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mssmsBsssssssssBmmmmm October 30, 1986 Page A5 West: An a] The writer is alderman of the East Ward. To The Editor: I am appalled at the apparent lack of sensitivity and action on the part of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County School Board and administration in allowing the alleged overt racism and discrimination to exist at West Forsyth High School. These charges have been and are continuing to be articulated by many minority students attending the school. (Students of West Forsyth High School met with the political candidates at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Reynolds Cafeteria.) As important as education is in our society, we as taxpayers can ill afford to tolerate any environment that is disrupting and counterproductive to the teaching-learning process. The price is too high - and the conse??Winston-Sa An independent, loo HIWSROOM: Robin Bar editor; John Hlnton; Yvc editor, Cheryl Wllllame. SPORTS: David Bulla, sp PHOTOGRAPHY: James Blue, Joe Daniels. ADVIRTISINO: Julie Pei Art Blue, Wenna Yvette OPPICI STAPP: Brenda I Verlsia West. t BAMIMIAM. r rnwwMVn* f IIIOUII L manager; Tim Butner, K< Yvonne H. Bichsel Truh< CIRCULATION: Jacquell Blandelia McMoore, Anj Robinson paign post as press secretary. Despite overwhelming support for Democratic candidates, blacks do not get senior positions. Failure to play a significant role on the staff usually means nc significant role on the elected officials' post-campaign staff. ' As a community, we cannot wait for the GOP to make overtures. We cannot continue our slide into political insignificance. If Fanny Lou Hamer had waited for the white Democrats to invite her participation in their party, she would still be waiting 20 years later. We must get involved in both parties ~ or have influence in neither. 1' Black fraternal, social, professional and business groups must reach out to the GOP for speakers to inform their members 'of where the party stands on a .'face-to-face, man-to-man, Iwoman-to-woman basis. Mediacreated images are faulty, and the -stakes are too high to exclusively depend on that source of information. Ten or more seats on the OOP County Executive Committee could be filled tomorrow with blacks if anyone was interested in attending its meetings. Without -participation at this level, opportunities for political dialogue are ^unnecessarily thrown away. Opportunities for influence at party :conventions and the State Executive Committee are thrown away annually. If our community continues this performance, we -will remain outsiders looking in. Finally, solid black candidates must step forward and run under the OOP banner. These individuals must run near-flawless i A * 1 * U1..U 'campaigns, noi run aguiiai uww* Democrats in heavily black 'districts, enjoy the support of the GOP and maintain strong ties with the black community. A tall 'order, but not impossible. The ilternative of continued political 11 IE FORUM ipalling lack CHRONICU MAILKAO Our Readers Speak quences are too grave. The administration and School Board must hurry before irreparable harm is done to our children and the community. One candidate for the school board pinpointed the problem in an open meeting. Surely the existing school board members are equally aware. We as citizens are awaiting the it.!- - - ? rcsmuuun 01 in is serious problem. Some of us stand ready to assist. Virginia K. NeweU Winston-Salem On using others' whims To The Editor: I would submit to Mrs. Marjorie Gregory that the rights ob\lem Chronicle?. ally owned newspaper V ksdale, community news >nne H. Blchsel Truhon, copy torts editor. Parker, photo editor; Art rry, advertising manager; James. __ Mesbitt, Stephanie Walls, )ewberry, production Bith Holland, David Irwin, an. Ine Hale, Harry McCants, jela Ross, James Dixon. *' - ' u ?i ' Vj? . From Page A4 decline is unacceptable. Our failure to run serious can) didates in both parties drastically i reduces the chances to elect black officials. Many black incumbents have no general election opposition and grow flabby with no incentive to campaign tirelessly. The lack of candidates also lulls the black electorate to sleep. Finally, the lack of elected black officials in the Republican Party leaves an inordinate amount of power in the hands of the i ' 'economic development'' bloc of black Republicans who are far too willing to ignore other policy concerns as long as black businessmen are' 'taken care of.'' , Both the OOP and the black community have a vested interest in greater black political participation. For the OOP, such participation would increase the likelihood of winning at all levels. For blacks, such participation is the difference between sitting at the table with aces over kings and not sitting at the table at all. Correction The following copy was inadvertently left off several political ads which ran in the Oct. i 23 issue of the Chronicle: Paid for by the Committee to Elect John Holleman. Paid for by the Committee to Elect Logan Burke. Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Annie Brown Kennedy. Paid for by the Sanford for U.S. Senate Committee. Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Louis B. Meyer. . Paid for by the Committee to Re-Elect Beaufort O. Bailey. The Chronicle regrets the erI rors. SSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSB More opinions, columns and features. * of sensitivity tained by blacks through laws against discrimination are being revoked by 'empowered" whites, quietly, through deception and insensitivity. 1 postulate that they are disillusioned with the lack of racial progress in human relations, made through forced integration. Not having experienced the same hardship as blacks, they do not seem to think it fair that racial conflict has entered their lives. They can't compare their own lives to the decades of callous, segregated oppression, hatred 1.__ _t_! ? - ' ? cuiu lyiiwuiug w.nicn maae DiacKon-black violence one of the only ways to pass the time. Perhaps blacks can humor the whim of those acclimatized to an easier life and use it to regroup and build the black community. It makes me think of the Marvin Gaye lyric from "What's Going On" to his fellow brothers and sisters as a plea for intraracial tolerance: 4Take it light, and take it silent. Don't punish me Campaign '8 ' The writer is the executive editor of the Chronicle. . .. ' . i ' Are Americans really as dumb as politicians think? Are all politicians really former used-car salesmen in search of cushy government jobs? Is the only word politicians fear more than "liberal" these days "issue"? If campaign advertising is any indication, yes. The. latest fad among can' didates in their print and broad' cast incarnations is to he 100 n*r ? ? r w cent for anything that nobody's i against. i I > i m * jM :::^H ' WmGm *'(*. . '; '-^' ^ ' :' i :|ii;: ; : Sfexv Dial Station (1 ) charges apply. These charge calls. Rates subject to change. [ m><?i?????? % ( V ^|M| "' ' " - r^r B\ i with brutality. Come on, talk to B? me, so you can see what's going Hi on." How tragic that the war between Marvin and his father did Tc "escalate" in the end. And we know the tragic result. Be Carl Martin M Winston-Salem ex pe on ro In appreciation Ai The writer is vice president m( for patient care services at ne '6: Trends and no USUm 1 hat s why smiling people in suits are likely to assure you in an the days to come that they're for jobs and education and a strong national defense. As if someone w< isn't. or It's also hip among the te hopefuls to be against things that Hiifr!! wr ^1 Will" lAal 1H It Costs S id It Mean* ^ Southern Bell Lc ?Southei A miLSOU ALREADY IN TOUCH Wl charges do not apply to persorvto-person. coin, hotel i Daytime rates are higher Rates do not reflect applicabt / * irw owman Gray/Baptist ospital Medical Center. > The Editor: On behalf of everyone at the >wman Gray/Baptist Hospital edical Center, I would like to press our appreciation to the ople of our region for their itpouring of sympathy and sorw following the crash of the j-Care helicopter. We have known for" many onths that AirCare provides a eded service to the sick and in' tricks of p< body's for ? like drugs. Imagine Pete Jones, incumbent ngressman, going on the air to clare, as Lee Greenwood sings 'm Proud to Be an American" the background: "Sure, I'm o-narcotics, but only if it's rvested in the U.S. of A. Coine for everybody/^ Other '80s campaign trends d tricks of the trade: 4 "Liberal" has become a bad )rd, exceeded in its profanity ly by four-letter expletives uted in musty locker rooms. He's no liberal, insists Terry Br tl .... ^F:- m" p. / o Little sSOMIK Southern Bell Long Distance way to stay in touch with fri family at reasonable n 10-MINUTE CALL FROM WINSTO Greensboro -i - ^ * ? Buningron . Reidsville rail on weekends or after 11 p.m. and si ate^jisted above are In effect 5-11 p.m., >ng Distance rnBell TH Company ITH THE FUTURE? guest, calling card, collect calls, calls chars e federal, state and local taxes. Appltet to Ir f jured in a five-state region; however, we had not realized the full extent to which people had so rapidly accepted Air Care and its crew as an important part of their everyday lives. The number of people who have called and written our medical center to tell us of their feelings about the loss of three young, dedicated professionals has been very gratifying. Karen Simpson, Barbara Burdett and Barry Day were part of a large family jrt this medical Please see page A19 olitical trade Sanford; he's "a North Carolina regular," whatever that is. The only thing worse than a liberal in 1986 is a communist ? or "a Mondale liberal," whatever that is. The catchwords in the '80s _ are "conservative'^. and i_ "moderate" - which, again, nobody seems to be able to define. Blacks should be herded (to the polls) but not seen, especially Please see page A16 v A i F :*jiiiSiifSi^*:';&&^ ive evtn more. 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