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-___ T,1E CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. December 23 I9K2
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With Special Services
Area Churches To
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Observe Christmas
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
"For God so loved the
world that He gave His only
begotten Son, so that who
ever believes in Him should
not perish, but have ever
lasting life," John 3:16.
Christmas time being the
season of gift giving, many
may not realize that the
most precious gift jn life
has already been offered.
That gift of Jesus Christ,
the son of God, His ex
ample while living a mortal
life, and the fact that He
died for our sins, is a gift
far more valuable than any
amount of wealth. It is a
gift we should not take for
granted
While most churches
have already held Christ
mas programs there are
still a few Charlotte
churches planning to have
services on or around
Christmas Day
Mayfield Memorial Bap
tist Church, pastored by
Rev H. S Diggs, will hold
a Christmas service Satur
day, December 25 at the
church. 700 Sugar Creek
Rd.. West The service will
consist of a sermon and
music. The public is cor
dially invited to attend
There will be an Inter
national Christmas Fellow
ship December 25. 1 pm.
Dr. Joyce Waddell
...CMS Area Program Specialist
ui rroviaence naptist
Church, 4921 Randolph Rd
This fellowship will be
sponsored by the Chinese,
Korean, Spanish and Viet
namese Missions and
Mecklenburg Baptist Asso
ciation. The public is wel
come to attend.
Greater Bethel AME
Church.201 Grandin Rd., is
hosting a combined Christ
mas Worship Service Sa
turday. December 25. at 10
am
Churches involved in
clude Moore’s Sanctuary
AME Zion. Rev William
Robinson pastor; Grace
AME Zion. Rev. Marion
Jones pastor; and Greater
Bethel AME, Rev Levi
Brown Jr pastor.
The sermon will be de
livered by Rev William
Robinson, pastor of
Moore s Sanctuary AME
Zion Church.
The public is warmly
Dr. Joyce Waddell Is
“Beauty Of The Week”
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
“A mind is a terrible
thing to-waste," is a phrase
Dr Joyce Waddell bor
rowed from the United
Negro College Fund as one
philosophy in her life.
“I believe that we should
/put education among our
highest priorities and take
advantage of each oppor
tunity,” Dr. Waddell re
vealed. "It will be expens
ive and time consuming but
you have to make sacri
fices and it’s worth it in the
end."
Dr Waddell’s latest de
gree was earned at the Uni
versity of North Carolina in
Greensboro. She received a
PhD in Child Develop
ment and Family Relations
- with .a .manor in Social_An:.
thropology.
"Hopefully my future
will consist of learning new
things and perfecting the
skills I have acquired I am
always striving to do things
better," she stated deter
minedly
Presently Dr. Waddell
works as the Area Pro
gram Specialist in the
Fast and West Charlotte
Feeder areas, grades kin
dergarten through 12.
"My job is different
every day. I enjoy carry
ing out and planning work
shops. working with leach
'll in service training and
w>rking with students,”
she revealed
tUKTUWK
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The time to start saving
for your old age is today,
you will never begin at
some time in the future
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Dr. Waddell is a mem
ber of Little Rock AME
Zion Church and is active
in various civic and social
organizations. Some
include the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority and Las
Amigas. She also enjoys
spending time with young
children.
Often when weather per
mits you can find many of
her little friends splashing
in Dr. Waddell’s and her
husband’s backyard pool.
Dr. Wadeell cites her
husband E.E. Waddell, a
retired Assistant Superin
tendent for the Auxiliary
Service in the Charlotte
Mecklenburg School Sys
tem, as the person she most
admires. "He loves doing
things for people He
makes a lot of personal
sacrifices for othersT'D'r"
Waddell commented. "He
has that inward beauty."
Usually, we speak of
young adults striving for a
particular goal Dr. Wad
dell is a shining example to
many that their efforts
need not be in vain.
See BEAUTY on Rage 4
With Area Kids
invited to attend.. Com
bined choirs of the three
churches will sing
A Christmas Eve Vesper
service will be held at Se
cond Calvary Baptist
Church. 114 Nelson Ave.,
December 24 This service
will feature traditional
Christmas music per
formed by the church’s
Singing Christmas Tree
Under the direction of
Tony Brown this program
promises to be a spiritual
inspiration in celebration
of the birth of Jesus
Many churches observed
the birth of Jesus in spe
cial ways prior to Christ
mas Day. Steele Creek
AME Zion Church held a
Christmas Concert Decem
ber 19 with the Young Adult
and Children’s Choir sing
ing On December 12 the
church also held an Annual
Senior Citizens Dinner.
'East Stonewall AME
Zion Church held a Christ
mas Program December 19
touowmg-tne morning, woe-.....
ship service.
Shiloh Institution also
held a Christmas program
December 19 New St.
John’s Baptist Church held
a Christmas service De
cember 19 and December
18 served a Fellowship Din
See AREA on Page 4
Computer Game Atari Is Top Choice On Christmas Lists
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
“What do you want Santa
to bring to you for Christ
mas?"
When I was a child and
presented with this ques
tion, I named almost
everything in the Sears
Christmas Wish Book
Fourth and fifth grade stu
dents at Marie G. Davis
Ktamentary School were
posed with the same
question last week, sur
prisingly, they named a
few it«ms
Perhaps, they, like
adults, are becoming more
and more aware of the
eeoriOmic crunch. Never
theless, it's advisable that
Santa's elves get busy
packing Atari Five of the
eight children interviewed,
requested the popular
video game system at the
top of their Christmas lists
Allegra Dowers
..Fourth grade
Below is a final remind
er to Santa as to what
should be in his big bag for
these fourth and fifth grade
students
Allegra Flowers, fourth
grade: "I want an Atari
and a Pink Ji' Pretty
Doll Pink ‘N'Pretty plays
the piano ”
Herbert Greenman,
/
Herbert GreeWman
. Celebrates Hannukah
fourth grade: “Well, I
celebrate Hanukkah We
have an eight-day festival
that lasts through Decern
berlfl We had the grab hag
pull yesterday and I got a
pack of pencils “
Donnie Gill, fourth
grade “For Christmas I
want an Atari, a red i<y
speed bike and seme street
Donnie Gill
Wants Atari
skates,"
Meredith Starmer.
fourth grade: "I talked
with Santa while I was
visiting in Tennessee I’m
getting a Disc Camera
4000 Oh, some film would
be nice "
Marshan Crowder,
fourth grade "I want an
Atari, dominos, and an
Mereditn Marmet
Visited Santa
electric football game My
favorite team is the Dallas
Cowboys'"
Kip tawrence. fourth
grade "Santa s bringing
me an Atari, a Strawberry
Shortcake doll Sound
House i dollhouse i. an E T
stuffed animal and the
Kaboon game
Charlie Wallace, fifth
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Marshan Crowder
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grade: “UiWfHm I want an
Atari, a dirt bike and an
electric football and has
ketbail game
Jenesia Cotton, fourth
grade: ‘Tdlik£a light blue
10-speed bike, a Pretty
Curls Doll, and some
clothes I like mini skirts
Oh. I want a Rubik s
Revenge, too ’’
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Kip Lawrence
Enjoys E T
Toy merchants in 'he
area were contacted to de
termlne if (he elementary
students lop choices in
toys to receive from .Santa
are also being bought in
local stores as gifts Of
course Atari i*emained big
on the list '‘Everybody
wants Atari regardless of
See ATARI on Page 12
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