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Charles To
Honor 12
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
The owner and staff at
The House of Charles and
Salons will host their third
annual Achievement and
Awards Banquet Monday,
November 21.
According to education
and training director
Selena McArthur, the ban
quet will be held at Mc
Donald's Cafeteria, Beat
ties Ford Road and 1-85.
-Beginning-nt fi p m, tlio
president of the company,
Charles Williams, and his
staff will honor outstand
ing individuals who have
"been in our growth and
development during the
past year,” Ms. McArthur
informed.
c-cutor and Publisher of
The Charlotte Post, Bill
Johnson, will be special
honored guest.
Other ' honorees include
Calvin Beckwith of Bands
Beauty College; Mrs.
Kathleen Crosby, Superin
tendent of Charlotte Area
Schools; The Honorable
Judge T. Michael Todd,
District Court; Ms Rita
Rouse, fashion editor, The
Charlotte Observer; Rev.
R<0lplrt (Bob) Walton,
County Commissioner ;
Cap. Roy Atwell, Charlotte
Police Department; Rev.
Clifford A. Jones Sr.,
pastor, Friendship Baptist
Church; Attorney Calvin
"Brown; Stockbroker Jim
Tuohy; Walter Nelson,
CPA; and Officer Frank
Coley, Charlotte Police
Department.
The Mis
tress of Cere
montes
•Mi r’mrs.
P<ggy Beck
with, Direc
tor of Sickle
DeD Disease.
The guest
‘l<eaker will
be Bob
Davis, princi
pal of Spaugh
Judge Todd
Junior High School. To
make reservations tele
phone-The House of
Charles, 394-0608. Dona
tions are $12.50. The House
of Charles is located at 2311
I^Salle Street.
Besides specializing in
natural hair care, style,
and design, the business
also sells cosmetics, wigs
and jewelry.
Williams pointed out his
idea of The House of
Charles and Salons mate
rialized about 12 years ago
when black skin care pro
ducts weren’t prevalent
Since that time Williams
af%iU several other salons
aWjffering more than hair
care. In the Charlotte area *
Williams noticed "several
salons have full-range ser
vices” which no longer
makes The House of
Charles unique in a service
See HOUSE On Page 2A
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^ Nettie Watkins
.Realizes her blessings
Hettie Watkins
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
The hands of Hettie
Watkins are filled with
talents. In one respect she
is a hairstylist at the
Evan’s Hair Settings on
Remount Road. In another
she is a songwriter and has
completed numerous
types, ranging from Gospel
to social issues.
Unlike the nine persons
in the Bible who did not
return to say “Thank you
God for my gift(s),” Ms.
Watkins realizes without
those blessings her talents
would not be as marvelous.
A graduate of the Plaza
Beauty School in 1981, Ms
Watkins enrolled after the
encouragement of a friend
“I’ve always liked doing
hair,’’ Ms. Watkins ex
plained. “After I enrolled I
really found myself liking
it even better.’’
“I enjoy doing hair and
seeing the results. In the
future I might want my
own business, but for now I
am content to work with
my co-workers in the shop.
They are both inspirational
and helpmates in this
career.”
wne OI me people Ms.
Watkins most admires is
her co-worker Julia As
bury. “Sometimes when
I'm depressed about a slow
period she gives me en
couragement and she re
veals to me how hard it was
for her when she first
started. Her comments of
ten uplift me. But I am also
a very strong believer in
God. Often at the shop we
stop for prayer and con
sultations and this, too,
ielp6 to lift all of us.’’
Our beauty is a member
>f Myers Tabernacle
Church where Rev. Car*
Louise Brennan
Raleigh • Representative
!x)uise S. Brennan of Meck
enburg County has been
appointed by House Speak
;r Liston B. Ramsey to a
special commission to
nake a continuing study of
lay care In North Carolina
The Legislative Re
search Commission study
ivill continue the work done
ay an earlier study group
created in 1961. It will focus
on ways “to provide the
Oest day care to all child
ren in the most cost-effec
tive way.” 4
nell Thompson pastors. "I
enjoy being in the house of
God and listening to His
messages," Ms. Watkins
revealed.
The other talents of Ms.
Watkins' hands include
her capability to write
songs. “I enjoy all types of
music and I always have. I
have a stack of songs I
have written over the
years...all types of songs.”
