Kay Froland .MAACO co-owner Frolands Cddratkig First Anniversary In Business Ray and John Froland, who own and operate the MAACO Auto Paint ing and Bodyworks center at S621 North Sharon Amity Road, Char . lotte, N.C., are celebrating their first anniversary in business this month. Ray was formerly plant man ager for the Rego Company in El on College, N.C., before purchasing the MAACO center. He had also been Inventory manager af process en gineering for the same firm in Chicago, A native-of Norway, Jlay _ was in the Norwegian Army, tad trained in Sweden during World War II. After the war, he came to the U.S. and obtained his bachelor of arts degree at Northwestern University. Ray and his wife, Ellen, reside in Charlotte. The MAACO concept was launched with a pilot operation in Wilmington, De , in 1972. Sales i _ - readied $170 million for the chain in -1»«, and jp November of 1904 more than three million vehicles bad bseo~ painted and repaired-* remarkable achievement in just 12 years. , ' Each MAACO center houses the ’.latest sophisticated equipment and best materials to paint and repair ^automotive vehicles, while at the . same time utilizing environmental ; ly low pollutant materials. Each . center aids the economy through I sales, property and real estate ; taxes, local purchases, and em ployment of area residents. National corporate headquart ers are in Xing of Prussia, Pa. Simmer Workshops Family Ufe Enrichment, a divi sion of United Family Services, begins its 1985 Summer Workshops series this month. The series, which runs through August, offers workshops on pa renting, on separation and divorce, on marriage and remarriage, and on retirement and aging. Workshops will be led by the staff at Family Ufe Enrichment and are open to individuals who live or work in Union or Mecklenburg County. Most workshops will meet in the evening at the United Way building in downtown Charlotte at 301 S. Bre vard St. , During June the following work shops win be offered: Single Pa renting ... and Succeeding (June 18, 25, and July 2); Mothers of Toddlers are People, Tool (June 13 and 20); In The Best Interest of Your Child - Things for Parents to Comider in Making Custody and Visitation Ar rangements (June 24 - for parents and June 10 - for lawyers); and You and Your Aging Parent (June 13 and 20). For more information or to re gister for a workshop, call 332-9034, 8:30 s.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Dance Central Classical ballet and modern danc es of Internationa] acclaim are in cluded in the final performance of Dance Central, Central Piedmont Community College’s dance com pany. The 8 p.m. performances an June 7 and 8 are free, but reser vations must be made by calling 373-8438. Dance Central will perform in Pease Auditorium on the CPCC campus. i Town Meeting The town meetings of 9th Dis trict Congressman Alex McMillan will be broadcast over CPOC cable radio, 107.1 FM * McMillan’s June S meeting in Statesville will be broadcast at • a m. and 9 pm. on June 7. A Uncointon meeting on June 27 will air at S a m and 9 p.m. on July 4. I It Pays To Advertise In The Post Jj - - -■ ----- • MepsaeeM^^HP|MHH^B I God said, "A good maa sheweth favour, and lend eth: he will guide hit af fairs with discretion ” Psalms 112:1 "He becometh poor that - dealeth with a stack kand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rick.” Proverbs 10:4 For Safety Records North Carolina Motor . I Carriers Association Cites 12 Drivers Trophies wfere awarded to IS North Carolina “Drivers of the Months" with more than 30 mill ion miles of professional truck driv ing, by the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association Safety, Securi ty and Personnel Council Among the 12 winners, who av-. eraged a safety record of 2.5 mill ion miles in 26 years, six truckers are from Charlotte and the imme diate surrounding area. They are: Albert Wtlliams Jr., and Richard W. Stallings of Charlotte; Johnny G. Miller of China Grove; Clement H. Bost of Mooresville; James C. Falls and Marshall Lloyd. Bumgarner of Cherry vi He. Certificates for the annual Council safety project were awarded by NCMCA. Winners also received lapel pins during the awards cere mony at the Raleigh Hilton Inn in Raleigh, N.C. . For » years of driving 3,«0,000 miles, Richard W. Stallings, Char lotte driver for Thurston Motor Lines, Inc., received the Novem ber trophy. Charlotte driver Albert William* also with Thurston, received the May award for driving 2,315,000 mile in 25 years. The April award went to Clement H. Boat of Moores ville, driver for Southeastern Freight Lines, Char lotte, for driving more than S3 years and 582,200 milea. Another Thurston Driver, Johnny G. Miller of China Grove, received the March award for driving 2,190,000 miles in 23 yean. Marshall Lloyd Bumgarner of Cherryville, driver for Carolina - Feight Carriers Corporation, Cher ryville, received the February award for driving 34 years and 3.133.000 miles. The January award went to James C. Falls of Cherryville, driver for Carolina Freight, for driving 2.112.000 miles in 22 years. '■r'--- ^ . ■ • rip :^-J H»* »«gO ifeji hRRBS M Lb. 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