Black
Family
Makes Good
Ordinarily the twelve child
ren of a poor sharecropping
black family in Arkansas
wouldn’t stand much of a
chance for success. But the
seven daughters and five sons
of Leona and O.C. Duffy have
done very well indeed.
According to an article by
Joseph P. Blank in the July
Reader's Digest, eleven of the
Duffy children have graduat
ed from college and five have
master’s degrees. The twelfth
is working during the day and
attending college at night.
Although they have few clo
thes and short rations, urged
on by their parents’ abiding
faith in education, the children
never gave up. Here is what
some of them say now:
Edward, a guidance counse
1 nr* onrl rlnm 1 n . .1„ 4
the University of Maryland:
“One late spring, I had to
wear high rubber boots to
school because I had no shoes.
When the teacher asked me
why I was wearing boots in
such warm weather, I told
her, without feeling embarras
sed. Being without things was
just a part of life.”
Young Leona, a branch spe
cialist for a California bank:
“It was a big family. We all
shared. Maybe hardship puts
fear into many people, but not
me. The matter-of-fact way
that my folks handled it taught
me that one can survive on
very little."
James, a county health offi
cial in Arkansas: "No man
ever worked harder than my
father, and yet, with all his
hard work, there were some
very rough times. But how
could I mind when I never saw
my father lower his head in
defeat or express despair?
‘When there is a problem, you
never sit down on it,’ he told
me. ‘You keep going and use
your next stride to make
things better.’ ”
Eliza Marie, a supervisor in
a large Los Angeles bank:
“Father did show affection in
the most meaningful way. He
spent as much time with us
as he could. When the night
grew particularly cold, he was
»*■ <>vir bedsides, covering us
with extra quilts. He told us
stories in the evening, and led
us in singing from the hymn
book.” ,
Leona, the children's mo
ther, had to drop out of school
after the eighth grade because
her father could no longer
afford to buy her books. But at
the age of 57, when the Augus
' ta school system began offer
ing adult courses at night, she
went back. She zipped through
high school in two years-and
made straight A's.
The Duffys haven't stopped
yet. Last August, at a family
gathering, they decided to
help others along the educa
tional road as well. Everyone
in the family now contributes
to the “Duffy Scholarship,”
which will be awarded annual
ly to a student at the Universi
ty of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
The first award will be made
in September of this year.
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MEMBERS OF WEST CHARLOTTE’S CLASS
.JVlaking final preparation for trip
w est Charlotte Alumni Take
Cruise To Nassau, Bahamas
By Jeri Harvey
Post Staff Writer
One recent Sunday evening
two chartered buses pulled
from the parking lot of the
University Park Shopping
Center and headed for 1-H5 on
the first leg of a much antici
pated journey. On board were
nembers of the 1946 and '47
classes of West Charlotte,
their families and friends, and
the destination was Miami,
Florida where the second part
of the adventure would begin.
Bill Covington, chairman,
and the Social and Project
Committee had spent months,
painstakingly planning every
detail to assure that the trip
would be a perfect dream
come-true for all involved.
Spirits were high as the buses,
driven by Bynum Nichols and
Earl Bostic, rolled along
through the night
Finally they were in Miami
and, after what seemed like
ages, were allowed to board
the beautiful cruise ship, T-S
Flavin, and set sail for Nassau
and the Grand Bahamas.
The four days and nights
aboard ship were filled with
every kind of amusement i
maginable, including nightly
“Leaves On Three -Let
Them Be!” It’s Poison Ivy
Leaves on three - let them
be!” Most of us have heard
that old saying about poison
ivy but every year many of
us will end up with its uncom
fortable itching.
When coming in contact
with the leaves your skin may
develop an allergic reaction to
the oleoresin, an oil contained
in the leaves and berries of the
plant. Soon after contact the
affected areas of your skin
may show a rash or blisters.
That's when the itching be
gins.
You may not get poison ivy
the first time you touch the
plant but repeated contact
with its oleoresin may lead to
sensitization, or allergy. Once
allergic to poison ivy you are
also allergic to poison oak and
poison sumac. This is known
as cross sensitization.
What can you do to prevent
the painful itching and blisters
of poison ivy? Just learning to
identify the plant and avoiding
it would help a great deal.
Poison ivy is relatively easy
to spot It has three leaves
which are usually notched on
the edges on one stem. Two of
the leaves form a pair on one
side of the stem with the third
leaf on the opposite side.
As a general rule you should
wear protective clothing to
keep the plant from touching
your skin.
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fc-ven it you haven t been out
running in the woods you can
still get it by coining in contact
with fresh oleoresin on pets,
golf clubs, or any object that
has had recent contact with
poison ivy.
If you’ve taken an me pre
cautions and still g$t poison
ivy, there is some relief Plain
calamine lotion can be applied
to relieve the-ifching and help
dry up the blisters. You may
wish to avoid more exotic
lotions and potions as they
may produce an allergic reac
tion.
While poison ivy is more
uncomfortable than it is dan
gerous, any serious allegic
reaction may require a call to
your doctor for his advice on
treatment.
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floor shows with beautiful
dancing girls, comedians and
a dance band There were also
casinos, swimming pools or
one could lounge on deck and
enjoy the ocean breezes Food
was plentiful and delicious.
At each port there were
interesting and beautiful
sights to see. The straw mar
kets were remarkable for the
variety of articles that were
for sale, some of which were
made right on the spot. Para
dise Island was just what the
name implied, sheer paradise,
with its golden sandy beaches
The newly independent island
of Freeport was unbelievably
lovely with flowers growing
profusely amid the beautiful
modern homes. Groves Gar
den was a vast area with
nothing but flowers, trees,
ponds and waterfalls tumbling
over artistically arranged
rocks. Market places bustled
with activity and offered na
tive fruits, vegetables and
trinkets of all kinds. V—*~
Returning to the states, the
group still found energy to
spend a day in Orlanda, Flori
da visiting Disneyland before
heading back to Charlotte.
According to Ms. Ruby
Johnson, class secretary, who
filed this report, "It is impos
sible to find enough descrip
tive words to say all that could
be said about the trip, so I will
conclude by saying West Char
lotte classes of 1946 and '47 has
done it again in a big way. Bill
(Covington) had assured us it
would be a great cruise, but it
was far from being just great,
it was dy-no-mite!"
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The City of Charlotte has
received $835,459 as a part of
state grants totaling $8 million
which were alloted to 55 local
governments across the state
for water supply projects, ac
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10th group of awards made
pursuant to the North Carolina
Clean Water Bond Act of 1971
and closes out the final regu
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act
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