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--' —--Public Library + ^at • m URL'S* « - - 8W-- * M\R 6'° BLACK NEWSPAPERS BYFART,MORlRM^tH|Q(l MKttUfi* YOUR BEST _ black market “The Voice Of The BhdTT7uhnuuuiv'’ ~- _=z-' 3,6JM“ _ ~~ _ Volume 8, Number 9 ~ ------ ■■■ _ THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, August 5 1982 ' • ~ — - — _ _ - _------ Price: 35 Cents Reaganomics ^med For Poverty The first year of Reagan omics--i981--produced a new high mark in Ameri can families living below the poverty level, North Carolina Democratic Chairman Russell G. Walk er of Asheboro said today. "With his spending prior ties beginning to take ef fect, we saw the number of poor people rise to one _ person in every seven-a 14 percent average-during 1981. "At the same time the purchasing power of U.S. families declined, with the median, family income H& cfinift^to-*»$9dr Se^e*ee=. that Reaganomics affects the middle class as well as the really poor,” Walker said. The Democratic chair man pointed out Uiat real purchasing power in 1982 was less than it had been tcmears earlier-in 1972. KT>uring both the 1960’s and 1970’s, we saw pro gress against poverty. The percentage reached a low of 11 percent in 1973 and remained steady until 1980, when it reached 13 percent. Now, under President Rea gan, it’s up to 14 percent and we don't know what the fuTT jrg*r of 1982 Will" bring,” Walker added. He said that his figures on poverty came from the U.S. Census Bureau. “As we know, this is a part of iheTresident’s own Execu tive Branch. So his own figures tell of the failure of his economic direction.” „ John Medlin Named Top Chief Executive John G. Medlin Jr., the chief executive officer of Wachovia Corporation and Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, has been select ed top chief «ywhHvb nf. ficer for regional banks in ((jAie Eastern United States 'Tor the second consecutive year by the Wall Street Transcript. The Transcript, a widely distributed investment community publication, based its selections on in terviews it conducted with industry executives, lead ing financial analysts, money managers, trade journals, members of the academic community and various professional sources. Medlin, who has been chief executive officer at Wachovia since 1977, was described by one industry authority in the Transcript article as “a very strong leader.” A financial ad visor and analyst said of Modlm;'Ha’A.gottremen-„ dous management skills and interpersonal skills. He is a quality leader, and he's running a top-quality or ganization. He has not sa crificed growth for quality, and he has produced an above-average record by far." Wachovia was compli mented in The Wall Street Transcript for being "an excellent bank with very good eamings. lt has be come a vary important , power in the Southeast." jOIttlf-WA IARDEST thing in open is a i MIND. ATTRACTIVE BRENDA HOWZE ...To attend beauty^college Brenda Howze Is Beauty Of Week By leresa Simmons Post Managing Editor ■—Changing—the .world toward a better existence has been the effort of lead ers for many centuries. In the end everyone -knows”* that. it. will take a unified effort to make any positive changes. It’ll be people like our P Howze who it country to ; a divided merge; or ed family to _ “If I could make a change,” began Ms. Howze, "I would like to make the world a better place. I’d like to find ways -for—more_.4obs__ajric!__end racial problems.” Ms. Howze enjoys keep ing up with world events “I watch ‘60 Minutes'; they get the point across and there is a lot to learn by listening. I also enjoy ‘20-20’,” she stated. —Our beauty oloo enjoys attending church at Mt. Vernon AME Zion Church. A 1979 graduate of Myers Park Senior High School Ms. Howze was involved in the student council for three years. She has re ceived perfect attendance certificates and the ninth grade “Best Dressed 27 Teachers Enroll The teaching of writing continues to be a subject of great interest in North Carolina, a subject which is being addressed by a writing project at the Uni versity of North Carolina at Charlotte. At UNCC, professors Leon Gatlin and Sam Watson of the English Departmentf'conduct a program patterned after the Bay,Area Writing Pro ject established in Berke ley, California in 1974. The program has worked so well at UNCC that the professors have received a grant of $22,750 from the N.C. State Board of Edu cation to establish a pro ject In four additional areas of the state-Atlantlc Christian College, Pem broke State University, Western Carolina Univers: ity and at Winston-Salem State University, where Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University will be co-hosts. Some 27 school teachers are enrolled In the UNCC program this summer. Teachers participating in the Writing Project from Mecklenburg County are: Edith E. Blydenburgh, Bose R. Dannelly, Charles N. Dulaney, Betty Gra ham, Shirley M. Harris, Martha M. Hatley, Marcia M. Hunter, Dianne Klm brell, Shirley J. Martin, Bettie T. Mikeal, Willie G. Pettis, Edward W. Shrum, Award”. Dancing, sewing and swimming- are a few pastimes on Ms Howze's extracurricular activity , list. —-ftatswf lfiTRarlofterMs 7 Howze has always pos sessed the nature of caring for others...a quality her mother, Virginia Howze taught her. “My mother is my favorite person. She’s always been there whcr. I needed her." Ms. Howze has one sister, Sophia and one brother, Elgin. One contribution Ms Howze looks forward to providing is in the realm of beauty. Her dream is to become