ITioliaux's Race IliisMoond Piwso
lion officials say that
-tmore thin 8.000 hew.
blacfc voters have been'
- added td the rolls since
throughout the district, ;
"He's touching basej
with - everyone from;
tobacco farmers to black
ministers' said Pat Gill,'
a veteran of national
By Milton Jordan '
and ' ;
Joseph, E.Green
The countdown con
tinues ' in H.M.:
, "Mickey" Michaux's .
race to. become the first s political campaigns who
black LT.S. Congressman' is one of Michaux's raa-
,from the ; rural .' south jor . political strategists.
since Reconstruction. ; ; ; :
-.Tust a little more than ;
a month remains until
pnmary ,
"well . prepared, "well
' financed . and well
organized," but declin
ing to identify the forces 'there
. build the infrastructure 'tics In the east. V 'ihink this race is going to ?
throughout the district Meanwhile, campaign have' the largest numberj
that, in turn, will helo : aides near ud for the eun of voters tufftout than
relieve double digit lap
"Oris of our major pro-:
blems is getting Mickey!
known f in ... the ' entirej
district. We can't afford
to which he refers.
i Ramsey seems to be
trying to put as much
; distance as poossible bet
ween Michaux's liberal
-approach and Valen
tine's more conservative
message, a la Fountain.
the district s boundaries;, ,,mnnvmn in pnn "Th! it one nf ih?
.This last- .strategy is ,"were set earlier this year,; , county; ancj help bring j'most exciting campaigns J
likely the most critical. ; :Ttij5 boosts Hack voter i . more water resources to .that I have ever been in- ?
In niirham f!nnntv. iTvrritaof"- frnm ahnttt 2-j..- i : :i r;n fiif1
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are 16,755 black 27 per cent to slightly w , ' V :r
over per cent. . ;
r ... .
we ve seen in a oecaac in
-this district." .
And that's exactly
what it'll . take for.
Michaux to win.
voters, the largest bloc in
the district.; Durham
County also, has the
distriaV largest collec
tion of registered voters,
65.120. ' . ;V
r "We '; know- that; wc
. me district is over
whelmingly ' Democratic,
a '..fact i that - causes
Michaux's - Campaign
manager,: Kelvin Smith,
to say that if his can-
the June 29
when Michaux and two; to think that if we carry
other Democrats I.T. Durham County we will
"Tim'- Valentine of
'Mash County and James
E.- Ramsey of Roxboro .
r wilj find out who the
voters want to send -Against
Republican Jack
Marin of Durham jn
November,
To win, Michaux, 51,'
will have to carry
Dorham, his stronghold,
and show welliit Person ,
County, Ramsey's
home, and Nash County,
Valentine's home, accor
ding to Michaux's high
level campaign aides.
The district, which;
stretches from Halifax in
carry it all. Nothing can ,v
be taken for granted." J
One .i thing ' that ob-
viously should not ; be
taken for granted is thc
district's conservative!.'
bent.; For ' about; thirty t
have to make a . strong , didate. wins the primary
"ana avoias a runon, inai .
the road to Congress will;
:be pretty much set. i
r- Whether that is true or?
friot. remains to be seen,
jbut.it is obvious that the
theme of the Michaux
icampaign at this point is
jto get 50 per cent of the
the east to Caswell in the Fountain out to pasture
west. Wilson in the. south ;The first was Durham's i
But almost everyone showirie in Person Coun
admits right now that ,ty where Ramsey- is
Michaux is the front run- i from," said Gill, and in
ner in the campaign. But ' Nash a County where
being the front runner in .Valentine is frdim!
