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Vol. XXXVI No. 38 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, May 20, 2010
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Eugene Haney makes his way down the aisle at Diggs
Elementary School during the celebration.
A Hero's
Students salute the veteran for whom
they raised money
BY I AY1 \ I <RMI R
llll CHRpNIO I
A local World War II vet
eran was honored with a spe
cial celebration and a chance
to make a once in a lifetime
trip last week at Diggs
Elementary School.
Eugene Haney. 87. a city
native and a longtime
employee of the Winston
Sal e m / 1 or sy t h
sacrificed like he did, put
their life on the line for our
country."
Led by the Honor Flight
organization, the Flight of
Honor transports veterans
from across the nation to
Washington. DC to visit
memorials for their fallen
comrades.
Though the veterans fly
for free. Donn said she want
ed to support
C ountv School sys
tem. received a
send-off sers ice
from (he students ut
Diggs. where he
has spent the last
year managing the
students who ride
the magnet school
buses to and from
school.
l)onn
Honor Flight with
the school's dona
tion as a way of
showing their grat
itude. World War
II vets are of spe
cial priority for the
network, which
has flown tens of
thousands of vets
to Washington.
At the urging ol
Art Teacher Carol Dorm, the
students and staff have
worked since last fall to raise
$500 to sponsor Haney on
the May 22 Triad F;light of
Honor.
"He's a delightful person
... when you meet him. you
just fall in love with him.
We're real pleased to be able
to do this for him." related
Donn. a veteran educator.
"...It feels good anytime that
you can help someone out
with something special like
this, especially when they've
according to its
Web site.
Exuberant cheers rang out
from the children in the audi
torium at Diggs Friday after
noon, as Haney strolled down
the aisle on the arm of his
wife of more than 60 years.
Rosa Lee. Haney took his
time making his way to his
seat, pausing to shake the
hands of the excited young
sters. who waved homemade
signs proclaiming "You are
our hero."
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Smiling From Above
Henry Stepp Sr.
Photo by Kev in Walker
The family of Henry Slepp Sr. poses Sunday around a newly
unveiled historic marker at Odd Fellows Cemetery, a century-old
African American graveyard off of Shorefair Drive. Slepp was at
the forefront of an ongoing effort to restore Odd Fellows, which
had fallen into great disrepair. He died in 2007 before he could wit
ness many of the fruits of his labor. Stepp is buried at Odd Fellows.
Sunday's unveiling was attended by several dozen people, including
Mayor Allen Joines and members of the City Council.
Chenault tells grads to serve others
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
For American Express
CEO and President Kenneth
Chenault. "opportunity and
obligation" go hand in hand.
Chenault. who took over the
corporation just five months
before the Sept. II terrorist
attacks took an economic
whack at Amex and devastat
ed the national economy,
knows a thing or two about
both .
Chenault. who served as
keynote speaker at Wake
Forest University's com
mencement ceremony May
17. urged the soon-to-be
alumni to practice the
school's motto, which is Latin
for "for humanity" wherever
Kenneth Chenault addresses Wh'L' graduates.
WH Plinto
they went.
"The ethic of service -
that's the mark Wake Forest
has left of you. and that's
your charge, your mission as
\ou leave here today." he lold
See W H on
Church
taboos
aired
at forum
BY T MA IN WALKER
THI CHRONIC I.I
No public health campaign
or surgeon general's warning
has as much sway with black
folks than the words spoken
by a preacher from the pulpit
on Sunday morning
It is under that premise that
a local church is leading a call
for people
ot taith to
tear dot* n
the iron
wall that
has separat
ed the black
church
from taboo
issues like
sex. abuse
and homo
Rev. Hayes
sexuality.
The
Church of
the Holy
S p i r it
Fellowship
on Burke
Street host
ed a day
long. free
flowing
discussion
Rev. Monroe
on Saturday centered around a
presentation by the Rev Irene
Monroe, the coordinator of the
African -American Roundtable
of the Center for Lesbian and
Ga\ Studies in Religion and
Mimstr> at the Pacific School
of Religion in Berkeley, Calif.
Monroe is leading forums
iCfbiS the nation around the
theme, "The Politics of
Silence: Homophobia in the
Black Church."
Monroe, the Rev. Roger
Hayes, pastor of Church of the
Holy Spirit Fellowship, and
most of the nearly 1(K) atten
dees at Saturday's event sub
scribe to the notion that issues
like HIV AIDS and even sex
ism are such major problems
in the black community
because the church has pushed
mute on the issue of sexualitx
- especially homosexuality.
"We don't talk about sex -
period We are scared for some
reason," Bishop Donagrant
McCluney of the I nited
Progressive Pentecostal
Church Fellowship of
Greensboro said in response to
one of several questions that
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Phrtm by Todd I uck
Eleventh District Veterans of Foreign Wars N.C. Color Guard members
place the new flag on its pole.
Residents celebrate Old Glory's return
BY TODD LI CK
THi: CHRONK'Ll.
Veterans w ho reside ai
Healy Towers were hon
ored last Thursdav as the
senior citizens apartment
complex dedicated the
new American flag that
now flies above it.
It had been quite some
time since the (lag pole
that stands in front of the
complex, a Housing
Authority of Winston
Salcm property on Healy
Drive, had flown Old
Glory. When Healy 's new
manager Anthony Jones
arrived four months ago.
he made restoring the flag
a key priority. Jones
Marvin Home
decided that simply rais
ing a flag wasn't enough
It was his idea to turn the
occasion into a tribute tor
Healy residents who
served in the Armed
J.I). Hill
Forces.
"I wouldn't be able to
do what I do today if it
was not for the sacrifices
>ou have made." Jones
(old the veterans during
the dedication ceremony.
"You max not have come
home to a ticker tape
parade when you were
discharged, you may not
have had a hero's wel
come. hut we at Healy
Towers and also we at the
Housing Authority of
Winston- Salem, appreci
ate your service and we
appreciate your sacri
fice
Healy is a 104 unit
subsidized complex for
adults 55 and older. The
names of the veterans
who call the complex
home were read aloud
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