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MELLOW MAD AFFAIR... It is said that
madness is consistent. Mellow Madness, the
lively rock and roll group that played for the
Omega Psi Phi dance last Friday night
were, consistently good. It is also said that
-Whatever may .be the ruling passion at the'
time continues so throughout the whole~
delirium. Last Friday night’s ruling passion
was intentional steady fun, and it poured
profusely from 9 p.m. till 1 a.m.
The plaza level of the Civic Center was the
premise used for this mellow mad affair,
sponsored by the fraternity that sports the
purple and gold colors.
Many people were
consumed by" the
frenzy of having a
good time, which, by
the way, didn’t waver
or shift until the
house lights were
turned up. Some of
these lucky people
who started their
brief holiday in this
frenzy of fun were
Mr. and Mrs. Zoel
Hargraves^ Mr. and
BOB JOHNSON
Mrs. Jim Richardson, Mae West and her
daughter Stephanie, R. P. Reeder- Execu
tive Secretary of the fraternity here from
Washington, D.C., Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Long, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stowe, Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Montgomery, Oren McCul
lough and Carolyn Vaughn.
SPARKLING ENJOYMENT...He that
loses wealth has lost a lot; he that loses
friends, has lost more; but he that loses his
spirits has last all.
If anyone that attended the Crown Men’s
Social Club’s ninth anniversary function
were without spirit, it didn’t show.
Last Saturday night corraled in the
confines of Charlotte’s Civic Center a very
life giving dance was held.
aparxie, a musical aggregation, based in
Concord, is one reason the dance took on
such high vivacity. Their electrifying show
manship coupled with their ever growing
talent set an atmosphere that brought the
spirit out of each guest, and put it in the
total community of the dance. The result-a
highly successful ninth anniversary ball.
Some of the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil White
head, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Solly Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reid, Mr. and
MrsiThomas Anthony, Mr. and Mrs.
Farrington. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cunning
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Rav Washington, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Jerrv Cathey.
PARTY TIME...A party is not a party
until the special guest arrives. However,
Edna Washington’s birthd'ay party, given
recently at her lovely home -1717 Arrowood
Rd., held a new twist. Even though the
party was given in Edna’s honor, the real
surprise for her was the unexpected visit
from her daughter Coco. When Coco ap
peared, the sho-nuff party began.
Raphael Culp, Carrie Washington,
George Washington, Tina Gaston and Mable
Culp left nothing to the imaginzation when
preparing for this anniversary event. All
kinds of delicious food was prepared. A vast
variety of beverages were bought. And a
truckload of merriment was conjured up for
the many guests.
Rossetta Washington, Jerry Culp, Andre
Culp, Freda Broome, Freddy Perdue, De
borah Robinson, Johnny Pittman, Ernest
and Mary Gaston, Roosevelt Broome, Dora
Robinson, Linda Misenheimer, Shirley
^Crawford, Leon and Johnnie Mae Goode,
Lombardo and Pat Leon, Sonny and Johnnie
Mae Campbell, Terry Johnson, Carolyn
Broome, Ronnie Johnson and Esonja
Johnson were just a few of the many guests,
, who really enjoyed themsClves.
otys/j ov.n,rNE1...ine jazz lexicon has
alw4y!$ been a colorful, highly descriptive
collection of words, deriving mainly from
the innovative minds of black musicans. If
the usual noun is an imaginative variation
on the commonplace, like “short” for car
(because it gets you where you’re going in a
shorter time than if you were making it on
foot), sometimes an adjective can show up
for purposes of heavy emphasis, as a
complete opposite of what it usually means,
like bad instead of good, as in “That cat is
bad,” or he really can play.
If bad is good, then you can pick up on the
connotation of Hubert Laws was bad in his
recent appearance at Ovens Auditorium.
That’s all I have to say. .
Jazz on a Sunday at Clyde’s sponsored by
Chetney Productions, will feature Group
Sax, Sunday evening, April 26, from 6:30
10:30 p.m. The dress for this affair is
tastefully informal.
This show, in keeping with the imagin
ation variation and with heavy emphasis,
should be The End!!
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Kizzy Rene Burris
...3 years old
Stacey Alexander
...5 years old
Kimberly Stevenson
...Three years old
Gavin Lesense
...5 years old
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Courtney McMullen
...412 years old
Shkelia Jeanetta Becton
19 months old
30TH RHOMANIA
ine iy»i calendar Babies contest will
highlight the 30th annual Khomania
sponsored by the Beta Omicron Sigma
Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority.
Eighteen babies will participate in the
Sunday, April 26, fundraiser to be held at
the Greenville Neighborhood Center at 5
pm. The five winners will appear on the
1981 sorority calendars and receive
prizes. Six of the competing babies are
Kizzy Rene Burris, 3^the daughter of Ms.
Jean Burris. Mrs. Rubye McNeely is her
sponsor Stacey Camille Alexander. 5, is
being sponsored by Mrs. Lavenia S.
Young. Her parents are Dr. and Mrs.
Eugene Alexander Five-year-old Gavin
Lesense is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Lesense. His sponsor is Mrs.
Mentzie Johnson. Kimberly Stevenson, 3,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Stevenson. Her sponsor is Mrs. Mary
McKinnon. Courtney McMullen is being
sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Ngongang.
M.I.S.S. Club members are up to some
thing that will put not only knowledge but
a lot of perk into their communities.
