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DAYC ARE CHILDREN ENJOYING PLAY
-With Co-owner Mrs. Brenda Bilal
Center Encourages Toddlers
To Become “Setf-Confilent’’
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
-“Children are tomor
row s leaders," declared
Brenda Bilal, co-owner of
Brenda s Child Develop
ment Center.
Since opening the doors
of the child development
center on August 30, the
staff has encouraged
toddlers to become self
confident and early deci
sion makers. According to
the co-owner, the center is
designed to promote social,
emotional, physical and in
tellectual growth within
every child.
Each child is special;
each has his or her own
individual qualities There
fore, regardless of age, it is
important that each re
ceives the care, patience,
love and concern necessary
for total development,
stated Bilal.
Located near Greenville
Community Health Center,
ACL Data Processing
Is Doing Kg Things
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
Some small businesses
are doing big things in the
Charlotte area, thanks to
ALC Data Processing Cor
poration.
This black-owned data
processing and accounting
firm helps retail, whole
sale, service, manufactur
ing and contracting com
panies perform their re
sponsibilities effectively,
yet at a minimum cost.
According to the president
James Aikens, ALC assists
private companies in set
ting up their books and
processing their accounts
on computers completely
customized to accommo
date the needs of the com
pany.
Besides data processing
and accounting expertise,
Aikens explained ALC
Corporation is knowledge
able in word processing.
“We have a temporary
service for companies who
need short-term secretar
ies. typists and word pro
cessing," Aikens stated.
The staff at ALC can also
provide word processing
assistance on a long term
basis. “It’s unique that
ALC offers any of its ser
vices to small business.
Most data processing
accounting firms have few
professional dealings with
small businesses because
they (small businesses)
cannot afford the fees,”
Aikens noted.
The professional staff at
ALC is made up of two
graduate accountants, a
certified public accountant
and an engineering de
partment. Aikens, who
worked with IBM Corpor
ation for 20 years, men
tioned some companies
prefer to have their busi
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The trouble with life is
you’re half way through be
fore you realize it’s one
of those DO IT YOURSELF
DEALS.
James Aikens
...ALC president
ness information processed
within their company.
For those who do, ALC
can set ud in-house com
puters at the site and train
the company’s personnel in
system and program ope
ration.
“It used to be good busi
ness practice to search for
and reduce unnecessary
costs within a company.
Now it's a matter of sur
vival, due to recessionary
times,” Aikens professed
He believes computerizing
business information is less
timely and costly. "Com
puters can reduce office
overhead and still fulfill the
demands of maximizing
dollar investment,” Aikens
continued.
Certified by the Minority
l.usiness Council. Aikens is
especially proud that he
will be able to assist black
businesses, many of which
have not had the oppor
tunity to improve their
business management with
the assistance of a data
processing firm because of
the high costs
A LX, almost a year old.
can be of assistance in
most business affairs, whe
ther the concern is busi
ness accounting, payroll,
sales analysis, inventory
and cost control, govern
ment-municipality, real
estate, engineering or word
processing The economic
climate causes people to
remain cost conscious, ac
cording to Aikens He em
phasized seeking financial
and accounting guidance is
a big plus
Colony Rd. Median
The Charlotte City Coun
cil will reconsider the
Colony Road median al its
Monday, November 22,
meeting to be held at 3 p.m
in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. 600 East Trade
Street.
in the new Greenville
center at 1201 Fontana
Street, the staff instructs
children, ages one to five,
and also provides child
care services in the after
noon for school-aged child
ren up to 12 years old On
weekends and nights the
child development center is
open-with the staff unfa
tigued and still providing
opportunities for young
children to develop into
community leaders
Bilal explained the child
development center offers
valuable educational ex
periences through careful
ly planned activities like
music, field trips, art,
drama, indoor and outdoor
play.
One special feature of the
child development center is
its tutorial services. If dif
ficulties in reading, mathe
matics or other subjects is
detected in a child. 30
minute or one hour tutorial
sessions on any evening are
available.
A member of the Child
Care Resource Agency,
Inc., Brenda's Child De
velopment Center is open
Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Children whose-families re
ceive aid from Social
Services are eligible for
enrollment
The center is licensed by
North Carolina. People in
terested in the educational
uniqueness of Brenda's
Child Development Center
should visit the center or
call the staff at 376-7305 or
535-5779.
Post Announces Discount
For Gift Sul lions
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subscription to the
Charlotte Post, of course.
