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iThe Chain
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By Yvette McCulloogh and |
= John W. Temple ton
| Staff Writers I
| They are outspoken when the occasion calls for it and
| quiet behind-the-scenes operators at other times. J
They have little actual power, yet they hold impor|
tant posts in local government -- posts through which
| they can keep track of what's going on inside the
| government and bring some outside input to th'e
| ^bureaucracy.
1 Those important posts belong to the men and women
| chair city and county boards, commissions and
| committees. Usually, it's the chairman who '
5 maintains liason with administrators and staff and
!< who represents the committee before the aldermen
I or commissioners. " : ~~
| Four blacks - C. P. BookerTReynoTds Health Center
| advisory committee), Mrs. IreneHairston ^(Library
| Board), Dr. Russell Smith (Board of Health), and
| Bennie Swofford (Animal Shelter Advisory Comm|
ittee) ? hold such posts for bodies appointed by the
1 Board of County Commissioners. A fifth, H. B.
| Goodson, is chairman of the Elections Board, which
| is appointed by the State Elections Board on
= recommendations from local party officials.
Three blacks - Rev. Kelly O. P. Goodwin (Human I
| Relations Commission), Thomas Hooper (Solicitations
advisory committee), and the newly-appointed
?j- Evelyn-Terry -(ABC Board)head city boards,
5 committees or commissinns.,
Booker and Smith play key roles in one of the bigg|
est issues facing county government, the organiza- _
| tion of the Health Department and Reynolds Health
| Center.
Dr. Smith, who operates a practice on East 3rd Str
1?eet, supported the controversial-merger proposal
| Vfor economic reasons;" however, he acknowledges
| "We're not getting anywhere with it."
Regarding Acting County Manager Ed Jones' plan
| to come up with a decision on the organization by
November, Smith said, "The most important thing is
5 that we~get something going on."
"They probably need tgo cancel out what's been
| done before and come up with an entirely different
| approach," said Smith.
| The doctor said that the previous proposal was dicta|
ted from the manager's office. "Originally, it was
| handed down that it merge and be under the
i- direction ofKheHiealtlal^piftmcnt;?That 'c whfw
| * Dr. Smith, who has been on the board for 10 years
| and has been chairman for eight years, said the
| Reynolds Health Center dispute and some
| controversy over sex education have been" the major
| hot issues the board has had to face.
| Within the board, "We've never really had any con|
flict or problems." He said the department has
i mostly been a smoothly operating one-.-^Booker,
manager for N. C. Mutual Life Insurance
| Company, succeeded Mrs.. Mazie Woodruff as RHC
| board chairman at the latter's election to the board
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Covington Takes
program and reception in
honor of Dr. and Mrs.
By Yvette McCullough Covington.
Stan Writer Covington became Chancellor
on July of 1977. A
Week long festivities came natjve of Winston-Salem,
to Winston-Salem State ls a gracjuate of Central
University, when H. Doug- state University in Wilberlas
Covington was sworn in force Ohio, he received his
as the sixth chancellor of Masters of Science degree i
WSSU. from Ohio State University
The innauguration week ancj ^ doctorate from
began with a dedication nhin
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and founder's day program
It was the 86th Anniversary events 0f week had
of WSSU. a four year, a shadow cast over them
co-educational, state sup- wben a faculty member
ported liberal arts institu- Robert Ward wrote ,etters (
ti?n* The institution was to the Chancellor and other ,
founded in 1892 as the University administrators
Slater Industrial Academy. ca,lil g for a ha,t tQ the
Today the University has an inauguration. Because of
enrollment which exceeds this and past incidents con- ,
2000 students. ceming Ward when he
The day also included the taught at Ajabama State ,
dedication of Atkins Hall in University, security was
memorial of Simon Green tightened
Atkins, the founder of Monday, Covington inforWSSU
and the president of med Ward of his intention
the institution from 1892- to dismiss the assistant pro1904
ami 1913 to 1934. fessor 0f political science. i
Other events of the week Ward caned the action ,4un- ,
included a concert by the fajr" jn a letter distributed
U.S. Army Band, an "Earl Tuesday on campus. The
'Fatha' Hines concert, stu- Student Government Assodent
government associa* ciation held a Tuesday Pretion
pre-inaugural salute to ss conference in support of
the Chancellor, as student Ward.
