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Mrs. Lillian Gaylord, a fixture in jhe Forsyth County
Democratic party foT years was honored, Saturday for
her 100th birthday.
Mrs. Gaylord says, who actually turned 100 Tuesday,
July 15, thai she had no secret for such a long life, "I just
kept working in the church the Democratic party and the
^ Sunday school/' she said. .
, StaJJ Photo by Oldham f?
The steeple that will adorn the new chapel of 1
I United Metroplitan Baptist Church was erected last 1
# 1 Wednesday. The chapel, which is located between the 1
1 church's"two education buildings, is scheduled to be i I
1 completed Sept. 15.
Hill: Match i
The successful development of minority businesses
has created a need for finding new ways to match
minority suppliers with potential purchasers, says
George Hill, president of Winston Mutual Life Insurance
Co.
"Minority businesses have matured and diversified.
Instead of providing only goods and a limited range of
services, minority businessman are moving more and
more into professional service fields," says Hill 40, who
heads the eighth largest minority-owned insurance
company in the United States.
The number of black-owned professional service
enterprises has increased more tfian 28 percent since
1972, according to the latest U.S. Department of
Commerce survey of minority businesses. Receipts for
this business category were up 63 percent to $641.4
million in the same period.
Existing purchasing councils have effectively united
minority suppliers of goods with buyers, Hill says.
j Special efforts, however, are needed to now bring
together minority businesses offering professional
services and potential customers.
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aret Tennille, Mrs. Geneva Hill and Mayor Wayne Corpenier
to Honor
Oth Birthday
She was born July 15, l?80 on a plantation ifr South
Carolina, where she sometimes picked 300 pounds of cotton
a day.
"1 never let anybody outdo me. If someone picked 300
pounds, I picked 330 pounds," she said.
The reception for Mrs. Gaylord, was given by the Mtt*
. sionary Group of First Baptist Church and was attended
by approximately 125 people, including family, friends
and local politicians.
Mayor and Mrs. Wayne Corpening presented Mrs.
Gaylord with a citation and a birthday cake. Among
others attending were Mrs. Ruth Stokes; Register of
Deeds Eunice Ayers; Dr. and Mrs. David R. Hedgley,
pastor emeritus of First Baptist; Rep. Margaret Tennille;
Mrs. Geneva Hill; North Carolina Appeals Court Judge
and Mrs. Richard C. Erwin; Judge and Mrs. William Z.
Wood; Miss Louise Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Phillips;^
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By Donna Oldham a three-to four foot cross
Staff Writer was burned at the foot of
their yard.
"I do alright until it "We never had any warnstarts
getting dark," said ing that a cross would be
Lorraine Roseborough burned. There are four
following the burning of black families in this
a cross in her yard July 8. neighborhood, but they
The Roseborough family haven't had any problems
has lived at 1300 Fenimore to my knowledge," she
St., for the past seven years said.
and Mrs. Roseborough said Mrs. Roseborough said
they have not had any trou- she had been watching
ble until last Tuesday, when television until about 11
Slack Firms 1
To assist this new breed of minority businessman,
"Companies must have a mandate from top management
to seek and support minority businessmen who
supply services, as well as goods," says Hill, whose firm
has developed a strong working relationship with R.J.
Reynolds Industries, Inc., a $9 billion-corporation also
based in Winston-Salem.
Cooperation must also come from the entire minority
business community, he adds. "Winston Mutual and
other established businesses have tried to help newer
minority operations in Winston-Salem gain initial
contacts with buyers like Reynolds Industries," Hill
says.
Hill says his company's relationship with R.J.
Reynolds was developed through contacts made with
individuals working there, setting an example for other
minority businesses seeking contracts with large
companies.
RJR, which currently holds two contracts with the
insurance f\rm, has been a Winston Mutual client since
1972. Winston Mutual has one contract to offer life
insurance coverage to seasonal employees of R.J.
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Saturday, July 19, 1980
Burkins Says
'They're Ou
By John W. Templetoj another DA along with my
* Staff Writer / receipt to indicate that 1 had
paid the ticket so that they
District Court candidate could dismiss it," recalled
V. Jean Burkins fought Burkins.
back against what she term- "It is the usual practice
ed "a deliberate attempt to of the OA's office to
destroy my credibility" dismiss anybody's parking
over her handling of two ticket summons upon
parking ticket summonses presentation of a receipt
issued against After. s showing that the ticket had
Burkins, with the backing been paid," Burkins exof
a half-dozen black plained. "At that time, it
leaders, refused District At- didn't cross my mind that it
torney Donald K. Tisdale's would be anything wrong
request that she resign her with anybody in the office
post as assistant district at- dismissing my summons."
torney. Tisdale failed to The trial date of July 8
return nine phone calls passed without her giving
from the Chronicle Tues- the summons to another
day. prosecutor.
- The four year veteran Burkins said she next
prosecutor had defeated thought about the sumB.R.
