Super Candidate Contends Fund-Raising Plan Creates “Unwarranted Controversy” By Mac Thrower Post Staff Writer- - — In campaign literature adorned with a modified "superman” logo, Mr. Harry Stegall, candidate for Mecklenburg County Sheriff, is described as a ' 'super candidate running a super campaign to be a super sheriff." Although he did not emerge from a phone booth moving “fast er than a speeding bullet" to do a recent Post inter view, Stegall did arrive in business-like Clark Kent attire to talk about the controversy surrounding his unorthodox campaign, and to explain what he feels he has to offer as a can didate in the Democratic primary for sheriff. Stegall smiled when asked about the Superman imagery, saying that as a man who has survived be ing shot seven times (by a - -. JTOUpfer juspect when Ste gall was a member of the N.C. Highway Patrol) he believes that he has some lustiftcation in Invoking the ' name of the magical character. a iuna-raising plan devised by Stegall and his — campaign aide _ Terri Byrum, which involves re warding volunteers who raise $500 for Stegall’s campaign by making them eligible to win a three-day vacation prize, has the subject of what Stegall thinks is unwarranted controversy. He stated mat the plan is legal and that his opponents “can’t stop us" from implementing it In some form. “We have a phase two plan we can use if necessary, but we’ll still have a winner,” he _ reported. -Stegall hristled at the mention of the published description of his fundrais ing plan as a “lottery.” “It Trash-A-Thon Launches Keep Charlotte Beautiful Charlotte businesses and clubs will sponsor a trash r-thmr “to-launch -the - Keep Charlotte Beautiful Month proclaimed by Mayor Eddie Knox for April 17 to May 17. The trash-a-thon will be held on Saturday, April 24, from 7:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Members of the Young Life youth organization, Queen City Optimist Club and Burger King will combine forces to clean up illegal dump sites throughout the Charlotte area. Young peo ple involved in the clean up will gather in the parking area of the Cameron Brown Building, 301 S. - McDowell Street, at 7:45 a m. Burger King, Pepsi Bottling -Company, and P.Y.A will serve break fast to the 140 persons who are expected to partici pate. Groups will leave for the clean up sites at 8:15 a.m. At 12:30 p.m. groups will return to the Cameron Brown Building for lunch. The Queen City Optimist Club is donating T-shirts that read, “WE’RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CHARLOTTE,” to all young people who help with the clean up. Local businesses and churches are invited to sponsor a student in the clean up. Interested per sons may call Sherry Varkonyi at the Young Life office at 377-9515. For more information about the clean up, con tact Woody Fox, vice chairman of the Clean City Committee and president of Burger King at 527-3358 or Barbara Gammon, CtearrCity coordinator, at 374-2547 Harry Stegall ...Candidate for sheriff is not a lottery,” he in sisted. “It is an incentive fundraiser designed to get people involved in politics who might not normally get involved.” In replying to the charge from one of his opponents that his fundraising concept is either illegal or ~Tmpraper,-Stegallcom mented: “Well, if he weren’t running for sheriff, -I—think -he'd have a dif ferent attitude.” I want to do something nice for people who get involved...! hate to hear the cliche that politics is a dirty game,” Stegall explained. Stegall was blunt in his assessment of the perform ance of incumbent sheriff John Kelly Wall: “Two years ago he campaigned as a capable administra tor, but under him the department haa absolutely deteriorated.” Stegall declared that the depart ment budget has increased dramatically, and implied that wasteful spending on items that "may or may not be needed,” such as new uniforms, is a major reason. SfegairaTstTSfil JTthat prtp blems in the processing of prisoners at the county jail have resulted mainly from the "politically packed” nature of the sheriff’s department. He believes that “an experienced prison administrator needs to be hired.” Responding to a question -about-thooo who might-aug*— “PEDIATRIC NOTES” Dr. Deborah Scott, M.D. I The common cold is due to different viruses and usually dears in about one week, if there are no complications. There may be nasal dis charge and or cough, and sometimes fever for the first two to three days. Tylenol may be given for fever or dis comfort for the first day, but generally is not needed. An uncomplicated cold usually is self-limit ing, but there are symp toms which need further care. If your child has fever longer than two days, difficulty breath ing, ear ache or drain age, begins coughing up green or yellow phlegm that has a bad odor, or any other unusual symptoms, then your doctor needs to be notified for further treatment. 1012 Kings Dr., Suite 505 ' JIHWM Confidentiality — Privacy If You Need Alcoholism Counseling Or Help With Related Problems -See HUNTER I Curti* Hunter For Appointment 535-2536I gest that the au-year-old Stegall is too young to handle a sheriff’s respons ibilities, Stegall alluded indirectly to an opponent as “a 58-year-old man who has never sat in the front seat of a police car.” ‘‘I’ve been there,” Stegall assert ed in summing up his law enforcement experience. In addition to his own ex perience, Stegall noted that his father had been a Charlotte police officer. “I was raised in the front seat of a police car," he added. If he’s elected sheriff, Stegall promises to achieve "maximum efficiency” in department operations "The survival of county services depends on pre cisely administering every penny, nickel and dime. I’ll cut the department budget a quarter of a million dollars the first year." Megan advises members of the black community. ~tFat he doeshT" ""Suffer from racial prejudices.” He promises to deal equal ly ^wmratrctttzenK bfadror white. In hiring for his own security agency. Stegall says that he adheres to a strict non-discriminatory policy. , ___ When questioned about whether he thought the publicity surrounding his “win a vacation' fundrais ing plan and “superman” advertising might cause voters to not take his campaign seriously, Ste gall remarked that he doesn’t feel that will hap pen. “We’ve been in the Observer at least once a week” since beginning the campaign-“name recogni tion is the determining factor in most local elec tions,” Stegall maintained. Terri Byrum. Stegall’s campaign aide, added that she thinks most people will be pleased to see that “we’re not afraid to do something different." “I won’t be defeated because people don’t know me,” Stegall concluded. Crime Of The Week In the early morning hours of March 23, 1981, a 1978 white Freight-Liner truck was stolen from Southland Trailer Sales at 3673 1-85 North. The truck, which was parked inside the fenced parking lot of the business, was driven through the front gate. 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