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-- The Voire Of The Black (,ommunity
Volume 7, Number SI
__ THE ( HARLQTTE POST - Thursday, May 27, I9K2
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ArL-CIO Sayn
President’s
Program
“Not Worthy*
By Mac Thrower
Post Staff Writer
President Reagan’s
“economic recovery pro
—gram" is not considered
worthy of the name by
members of the AFL-CIO
Public Employee Depart
ment (PED).
According to a report
released by the PED,
Reagan’s program is
“directly responsible for
— the severity and duration Of
the current U.S. reces
sion.”
_ PED President Kenneth
~ "Blalock repmtedthe study
found that “the near
depression level condi
tions" can be blamed
directly on Reagan. "The
_ nation is, in effect, in the
midst of the Reagan re
cession,” Blalock declared,
“his Administration’s poli
cies are to blame.”
PED sifted out the
specifics of the recession
by using the economic
model of Data Resources,
Inc., a leading consulting
firm on national economic
issues. PED’g comparison
uses two forecasts of the
American economy. One
forecast claims to show
how the economy will look
as Reagan’s policies carry
through to the end of 1983,
assuming the proposals
remain in place.
The other forecast is of
an economy in which the
3E«-elements of the Ad
ministration’s program are
removed. This hypothetic
al, or “baseline,” forecast
purports to show how the
economy would have per
formed had the corporate
tax cuts contained in last
year’s tax bill never been
enacted, had the tax breaks
for the affluent been
capped at $700 per family,
and had there been a slight
easing of monetary policy
over the course of the fore
cast period.
The PED study pro
claims that a comparison
of these two economic pic
tures shows that America’s
economic performance will
deteriorate significantly as
a direct result of Presi
dent Reagan’s budget and
tax-policy initiatives.
Public Hearing
To Discuss
County Budget
The Mecklenburg Board
of County Commissioners
will hold a public hearing
at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June
2, in the Board Meeting
Room, fourth floor, County
Office Building, for discus
sions of the County’s 1962
83 budget.
The public is invited to
attend and speak on pro
posals for the budget
Persons who wish to
•pak the public hearing
are asked to contact the
Clerk to the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners, m
374-2472, to have their
name put on the agenda.
AH speakers are asked to
limit their remarks to three
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13 Churches In Concord
Enter Post’s Contest
ATTRACTIVE THELMA NEELY
...Timid in a special wajf
Thelma Neely Is
Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Staff Writer
Timid in her own way our
special eighth grade
beauty, Thelma Neely,
easily extends a pleasant
ray of happiness. Her
persona is whipped from
sweetness and her attitude
is one of friendliness.
Being a Virgo, Ms.
Neely considers herself
active ...a person who
enjoys life. “I enjoy cheer
ing,” she expressed. As a
Junior Varsity Cheerlead
er at Northwest Junior
High School our beauty has
the chance to develop and
share her athletic ability.
She has attended a cheer
leader summer camp at
Johnson C. Smith Univers
ity. She feels that cheering
is an important aspect to
schools’ athletic depart
ments.
u is a special part and I
would like to see scholar
ships for cheerleaders in
college,” she continued.
Besides cheering Ms.
Neely is involved diligent
ly in her academic work.
She especially enjoys the
diversity of the English
language and is amused by
the various spelling of
words.
Talking on the phone is
another favorite pastime of
Ms. Neely’s. She enjoys the
antics of Richard Pryor
and the amusing confront
ations between George Jef
ferson and Florence on
"The Jeffersons.”
For the past five years
ms. iNeeiy nas been study
ing the violin. Her church is
the Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah Witness.
The daughter of Rubie
stine and Robert Neely, our
beauty has two brothers,
Tony and Robert, and one
sister, Maria.
"Maria is my favorite
person," Ms. Neely re
marked. “We get along
well and we spend a lot of
time together.” 1
Growing up In a loving
family has instilled in our
beauty the importance of
helping others. Her en
deavors professionally in
volve children. “I would
love to work with children.
Maybe in a day care,” she
confirmed.
Even at the age of 13
years one can easily see
that our beauty’s formation
is demure, friendly and
grand, "hiree aspects that
will allow our beauty to
glow among the stars.
Post’s Feature On
Johnson C. Smith
Begins Next Week
NOTICE: Next wee* The
Pott will feature Johnson
C. Smith Sports - “Great
Moments in Golden Bull
History.”
The eight-part series will
examine 100 years of ath
letic achievement at JCSU.
Don’t miss this exciting
review of Johnson C. Smith
sports history 1
Jobs
Available
For Youths
-w - By Mae-Thrower -
Post Staff Writer
A long, hot summer of
full-time work and regular
paychecks is now available
to economically disadvant
aged youths living in Meck
lenburg County.
The Charlotte-Mecklen
burg Youth Council is
taking applications for the
Summer Youth Employ
ment Program. Applicants
must be 14-21 years of age,
meet CETA guidelines, and
live in Mecklenburg
County, outside the city
limits of Charlotte.
Garfield Evans of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Youth Council reports that
over 100 jobs will be avail
able through this program.
