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-■°-PmC °--Um^°r ^ THE CHARLOTTE POST ■ Thursday, February 16. 1984 Price 40 Cents
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People Can Only Hurt
You If You Allow Them
Story on page 7B
Celebrities Do Not
Influence Buying Habits?
Story on page 7A
Mrs. Spriggs-Hill
t]NCFRafees
Recmd
$775,000
*
The United Negro Col
lege Fund Drive closed its
1963 North Carolina cam
paign-With a record total oT
$775,000. This total repre
sents a 28 percent increase
over last year’s campaign
total. An additional $83,000
was received in 1983 from
North Carolina corpora
tions from the Capital
Fund Campaign. *•
The UNCF represents a
consortium of 42 private,
accredited colleges and
universities tfaat have a
predominantly black en
rollment. The Fund pro
vides operating money and
some scholarships for
member schools. Six North
Carolina colleges receive
UNCF. aid: Barber-Scotia
College, -Bennett College,
C. Smith Univer
sity, Livingstone College,
~ ' '.Augustine’s College
dty. »*;.
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6,000
_constantly
veloping and enhancing
aims to meet the
df'i more techno
„„ . . 1' oriented society.
In l$n, these si* institu
tions awarded approxi
mately 28 percent of the
undergraduate degrees re
ceived by blacks in North
Carolina, Thirty-five of the
graduates of the six North
Carolina colleges go direct
ly to some of America’s
most prestigious graduate
and professional schools.
Cynthia Perry, Area
- Direetorrstatodr-ttWith
out the Outstanding sup
port of Obt volunteers and
many donors, which in
cluded corporations,
foundations, organizations,
churches and individuals,
the success we achieved in
1983 would not have been
possible.’’
Every dollar you invest
in the UNCF Campaign
comes back many-fold to
the six North Carolina
colleges During the past
decade, North Carolina in
stitutions have received
more than $16 million -
frOm UNCF.
Minority Health
Conference Set
Chapel Hin - Health and
safety in the workplace k
the topic for the eighth
annual Minority Health
Conference on Friday,
February 17, at the Uni
Mfepi ty of North Carolina at
jbptf Hill
"Fact v4v Fiction: Crisis
to the Workplace” wiU he
from ft a m until 4 p.ro. in
gflW the School of
i) on the
JOampua. The free,
by^the Minority*'
__ Patrice Dixon
.Shares happiness
Our Beauty
By Karen Parker
Post SUff Writer
..When Patrice Dixon
walks down the runway in
the N.C. National Teenage
Pageant, her radiant smile
and dazzling eyes will
reveal the story of a 17
year-old who loves every
moment of life, and lives it
to the fullest.
Patrice, a senior at West
Charlotte High School, is
"Beauty of the Week.” She
is looking forward to com
peting in the teen pageant
in April when she will
perform one of three ta
lents which she has per
fected: a monologue, song
or dance routine.
"Modeling and dancing
are two of my biggest
hobbies,” Patrice pointed
out. She is a member of the
Belk Teen Board, a com
munity service affiliation
which also allows her to
model, since its sponsored
by Belk department store.
Patrice’s other hobbies in
clude playing volleyball
and attending football and
basketball games.
The daughter of J.A. and
Patricia Dixon Is active in
school organizations. She is
co-president of the student
body, a Keyette, a member
of the Order of Lions
honorary society and a
member on the yearbook
staff.
My favorite subject In
school is English,” Patrice
stated. “I can relate to Dr.
Kiser, my instructor, be
cause he makes the class
interesting. English helps
me wtth my communica
tion skills." Patrice decid
ed one of her favorite
teachers art West Charlotte
is her student government
advisor, Eunice Pharr. „
While Patrice hag school
work and activities on her
mind as well as the up
srvsBSkri,
calling for her Attention as
well. Can she eepe? Ap
parently, yes. In fact,
Patrice believes every teen
and adult should accept re
sponsibility for his or her
mm&zwmd %
ball.
All of the extracurricu
lar activities are import
ant to Patrice, but she1
always manages time for
church. She attends Me
morial United Presbyte
rian Church, where she is a
member of the youth group
and the choir.
