By Lon drier
Put Sun Writer
This week we brii* to e
conclusion whet we hope
he* been a leerning expe
rience (or all.
Wa also hope that the
husbands, children and
friends have discovered the
deep, dark secrets hidden
in the hearts of the wives
we have featured. Their
honesty, willingness to par
ticipate and most of all
their love for their hus
bands, brand them with the
stamp of success.
Mrs. Eunice McDonald
and Mrs. Lucille Black
bring down the curtain for
- the wives.
Mrs. McDonald, S3, is the
wife of Mr. John Mc
Donald, 14-year owner of
McDonald’s Cafeterias on
Beatties Ford Road and
LaSalle Street. He is also
owner of the McDonald’s
Dining Room in Brooklyn,
N.Y. She is employed at
McDonald’s Cafeteria' as
the Banquet Manaser ^
and John, married for one
year, are the parents of
Mrs. CSasaundra Garter,
33, and Thomas Blackwell,
31. They met at the Our
Lady of Consolation Catho
lic Church.
net an answer to my
prayurs..1 djdn’tgo looking
She doesn’t baUeve that
potting him and Us career
beo^He’i a loving4,
Eunice confesses that
Uw la net Jealous of bar
bod. “I love Urn. Any
thing God .Uvea you,
you’re not Jeakxw of.’’ She
admits that aha han’t lost
her identity or self-esteem.
bapd^business to* very
helpful to him. “I like the
anme things he Hku ,
people. This helps us to
•for together.” Being e
good listener to a must
I’m doing parties for Urn.
If I wasn’t a good listener, I
. could meas up.” -
Eunice considers huT
1—lT^ bS
food to esceUaut, and I Uy
” There to no
straggle in their
'i^eceuse “We
'm bus- - '
doesn’t in
i.. with family plans
Mr*. Evnke McDonald
.Hint lort her Identity
Sixth In series
and activities. “What we do
wo do together. We have •
goal to accompUsh.”
Mr. McDonald’s success
has sddsd s very posi
tive aspect to ids family.
"What hah all about is the
love of people. I think he
gives the family an incen
tive by trying to accom
plish Ms goals In Ufa." The
rewards of having a suc
cessful husband are “not
material. They’re all the
beautiful things in life
anyone could wish for. We
want to work out our soul
salvation by pleasing othsr
people.’’ Then are no (Ha
appointments, because
“Life is much more than i
over thought it would be.
He is dedicated to Ms work
and family.”
‘Ufe today for John and
Monies hasn’t been a
struggle thus far.
If Eunice could marry
John all over again. Mm
would indeed. “He’s every
thing a person would ever
dream or hope for.” She
describee John with the
word love. The IMP grad
uate of West Cheriotta
High School advises other
wives of famous and suc
®*a® men to “Love and
wpport your husband."
am. Lucille Black to the
wife of Mr. Nathaniel
Black, steyaa# owner of
Kings and Queens Restau
rant and Lounge. She to
also owner of Kings and
Queens. She and Nathaniel,
married for n years, have
three cMldren-Nathaniel
Jr., Milton and Mrs. EDa
Laynatte Dixon. They met
in a dub in Charlotte. “He
looked so buatoeas Hke” to
why she feltMkt he would
eventually tlfcome her
husband.
She doesn’t believe that
putting him and hto career
first means she loses out,
because “It’s something he
really wants to do.”
When ft comes to Lucille
being jealous of her famous
and successful husband,
■he says, "I can’t afford to
bo jealous, because he has .
to deal with both women
and men.” She confirms
that she hasn't tost her
identity or seif esteem.
There’s an important
reason she thinks flat the
wife should learn about her
husband’s barinaaa. “He
may get aide, and you’ll
have to carry gg for Mm.
On Friday nights, I take
over st the dub so ha can
rest.'’ Being a good listen
er adds to their relation
ship. “We sit down, have a
cup of coffee and talk.” 1
Mrs. Lucille Black
.. ...Can't afford to be Jealous
LAiciue wmh’t ber
mb rewarding as
Nathaniel considers fate.
