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? Business AHBAI's Mid Year Business Conference to be Held Renown industry professionals Robert L. Johnson and Edward Gardner will be keynote speakers during the American Health and Beauty Aids Institute's (AHBAD 1993 Mid-Year Business Confer ence to be held June 12-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Hilton Head, S C. Johnson is founder and presi dent of Black Entertainment Televi sion (BET), the nation's first and only black-owned cable network. From 1976 to 1979, Johnson served as vice president of Government Relations for the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), a trade association representing over 1 .500 cable television companies. Prior to joining the NCTA, Johnson was press secretary for the Honorable Walter E.Fauntroy, Congressional delegate from the District of Columbia. Johnson pre viously held positions at the Wash ington Urban League and the Cor poration for Public Broadcasting. Gardner is founder and chair man of the board of Soft Sheen Products Inc., the fifth largest black -owned and operated corpora tion in the United States, and the world's leading manufacturer of K Robert L Johnson ethnic health and beauty aids prod ucts. Gardner founded E.G. Gardner Beauty Products Inc. in 1964. Gardner is the recipient of numerous business and community awards and serves as a board mem ber of Seaway Bank, the Chicago Urban League, Provident Hospital and AHBA1 among other organiza tions. The mid-year conference fea tures a variety of speaker and panel discussions on the profitable ethnic HBA market. In addition, a unique one-on-one program, "Dialogue * '93," brings together manufacturers and the leading retailers, distribu tors and beauty and barber suppliers of ethnic hair-care products. Sara Lee Corp. Signs on Minority Screenprinters Sara Lee Corp., manufacturer of Hanes and Champion products, - recently signed sublicensing agree ments with EAR Enterprises and Alpha Omega Novelties Inc., two minority-owned screenprinters in Atlanta. Both companies will screen print Hanes knit apparel with U.S. Olympic Team and 1994 and 1996 Olympic Games marks as an out JgYovPIh of Sara Lee's exclusive knitwear licensing contract with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and the United States Olympic Committee. Under this contract, Hanes and Champion will be the official licensed knit activewear brands for the U.S. Olympic Committee and the 1994 and 1996 Olympic Games. The agreement includes shirts, sweats, socks, and underwear bearing the USA/five-ring Olympic logo, Lille Irammer t994-01ympte-Winter Games logo and the 1996 Olympic Summer Games logo. EAR Enterprises, a black owned screenprinting company that started over a decade ago as a home-based business, now operates from a major production facility. Eli. Roy and Therm an McKen zie. the three brothers who own and manage EAR Enterprises, are pleased.' Roy McKenzie, EAR's executive vice president, cited expanded business opportunities and employee job security as major benefits of this contract. "We've added customer ser vice and product staff,'' said Eli McKenzie, president. "We now have the capacity to print over J 00,000 shirts per week." * ? ?. (I to r) Roy McKenzie, Melvin Scales, Therman McKenzie, Lisa Hud speth and Eli McKenzie. MB A President Announces Minority Intern Program In an effort to increas-.- the awareness of mortgage banking as a career for minorities, the preiident of the Mortgage Bankers Associa tion of America (MBA) has announced plans for an industry wide summer minority student internship program. In a letter to MBA members, Herbert B. Tasker, CMB, asked that MBA-member companies establish summer intern programs for minority students. In announcing the internship program, Tasker said that MBA's Washington headquarters has creat ed summer intern positions for minority students from Howard University in the District of Colum bia, as well as other universities and college The students will be assigned to various departments of the association, where they will learn about the mortgage finance industry. MONEY WATCH By THEODORE R. DANIELS Investing in America: U.S. Sa .jfrflfM : Millions of investors are investing in U.S. Investors are baying these bonds for several reasons. their children's college education, their retirement, a < ' home or any oilier reason. U.S. Savings Bonds present a safe investment 1 contracts that show that the money is being loaned to i government When you buy U.S. Savings Bonds, Series EE, state or local income tax on the iuteieat earned. You can paying federal income tax on the interest ' redeem them or ontil they read) their fins! ? ,V1 first That means you keep more of the interest you earn on i mftfl you would on a siiyiiwT i I There is also another tax advantage: if you u; bought on or after January 1, 1990 to pay tuition and : leges, universities or technical schools, you pa; the interest you earn from your savings bonds. U.S. Savings Bonds may be applied for at*. ..... _____ ings institutions as well as many credit unions. These financial tions will accept the application and money medio pwrliaarfo.fr *<li, but the bonds are issued and sent by matt to you from the Federal; Reserve Bank. These bonds can be boogfatibr half their face value. That is a $100 bond can be bought for $50; a $200 ($100); * $500^ ($250); and $1,000 ($500). You can choose from one of the^itee IbniM of registration: a) single .ownership form, in