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ttMMMUattMMttlMMMIItMIMIHttltlMltllitlttltMtllllllltl Mailbag F NINMMMMMMMMHIMMIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIHIIUIHIMIINIWHI Center, and their absence is very painfully felt by thousands of people here. The expressions of love and concern from across our region have helped to lift the burden of that pain. ~ We are deeply grateful. Richard M. Heriot Winston-Salem Endorsing Neal I To The Editor: I ' This letter is an enrfnrcr?m<?nt of our very effective Congressman Steve Neal. My husband and I recently required the services of Steve NeaTs office to expedite our passports. His very efficient and courteous staff guided us through government red tape, thereby enabling our passports to be processed in one day. The kind atten| tton they gave us permitted a trip ' to Jerusalem that would have otherwise been canceled. There are few people in this world who would take time out from their busy schedules to provide such service. This service was provided at no cost to us. We don't have the big dollars to contribute to political campaigns, but this fact did not make a difference to Mr. Neal, and his reception gave us a very warm , feeling. .We are grateful for the dedicated staff, and certainly we should keep Steve Neal in office, ? that he may continue his effective - leadership. Thelitis E. Small Winston-Salem Whose team? The writer is the 2nd District dcrarrmwr of-'tftr OeWfbeteMe I f?arty. Is Xo The Editor: I #4 Z-William H. Rehnquist and all t&e other far-right conservatives >4puld not be filling up the federal benches around the counter if Democrats had control in tfce U.S. Senate and House. With tttese right-wing people controlling all three branches of the federal government - executive, legislative and iudicial - we are I gOing to be set back 50 years. >If Democrats can win the Sinate race in November and gain control of the legislative branch, we can stop the Reagan r<&olution. CThe Reagan administration (Republican) has already set us h?ck 30 years. ^ farmers are going bankrupt by tfe dozens (whites are losing fgfrms daily, and most blacks l$*ve already lost theirs). The ad. rfiinistration has turned its back cm) the farmers and textile workers, women and minorities. ;31ack colleges are under siege sgHound the country, and the administration is hellbent on closing tfcm down. ^Assistance for housing for the elderly and poor is in grave cfenger. Social service departments nationwide are operating in an atnkAenh?r? r?f' tVia cnn/'onfrnfinn ii|yjpiiviv ui vtiv vv/uvviiu anvil cftmp mentality, where the old, tifc poor and the downtrodden afe routinely dehumanized. ?P.W. Botha of South Africa is tifc leader of a repressive, imrtfrral and evil system. The Fjipublican administration supports Mr. Botha and the apartfpid system. ?The Republican administration openly flaunted the position t|fet is now fashionable and even rl$pectable to show no concern fjfr the rights of minorities, ^&men and the downtrodden, all iftider the guise of a freedjterprise system that mandates tfet everyone should fend for tjfcmselves and pull themselves vfy from the bottom of the boat. Democrats, on the other hand, represent the party that cares and Tom Page A5 IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMINHNIMIHIIIIttlNINIItmUUIIIIIHIMIIH has always shown compassion for all of the people of this country. Sen. Broyhill comes over in his television ads as a leader who would have you believe that he is everything to everybody. His record in Congress reveals an entirely different character. His record on civil rights is disgraceful. He voted against the universal Medicare system. For an amendment to strip the Medicare program of more than $1 billion in health-care funds. Against legislation to protect the rights of residents of nursing homes. Against an amendment to rmAvtf+m t Vta ? ? ?? ?' J ?' - - ivwuwv uib i wnt ui puui ciucrty tenants in public housing from 30 pcrccnt to 25 percent of their income. Against funds for the federal drug program. Now he rants about how something needs to be done with our disgraceful drug program. The National Council of Senior Citizens rated Mr. Broyhill's record as one of the worst in the House. Our people need leaders with integrity who place the welfare of their people above personal gain. Like it or not, the minorities and the Democratic Party are in the same boat. We must survive together, or we shall go down together. The party may not have addressed all of our concerns; on the other hand, what have Ronald Reagan and Jesse Helms done for minorities except take away school lunches, jobs and % educational opportunities, to name just a few? Gov. Jim Martin and Sen. Broyhill are on the Ronald . Reagan, P.W. Botha and Jesse Helms nesnr Which team are you on? We must go to the polls on Nov. 4 and deliver at least 350,000 votes from the black community to the Democratic Party." James. P. Green, M.D. % . Henderson A critical election To The Editor: The 1986 North Carolina senatorial election is critical to the future of civil rights in our country. , The United States Supreme Court is divided 5-4 on many important issues. If the Republicans retain control of the Senate, Ronald Reagan can - and will appoint an enemy of affirmative action to fill the next vacancy on the Court, which could occur at any time. Because Supreme Court appointments are lifetime appointments, the impact will be felt for a generation. If you believe in affirmative action, if you have a relative or friend who has been given a real chance at a decent job for the first time, then Renuhlican con trol of the Senate looms as your mortal enemy. A vote for Democrat Terry Sanford could be the most important vote you'll ever cast. David A. Logan Winston-Salem Reason to be proud To The Editor: I was pleased to see that Terry Sanford took the offensive in regards to the food tax issue during his debate with Jim Broyhill. Sanford brought up the matter right away and stated why he was proud of the tax that went to support education. As well he should be! When he ran for governor, he ran on that issue, and he won. Today, the people of North Carolina still support the food tax, which has helped improve public education in this state. Sanford's strong record on education should help him win this election for the U.S. Senate as well. He was the founder of the community college system, expanded the University of North lltltHlltllllllllltillHilllitlillltllllllililtlllHIIIIIItlllllllllll Carolina, started the North Carolina School of the Arts and was the president of Duke