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_THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. October 20. 1983
Price: HM ents
Black
Caucus Sets
Banquet
The 7th Congressional
District Black Leadership
Caucus will sponsor its
First Annual Banquet on
Friday, October 21, at the
Fayetteville State Univer
sity, H. L. Cook Dining
Hall, at 8 p.m.
The guest speaker will be
the Honorable Charles B.
ka'n^FU Cungi cssman
from the 16th Congression
al District of New York.
. Awards will be presented
honoring several members
of the Caucus, and others
throughout the district,
who have^strived—to-pr<fc.
mote black participation in
every aspect of life.
The price of the tickets
for this event is $10
through October 17 and
$12.50 after that date. If you
have not purchased your
ticket(s), please contact
Helen E. Gamble, P. 0.
Box 384, Chadbourn, N.C.,
654-3485, or call Bob
Edwards, 483-8671 or
323-0260.
Gcfe^aaoial
Leaders Take
Knox’s Advice
Washington. D.C. A re
commendation by Char
lotte Mayor Eddie Knox to
help solve the nation's bud
get deficit problem has
been endorsed by the U.S.
House of Representatives
Budget Committee.
A bi-partisan resolution
has been introduced by
Oklahoma Congressman
Jim Jones, chairman of the
Budget Committee. It ad
vocates Mayor Knox’s posi
tion urging the President to
bring top national leaders
together in a domestic eco
nomic summit to develop a
comprehensive plan to
slow federal spending and
increase revenues. North
Carolina 8th District Con
gressman Bill Hefner was
one of 23 other represent
atives co-sponsoring the
bill.
Knox proposed this ap
proach when he was one of
four U.S. mayors who
testified last year before
Congress about effects of
the economy on govern
ment. He told the Budget
Committe: "It’sselfish and_
unrealistic for any one
group to say its plan for our
economy is best. What is
best is consensus. What it
will take is for President
Reagan, with your support,
to bring together the best
economic minds in the
country - Democrats and
Republics, Conservatives
and Liberals - people who
represent the broadest pos
sible cross-section of
economic thinking...lock
them up, let them slug it
out, reach realistic deci
sions...and turn this mess
around.”
About the only thing
some people do for their
town is grow old In it.
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. A
Phildra Jefferies
.Likes helping people
PJ Jdra Jefferies
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Since our high school
sophomore beauty, Phildra
Jefferies, was too young
to work this summer, she
decided to volunteer her
time towards a worthy
cause.
“I became a Candy
Striper at Wesley Nursing
Home. I don’t like wasting
my summers and I like
helping people. Those are
some of the reasons I vo
lunteered but in the pro
cess I also learned a lot.”
Born with a smile of
genuine affection, Ms. Jef
feries has thought serious
ly about her future and how
it can tie in with her per
sonality. “My ambition is
to become a sociologist,”
Ms. Jefferies decided. “I
like working with people,
especially black, under
privileged and financially
underprivileged people. I
also would like to help slow
learners in their endeavors
to advance.”
Ms. Jefferies seems to be
partial to A&T State Uni
versity. She invisions it as
large and a place to con
quer. Her favorite person,
Stephanie Armstrong, at
tended A&T State Uni
versity.
“Stephaine Armstrong is
my aunt. She is the most
loving person. She has al
ways had herself together.
When it was time to do
something she did it and
she always did it well.”
From the many influen
ces in her life our oeauty
has learned to explore life
with the passion to under
stand others. Her mother,
Phyllis Jefferies, and
grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie C. Jefferies,
her brother, Michael and
her two sisters, Jamenia
and Candice, have given
her the experience of how
to care for others.
“I’ve alwavs been taught
See BEAUTY On Page 11
Post Publisher Attends White House Luncheon
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
..Politics Is forever pre
sent. However, It seems to
be the password these days
at every banquet, luncheon
or meeting behind held on
the local and national
scenes.
. .The Charlotte Post editor
and publisher, Bill John
son, is undoubtedly up
dated on the latest political
issues since he accepted an
Invitation to a White House
luncheon, held Tuesday on
Capitol Hill. Preceding the
luncheon, Johnson sat in on
a briefing which informed
Mm of domestic and fo
reign policies.
Johnson heard speakers
present views on the na
tional budget and unem
ployment. The word is the
budget is more balanced
and unemployment is
down. With little doubt
President Reagan will seek
re-election; It’s no surprise
he’d invite media manage
t
David G. Martin
.Mil Dlatrlct candidate
Rill Johnson
.Attends briefing
Robert “Bob” Davis
. ....At-I,arge candidate
Ed Peacock
.Republican candidate
ment to the White House.
It’s the best way to en
courage them to expose his
actions in the future. There
is also little doubt he will
commit any faux pas which
will make the media high
ly critical of his action.
Speaking of the media,
Associated Press reporter
Betty Ann Wllllama has
been elected President of
the Washington Press Club.
President Reagan congra
tulated Wllllama In the
Oval Office before she was
sworn Into office at Bo
tanical Gardena.
. .The Communications Di
vision Research Depart
t
ment of the Republican
National Committee has
released a 52-page defense
Issue package which begins
with the encouraging
words: "The Reagan Ad
ministration Is pledged to
restoring our ‘margin
safety,' rebuilding our de
fenses after almost a de
cade of neglect, and pur
suing effective and verifi
able arms control agree
ments.”
- Hitting closer to home.
Charlotte has a big politic
al campaign going on as
well. The big questions are
who will be mayor? Will
See POST On Page II
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General Baptist State
i.
