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_ “The Voice Of The Mack Community" <
Volume 8, Number 23 __________
- ---THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. November 11. 1982 ~—
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CATHERINE BREWTON
...Shaw University junior
Catherine Brewton
h Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Beauty and brains, just a
few of the molecules di
gested into the composition
of Catherine Brewton.
Beauty...not necessarily
that beauty which emits
such a radiance to the eye,
but that beauty that touch
es one even deeper... the
beauty that Ms. Brewton
possesses
To possess that form of'1
beauty is one of the most
precious developments.
Ms. Brewton seems to have
catapulted herself not only
into the realms of charis
matic charm, but also into
the involvement of learn
ing.
A junior at Shaw Uni
versity Ms. Brewton is now
majoring in Public Admin
istration and minoring in
Computer Science.
*Tve studied hard during
my two years at Shaw,”
Ms. Brewton stated.
“Someday I hope to use my
knowledge for the better
ment of mankind. I attend
ed Hamilton Business Col
lege for my first two years
of college where I learned
that I wanted even more
than two years of prepa
ration."
“I realize how important
education is, especially to
black people who desire to
obtain the better things of
life. Being black is not a
handicap but a tool we can
use for the better purposes
of life.”
During the two years Ms.
Brewton has attended
Shaw University she has
learned the responsibilities
of living away from home.
Just one extension of the
many lessons her mother,
Barbara Brewton, taught
her.
“I have always been in
spired by the dedication
and hard work of my
mother. She is the Director
of the Mission Outreach
Center in Charlotte which
provides prayer, love and
' fellowship to many people
in the Charlotte area,” she
continued. Ms. Brewton
has two siblings, Casey 17
and Gwendolyn 19.
a iew oj our beauty s
hobbies include swimming,
reading, singing, computer
games, meeting intelligent
people, traveling and
cheering. At Shaw Univers
ity Ms. Brewton is a cheer
leader, a member of the
Student Council, peer coun
selor and a member of the
Student A'cademic Affairs.
Bom in Charlotte, Ms.
Brewton has traveled to
various places including
Atlanta, Florida and Myr
tle Beach. Despite the fact
that she has not traveled
world-wide she has not
limited herself to the vast
knowledge others have to
offer. She admires, in addi
tion to her mother, the
following people: Jesse
Jackson, Stevie Wonder
and Barbara Walters.
At the tender age of 21,
Ms. Brewton has obtained
many realizations of life.
And what is more import
ant is that she hasn't
hesitated to put them into
action.
Rev. Norman Pell To
Brief Area Ministers
Christians can be trained
to share their faith more
effectively, according to
Rev. Norman Pell, who will
brief area ministers Sun
day, November 14, on
training that wili be of
fered by the Leighton Ford
Charlotte Area Crusade.
The Rev. Pell wiii con
duct the briefing for min
isters and church leaders
Saturday morning from
ment-TM*
The reason some-people
have so few friends is that
they think a friend should
give them something for
nothing.
9:30-11:30 in the First Bap
tist Church, 301 South Da
vidson Street in uptown
Charlotte.
The training course is
based on Leighton Ford's
book, "Good News is for
Sharing." Dr. Ford, who
lives in Charlotte, is an
ordained minister of the
Presbyterian Church, U.S.
and vice president of the
Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association for which Dr.
Ford has conducted cru
sades in several countries.
Beginning in January,
courses for training lead
ers will be offered in 16
Charlotte area locations on
various dates up until early
March.
The schedule of training
for leaders is one phase of
comprehensive prepara
tions for the eight days of
evangelistic services April
10-17, 1983, in the Char
lotte Coliseum.
Reservations to attend
the November 13 briefing
session may be made by
telephoning, the crusade
office, 704-366-2400.
For Toxic Wastes
Minority Neighborhoods
Becoming Dumping Grounds?
Carthan
Found
Not Guilty
Special To The Post
Mayor Eddie Carthan’s
trial on charges of mur
der, conspiracy and armed
robbery ended this week in
Lexington, Mississippi,
when the jury returned a
“not guilty” verdict after
only 40 minutes of de
liberation.
Angela Davis, Co-Chair
of the National Alliance
Against Racist and Poli
tical Repression
(NAARPR) who has been
among the leaders of the
movement to free Carthan,
expressed her joy at the
verdict: “This is a true
people's victory. The
united organized struggle
that freed me from Ronald
Reagan’s attacks 10 years
ago has now defeated the
racist and reactionary
forces in Mississippi that
tried to send Mayor Car
than to the gas chamber.”
NAARPR Association Di
rector Frank Chapman
added, “We can’t stop
here, we must have Mayor
Eddie Carthan back with
his family an^ leading the
struggle. We must redouble
our efforts to win his com
plete freedom in the two
cases now on appeal. We
are convinced that Mayor
Carthan and all who fight
for human rights will win
these struggles as well.”
uannan was tramed up
on charges of assault on a
police officer when he and
his deputies were forced to
disarm and arrest a “po
lice chief” illegally ap
pointed by the plantation
owners. When the D.S.
