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* I 722-8624 Or 723-98( Ernest H. Pitt Editor & Publisher Isaac Carree. U General Manager At Meivin Eaton Circulation Managei Winston-Salem, N.C. Saturday, D ?. The Wrong Nancy y?>w wimjiiihi?? ? i,? n.i11n i ? ?? m i ???wmmmmmmmmt r*-''utTnSBIiCSBSSSSiLiaiifl^^ A bad sign: Wayne Corpening hasn't ~*rmg"mtntrtiT even been-sworn in as mayor yet, and a r ^already wc TbsagDra-withdrim. trative assistant at a salary higher than tions and s< other city secretariaT jobs -- between ^or on jud $10,851 and $13,638 a year. Corpening "I don't think a secretary from the doing what bank would fit in very well at City Then he i Hall," commented alderman Floyd S. ted, more th Burge, Jr., who moved for a "no his^ entire consideration" vote on the issue at the wondered w aldermen's meeting. b? wor Corpening wants to hire his assistant supporters. from Wachovia Nancy Wilson, also a tions, or an < campaign aide. r m the a^dei , ' . Now he hi We object to this for several reasons. ^ assistant One, he is costing the city more money long-time a .with his high-priced aides; two, he is wj^ him ir ignoring the city personnel department years, and their in-service promotion pro- \ye are i gram; and three, he is employing ning's piar someone whose loyalties are to himself, require sue! t _ father than to the city of Winston- intend to 1 Salem. 1 ^ ^ We started worrying whgp By Dr. Nathaniel Wr It comes as deeply signifi- the same should hold true cant news to all black A- throughout corporate Americans that one of its merica. Blacks give to all closest corporate friends of th' corporations far more ? lon8 standing, Pepsi-Cola, than they ?in?fair nick of time to save black ^ ls m ^js particular conAmerica's most worthwhile ext that blacks are ex. sustained place on national pecialjy pieased that a upublic television. . and vital program of enBlacks have long^ looked lightenment like /'Black to the Pepsi-Cola Company Journal" has been saved for continued loyalty and j.Qr American televisleadership? and? doubtlesg^??B[[c by ah~Wderr will be relying on its first writing grant from Pepsireal friend (from many Cola. Perhaps the most years ago) in the corporate ^significant aspect about the world' to make the rela- gift is that it is^ almost tionship one of the fullest wholly anonymous; that is, reciprocity. there is no accompanying Such has been the black advertising time since it is public s relationship with on "public television". Pepsi-Cola that during__the there ?are other mid-1960s, when Pepsi s deeply significant aspects major competitor offered about the "Black Journal" its product free to a con- ~ situation. une is that vention of more than ?Black Journa,.. bas been 5,000 blacks in .Philadel- the onlv sustaint,d, credibB, phia, the convention lea- and empowerjnj! television ders re used the offer. am in faehalf Qf thf Specifically,. the conven- baJ.jc intcrests of b,ack tion leaders said that they Americans, would rather "pay for ,n Qne way or another jt Pepsi-Cola than to take may be he|d that g], othpr its competitor's product Tv broadcasting has been 'ree' in some perceived interest True to form, Pepsi-Cola (or jnterests) of the wbjte made no charge and served American viewing public the some 5,000 guests over Wjth th|s in mlnd b|acks a four-day period. Even along with all fair-minded though this generous act Americans, have had good may not be repeated every reason to be especially disday. the Pepsi-Cola Com- turbed by the action ol pany has forged strong - tb(> presjdpnt of the p^. links with the black com- iic Broadcasting System munity. Those ties need to (pBS) for hjs Rjving ..'B|ack bj^nfinitelj^tronger^am^^jouniar^^vha^wa^^ffj^ Things You Should Know GI DOINGS The first militant asolition L 1ST IN CONGRESS, KNOWN FOR HIS FAMOUS OCFIANT *m-SLAVERY SPEECH IN WASHINGTON IN If4l, MIS EFFORTS DID MUCH TO OPPOSE THE WORK Of JOHN C. CALHOUN, THE PRO-SLAVERY LEADER WHO SAID, IN IS36, "ASOLITION ANO THE UNION CANNOT CO-EX 1ST4. \ >3 One spring day n. D , . and the White F Diana nODGrtS were seated togethe dvertising Manager Winstonland tea 9 when a stray cat wan up to their table and i if he could stay. r "We don't reallj long in Winstonland, _ Rabbit told him. "W ^ecertiber 10% i"/ 7 Watch what goes on it's okay if you sit Wilson "Thank you," sail - eaty nibblingon-a-<?h ; wmgv "& pleased to nayor, because traditionally and I don't know anyl been a figurehead position, So nice to have son: 1 old man jrving as goodwill ambass- What's your nar kets around the country, asked Alice. wants to work full-time ? -Napoleon Solo," ? the cat. spent $30,000 getting elec- "Parents watched an he will make in salary in gmamm?aa?