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Winston-Salem, N.C.
Thursday, March 24,1988
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I Williard Fair speaks
"Our problem is values, not racism
By ROBIN BARKSDALE
Chronicle Staff Writer
Williard Fair delivers his keynote address at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
hoto by Santana).
T. Williard Fair came home last Satur
day night and he came with a powerful
message for Afrp-Americans in Winston-
Salem: That only a spiritual rebirth can
save their community.
Fair, who pulled no punches during
his keynote address at the NAACP Free
dom Fund Banquet, said that a lack of val
ues is causing much of the trouble in
Afro-American communities. That com
bined with the devastating effects of
racism. Fair said, have caused Afro-
Americans to lose touch with the force
that guided their enslaved ancestors.
'We're the only group of people who
continue to make progress but still
remain behind," said Fair, the director of
the Urban League of Greater Miami.
"That has nothing to do with racism. It
has to do with values -- ours. As we
shout for joy, remember the one thing
missing in 1988 that was present in 1716,
is that there was a God we respected.
Black people have always been poor and
we've always been the last hired and the
"oot patrol plans
being evaluated
'KENNETH RAYMOND
ronide Staff Writer
The Public Safely Committee's pursuit of neigh-
thood fool patrols by Summer must await an evalua-
n of: n^power, the size of the patrol area, and the
wk shifts, according to Chief of Police George Sweat.
The Committee is considering a proposal to be
ide to the Board of Aldermen for permanent neigh-
rhood foot patrols. The recommendation will be
ide when the Committee submits its budget on July
I^Jhanent footpatrols would be placed in sec-
«s of the city with high crime rates. Sweat said
By logistics would have to be worked out before
"We would need to know about the size of a par-
ular area, the deployment of manpower, and the
fis they would work before we can go any further,"
said. "After some studies are done, we’d definitely
Vivian Burke, chair of the Public Safely Com-
^tee, said that the success of the downtown foot
»ol led to the consideration of sending other patrol
Hts into various communities
P "The downtown foot patrol was somewhat of a
at," Burke said. "We wanted to see how it would
lit down there before moving them out into neigh-
toods."
"A direct patrol is when an officer would park
car and walk through an area for a while," Sweat
1 "The difference between that and permanent foot
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NATION’S NEWS
Compiled From AP Wire
ntegration case extended
HUNTSVE-LE, Ala. -While the Justice Department
ans to continue its racial segregation complaint
Alabama's system of higher education, it has
hm uh the state in a move that could ke^ a black
lexal judge off the case.
sedition defendants left
R21T SMITH, Ark. The government has rested in
jTOsecution of 13 rqiuted white supremacists, and
P District Judge Morris Arnold says the defense
conclude by week's end.
len settle tavern lawsuit
WEAUNGTON, Del. -- Two Afro-American men
Wf were ‘'allegedly denied service at a Wilmington
BIS' in 1985 because of their race have won a
2,000 out-of-court settlement of their federal discrim-
lawsuiL
ustices: Examine quotas
VASHINGTON - Tbe Supreme Court today sent
P to a lower court a dilute over a racial-quota inte-
Ab plan fOT a public elementary school in Chicago.
The justices told the 7ih U.S. Circuit Court of
to study whether a challenge by a group of
Cubans and American Indians to quotas at the
Disney "magnet" eianentary school has become
This is the second in a
two-part series on Hos
pice home care.
Hospice:
Lending an
extra hand
By ANGELA WRIGHT
Chronicle Managing Editor
50-year-old Ronnie Grubbs
has dropped from his normal
weight of 140 pounds to a slight 81
pounds. He speaks with a hoarse,
barely audible whisper; he has
throat cancer. Although he can eat
some soft foods, he receiv(a most
of his nourishment through a Uibe
protruding from his stomach. His
'doctors say his condition is termi
nal.
Such a prognosis would be
devastating for any family, but for
Ronnie and Shirley Grubbs there
were additional problems. He has a
sixth-grade education, her educa
tion ended at the fourth-grade.
Realizing their predicament, their
doctor called Hospice of Winsion-
Salem/Foreyth County, Inc.
A Hospice volunteer helped
the Grubbses work out a payment
plan with the hospital and located a
lawyer to write Mr. Grubbs' will.
"Hospice has been excellent,"
said Mrs. Grubbs. "It has been very
good to us." She said Hospice pro
vided her with someone to talk
with about their problems.
For the past four months Julee
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Cancer patient Ronnie Grubbs gets helping hand from Rhonda
Brock, a Hospice volunteer nurse {photo by Mike Cunningham).
Rose, a registered nurse employed
by Hospice, has visited the
Grubbs' home at least once a
week. "Julee always comes out
whenever we need her," said Mrs.
