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Lawrence to get honorary degree
J. Reid Lawrence, the executive director of the
Housing Authority of WiaMon-Salem, will receive an
honorary doctoral degree from CW Bihle College and
Seminary. Xbh'coUege is a fuHy
accredited tnesHogtcal institution
through thd Worldwide Accredi
tation CoqnAsston of Chrirtn
Education^ Institutions
Lawrence, a native of Cleve
land County, has been the leader
of HAWS since 1998 He served
as deputy dirtctor before taking
over the hehn at the agency.
LawreHce joined the Navy
soon after graduating front high
school and earned a business
degree front Limestone College
in Gaffney, S.C.
After working with young people at several agen
cies. Lawrence beat out 10 other candidates to win the
executive director position at the Morganton Housing
Authority in 1986. He stayed there until 1993 when he
left to take over the Hickory Housing Authority.
During his time at HAWS, Lawrence has been
instrumental in securing millions in federal grants and
has guided the city's first-ever HOPE VI revitalization.
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Lawrence
Transportation authority
is awarded $10,000 grant
The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transporta
tion has been awarded a grant of $10,000 by The Win
ston-Salem Foundation, to match a two-year state grant
to start PART Connections: the Regional Human Ser
vices Transportation Coordination Program, Sandy
Carmany. chairperson of the PART board and member
of Greensboro City Council, announced the grant last
week.
PART has been developing the regional work pro
grams of regional rail/mass transit initiatives. Regional
Express Bus. Regional RideSharing and Vanpooling
(RSVP). highway and air quality planning since the
inaugural meeting of October 1998.
Carmany said, "Our citizens are beginning to real
ize that transportation is vitally important to the good
qu.iiity of life we enjoy here in the Triad. Members of
the board are working hard to provide new roadways
and transportation choices to meet all the needs of our
residents. The grant from the Winston-Salem Founda
tion will give us additional resources to develop a net
work of medical transportation services to citizens of
the Piedmont Triad."
The funds are made available from the Harriet Tay
lor Flynt Fund.
The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transporta
tion was incorporated by the N.C. secretary of state in
July 1998 under enabling legislation of the General
Assembly.
PART's board of trustees is made up of 18 repre
sentatives that include Alamance, Davidson, Forsyth,
Guilford. Randolph and Rockingham counties, and the
cities of Burlington, Greensboro, High Point and Win
ston-Salem. Also, included on the PART board of
trustees are appointed officials of the Piedmont Triad
International Airport, the Airport Commission of
Forsyth County and the N.C. Department of Trans
portation.
LSB gains national recognition;
earnings and dividends increased
LEXINGTON - LSB Bancshares Inc., the parent
? company of LSB TheBank. has achieved a significant
milestone. Effective July I, it was listed on the Russell
3000 index, which measures the performance of the
3.000 largest U.S. companies based on market capital
ization.
LSB also is listed on the Russell J00O index, which
measures the performance of die 2,000 smallest compa
nies in the Russell 3000 index. .
"Being included in the RusseO indexes win give Mr
stock a broader audience and me#regional and nation
al appeal." said Robert P. Lowe, dyerman and Cfiff hi
June, LSB announced a second tRdtter dividend ef 15
cents per share payable July 1 i. 2402. (o shaneboMrfrs
of record July I. 2002.
Lowe credited the introduction' of the biggest mar
keting initiative in the 52-year history of the bank as
contributing to its continued success. Beeline Banking
is a branding concept introduced in December 2001 that
has increased LSB's visibility in the Piedmont Triad. As
LSB's marketing foundation, Beeline indicates straight
forward. uncomplicated, responsive service consistent
ly provided to LSB's customers.
LSB is the largest community bank based in the
Piedmont Triad, with 24 offices in Davidson. Forsyth,
Guilford and Stokes counties.
Discount store conies to Clemmons
Rugged Wearhouse Inc. will hold a grand opening
for its Clemmons store Friday. The 12,000-square-foot
store is located in the Westwood Village Shopping Cen
ter at 2442 Lewisville-Clemmons Road. The store is
known for carrying a wide selection of brand hame
merchandise at prices up to 70 percent off what con
sumers might pay at department stores.
