LOTTE POST ^ black mabkit “The Voice Of The Black Community " CALL THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, October 31, 1985 Price: 40 Cents - —4W. . u.. I M « - \ ■ ■ ':i; Dr. Davis £ I See Story On Page 6A Rev. Stackhouse Andrea Walkers . ....North Mecklenburg sophomore 1 _ i i • *«..... f • Walkers Is Concenfed At J Making Good Grades A North Mecklenburg High School Mpiittore, Andrea Walken plays the flute with the school’s Marching Band. Having played the flute since she was in the fifth grade, . Andrea claims it’s especially nice playing in high school. "It's a lot of fun,” she describes. “You get to travel and get into thegames f^si.” ’ W At school, Andrea also partici pates in Junior Achievement. Her favorite subjects are geometry and business law; both are “interest ing," she claims. Andrea is, addi tionally, very concerned about making good grades. “They let me know how I'm doing and also whe ther I should try harder in a particular area,” she explains The 15-year-old'a ambition is to become a lawyer. "I want to help the innocent,” she projects. Andrea Is better known to her friends and family as “Punkin,” a nickname she’s had for a long time, she recalls. -How did she get It? "When I was a baby the doctor said I had a big bead,” she smiles Nonetheless, Andrea has grown to be a very attractive teenager who’s also a good athlete. Sports, such as softball, basketball, and swimraii^, are her favorite hobbies. She ex ; cels in them. Andrea played short stop diving the summer for both M ft P Auto Parts and her church, Temple Chapel Baptist. She was named "Most Valuable Player" for , M ft P last summer “I fait a grand slam,” Andrea notes ss one of her memorable momenta of die season. She inherited her athletic nature from her mother, who, Andrea re veals, is an avid swimmer and ball player also Talking on the telephone, listen ing to soul music and dancing are other activities this week’s beauty indulges in for leisure. Abe’s the oldest of the three children in her family Andrea has two sisters, Angel, JO, and Tasha, IS. “I like being the oldest,” the ad TV* (kings only a man cannot hhto: that he ts drunk and that he is fesses, “I also do a lot of baby sitting.” And, as usual, her younger sisters love to follow Andrea around. “All the time,” Andrea empha sizes. '■> In describing herself, this young lady admits to being “very moody." But overall, “I’m a nice, under standing person,” she claims. “I’m shy in front of a lot of people. Yet, I like to have fun and make people laugh.” Her grandmother, Magdeline Young, is the person Andrea most admires. “She understands me and is there when I need her,” she explains. “She’s a very, very, sweet lady,” Andrea further describes. "And she’s my money lady,” she adds, stating that her grandmother slips her a little spending money so Andrea can take part bi a few other favorite activities like buythg clothes, going out to eat at God father's Pizza and McDonald’s, or for entertainment such as going to the movies, to Skate Palace and to parties. Andrea plans to go to college and she’s hoping she’ll attend the Uni versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. However, now she’s finding high school to be “exciting.” Light Turnout Expected Candidates Making Final Efforts To Come Out Ahead In The Polls By Audrey C. Lodato Post Staff Writer With the general election only days away, candidates are making their final efforts to come out ahead in the polls. However, interest in the election seems to be dropping. Po litical observers attribute this to the apparent distance between Char lotte mayoral candidates Gantt and Berryhill. Traditionally, when the major race of an election appears close, voters on both sides are galvanized to head to the polls to push for their candidate. But when one candidate holds a wide lead over the other, voters stay home. And that may be what happens Tuesday. Elections Supervisor Bill Culp expects about 37 percent of Char lotte’s voters to turn out, with only a 29-30 percent turnout in the re mainder of the county. This should average out to about 35 percent voter turnout countywide. < ' - ThisJigure isahout-^Aiarage, says Culp, for a local election, but is far below the 51 percent in 1983. If you’re planning on voting on Tuesday, it’s a good idea to pick up a sample ballot ahead of time. Not only are all the candidates, bond issues, and questions listed, but instructions are included as well. Having a sample ballot should speed Mayor Harvey Gantt .Seeks reelection your way through the polls on Elec tion Day. All voting places in Mecklenburg County will be open from 6:30 a m. to 7:30 p.m. Your voter card tells you wjjere your voting place ». You’ll hav&the opportunity to vote “yes”- or “no” on the following questions: solid waste disposal sys tem bonds, school bonds, parks and recreational facilities bond (for pools), county building bonds, sani tary sewer bonds, community col lege bonds, county water bonds, four-year terms for County Com Al Rousso .At-Laree candidate missioners, and city water bonds (for the six-mile, 54-inch pipeline from northwest to southeast). The non-partisan election for the School Board vacancy offers you the choice o£ Harvey E. Sadoff (en dorsed by the Black Political Cau cus), Maggie Nicholson, Jerry McMurray, Timothy Kroboth, and John J. Alquist. For Mayor of the City of Char lotte, you may vote for either Harvey B. Gantt or Dave Berryhill. You may vote for four at-large City Council candidates. Republi Richard Vinroot .M-Large candidate cans running are Richard Vinroot, Herbert Spaugh Jr., Minette Trosch, and Earl Driggers. Democrats are A1 Rousso, Mike Stenhouse, Vic Bell, and Cyndee Patterson. In six ot the seven City Council districts, one candidate is running unopposed. These are Districts 1, Pam Patterson; 2. Charlie Dannel ly; 3, Ron Leeper; 5. Ann Ham mond; 6, Velva Woollen; and 7. Gloria Kenning In District 4, Roy Matthews and Jim Hawks