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Vol. XXXII No. 6 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005
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Better turnout hoped for Nov. 8
Last week's primary had lowest voter
participation on record
BY JULIUS A. MCKINLEY JR.
Tig CHRONICLE
Lasi wee* s pri
mary has made the
record book for its
low turnout.
The Board of
Elections said that
only 5.7 percent of
registered voters cast
ballots. That is the
lowest percentage in
a municipal election
since tne lale 1 y /us. ? -
when the Board of
Elections first began
to keep track of turnout data.
Part of the reason for the low
turnout was that there were pri
maries only in five of the city's
eight wards. City Council Mem
bers Robert Clark. Dan Besse
and Wanda Merschel faced no
opposition Tuesday. Popular
incumbent Mayor Allen Joines
also was not on the
ballot, which many
feel kept a lot of vot
ers at home.
"With no primary
for mayor, a lot peo
ple were not that
interested," said
Kathie Chastain
Cooper, the county's
director of elections.
Joines won. t be a
draw in next month's
general election either. The
mayor is running unopposed.
The possibility of low numbers
on Nov. 8 has Joines concerned.
He said last week that he will
encourage residents to vote and
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Local groups work feverishly to register voters for last year. So far, the effort has not been
strong this election season. *
In Her Honor
Photo by Kevin Walker
A brother from the local Nation of Islam
mosque helps a young girl v/ith her sign.
Muslims make
final push for
DC unity event
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
The police escort was already in place. About
four dozen men, women and children followed
suit, arranging themselves in rows of four or five.
_______ They each wore their most
comfortable walking shoes
and held wooden pickets
with posters attached to
them.
But a march isn't a
march until someone starts a
catchy, rhythmic chant.
Renee Raz/.ak did the honors
Saturday as she and the oth
ers began walking along
Farrakhan Martin Lu,her Kin? ir Drive
from the campus of Win
slon-Salem Slate University.
"Jf you wanna be free, come on and go to D.C.
If yiu wanna he free, come on and go to D.C.,"
Raz/.ak shouted as others joined in.
The march, which ended at the Winston Mutu
al building, was staged by the local Nation of
Islam mosque. It was designed to draw more
attention to an event in Washington, D.C., later
this month that will mark the 10th anniversary of
the trailbla/ing Million Man March. Nation of
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Photo by Kevin Walker
Simona Atkins Allen smiles as her friends and family members applaud her. The gallery at the new Delta
Arts Center was named for Allen on Saturday . She has been involved with the center for more than 30
years . To read more about Allen , see page A 10.
Jobs
center
opens in
North
Winston
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
The city's first communi
ty-based job resource center
opened last week in a small
house on McCreary Street,
off of Akron Drive.
The North Winston Com
munity
Develop
m e n t
Corp.
p a r t -
ne red
with the
North
west
Pied
mont
Work- Gilliam
force
Development Board to open
the Neighborhood Job-Link
Resource Center. There are a
number of federally-mandat
ed Job-Link Career Centers
in Forsyth and surrounding
counties. The McCreary
Street site is different from
those centers.
It will bs manned by vol
unteers who will assist job
seekers with r?sum?s, job
searching and setting up e
mail accounts. Computers
have been placed at the center
so that job seekers can search
relevant sites. If job seekers
need services beyond what is
provided at the center, they
will be referred to a Job-Link
Career Center.
"We see unemployment' as
one of our biggest problems
in this area," said the Rev.
Reuban Gilliam, president of
the North Winston CDC
board. Gilliam's church.
North Winston Baptist, start
ed the CDC more than 10
years ago to breathe life into
the area. The job-link center
is adjacent to the church. The
McCreary Street house also
serves as the CDC headquar
See Jobs on A5
Controversial building almost history
BY KEVIN WALKER
THF CHRONICLE
A building on Trade Street that several black
business owners had to vacate will soon be no
more.
City and business leaders were on hand last
week for a ceremony to unveil Trader's Row, the
new tive-story. mixed
used structure that will
replace the dilapidated
city-owned building. The
ceremony, where atten
dees got a chance to gawk
at a colorful, poster-size
artist rendering of the new
building, was held adja
cent to the site on the rear
deck of the Millennium
Center.
"It is a great new
investment for our down
town area." Mayor Allen Joines said during the
ceremony.
Five local businesses - The Chapman Co.,
ISP Sports. Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce,
Samet Corp., and Cavanaugh - have partnered
to form Trade Street LLC, which plans to invest
heavily in down revitalization in the years to
come. Trader's Row is the partners' initial proj
ect.
The 1 10,000-square-foot building will be
parts residential, business, retail and restaurant.
ISP Sports, a collegiate marketing firm, already
has dibs on the ground floor of the building . The
firm plans to have a "Today" show-like televi
sion studio where the public can watch live
Photo by Kevin Wallurr
Mayor Allen
J o i n e s
speaks at
last week's
ceremony .
Behind him is
the master
mind of the
project Chris
Chapman.
In Grateful Memory of Our
Founders,
Florrie S. Russell and
Carl H. Russell, Sr.
'"Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better"
Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support
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