June 6, 1985
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Close-Up
High school cli
By BRENDA ROBERTSON
Chronicle Staff Writer
The members ol Mt. Tabor High School's firstever
Ebony-American Society were eager enough to
get started. *
In fact, they were so excited about their fledgling
service organization that they ''drafted" one of
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incir lacuuy co-sponsors, tngiish teacher Felicia
McMillan, into service.
~ 1 he girls were interested, and tney didn't have a
sponsor, so-1 said I would do it," says McMillan,
who is in her first year at Mt. Tabor.
''Next year we will be dynamite!''
? Sharon Savage
She receives help with the club fFom a cosponsor,
Madge Bean. _
"Educating the other students in black culture is
what we are about." says McMillan.
She says the 35-member club has designed
bulletin boards in the school depicting black leaders
and their accomplishments. The club members also
pride themselves on "A Success Forum," which
they sponsored in March and which brought communitv
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body.
Alan Caldwell, a training coordinator for R.J.
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CALENDAI
'' '/ TUESDAY, JUNE 11
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The Winston-Salem Bar Association will meet a
Red Lobster on Pjgjc^ Creek Farkway.
La Leche Leslie will meet at 7:30 p.m. at 310 Hi
breastfeeding will be discussed.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMI
A video-slide presentation describing the progran
Senior Services Inc. for older adults in Winston-!
County is available free to any civic or religious gro
mation on how to receive the presentation, call Rfchi
725-0907.
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Winston-Salem Slate University will open in Comi
Program on June 10 at the Wellness and Fitness Cent
Gaines Complex. Registration is being held June 3 th
4 to 6 p.m. at the complex.
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Camp Happy "Daze" for children with phytic
disorders will provide a camping experience thu
children ages 6 to 13. For more information or t<
Jackie Miller of the Winston-Satan Recreation
Special Populations Unit at 727-2519.
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The Chronicle welcomes Community Calei
Announcements should be concise and typed or n
They should include theday, time, place and sponsor
plus a number to call for additional information. Ai
should be addressed to the Winston-Salem Chronicl
Calendar, P.O. Box 3134, Winston-Salem, MC,
deadline for announcements is Monday at 3:30 p.m
About Town
Winston Lake
By BRENDA ROBERTSON
Chronicle Staff Writer .i
The spanking new Winston ^^E,.
Lake Family YMCA has finally -MA
opened its doors for enjoyment.
The Y celebrated its grand WjM
opening on Saturday with tours
of the new facility. ^
You name it, the new Y has it.
Frnm cnnnac tr? a c?#am
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an Olympic-sized pool with six j
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This $3.2 million Y offers a I
fitness program for the entire I
family. Members will go through V
an orientation, take a fitness test
and be put on personal fitness
programs. ?RI
Norman Joyner, the Y*s director,
says "This is one of the best Norman J
YMCAs in the country."
i Membership applications are family. The price
being taken now for the entire ship varies depem
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Reynolds Industries, spoke to the students on setting
priorities. Lisa Caldwell, a law student at Wake
Forest University, encouraged the students to be
versatile; Larry Haney, owner of an athletic goods
shop, told his audience about choosing role models;
Reynard McMillan, a general plant attendant at
R.J. Reynolds, stressed the importance of overcoming
of obstacles; Alice Pearson, chairman of the
board for Mother's
Helpers the
students
o
y "" their talents, and
Prenessa Mickens, an
InP^y'^pP^I industrial engineering
student at North
K .Carolina A&T State
L r University, discussed
attending black colTo
promote the idea
Felicia McMillan of a united student
body, the club has had
T-shirts printed that feature l{ie society's name and
a picture of white and black hands shaking.
board for Mother's Helpers Inc., told the students
about using their talents, and Prenessa Mickens, an
UIUU3U iai engineering siuaeni at North Carolina
A&T State University, discussed attending black
colleges.
Please see page A9
gStpfti. Social Notes
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The North Carolina Black
Republican Conference will hold
^ its first statewide meeting on
June 7 and June 8 at the Hyatt
Hotel and the Beneath the Elms
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skating rink.
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t &30 p.m. at j^e conference is expected to
ti attract more than 300 persons
^rom throughout the state.
Robert Brown, chairman of
the conference, said, "We believe
the time has come for us to ask
"NTS black people to take a serious
look at the Republican Party and
t0 assess ^eir political loyalty to
^ k!f the Democratic Party, which has
for so long taken us for
up. For infor- granted."
- * Gov. Jim Martin will be the
<4f; - keynote speaker at the opening
g^g^Mg|gp dinner on Friday evening. A
Book club holds,
al <Uid -i-ir' The Book Club of Today held
\ summer for its final meeting of the year
> fegistii^callr recently at the home of its presiDipartment's
dent, Dr. Barbara Phillips.
Dr. Phillips led the group in
- tneditation by reading quotations
ldar^kotices. on truth from the book,
printed. "Harvest of Gold."
s of the event, She chose selections from Arwouncements
thur Compton, John Galsworle
Community thy, Albert Schweitzer, Robert
i 27102. The Browning and Sir Isaac Newton.
