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a;-.?&.^>^fc..v?v~ -*v. iV ^Hi?<ss?atvM^K ,'-*ur ? VOL. VI NO..41 LI.S Burkins K *** Jean Burkin in predominat( A ?the Democrat k court judge in Browder n ing the first b rV\ 1 syth County h W0^L \ Mi made my wini Burkins blc- My winni faith and tru Police M / District 2 By David Pur year Staff Writer Winston-Salem's new police chief said this week that the department's cramped station house in District 11 may be closed, if an acceptable new location cannot be found to house the district operations. In an interview with the Chronicle, Chief Lucius Powell said that, although closing District II is "the alternative of last resort," he may be forced to realign the city's law enforcement operations into "One of my first priorities is to find a new location for the station in District II," said Powell. "But the department has been looking for suitable space in the district for some time now and so far has been unsuccessful. We may have to consider closing the station^ ~7] p the basement of the Sunrise Towers apartment on 9th Street. "District II now has about 1200 square feet," said Powell, "which is about as %!' * ?7? 7 r ?X * / * */ ./ Kx X '/ < 7T~?vtl 1 rj' ? >v x *' * ' ft * % . "" _ \ >4. *-' ?i |V|lK ^ + Ma} m/ Residents of Kimberly Park Terrace held & The festivities were part of a fund raising c cing, singing and the wrapping of the trac I fun. The king, queen and first runner-up c through the fun seated from left, King Mi Thomas and Queen Meshia Jackson. City, Cou By Donna Oldham Staff Writer Forsyth County Manager H.L. Pete Jenkins has proposed a budget for fiscal 1980-81 which would not call for a property tax increase much to the delight of both the County Commissioners and taxpayers. Jenkins, during a meeting with Commissioners Monday, proposed a $74.3 linn Knrlnot hnninnino liilv 1 that II11I1IUI1 UUUgVl J u recommends a 13.8 percent increase in revenue and spending, yet no increase in the county's existing property tax rate of 80 cents per $100 valuation. The budget also recommends a 10 percent increase in salaries of all county employees. In his presentation to the board, Jenkins said that inflation was the 0 primary cause for proposed increased expenditures. JP "Serving t .1' S. NO. 067910 w Wins Ri Donna Oldham Browder fc Staff Writer said Ms. Bi being tabuli s rolled up 150 to I margins sy*h Count; ?lv black nrecinrK to Burkina < ic nomination for district but, she wo a runoff election with B.R. to 6 at Can love a step closer to becom- 2 at Mer lack woman judge in For- Browder fa istory. Fairview S Burkins got thank all the people who Browder ling the nomination possi- j margjns ng is a vindication of their st. I want to thank Mr. ay Move , Station much space as I currently have in my twc bedroom apartment. My family feela crowded in an apartment that size, so 1 can see how (the district II officers( mighi feel working in that space with SO or 6C people coming and going." Powell refused to speculate on possible new alignments of the districting system, should District II be closed. " I know that talking about this kinc of thing can get people upset. We are going to do our best to find something," said Powell. "Perhaps this publicity will encourage someone to come forward ami make available a location that we haven't looked at yet." Powell, who took command May 27, said he is working on a proposal foi reorganizing the department's interna] structure. He said*be> expects to present his ^tdeas to city manager Bill Stuart *4 hopefully within the next 45 day a." According to Powell, the current administrative setup has 13 to 15 department supervisors reporting directly to the See Page 8 VWB Jj r -\Z:y '' / ^f |, vday Photo by Oldham their first May Day celebration May 28. ictivity for resident's children. Disco danlit iona/ "May Pole", were all part of the )f the May Day were honored and reigned ichael Conrad, first runner-up Cassandra i nty Pres< 44If you felt that you could cut the tax rate by paring the Social Services