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N.C. Legislative Black Caucus honors former legislators By C.B. HAUSER Special to the Chronicle The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus honored all Afro American former North Carolina leg islators at its fifth annual legislative weekend conference in Raleigh June 16 to 17. Afro-American former legisla tors from Forsyth County honored at the banquet were Judge Richard C. Erwin, chief judge of the United Stales Middle District of North Car olina, and attorney Harold L. Kennedy Jr., a local practicing lawyer, and Dr. C.B. Hauser, a retired educa tor. Judge Erwin served from 1975 tol978; Mr. Kennedy from 1977 to 1978; and Dr. Hauser from 1983 to 1986. Judge Henry Frye of the Guilford County Supreme Court, was the first Afro-American elected to the North Carolina General Assembly since Reconstruction. Since his election in 1969, 33 other Afro- Americans have been elected to the august body. Cur rently, 16 males and one female-are serving in the North Carolina G^heral Assembly. There also are three Afro Americans in the Senate and 14 in the House. Three of the 17 Afro- American former legislators are now deceased. They are Sen. Fred Alexander of Mecklenburg County, Rep. Robert Davis of Roberson County and Rep. Phil O. Berry of Mecklenburg Coun ty. Ten of the Afro-American former North Carolina legislators attended the banquet and were on hand for their honors. They were: Judge Frye : of Guilford, the Rev. Joy Johnson of Robeson, Judge Erwin of Forsyth, Photo by Lois E. Hauser Three former Forsyth County black legislators honored at the Fifth Annual Legislative Weekend Conference were, from left, Judge Richard C. Erwin, Attorney Harold L.Kennedy and Dr.C.B. Hauser. John Winters of Wake and Mr. Kennedy of Forsyth, Alfreda Webb of Guilford (the only female Afro-Amer Lightner of Wake, Dr. Hauser of Forsyth, Melvin Watt of Mecklenburg and William Freeman of Wake. Sen. Ralph Hunt of Durham presided at the banquet and U.S. Con gressman Edolphus Townes, a native North Carolinian, representing the 11th Congressional District in New York, was the keynote speaker. He told his audience to "Look back, but move forward, moving on the accom plishments of your predecessors." As Sen. Balance recognized each former legislator and told of his peri =^od of^ service, Rep. Annie Brown Kennedy of Forsyth County presented each honoree with a pewter plate embossed with the state seal. The honoree's name, period of service and the letters ? "NCLBC were engraved on each plate. Special gifts were given to Judge Frye and Rep. Daniel T. Blue Jr. of Raleigh. In addition to the pewter plate, Judge Frye was given a large reclining rocker for his pioneering accomplishments. Rep. Blue was given a desk for his long scrvice as caucus chair. The weekend conference opened with an elected officials' forum. Win ston-Salem Alderman Larry Womble, president of the North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials, partici - pated in the forunvThe program was followed by a corporate reception, tilled "A Salute to Black Elected Offi cials." Rep. C.R. Edwards of Cumber land County presided at the S aturday breaTcfast where Sen. Henson P. Barnes, president pro tempore of the Senate, and Rep. Josephus L. Mavret to, speaker of the House, addressed the caucus conference. After the breakfast, there was a plenary session where an overview was given of the four workshops which were to follow the breakfast. Dr. Charles Cook and Willie Lee were the principal panelists at the "Health and Environmental Health Workshop," where Rep. Howard Barnes of Mecklenbwg was the facili tator. Dr. Bertha Miller and Frances Cummings were the principal pan clists at the "Education" workshop and Sen: William Martin of Guilford was the facilitator. The "Social Services" facilitator was Rep. Sidney A. Locks of Robe son County. Mary K. Deyampert and Dr. Audrey Johnson were the pan elists. -- Rep. Thomas Hardaway of Hali fax presided at the "Political Empow erment" and discussion. The panelists were Rep. Milton F. Fitch of Wilson and Carolyn Coleman of the NAACP.. Rep. Logan Burke of Forsyth County presided at the closing lun cheon. Mrs. Kennedy introduced the speaker, attorney Julius Chamber, director _ of . the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Re. H.M. Michaux Jr., caucus chair, made closing remarks. Sen. Hunt and Rep. Kennedy were conference co-chairs. The con ference motto was "Lifting As We Climb - The Legislative Legacy - 20 Years Later." AAA The diamond people Four w?y* to buys C*h, K?y CKarj?, lUnkca rd, InttntMnt Ujrmiy NORTHSIDE HANESMAU. PUT IN And Become a Member of Our Earring