The grand opening and ribbon-cutfing ceremony
will take place at 9 a.m.
"We are excited to bring the Rugged Wearhouse
concept to the Clemmons market and look forward to a
great reception from area residents." said Walter Hol
brook. vice president of operation for Rugged Wear
house Inc. "We have had great experiences with our
North Carolina stores. The opening of the Clemmons
store is just the next step in what we expect to be con
tinued successful growth in the state of North Caroli
na."
The Clemmons store will be the 35th store in the
growing Rugged Wearhouse chain. Rugged Wearhouse
will also be opening its 36th location in Statesville.
Playtex
settles in
Headquarters for
popular bra company
has relocated to city
from Connecticut
SPEC I U. ro [HE CHRONIC! E
Winston-Salem now is
officially home to one of the
country's best known and
best
selling
brand of
bras -
Playtex.
Govern
mental
and
business
leaders
on Mon
d a y
joined
Playtex
Apparei in a resuve rionon
cutting and welcome to the
city.
"We are extremely happy
to be here," said Ray Nadeau.
president of Playtex Apparel.
"Since announcing this move
in January, we have relocated
marketing, human resources,
forecasting, replenishment,
sales planning, finance and
executive administration
from Stamford. Conn., to
Winston-Salem, creating 40
new positions here. With the
move, Winston-Salem adds a
highly regarded company to
its portfolio of headquarters,
and gains a brand that has
repeatedly set the standard
for its category."
Playtex Apparel had its
origins in the International
Latex Company (ILC), which
was founded in Rochester,
N.Y., in 1932. ILC product
development focused on an
all-new material derived
from the sap of a rubber tree
called latex. In 1947, the
company introduced the
Playtex Living Girdle, a rev
olutionary new garment, fol
lowed by an equally revolu
tionary concept, the Playtex
Living Bra. in 1954.
Through the years. Play
tex was the first bra to use
elastic, the first to be pack
aged and sold as a brand, the
first lira to be advertised on
television and the first bra
brand to use live models in
its television advertising.
Playtex created the size chart
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Bob Gibson teaming with
food giant to help charities
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
OMAHA, Neb. - For five years.
ConAgra Foods, and Baseball Hall
of Fame and All-Century Team
pitcher Bob Gibson have been bring
ing some of the greatest names in
sports to Omaha to play in Gibson's
All-Star Classic Golf Tournament.
This year. Gibson is offering sports
t&is something more - a chance to
bid on an incredible collection of
autographed memorabilia, with the
winning bids helping to raise money
for the local and national charities,
which are the beneficiaries of the
Gibson All- Star Classic.
An online auction of 13 celebrity
items is now available for bidding by
fans at a special Web site:
http://www.bobgibsonclassic.com/.
All of the money raised from the
online auction will be included in the
chafitable donations to the four char
ities benefiting from this year's clas
sic: the Arthritis Foundation.
Nebraska Chapter; All Our Kids
Inc.; Project Harmony; and the
Baseball Assistance Team.
Celebrity items available online
include:
? Autographed, athletic jerseys
from Roger Clemens. Jason Giambi.
Bob Gibson, Derek Jeter. Marianno
Rivera. Alex Rodriguez. Joe Torre
and NBA basketball star Vince
Carter.
? A Tony LaRussa jersey signed
by all of this year's St. Louis Cardi
nals team.
? Autographed baseball bats from
Stan Musial and Reggie Jackson.
? A sheet of $2 bills autographed
by billionaires Warren Buffett and
Bill Gates.
? A Skins Game poster signed by
Tiger Woods.
"For the past several years,
we've collected sports memorabilia,
.which has been auctioned off to par
ticipants of the Classic during the
evening banquet," said Gibson.
"This year, working with ConAgra
Foods, we've been able to obtain
autographed jerseys and bats that
rival anything you could find on the'
Internet. The online auction gives
sports fans here in Omaha and
around the country a chance to pur
chase these great items, with every
dollar raised going to help our char
ities."
