THE BETTER WE KNOW US ...
WINSTON-SALEM, “My
title is secretary but my job goes
far beyond shorthand and
typing,” says Mrs. Janet Warren,
secretary-receptionist in the
pastoral counseling offlce of R.
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
‘■The people who come into
our office are usually troubled.
Ilieir problems may involve
grief, marital difficulties, a
wayward child, or any number
of other things,’' said Mrs.
Warren. ‘'They come seeking
professional hdp and guidance,
and very often I am the first
person they see. It’s up to me to
try to help them feel at ease.” R.
J. Reynolds has had a pastoral
counseling program since 1949.
At present there are two
ministers, Rodney Brown and
Charles Shaw, working full time
in the program, counseling
employees not only with
^iritual problems but personal
(^mmas as w^. Although the
pastoral counseling service is a
department of the Tobacco Co.,
the services are utilized by
employees of all subsdiaries of
R. J. Reynolds Industries.
“Our company recognized
that personal problems off the
job cannot always be left at
home,” commented brown. “By
having pastoral counselors
readily available to employees,
w#' do”llo**onl^ help;them but
the com|Uf%iiHWi#y helping
the problems that cann affect
job performance.”
Often the first contact with
the troubled employee is the
initial telephone call, which is
handled by Mrs. Warren.
“When a call comes in from
an employee who is keyed up
about a problem, I stop
whatever I am doing and listen,”
she says. ‘Then I set up an
appointment for the caller and
refer all the information I
receive during the conversation
to one of the counselors so that
he can be better prepared for the
session.”
If the problem is pressing,-
and additional assistance is
needed, the caller may also be
referred to the company’s
medical department, counselors
at a local hospital, or perhaps to
Contact, a local community
service for crisis situations.
“One of the most important
parts of the job is protecting the
employees-everything is
confidential,” says Mrs. Warren.
“Nothing can be left lying on
my desk when- Fm not there.’’
No matter what else she may
be doing, Mrs. Warren’s major
concern is the person in the
waiting room.
‘ Everyone is a little hesitant
at fttst,” she explains. “If I can
make them feel at ease, give
them a little encouragement, this
reduces the tension.
‘ ‘I have always enjoyed
iiBlping, 4)e^pJe.:^whea X can ,
that’s why this job is so
rewarding for me. I feel the
program is really worthwhile.”
BUSY SECRETARY — “When ■ call comes In from an employee who ii keyed ud about a i
'J;!’ ®“‘‘‘ "'•rren, secretary la the pastoral
office of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
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VOLUME III, NO. 25
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1975
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Atlanta Mayor Jackson
To Speak In Durham
He Faces The Challenge
Notes & Reminders
GREENSBORO-Spon
sors for both individuals
and teams who will play in
the new YBA basketball
program at the Hayes-Tay-
or YMCA are needed now.
YBA basketball is a new
national progi-am develop
ed by the national basket
ball players association and
the YMCA. Play is open to
boys and girls ages 8 to 12.
[Sponsors pay for one
child, an entire team or
whole league of six or eight
teams,” said James H.
Woodard, Youth and Physi
cal Director.
There is a team fee of
$90.00 which provides high
quality uniforms for each
player, the players/par-
ents/coaches manual, play
er league membership
cards, player recognition
-certificates and staff re
source materials.
Registration for both
individuals and teams is
scheduled to begin Novem
ber and continue into
December. Practice will
begin immediately follow
ing registration, with
league play to start in late
December or January and
continue through March at
YMCA, according to Wood
ard.
“We need to know as
soon as possible just how
much sponsor money is
available so that we may
provide for every child who
wants to play YBA
basketball,” he said.
YBA basketball will be
more than just a sports
league, according to Paul
Silas of the Boston Celtics
and President of the
Player’s Association. The
concept is that of a “Values
Development Program for
Players, coaches and par
ents.”
“By having sponsors get
behind the program and
provide the resources for
boys and girls, we think we
can make a positive impact
upon the youth of Greens
boro,” said Silas.
