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I » I ^ ul holds ihop on churches PAGEB6* EDITORIALS Jordan is short on specifics, long on realism and winning; it won't be enough this time PEOPLE r^YMCA marks m program's 2nd birthday Winston-Salem Chronicle The Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly I.XIV, No. 30 U.S.P.S. No. 067910 Winston-Salem, N.C. Thursday, March 17,1988 32 Pages This Week iroup starts national Tundraising ettorts for accused ly ANGELA WRIGHT Kconicle Managing Editor A local group of Afro-American i iromcri raised S1.500 at a rally Saturday n behalf of a domestic worker facing organized themselves in defense of Fuller. The group is chaired by Dr. Dolly McPherson, associate professor of English at Wake Forest University. McPherson said that, in addition to the 51,500 raised during Saturday's rally. :^^e^0.:Fuiler is a gift to us: We are allowed Uk her. to purify ourselves... If she loses, we all lose. ff f.our past,our presentandwillbeour future, ■■■■ ■■■ Maya Angetou fges 01 larceny and I'orgery, Mrs. Vcrsell McDaniel Fuller, of 35 El Rancho Drive, Rural Hall, was he subject of the rally sponsored by llaek Women for Justice, a group of pro- sional Afro-American women who ’^r^^TaS^Womeino^usucr'flave" received significant donations from cele brated talk show host Oprah Winfrey, singer Roberta Flack and author Alex Haley. She said the group's goal is to raise about $20,000 for legal fees and related costs. A» prominent local Afro-American woman lended her support to tlie lally. Maya Angelou, nationally acclaimed author, poet and playwright, spoke in Fuller's behalf and donated SI,000 for her defense. "You have to be picked out to be picked upon," Angelou told Fuller. "There is a reason for this that is larger tlian you." To the audience she said, "Vcrsell Fuller is a gift to us. We are allowed through her to purify ourselves. If she loses, we all lose. She is our past, our present and will be our future." Fuller is accused by tour former employers of stealing their personal properly over a period of several months. The women for whom she worked, who Please see page A15 The Rev. Leon White (left) was the keynote speaker at rally for Versell Fuller (right), who is accused of larceny and forgery (photo by Santana). his is the first in a Fi—».part series on Hos- ice home care. tospice:loving, Iparing, caring IGELA WRIGHT ■e Managing Editor Blrs, Veritas Jones .says she is 72 years old. but !«>oks 20 years younger. She has high cheek ; bones, flawless skin and, at first glance, seems to be tiro jicturc of health. But she is a terminally ill pat&nt suffering from chronic lymphocytic ^uSmia. jper leukemia was first diagnosed in 1983, but Itve^ndiiion has worsened over the past year. She says'she also has heart trouble and rheumatism. Sometimes her legs stiffen and she calls her grand son to help her bend them. |Hcr 23-year-old grandson, Keith Sherad, Wkes care of her during the day. He is what Hospice of WinSton-Salem/Forsylh County, Inc. calls a "primary caregiver." Jones has been receiving Hospice services since Iasi July. Hospice is a non-profit agency providing physical, emotional and spiritual support to terminal ly ill persons and their families in their own homes. Nblunieers work directly with the patients and/or their families. J)ianc Bourassa is Jones' patient/ family volun teer; she visits the family at least once a week. "I love it," said Bourassa. "When I was going Love Always Helps Seated left to right: Grandson Keith Sherad, Mrs. Veritas Jones and Mrs. Diane Bouras sa, Hospice patient/family volunteer (photo by Angela Wright). through training, I learned that the mission of Hospice was to improve the quality of life for the patients and their families. But, it greatly improved the quality of my life. It was the most rewarding experience." Bourassa said she decided to volunteer her time to Hospice after being diagnosed as having cancer and beating it through chemotherapy. "I came out of it OK and wanted to do something with my life to improve the quality of the lives of others," she said. Sherad said Bourassa's visits give him the chance to get out and do things that he normally docs not have the opportunity to do. BuL he quickly adds that taking care of his grandmother is not a burden. Please see page A2 Hotel staff walks out By KENNETH RAYMOND Chronicle SaK Writer Staff members and housekeep ers of the Quality Inn Triad Plaza on N. Cherry Street walked off their jobs Thursday and expressed their grievances to the U.S Labor ■ Department