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N.C. Urban Bankers Award Scholarships Benita Parks, a senior at Mt. Tabor High School and a member of the upward Bound Project at Win ston-Salem State University, won 1st place and a S500 scholarship from the North Carolina Association of Urban Bankers (NCAUB), which sponsored its annual Upward Bound Orators Contest Banquet on April 2 at the File -Goodw in Center. Shanika Gray, a senior at Park land High School. Each of these participants wrote essays delivered orations on the topic: "The impact of Interstate Banking on the Local Community." Lonnie Taylor, president of the Upward Bound Student Council, presided over the banquet which was attended by over 100 parents, student and supporters of the Upward Bound project and by the members of NCAUB. The Association of Urban Bankers is a national organization of minority professionals in the finan cial services industry. The North Carolina Chapter also known as Bankers Educational Society Inc. (BESI) sponsors the orators contest as a means of educating young peo ple in the community about various aspects of banking, as well as pro viding a program to refine their writing and speaking skills. A. Ray - Rogers of New East Bank in Greenville, is president of the North Carolina Chapter. Upward Bound is a year-round federal initiative involving pre-col lege-level students. The program is designed to enhance their academic, cultural, social, an d personal devel opment and to generally motivate and assist them to work up to their potential and continue their educa tion beyond high school. This year's oratorical contest was co-sponsored by Wachovia Bank, Additional support was pro vided by Central Carolina Bank, First South Bank of Burlington and Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Win ston-Salem. Alvin Atkinson of Winston-Salem is NCAUB local vice president. Peace Run Seeks to Promote Urban Harmony NEW YORK - A 50-state relay run aimed at reducing racial and ethnic tensions in American cities will arrive in Winston-Salem on April 26 at k 10 p.m. The Peace Runners will visit ? four Winston-Salem schools, Kennedy Middle, Reynolds High, ^ Moore Elementary and Latham Ele . mentary. The children will greet the . runners, display banners, sing songs ! and ask questions. To dramatize the importance of ! urban harmony, runners will pass an I Olympic-style "Peace Torch" from hand to hand as they travel through hundreds of cities and towns - including some of the nation's most troubled urban areas. "While running from one place to another we are transcending our capacities and at the same time we are inviting the whole world to feel the supreme importance of one ness," said Sri Chinmoy, founder of the Peace Run. The 11,000 mile relay across the length and breadth of America, due to end in mid-August, is part of the fcO-nation Sri Chinmoy One ness-Home Peacc Run - the* longest funning event in history. The Peace Run includes simul taneous running events in the U.S., Canada, Eastern and Western Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Aus tralia. The international portion of the run - highlighted by a 35-nation European relay and a special run between Egypt and Israel - will emph^ize a more global theme of international peace and multi-cul tural understanding. In the U.S., the Peace Run will focus around a core team of a dozen runners, who will cover about 90 miles a day. They will be joined along their routes by local runners, town offi cials, schoolchildren and inner city residents, will carry the Peace Torch for a short distance and Then pass it along to the next runner - "spread ing the peace** in the community. The 1993 Peace Run will con clude in New York on August 14. Rice Hosiery Supports Colleges in MEAC Tourney Rice Hosiery, manufacturer of Afro-Tique and Brown Sugar Hosiery, recently donated $3,000 in scholarships to the women's finalists in the 1993 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament. The 22nd annual tour ney was held March 4-7 in Nor folk.Va. Clayton McNeill, athletic direc tor of Coppin State College, and Arthur Smith, assistant athletic director of South Carolina State University, each accepted a SI, 500 scholarship check for their women's championship game on March 7 at the Norfolk Scope. The event was 1, the finale to a week of activities that I _ J ^ began with the Women's Tip-Off Banquet on March 3. , The scholarships will be used to ensure a quality education for deserving students at each institu tion. "Education is the key to contin ued growth and development of our youth," said Cynthia Johnson, man ager of Sales and Marketing with Rice Hosiery. "Rice Hosiery is com mitted to enhancing tne Ttvtrrof? young people through educational opportunities." Rice Hosiery, a division of Sara Lee Hosiery, manufactures hosiery specifically for women of color. Cynthia Johnson of Rice Hosiery presents scholarship checks to Arthur Smith of South Carolina State University (left) and to Clayton McNeill of Coppin State College (right). ?Hooks" to Join Investment Banking Firm BALTIMORE ( AP ) ? The ;Rev. Benjamin Hooks said Wednes day he will join a minority-con trolled investment banking firm after *he steps down this month as head of <the NAACP. Hooks. 