( 1,1 Illl nil i || Ill I III! Ml I Wins i 7 Vol. Ill, No. 43 K I vr fl I i I jU0 f i \? t * A uuwioor rally in ttlum Park "' r\ WB Sunday to interest East . Winston's young people I| in business development. Bt|H WL H At the rally, attended j3 by 1,000 youths, 9 BBAL President Johnny E X. Williamson outlined his ^ organization's plan for a ' youth internship program ^ with black businesses in A ? Xhe community. ?t ? The BBAL plans to ' / place young people in skills-learning jobs in various businesses, with I the business paying half 1 M the apprentice's salary and the BBAL paying the | "remainder. T ~ Melvin Dubose, the ?^4 I BBAL's newest staff 5 K$M I member, stated that the I I organization hopes to J I receive funds from either the Mary Babcock Rey- Parei nolds Foundation or the Y Winston-Salem Founda- ~WT "W" rI H TWfcV vyiuvicuo ui nit; iviury ,jl ^ ?3 Babcock Reynolds Foun- % JL JL w dation confirm that BBAL representatives have vi- ^ sited them, but say that no I | formal request for funds < B has been received. Businesses which have 4'We feel that for the E agreed to accept youth m0st part the city?of?interns are: the Big D. Winston-Salem and the c Lounge, owned by Wil- Recreation Department *ifIPS(in,1 tl?e Dungeon have neglected us,' said v Club, Staley s Restaurant \|rs Gloria Fulton, presi- r Northside, and C.G. dent of the Happy Hill v Washington s Construe- Recreation Center advi- r tion Company. gory councii in a prepared 8 The Black Business Speech at a~ meeting 8 Action League describesThursday night June 16th J itself as: a non-profit, at the recreation center, self-help organization de- More than 50 commu- a dicated to economic deve- n^y residents turned out lopment of the minority meeting to request community." It was . . organized in 1973 by improvements on the Johnny X. Williamson, ar?a's more than 30 year who studied business and ?'d recreation facility, management at Winsalm Mrs. Fulton in her v Business College and sPeech 9tated that the * Forsyth Technical Insti- lar?e number ?f Partici- | ??+e?^ pants using the center ? One recent project of have made it necessary for K the BBAL has been to the facxhty to be enlarged. % arrange for discounts for Happy Hill Center as senior citizens with local one ?j the *est wfekly 1 merchants in the commu- attendance figures ofany I ?-?t- of the city s recreation m Future plans include faciliti?S' There is not | . , , enouch snnr.e nr pninn- B tne opening or a bbal ~~ - r- T clothing factory, using ment here to provide ~ local models and desig- m??ningful recreation for ners and a fashion show ^em, s^e sa^d. and dinner to be held July Mrs. Dorothea Eaton, r 10, to project and promote recreati?n center supervi- , Renee Fashions, a com- sor department pany owned by the BBAL. ^tended the meeting in ^ Dr. Butler Heads Forsyth Clergy Dr. J. Ray Butler, V*pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, has been elected J president 'of the Forsyth 1 M Clergy Association, an interdenominational and predominantly white or- /ganization of ministers from Forsyth County. Dr. Butter, who was r formerly serving as vice president of the Forsyth Dr. J. Ray Butler Clergy Association, re- _ places Rev. Harold Shir- ^ . wh,en. he was a c. ley, pastor of Ardmore Wilmington, ' -? Baptist Church, who is T, leaving to take a post in Aa 0 .. orfyth Clergy c Alabama. Dr. Butler has flfia !0n responsible P previously served as 6 evo^?nal service ? J? f f ... seen twice daily on '' president of a similar WXTT tv t* , < organization: 'he N~ iSZJtJSSS ' Hanover Min.stenal Ass- a rotating basis f * [ ... - I MMWMtKflsScTgT ?ZStt>Cm&aESMIS3E&850Sttei rty?'??a.y.; . ?_^>_ftnf...-yT.' rTT^.'^^^.r^^^J'^^-T'^rrFrrr^j&gr r. ?i~Tr?,^.i ; HIC!9VVPl8flBPtVVBHPllWVSMWBlWVn9WPf*HfllVVP|WISKVIPVMMVWi(VPn|ViMnPaMnPMMMH 4^5 non-Sale Saturday June 25r[977 Suite 6 ** >,| ^ . ? i?