Thorntons Honored At
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;-.: Wedding
Anniversary Celebration
, , Mr, and Mrs. B.H. ,
Thornton were . recently I
honored by their children
on the occasipn of their
47th wedding anniversary, 1
The celebration, held at
the Royal Oaks, Clubhouse
in Durham, was given as a
.surprise.- by
Thornton of
S.C.; Victor Thornton pf
Gary, ' Indiana; - Mrs!
Carolyn T. Peele and Mrs.;
Jacqudyne T. Furtick of
Durham.' :
The affair was
' highlighted kiJy f with
numerous tributes- from
friends of the couple, the
presentation ; of .47
American Beauty roses by
-their , children, the in
troduction of the Thorn
ton's nine grandchildren,
and-the cutting of a three
tier wedding cake, '
The Thorntons reside at
1315 South Alston Avenue
and are members of White
Rock Baptist Church, SJte
is a retired teacher of j
English and music in the)
Durham County Schools
He is a retired teaclier of
vocational education in
the Durham City Schools,
as well as proprietor of
Thornton. Builders, Inc,
The numerous tributes,
by friends, attested to the
respect for the Thorntons
as an outstanding example
of a strong, stable and
supportive family unit in
the midst of changing
family life in our country.
A tribute by one guest
summarizes all others and
best characterizes the
B.H. Thorntons: '.'Never
could either partner have
contributed so much to a
community without the'
loyalty and supportive
role of the other." The
statement referred to their
positive contributions to
the education and business
community as well as
twenty years of volunteer
service by Thornton as
National Treasurer of the ;
N.C. 'Agricultural and
Technical State University
Alumni Association.
The Thorntons express-'
ed gratitude with a
challenge to- their . nine
grandchildren to continue k
their educational pursuits I
to . insure ' positive con
tributionssto their 'com- '
tnunities. ' Grandchildren -are
Susan, : Gail and
Theodore Derrick .Thorn-
Theodore tonLDeirdre and ' Burl '
Fort Mill, Thornton: 1 Kathy and 1
Knssy Peele; and David ,
and -Matthew Furtick, -
Susan; the eldest grand-.
child , will receive her "
bachelor's degree in nurs-u;
ing from Hampton In
slitute in May, 1981; AU
other grandchildren , are
enrolled in elementary and
secondary schools and in-
siliuuons oi nigner -ieam-
, , ing. 'i&0if:p:t
4 Out-of-town , guests in
cluded Mrs." Dora Peter
son of Indianapolis, In
diana, sister of s. Mrs.
Thornton: Mrs Beverly
rTornton, , Mrs; - Hazel
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Af-Am Social Work Seminar
Saturday
The ? North : CaroEna
State Association of Elack
Social Workers will spon
sor a free seminar entitled
M Afro-American Social
Work on Saturday,
March 28, 10.30 a.m.-4
p.m., hi . the Beyer
building on the campus of
St. Augustine's College,
Raleigh.
of
Special guef is Aminlfu vice deliverv.
Kicnara narvey, , Ai-awf .
consultant for the Com
mission for Racial Justice,
and Howard University's
Urban Affairs and
Research : Institute,
Washington, - '3 : D.C.
Aminifu Harvey is also
completing his doctoral
studies at the Howard
University - School
Social Work.
llarvey has developed a
unique v Afro-American
model for the delivery of
human and mental health
services ' which should
stimulate participants in
an open discussion of the
Afro-centric approach in
the practice of human ser-
The Seminar welcomes
attendance from the total
black commmunity and is
not restricted to human
services workers.
For further informa
tion, call 821-76J7
(Raleigh) 9 a.m. -5 p.m.,
or 471-6359 (Durham)
after 6 p.m.
Thornton Mrs, Ada
Johnson, Mrs, . Jennie
Franklin and son George;
Mr, and ' Mrs. Beecher
Henderson Of Warrenton;
Dr. and Mrs. L.C. Dowdy;
and Mr. and Mrs. H.A
Johnson of; Greensboro;
Mr. and MrsN,Ai. Mc
Coy of Reidsville; Mr, and
Mrs. N.W.; Slade of
Robersonville; Mr. and
Mrs. R.M. .'Harris of
Henderson; Mr. and Mrs.
