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Winston-Salem Chr^onicle
C# “Serving the Winston-Salem Community Since 1 974’’
VI NO. 31
22 Pages Th 'Vek
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
20 cents
U.S.P.S. NO. 067910
Saturday, March 29, 1980
Sheriff Responds to Complaints
I Am Not A Racist’
By Donna Oldham ^
Staff Writer
liiCouniy Sheri tf Manly l.ancaster says that he is
1!' and that he is tired ol' people saying that he is.
IToffieeDecember of 1970 with the idea that
1,10be fair about everything...employment, pro-
I'ndirealnii-’nt. It’s a fallacy for anyone to think
F.. |,(. told the Chronicle Monday,.
Fl'cr said that when he took office, there were
Itowith Ihe rank of deputy in the department,
f nine and one-half years in office, he has increas-
liiiiibcr of blacks to 21 including one captain and
lone has a ratio like ours. The sheriff’s department
Elier number percentage of blacks employed than
Ke department,” he said.
Iheriff explained that according to recent popula-
Lancaster
tion figures of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, the
police department’s jurisdiction is 40 percent black. The
sheriff’s department’s jurisdiction is 22 percent black.
Yet, the sheriff’s department has more black deputies for
the population that the police department has officers for
its jurisdiction.
Lancaster said that during his terms as sheriff, he has
received support from the black community, but that
recently that support had been a bit strained.
‘‘There’s no question about the support, but recently, 1
have received some complaints that black deputies are
not being promoted as they should.
The sheriff said that promotions in his department in
clude many things, but years of service, personal record
and a vacancy are priority items.
He gave of an example saying that .several months ago,
a group of black citizens came to his office and recom-
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lusiness Leaders Cited
ir Community Service
•Salem Chroni-
ber Ernest H,
Mutter Evans,
radio station
were named
> black business
aman of the year
a Sigma Chapter
leta Sigma Fraterni-
nday. '
;rvin, co-owner of
House of Beauty
imed outstanding
businessman of the
honors were
d during the frater-
iniiual “Bigger and
Business Week,”
Goler Metropolitan
, Zion Church.
Evans told the au-
of approximately 50,
II business people’s
ies should be “to stay
iuess and to make
program, entitled
Iv We Need Black En-
Ineurs," featured Pitt
IMs, Evans as the
fed speakers.
|.l. Lassiter was chair-
jifthe program, Mar-
sis president of the
Pitt
Businessman of the Year
Davis
Man of Ihe Year
I
Evans
Businesswoman of the Year
Ervin
Sigma Man of the Year
GREENSBORO-Siaa
Davis Jr., general manager
of the Carolina
Peacemaker, was chosen
‘Man of the Year’ by the
Greensboro branch of the
NAACP because of his
“approach in using the
paper to relate to the needs
of the community,”
“He and his staff make
themselves available and
respond when the corn;,,
munity calls,” said—B-.d.
Battle, a member of the
nominating committee.
Davis’ sensitivity and deter
mination to bring out facts
in the Peacemaker as they,
are, said Battle, “further
demonstrate his willingness
to support and serve the
community.”
Battle said that probably
the single most important
item that made Davis the
recepient of the award was
Davis’ appointment of a
board of advisors to the
Carolina Peacemaker. “To
make the paper more
responsive to the needs of
the community he even
established a board of ad
visors to speak out on the
needs of their jieighbors,”
*
Go Fly A Kite
Kite flying is fun for all ages, but the important thing is to pay attention, no malter
how big or little you are.Cynthia Lewis and her son flew their kite last Saturday
at the Winston Lake softball field.
Forced to Resign
Erwin
Erwin to
SeekU.S.
Judgeship
Black Deputy
Falsifies Data
On Application
W ’
In Joseph's Garden
^^^i-enien saeson moves toward Easter Sunday, various religious organizations are making preparations.
'“'’h members of First Baptis Church rehearse for an Easter Drama “In Joseph’s Garden. ” Director Catnerine
'mphrey, seated left, explains a scene. Left, Shedrick Adams who wilt play Nicodemus; Albert Palmer as
tmd Janet Warren as A.senalh.