Club KAY JEWELERS Louis Dameroh wins ~ free trip to Mexico City Louis Dameron, a travel coor dinator for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., recently won a trip to Mexico City at the RSVP Reception at Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel. Stouffer Winston Plaza gave the RSVP Reception as a "thank you" to the employees of area businesses who frequently use the hotel for their out-of-town guests and meetings. Mr. Dameron will fly to Mex ico City compliments of Delta Airlines and will stay four days at the Stouffer Prcsidente Resortr~ Stouffer Hotels and Resorts recently announced a major move into Mexico that adds seven five star Presidente properties to its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts. The properties are located in Cancun, Cozumel, Ixtapa, Loreto, Los Cabos, Mexico City, and Oaxaca. "I jokingly told Phyllis Dewell at Winston Plaza that I was coming to the RSVP Recep tion with my bags packed ready for Mexico City. I had ho idea that I would really win," said Mr. Dameron.' : Louis Dameron has good reason for that happy grin -- he recently won a free trip to Mexico Cltv. mark in national poetry circles Former local resident Sylvia E. Mclver is making a name for her self in poetry circles and her first book of poetry is on its way off the jesses* .... ... .. . The title is "But for the Grace of Women" and should be in book stores by the end of June. Ms. Mclver, whose writes under the name Amoke Omoleye, is a former resident of Kernersville, She is the daughter of Shirley Smith of Kern ersville. Her pen name comes from the Yoruba language of West Africa. Amoke means "one we love to take care of." Omoleye means "mother of the gods." The name was given to her by a traditional West African priest, On a Adefiinmi Oseijeman. She is a gradu ate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Ls employed with the regional Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago. Ms. Mc I vers book consists of 54 poems and six illustrations, three of which she made herself. "Most of the poems are women-oriented," she said. "They speak of strong women, capable women -- women with goals and minds of their own." Ms. Mclver wrote her first poem when she was 15 years old. Writing was something she enjoyed but also something which caused her some anxiety, "I had a lot of quiet doubts about writing," she admits. "It took me a long time to decide that's what I wanted to do." - Sylvia E. Mclver But she has overcome many of her doubts and has received several accolades on her writing. Her poems have appeared in anthologies and one of her poems, "Wrinkles," received an honorable mention From the World of Poetry and a Golden Poet Award. Her poems also have been featured on "Dial-A-Poem" through the Chicago Office of Fine Arts. Ms. Mclver's talents are not limited to the field of poetry. She also is involved in West African theater and had the opportunity to play the lead in the Creative Art Foundation's 1986 production of "Quiet As It's Kept." Ms. Mclver said she plans to continue to study African traditions and culture. She also is in the pro cess of writing a novel, "Alda." BRIDGE NEWS Local clubs gear up for tourney By RUDOLPH V. BOONE SR. Special to the Chronicle Local clubs are warming up for the upcoming Grade "B" Tourna ment, sponsored by the Kings ancj Queens Duplicate Bridge Club on Saturday, July 22, 1989. More details of the tournament will be published at a later date. Last week's winners Winston-Salem Duplicate I Bridge Club (Tuesday, June 20, n m First Place ? Dr. Isaac and -Anna Rogers Kings and Queens Duplicate Bridge Club (Thursday, June 22, f 1989) , First Place -- Geneva Hill and Elizabeth Lewi& Second Place ? Charles Gadson and Floyd Neal Third Place - Pauline Caldwell and Billie Matthews If you have been playing bridge fairly regularly and not winning, perhaps some lessons at the Win ston-Salem Urban League Center on Saturdays will supply some of that fundamental knowledge and person al help needed to compete on a high er level, with confidence. The fourth lesson of a ten-week Beginning Bridge Course will be held Saturday, July 8, 1989 at the Urban League Center(2:00 P.M.). Topics to be discussed arc (1) Intro duction to Scoring, (2) Forcing and Non-Forcing Bids. If you are interested in joining the class for this particular lesson or to join and complete the remaining seven lessons, please contact Hazel E. Brown at the Urban League Cen ter. Classifieds Get Results Call 722-8624, today INDOOR YARD SALE Over 1 ,500 pieces of sportswear at Northside Shopping Center location only YOUR A CHOICE V A ? 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