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RALEIGH, N. C VOL. 49. NO. 23 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13. 1990 N.C.'s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY Qt IN RALEIGH ^90 ELSEWHERE 300 Challenges Church In con gregation at Martin Street Baptist Church has allegedly split. Some members want the Rev. David Forbes out of the pulpit. The rest want him to stay. Forbes, meanwhile, is taking mat ters into his own hands. Although he was fired Feb. 1 by one segment of the congregation, who ac cording to church policy has the authority to fire him, Forbes has filed a temporary restraining order to pre vent the church from removing him and to recoup money in exchange for the emotional strain he says he is be ing put under. The order, fMefmst week Wa| Superior Court, prevent! *ac< and trustees ntined » .At Jer f removing him from Mze. It further state- ]Forbes > continue his rep t duties as p<- * of Martin Stre? baptist Church ” A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18th in Wake County court to hear Lie merits of Forbe’s complaint against the church. In his order, Forbes is asking for more than $30,000 from church of ficers, including $10,000 for inten tionally inflicting serious emotional distress. He also asked the court to pay his attorney’s fees. rhe order also prohibits the 15 church officers from removing Forbes from office, cutting off his $44,000 per year salary, taking away his church-leased Lincoln Town car, evicting him from the parsonage and “harassing, intimidating, assaulting” or interfering with him. Neither Forbes nor other members of the church would respond to The CAROLINIAN’S attempts to inter view for the record. The restraining order, however, is the latest in a series of conflicts at the church. Some members of the congregation want Forbes out because they say he’s trying to take over the finances of the church and run the church in the manner of dictatorship. Other members say Forbes has become the social conscience of the church and is not being allowed to perform the duties he was assigned to perform. Last week, Church officials mailed Forbes a severance package in com pensation for his being fired. Church officials decided to give Forbes four months’ pay, including all the benefits, as well as Social Security and retirement. Officials also allowed Forbes to continue living in the parsonage for four months and said they would give him four months to find another job. Forbes was ordered to vacate his of fice on those orders. Forbes’ court order was his answer to their severence package. The church policy on firing a pastor is as follows: Should the pastor of the church desire to terminate the pastoral rela tionship, the party desiring such should give to the other a written notice of at least thirty days. In case the church desires termination of the pastor, this must be at the request of two-thirds vote of active members at tending a special or called business meeting for this purpose. The church (See DR. FORBES, P. 2) REV. DAVID FORBES IQantt Kicks Off College Campaign, Taking On Helms Freni CAROLINIAN STAFF REPORTS In the few weeks since Harvey Gantt declared his run for the U.S. Senate, he realizes his big gest barrier will be com municating his message to the public. “We represent a new kind of vi sion," Gantt said. “We’re not traditional. We have to get that message out,” said Gantt, who stopped by The CAROLINIAN last week. Gantt, a democrat was in Raleigh to kick off his college campaign in an effort to talk to young people he hopes can sup port him during his climb to the North Carolina seante seat. Gantt said it’s time to get Republican Senator Jesse Holms - out of the state senate and get new, fresh leadership in North Carolina. During his visit to Shaw University, N.C. State and other area colleges, Gantt is hoping to further his message about what changes are needed from North Carolina’s senator. “We need someone who is go- - ing to seriously deal with the drug problem, someone who is going to clean up the environment. People are uptight about Jesse Helms, about his funding for the arts While in Raleigh, Gantt met at the home of Ed Worth, getting the support of some of Raleigh’s leadership to aid in his campaign. Among people he met with were: Rep. Daniel T. Blue and activist Bruce Lightner, Barlow Herget, Edwin Worth, Raleigh city coun cilman Ralph Campbell, Jr., at torney and community worker Geoffrey Simmons, Charles J. Worth, Esther Hall, Brad Miller, Scott Stevens, Rev. Jim Scar borough, E. B. <c Juanita Palmer, Ruby Greene, Bonnie Massey, John P. Greene, James H. Brown, Jr. Willie A. Best, Rees Jenkins, Sonia Barnes. ■ HARVEY GANTT In his college campaign, Gantt is looking for young people who can help with voter registration and also absentee balloting he said. Gantt served two and a half terms as a member of the Charlotte City Council and one term as Mayor Pro Tern. He was (See HARVEY GANTT, P. 2) WUiie Horton image l oo Much I iype About Black Men BY JUHIN W. MGMINU Special To Hm CAROLINIAN The Willie Horton image continues to haunt the African-American com munity. Much of the news concerning us, especially Mack males, during