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oyner Virginia Newell
of a member- families' needs....
ding upon the John Williams, past director of
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Officers of Mt. Tabor High School's Ebony-Ame
right, are Madge Bean, co-sponsor; Monica Parh
Debra Hogg, secretary, and Tamie Caldwell, pres
licans to meet
reception for Martin will precede
the dinner at 6 p.m. at Beneath
the
Thomas Stith III, special assistant
to the governor, will speak
on Saturday at 8 a.m. Other
speakers for the day will be m
Aaron Johnson, secretary of cor- _ |
rections; Dr. Lee E. Monroe, |
assistant to the governor on I
education, and Lewis S. Myers, >!n, \
assistant secretary of commerce
for the state. Robert J.
Melvin Bradley, special assistant
to President Reagan, will be to get Democrats
the keynote speaker at the lun- ty.
cheon. Robert W. Bradshaw Jr., The meetings
chairman of the North Carolina anyone who regist
Republican Party, will speak to ference and ticket:
the conference on "Operation nor's speech may
Switch," a Republican campaign separately by calli
final meeting Eastern
tribute to Dr. Phillips in recogni- 1 Elizabeth Tilley
tion of her appointment as assis- matron of the
tant to the superintendent of the Order of the Eas
Winston-Salem/Forsyth' County crowned queen i
Schools. Star's Grand
Foreign Jurisdicti
Also present was Toni Tup- held recently in O
pance, a city government worker. She competed
She gave several dramatic testants from U.S
readings from "The Foreword" chapters in West
and "The Playground of Life" in United Kingdc
."Tears and Laughter" by Kahili Bahamas.
Gibran. Money raised
Please see page A7 ticipants will go
s one of the best,'
the Model Cities program, visited York University,
his sister, Virginia Allen, this past Currently, W
week. political science in
Williams directed the plan for ^cgo Community
the reviulization of 75 cities At a Thursday I
physically, socially and sored by Corn Pro
economically. Winston-Salem, Newe|| Eas, W|
his hometown was one of them. waj honored an
Williams worked out of the San $2J ^ endowme
D.ego area; therefore, he said he shj for ,
was not familiar with what Sute University.
changes took place here.
The program ended under the Both Dr. Hay1
F WSSir* actino el
Nixon administration. v, m
Dr. Newell,
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wuiiams is a aiumnus 01 mathematics instri
Atkins High School and Ten- attended the lunch
nessee State University, where he
received a bachelor's degree in WSSU seniors
political science. He also received seniors who
his master's degree from New academic and lead
will be eligible t
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Local events, organizations
and people, calendar.
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rican Society and their sponsors, from left to
1am, vice president; Sharon Savage, treasurer;
ident (photo by James Parker).
8 Floral Buffs Club
takes top honors
High honors went to the Floral
Buffs Garden Club at the Fourth
District Garden Council Show
held Saturday afternoon in the
Rupert Bell Community Center.
The show's theme was
"Flowers Forever." Doris Hart
H sTicld, of the Floral Buffs Garden
c,ub? won ^e blue ribbon and i
the Tri-Color Award for her en-v
jjj^K try in- the "Natural Motion'*
cate8?ryR
The top winner for the Rake
and Spade Garden Club was
Thelma Small. She won a blue
to join the par- ribbon and the Horticultural Excellence
Award for her hen and
are open to chicken entry. She also won seven
ers for the con- other first-place ribbons, four
s for the gover- second-place ribbons, three thirdr
be purchased
ng 722-2151. Please see page A7
Star queen crowned
, grand worthy Eastern Star student aid pro11th
District, gram, the sick, the elderly and
tern Star, was health service organizations.
it the Eastern Attending the conference were
Chapter and J.A. Carter, grand worth>
on Conference patron; F.B. Eaton, grand
akland, Calif. associate patron; Margaret
against con- Minor, grand associate matron;?
i. chapters and Marie Singletary, grand
Germany, the secretary; Veatrice Davis, grand
>m and the benevolent secretary; Pauline
Lowe, grand district deputy, and
by the par- Bernice White, past worthy
to benefit the matron.
Joyner says
scholarship, which will pay the
illiams is a expenses they incur while attenstructor
at San ding the university.
College....
Students with computer
luncheon spon- science, business or mathematics
ducts, Virginia majors or minors will be given
ird alderman. nreference for th* au/nrH
d accepted a
nt and intern- The summer internship proWins
ton-Salem gram will provide a six-week professional
work experience. The
intern will get a chance to work in
wood Wilson, the firm's Englewood Cliffs,
hancellor, ancT ^ N.J., headquarters, Chicago and
a retired 7 Atlanta.
ictor at WSSU,
leon. CPC sells such products as
Hellmans mayonnaise, Mazola
; and rising cooking oil, Skippy peanut butdemonstrate
ter, Mueller's spaghetti, Thomas
ership abilities English muffins, Argo starch,
o receive the and Karo svruo.