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Judge Orders Police Department Must Fifty Percent Black The Augusta Police Department has been ordered to hire one “qualified Black” for each “qualified white” hired until the ratio in the police department reflects the approximate 50-50 Black to white ratio in the city population. The order was filed by Federal Court Judge Anthony Alaimo late Tuesday. The judge ordered the hiring of an Affirmative Action Officer. The Affirmative Action Officer must be Black, hold the rank of lieutenant or captain, and must be in a management decision-making capacity. The affirmative action officer must be hired from outride the Augusta Background And Platforms 15 Candidates Vie For 8 City Council Seats In order that our readers may be better informed about the candidates in the city council election to be held Wednesday, we are presenting as a public service the questionaire prepared by the League of Women Voters. The League prepared the questionaire and the candidates supplied their responses. The responses of the candidates are printed word-for-word. The League does not endorse candidates but urges every citizen to vote for the candidate of his or her choice. NON PARTISAN ELECTION INFORMATION CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA October 10,1973 QUESTIONS ASKED THE CANDIDATES: EDUCATION: OCCUPATION: ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THAT ADD TO YOUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS OFFICE: IN ORDER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE CITY OF AUGUSTA AND WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON EACH? I FIRST WARD Russell F. Malone Age 56 WH 103 Fourth Street EDUCATION: High School Graduate, one year Business School, one year course in administration. OCCUPATION: Food Production Director - Medical College of Georgia ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Nine years a member of Augusta City Council, served eight years on the Finance Committee, also served on the Waterworks, Stockade, and Recorders Court, Cemetery Trees and Parks, Recreation, and Auditorium, Public Safety Committees. Presently Chairman of the Public Safety Committee. A Mason Social Lodge No. 1, St. James Methodist Church, American Legion, Forty and Eight La Societte, Marine Leatherneck Club, Augusta’s own U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Unit, Commander Post 3200 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Served five years during World War Two and one year during Korean conflict in the U.S. Marine Corps. Active in Civic and Veterans affairs. Received in 1968 Georgia Recreation and Park Society Lay Award for outstanding service in the field of Recreation, for contributing outstanding services to Recreation Movement. ISSUES: 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER: I find it almost unbelievable that the County Commission has declined to participate in a joint law enforcement center. In doing so they are passing up an opportunity for Richmond County to have one of the finest facilities in the country. I will vote for the city to proceed to plan for a law enforcement center of its own. 2. REROUTING OF RAILROAD TRACKS: I will work to the best of my ability with the administration and transportation authority to have this done as soon as possible. 3. CONSOLIDATION: This is a must if our county is to progress. It is just common sense that our county cannot afford two governing bodies. Inez R. Wylds 104 Fourth Street Police Department and must report to the Court once a month the names of all persons who have been disciplined or demoted. Judge Alaimo permanently enjoined (prohibited) discrimination, intimidation and harrassment of officers based on race or sex. The police department was also ordered to advertise in all local minority news media. Special attention will be given to qualified minority applicants. Persons living outride of Richmond County may be hired, they must move within a 30 miles of the police station upon employment. Ten days notification must be given to “minority organizations and community agencies” before the end of the job application period. “Special attention will be Nnus-Krojrm rtlJisA I THE PEOPLE’S PAPER (( 20d) xhIMUUB/ D NATIONAL BLACK NEWS SERVICE - \\ J! MEMBER -y Vol 3 EDUCATION: Attended Winthrop College. Graduate of Augusta Law School. OCCUPATION: Homemaker ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: I have involved myself in a wide variety of community affairs, also keeping carefully informed on the operations and activities of city government. Therefore, I feel I have the interest and appreciation, plus the drive and enthusiasm to serve our conununity. ISSUES; I. CONJUi.iEAiIQN: Fd» to Arian? uk progress due her, city-county consolidation is a must - an unavoidable must. However, a charter committee able to forsee the pitfalls as well as the benefits of such a lynchpin move is vital to a successful consolidation. 2. REVENUE SHARING The city is the guaranteed recipient of $5 million in government funds to be received over a five year period. In order to guarantee an equal amount of benefit for Augusta, long range planning and identification of needs by priority must be established. 3. REGIONAL PARK The personal time and efforts of individuals resulted in the establishment of Oglethorpe Park. Now it is time for City Council to complete effective negotiations with the state for the multi-purpose regional park that will benefit Augustans in years to come. SECOND WARD Carrie J. Mays ■ Age 45 1221 Ninth Street x EDUCATION: Graduated from high school in Lincoln County, Georgia Public School-System. OCCUPATION: Licensed Funeral Director. Director of W.H.* Mays Mortuary. ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. I have served on the city council of Augusta since January 1. 1971. While on • Kw ' SICKLE CELL WEEK PROCLAIMED Photo by Frank Bowman Dr. Titus Huisman (C) director of Augusta Sickle Cell Center, holds proclamation presented by Mayor Lewis A. Newman proclaiming the week of Oct 1-5 Sickle Cell Anemia Week, (L-R) Rev. E.M. Miller, Herman F. Harris, Qty Councilwoman Carrie J. Mays, Mayor Lewis A. Newman, Dr. Titus Huisman, W.B. Bryant, Dr. Justine Washington, Dr. Karim Kamel and Rev. N.T. Young. given to minority employees already possessing higher skills who show that they can be advanced to positions commensurate with their P.O. Box 953 ability,” under the promotions aspect of the order. A workable grievance procedure agreeing with the Personnel Policies and city council, I have served as the council’s representative to the OEO Board and the Augusta-Richmond County Planning and Zoning Commission. I have also served on the following committees: Stockade and Recorders Court, Waterworks, Public Safety, Co-Chairwoman of Canals, Rivers and Wharves and Chairwoman of Cemetery, Trees and Parks (since January 1, 1973). I have been active on the following civic committees: Y.W.C.A., Chairman of the Phyllis Wheatley Branch of the Y.W.C.Af? two I't'ars. wmbe» of the Board of Directors of the Green Street