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TOWNSEND R E A L E S TAT E We look forward to serving you in 2013 910.323.1110 ��� www.TownsendRealEstate.com HigHland Funeral Service & crematory ���Serving the Greater Fayetteville Area for Over 40 Years��� Locally Owned & Operated 910.484.8108 | 610 Ramsey Street | Fayetteville 42 | January/February ��� 2013 er, Smith was very much respected for his leadership in the community and admired for his educational philosophy about teacher training and practice teaching. ���He conducted himself in a gentlemanly manner, and made wise decisions when it came to investing money,��� she added. Smith displayed that same business acumen in securing funds for the school. When he retired in 1933, Smith had moved the school from the single wooden two-storied structure of the Howard School on two city lots, worth about $5,000, to developing a college campus on 50 acres of land worth over $500,000 ��� with eight brick buildings, four frame cottages, a barn, a laundry building, a stately President���s house and the Newbold School. ���He was one of the main persons who set the mold of what teacher���s education should be in North Carolina,��� Miller said. Music has been a prominent feature of the African-American talent flowing out of Fayetteville. In particular, the city has been the home and birthplace to several jazz musicians. Brothers David Kenneth ���Bubba��� Brooks, Jr. and Harold Lloyd ���Tina��� Brooks were born in Fayetteville. Both were known for their tenor saxophone playing. Bubba joined the Army during World War II and was able to play with James Moody during that time. During his career he also played with Charles Williams and Don Pullen. For 20 years he played with Bill Doggett���s ensemble. ���Tina��� was known for his work on the famous Blue Note Label during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Fayetteville is still home to many talented musicians. Dr. Brooksie Harrington, a professor at Fayetteville State University, is a prime example, being both a musician and an educator. Harrington took 10 years of formal piano and organ training while growing up. By the time he was in seventh grade he was being paid for playing. While a student at The Ohio State University, he was given the opportunity to play piano for Lou Rawls. ���I was at a function at the Governor���s Mansion and Lou Rawls was scheduled to sing. His personal accompaniment did not show up. Dr. Frank Hale, who had invited me there, found

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