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December 1980 Spelman Spotlight Page 5 NEWS Pascal’s Success Story Paschal’s Motor Hotel and Restaurant is a symbol of achievement for its community. Photo by Whitney Young By La verne Foster Junior Reporter In the business world, which invariably stands in need of more black representation, a prominent and most successful black business like that of Paschal Brothers’ Moter Hotel and Restaurant is always received as one of blacks' finest images of achievement. Although Mr. James Paschal, a distinguished and impressive-looking man. was in business since the age of thirteen, shining shoes, running a paper route, and doing other odd jobs, the success story of the Paschal Brother’s Moter Hotel and Restaurant began in 1947. At that time, their operation was located in a residential buildingacross the street from the present day site of Paschal’s. After minor business experiences with his paper route, Mr. James Paschal and his brother Robert, whose business experience resulted from a job in a drugstore, decided to courageously open a lunch stand. “Back then." Mr. Paschal stated, “we served lunch everyday. We did not have a kitchen, so the food was prepared at my brother’s house and delivered here by cab. We had two other employees who helped us.” One of the problems the Paschal brothers encoutered was acquiring a loan. “Even today, loans are not too easily acquired, but then, loans were (very) hard to get, so we got a loan of S5.000 from a white bank.” Acquiring that loan shortly after 1947, the Paschal brothers’staff was increased from two to fifteen and their dining room was enlarged. A few years later, parts of the house were converted into dining areas and the Paschal brothers arranged loan terms with Citizen Trust Company, a black bank. In 1959, the new' restaurant was constructed, seating approximately 250 people. Today, their establishment is composed of about 108 employees. 125 guest rooms, and 1200 seats in the dining Continued on page 8 AUC Students Help To ‘Save The Children’ By Diane C. Moss Jr. Reporter Various organizations around the Atlanta University Center are actively supporting the “SAVE OUR CHIL DREN” campaign. On November 15, 1980, the Junior Class of Morehouse College and the Miss Junior Court of Morehouse sponsored a search involving AUC students. Mr. Cobbie Ransom III, a junior Urban Studies major at Morehouse College and president of the junior class, collaborated with Ms. Melanie Blocker, a junior English majorat Spelman College who is Morehouse’s Miss Junior 1980-81 to sponsor the search. T he effort was sponsored in conjunction with the Committee to “STOP CHILDRENS MURDERS.” Students met at the M. L. King Chapel on the campus of Morehouse College and proceeded to the West Hunter Street Baptist Church where they joined other members of the search party. Ransom stated, “In aid to our races’ progression, we as black people must increasingly continue to show our concerns, pro or con, toward the various issues and plagues that frequently confront us.” On October 30, 1980. the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc., Alpha Rho Chapter. Morehouse College, in Centennial Center Opens By Julie Washington Jr. Reporter This 1980-81 school year is a landmark in the history of Spelman College: This year Spelman is celebrating its 100th year of existence and dedication to academic excellence for black women. To commemorate this momentous occasion, various displays, exhibits and other activities have been scheduled. The Centennial Center has a year-long display featuring pictures, record books, diaries, diplomas and other items that illustrate Spelman’s history from its establishment on April 11, 1881 to the present. A special feature of Centennial Center is its listening room in which students may listen to great speakers who have visited the campus over the years. An idea of a listening room was inspired by Howard Thurman’s "The Sound of the Genuine,” a speech he delivered at the 1980 Spelman College Baccalaureate Service. The Center, located in the basement of Packard Hall, is open Monday-Friday from 9-5 p.m. Other centennial activities include an exhibit “Black Women Against the Arts," sponsored by Collections of Life and Heritage Inc., w hich will be on display in the upper concourse of Manley Center through Dec. 21. A series of centennial vesper services will be held every fourth Sunday throughout the centennial year in Sisters Chapel. The series will feature several guest speakers. § (404) 755-93581 Student Prices I uesdays and I htirsdavs BEAUTY BOX, INC. STAFFED BY LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST WHO C ARE . . ABOUT YOUR HAIR” 285 ASHBY ST.. S.W. ATLANTA, GA 30314 Precision Haircuts S8.00 Sh. Set. Cond. S13.00 min. Iinichups S2I.0O min. include cond. collaboration with the Frederick Douglass Tutorial Institute, gave a Halloween Party in the Frederick Douglass Commons located on Morehouse’s campus. Gregory Groover, a junior at Morehouse College and director of the Institute, and Diane Ford, registrar for the Institute and a junior Political Science major at Spelman College, assisted Alphas’ Donald Webster. Kvle Webb and Jesse Ford to give the children a Halloween treat. Such activities as musical chairs, bobbing for apples and a dance contest w ere provided. Chaperones included tutors of the institute, members of the Angle Organization of Spelman College and other distinguished men of Alpha Phi Alpha. Continued on page 8 HOLIDAY SPECIAL at Melvin’s Hair Styles Touch-up $20.00 Shampoo-Set $10.00 FREE Conditioner with any of the above 2 Weeks Only Dec. 8th-Dec. 23rd “Where hairstyles are created, not copied.” MELVIN’S HAIR STYLES Ashby Street, S.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30310 404-753-9453