MRS. PERCIE NORMAN POSES WITH
—Queen Denise Frazier
Denise Frazier Wins “Miss
Mecklenburg 1979” Contest
By Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
The Youth Department of
the Mecklenburg General
Baptist Association recently
held its annual “Fall Fashion
and Revue” and crowned a
queen in the "Mecklenburg
Contest - 1979.”
Modeling casual clothing,
sportswear, campus wear,
conservative dress and after
five attire were community
youths under the direction of
Mrs. Minnie Patterson, pre
j dent of the women’s auxilUu'y.
Youth departments of mem
ber churches comprise the
Mecklenburg General Baptist
Association.
Winners in the “Miss
Mecklenburg 1979” contest
: were chosen on the basis ot
how much money each raised
for the organization.
Proceeds will help finance
the J.M. Kennedy Scholarship
Loan Fund of the Mecklen
burg General Baptist
Association and to support the
Women’s Baptist State Con
vention and expenses of the
Youth Department.
A total of *6,853.65 was
: raised in the contest.
The largest individual
' amount, *1,430.50 came from
; Denise Frazier of New St.
'* v John Baptist church.
I Charlene Pierson of the
; First Baptist Church was the
: first runner-up with *1,227.00.
; Audrey Williams, last year’s
j "Miss Mecklenburg” crowned
: DeniseFrazier and presented
; her with a bouquet of roses
■ and a check for *50.
: Miss Pierson received a con
. solation prize, a check for *35
j and “Maid of Honor” ribbons.
Shana Ervin of Friendship
' Baptist Church was eiven a
consolation prize and a $15
check as the third place
winner.
Fourth place honors went to
Tonya Taylor of Greater
Mount Siani Baptist Church.
All the participants in the
“Miss Mecklenburg' Con
test- 1979” received certifi
cates of appreciation.
The moderator and pastor of
First Baptist Church
presented a trophy to Mrs.
Margie Elmore, supervisor of
the Youth Department of New
St. John Baptist Church.
Another youth supervisor,
Mr. Percie Norman received a
plaque in appreciation for
outstanding service to the
Youth Department of the,
Mecklenburg General Baptist
Associat<n" for four years.
How 1 o Stretch
Your Food
Dollars
Cut down on the amount
of food you waste in storage,
cooking and serving and
: you’ll stretch your food
• dollars as much as you do
making smart buys in the
: grocery.
This is the reminder of
Peggy Gentry, an LSU
Cooperative Extension Ser
vice home economist, who
offers these tips on kitchen
economy:
Save stale bread and heels
to have a ready supply of
bread crumbs. Place in a
plastic bag and freeze until
needed. Make crumbs by
Gutting frozen slices in the
lender or food processor or
by toasting and crumbling.
Roll citrus fruits on a hard
surface beneath your hand to
make them easier to squeeze
and to yield more juice.
Grate the peel of citrus
fruits, place in a tightly
covered container and freeze
to use when a recipe calls for
grated peel. Be careful not to
include the bitter inner white
rind when grating.
Extend the keeping quali
ty of fresh parsley by
refrigerating in container
after washing it.
Extend the keeping quali
ty of cheese that is beginning
to mold or harden by grating
it and freezing in a sealed
plastic hag until needed.
Prescription
Mecicine Can
Be Dangerous
There are generally two
ways of doing most
everything — the right way
and the wrong way. And this
applies to taking medicine.
When medicine is
prescribed for you it is
prescribed for you alone, no
one else, and it should be
taken in the exact dose at the
proper time for it to best do
its job. Since some prescrip
tion medicines can be
dangerous if taken im
properly, the North
Carolina Medical Society of
fers a few useful directions:
— Store medicine in a
cabinet, preferably locked,
away from the reach of
children.
— Keep only those
medicines that you are cur
rently using.
— Destroy old prescrip
tions because many drug*
lose potency or become
chemically changed over a
period of time.
— l'icver uiif medicine m
the dark; it’s too easy to
make a mistake. If it’s late at
night, turn the light on. If
you wear glasses for reading,
put them on.
— Keep medicine in the
original container to avoid
confusing them with other
medicines. If you use a pill
container paste a small label
on the outside of the lid.
— Keep medicines away
from the bedside table.
Make it necessary to get up
and cross the room to take
them. It is too easy to take an
overdose of the medication
by accidentally repeating it
during the middle of the
night when yon are sleepy.
— If you have more than
one container of pills or cap
sules to take, make sure one
is closed before taking the
other. This avoids mix-ups.
— When pouring from the
bottle, keep the label facing
up so that if anything drips
down the side of the bottle it
will not discolor the label and
make it hard to read.
