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—' , Number 16 THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. September 29, 1983 Price- 40 Cents
MRS. SELENA WILLIAMS
—An Independent person
Mrs. Selena Williams
Is Beauty Of The Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Selena Williams has
found that problems are
often solved by calling on
the Supreme Being. Her
belief in prayer and faith is
tremendous - a beautiful
example of a growing
Christian.
“When I am down or
under a lot of pressure I
reach for that other person
inside me. There is always
another person inside of
us...some say it is your soul
but I say it is Jesus. That is
why it is never necessary to
say 'I’m giving up’.”
Mrs. Williams is now
married to Charles Will
iams and they have one
daughter, Shara. Raised in
Clover, S.C., Mrs. Williams
has resided in Charlotte for
the past two years. Her
parents, Rebecca and Dean
Pettus, have instilled in her
the concept of striving for
the best.
“I was raised to be in
dependent. When you can
do better for yourself, then
you know you can do better
for someone else," Mrs.
Williams commented.
Mrs. Williams has a long
list of people who have
positively influenced her.
Her parents are on this list.
"I would always wonder
why my mother would al
ways have a stranger at the
dinner table. She was al
ways giving to someone
less fortunate. ‘If you have
two shirts it’s all right to
give even the best to some
one’she would always tell
me. I’ve learned that it s
better to give than to re
ceive’. Now she is living a
happy life in New York.”
Charles Williams, our
beauty’s husband and Mr.
Charles, owner of House of
Charles Beauty Salon, are
the two others Mrs.
Williams admires a great
deal. “I like the way my
husband bounces back.
Even when someone has
committed a bad deed he'll
always forgive them. Mr.
Charles pushes me further
along and gives me en
couragement, telling me
that I can do better.”
Presently our beauty en
joys her work as the man
ager of the Beatties Ford
Gulf Service Station on
Beatties Ford Rd. She
graduated from Clover
High School and would like
to continue her education
either in Early Childhood
Development or Cosmeto
logy.
‘‘Since I love children I
have thought about opening
up a chain of nurseries
equipped with playgrounds
so that there will tie some
thing for them to do," Mrs.
Williams summarzied. But
because of her interest in
fashion and beauty she has
also thought of opening a
chain of salons.
Mrs. Williams enjoys
reading fashion rneea
zines, all types of books and
listening to music. She is a
member of H. O. Graham
Metropolitan Presbyte
rian Church where Rev.
Dr. Reginald Hawkins is
pastor.
She considers herself
ambitious, an independent
person, and one who can
handle problems with the
help of God.
She feels that through
prayer problems such as
discrimination against the
handicapped and racial
discrimination will be
eliminated. “I would hope
that we no longer will have
to label everything and
everyone. It seems that
others respect the black
race more than we respect
ourselves,” Mrs. Williams
stated.
Even though Mrs. Will
iams has realized that life
can often throw some vio
lent punches, she has also
realized how to counter
them with her faith She
has taken a hold upon her
life to steer it into the right
direction...a step upward.
Black Social Workers To
Hold Annual Conference
The N.C. State Associa
tion of Black Social Work
ers will convene their 9th
Annual Conference Sep
tember 30 - October 1 at the
Registry Inn (1-77 and
Woodlawn Rd.) The Metro
lina ABSW it the host
chapter.
A community kick-off
session will be held TTiurs
day, September 29,7-9 p.m.
at Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity. The speaker will
WCIU-tMK
Nothing is impossible,
there are ways that lead
to everything.
be Leonard G. Duns ton,
Director of the New York
State Division for Youth.
This session is open and
free.
Human Services Provid
ers from across the state
will convene in Charlotte to
participate in workshops,
forums and symposiums
led by nationally renowned
Black Services Providers,
technicians, ministers and
educators.
The theme of this year’s
conference is "Affecting
Trends for the Future in
the African-American
Community.”
Keynote speakers of na
tional prominence will in
clude: Leonard G. Dun
ston, Director of New York
State Division for Youth;
Gilbert L. Raiford, Ph D.,
Associate Professor, Barry
College, Miami, Fla.;
Robert M. Alston Jr.,
Executive Director, Char
lotte-Mecklenburg Urban
League; and William T.
Merritt, President, Nation
al Association of Black
Social Workers
The conference is open to
all members and potential
members of the Associa
tion of Black Social Work
ers.
