' By Bob Johnson * —- —
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lMtAlhK OFEiNING ... Ust Thursday evening,
Oct. 11, this reporter sat in the audience at Charlotte's
Little Theatre thoroughly enjoying The Little Theater of
Charlotte's season opener, “On a Clear Day You Can
See Forever.” “What Did I Have That 1 Don’t Have"
and “Come Back to Me” are just some of the enduring
songs from Alan Jay Lerner's and Burton Lane's hit
musical. The music is as imaginative as the story itself -
a young girl with ESP who through hypnosis can become
her 18th century self.
Daisy Gamble, the young girl, goes to Dr. Bruckner,
a psychiatrist, for hypnotherapy to rid her of her
neurotic chain-smoking. She regresses too far and goes
>>“<*to her 18th century self, Melinda. Unfortunately.
Dr. Bruckner begins to fall in love with Melinda rather
than Daisy.
Richard Nagle as Dr.
Bruckner and Laura
Saldivar as Daisy/Melinda
were terrific in the lead
roles. However Samuel
Thomas (Dr. Conrad
Fuller), a student at UNCC
and Lucera Blount (Patty),
an assistant buyer at Ivey’s
were the two Black per
formers that rendered
strong supporting roles.
The Theatre's next production will be “Philadelphia
Here I Come! ” This imported play was written by Brian
Friel. It is a funny, gentle and bittersweet play, about a
young man on the edge of hope, on the brink of promise,
the night before he is to leave Ireland for Philadelphia, a
new job and air conditioning.
The play is scheduled to run from November 14-25,
1979.
ALL DAY FEAST ... There will be an annual barbecue
feast presented by the United Presbyterian Men of
Memorial United Presbyterian Church, Saturday, Oc
tober 20. The barbecue will be held at the church, 2600
Beatties Ford Road, and will last from 11 a.m. until 9
p.m.
Here’s an opportunity to show your appreciation for
your cook.
TIME FOR HONOR T.. It is said that nature creates
merit and fortune brings it into play. Arthur Wallace
earned his merit through service and performance, and
last Saturd^fortune played its hand. Arthur was one of
10 men honored at Friendship Baptist Church's Annual
Brotherhood Banquet.
Mr. Wallace s honor came as a result of 43 years on
the church choir. His friends tease him about having
sung through 3 wars and 9 presidents. Arthur’s good
1 natured reply is, he expects to sing through 8 more.
I wonder ... does he mean wars or presidents????
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SPOOKY FUN ... The Iota Chapter of the Chi Eta
Phi Sorority is sponsoring a Halloween Masquerade
Disco, Friday, Ortober 26, at the National Guard Ar
mory.
This bewitching disco will get underway around 9
p.m. and end around 1:30 a.m. A cash prize will be
awarded for the best costume.
This is a good opportunity to use your creative im
agination.
MARDI GRAS '79 ... Pi Phi Chapter of the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity hosted its annual Autumn dance last
Friday night at Charlotte’s Civic Center.
The very popular dance, as usual drew a throng of
people, however, instead of bouncing out with hums of
the band’s last tune sounding through their lips, ut
terances of dissatisfaction were heard. Atlanta's
Fabulous Rockers Revue left a lot to be desired was the
permeating feeling.
This reporter found out that the discoers couldn't
show their latest steps because the band's performance
wasn't flavored with disco music. But for those non
discoers the band was cool. What can you say?
Anyway, for the most part, the dance was still enjoyed
by the guests which included Mr. and Mrs. George
Duran, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fuller. Mr. and Mrs.
David Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jordan and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Summers.
rALL 4-uall ... Sunset Hills Golf Course. 800
Radio Rd., will be the sight of the Par-Busters Golf
Group's second annual Fall 4-Ball Tournament.
The tournament will feature 36 holes of medal play
golf, Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21. There •
will also be six amateur flights with trophies awarded
first, second and third place teams in each flight.
Registrston starts Friday. October 19, from 8 till II
p.m. at the Par Buster's club house, 515 West Summit
Avenue. Saturday night. October 20. a social gathering
will be biven at the Par-Busters' social club house.
HAPPINESS ... There is one way of attaining what we
may term, if not utter, at least mortal happiness; it is by
a sincere and unrelaxing activity for the happiness of
others, because true happiness renders men kind and
sensible and that happiness is always shared with others.
Conference On Black Studies Honor 40 Black Community Leaders
r orty black community
leaders were honored in
Charlotte last weekend as
part of the fifth annual N. C.
Conference on Black
Studies. Meeting at the
Sheraton Center Oct. 12-13,
the conference brought
together 150 teachers,
students and community
leaders from across the state.
The purpose of the con
ference was to support those
engaged in black studies and
to make black studies an in
stitution in North Carolina.
"Black studies is not just
an academic discipline, but a
vital part of black communi
ty development," said Dr.
Bertha Maxwell, director of
the Afro-Ameican and
African Studies Department
at UNCC.
In keeping with this
theme, the conference
honored 40 leaders who had
made a significant contribu
tion to black community
development.
Those honored Friday
evening were chosen for their
contributions to the black
church and the black family.
TTiey were: Rev. D. G.
