- Bob Johnson.
uunacs
Speaking on “What’s Happening,” well,
one thing has been a contin jous nappening.
As the old saying goes: Spring has sprung,
Summer has come, Fall has fell, and
Winter’s cold as h—. But, even though it’s
frigid outside there have been some warm
things happening inside to help ease the
pains caused by the depths of winter. Two
examples are: •
ANNIVERSARY
FETE...On January ,
20, while some of the
community were
wrapped into the
Super Bowl spect
acle, others were joy- “
ously celebrating the
second anniversary
of the Greater Char
lotte Community
Chorale. The GCC
marked its second an
niversary as a per
Bob Johnson
forming group with a music workshop and
concert.
In 1977 the original seven members met
with founder-director, Lonnie E. Miller in
her living room for practice. Since that day
the group has grown to 55 members,
vocalists and musicians, and their rehears
ing is done in a church. The Chorale has
performed as far away as Florida and
Georgia.
To celebrate the anniversary of the
group’s public debut which was in 1978, the
interdenominational group of educators,
secretaries, law enforcement officers and
insurance agents performed in a concert at
Ovens Auditorium.
Guest performers were gospel composer
Dr. Margaret P. Douroux ot California,
Rev. Donadl Vails of Detroit, Michigan, the
organizer and director of the Donald Vail
Choraleers, saxophonist Vernard Johnson
of Fort Worth, Texas, and the Atlanta
Philharmonic Chorale, a gospel community
group that has toured throughout the United
States. These artists coupled with the
Greater Charlotte Community Chorale
turned Ovens Auditorium inside out with
their mastery of the gospel strain.
Among the people who came to enjoy and
left full of joy were Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Benson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gladdon, Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Cantrell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Lipscomb, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Turner,
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Brewer, Mr. and Mrs.
Sturgis Morehead, Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Ledford, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Suggs, Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Williams, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Winter, Mr. and Mrs. Stanly Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Spears, and Mr. and Mrs.
Norris Riley.
JAZZ MEET...The song has ended, but
the melody lingers on. The song being the
marriage between the Beacon Club and the
Matt Freeman Quartet. The melody lingers
on in the form of a group called Spectrum,
and the melody is real sweet.
Spectrum was formed approximately 2*6
years ago with 4 musicians that were tired
of the commercial scene, namely top 40 and
disco, Dave Scheffler - keyboards; Rick
Blackwell - bass; Lewis Szucs who’s not
with the group anymore - guitar; and
Donnie Marshall - drums. Their music
began as a jazz-rock fusion, and trans
formed recently into a more traditional jazz
band. Realizing that the one thing lacking
from the band’s music was the influence of
traditional jazz - and being knowledgable to
the fact that there’s so much to learn from
the jazz masters of the past, the group
moved in that direction, and the melody is
real sweet.
In Spectrum’s recent transformation it
has adopted one of the finest saxophone
players in Charlotte Ziad Rabie, and expect
to expand a little more with the addition of
another horn player. Spectrum in the past
has had the pleasure of backing Ramsey
Lewis in Charlotte and Greensboro. The
youthful group’s aims right now are to play
steadily in Charlotte, to learn as many tunes
as possible, while keeping pleasant regulars
to please a varying audience. Wow! The
melody is real sweet!
Every Sunday night Spectrum can be
seen and heard playing that sweet jazz
music at the Beacon Club on Beatties Ford
Road, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 1
am.
Some of the people that have been
thoroughly entertained by Spectrum and
lovingly stroked by the atmosphere of one of
Charlotte’s finest clubs, are Raymond
Mason, C. J. Whaley, Bomer Sadler, Gwen
Arlington, Stella Montgomery, Thelma
Grier, Vivian Worley, Theresa Grier,
Archie Smith, Steve Hayes, Joe Smith,
Gene “Killer” Blakeney, Robert Jefferson,
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Stokes, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence James, Mr. and Mrs. Terry
Sampson, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sawyer,
and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Strong.
HAPPINESS...True happiness renders
men kind and sensible; and that happiness
is always shared with others. ' 5
When you think of Valentines this year
think of the Los Bravos fourth annual
Sweetheart’s Ball. There will be eight
lovely ladies competing for the M» Los
Bravos crown 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at
the Charlotte Civic Center.
The contestant who raises the most
funds will be crowned queen. First and
second place winners will receive cash
prizes and all contestants will receive
plaques from the Los Bravos Club.
Last year s Ms. Los Bravos, Dolly
Morrow, will relinquish her crown at
intermission.
Funds raised will be used for niu&eroue
projects sponsored by the club, "fhe Anita
Stroud Foundation, NAACP, United
Negro College Fund, and McCrorey
Branch YMCA will receive funds from
Los Bravos___
The Los Bravos Club was formed in 1976
and now has 20 members. According to
Sam JoneB, Chairman of Awards and
Gifts, “We give time and services. We
take an interest in what is going on in the
community.”
