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u;aY. 0? ROOai f.0'3 Will C.iiiPiL liILL, SEPT. 1979 80 ■L3 d:-?t. :.i3:;A5Y 024 A 27514 81 WINSTON-Salem Chronicle foL ^ ^ Saturday May 13, 1978 “More than 25,000 weekly readers’' 20 Pages ★ 20 Cents ★ inglewood Dumps |g Black Caterer latof [vetie McCullough Staff Reporter ipite lengthy discus- and strong opposi- {f„ni various black members, the Tan- ,d Park board ap- i a new food service for the park. If i goes thorugh its plan, the number jlack employees will to three. spark voted to begin iialions with Epicure jgement Services [ awhile South Caroli- lijod service organiza- j to terminate the lent lease with Tho- ]C. Jackson, Jr., who lack. Itiomey David Wag- a member of the Id, said that he objec- lothe manner in which lagreement with Epi- 3 had been arrived. Kpicure at some pre- s time came to Tan- i to render consul- l service regarding the lent food service,” Ler said. “Epicure led criticism at the present food services, then came back and made a proposal.” Wagner also said that there were serious ques tions that needed to be answered. He said that he wanted to know whether management attempted with Mr. Jackson to bring about a change? And he wanted to know whether Epicure wasn’t told to go and look at Jackson’s ser vice and then come back and make a better propo sal. “It appears that Epi cure offers something that Mr. Jackson already pro vides and that Mr. Jack- son is offering something better in his new food service offer,” Wagner said. “Epicure is white, and Mr. Jackson is black and he’s being crucified. ” W. Roger Lemmons, Tanglewood Manager said that they are interested in promoting the park and increasing the volume of business. He said that he wanted the park to serve See page 3 Michaux Urges Blacks To Use Voting Power pnoio by Hugh Smith Rev. Jesse Jackson, Commencement speaker for A&T State University, favors the preservation of predominantly black universities, comparing them to the schools of other ethnic groups, such as Holy Cross and Brandeis. Jesse Jackson A&T Must Fulfill Needs of Blacks mndidates Request \un- Off Elections [wo Democratic can- lates for County Com- Isioner have called for a Iff challenging front liers David L. Drum- dand B.C. Hall, who the majority of Is necessary to win the lination. Ittomey R. Lewis Ray [ incumbent commis- ler Roy G. Hall, Jr. lounced Friday and ' respectively that would be in the again on May , the scheduled date ! runoff election, a the Republican side, Idy Swisher won one of nominations, but [il-runner Richard V. By Wayne Lottinville Peacemaker Staff Writer “The question is not whether you have been to this university,” Jesse Jackson told A&T Uni versity’s graduating class Sunday, “but whether Linville will have to face this university has become third place candidate a part of you.” Frank E. Rhodes, who No one really knows requested a runoff for the how much of an impres- second seat. sion years of study had In announcing his plans made on this class of over at the Board of Elections 1,000 1978 Aggie grads, races and the role black schools can play in recti- See page 2 By Sharyn Bratcher Staff Writer The Winston-Salem Chapter of the NAACP capped its 1978 member ship drive with the annual Freedom Fund Dinner, featuring as guest speaker H.M, (Mickey) Michaux, U.S. Attorney of the Mid dle District Court of North Carolina. In his speech to the banquet guests, Michaux urged blacks to write their own Emancipation Pro clamation, by using their voting power. He pointed out that only 20% about of North Carolina’s black po pulation votes. This lack of participation deprives black of considerable po tential power to influence the governing of the state. Patrick Hairston, presi dent of the Winston-Sa lem Chapter of the NAACP armounced that the organization will open an office soon. He cited contributions from R.J. Reynolds and Hanes Cor poration which helped to make the venture possi ble. Mickey Michaux, guest speaker at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, urges blacks to “write their own Emancipation Proclamation’’ through voting power. “Prejudice still exists because people don’t care,” Hairston told the group. “Many blacks in Winston-Salem say they don’t even know the NAACP exists, but I don’t buy that. Because as soon as they get in trouble, they find us.” Hairston also presented a number of awards. High Laughlin were honored for school students Beverly scholastic achievement. Matthews and Sharon Me- page 2 Downtown Loses Another Business Beaty Promotion Angers Community Friday, R. Lewis Ray, the only black candidate still in the race, pledged to save County dollars for the taxpayers. “I solicit the support of all the citizens of Forsyth County in the May 30 runnoff, because I know the citizens of Forsyth County have a friend in R. Lewis (Bobby! Ray,” Ray stated. In the State Senate Race See page 2 but the address presented by Jackson, a former A&T student now president of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) had them smiling, laugh ing, standing, and loudly clapping. One obligation of col lege students, advised the Baptist minister, “is to sit at the feet of learned men and hear.” Jackson spoke of the inequality between the by Sharyn Bratcher Staff Writer ty’s promotion adknow- Black YMCAs Sponsor Southeast Consortium jYvette McCullough Staff Reporter Survival Alone is not was the theme the Southeast REgion portium of Black fCA’s fourth annual ifwence, which was May 3-6 at the Win- ■Salem Hyatt House. YMCA's are cele- Iting their 125th anni- |sary. conference was )GSored by the Win- ■Salem Patterson lenue YMCA and the [yes-Taylor Memorial 'CA of Greensboro, of the ke3mote spea- for the conference the Honorable Judge M. Alexander, of ®iisboro, the first woman to be elected I the judgeship in the States. black YMCA was out of a need to grow iJHace and fellowship," Alexander said. '0 Black Y’s role is to the problems that tommon to them and ^ void that needs to be led,” She said that when the men founded this country and wrote, “All men are created equal, they meant only a select few." ‘ ‘It was a government of the many by the few," Judge Alexander said. “We (blacks) think we’re free but we aren’t free at all." ‘' Our vision is limited, Alexander continued. “This new ehtism is raci sm, which is leaving us weaker except for Black Y’s, Black churches, and black institutions. She said that elitism is a new way to rearrange black people and to sepa rate them from each oth er. “I don’t believe in inte gration if it means leaving our black brothers and sisters behind," Alexan der said. “We shouldn’t leave our wounded on the battlefield, which is what we do when we cross into the mainstream and leave our culture behind." “We’re playing a game of desegregation and inte- See page 2 Judge Alexander Judge Elreta Alexander addresses audience at the Southeast Region Consortium of Black YMCA’s at a banquet held at the Winston-Salem Hyatt House. ledged that he was a capa ble man, weU-liked in the community. Many of the same peo- The objection to the pie who applauded Alex- decision is the fact that it ander Beaty s promotion the number of high- to city personnel director ra^tdng blacks in city gov- in November are now emment from five to four, registering dismay or out- {here is a strong right disapproval at his possibility that Beaty’s recent appointment to De- position as personnel di- puty City Manager. rector will not be filled. The reaction is not “That decision has not aimed at Beaty person- ^een made yet,” Beaty ally. Virtually all of those c^y officials are who commented on Bea- gjjjj deliberating whether to appoint another perso nnel director, or whether to let Beaty continue those duties in addition to his responsibilities as Deputy City Manager. Beaty him self will have some input in this decision. Although the promotion came about technicaUy be cause of the resignation of Deputy City Manager Jack Bond, Beaty will not have the same duties as Bond. That fact has also caused concern among black leaders. “I hope Mr. Beaty will have policy-making sta tus. I hope he won't be a ‘showcase.’ I do not feel at this stage that we want to be doing any window- dressing.” She stressed that she had no problem with the Beaty promotion, other than the concerns about decreasing the number of blacks in level one posi tions and making sure that they would play in fluential roles in city gov ernment. Alderman Vivian Burke also expressed concern that the move decreased the number of blacks in the Administrative Level of City government. “I am sure that there are many other qualified blacks able to fill jobs on : an administrative level,” Yvette McCullough Staff Reporter Proposals to revitalize downtown with townhou- ses have been discussed and are in the planning stages, but even promises of revitalization may not be enough. Downtown has been de teriorating for years and it looks as though it may get worse before it gets bet ter. Businesses have been leaving downtown in droves and within the next few weeks downtown will lose another one. Home Credit located at 601 N. Liberty Street will be leaving downtown within the next few weeks, according to its manager Lou Wagner. Wagner said that he is disappointed in “We do not have a good the way the area near his See Page 2 Alexander Beaty Mrs. Burke commented. business is kept. “Winos and drunks keep harassing my custo mers,” Wagner said. “If xve didn’t have a 10-year lease we would have moved five years ago.” Wagner said that the other stores in the area are “stuck” because they own their building. “We had a good down town business for 40 years,” Wagner said, “We stUl have a good downtown business, but staying in this location isn’t worth it.” Wagner said that the area is deserted except for winos and drunks, and that some stores in that area were forced out of business because their windows were broken al- See Page 2 Miss Dianejohnson Wins 'FSSt/ Paeeant ) Yvette McCullough Staff Reporter Miss Diane Johnson won the right Saturday night to represent Wins ton-Salem State Universi ty in the Miss Black America of North Carolina Beauty Pageant, which will be held in Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium June 23-24. Johnson will compete against other winners throughout the state and the winner of the June pageant will participate in the Miss Black America Pageant, which will be nationally televised. Sharon Lassiter was se cond runner-up and Lau retta Battle was first run ner-up. Other contestants competing were Pamela Chasten, Carmen Forbes, Noah Lewis and Edyie Martin. Carmen Forbes was chosen as “Miss Posi tivity.” The contestants were judged on their talent, swim wear, evening wear, and extemporaneous speaking. The judges were A1 Beaty newly ap- Ms. Diane Johnson, WSSU’s representative in the Miss Black America of North Carolina Pageant models her swim wear in the competition which was held in WSSU’s Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium. pointed assistant city nistrator, Rudolph Boone mEuiager, Dorothy Gra- a music education instruc- ham, Urban Arts Admi- See page 2
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