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By Sharyn Bratcher Board refused to negotiate
Staff Writer - with hinef*''
The local ABC Board Tbia 18 tru?- ^ ward,
cites declining sales and ^uj_l*e e*plgjggd that the
pressure from landlord board grants a lease based
Dr. Raymond Oliver as upon the lowest rent and
reasons for its decision not best p'an ?^ered- Oliver s
to renew the lease on the ProP?sed rent on the new
store in Jetway Shopping st?fe was Per mor,th.
Center while a second developer
ABC Board director offered a $541 rental. The
Guy Ward states that board accepted the lower
letters from Dr. Oliver ??<>?"?*. and a lease was
asking for a decision re- prepared, but when the
garding the renewal of the board received the lease,
leaseprompted the Board the stated
to make an early ruling on of
the issue/
"He wanted a decision,
nso we gave him one," said Tfr Tfr Jk ~W '
Ward, IjDAL .
He maintained that
? there?was? no? personal .Tnhn?Y?WjlHwrmm
element in the board s president and founder of
decision, despite the fact ^he Black Business Action
that Oliver has requested League, says that unless
a federal investigation of his organization receives a
.the ABC Board in connec- grant soon, it will have to
tion with the building of rinoP ;to Honrq
the new ABC Store on The BBAL, a non-profit
Claremont Avenue. organization designed to
Dr. Oliver was high _promo^e min0rity developbidder
on the property in ment, is presently funded
1975 bidding, but he from a small grant from
claimed that the ABC the cjty unemployment ofNC
Voters Will J
IN ew Budget Ami
By Sharyn Bratcher ment is not intended
Staff Reporter prevent the State from
?issuing?its? bonds and
On November. 8th, nQteg
nor will it affect
North Carolina voters will bond proceeds.
pass judgment Qn a pro- amendment states
posed constitutional t^at Governor shall
amendment mandating a priority to the
balanced budget. payment of funds' app?0-"
The provision, whic priated by the General
will be binding both to the A U1-.
~ . Aaaciiiuiy mi ucuv aci "General
Assembly-and to vice a moye which is
the Governor, would take to preserve the
from the General Assem- gtate.g credit
bly the prerogative?and ,.jt represents re9pon.
the temptation?of defi- 3lble government." says
cit spending. State Treasurer Harlan E.
Simply stated, it means goyjes
that the State cannot North Carolinfl hflg ^
spend more money than it lowegt ^ capita debt of
receives. any state in the nation,
North Carolina already the highest credit
has a similar provision in ratin of the national rat.
its laws: the Executive . agencies
Budget Act. which went m Opponents, of the
to effect in 1925. The mam ^^ament say that a
difference between that new law ig not nece98ary,
act and the proposed because the present law
amendment is that the practice have kept
Executive Budget Act is North Carolina a
subject to change by t e balanced budget.
General Assembly. Furthermore, they say.
The proposed amend- the con8titution should be
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Her new shop will have its official grand opening
Sunday.
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25,000 weekly, reader*" Saturday,
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4'We said this was not
our lawyers
draw up a new lease/' -v^fl
said Ward. ;%13B
Meanwhile, the -financ
ing on the land sale failed
to go through, thus nullifying
the contract. Carl Russell is still in the
Last August the land last-ditch write-in campai
was sold to Jack Coving- ^
.ton for his original bid of lrOt/G
$10,800, lower* than the
See ABC, Page 2 Tues.
Nov. 8 iS
May Close Boors
-fice, under the WIN" pro- support its programs and
gram. seminars fmainly because
The League has can- the organization isn't
celled its Co-op Program, staffed adequately to do
a plan to reduce food the job," says Williamprices
for poor and low-in- soncome
people, .because it "The other reason is
was unable to receive the federal government
adequate funds to operate awarded the Mid-West
it successfully. ?Piedmont Area Business
"The League has not Dev^lopnient Association
been able to get the total funds to do some of the
business community to thihgs the Black Business
Actidp League proposed
J to tfc\ " he continued.
H (j John Duncan director of
' .. i ed that there is a need for
/I _ * . a minority businessman's
JJIT organization . concentra;
^ting on Winston-Salem,
reserved to provide a His organization, he
structure for goverment, noted, has to cover sixteen
budget rules. Why have a ston-Salem is only a small
-law, they ask, when there part,
is no problem? Other members of the
Advocates of the ~ new black community say that
amendment say that the the trouble in the BBAL is
concept of a balanced more than just lack of
budget should be placed funding.
in the Constitution so that The organization has
such a c oncept cannot be .twice angered other oraltered
by the General ganizations with imatative
Assembly without express projects, apparently deapproval
by the people. It signed to capitalize on a
is not that the new amend- successful idea.
ment would change the On April 4th the League
present practice, they say, sponsored a banquet
it would merely be a honoring the late Dr. Marfurther
safeguard against tin Luther King, Jr.,
such an occurrence.'' which many people felt
would be confused with
The Amendment: the NAACP Freedom
"The total expenditures Fund Banquet. The proof
the State for the fiscal motional announcement
_period _ covered by the for the banquet listed the
budget shall not exceed sponsorship of five other
the total of receipts during community organizations,
that fiscal period and the several of whom later
surplus remaining in the denied any connection
State Treasury at the be- with the affair.
