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Winston-Salem Chronicle
"Serving the Winston-Salem Community Since 1974"
vol. VIII No
JW
U.S.P.S. No. 067910
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
Thursday, November 26, 1981
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24 Pages This Week
McGee Out On Bond, Tisdale Suggests Swap
By Yvonne Anderson
Staff Writer
After a one-week trial ending in the conviction of
William W. McGee and Michael C. Smith on the charge
of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. District Attorney
Donald K. Tisdale has offered McGee a way out, by call
ing for ® ® lighter sentence in return for the
names of the major investors who Tisdale believes are
fronting money for a major drug operation in Winston-
Salem.
The offer came the day after friends rallied to McGee’s
aid, putting up property to raise his $300,000 bond
ordered by Judge Hal Hammer Walker. McGee was
released from jail Monday night after 35 people put up a
real estate bond, but, to date, defendant Michael C.
Smith remains in custody.
Both Smith and McGee were sentenced to the man
datory seven year prison term and a fine of $50,000.
Tisdale had the option of charging the men with the lesser
charge of conspiracy to sell and deliver a quarter-pound
of cocaine wich carries a mandatory sentence of 10 years
and a maximum fine of $10,000.
Even though sentence has already been passed, Tisdale
said that he believes he could successfully argue for a re
opening of the sentencing hearing if he were persuaded
that McGee had cooperated fully.
“I think that Judge Walker could and would consider
modifying the judgement in McGee’s case if McGee
would come forward and tell us the names of people,
mainly investors, he knows are bankrolling the drug
business here,” Tisdale told the Winston-Salem Journal
Monday. At press time, McGee had not made public his
answer, but one of his attorneys, Robert Tally, indicated
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Reynolds Donation
Begins WSSU Campaign
By Yvonne Anderson
Staff Writer
Winston-Salem Stale
niversity has announced
ians for a major $33
illion enhancement cam-
hgn that, if achieved
ould alter the face of the
impus and thrust the
liversily into the forefront
r education within the
orth Carolina University
'Stem.
During a press con
WSSU.
Of the $3 million to be
raised in the nine month
campaign, $1.3 million will
be used for an addition to
Blair Hall, the administra
tion building. The school
will also put $500,000 in an
endowment for academic
programs.
School officials had
originally planned to build
the business building in
phases because of a lack of
funds, but with Reynolds’
“Winston-Salem State cannot reach its potential
and attract qualified students in a competive
market without private support. ’
-Covington
ference held last week.
Chancellor Douglas Cov
ington officially announced
a $3 million capital gifts
campaign to begin in
December which received
an immediate $1 million
coniriljution from R.J.
Reynolds Industries, Inc.
The Reynolds’ gift is the
largest single corporate con
tribution to a predominant
ly black college or universi
ty-
According to Edward A.
Horringlon, executive vice
president of Reynolds and
designated campaign chair
man, the money will go
toward construction of a
new business building and
to meet other needs at
gift, the university will be
able to build outright the
facility for a program that
has grown from 144
students in 1971 to more
than 700 students in 1980.
Yet, the administration’s
projected plans for the
future of WSSU do not stop
there. Operating under the
slogan of “A Major
University Is Emerging,”
and backed by an estimated
$33 million in capital im-’
provement money ap
propriated by the N.C.
General Assembly, the ad
ministration plans to build
a new nursing education
center which is currently
under construction on
Clairmont Avenue.'
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Renowned author and poetess, Maya Angelou graphical
ly Illustrates her point on literature during the Black
History class held at East Winston Library last Saturday.
Repairs and renovations
of 16 existing buildings on
campus are also underway.
Those designated repair
sites are Hill, Eller,
Carolina and Coltrane
Halls; the Fine Arts, Alum
ni and maintenance
buildings; the student
union, heating plant, infir
mary, dining hall and gym
nasium.
Other plans include a
53,000 square-fool addition
to the O’Kelly library to
permit expansion of its
capacity from the present
120,000 volumes to 345,000
volumes. The school also
plans a new 16,500 .square
foot fine arts building that
w il house an art gallery and
440 seal performin'! arts
auditorium and a new
classroom building between
the library addition and
new education building.
