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Mrs. Prank Earl Williams ...Tlie former Miss Valecia Beaty Miss Valecia Beaty rr eds Frank Earl Williams The lives of Valeria Renee Beaty and Frank Earl Williams were re cently Joined in a double ring Ce remony at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Clifford Jones officiated the afternoon wedding. : i^Given in marrige by her brother, GRHstopher Beaty, the bride wore a formal gown of white organza and Alencon lace. The bodice featured a sweetheart neckline and a fitted drop waist bodice with short but terfly sleeves. The full A-line skirt fell into a chapel length train, ac cented with an Alencon lace border encircling the skirt and train. For her headpiece the bride donned a snap brim picture hat of Alencon lace, small seed pearls and sequins, complemented with crystal pleating and an illusion bow and veil. The matron of honor for the bride was Karen Owens. The bridesmaids were: Pamela Bridgeforth of Rich mond, Va., Doris Taliaferro of Plea santviUe, N.J., Sarah Mason, and Alesia Wallace. As. best man, the groom selected Le Roy. Earl Hines of Philadelphia, Pa. The groomsmen ware Therial Williams of Gastonia, Gerald Beaty of Atlanta, Ga., John Mason, and Lemuel Patterson. Tori Scarborough Sqd Monique Glenn were the flower girls. Master Stephen Harrison Blue was the ring bearer. Rendering the prenuptial music was Linwood Gerado Strand. The Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble Sherry Sutdes ,ri/ A Continued From Page ia this field, but I also stress they have to be prepared. Three. hundred applicants for one Job is not un usual.” Besides young people being attracted to city-county manage ment. many retired military per sonnel apply as well as people in the private sector who perceive there to be more opportunity for advance ment in government. SuttJee’ present goal is to con tinue doing what “challenges my intellect and uses my people skills.” Although she expects to become more involved in community ac tivities as time goes on, to date most of her extra time has gone into wrtting a book on travel to Africa. Suttles has visited the continent on several occasions and is co-author ing the book with her sister, who lives in Michigan. The book, which is due to come out next winter, is being published by William Morrow and Comnanv. Suttles has s two add a half year ' old son* Kamau. Visual Imagery WomanReach is offering a se minar called “Visual Imagery” an Tuesday, August U, from 4-5:80 p m. at the WomanReach Center. This seminar will be facilitated by Frankie Shelley. WomanReach is a United Way Agency, where faculties gre han dicapped accessible end services are freely given and freely re ceived For more information, call a WomanReach peer counselor, Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.nr. to 4 p.m., at 884-8014. TWSesion Sonmer A two-session seminar on “Panic Attacks * Phobias: Breaking the Cycle” will be offered at the WomanReach Center, beginning Thursday, August I, from 7-0 p.m., facilitated by Vanessa Staten The WomanReach Center is s United Way Agency, the facilities are handicapped accessible and ser vices ere freely given and freely received. For more information and to register, call s WomanReach peer counselor, Monday through Satur day, from id a m. to 4 p.m., at 334-8614. rendered the music for the week ding, directed by Janise Davidson and accompanied by Jacqueline Pharr. The wedding reception was held in the fellowship hall of the church. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C. Beaty, the bride is a ' graduate of Sylvan mils High School in Atlanta, Ga. A graduate of John son C. Smith University, with a B.S degree, the bride is employed as an adjuster in the retail loan depart ment of Wachovia Bank. A graduate of Uncold High School in Bessemer City, Johnson C- £ Smith University and the University cf North Carolina at Charlotte, with Ms B A. and master’s degrees, re spectively, the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edmond Williams. He is employed by the Charlotte-Meek!enburg School Sys tem. Friendship Missionary Bap tist Church, Central Piedmont Community College and is the di rector of the Charlotte Contem porary Ensemble ' •,• ^ ietbfacVon guaranteed or your money beck itean, boaeuck and Co . iNi f pricing policy ll an nam it not described a* reduced or a special purchase, it is at its regular price A special purchase, though not deduced is an exceptional value Large item* tocn U furniture and appliance t are >n»enton«d in our di« input ton center end «•>( be tcheduled for pMh up or delivery Delivery n not included »n teeing oricet Concord Mall-Concord 786-6111 Eastland MaU56MlM SootkPark 344-7? 50 " " > Black Businesswomen Face BUck women trying to make it to the executive suite are in “double jeopardy" - having to co^pod.with both jexism and racism, according to feature in the 15th anniver sary August issue of BUck Enter prise, bUck America’s guidebook to lp 19b. there were only 764,000 {black female managers as opposed fo £,'048,000 white women managers. JjMwts the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics. BUck Women comprised only eight percent of the total number of female managers and leas than six. percent of all managers in the U S. 4 While overt sexism U the main problem facing these women, it’s nlpo the more subtle traces of rlftan that hinder their advance ment to upper management. “People have not been able to place race and sex on the table,'' Toni Fay, director of corporate 'community relations for Time, Inc. tjd- BUck Enterprise. “Black wfcen are constantly trying to prove they're team pUyers. And it's particularly difficult when you're proving yourself to people who’ve .. worked in multicultural si ts. these are times that you ' what it means to be the ty.” •wilt black women aren’t about to give up. Beverly Hawkins, presi dent of the National Black M B A. Association, sees more Mack wo men'going after the high-risk line positions, which most experts agree 3tf£the best route to the top. Yet-having blade women in key staff positions can be a lmost to the black community, too. Women in personnel or the equal employment opportunity office can help increase the number of blacks comihg into a company - and they may move ahead faster than if in a line position, though probably not as high up the company ladder. “To move ahead,’’ says Hawkins in Black Enterprise, “Mack women need to understand the pressures of corporate life - and admit to how ftase pressures affect them. We pipe to understand office politics Toronnie O. Cathey Marine Lance Cpl. Toronnie 0. Cathey, son of Odell Madronie and Dorothey Cathey of 810 Echo dsn Road, Charlotte, N.C., has been promoted to his present rank while serving at Marine Barracks Con cord, Ca. A 1963 graduate of Independence High School, he joined the Marine --i*—*—* Ipd learn to ask for help when we need it.’* Adds Judith Johnson, vice presi dent and general counsel at Sys tems Management America Cor Kation In Norfolk, Va.: “The ck professional worsen I kno# rnpn’t lacking a single thing. They Ahibit an abundance of creativity, odpahility and business .savvy. I they can do anything they’re * “ ‘- ‘ter yet', given the ■e of Black Ea xkictcU |Hour^Mcnr ■ • N.C. £222
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