They’ll be delivering single copies of the
Charlotte Post newspaper in their
communities. The M.I.S.S: Club which
stands for Motivated, Inspired, Student
Society, is an organization of 26 young
ladjes from various housing projects in
Charlotte. One doesn't have to reside in
a housing project however to become a
member. Their advisor is Cassandra
Gill. Their objectives include motivation
in the light of education; self-aware
ness :-pride: and nelf rocpaM T^ny
tinuously strive to saturate their minds
j,with peace, prosperity and spiritual
well-being. Members listed with their
respective communities include Latanya
and Patrina Locket, Cedar Knoll; Darla
Armstrong, Cedar Knoll; Alisa Smith,
Fairview Homes; Verbena Mcllwaine,
Fairview Homes; Jackie Brown, Fair
view Homes; Michelle Brown, Fairview
Homes; Kim Green, Cedar Knoll;
Sherene Green, Cedar Knoll; Tina Alex
ander, Cedar Knoll; Gilda Mack, Dalton
Village; Debbie, Priscilla, Monica and
Pam Huntley, Dalton Village; Wanda
Seegars, Dalton Village; Jackie Dean,
Dalton Village; Bobbie Currence, Fifth
Street. Members not pictured include
Catherine and Colette Potts, Dalton
—Village; Patricia Gilmore, Dalton Vil
lage; Mickey Cunningham, Windsong;
Audrey Garris, Dalton Village; Rochelle
Gaddy, Windsong Trail; and Robin
McGill, Piedmont Court.
JANUS-LIKE JUXTAPOSITION of teen
gymnasts is symbolic of the YWCA of the
USA as the agency builds on its 126-year
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tradition ot service to women and girls
and looks to the future during National
YWCA Week April 19-25.
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NAACP Launches Nationwide
a 1
Child Safety Program
PITTSBURGH. PA. -
The NAACP National
Board of Directors An
nounced last week the
launching of a nationwide
child safety program in de
monstrating its support for
the thousands of parents
and youth traumatized by
the unsolved child slayings
in Atlanta. The Board
called attention to the un
told amount of suffering
and mental anguish en
dured by children as a
result of the widespread
publicity in respect to the
murdered and missing
children in Atlanta.
In a resolution adopted at
its quarterly meeting
(April 10-13) in Pittsburgh.
Pa., the Board concluded
that the slain children in
Atlanta spotlights an even
greater tragedy in our
cities. NAACP Executive
Director Benjamin Hooks
explained that "Children
are being destroyed every
day by drugs, poor edu
cation and the lack of jobs.
The fact that the victims of
the Atlanta tragedy came
from low-income areas
served to focus national
attention on the destructive
elements in our communi
ties that adversely affect
these children. From the
ashes and tears of Atlanta,
we had renewed our de
termination to ease the
strain and tension that has
become so commonplace
for young people and
parents throughout the na
tion.”
The plan in its initial
phase calls for the esta
blishment of-five pilot pro
grams in various locations
throughout the country.
The Atlanta NAACP
branch .instituted such a
program last fall garnering
support from area min
isters and other concerned
citizens. The effort resulted
in an extensive safety
oriented program in the
city schools and the es
tablishment of youth cen
ters in targeted communi
ties to provide after school
enrichment activities
The Atlanta program
which is entitled “Neigh
bors Alert Against Child
Pickup" will serve as a
model for the Association's
nationwide effort to in
crease parental responsibi
lity and improve the qual
ity of life for young child
ren in America, acco/ding
to the President of the At
lanta NAACP Branch.
State Senator Julian Bond
In a forum at the Uni
vresity of Pittsburgh over
the weekend. Bond also
commented on the wide
spread community support
the city has received. He
revealed that over 15.000
psvchics. nationwide, have
r-;-‘
volunteered their theories
in trying to solve the case.
He went on to say that the
police department's spe
cial task force reviewed an
average of 7,000 calls every
week from concerned citi
zens offering tips and
leads.
Survival Guiricnki^
Or. John Freeman of
Winthrop College w ill teach
a gardening class emphas
izing the basics of relative
ly new skills which will
help you get the most out of
your garden - you may be
able to learn ways to get
twice as much produce
from your present garden.
Dr. Freeman will teach
classes at the Hock Hill
YMCA trom 7-9 p m. on
Mondays and Wednesdays,
April 27 . 29 and May 4 and
6 The course is_$3-to"A*-¥~.
members and $10 for non
members.
Scholarships are avail
able for those unable to
pay.
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Rabies-Licensing
Clinics Scheduled
The City Animal Control Division and local veterinarians
will be sponsoring a series of weekend rabies vaccination
and licensing clinics across the city.
Cost of the rabies vaccination is S4 00 for cats and dogs the
City animal license will cost S5 00. Cats will be vaccinated
in the owners' car, dogs will be vaccinated outside cars so
they must be on a leash or restrained in some manner.
The schedule for this week is as follows:
Friday, May 1, 4-8 PM Saturday,May2,1:30 5:30PM
Hidden Valley School Derita School
5,100 Snow White Lane 6000 Derita Road
Saturday, May 2, 8-12 Noon Sunday, May3,1:30 5 30 PM
East Mecklenburg High School Eastland Mall
6800 Monroe Road
DeadUne for rabies vaccination and City license is June 30,
iy81. For questions or more information, call Animal
Control at 374 2919.
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