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PCO^* rOo Vv-i-Ij'-'C'' LTBr'^i.C.--± A HIIjIj, hC a:, ?51‘i SPPT. p^glODlCr- = Winston-Salem Ltht^onicle "Serving the East Winston Community Since 1974" 22 PAGES WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A* 20 cents U.S.P.S. NO. 067910 Satordayy Karen Denise Cuthrell s Better 2nd me Around By Yvette McCnllongh Staff Writer 0enise CuthreM of Winston-Salem showed I was not enough, as she walked away with leteii crown and title of Miss Black America :h Carolina for 1979. Ms. CuthrelJ was first up in last year’s pageant and entered again grandfather,! before he died, told me he like to see me enter the pageant and because experience 1 received last year I entered Cuthrell said. said she really enjoyed this year’s pageant ilieved she hadia chance to win it. girls were so much friendlier this year and ;anization was good, and Steiv Semien was :nt, he made the pageant work,” CuthrelJ This year we stayed at the Hyatt House, ■ed to last year wheniwe stayed on State’s , it was such a different atmosphere.” ley treated us like queens this {year and we queens,” Cuthrell continued, winning the pageant CuthreU wifi receive a See Page 8 ESRto Layoff 19 Workers By Yvette McCuJIough Staff Writer The Experiment in Self-Reliance has had to lay off 19 employees and phase out two programs because of the lack of State Title 20 funds, and the rising inflation rate. Employees in the community food areas were hardest hit. The consumer credit and transportation program were phased out completely. The meals program, which is funded through Title 20 funds will continue until the end of the year. Louise Wilson, ESR executive direc tor has been trying to get other funding sources. “If the money can be found we would keep these people on,” Mrs. Wilson said. “All the slots for this region in Title 20 funds have run out. ” She also said that some people think ESR is “going out of business.” “We still have the feeding program, the community houses but fewer of them, the problem centers, sports and training and the senior citizen centers will continue,” Mrs. Wilson said. Mrs. Wilson also said that the employees leaving ESR were not leaving empty handed. ‘ ‘The people who were terminated are leaving with a skill, they’re eligible to apply for assistance and because they were laid off, they can apply for unemployment.” Mrs. Wilson said. The Experiment in Self-Reliance re ceives funding from the city and county to match federal grants which come from the Community Services Adminis tration. However, Mrs. Wilson said that ESR is not at fault because of the job terminations, “Social Services said that they will not handle any more third party funding contracts,” Mrs. Wilson said. “ESR is not to blame, social services are.” Bob Stevens, assistant director of social services, said that ESR “has known for some time that money was running out.” Stevens said that each year the state allots each county funds. Last year this county received $2.8 million dollars. He said because of inflation some of the programs would be unfinanced. “The meals program funds were cut off, then funds were found for them to continue for six months, then they were notified the funds would be cut off' again and now the program will be funded through the end of the year,” Stevens said. “We were tired of fooling around, and we will have no contracts until the state allocations are enough money for us to do so.” “1 think ESR agrees with us that this is the best way to do it,” Stevens continued. 5,000 Shriners Make Major Economic Impact on City By John W. Templeton Staff Writer More thani 5,000 mem bers of the Ancient Egyp tian Arabic Order, Nobles of the .Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its Jurisdiction are congregating for one of the city’s largest conventions ever beginning Thursday, May 24. The Shriners will probab ly bring in excess of $800,000 worth of, business to the icity during the annual Mid-Atlantic Joint Gala Day of the order through Saturday. Gary Smith, convention bureau director for the Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Doris Robinson said Tuesday that'iconven- tion delegates had.reserved approximately 900 rooms, two-fifths of the , area’s hotel capacity. The order is composed of Prince Hall Masons who Sam Shore have reached, at least the 32nd degree, said Robert A. Miller, deputy of the 15th District Prince Hall Masons. Hosts are local Sethos Temple No. 170 and Sethos Veatrice Davis Court No. 105. More than, 100 Shrine Temples and courts of the women’s auxiliary. Daugh ters of Isis, from North See Page 6 as Urges African Link By John W. Templeton Staff Writer Americans .have a lot to gain .from cr^gting ith nations of Africa, says the man wHp will me one of the highest ranking leaders of the government. ik that ,if the black American would think of IS Jews think of Israel, the sitnetipp would be