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Rehabili
By Sharyn Rratcher
A group of citizens in
r Winston-Salem's - East
Ward are formulating a
plan to save neighborhoods
and create jobs in
conjunction with the community
development pro- ~
gram. *
The organization, which
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is stiii hi me planning
stage, proposes to save
houses in redevelopment
areas by buying the hou- 1
ses, renovating them, and
selling them back to the j
owners or inhabitants 1
through low-interest I
loans.
"I like the idea," says 1
Virginia Newell, alderman 1
of the East Ward. "I've 1
talked to a lot of the
people in thasfc pelgfflaorrj
hoods and they don't want 1
to move. I'm very excited '
about the plan, and I hope 1
that it can be made to '
work." 1
The program will also 1
serve as a source of jobs *
for unemployed persons in 1
the community, by using J
persons such as those in
the CETA program, to do
the actual construction
Boycott Pj
For Wilmii
Rev. Leon White, head t
of the United Church^ of r
Christ's Commission for
Racial Justice in Virginia li
? anH Nnrth Parnlina an- >
nounced that plans for a c
boycott of North Carolina t
were mapped out in a
strategy session of church t
leaders in Houston, Te- c
xas. v
The boycott of North c
Carolina products is a t
protest against the conti- c
nued imprisonment of the e
Wilmington 10, and an r
attempt to bring the pres- r
. sure of public opinion to f
bear on Governor James I
Hunt, who is presently s
reviewing the case, but Y
has thus far refused to
errnnt nnrHnn?a nr snmrnnto
O" f"" "-?? uyiiunuvt
Ecorumuc Out
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John G. Medlin,
Wachovia Bank and Ti
Winston-Salem,
The economic expansic
spring of 1975 appea]
momentum, strength and
it through 1978. This reco^
1 ized by unevenness fro
variable quarterly growl
I continue over the next y
Fiscal policy will be a si
with the federal budget <
magnitude of $58 billion,
previous fiscal year.?The j
money supply of the curre
followed by a monetary p
i dative to continued mod<
Because of slowly impr
consumer and business s
I be mildly positive econoi
I will continue to be sti
| atmosphere may bring
| administration's reform c
f? which contributed to the
sectors this year.
There were 8 million
g the U.S. during the fourtl
| the recession trough in
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"More than
\taticm
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work. Beside providingemployment,
the program
would also train workers
in the construction trade,
giving them a marketable
_l-*n
SK111.
Its initial target would
be approximately 40 houses
on Jackson and Hattie
Streets, between Twelth
and Fourteenth Streets.
"The Redevelopment
Commission would have
to buy the houses anyway,"
explains Tracy Singletary,
one of the originators
of the programT "This
project can save the government
money as well
as savins: neighborhoods.
because instead of having
x) buy the house, pay to
lave it torn down, and pay
info i. OQCA^j^j^^jsgjoeation
jhdhey, T^y~ ei^buy ~ the
louse and bring it up to
acceptable standards, and
;hen sell it back to the
esident, so the govern?
nent would get its money
lack, and the homeowner
vould get a better
louse."
If the occupant is rentSee
East, Page 2
oposed
igton 10
he sentences of the Wilnington
10.
Rev. White stated that a
i i m ""
eaaersnip conierence will
hpM Tuesday to diffusa
avenues of freeing
he Wilmington 10.
Governor Hunt's reacion
to the proposed boyott
was that such a move
vould be "counterproluctive"
and would make
he situation more diffiult,
a comment interpreted
by some people as
neaning that it would
nake him inclined not to
ree the Wilmington 10.
lowever, Hunt's press
iecretary stated that Hunt
lad meant that a bovcott
See Boycott, Page 2
look
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rust Company, N.A.
North Carolina
>n under way since the
rs to have sufficient
encouragement to carry
very has been character>m
the start, and the
;h pattern is likely to
ear.
brongly stimulative force
ieficit estimated ont he
or 30 percent over the
generous increase in the
nt year is expected to be
uutjr wiuui la a^^uiiuiiwerate
growth,
oving confidence levels,
ipending in 1978 should
nic influences. Housing
ong. The election year
a toning down* of the
md legislative proposals
cautious mood in some
more people working in
h quarter of 1977 than at
1975, and employment
ing in 1978. However,
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a happy new year. Our 4*1971
says it's the first and the li
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Says Ji
By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Writer
Although Jerry Jones
has been bombarded with
charges and allegations in
recent months, he refuses
to believe that he is the
victim of an attempt tc '
discredit him. 1
44I want to forget about I
airotthaC says Winston <
T .nlf O ' o nrnl f r\rA ' ' T '
piv/. a. ncuit iu *
think about the future." t
?He ia anxious to got on?
