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Saturday, September 26
Throughout the fall season, the Nature
Science Center in Winston-Salem will present a
variety of films suitable for all members of the
family. On Saturday at 11 a.m., 3 p.m.^ and 4
P7TTT. and Sunday"at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. the
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-at: if9 i sga frHJ m ted ?Metfiodist^CfhurcBy
Kernersville. Coffee hour begins at 8:30 a.m.
thru 11 a.m., Bazaar opens at 9 a.m. and the
, supper begins a 5 p.m. thru 8 p.m. For further
information call Bonnie Idol at 722-7171
North Carolina State University, Forsyth
County 4-H, and the Vo. Ag. Departments of
the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools are
sponsoring an open house for prospective
students. Booths and exhibits will be on display
in Reynolds Coliseum. Activities demonstrating
campus life will take place during the day in addition
to the preview of academic programs.
High School Junior or Seniors wishing to go
should contact Glenn Perryman, Vo-Ag teacher
at Reynolds High School by Friday, September
18, or the Forsyth 4-H office.
The YWCA and the Holistic Health Network
-will present a workshop entitled "Nutrition As
Medicine" from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the
Glade Street YWCA. Dr. Elmer Cranton, M.D.
will discuss nutrients as the body's natural,
biological defense against illness. He will focus
on food allergies and the body's natural ability
to heal itself. Register now or at 9:30 a.m. on
the morning of the seminar.
Monday, September 28
The American Cancer Society will present a
film entitled "From Both Ends of the
Stethoscope" from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at the For<syOvCounty
Public Library in the Headquarters
Auditorium, 660 West Fifth Street. It will also
,be shown Thursday, October 1, at the same
time. The 40 minutes film is directed toward
health professionals and cancer patients and
their families. The film deals with a doctor's
personal fight against cancer and his continued
work with cancer patients. There will be a question
and answer session following the film. For
further information, call the American Cancer
Society, 761-1528.
Don Smart, customer service representative
for Southern Bell will speak at the regular weekly
meeting of the Greater Winston Kiwanis Club
at 12:30 p.m.
The Forsyth County Public Library's
Children's Outreach Program is sponsoring a
series of film programs on Monday at Happy
Hill Community Center at 3 p.m.; Tuesday at
King Recreation Center at 3:30 p.m.; and
Wednesday at Sprague Street Recreation Center
at 3:30 p.m. This week's featured films are:
"The Boy Who Like Deer" and "Clown."
Tuesday, September 29
The East Winston Improvement Association
will begin tutorial program after school. For
further information contact James Cooper at
724-01UV.
Officer Bob Gordon of the Forsyth County
Sheriff's Department will speak on "Common
Sense Self-Defense" at the YWCA's Clemmons
Women's Series from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the
Clemmons Moravian Church. A small fee is
charged at the door.
A special meeting will be held on Tuesday, at
8:00 p.m. in the Planning Board conference
room. Seven applications for local historic
designation will be considered.
Wednesday, September 30
The YWCA's Options for Living program
for women and men over 50 will hear Nan
Holbrook, assistant director of the Downtown
Church Center speak on "How To Be Your
Own Best Friend.0 The program is from
10:30-12:00 at the Y.W.C.A. There is no fee.
The series is co-sponsored by the YWCA and
the Downtown Church Center.
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Twyman the summer of '81 Norman and Gregory, who
was expected to be filled heard about the program
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ment in a routing office year came to a close, the
setting. For Valdez Chavis, opportunity to work on an
it was supposed to be a offshore platform led to the
summer of leisure. discovery of a new world.
Little did the three expect "I didn't know anything
at the time that, at the close about the oil business/'
of their second semester at Gregory said, following the
North Carolina A&T Uni- conclusion of his threeversity,
they would find month assignment as a
themselves working 106 genetal laborer working
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of Mexico. They would fill platform,
the position of /'rousta- "My first day on the job,"
bout" and would be assign- he continued, "someone
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known as an oil production Christmas tree (a system of
platform. gas and oil valves) and set
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majors, and Valdez, an Norman recalls that his
architectural engineering . first assignment was to
major, were among more fetch a pail of grease and to
than 30 college students lubricate a derrick cable,
from across the nation who "As a roustabout, you do
participated in a summer everything -- you're a
intern program sponsored mechanic, a technician 4 a
by Aminoil USA, Inc., a crane operator," he exsubsidiary
of RJ Reynolds plained.
Industries, Inc. "And that's a good way
The program, which in- to learn about this busicludes
colleges and uni- ness," Norman added,
versities that do not spe- "You don't learn just about
cialize in petroleum studies equipment. You learn how
is aimed at filling the that equipment applies to
critical need for technical the process."
professionals for Aminoil's The students said there
growing petroleum explora- was no lack of answers for
tion and production busi- the many questions they
ness. had* about the oil industry,
The development plan is and the electrical systems
designed to expose stu- they were so eager to learn
dents to basic oil and gas about,
operations in their first year "Everybody was helping
of the program and in sue- us out," Norman said,
ceeding summers provide "Roustabouts, the platform
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