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Page A2 The Chronicle, Thursd< To Tolo' j By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Assistant Editor The weatherman was calling tor cool temperatures and rain on Monday morning. The cool temperatures he could take, but Tyrone Mitchell didn't want the rain. After a year of planning and implementing, Mitchell had a project to complete. Rain would stop progress. Mitchell, a sculptor, had come to oversee the assembly of the newest addition to WinstonSalem State University's sculpture garden. "Po Tolo," the tame Mitchell gave the sculpture, is 8 feet highland 40 feet in diameter. It sits in front of the k.J. Reynolds Center, WSSU's new business school, and consists of four pieces of steel weighing a total of 38,000 pounds and a sixton rock found in Muddy Creek in Pfafftown. The rock, mounted in concrete, sits in the middle of a steel tube and is surrounded by three circular steel pieces. A special type of steel, called cor-ten, has been used so that the rusting process is speeded up and then stopat o nru? pvu ui u v.v.1 LUIil pVMIIl. 1 lit brownish-orange color of the rust will provide color for the sculpture, said Mitchell. The piece is designed so that viewers can walk in and around it. Inspiration for the piece comes from Mitchell's travels in Mali, a country in West Africa. In fact, the words 44Po Tolo" are Dogon, Davis knew I By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Assistant Editor There's a black-and-white picture of a group of doctors hanging on the wall just inside the door of James Davis' house on Third Street. Among the group of *30 or so doctors, hidden in the middfc..is. the oniy blacjc man in.? the group, Davis' son Dwight. Dr. Dwight Davis was a member of the Hershey cardiac surgical transplant team that recently implanted the Penn State artificial heart in Anthony Mandia. Davis serves as the cardiologist for the team of doctors and identifies patients for artificial heart transplants. Though Dr. Davis has been in nearly everyone's spotlight for the last two weeks, he has always been special to his father. "He's a eifted child." said Davis, leading the reporter to the dining room td^show off another picture of Dr. Davis running in IIHIIimitllllUIIIMimilHIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIMMMMIMMIIIHMI Elections ap] iMIIIIIIIMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIINItllinilinMNNNHM Hairston faces Republican James men arc seeking the seat vacate* Larry D. Little, who opted to gc rather than seek a third term. Hairston, president of the NAy Democrats during the primary, at cent of the vote. Knox beat black R Williams-Henry 51 to 21 votes. Hairston said he has spent his til talking to the people and prese Hairston has also received Little's Still, Knox said a good turnout c? Hairston. "The higher the turnout, the moi said Knox. "Hopefully, if we get 2 nout, I will get the support I need. Since Democrats make up 83 registered voters in the North War percent of the population, K Republican, faces an uphill batth almost assure Hairston of a win u stay home. Because those odds a Knox said he hasn't run a partisan "I'm not running so much as a p Knox. "I'm running on the fact change. Every registered Republica come out and vote. I need Democr Races in the Northeast and South decided during the primary. Northe man Vivian H. Burke won I Democratic primary over cha Johnson Jr. and, in the Southeast N Larry W. Womble beat two Demo cond term on the board. The only obstacle between both a new terms on the board would be a in campaign. So far, no potential i either uard have surfaced. In other ward races around the > ay, October 31, 1985 oins other ^ the name given to the people living in Mali, and refer to the star Sirius. It's hard for Mitchell to stay still long enough to complete the interview in one portion. As soon as he answers one or two questions, he thinks of something he needs to do to the sculpture's foundation and runs off to do it before he forgets. After all, somebody has to make sure the crane operator lowers the steel in just the right position and that the concrete is poured just right and that the rock is positioned in just the right place. After completing the immediate task at hand, Mitchell returns for other questions, but it's obvious thai his mind is elsewhere, mainly on the circular mass of concrete and steel rods in front of him. rx i i ~ e - i^rcsscu in green iaugues, a comfortable blue denim jacket and a green Indiana Jones hat, Mitchell looks like the artist he is. Mitchell's piece was not originally intended to sit in the courtyard of the Reynolds building. It was to join three others in the concrete garden between Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium and the HallPatterson Communications Building. After being selected for his piece, Mitchell decided he needed a bigger space than the space allotted. 44I wanted to work large and in a big area," said Mitchell. 