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By L.A.A. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
One of the few surprises left
before the May 6 primary is who
will endorse whom in area
newspapers -- votes of confidence
that may affect the outcomes of
several races.
The Clemmons Courier is
mi hi ichpH
whether it will endorse candidates.
"In some of the races, it's difficult
to make a selection/'
Sparks said Friday. . "We'll
decide sometime during the week
whether we will make some or
not. We've not done much endorsing
in the past."
Sparks said the race between
Republicans Stu Epperson and
Lyons Gray for the 5th District
U.S. House seat has received the
most attention in the Clemmons
area, along with the Democratic
race for district attnrnev
incumbent Donald K. T is dale
and challenger W. Warren Sparrow.
He said the sheriff's race
between Preston Oldham, Ron
Barker and Harry Joyner also has
generated considerable interest.
"Traditionally, we have not
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By L.A.A. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
If nothing else, the primary
race for two seats on the fivemember
Forsyth County Board
of Commissioners has drawn
some familiar names.
On the Democratic side. Mazie
S. Woodruff, the first black person
and only the second woman
to win a seat on the board, is
seeking election to her third term.
Republican David L. Drummond
is the other incumbent.
Drummond won a special election
in 1984 to fill out the term of
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the late Fred Hauser.
But the race has also attracted
Democrat Wayne G. Willard,
former news director for WS
JS/WTQR radio. Willard worked
in local radio and TV for 29
years.
Republican Roger Swisher,
who served 21 years as mayor of
Kernersville before his defeat in
November, and current school
board member John S. Holleman
Jr., a Democrat, will also be
seeking their party's approval in
Tuesday's primary.
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day. "We have a political writer
that has been following the races.
We may have a column, or we
may editorialize and choose some
candidates.** i
much has been heard regarding
the candidacy of former Mayor
Roger Swisher, who is running
for county commissioner.
Swisher lost the mayoral race in
November, after serving 21 years
as Kernersville's mayor.
The Gray-Epperson and
Tisdale-Sparrow races are "as
talked about as any,** Staples
said. The News is published on
Thursdays.
The Winston-Salem Journal,
the city's daily paper, will issue
endorsements Sunday and Monday,
Editorial Page Editor John
Gates said Friday.
"What surprises me Is how little
interest any of the races have
generated,** Gates said. "I
thought the 5th District race or
the 67th District race would be
more interesting. All indications
ir hopefuls inc
no stranger to political circles,
since he has staged unsuccessful
bids for mayor and alderman - is
the other black candidate in the
primary.
Harris G. Croweil and B.W.
Atkinson Jr. are also vying for
the Democratic nomination.
Betty-fc. Grouse* WtR. "Bill1'
Dawe and James E. Warren are
seeking the Republican nod.
Mrs. Woodruff said that the
key to winning this year is the
same as in her two successful bids
in 1976 and 1982: "Hard work.
You must get out and work.
Mazie Woodruff is a people person.
I will always listen to people
and work for them."
Education is one of the main
planks on her platform. She
wants to decrease the numerical
size of classrooms in the county's
schools and get more parents involved
in education.
The former 26-year sales
representative for Holladay
Surgical Supplies said she also
wants to hold the county's tax
rate at its present level and increase
the tax base by attracting
new industry.
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By L.A.A. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer '
The sheriffs race in Forsyth
County comes down to three
Democrats, all of whom have extensive
experience in the department
but none of whom has been
elected to office previously. Since
no Republican has filed for the
office, the winner of the May 6
primary will be only the county's
third elected sheriff in the past 50
years.
Ernie Shore held the position caster
took over for 14 years.
Lancaster stepped down in
December 1984, in the middle of \{
his fourth four-year term. He .
then handed the reins, by appointment,
to current Sheriff
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rrcsion uianam, wno assumea
the position amid charges that
Lancaster groomed him as a sue- .
cessor.
Oldham's chief of detectives,
Ron N. Barker, a 16-year veteran
of the department, and Harry L.
Joyner, a former captain in the
Patrol Division who was fired by
Lancaster in 1982 for supporting
Lancaster/s opponent, are
challenging Oldham.
Oldham said Monday he knew
nothing about Lancaster setting
him up for the job. He said Lancaster
left for medical reasons.
- Lancaster, contacted at his
home in Rural Hall, said doctors
discovered in October of 1984
that he had cancer and advised
ill make theii
seem to indicate a low turnout."
