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Ti 30 -JL J ra 75 cents 35 031005 . "FIRM 3EMJfluIujffrbN /^C FORSYTH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-1300 IROh For Reference r .ears of Community Journal Not to be taken from this library JEL Vol. XXX No. 44 THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2 Late Nite Hoops taking off at center - See Page Bl Book takes on homeless problem - See Page A10 Agency offers fans to seniors - See Page A3 Rap stars invade G'boro for show -See Page CI Moratorium supporters smell victory ? File Photo Darryl Hunt says prosecutors should have some accountability. Forum features victims of justice system BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Death penalty moratorium supporters in this state have fought hard and valiant ly for their cause over the years. They have marched, petitioned and shared their agenda with anyone who would listen. And they did all of that during a time in this state when a moratorium bill did not have a snowball's chance in Raleigh. Now with a moratorium closer to real ity than ever before, supporters are turning up their efforts to convince members of the General Assembly and residents of this state that a moratorium is critical. "There are legislators who are support-, ing (a moratorium)," said state Rep. Larry Womble. "It is basically one person who is standing in the way from keeping this from coming to the floor." That person. Womble told a crowd Sunday during a forum on the moratorium, is House Co Speaker Richard Morgan, a Republican representing Moore. Womble said there is a clear majority in the House who have said that they will support the moratorium, which calls for the state to halt capital punishment for two years so that punish ment can be examined and possibly made more fair and just. Moratorium supporters have come a long way since the hill was introduced more than a year ago. In the beginning, there wasn't even close to enough legisla tors supporting the bill. To win converts, moratorium supporters have used research - which they say unequivocally shows that the punishment is used overwhelmingly for the poor and minorities - and powerful testimonials of people who have been on death row or close to it aiid were later Sec Moratorium on A10 Photos by Felecia McMillan (Left) Sherri Pay sour, mother of honoree Ivory Poysour, praised her daughter as active in her community ; church and school. (Left) State convener Dr. Manderline Scales pres ents Tamara Ashley Alexander ( Fayetteville Sec tion) with an NCNW plaque. Joan Cardwell was honored as a Gold Achiever and Bethune Achiever at the banquet. Bethune awards honor torchbearers BY FELECIA P. MCMILLAN. PH D The chronici i Almost 200 members, hon orees and supporters of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) formed a candlelight circle of recogni tion at the Holiday Inn Hanes Mall on Saturday. Together they lifted their lights and raised the hymn "This Little Light of Mine." Jasmine Stover, a junior at Parkland High School, sang "Pass It On" Four locals honored alongside leaders from around the state to honor the spirit of progress. Dorris Herrell served as the chair of the Bethune Recogni tion Program (BRP). and Joan Cardwell was the co-chair. Denise S. Hartsfield. Dis trict Court judge for the 21st District, mistress of cere monies. opened with a prayer for children, family and nation. "Our children are in trou ble. There are temptations about them today that we never had before," Hartsfield prayed. "You need us to help in this task, to help our children stay out of the court system, to build strong families in Christ. Bless these honorees this day. and the main honor, the main glory will always go to you." Local and national leaders offered greetings. They were Earline Parmon, N.C. state rep resentative;. Dr. Vivian H. Burke, mayor pro tempore of Winston-Salem; Esther Wynn, national Bethune Recognition Program coordinator; and Queen E. Degraphenreid, chairperson, N.C. Coalition. The N.C. Coalition of NCNW honored leaders from around the state during the fourth annual Bethune Ban quet. State Convener Dr. Man derline Scales explained the occasion. "Mary McLeod Bethune was the 17th child of 21 chil dren born of slave parents in South Carolina. After complet ing Barber- Scotia College, she started teaching girls in Day tona Beach, Florida. She sold sweet potato pies to raise money for the school, which became Bethune-Cookman College," said Scales. Sec NCNW nn All File Photo Larry Fields was praised for his ability to bring the aca demic best out of students. Group wants Fields Academy BY COURTNEY GA1LLARD THE CHRONICLE When Independence High School reopens in the fall, chances are it will have a new name. School board member Geneva Brown and a growing number of, others hope the new Indepen dence will bear the name of Larry Fields, who was principal of Lath am Ele mentary School* Fields died two years ago at the age of 54 of an aneurysm. He was hailed as a champion of underdog students after Lath am went from having some of the worst test scores in the county to a National Blue Ribbon school for student achievement. The school was later named a School of Dis tinction by the state. Fields was named Principal of the Year in 1995. "I hope they'll name it after Larry Fields in some kind of way. When he was principal of (Latham), he real ly looked at the kids who weren't making it. He was good at working with that kind of kid. if everybody Sec Fields on A9 Brown Kickin' Butts Statewide anti-smoking road trip comes to Winston BYT. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE When Terrie Hall talks, usually teenagers spring to attention. Most of the time, it is her scratchy, mechanical-sounding voice that draws them in. Even the most cynical of teens take notice when Hall uses her hand to remove the wine cork-sized voice prosthesis that juts out of her throat to reveal the gaping hole that the prosthesis covers. Hall had the prosthesis put in two years ago after doctors discovered a cancerous tumor on her larynx. Her voice box had to be removed*Without the prosthesis, she can't talk or breathe These days Hall is using her voice - as strange and artificial as it may sound - to tell young people that smoking kills, or at the least can cause life-altering illnesses. "I never gave thought that cigarette smoking would lead to a doctor telling me that I would never be ??ihln lu >^sairl* Hall, a Lexington resident.wh'o is in fterearly 40s. Hall smoked at least a pack of cigarettes a day for 25 years. She said from childhood she was influenced by her peers and society to such a point that she thought smoking was cool. 4 "I remember playing smoking with pen cils and crayons when I was a little girl." she said. Hall and other ex-smokers/cancer sur vivors were in Winston-Salem last Friday as part of an event billed as a butt-kicking" block party sponsored by the education group See Smoking on A4 Photo hy Kevin Walker Terrie Hall is inter viewed for an qnti- 4 smoking commercial that should start air ing across the state this fall as part of the Tobacco. Reality. Unfiltered. campaign. In Grateful Memory of Our i Founders, * Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. 0 * " Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better " ffiugggll Jratr Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support SZ2 Carl Kussell Ave. (at Martin 1 -ullicr King Or.), Winston-Salem, NC 27101 722-3459 Fax < 33f? ) 631-8268 rusft>ome@ bellsonth.net fjlteA fitly Choice for African-American and ( oinmunily News
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