Roan Leeper, Willie Stratford
Bob Davis Claim Victories
Ed Peacock
Wins: Gears
For Gantt
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
When-Harvey Gantt and
‘ EcT ftSfcock Sho<5k "“hands
after the primary' returns
Tuesday night, they each
knew the race is truly on.
Gantt, a Democrat and
Peacock, a Republican,
will be in one of the most
popular mayoral races
ever to take place in
Charlotte. Several issues
have stirred as a result.
Though he’s run for mayor
before Gantt is the first
black mayoral candidate
ever in the city. Some peo
ple feel the election will be
racial. Another concern in
cludes Peacock’s over
whelming campaign bud
get. Though Gantt hasn't
raised anything close to the
$70,000 raised by his op
ponent, the architect feels
"he and his campaign
workers are on schedule
raising funds."
A final issue ratsed,
aoout the November
mayoral election is the
number of white support
ers Gantt will need to suc
ceed the mayor’s seat. One
political consultant in
Charlotte stated Gantt will
need 40 percent of the white
vote to win the election.
“Not even in the larger city
elections such as Chicago
and Philadelphia did the
black candidates need 40
percent of the white vote,”
stated the consultant.
“They only needed 20 per
cent.”
wnen asKeu aDOUl per
centage comments being
aired, Mayor Pro Tern
Gantt insisted he doesn't
like playing a numbers
game. “I don’t want to be
dealing with 20 percent
here and 40 percent there
as the analysts seem to
keep elaborating on,”
Gantt asserted. “I want the
majority of every precinct,
not just 40 percent of the
white vote. That’s the at
titude I’ve always had
during a campaign and I
shall continue to feel that
way.”
Speaking of the financial
difference between the two
candidates, Gantt stated,
"I'm confident our nickels,
dimes and quarters will
add up to a respectable
campaign. When less con
centration is put on fund
raising and more is put on
issues," Gantt feels certain
he is at the political ad
vantage.
BISlOP W. MCCULLOUGH
...House of Prayer leader
At United House Of Prayer
20,000 To Participate In
Holy Convocation Saturday
MemDers of the United
House of Prayer For All
People have begun their
57th Annual Holy Convo
' cation which started Sep
tember 25. The convocation
will be held at the Mother
House of Prayer, 2321
Beatties Ford Road until
October 2.
The Holy Convocation
began last Sunday with an
introductory service by one
of the Honorary Pastors
and President of the Presi
dents of the Mother House
of Prayer, Elder S. L. Mils
Sr.
During the week services
will be held each night with
the most Honorable Bishop
W McCollough, spiritual
leader of the organization
for 23 dynamic years, as
the speaker
Bishop McCollough is
credited with displaying
goodness, mercy, mi
racles, soul-saving teach
ings, spiritual guidance,
parental support, and com
passion His prayers have
helped feed the indigent
and to cure crippling dis
eases.
Higher education and in
KlderC. B. Gibson
.State chairman
struction have been made
available through fund
drives and personal fi
nancial assistance from
Bishop McCollough
On Saturday, October 1,
over 20,000 of the five mill
ion members of the United
House of Prayer from 22
states will participate in
the final two days of the
Holy Convocation
The following are some
of the services planned:
Saturday, October 1, at 2
p m the McCollough Scho
larship Softball game will
be held at West Charlotte
Senior High School
First Mt. Zion To Host General
Mecklenburg Baptist Association
The Mecklenburg Gener
al Baptist Association will
officially begin its 62nd
conference, 6:30 pm.,
Monday, October 3, at First
Mt. Zion Baptist Church,
1515 Remount Rd.
On Sunday, October 2, at
First Baptist Church-West,
7:30 p.m., the Combined
Choir of the General Meck
lenburg Baptist Associa
tion will present a Pre
Musical Program Musical
directors of the 25 churches
will be in charge Hymns,
gospel and anthems, in
cluding solos, will be per
formed.
On October 7, at 7 p m. an
Rev. Dr. C. M. Alexander
.Banquet speaker
Annual Recognition Ban
quet will be held at the
Holiday Inn Convention
Center on North Tryon St.
