County officials set agenda
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Cumberland County Commis
sioner Hilly R. King, who
advanced to the presidency of the
NCACC, is greeted by Hetty Lou
Ward, first vice president of
SACo.
Parmon gets leadership award
Bv FhLLCIA P MCMILLAN
Special to the Chronult'
The North Carolina Association of Counts
Commissioners (NCACC) held its 89th Annual
conference Aug. 22-25 at the Benton Convention
Center. The theme for the event was "Building
New Bridges to Your Citizenry." The 800 counts
officials, including their families, participated in
various lectures, workshops, exhibitions and lam
ily-oriented social activities.
Congressman Mel Watt addressed the North
Carolina Association of Black C ounty Officials
2nd Annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday. He
said. "This is the most critical election year in
America since the Depression for African Ameri
cans. Things are being a little loo quiet for it to be
two 'months before the November election We
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Carver principal Dan Piggott and Sara Lee's Chuck Chambers join dinger Amos of Carver in
explaining material to Ashley Mecum, Nathalie Lindsay and Valerie Jackson.
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Special lo the Chronu /<
arvor High School and its stu
dents. according to principal
Dan Piggot. "has always been a
different institution in this com
munity. and we think soon that
more people will appreciate that
difference ?- in'a positive kind
of wa\." ( di ver can add vet
another attribute to what makes n distinct?7- not
onlv from schools here 111 the community hut nation
wide ?- when compared to student drug use around
the countrv in light of a report released last week.
Carver has a unique voluntarv random drug
screening test There is no "reward" foi membership
and no "punishment" for not belonging. 01 for lailine
a drug test. \\ hat. is more unusual is the fact that the
number of Carver students signing up for- the pro
gram increases steadilv each sear. In looy nearly do
percent of the student hodv pledged not to use drug
and "dared to be tested, without warning, for
accountability" That is up from his percent when the
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tfrr. x test in-,
Kennedy Evening of Elegance
Raises $220,000 for UNCF "
Hi HU.K I \ P. MCMILLAN
Spiral to the ('Inoiiu If
.'. Over 3(H) supporters of the United Negro College Fund
(UNCI ) attended the 4th Annual Kennedy Evening of Ele
gance. held Aug. 24 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charlie L.
Kennedy. Within the College Fund, the affair is the only one
of its kind in the country. Also, the North Carolina UNCF
Campaign was the leading campaign among the 25 area
UNCF offices for the fiscal year 1996, exceeding its goal by
1 14.9 percent. William Fl. Gray III, president and chief
executive officer of the College Fund/UNCF, received a
$220.000 check from the North Carolina UNCF. which
included a $1(K),(KK) donation from Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy.
The $220,000 contribution represents a community
working together to prepare youth for the next century. The
national sponsors for the gala are Anheuser Busch and
NationsBank. Anheuser Busch is the founding and national
sponsor of the "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars Telethon."
NationsBank is new as a sponsor of the telethon and is also
one of the Gold sponsors of the Kennedy Evening of Ele
gance.
Gold sponsors each donated $5,000 to the Kennedv
event, to benefit the UNCF. Other Gold sponsors were first
Union Brokerage Services Inc.. Sara Fee Corporation, and
Wachovia Bank of North Carolina.
Several of the sponsors for the event assisted with
preparations for the gala. Boh Neill Mercedes Ben/ pro
vided vans for shuttle service to transport the guests to and
from the Kennedy estate. Carpenter's Flower Shop donated
flowers and other decorations. Also. Barringcr Distributing
Company provided beverages for the affair. In addition.
Walt Klein and Associates prov ided lav out and design ser
vices for the formal invitations to the event, while Young
Graphics donated the printing of the invitations.
Other sponsors of the occasion included Church's
Chicken, First Citi/ens Bank. Food Lion. Integon Insurance.
News Channel 12. Pla/.a Ford-Lincoln-Mercurv, R..I
Reynolds Tobacco Campaign. Shclco Inc.. Simple Ficgance
Catering. Winston-Salem Chronicle..
Members of "The Kennedv Societv" each eave si.O(M)
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7.r/y to right, Marian Anderson and her son be Mario Anderson, "All Around
Camper," is joined by Joe Daniels, "keeper of the Peace." Sharon Xfashack and her
son Curtis Mashack stand with Clarence Mckee, hasUeus. These two men read essays
to salute the service of the Omega men.
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Phi rraternit\ hcKi 11^ annual picnic ai
Tanglewood Park on Suiula\. \ue
25. Over 600 people attended the a Man 11 \\\ s I uioi i
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"This picnic is a i\\ hunalion protect toi
in\ited iiuests ot a.M\e memhei's ,uul i, u u
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those brothers u ho h.oe not been .is |Vupk. ,1((n) ,,, ,|u.
active. It is also a ?.o to reeri.it more ,KMV , ,H>V van c??,v jiKk. -
brothers nun the lolJ I ho is ..in _|,ot Joov or ^lav eaul e.e
ot sayine lhanks to \\ ? ? ^inn S.dcni flu
supporting us through' -he van loi
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