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Ms. Carrie Graves
.....Vyants family reunion
Dr. Raleigh Bynum
.....Conducted research
L. C. Coleman
.Stresses monetary education
Is Serious Issue
Faulkner: Blacks Need To
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Enforce Their Buying Power
By Karen Parker
Post SUff Writer
“fhe racially exclusive
businesses get stronger
and stronger as the direct
result of the large amount
of money spent by Blacks.”
That’s the recent opinion
of syndicated columnist
Dr. Charles Faulkner,
speaking about the buying
power of Blacks. Accord
ing to Dr. Faulkner, while
many stores (and other
businesses) owned by non
Blacks are profiting from
Black clients they are not
hiring them to work within
the business.
"If Blacks would threat
en to stop patronizing these
stores until Blacks were
hired to work in them, the
racially exclusive pro
prietors would be faced
with two alternatives:
either hire Blacks or close
the store,” Dr. Faulkner
assessed.
Chariotteans Carrie
Graves, Dr. Raleigh
Bynum and L. C. Coleman
agreed with the column
ist’s concept. Coleman,
who is the owner of Cole
man Westside Sundries,
stated luring Blacks for
economic prosperity but
refusing to turn the dollars
over in their community is
a common practice among
non-Whites. “Most Blacks
have a tendency to deal
with these businesses and
are hyped into believing
they gat better service than
they do from a Black busi
ness,” Coleman presented.
Coleman feels the issue is
a serious one. and that
Blacks need to become
more educated about the
value of a dollar and where
it’s spent. "Turning the
Black dollar over in the
Black communities is
something that is not
talked about enough,"
Coleman expressed
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The HARDEST thing in
the world to open is a
CLOSED MIND.
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First in series
Optometrist Raleigh
Bynum noticed some
Blacks do not trust their
fellow professionals, and
feel that non-Black profes
sionals can get the job done
with more accuracy.
As a result Blacks are
paying money for health
care, legal advice, etc., to
members of the non-Black
professional world.
“The problem isn’t as
bad as it once was, but I did
poll some people to find out
why some people will not
do business with Black pro
fessionals, believing they
aren’t as competent as
others,” revealed Dr.
Bynum. After talking with
his grandmother he came
up with a different rea
son; one aside irom Biacus
disliking or disrespecting
other Blacks, though Dr.
Faulkner pointed out some
Blacks have been condi
tioned to harbor such feel
ings.
“My grandmother ex
plained to me that SO years
ago, Black doctors were
not required to have the
same medical training that
White doctors received,’’
Dr. Bynum illustrated.
"Blacks received a two
year curriculum and
Whites received a four
year curriculum.” He also
pointed out that Black
doctors were not allowed to
practice in hospital faci
lities. “Therefore if a Black
doctor had a patient who
needed serious medical
treatment, the patient had
10 DC referred to a White
doctor or be left to die.”
Gradually Black patients
decided to cut out the mid
dle man and go to the White
doctor initially, Dr. Bynum
discovered.
“Now, times have
changed; if Black medical
students want to attend the
same schools White me
dical students attend, they
can. We are all subjected to
the same kind of testing
and education.
Dr Bynum believes the
previous stigma can be
overcome. “What I and
many other Black profes
sionals are doing is trying
to let the Black commun
ity know that failing to
utilitize their Black profes
sionals is not good busi
ness,” Dr. Bynum stated.
Carrie Graves, a local
coordinator for the Jobs
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With Peace campaign -
March on Washington, and
a board member of the
Southern Christian Lead
ership Conference also
stated that mistrust among
Blacks is causing Blacks to
be unconscious of their
buying power.
“It’s a part of race's
myth that Blacks aren’t as
intelligent as other people
and that’s why many White
businesses are patronized
by Blacks,” Ms. Graves
insured.
“But I preach it no mat
ter where I am that Blacks
must start supporting their
businesses. She believes
the more Blacks invest in
Black businesses the more
economical and political
power they will gain.
