BLACK PROFESSIONALS (Continued fronuFrornr
, should hire one or more
fulltirrfe paid lobbyists.
The educational arm,'
according to Frye, will
'educate people on the
importance of registering
to vote, the importance
of voting and ways to go
abdut doing it." Frye
said - the j- educational
organization should "be
statewide and' well
supported. He suggested
that the v professionals
form a non-profit, tax
exempt organization to
handle this phase of the
work. V "
Noting that many
other ' groups have
already formed political
, action committees, Frye
! said the black groups
need to put "the money
where their mouth is."
Frye recommended
that the lobbying office
be set up to protect the
interests of the profes
. sionals and their clients
and pafientsT-in particular
and blacks in general.
Frye said that many bills
are amended in commit
tees and that many times
these amendments
change' the meaning or
intent of the proposed
legislation altogether.
"Someone needs to be
there to help with the ex
planation," he said, "so
meone needs to be there
to make sure you get
. what you want and you.
don't get what you don't
want.'.'
He said the office
would need strong finan
cial and moral backing.
He recommended that
each group hire a lob
byist or if that couldn't
be worked out that the
.groups jointly hire at
least one.
Frye estimated that the
i lobbying office could
cost about $50,000 or
more a year, but he add
ed that his estimate is
purely speculative.
. ..Attorney G.K. Butter
field of Wilson presi
dent of the lawyers
association, said: "With
only half of the groups'
members about 400
persons contributing
$100 each, we would
have $40,000 right there.
So after we work out
some details and ;" en
courage everyone to be a
part of this, I don't see
why this thing can't be -pulled
off.'V . i :,
The groups decided to
develop specific plans to 4
undertake thjse projects.
Each group will work in
dependently, using Frye ;
as an advisor. Separate j
plans could later be '
merged into a single pro-.
ject. ; -!
Besides the cost fac
tor, the groups will con-
sider personnel, office
space, and other business i
arrangements. Office ,
space should rbe no pro
blem. Organizers said
several Raleigh lawyers
would be willing to com
mit that spaqe.
Butterfield said the
groups could have, their
plans underway by the"
end of the year.
If this works, it will be
the first time that these
professional ofganiza
tions have brought com
bined clout and influence
into the political arena.
Several factors played
a major role in promp- (
ting the professionals to
focus on the legislative
process.
According to several
persons who work close
ly with the electoral pro
cess and in state govern
ment, the recent sweep
ing changes made by the
Congress and the state's
General Assembly
crystalize the importance
of blacks being able to
influence that process in
their behalf.
Other reasons that
came up during discus
sions, which-may--have
prompted the move, in
cluded the number of
blacks that -will lose
federal benefits such as
medicaid and legal aid,
the majority of which are
the clients of these pro1
fessionals; the small
number of blacks runn
ing for elected offices I
and their deficient sup
port. They said there is
also a need to increase
the number of blacks tfi
t influential elected and '
' appointed positions.
Blacks also need torfTec
lively channel their !
varied interests into!
cooperative legislative t
efforts- rather vtharvi
divisive competition
Butterfield said the
traditional -"civil rights
groups "are not doing
the job that's needed.
They need some help." .
' - Shedding more light .
upon -the subject, Ben
, Ruffin, Assistant to :.
Gov. Jim Hunt, cited
figures showing the
'number of persons who
wilLbc h'urLf romthe
federal budget cuts,1 the
lack of blacks on state
courts and the lack of
black input into the
political process, all of
Wifch were dismal, he
swa: He then chided the
groups for ? not using
tnore of iheir influence
to make changes. '
H$ urged the groups to
write and call elected of-",'
.; ficials about concerns,
ganging from jobs to
political appointments,
because "They (politi
cians) pay attention to
; money and votes. It is
one thing to go out and
vote for people and put
.them ? in office, but
another; thing to put
them in office and let
them know what your
issues are and what you
are concerned about . "
BLACKS WANT
' (CcttUnued from Front) j
garnered 949 vote? while
only 87 Voters cast their
ballots for Leary. ",
Allen could not be
reached for comment on
) his impressive showing in
the black community,
but Leary said that he
wished that more black
voters had voted for
lim.
"I think that we sur
prised a lot of people,"
Leary said, "I am confi
dent that I can beat
Sheriff Allen.- I think
that his administration
has been inadequate."
When asked how he
would get more black
voters, Leary said'that he
would be approaching
people in the black com
munity as well as people
in the white community
for support.
"We have to get out
there and work harder,"
' he said, "I am not happy
with what we have now
and I don't think that the
community is happy wit.h
For The Spauidings
lis A
I SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1832-TKE CAHCUrU
miy Afffefin'
By Donald Alderman -
For Mrs. Elna B.
