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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1987
WEEK OF MARCH 22 - MARCH 31, 1995
The death penalty canTt stop violent crime, the American people can
Last week New York State Gov-
ernor George Pataki signed a death
penalty bill, restoring capital pun-
ishment after nearly 20 years. This
was Governor PatakiTs big cam-
paign promise"to make New York
tougher on came by making the
most heinous murders punishable
by death.
_ ItTs certainly true that more and
more people"white and Black"
have come tobelieve that the death
penalty could be an effective mea-
sure in combating crime. Even
though the statistics prove that
the death penalty is in no way a
deterrent, it has become more
popular as a osolution.? Why? In
my view, it is because most people
feel powerless in the face of rising
crime and violence and the death
penalty seems like something to do
that might make a difference. It
isnTt. But the politicians have deftly
capitalized on the publicTs fear and
anger at being so impotent. Many
believe support for the death pen-
alty was a key to PatakiTs victory
over Mario Cuomo in New York.
Andon anational level, the Demo-
crat-sponsored Clinton Crime Bill,
which passed last year with Re-
publican support, identified 60 new
crimes for which Americans could
MARCHERS DEMONSTRATE against racism, injustice and/or racism andi
Pitt County Schools bus driver.
The Truth about Welfare
Social programs to shore up the
single household are badly needed.
It was welfare policy that broke up
the poor Black home to begin with,
since you could not be married or
indeed have a man showing if you
wanted to get assistance. So the
poor Black woman had to get rid of
her man in order to save herself
and her children. In almost a con-
tinuation of mating practices
started during slavery, Black men
got used to coming in the back
door. Even now, most healthy
women on welfare have a man, but
heTs hiding.
While the average Black woman
can stretch a dollar, there is no
way anyone can hope to survive on
the money welfare gives out. ItTs
impossible, and the welfare sys-
tem knows it, thatTs what makes
this situation such a horrible scam.
Anyone with an ounce of human
dignity is forced to become an out-
law in order to survive. The big
bucks go to pay administrators
and bureaucrats; it does not go to
the poor.
If the system were at least hon-
est, they would just state - this
cannot meet all your needs. The
rest you will have to hustle on your
own, but at least you'll have medi-
cal care for yourself and your kids,
and part of the rent and help with
the food bill. That would be honest
and fair.
' Instead, they try to make people
think they are giving all this
money. Andif you try to help your-
self by working a little job or a
tottage industry, or you have help
Is rea
'
». Everyone"those on the receiv-
ing end and those whose taxes pay
for it"agrees that the welfare sys-
tem isnTt working. The system is
degrading, inefficient and top-
heavy. Much of the hundreds of
Billions of dollars that the federal
government spends each year on
welfare never reaches people in
need, Some surveys indicate that
eee to 80% of it winds up in the
hands of the bureaucrats and pov-
erty professionals.
i But while the current welfare
system is a disaster, most Ameri-
8 believe that the country canTt
jt turn men and women without
bs or other means of support out
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from a friend or father of the child,
oreven aman whois not the father
of the child, you're a Welfare
Queen, a cheat, this and that. ItTs
ridiculous. The figures paid to re-
cipients across the country is so
low as to be embarrassing. There
is never enough to eat, not enough
to pay even low rents. A room is
$100 a week in New York. A per-
son on home relief gets just $215 a
month rent. Where can you life for
$215 a month? a park bench? A
woman with three children gets
$375.
Fathers already kick in So the
father of a child kicks in the differ-
ence, pays for the babyTs clothes,
toys, etc. Food stamps are a big
help and need to be increased, not
stopped. They run out in three
weeks, 80 more money is kicked in
for food. A nice TV set. The family
canTt go anywhere. No babysitter.
Ifthe single mother is lucky enough
to have a good relationship with
her mother, it helps.
If the man were to declare him-
self, the woman would be cut off of
welfare and he canTt carry the
whole burden by himself. with the
little help she gets, plus his little
money, they just about make it.
ThatTs whatTs really going on. And
if you say, well, poor Whites donTt
have it so good, they get farm sub-
sidies, food stamps, own a truck or
a car, and the only difference is
perhaps a White woman may not
hustle as much as a black woman,
who is not lazy and rather rest-
less,
In fact, a single woman in her
welfare reform p
on the streets. Most Americans
believe that children"all chil-
dren"must have food toeat. That's
tT ae program was origi-
nally established 60 years ago as
part of the Social Security Act.
Still, the outcry for reform per.
sists, Some have pointed out how
politically motivated that. outcry
is. On my television show this
week, my guest, the Reverend Al
Sharpton, notedTthat while Con-
gress was Willing to bail out the
avings and Loan companies to
the tune of $400 billion, many of
our elected officials are obsessed
with cutting welfare, Most of the
proposals being put forward, both
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be executed. Both parties use the
death penalty issue as a political
football, but have no real solu-
tions for stopping crime and vio-
lence or for changing the condi-
tions which produce them.
While I am completely sympa-
thetic to the lack of trust in liberal
solutions (prison rehabilitation
has been one of the most monu-
mental social policy failures of
this century), I do not believe that
capital punishmentis the answer.
I have always opposed the death
penalty and still do.-Study after
study proves conclusively that
capital punishment does not act
as a deterrent to murder or any
other violent crime. But the death
penalty does have a huge impact
on the Black community. Thanks
to racist nature of the American
judicial system, no white person
has ever been executed for killing
a Black person. Moreover, a dis-
proportionately high number of
those on Death Row are men of
color. In many ways the African
_American community was con-
demned to death long ago. En-
demic poverty, unemployment,
poor education, drugs and the day-
to-day abuse and violence of rac-
ism are built into American soci-
ety.
