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Terry Davis has been studying karate he feels i
? for about seven years. stayed wit
S He has been promoted to an orange his instruc
| belt, which is two degrees higher than
? a beginner. That may seem an easy " H
S feat, but for the 22-year-old Davis it is
E a major accomplishment in his life. HO
? Davis is a paraplegic.
E that he is handicapped. He said that has had b'<
S being paralyzed from the waist down best.
j| is more a problem to others than it is "The ms
H?fur him. out of pro;
"I see people's reactions and expres- best, he'i
S sions when they see mc," Davis said. said.
? "It's discouraging at times when I see Canon,
? the doubting looks, it makes you feel Winston-li
S like you're on display." greed that
Julian Bond signs autographs for WSSU students
following his recent speech on campus.
Told You So'
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- Bond Could Say
By John W. Temple toil
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Julian Bord shook his head in bewilderment.
"Why did so many black people vote for Jimmy Carter,
not just in the general election, but back in the primaries
and why did Andy Young and 'Daddy' King tell us to
vote for him? he asked.
"I can not to this day figure out why," shrugged the
social activi t politician who has opposed Carter from the
time the former governor emerged as a Presidential
contender.
As Bond chatted with a reporter in the midst of a room
filled with Winston-Salem State University students who
had come to see him and to,get his autograph, the news
coming out of Washington gave him reason for more
than a few,"I told you so's".
Referring to the still-emerging Carter budget, Bond
noted,"He's threatening to cut $15 billion from urban
programs, jobs programs, Medicare and Medicaid ?
precisely the programs most important to black people at
a time when many of us still have no jobs and inadequate
health care."
"So it turns out that the people most responsible for his
election are going to suffer the most for it," said the
Georgia state senator.
If the 38-year-old Bond relished making his point, it
didn't show in his face or in his tone. As he had during
his speech a few minutes earlier in the Kenneth R.
Williams Auditorium, Bond came across like the
television newscaster he almost became not too long ago.
He confided that the financial demands of raising five
children.almost caused him to take a job as host of ABC's
now-defunct 20/20 newsmagazine show after almost 20
years on the other side of the camera as a SNCC
organizer, Georgia state representative banned by his
colleagues for protesting the Vietnam War, vice
presidential candidate and ijow state senator and Atlanta
NAACP president.
"We never could come to terms," he said. "1 guess it's
just as well through since the show went off the air."
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Salem State University, a- . Canon willingly accepted
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?A special county social services unit tracks down I
j itest parearo ?y?cJCMi & fbfid support paymeste,
seepages. ??A
fitting tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
would be the declaration of a local and national
holiday, see editorials, page 4.
? Alderman Larry little discusses community development
and politics In Questions and Answers, page 5.
?Judge Richard Erwln Is honored by his hometown,
see Social Whirl, page 8.
?GI1 Scott Heron takes a bride, and Roberta Flack's
career Is on the upswing In Ebony Etchings, page 11.
?A special look at how some people ave celebrating
~ the holidays, plage 12.?-? .
?The new commissioner of the MEAC describes his
plans for the league In Sports, page 13.
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Baptist Ministers Conference
Butler To Head S
By John W. Templeton Highland Avenue.
Staff Writer After his election, Butler
said he had not yet formulaRev.
J. Ray Butler, pastor ted his plans for the conferof
Stiilnh Rantict rhiifrh ?
viivv.uuuu^ me IICAi ycai.
has been elected the new He said he would outline
president of the Baptist his program during his
-Ministers -Conference and .installation service in JanAssociates,
replacing Bish- uary.
