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Winston-Salem Chronicle _ I Kt' /?*oi City's Winning W'tetd \ < Established in 1974 Editor'Publisher , Co-Founder V Member in good standing with Salon* Sort* Ca'Oi^a * Audit BUTC^U Arn*.g?rr,?t?C PoWi?h?f? A?*OCW?liOn ?' Pt*?t As?0C?t<0r Of C IfCUlilt iOHS 'nc Editorials WSSU Should Allow Gaines To Host CIAA ??? Winston-Salem State University officials are to decide within the next few weeks on the fate of Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines as an instructor in the school's Physical Education department. Most intelligent people might know that the decision by Alex Johnson, the university's vice president of Academic' Affairs, to recommend that Bighouse sZ not be retained has little to do with Bighouse \s sud den inability to instruct students in health educa-' tion. On the contrary, it has everything to do' with the recent hard times that have befallen the Rams* basketball program, of which Bighouse has been at the helm Gaines should he fib'tnly standing on the solid rock that he built. for 30 years. (WSSU has not had a winning season since 1987, and cur rently has a 6-12 record.) Bighouse has dedicated y his life to WSSU basketball, assuring that the uni versity does not wilt when measured against other Division II basketball programs. He has done this with limited resources that restrict the caliber of student-athletes he's able to recruit. Regardless. Bighouse has worked magic with whatever hand he was dealt. This to the tune of 828 career victo ries. -making him college basketball's winningest WW active coach. He w ill go down in the annals of has- ? ketball history. , And for WSSU President Cleon Thompson to wantonly allow this controversy sur rounding Bighouse status to brew is demeaning, unappreciative. embarrassing and in no way serves the cause of the university. The president's con spicuous silence on this matter should end immedi ately with a resounding vote of affirmation. With out that. Bighouse would be forced out after July 1 througtr the university of North Carolina system code that requires full-time professors to retire at age 70. If President Thompson chooses to keep the Hall of Famer for one more season. Bighouse would be at the helm when the CIAA To.urnament is brought to WTinston-Salem for the first time dur ing Bighouse's 30-vear reign. There, he could sing his farewell swan song. That would be a classy epi logue to long-running Odyssey. Winston-Salam Chronicic Th * Tm* City's AmanMllittfrg Ntwspapcr 617 N. Libert/ Street Winston-Salem, NC. 27102 (919) 722*8824 Singl* Copy 75e Mail Subscription Rates (payable w?th order) In County 2 years 1 year 6 mos 3 mos $40 95 30 72 ...20 48 . ..10 24 Out of County/Stats 2 years $45 95 1 year 35 72 6 mos 25 48 3 mos 15 24 ?J Yes. please send me the Chronicle. Name Address City S: ZiD. Check endosed for J 2 years ? 1 year ? 6 morrtht 3 morth* Mall to: Winston-Salem Chronicle PO Box 1636 Winston -Salem. N C 27102 The Wlneton-Selem Chronicle is published every Thursday by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co Inc. 617 N Liberty St Mf[llng address: PO Box 1636 Winston-Salem. NC 27102 Phone: (919) 722-8624 FAX: (919)723-9173 Second class postage 051 paid at Winston-Salem, NC 27102 The Wlnaton-Sslem Chronicler a member of: ? Audit Bureau of Ctrculatron ? National Newspapers^ Publishers Association ? North Caro'fna P'<?ss Associa. . ' ? North Carolina Biac* Publishers Association National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc (212) 869-5220 Support The "Motor Voter" Bill To The F.ditor: CongresN is now considering H. - an cf 37 2 ~ the National Voter Registration Act. President Clinton has indicated that passage of this leg-islation. also known as the "motor voter" bill, is a top priority. The League of Women Voters call on all Americans to contact their elected officials to urge them to vote for the motor \oter bill. The National Voter Registra tion Act will enfranchise millions of Americans. It will allow the more than .90 percent of Americans who have driver's licenses to apply to register to vote when they apply for or renew their driver's license. Mail and agency-based registration provi sions also address the needs of those who will not be covered b-y the motor voter system. The National Voter Registration Act is the key to opening up our closed and ineffi cient system. If your government values representative democracy, this legislation must be passed into law. Sincerely Eunice Heilig, President CHRONICLE MAILBAG Our Readers Speak Out The League Of Women Voters \ Who Monitors The ABC Unit? To the editor: * 1 found an article in the Sept. 30.1992 edition of the Winston Salem Journal to be very interesting because although 1 have been living in Forsyth County for a number of years. I had never heard of the Alco holic Beverage Control (ABC) Unit. Bee km an of this. I began making some inquiring about the unit. What I found out has distressed me greatly. So much so. that I feel someone needs to conduct an inquiry into some of the facts that I am about to bring to your attention. Many of the facts stated in the ' article appear to be far from truthful. The majority of the unit's work is not confined to the control of illegal liquor and the monitoring of the sale of legal liquor sold within Forsyth ^ounty as stated in the article by Agent Russell. The majority of their work seems to be related to drug enforcement and even that is not confined to Forsyth County. They work in counties throughout the state, and muclrisf their work Ts~ done outside the state. This seems ludicrous since we have so many, problems related to alcohol wjthin Forsyth County. Furthermore, if the salaries of the personnel assigned to the unit are paid with Forsyth County tax money, then their enforcement activities should be confined to this county. Why is this unit working drug enforcement whervboth Forsyth County and the City of Winston Salem already have drug enforce ment units? One only has to read a newspaper or watch the evening news to realize that drugs are very real problem within Forsyth County; however, having a unit such as this working within the county in addi: tion to those units already charged with that responsibility seems to be a misappropriation of manpower. The unit's primary function is. and should continue to be, the moni toring of liquor sales (both legal and illegal) within Forsyth County. However if the unit is going to con tinue working drug enforcement, it would seem more cost effective to tiave it assigned to the Forsyth County Sheriff s Department.If this were done, the unit's activities could be better coordinated with the efforts of other agencies within the county. I contacted an acquaintance in the Greensboro Police Department and asked if they had such a unit within Guilford County. I was informed that there was no such unit within Guilford County, and that the City of Greensboro contracted with the Alcohol Board of Control to fur nish two officers to handle such responsibilities within the city. The reason given was that the Chief of Police did not want such a unit working within the city limits unless is worked under his supervision. He stated that unless it the activities of su?h a unit are coordinated with other agencies, it can be disruptive and create safety concerns for all agencies. ? I learned that (he unit has seized large sums of money but I was1 unable to find out how the funds spent. The County Commissionaires and the Board of Aldermen monitor the expenditure of monies seized by the Forsyth County Sheriff Depart ment and the Winston-Salem Police Department. Why is this agency not being monitored in the same manner as other law enforcement ageRcies within the country are~being moni tored I also learned that this is the unit in which a former investigator was recently convicted of aiding a drug dealer in the furtherance of his business. Unless the unit is property monitored, there is certainly poten tial foe misconduct again with so much money involved. My intentions are not to malign anyone; however, as a taxpayer within Forsyth County, I feel that it is my right to ask questions that concerns me and my responsibility to bring those concerns to your attention. I hope that you will make some inquiries regarding the man agement of this unit and the expen diture of seized monies. A Concerned Taxpayer Beirig Rich or Poqc Is A State Of Mind Languishing on the lowest rungs in this capitalist society, too large a segment of Black America seems to be tied to social depen dency concept based on an assump tion that our government has the responsibility for the individual and social welfare of its-crtizw?, The sad status of most African Ameri cans toward economic production would be categorized by the girls .on urban corners as being "a fifteen dollar, once a week Ho." - Girls, and boys, who frequently a can be found standing on the comer, along with millions of other inner city residents, are in dire need of jobs and commercial services. But, the initiative to produce these eco nomic. pillais in urban America Is being sought from the federal gov- - ernment. and its agencies, not through the collective efforts and investments of the people who need it the