EDITORIALS & COMMENTS . Who Speaks For Blacks? At a recent private meeting of largely unnamed black elected officials and a few otfier black people, Arthur Griffin, a 34-year old local office'supply company owner was endorsed Os a candi date to replace PhiT Berry on the Chariot te-Mecklfen bdr e School Board. We applaud the interest shown by" any segments of the black community for showing ah active interest in any public office because of the role such an office plays in setting polities that affect the quality of life of all citizens in oUr community. However, we have to admit to having some serious reserva tions About the manner in which a candidate should or might be endorsed by any group thAt sug gests that a' candidate, as in this case, might ha Ve'difficulty get ting broad-based black support. Our reservations ale numer ous. First, in the absence of a public announcement that a meeting was to be held to con side' a possible candidate en dorsement for the School Board post denied the vast' majority of black citizens an opportunity to participate in any possible meaningful endorsement. - v Secondly, while we certainly ■ favor ahy legitimate efforts te elect or appoint black persons to public office, especially with an awareness of disproportionate lack of blade representation in public offices generally, particu larly state arid nationwide, we believe that an'endorseitoent that is apparently based solely on race is-pure and siitopie-a form of racism. Four factors led ^ us to this conclusion. One iS the extensive background'"in education that some of the black people have who were considered at the private meeting but' not en dorsed. Another was the by passing ora two-tiitoe unsuccess ful black candiate for the School Board Who at least has demon strated a firm understanding of public' school issues and pro blems and is a known quantity. In addition, me' group’s en dorsed’Candidate reportedly in dicated he’d rather be aptfoihted than face an election. For ah unknown, unproven public office seeker this does not sound like a candidate briraing with' confi dence or interest.' * Lastly, on racism, if a segment in The white community said they want a white candidate to fill Berry’s vacated School Board . float In order tfl increase white representation, would not the same private black meeting group allege white racism? We would like to believe that in MOcklenbtirg County in 1963 fhosf citizens have matured be yond this kind of mentality.’ Political Immaturity Must Stop We have observed with consi derable interest the developing efforts of the Young Democrats of Mecklenburg County to re cruit black people arid other minorities in an effort to strengthen minority involve ment in the Democratic Party and hopefully %ili become active in booties in‘general. The Young Democrats, com posed mostly of white profes sionals, is an arm of the county Democratic Party. They should be commended for their thought fulness and interest in broader based political participation by all citizens in our community. ‘ However, we would hope that before they gallop 6ff into the sunset that they would look ' inward at some erf Che internal problems their Party has and help to get their house in order before soliciting new supporters. The Party has a number of internal problems, not the least of which is adquate financial support. One outstanding exam ple of this, and an isshe that Is in reality petty and shows im maturity, hafc beeh the flop that first vice-chairperson Pat Patton has created over a 9400 expen diture by Party Chairman Bob Davis. * " '* ~ Briefly stated, the Party's executive committee approved a 9400 expenditure for Chairman Davis to Attend a mini-party Convention in Philadelphia last ^ year and Ms. Patton has been' Attacking fib*. Da vis about it and demanding that he personally repay the money because such an expenditure had never been approved'. While Party Chairman Davis has not statecThiS reasons, he has announced that be will not seek reelectiori to his poet at the April SO Party Convention. Neverthe less; this’ is good reason to believe that one reason he plans to step down is the constant bickering over the minor, legi timate expenditure. If the Young Democrats want to encotffage wider support by black people or anyone else in locpT Party activities, they need •to help the Party In dividing: forces. Wanted_JOB . % ScUttvi: National Black History Month Dear Sir: Every American can be grateful to the Aaaodatkn for the Study of Afro American ute and History for its dedicated efforta to promote both pnp»t«p and scholarly interest in Ante Appreciates The Charlotte Post Dev Editor: We, the members of the staff and residents of Bays Tows would like to extend our appreciations to yov very fine staff and news paper company for the re markable work you have provided in covering news of-Boys Town end related Your coverage of the Alpha Gamma Psi Teen Fraternity and resident counselor Jazz LaDuke were impressively done and we do appreciate . your relating this wonder ful news to the public. You t have projected ua very well and we are extremely greatful and hope that we will be able to a weu-rounaea reiauonsnip. If for acme reason Boys Town can be of any assist ance to your company, ptmae don't hesitate to call upon ua. You have been very kind to us in every way possible and we would like to return the favors. Wth much appreciation andconcern. Beys Town eTN.C. Have Something To Say? Do you hare something to say? Then