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IIIIIIIHIIIIIItlllllllllllllilllllHHMIIIIIIMIHIMMIIIIIIlHi Winston Ml itiwHWiitmimimiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw problem with finances," Hill repeatedly said. Winston Mutual was forced to find another company to merge with because its surplus funds dipped below the state-required level, Qatd Kennedy. Any insurance company licensed to do business in North Carolina is required to have a certain amount of surplus funds on hand in order to slay in business, said Smith. According to the last uatpmpm compiled by Winston Mutual in March, Smith said, it had $229,709 In surplus funds. For a company its size, it only needs ItllllllllllllllllllimiimillllllllllllllllllllMMIHIIMIIIIM ? Dollar Days IIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIItllMIHIIMIItftlMl NAACP's local chapter, says blacks put $220 million per year into the local economy, but that not many merchants realize it. "We're doing this to show merchants how much money we spend with them and that if we Black chiel iiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiMiiiMiiiMMMimiii departments" under the ne< department supervisors becam indicating the criteria were "to Powell, upset with the excep the merit pay criteria to the sup* the new pay plan seriously. Powell has also been critici department. As of June 30, o percent, were black. Blacks population citywide. There ar< corporal, four sergeants, one highest ranking officer is Majc support services division. There is one black in the d narcotics and none in the intell When asked about the numl department, Powell said, "I too city's affirmative action plan ar A _ . pommument." Powell was also the subject *iyears ago, after he^threw.gu^ they were discriminatory. Only exam. White officers later fi department, charging reverse d The relationship between department has been strained between police officers and attempted to arrest a man fo: community residents filed department, although most of tl black. Along with Burke, aldermen 1 have shown support for a bl however, will have only an advis replacement. "I would certainly hope th candidate an opportunity," said black chief, because there ai Hflnorfmonf ' ' vivpai iniviil* Despite the problems a bl department should consider app "It is a matter of changing p said. "Most of the time they se people get used to a black beinf Womble agrees. "I think it i: appointing a black or female to "A black police chief woulc Winston-Salem practices what would tell people that this city i However, retired Capt. John "In my opinion, they would about two years," said Landon, ^sagT^rrvice: *^ htiacfc nuig?.cl white chief would." Landon said there is stilLmuc the flood of recent promotions, any promotions for at least the Womble said he would prefer department who has demonstn excellent work performance. Pat Hairston, president of the "I agree we should have a black | have important black role mode "The department still has a "Most of the older officers hav you have a lot of the younger o who are trigger happy." However, Dr. Virginia Newell, just hopes to see a qualified can "I just don't want them to pi< then people will say 'I told you s manager to pick the best qualifie anybody who can do the job.'* Newell said she would be hap] "I would not want to tie the cit) to a black candidate." The city has been doing a fair but should increase its drive to I the racial makeup of the city. When asked about the possib Manager Stuart said, "We will qualified to act as chief of the d * KIIHIIIIIIMUIMtUIHIIUMMMIItlllMIIMilUMHHIIIIMUMHIl itual ponders $125,000 to stay in business. "They are well over the surplus," Smith said. "And we just approved a surplus note that further increases their surplus funds." But when Hill talked with him, Kennedy said, he indicated the company was having trouble financially. Although the company is partially at fault for its financial woes, Kennedy said, its problems are shared by many otlWs in the business. "This has been coming on for years," said Kennedy. "Small insurance companies, black and From Page A1 quit spending money with them, some of them are going to go out of business,99 he said. The NAACP estimates that nationwide, blacks spend more than $150 billion annually for goods and services. Benjamin Hooks, the NAACP's executive From Page A1 Ill | |flft||| AIIAflAAMAIAIIIAII AAfllfllfllAlAMflllflflfl II lllllllll INII HW IIVIIIIVIIIVniSVWVHVHVVI^M^^^H^nVI llllllll w merit pay guidelines. Police e angry over the new guidelines, o vague." tionally high evaluations, returned ervisors and cautioned them to take zed for the racial makeup of his nly 42 of its 318 officers, or 13.2 comprise 40.1 percent of the ; only seven black officers -- one lieutenant and one major. The >r O.D. Redd, who is head of the vtwiiTw uivijiuii, i wu 111 vice anu igence section of tlie department, ber of black police officers in the k the job with a commitment to the id I think that I've carried out that of a controversy that erupted two., Jssjt SCJpegs foLjtfQraatioflx^xm* one black police officer passed the led suit against Powell and the iscrimination. the black community and the . A year ago, a fight broke out black residents after an officer r drinking beer in public. A few complaints against the police le officers involved in the fray were ^arrv Little and I.arrv Wnmhlp alcr? ack police chief. The aldermen, ory role in the selection of Powell's ey would give a qualified black i Little. "It would be difficult for a re a lot of hard heads in the lack chief would confront, the >ointing a black, Little added. >eople's perception of blacks," he e us getting arrested, but