Southeast Regional NWOA to Meet Challenges
T he Southeast Region of the
National Women of Achievement
Inc. held its Regional Biennial Con
ference on March 2" at the File
Goodwin C enter of Mt Zion Bap
tist Church.
The theme of the conference
was Meeting Todays Challenges
w ith Shared Decision-Making."
Helen \V. Falls. Southeast
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region director and president of the
Winston-Salem chapter of NWOA,
challenged the Achievers to "act
today on today s demands," espe
cially in regard to our youth. She
emphasized that a good follower is
an achiever; anyone who says,
Nobody tell> me what to do' is a
non-achie\er. "
Manderhne Scales, the imme
diate past national president of
NWOA and present director of the
National Collegiate Chapter,
praised the interest and achieve
ment of members of Winston
Salem State I niversity s Collegiate
Chapter. Collegiate Achiever She
q ueTG ree n of W SSI' identified
challenges for her campus chapter.
Willie Kennedy, who is
national youth director, regional
youth director and youth advisor for
Winston-Salem s Youth Achievers,
encouraged financial and m6ral
support for all NWOA Youth
Achievers through scholarship and
attending south programs.
? -New member* inducted into"
the regional chapters were: Gwen
dolyn Stewart and Josephine
Cooper of Clemmons; Sadie
Daniels,. Marilyn Gilliam and Daisy
Durrah-ot Kernersville; Marilyn
DeBerry. \atashia Falls. Ramona
Kay. Anna Ingram and Joetta Shep
hard of High Point; and Emma Nor
man. Rosa West. Jacqueline Dun
lap. Debbie Woodson, S hirley
Holness. Jasmine Ruff and Phyllis
Humphres Joseph of Pfafftow n. '
Members-at-large were Artie
Phillips of Charlotte and Palmer
Balsles of Southern Pines.
Jo Anne Falls, chairperson of
the induction committees, presented
the inductees. Bernice Parker.
Joycelyn Johnson, Irene Hairston,
Flonnie Anderson, Naomi Jones,
Jessie Draft. Pamela Howard, Geor
gia Moore. Lena Crowder, Alice
Carter. Betty e Hannon and Mander
line Scales assisted in the induction.
Patricia Shepherd provided
white, gold and yellow flower
arrangements for decorations.
Gladys Sudner and E. Wilhe
menia Smith were conference regis
trars. Lucille Gwynn, chaplain,
delivered the meditation. Virginia
Newell delivered greetings.
Richardson Wilson, conference
chairperson and financial secretary,
seated the delegates.
Annie Hairston, president of
the Kernersville chapter, recognized
regional officers, chapter presi
dents. city and county officers.
Scales and Hamilton.
Annie Pearl Wilson served as
recorder for the conference.
Maudest Steward of Houston is
the founder of NWOA Inc.. Annie
Lee Smith of Houston is national
president.
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NWOA Collegiate Chapter representatives are (I. to r.): Helen W. Falls ,
Sequel Green and Manderline Scales . ? ?
NWOA new inductees are (I. to r.): (front row, seated) Inez Hairs ton, Josephine Cooper , Palmer C. Balsley,
Shirley Holness; (back row, standing) Jacqueline Dunlap , Jamesine Ruff, Satachia Falls, Rose Belton West,
Artie C. Phillips, Ramona Kay, Annie McMorris, Joetta Shepherd, Emma L. Sorman and Daisey Durrah.
How to Decorate Your Home for Easter
The Resurrection, new birth,
new life, blooming flowers. Easter
eggs. Easter bunnies. Easter candy,
Easter baskets. sunrise services and
homecoming of relatives and
friends are descriptions oT Easter.
Make this Easter a time to
remember Spruce up the home with
Easter decorations, prepare those^
tasty meals and take advantage of
the local Easter activities. As has
been said mans times. We pass this
way onh once. So enjoy each holi
day and bask in the memories after
ward.
You do not have to spend a lot
HOME ECONOMICS
By JoAnne J. Falls
of money to enjoy holidays. You
can use your own resources. Even
though there are not a lot of bloom
ing flowers now, bring some of
your silk floral arrangements to the
forefront to create that springy look.
Decorate the house plants with
EasteT bunnies. You can make your
own Easter bunnies by drawing
them on cardboard, painting or col
oring them, gluing them to picks
and sticking them in house plants.
These will also make good cheery
gifts for sick and shut-ins.
Make a centerpiece for the din
ner table with a basket filled with
colorful eggs and bunnies. Make
colorful egg placemats. Cut out
large Easter egg placemats and dec
orate them by painting or gluing on
colorful fabrics and designs.
Foil and iridescent wrapping
paper can be used in baskets and
decorative gift bags with rabbits to
add decorative effects for center
pieces and decorations.
Attend local Easter activities
and sunrise services. Find out about
events through the news media.
Happy Easter!
Goler Presents "The Seven Last Words"
The Cathedral Choir of Goler
Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church
will present the sacred cantata, "The
Seven Las! Words of Christ.' ' by
Theodore Dubois on April 1 1 at 6
p.m. in the sanctuary. The church is
located at the corner of Fourth
Street and Dunleith Ave. Rev.
James M. Sloan is pastor.
The performance will be the
59th presentation of the cantata,
which was first presented by A.L.
Cromwell, the former minister of
music.
Soloists include Kathy Ander
son. Adrian Hershel Swygert and
Daniel W. Andrews.
A. Louisa Lyerly Foy. a former
organist and directress of the Cathe
dral Choir, will conduct the choir.
