Food Town Inc.
To Purchase 2
Giant Genies
Jn April 14 Charlotte wffl
have two additional Fo#
Town Store*, according to a
Joint announcement made to
day by Ralph Coppala. Wilson
Coppala and Ralph W. Ketner.
. .Food Town. Salisbury-based
super market chain, has ac
quired the two Giant Genie
markets located on Central
Avenue and The Plata In
Charlotte. The Coppalas, own
ers of Giant Genie, and Ket
ner. president of Food Town,
reached an agreement where
by Food Town would acquire'
outright the 27.000 and 18.000
square foot unit*. Giant Genie
will continue to operate the
store on Park Road.
..This will bring to four the
number of Food Town Stores
in Charlotte, and, according to
Ketner, several other loca
tions are currently under con
sideration.
..With this acquistion Food
Town will be operating 28
stores in piedmont North
Carolina, with the twenty
seventh unit scheduled to open
in May In Gastonia.
..Sales for the super market
chain totaled 192 million for
1974, and the firm’s stock is
included in the over-the
counter stocks used to com
pute the North Carolina index.
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority To Present 30 Young Ladies
By James Cuthberlson -
They represent a broad
gamut of activities. They are
cheerleaders. singers,
models, student government
officials and future leaders pf
tomorrow.
..On Friday, April It, at 9
p.m. in the Park Center, the
Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc. will present its annual
Cotillion. Some 30 young
ladies will be presented. Ele
ven of the young ladies are
Vickie Aaron, Aprella Brid
ges, Rosalyn Dorsey, Marsha
Kee, Jaren McCombs. Joan
j Saunders. Tammera Rose
boro, Yolanda Woods, Tamara
Walker, Marilyn Walking, and
Toni Wilburn.
. ■ Vickie is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arto Aaron nf
Haines Street. The Indepen
dence High School senior Is
very active at her school, be
ing a member of the Students
United for Equality, the
NAACP, the Red Cross, and
the Student Council. Her hob
bies are sewing, dancing,
bowling and cooking.
..Swimming, cooking and
sewing are the hobbies of the
President of the Youth Choir
at Independence High School.
Aprella is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Furman Bridges of
2020 Holly Street. •
.. Mr. and Mrs. Ruddy Ddfsey
Sr. are the proud parents of
Rosalyn, an Olympic High
School senior whose hobbies
are skating, bowling, writing
poetry and dancing. She is a
member of the Usher Board
and Youth Activities clubs.
..West Charlotte High School
senior, Marsha who lives with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Kee at 1034 Carter
Avenue, lists her hobbies as
tennis and singing and she
puts one of these in practice by
singing with the Youth Choir.
..Fifteen-Hundred and Forty
4 Two Gunn Street is the
•address of the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William McCombs,
Sr., Jaren, a Garinger High
School senior who models,
reads, and dances for hobbies.
• Reading best-sellers,
music and dancing”, are my
■ hobbies said Joan Saunders, a
North Mecklenburg senior
who is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James E. Saunders of
4323 La Brea Drive.
..Tamara Roseboro, of 160*
Griers Grove Road is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William GUI. The North
Mecklenburg senior dances,
skates and plays music for
fun.
..Independence High School
O __ 1 _ _ tr.s_a _ s_ as _ ■
w»iwa | ■ wiaiiua, IO MIC U«U^II*
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming
Woods of 1916 Kennesaw,
Drive. Her hobbies are piano, ’
dancing, sewing, and swim
ming. This young lady is a
member of the Students Unit
ed for Equality, the NAACP.
the lettergirl squad and the
Red Cross.
.. Tamara Walker lives at 9519
Feldbank Drive with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Wal
ker. The North Mecklenburg
High School senior likes to
cook, dance, skate and sing.
She is in the Pep Club, presi
dent of her homeroom and a
chorusmistress.
