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~■ dop jonnson __ Lunacs nnmm\ Brrrrrrr! Hel-l-l-lo The ground hog didn’t see his shadow last week, thus six more weeks of winter weather is tn store for this area, according to the legend. The sly little hog probably didn’t want to see his shadow because it would interfere with his mid-winter play house. Therefore, indoor entertainment is still in order for awhile for most of the populace anyway. nrtU/T IMP T7»1TKT — v » Vi A v , , , , One of America’s most popular participant sports is bowling. About 50 million people bowl regularly. In cities and suburbs bowling estab lishments have become luxurious recreation centers, with spectator seats, restaurants, and even murseries. Air conditioning makes the game a year-round sport. Bob Johnsc Players who take the game seriously usually 2£g“and b°Wl in leagues- The American Bowling Congress (ABC) governs all official men s matches and holds a mammoth annual bTTh?enw«W0™en’STleagues are supervised y the Women s International Bowling Congress. For young people there is the American Junior Bowling Congress. Playing all?roupsermined * ABC> a'e ^ *>? Dave Blevins - president, Beaulah Simmons - vice president, Larry Walton - secretary and Peggy Ward - treasurer are the officers of the MIS Bowling League, one of the many leagues in Charlotte. This league recently concluded the first half team No. l (Trinitia Nichols, Captain) for winning first place for the first half of the iruuua S team will bowl the winner of the second half of the season at the conclusion of the season in May 1979 to determine the MIS -Champion. ."Of the eight teams in the league, the team that Sherry Kirk captains came in second place followed by Carolyn Jackson’s team, Bessie Ross’ learn, Dave Blevins’, Beulah Simmons’, Larry Walton’s and Leroy Doe’s in that order. Dave Blevin’s team placed first in the high series with a score of 1995. Carolyn Jackson’s team won first place in the high game with a score of 746. Larry Wulton with a score of 194 took the individual high series honor. Betty Stewart’s 538 was the top series score for women. Lynn Guy bowled a 238 which was high game score for men and Betty Stewart bowled a 216 for the high game honors among the women. The winning team was composed of Trinitia Nichols with a 131 game average, Ray Crowell with a 118 game average, Jimmy James with a 126 game average and Ray McDowell with a 146 game average. Betty Stewart holds the high average for women at this point with 156. Willie Dooley holds the high average for men with a 170 average. »«<*• i SIP N SNACK TIME.... The Extraordinaire Civic and Social Club will host a sip and snack affair Sunday afternoon, from 5 til 9 p.m., at the VIP Lounge, 508 Beatties Ford Road. Door prizes will be awarded to the lilcky ticket holders. There promises to be fun, fun, fun, for everyone with James Evans, L.C. Smith, Steve Hayes, Joe Allison,Charlie Cox, Earl Brown, Edna Johnson, Carolyn Smith, Bernadine Coles and Edwina Hayes among the club members hosting this function. “GOD STROMBONE”.... The Ebony Group and Company thrilled a packed Ovens Auditorium recently with a very stirring performance of James Weldon Johnson’s poem “God* Trombones.” The Greater Charlotte Community Chorale and the Friendship Baptist Church Choir helped Ebony s 26 actors and singers stage this very successful tribute to the black preacher who traced the sunshine through the rain” for his people. Some of the patrons of this memorable performance were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Money Mr. and Mrs. James Weatherford, Mr. and Mrs Connie Fergason, Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simpson, Mr. and Mrs Harold Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Springs, Mr. and Mrs. John Herring, Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Wilson and Mrs Raymond Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hyatt, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hampton and Mr. and Mrs Henry Williams. HAPPINESS.... Happiness is dependent on the taste, and not on things. It is by having whaCTveJtke that we are made happy, not by having what others think desirable. Jim Black Photos THESE BEAUTIES ARE VYING FOR Miss Sweetheart 0011” honors jj Here February 17 | Los Bravos Club Prepares For Third “Sweetheart Ball” Uirci ICC1I mvj\uy Post Staff Writer A night of sheer entertain ment is in the making as fhc Los Bravos Club prepares tc sponsor their 3rd Annual Sweetheart Ball. Some 2000 people are ex pected to attend this social event which will be held at the Charlotte Civic Center or Saturday, February 17 from 9 p.m. -1 a.m. Similar to the renowned Miss America Beauty Pag eant, the contestants, dressed in gowns (red and - or white gowns symbolizing the colors of Valentine’s for which the Ball is given), will have escorts and a runway to parade down. The queen will be ultimately chosen by the members of the club. The reigning queen, Ms. Dolly Morrow, enjoyed her reign so well that she is re-entering the competition. “The contestants are ladies who give of their own free time and energy,” said Sam Jones, Sweetheart Ball chairman. “By participating, they're offering their assis tance and working with the communitv Inn ” Aaiue irom neiping tile or ganization in their efforts, the queen is also featured in the Johnson C. Smith Homecom ing Paraae. Contestants competing for the honor of being crowned “Ms. Los Bravos Sweetheart Ball Queen 1979” are: Sybil Scott, Mary Deese, Carolyn Sigler, Carolyn McClain, June Drajkeford, Winona Johnson, Brenda Harper, Connie Siflilh, Dolly Morrow, Nellie Johnson, and Elizabeth Whitley. During intermission, these young ladies will be featured on the runway after which the crowning of the new queen will take place. Also at this time, Randolph Houston, Club President, will present an award lb Johnson C. Smith University in the form of a scholarship in honor of a late member of the rluh_ John Hairston, an alunmus of Smith. Ruby Abrams, West