44I didn't want to have to scale the 'tis son would I * j|^ Br ^1 Hfc f k Dwight Davis the Boston Marathon. "I'm not saying that 'cause he's my son, but he's good. He's always doing something to make me proud." In the middle of Davis' conversation, he stops to ask about mHMMMiitiiitiiiiiimitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiHiiiiiiiimiiimiiii 1 proacn From P IttlllltlllllltllllllttlllllllllllllllltllMHttllllllttlllllltllllllllH L. Knox. Both Frank L. Frye fc i by Alderman taine. Frye beat ) to law school Wilson in a f September prima \CP, beat four In the run-off eli tracting 77 per- Mrs. Wilson's 4S epublican Diana ,n ,he North, -Wood beat De me in the streets Brame du (f. nting his case. the vote. Mrs. W endorsement. newcomer Brian in help him beat In the South e it favors me," Harpe faces R i 30-percent tur- Neither candidal " The tone of percent of the * absence of a n d and blacks 66 Wayne A. Corpe mox, a white Mrs. Newell. j. The statistics "I think this si mless the voters a^ done a good re against him, think there was campaign. shocked that Er arty man," said tant to run agair that I represent No burning i n is not going to North or East ats for a win." Newell said she least wards were and jobs an issu ast Ward Alder- During the J!l.. ! . 1 DnnnrHfoKIn ao laiiuuy in tnc r\uuuuiauiw v. wa illenger Victor endorse Candida Vard, Alderman didn't. crats for his se- But Roundtal himself an unsi candidates and the North War successful write- Roundtable will candidates from sure when. "We will pos? city, Democrat 30)," said Furqg * WSSU scui piece back." The idea for a sculpture garden for Winston-Salem State was conceived almost 14 years ago, says Mitzi Shewmake, an associate professor of art. "When the old auditorium fell in and plans for a new auditorium were made, I decided, . why not place sculpture around the building instead of a parking lot?" said Shewmake, who seemed almost as excited as Mitchell and scurried around taking pictures of the project as each stage was completed. Shewmake and an appointed committee presented the plan to then Chancellor Dr. Kenneth R. Williams and he in turn presented the idea to Gordon Hanes, a former member of the school's Board of Trustees. Hanes liked the idea and commissioned the first piece in 1981. In 1984, all three finalists, including Mitchell, from the second juried competition were selected to have their pieces placed on campus. Hanes said he liked the idea of a sculpture garden because he wanted Winston-Salem State to have something it could be proud of. 441 felt with all these new buildings, the students needed ~.u: . 1-i v- ? auiiiciuiug nicy cuuiu dc proua of," said Hanes. "Something they didn't have at Chapel Hill. I wanted the professors at Chapel Hill to say, 'Today, students we are going to see an example of modern sculpture,' and get in )e successful Mandia's condition. "How's that man doing?" asked Davis. "1 try to keep up with it, but when I have to work I get behind." He then resumes talking about his son. "He said he wanted to be a doctor when he was 4," said Davis. "He was always fixing on cars or operating on frogs or snakes. He seemed like the father instead of me." At Anderson High, Fred Parker, Davis' chemistry and physics teacher, noticed the youngster's science ability. "He was an average student in chemistry, but he was an A student in physics," said Parker. "That's unusual. Davis surprised me because I hadn't expected it of him. We had an accelerated chemistry class and he was not a part of the class. He wasn't crazy about chemistry, but physics exPlease see page A12 age A1 HIIIHHIIIIIIHIIHHIIHIimumWHMIWWWMtimilMiHI. ices Republican Gregory B. FounSouth Ward Alderman Ernestine leated second primary. In the iry, Wilson beat Frye by 37 votes, ection, Frye garnered 611 votes to >4. JVP^t WarH AlHprman Martha Q " WW - ** V?i V. y A fttWVI I1IM11 A a (U VI I W WJ ? :mocratic challenger S. Thomas le primary, winning 88 percent of ood faces Republican and political C. Miller in the general election. west Ward, Alderman Lynne S. '.epublican Ronald W. Pegram. ie had primary opposition, this election has been set by the tayoral challenger for incumbent ining and the absence of issues, said hows that we (the incumbents) have job," said Mrs. Newell. "1 don't a lot to threaten us with. I was nestine lost. People are just relucist us." ssues have surfaced in either the wards, said the candidates. Mrs. is making economic development e. primary, the Black Leadership lition wavered on whether it would tes for the primary. It eventually ble Convener Ghuneem Furqan, iccessful Democratic candidate in d aldermanic primary, said the make endorsements, but he's not sibly do it Wednesday night (Oct. in. Iptures their cars and come to WinstonSalem State. "The campus has been thrown over here among the railroad tracks and for years neglected by the Legislature. We needed something more. We needed something to be proud of." The sculpture garden competition also gives minority artists an opportunity to have pieces of work commissioned, said Mit chell. "A lot of black artists don't get the opportunity to have a piece commissioned for a public building," Mitchell said. "The problem is, when you apply for a piece and don't already have a piece they can see, you are hindered. This gives us an opportunity." The sculpture garden at Winston-Salem State is the only one of its kind in the state. Mitchell's piece will join three others -- "Southern Sunrise" by Mel Edwards, "Arbor Spirit" by Roberto Bertoia and "Garden Ruins" by Beverly Buchanan. "Southern Sunrise" was the campus' first piece. It consists of three huge steel circles and a thin, vertical slab. "Arbor Spirit" is a twisting