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P-IB**- - 3P ?RraQWROir ? r- ? ?' ,? v Jff :,V I-"' ^.v^| ^v.^^raRf ?? ?'StL '? ? ' ,&jVY*ap? ? A ^' w-v . '* " /?vl-l v 3^ l? '"*'' / A / UiUiSW SALEM NC 27101-2755 Ti-IfT Tin t**A li -1 ? J' -i0 ? fa W Jt *V ??? from the community en we decided to givei award i/t had no ide; 0f kid he was," sai< Pitt, publisher of tbe^ Chronicle. teenager all p litest i, ?,,???. ,.."? ? * VTf x$ *, ? V ? ?% "* -1 a^w.J^kjda A Winston-Salem Chronicle The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1996 fill 75 cents Dedicated to the Memory of Clarence E. Nottingham: 1903-1995 Raising a Drug-Free Child ?Expert Gives Advice By MAURICE CROCKER Chronicle Staff Writer Several parents and their children listened attentively to advice from Milton Creagh, who is recognized by many as one of the best moti vational speakers nationwide. Speaking on "How to raise a drug-free child in a drug filled world," Creagh was the guest speaker at Step-One's Fourth Annual Drug Aware ness Program. Creagh spo.ke to more than 100 African American and white parents at Goler Memorial AME Zion Church ^ last week. Milton Creagh explains drugs statistics to a couple of residents who "Part of the problem with attended the program sponsored by Step-One. drugs is that the majority of parents want the teachers and students of alcohol and drugs. Most parents today mess police officers to take care of I have to talk to the parents up when they try to be their it," Creagh said. first because that's where the child's best friend, Creagh Before speaking to the problem starts," Creagh said. said, parents, Creagh visited three He said the majority of "This is not a popularity local middle and high parents are casual users of contest," Creagh said. "I have schools, talking to the stu- some type of drugs or alco- a job and a responsibility and dents about the seriousness of hoi. that's to raise my child not to drugs. Fifty percent of the stu- become their best friend." "I'm scared, and you dents said they have someone Instead of trying to be should be too, because stfme- in their family who uses or your child's best friend, where down the road some- has a serious problem with Creagh told parents they one has told your children cocaine, Creagh said. should try to .-raise their chil that alcohol is no big deal," With drugs and crime all dren, so other children wouid he said. around in today's society, like to be their best friend. Creagh told parents that Creagh told parents they can't "It's not critical that my 99 precent of the students he expect their children just to children like me, but it is talked to said they knew say, no. He says the children very important that they friends who drink alcohol, need to have a reason to say respect me," he said. He also said 75 precent of no. Creagh is convinced that them said they knew someone "The reason for my chil- for a child to do what he is in their family or close to dren is 6'7" about 275 susposed to do, parents must them that had an alcohol pounds with a size 16 shoe, " problem. commonly known as Crazy ^ RilsiNr. naw Ift "Before I can talk to the Daddy," he said. Corridor to Feature Theatre ?f Lighting, Sidewalks to Spruce up Street By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Stall Writer City dwellers may be able to visit a new park, an African American Center, an outdoor market, and an amphitheater near South Liberty Street. City officials are studying these features and other aspects of the Liberty Street Corridor. Jackson Person and Associ ates of Memphis, Tenn., recently presented a schematic design report of the Liberty Street Corri dor to about 40 local business people and city officials. "We are looking at those sites where people can walk from the neighborhoods," said John Jack son, president and chief executive officer of the design firm. "We are going to create something special there to know that you have arrived on Liberty Street." "The Martin Luther King Drive Extension will have a dra matic impact on the southern con nection to the Central Business District," said Alan Wyatt, the fir m's chief operations officer. "We want to bring people into the area, where they can find businesses that they canTTind anywhere else." The three intersections Liberty Street and Patterson Avenue, Patterson Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive and Liberty Street and the new Martin Luther King Drive Extension, will be linked together with trees, pavement, and open space, creat ing a park and sculpture garden. A pedestrian mall will extend through the park and will accom modate vendors during special events. The south central portion of Liberty Street and the railroad bridge will be closed during the construction of the Martin Luther King Drive expansion. The bridge will become an extension of the pedestrian mall. State Rep. Larry Womble, D Forsyth County, said business owners on Liberty Street must improve the appearance of their properties for any plan to work. "It doesn't make any sense to put trees and shrubs in if there are ugly storefronts." he said. Northeast Ward Alderman Vivian Burke told business own ers that the city would provide them information about grants to improve their storefronts. "We are not talking about eliminating any businesses," she said. " We want to help them remain there." The character of the area would be maintained with two and three story buildings close to Liberty .Street. The sides and rear of the building w ill accommodate see CORRIDOR page 10 Poll Indicates Blacks Still Loyal to Democratic Party BvNNPA Department of Communications WASHINGTON, D C. - Despite occasional talk of black dislike with the Democ rats and the potential for a Republican breakthrough among black Americans, a recent poll indicates that Republicans have made no headway in African American communities. Among the poll's respon dents. President Clinton is more popular with blacks than Jesse Jackson or Louis Far rakhan. And if Bob Dole were the GOP nominee, he would loce miserably to Clinton. "African American identi fication with the Democratic Party remains as strong as it's ever been. The Republicans, quite frankly, have made no inroads whatsoever in the black community." sa>s politi cal analyst David Bositis in summing up the results of the survey conducted for the Joint Center for Political and Eco nomic Studies, a nonprofit Washington-based think tank that researches issues regard ing black Americans. Only last fall there appeared the possibility that Democratic hegemony in the black community could be seriously threatened. Minister Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March resonated with conservative themes of self-help and less dependency on government for its help. But the survey found that SI percent of African Americans identify themselves as Democ rats. and fewer than one in 10 as Republicans. Faye Anderson, executive director for the Council of 100 Black Republicans, say s her party has done nothing to broaden its support within the black community. see POLL page 10 CLASSIFIEDS 30 OPINION ENTERTAINMENT 28 OMTUARIES 29 SPORTS 17 This Week in Black History March 18, 1877 President Hayes appotnted Frederick Douglass marshal of District of Colunbia. Harlem Globetrotter Stresses Importance of Education By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer A Harlem Globetrotter warned local middle school stu dents about hanging their hopes for the future on the bounce of a basketball. "No matter what you do, the basketball will stop bouncing," said Bobby Joe Mason, a 59 year-old player with the Harlem Memorial Coliseum on Thursday Globetrotters. "Nobody wants a at 7:30 p.m. dummy around them Get some "No matter how well you sense; stay in school; and don't learn basketball, you have some let other people tell you what to thing to fall back on." Mason do." told the students. Mason visited 20 students at Mason gave the students a the Central YMCA on Glade history lesson about the Globe Street. His team will perform in the Lawrence Joe) ^Veterans see HARLF.M page 10 Harlem Globetrotter Bobby Joe Mason, center, stands next to Beverl Feaster, left, a middle school counselor for the Central YMC.\ and Mar Pruitt, sports director for the Central YMCA. FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (910) 722-8624
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