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Calhoun offered high position by Beard, Webster Page 1 VOLUME 13 NUMBER 41 Black leaders cautioned on criticism of Jackson NEW YORK—In an exclusive feature in the February issue of ESSENCE Magazine, Minister Louis Farrakhan, world renowned leader of the Nation of Islam, calls on Black America to support the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s candidacy for President and issues a warning to Black leaders to be cautious in their criticism of the Rev. Jackson. “I want to warn Black leaders to be very careful about how they handle their opposition to Jesse Jackson’s candidacy,” writes Farrakhan. “Please be careful of your manner of criticizing Rev. Jackson...lf you must criticize (him), by all means do it in the spirit of love and unity.” Farrakhan rose to prominence in the fate sixties when he succeeded Malcolm X as the Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s national representative. The Muslim minister was one of the delegation of religious leaders who recently accompanied Rev. Jackson on his successful mission to Syria to gain the release of Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman. The 2,000-word article, entitled >Mil V •■•'* 3fc * IBRI 4 >. '“^*F,. Jr •& JKKh MW * I * > KL I i dsKb *M'4uk ’ >ll s WK \' J: f'^"' , ''\ **■ §1 KMS W1 1 I i Ji I * * f y .M. j- t 1 lv « tv[ Itsi.’ '*?*?? -5- r3Ss’ ,’fefe OMEGAS PLEDGE JACKSON SUPPORT—The Rev. Jesse Jackson, former national president and founder of Operation PUSH, will receive local, regional and national support from his Omega Psi Phi fraternity brothers, in his bid for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination. Jackson, a former second vice basileus of the 70,000 member Omega fraternity, is shown with Felmon D. Motley, national director of public relations for the frat. Omegas across the country will be involved in sponsoring voter registration lun cheons with a goal of signing up three voters to every one Omega man. (Bfre Augusta Neuis-Steuttiu Louis Farrakhan “Farrakhan on Jesse Jackson: A Warning to Black Leaders, A Warning to Black America,” calls calls Rev. Jackson’a campaign “one of the most far-reaching and significant events of this century.” Farrakhan emphasizes that “If Jesse Jackson can register millions of Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, women and poor whites to vote, this would be a Jimmy Stark appointed to Aviation Post Page 3 marvelous achievement, for it would change the face, style and base of the Democratic par ty... Jesse’s candidacy will lift the ceiling of the thinking of our people, especially our young people. “The movement that Jesse’s candidacy will fuel may produce the greatest political earthquake in our history. This earthquake will stimulate and awaken the sleeping giant, the Black church. And she will finally take her proper and rightful place and lead the chosen of God to the promised land of freedom, justice and equality.” Help someone to register and to vote NAACP elects new board NEW YORK—The NAACF National Board of Directors elec ted a new slate of officers at its fir st quarterly meeting as it stepped up efforts to expand the Association’s leadership in the civil rights struggle during its 75th year of work. The terms of officers, under the NAACP constitution, are for one year. Elected chairman of the board was Kelly Alexander Sr., of Charlotte, S.C., a veteran civil rights leader. He succeeds Margaret Bush Wilson, who lost her bid for re-election as a regular member of the board. Alexander first became a member of the board in 1950 and was elected vice chairman in 1976. Succeeding Alexander as vice chairman was Dr. William F. Gib son of Greenville, S.C, He previously was a national vice president. He has been president of the South Carolina State Con ference of NAACP branches since 1977, the year he first became a member of the national board. Elected president to replace James Kemp of Chicago, who died last December after 11 months in office, was Mrs. Enolia P. McMillan of Baltimore, Md. She had been involved witn the NAACP in Baltimore and Maryland since the early thirties and is now serving her seventh consecutive two-year term as president ot the Baltimore NAACP branch. Other ornceis elected were: Treasurer —Jesse Turner Sr., Memphis, Tenn., president of Tri- State Bank and an active member of the local NAACP branch since the 50s. Assistant Treasurer —William Pollard, director of the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department in Washington and a veteran fighter in the struggle for equal oppor tunity for Blacks in labor unions. Vice President —The Rev. Ed ward A. Hailes, executive director of the Opportunities In dustrialization Centrs in Washington, since 1966 and associate pastor of the 19th Street Baptist Church in Washington for the past four years, was re-elected vice president. Paine to mark 102nd year of its fi ■ February 3,1984 r •'/«,. * - ■■■ wp* LAVISH productions and glittering costumes add lustre to the brilliant new Calhoun offered high post Beard, Webster in sheriffs election runoff Only 443 votes seperated Charles B. Webster and Johnny O. Beard as they led a field of five candidates in a special election Jan. 31 to determine a successor to J. B. Dykes, who resigned in early December after pleading guilty to two countys of obstruction of justice and is now serving a four year prison term. Webster had 9,776 votes to Beard’s 9,333. While Webster had the higher vote count, Beard won in the largest number of precincts. He won 32 compared to Webster’s 27. The two will meet in a run-off election February 21. Webster, who had 43.8 percent of the votes compared to 41.8 per cent for Beard, said that he plans to seek the endorsement of the other three candidates in the race. He told the News-Review Wed nesday that he “anticipated all the time that there would be a run-off between me and Beard. Maybe I didn’t expect it to be as close, and I didn’t really know who would be in front. “I plan to see every registered voter in Richmond County and to run harder than he does.” Beard said '.hat he won a “people’s victory.” Webster, he Less than 75 percent Advertising 113th Edition of Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus. See page 6 said had the money, the endor sement of the daily newspaper, the politicians, but I had the people and coming that close, it was a great victory.” Beard also said he was not sur prised by the outcome. “I figured it would be between me and Webster, with five men in the race it would be impossible for one man to take it.” He said he was surprised at the low vote totals for the other three. “With the experience that Calhoun had I though he’d do better. Singley is a fine man. He speaks well. He’s well educated. He knows what he’s talking about. I thought he’d do a lot better.” Bothe candidates said they will seek the endorsements of the losers, especially Calhoun. Beard said, “I’ve talked to all of them and Webster’s people have also talked to him. “I’ve made him an offer of one of the top jobs and so have Web ster’s people. They told him they will get his 18 years in law enfor cement reinstated, but I don’t believe they can do that.” Calhoun received 1 905 votes or 8.5 percent. Singley, the lone Black in the race, had <370 votes or 3.9 per cent. Florida had 4UO or 1.7 percent. Rev. Arthur Sims to lead rally for e defense The Rev. Arthur D. Sims, former pastor of First Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Augusta, will lead a rally for the Ed Mclntyre—Joe Jones Defense Fund. The rally will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church Feb 9at 7 n.m. 30C