^r * "li^. -/- _ ^"" ' > r^r^^ir its meet to discuss Happy Hill recreational facilities Hill Council ids Better F a >lace of recreation direc- the East Ward in the last or Nick Jamison who had election urged all com>ther commitments. munity residents to turn Mrs Eaton, who out and vote. "I don't care vorked at Happy Hill for a whether or not you vote lumber of years said she for me but please vote. 1 yas proud of the ,commu- lost by a few votes last lity turnout but could not time and I can only mswer questions thawt retirate what I said then, hould be asked to Mr. If I am elected I will look " amison. ~~out for" the. East Ward Mrs. Virginia Newell, first. It's obvious that you m unsuccessful candidate need better Recreation or the aldermanic seat in facilities here. _ LAWMAKERS: Boys' State Representatives from Forsj this picture, but stand far apart on many issues. The Blaylock, Counselor Ronald Wilkin s, and Roy Bacote. James Andrews. Aquor By The Drinl Innual Boy's State C These hard-working by Sharyn Bratcher politicians were WinstoftStaff Writer Salem's black representaThe city judge, the tives to Boys' State, the ounty commissioner, and annual convention for he two state Senators high school students prawled in their lounge which is a miniature hairs and debated capital version of the sfate unishment. They have government. lready legalized man- Dr. Jack Fleer, chairiiana, passed liquor by man of Wake Forest's he drink, and freed the political science depart Vilmington Tep. Not bad ment and director of Boys' or a week's work. State for the thirteenth i * i & _ ^ _ O-Z ?w ' ? c ? X.HlimjLlI < ??? IIHW<1WI?ailllliaiH?l1 MIWI'lU-fcWMr'l Wrj^^W^'WMWM^-IWWlWI**! M CHRO. 03 Pepper Bldg. Winston-Salem, N.C. ' 8M$U?^ "H * I ^ ^IJI by Sharyn Bratcher llU' Staff Writer ( Center Advisory Board, is one of three board s l^H members drawing up an i cated by retiring County t ^ Man&ggr Nicholas?Mcis 1 _ draw up the plan, which will make it due August becomes effective. Booker, and the other two committee members Dr. Wilveria Atkinson and Frank Barnes are concentrating on the administrative problems of the health center in their ^ proposal, which is still "just a skeleton plan"- so far, says Chairman Book'Vf. w The committee will plan a_ reorganization of iob Mrs. Newell then asked responsibilities so that the if it was not the city's chain of command is policy to build facilities clearly outlined. The according to attendance? nursing department is a Mrs. Eaton's reply was major issue, Mr. Booker that the question would stated. In the past, there have to be referred to Mr. has been some confusion Jamison. as to whether the Health Mrs. Fulton outlined Center nurses were under some of the problems and -the direction of the Health needs of^ the community! Deptr'sr Chief~of~ Nursing where recreation is con- or the Administrator of ^ fl ? 0 the health center. See Council, Page 2 According to Mr. Booker, the committee has no ^|jj^ WFU Seel approximates the federal funds the university is . Uy granted ? and could lose rf' ? if HEW does not |Bnir*T>|' , - approve of the racial balance on campus. director of Equal OpporM tunity and Legal Affairs y ~ for ~Wake Forest,?the reasons go deeper than financial considerations. ? . . . . He has been shaking up rth County get together for Wake.s ln hlte ? * y are: [back row 1-rl Ron ? [Front] Darrel Scales and T?e hlS "^er-graduaU days. Back in 1964, Griffith was a suite-mate of two t W WFU celebrities:* Edward & JrOSSeSin Reynolds the first black to graduate from Wake Forest, and football player ntl11/>nfinn Brian Piccolo, about l/fll/Clll'H/ll whom "Briar's Song" . ? , . . was written: year, explained that the . c u i -' . . , , Brian s Song back in event is sponsored by the , ,,,,, ou ? . . ^ . those days was We Shall American Legion, which ,, ^ , , , , Overcome , as Griffith sends students selected ? .. ,,r , , , ,, , . ... . , recalls it. Wake s football by the high schools or coach had ,eft mA other organizations to , , k . Boys State at Wake Forest *ad- n0t yCt h'red ^ f , . 