with his work at Winston ]
Lake, he says, mentioning <
a senior citizens golf pro- *
gram and upcoming tour- 1
naments. t
The district attorney's 1
office recently dropped
charges against Jones in ,
connection with the Feb- ^
ruary 15th burning of
Jerry's Quik-Go, a convenience
store complex
owned by Jones. J
Samuel Spease, Jr. who
was sentenced to 30 years
in prison after pleading
guilty to the burning, had ?
originally accused Jones
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ts Good Ye
because of another year of a
in working age population an
tion ratio, the national e
unemployment rates will d(
next year.
Optimism in the outlook is
concerns which remain al
fundamental issues. These u
budget deficit, persistent
stubborn unemployment r
energy dependence, the $30
and the weakened dollar's t
a i i ?a : - it
f\ x ** jwrteni increase in ir
January 1 is expected to adc
but also to teenage unemplo
A rise of up to 10 percent i
schedules will shrink New
raise price levels. It remai:
impact on consumer psycho
the first step in the tripling of
working people and employe
years.
On balance, the positive f
and push the real gross natio
of economic activity upward
between 4 and 5 percent. T1
slightly less than the advan<
above the longer-term ave
See Banker,
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>w Year's Baby joins the CH
3" is a young lady and her <
Bust time she's posing topic
nspira
?rry Jc
of offering him $3500 to
burn down the building,
but he later refused to
testify against Jones, and
the case against Jones
was dismissed?"He
was paid to say
that," Jones stated. "And
they offered him a plea
bargain, but the state
iidn 't keepr it^partrof the?
ieal, so he refused to
;estify."
Regarding the rnnspi*acyj:harges,
Jerry Jones
:ommented7 "I hacfnever-1
?een Spease before in my
ife. I'm still in debt for ]
hat shopping center. If I
lad been planniiig to burn
Stewart 1
Labor Di
James E. Patching, Re- j
ional Administrator of
he Employment Stand- j
rds Administration of the
;ar ?? i
bove-average growth
d a higher participaind
North Carolina
icline only modestly
i moderated by deep
bout a number of
iclude the enormous
price inflation, a
ate, heavy foreign
billion trade deficit,
troubles overseas,
te minimum wage on
i to personal income
lyment and inflation.
u aucitu secuniy tax
Year paychecks and (
tis to be seen what
logy will come from
these taxes for many
>rs over the next ten ,
i
orce^ should prevail
nal product measure ? (
1 next year at a rate
lis is expected to be 1
;e for 1977, but well (
rage real economic
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iaddy [Michael Huggins]
(ss for any publication.
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"'Tw/'
Jerry Jones 1
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tt down, I would certainly i
have seen that it had more
insurance than it did."
Before the arson
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James Stewart
U.S. Department of Labor,
has announced that
James C. Stewart has
been appointed area director
of the Greensboro
Area Office. a
Mr. Stewart, who r
makes his home in Win- t,
ston-Salem, has been the
acting area director since (
October 26, 1975. His
position became perma- (
nent as of December 18. {
He began his career with '
the Department of Laboi 1
on December 4, 1966 as a ^
Wage-Hour Compliance *
r\
Lnncer. <
Mr. Stewart explained 1
that his department inves- I
Ligates possible violations 1
of wage and hour laws, <
such as employees not 1
See Stewart, Page 2
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Winston-Salei
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The fin^cF" committed
of the-- Winston-Salem
Board of Aldermen denied.^
a request irax$\
Business Action League_
for a $14,706.40-grant to
keep in operation untiladditional
fundinc is re
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ceived.
City Manager Orville
Powell suggested that the
proposal be held in abeyance
until the board had
decided on its financial
priorities, but they chose
to uphold a motion ol
West Ward alderman Robert
Northington, Jr. and
deny the League's
request, , with the provision
that they may apply
again in the future, when
they are ready to supply
additional information requested
by committee
members.
The" fhrTHTTctr Lumiiiittee
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wiiul ine organization s
back debts were, and what
grants he expected to
receive from other
sources.
