RALEIGH, N.C.,
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 8,1991
VOL. 50, NO. 74
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Martin Street Baptist
Holds Back-To-School Service
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Virgin Records Launches
R&B Classic Collection
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FROM CAROLINIAN
STAFF REPORTS
A businessman and martial arts
expert has filed for election to the
Raleigh City Council District C seal
as “a contribution to the well being ol
the community."
Thomas Jarrett, owner of TJs
Enterprise and a graduate ol
Roosevelt University with a degree ir
business administration, will face
Ralph Campbell, Jr., who is seeking a
fourth term.
“I feel the voters should always
have a choice,” Jarrett told The
IERTS
Frank Roberts
School Board
Candidate
STAFF REPORTS
A former educator and community
activist entered the race for a seat on
the Wake County Board of Education
under the campaign banner ef the
“Choice Fra: Change” in District 4.
Frank Roberts, a graduate of North
Carolina Central University in
Durham, former teacher in Wake
County Public School system for 30
years and popular talk show host for
Let’s Talk on WLLE Radio, filed for
the District 4 seat on the school board
and promised a full exposure of the
educational issues that require a
responsible change of representation.
Roberts faces Dr. Charles V.
Holland, a two-term incumbent, who
is also seeking reelection this fall and
retired educator, Harriet Bryant
Webster, who served the system as a
teacher, classroom management
specialist and administrator for 32
years.
Roberts said he will focus his
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CLASS REUNION
Member* of Washington High
School clau of 1MI art planning
their 40th anniversary. Those
who know of the address of
statical* from the class of 1MI
should contact Ms. Gertrude
Pope at SIMM*.
MINORITY BANKING
In a show sf saport for minority
banking institutions, The
Prudential has announced that It
will Increase the credit line la Us
Minority Banking Program from
IN million to IN million. The
unsecured credit line will he
available for a three-year period
from U minority-owned and
operated banks.
HEALTH COORDINATOR
Park Medtacal Center has
appointed P. Renee Engleking,
as Worker’s Compensation
Program Manager. TTio center
specialises in accupatlonal
medicine and la addition to the
worker’s compensation program,
provides corporate physical
examinations. DOT driver’s
examinations, drug and alcohol
screening, executive physicals
and international travel service.
COMMUNITY MISSION
Community Mission seeks
community support in helping the
homeless and handicapped with
donations of checks, clothing,
furniture, refrigerators, stoves,
canned foods and other non
petrlshable items, which may be
picked of from any location in the
Triangle or brought to *044 New
Bern Ave.
.SINEWS BRIEFS. P. ,1
CAROLINIAN this week. “My reason
for running is tny way oi
contributinag to the community. I am
not out to build dissatisfaction for the
voters. I don’t need to, for those who
are dissatisfied already know the
reason.”
Jarrett, a tae kwon do master for 2E
years and national champ for 1972
and 1974said, “I think I would makes
better city councilman for District C
simply because I have more to gain
by fighting against the injustices wc
have in Southeast Raleigh. There are
people fighting for the greater good
outside City Hall. With them oh the
outside and me on the inside, I believe
we can get some necessary things
done. “There is no secret that
African-Americans compose the
majority of voters in District C,”
Jarrett said. “For this reason I feel
that we could be better represented.
All one has to do is open their eyes
and look around. What gains have you
seen that have benefited African
Americans from Mr. Campbell’s
tenure as city council representative
for District C?"
Candidates also filed for the city at
large seats, including J. O. Lewis, 71,
who grew up in Raleigh and is
familiar to residents for editorials he
delivered at WRAL-TV from 1978
1988.
He began his broadcasting career
with Capitol Broadcasting in 1948 as a
part-time radio announcer and today
is the company’s director of minority
affairs.
Lewis said his friends urged to him
to run for the council for years, but
that he had declined because of
possible conflicts with his editorials.
Charles C. Meeker, a former two
term council member has also
decided to run and will face
incumbent Ann S. Franklin, school
board member, Henry C. Knight and
Lewis.
Knight, earlier had announced that
he would not seek another term on the
Wake Board of Education. “1 also
said that I was not ready to stand on
the sidelines politically and would be
interested in seeking an at-large seat
on the Raleigh City Council, if the
opportunity presented itself,” Knight
(See TOM JARRETT, P.2)
Incident
Shock To
Halifax Ct.