Convention To Meet Here
Thousands
To Walk
For Hun ger"
Literally thousands of
area residents will walk,
jog or run on Sunday, Oc
tober 23 to raise funds to
fight hunger in our local
area and around the world
through CROP. This year,
events in surrounding com
munities - Davidson to the
north, Gaston County to the
west, and Cabarrus to the
east - will be at the same
time.
“We’re hoping for a
much greater number this
year from greater Char
lotte,” said LaRue Moore,
one of the coordinators of
the Charlotte walk. “The
need for fighting hunger
here in Charlotte and over
seas is great and grow
ing.” Locally, the walk will
benefit the Crisis Assist
ance Ministry and Loaves
and Fishes.
“Momentum is really
building,” said Rev. Carl
Haynes of Dallas and Re
cruitment Chair for the
Gaston County Walk.
“Over 50 groups are now
involved and I am still
getting calls from others
who want to participate.”
Locally, the walk will be
nefit the Crisis Assistance
Ministry and Dallas Social
Services.
“We are aiming to sur
pass last year’s totals,"
said the Rev. Richard
Burkhardt of the Cabar
rus Cooperative Christian
Ministry. "The needs this
year are much greater
We're also hoping to
involve more from Kan
napolis in the effort this
year.” Locally, the CCCM
is the recipient of walk
funds.
See THOUSANDS Page 4
HARVEY GANTT
Muvnrul cumin Idle
Here Tuesday Night
Mecklenburg Democrats
To Toast Local Candidates
By Lori Grier
Post Staff Writer
What seta the Mecklen
burg Democratic Party
from all other Parties? One
word answers that question
best-solidarity, and soli
darity is the Mecklenburg
Democratic Party’s theme
as they toast Harvey Gantt,
Democratic candidate for
Mayor of Charlotte, and the
Democratic candidates for
City Council.
Is solidarity important?
Well, the Democratic
Party isn't pulling any
stops. Attending the gala
affair will be Governor
James B Hunt Jr., Char
lotte Mayor Eddie Knox
and a Democratic V'lP list
that reads like1 the Demo
cratic "Who’s W'ho " With
the election coming up on
November 8. the Democra
tic Party wants to answer
any questions -of- doubt
Those questions mainly
center around whether the
Party is strong enough to
garner the necessary sup
port that will be needed to
elect Harvey Gantt as
Charlotte's first black
mayor. It will also be a
show of support for the
Democratic candidates
running for City Council
In a city where the De
mocrats outnumber Re
publicans by more than 2-1,
it will be very important
for the Democratic Party
to show and to demon
strate its ability to support
and help elect qualified
Democratic candidates
With a good, strong, solid
effort, the Democrats
could realistically gain the
majority of seven district
seats and four at-large
Council seats.
The race between Har
vey Gantt and Republic Ed
Peacock in the mayoral
contest has attracted the
most attention from Char
lotteans If Democrats put
meir oesi iooi lorwara,
and win big, it may be just
what they need to give
them some much needed
momentum going into the
presidential race in 1984.
Mot so incidentally, in 1984
Eddie Knox will be running
for governor, and James B
Hunt Jr. will be involved in
trying to unseat Jesse
Helms in the U S Senate
race that is already draw
ing national attention and
national money It's no
secret that in 1984 the
Democrats are going to
have to be organized, and
that means solidarity
among Democratic lead
ers
The opinion is that now is
the time to start organiz
ing and to demonstrate its
solidarity, so Governor
James B Hunt Jr., Mayor
Eddie Knox and the Meck
lenburg County Democra
tic Party is "gearing up."
On October 25 at 8 p m in
See DEMOCRATS Page 4
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Emphasize
Evangelism
Special To The Post
Ministers and religious
educators wil Itake aim at
such controversial subjects
as the charismatic move
ment, theelectronic church
and ministerial ethics
during the 116th Annual
Session of the General Bap
tist State Convention of
North Carolina, Inc, in
Charlotte October 24-27.
More than 1,500 black
Baptists will gather at the
field Memorial Baptist
Church to discuss topics
' related to the Convention's
theme, "Shaping the World
Through Christian Influ
ence." Dr H. S. Diggs is
pastor of the host church
Charlotte Mayor Pro .
Tern Harvey Gantt wili join
the group of speakers with
a discussion of church
civic responsibilities at
10:15 a m on W'ednesday
in uraay d. Davis pro
fessor at the Shaw Divinity
School in Raleigh, will
tackle the impact of the
electronic church on socie
ty at 2:15 pm Wednes
day while Dr. Herbert O
Edwards, a Baptist minis
ter and head of religious
studies at Morgan State
College in Baltimore. MD
will speak on ministerial
ethics in the Christian com
munity at 3:15 p m. On
Thursday aU pm Dr C
W Ward, pastor of First
Baptist, Raleigh will dis
cuss the charismatic move
ment
More than a dozen theme
addresses related to the
general theme will be given
during the three day con
vention to.acquaint mm
isters and laymen with vi
tal issues affecting their
church and communities
The convention will be
opened at 2:30 p m Tues
day, by President F, B
Turner, pastor of the First
Baptist Church m I.umber -
ton The host church will
conduct a welcoming pro
gram at ft pm Tuesday
followed by theme address
es on the Christian family*
and community health
care
On Wednesday at 9 40
a m , Marshall Bass, Vice
president of R J Rey
nolds Company in Winston
Salem, will discuss time
management and minority
business development At
11:15 a m President Turn
er will deliver his address
on the work of the conven
tion and at 3 p m. Dr
Wendell C. Somerville,
executive secretary of the
Lott Carey Missionary
Convention, will speak on
foreign missions
The Thursday session
will include a theme ad
dress on aging and em
phasis on the role of the
rural church in society
The Shaw Divinity School
Hour will he held at 10:45
a m with Dr J C. Paige,
-See GENERAL On Page 7