Vol. V No. 14 *20 cents*
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Ralph White, Sr., of Winston-Salem holds the ytai
sergeant's uniform for which he wants <n musIh a
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to wear.
all for you
( Citizens protest expansion of iTcity landfill, page 2. j
5#A Happy Hill grocery store is beset by vandalism, j
Spage 3.
5 Politics creeps into county health reorganization, \
iSee Editorials, page 4. j
5 Velma Hopkins talks about,the Wilmington 10^-the i
I~election, foster homes, and housing in Q&A, j
beginning on page 5.- \
Young dancers are shown how to reach the j
^professional ranks. See Vibes, 'page 8 j
=5 Four TDs and 200 yards just in the first half was the |
j?output of a star running back in the Sertoma Bowl. |
jj|Get the details in Sports, page 13. |
Hairston Ca8
By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Writer
NAACP president Patrick Hairston has released a
statement of recommendations concerning the Mocksville
prison Unit which he visited several weeks ago. The
area director of prisons responded that they have dealt
__,jwith all of the letter's specifications, except the problem
of overcrowding.
In a letter addressed to H.R. Rosefield, area director of
the Department of Corrections, Hairston stated that the
Mocksville prisoners do have some legitimate complaints.
In response to complaints of discrimination from black
inmates, Hairston asked for equal treatment of all
prisoners, and an objective system of punishment to he -
used by the guards.
Hairston recommended eight improvements in general
living conditions at the prison, including: heat for the
dining area; elimination of over-crowded conditions; the
repair of broken windows, leaks and cracks in the
buildings; and permission for~the inmates to change
Campaign S
To Form Blac
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By John W. Temple ton . , . .
shareholders.
Staff Writer ,t A
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A statewide stock .sales campaign mortgages in
has been launched on behalf of what a"S e^'
would be North Carolina's third black- ~ ~V . ^
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operated savings and loan association. . .. ,
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Cardinal Savings and Loan, Inc. .. . ? .
/n jv ,?. .. P ^ they and then
(Proposed) would be based in Fayette- .
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ville, but could do business around the ~
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state because of the nature of its c .. ... .
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ownership, said one of its 12 incorporators,
James F. Hansley of Winston- . . .
Salem. f?"P ,nc,ud<
?_?. .. , , ,, . doctors, two <
Stockholder-owned s & L allowed to _ .
V men, a lawyc
derate in North Carolina since last university pro1
year, do not have the geographical tQrs gre frdm
restrictions applied to mutual savings from Durham
and loan associations. The difference Henderson F
between the two kinds of S<fcLs is that Salem and ^re
mutuals are owned by their depositors. ~ o
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An award-winning 17-year veteran of the a pOSSjbie
U.S. Army, discharged a little over two ^-5 SUperj
years before he would have qualified for jn janua]
retirement, is attempting to, rejoin the Arhipvpm,
Army at his previous rank. _
Ralph White, Sr., 40, of 1450 East 11th units'inth<
St. in Winston-Salem, feels he never white w?
should have been forced to leave the Army. j^s
Now that he's out, he may be in- piace<jafc
eligible to rejoin, and the timing of his iocai recru
discharge has made it difficult for him to white wi
find a job in civilian life. j^eaj p w
White left the service on August 25 as a Army.
Teacher Exa
. Could Elimii
1 By Sharyn Bratcher
Staff Writer *
A tentative recommendation by a committee to the stat
^ Board of Education would raise the passing scores to th
S National Teacher Examination above the scores made b
3 77% of black college graduates who took the test over th
5 last four years. ? ~T~
S The National Teacher Examinations are required b
| North Carolina General Statute 115-153. Teachers mus
S make a composite score of 950 to qualify for initif
| certification.
| The prupusal by the advisory committee would raise th
| minimum score to 523 on the general knowledge sectio
= and 480-510 on the subject area exams. If the proposal i
| adopted it would take effect in 1982.
According to a survey conducted by the state Depar
| ment of Public Instruction, 73% of the 3,541 blacks wh
5 took the exam since 1974 passed. The proposed high<
I requirement would drop that figure to 23%. With th
* present 950 minimum, 98.7% of the whites taking th
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clothing- especially underwear-- twice per week.
The letter also asked that inmates be placed in units as
close to their families as possible in order to maintain
close family contact.
Copies of the letter were also sent to Amos Reed,
secretary of the North Carolina Department of Corrections
and Captain T.W. Holmes, superintendent of the
Mocksville prison unit.
H.R. Rosefield. area dirf?rtr*r nf * ~r
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Corrections, stated that he and Hairston are basically in
agreement on standards for the prison unit. He feels, he
said that most of the items in the letter are already in
practice.
Two of the items-- the lack of hot water and the
unheated dining room? were the result of a boiler
malfunction on the day of Hairston's visit, and were
corrected four hours later.
Inmates are allowed a twice-weekly change of clothes,
Rosefield noted. Broken windows are replaced in an
on-going program; a 10% surplus of glass is kept at
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durfeesboro, Winston ensboro.
