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Candace Buford ...Thrilled by it all! Buford Places Second In Cotillion By Teresa Burns Post Managing Editor Candace Caroline Buford placed as second runner up in the 30th Annual Debutante Cotillion pre sented recently by the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., Belta Alpha Chapter in Winston-Salem.' Ms. Buford, a Charlot tean, is the daughter of Gladys Buford and the late James C. Buford. aA friend of my Aunt Jessie Harris asked me to participate in the Cotillion and I accepted. I was the only one from Charlotte. I had ao much ftm meeting new people," she stated. “It was just something new to me.” The moat thrilling part, ' for Ms. Buford was, the night of the Cotillion. “The Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem was filled with people. I was excited to stand and walk down the steps. Everyone was so pretty in their dif ferent gowns. I was especially happy when they celled my name as second runner-up.” Ms. Buford received a scholarship. Ms. Buford was faithful in her participation. “My mother and I usually left on Friday or Saturday and stayed with my grand - mother < Annie Bell Fara bee) in Winston-Salem,” . Ms. Buford explained. Each week she would travel to the city for Sun day rehearsals; waltzing lessons; charm clinics; and even a skating party. Her escort, Joseph Bum ; brey, was invited to a • special clinic for the marshals. Following the ball Ms. Buford’s sponsor gave her a party where many of her deb friends had a few last laughs together. Ms. Buford will complete her high school require ments at Central Piedmont _Community College be cause of the phase out pro gram caused by President Reagan’s cute. But she will graduate along with her class at North Mecklen burg. While at North she par ticipated in the Booster Club, played volleyball, i was a member of the 1 Viking 100 Pep Club, the I New Horizons Project Aries and drove a school bus. In the 10th grade she played the clarinet in the marching band. ms. Buford enjoys a variety of activities. To name a few - swimming, music, reading, water skiing, making friends and helping others as much as possible. She also attends Gethsemane AME Zion Church where Rev. George E. Battle Jr. is pastor. Future plans for Ms. Buford include college. “I plan to attend Winston Salem State University and double major in Computer Science and General Psy chology,” she stated She would like to obtain a Job in one of the Fortune 500 firms. Bright Keys W. Charlotte •"-yiUmy West Charlotte’s Ber nard Bright was outs Land ing on the diamond last week with a key homer in a 4-3 loss to East Mecklen burg; and, a key homer and two runs batted in in a 0-4 win over South Meck lenburg Todd McAllister of Olym pic had two hits and one run batted in for Olympic’s < 1-0 win over West Mecklen burg, McAllister hit two for ! three, pitched a no-hitter ' and drove in a run in a 2-1 j win over Garimter Dave Black welder of Olympic homer ed in the 2-1 ! win over Oaringer Ron Tunsberg of East ! had three runs batted in in 1 the Eagles S-2 win over l Independence I $60,000 Needed Statue Sought For Late ft Senator Fred Alexander By Teresa Burns Post Managing Editor Many remember the late state Senator Fred Alexander as a gentle man concerned about his fellow constituents, TOj L. McGill, L.C. Coleman and the other members of the Fred Alex ander Monument Commit tee want to preserve this memory in a bronze statue this year. “The statue will be placed in the Fred Alexander Park located on McAllister Dr. and Griers Grove Road,’’ L. C. Coleman announced. The statue will be un veiled, that is, if the commitee can raise $60,000 for the expenses. Contributions need to be made, Coleman insisted. “The senator did a lot of things.” At times Senator Alex ander was blunt. “Why should I favor capital L. C. Coleman ...Striving for funds punishment when I feel that justice is not equal, it’s working for the select few,” Coleman remembers Alexander saying. Alexander was tne first black state senator since Reconstruction. He was also the first black, local city councilman. 60,000 “Gradg” In Two Years State Sends Drinking Drivers Back To School The 60,000 “graduates" of the Alcohol and^ Drug Education Traffic Schools (ADETS) in the state hope they never see each other at an “alumni" reunion. If that happened, it would mean that one of the goals of the ADETS program had not succeeded-keeping drinking drivers off North Carolina's roads. The 88 ADETS teaching facilities now in operation across the state were man dated by the 1979 General Assembly to combat the epidemic of drinking driv ers which safety experts link to over half of the' state’s 1,500-pi us annual traffic fatalities. Legisla tors hoped to reduce the tragic statistics by sending convicted DUI offenders back to school. The law, which went into effect January 1, 1980, pro vides for the statewise sys tem of schools, administer ed by the North Carolina Department of Human Re sources. Under the law, judges can assign limited driving privileges (usually to and from work) to drivers convicted of a first offense DUI (driving under the influence), if the of fender—completes—the— ADETS classroom instruc tion. The offender is also eligible to have a license restored by the Division of Motor Vehicles within six months of issuance of the limited driving privilege— again, if the ADETS course is completed. For more offenders, ADETS is the first formal education in how alcohol affects their driving abilities, their driving pri vileges, and their wallets. And according to Pete Martin, statewide coordin ator for the ADETS, it is an eye-opener for most of the students. “Very few offenders truly realize how impaired they were when arrested. They don’t understand, for example, being arrested for drinking beer, that’s because no one’s explained to them that If you drink a lot of beer, then you’re drinking a lot. Alcohol im pairs coordination and decision-making exactly the same, whether it comes from a martini glass or throw-away can.” The law provides the in centive for offenders to go back to school, Martin said. "They don’t like being arrested or convicted, they don’t like the $100 cost of the class, and they don’t like the interruption in their schedules that class attendance causes. But they choose to attend be cause, all things consider -ed.il's-their best bet to put their lives back on a normal course.” “Out of the first 2,500 to complete our class in Wake County, only 22 have re peated,” Murray says. “71181 is an encouragingly low number.” Artist Curtis Robinson has already completed a bust of Fred Alexander. Robinson is one of the contenders to complete the bronze full-length statue. Robinson is a resident of Charlotte. The Fred Alexander Park, dedicated earlier this year, was (be brain storm of the Garden Park and Northwood Estates Action Committee. "The committee no minated Fred Alexander’s name when we needed a name for the park,” Tom L. McGill, chairman of the Garden Park and North wood Estates Action Com mittee, stated. McGill who is also co1 chairperson along with L. «. coieman ot the Fred Alexander Monument Committee, commented that he is looking forward to the citizens of Charlotte and North Carolina to sup port this effort. i “At the ground breaking.' of the Alexander Park there were several tfapu sand people in attend ance, ’’ McGill stgtea.‘ “Cars were lined up along Beatties Ford Road and McAllister Drive and there were bus loads of people.u Raymond Cantey is trea surer and Lucille Lindby is secretary of the Fred A Alexander Monument Committee. Members of the commit tee feel that the $60,000 needed for the Alexander bronze statue can be raised. “Hopefully the statue will be deciated when the Alexander Park opens," Coleman confirmed. The park possibly will open in June. But McGill injected that the park crew, is running behind in development. 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