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Mary G. Hardmon
...Likes to help people
Mary G. Hardmon
fe Beauty Of Week
There s so much peace in
living a fruitful life and in
helping others that our
beauty, Mary G. Hardmon,
has made this a way of life.
JftT’d like to help more
people," Ms. Hardmon
stated. Through her Job as
• Sales Representative
with the multi-level mar
keting company of A. L.
WUMam and Associates,
Inc., Ms. Hardmon comes
in contact with many in
dividuals. This way she is
able to help many through
her knowledge.
Ms. Hardmon, who has
lived in Charlotte for a
relatively short period, is a
graduate of Central Pied
mont Community College’s
Insurance Course. She also
studied Secretarial Sci
ence and attended Benedict
College.
“I love my work, it gives
me an opportunity to meet
people and I anticipate be
coming a Regional Vice
President soon," she stated
with enthusiasm.
A new entry into the
work farce Ms. Hardmon is
uty Offices
Will Close
Monday
City government will be
drned Monday, April 4, In
observance of Baiter.
The Sanitation Division
will operate on a revised
schedule. During that
Writ, backyard refuse cot
I*tton will be provided on
Tuesday and Thursday for
kagions regularly served
cnWonday and Thursday
. and on Wednesday and Fri
day for locations regularly
served on Tuoaday and
Friday. Curbside trash
£ collection will be provided
*oH the second collection
day of each schedule
The York Raid Landfill
win operate an Its usual
schedule. Landfill hours
■re Monday through Fri
day 7 am to 4 p.m. and on
tflrifcrday from a a m. to 4
p m >V U,
1 Charlotte-Mecklen
Mmal Control Divi
wabaclsgp April 4.
armor to to keep
a former full-time house
wife. Her son, David Dar
nell 14, is an eighth grader
at St. Andrew Junior High
in Columbia, S.C.
Ms. Hardmon is a native
of Columbia, S.C., and she
feels “...that there is no
place like home.” She also
finds Charlotte a metropo
litan of entertainment. “I
entertain at home a lot but
when I do go out I prefer
places like the Radisson,
Leo’s Delicatessen and
Chinese Restaurants. I’m
comfortable in Charlotte,
and I’ll probably make this
my home."
She has many places to
compare Columbia and
Charlotte to. Traveling ex
tensively in the states as
well as Frankfurt, Ger
many and Paris, France,
Ms. Hardmon enjoys the
feeling of a “hometown
atmosphere." a
Reading, dancing, talk
ing and meetingpeople are
a few of Ms. Hardmon’s
pastimes. She also attends
Friendship Baptist Church
where Rev. Dr. Clifford
Jones Sr. pastors.
Dick Gregory is Ms.
Hardmon’s favorite known
personality while her
favorite author is Agatha
Christie.
A* an Aquarian it is the
nature of Ms. Hardmon to
enjoy life and want to help
others. Being a humanita
rian is as natural for our
beauty as it is for the sun to
rise each morning.
Good News Is For Sharing
Sessions Help Area Citizens
Black
Educators
To Meet
For more than one half
year the North Carolina
Association of Black Edu
cators has been planning a
statewide conference on
blacks in education in
North Carolina. This con
ference will occur on April
9, 1983 at North Carolina
Central University in the
Health Sciences Building,
from 9 a.m: to 5 p.m. The
conference is being under
written by a Mott Grant
through Mr. Robert Poole,
Director of Development of
North Carolina Central
University and the North
Carolina Association of
Black Educators. This
conference is open to all
interested citizens.
During the conference
special emphasis will be
placed on the perspectives
of the parents and the
community. The purpose of
the conference is te jiis
cuss and better understand
the status of blacks in edu
cation in North Carolina
today and for the future.
This conference will seek to
determine if there has been
progress in the recent
years for blacks in educa
tion in North Carolina. It
will describe and delineate
that progress and assess
whether there has been re
trogression of blacks in
education in North Carol
ina and answer the ques
tions why, when, where and
how concerning that re
trogression. Conference
planners hope that this con
ference will place into a
sharper focus how to create
a more improved status for
blacks in education in
North Carolina for the
future.
Six sessions will com
prise this one-day confer
ence. The major address,
session two, will start at 10
a.m. and will be delivered
by Dr. Mary Frances
Berry, past President of
the University of Colorado,
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MARY HILL AND SHIRLEY MAXTON
—Head newly-formed Food Bank
Moore’s Sanctuary AME Zion
Church Opens Food Service
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
. Moore's Sanctuary AME
Zion Church, pastored by
Rev. William R. Robinson
and located at 4100 Morris
field Dr. will join a host of
other churches in providing
food to those in need of it.
Headed by the Hostess
Club of Moore’s the Food
Bank is in the infantile
stage. According to Mary
Hill, president of the
Hostess Club, donations
are now being taken.
