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said were declining health condi-
tions among blacks.
Farrakhan also said there is a

AKRON, Ohio"Nation of
Islam leader Minister Louis Farra-
khan stopped here to ask residents
to help mark the second anniver- Conspiracy among certain whites to
sary of his Million Man March on_ keep the growing black population
Washington, D.C. me seve
Farrakhan was in Akron last .
week as part of a 90-city tour pro-
moting the Day of Atonement-Day
of Absence scheduled for Oct. 16
oWe would like to lead the city of
Akron to the spirit of atonement |
because we believe God will heal us
if we atone and God will heal
America if she atones,? Farrakhan
said at a news conference before
his speech at an Akron high school
Wednesday night. Pe
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black community, citing what he ,

Bone Marrow
Foundation
Sets Oct. Event

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CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY"Pastor Eldress Lucinda C. Moore of
BlountTs Creek N.C. celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday, Aug.
23, 1997 at her church, St. CindyTs Holiness Church. By the way!
Eldress Moore is still pastoring the church. Pictured (Top) is Pastor
Moore, and (bottom) a host of family and friends. Happy 100th
Birthday, and may God bless you with many more. (Haywood
Johnson, Jr. Photos)

oThis Award Is Yours,
Community, Not Mine?

INc., which was established in De-
cember, 1996 to assist patients who
have received a Bone Marrow
Transplant or on the waiting list,
will be having their Second Annual
MarrowThon Walk on Oct. 4, 1997
at J.H. Rose Track & Field. The
MarrowThon Walk will increase
awareness for people to get on the
National Registry to be marrow do-
nors for patients with fatal blood
diseases. We are encouraging
people from churches, businesses,

to be upset! (Jim Rouse Photo)

A young American woman of

The Bone Marrow Foundation, TAX! CAB DRIVERS ARE UPSET WITH TH

From Staff Reports
Moments after accepting the best that the African-American
North Carolina Black Publishers community has given him.

Association
1997 Excellence
in Journalism

saying his obest,? represents the

oI cannot accept this award, be-
cause it does not belong to me,?
Michaels told the 250 gathered at

groups, youth or individuals to
come together as a team to raise
money and walk on that day. All
proceeds will benefit Bone Marrow
Recipients and their families. We
will accept any donations if groups

Black SlavesT descent, who with
the support of the entire black
population of both North and
South Carolinas, have not only re-
fused U.S. indictment for not pay-
ing taxes to the Internal Revenue

Award, Cash UNCTs William and Ida Friday or individuals cannot walk. Letters Service (I.R.S.), but has challenged
Michaels, Center in Chapel Hill last Thurs- and sign up sheets have been sent jn YS Court. the sti of the U.S
CAROLINIAN day for the NCBPATs first annual out through the mail but if you did Government and the IRS to force
managing edi- Awards Banquet. oIt belongs to not receive one and you are inter- Jurisdiction and Venue of a legisla-
tor/chief __re- you.? ested in walking as an individual tive nature on US. Slaves, descen-

porter, symboli-
cally gave it
back to his
community,

PARTNERS IN BREAST CANCER EDUCATION HOST GRADUATION"Partners in Breast Cancer Education

MICHAELS

Likening his 16 years of broad-
cast and print journalism in the

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hosted a graduation ceremony for the Partner's educators on Saturday. The graduation was held at
the Willis Building on First and Reade Streets in Greenville. The guest speaker for the occasion was
Minister Annie Suggs of Philippi Church of Christ. The program was open to the public. Partners in
Breast Cancer Education is designed for African American women between the ages of 40 and 60.
The educators, Pitt County nurses and lay health advisors, will deliver breast health information to
women through the local churches. The education sessions will begin in September 1997. For more
information, call Sharon Edwards Brown at 328-6650. Pictured above trom left to right: Cynthia Patrick-
Manning (graduate), Sharon Edwards Brown, Project Manager, Tonya R. Bizzell, Asst. Project Manager,
and Earnestine Haelig, graduate. (Haywood Johnson, Jr. Photo)

dant of African Origin for any rea-
son.

Carolyn Yvonne Worsley, of
Tarbors, N.C. with the Status of
Aliens of U.S. SlavesT Descent, now
under indictment by the U.S. Gov-
ernment went to trial on Monday
Aug. 25, 1997 at 9 a.m. in U.S. Dis-
trict Court, located on Evans Street
in Greenville, North Carolina.

The challenge to U.S. Jurisdic-
tion and Venue over U.S. SlavesT
Descendants is the suit in the form
of Judicial Notice of Association
and Citizenship, and the legality,
under International Law, of the
manner of such association, with
said association being unverified.

Carolyn stated that the indict-
ment should be abated for the fol-
lowing reasons:

That based upon the laws and
statutes of the United States, Ne-
gro slavery, the unilateral condi-
tions under which CarolynTs ances-
tors and antecedents before them
were brought under the U.S. Con-
stitution and its Amendments, as
well as observable racial discrimi-
nation, violation of treaty obliga-
tion of which Carolyn, as a third
party, is the beneficiary, that Ne-
gro slavesT descendants are not citi-
zens of the United States, but un-
der the guise of law and order and
law enforcement continue as Physi-
cal Slaves. Thereof within the
meaning of that phrase as con-
tained in the provisions for self-de-
termination and association with
the United States in Article 73 in
the Charter of the United Nations.

The U.S. Government cannot le-
gally force the taxing and the pay-
ment of taxes by its Agency, the
IRS, upon its black slavesT descen-

from becoming the majority in the
United States.

The outspoken Farrakhan de-
nied he was anti-Semitic, anti-
Catholic, anti-gay or, in his words,

dents, especially in view of the sev-
eral allegations in CarolynTs Com-
plaint, stated Robert Brock, Coun-
sel and Advisor to Carolyn Worsley
is what Brock called a opretended?
arraignment before Judge Malcolm
J. Howard on July 7, in Greenville.
At this legislative Court arraign-
ment. Susan Seahorn, Assistant
Public Defender was present dur-
ing the entire arraignment. At this
arraignment Brock, President of
the Black Nationalist Organization
the Self Determination Committee,
addressed the Court and stated
that Carolyn Worsley was not a
otax protestor? but was challenging
U.S. and Court Jurisdiction on the
basis that she, Carolyn and all 49
millions of U.S. SlavesT Descen-
dants are slaves descendants. As of
this date Carolyn has not received
the transcript of the arraignment.
The challenge was based on well
founded principles of law: oHow

E CITY!!"Shown above outside of the City Hall building are
taxi cab owner Frank Peterson and his lovely wife, Deacon Boyd and Eagle Cab driver Israel. The city
has required cab drivers to have their rates posted in their cars, insurance will increase, have air
conditioning installed in their cars, no broken fenders, and more regulations that will be mandatory
throughout the city. There has not been a rate increase for the cabs since 1981, they have every right

Farrakhan Makes Akron Stop On 90-City Tour

oanti-everything.?

He said no one affiliated with the
Nation of Islam in the United
States has ever been charged with
a hate crime.

Young African American Woman
Challenges Tax Question In Court

can African Nationals, here of
slavesT decent, be associated with
the United States when they never
agreed to be governed by the
United States?? Blacks forced asso-
ciation (now, a violation of Article
73 of the Charter of the United Na-
tions), as well as forced enlistment
as U.S. citizens under the 14th
Amendment, along with forced in-
tegration at gun point is just an-
other continuation of physical sla-
very, according to Brock. Brock
outlined the following four main is-
sues and two rules on which the
refusal of all 49 millions of blacks
of U.S. SlavesT Descent to pay taxes
to the IRS is based:

A. Mutuality"There was no
MUTUALITY of agreement to par-
take in the association with the
United States through the use of
the citizenship of the 14th Amend-
ment.

