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Special To The Port
Campaigning under the theme:
“A New Day of Unity, Strength, and
Progress," Dr. J.B. Humphrey,
pastor of First Baptist Church-West,
was recently elected president of the
General Baptist State Convention
of North Carolina by an over
whelming margin. 1
This campaign was Dr.
Humphrey’s second bid for the
position of president, having made
an unsuccessful attempt in 1962. But
v.this year was different. This year as
the word of Dr. Humphrey’s cam
paign spread across the 119th annual
session convention delegation, there
was talk of "giving a new leader
ship a chance" and Dr. Humphrey
a time for a
Humphrey promised “boM leader
ship" with "a kind spirit” that is
desperately needed in a time of
many problems. Promising a new
spirit of support and cooperation on
the behalf of pastors and churches in
North Carolina, Dr. Humphrey also
spoke of a balanced budget, main
taining sufficient funds to meet
convention needs and a voice end
place for everyone. Offering himself
for the total cause of the conven
tion, Dr. Humphrey’s campaign was
fair and just.
Dr. Humphrey is no stranger to
the convention. He has attended the
state convention since his junior
high school days and it Is reported
that he has missed only one session
Public Concerns
Conference
To Be Conducted
The Charlotte Equal Rights Con
gress, Cltisens Against Legal
AbuMiftand People United For
Justice will Sponsor a conference an
public concerns Saturday, Novem
ber 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:80 pa.,
at the Belmont Regional Center, 700
Parkwood Ave
After a get acquainted session, the
morning forum will inchide a dis
cusston on "Crisis In the Legal
System." The Citiaens Against
Legal Abuses will conduct a forum
that will daal with an overview of the
legal syatekt, problems with the
legal system and a discussion on
reforming the legal system.
The afternoon’s session forum,
"Crisis In Human Rights,’’ win treat
topics such as extremist groups and
thalrligtiet, reasons for concern
of rMlam on an races,
♦ill be conducted by the
IBglifs Congress,
forum on "Racism
System " will be the
I For Justice.
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in over BO yean. During this time he
has served as flr»t, second, third,
and fourth vice presidents.
Election day proved to be the
longest in the history of the con
vention that was held in Asheville,
NC. Procedures carried the election
long into a night of mass confusion
and frustration. Registration ex
tended well past the noon deadline
and voting finally got under way that
evening. The end results were tallied
and reported around 3:30a.m. with a
run-off result occurring about a
half-hour later.
others elected during the conven
tion were Dr. W. B. Lewis of
Raleigh- vice president-at-large;
Dr. H. L Mitchell of Gatesville- first
vice president; Dr. Charles Mendez
of Winston-Salem, NC-seeond vice
president; Dr. J.Z. Windley of
Wilmington, NC- third vice presi
dent; Dr. C. R. Turner of Apex, NC
fourth vice president; and Dr. G.A.
Jones of Raleigh, NC - recording
secrtary ; Dr. Jimmie Gilchrist of
Wilmington. NC- historian; Rev.
Ariee Griffin of Greenville, NC
parliamentarian; and Dr. E.B.
Daniels of Winston-Salem, NC
statistician.
After the election, Dr. Humphrey
stated, "I will make a U day study of
all of the programs of the conven
tion to see how they may be
Improved. 1 wUl call certain meet
ings and make the needed appoint
ments of committees I look forward
to working with all of the pastors and
churches throughout the state. The
support of all is necessary in order to
achieve the goals of our
convention."
Dr. Humphrey * campaign was
led by Dr. William Lae Jr., pastor of
Silver Mount Baptist Church who
was more than pleased with the
results He served as local and
statewide campaign manager. Dr.
Im commented that every person
•ndorsed by Humphrey waa elected
to of floe. “Dr Humphrey is de
lighted to have a new crew on staff
with whom he feels he can work in
peace and with modi success,”
responded Dr . Lee. ‘'
Also working on the committee to
elect Dr. Humphrey wore: Dr.
L.O. Parker, Dr. A.O. Coley, Dr.'