wooden sculpture, and "Garden Ruins" is an arrangement of three massive blocks of rock that can be found only in Salisbury. Campus security guard Joshua Cooley said his favorite piece is "Southern Sunrise." Please see page A3 W oodson pr< ??iwmmniiimiinnmiiitMHMH???mnmimuniHH Woodson, indicate that much of the public housing in the country has become "real hell holes for poor people." The NCNE proposal calls for residents to own and manage their housing units, which Woodson says will encourage more selfreliance in lower-income communities. In support of his project, Woodson cited several instances in which residents have taken control of public housing units and turned them into more livable places. "In three short years we've worked with residents of some of the worst public housing units in the country and they have been able to reduce teen-age pregnancy, reduce the crime rate and increase rental income threefold," said Woodson. Under the terms of the housing plan, residents in the test communities established their own rules and procedures for filling vacancies and appointed themselves as managers. Winston-Salem Urban League President Thomas Elijah has had a firsthand look at the kind of housing plan that Woodson proposes and says it is a viable alter native. "I was a consultant to the Boston unit of this plan and it works," said Elijah. "The housing plan works because the people actually want it to." Woodson and the CBEA have recently come under attack by some black leaders because the organization has no affiliation with traditional black organizations. Woodson accepts the criticism but said that the lack of affiliation with black organizations has not been deliberate. He also said that he expects these organizations to join his group in the near future. "Most of the groups that we affiliate with are grassroots organizations throughout the country," said Woodson. "These are groups that are successfully working with poor people in several areas. To us, it is far more important to spend what time we have working with those folks than with traditional organizations." Woodson also draws a comparison between the Jesse Jackson presidential campaign and the CBEA, which is a bipartisan, 20-membcr think tank of businessmen, scholars and community leaders. "If you will remember, the I I ti - v4 I & &" v?w -^m . : ? ? */ Easy Does It! lA//\rL/n?n hnaJ L~ . **.A _ ? ?I ? ??. A ? ?? wi/irvoio anu uysianuers waicn < boulder into its appointed sp Tyrone Mitchell's "Po Tolo," < Winston-Salem State University James Parker). 3pOS6S From Pi leadership of the civil rights organizations opposed Jesse Jackson's candidacy," said Woodson, "and only after Jesse was successful did the leadership climb on board and say that it was the greatest thing that ever happened. I. anticipate the same happening with our housing proposal." Woodson and his organization have also been called "conservatives" by some black critics, a . label Woodson said is irrelevant. "We are seeking non-label solutions," he said. "We have solutions and we'll let other people label them to suit their own needs." Housing is one of the issues Woodson said he feels has gone unaddressed because the NAACP and the National Urban League have focused on issues and strategies that tend to deal more with civil rights. "Obviously, black organizations have not effectively dealt with housing for poor people because we've still got large numbers of people in substandard housing," said Woodson. "But 1 don't think the NAACP or any organization can be specifically blamed for it. It's just I^UICJ WE There's no need to miss out Ever* Wffk the Winston*Salem Chronicle timely. in depth local news coverage, as well as p< get anywhere else and with a thoroughness you won' detailed, week to week news of church and social of newsworthy organizations, personalities and event preps to the colleges to the pros, including standings, photographs hard hitting editorials and columns of patticular r black community Week after I GET THE NEXT I ?tn RUIKKTUI RfwipupVl I ^(J^j PubMshors Association I . n m sMiin f ri ?1 I Cify compwrfTtOfi urKj winner of 13 awards among gbjigkAM I ' wMKiy nvwipgpvn from tho N.C. Frost i f Association. L?< America's Best Bl Winston-Sal rhf Twin City's A wor as a crane slowly lowers a huge ot during the construction of Dne of the latest additions to f's sculpture garden (photo by IIMNtlllllMNMMNMNMNMMHNNMMINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMII \ge A1 that we've got to begin to address those nitty-gritty kinds of issues that don't always sound good at a luncheon speech or at a banquet. If you limit yourself to just civil rights strategies and don't address housing issues, you ac, compjishnothing. If racism end*; y ed tomorrow, that would not alter the plight of the black f underclass." Eliiah agreed with Woodson's assessment of the Urban League's previous involvement in housing issues and said the local Please see page A12 The Winston-Salem Chronicle is published every Thursday by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Company, Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street. Mailing Address: Post Office Box 3154, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. Phone: 722-8624. Second Class postage paid at Winston-Salem, NC 27102. 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