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Leaving It Behind Health Center retirees bequeath 11,8 years of service. PAGE B1 Heavenly Star Morning Star's young minister reaches out to community. SO cents VOL. XVII, No. 18 N-A-T-l-O-N-A-L N EWS Children's program is destroyed by children By RUDY ANDERSON Chronicle Managing Editor Vandals that Winston- Salem police sus pect were juveniles from the local neighbor hood totally destroyed the equipment of the LIFT Learning Center and Academy at 1225 Highland Avenue Friday. Police estimate damage to the center's equipment to be between $30,000 and $35*000, including the center's copier, type writers, telephones, clocks, files, and other property. "They didn't want anything. They just destroyed everything we had to work with," said a near tcary-eyed Ear line Parmon, the center's director. The program, established to provide continuing educational services and special academic tutoring for youth expelled or on suspension from the Winston Salem/Forsyth County school system, serves more than 40 children* "The real sad thing about this ts that the people who dicHhis are juveniles and may not be held responsible for paying restitution," to cover the loss, she said, because the pro gram could not afford the cost of the premi um. An employee of the program told the Chronicle that he chased four or five kids seen coming out of the building into a nearby apartment complex and then he called police. Please seepage A1 4 LIFT program staff members are stunned as they survey damage done by a group of younp vandals. 'Say Yes' gets grant By RUDY ANDERSON Chronicle Managing Editor A program designed 10 give chil dren in one of Winston-Salem's public ting into trouble has been awarded a grant to expand its operation. The city Housing Authority's Kimberley Park Terrace "Say Yes'' program was awarded nearly $24, (XX) last week by the Winston-Salem Foun dation's Crosby Grants program. The "Say Yes" program was start ed in June by Johnnie Mac Ingram after several violent incidents occurred during the spring involving area youth that she felt was drug-related. "I started it because I felt like it was something black people could do to help themselves with the drug prob lem in our community," she said. "I wanted to show the public that people in public housing could do things for themselves. I've been very pleased with what we've been able to do." The program serves from 70 to 90 Please see page A1 5 k*m Photo by Elizabeth Martin Johnnie Mae Ingram supervises the playtime activities of chil dren who come to the Kimberley Park "Say Yes" program. Gulf crisis sparks vigils Anti-war feelings grow By PATRICIA SMITH DEERING Community News Editor Two candlelight vigils tonight signal the growing discontent among African-Americans in this commu nity over American involvement in the Persian Gulf. The threat of active military intervention ? an ? intervention that involves what some consider a dis proportionate share of the African-American commu nity ? is at the root of the planned demonstration. The vigils are just the first of several activities scheduled to show that discontent by the Voices Against Middle East Intervention, a grassroots coali tion that is leading a groundswell of opposition. "We want ior stop the war and bring our soldiers home," said the Reverend John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church where the idea was born. According to Larry Womble, who chaired the inaugural meeting Dec. 18, he decided that the time had come to take some proactive measures during a Please see page A 14 Urban League offers deal to Smith By RUDY ANDERSON Chronicle'Managing Editor A sum totaling as much as $36,000 dollars could be part of a four ? point scverancc packagc that has been offered to former Urban League executive director, Dclores Smith. The proposal came out of a meeting of the Urban League Board's executive committee following a turbu lent three-hour meeting of the full board Wednesday, Dcc.19, where the board voted down a motion to rein state Smith and settled on a mandatory rotation policy for board members. In reaction to the news that she would not be rein stated Smith said Thursday "I'm not surprised. The same nine who voted to have me removed in November prob ably voted the same way." She said she didn't think their reasoning, whatever is was, for removing her had changed in a month. "They still haven't given the public or me a valid reason for my termination,'' she said. "They keep talking about some mythical group of people I wasn't getting * along with. Well, who wasn't I getting along with?" she asked. "There is no more sanity today to this situation than there was on Nov. 21, when they relieved me of my responsibility,'' she- said. Smith said she knew nothing of the details of a sev-v crance package, when interviewed Thursday and said ? Please see page A 15 Christmas spirit year 'round Local man's gift is love By TANG NIVRI Special to the Chrortide Editor's Note: During this season of giv ing. here is a perspective on giving that each of us should consider. About three years ago, John Siade decided lo get involved with a local Seoul Troop in the Happy Hill Gardens area. Things with the Scouts didn't work out as planned, but in the pr?x;css he did meet a hand some little brown-eyed boy named Chris ? Miller, age H>. ? ? Chris' grandmother, Ms. Christine Miller, a long-time resident of Happy Hill Gardens, muvt have sensed something special about Sladc because she begged him to help her grandson with his schoolwnrk. &fter all. she was not only trying to rear Chris but also his two sisters. Christal, *7, and Christina, 10. "At first 1 just kept on saying no'," said Sladc. "Then alter she kept on asking, I finally said yes'. I guess she jus* wore me down." Good for him, good for her. good for Chris, and gtxxl for the girls! When Sladc first met Chris, he recalls the hny hoing vffy liknhh- rhjjdJ>nlj^m^whn t spoiled. Please see page A15 "At first, being honest, this was sort of an experiement ? John Slade ? Chrorncte Staff PtTOTO Chris Miller (left) and John Slade (right) thumb through a book whicti is one ol many moments they enjoy together. 1
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