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- 1_____ THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday December 2 1982 ---
-------_ Price: 35 Cents
Celebration
Co Benefit
Little Rock
Mayor Eddie Knox and
Mayor pro-tern Harvey
Gantt, honorary chairper
sons. invite the public to
attend a Charlotte Celebra
tion at Christmas to share a
plan about the restoration
of the Old Little Rock
Church.
The special guest speak
er will be Julius LeVonne
Chambers, internationally
known civil rights attor
ney
This luncheon event will
be held Thursday, Decem
ber 9, at noon in McDon
ald’s Banquet Hall, located
at 1-85 and Beatties Ford
Road.
Music will he provided by
the West Charlotte Ad
vanced Choir--director
Frank Williams; and the
West Charlotte Stage Band,
under the direction of Mar
vin Davenport.
Reservations are S10
Wfc-'h Send checks to Afro
American Cultural Center,
Celebration Luncheon, 110
E 7th Street, Charlotte,
N.C 28202.
The Afro-American Cul
tural Center is an organ
ization chartered to pro
mote and to preserve Afro
American history and cul
ture and to share these
contributions with the
Greater Charlotte Com
munity.
For more information
call the Afro-American
Cu^pral Center at ,
374-'565.
Bob Walton
.Appointed To
National Poet
The Rev. Robert L.
Walton, Mecklenburg
County Commissioners,
was recently renamed to a
position of leadership in the
National Association of
Cou ties (NACo).
Walton has been reap
pointed Chairman of the
SArommittee on Social
Services of NACO’s Human
Services Policy Steering
Committee. This is his se
cond term as Chairman of
the subcommittee.
N K'O’s 12 steering com
mit *es form the policy
mat ng arm of County go
vernment. Each commit
tee ;s composed of approx
imately 40 County officials
who meet during the year
to examine issues critical
to !• cal government.
W ilton was recently re
elected to his third term as
a Mecklenburg County
Commissioner
Bethlehem Center Plans
Qirkmas Shqfhg Spees
Bethlehem Center will
conduct its annual Christ
mas Shopping Sprees for
the Visually Handicapped
and the Elderly on De
cember 1st and 2nd.
The Center is assisted in
this effort fcy the Empty
Stocking Fund, which pro
vides each needy partici
pant wjth a donation to buy
a Ctjytmas present or two
UKTIMMA
flood eye sight is a good
thing to have, but wisdom
is a good thing to be sought
If you are truly wise you
possess good vision and the
wisdom to know that true
vision is not short sighted
for their loved ones, and by
dedicated volunteers from
local Methodist Churches.
Each spree will get un
derway at 9:30 a m. when
juice and coffee will be
served at the Center The
volunteers and the partici
pants will leave for shop
ping at SouthPark at 10 and
are due to arrive back at
the Center around noon for
lunch and a Christmas
program featuring Thomas
Moore, local noted singer
who is also volunteering his
services for the two-day
program.
A special highlight this
year will be the present
ation of a donation on De
cember 1 by represent
atives from the United
Methodist Women (UMW)
of Myers Park Methodist
Church. The UMW spon
sored a Harvest of Bless
ings Luncheon on Sunday,
November 21, at Myers
Park Methodist, and the
proceeds from this very
successful event are being
donated to Bethlehem
Center to help the Center
See BETHl.EHFM Page 12
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Karen Nicole Walton
..Hamburger lover
Karen N. Walton
h Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
While Christmas lights
and thoughts will be shin
ing in our hearts, little six
year-old Karen Nicole Wal
ton will have an added
gleam to her holidays as
she celebrates her next
birthday.
This Saturday, Decem
ber 4, Miss Walton will be
seven years of age. Her
spirits soar as she looks
forward tc a new bicycle.
from her parents. Rev. and
Mrs. Robert and Thelma
Walton.
Now a first grader at
Paw Creek Elementary
School little Miss Walton
has received “Very Good"
marks since kindergarten
“I enjoy math, reading,
writing, and physical edu
cation. My favorite story is
“The Three Bears,” Miss
Walton shared. She also re
ceived perfect attendance
recognition during her kin
dergarten career.
Miss Walton can remem
ber her teachers’ names
from kindergarten as well
as first grade. “My kin
dergarten teachers were
Ms. Chandler and Ms.
Palmer. This year my
teachers are Ms Ingram
and Ms. Grigg My prin
cipal is Mr Cline.”
Playing hide-and-go-seek
is a favorite game for Miss
Walton. “I also take piano
lessons from Ms Oliver
two days a week on Mon
days and Thursdays,” she
continued.
She loves to watch
"Diff’rent Strokes” on
television because she la
bels it “funny.” She en
joys listening to a musician
she calls "R.J.” also
There are two special
people on earth to Miss
Walton “They are my
daddy and mommy, be
cause I love them ”
Rut the most important
person in my life is God,”
she added
Miss Walton attends St
Paul United Presbyterian
Church where her father
pastors. “I am a member
"of the Sunday School where
sometimes we color some
pictures and I sing on the
choir,” Miss Walton re
lated.
