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- - ' - ? North Carolina Room , Forsyth County* Public tilKry 660 West f ifth St,;pet W1 n ? a ! s'r' , i N. ' C ' J i ,K\& , , j\y\ ? The Choice for African-American News and Inform. FORT *'NC: ROOM 6 e?0' W 5TH ST Ul 1 NST ON - 5 AL E M NC " 7 -%//4 75 CENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1994 Power com cclcs nothing without </ stim^L /red crick Douglass VOL. XXI, No. 10 . . , ... J,, . ' . . . ? / '? *' . " ' ' ' " ' ' " ' *? ?" " * ? *< \ A African-Americans are targeted in missing monejiprobe^and EEOC complaints have been filed by Postal Service worlcers against management By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Executive Editor Several African-American employees at the U.S. Postal Service iri Wiristomsaiem say they have been targets of racial discrimination, verbal intimidation by management, and have been unfairly targeted in investigations into the disap pearance of thousands of dollars. Over the past several weeks, the Chronicle has mer Postal Service workers, mostly from the North Station on Patterson Avenue. All of the employees interviewed were African-American, and all of them shared a common complaint: African-American Postal Service workers are the targets of a bevy of discriminatory practices by management As expected, the current employees did not want their names printed for fear of reprisal from their supervisors. However, many of them during theiriterviews supplied the Chronicle with hun dreds of pages of court documents, internal mem orandums and numerous letters stemming from . congressional inquiries over the past two years. Postmaster J. Mark Matics refused to answer ~ a reporter's question when he was contacted about two weeks ago about whether an investigation was under way to address some of the workers' allegations. "I don't have any comment," he said. "I'm not " ?. see BLACK page 10 ? Discrimination Workers at North Station have complained about post office management Road Improvements Vital to Economic Development : . . . . : : m . ... ? . .? ? ' r ? ? Assistant City Manager Al Beaty , Alderman Vivian Burke and director of transportation Brent McKinney stop to look at some of the streets in eastern Winston-Salem last week. Jk Alderman Vivian Burke and other- city officials toured roads in eastern Winston-Salem last week i By DAVID L.DILLARD Chronicle Staff Writer Northeast Ward Alderman Vivian Burke wants safer streets and better housing in eastern Winston Salem . * V "? M I. ?? ' * She has monitored the area for years and has stepped up her push for. better living since 9-year-old Kenneth William Wright was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street trying to get to his school bus stop in August Last week, she toured the area with city officials to show them specific concerns of many residents. Burke, who is chairman of the public safety committee, said that 011 New Walker town Road areas aiuund the 2000 block near Second New Bethel Baptist Church and' the 2500 block near the Wilco service station are hazardous areas where accidents can easily occur. ? ? Just two weeks ago, a woman was killed in a traffic accident while pulling her car onto New Walkertown Road "It's hard for people to see coming out these areas," Burke said. 'X.^se are busy intersections, and "with so many people traveling the street now, we need to give drivers a better view." \ ' ^ ?%. -i dominantly black eastern side of the city while similar streets are turned into cul-de-sacs on the predominantly white western side. East Ward Alderman Joycelyn Johnson said the roads are improving, such as the revitalization of 14th Street. However, she said in general the roads in the east compare unfavorably to those on the west side. * "I think the area is beginning to look better," John son said. "There are still a lot of infrastructure improve ments that need to be made, but things are improving." North Ward Alderman Nelson Malloy also said the % streets in the west are also kept up better, but added that problems go beyond the streets. He said the streets are representative of the city's neglect of the eastern section of the city. ? "I ggt a lot of galls about streets not being paved," ? he said. "When you ride through the east you see dirty roads and there's trash everywhere, but on west side you see ROAD page 11 ; ? : ? - ? 