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T , Iv. U>. uu^rx* i'Td: wIlscn libhahy opa a CH-'PI'L hill, I;G E7514 SLPL. 1979 80 81 Winston-Salem Chnonicle “Serving the Winston-Salem Community Since 1974“ WINSTON-S4LEM, N.C. Thursday, December 24, 1981 •25 cents 24 Pages This Week HUD Grants $340,000 Shopping Center Funding Approved IPIPholo A Time For The Children Although Christinas is a special time of year for all of us, it is particularly magical to the young. At. the left. New York Mayor Ed Koch attempts to entertain a young lady at a New York Foundling Hospital Cl .-'stmas party at he Waldorf. Locally, children ate fascinated by a be-spectacled Saiita while a Chiuug of youa^ ohes enjoys the Public Library’s Christmas party last week. By Yvonne Anderson Staff Writer After being turned down twice previously by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the city of Winston has re ceived approval of a $340,000 Urban Develop ment Action Grant (UDAG( to help finance the pro posed East Winston Shop ping Center “Santa Claus is coming a little early this year for Winston-Salem,’’ proc- claimed Mayi'r Wayne Cor- pening as he jubilantly announced approval of the UDAG grant to assist in construction of the shop ping center. “The approval of this grant shows what can be accomplished when govern ment, private enterprise, and the people in the community work together for the good of the com munity,” Corpening said. He also said that the center would produce 80 to 100 new jobs for the East WinstonCommunity. According to HUD offi cials, the grant had never been denied, but had been “carried” until the city could put together a pack age of firm financial com mitments. Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. had first agreed to loan the project $1.1 million for construc tion when the city had lease in and worked with Me chanics and Farmers Bank, First Union Bank, North western Bank, and Wacho via to secure the loan.: Allen Joines, assistant city manager for special projects, said that the pack age was changed to bring down the first mortgage from 1.1 million to $706,000 Local Reaction On Page 9 commitments for approxi mately 85 percent of the center’s space. When the grant was not approved the city re-applied three months later, presenting the same package while attempting to demonstrate stronger financial commit ments. By that time, the terms of Wachovia’s loan had expired. Winston Mutual Life In surance Co., headed by George Hill, then stepped and that the commitments of other backers made the difference in the two pack ages. “Obviously I’m elated,” said Joines when contacted at his office. “Now we’re going to move ahead with wrapping up the loose ends and start planning con struction.” Joines said the construction would begin in the latter part of February. During a special meeting of See Page 2 Hairston Criticized For McGee Stance By Allen H. Johnson Managing Editor Palrick Hairslon, presi- lein of the Winston-Salem thapler of the National teociation for the Ad- I'ancement of Colored Peo- >ic, says that his organiza- ion’sdecision not to take a iitireactive role in the case »l William McGee has taped criticism from some tgnients of the black com- ■nity. Iti fact, Hairslon said one of the critics threatened to make his bid for re-election to the non-salaried post dif ficult. “Someotie said that they would do anything within their power to get me out of office," Hairslon told the Chronicle Monday. A good deal of the negative reaction, Hairslon said, centered around com ments he made in the Sun day, Dec. 6 edition of the W'inton-Salem - Sentinel in which he said that McGee, former director of the Ben ton Convention Center and Winston-Salem Coliseum who was convicted of con spiracy to traffic in cocaine, was “his own doing.” "1 got a lot of calls agree ing with my stand and a lot of calls saying that if we didn’t support him (McGee) we shouldn’t have said anything,” Hairston said. “But the NAACP can never condone anybody bringing drugs into the black com munity.” Hairslon said that it bothered him that he should cause discontent by speak ing his mind and standing by his principles. “If I’m condemned for doing what I think is right, I should iio longer be presi dent of the Winston-Salem NAACP,” Hairston said, “It bothers me that we have such narrow minds. 