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and is active in other youth ac
tivities. She's the daughter of Walter
B. Taylor, Jr. and Gloria Taylor and
she has one older sister, Wanda.
Then, her father offered a few
finer points about Tonya. He
describes, “She plays the piano and
the flute. She loves music. Her
favorite listening music ii probably,
Prince, Michael Jackson and stuff
like that," he lauahs
“Her grandfather says her
favorite hobbles ere talking on the
telephone and watching television.
She loves to travel,” her father
assures. Tonya has visited New
York City, San Francisco, Califor
nia, Bermuda and Hawaii. She
travels with her mother, who works
with Delta Airlines. -
“She’s a typical teenager,” her
father describes. “She’s multi
talented. She can listen to the T.V.,
talk on the phone and listen to the
stereo, all at the same time! ”
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About his daughter’s aspirations,
her father informs “She’s talking
about a career in fashion and in
terior design.” Then he adds with
humor, “But if you saw her room,
you’d never believe it.”
He continues, “She definately con
sidering college. Her sister, Wanda,
a senior at the University of
Georgia, is trying to help her unders
tand and prepare for college life.”
"She’s a true TaUrus,” Tonya’s
father attests. “She’s just beginning
to come out of her quiet and moody
stage and becoming more outgoing.
Though, she still enjoys reading and
doing other activities by herself .”
Tonya’s father concludes, “She’s a
real good girl.” And he admits that
raising It teenage daughter is “an
experience.” It’s an expedience he
enjoys but has its ups and downs, he
suggests when he reveals that>his
daughter is spoiled. But who spoiled
her? “You know, I did," he laughs.
Black Elected Officials
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By AUDREY C. LODATO
' Poet Staff Writer
What Is expected to be the first of a
series of quarterly town meetings
held by the Black Elected Officials
of Charlotte-Mecklenburg will be
held on Sunday evening, March 17,
at 5 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, 3201 Tuckaseegee Road.
The Rev. Bob Walton, County
Commissioner and chairman of
Black Elected Officials, urged all
citizens to attend. The purpose of the
meeting will be to hear citizen con
cerns, discuss problems and solu
tions, and stimulate community in
terest in the political process.
“This will be an opportunity to
share with people, to give a report to
the people about the various offices
we serve in,” explained Walton.
The town meetings are being held
for two reasons, he continued. “This
is in response to concerns #e’ve
heard from citizens in the communi
ty. Citizens say, ‘The only time we
see you is when you’re running for
office, and then we don’t see you any
more.’”
-■ W. second reason, .aid Walton, is
to demonstrate black elected of
ficials’ willingness to report to the
people what is happening in their
respective offices.
With the possible exception of
Mayor Harvey Gantt, Walton ex
pects all black elected officials in the
County to attend the town meeting.
He explained that Gantt had a
previous commitment, but noted the
Mayor “will do everything he can to
be there.”
Elected black office holders who
will participate in the meeting are
State Senator Melvin Watt;
Representative Jim Richardson, NC
House; Rep. Howard Barnhill, NC
House; Rev. Bob Walton, County
Commissioner; City Councilman
Ron Lee per; Councilman Charlie
Dannelly; School Board members,
Sarah Stevenson, Rev. George Bat
tle, and Arthur Griffin; Nanny
Potts, Town Commissioner in Cor
nelius; Dr. Mildred Baxter Davis,
Soil and Water District Supervisor;
and Judge Terry SherrilL
Walton reported that all of the
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churches had been sent notices re
questing the meeting be announced
to congregations. Although he is ex
pecting the community to be respon
sive to the town meeting concept,
Walton remarked that even if only
one person shows up, the meetings
will continue.
Increased grass roots, political ac
tion is one of the hoped-for results of
the meetings. “Hopefully, they will
generate positive political action on
the part of black people in the com
munity,” Walton declared. There
will be a voter registration booth at
each meeting, and the Black Elected
Officials chairman expressed the
hope that citizens will realize the
need to be politically active year
round, not just at election time. The
town meetings, he said, will give
people the opportunity to be a con
tinuous part of the political process
by having input to elected officials.
Walton advised that those having
special concerns write them out
ahead of time so that they can be
read at the meeting. Also, if time,
does not permit all concerns to be
aired, they can be passed in with
their name, address, and phone
number so that the appropriate of
ficial can later respond.