"There are two things
that control the society
which we live in: the dollar
bill and political power,”
Ms. Graves retorted. “We
can't be afraid to use either
of them,” she continued.
“As soon as we (Blacks)
See BLACKS on Page 10
Political System Has Always Been
Part Of Robert “Bob” Davis’Life
By Karen Parker,
Pott Staff Writer1
Robert (Bob> Davis Jr.
will be on the slate Tor city
council this September for
the primaries. He officially
announced he will seek a
position on the city council
July 14.
"I decided to run for city
council this year because
I’ve been working behind
the political scene for a
long time,” Davis pointed
out. He believes the ac
quired experience will be
an asset to the council pnd
to all Charlotte.
“Politics Is the lifeblood
of the community,” Davis
stressed. “Politics deter
mine everything from the
quality of life to the price of
pork chops.”
The time period in poli
tics for Davis began in the
late 1940s “It seems like
the political system has
always been a part of my
life,” the principal of
Spaugh Junior High School
confessed. Davis was the
chairman of Pj^cinct 25,
the largest Black precinct
in Charlotte, for six years
While he was s resident in
Kobert "Bob” Davis Jr.
.At-I,arge candidate
Double Oak* community he
worked along with Fred
Alexander convincing
people of the importance of
voting. Besides being a
school principal, Davis
spent the past two years in
another responsible posi
tion, serving as chairman
for the D&nocratic Party.
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When asked what issues
he will stress during his
campaign, Davis men
tioned unemployment,
crime control, human and
health care services.
“When it comes to health
care facilities it’s already
realized that west
Charlotte has been neglect
ed,” Davis stated
“The level of service in
that community needs to be
raised " Housing is also
one of Davis' prime con
cerns. According to him
many of the homes in west
Charlotte which were of
middle clhss stature are
deteriorating. The westside
has been neglected in those
terms," Davis projected.
Some other interests of the
54-year-old candidate in
clude transportation and
redevelopment of uptown
Davis revealed there is a
lot of campaign work to be
done before the primaries
He is working closely with
his daughter, Sherry
Davis-Young, who is his
campaign manager "I'll
be visiting churches, com
munity centers and spon
soring rallies to let the
people know registering to
vote isn't enough Going to
the polls and marking the
ballot is what counts,"
Davis remarked
Beaming. Davis reflect
ed he is "very excited"
about the upcoming elec
tion.
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Union Vs. Non-Union Is
Question Of Economics
Sherman Sets
Gospel Tent
Crusade
On Friday, July 29, a
Gospel Tent Crusade will
come to the City of Char
lotte conducted by a Black
evangelist. Bishop J. H.
Sherman, Pastor of Pente
costal Temple Church of
God in Christ (1401 Park
wood Ave.), will return to
his “roots” as an evan
gelist, leaving all of the
pomp and circumstance of
the Bishoprice within the
calls of the sanctuary.
When the Bishop first
came to Charlotte, some 11
years ago, it was in a
Gospel Tent on Herman
and Maye Streets and a*,
the corner of 5th and Irwin,
now he returns with the
beautiful, spacious, “Black
and White” Tent he has
always “dreamed about."
The Tent will be located
across the street from the
main sanctuary and faci
lities at 1401 Parkwood (the
address being 1424 Park
wood Ave.) and will be
ready to spread the good
news that Jesus is the Light
of the World and whatever
the circumstance - Christ is
able and willing to supply
every need.
The message of Bishop
Sherman is very simple
-CHRIST IS THE
ANSWER! Each and every
day at the 4:14 hour over
WQCC, the Bishop can be
heard loudly acclaiming
the love of Jesus Christ for
ALL MANKIND.
During the Tent Crusade,
the 25th Annual Holy Con
vocation of the North
See SHERMAN On Page 12
FEIJCIA HOLLEY
.....Brightens gloomy days
Our Beauty Of Week
Felicia Holley Is A Very
Special Little Princess
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Felicia Holley is a spe
cial little princess with the
smile and personality that
brightens a gloomy day.
