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Endorsement "We give as much information as we can and let the public make a decision," said Johnson. "It (endorsements) is like telling people what and who to vote for." Added Herman Horn, editor of the Iredell County News: "I don't think black people like to be told what to do. We like the value of the little freedom we have." Endorsements Play Valuable Role On the other hand, T.C. Jervay, publisher of the Wilmington Journal, said a newspaper should provide both facts on its news pages and editorial direction on its editorial pages. "We always endorse candidates Jervay said.4They (endorsements) play a very prominent part in the election. We reach more people in the black community than any other one institution. We need to keep on hitting some of the things that ought to be corrected in the community.* * Chronicle Publisher Ernest Pitt agreed. 44Any respectable newspaper has an obligation to its readers to make endorsements based on information that we have,** he said. 44If we do our job decently, we ought to be able to enlighten our readers.** Endorsements, said Pitt, as meant to serve only as guides to the voters, and in no way are intended to tell voters this is the on ly way to vote. "We're telling the readers that if we, meaning the newspaper, could vote, we would vote for the people we endorse," said' Pitt. "We're not out for political gains. It's a statement of where_ the paper standsT" r~ John Marshall Kilimanjaro, publisher of the Carolina Peacemaker, said he ha^mutq} emotions concerning endorsements. If the .endorsements... are made simply as another service to readers ^d not as their sole political guide, and if the paper is in tune with its readers, Kilimanjaro said, endorsements are valid. But if endorsements are made with very little thought or investigation of the person receiving the endorsement, Kilimanjaro said, he dislikes them. All of the editors and publishers agreed that time and thought need to given to endorsements so as not to send negative signals to the black community ? and that deception is taboo. For example, in 1968, a newspaper, thought to be blackowned, endorsed George Wallace , for president. Investigations after the fact found that the paper had been black-owned until shortly octore tne campaign began, when whites bought it and altered its policies. MMIIIINIINIIIINIIIimiMimHIIIIHIIIIIItnilltllllllllll Hayes takes iiiMNWiMimiNUtiNiiiNitnNimtHiaMiiiiiiiHinitiiiiii hope T-^wift-be 'worthy crf'th eoath? I have given you." Hayes was named Forsyth County's sixth District Court judge by Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. last month. The new judgeship was created by the General Assembly earlier this year. Although Hunt did not appear at the swearing-in, Ben Ruff in, the governor's special assistant for minority affairs, was on hand to praise Hayes. "When the position became available, he (Hunt) looked for a person who was intelligent, ... who was firm.but fair, and he found a rare breed in Forsyth County," Ruffin said. Hayes also received warm words from his fellow attorneys, represented by Jim Armentrout, president of the Forsyth County Bar Association. "We come today to honor a good friend," said Armentrout. "I feel a distinct pleasure for me to preside at this swearing-in ceremony. He (Hayes) is a man of integrity and hard work." Shortly after Hayes had slip IS From Page A1 > MMNMiaailMIIMIMtlltMIMMIMMMMMiqMNIiaiaaMMiaillitlMMI A Few Choosing For Many ta Jordan said it matters little to G him by whom and how they are S< made. He dislikes endorsements, cc he said, because the rationale for di them is based on faulty reasoning. "The first theory says that, in cc order for the vote to have impact, a it must flow in a certain direc- si tion," said Jordan. "And the se- sr cond theory says that everybody sr is not smart enough to choose the right direction and, in order to preserve the impact of the vote, Ki some few folk choose the direc- er tion. wl "I'm opposed to any small A; group making an endorsement^ kr even if it happens to be my newspaper." Johnson said he has problems e< with endorsements because most K ' of them are one-shot deals. m "I think endorsements are A good if you follow up," Johnson hi said. "Giving a name without m following up with any work is r worthless." _ Kilimanjaro agreed with Johnson and Jordan, but added that a paper's track record determines the value of its endorsements. "If it (black newspaper) has played a civic role in trying to affect the lifestyles of its