Gibson noted that over the past
five years the Classic has raised
more than $1.5 million for local and
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C Photo courtesy of Conagra Foods
Bob Gibson holds up one of the items available through the online
auction. The jersey is signed by all of the St. Louis Cardinals.
La wry's celebrates soul food with contest
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
CHICAGO - Lawry's Foods
and Showtime recently held the
Lawry's Soul Food Cook-Off
Recipe Contest. Five finalists were
randomly selected for a trip for two
to the Lawry's Test Kitchen in Los
Angeles, to prove their original
soul food recipe cooking skills,
competing to woo the taste buds of
a crew of celebrity judges.
Cori Lopez, consumer promo
tions and public relations manager
for Lawry's Foods, said, "I am
excited to see people celebrating
soul food and its significance to the
tradition of family within the
African-American community. It is
great to have so many people using
Lawry's products in their soul food
recipes."
The winner of the cook-off won
a $3.(XX) kitchen upgrade, and the
four finalists, not going away
empty handed, received $200 for
groceries along with an assortment
of prizes from the Showtime series ,
"Soul Food" and Lawry's Foods. i
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ludges (left to right): Chef Greg Dulan of Dulan's Restaurant and
Catering; and Kellita Smith, co-star of "The Bernie Mac Show"; Jerri
I. Vaughn of "The Steve Harvey Show" and Chef Derrick Angus of
Derrick's Jamaican Cuisine.
lieens increasingly shun summer jobs
File Photo
Managers at fast food restaurants are finding it hard to get young
employees this summer. A study says teens would rather enjoy the lazy
days of summer than go to work.
BY LEIGH STROPE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - When
the lifeguard job Matt McClelland
had lined up for the summer did
n't work out. he wasn't crushed.
McClelland, 19. decided he
didn't really want to work after
all. The Springfield. Mo., teen had
saved some money from a job
waiting tables at a Chinese restau
rant during the school year, so
working wasn't a necessity.
"I can be lazy ... in-between
my senior year and college," he
said. "All my friends in college
are working all the time. I want to
slack off while I can."
He's not alone. Growing
numbers of teen-agers are spend
ing their summers in school or
hanging out by the pool or at the
mall instead of flipping burgers,
mowing yards or even looking for
jobs. This summer, economists
expect the rate of teens who shun
summer jobs to hit an ail-time
high.
Just 56.9 percent of 16- to 19
year-olds worked or looked for
jobs last summer - the lowest per
centage since 1964, according to
the Labor Department's Bureau
of Labor Statistics. The rate has
been declining steadily since
1978. when it peaked at 69.1 per
cent.
The trend seems to be contin
uing. In May. the latest figures
available, 46 percent of teens
were in the work force, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
That's down from 47.6 percent in
May 2001 and the lowest since
1970.
But some young people must
work. Adam Hemingway, 20, is
socking away money from his
full-time job at a Radio Shack in
Washington, D.C., so he can take;
community college classes next
year.
Work is "part of life. It's
something you have to do," said
Hemingway, who is sharing a
house with his father and step
mother to save money. He'll con
tribute about $400 a month
toward the rent.
Yet school appears to be a
major reason a smaller percentage
of youths want jobs, said John
Stinson, a Bureau of Labor Statis
tics economist. More are spend
ing summer in school because of
increasing academic standards
and a calendar change to year
round school in some districts.
Also, intense competition for col
leges means more students are
taking summer classes to build
their resumes and skills.
Last year, 31 percent of teens
were enrolled in school in July,
the peak month of summer
employment. In 1994, just 19.5
percent of teens were in school in
July.
Joseph Onyebuchi, 14. of
Arlington, Va., is taking some
prep classes this summer to get a
jump on his sophomore year. He
also is finding time to work part
time as a cashier at McDonald's.
"It can be tiring sometimes,
but it's kind of helpful." he said.
"It helps me with my math."
Onyebuchi, paid $5.75 an
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