Powell informed the aldermen
that no assistance
had been provided by the
city in the past,~ while
Human Services, director
Nellie Jones stated that
the league has received no
CETA employees from the
city, ??
In a letter addressed to
the board of aldermen and
signed by BBAL representative
Melvin Dubose, a
list_ of_ future_plans_ contemplated
by the organization
included a food
co-op^-a clothing manufacturing^
facility .homesfor
the handicapped, high
W-S isl
Endanj
By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Writer
One could argue over
whether the ending came
with a bang or a shim per,
aut the result is indisputable:
the Winston-Salem
Black Panther Party no
longer exists.
The house on Patterson
Avenue which has served
as Panther Headquarters
is now vacant, and its
Dwner Mrs. Lee Faye
Mack says that it is being
renovated, and will be
used as off-campus housWitnei
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rr until
By Sharyn Bratcher
A two-year old girl was
ipparently one of the witlesses
who saw her moher
stabbed to death last
Wednesday morning De:ember
21st.
When police arrived at
he scene around 10:30
a.m. they found the nude
3ody of Debbie Jean CarDenter,
21, lying in the
rront yard of 1117 East
list Street. She received
emergency ? treatmentr:rom
the rescue squad for
<nife wounds about the
aead and shoulders, but
iied en route to Baptist
Hospital.
One of the witnesses
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n, N.C. 12 Pan
'i i w i i iiHixnTnrnnmHii unn i in hi jpy i~i?ii i jrrTiia ~i r iiii
rise co-op apartments;
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cliiu a r asuiuii uisiuuie UI
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well commented that, the
list was impressive?but :
she wanted to know what
the league had actually
accomplished in its two
years of existence.
The $14,706.40 reques- j
tori Kv
vv^u uj wiv uvaguc yy an
budgeted; $10,400 for salaries,
$480 each 4or electricity
, and telephone;
$1098.40 for "fringe benefits,"
$1380 for rent; $120
for water; $540 for travel;
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THE END OF AN ERA: The
- the-Blaclr Panther Party on
stands empty--awaiting ne\
ack Pant]
jered Spe
ing for students at Winston-Salem
State Univer
sity.
"There are no more 1
Black Panthers in Win- 1
ston-Salem to my know- 1
lege," said Mrs. Mack.
She reclaimed the \
house when realtors noti- 1
fied? her that several
months payments were r
owed. Mrs. Mack paid the i
back payments, and now I
plans to use the house for a
WSSU students, since the d
Panther Party has seemingly
disbanded.
ises Wc
n Stab
testified that* she hadcome
to the neighborhood a
to visit her sister, and was t<
knocking on the door h
when she saw Debbie u
Jean Carpenter running
across the yard, nude and s
bleeding, calling for help, ii
The man who pursued 1
her, later identified as s
Luico Carl Fleming, Jr., a
continued striking at her d
with a knife. S
The investigating offi- 11
cers followed the bloody ,
trail to 1106 E. 31st Street,
where they found blood on
the porch, and through a
window could see signs of
a struggle and bloodstains
inside.
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*** 20 Cents
plies.
? In denying the requests - ... .
hoard members comm* '
ented that they doubted
whether that sum would
help the BBAi, do any- ?
hing more than prolong a~
precarious existence, ' .
vhile accomplishing nothing.
Melvin Dubose indicattUo*
DD AT ??U
cu mat MIC uurvii wuuiu
reapply for funding at a
later date, and meanwhile
would compile the data
requested by the aldermen.
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former headquarters of
-Patterson Avenue now?
v tenants.
hers
cies ~
The leaders associated
with the Winston-Salem
Black Panther Party are
no longer there, so the
members have '4 scattered
( r\ tko nrin/^a ' ' i?? " ? ? ?
nv viic TTuiuO) as uuo iimn
who describes himself as a
Former member explained
it.
Nelson Malloy, the
nost recent party leader,
s now in Forsyth County
iospital, recovering from
i gunshot wound which
loctors say may leave him
itch
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In the apartment they
lso found Tilley Carpen- 1
er, age 2, wearing a
lood-stained coat, but
nharmed.
Officer A.S. Gill decribes
the confrontation
i her report. "I asked
'illey what she saw. She
aid: "He had a knife,"
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iiu i asKtju, was ne ner
addy and she said: 'Yes.'
ihe said they were throw-lg
things and they ran
ut of the house. She said
hat the lady was her
lother.''
One bizarre facet of the
ase occurred later that
See! Stabbed, Page 2