the name of one peraon; co ownership form, with two persons as co-owners (either co-owner can redeem the bonds); and beneficiary form, with one person as ownerand: another as beneficiary. ;< ? You can redeem savings bonds free ? without fee or commis sion ? any time after six months from the date of issue. Remember, that bonds held less than five years earn reduced interest sales. Current ly, the interest rate on new savings bonds is 4 percent, if they are held at Idast five years. Savings bonds can be redeemed at most commercial \ banks and many other financial institutions. ? If you invest in U.S. savings bonds, redeem them upon their maturity. There are many savings bonds investors who are holding bonds that are no longer earning interest income because they have matured. You should check the issue dates of your bonds, if you have already invested in these bonds. Series E bonds issued in 1952 or earlier have stopped earning interest Series H bonds issued in 1962 or earlier have stopped earning interest. Use the quick reference chart below to check any bonds that you may have or to to check the maturity of any bonds that you may buy. Series Date of Issue May 1941 $o Nov. 1965 Dec. 1965 to Present June 1952 to Jm. 1957 Feb. 1957 to present Jan. 1980 to present 40 years 30 years 30 yean 20 years ?&?? ? Good food. Good books. Good times. A A A A A RAINBOW New* & Cafe "FOOD Folk BODY XND MIND1? 712 Brookstown Ave. Winston-Salem 723 - 0858 OPEN DAILV WAY N i; ' S I .omuim* I lllll S(I(I\\J line J I'd \ i.r. M^iit V:.W - I: JO ^Saturday, June 5/// Illusion , 9: JO - l : U) I riday, June llh Illusion 9: JO - I; JO Sunday, / line (till ( )ldie s 6: JO - S:J0 I 2<S \. < luTr\ St m l \\ ins|nn-S;iliin, \( 27IOI Phone: c> I ?>-723- 1 1 50 l ull I onil Srr\iic \ n ; * 1 1 ; 1 1 > 1 1 / ive Ja:: every I liursdaw I riday and Saturday Weekly Drink S /tee in Is \inpU I rii- Pin king 1st Annual Winston-Salem Chronicle Gospel Contest (Traditional A frican- American) 4 at the Dixie Classic Fair October 4-7, 1 993 Total Premiums Offered $1,500.00 For further information contact: Chairman: Al Martin,. 3546 Fieldstone Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27105. (919) 767-7974 Vice-Chairman: Maxine Gwynn, 1007 East 30th St., Winston Salem, NC 27105, (919) 767-3921 Rules and Regulations 1. This competition is opert to all non- professional Choirs/Quartets/lndividuals/Groups based in Forsyth county and/or residents of Forsyth County. (Non- professional is defined as not earning a full time living from gospel singing.) 2. Applications can be picked up at the Winston Salem Chronicle . 617 North Liberty St., Winston Salem. the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds office. 421 West 27th Street, Winston-Salem and 'Special Occasions. 1 12 N. Martin Luther King. Jr. Dr., Winston-Salem. 3. Written application must be submitted with an audio cassette demo tape by Monday, August 2, 1993. (Tape does not have to be recorded professionally in a studio). Applications and audition tapes should be mailed to Dixie Classic Fair, PO Box 7525, Winston-Salem. NC 27109-7525 or delivered to the Fairgrounds office at 421 West 27th St., Winston Salem. Audition tapes will not be returned 4. There is no entry fee. for applicants or contestants. 5. Applicant(s) will be judged on ability to sing traditional African American gospel music. (Defined as Down Home Gospel). , 6. Applicants must give permission to the Dixie Classic Fair to videotape and/or audio tape during their performances without compensation. The Fair reserves the right to use recordings as it deems necessary, including but not limited to. demonstration, instruction, sales and marketing. 7. Classes for the contest consist following: (1) Choirs - defined as 7 or more members (2) Quartets/Individuals - defined as 4 to 7 men for Quartets class and one person for Individuals class . (3) Groups - defined as 2 to 6 persons. 8. The Dixie Classic Fair will provide a basic sound system for each event; consisting of a mixer, amp, up to five microphones and speakers. The Fair will also provide a piano and organ if necessary. All contestants will be required to use the same equipment (Fair) for the judged performances. 9. P2ach c ontestant will have 15 minutes for performance and 5 minutes prior to performance for setup*. Contestants will be penalized one point each (based on a ten point system) for going over the allotted setup or performance times. 10. All applications and audition tapes will be reviewed by the committee and ten entries lrom each category will be chosen to compete during the Fair. Selected applicants will be announced in the Thursday, August 19th edition of the Winston-Salem Chronicle. Judges will select two finalists from each category each night to compete in the final competition on Thursday, October 7th. Competition schedule: ? Monday. October 4. 7:00 om- 10:00 pin - Choirs ? Tuesday. October 5. 7.00 pm- 10:00 pm - Quartets/Individuals ? Wednesday. Ocjober 6, 7:00 pm 10:0Q pm - Groups; Performance time for each night for the ten sclcclccl null he hi/ drawing. Final Competition: Thursday. October 7. Beginning at 7:00 pin. ?Bach finalist will have 20 minutes performance time on this night. Premiums will be paid by Fair alter all competition coucludcs on Thursday. October 7, 1993. Premium checks arc void allcr NovciuIkt 15. 1993. 1st 2nd Choirs $3(M) $2(K) Quartets/Individuals $3(X> $2(M> Groups $300 $200
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