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Volume 9, Number 29
ffiE CHARLOTTE POST
"The Voice Oj The Mack (hmmunUy "
-1_. T1IK C HARLOTTE POST - Thursday, December 29. 1983 --
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Davis Named
All-Star
idling Staff
* Story On Page 9
Mayfield To Host
Emancipation Day
Observance
Local Citizens Expect
1984 To Be
Banner Year!
Slory On Page 4
Mrs. .Norman |
Petite Angelina rove
• -“Our Beauty of the Week”
Angelina Love Is One Of
State’s Best Baton Twirlers
By Teresa Simmons
Post Staff Writer
At 14 years of age
Angelina Love has made up
her mind that there is
something special she
wants to accomplish in the
years ahead.
Already she has proven
that she is one of the best
baton twirlers in the state
when she competed recent
ly in a regional twirling and
modeling competition:
“During the competi
tion,” stated Ms. Love, "I
won three first place
trophies, one second place
and one fourth place
trophy. Two of the first
place trophies that I won
Poet Office To
Close Monday
Few Holiday
The post office will ob
serve Monday, January 2
as a holiday. No call win
dow services will be main
tained at the Downtown
Station or at the other sta
tions.
A Self Service Postal
Unit will be in operation at
the Amity Gardens Shop
ping Center, United Carol
ina Bank located at 5930
Fairview Road and at the
Hickory Grove and Delta
Road location, Try on Mall
Shopping Center, Radisson
Plata Shopping area, inde
pendence Shopping Center,
West Park Mall and in the
Downtown Station lobby.
Stamp vending machines
S! available at all postal
lions
Mail collections will be
made at all classified
stations, self service postal
units and other designated
vntMtfg
Be KIND to your
FRIENDS If it WEREN’T
for THEM you’d be a total
STRANGER
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came from my military
twirling and the other first
place trophy came from
modeling.”
Twelve Vrophies, 12 rib
bons ami seven metals
have been won by Ms. Love
either in twirling her baton
or in modeling. “I started
twirling in the fourth
grade. I’m now taking
baton lessons at Methodist
Home Center under Ms.
GIode "and Ms. Hodges T
practice each Monday and
Tuesday there and I also go
outside or go to the gym to
practice.”
Other hobbies of our
beauty include dancing and
modeling. “I consider all of
my hobbies fun experi
ences for me,” she con
tinued.
Professionally Ms.
Love would like to assume
the position of secretary. In
preparation she hopes to
attend Western Carolina in
Cullowhee, N.C.
The daughter of Maxine
Love and Elmer Love, our
beauty has three brothers
Ken, Brian and Courtney.
She attends Friendship
Baptist Church, one place
where she puts her philo
sophy of life - “Do unto
others as you would have
them do unto you” - into
practice. She is a member
of the church’s Young
Adult Choir.
A ninth grader at West
Mecklenburg Senior High
School, Ms. Love is in
volved in several activities
including playing the cla
rinet in the band and being
a majorette. Her favorite
subject in school is mathe
matics, a subject she finds
fascinating and enjoyable.
Characteristically Ms.
Love is friendly, one who
enjoys meeting and being
around people. She is also
one who cares about the
welfare of others. “If I
could make a change,” Ms.
Love predicted, “I woitld
help the starving people of
the world."
Tomorrow holds a bundle
of surprises for everyone,
including the intuitive An
gelina L/>ve. But one aspect
in favor of Ms. Love in
cludes her gentle hearted
ness and her push towards
excellence. It’s a creative
adventure bound to be de
lighted by the presence of
an angel like Angelina.
100 Women To Address
Wide Range Of Issues
Trvon Mall
. *
Construction
Kickoff Set
The constructio-i kickofl
fbr the Tryon Street Mall
will be held Tuesday,
January 3, at nopr. at the
Square.
The ground breaking ac
tivities will combine cere
monial and entertaining
event, including the intro
duction of the Mall Mascot,
who will be the living sym
bol of the Mall during the
construction period.
The events on January 3
mark the beginning of a
week-long celebration for
the start of the construc
tion Events will include a
“bobcat” bulldozer race on
Tryon Street and a "Har
vey Mallbanger” party, in
honor of Charlotte's new
mayor.
