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Volume 9, NumW * " THE CHARLOTTE POST ■ Thursday. October 6. 1983 -PTk-'eT~t;, Cents
Reid Wins
IJ/agemeyer
Award
Les J. Reid, a blind ve
teran who progressed from
ninth grade drop out to
graduate student, has won
the 1983 Richard H. Ha
gemeyer Educational Ad
vancement Award at Cen
tral Piedmont Community
College. He received the
award, $500 and a plaque.
Reid, who earned a
Bronze Star for Army duty*
in Vietnam was blinded in
1975 when an unidentified
assailant shot at the Winn
Dixie delivery truck he was
driving in Greenville, SC.
Reid is now studying for a
master’s degree in coun
seling from UNC-C. He
obtained his B.A. degree
in psychology and sociolo
gy from the University of
North Carolina at Char
lotte.
Vivian Nivens
To Speak At
Luncheon
..Vivian Nivens, WCCB
TV-Public Affairs Direc
tor will speak at a special
luncheon for women De
cember 13 entitled “Mak
ing Your Volunteer Skills
Work on the Job.” This
lur^^on is part of a series
of luncheons sponsored by
the Women's Career
Center of Central Piedmont
Community College and
the Mecklenburg County
Women’s Commission en
titled “Women in the
Workplace: Barriers to
Success.”
Westover Hills
Group Sponsors
Second Picnic
The Westover Hills Com
munity Watch Association
chaired by Tom Bradley,
recently sponsored its Se
cond Community Picnic.
More than ISO families par
ticipated, donating monies
and favors for the event.
Members thanked their
leader Bradley for the two
years of diligent service he
has faithfully rendered.
Bradley and Officer
Prank Coley commended
several other members for
their sharing and caring
concerns. Those members
Included Emma Nichols,
Picnic Coordinator; Steve
Black; C.B. Gay; Robin
Skelton; Te-Ali Coley;
Woodrow Archie; and
Marie Archie; Becky Lind
say; Rex “Disco-Jockey
ing” Lindsay; Carolyn
Rodgers ; and Josephine
oW
sPeral local businesses
and the Westover Allis
Presbyterian Church also
provided items for the pic
nic.
The future only fright
era those who prefer living
in the past.
Carolina Group Homes
Receives HUD Loan
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Ginger Lee Simmons
.Wayne’s Supermarket employee
Ginger Simmons Is
Beauty Of Week
By Lori Grier
Post Staff Writer
Ginger Lee Simmon’s,
19, personality is as sweet
as her name sounds. She
has traveled to places like
Europe, Germany, Swit
zerland and Paris which
most of us have the plea
sure of only dreaming
about. “It was the first
plane trip for me in 1982. It
was cool in April over there
though. I learned about the
Switzerland culture and
folk dance, and I went to a
disco featuring a Jamaican
band,” she revealed.
Our beauty worked at
Winn-Dixie where she
saved $1,000 for the eight
day trip sponsored by En
glish teachers at Garinger
High School. Approximate
ly 62 students, participated
in the “great adventure.”
“All the sites were beau
tiful,” she continued. "It
was something I had never
seen before-so much dif
ferent from Charlotte.”
Would our beauty take a
trip of this nature again?
“You bet. There was no
violence there, and the peo
ple were friendly to you
whether you knew them or
not. I would also like to go
to the Bahamas where the
weather is much warmer.”
The Libra born October
21,1963 describes herself as
"balanced, with bad and
good sides, but easy to get
along with.” The cold wea
ther doesn’t agree with our
Libra who prefers the sum
mer time. *
Balanced she is when it
comes to Accounting.
"Math has always been my
best, because I always
made A’s. I made extra
money helping people fill
out their income tax forms
in January, 1983," she
commented. Ms. Simmons
wants to own an accounting
firm and is preparing her
self for that goal now at
Central Piedmont Com
munity College where she
studies Accounting.
Sports add to her ba
lance. She enjoys volley
ball, softball and tennis,
and received a volleyball
trophy from the Cordelia
Recreation Center in 1981.
"I like the outdoors ."
