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Volume 9, Number 22 THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, November 10, 19X3 JiUv i o ^-^
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Mr, and Mrs. Charlie Gregory, left,
watch David Waymer of the Agricultural
Extension Service, and Kenny Garrett of
4H weatherize their home. (Photo By
Teresa Simmons)
Saga Of Poverty
Wheels Of Justice Turn
Slowly For Charlie Gregorys
By Teres* Simmons
Post Managing Editor
There is no water in the
home. There hasn’t been
for three years. The heat is
defunct except for one,
small electric heater in the
living room. At least one of
the seven insurance po
lidfcs purchased by 70
year-old Sadie and 82-year
old Charlie Gregory is ab
solutely unnecessary.
This is the beginning of a
three-part series of the
saga of poverty - the sad
existence of Sadie and
Charlie Gregory. All is not
lost for the couple however.
People like David Waymer
of the Agricultural Exten
sion Service and Paul
Jenkins of the Information
and Referral Service have
already looked into obtain
ing an oil heater for the
Gregory home on Plank
Rd. A Financial Planner
from the Family Housing
Service has already ad
vised the Gregorys on their
insurance policy situation.
These issues will be dis
cussed in further detail in
the nett articles.
The pressing matter of
no water within the home
seems to be the most dis
heartening. It’s a possibili
ty that the funds for a new
well won’t be available
until the end of 1964.
The story behind the
Gregorys’ caved-in well is
long and rather complicat
ed. It all started about
three years ago when
Hickory Sand company
blasted around the proper
ty of the Gregorys Eli
sabeth Gregory, the Wilks
and several others. The
well for the Mecklenburg
Ro^hg Company was also
either damaged or com
pletely demolished The
roofing company dug an
other well but still filed suit
against Hickory Sand
TUKUMMA
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I Urivtna one thought
borne i«T a good deal
better th*t letting three
First in series
Company who, according
to Attorney Rex Morgan,
claim, they did no damage
to the wells.
"The wheels of justice
turn slowly,” Attorney
Morgan suggested. Mor
gan, who represented the
roofing company, con
tinued, “We have attached
the Gregorys on in ..sym
pathy. They are struggling
and they have to haul their
water. The evidence is that
all the wells in that area
went dry at the same
time.”
“I’m pretty optimistic,
but I’m worried about get
ting enough in the settle
ment for a new well for the
Gregorys. Their' well was
pretty old and under the
law the defendent is only
liable for what the old well
is worth. We have asked for
$3,500. That’s about how
much it will cost to dig a
new well.”
“There's nothing 1 can
do. The Gregorys didn't
have h6fne~~bwngmnsur-'
ance. They would have to
spend the money now and
be reimbursed. This case
was filed late in 1982. We
were number 12,000th on
the case file. The court date
has been set for the latter
part of next year. This says
something about the need
for court bonds,” Morgan
continued.
“I wish that I could just
snap my fingers and they'd
have a well, but you have to
put in a law suit and wait
your turn," Morgan stated.
“The wheels of justice
turn slowly...” So during
the past three years Mr.
and Mrs. Gregory contract
ed Mr. McGee to dig a well.
“He came out two times to
dig and I paid him. But he
said he couldn’t find any
water," Mrs. Gregory com
mented.
Jeryl Anderson of the
Family Housing Service
has aided the couple in a
number of ways. But in the
situation of the water: "I
can’t really say that we wfll
or will not be aHelo lielp
until I know more facts. We
really don’t have the
money to help the Gre
gorys build a new well. It
would probably be up to the
Agricultural Extension
Service."
Paul Jenkins of the In
formation and Referral
Service contacted Legal
Services for the Gregorys.
There wasn’t too much
they could do since the
Gregorys were alrebdy re
presented by Rex Morgan
and since the case is al
ready on file, Jenkins ex
plained. “But they did
refer me to councilman
Ron Leeper. They said that
he cares in situations like
this one.” Jenkins stated.
David Waymer of the
Agricultural Extension.
Service hag' weatherized
the home of the Gregorys
but this week he was out of
town, thus unavailable for
comment concerning the
Gregorys’ deleted water
situation.
