Black presen quality people on them and that's what we try to do." When a vacancy exists or is about to exist on a board, Corpening says the vacancy is announced through legal advertisements in newspapers. Interested residents are encouraged to send a letter of application, he says, which are taken into consideration before any appointments are recommended to the aldermen. But sometimes, Corpening says, he personally contacts a potential appointee to persuade him to take the post. "Sometimes you have to call up and ask them to serve," he KflVC AnH in th^ pocp r?f Watl. mv VMUV VI UW ington, he says, 44we had to have a little prayer meeting with him to get him to do it." Corpening says there hasn't been any deliberate attempt to keep qualified blacks off those boards considered to be the most powerful, such as the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which has 30.6 percent black representation. "Again, this is another on money," he said. 4<It costs us $100,000 a year in the red. 44I'm not saying blacks are dumb," he says, "but you need someone who can handle money." As for the way the appointment process works now, he says, "It's about as good as you can do. I don't see how we could better it." Black East Ward Alderman Virginia Newell says one problem the city faces is a shortage of qualified, experienced blacks who have the time to serve or those boards exercising the most influence. 44I see that as a problem,'* she says. 44When we think aboul those powerful commissions, w< just don't have the blacks whe can afford to come on those boards. We have just felt that we didn't have the black manpowei to serve on those commissions." Another problem is that, orici the city decides to properh balance black and white represen tation on these boards, it take V time. 44Basically, you can't put peo pie off who are on there," Newel says, "and some of them havi two terms. 1 think that as far a we are able to put blacks an< women on there, we have don well." Newell said Corpening ha< made a "good faith" effort t< make black appointments. Black Northeast Ward Alder man Vivian Burke says th boards are "not as balanced as feel they should be," but says th situation has improved cor siderably since 1978, when th black aldermen teamed up wit] Republican Aldermen Jac Cavanagh and Robert Nor thington Jr. to press for mor black and Republican appoint ments to the boards. In 1978, Burke says, th aldermen passed a resolutio making it city policy to appoir more minorities to the boards. Still, there have been problem and she cites the Insurance A? ' ?" ? ? I ? I r m m visory Commission as an exarr pie. "From the time I First looke at that particular board, I wj told at that time we don't ha\ any minorities which can fill thi bill," she says. "Thwp'c a lot of tallr ahont th expert, but I feel the board coul have better representation. I'i sure we have black people wh work for insurance compani< who are qualified." As for the Tourism Develo] ment Authority, she says si moved for a "no consideration vote when Corpening present* the aldermen with his list < recommended appointments. "I said, without any hesit tion, that there are credible pe< pie who can serve on these boar< and commissions among black females and other minorities." The basic problem, she say isn't the appointment process much as the lack of will to rig] the situation. "I have always felt that in ai situation, ... (the difficulty) is tl c y i.uai ice lags F,om, will to do it." Black North Ward Alderman Larry Little says, "I don't know of any area where 1 think the black number is what it ought to be." But, he adds, "I'm not just concerned with having black faces on a board if they aren't going to do something." He says there have been some instances where the mayor proposed appointing blacks and he opposed the appointments. "I think that black is a state of mind," h^jsaid. "There are some 'Negroes' on these boards. I'm not hungup on black faces, I'm lnnlrino at tVi? minsi o* T tkSnl/ ? vvniil^ uw U1V UllllU'^Vi* A 111 ill IV we've put some people on there who are not doing the job, black 1 and white." i Little says the city is afflicted ' by what he calls the "revolving < Negro syndrome," where the same black people serve on ] various boards - city and private ? and that as a result, these black board members are stretched too thinly and don't accomplish i much. < Simply appointing blacks will < not solve the problems facing the city's black and white communities, he says. "There have been some in- < , stances where 1 feel the white representatives have been more concerned about the needs of black people than the blacks have." He says the problem of black underrepresentation on city boards isn't simply Corpening's i fault. Black aldermen should look for qualified black appointees i ~n ..... u. ..... nuui an aicad ui uic cuy, 11c ?