5 ? ? : : : ? . . ?. ? ? ? t ' ? . ' Church, Cops Work to Rid Area of Drugs, Prostitution By DAVID L. DO-LARD Chronicle Staff Writer . . ? * . ' . \ The Rev. Seth O. Lartey says he is tired of seeing prostitution, drug activity and trashy areas around his church. Lartey, pastor of Goler Memor ial AME Church on Patterson Avenue, feels the church members have a resjx>nsibility to that neigh borhood as if they live there. ?-T He held a meeting last Wednes day with church members and police officers and urged them to adopt Patterson Avenue from Sev enth to 10th streets. ? ' v "We want to adopt this area, and that includes everybody and everything in this, because we are one big community," Lartey said. "Anything in the area that's not wholesome, we want to get rid of it." Lartey coined the program "Outreach Jerusalem" as an attempt the take the gospel outside church doors and spread it throughout the surrounding community. He also met with police officers to see how they could work together to help clean up the area. Sgt. Jerry Pegram of the Win ston-Salem Police Department, who commands a unit in the area, said prostitution and crime have gone down, but he said the police and community must work together to more community involvement because you are the eyes and ears of the police department when we're not here." "We know it will work because we have prayed about it. We have God behind us and that's the only thing we need completely erase the problem. "This area is notorious for pros titution and drugs. It always has been," Pegram said. "We need to get Pegram said the number of prostitution arrests has declined due to sting operations with women . police officers posing as prostitutes. He said the sting has enabled police to arrest from four to 21 peo ple a night. But the problem hasn't disappeared; it only moved to Ivy Avenue or 13th Street, he said. "We targeted the Johns, or men coming for whatever they come for, and that has made an impact," Pegram said. - "We can stop them, but it has This problem has been around for a long time." Frank Stowe, president of Od er's men's ministry, believes that by going on the streets and confronting the problem, they can eventually drive it out pf the city. Stowe plans to put between 25 30 men on the street at night to wit ness to prostitutes and drug users. He believes others across the city will follow and they will force the illegal activity to cease. "It's time to come out of the (church) building and get out here and do something," Stowe said. "We know it will work because We have prayed about it. We have God behind us and that's the only thing we need." Stowe said the men may begin patrolling the streets as early as next week. Education, Crime Key Issues in At-large Race A Plyler, Whi taker seek commissioner's seat By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer After serving in many leadership posi tions oh volunteer boards in Forsyth County, Dave Plyler said he felt it was time to run for public office. ! "I felt I've reached a point where I've done everything I can do in the non-profit sector," he said ? ; Plyler's opponent. Democrat Garry Whitaker, said Plylcr's community scrvice record docs not necessarily make him the best man for the commissioner position. "Experience is a wonderful thing to have," he said, "but without a vision it's not particularly helpful. "There needs to be leadership for change in our diverse community. I firmly believe I have the perspective needed at the see EDUCATION page 4 ?WIMMIWlH ^tariMtaHn(IMIIIM)niM0 II RrflfiliM. Sports. IS This Wttk In Black History If 1- -- f Mi# " (viPincr j| ijwj iniissMitfEkmy J$h? H.Jtkmt*. The Jim pm opto. Political Newcomers Vie for Clerk of Superior Court Seat By DAVID L. DILLARD Chronicle Staff Writer Forsyth County will have a new clerk of superior court after Nov. 8, and the race is full of political neophytes who feel it's time for a chpnge. Dean Kutlcdgc,, an independent, has prptv ticed law for 12 years, specializing in family and criminal law. Rutledge, 40, says the job is perfect for a lawyer because in many instances, the clerk is a judge. The clerk of superior court presides over probate court, determines the ' * validity of wills and nominates the county's 14 magistrates. - ?' ' ' The clerkis responsible for handling the public administration relating to many mone tary domestic orders, maintains records pertain ing to real estate, participates in the issuance of papers and participates in the enforcement of domestic ordu &. "I think the clerk ought to have legal train ing, and I'm the only candidate who has that," see POLITICAL page 5 TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 910-722-8624
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