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Womble, Newell Attend Last Meeting
from page A1
city will improve."
Newell is being replace by Joycelyn
Johnson. Robert Nordlander s upset vic
tory over three-term incumbent Larry
Womble leaves the board with only three
black aldermen.
Womble, attending his final meeting
as Southeast Ward alderman, expressed
his gratitude to the voters, city officials
and friends, and pledged his support to
Nordlander.
"There is beauty in the cultural
diversity of this city . . . and the South
east Ward is a microcosm of wfiat every
city would like to be," Womble said. "I
pledge my support to Mr. Nordlander and
I know he will do a good job."
Newell and Womble received reso
lutions and each received a standing ova
tion as they made final speeches.
_ The committee chairmanships were
divided across racial lines with two
whites and two blacks gaining chairman
ships. Nelson Malloy is chairman of the
chair the Community Development |
Committee and Vivian Burke retains her j
post as head of the Public Safety Com
mittee. The board also chose Nancy
Pleasants to replace Vivian Burke as
mayor pro-tempore.
Johnson said the loss of power once
Tield by AfricarT Americans on tfiiTboard
is evident, but she said many ills that
plague the city go across the board.
"Most of the issues are universal and
it s incumbent upon everyone to find out
what's going on," she said. "We're minus
one who may have had an impact on the
African-American community, so every
one has to be willing to learn and try to
understand the different ethnic issues,
especially as they relate to African
Americans."
Vivian Burke
Joycelyn Johnson
Virginia Newell
After the board meeting, many residents praised outgoing Alderman Larry Womble for his 12 years of service.
First Kwanzaa Celebration Kicks Off from page A1
on the traditional African festival of the
harvest of the first crops, begins on Dec.
26 and last for seven days. Each day of
Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of the
seven principles and includes, in addi
tion to unity and cooperative economics,
self-determination, purpose, collective
work and responsibility, creative and
faith.
The color of the candles, placed on
a table and flanked by fruits and vegeta
bles, was also symbolic. Black, the mid
r
die candle and first one lit, is for the peo
ple; the four red ones symbolize the
struggle; and green is for the future and
hope that comes from the struggle.
After Kay Walser introduced the 19
contestants, each one representing their
church and an African country, two stu
dents from the N.C. School of the Arts
offered energetic one-.woman perfor
mances.
The Rev. Seth O. Lartey, pastor of
Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church,
delivered a rousing spiritual that
prompted a standing ovation from the
appreciative crowd.
After the candle-lighting ceremony,
the dollar amounts raised by each church
were revealed. The second runner-up
was Goler Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion
Church, which was represented by
Majorie Marshall.
To cap off the event, those in the
audience wearing their multicolored
African garb were asked to parade
around the gymnasium and past the four
judges. About 40 people - youngsters,
adults and a couple dressed alike - cir
cled the room several times, and it was
obvious that the judges were having a
difficult time making up their minds.
Isabella Luther and Johnetta Luther,
a mother-daughter team, finally emerged
as the winners.
The Kwanzaa Ensemble offered a Christmas carol at last Sunday's Kwanzaa Cele
bration at the Carl H. Russell Recreation Center.
Oil Company to move soil
n u m
Rev. Seth O. Lartey participates in Kwanzaa celebration.
from page A1
said last week thai the process of clean
ing the soil was completely harmless to
the residents, but felt compelled to move
the soil because of the public outcry. He
admitted that the soil was contaminated
with petroleum, which if released in the
atmosphere could cause cancer, but
denies charges by residents that harmful
fumes were released when the soil was
cleaned.
"I feel like we were totally misrepre
sented (in last week's story). We were
trying to do what's in the best interest of
the community," Williams said. "This
process is completely safe. In fact, you
are at a greater risk by sniffing the fumes
from pumping gas into your car."
Some Residents
years,
"I have been on them about that neigh
borhood for years," she said. "There are
dilapidated houses and drunks on the block.
Fm going to continue to work with Jocelyn
(Johnson) to get some help in that neighbor
hood"
Johnson, East Ward alderman, said she
jfens gel better service for the neighborhood.
Tve already been through the area and
talke&with the business owners and the resi
dents arkl we will schedule a meeting soon,"
from page A1
Johnson said. "We will push for a way to
make the neighborhoods better."
The area was a beautiful community at
one time, Jackson said, but many black
neighborhoods are not being monitored
closely.
"This used to be one of the nicest blocks
a long time ago,* Jackson said. "They got
mad at Larry Womble about the All-America
(City) award, but some of us suffer from a
lack of help in our neighborhoods."
Happy Holidays
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