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...Harding High senior
Yolanda Nesbit Is
Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
“If you don't do some
thing right the first time,
strive until you reach that
goall” is the advice of our
— wise beauty, Yolanda
Danette Nesbitt.
At the age of only 17 Ms.
Nesbitt has already dis
covered the important real
ization that anything of
worth Is usually not so easy
to come by.
And besides intelligence
our Cancer beauty also
possesses personality. “I
can get along with anyone.
I am happy all the time and
I am willing to give a
helping hand.”
Coming from a loving
family may be one reason
why our beauty is so
amiable. Her parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Nesbitt
and she has two brothers,
Darryl and Vidal.
All of her family mem
bers hold that special place
in our beauty’s heart. Her
mother, Charlene Nesbitt,
however, has been more
influential. “I can always
turn to my mother...I trust
her and she sticks by me.
She’s just like a sister.”
Hobbies of Ms. Nesbit
are dancing, jogging, bike
riding and exploring life.
She enjoys listening to
music, especially the
mellow notes of Natalie
Cole.
She attends Gethsemane
Baptist Church and Sunday
School classes where Rev.
C. E. Dewberry is pastor.
As a senior at Harding
High School Ms. Nesbit has
joined the Future Business
Leaders of - America
(FBLA); the Keylites; and
Big Brothers and Sisters.
She is vice president of the
French Club and ran track.
She was also voted
Harding's Miss Homecom
ing of 1982.
Other honors she has re
ceived include being voted
as junior attendant for
Miss Homecoming during
her junior year and being
crowned “Miss Ninth
Grade” at Spaugh Junior
High School.
In addition to her school
work and extra-curricular
activities Ms. Nesbitt is
also working at Wendy's
and a steak house.
But the ambition that is
brewing inside our beauty
includes college. “I would
like to attend Winston
Salem State University and
major in Secretarial Sci
ence. I enjoy typing and
shorthand and I’ve alwavs
wanted to work behind an
office desk and dress
appropriately ”
Ms. Nesbit is one young
lady who has added the
various facets of her life to
produce a winning equa
tion...grace plus charm,
times intelligence* and
ambition can only equal the
one and only Yolanda
Nesbitt.
“All Out War” Declared
Against Nicotine Fiends
I hey aren t blowing
smoke at a new Stop
Smoking Center in Char
lotte.
The ('enter is part of an
“all out war" against the
nicotine fiend, according to
Dick Patton, ah area rest
dent who recently opened
the Stop Smoking Center at
4917 Albemarle Rd.-Suite
130, in the rear of the
Albemarle Plaza Building
Patton stated that the
Center provides a type of
therapy that is derived
from behavior modifica
. tion techniques:
"The program is based
turnMAuT
a
Most people have pre
sence of mind...the trouble
is absence of thought
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on a combination of be
havior modification and
aversion therapy that has
been used clinically in
California for over fifteen
years...but that is new to
this part of the country. It
is a proven safe and
medically accepted con
cept As a matter of faet,
many of our clients are
referrals from doctors and
dentists People stop
smoking easily with this
program if they can and
will follow directions
Four therapy sessions
per day are offered, with a
maximum of eight people
per session. Appointments
for application interviews
may be made by calling the
office at 536 7090, day or
night
Patton says he won't
accept anyone who is mere
ly interested in using the
program as a smoke
screen, “The reason for the
interview is to be sure
that we are offering the
rapy only to those who
really want to stop smoking
and can follow the required
five-day program. We will
not accept anyone for
therapy who we feel is
going at it for the wrong
reasons "
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48 Churches Competing _
Post Kicks Off Second “Church
Woman Of Year” Campaign
SCLC March
Friday
Bv Mac Thrower
Post Staff Writer
"The largest march in
Charlotte history" is
planned for Saturday, May
22, when the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
-ference voting rights nii
grimage arrives to ‘unite
and organize' local blacks
'in order to turn the tide
that’s eroding our progress
in this nation,” declared
Warren Arthur, chairman
of the Charlotte Area
Voting Rights Conference
and a coordinator for
Saturday's activities. _
The SCLC March, which
stopped in Laurinburg,
N.C, on May 17, is slated to
reach Charlotte about 2
p.m. Friday, May 21. The
caravan includes 100 per
manent pilgrims who are
marching from Selma,
maoama 10 wasnington.
