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Winston-Salem CI ^ * 3 . H THURSDAY, DECEMBE njdfynl " - P. OOM 5 0 w ^XNstc^;- q ^ tjr-r, { flb -IE * C00 7 n, -~Z7 ^ c Dedicated to the Memory of Clarence E. Nottingham: 1903 1995 Burke Rebukes Nordlander's Assault A Defends her position promoting minority hiring K J jstr "Some of you if given the opportunity would push us back pass the time we fought so hard to overcome." ? Vivian H. Burke By MAURICE CROCKER Chronicle Staff Writer Northeast Ward Aldermen Vivian Burke burst into a series of rebuttles after being publicly chastised by fellow Alderman Robert Nordlander for state ments Burke recently made questioning the hiring practices of the police force. "I want you to understand one thing, no one puts anything over my mouth to try and hinder me for standing up for other people," Burke said. Burke iuid Nordlander exchanged healed words at this week s Board of Aldermen meeting at City Hall. "As I sat there and looked at the gradu ates, 1 saw two white females, and one black male out of 26. 1 felt that something needed to be said*" Burke said. Burke said she feels the police force should show equal representation of the city's ethnic and gender make up. Nordlander said he felt the graduation was not the appropriate place for Burke to make her statements. Willie Cunningham Effort to Raise $2 Million By maurice crocker cans g?n#tate fflOf^n^wy the program African Ameri chnmichSffFWriter with in their community*. ,-cans will become share hold _ Tmtryiag^to ddPtyftat a lot ere of various businesses in One Winston-Salem ^ people have been talking their communities, man, along with others, have abQUt doing for years. The - Cunningham said one of decided to put their words of onjy difference js j?m doing his goals is to raise economic empowerment it," Cunningham said. $2,000,000 by getting 2,000 into &ctlon, rather than let- Cunning- people to invest $100 each. Un2 in wind. ham is in the process of "Once we have the $200,000 Willie Cunningham, 51, starting is the African Amer has begun a community ican Economic Development see AFRICAN oaee 10 effort to help African Amen- Fund Incorporated. Under Police Sgt Thurmond Carter, back center, the city's 1995 Employee of the Year, stands next to his wife, Shirley Carter, his son, Thurmond R. Carter, and his daughter, Shantha Carter. City Manager Bryce Stuart is shown behind the family. Thit Week in BLack History December 26,1957 Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Springarn Medal for his leadership of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 44As 1 attended the graduation I was appalled as was others at some of the state ments made at the graduation," Nordlander said. According to Burke, she felt her state ments were well taken and received as information by the audience. "If I would have made those types of statements suggesting that more white males be hired, I would be considered a racist," Nordlander said. see BURKE page 9 "// / womW /wve made those ? types of statements suggesting that more white males be hired, / would be considered a J racist" - fofcrf W Nordltnri,T% Local Ministers Group Joins Boycott of Kmart A Union files charges alleging Kmart aided anti-union activities By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer The Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem has sent a letter to Floyd Hall, president and chief exec utive officer of Kmart Corp., inform ing him that they are supporting the Kmart workers at the distribution cen ter in Greensboro in their labor dis pute with management. Meanwhile, the union represent ing employees at the distribution cen ter filed, charges this week against Kmart at the National Labor Rela tions Board in Winston-Salem. They allege that Kmart Corp. violated fed eral labor law ty instigating and sup porting activities of a group of anti union employees and workers at the facility. Protests continue at the Super Kmart Center on University Parkway, including one where a group of 14 demonstrators asked motorists to boy cott the store. The Ministers Conference criti cized the Kmart representatives who have threatened to shut down the dis tribution center and accused the union of "injecting race" into the dispute. "Shutdown threats are not helpful when the corporation certainly wants to build, not destroy, goodwill throughout this mid-Atlantic region,* the ministers said in the letter. "It is Kmart's unwillingness to equalize salaries at this single majority African American distribution center that 'injects race" for us." A spokesman at Kmart Corp. in Detroit said management treats all of its fairly and that Greensboro. The dispute between the union and man agement if an economic rather than a racial issue, the spokesperson said. The ministers urged Hall to inter vene in the dispute to ensure that Kmart negotiates in good with its workers. The letter was signed by the Rev. see LOCAL page 10 Carter Named City Employee of the Year A His unit cited for reducing crime in city's northeast By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Stiff Writer Police Sgt. Thurmond B. Carter, whose 100 Sector Foot Patrol has been credited with reducing crime in the Northeast part of Winston-Salem, has been named as the 1995 Employee of the Year for the city. "I feel very good about it," Carter said after receiving the honor. "I had no idea that I would be receive the award. This was a surprise to me." Carter, 45, is the supervisor of the 100 Sector Foot Patrol, which covers the northeast part of the city. For the past year, the main responsibility of the patrol has been the Kimberly Park community, a high-crime area "1 am excited and happy for Thur mond," said Police Chief George Sweat. "He makes that extra effort in the community. He is a real leader." Carter, a nine-year veteran on the police force, began his supervisory duties in the community by develop ing daily operation plans for his per sonnel to deal with the offenses of open-air drug activity, the discharging of tirftums, violence, loud music and a variety of related problems. These plaits involved the resi dents, community leaders, Housing Authority of Winston-Salem person nel and other agencies. "The results of these plans and programs are impressive/ said Police Capt W. Clifton Cranford, who nomi nated Carter for the award. The patrol has seized drugs, weapons, and con traband valued at more than $123,006 and stolen merchandise valued at see CARTER page 9 By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer James A. Rousseau, chairman of the social action committee for the Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., presented 68 subscriptions last week to The Winston-Salem Chronicle to Ernest H. Pitt, the publisher. "I am happy that a community group is being supportive of \hcChronicle* Pitt said. "TTiey know and understand that circulation makes a newspaper valuable to the community and to advertisers. They want to know that people are reading our newspa per. That is why our circulation is paid and audited." The Chronicle is the only weekly newspaper in Forsyth County that is examined by by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Pitt said. Fraternity Presents Paper with 68 Subscriptions As one of the many 1995-96 initiatives of Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Rousseau presented to the Chapter a proposal that would solicit support for the Winston Salem/Forsyth County's voice of the African Amer ican community. The proposal was to implement an in-chapter drive for members to become subscribers to The Chronicle. "It is imperative that we, as an organization, support the one area medium that provides African Americans with the positive contributions and events of our community," Rousseau said. "Adver tisements are monetarily necessary for the contin ued operation of any and all news media. However, tee FRATERNITY page 9 ? SI ASOM'S (iREMINtiS ? 722-8(>2<t IOR Sl)BS( RUMIOMS ? (I to r) James A. Rousseau, Ernest H. Pitt and Robert B. Phillips.
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