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Volume 9, Number 43
THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, April'S, 1984
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DEffiDRA SPIVEY
,„.£eauty of the Week
Is Conscientioiis
Spivey
About Her ^Aspirations”
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
As a B average student at
North Mecklenburg High
School, Deirdra Spivey is
conscientious about her as
pirations and how she
plans to attain her goals.
“Everyone should en
deavor to set and reach
his or her goals,” the 11th
grader pointed out. “As for
me, I don’t plan to take a
back seat to anything.”
Within the same breath,
Ms, Spivey revealed that
she is ambitious, but she
also has a heart. “I try to
help people and I try to do
my best at all things, I also
try to cheer people up and I
like to stay happy myself.”
She enjoys the music of
Michael Jackson, calling
him “great.” “He man
ages to complete various
projects and he does every
thing so well. I hope that I
can perfect my skills that
way.”
In addition to enjoying
music, Ms. Spivey likes to
sing, dance and exercise.
She loves to swim and jog.
“My favorite television
program is ‘Three’s Com
pany.’ I enjoy comedy
programs, particularly
after school because they
relax me. But I also like
more serious programs
such as “Hill Street Blues.”
Even though Ms. Spivey
enjoys having fun, she
realizes the importance of
studying.
“I would like to study
Computer Science and be
come a computer engin
eer,” she revealed. Her
plans are to attend either
North Carolina State Uni-
TUROeAMIt
versity or the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
There is no doubt that she
possesses potential. She
has been an honor student
since elementary school.
At Alexander Junior High
School, she was named to
the A-B Honor Role and is
presently making high
marks.
Much of her inspira
tions have come directly
from her family. “My
mother and father, Carolyn
and William Spivey, are
the two people I most ad
mire. They are always
there to help me. I also
have a special friend,
Maurice Mack.”
A Charlotte native, Ms.
Spivey is the oldest of four
children. She has two
sisters, Arvona and Faith,
and one brother, Chester.
Being efficient in school
is not enough for our
beauty. She also enjoys
being involved in various
religious and social activi
ties. At First Baptist
Church, she has been the
It^s Fair Housing Month!
April Is ^^Best” Time
To Fight For F airness
first runner-up for “Miss
First Baptist** for the past
two years. She participated
in the “Miss Blue Revue”
pageant sponsored recent
ly by the Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority and is a member
of the Archonettes Club.
Also at First Baptist where
Rev. J.B. Humphrey pas
tors, she is a member of the
Angelic Choir and the
Baptist Training Union.
She also received a trophy
for cheerleading for the
Long Creek Optimist Club.
At North Mecklenburg
High School, Ms. Spivey is
in the French Club.
With technology advanc
ing quickly, Ms. Spivey will
be entering a field of de
mand. In her position, she
may also be able to aid in
the prevention of what she
dreads - war. “People
should be open-minded
enough to realize that it is
important tor us to come
together as one instead of
being divided. If there was
one thing I could change, it
would be war.”
Wcwkshop
Set Of Fair
Housing
A one-day workshop ses
sion on “Fair Housing in
North Carolina” and an
annual human relations
awards banquet will be
held Friday, April 27, at the
Jane S. McKimmon Edu
cational Center in Raleigh.
The event is sponsored by
the N.C. Human Relations
Council in - the N.C. De
partment of Administra
tion,
'“April is Fair Housing
Month, and this session
gives citizens an opportun
ity to learn more about the
new state fair housing law
and how it works,” said Dr.
Jerry Drayton, council
chairperson of Winston-
Salem.
William D. North, sen
ior vice president and
general counsel of the Na
tional Association of Real-.
tors, will speak at the
luncheon session.
Afternoon workshops for
realtors, attorneys and
other interested citizens
will cover the state fair
housing law, fair housing
case law and the realtors’
code of ethics. The Land
lord Tenant Law and af
fordable housing in the
1980’s will also be subjects
of workshops.
The awards banquet,
scheduled for 7 p.m., will
feature an address by
Charlotte Mayor Harvey
Gantt. Awards for out
standing achievements in
the area of human relations
will be presented.
The registration fee of
$20 per person includes one
lunch, one dinner, work
shops and materials. Re
servations must be made
by April 18.
North Carolina candidate for Governor
L,auch Faircloth visits a day care center.
Faircloth has been a strong supporter of
state support for day care.
Lauch Faircloth Releases
Position Paper On Minorities
Special To The Post
North Carolina candidate
for Governor Lauch Fair
cloth released his position
paper on minorities today
emphasizing jobs, expan
sion of minority business
and opening government to
minorities.
Faircloth said, “Our
state can only reach its
potential when all people
have an equal opportunity
for economic and human
progress. This program
will take us closer to that
goal.”
Faircloth, 56, is a farmer
and small businessman
from Clinton in Sampson
County. He served in the
administrations of Govern
ors Terry Sanford, Bob
Scott and Jim Hunt. He
resigned as Secretary of
Commerce to run for
Governor.
Kelly Alexander Blames NAACP’s
Financial Problems On Blacks
Aigreat deal of what we
see depends on what we are
looking tor.
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
Kelly Alexander, Sr.,
chairman of the NAACP,
countered accusations that
the organization is suffer
ing a serious financial
problem.
* ‘Any organization , that
exists for 75 years is
bound to have a cash flow
problem at some point,”
Alexander stated defen
sively. “It’s not unusual.”
