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THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, August 16 1984 -
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\ McMillan Wil Insist
j Congress Studies
! Grace Report
* Story On Page 18A
Liability
Insurance
Requirments
Stiffened i
1984General aJ
sembly recently modified an#
strengthened legislation concerning
the requirements for automobile^
liability insurance, officials in the
North- Carolina Department offc
Transportation's (NCDOTs) Divl
sion of Motor Vehicles (DMV) hafe
announced. The legislation beconH
effective September is, 1964.
' According to DMV Commissioner
R. W. Wilkins Jr., “North Carolfas
taw requires automobile liabifity
insurance to be in force at all times
’ for vehicles registered in the stqte.
“Insurance companies havd to
notify DMV immediately whenever
there is g termination, cancellation,,
or deletion of a vehicle from a
liability policy. - F
“As soon as we are notified ofany
policy changes, we notify the fawn
er. The owner then has 15 dmf to
recertify that he had contidious
coverage or surrender his plaE*’ he
“If there is a lapse inqom|pge^
SSiE.
restoration fee. other licensing fees
••and certification of liabilip insu
"failure to recertify or svirender
tb* plate will now result jra 30
(fay revocation of the platd At the
itnd of 30 days, fees for licens
ing are a 950 restoration fgs and a
950 service fee plus certification of
Insurance coverage,” Wilkins said.
“Previously motorists filling to
maintain continuous covedpe could
do one or two things Impark the
"yfct>i£le and surrender thfpiate for
60 days or 2) obtain liability co
i verage, pay a *60 administrative
Diette “Dee Dee” McEntire
.Wake Forest sophomore
Lhette TJee Dee” McEntire
Is Beauty Of The Week
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
When a young person has the
judgement to structure her life in
such a manner so it will reasonably
run smoothly an the road to success,
that is exemplary. When this same
young person creffltrthfe s«sfifllity
solely to the influence of an
important person she’s known, that
‘ is a rare endorsement.
“Influenced by my grandmother,
Pemell McEntire, I learned to work
against the odds and obstacles,"
claims Diette “Dee Dee” McEntire
“She taught me that true accom
plishments necessitated working
hard and sacrifice."
These were lessons not taken
lightly by the young McEntire, who
has consistently made good on the
instructions given by her deceased
grandmother.
She is now a rising sophomore at
Wake-Forest University in Winston
Salem. Moreover her education is
being financed by two scholarships
she earned, the Hankins Scholar
scholarship and the Zeta Phi Beta
continuing scholarship.
Her grandmother passed when
McEntire was in Junior High School.
“My grandmother taught me that
when things were not in my favor I
had to make them turn to the best,"
confessed McEntire. Her grand
mother also instilled in her the
essence of determination. "She
would complete things, things I
would have quit,” recalled the
granddaughter. “She had faith in
God. She told me to have faith in
myself and God.”
Young McEntire went on to
graduate from Olympic High School
in 1983 as a honor student main
taining a 4.0 grade point average.
She won the honor of being an
. outstanding.. jTrojari and , was
featured in The Charlotte Post’s 1983
Top 10 Seniors.
Proud of her accomplishments
and the subsequent scholarships
received, McEntire admits she was
nervous about her first year at the
prestigious Wake Forest. “1 had
many people to answer to,” she tells.
“To keep your scholarship money
you must maintain a good grade
point average and I was tensed up
about that. I expected it to be
impossible.”
Yet she completed the year
without a hitch and is looking
forward to going j>ack. “I learned
what it takes as far as doing well in
“Sellmil. It's difficult;' -says MoEntiro -
relating to the many class hours
combined with study hours.
“But you don’t have to be a book
worm. You can go out,or go home, or
to the football game. The most
important thing is to keep your
priorities straight," she explains.
McEntire works during the
summer for Wachovia Bank.
Currently she is not quite sure
whether she will major in college in
politics or communications. Her
ambition is to be a corporate lawyer.
There is another dimension to the
hard working young lady. She’s
See Dlette On Page 22A
SCLC Believes:
Prayer, Nonviolent Action
Will Bring Social Justice
Most members of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC) believe two things will bring
about social, economic and political
justice - prayer and nonviolent
action.
That's the philosophy Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. laid before people
when he organized SCLC in 1957. He
noted the members were to
influence moral initiative, spiritual
ungirding and mass popular involve
ment to the struggle against racial
oppression.
SCLC opposes war. It promotes
voter registration and political
education, citizenship clinics and
workshops on nonviolence,housing
and community development,
cooperative business projects and
the organizing of poor people at
home and abroad.
The original name of SCLC was
Southern Leadership Conference on
Transportation and Nonviolent In
tegration. It was organized after a
series of meetings in southern states
following the 381-day Montgomery
Bus Boycott.
One of the biggest movements
ever led by SCLC occurred in 1965 in
Selma, AL. The group was driving
for federal protection of voting
rights. The result was a 50-mile
march from Selma to Montgomery
consisting of nearly 50,000 people.
