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In Observer Mamthnn Mrs. Payne Finished 740th Among 3r004 Runners Airport Meeting m it as It* Hinson Post Staff Writer _Motivation, energy, de termination Keys to what make :»4 year old Jennifer Lowery Payne tick and w hat shaped her decision to enter the t'-harfotfin Jbserv7 or Marathon Mrs Payne started run mng in late April of ttttti Her original purpose was to lose weight which she did. losing 15 pounds in 2 months The more Mrs Payne ran the better her time and mileage She was able to run one mile in eight minutes which she said was much better than she had Anticipated. Despite all her drive and ambition Mrs Payne was at lirsr skeptical about en tering the marathon "When I first Jieard about it I said 'shall r7~ was apprehensive and didn t take it seriously. I hesitated for about a month then said 'why not'." she laughed Mrs Payne began pre Mrs. Jennifer Payne -Miiihpr of thr**** toons i— "o wvii nitmaii > and physically for the ma rathon in September H hen she told her family ol the decision their com ment was: "Are you OV. I IUU-5 . Her preparations includ ed eating three full meals a day. Her diet was lull of carbohydrates, breads, po tators and sweets At rounder's Day Convocation Congresswoman Collins Is Barben-Scotia Guest Speaker Ity Melvin Walton Special To The Post Congresswoman Cardiss Collins. D-Illinois and past chairman of the Congres sional Black Caucus, will deliver the keynote address at the Barber-Scotia Col lege Founders Day Convo cation. The convocation will be held on Sunday, January 24. 1982, at 3 p m., in the College Convocation Center. Barber-Scotia College is fortunate to secure Rep. Collins, a crusader for hu man rights, as the keynoter for its 115th anniversary celebration. On June 5, 1973, Con gresswoman Cardiss Col lins. was elected to fill the position of U.S. Represent ative in Congress for the Seventh Congressional Dis -nf Illinois left vacant by the death of her hus band. George. Since that time, Rep Cardiss Collins has run on her own record of provid ing services to her consti tuency and Has rievef caipK tured less than 85 percent of the vote. She is the first woman and the first black to chair the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Manpower and Housing which has major oversight I" Rep Cardiss Collins Illinois Democrat responsibility for the De partment of Labor, the De partment of Housing and Urban Development, ACTION, Community Ser vices Administration, and the Railroad Retirement Board. Congresswoman Collins currently sits on the very powerful Energy and Commerce Committee and is a member of its three subcommittees The Bartier-Scotia Col lege Founders Day Convo cation highlights a week of activities scheduled for January 18-2-1. Other ac tivities are: Friday, Janu ary 22 - 4 p m - Fellow ship Dinner; 7 pm an evening of musical enter tainment. The public is invited to attend the “Anniversary Week activities of Barber Scotia College. Congresswoman Cardiss Collins will hold a press conference immediately following he keynote ad dress at the Founders Day Convocation. The press conference will be held in the Dance Studio of the gymnasium. West Charrotle To Present “The Children Hour” The West Charlotte High School Drama Department will present "The Child ren's Hour on January 21. 22 and 28 at 8 p.m. in the West Charlotte Audito rium. The play is about a malicious youngster who stars an entirely unfounded scandal about two women who run a school for girls and will lie performed in the found. Tickets are $2 and may be purchased at the door For more inform ation call the school at :W2-oi57 between 7:;to a m. and 2:05 p.m Pita Bread Pita bread is a good low calorie substitue for thick slices of whole wheat I had to gain back the weight 1 had lost to make enough energy to race, she said "I got up to 16 miles on my ow n, doing 5 to 10 miles a Hay on the track at Albemarle Junior High School." she added She reported that she could have increased her mileage even more but w as hampered by driving the kids to and Irom school Her first group participa lion was in the March of Dimes walk-a thon which was an 1H mile trek Jen infer said that instead of walking the distance she ran So because of this she knew 26 miles would not offer her much hardship. I knew I could do 26 miles and it wouldn't be a pro blem, she told <The marathon's distance is 26 miles and ;185 yards » Although Mrs. Payne didn't finish in first place or even in the middle hall, tlie fact that she linished meant more to her than Literacy Council The Mecklenburg County Literacy Council will hold a .tutors workshop January 29. 6-9 p m and January 30 from 9 until 4 p m This workshop will be held at the Belmont Re gional Center. 