I Fame Reviewer John Slade takes a look at NBC's . newest series. / Arts and Leisure, Page 8 I? \?Wiris\ vul. viii yvo. 24 U.S.P S. No. (X Contractors, Community And City Meet By Allen H. Johnson these groups/* said Allen Managing Editor Joines, assistant city manager for special projects. , "Communication is Related Editorial on the main way to eliminate Page Four miscommunication." In consecutive meetings in City officials, black con- the Winston Mutual tractors and residents of Building, Joines and East Winston met Saturday Economic Development morning to discuss the East Coordinator - Valerie Winston shopping center Broadie comunicated first i i with the Voices group, then "It just seems that we've with the Committee to Propressed for time. But the mote Black Ownership, an (minority) contractors will ad hoc group of respond because they're us- businessmen and communied to pressure. " ty members. -Richard Archia In the first session, Joines discussed the center's con"/ feel that they (white con- struction schedule and tractors) should be the answered specific questions minorities. We should get about the timing and_ the 90 percent and they ^regulations governing bids should get the 10 percent. " on the project. ?Black businessman During the course of the discussion, some contracand emerged terming the tors said they were displeassession productive and call- ed with the granting of a ing for continued dialogue, site grading contract to the "Basically, I think there L. A. Reynolds Co. without were a lot of questions the taking of bids, answered," said Earline "We were just up against Parmon _ of the East it,"_ Joines told the auW ins ton Restoration dience of about 30 people. Association. "We're mov- Joines said that deadlines ing in the right direction required by Food Town, knowing deadlines and just one of the center's major what the black tenants, made it necessary community's involvement to grant the contract to will be." Reynolds, which already "I'm optimistic that black had a city contract. contractors will get out of "We were bypassed, this project whatever we regardless of the reason," can handle," said Richard said a man in the audience. Archia Jr., chairman of Alderman Virginia the Voices of Minority Con- Newell, however, defended tractors and Suppliers. the contract. "We're glad to meet with See Page 3 ""Janet Cooke Hi -/; X .v> ..; m /Hj^^jNIIIIBhiv Explaining A Hoax Former Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke, who won a Pulitzer Prize last year for "Jimmy's World," a fabricated story about an 8-year-old drug addict, says she constructed the story because "I didn't want to fail." See Page 3 i ? "Serving the Winston-Salem < 57910 WINSTON-SALEM. N.C. **<,, ....... ? ? *>" v^5' l^ jAbove, Alderman Virginia NpwpII m.t.. ? ""'" lor Special Projects Allen Jotnes looks on. Below, a makes his own point during the meeting sponsored I Promote Black Ownership. ...And Meet Aga ' * By Allen H. Johnson Managing Editor In the second of two Saturday morning meetings between members of the black community and city officials, the_Committee to Promote Black Ownership_expressed concern that tfie East Winston shopping center, slated for construction beginning March 19, will be black-owned and called for a meeting with center developer Mark Vieno. The request for the meeting was made by Dr. J. Raymond Oliver, owner of the Jetway Shopping Center, who *said he feels that a meeting "as soon as possible" with Vieno would clear up "certain aspects" that prnspgrrivp investors should be aware of. Earline Parmon, of the East Winston Restoration Association, was designated to work with Assistant City Manager Allen Joines to set up a meeting with Vieno. In addition, Alderman Virginia Newell, who conducted Saturday's session, called for leadership in the black See Page 3 D I TV T ~ T T? - ourh,e: ivu uniqu \ By Allen H. Johnson Winston-Sale^ will help Managing Editor convince the public that ' Carver School ^has no Northeast Ward Alderman special drug problems. Vivian Burke, chairman of "We felt it was wrong to the public safety commit- label any one area," Burke tee, said Monday night that said, referring to a Dec. 14 she hopes a police tally of editorial in the Winstondrug-related offenses at the Salem Sentinel. The city's high schools in editorial noted that "drugs r mcms ivieei i u By Yvonne Anderson University met Tuesday Staff Writer night with the head of the university's education diviThe Parent/Teacher sion Dr. Melvin Gadson, to Association of the Early discuss the proposed closing Childhood Center at of the center in June of Winston-Salem State 1982. The association wants Some Black Built By Yvonne Anderson projects, eith Staff Writer or in major cc be in a handle ?i" ^ At construction and renovation proceed Administratic on the campus of Winston-Salem State tions as part University, some local minority contract- that some of ors say theyare displeased with their lack with the cont of participation in the major building "We advert! projects. period of 30 < WSSU currently has more than 15 with the cont c ' ^ " ) f Biased Housing? The Chronicle editorially examines the scarcity of blacks in the city's newest elderly housing projects. I Editorials. Page 4 ^ I Community Since 1974" Lf/ Thursday February 4, 1982 ^ , Of Housing B_vdira_k * Wornble also said he ^von *-/ >* i-'iwviv viuu ly 3) MUC Ul town," Womble said. A HUD representative lie Assistant City Manager echoed Womble's comttornev R. Lewis Ray ments. "There are a lot ol by the Committee to questions in my mind,' Staff Photo By Santana said Ernest K Fulton ^ director of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity it 1 HUD's Greensboro office. The day-long bus junket tpi * involving HUD officials ^number of community volunteers and newsmen on me side of the road ir fr East Winston while ffc" members of the party ^ debated the issue. iHlf'T There IS a difference/' Womble said after seeing 1?