Grubbs. "She comes out when he's
sick."
There is also a volunteer reg
istered nurse from Hospice who
looks in on Mr. Grubbs two to
three limes a week. Rhonda
Brock started working with the
family about three weeks ago.
She keeps an eye on Mr.
Grubbs' skin, particularly where
the tube is inserted, to be ready
for a quick diagnosis should a
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first fired. But we ain't never been as bad.
off as we are now. The solution is that we
must press on to know God. Social,
progress does not guarantee spiritual,
growth but spiritual growth does guaran
tee social progress. Unless there is a spiri-;
tual resurrection of values, we will never,
maximize what we have 300 years later." ,
Fair began his address with a histori-,
cal overview of the struggles of Afro-,
Americans since their arrival in this coun-,
try as slaves. Describing the first slaves in
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Citizens report
jails deplorable
By KENNETH RAYMOND
Chronicle Staff Writer
Last year, a cititzen committee visited a Forsyth
County Prison facility to investigate the conditions.
They found cell blocks, which were made to hold
eight inmates comfortably, instead housing 20. They
also discovered poor lighting and ventilation, over
whelming heat, and extremely aggravating noise. The
committee then began their research to assist with the
matter.
The group, comprised of community volun
teers, presented tlieu findings andrecomiriei'.dduOfi.> to
the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on
March 10.
"We're trying to work with the board and every
one else as best we can," said organization spokesman
Lawrence Vellani. "We talked to a lot of people and so
far things are moving along quite well."
The suggestions not only deal with the condi
tions in the jails, but pretrial release affairs. Atop the
list, the citzen committee recommends that a task
force of public officials and private citizens complete
ly evaluate and analyze the conditions, then submit
recommendations.
'We need a group to look into criminal justice
needs," Vellani said. "Somehmes it seems like one big
puzzle. But we need information along the lines of
rehabilitation resources, law enforcement, and prose
cution."
Once the group is formed, it would put together
a data base, which would have detailed information on
every inmate.
"The only thing known about the inmates is the
name, race, and gender," Vellani said. "There's no
information on prior criminal record, current charges,
how high their bond was set, their education, commu-
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Congress nixes Reagan's civil rights veto
WASHINGTON (AP) -Congress
overrode President Reagan's veto of a
major civil rights bill Tuesday, ending a
four-year battle to restore broad protec
tion for women, minorities, the elderly
and the handicapped.
A 73-24 vote in the Senate, followed
by a 292-133 tally in the House, handed
Reagan a severe political defeat and
reversed a 1984 Supreme Court deci
sion that sharply restricted the reach of
four anti-discrimination statutes.
The votes in both chambers were well
above the two-thirds majority needed to
enact a law over a presidential veto. It
was the ninth time Congress had rejected
a Reagan veto.
“People who voluntarily take federal
funds have an obligation to treat every
body else fairly," said Rep. Barney Frank,
D-Mass., summing up the rationale of
lawmakers who have been pressing for
the Civil Rights Restoration Act since
the high court ruling.
The court said only specific programs
or activities receiving federal aid had to
comply with four major civil rights
laws.
The restoration act bars discrimination
by institutions, government agencies and
800 attend NAACP banquet
By ROBIN BARKSDALE
Chronicle Staff Writer
The local NAACP’s annual Freedom
Fund Banquet drew more than 800 people to
the convention center last Saturday night as
the branch honored members of the organiza
tion and others in the community.
The affair was highlighted by the presen
tation of the Sara Lee/Charles McLean Com
munity Service Award to Dr. Kenneth R.
Williams, a former pastor and a former chan
cellor at Winsion-Salem State University. T.
Williard Fair, director of the Urban League of
Greater Miami, was the keynote speaker.
The McLean Award was established in
1985 to recognize people in the Winston-
Salem and Forsyth County community who
provide services and motivate others to
improve the quality of life for themselves
and others. McLean, who served as state
field secretary for the NAACP for more than
28 years, was instrumental in promoting
voter registration drives and in the enact
ment of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He also
had an active business career including the
building of a shopping center in the East
Winston community.
Waller Marshall, president of the local
NAACP branch, in outlining the purpose of
the occasion, said that Afro-Americans in
the Twin City "are not doing it so well in
Winston-Salem because we don't control
anything.” He said that although Afro-
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some corporations that receive any fed
eral aid. That means if a college physics
department, for example, receives feder
al assistance, the entire college would
fall under the civil rights laws.
Reagan and his congressional allies
argued for a less sweeping alternative,
saying the act went far beyond simple
restoration. They said it would curtail
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NAACP President Walter Marshall takes the podium at last week's
Freedom Fund Banquet (photo by Santana).