Char lotte football coach, will be recognized also. Music will be furnished by the Dynamic Sounds of Evolution, a group who is presently touring Boston, Massachusetts and New York. The Sweetheart Ball has visibly grown in numbers since its induction into the Charlotte Community. In its first year, 500 members were in attendance, 1200 the follow ing year and the anticipated number this year leaps to 2000. Organized May 23,1976, Los Bravos is a local civic and social non-profit organization chartered by the state of N.C. The club has 2T members - presently, 14 of which were original members. An offspring of Las Amigas, a womens’ organization, Past President Sam Jones said, “we felt like the Mecklenburg and surrounding communities needed more support from black organizations. So we decided to get out and work to make ourselves useful and to help the community in which we live, especially the needy and underprivileged. All the money we receive must be put back into the community.” Significant past contribu tions made by Los Bravos were: a gift of $500 to the Martin Luther King Jr. project; giving food to the needy at Thanksgiving; giving Easter eggs hunts for under privileged children at Dalton Village, Little Rock and Earle Village-and assisting families that call upon them when tragedy strikes. Post Ads Bring Quick Results’ / Loach Henry helped find 3i the missing ingredient fg to educate minority 3 engineers. Money. 3 lauchland Henry.s a toxin And a ^ scientist And an nnqmeer He s qen H| timely concerned about other people 3 And he has expressed some of that ■ mcem m hrs participation with the ^ Matxy stt Fund far Minority Encfneermq ^ Students & The farri is a non ixnfit orgacyra- yA •xx 1 attemptx sq to increase the number 1 • nt Blacks. Puerto Brans Chcanos jte Mcxcan Amercans and American Iji tans nnrr yin I ,n engineering Schenk H These! xx far representedmmoram H « jnstitute arc hi xvapoed resource to ^ hefa hr the growing need far engineers a need that is expected to continue mm through the mxi 1980 S K IBM s social leave program enabled U O' Hrvvy to la* r a fa.v s faay to assist HI !hr 'urrt And IBM rmhnued to/iay H hxn bis far salary H The Natxx iat Fund hx Mrxxity H ./’•vvirx/ Stixfants s aifarywxth H Mxfa fx<x]ran Afa th,n* so I at x hland Henry thinks So But most mfrxtant nt H an tots nl mnrv'ty nrvr'xvving shxfanrs enroFedat rotfages and i imversilns H , ill ove, ihe country thu * so IBM I Los Bravos has one other chapter that was organized last summer in Richmond, Va. They are in the process of organizing chapters i n Green ville, S.C. ; Portsmouth, Va., and Whites ville, N.C. Power Streak Polyester Value road-holding tread, construction, quality, super value. 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During its meeting, the board will consider for ap proval 22 highway improve ment contracts totaling $27 million. Four of these con tracts are for surfacing and resurfacing 29 portions of roadway in western North Carolina. Secretary of Transportation and Chairman of the Board Tom Bradshaw said, ‘‘Since July 1978 (beginning of the state’s fiscal year 1979), our board has awarded $126, 704,344 in highway contracts to complement the Governor’s balanced growth and econo mic development program for the state. The board is also scheduled to take action on a request to approve an additional $15,416 in state funds for a bus garage and office building now under construction in High Point. In December 1976 the board - approved $33,553 for the project. Revisions in the Urban Mass Transportation Administra tion’s (UMTA) budget have caused an increase in the proposed cost for construction of the maintenance and office facility, which is expected to be completed in March. The City of High Point initi. ally approved an amount equal to the state's and will now provide an additional (15,416. UMTA will supply the remaining 80 percent of funds needed. Total costs, revisions included, for the public trans portation project amount to (489,691. The monthly meeting of the board is open to the public. Members of the Board of Transportation are: Marc Basnight of Manteo; Jack E. Bryant of Brevard; Represen tative David W. Bumgardner, Jr. of Belmont; John Q. Burnette of Charlotte; Jeanette W. Carl of Raleigh; Ilev L. “Buck” Dean of Durham. Michael B. Fleming of Greensboro; John K. Gallaher of Winston-Salem; Garland B. Garrett. Jr. of Wilmington; Senator James B. Garrison of Albemarle; John M. Gilkey of Marion; Joe C. Hamme of Oxford; George G. Harper of Kinston; William C. Herring of Wilson; Martha i C. Hollers of Candor; David W. Hoyle of Dallas; Charles R. Jonas Jr. of Charlotte; T.G. “Sonny” Joyner of Garysburg Oscar Ledford of Franklin; Helen M. Little of Yancey ville; M. Randolph “Ranny" Phillip^of Boone; Dr. Moses A. Ray of Tarboro; and Arthur Williamcrtn rtf PhaHKniirn UNCC To Offer Courses Management Development oia Luuista are uemg oner ed this spring in the Certifi cate in Management Develop ment Program at the Univer sity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Sponsored by UNCC’s Office of Continuing Education and the American Management Associations Extension Insti -tute, the certificate program is a skills-oriented learning opportunity that results from a unique blending of training resources. Three of the courses will be taught Tuesdays from Feb. 27 to April 24 from 7_to 9 p.m. “Communication Skills fpr Managers'T will be taught by Dr. PauTRoy Tim, assistant' professor of business adminis tration at UNCC. The class will meet in Room 6,. Cone University Center. "Accounting for Managers” will be taught by Dr. Lon Howard Godfrey, associate professor of accounting at UNCC. The class will meet in Room 8, Cone University Center. “Getting Results Through MBO” will be taught by Dr. Charles L.Usher, assistant professor of political science at UNCC, and Gary Comia, a lecturer in urban admini stration. The class will meet in Room 9, Cone University Center.
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