a cosmetologist. “I planJ.Q apply to a beauty college," Ms. Howze ex pressed. Band's Beauty College in Charlotte is one of the schools at the top of her list. It seems to be the ideal profession for our outgoing beauty. “I enjoy meeting —people and-t-mcg-ln talk I am also demanding and straight forward.” There are many contri butions to be made by various individuals. But as long as the clock keeps ticking and the efforts keep mounting, then pleasant persons like Brenda Howze will always be needed. Ann B. Mozingo and Stella W. Whitlock. Dr. Wilson Joins Metrolina Comprehensive Health Center By Mac Thrower Post Staff Writer — Hr-Howard-Eliot. Wilson joined the Metrolina Com prehensive Health Center as a full-time staff physi cian on July 26. Dr. Wilson, 30, is a grad uate of Princeton Univers ity and the Howard Uni versity College of Medi cine. A native of Queens, N.Y., he has compiled an impressive academic and professional record. His many past activities and honors IhcIuderWho*s Who Among American High School Students in 1969-70; (at Princeton) secretary Central Committee, Asso ciation of Black Col legians ; Community Health and Family Prac tice Award, Howard Uni versity College of Modi cine, 1979; 1st Prise, Fa mily Practice Resident's Research Forum, National Medical Association, 86th Annual Convention, July, 1981; selected as an Out standing Young Man of America, 1981. Licensed as a family practitioner in three states, Or. Wilson will handle a 23 Million People Were Unemployed In 1981 Hood Donor Campaign_ Set Burger King is sponsor Blood Donor-Campaign-in cooperation with the American Red Cross. The contest runs through August 31st. The high school that re cruits the largest number of blood donors will receive a trophy in the fall. A trophy will be presented to the winning school during halftime activities at a home football game or other major school event This traveling trophy will be awarded each year to the winning high school Charlotte area high schools can participate by recruiting individuals to donate blood at the Ked Cross Center located on Park Road. Any current high school student or friend-of the high school can recruit donors. Anyone that meets blood donor eli gibility requirements may donate blood. A large bulletin board display in the lobby of the Red Cross Center will keep everyone informed of each School'S" progress. ’Sign" up ~ sheets for each Charlotte high school are on the bulletin board. After donating blood, the indivi dual simply signs in on the bulletin board under the name of the school to receive creHit__ Remember, donations can be credited to only one school and no other group, company or church. All blood donors partici pating in the campaign should call the Red Cross Center at 376-1661 and make an appointment to give blood. Regular donor hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 12:30 -4 p.m. _ Dr Howard Wilson .. Handles variety of cases variety of cases at the Me trolina Comprehensive Health Center. The center, which opened in October, 1981, was or ganized to “address the primary health care needs of residents" in low income areas of Charlotte The goal of MCHC, according to its director, Thelma Council, “is to provide im proved, more accessible, available, reasonable and continuous primary health care services" for a "tar get population” that in cludes residents of the northwest and southwest Mrs. Maggie Neal ...74 years young And Loved By All! She’s Nice, Friendly, Easy! By Lori Grier Post Staff Writer "She’s nice, friendly and easy to get along with, but when you upset her you have a problem on your hands," declared her daughter, Mrs. Florence Massey. “She's a nice lady, veil liked by everyone she •omes in contact with,” •elated her son. Charles Veal. "She’s quiet, digni ™Ie<Jr~a~1ady- and a real amily person She's only nappy when she has all her amity around," explained Mrs. Virginia Ginyard, the lady she worked with for over 37 years. Who are these people ~pransrng’> Mrs—Maggie N^al who recently cele brated her 74th birthday. Mrs Neal was born in Mecklenburg County on July 6, 1908. She attended McClinton Junior High School where she com pleted seventh grade and ended her education. She married the late Clement Neal and gave birth to three children: Charles Neal, 47; Mrs. Florence Massey, 48, and Bobbie Neal, 43. Sne is the proud grandmother of Robert Neal, 30 and. the proud gieat grandmother of Cesnee Neal, three. In 1966 Mrs Neal was selected as "Mother of the Neighborhood" in Brook lyn. She attended former Brooklyn Presbyterian Church which is now First United Presbyterian Church, pastored by Rev Dr. Raymond Worsley. Her home church is Clinton Presbyterian in Mecklen burg County According to her family members, Mrs. Neal has many specialties when it comes to cooking food She loves to invite people to eat her chicken arid “ dump lings, chicken dressing, sweet potato pie and peach cobbler. During Mrs Neal's child hood her daughter, Fla rence, remembers only good times her mother talked about. "My mother had a good childhood Al though she came from a family of 12, she never mentioned any hard times Her family always had food portions of the city. Services available at the -Center on Wilkinson Blvd include child, adolescent, and adult care; sports, , camp, school, work and marriage physicals; man agement of chronic diseas es such as hypertension and diabetes; minor sur gery; limited diet coun seling; family planning services; child immuniza tions. Medicare and Medicaid patients are accepted