— Avoid using medicine
for children that is disguised
as candy. The child may like
it so much that he'll find the
medicine and take the whole
bottle.
Black Colleges Still Have Imoortant Educational Role
Special To The Pott
Salisbury — Black Col
leges still have important
educational role —
Predominantely black . col
leges, a panel of distinguish
ed alumni of Livingstone
College said here last night,
still have a place in the
scheme of education in the
United States despite the
push toward integration
because black colleges take
students with insufficient
preparation for higher
education and deal with
them individually.
This is necessary, the
panelists said, to keep them
from getting lost in the
"revolving door of educa
tion” and failing to develop
the potential which they
have.
Predominately white
schools often accept black
students to meet federally re
quired quotas, approximate
ly 120 members of alumni
chapters in this area were
told but those black students
are then lost in the shuffle
and drop out after a year,
failing to complete college at
all.
Dr. William J. Trent, Jr.,
director of development at
Bennett College, Greens
boro, a member of the
class of 1930 at Livingstone
College, served as moderator
for the Alumni Centennial
Seminar on “The Alumni
Focus on the Future: Im
plications for Black Col
leges" at Walls Center of
Hood Th eological
Seminary.
Dr. Trent, son of former
Livingstone President
William J. Trent said he
"began my love affair with
Livingstone 54 years ago and
it seems to grow stronger as I
realize the opportunities that
she fostered for me. I en
courage students and alumni
alike to give financial and
spiritual support to our alma
mater, boast about our past,
but work hard to boot our
future aspirations.”
The panel, featuring pro
fessionals in economics,
education, medicine and
politics, presented brief
assessments of opportunities
and how Livingstone
graduates can continue into
graduate education, the
military and private in
dustry.
Dr. Alfred Edwards, a
member of the 1948 class and
chairman of the business
Mrs Elizabeth Koontz
...Member of class of ’38
department of the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor,
said “blacks must be con
cerned about learning the
principles of economics.
Social programs will not be
stable, funds will not be
allocated and we will never
be secure until we learn to
handle our own financial af
fairs." Citing the fact that
there are less than 100 black
persons with Ph.D. degrees
in America, he said graduate
schools throughout the na
tion are actively recruiting
qualified blacks and
minorities._ _ ■*
Salisbury native Dr.
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, a
member of the 1938 class
currently serving as assistant
superintendent of North
Carolina Department of
Public Instruction, said
“black colleges must be com
mitted to work with dedica
tion and enthusiasm to take
students from where they are
and help raise them to a stan
dard of excellence.
“We cannot release them
until they can compete in a
world and contribute after
having refined their skills.
We cannot afford to stamp
our seal of approval until
then.”
Mrs. Koontz said the
revolving door of education
at predominately white col
leges take in large numbers
of blacks, many of whom are
not ready to meet the
challenges of higher educa
tion. Therefore, they are
quickly turned out because
of academic and social pro
blems while the institutions
boast of compliance with
federal civil rights
guidelines, she said.
Mrs. Koontz insisted that
“black schools must be en
couraged to let these
students in and give them a
period to prepare for the de
mand of a curriculum that
will enable them to compete
and be successful at every
level.”
Dr. Paul Jackson, a
member of the Livingstone
board or trustees and Tem
ple University dental facul
ty, was concise.
Students, he said, must
start early to prepare
themselves to be disciplined
and ready for the regime
that's required for profes
sional education. He is a
member of the class of 1930
and along with Dr. Trent has
been a major contributor to
the college over the years.
Politics was discussed by
Attorney Solomons Seay. Jr,
a member of the 1952 class.
“Politicians." he said,
"will begin paying lip service
to the needs of black people
as election time approaches:
however, when this country
is called upon to make
sacrifices, a dispropor
tionate number of blacks will
suffer in comparison to the
rest of society in both
peacetime and war.”
He defined politics as be
ing “wise in looking out for
one's own interest.
must have positive interest
and proper training to
manage."
Mrs. Mabel Jones, direc
tor of alumni affairs, was
coordinator for the program
which included remarks by
Livingstone President F.
George Shipman and Roy
Leazer of Salisbury, national
alumni president.
Mrs. Earle Lyons Barker,
reigning Miss Livingstone
Alumni, presented a check
for $25 to the sophomore
class for having the largest
number of students atten
dii j
Endowment Fund Convo
cation will take place at 8:30
at the seminary, with
Eugene E. Morgan as the
speaker.
C-andidatea' Forum
Candidates for mayor and
Charlotte City Council will
appear at a candidates’
forum at 11 a.m. Wednes
day, Oct. 31* at the Universi
ty of North Carolina at
Charlotte.
The program is free to the
public and will be held in the
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