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cJhe < Young & Gifted Scholar no stra By AUDREY WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer There's no doubt about it. Meteza Royal enjoys being a winner, which is probably the reason she doesn't remember the one and only time in her life she lost at something. "No, Mommy, 1 don't remember that," says Meteza after her mother, Ruby Royal, tries to refresh her daughter's memory about the time when she was five and lost in a church baby contest. The 11-year-old honor student at Hall Woodward Elementary School, who has made only two B's since she began her academic career, was recently selected as a national scholar by the Pop Warner National Scholars Program in Philadelphia. The selection makes her the only student in the Piedmont to be chosen and the only black student out of this year's 15 winners to be selected. To even be considered, Meteza, who is a Dancin' Boot for the Tiny Indians football team, was required to bring in her academic progress reports to the squad's advisor, Shirley Goodson. "After I brought my grades in," says Meteza, "she just looked at the like she was sort of startled and she told me that I could probably make the National Scholars Program." \ a r? ? ? _ _! ? ? ? a\11cr entering, rvieieza was required to answer seven essay questions on varying subjects. In January, Meteza was selected and in the first week in June, she and her !\^;f r? jfl L'*? ?;? H Wnm&mMt \ 1%^^-t> Am.-., 'aUH 3^pa^""*'7" '"" Bmf'^ - . y^p ^p| HHI1H HP HI H^H -'9 HnHHKHK^; ^1 P ^ R V ^^^HH^RbsSr&&!R&^P??: ^m ^r >"? Newcomer For Sharon Lehow, Winston-Salem is as far soutl ? ?% V oy james ranter;. Winston's Shirley By AUDREY WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer A peppered-gray Shirley Caldwell doesn't take well tc conversation with- sffangefs-, Fttffl- her a- CB radio, though, and she becomes the "mouth of the South." "I don't talk that much in person, but when I get or the radio, that's what they call me," says Caldwell, whe sports two handles, or CB names, over the airwaves. She is known as the "Chocolate Lady" and "Mother Nature," a name she was tagged with for her easygoing personality. Caldwell, 45, a divorcee and mother of three, has beer a citizen's band radio fanatic for nine years now. W'her she's not "ratch-it-jawin"' -- that's CB jargon for talking on the radio - she's on her job as a deputy sheriff jailer Come quitting time at the Forsyth County Jail, the Chocolate Lady goes home to her choice of any three ol her CBs. "I'd be lost without my CB," says Caldwell. Her base station, a DAK radio, which is by far one ol the better and more expensive models in the line of CBs is conveniently located in her bedroom. "I don't have tc have any power for this one," Cal&well says, "because ii has so much modulation it really gets you out there. I jusi key up and talk, and I've talked to the Bahamas, Jamaia and the Dominican Republic." When the weather is nice and sunny, she will back ou her 1976 brown Ford van, which, among other plush lux uries found in an all-purpose van, is outfitted with a CE radio. But her favorite mode of travel is her '59 Fore Fatrlarte, which she affectionately calls "Black Beauty.' It, too, of course, is equipped with a CB radio." "My son was about eleven and a half when I got this,' she says petting the dashboard, "and he was so embar rassed he would hide in the seat so his friends wouldn' / ? zMagazin nger to success mother will fly to Philadelphia, all expenses paid, for a $50 a plate dinner in honor of the national scholars. "I was elated when my husband and 1 found out she'd won," says Mrs. RoyalT^'You think, 'Wow,' why my kid? But she's always been the type to want to try everything, do everything her way and strive for perfection." Those who know Meteza, especially her friends at school, know that she is a high achiever and goes after . .1 _i? ? i? > - - - - * wiimcvcr mic seis ner signis on. as president ot the student council and president of the sixth-grade chorus, an ever-smiling Meteza has many responsibilites being a leader. "1 preside over the meetings, head committees, make decisions," she says of her student council work. "You know, I do what presidents do." Besides that, Meteza is a student of the flute, piano and ballet, and her ultimate dream, she says, is^to pursue a career in dancing. "I try to learn as much as 1 can," says Meteza, "and I like.things that interest me. I want to become somebody when I grow up, maybe somebody famous." Of the seven questions asked of Meteza on the national scholars questionnaire, she says the easiest was naming her mother, father (Hardy Royal) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the persons she most admires. The young scholar, who is the Royals' only child and hopes to study at Stanford or Howard.University one Sj She's adj k By AUDREY WILLIAMS lived in Winston-Salem a i just what residents did for re tainment, Sharon Leyhow meone for direction. However, the 32-year-ok fef^R.J^4*eyttokls Ind.whc Salem in October still didn' was looking for. social activity in Winston-! said, 4If you live in Winsto Greensboro. If you live ir come to Winston-Salem.'" As it turns out, the Hart! has only ventured to Greensl Christmas shopping. Having lived in Washing years, where she studied li University and later worked the Internal Revenue Servi Leyhow says it was time for At Reynolds, Leyhow's r porate employees develop an sion and savings plans will fc after retirement. She also g icgai auvicc uii any lax inqui h as she plans to go (photo her office of the compan quarters Building on Reynol ; Caldwell is knowi _ _ see him riding in it. "This car is sentimental to me because I had one of these back in the 60s," says Caldwell. "I've had a lot of fers to sell this car, but I'm not parting with