Burke, retired Presbyterian
minister and author of “The
Brooklyn Story”; Rosie
Cannon, founder of the Can
non Cathedral; Dr. Mildred
Baxter Davis, head of the na
tional Black * Presbyterians
United organization; Rev. J.
A. Humphrey, minister of
First Baptist Church; Rev.
Thomas Jenkins, minister of
Statesville Avenue
Presbyterian Church; Rev.
Devia Th ini see, first ordain
ed woman in the United
future Uf
Black Institutions
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with these funds then you
can see the end ap
proaching. Fisk, Tennessee
State and Lincoln are just a
few and only the beginning.
The reason I point this
out is so somebody can take
appropriate actions to
possibly change this colli
sion course. College ad
ministrators, alumni, and
students hive' shown no
signs of concern about this
situation occurring. Until
somebody realizes that the
future of black institutions
is dependent upon striving
towards self sufficiency with
a minimum amount of
government help, then I
guess I’ll just have to keep
on criticizing.
More on this next week,
but I must stop now and
ready myself for the cam
paign ... dog catcher sounds
appealing.
mack Accountants
The monthly meeting of
the Charlotte Chapter of the
National Association of
Black Accountants will be
held on Thursday, October
18, at 6 P.M. in the Fairview
Plaza Restaurant, 5950
Fairview Road. Hoyle Mar
tin, Housing Development
Director for the City of
Charlotte, will address the
group during the dinner por
tion of the meeting.
For more information
concerning this meeting,
«lease contact either Peggy
/ard at 373-8117 or Avis
Toppin at 364-5706.
Junior Great Books
The Charlotte - Mecklen
burg PTA Council has
assumed sponsorship of the
Junior Great Books pro
gram. Mrs. Barbara
McMahon will coordinate
the program for the council.
Training sessions will be
held on Tuesday, October
30 and Wednesday, October
31, 9:00 a.m. • 2:30 p.m. in
the Board Room at the
Education Center.
met farter
...Retired Educator
Presbyterian Church; Ali
Shah, founder of Muham
mad Masjid Mosque No. 36;
Rev. J. W. Smith, retired
minister of Seventh Avenue
Presbyterian Church; and
Lula Moore, who at 104 is
the oldest member of First
Baptist Church.
At Saturday's luncheon
members of the media were
honored for their contribu
tion to black community
development. They were:
Bill Johnson, editor and
publisher of The Charlotte
Post; Charles Hardy, The
Charlotte Observer staff
writer; Milton Jordon,
editor of View South; Clara
Lowry, WBTV community
affairs specialist; Hattie
Lee per, first black woman
,
Phil Berry
...School Board Chairman
radio announcer in the
southeast, known as “Chat
tie Hattie" on WGIV; Inez
Parker, educator and
author; Eugene Potts, first
black D. J. in Charlotte; and
T. J. Reddy, artist, poet and
political prisoner.
During the conference
banquet on Saturday even
ing a number of awards were
made to people who have
pioneered in the area of com
munity development.
Honored for their work
with political prisoners were
Rev. James Barnett, head of
People United for Justice;
Rev. Ben Chavis, member of
the Wilmington 10; James
Ferguson, defense attorney
for the Wilmington 10 and
Charlotte 3; Dr. Helen
Bill Johnson
...Charlotte Post Publisher
Othow, educator and human
rights activist; and Julius
Chambers, chief officer for
the NAACP Legal Defense
Fund.
Honored for their con
tribution to N. C. political
life were State Senator Fred
Alexander, first black
elected official on
Charlotte's City Council;
Phil Berry, Chairman of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education; Charlie
Dannelly, Harvey Gannt
and Ron Lee per, members of
the Charlotte City Council;
Mayor Thebaud Jeffers,
first balck mayor of
Gastonia; Howard Lee, N.
C. Secretary of Natural
Resources; and Rev. Robert
Walton, first black county
Dr. Helen Othow
...Civil Rights Activist
commissioner of Charlotte- I
Mecklenburg.
Also honored for their con
tributions to the community
were Khadijah Abdullah,
community organizer;
Mamie L. Brewington, first
chairman of the Afro
American Cultural Center;
Kathleen Crosby, member of
UNC Board of Governors;
Dr. Reginald Hawkins, civil
rights activist; Rev. Col
eman Kerry Jr.. Baptist
ministr; Rev. George Leake,
bishop of AME Zion
Church; Phyllis Lynch,
founder of the Youth Coun
cil; Dr. Joseph Russell,
educator; Jerry Springs,
community organizer, and
Sarah Stevenson, first black
president of Charlotte
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Rev. James Barnett ^
...Community Leader
Mecklenburg PTA.
Guest speakers at the
black Studies Conference in
cluded Evangeline Redding,
candidate for governor of N.
C; Hoyt Fuller, editor of
"First World." an interna
tional journal of black
thought; and Dr. William
Nelson, director of Black
Studies at Ohio State Univer
sity.
The Southeastern
Regional meeting of the Na
tional Council of Black
Studies will be held Nov.
16-17 at the University of
Tennessee, according to Dr.
Maxwell. A national con
ference will be held in
Milwaukee, Wise, in March
of 1980.
Bob Johnson
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