Washington
Haghts Garden
Club News
Mrs. Gertrude Williams
of Huntersville was hostess
to the Washington Heights
Garden Club.
At the Christmas pro
gram secret pals were re
vealed and gifts were ex
changed,_
The hostess pulled out all
stops to make the evening
beautiful. The shrubbery
was decorated, a hand
made center-piece graced
the table and a delicious
dinner ended the evening.
Members expressed the
feeling that the evening
was so enjoyable that they
didn't want to leave.
In attendance were Mrs.
^Nancy English, Mrs. Lois
"Scott, Mrs. Edina Wil
liams. Mrs. Ethel Choate,
Mrs. Willette Patterson,
Mrs. Cora Gaither. Mrs
Essie Stovall. Mrs. Lillie
Mae Carter, Mrs. Betty
Jean Funderburk, Mrs.
Jessie Lee Hamlin, Mrs.
Viola Allison and Mrs.
Gertrude Williams.
Visitors present were
Earnest Williams, Johnnie
Gaither and Walter Alex
ander and Worran Stukes.
Hosting the club in Janu
ary will be Mrs. Edina
Williams of 1826 Taylor
Avenue. All members are
urged to attend due to tbe
heavy amount of business
that must be taken care of.
Artistic
Garden Club
Plans Party
To enhance their spirits
for the upcoming year
members of the Artistic
Garden Club have planned
a Christmas Party which
will be held December 17
on Fairmont Street.
At the recent monthly
meeting at the home of
Evelyn M. Perry, the feel
ing of Christmas was al
ready present. Her home
was decorated with beauti
ful holly, candles and
greenery depicting the
Christmas season.
By-laws and new guide
lines for 1981-62 were re
vised at the meeting also.
The workshop project dis
cussed" involved fcrrcitig
bulbs indoors for early
spring blooms.
« Marie Brown demon
•Vrated how citrus fruits
could be used for a delight
ful fragrance, especially
during the Christmas holi
day.s
A delicious dinner was
served by the hostess Mrs.
Perry. Following the din
ner the following members
expressed thanks: Emma
Scott, Mini Hethering,
Evelyn Perry, Eloise Boyd,
Frances Holey, Mattie
Kennedy, Katie Vance,
Marion Nesbit, Sarah Phil
lips, Marie Brown, Mary
Mitchell and Katherine
Bowser.
YWCA Sets
Sign Up
Winter Class
Arthritis water exercise
classes are being offered
by the Charlotte YWCA.
Although the 10-week co-ed
(.nurse begins January U. a.
sign-up deadline date of
.December 10 has been set.
The early registration
date will allow each parti
cipant to obtain the neces
sary physician's referral
release which must be
turned in to the YWCA
prior to class attendance.
The course is designed to
help the individual in
crease or maintain range
of motion, flexibility,
strength and endurance; to
increase swimming ability
and relaxation in the
water. It also provides
group support and the
chance for interaction with
ottars having inflamma
tory joint disease.
Cost of the sessions is 918.
YWCA membership is re
quired. Membership for
adults is 910 per year.
Mary Sue Tilley, 525
3770, may be contacted for
further information. _
Art Instructors
Thirty-eight art instruct
ors at Central Piedmont
Community College will
display their wodt Decem
ber B through J JLary 3 in
the lobby of Knight Pu
blishing Co , BOO South
Tryon Street
) Over 75 paintings, draw
ings, prints and photo
graphs make up the exhibit
which is free and open to
the public.
Pictured are volunteers who assisted In
the Senior Citizens' Craft Bazaar. Seated
is Soror Brenda Jones, chairperson;
standing are upnelia Gray, Celesta
McCullough, Elsie Woodard, Dorothy
Flagg and Beatrice Douglas.
Sorority Sponsors
Senior Citizens Bazaar
Shoppers had a busy day
recently when the local
chapter ot Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority sponsored a
two-day Senior Citizens’
Craft Bazaar.
Ptn lobby nf the Jadg
Street YWCA was filled
with several handcrafted
gifts for Christmas and
for the home.
