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THE BELL JUBILEE SINGERS - Seated left ,„<i will la m Klrfcpatrtck. Standing left to npt to right are Cecil Sturdlvant. Jame· Maxwell ,re jlme, McLllly and Napolean Brown. On National Charts Bell Jubilee Singers Have Two Hit Records How does it feel to have a hit record and to be in great demand for public ap pearance·? "Fine .. just final" James McLilly, . manager of the Bell Jubilee Singers, said recently. "Just fine!" Mr. McLilly and the members of his guartet have suddenly blossomed as one of the nation's leading spiritual groupa and they are making public appearances In such far-away places as Chicago, III· and other points in the midwest. Their first record, "Do You Know The Man" has sold over a million copies and is still «. ' » A Chamber To ψ" % Seek Opinions The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce will make a precedent-setting effort to obtain the best cross-section of membership opinion ever attempted for their 1973 Program of Work. The Program of Work Committee, headed by newspaper editor 'Steward Spencer, will solicit the opinions, feelings and reaction of some 4,000 members - of the local - Chamber by sending out a four-page questionnaire to each of them. "In addition," said Spencer, "our committee will want to sample the reactions and ' opinions of the citizens of Charlotte who are not Chamber members and who are interested in the future of this city." 1 SDencer save the questionnaire is the result of a number of hours of research on community problems and Chamber projects which have, been on peoples' minds for a period of time. "We want to determine if these problems and projects are real in the minds of our membership or whether they are of concern to just a few people," he said. "And we want to let both Chamber members and Charlotte citizens know that the Chamber values their opinions." ' r η going strong. Their second "Blessed Jesus", is getting steadyKZpKy.—over—radie stations throughout the country and it is climbing the ladder with such rapidity that it is almost certain to go over the million mark. Also, the group has an album that is fast climbing the hit charts through the nation. The success has come about as a results of hard work and preservance. This is the way Mr. McLilly tells it: "I started thinking about singing In a quartet when I was just a little boy," he began. "And I began singing with the quartets in my hometown when I was very young." . The dream became more than juat reality when, with the help of other quartet .singers, Mr. McLilly form the Golden Bell Quartet in 1038. The group found success immediately and was widely recognized as one of the leading spiritual groups in the southeast when they found reasons ttrbreak up almost 10 .years later. After considerable search and some moments of despair, McLilly started sjnging with NapoleHn" Brown, Cecil, StUrdivant, William Kir patrick and James Maxwell and shortly thereafter. The group decided to call them selves the _ Bell Jubilee —Singera. Brown became the lead singer and Sturdivant was the second leader. Klrkpatrick was the tenor, and Maxwell the baritone. Mr. McLllly sings bass. The group enjoyed moderate success with ap pearances in churches, concert halla and varlouc other places, including a lengthy stay on WBT Radio each Sunday morning. They were toying with some old - standards during rehearahal when they came upon the idea of rearranging _^lhe old song, "Do You Know The man Prom GallUa·." ■ Once perfected,- the- sons was recorded by |e#W! Recording' Company of Portland, Va. at Arthur Smith Studios here and the rest Is history. With Radio Station WGIV giving it constant play, "Do You Know The Man" soon became the No. 1 hit among the station's'spirituals. WLOX in Knoxville, Tenn. helped it along the way to national fame. The Bell Jubilee Singers will observe their 25th anniversary here Sunday, Sept. 17 with four other spiritual groups at the Charlotte Park Center.. Grier Excels in Marine Corp Training PARRIS ISLAND, S.C., · "I could have 'aced' it if I had been a couple of itepe fatter" is the way a happy Marine recruit here explained hi* ΠΜΓ Perfect «cor» nn Corp»' tough Physical Readiness Test. Private First Oats Ray Grier, who completed II weeks of recruit training here earlier this week, scored an amazing 298 pointa out of a possible 300 on the test. The test is comprised of pullups, •itups and a timed three-mile, run. "Just a few steps faster and I would have been home free.with that perfectscore. I thought I had it," said the tall youth who halls from Charlotte, N.C. and who en tered the Marines three months ago for three years. Grier, who has high praise for the Marine recruit training, was a member of platoon 353 of the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion while here. "They (our Drill In structors) really worked us hard but this just made us all try harder. That's what a Marine recruit's training iB ai] about," he explained. "When my body felt as though it hAd to quit, I just kept pushing and it paid off," «aid Grier. - Grier did 20 pullups in less than two minutes and 80 sltups in less than the allowed two minutes. He ran the three miles in 18 minutes, and four seconds. "Those four extra seconds fouled up my perfect ■core," he said. An 18 minute three mile run would have earned Grier 300 point*. - Private First Claaa Grier's next duty assignment is Camp Le jeune, N.C., where he will attend motor transport school In preparation for an assignment in that oc cupational specialty. ATTENDS SUNDAY! lOWN t; [ounthv c, word RIÎY Ni»*' I DU I I1UVI » PTC WAY GIUER ... Marine Recruit J —' 9 pEAST*-''west'"*! ! 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