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% Jerry Smith's Story Mi A local white man who accused his employer Wan of discrimination against black tenants says a littl he's suffered because of those charges, but gram he'd do it all again. Front Page. Copl Twirjsi ; I " ~ VOL. VIII NO. 52 U S P S. No. <M Smith Says If He By Ruthell Howard < Staff Writer . : ? t 4 * : 1 ] According to the David and Goliath tale, the little guy slays the giant, but Jerry Smith's story isn't quite work- ! ?ing out that way < For some months now Smith has been embroiled in a 1 controversy with the Wilson-Covington Construction A Positive ! Thinker . . _ . l.i* ' . .. .. W v. . * s ' ? t v N ' r'% Dr. Velma Watts, director of- the office?ofMinority Affairs at the of Medicine, believes In ? positive thinking and_ finding the positive aspects of negative situations (photo by Alan Guthrie). Watts: There's, By LaTanya A. Isley who directs the Office of an<l Minority Affairs at the > Althea Bradford Bowman Gray School of ~ Staff Writers r Medicine, views them as Upon inspection of part of a growing proher credentialone cess; might be led to think that "One never really when Noah Webster stops achieving or defined the word ex- achieves any one goal," traordinary "as going she says after carefully beyond the ordinary thinking the question degree; exceptional or over. "I don't think you remarkable," he must ever stop growing or have already met Dr. achieving." Velma Watts. And Dr. Watts sticks With a long list of to that philosophy. After achievements already receiving her bachelor's compiled, Mrs. Watts, ,and master's degrees Chronicle Camera Could Annexati By Althea Bradford Staff Writer Alderman Larry Little has expressed concern that bigger may not necessarily be better in Winston-Salem. As a vocal opponent of what he feels are annexation binges by the city, Little and fellow alderman Larry Womble have cited the fact the annexed communities are not allowed public hearings to express their views. Little also cites what he feels is another potentially dangerous effect of annexation: the dilution of black voting power. The Chronicle recently asked local residents if that fear is justified. * r nd Games t to get your loved one to appreciate you J' "* J ie more and stop taking you so much for M ted? Learn a few simple con games. A ng, Page 9. \*/ > ? pnn-qn /p "Serving the Winslon-Salem Community ' >7910 WINSTON-SALEM. N.C.. "...We have had problems, mental prob is coming from. I've lost over $15,000. 1 stomach has been growling a lot, but I c again, I'd do it again. It cost me. It reall) changes made." Had It All To Do Co. after alleging before the Human Relations Commission that his former employer discriminated against its enants who live^ in predominantly black apartment complexes. c==== Now struggling with no job and no bank account, Smith has become a hero of sorts to many in the black and white communities^foF what they see-as his courage,o sneak un. - - ? ?r * After working for the company several months as a f > : - ' i ^ ': :.s :? / . /V 1 Ik ^ ^ / / Always More To from North Carolina Watts says, "I just keep Agricultural & Technical that open because each State University, she day 1 learn something went?on to obtain?new." another master's ,^^rce Dr. Warn has also North Carolina at Salem community in Chapel Hill and her doc- many capacities, in- 1 torate in educational ad- eluding membership on ministration from Duke the Board of Trustees of University. Forsyth Technical InDr. Watts says that stitute, the Board of 1 she was motivated to ob- Directors of the tain her second master's Winston-Salem Symdegree because she has phony and the- Salem an insatiable desire to Academy Parents. She learn new things. As far also has served on com- j as an ultimate goal, Dr. mittees of the N. C. on Hurt Blacks? Hazel Lowrance: "Yes. I think it'll affect the vpte. I don't think a lot of whites are going to think the way we think and want the things Larry Little wants for us. I think Larry Little is justified in a lot of things that he aoes." Tim Rhynehardt: "Yes. I think he knows pretty much what he's doing concerning black people." Joel Peoples: "Very justified -- justified in the fact that it (annexation) is a form of separatism. Separating us now, at a time when blacks definitely ought to stick together, is not the answer." Viola Headen: "Well now, if it's going to weaken us, we don't want it. We ought to do everything that we can to strengthen the black vote." . See Page 2 . , t; , * ? Pigskin Prognostications Virginia