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MRS. MARIE GENTRY
...Charming Wife, Mother __
Marie Gentry
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Is Our Beauty
By JOANNE MOORE
Post Feature Writer
Our beauty this week says
that her goal is to see that her
:hildren grow up to be healthy
and normal adults and that
they acquire the things they
want and need in life.
Meet the petite, Mrs. Mai.e
Gentry, wife, mother and
indeed a charming beauty.
Mrs. Gentry, who is a record
- processor for Aetna Life and
Casualty Insurance Company,
says that her life is centered
totally around her family.
“I have two children.
Rodney and Alina and a v£ry
wonderful husband and I
— g“*** "W hobftv is simply
taking care of them.rr
She is 29 years old, a native
Charlottean and the former
Miss Marie Baxter.
•<Lount Dracula
-To Lecture
Here Tuesday
One of the men who Cleans
proof of the actual existence of
Count Dracula will lecture at
8 p m., Dec. 4 in the Rowe
Building at the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte.'
Dr. Radu Florescu, a Boston
College professor, will present
a film on the search for
Dracula along with his lec
ture, which Is free and open to
1
A graduate of Second Ward
High School, Marie says that
she likes people and is very
friendly.
Charlotte is home for this
lovely madame and when
asked what she felt about her
town she responded.
“I’m satisfied with the
amount of clubs and social
activities Charlotte has for
adults. I guess I feel like that”
because I don’t do that much
clubing. What Charlotte does
need, I think, is more places to
take children,” said Marie.
Mrs. Gentry said that her
activities outside her family
are very limited but “you
know I don’t think that I could
"be-any happier doing anything
else.”
Steve Cohen
To Star In
UNCC Play
The ' University of North
Carolina. at Charlotte's
Creative Arts Department will
present Kurt Vonnegut's
“Happy Birthday Wanda
June” Dec. 6-9. _
Curtain" time for the
students directed production
is 8:15 p.m. in the main
theater of the Rowe Building.
The play is based on the
interaction of one character,
who has Just returned from
eight years in the Amazon,
with the other seven
characters.
Harold Ryan, played by
Steve Cohen of Charlotte,
comes home to find that his
wife Penelope (Gwynn
Doughty of Franklin, Va.) has
taken two suitors.
In th<t course of the play,
which has a surprise ending,
Harold humiliates his wife’s
suitors, played by Charlie
Sheek of Mocksville and Mike
Philyaw of Lenoir, and
creates problems for all the
other characters as well.
Throughout the play,
characters from Heaven come
onto stage, and one of these is
a little girl named Wanda
June, played by 12-year olf
Kim Anderson of Charlotte.
The play is directed by
Susan Jackson of Tryon.
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could have half hia
wishes he would DOUBLE his
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University Park Group • ~
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Fights Shelter Renloval
Surprised Pam Walls
Wins Dance Contest
When Pam Walls heard that
Eld die Kendricks would be in
town last Sunday she was
anxious to go see one of her
favorite entertainers do the
popular hit “Keep On
Truckin'
PAED Opens
Model Home
Here Sunday
The culmination of a 2V4
year dream will be realized
Sunday, December 2nd at 3
pjn. when the doors of the
~FAr,u model home at 1308
Fontana Street open.
Progress Association for
Economic? Development, a
non-profit corporation, is the
ssufeamut
built. Since these are the first
homes to be built back in the
Greenvil Fe urban'
redevelopment area, they
shall hopefully serve as model
and set the standard for the
quality of other times to be
built in this area by future
developers. -
The Homes were disignedr
by Gantt-Huberman
Associates: the General
contractor is Evans Brothers
Home Builders; the con
struction and permanent
financing is' being done by
Mechanics and Farmers
—Being hr the'xnty limit*,- the
homes will receive city water,
sewer arid trash services,
streets will be maintained by
the city, resident* will receive
fire and police protection and
a newly built neighborhood
community and recreation
center is within easy walking
distance.
The houses range in size
from 1150 - 1300 sq. feet, with
a choice of 3 or 4 bedrooms,
some with 1V4 baths. The
homes .'are carpeted
throughout" with vinyl flooring
in the fitchen, garbage
disposal and electric stove.
Heating is by gas-fired forced
warm ah* system, designed to
be air conditioned at the
owner’s option.— -—
The prices (subject to
change) are $19,600.00 for the 3
bedroom units and $22,100,00
for the 4 bedroom unit*. All
downpayments and monthly
payment* are based on F.H.A,,
Financing.