Tiiis mere cash flo^ pro-
blfem as termed by Alex
ander was described in The
New York Times by
executive director Benja
min Hooks as ‘‘an emer
gency fundraising drive to
place more than $500,000 in
the general operating
fund.”
'Alexander admitted
branches have been so
licited to make contribu-
kelly Alexander, Sr.
*. ....NAACP chairman
tions. Hoiyever, he pointed
out the nearly 15,000
branches of the national
organization are aware of
the fundraising responsibi
lity. According to Alex
ander, the national fund
raiser now underway is
“no big deal.”
“We continually raise
money for the NAACP
through the branches.’’
Alexander noted Norfh
Carolina’s branches are at
the top of the list when it
comes to hefty contribu
tions. “It more of the
branches were consistent
contributors like those in
North Carolina, we
wouldn’t have money pro
blems,” Alexander pre
sented. “We (N.C.) tradi
tionally lead region five,”
he maintained.
The chairman of the
NAACP never stated whe
ther money had actually
been borrowed from re
stricted funds to cover
See Alexander Page 16A
On jobs, Faircloth point
ed to his experience and
record as N.C. Secretary of
Commerce for six and one
halt years. He mentioned
equal opportunity employ
ers like Consolidated Die
sel, Campbell Soup and
Max Factor which were
recruited to the state along
with hundreds of others.
Faircloth said he will do
whatever possible to “es
tablish a state government
set asides program tor
minority owned business
es.”
He will also design and
implement a program tor
the state to guarantee
loans to go along with those
programs to help the under
capitalization of minority
companies.
Faircloth said he would
open up government by
having minorities as mem
bers of his cabinet; have an
Office of Minority Affairs
in the Governor’s Office;
the director or assistant
director of his appoint
ments office and office of
citizens’ affairs would be a
minority. He said he would
appoint more minorities to
boards and commissions
than any Governor in
history.
In education, Faircloth
said he would emphasize
wiping out illiteracy, in
creasing teacher salaries
and improving vocational
education programs in high
school to ensure those who
couldn’t afford college,
have the skills they need.
He said he would recom
mend appropriations to
make sure black universi
ties are equal partners in
the higher education sys
tem of the state.
For the elderly, he in
dicated increased funding
for in-home services and
adult day care. “The em
phasis will be on helping
people stay near their fam
ilies in their homes and out
of institutions.”
On taxes, Faircloth said,
“No matter where you put
them, tax increases hit the
poor, small businesses -
often minority-owned - the
hardest.”
Eva Clayton, Faircloth’s
Campaign Vice-Chairman,
said the Minority Position
Paper has been sent across
the state to minority lead
ers, organizations and sup
porters.
“Lauch Faircloth can do
more to help the black
community than any other
candidate. Lauch has the
basic understanding of
what a job and good edu
cation can mean. Yet, he
also understands the im
portance of good manage
ment, and that’s what we
need in Raleigh tor the next
four years,” Clayton said.
Faircloth helped recruit
more than 180,000 new
jobs to North Carolina and
more than $11.5 million in
new and expanded indus
trial development.
Mrs. Koontz
Joins Pfeiffer
Trustee Board
Misenheimer - Elizabeth
Duncan Koontz of Salis
bury has been elected as a
member of the Pfeiffer
College board of trustees.
The election was made by
the board’s executive com
mittee, with ratification by
the full board expected at
its next scheduled meeting
on April 16.
The board of trustees is
the governing body for
Pfeiffer’s two campuses in
Misenheimer and Char
lotte.
Koontz is a graduate of
Salisbury’s Price High
School and Livin^'tone
College. She earned a
master’s degree in educa
tion at Atlanta Univer
sity and did further study
at Columbia University,
Importance
Of Housing
Ri^ts Aired
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
If you feel you’ve lost the
opportunity to live in a
particular home because of
race, sex, color, religion or
national origin-don’t ac
cept discrimination as
an unfortunate societal
problem.
In fact, this month might
be the best time this year to
fight for fairness. Across
the nation, it’s Fair Hous
ing Month. Many cities
since the 1970’s have
adopted housing ordinanc
es which “have been re
cognized by the federal
government as substantial
ly equivalent to the feder
al Fair Housing Act,”
according to reports re
leased by the Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Community
Relations Committee.
In Charlotte and Meck
lenburg County this is the
agency that handles many
housing complaints. The
lookout for housing dis
crimination on the local
level is an umbrella ser
vice of the Department of
Housing and Urban Devel
opment (HUF).
The city’s housing ordin
ance was adopted in 1979
and the county’s was en
acted in 1981. According to
Community Relations staff
member, Robert Stith,
only 37 complaints have
been filed. “That’s a low
number for five years,”
Stith admitted. He said
across the state, however,
the number is comparable,
Stith doesn’t believe that
housing discrimination is
as scarce as the number of
cases might suggest. “It’s
possible many people
aren’t reporting (discrim
inative) practices,” Stith
pointed out, “I think in
some cases, people don’t
know where to go to report
that they’ve been discrim
inated against.” Stith also
mentioned some people
don’t even realize when
they are the victims of
housing discrimination.
“That’s why we want to
publicize the importance of
housing rights this month,”
Stith continued. He is
hoping people will call it
they are having problems
in housing. In Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County,
eight of the 37 cases re
main under investigation.
All other settlements
have been made without
entering court. Those cases
were related to unfair
treatment in rental prac
tices, the sale of proper
ty, or race, national ori
gin, sex or religion dis
crimination.
The Community Rela
tions Committee noted all
cases are not “supported
by evidence to justify a
settlement.”