Page 2 Goodw & Continued from Pace 1 audience enjoyed it. After she finished the song, the Rev. Carl H. Gill was about to make the annual statement and appeal, when another minister stood up and said "Let GodJhave his way." It was "several minutes before the audience "regained their composure. One of the highlights of the service was the nrewntatinn of the colors which was done by members of the American Legion, Morris Slaughter Post No. 128. Harold Kennedy, a local attorney, read the Declaration of Independence and the Rev. William S. Epps, pastor at First Baptist, read the Proclamation of Emanci- , pation. ( As a person who is , generally referred to as a "dynamic speaker," Goodwin . didn't let his audience down Thursday; He challenged everybody there that unless they are I Wtflte* E1& in*^^HK|Ar7 o| AH fl8$888m! 1 PHONE J 723-0536 I Authorized Mercedes t ...Dealer ### * All Your '%* 4 k *?r ? * r in Delivers . ready to accept God under His terms, then they're going to be in trouble. "The nation must go back to God/' he said.?"In - going where the action is, you've got to go back to God," he continued. In so saying, he asked his audience to think about a few questions which must be first answered. 1. How do you make your neighbor your friend? 2. How do you make a slave a freed man? 3. How do. you tell a segregated community that 1 A - - - - - - integration would be goof foi it? With those things in the uppermost part of their minds, Goodwin stated that the people will need God. He continued by telling th? audience that Blacks have goi to offer something. "If all Blacks have to offer is "Burn,? Baby Burn," then "we ain't ready yet." ^ t\MT - ? - ' me won t oe ready until PN Station I ifJiTOWING I j SERVICE I TIM iPS I MHOt KMItS I I A CMMira UM m Aius rites ? iATTBues i Accusoma ? llfti H. MTTflKM IV * 724-0644 \ ?727-917I 714-9737 I < See .] HPPPjl^^. v s^y" i ff; I Lawrence Rucl At BOB NULL PONTIAC 2710 N. Cherry St. For New & Used C The Winston-Salem Chronicle Message the young folks have respect for their elders and the elders have respect for the young," he stated. Goodwin ?concluded by_ saying that history is an unfinished book, and that it's about time that Blacks told their story. He informed the audience to take a look at themselves and to remember that for a long time Blacks were never counted as anything. "We must live like free men and stop waiting around for a hand-out." He further stated that although he might not be around when the time came, but, "We Shall Overcome Some Day." But for the present, "WE MN'T READY YET." Winston-Salem Chronicle The Winston-Salem Chronicle is published every Thursday by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Company, Inc. 2208 N. Patterson Avenue. Mailing Address; P.O. Box 3154, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102. Phone: 722-8624. Second Class postage paid at Winston*Salem, N.C. 27102. Subscription: $8.32 per year payable in advance (N.C. sales tax included). Opinions expressed by columnist in this newspaper do not necessarily represent the policy of this newspaper. ? x iter RES. 969-6142 'ar Needs * Street Preai Continued from Page 1 preach and that he was sending the people to hell. ' Scales said the sidewalk where people boarded the bus was blocked because of the attention they were attracting. After he found out that neither Davis or the two women had a permit, and determined the situation was a "public nuisance," Scales r> nin r ^ n rl a ancaicu uic mrcc. After she (Mrs. Little) got into court, she began quoting from the Bible, "But I say unto you, swear not at all," St. Matthew 5:34. After that, Judge Robert K. Leonard sentenced her to seven days in ? A - jail tor contempt of court. Judge Leonard said he sentenced Mrs. Little in order to give her a chance to cool off. (She eventually spent 11 hours in jail). -?=The?charges?against? the? two others were dropped. After Mrs. Little was released from jail, she was right back on the street ?"witnessing" along with Apostle J. H. Kirkland. She contends that she does not "preach." Men preach, and women witness, she said. Mrs. Little still says that she has no intention of getting a permit from the city. "Show me in the Bible where Jesus says you need a permit," she said. t : i. _!i_. lcwis v_uiwrigiu, cuy secretary, said the issuance of a permit to preach on the street is verv easv. IMOV] I Take ICHROl with ^c^c^e^e^cslc^c Name Address ? City v 1 Yr. ()$8.32 ( I check e < Clip and mail to The Winston-Si P.O Box 3154 Winston-Salem I Phone 7 % January 10, 1976 cher Arrested "All a person has to do is fill a form in Ik* Doa ?A VU? it IV* 111 111 M?v VVOiU U1 Alderman's office. The form must be filed two working -days before the board meets After that, they go to the board to be approved," he said. "On the form, the applicant specifies the time that he or she wants to preach and the location, as long as it doesn't interfere with another applicant," he continued. Mrs. Little said recently that she did not disobey Leonard or Scales for arresting her. "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law * * : _ t * giver, isaian oo'.ll. in I&Ct, she said they were only agents, "Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison," Revelation 2:10. While Mrs. Little was in jail, she sang and witnessed and said "junkies playing their guitars can hold open-air meetings without a permit." "I thought this was a free country," she said. JOSH BILLINGS % % . .. Thai* iz a grate difference between holding riv#? ol inu si the I NICLE I you 1 ^1# 'J' ? ?* ? State I Phone I ) 6 mos. $4.16 I nclosed item Chronicle I ,N.C.27102 I 22-8624 ? tv

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