it is time I the top cop." s time for us to seriously consider be police chief. i demonstrate 10 the people that it preaches," Womble said. "It s fair to everybody." Landon disagrees, run a black police chief away in a black officer who retired with 33 tffif'VguuktH^rggl thtl vupjjui t j :h racism in the department. With young black officers can't expect next 15 years, he said, selecting someone from within the ited intelligence, competence and local chapter of the NAACP, said, police chief. It is past time for us to Is. Our time has come, lot of prejudice in it," he said, e adapted well to the chance, hut I fficers with the cowboy mentality , the East Ward alderman, said she didate, regardless of his race, ck a black who is unqualified and o\" Newell said. "I want the city d candidate. It is the right time for py if the new chief was black, but r manager's hands by limiting him job of hiring blacks, Newell said, have the police department reflect ility of a black police chief, City I be considering anybody who is epartment." IMMtMMMMMMHIIilillllllilltHHIItlttlllllilllllilllltilllillllil a possible met itMimiMttmMttmaMttttmttiiiitHtMtttittitmttiiitiitmiitii white, are having a real difficult time. Most black companies are still writing weekly premiums. When the switch was made years ago to writing industrial premiums, smaller companies had difficulty making the switch." The lagging economy and high unemployment rate among black people added to the plight of minority-owned insurance companies, he said. 44There was a lapse in ?? is ?- 1 tonnes, rvcimcuy saiu. " People couldn't afford to pay premiums. And besides, black companies can't compete for manpower IIIIIIIIMIIMIIIMMItllllMllllllllllllltlllltltllllllllllllllllltli . ' i1?wwnrv> . I " "*i"W? I n 11 IIIHttlllllMtlllllllMIIIMIIilllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllll director, launched Black Dollar Days last year as part of Please see page A11 Correction In the Aug. 23 issue of the Chronicle, the article entitled 4'Church split on pastor's DWI woes," did not clarify that the minister's full name is the Rev.. Emery L. Clark Jr. The Chronicle regrets the oversight. Also, Dr. H. L. Moore, pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, denies being the telephone caller who offered comments in support of Clark. Moore said he was especially disturbed by the quote, "There's not a minister in Winston-Salem that has not done wrong. There are other ministers with the same problem." "Shop I Our 5 I Convenient Locations" I. LAB* ,/i 4 1 1 Wool I Willi *69.90 i Liqht weight, but \ One siz iiiiiMuiuiHiiiiiiiiimimitittimiiiMttMiiiimMtiMiMM* ger - ?- From Pag because they are too small to pay the salaries." Kennedy said he is not so sure the merger with Golden State will go through and that, if it fails, his company will be willing to open negotiations with Winston Mutual again. "We still would (merge)," Kennedy said. "We are not chasing them, but we would be standing ready to help them. Their whole company is not as large as one of our divisions. So, you see, it's not that important tous." If Golden State does decide to merge with Winston Mutual, the company will keep its present Colonial 'R n Rugged, durable 2x6 Honey Pine 100% Dupont? NYLON upholal Juki think Of It for OA* lACtoOiOfy low priCt yOue living room or family room with comforiabfo coor vov got a maaaivo tola with a matching rock chair plus a cocktail tabu ana pair of matching < Such a lovoiy pockago at tuch an amoiing vofut KEN.LU * I nasi furi 784-7609 328 Waughl Motim i 1 a * p r DR DA - ) * l) \ o ft \ ' tf\A m\ ''/ / lv , 'uihium iof, " Hood ref?. $85 varm. Medium grey, e fits all. Downtown Parfcvlaw Oak wood Drtva (Across 1 The Chronicle, Thur IMNMiliillUlltHHIillllNltUIMitiUNUtHiHUiillMiUIIUNIH e A1 ?? - name unless Golden State gets a North Carolina insurance license. No license is needed if Winston Mutual continues toi operate under the same name. Company officials from Golden State could not be reached for.comment. A Golden State secretary said the company is entering union negotiations and has no comment on the possible merger with Winston Mutual. Winston Mutual will hold a meetine of itc nnlirv hr?lH#?rc r*r? ?-0 jr IIV/IMVI J V/?* Monday, Jan. 14, 1985. A vote 15TI a possible merger is expected to be on the agenda. Winston Mutual was founded amily-Living The utmost in comfortable luxury for the very least/ Mn (ill your ^ v try charm* a?. lounge B^^Vv ' ? end labiee1 ^ radK Ttrmi Art Available NITURE town 784-7605 \ jp ^ Y SAV1 > (0 .. \,, ((.^n i\, = / fm &\ \M . ^ V ^ \.SV /r i i I M 1 | 1" 11 ll"'1 'tV ZZI , III.M^.L.I. IJ.UM ... ..IW.WIPWI .J.HW !">:<I i\/./l ii ^ I!: _. k )8 8 j[P* Swev 924/J?? n Short puff sleeve with she pointelle front in soft past) NorthtidO R^ynofda^Mftoo!' Stratford Road from Thruway) v x % sday, August 30, 1984-Page A3 MtiiMimiiMMmnMHimiiHiMMiHitmMmmmMimi ~ ~ .. . r* in 1906 as the Winston Industrial Association and wrote its first policy on Aug. 21, 1906. In 1915, the company merged with Mountain City Mutual Insurance Co. ol Asheville and assumed its present name. The company started out writing only sickness and accident insurance policies, selling them for five and ten cents per week. Hill, the current president, succeeded his grandfather, George W. Hill, and his father, E.E. Hill. The younger George Hill was named president in 1971 and had served as assistant comptroller before that. at its best! | ~ \ All 8 Pieces I -x- x..$499 I fST Regular $799 SK) High-back Sola, Rockar. ilgj Lounga Chair, Cocktail Tiki iTw r.ku ? r.ki.. * BI/IVI tk blW IMHTCi c Oiff?r#n? 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