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LOVELY SHELIA CALDWELL
.Enjoys working in church
Sheila Caldwell
Jfa Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
J; Post Managing Editor • ,
"To spread love around
the world...that is what is
needed. People need to be
told they are loved and
needed and that they can
make a difference.”
You may not think that a
junior in high school spoke
these words, but it’s true.
Our betritfy, Shelia Cald
well, a student at Inde
pendence High School, is
one who expresses herself
without regard of criticism
by others.
Even though Ms. Cald
well realizes that frequent
ly “The impossible is un
tried," she still feels that
through love, faith and the
self-confidence inspired by
God, success can be ob
tained.
An active member of the
community our beauty en
joys working in church
related 'activities. At New
St. John’s Baptist Church
where Rev. Robert Leak is
pastor, she hopes to head
the Children’s Hour soon to
start. She has already at
tained the experience of
heading the church’s nur
sery. "Church gives me a
Chance to meet people and
I enjoy working in the
church. It helps me in life."
At IncMQhdence she is a
member of the Annual
[Staff and a Letter Girl. She
has also participated in
several oratorical contests,
the most recent being held
at Greenville Center where
she was a runner-up.
Her hobbies include
reading poetry and skat
ing. “I am a quiet person
and people consider me
friendly. I try to get along
with everyone.”
Miss Caldwell also en
joys the music of Michael
Jackson. “I like the way he
sings and what his music
says,” she stated.
Law has interested our
beauty, mainly from an in
fluence she has received
from her father. “I’d like to
attend the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
or at Chapel Hill and my
ambition is to become a
corporate lawyer.”
aou\ miss Caldwell s
father and mother have
been positive examples in
her life. ‘‘I can talk to my
.She’s a good
she stresses
, which is im
portant.
Even though Miss Cald
well realizes that the im
possible is often untried,
she feels that through her
efforts the impossible ob
stacles in her life can be
overcome. Certainly a few
of us can take note from a
strong willed individual
such as Shelia Caldwell.
■:
Jerry Laii, area execu
?e for Kayo Oil Company,
r announced he will
the Charlotte-Meck
NAACP In its Ob
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I .If the going it getting
pttjr, you’re not climbing
servance of National
Health Month.
Lai! will offer Ms busi
ness site, 2301 Beatties
Ford Road, as the location
for the April 10 NAACP
Health Fair. Charlotte has
been chosen as one of 25
dues where the NAACP
will conduct blood pr—utl
and stcWe cell screenings
The organisation will work
rtcan Red Cross and Uta
Association for Sickle Cell
The program waa coordin
ated by students from four
local colleges
The screenings are open
to the public. They will be
held IP a m. - 4 p.m. Mem- '
hership chairwoman, Anna
Hood, stated NAACP mem
bpnMpa may be obtained
at the Health ftgr. *
A
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Cabarrus County Ministers
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Deplore Cross Burnings
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Citizens
To Protest
Dimming
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
Many citizens of Warren
County and surrounding
areas will reassemble this
weekend'at the Courthouse
Square to continue a pro
test against the dumping of
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCB).
Lytonia Harris who has
been actively involved in
the protests stated ‘‘Pre
sently there is no dumping
of the chemical.” However,
the citizens of this county,
which is 75 percent black,
don’t know for sure dump
ing of the waste won’t
resume tomorrow.
In a tone of dismay,
Harris implied damage is
already resulting. “I and a
few other people went out
to the dumping site one day
last week. We had on pro
tective gear and even oxy
gen masks. We were at the
site,only 45 minutes; not
long afterward we started
developing welts on our
faces.”
Harris and many others
who are constantly check
ing on the status of the over
100-acre dumping site don’t
bother to seek medical care
anymore when they have
such skin eruptions.
They’ve learned that cold
water flushed upon the af
fected area will eventually
settle the condition. How
ever, the medical dangers
which bother Harris and
other citizens of Warren
County are skin and liver
disorders-cancer and birth
defects. Researchers have
discovered in laboratory
tests each of these can be
caused by exposure to
PCB.
Besides citizens of War
ren County, people of East
Durham, Chatham and An
son Counties are expected
to be primary participants
because of their close lo
cation to Warren County.
HARVEY GANTT
~Mayor Pro Tem
Gantt Kicks Off Mayoral
Campaign In Festive Mood
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
“It’s a good time to be
running for mayor. There’s
a renewed spirit across
Charlotte, and citizens are
becoming more involved in
local government.”
This is the opinion
voiced by mayor pro tern
Harvey Gantt as he excit
edly prepares for his of
ficial announcement as
mayoral candidate. Hun
dreds of people are ex
pected to crowd uptown
Marshall Park this even
ing (Thursday) for the
long-awaited occasion.
“It’s going to be like a
festival,” Gantt promised.
There will be balloons and
T-shirts for all as the event
gets underway at 5 p.m.
However, the magic hour
is 6 p.m. Gantt will take
center stage, presenting to
Charlotteans what his ex
perience in local govern
ment, urban planning and
architecture can do for the
"betterment of Charlotte.”
Citing his strongest con
cerns in the city, Gantt
emphasized growth man
agement, and job develop
ment.
“I want to see contin
uing growth management
in the city. There should be
improvement in the devel
opment of inner city (up
town) and the northeast
and northwest areas of
Charlotte,” Gantt noted.
Undoubtedly concerned
about getting more people
in the job force, Gantt looks
forward to the opportunity
to build a stronger rela
See GAN T t on Page 3
Mayor Eddie Knox Warns:
“We Need To Create Perreption
That “Good Guys” Are In Control”
Special To The Post
Speaking to a group of •
black Charlotte business
executives, Eddie Knox
called for a return to tra
ditional value* and part
nership between business,
private citizens and go
vernment in making what
he called, “our own path
into a better world.”
