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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1980
Annie Mae Jones, Dixon sisters deflate St. Andrews
Hoopsters take third in tourney
by the Banner Staff
COLEMAN GYMNASIUM, UNC-G —Ben
nett forward Rhonda Bradley’s rebound of an
opponent’s foul shot and her subsequent pass
down court preserved a 51-50 Belle victory over
St. Andrews Feb. 23 and allowed the Belles to
finish third in the NCAIAW Division III state
tournament for the second consecutive year.
Occurring with :08 left in the contest, Brad
ley’s carom capped a frantic game and came
under emergency circumstances. Fouled by
Bennett forward Andre Dixon, Lady Knight
center Renee Hayes made the first of two free
throws to pull her team within one point of a
tie. Then, after two times-out, Hayes missed
the second opportunity, and Bradley retrieved
the ball.
Bennett entered the final minute of play
with a 51-47 lead, but a St. Andrews bucket
cut the margin to two, and a pair of Lady
Knight steals offered the opponents several
chances to tie.
The chief heroine for the Belles was fresh
man reserve forward Annie Mae Jones whose
strong inside game resulted in 11 points and
big lifts for the sagging Belles during both
halves of the match. Jones’ three-point play
late in the game broke a 47-47 deadlock.
The winning point arose from a foul shot
by senior forward Andre Dixon, appearing in
her last game, at the 1:09 mark.
Sophomore guard Pontheola Simmons also
tabulated 11 Belle points while sophomore Por
tia Dixon collected eight as did junior forward
Elwanda Blue.
But it was a frustrating occasion for both
Dixon sisters, normally the Bennett mainstays.
Andre had a sub-par shooting afternoon, and
Portia, plagued by foul trouble, missed more
than 11 minutes of the second half.
Portia committed her fourth foul with 16:50
left in the second half and Bennett holding a
29-24 edge. When she returned with 5:26 re
maining, the Belles were behind 43-42. She then
hit two quick hoops that created the last tie of
the game, and incurred her fifth foul with a
minute on the clock. From there, Bennett’s
cause was advanced by sister Andre’s free
throw, Bradley’s rebound and some good luck.
During most of the action, the Belles were
in command, but they couldn’t find a way to
run off with the game against a gritty adver
sary. Time after time, Bennett squandered
promising leads.
In the first half, the Belles, ahead by as
many as nine points, wilted in the final two
minutes, and St. Andrews seized a 22-21 advan
tage at intermission. Cold shooting from the
floor and the line and a variety of turnovers
stifled an attack that had been previously dis
tinguished by dominant front-court play by
Jones, Portia Dixon and Blue.
Bennett’s route to the consolation game tri
umph was marked by a 76-54 victory over Mer
edith in the first round and a 74-70' loss to
Methodist. In the latter, the Belles owned a
two-point halftime lead but succumbed later
through missed layups and excessive turnovers.
The Dixons each tallied 18 points, and Blue
registered 17.
The Belles had an easier time against Mer
edith, creating the lopsided win via a tight,
aggressive zone defense and a strong passing
game. Opportunistic inside play by Blue, sharp,
quick-handed defense from sophomore guard
Valerie Callender and some nifty assists by
sophomore guard Denise Wilder highlighted the
Belle performance. Blue had a picnic against
the slower, shorter Meredith front line, accum
ulating 27 points and spending most of the
night smiling.
10 Census
Success Stories
The Census isn’t just a headcount.
It’s a tool that helps plan America’s
future. The 10 stories below show
you how Census information has
helped people by doing this.
1 Stamford, Connecticut
In Stamford, Connecticut, city
leaders studied Census statistics
before deciding where to locate a
new fire station.
2 Albany, Georgia
In Albany, Georgia, officials
used Census figures to help prove
the need for expanding the Palmyra
Nursing Home.
3 Fort Smith, Arkansas
In Fort Smith, Arkansas, in
Mrs. McKeever’s fourth-grade class,
students relied upon Census data to
estimate how much energy they
could save in one year.
4 Central Falls, Rhode Island
In Central Falls, Rhode Island,
local officials used Census statistics
in obtaining federal funds to open
the Blackstone Valley CAP Health
Center.
5 San Francisco, California
In San Francisco, California,
transportation planners used
Census information when selecting
bus routes, subway stops and high
ways that needed widening.
6 San Antonio, Texas
In San Antonio, Texas, bankers
studied Census data in deciding to
open a new bank in the Ingram
Park Mall.
helped Boy Scout leaders project
how many boys might be joining
the Scouts and how many camps
would be needed to accommodate
them.
8 Spartanburg, South Carolina
In Spartanburg, South Carolina,
citizens used Census statistics to
help obtain federal money to con
vert Old Evans Junior High into a
social serv'ices and senior citizens
center.
