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Vol. VII No. 6 U.S.P S. No. 06
Erwin Gets
Judgesh ip
By Donna Oldham
In a surprise move Mon- ^
dav the I Qt a t ?c
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Senate confirmed the
nomination of Richard Erwin
of Winston-Saiem as
the first black federal judge
North Carolina since
who was?
nominated by Sen. Robert I
Morgan, was confirmed ^^^^BB
despite a series of objec- Judge Richard Erwin
tions from N.C. Senator
Jesse Helms, who objected nominations and the
to Erwin's stand on labor senators wanted to get their
several years ago when he judges voted on before the
was a state legislator. session ends on
The latest of those objec- Wednesday." Ms. Dillard
tions came when Helms
demanded that Erwin, cur- ^ee P?Re 2
rently a N.C. Court of Ap- <* * +
peals judge, sign an af- /%4fidavit
denying that he had I I " I
spoken with former United
Nations Ambassador Andrew
Young, who in his
syndicated newspaper col- -w- -w- ? ^
umn attacked Helms for his B
objections to Erwin's J II I
nomination.
Young, in the column
which appeared two weeks D ~
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ago, accused Helms of c, ... .
c . Staff Writer
pressuring Erwin to reject
publically, his introduction
i .
ui legislation mai was pro- Three Forsyth County
labor while serving in the dcputics have called the
N?C. General Assembly a* a sheriff* dapgrtment, a.,
representative from Forsyth ??hot bed of jHStorality,"
County. and that
racism "is a
Last week, Helms re- way of life ?.
quested from Erwin, and The depu)ies> who refus.
received, an affidavit saying ed to be publically
that the judge had not pro- acknowledged for fear of
mpted Young to write the reperCussions, said that two
column. 0C tbe department's highest
Jane Dillard, a press officers, Maj. G.R. Dillon
assistant to Sen. Morgan, and Lt Preston oldham
said Monday afternoon that ..constantiy use county
Helms had read the af- vehicles for their own
fidavit on the floor of the pleasure." The three also
senate immediately before auedge that Sheriff Manly
the voting, made statements Lancaster, an alumni of the
concerning Young and then University of North
sat down. Carolina at Chapel Hill, atThe
nomination of Erwin tends a? Tarheel games at
and ten other judges was tbe expense of the county,
then unanimously approv- LanCaster said Tuesday
e"- when told of the accusa44I
think that Senator tions "it's the first I've ever
Helms was beginning to feel heard of it." 44We don't get
the pressure from other vehicles for personal use
senators because the judges unless it benefits the counare
voted on in a block, and ty. Someone could use a car
his refusal to okay Erwin, to go shopping if they have
also held up the other 10 on a uniform and happen to
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The horsvth Court Volunteers, a yroup of community vo/u
"Play-Day" lust Saturday at Washington Park. Pictured <
volunteer Alan Hrown to the youhr man he will spend the
test, three-leyyed race, horseshoes, and softhall Rome hi%i
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With the help of her sister Lisa, one-year old Natahlia /
joys an easy ride on the tire swing at Washington Park t>
Ts Dept. Cc
Jed of Immoi
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out on patrol or r their black officers with years of
,vay home," the sheriff experience.
iaid. "1 know of one instance
The deputies also charged where an officer died of a
that in at least two in- heart* attack and a secretary
stances, secretaries, who was told to go to his apartcotiftfTfot
typror run ah of* ment and get his badge; gun
fice efficiently have been and other belongings. The
made deputies and now next morning, she was
receive higher pay than sworn in as a deputy. Now,
A Return to
Political Tai
The North Carolina statewide Black political
Black Political Forum con- organization to speak to the
eluded its two-day issues affecting all of North
organizational conference Carolina's Blacks, such as
Saturday night with a ban- unemployment, housing,
quet featuring guest health care, education,
speakers Dr. Joseph hunger and malnutrition,
Lowery, President of the and from there, formulate a
Southern Christian Leader- base by which to select the
ship Conference, and Dr. most appropriate canReginald
Hawkins, civil didates in the November
rights leader and two-time elections,
gubernatorial candidate Lowery stressed the need
from Charlotte. for a return to the political
The Forum was establish- tactics of the 1960s. He
ed as an effort to create a stated that movement was
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PHiito n\ a Hive
ilunteers
nteers who donate time with youthful offenders, sponsored
thove, Sherry Crouse, administrative assistant, introduces
day with during Play-Day activates. An egy throwing conWighted
the day's events.
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Community Since 1 9~74 *?