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GOSPEL WARRIOR OF WELS AM & FM"Shown above is the gen-
eral manager of WELS AM & FM, L. Israel Murvin, Brother Murvin
brings joy to our ears in the Kinston area and also glory to God.
Brother Murvin is a bom again Christian and is truly motivated by
the word of God. (Jim Rouse Photo)

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(The Black Perspective)
From: Lincoln and MamiyaTs THE

BLACK CHURCH IN AFRICAN

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

The problems are:

1. Sin

2. Lack of evangelism in fulfill-
ing its religious role

3. Secularization (loss of respect
for church, dwindling membership)

4. Problems with young people
(loss of young people due to domi-
nating elders, loss of interest)

5. Criticism of churchTs leader-
ship.

6. An uneducated, trained clergy

7.Lack of adequate finances

8. Racism in the larger society

9. Social conditions and the prob-
lem of Black people

10. No response

Rev. Dr. Thomas Kilgore, former
president of the Progressive Na-
tional Baptist Convention, pastor,
theologian, and a college chaplain
at the University of Southern
CaliforniaTs comments: I see rough
days ahead for the Black church
because of the following:

1. Selfish expectations of Black
preachers (what he called othe an-
niversary syndrome?, of preachers
wanting to receive money for what-
ever they did for people

2. Failure of the Black church (as
a whole) to work for the renewal of
the Black family

o3. Church leaders and pastors
who are always seeking ways of
raising money instead of just being
good stewards

4. Failure to understand the im-
portance of supporting the educa-
tional institution

5. Poor planning in evangelism

A Black pastor of a rural church
in Mississippi said: The need in the
rural area is to have only one pas-
tor be shepherd and steward to one
local congregation so that instead
of having one man pastor 3 or 4
churches, let him pastor only one
church, to give special attention to
that one congregation.

Black churches remain strong
and viable institutions and they
still can ligate the central institu-
tional sector of most Black commu-
nities. This does not however ob-
scure the fact that there are major
challenges and problems confront-
ing these churches. The most seri-
ous one concerns the growing class
divide between the coping sector of
middle income Blacks and the
working poor, and the crisis sector
of the dependent poor.

TodayTs Black Church is strug-
gling for relevance in the resolu-
tion of todayTs problems: racism,
drug abuse, child care, health and
welfare, housing, counseling, un-
employment; teenage pregnancy,
the false malaise with which soci-
ety in general is burdened. It must
address all these social challenges
without abandoning its distinctive
mandate to assist human beings in

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need for spiritual and moral nur-
ture.

RECOMMENDATIONS
If we were asked to make a
single policy recommendation that

- we consider critical for the future

of Black churches, it would be the
need for more, better-trained, and
better-educated Black clergy
(preachers). :

The ministry of the Black
Church is the only profession
where only one out of every four or
five practitioners has graduated
from professional school. Profes-
sional education could help en-
hance the skills and effectiveness
of Black clergy, not only in the ar-
eas of spiritual nurture, theological
understanding, biblical interpreta-
tion, preaching, and counseling,
but also in record keeping, and po-
litical awareness and moral re-
sponsibility.

BLACK FAMILIES

The Black family is the primary
unit of the Black Church. An im-
portant concern is the escalating
problems of Black teenagers and
young adults in the crisis sector of
the Black community, the indepen-
dent poor or underclass.

Black teenage females have
among the highest pregnancy rates
in the world, and Black males have
the highest homicide and incar-
ceration rates in the United States.
There are short term strategies
and steps that Black churches can
take to help poor black teenagers
and young adults toward meaning-
ful survival. High-profile role mod-
els, community organizers, street
workers, teachers, coaches, recre-
ation leaders, and clergy who are
sent specifically to work with Black
youth and their families could play
a significant part in the revitaliza-
tion of poor communities.

Black churches could also estab-
lish mission churches, beginning
with ohouse churches? in the apart-
ments of larger housing projects or

TAXES

Continued from page 1

B. Disclaimer"There was no op-
portunity for DISCLAIMER on the
part of Blacks who wished to de-
cline forced citizenship under mar-
tial law, not even the use of the
oExpatriation Act,? 15 Statute 223.

C. Domicile"The 14th Amend-
ment only granted slaves and their
black slavesT descendants ~resi-
denceT in the states wherein they
reside, however, the legal DOMI-
CILE of all Blacks of slavesT de-
scent was and now continues to be
in Africa, according to all rules of
legal construction, it follows and
Dr. Brock states:

1. The domicile of origin is the
domicile of every person of every
person until it is abandoned freely,

2. The domicile gained by free
birth in Africa cannot be changed
by a slave birth in the United
States, Peters Reports, XV, 593.

D. Jurisdiction"The present JU-
RISDICTION and VENUE of all 49
million of U.S. Slaves; Descendants
of African Origin, is as in the Dred
Scott Decision 60 U.S. 393, and
Cato v. U.S. 70 F3d 1103 that of
martial law 12 Statute 1268 and
Negro slavery.

BrockTs legal analysis is as logi-
cal as his conclusion is inescapable.
The forced association of Blacks
into the United States to perform
the burdens of citizenship and the
exaction of allegiance by point of
gun to pay taxes was the product of
completely unilateral acts by oth-
ers against Blacks. No vote was
ever taken, no petitions were ever
signed, and no polls were ever con-
ducted to indicate that African Na-
tionals in the United States
wanted to live under White-created
US. Constitution.

George Muench, Dept. of the
U.S. Treasury and IRS Agent,
along with the assistance of John
R. Starkey, the overlord IRS Direc-
tor, put his grisly white hands on

Carolyn and like his ancestors of

500 years ago who put Blacks in
chains, put Carolyn in chains and
handcuffed her and drugged,
brought, carried her to jail without
warrant for her arrest. The 95
pound Carolyn was forced by this
200 pound Muench to sign and sub-
mit to U.S. Jurisdiction in order to
get out of jail with a bond in the
amount of $100,000 and all of this
was in violation of CarolynTs hu-
man rights said Dr. Brock. In other

- words, the chaining of CarolynTs fe-

male ancestors by white men such
as Muench and Starkey to capture
and bring Blacks from Africa as
slaves without mutuality and with-
out jurisdiction was continued by
these two white males, now again
with mutuality and jurisdiction,

acing Today's Black Church "

comfort with their Creator. There. Churches could undertake mean-
is no moratorium on the human _ihgful prison ministries.

Remember: ItTs not what you
hear in church of Sunday that
makes a difference; itTs what you
practice during the week.

Our greatest need today is for
more home-builders and fewer
home wreckers.

More homes are destroyed by
fusses than by funerals or fires.

Juvenile delinquency is like
charity - it often begins at home.

Money can build a house but it
takes LOVE to make it a home.

Happy homes are built with
blocks of PATIENCE.

The most essential element in
any home is GOD.

A CHRISTIANTS ABCTS

Attend church faithfully.

Be careful what you say.

Consider carefully every deci-
sion.

Do right; fear to do wrong.

Endure hardships without com-
plaint.

Forsake not your family and
friends.

Go no place that would harm
your influence.

Hate no one; do good to every
person.

Ignore no person; practice hospi-
tality.

Join hands with other righteous
people.

Keep your mind pure.

Lie not; always tell the truth.

Minister to the needy.

Never try to appear what you are
not.

Oppose evil.

Pay your debts promptly.

Question not the motives of oth-
ers.

Remember all of GodTs gifts.

Sacrifice money rather than
principle.

Think before you speak.

Use your time wisely.

Value the bible above all books.

Watch your temper.

X-ray your thoughts.

Yield not to temptation.

Zealously labor for the Lord.

To be heard by the U.S. Court,
before the U.S. and IRS can enter
any olaw and motion? against
Carolyn is a 201 Rule, Federal
Rules of Evidence Manuel Article
II, Judicial Notice Request and Or-
der for Judicial Notice of Status of
association and citizenship which
Carolyn states not verified and re-
quests the United States, Starkey,
and Muench and Janice Cole, U.S.
Attorney to verify, with records
and physical proof as to the mutual
association of Carolyn with the
United States and their laws and
tax laws.

