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IThe Winston-Salem Thomasville Furniture plant employed hundreds of workers.
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jN.C. members of Congress
appeal to Bush to help state's
struggling furniture industry
CHRONICLE STAFF RBFOM
U.S. Reps Mel Watt and
Howard Coble want President
Bush to know how much the
loss of furniture manufactur
ing jobs has hurt North Car
olina in the last few months.
Watt, a Democrat, and
Coble, a Republican, co-chair
the Congressional Furnishings
Caucus, which sent a letter
recently to the president out
lining a four-point plan that
the caucus says will help the
American furniture manufac
turing industry. Primarily, the
letter points out how current
policies help foreign countries
manipulate and violate and go
around U.S. laws.
The letter advocates,
among other things, that furni
ture be clearly marked with
the country of origin so that
Americans can make a "more
intelligent choice" when
shopping. The letter also calls
for tax reductions for compa
nif?c that rhnncff to mannfar.
lure products in the United
States
and
reform
of the
Federal
Prison
Indus
tries pro
gram,
which
would
allow
govern
Ill t II m I
agencies to buy some furni
ture from companies instead
of products manufactured in
U.S. prisons.
Watt and Coble formed the
Congressional Furnishings
Caucus earlier this year in an
effort to bring together mem
bers of Congress who share a
common interest in promoting
and protecting the interests of
the furniture industry. There
are 26 members of the caucus.
The caucus meets regularly to
a:.- . u.?i~ ru..
Watt
ture industry. Watt said the
plight of N.C. furniture
employees has drawn the con- >
cern and attention of people
on both sides of the political
aisle.
"We are extremely pleased
that this letter attracted bipar
tisan support from members
of Congress who represent so
many different segments of
the furnishings industry," he
said in a statement. "Hopeful
ly, the president and his
administration will see fit to
implement our recommenda
tions to help combat the loss
of jobs to unfair competition
from China and to help pro
mote the interests of the furni
ture industry."
Thousands of North Car
olina furniture manufacturers
have shut down or laid off
workers this year alone.
Among them is the Winston
Salem Thomasville Furniture
plant, which closed, leaving
hundreds of workers without
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Professor to talk about
Greensboro massacre
Dr. Sally Berman/ohn. a
political science professor at
Brooklyn College in New York,
will speak about her book.
"Through Survivors' Eyes: From
the Sixties to the Greensboro
Massacre," on Oct. 27 at UNC.
The
book is a
memoir
ofa1979
incident
in which
Ku Klux
Klan
members
fired on
protest
e r s .
Berman
zoh n's
husband was permanently dis
abled and five of her close
friends and co-workers were
killed in the violence.
The free public lecture, at
7:30 p.m. in Dey Hall's Toy
Lounge, will be part of the Cen
tering the South series presented
by UNC's Center for the Study
of the American South.
Garrou reappointed to
government oversight
commission
Sen. Linda Garrou, D
Forsyth. has been reappointed to
the Joint Legislative Commis
sion on Governmental Opera
tions.
The commission monitors
state government and approves
land transactions for North Car
olina. It evaluates various agen
cies to ensure that they tire oper
ating effectively.
Senate President Pro Tem
pore Marc Basnight, who made
the appointments and is co-chair
man of the commission, said
Garrou's experience would bene
fit the commission's work.
"The people of North Caroli
na deserve an accountable and
Bermanzohn
effective government," B&snighl
said. "Senator Garrou wants to
make government work better."
Basnight continued: "Her
efforts will help make sure we
are on the right track for North
Carolina, and I appreciate her
willingness to serve."
Arts Council awards
more than $1 million
in grants
The Arts Council of Win
ston-Salem/Forsyth County
has announced that is has
awarded 59 gfants, totaling
$1,184,989.13 to arts organi
zations and individual artists
in our community. The
awards were distributed
through programs that fund
general organizational sup
port, arts education experi
ences, special projects, indi
vidual artists, and advertising
support.
The Arts Council made a
significant change in the way
it awards general operating
support to its 13 funded mem
ber organizations. Effective
with this most recent grant
cycle, the organizational sup
port grant (formerly the opera
tional assistance grant) was
adapted to more competitively
evaluate organizations on two
broad criteria: artistic excel
lence and organizational
excellence.
The Arts Council awarded
$950,0(X) to 13 organizations
through organizational sup
port grants. Additional funds
were awarded through arts-in
education grants, project
assistance grants, regional
artist project grants and adver
tising assistance programs.
Organizations receiving
organizational support grants
include Associated Artists of
Winston-Salem, Children's
Theatre of Winston-Salem,
Kernersville Little Theatre,
Little Symphony of Forsyth
County, Little Theatre of Win
ston-Salem, N.C. Black
Repertory Company, Pied
mont Chamber Singers, Pied
mont Craftsmen, Inc.. Pied
mont Opera Theatre, Sawtooth
Center for Visual Art, South
eastern Center for Contempo
rary Art, Winston-Salem Delta
Fine Arts Inc.. and the Win
ston-Salem Symphony.
The council awarded 12
Arts-ln-Education Grants
totaling $50,000.
The Arts-ln-Education
Grant unites artists and arts
organisations with elementary,
middle and high school stu
dents. funding programs
designed to awaken their intel
lectual and creative curiosity
and is jointly designed, funded
and administered by The Arts
Council of Winston-Salem
and Forsyth County and Win
ston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools.
Robinson to speak at A&T
Best-selling author and
activist Randall Robinson
will be
t h e
keynote
speaker
for N.C.
Agricul
tural and
Techni
cal State |
Universi- I
t y ' s I
Interna
t i o n a 1
c. u u c a -.
tion Week. He will speak at
7 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Memo
rial Union - Stallings Ball
room. Robinson is author of
the "The Debt," a best seller;
"The Beckoning"; and
"Defending the Spirit." In
his books he discusses racial
issues and slavery-born
racism on past and present
generations of African
Americans. He also speaks
about what it means to be a
black person in America.
This event is part of the
university's Lyceum Series.
Meeting about helping
young people planned
A meeting will be held
tomorrow night at the
Reynolds Park Recreation
Center to discuss how the
community can better serve
its youths. The meeting is
being held by New Direc
tions for Our Youth Inc., a
local group of concerned cit
izens that is spearheaded by
Virginia Newell. The public
is invited to attend the meet
ing. It will begin at 6:30
p.m. For more information,
call Newell at 722-3480.
Robimon
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