1 know the sacrifices that I’ve made. 1 would gladly relin quish this position to anyone who would do half the work that I’ve done." Hairston added that if some black people would channel their criticism of the NAACP into positive action, “we wouldn’t be so much'in the red nationally and locally, "With Reagan attacking all phases of civil rights See Page 2 htacts Attorney General Toms Requests Probe Of McGee Case Allen Johnson Managing Editor Toms, an undercover ipl who figured pro- “Miilly in the arrest of *mcr Benton Convention -Wet and Memorial Col- itiim Director William ItGee says she has sent a '%am to the state At- J'Wy General’s office Monday requesting that it “«k into the McGee in- ®igation. Toms told the Chronicle Tuesday that she is disturbed by several aspects of the case. “I don’t have anything to gain but peace of mind,” said Mrs. Toms, 44, an ex convict who, sincescrvinga sentence for passing bad checks in 1979, has worked for a number of law en forcement agencies as an in formant, an undercover agent and a “special employee.” Mrs. Toms said that her telegram, which was also sent to Public Safety Com mittee Chairman Vivian Burke and City Manager Bill Stuart, raised two ma jor questions: --Why did Winston- Salem police terminate the invesligantion after 30 days? “It should have taken six months to a year,” she said. Toms added that if police did not have the money to complete an ex haustive investigation, “they shouldn’t have started it. Why was it so im portant to move so fast?” -What led to the in vestigation in the first place? “Why was the in vestigation started and who was behind it?” Toms said. Mrs. Toms said she asked the same questions prior to the trial in which McGee and Michael Smith were conviefed of conspiring to smuggle four ounces of co caine into the city. She added that she wants to set the record straight concerning her role in the investigation. “Black people are asking me why i tricked Bill McGee,” Mrs. Toms .said. “Some people just cussed me out. One minister said Christ himself couldn’t come down heie uid change the black community s mind about me.’ Mrs. Toms said that her 15 year-old daughter also has borne the brunt of com munity resentmen', “My daughter has been See Page 5 From left tp right: John Davis III, president of the YMCA of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, Marshall B. Bass, corporate director of personnel development at R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. and (with back to camera) C.B. Hauser, chairman of the board of management at the Patterson Avenue YMCA. R.J,Reynolds Purchases Land For New YMCA INDEX and l-fisure JO business 75 ^krehNews ... .17 ^liitorials 4 Social Whirl 6 ....... .21 .Sports ij Enhancement Campaign WSSU Passes Halfway Mark By Beverly McCarthy Staff Writer Edward A, Horrigan ,lr., general ehairman of the Winston-Salem State University Enhajtcement Campaign, announced last Iriday a grand total of $1,929,500 in pledges ob tained thus far in the school’s fund-raising drive. The announcement was made at a campaign kickoff luncheon sponsored by Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and R. .1. Reynolds Tobacco Co, at the Old Town Club. “Even though we have reached almost two-thirds of our goal already, we must look at reality,” Hor rigan said. “The last third in going to be the hardest to get because it must be achieved from right here in l orsyth County. Winston- Salem State doesn’t have as big an outreach as Duke or Wake Forest, so we’ve .got to work withiti the coutity. “R. .1. Reynolds Industries Inc. has contributed a grant of $1,000,000 to the fund, while the Z. Smith Reynolds Eoundation has given $425,000. Other coti- tributors include the Hanes See Page 2 R. ,1. Reynolds Industrie,' i n c. h a s c o n t r i b u 1 c c $32,7.10 to purchase 10.1 acres of latid at Winstoi Lake Park for a new YM CA family center. When completed, the new family center will replaci the YMCA’s curretit I'acilit; on Patterson Avenue. Tin Patterson Avenue Y ha: deteriorated over the year' and no longer meets tin recerational needs of In area, according to YMC/* officials. The gift was amionticcd a the site of the proposer facility--off Waterw ork: Road near the Witistoi Take Swimming Pool, .lohn W. Davis III, presi dent of the YMCA ol Witistott-Saletn atid 1 orsytl Coutity, acknowledged thr cotitributioti and thattker the company for its com mitment. “We are ver\ grateful for this sitppon ;i n d a p p land R . .1 Reytiolds’ coticcrti foi positive c o tn tri u n i t \ dovelopmetii,” he said. “It’s jitst beautiful,” add ed Richard Glover, directoi of the Patterson YMCA. “I thitik its an outstandiii! testimony to Reynolds as t corporate citizen.” C. B. Hauser, chairman ol the board of matiagemeni at the Pattersoti Avenur YMCA, also thanked tin conipatiy and noted that “the purchase of this site i' the first major step towarc the development of a new YMCA family cetitcr.” In atinoitncitig the con tributiotr, Marshall Bass, R .1. Reynolds’ corporati director of personne devciopmetit, said “one ol our basic beliefs at R. .1 Reytiolds is that busincs' growth atid healthy com mutiity development are in separtiblc. Progress lot each is sitppoited b> tin other,” he said. “Through the years,” In continued, “the YMC.'N ha- See Page 2
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