May h no. what wins a v Gill said that '.one of
June .- primary It; ilt:, Michaux's main-head
take ; numbers, -.' and quarters has been opened
numbers big enough to in Rocky Mount in Nash
avoid ai' runoff because , County, and according: jvote, plus one, J thereby
years, L. H. Fountain, a any ivntiiauA yp- io senior press aiae,is., avoiaing ine secona
conservative Democrat:; porters privately believe Kristi Petersen, the con-1 primary that would come
represented the district. he will lose a rjndf?;;.;i;. gressioflal hopefuls has'; just three weeks after the
He was seldom challenge H Michaux quotesS.the tt black and white co-r-. June 9 primary. . ; -.
ed. and when he was, he' odds this way: 35 per chairmen in each of the-5; to. avoid ;, this, the
beat back, liberaleent 'furadur
Democrats handily. ' fine,'; he said. iuThatj: township in .Johnston' race that has attracted,
Republicans generally -gives us 61,000 voters in : 'County that is also part national : attention, , has
left him alone because he! the primary, and I would't the Second rict.l'!''j,'.iinpQrted' some
voted most often along a; nee 31,000. Ordinarily,! if'We realize that the Democratic
Republican Party line. i couia: get twenty per .f people tn the secona heavyweights to pull out
cent oi me wnire voie, , District are looking tor a
just because of Durham.; candidate who can repre-
But K can get 31,000 !sent all of them."- Ms. I
But two things drove.
to Vance on the Virginia
border, K& large
numbers of black voters.
Michaux y is depending
upon them as the core of '
his support. The mostly
rural district is known
for . tobacco and soy-.
beans:1 '" ';' " s '
Vet many of the black '
voters throughout the
a victory: ' '
For example, the Na
tional Committee for an
Effective Congress
(NCEO. sent Bob
With fifty; per cent tut' ';: Chine fieures showilUt IBeckeltd North Carolina
nout in the black com-i that there are: 63,369 rto help out. Beckel is a
munity. ; Traditionally registered black voters in former aide in the Carter
lui nam an - - . . c-
inclusion in the Second jl votes y just out oi tnej Petersen said, rand
District; The second was 1 black community alone,,;. Mickey is that person,"
Michaux's . decision to! with fifty per cent tur ; Citing figures showing
' AnH now. Valentine .
and Ramsey are seeking; we can get 40 per cent to,
the Fountain mantle. ,45 per cent of the bUck,
while Michaux! talks of. community, , turning.
out.
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forming a "new partner-
ship between the bjack .
and the white, the urban
district are not familiar " "and the rural, and the '
with the former U.S. At
torney, and State House;
member, and some of:
them V are supporting
white candidates, accor
ding to poll watchers
rich and the poor.
On the other hand, j
Valentine , hints j
mysteriously of "certain!
forces. .. '. .in 4he
district," calling them!
RsVi Brown To Sponsor Picnic
The Gethsemane Baptist Church will attend a
special picnic at the Sunshine Farm in Timberlake,
N.C., Sunday, May 30 at 4 p.m. All food will be
- served free. The pastor owns the farm and is spon
soring the picnic.
. The Gethsemane Church bus will leave the
church at 1906 S. Roxboro St.. at 3:30 p.m.
? The Sunshine Farm is owned by Rev. Dr. V.E.
'Brown, the pastor of Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Vacation Bible School Workshop
An Arts and Crafts Workshop for Vacation Bible
School teachers will be held on Monday, June 7, at
the YWCA ori 'Proctor Street from 6 to 8 p.m.
Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. Lizzie '
M. Crews, workshop coordinator, at 596-5058.
: ; According to top level '
campaign aides, it will
take three basic things to
get those numbers.
Michaux must cover
the district talkine with!
and listening to voters,
getting from them their
perception of what the
Second District con
gressman should be. -
Michaux - must ade
quately convey the
message that he can be a
catalyst for progressive
change throughout the
district.
Michaux must get
more blacks registered
throughout the district,
and out to the polls.
the Second District, Ms.
Petersen said that one of
the campaign's major ef
forts is to register people
to vote. b,"1:
"In Durham County
alone," she said, "there
are 17,381 unregistered
mam (Vina.