68. will become a senior vice president at the Chapman Co., a Baltimore-based brokerage and investment banking firm with offices in five cities, chairman Nathan A. Chapman Jr. said Tues day. One of Hooks' first tasks will be to help start the company's sixth office in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn., Chapman said. "God has afforded me the opportunity, through the support of the black community, to achieve a certain presence and I wanted to use that to try to enhance African-Amer ican entrepreneurship," Hooks said at a news conference Wednesday. Hooks is resigning after 16 years as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which is based in Baltimore. Hooks, who is not certified to run a securities office or to manage clients' money, will be involved in strategic planning and attracting new client^, Chapman said. In 1955, Hooks co-founded the Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association of Memphis, which he served as vice president and then chairman for 15 years. Chapman said Hooks will divide his time between Baltimore and Mem phis. State PTA Names Contest Winners Raleigh ? Winners in the North Carolina PTA Reflections contest were recently named. Over 800 youth from 515 schools .across North Carolina participated in the event. The following students from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools were winners: Brian Mann, a senior at West Forsyth and Shep ley Calloway, a sixth grader at Cook Middle School. The winning entries will be sent forjudging at the national level. Reflections, an annualprbject spon sored by the PTA, was created to encourage young people to express their ideas and thoughts through lit erature, visual art, music composi tion and photography. Kids from Happy Hill Visit SciWorks Children from the Happy Hill Garden community visited Sci Works, "The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County" on April 17. The staff of William C. Sims Recreation Center and the Better You/Better Me Pro gram supervised the youth. Transportation was provided by the Winston-Salem Transit Author ity. The following staff and children attended: Yvonne Jefferson. Rock Bitting, Ben Piggott, Eldridge Bit ting, Charles Dearmon, Mike Home. Tyrone Davis, Nathaniel Bit ting. Chris Bitting. Ronnie Wilson. Ortega Wellington. Johnny McGill, Cliff Washington. Travis Bristow and Gary Henderson. The program included clowns, dancers and sci ence fair projects. Law Day Forum to be Held . In celebration of Law Day, the Winston-Salem Bar Association is sponsoring a forum on May 1, which will address specific topics in the areas of criminal law and con sumer law. During panel discus sions, local attorneys will provide specific information on some of the legal means available for either avoiding or resolving legal prob lems which plaque the black com munity. The forum is offered in an attempt to narrow the gap of that distant but ideal goal of equal jus tice for all people under the law. The panel discussions are enti tled; "The Ramifications of the Guilty Plea: How the Record Can Come Back to Haunt You: and "Harassing Creditors: Remedies Available to the Consumer." Fol lowing the panel discussions, mem bers of the Bar Association will be available to answer general ques tions on legal issues such as work ers' compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice, social security. consumer, criminal law. and family law. All local black elected officials are supporting this event and will be present. The forum, free of charge, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Winston Branch Library, 1110 E. Seventh St. THE PRO SHOP lor all your golfing n ? ? d s Vineyard Plaza 4836 Country dub Rd . M-F 9:30 - 6:00 Sat 9-3 9 19*760-0849 WEST@N TRAVEL RAM OF THE WEEK Weston Travel Is pleased to recognize Mar shall Parsons as our "Ram of the Week." Marshall is another ot the up and coming tennis players at WSSU. He is the 4th seed and has won 4 out ot 10 matches in both sin gles and doubles play. Marshal! is majoring in mathematics and accounting and plans to attend summer school this year. On weekends you can find Marshall either on the court or at the Army Reserves Training which he does once a month and during the summer. When asked what his greatest accomplish ment was, Marshall said, making It to college I mean some people take going to college lor granted, but ) don't." He also says that he would not be playing tennis if it wasn't for his mother, Martha Brewer. She taught him to believe in himself and that nothing is unattain able. Weston Travel salutes Marshall Parsons for his hard work and future success on and off the clay court. WESTQN TRAVEL 122- A Reynold* Village Wln*ton S?J?m MC 27106 FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Marshall Parsons LAW DAY Equalizing The Balanve: Empowerment Through Education Sponsored by the Wirtston*Salem Bar Association PANEL DISCUSSIONS 10:00 am to 12:00 noon The Ramifications of Pleading Guilty: How II Can Come Baclf to Haunt You .fit. ...... How to Deal with Harassing Creditors: What Remedies ere Available to the Consumer QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm Local attorneys and elected officials answer general questions on a variety of Jegai issues Saturday Nay 1. 1993 ? 10:00 aai lo 2:00 pin East Winston Branch Library *1110 East 7th Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina R.H. BARRINGER DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. Is The Proud SPONSOR of the Winston Lake Family YMCA ADULT MEN S 21 AND OVER BASKETBALL LEAGUE R. H. BARRINGER DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. GREENSBORO WINSTON-SALEM BURLINGTON NOTHING BEATS A BUDWEISER ? >*OW *?l" *0 WM?N
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