Along with church, fa
mily unity is significant to
Patrice also. “My family is
closely-knit, and 1 admire
everyone in my family,”
she expressed. However,
her grandfather, Julius
Stroud, is exceptional. “He
has a positive outlook on
life and a good sense of
humor,” Patrice laughed,
obviously picturing him in
her mind.
“When my grandfather
and I are together, our
days are filled with warm
ness," she continued. Per
haps one reason Patrice
and her grandfather have
an inseparable relation
ship is because their birth
dates are exact: May 25.
After revealing this coin
cidence, Patrice quickly
added with a smile: “It’s
true Geminis are talkative,
but we* re no* the only ones
two-faced. That descrip
tion can fit anyone.”
See DIXON On Page SA
Ben Hooks Leads Fight
With Rights Commission
Baptists
Endorse Hunt
And Jackson
-Raleigh - Hie Voter
Education and Registra
tion Committee of the
General Baptist State Con
vention of North Carolina
endorsed Gov. James B.
Hunt, Jr. for the U.S.
Senate and Rev. Jesse
Jackson for President,
during a meeting held at
the cohvfcuionts lje«4v
quarters in Raleigh.
Hunt is running to un
seat Republican Sen. Jesse
Helms while Jackson, a
well-known civil rights
leader and director of
Operation PUSH in Chi
cago, is in an eight-man
Democratic battle for the
nation’s highest office.
The 24-member commit
tee, representing an esti
mated 400,000 black Bap
tists and chaired by Dr.
Jerry Drayton of Winston
Salem, was unable to agree
on an endorsement for
governor.
“We’re still divided on
the governor’s race,” said
Dr. Drayton. “Right now,
there’s a lack of consen
sus. The other endorse
ments are nearly unani
mous.”
The convention's deci
sion-making process began
last November when a
large number of candi
dates vying for statewide
offices were invited to the
convention’s annual ses
sion in Charlotte where
they answered questions
concerning vital issues.
Every Democrats can
didate for governor was
present except Lt. Gov.
James C. Green. Green
was still fighting bribery
charges in court but did
send a representative.
Thelma Mingo (center) knows to shop
the Vintage Girl way for that nostalgic
yet fashionable look. Assisting her every
desire are Jean Albuquerque (I) and
David Richards (r), owner of the shop.
(Photo By Bernard Reeves)
Vintage Girl Is Special
Place For Black Consumers
By Audrey C. Ladato
Post Staff Writer
When you enter The
Vintage Girl, at 123 East
5th Street in Charlotte, you
sense you are in a special
place where time has a
different meaning.
Actually two separate
but connected stores,
Vintage Girl specializes in
new and reconditioned
furs, and in vintage cloth
ing and accessories.
As a little girl, co-owner
Carolyn Richards toas fas
cinated by the wild mink,
raccoon, and beaver skins
brought home by her
grandfather, a trapper in
the eastern part of the
state. At that time, Ms.
Richards could not imagine
people wearing those skins
as coats. Over the years,
however, she began collect
ing pieces of vintage fur,
along with old lace- and
linen. Her collection grew
until she was able to open
her own shop almost five
years ago.
David Richards , Caro
lyn’s husband, got involved
in the venture as a fur
buyer, since his jewelry
business often took him to
New York. Now that the fur
business has grown, he
spends a lot more time at
Vintage Girl.
The store sells a whole
range of new furs at dis
count prices More exotic
pieces can be special
ordered.
The Richards buy trad
ed-in furs from fine stores
around the country. A
master furrier works on
the premises to recondition
used furs. Reconditioning
may be as simple as stitch
ing a seam or as involved
as restyling an entire coat
A professional finisher puts
in new linings to complete
ELM Black Dealers Association
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Appoints Sam Johnson President
By Karen Parker
Poet Staff Writer
Sam Johnson, owner of
Sam Johnson Lincoln
Mercury, announced he
feels "more than hon
ored," about Us appoint
ment as president of the
Pord-Lincoln-Mercury
Black Dealers Association.
Johnson received the :
news at the Association
Conference earlier this
month in Dallas, Texas.
“I’ve been a member of the
flea year-old Association/
since its beginning/;/
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. SamJshnsoo“ f|f 'f
.PLMBDA president
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create better communica
tion among Association
members, improve the re
lationship between black
dealers and Pord-Uncoln
Mercury Division, attract
more blacks into owner
ship af new car dealer
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ships, and establish a fa
vorable, high-profile image
of the Association.
