?Salem ? ? . A . . . _ ?? ? k .. < : h ? i -j t f h> ?? The Choice for African- American News and Information u . . ' - < ' &<-; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1995 > r . . ^ ? - a ' U J f'v . f ' I'j .A! .?'!"} NC .. ' M ? 1 75 CENTS 1 1 "' s ?"thin\: without a struggle." ? / rede rick Douglass VOL. XXII. No. 3 By MAURICE CROCKER Chronicle Staff Writer The Forsyth County Managers office is looking at new ways of improving the county's 911 emergency service, after proper procedure was not followed in response to a 91 1 call. Residents at Cherry Hill Apart ments are complaining about the Coun ty's 911 emergency service, after a fel low resident was in a diabetic comma for more than 30 minutes, while waiting for an ambulance. i y.HWhat happen was the crew got misdirected, and couldn't find the intended destination/' <#aid Ron Gra > ham, assistant county manager. According to Graham, the 911 call was originally dispatched to Tom Higgs Ambulance Service, one of the County's two franchise ambulance services. nWe have two franchise operators we use for our non -emergency calls, " Graham said. The other ambulance ser vice used is Sher-Mack Ambulance Ser vice. The call was ruled a non-emer gency because the dispatcher al 911 communications assumed, 78-year-old Sindy Liqdsey was conscious at the time of the call. Although a lost for directions may have played a part in the delay, Graham said there are certain procedures that needed to be followed. "We have a procedure, that if a crew sees there is going to be a delay, they are to call back and let communi see COMMISSIONERS page 12 . - - Residents of the Cherry Hill Apartments hold picket signs , during a protest of 911 services. EMS personnel took more than 30 minutes to respond to a caSL By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Members of the Winston Salem/Forsyth County school didn't have to travel outside of North Carolina to study the con- . cept of Afrocentric schooling in 4 a private setting. They only needed to visit Carver Road : Church of Christ and Quality' Education Institute here in town. V Out of concern for African ? American students in the public . school system, a group of con-, ^ cerned church members aggre*- *'v' sively set out on* task ta offe*Ai an alternate educational, setting that would enrich students acade mically, culturally and spiritu ally. . . Now in its third year, Qual ity Education Institute (QEI) can easily serve as a model for Afro centric and community schooling as well as being an example of, j how the church and community can form strong partnerships in the education of African Ameri can children. QEI currently educates stu dents in grades K-4. The pro gram has significantly enhanced the standard course of study mandated by the state. It infuses African American culture into academics which provides an important link for African Ameircan students. "Education has to be rele vant," said Simon Johnson, exec utive director of QEI. 'The sub ject has to be involved with characters and people that repre sent that culture. "There's not just a black week or a black month but it's a natural part of the day." Leroy Nelson, a member of the school's executive board, agreed. "Students learn about African American inventors and people who have made history," he said. "They also learn about see TEACHING page 14 * This Week in Black History September 15, 1964 Rev. K.L. Buford and Dr. Stanley Smith were elected to TtiskegeeGty Council and became first black elected officials in Alabama in twentieth ' 1 X m 33 m H 0 2 2 V 5 (Above) Ms. Pearson's energetic kindergarten class sings QEI's school song. (Left) Simon Johnson, execu tive director, Crystal Hairston, principal, Leroy Nelson, member of the QEI executive board and Lead Teacher Crystal Pear son are excited about the new school year and what QEI can offer its students. A Potential donors will give blood at WSSU next week By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer A Winston-Salem man with chronic leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant to save his life. "If I don't get a transplant, I will eventually die," said Juan B. Wilson, a 1995 graduate of Winston-Salem State Uni versity. "My doctors want to treat me within a year. I want to do it as quickly as possible so I can get on with my life." Wilson, 24, says his chances are good that he will get a transplant to cure him of the disease which was diagnosed last March. "I try not to think too much about it," he said "With God and my family on my side, anything is possible." A non-profit, volunteer organization called the Bone Mar row Wanted Inc. of Charlotte will screen people for bone mar row matches on Wednesday, Sept 20, at the Student Union at wssu. "We are targeting students as well as people in the com munity, said Reginald T. Wilson, the executive director of see WSSU page 12 ? FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624 ? Federal Cuts May ( Hinder Legal Aid. ' ? ' A Agency could lose 50% of services to indigents By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer If the U.S. Congress reduces federal funding to the Legal Ser vices Corp., a local non-profit agency, that provided free legal aid to about 800 African Ameri cans last year will be forced to eliminate 50 percent of its ser vices. "People are going to be homeless/' said K*y B. House, the executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina Inc. of Winston Salem. "People are going to wait longer for their disability pay ments. And we won't be able to help as people from being evicted.** A Senate subcommittee con sidered last week a recommenda tion that $210 million for legal services be administered through block grants to the states. A House subcommittee is see FEDERAL page 12 NAACP Asks for $1 Donation PITTSBURGH (AP) - NAACP Chairwoman Myrlie Evers-Williams is warning that the civil rights organization may close if it cannot climb out of debt, and she asked constituents to send $1 each to help. "Where would you be - what would you be - if the NAACP had not been there to fight your battles?" Evers Williams asked Monday in a speech aired on the Pittsburgh based American Urban Radio Networks. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is struggling with a turnover in leadership, lawsuits and a $3.8-million debt An audit released last month found that the group's directors overspent their travel and enter * tainment budget by $264,000 over a five-year period. It al90 uncovered Sill ,930 in question able spending by former Chair man William Gibson and $32,459 in personal expenses that former executive director Benjamin Chavis changed to his agency credit card Evers-Williams said that NAACP officials have now appointed an acting chief finan cial officer who has imposed tough financial controls. "They are managing an aggressive plan to reduce our debt and pay off our very patient creditors," Evers-Williams sai