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1 Wirt VOL. VI NO. 29 2 Letter\o the Editor Challenge to NAi And?Urban Le Dear Editor: Assuming that you arc as much of a le, in our community as the NAACP and Url I * arc supposed to be, pray explain these < 1 he Monday, March 3, Sentinel state in ai titled, 4450-per cent of Juvinilc Referrals < Within the Southeast and Northeast area Nevertheless, leading individuals and tions in the Black community silently or : ^ept the continued saturation in these antly Black areas with low-income housir ed by the Federal government through "statistics" also reveal a disproportionate youths trom the so-cailea poverty-ievi commit the most criminal offenses. Under the circumstances, there exist circle, topped with hypocrisy on the pari power. They repeatedly offer statistical < the what, where, and why of high crime develop' more of the conditions--ani continue unchanged. For no logical re continue to smother the Southeast an< See Page 4 Grant Rul By John W. Templeton * > stuff Writ* The city's $5,000 rehabilitation grant program to elderly homeowners is likely to be changed to remove a provision which had scared off many of its potential users. The public works committee of the Board of Aldermen has approved an t i_l < . .. * ?y * S . ** '' % I * -^T ^ " j0m 1^1 Ronald Bro\ Dehate competition Winners State Unive display the i /\i *f_ A vuui i-n By Donna Oldham Staff Writer In Forsyth Superior Court, a man sit trial. Several weeks ago, he was arrest stolen property, a new stereo. It had all been so easy and anyway, u $300 to pay for a new stereo. But, he g< The district attorney calls the man's n; in front of the judge. "Are you represented by an attorne judge. ? ~ ? Attorney? The man looks at the ji money to pay for an attorney he'd hav buy the stereo legitimately and he woulc now. But, he needed an attorney. "If you d and can not affora one. an attorney car) you if you qualify," the judge tells him t tston-* L#_ -? "Serving~th 0 Page* This Week ?V force I ban League I V xcuranees: I n article en- I Come from I I ^ organiza- I k helplessly I predomin- I ig sponsor- I HUD. And I ?number of I T^Ol el incomes I I^VJl Local musicians Michael Wr and Barbara Purdy are havii s a vicious I , - .. . month oddessev through Eu t ot tnose ml, " vidences of I have "wsl areas then I They aalso 1 a I remember Daniels as the Ch a statistics asons, they I gillHlllllllllllllllllllllllliNlllllllHlllllllllll d Northeast I Don t mibb spec ImillUIIMIIIMHMUIIIHtlHIHMIIIIilllllllUI esRevisee amendment to the ordinance creating the grants which removes the liens placed on the owner's property if the owner dies. Residents have to live in the home at least five years to have the lien on their property forgiven. The provision was addd to prevent profiteering on thf grants. Eligible grantees, such as all those ir the East Winston Community develop ?, m ii., v --sSYsai >?r '" W > V W A wn, junior from New Brunswick, N.J., ana is, a junior from Fayetteville, won the debate at the NAACP regional convention in st weekend on behalf of the Winston-Salem rsity chapter of the NAACP. Above, they trophy they earned. appointed The magic way out? N< rtf naAnln Icl/ tVln CAlirfc i a.iR u iv. vv/ui u because either they will n s and awaits his Recently, during the ar ed for receiving murder, Judge R. Kason an attorney. The accused /ho had an extra the court to appoint a las 3t caught. "You mean that you w ame and he steps who may have never trie judge? The man got his c y sir," asks the Forsyth District Court , that the judge was merely jdge. If he had into admitting that he hac e had enough to attorney, in't be in trouble "If it's a capital crime torney with less than five lesire an attorney judge has to feel that the be appointed for handle the case," Freem; i. * In cases not involving Salem ie Winston-Salem Community WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ng Well In Paris ight and Joey Daniels (left) and fellow artist< ng a high time in Paris, France as they contir rope. After starring in a show entitled "Cele ?d on one of France's most noted radio stati it a Parisian .caberet called La Belle Epoqi ironicle's Sounds columnist before he left fc llllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllliltttlHMItlllllllllNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ial bridal guide Joining Togel nor muerr J ment area, have shyed away from the program because they have been told that if they die before the five years is up, the lien comes due. However, the ordinance change provides that if the person dies before the five : years is up, the loan is forgiven, according to assistant city manager Joe Berrier, who i unveiled the proposal, to the committee - Monday night. Woman > In Lovers Paulette Solomon, of 801 E. 3rd St., accused in the stabbing death of Ricky E. Thomas, has been bound over to Forsyth County Superior Court for arraignment before a grand jury later this month. Miss Solomon,26, is accused of stabbing Thomals, her boyfriend, in the neck after an argument during which Thomas allegedly beat her. In her statement, which was read by Det. J.H. Tucker, Miss Solomon stated that the argument had begun over the presence of Thomas' uncle, Robert Crawford, and his girlfriend, Mary i Elizabeth Pratt, at the apartment. Tucker testified that the statement > indicated that Miss Solomon had asked 1 Thomas to ask the couple to leave. He refused. While the couple were arguing, Crawford and Miss Pratt went upstairs tc La wye rs:l 3t really. Each year, thousands