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tiHtllliinililllMMIIMMIIIIIIMMIIIHIIIlHi The Chronicle, Thursday, November 3, 1983*Page A5 mm TttitiinniniittiittiitTttirt‘t‘T “‘•‘TTftttittiirntmtriiiiinimtiiimiiiitiiiiiimiiMMmu Q^on Graves: Bonds, Progress And Black Folk From Page A4 with jobs and even less to do with education. We assert this based on the hard facts that the main bond pro* ponents (i.e. the city’s business leaders) have yet to res pond positively to pointed questions posed by the Black Leadership Roundtable, the NAACP and other persons and groups pertaining to •a set-aside program for black contractors to insure black jobs. •the formation of a “citizens’ screening committee” to assist in the recruitment of environmentally sound com panies with an established track record of affirmative ac tion and equal employment opportunity for the proposed industrial park. •whether black folk will get more — or be trained — for more than menial jobs. Again, the evasiveness of the bonds’ supporters to the above concerns has caused many in our community to question their sincerity about creating jobs, unless, of course, J.O.B.S. means “Jive Old Bull S—.” If that’s the case, then they’re right. As for education, well, that horse has been practically beaten to death. Clearly, the “disorganization” plan pro posed by the school board will do nothing to enhance the learning process for our children, and, instead, may pro- ItlllllliniililiniMlllilllllllillMIHIIIMIMIIIIIHIIIIIIMIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllilinillllllMMIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIIMIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIMIIilMIMinilMllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIliiiii Brown From Page A4 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt he plans to set the world on fire. And in spite of his heartless portrayal of me, I still like him. And I wish him all of God’s blessings. But I also wish he would learn to stick to the facts and read. For Julian Bond’s continuing education, 1 am quoting myself at the Fairmont Conference before those old black conservatives. Look carefully, Julian; this is where Tony Brown is: “Black people are blacker today then they were 26 years ago when the Brown vs. Board of Education deci sion was passed, and we will be blacker 25 years from now than we are tonight. I do not want to surprise anybody, but there are only three things that can take place: I was born black, 1 shall die black, and in between those two great events, I shall remain black. “So I will operate from the premise of blackness without an apology. And I would like to say this for those who may be nervous: Pro-blackness and anti-whiteness are antithetical. You cannot be pro-black and be anti white. Because if you are pro-black, you will have pride. And if you have pride, you will respect persons with dif ferent backgrounds.” “Tony Brown’s Journal, ” the television series, can be seen Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 26. Letters From Page A4 umbia Fleights High School reunion. Most people were impressed. May the Chronicle continue to have success. Hattie G. Tanner Winston-Salem millllllllMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIMIIIIIiMMIIIMIIIIIinillll Bonds From Page A4 IIHIHHHIIIMIItllllllHIIIIIIinilllHMIllinilllllMIIIHIIIMIIIIlllMllllllllltlllllll Fire From Page A2 lillllllUllilllllllMMII ve to be a further impediment. Grossly disproportionate busing of black children, the closing down of all elemen tary schools in black neighborhoods (Kimberley Park will become a K-5 “magnet school”), and no commitment to hire more black teachers, administrators and coaches should be reasons enough for any sensible person to op pose the subsidizing of unfairness and inequity. The same holds true for Forsyth Tech. Friends, I reiterate: The debate over this bond package is not a struggle of personalities, but one of politics; not a challenge of egos, but one of economics. And despite the negative impact the bonds would have on the total development of the black community, the issue is not race, but one of rage - or more appropriately, outrage that, after all these years, Winston-Salem’s white business and political elite refuses to respect the integrity of the black child, the black family and the black com munity. And while bond oppononents readily acknowledge that the real colon involved here is neither black or white, but “green” - symbolic of the dollars which will fill a few coffers and line a few pockets - the African-American community of Forsyth County must rise in opposition to this entire bond package as a matter of principle. The proponents of the bond appear to be arguing “trickle-down” economics, saying, in effect, that “a ris ing tide lifts all boats.” But perhaps the only things under the proposed bond package are strategically placed