Saturday, June 5
Drug And Alcohol Abuse Orientation Class Planned
By Teresa Simmons
Host Managing Editor
Seldom do you hear a
“thank-you" after someone
has rendered you a service
But that's the bigness of
Curtis Hunter, one of
Charlotte's finest Alcohol
and Drug Counselors.
“1 wish to thank each
pastor for the support of
the proposal presented to
them in February. Their
confidence in me and the
work I have proposed for
their memberships will
help assure the success of
this program," Hunter
stated.
The program Hunter
refers to involved reach
ing, touching and inform
Curtis Hunter
...Veteran counselor
ing people through the local
churches.
“I want to reach our
children. One of the most
important aspects of this
program is prevention,’”
Hunter explained.
"Sure there are good
programs in schools," he
continued, "but-seldom do -
they involve the parents of
the children."
Hunter's program in^
eludes training sessions
with five selected mem
bers from each church.
During the sessions mem
bers will be given infor
mation on prevention, iden
tification and available re
sources to drug and alco
hol abuse.
First, however, Hunter
has set the time and date
for the first orientation
class. This will be held
Puhlic Hearing Set For Bus Route Changes
If you ride Charlotte City
buses-or are concerned
about changes affecting
our transit system-you
may want to attend an
important public hearing
set for Thursday. June 3, at
7 p.m. in the Council
WSSU Confers 280 Degrees
By Lori Grier
Post Staff Writer
Two hundred and eighty
seniors received bachelor’s
degrees during commence
ment exercises at Winston
Salem State University in
__Winston-Salem, N.C.
recently The Honorable
Julian Bond, Georgia state
legislator and human
rights activist, delivered
WSSU To Hold
Summer School
Registration
Winston-Salem State
university will conduct re
gistration for all summer
school classes May 31 from
8 a.m. • 12 p.m. and 1-5:30
p.m. in the C.E. Gaines
Center. Fees are based on
the number of credit hours
taken and residency (in
state, out-of-state; board
ing, non-boarding).
Two summer sessions
will be held. The six week
session will run from June
1-9. The four-week session
will run from June Is - July
9. Interested persons
should contact the Director
of Summer School at 761
2121.
the keynote address.
Mr. Bond was awarded
an honorary Doctor of
Laws degree for his con
tributions to politics and
civil rights. Mr. Edward
Horrigan Jr., R. J. Rey
nolds executive and
general chairman of the.
WSSU Enhancement Cam
paign, was awarded an
honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters degree for
his contributions to the cor
porate sector and the
Winston-Salem com
munity.
Thirteen students were
commissioned as Second
Lieutenants in the U.S.
Army during the cere
mony. Graduating seniors
“who wef? rommisslonstr
were: Rickie Hargrove
(Oxford, N.C.) Alvesta
Moore (Rocky Mount,
N.C.); Rodney Taylor
(Chapel Hill, NC); and
Horace Williams (Earm
ville, N.C.)
The following Chariot
tea ns received bachelor’s
degrees: Debra L. Alexan
der, biology; Jeffrey L.
Crump, Business Adminis
tration; Sandra L. Galmon,
Special Education;
Jacqueline Y. Neai, Office
Administration; Angelo Q.
Reid, Psychology; and
Leone M. Walker, Special
Education.
Chamber at City Hall.
The hearing will be held
to receive comments and
Suggestions on route ana '
service changes scheduled
for the Charlotte Transit
System. The public is in
vited to comment on
changes proposed to go into
effect, in late August on the
following routes: No. l.
Providence Road. - sus
pend Sunday service; No.
2, Ashley Park-Indepen
dence • combine Ashley
Park and Columbus Circle=
legs and reduce midday
frequency to 35 minutes;
No. 3, Plssa Rd. - combine
with Route 4 on nights and
Saturdays; Tuckaseegee
Rd. - reduce Saturday
frequencies to 45 minutes;
No. 8. Tuckaseegee Rd. -
reduce Saturday frequen
cies to 45 minutes; No. •,
Clanton Park-Midwood -
suspend Midwood service
and Sunday Clanton park
service; \ o. iZ' SouTK
Blvd.-Graham St. • com
bine with Route 16 on
nights and Sundays and
reduce Saturday frequen
cies to 45 minutes: No. 13.
Euclid-Scaleybark - sus
pend Saturday service.
Those affected by or in
terested in these proposed
changes may present oral
or written comments
during the hearing. Ques
tions and requests to speak
at the hearing should be _
directed to Debbie Burle
son, Department ai Trans
portation, 600 East Trade
Street, Charlotte, N.C.
28202, 374-2261.
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Saturday, June 5 at First
Baptist Church-West, 1801
Oaklawn Ave. Fellowship
Hall from 9 a m. until 12
noon. “Rev. Dr. Humphrey
VKas extremely nice tn
allow us the space in First
Baptist-West,” Hunter
remarked.
“During this time,"
Hunter explained, “infor
mation will be related as to
what the training will con
sist of.” Role playing will
be a part of the orientation
class. Resource persons
from various fields will
deal with many "how
to ” situations. In addition
Hunter will deal with
stressful family problems.
Hunter stresses that this
alcohol—and drug—abuse
program will not only help
those with drinking and
drug related problems, but
also aid in the prevention of
problems.
With the rising cases of
GFCC Offers Course For Managers
Courses in management
technique, time manage
ment and retail selling will
be offered this summer at
Central Piedmont Com
munity College.
“Behavioral Manage
ment Technique" covers
motivating average em
ployees and the employee
with a performance pro
blem; assigning work ef
fectively; correcting em
ployees; problem-solving
with bosses; teamwork;
and other topics.
Students will role play
and demonstrate mastery
of skills in goal setting,
positive reinforccment.ef
fective listening and build
ing self-esteem among
emuMbaa. _
The course; MGX 73077
will be taught by Angie
Wheeler, director of coun
seling at Belmont Abbey
College. Ms. Wheeler holds
a master's degree in guid
ance and counseling educa
tion. She has taught nu
merous courses in business
psychology'
The course will meet
from 1-5 p.m. on Tuesdays,
June 29 - August 17 and
Thursdays, July l - August
19th.
-"Time Mariagernent,”"
BUX 7107, covers the latest
techniques in slicing
through office overload. It
meets from 3-5 p.m. Tues
days, July 13 - August 10, in
Kratt 204.
“Effective Retail Sell
ing." MKX 7300^ covers
strategies that build loyal
customer followings. Jt
meets from 7;9 p.m.,
Wednesdays July a^-Au
gust 25, in Kratt 308.
Each course costs $9.
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drug abuse in our schools,
plus the economic pres
sures squeezing the life out
of many of our black's
self-confidence counseling
such as Hunter’s Is a God
send.
If your church would like
"to participate in this pre
vention program contact
Curtis Hunter, Alcoholic
Counselor at 704-535-2536 or
write him at P. 0. Box
220964, Charlotte, NC
282220964.
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