The fact that Don Cornelius,
producer of the popular dance
show “Soul Train," and his
dancers would be there to
conduct a dance contest didn't
interest her.
But once inside * the
Coliseum the slim, Olympic
High senior got the dance bug.
>
“I wasn’t even going to
enter the contest but a boy
named Ricky Dunlap from
Kings Mt. came up to me and
said “let’s go,” so I went.”
By the time all the dancing
was over Pam and Ricky had
been selected as the official
winners of the Soul Train
Dance contest. For their
efforts in doing the “Funky
Worm” and the-’Binnp^^he
pair have won- a trip to
Hollywood and an appearance
■n »ha television hit show.
”So«J» YrjRn. ' ~ ■ 3’j
—Pam, the daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Walls of 2015
Wilmore Dr., loves to dance
but was surprised that she
won the contest.
“I don’t really practice the
dances, they just come sort of
naturally,” continued Pam,
who was a homecoming
princess at Olympic.
“I pick' up the dances
watching other people around
the city and of course by
watching Soul Train.
—“I’m really proud of myself
for winning the contest but I
still don't think I’m the best
dancer in Charlotte. Pam,
who has two sisters, Con
stance and Brenda, enjoys
dancing to the records “The
Love I Lost" and “Get Down."
When she wants to relax arid
listen to her favorite tune i$
“Come Lay Some Loving On
Me.”
Pam and her partner will
make the trip to Hollywood
sometime during the
Christmas holiday.
UNCC Chorale
Sets Concert
The University Chorale.of
the University of TYorth
Carolina at Charlotte will
present ~ a program of
Christmas music Dec. 10 at 8
p m. in the Rowe Recital Hall
on the UNCC campus.
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WINNING WEST CHARLOTTE BAND
member*, part of the 8S>member band, pose
... t'mpWirjfe with 'P ut Din-clef Richard E.
Maxwell, bolding trophy, prior to practice last
Tuesday. They won THE PREf,..ENT’S
TROPHY Monday In the Chester.' 8.C
Christmas Parade. Photo by Peelfcr. A<
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rWest Charlotte High Band
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Win President Trophy
West Charlotte High
School’s Marching Band won
THE PRESIDENT’S
TROPHY last Monday,
November 26. for its out
standing performance in the
Chester, South Carolina
Christmas Parade.
The trophy, which is
awarded to the band with the
most crowd appeal, musical
ability and showmanship, was
presented to Director Richard
E. Maxwell by Miss'South
Carolina, Fran Huggins, on
behalf of the Chester Mer
chants Association who
sponsored the award.
~The -88■member—West
Charlotte Band received the
3rd place award in its per-'
formance in the N.C.
Holiday Festival in Hamlet,
N.C. on November 17 and they
are scheduled to perform
today, "Thursday, November
29, in the Mt. Holly, N.C.
Christmas Parade.
Band Director, Maxwell,
a Johnson C. Smith University
graduate who has done further
study at Appalachian State
University, said he is “op
tomistic about the band’s
future” after having been
plagued by instability in the
school’s population since his
coming to West Charlotte in
l9«9 upon leaving Ransom
Jrtiior High School.
For several years there was
considerable turn-over in the
bands composition and their
number dwindled Now, Mr,
Maxwell says, "the band
membership is increasing and
6 JCSU Seniors Earn
Prudential Stipends
Six Johnson C. Smith
University seniors have been
selected to receive stipends of
$100 per month for the 1973-74
academic year.
The recipients Marvis
Douglas, Vereda Johnson,
Lucinda Bowen, Blenda
Younger , Delores Turner and
Maggie Patterson will par
ticipate in a special business
computer programming
course which is designed to
equip them for Job placement
in the Prudential Insurance
Company.
Smith was awarded $5,400
for scholastic aid. $8,000 for
equipment and supplies, and
$3,000 for administration of
the program, totalling $16,400
This sum is only the initial
payment on a pledge of
$100,000 to be awarded Smith
for "support——of—-its
puter Science Program over
the next several years. It was
pledged in response to a
proposal submitted by Ed
mund T. Moore in August 1973
Moore conducted a 12 week
training . program in
Prudential COBOL
programming for 70
Prudential employees during
the summer of 1973, while
working as a National Urban
League Summer Fellow in I he
Corporate Home Office of the
Prudential Insurance Com
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Here Saturday Night s ab ,mng
,J. C. Smith Cagers Open New Season
By ALLAN ROUNDTREE
• Post Feature Writer
When the Golden Bulla of
Johnson C. Smith University
take the floor Saturday to play
Virginia Union University,
Coach Joe Alston will be
looking for one thing that
slipped the Bulla last season ...
defense.
