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Winston-Salem Chronicle
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"The Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly"
Thursday, May 10, 1990 ? VOL. XVI, No. 37
Run-off likely in District 67
Woodruff, Parmon elected
By TONYA V.SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
? The hoped for history -making voter turnout Among
Afro-Americans in Tuesday's primary elections did not
become a reality. Bui a political newcomer and a veteran
tallied major victories and will make history in November
when two black women take their respective seats on the
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners.
According to unofficial returns from the Forsyth
County Board of Elections, Mazie S. Woodruff, with near
ly^, 000 votes, and Earline W. Parmon, 2,765 votes, were
the top vote getters in the District A county commission
ers' race, beating a field of four others which included for
mer Alderman Patrick T. Hairs ton and C.P. Booker.
?Mrs. Woodruff and Ms. Parmon are the first commis
Carter defaults
on Skyland '
school property
By TONYA V. SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
The Afro-American entrepreneur
who fought long and haul for Sky
land School and planned to renovate
the building has defaulted on his
contract with the city -county school
system and his $2,500 deposit is sub
ject to forfeiture.
William R. Carter Jr. had 60 days
from March 2 to make good on the
$50,000 bid he made during an auc
ran out and the property reverted
back to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth =
County Schools, said attorney Dou
glas S. Hunger.
Mr. Carter was arrested March
,16 after he was deemed a fugitive
from justice because he failed to
appear to answer theft charges. He
was taken to Dekalb County (Ga.)
Jail and held without bond.
Superintendent Larry D. Coble
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sioners elected by the newly implemented plan that
expands the county board from five to seven members and
divides the county into two districts in an effort to increase
Afro- American representation off the all-white, all-male
board.
"I expected to win," -said Mrs. Woodruff when asked
if she expected to win by such a large margin. "It was all
due to hard work and the blessings of God. I only asked
him for victory and a clear day and I got both. Voter
turnout was very low and I'm sorry that in this day we
would have such low turnout. I believe everybody who is
able should go to vote. We shouldn't have rules and laws
to govern us without us taking part and having a say-so in
what they'll be. That's why I vote and I've been this way
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"We Made It!"
Photo by L B. Speas Jr.
Two of the 278 WSSU graduates at the school's 98th com
mencement give each other a celebratory hug following the cer
emony. Edward Perkins was the keynote speaker for the com
mencement, held at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coli
seum May 5. See stories page A3.
Money issue in legislative session
Annie Brown Kennedy
By JOCELYN DANIELS
Chronicle Legislative Correspondent
RALEIGH - When the N.C.
General Assembly reconvenes here
in two weeks, the budget, funding
for education, prisons and a number
of human services issues will ride
high on the legislative agenda. Leg
islators will also argue whether
North Carolina should have a state
lottery.
"My major concern is funding
of education, health and the prison
system," said Sen. Ted Kaplan, D
Forsyth. "These things are critical,
especially in light of the fact that
the state is $250 million short of
revenues that were forecast "
Sen. Kaplan represents
Forsyth's 20th Senatorial District.
During this so-called short ses
sion, the General Assembly could
consider as many as 250 eligible
bills. Most of those bills, proposals
and study commissions are being
carried over from the 1989 session.
Only bills directly affecting the
state budget for the fiscal year
1990-91 are going to be submitted
from both houses, and then only
when the bill is filed within a week
after the General Assembly recon
venes.
Additionally, legislators can act
on any bill that has passed at least
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Displaying thumbs up and number one signs, from left, Annette Wilson and Incumbent Beaufort Bai
ley, school board candidates; Mazle Woodruff and Earllne Parmon, the newest additions to the Forsyth
County Board of Commissioners; Warren Oldham and Denlse Adams, who will most likely face each
other In the run-off for the 67th District, bask In their respective victories in Tuesday's primaries.
Commarrity leaders reach consensus
Econ summit forges unity
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
More than 80 of Winston-Salem and Forsyth
County's government* business, and community leaders
have agreed that a unified economic development plan
is crucial to the area's growth and vitality.
