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^Voinmc >, Number 15 . THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. September 22. 1983 Price- 40 Cents
Robinson
Launches
New IVognam
Dr. Jay Robinson, Su
perintendent of the Char
lotte-Mecklenburg Schools,
announces the school sys
tem’s plans to launch a
campaign “Education Is a
Family Affair” to encour
age more parents to be
come involved in the edu
cggten of their child(ren).
Robinson believes that
“Working together, we
(parents, teachers and
community) can get child
ren to make education a
high priority.” He said pa
rental involvement' is im
- portant to the education of
a child because parents are
a child’s first, most im
portant and, in many in
stances, most successful
teacher. Robinson agrees
with a recent national re
port on the state of edu
cation which says, "Pa
rents have a responsibility
to participate actively in
their child's education”
and says that the schools
should and will do more to
help parents meet that re
sponsibility.
lhe schools will help pa
rents more by providing
information which might
be used by them in assist
ing with homework, having
successful parent confer
ences and being support
ive in other areas such as
encouraging good attend
ance, good behavior and
good study habits - three
items Dr. Robinson empha
sized as being essential to a
child’s success in school.
City and county govern
. meats, the Board of Edu
cation and the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Council of
PTAs endorsed the cam
paign at a Friday morning
press conference at the
Education Center and se
wal other community
groups, including the Pu
blic Library, Discovery
Place and the Nature
Museum, are developing
projects to tie into it.
The County and City is
sued a joint proclamation
which was presented by
Commission Chairman T.
L. “Fountain” Odom and
city councilman George
Selden, representing
Mayor Eddie Knox. Board
of Education Chairman,
Mrs. Carrier Winter, said
in a resolution from the
Board ttiat the "Board of
rxmcauon commends the
parents of students in the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schooli for their outstand
ing support throughout the
yean and encourages them
to continue their efforts to
reinforce and expand upon
the learning experiences
that students have at
school through family
activities.”
Mrs. Jackie Shore, PTA
Council president, said the
PTA has many activities
such as Safety Haven and a
soon to be implemented
fingerprinting program
ST will tie into the pro
The parent awareness
armpalgn will get under
way at Festival in the
Park (September 20-29)
where the school system
and PTA Council will have
eg Information tent. Stu
■1 Cnt art work will be on
display and students from
the East-West Charlotte
fnd Garlnger-Indepen
^rea^wU^erform.
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the one
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Jacqueline Brown'
.Modest about her talent
Jacqueline Brown
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
When one becomes a
senior in high school it
often awakens that person
to think about his or her
future profession. For
Jacqueline Brown, a 12th
grader at Independence
High School, her first step
was to examine her tastes
and talents. From there
she has realized her gift
evolves around others...the
gift to beautify.
Interested in fashion and
cosmetology, Ms. Brown’s
talents stem from her de
light in seeing various
fashions displayed on tele
vision and in magazines.
Even though she is modest
about her talents she is
excellent at designing
fashions and enjoys wear
ing the latest apparel.
"I like to dress,” Ms.
Brown commented. “I en
joy making others pretty
also. I’ve considered both
fashion and cosmetology
because I also enjoy styl
ing hair.”
Ms. Brown would like to
attend modeling school to
try her hand at the busi
ness of modeling and also
to enhance her fashion
talents and expertise.
Born under the sign of
Libra Ms. Brown is a per
son who gets along well
with others. She is a mem
ber of a special dance
group and has been in
volvea in several pageants.
Her hobbies include swim
ming, dancing and fashion.
Influenced positively by
Gloria Brown, our beauty
finds that her mother is her
favorite person. “I don't
think that I have a closer
friend than my mother. She
is someone I can look up
to...she’s always there.”
Ms. Brown’s father is
Lonnie Davis and she has
six brothers and sisters.
Her favorite subject in
school is math. “It is easier
to me,” she stated. Her
concerns about current
events include the haunting
reality of high unemploy
ment rates.
Ms. Brown also has a
special materialistic goal
which is quite unselfish. “It
has always been a dream of
mine to buy my mother a
home.”
A favorite entertainer of
Ms. Brown’s is not a nation
ally known personality but
a special friend. “When
I’m down my friend,
Cathey, can make me
happy again, She’s fun to
be around.”
Ms. Brown is a member
of The United House of
Prayer For All People.
The many phases of in
terests and influences have
combined to produce a
young lady of both deter
mination and unselfish
ness.
For Tuesday’s Primary
“Light T o Moderate”
Voter Turnout Predicted
$141,520
Disbursed
To Victims
Of Crime
Raleigh - Governor Jim
Hunt announced that in the
first six months of 1983 the
courts ordered $371,497 in
restitution for crimes com
mitted in Mecklenburg
County.
During the same period,
$141,520 was disbursed to
victims of crimes.
“I want to commend the
judicial system,” Hunt
said, “for making good use
of restitution as a pun
ishment for crime. I also
want to thank Mecklenburg
County Clerk of Court
Robert M. Blackburn for
collecting and disbursing
the restitution funds in a
timely manner.
“Helping victims of
crime has been one of my
main priorities,” Hunt
said, “and I know of no
better way to help than to
make the criminal restore
a victim's losses through
restitution.
we ve moved restitu
tion from last in the pri
orities of court-ordered
fines and penalties to
fourth, and I will continue
to work to see it is made the
first priority,” Hunt said.
The data on restitution
was made available by the
Criminal Justice Analysis
Center of the Governor's
Crime Commission. The
clerks of court who par
ticipate in the system send
in quarterly reports on
restitution.
Harvey Gantt
Meet Harvey Gantt at the
Kool and Klassy Fashion
Show-Disco on Sunday,
September 25, at Secret’s
Lounge located in the Try
on Mall beginning at 7 p.m.
