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Page 12-THE CHARLOTTE POST Thursday . May 13, 1976 Famed Diabetes Researcher To Lecture Here May is national JDF (Juve nile Diabetes Foundation) month, and the week of May 17 - May 23 has been declared JDF Week by Mayor John Belk. This week will be a concentration of very impor tant, informative activities by the Metrolina JDF Chapter. On Monday, May 17, Dr. J. Stuart Soeldner will be in Charlotte for a series of lec tures and interviews. Dr. Soel dner is from the Elliot P. Joslin Research Laboratory in Boston, an affiliate of the Har vard Medical School. He is presently the only man in the country working on an artifi cial endocrine pancreas. The public is cordially invit ed to attend the following acti vities to be conducted by Dr. Soeldner. They promise to be informative and will present a - - up-to-the-minute look at what is happening in the field of diabetes research. MONDAY, MAY 17th: 12 noon-luncheon at the She raton Inn, McDowell Street tickets are $5. Dr. Soeldner will speak 4 p.m.-lecture by Dr. Soeld ner, Memorial Hospital, Main auditorium-mainly geared for doctors, but the public is invited-admission is free r-*T:30 p.m.-reception honoring Dr. Soeldner, Sheraton Inn this will give you an opportu nity to meet Dr. Soeldner and . chat with him in person It is quite ah honor to have 1 such a distinguished research 1 er visit Charlotte. Dr. Soeld • ner’s visit is sponsored by the | Metrolina Chapter of the Juve : nile Diabetes Foundation~a * completely volunteer organi • zation which gives 88 percent i of its funds to diabetes re ; search. ALSO COMING DURING JDF | WEEK: May 22-23-an exten sive door-to-door canvas May 17-31-an information booth will be set up in East lapdMall. SATURDAY, MAY 22 whU^a-a very special day of prizes, entertainment and an educational movie. Prizes will be given away every hour! the Anderson Opens One-Man Exhibition Artist Eric Anderson will open a one-man exhibition at the Mint Museum May. 15 to run through June 3. A reception for the artist will be held at 6 p.m., Satur day, May 15. Anderson has been a faculty member in visual arts at UN CC since 1967 and received the NCNB Award for outstanding teaching last fall. He is cur rently coordinator of the art area in the bachelor of crea tive arts program. He refers to his current work as an attempt to move from his past systemic and formal style toward a more interpretive, high-energy translation of form, space and color. In the exhibition, a drawing series entitled "Sea Theater” reflects a group of works exe cuted very much like a theater performance in that each drawing symbolizes an aware ness of physical movement, time and energy. Anderson was born in Cleve land, Ohio and received his j^.F.A. degree from Pratt In stitute STUDENT DESKS :: | on SALE r $750 Good Qualiiy-Slightly Used General Office Equipment | 333-2533 f 2101 S. Tryon St | IK—»00>0»<00>D>»»OOOteOgu<,^o<>8aoo>>j I ' SMALL-LEWB FAMILY REUNION CLAN MEMBERS ~~Gathered Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon Small, Lewis Family Members Gather Here For 22nd Reunion By James Peeler Post Staff Writer More than 190 family mem bers and friends were on hand last Sunday for the 22nd an nual FAMILY REUNION OF THE SMALLS-LEWIS clan at the home of Maso and Refula Witherspoon at 412 Vale Stre et. As has been the custom In the past years, the one-day activity began at 1:00 P.M. with a formal ceremony-pre sided over this year by Deacon Claudia Smalls, of Winston Salem, N. C., who opened the program with the solo singing of "One More Time.” Deacon Smalls’ solo was fol County Commissioners To Hold Public Hearing The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing Friday, May 21, for the discussion of budget priorities for 1976-77. The hearing will be at 2 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meet ing Room, fourth floor of the County.Office Building, 720 East Fourth Street. In announcing the meeting, Commission Chairman Elisa beth “Liz” Hair said that this will be a year of limited re: sources, both at the State and at the County level, and it is unlikely that new programs will be funded. “We want very much to be in touch with the public’s va lues and priorities,” she said, "so that we can take these into consideration as we study bud get requests and needs for the coming year." The public hearing, she said, will "enable the Com missioners to assess public sentiment and support," as they relate to County pro grams and services. “The fact that some pro grams will not be funded this year,” Mrs. Hair said, "does not mean they won’t be consi dered in future years...and this is another reason why we want citizens to state their thoughts on priorities in the County budget.” Citizens who wish to be heard during the Public Hear ing are requested to notify Mrs. Hazel H. Hatley in the County Manager's Office, 720 East Fourth Street, 374-2472. Those persons whose requests are received in advance will Se given priority on the agen da. Each person who speaks is ■equested to limit his presen ation to five minutes and, if ... possible, to leave a written copy of his presentation for further study. It is suggested that organi zations and associations select a spokesman and present their views through this one speak er. The Board of County Com missioners will review and study budget requests throughout the month of June, and a budget will be formally adopted shortly before July 1. ■ lowed by a scripture reading by Rev. J. Fowler, of Winston Salem, who read verses 28 through 31 of the 40th chapter of Isiah. The scripture reading was followed with prayer by Rev. A. D. Smalls, of Washington, D.C. The formal program was concluded with testimonials by all the brothers and sisters of the immediate family, fri ends, relatives, and the oldest clan member, an aunt, Mrs. Virgil Lowery, 80 years-old. Family Reunion organizer Laura Johnson, of Washing ton, D. C., noted with pleasure that no member of the Smalls Lewis Clan had deceased since the last family reunion and the newest member in attendance this year was 4 month-old Sharon E. Barber, daughter of M. and Mrs. Ric hard E. Barber of Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Johnson also noted that “more family attended this year than before and the char tered bus from Washington, D. C. was full.” Hostess Refula Witherspoon said, “It was the best Family Reunion, ever’’ and pointed out that William and Martha Witherspoon of Brooklyn, N.Y. had traveled the furthest to attend the 22nd Family Reunion. She said they will have the family reunion at the same time and same day next year. The oldest members of the immediate family attending this year’s reunion were: Lau ra Johnson, 6f Washington, D. C.; Refula Witherspoon, Charlotte, hostess; Rev. A. D. Smalls, Washington, D.C.; Claudis Smalls, Winston Salem, N.C.; Mansel Smalls, Rock Hill, S.C.; Walter Smalls, Greensboro, N.C.; and Mayfield Smalls, Grens boro, N.C. The formal program was followed by a buffet dinner of numerous home-cooked dishes and the day’s activities were concluded at 12 midnight. jyE*RE Jubilee BARBECUED Franks 59c THE PRICE OF _12 oz. package_ Boneless QQp . J“,lN" <7o« Chuck J Bologna 79c 2 for m ^-Boy-Ar-Dee Tater Boy 2 for 24 oz. jar ^ 1 Save pizza 79c French Fries ^ !| French's Mustard ^Oc 13 oz. package • 20 oz. Jl 1 FREE siST Chopped ■ ()ne |»oir 0f f^udy star Knee Hi 5 10c each Fumip 0 Stocking* With This Coupon And ' Greens " 8750 Purchase. ■ Squash No 303 cans 0 present at office 8 15c 11 ■uuj»i»c3uu«B«LijjnnnLijjMntBDlgi§ l 1 t \ Blacks Start Business Encouragement Week By Abigail L. Flanders Post Staff Writer Black businesses and Black businessmen are growing in North Carolina, but the ques tions that are particularly pos ed by Blacks living in the state are: Where are they? What are they? and Who are They? The problem is that Black businesses are not advertising and often Black businessmen after becoming somewhat suc cessful, hibernate in their offi ces, enjoying their profits and rarely if ever share the se crets of their success with upcoming Black youth. This past week, groups of interested and concerned Blacks from Gaston and Cleveland counties assembled in Gasonia to formulate the first annual "Business Encou ragement Week." We decided to invest some time in stimula ting the minds of Black youth by showing them the makings of a successful business and -allowing them to participate so that they will have some idea of what it feels like to be involved in certain business es," Joe Roberts, co-ordinator uic wurnsnup, saia. Each night, a particular group sponsors a certain type of business and the audience is readily invited to partici pate after the lecture. One night was sponsored by the Qaston County lawyers, who had a “mock trial” in which at least one member of the audi ence was asked to play the roll of lawyer and another, that of a judge. This enables the audi ence to become more familiar with the functions of the lawy er and judge professions. The inspiration for this week according to Mr. Roberts, was one of many alarming statistics concerning income and professional faining for the average Black family. Sta tistics show that the average Black family’s income is con siderably lower than the aver age White family’s income. Crisis magazine quotes the figure to be as high as $6,000 a year less. “There is definitely an analogy between income and professional f aining. We have found that many Blacks I who choose for one reason or another not to go to college or even to finish their high school training will drop out of school and take a job in the mill. We must try to stimulate a spirit of ambition in our Black youth, in order to increase Black professionalism parti cularly in the state of North Carolina." Mr. Roberts said. Mr. Roberts further states that another reason for the decline of interest in profes sional careers for Black youths in North Carolina is the lack of support and encou ragement at home. Many Black families constantly live under the strain of worrying about how to make ends meet and therefore have little time to devote to encouraging their children in their quest for knowledge. In recognition of this dilem ma, "Black Encouragement Week" will continue through me years 10 provide encou ragement to interested youth and perhaps inspire more Blacks to become more inte rested in promoting and shar ing the secrets of how to make Black businesses work in North Carolina. TO PLACE YOUR ACTION AD DIAL 392-1306 TODAY rHETRE HERE!!!! FRA TELLI shoes By GTratelli ^footwear, JOtcL Patton & Suede ^"AU Colors AT Mr.G’s Fratelli Shoes Pants Shirts & Accessories \ • __ 118 West Trade St. ^ . In North Carolina, large or small, Seagranft Gin outsells them all. The Number One gin in North Cnroino is Seagramt Gin. There'll reason.Taste. 085 450 1A35 Akpht HA IVm : >*' SCflJNMi WWfl -.
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