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If A Man Can Have
Ah Affair, Why Can’t
A Woman?
Story On Pago 9B
•' 2,080 Mecklenburg
County Residents
Will Have Cancer
Story On Page 1IA
Drunk Drivers Cost
Society $24 Billion
Each Year
Story On Page 14A
Mrs. Dickens
: r * LOVELY SONJA GRIER
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^Majoring in Crim inal Justice
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on one occasion, to three
atanding ovations. She was
chosen to be the 1962-83
Miss 49’er, Miss black and
Gold 1963-63, and presently
she Is starring in the
UNCC Rowe Arts Theatre
production of “She Loves
Me." She has the support
ing role of Ms. Ritter and
performs divinely the cha
racter of the gullible 40
year-old sexy lady. The
musical will appear In the
RoWe Arts Theatre Febru
ary 9-12,8 p.m. each even
ing except Sunday, Febru
ary 12. This Will be a
matinee production begin
ning at 3
She sings mezzo soprano
and Is now taking lessons
under Jane Dillard at
UNCC. She recently ap
peared to e talent compe
tition in Winston-Salem and
was named the “Most
Outstanding Vocalist” in
the state. She will compete
in the NATS voice compe
tition in March. She has
also signed a contract with
Spirit Records of Charlotte.
Her first 45 release will be
out in April.
“I’ve always wanted my
singing and acting to be
fun. If I ever start to sing
because I need the money,
it would take all the fun out
of it. Singing and perform
ing is my thing. I’ve al
ways wanted to be a judge
...and that will be my job.”
Studying and performing
are still not enough for our
beauty. She also works as a
make-up specialist with
Amber Hues Cosmetiques
and plays the tenor bass
with the Steel Drum Sym
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Charlotte Post Story
Arouses Community
4
Baptists
Condemn
Meese
The recent statement by
Presidental Advisor Ed
win Meese, III, that "peo
ple go to soup kitchens
because the food is free”
has been labeled "down
right silly" by Paul R.
Adkins, director of Chris
tian Social Ministries for
the Southern Baptist Con
vention.
_A1*<V, aondsmning the
statement were Patricia
Ayres, of First Baptist
Church of San Antonio, and
James M. Dunn, public
affairs director of the
Baptist Joint Committee on
Public Affairs.
Meanwhile, W. David
Lockhart, a Southern Bap
tist hunger specialist, is
urging support for newly
introduced House Bill 4440
which would place a one
year moratorium on in
creases In U.S. military aid
to foreign governments and
increase programs to pro
vide food, jobs and health
assistance to the world’s
needy.
The bill, Introduced by a
bi-partisan group of U.S.
representatives, will es
tablish priorities and moral
values which seek to re
verse "the unparalled
worldwide arms buildup
which robs the hungry and
needy and works against
justice and stability in the
world,” Lockhart said.
Harvey Gantt
.....Charlotte mayor
Eddie Knox
.Gains black support
Bob Walton
. .-.'..County Commissioner
Walton: Tickets Going Well
Knox Fundraiser
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
County Commissioner
Bob Walton and Mayor
Harvey Gantt will be the
co-sponsors of a special
fundraiser for gubernator
ial candidate. Eddie Knox
The stand-up reception,
which the two local poli
ticians are co-sponsoring,
will be held at McDon
ald’s Cafeteria, Febru
ary 15, from 7:30-9:30 p m.
"We are working with the
Committee of 100 to raise at
least $10,000 for Eddie
Knox’s campaign,” Walton
pointed out. He explained
the Committee of 100 is a
group of 100 black Char
lotteans all working to
elect Knox as governor.
The commitee decided to
host the reception for two
primary reasons, accord
ing to Walton. “First,
we want to show that
blacks in Charlotte-Meck
lenburg are supporting a
County SchoolBoard Candidate
Griffin Expects To Wm With Issues
,:y Arthur Griffin
iy ..... A*G president
cmtury "
burg School Board feels
limited in ita off arts be
oauaa of finances So,
wbsre will they cease from
for the typo of advanced
.'vocational programs which
Griffin la fighting fort He
stated, "The money can be
obtained; it’s lust a matter
iy gets Griffin excited is
. '. v
after school care programs
which presently exist only
in the Dilworth commun
ity at Dliworth Elementary
School A program has
Men designed which allows
students to remain in
school after hours until the
Darents have completed
their 5 or 6 p.m. workday
and can get their children
from school.
"The opportunity needs
to be made available in
more schools," Griffin in
formed. "It aids the family
net only in the conveni
ence of their children re
makning m the same loca
tion, but they're ia a qua
lity location-one that has
an organised setting for the
particular age gf the
child,” he added.
According to Griffin, the
program Is operated at a
break-even coat. For the
extra salary of the teach
ers, and the coat of afty
materials utilised la the
after school program, It
cdsts the school about $15
weekly, which is what pa
rents pay for each child
they have enrolled ia the
program.
Thsonly problem Griffin
aired In reference to the
after school program, ia
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candidate whom we feel is
a qualified public ser
vant,” Walton stressed. He
doesn’t believe the fund
raiser will encourage more
people to vote for Knox in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
only, but across the state as
well.
