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VOL XI NO. 14 U.S.P.S. No. 06V91
Says deacons out of line
Pastor files suit
to retain church
By ROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle Assistant Editor
The minister of Second New Bethel Baptist
Church, convicted three times for drunken driving
and facing another drunken driving charge in
* Guilford County, says the church's deacons are out
of line and has filed suit against them to save his
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The Rev. Emory L. Clark Jr. said in a lawsuit he
filed against the six deacons in Forsyth County
Superior Court that the deacons are acting contrary
to Baptist church doctrine and are attempting to
operate, the church against the wishes of the majority
of the congregation.
"In attempting to terminate plaintiff's (Clark's]
employment as pastor of church, defendants have
exceeded their authority and have usurped, and
continue to usurp, the authority of the congregation
of church in the conduct of church's business and
religious affairs," the lawsuit states.
Since the church operates under a congregational
form of government, Clark said the deacons cannoi
fire him, but must hold a congregational meetinj
and allow the church members to decide his fate
And according to an interview Clark had with th<
Chronicie in August, atlcwt one raeh meetmj
already has been held. Clark said the congregatioi
decided then in a 53-14 vote to retain him as pastor
"The church has restored me as pastor," Clarl
said in the August interview. "This matter is settle<
and it should not be publicly displayed. Hearts wil
be broken, people will shed tears and people will b<
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But in a letter the deacons sent to Clark, draftee
by attorney Gary W. Williard on behalf of th<
deacons, they said that his behavior was in contrast
to that of a minister.
"It is totally unreasonable for you to expect thai
any church congregation can be asked to follow at
their spiritual leader a man who can neither contro
his own life nor live within the standards set bj
society in general, much less the higher standards
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Most black alderm
expect challenge in
By ROBIN ADAMS .. . ,
' Chronicle Assistant Editor some kind of
"I expect tl
Amid a barrage of 1984 post- running," sj
election analyses, thoughts of the Alderman La
1985 Winston-Salem aldermanic haven't hearc
elections are creeping ud. has put toeetl
v In 1BU8I "t*f -itig infryS ym "
wards, who the candidates will be TtoTone ar
is still up for grabs. In the city's tions seem to
four wards with black aldermen, Northeast Wa
the incumbents are preparing for Please s
Space heaters: Usi
By IRENE PERRY
, Chronicle Staff Writer
With the cold weather here and much more stil
to come, many people are considering ways to keq
that cold air out of the house and that toasty, warn
air in.
One form of heating which has risen in populari
ty during the past few years is the space heater
also known as kerosene and electric heaters.
One reason for their popularity is the rising cos
of fuel, leading consumers to seek alternativ
methods for heating their homes, says Roger L
Kirkpatrick, a winsionoaicm urcinan.
4'However, oftentimes people do not use th
space heaters as supplemental to an existing heatin
system," says Kirkpatrick. "They are used as th
main heating system in the home. This is don
usually because of carelessness and lack c
knowledge on the part of the user.
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"This is why it is absolutely essential for those
who plan to buy a heater and for those who already
11 have one to read, before operating the heater, the
p manufacturer's instructions."
n Kirkpatrick says consumers should make sure the
heater is UL approved (approved by Underwriter's
i- Laboratory). The UL insignia indicates the heater
has been tested and has met all government safety
requirements.
;t "Also, someone interested in buying a portable
e heater should consider the area in which the heater
will operate," Kirkpatrick says. "If the area is
large, poorly insulated, or exposed to frequent ine
and-out traffic, a large heater with over 11,000
g BTU's is recommended. If the area is small or fairly
ic enclosed, a heater with under 11,000 BTLTs is more
ie appropriate."
>f People shouldn't be persuaded to buy a larger
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Blazing The Troll ~
Sandra Douglas: If her high
school guidance counsellors could
see her now.
Profile, A7. Mi
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rd-Winning Weekly
Thursday, November 29, 1984
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BThe way Mayo
pening sees it, Win
big business that hi
about the way
money.
"We run as tigh
good a governmen
North Carolina,"
don't know of ai
compare with us
don't want their
and I agree with tl
To keep the cit;
ciently, Cor pening
to have the best ar
personnel in kej
elected positions,
tions and advisory
As mayor, Coi
key decisions aboi
pointed to the
boards and cor
selects whom w
although the Boai
can reject the n
mended appointe
accepts them.
Rut in th^ epflrt
qualified Candida
these
say blacks are
represented and th
which do have
number of black
really exercise mu
srsity power drives past a host And, although
B points led WSSU to a 60-58 has a black popu
ampton Institute for their first 37 percent, that \
reflected on mar
?The cfty's Insur
For sheriff, police
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i>ewappointmen
By GREG BROWN
Chronicle Staff Writer
Winston-Salem hired a new police chief last
Wednesday and Forsyth County appointed a new
sheriff Monday night,.but both appointments have
raised criticism from some black leaders.
-1?}giiw.tf.i air with
the city police department, was appointed city
police chief last Wednesday by City Manager Bryce
Stuart. The 58-year-old Masten was selected from
among 60 applicants to replace former Chief Lucius
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Getting The Ball Rolling
Winston-Salem State University students colli
They hope the campus drive will spread to the
call 768-2436 or 761-2044 (photo by James Par!
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:k presence
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on boards
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|r Committee, for example, has six
white males, one. white female
r Wayne Cor- and one black female, giving
ston-Salem is a blacks 8.3 percent of the seats,
as to be careful The nine-member Tourism
it spends its Development Authority has six
n white males, one white female
it a ship and as and two black females, with
t as anv citv in blacks renresentinc 111 nerrent
a c? ? r " -----he
says. "I of the board members,
ay others that And on the Winston-Salem
i. The people Development Advisory Commitmoney
wasted tee, with five white male
hem." members, one black female and
y running effisays,
you have ?j>m not just concerned
id the brightest vv/7/i having black faces on a ?
/ positions ? , , . .
city staff posi- board'/ the.y aren ' 8?>ng 10
> positions. do something.
rpening makes ~ Alderman Larry Little
at whom is ap- ?
city's various one black male, blacks represent
amissions. He - 28.4 percent of the board,
ill serve,' and What's more, the city has one
rd of Aldermen commission without any black
aayor's ^recom- representation - the five-member
es, it generally Historic District Commission
with three white males and two
:h for the most white females.
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two v\j avi ?v \j 11 i ucrc arc suuic uuarus ana
s, some critics commissions, however, where
being under- blacks are over represented, such
lat those boards as the Housing Task Force,
a considerable which, with five black male
members don't members, four white males, two
ch power. black females and one black
Winston-Salem female, has a black representation
of about tion of 50 percent,
percentage isn't The seven-member Sports
ly city boards. Commission, with four white
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ts raise criticisms
Powell, who resigned Sept. 30.
Capt. E. Preston Oldham, an officer with the
county sheriffs department for 17 years, was appointed
by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
to fill the unexpired term of former Sheriff
Manly Lancaster -- one day after Lancaster officially
submitted a letter of resignation citing ill health. $
? to me that raetsm is m pervasive ^?
phenomenon as any, even though it may manifest
itself in different ways," North Ward Alderman
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