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LES AMIES BRIDGE CLUB President Thel ma Byers, 2nd from right, presents a check for $100 to Mrs. Anita Stroud, left, of the Anita Stroud Foundation for support of program for V T I Photo by Peeler disadvantaged children. Club members Ma mie L. Brewington, right, and Letha J. Caldwell, 2nd from left, observe the proceed ings. Les Amies Contribute To Anita Stroud Foundation i ne 18-member, 42-year-old, Les Amies Bridge Club, as. part of its policy of supporting worthwhile charitable organi zations, contributed $100 to the Anita Stroud Foundation last week for support of disadvan taged kids in the Fairview Homes Housing Project. In past years the club, pre sently headed by President Thelma Byers, has contribut ed to such charitable as the Milk Fund, a Clothes and Shop Closet for needy individuals. Sickle Cell Ane mia Fund, the NAACP, Me Crorey Branch YMCA, the YWCA, and the Black Wo Men’s Caucus. Since organizing in 1934, the club has limited its member ship to 18 persons and is presently composed of Thel ma Byers, President; Mildred S. Grier, Secretary; Gladys Moreland, Secretary of Fi nance; Laura S. Malone, Treasurer; Elizabeth Dargan, Bessie Mulliens, Fannie Wal lace; Mary Lee Henderson, Mamie L. Brewington; Louise Holloman, Willie Mae McKis sick, Frances Wheeler, Helen Cabiness, Malta Levi, Willie G. Towns, Claudie McFadden, Anne Roberts, and Letha J. Caldwell. Two of Les Amies mem Deis - Mary Lee Henderson and Frances Wheeler - are charter members of the organization. Club spokeswoman Laura S. Malone said the club, which meets once a month at diffe rent members homes, plans to make support of the Anita Stroud Foundation “an annual project.” Council Approves Death Penalty continued from Page 1 was committed while the de fendant was an accomplice, was committing or escaping arrest following a robbery, rape, arson, burglary, kid napping, high-jacking or dis charging of a bomb; the capi ;tal crime was committed a gainst a law enforcement offi cer, an officer of the Depart ment of Corrections, a fire man, judge, justice or former judge or justice, prosecutor, luror. former juror, witness or former witness against the defendant; tBe crime was a heinous or cruel crime; or that the defendant knowingly crea ted a great risk of death to more than one person by a weapon or hazardous device. If the sentencing jury finds any of the above aggravating factors, a finding can be made that any number of circum stances would demand that the sentence be life imprison ment rather than death. These circumstances include the fol lowing : The defendant has no “significant” history of crimi nal activity; the capital crime was committed while the de fendant was mentally or emo ti^^^^^^bed^^ictiin was a participant in the defen dant’s crime; the defendant was an accomplice to a capital crime committed by another person and his role was a minor one; the defendant’s capacity to know that he was commitiiut a crime was im paired by the defendant’s age; the defendant aided in the apprehension or testified for the prosecution in another prosecution of a serious felon. Further deliberation is yet to be had on the re-write of the death penalty by the Judical Council on December 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the N.C. Justice Building. Judicial Council Di rector Franklin Freeman said that details of jury selection and other minor items have yet to be finalized. The death penalty re-enact: ment is opposed by 17 organi zations which comprise the coalition, North Carolinians Against the Death Penalty. That group is opposed to capi tal punishment. It is expected to request both Governor-elect Hunt and the Legislature to study whether capital punish ment is in fact a deterent to crime prior to re-enactment of a new death penalty to comply with the Supreme Court’s guidelines. Kennedy To Give Voice Recital a voice recnai win De neid December 3 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNCC voice instructor Ri chard Kennedy will perform at 8:15 p.m. in Rowe Recital Hall. He will be accompanied by fellow faculty member Ro nald Booth at the piano. The program for the recital will include “Quanto peni ani ma Mia” by Alessandro Scar latti, "Vinto Sono” also by Scarlatti, “Dichterliebe”, Op. 48 by Robert Schumann and selections from both Bergettes and Oh Fair To See by Gerald Finzi. Kennedy