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Darryl
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Young
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get the
spotlight
Montague,
Jones to take
top honors
CHRONIC U STAI I RI PUKI
The principal at one of the county's oldest and
most respected high schools and a local business
man who is playing a major part in the new look
of downtown Winston-Salem have been selected
to receive top honors next
month at The Chronicle's
Community Service Awards
Gala.
Carver High School
Principal Carol Montague has
been named Woman of the
Year; Lafayette Jones has
earned the Man of the Year
honor.
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Jones Carver's leader for less than
three years. She was barely into
her tenure last year when a state judge threatened
to shutdown Carver if students' scores on stan
dardized tests did not
improve. Montague has stood
strong in the face of great
challenge and has reassured
her faculty, staff, students, par
ents and the community that
Carver will survive and meet
the challenge.
Jones is an accomplished
businessman who is also
artivp in h<?lnino tn mukf* this
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city the best that it can be. He
is vice-chairman of the
Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Board.
Jones has also been one of the most active par
ticipants in the Goler/Depot Contmunit/
Development Corporation.
In all, about two dozen people will be honored
at the March 10 event, which will be held at the
downtown Embassy Suites from 6^30,-9:30 pjn.
Family members of four community icoas who
died within the last year are expected to accept
Special Tribute Awards, which will go to Ben
Ruffin, Shedrick Adams, Ella Whitworth and
Louise Smith.
Special Recognition Awards will go to RJR
executive Lisa Caldwell; the Winston-Salem
Foundation's Donna Rader; and Karen McNeil
Miller, the head of the Kate B. Reynolds
Charitable Trust. Chevara Orrin will receive the
Volunteer of the Year Award. Human Relations
awards will go to the Reynolda House Museum of
American Art for an art series it hosts that helps to
break down racial walls. The Hispanic League of
the Piedmont Triad will also be honored for its
popular Fiesta celebration.
Lifetime Acheivement honors will go to the
ater king Larry Leon Hamlin, Dr. Maya Angelou,
the Rev. Cedric Rodney, Joan^Cardwell, the Rev.
Jeny Drayton. Bronnie Daniels, the Rev. JR.
Samuels, and Alfred Poe and Olden Bryant, both
longtime employees at Carver High.
Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke will receive
the Public Safety Award.
Tickets to the awards gala are $25. Tables are
also available. For more information, call 723
8428.
Bilingual workers sought at fair
BY TODD LUCK
I Ml CHRONIC!.!-:
GREENSBORO - Companies
big and small, local and national
gathered at the Triad's Bilingual Job
Fair last Thursday, looking for
potential employees to bridge the
language divide between English .
and
? - ? ... . Spanish.
Nearly
1,000 job
seekers
attended the
event dur
ing its eight
hour span at
t h e
Greensboro
P r\ I i c #? it rr?
Duffy Complex.
Forty-four
companies, including American
Express, AT&T, Liberty Mutual,
Truliant Federal Credit Union and
Bank of America, were on hand.
The event was organized by
Mylene Duffy, president of the
Dynamic Advertising Company,
which specializes in Hispanic mar
keting and translations. Duffy said
that she got the idea for the event
from the many calls she's received
from businesses looking for bilin
gual employees. She thought a
bilingual job fair would help fill the
great need that local employers
have for bilingual employees.
However, .she said she never
CSfpected the response to the first
job fair to be so large.
Phoms by Todd Luck
Green Ford's Johan Espinoza chats with Angel Rodriguez who traveled from Puerto Rico.
"When I came to this country, I
moved here in 1 98 1 , 1 did not speak
English. I knew how to say 'How
are you?', 'fine,' and I knew how to
count from one to 100 and knew
how to say 'apple' and 'orange'.
That was my language," said Duffy,
a native of Puerto Rico. "Here I am
now running a company, so there is
hope for those that want to leam
English. I encourage everyone to do
so. to assimilate themselves to the
\ *
culture."
Local companies were out in
force at the job fair. The Telephone
Centre, a small market research
telephone survey company with a
Sec Job Fair on A13
A Shoulder
to Lean On
Photo by Layla Farmer
Luke Hale, left,
poses with his twin
brother, Logan.
Luke was among
the winners this
week at the school
system's annual
science fair. To
read more about
the event, see page
A9.
Local medical giants get dose of praise
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Although some may argue that
there is still much more to be done in
the realm of equality and1 civil rights
for all people, African-Americans
have come a
long way sin^
the Jim Crow
era, thanks to
the brave citi
zens who stood
up for them
selves and oth
ers. enduring
countless acts
of discrimina
Andrew, llon and. other
hardships so
that their successors might have the
kinds of opportunities and benefits
that so many African Americans
enjoy today.
For the past three years, the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
branch of the NAACP, in conjunction
with the city of Winston-Salem's
Human Relations Commission, has
honored some of these local heroes,
designating Black History Month as a
time to recognize them for their
/ Photo* by Layla Farmer
Dr. Harvey Allen receives his award from Wanda Allen-Abraha.
numerous achievements.
"This year we decided to focus on
the medical field (because) Winston
Salem has a long, deep-rooted history
in the medical field," said NAACP
Chapter President Stephen Hairston.
"It is impossible for us to honor all of
the ones, so the eight we have chosen
are the ones ... we have decided to
honor for their contributions to the
African American community.
This year's honorees included
three nurses - Gwendolyn Andrews,
Lula Morrison and Ida Staplefoot -
and five doctors, Dr. Harvey Allen
Sr.. Dr. Thomas Clarke, Dr. James
Jones, Dr. Charlie Kennedy and Dr.
Willard McCloud Sr.
"When I was doing my research, I
was amazed at all of the hurdles and
obstacles these people had to go
through," Hairston continued.
All eight honorees had ties to
Kate B. Reynolds Hospital, which
sttved the city's black community for
decades before it closed down. Many
began their careers there before mov
ing on to other career opportunities.
The NAACP honored the contri
butions of the hospital itself, unveil
ing two framed photographs of the
hospital, to be displayed within the
chapter's office.
"We are really excited and hon
ored to be a part of today's program."
said Human Relations Department
Director Wanda Allen-Abraha. "Mr.
Hairston and the NAACP board offi
See Awardees on A9
Agency tries
to enlist
churches in
AIDS fight
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
AIDS - it is the leading
cause of death for African
American women between the
ages of 25-34, affecting them at
a rate that is 25 times higher
than that of their Caucasian
counterparts. African
American girls in the 13-19
age bracket account for 61 per
cent of
n w
AIDS
cases,
y e t
many
black
church
es still
refuse
to take
a stand
in the Thomas
fight
against this crippling disease,
as Ray Thomas has learned.
As lead case manager for
Positive Wellness Alliance, an
HIV and AIDS organization
that provides services, educa
tion. outreach and support to
infected persons. Thomas has
led the fight against AIDS
within this area for the past five
years, drumming up support
for the 'National Black Church
Week of Prayer for the Healing
of AIDS.' which occurs every
March.
March 4-10 arc the dates
designated by A Balm In
Gilead - the organization
spearheading the national
effort - for this year's prayer
week.
Approximately 10 church
es within the Positive Wellness
Alliance's service area, which
covers Davidson, Davie,
Sec AIDS on All
In Grateful Memory of Our
Founders,
Florrie S. Russell and
Carl H. Russell, Sr.
"Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better"
ffittgsill Jftmmtl Some
Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support
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