1 'V -wr.jr m* * ' w % i * ?i i i . i 11,..? L. i i ** I The Preps In our first-ever 4 4Fall Prep Spo look at-9-10 and senior high 1 I with photos, features and sched I Supplement / . _ T ARCI RT ; ALBf ^ 1 VOL. IX NO. 51 ' B I jH i j : ' H MB . j* ' >0r~ ^-M McGee's Frie Say Justice H By ROBIN ADAMS Staff Writer After nearly two years and two trials, Caswell County jury has found Willis W. McGee, former director of the Bent Convention Center and Memorial C iseum, not guilty of conspiracy to traf in cocaine. The jury reached its decision Tuesd after four hours of deliberation. McG 44, wept as the verdict was read. . Many of McGee's friends attended i seven-day trial and expressed joy at i verdict. 441 am very happy for McGee," s George Hill, president of Winston Mut Life Insurance Co. and a charac Our Children, Our i Black Pa By ROBIN ADAMS Staff Writer This article is the seventh in an eight-part series. Education is defined as "the process of training and developing the * knowledge, skill, mind and character," according to Webster's New World Dictionary. Contrary to what some believe, learning is not limited to formal set* 1 jfm rts Preview," a For football, spiced pare lules. their I Ada I Front 1 ^ . Jj .v ^ ^ . HIVES BINDER V ' 3 BOX 210 Jj ^RTVILLE AL 5 " 35950 SP? U SP S. No, oi>jym - |B$v -9 ^K A - JO^^HBKm?S ,% v, , nds Overjoyec as Triumphed witness for McGec. 4'I think justii served .^Given a little time, and wit ? pie sticking behind him, he should 1 a to put his life back together." im Attorney David Wagner, who als on ed as a character witness for McGe< ol- "I feel very good about the deci; fic think the entire matter was seven fair. It was evident from the beg lay that McGee was only involved ti ee, the actions of Ann Toms and the Department.' * the Mrs. Toms was used by the W the Salem Police Department as an cover agent. aid The jury, under the instructs ual Judge James M. Long, found :ter Please see page All Schools rental Invoh tinas such as schools. Some of the learning, if not most of it, must be conducted in the home through the teachings of parents, many local teachers say. Students, teachers and parents must play a major role in a child's education, they contend. But often the black parent is missing in his or her child's education. Black parents are missing when it comes time to appear at PTA meetings or parent-teacher con ' . t - , , t. r,? ssing Parents reasons not totally clear, black nts elect not to participate in ' children's education.. Robin ms investigates the problem. p??? - Salei 'Serving ihe Winston-Saiem Com> WINSTON-SALEM. N.C. ' ,, . ? '''' ' ^1 fli ?r wm Mm KuiL: '* * ; 1 rB ^B?ii^&M t ** 4- ' J.' r HP' ' KL#^ ' m ^s mM ' K^W Ke was h peo- I e at>lc I ^^HH| oserv- ^ . u ^ ^ ft, said, 1-- .. 4||||^ ftion. I | r l|y ^ inning Birough I Police 8H inston- ^pH Tlha Evans expresses htri 3ns of panel In next week's concl i that, special series, "Our Chi (photo by James Parker). cement A Vii "Many think that school is a pla during the day, someplace where with a babysitter." ferences. Black parents don't par- ! ticipate in the decision-making pro- < cesses by coming to school board meetings and expressing their concerns and views. And where black parents aren't } 1 A _ I , > MHHk / m Gh munity Since 1974" Thursday, August 18, 1* 9 An By ROBIN A HUH Stqff Writer I x The Forsyt M has denied th HhM more blacks < tion commii Vice Presidei MRKRHn I Marshall s I names last ^ Elections mei Armentrout, 3 member Bo some of the Armentroi ^ tliat only> 31* jjMM&Mj special I I ties get the names. So f people, leavi In order tc I elections m nominating I names. But acb< Executive BCSPIr; I Womble HI aldermen i HHH Monday's had an iten posed bone bottom of *?< <' yl-1 ^ ^ | ' ?;.? ... V i;. I HL li Deciding mL 1 system witl mmmm usua^y a * Education night took businessmj representii board that BHHHHr little busir Igwi during a ttadtnt that 1 'the i udlng segment of our sive to Idren, Our Schools" communit Followii tal Missing \ce you send your children to kids go and spend six hours showing visible support for their children, they are also failing to provide encouragement and support when the child comes home, says a former local NAACP president. "We were victorious in setting the 1 A New Direct 'Punk-Funk' maestro new album with a bi eludes Smokey Rol Williams. Arts and Leisure, Page A 9. fotjic 989 * 35 cents gistrar P< rrorc 1VT A g|?VI ^ 1 lllu \DAMS *Awarer the stat with vo h County Board of Elections to the n ie NAACP's request to have missioi deputized as special registra- appoint >sioners, says organization Any it Walter Marshall. precinc ays he turned in a list of 51 commi: eek to lone black Board of County mber Joan Caldwell. But Jim chairman of the threeard of Elections, rejected "We names on the list. w/// n it said the board has decided ftn & people will be sworn in as thp ration commissioners. Of the nocratic and Republican parfirst opportunity to submit ? ar, they have nominated 226 Am ng 90 vacancies. commi > give all three of the board of "open embers a fair - chance at ? the F persons, Armentrout says, (multi| >er could . submit only 30 four) I office >rdihg to the "Citizen's HpcTBfeC /? JOrtNS&H ajendi ditor *- The unans^ ;r War