It seems that the only
ray of sunshine or more
appropriately the only
sprinkle of water for the
Gregorys may lie on the
shoulders of David Way
mer, and the Agricultural
Extension Service ■ at least
until the court case is
settled.
Perhaps the Gregorys’
church family of St. Paul
Community Missionary
Baptist Ctiurcn, pastored "
by Rev. Robert Young, will
find a way to help the
Gregorys with their plight.
Women Dominate New Council
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
In the past Charlotte's
government has been com
posed of a white mayor,
a city council with few or
no women, and a Demo
cratic majority.
But the tides have turned
and as of December4, 1963
Charlotte will operate
under the “new govern
ment.” The mayor will be
black and the city council
will have female and Re
public majorities. Tues
day's election put Mayor
Pro tern Harvey Gantt in
the mayor's seat; while
two women at-large and
four women of district re
presentation filled the city
council positions. Five men
will serve on the Council.
Though Mack candidates
Bob Davis and Willie Strat
ford didn't win in the at
large council election, both
ranked number one in
some precincts. Davis
dominated in Districts 2
and 3, while Stratford was
the most forceful In Dis
trict 1.
Incumbent Minette
Trosch received the high
Ron l,eeper, winner of District 3 In (he
Tuesday, November I election, chats
with Cornell Geiger (left) and Kenneth
Slfford (right) about the upcoming elec
tion. (Photo Bv Bernard Reeves)
eat.number of votes, 42,
224. The other at-large
candidate winners are in
cumben! Herbert Spa ugh,
40,575; Richard Vinroot,
40.357; and Sue Mvrick.
37,731
In District 1, Pamella
Patterson defeated Mary
Bogguss 5,814 to 1,869
Charlie Dannelly snatched
District 2 from Daryl Mc
Call, 8,637 to 3,404 In Dis
trlct 3 Ron Leeper earned
5,517 votes while opponent
James Soukup collected
2,030. Velva Woolen out
scored Evan Webster, 8,567
to 6,699 In the final Dis
trict election Paul Juneau
won District 7, 8,814 over
Nell Fisher 4,419. I^aura
Freeh in District 4 and Ann
Hammond in District 5 are
automatically Council
members since they had no
opponents.
Commenting about his
win in District 2, Dannelly
stated how grateful he was
|
1,
to his constituents for
electing him to another
term He will enter his
seventh year as District 2 s
representative. Dannelly
added he regrets his oppon
ent tried to “polarize Dis
trict 2. It showed McCall
people are more open
minded " Dannelly also ex
pressed disappointment
about Davis and Stratford
losing in the at large elec
tion.
Harvey Gantt Becomes
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City’sFirst Black Mayor
Dr. Albright
^ intedTo
CBA Panel
Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity President Dr.
Robert L. Albright has
been appointed as a mem
ber of the Advisory Panel
of Minority Concerns for
the
year term was extended by
College Board President
George H. Hanford, effec
tive October 25, 1983.
The College Board is a
nonprofit educational as
socation of over 2,500
member colleges, universi
ties, high schools and edu
cational associations and
agencies. The College
Board sponsors a number
of nationwide guidance
programs that aid over
four million potential stu
dents of higher education
per year The Board ad
ministers the SAT college
entrance test as well as
Test ,on Standard English,
tests to determine accele
rated aJjjJULes and multiple
assessment programs and
services. Other projects in
clude Adult Learning Ser
vices and credit programs
for life experience (inde
pendent studies, military
or job performance credits"
toward degree work). The
College Board is also in
volved in research projects
concerning contemporary
education and related is
sues such as the Educa
tional Equality Project (an
analysis study of the cur
rent state of secondary
education and recommend
ations for corrections).
"I view the appointment
as a great opportunity to
~express fmrmwlu priuratjpn
concerns on a national
level," remarked Dr. Al
bright.
LOVELY VERNESTLE COLLINS
—Popular rosin otologist
Vemestle Ann Collins
Is “Beauty Of The Week”
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Very few people can ad
mit that their hobby is their
profession. Usually the two
are as far apart as east and
west.