Miss Walton also has two
sets of lovely grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Walton Sr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Alexan
der. There is also a spe
cial great grandmother,
Anna Bradford, whom Miss
Walton can enjoy and talk
with.
Ooops! Almost forgot two
other statements made by
Miss Walton. First she is a
hamburger lover. “I love
hamburgers from McDon
ald's, Hardees, Burger
King...”
And finally even in the
excitement of her upcom
ing birthday she hasn’t
forgotten what the Christ
mas celebration is about -
the birth of Jesus Christ
Issue Of Volunteer Prayer Is Not New
. Hy l.oretta manago
Post Staff Writer
The issue of volunteer
prayer in public schools is
not a new one. For years,
the issue of whether or not
a law should be passed to
set aside a specific time of
the school day for group
prayer has simmered on
the back burner, experi
encing heated and cooled
spells of activity.
Once the courts had
clearly stated “that ac
cording to the Constitution
that permission of prayer
in schools would be vio
lation of separation of
church and state," the
matter was thought to have
been settled. However
during the past decade
there seems to be a re
surgence of this controver
sial issue
Since 19R5 parents of
varying religions have
appeared before federal
court judges in an effort to
preserve prayer in the pu
blic schools to no avail.
"According to a Gallup
poll 79 percent of Ame
ricans favor a constitution
al amendment to allow vo
luntary prayer in public
schools ”
Even more recent
Senator Jesse Helms has
proposed a law that would
schedule time for prayer
into the school day.
All of these factors tend
to support the idea of pray
er in public schools, as a
matter of fact those who
On King’s Birthday
Greek Groups Asking
Blacks To Leave Jobs
Jobless Rate
Rose To 9.3
Percent
North Carolina unem
ployment rose to 9.3 per
cent in October The chief
contributor to the loss of
jobs was the end of the
growing and harvesting
season.
fn agriculture alone,
16.600 jobs were termin
ated. A total of 276,300
jobless people are in the
state Manufacturing jobs
overall showed a net loss of
6,100. With the exception of
lumber and wood, all cate
gories in durable and non
durable goods registered
losses. The most signifi
cant decrease occurred in
electrical machinery,
down 1,700 jobs, when some
firms cut bark on employ
ment anu tc iiiAiraril. laid
off remaining workers.
In contrast, non-manu
facturing jobs experienced
a net gain of 11,800 Ac
cording to Glenn R Jer
nigan, chairman of the
North Carolina Employ
ment Security Commis
sion, much of this increase
was in the government
sector. “State and local
education systems regis
tered increased employ
ment due to the fact more
students were working in
colleges and more substi
tute teachers were added in
the county and city
schools,” he explained
The trade sector in
creased 2,400 jobs pri
marily related to back-to
school retail activity An
increase of 1,000 jobs in the
.service and miscellaneous
sector could be associated
with private school em
ployment.
NANBPW NEW MEMBERS
Pictured from left to right are induct- JoAnn Daniels, Johnnie Collins, Mary
ees Maries** Bratcher. Ella Norman, Gill, Marlese Durr
NANBPWC Inducts
Eight
e-ignt cnarming ladies
were recently inducted into
the National Association of
Negro Business and Pro
fessional Women's Clubs.
Inc.. Charlotte Chapter
The home of member
Clara Mitchell was the site
of the Annual Induction
Ceremony of candidates
for membership into the
club The club's 1982 theme
was: "W'orking to Realize
Our Potential in Health,
Education and Employ
ment.”
During an impressive
candlelight service the fol
lowing ladies were induct
ed: Shelby Bratcher, John
nie Collins, Marlese Durr.
Mary Gill, Sybil Morgan,
Ella Norman, JoAnn
Daniels, and Novella Town
send These are seven new
members and one transfer
Ms. Mitchell, first presi
dent of the Charlotte Club,
gave an overview of the
history of the national or
ganization which was
founded in 1935 and evolved
from the nucleus of three
Black business and profes
sional women’s clubs
The Matriarch of the club
is Sojourner Truth who
lived from 1797 until 1883
The Charlotte Club was
organized in 1977 by co
founders Peggy Beckwith
anti Anna Hood Members
Dorothy Cherry introduced
the new members which in
eluded biographical data,
professions and current
endeavors of each
Covers were laid for 14
incumbent members in ad
dition to the inductees. A
lovely luncheon w as served
followed by a Fellowship
Hour
Deadline Set To Apply
For Heating Assistance
It's later than you think
And if you don't take ad
vantage of the Ixjw-Income
Energy Assistance Pro
gram's offer for stipends
you may he left out in the
cold
December 10 marks the
final day for applications to
be completed You may be
eligible for assistance in
paying winter heating bills
Emphasis must be placed
on ‘‘completed” applica
tions All information re
quired must be turned in
before the application! s! is
sent to Raleigh
If you or your family is
ineligible for the assistance
you will hear from Kaleigh
within two weeks If you
qualify, however, payment
will be made in February
The Ix>w-lncome Energy
Assistance Program is
headquartered in Charlotte
at the Charlotte-Mecklen
burg Youth Council. 501 E
Morehead Street From
December 1 until Decern
ber 10 the council building
will be open from Ram
until 8:30 pm, Monday
through Thursday and on
Saturday from 9 a m until
12 30pm Applications will
be taken at this time
Other sites to apply for
assistance are as follows
Amay James Neighbor
hood tenter; Belmont Re
gional Center; and Geth
semane A ME Zion Church
All of these areas will be
open from Bam until 4
p m
Holiday To
Honor Kkigfs
Memory
Special To The Post
Presidents of eight black
Greek-Lettered organiza
tions have called upon their
combined membership of
more than 50.000 to observe
Dr Martin Luther King
Jr.'s birthdate as a holi
day by taking leave from
their jobs on January 15
These unique organiza
tions of college-trained in
dividuals with chapters
nationally and internation
ally. have been asked to
recognize this date as a
holiday each year begin
ning January 15. 1988.
