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^ . . ... ; . :-r?^" .w.~v K ->?-^ i . ? i ^ i n?? ?? *? I Vol. IV, ISo. 12 "Mo re than 2 | Jail Rapes I Rumored -Tlow safe is the Forsyth?few years. ago," Sheriff 1 County Jail? ' Manly Lancaster recalls t Despite guards on every "and the man was prose floor and other security cuted and convicted." measures, law enforce- No case has been rement officials do not seem ported to him recently, he surprised at the report said. that a recently released "We hear rumors about ? . U # things like that from time Hearings Hring to time," said acting head jailer Lt. John WestmoreRecreation land. "But when we ask the man to file a comHousing Ideas plaint, he won't do it." ? Westmoreland explain-? by Sharyn Bratcher ed that the county's posiStaff Writer tion is that nothing can be done unless the victim The public hearings, wishes to make a formal held by the Board of complaint. However, if a Alermen's finance com- man requested to be movmittee in city hall last ed to a single cell, he I Monday and Tuesday, would be permitted to, he I drew responses from said. i about 50 people, who were One possible source of taking advantage of the trouble is the fact that the city's offer to make ^sug- jail is over-crowded^ us- I gestions regarding the ually containing over 100 | city budget. prisoners, in some areas Suggestions on how the?packed four to a cell, city should spend itsfederal community devel- Also a prisoner coming opment money next year from the penitentiaryt centered around recrea- housed in the county jail tion, enforcement of- whQe being tried on dif ? housing codes, and com-?ferent charges, is treated-^ munity development. jj^e Qther prisoner, The finance committee, may be assigned to a which listened to a variety cejj with someone just in of citizen proposals, con- Qff street. sisted of aldermen Rich- A , ard Davis, Eugene Groce, A survey of local attor?CtC?Ross, and Ernestine neys. showed that.the.maWilson. Serveral alder- J0"1? of ,thuem had h?ard " men-elect also attended rePorts of, homosexual m -- the meetings to hear what cident^takingplace in the their new constituents had county Jail'.?The vlctuns . were not willing to press to say As expected, East charges. q see Hearings page 2 As one aWorney ex. ? 7*7 1^1 if plained: "If the man is . 1 y Lfllllo already in jail anyway, he i may not want to report it if nr "for several reasons. One. he may be afraid that 'making waves' will hurt Constituents afraid of reprisals, if he is Newly-elected alder- pUt back in the jail to " man Virigina K. Newell serve the rest of his term, has called for a meeting of And third, the man may her constituents to discuss be ashamed to report it. the problems of the East He might feel that the Ward. stigma would stay with ^ The meeting, wtoch>s him for life. People might th set for Monday November forget that he had been a bl 21st, will take place in the victim, and label him _] Bethlehem Holiness homosexual: ? ?* Apostolic Church at 1217 E.Fifteenth Street, off We take precautions pi ClevelandAvenue. * P^ntthat sort of Mrs. Newell, who ran thing- 9a,d Shenff Lan" m unopposed in the general caster' " s always " election after defeating g?ln* to LhaPPen some 15 incumbent C.C. Ross in 'ime or 0^er. no ma?er the primary, stated that how careful y?u she would like all the. citizens of the East Ward | to attend the meeting so ^ that she and they could define the community's ,M>nV\1nma n? rl 1 ^iUUlClllO OIAU U1C5V. UC3C5 . M| | some solutions. J Some of the areas in which Mrs. Newell expressed concern in her campaign included the jCT ^ conditions at Winstoip\^^ * Lake, and the enforce- j^g ^ . ment and creation of en- <* y vironmentftl ordiances to ? " K improve housing, medical, and recreational fac- q ilities. Next Monday's meeting - ^ q is the first of a series of ^ citizen-get-togethers pro- Rep. John Conyers see Newell page 2 C 'ii?. . vr-- ; . -_ - ^ , 5,000 weekly readers" Saturday, Ac Human Relation ' # , In two resolutions stated that since black certified by chairman Americans have disDr. Jerry Drayton, the proportionately greater North Carolina Human needs for medical and Relations Council an- other professional sert the Affirmative Action ing only 2 % of the "prdgramT aind"any other nation's fawyers ancf measures taken to era- less than 5% of its physicians, the N.C. * - ?z~'." Traraw, ed November I2th, all efforts, including * (% , *-*sr w? V _ * Mfr -. . ^r ^pp^H 1 ^1 L?'k AlgM_ -? Omegas Celebrate arl H. Russell. Sr. [1] was named Citizen of the Year ax amed Omega Man of The Year at a celebration held lai a terre XXI Club, both men were presented plaques. ! le fraternity were recognized for their achieveme Dmmunity. : ?