San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1992 Page: 1 of 16
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UTSA LIB SER
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by Edwin N. Glosson
MAR 0 2 1992
When it becomes too hard to live any longer received
naving children. When these moth-
Fred is no: his name. We
wanted to protect the family
Fred loved his parents, and he
vowed never to put them through the
living hell of seeing theirchild suffer
from a crack cocaine addiction.
Fred had a bad habit, stealing and
ripping hisparents off whenever they
were not around. He did not want to
live this way, so he sought help. He
felt that he had hit bottom, and he
wanted to pull himself up out of the
gutter. •
A young man, in his late 20s, Fred
was beginning to feel real good about
himself. Things were going to get
better, Fred thougght. They surely
could not get much worse.
He was alone now, fighting ex-
tremely hard to kick the habit that
threatened his life and his future. He
did not believe that he would be-
come a slave to a "pipe filled with
smoke-crack."
Fred really wanted to change. Like
all children, the young man wanted
to make his parents proud of his
success.
But somehow the picture became
cloudy for Fred, and he lost sight of
his future. The rosy picture he once
saw was now murky water filled
with disappointments and heart
break.
He wanted help from the "pipe"
which was robbing him of his goals
and happiness.
Fred could not take it anymore. He
had suffered long enough. He killed
himself with a single gunshot wound.
Crack killed him just as if it pulled
the trigger.
Fred had lost all hope and faith in
himself and did not want to sink into
the gutter that he had escaped from
not too long ago-ripping his parents
off and causing them great
embarrasement wiith his actions.
He had vowed that if he returned to
crack again, then he would rather kill
himself. He took a drastic measure,
buteach time someone smokes crack,
they are committing suicide, but
they are doing it a little slower.
Fred is an example that drugs kill-
-they can push you over the edge.
Point Two: A father told his
teenaged daughter that he did not
want boys in her bedroom. She dis-
obeyed and received a spanking for
it. She retaliated by calling the au-
thorities to report child abuse and
dear old dad now had a problem.
We are living in a society where we
haveallowedthegovemmentin, and
now it's difficult, to get them out. A
parent can't punish a child for fear of
being reported for child abuse.
For many of us, our parents did not
spare the rod. But things have
changed since many of us were 12
to 14 years old. Years ago, parents
spanked a child for misbehaving.
Today, babies are having
babies..Girls 14 to 16 years old are
ers are in their mid to late 20s, their
children are standing in their way of
their catching upon what they missed
in their growing up years. Today's
mother will spank or abuse out of
anger because "she can't find her
boyfriend-he's out with someone
else." Many children are abused by
the mother's boyfriend. These situa-
tion have become common place in
our society until the authorities
moved in to protect the innocent.
Two wrongs don't make a right
And many of these youngsters know
their rights better than you do,
(Wents.and we must teach them
better. Many ofus need to get our act
together if we want "our children" to
do alike wise.
The
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nio Register
San Antonio's Leading Community Newspaper for Right, Justice, Equality, and Community Progress Since 1931
Thursday, February 27, 1992
Vol. 60/44
350
First Lady visits East Side Boys and Girls Club
Says 'there is a lot of good
fallout from clubs like these'
Twelve year old Tyrone Darden, a member of the East Side Boys and Girls Club; shows First Lady Barbara Bush the finer points of playing pool. "I feel
"Mrs. Bush!" an excited child
breathed as the First Lady of the
nation walked into the Achievement
Center at the Eastside Boys and Girls
Club Wednesday afternoon.
Dressed in a knee length red skirt
with a red and white silk blouse and
her trademark faux pearls, the First
Lady spent about 45 minutes with
the youngsters from the city's two
Boys and Girls Clubs.
The youngsters demonstrated their
skills with computers and learning
games, played a quiz on the abuse of
drugs and alcohol, and sang for the
First Lady. The First Lady even
played a quick game of pool with 12
year old Tyrone Darden.
"I feel like Fats... what's his name?"
she said as she took the pool cue and
tried to sink her first ball.
The First Lady also spoke to the
press about the importance of centers
like the Boys and Girls Clubs.
"There are a lot of latchkey children
out there, and the Boys and Girls
Clubs are a great solution to these
children," she pointed out "There is
a lot of good fall-out that comes from
programs like this. Everyone just
needs to give more and volunteer
more."
She said that San Antonions do
volunteer and that the city has 'just
about more points of light than any
city in the country.'
"Everyone has to do their part," she
answered in response to a question
on how to combat the drug problem.
"The youth have to do their part. The
parents have to do their part, and the
Presidents have to do their part."
According to Chuck Landy, the
Clubs' executive director, the club
serves about 2500 youngsters.
Twelve year old Darden says that
he comes to the Club about twice a
week, and 13 year old Alvin Perry
has been a member since he was five.
