WlNSTON-SALr.
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VOL. U, NO. 46
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. SATURDAY JULY 17, 1976
Single Copy 20^
New Housing: Programs to Start
WSSU Gets HUD Grant
of the Legal Aid Society at 202 W. 3rd Street is set to
lindle civil cases where poor people are involved.
^egal-Aid Protects
Veglected Individuals
by Marcellos Casey
Staff Writer
1 TI e legal-aid society for
)rsyth County was establish-
1 in 1962 as an organization
) aid the poor. That society
ill exists today and according
director Thomas Craven
exists as a law office for poor
eople.”
The staff of the legal-aid
ervice consists of seven
iwyers, three paralegals and
clerical staff of five persons,
t is a government funded
banization, receiving funds
rom OEO, United Way and
3cal foundations.
Addressing the question of
ie purpose and functions of
be legal aid society Mr.
raven said “The society
epresents poor people in
on-criminal actions. These
re cases involving consumer
latters such as small loans,
roblems with car dealerships
nd furniture stores and action
n finance cases.”
A large amount of the
iwyers time is also spent
lealing with domestic-related
iroblems, according to Cra-
en. Divorce, adoption, name
hange and legitimation fall
inder the heading.
Welfare problems are a
;reat concern of the legal-aid
iociety also. “We do a lot of
vork representing people cut
>ff of social programs and they
ihould come to us as soon as
he problem arises,” Craven
>aid.
“The attorneys at the
service strive to set up a
trusting relationship between
lawyer and client and take
everyone’s special circum
stances into consideration.”
He said everyone’s case is the
most important to them.
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity has been awarded
another) one-year extension on
the HUD sponsored housing
management program grant.
This contract, which be
came effective July 1, 1976,
includes funds to enable the
University to continue with
housing management courses
organized under the Depart
ment of Business Administra
tion. University plans call for
scheduling four housing
management core courses per
semester (3 credit hours each)
out of a total of seven housing
core courses.
This undergraduate pro
gram will lead to a degree in
business administration with a
concentration in housing
management. The program is
designed to train professional
housing managers to meet the
housing needs of the nations
private, public, and federally
insured low-moderate income
families.
Two full-time faculty in
structors will implement this
program. The Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment has also required
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity to assist in providing a
standardized housing man
agement curriculum to enable
other colleges and universities
throughout the country to
teach similar programs.
Girl Allegedly Raped
In Goler Court Apts.
The week following the
bicentennial celebration found
no relaxation in the occurence
of city-wide crime.
Only July 6 Frenchie Lavern
Fulp of 580-A Goler Court
filed a complaint report that
Traffic Deaths Down In ’76
Traffic deains in North
Carolina decreased 3.3% in
May of this year compared to
May, 1975, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles Edward L.
Powell announced recently.
During May of this year 118
persons lost their lives
compared to 122 traffic deaths
during the same month last
year. For the five months
ending May, 1976 there were
546 fatalities compared to 548
persons killed on North
Carolina highways during the
same period last year, a
decrease of 0.4%. Powell
released the statistics in the
monthly HIGHWAY ACCI
DENT PERSPECTIVE pub
lished by Christine E. Bunn,
Director of Traffic Records of
the North Carolina Division of
Motor Vehicles,
Personal injuries ^nd pro
perty damage accidents conti
nued to rise. Personal injuries
in May of this year totaled
7,194, and this represented
the highest number of
personal injuries reported in
any single month according to
records on file at the Division
of Motor Vehicles. During
1976 accidents on Interstate
Highways are down 5.7%
while accidents on secondary
county roads are up a
disturbing 23.6%.
Powell recently announced
that the State Highway Patrol
was beginning new enforce
ment emphasis on the
secondary road system. Pre
liminary statistics through
June and early July indicate
that the death and accident
rates on these roads are
running ahead of last year.
“It is imperative that our
enforcement actions go to the
areas where the problems are
great. The vast majority of the
drivers in our State are
obeying the traffic laws as
evidenced by our driver
license renewal procedures.
Recent samples of driver
license renewal applications
indicate that approximately
70% of the drivers had no
motor vehicle violations dur
ing the past four years and
were not required to take the
written test. The remaining
30% did not necessarily cause
accidents though they had
violations on their records. A
small percentage of the North
Carolina drivers is causing the
vast majority of the problems,
and they can and will be
identified. We must not allow
death to attempt a comeback
in North Carolina,” Commis
sioner Powell concluded.
she had been raped and shot
in the leg by an unknown
attacker.
Frenchie Fulp stated the
subject, identifying himself as
“Peter” came to her door
pretending to be someone she
knew. When she opened the
door the report stated, he
pointed the handgun at her
and asked for her money.
Ms. Fulp identified the man
as a black male approximately
20 years of age, 5’6” and
weighing 133 pounds. Accord
ing to the report, he forced his
way into her apartment,
emptied her pocketbook onto
the floor and forced her into
the bedroom consequently
raping her. The assailant’s
gun discharged hitting Ms.
Fulp in the lower left leg. She
was treated at Baptist
Hospital and released in
satisfactory condition. The
case has been left open for
See CRIME, Page 2
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