ocean liners positioned to hog the entire sea, while the average white citizen does the best he can in his rowboat. And the average black is left - once again ~ on shore with a busted raft. No, we are not against progress. Rather, we are for progress for everyone. “If there is no struggle, there will be no progress.” Vote no Nov. 8. an inconsistency in there somewhere. We are for jobs and progress, as we have said many times before. We are not, however, going to bestow our blessings on a bond package that has no direct, im mediate impact on the community that needs it the most. We have asked the question time and time again, “What’s in it for us?” And we have found the answers wanting. One need only tour the area east of the Cherry- Marshall Expressway to see where housing and economic development are needed the most. Is it selfish for black folk to ask what’s in it for them? No more selfish than it is for the business community to consider what’s in the bonds for business (which you can be assured it did) or for that steady stream of white parents that flooded the school board’s public hearings to ask what was in the reorganization plan for them. When he was mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson ask ed the same questions of the then-proposed new Atlanta International Airport. And he did not allow the project to go forward until policies were enacted that ensured minority participation in the construction and operation of the facility. Thus, we urge you to vote no on Nov. 8. and for the ci ty and the Chamber of Commerce to finally realize that black and poor people live here, too. 'imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiliiiiiiii Last but not least, once your stove or heater is in place, use it carefully. Don’t over- or underfill it with fuel. Keep it clean and adjusted. And never try to “rev up” a lackluster fire by squirting in lighter fluid or gasoline. Flame can travel up the fluid stream and detonate the can in your hand faster than you can image. This coiumn is brought to you weekty by the Chronicle and the Winston-Salem Fire Department. For further in formation, call Assistant Fire Marshal Mary Johnson at 727-2492. The Winston-Salem Chronicle is published every Thursday by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Company, Inc., 516 N. Trade Street. Mailing Address: Post Office Box 3154, Winston- Salem, NC 27102. Phone: 722-8624. Second Class postage paid at Winston-Salem, NC 27102. Subscription: $13.52 per year payable in advance (North Carolina sales tax included). Please add $1.00 for out-of-town delivery. PUBLICATION USPS NO. 067910. . SAMPLE BALLOT SPECIAL BOND ELECTION CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 8, 1983 Voting Instructions step 1 Using both hands, insert the ballot card all the way into the Vote Recorder. Step 2 Be sure the two slots in the end of your card fit down over the two red pins. Step 3 To vote, hold the voting instrument straight up. Punch straight down through the ballot card for the item of your choice. Do not use pen or pencil. Step 4 Vote all pages. Step 5 After voting, remove the ballot card from the Vote Recorder. Note: If you make a mistake return your ballot card and obtain another. James W. Armentroul. Chairman Forsyth County Board of Elections SPECIAL BOND ELECTION NOVEMBERS, 1983 1 snail the order adopted on August 22.1983. authorizing not exceeding $7,500,000 School Bonds ol the County ol Forsyth. North Carolina, lor the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for erecting additional school buildings and other school facilities, letnodellng. enlarging and reconstructing existing school buildings and other school facilities, and acquiring any necessary land and equip ment therefor, and authorizing the levy of taxes In an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds, be approved? YES 103 I NO 104 1 Shall the order adopted on August 22.1963. authorizing not exceeding $4,500,000 Technical Institute Bonds ol the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, lor the purpose ol providing funds, with any other available funds, lor constructing and acquiring additional instructional, student, faculty and administrative facilities, including buiidings. parking and olher related lacllilies and renovating existing facilities for Forsyth Technical Institute and acquiring any necessary land, rights of way and equipment therefor, and authorizing the levy ol taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal ol and the interest on said bonds, be approved'’ YES 113 NO 114 SPECIAL BONO ELECTION CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 8. 