*ipplications Increase 3eaty Promises M< New personnel director number of blacks employ1 Beaty has only been on ed; for example as of June ie job about two weeks, 1977, only 4 of the 582~ Lit already he has definite blacks employed by the lans for upgrading the city of Winston-Salem ty's -Affirmative Action were classified in admin ogram. istrative/official positions, "Our goal is 19.1% representing 10% of the inority employes in total number of em'ery classification by ployees. The addition of )80," Beaty explained. Mr. Beaty, presumably 1 In most areas that raises the figure to 12.5% ] eans increasing the black in the top category, i Conyers To Address On Criminal Justice On Thursriflv Dprpm. on Crimp Hp ic ale/-* a j , - - ? a er 1 and Friday De<5?m- member of the Congreser 2, a Conference on sionaJ Black Caucus and Slacks and the Criminal Chairs its Criminal Justice ustice System' will be Braintrust. Congressman eld at Shaw University in Conyers has been one . of aleigh. North Carolina, the lone voices in the U.S. _ T , Congress seeking freedom Congressman John for the Wilminj?ton 10 onyers (D-Michigan) will ^ynote the Conference. Reginald Eaves, Comongressman Conyers is a missioner of Public Safety lember of the House in Atlanta, Georgia will jdiciary Committee and speak at the Dinner on hairs its Sub-Committee Thursday, December 1. Q L \ . .. x J _ tJ L - _ ^ ?r-r --?-j?' ^ .! ? tvember 19, 19 77 s Council Oppose Affirmative Action, and tive effect of centuries calls on the President of of discrimination and the United States, Con- unequal opportunity for gress, and all fairmind- American minority citied citizens to do the zens," said the ResoluWhereas the Bakke ?olina Human Relations case currently . before Council ' hereby ^"ex2 the United States J3u- presses its unequivocal preme Court does not support for the undiYecngfij^fe' the necessity .. Tarnished implementa" 'flM "l cixudial action to " tiutfot u/tnti?SkfeEVO T?T~ f" WCL Blacks by G.L. Laws Special to the Chronicle f Friends Coalition assembled approximately 75 black citizens in a two-day Retreat in Greensboro to do an indepth analysis and ? eritique of the Desegregation Plans submitted to HEW by the University of North Carolina and the Community College System. ^ Among those participatf black chancellors, legislators, students, members < Black Ma Salute B1 Noted historian Earlie E. Thorpe will be guest speaker in Pittsboro at the Black History Museum's culminating program of its initial drive for funds. The ^ Museum, opening for a jjlf Week,** special showing at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Novemtd Robert E. Harrison was ber 27, 1977, will feature a it Wednesday night at the salute to the Black Press Several other members of and a tribute to Black ints and service to the Businesses of North Carolina. Books authored by Dr. Thorpe, who will speak at a three o'clock program on Sunday, November 27, inore Minority Jobs In the lowest ranking on The courses, coordinated the scale, Service Main- by Thelma Jackson of tenancy the ratio is too Forsyth Technical Instislanted toward blacks, tute, were held at the city 1 1 1 J ./ ii * * * wnu noia 10 vo 01 ine jods. yard arter working hours. Beaty'9~pfoposed solu^They concentrated on imtion to this dilemma is to parting basic reading and eliminate people from this writing skills to the partcategory by promotion, icipants. The city recently conduct- Beaty said that he ed an adult education hopes this educational asprogram for the x service sistance will enable these mainenance personnel, men to qualify for better jobs. emPloyees? he ex" U * I U/ fJ plained, are always offered first chance at the available jobs. "We fill S\fVtniri 95% of our job openings through internal promotion," Beaty noted. Commissioner Eaves is Another project prethe first Black appointed sently in the works in the as Commissioner. He has personnel department is a been a forerunner in eli- cross index of applicaminating racist attitudes tions. As it is now, appland elements in the Fire ications are filed alphaand Police Departments in betically, making it diffAtlanta. icult to locate a person This two day Confe- applying for a specific job rence will hold workshops tyPeon Juvenile Justice, Penal The department is now Reform, Special Problems preparing to rearrange its of Women's, Prisoners' see Conyers page 2 8ee Pa8e 2 I ..j;\ " ' m, y.C. 16 Pages 20 Cents <- -- - ifiTiiiy^ir' i sBakke Huma5 li awi eesE??eiw ?rarcrewniia otnemvn??