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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINATS MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981

ISSUE OF OCT. 15 - 21, 1997

Sen. Helms Upsets Ligon Alumni

Alumni of the former all-black
J.W. Ligon High School in Raleigh
thought nothing could upset them
as much as the closing of their
alma mater more than 25 years
ago, and the Wake Board of
EducationTs subsequent refusal to
name the new Southeast High af-
ter Ligon.

Sen. Jesse Helms proved them
wrong.

When North
CarolinaTs se-
nior Republican
senator told
The Charlotte
Observer last
week oI donTt
knowT about
Charlotte, but
in Raleigh, dis-
cipline is no
longer possible at [Needham]
Broughton High School,? he report-
edly was referring to othe integra-
tion of the school after RaleighTs
former all-black Ligon High School
was closed in the early 1970s,? ac-
cording to the Sept. 25 edition of
the News & Observer.

With the country commemorat-
ing the 40th anniversary of the de-
segregation of Central High School
in Little Rock, Ark. last week,
Helms still maintained that the
ofailed social experiments? of
school desegregation and busing
have been oa colossal flop? and
ocaused more upheaval in the
schools,? he told the Charlotte pa-
per

When the N&O asked the five-
term conservative to clarify, he re-
plied in writing, oMy intent... was
to state an obvious truth: that be-
havior in schools across the coun-
try has deteriorated in large part
as a result of failed attempts at so-
cial engineering.

oI reiterate, and any honest ob-

HELMS

server will agree, that forced bus-

él Winy
nl v

ing and other failed social experi-
ments were a flop and that hard-
working and effective principals,
like [BroughtonTs] Mrs. Diane
Payne, are doing their best to cope
with difficult situations.?

Translation to the African-
Americans The CAROLINIAN in-
terviewed about HelmsT remarks"
oIf only we'd left those black chil.
dren at Ligon and other segregatec
schools years ago, we wouldnTt
have the problems we have now ir.
our formerly all-white schools to:
day.?

Wake Schools officials have po-
litely and diplomatically replied

that Sen. Helms is, at the very
least, in error. They had to tread
lightly, though, since the history 0:
Broughton since integration is on¢
of many black students being the
consistent targets of documentec
racism"from insensitive articles
published in the school newspaper
to a racist so-called ojoke? sheet
distributed among white stu.
dents"as reported in years past by
The CAROLINIAN and others.
Wake school officials say things
are much different now. But
Ligonites and other African-Ameri-
cans, however, were not so gracious
about, as one person put it, oHelmsT
fruit of the poisoned tree remark.?

oSen. Helms is sick,? declared an
angry Yvonne Trice, a 1965
alumna of Ligon. oHeTs a disgrace
to North Carolina; heTs a racist.?

What outraged Trice most was
HelmsT insinuation that black Li-
gon students brought crime and
unruly behavior with them to
Broughton.

oWe had no-discipline problems
at Ligon because we had black
teachers... who took an interest in
us, they knew what we were all
about, and they knew our back-
ground, and where we had come
from. So we had no major problems
like theyTre having in high schools
today.?

County Funds Withheld From Charter School

From Staff Reports

The Pitt County school system
has withheld two monthly pay-
ments amounting to $18,000 from
the Right Step Academy reportedly
until the charter schoo! can provide
updated documentation to verify
its enrollment

Charter schools are eligible for
federal, state and local funds,
which are also allocated to public
schools on a per student basis. The
Pitt County school system is re-
sponsible for transferring county
tax dollars to the Right Step Acad-
emy to the tune of $824.01 per stu
dent.

The charter school, which opened
in August in the one time Agnes
Fullilove building, has grades 6-12,
with the heaviest concentration of
students in the sixth through
eighth grades.

A charter school is a oderegu
lated? public school run by a pri-
vate nonprofit group, which gets its
ocharter? from the state or local
board of education.

