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Mt. Zion Presents Story /Teller Evangelist The Child Development Com mittee of Mount Zion Baptist Church will present storyteller/ Evangelist Roberta Groves in a merles of vignettes on Feb. 2? at 2 p.m. in the File-Goodwin Enrich ment Center. The presentation entitled "A Journey Through the. Past" will share materials from the "good ole days" when African-American fam ilies had very few material goods, but were able to make do and sur vive with the bare necessities. The afternoon will feature a luncheon-theater setting, and will honor Black History Month and will benefit the church's day care center. LaV'erne SamueU-and Peggy Moore are co-producers and co sponsors of the program. Groves, the head of a large family, grew up in Surry County Storyteller! Evangelist Roberta Groves will appear in a series of vighettes at the F ile-Goodwin Enrichment Center of Mount Zion Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Feb. 27. ( Photo by C.B. Hauser) and learned many survival skills from her parents and grandfather, a former slave. Since coming to Win ston-Salem. she has attended Win ston-Salem State University and Winston-Salem Bible College. She ha> worked in a nursing home and Salem/Forsyth Counts SchooJ Sys tem. In her presentation. Groves combined ideas and artifacts from the past, present and the future. She said "My desire to spread messages to our youth and to others through dramatization is a spiritual feeling which quenches my desire to evan gelize." Helen W. Falls is chairperson of the Child Development Commit tee. Clark Gaither and Delores Gra ham are co-chairpersons of the Pro gram Committee. Tickets to the program may be secured from members of the committee and from the day care center. They may also be secured at the door. Annual Prayer Breakfast Held Sacred Hour Ministries, pas tored by Anita Baldwin, will spon sor its first annual prayer breakfast. Feb. 27. at 8:30 a.m. The breakfast will be held at Best Western Regency-Inn, 128 North Cherry St. The all -you -can eat buffet breakfast features i full breakfast menu and will spotlight Evangelist Cheryl Ingram of Revealed Church of Christ as guest speaker. "The Power of Corporate Prayer/' theme for this year's break fast, will emphasize the power that can be attained through unit. Area residents are invited to join in on the Christian fellowship and prayer for issues that plague our communities, our state, our nation and our world. Donation is S 10 per person and includes, breakfast, love gifts and one of Winston-Salem's most dynamic young speakers. Tickets may be obtained from the church at their new location. 2307 N. Cherry St., any church member and from Keona's Boutique at 235 W. Fifth St. For additional information call 721-1803 or 766-8754. Traveling Actress And Wondergirls Celebrated 3rd Anniversary Annie P. Johnson (the traveling actress) and her Wondergirls celebrated their anniversary- Sunday at Cannon Baptist Church, 1800 North Liberty SL. Larry Leon Hfcfrilfti*. producer of the National Black Theatre Festi val and director of the North Caroli na Black Repertory Company, served as master of ceremonies for the occasion. Hamlin, also a profes sional actor of stage, television, and film, recently co-starred with Clifton Davis of television's "Amen" series, Ja'net Dubois of television's "Goodtiines" series, and as "The Gatekeeper" in Maya Angelou's new musical. "And Still I Rise" He will star as Malcolm X in the North Carolina Black Repertory Company production of The Meet ing" which will open in Winston Salem Feb. 19 in the Arts Council Theatre. Special guest for the third anniversary celebration of The Traveling Actress and Her Wonder girls included the Bethel Male Cho rus and Voices of Victory, both of Reidsville. vocalists Aaron L. John son and W.E. Brannon, pastor of Canaan Baptist Church, as well as the Canaan Baptist Church choir. Johnson created the. acting troup as a vehicle to present histori cal dramas which would remind African-Americans of their heritage and give them the strength and courage to overcome todays obsta cles and the inspiration to plan for the future. Since Jan 1990 the acting com pany has performed for many churches and community organiza tions in Winston-Salem and other cities. The company especially likes to perform for youth groups and senior citizens. Over 250 people attended the event. WSSU Asks Business To Contribute To Fund Winston-Salem State Universi ty is hoping to benefit from excel lent town-and-gown relations by asking local corporations and busi nesses to help meet expenses not covered by the state by contributing to the university's annual fund. In a fund-raising appeal approved Wednesday by tR<T direc tors of the WSSU Foundation. Inc.A businesses and corpoYations will be asked for financial support in such areas scholarships, library' acquisi tions. athletics and the WSSU Marching Bank. "The