for 15 years. Yes, Terry Sanford recognizes the need for good education in our state, and he has a record to prove it. Broyhill can criticize the food tax 'til his face turns blue, but Terry Sanford has reason to be proud. I am a schoolteacher, and 1 know firsthand about the importance of quality education. I'll be - T> - - vuimg ucmocrauc tnis November! Bobby Robinson Winston-Salem t Objectionable ads The writer is president of Clark & Associates of Chicago. To The Editor: As a former District allAmerica basketball player at Northeastern University in Boston, I was glad to see the Black College Sports Review's "Football Preview *86" in the Sept. 27 issue of the New Pittsburgh Courier. I thought the color, content of articles and pictures were top-quality, and hence I read through that section even though I am not a real big football buff. As I proceeded through this section, however, I became disturbed by the advertising. I am current^ a marketing consultant and part-time lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh, teaching an Advertising and Promoting course. In reviewing that section, 1 recognized two dominant advertisements: cigarettes and alcoholic beverages. In fact, about 78 percent of all the ads in that section were either cigaretterelated (3 or 33 percent) or alcoholic beverages such as whiskey, beer or cognac (4 or 44 percent). ? . *. Since a large part of your readership is minority and I assume mostly black consumers, I found the quantity of ads on these two items completely outlandish. I can think of two major issues within our community, excluding employment: disease - cancer, heart disease and alcoholism -- and substance/drug abuse. I am certainly not an authority on these two issues, but unquestionably, cigarettes have been implicated in cancer and heart disease, and alcohol use or overindulgence seems to lead to i i:_ **? oivuuuiiMii, amung oincr iaciors (such as the environment, diet, stress, etc.). Furthermore, there is a growing awareness of the idea that drug abuse is closely cor- 1 related with other substance 1 abuse. Drug and substance abuse in our communities is at an ] epidemic level. 1 A counterargument that is popular is that advertisements don't force people to consume; however, I think a prudent position might be to stop with these kinds of ads and promote a "drug-less" position to our athletes and the general public. I am certain other companies can pick up the ad space. John J. Clark Chicago Editor's note: The Chronicle publishes Black College Sports Review, which Is inserted in newspapers throughout the country. Mr. Clark sent copies of his letter to both the Chronicle and The New Pittsburgh Courier. * 'He oughta be in pictures' . To The Editor: The cumulative effect of recent events locally compels me to abandon my past practice of not writing letters to the editor and publicly denouncing politicians. For the last 18 months, the African-American community in Winston-Salem has been bomh 1 """ """""W" IIIIIHIIIIinilMIHIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIAIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIkllltliailllllli IllVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVIIIIIIIIIIIIIVIIIIIIIIIIIiVflt barded by an orgy of ignorance from 5th District Congressional candidate Stu Epperson. Seldom has a white, affluent, conservative Republican good oP boy so shamelessly attempted to endear himself to the AfricanAmerican electorate as Epperson has. Stu has championed everything from fair housing to the war on drugs in our community. While playing the role of savior, Stu has bought some acceptance in East Winston by financing high-profile, politically expeditious/opportunistic projects. Given the fervor of many of his African-American campaign workers, and the silence of those opinion leaders who see through his charade, Stu has apparently bought more than endearment. Additionally, Mr. Epperson frequently proclaims his spiritual salvation to some African-American church group. Campaign maneuvering and campaign promising are as old as elections themselves. However, throughout the election process, we must not individually or collectively compromise our integri- , ty for short-term material and/or financial gain. It would be a disservice to the citizens of the 5th District for the African-American voters to be party to sending Stu Epperson to the U.S. Congress. The best that we should do for Mr. Epperson is to petition Larry Leon Hamlin to give Stu an actor's job with the North Carolina Black Repertory Company. Khalid Abdul-Fattah Griggs Winston-Salem In support of Sherrill To The Editor: A 1 too would like to join Judge Roland Hayes in expressing sincere support for Judge Terry Sherrill's campaign for a seat on the- North Carolina Superior Court Bench. Juclge Sherrill, if elected, will be the only black resident superior court judge in the state. Out of the approximately 72 superior court judges, only two of us are black. However, we both are special judges and thereby are subject to assignment throughout the state on a regular weekly basis. I emphasize that I support Judge Sherrill not only for historical reasons, but further because of his excellent qualifications for the position. The entire state will benefit from his addition to the superior court bench. It is very important that everyone go out to vote on Election Day, and please remember to vote for Judge Terry Sherrill as a member of the Superior Court Bench. Judge James A. Beaty Jr. Winston-Salem NAVY. 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Northward Union Baptist Church 724-9305 Martin Luther King Meqnorial Coliseum Paisley Middle School Hanes Community Center North Ward Piney Grove 767-4630 Forest Hill Fire Station Piney Grove Recreation Center Northeastward i Tiny Tim Kindergarten 722-8717 Carver High School Mineral Springs Fire Station Winston Lake YMCA Northeast Ward Shiloh Baptist Church 724*9263 Lowrance Middle School Ashley Middle School Mt. Sinai Glorious Church of God East Ward First Baptist Church 722-4883 East Winston Library Kennedy Middle School Fourteenth Street Recreational Center East Ward Morning Star Baptist Church 748-0216 Winston-Salem State University Happy Hill Southeast Ward Emmanuel Baptist Church 788-7023 ' Easton Elementary School Forest Park Elementary School Grace United Methodist Church For further information call Democratic Headquarters M PA M A 724-5973 | Punch Number 12 I laPl^^TIericao ?te& "V>W^ *CV . - * -: ' ' . - . ' .' "> , - , 4 w* >?r ? Tb? nw? Ciwily 9mm*iHl Nrty > I
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