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^ 7 ~ S" - " Wins i Vol. Ill, No. 50 Wilmington 10 Top officials of the U.S. until they became eligible Justice Department have for parole. cijm(UCT -Wrtu ^ Governor Janies Hunt issue, along with dissatispushing for a pardon for faction with political the Wilmington 10. Jack patronage among many Cozort, special counsel for Blacks, has been signaled Gov. Hunt, said last week by many Black leaders as that a meeting is being a source of discontent arranged between the which might cause a governor and representa^-massive Black bloc vote tives of U,S. Attorney against Hunt's aspirations ^ Griffin Bell. That meeting for a second term. Soon will follow a meeting of N.C. voters will vote ona Wilmington 10 defense measure to allow North tu counsel and Hunt to be Carolinas' governors to held this Wednesday,' succeed themselves. E.B. August 10. Turner, first vice-chairThe action by Justice person of the North Department officials fol- Carolina Democratic Parlowed a petition signed by ty, said recently that many 60 members^of Congress Blacks are concerned who recently asked Attor- about the lack of appointney General Bell to do ments. The appointments what he could to persuade have also< been an issue Hunt to intervene in the with the General Baptist case. Convention and the N.C. Hunt has reluctantly Black Democratic Caucus, approached the pardon Turner and several other issue which will hav? Black leaders have met serious political conse- with Hunt to discuss the quences for his career. Wilmington 10 Case and Hepeatedly Tie has said "EKe organizations have that he ought not written letters to Hunt intervene in the case as asking him to pardon the long as it is in the courts. Wilmington 10. The case is now on appeal Some Black leaders say in the U.S. FftHpra) the pardon issue involves District Court in Raleigh See Pardon, Page 2 and in the North Carolina . .. ? ~ f Court oi Appeals. fl \ The defendant's chief im Cll counsel, James Ferguson, has said the appeals might take as long as four to five p "WT I years to complete_ the ivJ judicial?process; Mean^~ while the defendants By Sharyn Bratcher would have to continue Staff Reporter serving long prison terms The7 members present _ ? at the August 3rd meeting glOy^Off of the Reynolds Health One by one Black patrons can be seen ^^ O "" ?J C3 ? - * p.:-. convenience store of Joe BBB W Judge, located on Route 301 in the town of '^jj Whitakers. But one week ago a boycott was imposed upon Joe Judge by three organizations, the Peoples |^H Coalition for Justice, flE African Liberation Support Committee and Rft Workers Viewpoint Organization, at a Whitakes ral'y Ju,y ,28' Tw0 of the " Nathaniel Wis organizations are not Whitaker-based organi- ^ ? TWZ zatj?ns- u , Staley Wa The boycott of Joe Judge's store was called wm/r f -mafter Judge shot and killed fY CO/thGT* M a Black man, Charlie Lee, on April 19 when Lee Nathaniel Wiseman, t attempted to get $7.00 Northside Restaurant, change back from judge. fair-weather friends. Judge was charged with _ A few months ago, wher murder and released on eviction because of back i bond. No trial date has community rallied to his si been set. restaurant, and patrc For a brief period sympathy for his- cause, b following Lee's murder over they geem ^ hflve c the town's Blacks did not -people seem to think patronize Judge but business during a crisis, following ^pesfations of com? back any more, but th demonstrations then -l?d business going," says Mr by Rev. Edward King and .,Black groups have bc Golden Frinks, the town s meetings here," he concec residents again began to sororities have begun to patronize juugc. everyday customers, the w Black businessmen in blacks 9 to 1. See Boycott, Page 2 See Staley, U I " ? ? r fon-Sali Saturday August J3r 1977 Suite ..xB^S '<<lll%fciL i j^WwBMjyB 'If you see Bob Lanier, tell him his shoes are re tennis shoe, which is even too big for Lanier's size !i outside the Community Shoe Store on Patterson / Washington, the store's owner, says the monster K interest in his shop...in fact it's been a shoeJn. hites still outnumber the the'alderman'of the needs Page 2 ? See Burke, Page 2 \ _ .... , / . * _ * 'r C i t 11 e Plan Subftiittec Is Advisory Boar* Center Advisory Commit- Three of the board tee voted unanimously to members up for reaprecommend the reappoint- pointment^constituted.-the ment of four board committee to draw up an members whose terms alternate plan to the expire this month. proposed merger with the Health Department. They | : are Committee Chairman i 1 Biirke To Pll 11 Seek Office ~v. v. ? D , mt 1i. - Vivian H. Burke an HMrs. Burke, guidance counselor at Lowrance School, has been active in the Democratic Party, eman serving as precinct chairman, delegate to the ^ wp county, district, and state ft/JL Ml/1 conventions, delegate to the National Black Mayors Conference, NCEA legisf I'txif'W'o lative commissioner, and the chairman of the he owner of Staley s Forsyth County committee wishes he had some e|ect Shirley Chisholm. Her platform developed i he was threatened with fr0m input from the rent he owed, the black citizens of the Noflfheast jpport, picketing outside Ward, includes: a police inizing it to show their review board, which is ut now that the crisis is almost a unanimous item Irifted away. among candidates; adethat if they support a qUate police and fire that they don t need to protection; and a stronger at s not the way to keep a enforcement of the affir. Wiseman. mative action plan. >en good about booking Mrs. Burke also favors les. Church groups and a Northeast Ward Advimeet here, but as for gorv Committed " 1 .T.n-t.'1 --v--.trrrz"^~z^-zzz.z7?.rrs<.