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VOL. XXI, No. 5
City, Community Embrace Development
A Black leaders say criticism of Carver Glen was done to divide African-American community
By VERONICA CLBMONS
CkromcU Suff Writer
Forsyth County commissioners this
week gave their full support of Forsyth
Technical Community College's satellite
campuses, but with the understanding they
would norte cumiiiitiBd u> building both at
the same time.
With the resolution, the county agreed
to financially support the campuses for their
first three years. The estimated expense w^ll
be about $2.5 million, County Manager
Graham Pervier said. The state will pay $7
million for construction of the two
branches, located in in
northeastern Winston Salem.
The resolution of support was the last
thing Forsyth Tech needed to submit its
application to the state board of community
colleges for permission to build the two
sites. .
The Lansing Drive site in northeastern
Winston-Salem is already further along than j
the one in Kemersville because it has water
and sewer. That site is part of a larger devel
opment that includes the Carver Glen hous
ing development, which is being developed
by Chronicle publisher Ernest H. Pitt and
Thomas P. Trollinger, partners in East
Pointe Developers. ? l
The development, winch is comprised
of homes priced between $85,000
$100,000, came under scrutiny recently in a
lengthy article in the daily newspaper. In the
article, there went hints made of Under
handed dealing and that the development
along with the proposed campus and public
library were too far from the heart of the
black community to be an asset
see COMMUNITY page/0
Newell Attacks
Critics, Journal
/
Reporter Over
Church Flap
By DAVID L. DILLARD v \
ChronicU Suff Writer [
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" Former Alderman Virginia
Newell used a platform at a voters'
rally Sunday night to lash out at
critics from a local church and a
local newspaper reporter who
claimed she was more interested in
making money than helping the
church.
Newell said the article in last
Thursday's Winston-Suiem Journal
was an attempt to discredit her rep
utation.
1 "I think it was an attempt to
thscredit me as an alderman or a
leader in the community," she said.
? ? r ,
"My record stands to what I have
done or tried to do.H
In the article, which was writw^
ten by Journal reporter Phoebe Zer
wick, a member of Dreamland Park
Baptist Church claimed that Newell
was not interested in helping the
church because its congregation is
small and because its members are
not professional people. Newell
owns a house across the street from
the church. '
They said I'm making a lot of
money off the house," Newell said.
"And Phoebe Zerwick would have
the nerve to go to the tax office and
see NEWELL page 8
Bi-Lo To Have All
Minority Managers
A Store will employ about 150 people
By DAVID L. DILLARD
Chronic!* Staff Writer
Bi-Lo supermarket, scheduled
to open next month in Eastway
Plaza, will have three African
American managers, and will
employ close to 150 people, most of
? whom live in eastern Winston-_
Salem.
Christopher Clark, Bi-Lo's
human resources representative in
Charlotte, said the company decided
to locate in the east side because the
area has tremendous growth poten
tial.
"We felt this location was the
best starting point Tor us," Clark
said. "We know this is a predomi
nantly black area, but we didn't look
at that We want to be successful.
Plus, we're helping to employ a lot
of people/
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commit to locating in Eastway
Plaza, located behind Wachovia
Bank on New Walkertown Road.
The shopping center is being devel
oped by African-American busi
nessman William Brandon.
see BI-LO page 8
Sheriffs Promotion of Blacks
Is Questioned
By Challenger
By DAVID L DELLARD
Chronid* Suff Writer
Forsyth Sheriff Ron banter
wants to improve the quality of
life by ensuring safety to citizens,
but Joe Pitts, who wants to
become sheriff, says crime has
increased under Barker's leader
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Barker says he has hired and
promoted more African-Ameri
cans than any of his prp/jprpssnry
but Pitts said the sheriffs^ depart
ment is "segregated" and Barker
doesn't adequately recruit women
and minorities.
Barker, a Republican, said
that he has hired more minorities
than any previous sheriffs, and
although not many minorities
apply for positions at the depart
ment, he makes special efforts to
recruit minorities and hires most
of those recommended to him by
other deputies.
"When I came here in 1969,
there were 50 people in the depart
see SHERIFF'S page 8
' Ron Barker
This Week In Black History
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Former
RJRExec
Honored by National Magazine
By VERONICA CLEMONS
Chronicl* Suff Writer . -
Charles "Chuck" Lewis said it
was quite difficult as an African
American to prosper in the corpo
rate climate at R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co., especially at a time
when corporate doors were virtually
ck)9ed to minorities
"We weren't wanted in the first
place," he said. "It wasn't a question
of proving yourself once ? but
proving yourself every day."
Despite the level of difficulty,
Lewis did prosper and opened the
eyes of his colleagues at Reynolds
to sec the existence of African
American markets. For his efforts
and his accomplishments, Lewis
was recently inducted, as an hon
orary "buffalo," into the Dollars and
Sense Magazine's Hall of Fame in
Chicago.
"Buffalos," according to the
magazine, "exemplify the qualities
of professionalism, talent, commu
nity conscience and commitment.
They have blazed a trail in corporate
America for others to follow."
Longtime friend Curtis Brown,
who is also a retired Reynolds exec
utive, calls Lewis "a prince of a per
son. Everything he did, he did to
make it a better place for others."
Lewis, who began his career at
Reynolds as a sales representative in
Chicago, moved to the corporate
arena in 1953 from one of the most .J
respected professions in the African
American community at that time
? teaching.
Teaching was one of the great
est things I ever did; but it didn't pay
enough money," he said. "My par
ents didn't think it was wise at the
time because then a school teacher,
preacher of pullman porter was top
- of the ladder."
The move was undoubtedly a
good choice. Lewis was promoted
to assistant division manager and
then division manager while still in
Chicago. He was transferred to
Winston-Salem and took on the title
of national manager of special mar
kets. In this position, Lewis' job was
to generate business in the minority
markets. The minority markets
included black* Hispanic, Asian,
Native American and even Jewish
ethnic groups.
Lewis was the first African
American division manager for
Reynolds, but many said that should
not have been his final promotion in
see FORMER page 8
Charles "Chuck" Lewis
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