Spaulding and her son,
Kenneth, politics is part
of family life and a way
to do more for the com
munity.
dlount Stiead SdafU&t
404 DOWD STREET
DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA 27701
SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1982
,8:00 A.M. Morning Worship
"9:30 A.M. Sunday Church School
11:00 A.M. Morning Worship
TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL
SERVICES UPON REQUEST.
Call 688-6052 or 682-8464 or 682-7160
Exercise Is
Great;
But Be Careful i
llunking of responding to
an advertisement for exercise,
i equipment or an exerciser
. salon? Be careful, says
Marjorie M. Donnelly, ex
tension food and nutrition)
specialist at North Carolina;
State University.
"Interest in exercise is at;
an all-time high. People are
, motivated by the desire to
be thin, physically fit, orj
both. Some of us look for a
quick and easy way to)
achieve our goal, and there
are those who are willing to.
capitalize on this attitude,"
she says.
- The usefulness of these
devices and salons varies, the
specialist says. "Some of;
these sauna suits that allow
you to lose weight as you do '
your housework really cause
' you to perspire profusely.
Your, weight loss is due tO
the loss of body fluids, and j
those fluids are replaced;
quickly."
Some gadgets may also be
harmful. A small wheel that
is advertised to tighten stom
ach muscles when rolled by
someone on his hands and
knees has caused severe back '
strain for some.
"My father was ' very
much y involved ; in !
political and civic af
fairs," said Mrs.
Spaulding, . . who was
elected to a' fifth two
year term on the Durham
.County Commission last
week. "We were always
taught to be involved in
the community and. to
extend a helping hand.
Now it's a basic part of
what we believe." ,
And Durham's voters
must think - the'
Spauidings have done a
gjod job of representing
the community. Mrs.
Spaulding an her
37-year-old son. led the
tickets in their respective
races, getting-more votes
than any other can
didates. A native of Tuskegee,
Alabama, Mrs.
Spaulding has spent
most of her adult life in
Durham. She is the first,
black woman to serve on
the county commission. 1 :
Her husband, -Asa T.1
Spaulding, Sr., served on
the commission' for one
term as the first black.
The younger
Spaulding who practices
criminal tyw, will begin,
his third term as a state
house representative in
January.
He says when he. first
started practicing law
about twelve years ago,
he didn't have much
regard for politicians or
elective office. But after
witnessing much un
fairness, he felt he could
do more to cure the
causes of social ills
through a public body. v
So Kenneth, following
the family tradition; ran
ifor the state house, in
1978, was elected and
has beea re-elected twice
ince.
"I noticed a lot of
basic problems such as il- ;
literacy," ; ...j while. t
representing clients, he i
said, "and I decided that :
I could help take care of
some of the problems on
a larger scale."
' He has attacked some',
major problems.
With North Carolina ,
ranked very high among'
the states in the number
of people who cannot ,
read and write, and with
illiteracy being one of the
chief problems of his
clients, Spaulding spon-(
sored a bill that allows,
the state's community
college system to launch
a war on the, illiteracy
problem.
He sponsored a -bill
that allows a public '
housing tenant to be a
voting member of the
Durham Housing
Authority.
These are only two of
numerous other
Spaulding-sponsored
measures that passed the
House. Others include a "
bill that allows the '
medical bills of rape vic
tims to be paid by the
state and a bill that
allows school dropouts
to attend adult education '
done on a larger scale.
Y "I was well aware of
some of the problems
that existed in the coun
ty," she said, "and I
thought could do more
to alleviate some of them
through a public body
that makes decisions. . ,:
t She readily explains,
however, (hat working
on a body such as the
five-member , . county
' commission,' where three
votes are needed to pass
or defeat -anything, tests
' one's ability to com
promise. ' Mrs. Spaulding is the
- founder and first presi
dent of Women in Ac
tion for .the Prevention.
' of Violence and 'it's
Causes, a walk-in infor
mation and . referral ser
vice founded in 1968.
The agency grew out
of the civil disturbances
of the fate sixties. It was
while working as the
head of the agency, Mrs.
Spaulding saysthaMher
became more familiar
with agencies " that deal
with social problems.
' And that area is where
she's been most effective,
while on the county com-'
mission, making sure
that county funding of
social service agencies is
fair and adequate. ,
So, fresh from election
victories, the Spauidings,
one of Durham's most
popular political
famiHes, win continue
the tradition that Ken
neth sums up this wayr
"WeTI work the keep
the progress we have
made and fight to make'
more."
