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October 25th
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Rev. Walton
17-YEAR-OLD REGINA HAIRSTON
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Lovely Regina Hairston Has An
Exciting Year To Look Forward To!
By Jalyne Strang
Pott Staff Writer
Seventeen year old Regina Hair
ston has exciting year to look
forward to. A senior at West
Charlotte High School, she is
enjoying all the benefits of being an
upperclassman with the heady
delights of a prom and graduation
before her. But Regina also ex
pects another starry night in her
horizon. In March of 1965 she will
make her debut at the Delta Sigma
Theta Cotillion.
Preparations for the cotillion
have already begun, says Regina.
She is now involved in raising money
and having fun in ail the social
activities laid out for the 36
debutantes.
Asked by her mother's friend to
participate, Regina saw the
opportunity to meet a lot of
people. “I know I’ll enjoy It," she
smiles. "And it will be something I
can always remember.”
The enjoyment has begun for her. t
Regina and all the other debu
tantes just recently had a great big
pajama party. Other activities
planned for them include a fa
shion show, makeover, a community
awareness seminar and career
education seminar. And relates
RegBnr^-fc* of rehewato," for
the Mg night.
"The winner is the girl who raises
the inoet over $3,000,” this beauty
informs. Regina ia buckling down to
obtain her share selling $35, $50 and
$100 ads and $5 Sponsorships
"I nn planting to have a bake sale,”
she fell*,” with help from my
mother and aunt”
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Loves makes it possible to be
lieve in the impossible
When Regina is not handling her This enterprising young lady
debutante responsibilities she also is employed at Burger King,
marches onto the playing field as And any spare time she has left,
one of the members of West after all her many activities, is
Charlotte’s Marching Band. She spent, admits Regina, talking on the
plays the clarinet with this band and phone to her girlfriends,
also with the school’s Concert Regina has no competition for
Band. At West Charlotte Regina is in time on the phone since she is an
the Spanish Club, the Order of the only child. Her mother is her fa
Lions, The Ambassadors and also on vorite person. Regina tells, “It’s just
the’ yearbook staff. ■' me and her and we spend a lot of
“I like sports,” comments time together.”
Regina, who is also,' surprisingly, Though she’s anxiously waiting on
the manager of \Vfest Charlotte’s graduation, the high school senior is
Boys’ Varsity Basketball team. "I thinking ahead to pursuing a career
get towels, water and run the clock in computers. She hopes to attend
during practices,” she explains. The college at either the University of
boys don’t pick at her, she assures. North Carolina at Greensboro or
They giveIfer the utmost respect, at A&T State University,
least, "nfost of the time," laughs Regina attends First United
Reginas - Presbyterian Church.
Ap Adam's Mark Hotel
NAACP’s 41st Annual Convention Underway
Hundreds of NAACP members
from all parts of the State will begin
arriving in Charlotte by plane, bus
and car on Thursday, October 18,
for the 41st Annual Convention of the
North Carolina State Conference of
NAACP- Branehos, at-the Adam's
Mark Hotel - Convention Head
quarters The annual “Ministers and
Church Emphasis Day" meeting
will be the main activities Thursday.
Rev. L.O. Saunders of Morgan ton,
N.C., Chairman of the NAACP
Religious Affairs Committee and
Pastor of the Gaston Chapel A.M.E
Church, said, "This year being a
presidential election and a most
important Senate and governor’s
race, the political action role
of Church and organised religion
will be a major discussion of the
Ministerial and Church Emphasis
Day" meeting. Ministers in atteod
i ance from across the state will
emphasise the dose relationship of
the Church and NAACP.
Kelly M. Alexander Sr., State
Conference President, stated that,
•Ministers play the most important
leader hip role in communities and
give support to the NAACP program
for equality and Justice.”
The meeting will also focus
attention on ‘'Vital Issues Facing the
Black Church In America Today.”
Branches in North Carolina are
a
Kelly M. Alexander Sr.
.State Confershce president
encouraged to develop effective The NAACP is endeavoring to get
local Religious Affairs Committee, more ministerial and lay religious
leaders to cooperate and join Reli
gious Affairs Committees in the
promotion of educational programs
designed to give a moral and ethical
interpretation to the civil rights
struggle The NAACP is also en
deavoring to project the work of the
NAACP to organize religious groups
in all faiths
The Thursday evening Spiritual
and Gospel Meeting will feature
the Rev Dr Edward A Hailes of
Washington, D C. He is President of
the Washington, D.C. Branch and
National Vice President of the
NAACP
On Friday, October 19, the offi
cial Plenary Session will begin at 10
a m The State President, Kelly M.
Alexander Sr will make his annua)
address There also will be educa
tional overview of the civil rights
struggle by National NAACP Per
sonnel, such as: Althea T.L. Sim
mons, Director, Washington Bureau
NAACP; Dr. Beverly Cole, Direc
tor NAACP Education Programs,
and William Penn Sr., Director,
Branch and Field Services.
Benjamin L Hooks, NAACP
Executive Director, will address the
Convention at its Annual Freedom
Awards Dinner on Saturday evening
at 7.
All events of the Convention will
be at the Adam's Mark Hotel
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Housebreaking Is
City’s Biggest Crime!
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
The following are fictional ac
counts of possible bases that could
be found in any police log:
Case (1) As Mrs Smith told the
police her story they looked on her
with sorrow The 69 year old widow
had been beaten and all her valu
ables stolen. The police had checked
for evidence of a break-in but found
none. “How did the assailant gain
entry to your home?” asked the
investigating officer. Mrs Smith
cried, “I let him in.”