Ironically, the rise of violent
crime and the increased popular-
ity of the death penalty share a
similar cause: powerlessness. Un-
able to make a life for themselves
due to economic, social and/or psy-
chological instability, and power-
less to change these conditions,
some turn to violent crimes. Un-
able to get the government to set
the country on a developmental
path, and powerless to change the
government, more and more
Americans support non-solutions
like the death penalty. The seri-
ous question in dealing with the
pervasive problem of violent crime
is how to get the country on a
developmental path " economi-
cally, socially, psychologically and
culturally. The popularity of the
death penalty, and the willing-
ness of politicians of both parties
to put it forth as a genuine solu-
tion in spite of the fact thatitisnTt,
is just one more indicator that
under the present political ar-
rangements, there is no such path
to development. You and I and
other ordinary Americans are go-
ing to have to to create it. And
we're going to have to restructure
the political arrangement in order
to do so.
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nsup
20s, not right away but after a
while, would rather dump the baby
on someone reliable, like her
mother, and find herself a job. The
job quest is only undermined by
drugs, or low self-esteem and no
decent clothes to wear.
Buy if the woman has two or
more children, she might as well
stay home, because the costs of
babysitting, and amount of money
needed to feed and cloth, say, three
kids, plus loss of health care, make
the proposition too costly.
There are some Critics are right
about some women who sit up and
have kids while on welfare. But
most of these women are not usu-
ally teenagers. They are older
women who prefer staying at home
and, in fact, rarely go out except to
shop. They may have the father
right there, unless heTs mean or
violent, or they may be rather
lonely and the children are there
little friends. There is often a
neighborTs child or two, or thechild
of a young girl whois struggling in
the mix.
Unless there are drugs or alco-
hol involved, these women are
quite useful. They often bake or
sell cakes or pies, cook hearty meals
for the children and provide sta-
bility for their neighborhoods. And
many of their children end up in
college.
The truth is, for all the talk
about family values, America is
not family or child-oriented.
Nothing in America makes it
easy for singles or couples to raise
a family.
from Newt GingrichTs Republicans
and Bill ClintonTs Democrats, talk
about replacing owelfare? with
oworkfare.? The Republican plan
outlined recently by Congressman
E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R-FL), echoing
the reforms page last year by
President Clinton, would require
that after two years on welfare
people take jobs or become part of
some work program. But neither
the Republicans nor the Demo-
crats have addressed the critical
questions: What jobs? What pro-
grams? Who would Bey for these
work programs? And how would
cuts in welfare spending affect the
overall mario
port of Angelo For
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dham, former officer of the cre
nville Police Department, and Bill Worthington, former
Staff Photo: Jim Rouse
Congress endorses oPartners for
freedom, Expo T95"
North Carolina Congressional :
leaders recently pledged their full
support to farmers, small busi-
ness owners and the tobacco and
agriculture industries.
oIn North Carolina our greatest
asset is our people, this Expo is
designed to generate awareness
for ourindustries and bring people
together to learn more about prob-
lems associated with small busi-
ness, farmers and North Carolina
industries to seek solutions to
these problems through a united
effort, said Dean Rouse, Co-Chair-
man of the Partners For Free-
dom,- Expo.? .
The Partners For Freedom,
Expo "95 will consist of two parts,
an Exhibition and Convention.
The exhibition will have a wide
variety of exhibitors from through-
out the United States promoting
their goods and services. The Ex-
hibition will be a three day event
beginning on March 28-30, 1995.
The Expo will be open to the public
and feature ofree admission and
entertainment.? Several organiza-
tions and companies like Sprint
Cellular, Jefferson-Pilot Insurance
Company, Carolina Greenhouses,
NC Emu Association and NC Pilot
Association will hold presentations
on center stage. T he convention
will be a two day event beginning
on March 29-30. Siminar topics
will include a diversity of topics to
support small business owners,
convenience stores, farmers, and
North Carolina industries. Na-
tional and prominent leaders will
teach seminars to help those in
attendance. The event will con-
clude with a oFreedom Banquet
and Celebration Dinner? on March
30. The convention is open to the
public and anyone may attend.
There is a registration fee and
space is limited.
Some of the invited guest will
include Senator Bob Dole (Senate
Majority Leader), Congressman
Newt Gingrich(Speaker of the
House), Congressman Thomas J.
Bliley(Chr./Sub on Health & Envi-
ronment), Congressman Pat Rob-
erts (Chr./House Agriculture Com-
mittee) and Mr. Rush Limbaugh,
talk show host.
For more information on exhibit
space or to register for convention,
please call 919/569-7171. Partial
proceeds will be distributed to the
NC FFA Foundation and NC Co-
operative Extension Service.
Fulani says new Theory of
Development will Cure Violence
Well-known African American
developmental psychologist and
political activist Dr. Lenora B.
Fulani says that a recently dis-
_covered theory of human develop-
ment holds significant promise
for curing violence and other so-
cial ills. But, she adds, this theo-
retical breakthrough is not re-
ceiving the recognition it deserves
for narrow political reasons.
oFor 20 years, my colleague Dr.
These questions are being posed
by economists and labor experts
who criticize both the Democratic
and Republican proposals. In a
recent article in the Wall Street
Journal, these economists argued
that the proposed restructuring of
welfare could increase the poverty
rate from the current 13% of the
population to as much as 22%, and
that the reduction of per capita
income could have a negative
oripple effect? on poorer urban and
rural areas of the country. Labor
experts have noted that the
economy will have difficulty ab-
sorbing millions of workers with-
out skills or job experience.
nae ce ee
Fred Newman has been working
with developmental theorists,
clinical practitioners, educators
and researchers including myself
to create a practical theoretical
approach to human development,
which insists that development can
be re-initiated at any age,? says
Dr. Fulani. oHis results are ex-
tremely encouraging. The actual
programs that have been devel-
oped based on this approach are
ossible?
The real question is: Can we
create an economic arrangement
which takes millions of people off
welfare and brings them into the
work force in ways that foster the
growth and development of both
the economy and the people whose
lives will be profoundly affected by
this shift?
