day-long ses
sion, hosted by First Lady
Nancy Reagan and spon
sored by ACTION, the na
tional volunteer agency,
they mapped plans to bat
tle the drug culture that
threatens the health and
lives of young people
throughout the country.
Out of the White House
Briefing on Drug Use and
the Family, one overall
message kept being repeat
ed: the best hope for com
batting the drug menace is
for parents to face the pro
blem openly and band to
gether with their parents
Gospel Workshop
;f%l\ persons interested in
becoming affiliated with
the Charlotte Chapter of
the Gospel- Music Work
shop of America are asked
to meet at Walls Memorial
amk Zion Church, 2722
Bancroft Street, Thursday,
May 6 at 7 p m.
■WKTLMAUt"
Your trouble* are pro
bably BEHIND YOU - that
ia. if you're a SCHOOL BUS
DRIVER
Thomas W Pauken, di
rector ot ACTION, said his
agency will help mobilize
parents, religious leaders,
corporate executives, and
all others who can volun
teer in the fight against
drugs. Technical assist
ance and small seed money
grants will be provided
through the ACTION Drug
Prevention Program,
headed by Angie Ham
mock.
Paukin said the volun
teer effort will be aimed at
prevention--at making
young people aware of the
health hazards of drugs so
they won’t get started in
the first place. . •
“We must de-glamorize
drugs.” said Carlton E.
Turner, White House drug
advisor, who joined other
speakers-in criticizing
some segments of the
media and entertainment
industry which portray
drug use as socially ac
ceptable. He said the ad
ministration's goal is a 30
percent reduction in the
use of illegal drugs by 1984.
ine scope 01 me a rug
ttoeirt was summed up hy_
Carla Lowe, executive
director of Community
Action Against Drug
Abuse. Sacramento, Calif.,
who said the drug industry
is •■».. a multi-billion dollar
business that could bring
our country to its knees."
"The fate of humanity is
in the hands of our child
ren. Just as certain, the
fate of our children in re
gards to drug abuse, is in
our hands,” commented
Bill Barton, president of
the National Federation of
Parents for Drug Free
Youth.
The ACTION Prevention
Program may be contacted
by writing to the program
at: 806 Connecticut Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D C.
20625, or telephone 202
254-8501.
mg in spirit and fatth. 7
Rev. Moore is also a
recording artist and has
produced many Christian
albums praising God’s
name. He also spreads the
Lord's word through his
Many can remember
how Rev. Moore stirred the
hearts and souls when he
led the Ebenezer Revival
last year, With blessings
from heaven many more
will be touched this year
during the revival.
Dr. A. B. Sutton, pastor
of Ebenezer Baptist
Church is honored to an
nounce ihe arrival of Rev, -
Moore. Dr. Sutton’s
church choirs and congre
gation will travel to De
troit the first of July to
worship with Rev. Moore
and the Enon Baptist
Church family.
Dr. Sutton and the mem
bers of Ebenezer cordially
invite the public to attend
this Ole Fashioned Reviv
al Meeting. And remember
...None of us can afford to
wait on someone else...
therefore let the Lord's
revival begin in you.
Non -Gash Benefits W ould
Reduce Poverty Level?
Impact Of
Government
Cutbacks—
By Mac Thrower
Post Staff Writer
The'Governmehl Impact
.Committee of the Social -
Planning Council has-—
issued a report on the
impact of government cut
backs in Mecklenburg and
Union Counties.
The t6-page report, re
leased April 15, attempts to
cuts in federal programs,
and to thereby develop
priorities for United Way
funding in Mecklenburg
and Union Counties.
Dr Richard E. Neel is
serving as chairman of the
Impact Committee, whose
members include: Dr. W.
Leslie’Bobbitt, Mr. David
H. Garris, Mrs. Susan
Green, Dr. Wilbert Green
field—Mrsr Betty Chafin
Rash.- and-Dr. _ George S.
Rent.
The committee, working
closely with the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce,
the League of Women
Voters, and local govern
ment, gathered ^fuforma
tion from about-'/:' agencfes
in an effort to document the
effects of the changes in
government funding. The
committee sought through
the study to provide a guide
to the United Way Board in
dealing wjth the expected
additional cuts in future
government funds
Because programs and
regulations are changing
rapidly, it is becoming
more difficult to locate ser
vices which address a par
ticular need. It is impera
tive to maintain a system
which can provide local
citizens with current in
formation on services. The
Information and Referral
Service should be strength
ened to fulfill this role.