terent,’’ said Dr. Joseph Wayas, an industrialist Tuty chairman of Nigeria’s National People’s the country’s new constitutidn takes effect in Dr. Wayas is slated to become president of the Senate. During a tour of America, he stopped Salem last Friday to have lunch with more local black leaders pulled together by B. and C. s, Inc. a public relations firm, a Chronicle interview in his plush suite in the 1. Wayas added, “Black Americans think of es in isolation, and in the process lose a lot of g power.” lenient they .realize that .you have bargaining '•side, then ,they .will be forced to submit to your " the Nigerian ieader suggested. I once a British colony, has come to hold some international affairs because of its large of 60 million and its oil reserves. Wayas H2 percent of the oil used by the United States am Nigeria. nsly, if you are financially sufficient, it ihe chanEes for you to maintain a balanced ^alicy as you see it,” said Wayas. 'litician said his country’s major foreign policy is on Africa. “Nigeria is in the forefront to and support the liberation movements in Africa and this is a position that will be upheld IS for some time to come. ” dthe new governmnent in Rhodesia was likely S' Wayas laughed, and asked, “how can they iDi no control over the military or the police or ‘fas is the author of a recent book entitled See Page 17 Photo by Asaodates Dr. Joseph Wayas WSSU Photo by Roland S. Watts Dr. Vernon Jordan Jordan Knocks Congress By John W. Templeton Staff Writer A “callous and insensitive” Congress has joined the national mood pf “nasty negativism,” in the opinion of one of the country’s top civil rights leaders. Vernon E. Jordan, president of the National Urban League, said here that the recent budget resolution passed by Congress is “indicative of a callous and insensitive Congress to the needs of people in this country.” Jordan made his comments in a brief Chronicle interview just before delivering the commencement address to the 332 graduates of Winston-Salem State University. The NUL chief also knocked Congressional efforts to delete or cut back the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) jobs programs and efforts to force the Carter administration to recognize the new government of Rhodesia. He said, “People have never felt they should apply the same standards to the CETA program that would apply to, say, cost overruns.” Jordan applauded steps to improve efficiency of jobs programs, but said slights should not become a reason to throw the entire program out. On Rhodesia, Jordan said, the government of Bishop Abel Muzorewa “is not one that ought to be recognized.” Muzorewa was recently elected the first black prime minister of Rhodesia, although whites continue to control the military, police, judiciary and economy. During his speech, Jordan warned the graduates that “the Second Reconstruction is unfinished and incomplete.” “There is a nasty mood in America,” said NUL executive. “One that I call the nasty negativism, which stands against federal activism, affirmative action and national efforts to move towards a more equal society.” “The plight of black people is met with indifference and even hostility,” said Jordan. “We’re told, ‘This is the age of limits, the era of new realities. They all amount to the same thing - malign neglect. ’ ’ See Page 2 Photos l)y Hot Clarence A. Bing IWM Most people don’t take me seriously when.l tell them I’m on a diet. “You’re on a diet?” they ask me jokingly. “You need to gain some weight instead of trying to lose it.” Being a relatively thin person they don’t see why J should be on a diet. Well I am dead serious when.l say Tm on a diet. Meaning I’m dying trying to stay on it. Because people don’t take me seriously, they .try to tempt me with ice cream sundaes or hershey bars. They try to eat them in front of me so I will break down and take a bite. But Tm not planning on giving them the satisfaction. 1 intend to stick to my diet which is relatively simple to follow. I eat basically what I ate before, except I only allow myself one dessert a week and I’ve cut down on how much I eat for lunch. So if I eat a piece of candy or a cookie on Monday, 1 don’t eat any dessert for the rest of the week. Tm not saying 1 don’t eat anything that contains sugar, (iced tea, cereal) I just don’t eat anything labeled dessert. As for lunch. 1 used to eat a full course meal, now I eat a sandwich or something very light. Tm not trying to lose a whole lot, 1 just want to maintain my steady weight. 1 have gained about five pounds and that has had me worried. But thanks to my diet, 1 have lost two pounds since May first and I haven’t had to worry about doing all the strenuous exercises, which are usually associated with dieting. Little do my friends know that it takes a lot of time and trouble to maintain my present weight. There was a time See Page 17
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