^ the Kimber^cy Par^ apartWf jf men is, a 606-unit complex jf*^y ^ Ml which is 1QQ percent black and houses some elderly whether it's the age, loca"Nothing is beautiful ..$??0SP See Page 2 IP. Drue Pmhlpms rv m A * * W m W have been acknowledged to grade schools, Hanes also be a problem" in the Carver listed one drug-related ofclassrooms^ fense while Hill and Atkins The report, requested by listed two. Burke and submitted to her The only 11-12th grade by City Manager Bryce schools having drug-related Stuart, listed one drug- offenses were Parkland (2) related offense in 1981 at and South Park (1). Carver. ^ Burke said that the Among the other 9-10th statistics could be challeng Discuss Childcai Chancellor Douglas Cov- strategies by which they ington to reconsider his re- could take their cause to quest. Covington and the UniverHeaded by John Jessup, sity of North Carolina the PTA gave Gadson alter- General Administration in native suggestions to keep Chapel Hill, the facility open and devised "We play a role in this iniersFeel Snuhhf er in repair and renovation but we have received very i instruction* none of which is minorities/' said WUlie Gri ul by a black contractor. Vice Chancellor for Basinet m officials cite state regula- But James Carter, co-owne of the reason but also said Construction Co.,said that? the responsibility must lie done to include black-owne< ractors themselves. bidding process, ise in the usual manner for a "You just can't go by the ? lays in the local papers and for black firms/' said Carter ractors' monthly magazine, we realize the regulations I \y? ^4 r v d Ys. 1* be cw ti r n i MijaM t B^^mjm2I2lLLZ3^ji|T l/IJil/il/ J *25 cents 24 Pages This Week r For Elderly HUD Official Segregation By Allen H. Johnson Managing Editor jp which toured Winston-Salem's federally assisted housing rtment of Housing and Urban Development official, expression of subsidized elderly housing in the city last Wednesday. Larry Womble, the lone black alderman on the tour, said he fcy of black residents in such recently completed projects as tillage and Winston Summit. idered if there is a disparity in such housing when projects in to projects in black communities. ? *Dangerous * % - r Curry Wary Of i ; Proposed Policy i By C.B.Hauser a public hearing on proposSpecial Correspondent ed Policy 1411. i, The policy is entitled: ?, The .Winston-Salem/For- "Cooperative Agreement syth County Board df JBduc- between the Winstona ation was told by citizens Salem/Forsyth County / Monday night that its pro- Schools, the ? Winston, posed policy on when to call Salem, Police Department t police to campus was un- and the .Forsyth County i clear and would be ignored Sheriffs Department/' by students. Although a number of Furthermore, board mem- offenses are mentioned in bers were told that the the policy, the hearing cenpolicy could result in unfair tered on offenses related to ; treatment of the . ooor. the possession and use of blacks, and students whose drugs on school property parents may not be active and the discretion the in fchool or community policy gives to principals in organizations. handling those cases. Calling for a "get tough" Policy 1411 lists aggravatpolicy on the use of drugs in ed assault and battery, the schools, parents, stud- assault on a teacher or ents, teachers, board mem- school employee, robbery, bers and community lead- extortion, theft of property ers expressed their views at See Page 11 /ii s^urvvr ed as being too high or too anyone." low, depending on who is The low number of drugchallenging them, but they related offenses, she said, at least provide a measuring should make the public stick based on facts. aware that the situation in "The only thing 1 want to the city's schools is not as deal with," Burke said, "is bad as some might think, fact, not fiction. This "I think we should feel report was not done to label good," she said. "I don't anyone or single out See Page 2 *e Center stitution and our children can take some pride in. We play a role. We should have have the top childcare prosome input in the decisions gram in the city and I don't that are made with issues sec a compromise. I don't that concern us," Jessup want a compromise because told Gad son. "It's when you talk compromise something that black people See Page 2 d By WSSU i (ew bids from must follow, but there are still a lot of Mom, WSSU things that ? could be done without A A t ? . . i ? t vioiaung mosc ruies. rofCartwood Due to the situation, The Voices of nore must be Minority Contractors and Suppliers, I firms in the chaired by Richard Archia, requested a recent meeting between the university's ule of thumb administration and the organization's "Of course executive board to discuss what could be hey (WSSU) see Paxe 12