Page 4A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, AprU 5, 1984
A Message From
D. G. Martin
Dear Friends,
I need your help. I am running for
Congress because I believe that
the doors of government in
Washington need to be open to
all people -- and kept open. My
commitment is not new nor is it
based on political expediency.
But since many of you may not
know me well, I have asked some
of my friends to tell you who I am
and why you should consider
supporting me in this important
Congressional race.
I eagerly soficit your support.
Sincerely,
D. G. Martin
The Reverend Larry Hill, Pastor at Catawba
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Moderator of Catawba
Presbytery:
“I have known D. G. Martin tor almost 15 years, since
the time when I was a college student at Johnson C.
Smith University. I worked as a youth director at Seigle
Avenue Presbyterian Church where he and his family
are members and have been worshipping in this mostly
black congregation every Sunday for more than 15
years. He has been a good friend; I trust him; and when
I have a problem, he is there.”
The Reverend Smith Turner, III, Presiding Elder,
Charlotte District of the AME Zion Church;
“I have known D. G. Martin a long time. In the early
1970s we worked together with The Reverend Paul
Leonard, Clinton Blake, and others to put together a
housing project at Clawson Village that would permit
low and moderate income people to buy their own
homes. It worked. He is someone we can trust. He
listens and gives respect to other people’s views. I am
proud to be his friend.”
The Reverend Warren McKissick, Pastor of the Greater
Galilee Baptist Church:
“I have known D. G. Martin for more than 30 years,
since the time when he was a little boy growing up in
North Mecklenburg County. I know him and trust him,
and that’s why I have asked him to help me in my
church when we needed help. He has always been
there when we needed him.”
The Reverend Retoy Gaston, Pastor of Clinton Chapel
AME Zion Church;
‘‘D. G. Martin is a strong churchman. He has been ac
tive in his own church and served as Moderator of the
Mecklenburg Presbytery. He has visited our church and
taught our Sunday School. He is not just a political op
portunist. I know that we can count on him to be a good
Congressman. He will keep in touch with us after he is
elected just as he has always done.”
Dot Crockett, Community Leader:
“I have known D. G. and Harriet Martin for many years. Harriet worked
with me in a child advocacy program, and I saw firsthand her commit
ment to children in our community. D. G. Martin shares those concerns
and has demonstrated his commitment to our community in many dif
ferent ways. He will make a great Congressman.”
Thomas Moore, Entertainer and Child Advocate:
“Vi/hen I came back to Charlotte about 12 years ago, I
couldn’t find a place to stay. D. G. Martin and his wife,
Harriet, and his family made a place for me in their
home and I lived with them for many months. I still feel
like I am a part of that family and am working hard to
get him elected to Congress.”
Bertha Crawford, Co-ordinator, Mecklenburg Volunteer
Lawyers Program (providing legal services to poor peo
ple):
‘‘When Federal funds for Legal Services were cut
back, D. G. Martin was one of those who stepped for
ward to help organize a program to get lawyers to han
dle legal problems for poor people. We worked long
and hard together to get this good program going and
he was one of the first to take cases under the new pro
gram. He is the kind of person we need to represent us
in Congress.”
Richard Campbell, Youth Worker, Seigle Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Former Teacher, Charlotte-
Mecklenburg School System:
‘‘I have known D. G. Martin for more than seven
years. He has supported my work with the youth in the
Piedmont Courts community and has shown an active
interest in their problems. I would be proud to have him
as a Congressman.”
A Final Message
I am proud that so many people from the black community are working
hard and taking leadership roles in this important campaign.
We’re working hard together -- and that will continue when I’m in
Washington. I will need black people in leadership positions on my staff,
if I am going to continue to be sensitive to the concerns of all the
citizens of this district.
Please give me your help and support. I would be proud to have you be
a part of this effort.
D. G. Martin
A Message From Willie J. Stratford, Sr.
Many of my friends and others have ask
ed me why I am supporting D. G.
