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Y? Chronicle Profile Her home-coc By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer Forty-nine-old year-old Bessie Ryhne believes in the United Negro College Fund's advertisment that says 44A mind is a terrible thing to waste." A housekeeping assistant at Winston-Salem State University, Rhyne has launched her own campaign, but not for the UNCF. The money she raises is meant for WSSU students who are academically cmmH anri j unvi i niuiiviaii) 111 I1CCU. For just three dollars, Rhyne, along with her husband, Edward, and their children, prepare hot, home-cooked lunches to finance her cause. Family members pay like the rest. "After listening to the kids talk about lack of money and knowing so many of them had to leave because they couldn't afford to stay," says Rhyne, "1 thought to myself, 'Lord what I can do?"' When the answer came, she says, skepticism made her only toy around with the idea of selling lunches to raise money until she realized that it might work. - ' "Last June, when 1 first 'started," says Rhyne, "I started out with 10 fish, a large can of green beans, five pounds of potato salad and two potato pies. I made $176 that day. "1 feel like whatever you do," she says, "when you do it in the name of Jesus it will grow and it will last." Pphirfh in tii o cm X%VUII XXX XXX uxv ^pi By NAOMI McLEAN All of i Chronicle Columnist seem to in ~7 , . " It is, then As we once more approach the spring y ' season, we remind ourselves that in the ^ ? ^ midst of constant change there are basic factors that remain unchanged. those^T^ The real mystery and possibly questions . , concerning the ages is the winter death of ^ ect^of so many of nature's fairest manifesta- au^tS ? tions, followed by their rebirth in the spr- * e. eePes ingtime of the year. With our finite urin8 va minds, we cannot understand why this cy- The cor cle should be. However, faith and ex- tion in us perience bear witness to the truth of the fragrance age-old maxim, ''Except a corn of wheat our thoug fall into the ground and die, it abides but stron alone; but if it dies, it brings forth much such an a fruit." ? ? poetry of Condolence Club holds s The 25th Street Con- are Mrs. Emma Oliv dolence Club, composed of Mrs. Azala Matthis, M 60 members, recently held a Albethia Hairston and M memorial service for its Artelia Saunders, deceased members. Resolutions were read The service was held at Mrs. Vera Sadler, who \ the home of Mrs. Roberta a candle out for each of 1 Clark. Candles were lighted deceased members, by Mrs. Evelene Clayborn Mrs. Bessie Beaty for five of the more recently president of the club. M deceased members. They Erma Rice is chairpers Bird watcher speaks at i The Along the Garden state. Frost also gave t Path Garden Club recently on how to lure birds to 1 held its monthly meeting at home and how they keep the home of Mrs. Em- sects away from the gard< malene Goodwin. w_c Clin. a * Mrs. fcu nice Lo presented Frost with The guest for the meeting chocolate cake was Charlie Frost, a bird watching enthusiast. He The business meet! showed numerous pictures fqfl6wed the lively disc of birds in their habitats sion on birds, found m and- ^ Tin W?K.?^iriVr-TT>lTl?? IIII??)l><?H*WM>tJ?]UU J, Local student honored a Bennett College in a chapel service and a b Greensboro recently held its quet facility by staff < annual Recognition Day ac- students, ti vities. A fviuuiig must IIUIIU Students were recognized was freshman Lawanda for outstanding academic Addison of Winston-SaJ and service achievement at and daughter of Mrs. L Ceremony honors local; The Office for Student reception for all mino Counseling at the Universi- students and their parei ty of North Carolina at These local students v* Chapel Hill, under the cited for maintaining a " direction of Dean H.B. average during their ten Renwick, sponsored an at Carolina, academic ceremony and The students fr COMMUNITY NEWS MONDAY 5;a i f >ked meals help The idea has grown and it has lasted. Rhyne estimates that she sells at least 25 plate lunches a week. When temperatures began to soar last summer, she says she put her services on hold until the fall. In all, her pious nature and urgency to help others has added $1,000 to WSSU's scholarship fund. "There have been times when 1 would get negative feedback about what I was doing," says Rhyne, "but people don't understand that we (black