The United Way should
continue to work closely
with the City and County in
human services planning
and in the development of
priorities for allocation of
puhllr and private dollars.
Donna Michelle Mobley
_ ~HadiantIy beautiful -
Donna Michelle Mobley
Is44Beauty Of The Week"’
By Teresa Burns
Post Managing Editor
Like a budding flower
our beauty. Donna Mi
chelle Mobley, is a natural
beauty.
Today when there are so
many teenage models
-turned artificially into glti
morous women' it is re
freshing to observe the in
born essence of charm_
Ms. Mobley would like to
enter the field of modeling
and surely she would be an
asset. “I like having pic
tures taken of -me and I
enjoy dressing up in fabu
lous clothes," she noted
Ms. Mobley also enjoys
reading fiction and bicycle
riding
A 13 year-old eighth
grader at Kennedy Junior
High School, she is in
volved in many activities,
thus improving her bounds
of intelligence as well as
aiding others.
I am a member of the
Red Cross, Project Aries,
the Cheerleading Club and
" i am a Junior Varsity
Cheerleader." Ms Mobley
exclaimed.
The daughter of Frances
and John Mobley, our
beauty has two sisters.
Sherrie and Wanda and one
brother. Maurice
_“1 really admire my
mother She takes care of
me and gets me everything
1 need."
In school. Ms Mobley
enjoys mathematics and
her favorite instructor is
Ms. Edwards. "She ex
plains well and we can
understand what she is try
ing to teach us." explained
our beauty.
Ms. Mobley was born
under the sign of Libra and
considers herself an easy
going person. "I can get
along with just about any
one.”
5 lie attends Creator
Bethel AME Church where
Rev. Levi Brown is pastor
She is also a member of the
Girl Scouts
As far as entertainment
is concerned. Ms Mobley
chooses -the music of
superbly t-alcuted Di.ira
Ross and the humorous
situation comedy "Differ
ent Strokes."
The involvement.
me«U and. the gifL.joG.
natural beauty are jus'
parts of Ms Mobley's life
puzzle Include several
more, starring ihe heart
and you will lind a com
plete angel on earth
"If I could I would make
sure everyone in this world
had what they needed.'
Ms. Mobley softly ex
pressed.
No doubt, our beauty
possesses that loving and
unselfish heart of gold tnat
can onlv be a gift from God
Drive targets (computer Selected Areas
NAACP Launches Largest Political Drive
-By Mac Thrower
Post Staff Writer
The NAACP has launch
ed the largest political
operation in its history-in
the form of a sophisticated
Voter Education Drive de
signed to increase elected
black representation and to
reverse the conservative
political- trend in the
country.
Mr. Kelly Alexander Jr.,
vice president of the Char
lotte chapter of tho NAACP
and a member of the
NAACP National Board of
Directors, explained that
the drive has "targeted
computer-selected areas
throughout the country
where the black vote can be
a potentially decisive
factor" in the 1982
elections. Alexander says
that the Voter Education
Drive is part of a general
"mobilization" aimed at
increasing not only black
voter registration but,
more crucially, black voter
turnout.
"We’ve had pretty good
success with registration
drives in the past," Alex
ander noted, "only to have
problems with the actual
turnout ." He added that the
Voter Education Drive ac
tually began last year, and
succeeded in increasing the
black turnout in scattered
state elections.
Alexander revealed that
the NAACP is reaching for
more than short term gains
in Mack pohticat partici
pation “the NAACP
wants to get black folks to
participate in the political
process on a consistent
basis," he declared.
Specific details for the
operation have yet to be
worked out in the Charlotte
area. Alexander related
"A number of organiz
ations are engaged in this
type operation in our
area,” Alexander pointed
out, "we’ll have to sort out
who does what before we
can get started ”
One of the key elements
of the national campaign
involves the recruitment of
“block leaders” ta help
register voters ind get
them to the polls on
election day. Alexander
says that block leaders
have yet to be chosen in
Kelly Alexander
...NAACP Vice-president
Charlotte Mecklenburg.