The members, shown above from left to
right, are Uneeda Sims, Brenda Wallace,
Delores Murphy, Margo Moore, Joyce
Blake, Gracie Farrington and Fannie
Briscoe.
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Ms. Daisy Mobley Named
ABWA’s “Woman Of The Year”
_Ms. Daisy Mobley has
been named Woman oT the
Year of the Carrousel
Chapter of the American
Business Women's Associ
ation (ABWA). The an
nouncement was made at
the chapter's annual Boss
Night dinner, February 12,
1980, at the Charlotte Athle
tic Gub. Ms. Mobley is a
staff assistant in the Public
Affairs Department of
Southern Bell.
Annually, each ABWA
chapter selects one of its
members for this award.
Selection is based on the
member's achievement in
her field of business educa
tion, participation in the
association, and in com
muni tv activities._
As a qualified chapter
Woman of the Year, Ms.
Mobley may enter in com
peition for the 1980-81 Top
Ten Business Women of
ABWA and the “American
Business Woman of the
Year” awards. Announce
ment of the national award
recipients will be made at
ABWA’s 1980 National
Convention, October 30 -
November 2, in Phoenix,
Arizona.
Ms. Mobley began work
ing for Southern Bell in 1966
as an operator. Prior to
becoming staff assistant in
Public Affairs, she was a
Service Representative in
the Commercial Depart-.,
ment of Southern Bell. In
her current position, Ms.
Mobley’s responsibilities
include handling commis
sion complaints, all cor
respondence and calls
directed to the Vice Presi
dent, and all correspond
ence to the Public Staff of
the North Carolina Utilities
Commission advising them
of her company's stand on
complaints registered by
customers.
Since joining Carrousel
Chapter in March. 1977.
Ms. Mobley has done an
outstanding Job as Chair
man of the chapter’s Pro
gram Committee in 1977.
Membership Committee in
1978, and Auditing Commit
tee in 1979. She is currently
a member of the chapter’s
Education Committee.
The American Business
Women's Associs^tm was
founded in Kansas City,
Missouri in 1949. It has over
1,800 chapters, and consists
of more than 100,000 active
members throughout the
United States and Puerto
Rico.
City Has Wood For The Needy
The Mayor and City
Council have accepted
Governor James B. Hunt’s
offer of 50 cords of firewood
to be distributed to low
income families. The wood
is being delivered to the N.
C. Department of Trans
poration maintenance
facility on Sugar Creek
Road. It will be delivered to
families by volunteers on
two Saturdays, February 9
and 16.
To qualify families must
use wood as one of their
primary sources of heat;
they must also meet strict
poverty income guidelines.
About 100 families have
already been designated by
_the Neighborhood Centers
Department, Family Hous
ing Services and the Beth
lehem Center to receive
wood.
Volunteers are needed to
deliver the wood and sup
ply trucks. Persons and
firms wishing to partici
pate should call Duncan
Ballantyne, Office of the
City Manager, 374-2241,
from 9 a m. to 5 p.m!
weekdays.
Commenting on the pro
gram Mayor Eddie Knox
said, “This is a volunteer
effort. The community has
the opportunity todisplay its
commitment to helping
less fortunate citizens in
this time of need.
“A Congressman
Is A Trustee”
continued from Page 1
domination.
The 1968 invasion of
Czechoslovakia further
strained relations between
the U.S. and Russia. This
Soviet invasion was done in
protest against an alleged
American infiltration
movement. That brings us
to the 1980 Afghanistan
dilemma.
"The lesson is we’re
safer and more secure
when we’re perceived to be
stronger.”
Martin recently intro
duced a bill to provide
affordable health insur
ance which he described as
a contrast to Sen. Ken
nedy’s proposal for com
prehensive health insur
ance.
Martin, 44, is a member
of the House Ways and
Means Committee which
writes tax legislation and
serves on the Trade and
Health subcommittee.
The congressman em
phasized the cost of com
prehensive health insur
ance would be so high it
would eliminate available
funds for other government
programs for the poor.
Martin said his plan
would strongly benefit
people who don’t have
adequate insurance to
cover long-term illness.
“Out-of-pocket expenses
should not exceed 15 per
cent of a family’s income
before an individual could
receive federal assistance
in paying bills.”
As Chairman of Republi
can Task Force on Health,
Martin said people are be
ing confused instead of
educated about serious
health problems.
He cited the outcry
against saccharin as an
example of overdramatiza
tion.
SlimnaaticH Class
A Slimnastics Class for
women eighteen* 18) years
and above will be taught by
Martina Southerland at
Oaklawn Recreation
Center.
The classes will be
taught every Tuesday and
every other Thursday
evenings from 7: IS to 8:45.
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