LAMAR GRIER holds two *
son tomatoes as he stands behind five of the unique
variety displayed on a 28” table top. (Photo by Peeler)
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MRS. STEVE EARL CLINTON
...She was Miss Doria O. Spears
Ltunar Grier is
An Avid Gardener With
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A Very Green Thumb
Lamar Grier, an avid
gardener with a very green
, thumb and the good for
tune to have received a
tomato of the German
Johnson variety from a
lady in Belmont, six years
ago turns faces green - with
envy - when he proudly
displays the - 3V4
pounds of succulent fruit
picked from tomato vines
‘ in the three gardens he tills
'on his 2 - acre plot on
'Garrison Rd. in the
southeast Mecklenburg
..County community of
.' Dixie.
His wife, the former Lula
Mae Brevard, says she
doesn't pick anything from
either garden since she
-encountered two
copperhead snakes dining
on the delicious delicacies
cof the family garden two
years ago.
With envy he draws
praise and thanks from
friends, neighbors, and
others when he gives them
some of the huge, red, tasty
J tomatoes that comprise
»one of the family’s favorite
dishes.
I love tomatoes,” says
Mrs. Grier, ‘I can get me a
plate of tomatoes with a
little salt and black pepper,
go on ’bout my business,”
she adds as if experiencing
a pleasant sensaion.
> She says she has frozen 14
gallons of tomatoes so far
this season. She has also
“put up” six gallon-size
bags of corn, okra, and
tomatoes combined for use
in soups on cold winter
days.
"If it rains, lamenting
lack of it, Mrs. Grier says,
“we’ll have plenty of
crowder peas and okra.”
Last Saturday evening,
Grier, who has fabricated
custom-made windows at
Tarheel Sash and Door
Company for ten and a half
years, was gathering seeds
from his prize tomatoes to
carefully store them for
next year’s planting. He
extracts the seeds from the
tomato flesh by squeezing
and flusing with water until
only the precious seeds
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remain, ne nas louoweu
this procedure at harvest
time since receiving the
treasured gift tomato six
years ago.
He plants the seeds in
beds in the spring and
transplants the healthiest
plants to peat moss cup
when two-months old.
Grier also saves his okra,
pea, coni, bean, and other
seeds which he freezes to
insure fresh, disease-free,
uniformly high quality,
fertile seeds for next year's
planting to produce a high
yield.
The truth of the matter is
that Grier is an
outdoorsman, in the garden
and otherwise he has 14
rabbit dogs - his favorite is
a 15 inch high black and
white Beagle named
King’.
He fishes the local lakes,
streams, and river and
says his largest catch to
date vas a 6 pound bass
that bit a minnow he
offered from a short line on
a cane pole.
The Griers are members
of Mr. Olive Presbyterian
Church, pastored by Rev,
A.W. Canada. He is a
member of the Nominating
-Committee and will
assume the duties as a
newly-elected Deacon in
1981.
They have two children -
Edward "Bro” Grier and
Marjorie Elizabeth
Grier, “she married a
Grier" explained Mrs.
.. Grier.
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Mbs Dona Olympia Spears
Weds Steven Earl Clinton
Doria Olympia Spears
and Steven Earl Clinton
were joined in marriage 2
p.m. on September 6 at
Myers Tabernacle AME
Zion Church Rev. Camel!
C. Thompson officiated the
wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Clin
ton Spears of 1912 Irma
Street are the parents of
the bride. The bride was
given in marriage by her
father.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Robinson of 7231 Cormwell
Lane are the parents of the
groom.
Organist Stewart Jones
and soloist Chris Strong
provided the music and
song for the occasion.
Joyce Stevenson of Char
lotte was Maid of Honor
and Mrs. Ianice G. Morri
son of Santa Ana, Cali
fornia served as Matron of
Honor.
Bridesmaids included
Elaine Pyatt (cousin of the
bride) from Murrells Inlet,
S.C., Maxine Gage (sister
of the groom) from Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, Cyn
thia Ballard from Waldorf,
Maryland and Pearline
Ross of Charlotte.
Gene Johnson was the
best man.
Ushers included Emory
Spears (brother of the
bride) from Charlotte,
Samuel Spears (cousin of
the bride) from Charlotte,
John Whitten and Grover
Garris, both from Char
lotte. Alvin Woods of Kin
ston, Raymond McDowell
of Lawrence and Vernon
Lawrence of Charlotte
were also ushers.
Joye House was the
flower girl and Mark Den
nis was the ring bearer.
The bride received her
B.S. degree from North
Carolina A&T State Uni
versity and her Master’s
Degree from the Univers
ity-of North Carolina at
Charlotte. She is employed
by J.A. Jones Construction
Company.
The groom attended
Clarksville High School in
Clarksville, Tennessee and
is now attending Central
Piedmont Community
College. He is employed at
Central Steele Creek Pres
byterian Church.
The reception followed
the ceremony in the church
dining hall. The couple’s
wedding trip was Ur the
South Carolina coast. They
will reside in Charlotte.
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