As long as a charter school meets

the terms of its charter, it is free
from many of the rules and regula-
tion governing public schools. After
filing an initial roster of 132 stu-
dents, the Right Step Academy al-
legedly has not supplied the schoo!
system with enrollment reports for
September and Octobér. That num-
ber has stayed the same because
those on the waiting list replace
those who quit, Right Step Acad-
emy Executive Director William
Pierce said.

oWe're not going to pay them un-
til we can confirm that the stu-
dents are there,? Aaron Beaulieu,
the Pitt County schoolsT finance of-
ficer, said. oweTre trying to be good
stewards of the taxpayersT money.?

Philip Adkins, an attorney for
Right Step, stated a letter to Pitt
County schools that the charter
school will not file any new reports
until the school system stops
charging for work done by Gibb
Chauncey, the director of student
information and assignments for
Pitt County schools.

Since students transfer to Right

AKAs On The Move!

THE AKA SORORITY MOVES FORWARD"The Alpha Kappa Omega

Chapter of AKA celebrated 25 years of Communication through Ser-
vice to Mankind on Saturday night at the Hilton Inn, Ball Room, The
celebration kicked off on Friday evening at the Dubois Center, The

Step Academy from the public
schools, Chauncey is responsible
for osquaring? Right StepTs infor-
mation with the school systemTs
records.

Beaulieu said itTs work that
Chauncey normally would not do,
but Right Step has refused to pay
the $130 in fees so far.

oThe school is somewhat dis
turbed that you are charging them
for reconciling the reports we pro-
vide for your information; we will
no longer be providing you with the
principalTs monthly report and ros-
ter,? Adkins stated in the letter. oIf
you decide to stop charging the
school for work you are doing in ac-
cordance with your own require-
ments, we will again provide the
reports.?

Chauncey reportedly found dis-
crepancies in some of the charter
schoolTs enrollment reports from
July and August. The school alleg-
edly counted two students from
Greene and Beaufort counties as
Pitt County residents. Right Step

(See CHARTER SCHOOL, P. 2)

FIFTY YEAR DELTAS"Sorors Selena L. Forbes (r.) and Beatrice Maye

(!.) were presented Certificates of Recognition from Grand Chapter,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, for 50 years of dedicated service on Satur-
day at the regular Delta monthly meeting. Pat Alexander (c.), Chapter

President, beams with delight.

Deltas Honor Two For

lifty Years

Sorors Selena L. Forbes and Bea-
trice Maye were presented Certifi-
cates of Recognition from Grand
Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Soror-
ity, for 50 years of dedicated ser-

ice, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, at its
monthly meeting by President/So-

xr Pat Alexander in the home of
Soror Bettye James, hostess.

Both Sorors are retirees from the
Pitt County School System, giving
esteemed service to the commu-
nity, likewise.

Soror Forbes, a talented musi-
cian (organist and pianist) with 60
years under her belt, is remem-
bered for her service superb as cho-
ral directress at the now deleted C.

Of Service

M. Eppes High School and as or-
ganist for Sycamore Hill Baptist
Church and St. Gabriel Catholic
Church. Presently, she is our hon-
orary chapter musician.

Soror Beatrice Maye, a commu-
nity leader and role model, has
been writing for Black newspapers
for over 20 years and presently has
a column weekly in the oM? Voice
and the Christian Living maga-
zine. Her letters to the editor ap-
pear periodically in oThe Daily Re-
flector.T Her picture hangs in the
E.B. Aycock Library Media Center
as its first librarian (media coordi-
nator). Soror Maye is Greenville
Alumnae Chapter journalist.

Blacks In Government Ask

Probe Of IRS Move To
Abolish Affirmative Action

Blacks in Government, an orga-
nization of federal, state and local
government employees, has re-
quested the presidentTs immediate
attention regarding the Internal
Revenue ServiceTs move to abolish
its affirmative action programs.

This is the first federal agency to
initiate efforts of this nature. BIG
held a press conference in Wash-
ington, D.C. on Oct. 6 to challenge
the IRST move.

In an Aug. 19 memo to all execu-
tive managers, the IRS acting com-
missioner, Michael P. Dolan,
stated:

oIt is advisable to temporarily
suspend certain aspects of our per-

~; formance management system

AKA ladies are definitely a hit when it comes fo putting on social
events and coming together in unity for a good cause. Hang in there
ladies...the best is yet to come. (Haywood Johnson Photos)

; which address expectations or mea-

surements in the area of EEO and
diversity. This suspension affects

two of the general standards in in-
dividual performance plans and
two measures used in the Business
Review.?

oWe believe that this unilateral
decision to suspend critical ele-
ments in the area of affirmative
employment programs is a viola-
tion of law, regulation, and the
presidentTs management directive
to mend not end affirmative ac-
tion,? said Oscar Eason, Jr., na-
tional president of BIG.

