Mr. and Mrs. Willie Oliphant
.Longevity and happiness
Uiipnants Celebrate
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. *nd Mrs. Willie Alvin Oli
phant’s 50th wedding anniversary
was celebrated, by not only family
and dose friends, but was «ian
recognised with'a special service at
Friendship Baptist Church.
Long-time members of Friendship
Baptist, the Oliphants were mar
ried March 10, 1935 by Rev. John
Lewis Powell, former pastor of the
church. The recent church celebra
tion of their anniversary was pre
sided over by present pastor.
Rev. Clifford A. Jones.
The service was arranged by Mrs.
Claree Oliphant Garrett, sister of
Mr. Oliphant. It featured inspira
tional song, prayer, a recitation of
the Oliphant family’s history and
timeTor the family to worship to
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Oliphant was
but nine years old when she met Mr.
Oliphant, as he was delivering gro
ceries to a residence where she
worked. They married when Mrs.
Oliphant was 15. Today, the Oli
phants say the longevity and hap
pirtess of their union is owed to their
mutual agreement of working to
gether. ‘‘We solved our own pro
blems,” informs Mrs. Oliphant. She
maintains that this is the best advice
she can offer to all married cou
ples
Mr. Oliphant is a retired em
ployee of Southern Railroad an''
Mrs. Oliphant was once a nurse's
aide for several private physicians.
They are the parents of two chil
dren, Willie E. Oliphant and Flo
rence Oliphant Taylor. Their grand
children are Gerri Nicole and Nata
lie Ginell, the daughters of Flo
rence and Augustus Taylor; and
Mark Elliott, Kevin Earl and Nicole
Evette, the children of Willie and
Constance Colston Oliphant.
The Oliphants expressed that the
church's observance of their anni
versary meant very much to them.
Their plans for the future are “for
more happiness.’'
Blood Alcohol
f *
In this state, a person with a blood
alcohol concentration (BAC) of .10 is
considered legally intoxicated, al
though the ability to drive may be
impaired before this level is
reached. According to the Govern
or’s Highway Safety Program, only
six 12 oz. cans of beer, consumed
within one hour, can raise the BAC
over the .10 mark.
Alcohol Related
Over 25,000 people will be killed in
this country in IMS in alcohol
related accidents. That’s 500 a week,
71 a day, or one person every 20
minutes, according to the Govern
or’s Highway Safety Program.
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Residents Seek Details On
Proposed
NordiPark Park
By Audrey Cl Lodato
Post Staff Writer
Last week the County Commis
sion and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Planning Commission held a public
hearing concerning the proposed
business park at 1-77 and Sunset
Road. It will probably be several
weeks, at least, before the Planning
Commission makes its recommend
ation on the rezoning request to the
Board of County Commissioners
According to Fred W. Klein,
Charlotte partner of the Dallas-'
based Trammell Crow Company,
the real estate development com
pany that wants to build the park on
the north side of town, “probably as
many as 100 businesses would occu
py” the site, and “probably 2-3,000
jobs” would be created. The con
struction work would take place
over a five- to ten-year period,
meaning employment for those in
the building trades.
Is the proposed NorthPark busi
ness and industrial park a good idea
for Charlotte? What impact would it
have on surrounding neighbor
hoods? And would it create the kind
of employment opportunities that
would benefit local residents?
The consensus seems to be that it’s
still too early to know. According to
Dr. Wesley Clement; Charlotte
Business League president, the
League has not taken any official
position on the proposal as yet.
Franklin McCain, issues committee
chairman for the League, explains
that NorthPark would be “built
purely on speculation. We don’t
know what kinds of jobs there would
be or how many.” The requested
zoning (from multi-family to indus
trial), according to McCain, would
allow a variety of business activi
ties to go mi at the site.
McCain notes that the Charlotte
Business League is not opposed to
the development of the park.
Rather, like neighboring residents,
of which McCain is one, the
League is asking, “Give'us more
details. Tell us what your objectives
are. Tell us what the park will look
like.”
While Klein has told The Post that
there will probably be jobs created
on all levels of employment, Cham
ber of Commerce researcher, Tony
Crumbley, comments that there is
no guarantee. As he puts it,
“It’s an unknown animal until the
tenants are announced.” He points
out that, “Traditionally, Charlotte is
pretty much a wholesale distribution
center,” and that type of operation is
what is found at typical business
parks in the area. The kind of
businesses that NorthPark might
attract would determine, not only
the type of jobs there would be and
what skill levels, but how many new
openings would be created.
If the park is approved, Klein
notes that the general contractor
who usually builds for Trammel
Crow employs a number of mi
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