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Wwston-Salem Cht'onicle
“Serving the Winston-Salem Community Since 19 74“
VII NO. 36
U.S.P.S. No. 067910
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
Saturday, May 2, 1981
*20 cents
22 Pages This Week
emocrats Reject Ward Election
tironicli
\nondent
current issues.
The resolution on the
election of the County
;ounty Commissioners on a Ward
County basis was prompted by a
iturday desire to insure that there
calling would be black representa-
County tion on the commission. In
I Ward the discussion prior to the
and vote, it was pointed out that
on six the resolution was untimely
:y Applies
Ir UDAG
By C.B. Hauser
Special Correspondent
Salem Board of Aldermen gave a green
Iposal to establish an East Winston Shopping
it flashed a red light on a proposed multiple
and moderate income housing project to be
and unclear and that it may
not accomplish the intended
purpose. It was the only
resolution defeated.
The Convention adopted
resolutions:
- supporting a reasonable
road and highway
maintenance program.
- opposing a bill which
would place a surcharge on
safe automobile drivers.
- opposing a tuition tax
credit for those attending
private K-3 schools.
- opposing federal budget
cuts which hurt the middle
class and benefit the rich.
- calling upon the State
and National Democratic
Parties to reaffirm their
support for the Equal
Rights Amendment (ERA).
- calling for Forsyth
County to remain in COG
(the Northwest Piedmont,
Council of Governments).
Congressman Stephen L.
Neal addressed the Conven
tion near its beginning. He,
said that if the Democratic
Party is to remain the domi
nant party in North
Carolina, it must work
harder and smarter, have
vision and support freedom
and sound growth.
“Politics is as much a
science as war and it must
use modern, technology,”
he said.
Neal added that “we
must cut excessive govern
ment regulations,” that
“many government pro
grams have gone too far;
they must be cut. In our
cutting,” he said, “we must
keep our compassion for
the poor, the ill, the han
dicapped, the working man
and the farmer.”
The party re-elected all of
its current officers except
Gerald G. Hopkins, the
County Chairman; Lena
Godwin, First Vice Chair
man; Larry W. Womble,
third vice chairman, who
was replaced by Kiki
Teague. Hopkins was in
eligible for re-election
necause of age.
Returned to office were
Joseph H. Parrish, Jr.,
Second Vice Chairman;
Robert B. Chambers,
Treasurer; and Earline Par-
mon. Secretary.
lion.
in was taken at a special meeting of the Board
jy night. The vote on the shopping center wtis
j while the housing proposal was defeated 4-3.
Id’s action to apply for a federal grant of
fa key factor in support of a proposal by the
•ton Local Development Corporation to
'shopping center. Plans to develop the center
n the works for the past 20 years,
beterrent to the development of the shopping
|een the lack of a commitment from a large
m operate a store in the area. On April 22,
Stores, Inc., indicated an interest in
J grocery store in the center,
living the Food Town commitment, the staff
lias been working frantically to whip up a pro-
Ifederal grant to be approved by the Aldermen
lied to the federal government by April 30.
|lhe deadline date for submitting applications
See Page 2
UPl PHOTO
Soy/mis. National chairman, CORE, shows an
mays holds a photo of a suspected kilter in the
llama's 26 murdered or missing black youths.
tews conference “we know the person
critical link and have him under surveitance. ”
^group has given Atlanta police 72 hours to
arrest or “back off ”
C Calls FBI
End Confusion
- Southern Christian Leadership Con-
"sidcnt Joseph Lowery issued a statement on
tfiig complete cooperation between all law en-
^gencies involved in the investigation of the
^ murders in Atlanta.
official has charged that parents of four of the
dand
missing children killed them because they
'usnces.” According to Lowery, this seems to
®*s of suspician on all the parents of the vic-
the FBI has substantiating evidence, the
® irresponsible and scurrilous attack on
See Page 2
Turnkey III-HA
Achieving Goals
fM SEEKING A
JOBwithafiAm
Looking For Work
Steven J. Austin began his unique form of job hunting in Winston-Salem last week and
is confident that he will find work. “I need a job Now, ’’Austin said. "So far, I’ve given
out about $60 in dimes and 200 of my cards. A t last check A usiin had gotten several pro
mises from local businesses that they would contact him.
I mill I I mill I mm mil
Arrington Jones
WSSU’s
Jones Goes
5th Round
Arrington Jones, a four-
year running back for the
WSSU Rams, was drafted
by the San Francisco 49ers
in the fifth round of the an
nual NFL Football draft
held Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Jones is the second star
back that has gone to the
pros since Bill Hayes
assumed coaching duties at
the university.
By Yvonne Anderson
Staff Writer
The Turnkey III developments have reached some of
the goals that were the center of controversy this time last
year.