Eason added that this unprec-
edented action could have a chill-
ing effect on the operation of not
just the IRS, but the entire federal
sector.

The IRS has also issued new
EEO standards for FY 1998 that
appear to be general in nature.

(See ASK PROBE, P. 2)

Consultant Says Hospital

On The Right

From Staff Reports

A Chicago-based consultant said
recently at a Pitt County Memorial
Hospital Planning Retreat that the
hospital is accomplishing many ob-
jectives established during the fist
year of its five-year strategic plan.

oNot only was I amazed at how
well the organization has really
kept to the vision and mission, but
how much it has accomplished in
such a short time frame. They're
really moving,? said Neal Peyser,
vice president of the Tiber Group.
oThey, across the board, exceeded
what they set out to do.

The five-year strategic plan,
which encompasses 1997 through
the year 2001, has five goals. They
are to: build partnerships with
physicians: provide the highest
quality care at the most reasonable
cost; build partnerships with other

Track

hospitals; develop a comprehensive
continuum of care and to improve
relationships with providers of in-
surance products.

PCMH did something toward ful-
filling each of those goals during
the first 10 months of the strategic
plan, which was approved in De-
cember 1996, Peyser said.

For example, the hospital is leas-
ing the smaller Roanoke Chowan
Hospital in Ahoskie as part of its
efforts to partnership with other
hospitals. PCMH now offers swim
therapy and has been approved to
expand its neonatal intensive care
unit, both efforts to offer more com-
prehensive care, he said.

Peyser aid PCMH has done an
exceptions job of reinvesting the
money it makes back into the com-
munity by offering new services
and programs.

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olama young man who has not had many rela-
otionships with women and, although | play the role, .
I am really shy. I work ina health care facility and .

I contracted HIV by pricking my fingér with a
needle. Nobody knows. Recently, | met the perfe

woman for me. For the first time in my life | am in
I have kept our relationship in a friendship

love.

mode but lately itTs getting harder for me. ITve
decided to buy condoms. | have talked to other
HIV-positives who are using them. 1AM HUMAN!
I need love too. I respect your opinions. Please write
back soon. | will try to wait.

Need Love Like Everybody Else

Dear | Need Love:

| agree with you 100 per-
cent. You do need love
just like the rest of us
which is the unconditional
love of Jesus Chnst. That
is the only love that satis-
fies the soul. Appealing,
to the Great Physician
who has everything you
need is a must. He can
fulfill your emotional and
physical needs.

In the meanwhile, count
your blessings, you are
fortunate to have met the
perfect someone, if there
is such a creature.
Consider if the shoe was
on the other foot. hers.
Would you want her to
have physical contact with
you? | congratulate you
on being in love. | read a
famous quote which says
always make love to ones
mind rather than physical
contact. Think about it!!!
You are in my thoughts
and prayers.

Jackie

Dear Jackie and Dee:

Dear Like Everybody
Else:

| understand your emo-
tional and physical needs
to love and be loved but
vou must realize that you
are not like evervbody
else, HIV 1s nota cold or
flu virus...1t kills...death
is eminent. If you make
love to this woman who
you say you love (or oth-
ers who are HIV-free)
you will be placing her in
the gravest of dangers...
equivalent to attempted

murder....because con-
doms break . and they
leak.

I believe your writing 1s
indicative that you want
to do the right thing. You
Say you respect my opin-
ion. Do this: call your
pastor, doctor/thera-
pist, and PICASO (830-
1660) NOW about your
situation and heed their
advice.
Dee

| know the good book savs that we should 20
forth and multiply and thatTs what I'm doing. |
have spread my seed from New York to Florida
God created me with this nature. So why should |
take a whole bunch of grief from woman like you

who think you're so smart?

Why don't vou two

read the Bible, leave us brothers alone, and shut up!