He's nor thirteen.
"It keeps me out of trouble. If I
don't have anything to do, I can
come here," he said.
Ironically, the city has cut funding
to the Boys and Girls Clubs as well
as the Alamo Branch YMCA.
President Bush is this year's
honorary chairman of the Boys and
Girls Clubs.
like Fats...what's his name?" the First Lady Said.
Elected officials
taken to task by
'East Side voters
East Side elected officials met with
their constituents Tuesday evening
to discuss issue ranging from ways
to help small businesses to expressing
concern about a new Department of
Corrections parole facility in the
Skyline subdivision, gun control,
county contracting opportunities, and
CPS's plans to increase the easement
and install high voltage electrical
poles in an East Side neighborhood.
State Rep. Karyne Conley, Pet 4
Commissioner Helen Dutmer, and
Matthew Nite Marshall as well as
representatives from Sen. Tejeda's
office fielded questions from
panelists and constituents for over
two hours.
The only elected official not in
- attendance and,' according to
Frontline2000president Mario Salas,
who did not respond to the invitation
was District 2 councilman Frank
Pierce.
"Councilman Pierce has told us that
he need at least 21 days notice,"
Salas said. "We gave him 36 days—
26 working days—and he's still not
here."
The voters seemed most concerned
over what they perceived as a lack of
opportunity for minorities in areas of
employment and at the lack of
economic progress on the East Side.
"The problem with the South Side
and the East Side," Commissioner
Dutmer said at one point, "is that we
don't stick together. We have to get
together and go to City Hall and the
County and have a show of numbers."
Chuck Landy, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, chats with
member of the drug prevention group while First Lady Mrs. Barbara Bush
gets in the middle of the group. Mrs. Bush visited the East Side facility
Wednesday , _
Photo by Ferr to
Final rites held for
Roberta Hartfield
Large and impressive rites were
held Friday for Roberta Hartfield at
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
with Father Norbert Rosso and Rev.
Mr. Thomas White officiating.
Mrs. Hartfield is a native of
Edenton, North Carolina and at-
tended school there.She was born in
1933 to Eva and William Powell.
She married Frank Hartfield and to
this union one son was born, Earl.
She is survived by her husband, Roberta Hartfield
son, grandsons, mother Denise; Interment was in Fort Sam Hous-
brothers, sisters other relatives and ton National cemetery . Arrange-
friends. ments by The Lewis Funeral Home.
Photo by Ferrero
Miss Black San
Antonio to be
selected Thursday
The Miss Black San Antonio
Board will host its annual pageant
Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Carver
Cultural Center. A project of the San
Antonio Zulu Association, the
pageant will begin at 7 P. M.
The four talented young ladies who
will vie for the title of Miss Black
San Antonio are Felice Nechole
Thompson, 20, Tamara Smith, 18,
Nichelle E. Johnson, 24, and Trade
LaShay Davis, 21.
Women host
reception for
McKnight
Women for McKnight are host-
ing a reception for their candidate,
Albert McKnight, in the Democratic
Primary race for Judge in the 166th
District Court The reception will
be held Tuesday, March 3, at Carlos
O'Brien's, 3011 N. St Mary's from
5 to 7 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres will be
provided free and a cash bar made
available. The event theme is "Our
Vote Can Make It Happen."
Women for McKnight hostess
committee is headed by formerState
Rep. Lou Nelle Sutton, Mrs.Sandra
Gunter, Ms. Barbie Hernandez, Mrs.
Cophra Ann Rector, Mrs. Katie
Jones, Mrs. SylviaWardandanum-
ber of women educators, doctors,
entrepreneurs, housewives, lawyers
and other business and professional
women.
Luncheon honors future
Black History Maker
or. ft
Keynote Speaker Dr. Byron Skinner 0) arid Joe Antiguano, McDonald's,
present Christopher Turner with FutureBlack History Maker plaque.
"If the door of opportunity is
open, walk through it because your
future may be determined by what
you do today," Taft High School
student Christopher Turner told a
capacity crowd at the Bright Shawl
Wednesday.
Turner was one of ten students
nationwide to be selected as a
McDonald's Black History Maker,
including three others from Texas.
Blacks, he said, must redevelop
personal pride, national awareness,
eliminate apathy through
community involvement and strive
for professional excellence.
The keynote address for the
operators was presented by Dr.
Byron Skinner, President of Palo
Alto College and a Black historian.
In assessing how far Blacks have
come, Dr. Skinner pointed up the
fact that there is a resurgence of
racism, confusion among Blacks as
to who they are, David Duke, and
Neo-Nazis.
Blacks, Dr. Skinner said, need a
bold new agenda that includes
depopulation of the ghetto and a
different family arrangement
Dr. Skinner also noted that Black
America's weakest point is'our spirit
of non-cooperation with each other.'
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