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1 XT m* Page A6-The Chronicle, Thursday, March 8, 1984 Close-Up Black speaks at /By ROBIN ADAMS /Chronicle Staff Writer (r?"?"? ? Most neonle art* arruvtomfH tr? c#?#?ir?o - , f. - - VIIIVW IV? JVVIIIg JUV LI 1UV IN 111 Greyhound commericals. But last Thursday, Black, vice president and special marketing representee for Greyhound, walked off the pages of the advertisement to deliver the kevnote address at the fifth annual Human Relations Commission Awards Banquet. Introducing his speech with words from "Amazing Grace," Black went on to say that "human relations is understanding and love for one another. We must use the minds that God has given to each of us. Yes, the dreamer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is dead, but we as his. disciples are alive and have to carry on the dream." The former baseball giant, who pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers for five years, said he came to the banquet to "persuade you from hating. Let us follow the sayings of Dr. King and replace hate with love." The awards banquet, the first of its kind for the Human Relations Commission, was a special one for the five award winners. For the first time, the commission honored three individuals and two organizations for the work they are doing in the community to better human relations. Ernie Shaw, owner of Ernie's Restaurant on Waughtown Street; Louise Wilson, executive director of Experiment in Self-Reliance Inc.; and Grady Crosby, East Forsyth Senior High School football player and student body president, were given individual awards. The Southeast Winston Rescue Squad Inc. and n-.Li.i ^ - BWIIUMIWIl LWMHUttily Lenter were the recipients ot community organization awards. CapT Bob Staplefoote from the Southeast Winston Rescue Squad said, "It's the first time we have been given 5 a compliment of that level for the work we are trying to do here." The Southeast Winston Rescue Squad has 30 active members and Staplefoote said he is glad the squad has MappMBIlWW CALENDAR I THURSDAY. MARCH S J J There will be a public meeting on the middle school^ curriculum reorganisation in the auditorium of t^^ of Women Voters, Parents for the Advancement of^ Gifted Education, the Upward Bound Program of I WSSU and the Forsyth County Public Library. "Packaging Yourself," a program designed toll help today's woman plan and develop a wardrobe for I an active lifestyle will be held at the Glade Street I ? - - --- r i wwv trom 5-7:30 p.m. Fashions will be presented I | Project New Start Support Group for persops afifl WOWincarceralion wi" meet at.the Glade Street I the^ El^ I ce^ ^Rin ^ a^d Tri^^ .V Pec awards banquet been given some recognition for its hard work. Not only did the rescue squad receive an award, it also nominated an award winner, Shaw, for his vested interest in improving human relations in the city. Shaw said he didn't know he had been nominated and that the award was very special to him. "1 have not gone out of my way to do anything ' ' CL ' -J ttl ! . I ? * ? ^aiu. i juj>i oeneve ?n aoing lor otners thai are doing good deeds. 1 have just been myself and living my everyday life. I didn't do anything special to win and that's why 1 am so happy." Dr. Constance Johnson, chairman of the Human Relations Commission, said the commission decided to present awards in an effort to increase public awareness. "We were concerned about having more community participation with the commission and that was a way to 4'Yes, the dreamer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is dead but we as his disciples are alive and have to carry on the dream. " ~ ? Joe Black enhance the visibility of the council," Johnson said. "This was a first-time thing for us and it will be evaluated to see if it will be continued." The 350 guests at the banquet at the Hilton Inn were made up of a cross section of the community, including school board member Beaufort Bailey, Pat Hairston, Dr. Velma Watts, the Rev. John Mendez, Dr. J. Ray Butler, County Commissioner Mazie Woodruff, Alderman Larry Womble, Shedrick Adams, Assistant City Manager A1 Beaty and a school friend of Black's, Coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines. . Winston-Salem Mayor Wayne Cofpeninn. who nave the welcome, had proclaimed February Human Relations Month. "In order for good human relations to exist, the leadership within our city must have a high level of consciousness concerning community problems, their * VH W^% I m %>\ mm ^Br 'v;.' ' w 4 ^!B9wa : ^Bmm v*? v .^k - ^ ^ f^B Ernie Shaw, left, accepts an a&ard making him i Southeast Winston Rescue Squad Inc. Harolc squad's chief, made the presentation (photo by I w% d - m - Kescue Squad honors bus Southeast Winston Street, with the award Rescus Squad Inc. recently because of his unyeilding honored businessman Ernie support of the squad. Shaw with a plaque making him an honorary lieutenant The squad's chief, of the squad. The squad Harold Van Eaton, presented Shaw, who owns presented the plaque to and operates Ernie's Shaw, who is also a member Restaurant on Waughtown of the squad's board of Family care home relicen Virginia Wright opened Wright's Family Care Home on Feb, 15, 1983, and. has btzn I relicensed for another year. The family care home is a for persons who. heraiic** of a op r*r disability, require some personal along with room and board to assure their safety-and comfort. The family care home is the best substitute for one's own home when an aging or disabled person does not require the services usually y.'S?"