~:~'-~~~* -1 ^--a.-i?*.1 .1 !? III? .MIX I I II. -M irii"^"? '| ' 'T"** * * <;m Chro ) 603 Pepper Bldg. Winston-Salem, N.C. ) ? Affirmat /a U? OU *1. .4 ? J m MJI K/tMMjru wivkviici Staff Reporter jy- There has not been mmmm City Manager ^fclck Bond^ employed 446 blacks, 319 ?* them in Service Maintenance. As of June (iTfn 1977, Winston-Salem em3>*V. ployed 582 blacks, of which 299 were still in the lowest level: Service Maintenance. EEOC CATEGORY D ii Adm./Officials i Professionals Technicians Protective Service Office/Clerical Skilled Craft - Service Maintenance ady. *' This gunboat of a 12 foot, has been parked TOTAL 4 Avenue for a week. Walter ed has created a lot of ^ level of employment, Administrative/Officials, there are four blacks: Bond; Nellie Jones, director of Human [iy Services; Transit CoordiV nator Hampton Haith; and Walter Farabee, the t- Economic Development Coordinator. _^ These four^ persons C.P. Booker, Dr. Wilveria?represent 10% uf the 40 Atkinson, and Frankie G. people listed on this level Barnes, The fourth mem- of employment, far below ber is. Andrew L. Bond's goal of 19.1% and, Yarborough. according to a U.S. * The County . Commis- Department . of Labor survey of Forsyth County, See Board, Page 2 far below the potential of m fc....-** v ' : jM MflaW 3tI HLj^^a J Bp** MMMMMMUAUMmygug * R JJKH I i dH ^hmpg^fffrtttlrr vmm v?? * ft ? ?? rt i is^a x . * MB>\ * + +>* > 7 fl^^SQLnfl C.E. Nottingham could start his own National Geograpfc photos he took in Guatemala. See story on page 7. Russell To I Chronicle "I'm going to run for s promised, "Whether it's i 1X7^m4U When interviewed last w earner *u~ ? *?L_ puwvmg vnc luiionmg toucne give "Thursday, or possib "I don't want to announc ^UIIOOK to be sure of things before I K "I know the color of my s wanted to run in 1970, and ago. If I had been whit Sunny & hot today experience in governmen thru Sunday. Highs in drafted to run." the mid to upper 90's. This year, he is considei Lows in the mid 70's. presence of another bl Chance of rain 20% " Cecil Butler - does not Friday & 40% Sat. & "I will get the bulk of the Sun. race I enter," he declared ^^??^^mmm See Russeli La^iu,v.-..Tr-."?->fa. tosamxaamama?? gMPBBBaii^.ii'^ *'Ui ??* ?" ?* ? -i-w.v ?i?JL?. ? Tr. t| 'r~7; ** V ? NICLE \ *20 Cents * Iive Action cause of this, the city-has done very little hiring tn By "" jyE^fe are trying to amend the ^Ef uneven employment fi mgures in the hiring that is being done: 48/6% of nil newly hired employees W ^e number of blacks WI J ^' >g employed in each category W jW 1/^fS has remained about the W wjm same, despite the city's * -A I MUS ^ supposed efforts to injmt JR9r ? crease their number, and Jack Bond despite the federal govblacks in the area. ernment's monitoring of The Dept. of Labor the situation. stated in a 1974 report See Job, Page 2 CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM^ NUMBER OF BLACKS 'ec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Mar. June 970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1977 2 3 3 3 4 4 H 32 38 34 ? 37? 37 25 31 32 38 38 40 *1 48 46 47 46 45 33 39 46 45 45 34 88 102 107 110 112 119 3ET 292 304 300 299 ' "6 549 552 5794 580 - 582 ? that 5.8% of the blacks in wr . ? Forsyth County are quali- OIHOiC fied to hold Ailministra- 4 * tive/Official positions - Announce? roughly 1600 persons, of p jj J whom the city employs 4. candidacy < Approximately 1600 more Larry Womble announblacks qualify for profes- ce(j ^is candidacy for sional level jobs; the rity airman ^ Southeast employs 37, out of a total Ward a picnic in of 181 job slots. One factor Reynolds Park last Saturin this picture is the job -freeze, Bone explains. Womble. who is an -ThiS CltV poljt\y, whlCh~ha8 gjjnrnilff|(ivp been in effect for several old Town Elementary years, states that when an School, will challenge the employee resigns, his job incumbent, Eugene F. slot is not filled unless it is Groce, who has announabsolutely necessary. Be- ce(j hjg intentions to rim for a second term. In his announcement to run, Womble stated that he intends to run an open and aggressive campaign. He opposes, he said, a city government which too often in the past has been MP1' insensitive or ineffective W, J *n responding to the needs jjft^ f|y? ' . ? of the people. 1^^? Womble favors "ready accessibility of elected W&k J officials," and a "grassroot in-put into the 1 9 Bl decision-making process." He also listed adequate police/fire proI tection and stricter enforcement of housing ; ' ^ codes as priorities in his ?? ^ mi - - - , . , Southeast Ward, and was lie with the beautiful color attended by Womble's fellow aldermanic candiy a dates Vivian Burke, and \UI1 Again Larry Little, and by Cecil Butler, who is running for omething," Carl Russell mayor nayor or alderman." The fact that he is Tuesday, Russell was for election in a is on a speech he plans to ward that is nearly 75% 'v Friday- said. white does not bother e too soon because I want Womhle, he 9aid. -We run," Russell explained. are not running a kin will be a problem. 1 black/white campaign," 1 started to run 3 years be stated, to a round of ' With all my years of Koortv annlonao frnm V-1 i a r. I would have * . A . Womble, a native of ring volunteering to run. Winston-Salem, is a candidate m the race graduate of WSSU, and disturb him. hQlds a master.s in ) black vote m whichever educatjon from the University of Nprth Carolina i Page 10 V s** Womb)*, Pag* 2 Y
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