On May 10, 1980, The Chronicle reported that all seven
Turnkey Homebuyers Associations would receive
recognition agreements from the Housing Authority of
Winston-Salem.
The signing of those agreements enabled the HBA to
become a regulating body that would manage the ac
tivities of their communities.
One year later, communities are thriving as a result of
that agreement and an operating budget given them as a
provision of the agreement.
“Our office has just been completed and furnished,
we’re just thrilled with the results,” said Margaret Mar
tin, president of the North Hampton Association.
“Our budget is ready and we’re getting ready to pur
chase some things we need so the future looks bright.”
A conflict between the association and the ad
ministrators of the Housing Authority was another part
of this controversy.
The homebuyer is responsible for maintaining his or
her home and if he fails to perform the necessary repairs,
the account will be charged for the cost.
That clause is written in the Turnkey Residents Hand
book, and was the basis of a lawsuit and countersuit by
the HA.
Forsyth County District Judge, William H. Freeman,
cited the HA for unfair trade practices and for failing to
provide Homebuyers Associations to residents of Tur
nkey HI. The Department of Housing and Urban
See Page 2
Housing Bill Goes To State House
By Yvonne Anderson
Staff Reporter
The controversial Fair
Housing Bill was finally in
troduced in the State House
last Thursday by Represen
tative Ted Kaplan,
D-Forsyth.
Kaplan’s action, approv
ed on a 5-2 vote of the For
syth County delegation, im
mediate floor objection
from Rep. Mary Pegg, a
Republican of Winston-
Salem.
Pegg said that she was
opposed to the introduction
to the bill because it didn’t
have the unanimous sup
port of the delegation.
Alderman, Robert S.
Northington, Jr., of the
West Ward has requested a
public hearing be held in
Raleigh, before the bill is
brought up for a vote.
“There’s a lot of confu
sion about which bill we’re
talking about, said Pat
Gruengier, Human Rela
tions Specialist. “The bill
that has been introduced is
just an enabling bill that
would give the aldermen the
power to enact a fair hous
ing ordinance.”
The Board of Realtors
are also opposed to the bill.
Director of Public Rela
tions, Cliff Vaughn, said,
“Our stand hasn’t changed,
we are not against fair
housing, in fact we are
practicing fair housing.”
“We feel that there is no
need to have a law pro
viding for it.”
Vaughn said that the
board follows the guidelines
set forth in the 1968 Civil
Rights Act.
“We have our own com
mittees set up on our board
to handle complaints (fair
housing),” said Vaughn.
“Yes, we’re in the realty
business, but we represent
the public and our clients
are part of the public.”
Vaughn said that to date
only two violations had
been filed with the depart
ment of Housing and Ur
ban Development that
originated from Winston-
Salem/Forsyth County. He
declined to give the exact
procedure.
Bernard Gregory, chair
man of the Fair Housing
Committee, said, “I’m op
timistic that it (bill) will go
through as planned; the dif
ficulty is going to come
when the Bill is sent back to
the Aldermen.”
Gregory referred to some
of the provisions of the bill
(supeona power and open
meetings) in particular that bill passed in the state
would face stiff opposition, legislature, we will have ac-
“If we get this enabling complished a milestone.”
Minorities Own
Less Than 1%
Nation ’sProfits
“There’ll be no more buck volved and voice their opi-
passing on the issue,” add- nions if they want the bill to
ed Gregory. pass.
Gregory also said that the “We need to be concern-
community needs to get in- See Page 2
By Beverly McCarthy
Staff Reporter
“Minorities, own less
than 1 percent of this na
tion’s net profits,” said
William A. Clement, Jr.,
president of the Dobbs Cor
poration at the Banker’s
Educational Society, Incor
porated convention last
week.
“In order to obtain more
of the net profits in this
country,” he said, “we
must learn to do more for
ourselves and depend less
on the government.” The
federal government is the
largest catalyst for expan
ding business, and accor
ding to Clement, we must
learn to use it instead of
waiting on and depending
on it.
Clement was one of the
keynote speakers at the
Banker’s Convention last
weekend. Prior to forming
his own firm, he served in
the Carter Administration
as the Assistant Ad
ministrator of the U.S.
Small Business Administra
tion in Washington. He
began his career as a credit
analyst and commercial
loan officer with the North
Carolina National Bank in
Charlotte.
The Dobbs Corporation,
of which Clement is presi
dent, is an investment
brokerage firm in
Washington. The company
renders to its clients finan
cial advice on a broad range
of business issues to attain
predetermined objectives
See Page 2
Belview Civic Club
Avis Crockett, president of the Belview Civic League,
presents a $100 special donation to Cynthia Perry, Assis
tant Area Development Director for the United Negro
College Fund. The civic league felt they should give
something back to the black community and will con
tinue to give donations to various organizations for as
long as they are financially able.