the decade of the ’80a has been depress ing, demeaning and disillusioning. It is time for us to stop accentuating the negative so much and give equal time to the positive. If there is anything that our young people need, it is role models. Thus, I present the amazing human interest story of At torney Willie E. Gary, chairman of the Shaw University Board of to prawn AMeMhAMrtean aaftm. Tke CAROUMAN *-*- ■*- ---»—» *— — — —-— *-*-*-h—Innimi Bak Mi BtflM Rl IMMI VVCttl M Mr MSMy ri% Mi pmNns In fra IMM Stotoa Cangrau. "Tka frit ft Tkh pfrtwa raprasaats aariy AttoAnaileiM who 41st and 42nd ^PPaPai^ H. It At A. Ran^a ai Ww^M^pt laa|aaiia 8* Tlmr at T. Wall «f FlarMa, Jasaph H. RaMy and Trustees. Gary graduated from Shaw Univer sity in 1971, and from the law school of North Carolina Central University in 1974. Returning to his home area of Martin County, Fla., he hung out his shingle and began his practice in the town of Stuart. Today, approximately 16 years after that humble beginning as a lawyer, he is the senior partner in the law Arm of Gary, Williams and Parenti with an established national reputation. This firm operates from well-manned offices in Stuart and Fort Pierce, Fla. Employing some SO people who cover the spectrum of law prac tice-legal assistants, private in vestigators, trial lawyers, a business manager, and a host of secretaries—this firm handles sun dry cases, but has become known for the mind-boggling victories it has won in personal injury cases. Clients have been awarded huge sums of money by the court or through negotiation with those being sped.' Even though he is a friendly man, a man who has helped many people, and a man who is kind and con siderate in dealing with his employees, he commands respect from all. One lady, a legal secretary who came out of retirement to work for the Arm, declared that she would not work for anyone else but Gary. Com (See TOO MUCH, P. l) Electronic Eye New “House Arrest” Plan Works May Ease Crowding In Prison Citing an 83 percent rate of suc cessful completions during more than 2Vi years of operation, state Correc tion Secretary Aaron Johnson has written Superior Court judges and district attorneys in 14 counties ask ing them to take greater advantage of the state’s Electronic House Arrest program. At the same time, Chairman Lou Colombo has said that the state Parole Commission will be expanding its use of the alternative punishment program in an effort to ease prison overcrowding. * '*G££3£2SB!IS given a "last chance" to stay out of prison. Through the use of a tamper proof transmitter strapped to an of fender’s ankle and linked by telephone lines to a central computer, probation and parole officers are able to monitor an individual’s movements and determine whether he or she is in compliance with the order of the court or the Parole Com mission. The program is designed for the non-violent offender who, without this program, would otherwise be sent to prison. The program was initially launched on a pilot basis in Forsyth County in July 1987 and in Wake County in Oc tober 1988. It was expanded last year to a total of 14 counties with a capaci ty to supervise 1,400 offenders at any given time. As of Jan. 26,641 program slots had been filled. According to John Patseavouras, director of the Division of Adult Pro bation and Parole, the expansion of the program is on schedule. "Because of the length of the (See HOUSE ARREST, P. 2) FAKHUES FOR EARTHQUAKES—“Quake", an amusing and Informative board game, Is part of the “Rig Bird Bet Ready for Earthquakes” activity kit available to help children and their tamllet prepare lor earthquakes tram the creators ef “Seasama Street" in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Local Groups Get $50,000 Grant Funding For Economic Planning The board of directors of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center announced today that thirteen of the state’s community development cor porations will receive grants totalling $600,000 to host local economic development activities. The funds were appropriated dur ing the 1989 session of the N.C. General Assembly and are being ad ministered by the Rural Center and a 14-member minority economic development advisory committee. Billy Ray Hall, president of the Rural Center, said that most of the community development corpora tions will be expanding on develop ment projects begun last year, when the first set of minority economic development funds were made available by the General Assembly. “We’ve had a chance this past year to see how a relatively small state in vestment in these organizations can produce big results in local economic activity,’’ said Hall. Funds will be us ed primarily for development of hous ing finance and construction pro jects; development or re development of commercial districts: and sunnort for business in (SM LOCAL GROUPS, P. 2) ■ %m ~x •^SoBLim NEW PNOMAM-TM Frianda CamaMaa wi MM a prayer aarvlca aa and ADS aa Fab. 18th at 7 p.m. at St Aarinsa Cbarcb. Frafaaat wanai ADS Mva bacoma tha latast cancan, taM Or AdeeraAdbnara al tba department al Envtraamaat, Haalth and Nataral Rasaarcat. (Fhata by TaM Calaway) fill
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