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THE CHARLOTTE POST • Thursday. June 16, 1983 Price 40 t -
HARVEY GANTT
~~Enjoys family life
Post’s “Man Of The Year”
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By Angela Chambers
Special To The Pest
Harvey Gantt. The name
generally connotes visions
of politician and city coun
cilman in the minds of
Charlotteans.
Gantt is also a business
partner in Gantt-Huber
man Associates, an archi
tectural firm. But, besides
having political and busi
ness interests, Gantt is a
family man.
He has been unanimously
selected The Charlotte
Post’s “Man of the
Year” in honor of Father’s
Day. In spite of all his
responsibilities, Gantt
stressed he always spends
time enjoying his family.
He pointed out it’s not as
much time as he would like
but he tries to make the
time spent with his family
essential.
“I try to make it home
each evening for dinner
and I tty not to leave again
before 8 a m.,” he stated
sincerely. He accompanies
his family each Sunday to
Friendship Baptist Church
where they worship; the
more leisurely hours are
spent on the tennis courts.
To be a good father,
Gantt believes he must be
an authority-figure. “You
can’t just preach it,” he
assured. ’’Instead,” ac
cording to the mayor pro
tern, “a good father will
always be around for the
wife and children to lean
on. Most importantly,”
Gantt emphasized, “a good
father should be able to
provide his family with the
basics of life such as
clothing and shelter. Even
wnt-w*
A great deal of what we
•ee depends on what we are
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if the wife to a career
woman, the man should be
a hard worker,” he pre
sented.
When asked if his strong
involvement in politics has
sparked political interest in
any of his family mem
bers, Gantt answered his
oldest daughter, Sonya,
was active in school
politics.
“That was her choice,”
he stressed. "I by no
means coach any of my
children toward a political
career. I want to stress to
my children to be involved
and to be prepared to be
involved. The way to be
prepared is to be in
formed," Gantt added. He
acknowledged he also
teaches his children the
value of honesty-not to
• fear the truth; to like them
selves and to realize they
are each different and
have unique characteris
tics.”
Continuing Gantt stated,
“Our family always ac
cepts a challenge with the
attitude It will do the best It
can.”
Perhaps many of Gantt’s
ideals of fatherhood were
adopted from his father
when Gantt was a child
growing up in Charleston,
S.C. "My father led a
group of parents In protest
because Black high school
football players were not
allowed to play in the
‘white’ stadium. This pro
test gained the righto of the
football team to play in the
stadium,’’ Gantt recalled.
The parents’success was
Gantt’s first realization
that the voices of the peo
ple are heard. “This made
an impression on me - that
you can move against the
established order in a car
tain fashion," Gantt
stated. "Appeal to the or
der and things can
The Peat “Father of the
Year” believes in finding
time for each aspect of hto
life, “it to important that
you give time to your fa
Alumni Picnic
The Queen City Chaptei
of North Carolina AM
State University Alumni
Association will spansor its
annual picnic Saturday,
June 3S. The picnic win be
held at Hornets Nest Park.
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mily, be enthusiastic
about your work and re
cognize the need to have to
give some time back to the
community,” Gantt re
flected.
Speaking of time, Gantt
continued, “One of the
things the good Lord gave
all of us is the same 24
hours.”
So while remaining a de
dicated father, Gantt will
also manage his time as a
mayoral candidate, city
councilman, professional
architect, church trustee
and choir member and
much more.
To all fathers, Gantt’s
words of inspiration are:
“Hang in there, be strong
and lead your family.”
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NAACP
Dispute
Not Over?
• New York. N.Y. - An
other chapter will be writ
ten in the continuing con
troversy which has be
seiged the National Asso
ciation of the Advance
ment of Colored People
since the suspension of
Benjamin Hooks as execu
tive director of the organ
ization two weeks ago by
Hoard Chairman Margaret
Hush Wilson of St. Louis.
Since that action, which
resulted in a nationwide
turor and overwhelming
public support of Hooks.
Attorney Wilson lifted the
suspension. Then at a
hoard meeting called by
Kelly Alexander Sr., vice
chairman of the organiza
tion. held at the national
offices iti Brooklyn. N.Y., a
majority of the 64-member
tmard moved to limit the
director unlimited power in
running the organization.