James Palmer, Dr. David COok Jr
Dr. Preeton Pendergrass, and Rev
K H Leak. t’1 '
Dr Humphrey, a native of
Lumberton, NC, in a graduate of
Shaw Uaivarslty and Shaw Divinity
School. He has further studied at
Princeton and Union Seminaries. A
farmer school teacher, Dr.
numpnrpy noto* mMno«*nmip*i m
the Charlotte Community Health
Association, the Rehabilitation
Center, the YWCA, the NAACP, and
OIC He io married to the former
Mary Elizabeth Prtdgeon They are
the parents of two children
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...Pursues career in Charlotte
Taryn Haley Tries Her
Luck In Charlotte
By Russell Clark
Post Staff Writer
Last year, the Houston Rockets
gave basketball fans a shot in the
arm by upsetting the defending
world champion Los Angeles
Lakers
This year, the Rockets have
already whipped the Lakers, again
in Houston, but without the pre
sence of one of their loyal fans
Taryn G. Haley is a 27-year-old
computer operator who moved to the
Queen City recently from the hustle
and bustle city of Houston. ‘‘I
attended the Rockets’ home games
on a regular basis," responded
Haley currently pursuing a career
with the Cablevision Company in
Charlotte.
"Houston is a huge city with many
things to do and places to go, but the
economy there is declining because
of the oil crisis," mentioned Haley, a
former employee for Harte &
Hanks Cable Company which folded.
"The last two cable companies
that I was employed by went out of
business**) I decided to try my luck
in Charlotte."
Since coming to Charlotte in
September, Taryn has been on the
move "I’ve seen Ashford k
Simpson. Cameo and Pat Metheney
in concert, and also visited Heritage
USA sight-seeing and shopping."
Although the consciaQcious
beauty recently moved from Texas,
she has roots In North Carolina. She
Is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John
H. Haley III of Whiteville. Her
sister, Kaye Jefferson, moved to
Charlotte last year with her
daughter, Tyvette
"Since moving to Charlotte in
September, I’ve found it to be a nice
place. I have family here and I’m
meeting nice people. Charlotte
seems to be a clean city and I’m
adjusting well," she pointed out
A 1982 graduate of Pembroke
State Univesrsity, Haley began
working for the Department of
Social Services in Whiteville fol
lowing graduation. "I enjoy meeting
people because I can usually relate
to people of all races
"My father retired from the Army
and we’ve lived in many places
including Okinawa, California,
Virginia, and Fayetteville. This
experience taught me how to deal
with_people," she explained.
When not busy, she enjoys biking,
horseback riding, swimming,
motorcycling and sports.
Many people have not lived in a
city with a professional sports team,
but Haley feels it’s just what
Charlotte needs to attract more
businesses. “In Houston, the people
supported sports faithfully," she
enlightened. "The big games brought
in tourists from all over and it added
a lot of excitement to the city."
Taryn is single, but she does plan
to have a family of her own. "I Just
haven't found the right man to share
my life with," concluded Haley with
a sparkling smile
Veteran’s Day Recognized
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With Parade, Program
The Annual Veterans Day parade
and program to honor all veterans at
all wars, will be held on Tuesday,
November 11. This event la spon
sored by the Mecklenburg County
Veterans Council, an umbrella or
ganisation composed at represents
tivea from all veterans groups In
Mecklenburg County The parade
will start promptly at !• a m. from
the County Service Center (the aid
Seers buUdtng) at 700 N. Tryon St
The parade will travel down Tryon
St. to the Square, turn left on Trade
St. and go peat tl>> reviewing stand
set up in front at City Hall by the
Doughboy monument. The Oread
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Marshall of the parade will be Mr.
Kenneth McDonald, director,
Veterans Administration Regional
Office, Winston-Salem. NC.
A short program, starting at ll
a m., will be held at the reviewing
stand The featured speaker will be
Mr Kenneth McDonald
The parade will feature military
units, high school bands, ROTC units
from various high schools and
colleges, veteran* organisations and
many other groups
A special group of Vietnam
veterans will be marching, and any
veteran who desire* wiU be welcome
.to march in the parade
Blacks Help Elect
Sanford, Boost
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Martin’s Total
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
*'I really appreciate the
response of the black voters They
went out in large numbers. I would
like for them to stay interested and
continue to vote the interest of their
communities,” stated Charlotte
Mayor Harvey Gantt on Election
Night, November 4
But like many black voters,
Mayor Gantt expressed some dis
appointments in the election results.
