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An editorial Ah open letl Gaines all f< Christian lo< Wi VOL. XI NO. 18 U.S * t ^ 4 1 I-ta? . n *s*J ^fSSUlH Straight From T Ronald and Daisy Wilkins he a special Christmas party he A6 (photo by James Parker). No bones 'Bighouse 9 By GREG BROWN Chronicle Staff Writer Fifty-seven persons were appointed last week to a committee that will study what to do with aging Memorial Coliseum, and while the committee won't issue recommendations until early next year, the committee's black cochairman has come out squarely in support of expanding the arena. "There's no doubt in my mind that it would enhance the community," said Clarence E. "Bighouse" Gaines, athletic director and basketball coach al Winston-Salem State University, Mayor Wayne Corpening appointed Gaines to share the committee chairmanship with Eunice Ayers, a retired former, count) a a ? Shopping s By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Assistant Editor As Mrs. Norma McDuffie fi and cabinets with the goodies three-minute shopping spn Christmas came upon her. Instead of keeping all the ite McDuffie shared her gift witl East Sedgefield Street. "I always felt that I was amount of food myself," sa "Being a church member, IV about sharing. It is more bl< realize how I had been blessed, (the price of the raffle ticket) In addition, Mrs. McDuffi< Elementary School, plans to ] dinner for her pastor, the Rei "I'm not expecting anythin has in store for me," said M asked if she thought she woul came at the Christmas spirit t made me so happy." J look at Glover's resignation \er to the Democratic Party >r coliseum expansion: A1 >king forward to-Classic: B1 c nsicTZi-o # The T\ i.P.S. No. 067910 Winston\ ^ 2Ll fc 1 ksLJ^^ J Qfli^HiK ? ^flMH|/r< 2>? wJ^H mC^K< ^-<^Ml|HB|./ y*i5>*p* fiH Kt^jf^rTSs^jH he Heart ilp the MJ Team by passing out gift bags to the seni Id for them at Sunrise Towers. For a story on the pa * v % *.' ' >* r ':"' ! ' -' >. .v # lilli "i -i'- - i |- ii -Vim h * " 1 about it IPj jg-ho on coliseum register of deeds. "I think the black community would find as many ways to utilize it as the white community,*' Gaines said. "I can see possibilities for religious groups using it. For example, 1 know Greensboro attracts 10-, 12-, 15.000 Deople with the Jehovah's Witnesses." Gaines sees advantages for black sports and entertainment , from an expanded coliseum, as I well. His own WSSU athletic program could stand to benefit substantially from a new or renovated ^rena, he said. "We can't make any money where we are now," Gaines said. "We can't even get a decent Marie Rosebor homecoming show." terson Avenue ; A larger coliseum also would . fields reporter! r Please see page A2 ecutive board r pree becomes a giving Mrs. McDuffie, 60, with her coach, picked up 5250 worth of \ three minutes. She managed to pic lied her refrigerator items, but admits that most of he i she had won in a at t^e mcat counter, je, the spirit of Mrs. McDuffie said she doesn't fie tickets, but bought this partic ms for herself, Mrs. co-worker to benefit the Kidney 1 h her neighbors on 'When they called me and told couldn't believe it," Mrs. Mcl blessed to get that couldn't remember buying a tick< id Mrs. McDuffie. ticket and forgot all about it. 4 i /e learned so much things and see them on the TV, bi ;ssed to give and I would never happen to me." For only one dollar Amid the smell of holiday ha 1 got this much." oven pieces of handmade cei e, a cook at Bolton living room tables, Mrs. McDuff prepare New Year's that sharing will become a year /. Bobby J. Milton. not something that needs g but what the Lord newspapers, rs. McDuffie, when "Christmas is too commerciai d win the raffle. "It "The birth of Christ is really not i ime and that's what should be. Please see page PPY NEW YEAR I t I ? alem Chrc vin City's A ward- Winning Weekly Salem, N.C. Thursday, December 27, 1984 I Black YMCA coi t handling of Glove New Orleans delegati By ROBIN ADAMS I Chronicle Assistant Editor j Related editorial on A4. Reports that Richard F. Glover was forced to j resign last week as executive director of the l nro^/tminanflu DolfareAn Au?nn? VMP A i yji vuuniiiiaiui j uiaviv i wiviavu ntvnuv ? itcw<-? j have prompted a sharp response from the National ? 1 Consortium of Black YMCAs. 