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TENNIS ANYONE?...That very popular
phrase is used throughout the nylon and cat
gut circuit to commercialize a game that
has grown by leaps and bounds over the last
decade.
BATCH (Black Association for Tennis in
Charlotte) is an aggregation formed a few
years ago to promote tennis in this area,
especially among the young people.
The Southeast Racquet Association held
their second annual open tennis tournament
in Charlotte recently. BATCH hosted the
two-day event. The games were played on
the courts at Hornet's Nest Park under a
beautitui ÀDru sun. mh····
The players repre
sented were from
these member cities:
Greenville, South
Carolina, Winston-Sa
lem, Durham and
Charlotte, North
Carolina; along with
Norfolk, Virginia.
Two guest cities, Ra
leigh and Gastonia,
North Carolina were |
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top players. Bob Johnson
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Winner of tne men s su gles competition
was Calvin Dobbins. Winn »rs of the men's
doubles competition were Calvin Dobbins
and Chuck Whitley. Mixed double winners
were Frento Burton and Brenda Slade.
In the 35 year and older bracket William
Sinclair from Raleigh won the men's singles
competition. The doubles matches were
won by James Grace and Leon Kay from
Winston-Salem.
The junior boys' singles competition was
easily won by Stan Law. Brian Murphy was
the winner in the 14 year old and under
group.
Some of the other participants in this
tournament which, by the way, was the
largest BATCH-hosted tournament yet,
were James Cuthbertson, Bernard Reeves,
Floyd Young, Robert Hicks, Charles Park
er, Dee Dee Adams, Cynthia Stroudia,
Latish McCown, Cina Mack, Ron Johnson,
Eric Berry, Drew Berry and Shirley Crisco.
POLITICAL ROAST....Everybody has
watched television at one time or another
and have been entertained by the jokes and
satirical remarks heaped upon their favor
ite celebrity. However, that was on tele
vision.
The Friends for Better Government are
sponsoring, live and in color, a Political
Roast and Dance, Saturday, May 3, at the
Radisson Plaza Carrousel Room.
The fun begins at 8 p.m. and the
candidates to be roasted are Dr. Raleigh
Bynum (D), Mecklenburg County Com
mission; Dr. Bertha Maxwell (D), Norfhi
Carolina State House; Judge T. Michael
Todd (D), Mecklenburg District Court; and
Mr. Phil Berry, Mecklenburg County School
Board.
So for an evening filled with good natured
humor and disco dancing, join the candi
dates and the Friends for Better Govern
ment at the Radisson Plaza.
THE LADY'S PERFORMANCE...Wood
burns because it has the proper stuff in it;
and a person becomes famous because they
have the proper stuff in them. Lena Horne
has all the proper stuff.
Watching Lena perform is like birdieing
eight straight holes and having a 2 foot putt
on the 9th for a birdie. No matter how you
putt you're a winner.
The lady that time forgot dazzled the
audience at Ovens Auditorium last Sunday
night for 60 minutes with songs that spanned
several generations.
Ms. Home's confident radiance - that
quality that comes with talent very few
people possess, was evident when she
walked onto the stage dressed in a sleek
mauve low cut shoe-length dress, with a
purple floating thin coat lightly covering it.
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sion and energy. She would stalk like a
panther while belting out some of her songs.
Yet others were sung with the pouting
seductivity of a kitten wanting to be
pampered. During her entire performance,
she never was stingy with the energy.
Willie Tylie and Lester, a ventriloquist
act opened the show which kept the crowd
laughing with a unique brand of comedy.
Some of the people present at this
landmark event sponsored by DST Tele
communications were Gene Blakeney, Ca
rol Duncan, Fran Farrer, Ann Gaither, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Spears, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Norman, Dr. Bertha Maxwell, Councilman
and Mrs. Charley Dannelly, Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Hatchett, Raymond Mason, Carolyn
Moragne, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Harrison,
and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Whitsell.
Dre. Joyce Davis and Elbert Ε. Waddell were married
recently at Gethsemane AME Zion Church where Rev.
George Battle officiated.
The bride wore a white satin gown with beaded pearls
and lace trim.
Matrons of Honor were Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph and
Mrs. Spencer Durante.
The Best Man was Dr. Spencer Durante Sr. of Johnson
C. Smith Univeristy.
Roberts Celebrate 50th
Wedding Anniversary
Edney and Pearl Roberts
;elebrated their 50th wed
ding anniversary March 7
at their home in Cherry
ville. Granddaughter Cyn
thia Bankhead of Char
lotte, along with many
other family members at
tended the celebration.
"All the family went
there for dinner and pho
tos," Ms. Bankhead be
gan, "We presented them
with a plaque and celebrat
ed at their home in Cherry
ville."
J.C. Smith
Choir Will
ftreent Concert
The Johnson C. Smith
University Choir will pre
sent its Spring Concert Sun
day, May 4, at five .o'clock
in the University Church
located on the campus. The
choir will offer a concert of
varied choral selections.
The Johnson C. Smith
University Choir has re
cently completed an exten
sive Spring Tour including
appearances in Niagara
Falls, New York; the
Bronx, New York City;
Hastings-on-the Hudson,
New York; Hempstead,
New York; Wyandanch,
New York; Paterson, New
Jersey; and Philadelphia,
Pa. Two appearances with
the folksinger, Odetta, and
concerts in Greenville and
Charleston, South Carolina
have made this a busy and
exciting year for the choir.
The public is cordially
invited to attend this
concert.