people) need to help one another because we can't depend on the white man. "Why try to pull someone else back?," she asks. "All it makes is two of you.in the back. I'm one of the Lord's disciples and I'm not going to let anyone stop me." Reared in Winston-Salem by her grandmother and aunts, Rhyne says she was taught that lending a helping hand to others if you could was just about the best thing in life you could do. A devout church-goer and worker at Shiloh Baptist Church, the mother and grandmother of five children, seven grandchildren and two foster children says she has gained a lot of respect and support from WSSU faculty, students and her church members. Rhyne takes orders for her hot lunches in Coltrain Hall, her work station. There, she collectsorders all morning, calls them in at home, ringtime * is each day face problems that crease with the passing of time. fore, vitally necessary that we nose human relationships that ty, color and meaning to our s) dull lives. It is quite true that 4 tionships may not be published s pages, but are nevertheless the our lives from which we derive it satisfactions and the most enlues. ning of the spring awakens emo- fMjflfjp all. The blossoming bushes with fills the air, we think deeply, ,hts link us toegther with unseen, g ties. Thinking and living in ittitude makes us appreciate the |||K^ ervice J IF J er, for memorial services. Her > w rs. committe members are Mrs. m rs. Sadler and Mrs. Claybom. m . The program ended with ^ the singing of the hymn, the 4'Nearer My God to Thee.*' j m * *$if: Afterwards, the business *f|, is meeting followed and din- , * !? rs. ner was served by the ^ ? >on hostess. * ??? ?a??**? neeting K ips ner, distributed flower the seeds to the members given * in- to her by Mrs. Oressa sn. Hauser for city beautificalion. n g The flower show schedule will be available at the next I I meeting, which will be held l-j ing at the home of Mrs. Verna f Jj us- Grier. The flower queen will also be chosen at the ? next meeting* awmKii mmmmt murrrfl xanfix - > f - .r.fijj&K.: ' '?*?=??? .t Bennett F8~ an- Addison of 3655 Yale Ave. 11 rj rnd She received the Bennett j ^ College Academic Scholar- | J <j ship of SI,000 for the || red 1983-84 school year. The If fo J. scholarship will be renewed I' Q lem if Addison maintains her ula present 4,BM average. ^ t students | rity Winston-Salem are its. Katonya Annette Eccles, 5 j 'ere Herman Melton Hamilton < BM Jr., LaTanja Kim Johnson, 9: J Ramon Mclindcz Moses 5 j om and Avtar Singh. DEADLINE flj to PM I needy scholars | and at noon time she's off and returns with the goodies. On any given day the meal plan may include ribs, chicken or fish, with potato salad, green beans, cole slaw , corn bread and sweet potato pie on the side. "When I stopped selling the lunches during the summer," she says, "a lady asked me, 'When are you going to start back?' * "This whole idea was an insight from God," Rhyne says, "and I don't take credit for the success of it all. I always give Him the victory." Rhyne, looking much younger than her 49 years, attributes her staying young to the two f foster children she and her husband took in last year after a tragic house fire killed their sister and left them homeless. * "People ask me, 'Why do you want to keep children so small (one is 3 and the other is a year old)?' They help me keep my youth," she says. Rhyne, who didn't have the opportunity to pursue a college education, went as far as the 11th grade and plans for entering business school didn't materialize after she started a family. Her goal right now is to help others achieve a college education, which she says is never too late to do. "My life is beautiful," Rhyne says. "I'm enjoying everything that 1 do and I like to think 1 can help others feel the same way." ^ ?JrOw .. ~... ^4flHHHHHHHi , IA3Y CALV I CAN M (t (i' - 5-?' , ' H IMPORTED AND BOTTitn .. wwu oi \j?m l^jjhmm-%. w.-i ??? ^fe^ -'* ' i *V '*"'' ' ' ^ ^ ' / g?iiaMIWlggte ; Ji>sJmMmb',. . >, *# i' fWW#*W|'W ' ?-?" f The Chronicle, Thursday, April 19. 1984-Page A7 ? > - *fl P A/^>*^I?? ; <Mhv^^BBBIBBBBBBBBBBI^IBBI^BBhjmfe^ ^?fcs Bessie Rhyne believes in helping others achieve their goals, which is why she sells hot lunches to raise money for Winston-Salem State University's scholarship fund (photo by James Parker). _/ Hr^ ?7 ^HP ^f \ a Hl '^ t" f H 1 B Vl S \ *>. < -H ? /
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