For our beauty Vernestle
Ann Collins her profes
sion as a cosmetologist is a
goal achieved. She grad
- gated, lr(un_th£..S(iuihciist_
ern Beauty College in 1982
and is now working at La
Tanya’s Beauty Center on
Beatties F ord Kd.
“My ambition is to some
day own my own salon and
further my studies in the
field of beauty,'’ Ms. Col
lins stated
To add to her knowledge
Ms Collins has attended
several workshops and hair
shows. The gift of making
others beautiful is some
thing that comes naturally
for our beauty Her ambi
tion for perfection only en
hances her creative
talents
“1 love anything that
deals with beauty,” Collins
injected. “I love cosme
tology and the concept of
making one more beauti
ful The advantage of this
profession is that you can
set your own hours to
work.”
Bbrn under the Scorpio
sign Ms. Collins considers
herself conservative but
~r*TTfit too" old-fashioned
She most admires her pa
rents, Mr and Mrs Mat
thew Collins “They have
helped me through many
trials in my life,” stated
our beauty.
Ms. Collins' life is filled
with love. She has three
brothers, one sister and a
daughter. Jantelle
Work and family ties fill
much of her time but there
is one activity she can t
ignore Ms. Collins attends
St. Paul Baptist Church
and is a member of the
Broadcast Committee and
attends Sunday School.
Entertainment in our
beauty’s life stems from
the music of David Bowie
and the episodes of soap
operas. "I like All My
Children. Soap operas can
tell you how life is; they are
suspenseful."
If Ms. Collins could make
a serious change in our
nation it would be a
political one “I'd make a
change with our govern
ment. During the presiden
tial elections there would
have to be another presi
dent elected, one who is
sure of himself, Instead of
acting and performing, one
who can help the United
States ”
Ms Collins is still opti
mistic with intentions to
“...always look ahead. If
you have faith there will
always be a better future."
A
Gantt Pulls
41 Percent
White-Vote
Bv Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
“I’m excited. I'm
happy; I’m proud of Char
lotte; I’m proud of my
supporters, and I'm
especially proud of the
black community!"
Those were the words of
Harvey Gantt who was
elected mayor of Charlotte
Tuesday. Pulling 92 per
cent of the votes in the 17
predominantly black pre
cincts and 41 percent in the
predorm .antly \yhite pre
cincts. Gantt will probably
go down in local and na
tionai history.
Locally, he is the firs!
black to fu^ll the mayor's
seat N'atiOTially, political
analysts indicate Gantt is
the first black in any may
oral race to receive more
than 20 percent of the white
population's vote. “It's
happened nowhere in the
country," stated political
analyst Dr Ted Arrington
Presenting a few reasons
for the results of the elec
tion. analysts pointed oui
Republican candidate Ed
Peacock didn’t have the
right combination of
issues. Every technique he
used to get at Gantt,
failed.' stated the analyst.
"Peacock's campaign
just wans't effective." (in
the other hand, Gantt was
described as a good or
ganized campaigner
The record p2 percent
turnout was immense."
Arrington mentioned He
believes the issues hpd
--■Mtto to do witb- tJw—mww—
than 83,000 people who
flocked to the polls right
until the last minute to vote
Tuesday. "The issues
didn't make the election
exciting: it was that there
was a black candidate.'4 he
added
However, when Gantt
was mayoral candidate
against opposing present
Mayor Eddie Knox, the
black-white situation was
the same Nevertheless, 52
. percent of the city didn't
come to the polls
Gantt received 43.569
votes Peacock received
39.536 “I expected the
race to be close, but not as
close as it was," Harvey
stated with enthusiasm
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called The Critical Ingre
dient In the Formula. For
Starting Your Own Busi
ness, faciliated by Carole
B. Ricks, held at the
E. Blvd., Thursday,
November 17.
For more information
and to register, call a
WomanReach peer coun
selor, 334-3614, weekdays
from 10-4 p m.
Everything is free at
WomanReach, a United
Way Agency.