The Saturday meeting
was attended by 52 mem
bers of the board in spite of
a ruling by the General
Counsel Thomas Atkins,
who had been named by
Mrs. Wilson as acting
executive director, that the
meeting was illegal. At
torney Wilson has called a
board meeting in Chicago
on June 11 at which she has
indicated, she will explain
why she took the action
that virtually traumatized
the nation's leading civil
rights organization.
While voting by an over
whelming majority to re
strict the future power of
the board chairman, lead
ers agreed that the meeting
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Epitome Of Joyful Living
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
What is that substance
within some humans that
allows them to strive to
ward peace and the abi
lity to snatch only exu
berante manifestations
from We?
Whatever that substance
is flowing within the veins
of Taffy “Vereen” Hailey it
seems to be contagious.
Her enthusiasm and radi
ance sparkle as she enters
a room. Some have called
her "unique and one in a
million” but the truth is
that Taffy Hailey is one
who can restore a failing
soul and promote the epi
tome of joyful living.
Ms. Hailey's life seems to
be one exciting adventure
after another. Born 21
years ago in South Nor
walk, Connecticut our
beauty was 10 years old by
the time her family moved
to Conway, S.C. By this
time she was entertaining
with an act of imitation. Hei
act, portraying Michael
Jackson was the start of
something special...her
realization that she had the
talent to mesmerize an
audience.
Later she organized her
own dance group, “The
Mechanical Advice.” Dur
ing her last year in high
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“Juneteenth Is Forgotten Holiday?
According to Richard
Ellis, s member of the
board of directors for Char
lotte’s Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
(SCLC), “Juneteenth” is
an almost forgotten holiday
in Negro history.
"Sometimes called
Negro Nation Day, June
teenth (June It) represents
the end of slavery and the
continuing struggle for
freedom,” stated Ellis who
is also s member of the
SCLC voter registration
committee.
He mentioned July 4 is
celebrated as Indepen
dence Day, yet the De
claration of Independence
of 1776 had no Intention of
including slaves. “On June
It, IMS, the U.S. Congress
passed the first act pro
hibiting slavery in the ter
ritories, but real freedom
did not come on that day,
nor on January 1, 1163
when the Emancipation
Proclamation officially
ended slavery in the
South,” Ellis presented.
He added, “The Eman
cipation Proclamation had
no affect in Texas because
so little at the state was
occupied by Union troops."
Elba sxpraaaed the slave
noio^n on me cotton plan
utiona of east Texas took
advaaUga of thia and
didn’t tall their slaves the
war was over and that they
were free The alavahold
Richard Elite
. ....8C1X board member
era had alt their money tied
up in crope which needed to
be cultivated and harvest
ed.
“It was not until two
months after the end of the
war on June IP, IMS, when
Union troops landed on
Galveston, Texas, that the
end of slavery was en
forced. June IP or June
teenth came to be celebrat
ed in Negro folk tradition of
Texas as Emancipation
Day. Its observance spread
to other parts of the
South,” Elite coodaded
The local 9CLC chapter
will acknowledge June
teenth Saturday. The
events for the day will
include a breakfast at the
Radisson Plata, S-P:M am
The featured speakers will
be Rev. Albert Leva, ad
ministrative director for
the nattenal chapter and
other national and state
SCLC leaders.
Workshops Saturday,
June 18, will also be held at
the jtadisson, following the
breakfast. Topics will in
clude toxic waste and
health care to be present
ed by Ken Ferucia, Dolly
Burwell and Cathy
Hughes; voter registration,
education and eiectorial
politics will be presented
by Dr. Reginald Hawkins;
Black land loss and ex
ploitation will be presented
by Floyd McKissick;
housing will be discussed
by Pat Rogers; economic
development will be re
viewed by Jean Webber
and Ida Bracken; the
Black labor movement will
be presented by James
Orange.
Then at 1 p.m. a parade
will start at Marshall Park
(uptown Charlotte) and
will proceed to Morgan
Park in the Cherry com
munity at the intersection
of Baxter and South Tor
rence Streets.
“The purpose of the
march is to free Eddie
James Carthan and the
Tchula 7 from the Maxwell
Air Force Base Camp,”
Ellis stated. He also men
tioned the march will re
present an effort to pre
serve Black political
rights.
The park festival will
include speeches, music,
games, food and entertain
ment. Booths can be set up
by various organizations
For information about how
your organization can par
ticipate, please call Evelyn
Arant at 372-0780 or 376
3236. Registration will be
gin at the Radisson Friday,
June 17, at 1 p m The $15
registration fee includes
breakfast and conference
materials.