This weekly, fast-grow
ing newspaper is known for
being the “voice of the
black community " It
speaks out on business,
politics, and religion
Every issue is chunked
with feature stories and
sports information which
addresses and entertains
black audiences across the
country
Besides making someone
happy, you can save money
by giving The Charlotte
Post as a Christmas gift
Beginning Monday,
November 22. through De
cember 31, you can sub
scribe to The Charlotte
Post for $13.50--a savings of
$2 10 per year. The usual
subscription rate is $15.60.
A subscription to The
Charlotte Post is a great
way to keep your loved
ones some miles away,
abreast of local, national
and international occur
rences The Charlotte Post
can go wherever you go.
Many people .who have
taken advantage of the
Christmas special in the
past receive The Post in
their mailboxes as far
away as New York, Wash
ington, DC., Pennsyl
Weaver Assails HUD’s
Proposals For Housing
Where’s The “Transit”
hi Charlotte's Tn*« Mai
Terri llvruin
Special To The Post
There seems to be no end
to confusion over the tran
sit mall Changes in the
plans occur almost daily
and at any given point, no
one seems to be sure ex
actly what the transit mall
will entail.
In April of 1982 when
voters were asked to ap
prove the bonds for the
transit mall, the official
ballot made no reference
whatsoever to a "transit
mall." and the $1.2 mill
ion bonds in question were
titled "Parks and Recre
ational Facilities Bonds."
Though media stories
made clear reference to the
fact that the money would
be going towards a transit
mall consisting of'an open
plaza area, bus shelters,
widened sidewalks, etc.,
some people are still un
clear as to what they ap
proved at the polls. What IS
clear, however, is that the
bond issue passed by a
scant 22 votes.
Bill Cunningham, of
Hatchett and Cunningham
Associates, comments.
"Although 1 don't believe
the issue has been inten
tionally confused. 1 feel
that the average person
has no idea of what they
voted for in April 1981 "
Lately, mere s been a lot
of speculation over chan
ges in the bus stops and
transfer points A call to
the city manager's office
informed me that final de
cisions had been made on
the placement of bus stops
surrounding the proposed
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Goodwill industries is
having its annual fall attic
sale Saturday. November
20 from 9 a m until 1pm.
at 2122 Freedom Drive.
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First in a series
mall. L'pon being referred
to Meade Telfair, informa
tion officer for the Transit
System, it was learned that
indeed no decision had
been made at all. and Ms
Telfair suggested that the
city manager's office itself
was confused!
City Councilman Ron
beeper confirmed that al
though specifications for
transfer points had been
set, exact locations were
yet to be determined Mr
beeper did say that per
sons transferring would
have to walk a couple of
blocks."
Bus ridership has de
clined primarily due to in
creased fares, but what of
the “captive" patrons?
Those people who are
forced to rely on city bus
service for transportation
to work or sphool? Ella
Talley, who is a long-time
community activist and
who currently works with
the Youth Council. says, ' I
hear a lot of people com
plaining about the bus
system.” Ms talley said
she feels that bus riders
aren't being given full con
sideration in the planning,
adding. "Two blocks is too
far to have to walk to
transfer."
What of these shelters we
hear about so often-1 The
lighted, heated bus shell
ers-1 These are planned,
and "will be a great asset
to our bus riders who now
congregate without the
benefit of a shelter.-’ Mr
I^eeper said. So, it looks
like there will be a dry,
warm place to wait for the
bus after walking for two
blocks braving the ele
ments. This in the name
of progress.
.Mr Cunningham feels
very strongly that the cur
rent plan for riders will be
‘ a great imposition to the
people "
This leads one to wonder
if the transit mall is a
"cosmetic-- for the bus
riders.
Next Week? Making Way
Cor The Transit Mall
ANGELA CONWAY
...CPCC’s live wire
Angela Conway Is
Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
As a student at Central
Piedmont Community Col
lege our beauty Angela
Conway, has touched a live
wire...a current of know
ledge that she definitely
doesn't want to give up.
Presently our beauty is
studying to become a Phy
sical Therapist Assistant.
"I like to help people. I
enjoy seeing others re
cuperate and get well," she
explained about her chosen
profession
Ms Conway is also a
cheerleader at CPCC She
graduated in 1882 from
West Charlotte High
School. There she was in
volved in the Spanish
Club; FHA; NAACP;
DECA and the Red Cross.
A member of East Stone
wall AME Zion Church
where Rev Bernard Sulli
van pastors. Ms. Conway
has learned many aspects
about religion, "i also en
joy learning various things
jn life 1 think it is im
portant to learn how to live
in this world."
Our beauty has learned a
great deal from her
mother. Marian Conway.
"I admire my mother be
cause of the many things
she has taught me and for
what she's done for me.
