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(CoctinsVi from Iteal) mont up tb6asfc city 1 1 strcrths" and livability housing standards. The suggestion of shif ting money from the North Central Area to t Edgemont - outraged some East End residents. would ,. consider ,i any j , jecti redirection of those, neist funds a blatant breach of Itially could , further an agreement ? between ! solidify a" towering wall the city planning depart- : of distrust between many ment. the East End blacks in Durham and ci- Community and the city ty officials. of the mmmnnities. A lot of the planning effort's future hinges on what happens in this first area, particularly East End, - because either a broken promise or pro- that the northern" fringe' of downtown. Major streets in the neighborhood in clude Dowd, Gurley, Gray, Hazel, Hamlin and Hanover. It is one of Durham's oldest, most rstaoic v DiacK .Going back to the old minute books of the' original East End , Neighborhood council, neighborhood leaders contend their record is clear: ' In 1QM rifv nffiMol'. change: the'. neighborhoods. By the promised SUDStantiai jm. d . substan- same token, the residents i mmvmmic - tt hl v - I ; f V WWW . . w ftllV ' here, yryy mostly neighborhood following" homeowners in the past, a fire that , severely and blue cotlar workers, damaged East ' End lacked the political clout ' Elementary School. aals. j 0f their ethnic brethren . Nnthino h itself,' said Ms. Smitn i vne ciiy omciai, wno in the southeast (Hayti). v . in 1974, the East End during a recent press ."asked not to be identified ( Mrs. Christine Strud- council asked for corn conference, where she 'because of possible wick lived in East End munity development expressed the communi- , repercussions, explained most of her life : money to help improve' tys outrage. "The i it this way: Durham's -; remember when the neighborhood. Not ! revitalization of the East i; government is i haunted V more than sixty per cent much if anything, hap-r End neighborhood is a. by both its history of bad! 0f tne people living here pened. r huge step toward the bet- ; faith : in dealing with owned their own i J Iri 1976, the city Fail terment of the city." presidents, particularly jiomesshe said during rted to name East En4 as a East End is One Of jblacksV and the inor- a recent interview. "And1 community development four neighborhoods in dmate influence that some of the people living 1 target area which would : the North Antral, special interest groups here owned more than have cleared the way for neighborhood strategy have r in : , the , political . one houses and- rented neighborhood - improve-! area. ' The other arena here. Sometimes them out. but thev also i mMt nno fi.- good efforts ; get shot took care of them money. down cither; by that because they lived here, In 1978, the city took monster of distrust, or too. and had an interest nr artinn nn a rwinii: the monster of political ' in h n.ahknrhA . . , . " ,," in iiiv uvituuviuuw. VUUC cuiurtciiiciii CIIUU special interest . , ; Now, . according to , The East End situation Mrs. Strudwick. manv of Cy rCItoa Jcriza ," In November, North Carolinians will elect they have again. - A proposed Coastitu tional Amendment on the ; June 29 ; Primary two to four years, if it passes. It would be the is very complex, teeter i ing on ; a precarious neighborhoods are: Duke Park, Old North; Durham and Little Five '. Points. This area represents the city's first effort to do comprehen sive neighborhood-based . planning that will, be j consistent with other ; balance of both timing city wide concerns. There & and money. But it il are 25 other multi- lustrates almost perfectly neighborhood planning Si; what ? the vcity official areas where city planners termed the "monsters of propose to work over the .distrust and special - in next five years or so to , jterest". It also clearly help improve. thc;i i shows the price Durham ; . pays today for little or iir. rw'iTrY ' ' " ,on8 ran8e Planning MrS. UOriS UL , . ;in the past and what some local . officials i' the absentee landlords, who own housing in East End butho don't live! ! there, most of whom are white,; don't care; what i ! happens to the com-; I munity. vv -'s--, o;-.'