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HILL, 1979 i;a 80 Liy-^ARi Ui 27514 81 Winston-Salem Chr^onicle "Serving the Winston-Salem Community Since 1974 ^i# 1 Vll No U.S.I'.S. No. 067910 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Saturday, July 4, 1981 *20 cents 24 Pages This Week ity Transit n Trouble McCarthy ,jj Writer jii trouble,” said cliey, general the Winston- i„sit Aulliority. ly's new budget lias caused the jae third ol the Ihorily’s funding the federal lit, another third ,ji monies receiv- i|i service to the y, the rest comes ■jly. If the budget I to 25% of the s monies will be ans a severe cut ivices offered by ■stem. Some loods will ex cut back in bus lion, while others lelelion in bus ser- ir neighborhoods r, ill some bus ser- te cut back, Rit- that the black y will not be in- ihis action. ‘‘The black community utilizes the bus service heavily, and there will not be any cut backs in services of the black community,” he added. Ritchey has been the general manager of the transit authority since June I. Since then he has been busy seeking ways to help the authority survive. According to Ritchey, the transit authority has been unable to meet its budget for the last couple of years. This year, Ritchy says will be different. Not only will there be a cut back in ser vices, but employees will be laid off also. The transit authority sees no evidence of additional service, or expansion in the future. The bus stop, located at the court house square, is an area that the system plans to improve. ‘‘That area is dirty and crowded, and we hope to do something about it,” Rit- Daughter Shot to Death upl I’Horo ’ See Page 2 Topped by $4,000 Austin, T\.—tester Haywood is held down and comforted by his brother. Tommy Haywood, after Lester’s five-year-old daughter was shot to death Friday afternoon. Police reports indicate that Mekesha Slaughter (five-year-old) and her older sister were playing with a .30-.30 lever-action rifle when the gun went off shooting Mekesha in the head. iiiiiHiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiii Y Banquet Ends Drive 'Ififtpresents certificate to Moses Lucas, signifying his induction into the ""Order Pine. ” he Power of the Black Press By C.B. Hauser Special Correspondent Against a backdrop of prison statistics, Benjamin S. Ruffin named a number of former Patterson Y Members who had made it big. ‘‘Continue to care about people and make an investment in Patterson,” Ruffin said, “too many lives are being wasted, because no one cared.” Ruffin, Special Assistant to Governor James B, Hunt, Jr., was speaking at the 54th Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet of the Patterson Avenue YMCA. The meeting was held Thursday night at the Benton Conven tion Center. The members heard the chairman of the board report that during the past year Patterson had: -improved and enlarged its programatic thrust. -become more family orientated and responsive to the community, especially the family sector. -settled on the Winston Lake area as the sight of the future Patterson, and -was approved for a 1983 Capital Funds Campaign. Patterson had just completed its annual membership campaign and most of the awards given during the even ing went to persons who worked in the campaign or to those who gave $100.00 or more to the sustaining cam paign. For giving $500.00 or more to the Sustaining Cam paign, the following individuals or organizations were given the Golden Club Award: Mt. Zion Baptist Church, See Page 2 ‘The Dean,” W.O. Walker Tells.. ^Otis Walker, the editor and publi- Cleveland Call '■suffered a massive in 1980 at the condition was many did not >e would live to year. But he 'ftiericans can disco- about this living ■Wn as the Dean Press on an edition of the television series Journal, en- Dean.” ■•0. Walker has "“ty adversaries in 1 lifetime. He cru- R the right of Blacks to eat at Union Station in Washington and led the fight for jobs for Blacks in Cleveland stores and utility companies. Walker has used the medi um to crusade for the rights of Black Americans. Host and Executive Pro ducer Tony Brown ques tions Walker about his in volvement with the Repub lican Party; his controver sial political schism with former Cleveland mayor Carl Stokes; his break into the newspaper business in 1919 and how he perceives the unique role of the Black Press. In response to a question posed to him regarding the labeling of Black Republi cans as conservatives. Walker says, “1 am per haps more militant than most of the Black Demo crats for the rights of Black people. A Black person in American can’t be a conser vative because being con servative would indicate that you were satisfied with the status quo and I’m not, and most Republicans are not. We want change, but we believe that change can only come about when you form alliances with other people. Sometimes these