Mr. Hill COURTNEY JOHNSON r •■ *- - - • •*’-■ ■ l '. . ' . / Heart Is Set , ' . ' ‘ r' . t . . 1 Assistant ' t. i, 4,1Do**l*,»«* hwn i manwhofllfaaboutwhatbedld I in#M>d of what WrMfeg. kgifgr? As you can see, Courtney is a hard-working young lady but she’s also quite vivacious and friendly For fun, Courtney confesses, "1 talk on the phone all the time." Ac cording to her mother aad grand mother, she talks on the phone "too much.’’ “But I don't think so,” this week's beauty denies. r Courtney also likes to go out with her girlfriends and have a good time. She describes herself as “bright. I like being around people laughing," she notea. Courtney's grandmother, who accompanied her to this interview, just had to Inter ject at this time, “Courtney has a dynamic personality!" "Oh, grandma," Courtney blushed. But the feeling is mutual here. This young lady says her grandma Mentzie, who was with her, and her grandma Thompson and her great grandmother, Ninny, are about the best people in the world. “All of them raised me in a way,” says Courtney. “I learned a little of everything from all of them.” More people she admires, accord ing to Courtney, are her mother, Joan, and Patti LaBelle. About her mother, Courtney relates, “She does things that make your eyes get big." What? “I mean she talks and makes you under stand things easily.” “Patti LaBelle makes black women look real good,” points out Courtney. “I love the way she sings and talks." Courtney has one sister, Vanessa, 18, who attends AAT State Univer sity. “We’re very close,” she says. See BEAUTY On Page «A Fmds Campaign Interesting, Challenging And Frightening HI* previous.MMkt wtth United Way strengthens his posi tion. He has bean involved with the gSBrjaaffg 2 was the deputy city manager si ft. ttsae. it oeeftrad to ' Stager to find out exactly what the United Way deductions taken from Ms checks wars all about He called . _ „ ... '• 7W}7 '7' * ■ s > .r V* .' . >'■ •' ‘r‘ th* I to I_ We could use your help In the campaign ’* Stager nerved as vice praaident of the Board of Director* of United Way in Florida for throe ye»r* nilK-'Z r '4 A ? 4 ■« >1 ■ * In 1979, he relocated to Charlotte and found the City employees were "very involved” in the United Way campaign By 1981, Steger chaired the division of United Way for public employees In 1983, he became vice chairman of Mecklenburg-Union counties' United Way campaign Steger's nomination, by the top corporate leadership of the Charlotte community, to lead the campaign this year came as a sur prise to him. ft la a large responsi bility. however Steger comments, "I consider it an honor. It’s the first time anyone except a businessman has been nominated and alao the first time a black person has been asked. "I think that says somethin positive shout our community sod bucks' role in the community.’’ be adds. then again, Steger’s rsMhra to work with United Way U cemented by the many aspects of tbs organi sation he respects. First, the Mecklenburg Union County United r] Way helps support SI different agencies To name a few: the Urban league, the Speech and Hr*ring Clinic and ConUct Counseling i Service. "What I like about United • DON On Page HA Charlotte Post And Neighborhood Groups To Form Partnership By Jalyne Strong Post Staff Writer “I think it’s a wonderful idea. People will see the good happening in black neighborhoods, especially the things they helped to make happen. And the information will motivate people to do more.'’ This statement elicited from Betty Sanders, president of the Washington Heights neighborhood organization, is an analysis of a proposed concerted effort of the 54 organized predominantly black neighborhood groups in Charlotte, with the Charlotte Post newspaper and certain key people including — rlotte Organ 'dtfttpttrW The idea 1ft for th* Charlotte Post an<f the neighborhood organizations to join in a mutually beneficial alliance. On Thursday, February 13, 7 p m., at McDonald's Cafeteria, Beatties Ford Rd., members and presidents of the 54 neighborhood organizations will meet with publisher Bill Johnson and staff members of the Charlotte Post to work out the specifics. However, the initial plans for the pact is for the Charlotte Post to work closely with the neighborhood groups in covering their com munities’ news. In exchange, members of the organizations will be involved in selling Charlotte Post subscriptions. Moreover, the community organizations will receive a percentage of the sales to go towards their community im provement actions "We’re excited about the oppor tunity to meet with community leaders and we’re looking forward to the development of a partnership that would be most beneficial to both the Charlotte Post and the 54 organized, predominantly black neighborhoods,” states Charlotte Post publisher Bill Johnson "We’re also looking forward to Melvin Whitley .CHOP director working with the groups to improve community news coverage The meeting will focus on ways to better serve each neighborhood by going public with their weekly activities in the Charlotte Post Newspaper,” he adds. Melvin Whitley, who has sub stantial experience working with community groups through CHOP, was instrumental in the first stages of the alliance Johnson comments, “His input is invaluable in helping us to get the message to neighborhood groups.” Johnson also gives credit to Elizabeth Neal for her assistance in getting things off the ground Now that the ball is rolling, interest is peaking and the neigh borhood groups are responding in a positive manner It's intimated that the idea has put a spark into the dynamics of the neighborhood groups. “The news media gets the message across," notes Sanders. “Once people begin to see in the newspaper what communities are doing, they’ll in turn know ways they can help improve their neigh borhoods." For example, the Washington Heights area already has informa tion to share, such as. ways to get home improvement loans and soliciting the skilled talents of retired residents to help in i selling Charlotte Post subscriptions "We ve talked about fund raising but hadn’t quite gotten into it,” Sanders says of her neighborhood organization. “But I see the money going towards such things as fixing curbs and walkways in the neighborhood and one of our first goals: a miniature park for small children. The meeting will be the oppor tunity for people of different com munities to put their heads together I really can’t speak for everyone else but anything that helps create new ideas and improves where we live is fantastic,” concludes Sanders. ‘The initial response is great and we expect a great attendance of the majority of neighborhood groups." projects Johnson Everyone interested is welcome to attend Congressional Clearinghouse ftpes To Pave Way For Future Special To The Post Illiteracy and the rapid increase of senior citizens are just two of the problems facing 21st century America, according to a feature in the February issue of Black Enterprise, black America's guide book for success Congress is attempting to ad dress these and other issues through a unique bipartisan group of about 100 congressmen and senators who form the Congressional Clearing house on the Future “Our job is to identify new issues and emerging trends and match them with new opportunities," Rob McCord, the eight-year Clearing house executive director, told Black Enterprise. According to a I9B1 U.S Depart ment of Education estimate. 27 million adults are illiterate and that number increases by 2,250.000 annually Representatives Richard • Durbin ID-Ill > and Tom Tauke ' R lowai believe this could cause a shortage of industrial, blue collar workers in the future in anticipation of this crisis, the Clearinghouse suggests the . s establishment of a volunteer corps for literacy instruction, the develop ment of programs to teach prison * I inmates basic literacy and Job skills, and increased funding of adult and continuing education programs. The “senior boom" is seen by many members as the most pressing problem. "In i960,16.S million people in the U S do percent of thd population} were over 65," says Mct'ord. "With the aging o4 the bebjr^ boomers, 67 million <10 percent the population) will be over « by middle ef neat century " The February issue of Enterprise is available on stands or by sending 9191 plus

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