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Vol. 6
Butz Resigns Over Racial Slur
Secretary of Agriculture,
Earl L. Butz, resigned Monday
after controversy over an
obscene racial slur uttered last
August following the
Republican National
Convention.
President Ford accepted the
resignation Monday and said
parting with Butz was “one of
the saddest decisions of my
presidency.”
Jimmy Carter, Democratic
presidential nominee, said Butz
should have been fired
immediately and that Ford’s
handling of the situation
showed a lack of leadership.
League Os Women Voters
Non-Partisan Voter Information
CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 1976
The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan organization,
does not support or oppose candidates. We do present, as a public
service, biographical information and answers to questions on
political issues. This information is presented, as nearly as
possible, in the exact words of the candidates. League
jy *mbership is open to all citizens of voting age.
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This Voter Information Guide contains only information on
contested City Council races.
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QUESTIONS ASKED CANDIDATES:
EDUCATION:
OCCUPATION:
PARTICULAR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD
QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS OFFICE:
1. NOW THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE SAID “NO” TO
CONSOLIDATION, HOW DO YOU SEE THE ADVANTAGES
AND DISADVANTAGES OF ANNEXATION FOR CITY
GROWTH?
2. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT EXPANDING CITY BUS
LINES, PARTICULARLY TO PLACES OF VOCATIONAL
TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND HEALTH CARE CENTERS?
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WARD 2
Roger T. Bates 908 Perry Avenue
EDUCATION: College Graduate Allen University, about 22
hours above undergraduate level at various schools of higher
learning.
OCCUPATION: Teacher-15 or more years presently on leave
from special assignment from Atlanta Life Insurance Co,
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Particular Training, (Social
Studies) Political Science or Government Civics. Public
administration. Experiences Executive Director of 9th Street
Y.M.C.A. Director of Research for full year Head Start-Richmond
Co. Which included Burke and Screvens Counties. Self employed
in retail grocery. News Agency, Awards many. C.T. Walker,
Teacher of the year, Lincoln County, Teacher of the year. Local
merchants. Public service awards.
1. Annex: To join a smaller territory (thing) to a larger, and to
make both into one. Consolidate: To unite, to merge two areas
into one. By whatever name we give to the matter of growth in
Augusta-Annexation or Consolidate, both mean adding two areas
together to make one larger area. My position on Annexation and
Consolidation. As a private citizen, I am for grow th-progressive
growth of our community. When I am elected to public office,
sensitive matters like Annexation & Consolidation will be treated
according to the sovereign wishes of the people.
2. I think that public transportation should be extended
through-out the City of Augusta Richmond County. My plans are
to introduce and work for passage of bills of real needs or some
unfullfilled needs as they relate to the public.
Carrie J. Mays 1221 Ninth Street
EDUCATION: Graduated from high school in Lincoln County,
Ga„ Public School System.
OCCUPATION: Licensed Funeral Director. Director of W.H.
Mays Mortuary, Augusta, Ga.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: I have served on City
Council for the past six years, and I am currently a member of
the Stockade and Recorder’s Court Committee, the Public Transit
and Parking Committee and the Cemetery, Trees, and Parks
Committee of which I am Chairwoman. In the past, I have served
on the Waterworks Committee and the Public Safety Committee.
Currently I serve as Secretary of the State Democratic Party
nominated by Busbee. 1 am a member of Trinity CME Church
y where I served as president of my church club for eight years.
with the YWCA, I served as chairman of the Phyllis
Wheatley Branch for 2 years and a member of the Board of
Directors of the Greene St. YWCA for 6 years. A former city
employe, I worked in the recreation department for 5 years and
have also worked with the American Cancer Society and the
Community Clothing Center. As a funeral director, I serve people
from all walks of life on a daily basis. I am a member of the
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Assn., the Georgia
Funeral Service Practitioners Assn., and past vice-chairman of the
Bth District of Ga. Funeral Service Practitioners Assn. Served as a
member of the State Alcohol Abuse Council, appointed by
former Gov. Jimmy Carter in 1974.
