Big Mama” Remembers
There Was More Discipline
n\ i eresa Kurus
I’ost Staff Writer
They call her "Big
mama ' And she remem
bers w b.cn life seemed to be
a'little more congenial
when the neighbors had
some say so about how any
child should behave.
As a result there was
more discipline, but then
this was at the turn of the
century, when 70-year-old
Mary Lou Bost was just a
■'Tthild. - -
Born June Hi. 1911. Mrs
Bost was the seventh of 18
children of Mr and Mrs.
William and Julia Imes
McClure She remembers
walking several miles to
school.
"And when it rained,"
Mrs. Bost reminisced." we
had to take another route
and walk two more miles to
avoid a creek we had to
cross "
Her neighborhood, near
Shamrock Drive, had a one
classroom school miles
away with all ages being
taught by one black
teacher
“When you reached the
8th grade that was it. Then
you had to walk to town to
Second Ward and most
blacks didn't have a way to
travel those several
Smiles."
Mrs Bost does remem
ber one young lady who
wrapped her feet and legs
up in rags and trompped in
the snow to Second Ward.
Mrs. Bost’s path in life was
just as strenuous
She went down to the
Glove Factory and began
sewing gloves at the age of
14. When she was 21 she
married a painter, John
• Bost, now deceased
Years passed and the
Bost family produced five
children; Gretchen Bost of
New York. Mattie Line
berger of Charlotte, Bea
trice Ervin of Charlotte,
the late Johnnie Mae Bost
and the late John Bost Jr.
Mrs. Bost reared her
family, worked in a glove
factory, did domestic
- work, bottled at the Dr.
Pepper Plant on North
Graham Street, bought a
home and worked for the
Wesley Nursing Center un
til tier retirement.
- And even with this hard
^ work behind her. her 70
years of age only appears
MarJ’ Lou Bost
...An energetic 70
to be 55 years at the most
What is it that makes one
appear so young, that
makes one so energetic
with 70 years behind them?
"I ve lived and done the
things God would be
pleased with." Mrs Bost
explained. "I feel in myself
and know for myself if it
weren't for the Lord I
wouldn't be living today."
Mrs bust s advice to
anyone looking for peac^~
and serenity is to ", get it
in yourself to live the life
God wants you to "
"You have to have Christ
within you and ask the Uird
for advice and faith With-'
out Him you can't do any
thing." she continued.
Mrs Bost is a member
and attends regularly The
House of Prayer for All
People She is a member of
the String Band tn—which
she sings and plays the
tambourine
Singing, tambourine
playing, going to attic
sales, cooking and
especially reading the
Bible are Ms. Best's fa
vorite pastimes
She has been graced to
see thirteen grandchild
ren and eight great grand
children And they have
been blessed for they can
listen and learn from a
great "Bigmama."
June Plates Stickers Expie Soon
It M.KK.II - Is your car
registration due to expire
June 30?
If you bought a new car
or registered your car from
July 1 - December 31, 1980.
then you are among those
who need to renew their
license plates within the
next two weeks.
Only about 70,500 of the
nearly 388.700 renewal ap
plications mailed by the
North Carolina Depart
ment of Transportation's
Motor Vehicles Division
have been processed to
date.
Motor vehicles Commis
sioner Elbert L. Peters Jr
noted that both mail-in and
over the counter sales for
June license plate renewals
have been slow.
"We are encouraging our
citizens who need to renew
their license plates in June
to go to the nearest li
cense plate sales office as
■soon as possible to get their
tags and stickers." he said
Tags and stickers for the
June 1982 renewals have
been on sale since mid-—
May. when renewal notices
were mailed to those own
ers who stickers expire in
June 1981
Driving a vehicle without
a current valid registration
is a misdemeanor in North
Carolinam punishable by a
fine up to $10(1 or impri
sonment up to 60 days, or
both.