Demise Of The
Educational
System
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technology being able to
handle the mechanized
chores of the labor force, it
is no longer necessary to
continue the educational
system as it exists today.
The constant turmoil we
witness daily about the
inability of the system to
educate our kids is the
result of this fact. Parents
are no longer accepting the
traditional educational va
lues established over a cen
tury ago. Technology has
freed our bodies so that we
have more time to reason
with our minds. Hence, a
crumbling of the education
al system is imminent. The
headlines simply reinforce
this fact.
The educational system
is a direct consequence of
the industrial revolution.
Its demise is just another
clue to substantiate the end
of the industrial revolution.
The couple is now retired
and has worked in the
church all of their lives.
Among some of the fa
mily members in attend
ance were Rev. Joseph
Roberts, a son who resides
in Smithsville, Va.; Rena
Ship, daughter, her hus
band Charles and son,
Chales Jr. of Tappahan
nock, Va. ; Mildred Stokes,
another daughter, and her
son Thomas, both from
New York; John T. Ro
berts, a son from Shelby
and his daughter Cynthia
Bankhead of Charlotte.
Two other grandchildren,
Renee Roberts and Terri
Roberts also came to the
celebration.
Women's Club
The Charlotte Club of the
National Association of Ne
gro Business and Profes
sional Women's Clubs, Inc.
will commemorate its
Founders' Day on Sunday,
May 4. The Club will wor
ship at 11 a.m. at Prince of
Peace Lutheran Church,
3001 Beatties Ford Rd.,
Charlotte, N.C. Rev. Bry
ant E. Clancy is minister.
The Club will present its
most coveted award, The
Sojourner Truth Award, to
Sarah Belle Stevenson,
during the morning ser
vice. The public is invited
to share in the presenta
tion. For further details,
contact Anna M. Hood,
chairperson of Founders'
Day Committee at 1-867
0740 or 333-4685 after 5:30
p.m. Shirley Smalls is Pre
sident of the Charlotte Club
of NANBPW.
TRICHOLOGY
CORNER .
Mr. Charles HB
QUESTION: I have
tried water based make
up for oily skin and it
makes my face pasty or
chalk-looking. Oil make
up makes my face too
greasy. Can you help?
ANSWER: The "an
swer is a highly refined
water soluable oil-like
mink oil in its purest
form This is what the
House of Charles make
up is made with. For
make-up you already
have, buy a bottle of our
refined mink oil from
our counter. A few drops
mixed in will do
wonders
The
Hou ne of Charles
When You Care
Enough To Look
Your Very Beat
First Class Scout
Monica Reid AttaingHighest Rank
By Teresa Burnt
Post Staff Writer
Completing a challenge
was what Monica Reid
wanted to accomplish and
hat is exactly what she
lid. "It was harder than I
bought it would be and you
îave to be dedicated," Ms
Fleid revealed. But the
:hallenge of becoming a
First Class Girl Scout, the
lighest possible rank, is
low behind her.
"I went to Camp Oconee
3hee to complete my four
:hallenges and six badges
[ completed seven chal
lenges in all," she stated.
'You do a lot of activities. I
took the traditional plan."
Among the activities
completed in Ms. Reid's
seven challenges included:
Knowing Myself; Inter
national Understanding;
Out-of-doors; Social De
pendency ; Emergency
Preparedness; Active Citi
zenship; and Girl Scout
promise.
Receiving this award
just wasn't a notion for Ms.
Reid. "1 thought of it in
1976. I saw how proud
others were to get the First
Class Award," she admit
ted. "I wanted to face the
challenge to see if 1 could
finish it."
Ms. Reid, a ninth grade
student at Piedmont Mid
dle School, has been in the
Girl Scouts since 1967.
"I've been a Girl Scout
.since I was a Brownie in
the first grade," she re
marked. Presently she is a
member of Our Lady of
Consolation Troop. Ms.
< ;n Johnson is the troop
11er. Ms. Reid is the
igtater of Mr. and Mrs.
rin Reid of 5309 Dayan
"he award of First Class
a special recognition.
: award was presented
Ms. Reid during a spe
ll awards dinner. But
β is not the only prestigi
p Girl Scout award Ms.
id has coveted. She also
|n the leadership award
the Girl Scouts in 1978
Ε again in 1979.
η active member in
dmont Middle School's
litics, Ms. Reid serves as
jesident of the Student
funcil. She is a member
the PTSA Advisory
•ard at Piedmont also.
As a member of Moore's
nctuary Λ ME Church
e is a member of the
Junior Usher Board.
Her hobbies include
piano playing, reading and
backgammon.
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has not realized
the importance
of their vote I
May 6
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"But this is
North
Carolina,
and we can
do even
better."
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James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Stale of North Carolina
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On May 6, your votJfor Governor Jim Hunt
wil] keep our site moving ahead.
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INortti Carolina is moj
ing because Jim Hunt hà
kept his commitments i
the people. Govern*
Hunt's been around Û
state listening to yoi
ideas and suggestions.
and then conning back |
Raleigh to put those ide
to work.
Improving educatio
Fighting crime. Slowing*
creases in utility rati
Protecting the envirc»
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ment. Working to make
state government more
efficient and responsive.
Bringing in more and
better jobs. Helping
people who need help.
It's been a true workirçj^
partnership effort with Γ
you, your neighbors, andf
other elected leaders.
Our state is moving
forward again because of
citizen involvement and
Jim Hunt's leadership.
i\ow, we reany ap getting somewhere.
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