Page A4-The Chronicle, Thursday, May 10, 1984
Winston-Salem Chronicle
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ERNEST H. Pin,
NDUSISI EOEMONYE ALLEN JOHNSON
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ELAINE L. Pin MICHAEL Pin JOHN SLADE
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Pre-election notes ...
Notes on thieve of our state's primary:
Though we recommended who we perceived to be cream
of the political crop last issue, we are not nearly so concerned
that you think as we do as we are that you think period ? and
exercise your franchise today as well as durine the runoff
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June 5 and November's general election.
Since this is one of those elections in which everybody and
his brother appears to be running for something, it's sort of
~~Some of thenr loc^k ahke and tafk aH-ke; but they
appear to have the same hairdresser and speechwriter, too.
So it's doubly important to know the issues before you go
to the polls this time and when you go during the next two
elections to follow.
You'd be surprised at how many candidates don't know
them....
Not only are there candidates aplenty this election, but
there are candidates' forums everywhere you look, too. Unfortunately,
the candidates outnumber their audiences at
many of these well-intentioned but often fairly useles gatherings.
And, while it's fun to get everybody together for
doughnuts and coffee and speeches, it's doing neither the
public nor the candidates a whole lot of good for the candidates
to talk and listen basically to one another.
We suggested in the last election that local black organizations
hold fpu/pr fnrnmc anH ; ??
...... uuu nw uiaivt mat suggestion again.
Why not hold one or two jointly-sponsored forums? Then
we could pool our efforts and get the voters out to see what
the folks who spew the slogans and flash the smiles are really
all about.... w
Though Jesse Helms and Jim Hunt have a long way to go
in their U.S. Senate slugfest, Helms obviously has gone for
the knockout early.
Jabbing viciously with television commercials that attack
Hunt's record and what the Helms camp perceives as the
governor's failure to take stances on the issues, Helms has
taken negative advertising to new lows.
And he just may punch himself out before it's all over
It was encouraging to see the Black Leadership Roundtable
recently pass its acid test as a viable black political
organization.
Despite the fact that Roundtable members Victor Johnson
and Larry Womble are avid supporters of and campaign
organizers for Eddie Knox and Rufus Edmisten, respectively,
the Roundtable membership weighed the candidates as
objectively as could be expected enroute to endorsing Tom
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It wasn't an easy decision to make but it was the right
one....
The Baptist Ministers Conference And Associates also
made some right moves in endorsing Jesse Jackson for president
as well as Meyressa Hughes Schoonmaker for Court of
Appeals judge.
We do wonder, however, why the clergymen's group stopped
there, and didn't make endorsements in any of the other
races.... " . >
Post-election notes ...
Post-election observations:
The last time a black person sought the presidency^'
WiftsiOft*Sakm ^ tHi nit y tooicfcsvotey somewhere ^
Though Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the same
dynamic, articulate firebrand she is today, she couldn't sell
her act to black folk, who instead voted in droves for Terry
Sanford.
Jesse Jackson may make us forget that trek into the
Twilight Zone.
Jackson's forces, who have largely had to fuel their campaign
with nickels, dimes and perspiration, reaped the
dividends Tuesday, when their candidate turned in an impressive
performance in Forsyth County.
Jackson ripped through the county's predominantly black
precincts like the gusty winds that swept through Winston
Tuesday, Dummeline MnnHaip or?H
, , . c ~ imuiv uuu tiaii in me diuck community.
We are pleased that Forsyth County can be counted
among the zeniths in Jackson's campaign. And he and his
campaign forces deserve the victory. They certainly worked
hard enough.
Unfortunately, Jackson didn't do so well in the state at
large, placing third behind Mondale and Hart, largely
because the white electorate refuses to vote for him. But he's
still done better than anyone could ever have imagined when
he announced his bid for the presidency on "60 Minutes"
only months ago.
Moreover, as a baseball sage once noted, "It ain't over til
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To my moil
By CLIFTON GRAVES
Chronicle Columnist
(Author's note: The following arti
cle appeared in the May 5, 1983, issm
of Chronicle. Because of numerou.
requests and comments from readers
the article appears again with mino>
revisions. Happy Mother's Day.)
Though my daughter, Thema, v.
2Vi going on 25, she has not ye
mastered her verbal and writing
skills. Therefore, she requested tha
her daddy write this tribute to hei
mommy, Sylvia, and share it with al
of you:
Dear Mommy,
I would just like to thank you foi
all you have done for me these past 33
months (plus the nine months you
carried me).
