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HARVEY GANTT (Continued from page l) that his opponent is black. The ad ends with a photograph of Hdltns tagged “North Carolina Vdtoes” and a photo of Gantt labeled “Liberal Values.” The senator’s radib and TV spots so far have featured President Bush stumping fopHelms and a grandfatherly Helms with crippled children. Others criticize Gantt’s support for abortion rights, his opposition to the death penalty and his alleged support for five different tax increases while ser ving as Charlotte’s mayor. Some of the ads question Gantt’s “extreme liberal record,” but they stop short of the kind of personal, negative attacks that Helms used against Nick Galifanikas, John In grain and forma- Gov. Jim Hunt in earlier campaigns. Hblms, in a rare news conference, told reporters he has been “trying to be : restrained” after Democrats predicted he would mount a scathing, negative campaign against Gantt. Hblms began his 1984 campaign against Hunt, then the governor, more than a year before the election. But he said he wanted to spare the voters this time. “People ought to be given some relief from politics. You may love it,” he told reporters, “but they don’t love it.iThey would resent and regret so mi|ch emphasis on politics until after Labor Day.” While Helms has used innuendo and inarect attacks, Gantt officials say thcHelms-Hunt race, the most expen sive and bitter in state history, may hate defused direct attacks this time arjiund. '3 think 1984 did as much to help us as $ anything,” said Susan Jetton, Gantt's press secretary. “The negative tone of the campaign was something people just didn’t want to se^ again. ’JAnd people remember it. It sticks in |heir minds,” she said. “People whb don’t follow politics know about it. ’|Gantt, in one of his own ads, takes airk at Helms’ previous campaign tadtics and the record that brought hirtj the nickname “Senator No.” 5 i DANIEL BLUE £ (Continued from page 1) that day,” he said. Blue had what would be con sidered a normal reaction to get ting that kind of news. “I guess I didn’t really believe it. I wanted to know not so much why, as how,” he said. On Aug. 28, Blue and his father, attorney and N.C. State Rep. Daniel T. Blue, arrived ia New York. They stayed at the Parker Meridian Hotel which happened to be the temporary home of the participants in the U.S. Open ten nis championships. “I saw Steffi Graff in the elevator. I just kind of looked. I was kind of sleepy,” Blue added with a smile. Blue was one of six students selected by CBS. Others were ( from such faraway places as ( Oklahoma, Chicago and New Jersey. Three of the six were , black. j The segment was recorded at one of New York City’s high . schools. , “CBS had left a letter at the ] hotel message department for j me. They told me to meet at a delicatessen at 7:30 In the morn ing. So we went and I was in troduced to everyone because I hadn’t seen anyone from CBS un til that point. And we left the parents there at the deli and they had cars waiting for us,” Blue said. The six of them sped off to Manhattan where * studio had been set up In a classroom. Harry Smith was Into, Bine revealed. Most people would assume that the delay would cause an ex treme case of the jitters. “Not really.” Blue said. “Hie six of us, we weren’t sure what to [ expect. We thought we were go- I ing to be nervods, but It was com- ( fortable. It was almost like just b chatting with friends.” t Smith created a very relaxed a atmosphere upon his arrival. a Blue said. u “Mr. Smith, he was really tl easygoing about the whole thing. 1 It semed like once they started V taping we just talked and talked d and then they said, ‘Stop, we’re 1< out of tape, we’re going to put in a v new one,’ and we started talking a again,” Danny explained. f< Kgmnii aura « oepi. n Blue’s appearance on the “This a Morning” shew seemingly was Just another appointment on this bl modest young man’s busy calen- el dar. Daring the beginning of the si summer, Danny was at MIT. He oi was chosen for a six-week pro- m gram that allowed him to take U freshman classes there. He is al currently taking a calculus bl course at NCSU and is a keyboar- of dist in a band called Unique. al ing hi the (Mara and has his of sights set on either MIT or Duke. -Duke is closer sad if. got a hi great medical program and st that’s one of my interests, cam- st Both of them nave rewarding careers, his father being a suc cessful attorney and politician and his mother working with state government. “I’ve been able to explore everything I’ve wanted to. They've never stuck my head in the books and told me to stay there forever. I guess it’s because they pretty much let me decide what my interests are. They have their rules and they hold very tightly to their rules, but they’re kind of broad, so I can roam in this predefined area. I just can’t go out of It," he said. Blue appeared on television once again this past weekend. He was invited by WRAL-TV 5 to be a member of the audience of their Town Meeting on education. The show aired on Sept. 8. ASA SPAULDING (Continued from page 1) serving in various diplomatic roles, including an appointment as a UNESCO