Rev Dr Cameron M
Alexander, pastor of An
tiocn Baptist Church of sociations, Kelly Alexan
Atlanta, Ga , will be the der Sr, Harvey Gantt,
guest speaker He is presi- Bob Walton, and a number
dent of the General Bap- of other noted personal
tist State Convention of ities
Georgia; former president „ . ....
of the National Baptist Solos will be rendered by
Convention USA; and a *'n*ers f™m friendship
world traveler He is also a f'rst Zion
former runner for civil Sl,''er Baptist
rights and one of the na- and F,rst BaP,isl Church
tion’s most inspiring gos 68
pel preachers The banquet will follow
This year the associa Sessions of the Associa
tion will honor several tion’s 62nd year hosted by
outstanding citizens of our the First Mt Zion Baptist
local community. Anfong Church, pastored by Rev
those to receive honors will Dr C V Owens The
be the Moderation of Mt sessions will be held Mon
Peace, Lane Creek As See FIRST On Page 5
:>unuay, wciuuer t, Bap
tismal Services will be held
at 11 a m. at the pool
located behind the Mother
House of Prayer
The band competition
will be held October 2 at 2
p.m On the Mother House
of Prayer grounds. Includ
ed in this event will be the
McCollough Classics, New
York State; Philadelphia
Sounds. Pennsylvania
State; Baltimore Concert
Band, Maryland State,
Washington Drum and
Bugle Corp, Washington,
DC.
I he Virginia Band will
also perform in addition to
the McCollough Brass
Band of Charlotte.
Today there are over five
million members of the
United House of Prayer
There are more than 8,000
local members Participat
ing members of the Convo
cation have traveled from
as far West as California
and from as far North as
Buffalo, N Y There are
even members present
from as far South as
Florida.
The Coalition of Con
cerned Citizens in the
Community has provided
the best accommodations
possible and would like to
extend their thanks to the
many hotels and inns
cooperating in the celebra
tion The Coalition of Com
merce, Piedmont and East
ern Airlines, and the many
merchants that contributed
to make guests more com
fortable are also to be
commended
Under the leadership of
A A AL Cloud (director)
the Coalition was estab
lished by Bishop McCol
lough to handle commun
ity affairs
Elder C B Gibson,
pastor and state chairman
of the House of Prayer is in
accordance with all mem
bers of the state of North
Carolina He cordially in
vites the entire city to Join
this week of spiritual
feasting
Three Hack
Democrats 61
Counci Race
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
With only- 15 percent of
alF re^t^fed ' ■voters"*
coming out to Charlotte
primaries, the results sur
prised few people.
Finishing first among
Democrats and Republi
cans was principal of
Spaugh Junior High School,
Bob Davis Jr. Willie
Stratford, a retired postal
worker finished second
among all city council at
large candidates. Other
winners among Democrats
were incumbent Herbert
Spaugh Jr. and first-time
council runner Ed Harris.
On the Republican ticket,
at-large council winners
were Sue Myrick, Richard
Vinroot, Jim Hutchinson
and incumbent Minette
Trosch.
Only two of the seven
districts in Charlotte had
primary elections. In dis
trict three Democrats Ren
Leeper and Eugene Marsh
were opponents. Marsh,
who has run for council
before, took a hard blow
from Leeper, 2,016-298. The
other district race was in
number five between Ann
Hammand and John Byers.
That race was much more
competitive than that in
district three. Hammond
received 1,076 votes; Byers
followed closely with 803.
Both of these candidates
are Republican.
Since there is no Demo
cratic opponent for the
general election in district
five, Hammon is assured a
council seat Ron I^eeper,
who has represented dis
trict three for three terms
will face Republican
James Soukup in Novem
ber
Rumors are either Bob
Davis or Willie Stratford
will also receive a council
seat; however, some peo
ple refute both black at
large candidates will be
successful According to
Davis, former chairman of
the Democratic Party,
people who express doubt
about two black council
members are those who
want to program the elee
tion-not analyze it
Because Davis and Strat
ford are Democrats, Davis
feels Republicans and
some Democrats are mak
ing it seem impossible that
both candidates can win at
large seats. ‘ Actually they
know it's not impossible;
they are simply program
ming people's minds, and
warning them they had
better turn out in large
numbers voting for other
candidates if they don't
want two black at-large
candidates on the council,”
Davis presented
The extremely low turn
out of Republicans for the
primary election was de
scribed by Davis as “the
game of wait." He stated
the Republicans were
mostly interested in how
high the Democratic turn
out would be. "1 know the
Republicans will be flock
ing to the polls in Novem
ber," Davis stated confi
dently "What I want to see
is an even higher turnout
amont the Democrats.”
Figures from the 88 pre
cincts in Charlotte indicate
20 percent more blacks
voted than whites Spokes
See BLACK On Page 12