Jesse Jackson is her fa
vorite person. "He stands
up for his people. He
doesn't care what color you
are, because he cares
about everyone. He speaks
for the young and drives on
education," are her rea
sons. i
Ms. Simmons ap
preciates the time spent
with her family. “We share
with each other, look out
for each other and go to
church together,” she ex
plained. Because of the
hours, 9 a m. - 6 p.m., she
has to devote to her job,
Wayne’s Super Market, she
is unable to attend St. Paul
Baptist Church as much as
she would like to. She is a
former member of the
Junior Usher Board.
If our beauty could add
something to the world, it
would be “more love,
peace and happiness. I
would also put prayer back
into schools, because pray
er helps to make the day
and gives you something to
think about."
Ginger Lee Simmons is a
1982 graduate of Garinger
High School. The daughter
of Opal and the late Eddie
Simmons has two sisters
and two brothers- Ivy, 12;
Connie, 15; Tyrone, 16; and
Eddie, 24.
NAACP To
Hold State
Conference
.Greensboro - The North
Carolina State Conference
of NAACP Branches will
convene its Fortieth An
nual State Convention in
Roanoke Rapids on Oc
tober 13-15.
The Halifax and
Northampton County
Branches, under the lead
ership of Rev. Edward
Fleming and Dr. Morris
Shearin are hosting the
conventions. The Roanoke
Rapids Community Center
is headquarters for the
three-day convention.
The convention will begin
Thursday, October 13, with
its traditional Religious
Emphasis Day. Rev Jerry
Guess, Co-Pastor of the
Heard AME Church in
Roselle, N.J. will address
the luncheon and Rev W.
C. Turner, Instructor in
Theology and Black
Church Studies at Duke
University will address the
public meeting on Thurs
day night.
State Director of the
NAACP, Carolyn Q. Cole
man, says the NAACP and
the church have long been
partners in the continuing
struggle for justice.
Kelly M. Alexander Sr.,
President of the N.C. State
Conference of NAACP
Branches and Acting
Chairman of the NAACP
National Board of Direc
tors calls upon ministers
across the state to parti
cipate in this effort.
MISS ANITA STROUD
...J)ediraU>d lady
Mi® Stroud Has Devoted
Her Life To ‘The Little Ones”
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
To understand the pur
pose of the Anita Stroud
Foundation, it is critical
that the founder, Anita
Stroud, and her lifelong
mission are reemphasized.
Anyone who has lived in
Charlotte for most of his
life has probably been ac
quainted, whether directly
or indirectly, with Anita
Stroud.
For over 40 years Miss
Stroud set out to give the
children she came in con
tact with a better life than
the one she knew as a child
A former resident of
Fairview Homes Miss
Stroud, who lived among
the hundreds of neglected
children, decided that her
time and energy should be
devoted to the “little
ones" teaching them that
they could be somebody.
With little or no resourc
es, Miss Stroud made
room for the children in her
apartment What first be
gan as informal gatherings
gradually grew into story
telling Bible study and arts
and crafts that were held
three times a week
"Miss Nita" as Miss
Stroud is so affectionately
called, during the initial
involvement with "her
children" soon recognized
that they needed more than
stories. Many of the child
ren came to her hungry and
poorly clothed Coping
with this problem at spe
cial holidays, Christmas.
Thanksgiving and Easter,
Miss Stroud saw to it that
her children, at least at
those times, were well fed
and clothed. She has even
sought to relieve the child
ren from the harsh city
environment by seeing to it
that they get a chance to
attend camp for a few
weeks. In those days when
money was scarce Miss
Stroud camped out with her
children in the woods that
were behind her apart
ment
Literally what Miss
Stroud has done for hun
dreds of children is to turn
their lives around Children
who thought they could
never be anybody became
directors, lawyers, skilled
laborers, missionaries and
teachers, all because of the
love Miss Stroud gave
them.
She has made dreams
evolve into reality as each
year her children know
that Christmas wouldn't
pass without them receiv
ing a present, that despite
how bleak the prospects of
going to camp seemed that
there would be a way and
that each day they could
look forward to someone
encouraging them instead r
of discouraging them
As the word of Mias
Stroud’s deeds drew atten
tion, individuals, churches
and civic groups began to
support her effort through
time and financial assist
ance When it seemed as if
money would no longer be a
problem, Miss Stroud's
failing health threatened
the continuance of her
work
Having given much of
her life to this one cause
Miss Stroud was very con
See MISS STROUD Page 4
Hunt To Address Economic
Development Conference
Business and community
leaders from around North
Carolina will be in Raleigh
Wednesday, October 19, for
the 1983 Governor’s Con
ference on Economic De
velopment.