“Secondly, the Commit
tee of 100 wants to raise
$10,000 for Eddie Knox.
We’re optimistic we’ll
reach our goal This won’t
be the only fundraiser, of
course, but it will be the
major one leading to the
May 8 primary," Walton
said.
The committee hopes to
sell 1,000 of the $15 tickets.
Walton revealed the tickets
are selling well; however,
an official report in re
■ference to actual numbers
won’t be gathered until
Saturday. “I can say the
tickets which are being
sold represent a good
cross-section of the city
and county," Walton men
tioned.
Besides hors d'oeuvres.
punch and light wine, the
reception, according to
Walton, will be a fun-filled
evening of entertainment
by local performers. Other
political candidates for
local, state and national
offices have already pur
chased tickets to the event
McDonald’s Cafeteria is
located at 1-85 and Beat
ties Ford Road. If you'd
like to purchase a ticket to
the Eddie Knox fundraiser,
telephone Walton at 374
2472 or 392-9352. •
Pepsi-Cola Donates
$15,000 To NAACP
Special To The Post
..New York - The Nation
al Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored
People (NAACP) kicked
off its national member
ship drive this week with a
$15,000 donation from
Pepsi Cola Company.
The donation represent
ed annual membership
dues for more than 5,000
students from more than
100 historically black col
leges In the nation.
Pepsi-Cola USA Presi
dent Roger Enrico, pre
sented the list of new col
legiate members and the
115,000 check to NAACP
Executive Director Ben
jamin Hooks during cere
monies at the St. Regis
Hotel. The star-studded
gela also featured a pre
view of a four-part tele
vision series celebrating
the 75th anniversary of the
NAACP.
The series is scheduled
for siring over M0 Public
Broadcasting Service
(PBS) stations during
Black History Month in
February U will be fea
tured on "Tony Brown’s
Journal,'' the country's
lending television pro
gram on black affairs
“This marks our ninth
year as sponsors of 'tony
“Brown's Journal.” Mr.
Enrico said “Wears proud
of our association with
Tony Brown, an award
winning journalist whose
program provides insight
on issues affecting all
Americans from a black
perspective. We are ho
nored to join with Tony
Brown in a celebration of
the 75th anniversary of the
NAACP.”
Mr. Enrico noted that a
number of Pepsi Cola bot
tlers throughout the coun
try would participate in
special local programs in
support of “Tony Brown's
Journal” and its present
ation on the history of the
NAACP In the next three
weeks, local Pepsi Cola
bottlers will host premiere
showings in cooperation
with local chapters of the
NAACP. Local NAACP
leaders, along with key
government and civic of
ficials, will participate.
The celebration will in
clude the distribution of
complimentary copies of
“Tony Brown’s Journal"
magazine, a four-color
quarterly publication. The
magazine features journal
ist Tony Brown’s com
mentary on lamias affect
ing all Americans from a
black perspective* Thfe
special Black History
Month edition features an
in-depth historical look at
the NAACP.
Post Readera
Respond T< >
Help Masons
By Loretta Manage
Post Staff Writer
Two weeks ago. NHt i
Mason had no idea where
the help she needed to
repair her home would
come from
A mother of six child
ren, barely managing wit!
limited resources. Mis
Mason had her hands full
with the responsibility ol
keeping , un
clothed and fed?
The other things lb.a
needed attention a! (he
home: boarded windov
rolling floors. unusean!
outlets, a stove that spill
kerosene, lack of lighting
two of the rooms and i, 1
water, were just loo mu- ■
for her to handle.
Alter an article appi■.<■ i
in The Charlotte I’osi «.
January 26. the darkness (
Mrs. Mason's situation in
gan to see some i>gl,
Several Charlotte In.st
readers read the artich
and decided to lend a hand
Samuel and Adrienm
Spears were two such [*•«
pie Mrs. Spears s'ated bn
her husband would be
pairing the windows ol Hi.
home Mr and Mrs Spear
belong to Rockwell /.MK
Zion Church where i'ev
Thompson has also s.j - t
ed an appeal of help to b
Masons. The Spears h.v.t
also been in touch with t r
West Charlotte Optimist
Club which has expressed
an interest in the Masons'
plight. The Spears t r
been willing to donate soim
lumber that remained (mm
a room addition onto their
house to the West CharloU
Optimists. With the wood
Mrs. Spears stated, the »:
ganization intends to rep i
the floor.
Also with the organi/atinip
Frank Pharr, president or
the West Charlotte Op'i
mist Club, paid-.a visit to
the Masons home Pharr,
according to WCOC m*m
ber James Yancey has
committed the organi/a
tion. along with the South
west Optimist Club to
evaluating the conditions
that exist and finding the
best way to helping the
family.
In a professional capa
city, Roger Green. Human
services liaison with the
County Manager's office
has made numerous refer
rals on behalf of the
Masons "At this point,"
Green exclaimed, "the of
fice is identifying the ser
vices that may be open to
Mrs. Mason." (keen also
noted that three services
that could possibly help are
Community Development
a program which arranges
low interest loans for
major home repairs, the - r
7th Street Wearhouee amf
Crtata Assistance Min
istry. At the Wearhousd
Mrs. Moon could obtain
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