Page 2 - The Chronicle - Saturday September 3, 1977
Selling
Of East
Winston
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the main priorities set by
the Redevelopment Com
mission was the building
of an ABC store, to
replace the one on Fifth
Street. So he submitted
his plans to the ABC
Board, and waited to
negotiate with them.
So Cumberland thought
that Dr. OUver would be
developing Parcel 129-C,
and Oliver, after being
told that the ABC Board
preferred Cumberland’s
plan, thought that they
would get the land.
Both were quite surpri
sed to learn in August of
'77 that Wilson &
Covington had bought the
land, and was building the
ABC Store.
Dr. Oliver questioned
the legality of the second
sale. Could it be stopped?
Sales are not considered
final until they are passed
by the Board of Aldermen.
If he spoke to them...
The Board of Aldermen
approved the sale on
August 1st, several weeks
before the news of the sale
was made pubhc.
How did it get past the
Aldermen?
“I remember that we
approved the sale,” said
Carl RusseU, ‘ ‘But I didn’t
know there was any
contention about it. Oliver
didn’t talk to me until
after the vote.”
Richard Davis, aider-
man of the North Ward
and a member of the
finance committee explai
ned that the aldermen act
on the recommendations
of the Redevelopment
Commission.
‘‘We do not get to see
the bids. The Redevelop
ment Commission sees
them, and tells us to
whom the land will be
sold,” said Davis. ‘‘We
could only reject their
proposal if there were
some violation of HUD
ndes in the sale.”
‘piiorently, no HUD
rules were violated, but
that fact does not satisfy
many blacks in East
Winston.
‘‘Urban renewal is
negro removal, ’ ’ says Carl
Russell. He added that he
did not know of any black
developers who had got
land from the Redevelop
ment Commission.
‘‘We submitted 30 bids
to the Redevelopment
Commission,” says Tracy
Singletary. ‘‘We had a
Contractor’s Association,
and we’d bid on everyth
ing. We have yet to hear
from them.”
When the contracting
jobs in East Winston go to
one white company after
another, blacks start to
wonder if it is coincid
ence—or conspiracy.
Beware Of Long
Hiring Changes Slowly Mnrth narnlina Rieaness Inriev Distance Selling
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levels at which it employs
minorities and women,” a
set of objectives, goals
and timetables; a recruit
ment program; an inter
viewing program which
would ‘‘include a mini
mum of three candidates
for each vacancy to be
filled” with minority
applicants ‘ ‘representa
tive of the ethnic, sex and
handicapped composition
of the applicant group. ” A
program of promotion and
career ladders for present
employees; a program of
training; and an internal
reporting system ‘‘to
measure total program
effectiveness.”
Agencies would also be
required to submit month
ly reports to the Personnel
Commission for review.
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130
On December 24, 1975
Oliver received a letter
from Guy Ward of the
ABC Board, stating that
they preferred the plans of
the Cumberland Develop
ment Corporation.
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125
‘‘Can they do that?”
asked Dr. Oliver. “I was
the one who had been
awarded the option on the
Irmd. How could they
refuse to deal with me?”
They just did, appar
ently
‘‘All three bidders
submitted plans to us,”
said Ward. ‘‘And we like
Cumberland’s the best.
That’s all there is to it.”
Cumberland, the other
black developing comp
any, claims that the ABC
Board did not notify them,
if they preferred Cumber
land’s plan. They say that
when they lost the original
bidding, that was the last
they heard from anybody.
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serve a one-year term of a capital fund drive; and
Board membership.
Board actions taken at aPP^val of the appoint-
this first meeting of the ®ents of two administra-
academic year include officers. The officers
approvals of Chancellor WiUiams,
Douglas Covington’s pro- administrative assistant to
posal for reorganization of chanceUor, and Sam-
administrative staff: a V'
revised schedule for the development affairs.
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In other instances, the
caller concots an “offi
cial” sounding name of a
nonexistent agency (im
plying an affiliation with
the Federal Government)
to give status to the sale
such as “Central Dis
bursement” or “Federal
Government Military Sur
plus Commodities.”
Based on inquiries
received from a large
number of BBBs and
organizations, the Wash
ington BBB reports that
the practice is widespread
with reports coming from
as far away as Hawaii.
The BBB recommends
that business firms and
organizations receiving
such offers by telephone
should ask the caller to
(usually the last heard
from him). If the merchan
dise is shipped without
authorization, there is no
oblication to return it or
pay for it. The Bureau also
suggests;
1. Assign one staff
person to approve all
supply orders and offers.
2. If you receive
unordered items, refuse
the shipment if possible.
3. If the shipment was
accepted, don’t use any of
the order. Then write the
company advising you
didn’t order, payment will
not be made and they
should make arrange
ments to pick up the
merchandise.
4. Contact the Better
Business Bureau for their
assistance in investigating
the offer and so that they
can alert other businesses
and nonprofit groups in
the area. :
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