This case of Carolyn raises the
Black Tax Rebellion to a new level
and the following seven slave
clauses in the U.S.. Constitution
must be overcome by the U.S. as
denying Mutuality and jurisdic-
tion, and the two following rules on
jurisdiction must also be overcome
by the IRS and the United States
as well as an Affidavit of Facts Op-
posing Venue filed by Carolyn. Dr.
Brock can be contacted by writing
for your petition at P.O. Box 15288,
Washington, D.C. 20003.

AWARD

Continued from page 1

munity to the old African adage, oIt
takes a village to raise a child,?
Michaels said his hard work was
only a reflection of the love and
nurturing heTs received.

oThe village gives its best in the
nurturing of that human being, in
the expectation that that child will
give [his best] back to the commu-
nity,? Michaels 41, noted. oIn hon-
oring me, you're honoring you.?

The Brooklyn, N.Y. native also
thanked his oprofessional family?
at what he called oa small, but
powerful newspaper,? The CARO-
LINIAN, for the trust they have
shown in him, and members of his
personal family who were present,
for their support.

Michaels also took time to pay
tribute to former Durham Carolina
Times photojournalist Ray Trent,
who died more than a year ago of a
heart attack oin service to his com-
munity,? and asked the NCBPA to
name a special award in his honor
for future occasions.

Joking that he was truly
ohumbled? by the honor because it
forced the usually casual journalist
to wear a suit, Michaels also
warned that the black press must
stay vigilant and on the front line
in othe struggle? for equal rights,
and be honest in its reporting
about what black leadership and
the black church are and are not
doing, to advance their people.

Thanks to the community's sup-
port, Michaels said, The CARO.
LINIAN would continue to stay on

point, bringing stories of impor- )

tance and relevance to our readersT

attention.
WALK

Continued from page 1

connie Gorham-Walston 355-7012.

Please help us to be a blessing to

others in need. For tax deductible
donations: Bone Marrow Founda-
tion, Inc., P.O. Box 8163, Green-
ville, N.C. 27835-8163.

PIMPAC Meet Set
For Monday Sept.
15th At Noon

Mark your calendars!! The next
PIMPAC meeting has been sched-
uled for Monday, Sept. 15th. We
will meet at 12 Noon at the Pitt
County Public Health Center in
conference rooms A & B.

Remember the challenge... Those
of you who attended the August
meeting know that the challenge is
to help inccrease community in-
volvement in PIMPAC. Please
bring a community member, who is
interested in infant mortality re-
duction efforts, to the September
meeting.

Lunch will be
provided...PIMPAC Treat! It will
be necessary for you to RSVP for
this meeting in order to help us
plan for the luncheon. RSVP forms
will be mailed to you soon, along
with the minutes from the August
meeting.

During the September meeting,
we will be welcoming Sheila
Bunch, ECU School of Social Work,
as our new Chair and Zenobia
High, East Carolina School of
Medicine, as our Vice-Chair. We
will also recognize Minerva Free-

man of Pitt County Public Health *

Center for her past leadership as
PIMPAC Chair.

First Annual Art
Auction Set By Habi-

tat For Humanity

On Thursday, Aug. 28th, Habitat
for Humanity of Pitt County will
sponsor a fund raising Art Auction
at St. Peters School on 5th Street.
The auction will feature both local
and international artists. All funds
raised will benefit Habitat for Hu-
manity of Pitt County.

Previews begin at 7 p.m. The
auctioneerTs gavel will start the
auction at 8 p.m.

Admission for this event is $5.00
per person. Refreshments will be
served. Guests are invited to come
early, partake of refreshments, and
inspect the offerings. Several door
prizes will be awarded.

The auction is under the direc-
tion of Marlin Art, Inc., of Deer
Park, New York.

Administrator
Cited For
Leadership

MS. HELGA A. GREENFIELD

Ms. Helga A. Greenfield, vice
president for institutional advance-
ment, was nominated recently by
Region IV (SASFAA) to receive the
National Association of Student Fi-
nancial Aid AdministratorsT Lead-
ership Award.

Individuals selected for this
award must have made outstand-
ing contributions in the area of fi-
nancial aid over an extended pe-
riod of time.

In order to qualify, one must ex-
hibit high integrity, show creative
leadership, encourage others to
participate in development activi-
ties, continue to be actively in-
volved in professional organiza-
tions after holding office; and give
support to the goals of the
NASFAA.

Ms. Greenfield has more than 25
years of experience in the area of
financial aid, having served as di-
rector of financial aid at Shaw,
Norfolk State and Old Dominion
universities,

Ms. Greenfield will be presented
with the award in February 1998
at the Southern Association of Stu-
dent Financial Aid AdministratorsT
Regional Conference.

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TOWN & COUNTRY CLEANERSShown above is the owner of the
Town & Country Cleaners-loCated in Williamston, N.C. For all your
shirts, dresses, pants, and suits, to be cleaned, just drop them off at
Town & Country Cleaners and they will do the job. (Jim Rouse

Photo)

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can see him in your neighborhood real soon. His name is oStan the
Icee Man.? Brother Stan who works at TRW, but his first love is to his
community serving places and going places where others won't
go. Check him out in your neighborhood. (Staff Photo)

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Howard U. Post

WASHINGTON, D.C."Howard
University President H. Patrick
Swygert recently announced the
appointment of Dr. Cecile Hoover
Edwards as interim dean of the
new College of Pharmacy, Nursing

and Allied Health Sciences for the @

1997-98 academic year.

This new college is composed of
three divisions, representing each
of the program areas.

Edwards, who has more than 43
years of research experience in the
fields of nutrition, biochemistry
and human ecology, is professor of
nutritional sciences in the
university's College of Allied
Health Sciences. Her primary re-
sponsibility as interim dean will fo-
cus on organizing the three distinct
faculties into one unit, while
strengthening each individual pro-
gram area. A national search for a

DR. CECILE H. EDWARDS
permanent dean will begin this
fall.

oDr. Edwards is respected na-
tionally and internationally as a
scholar and advocate in her field,?
Swygert said. oNot only will she

bring wisdom and perspective to
the search for a permanent dean,
but is clearly capable of advancing
the academic pursuits in each area
of the college in the interim.?

Prior to this appointment, Ed-
wards served in roles of increasing
responsibility at Howard Univer-
sity, including professor, depart-
ment chair, research project direc-
tor and dean.

From 1974-86, she served as
dean of the School of Human Kcol-
ogy. From 1986-87, she served as
dean of the School of Continuing
Education. From 1985-91, she led
a Howard University team as prin-
cipal investigator in a $4.5 million,
five-year National Institutes of
Health study of factors affecting
pregnancy outcomes in African-
American women.

Edwards earned the bachelorTs
degree with honors in home eco-
nomics with minors in nutrition
and chemistry, and later earned
her masterTs degree in chemistry
from Tuskegee University.

She then earned a doctorate in
nutrition, with minors in physi-
ological chemistry and microscopic
anatomy from Iowa State Univer-
sity. In addition, she has studied at
the Institute for Academic Deans of
the American Council on Educa-

tion.
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agencies and universities around
the globe for more than four de-
cades, Edwards is a diplomate of
the American Board of Nutrition,
and a fellow of both the American
Society for Nutritional Sciences
and the Institute for Human Kcol-
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American Institute of Nutrition,
the National Institute for Science,
the National Council for Family
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The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial
and natural antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race,
color or creed, full human rights. Hating no person, fearing no person in the
firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.

What About Reparations?

Recently, race relations made it to
the forefront of national debate once
more, with President ClintonTs an-
nounced dialogue on race and a pro-
posed formal apology for slavery
working its way through Congress.

John Conyers isnTt impressed. He
says the gestures, whether well-in-
tentioned or not, are meaningless
without concrete action.