I realize that since we were born on
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evitable that us Virgos would have
conflicts. But I must admit that you
- have handled yourself.well and controlled
your temper -- most of the
time.
Now, I realize that it irks you wher
I spray your expensive perfume or
South Afrii
By DR. MANNING MARABLE
Guest Columnist
The racist South African government
has shifted tactics in recent
months in its continued efforts to
maintain apartheid. In a flurry of
diplomatic activity, Premier P.W.
Botha has forced a "Carthagian
Pparp" nnnn Viic Marvict
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states, Mozambique and Angola.
The cold realities of fighting
against the most powerful military
and economic power in the region
have brought both black nations to
the bargaining table. Mozambique's
agricultural production has been
severely curtailed by a regionwide
drought. Apartheid-financed rebels
have murdered and raped Mozambique's
peasants; tens of thousands
have fled into Zimbabwe seeking
relief. Botha's deal with the Frefimo
g^et went-vras~ quite siinpte: -Cither
"sign a iwi*?ag&ressiunrpact"WTtfr-us, or
we'll destroy your political economy
and massacre thousands of your people.
Mozambique leader Samora
Machel had no choice.
The ecomic situation in Angola
isn't as severe as Mozambique's, but
apartheid troops have launched
murderous raids in the southern part
of that country for several years. By
financing the terroristic Unita outfit.
South Africa has been able to disrupt
Angolan transportation and communications
systems, and create a
mood of panic and instability. A
month-long cease fire may break
sown, but for now, the racist regime
will try to dictate the terms for a
puppet-like state in Namibia.
Two elements in South Africa's offensive
have largely been obscured in
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me, intentionally spill my cereal a
the living room floor, or raise a fus
when you try to comb my hair. Bui
hey, Mommy, 1 am just a little kid
Besides, Daddy doesn't seem to min<
when I act crazy ? so why shoul<
you?
But really, Mama, 1 do appreciat
all those mornings you awoke at 3:0
5 and rocked
I stayed home
1 taking time to I
read those cilfton Grave.
black history,
biblical and fairy tale stories to me. 1
annrAi'llto urtn nattinn -- ?
Mfpivviuiv ;uu gluing, uuwil Ull lll(
floor and playing with me as if yoi
were my age^ And \-really appreciat<
? the way you still smile as I go througl
my "potty'training" period and "ter
i rible twos."
i Now, you are not perfect lik<
a and the lf>
the American media. The first factoi
is apartheid's effort to change it!
fascist image in the West.
As the New York-based Afria
Fund notes, in 1982 South Africa
bought advertising space in the Wal
Street Journal for 13 ads at $24,(XX
per ad. In the Washington Post, i
similar ad series ran, costing $5,2(X
to $7,2CX) per advertisement. The ad;
pictured blacks and whites togethei
"in settings implying full eaualitv. a<
lawyers, students, sportsmen.'*
The image of a democratic country
moving rapidly toward full racia
equality is projected in glowing
terms. Nowhere do these ads mentior
, the 6.1 million people arrested anc
tried for pass law offenses betweer
1967 and 1980. Nowhere is it men
tioned that South Africa has the
highest penal population in th<
vrorhfrr with juilcd-pci
100,000. The political trials, the filtirj
"The ruthless and criminal po
directed by Ronald Reagan
Washington Office on Africa
prison conditions, the torture
extracted confessions,the deaths ir
detention, the forcible removals o!
millions of Africans from their home;
? all are conveniently ignored.
The other factor in South Africa'!
racist strategy lives in the White
House. The ruthless and crimina
policies of Pretoria are guided anc
directed by Ronald Reagan and his
adminstration, as the Washingtor
Office on Africa has long argued. In
1981, Reagan asked Congress tc
repeal the Clark Amendment prohibiting
covert military aid tc
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n Grandmommy Mayme (Daddy's
s mother), who buys me nearly
everything I want and lets me do as I
I. please. Neither are you as understand
ding as your mommy, Grandma
d Louise, or my great-grandma - my
namesake - Haida.
e But I guess they don't have-to put
? up with me 24 hours a day like you
do, either. So,"for all the reasons
above, I just want to say, Happy
Mother's Day, Mama!
I love you, in spite of your shortcomings!
And when I grow up, I pray
that God will bless me with all the
beauty, love, understanding and patience
that befit the African translation
of my name, "Queen."
For, if He does, then 1 can be just
like you, Mommy.
Happy Mother's Day!
