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-THE CHARLOTTE POST • Thursday, September 23. |9H2
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BISHOP W. MCCULLOUGH
rrn • tw w . —House of Prayer leader
Ihis Weekend
Holy Convocation To
Attract 6,000 Members
Special To The Post
Members of the United
House of Prayer for All
People of the city of Char
lotte are proud and honored
to announce their 56th An
nual Holy Convocation.*'***
The convocation is being
held at the Mother House of
Prayer, 2321 Beatties Ford
Road. Services began Sep
tember 19 and will last until
September 27th.
The Holy Convocation be
gan last Sunday with an
introductory service by the
pastor and state chairman
Elder C. B. Gibson.
During the week, ser
vices will be held each
night with the most Honor
able Bishop W. McCol
lough, spiritual leader of
the organization for 22 dy
namic years, as the
speaker.
Elder C. B. Gibson
...State chairman
On Saturday, September
25, 6,000 or more of the
more than five million
members from 22 states
will participate in the final
two days of the Holy Con
vocation.
The following are some
of the services planned. On
Saturday, September 25. at
PUSH Launches Boycott
Against Anheuser-Busch
The multi-million dollar
minority economic devel
opment program, an
nounced recently by the St.
Louis-based Anheuser
Busch Co. was not enough
for Rev. Jackson, who con
firmed that his Operation
PUSH will go ahead with a
national boycott of the
brewery.
Pooh-poohing the econo
mic program as "only a
down payment on what An- •
heuser Busch should do,"
Jackson criticized the pro
gram as an old one "in a
new package.”
1 ne comprehensive
package, which includes a
$5 million capital pool to
help create minority beer
distributorships, also
offers deposits and lines of
credit with the nation’s 165
minority-owned financial
institutions (including De
troit's First Independence
National Bank), advertis
ing in more than 100 min
orlty-owned media, use of
Worry pulls tomorrow’s
cloud over today’s sun
shine
minority suppliers in more
than 60 different categories
of business, contributions
to numerous charitable or
ganizations and underwrit
ing of a program which has
generated more than $10
million in public support
for predominantly black
colleges.
But Jackson charged
that the lines of credit
program is not new.
“Busch announced nearly
a year ago that it was
establishing a $5 million
line of credit with a con
sortium of 25 minority
banks and $1 million in
12-month certificates of de
posit,’’ Jackson said.
According to research
conducted by PUSH,
blacks represent 15 percent
of Busch's total business
and 22 percent of the top 50
markets where most
blacks live. Jackson said
blacks spend $800 million
with Busch and only one
out of 905 wholesale dis
tributorships is black
owned.
Asked why PUSH had
selected Busch to boycott,
Jackson replied, "They
have a no-talk policy to
wards us. They do not re
spect black people enough
to even talk with us. They
have dismissed as irrele
vant our negotiating team
"When they had refused
to meet, they have in effect
rejected this body of dis
tinguished Americans," he
alleged
Jackson also charged
the brewery is "attempting
to divide the black com
munity and with refusal to
share basic information. _
2 p.m. the McCollough
Scholarship Soft Ball Game
will be held at West Char
lotte Senior High School
field.
Sunday, September 27,
Baptismal Services will
convene at 11 a m. at the
pool located behind the
Mother House of Prayer.
The Band Exhibition at 2
p m. Sumday will also be on
the Mother House of Pray
er grounds Included in this
event will be the McCol
lough Classics - New York
State; Philadelphia
Sounds-Penn. State; Balti
more Concert Band-Mary
land State; Washington
Drum and Bugle Corp.
Washington, D.C.
The Virginia State
Marching Band-State of
Virginia will also perform.
In addition the McCollough
Concert Band and the Mc
Collough Brass Band of
Charlotte.
The McCollough March
ing Band-State of South
Carolina; and the Georgia
State Band State of Geor
gia will also be present to
perform.
Elder C. B. Gibson,
along with all the members
of the state of North
Carolina cordially invite
the entire city to join in this
week of spiritual feasting
President Ronald Reagan
Proposes More Cuts?
Fair Share
FYngram To
Be Discussed
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
The Charlotte-Mecklen
burg County Branch of the
NAACP will hold a public
meeting Sunday, at 7 p.m.
The meeting, to be held
at Walls Memorial AME
Zion Church, 2722 Bancroft
Street, will be an educa
tional discussion on the
NAACP Fair Share Pro
gram. According to Kelly
Alexander Jr., the Fair
Share Program was
launched in December
1981. It's a program that
works in the interest of
black businesses and con
sumers.
