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WINNERS in the 1985 Martin Luther
competition joining mistress of cei
Wcllcr, from left, are Tora Herring
South Bru
Wins 198
BY TERRY POPE
South Brunswick High School
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selected the overall winner at the
sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr.
1985 ACT-SO competition in Shallotte
Stuuiuny infill.
Ms. Harris, daughter of Mrs.
Catherine Harris, was selected by a
panel of Judges from the ten contestants
competing in either performing
or non-performing categories.
She sang a song, "Be Grateful," to
capture the title and the chance to
represent the county at the national
competition to be held in June in
Dallas, Texas, in conjunction with
the national convention of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
West Brunswick High School senior
Tora Herring was named first
runner-up while Valarie Berkley,
also a senior at WBHS, was named
second runner-up. Both students
gave speeches in the performing
category.
Joe Clcmmons of South Brunswick
received an honorable mention for
his drawing in the non-performing
category. Clcmmons' work was a
representation of New York City.
ACT-SO is the acronym for AfroAcademic
Cultural Technological
nnd Scientific Olympics. Sponsored
In llruaswlck County by the Cedar
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emoules Frances second runner-up.
first runner-up;
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Grove and Scuthport chapters of the
NAACP, the program is designed to
discover, expose and promote
academic excellence among black
high school students.
Ms Harris will receive a $500
scholarship and an expense-paid trip
to the national competition.
Brunswick County has had two national
winners in recent years?
James Webb in Oratory in 1980 and
Janice Parker In Dramatics in 1983.
First runner-up Tora Herring, the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Moses C.
Herring, will receive a $100 scholarship.
If Uie winner is not able to attend
the national convention, Ms.
Herring will compete in her place.
Ms. Herring's speech was titled
"Reflections of Yesterday" and
dwelled on the problems of continued
prejudice among blacks and whites.
"We sometimes feel we arc
neglected or rejected from our white
counterparts," Ms. Herring stated.
"We'll follow every rainbow to find
our dreams.
"My dream ta that we wtll one day
conquer prejudice?that 95 percent of
our congressional seats will no longer
be held by my white brothers," she
continued.
Ms. Berkley's speech, titled
"Education: Get It Or Regret It,"
focused on the problems that arise
when someone fails to realize the imnortiince
of reeeivinH a Hood educa
lion.
"Honte is basically the first place
for education," Ms. Berkley stated.
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"We shouldn't stop trying to reach
our goals. I recall a television commercial
that states, 'A mind is a terrible
thing to waste.' "
Other siurienis competing in the
Shallotte Middle School cafeteria
Saturday night were WBHS students
Marian Gore, Ellen Bryant and
Yolanda Stanley. From South
Brunswick, others competing were
Flora Wcarren, Manuel Evans,
Felita Verecn and Harold Jones.
There were no students from North
Brunswick in the contest.
Ms. Gore gave a speech titled "The
Pride of A Black Man" that concluded
with the statement, "Negro is
your nationality. Be proud of it."
Other performances were given by
Ms. Wearrcn, who sang "Somewhere
Over the Itainbow," Ms. Bryant, who
gave a speech titled "looking Back,"
Jones, who sang "Truly" and Ms.
Stanley, who sang "Forgive Me."
Ms. Frances Whellcr of WECT-TV
6 in Wibnington served as mistress of
ceremonies while additional performances
were given by singen
Stephunlc Hewett und Vickit
Jcnrette; doggers Tania Butler
latonya Smith and Wanda Morgan;
pianists Dwight Bryant and Bernard
Fly the; dancers Corey Gore and
group and last year's ACT-SO firsl
runner-up Todd Parker of Soutl
Brunswick High.
Awards were presented by Jessie
Bryant, president of the Cedar Grovt
NAACP chapter.
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In an accident Saturday near
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Bobby hay Fowler, 22, of Leiana,
was driving a 1974 Toyota at a high
rate of speed on RPR 1524 about one
miie southeast of Belville when the
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1 he impact CaliScu uroUHu {2,000
damage to the home and $900 to
Fowler's car. There were no injuries
in the accident.
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with failure to stop for a stop sign and
failing to report an accident after his
car jumped a ditch and landed in J.R.
Galloway's yard about seven miles
According to Trooper B.D. Barnhardt's
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on RPR 1342 when he failed to stop
for a stop sign and crossed N.C. 211.
After jumping the ditch bank, Robinson's
1974 Pontiac landing in a patch
of shrubbery in Galloway's yard.
Robinson left the scene and
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Phillip Winfield Pardue, 24, of
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