MRS. KATIE RANKIN
.; —/Ictice church worker
Mrs. Katie Rankin Has
Seen “Lots Of Changes”
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
The turn of the century
produced an age of innova
tion, exploration and mo
dernization. For those who
witnessed history in the
making it was a great time
to be alive.
Katie Rankin is one such
person. Born in 1900 in Fort
Mill, S.C., Ms. Rankin has
witnessed the age of auto
mation, the birth of civil
rights, survived the De
pression and watched Ame
rica engage in four major
wars. At age 82 she re
marked, “Although I cant
remember them all I’ve
seen a lot of changes.’’
Despite those changes
ooe thing has always re
mained constant in her life,
her love for God. “I’ve
been a Christian since I
was 12,” reflected Mrs.
Rankin. Such a long life in
the Lord is what she ac
credits to her many years
on earth. “I’ve always been
obedient to the will of the
Lord,” commented Mrs.
Rankin. Wanting to spread
the peace and happiness to
others Mrs. Rankin advises
young people “to get to
church and serve the
Lord.” She is a member of
Greater Galilee Baptist
Church and sings every
first and third Sundays on
Choir No. 1.
When not in church Mrs.
Rankin takes an active
part in Charlotte’s Senior
citizens group. Each day a
bus picks her up where she
spends time with friends
making handy items, en
joying hot meals and out
ings and meditating at
prayer service.
Among other joys in her
life is her family. Mrs.
Rankin, along with her
brother Willie Williams,
are the eldest members of
a five-generation family.
Hie mother of four child
Mr. and Mrs. Roacoe Bratcher of Raeford, N.C.
announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelvy
Jean, to Daryl Gregory Porter. A 10 a.m. May 7th
wedding is planned at the Johnson C. Smith University
Church in Charlotte. After marriage the couple will
reside in Dallas, Texas. Join us in this vibrant
occasion.
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ren, Amy Lamer, Laura
Rankin, Lon Rankin Jr.
(deceased) and Lester Mc
Coy, Mrs. Rankin has 19
grandchildren, 17 great
grandchildren and one
great, great grandchild,
Sharihh Ingram, who is 14
months old. For 28 years
she was the wife of Len
Rankin who died in 1951.
Since his death Mrs.
Rankin has lived with her
daughter Laura.
On April 17 Mrs. Rankin
will mark another year in
life. Like most of her birth
days she will spend it with
her family sharing ice
cream and cake, singing
happy birthday and open
ing gifts. No gift, however,
will be as great as the gift
fef turning 83.
Governor Hunt Proclaims Clean-Up Litter Week
Raleigh - Governor Jim
Hunt has proclaimed April
17-23 and September 19-24
as Clean-Up Utter Weeks
in North Carolina for 1983.
During these two desig
nated weeks, the North
Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT)
will again implement a
concentrated effort with
the public to clean up lit
ter along highways across
the state.
In his proclamation, Go
vernor Hunt noted that the
state spends approximate
ly 2.2 million dollars an
nually for litter control.
The litter problem still
exists and controlling it is a
high priority in this ad
ministration. The litter
campaign is a partnership
between state and local go
vernment and is a good
way to involve people to
accomplish a goal in a
statewide effort, the pro
clamation notes.
During the April clean-up
campaign, at least three
transportation crews will
be assigned to each of
North Carolina’s 100 coun
ties and pick up litter on the
days of April 18-22. NCDOT
will again provide large lit
ter bags and pick-up ser
South Iredell
NAACP To Hold
Monthly Meeting
MOORESVILLE, N.C.
The South Iredell Branch
of the NAACP will hold its
regular monthly meeting
at 5 p.m. April 10, at the
Reid Memorial United
Presbyterian Church, 336
N. Broad Street. The youth
group will also meet at the
same church at 4:30 p.m.
on the same date.
All members of each
group and all interested
people are asked to be
present and on time.
The vice-president and
the others who attended the
workshop in Raleigh, N.C.
will make their report
during the meeting.
vice at designated points.
Bumper stickers, posters
and lapel buttons are be
ing distributed by NCDOT
to publicize the litter clean
up effort, according to Cy
Lynn, Special Assistant for
Public Affairs.
State Transportation Se
cretary W. R. Roberson Jr.
said, “With the public's
cooperation, we will be
able to divert some of the
annual litter pick-up costs
to higher priority items
such as patching and other
maintenance of our high
way system.”
Roberson continued,
Delectable
Barbecue
Planned
April 15-16 will be excit
ing days at Myers Park
High School and athletic
director Ron Wright, wants
you to participate.
Beginning at 11 a.m. and
lasting until 6 p.m. on
Friday, the public is invit
ed to indulge delectable
barbecue. A barbecue plate
may be purchased for $3.50
or three barbecue sand
wiches may be purchased
at the same price.
Barbecue will also be
sold Saturday, 11 a.m. - 2
p.m. as the Queen City
Relays take place. For
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ing the events and pur
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“We feel it will take the
combined efforts of volun
teer organizations and all
levels of government to
effectively reduce litter on
our streets and highways.
We urge local groups that
want to participate in the
litter clean-up effort to con
tact their division or dis
trict engineer. From our
past experience with this
program, we know that by
working together, we can
accomplish just about any
thing we focus our com
bined energies upon .”
Since the inception of the
clean-up program in 1979,
NCDOT with the help of
citizens across North
Carolina, has been respons
ible for removing 19,860
truckloads of litter from
nearly 42,000 miles of the
state's highways.
In 1980, North Carolina
was presented the “Distin
guished Service Citizens
Award” from Keep Ame
rica Beautiful, Inc. for the
clean-up litter campaign of
1979.
The April clean-up litter
campaign is the first phase
of a two-part program. The
second phase of the pro
gram will be held Septem
ber 19-24. In the fall cam
paign the Governor’s Of
fice of Youth Involvement
will coordinate the cam
paign by youth groups. As
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tember 24 as "Youth In
volvement Day in North
Carolina" to recognize the
participation by various
youth groups across the
state
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