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take iff SI?"*? 15 Jery refreshing when you can
iff® f f o few days ln December, and vacate
: theroutine. Such is the case with Curt and Hattie
the^re 001 °?y are ^ vacating the routine
they re vacating the area also. The Rockv
Mountems range is where they decided to settle
arealhitT6 °f ^ thingS ^ are done » that
area this time of year. To be more specific thev
e in a place called Vail, Colorado. AAAAhhhh
it must be wonderful!
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Loretta Tidwell and Ho
ward L. Clark were
-married last Saturday
in the chapel at Johnson
C. Smith University.
The bride is the
daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. William Tid
well of Charlotte. She is
a graduate of Central
Piedmont Community
College and is employed
by Dupont in Charlotte.
The bridegroom is the
bod Johnson
Ph ladelnhf;eHr and MrS, WiUiam B CJark of
Philadelphia. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s
fn°ptT 15 employed by Clark and Strambler
in Philadelphia.
The couple will live in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Remember Howard and Loretta, a happy
marriage is a new beginning of life, a new
starting point for happiness and usefulness.
CHESS TOURNAMENT...Leland Fuerstman,
Chessman par excellance, is sponsoring another
one of his super chess tournaments Dec. 11 and
12, at the Red Cross building, 2425 Park Rd. This
one is the Mecklenburg County High School
Championship, and is open to all high school and
below members of the (USCF) United States
Chess Federation and (NCCA) North Carolina
Chess Association, with other states honored.
Money and trophies will be given to the first
place winners and trophies to the second place
winners.
The tini^s foj the rounds are 10 a.m. til 7 p.m.,
Dec. 11 and 10 a.m. til 2 p.m., Dec!^.
EMERGING STAR...Pretty-faced Thelma
Jones is grinning from ear to ear! Her new
single, “Salty Tears,” may earn her the title
r emaie linger or me Year i»77.
The classic 28 year-old singer is currently in
rehearsal for her upcoming European tour.
Insiders in show business are already predicting
her upcoming tour and single, “Salty Tears,”
will be a smash hit. Thelma, who has been
flirting with success for years, credits her
sudden rise to fame to Destiny.
Thelma Jones, who now makes her home in
Granville, Ohio, in talking about her show, says
that her fans call her “The Songbird of Love”
because “my show is geared toward love and a
message.”
Only one person is more pleased about Thelma
Jones’ success than the singer herself, and that
is her three-year-old son who now calls her “CBS
Thelma Jones.”
A number of area people were serenaded
recently by the “Songbird of Love,” while she
performed in the Lounge of the Century Motel on
Independence Blvd. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jen
nings, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pride, Shirley
gBooth, Constance Reed, Minnie Brown, Susan
HHolmes, Carl Sutton, and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil j
Glass were just a few of them.
BASKETBALL TIME AG AIN...Kenny Faulk
ner is hoarse today, because he tried to cheer
and coach the Golden Bulls basketball team
from the balcony of Charlotte’s Park Center
last Saturday night. His efforts though admira
ble were futile. Brother Faulkner, it looks like a
long season for our Bulls. However, with a little
help from Jerry things might be different. So use
a little mouth spray and we’ll see you at the next
game.
LIVE SHOW...The very alluring Virginia
Massey, the charismatic Donald Daviss and
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their superb shows at the VIP Club taped for
television recently.
According to inside sources the entire show
was taped in six segments; 2 of Virginia, 2 of.
Donald and 2 of the band, for WTVI, Channel 42.
Three of the performances have already been
aired, with the latest by Virginia Massey last
Monday evening.
The programs will be given in the Black
Perspective time slots, Mondays at 7:30 p.m.
Check your local TV listings for dates.
BROADWAY MUSICAL...The first original
Broadway Show will be presented at Charlotte’s
Ovens Auditorium, January, 4 and 5, evenings at ]
8 p.m. and a matinee at 2 p.m.
/ The award winning musical “RAISIN,” with
the original cast has tugged at the emotions of
sell-out crowds almost everywhere.
The Tony and Grammy awards winning
production will probably be a sell-out here also.
So get your tickets early and avoid the possible
disappointment of not getting one at all.
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“MBS AHTfcs MODERNES” CONTESTANTS
—-~-~At AKA’s Artes Morderness Pageant
Cheryl L. Howell Wins
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“Miss Artes Mordemess”Title
By James Peeler
Post Staff Writer
Charlotte’s Alpha Lambd.