-" ; i Dr. A.D. Moseley,. j former pastor of Mount Gilead Baptist Church j on the corner of Dowd 'and Gurley Streets, has for the neighborhood. In 1980, the city took , no action, on a request ( for. community develop-, intent money to clean va cant lots in the area. ' we i have our records and we know what they 'show," said Ms. Smith, rand they show a long list of broken promises and bad faith on the icity's part. And it seems like they are prepared to r "myopic the city. r -ine tacts are simple," he said. very "We Uanrlnrcon nSoc.' Privately call V I IVHUVI aVIl hnlitil vr'cinn" ; Mrs. Doris . Delaine-' ; Rt.the background, Garrett Henderson died ; ; nc fcast bnd com-j i have asked, pleaded, ca- . i. iniinu t rnnv nqciP'iiiir . . .1 i i a i - ii isuadeniy or - a i massive ; "", "., joiea ana none aooui an on 1 : South Alston ! Avenue, down to East Geer . Street, along Geer ( to South Roxboro Street, and in that direction to ;been in the middle of the (pass . v over this community s battle with neighborhood again.' But passing over East .creeping blight as they End this time woud have ie..ter the city and entren a ripplle- effect that ' iched deterioration as the first step Is to build a civic center that will hopefully generate a new office building and hotel, followed by a . multi-million face lift for . i the loca arts community downtown. All of this is (designed, among other jthings, to bring new peo 'ple to Durham, both ' residents and visitors. ' Many of them, should they come, would be ex-' pected to drive along ; , 1-85, take downtown exit and t come r ; along Mangum Street to the : downtown area. "Unless we can get to work in the North Cen-' itral area soon," Norby j explained; , "what the visitors and potential , , new residents will see is a strip ; of ; deteriorating houses, and a. rundown ; comemrcial district at lit- r tie Rve. Points, I'm not sure that that's the image ' we want the northern en trance , of our city to ' have.-.y-V;::,;: :::; I ' East End ' figures into this scheme because of ; the several ways to leave ' Durham headed back to 1-85 at east two of them South Roxboro Street and South , Alston , Avenue carry you through ' that x npSaKknrhrmrl - I Thus, according to 1 ' (Continued from Front), planners, without some substantial work being, done soon in the north i central area, visitors and ' newcomers win see Lco'sWoro Four-Year Term s running for Durham's 'dfng to GTImore the'";: three legislative : seats, 'change will make North,.' says that to increase the Carolina the nation's on- r' 'ctita Incl9trc am1 St . irmi unuM trvo trt null 'lu iioia' with fnnr-vmar'i ' IIHLV IVIOIM.VI MIW ...a. w M i tfa V w mill IVUI VW X . might be 19r before ''elected .officials further legislative terms, : with v; : to do that '' from the people. legislators being elected"' i''The two-year term at a time different thartT: increases the oppor- the governor. " - ;:: tunities that voters have Gilmore considers this" ir ' to know what type of job a serious problem. ballot will extend "the we're doing," he said, - "We could come up, terms of state represen-' "and I think this (NX-.).!' with a situation that"' !tatives and senators 'is a better state political- " allows a legislature '1H:Kc. eiectea mis year iroro . iy oecause ot tne two- literally , . hold a:v. year term." Representatives governor s program..,; W. hostage, he said, Msince.'i I first time that legislative Paul Pulley and George J the governor could be up 1 ..,'.'-,'. MA J . . . . ' s' m - - extenaea : since t io are ootn running lor when they went from reelection ... echoed one-year to two-years. similar feelings. 'nonsense jheart attack on Sunday .May 23 in Knoxviue, Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson was well known in social and! Itennis circles in Durham: 'She was; a graduate of i .'North Carolina College at Durham (now North Carolina Central Univer sity) and was formerly I married to the late Oliver! Garrett. J i : . 1 At the time of her J death, Mrs. Henderson j ; was employed withj i Knoxville City Schools. I Funeral services will be conducted Friday,'; May zs, 3 p.m., in jwiox ville College Chapel, i ! Interment will be Sher ' wood Memorial Gardens in Knoxville . . . She is survived by a son. Tommy Garrett: a would extend beyond this ' ' narfiriilar we know to do to get the, neighborhood. It could i Icity to help us preserve ' affect city plans fori l our community, and all i downtown revitalization. they've done is made Consider, promises and broken - The city wants to ;them.' resurrect downtown, and The Nash Family Marches Ahcy leave. Next Week: - The politics of neighborhood Imprqvement.f ; Human Relations The proposal to ex- ; Miller said: "I see no tend the terms passed the benefit to the people of N.C, '. House of this state if we extend the Representatives-last June length of the ..terms of by a 72-42 vote," and legislators.. 