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Page A6-The Chronicle, Thursday, November 3, 1983 people Social Notes, Service News, Club News Close-up North Hills Aids Black Youth By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS Staff Writer At a time when black awareness is at a low point and video games are on the rise, residents of Winston-Salem’s modest North Hills Community are making painstaking efforts to promote educational outlets for their black youth. Desmona Wilson, administrative assistant to the com munity organization, is an outspoken advocate for black youth awareness, which is one reason, she says, she is heading the committee to form a community library. ‘’The idea of a community library has been going on for a long time,” she says. “Our preference will be books on the Third World and black history.” A wife and mother of a 2-year-old son, Wilson seems concerned about black youths and their future. ‘‘We believe that our young people will do better in school and society at large,” says Wilson, ‘‘if they have books to read pertaining to themselves.” The proposed library will be housed in the North Hills Community Center on Pinetree Road. Inside the center, a 9-by-9 room is filled with boxes of books that will be used in the library. Although small, the room will be used for the library, she says. ‘‘It will be nothing in comparison to the Schomburg in New York,” Wilson says laughing. ‘‘But we do hope to eventually make contacts with libraries like that when we get established. As an advocate for black youth and their education, Desmona Wilson hopes that the North Hills Community Center Library will serve as an inspiration for other communities (photo by James Parker). ‘‘We will be so glad just to get this place off the ground that we aren’t even thinking about anything big,” she adds. Two hundred and seven families make up the subsidiz ed housing community, and Wilson says she believes that the more members make out of their neighborhood, the less government funding they will have to depend on for aid in the community center or housing. ‘‘We’re hoping to start a chain reaction in other com munities,” she says. ‘‘We want to make our center more productive.” Wilson says that once the library venture takes off, seminars will be conducted for the youth along with adult programs. ‘‘There is more to us and our children than partying. This library will try to pull in residents and get them in volved,” says Wilson. Optimistic about the library and other community libraries, Wilson says she looks forward to the library becoming what she and the neighborhood want it to be. ‘‘We already have an overflow of books,” she says. ‘‘But if ever there comes a time, we will expand. ‘‘Right now, though, we’re trying to get ourselves established and get some pride in this community.” Social Notes Brown Is Candidate For Career Award Cecelia M. Brown Cecelia McDaniel Brown, the daughter of the late Dr. A.H. McDaniel and Mrs. Ivye McDaniel, was recent ly honored at a banquet at Wofford College in Spar tanburg and is a candidate for the Spartanburg Career Woman Award. Brown is a cum laude graduate of Yale University and has done graduate work at Harvard Universi ty. She also completed courses at Harvard Univer sity Institute on Emergency Roles for Educators in Business. She has also com pleted research in Venezuela, Trinidad, Grenada and Jamaica. She is the director of Minority Recruitment- Foreign Student Adviser and Admissions Counselor at the University of South Carolina in Spartanburg. Brown, nominated for the award by the Democratic Club of Spar tanburg, is the only black of three candidates nominated for the award. She has also been nominated as an “Outstanding Young Woman in America” and ‘‘Who’s Who is Minority Business.” She has founded and directed a community par ticipated project titled. Horizons Unlimited. The project is a three-week sum mer camp for talented children 6-8 years old and stresses leadership and com puter skills. The program was so highly received by the Governor’s office and others that is is expected to continue throughout the year. In 1973-74 she established a federally tax- exempt board to administer the Reading Is Fundamen tal (RIF) program. Along the Garden Path Cluh Holds Meeting The Along the Garden Path Garden Club met recently in the Red Room at Winston-Salem Stale University. Dr. Lillian Lewis was the hostess. The meeting was opened by the president with the Club Collect and song. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap proved. Reports from the treasurer and social com mittee were made. The president gave a report on the 4th District Council Meeting. The topic of the meeting, ‘‘Fragments of Summer” was open with discussions given by the members. Specimens of plants were exhibited, discussed and distributed among the club as Swap Shop. Miss Louise Smith gave a report on the plans for the Holiday House to be held in the Carver area on Dec. 11, 1983. Mrs. Edna Revels made comments. Canned food and clothing for the needy will be collected at the next meeting. Mrs. Verna Mills was in stalled as financial secretary. Lunch was held after the business meeting. Members present were Mrs. Ellsworth Banner, Mrs. Bronnie Daniels, Mrs. Creola Foote, Mrs. Verna Grier, Mrs. Edmonia Henderson, Mrs. Julia Johnson, Mrs. Eunice Long, Mrs. Louise Hamilton, Mrs. Annie Mc- Clennon, Mrs. Ruth Shoaf, Mrs. Evely Thompson, Mrs. Eliza Williams, Mrs. Savilla Wilson and Mrs. Emmaline Goodwin. Visitors at the meeting were Mrs. Bessie Allen, Mrs. Edna Revels and Miss Louise Smith. Club Holds Contest The Noon East Winston- Salem Optimist Club will hold an essay contest on the subject of ‘‘Freedom, Our Most Precious Heritage.” All high school seniors are eligible to participate accor ding to Thomas Allen, club chairman for the event. The club will select a first, second and third place winner in the contest. The first place entry will be automatically forwarded to the district conpetition where it will be judged against other club winning entries from the district. The author of the winning entry in the district contest will be awarded an expense paid four-day trip to the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge for a special seminar on the subject of “Freedom and Patriotism.” Entries must be original, completed by the con testants without assistance and submitted by Nov. 30, 1983. For further informa tion, call Warren Leggett at 767-1891 or Robert Brown Jr. at 727-0878. 