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2 The SUN, Flagstaff, Arizona, Tuesday, May 29, 1990 Why not duplicate Koreas success? MIKE ROYKO NHA names interim director By BRENDA NORRELL Sun Correspondent WINDOW ROCK The Board of Commissioners of the Navajo Housing Authority has appointed an acting director who took control Tuesday morning from Fred Thompson who was removed Friday by the board. Ernest Goatson, who served as operations director at NHA before being terminated by Thompson two weeks ago, was appointed by the NHA Board of Commissioners Friday to assume control of the embattled housing authority. NHA board chairman Frank Chce Willeto stated as reasons for Thompsons termination: inadequate performance, theft, embezzlement, and removal of property, in a May 25 letter to Thompson. The action follows U.S. Housing and Urban Development officials in Phoenix striping Thompson of his authority on Friday.

HUDs actions came on the heels of five criminal counts filed against Thompson in Window Rock district Court May 17 by Navajo special prosecutors. The charges alleged violations of the Navajo Ethics in Government Law by Thompson and involved the sale of nearly $6,000 of jackets to NHA by Thompsons business. Casual Comers of Gallup, N. M. Navajo attorney John Chapcla, who is providing NHA employees with legal assistance, said staff members have requested the Navajo police to secure the central office building here and safeguard records at NHA.

Its unfortunate the federal government had to act to resolve the problems at NHA. It would have been an opportunity for the Navajo Nation and NHA board of Commissioners to carry out the investigation and take the actions needed, Chapcla said. In the neighborhood where I grew up, most of the small businesses were run by people who reflected the neighborhoods Eastern European makeup. They owned the grocery, meat market, poultry store, produce store, pharmacy, barber shop, taverns and diners. Even the bookie was a local.

Many were family operations with the husband, wife and kids all involved. They kept the payroll down, eliminated the need for labor negotiations, nobody took a sick day unless they really needed it. In slow times, or when capital was needed to expand or improve, everybody took a pay cut. Thats the way it was in most of the citys ethnic neighborhoods. All you had to do was cross one of the streets that served as borders, and all that changed was the storekeepers names.

Instead of local family business run by Chester, Stanley or Walter, it was Angelo, Rocco or Tony. I mention this while sliding into what could be a sensitive, touchy subject. Youve probably read or heard stories out of New York about the conflict between some blacks and the Koreans who operate businesses in black neighborhoods. The blacks say that some of the Koreans are hostile, rude and do nothing but take profits out of their neighborhoods, while not putting anything back in. Many blacks resent that the Koreans are newcomers to this country.

The Koreans respond that all theyre doing is working hard to make a living and get ahead in their new land of opportunity. This isnt a new problem, nor is it limited to New York. The same thing has happened and is still happening in Chicago, where a large Korean population operates hundreds of small businesses in black neighborhoods and opens new ones every week. One black Chicago alderman, William Henry, even went so far as to suggest that a law be passed requiring businessmen to be fluent in English. Most people laughed at the dimwitted and illegal idea.

But instead of laughing, they should have been asking the obvious question. If blacks dont want to buy their bread and milk from Koreans, why arent they running the businesses themselves? I dont recall anybody putting that question to the blacks waging boycotts in New York, or those who think if I can abuse that word like Alderman Henry in Chicago. Knee-jerk racists will be quick to provide what they think are the answers: Blacks arent smart enough to run their own businesses. Thats nonsense, since blacks do run many successful businesses, big and small. Theyre smart enough to be lawyers, doctors, educators, corporate executives, cops, and succeed in other demanding occupations.

So running grocery stores or cleaning and tailoring shops isnt beyond them. Blacks are too lazy to deal with the long hours required to make a go of a small business. More nonsense. Anyone who works as a laborer or jockeys a cab 12 hours a day, six days a week, as many blacks do, isnt lazy. Knee jerk liberals will be quick to provide their answers, too: Lack of education.

The schools are bad. Excuse me, but you dont need an MBA to run a comer grocery store. Some of the Koreans cant even speak, read or write English, and they get by. Most of the Stanleys, Chesters, Roccos and Angelos who ran the small businesses I grew up with never saw a high school. Lack of financing.

It takes capital to start even a small business. And financial institutions discriminate against black businessmen. Maybe some do. But there are black banks. There are wealthy black businessmen with funds that can be invested.

Are they discriminating too? No, the knee-jerk racists and liberals both have it wrong. It isnt lack of brains, energy, education or financing. Whats lacking is organization, and thats what blacks can learn from the success-driven Koreans. The Koreans dont wait for a bank to provide a loan. They have their own family and community financial support.