9 Maine
In Maine, Census statistics were
used to help obtain federal funds
for a winterization program to help
low-income people with weather-
stripping, insulation assistance and
fuel payments.
i ^ Nelson Township,
JLw Pennsylvania
Census data were used in choosing
a new location for, and laying out,
an entire Pennsylvania village—
Nelson Township—when the old
site had to be abandoned because
of a flood control project.
All over America, people have been
helped by Census data. And it all
depends on your answers, which
are kept confidential by law.
Answer the Census, so there can
be more success stories like the
ones you’ve just read.
7
Minnesota
In Minnesota, Census statistics
1980
Census of the
United States
\^re counting on you.
Answer the Census.
CENSUS’80
A Public Service of This Magazine & The Advertising Council
Ebony fashions
feature colors
by Carolyn Davis
The 22nd annual Ebony Fashion
Fair Show sponsored by Delta
Sigma Theta Inc., captivated an
audience of over 500 Oct. 27 at
the Carolina Theatre with a pres
entation of exotic and scintillating
ensembles by top-name designers
such as Oscar de la Renta and
Givenchy.
This year’s theme “color ex
plosion” suggested a bursting ar
ray of colors—golden yellows,
vibrant blues and bright reds add
ing to the exquisite look of fall
fashions.
This year “Skin is in, but so is
thin,” says Shayla Simpson, fash
ion fair commentator. The silhou
ette is that of a triangle or pjrra-
mid—wide shoulders, nipped-in
waist and either a full or straight
skirt. The styles today emphasize
a “close-to-the-body fit,” so “if
you don’t have an hourglass fig
ure, you’d better start a strenuous
regimen of dieting and exercising,”
stated Eunice Johnson, producer
and director of Ebony Fashion
Fair.
The trend now for colors is to
mix them instead of matching
them—for example, aligning olive,
red and purple, green and pink.
As for suits, wools, velvets and
cashmere suedes featuring plaids,
tweeds and prints are in. The
western cowboy look accented
with high-heeled cowboy boots is
here also.
As for acessories, “Don’t leave
home without them,” Johnson
noted. The wide-brim hat with a
narrow crown and jeweled combs
for the hair are definite plusses
for the wardrobe. Feathers for the
hair, skinny belts and tailored
purses are attention-getters!
The pump is what they’re wear
ing in shoes. It’s black, suede,
beige and magenta for daytime
and s^atin and plaur de soie for the
evening. The high-heeled evening
sandal is still here but with more
electrifying colors such as red,
blue and gold. Hosiery is very
important since the hemline has
been raised, and this year purple
and burgundy are just a few
shades which highlight the new
fashions. Gloves are prominent
now in mystifying black, violet
and blue.
How can one become an Ebony
Fashion Fair model next year and
get into the excitement of wearing
these high-fashion designs? Can
didates must be at least 18 but
not over 30 years old, must be at
least a slim and shapely 5’8” or
taller without shoes, have impres
sive features and have a natural
instinct for wearing top fashions.
Models must be able to travel the
entire three months of the tour
and be on stage for each perform
ance. Applicants are chosen be
tween Aug. and Sept. of each year.
If asked to come in for an inter
view, “Ebony Magazine” will pay
your round-trip fee. For more
information, contact the magazine.
Valerie Hines, model from
Florence, S. C., stated, “If you
want to pursue a modeling career,
you should make yourself avail
able to the right people ... be
at the right place at the right time
and let them know that you’re
there.” Hines was one of the 11
models chosen from 10,000 appli
cants but she says, “Your only
competition is yourself.” It de
pends on your “attitude” and
“what you think your chance is.”
The models rehearse about two
weeks before the actual tour, then
two hours a day while on tour.
Each model has a chance at being
the commentator for later years
by “cutting a tape of her voice.”
When the bright lights and
glamour were over, one wonders
what goes on behind the scene to
make Ebony Fashion Fair the suc
cess that it is. It takes business
people as well as personnel like
Albert Buffalo, stage manager,
who makes sure everything is
ready when he calls curtain time,
and Willis Davis, business man
ager, who takes care of the fi
nancial details. These people and
others working diligently together
with the models make Ebony
Hines stated.
Standard English training advocated
(From page 3)
students.
Dillard’s book offers some
in-depth information about
the history and usage of Black
English in the United States.
Yet I still fail to recognize its
validity as a standard dialect.
Furthermore, I maintain
that linguists should spend
less time worrying about the
lack of a standard Black dia
lect and concentrate their ef
forts on educating those who
have demonstrated deficiency
in learning standard Ameri
can English.
On a lighter side, I suggest
that you pick up a copy of
Black English and decide for
yourself whether or not we
should teach ourselves to
become illiterates.