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By Bob Johnson
Surprise B irthday F east...
High up in the hillls of North Wilkesboro
SPr':d a9!i7, ° b°Ck dr°P °f Pi,°* Mountain
is the beautiful tn level home of Alexander and
aye E rwin. The house and t>e 7 acres of fertile
oncf were the settings for a fantastic birthday
fete held recently in honor of Faye.
She was really shocked
when she walked into
the house on Sunday af- |
ternoon to the resound
ing bellow of "Suurrpri
ise! and saw friends
and relatives from as
far away as Atlanta.Ge
orgia.
T his is the best birthday I ever had," exclaimed
the very lovely mother of Kim and Keith Alex
ander. As she hugged and kissed her guests
which included her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
E nnis H ill, Mr. and Mrs. E dison E ast, Mrs. Allan
Hill, Jerome and Vicki Hill, Estelle Hill, Paul
Hill. Johnny Hill, Gladys Perry, Ida M. Hill,
L olita Hill, Thaxton T aylor and Thelma Dodd all
from Pilot Mountain. Mary Lou Martin from
West Field, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Stevens and
Children Blanche and Felix Jr., Rev. and Mrs.
R .J. Harris, Mrs. Gertrude R obinson and child
ren from North Wilkesboro. Robert and Otelia
Erwin SR., Robert and E llora Erwin Jr, and
daughter Kondyce, Bobby Johnson and Kit
Massey, Joe and Minnie Allison, Stephen and
E dwina Hayes from Charlotte and Rufus and
Audre E rwin from Atlanta, Georgia.
The menu for this ultra grand occasion consis
ted of baked ham, fried chicken, meat loaf, beef
roast, chicken and dumplings, potato salad,
creamed corn, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese
caserole, green beans, potato pie, birthday cake,
relish trays, homemade rolls and plenty of
beverages to wash it all down (uufrtmmmml
What a feast that was!)
Anniversary Time...Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dixon
of 1240 Mt. K isco Drive celebrated their 5th
anniversary last Saturday. Roy is employed by
the U.S. Postal Service and his charming wife
Gayle is employed by theCharlotte Mecklenburg
School System. T he couole has one son R ov Jr
T o celebrate this wonderful day R oy and Gayle
spent a night out on the town.
T a lent Search...L ocated on B eatties F ord R d.,
right below L aSalle St. beside Alexanders Gro
cery store is a very small shopping complex. In
one corner of this building is a room that is
orange and blue on the outside. Inside there are
many colors mainly due to the artistic talents of
Vernard Pepe" Thompson and Eddie Hood.
The room is their art studio and they are
looking for other artists to share the studio with
them. Also the public is invited tocomeand view
their sculpture and painting displays.
Class R eunion F un...T he 1958 Class of Second
Ward High School held a reunion dance last
Saturday night at the National Guard Armory.
Many people crowded into the Armory to enjoy a
real groovy dance. Among the guests were
^ Veann Davis, Millet Coleman, Johnny and L arri
Mills, Barbara West,Catherine Vance, Eva
Harris, Mae Culbert, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Strong,
Lasalle Wise, Sheila Walls, Frederick Harris,
and M r. and M rs. J am es Wall. T he dance started
at 9 p.m. and ended at 1 a.m.
10th Birthday Celebration... William Massey
was a very proud lad last Sunday. B ill celebrated
his 10th birthday with a lot of friends at his home
at 3400 Merrill Place. During this truimphant
affair, the gang ate hot dogs, potato chips, and
very delicious birthday cake, while they danced
to all the latest tunes and ployed a little
basketball. H Is guests for this event included L ee
Davis, James Richardson, Anthony Little, Kyle
Winston. Troy R ivens, Kim Mitchell, Bill Gor
ham, Mark Tillman, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Brian
Bolto, Loretta Williams, Karen Williams and
Angela Camancho.
Y es Santa Clause, there Is a B ill Massey and he
is the son of the very beautiful, ABC record
executive, Doris Massey.
Happiness... T he true happiness Is of a retired
nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it
arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of
one's self) and in the next, from the friendship
and conversation of a few select companions; it
loves shade and solitude, and naturally haunts
groves and fountains, fields and meadows; in
short, it feels everything it wants within itself,
and receives no addition from multituded of
witnesses ond spectators.
Until we speak on other things happening In
our community be good to yourselves and R OCK
EASYI.