A brochure that is includ
ed with the license renewal
card shows the correct
placement of the validation,
sticker on the license plate
A license-plate that has
“1981 year" sticker on it
should either be cleaned off
so that the new sticker can
be placed directly on top of
it. or peeled off and re
placed by the new sticker
The sticker on the left side
showing the month is
permanent
Peters said.the renewal
fee for cars is $16. He added
-that motorists who are re
newing registration on
their vehicles should make
sure that their correct ad
dress is shown on the front
of the renewal card and
that they fill out the in
surance information and
sign the back of the card.
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The canvas, plastic and
cord webbing on outdoor
furniture can be kept clean
with warn detergent or
soap suds and brisk scrub
bing. Always rinse well,
and wipe off excess water.
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Burner and Rena <Fox> Sadler will
celebrate their silver wedding annivers
ary Saturday. June 27. with a reception
at 6 p.m. in Woodland United Presby
terian Church on Rhyne Road The
couple were married June 30. 1956 at the
home of Mr and Mrs. Hanson Fox. They
have two sons - Bomer Sadler III and
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children Christina and Kesha Sadler.
Among the.reception guests will be Mrs.
Sophie Sadler i mother i and Wilson and
William Sadler i brothers). Mrs. Rena
Sadler s family includes Hubert Fox.
Carnel Fox. Alice Clairburn and Betty
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Set Convention
More than 100 district
conventions of Jehovah's
Witnesses will be held
throughout the United
States during the months of
June. July and August of
this year according to a
spokesman for the group.
Jphn Kamphuis, a min
ister representing the
Charlotte congregations,
said that more than one
million delegates are anti
cipated at these "Kingdom
Loyalty" District Conven
tions that will be held in 67
cities across the country
More than 2.000 from
Charlotte will be attending
conventions planned for
June 25-28. in Greensboro.
N.C.. and July 9-12 in
Greenville. S.C.
"Revolution, coups and
—insurrections have become
common in our time,”
Kamphuis stated, "show
ing that there is a lack of
r- ■ ....
loyally in the world. The
greatest need of the human
family right now is God's
kingdom that Jesus Christ
taught his follwers to pray
for. That is a government
deserving the loyalty of all
mankind "
"The 'Kingdom Loyalty'
Conventions will strength
en the faith of anyone who
attends and will provide
much practical instruction
for everyday living." Kam
phuiscohclUded
Kamphuis said all con
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BYTHE
WAY...
By Joe Black
As many of you know, I have been
doing "By The Way” for more than a
decade, and during that time, I have dis
cussed many topics. Some of them did
more than provoke; they aroused anger.
And when I look back, I think that some
of my topics were before their time.
For example, in the early 1970’s,
I urged the youthfuf-Black athletes
not to "prostitute” their bodies by
going to college and concentrating on
sports rather than gaining a qual
ity education.
And now. here we are in the 1980's
when it should be the best of times for
our young Black athletes. But it’s not.
The smaller institutions have always
offered scholarships, but now the major
colleges and universities are seeking the
talent of these athletes. And that’s when
it becomes the worst of times because the
lure of television exposure and their
names in headlines causes them to lose
their capacity to think. They must re
member that college represents two
opportunities—a quality education that
will make them competitive in today’s
labor market and a possible contract
with a professional team. It’s sad to say.
too many of them concentrate on seek
ing the sports contract. And when the
fickle finger of fate points to someone
else to receive the "pro” contract, too
often the young Black athlete is left dis
appointed, frustrated, and uneducated.
So encourage our youths to dream
about stars, but at the same time, re
mind them that school is for
learning, also.
■J(9e~E?fack
Vice President
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gates from 354 churches,
has a combined church
membership of more than
8T.TW0- persons"irr^ a four
state area and the District
of Columbia.
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ton. D C., delegates will be
represented from North
Carolina. Virginia. Dela
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annually to discuss the
business of the United
Presbyterian Church, pro
vide interpretation of the
mission of the church and
to provide booths display
. ing services available with
in the Synod.
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cies being asked to provide
displays of services are the
seven Presbyteries within
the Synod of the Piedmont.
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up in the Rufus Perry
Science Hall. Delegates
will be housed on camDus
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