last Friday after new mangagement cut staff personnel and changed from a weekly to a bi weekly payroll schedule. A group of 10 employees met with Compliance Officer Bill Woodend to discuss their differ ences with Tri-Properties, the hotel's new owner. "So far Tri-Properties hasn't done anything illegal," Woodend said. "It's the owner's prerogative to pay his employees any way he wants, as long as it's within federal law, and the new owners haven't broken any." Tri-Properties, a Richmond- based organization which handles various businesses throughout the South, bought the hotel March 6 and hired the Sky Management Firm, also based in Richmond, to run it. The new management met with the staff the next day and told them of the changes about to be made. Some changes included alter ing the pay period from a weekly to a bi-weekly schedule and cutting back on the number of employees and work hours. Consequently, some employees did not receive pay for working from the week of March 6 through March II until Friday, March 18 and others were released. Former Executive House Keeper and group spokeswoman Linda Martin, who also walked out and later resigned, said they were not informed of those changes and claims they are unfair. "They did not tell us they were going to do that,”' Martin said. "All they said was that a few changes would be made but they didn't say what. We did not find out until three days after the meeting and I don't think it was fair." Hotel General Manager Jill Hillman said they did not know until Thursday that they would be making those changes and believes they are neccessary to operate the business. "We met with the staff and explained that there were going to be a few changes," Hillman said. "But we didn't know about the pay roll ourselves until later.” Please see page A3 Mutter Evans, owner of WAAA SBA to foreclose on local black station The Small Busine.ss Administration has issued a notice of public foreclosure sale at the premises of the Evans Broadcasting Corp., 4950 Indiana Ave. Ext., operating as WAAA radio station. The SBA will sell at "public outcry to the highest bidder for cash...machinery, equipment, furniture, fix tures, and one 1976 Ford Station Wagon." ^ Procecd.s from the sale of the above items will be •elapplied against a loan which was originally for 3 $250,000. Mutter Evans, owner of WAAA could not be reached for comment. Michael A. Grace, attorney for Evans Broadcasiing Coip., declined comment. THE NATION'S NEWS Parks BALTIMORE - Rosa L. Parks, 75, who sparked the 1955 Alabama bus boycott, was discharged last Friday from Johns Hopkins Hospital three days after receiving a pacemaker, a spokesman said. Black college funds sought JACKSON, Miss. - Represeniaiives of about 30 black schools met last Thursday with government and private corporation leaders to learn how to secure grants and contracts for research projects and scholarships. S. Africa talks set in D.C. WASHINGTON - Asst. Sec. of Slate Chester A. Crocker will hold his first talks in two years with South Africa's foreign minister in an effort to advance a U.S. peace initiative for southern Africa. Botha; Angola troops will stay WASHINGTON — South African military forces will not leave Angola unless Cuban troops also depart, last week's Washington Times reported in ref erence to comments by President P.W. Botha. Southeast ward Alderman Larry Womble leads the discussion at a town meeting held at Emmanuel Baptist Church (photo by Santana). Citizens speak out at town meeting By KENNETH RAYMOND Chronicle Staff Writer Police Chief George Sweat was confronted by several resi dents expressing ardent dissatisfac tion with police protection in the Salem Lake area. The residents also challenged Curtis Bostian, director of public works, on the safety of children walking up Reynolds Park Road. The issues were discussed during a town meeting at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Shalimar Drive Tuesday night. Citizens of the southeast area surrounding Reynolds Park Road were given access to city hall offi cials. Others at the meeting were Alderman Larry Womble, Fire Chief Lester Ervin, Housing Direc tor David Brooks, and Parks and Recreations Director Nick Jami son. The meeting was called to give citizens an opportunity to bvpass the formal city hall proce dures for expressing their opinions. Some residents spoke calmly with officials, others seemed a bit angered by the lack of services. One of the main concerns was Please see page A3
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