‘‘Winston-Salem State
cannot reach its potential
and attract qualified
students in a competitive
market without private sup
port,” said Chancellor
Covington. He also said
that the enhancement cam
paign is a key part of a
larger program that is to be
financed by the stale, “but
private support generated
through this $3 million
enhancement campaign will
enable the university to
fund priority needs for
which full slate support is
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Library Serves, But Patronage Lacking
By Beverly McCarthy
Staff Writer
Whenever anyone men
tions the library in
Winston-Salem, people
automatically think about
the Main Library on Fifth
Street. The library staff
wants the public to know
that since February 15,
1927, there has been an East
Winston Branch Library in
this city. The East Winston
Branch Public Library had
its beginning as the George
Moses Horton Branch
Library. It was first located
on Chestnut Street as a part
of the Chestnut Street YM-
CA. The demands made on
the library by the communi
ty cau.sed service to be ex-
paned several times. With
support from several
business and civic leaders in
the city, the library moved
to its present location, 1110
East 7th Street, in 1954.
Since that lime, the
library has experienced
several staff changes. Not
only docs the library have a
new head librarian, but the
staff now includes a
children’s librarian.
Jane Steele has been head
librarian at East Winston
since October of last year.
Steele sees the lack of com
munity support as a major
problem.
“The reason some of our
material is outdated is
because we don’t have
enough money in our
budget to buy new things,”
she said. “We need the
people to support us so that
we will get more money
allotted in the budget.”
Another addition to the
library has been the services
of Mrs. Patricia Stepney
who serves as children’s
librarian at East Winston.
Stepney works with
children through storytell
ing, puppet shows, and a
tutorial program which she
cofounded along with Mrs.
Margaret Allen.
“A lot of people don’t
realize that we are here as a
library. 1 feel the services
here with the children
should Inot only be enter
taining and interesting, but
should be educationally
stimulating as well,”
Stepney said.
The library is open six
days a week and offers full
service to the community.
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Informal Poll Confirms Library Apathy
In commemoration of its
27th year of service to the
community, the East
Winston Branch of the
Public Library held an an
niversary celebration last
Sunday. Chronicle
reporters asked East
Winston residents if the
library was supported by
the people in their
neighborhoods. From reac
tions of residents polled.
the East Winston Branch
Library has a lot to offer,
but not many people take
full advantage of its
facilities.
it’s convenient to a certain
extent.”
Johnny Ligons-“Yes 1 u,se
it. 1 use it for studying and
research purposes. The
community doesn’t support
Your Turn
By Beverly McCarthy
Roger Conrad: “Every
now and then I use it. It’s
closer to where 1 stay, and
the library, though, like
they should.”
Mary Walker-"\ used il for
a while. 1 stopped because 1
got a job. 1 really can't say
whether the community
supports it or not.”
Doris Davis-“1 don’t use it
because 1 live on the South
end of town. We used it all
the time when I lived in the
neighborhood.”
Miriam Frazier-“\Ao, I
don’t use it because 1 use
the one downtown.”
Ricky Basketl-"\ don’t use
it because we have our own
on campus [WSSU]. Ours
is more sufficient and closer
to where 1 live.”
DoUan Hubbard-'A’vc
visited the library before,
and have done some
research there. I do intend
to become more active there
though.”
Mabel Herbert-"\ don’t use
it. I’ve never heard of an
East Winston Branch
Library before.”
Freedie McCullough-"No,
I haven’t used it because 1
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INDEX
Arts and
Leisure 10-11
Business 17
Church News 18
Editorials 4
Lifestyle. 8
Sports 13
Senior Citizen Center Completed
By Yvonne Anderson
Staff Writer
Downtown revitalization
has been the topic of con
troversy for many months
around the city, but the
local chapter of the Na
tional Urban League has
found a way to mix
revitalization and human
service (vith the completion
of its new Senior Citizens
Center located on Trade
Street in what was the
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Co. building.
Ann Macleoud, program
director for the Urban
League said that the main
purpose of the center is to
have a central location to
which senior citizens can
come to participate in ex
isting programs and events.
“The concept is for peo
ple who already have ser
vice to bring them here.
The Urban League won’t
develop any new
programs,” Macleoud said.
The Urban League is a
member of the United Way,
which provided a small
grant for renovations of the
facility. Other funds were
provided through Title 111
funds of the Older
Americans Act. These
monies came through a
joipt effort from the North
West Piedmont Council of
Governments, the Council
of Older Adults and the Ur
ban League.
Thomas Elijah, director
of the Urban League, said,
“We’ve had tremendous
support from a lot of agen
cies on this project and
although il is designed for
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