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i * NEW BERGER KING OWNERS ....Lee Andrews and \nxit Nni tor Local Youth New Burger King To Help Support Programs By Teresa Burns Post Staff Writer When you think of Burger King, you usually can pic ture a delicious Whopper or that savoring new Chicken delight. But the two owners of the new Burger King, located at 2601 Beatties Ford Rd., also have com munity services to offer. Nasif Najeed and Lee D. Andrews came from Raleigh and Greensboro respectively to set up a partnership. “We wanted to stay in North Carolina," Najeed explained, “be cause we felt our roots were here. And now we feel right at home here in the community.” The extras this Burger King company and owners -—Plan to bring to the com munity arenTJuSl ketctrap or an extra straw. Instead Najeed and Andrews, with the aid of educators, plan to back an Education Pro gram for community youth. ine idea is still a thought, but the two men have been toying with the notion for years. “Our kids need to know what society is all about...it's a business arrangement. We have to teach our kids what this system has to offer and teach them how to plan and make choices when they are young enough to make corrections," Andrews explained. Another purpose for this program is to teach the youth how to make money the legal way, but the community must embrace the idea also for it to be a success, Andrews con tinued. The fast food chains are an expanding industry, it gives the housewife who -hm tn unrhi a hrrak >\nH the Burger King on Beatties Ford Rd. provides a family oriented and wholesome atmosphere. The decor is one of the most fascinating ones in Driver Education Classes Begin Monday Summer driver educa tion classes will begin on June 8. There will be only one session of classroom work which consists of 30 hours. Classes will meet two hours daily, Monday through Friday, 3-5 p.m. Classroom teachers will in form the students as to schedule changes after June 8. All classroom work will be completed on June 26. «... Charles Knight ...Rising Ilth grader Charles Knight Receives Gold Star Award Charles E. Knight did more than just sit in the classes at Camden Military Academy. He received the Gold Star for maintaining an above 90 average and was promoted to the rank of sergeant Knight received these honors at the annual com mencement exercises held recently at Camden Mili tary Academy, located in Camden, S.C. He is a rising 11th grader and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knight of Charlotte As one of 240 students at the boarding academy which teaches grades seven through 12, Knight was one of about 18 stu dents to receive special academic honors He also plays on the Junior Varsity football team and plays the drums in the band. -* i Classes will be held at all senior high schools. Behind-the-wheel in struction will be scheduled on an individual basis after successful completion . of classroom work. Students will be scheduled for an required to attend a 12-hour range phase and then three hours on-the-road instruc tion. There may be several days lapse between the ending of one phase and the beginning of the next phase. The range phase is counted as one-half of the behind-the-wheel instruc tion. It takes nine days to complete behind-the-wheel instruction, including the range phase. Students will be scheduled according to birthdays. Listed below are the re quirements for eligibility: 1. Any student who will be 16 years of age on or before November 30 may take driver education this summer. 2. All students who will be 16 years old on or before July 31, 1962, and who will be in a public junior high school, private or parochial school should take driver education this summer. 3 Anyone who does not attend school and will be 16 years old on or before July 31,1982, but under 18 years of age, is eligible. 4. Rising 10th graders whose birthday will be after November 30, 1981 and who will be in a public senior high school next school year will be taught driver education in the 10th grade Students are required to bring their birth certifi cate. Non-public school students should bring proof of planned attendance. (Example: admission let ter or statement of enroll ment ) June 8 will be the first day of class as well as registration and the only time driver education will be offered this summer All students who will not be in a public senior high school are urged to take driver education this sum mer, because evening classes may not be avail able during the next school year Charlotte, especially for a fast food restaurant. There are elegant antique-like fans churning from the ceiling and brass rails that set a nostalgic atmosphere. A meeting area has been built in the center of the dining area for birthday