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Black History Women shares secret to long life at Bethesda Center for Homeless. PAGE A12 / X. a Spartan Action Mt. TaborgTHsand JVboy sb a skelba 1 1 highlights inside. PAGE B2 Winston-Salem Chronicle THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1993 4 'Power concedes nothing without a struggle ." ? Frederick Douglas VOL. XIX, No. 26 Residents Angered Over Property Assessment Value A Homeowners Question County Tax Officials By MARK R. MOSS Chronicle Staff Writer An official from the Forsyth County Tax Department told angry resi dents that there was no other area of town where the value of property has been devalued as much as it has been in the redeveloped area- of East Wtn ston. About 30 people attended the meeting, sponsored by the East Winston Restoration Association, to find out why the county-appraised value of their new homes had decreased. Although the residents would pay lower taxes. the result of the lower appraisals could mean a decrease or loss in profits if they tried to sell their homes. Most of the residents came from the area bounded by Cleveland and Cameron avenues and 10th and 1 8th streets - a tract that contains a number of relatively new split-level and ranch-style homes. Jack Sprinkle and Aldon Idol of the county tax office, explained the process in determining the value of a home. Alderman Virginia Newell, whose East Ward incorporates the area, wanted to know whether there was a "wholesale' depreciation in the city. "Are you aware of any other area in Winston-Salem where the property has been depreciated like it has been in East Winston?" she said. Idol said he did not, and added: "Let me be the first to confess that we make mistakes and errors." Sprinkle said about 18 percent of the properties in Forsyth County had been reducecLio^akie by up to five percent. Please see page A3 Alderman Virginia Newell of East Ward (standing) at Tuesday's meeting. To Our Readers f Look for layout changes in paper Beginning next week, the Chronicle will imple ment some changes in the layout of the newspaper. The changes will be subtle, but effective we believe, in better assisting Chronicle readers in locat ing articles of their interests and to jielp readers move more easily throughout the paper. The changes, in part, will constitute repositioning stories in the two sections. For example, a. column of national news will move from an inside page to the front cover, replacing the "On the Avant Garde" col umn, which will move inside. The community news pages, located in the second section, will move to the first section. Also, the editorial and forum pages will -be moved from pages four and five of the front section to the rear of the section. The sbcond section will continue to highlight the Chronicle's intense local sports coverage. The section also will be comprised of business, entertainment and religion news. The business and entertainment pages move from the front section, swapping location with community news. Weddings and death announcements will remain in the second section. There also will be an index on the front page to further assist readers in locating different items inside the newspaper. The changes were made to better serve the Chron icle's loyal readership^many of whom have witnessed the paper's growth over the years. "I think these changes will further assist us in serving you," Managing Editor Richard L. Williams said. "You can better find what you're looking for when you know where to find it. "Also, I'd like to know what you think about these changes," Williams added. "And I welcome any feed back via phone calls, letters or personal visits. The Chronicle exists to serve the community and the only way to do that is to be in touch with our loyal reader ship." Call 722-8624 with comments, suggestions or news tips. N*A*T *1*0 A-L NEWS Sears R CHARLOTTE (AP) ? Seam has apologized and refunded payment to a minister whose monthly charge card bill carried a racial shir. The Rev. Ray mond Worslcy, a black Worid War II veteran spf? retired Uriited Presbyterian minister with two doc- 9 torates, didn't, discover tlieiiur until this month when his son saw it oil the November bill "I was disappointed because I don't remember anything that would warrant receiving sometftiil| like this from Sears," Wojsley said. The bill was addressed to "$fr. Raymond Woraley ... C/O APURBCOON ' Sears blamed an employee who quit its Ofce# boro billing center after the November bill was sent Sears didn't name the employee called abooti^ what was owed, more than $1,000. Sears lias refunded the payment and wiped out the debt, he said. Miss USA's Winning Reaction Miss Michigan, Kenya Moore, center, reacts after being named the new Miss I'SA during the pageant held in Wichita's Century II Friday night. Runner-up Miss Georgia, Erin Nance, left, and Miss l 'S.\ IV92 Shannon Marketie, right, watch the action. Arrest Backfires On Yadkin Deputy ? A Canying shotgun was legal, but arrest wasn't By Mark R. Moss Chronicle Staff Writer Two weeks ago when Robert Earl Lytle was walk ing along Hawthorne Road with his shotgun in a holster under his arm, he knew he wa&n't breaking any law. But apparently a Yadkin County sheriffs deputy didn't know. And when Deputy J.S. North spotted Lytle carrying the weapon, he tried to arrest him. North learned it is not against the law to carry a shotgun in Forsyth County. He also learned some- Robert Lytle thing else ? that he had to start looking for another job. He was tired from the Yadkin County Sheriff s Department. Following a fight between the two men. Lytle was sub dued but later released when Winston-Salem police inter vened. North, liowever, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly pulling his service revolver on Lytle. The deputy's wife, Kathy North, said the charges against her husband were not true. She also said that North was not given a reason for his dismissal from his job. "In order to avoid any discrepancies over what might be said in the future. I'm not going to make any more comments," she said. Lytle, a former cab driver, said the drama unfolded as he was heading north on Hawthorne Road around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15. Hanging from his shoulder by a strap was a 1 2-gauge shotgun with a pistol grip. He carries the shotgun, he said, because he doesn't have a pistol and his life has been threat ened. He walks with it. he said, because he does not own a car. Please see page A3 Rappers' Usage Of "Nigger" Triggers Debate By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Managing Editor Derrick Witherspoon, an 18-year old rap artist from Winston-Salem, says he uses the word "nigger" in his songs to establish a rapport with his audience, ^frarlene Simmons of Winston-Salem, also known as "Shocky Shay" uses the word in her lyrics, too. but not so fre quently. she says. While both rappers say they use the word as an endearing term and not in the demeaning historical sense, the increased usage of what is perhaps America's oldest racial epithet is causing the word to gravitate into the nation's mainstream. It also is generating a spir ited debate among different generations of blacks about the word's historically ugly power and its open usage in an integrated society. Some younger blacks say their increased usage of the word "nigger" will demystify it and detract some of its negative meaning. They use it. they say. as an endearing term when addressing each other. "It's all about what you mean and how you use the word." says Wither spoon. a member of "Da Forf Dimen sions" rap group. "You can get close to your peers by using that word. It was once used to downgrade blacks, but it doesn't mean that all the time." But other blacks, mostly older, say that "nigger." no matter who uses it. should not be allowed to creep its way into the national mainstream. '"Nigger' was the term white people used to dehumanize blacks for years," says the Rev. Carlton A G. Eversley of Dellabrook Presbyterian Church, "and it should be discouraged across the board.'' "Nigger," of course, has long been an element of black vernacular, almost an honorific of the streets, but strictly off limits to whites. But as the word has found voice in black music, particularly rap. which is increasingly being embraced by whites, the term is rapidly being driven into the mainstream. For the past few years, rappers have incorpo rated nigger" into their lyrics and have been selling it to not only their own neighborhoods, but a large number of whites as well. "I think it's very dangerous when any white person, no matter how inti mate they feel within the black Ameri can culture, uses that term," Eversley says. Blacks, on the other hand, use the Sharlene Simmons term in much the same way "man" or.. "brother" used to suffice. "Times change." Witherspoon says. "And words change, too.' The word "nigger" also is increas ingly being used on television. For example, every Friday night at midnight. Home Box Office televises Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. where Please see page A 12 ? TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 919-722-8624 ?
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