0 . there were certain areas of and Girls State in c ,, 0 . ^ the football program Greensboro. One veteran , . ? . . , r . _ being neglected ? like of a long ago session of ... D Dr. ? ? . VT recruiting. Brian Piccolo Boys State ,8 North was t g , so he Carolina s governor Jut, rea,y didn>t have to get un ' involved in recruiting -See Liquor, Page 2 mm * 20 Cents rites Alternate teiuiid MacGovenv in-inS~ = jroposal. Wk '' Nobody had any in-put nto the Meiszer plan/' jaid Mr. Booker, voicing mother of the commitee's objections to the % \ j nerger. "He announced it l2S^\ ^ \ x> the Board in May, and \ * ;hen Dr. bundan said that W* he had been brought here . 1 X for the continuance of the kr \ mergerr^Who knew that?7-?>- ?-*- - " i "Reynolds Health Center's problems are administrative," he went on, C,P. Booker "No one has complained bein drawn b A about the service. So why Flynt preaident of A. not clear up problem, phili Randol h institute. netead of pnshmg this Mf Flynt alated ^ merger? . his plan is 8till in Another plan opposing emb ic f but he the health center-health ready to disclose department merger ,8 ,u content8 soon. ? ^ H.B. Good son, Democratic member of the Forsyth County Board of Elections, takes the oath of office marking his fifth two-year term with the board. The ceremony took place at noon, June 21st, in the old courthouse. I? a Mnrp TtlnnLa "He recruited a lot of landlady had listed the lack football players from room- with the W FU different high schools, housing office, but the He'd bring them up for young black man who the weekend, and they'd turned up to rent it was stay in our suite," Griffith no* what she had in mind, recalls told hi she couldn't floCall<?o r>f Piccolo's "rent the room to a Negro recruiting, Wake became because ?f what the the second ACC school - neighbors would think." Maryland was first ? to The student complained to recruit blacks for sports. Griffith. Was it rough rooming He says he>s going with the only_bladLon_a_investigate the matter, conservative campus? No- ^ if that.g the way it body hassled the mem- was the landlady will be -bers?of^the suite, says remoVed from the housing Griffith, though he cer- j-st;s permanently. Griffith tainly heard enough -g a}so considering recomremarks about Reynolds, mending that prospective and some of his suite renters be made to sign an mate s parents never got agreement with the housover the shock. ^ng 0ffice promising to Later when Griffith rent room to any became an admissions student, regardless of officer at WFU he made coior etc minorities his special Qf' the 900 incoming interest to recruiting. freshmen for the fall, This year Griffith was abQut 55 will be black, a appointed director of \arger number than in Wake s office of Equal previous years. Wrake Opportunity/Legal Aid. It doesn't have a quota is his job to monitor the svstem. says Griffith. u: iin tug yittcuctfa ui tne They'll accept as many personnel office and the qUa]jfjed blacks as they various departments to canf but there is a see that an effort is made minimum that thev feel to hire minority person- they must have ne'- Student applicants Another facet of his job geem to be available, is to investigate charges of Wake's recent success in discrimination. For exam- basketball may do much to pie, one of his most recent aid that The real cases involved a Wake problem, says Griffith, is student who tried to rent a room off campus. The Page 2 I

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