penalty, pe to appoint attorneys for them available ai ot or can not afford one. Freeman raignment of a man accused.of in the state Keiger asked the man if he had list. Severa told the court that he wanted list, but no Uiw ''At a o vyci iui iiiiu. ould trust your life to someone without a 1 rd a case in court," asked the when we sn >wn lawyer. year. Howi Judge William H. Freeman said big practic trying to frighten the defendant their duty, i lied and could really afford an Who qu; There ar , then we do not appoint an at- the judge, years experience. Even then, the salary, dep lawyer is competent enough to then presei in said. * proves the life imprisonment or the death Freeman s 20 cents U.S.P.S. NO. 067 300 Bl pj| Voters fjl Since J fiv John W. Templeton Three weeks before the deadline to participate in the May 6 primary elections, only 319 new black voters out of a potential 13,000 have been added to the Forsyth County rolls. A Jan. 30 tally by the county Board of ? Bobby Helms Elections shows a total of 23,617 blacks iue their three- registered to vote. During February, bration," they records show that 25! blacks registered. ons, Europe /. |n the first ten days of March, 68 blacks ue. One might have registered. >r France. ' The March 10 figure of 23,936 voters is a decrease from the 1978 figure of 24,379 I blanks registered cited in a study by the iher I ^late Human Relations Council. A council report on minority voter IttMtlllllllllllllllllllll re8istration released in August 1978 indicates that Forsyth County had a black y Owners Alderman Virginia K. Newell, D-East, who almost came to tears while seeking a chance in the ordinance two aldermanic . ? meetings ago, was pleased by the city staff's action. , "It's better that what they had had as an albatross over people's heads," she said Tuesday morning. "Now the people \ don't have a big debt of $5,000 hanging over their heirs." Vrraigned Stabbing u a bedroom. . According to the statement, Miss Solomon went upstairs and allegedly o Irnifp frr*m nnHpr o QVio I Vli IV VVi u LI VIII VAtAVAWA U fVUt V1IV went back downstairs and allegedly stabbed Thomas once in the neck near the jugular vein. She called police and an ambulance and was in hysteria when they arrived, Tucker testified. The detective stated that when he interviewed Crawford and Miss Pratt, they were too intoxicated to give a C. P. Hook statement. Tucker noted that at 10 a.m. Winston the next day, the couple was still too surancc C intoxicated to give a statement to him. million lij The two, sweethearts since college, NCM's v reportedly shared the apartment on E. on. Ms.E 3rd. St., where the stabbing took place. recently p Thomas was dead on arrival at the local surance p< > hospital. Miss Solomon is free cm bond. Vhmhh rhe Luck Of T ople are assigned the next lawyer on a'list of 44 As a juc .lumcyv tomey 10 explained that any lawyer licensed to practice Freeman sa of North Carolina can ask to be placed on the ''People 1 years ago, all attorneys were placed on t?ie an(j swear t w only those whp ask. take the at eneral rule, the lawyers on the list are ones them." big clientele or a lot of experience, especially Assistant vear in 50 new lawyers at the beginning of the p]e fecl tha ever, thcfc are some experienced lawyers with strings atta es who remain on the list because they feel its "If a per " Freeman said: " state for-th alifies for a court-appointed attorney? they're fou e no set guidelines the decision is entirely up to Those wl In court, the person fills out an affidavit listing cording to endants, and other pertinent information. It is Qf the Cou rtted to the judge who either approves or disap- "Three t request. Its up to the discretion of the judge," back," saic aid. ^ * ' i? , K jcle ] ~ '910 Saturday, March 15, 1980 % ack Added |an. 30 voting age population of 37,569 then, 23 per cent of the total voting age population. Lester Davis, chairman of the joint NAACP-Winston-Salem Improvement Association voter registration drive announced in January, has no figures on the number of voters registered through the effort. Davis said "Most of the work has been concentrated in recreation centers and community centers. We're going to expand a little bit and do some door-to-door work before the deadline." Davis said very little door to door work has been done to date. A campaign is set for this week in the Broadbay Heights section and stationary registration sites have been planned for Galilee Baptist Church ^March 16, Happy Hill Community Center See Pa*c 3 ? $1 Million Policy cr, right, District Sales Manager of the ia/em District of N.C. Mutual Life Ino., presents Mutter Evans, center, her $1 e insurance policy. Harold R.Davis, left, ice-president for Field Operations, looks vans, owner of WAAA radio station here purchased NCM's first $1 million life ind! icy. he Draw ige you have to be careful not to assign an atsomeone who really doesn't need one," id. make false statements and then turn around hat everything that they've said is true. They torneys away from people who really need district attorney Jean Burkins said that peot court-appointed attorneys are free with no ched. That's not true. son is found guilty, they have to reimburse the le attorney's fee. They get a free attorney if nd not guilty. to do have to pay the state back rarely do, acfigures released by the Administrative Office rts in Raleigh. 0 four percent of what is expended is ever paid 1 Dallas Cameron, assistant director of the ofSee Page 16
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