^mmmmm four-year term, and we 'hat he can accomplish that th so much money to his Surely not a few proclamaoccasional tie-breaking vote TWIMG men s meeting. as announced that he wants DKU1\ t . Not a city employee, but a y P?DC issociate who has worked nUI>C i business and politics for iot sure what Mr. Corpe- Jf is are, that they should \#l * 1 special assistance, but we T"\ ind out by watching his ftfc? Vy GKMW ?flight, Jr. \l ===== lit tn, tively the shaft. 11 V 11 If ""Black JournaT" by actions ill 11/ of his leadership, has been 111 lW shown naively at non-prime time periods, such as 11.00 p.m. or even as late as 100 a.m. To support this action, he has relied on a white-oriented (not public) I 1 rationale. 1 The relegation of this program, which is more vital 1 to the immediate interests | J of DiacK Amencans than ?: ?~ any other television production, to such inaccessible hours for most Americans represented an inconscionable act of the grossest discrimination and racism. "Both The F.C.C. (or Te^ BlAc< eral Communications Commission) and the administration of PBS should see that "Black Journal" is given sustained prime time showing. Further, eveneffort should be made to increase such offerings as # M "Black Journal" which are t Mr in the manifest interest of all Americans. The unprecdented-or all time record-shattering-suceess of "Roots" suggests no inconsiderable interest in a corrective re-drawing of all black-white realities portrayed almost entirely in mythological and ever destructive ways for the na-' tion's wholesome image of r SUppOi The now famous Humphrey-Hawkins Bill had its origin in the valiant effort of Congressmen Gus Hawkins and his colleagues in the BlaclcCaucus to frame legislation that would guarantee jobs for all. Such a tremendous change in our traditional acceptance of unemployment as a fact of life is likely to be accomplished by smaller steps. And one of those smaller steps is the President's acceptance of a compromise Humphrey-Hawkins - ?BtHv The proposed new Bill creates no new jobs, nor does it create structures that would deliver new jobs. Instead, it sets a national goal of four percent unemployriient by IQK.V The compromise has been criticized, but it would be self-defeating to take an all-or-nothing stance. The revised Humphrey-Hawkins Bill has great symbolic value. It commit* the Iand the Congress to pursue policies that will shrink the numbers of unemployed. That represents a major new commitment. T~ BrfW ilWI'HIl Will IHWll'B PI IP I It I I mi III I Ill I Mil HI III I III A Changed C; Alice Man From U.N.C.L.E.?" ing house tabbit ventured the Rabbit. mighty sp r at a The cat shook its head. ^eon ^?^ party "No. Father liked French At len| dered emperors and Mother was tom C? asked a fan of Marian Ander- doorway son," it explained. haughtil) ( be- The conversation conti- Hello " the nued in desultory fashion, don t kne e just with Alice and the White ber me. 1 , but Rabbit politely discussing party, a1 with topics of general interest, stoP by i while the cat asked dozens liked WL d the of questions. It seems a I don meet ^^^aT ^rhoni^is rater cat. ^lf! h'erQ, AricehQ(^o ^aoH>nto?l^li SB hi xxly. of the cat again. She disclosur leone recalled that he worked in preciate . g ,.fl ne? house, with his pockets -!!WW 4full of rye, and was an way^one said assistant in pie-baking, mad at ) along with 23 others. "The the Alice went to the count- different = ONLY | THAT ISN'T I w_ :n around I 11 lS 7ry v ^ I ^ m fcn?. f \ ^^^SSSm MCOvA lK>c.