Ms. Watkins would like to
write songs for her music
al favorites-Aretha Frank
lin and Marvin Gaye~if she
can find someone honest to
introduce her into the mu
sical world.
With an optimistic view
on both of her talents. Ms.
Watkins believes that, “If
it is something that you
really want in this world,
go after it. Sometimes you
may have to take a dif
ferent route but don't give
up. A person who sets a
goal in life and goes after it
with all they have is bound
to succeed.”
Congress To Oust Blacks
From Broadcast Industry?
Democrats
To Fight
TJasIcTSsues
Raleigh - “The Demo
cratic Party intends to
fight this campaign on the
basic issues, to give
straight answers to the pro
blems that concern our
people most,” State
Democratic Party Chair
man David Price said in a
Raleigh press conference.
“We challenge our oppon
ents to do the same.”
■ Noting that the elections
were one year away. Price
pleged that the Democra
tic Party would run an
"issue-centered” cam
paign. "We have had
enough of politicians who
try to divert us. I chal
lenge all candidates to tell
the people of North Carol
ina clearly and honestly
what they intend to do
about the issues that con
front us,” Price said.
r I ice ciiea economic
issues as the most import
ant ones facing voters in
1984.
“Our economy is now
threatened by federal buc
get deficits approaching
$200 billion' per year,"
Price stated “These mas
sive deficits are keeping
interest rates disastrous!}
high and are choking ofi
long-term economic
growth."
"What kind of econoi.
recovery is it when inter
est rates make it impos
sible for most people to
purchase a home, or for
small businessmen to
obtain needed capital, or
for farmers to invest In the
equipment they need?"
Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Gregory have
received much help from people in the
community within the last week. Now
that they are warm their main worry is to
obtain water for their home.
Without Water In I heir Home
Life Is Not So Beautiful
For Mr. And Mrs. Gregory
U. T/v—c:_ ^ mJ
Post Managing Editor
“I just barely can make
it round. I've had an ope
ration back in July of this
year My knee cap had
arthritis so they had to
replace it.” Mrs. Sadie
Gregory displayed the long
cut on her left knee
American is the land of
the beautiful and the
brave. Life, however, is not
so beautiful for the brave
Sadie and Charlie Gregory.
They have lived without
water in their house on
Plank Road for three
years; struggled through
coldness with only a small
electric heater; and lived
on a fixed income, one
fourth of it being absorbed
by seven insurance poli
Second in series
ties.
So far several social ser
vice agencies and numer
ous community people
have appeared before the
Gregorys to provide assist
ance "The Lord works
miracles." Mrs Gregory
explained.
About four months ago
while Mrs. Gregory was
recuperating from her ope
ration. Mary Durham of
the Home Health. Inc was
assigned to her case What
she observed was a family
in need of help. She tele
phoned Paul Jenkins of the
Information and Referral
Service Who in Turn con
tacted David W'avmer. Ex
Here Saturday
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City Of Charlotte To Hold
Conference For Minorities
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
George Wallace, co
ordinator of the Minority
Women’s Business Enter
prise Plan, announced the
City of Charlotte will hold a
conference for all minority
contractors, suppliers and
professional service firms
Saturday, November 19.
According to Wallace,
the conference which
begins at 10 a.m. in
McDonald's Cafeteria, is
the first of its type in
'Charlotte. "Over 600 in
vitations have been mailed
in the two Carolinas,"
Wallace commented The
conference will explain
M-WBE and how the good
faith effort plan works,”
Wallace added. He defined
“minority” in this case as
women and-or blacks, His
panics, Spainards. Portu
gese, Indian, American
Indian and Asian-Ame
ricans who own 51 percent
of a company which pro
duces a service or good
George Wallace
.M-WBE coordinator
mat me uty of Charlotte
can use.
The Charlotte City Coun
cil enacted the M-WBE
Plan October 24 The plan
requires all bidders seek
ing a contract to submit
with their bid "document
ation to show they tried to
secure M-WBE subcon
tractors. Before the new
plan was adopted earlier
this month, the City of
Charlotte was required
only to take the lowest bid.