Those who make it kick something into the pot. Those who are looking for a chance can dip into the pot. And when they succeed, they take their turn giving something back. Theres also an important cultural difference. Koreans, for excellent reasons, dont trust governments and dont depend on governments for their well-being.

They look to their families and communities for support. They are private-enterprise oriented. Because of our history of welfare and social safety nets, many blacks look to government programs and social agencies. Theyre program-oriented. But the government isnt going to show anybody how to run a grocery store, a dry cleaning shop or teach anyone how to pool family or community money to get started.

Any grocery store started or planned by federal bureaucrats would probably go broke before the first loaf of bread was sold. So instead of picketing Korean stores and being angry, envious and resentful, blacks might be wise to take another approach. Take a look at how the Koreans have done it, and give it a try yourself. If you can organize a boycott or a protest, take it one step further. Organize your own grocery store.

It might not make the network news, but it could send your kids to Brian WinterArizona Daily Sun Memorial Day Parade color guard passes by on Birch Street. Goatson was in a staff meeting Tuesday morning at NHA central office and unavailable for comment. Thompson, who has denied wrong doing, did not report to work Tuesday morning. Memorial Day salute Major James Miller, senior Marine instructor at Tuba City High School salutes with ROTC student Cadet Lt. Tanya Frank Monday afternoon as the 12 die in Memorial weekend accidents missing her with the tires.

The investigation was turned dver to other sheriffs investigators, Brady said. Authorities said that most of the victims still would be alive if they had been wearing seat belts. The Arizona Legislature passed a mandatory seat-belt law last week but penalties under the law will not take effect until Jan. 1. In the accident late Sunday in Kingman, a teen-ager and a Colorado couple died in a head-on collision.

The victims were identified as Shanon Dcann Fragassi, 16, of Kingman, the driver of one car, and Dante Joseph Barcclla, 64, and his Wife, Lucy Virginia Barcella, 61, both of Boulder, Colo. Five of the deaths occurred within a seven-hour span Sunday morning, police said. The string began when an uniden tified transient was run down early Sunday in Phoenix. The driver was not cited. In the other incidents, a 56-year-old woman from Pucdal, Mexico, died in a rollover near Yuma, two passengers died in separate accidents involving cars leaving Phoenix streets and hitting palm trees, and a 21 -year-old Duncan man was killed when his vehicle rolled over near Morcnci.

The DPS said Maria Dccarrasco was a passenger in a car driven by Alfonso Vargas, 30, of San Diego which veered off Interstate 8 near Yuma. Dccarrasco was dead on arrival at Yuma Medical Center. Phoenix police said Richard Valdez, 18, of Phoenix was killed when a car driven by Eddie Ramirez, 18, hit a tree along south Central Avenue early Sunday. About D2 hours later, another driver, whose name was withheld, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS At least 12 people lost their lives on Arizona roads over the Memorial Day weekend, authorities reported. The latest victim, who was killed early Monday, was identified as Johnny Charles Sprcitzer, 38, of Phoenix.

Two other people were ejected from the vehicle after the rollover northwest of Sun City, said Maricopa County sheriffs spokesman Duane Brady. In a bizarre twist, a detective for the sheriffs office, unaware of the rollover, drove into the area, swerved to avoid Spreitzers body and ran over another victim at the scene. Injured in the accident were Maynard Devcrcll, 48, and Jerry Shannon Whctscl 14, Brady said. Both were hospitalized. Brady said detective Ken Floyd ran over Devercll, striking her with the undercarriage of his vehicle but tried to pass a car in Phoenix, lost control and hit a palm tree.

That smashup took the life of Ely Batista Carreto, 22, of Phoenix. In the fifth fatality Sunday morning, a four-wheel-drive vehicle driven by James Lark Morgan, 21, of Duncan rolled over along Route 75 as the vehicle approached Morenci about 8:20 a.m. Wendell Blaine Dodson, 51, of Lordsburg, N.M., a passenger, was killed. William Acton, 74, of Kirkland Junction, was the first holiday highway fatality. Officials said he was thrown from his car late Friday after he drove it into an embankment on U.S.

Route 89 near Prescott. Early Saturday, Armando Puente, 21, of Tucson was killed when he was thrown from a pickup truck. Passenger Shelby Rushin, 34, of Jamul, died in another rollover later Saturday morning. Colonnese waives hearing Public record been found at Phoenixs Sky Harbor Airport and was addressed to Colonnese, reportedly contained a small amount of cocaine. Colonnese resigned his university job the following day, NAU officials said.