1 " passed the Senate in Pulley added: "I think April by a 35-12 vote: the voters need the op- Durham's v two, state portunity to judge, their, two-year senators voted for the elected officials ; more i were these measure,; while it s three often than every four House members voted years, and if they like against it. what the legislators are 1 Representative , Ken- doing, send them back, i rteth Spaulding, who1-is If they don't like It, send , one of four -candidates someone else." v" ' - j State Senators Gerry v . ' Hancock and ' Kenneth , o Royall couldn't be reach ;.;...'. ed for comment. But ' a Raleigh-based group The KeeD the that field. He said that Two-Year Term Com the only . one he knew jmittee headed by that was qualified had a former legislator Tom firm i in Gilmore, is fighting hard to defeat the orooosed amendment. "We believe this amendment will take power from" the people and will lead to a state legislature that will be before the current crop of representatives.; - Barnes . characterizes.: the opposition ' i County Officials anyone to ' give ,. us anything. We only need the opportunity." - Continuing, she decried what she called "the myth that welfare mothers are happy in their situation I know ;many people who want woric, out wno can tuna a job," . . o 4 The ' five-state march' to Washington is almost i a ' job. It certainLy in-, volves more than mar ching, Nash explained. daughter, Mrs. Yvonne JhfJ said .That,s about GarrIli ?r ' Fa- I the most rewarding of all granddaughters, Audi! the things we've done on and Chnstma Swann , r v on and even worse," some .don't care. It's a challenee tailcine to thes people and trying to get them to register so they can vote." Registering voters is1 the "heart? of the Tilgrhttsfge,' 6rgtfnizers ssay. While in each town,; the members of the main body of marchers do at least three things. They march, hold a rally,! usually in a local black f church; and they go into ' neighborhoods, knock-' ing on doors and try to convince people to) register and vote. ling the past six weeks. J The Southern Chris tian Leadership Con ference (SCLC), which i initiated the -march, , designed , routes!. strategically to weave through .congressional . and a. sister; GeOrge. Mrs. Ethel tioii, and where blacks are running for national,; state and local elective offices.. :, '1f 'i:vM MTIw ItHrctl',' Durham ' stopover brought them; into the Second Congres-r sional District where H.M. "Mickey" Michaux, a popular local; attorney and, ibusinessman, is vying to construction; .Georgia. , Teer said that- he ; would vote agaipst any affirmative action pro gram, that came before the Durham Cdunty Commission,. " . Teer's comments were less respdnsive to the will echoed by Swindell, who of the people," Gilmore said "there is not an af- aid. "It would also," in firmative action -i pro- our opinion, brinn about gram, there are no plans the creation of a 'profes- . ,UI vvanu wc nave peenj sionai legislator , ratner JContinued from Front) ; happy with that." ; than the type of citizen propertytaxes ' awinoeu, . wno nas representatives we have The question, then, a01" Mer n:," before the council for 33 years sa,d that odd,v enough, the members is which ser- - 0nly onc D,ack n0,ds v a ProPsaI's chief propo- , vices can h- trimm-rf "high level job" in coun- nent, State Senator Hen- without f seriously ty Spvernment out of ten son Barnes of Wayne practice of having people hampering city opera- su?j P11115- J County (Goldsboro), going to special interest .tions. What do you do,' makes much the Same; groups for money, rather I' BectOn doesn't believe iSwindell .asked when; argument. than their friends and mucmiuucu rw i - ne purpose ot ex:. neichbprs,, because the smag number of blackending the tiirmSfs'to'Ve'-f rocHnlha n- anH th county executives, "boot tain the v ; citizen 'have to raise the money wi ic nuuca wuu nave icgistiaior, Darnes saiu, been there for ten years i? 'because the people of 'This is ' : j identical to the situation. ... r: over 100 years ago," hc'.f:! said, '"when, pur wise forefathers ;. voted : to;U switch from one-year to-f terms. There-;,: chick little -V i people' running around, 'then crying that the sky;;) ; was going to fall In if we i changed. But the sky VV ;didn't fall in Northf; caronna. still, nas gooa state 1 government. And our proposed amend-; ment is designed to con-' tinue that gooa govern ment." . ; ' ' r Barnes says the major '5t2i : reasons for switching to the four-year term In-.!-' elude reducing campaign costs, and giving elected j& . representatives . more ?J . I time at home working: . 