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* Photo by Mike Cunningham A.P. Coleman is a councilman from Wilson and third vice president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities. Elected officials vary on drug testing By TONYA V. SMITH Chronicle Staff Writer Your city has a drug problem and the police chief has what he thinks is a great idea to get elected officials involved in the clean up effort: He wants the mayor and Board of Aldermen to voluntarily submit to drug testing and the results made public. a The preceding was one of sev eral hypothetical situations present Attorney ot the staters Middle^Dis trict, to a panel of real elected j)ffi cials during Tuesday morning s general session of the state League of Municipalities annual conven tion. * "I would commit* myself to that," said panelist A.F. Coleman, a member of Wilson s city council and third vice president of the NCLM. "This drug problem is big and we've got to do whatever we can to solve it." Attorney Lewis Allen dis agreed, saying, "I would not take the same approach. Such a propos al would need a lot more discus sion. I feel we would run the risk of an invasion of privacy, and it's offensive when you run the risk of inaccurate testing. I don't think it would benefit anyone because it would just be a token display." "The mayor and elected offi cials have the responsibility of set ting the example," said Mayor Edward E. Carter of Greenville. "I would be willing to submit to test ing and would consent to city-wide employee testing if it could be done legally." When asked if the officials would support random searching of residents' homes, most of the pan elists frowned at the idea. Mr. Weinman even suggested that con senting residents have some type of "you can search my home" sticker on their doors. "Those who agree to have their homes searched probably do not any thing, worth. Charles Overton, assistant director oF the State Bureau of Investiga tion. "A better thing to do would be to go into drug-high areas and help people there on matters of educa tion. Be a spokesperson doing something against drugs." * But how do you convince a kid from the projects that it's better to work at minimum wage at Burger King than to earn SI,000 a day dealing cocaine, Mr. Weinman asked. "I think the key is education," Mr. Overton said. "But clearly we have to go to the kids who have not yet been effected by drugs and look at helping them." Mayor R.G. "Chick" Young Jr. of Henderson said establishing commurtity-wide support, sup pressing drug dealers and pressure ing the judicial system to prosecute would"help alleviate the problem. Mr. Weinman then asked pan elists how they would respond after finding out a newly hired city man ager had a drug problem. "I think we should use the same approach with this manager as we would with somebody from the streets," Mr. Coleman said. MI would also suggest that he be given the opportunity to adjust himself and voluntarily resign or voluntari ly get in a treatment center." In a subsequent discussion which dealt with the Way law, enforcement officers should treat drug dealers and users, Mr. Carter said, "I think users deserve more consideration in iciihs of remedia tion of their problems than dealers. I don't think we should maker a lot of concessions for dealers." But how do you get to the dealers unless you put dispropor tionate pressure on the users, Mr. Weinman asked. "1 just believe we have to look at the problem where it is now," Mr. Coleman said. "I think we've got to assume that with the massive problem we have that all individu als in our society are potential users - whether they be ministers or airplane fliers - and look at them and deal with them in that way." After a discussion about drugs in school, your 8-year-old son comes home and sees you drinking a martini. He tells you about the discussion in school and that alco hol is a drug. Then he asks you why the drug alcohol is not illegal. What do you say? Mr. Weinman asked. Please see page A8 NAACP convenes in Raleigh By TONYA V. SMITH Chronicle Staff Writer Roughly 600 delegates are expected to attend the North Caroli na State Conference of Branches NAACP annual State Convention which convenes today in Raleigh, said Mary L. Peeler, executive director. The convention will be held through Oct. 21, Ms. Peeler said, and will feature various workshops and meetings designed to inform, enlighten and better prepare young and old NAACP members. In addition to the numerous nationally renown speakers who will be at the convention, Bessie Allen, coordinator of the local NAACP Learning Center, will make a special presentation during a workshop titled, "The N.C. NAACP Education Program: Set ting Up A Community-based Tuto rial" at 2 p.m. in the Marriott Hotel in Ralegh. Today has been deemed "Reli gious Emphasis Day" and various workshops will focus oa the.church and the NAACP, Ms. Peeler said. "The day will open with a morning message at Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh," she