That agreement is an outgrowth of the First county -
~wide economic summit ever held. It was held in Blow
ing Rock May 3-5, and was organized by John S.
Holleman, county commission chair, and vice chair
Gerald H. Long.
The group tackled a number of perplexing social
and economic issues during their three day stay in a
mountain resort before reaching consensus that the city
strategy and retool its slumping image.
One of the key impressions that most Afro- Ameri
can's attending the summit left with was the feeling that
an honest effort had been made to include every seg
ment of the community.
Ernie Pitt, publisher of the Winston-Salem Chroni
Student seeks
settlement against
Wake Forest Univ.
By TONYA V. SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
The attorney for an Afro-American law student
who was allegedly manhandled, wrongfully accused,
and arrested by Wake Forest University security offi
cers and city police, is seeking compensatory damages
and asking that the college revamp its policies and
practices which led to what he said was discriminatory
treatment of his client.
On behalf of John F. fyJ&Lemore, a third- year law
student at WFU, Attorney Robert M. Elliot - cooperat
ing attorney of the North Carolina Civil Liberties
Union - asked for an audience with President Thomas
K. Hearn or the university's representatives to discuss
terms of an agreement to compensate Mr. McLemore.
That meeting took place at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Leon H. Corbctt Jr., vice president for WFU's Legal
Affairs; Sandra Combs Connor, vice president for
Public Affairs and other members of Mr. Corbett's
staff sat in on the meeting with Mr. Elliot and his
client. ^
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[legislative priorities unr^sr fnr Black Caucus members I
RALEIGH ? The 1990 so-called short session of
- the N,C. General Assembly could be remembered as a
"hold-the-iine" sessioafor ihe Black legislative Ctucus.
During this session legislators will try to adjust the
1990-91 budget, to increase funding for education and
expand prison space. Other issues that many legislators
expect to surface iiKlude several envifOflsmental concerns
and a number of human affairs issues.
The "short session" reconvenes on Monday, May 2 1 ,
Despite the almost wholly general nature of the crit
ical issues slated to confront legislators when they return
here, a number of Afro-American lawmakers say they
can't relax their vigil.
"We must make sure that when the General Assem
bly begins passing out money for higher education that
the historically black colleges and universities aren't
slighted," said Sen. Ralph Hunt, D-Durham. "It's incum
NEWS ANALYSIS
By Milton C. Jordan
Chronicle I egislntivo Corrosoonrtont
bent upon us to ensure that these schools be treated equi
tably."
Rep. Annie Brown Kennedy, D-Forsyth, believes
that Afro-American legislators must closely examine the
prison expansion issue, especially in light of the high
number of Afro-American males who arc sentenced to
prison.
"We must look very closely at the funding levels for
alternatives to incarceration/ said Rep. Kennedy, "and
make sure that we aren't simply creating more apace for
minorities, especially black males."
Neither of these concerns, nor the attitude of con
stant vigilance are new for the members of the Legisla
tive Black Caucus. As this group of lawmakers returns
here in two weeks, they will celebrate the 21st anniver
sary that Afro- Americans have helped make North Car
olina's laws.
For those two dccades, Afro- Americans legislators
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cle, said the summit was long overdue. "This kind of
dialogued what vte: needed to have li we ever hope to
change conditions in our community. We reached con
sensus even though we did not all agree," he said. Mr.
Pitt said everyone seemed U) have only one objective
and that was to get the city and county back on track
from an economic standpoint.
"There were differences on how it should be done,
but for the first time we all agreed that it should be
_ done/' he said. "It was clear to me that there was a sen
sitivity to the concerns that everyone had."
- Gail Anderson, executive vice president of the
Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, echoed
those sentiments. "We accomplished a lot more than I
anticipated we would before I went to the summit," she
said. "I was really impressed with the committment of
the people who were there. We all really worked hard."
Ms. Anderson said she had been to meetings before
where much was discussed but little action resulted.
But she said she does not believe that will be the case
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