**'' provided in homes for the m aged or professional 9 nursing services under continuous medical ; ^ ^ supervision, says the staff. v^f v The family care home Vtrgfnh provides personal assistance, supervision and or cities where persons in meaningful activities to need of a substitute home, enable individuals to rather than institutional function to the maximum care, may remain in the of their abilities in a family local community neai situation. friends and relatives and Such homes are located continue to participate as in rural areas, small towns individuals in the home and r fX~ * t 1 >ple m A l? Joe 31ack, a former baseball star and now a C Human Relations Commission Awards Banquet 1 cause and effect," the proclamation read. Local singer Robert Wise provided the music for the evening. The members of the Human Relations Commission are Johnson, chairman; the Rev. Ginny Britt, William L. Cofer, John Comas, Luellen Curry, Whitty Cuninggim, Horace Deudney, James Ford, Dr. Nancy G. Gannaway, Kerry Gioriis, Sharon Hamilton, James R. Flynt Jr., Mary E. Harper, Dr. Hideki S. Imamura, Bishop Sylvester Johnson, David Logan, Earline Parmon, 1 f.'inmv Hnhf?rtwnn M-irio u pu;h;~ i . . Ik 1*. IWMVUVM W) I I 11111 J ) L . . Social Notes MijPH||MK Winston Branch Library I A sP?nsored a Children's I V Celebration of the Arts in m honor of Black History Month. Approximately 100 persons attended the celebratjon Daniel Edwards oT the BBkSBS Library's Children in honorary lieutenant of Outreach Department 1 Van Eaton, right, the opened the program by acciiM?k \ urviwm i imuiuiii/, companying the audience's # singing of the Negro na>inessman tional anthem, "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing," on his directors. Southeast Winston Rescue Squad Inc., a totally \\7ppb- nrnp|n not-for-profit organization, VVlV |il Uvlil is located at 1353 Diggs _ _ __ _ _ Boulevard and is manned ? Gov' Jar"eS B" H"nt Jr/ has proclaimed March 24 hours a -day by trained 11-17 as Employ the Older volunteers. Worker Week in North Carolina to coincide with National Employ the Older J Worker Week. The national observance has emphasized the importance of older workers for more than 20 years. Older Worker Week is an annual means of focusing public attention on the importance of using this valuable employment rocnnrno ' ' coirl /vuor i vjvui vv, Juivi v_? VVI Teeter, manager in the local z. .JT ;. J '*" Roseboro, treasurer and personnel director of I Winston Mutual Life Insurance Co., has been & e^ected to (^e ^at*?na^ Roseboro will serve a i Wright four-year term. She presently serves as community. first vice-chairman of the The home provides Patterson Avenue YMCA 1 around-the-clock Board of Management and ! . _ . ? in 1980 she served as supervision. June Annette . . _ .. . . ... .4, chairman of the Livingston, Wright s ... . membership campaign for daughter, is the live-in the Patterson Avenue supervisor in charge. Branch YMCA. t r'^^ 0* *^j j^|Hp jp irey hound executive, key noted the fifth annual ast week (photo by James Parker). Thomas and J.O. Williams. Members of the Human Relations staff are Herman Aldridge, director; Patricia A. Grueninger, human relati^nMP^cialist; and Gail Burnette, senior clerk-typist. > On March 22, Johnson said the Human Relations Commission will be holding a town meeting to discuss the commission's perception in the community and to allow citizens the opportunity to say what they think the council is all about and in what direction it should be headed. The meeting will be held at 7:15 p.m. at City Hall. lonsors arts celebration guitar. of these young men easily Then, local musician captured the attention of ArmSttt**v Humtnings' Ted everyone in the auditoiliiQi. two groups of her Art-Is Mind and Body Arts House strings students, in- finished the program with eluding children as young as three performances. Hakim 8 years old, in perfor- Shingles gave demonstramances of "Swing Lo' tions of hatha yoga and * Sweet Chariot," "Little karate do. Charles Brown David*, Play All Your played the congo drum and Heart" and other old Cheryl Bailey demonstrated favorites. the softness of Chinese martial arts. Next, Amatulla Saleem Gwendolyn Anderson, of the 14th Street Recrea- children's assistant at the tion Center introduced the East Winston Library, center's break dance group, planned and moderated the The synchronized gyrations entire program. imed for older workers job service office in mandated equal opportuniWinston-Salem. "When ty and non-descrimination you realize that more than for people on the basis of two million North Caroli- age. nians, two-thirds of whom Teeter explained that are in the civilian labor workers hired after age 40 force of the state, are 44 generally reach higher peryears old and older, you formance ratings more begin to see how important quickly than their younger it is that we make good use counterparts. They tend to of their experience and have a more positive work knowledge.IX~ attitude, greater-jotrstateitt^. participated in Employ the "We urge employers to Older Worker Week for consider older workers more than 20 years as a part when they are hiring," of a year-round emphasis Teeter said. "At Job Seron placement of older vice, we will help match jobseekers. Since 1967, con- employer needs with appligressional legislation has cant skills." ;cted to YMCA board ^1 ' Marie Hill Roseboro
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