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By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS
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In case you haven't noticed, the Greenway
neighborhood, particularly Patterson Avenue, has
undergone a metamorphosis.
"The New Spirit of Greenway," is the theme
neighborhood residents have adopted for their
three-year-old Winston-Salem Neighborhood
Housing Services program.
NHS is a public-private partnership made up of
the neighborhood's residents, the city's government
services, major lending institutions and other
businesses, all pitching in to renovate and rejuvenate
Greenway.
? "People had a misconception at first that we
were a 'model cities' program," says Reedy Carter,
executive director of NHS. '"Model cities' tore
down more than they rebuilt.
"We're trying to help people correct code enforcement
violations," he says, "and upgrade the
neighborhood."
Actually, says Carter, NHA is a low-interest loan
service program to the Greenway community. But if
residents would rather use their own money for
home renovation or expansion, NHS can help them
to select bondable and insurable contractors and
give technical assistance, as well.
"Basically," says Carter, "we give the low interest
loans to people who can't afford a conventional
bank loan. For those who can, we make
referrals."
With an operating budget of a quarter of a
million dollars, Carter says the major lending institutions,
coporations and businesses serve as the
^??Social Notes
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nion, which started over 105 I
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Reunion festivities began with
worship service at Bethania AME HlP^"
Zion Church. Later, a birthday
party was held for Napolean Fulp ;y^wEJjT
at his home on Collins Avenue. KM]|n
- The annual reunion was held at
family's brothers and sisters in I I
attendance. Later in the week, an I
afternoon barbecue was held for
family members at the home of I
Virginia Lash in Oldtown. I
Virginia is one of the 11 brothers I
and sisters who organize the reu- I
nion each year.
Those attending the reunion included
Walter Fulp, Susie Mae Washington, N.
Leacn and Nellie Brown, all of Madison, Evanj
Walnut Cove; Ida Pearl Co'bb of ferson and Ricl
Hostesses, tour gui
A ten-day training course for and desire to de
prospective Old Salem tour Interested pers<
guides, hostesses and craft inter- touch with Jack
Basic requirements are an interest
in history and an ability Craft interpr
People On The Move
Campbell is top i
Winston-Salem residents drove through i
should be happy to know that tha using their city*
state's No. 1 city bus driver is a drove Winstoi
Winston-Salem Transit Authotfi- purchased GM<
ty employee. Clark Campbell, a Come Octob
39-year veteran with the dty's enter the natior
transit system, recently walked or Washington an
shall we say 44drove" away with purse and natic
$500 and the state trophy at the Karen A. Co
fi.C. 1984 Statewide Bus Roadeo Meyer have be
Course in Cleveland. tions officers i
Another WSTA driver, 14-year vices Inc. in
veteran Walter Ship, was the con- Timothy A. 1
test's third-place winner and took elected marketi
home a $100 purse for his efforts. Ms. Corley
Instead of riding horses, con- Wachovia Servi
testants from Greensboro, supervises the g
Charlotte, Wilmington, Wilson loan default <
and other North Carolina cities unit. She is a
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der renovation
major financiers of the program by providing loans
and other operating funds.
R.J. Reynolds Corp., says Carter, serves as an atlarge
member of the partnership. Other prime lending
institutions include Wachovia Bank and Trust
Co., First Citizens Bank, North Carolina National
Bank, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Piedmont
Federal Savings & Loan, Northwestern Bank, First
Home Federal Savings & Loan, Southern National
Bank and First Union National Bank. Needed construction
workers and painters are volunteers pro"People
had a misconception at first that
we were a 'model cities' prograpi. "
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vidcd by the Experiment in Self Reliance.
On the corner of 30th Street and Gilmer Avenue,
a house owned by Burke Wilson is undergoing neccessary
changes to bring the structure up to standards.
Carter says it was^bne of the neighborhood's
''eyesores.'1
Renovations for the home will include landscaping,
painting and some inside improvements.
"NHS is building up the inner-city," says Carter.
- Carter also says the Greenway neighborhood was
selected from eight neighborhoods in the city for
the project. Durham and Wilmington are the only
other cities in the state with NHS programs and
Charlotte is in the process of revitalizing its defunct
program. Nationwide, 100 NHS programs have
been created to upgrade city neighborhoods.
Census data and demographics, Carter says, are
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;ie Beck, assistant an on-call basis.
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and craft- terpreters in the dye and potter's
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has been with Meyer joined Wachovia in
ices since 1978 and 1980 and is supervisor of the
;uaranteed student guaranteed student loan conver:laims
processing sion unit. A native of Roslyn
i native of Rich- Heights, N.Y., he is a graduate of
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30th Street and Gilmer Avenue (photo by James
vjreenway residents include the working class, professionals
and the elderly.
Since the arrival of NHS in Greenway, Carter
says loans have been made to 13 homeowners and at
least $175,000 worth of repairs and renovations
have been made without loans from NHS by
homeowners over the past three years.
^ Operation Paint Brush reimburses residents in
NHS areas who have painted their homes, provided
paint or the painters. Duke Power also assists the
program by introducing residents to weatherization
methods and tips on home energy conservation are
given by officials from the state Solar Energy and
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the oldest living relative.
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representative since joining
Wachovia in 1982. He is a native
of Herndon, Va., and a,graduate
of the University of Virginia.
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Energy Conservation Program.
Thomasina Holmes, a leading resident in the
Greenway neighborhood for 18 years, had her kitchen
gutted to make room for a larger one, a
bathroom and an entertainment dining room. She
was also one of the residents welcoming the publicprivate
partnership project.
"Over the years, you know, a house will
deteriorate," Holmes says. "When NHSxame, we
invited it with open arms and, as you can see, it has
helped.
"If a person can be motivated by anything," she ?
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