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/ KWANZAA FESTIVAL LOCALS DONT WANT KWANZAA TO BECOME COMMERCIALIZED *o; INSERT v ? ? ?? ' . . . ? .. ? ? : <? ? ?. - - * * ? "r . ??? i ? ? i ? J J i . ? ?. ' -? fl' , ?. OFF TIME 1"V ^yif . . ..v V. , #? <4 ?Sgfc/W-v. ^ ' : ??? ' ? j ' North Carolina Room Forsyth County Public Llbrar9 660 West Fifth Street Winston-Salem, N. C. 27101 75 CENTS Winston-Salem Ch The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1994 Power i oHiCiles nothing without it \tru,','!t I rcda u k Doui^/a ss , HX- U 'tf%S MBRg iSalM D ? i .i U rnRSY'TH , UC ROOM bbU w. >u WINSTON ' * . k ' M ? V ?! J?2 ^ -"V ? ? v b. vlC 'J l r0 > VOL. XXI. No 15 Postal Union: Residents Want More Service J * ^ - - - A J ? ? -*? -? ^ Because the Main branch does not offer window services , this spucio\is facility is often empty. . . . A Union and residents say Main ' branch should offer window service x ' ' : ? ?. ?? v / By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS and DAVID L. DILLARD Chruniclc Staff Writers ' ? ? The. Main branch of the post office on Patterson Avenue is walking distance from Larry Smith's home on 14th Street. But because that branch doesn't offer window services, Smith must get in car and drive to the North Station branch farther north on Patter son. I Thomburg of 2745 Patterson Ave. said he dislikes the ser vice at the North Station because it's often overcrowded. * " U T l 1 . see POSTAL page 2 ...while Center City branch on Town Run Lane downtown offer* fuB service and is often overcrowded. J v ' .1/ Thompson: NCSU Just A Pit Stop on The \ Way Home By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Winston-Salem State University 1 Chancellor Cleon Thompson said there is a misunderstanding concerning His resig nation from the school : He is not leaving WSSU to go to N.C. I ? State; he is leaving-! WSSU to go home to g >. Raleigh and retire. "On my way home, I'm going to stop by N.C. State," he said. Cleon Thompson Thompson announced his retirement from W.>SU at a trustees' meeting last week after serv ing as chancellor for 10 years. His last day wili be June 30. Before solely settling into the retirement mode, Thompson will serve as special assistant to N.C. State University Chancellor Larry K. Mon teith. v Thompson, who is returning to his home in Raleigh, will be involved with public service and outreach programs, distance -learning initiatives and South African collaborations. Thompson said he is particularly interested in of proposed projects with South Africa, one of his interests. Another interest Thompson has as he settles down from a long and rewarding career is fishing. Only three times has the chancellor been able to go fishing since coming to WSSU ten years ago. He said &o far the "big one" has always gotten see THOMPSON page 15 Trail blazer. . . 1 ' Carmen Caruth, an African- American, is the city's first woman assistant city manager. City Names First Woman Assistant City Manager P; n^VIDL. DILLARD Chrnmcj i ' Start W..^: _____ . -I ? ? . ? Carmen D. Caruth, a 38-year-old African-American, is the first woman to be named asMSiant city manager in Win ston-Salem. ^ Caruth said she was happy with her new appointment as assistant city man ager for administration and that it is pan of a new plan to restructure city govern ment. : : That restructure, however, calls for the position not to have jwo of the city's major departments ? police and fire ? under her command. Both the police and fire chiefs reported to A1 Beaty, who retired Nov. 30 after 1 8 years as an assistant city manager. They will now report directly to City Manager Bill Stu art ? a move Caruth supports. ? ' "I like the new alignment," Caruth said. "The way we wfctfe organized before had functions that provided ser vices for employees and citizens, and there was kind of a mix there. Now we all have more of a balanced workload." Caruth has the city secretary, per sonnel, training and development, man agement information, internal au<JHv city/county planning, emergency niun-r agement and human relations under ^en1 command. ? * Northeast Ward Alderman Vivian Burke, who chairs the public safety committee, said crime and safety ,nre time-consuming and Stuart is placing, himself in a more active role in crime prevention^ ? (LK_ 1 2 - 3 l set WINSTON-SALEM page 14 Black Deputies With Racism \ v- ? . f A Four African- Americans were fired last week by Sheriff Barker ^ t By DAVID L. DILLARD ChronicleSlaff Writer . ' u Since the firing of an African-American detention offi cer last month for allegedly stealing two newsapers. several officers have complained that the Forsyth County Sheriffs Depart merit has unfairly targeted blacks for dismissal or demotion. Last week, Sheriff Ron Barker fired nine officers and demoted one deputy; four of those fired were black. Those nine officers did not include Ida Bullock, a black detention officer, who was fired Nov. 10 for allegedly stealing two copies of the Winston-Salem Journal. , Consequently. Officer Dou-' glas Woods, who is white, was fired for the same reason. But according to Sheriff Major Allen Gentry. Woods wasn't fired until Ncv ")3. Black officers say racial _ tension began ..after. Bullock was fired and tc calm things down, .Woods was later fired. Gentry said state law prohib iied him .from commenting directly on the situation, but said both officers showed "conduct un?>ecomingr of a law enforce" meRt officer. "I didn't handle the Woods case," Gentry said. "I can't com ment on the circumstances, but both are no longer employed with us. We know people are human, but the department has to maintain high standards evtrj when you're off duty." Bullock said she put 50 cents in the newspaper machine and got three newspapers to deliver to three inmates. She said the $1 was then collected from the inmates to pay for newspa pers, but before she returned to put it in the machine she was stopped and accused of stealing the newspapers. ^ Bullock says it was the nor mal procedure that officers used to purchase newspapers instead of making several trips. Gentry said he wasn't familiar with the procedure, but added that buying newspapers for inmates was a courtesy of the officers instead of a requirement. Bullock appeared in court yesterday to face the criminal charge. No charges were brought against Woods. Both worked third shift under commander Sgt William Williams, who Was demoted to floor officer after Jhe incident, ' ? ? Williams said he was dot see BLACK page 14 : Brown Defends Norrinatiea Of Lambeth As Chaiiman By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Democratic school board member Geneva Brown defended her nomination of Republican Donny Lambeth for school board chairman. Brown, one of the two African- Ameri cans and one of two Democrats on the nine-member board, said she nominated Lambeth because she felt that of all the Republicans he was most qualified. "I decided to look at who's the best," she said, "and alscjshow a cooperative nonpartisan spirit. I think th s board will work out alright." She added that she and Lambeth hid had some discussion* about Brown the futureVf the board, but he did not afc>k her for a nomination as board chairman. >? see BROWN page 75 ? business CLASSIFIEDS 28 COMMUNITY. 4 OPINIO* 12 ENTERTAINMENT. . 23 OBITUARIESl 2T RELIGION 25 SPORTS? ..... 17 This Week in Black History December H, 1936 NAACP filed first J suit in campaign to equalize the salaries of black and white teachers. GOP-LedBoard dlaims [ Top Commissioners' Posts < By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Wnicr Mazie Woodruff, the vice chairman of the board of county commissioners, won't get her wish to become chairman of the board. At least not yet. Republican nev omer Peter Brun stetter has l>een~ unanimously clected as chairman. The clanging of the guard at Monday * night's meeting also included Woodruff passing the torch to Commissioner Ger aid Long. "I enjoyed being vice chairman," said Woodruff. "Some of the things I had to attend as vice chairman, Mr. Long can go to now." Woodruff the past, the chairman and vice chairman positions have been passed around each see GOP page 11 TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 910-722-8624
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