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Page A12-The Chronicle, Thursday, January 26, 1984 Notable quotes from ’83 From Page A1 lllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMMIIIIIIIIIIIIillllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIIIMIIIIIIIIMiililllilllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllillll Joe Dosier, publisher of the Winsion-Salcni Journal and Soniincl, on Distriei Atlorney Donald Tisdale's rejusal lo la/k to the hlaek /)ress: “Cicncraliy. public ori’icials do noi have a respon.sibiliiy lo the media, bul lo (he public. But since ihe media arc an ouilei lo the public, ii would be foolish noi lo make youiseir available. I have no idea whai^ behind ihis.” I'elnia Hopkins, a local coniiniiniiy aclivisi, while rallying supporl for die Aii.U- 27 March on \Vashiiv.^ion: “If you can’l go, pul your money where your mouih is -- send somebody.” Alderman Larry Lillie on die Aim. 27 March on \\'ashin'j.ion: “I wonder if we’ll find oui sches again in August of 2003 with some clown leading the country and with a chorus of other leaders such as Jerry Falwcll, Jesse Helms and Helms on wheels, John [-.asi.” Dr. //. Dou'.ilas Coviip.pon, chancellor of W'insion-Salem Stale University, on Coach Clarence ' 'IHJihouse Gaines: “Mr. Gaines has done a good job. When a man has won almost 700 games, he doesn’t have to prove himself to me. All he has to do is show, up. Gaines is good for 15 to 20 points without playing. He just coaches.” L'ormer H’.S'.VG J'aciilly member Michael Moniyomery. who was discovered to havej'aked his bachelor's, master's and doctoral decrees: “I cinild have gone to any heights 1 wanted. My timetable has been altered slightly, bul I still plan to make it.” Wader Marshall, vice president of the local NAACT, raiiny school board member Mary Maruarel Lohr, who the black community supported duriny her campaiyn: “She w as t) u r biggest disappointment.... She did a total about-face from what she promised in the campaign. delsy Sawyer, a member of the mayor's. Citizens' Committee for Jobs and Tducafion Referendum, on the biisiny of black children: “We’re talking about moving the least to accomplish our goals, and that happens to be black children.” Alderman l.arry Womble, on school closln.ys in the inner city: “If you clear them (schools) out of the inner city, nothing is left bul the hole - and I can’i use the hole.” Deneen Graham, on becominy the first black Miss North Carolina: “I like to think of my w inning the title like Sally Ride going up on the space shuttle. Here she was, the first American woman in space, if she had made a mistake, everyone would have said, ‘She’s a woman.’ In my case, they w'ould have said, ‘She’s black.’” Alderman Vivian Burke, commeniiny on a new aldermanic travel policy prompted by the city money she and two other aldermen used to attend the Any. 27 March on Washineton, and suyyested by Alderman Martha Wood: “We as aldermen have a right to attend functions that help our jobs as aldertnen. No one has to put brakes on me. Bul she (Wood) may need brakes put on her.” The Rev. W'arnieC. Hay, pastor of Galilee Baptist Church, ' addressiny the Board of Aldermen duriny a public heariny on a possible repeal of the city’s blue laws: “Churches ha\c survived things more critical than what’s before us tonight (but if the board repeals the blue laws without providing some guidelines for making Sunday a day of rest, it) will have to answer on the Judgment Day.” Alderman Vivian Burke, secondiny the motion which nominated Earline Parmon lo become chairman of the Forsyth County Democratic E.\ecu live Committee: “(Parmon) ' is an outstanding grass r o o t s woman. She never gets tired atul she loves the Democratic Party. 1 admire this woman Earline Parmon- because she is touched by God and she walks with him. I truly believe this woman, Earline Parmon, can walk with us.” Earline Parmon, chairman of the Forsyth Co un iy Dem o era i ic E.vecutive Committee, on not allowiny herself lo be exploited: “I don’t come off as a wolf, bul he’s there if that image needs to come forward.” NAACP President Patrick Hairston, on why tickets for the NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund Bainiuet didn't sell well: “1 think iny position on the bonds is the reason for the fooldragging. In fact, one minister told me that ‘this ought to be a lesson to you. The NAACP ought to stay in the middle of the road.’ If we stayed in the middle of the road, we would still be in slavery.” Love at first sip. BACARDI.rum. The mixable one. Made in Puerto Rico. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiMniiiuiiHii Open line From Page A6 mi I ducted a spot check of local directory assistance operators, some gave their names too fast to be understood. As for operators who may sound a bit rude or im patient, Ihe service assistant says, sometimes they have such a high volume of calls that they don’t realize they’re going so fast and they’ll slow down when you ask. If you have a complaint, ask for a service assistant at the 411 number. Got a question?. Send your typed or neatly printed queries to Open Line, Winston-Salem Chronicle, P.O. Box 3154, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102. Aslick plan for a rciiny day. S ome people manage to go through life without ever having a rainy day. But most people run into a storm now and then. So it pays to plan for a storm and then hope it never happens. The Payroll Savings Plan is one sure, safe, easy way to force yourself to start saving. And savings are a must to keep any financial plan from going on the skids. The litde you set aside each payday for U.S. Savings Bonds will grow. And help to keep you covered come rain or come shine. And if you’re lucky enough to miss the rain, it might help you plant a few shade trees. When yon put pan of your .vr/iv/i.g.v into U.S. Saeiny.s Bonds vou'rc helpiny fo hiiild a brighter fntun' for your country andJor yoursclj. Takef^ , stock^Gp*^ in^pierica.
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