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.
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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<h
points out that he was
I- -
Market Whisonant
...Received scholarship
helped by a number of
people in preparing for the
contest, especially by his
mother, who competed suc
cessfully in speech contests
when she was in high
school.
Markel explained that he
was not really nervous
during the actual competi
tion, even when confronted
by a panel of judges that
included UNCC professors
But, he confided, he was
worried by the fact that he
was younger than many of
the contestants. Neverthe
less, he has won on three
different occasions against
older opponents.
Mr. Nathaniel Brown,
Markel’s sponsor, original
-»y suggested- that- Markel
enter the contest because
he felt he was "a sure
winner." Brown revealed
that while coaching Markel
in football and basketball,
he had observed that he
was "always talkative"
and assertive.
A member of the Boy
Scouts and captain of his
school's safety patroL
Markel is a bright, active
young man who enjoys
sports, video games and
watching HBO Markel ad
mits that he's "hooked on
Markel is a member of
Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church. He informed us
that his present ambition is
to pursue a career in
medicine or psychiatry.
Mr. John T. Crawford,
president of the Southwest
Optimist Club, described
the local oratorical contest
as "a great experience."
"We've had great support
from the members, as well
as from parents and
friends. This probably
helped Markel...we’re cer
tainly proud of his accom
plishments." he declared.
Crawtord also advises
that the Southwest Opti
mist Club, which has 54
members, is "looking for
ward to doing other posi
tive things in the com
munity." He stated that the
club .is presently,involved
in forming a boxing club in '
conjunction with Bethle
hem Center and South
Tryon Presbyterian
Church. Persons who are
interested in this project
should contact Bethlehem
Center
On May 22 Markel will
compete in the district con
test in Southern Pines. If he
wins tnere, he will receive
a $750scholarship. Winning
that scholarship, he says,
has been his goal from the
beginning
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