1 In a Mailgram addressed to William Clingman, < president of the Metropolitan YMCA board of directors, which governs all YMCA and YWCA < branches in Forsyth County, Douglas Evans, presi- t dent of the National Consortium of Black YMCAs, | criticized Metro Y General Director Brian Cormier 2 and urged Clingman to rescind Glover's resignation. j- " 1 Evans also said he plans to visit Winston-Salem 1 or citizens at next week to study the situation firsthand, irty, see Page 4The actions of Mr. Cormier are a gross breach of moral and professional ethics and clearly point up to inability to work with strocapable Chronicle Assistant Editor r ffiWi Nobody's talking publicly about ii it's an option. 9 Richard F. Glover's resignation i ecutive director of the predominantly Patterson Avenue YMCA has stirrer among some Patterson board memb severing ties altogether with the govt Metropolitan Board of Directors, some say forced Glover to step dowr Some Patterson board members fe< were bypassed in the process that 1 Glover's resignation and that their similarly was ignored when the board considered eliminating some fe in the new Winston Lake facility ttu replace the Patterson building in 198 ^ Maybe, the board members wondei 0, first vice chairman of the Pat- might be better off on their own. YMCA Board of Management, Operating under a Metro systen 5' questions eftiring a recent ex- gives each branch decision-making r< nesting (photo by James Parker), .sibilities, but many matters, such as tl spree daughter as her groceries in only up a r was I usually buy rafnlar nm? from a I me ?t. I bought that F &jjf i^JL kp read about these ? r ^ Jfifl Lit I thought they jtpf^ m baking in the Vk ramies lining her * 4^*_^ v * 1 ie said she hopes ^ the lized," she said. in Christmas as it Mrs- Norma McDuffie shares her winnings frc neighbors, left to right, Alexander Blair, Donava A2 Parker). * I FalthfuLWorker L leventy-two-year-old custodian ravis McCoy longs for the good >ld days "when you bent your I nees when you prayed." Religion, B6. I 0 * micle 35 cents 26 Pages This Week nsortium blasts r's resignation on to visit next week leaders like Mr. Glover," the Mailgram said. "This action seriously questions Mr. Cormier's original and continued commitment and intent for black VMCAs." Delray Harts field, president of the Patterson Avenue YMCA Board of Management, announced ast week that Glover had resigned to seek YMCA jobs elsewhere. But a member of the Patterson Board and a member of the Metropolitan Board of Directors both told the Chronicle last week that lover was forced to resign by the Metro board. In a telephone interview from his New Orleans pffice, Evans said he hopes Clingman will respond to his message, and that if Clingman doesn't, he plans to follow up the Mailgram with "additional steps." "My hope is that Mr. Clingman and the Metro Board will seriously consider the action Mr. Cormier has taken and rescind whatever action is taken so we can be about the business of delivering the kind of quality service that is so desperately needed," said Evans. "Should the Metropolitan Please see page A10 i. f' -?t * -* i. m>i?'*i son Avenue board ingfrom Metro Y? ing of executive directors and budget allocations, are handled by the Metro general director, t, but "It hasn't been discussed in a board meeting, but going independent is a is ex- possibility," said one board member, who black asked to remain anonymous. J talk "Some say we need to be able to decide ers of (on matters concerning Patterson YMCA iming operations) and, if we can't decide, then we which need to look someplace else," the board i. member said. "But most are happy with ;1 they the Metro system." ed to Going independent may be a farfetched input idea to some, but for many predominantly Metro black YMCAs across the country, it's a atures reality. it will "The black YMCAs connected with a 5. branch are practically independent all the , they while," said James Nixon, executive director of the Effingham Street YMCA in Porti still smouth, Va., which went independent in rspon- July. "With the exception of signing the ie hir- Please see page A3 wj^^r I ^ I L 9HK iiibk j&yv' v?ir^m la 9^;* - Ttf i^ELjj^L ) Tu?v? > 'i- ^3R6ISS59^HI >m a Christmas shopping spree with her in Clark and Aesha Clark (photo by James ? * r,
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