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Minority
^mpbyment
Seminar Set
WASHINGTON - The Na
tional Association of
Broadcasters' Department
of Minority and Special
Services will hold an em
ployment seminar next
month on “Opportunities
for Minorities in Broad
cast Engineering “ It will
be held from 10 a.m. to
noon on September 23 at
- NAB headquarters.
Speakers will be Craw
ford McGill, chief engin
eer, and Renee Diggs, en
gineer, WRC-TV; Harry
Owen, chief engineer,
WDVM-TV and Jim Wat
kins, director of engineer
ing. WHMM-TV -all Wash
ington, D.C. stations.
To register, contact
Claryce Handy or Howard
Woolley at 202-293-3584 or
3551
The NAB serves a mem
bership of over 4,600 radio
and 690 television stations,
including all the major net
1#*s.
Walton Raking
Campaign
Funds
The committe to return
Hob Walton to the County
Commission last weekend
t>egan their efforts in rais
ing funds for the campaign.
Walton, a down to earth
candidate, was present at
the Labor Day Weekend
Disco held at Excelsior
Club, 921 Beatties Ford
Road The slogan for the
affair was “A Time to
Dance-To Socialize With
Friehds-To Meet New
Kriends-and To Help A
Friend.”
This event is just one in a
series of events to occur in
order to raise funds for the
Walton campaign.
Public Workshops
During the month of Sep
tember the Urban Studies
and Community Affairs de
partment of Johnson C.
jimith University will be
fsponsoring a series of'
public workshops.
Topics to oe covered in
clude: ‘ Employment Out
look, Job Service, Agency
Information,” “Law En
forcement and Correc
tion," “City Government in
the 80s - Growing Changes
and Responsibilities,"
“Poison Control - Mercy
Hospital Center,” “Depart
ment of Social Services,”
“Consumer Credit Counsel
ing Service,” "Urban Life
Associates Breakfast Meet
ing” and “Health Depart
ment Mecklenburg Coun
ty ”
For more information on
dates and times call 378
1094 or 378-1095 between
8:30 a m. and 5 p.m.
Crime Conference
leading criminal justice
system officials from
throughout North Carolina
will convene in Raleigh
September 15-17 for the
first North Carolina Crime
and Justice Conference
sponsored by the Govern
or’s Crime Commission of
^he N.C. Department of
^rime Control and Public
Safety. For more informa
tion. contact Russ Edmon
ston at 919-733-5027.
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The Secret of Success:
Start at the bottom and
wake up!
YOUNG PAMELA BECKHUM
...Seventh grade beauty
Pamela Beckhum
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Our seventh grade
beauty, Pamela Beckhum,
has an interest that most
may find odd, especially
for someone so young.
But the interest is sin
cere and stems from fas
cination. “I enjoy collect
ing old rocks. Right now I
have some fool’s gold and
some quartz,” our beauty
explained. “Sometimes
when I go out of town I mav
pick some rocks up. I am
just fascinated by the old
ness of them.”
Maybe someday Ms.
Beckhum will be interest
ed in studying geology, but
to date she finds mathe
matics to be her favorite
subject. “Dealing with
numbers also interest me,”
she professed.
a seventn graaer now at
Spaugh Junior High School,
Ms. Beckhum completed
her elementary education
at Enderly Park Elemen
tary School.
Two of her favorite
teachers include Ms. Bry
ant and Ms. Waters.
“Both pushed me forward
educational wise and both
of them cared," Ms.
Beckhum explained.
“Happy Days,” the pro
gram on television that
depicts lifestyles of the
1950’s is a program our
beauty rarely misses. “It
shows what it was like
before I was bom.” As far
as music is concerned Kool
and the Gang is the top
group on the list for Ms
Beckhum.
She attends Mt. Holly
Baptist Church where Rev.
McAway is minister She
attends church with her
family: Essie Beckhum,
her mother, J. B. Beck
hum, her father and her
two brothers and two
sisters.
Ms. Beckhum admires
her mother a great deal
commenting that "She
brought up our family We
live very nicely.”
Being born under the Leo
sign gives our beauty a
special charm allowing her
to be a worthy competitor
in the field she desires to
enter. “I’d like to be a
model. It’s a nice profes
sion and I’ve always want
ed to be a model,” she
contributed
In addition to figuring out
her own future she has also
taken time to analyze our
country's situation. And if
she could make a change,
finances and the economy
would certainly be
“...more balanced. If this
happens,” she continued,
“then the country wouldn’t
be in such a hectic state.”
Ms. Beckhum is one of
those special young ladies
you don’t mind sending an
extra prayer up to heaven
for. If she continues to live
by her philosophy of life,
“Do unto others as you
would have them do unto
you,” her life will con
tinue to blossom into the
direction of achievement
and happiness.
