The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 64, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1982 Page: 7 of 18
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voting support."
"I am not making a bunch of
campaign promises and have no
platform at this point because
events and issues are shaping up so
fast and furious that we have not
defined the issues that concern us,
in health, education and welfare."
"Over the past thirteen years, I
have been an organizational person
and have been vehemently opposed
to certain issues and proposals
espoused by city officials. I have
always asked for a whole loaf in
my dealings, and sometimes settled
for half loaf because 1 believe we
are a whole community."
Humphrey Has Confidence
Preston A. Humhrey, prominent
realtor said, "I have worked with
Homer down through the years. He
appointed me to represent the
Northside and watch the disposition
of certain grant funding. I was
chairman of the economic board,
co-chaired by Urban League Sec’y
Lawrence Lakey with the late
Gertie B. Crawford serving as
Secretary. We were instrumental in
getting the $1.6 million dollar
funding for the proposed Greenwood
Market and approximately 8 million
dollars for the low water dam
project," he explained.
The group also administered one
million, six hundred thousand
dollars for the recent renovation
and restoration of tiie Adams hotel.
Humphrey said, "Homer will do
his homework and will make them
think he knows, if he doesn't know.
When he is elected, I will make
special trips to the legislature to
see how he operates,” he concluded.
Mrs. Midget, supporter
Mrs. Georgia Midget, former
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dent supporter of Johnson's, told
the group, "we have had a hard
time accomplishing anything in
North Tulsa" and praised Johnson
for his past contributions to the
community.
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trust in elected officials because we
know they are serving special in-
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By E. L Goodwin, Jr.
Contributing Writer
An appreciative audience turned
out Sunday afternoon, at the Hut-
cherson YMCA, for a political
reception for J. Homer Johnson,
Democratic aspirant for State
Representative, District No. 73.
Johnson was introduced by
campaign coordinator Julius Pegues
and suavely informed the attentive
group of concerned citizens of his
objectives, when he is elected to
the position.
Has No Platform
The former director of the Target
Area Action Group and more
recently director of Tulsa Human
Services, presently identified as the
Tulsa Community Action Agency,
Johnson said he has no platform,
but was essentially interested in the
ever changing problems that affect
this community and the district he
will represent.
Familiar with the system and
how government funding is
negotiated and spent, Johnson
stated, "we lose our neighborhood
schools and parks, outlying areas
keep their neighborhood schools and
parks. We must find alternative
solutions and preventive measures,
to solve these critical problems.”
He continued, "I anticipate
changes in the supreme court,
because of the age of some judges,
who will be retiring for health and
other reasons."
"It is possible that we could
return to separate but equal doc-
trines before the Plessy vs
Ferguson case, and eliminate the
88-12 ratio in integration that is
presently being adhered to.”
Watches Funding
The 52-year-old ex-street sweeper
and civil rights proponent stated,
"I’m pretty good about finding out
where the money is allocated in
government programs and am
aware of how big business interests
affect elected officials."
Jonson said, representatives serve
special interest groups, like dairy
farmers, oil companies and those
who give supportive finance to get
them elected.
He continued, "If they receive too
much money for their services, they
will not do a good job for the
people," he explained.
“State Representatives get about
$18,000 a year and I believe a
person should be able to live on
that salary without the sup-
plementation of vested interests.”
He vowed to have a door-to-door
voter registraion campaign and to
represent the community without
the expense of television and media
advertisement, or at least keep it
minimal.
Antagonizes Government
Johnson said, "I get a great thrill
and delight out of antagonizing the
government,” he admitted.
“We need more input from the
junior citizens. The median age of
people who planned this community
was 58-years,” he said.
Why aren’t more young people
involved in planning projects like
Crawford park and Heritage Hills?,
he queried.
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they are concerned for
their children and grandchildren,
he answered.
Pertaining to voter apathy,
Johnson said, “I am basically
concerned about winning the
primary without a runoff, which
means I must get 51 percent of the
vote in the primary through self-
determination and campaign
organization."
He continued, “only 24 percent of
the voting population voted in the
last presidential election and
President Reagan had the nerve to
say he won by a mandate of the
people.”
“Young people tend to emulate
their parents and if they are not
concerned with community interests,
then their children won’t be.”
Appreciative audience attends Homer Johnson’s
reception for State Representative No. 73
City Planning
Commenting about city planning,
the former administrator of one of
the largest public planning
organizations in the city stated, ”1
was asked by the director of city
planning, my ideas. My response
was that he was getting a large
salary for that express purpose and
my thoughts were negative. I will
trade off my ideas, but I refuse to
give them away.”
Applauding Johnson was J.D.
“Jack” Shambra, a retired real
estate broker and an employee of
Tulsa City Development for the past
eleven years said, “electing Homer
to the post will have a great im-
pact on what is going to happen on
the Northside in future years.”
“Having worked with him all
these years in city planning, etc.,
there was nothing that went on,
that we didn't know about. It is
amazing to watch how
functions, and how the
structure operates.
“If Homer is elected, you can bet
your life that he will never be
bashful and will speak on your
behalf. With his knowledge of these
federal programs, you will never
have any doubt, that Homer will
not address and confront the
issues.”
Shambra, Not Solicited
He concluded, “I was not solicited
to make these observations and 1
hope that they will have some
impact on you."
Clarence Tunley said, “we don’t
seem to believe in our elected of-
ficials, we need to get behind
people who will stand behind their
convictions. Homer has done this
repeatedly in front of the television
cameras and other media. He has
belief and strong convictions and is
offering himself for public office.
He will represent the people in a
strong and courageous way."
Johnson said, “in Germany,
people in elective offices don’t have
to raise money in their campaigns,
but in American we do. Big
business own the congressmen,
senators and representatives. Every
representative is controlled by
where their money comes from.”
He continued, in Oklahoma, the
state supports such projects as cow
chip throwing contests and the
Okeene rattlesnake hunt, this is
known as pork barrelling. We must
get our share of the pork barrel.”
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“If Homer starts on a project, he
will finish it,” she said.
Johnson responded, and stated, *’I
used to believe that what we need
in North Tulsa was more
businesses, but from experence and
expertise gained through the years,
have found that this isn’t
necessarily true.”
"What we need are more housing
developments, not low cost in
nature; we have enough of them.
We need money traps and the type
of facilities that will allow money
to stay within the community,
because presently 95 cents of every
dollar spent leaves the community.”
“If we don’t produce anything,
then we don’t have anything,” said
Johnson. "These two things are a
must, if we are to have a healthy
economy."
"We need more high income
apartments in the area to attract
businesses, such as the Woodland
Hills project on the Southside."
System is Economics
Johnson said, "the whole system
is geared toward economics and in
recent years adults have lost their
perspective and given up the
control and power base of our
communities. We have scattered
leadership and must regain con-
trol,” he concluded.
Mrs. Patsy Parker, social
chairman received numerous
compliments for the table decor and
colorful sandwiches, cookies and
punch served at the affair, com-
plete with flowers and plants.
The campaign assistant
ordinator Dwayne "Flip” Midget
said the group has adopted as one
of the themes for Johnson’s
program, ’Hit a Homer with
Johnson, State Representative for
District No. 73.”
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