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PAGE A6 Winston-Salem Chronicle APRIL 14 People CLOSE-UP WSHA touted for housing program By ROBIN BARKSDALE Chronicle Staff Writer The Staff and administrators at the Winston-Salem Housing Authority are tickled pink about the recent award the department received for crime prevention and even more excited still about their successful efforts at "taking a bite out of crime" in the city’s pub lic housing projects. The authority's Crime Prevention Program recent ly was selected to receive a U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development Regional Perfoimance Award. David L. Thompkins, the executive director of the WSHA, said he is definitely pleased about the auihori- "l think crime can be beaten...They have to put more police officers in the projects. I don't think crime in any area is here to stay but you have to establish deterrents." -- David L. Thompkins ty's recognition, but that the task of alleviating crime in the housing units is far from finished. 'We've been working with residents to see if we can get drugs out of the developments and to see if we can get rid of any other crimes that go on," said Thompkins. "We have gotten great cooperation from the residents but we want to continue to work to pro vide crime-free housing areas." Thompkins said the local authority was cited for a project which was officially begun in May of last year. But he said it actually took three years for the crime prevention program to be implemented. Thompkins said the WSHA and the Winston-Salem Police Depart ment in 1985 began a concentrated effort to form a partnership to monitor criminal activity within housing units. A Crime Prevention Coordinator was appointed to coordinate the various program components such as establishment of a neighborhood waUih program, the opening of the Winston-Salem Council on Drug Abuse offices in each project community, improved exterior lighting and the distribution of information on crime and drug abuse prevention. Additionally, to kick off the program and to recog nize public housing youth for their outstanding perfor mances in academics, sports and leadership, the hous ing authority hosted its first annual Crime Prevention and Commissioners Awards Festival last July. More than 1,000 people attended the program. The authority intensified that effort by providing T-shirts to residents bearing slogans such as ""Crime Free Public Housing” and "Say No to Drugs." Tbomp- kins said the campaign was intended to heighten awareness of crime among residents and to encourage a level of pride within neighborhoods. The program also caught the attention of the regional housing offi cials and earned the local authority a first place finish in the region for crime prevention performance. "It is with great pride that I present these awards to the Housing Authorities of Winston-Salem and Raleigh (selected in the Communily/Tenant Relations category)," said Raymond A. Harris, regional adminis trator/housing commissioner, DHUD. "...Through the leadership of David L. TTiompkins, the residents and the local community, (the authority) has developed and implemented outstanding programs which will improve the quality of life in the city." Thompkins said that the authority was honored by the selection and that the staff and administrators would now work to develop an even stronger link between parents, police officers and the housing authority in deterring crime. He said he is convinced that crime does not have to be a given when it comes to housing projects. ”I think crime can be beaten," Thompkins said. "But increasing the police force in the housing pro jects is the only way to do it. The police have got to beef up their patrols in the housing units. They have to put more police officers in the projects. I don't think crime in any area is here to stay but you have to estab- David L. Thompkins, director of the Winston-Salem Housing Authority, and members of hiss examine a notification of their crime prevention performance award (photo by Santana). lish deterrents." hnies they are our residents." CALENDAR THURSDAY. APRIL 14 • Pink Broomstick, a support/education group for mastectomy patients, family members and friends, will meet at 10:30 a.m. at l!» Glade Street YWCA. Dr. John Wright will present a program cm "Breast ReconstructicHi." Tlie free program is sponsored by the Forayth Cancer Service. Fcff more information call 725-7421. -i • OrieniaticHi for volunteers at Fcffsyth Memorial Hospital will be held at 9:30 a.m. and at 5:45 p.m. Help is needed in the outpatient center,. the surgical waiting room, radiology and at the information desk. Ftr more information call 760-5738. • Africana, a live black history game show, will return to the WSSU campus at 8 p.m. in the lecture room of the Hall-Patterson Coramuni- . cations Building. For more information call 750-3350. FRIDAY, APRIL 15 • The Hopewell Moravian Church Softball Team will hold the Second . Annual Chris Enscore Memorial Softball Tournament to benefit the American Diabetes Association from 6 to 10 p.m. The toumaraeni wiH ran Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. The tournament will be held at Griffith Elementary School on Clem-. monsville Road. • Forsyth Tech's Reading Tutor Training Session will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Forsyth Tech’s West Campus, room 36. A session will also vbe held Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 10-hour session will review the Laubach approach to teaching a non-reader how to read. After completing the session students will become a certified tutor Books and other materials will be provided during the woiksh»v session. For more information call 760-2373. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 • Piedmont .Plus Senior Games will hold a "Piedmom Plus Chickin' Pickin'" at Tanglewood Park. The event Begins at 4 p.m. and food will, be served at 5 p.m at shelter #1. Tickets may be purchased for S6 and me available at The Elnis or the Area Office on Aging. For more infor- - maiion call 727-2505. MONDAY, APRIL 18 ■, Hie West Forsyth High School PTA will discuss "Slxess in Teen- ^ agers. Understanding and Coping or How Much Longer 'til They Graduate!?" at 7:30 p.m. in the school's auditorium. A panel will be present to discuss the issue. Stress Management & Self-Esteem" will be the topic of discasskm al the American Cancer Society's "I Can Cope" series. For mote mfbr- mation call 761-1528. ^ TUESDAY APRIL 19 •"The Women's Network will hold their fourth annual spring dinner event at 5:15 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center. The dinner will feature nationally known humorist and former Miss North Carolina Jeanne Robertson. Her topic will be "Humor: An Effective Strategy for Please see page Ar Thompkins said that the housing authority had the power to evict residents if their family members were convicted of certain crimes, such as selling drugs. He said there had been instances in the local units which had required that an entire family be evicted because one family member had been convicted of a serious crime. The policy, he said, helped to place responsibil ity for policing the neighborhood with the residents themselves. "We can evict residents if they violate certain fed eral or state laws," he said. "If a child is caught deal ing drugs the entire family can be evicted. That's why we encourage parents to keep up with their children and to know what they're involved with. If they realize how much is at slake they may try to keep up with them and make sure they don’t get involved with drugs or with street gangs. We don't close our eyes to the fact that when the police catch people doing things, somc- Thompkins said that a key to the success:! local authority's crime prevention program is in lionship that the staff has developed with the k, of the housing projects. 'We gel good cooperation from our resiifeiui that helps,” said Thompkins. "We're in the proa strengthening that cooperation but right now wi residents who will call the police and tell iheim things are going on their neighborhoods. Tbafsfi our Neighborhood Watch Program. Residenisaiti ly starting to gel involved." The Winston-Salem Housing Authoriiji receive its awards at a recognition program Tiia April 14, at the Airport Hilton in Greensboro, housing authorities of Memphis, Tenn., and Sai and Brookhaven, Miss., also were selected for IV Performance awards. SOCIAL NOTES East wins oratorical contest The East Winston Noon Opti mist Club sponsored its annual oratorical contest March 22 at the East Winston Library. The topic for this year's con testants was "Destiny —Choice, Not Chance." The contestants for this year were boys 15 years of age and under. The winner of the contest was Andrew East, who delivered a speech on war. He was awarded the Optimist Gold Medallion. East will advance to partici pate in the zone contest which will be held in Greensboro. East is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Teddy L. East and is a stu dent at Carver High School. The judges for the contest were Gloria Devane, Marrette Aldrich and Elwanda Ingram. The coaches were Millicent King and Belinda James. Linda Morrison was the timekeeper, Committee members for the contest were Dannie Wood and Robert Leaih of the Optimist Club. Robert Leath, Dannie Wood and Toussaint Holland ecus® Andrew East, second from left WSSU to present the Winston-Salem Symphony, Margaret Hafj Winston-Salem State Universi ty will present the Winston-Salem Symphony with guest conducior/pianist Margaret Hanis and the WSSU Choir al 7 p.m. Sun day, April 17, in the K.R. Williams Auditorium. The program is the sixth pre sentation in the Performing Arts Series of Lyceum Cultural Events. A reception in honor of the guest artist will be held in the Green Room of the auditorium immediate ly following the concert. The WSSU Choir will be directed by Dr. James Kinchen Jr. and Maestro Peter Ferret , now in his ninth season as music director and conductor of the Winston- Salem Symphony. Harris is a multi-talented ariisi and an established performer who held her first piano recital at the age of three. She is the author of numer ous works, including conceni, bal lets and themes for prospective tele vision shows. Harris earned her bachelor's degree in 1964 and her master's a year later from the Jul- liard School. Her career includes such hall marks as being the first Afro-Amer ican woman to conduct a major American symphony orchestra and one of the first Afro-American females to enjoy an extended stay on Broadway as a musical director and conductor. She has ^ solo recitals throughout Stales, Canada and Eiin?^ also has appeared cm radios vision around the w(»ld. Harris' biography cant''- in publications such as ’VIbi in the World," "Musically and "Notable Amerieaos® Bicentennial Era." She has received lui* awards for achieveraentafnlF . mance, most recently ttie I* Honour and Merit Ordo'^ Knights of Malta. Tickets are $5 in adva^i $7thedayoftheshow,Sflitf zens and groups of 10 receive a $2 discount ABOUT TOWN Warr6n Mootg tgcgIvgs national BchiGVGrnGnt TGCOd The United Stales Achieve- ^ mem Academy has announced that Warren G. Moore has been named a United States National Award winner for his achievement in the field of art. The award is a prestigious honor that very few students are able to attain. The academy recog nizes less than 10 percent of all American High School students. Moore, the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Green Moore of Win ston-Salem is a student at Carver High School. He was nominated for the honor by his art instructor, Dwayne Hawks. "Recognizing and supporting w-mmr our youth is more important than Warren Moore displays some of his artwork A,/A,* KArr,,>A lr\ A t-J-. rr in L.t _ _ . • v r\ ever before in America's history," said Dr. George Steven*' _ live director of the 4 tainly United States Ac , Academy award winn^ ^ congratulated and appi^^ ,• their dedication to excel! achievemenL" jj Selections are made^ _ the recommendation^ ® i coaches, counselors^” . school sponsors. . oj lion include a student* ^ performance, and cooperative spirit ability.. in earning him national recognition"for“o?,tsl!!nH™^ instrumental (photo by Santana). ® ““'standing achievement Dr. Miria® -t nationally noted edu®*,; * cuss "Writing SiraicP Please see ?
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