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Bob Johnson UTlQCS rUDDCRIIlfl! FUN AND GAMES...The committee to elect Dr. Raleigh Bynum to a seat on the County Commission sponsored a fun and games night at the Beacon Club on Beatties Ford Road last Saturday night, June 7. Pinochle, whist, backgammon and scrab ble were just some of the games played at this triumphant affair. These chance activi ties, played within an environment of good music and friendly conversation, lasted from 9 p.m. til l a.m. Some of the guests were Rosalin Gorm ley. Vernal Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Haden, Mable Ware, Harold Fountain and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stroud. nANnRpmic PLAY...During these■ times of physical fit- H ness and body beauti- B ful attitudes, most of E us spend our leisure B time participating in B some form of sporting B activity. fl However, some of B these activities, fl though they are said fl — -— J uvoi V and other muscles Bob Johnsoii^ stronger, can be hazardous to your health. Leroy Little, this area’s personable pro mo man for RCA Records, can attest to the hazards. He sustained an injury recently while sliding into second base during a friendly softball game. Consequently, he is moving around slowly with the help of a crutch. It’s rough out here, isn’t it, Leroy? ROCK THE HOUSE.. .Collins’ Connec tions, an exacting group of musical mass, will make two rare Queen City appearances within the next two weeks. Sunday evening, June 15, from 7-10 p.m. they will fill the Matador Lounge on Beatties Ford Road with their special brand of funk. Friday evening, June 20, from 8-11 p.m., this mass of energetic musical components will appear at the Midway Lounge on Statesville Ave. for some more rock house fun. HEAVY MEETING...Last Sunday even ing from 9-1 a.m. there was a meeting of the heavy weights held at the Beacon Club on Beatties Ford Rd. As Jack Benson, one of the proprietors of this haven for jazz artists, so aptly stated, “The gorillas are here tonight.” And they were! Gerard Benson occupied the. back left corner of the stage with his bass guitar snugged against his breast. Tony Cooper settled opposite Gerard in the back, flanked by a monstrous set of drums. Up front, Alan Kaufman sat comfortably on the keyboards, while Donald (Cannonball) McClure cradled his tenor sax, Ziad Robie positioned his alto sax and Chris Peck fingered the flute. Everybody looked confident and ready. The meeting was called to order and immediately the audience knew these cats meant business. Some of the topics discussed with distinct clarity and unquestionable certainty were; “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be,” and old Duke Ellington classic, “So What” and “All Blues,” all time favorites for jazz lovers, written by Miles Davis. Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father” and Sonny Rollins’ “St. Thomas” were also spoken of with authority - characteristic for these heavies. Lucy Shropshire, a prety song bird with a solid style and a sophisticated delivery, was a pleasant surprise speaker at this session. Two of her topics were “Here’s That Rainy Day” and “Summertime,” done in a style that is uniquely Lucy’s. Charles Sammons and Willie McGill really enjoyed the meeting, which means they probably will attend next Sunday nights’ heavy weight meeting at the Beacon. A BIG EVENT...More than 100 golfers will tee of Saturday morning, June 14 in the Par-Busters annual Greater Griertown Open Golf Tournament. Crystal Springs, located in PineviUe, N.C. off Highway 51, is a tough track with many sand traps, leaning fairways and strate gically located ponds. Therefore, this re porter concludes that a score of 145 should win. James Bouler, BiUy Brannon, Sam Law rence, Robert Brown and Haywood Steven son will be among the many players vying for the trophies and prizes in this two-day 36-hold tourney. GRAND OPENING...The Gold Room, located on the corner of Tenth and Graham Streets, celebrated its grand opening re cently. The event was crowned with mucho success. Success measured by the number of guests in attendance. Success also mea sured by aU the delicious food consumed by the guests. Success measured, too, by the length of time most of the guests stayed. Just like bees and honey, it’s hard to separate good people and good times. ...formerly Miss Doris Steele Miss Doris Steele Weds Rondy Mobley Miss Doris Steele and Rondy Mobley were mar ried Saturday in a civil ceremony in York, S.C. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Steele of 2214 Arden Street in Charlotte. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mobley Sr. of 2900 South west Blvd., also in Char lotte. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a two-piece white suit with a burgandy print blouse and a burgandy and white cor sage. She carried burgandy and white mums. Attired in a three-piece Self-Help Is A Way To Keep Healthy The Red Cross will be offering a way to help keep America healthy. Taking care of ourselves and our family often calls for «kiii« that many of us don’t have. Body temperature, re spiration and pulse are vital signs of health or illness. They are a guide for personal action. The Red Cross is offering a course called “Vital Signs” on Tuesday and Wednes day, July 8-9, from 9:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. in the Red Cross building at 2425 Park Road in Charlotte. The course is self-paced and taught in two modules. The first concentrating on how to check temperature, pulse and respiration and the second concentrating on checking blood pres sure. There is no fee for in struction. There is only a $4.40 charge for the work books used. The Vital Signs course is taught every six weeks by a Red Cross volunteer re gistered nurse. Times for the classes are alternated from day to night each month. The August course will be taught at night. Interested persons should contact Vicki Bealm at the Red Cross 376-1661, ext. 231 or 232, for more information about the July and August classes. I ' I wiuie suit me onaegroom also wore a burgandy shirt. Matron of Honor, Bar bara Ann Mackins, wore a beige suit. Bridesmaid, JoAnn Franklin, was at tired in a blue floral print dress and Belinda Thames wore a grey three-piece suit with a white blouse. Jerome Willie Mackins was the Best Man. The bride’s mother wore a white floral print dress and a pink corsage. The bridegroom’s mother was attired in a blue dress and matching corsage. A reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mobley Sr. for 50 guests. The bride is a graduate of West Charlotte High School and is employed by All state Insurance Company The bridegroom, also a West Charlotte High School graduate works for Harris Teeter Supermarket, Inc. On June 13 the couple is leaving for a week-long honeymoon in Atlanta, Ga. ■■ ■ ■ r • . Tightens EEgibility New Food Stamn Law binraamt Funding WASHINGTON - New food stamp legislation signed on May 26 by Presi dent Carter authorizes in creased food stamp fund ing to respond to unemploy ment and inflation, while at the same time removing 800,000 people from the program and reducing costs by three-quarters of a billion dollars. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carol Tucker Foreman said program tightening measures ap proved by Congress and signed into law by the President will cause 650,000 people with Incomes near the poverty line to lose their eligibility for food stamps in fiscal year 1981. Some 150,000 students also will be removed from the program. “The law will allow USDA to make needed management improve ments in this vital pro gram,” Foreman said. "It includes all of the pro posals made by the Presi dent in March to help balance the federal budget. These include authoriza tion of substantially in creased appropriations over the next year to help meet needs caused by in creased unemployment and inflation." Measures that will curb potential spending for food stomps by $148 million this year and $620 million in fiscal 1981 are also includ ed, Foreman said. Under the new law’s funding authority, Con gress can legally appro priate up to $9,491 billion for 1980 and $9,739 billion for 1981, she said. Previous ly, the ceilings were set at $6,188 for fiscal 1960 and $6,236 for fiscal 1981. The revised authorizations and additional money provided in separate legislation came in time to prevent a threatened delay or suspension of June benefits because of insufficient funds. “Even with the addition al spending, the 21 million people who use food stamps will not receive the same ■ level of benefits as under the previous law,” Fore man said. “The new law cancels the cost-of-living adjustment that had been scheduled for July 1 and eliminates one of two cost of-living increases original ly planned for next year. That means only one in crease will be allowed in the next 16 months, and that will come in January.” The legislation also .. makes it harder for people to qualify to receive food stamps, she said. It re quires that participants have net incomes below a new, lower poverty line limit, and that they have fewer resources. Effective in July, the maximum net income limit for a family of four will be set at 67,450, and it will not be updated to 68,200 as had originally been scheduled. Under the present food stamp law, most food stamp households must have assets worth less than 61,750. The new law will lower this limit to 61,500 beginning October 1. Households of two or more people, in which at least one person is elderly, will not be affected by the change. The assets limit for these elderly house holds remains at 63,000. Most of the 200,000 adult students (over 18 and under 60 years of age) who now receive food stamps will be ineligible as of October 1. The only exceptions will be low-income students with disabilities or those who: (1) work more than 20 hours a week, (2) head households with depen dents, (3) participate in a federal work-study pro gram, or (4) are enrolled in a work incentive program under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Other major provisions of the new law aimed at tightening eligibility and management and cracking down on fraud and abuse include: -expanded authority for states in verifying informa tion provided by applicants about household size and other factors affecting eli gibility and benefit levels; -authorization for USDA and the states to set up, with appropriate safe guards, systems for cross checking income informa tion furnished by appli cants; -a provision for issuance of photo-identification cards in project areas where the USDA secretary of agriculture, in consul tation with the inspector general, determines they would be useful in control ling fraud and abuse; -a requirement that the income and resources of household members who are ineligible aliens be con sidered in determining the household’s eligibility for food stamps and the level of benefits; -increased federal pavfc ments for administrative costs for those states that substantially reduce pro gram error rates, and re duced federal payments for . those that do not Navy Assigns SaffordHere _ . .' u . 4L. — « ** . ruiipn cj. aanoro, son 01 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Safford ofRt.1, Box 274, Otto, N.C., has been assigned to the Navy recruiting station on Trade St. in downtown Charlotte, it was an nounced last week. Safford, a chief machin ist’s mate, was graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla., in 1966 where he played football. He attended Manatee. Junior College in Braden ton for a year before enlist ing in the Navy in 1967. The Navy chief went through boot camp in Great Lakes, 111. and was school ed as a machinist’s mate r" ^ nc iCUTlVWi additional Navy training at nuclear power school in Bainbridge, Md. and at the nuclear power training unit in Windsor, Conn. Later in his career Safford went through air conditioning refrigeration school in San Diego and career counsel ing school in Norfolk, Va. Safford has served on submarines based in San Diego and Charleston, S.C. and has served as an in structor at the nuclear power training unit located in Windsor, Conn. The Navy recruiter en joys camping and wood carving for hobbies. Matador Lounge 2412 Beatties Ford Rd. Presents A Sunday evening Jam Session - Featuring--— Collins Connections 7-10 PM (Cover Charge) Sun. June 15 Memberships Are Available . 5*3,. 1 ■ 19 I nflAsi^I Mr. Charles, RB ..QUESTION: I have a curly perm, but I do not like the greasy look and drip the oil I have to use gives me. Help) ANSWER: The (Mr. Charles Sta-Soft Fro) is back on the market for that reason It activates the curl with less drip and less greasiness than most of the other oils. You may find it on our cosmetic counter if your favorite counters don’t have it. The House of Charles When You Care Enough To Look Your Very Best
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