Fashion coordinators are
Terry Straite and James
Leake. The event is spon
sored by Gantt for Mayor
Special Projects Commit
tee. Admission is a dona
tion of $5.
Mr. James W. Crawford Sr.
.Rich example of Christian
Grace AME Zion
Crawford Dedicates
Life To “Serving”
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
• • It was in 1918 that James
Waiter Crawford Sr. de
cided to give his life to
Christ. From that point on
the members of Grace
AME Zion Church would
see his familiar smile re
gularly.
He has served as trustee,
steward, usher and a mem
ber of the Willing Workers
and Century Club. In 1967
he was nominated by Smith
Turner III, now presiding
Elder of the Charlotte Dis
trict, Western North Carol
ina Conference, AME Zion
Church, as treasurer
In a special letter of ap
preciation for Crawford,
Rev. Turner expressed the
following: “I was barely 29
years of age when I came
to Grace Church...I ob
served James Crawford Sr.
as a very astute Christian
businessman, that was in
dustrious and loyal to his
church...Crawford served
with distinction under my
administration with ac
curacy and efficiency for
over 15 years.”
Church members of
Grace named a day last
month as the ‘‘James
Walter Crawford Sr. Ap
preciation Day." A service
was held in his honor which
included family, friends
and many other associates
See CRAWFORD Page 5
And Ruggians
Charlotteans Share Views On Lebanon
nutria iiiiivii
Special To Hie Pool
Marines in Lebanon. Hie
destruction of a Korean jet
liner by the Soviet Union.
When mentioned, these are
two current subjects that
can draw quick and some
times bitter response from
the American people. What
exactly are the feelings
concerning these Issues?
What are the questions?
And are there any
answers? Four people, Lee
Dunn, Patricia Carr, Sheila
Simpson and Janice Mar
tin, offered their views.
Dunn felt that the Soviets
were definitely out of line
in shooting the plane.
“I think they could have
used another method. The
plane could have been
forced to land and then
searched to see what was
happening on board," he
staled. "There was no rea
son to fire." \
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Lee Dunn feels Soviets are
"definitely oat of line In
shooting the plane.”
Carr agreed with Dunn.
"No, they shouldn’t have
shot the plane,” she said.
“I mean, there should have
been some other method
used if the plan was in
Patricia Carr believes
there should have been
some other methods ased
“If the plan was In Soviet
airspace."
Soviet airspace ”
Simpson felt that the
Russians had a definite
plan in mind when the Ko
rean plane was downed.
"I think they kne*r what
Janice Martin thinks the
Russians were trying to
"show a little muscle.”
they were doing I think it
was deliberate," she said
fiercely. "It just is not
logical to use a commer
cial airliner for spying
purposes."
With similar feelings,
Martin gave her opinion.
“The USSR cannot justify
shooting that plane Why
use the plane for a spy
mission? I’m quite sure the
United States has better
methods for spying. I think
the Russians were trying to
show a little muscle ”
So far, Americans have
shown opposition to the
Soviet incident in many
ways. Russian products
have been boycotted and
Soviet cargo ships have
remained at the dock, un
able to be relieved of ship
ments Are these type ac
tions enough? Is there any
more to be done?
“I think we, as Ame
ricans, are reacting in a
justified manner,'’ Can
said. "Innocent people
were killed and this it
something that can’t be
See CHARLOTTKAN8 P-U
Bill Culp: Votes To
Increase Substantially
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
When asked to make a
prediction of the outcome
in Charlotte’s primary
election next week. Elec
tions Supervisor Bill Culp
Jr. stated he "wouldn't
touch that with a 10-foot
pole ”
So the approximate 325,
000 residents of the city will
have to settle for their own
estimations until the final
and official word is out the
evening of October 27.
Culp stated all 88 polls in
Charlotte will be open 6:30
a m. until 7:30 p.m. The
supervisor of elections
since 1970, did predict
13,000-25,000 Republicans
will probably turn out at
the voting booths: while he
expects 20,000-25,000 Demo
crats will come out to cast
their votes.
In both parties, Culp as
sured the number of votes
will increase substantially
in the November general
election. For the primary
election, Culp described
the thousands of expected
participants as a “light to
moderate participation.”
According to him, since
1981, the net gain of re
gistered voters for the Re
publican Party through
August, 1983, is 4,216.
Democrats overwhelm that
gain with a registration of
11,110 voters since that
same time period. Primar
ies usually aren't regarded
by many people as more
important than the general
election.
The primary ballot will
have two mayoral candi
dates, Ed Peacock and
George Selden. both Re
publicans. Mayor pro tern
Harvey Gantt is uncontest
ed on the Democratic
ticket and therefore his
name will appear only on
the general election ballot
Seven candidates will be
listed for Democrat at
large on the city council
and five as Republicans at
large Only three seats are
vacant The Democrats are
Bob Davis Jr., Ed Harris.
Mary Hopper, Cam Key
ser, Herbert Spaugli Jr ,
Willie Stratford and Bob
Wilson The Republicans
are Jim Hutchinson, Rick
Morton, Sue Myrick, Min
ette Trosch and Richard
Vinroot.
In the district primaries,
candidates for districts
three and five will appear
on the ballot In district
three the contest is be
tween Ron Leeper and Eu
gene Marsh. Republican
James Souk up is uncontest
ed. District five will be a
battle between Republi
cans John Byers and Ann
Hammond. No Democrats
will be vying for a seat in
that district
Charlotte has a council-v
manager form of govern
ment managed by a mayor
and seven council mem
bers—three elected from
districts and four elected at
large. All officials serve
two-year terms.
Robert Davis
...At-large candidate
Willie Stratford
...At-large candidate
Ron Leeper
..District 3 candidate
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Eugene Marsh
...District J candidate
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