Walton stressed that, although one
of the primary reasons for the
meetings is to hear community con
With AUrDay Celebration
Mayfield Memorial To Observe
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Its 16th Church Anniversary
The Mayfield Memorial Baptist
Oiurch, located at 700 Sugar Creek
Rd. Weal, will observe its 18th
church anniversary Sunday, March
17. The afl day celebration will begin
with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.;
corporate worship services at 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; and with a Baptist
Training Union at 3 p.m.
Quest minister for this celebration
win be Rev. Dr. Joy J, Johnson,
pester of First Baptist of Fairmont,
NCHe will speak during the 11 a.m.
Baptist Church and the St
slonary Ruptiit AMocisU^jn
Rev. Joy J. Johnson
. . . Mayfield speaker
member General Baptist state Con
vention of NC he also served as
chairman of the Board of two Mack
Robeaon County Corporation*. He is
a memhsr of the NC Parole Commis
sion. Moderator of St. John Associa
tion, listed in Who’s Who in Politics
and Religion end a life member of
theNAACP. ,
Not forgetting what the St John
Aaaocialfon and the Baptist of NC
did for Mm by way of assisting him
m hit educational pursuit*, Dr.
Johnson has always ssrvod la key
positions in the St. John Association
and for more than a decade has led
that association as its moderator.
Dr. Johnson, his wife Omega and
his daughter Debra donated SO acres
of land to the Women’s Baptist
Home and Foreign Missionary Con
vention where a General Baptist
Assembly and Bible Camp have now
been erected.
As Mayfield looks back over its 16
years as an official Church
Fellowship, they can thank God and
take courage. With pride over their
accomplishments, the Fellowship
can remember its meager beginn
ings and great spiritual fortitude
and determination. From that small
beginning, Mayfield has taken its
rightful place among the spiritual
stars of this nation. The church holds
membership in the ML Peace
Association, Mecklenburg Baptist
Association, General Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina, North
Carolina Council of Churches, Na
tional Council of Churches of Christ,
Progressive National Baptist Con
vention, Inc., Lott Carey Foreign
Missionary Convention and The
World Baptiat Alliance. y..
Mayfield Memorial Baptiat
Church members and pastor, Rev.
H. S. Diggs cordially invite the
public to these services.
Mayfield is in the final
rtagss of building 60 units of housing
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cems, the town meetings are “not
. just gripe sessions.” He hopes
citizens will join in discussion of
possible solutions with their sugges
tions. “We have a wealth of informa
tion out there,” he noted of the
potential for citizen involvement.
Other members of Black Elected
Officials who wifi not be on the panel
giving reports include previously
elected officials who are no longer in
office, and non-elected officials.
These are Judge Michael Todd;
former County Commissioner and
State Senator, Rowe'Motley; Phyllis
Lynch, former chairman of the
Board of Elections; Bob Davjs,
former chairman of the Democratic
Party; Ella Talley, who is serving as
a member of the Board of Elections;
and Jim Polk, chairman of the Black
Political Caucus.
Republicans
Deny Voting
Rights
WASHINGTON — All 163
Republican members of the U. S.
House of Representatives voted
Monday to deny voting rights to
thousands of American citizens, in
cluding 1,000 blacks, despite two re
cent Federal court rulings that the
House has the Constitutional obliga
tion to uphold these rights.
In a partisan motion on the House
Floor, the Republicans voted to
throw out 5,000 ballots and award a
disputed Indiana House seat to a
fellow Republican who did not win
on Election Day, November 6, 1984.
They were not successful, however,
as a majority voted to defeat their
motion.
At issue was the principle of one
man, one-vote involving the election
last November In Indiana’s Eight
Congressional District, the closest in
the country. When 100% of the
ballots were first certified,
Democratic Congressman Frank
McCloskey was judged the winner
over Republican Richard McIntyre
by 72 votes out of 234,000 cast.
Several recounts then began, and
the lead changed hands many times.
However, the recounts did not settle
the question of who really won,
because several thousand legitimate
ballots were thrown out on
technicalities Candidate McIntyre
is narrowly ahead on the latest
count, but only because so many
ballots were thrown out. In some
predominantly black precincts,
every single vote was disallowed,
even though voter Intent was not in
ntion and there were no allega
of vote fraud.
This led to lawsuits and strong
local criticism. On Jantwy 3. the
House decided the charges were
wrious enough to warrant a special
Task Force Investigation before
allowing either candXe to assume
office. That investigation will be
completed wttMftafeW weeks