most. But. across town, another breed of African American illustrates what should, and could be. wealth of mind and pocket for more of us. In the February 1993 issue of Black Enterprise magazine is a story high lighting "America's Most Powerful Black Executives." The group of 40. which the magazine call the "nations" corporate elite." are rich in spirit, motivation and personal income. These "black executives illustrate the motives and values that have made this country strong. And, they represent the type of ambition Americans toward work, achieve ment, competition, money , and entrepreneurship , would help Black America gain more equitable wealth status in this country. Although blacks number only 5.1 percent of corporate managers, the motivation M these executives has overcome R^oad racism to prove to corporations "that they could do outstanding work, and they have opened avenue tor others, of like mind, to follow in their footsteps. The people listed in the BE maga zine have values of a high work ethic, competitiveness, achievement motivation and valuation of money. The average age of each BE Power 40 manager is 47. -Each makes over $250,000 a year, and most know what life is like on urban corners, many having attended a historically black institution of higher learning. African Americans need to read about the rags to riches 1 istees in Black Enterprise. Parsons is chair man and CEO of the New York based Dime Savings Bank and the first African American to head such a large financial institution. At the time the article was written for BE, Cliff Wharton was head of TIAA decades of relying on the welfare state, increasing numbers of us are coming to realize that this process has been exacerbating the problems it was designed to alleviate. It has undermined many Black Ameri can's steps toward personal respon GUEST COLUMN By William Reed CREF. the world's biggest pension fund and third largest insurance company. Today, he is second in command at the U.S. State Depart ment. Thirty-six more blacks listed, in the magazine are role models that can show others the benefits of doing a job well and striving for a standard of excellence. Will we ever become rich as a group? After sibility, fostered a dependent culture and encouraged the growth of an underclass. Wealth and its accumu lation, is a state of mind that has caused one group if us to prosper while too many others with victim mentality, fail. More of us must free our minds, surely our collective butts will then follow. This Week In Black History On Feb 8, 1968, officers killed three students during demonstra tions on the campus of South Carolina State in Orangeburg , S.C. Malcolm X Lovers Network Organizes Audience Discussion groups and viewing seminars have been organized nationwide by the Malcolm X Lovers Network to watch and dis cuss each program in the special Tony Brown's Journal series. "The Life and Death of Malcolm X. "dur ing Black History Month on PBS. Dr. Preston Wilcox, spokesman for the group, said that the 1993 Black History Month is declared "Tony Brown's Life and Death of Malcolm X' Black History Month Theme." "Tony Brown Productions, Inc.. an independent, self-controlled national TV show, is the recipient of the Malcolm X Lovers Network Keeper of the Flame Award for hav ing kept Malcolm X's legacy and contribution alive and on camera. To my knowledge. Tony Brown is the only one who interviewed The Honorable Elijah Muhammad on national TV. His archives on Mal colm X are unique." Dr. Wilcox, the Harlem-based educator, explained. In addition to groups' conven ing one-half hour after each pro gram. watching the TV series and holc&ng 4 viewing seminars" for two hours after each program. <*he Mal colm X Lovers Network also recom mends that colleges and schools use the February series for class assign ments. The recently released movie Malcolm X," although renewing interest in the controversial leader and America's newest icon, avoided many pertinent aspects of Malcolm ruption. Washington's first role a.s X's death in 1965 that are examined Malcolm X was in this 1981 pi;oduc on these special programs. tion. In one segment, Denzel Wash- For information on video tapes ington portrays Malcolm X in from the four-part series or a video TONY BROWN Syndicated Columnist scenes form the award winning Off Broadway play When The Chickens Came Home to Roost in which he confronts Elijah Muhammad, his mentor, over charges of sexual cor catalog, call (212) 575-0876 to order, call 1-800-524-3552. Please check local television listings of PBS station for exact date and time.
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