'and less time in Raleigh, f ,or campaigning every;'i. : two-years.;;, "v He says.that if this can f be accomplished, it wili er broaden the poql'of peo- ;' pie who will campaign for the legislature v because more people will :be able to afford it. , i-Cc 1 "Right now," he said, "we run the risk of open- : .1 j r.-ii.: 111 llic UUUIS IU lUlllimC 1 professional legislators who - can afford to be away from home. We are , also risking an increased;,1 a districts wfth at legist a'SCWiig the human per. cent WackT popula-P'auons department.fits f NCR-54 REDEVELOP MENT PLAN PUBLIC HEARING ! WHEN: Monday June 7, 1SS2 . TIME: 7:30 P. M. WHERE: City Council Clumber,' City Hall T . iNasn said ne s Der- many "people who don't- sonally helped about 200 understand what's going PTOgleetrcgistered dur- become; the first black congressman, to repre sent this district since Reconstruction. So, for two days, Nash , moved through- Durham i neighborhoods, talking to people abut voting. Nash, who owns part in terest in a family-owned property s management business, said this march I is costing him about $50 ; each week, ' mostly for ; gas. In each local com-i j munity where , the mar-1 jchers have stopped,! I residents have provided1 lodging and food. The The Durham City Council, will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed amendments to the Redevelopment Plan for N.C.R.-54, also known as Project Three of the Haytl-QIzabeth Street GeneraPRenewal Area. The Rroject area Is bounded by Pettfgrew Street on the north; Fayetteville Street ousing Project on the east, Piedmont Street on the south, and Roxboro Street on the west. ' ; The proposed amendments will be presented at the public hearing by city staff, and citizens win have the opportunity to comment on the amendments. the bihV He said the department's " worth can jbe measured in several jways, one being the' .chaos that could erupt if 'the department was ax ed. :,-ir I "We work with iemployers to prevent jflare ups," Beeton said, i" And when complaints 'arise we" work to solve them between the parties involved before anything gets to a critical stage." Fighting Durham's 'critical racial problems during the late 60's was. Iiow- the Human RelsP 110 TVu1mT.m - I . "w" utTiaiuu ana its ciiv oyecs stiff came in to being. In 1968, after long and heated debate, the city council passed an ordinance creating the ; commission, and a few, months later the com mission chose an ex ecutive director. The commission's 14-year history has been to get blacks in7" North Carolina have "We should be more been well-served by the aggressive in ; hiring I representative who has a blacks," he said, Mbut fuUtime job at home, the board (of commis- and works parttime in sioners) has not yet erivi- Raleigh.' sioned ; any "affirmative Barnes says the four action program' year term will give each, Swindell said that he j legislator more time to' did not have any blacks work at his or her job on his immediate staff because it reduces by and neither does Ben half the number of times Shaw, the county's direc- an elected House or I tor of personnel. ; Senate member must "A written affirmative run. action program does not Despite the similarities mean that the county in the arguments, a does' noinractice'affir- (change in the length of mative. action," Shaw legislative terms will said, "I choose the most create several significant quaimeo person t eacn repercussions. I Interested citizens are urged to attend this public hearing. J -y - Copies of the proposed amendments to the'Redevelopment Plan are available for public inspection In the Planning and Community Development Department, 2nd floor, City Hall. Also, the Planning and Community Development staff are available to explain the proposal to anyone who may be Interested. . ; For more information, call the Planning and Community Development Depart ment at 633-4137.T ... 1 , Carolina Times: May 28 & June 4, 1982 , ou. inc ,r . j ..uo linn SCLC also provides pou8h and tumble, flue some expenses for the ltua!,n8 between high trip. visibility and publicity as Though the Nash . r mwuaior between family says they- are NCR-26 REDEVELOP MENT PLAN PUBLIC HEARING WHEN: Monday, June 7, 1S82 TIME: 7:33 p.m. 1 PLACE: City Council Chamber, City Hall ."is3ssa&." pc yi b S.ltQf cn t inn a vi k .... m i . i . Moslems, tney see no j -conflict in being in a I march - sponsored by "Christians". ', "Religion doesn't i icome into play," Nash said. Vlt's the cause. That's what is impor : itKt . Ana while the next . generation is the upper most target for. the; . benefits of this march,! according to Nash, his! family and other sup- U.l.. . ... .uiatKs ana wnites con fronting each other over1 local racial issues, to almost obscurity as a conciliator, during recent years. And, in effect, it might be the quiet effi- . ciency of the commission v iand its staff that has fueled efforts to abolish! the operation. : . : ' s -''V iJ""' f .