D.C. to increase awareness
of black issues such as the
Voting Rights Act exten
sion now before Congress.
The group is led by Dr.
Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC
president. Dr. Lowery will
hold a press conference at
Johnson C. Smith Univers
ity at 2:30 p.m on the 21st.
Workshops are planned
by march organizers for
Friday afternoon from 3-6
p.m. at Johnson C. Smith
University. These work
shops will be led by experts
who will deal with the
following topics: Youth Un
employment, the “New
Federalism," The “New
Militarism," and the
Voting Rights Act.
A rally is scheduled for 7
p.m, at Biddle Auditorium
on the JCSU campus Dr.
Lowery will be featured as
the keynote speaker. The
Rev. Cleophus Robinson, a
nationally known gospel
singer,” will headline a
gospel concert at the Smith
University Chapel alter uie
rally.
Saturday, May 22. is the
day when citizens will be
organized to take to the
streets in Charlotte to
demonstrate solidarity
against the reactionary
racial, economic, and
See SCLC on Page 4
NAACP "Tribute to Mothers”: Mrs.
Sarah M Coleman; Mrs. Inez Mont
gomery. Mother of the Year; Mrs
Bobbie Parks, runner-up, and Mrs
Josephine Goodwin.
m nateigti Sunday
rLmest lyreen l o Keynote
State NAACP Freedom Day
Special To The Post
..GREENSBORO - The
North Carolina State Con
ference of NAACP Branch
es will celbrate its Annual
Freedom Day and Mother
of the Year Contest, Sun
day, May 23, at the Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium at
3:30 p.m.
Keynoting the event will
be Ernest G. Green, former
Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training,
U.S. Department of Labor,
Mr. Green was a member
of the celebrated “Little
Rock Nine" and the first
black to graduate from
Little Rock, Arkansas'
Central High School.
He is a 1958 recipient of
the NAACP’s highest
award, the Spingarn
Medal, awarded distin
guished merit and achieve
ment among American
Blacks.
Mr. Green is Co-founder
and President of Green.
Herman and Associates.
Hie . a minority owned
small business corporation
in Washington. D C. He is a
Life Member of the NAACP
and is serving his first year
on the NAACP’s National
Board of Directors.
NAACP Mothers from
each branch across the
state will be vying for the
title of "Mother of the
Year.” The mother report
—mfr the largest sum of
money to be used for the
NAACP's Freedom Fund,
will be crowned with this
honor.
Music will be provided by
the New Generation Gospel
Chorus of the St Paul AME
Church, Kaleigh, N.C. and
the Brown’s Chapel Baptist
Church of Snow Hill, N.C.,
pastored by Rev Charles
White. Both choirs are
renown for their singing
abilities.__
State Field Director ef
the NAACP, Mrs. Carolyn
Coleman, said a ten o'clock
morning session will be
The session will include
discussions on getting out
the vote for the June 29.
State Primary. NAACP
programmatic activities as
well as a concentration on
voter registration, voter
education arid voter parti
cipation in the general
election
The NAACP’s Economic
Development Task Force
will also announce its pro
jecrforthe yrar-which will
bo conducted in local
branches across the state.
Public Asked To “Speak Out”
A public meeting will be
held on Monday, May 24 at
7:30 p.m in the board room
ofthe Education Center. 701
E Second Street, to hear
citizens' comments on how
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
criminal justice system
can operate more efficient
—ly-—-—--—
At the meeting citizens
are encouraged to offer
suggestions and comments
on the operation of the
criminal justice system
and how it-can— be~ im
proved Anyone wishing to
speak can register at the
meeting. There will he a
five minute limitation on
statements.
