Winston-Salem Chronicle
Vol. ill, No. 52
Saturday August 27, 1977
Suite 603 Pepper Bldg. Winston-Salem, N.C.
* 20 Cents
Black Lawyers Criticize Sharp
No Blacks Or Females Appointed
By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Reporter
The North Carolina
Association of Black
Lawyers has issued a
statement calling for
N.C. Chief Justice Susie
Sharp to recall the 13
appointments that she
made last week to the
Superior Court Nomina
ting Committee. If she
does not reconsider her
choices, the Association
plans to urge Governor
Hunt to terminate the
existence of the commit
tee by rescinding his
Executive Order.
Justice Sharp appoint
ed thirteen persons to
the Superior Court
Nominating Committee,
and none of her
nominees were blacks or
women.
Charles E. Daye,
president of the N.C.
Association of Black
Lawyers, charges that
Sharp made these ap
pointments in spite of
the fact that his
organization sent her a
letter on August 2nd
offering to assist her in
^1 Million Pledge
For Soul City
the identification of
blacks qualified to serve
on the committee.
“We think blacks and
women have been done a
great injustice, which
borders on a rank
insult,” says Daye. “It
See Sharp, Page 2
m
James F. Hansley
Soul City, N.C. — The
South/Southwest Region
al Meeting of the
American Association of
Business Investments
Companies (MESBIC) at
its closing session on
Friday, August 12,
pledged a minimum of one
million dollars as its goal
for venture capital for the
Soul City new town.
According to James F.
Hansley, Conference
spokesman, the American
Association of MESBICS
represents some eighty-
seven MESBICS whose
venture capital resources
exceed 100 million dollars.
Hansley stated the pur
pose of MESBICS is
to... “provide equity capi
tal to small business
persons who are socially
and economically disad-
Minority Enterprise Small vantaged.
T> II* Soul City hosted the
Itepublicans three day conference,
August 10-12, which
Announce
Candidate
By Sharon Bratcher
Staff Reporter
Edward L. Powell,
Forsyth County republi
can chairman, announced
Henry C. Lauerman is his
party’s nominee for major
of Winston-Salem.
In a press conference
last Friday, Powell said
that Lauerman would
formally announce his
candidacy on August 24th
on the steps of City HaU.
Lauerman, a law pro
fessor at Wake Forest
University, is a 60 yr. old
native of Chicago, niinois
and a graduate of the
Naval Academy, with law
degrees from Georgetown
University and Duke
University. He served as a
career naval officer from
1938 until 1962, winning 3
See Republican, Page 2
Stonier To Run
In N.E. Ward
brought together leading
MESBICS throughout the
region and nation to
discuss major issues
facing the venture capital
industry.
Speakers at the con
ference included Philip T.
Drotning, Director of
social Policy, Standard Oil
Company (Indiana); Mi
chael Lacagnina, Purcha
sing Director, Westing-
house Turbine Compo
nents; and Clarence
Bishop, Senior Legislative
Aide to Congressman
Barren J. MitcheU.
The million dollar
pledge win boost Soul
City’s efforts to recruit
industries to the area.
Floyd B. McKissick,
developer of Soul City,
said Monday “This
pledge will definitely help
our recruitment of indus
try because it will allow us
to offer financial assis
tance to firms interested
See $1 Million, Page 2
Sylvester Nettles has completed requirements to be considered for the national
SEVCA Recognition Award.
Local 70001 Named
For Recognition Award
70001 is a program
designed specifically to
meet the needs of people
in the 16-22 age bracket
who have generally left
school before completing
twelve grades. The typical
associate is guided into
immediate full time un
subsidized employment.
During off hours the
associates prepare for
their high school equival
ency diploma (GED)
under the guidence of
qualified instructors. An
audio-visual instructional
program helps prepare
associates for employment
and upgrade himself on
the job.
When an Associate
successfully completes the
orientation and GED
prepartion plus participa
tion in the SEVCA
(Seventy Thousand-One
Career Association) he is
eligible to be nominated
for the National SEVCA
Recognition Award.
Sylvester Nettles has
accomplished these goals.
