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dson, Battle Emerge Victorious In Primary
, ■ By Audrey C. Lodato
PMt8Uff Writer
Hut Terry Sanford and Jim
Broyhill won their U.S. Senate
primaries came as no big surprise.
Both have the name-recognition and
reputation necessary to garner the
vote.
Ted Kinney, the only Mack
candidate in die race, came in fifth
in a field of 10.
Although Mecklenburg County
Commissioner Fountain Odom
didn’t come claae to a hoped-for
runoff with Sanford, the first-time
statewide candidate campaigned
well and finished respectably.
In fact, all 10 Democratic can
didates ran good, clean campaigns,
which should help the cause of party
unity for the long campaign ahead
against Republican candidate
Broyhill, who won a landslide
victory over his mud-slinging ultra
conversative opponent, David
Funderburk. Funderburk had the
backing of the Congressional Club
In the State Senate race for
District 33, Rep. Jim Richardson
Inga Heath
.. ...Has lofty ambition 'r
Money, Medicine Attract
16-Year-Old Inga Heath
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her doctor. "That makes me fed
good and tot’s me know that he’s
concerned about me." As a result,
Or. Culpepper seta an example of
the type of doctor Inga hopes to be.
Even though Inga claims that the
beat thing about high school is
"getting out at S p.m.,” she looking
forward to attending medical school.
“I know It’s going to be hard but I’ll
be able to handle it," she predicts.
That’s because, Inga points out,
she likee a challenge. She indicates
that English is her favorite subject
in high school for that reason. "I
enjoy writing essays." she relates,
since each (assignment presents s
challenge to this high schooler.
When she puts serloue endeavors
■side, this week's beauty spends her
time talking on the phone or watch
ing her favorite television show,
"The Cosby Show.’’ She else loves
music, both pop and gospel. Prince
is one of the pop musicians Inga
esASftxsrsts
Youth Choir which consists of young
people from 19 different churches in
the Charlotte area. When Inga re
g^ti^rtertnyonthe Charlotte
won easily over Charlotte attorney
Lawrence Davidson III. Contacted
after the race, Richardson stated,
“I’m very pleased that the citizens
of Mecklenburg County had the
confidence in me to go out and vote
for me. My opponent and myself
engaged in no mudslinging; we both
ran a clean campaign.
“I plan to serve as well or better in
the Senate as in my term in the
House, and I’ll return to my
constituency to make them aware of
what’s happening in Raleigh.”
Richardson will be replaced by
businessman Pete Cunningham in
the District 59 House seat.
Cunningham faces no opposition.
Nor, for that matter, does incum
bent Barnhill for his seat.
Although George Battle and
Ashley Hogewood won clear
victories in the school board race,
the two remaining seats will be
decided in a runoff on June 3.
School board incumbent Arthur
Griffin will be in that runoff, as will
incumbent Karen Gaddy.
Richardson said that he regrets
Griffin didn’t win outright.
The lead vote-getter in that race
was George Battle
In the at-large County Commis
sion race, winners were Peggy
Culbertson, Mike Ghessling, and
John Kelly Wall. Cedric Jones,
although placing fourth out of five,
wasn’t far behind the third place
winner in number of votes.
In Commission District 1, Sue
Friday (D) and Barbara Lockwood
(R) led In District 4, it was Tony
Anthony.
Craig Lawing won in State Senate
District 34; John McLaughin in NC
House District 54, and Louise
Brennan in House District 55.
The only two Republican primar
ies were for the U S. Senate and
County Commission District 1
Just under 20 percent of Meck
lenburg voters turned out to cast
their ballots, an abysmally small
showing.
Commented Richardson, “I'd like
to have seen a bigger turnout, which
shows interest in the political pro
cess," He added that the-small
turnout was indicative of voter
apathy.
Post9* jMother Of The Year99
Minnie Grier Adheres To Common Sense Advice
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
David L. Grier says his mother is
a loving, compassionate, caring
woman who guided her brood of 14
children by offering wise sayings,
such as: “Take six months to tend to
your own business and six months to
leave other persons' business alone
and a year will pass without any
prdblem.’’
common sense advice was '
the mainstay of Minnie Grier when
she was a young mother rearing 14
children. She is now 88 years old, the
mother to many more children, and
has earned the title of the “1986
Charlotte Post Mother of the Year.”
Today Minnie Grier is described
by her daughter-in-law, Marie
Grier, as the “backbone” of the
extended family which includes
many, many grands and great
grandchildren. Minnie Grier is said
to be “a very strong, silent type of
•person. A peacemaker.” Adds Marie
Grier, "She gives, gives, gives, and
gives.
Minnie Grier was bom and raised
in Charlotte in an area that was once
called “Blackjack” located off of
Shopton Rd. and Hwy. 49. There
were only two children in her
immediate family: she and a sister.
They attended McClintock School
and McClintock Presbyterian
Church. Minnie married John
Brown Grier, now deceased, in 1914,
the 14th of January.