Gates said a number of candidates
have been interviewed by
the Journal, and that both
Democrats and Republicans will
be endorsed in the primaries.
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Allen H. Johnson said his paper
endorses candidates in every election,^
but that this year's are
important .
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dorsements have taken on added
significance in this election
because the Black Leadership
Roundtable and Baptist
Ministers' Conference will not be
endorsing," Johnson said. 'Someone
needs to take the lead in
these matters, and not only provoke
the community to think, but
also make sure that the candidates
are accountable." .
The Chronicle's endorsements
appear on Page A4 ....
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate
Terry Sanford, a former
North Carolina governor and -
jude some fa
She would also like to see more
county residents trained in
trades. Too much emphasis, she
said, is put on the academically
oriented student and not enough
on those who are skilled with
their hands.
Mrs. Woodruff also wants to
see Forsyth Technical College
spend more time retraining laidoff
workers.
"We have to get them ready
for other jobs," she said. "There
are a lot of openings right now."
Affirmative action in county
government is another area which
she said needs attention. "There
are some departments with no
black employees," she said.
Mrs. Woodruff, who has#
received endorsements from the*
Central Labor Union and the i
rorsytn Classroom Teachers
Association, said she is gearing i
up for a larger turnout than expected.
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"I hope people will get out and
vote," She said. "When we vote, (
we elect people that we can address.
When we don't vote, we
elect people who don't care."
Smith said that he faces a
or sheriff all
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him to retire. He said the county
Commissioners chose Oldham.
Oldham was one of several officers
he recommended, Lancaster
said.
Oldham, 42, said his major
thrust has been to regear attitudes
and thinking.
"In my two years, we've been
able to increase the rapport between
the department and all
citizens," he said. "We've worked
to serve all people."
Oldham said he is most proud
of his internal reorganization of
the department and the relationship
the department has
established with citizens.
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"Right now there is too muc
There's too much politics in
He said he has made the
department more accountable
and more responsive to all people
in the county.
Oldham has taken some heat
because of the lack of blacks in
his department. There are, for instance,
no blacks among the 24
detectives. He said the charge is
unfounded.
There are 31 blacks in the
department out of 172, Oldham
said. Of the 17 promotions he has
given, five have involved blacks.
Of 12 new positions, six have
been filled by blacks, he said.
endorsemei
Duke University president, said
recently in Greensboro that he
has an excellent civil rights
record.
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of being fair throughout the integration
history of North
Carolina," he said.
He said he opposes South
Africa's practice of apartheid,
but he also opposes a bloody war 1
to overthrow it. Sanford said he
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supports diplomatic solutions to
the problem.
Sanford criticized the recent
report of the U.S. Civil Rights
Commission that called for the
suspension of federal set-aside
programs for minority
businesses.
"The present Civil Rights
Commission has been guilty of
outrageous behavior," Sanford
said.
He said he favors the
40-percent threshold for second
primaries endorsed oy tne state
Democratic Party, which wouldmiliar
faces
tough battle trying to beat Drummond
and Swisher in the
Republican primary.
"There are not many black
Republicans," he said. "I'm
gambling that Republicans want
a black to replace Mazie
Woodruff."
Smiffi, 65, Is a former coowner
and teacher at Russell's
Business College.
"The commissioners are the
purseholders," he said. "We
need people on the board who
will adequately distribute the
funds to health, education and
welfare. We don't need government
subsidizing permanent
welfare. We must use our own ingenuity."
Smith said that this is iris last
stand in ooliifos..
"I'm worried about drugs and1
the lack of responsibility in our
youth," he said. "I can bring a
knowledge of government and a
different kind of leadership to the
county."
Throughout the campaign,
Holleman has said that one of his
main reasons for running was to
unseat David Drummond. If he
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seeking first
Blacks have had opportunities
to be detectives, he said, but have
(declined, or have been detectives
^|nd moved on to other jobs.
"I think we have done a good
job, but we will keep addressing
the issue," Oldham said.
Barker, 53, has taken a leave of
absence to run. He feels he has a
lot to offer.
4 4We need a much greater emphasis
on crime prevention,"
Barker said. He served as the
department's crime prevention,
specialist for eight years.
"We have to develop more
friendship and compatibility bet
ween citizens and officers," he
:h power in one man's hand,
the sheriffs office."