‘‘The Association was
created as a buffer zone
between black Ford-Lin
coln-Mercury dealers and
the corporation,” Johnson
emphasized. “The Asso
ciation was developed be
cause the number of black
leaders with the company
dropped from 38 to 16 in
1900 and 1981.
Johnson attributed the
toes to a poor economy
Johnson has won numer
ous national auto industry
awards, including the
Citation Award for parts
and service, presented as
the highest honor by Lin
coln-Mere ury and based on
cwtomer satisfaction. His
son, Darryl, also owns a
Lincoln-Mercury dealer
ship in Charlotte, Metro
Uncoin-Mercury
the reconditioning. The re
sult is a luxurious fur that
looks like new but is much
more affordable. Prices for
a cape or stole are in the
$295 to $395 range.
Furrier services are
available to customers
Mink and fox are big
sellers this year, according
to Mr. Richards Also
popular are coyote, lynx
and fitch, an animal simi
lar to mink.
In the other store, the
collection of period cloth
ing. jewelry and acces
sories reflects Carolyn
Richards’ love of beads,
sequins and laces Some of
the pieces date from the
early 1800's Such items as
flapper dresses from The
Twenties and circular
skirts from the Fifties are
classics which will never
go out of style, Ms Rich
ards believes Vintage
Girl sells some new items
“if they're unusual and a
good price ."
Some of the non-fur in
ventory comes from estate
sales, but about fifty per
cent is consignment mer
chandise. The shop will
accept any type of clothing
or accessory in good con
riitinn
Purchases can be put on
layaway. Vintage Girl also
accepts major credit
cards
Customers who purchase
what might be considered a
"wearable antique” are
not left to their own de
vices when it comes to the
care of the item they
bought. Sales personnel
take the time to explain
how to clean delicate ap
parel so that it will re
main in good condition
“Back then they didn’t
have dry cleaning," noted
Ms. Richards, "so a lot of
vintage clothing must be
hand-washed, and then
squeesed in a towel to
remove excess water.”
Wringing breaks the fibers
of the material. Many silks
can simply be dilpAlM
without squeodag.
NAACP Head
To T>rflDKf
Commission
Special To The Post
New York - Benjamin L.
Hooks, Director of the
NAACP, said recently that
the 75 year-old civil rights
organization he heads will
‘ lead a national effort to
‘defund’ the U.S. Civil
Rights Commission.”
He said: “We will not
stand by and allow the
spending of millions of dol: *'
lars by this commission
that is functioning to de
stroy all the gains we have
made in civil rights during
the recent years."
The Commission’s bud
get tor I he current fiscal
year is $118 million and it
is subject to the approval of
Congress every year.
Mr. Hooks, who is also
chairman of the 150-mem
ber organization, the lead
ership Conference on Civil
Rights, said, “The situa
tion is so bad that we would
be better off not having the
U S. Commission on Civil
Rights at this time be
cause of its new direc
tion "
He said he “tried to serve
a warning" on the new and
more conservative- direc
tion of the reconstituted
commission during the
mid-December television
debate with commission
chairman Clarence Pen
dleton on the WNBC-TV
show, "Positively Black,"
hosted by Gustav Hening
burg in New York City.
A month after this debate
the newly reconstituted
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, voted by a six to
two margin, during their
first meeting, to disallow
the use of quotas in as
sisting minorities to gain
greater access to job and
other opportunities through
affirmative action
The previous commis
sion has supported the use
of quotas
The new eight-member
commission - appointed
both by the President and
the Congress grew out of a
compromise reached dur
ing several weeks of angry
disputes over the organ
ization's makeup The dis
putes were prompted by
the President’s attempt to
dismiss commission mem
bers appointed by the
Carter Administration and
to make his own appoint
ments to the commis
sion. ..
Mr. Hooks, during the
televised debate, had ar
gued that the commission
had been “damaged se
verely" by the Rea geo
Administration and that its
“Integrity has been com
promised ’
Mr. Pendleton disagreed
and in giving his own
opinion on affirmative
action, he said: “I be
lieve in affirmative action
if it limits itself to re
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