Hundreds of items which
were made bv senior rih.
zens, included ceramics,
macrame, toys, dolls, gar
ments, paintings, Christ
mas decorations, cakes,
towels, table covers, af
ghans and other beautiful
and useful artifacts.
—trough the Senior Citi
zens' Craft Bazaar, many
senior citizens were given
the opportunity to show
case their ability and
talent.
the community outreach
programs is designed to
serve as a positive influ
ence on the lives of local
senior citizens.
Two other components of
the program are: Adopt-A
Person, a one-on-one plan
that enables individual
members to provide per
- Mil I* I mpvinnr fnr coninp
citizens.
Nursing home project; a
plan that provides comfort,
companionship, entertain
ment and gifts for senior
citizens who are residents
in these homes. _
The Charlotte District Christian Educa
tion Pageant, which was held at Geth
semane AME Zion Church on December
. 4^announced a total of $2,811.55 raised in
their drive. Financial contestants includ- -
ed Cheryl Weaver of Gethsemane,
Sonja Crockett of Clinton Chapel, Sherri
Harris of China Grove, Rhonda Flake of
Steele Creek, Ricky Livingston of Weep
ing Willow, Deirdre Davis of Jonesville
and Andrea Michelle Lindsay of Mount
Zion. The winner was Cheryl Weaver,
center' first--runner-up -was Andrea
Lindsay left; and Rhonda Flake, right,
was second runner-up.
One-Day Workshop
Increased Awareness
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
A one day workshop
sponsored by Beta Omi
cron Sigma, the Charlotte
Chapter of the Sigma Gam
ma Kho Sorority. Inc. in
creased the awareness of
over 100 participants in five
various areas.
Politics, the black fa
mily, economic crisis,
aging crisis, and education
were topics discussed in
sessions headed by Robert
DavisT Carole Ricks. Julia
Prince. Karen Ownes. and
Kathleen Crosby, respect
ively. The theme "Total
Community Involvement"
encompassed strides for
moving forward
The workshop was in
commemoration of the 59th
Leadership Conference of
—Sigma Gamma Rho Soror
ity. In addition to the work
shops. members held a
general morning opening
session w here the Our Lady
Gospel Choir performed
and Father Wilbert
Thomas gave the invoca
tion Geraldine Michell.
Charlotte Chapter’s basi
leus. presided.
Greetings came from Dr
G. A. Gaston, vice presi
dent of Johnson C Smith
Student Affairs. A city pro
Humulton on claiming the
day Community Involve
ment Day was sited by City
Councilman Charlie
Dannelly.
Warrena Hankinson in
troduced the special guest
speaker. Evelyn H. Hood,
past grand basileus of the
Sigma Gamma Rho Soror
ity, Inc.
Silent Vigil
A Silent Vigil will be
conducted by SANE from
noon to l p m. on the
median at the corner of
Xjueens and Providence
Roads, Sunday. December
13th.
The group’s goals are to
halt the nuclear arms race;
negotiate disarmament; to
end wasteful military
spending; and to restore
money for needed human
service.
The Rev. Art Kortheuer,
assistant minister at St.
Martin's Episcopal
Church, will begin this
Christmas vigjl with the
World Peace Prayer. Other
clergy will also participate.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Tepid.Water. -*
Use tepid water when
watering houseplants Cold
water can injure them.
During the luncheon Mi
Hood gave a rendition com
plementing the total com
munity involvement
theme. She has received
Ihe highest award present
ed within the Sigma Gam
ma Rho Sorority • the
Blanche Edwards Award
Various other honors have
been bestowed upon Mrs
Hood, including her select
ion to EBONY magazine's
list of the too most influ
ential blacks She has col
laborated with three presi
dents of issues affecting
blacks, unemployment and also in the luncheon were
health. St. Paul Baptist Church
Presently Mrs. Hood Choir and their pastor Rev
serves as Master Teacher Paul forummond who gave
for Georgia State Univers- the invocation
ity School of Education.
and trains future teachers ^he final section of the
Speakers mea^Jrarea at evenin8 entailed strategies
the luncheon included Rev and projection Partici
Robert W alton. Rev pants plan to use the work
George E. Battle;“Canity—shop as a starting, ground
rine Wilson and Phyllis for community improve
Lynch Resource persons ments Hopefully the re
for this workshop effort suits of this eventful work
included Annette MAlure shop will see changes for
and Marnite ShufortL at- the community ..changes
torney at law Involved for the better
Lawrence Furlow Is The
Messiah UNCC 49ers Needs?
