Retired WSSU professor delivers baby in car
ay I fcZHA o. ELLIS
Chronide Staff-Writer
There is probably no particular day
in a woman's life that is more memo
rable than the day of her child's birth.
I*or Rosalind Banner, however, that day
is especially reminiscenL Alcxandei Jor
Mr ft'"""?1' Wrrir ntct SOn?
- mrrcftraiv early debut in a most unusual
place, the back seat of a car belonging
to a retired registered nurse.
On April 24 at 10:45 a.m., Mrs.
Queen B. Reid, a retired Winston-Salem
State University biology and human physi
ology instructor anda registered nurse,
- delivered a healthy 6 lb. 11 oz. baby boy?
\yith the assistance of police officer C. E.
Spain in the back seat of Mrs. Reid's black
cherry Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.
The day started out as any other day
for Ms. Banner. "I was at home alone
qleaning and putting his crib and some
Other things together," she recalled. "I -
had a doctor's appointment scheduled for
? 11; IS a.m. for a final sonogram and a
Visit. When I first felt the pains, I
thought it was false labor because he
wasn't due until May 17 and because I
didn't feel any forceful pain as I had
been told I would; that was what 1 was
Photos by L B. Speas Jr.
Rosalind Banner cuddles Alexander Jordan, baby delivered by Mrs.
* Queen B. Reld (right), former WSSU professor.
waiting on.11"
Uncertain of exactly what was hap*
pening, Ms. Banner called neighbor and
trusted friend Mrs. Reid and asked her to
drive her to the hospital. Evon Reid,
Mrs. Reid's husband, drove so that Mrs.
Reid could assist Ms. Banner. At Colise
um Drive, Mr. Reid flagged down a
pacing sqnarl rar anri adr<vl fnr a police
escort to the hospital. Fearing that he
would not be able to escort them safely
through the busy morning traffic, Officer
Spain pulled over and went back to Mrs.
Reid's car to check out Ms. Banner's
condition. "Ms. Banner s contractions at
that point were really too close together
for us to continue," said Mrs. Reid. "She
was ready to deliver. The officer said,
"Were going to have to deliver this baby
right here."
Unlike most deliveries, Ms. Banner
of pain and I didn't have any pain killers.
The officer just said 'push' so 1 did and
out he came."
Because Alexander Jordan was born
one month early, Ms. Banner was wor
ried that he would be sickly . "I was
afraid that he would be sick but luckily,
he was healthy." A 1989 graduate of
North Carolina A & T State University
with a degree in nutrition, Ms. Banner
plans to start work on a degree in nurs- '
ing in the fall at Winston-Salem State
University. Upon completion of the r
requirements for a nursing degree, Ms.
Banner has aspirations of becoming a
neo-natal nutritionist.
"A lot of premature babies are born "
sick. 1 want to have a nursing degree so
that if something goes wrong I will
know what to do."
It would appear that Mrs. Reid
turned out to be a pretty good role model
in very, very practical way.
New kindergarten registration site is success
By TATIA M. DAVIS
Chronicle Staff Writer
At the end of last school year, three
fourths of the inner-city students eligible
for kindergarten in our school system
were not registered, said Mrs. Annie R."
Hairston, assistant superintendent of ele
mentary education in the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County school system.
The reason, she said, is due mainly to
the lack of transportation bv the parents.
"Many of our system's elementary
schools are located on the edge of the
city," Mrs. Hairston said. "While stu
dents can take buses out there, a number
of parents do not have a way to the
schools so that they can register their
children."
This year, the school system decid
ed to use another site in addition to the
schools that would be more accessible
at Black Phillips-Smith Neighborhood
Government Services Office located on
Patterson Avenue.
~Mrs7 HaXfstoiv saidjhat the school
system used every effort to inform the ing distributing fliers jnd making which is the cable television channel for
parents about the new location, includ- announcements on radio and Channel 2, the school system.
Photo by L B Speas Jr
Annie Hatrston, standing at left, and Carolyn Coram, standing middle,
oversee screening process.
The program was already offered in
each elementary school for those parenLs
that were able to bring their children
early.
"We're offering this additional site
as a community outreach program," she
said. "We want to come to the parents if
they are not able to come to us."