1983 SHALLthe order authorizing $15,000,000 of bonds secured by a pledge ot the faith and credit of the City of Winston-Salem to pay capital costs of improving the City's convention center, including the expansion of the convention center and the construction of parking facilities therefor, and including the acquisition and installa tion of furnishings and equipment required therefor and the acquisition of necessary land or rights-in-land, and a tax to be levied for the payment thereol, be approved'’ YES 122 NO 123 SHALL the order authorizing $3,000,000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the City of Winston-Salem to pay capital costs of providing lor redevelopment through the acquistion of land and the improvement thereof includ ing the acquisition of sites for an industrial park and urban redevelopment, and a lax to be levied for the payment thereof, be approved'’ YES 130 NO 131 I SPECIAL BONO ELECTION CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER B, 1983 cT SHALL the order authorizing $900,000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the City ol Winston-Salem to pay capital costs of providing for redevelop ment through site improvements to redevelopment land previously acquired lor urban renewal, and a tax to be levied for the (u^ent thereof, be approved? YES 140 NO 141 SHALL the order authorizing $1.100.000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit ot the City ot Winston-Salem to pay capital costs ol providing related storm sewer and sanitary sewer improvements, including the acquisition and installation ot machinery and equipmenf required therefor and the acquisition of necessary land or rights-in-land. and a tax to be levied for the payment thereof, be approved'’ YES 148 NO 149 SPECIAL BONO ELECTION CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM. NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA =^ NOVEMBER 8, 1983 Ji SHALL the order authorizing $2,200,000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the City of Winston-Salem to pay capital costs of providing streets and sidewalks, including improvements to streets and sidewalks, and provision for traffic controls and landscaping, and including the acquisition and installation ot necessary machinery and equipment and the acquisition of land or rights-in-land. In connection with housing redevelopment, and a lax to be levied for the payment thereof, be approved? YES ISO NO 161 SHALL the order authorizing $600,000 of bonds secured by a pledge of the faith and credit ot the City ol Winston-Salem to pay capital costs ol providing streets and sidewalks including improvements to streets and sidewalks and provision for traffic controls and landscaping, andmciuding the acquisition and installation of neces sary machinery and equipmeni and the acquisition of land or rights-in-land. in connection with downtown business rehabilitation, and a tax to be levied lor the payment thereof, be approved? YES 169 > NO 170 WINSTON-SALEM BRANCH NAACP DEMAND TO BE COUNTED! VOTE NO The NAACP is not opposed to progress but we believe progress is relative. What is progress to local government and big business is not necessarily progress to a large segment of the population that has historically been oppressed, maligned and not given equal opportunity to full participa tion in a democratic and free enterprise system. We have thoroughly analyzed the Bond Package not only in current terms but also as an event In a continu ing chain of events that establishes a definite trend -- a trend when followed through to its logical conclusion strongly suggests complete assimilation of Blacks at worst and a continuing lack of respect for the Black and poor vote at best. While we are gradually losing our historically Black colleges, the School Board plan takes away yet even more historically Black secondary schools in Winston-Salem. Forsyth Tech has not exhibited any sincere in terest in the hiring of Black Administrators and Teachers and the City is trying to sell us jobs that cannot be identified in order to get our precious votes for expansion of the Convention Center, The NAACP views major portions of the Bond Package as inconsistent, economically unfeasible and insen sitive. It’s inconsistent that while the City and Forsyth Tech is promoting expansion, the School Board is promoting contraction. It’s economically unfeasible to put nearly 30% of the proposed School Bond into a single school merely to appease residents in the far eastern portion of the county and completely insensitive to have our youngest Black children bussed ail over the county iwsy from our neighborhoods. The NAACP is opposed to the manner in which all the plans were developed, the doomsday philosophy that is preached by the Pro-Bond Forces, and the apparent lack of respect for the Black and poor vote In this county. SPECIAL BOND ELECTION CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 8, 1983 Page one (1) vote NO 104 vote NO 114 Page two (2) vote NO 114 vote NO 131 Page three (3) vote NO 141 vote NO 149 Page four (4) vote NO 161 vote NO 170
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