delegate in 1956. Friends and colleagues said Spaulding was a kind man who knew how to get things done. Edwin B. Clements, a Durham business leader who served on the board of commis sioners with Spaulding, told the News and Observer of Raleigh: “Asa was a perfect gentleman in every way. It was a good team when he came on.” William V. Bell, current chairman of the commissioners, said Spaulding helped him launch his political career in 1972. Spaulding was a former trustee at Shaw University, the National Urban League and the N.C. Council of Chur ches. In 1946, he recieved a presidential citation for “his unselfish devotion to the task of helping stabilize our economy.” He served two terms as president of the National Insurance Association. He also served as director at Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Mutual Savings and Loan Association and the James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation. Spaulding is survived by three sons—Asa Spaulding, Jr., Aaron Spaulding and Kenneth Spaulding; and daughter Patricia Spaulding. INSIDE AFRICA (Continued from page 1) all launched to fight white domina tion. They weren’t created for fifhting fellow black organizations or leaders. All Africans are agreed that apar theid must be demolished. Even those In the Bantustans are adverse to apartheid, into which they«have been forced at the point of the gun. Everywhere, apartheid’s so-called “independent homelands” are-in tur moil, fighting to depose the regime’s puppets, and regain their South Vfrican citizenship which they have ost in the Ciskei, Transkei, Jophuthatswana and Venda. President de Klerk mustn't be let »ff the hook. He alone is to blame for he erupting violence in Natal Pro vince, and all over the country. De Clerk is the leader of the apartheid egime. He is the guilty party that is tccountable for die massacres of •lacks, and the arson in Natal Pro vince and elsewhere. De Klerk must naintain law and order—or abdicate, le must forthwith launch the long tromised negotiations toward a new, ion-racial and democratic South Cfrica the world has long awaited. With a mandate to effect constitu ional change, de Klerk must join kelson Mandela in his fight for a lemocratic South African govern nent. The Afrikaners have failed to ■ule a multiracial South Africa, and nust abdicate. South Africa must be •mancipated from Afrikaner otalitarianism. POWER LEADERS (Continued from page 1) olitics in New Jersey? Here lewark’s former mayor, Kenneth ibson, operated an old-fashioned ig-city political machine that ran ewark into economic despair while llowing Gibson to win an election for fourth term even though he was nder indictment. What would King •ink of the nonstop scandals of larion Barry’s administration in 'ashington, which offers the nation a smal model of black political adership? And how does the high ew of Mack political power sit with mac* mayor in rniiadelphia who It he had to approve bombing a •use full of members of a religious lit—all black? Ironically, these questions about 1 ack politics come as the struggle to 1 Bet blacks to office has had much iccess. The number of black elected 1 ficials has leaped from 280 in 1965 to - ore than 7,600 in 1990. The world of 1 ack politics is no longer principally 1 •out fighting racism that kept I acks from voting and running for < lice. Today black politics is more < •out judging politicians not “by the < lor of their skin, but by the content > their character,” to quote King. And today, black and white voters ve choices to make between the flea of black political leader- , ip—the rid and the new. In the last , cade a new group of highly trained | »ck political professionals has , aerged to challenge the first | iteration Mack politicians who took , Ice in the years immediately following the Voting Rights Act. Black politicians of the late 1960s and early 1970s had little or no political experience. They appealed principally to black voters by asking them to support a fellow black American and to have blind faith in him or her to run a city or serve in Congress, a state legislature, or city council. Today’s new black politicians do not campaign on their ties to the civil rights movement or with shouts of racial pride at having a black person hold office. In fact, these new politi cians downplay racial divisions, stress their professional and political credentials and pursue a crossover strategy that focuses on attracting enough black and white voters to build a winning coalition. “When you look at the new wave in black politics,” said Eddie Williams, president of the Joint Center for Political Studies, the nation’s major black think-tank, “you find a more pragmatic, battle-trained animal coming along. These black people come from a much stronger educa tional and career background. They are ready to run for office in black or white districts and they are able to appeal to voters across racial lines. They understand how to work the political system—getting slated, cut ting deals. They understand that just saying 'I’m black and I’m proud, vote for me because I'm black,’ isn’t going to cut it anymore.” This political strategy is not a mat ter of