Conyers is a Democratic congress-
man from Michigan, and what he
means by action is twofold. First, he
wants programs. The type of pro-
grams that are being dismantled on
the national and local scenes.

But what he wants most, in the
area of an apology and atonement for
the evil of slavery, is reparations.

Conyers has been pushing the is-
sue of reparations since the mid-
1980s, when it first came up. It has
received little attention and has gone
away periodically, but always comes
back.

The idea, if you are one of the
many who hasnTt been paying atten-
tion, is that the descendants of slaves
are entitled to compensation for the
free labor their forefathers contrib-
uted toward building this nation.

Though long ignored, it is a fact
that black slave labor literally built
much of America, a brick at a time.

This was especially true of the
South, where slavesT contributions
were given an inadvertent compli-
ment by those arguing for the pres-
ervation of slavery.

In debate after debate, it was ar-
gued that the Southern feudal sys-
tem would collapse if they were
forced to pay for the labor performed
by their black conscripts.

That this was essentially true was
acknowledged during the Recon-
struction period, when Radical Re-
publicans (it still sounds like a bi-
zarre concept, doesnTt it?) made the
famous pledge of oforty acres and a
mule? to each of the ofreedmen.?

However, once the war was won,
and all the spoils had been bled out
of the former Confederate territories

by enterprising ovisitors? from up
north, blacksT benefactors moved on
to more interesting preoccupations.

They had discovered that there
were an awful lot of freed slaves, and
not that many acres (or mules, for
that matter) to go around. So the is-
sue was just forgotten.

But not forever. The money paid
to Japanese detainees was a start.
And most recently, the decision by
the Florida legislature to pay the
victims of the Rosewood rampage
gave courage to those like Rep. Con-
yers who say that it is only fair.

How should blacks view the issue
of reparations? Two questions need
to be answered. First, is it fair and
right? And second, is it likely to
come about?

The answer to the first question is,
of course itTs right. Generations of
Africans were enslaved, brutalized
and forced to work with no compen-
sation, benefitting their tormentors
in ways that they are still enjoying
even today.

Of course their descendants de-
serve to share in some measure in
the wealth their own ancestorsT
hands created.

The fact that this totals hundreds
of millions of dollars now should be
irrelevant.

But it isnTt. The answer to the sec-
ond question, in modern-day
America, is onot in a million years.?

As the American courts made
clear in their decision in the T70s not
to give back land which had been sto-
len from the real Americans (Indi-
ans), there comes a point at which it
is just too costly, confusing and dis-
ruptive to odo the right thing,? even
when it is undeniable that it is right.

If America wonTt give the Indians
back any of the land it stole from
them, there is no way on Earth it
pay Africans for the labor it tole
from them.

Yes, reparations are deserved. But
the energy being expended on trying
to get them could probably be better
used on other projects.

A Dangerous Game

Min. Curtis Gatewood fired the
opening volley in his bid to become
state NAACP president recently.

It is a game that could backfire,
both on the charismatic young minis-
ter and on the organization he wants
to run.

In what seems to have been a cal-
culated move, Gatewood, recently
promoted to district director from
his Durham NAACP presidency,
sent a letter to Durham Schools Su-
perintendent Ann Denlinger in
which he said, basically, that he was
still calling the shots.

Gatewood told Denlinger that,
talks with current Durham NAACP
officials notwithstanding, she was
still bound by the requirements he
set forth while he was president if
she wanted real progress.

That was news to the Durham
NAACP board and its new presi-
dent, Harry Monds, Jr. Although
Monds declined comment, preferring
to keep any disagreement private, a
Durham board member complained
to the state office.

North Carolina NAACP President
oSkip? Alston immediately issued a

statement that Gatewood had over-
stepped his authority and, district di-
rector or not, had no right to dictate
the positions of local branches.

It is easy to imagine that Gate-
wood is positioning himself, as he of-
ten has, as the strident voice de-
manding change, juxtaposed to the
more otimid? positions of the powers
that be, particularly Alston, whom
he wants to replace come October.

It is a persona that has won him a
lot of support, particularly among
younger members.

But it could come back to haunt
him, as NAACP delegates ponder
their choices. Quite a few may not
much like the idea of electing some-
one who thinks he can take charge of
their individual branches and tell
them what to do.

Also, if a number of folks line up
on either side of the issue, the rift
could boil over into the public arena,
costing the NAACP badly needed
credibility and support.

To be sure, we think Min. Gate-
wood knows what he is doing.

Whether what he is doing is right
remains to be seen.

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Parents Need To Ask,
Why ArenTt Our Kids
Succeeding?

BY TREY BANKHEAD Z

FINAL PART OF A TWO PART SERIES

Parents need to see themselves for the role models they
are. ITll never forget it: I was driving home, with my little
brother in the back seat. A car swerved in, and cut me off. As
I slammed on the brakes, I cursed, something ITd never given
any thought to. Imagine my surprise when a few weeks
later, my little brother proudly greeted my father with the
same words ITd used then? Parents are always complaining
about how their kids odonTt act right? and how they are ojust
born bad.? ITm twenty-seven years old, what many would call
a oGeneration X-er.? When people twenty years older than
me tell me that my generation is messing up the world, that
we're lazy slackers who have no values, I ask them, oDidn't
BabyBoomers raise Generation X?? The same things apply to
this newer generation. If parents are going to complain
about their kids, then they should DO something about it,
because they're the ones that raised their kids! Here are
some suggestions for parents, presented by Eddie Davis III,
a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education:

1) We must do a better job making kids understand that
they must defy negative expectations of them.

2) Please allow kids to connect with positive role models
in our communities.

3) We must ask our children to avoid negative language.

4) Ask our children to read! We must, in turn, read to
them!

5) Ask our children to stand for justice for themselves,
and to stand against all injustice.

6) Ask them to dream about a world where they can
make a difference.

7) Please live ethical lives in front of children. Kids re-
member not what you say, but what you do!

8) Complain upward. If you have a complaint, talk to
people that CAN make changes.

9) Please ask our kids to ask for Excellence without
Excuse. They should always strive for excellence without
making excuses as to why they canTt succeed.

10) Stand up and be proud of the wonderful things you
do. Modesty is good, but too much of it is destructively limit-
ing.

There are a lot of reasons why our kids, on the average,
are not succeeding in school. ITve just named a lot of them.
I've also just gotten a LOT of people angry with me. It
doesnTt matter. If youTre angry with me, then you're thinking
about what ITve said. If youTre thinking about it, then you
can do something to make a difference yourself. So, instead
of complaining to your friend oDid you see what that guy in
the paper wrote,? see if you can do anything to change what
ITm making a fuss about. ITm trying to change things. Are
you?

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING IS NOT AS EASY AS IT
LOOKS FOR PARENTS

I have to wonder what kids really are learning in schools
today. As a teacher, I know what I am trying to teach in the
classroom. But, ITm not a fool. I also know that kids are more
effective in teaching kids than teachers are effective in
teaching kids. Why else is peer pressure so powerful? -

Parents need to take a hard look at what type of school
their child is attending. I am not just referring to the cur-
riculum. What type of population does the school serve? How
diverse, in terms of race and religion, is the school? Are the
kids exposed to other cultures, other religions, other races?
Or, are they kept isolated in an environment that is suppos-
edly oreligion-free? and orace-free??

I ask this because many parents just assume that their
child is getting a well-rounded education. However, parents
must remember that not everything their child learns in
school comes from their instructors. If parents want to pick
the best educational environment for their child, then they
need to know how to shop.

Shopping is one area in which every parent has a great
deal of experience. How do I know? Every time I head for one
of the local malls, I have a hard time finding a parking
space, Especially now, with all the oBack to School? sale
insanity going around (Not that ITm immune: my wife and I
saw this fantastic desk we're going to get very soon. It'll look

great in our office). EveryoneTs looking for the best deal on
clothes, food, furniture...you name it, thereTs always a battle
to find the best price on it. But many parents tend to take
their childrenTs education for granted. No shopping around
for the best deal, just a kind of othis is the best one because
itTs the only one? mentality. You wouldnTt shop that way for
a car; why shop that way for your childTs future?