NAACP committees es
tablished under the Fair
Share Program devote ef
forts toward acquiring and
maintaining a “fair share”
of business for black firms
As an example. Alexand
er pointed out that black
contractors are often de
feated by white contrac
tors. “It's not always be
cause the black contractor
proposed a higher bid or
was incapable of a satis
factory job,” Alexander
declared "It’s just too
often the white counter
parts are friends' and this
can harm the progress of
black businesses."
Alexander, vice-presi
dent of North Carolina
NAACP and a member of
the national board of direc
tors, was not referring
solely to local instances,
but state and national si
tuations as well, includ
ing government along with
private institutions
In reference to black con
sumers, Alexander
stressed blacks represent a
market of $150 to $200
billion dollars each year.
“Even though black com
munities may have three or
four national grocery
stores, only one of them
See FAIR on Page 5
L AMU RIEL MICHELLE CROWDER
..JSorth Carolina Central freshman
LaMuriel Michelle Crowder
Is “Beauty Of The Week”
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Kditor
When the time came for
LaMuriel Michelle Crow
der to attend college there
was no question that she
would succeed.
Presently a freshman at
North Carolina Central
University in Durham, Ms.
Crowder continues her ef
forts of achievements. She
plans to major in com
munications. a subject that
has caught her creative
imagination
Born the youngest of four
children to Mr. and Mrs.
James A Crowder -of
Charlotte, Ms. Crowder is a
1982 graduate of West
Charlotte Senior High
School.
Being a Gemini with the
added delight of being born
on her mother's birthday,
our beauty feels that luck
and many blessings have
passed her way.
Her Godparents are
among her favorite people.
Mr and Mrs. Archie Hay
wood and Mr and Mrs. Ben
Home have helped her and
her parents in many re
spects over the years.
Ms. Crowder has been
quite active during her 18
years. As a member of the
Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church where Rev J. A.
Cuthbertson is the pastor,
she was actively involved
on the Junior Choir. Sun
day School Department, as
secretary and was a mem
ber of the Usher Board.
During the spring of '82
she was presented as a
debutante in the Charlotte
Chapter’s Delta Sigma
Theta’s annual Debutante
Ball
Ms. Crowder raised the
mgnest amount of money
but was unable to attain the
Kev. George E. Battle Jr. Receives
Honorary Doctor Of Divinity Degree
By Audrey G. Wall
Special To The Post
..The Rev. George E.
Battle Jr., minister of
Greater Gethsemane AME
Zion Church, will be
awarded the honoroary
Doctor of Divinity Degree,
September 24, during the
fall convocation at Living
stone College.
The board of trustees and
faculty of the college will
present the degree in re
cognition of Battle's ser
vice to religion, education
and to his fellow men in the
community where he lives.
Rev. Battle is the founder
of the Gethsemane Enrich
ment Program, Inc., a
unique program for disad
vantaged youths in the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
community. He is founder
and organiser of the Bid
dleville Housing Corp., and
a member of the Charlotte
Mecklenburg School
Board
A former instructor of
World History and Bible at
Clinton Junior College in
Rock Hill, Rev. Battle also
served as housing coordin
ft
Rev George E Battle Jr.
...Outstanding service
ator in that city. He is a
leader in the AME Zion
Church having served as
chairman of Finance
General Conference, as a
board member of statistics
and records, and as a mem
ber of the overseas Mis
sion Fund Board.
Battle believes in going
beyond the church doors to
work in the community He
is an organizer of scout
troops in the Five Points
community and is Vice
President at large and
serving on many boards of
the United Community
Services. Rev. Battle also
served as a panelist for the
Desegregation Institute at
UNC-Charlotte and has
been a delegate to the
World Methodist Council.
Rev. Battle received his
Bachelor of Arts degree
from Livingstone College
and his Master of Divinity
from Hood Theological
Seminary
Always a standout on the
educational scene, he is
former vice-chairman of
School Committee of the
Street Academy, member
of the community educa
tion Advisory Committee
and the Arts and Science
Council of Charlotte-Meck
lenburg.
Professional honors and
recognition emphasize how
deserving Rev Battle is of
the Doctor of Divinity
Degree
He has achieved honors
from Hood Theological
Seminary, the National
Jaycees, the Community
Committee for the Char
lotte Mecklenburg Schools,
the City of Charlotte,
Charlotte Housing Author
ity, Mecklenburg County,
Community School of the
Arts, Mecklenburg Youth
Advisory Board and the
Hock Hill Recreational
Program
A Charlotte resident
since 1974, Rev Battle is
married to the former Iris
Miller. They have two
children: George E. II and
La Chandra Nickole. The
minister is the son of Mrs
Mary Battle of Rocky
Mount.