She pointed out also ; ; Michaux message."
jWhite House and one of
(Carter's 1980 campaign
organizers. Smith,
himself a veteran of the
Carter-Mondale cam
paign for President,
; against President Ford,'
! has taken charge of the,,
"packaging of the
that in O'Neal Township
in Johnston- County,
there are 1,555 registered
voters, but only 169 of
them are black. f'Wf are!
making a heavy' voter j
registration effort," she ;,
said. ' ' i.
: A casual check of'
voter registration records
indicates that the effort
has been somewhat suc
cessful. ' !
For example, registra-
; I hat message, accor
ding to Smith, is that
.Michaux will be a con
gressman who wiil help
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Tiffenee Joaes, member of La Petite Junior
Garden Qub, and dangh'ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Lee Jones of 2405 Southern Drive, was the top win
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flower Show heli recently at the Duke Street
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Ministers Popularity dottiest
ti w J . C . Cheekiff akes -The
Lead This Week
With a bold stroke this week, REV. J.C. CHEEK, pastor of Mount Calvary United Church of
Christ, Durham, has jumped out to a commanding lead as the Ministers Popularity Contest
sponsored by Friends of Edgemont-Few Gardens Community Center heads toward the middle of
the balloting race. ..'"'-'
The winner will he sent on a trip to the Bahamas, according to the Friends of Edgemont-Few
Gardens.
REV, l-.H. WHELCHEL, who held the lead for two weeks, has dropped to third place, accor
ding lo May 15 reports from the contest sponsors. REV. GRADY DAVIS, pastor of Union Bap
tist Church, has edged into second place, just slightly above REV. WHELCHEL. REV. EARl.E
THORPE, who held second place, has been pushed to fourth place. REV. DAVID BELL follows
closely in fifth place. REV. JOHN MONROE now holds the sixth place slot.
According to a spokesman for Ihe Edgemont Center, the purpose of ihe contest, in addition lo.
raising money for the center, is lo "boost Ihe black church and the black press, locally and na
tionally". The Carolina Times is cooperating with Ihe contest by publishing Ihe official ballot each week.
To vole for your favorite minister, simply clip Ihe ballot from an issue ntjhe Carolina Times.
complete it, and mail il to Ihe Center. A $1 donation must accompany each ballot in order lhat il
be included In the official count. 5. -: ? 8 s '
The center spokesman said Ihe first prize for Ihe contest is a trip lo ihe Bahamas lor ihe winn
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mong ihe friends of Edgemonl sponsoring i;roup are: Drs. Marvin Duncan. Vinslon Burton. Jr..
4 Caroline Sage, Earle Thorpe, former city councilman James Brow n. Jr.. llornc s Frank Bullock. Car-,
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SUNDAY. MAY 30, 1982, ,
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Wednesday- 7:33 PM
Rev. J.C. Cheek
Rev. Gradv D. Davis
Rev. E.H. Whelchcl
-. Rev. Earle Thorpe
Rev. David H. Bell
Rev. John U Monroe
Rev. James Daniels
Rev. Donald Fozard ,
Rev. Lorenzo Lynch
Rev. Alexander D. Moseley
Rev. Z.D. Harris
Rev. Frizelle Yelverlon
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Contestants
Rev; B.A, Mack . .
Elder Elroy Iwis
Rev. William Easley -Rev.
Howard Haggler
Rev. W.T. Bigelow
Rev. Leon Saunders
Rev. J.W. Barnes
Rev. Lowry Reid
Rev. Percy Chase
Rev. Vernon Thompson ,
Rev. J.R. Crutchfield
. 'Rev. V.E. Brown
- Bishop VV. A. Jones
Bishop John T. Moore :
Rev. Harold Cobb
Elder R.A.Sloan
Rev. Marion Wright
Rev. Bernard Morrison :
Rev. Cureton Johnson
Rev. Johnny Leak
Rev. C.R.Stone
' Rev. John L. Caldwell
Revi Mack Timberlake. Jn
Rev. Arthur H. Parker
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Ministers Popularity Contest
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ISame of Church:
Voter's -Name:
Number of Votes:
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