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Page A2?The Chronicle, Thurs< UMaMMMMMMMMmMMMMUMMMMMMMMMMMMI Police won't MMaMMMMMMNMMMIMtttlHMIllUMMMMMMNMM Masten said Monday, MI cannot justify my officers issuing a citation in a case in which a clerk twice found no probable cause." Tisdale said at the press conference in his office that police efforts to obtain the warrant were fueled by 44tremendous pressure from certain of (former Alderman) Larry Little's cohorts down Mary Betni It was eight years before Martin Luther King Jr. stood beside the Washington Monument, and stirred the nation with his "I Have a Dream" speech. It was 10 years before a Congress, inspired by a slain president, passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, when an aging black woman sat down to write her last will and testament. "I leave you love. Love builds," began Mary McLeod Bethune. "... I leave you hope. The Negro's growth will be great in the years to come. "Yesterday, our ancestors endured the degradation of slavery, yet they retained their dignity. TrtHav u/p HSr#rt nur WM/ 9 " v wu vv v yui WVI1V11UV and political strength toward winning a more abundant and secure life." Mary McLeod Bethune, adviser to four United States presidents, who helped shape the United Nations, knew a great deal about both degradation and hope. When she was born, on July 40. 1875, as the 15th of 17 children, in Mayesville, S.C., the state was under the control of federal troops. The Civil War's promise to release blacks from the degradations of slavery was slow in being fulfilled. Her parents, former slaves, still were waiting for their chance to purchase 40 acres and & mule. The future didn't look bright for^iary. Education * particular ly, seemea out ot reacn for girls sucfe as she. The average school term was only four and one-half months - and most black children spent few terms in school before they had to drop out to help support their families. But Mary was determined and hopeful. Luckily, there was a small missionary Presbyterian school nearby which she was able to attend until she learned all it had to offer. She was 12 years old. Then, just as it appeared that her education had ended, a sponsor offered a scholarship at Scotia Seminary, a Presbyterian school for girls in Concord. Mary spent seven years there, graduating in 1984. The; times were difficult for blacks in the South. Filibusters by Southerners in Congress and Supreme Court rulings blocked efforts to confer certain civil rights on them. Two years after Mary finished high school, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision locked the "separate but equal" doctrine into the law. But Mary had love and hope. And, apparently, one of the biggest doses of determination ever seen. And Mary was determined that other black children were going to have an opportunity to learn, too. In October 1904 she opened the Bethune Industrial School for Girls in Daytona Beach, Fla. She had six students, five girls who paid 50 cents a week for tuition I L. * < emu ncr son, AID en. Mrs. Bethune subsidized her school's income by training the young students to sing. They betame known as the Bethune Choral Group and were greeted enthusiastically wherever they performed. She also sold pies, scrounged furnishings from the trash piles of resort hotels, spoke at functions, solicited donations door to door and did whatever else was necessary to keep her school's doors open. Today, that little school is Bethune-Cookman College. The "specialness" of Mary McLeod Please see page A15 jay, February 27, 1986 t charge Tisdi at City Hall who aim to fulfill his vow to 'gel me.1 They are using their hire-and-Tire powers to pressure the police department to bring a charge against me which would not have been brought against anyone else." He specifically identified the "cohorts" as Assistant City Manager Alexander R. Beaty and me: A legacy f r u I Rj^Kt^^M Hi 1^ Hk HL-jSHMai *Ji v Mary McLeod Bethune is one < "Gallery of Greats: 20th Century tion of oil portraits commission* collection, which honors all blac fice. was unvftilftri in Wafthinntni w3s on display in the JRotundfi Building Feb.". ^9 tncbiigh 26 < Howard University from March 1 on national tour. community pride. 44 Just to set the record straight, animosity between Muslims and J 44Minister Farrakhan says we i Jewish relationship ... and replact mutual respect." Desperate Need There is a desperate need for where the U.S. League of Savins the average home costs $126,000, short supply. Abrams said that 2,300 poor children - recently applied for 21 fered by his company. The financial backing for the deal will come mostly from Abran apartments in Massachusetts and tfce property will be provided by shocked by the partnership at fii and support it. It has even beei Muhammad. "Naturally, my phone rang off was announced, he says. But sine ... by people who are very positive ing here is an oxaraple of how pe f Adds Abramk: 'The reward wl ' work." : -.J -v t - '' * JL de From Page A Alderman Vivian H. Burke. Jisdaie said there was "no basis," for charges against him, and blamed the controversy on election-year tactics. "Their immediate goal is to renlace me with a dUtrirt at. torney who will give in to their demands, as in the Darryl Hunt case, rather than relying on the of hope Df 12 persons selected for the Black Political Firsts," acollec>d by the Miller Brewing Co. The ks who have served in public ofi during Black History Month. 11 i of the Russell $en?fe..Qfficg and wfirtheTi be displayed at through 22 before being placed Ship From Page A1 itiiiwiiinnHroBwiniwHimiiinm?wmiMiiH Living In Fear ManJPof the tenants now live i frightened of the vandalism and tl frail and the not-strong really sp< The Nation of Islam's involvem that, says Muhammad. "The Nat respect for all black people," he property and what we stand for.1 Profits from the arrancement 1 ners say. "Mr. Abrams is bringing some inging something to the table/' s "We are not in the business of p coming to the table with (financi were to put a dollar value on our it is worth." Making A Commitment Muhammad and Abrams say tti from complete, but they have together for what could be severe Both men admit that their frie : about this. What we are proposople should get along." ill be pulling it ofj and making it there has not been longstanding tews," Muhammad said. leed to get rid of the old black5 it with one based on equity and low-income housing in Boston, p Institutions has estimated that and subsidized apartments are in people - mainly women with 3 units of subsidized housing of' proposed Muhammad-Abrams is, who manages 1,300 subsidized Rhode Island, while security on the Nation of Islam. in fear, says Abrams. "They are HniO 1ic#*rc TH? a?