Ronald Nelson is overcome with emotion as he surveys the charred remains of Matthews Murkland Presbyterian Church's old sanctuary last Sunday in Charlotte. A 13-year-old white girl was charged with set ting the fire that destroyed the church. Authorities arrest 13-year-old f rom AP and I hrotiu U S-jtt Reports C HARLOTTK - A 13-year-old white girl was arrested this week on charges that she set fire last week to the predominate!) black Matthews Murk land Presbvterian Church. Authorities have withheld the name of the girl because she is a minor. The) called the girl "trou bled" and said privately that she practiced witch craft. Charlotte police said they found no evidence of a conspiracy involving ihe^ teenager. who was charged with setting the tire last Thursday at a sanc tuarv used to store pews on the grounds of the Matthews Murkland PresbvterianChurch. The Res. William Hill, pastor of the Matthew. Murkland ehureh. uhich owned the 87-year-old structure, said he is glad the burning was not racially motivated, hut is just as troubled that it occurred. Hill also said he \sa\ concerned about how the Charlotte incident will affect the debate about previ ous fires. "1 have some deep concern tor m\ fellow broth* ers whose fires were racially motivated,'* Hill said. those other 30 are not racially motivated because this mav not be " Please see A i THORl TIES A10 gnjM ? " *?*? wmiawui wiwwwiMwu&am - ?? Winston-Salem Chroniclc 75 C ?: iSSSSfi" ?. "? . N?;ST 2l\ ruling imme diately inside the courtroom as he warned the crowd of 120 people, mostly Bethanian residents opposed to the annexation, to discuss the case out side the courtroom. After Burke had ruled, several plaintiffs hugged and congratulated the Kennedys. It is rare for a citi zens group to prevent a city from annexing neigh bor^ 7 communities, said a smiling Harvey Ketn.wdy. "That is the end of it, unless the city appeals." he said. "We won." -Hi ^Hie-ciLy-"s Board of Aldermen will decide whether to appeal the ease, said Rod Ligon. the attorney who represented the eit\ of Winston Salem. a eo-defendant. at the hearing. He declined to comment on the ruling. "It would he inappropriate for the lawyers to comment." he said. Ericsteen J. Lash, one of the IS plaintiffs, said she was pleased with Burke's ruling. "We felt all along that our constitutional rights had been violated." she said. "We were willing to step out on faith, believing in our hc.gts that justice would prevail." ? Kennedy argued that nine African American plaintiffs ? Otis B. Sellers. Hubert K. Lash. Ericsteen J. Lash, Dionne B.K. Jenkins. Joseph C. Jones. J.C. Covington. Beulah (i. Miller. Clarence G. Hauser and Julius Walker ? were denied their equal protection under state laws based on their race, due to the defendants' conduct and passage of the law to reduce the town's boundaries. Some of the African-American families can trace their ancestary in Bethania back to the 1830s. Because of the law. blacks had been virtual 1\ excluded from the tow n of Bethania. Kenned} said. The African-American population in the town numbered 1.421 on the 2.5(M)-acrc tract, but it was reduced to 36 on the 4(X)-acre tract because of the Phase see HI.Til WW MO Watt demands apology from AHouse speaker spreads rumor B> JOHN HINTON Chrcitu lc Senior Statt W rilor U.S. Rep. Melvin Watt. D-N.C.. joined other Congressional Democrats in demanding an upolog) from House Speaker Newt Gingrich for spreading rumors that Commerce Department stall might ha\e shredded documents following the plane crash that killed Secretary Ronald L. Brown. "Nrcwt Gingrich's remarks are ' reprehensible and out of line." S. Rep. Watt said in a statement from his ' e ^att Washington. D C. office. "To demean the memory of an indi\id ual v\ho died in ser\iee to our country takes irresponsibility to a new level." Gingrich spokesman Tons Blank ley confirmed last week that, in a closed meeting with other Republicans. Gingrich had House Speaker suggested there might have been a (lingrich cover-up to get rid of Brown's papers after he died. Brown had been under investigation regard ing his finances. Brown and 34 others were on a trade mission when their Air Force plane crashed in Croatia on April 4. The allegations were first made b\ the American Spectator, a ommerce conservative publication. Gingrich e repeated them last Tuesday in a on roHn closed meeting with several hun dred GOP directors of congressional districts. Blankley said Gingrich was unapologetic. Please see M.4 TTS A11 [CLASSIFIEDS B-13 OPINION A-12 ENTERTAINMENT....B-10 OBITUARIES B12 ISPORTS |B-1 This Week in Mack History June /.?, /V67 Thurgcxxl Marshall. I S solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court bv President Johnson. He was confirmed h> the Senate on August 30 and became the first black Supreme Court iiistice. New Generation opens avenues for youth B\ MAI Kin CROCK! K CommunilN News Reporter Several men from Winston-Salem are trying to change the image of the African-American community and the destructive trends of the community's youth. They have founded the "New Generation Social Club," which consi>ts of 10 African American men ranging in age from 26 to 34. "We were basically just sitting around, look ing at the ways of our youth, and decided to do something," said Willie McLcndon. viee presi dent. Besides looking at what the youth were doing, the organization's members also analwed their participation and decided*to ge* involved. McLendon said. "A lot of people are talking about the \outh and their problems, but those same people aren't helping out." he said. According to McLendon. the primarv locus of the organization is to show the youth that a lite ot crime is not the onl\ choice available. He also said the youth nerd to know and understand that there are some repercussions to selling drugs and committing other crimes "What we Want to do is show our \outh a better vva\ to succeed, rather than |iist making fast monev." McLendon said Please see XF.W \ll \t left. Durellc Ingram, president of the "\ew (feneration Soeial Club," stands with Willie \1c l.endon, vice president. The project is geared toward helping youth.