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4 THE CAROLINA TIMES-SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1S82' Blacks Made Winners ' In Many Of Tuesday 's Elections : By Patricia Williams Following their leaders,? instructions carefully and practically to the letter, about hair of Durham's black voters made the dif ference in many of Tues day's primary election races. Black voters gave the chy officials the edge in the " controversial downtown civic center bond referendum and provided the margin of victory in several other races as well. In the civic center referendum, blacks cast about 2900 affirmative votes, pushing the $10.5 million proposal over the edge to victory. Without those votes, the bond issue would have failed by about 300 votes. But black voters also figured heavily in H.M. "Mickey" Michaux's 2-1 Durham County victory over Jim Ramsey and I.T. "Tim" Valentine for the 2nd district con gressional seat. But because Michaux could not cut deeply enough in to Valentine's stronghold in the eastern end of the district, he missed polling a majority of the votes cast, and must face Valentine in a one-on-one runoff primary on July 27. In other local races, black voters were largely responsible for the two black incumbent county commissioners .. Mrs. Etna Spaulding and William Bell leading a field of nine candidates. Blacks gave Judge Karen Galloway her . district court judgeship "back, and helped incumbent Sheriff Bill Allen lead his two challengers. But one challenger, Roland Leary, ran so strong in many blue collar white precincts that Allen fail ed to capture a majority of the vote, and must face Leary in a July, 27 runoff. Black voters also, helped incumbent state: senators Kenneth Royall and Gerry Hancock .of Durham to fight off the strong challenge of Ms. Rosalie Gates of Rox- boro. In the state House race, black voters pushed v incumbent , Kenneth Spaulding into the front of the field, helping him ' to beat back a challenge from A.fc Howard Ge ment, another black can didate. . 1 : . This strong black tur nout, upward of fifty per cent in , , most predominantly, black precincts, and the voting . pattern clearly reflected the work of the Durham Committee on the Af fairs of Black People, Durham's principal black political- organiza tion. In a long, often stor my and presumably secret meeting Sunday night, the Durham Com mittee approved its tradi tional slate of candidates for various offices. The Committee en dorsed the civic center, Michaux, Judge Galloway, incumbent District Attorney, Dan K. Edwards, Sheriff Allen, Hancock and Royall, for the senate; Spaulding for state house, arid Mrs. Spaulding and Bell in the county commission race. The ; committee also endorsed three can didates for the Court of Appeals and two of them won., The Committee lost only one other race. Ronald Stephens beat Edwards for the district attorney's slot despite a strong black vote for Ed wards. Overall, according to unofficial election returns, about 32,000 of the county's almost 69,000 registered voters went to the polls Tues day, for a total turnout of about 46 per cent. There are about 19,000 blacks registered to vote in Durham, nd just over 9,000 of them went to the polls for a 50 per cent turnout rate. Both the overall turnout and the black turnout are above average figures for r a non-presidentia ,.. elec tion. For several ;,! can- didates, Tuesday's primary was the election (Continued On Page 7) Service. Personnel . ' i .... . - - -.- ' I ; r Navy Seaman Gary G. Espey, son of Mrs.; Marjorie and Royce W.; Espey Sri; of 3313 Heritage Place, Raleigh, has completed ' recruit i draining at the Naval. "Training Center, Orlan-i ,:do, Fla. ' During the eight-week ' training cycle, trainees studied general military subjects designed to prepare them for further ; academic and on-the-job j training in one of the ; Navy's 85 basic occupa tional fields.' Included in their . studies were seamanship, ; close order drill, Naval , history and first aid. Per sonnel who complete this course of instruction arc eligible for three hours of college credit in . Physical Education and Hygiene. . Marine Pvt. Vincent L. Edwards,' son of Joe and Mrs. Azylee Smith of Route , 9, Box 525, i Chapel Hill, was the honor graduate of the, JJasic Metal Worker: Course. During the six-week course at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Le-! jeune, students received instruction on sheet metal working and elec tric arc, inert gas and ox yacetylene welding. County Government , (Continued from Front) department since -1967' and Mrs. - Amey has worked for more than, twenty years. Both women are licensed by the state ol North Carolina.- , The settlement came as a surprise to most courtroom observers, who expected the county to fight the action: par ticularly, when county attorney Lester Owen called the action "unmerited". "This case is ' not aboul racial discrimina tion," he said prior lo the courtroom testimony, "somebody just got mad." When contacted aficr the settlement, Owen said "I feel that by arriv ing at this settlement we 'have avoided the risk of hurting the morale of the rounty health depart-li.