He noted that there has
been "a tremendous re
sponse" from youth in the
county already-due, at
least partly, he believes, tcT
the loss of other programs
that have provided jobs for
CETA-eligible youth in the
past.
Evans emphasized that
the Youth Council wilt con
tinue to take applications
until all positions in the
Youth Employment Pro
gram are filled A list will
be issued later containing
descriptions of the jobs that
are open to young men and
women, living outside
Charlotte in Mecklenburg
County, who qualify for the
program.
Evans indicated that fe
males, heads-of-hause
holds, the handicapped,
and high school dropouts
are eligible to apply if they
meet other guidelines.
Those interested in the
Summer Youth Employ
ment Program should con
tact Garfield Evans, Bill
McCullough, or Leroy
Lewis at the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Youth Coun
cil, 501 E. Morehead St.,
334-3fW5
Churehwoman of the Year contestants:
Shirley Harding. Gloria Statoivaiul Carol—
Tate represent various churches in
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Legislation Introduced
To Bring Interest Rates Down
By Mac Thrower
Post Staff Writer
Senate Democratic Whip
Alan Cranston (Calif.)
wants to call President
Reagan’s bluff concerning
his complaints about high
interest rates hampering
his economic recovery
program: Cranston intro
duced legislation on May 13
to strengthen the Presi
dent's power-if he chooses
to use it—to bring down high
interest rates in order to
combat the recession and
reduce unemployment
The measure would pre
serve the President's
power to authorize the
Federal Reserve to "pre
scribe the maximum rate
of interest.’’ Unless Cran
ston's bill is enacted that
power will expire June 30.
The Cranston bill would
also authorize the Federal
Reserve to deny credit for
corporate takeovers.
"More than $70 billion in
credit is now tied up in
financing the corporate
merger game," Cranston
pointed out. “That's one of
the big reasons why inter
est rates are high and why
credit is not available for
home mortgages and car
purchases or to small
businessmen and
farmers."
Cranston's bill would
extend the Credrt Control
Act indefinitely The act,
which was passed in 1969. is
due to expire the end of
next month
Cranston argued that at a
time when unemployment
is at 9.4 percent and pro
ductivity is lagging, "pre
sidential power over
interest rates should not be
abandoned." "Business
failures are up 57 percent
over last year; plant
utilization is below 72
percent; the economy
remains stagnant from
lack of productive invest
ment and the prime rate
currently is at 16‘s per
cent," -Cranston said in_
making the case for
presidential action on
interest rates.
According to Cranston,
the President can now, if he
wants, ask the Fed to set a
low interest rate target and
to gradually increase the
money supply in order to
hit that target "That's
what the President could,
and should, do to bring
down interest rates and
National Council Of Negro Women —
To Honor 9 For Outstanding Services
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
The National Council of
Negro Women, Inc. will
recognise outstanding
members and community
business people during Its
Bi-Annual Awards Day to
be held Sunday, May 90, 2
pm. at McDonald’s Cafe
teria, 2812 Beatties Ford
Road (at 1-86 exit).
Among then, tO IfT PTf
sented with plaques include
Willie ‘ Bill” Johnson,
editor and publisher of
"The Voice of the Black
Community,” The
Charlotte Post newspaper.
Jimmy McKee, owner of
the popular Excelsior Chib
and proprietor of several
other businesses, will also
be honored. John W.
McDonald, owner of
McDonald’s cafeterias
(both have showered Char
lotte with delicious, home
cooked meals) will also be
presented with a olaque.
According to Ophelia C.
Gray, president of the
National Council of Negro
Women, Inc., Charlotte
Bill Johnson
...Post Publisher
Chapter, “We are proud of
our businesses and the
achievement of our busi
ness people in the city of
Charlotte.”
The ladies of NCNW felt
this was one way to show
their support. The well
known slogan of “Support
Our Black Businesses" is •
snother way members
have shown their support.
NCNW will also recog
nise ladies of the group who
have, performed outs land
ing feats. Pearl Littlejohm,
membership chairperson,
John McDonald
...Local entrepreneur
of NCNW will receive a
plaque. "Mn Littlejohn
brought in more members
than anyone else,” Mrs.
Gray commented.
Other members will re
ceive certificates of
awards for performance on
their respective commit
tees. They include: Rev.
Minnie Conner; Adlean
Conner, Mary K. Harris,
Ella Yarborough, and
Bleeker L. Mayfield.
Robert Davis, principal
of Spa ugh Junior High .
School, will make the
Ophelia Gray
...NCNW president
presentations
This annual Awards Day
is in keeping with Mary
McCloud Bethune's legacy,
“I Leave You Love.” Mrs.
Bethune is the founder of
NCNW.
Various meetings are
held throughout the year in
this national organization
On Saturday, June 19 the
Coalition of the State of
North Carolina NCNW will
meet from 10 a m until 2
pm. at the Morehead
Baptist Church, Morehead
Avenue and Carroll in
Durham The hostesses are
of the Durham section of
the NCNW.