1 Mr. and And Mrs. Smith Celebrate Fifty Years Mr. and Mrs. O.V. Smith celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary with a renewal of their wedding vows on Oct. 30 from 2-6 p.m. in the Magnolia Room at Wake Forest University with the Revs. Ishman Hurst and Sylvester Moser officiating. The bride, Mrs. Gladys Smith, was given in mar riage by her son-in-law, Cedell Lyles Jr., with Sarah Manns serving as the matron of honor. Rachel Smith, Mrs. Pearl McDer mott, Mrs. Martha Hairston and Mrs. Ada S. Lyles served as bridesmaids. Jessie Smith, the couple’s son, was the best man, with grandsons, David McDer mott, Anthony, Maury and Kenneth Hairston, Clifton Lyles and Marcus McDer mott as the ushers. The Smiths are the parents of five children, 17 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Sandra F. Hogg Frazier - Hogg Walter Nivens Jr. Begins His Navy Training Walter Nivens Jr., of Winston-Salem has joined the U.S. Navy and will be reporting to the Navy Recruit Training Center at San Diego, Calif., where he will begin his Navy training. After boot camp Nivens will go to the Navy’s In telligence Specialist School in Denver, Colo., where he will receive training as an intelligence specialist. Nivens is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nivens, and graduated from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Kelvin D. Campbell, of Winston-Salem has join ed the U.S. Navy and will be reporting to the Navy Recruit Training Center at Orlando, Fla., where he will Forsyth begin his Navy training. School. After boot camp Camp bell will go to the Navy’s Quarter Master School in Orlando, where he will receive training as a quarter master. Senior High Campbell is the son of Mrs. Jacqueline Campbell and graduated from East Correction In the Oct. 27 issue of the Chronicle, we inadvertently misspelled Clifton Graves’ mother’s name. Her name is Mayme Graves rather than Mary. The Chronicle regrets the error. Sandra LaVerne Frazier and David Lee Hogg were married on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the home of the groom’s parents on 900 N. Graham Ave., with Bishop S.D. Johnson officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirby and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hogg. Frazier is a recent graduate of Winston-Salem State University and is employed at North Carolina Baptist Hospital as a registered nurse. Hogg is attending Los Angeles Ci ty College, is employed at C.N. Investment Co. in Los Angeles and served in the U.S. Navy. The bride was given in marriage by her stepfather, Mr. Robert Kibry with Dar- rye R. Stokes serving as the matron of honor. Ronald Hogg was the best man. The couple will make their home in Los Angeles. COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 •The Piney Grove Democratic Precinct will have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Piney Grove Recreation Center. The major purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the upcoming bond referendum on November 8. •The Adult High School Program at Forsyth Technical Institute is now accepting applications for the winter quarter. Any adult 18 years or older, who has not completed the 12th grade may enter the pro gram. For more information call 723-0371. •Adult classes at the Rupert Bell Recreation Center will be held each Thursday, Tuesday and Wednesday for macrame, crocheting and aerobics. For more in formation call 727-2051. •The YWCA will sponsor a workshop entitled, “Fathering, It’s More Than Bringing Home the Bacon,” from 7-9 p.m. at the YWCA. Ronald P. Davis, Ph.D., father a’nd family therapist will be the guest speaker. For preregisration information call 722-5138. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 •The Democratic Party of Forsyth County will hold a rally at the Benton Convention Center from 6-8 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 •There will be a very important meeting of all Liv ingstone College alumni from Winston-Salem and surrounding areas at 6 p.m. at Goler Memorial AME Zion Church at Seventh Street and Patterson Avenue. Final plans for homecoming will be discuss ed. •All persons interested in participating in the Pat terson Avenue Branch YMCA Saturday Basketball League are asked to be present at 5:30 p.m. at the Patterson Avenue Y. For more information call 724-2905. •The Meridian Chapter of Eastern Star will host a ladies hat sale from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at East Winston Shopping Center. •National Cheerleading Championships will begin at 10 a.m. at Hanes Mall. The competition is open to all high school cheerleading teams. Interested schools or cheerleading teams may call (803) 224-7309-or (803) 224-0087. •Bishop McGuinness High School at 1730 Link Rd. will host its Annual Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 725-4247 or 765-8171. •The Pfafftown Jaycettes will sponsor a Christmas Craft Show through Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and 12-6 p.m. Sunday at the West Cen tral Community Center on Old Hwy 421. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 •A benefit basketball game with WAIR Radio against the Winston-Salem Police Dept, will be spon sored by the Pediatric Sickle Cell Program of Bowman Gray School of Medicine at 6 p.m. at Carver High School Gym. For more information call WAIR Radio or 748-4234. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 •The Options For Living Program at the YWCA will sponsor a widows and widowers support group each Monday morning for six weeks from 9-11 a.m. The Rev. Barrie Dillon of the School of Pastoral Care at Baptist Hospital will lead the sessions. • “A Woman’s Response to Poverty” is the topic of discussion at the YWCA Contemporary Women Series from 12:15-1 p.m. Brenda Evans, director of Experiment in Self Reliance’s Problem Center, will be the guest speaker. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • YWCA will sponsor a Lower Back Clinic at 6 p.m. at the Glade Street YWCA. Terrie Wallace, a fitness professional and YWCA Nautilus manager, will discuss the causes and treatment of lower back pain. For more information call 722-5138. •The Winston-Salem day chapter of the Women’s Aglow fellowship will meet from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Central YMCA. The speaker will be Marquita Please see page A 7 The Chronicle welcomes Community Calendar notices. Announcements should be concise and typed or neatly printed. They should include the day, time, place and sponsors of the event, plus a number to call for additional information. An nouncements should be addressed to the Winston- Salem Chronicle Community Calendar, P. O. Box 3154, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102. The deadline for announcements is Mondays at 5:30.
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