>! - Shoplifting prevented them from getting raises. 44lf the store has to keep putting money back into the store to make up for shoplifting, they can't afford to give this store's employees raises," said employee Stella Brown. "Every dollar of stuff they take, we have to make another dollar or so to cover it." Revco isn't the only store with a Droblem Th^ chrinninn ? . - xaivppill^ VVilltl 3 other tenants, with the exception of the 47th Pier Fish Market, also are plagued by excessive shoplifting. "Something goes out of here everyday," said Tammye Ann. Tucker* manager of,the FatmlyDoITar , Store in the center. "These people (the shoplifters) are good. They are just walking the stuff away. And many of them are the regular customers we know." The amount of missing merchandise got so high at the High Fashion clothing store that the manager, 11 Yu, decided to attach theft detectors to all the clothes: Apparently, the measure worked. Community celebrates second year The Timberlake Community Organization will celebrate its second anniversary Saturday, Aug. 25, with a banquet at Reeves Community Center on Renfro Street in Mt. Airy. For ticket information call Mrs. Inez Simmons at 789-9863. Tickets are $5 each for adults and S2.50 for children under 12. The Timber lake Community Organization was incorporated in 1983. The organization received a $15,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in June. Under the guidance of its president, Mrs. Martha L. Joyce, the organization gained non-profit status. Joyce is an active youth worker in 4-H and was inetrnmant ?1 ?> -L-L " jvi uuiviiiai in cs?iaDiisning a pageant and a scholarship fund. " Other organization officers include Cleveland Moore, vice president; Mrs. Dorothylene SimWens^ secretary; Mrs. Inez Simmons, treasurer; Mrs. Geraldine Moore, assistant treasurer; J.E. King, community reporter; Mrs. Sherry George, aid-to-ourneighborhood chairperson; G. Simmons, sanitation chairperson; and Louise Flippen, recreation chairperson. Members of the board of directors include Mrs. Joyce, the chairperson; Eric Strickland, executive director; Ann France, secretary; Mrs. Mary Gwen, assistant secretary; and board member FloydL George, Robert J. Loviel, a Mt. Airy contractor, has agreed to build a community center for the Timberlake Community and has donated two acres of land for the project. . ? The Winston-Salem Chronicle is published every Thursday by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Company, Inc., 617 N. Liberty 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 SI.00 for out-of -town delivery. PUBLICATIN USPS NO. 067910 V HMMAMMMMIMMMMMMIMtltMIMMMMMMIMIMMIIIIttMMJ losses mount lltllllllMMIIIIiliilllHIIIillllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 44It's not as bad as it was before we got the alarms on the clothes," Yu said. "Now it's almost nothing." Meanwhile, Russell Sledge said shoplifting at 47th Pier is almost non-existent because of the type of store his is. 44It's kinda hard to get a fish out of the case without us seeing it," Sledge said. In an effort to combat shoplifting, the Food Lion grocery store recently installed a security system that is activated whenever an item that has not been paid for leaves the store. The new system, located only in theand Cii'At botfr ofwhich have large numbers of black shoppers, is a new security measure for Food Lion but brings good results, said East Winston store manager Waverly Martin. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiim Wilson nam< From Page A1 llttlllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIHIIIIIIIII pointment,*' said Wilson. "I will to make a success of matters at th John Davis, chairman of the trustees, said the appointment pie "I believe Haywood is well-qi perform excellently in the cap< chancellor,*' Davis said. Because Covington will not of university until Aug. 20, Wilsor refrain from making any addit about his appointment until he bee sity's official spokesman. Covington could not be reacht but Myron Chenault, WSSU's vi< development, said the board chosi "I think it's an excellent choice, "He has proven himself as a capa at Winston-Salem State and the choice." Since Covington announced hi July 6, there has been much speci the new chancellor will be and wh interim. Many felt that the bo? would appoint someone outside i was the case with North Care university when Dr. Lewis C. Do Cleon Thompson, vice president vices and special programs in the L ed as the school's interim head fc But Wilson's appointment came many. Said George Hill, a member of of trustees: "I think he is a good He will bring some stability to the Because Wilson has been at tl years, Hill said, he has a proven r "He can do a good all-around said. "He is a good, solid perforr When questioned earlier durii some of WSSU's alumni had said t that the interim chancellor be son university. But Paulette Marshall, Kuandelea Alumni Association, sa the alumni would take a wait-and fA T TO DA IMI W#U1 A GREAT NEW LOOK FOR YOUR HOME WITH VINYL SIDINl Never needs painting Variety of colors Insulated sheathing to reduce energy Lifetime warranty FREE EST I MATEi Plan to visit our showroom in Thruv windows vinyl and aluminum sidin * I From Page A1 IIIIHItlillililliillllllllllllllllllllllillllillllHIIIIIMIMIMMIIItit "After Waughtown installed the system, their inventory was completely turned around." Martin said, hoping the same happens at East Winston. Despite the measures being taken to combat shoplifting, Revco's Ray said he is bothered that there is a problem at all. "It makes me feel