MRS. DONALD GREGORY TtfRNER ...The former Miss Zelma Young Miss Zehna Young W&k Donald Gregory Turner Miss Zelma Ree Young and Donald Gregory Turner were united in holy matrimony Saturday, April 10, at 3 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, Charlotte. Rev. Fred Gibson officiat ed. Miss Young is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tyree Young Sr., of 707 Coleman Street, Raleigh. Turner is —Ihfi-SQlLPf the late _Mr. andMrs. Mosby Reid Turner of New York. Music was rendered by Gerado Stroud, organist; City Mails 39.330 Letters To Pet Owners The-City of Charlotte has mailed letters to 39,330 Charlotte pet owners con taining information on 53,972, dogs and cats. The purpose of the letters is to remind residents of the li cense and inoculation clinics starting April 30 and the new license fees for fertile animals. Pet owners who obtained an animal license since July l, 1980, will receive letters. Due to recent ani mal ordinance changes and the fact that local vete rinarians no longer issue City licenses, pet owners have questions about the licensing procedure and cost this year. The special letters con tain information about the new license fees which are $5 for a spayed or neu tered dog or cat and $15 for a fertile dog or cat. The letter also describes ex emptions which are avail able for breeders and owners of animals too old or unhealthy to withstand the spay-neuter surgery-. ints year licenses and rabies shots will be avail able at 36 neighborhood clinics during May and June. The clinic schedule is printed on the back of the letter. Licenses will be sold at the Animal Shelter, Call City Hall and the City Service Center after July 1. ) Persons with questions •ibout the letter should call 374-3342. Step Family Today one out of every eight children under 18 lives in a step-family. trank Williams, pianist and the Charlotte Contem porary Ensemble. The bride wore a white peau d'soie fashioned gown, with a scalloped neckline front, beaded and pearled alencon bodice, low back, empire waist line, gathered natural waist back, long straight lace sleeves forming calla points, chapel length train encircled by’ alencon lace and pearled beading. The chapel length veil of white illusion was held on by a cap of Venice and alencon lace framing the face. The maid of honor, Ms. Daphne Williams of Balti more, Md., wore a rosebud pink one piece gown of chiffon with a cowl bodice, slit sleeves and a peplum waist. The gowns of the bridesmaids were gras sette green chiffon de signed to match the maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Ms. Delphine Bullock, Greensboro; Ms. Stephanie Cherry,- Charlotte;—Ms. Doris McLaughlin, Char lotte; Ms. Josephine Smith, Charlotte; Ms. Louise Moore, Charlotte; Ms. Barbara Stephens, Char lotte; and Ms. Geraldine Morgan, Raleigh. The flow wer girl was Miss Cortney Simms, of Wendell. The bride’s mother wore an A-line formal of aqua with a corsage of carna tions and daisies. Michael Turner, Char lotte, brother of the groom, was the best man and the nephew of the groom. Erik Turner, was the ring bear er. The ushers were Clar ence Chisholm, James Blue, Carl Flamer, Johnny Headen, Alvin McKoy, J.D. Singeltary and Charles Turner. A reception, catered by Floyd Young, was held at the church. The groom is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith Uni versity, Charlotte and the bride is a graduate of St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, and Appalachian State University, Boone. Both are employed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System. Mr. and Mrs. Turner have planned their wed ding trip for the Bahamas. SPECIAL 10% Discount On Labor of Residential & Commercial PAMTMO Interior & Exterior Carliiin Painting Co UAU Work Guaranteed” CaU 377-3746 L_OffgrOood Through May 3,1 M2_ In Oratorical Contexts Whisonant Registers String Of First Place Successes oy mac inrower Post Staff Writer Mr. Markel Whisonant, a twelve-year-old Charlotte native, has registered a string of first place suc cesses in oratorical con tests sponsored by North Carolina Optimist clubs. - Market, the son of Mrs Ramona Whisonant, won the contest sponsored by the Southwest Optimist Club of Bethlehem Center. He then proceeded tri umphantly to Jefferson Towers to win the zone, and later the regional contest Markel spoke on the topic for this year’s Optimist contest-"You and I and Tomorrow.” In the speech Markel developed the theme of how the “love of God and parents” has en abled him to weather the advertlsites of life and press on towards the goal of "personal achieve ment.” ' ‘ Much work and prepara tion went into Markers successful writing and delivery of the speech. He says that he “learned the speech by heart” and practiced it in front of a mirror. Later he honed his delivery and readied his nerves for the actual con test by giving the speech to his class as Collingswood "Elementary. Markel als