Justice Department was
asked to investigate this
attack on the Mavor.
, EVANS FAMILY
.JVeeds help
Evans Family Struggles
Daily To Make Ends Meet
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
The Evans family has
won no special awards, no
distinct recognition nor
have they accomplished
any major achievement
So why are they being
written about?
The Evans family, a fa
mily headed by Christ,
struggles daily to make
ends meet, undaunted by
the obstacles that come
their way and unwavering
in faith and conviction.
They shine as a brilliant
example of what family
unit really means
Despite the hardships
and the troubled times they
have had to face they have
overcome them all
emerging stronger and
more determined to make
it.
Before coming to Char
lotte the Evans lived in
Atlanta. It was there that
husband and wife. Bernard
and Shirley, found the
Lord
Beginning their new life
in Christ Mr and Mrs.
Evans felt that they would
start anew in Charlotte.
Since moving to Char
lotte neither Mr and Mrs
Evans has been able to find
lo Benefit ALL
Celebration Luncheon Set
A “Celebration Lun
cheon" will be held to
arouse community support
spiritually and financially
during the Afro-American
Cultural Center’s reloca
tion into the Old Little Rock
AME Zion Church (soon to
be renovated).
The "Celebration Lun
cheon” to be held Thurs
day, December 9 at noon in
the McDonald’s Banquet
Hall, Beatties Ford Road at
1-05 will feature one of
Charlotte's most renowned
attorneys, Julius L. Cham
bers.
Mayor Eddie Knox and
Mayor Pro-Tern Harvey
Gantt are Honorary Chair
persons of the community
“Celebration Luncheon."
This affair will allow the
community an opportunity
to come and celebration
together another united ef
fort to make Charlotte an
even greater supporter and
provider of the arts.
Christmas music will be
provided by the West
Charlotte Senior High
School Advance Choir.
Internationally known
civil rights attorney, Julius
L. Chambers will be the
luncheon speaker. At
torney Chambers entered
law practice in Charlotte
in 1904, and has worked
primarily with civil rights
cases. He is presently
k
Julius
renowned attorney
senior partner of the law
firm Chamber. Ferguson.
Watt, Walls, Adkins and
Fuller P.S., and Lecturer
at the University of Penn
sylvania and Columbia
Law School.
He received the Woodrow
Wilson Scholarship to study
at the University of Michi
gan where he received his
MA degree in history.
He later received a John
Hay Whitney Fellowship to
study law at the University
of North Carolina School of
Law 1959-62; and received
his Juris Doctor with high
honors in 1962. He received
his LL.M. degree from Co
lumbia University School
of Law in 1963
A Trustee of Friendship
Baptist Church Attorney
Chamber is also a member
of many other affiliations.
I
social and civic as well He
is a member of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity; Prince
Hall Masonic Lodge; and
was inducted into the Order
of the Golden Fleece, a
UNC-CH honorary society
He also received the dis
tinguished W E B. DuBois
Award of Scotland County,
Reform Democrats in 1973
Chambers is married to
the former Vivian Giles of
Kannapolis They have two
children, Derrick LeVonne
and Judy LaVern.
Social clubs, businesses
and organizations are
urged to sponsor a table of
eight during the "Celebra
tion Luncheon.” Reserva
tions are $10. Call the Afro
American Cultural Center
at 374-1565 for more in
formation or mail your
checks payable to The
Afro-American Cultural
Center”. Celebration Lun
cheon, 110 East 7th Street,
28202
Open House
Dr. Tolly Kennon Jr.,
Oral surgeon, announced
this week the opening of the
Irwin Park Professional
Center at 1028 W Fifth
Street, Charlotte. Open
House for the professional
center, which will house
two offices for medical per
sonnel, will be held Novem
ber 12, 5-7 p.m.
permanent employment
Evans has worked on se
veral temporary jobs and
lately when those jobs
stopped materializing he
offered his services wash
ing and waxing cars. Ac
cording to Evans, “It’s not
a lot but it's enough to keep
the utilities working.”
Receiving no public as
sistance although they
have applied for food
stamps. Evans, a proud
man, would rather work
than receive welfare.
Skilled in different areas
Evans is experienced as a
piano technician, a sales
man and an auto body
repairman
, i nere are times, though,
when things do get a little
rough for the Evans me
time that Mrs. Evans suf
fered a miscarriage and
her two youngest sons
Tahj, 4, and Israel. 5-were
both treated for swallowing
rat poison, all of which
occurred on the same day
is one such time. "What
happens usually," began
Evans, "is when one of us
is spiritually down then the
other one usually gets the
Bible and find a verse that
lifts the other one up."