bad that hlarts QfP Hninn ?? " ^^ ^ "1' Ml V UUlllg 11, 3dlU I\dV . "It's hard to get businesses to come over here/pnd this doesn't help much. ) "The people coming in here are community people. These are people from our community. It's di.vgirsted; \ get tired of taking our people to court and to jail for . three, four and five dollars. I'm getting disheartened. "When 1 catch them with the merchandise they call me Uncle Tom or white folks' nigger. PeomiiiiiiiiiMaiiiiiaiMMMiiiaimiiiiHitiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiim id interim chai imiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiHiiiitiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHi be working hard Wilson, lis institution." "We are going WSSU board of copy of Covingto ases him. hold it against hi jalified and will tive role in the al icity of interim gonna wait and s Marshall also ficially leave the with Covington, \ said he would ni, may be to his ional statements ington's mistake* :omes the univer- "He has been ington made and ?d for comment, Marshall. "And :e chancellor for how it works ma e the right man. "Now we are " Chenault said. extent that we di ble administrator .there once." :y made a good Wilson gradu High School in li is resignation on undergraduate d< ilation as to who his master's deg o will serve in the from A&T and ird of governors from Southern the university, as five years in the >lina A&T State named the outs wdy resigned and served as a prim for student ser- He joined the JNC system, serv- to President Kei >r one year. as director of sti ? as good news to sent position in Wilson has a 1 the WSSU board man for the job. In other busin< ?job." elected Philip le school for 15 defeated Winstor ecord there. 16-15. solid job," Hill appointed it ner." Elizabeth Milley, ng the summer, the North Caroli hey would prefer now the dean of t leone outside the nia State Univers president of the approved a se lid this week that William Friday. F -see attitude with making his new s Y'S PRICES - IT PROV m'Htiq I *3533*1 j * Tilt actic costs 20 year win $ vay Lower Mall soon See a complete selectio q and trim, and other home improvement pn ?^777^771 t rw? IMIMIIIIIIIJIIIIMIIIIilMllttltMMIliHMIMMMMMMMMMM pie have even offered me money to let them steal or asked me to turn my back and let them steal." But Ray and others agree that it's not everybody that's stealing; most customers, they say, are honest. "This is just a minute group of people," Ray said. "Ninety-nine percent of the people who come in here are honest. But it's that one percent that makes it hard for everybody." The only way to combat the problem, said Ray, is, first, to educate the community about the shoplifting problems, and, sedcond^ajejoucourage the public to help- wage ?hc battle against ~ shoplifting. "If the public sees somebody stealing, they are going to have to get more involved." Ray said. "Or they will have to pay the price -- higher prices." ncellor * iiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiNi Jmc? to wait and see if he is a carbon >n," she said. "Some of the alumni im because he hasn't taken an aclumni association. But we are just ,ee. said the fact that Wilson served who displeased many of the alumadvantage, if he learns from Cov >. there and seen the mistakes Covshouldn't make them again," said his knowing the university and y be an advantage, just gonna sit back but not to the id with Covington. We have been ated the salutatorian of Atkins 959. After finishing WSSU with an ;gree in education, Wilson received rpp in PfillPOtiAnil w ... vviuvuiiuiiui auiillllisil auun his doctoral degree in education Illinois University. He taught for local school system where he was tanding teacher of 1965. He also :ipal. WSSU staff in 1969 as the assistant ineth R. Williams. He then served jdent affairs and moved to his pre1977. wife, Rosa, and two children. ?ss, the board of governors G. Carson as its chairman. Carson l-Salem Mayor Wayne Corpening I a s first female chancellor. Jane 44, will become the chancellor at na School of the Arts. Milley is he School of Fine Arts of Califor- | ity at Long Beach, ilary increase for UNC President rriday received a $26,000 increase, alary $115,000. PAYS TO I rE! * t VINYL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS r Energy efficient Maintenance free S 0 in ror easy cleaning warranty on I dow parts I NCING AVAILABLE I n of garden windows replacement loi^onlractsExcept#d e The Chronicle, Thursday, August 2, 1984-Pafle A3 robins NORTHSIOE SHOPPING CENTER SUMMER SAVINGS SPECIAL CROUPS REDUCED 50% AN|MORE SHORTS ANDl ^7^ KNIT TOPS I $2"" //rPa $8.99 j A Xl J A Reg. $7 to $21 / / Solids and stripes. ' J I \ ii A must for summer fy* C "Ajt?r Sizes: S-M-L \ y s"hort"s ' A \ $1-99 $9.99 / / \ N I Re8* *5 to 520 / / \ V Assorted styles and colors. if ' * sizes: s-m-l - 8-14 SHORT SETS ENTIRE STOCK OF SUMMER $3.99 . $5.99 $5.99 _ ???.?tosu? $10.99 Assorted styles Reg. $13 to $23 and colors Assorted styles and Broken sizes colors. 5-7 - 8-16 GROUP OF SUMMER DRESSES ?1 Vi price Original price - $12.00 to $56.00 .arge Selection of Styles and Colors to Choose From: Sizes: 5-13 and 6-18 jROUP OF ACCESSORIES $.99 .$6.00 Rpff. ?2 no fo (10 nn ? """'vv Assorted Styles in Belts, Sunglasses, Cigarette Cases, Key Cases, Wallets, Scarts, and Ties. JJAAME& DRESSY ^ BLOUSES $4t." $10.99 m*k3?> and Colors. 6-18 -40-44 _y / i GROUP OF UMMER SKIRTS $7.99 wMBk $14.99 IfBL Prints and Solids. Assorted Styles. I | \ \ robin's Phone 767-3976 I / V \j / "V i

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