Saturday, October 4 1980
^ ;" . '"^g^^ Winston-Salem State Unr
"W&ii Pctition 10 purchase Be
Stadium until January of 19
to the President of the 1
iubbard holds tight as she en- North Carolina system.
his past Saturday. Dr. William Friday said tl
iiiMiiiMNMHiiMMMMMMNtiiiiiHiiiiiiHHMiiii been no fufther developr
^ ^ stadium transfer and probz
%|| be because of other prioritic
I rM Chancellor H. Douglas C
**-* A ^ given the UNC Board of G<
"The purchase was not
this office and something c
It ^ sion would have to go throuj
^ 7 Board of Governors," Fridi
^ ^ ^ ^wvingion ursi maae puo
u Not Enough W
she makes more than
seasoned black detectives/'
the deputy said. g v
Lancaster said that he ^ ^ I I \l
was surprised at the J
deputy's accusations and
called them untrue. All
three deputies agreed that* By Donna Oldham
Dillon and Oldham Staff Writer
See Page 2
A new affirmative action
^ ^ * program that includes the
Qi hiring of women, the hanO
dicapped and Spanish~speaking
people will be
j enacted in December to
counter-act the affirmative
%/ f'V'k-J action program that five
years ago failed to increase
the only means by which the number of city female
some systems can be chang- employees,
ed. We're still a pretty good
Hawkins stated that way from meeting our goals
blacks should not abandon as set for 1980," said Alextheir
Black elected officials, ander Beaty, assistant city
but should make them more manager, during his presenresponsive
to their Black tation to the Human Relaconstituency
than to white tions Commission last
interest groups. week. Beaty said that "it
has been very difficult to
Co-chairman of the N.C. find qualified women to fill
Black Political Forum, the vacant positions at City
Rev. Leon White com- Hall."
mented, "The conference The commission re*~
was quite successful. Those quested an analysis of the
who came were strong, and affirmative action program
many had been intimidated begun in 1975, when the city
by the pressure from the set a five-year goal for the
political machines in the hiring of women,
state. The North Carolina The city has come closest
Black Political Forum con- to that goal in the hiring of
ference was one of the most professional women. Five
significant events to occur years ago, the goal for
prior to the November etec- females in professional jobs
tions. Black people in the was 24.1 percent. Today,
South will determine who the number of women in
the next president will be, professional jobs with the
and Virginia,?North city is 22.6 percent.
Carolina and Florida will be The presentation revealed
the swing states. that women dominate
. clerical jobs with the city at
White continued "If a whopping 78.4 percent.
Carter, Hunt and the Lafry Womble a
Democratic party will sit mcmbcr Qf )he commissjon
down and negotiate with , . . .
, , 6 ... told Beaty that the results
B acks in the state, we will
.... maHp it anrvar ac thruioh
be willing to go out and 7
work for their administra- ,he c,'y had not bcen ac,,ve"
tion. We extend the same ly seeking to recruit women.
invitiation to Reagan and Thc C1,y s ^-ve-year goal
the Republican party. If sel for women in ad"
nei.her of the parties are ministrat.ve jobs was 16.1
willing to negotiate, I will P??nt. The current
, tU t OI . number is 7.3 percent,
recommend that Blacks . ...
,. . . 4 . The goal for technicians
split their votes casting one ? . . ,
rK _ _ was set at 24.1 percent, the
for Carter, one for Reagan . . . n .'
. , & present number is 9.2 perand
one for Anderson.
cent.
Future plans of the Women in protective serForum
will be announced in vices (police and fire
a mass letter-writing cam- departments) had been set
paign next week. at 13.6 percent. Women
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lay Says
=il J Can't
ce Bid
il 1982
m shy's interest in buying the stadium when
he brought the matter before the WSSU
board of trustees, who unanimously approved
the idea on Sept. 4.
^ersity cannot * The university submitted an informal
twman Gray ^id of S450,000 to the city, however, three
82, according aldermen voiced their reluctance to see the
University of 17,000 capacity stadium, which the WSSU
football team uses as a home field, sold,
lat there have Friday said that he believed that in light
nents in the Qf 0ther requests that Covington has
ibly wouldn t made that at the present time, the stadium
-s WSSU js |ow on the priority level,
ovington has "Other activities should come first;
jvernors. given the economic situation beine the
approved by it is, we (the Board of Governors)
>f that dimen- should consider other matters first," Frigh
me and the ^ay s^id.
ay said. Friday said that he was basing his decilic
the univerSee
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romen
Below Goal
now fill 8.7 percent of those posed to number 11.6 perpositions.
cent. They work at 1.9 per*'In
skilled craft jobs, cent of those jobs today,
such as carpentry and Womble also repeatedly
mechanics, the city had pro- asked Beaty about the lack
jected a goal of 6.2 percent of blacks in the affirmative
of the positions. Women action program. Womble
now total 1.3 percent. complained that, although
the city's black population
Women in servicemaintenance
jobs were sup- See page 2.
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I Chronicle Racks J
Encourage Voting
^ In an effort to nrnmot#* i/rttor QU'iron^. ? ?u? /^t : ?
? ? ? . -~ f- ^tuih unamn^ inc v^nruni- $s
? cle has placed placards in all of its coin operated out- f|
door vending machines, announced Ernest H. Pitt, J|
| editor and publisher.-1 We are deeply concerned over H
the low voter turnout in previous elections,'4 Pitt said H
recently. 44We are hoping that our vote signs will f|
serve as a reminder to all citizens."
The newspaper machines arc located at approx- B
imately 50 locations throughout the city including all ||
|| the major shopping centers.
I In addition to the placards Pitt has committed the |f
paper to providing complete coverage of all local ||
races. 44Our foiefathcrs have sacrificed too much fot |t
us to sit home on election day,44 Pitt said. "Part of ?
our struggle for equality and freedom lies in the balot j|
box. So vote...it is your privilege and your obfiga- ]|
tion."