“We need nonperish
able items and money. We
are now asking churches,
individuals and organiza
tions. We already have con
tributions from three gro
cery stores: Wayne’s Su
permarket, Super Du per
and Bill’s Grocery.
Ms. Hill pointed out that
Moore’s Sanctuary Food
Bank will deal mainly in
nonperishable items such
as rice, dried beans and
canned goods. Those who
are recommended from the
crisis’ list and individuals
recommended by other
pastors will be able to
qualify. Food stamp reci
pients will not be eligible
according to Mrs. Hill.
Mrs. Hih will be assist
ed by Shirley Maxton,
Pearl Robinson, Johnnie
Mae Waldo, Margie Flem
ming, Willie Mae Kaiton
gia, Helen Hill, Blossom
Cooper, Elaine Cooper and
Janie Thompson, all mem
bers of the Hostess Club of
Moore’s Sanctuary. Foods
will be distributed from the
church ground. Schedules
for food pickup have not
been established yet. Call
393-2134, 376-5415 or 523
7784 for further informa
tion.
There are other food pro
grams conducted through
churches in the Charlotte
area. Each program has
various guidelines.
Oren McCullough Reelected
National Secretary-Treasurer
The National Council of
United Presbyterian Men
Including to local member*
SSTnaflmirmen’i cater
«ce held in Knoxville
Hilton, Knoxville, Tern
Oren McCullough of
Charlotte was re-elected
national secretary-trea
surer. Mrfiuiw^ la a
member of Memorial
United Presbyterian
Other ChaiJotteana who
attended the n»+
incladed Haywood Massey,
Memorial United Prssby
tarian Church; Harold
Parks, president of the
United Pr esbyterian Mes s
Council at the Catawba
Preebytery and a member
of C. N. Jenkins United
Presbyterian Church end
Charles Redfearn. secre
tary of the Catawba Pres
bytery Man’s Council sad a
member of Grier Heitfita
United Presbyterian
Church.
Also present from Char
' Omen McCullouRhf -
... Veteran church-worker
lott* were Herman J’ant,
preeident of Grier freights
United Presbyterian Men’s
Council; John Lester Smith
of Grier Heights United
Presbyterian Church;
William M. Jordan Jr. and
his wife, also attended
Jetton is president of the
Men's Council at First
United Presbyterian
Church.
Pinkney Wilson and Ms
wife, both from First
United Presbyterian
Church, attended and so
did John Gray, vice-pre
sident of the Men’s Council
of Memorial United Free
— - - ---A
. byterian Church.
James Gaston of Me
morial United Presbyte
rian also attended.
A "Strength For Tough
Times: My Faith and My
Job” was the theme for the
conference. The main pur
pose of the organisation is
to promote the Kingdom of
God worldwide by encour- .
aging all men to serve
Jesus Christ in the work of '
the church; to follow Christ
in the vocations of the
common life. United Pres
byterian Men is a mission
arm of the General As
sembly.
The conference wss
shaped around four key
programs: "What Shapes
My Ufa?", "What Workb
Do I Live Inf", "What
Pressures Do 1 Live
With?" and "What Do I Do
About It?” Round table
discussions were held and
dialogue with the speakers
was encouraged. There
were also various work
shops conducted.
Mt. Olive United Pres
byterian Church pastored
by Rev. A. W. Canada has
opened a Food Closet Pro
gram. Applicants must
meet Social Service Eligi
bility Guidelines. Call 394
8814 for more information.
The Providence Con
valescent Resident has a
food program for the elder
ly or handicapped. The cost
of meals has been de
signed on a break-even
basis. Two meals a day
may be provided. The cost
will be $3 per day or $15 per
week. Call 334-1671. This
program also brings meals
to the home.
Loaves and Fishes is a
food program sponsored at
Statesville Avenue
Presbyterian Church, 2806
Statesville Ave. pastored
by Rev. Wilburn Sanders.
Bags of grocery are given
to families and individuals
who qualify Call 333-7436
for more information on
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10
a m. until 4 p.m and on
Saturday from 9 a m. until
noon. The Holy Comforter
Episcoal Church on Park
Road offers the Loaves and
Fishes program also
East Stonewall AME
Zion Church, pastored by
Rev. Bernard Sullivan,
provides a soup line each
Tuesday and Friday from
11:15 - 13:18. East Ston*
wall is located at 1729
Griers Grove Rd
There are, no doubt,
other operations for food
aervice sponsored by local
chapters
■
2,600 Learned How To
Communicate Their Faith
Over the past two
months, nearly 2,600 Char
lotte and surrounding area
citizens have been review
ing and reconsidering their
Christian faith.