The council, which repre
sents graduates of the
nation's colleges and
universities as well as
student sorority and fra
ternity members met in
Atlanta the weekend of
November 19-20. to con
sider ways to make Dr.
King's birthdate j national
holidas Dr King, leader of
the Southern t hristian
Leadership Conference at
the time he was assassin
ated in Memphis in 1968.
was a member of one of the
eight organizations (Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc ■
Ozell Sutton president of
the Council of Presidents
and Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity. Inc , said.
This declaration of a
holiday in honor of Dr.
King comes at a time when
all of the things for which
he stood are under attack
Wo are taking this vital and
necessary step to preserve
his memory and the things
for which he fought and
died " Sutton add“d that
the Count il of Presidents is
aware that there are others
who share the same con
corn for an appropriate
national memorial in honor
of Dr King and requested
that all persons, without
regard to race, creed, color
or national origin join in
observing Dr King s birth
date as a holiday
Members of the Council
of Presidents, in addition to
Sutton are Robert Gordon
of Ann Arbor. Michigan.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fratern
tty Inc Demetrius New
ton ol Birmingham. Alaba
ma. Phi Beta Sigma Fra
ternity Inc . Dr I. Ben
jamin l.ivingston of River
side, California. Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity. Inc . Faye
B Bryant of Houston.
Texas, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc . Mona Bailey
of Mercer Island. Washing
ton. Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc . Alice Swain
of Oklahoma City. Okla
homa. Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority. Inc.. and Edith V.
Francis of Trenton. N J.,
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Attic Sale
The employees of the
Cha r lot t e - M pc k I enborg
Utility Department, Water
Distribution Division, are
sponsoring a gigantic attic
sale. Saturday, December
4, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., at
the corner of Beatties Ford
Rd and Oaklawn Ave.
All proceeds from the
attic sale will be used to
help needy families in the
< harlotte area this ChrtaL>
mas.
Ella Scarborough
Supports law
were opposed to the law
supported the idea of pray
er, but rejected the idea of
the conformity that the law
presents
Bertha Maxwell, director
of the Afro-American Stu
dies at UNCC is one person
who finds difficulty with
the proposed law. "Without
a doubt the law of the land
states that no prayer be in
public schools, therefore. I
see this issue as the poli
tical tool to stir other
issues." she began Con
tinuing Ms Maxwell em
phasized, "Anybody who
chooses to pray can do it
whenever they please To
me it is more of a viola
tion of a person's individual
rights to say that you must
pray at a certain time than
saying not to pray at all
The conformity that is im
posed with everyone pray
ing and kneeling at the
Phil Berry
.. Supports prayer
same time contradicts the
multi-religious and person
al preferences of indivi
duals
Supporting the passage
of the law, Ella Scarbo
rough, a political activist,
stated, "I think it's won
derful Although I don t feel
that the idea of a set time
per se is important, I do
think that the prayer law is
an excellent way of sys
tematically instilling the
concept of prayer for
children."
That idea of getting
children to embrace the
concept of prayer in county
commissioner Bob Wal
ton’s opinion, belongs to the
church and the home not
theschools "Asa minister.
I advocate all avenues that
promote prayer But I must
admit that my feeling are
yet crystallized on
whether or not a law is
Kev. Dr George Battle
Voices concern
needed I do feel that cer
lain opportunities should
exist for young people to
pray in school That re
sponsibility falls on the pa
rent If parents do a better
job in teaching prayer to
their children, then the
issue of prayer would he
taken care of "
School board member
and newly elected N.C
House representative. Phil
Berry, supports prayer in
school, but not the pro
posed law He informed,
"People have the right to
pray now in school " From
what Berry has concluded,
the proposal of the law to
put prayer back in the
school is an issue that plays
on the emotions of people
"No one has said that an
individual cannot pray, it is
Just that the group connota
tion and the fixed time that
See ISSI'K on Page 14
If you would like 1o apply
for a payment, contact the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Youth Council or the above
placed BEFORE Decern
ber 10th.
If you are shut in. el
derly or handicapped, you
may send someone to apply
for you or you can call the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Youth Council and request
that an application be
taken in your home
For more information
call 334-3035 weekdays or
334 2982 for 24 hour infor
mation