G.T. Swinson of
Belhaven. l "
THE THORNTONS ADMIRE GIFTS
Ms. Battle Finalist For
Presidential Scholar
Fayetteville
Happe
nings
By Mrs. T.H.Kinney
Spring arrived on Fri
day past at 12:03 a.m. and
yet we had snow, sleet and
rain in our state during the
weekend. Happy Spr
ingtime All!
"Green
an all
Hampton Choir To
Appear In Chapel Hill
The v world-known .
Hampton Institute Choir,
under the direction of
composerarranger
Roland M. Carter, will ap
pear in concert at
Memorial HaUV-UNO
Chapel HuV on Friday,
April 3 at 7 p.m.
Sponsored by the UNO
AfricanAfro-American
Studies Curriculum, the
concert is free and open to
thepubUe, . ,
The touring group of 3 3
undergraduate students
includes among its list of
past performances at 1968
appearance at New York's
Lincoln Center, a 1969
concert before United Na
tions ambassadors at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York and a 1975 tour
of the Virgin Islands.
In 1973, four Hampton
Choir members were pick
ed to join a forty-member
United States Chorus and
director Carter was tapped
as a contributing conduc
tor. " " - .
The management of Century Oaks Apartments
Invites you to attend their
OPEN HOUSE ;
A showcase of luxury!
Saturday, April 4 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
CENTURY OAKS APARTMENTS
4701 E. CORNWALLIS ROAD
Located Between
Fayetteville Street and Highway 55
544.-42P6 ,
Managed By
Union Insurance and Realty Co.
Why make deposits
at more than one place?
C 7
Security Federal will put your
money in savings OR CHECKING
r
We can enjoy
Pastures" with'
black cast now through
April 4-5 at the Fort Bragg
Playhouse, It is a play that
should appeal to all ages
and families. Call
396-7555.,
Members of Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity held
their regular monthly
meeting On Wednesday
evening. New members
were welcomed. President
Farmer presided.
Mrs. Kinney and son
visited relatives and
friends in Sampson and
Duplin counties during the
weekend.
I
Miss Ellis Jones, direc
tor of the Eastern Region
of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority ,
Inc., conducted a career
workshop at Fayetteville
State University Saturday.
llef"topTc-was preparing
for a career rather than a
job and what a young col
lege woman should be
ware of for a successful
ry into the job market.
ega Beta Chapter or
Phi Beta Sorority
served as the host chapter.
Miss Jones is acting direc
tor of Federal Women's
, Programs in the Office of
Personnel , Management.
She is a graduate of Fayet
teville State University.
An essay contest for
Cumberland County and
Fayetteville city students
in grades 10 through 12 is
being sponsored by the
Fayetteville Area Board of
Realtors! The contest is
being sponsored in con
junction with "Private
Property Week,' which is
held nationwide. Deadline
for entries is April 10.
More information can be
obtained by contacting the
board of realtdrs.
George Alleyene, 599-F
Winding Creek Road, a
student at Terry Sanford
High School, has received
a scholarship from the Na
tional Achievement
Scholarship Program for
Outstanding Negro
Students. He will receive a
$1000 scholarship from
the" Nestle Company.
Lorre ' D. Bonner of
Rowland will receive a
similar scholarship from
the Weyerhaeuser Com
pany, A -
A public discusssion of
whether a city ordinance
Erohibiting discrimination,
i employment would im
prove the image of Fayet
teville will be held on
Tuesday, April 7. The
meeting sponsored by the
Fayettevilie-Cumberiand
County Citizen Associa
tion, will be held at 7:30
p.m. in St. Joseph's
Episcopal Church,
Ramsey Street.
'M,: .
The Student Council of
Lewis Chapel Junior High
School will hold a yard
and bake sale on Saturday
in the school parking lot
beginning at 10 a.m. All
proceeds will be sent to the
Atlanta, Ga., Police
Department to aidf in its
investigation of the
murders of black youths
in that city,
, r- 'vv t "
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes
spent ' tn weekend with
friers it? RalctfcJt,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
son D. Williams announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Karen
Gail, to Jerry Lewis
Jacobs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Owens of
Autryville. An April 18
wedding is planned at
Elizabeth Baptist Church.
The bride-elect is a
graduate of Fayetteville
State University. She is
employed in Clinton. The
prospective bridegroom is
in the U.S. Army station
ed at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Sgt, Major and Mrs.
Johnny Pelsey announce
the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Dale
Pelsey, to John J. Becton,
Jr., of Durham, son of
Mrs. Armentine Banks of
-Indianapolis,, Indiana. A
June 20 wedding is plann
ed at First Baptist Church.