alliances may appear to be strange.” Walker, in his most re vealing interview, is even more outspoken about the rift which developed be tween the Black leadership in Cleveland and Carl Stokes. “Have you ever gotten egg on your face by putting somebody in office that you later became dis appointed with?” asked Tony Brown of the Dean. “Yes, I have,” replied Walker with a laugh. “That person is Carl Stokes.” Walker continues, “Then, in the last couple of years, he turned against us.” W.O. Walker’s personality brilliantly unfolds on the program, with the aid of two other guests. Ronald Kisner, who has written a detailed analysis RJR Offers $500,000 To Blighted Area By Beverly McCarthy Staff Writer Residents of the Liberty- Patterson neighborhood were offered up 500,000 by R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. to supplement the 225,800 given by the city in an effort to assist the residents in relocation. The residents of Liberty- Patterson must move because the neighborhood where they now live is going to be redeveloped into a cigarette factory and park ing lots. According to Vi vian Wright, president ol the Liberty-Patterson Neighborhood Association, about 100 families are to be moved. Neighborhood residents thought that the offer was a “good first step” toward the recogn i t ion of Reynold’s social respon sibilities in the area. In a letter to J. Paul Sticht, chairman and chief executive officer of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Wright said that the Reynolds gift “does not go far enough to meet the legitimate needs of the neighborhood residents.” Last Thursday, neighborhood residents agreed to ask Reynolds for 2 million dollars to fund a co-op housing project or move them “as a communi ty.” “We are a family,” Wright said, “we don’t want to be spread all over Winston-Salem.” Aldermen Larry Little, attorneys from Legal Aid and the Citywide Neighborhood Coalition worked with the Liberty- Patterson residents in plan ning the 2 million dollar proposal. The proposal plans for the construction of 100 apartments or town houses, to be located in the Liberty- Patterson area, or on land already owned by the city for urban renewal. The pro ject would be funded by 500,000 from city com munity development funds, along with monies from other private sources and the 2 million. Several alternatives for ownership and operation are outlined in the proposal along with means for Reynolds to be paid back the 2 million. -Co-ownership between R.J. Reynolds and the neighborhood association. -Reynolds leasing the See Page 2 Davis To Run For NW Seat Richard N. Davis By Yvonne Anderson Staff Writer Richard N. Davis an nounced his candidacy for the Aldermanic seat in the Northwest Ward yesterday. Davis represented the North Ward as alderman from 1970 until 1977 when he was unseated by Larry Little. In his written statement, Davis said, “We are ap proaching a most crucial time period in local govern ment. A period that is expected to bring changes of great significance to municipalities all over the country. With the expected financial budget cuts from the Reagan AD- rrgnistration and their impact on State and Local govern ments, our city government is going to be faced with some very crucial and difficult decisions.” Davis said that he had been encouraged to seek the of fice of alderman by citizens in the Northwest Ward who voiced a concern for strong and dynamic leadership at Ci ty Hall. Although he hasn’t formulated a campaign platform yet, Davis feels that his years of experience as alderman of the North Ward is a positive factor for his future political career. “We need an alderman with the maturity, the profes sional background and the skills to offer leadership in the management and spending of these tremendous resources,” said Davis. “1 believe that my professional background as an ac countant, my seven years experience as an alderman and my past service record qualifies me as the best announced candidate to represent the Northwest Ward in the upcom ing election,” Davis said of himself. A native of Winston, Davis attended Florida State University and the University of Maryland. He is a See Page 2 of Walker’s career for the Cleveland Magazine, gives the audience greater in sight into the political po wer wielded by the newspa per magnate throughout the years. Journalist Robert McGruder, managing edi tor at the prestigious Cleve land Plain Dealer, explains Walker's contributions to journalism and his commu nity, and the special role of the Black Press. Although Walker for de cades has been a powerful figure in his community, he denies that he has tried to be a power broker. “I have tried to crusade for those things that 1 thought the See Page 21 "THE DEAN**—William Otis Walker, the veritable editor ana publisner of Cleveland Call & Post.
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