- - - \ _ Vol. 1 No. 3 " ? *> 1 The Winston-Salem Chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute will conduct a voter registration day Saturday, Sept. 21 in front of McMillan's Minute Market in the .letway Shopping Center. Avery Flvnt. nrpsiHpnt nf Ko m ? y g -ws'MvaaW Vt VIIV Winston-Salem chapter, said the non-partisan organization will pass out voter registration information and will be registering people to vote. 4kWe will be educating people on voting procedure and will be going into areas where people need to be registered and making personal rontact with them/' he said in a recent interview. I- orsyth County has Inore than A&TStu ~~A '2,000 ( Miss Linda I). Thomas, a-senior music major at A&T State University, is the winner of a _ $2,000 scholarship in a national talent search sponsored by the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrink of i North and South America. Miss Thomas, a Wilson, N.C. native, was c ited for her performance during the 27th annual talent search and scholarship ? finals in the ballroom of the ' Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia. m. ? '?? miss i nomas "was declared ~Tuimcr-up in the national contest, after winning a local contest in t Ireensboro-, N.<>. last January, # the state session in Fayetteville, N.C. last April and the regional contest in Charleston, i>.C. l^st .Iune, She was one of 15 finalists in the national talent hunt, which included contestants from Colorado to Germany. Miss Thomas sang "Un Bel I i," an aria from the opera, 'Madame Butterfly," during the PlVHNHBl IfHB Wm- m 'm m 1 jr I 'l ?> ? * 4m* > . * ?? ? - V ~ % ? WINS1 v !_ '\tr . Instituti 78,000 Democrats^ 29,000 Republicans, 3,000 Independents, and 601 with no party affiliation. Klynt said the intent . of the organization is to inrrpasp th? number of voters through registration and educate those who do. "If we can do that," he . said, "we think we'll have a better turn-out at the polls and a better informed electorate." There are more than 70 members in the Winston-Salem vhapter working with the project and, Klvnt sairl thov <>? ? - -J Mivj Ui V. til-rouraging the precinct people to ' work with them in the project. 'The precinct people can help by providing us with a list of nondent Wins \ * jrant <* Philadephia^ Contest. The contestants were judged for -pose, grace and appearance in a swim suit and gown competition. Winner of thq overall competition was Miss Karen. Sue Kloyd, a* student at Julliard ? School of Music. Miss Thomas represented the iireensboro Khalif TemDle No. 144 and the region in the national talent hunt. She has been a soloist for the A&T concert choir for several years and has appeared in several operas at the University. She has studied with Mrs. Huth Stokes of Rocky Mount and- 4 *-, Howard Fearsall and Mrs. .!. IMnnix of A&T. After graduating. from A&T, Miss Thomas said she hopes to pursue a doctorate in music performance from either Indiana I niversity or the University of Florida. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shelley of Wilson, N.C. ^ r va. > t ' " ~ HHMIIifc I < 4 sually held by*nen. Frances Mason ( xsin Winston-Salem. See story on ( onizeEquc > * i ? i ^V V> > * *> > \ \ % \ ? B> '. ? AroN-s to. 20 ceato _ * e To Conduct IATIO registered voters and they can spread information throughout the precincts." Flynt said that beforehand HPOnlp n>nm rotlicf ororl ! >?? ^ W V W A VglO%Vl IrllKJ precincts as best they could without a base of operations or any central point from which to work. "The A. Phillip Randolph Institute is here to provide a base of operations, a place to hold strategy meetings, a place to compile and distribute information and a place to unify ffforts throughout the com--^ munity." .. Thn natinnol Al/I -T'Tfl i**n? > >v >v> wvsi iui I II trviV was instrumental in bringing the chapter here, Flynt commented. "Winston-Salem being a large industrial city and-with the , number of people who're involved in labor unions, it yvas felt that an A. Phillip Randolph, chapter was needed here." The? institute is the politicalsof the National AFIrCIO and COPH (Committee on Political 1 I Education). "We are?also interested^ irv^ social,, economic and political justice/' Klynt concluded. White Church 4 Names Black Minister A Raleigh church has _ announced the appointment of a black minister for their churclT" Bishop Robert M. Blackburn of the Raleigh area, of the United Methodist Church, announced the appointn>ent of the Rev., Preston C. Jones, as minister to < okesbury United Methodist Church in Raleigh. The Rev. Preston is black and Cokesbury United is an all-white church. Cokesbury United is located in a changing community. The church is said to be facing a decline in membership, ''okesbury United is presently considering the appointment of a white minister as an associate minister. The Rev. Jones is a graduate of I itrindciAnn t ? ? - i iitui^owiiv ^A/ucgc in octiisoury ?md holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Duke Divinity School in Durham. The Rev. Jones was interdenominational Chaplain at the University of North Carolina ;it Chapel Hill. He pastoied previously at Khyne Memorial United Church in Red Springs. The Rev. Jones is presently rhairman of the^North Carolina Conference Commission on Keligion and Race. He is a member of the Leadership I evelopment Task Force of the i 'onference. The North Carolina Conference 1 is dedicated to brin*nnu rtiffpront 1 ? - - ? o?n ? r aces together. The .Conference rrow has a white minister, 1 assigned to a black c ongregation, i an Indian assigned to a white \ rongregation and a black assigned to a white congregation. The Rev. Jones led his first < service of worship at Cokesbury i>n September 15. i il Opportu * - & ALEjyj I pv'jpRII ^| ^1 '#&' " HI I Robert Jo ** 1 To Open ! Winston-Safem State. University announced the l>eginning of their 1974-75 I ,yceum series. A concert performance by pianist Robert Jordan marks the beginning of the series. Robert Jordan is a graduate of both the Kastman and Julilard Sc hools. Jordan had performed extensively in this country and overseas. t? or six years, he was in residency in I Europe. During this European residency? Jordan appeared as a recitalist in major c ities. He w^s solist with the Bavarian ^adio Orchestra in Munich, and for the Prague Symphony in Czechoslovakia. In the United States, Mr. Jordan has given numerous recitals throughout the country as well as appearances with such Ali vs. For Rout Pnsti Foreman who is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 217 pounds, cut his face during training. Our African correspondent said that ? nany people in Kinshasa, Zaire ire disappointed that the fight vill npt go on as scheduled. Both Mohammad Ali and George Foreman are still in Africa. Ali is said to be still continuing his training in Kinnity Adver ? V > * * * 4 ? V I i ? ? ; ) . __ SEPT. 19, 1974 / . ; VE v i ?L^fll W^ I o L *1 ' ? / ? - ? i? Series" . eminent conductors as Lucas l oss and Benjam Steinberg. In , lamiary. 1071 Mr. Jordan made his New York orchestral debut as soloist with the Symphony of the New World at Philharmonic Hall* Lincoln i enter to glowing acclaim. Mr. .Jordan's convert here will offer an evening of Schubert; Schumann, ;Liszt and a ; few contemporary composers. Concert time is 8:15 p.m. at Ilanes Auditorium - Salem Fine Arts t enter on Tuesday, September 24th. The public is invited ho attend a Master < Workshop to be conducted by Mr. Jordan on Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. on WinstonSalem State University's campus in the Fine Arts Building - Room 111. > , 'eman aoned shasa. Zairp Muhammad Ali vs. (Jeorge Foreman's boxing bout, * scheduled to take place in Kin shasa, Zaire, on September 24. has been postponed The Afriran fight is to be rescheduled for another date to be announced. soon. George Foreman is said tc have sustained a cut on his face The cut might be reopened if the fight is to go on as scheduled. risers V \ v. . \ w.\