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Benita Michelle Parks is only seven, but she already '
? has begun her life's work. In her crisp blue and white
uniform, she was the youngest candy-striper at Forsyth
Memorial Hospital on the Friday before Easter.
There she spent six hours waiting on her great-uncle
and three other patients in Room 444.
"The best part was helping them to eat, carrying
their trays, bringing them fresh water and fixing
them up to go to bed," Benita says. "The worst part
is working with grouchy people, even though 1 know
n thev can't help it." : '
It was Benita's idea to go over and help out at the
hospital because someday she wants to work in a
large hospital. "1 want to work at a big hospital like
Forsyth because 1 can help a lot of people," she says. *
"1 have friends at the hospital who are nurses and
also I copy my momma, who used to be a nurse's
aide, too."
Benita plans to take classes this summer at the Red
Cross in first-aid and fPD ?l-: - f
her family members when they are ill, and has
mastered the art of taking temperatures and blood
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By Shelia Rucker order by the president, Mrs.
Staff Writer C. Campbell. The serenity 1
prayer was by Mrs. Addie i
The Lachenalia Garden Ruth Acey. <
Club met Saturday, May 8, Procedure was followed
at Mrs. Russell Dothit's for reading of the minutes i
residence on Rosa Street. and treasury report. Topics !
The meeting was called to of discussion included the
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Boy Scout Troop 818 par- day, April -v19. A
ticipated in a number of ac- demonstration on emergentivities
during the month of cy procedures was given by
A\pril. the Winston-Salem Rescue
On Saturday, April 10, the Squad and Michaet Grtcr
troop held a fishing derby was awarded the Tenderat
High Rock Lake, where foot badge.
Kevin East won $10 for cat- Troop 818 is sponsored by
ching the largest fish. the Zion Hill Baptist
At Zion Hill Baptist Church. Parents who would
Church on Saturday, April like their boys to become
17, a first-aid skill class was members of the troop
held. should contact Scoutmaster
The final night was Mon- McDuffie at 727.-0072.
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R.V, Boone, her present very cooperative in doing 1
hand teacher, sees Lisa as a things that help our music
much-improved ^yidnet in program," he says. "1 am '
attitude and musical pcrfor- very happy with Lisa's pro- |
hiaTreer "She shows more gress!" Lisa will succeed, t
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pressure. In addition, Benita goes to Thomasville
once a month to Liberty Rest Home. "My uncle's
wife lives at the rest home and 1 like to go and help
her out. Sometimes 1 help her eat arid push her
around in the wheelchair. Also, I help her to the
bathroom. I like going to visit the other patients and
talking to them, too."
Benita says that she has never wanted to become a
doctor. She emphatically shakes her head and says,
"No. 1 just want to be a nurse."
"Sometimes 1 think," she adds, "that I would like
to be a college professor because big people would be
easier to teach. But I don't think I'll change my mind
about being a nurse. 1 like to take care of people and
give them plenty of TLC ? that is Tender Loving
Care."
Benita is an active member of Friendship Baptist
Church, where she is a junior nurse ("1 have to take
out the babies that cry down to the nursery.") attends
Sunday School and sings on the Tots Choir.
She is an above-average student at South Fork
-Elementary and has received such certificates as Student
of the Month, Perfect Attendance, Reading
Achievement and Reading Fever Club.
Benita savs. "I like to re?H a .?
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night. I already have read about 113 books."
Bass-Atwater
Couple Wed
By Florla Oatcs at . Stroh's Brewerv in
Community Affairs Detroit, Mich. The
Editor bridegroom graduated from
Ohio University and received
a mastei's degree in
Miss Marsha Louise Bass business administration
and Charles Dennis At- from Indiana University,
water Jr. were married He is currently a commerSaturday,
May 1 at twelve cial branch manager at
o'clock in a ceremony at Owens-Corning Fiberglass
Saint Paul's Episcopal in Detroit.
Church. Father Michael B. Maid of honor was Brenda
Curry, rector at Saint G. Bass, M.D., of Los
Stephen's Episcopal Angeles. Bridesmaids were
Church, officiated. A Marianetta Bolton of
reception followed in the Detroit, Maxine Marshall
R.J. Reynolds Gallery at of Cincinnati, Ohio, Cynthe
Sawtooth Center. thia Hudson of Pittsburgh
The bride is the daughter and Joan Lofton o1
of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Raleigh. Camille Breathetu
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Drive. Parents of the James B. Atwater ol
bridegroom are Mr. and Dallas, Texas, was tbe ljesl
Mrs. Charles D. Atwater man. Groomsmen were
Sr. of Pittsburgh, Pa. David Johnson and Samuel
The bride attended Hamp- Ross of Cincinnati, James
ton Institute and received a Grier of Tallahassee, Fla.
master's degree in business and james Carr of
administration from the Philadelphia., Omari HudUniversity
of Wisconsin, son was ring bearer.
She is currently brand The newlyweds will live in
manager for Stroh's Light Detroit.
en Club Meets
Mower shop, rules and the hostess. Those present
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..v. vu.iuuuiug en uie meeting were Mrs.
meetings, the Garden Donald Alexander, Mrs.
Council meeting on May Reginald Jones, Mrs. Clark
12, and projects and means Campbell, Mrs. Christine
for increasing the member- Gaither, Mrs. Addie Ruth
ships. Acey and Mrs. George
Luncheon was served by Wall.
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Scoutmaster Marshall McDuffie, as his mother
Paulette Grier looks on.
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Lisa Blalock, a lOth-gradc
clarinet player, won runner- HjL^H
up honors. She is the
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Somewhere between her activities at school and
church, shp finHc ~ n
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meetings, work on her drawing and macrame, attend
ballet classes at the Frannel School of Dance, enjoy
her friends and her twin brother Billy, and cook her
specialty, cornbread, which she says "melts in your
mouth."
Earlier this year, Benita entered the Little Miss
Winston-Salem Pageant. This was the second time
Benita had entered the pageant, and last year she was
runner-up. "1 liked both pageants very much," she
says, "even though 1 lost this time. My talent was tap
dancing and I liked that. 1 danced to 'Tie A Yellow
Ribbon.' All the other girls were real nice to me and
they liked my tap dance outfit. The best part was
Standing out there in front of aB-fhose^ people. The
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Benita's plans, of course, are to continue caring for
others. "I would like to be like the nurses on
'General Hospital' and also like the nurses at school,
expecially Mrs. Craddock. 1 like her."
She plans to attend Winston-Salem State's Nursing
School in the future. "I want to go to WSSU and be
an AKA. I like their pretty colprs," she says. "My
momma has a friend named Mrs. Vivian Burke and
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