They’ve been participat
ing in “Good News Is For
Sharing” sessions learning
how to communicate their
faith more effectively to
others.. The sessions were
in preparation for the
Leighton Ford Charlotte
Area Crusade to be held in
the Charlotte Coliseum,
April 10-17.
The 17 sessions were held
once a week for two weeks
in churches throughout
Charlotte and communities
within a 50-mile radius.
The course was based on
evangelist Leighton Ford’s
book, “Good News Is For
Sharing,” said Irv Cham
bers, Crusade coordinating
and program director.
“The sessions reviewed
the basics of the Christian
faith,’' Chambers said.
“The people re-considered
their own commitment to
God and learned to follow
through on their promise to
spread His ‘good news’ to
others who may be search
ing."
The sessions were de
signed to prepare Charlotte
area residents for work as
counselors during the April
10-17 Crusade scheduled for
the Charlotte Coliseum.
Chambers said more than a
third of the people who
came to the sessions signed
up to act as counselors
during the Crusade nights.
“We were well pleased
with the people who attend
ed and were gratified by
their enthusiasm for the
Crusade’s purpose,”
Chambers continued
“They are reaching out to
others in their commun
ities with the ‘There Is
Hope’ message and making
themselves available to
others who need the hope
that Christian faith pro
vides. The sessions were a
solid step toward achiev
ing the Crusade goals of
building bridges of friend
ship and spreading new
Christian faith."
Although the “Good
News Is For Sharing"
sessions succeeded in re
cruiting Crusade counsel
ors, Chambers said the
Crusade staff is still look
ing for more people who
would like to work as coun
selors. Anyone wanting
more information on work
as a Crusade counselor
should contact the Rev
Charles Page at the Cru
sade office, 7O4-368-M00 or
the Rev. Norman Pell, Cru
sade director.
To Be Largest Ever
John Ingram Fund-Raiser
Special To The Poet
Raleigh • A March 24
fundraiser for John In
fant is expected to raise
nore in one night than he
ms ever needed to win any
previous primary election.
Deluding run-offs "We si
■eady have >38,000, which
s also better than we’ve
tver done before In a fund
aiaer for the Commis
sioner/’ said Mike Rogers.
:oordlnator of the Iigram
ror Governor Task Force.
From reports on ticket
sales we will raise well
>ver >50,000."
Rogers, a Cary business
man, also reported that the
Ingram For Governor
Headquarters has Just dou
bled in sise, and that a new
computer system will be in
stalled soon to handle the
recent influx of contribu
tions.
The upcoming reception,
in honor of Ingram's 10
years aa Insurance Com
missioner, is the first fund
raiser sponsored by the
task force, according to Ro
gers. "To raise MO,MO in a
single night, at oar first
fundraiser, 14 months be
See JOHN Page i
Leighton Ford is an asso
cite evangelist and vice
president of the Billy
Graham Evangelistic
Association and was or
dained as an evangelist in
the Presbyterian Church in
the United States. He and
his family reside in Char
lotte, although his work
with the Billy Graham
Association has taken him
around the world speaking
to thousands on every
continent.
The Crusade will fea
ture such well-known
guests as Charles Colson,
Joni Eareckson Tada and
Bobby Jones.
Zoel Hargrave
. .Committee chairperson
LDF Making
Final Push For
Fund-Raiser
The North Carolina Com
mittee of the NAACP Le
gal Defense and Education
al Fund (LDF) is making a
final push for its annual
fundraiser - a reception
and dinner-which will be
held at 7 p.m., April 9 at the
Holiday Inn North, 3815 N.
Tryon Street.
Attorney and noted ora
tor Patricia Russell of the
Federal Communications
Commission in Washing
ton, D C will be the fea
tured speaker.
According to Zoel Har
grave, committee chair
person along with his wife
Esther, “We expect a sell
out crowd this year as:
we ve had in the past. Each
year, local churches, busi
nesses, sororities and fra
ternities and other com
munity groups as well as
individuals usually make
contributions to the LDF
through this annual fund
raiser ” Local attorney
Julius Chambers is presi
dent of the national foun
dation which has a long
history of supporting
minorities who have a need
for its legal and education
al services, Hargrave said.
We in North Carolina are
extremely proud of the (act
that Chambers heeds the
group and we want to ba in
th* forefront at providii*
the financial Aid to support
the fine work that the fund
does throughout the United
States, Hargrave said.
It is not too late to gat
tickets for the function. If
you want to go you may
contact a member of the
North Carolina Committee
or Zoel and Bsthar at <
mmn Individual rasar
vationa are tao, sponsors
at $100 receive two tickets
and benefactor* 060 will *.
receive a table ter el*; ■
P*TM North Carotins Ctem- ' ' {
mittee censisteof:
Miss Lucille Batts.
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Of United Presbyterian Men