Now the city must take the
lowest bid if the bidder had
in good faith sought out to
subcontract an M-WBE,”
Wallace emphasized
He also pointed out even
if the bidders are out-of
state they must comply
with the City of Charlotte
rule. “A perfect example is
the Weiss Brothers Co in
Pennsylvania who won the
Tryon Street Mall project."
'•Wallace presented. "They
had to prove they have
intentions of subcontract
ing an M-WBE business
The Association of Gen
eral Contractors <AGC>
which is a conglomeration
of several majority busi
nesses that seek subcon
tractors. has agreed to sup
port the M-WBE system
Wallace asserted attend
ing the conference Satur
day can vitally enhance a
minority business person's
chance of receiving City
contracts Expected to last
about two hours, the con
ference will provide not
only educational informa
tion about submitting a
successful bid, but also the
kinds of construction and
procurement programs the
City will be requesting
See City On Page 2A
A
tension Agent Community
Development and Housing,
Agricultural Extension
Service.
Like Superman landing
with grace VVaymer came
to the rescue ot the Gre
gorys. Sadly though, even
VVaymer has not been able
to make the Gregorys
water faucet work "I've
tried the Farmer's Home
Administration to see if
they could provide a grant
or a small interest loan for
a well for the Gregorys
Hut fheir home is not con
sidered a rural area They
are living in an urban
perimeter area and the
Farmer's Home Adminis
tration cannot lend them
money or provide Ihemi'
with a grant If they had
only lived three more
miles out they could have
received it," VVaymer
stated with remorse
Now we will have lo
look into different sources
such as aid from churches,
the Crisis Assistance Min
istry. We first have to know
the cost and then overcome
the situation We are work
ing one estimates now he
continued
Waymer's main role-was
to weatherize the home of
the Gregorys, which has
been taken care of Second
ly. lo advise them of pro
fessionals who may be able
to help them in various
situations.
There is little doubt that
the articles in The Post and
the Charlotte News last <
week touched many hearts
People from the commun
ity provided the Gregorys
with an oil heater The Roy
Harris family gave them
the oil heater and also in
stalled it for them Other
families came to their
home also with two elec
tric heaters and food.
Mrs Gregory reported
“They were real nice
people that 1 never knew
before," Mrs Gregory
commented. I never saw
them before in my life but
they came to help "
See LIKE On Page I4A
Case Being
Closely
Watched *
By A. Peter Bailey
Special To The Post
While most attention is
being focused on the up
coming elections, a major
piece of legislation is
moving through Congress
that will, insists James
Dowdy. President of Mag
na Media Corporation.
•just about totally freeze
minorities out of the main
stream broadcast industry
While everyone is fighting
to get in the door of the new
telecommunications sys
tem' ineluding cable tele
on i process known
as the 'comparative renew
al procedure is threat
ened with extinction by.
those interests which want
to keep ownership of the
broadcast industry in the
same hands "
"I hr "comparative re
newal procedure" is the
process which requires
'hat the license of each
broadcaster automatically
comes up for renewal
every five years If he or
she has not met the re
quired Federal Commun
Rations Commission's
standards with regard to
programming and other
considerations and are sue
cessfullv challenged,
then the broadcaster will
have to divest himself of
the challenged property.
II K 237: or 2382, which are
currently under construc
tion m the House having
ah ea> passed the Senate),
wooul eonon-tie the renew
at process Tilts, says
Cecil C. Butler of East
hake Communications.
1_ ... .. i .1 _
»»»v . "vuiu w» lur tUl '
rent owners with the se
enrity of no comparative
renewals and licenses in
perpetuity " Though ac
knowledging that succgss
ful challenges under mt,_~
existing system are few (no
more than 12 during the
past si\ years'. Butler
insists that '...the reason
that this legislation would
gravely limit substantial
increases in mirioritv
ownership is that compa
rative renewal challenges
lo existing licenses is the
only practical avenue
available to minority own
ership in the major
markets where minority
populations are significant
Both supporters and
opponents of H R 2370
or 2382 are closely watch
ing the case involving ap
proximately 13 broadcast
properties owned by RKO
in large markets such as
New York City, Boston,
Washington, DC., Mem
pfifs. Cmeago. Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Ft. Lau
derdale, FL, and Bethes
da, MD The challenges
result from long litigation
over illegal practices of
RKO's owner. General Tire
Corp.