The point ITm trying to make is this: A school is respon-
sible for far more than just obook learning.? Kids learn a
great deal more: about themselves; how to interact with
older people; how to interact with younger people; how to
form opinions about issues such as race, religions, sexual
orientation, and gender; how to operate in a new environ-
ment; and how to be responsible. As a result, parents should
take these things into account when choosing a school. There
are a lot of things a parent can do to make certain their child
receives a quality education.

VISIT the school. Talk with the principal, as well as with
all the teachers your child will have. By doing this, you will
begin to forge a partnership with the school, letting them
know that you are interested in your childTs education. Also,
many teachers love talking with concerned parents. I had a
parent visit my classroom last week because she wanted to
see what was going on in her sonTs class. Another parent
dropped by the next day to ask about her sonTs progress.
Personally, I love dealing with concerned parents; it means
that theyTre going to help educate their children. Since they
see them more than I do, they usually have good suggestions
about what their child needs.

RESEARCH the school, as well as the school system.
Public schools are required to report to the North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction. Because of this,
they can usually answer any questions you may have about
the history of a particular school. For that matter, go to
other parents who have children in the school. Ask them
what they think of the school. Has the school been in the
news? If so, for what reason?

LOOK at the student population in your childTs school.
What do you see? Is it racially diverse? Do you see gang
colors? Are you comfortable with who you see entering the
same school your child is attending?

ASK questions. Remember, you are, in one form or an-
other, paying the school for a service. As such you are en-
titled to know what you are paying for. You should have full
access to your childTs records, as well as his/her teachers. If
you are concerned, visit the school during school hours and
ask to sit in the classroom while class is in session. Do not be
shy about asking about an instructorTs background.

GO to anything that gives you more insight into the
school. Both Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and school
board meetings are open to the public. For that matter,
many schools have some form of informative meetings sched-
uled at various points during the year. DonTt wait for your
child to bring home a flyer; call the school and ask. Ask for
regular conferences with your childTs teachers, in order to
make certain you know whatTs going on with your child.

SHARE information. You'd be surprised how much infor-
mation you can get just by sharing information with other
parents. Everyone has a friend of a friend of a friend who
has a cousin whoTs married to someone who knows someone
who works for the education system. Share any information
you get with other concerned parents. You'll end up creating
a wonderful resource for parents new to the area, as well as
making certain that your child (and their classmates) have a
resource network concerned with their welfare.

COMMUNICATE with your child! This does not mean
asking oHow was school?? everyday. Good communication
involves finding out not only how your child is doing in class,
but how they are doing in their relationships with class-
mates. Is your child learning anything? If so, what? Have
the child explain his lessons to you in his own words. Play
games that relate to the subjects being learned. That way,
you know not only what they are learning, but how well
theyTre learning it. Encourage your child to invite classmates
home. This gives you a look at who your child is associating
with, as well as shows your child that you care what is going
on in his her life. Everyone wants to feel as if someone cares
about them. Make sure your child understands that you care
about them.

You see, contrary to what some people think, shopping is
a lot of work! In this case, you are shopping to see what
manufacturer (school) makes the best product (education).
Every consumer knows that they have rights. As a parent,
you have rights as far as your childTs education is concerned.
You also have more power to get things done than you may
realize. Remember this one thing: SCHOOLS EXIST TO.
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it is estimated
that 20 to 30 percent of them
result in failure. That need not be
so, says Dr. Light. oMost failed
back surgeries can be avoided and
are usually caused by a well
meaning surgeon. While no opera-
tion is guaranteed, by selection of
the proper operation and by
meticulous technique, surgery can
be successful.? Light says fifty
percent of his practice is repairing
former failed back surgeries. oItTs
a happy specialty. When you can
take people who canTt walk and
make them walk again, it gives
enormous personal satisfaction.?

Jon Anger was 41 when an acci-
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back. Three surgeries later he was
still in chronic pain and barely able
to walk, much less work. As many
as 17 doctors said nothing could be
done to repair the damage. Then
Anger went to see Dr. Light.

oI donTt believe in giving up on
patients until ITve tried everything
possible to help them,? says Light.
Light fused AngerTs spine using
bone from the hip and moved bone
chips from the nerve canal. Two
months later Anger was walking.
Now, says Light, when Angers
not climbing ladders or repairing
roofs, heTs water skiing.

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Managing
Diabetes
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(NU) - Diabetes is an unwelcome
lifetime companion and the fourth
leading cause of death by disease in
the United States. Diabetes can even-
tually affect many organs and sys-
tems of the body; cardiovascular dis-
ease, foot disease, stroke, blindness
and end-stage renal disease are
among the complications of diabetes.

People who best prevent the com-
plications are those who observe a
good exercise program, adhere to a
proper diet, practice good hygiene,
follow medication instructions care-
fully and undertake regular foot care.

Ideal management of diabetes re-
quires a team approach by physi-
cians, including a podiatrist for foot
disease. It is estimated that more than
half the amputations among people
with diabetes can be prevented.

Even if complications have not
yet surfaced, there are warning signs.
A yearly visit to a podiatrist is rec-
ommended where specific diagnos-
tic tests can assess the presence or
progression of diabetes complica-
tions of the feet.

For information on proper foot
care for people with diabetes, or for
answers to other foot-care questions,
call the American Podiatric Medical
Association at 1-800-FOOTCARE
(1-800-366-8227).

Herb Supplements
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(NU) - Man has looked to botan-
icals for centuries for relief from ill-
ness and injury. In fact, a Gallup poll
showed that last year 37 million
Americans used herbal supplements.

oThe herbal market is explod-
ing, and is now the fastest-growing
nutritional-supplement segment,?
says Staci Glovsky, brand manag-
er for NatureTs Resource, the na-
tionTs leading herb brand.

Here are some of the exciting
products that the experts at NatureTs
Resource predict will be among to-
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Bilberry, Cranberry, Echinacea,
Goldenseal, Evening Primrose oil,
Grape seed, Milk Thistle and St.
JohnTs Wort.

To educate consumers about the
benefits of herbs, NatureTs Resource
has created the Nature's Resource
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Shriners HospitalsT Research:
A Labor of Love for Children

(NU) - There may be
nothing more sad in life
than a sick or injured child
with an ailment for which
science hasnTt found a cure.

But medical research is
gaining ground in the treat-
ment of children with or-
thopaedic problems, burns
and spinal cord injuries.

At Shriners Hospitals
for Children, what began
as a token allocation of
money in the 1960s has
grown into a_ multi-
million dollar interna-
tional research program
for the hospital. The 1997
research budget totals almost
$21 million.

A recent discovery at the St.
Louis Shriners Hospital, for in-
stance, resulted in the improvement
of tendon repair in the hand.

In 1997, a pilot study is planned
to evaluate the effectiveness of the
oral drug FosamaxT when it is used
in children with osteogenesis im-
perfecta (brittle bone disease). The
drug, which is used to treat osteo-
porosis, may help increase bone
mass, decrease fractures and reduce
the pain associated with osteogene-
sis imperfecta.

Shriners researchers also are ex-
amining how gene mutations disrupt
bone growth; developing more etfec-
tive ways to diagnose and manage
metabolic bone diseases; searching
for the causes of juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis; improving treatment for chil-

dren with congenital limb deficiency
problems; seeking more advanced
prosthetic and orthotic devices for
children with missing, injured or

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Shriners Hospitals are committed to helping
children with orthopaedic problems and
burn injuries by finding solutions through

ongoing research.

weakened limbs; and enhancing the
use of functional electrical stimula-
tion to help children with spinal cord
injuries and cerebral palsy.

