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Drivers who park downtown illegally will
pay more for tickets beginning Jan. 1 , u
rThe Board of Aldermen voted 7-1 Mon- an
ddy night to approve a package of increased wcrc
parking fines recommended by the board's ~ Tt
Finance Committee. Fines for people who inert
over park at meters will increase from $2 to aldei
$3. . V So
People who park in loading zones, commercial
areas and no-parking areas will pay a on
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major city in North Carolina," the Finance "I
?Committee said in a report to the aldermen, beca
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By ROBIN BARKSDALE
Chronicle Staff Writer
:_ THE TALL, GRAY-HAIRED man leaned forward
in his chair as he spoke of his church's plan to
attract black members. Wearing a white, shortsleeved
shirt, gold suspenders, black slacks and a
red, dotted tie, the man smiled often - with his
mouth and his eyes - as if enthralled by his work.
* His might be a common sight in the Bible Belt,
where denominations often go from door to door to
save souls and swell congregations - except that this
man's church, until 1978, prevented its black
members from holding one of its highest and most
tfrfcrished positions.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
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black members to become priests only eight years
ago. But that was then and this is now, as far as
Elder James W. Bates and his wife, Ellen, are concerned.
-The Bateses, both of whom are white, are now
; encouraging Winston-Salem blacks to become not
;bnly members, but leaders in their church, in:eluding
priests.
Mormon doctrine gives priests the authority to
j act in the name of Ood. Worthy males 12 years of
age and older are eligible to hold the office and
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sr than pay for off-street spaces." fines."
le aldermen also increased meter rates to Downto'
;nts an hour. The current rate of 5 cents shopping i
our has been in effect since the meters Womble si
installed in 1950. But Nor
le Finance Committee recommended the wo?d sai
ased fines and meter rates to the meers<4?fr
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ible voted against the increases, saying In other
the higher fines would drive away issue $1
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responsibility. Until less than a decade ago, only
worthy white males could be priests.
Blacks couldn't be Mormon priests because, according
to the church's holy writ, the "Book of
Mormon," they are descendants of Cain and
therefore not eligible for the priesthood. The fearrA
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who violate the parking hL
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not the parking fines," she said.
business, the aldermen voted to
million in urban redevelopment
community development loans in
rly Park, North Winston and East
eighborhoods. The loans are in
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from God, which church leaders say they received
in 1978.
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sent to North Carolina as public communications
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Bailey criticizes
reassignments
Says black guidance counselors
may have been treated unfairly
By CHERYL WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Beaufort O. Bailey, the tone black school board
member, expressed concern at Monday night's
board meeting about the reassignment of some
black guidance counselors in the city /county school
1 system.
The system's recent reassignment of some
counselors prompted several phone calls to him
from black counselors, said Bailey, chairman of the
board's Personnel Committee.
Bailey told the board that at one middle school,
where there are three counselors, one black and two
white, the black counselor, whom he did not name,
is being assigned as a "floating" counselor.
The counselor will spend her time between Kennedy
and Paisley middle schools. She was assigned
solely to Kennedy last school year.
"Because of this, I called the administration office
and asked what criteria were being used to
move these teachers," Bailey said after the meeting.
He said that he was told by Bill Albright, an in- .
structional coordinator for guidance, that, because
of new funding guidelines, vocational counselors,
who are paid with state money, must be vocational
counselors only. In the past, they had shared
various duties with other counselors.
But Bailey said he still wondered if some
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By CHERYL WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
The NAACP's Education Committee has been
busy lately. Not only is it putting the finishing
touches on plans to operate more than 10 tutorial
learning centers in the city, but it is also planning an
all-day conference on education next month.
The Conference on Educational Excellence,
which is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m., will be held in the Communications
Center on the campus of Winston-Salem State
University.
The theme of the conference is "Our Children,
Our Greatest Resource - Our Community's
Greatest Responsibility."
Dr. Beverly P. Cole, the national director of
education for the NAACP, will be the guest speaker
at the luncheon that day.
The workshop is free and open to the nublic.
I Bessie Allen, chairman of the local NAACP's
i Education Committee, said that the NAACP particularly
wants to attract parents, guidance
counselors, ministers and the learning centers'
tutors.
Planning for the workshop was begun in
February, Mrs. Allen said.
"The Education Committee decided to have a
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