— Bob Johnson - ____________
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Hello! We are in the midst of a winter season
****** •• Hckle « Jezebel was in her prime. A
bathed us with the warmth of Spring
last Thursday and Friday (Feb. 15-16). Then
turned around and chilled us like meat in a
packing house last Saturday (Feb.). And if that
wasn t enough it dumped nine inches of snow in
our laps last Sunday (Feb. 18), which brought
many happenings to a complete stand still.
However, before the halt.
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February 11, the VIP*
Club on Beatties Ford
Road was alive with the
sights and sounds of
people really enjoying
themselves. The good
time started around 5
PM and lasted for the ,
rest of the evening. 1
The Extraordinaire*
Civic and Social Club
was largely responsible
for the action that took'
place. They sponsored a
LCIi mt sip ana intcc Boo Johnson
that boasted of many
fringe benefiu for the large group of friends
that participated.
Among the guest and club members par
ticipating were Walter Montgomery, Reggie
Banks, Allie Grant, Thelma Grier, Billy Whit
mire, Julius I^oyd, Archie Smith, Sarah Kincaid,
Russell McDowell, William Tolliver, Therman
Branch, Hank Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Dowdy, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warren, Frank
Wright Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halls, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hayes,
. Bernadine Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. James Evans, Carolyn Moyd, Edna
Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cox.
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Winners off the door prizes were Iris Wilson,
Vivian Washington, Thelma Grier, Hank
Washington, and Reginald Banks.
How about it Darryl, it was a good evening
huh!?!
SURPRISE GATHERING...Surprise, sur
prise. suprise, words made famous by Gomer
Pyle of Mayberry RFD. In this case though the
words were used to greet Clarence Williams on
his 27th birthday????Anyway, Clarence had a
fantastic birthday, topped off with a surprise
party given to him by Vera Dooley and friends at
MacArthur Davis’ place on Cox Avenue.
Food -M 101 'varieties was served along with
t beverages of ail' types to Sonny Davis, Ella
Nichols, MacArthur Davis, Horace McKnight,
Bobbie Parks, Jeff Adams, William Whitmire,
Ace Drakeford, Walter Smith, Bessie Hollis,
Shashannah Sbephatiak, Clara Caldwell, Alberta
Hall, Brenda Worthy, Rufus Cross Tom Bradley,
Jean Heath and Charlotte Gordon.
SUPER PERFORMANCE...February 14 is
Valentine Day, a day to show tender loving care
to the one you love. Many people capped the last
hearts and flowers day enjoying the sentimental,
tender performance of Johnny Mathis, at Ovens
Auditorium.
Mathis opened his performance with the tune
"Wonderful, Wonderful," the smash hit that
catapulted the ballader’s career. He also sang
"My Funny Valentine," "Chances Are," right on
through such standards as "Ask Me Why" and
“Misty” and finally his most recent million*
seller “Too Much, Too little, Too Late,” a song
he recorded with Deniece Williams. Even though
Miss Williams wasn't there, her voice was-in the
form of a tape recording that accompanied
Mathis.
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Johnny also received a standing ovation for his
: skilled performance of "Iytst Dance”, which •
really exhibited the class and range of his voice.
Some of the people that comprised the nearly
full auditorium crowd were John Mansel, Edith
| Ligon, Barry Cleveland, Sandra Sullivan, Mr.
i and Mrs. Ernest White, Jessie Brown, Carol
Eaves, Shirley Brow ns tone, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Gaston, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Strickland, Tom
Bradley, Fran Owens, Michelle I^ee, Jerri
Broome and Cassandra McMillan.
STIRRING PRODUCTION...The Central
Piedmont Community Colleges’ battery of actors
and technicians presented Charles Gordone's
Pulitzer Prize winning drama last week (Feb. 14*
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The play, "No Place To Be Somebody,” won
the Pulitzer Prize as the outstanding play during
’ the 1M9-70 season. It had to be one of the most
challenging pieces ever tackled at CPCC. The
i Plot concerned a young, rebellious black man
who tried to get into the action" In the rackets in
New York, but met insurmountable odds. The
? •cr,Pt was brutal, often violent, knd Intended for
| mature audiences. Bernard White and Donald
Davies headed an unusually strong cast of flf
> 'teen. The show was frequently funny and ex
, citing throughout. This can be attested to by
: some of Its patrons; Bobble Parks, Andrea
: Stallings, Mary Bivens, Gwendolyn Rodgers.
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Mable Vance, Sherman Hollings, Mr. and Mrs.
r Robert Artrey, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hefner,
: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carter, Mr. and Mrs.
; Bernard Smith, Mr. and Mrs. tony Barnett.
James Scott. Suzanne Chare, Marjorie
Hamilton, Ben Thomson and Kenny Jordan.
Washington
Height Garden
Club Meeting
A discussion of what black
leaders have meant to the
black race highlighted the
meeting of the Washington
Height Garden Club.
The history of black leaders
such as Mrs. Mary McLeod
Bethune, Mrs. Marion An
derson, Roland Hayes, George
Washington Carver and Dr.
Martin Luther King and their
accomplishments were
discussed at the February 13
meeting held in the home of
Mrs. Viola Allison, 5301
Elderbank Drive in Charlotte.