parties, nursery gather ings, meeting quarters for senior citizens, clubs, soro rities, fraternities, etc. Fire safety films, in con junction with the Fire De partment, will be sponsor ed by Burger King on Beat ties Ford Rd. for nurseries and kindergartens. Along with the film, premiums will be provided by the restaurant-balloons, toys, each week something dif ferent. Burger King also allows the use of a five gallon cooler for any event. Najeed’s and Andrews’ Burger King is a part of a franchise but is initially owned by the two men. They have 65 employees and because this is the first restaurant venture for both of them, they call on their previous professions for guidance. Najeed is a former B-52 pilot, an air craft com mander and a graduate of A&T State University. He then became a pilot with Piedmont Airlines and fol lowing this position man aged an Aviation Operation at Gary Municipal Airport. He is married to Salimah Najeed, a St. Paul, Minn., native, and they have two sons, Akbar and Faheem. Andrews is a corporate attorney and legal council for North Carolina A&T State University. He has served on many boards, educational and institution al. He is married to Fannie Chestnut Andrews of Wil mington and they have two daughters, Alexis Marie and Danielle. These two men have built more than a fast-food factory. They have incor porated many beneficial services because of their concern, after all they are now a part of our community. tor woman Of The Year" Elease Davis Is Choice J Of Cosmetologists Sorority The Alpha Phi Chapter of Theta Nu Sigma, the Cos metologist Sorority, voted Elease Davis as their state “Woman of the Year." Mrs Davis, owner of Lisa's Hair Care Center in Cornelius and Lisa’s House of Beauty. 632 N. Graham St.. Charlotte, has 23 years of experience as a hair dresser. She was chosen as “Wo man of the Year" in recog nition of her civic, sorority, church and community participation. She is now eligible to compete for the national title of “Woman of the Year" acknowledged by the Theta Nu Sigma Sorority. Mrs. Davis has an ex cellent chance of obtaining this title, for she is one person who enjoys aiding others “I love people," she began. "That's just a way of life for me.. I’m not a person to stay still and do nothing My personality is to help others. I like doing things and working in the background and planning. I let others be out front.” But it seems all of Mrs Davis’ organizational and leadership skills have made her a stand-out. She has been a member of The Alpha Phi Chapter of Theta Nu Sigma since 1969 She has served as correspond ent secretary, second and first anti Basiieus and in 1978 received the Distin guished Award from the chapter for untiring service to the chapter. Mrs. Davis is also a member of Cosmetology Chapter Number Four. She is chairperson of the sick committee in this group. She is a member of the North Carolina State Beau ticians and Cosmetologists Association, Inc.; a mem ber of the National Insti tute of Cosmetology; and the NBCL Courtesy Com _ As a member of Faith CME Church, Mrs. Davis is a class leader and chair person ; of the Program Committee of the Mission ary Society. She is also a Elease Davis I ...experienced hairdresser member of the Women's Aglow Fellowship and the Golden Heu Chapter Num ber 15, Order of the East ern Star (PHA). Mrs. Davis will serve as Basileus for the Alpha Phi Chapter during the 1981-82 year Presently married to Hu New Alcohol Education j Program Set Did you know the average student has his first drink at age 13? Sur veys indicate 63 percent of the boys and 54 percent of the girls had their first drink by the end of 7th grade. And teenagers are reporting there are more occasions of getting drunk. The Charlotte Council on Alcoholism will begin a new program in the Char lotte-Mecklenburg Schools for grades K-6 on alcohol education. Topics will in clude its use, and pre vention education for alco holism. The curriculum is de signed to prepare students for decisions they will make on whether or not to use alcohol and how much, effectively change atti tudes towards use and abuse, deal with myths on alcoholism, decrease the -glamour ntlnrhed to alco hol use and suggest al tcrnatives to drinking. BEAD THE POST One Of The Charms Has Returned To Lena's House Of Charm Miss Valarie Adorns Red Hot With New Styles And Ideas Call Now I 333-9458 No Appointment Necessary ucii j. uavis, Mrs. Davt. has three children from her < previous marriage _ to the ' late Willie Walton. Mrs. Carol Walton Mack, Michael Lee Walton, a < rising junior at A&T State * University and Jeffery B. , Walton, a 1981 graduate of Myers Park High School < and a rising A&T State ' freshman are the children of Mrs. Davis. 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