The bride-elect is a 1979
'graduate of North
Carolina Central Universi
ty. She is a teacher with
the Cumberland County
School System. The pro
spective bridegroom is a
graduatp of JA&T State
Univerfity. He is a banker
with Wachovia frank
"
The Fayetteville Little
Theater presented Neil
Simon's "Chapter Two"
during the weekend.
.
"Hillbilly Weddin" was
enjoyed' 1 during the
weekend at the Spring
Lake Theater.
"A Streetcar Named
Desire" can be enjoyed
through March 29 at the
Butler Little Theater
Fayetteville State Univer
sity. Call 486-1589 or
486-1443.
.
The Woman's Club of
Fayetteville presents Expo
'81 March 27-28 at the
Cumberland County
Arena.
Mr. and Mrs. Sammy
Fields spent the weekend
in Greensboro with
relatives and friends.
'
Mr. and Mrs. P.J.
Mathis spent the weekend
in Raleigh with relatives.
Mrs. Reth'a Godbolt an
nounces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss
Cathy Godbolt, , to
Reginald Keith Scriven,
sun of the Reverend and
Mrs. James A. Scriven of
Raeford. An April 25
wedding is planned at San
dy Grove AME Zion
Church.
The bride-elect is
employed with Purolator,
Inc. The prospective
bridegroom attended San
dhills Community Col
lege. He Is employed with
Burlington Industries of
Raeford.
Members of Jack and
Jill and their guests shared
a pleasant evening at the
Lake View Country Club
recently.
.'
Sorry to hear of the,
death of Professor Ernest
T, Battle. Funeral services
were held Saturday in In
dianola, Mississippi. Prof,
Battle was a former Fayet
teville State University in
structor. He was on the
faculty of the State
University of New" York at
Oneonta, New ; York.
Sympathy is extended to
the members of his family.
Funeral services were
held . for Mrs. Etta
Williams on Friday after-
Nacirema Club
The Nacirema Club of
the YWCA held its mon
thly meeting at the home
of Mrs. Celestine Cunn
ingham recently. Members
opened the meeting by
repeating Bible verses and
the 23rd Psalm.
Following' a business
discussion, conducted by
the president, Mrs. Ger
trude Gibson, Mrs. Nellie
McCrea invited the group
to brunch at her home on
April 11. Mrs. Cunn
ingham served the follow
ing members a delicious
repast: ' Mrs. Dorothy
Blackeney, Mrs. Lois
Cozart, Miss Hattie
White, Mrs. Mattie Can
1y, Mrs. Nellie McCrea
Mrs. Gertrude Gib-
noon at Mount Sinai Bap
tist Church. Dr. A-L
Johnson officiated. Sym
pathy is extended to the
members of her family.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The U.S. Department
of Education and the
Commission on Presiden
tial Scholars Program,
which annually identifies
the most distinguished and
accomplished graduating
high school seniors in the
nation.
Miss Kimberly Jo Bat
tle, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Joseph Battle of
1 636 Marion Avenue,
Durham, is one of the
1,000 outstanding young
American students to
become a. finalist in this
program from among
more than three million
seniors to graduate this
year. She has been award
ed a certificate by the
President's Commission
on Presidential Scholars.
Miss Battle is a
graduating , senior at
Hillside High School: The
selection of those finalists
who will become Presiden
tial Scholars wilt be made
in April by the members'
of the President's Com
mission on Presidential
Scholars.
Finalists who become
Presidential Scholars will
be invited to Washington,
D.C, where they will be
honored by their elected
representatives, educators
and others in public life.
Selection is based on
academic excellence,
achievement in the visual
and performing arts,
creative writing,
demonstrated leadership
ability, contribution of
energy and creativity to
school and community,
and, achievement in the
sciences and other fields
of interest.
The independent judg
ment of members of the
Commission on Presiden
tial Scholars, with the con
currence of the President
of the United States,
determines final selection.
St. Mark's Nursery School
i-n
Pre- registration
April 6-10, 1981
8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
for
Summer And Fall Sessions
Training Young Children For 23 Years
"Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe: the starry heavens
above me and the moral law within mc
Immanuel Kant
MCiliigeliM
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Short courses and workshops for professional
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Registration f or Vei&end Cc'.!r-3 .. Cteeccs:
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Ycsxcnd Cl2sc3 vzz'n April 's
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