A study group composed
of police, courts and justice
administration personnel
will host the meeting
The study group and con
sultant will examine the
-eeunmal justice system
from the point of arrest to
sentencing Areas to be
studied include police,
sheriff, courts, district
attorney, clerk of court,
■pnrtriat - release, proba
tion. highway patrol,
juvenile counselor and
criminal magistrate.
10 Women Assigned
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To Assist Contestants
By Sheila Conner
Post Staff Writer
The Second Annual
Charlotte Post Church
woman of the Year Contest
officially began Monday.
May 17. The contest has
started off in a big way -18
local churches have al
ready entered and 10
women have been assigned
to a committee to repre
sent various churches
The contest, a rousing
success in its first year, is
exDected to eenprate even
^greater interest this year.
Mr Bill Johnson, the
publisher of The Post and
Mr Dan Ketter, circulation
coordinator, have been
working Hard to make this
mutually beneficial pro
gram available to all area
churches.
An outstanding commit
tee composedof 10 local
churchwomen is now at
work servicing local
churches and their contest
ants. The gracious ladies
who were selected for the
committee and the church
es they represent, aref"
Mrs Anna Hood-Greater
Mt. Moriah (Rev. A. L
Samuels), Memorial
United (Rev. Newberry),
Mayfield Memorial Rev.
H. S. Diggs), and Second
Calvary (Rev. Lemar
Foster); Mrs Mary South
erland-Gethsemane Bap
tist (Rev. C. E. Dewberry i.
Greater Galilee (Rev
Warren McKissick). St
John's Baptist Rev.
Leak i, Amay James Pres
byterian (Rev Frank
duCille),. Greater Provi
dence Baptist ( Rev. J W
Wallace), and Miller Street
Olive Grove AME Zion
Also included are Mrs
Rena Blake-East Stone
wall AME Zion (Rev
James E McCoy i. Little
Rock AME Zion i Rev
William White). Ms.
Regina Gill - Grier Heights
Presbyterian < Rev Lloyd
Morris), Antioch Baptist
'Rev Preston Pender
grass), Clinton Chapel
AME Zion (Rev. R
Gaston), C. N. Jenkins
Presbyterian (Rev George
Goodman), Faith CME
(Rev. R J Goal) and
Pleasant Hill Baptist ' Rev
Cuthbertson).
The other key committee
members are: Ms De
Jim Polk Says:
I m Concerned About My Community”
n> .iiiu iniuHrr
Post suff Writer
James K. (Jim* Polk of
Charlotte, candidate Tor"
the North Carolina State
Senate in the 22nd District
i Mecklenburg and Cabar
rus Counties) is seeking a
Senate seat because, he
says. "I’m concerned
about my community...I’ve
been involved in the past in
civic affairs but now I'd
like to serve in a political
role."
Assessing his candidacy,
Polk smiled and remarked
that he feels he is “one of
the best people running -
they need Jim Polk in this
delegation."
Polk, who is married and
has six children, is a ruling
elder at Grier Heights
Presbyterian Church. He is
a member of the Board of
Directors of the Charlptte
Chamber of Commerce,
chairman of the Grier
Heights Community Devel
James K Polk
...State Senate candidate
opment corporation, and a
past member of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Community Relations
Committee
Polk feels that some of
his most important civic
work has been in the area
of education, as a member
of the North Carolina
Council for Vocational
Education and as a past
-
trustee of Central Pied
mont Community College
Malachi Green, a cam
paign aide, remarked that
"Jim has been stressing for
many years that education
is the key to societal
progress."
The major issues that
Polk is emphasizing in his
campaign fall into the
general categories of
"economic and human
development." In the area
of economic development.