“We refuse defeat," pro
jected Mr Evans. "Out of
all of the things that have
happened to us we know
that Jesus Christ is our
source and He is what
keeps us together because
we know that through Him
all things are possible
Even when my wife and
children were hospitalized
there were many people
who helped us that we
never knew We'd like to
thank them."
The parents of three
boys-Bernard Jr., 7,
Israel, pupils at Asheville
Elementary School, ana
Tahj, the Evans belong to
the Rod of God Evangelist
ic Outreach Church.
If you would like to assist
the Evans in any way they
can be contacted at 2033
Camp Greene Street
or by calling
The Charlotte Post at
37S-0496.
Black Caucus Urged
To Initiate Legislation
Warning that the nation's
poor and minority neigh
borhoods may be becoming
dumping grounds for toxic
wastes, the United Church
of Christ's Commission for
Racial Justice has called
for a study to examine the
kinds of communities
chosen as sites for dumps
and the impact of toxic
waste disposal on the com
munities selected
The action, taken at the
Commission’s annual
meeting here, over the
weekend, was triggered by
North Carolina’s selection
of Warren County, a pre
dominantly poor and Black
agricultural area, for the
dumping of PCBs and other
toxic wastes, despite the
existence of alternative
sites.
i oxic wastes pose a
severe health hazard to all
peoples, but it is especiallv
repugnant that North
Carolina has singled out a
community that is largely
Black when there are other
sites.” asserted the Rev.
Dr Charles E. Cobb,
executive director of the
Commission for Racial
Justice. Commission staff
are expected to carry out
the study.
Charging that the Envi
ronmental Protection
Agency had allegedly
waived minimum require
ments for the safe con
struction of the landfill, the
church resolution asks the
Congressional Black Cau
cus to initiate legislation to
provide for monitoring of
government age-ncies
which regulate toxic
wastes The commission
ers of the national
church agency also urged
the Congressional Black
Caucus to initiate hearings
to investigate racial over
tones in North Carolina's
decision to use Warren
County as a storage site
The North Carolina
Virginia Field Office of the
Commission, based in
Raleigh has helped lead the
opposition to Warren Coun
ty as a dump site The Rev
I^eon White, director of the
field office, was part of a
recent delegation which
met with North Carolina
Governor James Hunt to
demand that the toxic
wastes be removed from
Warren County
In other actions the
Commission
- committed itself to
mounting a national cam
paign in support of Eddie
Carthan, Black mayor of
Tchula, MS, currently on
trial under charges of or
dering the murder of a
political rival;
- supported efforts in the
District of Columbia - to
gain statehood;
- called for a church
funded study on ways to
stem the loss of Black
owned farms;
asked the Congression
al Black Caucus to make
unemployment Congress'
number one priority, and
-called upon the Reagan
Administration to release
additional funds through
the Department of Educa
tion for financial aid to
minority college students
In other business, the
Commissioners approved a
1981 budget of $904,000
t.
The United Church, of
Christ, which is celebrating
its 25th anniversary thi.s
year, is a union of the
Congregational Christian
Churches and the Evan
gelical and Reformed
Church The Commission
for Racial Justice vv.irks
with churches, inter failn
groups and communities to
combat discrimination and
secure justice for Blacks
and other minorities
...“Touched many"
Post s Sunday
School Editor
Dies
The death of Mrs Clara
B Lawrence will touch
many in Charlotte Mrs
Lawrence of .'5882 Draper
Street, Winston-Salem
died Wednesday. October
27 at Forsyth Memorial
Hospital
Her earlier years were
spent in Charlotte where
she attended public school
and completed Johnson C
Smith University She also
attended the University of
Seattle, Washington, and
completed the require
ments for a Master of
Science degree in Public
Nursing at N.C College
i now N C Central Univers
ity i in Durham
Mrs Lawrence touched
many lives in Charlotte and
other cities she has visited
and resided in As an au-'
thor she shared an as
tonishing and informative
handbook "Teaching in
the Sunday Church
School " She was a dedi
cated Sunday School teach
er at Ml Zion Baptist
Church
Her weekly ‘Sunday
School lessons" published
in The Charlotte Post and
the Winston-Salem Chron
icle educated many and
gave inspired insights into
the Word of God
She. has also authored
and published Facts on
Drug Abuse and Belated
Problems" and was listed
in the first edition of
" W'ho’s Who Among Black
Women In America.”
which was compiled by the
Business and Professional
Committee of the National
Woman's Convention,
USA.
Mrs Lawrence nan re
tired from the Winston
Salem State University's
School of Nursing
Senator Belk
Senator Irwin Belk of
Charlotte was elected Divi
sion Delegate of the Na
tional American Cancer
Society at the Annual
Meeting of the House of
Delegates on Thursday,
November 4, In New York
City