Business
League To
Honor Six
James Finney, president
of Celanese Fibers Mark
et Company will be the
featured speaker at the
Charlotte Business
League s fourth annual
banquet and awards pre
sentation to be held Satur
day, October 31, at 7:30
p m. in the Radisson Plaza
Hotel, according to Frank
lin McCain, public rela
tions chairman for the
league.
r inney, headquartered
at the Celanese office in
New York, is a graduate of
North Carolina State Uni
versity and Nichols College
in New York. He has
served the compnay for
over 20 years and partici
pated in fundraising ac
tivities for the Anti-Defa
mation League and the•
National Conference of
Christians and Jews. Fin
ney was honored as Tex
tile Salesman of the Year,
received an award for Dis
tinguished Humanitarian
Award from the National
Conference of Christians
and Jews.
Celanese, according to
McCain has a superior re
putation of providing equal
employment opportunities
for blacks.
McCain said he expects
400 to attend, including
CBL members, represent
atives from various busi
nesses and other guests.
Former winners have in
cluded Sam Johnson of
Sam Johnson Lincoln-Mer
cury and “Mr. Grigsby’’
who developed the teach
er's credit union. Profes
sional golfer Charles Sif
ford received a special
award last year.
Three to six honorees will
be chosen by a nominating
committee and notified be
fore the banquet.
Prior to this event semin
ars on business finance,
maintaining a business and
other related topics will be
held during that week.
James Polk serves as pre
sident of the Charlotte
Business League.
Washington
Height Garden
Club News
Chairpersons of the
Washington Height Garden
Club made their reports
at the October meeting.
Committes had sent
cards to the sick and shut
in and also to the Ber
creed families.
President of the club,
Nancy English, presided
over the meeting which
was held at the home of
Bertha Sowell on Russell
Street. Mrs. Sowell served
a delicious dinner.
The Civic Chairman said
■her committee, will .cleat
off the dead flowers and
trim the hedges and rose
bushes at Oaklawn Ele
mentary School as soon as
possible.
Chrysanthemum flowers
and their care was a topic
_Ql_ discussion also. Each
month HTcfiTferenr flower'
and its care procedures
will be discussed.
Members attending the
meeting included Nancy
English, Lois Scott, Edena
Williams, Willette Patter
son, Essie Stoval, Lillie
Mae Carter, Jessie Lee
' Hamlin; Cora Gaither,
Pearl Phillip and Bertha
Sowell.
The November meeting
will be at the home of
Geniva Sizemoore, 2221
Booker Avenue.
MRS. VICTOR J. SCOTT
...The former Miss Janette Hill
Miss Janette Hill Weds
Sargeant Victor Scott
Janette Hill and Sgt.
Victor J. Scott were mar
ried Saturday, October 10,
at Memorial United Pres
byterian Church here in
Charlotte. Officiating the
ceremony was the Rev.
Edward Newberry. The
bride was given in mar
riage by her father, Mr.
Willie Hill Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hill
Sr. are the parents of the
bride. The groom’s parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R.
Scott Sr.
The bride wore an all silk
peau d’ soie wedding gown
embedded with Brussel
lace which instituted the
regal portrait neckline.
The fitted sleeves' Brussel
lace unfolds on a snug
bodice complemented by
the empire waistline.
The front of the gown was
embedded with lace and
touched with paletts of bri
dal pearls to the scalloped
lace hemline flattered by
the traditional chapel
train.
The groom was attired in
an official Marine Corps
formal dress uniform of
navy and royal blue.
The maid of honor was
Samara Hill, sister of the
bride and the matron of
honor was Hazeline Scott
Sarter, sister of the groom.
Bridesmaids were Ellen
Scott Banknight, Deborah
Johnson, Mary H. Reid and
Pamela Kincaid. Junior
bridesmaids were Shannon
Banknight and Kristi L.
Johnson.
Ebony Monique Scott and
Vanessa J. Sarter served
as flower girls while
master Narvel A. Scott
served as ring bearer.
Ernest R. Scott Sr. was
the best man. Ushers in
cluded Preston Hill, Wen
dell Hill, Anthony J. Scott,
Ernest R. Scott Jr. and
James A. Scott. Junior
ushers were. Shawn .Gera Id
and Eric Johnson.
The prenuptial music
was provided by organist
Charles McCrary and solo
was sung by Sylvia
McManus.
Sword officials were Sgt.
Frank Williams, Sgt.
Robert Wnson, Sgt: Ronnie
Brown, Sgt. Timothy Hoff
man Sgt. Carl Cole. Sgt.
Mitchell Brown, Cpl. Dana
Stockman and Cpl. Rodney
'Faurie.
Directors of the wedding
were Margaret Roberts
and Elizabeth Gamble.
_To celebrate such a
renowned occasion the
bride was congratulated
with four showers. A kit
chen shower given by Syl
via Morgan, a bathroom
shower given by Mrs. Ro
bert L Davis Sr., a lin
gerie shower, given by
Margaret Roberts and a
shower given by co-work
ers. Jim Doby, Marion
Hayes, Polly Barber, Edith
Hatcher, Jim Possinger
and Vera Gathings.
The bride attends Cen
tral Piedmont Community
College and is also em
ployed with Southern Bell
as a trunk assigner in the
switch services depart
ment.
The groom pursues a
10-year career in the U S.
Marine Corps and is pre
sently stationed in Charles
ton S.C.
The couple will honey
moon in the Bahamas and
will reside in Charleston,
S.C.
A reception was held fol
lowing the ceremony at the
Golden Eagle, Downtown.
Pre-School
Swim Classes*
Offered
Recreational swim class
es for pre-school aged
children are now being of
fered by the Charlotte
YWCA at the Park Road
center pool. Saturdays,
2:45 to 3:30 p.m.
Children must be accom
panied by an adult - limit
two children for each su
pervising adult. Cost is 75
cents per session for adult;
50 cents for child. Prior
enrollment is not neces
sary. Tickets may be pur
chased at the door
_"The recreational swim
is excellent for practice of
what has been learned in
regular classes." said
Stephanie Sullivan, aqua
tics director. She may be
contacted at 525-5770, ext.
:H>, Monday through Fri
day, 9-5 p.m.
“Atty. General -
Rufus Edmisten
To Speak Here
Attorney General Kulus
Edmisten will address a
joint meeting of the Char
lotte Blue and Charlotte
Gold Chapters of the Na
tional Association of Ac
countants on Tuesday
evening, October 20.
The meeting marks the
declaration of National As
sociation of Accountants
Week by Charlotte Mayor
Eddie Knox.
The October 20 meeting
begins at 6 p m. in The
Sheraton Center.
NOTICE: MINORITY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
Sub-bids for the below listed work for Wastewater Facilities, Town of Oakwood,
VA., Thomas & Litton, Engineers.
Bid Date: October 22, 1981
ITEMS FOR BID
Site Clearing
Excavation
Fencing
Grassing
t Hoofing
Storm Drainage
Placing Concrete
Placing Reinforcing Steel
Brick Masonry
Painting
Asphalt Paving
Curb & Gutter
Plana and specifications are available for take-off at:
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THRU SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 1981