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==="■“ -THE CHABLI ITTE PI 1ST s= UtL - 9,983 k4T7^ f/ . g^p rgn f>| . • .. ^ I he Voire Of The Black Community Volume 9. MEttiLWJW Ciiuill -- - CHAliflTH, i, e »»«,_THK CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, December 8. i9N:i i—— ,—- -- ------- Prire• in ( Rev. Sutton Sunday Is Special Day For Ebenezer Story on Page 4A What It’s Like I Being Married To Successful Men Story On Page 14A D.G. Martin Announces For Congress Stor> On Page 17 \ I). G. Martin !) During the recent ground-breaking for a ‘hree-storj residence hall on the campus of Johnson C.'Smith "t’hiversity, Dr. Robert L. Albright (1) and Dr. Mathew J. Whitehead are shown with members of —JC-St+’s fioard of Trustees;-' (Josts $3 Million J.G Smith Breaks Ground For New Residence Hall Dr. Matthew J. White head, Chairman of the Johnson C. Smith Univer sity Board of Trustees, and Dr. Robert L. Albright, president, held a ground breaking ceremony Wed nesday for a new $3 mill ion residence hall for the university. The three-story brick structure, designed by Odell Associates of Char lotte, is scheduled for com pletion August 15, 1984. Cost includes $2.2 million for construction and ap proximately $700,000 for furniture and contingen cies. Professional Women To Hear Vivian Nivens Vivien Nivens, public af fairs director for WCCB TV, will speak about "Mak Work on the Job" in a December 13 professional development luncheon for women at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. The luncheon is one in a series presented rponthly through June by the Wo men’s Career Center of Central Piedmont Com munity College and the Mecklenburg County Wo men’s Commission. The luncheon will be from 11:30a.m to 1 pm. at the Radisson Plaza Ho tel. To register, send a check gi $8.25 payable to CPCC, to the Women s Career Center of CPCC, P. O. Box 35009, Charlotte, NC 28235. Reservations must be re ceived two days before the luncheon TUKIIMNW When life kicks you ..let it kick you forward. .*•_._L NAACP Hopes To Register Two Million New Voters ^— o Construction of the 47,500 square foot residence hall, which will house 220 students (two to a room) and a director, has been contracted by F. N. Thompson Company of • Charlotte. The residence hall will be erected at the current location of the campus tennis courts and parts of the Sanders McCrorey football field. Half of the cement stands and part of the cynder track will be removed to make room. The rest of the stands and track will- be^ come part of an instru mental activities field. The original date for breaking ground was moved up from early March. “During the bidding pro cess, several companies pointed out that the new residence hall could be ready for occupancy for the start of the 1984 fall se mester,” explained Dr. Al bright. “We now plan to house students in our new close Duke Hall (oc cupancy 114 students) for needed renovations.” The new building will house separate men and women wings in a "Y” shaped outlay, featuring a center courtyard for re creational activities. Laun dry facilities, study rpoms, typing computer terminal "ooms, a library, a small .•ommunity. kitchen and lounge areas on each floor are included in the layout. “The building reflects the environment of brick and sloped roofs found on campus,” remarked Odell designer Mike Tye “The three-story structure is also on a comparable scale "tor-tire—tTElgJrt“of—other— campus buildings.” “The magnificent gift of $2 million from the Duke Endowment is making it possible for us to move toward realization of our master plan by way of construction of this new residence hall,” cited Dr. Albright. “This new facili ty will mean many things to us, the most important of which is the opportunity to provide an enriching educational experience for some 220 additional stu dents. The new building will serve as the hub for our new effort at integrating the living and learning ex perience on campus.” — Fundraiser Set For Eddie Knox ..Da 1 e£vans_the quem.of the West, will be among the featured guests at Char lotte's Civic Center De cember 10 for the annual holiday party hosted by gubernatorial candidate Eddie Knox. -Bus loads of supporters from across the state from Currituck to Caldwell Counties will be joining hundreds of people who are paying $100 each to attend the fund raiser for Eddie Knox’s Democratic pri mary campaign The event will also be a night of appreciation by hometown folk for the four years of outstanding ser vice Knox has given his city as mayor. “We are very excited about this year's event,” Knox said. “I am especial ly appreciative of the gen erous support my friends are giving me. 1 can canv paign for governor full time now. But I don’t have people on the state pay roll or state vehicles to use in my campaign, so the unselfish contributions of thousands of people are ex tremely important to our effort." The Civic Center will be decorated in the spirit of the season with lighted trees and a decorated country store scene as well as Christmas carolers TicJcets for the event may be purchased from the Eddie Knox campaign headquarters in Charlotte or Raleigh. For more in formation about tickets. ~ calll 7W-"333?TrZ6 BERNADETTE “BUNN1E” NICHOLAS 12tlt gratlt- (/ipricorn Bernadette Nieholas.._ Is “Beauty Of The Week” By I,or} Grier Host Staff Writer The lovely, lemon shaped mole on the left side of Bunnie’s face is only one aspect of her beauty. Lis tening to what she has to say brings forth her beauty within. “At age fcrfhmme totd me that the world was in so much turmoil that it need ed to go back to prayer in the schools, homes, etc.,” commented her father, Bynum Nicholas Our IT-year-old beauty is interested in four categor ies of history which have an impact on us one wav or another- Beirut, Reagan, the newly elected mayor of Charlotte and the 1984 presidential election “I don’t like the fact that our—Marines—are over— there. A lot of my male friends are over there, and some haven’t made it back ’’ “I’m tired of Reagan,’’ Bunnie continued, “it's Along The Campaign Trail Eddie Knox: Charlotte Is In Good Hands! By Karen Parker_ Post Staff Writer “The ship is in good hands,” stated former Mayor Eddie Knox when