Richard Edward Davis, 54, a
Raleigh man who three weeks ago
had been talked out of committing
suicide shot and critically injured his
wife, then drove to a funeral home
where he worked and killed himself,
according to police records.
Police officers were called to 905
Wilmington Terrace in the Halifax
Court apartment complex near
downtown Raleigh about 11:50 a.m.
They found Joann Taylor Davis, 40,
lying on the steps a|f a nearby
.fired
[away from l
scene. /W'V.’V.
Mrs. Davis was shot at least twice
with a .32-caliber handgun. She is
listed in critical condition at Wake
Medical Center.
Police said Davis had shot the
woman inside the couple’s
apartment, chased her outside and
fired another shoj, then drove away.
It was reported that Mrs. DaVis’
son, and an 0-year-old grandson had
been inside the apartment at the time
of the shooting.
Police found Davis’ van in front of
Sea graves Funeral Home at 605 W.
South St. Officers blocked off the
road, walked toward the van and
found Davis dead from a bullet wound
in his head.
Davis had a history of mental
problems and had been in and out of
the hospitals. Three weeks ago,
officers had talked him out of
committing suicide in front of the
same funeral home, according to
police.
According to neighbors the couple
had been having trouble for several
months.
Dropping On* Of School Costly
Option For Children & Adults
From CAROLINIAN Staff Report*
Although the dropout rate in North
Carolina is the lowest in state history,
4.« percent of all 7-12 graders, about
two busloads of students, still leave
schools every day and don’t return.
Last year in North Carolina S3,00b
students in grades 7 through 12
dropped out.
“Each student who drops out is a
tremendous loss in terms of potential
and money,” said Bob Etheridge,
state superintendent, who has made t
cutting the state’s dropout rate a
priority of the Department of Public
Instruction.
“The cost is always tremendous to
the Individual students and to
society,” he said. “In the future, that
cost will skyrocket. That is why I
believe we must do everything
possible to ensure that students stay
in school."
But there is also good news about
the dropout crisis, especially in Wake
County.
Over 100 students who participated
in Wake County Communities in
Schools proved that k)ds stay in
school when the help they need to
solve their social, academic and
health problems is put within their
reach.
Communities in Schools piloted
programs last school year at Garner
Senior High, North Garner Middle
School. East Wake High and Zebukm
Middle School. Year-end results
showed that M percent of the CfS |
students stayed hi school when the
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GREENSBORO (AP) - Only
glaring instances of Job
discrimination are likely to stand up
in court, though the odds are the
cases won’t make it that far, North
Carolina lawyers say.
“Unless you have a letter or memo
that says we don’t hire (black
people), you can’t win,’’ Raleigh
attorney Travis Payne told the
Greensboro News k Record.
Six Supreme Court rulings in 1969
*lp they need to solve their social,
icademic and health problems is put
rithin their reach.
“Our year-end results show that 06
ercent of the CIS students in our four
Mot school sites stayed in school,"
aid Debby Bine, executive director
f CIS. “Next year we will be working
dth 300 students. Lots of kids are
uffering and their families. We are
ryingtohelp."
Communities In Schools advocates
be repositioning of people and
selected as the newest site for Wake
County Communities In Schools for
the 1991*92 school year. The Millbrook
CIS program will serve
approximately 30 students who will
benefit from the coordinated delivery
of health, social, education and other
community services at the school
site.
The typical high school dropout in
North Carolina is a white 16 or 17
year-old who has missed so many
days in the school year that he or she
Communities In Schools advocates the
“repositioning” of people and Services-from
businesses and social service organizations
into the schools to work with educators to
meet students'needs. ~
lervices - fj
ocial service
he schools to u
i* likely to (ail fart gradeaijyway
The typical drop is. by no means,
the only dropout. One fifth of all
dropouts are black males; IS percent
are black females Whit' males make
up 36 percent of m , >uts. white
females 25 percent. The percentage
of black males and American Indian
students dropping out is higher than
their overall percentage in school
enrollment, prompting edudeators to
concentrate special efforts at keeping
these students in school Blacks
'SeeOROPOl’TS.r n
made it more difficult for minorities
to win job discrimination suits and
increased the burden of proof on
plaintiffs in job-bias cases.