budget, then you could be making a major error," he said. He added that approximately $6 million of the proposed $10.6 million recommended for the Department of Social Services are federal and state funds provided on a matching basis. Jenkins said he was pleased with the balanced budget proposal although he admitted that it was 4 4 tight. * * He credited a productivity improvement effort which caused expenditures tc be lower and higher than anticipated revenues in 1979-80 for his ability to hold the new budget in line for 1980-81, In the new budget proposal the largest expense would be the recommended $27.] million for the operation of the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School System The current budget calls for $24.5 million The figure proposed by Jenkins cut onb See Page 18 he Winston-Salem Community Since 19 7 INSTON-SAl EM, N.C. Saturday, June 7, 1980 inoff HDBHI a campaign," jrkins as election returns were ^2pT2u I ated Tuesday night at the Kor- , .'J^k|^^ElA y Board of Elections office. j59t-JfiCSE9^'A^^^^^^flE2&9E3&M& only won 23 of 80 precincts, 9 ^fl n them by such margins as 533 z^^t^9P8|@PW9te|68fll *mm lflflj /er School precinct and 364 to ??, ?""!? . J * ' norial Coliseum precinct. ^"'* iled to get any votes at either '/.>* ' ; ***** -v~. " * "7* ? vJ&chool or Happy Hill while 228 votes from both sites. generally beat Burkins by 2 to ^ 0,i?/ D/S/WUJ, /no. /660Sterfw Di in t e other 56 precincts and zonlnx inspectors. Owner Billy Frills says he plans to ei See Page 18 Pfc^ Citizens I '||f !F. Junkyard Requit w 4 By John W. Templeton \ L. A Stadium Drive auto junkyard will have to erect eigh Vi ?lMtV'^rv ^00t ^ences or screens to comply with local zoninj ^ 99^^' t re8u^at'ons, according to the city inspections superinten Chief Powell The firm, Winston Auto and Disposal Inc., has at k wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tracted complaints from nearby black residents in Col umbia Terrace and on Peachtree Street, most recently a | the Monday night meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Mayor Wayne A. Cor- I V*^|| ||lE| l| I| f MWAI pening broke the tie to W Hi ? !* 1 i M I adopt a new reauirement m Hi 11 11 > i h IT"* ii a-i if 1 that heating facilities be | . J \ Wf L ^1 t present in every house in j J I / I Winston-Salem during the |IMpMflM| wtfar iwj| Monday night mecjinp of The mayor voted along vylj 6*K|SlQLj 'fffi with Aldermen Vivian H Larry D-North; and Virginia to approve a change the - y j^K code on its second reading. "xThe measure passed 5-2 last ^SRifc^ / meeting, one vote short of _ . the margin needed for ap = PVOClClYYlClllOYl proval on the first vote. Corpening said - he Mayor Wayne A. Corpening presents Cynthia Pen favored the wording of the area director of UNCF a proclaimation in recognition < change, which gave the phonothon. landlords flexibility to MiiiHNtiMiMiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiitiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitHMiiMMMiMasiaiiiNiuHMiinaMtttMMtiHi make arrangements with ^IdermaPn Eugene Groce, JOrd&Il ShOOtlll D-SE, one of three op ponents, predicted the By Donna Oldham ?move^will raise the rent for Staff Writer many tenants because of the expense of replacing stoves The shooting of Vernon Jordan has shocked close loca ctnlpn ui)u>n tnninfc m a\ /-> ictneiotoc /-*#" t K ? ^ ? atvivn TTIIVI1 IVIIUHIi] IIIV/TV. UJJUV1U IVJ U I I I IV VI VII I I?. I 11 > ICdUCI Alderman Ernestine Wilson Jordan, director of the National Urban League anc D-South and Robert Nor- one of the country's most influential black men, remainthington, R-West, voted hospitalized after he was shot by a sniper May 29 in For' against the measure. Wayne, Ind. In other action, the board Jordan, 44, was in Fort Wayne to speak at a dinner o delayed a public hearing on the local chapter of the Urban League when he was sho a zoning change to permit in the back in a motel parking lot seconds after stepping apartments near Peachtree out of a car driven by a white, female companion. He wa? Street upon request of the struck by a second bullet in the leg as he fell to th< developers. ground. ^rve Services Witho By John W. Tem ^ijiujj rrriitri The proposed city budj W&-'' unflf ttffttll ItV^r would continue city serv m. Rlll^m! nlnHI I 111' / K leve,s? including grants tc Kf4. * i ?d to scrimp during tighte Cl,y Manager Bryce A " ? * ,MfM unveiled a $105.8 million wf5w Utlf^ aldeimen at the current t; kalf/imiifHU! JML^* cenls and water and sewc TmKBKOTWIKISSuiirFfS I^B^: nouncement which broug ~DMkfaiQ?