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BENEVOLENT ROAST...Every good act is
charity. Your smiling in your brother’s
face is charity; an exhortation of your
fellow-man to virtuous deeds is equal to
merciful giving; your putting a wanderer in
the right road is charity; your assisting the
blind is charity; fyour removing stones,
thorns and other obstructions from the road
is charity ; your giving water to the thirsty
is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter, is
the good he does in this world to his
fellow-man.
The Charlotte com
munity stood fall,
front and center, to
show their apprecia
tion for a true com
rad, last Sunday,
evening at the Excel
.sior Club.
Eddie “Beau”
Vaughn was pleasant
ly shocked when he
arrived at the crowd
ed club and realized
that he was to be BOB JOHNSON
roasted by a body of his peers. You see,
“Beau” tended bar at the Excelsior for
many years, and during that time he came
in contact with people in all walks of life. He
possessed a natural gift of making people
feel very comfortable. His instant smile and
simplicity of manner were qualities borne
from his love of people. Thus, creating an
atmosphere that easily cradled good
feelings.
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* Since 1978 Eddie has not been able to tericT
bar and serve his friends because of health
reasons. So, last Sunday evening, Decem
ber 6, his Triends brought the mountain to
Nfuhammad. They took their time and
lQving effort to make sure “Beau” was
roasted to a succulent hilarity.
; The well-planned roast was steered by the
minister of fluency, Willie Walker. The
musical portions of the program were deftly
handled by Enya Flack, Bernice Moore and
Lillie Rose McKee. City Councilman
Charlie Dannelly and County Commissioner
Bob Walter extended greetings from the
City of Charlotte. The bulk of the program
was the roasting. The fun-pokers were Dr.
E. L. Rann, Vic Wilson, Abbey Flanders,
Jack Benson,' Barbara Floyd, James C.
Lilly, Jimmie McKee and LaForest
Williams. And just like seasoned chefs, they
continuously carved the joyous laughter
,from the audience with flavorfui wit that
added the finger licking taste to an evening
seasoned with love.
When a man dies, people will ask, "What
property has he left behind him?” But the
angles will ask, "What good deeds has he
sent before him?”
This appreciation gathering was the
brainchild of Edith Shearin, who is resting
on her laurels and deservedly so, for
spearheading a very worthwhile and suc
cessful event.
Some of the guests at this auspicious
event were Lib Alexander, Dorothy Du
rante, Margaret McCullough, Alice Dia
mond, Hattie Ardrey, Bobby Fewell, Myra
Maxwell, Jerry Shearin, Thomas Brown,
Otis McClurkin, William Bullock, Baretta
Carter, Gussie Floyd, William Toliver, Mr.
and Mrs. James "Bunk” Wilson, and Alice
Leary.
JUST JAZZ...A refreshing sampler of
contemporary music is illustrative of the
kind of music fortunate visitors and resi
dents can hear these days in Charlotte;
easy, bluesy and swinging. Donald McClure
and Leroy Paige’s saxes lead Cannonball
Express through varied selections, most of
them solid contributions to the standard
catalog, and make their personalities felt
without obscuring the quality of the music.
The artistry, talent and creative abilities
of the members of Cannonball Express,
which include, other than Paige and
McClure, James Gregory- bass; Don
Thompson- drums; and Jimmy Duckworth
guitar, have been thrilled and proclaimed
by musician and music lover alike. Upon
hearing them, be prepared to join the ranks
of those who both thoroughly enjoy and sing
the praises of the Cannonball Express.
Jack Benson and Luther Caldwell, owners
of the Beacon Club, and the members of
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wonderful thing going. So, it’s no wonder
that the Cannonball Express has at the
Beacon a suitable atmosphere and climate
in which to swing freely. And truly they do,
everv Saturday and Sunday nights.
Although each member of the group can
qualify as-virtuosi on their instruments,
they are happily not interested in setting
speed records or proving manual dexterity;
music is their primary concern and music is
what they produce.
Here Sunday Afternoon
City’s Hottest Designer ~
To Show Her Collection
I By Nancy Anderson
Post Staff Writer
..Joanne Moore, Char
lotte's newest and hottest
designer, will reveal her
collection of fiery and sul
try apparels on Sunday,
December 13, at 6 p.m. in
the auditorium of Hair Ori
ginal Beauty Center.
Admission to this affair
is only $3 with a solemn
guarantee to captivate
one's visual perception.
ms. Moore attributing
her pre mature fame to her
great grand mother stated,
“I’ve been designing since
I was a kid. My great grand
mother would always help
me make aprons and
dresses for my baby dolls.”
Preferring the more
“formal, flashy, wild and
exotic" attire, as only Ms.
Moore can describe, “I
have a dream one day of
designing an array of gar
ments for the professional
world of actors and ac
tresses, or better yet sim
ply stated movie stars."
A graduate of Second
Ward High School, and a
loving mother of three, Ms.
Moore's ambition is to gain
national recognition from
her line of designs so she
too can own her own
fashion fair.
Owner of Hair Original,
Mrs. Ferguson, proposes to
assist Ms. Moore in estate
lishing a business within
her business. “I see an
enormous amount of poten
tial in Joanne,” she began.
“Her talent should definite
_ly be respected_and she
should be remuheratetTfor
what her work is- worth.
what he work is worth.’
She went on to say, “Her
talent needs to be dis
covered and what I’m do
ing is trying, and hopefully
giving her -the break that
Joanne Moore
...Reveals sultry apparels
she deserves.”
There are 12 models re
presenting Mrs. Moore’s
collection, six of which
graduated from Barbizon
School of Modeling.
A member of Jonesville
AME Zion Church, Ms..
Moore also sews for Queen
Size Shop on Central
Avenue, and admits to
spending no more than
three hours on making an
outfit. "If I'm not dis
turbed, it doesn't take me
very long to put a design
together. But it does
require an enormous
amount of concentration so
I usually sew early in the
morning or very late at
night so it would not con
flict with- the amount of
time I spend with my
children."
^_Call 376-0496|
Trevor To Present Music Concert
The Chariot tp Symphony
Chamber Orchestra under
the direction of Kirk Tre
vor will present a concert
of music by Berlioz, Mo
zart, Handel and Tchaikov
sky in the sanctuary of the
Myers Park Baptist
Church, 1900 Queens Road
on Friday evening, Decem
ber ll, at 8 p.m.
Also featured in the pro
gram will be the Myers
Park Baptist Chancel Choir
singing Christmas anthems
by Martin. Hayes. Brand
vik, Bruckner and Mofcart~
The concert is provided
through a grant from the
National Endowment for
the Arts and by the Homer
and Marjorie Lang Endow
ment Funds of the Myers
Park Baptist Church and is
ottered as a Christian gift
to the community _
For further information,
call the Myers Park Bap
tist Church, 344-7232.
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