Businessmen, mer
chants, corporations or
individuals interested in
being a YBA basketball
sponsor may contact the
YMCA at 272-0197 or
272-0198.
GREENSBOTIO-On
Thursday, Noveiriber 20, at
8:00 p.m., Bennett College
will present its annual Fall
Dance Concert.
According to Ms. Ruth
Powell, co-ordinator for the
event, seven dances will be
performed by the student
participants. The concert
will be varied, featuring
different styles and techni
ques of dance.
The program will be
entirely produced by mem
bers of the Dance Club.
Choreography, costume
design, stage sets, and
lighting will all be under
the direction of the
students.
The concert will be held
in the Ida H. Goode
Gymnasium on the Bennett
campus. The public is
invited to attend.
GREENSBORO-Let’s
get ready for the holidays...
Hayes-Taylor YMCA and
Guilford Technical Institute
have teamed up to offer
sewing and cooking classes
for the holidays.
This two in one class will
run six weeks. Sewing
classes will be held
November 18th thru dec-
ember 2nd. Cooking classes
will be held December 9th
thru the 16th at Hayes-
Taylor YMCA, 9:00a.m.
until 12:00 noon. Classes
will be taught by instruc
tors from GTI.Don’t miss
this opportunity to better
your skills in sewing and
cooking.
For further information
call or come by Hayes-
Taylor YMCA, 1101 E.
Market Street, Greensboro,
N.C. Phone 272-0197 or
.272-0198.
MAYOR MAYNARD D. JACKSON
Maynard D. Jackson,
Atlanta’s first Black Mayor will
be guest speaker at the Durham
County Democratic Party’s
“Unity ’76 Dinner, November
21.
The dinner is scheduled for
8:00 p.m. at the Durham Civic
Center and is part of the
Durham County Democratic
Party’s efforts to promote unity
for the coming elections.
Jackson, the youngest mayor
of a major American city, will
deleiver his address to elected
state and local officials and
other supporters of the
Democratifc Party. Members of
North Carolina’s delegation to
Congress, the North Carolina
House and Senate and
individuals and organizations
from various states are expected
to attend,
Am6ng__Jhe Activities oh
agenda for the event is a cocktail
hour at the Downtowner Inn,
froih 6:30 -,7:30 p.m. on
Friday, -
Tickets for the Dinner and
cocktail hour are$25.00, Patron;
$15.00, Contributor; or $10.00,’
General Admission.
The popular mayor plans to
speak to students at N. C. C. U.
liw School during his visit.
Jackson received his law degree
with honors from Central’s Law
School and is the founder and
former partner of Patterson,
Parks and Franklin, Georgia’s
first and largest black law firm.
He received his B. A. degree in
Political Science bom Atlanta’s
Morehouse College at the age c f
18.
Maynard Jackson is married
to the former Bunnie H« as and
is the father of three c^ '!dren:
Elizabeth, Brooke, and Ma "nard,
IBs The mayor’s mo the.. Dr.
Iwine Oobbs J jckson,^ stilUejUlM
in Durham ar d'teacfies at North
Carolina Cential University,
by Don L. Bailey
In these hard time, we
watch as major corpora
tions go bankrupt, prices
soar, and our “big apple”
struggles with financial
problems. With headlines Chester Harris of 1485 E.
exclaiming such morbid Sedgefield Street, Winston-
news each day, it is Salem, North Carolina, ahs
sometimes difficult to decided that being his own
reason a man going into boss is definitely what
business for himself. But appeals to him.
On June 6, 1975, Mr.
Harris obtained his license
for a professional carpet
and upholstery cleaning
business; and thus was the
start of Apex Carpet and
Upholstery Cleaners.
The claim-to-fame for
Mr. Harris’ cleaning busi
ness is his use of the
famous Von Schrade
dry-foam cleaning mach
ines. Using the dry-foam
instead of steam, as is
usually done, the material
does not become water-’
logged during cleaning;
and, therefore, dries faster.