said. "The Rev. Claude Willie III, pastor of Rush Metropolitan AME Zion Church will render the mes sage at 10 a.m. We'll also have vari ous workshops during the day on the role of the black church in- the civil rights struggle, benefits for church employees, counseling the black community on AIDS - a new one, and economic development for the church." Later a noon luncheon will fea ture the Rev. Julius Hope, director of the National Religious Affairs division of the NAACP national office. The luncheon and subse quent workshops on Thursday and Friday will be held at the Marriott, Ms. Peeler said. Also on Thursday, L. R. Byrd an economic development consul tant will conduct an informational workshop on fair share contracts and how to do business with state government. Other workshops that day will discuss the City of Richmond vs. J.A. Croson Co. U.S. Supreme Court decision and teach Afro American businesses the art of con tract bidding. On Friday the convention dele gates will meet and at noon NAACP regional director Earl ^Shinhoster will be the guest speaker during a luncheon. "Other nuts and bolts type workshops will be held that day, such as the role of the district direc tor, record keeping for secretaries and treasurers, the civil rights impli cations of the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, the redisricting pro cess And a special session on the role of women in the NAACP," Ms. Peeler said. "There will also be a public mass meeting at Marti^ Street Baptist Church at 6:30 Friday that will feature a gospel music extravaganza and the Rev. Emmett Barns, national director of NAACP life memberships, will speak." The academic role of the NAACP will be the focus of Satur day's workshops, Ms. Peeler said. Maurice Bridges, minority affairs director of Hardees, will speak at a 12:30 luncheon. Two days of activities for high school and college students who are NAACP members have also been planned, Ms. Peeler said. The youth seminars will be conducted at the Raleigh Sheraton Hotel. Their activities will include a debate on abortion, workshops on the sciences as a career, color prejudices in the Afro-American community, the new academic requirements for athletes, how to organize and lead students and the history of the NAACP. Jerome "Magic" Johnson, a former national karate champion, will speak to the youth during a lun cheon Friday. An Education Opportunity Fair, featuring 16 colleges and universi ties from the Carolinas, will be con ducted as will a health fair, Ms. Peeler said. The convention will clima> Saturday evening with a banquet featuring attorney Floyd McKissick. fp wmmu ine Hall Brick Company would like to remind you that the time to get ready for winter is now. 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J9 Sow imagine an outfit that gives you that same feeling: You've got JrTIt is what's being called "country casual'' or "country jjfi classic." ' 4iB It 's a combination of deep, rich colors, rich fabrics, rich textures dgL "It's a look most often associated with Ralph Lauren. '' said Marilyn Koonce. the fashion/special-events coordinator at Belk. "It reminds me of a V walk in the country." Bclk opens its Country Casual department this week on Level // of its newly remodeled store in Hanes Mall. W i The skirts glaze the ankle and look best worn with boots, the skirts often lj feature paisley or foulard prints - sometimes as a border along the bottom The border is sometimes an equestrian or a country scene j The fabrics include wool, cotton, silk, suede, tweeds, herringbone, leather, challis. corduroy. ' & Vests add a nice touch to the country casual look. "Imagine this," she said, " a beautiful challis skirt with a gorgeous silk IB blouse and over that a sweater vest that might repeat part of the pattern that ^ is printed on the skirt." The look might be associated with Ralph Lauren, but plenty of other JmZ'l designer lines offer country casual designs: Susan Bristol. Herman Geist. Wjgfl Cambridge Dry Goods. J.H. Collectibles. Liz Claiborne. JEp? "Maybe it's part Of our interest in traditional values, in the home, our love of the land." Ms. Koonce said "This look appeals to that part of us that wants to be outside enjoying nature, the part that wants to visit the folks back at home. "He enjoy the way it makes us fee!." At Belk. the new Country Casual department is Just For You. ' HANES MALI WINSTON-SALEM BURLINGTON, EOEN, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT, LEXINGTON, REIDSVILLE, WINSTON-SALEM Um Your Belk. Visa, MasterCard. American Express. IN THE TR^P Our boss up there doesn't get around like, he used tn It seemed like we were doomed to watch soaps for the rest of our lives. But then he discovered WSTAs lift-equipped buses. Now we go when and where we need to. Who knows, maybe life does begin at 60. TYeat Your Feet, M/VSTj4 Tkke a Seat on WSTA. rmhm-Ak! Wlnmton-9mkrm Jb-mnmtt Authority wmm?mmmmmmammm1797-9000
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