-nt. - Sources in ,thc health , T f .;' i? 1 f 1 v I I LinEis To Meet Sim Las Vegas necessity, compelled to respond to its national environment and its high The Links,' Inc. one of the nation's : most prestigious predominant- ? ly black women's services .sense of purpose, ror 36 organizations, will meet? years," the organization in its 23rd biennial Na- has gathered momen tional Assembly ; at the turn, . . : continuously Las Vegas Hilton in Las II redefined . its ' purpose, Vegas, Nevada. - The ',' sharpened its focus, and .; 'seventh national presi dent, Mrs; Julia Brogdon Purnell : of Baton Rouge, La., will preside and, in her call to expanded s r program dimensions ' in order to make the name "Links", not J only a. chain of friendship,, but also a the convention, Mrs. i ' chain of purpose. - tional Assembly and the organization - has made tangible contributions to non-Link .' organizations when the causes have t been geared to s, . tvic ;' achievement and volurr ; tary public - services, i Through its i Grant-in-i Aid program, r each 1 chapter is constitutional Iy committed to imple ment the national four ., pronged program of ser : Heir-O-Links. (children). .Vegas '- National Assembly , will include a :) 1 notinnol nffiprt rin Inlv ; 5 and a concert on the 5 evening of July 6 featurrj ing duo pianists Wilfred Delphin and Edwin Ro- ' main, described by the 7 New York Times as be- musical, fluent; neatly department and other ' county agencies said that several other black employees were waiting for the outcome of the legal action brought by the two nurses before: they decided to bring -. similar claims. Other county 1 employees and at least two county commis sioners have insisted that j situations such as this one could have been avoided if the county had an affirmative ac tion program. The county does not have an affirmative ac tion program because the majority of the five member boaFd and high level, county officials have resisted implemen ting one, according to William V. Bell, one of two black commissioners who believes that such a plan is imperative. Anniversary Sale & Open House Star Office Supply July 14 10 a.m. 2 p.m. We cordially invite you to visit us during our Anniversary and Open House to" see our exceptional values on office supplies. We have the BEST values in town. Come in and see us. We are across from the First Federal Building at Five Points. . ' ' See Details In Next Week's Paper, 427 WeSt Main Street 682-0418 ' Benefactor Mrs. Mildred 11. Ford (above), a retired teacher, of Lumberton, has made a contribution to Sorors Minnie . B, Lucas, Ixuise P. Peter son and Jennie S. Robin son for' the support of,, the. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship, program. They are members of different AKA chapters in the Mid-Atlantic Region. They will assist Miss Robyn M. Gantt to con tinue her studies at the International Fine Arts College, Miami, Fla. Miss Gantt is a senior and expects to receive an associate of arts degree in May, 1983. Students . Receive Degrees Three Durham students received degrees during commencement exercises ; at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. ,. . . . Miss Ester Althea Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Hill of 521 Burlington ; Avenue, received the bachelor of science degree in biology ..". Miss Carla Denise Johnson, daughter,, of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Johnspn of 1026 Jerome Road, received the bachel6f of arts degree in psychology". Miss Tamera LaVem Timberlake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Timberlake of 1826 South Alston Avenue, received the bachelor of . science degree in biology. . u Commencement exer cises were held May 23 in the Atlanta Civic Center. NCCU Area Garden Club Holds Last Meeting The NCCU Area Garden Club held its last meeting Saturday, June 26, (until September 20) at the home of Mrs. Sophine Chavis on Burl ington Avenue. Plans were finalized for the delegate, Mrs. Elizabeth Rawlings, to attend the convention in Raleigh in August. A cookout followed the business meeting on the lawn of Mrs. Chavis. Present . were all members and a guest , Mrs. Elizabeth Amey and granddaughter, Amey Lesett. 