* An additional discussion
■focused upon the groups
members that were ill and not
present at the meeting: Mrs.
Maude Smalls, Mrs. Jannle
Pride, Mrs Carrie Pitts and
Mrs. Essie Stovall.
The nine members who
attended the meeting were
Mrs. Lois Scott, president;
Mrs. Ethel Choate. Mrs.
Willette ratterson, Mrs.
Edena Williams, Mrs.
Mildred McCain, Mrs. Cora
Gaither, Mrs. Ariena Gabriel,
Mrs. Viola Allison and Mrs.
Lillie Mae Carter.
In March, a meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Lillie
Mae Carter, 1622 Taylor
Avenue
28th Rhomania
Rescheduled
For Sunday
The 28th Annual Rhomania
originally scheduled for
Sunday, Feb. 18 has been
postponed till Sunday, Feb. 25
at 3 p.m. at the Greenville
Center.
Featured at this event will
be a presentation of the 1979
Calendar Babies and the Miss
Rhoer Pageant.
Sponsored by the Beta
Omicron Sigma Chapter of the
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority,
the proceeds will be used for
scholarships to Johnson C.
Smith University and Barber
Scotia College.
Tickets costing 92.00 a piece
will be sold at the door.
1979 ]_Je Miss
Black USA Beauty
Pageant Set
Young and gifted black girls
from 7 to 12 years of age, all
over America will compete for
the title of Little Miss Black
U.S.A. on August 26, 1979 in
New York City. Statewide
competition in your area is
underway now.
"We are looking for
promoters to become fran
chiser holders of their own
state. If you are interested
please contact SEM
Production 67-20 Parson
Btvd., Jamaica, NY 11432, or
call (212) 490-0078," said a
spokesman for the
organization.
The little Miss Black U.S.A.
Beauty Pageant supports and
promotes the concept of early
positive development as an
important element forseen in
today's generation.
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Merchants Who,
Advertise
In The Post
Are Telling You
They
Appreciate
Y our
Business!
Patronise Them!
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New officer* of the Duke Club were to
•UUed last week at the Bad anniversary
celebration held at the clubhouse.
Installed at the In formal social gathering
were the following officers: Leroy Polk,
president; Lee Ervin, vice president; Harvey
Barnette, secretary; Clarence Rlckett.
trensnrer; Roosevelt Neal, secretary
treasurer; and Charles Neal, chaptin.
Other members Include: Raymond
Alexander, Roy Williams. Thomas Greene.
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William McCombs. John Price and James
Brown.
Organised in IM7. this private clnb was
formed for social purposes from members of
the Second Ward High School and West
Charlotte High 8cbool.
Fosr of the veteran members are still with
the clnb, according to William McCombs.
The grasp's latest accomplishment was the
constmctioo of a dabhoose on Lakewood
snmcnpoon to the Oiarlotte Poet will keep you informed
of the news in your community.
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Salvation Army Sets
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“Civic Awards Banquet”;
The Salvation Army in
Charlotte will hold it’s second
annual "Civic Awards
Banquet” Monday February
96, 1979 at the Sheraton Center
in Charlotte, at 7 p.m.
The meeting, open to the
public, will honor an out
standing Charlotte citizen,
presenting him or her the
Army's “OTHERS” award,
highest recognition given a
civilian by the Salvation
Army.
Keynote speaker for the
event will be a former
Charlotte Minister, Bishop
Kenneth Goodson of Rich
mond. Bishop Goodson began
his work as a minister in the
Western North Carolina
Conference of the United
Methodist Church in 1935,
serving many churches in
Charlotte, Winston Salem,
Greensboro, High Point,
Wades boro and other cities.
He is the spiritual and ad
ministrative leader of the
more than 1-thousand
ministers and nearly 400
thousand members of the 1
thousand, 3-hundred local
churches in the Virginia
Conference of the United
Methodist Church.
Elected a bishop in 1964,
Bishop Goodson was assigned
to the Virginia Conference in
1972, after eight years as
presiding bishop of the Bir
mingham Area. In Alabama,
he led tAe church during the
Civil Rights conflicts of the 60s
and was instrumental in
establishing significant inner
city ministries in the area.
Despite the administrative
duties of his office, Bishop
Goodson insists that he is still
in the role of pastor. He
preaches three to four times
each week, and is in great
demand as an "after dinner"
speaker.
The “OTHERS” Award to
be presented to the nominee
originated with Salvation
Army Founder William Booth,
at the turn of the century
London. It summarizes the
purpose of the Army program,
caring for others . Tickets, for
a 215 donation, available at
Army on N. Poplar Street.
Fresh Fruits
Don’t leave fresh fruit in
direct sunlight. Let fruits
ripen in indirect light in the
open air at room tempera
tures. When fully ripe,
refrigerate and use as soon as
possible.
Only Calvert Extra
makes a mixed drink soft.
Calvert Extra mixes up into
deliciously smooth drinks.
This blend of aged whiskies neither
overpowers the mixer nor
gets lost in the drink. Soft Whiskey does
what any whiskey does, only softer.
The Scft Whiskey
Calvert Extra
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