Anheuser-Busch Shares
Program With Blacks
White Views
Wage Increase
As “Unjust”!
Robert L. White presi
dent of the National Alli
ance of Postal and Fe
deral Employees viewed a
four percent increase for
federal workers as unjust
and disgraceful.
In a statement made
Monday, White com
plained, "At the height of
the worst economic crisis
in recent memory, the fe
deral worker is again be
ing given the short end of
the stick."
He continued, "figures
show that in order to
achieve parity with private
sector employees an 18 per
cent increase is necessary.
To suggest that a four
percent raise is adequate to
meet the ever rising cost of
living is an insult to the
entire labor force in
America."
According to White, "the
National Alliance of Postal
and Federal Employees is
pledged to use the full
strength of its resources to
oppose this unjust propos
al. The war being waged
against the working poor
by this Administration is
one which must be remem
bered as some 2.5 million
federal civilian employees
vote this November and in
1984."
Clean Up Litter
September will be Clean
Up Litter: Youth Involve
ment Day throughout
North Carolina. This day is
a special opportunity for
the state’s youth to partici
pate in the Clean Up Litter
Week in North Carolina,
September 11-17, sponsored
by the N.C. Department of
Transportation.
The youth clean up pro
ject is being coordinated by
the Youth Advisory Coun- -
cil in the N.C. Department
of Administration's Youth
Involvement Office. The
Governor will participate
in the event.
Issac Pryor, a police officer with the
Charlotte Police Department, is shown
above with Bishop J H. Sherman of
Pentecostal Church. Pryor, who is a
member of the church, was presented
with a bullet-proof vest from the pastor
and congregation (Photo: Jim Black
Photographers i
With “Cheery Smiles Ami Love”
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National Grandparents*1 Day
Will Be Observed Sunday
n\ Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
A philosopher once re
marked, ‘ Sometimes the
perfect gift to give is a
cheery smile."
Another player with
words declared. ‘‘Love
wasn't put in our hearts to
stay-love isn't love 'til we
give it away.”
Lots of cheery smiles and
love will be shared be
tween grandparents and
their grandchildren. Sun
day. when National Grand
parents Day will be ob
served for the fourth
consecutive year.
Mike Anthony Jr has
four grandmothers and he
knows just how he wants to
celebrate Grandparents
Day. “I'm going to get each
one a card and tell each
how much I love her. he
said with pride
Mike is the seven-year
old son of Fave and Mike
Anthony of Charlotte and
he attends Midwood Ele
mentary School The
second grader expressed
seeing his grandmothers
everyday is a joy. “I love
my grandparents because
they take me places and
they 're always nice to me,"
Mike stated
Not only that, but with
four grandmothers, .Mike
manages to keep a supply
of his favorite treat —
vanilla ice cream
Mike doesn't wait until
Grandparents Day to help
his grandparents with
household chores "Some
times 1 dig up the ground so
they can plant flowers, and
I empty their trash cans
too." he explained
Just as excited about the
upcoming holiday was 12
year-old Angel Manago
Angel loves Grandma Mil
dred. Grandpa Frank and
Grandma Frances because
they all help her with her
problems
"They tell me about the
things I shouldn't do, like
fighting," stated the eighth
grader of Herbert Spa ugh
Junior High School "They
also tell me what I should
do," Angel continued.
"My grandparents en
courage me to make good
grades in school " Accord
ing to Angel, she follows
her grandparents' advice
and has a perfect report
card to Drove it
One special memory for
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Some Women
Know What They Find Appealing In A Man!
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
Is it the gallant and
cavalier way in which he
treats you whenever you
are together? Perhaps it is
the unmistakable air of
confidence that he possess
es as he skillfully wheels
and deals in the business
world? Or better still is it
his appreciation of you as
an independent, intelligent
woman?
Whatever the specific
reason may be it doesn’t
overshadow the fact that
there's is something about
a man that draws him
towards a woman, attract
ing her, alluring her and
oftentimes capturing her.
That something is his
appeal.
Some women know
exactly what it is that they
find appealing in a man.
And with this knowledge
they tend to gravitate to
wards members of the op
posite sex who possess this
particular quality. Other
women who tend to thrive
on variety find it difficult to
pinpoint one specific cha
racteristic that satisfies
their taste, rather they
seem to discover a differ
ent appealing trait in each
Shirley Farrar
...Director of Afro-Amer
man they encounter/
In a random survey I
solicited the opinions of
several professional
women to get their
thought* about what they
find most appealing about
men. Here’s what they had
to say?
Delores Smalls, Person
nel Director at the Ameri
can Red Cross, admitted.