Martin’s candidacy for the 9th Congres
sional District. After giving it some
thought, I felt that I should state why he
has my full support. Just to reinforce
how I feel, I have asked some other
friends who also fully support D. G. to
explain how they feel. This is my
reason: He has been a friend for a long
time. His standing is based not on con
venience or political alliances but on
his solid, long-standing personal com
mitment to our community.
Sincerely,
Willie J. Stratford, Sr.
Attorney Melvin Watt, Lawyer - Chambers, Ferguson,
Watt, Wallas & Adkins, P.A., and campaign manager
for Mayor Harvey Gantt:
“ I have known D. G. Martin for almost 20 years. We
worked together in the state government intern pro
gram and were in law school together. We have worked
together in politics and on legal matters. He’s smart
and will make a great representative, and he’s also
somebody we can count on and trust.”
Shirley Farrar, Former Director of Afro-American
Cultural Center (AACC);
‘‘D. G. Martin’s wife, Harriet, served as a member of
the Board of the Afro-American Cultural Center. She
was active and showed the commitment of her family
to AACC goals. I am proud to be working hard on D. G.
Martin’s Congressional campaign.”
Zoel and Esther Hargrave, Retired
Postal Executive and School Ad
ministrator - Co-Chairpersons of N.C.
Legal Defense Funds, Civic, Church,
and Fraternity Leaders:
“We worked hard with D. G. Martin
for many years in the National Con
ference of Christians and Jews trying
to bring better human relations to Charlotte. He and his family are long
standing good friends. We know him well and believe that he will serve
as a Congressman with an open heart and mind.”
C. D. RIppy, Retired Professor at Johnson C. Smith
University, Church and Civic Leader and former Vice
Chairman of Charlotte Civil Service Board:
“I have known D. G. Martin for many years since I
helped his church find Johnson C. Smith students to
work in their youth program. We also served on the
Civil Service Board together. I watched him work hard
to be sure that our firemen and policemen got a fair
shake. I was proud to serve with him and was proud of
him when he was appointed Chairman of the Board. He
is the kind of person we need in Congress.”
Alice Diamond, Teacher and Businesswoman:
“I have known this man for more than 10 years. He
helped me get into my own business and has been my
good friend ever since. He is the kind of person we
need representing us in Washington. He understands.”
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Michael Hill, Sunday School Teacher, Seigle
Avenue Presbyterian Church:
“Years ago, when I was a teenager in Piedmont Courts, I attended the
youth programs at Seigle Avenue Presbyterian Church. D. G. Martin and
his family werfe there too. Now I have come back to help with the Sunday
School class and D. G. and I have been teaching together. Nobody can
question his commitment to the church and to the people of our com
munity.”
Rachel Hall, Realtor with ERA Rhedrick & Assoc, and
member of Human Services Planning Board:
“D. G. Martin’s commitment to the hard planning
process to allocate limited resources showed his com
mitment to those in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
in need of help. I would be proud to have someone with
that concern and demonstrated interest representing
us in Congress.”
Howard Barnhill, Retired Clinical Professor at UNC
School of Public Health and former Chairman of the
Board of Managers of McCrorey Branch YMCA:
“I have known D. G. Martin for almost 15 years.
When I became Chairman of the McCrorey Branch YM
CA, it had never had a white Board member. I thought
we ought to change that -and after many inquiries, I
decided to recommend D. G. Martin for selection in
that capacity. He served with distinction and became
my good friend as we worked together to preserve and
develop our YMCA.”
Mary Davis, Retail Employee and Homemaker:
“I was a teenager at Seigle Avenue Presbyterian
Church in the late ’60s and early ’70s. D. G. Martin and
the other adults at that Church helped keep me on the
track. He has been a friend a long time and that’s why
I’m working hard to get him elected to Congress.”
D. G. Martin
• Elder at Seigle Avenue Presbyterian Church and Sunday
School Teacher for 15 years
• Former Moderator of Mecklenburg Presbytery
• Board of Visitors, N. C. Central Law School
• Former Member Board of Managers of McCrorey Branch
YMCA
• Former Co-Chairman of Board of National Conference of
Christians and Jews
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