personal style but a necessary step for black politicians if they are to continue increasing in number and strength in the next decade. Statistical analysis shows that areas with black voting majorities are saturated with black elected officials. Future growth in black political strength will come only if blacks are able to build political coalitions with Hispanics, whites and other racial and ethnic groups. In addition, redistricting based on the 1990 Census is likely to reduce the number of congresssional seats in predominantly black big cities na tionwide and particularly in the Nor theast. Black politicians who want to survive in American politics of the 1 1990s will have to make themselves attractive to voters regardless of race. 1 me uiu-siyie, racially oasea ap paels to voters continue, however. They are still represented by today’s best-known black politician, Jesse Jackson, who rouses black voters to go to the polls with the rallying cry, “It’s our turn.” However, the new black political style has also achieved victories. The new, non-racial political strategy is behind the rise of several powerful black politicians including Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke; Ronald Brown, head of the Democratic National Committee; Douglas Wilder, new governor of Virginia; Alex Williams, the first black elected prosecutor for Prince George’s County, Md.; Mike Espy, Mississippi’s first black congressman since Reconstruction; Kansas City Congressman Alan Wheat; Richard Austin, Michigan’s secretary of state; Roland Burris, the little-known comptroller of Illinois who represents more people than any other black elected official in America; and Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Even Andrew Young, King’s former protege, has adapted to the changing political winds by focusing on economic development—an area of concern to blacks and white—dur ing his two terms as mayor of Atlan ta. In fact, the new breed of crossover black politicians already represents more constituents than the old-line black politicians who relied solely on a black base of political support. “Each of the five black politicians in state offices [Burris in Illinois; Wilder in Virginia; Austin in Michigan; Frank Borges, the treasurer of Connecticut; and James Lewis, the treasurer of New Mexico] represents more people than any black congressman in America,” said Burris. Together these black politicians ; have put new meaning to the call for ! “Black Power,” the militant Black Panther Party’s rallying cry in the J 1960s. These politicians represent ac tual political power far beyond the 1 Panthers’ racial rhetoric. They exer- ! rise real authority over law enforce ment, budget priorities and schools. , They have achieved real black ‘ power. oiyies ui Diacx pouucai leadership will have tremendous impact on the future of race relations in the nation is well as on politics. “I think we’ve {ot to be above race,” said Young, he former King aide, congressman, JN representative and Atlanta nayor whose life spans the political ityles of the past four decades. “When you become an elected of icial you really have to be blind, lustice has to be blind... 1 think that’s he future of politics in this country. >olitics is going to have to lend peo ile, not races. And the politicians who ire effectively able to treat iverybody equally—without regard o race, creed or color—are going to * the ones that prevail.” ure, or what our age may be, we ihare the challenge of the new day. in this brand-new day, we take a irand-new look at what is before us to iccomplish and see it as an oppor- 1 unity to bring into reality an extra neasure of innate goodness. i Dorothy Pierson Willi amston Whistlings BY JOYCE GRAY WILLIAMSTON—A national sym posium, “The Black Male in Crisis: Solutions for Survival” will be held Sept. 13-15 at the Hyatt-Regency in downtown Atanta, Ga. Sponsors: WXIA-TV 11, Gannett, AT&T, McDonald’s, Essence magazine, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Fulton County Commission, Centers for Disease Control, Georgia Associa tion of Minority Entrepreneurs, Council of National Alumni Associa tions, American Airlines, Coca-Cola USA, Southern Education Founda tion, Inc., Albany State College Center for the Study of the Black Male, Norrell Corp., the Gillette Co., BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Co., Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Na tional Black MBA Association, the Atlanta Exchange and the Lincoln Foundation. There is a special discount rate which can be arranged by railing (404) 577-1234 and American Airlines is proud to be the official airline of the symposium. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-433-1790 and referring to Reference File No. )4Z0P9. Speaker for the Thursday, Sept. 13, grand opening session, 1-2 p.m., will be attorney Thomas N. Dodd. Dinner speaker (7-9 p.m.) is the Hon. Dr. Louis Sullivan. Keynote speaker at Friday’s luncheon is Dr. Therman Evans. Saturday’s youth forum will in :lude the Exodus Players, Pat Etussell-McCloud, Patrick Ewing, Kim Fields, Blair Underwood, and Ben Vereen. Tickes for the Hall of Fame Dinner )n Saturday are $75 each and the :elebrity fashion show on Sunday are 535 each. Featured at the Hall of Fame concert is Bobby “Blue” 31and. This is the national black col ege alumni hall of fame weekend. For additional information, call (404) 181-1130. Looking forward to retirement days, we’ve heard, is Ms. Clara Jones : of Route 1. When we spoke with her very briefly she informed us that she 1 “wasn’t allowing anyone to plan her 1 time.” Well! It seems as if most folks . become more active when they stop punching the time clock, if they J choose to. In reality, there is more • work involved when volunteering. Don’t take my word alone, just ask some of those who stay on the move. Eulogistic services for Minister James Moore were held on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Everetts. Bishop Allen E. Brooks, pastor, of ficiated. Others participating were Rev. Herman Young, Clarence Power, Deacon William Daniels and Ms. Deloris Wills. i Born on Sept. 18, 1913, in Washington County to the late Rev. , Blount Moore and Ms. Lena Moore, Minister James Moore departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 25, at Martin General Hospital. He received his education in the i public schools of Martin County. At i an early age, he joined St. Mark J Church of Christ, remaining a i member there until his life ended. J During his years at St. Mark, he serv ed as Sunday School superintendent, chairman of the Deacon Board until I he became a minister. c Marriage to Ms. Lattie Little was r blessed with several children. One fa daughter, Hattie Moore, preceded s him in death. d His survivors include his wife, Ms. 1 Mattie L. Moore of the home; five b daughters, Ms. Maggie Miller of n Amityville, N.Y., Ms. Janie Shird of Baltimore, Md., Bis. Ashel Lee and Bis. Mary Satterthwaite, both of Williamston, and Bis. Annie Moore of the home; one sister, Bis. Mattie Lee Little of Greenville; one brother-in law, Floyd Blills of Williamston; three aunts, Bis. Cleo Finch and Bis. Irene James, both of Williamston, and Bis. JoAnna Spruill of Roberson ville; 22 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Smith Community Funeral Home, HO Washington St., Williamston, was entrusted with'the professional ser vices. Interment was in the Everetts Cemetery, Everetts. Expressions of sympathy are ex ended to the family of the late Or. L.H. Wynn. Dr. Wynn passed on Wednesday afternoon after several seeks of illness. Funeral services sere held on Monday, Sept 3, at 2:30 >.m. at Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church, Williamston. Bfanson Mortuary handled the re nains. Expressions Aram friends nay be sent to his widow, Paula, on touts 3. On the sick and shut-in list: Donald B. Feggins, Robersonville, is still under doctor’s care. George T. Hyman, Ms. Grace P. Smithwick, Ms. Zara Chance, Ms. Mattie H. Perry, Joe Biggs, Ms. Daisy H. Biggs, Frederick Bennett, Ms. Ar maza C, Roberson, Andrew C. Rober son, Sam Brown, Alton Bell, Ms. Rachel H. Lyons, Ms. Marie Biggs, Ms. Roxie West, George A. Perry, Robert L. Barnes. On the mend: Huey Brown and Peter J. McNair. News arrived that Riddick E. Wilkins, Warsaw, is hav ing some check-ups. Ms. Annabel Best, W.C. Bunch, Jr. and Robert Jones. The annual Nichols/Yarrell family reunion was held in Jamesville’s Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 1. Some of the guests attending were Ms. Mary Alice “Mallie” Manning, Ms. Carolyn R. Manning, Prof. Elijah Keys, Ms. Carol Midgett Sheppard. Relatives from New York were Ms. Barbara Jean Perry, Ms. Frances Richardson and her daughter, Ms. Kim Foster, who also was accom panied by a friend, Jamal, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Nichols, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ms. Joyce Murphy, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Cleaphus Murphy and their two children, also of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Ms. Sheilia Nichols of Connecticut. Because of car problems, some of the relatives in Jersey City, N.J., were unable to attend. The Nicholses, starting with descendants of Benjamin and his wife, the former Ms. Zenner Yarrell, are living in Bertie County and throughout Martin County and have so far kept their gathering confined to the two counties even though at least six states other than North Carolina have some of the close offspring as residents. Attending as a special guest also vas Ms. Evelyn Anderson of Washington, D.C., who makes as nany trips to Williamston a year as ter job assignment will allow. She wen resembles one grandchild so nuch that folks continuously inquire if she’s a sister. Members of the Walter White Area NAACP District 13 met in Williamston on Saturday, Sept. 1. The meeting was called to order by Milton Dove, N.C. State Conference vice president. After he had given the overview, there was discussion on the North Carolina constitution and bylaws. These bylaws were adopted by the conference in February 1988, approved by the National Board July 1988 and amended by the National Board in February 1990. The Walter White NAACP Area ia composed of District 13,14,15 and 18. Counties included arc