/tnu rtfm A5 his bosses. nmmWiAmuwi Because of higher antici 1 w? todj/nm ^ tax revenues, no major sl? t posed in the Stuart bu< , #* *? a,mas ::;;s ',rms ';,'^ * ?uCffcufi at ernPi?vccs Still included in city spc Photo hv Temple ton , .u n such programs as the P , City manager Bill Stuart displays budget charts to Program of the Patterson i aldermen during briefing on the I9S0-SI city financial CA, which has faced pl?n- elimination the past two > N > 20f 22 pages this week M* V T -Ok ut 'i rofi ^J?'1 11,-1 * "* '^, " >..*' \4~ ' . ' r Photo by San tana "ive should have an eight foot high screen around it, say citv recJ one. 7ight Junk 'ed to Erect Screen Bill Fritts, owner of the firm, said his lawyer and engineer are working on a site plan for an acceptable bart rier around the yard. I A.E. Speas, inspections superintendent, said Tuesday - that Fritts had been informed of the requirement^or a screen around junkyards. "He's zoned all right," said - Speas, referring to the 1-3 zoning of the area south of - Bowman Gray Stadium. However,-the industrial perfort mance standards for that type of zoning also call for the See Page 18 UNCF Tops Goal * 1 ror rnone fieages iBy John W. Temp/eton Staff Writer Thanks to some big givers and a lot of little givers, the local Phonothon of the United Negro College Fund raised $2,000 more than its goal of $12,000 during three days of telephone solicitation. "A tot of black students in North Carolina a? r vomg to be KdfceU by this effort," said Mrs. Betty Hanes, k Phonothon chairman. More than 50 volunteers called a list of 2,000 prospects last Tuesday to Thursday, said Hanes. "1 don't think we ^ got any negative responses, just a lot of people who were apologetic because they couldn't give more." The drive netted $14,047 in pledges from 646 donors, according to UNCF area director Cynthia Perry. She urg* ed donors to send in the gifts as soon as possible. The largest single gift came from First Baptist Church, $1,400. Four other churches? United Metropolitan. y $600; Shiloh Baptist, $500; Emmanuel Baptist, $100 and jy- Mt. Zion Baptist, $100 - gave more than $100. The Twin City Medical Society, an organization of n See Page 5 g Shocks Friends ~ m n| mmtm HMf JMH ^ Jordan Sticht Elijah ^ Winston-Salem Urban League president Thomas A. 5 Elijah, a close friend of Jordan and his wife, called the % See Page 14 ut Tax Hikes P^eton The fledgling Human Relations Departrnenf s budget was almost doubled to give fet 0r director Herman Aldridge additional staff ices at current support. > outside agen- ? . . r Highlights of the budget proposal inpayments fore- c|ucjc r years. . ' . f , _ *An increase in cemetery fees at 1 u^rt Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries and budget to the . r e M , a non-resident user fee for city recreation ax rate of 72.5 facjlj,ies h rahCS' aif an" Construction of a neighborhood t c eers rom recreation park in the Northeast Winston area on Bowen Boulevard, ipate property n-ne CCP( general adjustment to ashes -were pro- . . . . . . salaries or city emplovees. Hrtnt ? ' am iuuki i , . ... , . . #An objective to train minority entryc departments , oil by three employees to progress to equipment operator positions, to foremen and then nding plans are tC> s^Pcrv^?rs* olicc Incentive *An objective to increase minority n Avehue YM- firms participating in the bidding process the threat of by 20 per cent. 'ears. A budget must be adopted by June 30.
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