Union's Panthers favored \ '* j dominate the ClAA's football wars this sea: while South Carolina State's Bulldogs jMttlHilH picked to do likewise in the MEAC. ** Sports. Page 16. m Chrc unce 1974" Thursday, August 19, 1982 lems, not knowing where the next meal Vly car is about to be repossessed...My an sleep at night. If I had to do it over / hurt me, but there're going to be some . ?Jerry Smith 5 Over, He'd Do T 5 maintenance man, Smith said he felt guilty about what he was required to do. "For the last year that I worked therer^ he sai<h~"it had been on my mincb I needed themoney and 1 got real good money, but I couldn't sleep." Smith said he was letting money "overrule" his conscience, but he finally decided to quit his job because of the "pressure^} was under to add extra charges to tenantsand to throw away their maintenance calls. The worst condition was having to live with what 1 was doing." I For NAA Ci ^ Hair si Deeid By Allen Johnson ;: Managing Editor - ~ *'*- ? Patrick Hairston has *x changed his mind. -'\AI-t The president of the poV' ^ & A. .? , Winston-Salem chapter of ft *\ i t V. the N AACP, who announced in the spring that his curfe 'rent tenure would be his * last, says he has reconsidered and will seek his seventh consecutive term this fall. Hairston told the Chronicle Monday that his deciJT /i/yim s'on to run again was pro i^eur n I mpted by a number of facSchool of the Arts, the A 1<101*111 YWCA and the Arts XllUvl lllV Council. -Although she is viewed_ by some as a successful ?V Ruthell Howard black woman, Dr. waus ?? 6toff Writer remains modest and still Citing the need for indesires to grow intellec- creased hiring of minorities tually. She credits her municipal jobs, the city s family and others with black aldermen have called giving her continued en- ^or a new affirmative action couragement and plan to be approved by the sustenance. Board of Aldermen. "I have a very suppor- Southeast Ward Aldertive family. Although we man Vivian Burke, with the have different interests," support of Larry Womble she says, "we all support and Larry Little, told City See Page 2 Manager Bill Stuart to draw up the new plan at the st fo*. 4s>' aSSl^Ov Tim Rhynehardt Richard Workman * > - " * S '. v. > ' I Tisdale And The Truth In a Chronicle Letter, a local resident distinguishes between the facts concerning to our district attorney's performance ? and son the truth. are it !' Editorials. Page 4. * ? ? >1 n\icle : ???ii *25 cents 30 Pages This Week \ . > 1 i ? ?i ' ^v' ' ii . ? ! * * ) he Same ^ Unfair Maintenance Policies? . f J ~ Appearing at a Human Relations Commission meeting in January, Smith charged that Wilson-Covington used different maintenance policies in its predominately black apartment complexes, such as Garden Court in East WinstonT from the policies it used~for predominaTety~~ white apartment complexes, such as Clover.dale. See Page 2 ||l Presidency . - . - s ton Reverses, es To Run " i, tors, including the resolu- decision not to seek re- f tion^pf personal problems election^ noting, "this does j that-he-declin d-4o-spccifV~~not mean that the NAACP d\ and the urging of NAACP is going out of business ... it officials and the general simply means that black "I am still tired and disappointed but nobody has come forward to do the things that need to be done." 7 ' || ? Patrick Hairston public. people must get their ^ "I think I'm as qualified priorities straight and sup- a, as anyone to be a stabilizing port this organization force," Hairston said. because this is the only b Hairston, in a letter thing that we have." printed in the NAACP Hairston added in a June 'M Freedom Banquet program 17 interview with the on May 27, indicated his See Page 2 n Ren nest Plan I Public Works Committee's But Stuart said the ad op- jr Aug. 9 meeting. ??tion of" a plan would not . East Ward Alderman necessarily change the city's Virginia Newell was not hiring policies and Assistant present during the discus- City Manager A1 Beaty sion, but later voiced her agreed. jj endorsement of the request. "I think it would be a Burke contended that the benefit for the city for the city is not "doing the job" elected officials to go on as far as affirmative action record reiterating then is concerned because the dedication to policies and number of blacks in city principles of equal employ- ai government does not reflect ment opportunities," Beaty the percentage of blacks in said. But he added that the the city. See Page 2.. 1 Lucius Brown Albert Johnson - va" \
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