? Ron N. Barker
said. "Law enforcement cannot
do the job alone. We must have
the help and support of the
citizens."
Barker said he organized 500
.Community Watch citizens
groups and initiated several programs
in the schools and among
the elderly to teach crime prevention.
He also said he can bring a
more even-handed approach to
the management of the department.
"Right now there is too much
power in one man's hand," he
said. "There's too much politics
its in the day
allow candidates receiving 40 percent
of the vote in the first i
primary to be declared winners, s
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40-percent threshold.
Sanford said the federal budget i
should not be balanced on the
backs of the poor. He supports i
the concept and timetable of the '
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings t
balanced-budget law, he added, s
but opposes intended cuts in pro*
grams to the poor .... {
Another U.S. Senate hopeful, (
Bill Belkv in a recent Chronicle ,
interview, said he represents a J
new breed of Democrat. I
'The same crowd has been in
the party and been electing people
for too long," Belk said. "It's
the Bert Bennett machinery. They |
elected (Terry) Sanford, they {
elected (former Gov. Jim) Hunt.
They went the first step. It's time
to go to the next step. I
"We need a shared responsibility
between blacks, whites,
males and females."
Belk. who i.?
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past president of the Young. 1
Democrats of America, said he ]
identifies with Jesse Jackson, ]
Gary Hart and other young peo- <
pie who are not part of the i
party's power structure. <
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John Holleman
can win a seat, Holleman said, he <
will be the first person to have
served on both the school board i
and the Board of County Com- i
missioners since Hauser. t
MI want to go head to head i
with Drummond," Holleman ]
said Friday. "I want to see David
Drummond retired." ]
Holleman has served one term j
on the school board and feels that j
education is the No. 1 priority for t
the county. He, like Mrs. ]
Woodruff, has received endorsements
from FACT and the
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in the sheriff's office.
"I would actively recruit of'
ficers and would base my promotions
on ability," Barker said. "1
would also make sure that
transfers are done fairly."
Barker said he would also increase
countv natrols. and add to
the number of narcotics and
juvenile officers.
Joyner, 52, said the keys to the
race are experience, dedication
and money.
"I have the experience and
dedication,*' Joyner said. "He's
(Oldham) got the money."
. Joyner served in the department
for 20 years, the last eight
as a captain in the Patrol Division.
He now works as a security
guard for Allied Security Co.
Joyner supported Lancaster's
opponent, Robert Woods,, in
1982, because he said he knew
Lancaster was trying to 1 set
Oldham up for the job.
Lancaster fired him in July
1982.
Lancaster said Monday that
Joyner was fired because his
stance created dissension in the
department.
Joyner Hied suit against Lancaster
soon after his firing saying
that Lancaster violated his First
Amendment rights. A jury
favored Joyner on several points,
but federal District Judge Hiram
Ward ruled in Lancaster's favor.
The case was heard in November
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"1 represent a chance to open
up the state for all people," Belk
said.
Belk said he favors giving
assistance to black South
Africans to build schools and
upgrade their communities.
"I hate to see us linked to the
ivhite government," he said.
'That is a major error. We need
:o send aid t&) the W!r0 will'
someday rule that country?* T
Belk, who'identifies himself as.
i member of the moderate to.'
:onservative wing of the party,
said he supports the principles of
3ramm-Rudman-Hollingsr
budget law. j
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"We need to cut social pro-,j
{rams and defense" he said. "We ^
iced to spell out the fraud in *
nilitary spending."
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He said Terry Sanford is tied to ,
Jie past,
"We need to go to the next
itep," Belk said. "We need to '
Dpen the doors of lasting oppor-"
unity for everyone. I'm a sup-"
X>rter of (New Jersey Sen.) Bfll "
Bradley and (former Virginia :
3ov.) Chock Robb. I represent'
he new breed of Democrat that is '
electable."
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Central Labor Union.
Before facing Drummond or ?
any other Republican, Hollcman '''
must wtn one of the two slots on
the Democratic ticket - a dif- ' >*
flcult job in itself, given the >-v*
popularity of Willard, he said. ?
"I'm campaigning hard/'
Holleman said. "The board 1
needs to rid itself of David Drummond.
My people will be working
to elect John Holleman and ?
Mazic Woodruff on May 6." ?
Willard, who retired in
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