About raising the 14 children who
are products of that union, Minnie
Grier relates, “There were ups and
downs but I’m proud of my children
and happy that the Lord spared me
toraise them all. It was by the grace
of the good Lord, we made it
through.”
“My mother has alot of faith in
God,” comments David Grier about
how his mother was able to handle so
many children So well. “And she
MINNIE. GRIER
....Has 14 children
believes in living by the Golden
Rule: “Do unto others...”
In their upbringing, Minnie
Grier helped her children develop
values and morals by setting an
example. Her son explains, “She
didn’t like to hear anything
derogatory about anybody. She’s
say, ‘Nobody’s perfect.’ She has
always been capable of putting
herself in other's shoes ”
During the 1930s the Grier family
lived on a farm in the area of
Charlotte now known as Hidden
Valley. Minnie Grier took care of her
children and she also looked out for
the children of the community,
remembers her son Plus she con
tinued to dole out her motherly
advice. “When we were small my
mother wouldn’t let us go over to
other children's homes too often,"
David Grier says “She’d say, ‘Sel
dom visits make better friends.’”
Tell a young mother today to
imagine 14 children and she’ll pro
bably keel over from the thought of
it But Minnie Grier remembers the
experience as not being that diffi
cult “We didn’t have such a hard
time because everybody was in the
same boat,” she recalls. “We put
our trust in the Lord.
“People are having a harder time
raising children now,” she
continues. “There’s so much going
on in the world to entice.”
"My mother taught us all to love
one another and to keep out of
trouble,” relates David Grier
“And she loved each of us the same
Even though we are different from
each other.”
Moreover, over the years, though
she had 14 children to care for,
Minnie Grier had love and concern
to spare. She dedicated much of her
time to her church, McClintock
Presbyterian, where she is still a
member “In my younger days I did
alot of work for the church:
started alot of programs, raised
money, held quartet singing and
social entertaining,” says Minnie
Grier "I still do what I can for the
church when I'm able .”
Today Minnie Grier is still taking
care of even more children since she
frequently keeps her great grands
whom she describes as a “a bunch.”
“She has an undying love for her
children, grands and great grands,”
reveals her daughter-in-law And
that assures that Minnie Grier will
continue to be "Mother of the Year”
in this family for many years to
come
Response To Post’s “CWOY” Has Been Great!
By Loretta Manago
Pott Managing Editor
"Yea, we are interested” “Yes,
we will participate.” “Yea, we want
to get Involved.” According to
Churchworker of the Year contest
coordinators Dana Boat and Evalyn
Carrington those are the typical
responses they have been receiving
from the ministers of various
churches. The Charlotte Post's
“Churchworker of the Year” contest
Is ana fundraiser the ministers here
In Charlotte don't want to be left out
of the fix weeks of excitement
/. "The response has been very
positive," answered Mrs.
Carrington. “And I personally feel
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make my Job easier. I even had one
church to tell me that they would not
Mary Hollins
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participate, only to have them call
back later and say they would."
Presently a churches have said
that they will in some form rapport
the Peat's "Churchworker of the
Year" contest A couple of those
churches, while not taking an active
role in the contest by having a
contestant, will be soliciting sub
scription* for the newspaper.
Gethseman* AMI Zion Church
win be participating for the third
year tn their lait two bids, they
have had a very strong contestant to
Hattie Harris ’
...IM4 CWOY winner
run, Verona Vaughn She came doee
last year to winning the medium
church category. Gethoemane is
pastured by Rev. George Battle..
Ebeneter Baptist Church Is also
throwing Its hat in the ring. Al
though they have participated in the
rontest for four years, It has bee* ,*
the laet three years that their
candidate, Mattie Caldwell has won
two fur coats and a MOO food
certificate. Rev. A.B. Sutton 9r. la
the pester of Ebeneter.
Another church familiar to tha j
CWOY contest is Chappell Memorial
Baptist Church Two years ago their
contestant, Hattie Harris took a
cruise to the Bahamas They will be
participating again
At Rev Mayfield Medcalf's
church, Parkwood Institutional
CME Church found it beneficial both
to their church's finances and to its
contestant, Brenda Prince to par
ticipate in the contest Ms Prince,
the youngest contestant to run in the
campaign won a f500 food certifi
cate from Winn-Dixie
New f^rtpton, where Rev Isaiah
Phinisee ran a good contest a couple
of years ago has tentatively de
cided to reenter the campaign. At
that time, their contestant was
Estelle Davis who by her seeletR
efforts worked hard for her church
and won herself a trip to the
Bahamas.
Last year’s grand prise winner,
Mayfield Memorial Baptist
ChurOh will aea if. they can make
history repeat itself In addition to
their church incseaalng their
budget, Rev. H.S. Diggs and their
contestant, Mary Hollins both woa
X. churches mentioned only
represent a few of the churches who
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