k nieeted Officials’ Wives Answer
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Some Very Direct Questions
■
The spotlight, which has been
staining for so long on the black
elected officials of this city, shifted
directions last Friday night and fo
cused in on the better (wives of
politicians, Harvey Gantt, Mel Watt,
Bob Walton, Ron Leeper, Charlie
Damwlly, Jim Richardson, Howard
Barnhill, George Battle, and Arthur
Griffin.
These public servants’ wives were
honored (n “An Evening of Ele
gance," i lavish, festive affair,
sponsored by the Iota Chapter of the
Chi Eta Phi Sorority and held at
McDonald's Cafeteria.
On that night, it was the elected
Mack officials’ wives turn to take to
the podium and answer some very
direct questions posed to them by
WBTV news reporter and mistress
of ceremony, Beatrice Thompson.
On hand at the fund raising event
were Cindy Gantt, Rose Dannelly,
:Mary Richardson, Lois Barnhill, Iris
Battle, and Alisha Griffin. Euiada
Watt, Thelma Walton, and Phyllis
Leeper were not able to be present
While more serious questions
centered around the advice they
would give to wives whose husbands
were considering running for public
office, pr their opinion if they
thought that women were getting a
fair shake in the political arena, the
question that brought the most up
roar was, “What would you change
about your husband if you could?”
At a recent political fund raiser for Mayor Gantt, salute,
the wives of black elected officials were given a special
The responses to this question
varied. Mrs. Barnhill exclaimed
that for years her husband has urged
her to keep up with him, if she could,
she would slacken his pace.
Mrs. Gantt on, on the other hahd.
said she would reduce her husband’s
intake of peanut butter and jelly.
Making the statement that her hus
band is seldom wrong, Mrs. Griffin
remarked that if she could change
him, she would let him be wrong
more so that she could say, “I'm
right!" For Mrs. Dannelly, to make
her spouse more argumentative so
How A Woman Lives Now Can Affect The Health Of A Baby
Raleigh- How a woman lives now
: can affect the health of a baby she
may choose to have in later years,
according to Ruby Hooper, deputy
secretary of the North Carolina
Department of Human Re
sources.
“Women who smoke, drink al
cohol, take drugs, or eat impro
perly may be affecting the health of
;a baby they may want to have
’later,” Mrs. Hooper said. “This
. indudes women who are not preg
! nant, women who may be preg
nant but don’t yet know it, and
■ women who know they are preg
■ nant.”
A developing fetus is very sensi
■ tive to environmental surround
j ings during the early phases of preg
r nancy, according to Dr. Raphael
; DiNapoli, chief of the Maternal and
; Child Care Section in the N.C. Di
• vision of Health Services.
’This is the period when the fetus
lis actually taking a more notice
;able human shape, and when the
• infant’s body is developing both
i physically and mentally,” DiNapoli
’ emphasized. “It’s also the period of
•lime when a woman may not realize
H»he is pregnant, so she continues a
"lifestyle that may not be as healthy
Hfor the unborn child.”
- He noted that many women do
xtake better care of themselves and
‘Snake every effort to protect their
^unborn child once they know they
«are pregnant, but some women may
ITnot realize they are pregnant for
"several weeks or even months.
» DiNapoli said that women who are
^considering pregnancy should do
£some advance planning.
p Women who use birth control
5- pills, for example, should stop
J-using them about three months
^before trying to get pregnant in
£ order to let their body return to a
^normal state,” he said. “They
h should, however, use another me
; thod of birth control until they are
' ready for pregnancy.”
DiNapoli also suggested that
‘ women:
l -avoid smoking - when an expect
ant woman smokes, her baby
*. “smokes,” too. Cigarette smoke
■, contains carbon monoxide and ni
cotine, both of which are poisons,
jj They can cause blobd vessels to
• constrict and push oxygen out of the
i blood. Therefore, the baby does not
get enough food and oxygen.
Smoking during pregnancy may
lead to small babies, prematurity,
breathing problems, slow learnings
or stillboms.
-beware of medicines, drugs and
chemicals - some medicines, both
over-the-counter and prescription,
can cause problems during preg
nancy. Before becoming pregnant, a
woman should talk to her physi
cian or local health department
about the kinds of medicines she
may safely take. This also applies to
women being treated for illnesses
such as diabetes or epilepsy. There
are no known street drugs that are
safe during pregnancy. Women who
use chemicals (such as paint
strippers, oven cleaners, or bug
sprays) at home, work, or play
should wear gloves and a mask for
protection and work in a well
ventilated area.
-Eat a good, well balanced diet
crash diets, diet pills, overeating,
fasting, skipping meals, and using
vitamin pills as a substitute for a
well balanced diet can harm an
expectant woman and her unborn
baby. Special diets such as those for
high blood pressure or diabetes can
be safe during pregnancy, but a
woman should discuss a “safe” diet
with her physician or nutritionist
before becoming pregnant.
-Avoid drinking alcoholic
beverages - when a woman drinks,
her unborn child “drinks” too. If a
woman drinks, her baby may be |
bom with permanent physical and j
mental defects such as mental
retardation, heart defects, small i
head and size or deformed face. The
child could also be clumsy, hyper
active, or nervous. These defects are
caused by a medical condition
known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
“Regular exercise is also a very
important part of a healthy lifestyle, j
both before and after a woman
becomes pregnant,” he said.
“However, she needs to tailor her
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exercise program carefully. She
should also remember that
pregnancy is not the appropriate
time to begin a program of
strenuous exercise.”
that they could share in the joy of
making up was her only change
As Ms. Thompson read a brief
introduction of each honored guest,
the audience was able to see that
these women were more than just
wives, but had established identities
of their own
Mary Richardson is the mother of
two sons. She attends Memorial
Presbyterian Church and is em
ployed at Westinghouse Electric
Presently, she is attending Belmont
Abbey College.
Retired from Charlotte-Mecklen
burg Schools, after working 26
years, Lois Barnhill is involved in
the Kappa Alpha Psi Silhouette and
the Sir Walter Cabinet.
The mother of four, Cindy Gantt
works part-time in accounting. She
received her B.S. in the mathema
tics field and she attends Friend
ship Baptist Church.
Rose Dannelly is a graduate of
S.C. State College. She has one son
and she enjoys the symphony and
the ballet.
A guidance counselor at West
Charlotte, Iris Battle is involved in
the Hornet’s Nest Girl Scouts and
the AME Ministers’ Wives Club.
At her church, Alisha Griffin
serves on the Usher Board She is a
confidential secretary at DuPont
and she enjoys tennis.
Ruthie Giles, a member of Chi Eta
Phi bestowed each honored guest
with a paperback copy of Alice
Walker’s “The Color Purple.” Vi
vian Smith, president of the organi
zation, presented them each with a
red, long stemmed rose, given to
them on behalf of Bertha Maxwell.
At the conclusion of the program,
the audience enjoyed hors d’ouevres
and beverages while the Johnny
Holloway Band provided the enter
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