No Guilt

Dear No Guilt:

Brother, please! Let's
not take the scripture
out of context. The con-
text of that subject 1s
speaking to someone
who is in a covenant
with Jesus. Are you in
that position? | think
not. [| am not judging
you but making an ob-
servation according to
Information supplied.
That same good book
that you referred to in
your letter also says do
unto others as you
would have them do
unto you. Would you
want your daughter or
your mother to be a vic-
tim of a man with the
same attitude that you
have? | donTt think so.
Life is a full circle. No
Guilt, please seek help
from Jesus first. Think
about what you will be
meeting up with REAL
SOON.
Jackie

Dear Guilty As Sin:

| certainly hope you aren't
spreading anything more
than your seed (STDs???).
And you are right, God did
create us with that nature
just as he created it in all
living things. Very few
animals are = monoga-
mous...not fish, not cats.
not dogs...they do not mate
for life; it is contrary to the
laws of nature...that very
nature God endowed us
with. Most male animals
have an innate compulsion
to sustain their gene line by
impregnating as many fe-
males as they can. Homo
Sapiens (human) males are
no different.
The difference between a
natural man and a Christian
one, however, is this: Chris-
tians, both men and
women, fight that innate de-
sire oto go forth and multi-
ply?. We hold ourselves to
a higher standard than our
natural inclinations...that
standard is GodTs word.
Please read:
1 Corinthians 6:13-20.
Dee

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SOME HARD FACTS

1. We are proud of the "~""

we have made.

2. Kids are not going to do any- 4

thing unless they have standards.

3. Common sense says, We must

work smarter, not harder?.

» 4, What do you want out of life?
Dé you have specific plans? If not,
you'll never reach your goals. Write
them down. Look at them often.

5. You must be motivated. Every-
one has 24 hours in a day.

6. Winners and losers are the
two kinds of people.

7. You must reach out and make
success happen.

8. You want to improve your
health for the better.

9. Grasp the opportunities that
await you

10. You need different ways to
make money

a. Saving account

b. Investing in stocks & bonds

c. Owning your own business

d. Real estate, a safe and sound
investment

e. Not renting - Make plans to
buy your own house

f. Get started in investment

11. You must read. An illiterate
person can view the TV.

12. If you donTt use your brain,
you'll lose it.

3. Pennies make dollars. Save
10 cents out of each other.

14. If you use it, put it back.

15. Pick up behind yourself.

16. Make a oto - do - list? and
follow it daily. -

17. Court or date the girl whom
you'll be proud to have for your
wife. Girls date the fellow you'd be
proud to have for your husband.

18. You donTt play unless you
pay. Gambling, petting, drinking
alcohol, using drugs, and sex are
expensive. Form good habits.

19. Make a good record for it fol-
lows you all the days of your life.

20. oI remember him or her when
she did______"""?. Have you ever

Mrs. Beatrice Maye

heard that statement?

21. Treat your wife or husband
the way youTd want your father to
treat your mother or father.

20 Tips Can Help Churches
Give Their Ministers Loving
Support

1. Do unto your pastor what you
would want done to you.

2. Treat your pastor as a man or
woman of God.

3. Treat your pastor as a human
being.

4. Allow your pastor and his or
her family time to nurture their
own relationships.

5. Remember that Sunday is a
work day for pastors.

6. Provide regular educational
events at the churchTs expense.

7. Provide an extended sabbati-
cal every few years. Keep a pastor
fresh and competent for the long
haul.

8. Pay your pastor well. The
work he or she is doing is the most
important in the world. His or her
salary should reflect that fact.

9. Take an interest in your
pastorTs interests.

10. Say thank you. Pastors des-

Health Pro Warns
Against Dangers Of Flu

BY DR. JOHN MURROW

Pitt County Public Health Director

Are you aware that influenza
and pneumonia can be fatal, espe-
cially for senior citizens? In Pitt
County alone, 157 people died as a
result of the flu or pneumonia from
1991-95. Of those 157 deaths,
roughly 88% were age 65 or over.
ThatTs 138 senior citizens that died
from an illness that is often re-
garded as a common winter ail-
ment.