^r_ - ...FIXED INCC . I7 I ? jujL[UUI by Vernon Jordan rting the comf Instead of vague promises to bring down unemployment, the Bill provides a firm promise to do so. It represents a short-term promissory note to be redeemed in jobs. By setting a national goal, the Bill places Congress and the Administration under pressure to meet the goal, and it provides^ much needed framework for further full employment legislation. And even while admitting that a four percent unemployment goal is indadequate. it is far better than the five and even six percent some economists pretend is full employment. bo the first order of business is to gel the revised Humphrey-Hawkins Bill passed. And that has to be followed up with swift action to create the jobs to meet its modest goal. That action should include greatly expanded public service employment and training programs. But it also has to be directed at increasing private sector job-creation through incentives that expand ( I I ffii ww????Tri-i~-irr^wi i nmnr I and asked if she >w if you remem- ^^ ' met you at a tea e. However I apyour considera?icjag hut j ^ ^ , ~ ? ~^ny~ _e<?-later to the?White ^i m^friendsjsl Rabbit. ?lt soundedlike^ " . . recording. That cat cercat sounded so . . , , , , ....... , tainly has changed since , Ahce marvel- . . J T. . , last sprmg. It must be 7 > ^ <WtA?siDO?i JR """""""" fcMn >ME I ' __ 1 promise capital spending and production and aid businesses in hiring and training the jobless and young people. The private sector has to be given a central place in job-creation efforts. Most jobs are - and will continue to be - in the private sector, and nc full employment policy can or should ltmore that i cr fac t. Some of the steps necessary to get full employment may be unpopular since too many citizens don't mind high joblessness so long as they are not among the unemployed. It's always easier to tell someone else that unemployment is inevitable when you've got a job. There's also the barrier of the questionable linV between full employment and inflation Experience has shown that^high unemployment doesn't necessarily mean low inflation, but the conventional wisdom is that it does. But how fail is it to tell someone he shouldn't have a job because lull employment may be inflationary0 I BBBEBHmBnHaaBHnHHHBKHBRBBHHHBHBHHBHUi P " rmlr\ ?m mm * TtnrnmimZ )<mA T+^-mn making a lot of money to be so haughty.'' "Perhaps its name has gone to its head," suggested the White Rabbit. Letter To The Chronicle Dear Sirs: Mr. Shertzer's review ("Concert Leaves Listeners Cold," Winston-Salem Journal, December 2, 1977, p^9Lof the,Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's concert at Winston-Salem State University on Thursday, December 1, left much to be desired in terms of journalistic objectivity* My initial urge" to express; a gut reaction (typical of* my ;r: initial responses to most of^Ris revies of previous arts performances at Winston-Salem State University). However, expression of such a reaction (1) would give me the appearance of being' downright rude and (2) i would make me guilty of the same fault which is one point of this letter that is, not sticking to the point. rn-r Hopefully, Mr._Shertzer does not assume members of the entire Black community of Winston-Salem to be last year's fool9. 1 hope he is aware that even an individual with minimum common 9ense real izes Shertzer's 19 paragraphs of review would have been written with more sophistication and objective sensitivity had the concert been given in Reynolds Auditorium or AVait chapel rather than-William Auditorium. I mention the former two auditoriums neither to Hpnicrroto tKom n/->* M?V VtlVllI HUi IIIIC individuals, organ iza tions, institutions, etc., which might be associated with them. I have had opportunities to attend very fine arts performances at all three auditoriums, and I have also seen some not-so-perfect programs at all three. The apparent problem with Mr. Shertzer's reviews oi programs at Winston-Salem State University is that they have generaly been unfair. It seems he has accentuated the negative, negated the positive, exaggerated the trivial and played down the excellent. This has not been as characteristic of his reviews of arts performances given else1 where in Winston-Salem. To be specific, the first, I second, third, rsixth, ( seventh, sixteenth, seventeenth andeighteenth paragraphs 1 (that is, eight of nineteen a 1 i ? . ? paragrapns?or Silgntiy ? less than half the article) * of Mr. Shertzer's review 1 were either inaccurate or expressive of opinions and observations which (since [ Mr. Shertzer took time to [ make them) cast doubt as to whether he actually had , time to listen to the conSee Letter, Page 7
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