Static Marriages Remain Mediocre
Our culture tends to view i state of bliss, whfl others j
marriage as a "static" con- viewftasastaterfboredom. I
cept,i says Dr. Leo F.j. Neither picture portrays
Hawkins, extension human a healthy, growing marriage,
development specialist at! Dr. Hawkins explains.
North Carolina . State! While marriage may start
University. jout in bliss and may some-
But that view varies withltimes include boredom, the
.the nature of the marriage. ' problem in seeing marriage
Some view marriage as a as a "state" is tliat it prevents
HHS Class Of '42
Reunion Activities
. The Hillside High School graduating class of 1942'
will hold its third reunion, celebrating. its 40th an
niversary this weekend, at Ramada Inn, (West).
The calendar of events are as follows:
couples from growing. . Heseejch studies of reusnt
"Many married couples ; years have shown a decline
during the middle years of in marital satisfaction as the
life concentrate on growth : yeangoby.Gxnpamonship,
and potential in their rdatjon- j communication and-sasfao-ships,"
Hawkins says. Tnearf ; tkm with the present stage
couples learn to keep growing
as people. Their marriage
relationships keep changing
and gain depth."
of marriage seemed to reach
a low point during theears
when the children were being
launched from home,
Dais Timt Activity
Fri.July 9 1-9 p.m. Registration
location i.
RAMADA INN (West) ,
1-85. Hospitality Room
Hospitality Room
Hospitality Room
Hospitality Room
RAMADA INN
Dining area
Sat. July 10 9 -'12 noon Registration
4 - 5:30 Class Meeting
6:30 7:30 Cocktail Hour
7:30 -10 BANQUET
; (semirformal)
Entertainment
Immediately
following
BANQUET CLASS Picture In dining area
Then DISCO
Sun. July 11 11 a.m. Worship ServiceSt. Mark AME2 .
Church, S. Roxboro
St. and Lakewood
Ave.
3:30 p.m. PICNIC Home of Virginia H.
Bivens. 810 Brandon
Rd..Tel. 596-6779
(919)
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' Salesperson of the Year
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Lots with owner financiog. Trade-Ins considered.
Bright World Child Development
v,of -,:-L -: "Open at 6:00 AM, Close at 6:00 PM .. -The
Center offers a total Development Program. Competent Staff. Ages 2-5. After School Age 5-9. The
school accepts children regardless of race or color. Director Wilhelminia Bridges
2618 Hillsborough Road
Telephona (lumber - 286-1832
courses at no cost.
Mrs. Spaulding also
says her political life
grew out of community
work that needed to be
It fMuarif Hnith
Olifurrlj of (Siftist 1 1
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1715 ATHENS STREET
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27707
TELEPHONE: 688-5066
"On the Move lor God " 1
' Rev. J. Cecil Cheek, B.Th., M.DIv. Minister
' SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1982
9:30 A.M. Sunday Church School
11:00 A.M. Morning Worship ;
. WEDNESDAY
7:00 P.M. Prayer Service
1 Breakfast will be served at thexhurch between
d-9 a.m. each 4th Sunday of the month.
7Bus Service lor Church Sunday School and
i qn asd join us In all services.
Emmanuel pnt frontal
1200 W. Club Blvd.
Walttown School Auditorium
Durham. N. C.
Fenced-in Parking OH Onslow St. in roar ot AwNnrim
SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1982
'-UekMiFffAChwejrtlul
Is Attvs Amlburtiaf
tSarlM WrkjSI. fasti
Sunday10:C9 AM A 6:33 PM
Wednesday- 7:33 PM
Friday-" l:C3PM
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Rev. B. A Mack
Wins Popularity Contest
REV. B.A. MACK, pastor of Morehead Avenue Baptist Church, has won the lop prize in the.
Ministers Popularity Contest by the narrow margin of 20 votes, accordine. to the final report
from Edgemont Community Center. Rev. Mack's prize is a trip to the Bahamas (food and lodg
ing not included with trip), according to the Friends of Edgemonl-Few Gardens.
REV. J.C. CHEEK, pastor of Mount Calvary United Church or Christ, who had been com
fortably in the lead for several weeks, came in second place. '
REV. DAVID BELL, pastor of Bell-Yeager Freewill Baptist Church, who had also almost
tasted victory, finished In a dose third place.
. The Ministers Popularity Contest was sponsored by Friends of Edgetnoat-Few Gardens Com
munity Center. Balloting closed Wednesday night, June 30.
.. Other prizes will be announced.
: The Friends of Edgemont-Few Gardens Community Center is deeply grateful for your support
and thanks all of those persons who worked to help make the contest a success. This self-help
. project was necessitated by the reduction of operating funds, and you have' helped to make
possible our ability to continue some or our programs as well as doing something nke for your
ministers at the same time. Thank you. . -
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