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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1005
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VOL. XXII. No
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against HAWS
A Woman Failed to prove allegations of age and racial discrimination
Arthur S. MiUigan Jr.
HAWS dirtctor
I By JOHN HINTON
Chronicle Senior Staff Writer
A U.S. District Court judge has dis
missed the lawsuit of a local woman who
alleged that the Housing Authority of
Winston-Salem discriminated against her
on the basis of age, race, and color violat
ing state law and her right to due process.
Judge William L. Osteen Sr. granted
on Sept. 29 summary judgment to
HAWS, its board of commissioners, and
its executive director, Arthur S. Milligan
Jr., the defendants in the lawsuit.
Patsy T. Cranfill, a 60-year-old white
woman, filed the action against HAWS
after she was passed over for a promotion
and fired from HAWS in October 1992.
Osteen ruled that Cranfill failed to
establish a claim of age or race discrimi
nation under federal law. He said further
that HAWS met its burden of producing a
legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for
Cranfill's dismissal.
"We are pleased with his ruling/' said
Allan R. Gitter, an attorney for HAWS.
"He made his summary judgment with no
oral argument. It was all done by paper."
Cranfill's attorney, J. Gary Vannoy of
North Wilkesboro, declined to comment
directly on the ruling.
see JUDGE page 8
Students Receive National Acclaim
By MAURICE CROCKER
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Five Winston-Salem students have
been chosen among the nation's most
prominent academic achievers, and
hope to be named soon as National
Achievement Scholars.
Students from four area high
schools have been chosen along with
1,500 other African American students
?cross the nation. ^
The five students ch&sen from
Winston-Salem are Darryl A. Piggot,
Denard B. Mickens, Shaun A. Tanner,
Camille P. Breathette, and Jael
Humphrey -Skomer. Earlier this year,
Breathette skipped her senior year and
enrolled at Wake Forest University.
Humphiey-Skomer graduated from
Salem Academy. Four other students
from the academy were commended by
the scholarship committee for their
academic achievements. Those stu
dents are Crystal Daniel, Chercez
Davthit, Natasha Smith, and Latooya
Wright
The students have been chosen as
semifinalists in the 1996 National
Achievement Scholarship Program. ?
The Achievement Program is an
annual competition for 800 Achieye
' ment Sctoktrshig awards. The awards *
total nearly $3 million, and are sup
ported by 140 corporate organizations,
company foundations, higher education
institutions, and the program's own
funding.
"I think this is an honor. I'm very
honored that the work I do is recog
nized with some of the best in the
nation," said Denaid Mickens, a senior
at Bishop McOuinness High School.
Mickens stys the scholarship will
help him further his education. Mick
ens has applied to the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
plans to study biology.
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Waughtown
In Shock
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A Murder leaves
business owners
concerned over crime
By MAURICE CROCKER
Chronicle Staff Writer
Business owners in the Waughtown commu
nity expressed their fears and concerns about
crime after the murder of a 75 -year-old business
woman.
Flora Florence Trivette of Winston Salem
was shot and killed last Thursday in her Army
Navy Surplus Store. She was found dead with a
gunshot wound to the head.
According to police reports, Trivette's daugh
ter, Carole Martin, called the police after she went
to the store to check on her mother.
When Martin arrived around 7 p.m., she
noticed the open sign was still on, the door was
open, and her mother's car was still there. She
automatically knew something was wrong. Police
pronounced Trivette dead on the scene. Accord
ing to police, Trivette was shot with a small cal
iber handgun.
"We never had any problems with crime
except shoplifting, but we never expected any
thing like this," said Reggie Doub, Trivette's
grandson.
see WAUGHTOWN page 8
I ELLA JENKINS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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Ella Jenkins, whoperformed^m the television
shows qf "Barney" "Sesame Street "Mr.
Roberts Neighborhood9* and several other PBS
shows, appeared in concert at the the ML Hon
_ Enrichment Center last week.
More than 70 children from the Bethlehem
Center attended this event, which was spon
sored by the Western N.C. Conference Weekday
Childrens Ministry Committee of the United
Methodist Church.
Pictured right is Jenkins playing the harmonica
with a young boy. Below, the children express
their appreciation for Jenkins' talents.
Clinton Urged to Take Visible Role
WASHINGTON (AP) - Blacks and
conservatives are urging President Clin
ton to take a more visible role in dealing
with racial tension spawned by the O.J.
- Simpson murder trial.
They suggested that Clinton would
have an opportunity to frame the debate
: next week, courtesy of a Washington
match organ iEed by Nation of Islam
leader Louis Farrakhan as a call to per
: r sonal responsibility for black men.
: V Farrakhan, in an appearance Sunday
: .on ABC's "This Week with David Brink
1 fey/' said pinton should back the Oct.
16 march to communicate to black Amer
icans that he supports black self-help.
"What intelligent person would not want
to embrace that kind of idea?" Farrakhan
asked.
Clinton, however, would prefer to
address race in the context of federal bud
get priorities, White House chief of staff
Leon Panetta said.
"If we pass a budget that gets rid of
affirmative action, that cuts into the very
programs that help to educate children ...
that's the worst thing we can do in terms
set CLINTON page 8
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Htamy
Boston blacks, led
by Prince Hail,
petitioned
legislature
for equal
school
facilities.
D.C. March
A 3,500 local men to
make historic journey
By MAURICE CROCKER
Chronicle Staff Writer
More than 3,500 African American men in
Winston-Salem are gearing up to take part in
the Million Man March on Washington next
week.
More than a million African American men
are expected to gather in Washington, D.C.
Monday, Oct. 16 for what is being called the
day of atonement.
"As of right now, there are 3,743 men that
have paid their registration to attend the
march," said Minister Mickey X (Miller), local
representative for the Nation of Islam.
According to Miller, members of the
Nation of Islam have been working hard at
encouraging other men to register and partici
pate in the march.
Miller said there would be seven chartered
buses waiting to leave Winston-Salem Sunday
night.
"Not all the rae&Jpm Winston-Salem are
riding the buseis,^3mfcr said. "The majority of
the men are leaving earlier and are going to
make a long weekend of it."
Although participants may have varioua
means of travel, those participants, who are
see D.C. MARCH page 2
Nigerian Leader Sets Election Date
ABU J A, Nigeria , Oct . 1 ? Nigeria,
Africa's most powerful nation, will
emerge from military government to
complete civilian authority in three
years, according to Gen. Sani Abacha,
commander-in-chief of the Armed
Forces, and chairman of the Provisional
Ruling Council.
"The Presidency, the final tier of a
democratically elected government, will
be installed by Oct. 1, 1998," Gen.,
Abacha pledged in a 35th Independence
Day address broadcast from the Presi
dential Complex here.
Meanwhile, all restrictions on polit
ical activity will be lifted, a new consti
tution will be approved, a national elec
toral commission and a National
Reconciliation Committee will be estab
lished this year.
Next year, he said, Nigerians will
elect local and state governments and
will register new political parties under
a multi-party system.
Gen. Abacha commuted the sen
see NIGERIAN page 2
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