Chess Master
Ashley visits Boys' Club
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
A young chess master is break
ing stereotypes of black yduth by
teaching a skill that is typically asso
ciated with older, white males.
Maurice Ashley, an instructor
from the Manhattan Chess Club
School, recently paid his first official
visit to the Winston-Salem Salvation
Army Boys' Club on Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive.
Ashley, who is a senior master,
spent four days with participants of
the Club's Chess Program, teaching
them the skills and techniques to
become masters of the game them
selves. "I think it's a fantastic thing to
do," said Ashley, Hbecause it's kind of
the ultimate argument for the black
intellect."
He explained that chess is nor
mally believed to be a game that only
non-minorities are capable of play
ing, because of the misconception
that blacks are not smart enough to
play well. However, Ashley's work
with young African-American kids,
such as the Raging Rooks in Harlem,
New York, has proven otherwise.
With Ashley's help and coach
ing, the Rooks tied for first place last
year at the junior high U.S. Chess
Federation champi
on-ships.
He hopes that
similar achieve
ments will happen >
with the 14 mem
bers of the Boys'
Club Chess Pro
gram, particularly
with Marcus and
Martin Hummings,
two participants
who have already
ranked nationally in
chess tournaments.
Ashley hopes that
more African
American youth
will follow in their
footsteps and
become interested
in learning the
game. MI think
everybody should
Chess Master Maurice Ashley (far right) teaches Boys* Club member James Glover
(far left) the game of chess, while Victor Ireland (left) and Calvin Ireland look on.
get into playing chess, really," said
Ashley. "But I think for me, it's kind
of a crusade into getting younger, not
just black men, but black girls, black
females into chess."
Ashley, who is only 25 years old
himself, is a native of Jamaica, but
grew up in the Brownsville section of
Brooklyn, New York. He only
learned to play chess at the age of 14,
Sara Lee gives funds
for UL Christmas party
The WinstoniSalem Urban
League was abuzz with Christmas
activity last week. Senior citizens
who participate in Urban League
programs were treated to a Christ
mas party Friday, Dec. 20. Sara Lee
Corporation provided funds for the ~
Urban League senior citizens'
Christmas party and 13 other com
munity Christmas parties for
seniors.
Urban League staff member,
the Rev. Benjamin Moseley, was the
master of ceremonies. Guests were
welcomed by Ms. Cleo Solomon,
director of the Seniors in Communi
ty Service Program (SCSP), antf
were led in prayer by Elder Ellis
Bullins, an SCSP participant
The guests were also treated to
musical selections by Mrs. Flo
Alexander and Mr. Jay Carlton. Mr.
J. G. Shelton played piano for the
program.
The highlight of the program
was the skit, "Away In A Manger,"
presented by the Mt. Zion Baptist
Chuith Child Development Center,
directed by Mrs. Gloria Jones.
The celebration culminated in
the Christmas dinner shared by chil
dren and adults alike.
Guests at the party included
participants in the Urban League's
two senior citizen employment pro
grams, the Older Workers Program
and SCSP Also attending the party
were participants in Urban League
Senior Center programs.
The Older Workers Program
offers employability skills training
sessions to assist senior citizens in
marketing their skills to area
i aantotfTih CTjjgp&f nfe
with part-time subsidized employ
ment at non-profit agencies to pre
pare them to gain unsubsidized
employment with these and other
organizations.
' For more information about
Urban League programs for senior
citizens, call (919) 725-5614.
Ladies Golf Club holds Its
annual Christmas dinner
\ The Winston-Salem Ladies
Auxiliary Golf Club had its
Annual Christmas Dinner at Les
Arbes Club on December 8 at 7
p.m.
The guests were welcomed
by the Tournament Director
Alberta Harvey. The Rev.
Rhodes gave the invocation fol
lowed by a dinner prepared by
Brick Johnson, owner of the
club.
The menu was turkey, ham,
chitterlings, string beans, turnip
greens, cabbage, macaroni and
cheese, dressing, gibblet gravy,
tea, coffee, cornbread, rolls,
apple pie, and chocolate cake.
Remarks were given by club
president Marion Wofford and
honored guests, Curtis Hatten
and Ernest Morris. Gifts wer#
exchanged with club members.
Club members present were:
Marian Wofford, Willie Mae
Downs, Yvonne Jordan, Jacque
line Best; Alberta Harvey,
Clarice Rhodes, Wandella Part
low, Carolyn Gleftn and their
guests. One member, Ruth
Lewis, was not present because
of illness.
American Legion Post #220 brings
Christmas cheer to disabled vets
The Ralph R. Morgan Ameri
can Legion Post #220 shared the
holiday spirit with approximately
60 people in the community.
Food baskets were distributed
to disabled veterans and their
families and widows of deceased
veterans. Fruit baskets were car
ried to the local rest homes and
the Veterans Medical Center at
Salisbury, NC. ^
Spreading good cheer to the
unfortunate is nothing new to the
American Legion. Their planned
program for the year includes
Children and Youth and Veteran
Rehabilitation and Community
Service. They are always there to
lend a helping hand to anyone in
the community in need. Their
help is extended to all races.
Persons working with the
Christian Cheer Project were:
James Walthour, chairman;
Martha G. Jones, secretary;
George Cason Sr., Paul Ferguson,
Henry Wilson, Lester Wither
spoon, Charlie Fair, Melvin Beat
ty, James Vinson, Southern
Prysock, Martha Jackson, Barbara
Williams, Janie Murray, Ronald
Brown, Joseph Tart, James Bran
non, Junius Walker, William
Wright, and Clarence Simington.
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and he now hopes to become the first
African-American grand master.
Because of his accomplishments*
Ashley sees himself as a role model
for other young black men and
women, which is one of the reasons
he was invited to the Boys' Club, by
one of the volunteers.
However, the main purpose for
Ashley's visit, was not to work with the
kids, but to help train the volunteers
who do work with the participants,
through a grant from the Winston
Salem Foundation. But, according to
Joan Morris,the Gub's chess manager,
it was Ashley's love of kids that
prompted the visit to become a work
shop for both the volunteers and the
kids. "He's doing that on his own.
Because that's not even included in the
purpose of this (visit),n she said. "The
grant was provided strictly for the
instructors. But he loves young peopde."
As a result of the Ashley's visit,
the program participants will not only
have received pointers from a master
of the game, but hopefully, more vol
unteers to help them become as
skilled as Ashley.
"We're trying to generate interest
that will be genuine," said Morris.
"We would like for everyone that
comes here and works with the chil
dren and the Chess Program to be
dedicated. And we're trying to
increase the number of people."
For more information about the
Salvation Army Boys' Club Chess Pro
gram, contact Joan Morris at 788
5761.
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