Polk explained that he Is
concerned "with creating
opportunities for small
businessmen "
In terms of human
development, Polk related
that he is primarily in
terested in education: "I
want to make sure that kids
are learning-we must take
whatever steps are nec
cessary, including improv
ing student-teacher ratio,
'to insure that. Also, I be
lieve that vocational edu
_ ;
cation is absolutely
necessary to prepare kids
•or the job market With
new industry coming Inl6
North Carolina, we've got
to train our kids to pre
pare them for jobs (hat
require special mathema
heal and technical skills ”
Folk revealed'that he has
no ready answers for the
problems affecting state
budgets as a result of
federal spending cuts
'We re going to have to
really study how to best
target scarce federal
dollars,'' he suggested
"Certainly we'll have to
tighten up management
and apply good business
procedures In order to
maximize benefits in social
service programs." Polk
concluded
Declining to take a posi
tion on possible state tax
increases to compensate
for federal cutbacks. Polk
admitted that he has "not
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studied all the tax
proposals we may have to
look at other, non tradition
aT ways brincreasiffjf Start
revenues "
In a reference to the
ninwIaPTSWBWTTP fiTttra7*
lion. Polk offered the com
ment that "we are
becoming a society of the
haves, the have nots. and
the used-to-haves. One of
my main political interests
is in helping those who.
because of economic con
ditions. are losing faith in
the American Dream."
Polk reported that he Has
no significant differences
with members of the pre
sent 22nd Senate delega
tion "I will fit in very
well.” he maintained. “I
pride myself on the ability
to get along with people
and to persuade decision
makers to do what is right
for the people.”
See POLK on Page 5
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Mrs Anna Hood
1981 Churehwoman of Year
borah Williams • South
Tryon Presbyterian (Rev
A L. McClean). Greater
Gethsemane AME Zion
(Rev. George Battle i, First
Mayfield (Rev. Johnson-i,.
First Mt. Zion (Rev. C. V.
Owens), Ms. Linda Rich
ardson - St. Luke's i Rev L
D Parker). Chappell
Memorial < Rev Wilson
Mitchell), Our Lady of Con
solation 'Father Thomas'.
Green Oaks (Rev. M N.
Kelly) and Matthews
Murkland (Rev. Daniel
Hennigan-). Mrs. Linda
- Jenktns-Wilson Heights
i ftov. A. Hethune*. Grace
Christian Center Greater
Bethel AME Rev Levi
Brown i. Walls Memorial
AME Zion < Rev Jerry
'WhitevTMs ~Klaine Cham
hers Bethe.sda AME Zion
Rev David Miller'. Grace
AME Zion Rev M Jones'
Myers Tabernacle Rev
Cornell Thompson'. First
Baptist AME Zion Rev .1
B Humphrey
-—Also -St—Paul - -Pfetiby
terian_.jJbtfv Hubert L
Walton . Torrence Chapel
AME Zion ■ Rev George
W Thompson . Ms Sherry
Lewis - Bt*n Salem 'Rev.
Ray Bootan-'. Huntersville
United I'resbytcrian Rev
Hendrick Berean Seventh
Day' Adventist Elder
Ralph Franklin Grace. -
Memorial Missionary. Ms
mini ! a; lor China
(.rove \ME Zion Rev M
Houston1. First Pros byte
rian—-Gustier _ Ml—isuuu_
• Rev Norman Kerry
University Park Baptist
• Rev James E Palmer i.
Pentecostal temple
Bishop.) H Sherman'
-Over the— ftes t 'd ght
weeks each of these ladies
will be diligently working
to insure that the title ot
Churchwoman of the Year
comes from among her
churches
Inc reigning ( nurch
woman* nf thr-Vnarr Mnr
Anna Hood, is a member of
Memorial f'nifed Presby
terian Church The run
ners, up- last vear ware ..
-Mrs—Ifa/elmc Saitor-of- —
Lniversify Park Baptist
Church and Mrs Kcna
‘ttlnkr —SOmowall—
A ME Zion Church.
Among the prizes to be
offered this year arc a
$2,000 donation and a year
of free advertising from
The Post to go to the con
testant's church which
sells 3»K) subscriptions to
The Charlotte Post. These
subscriptions can be either
new or renewals - for one or
two years That's just for
the church- the contestant
of the church will receive
such gifts as a 25-inch color
television and a $125 war
drobe. In The- -event a
church does not place
among the top three, it will
still receive $2 for each
subscription sold Every
one will come out a winner
in any event.
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