Mayor-Elect Harvey Gantt was sworn into office Monday night. Harvey Gantt and the City Council-elect took the oath of office before a full house at Ovens Audi torium. Mayor Gantt pro mised to take a critical look at the issues of solid waste, transportation, police and fire protection. "I love Charlotte,” the Mayor insisted. "I know you've probably heard me say that a thousand times since my announcement for mayor, but I say it deeply from the heart." he assured Mayor Gantt also made it quite clear that his nation al popularity since his elec tion will not interfere with what he has to do for the Charlotte community. Dur ing responses from the elected city council, Laura Eddie Knox .Leaves office Freeh the representative for District Four men tioned that when Charlotte City Council would attend political conventions, re presentatives from other states would remark, “Charlotte-is that in Vir ginia or South Carolina.” But with Charlotte’s fast growth Freeh pointed out nearly everyone knows where Charlotte is and can even claim a relative or friend who lives in the city. Harvey Gantt , .New mayor Mayor Gantt added to Freeh’s indication that Charlotte’s growth is good as .long as it is controlled Gantt stressed he and City Council will keep Charlotte growing; but they will also preserve the unity and to getherness nr the commun ity. After acknowledging that he had not accounted for emotion when he prepared a time-limited speech, Mayor Gantt thanked his Rob Walton .Seeks reelection wife, Cindy, for being pa tient because he has a “love affair with Char lotte.” Announcing last week that he will run for the Ninth Congressional Dis trict of North Carolina, Bob Walton emphasized again this week he will seek re election to the Board of County Commissioners in stead. Walton, also the minister of St. Paul United Presbyterian Church, men tioned three factors which he based his recent deci sion obligations, and some unfinished business on the Board of County Commis sioners." he outlined However, some of that business will be reviewed and voted on by the City and County residents in the May 8.1984 primary In Monday's County Commis sioners meeting, the Board approved Walton’s propos al to have placed on the ballot the issue of whether the voter will continue to elect five Commissioners at-large or to change the format and elect three Commissioners at-large and four district represent atives If the new format is adopted the County Com mission Board will increase from a total of five members to seven mem bers "I support the change because it willmean people in each district will have See SPECIAL On Page 8/* time for him-to get out of. the White House I don't think he’ll win next year, because people now know that he can only make a situation worse." She supported Mayor Harvey Gantt 100 percent during his campaign Gantt and Bunme attend Friend ship Baptist Church "I love it. He's the best choice Charlotte could have made Gantt is a very warm, open hearted person-not a phony./’____ nunnie encourages Ittv .Jesse Jackson to campaign for President He de serves the chance, and threats on his life won't stop him ” The 12th grade Capricorn at Independence High School describes herself as “easy to get along with, fun to be with and talkative ." Her hobbies include sing ing jazz dancing and playing the violin which she considers the hardest Instrument to play “f have played the violin since fifth grade I like the chal lenge." At Friendship Baptist Church, she is a member of the Junior Choir, Acteens and is president of the Junior Usher Board and In termediate Chorus at Greater Gethsemane AMK Zion Church. She is also very active at Indepen dence in the NAACP, Red Cross and Pep Clubs, Stu dent Council, orchestra and is secretary-treasurer of the Future Business lead ers of America God is Bunnie's favorite person “He brought me where I am now, and that’s pretty far." Michael Jack son is her favorite enter tainer. Organization To Foam On Young Adults — i iu t\AAA_ p -te* set a-— new goal to register two million new voters. They will concentrate their re sources and efforts on key congressional districts throughout the South There is no magic formula —SiYty tltf f?f tfortt “ Th iff eror fT'*" they encourage every citi zen who is "ligihle to be come a registered voter Broad community support is needed to reach the un registered They call upon churches, clubs, organize tions ami citizens to help bury voter apathy. Slogans and speeches alone will not do the job. They need com milted volunteers to knock on doors make phone calls, talk to people in the streets, beauty salons, barber shops, grocery stores and any other loca tion where unregistered voters mav lie found ft’s a responsibility Every" body can play a part The NAACP will launch a concerted effort to reach 18- to 24-year-olds who are unregistered Their youth and college divisions will work through theirj;ollege chapters, young adult councils and youth coun cils to accomplish their objectives. Each college chapter is urged to or ganize a voter registration — vwer education campaign — on their campuses The year 1984 is a crucial political year in this-nation and this local community. The presidential election in November. 1984 ItoftU as one of the most important elections in this century While the NAACP is a non partisan organization that does not endorse candi dates for political office, their National Board of Directors meeting in Jack sort. Miss . m April of this year passed a resolution — specifically slatiog that the number one political ob jectives of the NAACP will be the defeat of Ronald "W. Reagan as President! of the United States in 1984 Voter Registration and voting is of prime concern to the National Assoc iation For The Advancement of Colored People. They un derstand the reality of po litical life in a Democra tic Republic- “If you don't vote, you don't count." Since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, many legal barriers to voter participation have been removed. Gone are the days when a person had to pay poll taxes, interpret the Constitution to the satisfaction of an “illite rate" registrar, be quizzed on- How far a dog can run in the woods or how many bubbles are in a bar of soap?