Democrat* To Hear Pepper
The Honorable Claude
Pepper (D-Fla.), the mem
ber of Congress moat noted
for Ms strong stands to
protect older adults, will be
the keynote speaker for the
North Carolina Democra
tic Party’s Senior Demo
crats Mini-Conference to
be held June 17-M at the
Raleigh Hilton on Hills
borough Street.
Pepper, tt, was recently
featured on the cover of
TIME aa the spokesman
for older adults In the na
tion. He and Governor
Jim Hunt will highlight the
two-day conference which
will focua on teaching
older adults how to active
ly and effectively partici
pate in political organisa
tions.
The program will focua
both on issues and stra
tegy.
school she and two others
formed another dance
group entitled ‘The Three
C’s.”
‘‘This group imitated
Shalamar from their
second album up to their
most recent album,’’ Ms
Hailey commented. Our
group traveled throughout
Horry County doing shows,
winning trophies and be
coming more and more
popular. Our last live con
cert was held at Conway
Recreational Center
among hundreds of people
during the summer of my
high school graudation ”
Ms. Hailey then set her
sites upon education. She
attended and graduated
from the Horry-George
town Technical College
studying the Secretarial
Science Curriculum.
While in college, she be
gan acting with the Afro
American Cultural Al
liance. She participated in
the Choreo-poem called,
“For Colored Girls Who
Have Considered Suicide,
When the Rainbow Is
Enuf,” authored by Nto
zake Shange She grad
uated from college with a
Secretarial Science de
gree May 31, 1982 "One
hour later I was on my way
to Charlotte,” she stated
“I like Charlotte and I
enjoy meeting people," she
continued. Most people are
automatically drawn to
ward Ms Hailey. “I think
that I possess a gift from
God ”
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an office assistant III with
the City of Charlotte-locAl
government in the person
nel department
She enjoys dancing, writ
ing poems, songwriting and
singing. She just became a
member of Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church where she
plans to join the Young
Adult Choir.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Johnnie Pickett she
sites her mother as being
the most influential person
in her life. “My mother,
BUa Mae Pickett, has
been a mother and father to
me. She has been the only
one I have had to look up to.
She is not only a mother,
she has been a friend.
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ftranr^jn To
Involve Area
Churches
By Loretta Manage
Post Staff Writer
In support of The Char
lotte Post's upcoming third
annual "Churchwoman of
the Year" contest, radio
station WPEG has joined in
with The Post to make this
year’s program the best
and most successful ever
This announcement was
recently made by WPEG
station manager, Nancy
Cooper who stated,
"WPEG has agreed to co
operate with The Charlotte
Post in order to make the
“Churchwoman of the
Year" program bigger and
better this year and we’re
looking forward to com
plete participation from
area churches.”
As co-sponsors of The
Charlotte Post's major sub
scrlption campaign,
WPEG will run the pro
motion on their airwaves in
conjunction with The Char
lotte Post. Bob Harris of
their Gospel Unlimited
program, will be present
for any and all functions
Also YVPEG intends to sell
some advertising centered
around the promotion it
self.
With WPEG's pledge of
support and necessary
changes in the structure of
the program the "Church
woman of the Year” con
test will undoubtedly prove
to be more exciting and
challenging for the church
woman who will he com
peting for the title
In the past, two church
women of the year con
tests, all competing
churches regardless of the
congregation size, worked
diligently to attain the sta
tus of "Churchwoman of
the Year." However, there
was only one candidate, the
woman, who during the
campaign, had earned the
most points, was declared
the top winner
Meetings, Inc a profes
sional organization pro
cured by Bill Johnson
Post's editor and publish
er, has devised a system
whereby the campaign -.i'll
find favorable appeal to
more church participants
and their ministers
Instead of an at large
competition this yeat s
contest will be divided in
three categories of com
petition These three cate
gories will be determined
by the church's member
ship and will be classified
as small, medium or large
The contestant and her
church will compete in the
classification into which
her church falls Those
numerical ranges have yet
to be established and will
be announced at a later
date.
With three categories of
competition, there will be
three finalists vying for the
"Churchwoman of the
Year” recognition The
churchwoman with the top
point value from each
category will then be eli
gible for the grand prize At
this point in the contest, the
churchwomen's scores be
come invalid. What will
determine who will become
"Churchwoman of the
Year” will be a letter from
each contestants' church
stating why their contes
tant should be selected
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