B\ Chase Vance
l*»sl Spurts Writer
One of the big questions
to be answered this year
has to be whether or not the
■f'-ters can return to big
time
The nagging probe has a
simple solution. The weak
inside spot must be filled
by someone confident and
consistent.
Lawrence FurJow be
lieves he is the Messiah the
team needs.
"Lawrence struggled
through a very rough sea
son last year." coach Mike
Pratt remarked. "He start
ed off slowly playing be
hind George Devone. But
after Devone became in
eligible. Lawrence was~
able to pick up some slack
late in the year. It seemed
to take him a little longer to
get adjusted to some of our
basketball theories, but all
of that seems to be worked
out now.
“I believe that we will
have a winning season this
year." said Furlow com
menting on his outstanding
game in w hich he netted 10
points and 15 rebounds.
"I^awrence has added
some strength and weight
through our weight pro
gram and also seems to
have more conTfdence~in
his shooting away from the
basket." PrafT conttnoed
"He needs to become a
defensive factor at the post
position and also control
the boards for us at both
ends of the court."
Furlow seems to have
found a home at the center
position Added maturity
and patience are new
aspects of his game plan.
The 6'8", 200-pound
junior center from New
ark, N.J., hopes to im
prove on last year's 4.5
Lawrence Furlow
..Picks up slack
points and 3.2 rebounds per
game mark
Furlow is a transfer from
the College of Southern
Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho,
Body Shop (loupotw
Flexi-schedukes exercise
is offered to Charlotte
YWCA class participants
who find they cannot take
part on a regular schedule
With the purchase of a $40
coupon book, one can at
tend any scheduled exei1-'"'
ciseclass, a m. or p m For
further information, call
either the Park Koad
Center, 525-5770. or Trade
Street Center. 333-7553, 8
a m to 7 p m
Spay Neuter
Beginning mid January,
the City of Charlotte will
begin operaTiorTof a spay
neuter clinic for cats and
dogs. The clinic will be
located at the site of Ani
mal Control, '2700 Toomey
Avenue.
Cost of spaying a female
dog will be $24.50; cost of
neutering a male dog is
also $24 50 Male cats will
#
cost $11.50 to neuter:
female cats will cost $17.50
to spay.
where he ayeraged J7_
points per game. A former
first team all-state player
from Newark. N J . where
he was a standout for Mai
coim X Shabazz High
School, he led the team to
the state :1A championship
in his senior year becoming
All-City and All-County and
M\ P on the New Jersey
A At team
Mint Museum
The Mint Museum ot Hi
story invites the public to
see a new exhibition,
‘ Mountain Dew Part II.
open through December 2:1
The exhibition is both a
show and a sale of select
North Carolina crafts pro
duced by the Mountain Ski
Craft group of Elrvson City.
Included in the exhibition
are handmade dolls of all
sizes and shapes, quilts
from baby to kingsize.
hand-carved wooden toys
and other objects There
will also be numerous de
T'orattnns. including pim*
cone wreaths and hand
made ornaments Proceeds
from the sale benefit the
Mint Museum and Heze
kiah Alexander Homesite.
and also serve to support
North Carolina craftsmen
For more information,
call the Mint Museum ol
History at 568-1774
Temiii Court I'se
For 75 cents per person
per hour, the tennis courts
at the Charlotte YWCA
Park Koad Center may be
used on Mondays through
Thursdnys-.-H-p m-r -H-until—
dark Friday and Saturday,
and all day until dark on
Sunday. For further in
formation call Park Koad
Center. 525-5770. 8 a m to 7
p.m.