He was charged May 14. Colonnese since has entered addiction treatment at an undisclosed location. The waiver of preliminary hearing means that Colonnese will be assigned an arraignment date in superior court and will enter a plea at that time. By DAILY SUN STAFF Former Northern Arizona University associate athletic director Tom Colonnese will waive preliminary hearing in Justice of the Peace Court on cocaine possession charges. County Attorney John Verkamp said today the case will move directly to Coconino County Superior Court.

Colonnese, 39, was charged after undercover narcotics agents delivered a package May 11 to Colonnese in his office at Walkup Skydome. The package, which had Havasu City; a brother, Sam Montoya, Albuquerque, N.M.; eight grandchldrcn and 15 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorial contributions to St. Francis Catholic Church, P.O. Box 308, Scligman, 86337.

Flagstaff Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. ROBERT E. WILKES. Robert Eugene Wilkes, a retired building inspector, died May 27 at Flagstaff Medical Center. He was 62.

Rosary and vigil service will be conducted today, 7 p.m., at St. Pius Catholic Church. Mass of Christian burial will be offered at the church, 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev.

James Turner will preside. Mr. Wilkes, a former member of the Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission, worked for many years as a photo engraver and printer. He began his career in that field in 1956 at The Arizona Daily Sun and then moved to Oklahoma where he worked for The Tulsa Tribune for a year. On returning to Flagstaff, he worked at The Print Shop and then at Northland Press where he was a production foreman.

He worked for Coconino County first as a planner and then as a building inspector from 1970-83, when he retired. He was bom Nov. 27, 1927, in Verona, Mo. He served in the U.S. Navy submarine service in World War II.

He was a member of the Flagstaff Sheriffs Posse and past president of of the Doney Park Water Department. He also was a member of Mark A. Moore Post No. 3, American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; sons, Larry and Richard; a daughter, Sabra Daly, all Winona; two brothers, six grandchildren and four nephews.

Flagstaff Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Police Log MONEY THEFT. A Flagstaff gallery owner told police she thinks someone may have burglarized her business and taken a large amount of money from the safe. Police said Monique Alcon, of the Alcon Gallery, set the lost at $8,550, police said. Investigators said Alcon told them she found the money missing Monday afternoon when she noticed that a plant in front of the safe where the money was kept had been moved.

She said she last had been in the safe during the weekend. The thief overlooked $150 in petty cash and $700 in bills in the safe, police said. Alcon told investigators that she normally sets the combination on the safe so that she simply has turn one number to get it open. She also said the safe is kept in plain view in the gallery. 48-HOUR SUMMARY.

In the 48 hours ending at midnight Monday, Flagstaff police investigated four traffic accidents: none apparently resulting in death or serious injury. There were 20 arrests in the period including eight for driving under the influence. Officers answered 224 calls in the period. A I A Obituaries Official Legal Newspaper for City of Flagstaff and Coconino County Publication No. (USPS 030-560) Guarantcad Carrier Delivery If you fall to receive The Arizona Daily Sun by 5.30 m.

weekdays or 8:30 a.m. Sunday, please telephone your carrier If unable to reach your carrier, please phone The Arizona Dally Sun circulation department at 779-4189. Postmaster: Send change of address to The Arizona Dally Sun, Post Office Box 1849, Flagstaff, AZ 86002. PERFECTA C. SANDOVAL.

Pcrfccta Carmen Sandoval, a homemaker from Scligman, died May 27, at Flagstaff Medical Center. She was 71. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Thursday, in St. Francis Catholic Church, Scligman. Mass of Christian burial will be offered 10 a.m.

Friday in the church. The Rev. Joseph F. Murphy will preside at both services. Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m., Friday, in the Williams Cemetery.

Mrs. Sandoval was bom July 16, 1918, in Allison, N.M. She was brought to Arizona as a child to live in Holbrook. She had lived in Scligman for the past 38 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fulgcncio A.

Sandoval, in 1975. Survivors are her son Luiz F. Sandoval, Phoenix; daughters, Vivian C. Brown, Flagstaff; Jeanette R. Tapia, Kingman; Monica S.

Lucas, Lake Pathways of Memories 50 YEARS AGO Members of the Flagstaff Odd Fellow lodge will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lodges establishment with a two-day program this weekend. 25 YEARS AGO The Boys Club of Coconino will re-open its doors next week as the climax of a month-long campaign to get back on its feet. The club closed in the fall of 1964 due to lack of funds. 10 YEARS AGO The U.S. Forest Service announced plans to dissolve the Flagstaff Federal Sustained Yield Unit that has been in effect since 1949.

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