do so for everyone to read, lie Charlstte Past, the only other voice in town, wel comes all letters on various -sHrrrti Letters to the editor most include your signature and address, both of which may or may not be used per nqptett. For purposes of identification only, writers should include their tefcn Phone numbers. All letter* are subject to editing far grammar, libe lous content and, when De limit letter* to 500 wards. Letters should be ad 'freaaed to: Editor, Tbe Charlotte Peat. P. O. Baa 30144, Charlotte, N.C. people you know. ncan black history. From 1915 forward this organ ization has served to fa miliarize our citizens with the outstanding contribu tions of black Americans. Through its work, we as a nation can more folly per ceive the meaning of the events that have shaped our destiny. The observance of Afro American (Black) History Month afford* ell ofsea nize further and to appre ciate the role of black Americana in the develop ment of our nation. Tbfe annual observance pro motes heightened aware ness of the significant par ticipation of black in every level and aspect of our national life. It is a time when we transcend past struggles for advance ment and gratefully ac knowledge oar rich and valuable diversity. Our beritage lends stra«th to • ' the fiber of our country. Understanding blacklde toryis fundamental to a the full scope and sump of the American historical ez perience. By more folly appreciating America’s commitment to freedom and Justice, we can avoid the mistakes of the past and fulfill the hopes of the future. It is very useful to think of manufacturing a*" a conversion process. This takes the mystery out of manufacturing by making manufacturing identical regardless of product or process. Manufacturing is a conversion process that turns labor and material into products, and capital into profits. A businessman invests capital in machines, materials, and overhead and produces a product to be sold at a price that includes return of capital and profit. 1 have just finished redding William SaTidman's “How to Win Productivity in Manufacturing” and recommend that any business owner who operates a “job shop” read and' use some of the techniques described in this book. The book is not about “flow shops” where the speecTof a produc tion cycle is not a problem because products and Capacity are jointly engineered for constant machine utilization. This bdok is about “queue shops” where work battfies can vary in quanity, physical SizeTmaterial required, add routing sequence'. The work batched do * not flow from machine to machine in a perfectly engineered pat tern. Frequently, shop supervisors Cannot assign work fast enough to keep up with machine capacity, and So machine capacity often waits for work assignment. To prevent the unintentional idling of capacity super visors build-in safety loads of extra work. These are Cali “queue lines.” A queue fine IS basically a quantity work-in-progress wait ing for additional manufacturing process ing. This' extra work-in-process (WLP) protects the supervisor from the inability in control the many variables in,the dynamic environment of a queue or job shop.'At some point, however, this attempt at extra work in-progress worsens the control problems by lengthening the queue lihes, increasing the cash investment in WIP and slowing completions. -' ' M Profit is the key word in Sandman's book ana his point’is that time Can be Con trolled, and when it is controlled, profits will multiply. The productivity problem in a queue shop* is the result of excessive queue time reducing the utilization of work in Progress, It is entirely possible Char the amount of time jobs waste in queues at each work center is actually 90 'percent to 98 percent of an order’s life cycle in a queue examples given is a firm manufacturing hand toot* which required 212 working days to pass a “batch of tools "Tough its modern machine Shop. Hie work tu”®"«ces8aiy for any one batch never eight hour work day. As might DC expected, this firm whs bought dot an the take-over firm promptly eliminated 90 percent of the models, standardized their Product line, and achieved instant result*. It nriHHS1 ir£Jh0|i.,fafflc J*ma and increased P[«hirtivity, which drastically increased profits. > information contact the Economk* Development Division, Center r«ri.,TP,?TV?’g Mount*in ^ving, Western Carolina University, CulloWhee, N.C. 2*723. THE CHARLOTTE POST Second Class Postage No. 965500 “THE PEOPLE’S NEWSPAPER” Established ISIS Published Every Thursday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Co.. Inc. Subscription Rate 917.68 Per Year • Send All 357**8 To: iai Camden Rd., Charlotte. N.C. 28203 | 104 Years of CsntinuMBSsrvles I From Capitol Hill Equal Employment Opportunity Is Challenge For ’80’s compoMd at man than M t I _ ban. President Reagan'■ bra sen attempt to prevent the nytag tax exemption to on the basts of race aarved as a galvanising farce for preserving civil rights. •rth— started the leader rolling aad the president sndthe Radeal Right neat down to aa netiei i Melin defeat Mr. Regan’s noaeiaa tkoa of William Bag aa Chairman of Equal Em ployment Opportunity -—r Right to repeal or weaken the legislative enactments of the past*’He warned the audience against relying on /he praaa about the Radte 'ai Right In UU, the praaa Rethcal Right^uSl now it gtvee the impraaaion that it in just ahont dead. Sar Levitan, George Washington University B&rjsa \ deataoTrnjMtawl Safe WoodawH While you can