1. One of the advantages that I see in annexation is more
revenue for the City of Augusta, thus hopefully lessening its tax
burden. Another advantage would be the spread of municipal
services into areas that are now unincorporated. If there is any
disadvantage, it would be in the fact that persons now paying
only county taxes would pay both city and county taxes if their
areas were annexed. Provided their areas want to be annexed, our
new population should include people from all racial and
economic walks of life.
2. I feel that the whole idea of expanding city bus lines should
P.O. Box 953
President Ford personally
gave Agriculture Secretary Earl
Butz a “severe reprimand” for
making “highly offensive”
racial remarks in public, the
White House said.
In a statement issued almost
immediately by the Agriculture
Department, Butz said he was
merely repeating an old
political joke but “there was
no excuse for the incident”
and he “regretted any offense
which may have been given any
person or group.”
“No man who harbors such
thoughts is fit to serve in the
President’s Cabinet,” Senator
Brooke said. Senator Edward
Brooke, R-Mass., the only
Black in the Senate,
immediately called on
President Ford to fire Butz,
calling the remarks “vulgar and
offensive.”
An aide to Senator Brooke
said Butz called the Senator on
the phone and told him he had
been merely recounting what a
Mid-west politician had told
him. The aide quoted Senator
Brooke as telling Butz,” I
understand, Mr. Secretary, but
I don’t feel that any man who
would make such a statement
Photo by Jake Crawford
WILLIAM “SONNY” WALKER
Twenty-Seven Percent Os
Nations Poor Are In Southeast
“Twenty-seven percent of all
the people in poverty in this
country are located in this
eight state, region,” stated
William “Sonny” Walker,
regional director of
Community Services
Administration (CSA).
Walker was the guest speaker
at tire 9th anniversary of the
Central Savannah River Area
(CSRA) Economic
Opportunity Authority held
Monday night.
Os the twenty-seven percent,
thirty to forty percent are
non-white citizens, according
to Walker.
“We are totally different
from welfare,” stated Walker.
“We do not have goods or
money to give away directly.
The only thing we try to do is
facilitate individuals’ learning
about what is available.”
be studied. If this expansion is going to be profitable to the
people of the city, then it should be done. Also this should be of
no increase in taxes to city taxpayers.
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WARD 3
Frances B. Baird 1834 McDowell Street
EDUCATION: High School Graduate
OCCUPATION: Owner & Operator of: Baird Memorials, 1601
Central Ave. & Housewife
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: 1 have had no training to be
a member of City Council. My husband was once a Councilman. I
have always been interested in politics, my community and its
affairs.
1. The advantage would be our City and County working
together and also sharing our problems. I believe it would mean a
new Law Enforcement Center, which is one of my biggest hopes.
1 don’t see any disadvantages.
2. 1 am very much for extending the bus lines which would
mean better transportation back and forth from jobs and schools.
Sam (S.P.) Harley 2014 Wrightsboro Road
EDUCATION: I am a graduate of Dunbarton High School,
Dunbarton, South Carolina; the U.S. Army Military Police School
during World War II; The Life Insurance Agency Management
Assoc., Hartford. Connecticut; The Life Underwriters Training
Council; and other business related courses of study.
OCCUPATION: I retired as District Manager of The Southland
Life Insurance Company after 35 years of service.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: In addition to the afore
mentioned educational background, in my capacity as manager of
a district in the State of Georgia, before my retirement, I was
required to coordinate and supervise a staff of employes in eleven
counties, manage a large amount of revenue, and promote a good
working relationship with other business people of this
community. This business experience would be. in my opinion,
an asset in helping to run our city government in a progressive
and efficient manner.
1. Annexation would be advantageous to city growth in the
following ways: (1) By increasing the population of the City of
Augusta through annexation, this community would become
Augusta, Georgia
is fit to serve in the President’s
Cabinet.” Brooke was quickly
joined by Senate colleagues in
calling for Butz’ firing,
including Senators Jacob
Javits, R-N.Y., and Charles
Mathis, R-Md.
