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Once A Rarity, Automobile Saleswomen Becoming More Common By Audrey C. Lodato Post Staff Writer If you assume the wo man who asks, "May I help you?” when you walk into a car dealership is the secretary, you may be wrong. Once a rarity, automo bile saleswomen are be coming more common. Some dealerships in the Charlotte area have more than one woman on their sales force. Alita Barrett, now at Regal Chrysler Plymouth on South Blvd., got her start four years ago at Town and Country Fojtl. Mr*. Marie McKinney .Died recently In Memoriam Mrs. Martha Lloyd (Marie) McKinney, a long time resident of Charlotte, N.C. , passed away at the Hawthorne Nursing Center - during the early hours of Memorial Day. She was the widow of an eminent scholar, Dr. Theophilus E. McKinney, who served for 33 years as Academic Dean at Johnson C. Smith University. She was an active, dynamic, and in fluential personality. In 1962, after the death of her husband of 38 years, she retired from her position as an instructor of English at Mecklenburg v<' • -College but continued . to . pursue a wide range of interests and to retain active memberships in several organizations. She held life methberships in Church Women United and in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. In 1976, she was honored as North Carolina Women United “Woman of the Year.” corn in rorsyth, Gerogia, on August 6, 1901, as Martha Virginia Lloyd, she was the daughter of Harold Henderson Lloyd and Lilia Potts Vaughn Lloyd. Her father was a lawyer and a teacher, and . her mother was, also, a f' teacher. She attended the Roseland Academy and the William Hubbard School in Forsyth before entering the Spelman Seminary in Atlanta. She was graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in 1934 fifty years ago this year with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and received a Masters degree in English from Columbia University. For many years, she taught in the public schools of Mecklen burg County and the City of Charlotte, where she served at West Charlotte High School, Carver Junior College, and Mecklenburg Junior College. Widely recognized as an out standing teacher, mother, and world traveller, she was an active civic leader in her community. Her survivors include two sisters: Nettie Lloyd (Mrs. Horatio) Holder of San Bernadino, Califor nia, and Beatrice (Mrs. Ozie) Rice of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two children: her daughter, Mrs. Eloise McKinney Johnson of San Francisco, California, and her son, Dr ^ Theophilus E. McKinney, Jr., of Holly Springs, Mississippi, whose wife is the former Miss Sarah Louise Evans of Key West, Florida. Her five grand children are: Myron Her man Johnson, Jr., of San Francisco, California; Marie Alessandria McKin ney of New York City; Margaret Celeste McKin ney (Mrs. Stanley Norman Young, Jr.) of Biloxi, Mississippi; Theophilus E. McKinney, III, of New York City, and Linda Maureen McKinney of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Myron Howard Johnson of San Francisco and Steph anie Alexis Young of Biloxi, Mississippi, are her two great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contri butions be made to: Friends of Johnson C. Smith University, c-o Dr. Gerson Stroud, Johnson C. Smith University, Char lotte, North Carolina 28218 She knew she had to prove herself, and she did. “I sold five cars in my first week," she revealed. At first, Ms. Barrett en countered some negative reactions about women not knowing cars, but she overcame the initial resis tance. "Some people bought their first car from me and they’ve come back since then to buy again,"' she stated. The super sales woman attributes much of her success to her friend liness and honesty with customers. There's a lot to be said for a career in sales. “1 like Jean Childers Receives Award In Nursing Jean Childers, a nurse in the Coronary Care Unit at Charlotte Memorial Hospi tal & Medical center, is this year’s recipient of the Award of Excellence in Nursing, sponsored by the Medical Personnel Pool. The award was presented to Jean at a special lun cheon at the Myers Park Country Club on May 8, along with a check for $1,000. Childers was selected for this honor based on her ability to integrate highly technical aspects of patient care with a compassionate, individualized approach to each patient’s need. In ad dition to her regular nurs ing duties, she has assisted in the development of Pa tient and Family Teaching Modules that assist pa tients and their families in understanding many of the aspects of coronary care. These efforts in developing primary nursing have dra matically improved patient ' tare inheromit. i«*«:**»**? Childers’ commitment to nursing extends to her pri vate life as well. She is a member of the American Heart Association, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and recently participated in the Walkathon for the March of Dimes. In all ways, Childers has demonstrated excellence in nursing. For this reason we are pleased that she has been chosen to represent the nursing commitment at Charlotte Memorial. r——i MERCHANTS WHO ADVERTISE IN THE CHARLOTTE POST ARE TELLING YOU THEY APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS PATHONfZI TMJMf $700 CASH REBATE on XR7 Turbo charged or use as down payment. (Cood ’til June 15.) See me personally 535-7810 jiMm UnooOi I Mercury working on my own," commented Ms. Barrett. “I can make my own deals, and the money varies with how hard you want to work.” When asked what made her decide to sell cars, Rose Pittman of Sam Johnson Lincoln Mercury, replied, “Anything to get out of office work!” "I like it,” she went on. “Being able to get out, talking to different people, not sitting at a desk all the time-it’s not the same thing every day.” Ms. Pittman revealed that when she approaches orospective customers on the lot, she sometimes gets strange looks because they don’t expect a woman to be selling cars. Lynn Frazier, also of Sam Johnson, believes being a woman is an ad vantage in selling to other women. "They’re not sc scared off,” she observed “You can talk to them on a woman-to-woman basis. USE YOUR NEWSPAPER CUPPING COUPONS FROM TMK POST'S | FOOD SECTION I HELPTO EXTRA CENTS | FOR YOU! [ Alita Barrett .Enjoys profession - ,-» They feel more comfort able.’' Ms. Frazier has encourf tered a few men who acl like “you don’t know what you’re doing," but they’re in the minority. “Once men get over the initial shock, they’re usually okay,” the saleswoman stated. Ms. Frazier, who’ has been with Sam Johnson only about two months, has found men on the sales | staff to be a lot nicer and more accepting than she expected. “They’ve gone out of their way to be helpful," she noted. MoreTrlck ForThe Money Than Toyota. Nissan. Chevy Or Fordi MAZCA B2000 SUNDOWNER vv AVAILABLE! i nuii TRUCKS t MUST 60! *5488* p.o,. J STANDARD FEATURES: SAM JOHN! q - LOW MONTHLY Hr? PATMINTS lp.w Down Pay t» De«kr N*, UF2* l 1 ■■ 1 i starting at *,43* ^nth 3- 1982 CHEVY CITATION 4 Ur.; Automatic, air conditioning, power' steering. 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