D.G. Martin’s second loss to Alex
McMillan for 9th district Congress
was a particularly hard blow to the
black community. Concurred
Gantt, “I’m obviously disappoint
ed. I wanted D.G. to win. He was a
good candidate and he stood on the
same type of issues I’ve sup
ported. He’s a good Democrat.
“But it looks like North Carolina
'’will not go1 ijgafnSt tradiiitm,’’
assessed the Mayor. “For the last 34
years we’ve been sending
Republicans to Congress This year
we were looking for someone who
will make some changes, but there
will not be any "
On Election Night, before the
votes from Charlotte’s predominant
ly black precincts were in, D.G
Martin was trailing McMillan by a
significant number Subsequently,
black votes did boost Martin’s total
but not enough to overcome
McMillan’s substantial lead
Even so, when McMillan felt
assured of his eminent victory he
claimed interest in the black
community saying, “I’ve always
been open to the black community. I
have a lot of black supporters and
nave served on several committees
with special black interests.
“Blacks are as important a part of
the community as anyone,” re
lated McMillan “And I will be open
to issues as they see them ”
McMillan further stated that his
background in business and his
place in the community will help
him effectively deal with such
issues as jobs and unem
ployment.
After conceding to McMillan,
Martin commented, "I congratulate
McMillan This was a hard fought
race and one I’m proud of, par
ticularly for all the tremendous
volunteers " Saying that he will not
run the Congressional race again,
D G. said he will spend time with his
family and church and resume his
practice at his law firm
In other areas of the election,
indications showed that the black
community was heartened by
Democrat C.W Kidd's narrow win
for Sheriff over Republican
Marshall Moore
Furthermore, as far as most of the
black community was concerned, a
real victory was had with the elec
tion of Terry Sanford (D) over Jim
Broyhill (R) for U.S. Senator For
many black voters Sanford’s good
record on Civil Rights vs Broyhill’s
poor record was the deciding fac
tor
This Senate race was a closely
watched race across the nation in
that it helped break the Repub
licans' six-year old on the Senate.
But, It appears that Republicans
are maintaining a stronghold on
many local elected positions On the
County Commission, Republicans
grabbed all six slots that wars up,
leaving unopposed Robert Walton aa
the only Democrat on tha new
seven-member board
Significant Republican wtna ware
also made in tha State Senate
District race and tha State House
Districts.
These facts led W. Pete
Cunningham, unopposed candidate
for State House (District M), to
comment, “North Carolina is sup
Terr> Sanford
posedly a Democratic state But
they are not true Democrats Blacks
have tried to be loyal to this party
and now we find we’re being
deserted We need to take a good,
hard look at the Democratic Party.
If we’re going to be 100 percent
supportive we must ask all Demo
crats to do so also. If that had been
the case, we would not have the
results we have tonight ”
This year's elections were not the
most exciting for Charlotte's black
community since of the six black
candidates on the ballot, four ran
unopposed Judge Terry Sherrill, the
only black Mecklenburg District
Court judge ran in a three-way race
for two Mecklenburg Superior
Court judgeships. But all the votes
for this statewide race w’ere not in as
of Wednesday afternoon Sherrill
appeared to be holding his own on
Election Night however. He
appeared at the Convention Center
with his wife Gloria At that time he
could only say, "We all seem to be
running pretty close I feel good
about that, but we ll have to wait a
little longer."
Mildred Baxter Davis, the
black candidate for Soil and Water
Conservation District Supervisor,
was also in a three-way race
Results of this election were also not
available as of Wednesday after
noon
Notwithstanding, as Mayor Gantt
pointed out, that black voters did
make a good showing at the polls
this year, discontent over politics
seems to be brewing in Charlotte’s
black community. Blacks appear to
be getting disgruntled over the
shenanigan* of registered
Democrats voting Republican and
also the low number of blacks run
ning for public office One black
voter may be speaking for many
when he related on Election
Night, "I’m tired of voting for white
candidates We need our own "
Apparently black* are going to
have to "stir it up" in the political
arena, to keep interest high in the
black communities
For now, some consolation may be
found in the fact that Mayor Gantt,
with one year left in office, re
vealed he believes he'll run again in
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