key to WSSU becoming an even better university is develop ing widespread public support for the annual fund." said annual fund chairman Mike Crocker, the Win ston-Salem area executive of First Union National Bank of North Car olina. "These gifts provide a margin of excellence in programs that are important but are not covered by state funds." Crocker's co-chairman is Vir ginia K. Newell, a former professor in the math department of Winston Salem State and the owner of a real estate company, GFN Associates. NewelJ also is the alderman for southeast Winston-Salem. "It appears to me that the uni versity is going to have to get this kind of support to help with its day to-day operations," said Newell. "This is a two-way street. Business es recognize that they are helping WSSU and that WSSU is helping them.*" A recent example of the rela tionship between WSSU and the _busjness community is the new Partners Program that Sara Lee Knit Products retail divisions president, Jim DeRose, announced last November. The program, which* involves R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Lo-wes-Eoods^-among others, is designed to help more WSSU grad uates land jobs in business by pro viding on-the-job training, partners companies also can call upon WSSU students to meet temporary employment needs. Other features of the program include opportunities for business executives to lecture at Winston-Salem State and for profes sors from WSSU to teach courses at the business. Lee Keynote Speaker At Beaux-tillion Chandler B. Lee. president ol Classic Cadillac - GMC Truck Inc on North Point Boulevard, will be the keynote speaker at the St. Peter's World Outreach Center's Annual Beaux-tillion. The event will be held at 7 pm on Feb. 19 in the Marque Hotel ballroom. It will be a formal affaii recognizing young men who have completed workshops and partici pated in activities to help them develop ideas and ideals that pre pare them for productive futures. Lee, a star athlete in high school and captain of the football, baseball and wrestling teams, served as vice president of the stu dent council of his school in Mt. Clemens, Mich. He played an active role in determining the direction of his senior class. He attended Western Michigan University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, business law and political science. General Motors recruited him r as an engineer in its Fisher Body Division. where he received several : promotions over the years. Lee received his masters degree i in business administration from , Central Michigan University. He resigned from General Motors to attend the General Motors Minority Dealer Academy, a program that trains minorities to become automo bile dealers. After graduation, at the age of 33, he purchased the former Marko Motors in Southern Pines and became active in community orga nizations, including the Southern Pines Rotary Club, the Sandhills Area Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, and the Moore County Schools and Business Association. In 1987, Chandler Lee Motors became one of the top 100 black businesses in America, which was Chandler's life-long dream. That year, former Governor James Martin appointed him to the North Carolina Real Estate Com mission. The year also highlights Chandler B. Lee the first annual Chandler Lee Motors Holiday Basketball Tourna ment at Pinecrest High School. The year ended with Lee being instru mental in the initiation of the North Carolina Minority Business Annual Golf and Tennis Weekend. Lee serves on the Southern Pines branch of the NCNB Board of Directors. He believes the most pos itive contribution he can make is to i4lead by example." Beaux-tilli(W tickets can be purchased from any church mem- ? bers or by calling the church at 650 0200. Funds will benefit the Bishop R.K.^Tiash Scholarship Fund for young men. m DIXIE COPVRK3KT 1983 WINN DIXIE CHARLOTTE INC America's Supermarket9 OUANTfTY RIGKTS RESERVED Prices good Wednesday February 17 thru Tuesday Fjbruary 23, 1993. W-D Select Lean Freeh Boston Butt W-O Salact Lean Fresh Full Rib Half Boneleaa i;8Z" Lean Full Fifth Loin Aaaortad Buffet Nam n " Pork Chops S1 " Country Style Ribs ?s1a Pork lion Hickory Swaat Boneleaa Whole or Half VV-D Select Lean EVERY DAY! Golden Crinkles Superbrand Quarters Margarine 4 i6?.sr? Plllsbury All Ready Pie Crust 150z99e Krafl Velveeta Loaf s3" Harvest Fresh Granny Smith Waahlngton State Apples. 68c Harvest Fresh Vineripe large slicing Tomatoes 78e Harvest Fresh U.S.A. Northwest Aniou Pears 78e Maxwell House Master Blend Coffee 34so*s3a Spaghetti, Thin Spaghetti or Elbow Macaroni Mueller's Pasta ...2 ieozP0e Peach or Cherry Dole Pure'n Light ? ? 40 oz. Dixie Darting Hamburger or Hot Dog Buns a* 59' Kellogg's Froot Loops i50ts1" Kellogg's Raisin Bran 2o<*.slM 12 oz. cans Regular or Diet Chek Drinks .... 6 pack 99* Purina Grrravy Dog Food a,* S6M
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