In my opinion, there is no evi-
dence that the government can
roduce serious and workable so-
utions to these spin Govern-
ment has simply become too con-
trolled by Democratic and Repub-
lican politicking to come up with
real solutions capable of moving
the country forward. Until we take
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the most effective ITve ever seen in
dealing with youth violence, teen
pregnancy, educational failures,
learning disabilities, and emo-
tional pain.
oHowever, these results appar-
ently pose a serious threat to the
psychological and educational es-
tablishments, and to the multi-
care of that problem, there is no
way out of social, economic and
political gridlock, no possibility of
reforming the welfare system, and
no chance of setting the stage fora
bona fide economic expansion. If
the process is opened to the
people"through term limits, ini-
tiative and referendum, recall, the
elimination of PACs, ballot access
andelection reform"if we can cre-
ate real democracy in America,
then I am very confident that the
American people can find humane
and developmental solutions to the
failure of the welfare system, and
Pm the other problems we face to-
ay.
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Signs of Answered Prayers
1. If you rise from prayer for-
given and clean inside, prayer has
been answered.
2. If you are more conscious of
GodTs greatness, mercy, love, and
nearness, prayer has been an-
swered.
3. If you rise with greater love
and compassion for other people,
answered prayer is transforming
your selfish nature.
4. If you rise with an abiding
sense of peace in spite of the great
problems that beset your life, God
has answered by preparing you to
confront these difficulties.
5. If you rise with clearer vision,
greater purpose, a more positive
outlook, renewed strength, and
fresh inspiration, rest assured that
your prayer has been answered.
Values
Eight values can enhance oneTs
life:
1. Be wise in the use of time. The
question of life is not, how much
time we have. The questionis, what
shall we do with it?
2. Value work. But not any kind
of work. Ask yourself, oIs the work
vital, strengthening my own char-
acter, or inspiring others, or help-
ing the world?
3. Seek happiness each day. If
you are not happy today, you will
never be happy. Strive to be pa-
tient, unselfish, purposeful, strong,
eager and work mightily. If you do
these things with a grateful heart,
you will be happy - at least as
happy as it is given man to be on
earth.
nags; it trusts. Love does not have
to be tethered, either in time or
eternity.
5. Keep ambition in check. There
is the great danger of substituting
intellectual ambition for ordinary
| human affections. Let us keep it in
| bounds; let ussee toit thatit holds
a just proportion in our lives.
6. Embrace friendship. It takes
a great soul to be a friend, a true
friend. One must forgive much,
forget much, forbear much.
7. Do not fear sorrow. Disap-
pointment in life, is inevitable.
Pain is the common lot. Sorrow is
not given to us alone that we may
mourn. It is given us that, having
felt, suffered, wept, we may be
= able to understand, love, bless.
8. Cherish faith strong, serene,
unquenchable faith in the loving
kindness of God will enable us to
look fearlessly toward the end of
the temporal existence and the
beginning of the eternal, and will
make it possible for us to live our
lives effectively, grandly.
ChildrenTs Gifts.... The gifts our
children need from us are mostly
homemade. Attention, affection,
praise, laughter, dignity and self-
respect. The meaning of discipline
and work. Respect for others anda
willingness to share. A sense of
values, justice, truth and honor.
Wonder and enthusiasm. Faith,
hope, courage and conviction. The
memory of a good home and un-
derstanding parents. If all these
are wrapped in a love that does not
demand or seek reciprocity, then
we will know the joy - even in
awesome responsibility - of seeing
our children become persons and
of realizing warm, trusting, sweet,
life-long relationships with them.
From-PERSON TO PERSON by
Bobbie Lee Holley, oFamily Give
and Take?
Stress
The world is full of stress for a
number of reasons: .
1. Change. You'l see it in tech-
nology, in family and social pat-
terns, in international relations
2. Conflict. Humans seem not to
know how to relate to each other
happily.
3. Materialism. The desire to
okeep up with the Joneses? is a
basic source of stress. oToo much is
never enough?.
4. Fears and Worries: Who can
blame you for being concerned
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Stress spawns other problems -
drug abuse, alcoholism, family
breakups, mental illness and tragic
accidents.
The mind has a lot to do with a
personTs health. The value of peace
of mind is priceless, not only men-
tally but physical as well.
Life is like an onion. Why is life
like an onion? If youTre not careful.
they'll both make you cry. (Hager
the Horrible)
Beer/Alcohol
Almost 80% of teens donTt know
that a 12-ounce can of beer has the
same amount of alcohol as a shot
of whiskey.
Condoms
Among sexually active teens,
16% use condoms less often after
drinking.
Fathers
The father who functions only
as prosecutor and disciplinarian
had better prepare for a lonely old
age. Thaw out a bit fathers and
show some signs of affection and
fatherhood,
Christian Homes
In a Christian home, the hus-
band is to be a spiritual head
(1Cor.l1-3). The wife isto look to the
husband for strength and author-
ity under God (Eph.5:22).
Advantage
If people take advantage of you
once, shame on them; if they take
advantage of you twice, shame
on you.
Collecting Money
Collect money before a gift is
purchased or before the bus or van
leaves for any occasion. People will
try to get by without paying their
way.
Eat a Fish, Stop a Stroke
Eating as little as one serving of
fish per week may reduce your
chances of having a stroke or other
circulatory system disorders. The
beneficial factor in fish may be a
group of substances called oomego-
3 fatty acids?. These substances
are most abundant in so-called
fatty fishes such as sardines, mack-
erel, salmon, and tuna.
By: Study Leader Sirving Kili,
M.D. and his associates (Better
Homes and Gardens, September
1994, published in the American
Medical Association
Woman
If you want a woman to think
you're a prince, you should treat
her like a queen.