..Twenty-Four Hudred and
Fifteen Newland Road is the
address of Marilyn Watkins,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ulysses Watkins. Marilyn is
an Independence High School
senior who likes to sew, cook
and swim in her spare time
and she participates in the
NAACP and the school choir.
.Dancing, playing tennis and
skating are the hobbles of Toni
Wilburn, the daughter of Mr.
BRENDA BYERS
...Garinger High
ROSELLA CLEMMONS
...W. Charlotte High '
BENDETTA FERGUSON
...Olympic High
" ' LYNNE OSBOKNE
...Independence High
CHAMOS PRIDE
...Gariager High
TOM WILBl'RN
...Harding High
..Yvonne Williams of 2232
English Drive is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lennie
Williams. She attends West
Mecklenburg High School.
CMS Officials
To Attend
Seminar Here
, The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
School System will be repre
sented at a seminar on April 8
and 9 at the Holiday Inn, on
Sugar Creek ttoad by Laird W.
Lewis, an administrative
assistant and James Emer
son, a principal.
rAMEjLA STINSON
...North High
AnuLLA THKEATT
...East High
.‘inmr'in
YVONNE W1LL1AM8
...West High
ttotaemtM 7<iSkir*L mu*.
TERRI MITCHELL
...W, Charlotte High
GLADYS SMITH
...East High
jAMIi‘‘fcM****"——. ..
VICKIE AARON
...Iadcpcadeace High
APRELLA BRIDGES
' " s
ROSALYN DORSEY
...Olympic High
MARSHA KEE
...W. Charlotte High
JOAN SAUNDERS
...North High
TAMMERA ROSEBORO
...North High
YOLANDA WOODS
...Independence High
TAMARA WALKER
...North High
and Mrs. Sylvester Wilburn.
She is a senior at Harding
High School and lives at 2949
Coronet Way.
..Gwendolyn Blackmon.
Denita Hampton. Regina Irby,
Clevados Junious, Altavia
Miller. Regina North. Beverly
Parker, Deborah Woodson,
Michelle Yancey, * Brenda
Byers, Rosella Clemmons,
Bendetta Ferguson, Lynne
Osborne, Chamos Pride.
Pamela Stinson, Angela
Threat!. Yvonne Williams.
Terri Mitchell, and Gladys
Smith are the other young
ladies to be presented on Fri
day April II at 9 p.m. in the
Park Center.
..Gwendolyn is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey i
Blackmon of 2624 Montreat _ I
Street. The West Charlotte ,
High School senior who likes
to swim is President of her
BECA Club and a Sunday
School teacher.
..Mr. and Mrs. Adrian M.
Hampton of 2528 Tanglebroolc
l-ane are the parents of Den
ita. an Independence High
senior who sews, cooks, skates
ind participates in the
VAACP, the Red Cross, and
the FHA at her school.
..Fifteen Hundred and Eight
Russell Avenue is the address
if Regina Irby the Garinger
High senior daughter of Mr
ind Mrs. David Irby who list*
skating, bowling and cookin;
is her hobbies.
Sewing, cooking and bowi
ng are the hobbies of this
wear’s Homecoming Queen at
Wyers Park High School.
Irvados Junious lives at 2113
.ongleaf Drive with her par
mis Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Williams.
.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L.
Miller of 3438 Griffith Street
are the parents of Myers Park
senior Altavia Miller. Altavia
likes to dance, cook and bowl.
At her school she is a member
«f Junior Achievement and the
Red Cross.
..Cheerleading, serving on
her school's Executive and
Student Councils at West
Charlotte are the activities of
Regina North, the daughter of
Mrs. Flossie G. North of 2429
Jefferson Davis Street.
■. North Mecklenburg High
School senior Beverly Parker
likes to dance sing and sew.
The member of her church
choir is the daughter of Mr.
■nd Mrs. Bennie Parker of
1808 Griers Grove Road.
..West Mecklenburg High
tenior Michelle Yancey lives
•t 312S Cricketeer Drive with
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
lames Yancey. Her hobbles
are sewing and music and she
is a member of her church
choir.
