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Let the kids
come up with a plan
When you talk with people who frequent Hanes Mall,
grown-ups, youths and employees there, they say one of
the nightmares they go through is watching young people
1 ,on Friday and Saturday nights exhibiting anti-social behav
*or
Some people have suggested that the real reason the
: mall management is balking at establishing a second bus
stop at the mall is directly attributed to this problem. They
believe management there is using its so-called concern
.'about buses damaging pavement in the parking lot as a
r: cover to keep this element out of the mall. In our view, the
Z^only thing that is accomplished by this is alienation and
^ ?unnecessary inconvenience for the people who use the tran
?:'-sit system. - .
>t; If the suspicions of these people are correct and the
.behavior of youths is at the core of the mall management's
-concern, then the following suggestions may help to ease
tf.that concern.
The mall is without question the modern day equivalent
l::of the biblical marketplace where vast numbers of people
:I;came together to barter, buy, and sell goods. Their children
*\*came with them. If the children had no money to buy
goods, which most did not, or no other activities to keep
;jthem occupied, they eventually found trouble.
: * ? This is not to say that youths coming to the mall do not
^have money. To be sure, many certainly do. Still many do
; not. In either case the mall, whether management wants to
admit it or not, has become a popular hangout for youths
j whether they come to buy something or not. , For those not
. "buying though, the mall is an open invitation to trouble the
\ kids create because there is nothing else to do to occupy
i "'.their time.
ii -filth
But what if Hanes Mall, or any mall where this type of
X problem exists, were to provide a space where youths could
??^gather and participate in activities planned by a committee
;T*of youths under rules established by that committee in con
junction with mall management? What do you think might
^'happen? *
; - A lot less idle traffic on the walkways of the mall is one
^possibility. Unruly behavior might be minimized because
fSthe rules of conduct established will have been made up by
;]:a group of their peers. And an added byproduct for the mall
?; -might be more business because people will see a proactive
rather than reactive approach to dealing with a problem
;that could be potentially damaging to business in the long
> run.
jij; Management need not hide behind explanations that
t? almost no one buys. Management should take the high
J* ground and deal with what it considers to be a problem
ti head on.
The name of the game is cooperative inclusion, not
if. confrontational exclusion. A solution to the dilemma is
;within reach if the blinders are taken off.
We all know that kids can be pretty creative when it
j I comes to handling things they care about. So, let the kids
; come up with a plan of tneir own to handle this situation.
Ivln "most instances, the kids can be tougher on themselves
than grownups ever could be when they are allowed to set*
<;^the rules they must adhere to and take responsibility for
J? their actions.
It is our hope that this suggestion will be given serious
^ consideration in solving any concerns mall management
rf! and the public may have.
I Summer help for the kids
? ? ? - k
The employment picture for young people this summer,
; ; while a little better than last year, is still pretty grim. There
J; simply are not enough employment programs either
; ? : through the public or private sector to absorb the demand
that will be out there for employment.
But there is a way we adults can impact on this situa
::: tion and have it be mutually beneficial for all involved. We
: can become employers. That's right^We can hire young
people to do the jobs we need done. And if these young
' ^ people who say they want to work are sincere, they should
: ? have little trouble finding jobs.
. .What is being advocated here is simply putting people
to work in your neighborhood doing jobs that need to be
done in that neighborhood and paying them for it. These
;<are jobs like cutting the grass, trimming bushes, raking
leaves, clearing underbrush, or washing the family car. The
<i chores may be more involved like painting or helping to
build something.
Those of us who are old enough to remember, know
that doing that kind of work didn't kill us. It helped to keep
:}: us out of trouble, and put a little money in our pockets. We
X-saw improvements in our neighborhoods and took pride in
:*ithe work we had done. And we got to know something
f: - about our neighbors and our neighborhood.
Unfortunately, that is not as much a practice today as it
should be. But with the job situation for young people the
';Tway it is today, this is an idea whose time has come again.
Reader has some ideas about problems at the Mall
To the Editor:
J am writing in response to
recent articles in the Winston-Salem
Journal concerning the proposed
cuts in bus service to Hanes Mall.
Let's read between the lines. When
did marketing strategies for an enter
prtsebegin advocating an action
which will decrease consumer
access to the establishment? These
buses are bringing potential con
sumers to the mall as well as
employees.
This is not about controlling
potholes, this is about .control ling
some Americans' freedom, namely
_ black Americans'.
If the bus service was running
through Sherwood Forest or Buena
Vista and the people of those neigh
borhoods relied on it, Mr. Winstead
would be advocating more buses to
run because it ultimately translates
into profit for the mall shops.