Lemuel L. Johnson receives
ee Page 19 . Man of the Year" plaque
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Pan'aSillcfy1 battel at Fort anterent reason than
? late as July, he achieved 124 of rnanding officer gave.
125 points in an evaluation by "That's when I start
or officer. calls," said White durii
ry, he received a "Certificate of ^ie living room of his
snt" for leading his medical White said his comma
st place in competition among all would be barred from re
? XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, of indebtedness. The fc
is told before he left the Army acknowlegded that cred
ttery (company) commander had his commander, but sa
ar on his re-enlistment, but the cleared up before I sen
king-office says there isn't-ybarr ment-papcrs.'' - - ote
to the office of Rep. Steve He got an extension of s
.C., seeking help returning to vhich he says he w
The' reply he got was that he enlistment was still being
m score Hik(
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late Blacks
test passed; this figure would be reduced to 80% und<
the new proposal, :
I Mike Lee of th& Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Scho<
?? personnel department stated that the NTE scores do n<
e co\int very_heavily_in the system's evaluation ofy
teacher. Provided the applicant has received a passin
e~=SCore on the test. it does not matter whether the scoi
was extremely high or minimum passing, provided thi
y the applicant's references, past record, and crede
-tials are good.
^ Barbara Phillips, principal of Lowrance Intermediat
School, commented: "I personally do not feel one ca
eequate the teaching score on the exam with th#?
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leaching. The higher test score might screen out peopl
- who could be very good teachers. There ought to b
some minimum competencies met, but 1 do not see thi
t. you can differentiate a good teacher from a bad on
io based on a test score.''
ir "The handwriting is on the wall," commented Di
e Randolph Tobias of WSSU's Department of Education
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prison units at all times.
In response to Hairston's request that inmates be
placed in facilities close to their families, Rosefield noted
that this is one of three bases for judging a prisoner's
assignment, along with availability of space and the best
program for the inmate.
Rosefield agreed that overcrowding is a problem, but he
pointed out that until the state builds more prisons the
problem will persist.
On the question of discrimination, Rosefield said:
"Non-discrimination is the official policy. It's preached
and pushed. And it is monitored." He added that
guards do not decide on disciplinary measures for
prisoners. Infractions are handled by the superintendent
or by a group of officials from another unit.
"I also have some good news to report," said Rosefield.
"We are now running a bus from the Mocksville prison
unit to a vocational school in Surry County. They can
take courses like carpentry, auto mechanics, and adult
basic education. The program just started, but we hope
to fill the whole 36-passenger bus with prospective
students."
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from Robert
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to Re-enlist
tn^one'^Tiscom - d is cove r e^t n e" {TaperwoVk had not been
processed, said White.
ed making phone Capt. Randall Cahse, commander of the
ng an interview in Headquarters Battery of the 73rd Field
spiii-level house. Artillery, White's old "unit, said in a
inder told him he telephone interview with the Chronicle that
-enlisting because a bar had been placed on White by the
>rmer Army medic previous battery commander. Chase said
litors had written he could not reveal thf? natnr? ^ i?
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tid,"That was all without Whites approval.
t in my re-enlist- Sgk^Lillie Clay of the local Army
? ? recruiting^offiee said White was ellgitfle to~~~
six months during apply for re-enlistment, "but I don't know
as told his re- what would happen."
'.processed. Then . v See Page 19
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Coming Out In Fashion
Ricky* Model's LTD presented a fashion show Sonday
? at the Maaonk Haifrr Kay Carter modeia the "in'* things-??
for sports wear this tall. The fashion show was entitled
"Holiday Moods In Fashions." See story page seven.
Monday night, at 6 p.m., the Board of County
Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Reynolds
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neaun center in the commissioner's meeting room on
the 7th floor of the Hall of Justice.
The meeting has been called in response to the Board
of Health's opposition to the county administration's
plan to keep the center and public health department
separate.
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There are a number of ways one can end an argument.
For instance, the arguer can spin on his heel and leave
tie arguee babbling.
Of course, that leaves the arguer vulnerable to another
way of ending an argument-- a bullet or some other
projectile in the back.
Then there's reason. One can appeal to the arguees
sense of brotherhood or other higher values to convince
him or her that bickering is useless and doesn't solve
anything.
u Many times such an attempt does not work; for one
person's idea of brotherhood might be agreeing with his
. side.
Compromises are another way of settling arguments.
^However, you mostly hear of compromises in Congress,
where they have enoueh billions to ?vnH
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everyone can get enough to be reasonably happy.
At the more personal level, particularly between men
and women, a useful tactic might be a resort to guilt. But
sometimes, everfthat doesn't work.
My wife, with whom I never argue (unless she starts it),
related to me an incident she saw in the grocery store.
The female partner of this particular duo just let him
have it. "You make me sick. Sometimes, you make me
want to throw up."
Hmmm, that's pretty cold, I told my wife. What did he
say in response to that, 1 asked.
"You didn't get sick last night, did you?" was the
retort.
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As you can see, it gets pretty rough, particularly when
you're dealing with people who like to argue for arguing
sake. '
So, is there a foolproof way to end an ai^ument? I don't
know it. By j0hn W. Templeton