- ' f '.. .-, time. I think that merit should be the issue and not race.". "If the county com missioners say write an affirmative action pro-' gram, I will write one! and I will carry it out.'M ,he said. He said that one' ot the problems was a , lack of vacancies: , Mrs.1 Spaulding, who jis also running for reelec tion and one of two blacks .f on the - five member board, said . "The board has discuss- ed it, but no actiqn was ; taken on one. We need one badly," r Meanwhile, in explain ing the coming court -suit, Owen said that the 'two nurses claimed that l tney were passed over of race For example, accor- miani Kurt II.A.B ' Miller counters by say ing: "The expenses of. campaigning are not that much of a burden, and besides, I feel that a representative serving a two-year term pays closer attention to con-' cerns of the people." Meanwhile in Durham, four prominent1 people have joined a local effort to stop the, change from two-year to' four-year terms. They! i are State Representatives Paul Pulley and Kennethr! Spaulding; v legislative j candidate, A.J.H. Cle-' f; ment, and Ms. An'gief - . Elkins, vice president .of - the National Federation i, 11, r of Democratic Women, i ' hi' Are you an Individual or sett-employed business A WAGE EARNER PLAN: stops repossession and foreclosures stops oil creditor contact protects co-signers . reduces and extends payments to creditors stops or reduces Interest on most debts stops wose attachments . There Is no fee for a consultation EuclynD. Jacobs Attorney &t Law w The Durham City Council, will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed amendments to the Redevelopment Plan for N.C.R.-26, also known as the Durham Central Business District Project. The project area Is bounded by Morgan and Seminary Streets on the north, Dillard Street on the east, ftamseur Street on the southland Great Jones Street on the west. ' . The proposed tRdmsnts wis fee presented at the public hearing by city staff, and citizens will have the opportunity to comment on the amendments. h: -:y:,-;y:':----)yyX ;HV;V-vi:v.v-;;.,v - Interested cans are urged to attend this public hearing. s.. .: ... v Coples of tti proposed amendments to the Redevelopment Plan are available ; for BsitBc lrr!sn In tU Planning and Community Development Department, ' 2nd fleer, C: j K:I Also, the Planning and Community Development staff are ta to crLIa tna proposal to anyone who may be Interested. ' g i porters, they believe the! RprPIVP. s7 . cause is for all ivonii- "CUCIVCa. StfiSSSSCtt:. Scholarship ung wnues, tne young i and the elderly alike. We ' nil .L...1J , j ,T , miuuiu . oana I together." , , ! . Conceding that she j didn't want to take the:'1 I , Jong hike at first, Mrs.; , , Nash says she is jiow1 , happy she did. - . bothe Nash family is a, mg.1 Hait was awarded ,0nU U!!: pwausc oi race aunng OICUI ICI I nail a job promotion time and nicy wcy irica 10 get .... ITh : , For ntsre tf.zr.z"za, c:H tha Planning and Community Development Depart ment at CC3-4127. l- CfrcSna TfcssK V1 23 A Jana 1, 1S22 class certification for the suit, but that was denied. One black county of-, ficial said that he was not ' 1 . aware of any problems1 I with discrimination in ' Stephen Scott Hait county goyernnient. i was named recently as "cai . the recipient of the H.K. tn5 ,on,8 jline employee i Collins Scholarship at , who asked that his name!,! Durham-Technical In- nobc ? ... .stitute 1 " He said that he did not , A full-time student in' Skyw most of e! Business Data Process-JiK employees felt, .iauuui an aiurmauve ac- ! little over half way to the! the scholarship based on iuon V program. 'It s ' cuu ui me long marcn tor i"15. i Washington, scheduled mance ! to arrive in the Nation's cial need. vapiioi on juiv zo. Nash 1 I ne scnoiarsnm oro- I says .he and his family", gram, was established in I i are going all the way. H memory of H,K. Collins, j- "All the way," Mrs j lithe first president of Nash said, "is the.onl -Durham Technical In- i X way. "-;stitute. academic perfor- . wmething that we just ce as welt as fina,n- LdoI,'lk out' , SUDSCh23 TO ' Th3 Czrcfina Timssi 632-21713 r i , . - y Deloris Benton Evans, . Realtor Q j 1 A Fulltime, Professionally Trained. .Real Estate Broker. Invites you to contact her at ERA ACCENT REALTY, 499-6554 or at home, 489-6689 for pour rew estate neeas. ti , -i.-..' f I I-..;
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