graduated from the Indiana University School of Music with a double concen tration in toice and theatre, the Masters of Music in voice pedagogy and completed a year's work on the doctorate. He has performed at the White House, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Philharmonic Hall in Lincoln Center. The recital is free and open to the nuhlir For December 12 Cosmetologist Club Sets Third Annual Fashion Show -By Melvetta Jenkins Post Staff Writer The Cosmetologist Club of Charlotte will sponsor its Third Annual Fashion Show on Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at the McCrorey Branch YMCA on Beatties Ford Road. The two members of the Club, Ms. Janie Deese and Ms. Elouise Ferguson, are owners of Deese s Coiffures and Hair Original Beauty Boutique, re spectively. The fashion show will be composed of two segments. The first will feature local professional and student mo dels from Trim Modeling School and Patricia Stevens Modeling School. The models, Jackie Kee, Bonnie Phillips, Helen Lewis, Betty Johnson, Debra Johnson, Sly Davis Jr., Candy Stowe, Dena Hoey, Al terria Miller, Freddricka L. Mitchell, John Campbell, Joh nita Jones, Karen Jones, Cal vin Miller, Elizabeth Rad cliffe, Teri McCauley, Valerie Brown and Kim Robins in, will model clothes from such area stores as Sears, Belk’s, Mc Jay’s, Miller and Rhoads and Sample Hut, and designs by Christian Dior, Emily Just, Mr. John and Zachary Taylor, to name a few. The second segment of the show will feature hair styles from various beauty shops in the area, including Deese s Coiffures, Hair Original Beau ty Boutique, Beckwith Beauty Clinic, House of Charles, Trend Setter, and William’s Studio of Beauty. The wigs to be used in this segment of the show are by Naomi Sims. The latest fall styles and cuts will WOT-FM Schedules Handel’s “Messiah” WBT-TV and the Charlotte Music Club are co-sponsoring the 24th annual presentation of Handel’s “Messiah." The work will be performed by the Charlotte Community Chorus on Sunday, December 5, at 4 p.m. at Ovens Auditori um. Admission is free. Handel’s “Messiah" will be directed by Albert B. McCla nahan. The presentation will f be dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Covington r be shown, plus a three feet htgh liairstyte worn by^'Miaa Christmas Tree" and done by Miss Peggy Gaines, a teacher, in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system. The coordinator of the show is Mrs. Betty Alsbrooks who has traveled in the West and mid-West, modeling with Zac hary Perkins, well-known de signer and the owner of Zac hary Originals of Gary, In diana. The commentator for the evening will be Mrs. Eva Shadd, assistant to the princi pal of North West Junior High School. “The show is important to me because I enjoy workig with people and keeping up with what's going on in the beauty culture,’’ said Ms Ferguson. “Keeping your hands and mind out of the culture doesn’t allow you to accomplish much. We’re giv ing young people an oppor tunity to feature in our show because Black models don’t get enough recognition in Charlotte." _ _ -_Th** purpose of the fashion show is “to present to women the different aspects of the beauty' profession, since its growing so fast.” The club makes an annual • contribution to the United Ne gro College Fund and plans to soon fulfill its goal of sending a worthy young student to beau ty school. The members of the Cosmetologist Club plan to sponsor a drive soon to en courage new members. Tickets for the show are $3 and can be purchased at Dee se’s Coiffures (597-7951) and Hair Original Beauty Bouti que (373-9230). BETTY JOHNSON ...Local model :__l) * j ' 4111 r.V I • -1T i'M 111 lS • 7. f m »mT These days, a lot of families depend on the combined incomes of a working husband and wife. The loss of either income would cause a tremendous burden on the family. Yet most people buy life insurance on just the husband. If you’re in this category, you should call your North Carolina Mutual agent today. Because the best insurance protection for your family is a program that plans for all your needs. Not just part of them. JU vJu NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL Lw« INtUWMCi COMPANY LET'S GET WORKING ON TOMORROW ] 103 BEATTIES FORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE PHONE: 375-5594 g _ _ ^- p ^_t
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