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kap
pa Alpha Sorority, Inc. held iu
annual ARTES MODERNES
Debutante Ball last Saturday
night at the Civic Center,
beginning at 8.
Sixteen young ladies com
peted for the title of MISS
ARTES MORDERNES - 1976
and Cheryl Lynn Howell,
daughter of Mrs. Gwendolyn
Bozeman, was awarded the
honor, the crown, and $300
prize money for having raised
the highest amount of money
toward the sorority’s charity
fund.
Sorority Basileus Doris R.
Asbury said the sorority will
contribute $2,000 to the United
Negro College Fund this year
from the proceeds of the debu
tante ball.
Other participants in tftis
year’s Artes Mordernes Ball
included? Kim D. Berry, a
West Charlotte High School
Student, who is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Berry;
Kenna Dawnette Caldwell’
daughter of Mr. and Mrs!
Melvin Caldwell; Debbie Cole
man, a Myers Park High
School student, who is the
daughter of Mrs. Betty Cole
man; Gwen Ophelia Frazier, a
Garinger Senior High school
student, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Fraizer;
Anita James, a Harding High
school student, who is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmorris James; Sylvia King,
a Myers Park High School
student, who is the daugher of
Mrs. Lee King; Robin Massey,
a Myers Park High School
student, who is the daughter of
Mrs. Marian E. Massey; Syl
via D. Moore, a Myers Park
High School student, who is
the daughter of Mrs. Dorothy
Moore; Theresa Moss, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Moss; Lawanda Yvette
Smalls, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Ingram, a student
at West Charlotte High
School; Olivia Surratt, daugh
ter of Debra A. Williams, a
student at Myers Park High
School; Alice Thomas, daugh
ter of Mrs. Nicholson, a stu
dent at Myers Park High
School; Sharon Walls, daugh
ter of Mrs. Sallie Bouler, a
student at Myers Park High
School; Lena Marie Walton;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Napoleon Walton, a student at
Myers Park High School; and
Donna White, daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Clifton, a stu
dent at West Charlotte High
School.
The two-hour-long program,
whose theme was “ON THE
WINDS OF CHANGE” was
participated in by The Blue
Notes of North Mecklenburg
Senior High School under the
direction of Larry Phillips;
Basileus Doris Asbury, who
extended Greeting; Miss Be
verly Walker of Johnson C.
Smith University, accompa
nied by Miss Betty Walker, 1
who sang several solos; Gwen
Frazier and Cheryl Howell,
who gave individual perfor
mances and the contestants
who sang a medley of songs
and performed creative dan
ces; and Mrs. Marian Yates,
who presented the awards and
made announcements.
This year’s contestants had
participated in a number of
activities beginning last Sep
tember which included a Pa
rent Tea; a Dance Develop
ment; a Community Resour
ces Project; Counseling Ser
vice; Music Development
AKA FASHIONS, Art Deve’
lopment, and Crafts.
Basileus Asbury read a tele
gram of congratulations for
last year's winner, Patricia
Blakney, who is residing in
Chicago, and in her conclud
ing remarks said, “We gra
ciously extend our thanks and
gratitude to the parents, pa
trons, organizations and busi
ness establishments for their
concerted efforts in making
our Les Artes Modernes 1976
jgossible."
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Announces
Programs
The Performing Arts De
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announces two Christmas pro
grams for all age groups to be
presented in the Museum this
holiday season.
December 11 at 8 p.m, and
December 12 at 2:30 p m., the
Mint Museum Theatre Guild s
production of "The Chester
Shepherd's Play” will be pre
sented in the Golden Circle
Theatre.
The Shepherd's Play is a
14th century Christmas story
translated and directed by
Mrs. William Berger The ac
tors will be speaking in the Old
English dialect and many of
the carols and much of the
music that will be used are
from the same period. Both
productions will be presented
to the citizens of Charlotte free
of charge as a gift from the
Theatre Guild and the Mint
Museum. —'
On December 14th through
17th at 3 p.m. and 4 p m and
Saturday, December 18th at
2:30 p.m and 3:30 p.m . a free
Christmas puppet show will be
presented by the Queens Mint
kins Puppeteers.
An original Christmas play
"The Small One" will be pre
sented in the Puppet Theatre.
Mint Museum. Free tickets
must be picked up in advance
at the Mint Reception Desk,
since the seating is limited
For more information con
cerning both of the Christmas
programs, phone the Perform
ing Arts Department, 334-9726. -
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