-? rights organizations who oppose the Bakke I The Bakke case, ccm-' wee p*g? g Pr. Jeiry Drayton 1 ? defies HEW; _ ? * ? r? * i Are Appalled of the Board of Governors^ rage^particularly with refaculty, staff and trustees gard to the response by of the traditionally black the UNC Board of GoverLnstitutions of higher edu- nors to the guidelines set cation, their alumni repre- by HEW for dismantling 9entatives and friends, as the racially dual system of well as officials from the higher education in the State Advisory Committee State of North Carolina, for Racially Non-discrimi- First, the group is apnatory Public Post-Secon^ -palled that State officials dary Education, the HEW are jeopardizing critical Office of Civil Rights, and federal funds?100 million the NAACP Legal Defense dollars?by their defiance Fund and natiye Ameri- of the HEW criteria and cans. The group also re- guidelines. The General viewed the HEQ criteria Administration of the Un ana guidelines. rversity System and its Overall, the consensus governoring board refuse of the Coalition was out- to admit that there still remain strong evidences fflOllttl a system- This lWC 1XX1X . JL VF duality has grown out of many, many years of inn/?|r Prpafi adequate funding. There X JL CCM51 have been disparities in the allocation of public The Central Theme spent, to produce of Black History, B ac qUaJity education among Historians: A Critique, ajj institutions, especially -The Old South: a Psycho- the traditionally black in_ history, and Eros and stitutions. The Coalition is r Tr" r, ?"trag?d that the-Univrand Thought. ? gily gtateg that it> -there- ,,D . fore, does not need to ' efl eme,, . 8 address the issue of desefore the Mayflower there tion of hi her edu. will be a Black History ?ati*n dramatization and a re- c ' . , .... Statements such as this, enactment of the first thg Coalition Thanksgivmg with dinner . . , . . j i * aiio j outright misrepresentsbonfire All Sunday tiong of fact Furthefr_ events will take place on . . . ? 7t? ??- . T_ the racist overtones of the Chatham County fair- 77 :?\?-?rr? M , . 1 * statements made m the grounds, off highway #64 TT . , . A ' t>. t University s response to just east of P.ttsboro. HEW m its Revised Dese-._ On Saturday evening, gregation Plan, such as November 26th, in the "North Carolina may be 1 Horton Middle School near the limits of its Civm in Pitt?ihr?m tKo OAtU - * ?j capacity to inauce greater "Miss Piedmont" Beauty participation by blacks in Pageant will be staged, the public post-secondaryPopular MC Milton Grady education system," deepwill be Master of Cere- ly insult the Coalition, monies of the program The University's plan scheduled to begin at ignores the goals And eight o'clock. Guest per- timetables set by HEW. formers will include the The Coalition fully supAYD dancers which per- ports the HEW guideformed in the 1976 and lines, viewing them as 1977 MisS Black Teenage reasonable yet minimal in World Pageant held in their requirements of the Goldsboro and Raleigh University, respectively. Also appear- After long years of neing will be the Black Jack gleet of black and native Drill Team which won 2nd American institutions of place in the Novelty Divi- higher education in the sion at the 1977 North allocation of public tax Carolina State Fair Folk dollars, the State now Festival. places total responsibility The Museum is seeking on those institutions for funds for the payment of enriching and developing the balance for removal programs. The University, ariid reconstruction of the hence the State, suggests slave cabin, establishment that these schools improve o! a Black History inter- tneir quality ot education school loan library, provi- while they continue to be sion of a recreation area, denied the necessary and development of an funds to speak to prooutdoor drama. All contri- grams identified as defibutors to the Museum will cient. Nursing and teacher be awarded certificates, education are current eand the names of donors xamples. of books for the library On the one hand, the will have their names State is resisting admittinscribed within donated ing a minimal number of books. see HEW page 2
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