Y.W.C.A. for the past six years. In 1967 I was a voting delegate to the National Y.W.C.A. Convention in Boston, Mass. I am a member of Trinity C.M.E. Church. I am also a member of the Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners Association, Inc. and the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. ISSUES: 1. CRIME IN OUR CITY without question, our community has been victimized by criminals of every kind and description but what should concern us all is the degree of white collar criminals that have invaded our community over the past years. These so called white collar criminals who live beside us, walk with us, and influence our politicians have injected into a vital artery of our community organized gambling, prostitution and drug traffic. These white collar criminals have massed such numbers and power that one wonders whether or not it is possible for our public to rise to the occasion and rid themselves of this criminal disease that has spread like cancer and has caused some of our elected officials to betray the people they serve in order to avoid confrontation with this criminal power. So widespread has crime become in our community that it would indeed be impossible to single out one particular area for discussion. It is elementary that in order for organized crime to survive, it must have protection and acceptance from the highest sources, therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that our community as a whole must join hands and demand strict punishment for all criminals, regardless of their position or rank in our community. In essence, those who we have elected to do the job must from this point forward walk in fear of the people - not organized criminal power. 2. EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT It is common public knowledge that our local governments are partly to blame for the embarrassment and court house inefficiency that our community has seen lately. In the past our citizens have paid high taxes to pay high salaries to many who have acquired their job promotions or advancements as a result of who they knew and not what they knew. I would like to see a system similar to the County Merit Board established to protect our city employees from becoming victims of the spoil system. An efficient government can be enjoyed only when all segments of the Augusta and Richmond County community are represented with equal effectiveness. 3. LACK OF COMMUNITY CONCERN For too long a nucleus of the community has been running our local government. The citizens of the community are Procedures Plan filed with the court must be instituted. Finally a non-discriminatory clause will go on all purchase orders, leases and contracts Augusta, Georgia Laney/Walker Boulevard Meeting Slated For Wednesday A meeting will be held to continue discussion of the proposal to re-name Gwinnett St. Laney/Walker Boulevard on Wednesday at 6:00 pan. The meeting will be held at Saint Mary’s Parish House at 1115 Pine St. According to J. Philip Waring, author of the proposal, many people have expressed concern that the effort did not have a broad enough base and objected to such things as the numerous names along the street. Waring told The News-Review, “The proposal LANEY/WALKER Page 3 issued by the police. Alaimo, in the order, said he would retain further jurisdiction on the complaint and would enter further orders October 4, 1973 No. 29 going to have to sacrifice their free time and attend their government meetings. Not only should they attend when they are protesting an issue, they should be in attendance to show the elected officials their concern for their community welfare. When politicians do not take the time to feel the pulse of the community, they cannot satisfactorily fill the prescription to cure See Candidates Page 6 EDITORIAL Our View Os The Candidates For City Council In observing the candidates for city council, we sought to examine their qualifications as well as their sensitivity to the needs of Black people and Augusta in general. We looked at the candidates primarily* with interest in their ability and willingness to deal with concerns ,of W • ks. As a newspaper we feel •hat our concern must be first .inti foremost for the interest of Black people. But even more important is the fact that the majority of the people in Augusta are Bl ack. We urge all of our readers to go to the polls and vote. Vote your convictions, but please vote. Here is our analysis of the candidates. First Ward Russell Malone: Well qualified having served 3 terms on city council. However, many Blacks feel that he does no more than he HAS TO DO for the Black community. Inez Wylds: Appears to be well qualified and eager to serve. Some Blacks question her affiliation with the Republican Party. Second Ward Leo Cotter: Appears to be capable, but his opposition is Augusta’s most valuable citizen. Carrie J. Mays: Her re-election is, in our opinion, a most important safeguard for our community. Her leadership and courage have been without parallel. She, more than any person in local government, has led the fight for social justice and she has led the fight against crime and corruption. Her demands for investigations into the Lamar Felton case, the District Attorney race, and more recently, the DOI investigations into gambling, prostitution, and drug traffic are but a few examples of her outstanding leadership. She has our whole-hearted endorsement Third Ward R.E. Edwards: Conscientious and sincere; however, his voting record has too often been against the interests of Black people. Willard Prior: Seemingly few people in the Black community know him; the few we talked to who did, generally gave him a favorable recommendation. Fourth Ward Aaron Tappan: Although he is unopposed, the Black community has generally been disappointed with his performance during his first term. We feel that we have too few Blacks on city council for them to be less than aggressive in their leadership. Fifth Ward Loyal G. Hutto and Albert J. Washington: We see little difference in these candidates, and nothing that would recommend them to the Black community. Sixth Ward E.G. Edwards, Jean Raburn and C.E. Bearden: Same as above. Seventh Ward Bernard Mulherin and W. Penland Mayson: Both candidates appear io be well qualified in terms of educational preparation. In our conversations with these candidates, Mayson appears to be more sensitive to the needs and aspirations of Black people. Eighth Ward Sam O. Maguire: Some Blacks see Maguire as too closely attached to the Old Establishment to give the progressive leadership that is needed at this time. We, however, believe that by virtue of his influence with the Establishment, he can bring about more significant change than perhaps any other candidate. Maguire has no opposition and is assured of victory. We believe that he can and will bring to council the kind of positive leadership that Augusta so desperately needs. “as may be appropriate”. The Judge’s action came as a result of a discrimination suit against the police department filed by 11 Black officers.