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Happy Hillians say blacks need to 'come home' William Bitting poses with Lee Faye Mack during the Happy Hill Awards Ceremony. By MAURICE CROCKKR Community News Reporter "African Americans need to come home and bring the skills and talents God has given them to loose the chains, hack to the community,'' said attorney Hazel M. Mack, as she spoke to residents and former residents of Happy Hill Gardens. Mack was the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Happy Hill Gardens Reunion Community Service Awards Ceremony. The awards ceremony was one of several activities which took place during the commu nity's reunion weekend. The purpose of the aw ards ceremony was to honor and remember past leaders of the community. Among those remembered was Mr. William C. Sims Sr., for whom the Sims Recre ational Center is named. "It was my husband's dream to have & gymnasium in Happy Hill Gardens," said * Please see HAPPY A9 Maurice Pitts Johnson displays photos of family members. The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, July 25,1996 75 cents ,... ? v Y) Dedicated to the Memory of Clarence E. Nottingham: 1903-1995 vol. xxii. No .47 CDC gets 203 (K) housing plan OK ACommunity revitalization gets a boost By MAURICE CROCKER Community News Reporter Community revitalization and home ownership may become easier for some Win ston-Salem residents, with the help of a new program from the East Winston Community Devel opment Corporation Inc. (EWCDC). The United States Depart ment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently ;-announced approval of the EWCDC application as a hous ing provider for its Section 2()3(k) program. "Because neighborhood revitalization and expanding homeownership opportunities are a primary in the EWCDC's goals, we thought it was a nat ural for our program," said James Grace, executive director for the EWCDC. The Section 203(k) Program is HUD's primary program for the rehabilitation and repair of .single-family properties. Since these are the primary ? goals of HUD. the federal gov - ernment believes that Section 2()3(k) is an important program Please sec CDC A13 IJ&s ???. . . 1 .?:. ? 1 f ?S* ? _ _ __ > . < / r >. * ? * ' ? ?i jjfgf g e , - j. ',m,? 4 # \ a * OH^. Authority, before UK wmm% _____ Members of the nente - - Race and H * \ \ Redi striding: still cause for concern By PHIL DUNCAN Congressional Quarterly WASHINGTON ?The recent Supreme Court rulings striking down tour majority-minority House districts in Texas and North Carolina have provoked intense anxiety among black and Latino members of Congress. Rep. Donald ML Payne. D N.J., chairman of the Congressional Black Cau cus, saw a "dangerous parallel between the redis tricting decisions of 1996, which threaten to disenfranchise African-Americans," "and the court's infamous 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Fergu son, which approved the segregation of blacks under the separate-but-equal doctrine. Even impartial analysts suggest that Payne has cause to be concerned, because the rulings clearly threaten recent minority iiains in Con Cotigressman Payne, D-N.Jsees a dangerous parallel between the redis ricting decisions of 1996 and the 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson. gress. Already there is electoral fallout from the court's inclination to turn a skeptical eye on draw ing districts specifically to elect minorities. In Louisiana, for instance, second-term black Demo cratic Rep. Cleo Fields is the casualty of a federal court-drawn map that reduces the state's number of black-majority districts from two to one; the Supreme Court on June 24 refused to block that map. But some legal and political factors suggest that Fields' likely exit from the House may not be Please see RACE A9 CLASSIFIEDS B-12 OPINION A-10 ENTERTAINMENT..B-9 OBITUARIES B-11 SPORTS B-1 This Week in Black History July 31, IS74 Patrick Francis Hcaly, S.J . inaugu rated as president of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic uni versity in America, and become the first black to head a predominantly w-hite university. Winston-Salem Chronicle E-Mail Address is WSCRON @ AOL.C OM Coates: Keeping feet dry is key to better, longer life A Local turns 100, offers secrets By MAURICE CROCKER Community News Reporter While physicians continue to search for the key to longevity, one Winston-Salem man says he has the secrets to a long and healthy life. "The secrets are to obey your mother and father, chew your food good, and keep your feet dry. especially keep your feet dry," said Wilson Coates, a resident at Sunrise Towers, who cele brated his l(X)th birthday last week. Residents and staff members of Sunrise Tow ers gathered in the courtyard of the high-rise to help Coates celebrate this momentous occasion. "He is a very positive person who you can always find in the lobby," said Burnetta Evans, housing manager for Sunrise Towers. According to Evans, one of Coates' trade marks is coming to the front office and placing candy on the desks. Evans, who has known Coates for the past Please see CO A TES A 6 ?? Wilson Coates and his wife, Eva, open a present during Coates' KHtth birthday celebration. FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (910) 722-8624 ? MASTERCARD, VISA OR AMERICAN EXPRESS
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