Knox told the Charlotte
Business League, ‘‘We
need to create the percep
tion that the ‘good guys'
are In control, that we can
make things bettor - not by
promising quick fixes and
easy solutions, but by
establishing leadership
that will unite ua in this
task we have afeMd of us.
We need to reestablish the
feelings wa once had in this
country about our own
abilities, our own commit
ment to our communities,
Ik the whole state. We need
leadership thaf will listen
tout, that will keep the beat
of the peat, the values we
learned at home and at
church, and combine that
Eddie Knox
.Gubernatorial candidate
with thp best of the future
...the Ug advances in in
formation and health ser
vices and technical caps
Ulities."
V
Knox amplified a central
theme of his April • an
nouncement for the MM
governor's race, citing the
three major problems
facing the state as crime,
the need for more and
better jobs, and an educa
tional system to meet the
need of all citizens In
coping with rapid societal
changes.
On education, Knox
singled out a key peg of his
campaign platform, the re
cruitment of new and di
versified industry to North
Carolina. "I want new busi
ness and industry to see
that we care enough about
our own people to do what
ever It takes to prepare
them for the working
world. That we’re willing to
counsel with youngsters, to
guide them into the profes
sions or into the crafts they
are going to be most suc
cessful in.”
"This,” he said, "will
jnean an increased re
liance on the state's com
munity college system and
a bolstering of the state’s
university system Knox
called for a symposium to
bring educational leaders
See "Goad” on Page •
A
Hedt Hopes Prosecution
W1 Hak KKK Resurgence
By Andrew McCorkie
Post Staff Writer
About 13 members of the
Logan Ministerial Associa
tion in Concord released a
prepared statement over
the weekend deploring a
recent series of cross
burnings in Cabarrus
County.
Cross burning is a terror
ist tactic, designed to in
timidate, usually associat
ed with the Ku Klux Klan.
However, one recent cross
burning in Concord and two
in Cabarrus County have
not been linked with the
organization.
There have been arrests
in all three incidents.
Members of the associa
tion met with Alderman
Robert Mathis and Police
Chief Jack Moore to de
termine whether city of
ficials realized the serious
ness of the cross burnings,
despite the apparent lack
of Klan involvement, said
Rev. Fred Hedt, pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church.
For many people cross
burnings recall the hurt
and fear of the days be
fore we learned to live to
gether in harmony,” ac
cording to the statement.
"We have worked together,
black and white, side by
side, in building a com
munity in which we all can
take pride. It is a very sad
day when such despicable
and cowardly actions occur
in our fine city.”
The statement is signed
by about 31 members of the
Logan Ministerial Associa
tion and concerned citi
zens.
The statement con
cludes: “We urge all the
people of Concord to pray
for our public officials as
they see to deal with this
problem.”
Hedt, treasurer of the
association, said that Chief
Moore appeared to be sin
cerely disturbed that it
happened. He understood
the seriousness of the act.
Hedt emerged from the
meeting feeling “much
better," he said, and “no
body expressed a different
point of view. I think that
most of the fellows felt the
same way I did.”
The association is also
concerned that Klan mem
bers may think that the
area is vertile territory
for major Klan activity, as
a result of the burnings.
Hedt explained the preach
ers hope that prosecution in
the recent incidents may
thwart any hopes of a Klan
resurgence in the Cabarrus
County area.
“It is extremely regret
table, serious and poten
tially explosive," stated
Hedt, “and police officials
did all they could to let the
whole city know that this
won’t be tolerated.”
Hedt said that the or
ganization plans to issue a
formal complaint to local
television stations about re
cent news coverage of the
Klan.
“There have been a
couple of TV news reports
Charlotte
Post
Top Ten
Inside
that have been atrocious."
he explained. Some reports
have done nothing more,
said Hedt, than to give
Klan officials "free air
time to promote their
points of view.”
‘‘They've gotten more
free air time this past week
than they could have af
forded,” he ended.
Douglas Spears r"
.First Vice President
JCSU Alumni
Endorse Spears
For Ptesidert
The Charlotte Chapter ot
Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity Alumni Association re
cently endorsed Rufus
Douglas Spears for Na
tional President in the 1983
election.
Spears is currently the
First Vice President of the
National JCSU Alumni As
sociation. He is a native of
Charlotte. Other members
of the alumni endorsed by
the local chapter include:
Cornell Powell of New
York City for First Vice
President; Obie Patterson
of Washington, D C. for Se
cond Vice President Myra
Maxwell of Charlotte for
Secretary and Ernest
Eavans of Columbia, SC for
Treasurer
Statewide Voter
Regigtratkn
Rw /V»¥M»M'ed
Statewide voter registra
tion drive aimed at stu
dents in the community
college system is being
sponsored by the statewide
student government asso
ciation for community col
leges The North Carolina
Comprehensive Commun
ity College Student Go
vernment Association
(NCCCSGA) represents an
estimated 500,000 com
munity college and technic
al institution students in
more than 50 colleges
across the state.
The local voter registra
tion drive is being spon
sored by U>e CPCC Student
Association and the Sup
port Our Community Col
lege (SOCC) grouo at
CPCC. The SOCC organ
ization seeks to address
political and other issues
not covered by another
group
Plans are being made to
have election registrars on
the CPCC campus mall
from • a m. to 1 p.m. and
S:S0-7:30 p.m. on April 27.
It