The fast breaking, run-shoot
Smith cagers outmanuevered
their opponents to average
84.3 points per game last
season. However, when It was
their turn to stop the op
position the Bulls fell short of
the mark allowing 82J points
a contest for a 17-10 record.
Alston expects a change in
points scored against the Bulls
this year.
"Now we’re appealing to
their pride where defense is
concerned,” Alston said.
"We’re working on it as hard
last year, but I think we have a
better attitude."
The Bulls lose only two
players of note from last
year’s team which finished
fourth in the CfAA. Returning
to the lineup will be flashy
playmaker Willie Joplin and 0
9 junior George Cooper.
Cooper, who averaged 19.0
ppg and 10.S rebounds a
contest as a soph, could make
the difference in the Bulla
campaign. The Syracuse.
N.Y. transplant needs only
consistency to become an
outstanding player.
Smooth Ellis Allen, a 9-6
COACH 40* ALSTON
forward, who came on strong
near the and of laat season will
/
be in the starting lineup
against Union. Ellis shoots
well and plays both ends of the
court.
The other forward will be 6-8
James "Twiggy” Sanders
Sanders started last season
and averaged 12.1 points and
12.7 rebounds a contest.
Rounding out the starting
lineup will be 5-S Eric Polite
Polite, who moves similar to
another New York player by
the name of Nate Archibald,
gives the Bulls penetrating
power
Depth wise the Bulls are
impressive.
Coming off the bench will be
6-7 tight end Bill Dulin who
should add needed muscle off
(he boards and highly touted.
6^ freshman Robert Lewis,
Joe Mcl^amb, 6-4, Johnny
Jackson. 6-3, Milton Hill, 6-8,
and 6-3 Brian McCants gave
the Bulls the strongest front
court reserves in the con
ference.
Derek Wallace, a fancy ball
handler from Philadelphia,
and Luther McMorrie will
spell Polite and Joplin in the
backcourt
Saturday s game starts at 8
pm. in Hartly-Woods Gvm
I GOOD READING
ON THE INSIDE
UNPA Wins
Compromise
Agreement
Recently there has been a
controversy in the University
Park Neighborhood between
the Administration of West
Charlotte High School and the
University Park Im
provement Assoc, the dif
ference of opinion centered
around the School Ad
ministrations desire to
remove the playground
equipment and picnic shelter
would not eliminate any
alleged undersirable elements
in the community, but merely
rob residents of the neigh
borhood of the only available
park and playground egnip
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Because of this- proposed
loss of a neighborhood park,
the University Park Im
provement Assoc, was in
strumental in setting up a
C heivnuu
residents of the neighborhood.
—the Administration of wesl
Charlotte Hi. School, the Park
—A Recreation Commission,
and the Administration of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
System.
At this meeting a com
promise agreement was
negotiated between the
parties involved ■ which
provides for the following:
1. That the picnic shelter
and mini park equipment
remain intact on the West
Charlotte 'property.
2. ' That a fence wiir be
constructed along the West
Charlotte boundary line.
3. That a gate be installed -
to provide easy access to
either the Center or mini
park.
4. That the mini-park and
shelter be controlled by the
school durine school hours
7:00 a m. to 3:30 p.m.
5. That the Park and
Recreation Commission be
vision and control of the mini
park and shelter from 3:30
p.m. until closing time at 10:30
p.m.
The University Park lm-,
provement Assoc, received
the w/it ten terms of the
agreement today (Nov. 23.
1973,)) and feels this favorable
settlement demonstrates the
respect that the School System
and the Park & Recreation
Commission have for the local
community organization
The University Pprk lm*
provement Assoc also feels
that keeping the shelter and
playground equipment will
serve the best interests of the
neighborhood and assure the
park facilities will be
available to area residents in
the years to come. ✓
Mercy Student
Nurse Wins
ScholaVship
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A first for Mercy! > 1973
, marks the first year that the
Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing has entered one of its
students in a scholarship
contest--^nd that student won!
The Brown Shoe Company,
makers of Air Stet
Professional Shoes, seleciffi
10 winners of Nursin^
Scholarships of $500 each
Miss Eileen Grace McGee o
Raleigh, a student in our Ckr
of '74 vton one of the
scholarships, which still
[to her on It
Novemb | 10th