Anthony Miller
Anthony Miller, director, gas
system for the Greenville Utilities
Commission, has been elected the
board of direction of the American
Public Gas Association
Food and Cancer Risk
Choose more...vegetables, fruits,
whole wheat bran breads and ce-
reals, low fat dairy products, lean
meats, turkey and chicken with-
out skin, fish, cooked and dried
peas and beans-lentils, split peas,
kidney, navy, black, pinto beans-,
potatoes, low-fat cooking methods-
broiling and steaming.
Attitudes/Behaviors
....Black/White
...Educated/Uneducated
....Rich/Poor
.... Happiness/Sadness
... Churched/Unchurched
... Culture/Rudeness
.... ntelligence/Ignorance
...Nicely dressed/
Vulgarly dressed
....Read/Unread
...smart/Dumb
....Loudness/Softness
....Drug users-Alcoholics/
Nonusers
.... Health/Il]ness
I could go on and on with these
opposites. The point is - the choice
is yours. Education, morals and
values will only make the differ-
ence. Let your family, your church
and your community be proud of
you. The way you live makes the
difference.
-The Reverend Jesse Jackson:
oThe Prodigal Son couldnTt blame
his condition on resources; he had
resources. He couldnTt blame mis-
treatment; he had parents who
loved him and provided for him. It
wasnTt until he came unto himself
that he got straight.? ThatTs what
we have to do. He was referring to
violence - Blacks killing Blacks.
MANNERS are the happy way
of doing things. Emerson
MISSES LUCILLE &
ESTHER M. RICH
Shaw University Names
Scholarship for
Miss Esther Rich
Miss Esther Rich, one of three
children, born to the late Rever-
end William F. and Mrs. Pattie
Jenkins Rich, Blind since the age
of 6, a retired Medical Transcrip-
tionist, was honored by having a
scholarship named for her on
sunday, March 19, at the Shaw
Divinity SchoolTs 10th Annual Sa-
rah Leonard Turner Tupper Me-
morial Banquet, Shaw University,
Student Union Ballroom, 118 East
South Street, Raleigh, North Caro-
lina.
She studied at the state school
for the blind in Raleigh from age 7
until graduation from high school,
then enrolling at Shaw Univer-
sity, 1929, graduating with the
highest average in the spring of
1933.
Receiving a scholarship, she en-
rolled and graduated from Howard
University, Washington, D.C. in
1943 with a MasterTs Degree in
History. Another scholarship was
given to her by the University of
Michigan where she studied for
one year.
Her first job was a medical sec-
retary, Typing Medical records at
Good Samaritan Hospital, Char-
lotte, N.C., followed by a seven-
year stint at the Craven County
Hospital in New Bern, N.C. She
retured as a Medical Transcrip-
tionist from Pitt County Memorial
Hospital in January 1982, after
working there eight years.
SheTs a devout member of the
Sycamore Hill Baptist Church,
serving in several
capacities..Deaconess Board, Se-
nior Ladies Auxiliary, Sunday
School, Missionary Circle, Evan-
gelistic committee...But more im-
portantly, she enjoys visiting the
sick and the nursing homes.
One of the highlights of her life
was attending the homecoming
exercises for her 60th
anniversary..Shaw University.
She and her sister"Ms. Lucille
Rich, a retired teacher, live at 509
West 14th Streetin Greenville and
they are inseparable.
Because sheTs blind, that has
not interfered with her academic
excellence, her travels, nor her
faith in God which causes her to
love people dearly.
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boomingly defiant blues... a
rafter rattling voice.? -
Washington Post
Grammy Award winning blues
singer Koko Taylor will celebrate
yet another Grammy nomination
for her latest Alligator album
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a performance at The Grand Em-
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major national media attention,
including a four-star review in
Rolling Stone, a half page review
in People, an appearance on Late
Night With Conan OTBrien, and
recently aGrammy nomination for
Best Contemporary Blues record-
ing of 1994, Concert information is
as follows:
Friday, March 17, Tillman Au-
ditorium Clemson University
$15.00 Call 803 235 7922. The
concert in Greenville, NC will be
announced.
"Force of Nature" is KokoTs sev-
enth Alligator release. It features
three rocking Koko originals plus
a power ful and varied selection of
other songs. With songs written
especially for Koko by Little
Milton (Mother Nature,? featur-
ing Carey Bell on harmonica) and
Rick Estrin (oDonTt Put Your
Hands On Me,? a strong state
ment against domestic violence),
a powerful and original interpre-
tation of oHound Dog,? a searing
duet with Buddy Guy on oBorn
Under A Bad Sign,? and a take on
the Moon Martin rock classic, oBad
Case Of LovinT You,? this is KokoTs
finest album yet. According to
Koko, oThe new album is great. I
N.C. Special Olympics 1995
Basketball Tournament Results
Over 550 athletes from 48 North
Carolina counties competed in the
1995 North Carolina Special Olym-
pics Basketball Tournament Fek-
ruary 24-26in Fayetteville. Among
those were: Montory Barnes, Teon
Barnes, Omar Baker, Chris Hatch,
Parker Heath and Anthony
Johnson. Coaches: Robert Heath
and Eddie Bynum. They placed in
Bronze.
The 1995 tournament was
among the largest basketball com-
petitions in NCSOTs history and
featured state-level competition in
individual skills, three-on-three
and five-on-five team competition.
The local programs that were
represented in the tournament
included: Alamance, Beaufort/
Hyde, Carteret, Caswell Center in
Kinston, Catawba, Chatham,
Cleveland, Columbus,
Cumberland, Davidson, Davie,
Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth,
Franklin, Gaston, Greene,
Guilford/Greensboro, Guilford/
High Point, Henderson, Jones,
Johnston, Lee, Lenoir, Martin,
Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Moore,
Murdoch Center in Butner, Nash,
new Hanover, Orange,
Pasquotank, Pender, Pitt,
Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan,
Rutherford, Stanly, Surry, Union,
Wake, Washington, Watauga,
THE HONORABLE MILTON oTOBY? FITCH and
Greenville Attorney Robert White enjoy a refreshing moment
of spring sunshine on the mall.