1 Younger single people buy only one-third aa much coffee as the middle-aged and elderly. Middle-aged and elderly women are the top buyers. "Purnell said "We must chart pur course correct-! ly and command our ships unerringly. We must find no job. top small and no task too large ; asj together, we : 'Improve the Quality of Life by Linking Leader ship and Service to Meet the Challenge of Com munity and National Needs'." Approximately ' 2,000 delegates, members, their families ' and friends are expected ; to attend the Assembly which meets July 5-10. The Links, Inc. was founded in Philadelphia in the fall of 1946 by Mrs. Sarah Strickland Scott and the late Mrs. Margaret ; Hawkins. From the fourteen charter members in the Philadelphia Chapter, the organization has grown to 5,000 members in 187 chapters. Born in the immediate aftermath of World War llandfac- I ing new concerns and mid-century imperatives in human rights, social and racial jusstice, The .Links, Inc. was, of 1 me memoers are com- ' mitted to educational, , cultural and civic ac tivities. A national pro gram of educational ac- ! tivities provides enrich ment experiences' for minority youth who are educationally, disadvan-. taged i and . culturally deprived, as well as the , gifted children who need aid. Chapters across the nation carry out multi faceted programs and v projects in The Arts, Ser-, vices to Youth', National Trends and Services, and International Trends and Services. At the close of the; 22nd National Assembly, held in 1980, in Atlanta, Ga., Links .' had contributed in Access of $700,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Links have made large finan cial contributions to the NAACP, the National' . Urban League and the Legal Defense Fund. A : total of $208,000 was ex-. pended for the organiza tion's Grant-in-Aid pro-:" jects at the 22nd Na-; vice tn tne geographical f. meshed, well balanced.' , area in which , each A formal reception chapter is located. ?' ; These y' - ac complishments are' by no means the extent of The Links, Inc. involvement Merit scholarships totall-" ing $10,000 have been awarded and , $12,000 ' was donated for the sum mer project for children - in Atlanta in 1981. Links also contributed $13,000 this -year for- wells in : Africa and one. of the ; highlights of the past two ' years was Consultation 1 and Consultation . II, under the International Trends and Services pro- ' gram area which were held; in Washington, D.C, The director of this project, Dr; DoHy . Deselle Adams , brought together 15 black na tional organizations of women with member-'' ships of 5,00ft, or more. These conferences were made possible by a grant from the Lily Founda tion. ' '; In addition to business sessions and events plan-; ned ' for Connecting Links (husbands) and hosted by the Las Vegas " ..Chapter on. Wednesday, July ?, will be" followed on Thursday evening by a formal gala hosted by the Western Area of The units, inc. inc. uusiug event will be the tradi-: V tional. White Rose Ban '. quet on Saturday even ing. The Arts luncheon, ; under the program direc 1 tion of - Mrs. Frances roaiui. cms ui , Damn X nil ry I urtll rotiira . : . 01 . and primitive artist Milton Fletcher. The ; Services to Youth lun cheon, of which, Mrs. Hazelle E. Boulware is director, will feature Ms. Theron Thomas, concert singer of Washington, D.C, and Christopher Edley; executive director of UNCF, will be the keynote speaker at the ruoiic civic Luncneon. New national officers will be elected ort Thurs day, July 8, and will be installed at the sixth (and final) plenary session on Saturday, July 10. Michaux Narrowly Misses Victory -Must Beat Valentine TWO-WEEK CALENDAR July 5-July 16,1982 By Joseph E. Green ;If about, 4,000 more . voters had cast their ballots for H.M. "Mickey" Michaux on Tuesday he would have been well on his way to becoming the first black member of Congress since the early 1900's. ,; Michaux soundly thrashed I.T. Valentine and James Ramsey in Durham County and held his own throughout the rest of the district. With , . more than 105,000 people voting in the district, : Michaux received nearly 49,000 votes while Valentine received nearly 35,000 votes and Ramsey receiv ed nearly 25,000 votes. Michaux's support came from blacks, whites, middle and lower income and the elderly. He will have to face Valentine in a run-off Investment Seminar Scheduled c'i. WASHINGTON -Broadcasters interested in purchasing and expan ding ownership of broadcast properties will have an opportunity to gain up-to-date informa-. tibn a a special broad cast investment seminar. The day-and-a-half ' meetiig will be held July 20-21 at the National Association of Broad casters. , , Washington headquarters. Expert ' communica tions professionals such as; Alan Griffith, Bank of New York; Ted Hep ' burn, broadcast broker; John Oxendine, Broad cast Capital Fund, Inc.; Dick Park, KATZ Broadcasting; Rod Porter, chief, Policv : Rules, FCC: Jason Shrinskyi communica tions attorney; Raymond Waicck, tax attorney, and Herbert Wilkins, Syndicated Communica tions, Inc. will serve on panels dealing, 'with evaluation of broadcast properties, identifying viable capital resources and tips on how to suc cessfully negotiate ownership deals. ! The seminar is a join( , project ""V-N A 1 Minority; ; ' Services;afv - vices Vfdegaitrnc-1. Registration fee for NAB : members is 5 $1 50 :'ir 1 ' $200 for non-members1 For more information, ' contact Dwight 'Ellist at. (202) 293-3584 or- Ron, ?. ' . slated , for July 27. Dur-' ing the campaign, Valen