it. When 1 C" saw-it* \fc wallowT Just to show off her talent for "rat-chit-jawin," Caldwell grabs one of her two D-104, lollipop-shaped i microphones at her base station and keys up. ) "Mornin' time to ya'. This is the Chocolate Lady r readin' the mail," quips Caldwell, as she listens over the airwaves waiting for someone to respond. Within a few ; seconds, a loud voice comes back to extend greetings and immediately an interchange of CB jargon begins, i . "This relaxes my mind," she says. "After I get i through cooking dinner, I'll get on my radio and start I talking." Other than CBs. Caldwell relishes anything that ? reminds her of days gone by, particularly the 50s. Of her F numerous collectables, which include classic miniature cars mounted on the front and back dash of her '59 Ford, F she has a videotaped collection of the old "Amos and Andy" shows. ) One of Caldwell's neigbors sparked her interest in CBs, t but her concern for others, which also helped earned her t the handle "Mother Nature" from fellow club members i in the CB Superstars, realize that she takes pride in her hobby, Twice a week she and her CB club members meet t at McDonalds "to rat-chit-iaw or see who we can help." "I try to be a number one CBer and they know that,'* J she says. 441 try to be courteous to others and I don't i curse on the band. But whenever I can I like to help peo' pic." Earlier this month while talking on her CB, a CBer in Charlotte keyed up and told her about 32-month-old - Shakeeka Richardson, a black child in that city who was t Please see page B10 \ e Section ^^F zmrmu^SUR ^l^^uBfc a s>>^v ? , ~J^K^| SUES ^ ^dB^Ek^Hk^SHb iflkk. ' JH ?Mi Mk ? 1 ^?S5 ' "**^- |r? "^gj H> -^'k' jj^J0/tBKtfbmt^ ^Hk. &?- ! *;<: ^P^^Hk '' ' <&?' ~^ltoJ^H?*<** HK'. iMHHHHHHHHHHHHHK** Eleven-year-old Meteza Royal can't remember tl remember is being a winner, which is something i day, realizes she is a role model for other young blacks and she offers a formula for success. "It takes a lot of courage to really get out there and be successful," says Meteza. [usting to the Soutl "The job offer from Reynolds was tractive," says Leyhow. "My job challenging and it's a different focus frc someone who had 1 had been doing. Now I'm drafting anc ?vhile would know pension plans instead of regulating the taxation and enter- " Leyhow admits to being shy and 1 decided to ask so- doesn't meet as many people because shyness. i associate counsel "I'm sort of strange because 1 didr y came to Winston- anyone when 1 came here, and -4 st t get the answer she know a lot of people," she says. "I'v< do people do for Salem?,' "and she The people here in Winston-Sa, n-Salem, you go to definitely friendlier than in Wash i Greensboro, you or Hartford, and sometimes th ches me off guard, hut I'm get t ir ord, Conn., native jq p *> boro once -- for her , -- Sharon L ;ton, D.C., for 10 ????????? aw at Georgetown overcome my shyness because it make as a tax lawyer for ficult for me to meet people. But I h ce for nine years, some very nice people here in Winston-! a change. But after living in a large city, the y< ole is to help cor- torney says she questioned the mo id decide what pen- Southerners who were extremely nice t est suit their needs > "The people here in Winston-Sal ives the executives definitely friendlier than in Washin; ries they have from Harftford," she says, "and sometimes i y's World Head- ches me off guard, but I'm getting use< Ids Boulevard. For someone who hadn't been any i as the *month nf i *1 wmc HI ^ T| ^Bf I & ^| Hi; ^ jfl Hp^H -^o j vPUGteMi J ^^Hrv . 10-4, Good Buddy -?r Known to CBers all over the Triad as the "C Caldwell, one of the area's biggest and best-kno the country is the next best thing to being there. I t Section B February 23, 1984 m 1 1^1 * ' he last time ifie lost at something. All she does she constantly strives for. "And then sometimes be aggressive," she says changing her voice to affect a growl. "But I really think it depends on the kind of person you are, like believing in yourself." hern way of life very at- south than the metro area of Washington, here is D.C., Leyhow has taken stock in the Southern )m what lite. She has purchased a new house in Winston I writing and says a lot of her time is spent making it a m." home. >ays she "Born and raised in New Engtand, Leyhow ; of her was surrounded by the Ivy League traditon even though she says she and her family lived in 1't know inner-city Hartford. After graduating from an ttl don't all-girl high school, she entered Smith College? ; tried to in Northampton, Mass., one of the few remaining Ivy League women's colleges in the nation. "I decided to go to those schools because I lew are wanted to get a decent education," says ting ton Leyhow. "But I was fortunate to get scholarat cat- ships to all those schools, too." jg used Throughout her academic career, Leyhow says she never removed herself from the black community or the less fortunate, and she says eynow s^e wou|j Ii^e to continue in that same mold ?? while in Winston-Salem. is it dif- '4T)h no," she says, "1 never lost touch. In ave met high school, I was a volunteer for the Urban Salem." League and I worked with the Red Cross. Dung at- "When I was in college, I took the bus into lives of Springfield, Mass., to tutor the inner-city i ,l:ij ??_i? inu in . . . i -i 0 ner. umuicn, sue says. 1 u uxe 10 ao inai nere in lem are Winston-Salem once I find out where 1 can be gton or useful." that cat- Already, Leyhow has joined the YWCA 7 1 to it." because "I have to have my exercise," she says, farther - Please see page B10 the South' %&#?> jj^B^riBKHittHF-'. jp* . ^ T^t , . Hfti HH^B lAlK -1 K? **' ^^-?r Bj^'"'"^'^| Chocolate Lady" and "Mother Nature," Shirley wn CB enthusiasts, says "ratch-it-jawin"' across
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