The kickoff festivities on
January 3 will begin with
brief remarks by Mayor
Harvey Gantt; Liz Hair,
chairman of the 1981 bond
referendum for the Mall;
A1 Manch, president of
Field’s Jewelers; and
Charles Duncan Jr., presi
dent of Jack Wood, Ltd.
and 1984 president of the
Central Charlotte Associa
tion (CCA) Board. These
dignitaries will be joined
by the Mali Mascot, who
will be making his official
debut.
Following these com
ments, Mayor Gantt will
participate in the removal
of the historic medallion
from the Square The
medallion will be presented
to the Mint Museum of
History for safekeeping
and display during con
struction,
Aaron M(ms Hunter, center, at s>5 still
combats the elements to complete yard
work. He is accompanied Wj his daughter
and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison
K5- Year-Old
Moses Hunter Longs For
'‘Good Times On The Farm”
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
-Today fh» number_of
farmers has decreased sig
nificantly since 95-year-old
Aaron Moses Hunter was a
young man. Now with the
conveniences of modern
innovations, one would as
sume a former farmer to
be more content.
On the contrary however,
especially in the case of
Mr Hunter, for the one
thing he misses are the
good times on the farm. “I
wish it was back like it was
when I was 25. We had a
good time on the farm. We
raised what we ate. Now
we have to go to a store
everytime we want to get
something to eat.”
Hunter, born December
25, 1988 in Lincoln County,
worked in Shelby, N.C.
until he was 65. He and his
family worked a 100-acre
horse and buggy for the
Gold family. Four boys and
two girls were born to the
union of Hunter and his
wife, Ella Brooks Hunter
After her death he married
Luttiea Early. At age 65
Hunter moved to Charlotte,
not to retire but to begin a
new-career:.
“My father was 65 when
he began to work for the
Schoenith family here in
Charlotte. He kept the yard
beautiful and he also took
care of the house and he
had his own home,’’ Lois
Hunter Morrison, Hunter's
daughter, exclaimed.
At the age of 92 each
human body must rebel
against the aging process.
"So at that age his health
According To Dr. Clement
CBL Hans To Counteract Low Membershio
By Karen Parker *
Post SUff Writer
At least 200 minority
owned and operated busi
nesses exist in Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County.
In 1977 the Charlotte Busi
ness League (CBL) was
created to eliminate the
isolation of the black txal
ness community and to
pool resources as a way to
stimulate black business
opportunity.
Now almost seven years
later, the Charlotte Busi
ness League, which at the
most has attracted about 70
of the minority businesses
as members, has dwindled
to a mere 40-count mem
bership.
Why hasn’t CBL attract
ed more businesses, and
why have some members
of CBL cancelled their in
volvement with the non
profit organization? These
are questions The Char
lotte Post will try to re
veal in a series of articles
about (he Charlotte Busi
Dr. Wesley Clement
.CBL president
ness League .'
Dr. Weeiey Clement, an
eye physician and surgeon,
I
assumed the responsibili
ties of president of CBL in
November He was the first
First in series
interviewed for this series
to provide insight Into the
purpose of CBL and how it
plans to counteract low
membership.
Dr Clement has been a
Th em her of CBL sm« its
inception in 1977
According to Dr. Cle
ment, when CBL was at its
all-time high of about 70
members, many of those
business-oriented people
expected CBL to produce
more business for them
almost immediately. Then,
and even now, some people
Join Charlotte Business
league with the idea they
are guaranteed growth in
terms of clients and pro
fits, Dr. Wesley illustrat
ed.
He never deemed that
conception impossible;
however, the doctor
stressed, CBL’s intentions
are to open doors for min
ority businesses Providing
an example. Dr Wesley
commented: “If a realtor
Joins CBL, we won’t gua
rantee the realtor he'll sell
property because he
joined CBL. We will make
accessible to that realtor
information and clients
ttraHiF tnay net hsree Been
aware of before.