Case (2) Curtis and David Brown’s
mother had saved all year to pur
~chase-twemee bicycles as Christ
mas presents for her boys. On
Christmas Eve she removed the
bikes from their boxes and placed
the empty cartons on the front
sidewalk for collection. The next day
the boys were elated to see their
much yearned for presents, they
could not wait to tell their grand
mother about them. But after the
family returned from the grand
mother’s house that evening they
found nothing beneath their Christ
5 Case (3) ““Town av<J.E. 19 incl
color television,*’ informed Mr.
Jones, “and atPioneer stereo sys
tern. My wife also recently pur
chased a G.E. ^microwave oven and
we also own a Panasonic video tape
recorder.” i
“Thank you, Mr. Jones," an
swered the voice on the telephone
“You’re a very good candidate for
the survey we are conducting on the
reliability of certain consumer
goods. When can a representative
come by and cover further details on
your questionnaire?" asked the very
congenial sounding young man.
“Well, I work from 8 a m. until 4
pm.,” replied Mr. Jones. “And
my wife works from 10 a m. to 3.
Any time after 5, I suppose."
“Very good sir,” the voice rang out.
“We’ll send a representative by
tomorrow evening.”
When Mr. and Mrs. Jones came
home that next evening, they did not
find a representative from the con
sumer goods survey but they did find
that their TV, stereo system, micro
wave and VCR were missing.
All three of these crime stories
have two common factors. First,
each person involved availed them
selves as easy marks, almost
"inviting” a robber to come into
Dave Stephens
.Charlotte Police officer
tneir homes. Secondly, each indivi
dual could just as easily prevented
becoming a victim.
Housebreaking is one of the big
gest crimes in Charlotte. In 1979,
4,000 homes were broken into, and
millions of dollars were lost in stolen
and damaged property. Add to this,
over 40 percent of rapes and rob
beries occur in residences where
1 victims let the perpetrator into theii
homes.
Your chances of being burglar
ized or victimized in your home an
increasing each year, whether youi
income is high or low, whether you
are white or black, young or old,
apartment dweller or homeowner.
“Crimes of this nature are on the
rise in such Charlotte areas as
Statesville Ave., Old Steele Creek,
Enderly Park, Tuckaseegee Kd.,
Grier Heights and Wendover Rd.,“
quotes Officer Dave Stephens of the
Crime Prevention l/riit. “In the.
month of September,” he con
tinues, “53 burglaries have occurred
in these areas."
The reasons behind the rate in
crease of housebreakings are not
clear cut. But one thing is sure, notes
Officer Stephens. "Burglars are
concerned with getting in and out of
a house easily without being seen."
He deduces, “If people make it
harder for robbers to enter their
houses and steal their valuables,
chances are there may be a de
crease in the amount of house
breakings.”
To illustrate, consider the pre
ventive measures that should have
been taken in the prevTois cases:
Case (DA peep hole installed in
her door would have enabled Mrs
Smith to see who was there with
out opening it At which time she
could have asked the person
his business was and also for iden
tification If she was not expecting a
service call from any company she
would have left the man outside with
the door closed and called the
company to verify his credentials If
they did not check out, Mrs. Smith
should have called the police.
Case (2) When Mrs. Brown placed
the empty bicycle boxes out in front
of her apartment she inadvertently
placed an advertisement, for all to
see, that she had two new bikes in
her residence. Moreover, in their
haste, Mrs. Brown and her sons
neglected to secure the locks on the
windows of their bottom floor
apartment and they turned off all
the lights leaving their home in
total darkness Had Mrs. Brown
crushed the empty cartons and
disposed of them and if she had
locked her windows and left her
apartment well lit, the robber would
not have known she had something
worth going after nor have gained
easy access to it.
Case (3) Mr. Jones instinctively
gave out all information over the
phone as to what he owned and whei
was the prime time to break into hi:
house. He should have told the phon
caller, after hearing the nature c
their call, that he did not want t
participate. But say Mr Jones wa
destined to be robbed anyway As ,
precaution, he should have had hi:
possessions engraved with hi;
driver's license number By doing
this, if his valuables were later
discovered they can be easily
traced to him. Also the markings
may have deterred the robber in the
first place. Thieves are aware that
engraved items are not easily
fenced.
ine preventive measures inter
woven throughout these eases are all
ways people can make it tough on
thieves by robbing them of the
opportunities to commit crimes
They are all recommendations of
fered by Officer Stephens as means
for individuals to help police combat
the rising rate of housebreakings.
“If persons need help in securing
their homes," states Officer Ste
phens, “they may call 336 2310 and
an officer will come out for a free
residential security check "
Another effective way in which the
individual, the community and the
police work together against crime
is the Neighborhood Watch Pro
gram For information on this pro
gram persons can call 336-2310
“Taking these precautions is not a
guarantee that your home will not be
broken into," admits Officer Ste
phens “But they can assure you of
certain peace of mind about leaving
home " And when you return,
there's a good chance that you’ll still
find your "Home Safe Home."
City, County
Capital Needs
Committee Named
Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt
and Commission Chairman T L
(Fountain) Odom have announced
that they will appoint a joint
City-County committee which will
make recommendations on funding
for capital needs in Charlotte
Mecklenburg.
The committee, to be appointed
immediately after the November
election*, will be composed of cur
rent elected officials as well as new
County Commissioners who take
office in early December The group
will meet during December and
January and make its report to the
Ci*y Council and County Commis
sion by early February.
The joint committee will work
with the City and County Managers
to develop a priority raiding
system for such improvements as
roads, water and sewer project*,
parks and other community needs
The committee’s report will include
a strategy for obtaining state and
federal participation in the planning
and construction of roads.