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? ^ * m LIFT EVERY VOICE 'J ? ???*'' *?? \\ ? "*>sk THE ANCESTORS DANCE AND DREAM AT CHRISTMAS Forum 1 , 'J" ;?wv;% . . 7rT^ -- ~ SQUEAKER GLENN BOBCATS WITH Sport* ? Winston- Salem The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1994 ritwci < ( t/ii ales nothing without a struiznlc . j: Frederick i - - OUglGSS ? } VOL. XXI. No. U Residents, Drug Dealers Fight Over Ttirf - . .J ' . -A Mother forced from home by threats vows to-keep fighting to rid area of drugs By DAVID L. DELLARD Chronicle Staff Writer Tension in the neighborhood along Watkins and Green streets has escalated to a near standoff between residents there and drug dealers who use the area for their trade. In October, someone threw a smoke bomb into the home of Sandra Howell, president of thel Watkins Community Out reach. Since then, she has been constantly , threatened by drug dealers and last week she moved ii^ with a friend for fear of harm to her children. 1 Howell returned after one day, how ever, determined not to be driven out of her community. "Right now I'm going to keep fight ing," she said. "I'm doing a work for God and I know he will protect me. I'm the president of this neighborhood; I've got a neighborhood to protect and I'm not going anywhere." Winston-Salem Police Department Sgt. Jiip Snyder said police are aware of the tension and have motor patrols and "hot spot" foot patrols working in the area. He said they can not station officers in the area, but said police monitor the area daily. "We are aware that some threats have been made and our officers pay attention to these locations/', Snyder said. "Our main objective now is to get the drug dealers out. I think police presence and increased lighting in the area will con-l tribute to making it inconvenient to drug dealers." f ? i Howell said she had been targeted because as president, the drug dealers thought she was a snitch. She said she heard threats even before the group formed in early October after older resi dents and children were afraid to go out side or speak out against the constant drug activity that had become visible in the neighborhood. "We don't point the finger at anyone," set FIRST page IS Sandra Howell A Whjtaker students make Taking a trip around the. . . World f learning about geography fun By veronica clemons tumes of the countries they Chronicle Staff Writer chose to represent, and with out any shyness, Beatty's class For a first-grader, studying ^iked about where the coun geography in most cases does- werg located on the map n^t get aJot of cheers. But an(j gi0be and popular Annette Beatty s first-grade class at Whitaker Elementary see WHITAKKR page 15 School put a twist into study ing the world and made it fun, as well as delicious. At right, Erica Bonner ^ The class held a presenta- wears a heme cloth tion last week that allowed ?**dress. With her is Kristy . visitors to get a glimpse of McFayden representing nine countries and a continent Scotland. through their eyes. "I'm so proud of them," \ Beatty said. "Never have I At bottom are members seen first-graders so excited of Annette Beatty's first about geography. grade class at Whitaker Ele Dressed in native cos- mentary School. Grime, Drugs Prompt Outcry Cop Protection V ..p .V ^ -W . *?* A Salem Garden residents want police substation in apt. complex By DAVID L. DILLARD Chronicle Staff Writer Residents of Salem Gardens Apartments say they have been in a catch-22 situation ? being both the victim of crime and drugs and being blamed for the crime and vandalism that have taken place to stores in the nearby Parkview Shopping Cen ter. Jackie Jones; president of the Salem Gardens Tenant Asso ciation, said a police substation at the complex would solve the problems faced by both the neighborhood and the shopping center. "We were concerned about the ways we could reduce crime in our neighborhood," she said. "We want a place where police could stop by and show their presence in the community." Jones said they wanted to turn one housing unit into an office space for police to do paperwork and guard the facility. She said she has urged Salem Gardens management to get security since last year, but her efforts have been in vain. *_ Judy Straten, manager of the property, declined to comment Police Capt. D.L. Walker said many neighborhoods and > shopping centers requests sub stations, but the department cur rently doesn't have plans to establish any. . - "We have a multitude of requests for substations from shopping centets there and in other areas that would like to have them, but the department doesn't have any substations," he said. Walker didn't rule out the possibility of a substation, but said he is planning to meet with residents and would propose that they first start a neighborhood community watch to work with - police to deter crime. Southeast Ward Alderman Z Robert Nordlander said there ane* already foot patrol units in tlje * area periodically, but crime is:* still a problem. ? ^ He said there are trails from ? Salem Gardens leading direct^ ^ to the shopping center that goes see CRIME page 15 3 ? v Boy Scouts Program Helps ' ' * ? . I ? Build Character In Youths By DAVID L. DILLARD Chronicle Staff Writer Tony Lee says Scouting is fun and helps young men develop character. The 14-year-old from the Kimberly Park public housing community said Scouting can also provide an alternative to a life of crime and drugs. "I like it because we get to do fun things and it teaches you how to help other people," he said. "It teaches you dis cipline and keeps you away from drugs." Lee, a senior patrol leader in Boy Scout Pack 9327, started off as a Cub Scout at age 6. He first learned the princi ples of Scouting under then-Scoutmaster Nelson Malloy. Malloy worked with Scouts in the ifimberly Park neighborhood from 1986 until he became alderman in 1989. He and Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines talkfed-^ith a group of kids last week to interest them in Scouting. "We want you to take advantage of see BOY page 14 13 GLASSIFIEOS. .4 .12 EJfTERTAMMENT OBITUAMESl .2t 14 17 This Week in Black History December 26, 1956 Birmingham blacks began mass defiance of Jim \ Crow bus laws. After School Program Brings Holiday Cheer By VERONICA CLEMONS , Chronicle Staff Writer Veronica Conner, a tutor for the After School Program at Cleveland Avenue Homes, said she and other tutors wanted to do something with the youth that went beyond academics. They knew the children were geared up for Christmas, but they felt it was also important for them to know about Kwanzaa. - "They already know what Christ mas is," Conner said. "We wanted to give them insight to the African-Ameri- , can holiday." iC The voung people who are involved in the RJR/HAWS After School Pro gram in Cleveland Avenue Homes par ticipated in the celebration that inter* twined Christmas and K\vanzaa. They youth sang traditional Christmas songs with special appearances by reindeer during "Rudolph the Red-Nose Rein deer" and bell-playing during "Jingle see AFTER page 14 ? TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 910-722-8624
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