Page A2-The Chronicle. Thursday. July 19. 1984 mmmggm ppv * n Jp I u iQEll V H fl Wk *" Sm & . * K J9 I nMWWl - *? - -? Jljjaj^^F j& IHgo^t, ^Hk s ^ ' j , v>^| ^v* '< ^^WBL ~ a ^B Mr ^B mm wmmU , . B ^BEH^ jk^' fHHB**"^ % v ij;^# I ^^BKusWIMl. nk .<> v-. *^**BPB> ^PPWIIiWr I |?NEWS DIGEST? I National, state and locc HUEX: Skyline rent sul A' II Q hni ic in n /\1 i"?.'inl V I I)^..lw J^?1^. ^ w . iivu.iiii^, VI i ll IUI .? i UU i IV. t L. Hill NMJtlll' Ilil.N upheld federal auditors' reports that the owners of Skyline Village apartments in W inston-Salem have received federal rent subsidies that are too high. Barksdale, the Department of Housing and Urban Development's assistant secretary for housing, agrees with auditors that the John R. Taylor Co., the owner of the apartments, improperly charged the government for exorbitant interest rates on a loan from the firm's owner, John R. Taylor Jr. Taylor's firm receives federal government rent subsidies for eligible low-income tenants in the 169-unit apartment complex under the federal Section 8 housing program. ... Section 8 to be wat In the wake of the Department of Housing and * Urban Development agreeing with federal auditors that federal rent subsidies at Skyline Village apartments are too high, the Winston-Salem Housing Authority says it plans to scrujini/e proposed contracts between the government and developers more closely. An additional manager will review all such contracts, said the authority's director, David I. Thompkins, last week, and staff members have been directed tvi u>11ig, ij1111uiunrupie eonmoutions and contracting and innovations. Currently, minorities make up 23 percent of Safeway's work force and 14.4 percent of its management, which compares to the 17.8 percent minority representation in the nation's work force. Open Line Where did our Ih Q: Since the closing of Illusions, 1 must contend with these small, tight Winston-Salem nightclubs that cramp my style. What happened to Illusions? J.T. A: According to one of its nine owners, Illusions, which was located on Liberty Street, was not breaking even financially. The club was too large to establish its proper identity, he says, and failed to attract the at least 200 patrons that were needed each night to show a profit. The owners tried attracting both the professional and non-professional patron, the owner says, but to no avail. Thus, the nightclub established a reputation in the community as ,4a cold and stuffy big 1 11 news briefs compiled by John S/ade Qr + ^ ^ V* ? LrOlUICO LVJU Illgll ,tt In April, federal auditors reported that t Taylor firm stood to receive $4.25 million for 18-month loan of $335,000, an overpayment more than S4 million by 1996 if the terms of t loan agreement weren't corrected. In defense of itself, the Taylor company said believed it was following federal guidelines when charged the government for the loan costs, and s< it believed John Taylor's loan to his own compa was legitimate and that the government shot compensate the firm for its loan payback costs. Barksdale and the auditors said they "assui that the indebtedness was created merely for t purpose of securing higher contract rents" higher rent payments from the government. ched more closely in loans that John K. Tavlor Jr. made to his co pans for repairs to Skyline Village apartments, t city's largest Section 8 housing complex. Taylor's firm, the John R. Taylor* Co. Greensboro, is the owner of Skyline V illage. Thompkins said his office will follow i guidelines in HIJO's area office in Greensbi when it calculates the new rents below the pres< $314 per month the Tavlor Co. now charges Skvl tenants. The authoriiv will also re\ imv ihr IX oth.M .. tracts of tirnis owning housing in W inston-Salen which tenants eligible tor Section 8 rent subsic li\e. i fair-share agreemer The NAAC'P acknowledged the steps alrea taken by Safeway and commended the eompan> the progressive steps it has taken in executing fair-share agreement. "You, like the 18 other corporate executives w have signed fair-share agreements with NAAC'P, are demonstrating a proper awaren that these pacts are good for business a^ well as the minorities to whom you are opening up furtl avenues of opportunity," said Hooks. of the agreement. "We appreciate this opportunity to reiterate < commitment to equal opportunity," s, Maeowan. "... We look forward to exnandintz I relationship and working with the national office the NAACP in this joint effort to strengthen i commitment." fusions go? room that lacked character and intimacy" a eventually had to close its doors. A Joint Kffort Q: I'm not much of a sports buff, but I would I to know how the local semi-pro baseball team, Pond Giants, got its name. L. A: Nelson Petree, owner and manager of the Pc Giants, says the team, which started in 1914 ; Please see page A3 ItllUIIIIIMMMHUIIIIHIIIIHIIMIiMIMitlltlllllllllMIMIUHIII INCCU: still i lltiMMUIKHMMIIIIIIIMtlMIIMMttlMMHIIUIIIIIMNMIUHIIM final decision and used Walker's appointment to defuse controsers> and buy more time; still others feel the process used was not the way to find a top-notch i chancellor. Whiting, who now 11\es in Col- l umbia, Nld., said he feels the ( search committee, composed of ' faculty members, administrators 1 and trustees, and headed by then- c I chairman of the board of trustees Miliars Holloway, did develop specific guidelines and used the best means possible. "We looked for a chancellor using the best methods," said Whiting in a telephone interview search committee, estatrlrshed criteria, advertised for the job, waited for applications, weeded out applicants based on the criteria, interviewed five or six applicants and then selected the top two. 1 don't see that there is any other way to do it. But that doesn't mean there won't be rumbling on the side." J Before you hc hire vonr nevt "> employee consider this.. ;; an older worker can be Id your best worker. IK1 . , h hc For more information on how or you can hire mature workers, contact your local ! Urban League. A PoO"C > ??<: ? Ot i "?>v.!>POP??' he iro It you pay attantion to the aaa. you non profit. philanthropic organizati The fact it. we all pay the same an > 4- little something on each one we se r I, T^* defence between us and the willing to settle tor We'll give you i ' for our* Thi? aavaa you a littU If that aounda too aimplt to b? trua I CI \ chach ua out? 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Whiting said the seareh comin it lee, alter narrowing the number of applicants to four, submitted two names to the i* ? board of trustees which in turn submitted the names to the general administration and PresiPlease see page A12 :ED A >1 Diploma s (18 and o\ et) s, afternoons, oi evenings prrffgncr At ' ' "' ~ ~ ; HZ~r :e. Apply now I CAL INSTITURE ek Parkway N. C 27103 3 0371