Butz’s comments, attributed
only to “a Cabinet member”,
were published in a news story
last month and it became
known last Friday that another
publication was about to
reprint them with attribution
to Secretary Butz. The
comments themselves
expressed vulgar language and
the attitude “that a Black man
“We are probably the most
conservative social program
there is because we emphasize
work, individual effort,”
Walker said.
According to Walker the
EGA has never been fully
funded. “We are now at a 5330
million dollar on a national
basis. We’re an extremely small
agency.”
As for the CSRA Economic
Opportunity Authority Walker
stated that, “We see this
agency as being a well run
agency, a well administered
agency and one of the ones we
take a good deal of pride in.
We are pleased with the work
of the board here and
extremely pleased with the
support of county officials,
especially under the leadership
of the Chairman of the Board
of Commissioners.
is not interested in the political
process as long as he has good
sex, easy shoes and a warm
place to go to the bathroom.”
This same Butz, before,
supposedly drew an Oval
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Roger Bates, candidate for the 2nd Ward City Council
seat, addressed The Martin Luther King, Jr. Survival
Coalition Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the S.C.L.C. Office.
Black Woman
To Represent U.S.
At United Nations
President Ford has
nominated Mrs. Ersa Hines
Poston of New York to be an
Alternate Representative to the
31st Session of the General
Assembly of the United
Nations.
Mrs. Poston, of Loudonville,
New York, is a member of the
Civil Service Commission of
New York.
She was one of ten persons
nominated to serve as
Representatives and Alternate
Representatives on a delegation
to be headed by Ambassador
William Scranton. Their names
were sent to the Senate on
September 13.
The 31st Session of the
General Assembly is scheduled
to be held in New York City
from September 21 through
December 21,1976.
The President also named
John E. Reinhardt of
Maryland, also a Black, to be a
Representative of the United
States of America to the 19th
Session of the General
Conference of the United
Nations Education, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization.
(UNESCO).
Reinhardt, former U.S.
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more attractive to prospective industries which are looking to ]
settle in a growing and progressive community. (2) This i
population increase would give the City of Augusta the ability to I
gain a greater share of any Federal Revenue available to <
municipalities. Annexation would also benefit the new areas
joining our city by providing them with superior city services, i
Due to the additional city services being provided the annexed I
areas, there would be a short term disadvantage; but the long ’
term advantage to the city and the annexed areas in terms of I
growth would far outweigh any disadvantages.
2. While I realize and believe that public transportation is
needed in a growing and progressive city; particularly to places of
vocational training; employment, and health care; any expansion
would warrant study in regard to additional operational costs and
overall effect on the entire city bus system.
Tuple D. Kee 1105 Hogan Street
EDUCATION: ABJ, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Athens,
Georgia - 1951
OCCUPATION: REAL ESTATE BROKER
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: 12 years Banking
experience, 13 years Business experience.
1. Each instance of annexation will have to stand on its own
merits. It is impossible to make blanket judgment on this subject
as an issue.
2. Bus lines should be extended only if the extension is
economically feasible - never in a case to give service to a few
persons at the expense of tax payers.
Y.N. Myers 1301 Steed Street
EDUCATION: B.A. Degree - Paine College; MEd - Wayne State
University; further study toward Doctors degree, Wayne U. and
New York U.
OCCUPATION: Retired School Principal
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: 1 served as principal in the
schools of Richmond County for 39 years. The last 34 of these
years were at Silas X. Floyd School. At present, I serve as
SEE “CANDIDATES” PAGE 6
October 7, 1976 Nb? 26
Office dressing down from
President Ford. Butz made a
nasty remark about the Roman
Catholic “Holy Father” that
triggered Ford's first reprimand
to him.
Ambassador to Nigeria, is
assistant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs, was among 10
persons named as
Representatives and .Alternate
Representatives to the Session.
Their nominations were sent to
the Senate September 17.