While all ages are at risk of
catching the flu of pneumonia, sta-
tistics and common sense tell us
that our family members age 65 or
over run a higher risk of experienc-
ing serious health complications

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from these maladies. Each year,
many excuses are given for not be-
ing vaccinated, but the fact re-
mains that many physicians rec-
ommend flu and pneumonia vac-
cines for the majority of their pa-
tients. They agree it is important
for senior citizens to boost their im-
mune systems by receiving the vac-
cines. And if you are a senior citi-
zen, you will soon have an opportu-
nity to be vaccinated for free in Pitt
County on Senior Vaccination Sun-
day.

As the focal point of Senior Vac-
cination Season, the Pitt County
Health Department is coordinating
a multi-agency effort called Senior
vaccination Sunday Oct. 19th from
noon until 3 p.m. The purpose of
the event is to provide free flu and
pneumonia vaccines to seniors and
thus cut down or eliminate the
spread of these infections. While
pneumonia vaccinations will also
be available to citizens under 65
during Senior Vaccination Sunday,
but there will be a nominal chérge
to cover the costs.

If you would like to be vacci-
nated, no appointment is neces-
sary. All you have to do is go to one
of the five locations in Pitt County,
take your Medicare card and wear
loose clothing. The shot will be
given to you in your arm. Volun-
teers will administer the vaccines
at the Bethel Public Service Build-
ing, the Farmville Community
Shelter, Ayden Elementary School,
D.H. Conley High School, and J. H.
Rose High School. To get more in-
formation about the event, call the
Senior Info Line at 752-1717.

So make the effort to get a flu or
pneumonia vaccine this season. ItTs
easy, itTs important, and if you're a
senior citizen itTs free. Visit the lo-
cation nearest you on Senior Vacci-
nation Sunday, Oct. 19th, and
maintain a healthy lifestyle.

perately need expressions of grati-
tude, for theirT efforts are fre-

3 quently taken for granted.

a.sure your requests
ruly tabs Sho storTs attention.
tthe Beé-your pastor's friend. Pas-
(and o$ppuses). we people in
they Canconfide and trust.

bes ba aoe, that | + gtor's spouse

Rar the freedom to set lim-

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~ 15. Follow when the pastor tries
to léad»If-yot have called your pas-
tor to be the churchTs leader, then
let him or her be that, and do not
try to second-guess his or her ef-
forts.

16. Be honest with your pastor.

17. Allow your pastor to have
time for both spiritual and physical
exercise. Churches can quickly
push the disciplines of prayer,
study and physical conditioning
out of their pastorTs life. Out-of-
shape leaders create spiritually
out-of shape churches.

18. Tell your pastor specifically
what you liked or disliked about
the sermon. Pastors get tired of
oYhat was a nice sermon? every
week.

19. DonTt talk behind your
pastorTs back. Take questions or
complaints about the church di-
rectly to the pastor rather than
spreading rumors.

20. Call the church when you are
going to the hospital or know of a
need, Pastors canTt help when they
donTt know the need.

BY MICHAEL W. ARMISTEAD
Pastor Huntersville
Presbyterian Church

CHARER SCHOOL

Continued from page 1

claimed a student who was already
enrolled in Pitt County schools as
one of its own, Chauncey said,
blaming the errors on inexperi-
enced Right Step employees.

oI donTt think theyTre trying to be
underhanded,? Chauncey aid. oIt
makes me want to check their re-
ports that much closer.?

Pierce said nine to 10 students
have transferred out, but they have
been replaced by students on Right
StepTs waiting list.

oWe're not trying to gyp of con-
nive the county,? Pierce said. oWe
have already given the list of stu-
dents.?

Pierce said the school system is
legally bound to give Right Step its
per pupil allotment funds. oI hope
they will comply with the law,? he
said. oItTs a real simple process. We
donTt want to push and scream. We
just want them to come around.?

ASK PROBE

Continued from page 1

However, said BIG, these new
standards are primarily com-
plaints-processing oriented and ap-
pear to support the ocolorblind?
concept.

oThis action by the IRS is the
federal sector Proposition 209,?
said Blacks in Government in a
press release. oThe effects of these
new standards are distinctly anti-
affirmative action.?

