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---BiLfiOB JOHNSON_
The Hampton Institute Concert Choir with
, ROLAND M. CARTER conducting along with
student conductor ROBERT WINDER gave a
very fine performance last week-end at the
Greater Bethel AME Church on Grandin Road.
..The songs chosen for the evening were: ‘‘I
want Jesus To Walk With Me” (arr. Hairston),
“Cantate Domino” (Schutz), “Motet”
(Brahms), “Alleluia” (Thompson) “Kol Nidre”
(Helfman), Every Bush New Springing”
(Cavendish), "Yonder, Yonder” (arr. Gaines),
"Water Boy” (arr. Ryder), "Las Agachadas”
(Copland), “Make Your Choice” (Lee), "Thank
You Lord-I Can’t Help But Serve The Lord” (arr.
Winder ‘75), "Jesus Js All The World To Me"
. (arr. Winder) and “I Must Tell Jesus” (Winder).
. .Some of the people attending the performance
were: KELLY WEBB,
MR. and MRS. LEROY
CROSBY, MR. and
mrs. Ivory fiek
BERT, MRS. LEMUEL
BOULWARE, - DR,
SPURGEON W. WEB
BER. MISS MARTHA
RIDDICK. BILL
BROWN of Monroe, Dr.
CHRISTOPHER
KEMP, MARILYN
HOLT and MRS.
CLARA JONES.
..Happening would like
to attend best wishes to
all of its readers who
were born or married in
the month of December.
..The 100 Percent Pure Prison Band put on a
super good show at the Midway Lounge last
weekend. Many people were there enjoying the
sounds of one of the finest bands in this area.
Among them were: PATRICIA WHEELER.
MR. and MRS. RICHARD CLARK, KIMBERLY
McGUINN, VICTORIA CLEAVES, MARILYN
HOLT, who was visiting the Big^ Town Jrom
Newark, New Jersey, KENNETH GALLOWAY,
WILLIAM TOLLIVER, WALTER BREWER,
ARLETHA HODGES, BRUCE LAUGHORN,
and PATRICIA WILSON. VIRGINIA MASSEY,
the female member of the group, really put a
spell on the audience when she sang ‘‘Been Such
a Long Time” and "You’re The Best Thing That
Ever Happened To Me.”
..DWIGHT SULLIVAN emerged with the most
points in the "No Name Chess Club’s” match last
week. He scored 7. KAREN GIBBS and BOB
JOHNSON finished the evening with 3*/2 points,
followed by WAYNE DIGGS with 3 points,
HENRY WALL 2 points, SHEDRICK W ILLIAMS
1 point, LLOYD SIGLER 1 point. RAY THORPE
1 point, and BILI*, TILLMAN 0 points.
.. Did you know that Maxan cut an album about 2
years ago that is as good as "Bail Out For Fun”?
The album is entitled “Maxan” and is on
Capricorn records. Check it out!
..The Ballroom of the Sheraton Center was the
Saturday night scene ot a dance given by the
Charlotte Chapter of Squaws, Inc.
..The dance, which lasted from 10-U1-2 with
breakfast to boot, waS attended by such people
as; Mr. and Mrs. OREN McCULLOUGH,
JAMES and PATRICIA DIXON. JAMES and
LULA PHIFER, ELOISE MORTON, WILLIE
WALKER who was master of ceremony.
BILL and EDNA JOHNSON, JOE and BONITA
MUMFORD, MR. and MRS. WALTER TAYLOR
JR., DAN and BETTY McLAURIN, WILLIAM
TOLLIVER, JANET FERGUSON. CHARLES
HODGES, CUKTHT and HATTIE ARDREY,
CHARLES and PATRICIA FOSTER, MR. and
MRS. TENNISON JOHNSON, MURDIES and
MARY ARNOLD, MR. and MRS. JOE
APPLING, FRANK TAYLOR, MR. and MRS.
STERLING WOODARD and RICHARD
REEVES and guest.
..The music for the evening was furnished by
JOHNNY WHITE and the CRUSADERS, who
kept the dance lively and full of fun!
..A donation will be given to the Sickle Cell
Anemia Foundation from the proceeds.
..On behalf of BETTY McLAURIN, SHIRLEY
MASSEY and the other Squaws',"ftappening
would like to say thanks for your patronage.
. i A number of people visisted the Big Town
during the Thanksgiving holidays. People like:
Mrs. OZZIETTA DAVIS of Orangeburg, S. C.
HENRY and VERGELINE DAVIS of Washing
ton, D. C.. Mr. and Mrs. DONALD McCLURE
of Washington. D. C.. TROY BRYANT and LOIS
MASSEY of Baltimore, Md., and CHIQUITA
McCULLOUGH from Jamaica, N.Y.
..Happening hopes that these and all other
visitors enjoyed themselves and will return soon.
.. Funguss Blues provided the music for a dance
given by the Oasis Social Club at the Fairground
last weekend. Among the people seen enjoying
themselves were: MARY RIVENS. DORIS
MASSEY. TROY BRYANT. LOIS MASSEY.
WALTER and ALI.ISSA STEVENS. CHRIST
OPHER and CAROL CALDWELL, PATRICIA
GRIGGS, RICHARD and BURLYN METTS and
CHARLES GILL.
MISS EDDIE B. SANDERS'--—
...The former Miss Della-Jaggers '
Miss Della Jaggers
Weds Eddie Sanders
.. Miss Della Jaggers recently
became the bride of Kddic \V.