Are We Winning
Drug Abuse Fight?
By C nris Tiedemann
N. C. State University
Statistics from a 1980
drug abuse survey of high
school seniors show that
the country may have
turned the coner on drug
abuse, says Dr. Leo Hawk
ins, human development
specialist at North Caro
lina State University.
Among the conclusions of
the survey were that mari
juana use had fallen slight
ly, use of “PCP” has
dropped substantially;
there has been a drop in the
use of inhalants, barbitu
ates and tranquilizers; use
of heroin and other opiates
has remaines table and use
of cocaine has nearly
■leveled off_
I nus 1978 and 1979 seem
to have been the peak years
for drug use. Public con
cern and media attention
are credited with helping to
turn the tide,” Hawkins
explains.
"In 1980, 50 percent of
seniors said there was a
‘great risk* in the use of
marijuana, compared with
35 percent in 1978,” Hawk
ins said. And 75 percent
personally disapproved of
regular use, compared to
66 percent in 1977.
"Researchers say that
our society may be turning
the comer on the problem
of drug use.” Hawkins
soys, "but even so, there is
* long way to go to return to
the relatively drug-free
years of the fifties.”
VEGETABLE PKICE8
Smaller supplies of both
fresh and processed vege
tables this fall point to
higher prices for producers
and consumers, says the
U.S. Department of Agri
culture.
Supplies of fresh vege
tables during fourth-quart
er 1981 are about six per
cent smsller than a year
earlier and processors used
about two percent less
Wholesale prices for
canned vegetables con
tinued upward throughout
the 1980-81 marketing sea
son, USDA reports, with
October prices averaging
21 percent higher than a
year ago. Prices are ex
pected to rise further this
season, but they will be
more moderate.
And frozen vegetable
supplies will also be down
this season, with prices
moderately higher. Prices
for frozen vegetables are
higher than those for
canned because of the
added marketing costs.
CKEDIT SHOPPING
In North Carolina, the
annual percentage rate
(APR) for credit card pur
chases cannot legally be
higher than 18 percent. But
that doesn’t mean you'll
nav the same finance
charges with all lendeRT
Because terms for repay
ing loans vary with lender,
the simplest way to shop
for credit is to compare
costs at different lending
agencies, says Dr. Justine
Rozier, extension specialist
in family resource man
agement at North Carolina
State^University.
“The best method is to
ask about costs for the
same amount of money
borrowed, for the same
amount of time, from dif
ferent lenders, ’’ Dr. Rozier
says.
Love Lights
The Pilot Club of Char
lotte Invites everyone to the
1981 Annual Love Lights
around Freedom Park
I.ake December 12. Can
dles will burn in a sand
filled bag bearing the name
of a living or deceased
person who will be remem
bered in a special way this
Christmas season
Donations and the name
of the one you wish to
remember may be sent to
P. O. Box 221368, Char
lotte, N.C. 28222. If an ac
knowledgement card for
the gift is desired, please
include the name and ad
dress of the person to
whom it should be sent.
I^oretta
James
leresa
"There's A Little Bit Of Us
For ALL OF YOU”
Close to 50% of Charlotte’s Black population read The Charlotte Post each weekend.
People from every walk of life find something in the post
I- _ ESPECIALLY FOR THEM.
• James Cuthbertson hits home base with his sports coverage
of the high school scene from a Black perspective.
• ....And Phil Busher keeps you in touch with sports at Johnson C. Smith.
• Loretta Manago puts you on center stage
with an entertaining touch of what's happening in the Charlotte area.
•Gayle Hhson works closely with the local businessmen
and keeps you up-to-date on activities in these vital areas.
• Teresa Burns documents issues concerning the Black Churches
with a touch that lifts us spiritually above everyone else.
• Nancy Anderson's sensitive reporting on college students
gets to heart of the issues facing tomorrow's leaders.
If we haven't given you enough great reasons to read
The Charlote Post each week, why not ask James, Chase, Loretta, Teresa or Nancy.
Or pick up a copy of The Charlotte Post at your local store or newstand,
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