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Chronicle Profile
He's still strivii
By AUDREY WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Billy D. Friende Jr. has a habit of staring out of his
Main Street office window, and it's not because of
boreddm.
"The first office 1 had didn't have a window,"
says Friende. "Now I have a window and I look out
at the factories."
A native son of Winston-Salem, the 33-year-old
Friende attributes his success in law to the support of
the community and his clients, many of whom are his
friends, the ones who watched him grow up as a
youngster in the Boston neighborhood near 25th and.
Cherry streets, he says.
"I feel like I've been successful," he says. "That's
why I've been actively involved, but not so active that
1 can't run my practice and have my private life,
too."
Even though the only child of two teachers says he
feels somewhat successful, Friende still questions exactly
what it means, especially in terms of his accomplishments.
"When I think about it, I'm not really sure if I
know what success is," he says. "By some people's
standards, I have made it, but I still think 1 have got a
? long way to go. ?
"Looking at society in its entirety, I've only scrat"
ched the surface," he says. "Just because I'm black
doesn't mean I've made it. It's not enough for me to
be satisfied ? it's my nature to strive for better."
Friende admits his profession is the cause of his
not being as vocal on controversial issues as some
may expect him to be. But that doesn't mean he's not
Community Calends
1 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
The Greensboro Club of the National Association
of Negro Business and Professional Women will
sponsor a. Community Black Arts ' Exhibition
: highlighting the achievements of black artists in the
Piedmont at the Lewis Community Center at 3110
Forest Lawn Drive from 4-6 p.m.
? The Art and Music Department of the Forsyth
County Public Library will present "An Afternoon
With Charles Dickens," featuring Dr. Elliot Engel,
professor of English at North Carolina State University
and a Dickens scholar, rrr+he-atKhtorium of the
Main Library at 3 p.m. For more information call
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MONDAY. FEBRUARY 6
In .observance of Black History Month, the
Winston-Salem Branch of the NAACP will sponsor a
Read-A-Thon for all ages at the East Winston
: Branch Library beginning today through Feb. 14.
For more information call 727-2202 or 725-4960.
Clifton Graves, affirmative action officer at
WSSU will speak on the question "What are your
civil rights?" at the fifth session of the East Winston
Branch Library Law Series at 7:30 p.m.
LOGO will be the first course of a 10-week series
on personal computers at Salem College every Monday
evening. For more information call 721-2607 or
721-2669.
4-H Club wins in coc
Six members of the Green Brian Smart won first
Street 4-H Club showed off place in the bread and
their cooking skills at the cereal group in the 12-13
4-H Favorite Foods Show age category; Trina
on Jan. 20 at the Johnson, fruit and
Agricultural Building, vegetable group, 14-19 age
Three of the clubs members category; and Michelle
Mi&e first-place blue ribbon Martin, milk group, 9-11
winners. age category.
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involved in the community.
"I think everyone should try to be a good citizen,"
he says, "especially anyone who has had a great deal
of success in the community. "You have got to give
something back."
At St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he's
been a member since childhood, Friende served as
chairman of the administrative board for five yeans_
and now serves as a member of the church's finance
committee and steward board.
The Patterson Avenue YMCA is where he also uses
his legal training as a member of the board of
management. Five years ago, Friende was appointed
by the mayoMo serve on the Advisory Development
Committee, a follow-up committee to the city's urban
renewal. He is also a legal represenative for the
Chronicle.
"I grew up here and by being a native 1 can appreciate
some of the problems in the black community,"
Friende says. "1 can appreciate the Patterson Y
because I went there as a kid, and 1 can see and appreciate
a special need to be involved in the black
community."
However, the soon-to-be father, who married last
summer, says there are times when he has to turn
down offers of serving on various committees and
boards in order to spend time with his^family, build a
strong firm and give ample time to his clients.
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.v. v. ^cvpic (idk me io serve on amereni
things," he says, "but 1 don't have time. I gotta have
a private life. If I am involved, I want to do a good
job at it."
As head of his law firm, which includes two other
attorneys, Donald R. Buie and Renita Thompkins,
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Piano for the Atmost Beginner, a group approach
designed for those who can read music, b^t feel like
beginners, will be~tabght by* Dr. Nancy Wurtele at
Salem College every Monday evening. For more information
call 721-2607 or 721-2669.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 7
The YWCA, the League of Women Voters and the
Parent Teachers Association will sponsor an Education
Series Forum from 7-9 pym., with a program on
"The Parent's Role in School Discipline" at the
Glade Street YWCA. For more information call
722-5138.
^fDiv Ronald Davjs will lead an eight-w^k
Stress Management at Salem College. Tb#<?ourse wHF
focus on identifying causes of stress and developing
effective means of controlling stress. For more infnr
mation call 721-2607 or 721-2669.
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80s," is the topic for the YWCA Women's Focus 84
Series from 10 a.m. to noon at the Glade Street
YWCA. Betty T. Wade of POPI will be the guest
speaker.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
The YWCA Options For Living Series will present
"Fire Prevention and Safety Techniques" from
10:30 a.m. to noon at the Glade Street YWCA. Mary
Johnson and Mike Weddle, will be the guest
speakers.
wing contest
Other participants from Thurmond Street 4-H Clut
the Green Street Club were received a blue ribbon an<
Lagier Rison, blue-ribbon second place in the bread:
winner in the meat group; and cereals group.
Tiquita Bennett, red ribbon Winners in each age divi
in the meaf group; Keisha sion and food group wen
Starnes, red ribbon in the given 4-H scholarships an<
fruit and vegetable group; ribbons. A tasting part]
Michelle Foster of the follwcd the show.
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By some people's standards, Billy Frlende Jr. has
by James Parker).
Friende says he sees a growing trend towards attorneys
who specialize in a specific area of law , which
is the reason he says he'd like to expand his firm to
maybe five or seven attorneys.
But had Friende come along in a different time, he
says he doesn't believe his practice, which specializes
in property, wills and estates, would be growing at its
present rate.
"I'm proud that 1 have been able to represent a lot
Military News
Marine Cpl. Richard' Wing, Marine Corps
M. Spell, son of Mr. and Helicopter Air Station New
Mrs. R.M. Spell of Vernon River, Jacksonville.
Avenue, has reported for Marine Cpl. Thomas
duty with the 4th Marine Humphrey III, son of
Aircraft Wing, Naval Air Thomas Humphrey of
Facility Andrews Air Force Camel Street and Pauline
Base, in Washington, D.C. Humphrey of Willow
Navy Seaman Paul A. Street, . has been
James, whose former meritoriously promoted to
guardian is Nettie M. his present rank while servLowery
of Vqss street, has ing with 2nd -Marine Airreported
for duty aboard craft Wing, Marine Corps
the submarine rescue ship Air Station, Cherry Point.
USS Pigeon,*homeported in .
San pie go, Calif. He received the ac-*
? * Marine LU Robed K. ?,celerat.sd promotion in,
Trtnlctt crm rvf Parnl f recoonitinn nf mifetanrlino^
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of the black upper-middle-classL small businessmen
and middle-class blacks," he says. "Traditionally,
black people have not used black attorneys for any
reason whatsoever. It*s gratifying to know that they
have confidence and trust in my abilities."
Friende says he's not tooting his own whistle but
basing his opinions on the fact that only in the last
five vears have vnnno hlark tawverc,tiW#? himc#?lf h#?*?r?
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