I Love,
Thema Haida Graves
i
, Author's note: Thema (Tay-mah)
is of West African derivation and
1 means both "queen" and "hope. "
Clifton Graves is affirmative actinn
officer at Winston-Salem State
* University.
)84 election
r Angolan terroists, authorized the
s U.S. training of South African Coast
Guard, and vetoed a UN Security
i Council resolution condemning
i South Africa's invasion of Angola.
/ In 1982, the Regan adminstration
) rescinded controls on "non-lethal"
i exports to apartheid's military and
) police, voted for a $1.1 billion IMF
s loan to South Africa, tried to deport
r South African poet and activist Den>
nis Burtus from the U.S., sent 2,500
electric shock batons to South
f African police, and appointed a pro1
apartheid executive, Herman Nickel,
\ as U.S. ambassador to Pretoria. Last
t year, the Reaganites granted a license .
I for U.S. companies to service South
l African Koeberg nuclear power reac
tor, ana established offices in
; Johnannesburg promoting greater
; U.S. investment inside South Africa.
We ea?"?3C the >90? ctoteioiw for
( our own offensive against Soutfa u
licies of Pretoria are guided and
and his administration, as the
has long argued. "
- Africa. Jean Sindab of the
1 Washington Office on Africa sug
F gests that all candidates for congres5
sional office and the presidency be
asked: "Do you believe U.S. national
> security interests are best served by
; supporting the racist regime in South
I Africa? Do you favor a ban on all
I U.S. exports to South African
military and police? Do you support
i pending legislation to prohibit new
i investment in South Africa? Do you
i support efforts by state and local
legislature to divest from corporai
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Chronicle Letters
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Leasing course^
a big mistake
To The Editor:
I was present at the April 16
Board of Aldermen meeting when
leasing Reynolds Park Golf Course
was on the agenda. I have sent all
of you my resume. You know my
background, so I can speak as an :
authority on leasing or any other "
matter dealing with golf.
you would be making a big
mistake leasing Reynolds Park;
most experiences with leased golf '
courses have been bad ones. The
people who lease the course try to
take all the money out and put
back as little as possible. They
mostly leave the owner with a
poorly conditioned golf course and
I have read the lease agreement
and no one will accept it as it island
there is no such thing as an
iron-clad contract. Your problem
is not whether you should lease
Reynolds. You need to hire an experienced,
qualified person who is
a Class A member of the PGA to
operate the golf course on the^
Recreation Department Level. rrr*
I am not trying to belittle or em*jS
barrass the persons who are nov$jjL*
running the course, but they are
not trained to * operate a golf
course; if they were, they wouldn't^*
have made so many smalPSs
mistakes.
There is no way in the world thaggj
Reynolds Park Golf Course should^
lose money. That course get^g
enougn piay, and with the golgg
carts revenue ? which is the tojgs
money-maker in golf - you should?
show a profit at the end of the
year, if the operation is run right,.%u
Here is what you should do: You..?
should take the golf operation V
from Recreation Department and ;
set up a Bureau of Golf and hire a
Class A PGA professional to run
both Reynolds Park and Winston- 5
Lake courses. This way, you would J
keep control of your golf courses.
I am a Class A member of the
PGA and I am presently
unemployed. PGA members
pledge to elevate the standard of t
the professional golfers and to pro- ',
mote interest in the game. Wit!},,,
this in mind, I am going to offer
my service to the city for one
month at no charge, during which. ,
time I will show vou how von can
make a profit from your golf
course and keep control of it while
keeping the user happy.
The biggest mistake you can
make is leasing your golf course to
a private company, which would ,
be a big, big headache.
Harold Dunovant
Winston-Salem
Thanks
To The Editor:
(This letter was addressed to
Staff Writer Audrey Williams.)
Just wanted to drop you a line to
let you know I enjoyed the article
("Reid says Winston turns him
on,M April 26). From all indication,
most of my friends enjoyed it
also. As I completed the entire.,
paper, I found your work to be**
very professional and precise.
Again, thanks for taking thd?
ame-re-mcw me-ami rtf'HKg t&gL
journalism career. -2
Frank Reid III?
Winston-Salem *
Truly Grateful :
To The Editor: ;
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We are truly grateful for the :
ways you assisted us in implemen- i
ting our Fair Housing Week ac- *
tivities this year. Your involve- :
ment, as well as other community J
involvement, contributed very?
much to making our Fair Housing ?
Week efforts highly successful. ;
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James Ford, Chairman S
Patricia A. Grueninger *
Human Relations Specialist *
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