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Business Briefs Long, bitter trail leads to swim club By The Associated Press LANSDOWNE, Pa. -- When a white woman, married to a black physician, wanted to join the Lans downe Swim Club, she was turned down. After 15 years ot persistent en ort, her family will be allowed to join the club ~ but only after an order by a federal judge. ... Dale Allison, of Lansdowne, was told in 1976 that she and her family there were no openings. They were told the same thing the next two years. She and her children, who arc now grown, say that they no longer need the Lansdowne Swim Club, but, they say, at least now it is avail ;* able to them. Judge Thomas N. O'Neill Jr. ruled ? last month that the club "engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimina tion against blacks." He ordered last week that the club place an ad in a Delaware County newspaper read ing, "All persons may become members of the Lansdowne Swim Club without regard to race or color.* The club wants to appeal the judge's decision, but cannot afford to. "I never imagined it would come to this," Allison told The Philadel phia Inquirer. "I thought I-would just sign up, like all my friends had." Her husband, Tony, supported her in pursuit of the family member ship, but said that the issue had never been that important to him. Under federal law, selective pri vate clubs can establish their own membership rules. But O'Neill decided that the swim club was not NCNB names^Bridges city executive for Thomasville THOMASVILLE -- NCNB National Bank has named Thomasville native Brent B. Bridges its city executive in Thorn asvi He. < ' Mr. Bridges replaces Donald G. BrownTwho had been NCNB's Thomasville city executive since February * 1986 before leaving "recently ~to become ^JCNB city executive ^Monroe. For the last five years, Bridges was affiliated with another North Carolina-based bank in Mount Airy. Before ihat, he managed-Wachovia's North office in Thomasvifte for two y He was active in "Mi. Airy civic affairs, including the Chamber of Commerce, the United Way and the Jaycees. Bridges earned a bachelor's degree in economics and business adminisuation from North Carolina State University. The son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Burke Bridges of Thomasville, he is - married to the former Kathryn Bow ? ers of Thomasville. They have two - sons. NCNB National Bank is a sub sidiary of NCNB Corporation, a Charlotte-based holding company that manages more than $50 billion in assets and has full-service banks in seven Southern states. Vulcan Materials contributes to Forsyth Correctional Center Vulcan Materials Co. 's North Quarry in Winston-Salem has con tributed 30 tons of crushed stone to the Forsyth County Correctional Center. The crushed stone will be used al Center on Craft Drive. "We certainly do appreciate the donation for our ball field," said _ H*D. Atkins, program director at the Forsyth County Correctional Cen ter. Jerry Simmons, manager of field at the Correction ? administration for Vulcan, said, "We support the work being done at the Correctional Center, and Vulcan is happy to supply the crushed stone needed for its playing field." nation's leading producer of crushed stone. Crushed stone is used in vir tually all major construction pro-' jccts, such as building roads, homes, schools, hospitals, shopping centers, erosion control barriers, offices, and industrial buildings. Lucky Luncheon During a recent Philip Morris Cos. luncheon held as part of Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America's 25th annual convocation activities, Virgis Colbert, left foreground, vice presi dent for materials manufacturing for Miller Brewing Co., made a $20,000 check presentation on behalf of Philip Morris Cos. to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America founder and chairman the Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, far right. The contribution rep resents the fourth installment of a five-year, $100,000 pledge made by Philip Morris to the centers. Looking on In the background is Elton Jolly, president and chief executive officer of Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America. that type of organization. Court testimony showed that since the club's founding in 1957, 1 ,400 white families applied for and received membership, while two were rejected. Since 1957, applica tions from six families with black members were all turned down. O'Neill ruled that the club was a "public accommodation," in the legal tradition of a restaurant. The Allisons, along with the Ryans and the Iverys, two other families who sought membership in the club, filed their suit in U.S. Dis trict Court in Philadelphia. The Iverys are black and the Ryans, who are white, adopted two dark skinned Puerto Rican children. But since winning their court bat tle, the families doubt they will actually use the facilities. Please see page A8 Shirley J. Blackwell, left, and Geraldlne S. Swlnton have been elected opera tions officers at First Wachovia Operations Ser vices in Winston-Salem. Miss Blacfcwem^supervK sor of Item processing in Banking Operations at the Piedmont Operations Cen ter. She is a native of Win ston-Salem and a graduate of Shaw University* She Is a daughter of Norma Black well of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Swlnton is a supervisor In the proof department In Banking Operations. She Is a native of Edenton and a graduate of Clayton State College in Morrow, Ga. She and her husband, Walter, have three children. Two Elected Operations Officers At First Wachovia At Piedmont Federal You Can Have Your Cake And Eat It Too! High Earnings on Your Investment Piedmont Federal offers you a wide range of savings investments with terms up to four years. Simply choose the plan that best suits your needs and begin earning high returns without any worry about unpredictable swings in market conditions. Plus, no investment fees or commissions at Piedmont Federal mean every dollar you save with us is working hard , for you future. Safety of Your Investment In these volatile times the safety of your investment is as important as the return. Piedmont Federal has received national recognition as one of our country's strongest and safest financial institutions. Your hard earned money is always safe at Piedmont Federal. SAFE ? SURE ? SECURE Wit SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Winston-Salem ? Kernersville* Clemmons? N Wilkesboro? Boone !NOER
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