. .Mrs. Juanita McClenehen is
the proud parent of Deborah
Woodson of 1113 North wood
Drive. Deborah is a senior at
North High School.
..Garinger High School sen
iors Brenda Byers and Cha
mos Pride live at 1812 Madiosn
Avenue and 1314 Dean Street
with their parents Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Byers and Mr.
and Mrs. Carnell Pride res
pectively.
.. West Charlotte is represent
ed additionally by Rosella
Clemmons and Terri Mitchell.
Rossella lives at 2026 St. Paul
Street with her parent Mrs.
Rose Clemmons and Terri
lives at 6521 Hidden Forest
Un ihe Apnl 8 Bond Referendum
t ‘ •
Continued from page 1
enterprise.
..The disadvantage of the "yes”
vote for the public transportation
system bonds is that you are giving
the city the authority to levy taxes in
. an amount sufficient to pay the
principal of and the interest on the
bonds.
. .Thus the overall operating cost of
the'' public transportation system
will be passed on to you directly.
Here again you must weigh the
overall benefits against what it is
going to cost you.
SIDEWALKS
. .The city is requesting $1,500,000 in
bond money to provide sidewalks
throughout Charlotte. The advan>
tage of having sidewalks is one of
safety. Sidewalks provide a means
of safe travel for pedestrians. There
should be no question in anyones
mind of the importance of this issue.
.. But there are several objections to
this bond issue and rightfully so. The
biggest objection is that no pre
determination of sidewalk placem-,
ent is made. Hence, after you pay ■
your tax dollars you still may end up
without sidewalks in your commu
nity.
RECREATION FACILITIES
.. The city proposes a recreation
facilities bonds (Bikeway system) at
a cost of 1500,000. The rationale
behind this bond proposal is that
safety of bicycle facilities for both
recreational and utilitarian usage.
..In Charlotte it is estimated that
00,000 bicycles are in use. In 1974
only 90 people were injured on bicy
cles in Charlotte. This comes out to
be less than one six of 1 percent.
Therefore to spend 1500,000 on safety
when only 90 people out of a possible
60,000 might be asking a bit much.
The city is also asking for the
authority to levy taxes to pay for the
bonds if the situation warrants it.
. The last item on the ballot is for
giving the city the right to levy
annual property tax to help provide
funds for the operation and mainte
nance of the public bus and trans
portation system. A vote of “yes” on
item 2 of the ballot (public transpor
tation bond) coupled with a vote of
“yes” on this item will give the city
the right to double tax you on the
public transportation bond. The first
tax involves the paying back of the
principal and interest of the bond
and the second tax will be for paying
the operating and maintaining costs.
..Again this is an objective look at
the bond referendum. I have gone at
length in trying to show you the
issues as they are without any out
side factors. Of course, if you dislike
the Mayor, or you think the City
( ouncil stinks, or you have a pass
grudge with the city, or you are
going through the change then you
might vote using outside factors.
. .Most of the items on the referen
dum are good and most are costly.
Hence, ask yourself "How is this
bond item going to affect me," "Will
it be good for me”? Then ask
yourself, "Am I willing to pay for
It”? If your answer is “yes” to both
questions vote “yes” on the ballot.
Otherwise vote "no.”
JAREN MCCOMBS j
...Gartnger High
MARILYN WATKIN8
...Independence High
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Drive with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Mitchell.
.. Bendetta Ferguson of 3508
Sargeant Drive is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Ferguson Sr. She attends
Olympic High School.
..Independence High School
senior Lynn Osborne Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Osborne of 1417
Hatteras Avenue.
..North Mecklenburg senior
Pamela Stinson of 9442 Feld
bank Drive is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Stinson.
• Angela Threat! and Gladys
Smith represent East High
School. They live at 3700
Ellington Street and 228 Ken
nesaw Drive and are the
daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Thurmon Threatt and Mr.
Matthew Smith Jr. respective
ly.
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