Other ongoing research at
Shriners Hospitals holds promise for
the future of burn victims.

Scientists are studying the effects
of smoke inhalation, pain manage-
ment, sleep deprivation, psychosocial
recovery, Immunological and meta-
bolic responses to the burn, as well
as evaluating a device to promote the
&¢change of oxygen and carbon diox-
ide during respiratory distress syn-
drome caused by severe smoke in-
halation and burn injury to the skin.

Shriners Hospitals are commit-
ted to finding solutions to the many
orthopaedic problems and burn in-
juries faced by children.

For more information about the
free medical care offered at
Shriners Hospitals or Shriners
Burns Institutes, or to refer a pa-
tient, call 1-800-237-5055. In
Carpida, call 1-800-361-7256.

Cut Health Insurance Costs
With Medicare Select Plans

News USA

(NU) - If you're a senior citizen
and find yourself living on a limited
income, you don't have to sacrifice
good medical coverage to make ends
meet.

Medicare will cover a portion of
medical expenses, but with increasing
government pressure to cut back on
Medicare reimbursements, Medicare
alone won't do it. Today, Medicare
supplement insurance 1s more impor-
tant than ever, but Medicare supple-
ment premiums can sull take a good-
sized bite out of a fixed income.

One way seniors can cut their
health insurance costs is by buying
a kind of Medicare supplement in-
surance called Medicare Select.
Medicare Select is Medicare sup-
plement insurance that typically
costs between $150 to $300 less per
year than standard Medicare sup-
plement plans.

People who purchase Medicare
Select plans agree to use a specific
hospital or group of network hospi-
tals. Insurance companies selling
Medicare Select plans can offer the
coverage at a lower premium be-
cause they have negotiated with hos-
pitals to waive the Medicare Part A
deductible. The insurance company
passes on this savings.

The Medicare Select program
was approved by Congress in 1994,
according to Cindy Luther, a
spokesperson for Pioneer Life In-
surance Co., a company specializing
in Medicare supplement insurance

and other insurance for seniors. The
program was designed to help peo-
ple on Medicare save money on thei
Medicare supplement insurance. It
began as an experimental program
in a few states and was later ex-
panded to all SO states.

Like Medicare supplement insur-
ance, all insurance companies must of-
fer identical Medicare Select benefits.

oA plan ~CT Medicare Select plan
has the same benefits as a plan ~CT
from another company. ThatTs re-
quired by law,? said Luther. oHow-
ever, there are still some important
features that may mean one compa-
nyTs Medicare Select plan ts a bet-
ter choice,? she says.

Luther offers these tips for select-
ing a Medicare Select plan:

@ Medicare Select plans encour-
age you to use a specific hospital.
or hospitals, in a specified network.
So make sure the network includes
the hospital you prefer or substitutes
a hospital you would use if it meant
saving money.

© If you select a hospital outside
of the network, benefits will be re-
duced. Some companies reduce ben-
efits by just the Medicare Part A de-
ductible. Others will also reduce Part
B benefits. Select a company that has
the fewest restrictions.

@ To ease your mind about trav-
eling far from home, select an in-
surance company that has a large
network and that allows you to use
alternate hospitals in other states.

Herb Supplements Gain
Consumer Confidence

More People Are Reaching for Botanical Solutions

News USA

(NU) - A hundred years ago,
medicine consisted of flowers, roots
and herbs that were boiled and made
into teas and tinctures for healing.

Life was simpler and medical
lore was merely passed down trom
one generation to the next.

Today, people pick up the phone
and call a doctor and ask few, if any,
questions about the medicine they
are prescribed, let alone which plant
" if any " it originally came from.

Yet many modern medicines are
derived from plant sources. For ex-
ample, the heart medicine Digitalis
comes from the Foxglove plant.

A Gallup poll showed that 37
million Americans used herbal sup-
plements last year alone. Indeed,
man has looked to botanicals for
centuries for relief from illness and
injury.

oThe herbal market is explod-
ing, and is now the fastest-growing
nutritional-supplement segment,?
says Staci Glovsky, brand manager
for NatureTs Resource, the nationTs
leading herb brand,

Here are some of the exciting
products that the experts at Nature's
Resource predict will be among to-
morrow's best-sellers in the supple-
ment market:

Kava Kava comes from the
South Pacific islands and is known
for its relaxing properties,

¢ Valerian is used to help enhance
nighttime rest.

e Bilberry fruit was first studied
for its helpful effects after British
pilots in World War I ate Bilberry
fruit to enhance their night vision,

e Cranberry juice extract may
help promote a healthy urinary
tract.

e Echinacea helps maintain im-
mune function and may help stimu-
late natural resistance.

e Goldenseal root has an endur-
ing reputation as a useful supplement
during the cold winter season.

e Evening Primrose oil is an ex-
cellent source of polyunsaturated fat-
ty acids needed for healthy cells.

e Grape seed extract is popular
in Europe for its antioxidant prop-
erties.

e Milk Thistle also has antioxi-
dant properties and may help main-
tain healthy liver function.

@ St. JohnTs Wort is gaining a rep-
utation for enhancing mood,

Today, many people are looking
for ways to help themselves feel
better by using natural products.
While herbal manufacturers make
no specific claims of what supple-
ments can do for you, there are
many good books you can buy that
explain the traditional uses of dif-
ferent herbs.

To educate consumers about the
benefits of herbs, Nature's Resource
has created the Nature's Resource
Herb Healthline. Call 1-800-314-
HERB (1-800-314-4372).

HN

Winterville ~97 Watermelon Fest

~ ~YOURHEALTH ots HEA Hi "
Fight Aches Along With Weeds "
Stretch Muscles Before Gardening

(NU) - A word of advice to gar-
deners: Think of yard work as a
sport.

All the bending, stooping, dig-
ging and pulling you do to care for
your flowers and veggies can be
tough on your body " if your mus-
cles arenTt prepared.

oYou need to condition your body
to do gardening and yard work just as
an athlete conditions his or her body
to participate in a sport,? says Dr.
Robert P. Lynch Jr., a Portland, Maine,
chiropractor and member of the Amer-
ican Chiropractic Association.

To make garden and yard work as
enjoyable as possible, warm up be-
fore doing extended chores, Lynch
says. And when you're finished with
the chores, do cool-down exercises.
oStretching the major muscles of the
back, upper legs, shoulders and wrists
can be essential to avoiding injuries.?

HereTs How

Most gardeners either bend or
kneel to work. Kneeling puts less
oload? on the body, but whichever
way you choose, Lynch recommends
the following for both warming up
and cooling down:

e While sitting, prop your heel on
a stool or step with your knee straight.
Bend forward until you feel a pull at
the back of your thigh. oYou want to
feel pull, not pain,? Lynch cautions,
Hold the position for 15 seconds, then
relax. Do it once more, then switch and
do the exercise twice with the other leg.

e Stand up straight and grab your
ankle from behind. Pull your heel to-
ward your buttocks. Hold that posi-
tion for 15 seconds, relax and do it
again. Repeat with your other leg.

e Weave your fingers together
above your head with your palms up.
Lean to one side for 10 seconds, then
reverse. Repeat two or three times.

e Wrap your arms around your-
self and rotate to one side, as far as
you can go. Hold it for 10 seconds.
Then reverse. Repeat two or three
times. (This exercise is called oHug
your best friend.?)

Too Late?
If this advice comes too late and
your back already hurts from gar-

dening without warming up. op-
tions include: nonprescription med-
icines " they have fewer side
effects than prescription drugs: ap-

plying cold within 48 hours of

symptoms, or heat after 48 hours:
and spinal manipulation.

oYour goal is to avoid hurting
your muscles, but if you do, doctors
of chiropractic are trained to manip-

ulate your spine and help your bods
work toward healing itself.? says \s
sociation President. Dr. Kurt
Hegetschweiler,

For more information about cli
ropractic health care and a listof mem
ber doctors in your area, contact the
American Chiropractic Association.
1701 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington. VA
22209, or call 1-800-986-4636.