According to historical reports,
“The Selma movement created
nationwide pressure, and Congress
responded by passing the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, speeding the
political revolution in the South.”
Three years after the voter rights
march, Dr. King was assassinated in
Memphis. He was in the city to lead
a strike for sanitation workers and
organized a Poor” People’s”
Campaign.
The next SCLC leader was Dr.
Ralph Abernathy. He continued to
work in the interest of poor people.
He also organized several political
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Joseph Lowery
.SCLC president
movements on black college
campuses. Dr. Abernathy served
until 1977
_Succeeding him and the present
leader of SCLC'is Rev; Dr Joseph
Lowery.
SCLC is a . nonprofit, interde
nominational organization. SCLC
Women is now a vital addition to the
organization and is led by Mrs.
Evelyn Lowery. SCLf Women does
extensive adv<fcacy for the black
family and development of human
services.
Themembers of this group work
diligently with programs targeted
toward low-income black youth. As
expected, voter education and regis
tration are among the members’
nriorit ips
Research Disproves Myths
Healthy Habits Reduce Cancer Risk
By David Roberson
Duke Medical Center
Durham - Reports in the news
media about the discovery of
another cancer-causing agent are so
common that we may be tempted to
view the world around us with
increasing gloom and apprehension
Fortunately, research not only
disproves the myth that "every
Sunday Afternoon
Rev. Tommy Davis Will Lead New Life
”:.’st Church’s Appreciation Service
By Teresa Simmon*
Poet Managing Editor
Christianity to Rev. Danna
Martin, pastor and founder of New
Life Baptist Church, is not so much a
aalinlwi ns it ia a family
bers of New Life have sensed that
Rev. Martin is sincere in his beliefs
of the Bible's teaching and will hold'1
an Appreciation Service Sunday,
August 10, at the church, 108 S.
Bruns Aye.
Leading up to the service Rev.
B.R. Moore of New Hope Baptist
Church spoke Wednesday night
Tonight (Thursday) Rev A. L.
Jinwright will speak; Friday, Rev.
M. N. Kelty of Green Oaks will
deliver the message and on Satur
day, the Greater Charlotte Com
munity Chorale will be in con
cert. These, services will begin at
7:30 p.m.
During the Sunday Appreciation
Service at 3 p m Rev. Tommy
Davis, pastor of Shiloh Institution
al Baptist Church, will bring the
Presently the church
members on role We
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jibing the i
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Rev. Tommy Davta
. Gueot speaker
declared “By having a strong
spiritual program we hope to cause
others to become more devoted. I
believe in equal balance of spiritual
and educational awareness,"
The church will also pursue a food
• a
Rev. Danna Martin
.T* be honored
and clothing ministry as well as
spiritual counseling. Spiritual
growth, Rev. Martin implied, will
always be Ms first objective in
ministering God’s Word.
“I also feel that sharing with the
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youth of the church in teaching them
the ways of the church will
secure the church of tomorrow.”
For other plans for the church Rev
Martin confesses that he “waits on
"the guidance of -the Holy Spirit for
future direction."
Rev. Martin invites the public to
share in all worship services at New
Life Baptist. Sunday School be
gins at 9:45; morning service at 11,
and evening service at 7:30 p m
each Sunday The church has a radio
ministry on WQCC also. But he
doesn't consider himself to be in the
battle of SDiritual philosophies
“A lot of people seem confused
because of the different teachings.
Some teachers say their way is
right and others are wrong. The
solution we should remember is that
the Bible proves Itself - It says what
it means and means what it says.
The answer is to study to rightly
provide the word of truth and we
should stop trying to tear one
another down and understand that
God is omnipresent," Rev Martin
concluded.
.» W*- 4. li
thing causes cancer." but also
indicates there are steps you can
take to reduce your chance of
becoming one of the three in ten
Americans who may develop
cancer In fact, says the National
Cancer Institute, there is evidence
that 80 percent of cancers are
related to factors that people can
control
Here are steps you can take to
reduce your chance of cancer:
Don’t smoke. Smoking is the
leading preventable cause of cancer,
and may interact with other
carcinogens to increase their
effects. The 1982 Surgeon General’s
Report identified smoking as a
major cause of cancers of the lung
larynx, esophagus and mouth If you
do quit, your chances of developing
cancer begin to decrease
immediately
Drink alcoholic beverages in
moderation -- no more than two
drinks per day Heavy smoking and
drinking greatly increase your
chance of developing oral cancer.
Eat foods low in fat, such as fresh
fruits, vegetables, whole grain
breads and cereals, low-fat dairy
products, lean meat, poultry without
skin, fish, peas and beans Use
margarine, butter, oils and salad
dressings sparingly.
Avoid unnecessary X-rays. When
you have an X-ray, ask if shields can
be used to protect other parts of your
body ,
Keep safe on the job by using
protective clothing and safety equip
ment if it is provided. Nickel,
chromate, uranium, asbestos,
petroleum and vinyl chloride are
among industrial agents known to
cause cancer.
Avoid too much sunlight,
especially if you are fair-skinned.