<iy?, not just their own wards. "I don't think all blacks should J come from the East Ward or the t North Ward," he said. "There ' needs to be some geographical > balance." * He cautions that appointing 5 blacks to the various boards r won't solve some problems, either. "The boards are legally e advisory bodies," he says, "not y final arbiters of power. The Board of Aldermen are the final s arbiters." Similarly, Newell says the mayor knows what the aldermen 1 will allow and won't allow, e "If the mayor hasn't done s what we wanted him to do, we J haven't approved his appointe ment," she says. "Now, the :| r^PkJ e Sa ihe All wor $16.97 e - Our entire stocl and boots $16.? c ' on sa>e...hundre n of pairs. Here's 11 a sample... IS ie """ ^ : * K pi J CLIP AND SAVE. I \ o- I OFFER GOOD )_ is I WITH COUPON #B| s I ONLY. s ! # 140-SCN [ Urn* Shop thoso 1. East Winator ht 570 CI* amoi 2. 2853 North I 3. loahmann'a |y 4 2*42 Waughl he MsdtarCsrd, V Page A2 nayor will generally use some nethod to get blacks. After we let lim know that we meant msiness, he has been pretty fair ibout getting blacks on these >oards. "I don't think he had much :hoice," she says. "1 think it refusing to approve his appointnents) has happened about twice iince we have been down there, le's not going to let it happen TUlCh." The basic solution to the problem of low representation, she >ays, is two-fold. First, the city leeds to make a greater effort tc use the pool of black expertise which already is available. Second, she says, is that the uiav.iv vuuuuuiiu; uccus iu ucau more economic opportunities which would bring highly qualified blacks into Winston Salem ? increasing the pool oi potential black appointees. "It's on those commissions where you gain expertise," sh< says, "and if you don't serve or those commissions, you don't ge expertise to bring to the blac) community." Blacks have always been con sumers, she notes, but they hav< sufficient resources now to pro duce and market goods and ser vices, as well. She says the cit] needs a black savings and loan in stitution to help lure some of th< nation's best trained an< educated blacks to the area When that happens, findini qualified blacks with the time t< serve on city boards should b less difficult. "I think the problems we a blacks face, we have to initial the solutions ourselves. I don' think we should look to whites U solve our problems for us." Listed below are the city appointed boards and commis sions, their total number o members in parentheses and thei percentage of black represents tion as of early October 1984: m D/\av/4 /\f A lortVirtlin ^/\n#?*/\l I - uuaiu ui nivuuuuv v/uuuui \ members) ? 33.3 percent., . >1, Firemen's Relief Fund ^ members) ? 20 percent. Cable Advisory Committt (15 members) -- 40 percent. Citizens' Budget Advisor Committee (9 members) -- 33. percent. City-County Planning Boar (9 members, city appointed 5, ir eluding 1 black) - 22.2 percent. h Roy Shoe le. $4.00 nen's shoes ar ' and up with c < of wo^s CDPVSlOaQ t j a pair i iua^a with this 1VO coupon# I 4 ptlrt of shoos or boots por oovpoi Winston-Solom oroo storos... > Shopping Cantar, 5. KMart Ola M Avanua 2670 Patai ibarty Straal 6. 82S South Plaza, 3614 Raynolda Rd 7. KMart Sh own Straal \%m or Cholc?. Opfi tvnkig* and c , * zzq Convention Center-Coliseum W Commission (11 members) ? 27.1 percent. Fairgrounds Commission (9 members) ? 22.2 percent. City-County Emergency Management Advisory Council (12 members, city appointed six, including two black males) ? 25 percent. Tourism Development i Authority (9 members) - 22.2 percent. Historic District Commission * (5 members) ? 0.0 percent. Historic Properties Commis sion (9 members) ? 22.2 percent. J Housing Task Force (12 members) -- 50 percent. J Insurance Advisory Commit5 tee (8 members) ? 8.3 percent. ? Recreation and Parks Commission (10 members) ? 30 percent. f Sports Commission (7 members) ? 42.7 percent. 5 City-County Utility Commis 5 sion (11 members) ? 18 percent. \ Development Advisory Comt mission (7 members) - 28.4 perc cent. City Retirement Commission (10 members, city appointed 2 ? white males and 1 black male) 10 percent. Winston-Salem Transit y Authority (8 members) ? 25 percent. e City-County Transportation J Advisory Committee (12 v members, city appointed 1 black I female, 1 white male and 1 white 3 female) -- 16.6 percent, e Zoning Board of Adjustments (13 members) - 30.6 percent s . black. e Human Relations Commission t (21 members, including 7 white 3 males, 3 black males, 5 white females, 5 black females and 1 Greek male) ? 38 percent. - Citizens' Budget Advisory i- Committee (9 members) ? 33.3 >f percent, ir ' immmm * i d l^gggj off id boots , oupon. I1*1 1 I STORE USE ONLY I f " r Save $4 a pair on any ^ i pair of women s reguiany i $16.97 and up 1 shoes and boots. i. ValM thru Sun., One. 2, 1SS4. j it, 't Craak Parkway Main SI., laxington pg Ctr., Laxington gen Sunday 1-6 pm. The Ctiforrtcte, Thursday. November 29. 1984-Page A3 GIFT GIVING SAVINGS . ? $ 18;90 OH $36.90 V to Warm warm robes in fleece and velour. . . styles and colors. Shetland /y^^jtgK Sweaters //A **(>) $6 90 ^ $i5 M \ Full Fashion Sleeve I White and Colors ilk LVACU Hat and Scarf Sets WW $5.90 reg. $8 Mi Solid and Multi Colors lHV ONE SIZE FITS ALL Polar Boots By Dearfoam? ^" 5 S6.90 reg. $10 A??orted,P?lCTr? artd "' '""" Colors. (Slightly Irregular) * OS**' Childrens's Department / Large Selection f of Boys and Girls Playclothes |||i 25% and more! SB $3.69 to $|6.90 Pants, skirts, blouses, knit tops, crawlers, jump suties, etc. Infant Toddler 4/6X-7 7/14 Downtown Parfcvtaw Northsida Raynolda Oak wood Drtva (Across Stratford Road From Thruway)

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