Staff photo: Jim Rouse
Wayne, Wilkes and Wilson.
Sponsors included: Gold level =
WKFT TV 40, The FAyetteville
Observer-Times, Q-98 FM; Silver
level = HardeeTs; Bronze level =
Knights of Columbus and The
North Carolina Pest Control Asso-
ciation.
North Carolina Special Olym-
pics offers year-round sports train-
ing andcompetition for over 23,000
athletes with mental retardation.
Through a statewide volunteer
network of throusands of coaches,
sports officials, local program com-
mittee members and event orga-
nizers, NCSO offers competition
in 18 sportsin Olympic-type sports
on the local and state levels.
Mercer
aboard
Enterprise
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class
Edison T. Mercer, son of Charles
Mercer of Route 2 Walstonburg,
NC recently reported for duty
aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Enterprise, homeported in Nor-
folk, Va. ,
The 1991 graduate of Farmville
High School of Farmville joined
the Navy in May 1994.
Small
Business
Loans
Are you ready to expand your
business? Are you thinking ofstart-
ing a business? Do you need addi-
tional funds? The Mid-East Com-
mission offers small business loans
to residents and businesses in
Hertford, Bertie, Martin, Beau-
fort and Pitt Counties. Call Karen
Gilkey at 919-946-8043 for more
information.
The Mid-East Commission is an
Equal Opportunity Lender
Wildlife Show in New Bern
ItTs not adog and pony show...itTs
a dog and duck show...the North
Carolina Wildlife Show in New
Bern, March 25th and 26th. You'll
see all types of wildlife art, from
paintings and prints to sculpture
and scrimshaw...sporting
collectibles]|...conservation
exhibits...antique and working
om od
414 LATHAM, Investment Property, over 2300 sq,
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apts. $49,900, Call for details.
decoys. You can talk shop with
artists and carvers, buy artwork
for your home, watch champion
retrievers at work...and itTs all
happening in Downtown New
Bern...at the Sudan Temple and
the Sheraton Grand. For young-
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with mini-cars on a 3)-foot indoor
WILLIAMS ROAD, 2 Bedrms, 1.5 baths
townhouse, brick exterior, central air,
1601 CHESTNUT STREET 2 St
Higgs Subdivision. 1,
baths. Good investment property. *27,
track...the winners in a wild bird
habitat contest...an aquatic touch
tank and live birds of prey. The
hours are 10 to 6 Saturday, 10 to 4
Sunday, and a $5 ticket is good for
one or two days. Kids under 12 get
in free! For more about the North
Carolina Wildlife Show, call 636-
5065.
ranch In
A4 sq, ft. yb oom,
PERKINS ROAD. Brick veneer ranch style, 3
bedrooms, } bath, central air, enced in
backyard. '39,900.
$44,500.
201
DUPLEX APARTMENT, Mays Subdivision,
Greenville, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, central air, built
in ~88. Great Investment Property, *75,900.
house, fireplace, hardwood floors, window salety
bars, iy e closel, fenced in backyard, corner lot,
145.900.
NASH STREET, 2 Bedrooms, brick
13 VANCE STREET,
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75,000.
Investment
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located on a cul-de-sac, storm doors &
sell as is.
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ealtor, GRI,
put all of my heart, my mind, my
soul, everything, into every song
and every lyric.? KokoTs received
every award the blues world has to
offer. She recently won her 14th
W.C. Handy Award (the Grammy
of the Blues community), more
than any other female blues art-
ist. SheTs received Grammy nomi-
nations for six of her seven Alliga-
tor recordings, and wona Grammy
oQueen of the Blues,? Koko Taylor, to perform in Greenville
in 1984. On March 3, 1993, Chi-
cago Mayor Richard M. Daley
presented Koko with a oLegend of
the Year? award, and declared the
day oKoko Taylor Day? through-
out Chicago. Koko has beaten the
odds by succeeding in the male-
dominated blues world. SheTs
taken her musicfrom the tiny clubs
on the South Side of Chicago to
giant festival around the world.
SheTs appeared on national , vi i
sion numerous times and haseven
been the subject of PBS documen-
ness, sheTs still going strong. With
critics and fans already raving
about oForce of Nature? and with "
Koko embarked on a cross-coun-
try tour, the oQueen of Blues? is
poised and ready to reach her larg-
est audience yet.
Local Artist Debuts Recording
Bonita Burney-Simmons will
introduce her debut recording
project (The Creation) 7:30 PM
Saturday May-13, 1995 at the
Holiday Inn in Kinston, NC. After
listening to this disc you'll under-
stand how this young lady has
quietly made a name for herself in
the gospel music industry. Bonita
manages to meld traditional and
contemporary texturesin this ster-
ling collection of songs ushering
the listener into a spirit of praise
and worship. Fans will be delighted
because thereTs something for ev-
eryone and not one weak link.
At the age of twelve, Bonita
formed the group known as oTried
By Fire? and launched her musical
career. She traveled throughout
the south spreading the gospel in
song.
She has opened concerts for such
gospel greats as the Winahs,
Vernessa Bell Armstrong, Williams
Brothers, Shirley Caesar, Timothy
Wright, Jackson Southernairs,
Albertina Walker, Luther Barnes,
Gospel Keynotes, etc. She has ap-
peared and won first place on nu-
merous occasions at the world fa-
mous Apollo Theatre in New York.
Other television credits include a
NBC television documentary on
Black Gospel Music in which she
was spotlighted along with the
WinahsT Family and M.C. Ham-
mer. Her versatility is pervasive.
as demonstrated in her role in the
play oMy Lord What A Morning.?
