Vashington Opens Headquarters
Clarence Washington
iinocratic candidate for
lennan in the North-
ist Ward, held an open
use Saturday night to
ebrate the opening of
campaign headquar-
at his residence at
06 Manly Street.
I had an office on 14th
■eet donated to my
npaign, ” W ashington
plained, “But people
id it was too far out of
ward. It was hard for
ne of the old people to
out there. So I moved
headquarters to my
tne.”
About forty people
3wed up Saturday to
him well in his
npaign: “And all of
>m seemed willing to
sh
rk,” said Washington.
noted that no other
ideal candidates had
ended.
Although he faces two
jonents in the Demo
tic primary, Washing-
is confident of his
uices to win the
nination. “I have Piney
)ve and Stonewall
•king for me,” said
The Chronicle - Saturday September 3, 1977 - Page 5
What Makes A Healthy-
Minded Individual?
by Naomi C. McLean, CPS
Business Writer
Often many people
make a list in mind of the
characteristics which dis
tinguish a healthy-minded
individual, naming a few
important qualities which
may help while thinking
during a relaxing period: relations with others. He
First of all, a healthy- realizes that no man can
minded person is one who live unto himself alone,
is engaged in some Third, he has a sense of
activity which is useful to humor. He can laugh at
society. He possesses that his own shortcomings
Homes is where the headquarters is...in Clarence Washington’s campaign for
the Alderman’s job in the Northwest Ward.
Wasjiington. “Those lyere
the t'wo.areas I was .really
conceded about.”
Housing is one of liis
ward’s major issues, he
says. He disagrees with
the present aldermen on
the issue of the houses on
Row Street. “I have talked
to every tenant, and they
all want the houses
repaired.”
The problem with
relocating these low-in-
come tenants, says Wash
ington, is the fact that the
rent subsidy that would be
paid to them would run
out in a short time,
leaving the tenants in the
same predicament as
before.
ntinued From Page 1
Teen-Age Pregnancies
years? is she depend-
on her family to take
this financial responsi-
taxpayers to support
and her baby? Is she
nistrators. The young
love for her baby and her woman choosing to re-
concem for his well-being, l^^se her child needs the
Because she cannot, help of a licensed adoption
ty? Is she planning to provide, at that particular agency in making the best
on public welfare and time in her life, the stable possible plan for his
home and family she placement in an adoptive
wants him to have, she home.
Dtionally ready to take makbs the decision that ^ statewide resource
the daily care of will enable her baby to fo"" problem pregnancy
ther human being for grow up with a mother counseling on all altema-
and father who are ready lives, and adoption ser-
for the responsibilities of vices, is The Children’s
parenting. Home Society of North
An unwed, teen mother Carolina. Through its
contemplating altema- *Rstrict offices in Ashe-
tives for her child’s future ville. Chapel Hill, Char-
'can benefit from the lotte,: Fayetteville,
■professional ' counseling Greensboro, Greenville
through a licensed, Wilmington, the
adoption agency in eval- Society’s services are
uating the realities of the offered anywhere in the
choices open to her. If she stute. If the young woman
does choose adoption, she cannot get to the agency's
wants to feel that her child nearest district office, a
wiU be placed with a CHS social worker will
family who is “right” for travel to her. The social
him, a family who will 'worker is available for
provide the opportunity counseling throughout the
for him to develop to his pregnancy, and for as long
fullest potential. after the birth of the baby
Sound adoption plan- as the mother desires. In
ning is a complex process recent years, an increas-
requiring far more than number of mothers
randomly bringing toge
ther a child with a family
who wants to adopt. Legal
procedures, physical
health of the child,
counseling with biological
parents, evaluating pros
pective adoptive families
and many other factors
next eighteen years?
s she want to continue
education? Is mar
ie to the baby’s father
lossibility and, if so,
it is his reaction? Will
have to scuttle schpol
plans for a
lial job to support her
the baby? What kind
ife can she offer her
as he grows up?
doption is a viable
mative which could be
sidered by the single,
ag mother who has not
developed the emo-
al maturity nor eco-
lic stability she needs
larent a child,
le full concept of
)tion is poorly under
by many of the
nant teenagers who
decisions regarding
unborn child. Fre-
it public use of such
IS as ‘ ‘giving away her
and “real mother”
eference to the birth
nt, add to the
onceptions. In reality,
a biological mother
is not yet equipped to
nt a child chooses to
ise him to a licensed
ition agency for place-
t, her decision could
lore accurately regar-
as a transfer of
ntal rights and re-
sibilities rather than
ing away a baby”.
Uy ever is the decision
led easily, casually or
)ut emotional pain,
inerally, the mother
sing adoption does so
ase of her unselfish
decide to keep their baby
but later discover that the
plan is not workable. In
the best interest of both
mother and child, they
return to the agency for
adoption planning.
Founded in 1903, the
Society is voluntarily-sup-
call for the combined ported and receives about
efforts and professional a third of its funding from
experience of lawyers, the United Way. Services
physicians and nurses, provided without
social workers and admi- charge.
Iordan
tinued From Page 4
. eral housing policies
St beginning to emerge
the long period ot
i and moratorium. The
tment of Housing and
Development should
the oj^orutnity to
broad range of
ams that together
constitute a viable
al urban revitalization
fo ^ould not instead bti
1 to fight a defensive
luard action agains;
within the
nistration seeking to
federal housing
ams of their viability
!h schemes that would
poor people worse off
1 i ubjected to stiU rse
ig 'conditions than thev
w faced with.
IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE
ELECT
“A GRASSROOTS PERSON ”
Democratic
Candidate
FOR
ALDERMAN NORTHEAST
WARD
^HONESTY
^INTEGRITY'
* PROVEN LEADERSHIP
* RECORD OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
VOTE
September 27, 1977
Paid Political Advertisment
“Those houses could be
fixed up for about
1950 Edith Sampson, a
black woman, was ap
pointed an alternate
delegate to the United
Nations.
Gwendolyn Brooks was
awarded a Pulitzer Prize
for poetry - the first, and
to date, the only black so
honored.
1951 Pfc. William
inner sense of satisfaction
which comes from know
ing that one’s work is
socially useful.
Second, he is constantly
alert to establish whole
some and harmonious
Fourth, he tries to
understand the points of
view of other people. He
realizes that he always has
to take people as they are
and go on from that point.
Fifth, he develops some
avocation to counteract
the tension under which
we all live. If we will it so,
we can all develop
worthwhile interestswhich
lie apart from the often
humdrum ways of life.
Sixth, the healthy-min
ded person does not live at
random; he has a unifying
purpose - a faith and a
philosophy that give
meaning to his days.
$6,000,” Washington Thompson became the
says. Washington, who is first black since the
a general contractor, says Spanish-American War to
that he has inspected the win the nation’s highest
houses and that they can military citation - the
be saved, although seve- Congressional Medal of
ral of the aldermen, one of Honor,
whom is also a contractor, 1954 President Dwight
favor their removal. D. Eisenhower nominated
J. Ernest Wilkins of
Chicago to be Assistant
Secretary of Labor.
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