Several weeks ago, the
See Budget, Page 2 See BBAL, Page 2
Ervin's Beaut
Local Salon Mak
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? t on the wall behind her
By Sharyn Bratcher , , ,
Staff Writ r work area, and several
customers sit chatting, as
"I really like the new their hair dries
location, says Minnie J. They have been at the
Ervin, owner and operator new location since the day
of Ervin's Modern Ways after Labor Day, says
to Beauty. Mrs. Ervin, and she's
She has just relocated pleased with the atmoher
shop from 600 N. sphere and ease of parkPatterson
Avenue to a jng jn new shop.
newly-built chalet shop at ''We were at the other
Patterson and Indiana iCOation three years," she
Avenue. explained. That shop was
The grand opening is located in the building
not until Sunday, but the with her alma mater, Le
shop is already open for Mae Beauty College,
business. Mrs. Ervin has After completing the
her many certificates of course work at Le Mae,
study and merit displayed Mrs. Ervin went to New
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November 5, 1977 Winston-Sai
^ 'jPI| Alder
. ^|| t ^ JBL %Jm.
Despite^iis defeat in t
write-in cantiidate, Carl
of mayor as a write-in
He is supported by tt
Burke, Larry Little, ant
Russell stated that he
I funeral home with Waj
Vfl
PHI '' He has hedged and
running for mayor, with a to his stand on many of t
ign. stated.
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BURGER KING GIVES MONEY TO SCHC
Dr. Robert Suderburg, Chancellor of the N.C. Scho
check for four thousand dollars from Burger King
[middle]. Also assisting in the presentation is Wii
Shirley. The money will be used to fund a feasibility
Theater [background] can be renpvated. The prese
spite of the threat of rain. Lovin came prepared wi
Yen Initiates New Prog
The Youth Energy Net- contact with these youn
work, has initiated a people who have droppe
twelve-month program out, and assist them i
designed to deal with the educational or vocation!
dropout problem in For- pursuits, and to prever
syth County. future dropouts.
The objectives of the How many dropouts ai
project are to study the there in Forsyth County
extent and causes of the Which schools have th
dropout situation, to make highest dropout rate
y Services
es Big Move
York Citv. to study. The secret of building
"I wa's secretly married successful business?
to my husband, who was "Quality of service,
working at Reynolds at says Minnie Ervin. "Yo
~ ooUrtrtl Havp tn ctnHv anri l/oon 11?
ui?iii anu gvuifLy tkj o^iivyvvi ~ U4,u "^^P ^*
in the daytime." she re- with the changing styles,
calls. After completing She is a member of
her studies in New York, hairstylists' Nationi
she came back home to Trend Committee, whos
Winston Salem. function is to keep track c
"Mv first shop was on those change.?.
East 21st Street in the ' The trend "ow is 1
basement of my home." softer' relaxed
she said. "And then we says Mrs' Ervin "Man
moved to W. 28th Street. w,omen ar? tr?rmg th
. and fitted up the garage blo^out styles, ,
as a shop." * O S1^ of "keepin
After that came Patter- up with latest trends" is
son Avenue, and finally See Sa,on e 2 '
the new shop.
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by Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Writer A
he October 18th runoff and a pajrty^oath not to become a
candidate.
te^hree black Democratic aldermanic candidates: Vivian
i Virginia K. Newell. 1
and the aldermanic candidates met last Thursday at the
me Corpening, the Democratic nominee for mayor.
has not faced up to the matter of giving a positive answer
he planks common to the black elected-pfficials," Russell
Corpening refused to
HHKHH agree to any of the common
goals among the
f I black candidates, with the *
exception of a - human
relations commission.
Corpening will not back a
police review board, comJ
_ mon ground among all
? ^ P?? black candidates in the
city election.
"I have not heard any
-statement from Mr. Cot
^I pening^that would satisfy
" me," Viriginia K. Newell
told the group of Russell
~ ^ s supporters, explaining
why she supporting
Russell's candidacy.'
Vivian Burke, also present
the press conferl
ence,
supported Russell.
ifl I Russell distributed
* sample write-in ballots,
which bore ah explanation
of the procedure.
He hopes to inform a large
enough segment the
bteck community to carry
the election by a write-in.
^Some
spokesmen do no believe
Mrs. Lee
Citizens, announced last
I week that she supported a
V * movement called 1 Black
*> *' Democrats for Lauer x
* mem."
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When Mrs. Mack, who
originally supported Russell,
was asked if his
IQLOF THE ARTS- ? ? writF-in candidacy would
ol of the Arts [left] accepts a ma^e any difference, she
District Manager Paul Lovin Ued that it would not
iston-Salem Mayor Franklin ..xhe time has come
f study to see if the Carolina when we have got to be
ntation occured Thursday in practical," she stated,
th his umbrella just in case. She expressed doubt
that sufficient numbers of
voters could be educated
to the write-in process.
One sentiment prevalent
in East Winston is the
g Why do students quit fear that Russell's candid
school?* dacy will split the vote
ri "We don't know yet," which would otherwise
11 replies Dan Ward, of the have gone to Lauerman.
it ' Youth Energy Network.. When asked about this
"Those are^the questions contingency, Russell repe
we hope to find answers lied: "We didn't come up
? for in our study." See Ru
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i? Sec YEN, Pane 3
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"Quality of service is the key to success/' says
hairstylist Minnie J. Erwin.
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