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"The NEWSpaper Winston's be
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^ 1 "determined" to see the
? .?-?j this year and pledged th
Booker | Young would be U.S. Ami
B| the United Nations "as loi
I President" during his addi
| gala Legislative Dinner o1
J gretslonat Black Caucus las
The Caucus' eighth dinn*
the country who participal
| long Friday workshops on t<
5 issues and who filled two o
| ton's largest hotels for th
| night dinner.
I liii rh-.n *1 A special two-way closed
nailMUn ? vision setup allowed pers
| Washington Hilton and the
1 Americana to watch each o
5 the dinner, which a 1st
| speeches by Sen. Edward N
= entertainer Stevie Won
S I nt uiiiuci
A j | fund-raising effort of the
rS^I1 caucusj
m. j ? ' | Local persons who attend
-Jsjfr f = Alderman Larry Little
i Hanslev. president of Va
Hooper vestment Company, a
| Singletary.
I A joking President Carl
v M I smooth over an apparel
^ ^ developed earlier last weel
Mitch <
| Rep. Parren J. Mitchell,
' | chairman of the CongressSmith
| tentatjvejy visit Winston.
- | Salem on Wednesday, OctI
Gerri Houston, Mitchell's
| executive assistant, said
1 Tuesday from Washington
' 121I that the Black Caucas leadjjj^
^ W ' 1 er come Wednesday if
r ' r.rf^.? there are no important
Lygerfgi | votes called on the House
? floor. Oct. 11 is Yom
Terrv I Kippur, a Jewish holiday,
iiKiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff so a light Congressional
- workload is expected.
* LJ g^ I Mitchell will be here on be^
I I I I I I half of the. congressional
_ campaign of Rep. Stephen
i ml inauguiauuii wcm un D-N.C., said Houston
without incident last Friday
Although the security was I
tight, students, faculty and
friends filled Kenneth R.
Williams Auditorium. An I
estimate of about 1200 people
as
members the University
community
large gave tribute to Dr.
H. Douglas Covington.
Covington received greetings
from Governor Jim
Hunt, Dr. Luther Foster
^resident of Tuskeegee Institute,
William A. Johnson,
:hairman of the UNC Board
Df Governors, Dr. H. F. H ?Jw*a
Robinson, Chancellor of
Prezell Robinson, President H
rman Fred Hauser, Super- p|
intendent Dr. James Adam
Clarence Jones, President m
of the Alumni Association, }
Lelia Vickers representing m! W|. ** wfNsS'*
The audience was entert- " ^ j * r *
Chancellor H. Douglas Covl
See Page 2 sworn In as the sixth
at the InanguraJL program la#t
en waiting for" 20 pages this we<
jcus Dinner
ort For An
s ~ John Conyers" stormed" out of a
meeting between Carter, Vice Presisaid
he was dent Mondale and the caucus over
Hawkins- differences on strategy for getting
bill passed Hawkins-Humphrey passed by the
at Andrew Senate before scheduled adjournment
>assador to on Oct. 14.
ig as I am To laughter in the audience, Carter
ress to the said, "1 think in the last two days,
f the Con- everybody knows how I stand on the
tweekend" Hawkins-Humphrey Full Employment
er attracted Bill."
om around Carter quoted from the 25th chapter of
:ed in day- Matthew in which Jesus spoke of the
in different hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the
f Washing- stranger, and the imprisoned,
e Saturday "Then shall he answer them saying,
verily, I say unto you, inasmuch as ye
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iinuu icic- aia n noi, unio one 01 tne least ot
ons at the these, ye did it not to me."