/l K.W ? -Q ?>?>? * iiv V1UV1 1J HJ1U U1C :nd a life I cannot imagine." ient with the project could change ion of Islam has a long history of says. "Black people respect our ? _ will be divided equally, the partthing to the table, and we are brays Muhammad. >roperty management. We are not al) equity," he adds. "But if we equity, you cannot imagine what le details of their proposal are far made a commitment to work d years. nds and business associates wei$ st but have now come to accept n embraced by Farrakhan, says the hook" when the partnership e then, "I have been approached <1 judgment of jurors selected from a cross section of this communi~ Tisdale said. Little said Tuesday that Tisdale's accusations were 44beneath commenting on." Mrs. Burke, who is chairman of the aldermen's Public Safety Committee, which oversees the police department, said Monday that Tisdale must be worried. 44His conscience must be getting the best of him,'* Mrs. Burke said. "He's seeing something that j=^Vm not even aware of. I haven't asked Mr. Beaty anything about this case. Tisdale must be looking for some publicity for himself." Beaty said Monday that he had no comment. Mas ten also denied the charge. 4 There was no pressure from anybody," he said. Miss Oakley's case has been postponed twice, the last time on Feb. 7, when two Forsyth County District Court judges refused to preside because they know Firm donate PATH was founded lastyear by Alderman Patrick T. Hairston to help the city's street people. Hairston kicked off a fundraising campaign three weeks ago by agreeing to donate half of his monthly alderman's salary to the organization. The group held a press conference at that time to announce the acquisition of its first house at 1337 Patterson Ave., which will be used as a shelter for meh. Renovation has not yet begun on that facility. PATH also announced then its i intention to create a network of shelters to aid the needy. ? Naegele owns a large billboard I PW ; m i . m V S > ;V i. ' .^k ^BP^L \ Vi ,#>*' - 'THp-'.s ,;^B WL tJj^ a JSo^B 'JIRjfl -W 'iMia The Trlai Is Opt It's new and open for bi It's TRIAD BUSINE the journal of business i enough to cover the ent: Each Monday you'll $ news and views in busir articles, columns, inten commentary on the peo products that shape thf* TYiaH prnnnmv T? A* WW44ViAiJt AAA depth features, regular listings of vital statistics and local industry updates. All designed to keep you on top of -' m Tfcdale. Miss Oakley's case, and the case of Todd Apperson Mercy, the driver of the other car in UK AVVIUCIII, 19 SU1CUUICU iW UV tried on March 6. A judge from outside of Forsyth County will be brought in to hear the cases. Mercy is charged with failure to yield right of way. Tisdale had said he wanted to try his case on the same day as the others. He said he believes Miss Oakley will plead guilty. He also said a special prosecutor from the administrative office of the courts will prosecute the cases. Attorney F. Mickey Andrews sent a letter to Tisdale last week asking that a special prosecutor try the two cases. But Tisdale said then he had planned to have a special prosecutor handle the cases "from day one." Assistant district attorneys from Tisdale's office were present in court on both of Miss Oakley's trial dates. AnHrmifc k*M a htmc mm ci jnvM vwrii S house From in the rear of the property on Cunningham that overlooks Highway 52. Fisher said the company had been renting the billboard before closing a deal to buy the property last week. When the tenants living in the house decided to move, Fisher said the company was unsure of what to do with the house. Fisher said he had learned of PATH from newspaper and television accounts of the acquisition of the Patterson Avenue property. ' 'It's really a unique situation/' Fisher said. "We were lookins for somethino to do with the property when we \"*!5\ ?iP%i I ^1 E iSuSSn^S^i ^?a?aggwT.fl'-" .-. '^vaSrScM JLm isSsw* 'I i in'i1'*? :^| a'sNewes MiForBus isiness. what's happ SS WEEKLY, Look for; riews big Business Wt ire Triad. Greensboro let the latest ning Febnu ies&. Timely copy from o news and throughout pie and districts. \ ft ference Monday to say that Tisdaie only called for the special prosecutor aft&r Andrews sent the letter. 'The truth of the matter is that Tisdaie did not request a special prosecutor until the next week after I asked for one," Andrews said. Andrews is a Republican candidate for district attorney. Tisdaie said Friday that the special prosecutor had not been called in until now because 4'Oakley would have pleaded guilty." He said the special prosecutor would not have been necessary to take her guilty plea. He also said Andrews' actions were politically motivated. Tisdale said there have been only five or six cases of aiding and abetting DWI in the last six months. Andrews said Monday that one of those cases invovled a client of his. "I only ask that Tisdale be treated the same as my client or any other citizen," Andrews said. MNMMttMMIIIIIIIIIIIIllimtlHIIIimiMtllllllttlHIIII Page A1 thought?about the group (PATH). We decided that it was something we could contribute to this fine organization, and something we could tie in on an ongoing basis. We're happy we could do something with the house and contribute to a worthy cause." Sumler said the money will allow PATH to begin renovations immediately. The house also has a full basement which Sumler says will be turner! intn Vii-pa aHHitinnal TTTTTTVa 111 I U L 111 V.V. UUUIl lUUdl bedrooms. He said the facility will house six to 12 women once renovations are complete. I v I Weekly iness. V >ening in local business, your free copy of Triad zekly every Monday in i News & Record beginiry 24. 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