The conference, which is
sponsored annually by the
North Carolina Depart
ment of Commerce, is de
signed to promote com
munication and coopera
tion among the state’s
economic development in«
terests.
Keynote speaker for the
conference will be Mr. Jo
seph J. Ruvane Jr., Presi
dent of the multinational
pharmaceutical manufac
turer Glaxo, Inc. Glaxo is
presently constructing a
major manufacturing faci
lity in Zebulon, NC and has
relocated its corporate
headquarters to the Re
search Triangle Park.
The conference will be
highlighted by the Gover
nor's Communities of Ex
cellence Banquet, during
which Governor James B.
Hunt Jr. will present the
Governor’s Community of
Excellence Award for 1984
to 141 North Carolina
communities.
Governor James B. Hunt Jr.
.To present award
The conference’s busi
ness session will feature
presentations on North
Carolina's future industrial
development strategy, a
review of 1983 General As
sembly Actions affecting
business and industry in
the state, and an overview
of North Carolina's new
dislocated worker project
The conference begins at
1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oc
tober 19, at the Raleigh
Civic Center The Com
munities of Excellence
reception and banquet are
scheduled for 6 and 7 pm,
respectively.
For more information
about the conference, or to
register, contact Mrs Anne
Zschau, Division of Eco
nomic Development, Suite
299, 430 N Salisbury St.,
Raleigh. NC 27611. 919
733-6973
“Bunin esn After
Hours” To Meet
“Business After Hours,'1
one of the most popular
regular meetings of the
Greater Charlotte Cham
ber of Commerce, will be
held Monday, October 10,
from 6-8 p m. at the Mar
riott Executive Park at 1-77
and Tyvola Rd.
Primarily a membership
function, the mixer is in
tended to give Chamber
members a chance to meet
each other on an informal
basis and for potential new
members to get acquainted
with the Chamber
Reservations can be
made through the Cham
ber’s Membership Depart
ment, 377-6911.
CGH Builds
Housing For
Handicapped
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
Carolina Group Homes in
Charlotte will be among 321
nonprofit organizations in
the country receiving a
loan from Housing and Ur
ban Development (HUD).
Samuel R Pierce, secre
tary of HUD made the fol
lowing announcement re
cently: ‘ The award of
$536 million in loans 10
finance 13,300 rental hous
ing units for low-income
elderly and handicapped
households has been ap
proved ’’
Susan Jernigan. spokes
person for ( aroln.a Group
Homes, staled the commit
tee responsible for select
ing a site in Charlotte
should announce its deci
sion in a few weeks. She is
certain, however the hous
ing will be specifically for
"young adults with cere
bral palsy According to
Ms. Jernigan, "the housing
unit will be a house with
five bedrooms for the resi
dents and a sixth bedroom
for a live-in staff mem
ber ”
Carolina Group Homes
received a loan from HUD
for $184,000 The loan will
be repaid by the organiza
tion's board of directors
comprised of Charlotteans
who have taken a special
interest in housing elderly
'jnd handicapped citizens
in the city.
"We’re not making any
profit from-this project,”
Ms Jernigan revealed The
rent for the housing is
based on regulations pro
vided by the state for semi
ambulatory residents.
The loan received from
HUD is a second for .
Carolina Group Homes.
Ms Jernigan pointed out
the first loan was desig
nated to the organization in
1982 It was also used to
build housing for people
who have cerebral palsy.
The home is located on
Ashcraft lane
The second project is ex
pected to be completed
around summer, 1984 Ap
plications for housing
probably won't tie accept
ed until early spring
According to .Secretary
Pierce, “Of the 321 non
profit sponsoring organ
izations receiving these
loan reservations, 69 are
minority enterprises.’’
"In order to implement
the President's announced
objectives in increasing
minority business partici
pation in Government pro
curement, I set a minimum
national goal of 17 per
cent in this program,"
Secretary Pierce contin
ued, “I am especially
pleased that we exceeded
that goal and that minor
ity sponsors comprise over
21 percent of the buildings
and over 28 percent of the
apartments to be built...”
One of those minority
sponsors is in Charlotte,
See CGH On Page 4