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During its past two editions, the Chronicle has looked
at bfack representation on city and county boards and
commissions.
Of the total of 370 appointments made by the county ,
Board of Commissioners and the city Board of
Aldermen, 91 or about One-fourth have been black.
Eight blacks have become chairmen of boards,
commissions or committees.
The totals are due in large measure to the work of
black public officials such as Commissioner Mazie
Woodruff and Alderman Vivian Burke, Larry Little and
:Virginia Newell, who have continued to bring forward
the names of blacks when appointments come up]
Frankly, it is somewhat miraculous that black
representation totals are as high as they are in the
absence of a unified thrust to assure that blacks are on
such bodies.
. UntiK|he Chronicle survey, no one knew how many
blacks served on committees. In fact, city and county
officials were not sure how many people, period, served
on these public bodies.
Now that the groundwork has been laid, careful
monitoring of the appointment process should begin.
Such occurrences as the recent reduction in black
membership on the county Hospital Authority from four?
to two demonstration theneed for such an effort.
, interested citizens should put together a bank pf
qualified and willing blacks who should be put forward :
as nominees. ,
Our representatives on the city and county governing
boards, both black and white, should be familiar with
these lists so that the argument that black nominees
can' t be found is not aired.
Black attendance in aldermen and commissioner's
meetings would help sink in the point that the black?
community is interested in governmental activities and
Tired Of Beii
Plans by the city to put a water reservoirin the East
Winston area have caused some concern to the resi
dents of the area.
According to a spokesperson for the city, a 5 million
gallon repumped ground storage reservoir-will-need-tobe
constructed in the Gray Avenue, Hattie Avenue and
14th Street vicinity.
The concern of a majority of the residents in that area
Is that homes will be destroyed or moved in order to
construct the storage tank in the area.
One resident of the area said that, "The tank will not
only dc an eyesore, but it will probably bring the
property values of the homes down.' City
officials that the reservoir is needed in the area
^ because of a heavy increase in industrial demand and to
lighten the load on the existing water tower, located at
Brave N<
T.Columbus Day always reminds us of a saying the
Indians have up in Cherokee: "Before 1492, the
Indians were running the country. There were no
taxes, no unemployment, no poverty, and no pollution.
The white man thought he could improve on that. . ."
It has been 486 years since the Discovery and we are
till struggling to achieve Utopia that may have been
here all along, but of course we will never get it,
because society has become too complex to utilize the
simplistic rules of an ancient culture.
Very few of us are going to give up our cars to fight
pollution. In fact, most people resent being asked to
give up their aerosol deodorant to avoid endangering
the atmosphere. Besides, Utopia is a relative thing.
On a winter night when the temperature hovers around
zero, the thought of sleeping in an unheated teepee
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More than a dozen public bodies still have no blacks
as members.
The importance of black representation on the more
than 50 public bodies which act in administriative, or
advisory roles is equal to the importance of black
as elected officials.
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Residents in the area are banding together to see that
plans can be worked out to the liking of both the
community and the city. Many residents feel that
questions still need to be asked and many more need to
be answered.
Although the cityofficials have been receptive to the
^citizens* input so far, lris~not known at this time how
important their input will be, but the banding together
of the residents has shown that they are concerned and
will be ready to fight if they deem it necessary.
The water tower issue is just an example of how
citizens can only be pushed so far. Citizens are now
taking an active and vocal part in the things that affect
their lives and governments are finding that they nave
no choice but to listen.
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might seem less than idyllic. And a generation raised
on TV dinners would find it difficult to restrict their
diets to whatever they could raise or hunt.
Like most sensible solutions the answer lies in
compromise. We might give up some government
services for a "Proposition 13" for instance, or pass
clean air regulations to fight pollution.
Maybe if solar power becomes our only energy source
we can get rid of pollution in a few hundred years, and
maybe society will figure out a system to eliminate
poverty and unemployment. But as long as society is
complex, our problems will be greater than those of the
Indians of yesteryear, because complex cultures have
complex problems. So if some prophet foresees a
distant year in which America again is free of tax**~
poverty, and pollution, look for the Statr
Liberty....embedded in the sand.
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Sockwell Braham
The Chronicle Camera tower over here and thej
asked the residents of Hat- haven't fixed my window;
tie Avenue whose houses yet? Ain't no way. I'l
face the proposed site If te|| anybody. I'm again*
they favored the building it.*
of a water tower In that PAULINE RODMAN:No
location. Here are their re- I don't think they need it.'
sponaeai MARTHA SOCKWELL:
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for it! I'm waiting for my and they (the city) run m
windows to get fixed. And out of there andl bough
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The educated person is the one who is supposed to
succeed in life. Since black people were freed from their
bonds of slavery they have sought to learn and develop with
the hopes of someday being equal. Some people say that
experience is the best teacher and I agree that until you live
through something you never really know what it is like.
However, in this day it is necessary for the young mind to
turn itself to a more formal experience ?school.
In June I patted on the back the graduates who had
accomplished a special level of achievement. But now it is
time to look forward and begin agaip. No matter how much
you dislike school, it is a necessity. Therefore, with a brand
new year ahead I hope each student will consider these
suggestions:
Education is the key to a life with many successes, but
what you get out of it is determined by what you put into it.
Teachers are human and make mistakes, but the biggest
mistake is if you don't take what they have to offer.
Be a leader and not a follower because followers rarely
know where they are going.
Sports are fine and many students use this as a status
symbol, but a failing grade tells more about the person.
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t and that's enough.* would- be- something that
BERNETTA BRAHAM: the community did not
"I'm not for it. My reason want."
' is this: we need more BETHENIA WISE:
space for additional hous- "You know we're against
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t "The diocese does not want want to put it here? We
v to sell the land. As people don't want that here!"
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| J- By T. DIANNE BELLAMY-SMALL
," North Carolina State Youtti Conference President NAACP
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fining in uic uatN 01 me ciassroom oniy snows that you
want to be last in all that you do and not that you don't like
the teachers, they have already been where you have to go
and they don't have to go back.
Teachers are employed by the state who in turn get their
salaries from the taxpayers, the parents of the students, so if
you refuse to learn mom and dad pay the cost and you come
out empty handed and headed.
To socialize is fine, but in this world there are people who
never come off of a high and never know where they are,
where they are going, or where they have been.
Priorities should fill your mind, if you don't want to be in
school just see how long it takes you to find a job.
When you are 12, 13, 14, and 15 you think the world i'fc
still before you, but when you are 22, 23, 24, and 25 and
uneducated you'll think the world has put you down.
If you know you cannot read, write, add or speak don't
put the blame on mom and dad, principal or teacher because
nobody knows what you want out of life but you.
And if you think welfare will take care of you, think
again. You may have to work anyway and a job you really
don't want.
Learning to read, write! and add may seem like a drag, but
it is tragedy when you own child shamefully says, "My mom
and dad can't teach me because they can't read either."
This is a new schotd year; this can be a new start. Put
education first then all the other fun things in life will
follow. Put other things first and life may be funny to you
but it will never be fun. If you are out of school, go back
because a part of life is being able to cope with the obstacles
you have to face for the rest of your life, and being ignorant
does noi have to be one of them.
uood luck on the start of a brand new year!!!
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