Browder in a June 3 monses on July 10 when
runoff to become the another prosecutor "came
Democratic nominee for the up to me and told me that
District Court seat vacated there were some undercurby
Judge William H. rents that led him to believe
Freeman. I should pay the costs of
During that campaign, court and not have the sumshe
received two parking mons dismissed."
tickets in April and May for The next day she came in
violations outside the Hall with the S54 to pay the
of Justice, she recalled in an court costs on the tickets.
exclusive Chronicle inter- said Burkins. After coming
view. out of court; she was asked
normally parked in the by a?reporter for the
parking deck, but 1 had lots Winston-Salem Journal
of places to go and I needed about the summonses,
to get to my car in a hurry. I Her reaction at that time
put them in the car and was 4'panic." "I said 1 had
didn't think about them un- given the jackets tp Charlie
til after the primary. Walker (another assistant
Two summonses were DA)* That was not true."
issued on May 28. Burkins Walker denied having
paid the tickets on June 6. knowledge of the file.
She said she stapled the Burkinf then went to lhe
receipts to her copy of the cashier's file andipaid the
summons. court costs on the summon
July 3, before I went monson
vacation, I went down Saturday morning she
and pulled my files out of was awakened by phone
the drawer to give to calls from various persons
s in Terror
rossBurning
p.m. on the night the cross Although city police were
was burned and got up to called to the scene and inlook
out the front door vestigated, they found no
before she went to bed, leads, according to Maj.
which she said is a habit. M.A. Robertson, head of
44I looked out the door the field services division of
and saw something burn- fhe WSPD.
ing. I called my husband . Robertson said that the
and told him there was cross is currently being
something outside burning, analyzed in the police lab.
I kept thinking, please Mrs. Roseborough said
don't let it be a cross, but it she has no idea who would
was," she said, visibly want to burn a cross in her
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who don't want me
in office so badly
that they would do
Burkins
telling her about an article
on the summonses. Burkins Tisdale ^,rst suggested and
said she had several conver- *^cn ur8^d her to resign, the
sations with District At- 'ater coming during a
torney Tisdale during the meeting between Burkins,
weekend. By Monday, See Page 2
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By Donna Oldham alcoholic.
Stqff Writer 'They're trying to get her
on a drunk driving charge.
A source in the Winston- IHhf&rdo, they II have that
Salem Police Department jud?e ,he seat of his .
has alledged that several Pan,s- Pe0P'e try to keeJ>
members of the police stuff hke ,hat out of ,he
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department, particularly of- ^
ficers in the vice and
criminal investigation units
had considered attempting RHH^f
to discredit assistant pro- I <
secuung attorney v. Jean t|j&J"*"* '
Burkins, by" placing mari- I
juana in her car or in her
residence to keep her from ?
being elected judge, even y
prior to her incident involv- V
ing two parking tickets last
week. Powell
The source said that
several plans were under- , , , .. .
K .. .. papers, and to do that they
way no. only to discredit have tQ fc ou( Qf cour(
Ms. Burkins, but to virtual- and Qff ,he dockets .. the
ly ruin several other black source sajd
officials in Jhe city, in- The source continued,
eluding Sgt. M.V. McCoy ?what Jean djd
everyone
of the Administrative In- has done t0 an even worsc
vestigation Division of the degree That D A >s office
police department. is fu? Qf j( They
are the
"These guys are out to most disorganized bunch
intimidate people. They ,.ve ever seen Even jf she
don t want Jean Burkins as u a .
. , , , , ... , had given the jackets to one
judge they don . like the Qf (hose ,h
idea that McCoy gets to bab, wou)d haye
wear a suit everyday while . . ,,
denied it.
me resi ox us are in mues," . .. , 4 , .
. . , - A white lawyer told the
the source said. . . _ , . , 4
? . r . Chronicle Tuesday night
Police Chief Lucias .. , . . ,
4tf ~ .. .. . that he personally knew of
Lu Powell called the , , .
at least one instance where
allegations incon- cr . . ? ,
, . f, , vice officers had attempted
cievea e. cause o t e tQ |n access to a lawyer's
sensitivity of the vice and a, ,jfe (hrough his
narcotics, the department is gjr|frjen(j
very closely monitored." ?A |ot of (hese guys hat?
Powell also called the iawyers. They're of the opisource
a damned liar, who njon (ba( tbey arrest them,
didn't have the guts to be and we (hem free Wellj
identified. You tell him or j(s # job jus, ?kc thejrs>..
her, I said it and print it like he con(jnued> wouldn't
I said it Powell told the be surprised if these guys
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don t have a list of
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joined in the conversation blacks and 1,b"al' young
by a court official said that whites ,hey really want ,0
Ms. Burkinswasnottheon- see out 01 the way' you
ly person on the list. The know' ,0l?fd down a b,tsource
said he personally s scary.
. , The court official said
knew of several convcrsa- T J . f .1
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tions between police of- ,
f. ? . i % f no ice source was common
fvcers about a judge s wife y
whom they believe to be an See Page 2