Dare, Hyde, Tyrell, Martin, Washington, Pitt, , Craven, Pamlico, Carteret, Green, Jones, Wayne, Johnston, Sampson, Duplin, Lenoir, Bladen, Columbus, New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Onslow. Each district has a director which is to relieve the work load of the state president. Meetings and workshops are so designed toaidcommittee chairs and elected officials of al branches, the proper steps to take in order to do their jobs more efficiently. Ms. Mary Corey spent the holiday weekend in Washington, D.C. Expected in town for the annual homecoming event is James Yarrell from Brooklyn, N.Y. Happy birthday greetings to Ms. Michele Smith, Joseph Randolph Smith, Ms. Marilyn D. Mason, Ronnie Dickerson and Willie B. Roberts. Bubbling with joy over an exciting and much-needed vacation last month was Ms. Linda Bunch of Oak City, but because of a time limit our conversation could not be extended for any of those details. The First Congressional District Black Leadership Caucus will have an executive meeting in Washington on Sept. 15. Interested persons may contact the county contact person for location or the caucus’ president, James McGee, at 523-9782. Church Women United is preparing for the CROP Walk in Martin County. expect a mess At [bddler’s Mealtime Meals can be mesay if there is a toddler in your family. Children learn to handle a cup between 12 ind 18 months and tofcedthemsel rea between 18 and 24 mnnth« “It takes a great dedl of patience •o allow small children to feed hemselves while they are learning, fou have to expect repeated spills ind dropped food," says Shirley Jay, extension foods and nutrition ipedalist at North Carolina State Jnivereity. While they are not quite capable \wareness Of Black Gospel Music Increases CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Sparrow tecords continued to show its support f black Gospel music with an infor lational mailing to 1,500 Christian ookstores, according to Bill Hearn, snior vice president, marketing. In irect response to Sparrow’s effort, W new black Gospel sections have Ben added in Christian bookstores itionwide since Aug. l. A statistics and marketing tip leet, “Black Gospel Music," section lelf talker and a black gospel calen ir poster are available to Christian okstores, compliments of Sparrow. Ve are committed to black gospel uslc and feel privileged to be in Ived in this aspect of music in stry,” commented Hearn. “Black gospel is the number one Uing type of Christian music, based i a survey reported by Soma Com unications, Inc. in May 1990,” said sarn. According to the survey, nf All hlflpir ahannl mucin purchased by whites... almost one ird of all American blacks who ught an album last year bought a ick gospel album,” Hearn said. 'hese statistics along with others ow that Christian bookstores could eatly increase music sales by veloping a black gospel section in sir stores.” Sparrow represents a variety of ack gospel artists including urban mtemporary BeBe and CeCe inans, Deniece Williams and NU •lore, contemporary gospel artists amaine Hawkins, Daryl Coley, the ckey Grundy Chorale, traditional spel artiste Mom and Pop Winans, s West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir, Jcago’s Progressive Radio Choir, d a contemporary children’s choir >m West Angeles COGIC. * Hg National rwtiriih Tblsrom tionsNetwor i on the health of ptittcuwi ana pasuciae mooning. That toll-free number is -800468-7378. of feeding them—Iv— without aoms help, they often demand inde pendence end reftue help. ‘They are teeting and learning acceptable limits of behavior,” Usiy says. Toddlers often prefer to feed themselves with their finger*. They like to feel the food. Food ia pert of their environment. Playing with food ia quite common mid ia to be expected. Serve a finger food with each meal. Because they are not very skilled at handling a fink or spoon and because thay like to play with their food, it may taka a toddler twice as long as an aduftki finiab a meal. “Give your child time to eat, as much aa 30 minutes.” Uaxyaays.^ Ibddlers may also go on a find jag, wanting to eat only one oertain food for a period of time. As long as ho isn't trying to live off of sweets,' give your child the firod he wants to eat Offer only one new food at a time, preferably with a favorite meal. You may be able to get a child to eat a variety of foods fay serving ■mail mtnit mit gnscks. Snacks should be low in sugar, fat and salt Children also find simple, brightly colored, mild tasting foods to be mnfti Toddlers may also develop rituals for eating. For example, they may insist on using a certain cup or spoon. Or maybe they want sandwiches cut into triangles or toast cut into squares. If tbs food or utensils are different, a child may have a temper tantrum or mAms to eat "Again, within mason, give in when possible," Uary recommends. MaIta mafiltlmg m —1-- mmm perienco. Don’t eou, bribe or threaten a child to gat him to eat And aet i food example. A child doesn’t learn to eat a variety of fooda when ho sees that hie parents are picky eaten. Iki CMQUSMS MMO| Cfc. he. muMkhw . MaN> SoS Cnio ZM1 atiMNUsisa MOiMCntant! smn chM taop nh m a*» BoSCnSoZnit mn an
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