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At Dncovery Place Art Content Deborah Swain Wins Honors By Teresa Simmons Post Managing Kditor Deborah Swain, lO** y ear-old University Park Klementary School fifth grader, recently won a great honor in the World fiOO Discovery Place Art Contest. The art teacher from her school, Ms. McNeely, en tered two select paintings, one by student Paul McNeil and the other of a Volkswagen coming from the desert at night. This ‘>i>e happened to be painted by Ms. Swain. “There was a full moon on the picture,” Ms. Swain described, “and as the car was coining out of the desert dirt was flying. I was in a happy mood when 1 painted it.” The water color painting, completed from Ms. Swain's memory, woo a plaque Mg Sn-ajn hprnmf the winner from her school and her painting, along w ith others, was displayed in Discovery Place, located uptown. She and 21 other students were also award ed a day at Charlotte’s Motor Speedway. we saw me children s race with little go-carts and we also saw the bigger race with regular cars. We were given the VIP service,” she smiled. A certificate and a blue ribbon were also presented ' 'to Ms: Swain in recognition of her extraordinary talents in the field of art. "I enjoy drawing. If I’m in a bad mood I’ll draw something that makes me happy,” Ms. Swain revealed. Even though she is pleased by her creations, Ms. Swain would prefer the artistry of becoming a teacher or a secretary when- she becomes an adult. “Mv favorite rM,'»cts Deborah Swain _ ...Creative winner are spelling and math. I like to sped words and do exercises and I like to multiply and divide. It’s an easy subject,” she contin ued. Most of the time Ms. Swain scores in the 90‘s on “ her mathematics tests. She also enjoys tennis, softball, and kickball. Playing the cello at school has given Ms. Swain a branch into another artistic dimension. She also sings on the Children’s Choir and ushers at O’Zion AME Zion Church, pastored by Rev. Robert Moore Jr. Ms. Swain is the da ugh ter of Mrs. Hazel Swain. She has one brother. Chris Black Beau^ jans Continued From Page 1 ducted involving some of the young black women I who work for The Post. Dannette Gaither. sum marized the feelings of these women about the thesis of Ms. Rouse’s article when she comment ed, ‘Tve been to both black and.white beauticians, and while I have nothins against a whole group, I believe black beauticians understand black hair better than whites.” Ms. Gaither stated that “individual preference is what’s important. In my opinion, the article is too general and contradic tory.” Fran Farrer-Bradley re marked that she goes to black beauticians because she gets “good fashionable hairstyles that comple ment 1982 fashions.” She emphasized as well that she gets “hair care for the texture” of her hair and “treatment for a reason able price," at black-run beauty salons. — The managing editor of The Post, Teresa Simmons, replied that she goes ex clusively to black beauti cians and joked, "I didn’t 1 know they were losing their ; style,” Mrs Simmons noted, - echoing the serious con cerns of many of the black beauticians about the im ; pact of negative comments • made in the Observer ! article, that “it seems she ; (The Observer writer) is trying to hurt some of the 1 few black-owned business es that black people really patronize.” Wilburn To Host CHLON Perfume Party Jackie Wilburn, the gra cious hostess, and many of her fine friends will be allured to the world of CHLON Designer Per fumes on Saturday, June 12 • at 5 p.m. at 6423 Bridle- , wood Lane. CHLON, a high fashion designer house from Detroit, Michigan started to manufacture these al luring perfumes in 1980. The CHLON collection consists of 12 gorgeous per fumes for women and four cologne perfumes for men. The perfumes would retail from about $80 to $380 an ounce in your finer stores. However, CHLON has made perfumes affordable. All \2 perfume fragrances for women can be pur chased for $20 an ounce and all four cologne perfumes tor men are $20 for two ounces. These perfumes can only be purchased through a CHLON repre sentative—— CHLON was brought to , North Carolina in August of 1981 by a tenacious young couple, Richard and Eula Rush who are also distri butors for the state. Mrs. Hazeline Sarter, a CHLON representative and Jackie Wilburn extend an invitation to join them Saturday for this premiere of designer fragrances. For information on career opportunities please contact Eula or Richard Rush, CHLON of North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C. or call 704-393-0287, SSSHHHH am DONT TELL ANYONE! 11 ABOUT YOUR SALE UNLESS. You Want Everybody To Know About It . ADVERTISE IT in THE CHARLOTTE POST Mary Harris of Charlotte has been invited to attend 1982 Writer's Conference to be held June 15-25 at Duke University in Durham. Ms. Harris was chosen for her cr®allve style in poetry works. One of her works, “Christmas Is ." was published in the Charlotte Post during the 1981 Christmas season. On the merits of her talente the administrators at Duke University feel that Ms Harris has much to offer. (Photo: Mahaffey) Merchants Who Advertise In TheGharlotte Post Are 4 Telling You They Appreciate Your Business; ~ 21 Patronteg Th^n! —^— 100 EAST PARK AVRIUE 332-5764 (Off S. Blvd. across from Nivens Drugs) • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • Mon. Thurs 8am-7am Eri.-Sat. 8-8 p.m. New Sunday Store Hours, 9 am-6 pm WE SELL MONEY ORDERS WE ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS andWlCS USDA Choice Sirloin or T-8one Steak 5159 \ ,b USDA CHoice Rib-Eye Steak USDA Choice Short Ribs _$1.49 ib _ Quartered Chicken Legs Beef Neck Bones ' 59* ib. | Congrafulationsmm^m Graduates Martha White Jim Dandy Grits Hy Top m| Large White 59* doz. Texas Cantaloupes £9C each Small Fancy Cucumbers 3lb/$1.00 Yellow Onions I
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