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No Festival Funds Sons as to why are a matter of heated debate. Chamber representatives maintain that a proper proposal jivfes never submitted. S* "We did make a proposal to them," said Hamlin. "Ernie Pitt and Cmet with Gail Anderson, the Executive director, and Bill Davis, the chairman of the board, and ?provided them with a letter ?requesting funds, a financial state ?ient, and a packet of information about an inch thick." Chamber officials say they considered that meeting nothing more than an informal, preliminary conversation. "I left that meeting feeling very ? pessimistic," said Hamlin, "because they said they couldn't fund the festival because it did not fit into what they considered eco nomic development. They never responded to our request" Fred Nordenholz, president of the chamber, says representatives from the Black Rep were invited to make a presentation at the June Executive Committee meeting but did not show. Nor did they send a representative to any of the follow ing three meetings. And, he says, the chamber (doesn't fund arts activities any way. "We haven't at this point arts or cultural activity" said Nor denholz. "We have a restricted fund that we use for development infrastructures that have day-in, day-out economic impact in Win ston-Salem." Recently, the chamber desig Dated $50.000 to fund a develop ment plan for a film school to be ?created at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Nordenholz ?says that the film school is seen as part of an economic develop ment infrastructure: a physical ifacility that will offer on-going ser Brown Continued from page A1 firm in High Point. As a young ,man, he joined the all-white ranks lot the High Point police force. He later lived with Jesse Jackson and traveled with Martin Luther King Jr. He was an FBI agent when black agents were not allowed to initiate cases: they had to con vince white agents that a case was worthy of FBI attention. From 1968-1973, Brown served as special assistant to President Richard Nixon. Last year, Brown was induct ed into the Horatio Alger Associa tion of Distinguished Americans for his triumph against adversity and his generosity to others. "Bob Brown never lost the common touch," said Dr. Angelou. "To be black and male and Southern takes courage, insight, and faith. He is truly a man of the people." Congratulatory telegrams arrived from Richard Nixon, Coretta Scott King, Alex Haley, Julius Chambers, Dorothy Height, oring Brown as "master of the game" and "a man who brings together people who ordinarily wouldn't have communicated with each other." George K. Walker Florist, Inc. SfH'Clill ( >n?? 1 1. ?lt '/'?n ( .1] ^4<>r> ?V ;? ? ? t> H2'] S Marshall si Phono 5^i Global ReLeaf comes in ail shapes and sizes. Banting trees Is one of the b?t and easiest ways to help reduce global warming and other environmental problems. You can make a difference right now by callini our special Action Una? 1-900-420-4545. The $5.00 charge actually pays for planting ? tree and *11 also rush you detaled Information on Global ReLeaf. Tike action now. 1-900-420-4545 Gil ?Ev * pri?w* <4 IV Amrrvj* forrMo AwotUMi m < rtrnnf /<* mw (? /?<*?>* umt /#-< CO Mm *nn\ n? /IWM Continued from page A1 vices. He also points out that the Chancellor appeared twice before the chamber: once before the executive committee and once before the full board, and a mem ber of his technical staff appeared at another board meeting. Ernie Pitt, Chronicle publisher, says he and Hamlin received mixed messages from chamber board members, and that one member told him that the chamber would probably fund the festival without a proposal being made. Hamlin and Pitt also say that they made identical presentations to the chamber and to local corpo- . rations including Wachovia, Sara Lee, and BFI. "We got money from them, but not from the cham ber," says Pitt. Fund-raising professionals say it's never easy. "Fund raising for events like National Black The atre Festival is very challenging and requires the utmost in plan ning and follow through," com mented David Winslow, president of Winslow and Associates, an arts consulting firm in Winston Salem. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany became the major corporate sponsor of the festival with a $100,000 donation. "We became involved because we saw the fes tival as addressing two things of great interest to us: education and economic development." said James Johnston, CEO. The development-related value of the festival has been tout ed by many, Including Winston Salem Journal editorial editor, John Gates, and Alderman Robert Northington. "We gain in hotel and motel taxes, sales taxes, familiarity and a new view of Winston-Salem for many who haven't been here before," said Northington. "Hope fully, those people become ambassadors of our city." Larry Hamlin's years ot labor for the festival make him cynical toward those who don't rally around it. "The chamber is off in their perspective as to what constitutes economic development," main tains Hamlin. "I think the black community should let the chamber know that blacks are capable of making contributions that impact on economic development, and in the future the chamber should be first to lend its support." . Will Jenkins, president and chairman of he board of North Carolina Black Repertory, said this week that he still hopes the cham ber will come through with some level of funding for the festival. "At this point, we have received no funding from the chamber," said Jenkins, but I have talked with them and we are all going to sit down and discuss it after the festival." This is the 6th year class of students at Shaw in Raleigh Health Career Opportunities at Shaw The Health Career Opportuni ties program at Shaw University has just concluded its 6th Annual Ses sion. Twenty eight high school stu dents from across North Carolina who have expressed their interest in pursuing a professional education and career in one of the health sci ences. Under the guidance of Shaw's science and technology faculty, the students have followed a rigorous schedule of daily classroom studies in both the arts and sciences. Their typical days began early at 7:30 a.m. breakfast and con eludes with a 7-9 p.m. supervised study hall. Biology, Mathematics, Communications, and Academic courses were the main daily faire. Pictured left to right from bot tom row are: Dominque Thompson of St. Pauls; Arnold Murray of Fayetteville; Maurice Wallace of Jacksonville; Marcus Washington of Jacksonville; 2nd row - Shawne Martin of Jacksonville; Towanda Crawley of Jacksonville; Tinika McMillan of St. Pauls; Althea Cog dall of St. Pauls; Danyael Davis of Tarfaoro; 3rd row ? Tosha White of Jacksonville; Unjaleka White of Pol locksville; Crystal Burton of Jack sonville; Harvey Campbell of Ulling ton; Rodney Joe of Jacksonville; Tina Bunn of Whitakers; 4th row - Ralph Glover of Henderson; Al Hin nant of Wilson; Tywanda Monk of Jacksonville; Adrean Knight of Fayetteville; 5th row * Talicia Robin son of Henderson; Lateasta Williams of Henderson; Katina Hayes of Henderson; Tamu Shaw of Warren County; George Cosmos of Warren County; Samantyha Dou glas of Fayetteville; Katrina Billings ley of Oakboro; and Anechia Wig gons of Currie. A new low tar cigarette. When you want more flavor. 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