700 Park ■ wood Avenue The workshop is for those people interested in being qualified to tutor a student in English and help the student learn to read and write For advance registration call the Belmont Regional Center at 374-2632. WomanReach WomanReach is sponsor ing a six-week mini-course. "Finding a Perfect Fit' Job-Career on Tuesday evenings, beginning Febru ary 16 - March 23. 7-9 p.m. at 1009 East Boulevard. .The course is designed for the woman who wants to find the job or career that is a perfect fit for her Donna George is the in structor. Format includes identifying job skills and successes; choosing where - J“ work- onij role plavintj job interviews There is a $3 fee for materials. Register by Fri day. February 12. by call ing WomanReach at 334 ;$614. weekdays 10 a m. to 4 --pr.inr— Women’s Club Charlotte-Mecklenburg Republican Women's Club will hold its January meet ing and luncheon Wednes day. January 27 at the Park Road YWCA at 11:30 a m. Now, more people than ever before can retire with a fortune. And they can do it without investing a fortune. --Withihe new tax laws.noweven people who have a_ ———— retirement plan where they work TheNewNCNB IRA. can have one where they bank single working 1 hen,too,you can invest a lot AGE PERSON COUPLE . o W f .von at65* at65* more—up to $Z,UUU a year ot your ' 30 $i.2i6.ooo $2.4)2.000 salary or wages. ■in ~rm:nm —••awi.oop more,with our IRA _ 45 ifii.500 363.000 you get a two-way tax break. J? . VJ£L l82(^° Every year, all contnbutions The tooner you ilarl the richer you gel t0 yOUr IRA SR taX-dedUCtlble. Later,even though you pay taxes when you retire and start withdrawing from your IRA you 11 probably be in a much lower tax bracket. So take a look at the chart.Then come see us and let s talk over your particular situation. Whatever it is, we’ll do all we can to help out. After all,at NCNB we’d like to see everyone J® all over the neighborhood retire nch. ‘ Rated m a unehme cagde i $4000lew unfle peetcn i SJOIIO i anrHmd deprmi made m the fkti </each year al an annual imereti rale <412% corner tended daily an q 361 fftOhau« liiehmg mdurduah can cmlnhule at much at lOffa. of ihen tolanc ipi" a maximum of $*000 JMMMM inleretl fienathi remitted ft* ecwhj utdmhmied /I# depreukrt mtured In S100000ha TOIC * t w inning "One thousand and lour Turners participated—trot— only 77-1 completed the race I I unshed m the 7-toth position At the end I felt the race, no matter what I would have crawled over the finish line if 1 had to Finishing was very import ant to me." she stated A graudale o! I M V she is a substitute teacher and is very involved in com tmmtfy affairs Mrs -Paytie said she wants to oiler teenagers an alternative "I want to get more black teenagers and women in volved in running. II 1 could sw another black female in a race it would inspire me." she said There are very lew black women who participate in— races or marathons Mrs Payne told that one black male runner congratulated her lor participating in the race lie had been in numerous races and she was the third black lemale he had ever met to actually run in a race I enjoy running, it pun lies my mind and makes me leel Iree to think It makes you realize in hie - w ha I- vmj-jimiil iif ^|o hHocp you reach an ;ige limit she continued ■Jenniler is the wile ol Millie Hill I’ayne lorm er candidate lor city coun ill1 She is the mother ot three teenagers lienee. W ilhnm and \\ arren Mrs 1'ayne oilers these tijis lor tieginmng runners l‘ick a sale place, run with someone, keep some identi I leal ion with you at all 4-tmes l fitil you leel confident don't run on the streets, run on a track, she ad\ ised This coni idem lady has tuture plans to run in more races Alter 1 recover troni this marathon I am considering running in the New York Marathon this tall, she annouiieed .Jenniler is a unique lady •hie ot those person you meet once m a II retime whose energy level is so high it's contagious \lter talking to her I felt in dustrious enough to tackle a lew .Japs around the track, u Inch is lor someone as afraid ot exercise as I am. a minor miracle -A report on recent major air trallic growth and —VUilUUS const I in I mu [ii-ii grams at (Jougias Munici pal Airport was presented -♦hiring tin- North < arohna \eronaulics ( ouncil meet mg in Kaleigh Jcrrv I )rr. assistant air -LMJJ.1. manager oi the air[xirt discussed the airport s growth and development programs, which include a new terminal budding cur rentK under construction The terminal is expected to lie ill Opel at ion Ma\ J umj I he council was also hi lelcd oil lllc - Salt new hchopoi t program" \s"pait ~ ol the hneling. an industry Him entitled Helicopters ilelioports and Sou was show n Ue believe that the establishment ol heliports iii the state s communities will.be a major colisidera —Lion ol—business_anil_in dustr\ when reviewing |>o tential plant locations in it 4he -stale.—saul Hep—Jam_ (alley ol Kinston chairman a ol the council -heaij-iw;-^ e POST a _ il (•oil sold. 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