The daughter of Shirley
and Gilbert Holley, our
beauty will be in the sixth
grade in the fall She will
attend Newell Elementary
School where she will play
the clarinet in the band
“Kight now I am going to
Johnson C. Smith Summer
Program. We have a lot of
activities like volleyball
and swimming,” Miss
Holley stated
When she is not playing
with friends or exercising
JCSU, our beauty enjoys
macrame and attending
First Mt. Zion Church.
There she is a member of
the Junior Usher Board.
There are many other
interests of Miss Holley’s
some of which reveal her
personality and talents. At
school she is an excellent
speller. “I enjoy taking
spelling," she said She
usually receives grades of
excellence in this class
She also enjoys reading
the "Right On" magazine
and any other magazines
ahout movie and singing
artists. Her favorite enter
tainer is Prince
Being a Taurus Miss
Holley admits that at times
she is hot tempered “But
then it depends on the sub
ject matter,” she ex
claimed
Like many princesses
our beauty is a family
oriented individual. "I
really love my family,” she
stated. “My favorite per
son is my mother I love
her. She helps me with de
cisions and gives guidance
I also love my father, Gil
bert and my brother, John
For entertainment our
beauty watches television
with her family and some
times views soap operas
such as "The Guiding
Light" when she comes
home from school 'T
started watching them
when I-was five years old
and I'm 11 now. I get home
around 3 p m. and usually I
look at the soap operas."
Away from the fantasy
zones of television Miss
Holley is concerned about
the many starving people,
especially children. "If I
could, I would give food to
people who need it.”
in her short life span she
has been taught both to
care for others and to care
about the accomplishments
in her life. Even though
she is young and yet to
have established a career
objective Miss Holley pos
sesses one essential quality
for success, 'Tve always
felt that it is important to
finish what you start.”
With this attitude our
princess will certainly de
velop into a lady of
distinction
Study: Union
Increases
Productivity
By Bob Cairns
Special To The Post
The trend of falling pro
ductivity in the United
States construction indus
try can't be blamed on
union labor says North
Carolina State University
Assistant Professor of Eco
nomics and Business Ste
ven G. Allen.
According to a recent
study conducted by Allen,
unions rarely lower pro
ductivity in the work force.
“In fact productivity is
often increased when union
labor is on the job." Allen
said.
Alien is studying union
ization and productivity as
it applies to the U S. con
struction industry The
NCSU research, which is
being supported by a $73.
ooo grant from the United
States Department of
Labor, addresses the ques
tion of why productivity in
the construction industry
has been falling dramatic
ally for more than a
decade
“Since construction is a
sizable sector of our
economy both in terms of
output and employment,'
this productivity decline
has contributed greatly to
the U S. economy-wide
slowdown in productivity
growth,” he said
In studying the construc
tion industry, Allen hopes
to find out how labor and
other factors such as equip
ment use and prefahrica
tion affect productivity
Recently he used U S
Department of Labor cost
and square footage figures
to analyze productivity in
the construction of schools
and the construction of
office buildings The sam
ples came from across the
country
He concentrated on the
effects unionization and
capital usage have on the
productivity of a work
force. The survey revealed
some interesting results.
“The study, which ex
amined productivity in the
construction of schools,
showed no appreciable dif
ference between union and
non-union productivity,"
Allen said “But in the of
fice building study, square
footage per man-hour was
36 percent higher when
union crews were used."
The difference in wages
between the two groups
must be considered before
making any cost compari
sons, he added
“But the bottom line in
the construction industry is
cost per square foot. Even
with higher union wages, it
was cheaper to use union
labor in office buildings
with more than 70,000
square feet of space," he
said.
Allen doesn't see the
union laborer as a “super
hero," but believes that in
most instances he will be as
productive or more pro
ductive than the non-union
worker.
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