It is understandable for the mall
management to be concerned about
disruptive youths in a community
setting, but there are numerous
examples of white youths being dis
ruptive and committing horrific
crimes against their fellow citizens.
The mall is the 20th century's
concept of the public marketplace,
?where people of^the community
gather to talk, eat, and buy their
wares. Perhaps we need to brain
storm as a community about ways to
engage our youth when they gather
communally. Yes, they can talk, eat,
shop, play video games, and work at
the mall, but what else can they do?
As a college student, I used to
go to coffee houses for $2-3 and lis
ten to music and drink hot cider and
colas. Why not establish a mall teen
board to work with other agencies
within the city and pull together
ideas which engage youths and not
oppress or ostracize them?
The bottom line here is truth
and democracy. Behind all this
rhetoric, the real truth is that we're
not talking about the potholes; and
our men and women do not have to
go overseas to fight for democratic
truth. It needs to be fought for here.
Sincerely yours,
Jaquelyn Chance
, & _ ' .
Airline cartel
To the Editor:
Contrary to management-like
excuses for airline failures, such as
high fuel, labor, etc. costs, I don't
believe that manufacturers and oper
ators of today's conventional, "pod
like," non-crashworthy airliners are
reading the passenger market cor
rectly.
Apart from the frequent flyers
who have no choice, the ear-shat
tered home dwellers, as well as casu
al passengers abhor today's noisy,
cumbersome, dangerous airliners
basically patterned after obsolete
CHRONICLE MAI LB AG
Our Readers Speak Out
WW II bomber and runway designs.
Their crisis-in-confidence is increas
ing every day!
Solution: Let's pass the lan
guishing Senate bill S-1600 for res
cuing the F.A.'s "a" from the ground
minded D.O.T., so that some of the
erisnared $13 billion Airport aod
Airways Trust fund may be allocated
toward developing the safer, quieter,
and sturdier Bumelli/Miami lifting
body airliner. The Bumelliis ashort
runways, takeoff and landing
(S.T.O.L.) supersonic, suborbital air
liner. The cartel's ban on this safer
and cheaper airliner must be lifted.
E. Fredy Warns
Director
Citizens Committee for
Aviation Safety
Hialeah, F)a.
Congratulations
To the Editor:
The following letters were writ
ten to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Salley Jr.
and forwarded to the Chronicle for
publication.
To the parents of Sheree Salley,
Your child has been chosen as
Super Citizen of her class for the
month of March. This is truly an
honor. Your child has exhibited citi
zenship qualities such as following
school and classroom rules, getting
along with others, and working hard
to successfully complete home and
classroom assignments. She has also
proven to be honest, cooperative and
dependable. /
We congratulate your child for
having been selected as Super Citi
zen. We know that you will cherish
the opportunity to share in this honor
with your child.
Rose J. Stowe
Principal
Hall- Wood ward
Elementary School
To the parents of Shana Salley,
Your child has been chosen as
Super Citizen of her class for the
month of March. This is truly an
honor. Your child has exhibited citi
zenship qualities such as following
school and classroom rules, getting
along with others, and working hard
to successfully complete home and
classroom assignments. She has also
proven to be honest, cooperative and
dependable.
We^congratulate your child for
having been selected as Super Citi
zen. We know that you will cherish
the opportunity to share in this honor
with your child.
Rose J. Stowe
Principal
Hall-Woodward
Elementary School
Parks' sausage?
To the Editor:
With the introduction of Parks
Sausage Company products here,
area residents are fortunate to have a
taste and nutrition experience I had
for a number of years when I lived
in the New York/New Jersey area.
The variety of beef and pork prod
ucts, including the hot and spicy
sausage patties, links, and sausage
biscuits, have graced many a break
fast table of mine. They make
microwaveable, quick-to-fix hors
d'oeuvres, as well! . . * J.
The minority-owned, Haiti
more-based firm has developed a
line of products that I have found to
be more delicious than those (no
names, please!) I grew up eating
here and are just as economical. The
meats are made with no preserva
tives, making the products more nat
urally flavorful.
If this sounds like an advertise
ment, it is and an endorsement
because I'm a fan. Thanks for the
samples I received, and "More
Parks' Sausages, Mom, Please!"
Sincerely,
Patricia Smith-Deering
Community News Editor
Winston-Salem Chronicle
A complaint
To the Editor:
Obviously there are some rules
to getting articles published in your
newspaper that we are not privy to.
In every event to meet your require
ments and deadlines with timeliness,
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc; has
always received second-class atten
tion to our submissions.