at ths -Center. Financial assistance is provided for those patients who bring written proof of income and family size. “We are elated that Dr. Wilson has joined us,” Ms Council remarked. “We havebpert-trym# to hire a full-time staff physician since we opened in October.” The Center, located at 3333 Wilkinson Blvd , (across from Kentucky Fried Chicken) is open M-W-F from 9-3:30- T-Th trom 11:30-8:00 "Health ful Specials”-for such ser vices as sports physicals. J»p smears, and immuni zations are available each month Call 393-7720 for an appointment or for more information. St HelentNamed To Dean’s List . Brunswick. Me. - Bow doin College announced Monday that two North Carolina students have been named to the Dean s List on the basis of their scholastic achievements during the second semester of the 19At-82 academic year. They are Robert M Weaver (Class of 19B5> of 407 Elliott Rd , Ctapei Hill; and William P. Montaque 'Class of 1983) of 3900 Abirigdon Rd., Charlotte Dean's List honors are awarded to students who , during their last semester at Bowdoin, -received grades of Honors or High Honors in all regularly graded courses and satis factory or credit in all other courses to eat. She loves to talk about how good her father was to the family He took them to the cotton field, church, and brought them to Mecklenburg County. He always bought them shoes and clothes " Even today.. Mrs Vir ginia Ginyard can’t recall any problems Mrs Neal had but only the good times they shared "She likes to walk a lot. She always talks about how her family would walk into town from the Steele Creek area I enjoyed 'Maggie's' company when we went to . Myrtle Beach and tfig^ mountains. Just being to gether is a good time for us Shej; my best friend " Mrs Ginyard was born in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High School, received a BA. degree from Queens College, and is a member of the Carmel Country Club She and her husband. John F. Ginyard. attend Myers Park Me thodist Church, pastured by Rev Dr Tom Stockton According to Mrs. Ginyard. Mrs Neal taught her daughters, Landon, 35, and Caroline. 29. how to cook and iron, and she came to work for the Ginyards when Landon was only four months old. “Maggie eon tinues to work for us when she feels like it She has always liked to take care of us," replied Mrs Ginyard Charles Neal even re calls good times experi enced by his mother "She went to New .Jersey on a. train to visit her late sister. Mrs Annie Lee Hughes I shared a special moment with her when her great granddaughter was born. How do they describe Mrs. Neal who is con sidered independent and filled with enough energy to work, go down town on the bus by herself, and eat lunch and meet people down town as a mother blessed with 74 years of loving life. “She’s a very nice lady, very tender hearted,” con firmed Charles Neal "She's too good of a mother, because she con tinues to worry about her children,” informed Mrs Virginia Ginyard. “She’s been a great mother When I was sick and had no money, she was always there She’s a good mother to friends and everybody,” confessed Mrs Florence Massey * Black _ _ Jobless Rate Sets Record Nearly 23 4 million Americans were unem ! ployed sometime dutiingj’., 1981. the Labor Depart ment reported Tuesday, meaning about one out of five workers were without paychecks for at least part of the year Some of those unem ployed did not work at all last year. According to the depart ment’s Bureau of Labor Statistic, 2.9 million work -ers were without a job for all of 1981-266,000" more than in that category in 1980. The overall number af fected by joblessness was two million higher in 1981 than the previous year, and included those who en countered loss of work for at least one week. The bureau also reported that the number of people employed during 1981 rose, with almost 117 milliom working all or part of the year, one million more than in 1980 "These numbers reflect the changing economic pic ture of 1981,” the bureau said in its announcement "During the first half, the economy was recovering from the 1980 recession, during the second half, it was slipping into another recession." The 1981 data also showed that women with year-round full-time work had median earnings of $12,345. about 60 percent of the median figure for men, $20,593 For both groups, the median was about nine percent higher than in I960, but declined about one per cent when adjusted for in flation The median is the level above and below which there is an equal number of people Jhe jobless proportion of the total work force ~ 19.5 percent, or nearly one in five-was higher than the 18 1 percent figure for 1980, but below the peak of 20.5 percent in 1975 For men and black work ers, however, the 1981 level of people unemployed equaled or exceeded pre vious highs For blacks, the propor tion experiencing some unemployment rose to a re cord 30 5 percent, up from the 28 percent in 1980, and exceeding the previous peak of 29.5 percent in 1975. For men, the proportion experiencing some unem ployment was 20 percent, the same as the 1975 peak Among women, the pro portion was 19 percent. The bureau also reported that the. proportion of un employed workers with two or more instances of job lessness during 1981 was 34 percent, up from 32 percent in 1980 JCSII Receives 8164,662 Two grants totaling $164, 662 were recently awarded to Johnson C. Smith Uni versity by the United States Department of Edu cation to continue the Up ward Bound and Special Services Programs on campus