Through the urgings of
his family and friends,
Richard C. Erwin of
Winston-Salem, a Judge in
the North Carolina Court
of Appeals has announced
that he will accept the
federal judgeship nomina
tion that he turned down
two weeks ago.
Contacted at his
chambers Tuesday after
noon Erwin said that “a lot
of people talked to me, had
prayer with me and urged
me to accept the appoint
ment.”
Erwin had announced
earlier this month that he
intended to stay on the
Court of Appeals because
of a flare-up of a diabetic
condition earlier in the
year. He said Tuesday
however that his personal
physician had given him the
go-ahead to seek the
judgeship.
“My doctor said that it
would have some effect on
me, but if 1 control my diet
and handle it like he tells me
them won’t have any pro
blems,” Erwin added.
“I was highly honored to
receive the recommendation
from Senator Morgan. If
my nomination is confirm
ed by the senate, then 1 will
accept the judgeship,” he
said.
“1 am appreciative of the
support the voters of North
Carolina showed me during
the election of 1978. I also
want to thank those who
supported me in the 1974
General Assembly election.
Erwin, the first black to
over win a state-wide elec
tion, would beNorth
Carolina’s first black
federal judge if confirmed.
By Donna Oldham
Staff Writer
Officials of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s
Department say that a black deputy who
resigned earlier this month, was asked to
do so because it was discovered that he
had falsified information on his job
application; not because of his driving
record.
Everette L. Carson, 28, said that he
was hired by the sheriff’s department
when it was discovered that he had
played college basketball.
“I first applied for the job in 1977.
Then in early February of this year.
Major G.R.Dillon Called me and asked me
if I was still interested in a job,” Carson
said in an interview last week.
“When he (Maj. Dillon), was looking at
my application, he noticed that I had
played basketball at Barber Scotia Col
lege. He asked me if I would be willing to
play basketball for the department when
they challenged the highway patrol. As
long as I was getting a job, I thought I’d
go along with the program,” Carson said.
He continued, “The subject of my
driving record came up. Mrs. Mazie
Woodruff (who recommended him for the
job) told Maj.. Dillon that 1 had a bad
driving record, but, during my interview,
he said that it wasn’t important because
they could put me in a department where
1 wouldn’t have to drive a car.” he said.
Carson was hired and reported to work
on Feb. 12, and was assigned to the radio
room. He also practiced basketball with
the other deputies at East Forsyth High
School in the afternoons.
“Maj. Dillon said that he liked my
attitude. On Feb 5 or 6, Sheriff Lancaster
went through the department telling
people that he had -hired me to play
basketball and that after the game he was
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5 Police Cars Wrecked
Stopping Drunk Driver
A Clemmons man engag
ed law enforcement of
ficials from four different
agencies in a high-speed
chase that involved 20
police cars and ended in
Kernersville on Monday
morning.
Eugene R. Zebra, 18, is
charged with speeding to
elude arrest, failure to heed
a blue light and siren, driv
ing while under the in
fluence of alcohol, driving
without an operators license
and driving the wrong way
Russell In Hospital
Carl H. Russell Sr., form
er Winston-Salem aider-
man and mayor pro tern is a
patient at Forsyth Memor
ial Hospital, according to
spokesman for the family.
Officials at the hospital
say that Russell, who is
listed in satisfactory condi
tion, “has some lung prob
lems,” and entered the
hospital on March 18, after
complaining that he could
not breath.
Russell, who was con-
' Russell
victed last, month of failure
to pay his income tax is to
report for a six month
active sentence in a federal
prison on May 1.
on a controlled-access
highway by the Forsyth
County Sheriff’s Depart
ment.
The chase began in Clem
mons and ended more than
an hour later in Kernersville
when the car that Zebra was
driving rammed into a
police car, blew a tire, and
crashed.
Five police cars were
wrecked and two police
road blocks were penetrated
by Zebra, who drove his car
at speeds in excess of 120
miles per hour along 1-40.
Officers from the Forstyh
County Sheriff’s Depart
ment, the Winston-Salem
Police Department, the
Kernersville Police Depart
ment and the Winston-
Salem Detachment of the
North Carolina Highway
Patrol were involved in the
incident.