Pilgrim Promotes Scott
According to President W.S. c
Hornsby, Jr., of the Pilgrim 1
Health and Life Insurance
Company, H.R. Scott has been a
promoted to senior vice f
president & secretary-treasurer. [
Scott is a native of Athens,
Ga. and received his early I
education in the Athens area, 1
He received his B.S. degree a
from Morehouse College,
Atlanta, and his M.S. degree
from Atlanta University. Scott
has also done further study at
the University of Michigan and
at several insurance institutes.
Scott is very active in
numerous civic, fatemal, and
community affairs. He is also a I
member, trustee and chairman ;
Editorial
News-Review Urges
Readers To Vote
The News-Review urges our readers to go to the polls
Oct. 13 and re-elect Mrs. Carrie J. Mays to her Second
Ward city council seat, and elect Mr. Y.N. Myers in the
Third Ward. The incumbents in the other wards are
unopposed.
Mrs. Mays has served the City of Augusta with
unusual distinction. Our only question concerns her
ability to serve without endangering her health. Most of
our readers will recall that she suffered two strokes
about a year ago. Apparently she and her doctor feel
that there is no danger. She has our total support.
We regard the candidacy of Mr. Myers as particularly
significant He is running in a ward that has never had a
Black councilman (due to the city-wide voting system),
although the ward is more than 60 percent Black. If
elected, he w ill bring Black representation on council to
an all-time high of five (out of sixteen), although
Augusta is more than fifty percent Black. The low Black
representation is due, in this instance, not only to the
city-wide voting system, but also to the low percentage
of Blacks who are registered to vote, and the low
percentage of eligible voters who actually vote.
Mr. Myers should have an excellent chance of
w inning. He is the only Black among five candidates for
the Third Ward seat. And only a plurality is needed to
win. He is well qualified with an outstanding record of
service. A graduate of Paine College, he received the
master’s degree from Wayne State University, and has
done doctoral study at Wayne State and New York
University.
He was principal of Silas X. Floyd school for 34 years
and worked in the Richmond County school system for
a total of 39 years.
Our good wishes will not elect these candidates. Our
votes will.
of finance committee of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Scott joined Pilgrim in 1947
and at the time of his
promotion , he was second vice
president & secretary treasurer.
He is married to the former
Betty Jane Dumetz and they
have two sons, H. Randolph, II
and Wayne Dumetz.
AFL-CIO, UAW
Agree To Aid NAACP
The AFL-CIO and the
United Auto Workers have
agreed to help the National
Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) raise the
money toward a 51.6 million
bond in a Mississippi court
case.
Labor sources said recently
that the AFL-CIO and its
Industrial Union Department,
with substantial help from the
UAW, have gauranteed the
News-Reveiw
Black History Edition Will
Close Bicentennial Era
The News-Review will close out the Bicentennial year
with a special Part II of its Fifth Anniversary edition slated
for Thursday, October 28. Publisher Mallory Millender
stated it will be edited by J. Philip Waring, News-Review
staff, and a group of community consultants.
“Its scope will highlight various aspects of Black
achievements and the rich history of Augusta,” stated
Waring. It will feature local Black elected and appointed
political leaders, past and present.
Pictures of selected churches and their pastors, various
community institutions and another group of “Blacks Who
Helped Build Augusta” will be featured.
Special tribute will be paid to the Lincoln League which
has historically done so much to enliven New Year’s Day
with its honors program at Tabernacle Baptist Church.
“While this edition will again be built around the
Bicentennial year and the American Black Press, it will seek
to stimulate the practical responsibilities of voting and civic
awareness,” Waring stated.
Persons who are to be featured will soon be asked to
bring or send to the News-Review an individual picture
which must be in black and white, slick finished and not
larger than a silver dollar.
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balance of the funds - up to
SBOO.OOO - to post the bond
The decision to aid the
NAACP was authorized by a
unanimous vote of the
AFL-ClO's 35 member
Executive Council.
“We did it because the
NAACP is such a fine
organization and has been our
friends for years,” one source
said. “We’re never spectators
when our friends are in
trouble.”
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