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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"
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vyiuvicuo ui nit; iviury ,jl ^
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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 ?
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president of a similar WXTT tv t* , <
organization: 'he N~ iSZJtJSSS '
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its meet to discuss Happy Hill recreational facilities
Hill Council
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>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
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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
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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.
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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
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