tine hoped that he could run second to Michaux and force the Durham attorney into a second election. A Valentine campaign aide conceded that the Nash County politician could not have beaten Michaux in the general election. , "No, I am not discouraged," Michaux said early Wednesday morning, "our organiza tion just has to fight a lit tle bit more." .Valentine said after the election that he hoped to defeat Michaux ', during a run-off, saying . that he had considerable black support in the eastern portion of the district. He stressed during the interview that race was not an issue in the cam paign, but most astute political observers said that color was and is go ing to be a major factor in the run-off. Jim Ramsey, who came in a distant third, said that he was "distraught". He said that he was "swamped" in the eastern portion of the state and in Durham County. He said that the ' F o u n t a i n ' organizaiton crushed his efforts in the eastern portion of the district where Valentine was the winner. Ramsey declined to say early Wednesday "morning whether he : would support Michaux or Valentine in the run-' off election. 1 Michaux had a con siderable amount of white support, in Durham County. It was difficult to say just how much white support he had across the district, although several of his aides, .said., that it was; significant'...- :. His candidacy was the major reason that the-: district experienced such a high voter turn-out. , Election officials in 2 Durham County said. , that it was "un precedented". . Commentary JContinued from Front they will not commit these "atrocities with Im punity. In . the words of Frederick Douglass, "The limits of tyranny are only proscribed by the level of tolerance of 1 those who are victimized." Voting Rights The Durham City Council will hold a regular meeting Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber of City Hall. The meeting la open to the public. City Government meetinga acheduled during the next two weeka Include: MONDAY, JULY 5. 1982 HOLIDAY NO MEETINGS SCHEDULED ' TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1982 8:00 a.m. NEW HORIZONS TASK FORCE COMMIT TEE OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COM MISSION (Personnel Briefing Room lat Floor) 10:00 a.m. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION (City Council Chamber 2nd Floor 3:30 p.m. CETA ADVISORY BOARD (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) 7;30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL MEETING " (City Council Chambers lit Floor) ' WEDNESDAY. JULY 7, 1982 9:30 a.m. COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1982 2:30 p.m. FINANCE COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) 5:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (Personnel Briefing Room lat Floor) , 7:30 p.m. FRIENDS OF WEST POINT BOARD r (Allenton Realty Conference Room 3rd Floor 1 19 Orange Street) FRIDAY. JULY 9. 1982 8:30 a.m. SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD (Inspections Conference Room 3rd Floor) MONDAY. JULY 12, 1982 2:15 p.m. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) 4:15 p.m. COMMUNITY CONCERNS COMMITTEE OF HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (Human Relations Conference Room 4th . Floor) ', 7:30 p.m. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) TUESDAY, JULY 13. 1982 10:00 a.m. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT . (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) 7:30 p.m. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION (City Council Chambers lat Floor) WEDNESDAY. JULY 14. 1982 NO MEETINGS SCHEDULED THURSDAY. JULY 15. 1982 8:00 a.m. SAFETY COMMITTEE (Council Committee Room 2nd Rum) 10:00 a.m. COMMITTEE-OF-THE-WHOLE (Council Committee Room 2nd Floor) FRIDAY. JULY 2, 1982 ; SUBDIVISION REVIEW BOARD (Inspections Conference Room3rd Floor) 8:30 a.m. Continued from Front)! discriminate. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) said f after the ceremony, "We NOTE: All meetinga are held In the City Hall. 101 City Started on the extension Hall Plata, unless otherwise Indicated. Additional Of the Voting Rights Act . nw,fl "V b acheduled after this Hat la submitted for some eichteen mon. Pcat-toii- free parking la available during the Council .V. ul i- Mtln9 m th ChaP' H,U Stn pMk,n Ga"ge. located thS ago. It tOOk some across Mangum Street from City Hall. The City Council months tO get the Ad- meeting will be carried live on CABLEVISION CHANNEL ministration. aboard this 8- , "'' imnnnnnt ! nf AnV Cltlten wishing to be heard on agenda matters, mportant piece or ;p,MB aU 683.4166, city Clerk's Office, to place your legislation." . " -name on the speaker's llat. Save ' 'AFTER INVENTORY SALE' ' Hundreds Of $ $ $'s On Our Living Room And Bed Room Furniture. Good Selection Of New And Used Furniture Open July 5th Credit We Finance Our Own Sales .... i.' Ward Furniture Company 407 East Chapel Hill St. A- Phone 6B1-21X7 'Iff f I? V '