What I am today my
mother helped to form it
Ms. Conway is the daugh
ter of Horace Conway She
has two sisters Lori Ray
and Michelle Conway.
Richard Pryor ranks
among Ms. Conways favor
ite entertainers She also
enjoys watching "That s
Incredible." "Family
Feud" and "Diff'rent
Strokes" on television
Dancing and listening to
music are also favorite
pastimes of our beauty
"I'd say Luther V'andross
is my favorite musician."
she informed
W hat does our beauty see
happening in the future"' I
wish that crime would stop
and that more people could
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VOICES OF SINAI
The Voice of Sinai of Greater Mt. Sinai
Baptist Church will present their 12th
annual concert Sunday, November 21 at 4
p.m. The concert will consist of a variety
of music and the latest in contempor
ary Gospel Hard work and long hours of
preparation have been put into making
this event outstanding Mrs N E Kerry,
pianist and minister of music, is the
directress and Michael Cooper is the
organist Guest soloist will be Ms Anita
Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, who is
originally from Pennsylvania, graduated
from Johnson C. Smith University and is
presently making her home in Charlotte
She is a member of Mt Sinai and sings on
the Young Adult Choir Other featured
soloists will inclue Gussie Floyd, Mary
Kee, Calverta Patton, l-inda McGill,
Anna Ford, Clarine Brady, Julia Garvin,
Clara Williams, John Cato, John Terry
and John Morrow The concert will be
held at the church, located at 1243 West
Blvd Pastor Kerry along with president
Coleman Stewart and the Voices of Sinai
extend a cordial invitation to the public to
come early for a good seat and share in
praising the lx>rd in song
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Ms. Conway would like to
move her residence to
Washington. I) C following
the completion of her
degree
At times our Capricorn
beauty is shy. but then
there is also a side that
allows Ms. Conway to meet
others in an amiable
fashion
Helping others is a part
of our beauty's nature As
time -passes those exten
sions of the heart will re
turn to Ms Conway tenfold
and she will become even
more radiant than she is
today
Public Hearing
Considered For
Transit System
Each year the City of
Charlotte applies for tran
sit operating assistance
from the Urban Mass
Transportation Admin
istration.
This year the City is pro
viding an opportunity for
interested persons to re
quest a public hearing if
they wish to comment on
the social, environmental
and planning aspects of the
fiscal 19S3 application
Greater
Mobility For
Poor Urged
Special To The Post
\\ \SHI\<.'ION, I)< Th<
Department of Housing
and Lrban Developments
proposal to virtually elim
inate new construction of
subsidized housing and rely
almost solely on a housing
voucher system is a head
in-the-sand approach to
solving the housing crisis ol
the poor, according to !>i
Robert C. Weaver. Presi
dent of the National Com /
mittee Against Discrirp-’
ination in Houisnig
NCDH The hottsing
voucher system is part of a
proposal submitted to the
President's Office ef Man
agement and Budget b\
HUD Secretary Samuel
Pierce.
Weaver says the housing
voucher system will rely on
the existing housing stock,
an approach which incor
rectly assumes there is an
adequate s\
available to meet the need
of very low income fa
milies receiving a modes!
subsidy from the govern:
ment "As a matter of fact,
vacancy rates are alarm
ingly low in many metro
politan area.s_ and cities
and housing units designed
to accommodate larger
families often are virtually
nonexistent. What this
means is that in these
areas there will be in-place
assistance, with no oppor
tunity for mobility," Weav
er explained Moreoever.
rents for existing stand
ard housing still would be
out of reach for most low'
income families, even with
that government assist
ance proposed he said
The former HI D Secre
tary said NTDH takes the
position that strategic use
of new construction, rather
than sole reliance on exist
ing housing, for the poor in
areas where the vacancy
rate is low and <2 faci
litating greater mobility
for poor and minority (a
milies if such housing is
outside areas of low income
concentration Weaver said
even in areas where va
cancies exist and housing
costs are manageable, the
housing voucher proposal
fails to take into account
another reality of the
housing market, namely,
racial discrimination L>w
income families, especially
those who are racial min
orities. will continue to be
steered and channeled to
housing in areas ot exist
ing poverty and minority
concentration and still will
be unable to exercise free
housing choice under the
housing voucher system
unless certain safeguards
are in place "It is ne
cessary for us to prftvide
adequate counseling, refer
ral and a variety of sup^
port services so as to en
sure that low income fami
lies will have full informa
tion on hosuing availability
and are able to adjust
successfully to new living
environments Moreover,
they must have assurances
that all government agen
cies. including HUD and
the Department of Justice,
will undertake firm fair
housing enforcement
actions ’’