VI think a man is more
appealing to a woman if he
has a good personality You
can get side-tracked by
good looks and usually
that's all you have. So
without placing too much
emphasis on the physical
Linda Florence
...Public relations dir
appearance I find a man
more appealing if he is
intelligent, respects him
self and has a pleasing
personality
“What appeals to me
most is a man who appears
to have a plan and works
towards those set goals
Despite the hard work and
sacrifice that go hand-in
hand with accomplish
ments, he is willing to do all
of that to achieve what he
wants.’' explained Shirley
Farrar, Executive Direc
tor of the Afro-American
Cultural Center
“More so than looks I am
drawn to the man who has
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Nerissa Williams
..WSOC news reporter
a good personality," com
mented Linda Florence,
Director of Public Rela
tions at Johnson C Smith
University. "When I say
personality that includes a
sense of humor, a positive
outlook on life, a person
with a sense of direction
and someone who is people
oriented "
As far as Nerissa Wil
liams is concerned a man's
appeal depends on the
man A news reporter for
WSOC TV news. Ms
Williams emphasized. "It
depends on the man I may
like one man for his sense
of humor while I'm attract
ed to another one because
of the way he handles
himself or his good looks or
warm smile But there's no
way I can just point out any
appealing trait over arv
other
Celesta McCullough, di
rector of the YWCA, finds
that the intellectual, well
dressed type catches her
eye and maintains her at
tention
With a bashful smile.
Jackquelyn Carr, typeset
ter for The Charlotte Post,
✓
confessed that alter check
ing for a good personality,
a man's logs also draw her
attention "A nice pair o'
shapely legs tend to make
me responsive to a man "
No matter whether it's
your smile, attitude or
witty ways there are
women who are subtlely
taking notice and men. if
you want to be included on
their "10 most wanted" list,
you'd better take a look at
yourself to make sure that
the "goods" are on display
Ki0its (itHOMil To Sponaor I )jumv
Mark your calendars'
Don't forget about the
Benefit Reggae Dance
being sponsored by the
Charlotte Equal Rights
Council, Saturday, at 9
pm.
A live reggae band.
"City Survivors," and DJ
Wilch Walker will be your
entertainers for the even
ing at 1534 West Boulevard
at the corner of Hemount
Road
Besides being a time to
get together with friends,
the reggae dance is an
extensive effort to raise
money in the support and
freedom of former Mayor
Eddie Carthan Carthan of
Tehula. Miss has been
charged with capital mur
der and if convicted, may
be given the death penalty
A national march will be
held from Tchula to Jack
son. Miss October 11 26 to
draw att-ention to the
Irame-up of Carthan and
six other former black of
ficials of Tchula
Tickets for the benefit
are on sell at Shazada
Records or at the Char
lotte Fqual Rights Coun
cil office For more in
formation contact Thelma
McKoy at 382-9575
$5 Million
Capitol Pool
Created
Some 75 local and nation
al black civic and business
leaders last week heard
details of a multi million
dollar Anheuser Busch
Companies minorities pro
gram. including a $5 mil
lion capital pool to help
create minority beer distri
butorships
The comprehensive
package includes deposits
and lines of credit with the
nation's 165 minority
owned financial institu
tions, advertising in over
loo minority-owned media
use of minority suppliers in
more than 60 different cate
gories of business, contri
butions to numerous charit
able organizations and
underwriting of a program
which has generated over
S10 million in public sup
port for predominantly
black colleges
U't* are sharing this in
formation with you be
cause many friends have
urged us to tell our story,
because we believe we
have one of the finest and
fairest programs of it* t. pe
in the nation, and because
we want the minority. com
mur.ity to know we intend
to be full partners in the
future as we have been in
the past with regard to
economic and social de
velopment," said Wayman
F Smith. III. vice presi
dent. corporate affairs
Smith said that Anheu
ser-Busch has a goal of
adding minority-owned dis
tributorships on a repre
sentative basis as oppor
tunities to acquire these
properties become avail
able through sale by exist
ing owners. The $5 million
capital pool will be used to
provide minorities with
flexibility in arranging the
purchase of distributor
ships Such flexibility could
include assistance in the
down payment for the busi
ness. reducing financing
charges for the acquisition,
or other general assist
ance.
In addition. Smith an
nounced that Anheuser
Busch was developing with
a major black university a
program whereby business
majors would be identified
as future distributorship
prospects, and go through a
training program with An
heuser Busch in order to
get first hand experience in
the brewing industry.
"We believe these two
elements, the capital pool
and grooming young busi
ness majors, hold great
promise for continued pro
gress in this area," said
Smith
Smith stressed that An
heuser Busch's overall
minority program has in
creased steadily in recent
years, and could be expect
ed to increase in future
years.
Mnthis To S|M‘nk
State Senator Carolyn
Mathis, who also serves as
CMS's Project Child Find
Director, will discuss the
problems and priorities to
be faced by the next
General Assembly (Jan .
19B3) at the Southwest
Regional District Meeting
of the North Carolina Asso
ciation of School Adminis
trators on .September 16