Also, no odor develops with
the dry-foam method.
Mr. Harris believes that
his business will be a
success because of the
advantages of his methods
and the quality of his
service-a hard combination
ConMnued on Pace 2
Personality And Service^ Business
Miller Carter Junior
High Point-If you’re
ever in High Point, in the
Washington Street area,
and want to find a good
place to eat-anyone on the
streets can tell you that
Becky’s and Mary’s Rest
aurant is the best around.
Problems Not Perilous Kelly Alexander Believes
FSU Students Visit
Ohio Stale
FAYETTEVILLE-Four senior honor
students from Fayetteville State
University recently attended the annual
Ohio State University Annual Graduate
School Visitation Day activities at
Columbus, Ohio.
According to Milton Yarboro, FSU
Placement and Career Office Director,
the event was held November 2-4 and the
purpose is to attract minority students to
Ohio State for graduate study.
Yarboro, who accompanied five FSU
students during the trip, said that there
were some 253 minority students from
predominately black institutions at the
conference.
The FSU honor students in attendance
were: Clararene Jacobs, senior math
major; Patricia Bullock, senior business
Published reports inoicate that the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is in
financial trouble. The organization may have a budget deficit
as high as $250,000.
Some Drancnes are report
edly “barely staying alive.”
The association is said to be
barely meeting its payroles,
lax in payments for legal ex
penses around the country and
unable to pay creditors.
Local officials do not seem
to think the deficit is serious
enough to stalemate the pro
grams of the NAACP.
When asked about the re
sults of the deficit of the 66-
year old organization, Kelly
Alexander Jr. said, “What
happens when your budget at
home is in the red.”
He indicated that whatever
was necessary to be done to
solve the deficit problem
vould be done.
“We don’t think it’s a pro-
lem we can’t lick,” uld tlM
(Kahtiraniib priirtt^t;'' ^
Alexander said the national
budget is close to $5 million.
His brother Alfred Alexan
der, national youth work
committee member, fwls that
the dedication of the youth will
A source within the national office was quoted as saying
that debts are “reaching a point where it could imperil
critical programs that are the life-blood of the organization.”
prevent the deficit tiom mier-
fering with youth activities.
“I should never think that
the NAACP will die,” he said.
In the recent annual conven-
:ion of the State Conference of
Branches of the NAACP,
Alfred Alexander said the
youth group donated about $65
against the deficit and the
conference raised about $600.
Kelly Alexander Sr., a
member of the national board
of the NAACP attributed the
deficit to the depressed state
of the economy. He said an
effort is now teing made to
increase NAACP contribu
tions to ease the deficit pro
blem.
“We’re going to be success
ful with it,” he predicted.
The elder Alexander said
most local branches are viable
and solvent. He said people
who have benefited from the
NAACP but are not members
should make contributions to
the organization.
Becky and Mary Ingram are
known as two of the best
cooks in High Point.
The two sisters were
born in Anson County,
where they both attended
public schools before mov
ing to High Point. Becky
moved to High Point about
fifteen years ago to find
work since work was scarce
in Anson County. Mary
moved to finish her high
school education and to fin
work.
Neither had any idea of
what type of work they
wanted to get into, but
found work at the Land M
cafe, where Becky worked
for 13 years as a cook and
waitress; and Mary worked
for six years, part-time,
while in school.
After days got tight at L
and M, the two sisters took
their years of experience
and put them to work
towards their own busi
ness. With experience in
cooking for a family of 9
while at home, cooking
for many more people at L
and M, and good credit, the
dynamic duo opened their
own business in only two
months. Becky comments
“We had no trouble
opening up because we
were known from our years
at L and M. Everything fell
into place real easy.”
Mary commented that
the business is doing fine.
She says “the same people
who came to L and M now
come to our place. The
same people frequently
visit Becky’s and Mary’s
Continued t>n Page 6
Kelly Alexander Sr.
...Heads state NAACP
Becky and Mary Ingram offer more than good
food"They offer good personality and service.
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