readers, ^ then it is justified to give some kind of direction," Kilimanjaro said. "1 worry about people or groups who try to tell people how to vote when they don't demonstrate that civic role any other time." Kilimanjaro's newspaper en dorsed candidates for the first and only time during last spring's < Democratic primary, when it ^ backed Tom Gilmore for gover nor and Jesse Jackson for presi- 1 dent. ? E "I've been active in politics," |j said Kilimanjaro,- who has run % r it > ^unsuccessiuny ior uuiuora ,7 ^County commissioner. "I felt ? like it was very good to go out on 1 "a Ti nib Tor (G11 m ore )7B u t going ~ out on a limb for somebody when I don't know what that individual will do, 1 can't." Although Jordan and Johnson said they won't make any endorsements for the Nov. 6 election, Horn, Pitt and Jervay said they will and Kilimanjaro said he wasn't sure. Endorsements Abound This Year ''This is probably the biggest election this year," said Kilimanjaro. "This is such a crucial elecbe considered derelict if we didn't make endorsements." And if he does decide to endorse candidates, Kilimanjaro said, he will base his choices on the issues, not the parties. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiii oath From Page A1 I initttlllllttlllltlNfimtllllllllfllllMIIIINIINNIIIItlllMIIIM -fjpfti' ' adittofl ai >?-? blacksjudge's robe and been handed a gravel, presented by his fellow attorneys, Ruffin said he expects Hayes to advance rapidly in the court ranks. But Hayes, after a full day in traffic court earlier this week, said he is concentrating on doing the best job he can as a District Court judge for now. "I don't know anything about . that," said Hayes, when told of Ruffin's remarks. "I'm just getting started. This is completely new for me and I want to do the best job that I can down here." Hayes, a Winston native, attended Winston-Salem State University. After training at Mechanics and Farmers Bank, he worked for Wachovia Bank and 1 Trust Co., managing its Patterson Avenue and Wake Forest branches before deciding to attend law school at North Carolina Central University. He is a former member of the Winston-Salem State board of trustees and is a member of Carver Road Christian Church. Horn said he can say for ceriin that his paper will endorse ov. James B. Hunt Jr. over en. Jesse Helms. But he >uldn't say if any other candates will be included. "We make endorsements in Ttain races, but we don't make practice of endorsing a full ate," said Horn. "We try to noke out people that need to be noked out." Unlike some of his peers, ilimanjaro said, he considers idorsements, regardless of here they come from, valuable, nd he said most politicians also tow their worth. "A 4? i-m TTiav pel 3UII says, 1 wan I' verybody's vote,"* said ilimanjaro. "'But that doesn't lean I will do whatever he says.' , thrifty candidate who knows is business will take an endorselent from Satan." o?1 qt SflHITOtlf? FOR ALL y< I aL ^ CONVENIENT LAU^ LOCATIONS T< Reynolda Manor ' 501 E. 1 Vine yard Plaia Sar I I CrnJitdM r COMPLETE LAUND PICKUP & DEL CALL TODAY HHHMMliHHNHHMMHHHHHHHMHI&SSBM* ?? Just as politicians can't afford to take black voters lightly, they can't afford to take the endorsements of black newspapers that are in tune with those voters lightly, either, Kilimanjaro said. "If the black leadership backs a Candidate, that candidate should be home free in that com munity," he said. The Iredell County News' Horn said people often will vote against whom the paper supports. But if endorsements are made without malice and without expecting any personal gain, then the community usually follows the newspaper's lead, said Jervay of the Wilmington Journal. "It depends on whether the newspaper has been sincere, with no selfish gains and represents me oesi interest or tne people," Jervay said. k EXfffRcna 3UR SUITS AS ^ f ...? ?W^ JKMJE Dur clothinq I ^BeP it with fre- I BBjfefr Sanitonejl 13?recomby leading and fashion jW^JKEF, r /f RY & DRY CLEANING ) SERVE YOU. 231 S. Strotford Rd. *(/vyvy vj/ Wachovia Bldg. rhird St. (Ga,age Level) Oldtown Shopping Ctr. 1 utone o.v/rr Dryclcanrr *' RY & DRYCLEANING S IVERY SERVICE" ~ 722-6196 , C The Chronicle, Thursday, October 4, 1984-Paqe A3 44 flnncmsanySalE. # CII rem iflL JACKET <4fY DRESSES Mk *39.90 Reg. $49 to $59 Vi Polyester Knits in Stripes )j\ and Solids. Misses 8 to 18. v 4 Half-Sizes 14V2 to 24V2. Sweater ^ Promotion $24?90 W Reg. $1S to $34 ] Silk/Angora, mm 100% Acrylic mBL > *. Solids and Novelties. 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