The Pitt County Family Re-
searchers Inc. will hold a one day
conference on Saturday, Oct. 18,
1997 at the Willis Building on the
corner of First and Reade streets
across from the town commons.
The meeting will commence at 8
a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. The 100
individuals that will be coming to
the conference from across the
United States all have roots in Pitt
County and will spend their day
searching for additional informa-

tion pertaining to their family his-

tory.
The goal of the Pitt County Fam-

Blacks in Government is calling ,
for an immediate review of the IRS ,
by the EEOC, Office of Federal Op-
erations. In a statement, the orga-
nization called on EEOC to ocom-
pletely review IRSTs Affirmative
Employment Programs and EEO
Complaint Program to ensure com-
pliance with law and regulations.?

Joining BIG in speaking out on
the issue were a number of
womenTs and nonwhite groups, in-
cluding Federally Employed
Women, Federal Asian Pacific
American Council, National IM-
AGE, American Indian Cultural
Exchange, and the Black Leader-
ship Forum, Inc.

Plant This Seed &
Watch God Move!

BY JOY R. BROWN

Ephesians 3:20--Now unto HIM
that is able to do exceeding abun-
dantly above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that
worketh in us;

Stop limiting the IAM! Who is
the I AM? According to the Hebrew
language, I AM THAT I AM is
written as Eheyeh asher eheyeh,
which means I am the self-existent
one; the Eternal, the One who al-
ways has been and always will be |
AM THAT I AM was shortened to
IAM HERE, the Ever present and
Living One. So, who is the I AM?
God is! He is everything that we
will ever need or desire. Since God
has everything that we will ever
need, we have no need to worry be-
cause HE has the ability to bless
you RIDICULOUSLY!

Those things that you desire in
your life, whether physically, mate-
rially, or spiritually, just turn it
over to the I AM and watch HIM
supercede our greatest expecta-
tions.

God is getting ready to literally
oblow our minds? with the bless-
ings that are on the way.

Remember Isaiah 55:8-9 allows
us to know, oFor my thoughts are
not your thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways, saith the Lord. For
as the heavens are higher than the
earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways, and my thoughts than
your thoughts.? Take your life,
your hopes, your dreams, and your
desires and place them in the
hands of I AM and watch HIM
bless abundantly.

God is getting ready to bless
superabundantly above the great-
est abundance that we've asked or
even thought according to the
power that works in us. What is
that power? FAITH!!! GodTs ability
to bless us depends on our willing-
ness to accept what HE has to of-
fer, the very best! Remember, we
serve a BIG GOD!

There are no limitations when it
comes to receiving from God, ac-
cording to 2 Peter 1:4, oWhereby
are given unto us, exceeding great
and precious promises: that by
these ye might be partakers of the
diving nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world
through lust.? The promises of God
are yes and so be it. So let go what
you want and grab hold to the
things that God has for you.

Scripture References: Exodus
3:14, I AM; Isaiah 55:8-9, Thoughts
and Ways; 2 Peter 1:4, Promises.

Family Researchers To
Hold One Day Conference

ily Researchers organization is to
promote the sharing of information
on families having roots in Pitt and
surrounding counties in Eastern
North Carolina. The organization
currently has 296 members from
36 different states dedicated to
learning more about their family
histories which started in our area.
The organization welcomes those
who are not currently members to
attend the conference on the Pitt
County Family Researchers Inc.
please contact Ms. Clarice Mills at
(919) 756-3782.

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Editorials

Credo of the Black Press

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.

No Apologies, No Regrets

Well, the presidential select panel
on racism is moving with all odeliber-
ate speed,? to quote another famous
phrase from the race relations arena.

As in the first case where the
phrase was used (the Supreme
Court, referring to school desegrega-
tion), the emphasis has fallen on ode-
liberate.?

It has been months since the group
was empaneled, with much conster-
nation and hand-wringing on the
part of conservatives, who foresaw a
mammoth touchy-feely government
intervention into AmericansT God-
given right not to like each other.

They neednTt have worried. In that
time, only one tentative suggestion
has been forthcoming, one conclusion
made.

