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I < Wins\ VOL. XI NO. 40 U.S.P.S. No. 067 w I - . The Trial Begins ") : ' . , >.7* . ."T '; if ..*;$ . * -: *', , White deputies watch, Darryl Hunt makes his courtroom Tuesday morning for the opening i first-degree murder case. This photo was take They take to streets in support of Hunt By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Assistant Editor "Fired up. We ain't takin* no mo\" "Fired up. We ain't takin' no mo'." Those were the watchwords as hundreds of marchers took to the streets Saturday morning carrying "Free Darryl Hunt" posters and wearing buttons and T-shirts saying the same. They sang songs reminiscent of the 60s and called for justice for Hunt, who has been charged with the Aug. 10, 1984, murder of Sentinel copy editor j Deborah Sykes. They marched from Lloyd Presbyterian Church to the Forsyth County Hall of Justice. Policemen in uniforms and plainclothes lined the route and were positioned atop buildings along the i way. Please see page A14 Minority Trade Fai By DAVID R. RANKIN Chronicle Staff Writer Fifty-five Winston-Salem black businesses joined representatives from several large corporations in the biggest Minority Business League Trade Fair yet, May 23 and 24 at the Benton Convention Center. The fair allowed local minority businesses to display their goods and services as well as interact with representatives from large corporations and learn more about marketing, purchasing and financial resources, said Gilbert McGregor, the event's assistant director. The fair was sponsored by the Winston-Salem D *?Mt M ilft A " I ' ri / ] Cll*% iviuiuiujr DU9U103 v^uuiivu, uic inau itiuiumijt supplier Development Council and the Wins ton-Salem Minority Business League. Melvin "Rip" Wilkins, coordinator of this year's trade fair, said that the event not only allowed business owners to get valuable information about how to better run their businesses, but made the general public more aware too. "We traded ideas and information," Wilkins i t ? i : *? __ . ? '"ttng Hunt Ai iqm b3 ' I L___ V ton-Sah 'A The Twin City s Am 910 Winsttfn-Salem, N.C. H Eh ^ is ^ |p l (^^E? HPv * ^ tov^V* *" V M|?jfl .~ V;; n!' . way into the grapher hidden in a booth in tt session of his first time cameras have been t n by a photo- room (photo by Charlie Buchar mm I Wr WW yr ;C-:; f at _J WL^r\> '* i r '85: Biggest yet said. "All people had to do is come down and ask questions." The fair included representatives from major corporations, including R.J. Reynolds Industries, Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and the Hanes Group. "The major corporations were here to show minority businesses how to enter their doors," Wilkins said. "They (the big companies) also displayed their wares. They showed their black marketing approaches.'' For the local minority businessman, the trade fail included seminars on purchasing techniques, communication skills, telephone systems, city purchasing, available resources, energy conservation, sales and marketing skills, advertising, applying for a loan and contract estimating. Experts in each discipline spoke at the seminars. They included Don Farmer, a city-county purchasing agent; Beth Hopkins, manager of the small business group of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Ernest Pitt, publisher of the Chronicle, I and Lewis H. Myers, assistant secretary of the state I Please see page A3 ^ 1 I if^v Pog.A4. tm C ird- Winning Weekly Thursday, May m * ! *"^^B * -V^H JEI^^I mm.. . '< i i ? )e back of the room. This is the ised In a Forsyth County courtlam, Winston-Salem Journal). > ' ** Jv >\ J?gH ., . J I IB iHj H Watching Above, Alderman Larry Womble speaks his piece; below, an interested observer (photos by James Parker). . '^1 I 1 I I I V.VI R \\* H Stith says he's black North ( surance policy" in Raleigh (pho hron. w? f 30, 1985 35 cent* Darryl Hu that he is ii March surprised an Hunt says during at Bv All FN M JOMMQnw Chronicle Executive Editor They chanted, prayed and shed tears for Darryl Hunt Saturday morkiing, during a march that wound noisily through downtown and ended at what one speaker called the Forsyth County "Hall of Injustice." Meanwhile, the 20-year-old Hunt spent his 237th consecutive day in jail, looking forward to his day in court and expressing joy and surprise that so many would take time from their holiday weekend to plead his cause. Hunt has been charged with the Aug. 10 murder of Sentinel copy editor Deborah Sykes. Her murder and the case have been publicized for months, and the softspoken Hunt has become a cause celebre in the black com* ?and carried placards on his behalf. "It makes me feel good. It gets the nervousness away. It's somebody looking for justice." Hunt wore a neatly pressed, Jury selectio of business in By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Assistant Editor Five jurors were seated Wednesday morning as the murder trial of Darryl Eugene Hunt moved into its second day in Forsyth County Superior Court. Hunt, 20, charged with firstdegree murder of newspaper copy editor Deborah Sykes, sat expres.mi ?~Ti r-i siomess witn his two attorneys, Gordon Jenkins and S. Mark Rabil, as well as James Luginbuhl, a juries and psychology professor at North Carolina State University, and Todd Burke, a second-year law student at North Carolina Central University and l , Stith:! m. | his agi BBy ROBIN ADA Chronicle Asslstan The governor's than a few stares make a speech. Not that there tent of his speec come from the wj Which is probi Gov. Jim Mart as his minority a By now, Stith is ments about his i "I have confic Chronicle last T fourth annual M feel I can excel. 1 Carolinians' "In- 4The governor to by Santana). Pl< - - i r^ * ? 10 mak# fpS3i A6. 8fc&! v .y '. icle > 34 Pages This Week int insists nnocent id encouraged him, i interview Saturday short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and untied canvas sneakers during an interview Saturday afternoon at the Forsyth County Jail. His hair was woven into braids. He said the marchers weren't supporting Darryl Hunt as much as they were an issue. "I don't think it's really me," he said. "It's justice." Hunt said he feels the same of Alderman Larry Little, who organized the march, created the Darryl Hunt Defense Committee and has aided Hunt and his defense lawyers since the fall. "He's looking for justice," Hunt Said of Little's devotion to his defense. "If it had been any other black man he'd have done the same thing." Hunt seemed particularly heartened that his friend, Sammy MltcheU, who at on$ time had been a suspect in the case, flanked Little during the march, chanting as loudly as anyone else. "I knew he was gonna be out there," Hunt said, smiling broadPlease see page A3 n first order i Hunt trial the son Of Alderman Vivian Burke. Hunt walked into the courtroom Wednesday morning in a brown suit, white shirt and black tie. His attire was considerably different from what he had worn on the trial's opening day: a tan, buttoned sport jacket, a tuxedo shirt, a formal bow tie and brown pants that were pleated in both the front and back. At the request of his attorneys, Hunt changed into a more conservative pair of pants and shirt after lunch on Tuesday. The fiye white female jurors consist of a cafeteria worker, a Please see page A14 Don't let 2 fool you MS t Editor > minority affairs man gets more when he steps to the podium to 's anything wrong with the conh or what he wears. The stares ly he looks. You see, he looks 21. ibly because he is 21. in appointed Thomas A. Stith III ffairs representative in January, used to all the stares and coinage. m C.:.L ..u ?i? i^iicc in uiyacu, ouui luiu inc hursday after his speech at the inority Trade Fair luncheon. "I [ have determination. was looking for a particular inBase see page A2 \ >
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