Hope for Anxiety Sufferers

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day Is May 7

News USA

(NU) - Tom sat at his desk, com-
pletely unable to concentrate. Sense-
less worries consumed his thoughts
and made it impossible for him to
work. Tom couldnTt explain the rea-
son for his persistent worries, but
feared that if he didnTt pull himself
together soon he would lose his job.
If only he could figure out what was
wrong with him.

Tom is one of nearly 24 million
Americans who suffer from an anx-
iety disorder, Although anxiety is
one of the most prevalent illnesses
in the United States, it often remains
untreated and undiagnosed, Most
people like Tom do not recognize
their symptoms as a sign of a treat-
able mental illness.

Screening Provides Answers
After years of suffering from
troublesome symptoms such as ex-
cessive worrying, restlessness, mus-
cle tension and irritability, Tom went
to a local screening site on Nation-
al Anxiety Disorders Screening Day.
At the screening, Tom filled out
a questionnaire, spoke with a pro-
fessional and viewed a video tape.
oThe screening made me realize

that I had anxiety,? Tom said. oI felt
relieved because, until that point. |
didnTt know what was wrong with
me. After the screening, I knew that
my illness was very real and very
treatable.?

_ Today, Tom controls his anxiet)
with medication and therapy. He
says he still experiences symptoms
of anxiety from time to time, but
now he knows how to deal with the
situation,

~I Feel Like Myself AgainT

oThe fact that | didnTt know what
was wrong with me was adding to
my anxiety,? Tom said, oAfter my ill
ness was identified at the screening.
| was able to get the treatment |
needed to feel like myself again.?

If you think you or someone you
know may be suffering from anxi
ety, consult with a physician or come
lo National Anxiety Disorders
Screening Day on May 7 to get a free
screening and to speak with a pro
fessional who knows what you're
going through,

_ For more information, or for the

site nearest you, call toll free 1-888
442-2022.

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Koinonia Church recently held a Church Fellowship Breakfast.
Pastor is Rosie OTNeal.

A Seafood LoverTs Guide To Healthy Eating

(NAPS)"Love to eat out, but
trying to watch your fat and calo-
rie intake? Here are helpful hints
from a new healthy eating
brochure by Red Lobster:

¢ Try taste pleasers. Low-fat
appetizers, such as shrimp cock-
tail or peel-and-eat shrimp,
appease your appetite yet add
only minimal fat to your diet.

* Can use the odip and stab?
technique. Dip your fork into the
sauce and then stab your piece of
food instead of drenching the
entire piece.

* Practice the balancing act. If
you like fried fish, choose other
foods low in fat to complete your
meal, such as a salad with light
dressing, steamed vegetables or a
plain baked potato.

From good nutritional news
that fish lovers may not be aware
of (recent findings revealed that
cholesterol levels of most shellfish
are much lower than previously
believed), to an extensive listing of
seafood lunches and dinners con-
taining less than 500 calories, oTo
Your Health, Red LobsterTs Guide
To Sensible Dining Out,? is chock
full of informative facts and sug-

gestions on how to enjoy delicious,
healthy seafood meals.

The brochure also provides a
comprehensive listing of the nutri-
tional profiles of more than 130
seafood items, appetizers, sauces/
dressings and desserts.

oMore and more people are
improving their diets by increas-
ing their intake of seafood,? said
Kirk Spresser, president of Red
Lobster, North AmericaTs largest
seafood restaurant company.
oThis brochure will help seafood
lovers know more about the fish
they are eating, and the tremen-
dous number of healthy choices
available to them.?

In the restaurant industry, Red
Lobster is at the forefront of provid-
ing consumers with nutritional
information, and offering them
healthy menu items. On its menus,
the company uses a special catego-
ry called oLighthouse Selections? to
indicate items that have 30 percent
or less of their calories from fat.
These selections"appetizers and
entrees"are marked with a
Lighthouse icon. Red Lobster also
offers a brochure featuring a nutri-
tional profile of all its Lighthouse
Selections.

Presidential
Melt Down

Members of the Greenville Alumnae
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Soror-
ity Inc. celebrated with their newly in-
stalled President. Patricia Alexander,

President Elect of the Greenville
Alumnae Chapter hosted the Mem-
bership with a poolside oSip and
Chat? at the Brook Valley home of
Soror Annie Watts. The Sorors en-
joyed a catered meal and an after-
noon of sisterly bonding.

By Joyce Gray

: Contributing Writer
WILLIAMSTON"According to
the data I was able to gather, St.
James Missionary Baptist Church

~was built during 1908. It was

called the onew? church by those
within the Will Siding/Bethlehem
area, and was located on what is
now named the Jones Road.
That house of God was founded
by the James family and the first
pastor was Minister Abner James.
Over the years, many of the
members moved their membership
to other churches but the names on
the roll also lessened as death took
its toll. To date, there are only
seven.
Most folks, whenever given a
chance to do so, ask, oWhy arenTt
those doors closed?? And thus, it
might have occurred 13 years ago
had not Ms. pearl Nichols surpris-
ingly confessed her desire to place
her name on the books there after
many years of sending her four
children to Sunday School each
Sunday and attending the once-a-

~month worship service.

She also attended various
churches in the neighborhood"just
hadnTt looked for a home church.
Her husband JosephTs membership
was with another church; however,

he being the driver, would take her
wherever desired when she could
not walk the distance.

Joseph commented for years that
he was going to unite there as the
crowd got smaller. oMiss Pearl?
said nothing. She didnTt even com-
plain about the spider webs, dust
or outdoor house. Nor did she voice
an opinion as to what those omem-
bers? could/should do.

Some improvements have been
made since that summer of 1984.
Her husband has since been called
home. Four members are no longer
physically able to attend worship
service and she cannot, without
help.

No one has been led to date to
unite there. Nevertheless, some
have found love and time to share
with the operation of the building.
Few visitors come from various
churches and so a house of worship
is still in existence after 89 years.

Sometimes even the ceiling fans
play a tune while the service is go-
ing on as if the spirits are receiv-
ing.

One person does make a differ-
ence in a chain of events.

Willis E. Williams and Ms.
Marion Davis have filed for reelec-
tion for a seat on the Commission-

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We have come a long way and
yet much more is to be accom-
plished as I recall the late John H.
Cabarrus ran four times for a seat.
He was the first African-American
to serve. Where are our young men
and women? Are any available for
training by these two faithful and
dedicated people?

Because of the tragedy in Ply-
mouth and the desire to be as sup-
portive in any way possible to the
families of those 10 deceased
youth, Ms. Ethel Council, NAACP
president, postponed visiting her
sick sister in Charlotte until Aug.
12.

Ms. Florence Sthreshley stated
that her son Larry was about to
embark upon a three-year stay in
Cameroon, Africa. He is taking his
family with him.

It isnTt the first trip for the
Sthreshley family. LarryTs father,
Charles, had to cut short his

pastorship last year when over-
taken by: illness. He returned to
the United States for treatment.
He was called home nearly a year
ago by his Heavenly Father, and
his widow remains in Williamston.

Since the names of the countries
in some parts of Africa keep chang-
ing, I could not remember any
place besides Zaire that the

Sthreshleys served over the past 30

years.

Prayers were offered for a safe
travel and stay in Cameroon and
that the holy words would be ac-
cepted.

James RodgersT daughter in-
formed this writer that her dad
was in an apartment in Willow
Acres. Misinformation had been
given, and the wrong complex vis-
ited.

Another special called meeting
by the Martin County Board of
Commissioners for Monday, Aug.
25, at 7 p.m., will discuss: o1. Reso-
lution designating authorized rep-
resentative for Martin County Wa-
ter and Sewer District No. 1, and 2.
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County with Strategic Partnering
Steering Committee.?