. "We both enjoy the club
business.” There is no
power struggle in their
marriage bat bar bus
band’s success does tater
fere with family plans and
activities sometimes. “He
makes up for it later,
though. Our dub is dosed
on Mondays, so we can do
what we planned before on
Monday or take another
day off. When we aren’t
there Jerry Anthony, man
ager, rune the dub.”
Mr. Black’s success hee
added a positive aspect to
his family. “It hfts brought
our family closer together,
because our chlkfeen ate
able to work with us.” £h*
mentioned no dtsappofat
manta with having a suc
cessful husband. The re
ward is “We work together
at the dob.”
Life today for Nathaniel
and Lucille compared to
those struggling times is
“successful, thanks to the
Lord.”
D Lucille coidd marry
Nathaniel aU ov# again,',
she would head down the'
aisle. “Everything! saw in
him before I married him
is still a reality. He’s made
According do Leatherman
™T” ement Techniques
en Purpose Of League
By Karen Parker
Part Staff Wrher
Since the Charlotte Busi
mh League has the in
tention of “contributing to
the economic development
of the minority commun
ity, vice president of the
League, Omar Leather
man, explained the neces
sity of a relationship with
major corporations, not
aaceaearUy owned and
operated by minorities
‘*We feel in order to have
a representative cross
sectlon, we need to as
sociate with both small
businesses and managers
of large corporations,”
Weatherman pointed out.
Tboss connection* include
IBM, Celancee, City of
Charlotte, Mechanics k
Farmers Bank, Duke
Power and at least seven
other corporations
throughout the dty.
corporal* mem Den)
who represent their com
pany of employment are
blacks who passed the
entry level positkme seme
year* ago. They've bean
with the company lang
enough to become deetton
makars
Became large corpora
tione end small >—
ae operate with different
viewpoint! and stylaa,
techniques between the two
can otnngtlioo tbo purpose
of the League, aecordb* to
Leather men. Leatherman
specifically mentioned
Franklin McCain, Sr., an
wiginsw with Cetaneae
Corporation.
, "McCain la a senior
dartaion maker at Ceiaa
ose and active In the
Charlotte Bualneoe
formed. He views projects
which the League is pro
agement at Csleasss end
says, 'Left get tovrtved.’*’
Some of those projects
•re major, end some, while
( Omar Leatherman
.CBL vice president
Third In series
still significant, may
simply be to gat a man
ager of the corporation to
«pssk St a monthly hm
choon. The League is look
ing forward, for example,
to having Howell Hoak,
ragtaoal vice president of
Wachovia Bank to spoak at
ita January luncheon
masting. Wachovia also
sponsors a member into the
Leo therm an did admit
mere are some leas ag
grssstve corporate mem
here In the League who
aren’t strong tteiawn.
Jtan Daly isn’t a member
of the Charlotte Buataeas
Longue, but he is reapeo
sibie lor the selection and
tntothal segue. OalyLitbe
psftwnil director at IBM.
“IBM Dm been actively
involved with Charlotte
Burineea League dace
187»," he stated.
Daly feels IBM’s in
volvement with the League
helps the corparattaatoH
satisfy Its deafaa ta be a
good corporate dtlxen.
Daly added, “Our intent it
to continue to aapport the
League’s role ef enhancing
communications about
minority-owned busineas
issues to the community.”
Leatharman, perhaps
summed up me feelings of
corporate and individual
membera about fhs Laagua
when ha stated, "The
Charlotte Busineas League
is the most unique and
effective black business or
ganisation in Charlotte.”
WhAe many of the mam
ben of tbs League ex
press* concern about
tidse their efforts, they,
nevertheless, fed assured
they are gaining groun* la
“eliminating the lsela
tion of the black busineas
community from the busi
neaa community at large."
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me happy.” The 190 grad
uate of Second Ward High
School advises other wives
of famous and successful
men to “stick with year'
husband and try to be a
part at Us hnslnaas.**
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