Livingstone To
Observe Formal
Opening Friday
Dr Cleon Franklin
Thompson Jr.. Vice-Presi
dent for Student Services
and Special Programs for
the University of North
Carolina General Adminis
tration. will be the keynote
speaker when Livingstone
College observes its 19B2
formal opening convoca
tion on Friday, September
24, at 10 a m in Varick
Auditorium
position of queen because
her sister is a member of
the sorority
However, she enjoyed
the fellowship with the
other charming young
ladies and she received a
plaque for her contribu
tions.
During her high school
years Ms. Crowder was a
member of the Future
Homemakers of America
and secretary of the llth
grade. She was a member
of the Advanced and Small
Mixed Choral Ensembles
and served as secretary
and section leader in her
senior year.
She was also a member
of the NAACP in her 10th
grade year
The many honors be
stowed upon our beauty
included being chosen to
participate in the Choral
Clinic held at UNC-Chapel
Hill during her 10th grade
year
She. received the FHA
Hero Award in the llth
grade and was pinned for
outstanding performance
in chorus in the llth grade
During her senior year
she received a plaque for
excellence in performing
chorus and was chosen to
participate in the All-State
Honor Chorus held in
Greensboro
She was also inducted
into Modern Music Masters
Honor Society and per
formed with the Chorus at
Disney World in Orlando.
Florida. Ms Crowder was
also ranked in the upper 15
percent of her graduating
class
Her favorite instructor
while at West Charlotte
was Frank Williams “He
was more than a teacher,
he was a friend advisor,
counselor, or just whatever
his students needed him to
be.” Ms Crowder remi
nisced. “He always had
time to listen and to help .”
College is a time for
many to prove themselves
in respect to responsibili
ty, courage and determin
ation In many aspects of
her life our beauty has
proven that she is worthy of
any opportunity that af
fords her growth.
Cuts DinettH
Aff«l Older
Americans
Congress has approved
over $40 billion in federal
budget cuts that directly
affect older Americans
These cuts were made in
programs and services for
the elderly including me
dical care, food stamps,
employment, and trans
portation
In addition, over $16 bill
ion was slashed from the
recent $98 billion tax bill,
and more cuts are pro
posed by the Reagan Ad
ministration If Congress
supports these changes,
some senior citizen pro
grams may be eliminated
Decreases in federal
funds allocated for North
Carolina's Medicaid pro
gram have resulted in re
ductions and limitations on
the number of prescrip
tions. visits to a doctor or
psychiatrist, and benefits
for dental and eye care for
older citizens. The Gen
eral Assembly, during the
recent short summer ses
sion. restored portions of
the Medicaid reductions,
but not to the original
levels
The $98 billion tax bill
provided for a $i:t :i billion
reduction in the Medicare
program, and a cost in
crease to Social Security
recipients for Medicare
coverage
Medicare is a federal
health insurance program
for people 65 years of age
and older and for some
disabled senior citizens. It
is Resigned to help pay for
doctors' treatment, in
patient and outpatient hos
pital care, outpatient phy
sical therapy, inpatient
care in a skilled nursing
facility, and home care
provided by a home health
agency.
Medicare covers only :19
percent of the total cost of
medical care for the elder
ly The lalc.'t cuts will
further redine Medicare
benefits, and add substan
tially to the high cost of
medical care that must be
paid for by the elderly.
Medical care for low in
come citizens who depend
heavily on Medicaid and
Medicare is rapidly being
priced out of their reach
While no statistics are
available, county depart
ments of social services,
which administer the Food
Stamp program, report
that food stamp reductions
are already straining the
resources of the elderly
poor If the administra
tion's proposal to make
even deeper slashes in the
Food Stamp program is
adopted, it is estimated
that seven out of every
eight older persons receiv
ing food stamps will either
have their benefits cut or
lose them completely
Our older generation is
afraid of the future De^
spite widely expressed con
gressional opposition to
some of the president's
proposals, they are being
enacted piece by piece.
Social Security has the
verbal support of most
members of Congress and
the president. Yet, fre
quently a Reagan Admin
istration offocial reconn
mends that cuts be made in
programs vital to our older
people