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Vol. 45 No. 6
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JACQUE’ CHALMERS AND H.M. “MICKEY” MICHAUX
“Golly, I’m Happy’’
C.oiirte.sy of Thf* Franklin Titnt's
Caught totally at a loss for
words, for possibly the fisrt
time in his life, Franklin
County’s “orator and
educator” chuckled.
That chuckle said it all. It
was pure vintage C. Ray
Pruette.
For years honored in his
profession (professor of physics
and chemistry at Louisburg
College) and in civic life (most
notably the Franklinton Lions
Club), Pruette received the
county’s most prestigious
honor Friday night.
He was named 1986 Citizen
of the Year by the Louisburg-
Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce at the annual
banquet, held at Louisburg
.College,
Widely regarded as a man
who can talk intelligently and
well on any subject, Pruette
gave the shortest of acceptance
speeches: "Golly, I’m happy!”
Michaux Visits
By JEFF BULLARD
On Thursday, February 20,
Lx)uisburg College was visited
by H.M. “Mickey” Michaux,
one of North Carolina’s
leading black businessmen and
politicians. The visit was a part
of Louisburg College’s
celebration of Black History
Month. Michaux’s speech
encompassed a history of
accomplishments made by
blacks in our society past and
present.
A native of Durham,
Michaux served in the North
Carolina House of Representa
tives. He also ran successfully
against Rep. Tim Valentine, D-
N.C., for Valentine’s congres
sional seat. Although Michaux
Still plays a major part in North
Carolina politics.
Throughout Michaux’s
speech he emphasized for
blacks that “TTie past is
propogue, learn from the past.”
As Michaux summerized black
history, he described black
americans as “the most
patriotic in our society.” For
example Michaux cited the
Vietnam conflict. He said,
“Blacks died in greater
proportions in vietnam than
any other group.” Also he
added, “We didn’t go to
Canada,” referring to the
young men who left the United
States in an effort to avoid
being drafted.
Michaux felt that it was time
for blacks to “harness the
potential” of their political
power. While doing this he
associated the modern day
right wing Republicans like
Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C. and
Sen. John East, R-N.C. as being
somewhat racial towards
blacks. Michaux also pictured
President Reagan as an
“amiable incompetent.”
“Revive Martin Luther
King, Jr.’s Dream”, was
another piece of advice
Michaux offered to blacks. In a
society that Michaux explained
as preferring “Black folks to do
dirty labor work,” he saw the
need to revive the dream of
equality for all.
Mr. Michaux’s speech w'as
attended by a small group of
black and whites. It lasted a
little more than twenty
minutes.
Rector The Candidate
By JEFF BULLARD
As 1986 was rung in lutle
more than a month ago, many
people had different expsta
tions for what future months
would hold in store for ihom.
For a special few, thoughts of
speeches, barbecues, baby
kissing and handshaking
lingered foremost in their
minds. These few are the
politicians of our state and
nation who are running for
election or reelection.
Louisburg College is fortunate
to have one of these politicians
as a member of the faculty. Ht
is Robert C. Rector of the
History department.
Mr. Rector is running foi
the State house of the North
Carolina Legislature on the
Republican ticket. Then are
two seats up for election this
year representing the Franklin
and Johnston Counties district.
Mr. Rector’s opposition for the
Republican Primary are both
from Johnston County. If he
wins his bid in the primary,
then he will run against two
Democrat incumbents who are
also from Johnston County.
At a time when the North
Carolina Legislature is
dominated by Democrats,
Rector considers every
Republican elected a crucial
necessity for Governor Martin.
Last year proved to be very
unsuccessful for the Martin
Administration which became
embroiled in continuous
political conflict with the
General Assembly. Mr. Rector
also feels if elected he would be
able to give Franklin County
representation what it has been
deprived of since the late 1970’s.
One of Mr. Rector’s main
objectives if elected consists of
eliminating “Pork Barrel”
allocations. This is a program
where at the end of each
General Assembly members are
allocated money that is not
needed in the state budget to be
cont. on pg. 8
ROBERT C. RECTOR
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