Her personal appearances draw
large audiences in churches, audi-
toriums and civic centers where
she transforms concerts into re-
vivals. .
There are many words one could
~use to describe a singer's talent,
style, and ability, but there are no
words to adequately describe
Bonita; except to say that she has
a special gift and anointing from
God.
Pugh deployed to the Persian Gulf |
Navy Seaman Recruit Saudona
V. Pugh, a 1987 graduate of North
Pitt High School of Bethel, NC, is
halfway through asix-month over-
seas deployment aboard the air-
craft carries USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower, which so far has in-
cluded duty in the Persian Gulf
near Iraq and in the Adriatic Sea
off of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Pugh is one of 5,000 Sailors and
Marines aboard the ship which
departed Norfolk, Va., in October,
and has traveled more than 28,000
miles. While in the Persian Gulf,
Pugh supported the effort to deter
Iraqi aggression on the Arabian
peninsula and helped enforce the
no-fly zone over southern Iraq.
Traveling back through the Red
Sea and Suez Canal into the Medi-
terranean and Adriaticseas, Pugh
and fellow shipmates have been
supporting international efforts off
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Operating with guided missile
cruisers equipped with Tomahawk
cruise missiles, PughTs ship pro-
vides a formidable forward pres-
ence with its 70 tactical aircraft,
and its capability to move more
than 700 miles a day.
While spending more than 85
days atsea during the deployment,
Pugh also has visited Italy, France
and the United Arab Emirates.
PughTs involvement in the de-
ployment is an example of how
U.S. Sailors are serving aboard
ships, submarines and aircraft
carriers around the world from
the Persian Gulf and Western Pa-
cific Ocean to the Mediterranean
Sea. Whether delivering humani-
tarian assistance, cargo, or troops
from the sea, these highly-trained
naval forces provide a unique cri-
sis-response option, which can be
withdrawn quickly when no longer
needed.
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lovely Pastor Ruth Peterson (above) and beautiful co-paster Helen Williams.
-chologist Lev Vygotsky which first
revealed that development is not.
basically individualistic. His stud-
ies of very young children demon-
strated that development occurs
through conjoint activity by in-
fants and their older caregivers,
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leading him to embrace social ac-
tivity, rather than individual be-
havior, as the proper unit of
growth. Fulani says that Dr.
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work relevant to contemporary
social crisis by differentiating in
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practical ways learning"what he
calls othe mere acquisition of in-
formation?"from development.
oThe overwhelming majority of
social programs are based on the
prevailing anti-developmental
model ~ says Dr. Fulani. oBut as
psychologists, educators and par-
ents, we must be in a position to do
more than just tell our children to
stop the violence, to just say no to
drugs or to avoid getting preg-
nant. We must help them to create
environments in which they"and
we "can grow, can develop.?
One such environment, says
Fulani, is-the eleven-year old-All
Stars Talent Show Network which
she and Newman co-produce. Each
year, more than 30,000 Black and
Latino young people throughout
New York City help create an al-
ternative to violence by producing
a network of talent shows in local
communities.
oAs a university student, I was
profoundly influenced by Frantz
Fanon and his work on the psy-
chology of oppression. I searched
for a Black psychology that could
emotionally and intellectually lib-
erate my people. While helpful in
giving African Americans a greater
sense of identity, I found that a
Black psychology"like all psy-
chologies"promotes a non-devel-
opmental view of human beings ~
says Fulani.
Dr. Fulani received her Ph.D. in
developmental psychology from
the City University of New York.
She currently practices social
therapy at the East Side Center
for Social Therapy in New York
City and is the chairperson of the
Committee for a Unified Indepen-
dent Party (CUIP).
REV. J.H. WILKES, pastor of BurneyTs Chapel and Union
Grove Free Will Baptist Churches, is always ready toshare an
encouraging word to those he meets. His cheery smile and
pleasant personality are contagious.
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NCBEMO holds first
executive board meeting
The NCBEMO held itTs first
Executive Board Meeting for 1995
on Saturday, February 18, 1995 at
the NC League of Municipalities.
Albert G. Coates Building, Raleigh.
The new elected President,
Mildred A. Council, Council mem-
ber of Greenville.
Highlights of the meeting were
as follows:
-Reviewed Constitution and By-
laws of the Agreement between
the NC League and NCBEMO and
will finalize next meeting.
-Build stronger partnership with
N.C. League and staff as one of its
constituent groups and as mem-
ber.
-Report of NCBEMO Survey that
was sent to all 358 elected officials
tae ate ate ate whe ate
The
ont
as to top priorities for the year
should be and they were as fol-
lows:
1. Building/Rebuilding our clout
with the Governor, the General
Assembly, President, and Con-
gress, etc.
2. Providing a directory of the
members and data on Black
Elected officials.
3. Presenting a workshop at the
NC League of Municipalities
4. Increasing Membership and
participation on League Boards
and Committees
5. Training and Retraining for
new and veteran-elected officials
6. Effective Networking
7. Marketing
8. Preserving Rich History of
NCBEMO (PROFILE)
Because we're the reunion specialists. We
specialize in planning some of the largest and best
reunions held in Greenville and Pitt County.
Families, military buddies, high school friends--
even entire neighborhoods have used our free
services. And we would like to assist you in
' planning your next reunion.
Join us at our Reunions Planners Workshop on
Monday, March 27, 1995 at the Ramada Inn,
Greenville, NC. Registration fee- $12.00 per
person. Deadline: Thursday, March 23, 1995.
To register, call (919) 752-8044 or 1-800-537-
5564.
Hoa Center of Eastern
lorth Carolina
oe
_ Business activity in the South-
east rose 0.9 percent (or 3.6 per-
cent on an annualized basis) in the
fourth quarter of 1994, according
to the Wachovia Southeast Busi-
ness Index. For the full year 1994,
the index has risen 5.1 percent.