Meanwhile, rising costs are
keeping many cases out of court. Just
to get a case to trial can cost between
$10,00 and $20,000, excluding full
attorneys’ fees.
"How do you ask a person who has
just lost their job and they have a
family to feed and face losing a home
and car, if they are capable of
investing $20,000?” Payne said.
The higher costs are also turning
off lawyers. “If we lose we don’t get
paid. With that in mind, you want to
feel confident of some likelihood of
success before you take a case," said
Winston-Salem attorney Griff
Morgan.
The Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, which
prefers arbitration to legal action,
offers little recourse, attorneys says.
“EEOC is almost worthless,”
Payne said. “This is a low-budget
way and for most employers, being
sued by EEOC isn’t a threat. This
only costs them a little time and
money and EEOC finds
discrimination in only a minuscule of
cases.”
But Ron Arrington, director of the
regional commission office in
Charlotte, said the EEOC is
encountering the same problems
attorneys have trying to prove job
bias based on gender, age or race. ,
The commission last year filed 524
lawsuits, an increase of 38 cases from
the year before. Rut the agency has a
backlog of about 45,000 cases that
haven’t been investigated.
Employees have the right to
continue the case with a private
attorney regardless of the
commission s decision
If they win a case, employees cun
collect back pay Bui they cannot
collect money for damages incurred
because of the loss of the job or seek
; ofr punish the company i»r its actions
THOMAS JARRETT
Roberts Pk.
Unveils New
Look Here
BY JAMES GILES
SUIT Writer
City of Raleigh officials and
community residents dedicated a
new gymnasium during a ribbdn
cutting ceremony at a park in
Southeast Raleigh which has been
estimated*! $647,000.
Improvements continue for.
Roberts Community Center project
which began in 19S6, shortly after the
Raleigh pity Council adopted a
master plan tor the property
purchased from the Gatlin Estate.
The park and community canter
are located in East Raleigh^
approximately two miles from the
Civic Center on E. Martin St., and
named in honor of Nicholas Franklin
Roberts, who was a dean of
theological studies at Shaw
University in 1918.
Victor Lebsock, project manager;
for Raleigh Parks and Recreation,
Department said the cost of “the park ;
project is estimated at $647,ooo ;
improvements .included the„ new ;
gymnasium for basketball, volleyball
and shuffleboard, relocation, of the;
entrahee and office, new showers and
minor, renovations to the building as;
well as additional parking. Also;
relocation of the picnic shelters and .
improvements to the outdoor
basketball court and ballfield.”
The 7.2 acre park has two spacious
picnic areas equipped with picnic
tables and is shaded by tall pine
trees. One picnic area is equipped
(See ROBERTS PARK, P. 2)
incubators
Show Bus.
Upturn
Business start-ups among the state
supported small business incubators
indicate an ease in the economic
constraints of the past year. “We can
certainly tell that the economy is
recovering,” said Debbie McLean,
manager of the Regional Small
Business Incubator in Ahoskie. Ms.
McLean, who reported a marked
decrease in the number of inquiries
from prospective tenants in late 1990 ,
and early 1991. has seen that situation
reverse during the last two months.;:
“We have two new tenants, and-'
another industrial prospect.” she'
said. "We also have a current tenant
who' may need to expand in August
We expect to be one hundered percent
occupied by September!
Meanttfhdc. a| the other end of the
state. Jacx Harmon. Manager of the
McDowell County Small Business and • «
Development Center, has only one
available space after adding several
new tenant companies in recent
weeks, lam a big advocate of small
Ou.mmV' 'limitation for economic
d«*M«>pii.cn: lie said
During .i year when many
mdUMwe* were struggling with the
rwossne tH'tiinnny several state
suppoi'r.t incubators were
expanding 1'he Greensboro Business
i enter which anticipates relocating
■ lit** **.imo square feet of the newly
reiwAUted Kevolulion Center by
August t vtt, nas "been deluged vydh -
iiH|Uiries and h*ts a number of
,os|Hyiive business lenartts that are
ijf various stages in thv' admissions
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