Spring Festival Regarded Successful By Students
Spring concert at Elizabeth
City State University was
loaded with dynamite. The
groups featured were Cameo,
ADC Band, Crown Heights
Affair and Jungle Rock.
Because of last semester’s
homecoming disappointment
(Foxy did not show), the
school had more funds
available for spring concert.
The total cost of the affair
was $16,000, more money than
ECSU has shelled out for a
concert in its history.
The groups were paid as
follows: Cameo $7,500 ADC
Band $3,500, Crown Heights
Affair 3,500, Jungle Kock
ADC Band $3,500, Jungle
Rock $1,500. The remainer of
the cost was for sound and
lights, promotion, set-up, and
staging of the concert.
Mixed facts about the
groups were few, but in Rock
it was learned that Jungle
Rock was a band from
Washington, D.C. known m
that area to “turn it out”.
The ADC Band is really a
group of serious-minded
young men (and one young
lady). The “ADC” stands for
Aid to the development of
children. One of the members
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profit goes to unpriveledged
and disadvantaged children.
That is a meaning that
carries a lot of weight.
Crown Heights Affair has,
for a long time, been hot on
the charts, and they are
continuing to do it up with
“Dance Lady Dance”. It is
skyrocketing in the top 20.
Cameo did it before and
they are doing it again with
their new album isexpected to
be released in May. Other
albums of theirs include
“Cardiac Arrest”, “We all
Know Who We Are” and
“Ugly Ego”.
ADC Band gets the crowd ready for the main attractions of the
festival.
Jungle Rock brings raeggae to ECSU during the Spring Cameo, in an unsuccessful attempt to blow up the Sports Arena, settles for getting down instead.
Festival.
Social Security Laws Are
Being Revamped
Social Security student
beneficiaries may have their
monthly checks stopped if
they don’t complete and
return a required school
enrollment report.
Reporting forms are being
mailed to the more than
850,000 students age 18 to 22
whose monthly Social
Security checks currently
total $1.7 billion a year.
This spring, for the first
time, school officials are
being asked to verify on the
form that the student is
enrolled on a full-time basis.
If a student does not return
the form, or fails to have the
school verify enrollment as
required. Social Security
checks will be suspended and
the student’s eligibility for
previous payments will be
investigated.
Students age 18 to 22 may
qualify for Social Security
payments if a parent is
receiving retirement or
disability benefits or has
died. iThose students are
required to report on their
school enrollment status
twice a year.
We’re tightening up on
those reporting requirements
because some students either
are not returning the forms at
all or they are stating they
are in school when they are
not.
Payments to students who
are not eligible cost tax
payers millions of dollars a
year.
Students will have 60 days
to complete and return the
reporting form.
If a student received checks
for months he or she was not a
full-time student, then those
benefits must be repaid.
Any student who needs help
in completing the form or has
questions about it can contact
any Social Security office for
help.
The Elizabeth City Social
Security office is located at
111 Jordan Plaza next to
Southgate Mall (phone
3382161) and is open 9:00 to
t 4:30 weekdays/. ... i
Roots continued.
Haley's Roots Aid The Growth
Of Elizabeth City’s Youth
By LARRY USTER
During the time when Alex
Haley was a young man,
Haley and his parents spent
some time in Elizabeth City.
His parents taught at what
was then Elizabeth City State
Normal School. While in
Elizabeth City, Haley and his
parents stayed at the
residence of Mrs. Mabel A.
Cooke, Music instructor in
Elizabeth City. Mrs. Cooke
received her music training
at the Boston Conservatory of
Music in Boston,
Massachusetts.
According to Mrs. Cooke,
Haley stayed at her home for
two years. She stated that
Haley was a bright young
man with a wonderful talent.
This talent was expressed in
his wrifin^s.^ ’Mh. Cooke
stated that Haley was shy and
quiet and he concentrated
intensively on his studies. He
was not of the partying kind
and did everything possible to
help out around the house. In
regards to education, Haley
was quoted as saying, “You
can do what you want to do.”
meaning that any person can
get the job that he or she
wants. Mrs. Cooke also stated
that Haley was a natural born
writer where he excelled in
many years.
She stated that Haley was a
close friend to her late
husband. Dr. Frederick C.
Cooke, Haley often traveled
with Dr. Cooke visiting
churches and serving on
many church programs. Mrs.
Cooke stated that Haley
taught at Elizabeth City State
Nornial School, did not smoke
and was well Icnowri by the
people of Elizabeth City for
his community efforts. She
stated that he was taken in
like one in the family. He
played a part with the young
people of the church and
taught a class of young men
at the Cornerstone Baptist
Church. Mrs. Cooke stated
that Haley pursued his career
from the very beginning and
became very successful.
After staying at the Cooke
residence for two years,
Haley transfered from
Elizabeth City State Normal
School to Ohio State
University, where he con
tinued his teachings. Mrs.
Cooke added, “Before leaving
Haley encouraged many
people^ to thieve successful
careers.”, .. ..