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Success of Summer Program Forces Extension By MARK R. MOSS Chronicle Staff Writer A year-old program by the Winston-Salem police department to .reach out to youths in public housing communities has proven to be an effective way to reduce the crime young people commit. Senior Police Officer James Hyman,! member of the Cleveland Avenue Homes foot patrol unit, said that since the department started 920 Youth Career Club last sum mer, there has been a 42 percent drop in petitions sought on juve niles. Petitions are the juvenile equivalents of warrants. Hyman said that the 920 Youth Career Club, which gets its name from the call numbers the foot patrol unit uses, is a program that exposes children in the neighbor hood to a lifestyle different from what they may be normally exposed to. The program attempts to "give kids an alternate lifestyle" by expos ing them to the successes of busi nesses and on college campuses, Hyman said. ";r . In Our Schools 5V *5^2.- *' ' r^mm ' - 2* ^ v The Chronicle recognizes that there are a lot of positive things joiag <? hi our local schools that people should know about That is why beginning Sept 9, the Chronicle will begin a column of nothing butgood newt relating to our schools. 'f . Entitled In Our Schools," the column will list the weekly going ons inside the city and county public and private shools. It will include . student concert dates, assembly dates and awards and honors to which students can tool their horns. In order for your school's notice to be included, we simply ask thai the information be received in the mail or brought to the Chronicle no later Ihan noon each Tuesday. The Chronicle is located at 617 N. Lib erty St Or you can send your information to: "lit Our Schools* WtMfwiAiiUm HmnpiMii P.O. Box 1634 Wiutan-Sakm, N.C 27106-1636 r,f&. HP 7 ? : - Ex-Crack She thinks that it may have had something to do with the fights her parentshad7~ It was about the time she started the ninth grade, she said, that "I had to make a name for myself. ... I was known for fight ing and dancing, but I was likable." After begin expelled from Glenn High School for fighting, she was transferred to Parkland High School, where she graduated in 1987. She moved to Asheville to live with her father for a few years, and shortly after returning to UVltjir Salem, she began using cocaine. ? ? "The coke demons just rode with me," she said. She met another man who was n't doing or selling cocaine, but she eventually persuaded him to try it. She smoked it in a cigarette, but it didn't do anything for her. Eventually, she tried crack. "It was like an explosion," she said. She was hooked. It got so bad that at one point, when her boyfriend brought home food instead of crack, she tried to kill him with a wall-mounted clock. She got so skinny she tried to hide it by wearing extra layers of clothes. She and her boyfriend, who had also become hooked, eventu ally pawned their gold jewelry, television, VCR and watches. The - boyfriend started stealing from his mother, she stole from hers. When she moved back in with her mother in Salem Gardens, she recalled that she often smoked crack in the shower. She managed to hold onto her job in a local fac tory, but all of her pay went to sup port her habit. She started dealing drugs out of her mother's home. She said that one day last Sep tember, she happened upon a large quantity of crack. She and some friends went on a 24-hour binge. When the crack and high was gone, depression set in and so did from page A1 thoughts of suicide. The night before the fateful day, a friend had catta^and said-he!(Lbe over with some crack. She stayed up all night waiting, she said. The next morning she got up before everybody else did and wrote a suicide note. She started looking for some pills, anything that woul0 take her out of this life. She said she thought about getting the gun in case the pills caused too much pain. Then came a knock on the door. It was two men from the Gen frfii Victory Outreach Center bear ing religious messages. One of them, about her age, impressed her with his knowledge of the Bible. The next morning, she got up early to attend services at the center's church. - "I accepted Jesus Christ in my life on Sept. 29," she said. Occasionally, she said while rocking her 21 -month-old son in her lap, there are those urges to backslide. "I look at my son and say ain^t no way.'' She also looks very seriously at her responsibilities as a commis sioner. "I can't let my guard down. Tm a commissioner and a Christian now, and there's too much at risk." At the end of this school year, she plans to have completed the requirements for an associate's degree from Forsyth Tech. From there, she wants to attend the N.C. School of the Arts. She would like to dance professionally. "They can't tell me God can't help," she said. "It works if you let it, but you got to work at it every day." CORRECTION ? Jimmie Bonham's affiliation with Shiloh Baptist Church was incor rectly stated in last week's issue. Bonham is associate minister at Shiloh. The Chronicle regrets this error. RASHKKD BFfV for ALDERMAN "Strength through Unity in the Northeast Ward " When clccted, I propose to: ? Set up an office in the Northeast Ward for accessability. ? Set up Senior Watch Committees to monitor activities of senior citizens for their safety and welfare. ? Set up a one-year economic program through the Black United Fund as a self-help way for people to solve problems of drugs, crime and economic despair. / pledge to consult my constituency before any aldermanic decisions are made. Rasheed Bey: ? Northeast Ward resident for 12 years; self employed businessman. ? Married to Attorney Hazel Black, two children. ? Convener for Citizen's Review Board. ? Can You Hear the Cry Ministry. 722-1119 Always available to discuss your concerns. Paid for by the Afro- American Republican Committee April Smith, Treasurer The children, divided into three groups according to age, have been to Winston-Salem State University, Forsyth Technical Community Col lege and area businesses. "We try to show them that they can drive a nice car and wear nice clothes" without resorting to crime to get them, Hyman said. The program ended on Aug. 1 1 , but because it has been so success ful, the program will continue through the winter and will focus on academics. Officer Dclray Anthony said that because the budget is so small, the program has a limit of 30 kids. Hyman said that a benefit of the program is that police are able to establish a rapport with the commu nity's children. "When the kids start liking us, then the parents want to find out what we're doing," he said. Hyman said an awards cere mony honoring kids who partici pated in the program is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 18. (actively levelopment Northeast Candidates to Hold Public Forum Alderman Vivian Burke and Northeast ward challengers Jim Conrad and Rasheed Bey will hold a candidates' forum at 2301 N. Pat . terson St. on Sept. 13 from 5:30-8 p.m. It will be an opportunity for the candidates to face each other and allow voters to hear the issues from three candidates before the primary election Sept. 22. Refreshments will be served. JEROMES OPEN Wednesday, Sept. 8 CLOSED on Labor Day, Sept. 6 No Service Charge Locally Owned & Operated Your Accounts Welcomed 520 N. LIBERTY SSSSS, ^TTO SSKISST 722-7474 Opam 9:19a.m. ? 9:30p.m. Monday-Saturday Closed Wednesdays WT.ltl 1 Kids recently enjoyed a fun-filled day of excitement during the opening of Mud Pies , the new facility opening to care for the children of the employees of Integon. 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