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Just worrying about HIV infection won't do you a bit of good. But knowing
whether you are infected can.
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do that can help you live longer.
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through sex or sharing drug needles and syringes, even if you show no symptoms.
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your community. Or call your State or local AIDS hotline, or the National AIDS

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"Volunteers met co-workers

and other participants at four opening sites for a short program, final registration, assignments and
breakfast before the 1997 kick-off celebration of the Third Annual Day of Caring sponsored by the
United Way of Pitt County. Marketing Director Myra Ross (fourth from right) spearheaded the celebra-
ition. Executive Director Jerry Johnson (second from left) said that participants were able to get
hands-on experience in volunteer efforts that help agencies provide more effective services to
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GOSPEL SENSATION VISITS
GREENVILLE"Gospel Recording
Artist Nancy Cahee is seen here
as she visited Greenville over
the weekend in an effort to be
part of the Gospel family festivi-
ties that took place on the Town
Commons. On Sunday after the
8 a.m. morning worship service
at Philippi Church of Christ Dis-
ciples of Christ located at 1610
Farmville Blvd., where Bishop
Randy B. Royal is the pastor, Ms.
Cahee took time out to pose for
the M-Voice Camera. (Hay-
wood Johnson, Jr. Photo)

Did You
Know?

Successfully
Shaping-Up

(NAPS)"Why do so many exer-
cise programs fail? Getting orga-
nized to get in shape can be an
exercise in itself. Successful shape-
ups may require some warm-ups,
such as deciding what you really
want to accomplish:

1. Always make a plan. Decide
whatTs really important to you and
how you will achieve it on a daily,
weekly and monthly basis. Need to
exercise? Joining an exercise class
may help discipline you. By
increasing your heart rate as little
as three times a week, you will
strengthen your most important
muscle"your heart. Looking and
feeling good are an added bonus.

2. Plan for the duration.
Many people start out with high
enthusiasm but find it difficult to
sustain. Some exercise programs
are just too dull to stick with.
ThatTs why nearly half a million
people worldwide take part in
Jazzercise classes every week.

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Christian Format Set For

LEXINGTON, Ky."WRDT-AM
570 will bring Christian program-
ming and national Christian talk
to the Raleigh-Durham market.

Officials say the new station will
seek to establish a broad-based
platform for local Christian leaders
and fulfill a need to develop a fo-
rum for family issues through
Christian talk radio.

Offering new-to-the-area pro-
gramming, WRDT will air oJay
Sekulow Live,? oJanet ParshallTs
America? and oSRN news? which
provides comprehensive Christian
coverage.

In addition to the national pro-
gramming lineup, Mortenson
Broadcasting will bring to the mar-
ket many of its own productions.

oWe firmly believe that Christian

WRDT-AM In Capital

radio should forge relationships
with the community, the listeners
and the ministries it airs,? says
Larry Alford, general manager.

oWe'll strive to be set apart by
integrity, accountability and a
spirit of community that serves the
region and beyond.?

Mortenson Broadcasting is
owned and operated by Jack
Mortenson, who for 36 years has
developed the company into one of
the larger Christian broadcasting
networks in the nation.

With the recent addition of 10
new stations, including WRDT,
MBC now owns stations in many of
the top 50 markets, including
Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Dal-
las and Kansas City.

* ll,
Cooking Corner Tips To Help You

Hints For Cutting Sodium And Fat

(NAPS)"ItTs that time of year
again"when dieting is a priority
for many of us.

Making healthy food taste good
can make a big difference in your
ability to stick to a diet.

Luckily, limiting excess fat,
calories and sodium is an attain-
able goal for all of us.

Here are a few easy ways to perk
up food flavor"without adding a lot
of fat, calories or sodium:

¢ Use a variety of herbs, spices,
extracts and flavor enhancers
such as lemon juice, vinegar and
monosodium glutamate (MSG) to
add complexity to a dishTs flavor.

¢ Aim for contrast in food fla-
vors, aromas and colors when plan-
ning menus.

¢ Use the freshest ingredients
possible. Poor quality or old ingre-
dients will compromise food flavor.

¢ Experiment with adding MSG.
MSG contains only 1/3 the sodium
of table salt, few calories and no fat.
Research indicates that adding fla-
vor enhancers to foods can make it
easier for people to stick to weight-
loss plans and reduced-sodium diets.
See for yourself what a flavor dif-
ference MSG can make; hereTs a
recipe that delivers lots of flavor
with minimum fat, calories and
sodium:

VEAL AND PEPPER
PASTA SAUCE

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

2 tsp. olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced

1 lb. lean ground veal

2 cups reduced-sodium canned
chicken broth

1 red pepper, seeded and sliced

This delicious veal and pepper
pasta sauce has a mere 7 grams
of fat, 160 calories and only 190
mg of sodium.

into 1/4? wide strips
2 tsp. tomato paste
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/8 tsp. hot pepper flakes
1/2 tsp. monosodium glutamate

1. In skillet or saucepan, heat
oil over low heat. Add onion and
garlic; saute for about 5 minutes.

2. To onion mixture, add veal
and cook until meat is no longer
pink. Stir frequently to break
up meat. Add all remaining
ingredients except monosodium
glutamate. Cook over low heat
until liquid reduces and sauce
thickens.

3. Stir in monosodium gluta-
mate and cook another 5 min-
utes. Serve over pasta. Makes 4
servings.

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Drunk Driving Case

By Cash Michaels

Staff Writer

The second trial of a Cary
woman charged with two counts of
felony manslaughter in the June
1996 drunken driving accident,
killed a Wake County student and
his elderly cab driver, resumes in
Wake Superior Court today.

It was July 11 when a jury of
eight whites and four African-
Americans ended six hours of de-
liberations deadlocked in the trial
of Jennifer Hardin, 22. A mistrial
was declared, and Wake prosecutor
Jeffrey Cruden declared, oItTs not
over by any means,? leaving little
doubt that the state would try the
defendant again.

Today in Wake Superior court-
room 3B, the
families of vic-
tims Lacoya
Laney, 18, and
Jame s
Whitaker, 62,
will return,
hoping this
time that a new
jury will con-
vict Hardin. a

oI want a LANEY
new trial, and I want it to be fair,?
Terry Laney, mother of Lacoya,
told The CAROLINIAN exclusively
at the end of the first trial.

oFair? to Ms. Laney, means a
jury deciding that Hardin is guilty
of manslaughter for allegedly get-
ting so intoxicated on the morning
of June 6, 1996, that she drove her
late-model Mazda car over the cen-
ter line on Tryon Road near Lake
Wheeler, forcing two vehicles off
the road before crashing head-on
into the cab that Whitaker was
driving Lacoya to school in.

=

NO
PAYMENTS
FOR 97.
DAYS!

doesnTt deny

that morning.

vict Hardin on
two lesser

HARDIN by vehicle, a
misdemeanor with far less punish-
ment. /

McMillan pointed to a discrep-
ancy in two blood alcohol tests
taken by both the hospital an in-
jured was taken to, and authorities
took some time later, that were
questionably close to the stateTs le-
gal .008 intoxication impairment
limit.

Prosecutor Cruden countered
with a expert witness who sur-
mised that HardinTs blood alcohol

that his client urged the
was intoxicated able doubt. "
After a
But in the first mony, it did, in heated
trial, he asked that could be heard beyond
the jury to con- jury room doors. When they cam

at 6 a.m.

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t

and a half of

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Bs

back from lunch on the afternoon
of Friday, July 11, the jury told the

counts of death judge they could not reach a deci-

sion.

Ms. Laney wasnTt pleased with
some of the members of the first
jury, though sheTs certain the black
jurors pushed hard for the maxi-
mum charge, and is thankful for
the retrial.

Because the defendant is young
and white, while the victims were
black, Ms. Laney and. WhitakerTs
family say the jury was not as will-
ing to convict on manslaughter, as
they would have if the defendant
was black.

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