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BY l.AYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
City Council Member
Derwin Montgomery met with
members of his East Ward
Tuesday evening at the 14th
Street Recreation Center to
discuss a "Blueprint for the
East Ward." a new plan of
action for improving the qual
ity of life of residents there
But for many of those
present, much of what
Montgomery had to say
sounded a
? - i lot like the
promises
and
\ i s i o n s
spouted
by other
leaders
over the
\ e a r s .
Few (if
Montgomery the plans
and goals
have come to fruition, say res
idents
Montgomery recognised
that change has been slow to
come to the area He told the
standing room only crowd
thai plans for the area ha\e
been met hy challenges. Lack
of funding and potential
developers have been consid
erable stumbling blocks for
well-meaning proposals in
the past, he said.
"It's an important conver
sation that needs to be had and
one that's been a long time
coming." Montgomery said.
"It's great to have plans,
because that's how you get
things done, but one of the
things people are complaining
about is we make all these
plans and nothing ever gets
done ."
Montgomery offered his
thoughts on how the commu
nity could create tangible
change. He proposed forming
an East Ward Development
Coalition, which would utilize
the talents and expertise of
everyday citizens to find solu
tions to community chal
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Student volunteers carry a freshman's belongings into Atkins Residence Hall.
Book probes history of blacks in Davidson
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
The stories of more than 200
Davidson County residents can he
found in "African Americans of
Davidson County," a pictorial history
of Forsyth County's Southern neigh
bor.
Author Tonya Lanier, a Lexington
resident, has enshrined the lives of
people of color, from pioneers and
trailblazers to everyday citizens, in the
127-page book, which is published by
Arcadia Publishing as part of its popu
lar "Images of America" series.
Among those found in the book are
l)r I acv r ante an N C. A&T alumnus
and the first black dentist to practice in
Lexington; Rev. A T. Evans, who built the first black
swimming pool in the county; and George L.attiner.
Lexington's first black lull-time police officer.
Countless teachers, pastors, community organizers
and civic groups are also featured prominently
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Lanier, a paralegal for Womble
Carlyle Sandridge Rice, is a self
described history buff who has
researched her own genealogy and familv
history back to the ISIKK.
"Whenever I take a vacation da\ or
something like that. I'm always in some
body's library." she quipped. "I've made
friends with the local librarians."
Lanier has penned two books with
historical context. "Rev A.T. Evans:
Tales of a Traveler." and "Lost in Shuffle:
Stories that Need to be Told," both of
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offering was inspired b\ her paternal
grandmother. Jennie Wilson, who has since passed
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Hundreds of new students
settle in at WSSU
BY TODD LUCK
THI CHRONIC I I
More than 700 freshmen moved onto the campus ot
Winston-Salem State Unisersity on Saturday. beginning an
important new chap
ler in tneir lives.
WSSU Chancellor
Donald Reaves was
on hand to greet some
of them and their
families. He said he
does this every year
because it's important
for new students to
see administrators
early on in their col
lege, experience.
"I want them to
know that they can
get a quality educa
tion at Winston
Salem State
University." said
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they can be success
ful They should know that, and their parents should know
that
Move-in Day is always a big to-do requiring 20 campus
police and security personnel to coordinate traffic To help
control the volume of cars and people coming onto campus,
each dorm was given a limited time window lor its residents
sto move in.
Residents of Atkins Hall, an all-female, freshman dorm,
had an early morning move-in slot on Saturday Vehicles
slowly made their way down Wallace Street, parking on the
side of the road to unload. Mirrors, boxes, mini-refrigerators
and other belongings lined the sidewalk. Patient friends and
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Tonya Lanier put together the hook.
Woman changing her community one kid at a time
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Tanisha Gaston reads to some of her young pupils in Ramona Hambrick's home.
BY I.AYI.A FARMER
THf CHRONICLl
Ramona Hamhrick's home is chaotic at times. On an\ gi\en
afternoon, the 58-year-old resident of Rolling Hills could have as
man) as 30 youngsters in her apartment. But Hambrick smiles
when the children in her front bedroom erupt in laughter. To her. it
is the sound of success.
"That's a beautiful sound: children smiling and laughing." she
said, shaking her head contentedly. "That's a beautiful sound."
Hambrick. a great-grandmother of seven, has lived in iht
Rolling Hills community for nearly six years. In that time
Hambrick. whom many of her neighbors affectionately refer to ?
"Miss Pumpkin." has made a name for herself as both a philanih'
pist and an outspoken advocate for her community.
"I've furnished half the houses in here. I've clothed half the peo
ple down here, and I've fed about all ot them." she related "That's
just what I do; I always try to take care of m\ neighborhood "
Despite being unemployed with limited financial means,
Hambrick has found ways to make her mark As a community advo
cate. she has taken her and her neighbor's concerns to city officials
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