Approximately 30 students were
_xpgi?tprpH and srrrenpri at thp. offirp The
children are screened so that teachers
can assess their strengths and weakness
es. Chapter one teachers tested the stu
dents' fine and gross motor skills, color
and word recognition, body part recogni
tion and ability to follow directions.
"These tests are basically used to
see how well each child can follow
directions," said Ms. Carolyn Coram,
coordinator of early childhood education
child shows great difficulty, we also -
check their hearing and vision when they
register," she said.
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New recreation center will
give kids positive options
Chronicle Staff Report
Plans for the new Happy Hill
Qardens Recreation Center were
unanimpusly approved at the Win
ston-Salem Recreation and Parks
Commission meeting held Tuesday,
June 5.
Edwin Bouldin is the architect.
He created several plans which were
discussed with a group of people from
the Happy Hill neighborhood Recre
ation Director Nick Jamison assured
the commission, "We are continuing
to meet with the neighborhood
group."
Jamison said he estimated the
construction to begin in October.
"The center should be completed
about this time next year," he added.
The renter wi}l include a gymnasium,
game room, meeting room, bathrooms
and offices.
A desire was expressed to name
the center with a name other than
Happy Hill. Commission member
Wesley Weaver said, "Happy Hill is
bad publicity. With the recreation
center without the Happy Hill name,
we can get on with our business and
get our work in order. We can help
the community out of the problem.
Happy Hill. Sounds like trouble."
District Recreation Supervisor
Denise Scott-Johnson said, "[The
name change] is not that significant.
You can1! enter in the neighborhood
'
without realizing it's Happy Hill. [The
name change] is more positive than
negative, but if you're going there,
you know where you're going."
"There are no problems in the
center [like the ones that have been in
the neighborhood itself]. The center
provides a necessary option for kids
to use their energy and enthusiasm to
get involved in a positive way," con
tinued Scott-Johnson.
"We're doing a lot of things to
encourage parents to be aware and to
entrust their children to the center. I
think they will be more willing with
the new center," she continued.
A resolution to name the new
center after Mr. William C. Sims Sr.
was proposed, but the commission
voted to let a subcommittee rule on
this. -
Sims was the president of the
community group which met with the
planners of the recreation center
before his death on Jan. \9p\990. His
^ife is a member ofjiwSgroup at this
timfc: ?
Sims also served on various
boards, task forces, and other groups
in the area. He was an employee at
Winston Lake Recreation Center at
the time of his death.
The Board of Aldermen will
make the final decision on the name
of the center and is not required to
follow the recommendation of the
Recreation and Parks Commission.
I. Jackson avoids committing \
himself on 1992 intentions
f COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Democratic presi
dential candidate in 1984 and I9SS, brushed aside questions about his plans
for 1992 during a news conference, but characterised the Bush administra
tion as "500 days of ha*eM
: "I am fundamentally a freedom fighter," Jackson said before speaking to
:the 1 3th aivmai meeting of the Black Elected Democrats of Ohio on Firiday.
I "It Is not seasonal work. It is eternal," he said, adding that such work dif*
jfers little from a political campaign because it has is its goal economic and
'social justice for all Americans.
< Jackson criticized Bush's first 16 months in office, the administration's
^economic and environmental policies, and "a war on drugs that has not been
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Campout for the homeless
RAI FlfiH (AP) ~ Johnny Dean who ItVS in t shtHtf tfl
Raleigh, enjoys a meat provided by advocates for better
irflatmont of the homeless recently near the Legislative
Building. Mr. Dean has found part-time work and is looking for
full-time work. The advocates and the homeless were camping
?out together to bring attention to the plight of the homeless.
Wilder may run for president in '96
RICHMOND, Va. - year L. Douglas Wilder became the
first black elected governor in both Virginia and U.S. history.
Now, the question being raised is whether he can become the
nation's first Wack president. There Is growing speculation that
he has already begun positioning himself for a presidential
run. When asked to comment on his presidential aspirations,
Wilder will only say he plans to complete his term as governor
of Virginia, which ends in 1994. This has prompted
speculation that he is planning a 1996 presidential run. "
Poor, black families hurt by food cutbacks
-WASHINGTON ?? Through iho stales, (he federal
government provides food vouchers to poor families in a
program known as WIC -- Women, Infants and Children.
However, nearly half the states in recent months have
moved to reduce the allotments, citing rising costs and
reduced government aid as reasons.
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