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1 ho Cheap Haircut And Checker Piaying Live On In "Tin City" - By Joseph E. Green V ' The $2.50 haircut stil i lives in Durham, and that's not: all. You can also see some of the world's best- checker playing there 7 all day long.- -: 14 r; Joe Thomas barber shop, located in "Tin Ci ty' right off of Fayet . teville Street, is that place. If you go in there during the day, you will. see Thomas cutting hair, hear stories y about ; women washing men's feet in church, and see some of the fastest mov ing checker players in the world. At least so say those who play checkers there. VTin , "City." a L-shaped row of prefabricated buildings hunkered down in a va cant lot between the Fayetteville Street apart ments and several new buildings on Fayetteville Street, , houses what is left of the once-booming predominantly black economic district called Hayti. "Tin City" was supposed to be a tem porary location, but that was more than a decade ago. t But in many ways, it simply proves that a cheap haircut and good checkers can live always anywhere. Wallace Sloan, who has been having his hair cut by Thomas lor nearly twenty years, said "I come in here because it is like a family. I meet most of my friends here and listen to the fellows talk.' The checker mat ches are s like watching the world champions in action. Its good to see the best." Thomas says that most of his business comes from older men. He prefers to cut with "scissors and clippers." "I don't fool around with 'Jehri Curls'," Thomas said of the hair style that many young black youths are ' now sporting,:; baye seen A before. We called it the process. It won't be .around for long." " I. Thomas . came ' to Durham from Pelham, North Carolina. ..- He worked in a cotton mill in Danville, Virginia before becoming a barber, ; , .j "I wanted something new to do and barbering seemed to be it,' said Thomas who has two daughters, Cynthia, a researcher;, at Duke Unive.sity and Roz, a re cent law; school graduate. ;s His wife, Mary, also works as a researcher at Duke. 'John Babee, who would not give his age, but who appeared to be about 68 years old, played checkers while Thomas was cutting one man's hair. "I come in here every day," Babee said, "it's a Very important, part of my life. I am one of the better checker players who come in here." .. "I can beat you old man,' said a young man wearing a blue cap with the words Saddlehard written on it, "I can beat you every day of the week.". "Somebody has got to - get beat," Babee said, "but today it is not going to be me, its going to be you, big fellah." Thomas said that he had once thought of rais ing his hair cutting prices, but that his, customers were loyal and , he enjoyed his work with them and the fellowship.' "I come here five days each week," said Thomas, "I am here from eight in the morn ing until six at night. I just like to cut and snip," he said, as he cut another man's hair and watched his friends play checkers. Elks To Call Attention To Black Family Plan WASHINGTON women, having observed When the honorable .'and participated in the Nettie B. Smith, Grand Daughter Ruler of the Daughters of Elks, the largest black women's organization in the coun try, raps her gavel this week in the Nation's capital, she will call at tention to the , Black Family Plan as announc ed by the Black Congres sional Caucus. The 1 Daughters, hailing from every state in the union, Canada, and the. Carib bean Islands, will meet in workshops to deliberate on this Plan and other , issues confronting black, and particularly women, in America today. Daughter Leona Den soh, St,ate President, will preside over the workshops which will in clude those elements in the Votings RightS'Act 1 which will require' diligent attention. The "International Years" a declared by the United Nation, are again calling upon their Temples and ' Lodges to continue the observance of the year of the handicapped through special attention to the laws which frequently disregard the disabled. An example of this 1 installation on highways of "Hot Line telephones which are accessible to those dicapped drivers who cannot reach the phones to call for help. The D.O.E.'s will also learn about the UN's "The In ternational Year to Mobilize Sanctions Against South Africa." The Daughters, as always, will give their Firm support to the Elk's famous Bathing i n 1 rl T - . msry !rv'! O--' j y. i J I : - -. 1 ' " S 1 fmmri ' f I -f Cily HAIRCUTS AND CHIXKKRS You tan still jjet u huircul for $2.50 and one of the best checker games in Durham in a barbershop in "Tin C ily Contests, which place special emphasis on the youth of our country, and their overwhelming needs for higher educa tion, inchidino - tho Oratorical, u technologies and vdeds? !:?VicnQ Beautv. and tiorial trainina. ' i-Bingnarrr Achievement Award Dinner, which is the in spirational highlight of the Daughter's Conven tion will feature two celebrations., . The ..-...Imagene Stewart ' "of Music Departments' i This year's Annual 1200 W. Club Blvd. Willtown School Auditorium t Durham. N. C. Ftncd-I(j Parking Oil Onslow St. In rmr ! SUNDAY, AUGUST 22,1982 Licking FiflChursmut UAMvfAndEwltUhj . It ' ,.1 V Ktorton Wri0ht. Pastor :.. - :,' i i Sundiy--10:00 AM A 6:30 PM Wedmsday- 7:30 PM Friday 8:00 PM 1 A ii i ' moi 1 toe 1715 ATHENS STREET DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27707 TELEPHONE: 688-5066 On the Move for God" Rev, J. Cecil Cheek, B.Th., M-.DIv. Minister SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1982 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 7:00 P.M. Sunday Church School Morning Worship WEDNESDAY Prayer Service Breakfast will be served at the church between 8-9 a.m. each 4th Sunday of the month. Bus Service for Church Sunday School and Morning Worship Services. Everyone Is welcome come and join us in ail services. I i ne ii 4 Washington, D.C. will be presented the coveted. 