op Sylvester D. Johnson of . A highlight of the meeting
Macedonia T.V. P.H. Chu- was the presentation of the
rch. past president's plaque to
The election of Butler and Bishop Johnson by his mo-,
a slate of nine other officers ther, Mrs. Marie D. Johncame
during the Tuesday son. Rev. F.D. Leak,
meeting of the conference program chairman, called
at trirst Baptist Church - the presentation significant
Ik
Members of the Romella Muoa Garden dab gather at
the home of Mrs. MeieOe Pelser. Mrs. Poller's home
was on display as part of the Christmas Holiday Homes
Tour, which was sponsored by the Fourth District
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For Turnla
By Sharyn B rate her gram. For example, a twoStaff
Writer person household formerly
You don't have to be had to have an'income of
quite so poor to qualify for less than $6,661 to qualify;
the Turnkey 111 Homeow- that limit has now been
nership Program, thanks to raised to $9100.
a resolution passed by the The highest income allowcommissioners
of the Hous- ed in the program is now
~Wg Authority. $14,250 for a family of eight
Tht. commissioners voted or tpore, an increase of
unanimously Tuesday to $82J"over the previous maraise
the maximum income ximum, $13,427.
limits for admission into the James Haley, director of
Turnkey II housing pro- the Housing Authority,
Ministers Group
because her husband, the ?1?? 1
late Bishop W.M. Johnson, ,
Also, the year end finan- ? ?
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ence, presented by treasurer
Rev. W.C. Hay and
porting former local Black j|
been and
abandoned.
Other officers chosen were:
Reverends C.H. Gill, _ ,
See Page 20 Dr. J. Ray Butler
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Garden Council. Mrs. Pelzer [far left] decorated her
hone from top to bottom, Inside and outside In honor of
the Christmas Holiday. [See pages Ssnd 12 for related
Holiday stories]
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Housing
pointed out that this would of socio-economic levels in
^enable more families to each project, and to ^ensure
qualify for a ~~ mortgage,?the financial stability oT<he
enabling them to buy the low-rent housing program.
homes. At present, he - Haley explained to the
said, there are 22 home- commissioners that the
owners in the program. Housing Authority is studyThe
increase was appro- ing alternate sites for Propriate,
ne ^inieaoi^ Whufff fl&uVlrtfa
eau*e of the inciease in tor eiateriy persons. The
minimum wage, and be- aldermen will consider the
cause inflation has given project again on February
people higher salaries but 5, 1979. The alternate sites
less buying power. are being investigated be"This
will help," com- cause residents in the
mented William Andrews, neighborhood of the first
community services direc- choice site objected to the
tor of the Housing Autho- building of the program.
rity. "Turnkey III is a In the Turnk . hougta
nuuri- - "
owners. is m . mum income levels are:
more people ele.g.ble to #Jg fof #
own homes. w ,.*u^aa
In other business, the ^ ***
Housing Authority com- *?9,100 for a famUy <rf
missioners approved a res- *'or P* "0J9#
four fvr?nnc -tl 1 AM
viunun csiaousmng rent ~ * """" JV'IT*
ranges in accordance with * persons -$12,100;
HUD requirements for persons *12,850
maintaining a cross section *seven P"*0"' '"3.550
Since the tragedy in Jonestown, Guyana, many of us
have wondered how could so many people bHndly follow
an order to kill themselves.
Such blind allegiance was inconceiveable to me until the
other day when a blond-haired fellow of about college
age strolled into the Chronicle office to sell some candy
bars.
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^namaoie solicitors are not unusual during the holiday
season, but there was something different about him.
He asked, "Would you like to buy some candy?" to
help some religion I had never heard of.,
"no," I said.
"Would you like to make a donation anyway?" he
asked.
As I repeated my negative response, I looked into his
eyes.
They were blank, like he had been hypnotized. He was
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After my turndown, he turned to my co-worker to ask
the same questions. Rebuffed again, he half bowed,
mechanically, and urged us to have a good day.
From that brief encounter, it appeared that this person
had sublimated almost everything to the furtherance of
this sect. I had the feeling he would do anything.
The next night, I saw him again at a local shopping
center. He was still carrying that box of candy and still
mouthing the same questions. >
It was pretty cold, but he was making his way from one
end of the center to the other.
He came up to me again. I told him he had asked me
before and I still didn't want any.
He looked, said, "I remember you", and then turned to
scurry off in search of his next donor. John Templetan
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