Foy is a retired music teacher who
worked with the local school sys
tem and formerly worked at Gra
ham High School and Eastern High
School. She is a graduate of Win
ston--Salem State University and the
University of New York and did
further stud> at A&T State Univer
sity in Greensboro. N.C.
Fos has served many local
churches as minister of music. She
directs the Love Community Choir,
founded b\ Laura Wall, and serves
as interim minister of music at
Grace Presbyterian Church.
Anderson, a soprano, is a
native of Marion, S.C. She is a
graduate of Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity. She studied with Vivian
King Bright and with Betty Allen at
the North Carolina School of the
Arts.
Anderson is a voice major at
WSSU, where she is a student of
D'Walla Simmons. She is choir
director at Union Bethel A.M.E.
Church and is a featured soloist
with the Twin City Choristers and
the Shanta-Malia Choral Ensemble
of Hanes Memorial C.M.E. Church.
Swygert, a tenor, is a native of
Winston-Salem and attended
WSSU. He is a member of the
North Carolina Black Repertory
Company and the Twin City Cho
risters.
Swygert is director of the
Senior Choir at Saints Home United
Memorial Church. He has appeared
in a number of plays, including
"Night Voices," "Don't Bother Me,
I Can t Cope" and "Celebration."
Swygert studied voice with
Permilla Flack Dunston, Robert
Morris, James B. Kinchen and Fred
Tanner.
Andrews, a baritone, is a Win
ston-Salem native and a graduate of
Tuskegee Institute, where he stud
ied and traveled with the Tuskegee
Choir and Quintet. He toured
Europe with th Fisk Jubilee Singers
and sang with the Hampton Naval
Training School.
Andrews studied with Clifford
Bain and completed scholarship
study with Frank Forge. He has
been minister of music at a number
of local churches. He has sung
many performances in Winston
Salem and in New York.
Julie O. Wheeler, organist and
directress of the Cathedral Choir,
will be the pianist for the perfor
mance. She is a native of King's
Mountain, N.C. She received her
B.M. and M.M. degrees to music
education from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Wheeler is presently working
toward her master's in early child
hood education at A&T. She
teaches music in the local schools
and works with choirs at First Bap
tist Church and St. John C.M.E.
Church.
William "Bill" Rainey, the
guest organist, is a graduate of
NCSA and the Academy of Vienna,
Austria. He is minister of music at
First Christian Church and Holy
Family Catholic Church.
Hattie Elliott, a member of
Goler Metropolitan, will be the nar
rator. She is a retired public school
teacher and a member of the Stew
ard Board. She is a graduate of
WSSU and New York University.
The choir officers are: Jean
Norman, president; Marie Burney,
vice president; Dorothy Jones, sec
retary; Olivia Morgan, financial
secretary; Carolyn Henderson, trea
surer; Mildred Knox, pianist; and
William Knox, librarian.
Lighting and sound effects will
be provided by John H. Alexander,
James Davenport, Brian Bumey and
Knox.
Robin Reed will be the tympa
nism Other instrumentalists will be
members of the Winston-Salem
Symphony Orchestra; Andrew
Emmett. violin; Karl Kassner and
Ken Wilmot, trumpet; Greg Dailey
and Eric Salzwedel. trombone; and
Steven Jones, oboe.
Willi ford Named Specialist
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Dwayne B. Williford, a Winiton
Salem native, is a senior intelligence spe
cialist in the United States Navy. He is a
1983 graduate of Reynolds High School
and the son of Amanda Williford and
Ofield Williford. -Sfcfe
Williford is assigned to the Tactical
Electronic Warfare Squadron, VAQ-134
GARUDAS, based in Whidbey Island,
Wash. His squadron is attaohed to the
VSS. Kitty Hawk's Airwing 15, which
includes F-14 Tomcats, F-18 Hornets, E
2C Hawkeyes, A-6 Intruders, S-3 Vikings,
SH-60 Seahawks and the EA-6B Prowlers
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Dwayn* E. Witlfford
(Tactic*].) amming Aircntt cfYAfriaO^
As the squadrons senior intdtooce
?HPHPVP^pMRPHMHVIim^^i^rd collects
and analyzes intelligence data. The information is then used to program
the EA6-Bs mission computer tad to brief aircrew prior to their flights.
Willifoid uses two mistion planmng systems and a personal computer
to process the data. Williford is also responsible for training junior air
men. He is the souadronfe assistant computer security officer and the
controls all classified material.
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Outreach is a program for over 100 local youths from
Petree Middle School, Wiley Middle School and
Colony Place Black and his coworkers provide coun
seling for youths as well as setting up a basketball
league, providing transportation to the Boys' Club.
WFU basketball, and football games. This banner pro
gram assists youths that are probationary, dropping
out of school, expelled, or simply high risk, to choose
"smart moves" In their personal goals and day to day
decisions.
Black, a WSSU graduate, refereed many a scrim
mage basketball game at WSSU and also officiated in
the CIAA conference. When asked about his most
exhilarating experience as an official , Black replied "I
once put a technical on Big house Gaines. There are
basically two college coaches that you really don't
want to call a technical on . . . one is Bighouse and
the other is Dean Smith."
Blackburn is a clock operator for WSSU football and basketball games He also works
in the National Youth Summer Program at State further his overwhelming commitments to
local youths.
In what little personal time he has, Black hangs with the kids by coaching Tiny Rams
football. Twin City baseball, and Colony Place basketball. Black has five children and two
grandchildren. His son, Chris, recently a full gymnastics scholarship to attend the Universi
Weston Travel salutes James Blackburn for his allegiance to WSSU and his commit
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alternatives in life when their most convenient options are temptuous and delinquent. Our
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