Qnseveral occasions, I've spo
ken to the editors about their delay
in publishing our articles. And in
every situation, I've been quoted a
time, only to see our articles two or
three weeks later, and then to appear
on the latter pages of those issues.
Surely, being in the business of news
gathering you understand that it is
immediacy that makes news worthy.
Even though my organization
continues to complain, we are still
faithful to the support of your news
paper. However, a few of the mem
bers in other cities have canceled
their subscriptions, and the home
chapters have entertained a notion to
do likewise, depending upon the
result of this editorial.
What prompted this action was
our recognition of the news articles
and photographs of other Winston
Salem based organizations, especial
ly fraternities and sororities, that are
published in a timely manner, and
often appear pn the front page of the
Community News section.
So, hopefully you can see why
we feel we are being treated as an
afterthought.
We would like to continue our
relationship with and our support of
your paper, but only if we can under
stand your publishing process and
what our role is in it.
In essence, tell us what the rules
are and we'll be able to play the
game. Otherwise we'll have no need
to play at all!
^Vith utmost sincerity,
Anthony R. Ragland
Director of Public Relations
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
Delta Sigma Chanter
A practical solution to the school board issue
There has been considerable
debate in the media regarding the
outcome of a recent election involv
ing the school board. This debate
and diversity of thought, when
respectfully and intellectually pre
sented, results in the best exercise
of rights accorded to free men and
women. In that regard, I am electing
to enter this debate to seek a con
sensus toward independent correc
tive action that does not require
other persons in our community
from pursuing redress in the courts.
It is my view that the outcome
of the school board election will not
directly impact upon the learning of
any child in Winston-Salem, Learn- come of a school board election
ing is a very complex objective that requires judicial racial confronta
is partially based on the drive of the tion to achieve the past result?
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By PHILLIP S. BANKS III
individual to acquire it. Rather, it is Additionally, should we assume that
my view that the outcome of the the result that we wish to achieve as
election presents an interesting a community is educated children
question. who aspire to business ownership
Should we assume that the out- and scientific capability? Finally,
should we assume that the lack of
black participation as voting mem
bers of the school board, is in part
related to ineffective political orga
nizations or ineffective use of vot
ing rights? I do not know the
answers to the question^ I have
posed. Rather; I have elected to
bypass each of the questions in
favor of a practical step forward
which cannot guarantee a successful
result.
It is my view that we are in a
world of economic crisis. Japanese
and German societies have closed
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Budget cuts hazardous to education's health
Since the height of th<^ deprcs- ing for a means lo balancc ihc buducl veais.
Since the height of th<^ depres- ing for a means to balance the budget
sion, North Carolina lawmakers have ? have proposed cuts of almost $250
steadily, and at times, heroically, million for the 1991-92 education
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years. We must have a public educatior
The Bonner Bridge at Manteo system that is financially healthy anc
took years to plan, design and build, fiscally stable, not a public educatior
Yet, it only took one storm and one system that must wonder whether its
barge to render it useless. Although funding is secure from year to year
rebuilt, the citizens and economy of We firmly believe the line must be
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the area will pay for its loss for years
to come in terms of lost jobs, lost rev
enue and lost opportunities.
It is this concern, for not losing
the momemum for educational
improvements that have already been
improvements that have already been
charted a course designed to 'create a budget. Those cuts come hard on the established, that we ? the leaders of
system of public education competi- heels of cuts and "negative reserves" North, Carolina'* thr^ cvctAmc
system of public education competi
tive with any in the nation. It has
been an accepted tenet that North
Carolina's progress as a state is inti
mately coupled with the quality of its
three public education systems
heels of cuts and "negative reserves" North. Carolina's three systems of
imposed last session. These cuts are public education ? feel compelled to
real and substantial. r:More important- alert the people of this state to the dis
ly, the cuts carry the promise of astrous impact the current round of
undermining the hard-fought-for budget cuts ? not to mention any
r ^MVHV.WUVUilVIl JJJIVIIltl* improvements to the public education future cuts ? will have on our public
Subcommittees of the Joint infrastructure that so many have schools, our community colleges, and
Appropriations Committee ? search- worked so hard to implement over the our state universities.
drawn at further budget cuts. Qui
ability to provide quality educatior
and training services for our student*
has already been compromised, fur
ther cuts could be injurious, if noi
fatal.
We are facing perilous budgei
times, and everyone in state govern
ment needs to help with their fait
share. We agree that a cut here, and 2
squeeze there, will help make it pos
sible for the state to navigate these
difficult economic times.
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