He has been employed at
HoUy Farms Chicken &
Seafood on North Liberty
Street for six months. He
has been promoted from
Fry Cook to a “Trainer”
of aU the other Fry Cooks
Teenage Pregnancies
By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Reporter
Rodney Sumler an
nounced last week that he
will be a Republican
candidate for the Alder
man’s seat in the
Northeast Ward.
Sumler, founder of the
DungeonClub, and chair
man of the NAACPLabor
Committee, said of his
party choice; “I am a
black American citizen
who chooses to run
Republican in protest of
the take-for-granted atti
tude that the Democratic
party has about blacks—
assuming that blacks will
continue to vote for the
party of good promises
while still remain at the
bottom after years of
complete democratic
rule...”
In announcing his
candidacy in his home,
Sumler expressed bitter
ness toward the press for
the coverage he has
reveived-and anticipates
receiving in the campaign.
Several months ago,
Sumler was convicted of
staealing a heater, a
charge which he contends
was fabricated to discridit
him. He is now appealing
that conviction.
Sumler,36, is a native of
Winston-Salem and an
honors graduate of A&T
University. He has been a
teacher in the Winston-
Salem/Forsyth County
School System, and in
1969 was the first black
administrator hired by the
Recreation Department,
See Sumler, Page 2
13,000 Babies Born
First of a 2-part series
Teen-age pregnancies
are increasing in North
Carolina. The number of
both out-of-wedlock births
and abortions in our state
rose again in 1976 over the
previous year. Young
women between the ages
of 12 and 19 years old
gave birth to the majority
of the 13,042 babies bom
in North Carolina last year
without legal fathers.
An unplanned pregn
ancy can pose serious
problems to even the
adult, married woman
who can provide a
two-parent home for the
baby. For the young girl,
who has reached neither
emotional maturity nor
financial security, the
problems are greatly
intensified. Consider, for
instance, the situation of
the 11 year-old girls who
gave birth to a baby in
1976 in North Carolina. Or
the 1,158 fifteen yearolds.
Or the 3,792 seventeen
year-old young women.
There are several alter-'
natives open to a single
woman who is pregnant-
abortion, keeping her
baby, adoption or marri
age. Professional counse
ling can often help her to
understand more fully
each of the alsteraatives
and to consider more
realistically the choices in
the light of her own
circumtances.
Decisions crowd in
rapidly on the young girl
when she leams she is
pregnant out-of-wedlock.
Davis Challenged to Debate
Larry Little, a candidate for alderman in the North Ward has challenged
incumbent Richard N. Davis to a debate concerning the issues in the North
Ward.
The challenge, hand delivered to Davis on Monday, called for an
intelligent discussion of the issues in a public debate to be held in September
at a mutually agreed time and place.
Davis responded to the challenge Wednesday morning in a letter to his
opponent, indicating that he is willing to debate, provided that it is
See Alderman, Page 2
Russell Enters Mayor’s Race
Carl Russell
By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Reporter
Carl RusseU capped his
16 years of service as
alderman of the Northeast
Ward with a bid for the
mayor’s job.
In a press conference at
Russell Funeral Home last
Thursday, Russell an
nounced his candidacy to
a chapel-fuU of newsmen,
well-wishers, and fellow
candidates.
Russell attributed the
lateness of his announce
ment to concern for his
health. He is in good
health now, he says, and for city dwellers,
his announcement is a federal funds to ease
response to the “prodding unemployment, establish
of so many friends to enter u Human Relations Coun-
the race.” cil and promote economy
“I don’t have a lot of “ government by redu-
money behind me, but I uing waste,
do have the encouraging
promises of so many
friends, both black and
white, who have insisted
that I run. ’ ’ He went on to
mention that one of his
opponents was offering
large sums to people to
work on his campaign.
Asked if he wotild pay his
campaign workers, Rus-
seli smiled bitterly; ‘ ‘With
what?”
He listed the following
proposals for the city of
Winston-Salem; a fairer
At the press conference
Russell was asked about
his long-standing feud
with fellow aldermen Ross
and Davis. “Well, if I'm
elected major, that will
end, won’t it?” he
replied.