; Shoreham * "We have made some progress, but
ther during we can't afford to rest on our
j featured laurels because Gus Hawkins, Hubert
1. Kennedy Humphrey, themembers of the Black
Caucus, knew and still know that we
is the major can never stop moving toward full
17-member ?employment until every man and every
woman in the United States who is .
ed included able and willing to have a job, has a
e, James job," added Carter.
inguard In- "I am determined to see thU hill
tnd Tracy passed this year because I don't
want to hear the unemployed child or
:er sought to man with a dependent family cry out
it rift that
c when Rep. See Page 2
?ll Visit Slated
. Neal aide Mike Smith said House Budget and Banking
the Maryland Democrat . Finance and Urban Affairs
will tentatively holcfaseries Committees and on~lthe
of mettings with commun- Joint Economic Committee,
ity leaders and minority He is chairman of the Budbusinessmen
at Winston- get Committee Task Force
Salem State University, on Human Resources and
pending approval from chairman of the SubcommChancellor
H. Douglas Cov- ittee on Domestic Monetary
ington. Definite engage- Policy of the Banking, Fin
ance ana Urban Affairs
ments have been set up at Committee.
Sunrise Towers at 3 p.m. Mitchell chairs the Caucus
and Reynolds Health Cent- on Housing, Minority Enter
at 3:45 p.m. erprise and Economic DevMitchell,
who represents elopment. He is sponsor of
East Baltimore in Congress a bill now in House-Senate
, has a particular interest in conference to revamp fedmonetary
policy and min- eral programs to support
ority business develop-. minority businiess enterment
He serves on the prise.
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Staff photo by McCullough
ngton and H.M. Mlcftuuix minutes before Covington It
chancellor at Winston-Salem State University,
Friday.
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Loneliness Is when your friends go back to school.
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Aldermen give the CETA program a need lift.
SEE PAGE THREE.
Reynolds Health Centerand Public Drunkeness
are the subjects of editorials, PAGE FOUR
Full Text of President Carter's speech to the
Congressional Black Caucus, PAGE FIVE
A special section on Men's Fall Fashions
begins on PAGE SIX
An Aggie-Ram Wedding. Get the Details in
Social Whirl, PAGE EIGHT.
The Good Ol' Boys go to the races in Black onSports
and the number one ranked Rams make
it through "blood alley "see SPORTS,PAGE 13. ?
Have you ever wondered How to Wash a Ram?
Seek no longer. Turn to PAGE FOURTEEN.
I used to think my job was ready, he said.
tough until the other day The hair cut was almost finwhen
I watced a barber cut ished at that point. What
the hair of a crying, screa- was lef* w*s the trimming
ming, kicking, squirming around tghe edges, the
young man of six or seven m?st painful part from the
years of age. youngster's standpoint.
With a display of patience, The barber returned to the
perserverance and raw str- chair as his battle began to
ength, the barber success- attract some interest from
fully completed the cut. peanut gallery along
When 1 first walked in the the way. "You're going to
shop on Liberty Street, need the Army to hold him
things were relatively quiet down, said one spectator,.
As I took a seat, 1 noted the The Navy and the Airyoung
man in the seat once f?rce, too, added another
removed from the door The trimmiing began, and
whimpering. so the screaming and
A few tears were trickling squirming.
down. However, the real Another barber rushed over
action was yet to come. and grabbed the youngstThe
tears began to flow a er s legs. Leave me
bit more readily and the alone, shouted the relucyoung
man began to sere- tant customer; however,
am for his mother, who tghe reinforcements held calmly
sat in her chair firm.
against the wall, as the Across the top, along the
clippers began to clear sides and around the back
away the sides. "Come on the clippers went, .with
now," the barber told his occasional jolts from where
customer as the squirming the youngster s leaps shook
began. He started on the gr*P slightly.
top of his customer's head. Finally, it was done; the
The young man continued captive was released and
screaming for his mother barber paid. From the
and tried to slide out of th* mother, there was a look of
chair. gratitude; from the young
Finally, it got to the point an, a menacing scowl,
where the mother came "You'd better cut th&t stuff
over and tried to set her son ?u^ advised the barber,
straightrThe barber walk- before yelling "Next",
ed away for a breather.
"Let me know when you're By John w Temp|eton