During the fourth quarter, three
of the four major components com-
prising the index improved and
one declined when compared with
the third quarter of 1994,
Non-agricultural employment
rose 0.8 ~percent and the value of
building permits, which reflect
construction plans, were up 2.1
percent during the quarter. New
claims for unemployment benefits
fell 4.5 percent in the fourth quar-
ter. The average manufacturing
workweek retreated slightly from
41.6 hours to 41.5 hours.
In the fourth quarter, the rate of
growth in total nonagricultural
employment was above the na-
tional average in five of the 13
states " Louisiana, Arkansas,
Kentucky, Florida and Georgia.
The largest increases in employ-
ment this quarter were recorded
in Louisiana, Arkansas and Ken-
tucky. The only loss in employ-
ment was registered in South
Carolina. For the year, non-agri-
cultural employment has grown
2.8 percent, both in the South-
east and nationally.
Of the 13 Southeastern states
tracked by the index, four reported
a higher value for building per-
mits issued during the fourth
quarter when compared with the
preceding quarter. For the full
year, building permits in the
Southeast increased 6.8 percent.
Decreases in new unemploy-
ment claims were reported in 11
states during the fourth quarter.
The most notable declines in un-
employment claims were in
Florida at 9.8 percent and Ten-
nessee at 8.1 percent. Arkansas
and Maryland reported higher un-
employmentclaims. For the South-
east, unemployment claims de-
clined 4,3 percent during 1994.
The seasonally adjusted unem-
ployment rate for the Southeast
was 5.4 percent in the fourth quar-
ter, down 0.3 of a percentage point
fromthe previous quarter. Nation-
ally, the fourth quarter unemploy-
ment rate was 5.6 percent, 0.4 of a
percentage point below the third
quarter. When compared with the
prior year, the 1994 jobless rate
was 0.8 ofa percentage point lower
for the Southeast and 0.9 percent
lower for the nation as a whole.
The fourth quarter unemploy-
ment rate was below the national
average in nine of the 13 states
tracked. The lowest rates were in
Tennessee at 3.9 percent and North
Carolina at 4.1 percent. The high-
est rates were in West Virginia at
8.4 percent and Louisiana at 8.0
State Unemployment Rate
Jumps in February
RALEIGH - North CarolinaTs
seasonally adjusted unemploy-
ment rate rose almost a full per-
cent in February, going up from
3.8 to 4.S percent, Ann Q. Duncan,
Employment Security Commission
(ESC) chairman, announced today.
The unemployment rate in Feb-
ruary, 1994 was 5.1 percent. The
state unemployment rate remains
below the U.S. rate, which went
down in February from 5.7 to 5.4
percent. ESC economists consider
5 percent near full employment.
In February the number of jobs
in North Carolina declined by 400.
oWhat the unemployment rate
doesnTt indicate is there are still a
number of employers who are hav-
ing a hard time finding qualified
workers,? says Chairman Duncan.
oRecent action such as cutting
unemployment insurance taxes is
designed to help companies create
jobs and put more people to work.?
North Carolina has one of the low-
est unemployment rates of the
nationTs 11 large states included
in the federal governmentTs
monthly survey. California had the
highest unemployment rate
among that group at 7.3 percent.
April is National STD
Awareness Month
There are an estimated 12 mil-
lion new cases of sexually trans-
mitted diseases (STDs) every year,
two-thirds of them in people under
the age of 25. In 1994, North Caro-
lina had the highest number of
gonorrhea cases and the fourth
highest number of syphilis cases
in the Nation. To draw attention
to these STD epidemics, Governor
James B. Hunt has officially de-
clared April as STD Awareness
Month.
oWith the advent of AIDS, many
people are no longer concerned
about STDs like syphilis and gon-
orrhea that are curable. But they "
should be,? said Gregg Allinson,
Executive Director of Picaso, the
Pitt County AIDS Service Organi-
zation. oIn addition to causing se-
rious injury to the body, STDs can
actually increase the likelihood of
HIV transmission, especially ul-
cerative diseases like syphilis and
herpes. HIV can also make other
sexually transmitted diseased
harder to treat,? he said.
Ifleft untreated, STDs can cause
serious consequences, such as ste-
rility, pelvic inflammatory dis-
eases, ectopic pregnancies, and
infant mortality. Symptoms of
STDs can include discharge, pain,
sores, or swelling in the genital
area. Sores can also appear in the
mouth. oFortunately, all STDs,
including AIDS are preventable,?
Allinson said. oThe only preven-
tion method that is 100 percent
effect is abstinence. If you choose
to have sex, using latex condoms
can help prevent the transmission
of AIDS andother STDs.? HIV and
STD testingis available at the Pitt
County Health Department at no
charge to you. Services provided
at your health department are
strictly confidential. For more in-
formation about STDscallthe STD
hotline at 1-800-227-8922 or the
Pitt County Health Department
at 413-1300, or PICASO at 830-
1660.
Bowl Over AIDS
PICASO (Pitt County AIDS Ser-
vice Organization) is having a
major fund raiser. ItTs your chance
to bowl over AIDS at the first an-
nual Bowl-A-Thon.
When: Saturday, April 22nd
Where: East Carolina Bowl on
Red Banks Road
From: 1-4 p.m.
Contribution Fee: $25 per per-
son minimum, (you can be spon-
sored)
Teams: of at least 4 and no more
than 5 people to a team
All participants will receive:
*three hours of team bowling
*a limited edition PICASO t-
shirt
*half price medium drinks
*a chance to win door prizes
*free shoe rental
*free food and refreshments
*PICASO key ring
* a chance to win trophies
all contributions are Tax
Contact your friends, church,
school, neighbors, other groups,
and individuals to form a team.
Hurry, we can sign up 30 teams
only!