Wesley explained
through networking with
the government, majority
businesses, etc., the CBL
attracts potential clients of
various interests which the
average business person
could not achieve on an
independent basis Avoid
ing to name any specific
minority business on the
record, Dr Clement ac
knowledged some that
have received contracts
with people like Lou
Meyers, Assistant Secre
tary of Commerce, pri
marily because of CBL’s
intervention.
“Another example is the
development of the new
See CBL On Page S
failed," Mrs. Morrison
continued He then moved
imo- his daughter's and
son-in-law’s home After
the bout with ill health
Hunter's life began still
another round Today he is
still filled with the energy
of accomplishment At a
spry 95 he keeps the large
yard immaculate with the
shrubberies in line and
•leaves raked __
Hunter walks with inde
pendence. Talking to
others, he prefers standing,
gesturing with his face and
hands to make sure you
capture his meanings His
mental dexterity still
stretches beyond his phy
sical virilness. While he
quots scriptures from the
Bible you wonder how he
views the world through
those 95-year-old eyes
"My father would get up
in the middle of the night
someone would be knock
ing on the door telling him
one of our neighbors was
sick. He'd go and stay all
night sometimes coming
back to get my mother
Now let something happen
today - even to church
members .” his voice
trailed off and his expres
sion turned to sadness
“I feel like there Is more
sin today," Hunter said
‘ People ain’t livin’ the way
they used to That’s why
the world is like it is ”
Hunter, however, ex
pressed his solution for
peace on earth Actually
it’s a solution as old as
religion itself ' My advice
to anyone is to first love
God with all your heart,
mind, soul and strength.
Second unto that is to love
they neighbors and love
yourself If you keep those
commandments, you can
make it in...*’.
Aaron Moses Hunter was
through talking by now. i
Over the years his life
ias touched many i
Over a century Hunter i
las proven that it Is not life (
that condemns us but if we (
allow it we can condemn i
the life God gave us <
Meeting To
(*ain Greater
leverage
Special To The Post
New York - One hundr d
leading women from
around the country - aH of
them_ active nationally or
locally' in the women's
ecumenical movement
will meet January 7-10 at
Marymount College of Vir
ginia in Arlington. Va , to
address a wide range-.if—
issues including racism
the feminization of poter
ty. pence and justice, jnu
Semitism in international
politics, and women's ef
forts to gain .greater ie
verage in religious life,
government and the com
munity
Sponsor of the confer
ence is Women of Faith in
the 60s, a nationwide task
force made up of clergy. _
academies, writers, and
other prominent women of
different religious, racial
and ethnic backgrounds
who seek to understand_
each others' beliefs and to
explore major national and
international issues
Coordinators of the con
ference are Inge lA*der«r
Gibel, program associate
in interreligious affairs
American Jewish Com
mittees. Sis'er Ann Gillen,
S'K.'lfty.jjf the Holv Y'hil_
Jesus and Dr Doris Ann
Younger, General Dim
tor. Church Women United
Other major figures in
voiced in the conference
include Mimi Alperin
chair of AJC’s National
Interreligious Affairs C om
mission. Norma Levitt,
chair of the Commission's
Women's Issues Commit
tee. Dr. Thelma C Adair
National President, Church
Women United, author BJu
Greenberg; Sister M Th '
resa Kane. Sisters of
Mercy. Dr Virgin a
Ramey Mollenkott. Evan
gekicai Women's Caucus,
and Rev Fllizahelh M •
Scott. Director. Justice for
Women, National Council
of Churches of Christ
Discussing one of the
major oonterence issues •
international anti-Semi
tism Ms Oibel said:
‘‘Anti-Semitism, swathed
in the poisonous grab of
the new lingua franca of
international politics Too
tften in recent years, lan
guage dangerous to the
Jewish people has become
common parlance in the
tails of the United Nations
tnd at meetings under its
auspices
"If the anti-Semitism ex
tressed at the 1980 UN
decade of Women Confer
ence in openhagen was
ttore disturbing to most
Jewish women, indeed to
rtany women of faith, it
vas because the universal
itruggle for women’s
ights has not yet produced
i universal rejection of the
:ancer almost as old as
inti-feminism: antl
iemitism