Russell’s entry into the
Democratic primary stret
ches the field to four
candidates, two white and
two black.
Attending Mr. Russell’s
press conference were
fellow candidates Larry
Womble, Larry Little,
Clarence Washington,
Virginia Newell, and
David Wagner, who now
has one less opponent to
worry about in the
Northeast Ward.
NOW is for Women
of Holly Farms. He is now
up for a merit raise. He
has successfully pased the
GED and has begun
preparation to re-enlist in
the United States Army.
Sylvester is interested in
Electronis and Auto-Mec-
hancis.
The winner of the award
wiU receive a one hundred
dollar ($100.00) savings
bond, a plaque and a
certificate of recognition
from the National Office in
Neward, Delaware. His
coordinator is Mrs. Ivye
N. McDaniel.
See 70001, Page 2
Chronicle
Weather
Outlook
Partly cloudy. Highs
from the 80s along the
coast to upper 70s in the
mountains; lows in the
60s along the coast and
in the Piedmont to upper
50s in the mountains.
Showers on and off
today thru Sunday.
Sunny and hot Monday
and Tuesday.
One of the first and most
difficult choices she faces
is whether to carry the
baby to term or have an
abortion. Another imme
diate concern in many
instances is the need for
financial assistance. A
decision on living arrage-
ments during her pregn
ancy, and personal relat
ionships with her family
and with the baby’s father
are among the problems
which confront her. For
the girl who chooses to
continue the pregnancy,
the decision on whether to
keep her baby or plan
adoption is the crucial
choice. Some girls are
unable to make the
decision until after the
baby is born. Some who
intially choose to keep the
See Teenage, Page 2
By Sharyn Bratcher
StaK Reporter
NOW, the National
Organization of Women,
would like you to know
that they are interested
in sensible issues, like
child care and women’s
rights-not in bra-buming
or who-Ughts-whose-cig-
arette. They would also
like more particaipatipn
from Ithe black women of
Winston-Salem.
Helen Couvoisie, a local
physician and president of
the Winston-Salem chap
ter of NOW, says of the
organization; “In Forsyth
County 25% of all heads of
households are women.
When we talk about rights
for women, we don’t mean
catering to a bored
hoursewide—we’re work
ing for equal opportunity
and equal pay. The
average income for a
woman used to be $2,000
less than a man’s. Now it
is $2700 less. To me this is
reason enough to become
active.”
She feels that the
organization could be
especially beneficial to
black women, because
they are on the lowest
income level:, first comes
white males, then white
females, black males, and
finally the black woman.
Since many women are
supporting their families
with their income, it
would certainly be in their
best interests to try to get
equal pay.
One of now’s func
tions is to make women
aware of opportunities
and options that exist for
them. The organization
supports the Shelter for
Battered Women, and can
recommend places to get
help in such areas as
vocational guidance, cou
nseling, or legal advice.
In the fall. Dr. CourVoi-
sie plans a series of
workshops to help women
cope with plumbing.
Dr. Helen Courvoisie
electrical, rmd automotive
repairs-areas in which
women are often easy
prey for repairmen.
In a wider spectru,
NOW is concerned with
women’s legal rights. One
proposal mentioned by
Dr. Courvoisie states that
it one of the partners in a
marriage works while the
other stays home and
keeps house, then half the
income should belong to
the one who stays home.
Abortions is another
pressing issue within the
women’s movement. The
new government law
prohibiting Medicaid from
paying for abortions
seems to insure that
unwanted children will be
born to those who can
least afford them. NOW’s
national organization is
fighting this and other
forms of discrimination
against women.
The Winston-Salem
chapter of NOW will hold
its next meeting on
Wednesday, Sept. 14th, at
the Glade Street YWCA.
The topic for discussion is
day care, a serious issue
for working mothers
anywhere, but especially
critical in Winston-Salem.
“We are the city where
2 infants died in a day care
center,” Dr. Courvoisie
warns. Hopefully, this
meeting will evaluate the
day care possibilities and
advise mothers of safe
places to leave their
youngsters