PUPPETEER Susan Goins and Pattie Rob
erts, of the Mecklenburg County Health De
partment, used puppets to get Dental Health
Care message across to 4 and 5 year old
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kindergarten students at Friendship Baptist
Church during Childrens Dental Health Week
Project was sponsored by the Charlotte
■ Medical. Dental and Pharmacuetical Society.
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' Local Medical Society Plans
High Blood Pressure Seminar
by James Peeler
Post Feature Writer
The Charlotte Medical, Den
tal and Pharmaceutical Soc
iety, as part of its annual and
continuing public services
program, will sponsor a High
Blood Pressure-Hypertension
Seminar at the Mother House
of Prayer for All People on
Beatties Ford Road this Sun
day, March 21, at 1 p m. fol
lowing the morning service.
The Seminar will include a
movie on Hypertension, a
panel discussion on various
aspects of the effects of High
Blood Pressure on other og
gans of the body, a question
and answer period, and a scr
eening, (actueal blood pres
sure check for persons desir
ing to have one) by nurses in
the House of Prayer congrega
tion. -
Dr. Tolly A. Kennon, D.D.S.,
Chairman of the society’s
Public Relations Committee,
says “Uncontrolled high blood
pressure-hypertension- is a
major national public health
problem. It is the primary
cause of 60,000 deaths each
year and a contributing fact
or in the 1,500,000 heart at
tacks and strokes that occur
each year in the United States.
An estimated 23 million Amer
I
icans, or about 15 percent of
the adult population, have
high blood pressure."
He continies, "The preval
ence rates of high blood pres
sure rise steadily with advanc
ing age and , in every age
group, the prevalence is high
er for blacks than for whites.
Among American blacks, not
only is the prevalence about
twice as high -as that among
whites; it is also more sever
and occurs at an earlier age.
High blood pressure afflicts
not only the elderly, but also
the young and middle-aged
adults in their most produc
tive years."
Dr. kennon concluded. "Al
though detection is simple and
painless, and drug therapy is
practical and effective, the
great majority of hyperten
sives are not receiving satis
factory treatment. Half of the
estimated 23 million Ameri
cans with high blood pressure
don’t even know they have it;
ot those who know, only half
are being treated; and of those
being treated, only half again
have their blood pressure con
trolled within normal limits."
The most recent Public Ser
vice project sponsored by the
Charlotte Medical, Dental and
Pharmaceutical Society was a
Puppet Show during Child
ren s Dental Health Week at
Friendship Baptist Church.
Mrs. Susan Goins and Mrs.
Pattie Roberts, Dental Assis
tants at the Mecklenburg Cou
nty Health Department, per
formed splendidly for 26 four
and five-year olds in the Pri
mary Department class of
teacher Donna Davidson.
Puppeteer Goins and Rob
erts were introduced by The
ola Singletery, Chairside As
sistant of Dr. Spurgeon Web
ber, and the Sesame Street
type show was attended and
enjoyed also by Friendship
Day Care Center Director
Mary S McGill.
Officers of the 30-member
Charlotte Medical, Dental,
and Pharmeacuetical Society
are Dr. Teleze Foster, Presi
dent; Dr. Kenneth Chambers,
Vice, President; Dr. J. Mat
thew Murphy. Secretary; and
Dr. C Warren Williams,
Treasurer.
ilas your name been in the
Charlotte Post lately? Keep us
informed of what you are
doing so that we can let your
friends know by running it in
Charlotte's fastest growing
weekly Newspaper.
WBT To Sponsor Volleyball Marathon
ana \sm\ are spon
soring a Volleyball Marathon
for Easter Seals on .March 19
and 20 There will be 24 hours
of exciting volleyball games at
Eastland Mall from 6 p.m on
Friday to 6 p.m on Saturday
DJ's from WBT Radio and
WBTV personalities will be
there and even play part of the
time with the teams.
I
Everyone will be plaving
school groups, church groups,
or just a group of friends who
like to play volleyball Each
team member needs to have
sponsors for every minute his
team plays The money raised
will be used to help handicap
ped children and adults
A trophy w ill be awarded lo
the individual team winning
the most games, and the indiv
idual team raising the most
money The top ten indivi
duals raising the most money
w ill be awarded prizes.
All age groups are getting
together for fun and to help
raise money for Easter Seals
If anyone is interested in hav
ng their team participate
jleace call 3.13-4770
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