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PageAlO Winston-Salem Chronkk Thursday, April 14 1988 Jacob to highlight Urban League conference The Winston-Salem Urban Le^aguc will host the National Ui.ban League Southern Regional As.'wmbly April 2! to 23 at Stouf- ler's Winston Pla/a Hotel. ; "Our conference will bring to tht city a host of prominent National Urban League leaders as well as all'iliatc staff and volun teers Irom states throughout the .soiith," said Ha/.el E. Brown, the acting administrator of the local icjgue. ■ John E. Jacob, president and chief executive ollicer of National Uiban League, will be a featured speaker at the conference and will make an address at the confer- eiice's opening session. Numerous workshops and forums will be olfered relating to the conference Uiemc, "Family and Community; Focus on Yesterday's Jacob Achievement, Today's Progress and Tomorrow’s Plans.” The primary purpose of the Regional Assembly is to formulaic input for the National Urban League Conference on current issues of the Southern Region and those which must be addressed in the Urban League Movement. At 7 p.m. April 21, Jacob will deliver the opening address, offi cially convening the regional assembly in the Forsyth Room of the Winston Plaza Hotel. Since 1982, Jacob has served as president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League. He directs a network of 113 affiliates across the nation. The organization includes a national headquarters in New York City, a Wtehington operations department, a research bureau and four regional service centers. The Organization is charged with improving the quality of life of citizens through special pro-, grams and services. It also focuses on calling aiieniion to the reality ol social ills and injustice suffered by the poor. Jacob also is author of a week ly syndicated newspaper column, "Tc Be Equal," which appears in more than 600 publications across the country. Jacob has delivered major addrc.sscs before several of Ameri ca's most prestigious forums. The public is invited to attend the Guild Volunteer Luncheon and the Volunteer Service Awards Din ner Friday, April 22. Ticket information is available by calling the Winston-Salem Urban League offices at 725-5614. Reservations arc required and scaling is limited. THE 1«ER1C4I 216 Hanes Mall J-B171 ThiM.fFere\pjn-s^ 1 .ind iMu be used Diilv for the purchj.-.c of .\nCar\cd SiLidium BRIN6TNIS AD (919) 765-11 John Teta wins first annual Bruce Shelton Scholarship John "Kconi" Teia, a senior at North Forsyth High School, has been selected as tlie winner of the fiist aiumal Biuce Shelton Scholar ship. He competed with students ffom the other seven Winston- Salcm/Forsyth County High Schools for the S4,000 award. The son of Mrs. and Mrs. James Teta of 5200 Bear Creek toad, TcUi is academically ranked ill the lop 10 })crcent of his class, is jiresideni of Uic North Forsyth stu dent body, leileied in football, track aiui wrestling, tuid was cap tain of the NoriJi Forsyth wrestling team. He plans to attend North (]arolina Slate University in the fall, majoring in aerospace engi neering. The scholarship is named for the late Bruce Shelton, an out standing student athlete who grad uated from Parkland High School in 1969. Shelton died in January 1987, at age 35, of a heart attack. The scholarship, which is adminis tered by The Winston-Salem Foun dation, was established by his friends, classmates and business associates to annually recognize the top student athlete in the Win- ston-Salem/Forsyih County School System. Dennis Shields, who graduat ed from Parkland High School with Shelton, and who now serves as director of the scholarship pro gram, made the announcement, saying, "We are very pleased that John Teta of North Forsyth High School has been selected as the winner of the first annual Bruce Shelton Scholarship. His academic record, his accomplishments in athletics and his strong leadership skills speak for the themselves. The fact that he's such a personable young man who is respected and well liked by his classmates, coaches and teachers, makes us even more certain that John repre sents everything we are looking for in a Shelton Scholarship winner." In being named as the winner of the first annual Shelton Scholar ship, Teta adds that honor to others that have recently come his way. He was name "Most Outstanding Winston-Salem Teenager" by the W-S Jaycces, and was nominated for an appointment to West Point by Rep. Steve Neal. Other finalists for the Shelton Scholarship were Kim Bennett. Carver; Julie Shouse, East Forsyth; Ashley McKaughan, Glenn; Rob bie Cox, Mount Tabor; Stan Green, Parkland; Glen Mays. Reynolds; and Riley Muse, West Forsyth. Belview Community Club members get 'dolled up' for recent competition The Belview Community Club held ius April meeting at the home of Ethel Ford. . Devotional service was opened with a song led by Mabel W.ilkcr followed with prayer by Diorolhy Williams and scripture lead by Clara Caldwell. Myrtle Wall, secretary, read the minutes, which were approved. Ethel Ford, vice president, presided in the absence of the president, Ruby Charles. AfU:r the business session, liic club held its annual "doll con- Mrs. Caldwell and Hilton Scott were the judges. Winners v/cre as follows: prettiest doll, Mrs. Dorothy Williams; largest and ugliest doll, Myrtle Wall; smallest doll, Mabic Walker; and most unusual, Ethel Ford. ed Ella M. Williams and Mrs. Hilton Scott. The meeting was opened and closed with inspirational prayer and song and a delicious repast by the hostess. Other members of the club include Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brevard, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Blackshear, Mr. and Mrs. Beechie Charles, Mrs. Geneva Charles, Mrs. Claudette Lindsay, Gaddy Thomp son, Leroy Wall, Mary Randolph, Prince Walker, Eunice Leak, Leslie Luther and Mrs. Cladwell. Dick Gregory's Bahamian Diet The perfect nutritional drink for safe rapid weight loss & control. "You Can Change The Shape Of Your Life!" To get the Bahamian Diet or other C.Cj products call Alberta McMillian at 768-8581 I am an Authorized, Independent C.C.I. Distributor. Williams Spring bouquets were pre sented to each winner. Other mem- bers attending the meeting includ- Hair's What's New David Mickle demonstrates the Cleopatra system of hair bonding techniques at Cleopatra's in Jetway Shopping Center, The tech nique joins natural hair with chemically-treated hair. Mickle said the system is manufactured exclusively for use at Cleopatra’s and is dif ferent from systems that are manufactured elsewhere (photo bv Santana). ' OBSESSim mmoucES BODY COMPANiOHS YOUR EXCLUSIVE a FROM CALVIN EI3 Calvin Klein Obsession* provocative, it's everything lhal implies...and now especially appealfC' a gift for layering on your favonlssi^ 'Body Companions' is your bows ? no extra charge with any 30.00 0(0 fragrance purchase IncludBS sizes of body lotion, shower get, and '/e-ounce OhsessiooiX^^ For leaving a sweet impie^' that someone special, nxff great gift your own obses^'^ you're sure to be his while quantity United Way begins search for Joel A. Weston Jr. Memorial Award entries The United Way of Forsyth County has announced its search for the winning entry in the fourth annual Joel A. Weston Jr. Memori- iil Award for Excellence in Non- F'lofit Agency Management. A grant of S5.000 will be given to tills year's winner. The award was established as an annual conipciilion to honor the memory of Joel A. Weston Jr., a local community leader and for mer United Way board chairman. Conipciition will be based on lour basic criteria: agency finan cial management, personnel prac tices, service provisions and uti- li/aiions of volunteer resources. Any Forsyth County non profit organization with a 501 (c) 3 lax status may enter the award competition. An application form must be completed and returned to the United Way office no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 27. Appli cations are available from Flo rence Corpening, First Union Building. The awards committee will be accepting nominations from agen cy board members, concerned citi zens and agency staff members. The Weston Award will be announced at a reception June 9.
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