The general goal of the
NAACP drive, according to
Alexander, is to "deny
re-election to ultraconserv
ative members of Con
gress." "Aroused black
voters in some districts can
make a difference in close
elections," he observed
Alexander remarked
that the NAACP position is
not based, necessarily, on
defeating "conservative”
candidates "We want to
elect candidates who will
represent broad interests -
not narrow ideological
views," Alexander empha
sized
Alexander also con
firmed that economic
issues will be a critical
factor in the general
NAACP drive. He expects
that candidates who "favor
the wealthy Wat the ex
of ihe tm>r and
middle income groups win
be targeted The NAACP
wants to defeat politicians
who seek to cure the na
tion's economic illness by
"giving a sugar coated pill
to the rich . and castor oil
to the poor. ’ Alexander
stated.
In local races the basic
goal for black leaders is to
"ffiAlYnatn theC'otmtytkim
mission seat" held by Bob
Walton and to "retain a
state senate seat." Alexan
der advised "We feel that
we have, in Klia Scarbo
rough. an attractive, elect
able candidate for the
Board of Kducation as
well, lie asserted
_Alexander concluded
that if the economy eon
tinues in a depressed
state until November the
btncfrvotocturnout nation.
wide will be large, as much
as70 percent, he predicted
Alexander believes that
these voters will deliver a
strong ballot box message
about the nation's course
Lanes To Qose Friday
Effective Friday even
ing, April 30, the two lanes
of westbound Fourth Street
next to the Quality Inn
Downtown and the curb
lane of northbound McDow
ell Street at that inter
section will be closed for
approximately two weeks
The purpose of the
closing is to replace South
ern Bell cables and a vault
below the street level at the
McDowell-Fourth Streets
intersection.
Vehicles will not be de
toured Signs, cones and'
barricades will be used to
direct traffice and advise
motorists
11.1 Percent
Of Popt&iikjii ~
‘In Poverty?
Hv Mai Thrower
Post Stall VV l iter ■
According to a Census
Bureau sTudy released
recently, estimates of the
number of persons in
poverty in the rnition would
have been reduced by 12 to
42 percent in 1J79 if
selected non-cash govern
ment benetits were ineliid
_Lli in the d.-lerm,nation of
poverty.
In 1979 the number of
poor was estimated al 23.6
million, or 11 1 percent of
the l’ S population
If non cash benefits had
been taken into account in
determining poverty
status, the number of. poor
would have been estimated
between 13 million si.
percent • and 2f million • jo
.
tne- -wiiu.it Uir .—
bureau calls 'highly ex
ploratory. oxurr ines pro
ledures for assigning
values to non-cash I tench ts,
and uresents estimates of
how "these value.- affect the
-i/i and compo.-ition of the
'puvmy pr'pnj.r:nn ~
Although "poverty " is a
qua lit a ti vc subjecti ve
issue, the government has
produced quant tative
estimates ba.-ed on an
official definition which
has been in use since 1964
'• is based solely tn money
income and .ate- not
include the value of. non
cash government benefits
Tfivwbf-lH'fits nrr.v account —
.'VI..innre.thai two of every
three dollars of govern
ment assistance received
by the lov.-income popu
lation
The report responds to a
T S Senate directive
issued in September 1980.
and is in keeping with the
bureau s continuing re
search in this area since
1977 The principal author
is Professor Timothy
Smreding, University of
Utah, a visiting scholar at
the bureau during 1980-81
also participated in the
study.
The- report is intended to
serve a a foundation for
discussion of th< valuation
issues and a starting point
fu thei re* arch It
does not confain'nhy"spfecT-~““
fic recr mmendaii >ns con
cerning the most appr6
priato valuation technique
or when and how these
values should be incorpor
ated into the official
poverty estimates Such
decisions are the respons
ibility oi die iiUuui «>f——
Monarch.eiil dllll Budget
The official poverty
level, which varies by
family characteristics, was
-lZ^12_tn 197ft for a non
farm family of four, as
established by the Office of
Management and Budget
Copies of the report.
"Alternative Methods for
Valuing Selected In Kind
Transfer Benefits and Mea
suring Their Effect on
Poverty," may be obtained
for $6 breach prepaid from
the Superintendent of
Documents, U S. Govern
ment Printing Office,
Washington, D C 20402, or
from Commerce district of
flces in major U S cities.
Jion The Churchwoman Of
The Year Campaign.