"We wish to have a good
representation at this
meeting." Mrs Gray re
marked. Mrs Gray will
present the welcome ad
dress Program and pro
jects for the future will be
discussed
A seminar will be held
July 10 in honor of their
founders birthdate. The
-theme, "Leave No One
Behind • Black Women
Helping Black Women,"
will be explored through
various training tech
niques enlightening mem
bers to many facets and
aiding them with their
continued struggle for
justice and equality.
Officers of the NCNW
include Ophelia C. Gray,
president; Mary Harris,
first vice president and
program chairman;
Lucinda Satterwhite,
second vice president;
Minnie Conner, chaplain;
and Ella Yarborough and
Nancy Gaston, social co
chairpersons
make capital more avail
able." Cranston declared.
Under the Credit Control
_Act, the President has the
power to authorize the
Federal Reserve "to regu
late and control" exten
sions of credit "for the
purpose of preventing or
controlling inflation. " That
includes the power to
"prescribe the maximum
rate of interest "
Cranston's bill, the "Low
Interest Rate Act of 1982,”
would make clear that such
action could be taken “to
reduce high levels of un
employment" and to "pre
vent or control" recession
as well as inflation
“President Reagan says
interest rates should be no
-higher than 10 percent,"
Cranston remarked. “But
he has not used his power
under the Credit Control
Act to get interest rates
down."
The Low Interest Rate
Act sponsored by Cranston
would give the Fed the
authority to “prescribe
limitations with respect to
credit for nonproductive
purposes, including corpor
ate takeovers, and other
wise ensure the availability
of credit for productive and
necessary purposes "
Cranston characterized
the Federal Reserve's
current efforts to control
• iflation as a blunderbuss
approach that costs the
economy $200 billion in lost
gross national product for
each point we reduce
inflation This is adding up
to a trillion-dollar cure.”
i.ranston noted mat
farming, housing, heavy
industry, and small busi
ness already cannot afford
to pay current interest
rates He suggested that
the Fed is keeping up
interest rates in order to
choke off other ‘inflation
ary nonproductive activ
ity."
This "inflationary, non
productive activity,” Cran
ston believes, is part of
"the corporate takeover
game" in which billions of
dollars are spent on mer
gers and takeovers Instead
of for capital improve
ments and investment.
Cranston concluded
gloomily that “interest
rates must come down But
the blunderbuss approach,
causing as it does massive
business failures and high
unemployment, is far, far
too costly.”
81 Churches
Compete For
Top Prize
By l.oretta Man ago
Post StaffWrller
With news of the
Charlotte Post's "Church
woman of the Year" cam
paign continually escalat
ing, local neighboring
communities have picked
up on the excitement and
are eager and anxious to
participate in what
promises to be a grand
event.
Concord is one of those
communities—Through
committee woman Linda
Jenkins’ effort 13 Concord
churches have agreed to
participate in the presti
gious event. Their commit
ment to work in the pro
gram, along with the
additional growing number
of churches in Charlotte
has brought the total num
ber of churches to 81.
In Concord Shiloh Baptist
Church, which is pastored
by Rev. Wesley Harding,
will be—represented by
Mrs. Shirley Harding
Taking an active role at
Shiloh Mrs. Harding is the
gospel choir advisor, -the
Young Generation Club
advisor, treasurer of the
Missionary and secretary
of the Guiding Light Mis
sionary Baptist Associa
tion.
n mouier or tour cnild
ren: Barry. 19; Tony, 18;
Stephanie, 16, and Angela,
12, Mrs Harding is em
ployed by Terry Products
Married to Rev Wesley
Harding. Mrs. Harding
who enjoys fishing says
that she is looking forward
to working as a church
woman contestant "Our
church is in the process of
building and this is a great
project for our church,”
commented Mrs Harding.
First Baptist Church in
Concord will be represent
ed by Mrs Gloria Staton.
The pastor of First Baptist
Church is Rev G K Moss.
You won't find Mrs. Staton
warming the church pews
on Sundays. She believes in
involvement and demon
strates it by belonging to
the missionaries choirs
number one and being the
pianist for the youth choir
In the community Mrs.
Gloria Staton performs on
the Community Choir and
works with the Ixigan
Community OrgUhiiation *
Employed by UNC-Char
lotte and the mother of six
children Daryl, 18;
Donna. 16; Bobby, 14;
Keith, 12, Kevin, 12; and
Scottie, ll, Mrs Staton
enjoys music and reading
Representing Beulah
Baptist Church of Concord
is Ms Carol Tate Rev. W
D Roseman is the pastor
mere ms rate is the
church secretary who loves
outdoor sports such as
tennis and volleyball The
mother of two boys:
Willie, 8 and Anthony, 2;
and one girl, O'peavia. 10,
Ms Tate is employed by
BNC Enterprises
Also from Concord is
Miss Priscilla Kiser who
represents Mt. Olive
Christian Church Rev.
John A Higgins is her
pastor Busy as a Sunday
School teacher, Miss Kiser
is president of the mis
sionary, secretary of the
pastor s aide, secretary of
Ihe poor treasury, co
counselor of young people
See 81 on Page 14