If you would like to sign up for
this event contact PICASO at 830-
1660, please come support our
annual fund raiser by signing up a
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Minster
held
in rape
Raleigh police arrested an or-
dained minister Tuesday evening
in connection with the rape of his
step-daughter and attempted rape
of his wife.
Arthur McCotter, 45, of Raleigh
was charged with one count of first-
degree rape, two counts of kidnap-
ping, one count of breading and
entering and one count of at-
tempted rape.
McCotter, who has no known
residence or place of employment,
is separated from his wife, police
said.
According to police, McCotter
broke into his wifeTs house on North
Hills Drive Friday nighté ed
his 13-year-old step-daughter.
When his wife came home later,
police say he attempted to rape
her but she was able to break free
and call for help.
Police arrested McCotter at
Chavis Heights after an investiga-
tor received a tip from an infor-
mant.
Sgt. G.S. Britt told The Carolin-
ian that a resume in McCotterTs
possession says he was licensed as
a minister in the AME Zion Church
in 1980.
McCotter is in custody at the
Wake County Detention Center
under $70,000 bond.
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the District of Columbia. National
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tors and certain statistical aberra-
tions. Building permit data have
been deficit by the ¢
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Carolina AmeriCorps
Questions and Answers
AmeriCorps is the centerpiece
of the national service program
created in 1993 that places people
in full- or part-time service pro-
grams meeting community needs
and ogetting things done? in re-
turn for a living allowance and a
post-service educational award.
Why is AmeriCorps important
to North Carolina? AmeriCorps
lets communities build communi-
ties. Itis a vehicle to bring citizens
together to address North
CarolinaTs needs. Through this
program, state needs can be as-
sessed and systematically ad-
dressed on the local level. Even
programs that do not receive fund-
ing benefit through training and
partnership efforts.
How does North Carolina rank
among other states? North Caro-
lina ranks third in the country for
the number of State
Commissionsponsored programs
(14), just behind Texas (15) and
California (28).
North Carolina has more
AmeriCorps programs per capita
than any other state in the coun-
try. 7
North Carolina is a national
model, with a nationally-recog-
nized youth voice initiative, a peer
review process for selecting pro-
grams and intensive grassroots
community outreach.
Is this just a government pro-
gram? AmeriCorps is a public-pni-
vate partnership. Programs are
required to raise matching funds
from businesses, foundations and
other sources.
How many AmeriCorps pro-
grams are there in North Caro-
lina? 24. The State Commission
sponsors 8 operating programs (6
of these are multi-site programs)
and 6 planning grants. The fed-
eral agency, the Corporation for
National Service, sponsors 10
multi-site programs in the state.
Whatare North CarolinaTs fund-
ing priorities, and how were they
determined? Education, health
and human needs, public safety
and the environment.
North CarolinaTs State Vision
for Service was established based
on. an outreach process that in-
cluded more than 6,000 people in
the state. Six regional service sum-
mits of 800 people and a peer re-
| view group of 40 contributed to the
process.
How are the programs selected?
The State Commission on National
and Community Service selects
local programs based on funding
priorities and citizen input.
Will counties without programs
| this year have them next year?
Technical assistance efforts are
currently targeting those counties
for training and education in the
1995 grant application process.
How will the success of the pro-
grams be measured? Site visits,
. achievement of objectives and pro-
~ gram documentation will all be
factors. Ultimately, programs will
be judged on their impact. Did
more children learn to read? Were
fewer senior citizens institution-
alized? Are there fewer homeless
families because there is more
quality affordable housing avail-
able?
AMERICORPS MEMBERS
How many AmeriCorps mem-
bers are there in North Carolina?
There are 469 AmeriCorps mem-
bers in North Carolina, including
249 in State Commission-spon-
sored programs, 129 in multi-state
Corporation for National Service-
sponsored programs, and 91 in
VISTA programs.
The North Carolina State Com-
mission on National and Commu-
nity Service is a referral agency
for potential AmeriCorps mem-
bers, but the local AmeriCorps
programs are responsible for re-
cruitment and placement. All
AmeriCorps members must show
a commitment to service, be over
age 17, be a citizen or legal alien,
have a high school diploma or com-
plete a GED prior to completion of
their term o7 service, and have the
skills necessary to the position.
Whyis it important to fund posi-
tions? AmeriCorps gives North
Carolinians of all ages a forum to
give back to their communities, to
help find ways of addressing com-
munity-defined needs, and to de-
velop a life-long ethic of service.
How can I find out more? Call the
State Commission on National and
Community Service at 1-800-443-
3961.
Through the N.C Support Our
Students AmeriCorps Demonstra-
tion Project, 58 AmeriCorps mem-
~bers have developed or expanded
87 after-school enrichment pro-
grams in eight counties across the
state. Because of their service ef-
forts, more than 3,000 elementary
and middle school-aged children
have a safe environment to go to
after school where they can work
on their homework and have fun.
New River Senior Health Corps
involves 20 part-time senior
AmeriCorps members who are
meeting the health, nutritional and
companionship needs of other se-
nior citizens on a daily basis. At
least two of the seniors being
served would still be in the hospi-
tal if it were not for this
AmeriCorps program. The cost of
hospitalization for a year is
$42,000. Just providing daily ser-
vices to those two particular se-
nior citizens is saving the commu-
nity $84,000 per year, roughly the
size of this grant.
SCALE Community Literacy
Initiative placed 43 part-time and
2 full-time AmeriCorps members
in partnership with Johnson C.
Smith University, N.C. Wesleyan,
UNC-Chapel Hilland Fayetteville
State University. These
AmeriCorps members are work-
ingtoincrease literacy levels across
the state, creating more adult read-
ers and doing preventive work with
children. In Chapel Hill alone, nine
AmeriCorps members have
worked with community members
to set up four new family literacy
programs in community centers,
homeless shelters and neighbor-
hood associations.
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