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National Baptists' Lyons denounced by Greensboro minister By WILLIAM H. TURNER Special to The Chkonkle The Rev. Dr. Matthew V. Johnson, founder and pastor of Manasseh Baptist Church in Greensboro, holds a bachelor's degree in history and philosophy from time-honored Morehouse College ? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s alma mater. Johnson, a Virginian, also earned a doc torate degree in philosophical theology ' from the distinguished University of Chicago. The young pastor and his wife, Arnetta, hold tight to their family, ?s the parents of five children. He is separate and apart from many young men his age, for his educational attainments, his fami ly situation, and especially for his deeply held beliefs. More importantly, right now, Johnson holds an unusual position as one of the few voices to speak out against the Rev. Henry J. Lyons, the leader of America's largest black religious body. Though in a guarded and professional tone ? yet with a measure of contempt that belies his quiet manner ? Jones spoke candidly at length in an exclusive Chronicle interview. He reflected on his nearly 15-year association with Lyons. Johnson bemoaned Lyons, for "what he has done to the integrity of the church." Lyons, head of the 9 million-member National Baptist Convention, USA, has "categorically denied" that he has been having an affair with a woman who works for the convention. Bernice Edwards, public relations director for corporate affairs of the convention, is also listed as co-owner of a $700,000 house with the married Lyons. Lyons' wife, Deborah, brought what Johnson calls the "long-standing fissures in the character and philosophical fault lines of Rev. Lyons" to the public's atten tion. Two weeks ago, Mrs. Lyons was arrested and charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into the luxury seaside house, which, she told police, her hus band shared with Edwards. In 1994, according to the "New York Times," Edwards was convicted of conspiring to embezzle $60,000 from a Milwaukee alternative school. Just prior to becoming head of the convention, Lyons himself paid $85,000 in restitution for federal bank fraud in hi& home state of Florida. See Mtunt on A6 Tho Rmv. Dr. Moffhcw V. Johnson 121197DA01 v:?, ;.: ?;,; ..v.,'--,- '. :';-\... ' * fV ' 73 conti N c roOM iio ttB INSTON-SALEM GREENSBORO HIGH POINT Vol. XXIII N#.47r forsyth cnty pub lib 'r 1 e Chronicle \ < - & 1 < - ?? * ?' The Choice for African-American News and Information Patients rally around Dr. Wall By BRIDGET EVARTS The Chronicle Staff Writer Some former patients of a local physician who recently resigned from East Forsyth Medical Associates are looking for answers. ? The patients, mostly elderly women, are concerned that Dr. Ralph Wall was forced out of his contract with Carolina Medicorp Inc. (CMI). CMI recently merged with Presbyterian Health Care System of Charlotte to form Novant Health Inc. Wall has taken out an ad in The Chronicle to explain his departure to his patients. Novant received a copy of the ad, but was not able to comment by press time. Wall was in the midst of a move from his Cleveland Avenue offices to a primary care practice on New Walkertown Road when he handed in his resignation July 9. Wall had See IHitiiiU on A9 Robert C. Weaver, first black Cabinet member, dead at 89 \ By fRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) ? Robert C. Weaver, the nation's first bt&k Cabinet member, has died. Called by some a "master builder of the Great Society," Weaver was appointed the first secretary of the then-newly cfeeted Department of Housing and Urban Development by President Johnson in 1965. ;! "Current HUD secretary Andrew Cuomo said in a state tnOit late Friday that Weaver "put the bricks and mortar on a -*? President Johnson's blueprint for a great society. ^Robert Weaver got real urban legislation on the books apil nurtured our country's first commitment to improve the See Wacrvwr on A9 ?Jit*. r* fcrent ^^festtBt ](L ^fp^ ?&& <B6^Efc08 ? ^ tftOStMso W?^W^I*^oe bow ; ' s lalfr v atkt aifi fetterfaa i&cctor, l^jbeto femut few at HAWS efife questioned ?rrtagcsumfc|t*a? simply kMg as they paid rpai.' ^ But the presence of long-term Many of the young people seek f M&tfrooapfeMsptw up ra public young people seek pub Be housing apartments, they say, 'I'm going to get me an apartment' ? and that's as high as they strive," said Roseboro. Now that she has beat hired as permanent director of HAWS, Roseboro intends to help guide those long-term tenants into houses of then own. But even if public housing was never meant as a last stop, long- | term tenants can be an anchor for the housing community. Many of 1 the tenants who have been in Kintberly Park or other housing communities for a decade or more fed a responsibility toward their neighborhoods. And most real estate agents would verify that the more transient a neighborhood's 8 See VWm on A9 (left to right) Artitt Kayyum Allah and rmunion organixars tan Plggott and William "Roc k" Bitting ttand with Joa Robin ton attar tha unvailing at tha now Happy Hill raunian T-shirt dasign that Allah eraatad, baxod on tha thama of tha arts. More than 2,000 attend Happy Hill Community "Happy Hill is love You are love Keep love alive Keep hope alive in Happy Hill," ? James Melvin McDuffie By FELECIA P. MCMILLAN Special to THE CHRONICLE "The Happy Hill Community is art, music and expression," said Ben Piggott, center super visor of the William C. Sims Recreation Center. In keeping with this idea, Piggott and William "Rock" Bitting, the founders of the Happy Hill Community Reunion, and the City of Winston Salem Recreation and Parks Department spon sored the fourth annual celebration during the weekend of July 17-20. More than 2,000 attended the parade, reunion and field events on Saturday. The Opening Gala was held Thursday. Friday night was designated as the community service award night, and various contributors to the communi ty were recognized. Sunday morning brought the community family to St. Philips Moravian Church, which was established in the communi ty in 1822, 175 years ago. On the night of the opening gala. Alderman Nelson Malloy read a proclamation from the City of Winston-Salem in recognition of the annual event. Local artists displayed their works for the community Jerry Hanes completed his collection of 50 paintings about the history of African Americans in Winston-Salem. This was the first time he has exhibited this collection. The Hanes family settled in the area in 1918 and lived on Willow Street. "This was a great place to start, at home with the foundation. Everything that was black in Winston-Salem started here. Now I can go anywhere else because I bought it back home first," Hanes said. His collection is entitled "The Winston Legacy," and it included such places and arti facts as the Harris Cab Company, the Big House Gaines Bowling Alley, the Jitney, the Safe Bus Company, the shotgun houses, the boarding houses, the black fire station. Slater Normal Hospital of 1910, Columbia Heights Elementary, Diggs Elementary, Kate Bitting Hospital, Mama Chris's grill, Jackie's Place, Mary's Grill, WAAA of 1930 with Daddy-O on the Patio, Forsyth Savings and Trust Bank of 1907, the Salem tea kettle, and the St. Philips Moravian Church. See Reunion on AS Jt * ? ^ ^
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