Sanders in a private ceremony
held in York. S. {'.
..Rev. Charles K. Yunu offi
cated.
The bride is the daughter ol
_ Mrs. Beatrice llood of gilg
Edison Street. The groom is
the son ‘of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Sanders.
. Mrs. Sanders received her
IIA degree front Johnson ('
Smith Cniversity.and her M.\
degree, from North Carolina
.■ Central Cniversity. She is em
ployed by the Kings Mountain
City School System. Mr.
Sanders is a graduate of
Second Ward High School and
is Kntployed hy I’ncumafi)
Corporation.
Local Livingstonians
Fete Alumni Rprirons
The Charlotte Chapter of the
I.ivingstone College Alumni
Association entertained
retired members of the assoc
iation and their guests at a
holiday dinner Sunday on
December 1 at (Morrison's
Cafeteria in Southwark. This
was the third year for the
annual project.
.Miss Shirely Johnson,
president of the local chapter,
said that attendance was down -
from past years because of
inclimate weather: however,
she added, “the weather did
not dampe.n spirits one bit."
Miss Johnson stated that the
I.ivingstonians began the pro
ject three years ago for sev
eral reasons: to let the re
tirees who hud worked so
diligently- through the years to
promote the programs of the
Salisbury. N. C. college know
that their efforts were still
remembered and appre
ciated: to give the retirees an
opportunity to fellowship their
classmates and friends, many
of vv horn they seldom set1
during the year; and to give
the younger members of the
association an opportunity to
meet them.
. .Helires and their guests in
cluded: Mrs. I). K. Williamson
and guests- Mrs. Homes. Mrs.
and Mrs. ( . V Watson; Miss
l.elantl Itishop and guests -
Mrs. Kiltie Martin and Mrs. I..
Sims; Mrs. Hattie Vlexantler
and guest - Mrs. Brandon;
Mrs. Bessie Mullins; Mrs.
Willie Young Johnson. Other
Livingstonians included Karl
Colston land wife. Thelma*,_
Miss Ann I.eUrand, Miss
Carolyn I’atton and Torn
Asbury.
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Consumer Price Index Rose
0.9 Percent In October
The Consumer Price Index
ose 0.9 percent in October to
53.2 (1967-100), the Bureau of
.abor Statistics of the l .S.
department of l.abor report
'd.
The rise was due to higher
•rices for a variety of con
sumer goods and services
totably new and used cars.
irortgagp-mterrst-isisU. .
ipparel commodities, cereal
ind bakery products, and
>ugar. The effect of this in
tense was partially offset by
leclines in prices for meats
ind gasoline.
On a seasonally adjusted
•asis. the rise in the October
"PI was also 0.9 percent. This
ncrease compares with 1.2
•ercent in September and 1.3
•ercent in August.
The food index rose 1.3 per
:ent after seasonal adjust
ment in October, following
“ven larger increases in both
\ugusl and September.
The October increase in the
index for nonfood commod
ities of 0.6 percent was less
than half the average monthly
increase of 1.3 percent in the
first 9 months of this year.
. The index for services rose
» II pnr.-i.nl in <)rtoher. eoip
pared with 1.1 percent in each
of the preceding 3 months.
Compared with a year ago.
the October CPI was up 12.2
percent. The food index was
11.9 percent higher this
October than in October 1973.
and the i.ndex for commodities
other than food was up 14.0
percent. The services index
rose 10.6 percent oxer the
same period.
The index for food pur
chased in grocery stores
xvhieh usually shows a large
seasonal decline in October
rose 0.6 percent. Prices aver
aged higher for most types of
food except meats, poultry,
and fresh fruits. Prices in
creased sharly for cereal and
bakery products and sugar
and sweets. Prices continued
to rise rapidly for eggs, non
alcoholic beverages, partially
prepared*foods, and fats and
oil products. -
In contrast, meat and poul
trx prices turned down in
October following two months
of large increases. The de
clines were sharper than usual
for beef but were largelt sea
sonal for pork and poullrx.
Fresh jruit prices continued
to (In line Inn nut as much as
is usual fur October. The index
for food mini from home
restaurant meals and snaeks
increased l.n percent.
The index for commodities
ither than food rose ii.!l per
rent before seasonal adjust
merit in October. Over a fifth
of the rise was due to an
increa-e in the index for new
cars. October is the first
month in which l»73 model- '
vear cars were introduced in
the (1*1. I sed car prices
continued to rise.
m
When fears --
- speak louder than facts.
America is a strong country, -the richest and the
strongest in the world. Buying the goods free-enteiprise
produces-whether cars or clothing or houses—is the- life
blood of Americarr business Buying trims down idle inven
tories, steps up production, increases the number of jobs, and.
generates tax revenues. Buying keeps Americas economy
r
humming.
Consider these facts: (1) our new cars, on the whole,
deliver better mileage than in previous years, even as they
emit less pollution; (2) they require less scheduled mainte
. nance, so they cost less to run and to keep up; <3) used car
v___
values have never been higher.
In short, a new car is a good investment. Right now /
is the time to buy a new car. And that’s a fact.
I , . •
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R.C. Gerstenberj?
- Chairman •
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
See your Chevrolet, Pontiac. Oldsmobile. Buick or Cadillac dealer today.
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