3 "Cvima V fallow Award." Mrs. Smith, who leads the Women's Auxiliary, and who hails from the Bronx in New York City announced her selection' of Rev. Stewart, with the com ment that "Rev. Stewart's struggle from i anonymity to success is the story of many black women achievers, and will serve as an inspira-1 tion to those young 1 women on their way up from the poorer sections ;of our community.' This year's dinner will 1 also feature a celebration honoring Buena V. Kelley of Norfolk, Virginia, Daughter of the Founder, who is commemorating her 50th year as Grand Secretary. Mother Emma V. Kelley, organized the Daughters ' of Elks and served as its Secretary until her death. Buena, as she is affec tionately called by the women across the coun try, will be the recipient of many tributes and honors. The Honorable Marion S. Barry, Jr. Mayor of the District of Columbia and Mr. Calvin Rolark, President of the United Black Fund of America will br ing special tributes to the honoree. I PbololM Silas MyfiHd Carl Cheek Awarded Degree Rev. Stewart Carl Edward Cheek, son 6f General Cheek, Sr. and Mrs. Gertrude Cheek of Commerce Street, Durham, graduated from the University of Nebraska, August 13. He received a bachelor of science 1 degree in recreation and physical education. He is a 1973 graduate of Hillside High School. He is the father of one son, Carl Edward Cheek, Jr. Dr. Clarke (Continued from Front) University and Columbia' ..i university, respectively; the Ed.D. degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Clarke is actively involved in numerous civic and professional organizations. He is a deacon at Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh and vice presi dent of Eta Sigma . Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Dr. Clarke and his wife, Mrs. Mary Ziegler 1 Clarke, have one son, James Clarke, II, who is a commercial insurance underwriter in Charlot tesville, Virginia. dioumt Sileod SdofU&t 404 OOWD STREET DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA 27701 SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1982 8:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. Morning Worship Sunday Church School Morning Worship TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL SERVICES UPON REQUEST. Call 680-6052 or 682-8464 or 682-7160 . 1715 ATHENS STREET DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27707 TELEPHONE: 688-5066 i Choir & Pulpit H "The Choir Robe Company . With Samples On Wheels" Over 50 Samples To Display At Your Church Free Of Charge By Appointment Only Call Obie's Hpbe vjj (919) 471-9554 . v f I II ct3 1 I Church Of God Of Prophecy 800 Grant Street Durham, North Carolina Sunday School Worship Service Wednesday Night Service 9:45 11:00 7:30 PastorWillle Walters (Continued from Frofttl that the county ichoolsv .have been hiring these extra teachers for several years now to supplement -vthe regular faculty and ! staff oC about 970 classroom teachers and other education profev sionals. " - Ms. Gardner said a declining birth rate and high mortgages for new houses in the county ; have both contributed to the slight decline of the overall student popula tion over the past three years. About 16.000 students are expected to attend county schools this fad. For the first lime since 1970, the city schools arc i increasing school lunch prices. Free breakfast and lunch in .kindergarten through the eighth grade ends this, year, because of reduc tion in federal money. This year, kindergarten through fifth grade students will pay 55 for a full-price lunch, and 30C for a reduced price lunch. In the same grades, a full price breakfast will cost 30, and the reduced price breakfast will cost 15. Some students will still get free meals, but none will be automatic. Students qualify for reduced price meals bas ed upon their family's in come. The schools will get new federal guidelines for qualifying for reduced price meals. but the final decisions won't be clear until the end of September. In grades six through eight, a full price breakfast will cost 40. and reduced price breakfasts will cost 20. while full price lunches will go for 65 and reduced price lunches for 40. In the ninth through twelfth grades, students will pay 75 for a full price lunch, and 40 for a reduced price lunch. Under the new guidelines implemented by the Reagan ad ministration, city school officials must conduct an audit to prove that at least three per cent of the students cleared for free meals are indeed eligible. In the county, school officials have decided to take a "wait and see" posture before making any significant changes in their breakfast and lunch programs. Meanwhile, in the county, school officials are making changes in its junior high attendance areas, primarily to relieve overcrowded con ditions at Carrington Junior High School. Students In the western section of , the county, from the city 'limits to the Orange County line have been transferred from Carr ington to mewning Junior High School. Students in the Geer .Street to Cheek Road ; area have been transfer :. red to Neal Junior High .' School, from Chewning Junior High School. About 25 students from the Hamlin Road area, who attended Holt ; Elementary School last' year have been transfer red to Glenn Elementary School. The county's pre school program located at Holt and Merrick Moore elementary schools last year has now been transferred to Lakeview Elementary School on Dearborn Drive. Some 65 children ranging from infancy through four years old will attend the pre-schooi center. Lakeview is no longer a kindergarten center, and five-year-olds from the Holt, Hillandale and Merrick Moore areas who would have normally attended there will now attend kindergarten in their respective school areas. Additionally. Lakeview will house ad ministrative offices for the county's community education Drosrams. What is balimd to ba th first African natural hair ityto on rational television was worn by Cicafy Tyson on CSS Camara Thraa in ICC 3
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