And it has already been shot down
before even being formally recom-
mended.

President Clinton has made it
clear that, as far as he is concerned,
there is no need for him or the gov-
ernment or white people in general
to issue a formal apology for slavery.

He hinted that he might be ame-
nable to some sort of apology for seg-
regation, but not for the institution
of slavery itself.

In dealing with ways to heal the

deep racial wounds and span the rift
between black and white, it had been
suggested that such an apology
might be in order.

After all, in order to forgive and
forget, usually somebody has to ask
for forgiveness.

Something like, oWeTre sorry that
some of our ancestors kidnapped,
beat, raped, tortured and starved

some of your ancestors into being "

their personal property. We didnTt
do it ourselves, but we indirectly
profited from it, and it bothers us.

oOur ancestors didnTt have to do it
that way. Because of that, weTd like
to do what we can to try to make
things up to you as best we can. We
donTt have to do that, either, but we
would like to anyway.?

Apparently, even that would be
going too far in this anti-affirmative
action, weTre-tired-of-feeling-guilty
age just before the Millennium.

So the panel plods on. Just where
the meetings and forums will go
from here, though, is hard to imag-
ine.

After all, if the simplest of over-
tures is too outrageous to even con-
sider, what hope is there when the
questions and answers get really
hard?

SomethingTs Wrong

By Joseph R. Sanders

Our politicians and eminent mem-
bers of the cloth, in addition to a lot
of community leaders, have ex-
pressed grave concern about the ris-
ing cost of health care, problems of
pollution that relate to increased
need for health care, and of the con-
tinued concern for the welfare of our
children.

It is true, the cost and the need for
health care is on the rise. It is also
true that there seems to be an appar-
ent problem with pollution and our
children are being exposed to many
kinds of dangerous risks.

So, when the aforementioned
group of folks gnash their teeth and
rend their robes, you would expect
some very positive and very timely
actions to take place. Well, Ttaint nec-
essarily the case. LetTs look at some
actions that have taken place and see
how they relate to the concern.

Heart disease, lung cancer and
stroke kill more Americans than any
other disease or factor known. To-
bacco and alcohol use followed by
diet and lack of exercise are the pri-
mary factors related to these killers.

Are there measures initiated by
these concerns folks mentioned pre-
viously, to reduce the use of tobacco
or alcohol or to effect a change in
diet, or increase the amount of exer-
cise among the people most at risk of
heart disease, cancer or stroke?

One would think that among legis-
lation, community forums, rallies,
sermons and other type of informa-
tion sharing that there would be
more emphasis on less use of alcohol
or tobacco and more education about
the benefits of eating healthier foods
and exercising.

That is not so! We have politicians
suing the government on behalf of
tobacco manufacturers and condemn-
ing anyone that speaks out against
the use of tobacco, especially among
children (thatTs how they show love

for the children).

As we think about the high cost
and increasing need for healthcare,
shouldnTt we be doing more proac-
tive measures to reduce the need be-
fore there is a need? .

Something is wrong with the pic-
ture as it stands now. Maybe as we
all step back, take a deep breath, put
aside the monetary factor and look
more at the human factor, we may
realize that what is best for the sur-
vival of our nation is practicing what
we preach and less preaching.

We profess to be a Christian na-
tion, followers of Jesus Christ. We
profess to love our children and we
claim to be concerned about their up-
bringing and well-being.

That being the case and consider-
ing the fact that the Bible tells us
that whatever we do should be done
to the glory of God, maybe we should
be reordering our priorities. Using
tobacco and alcohol is not, as far as I
see, giving glory to God.

Just imagine what life would be
like if the energy and resources that
are being expended on defending to-
bacco and alcohol manufacturers and
distributors were used to design pro-
grams and activities that would en-
courage our children to develop posi-
tive lifestyles?

Considering the number of lives
lost to tobacco use, and the fact that
most adult smokers began smoking
as teenagers, we should be spending
more energy and resources prevent-
ing tobacco use among our children.

LetTs get our priorities in order
and help our young people refrain
from making alcohol and tobacco a
part of their lives.

If we donTt, the problem is only go-
ing to get worse. Others are working
their best to hook them.

oChildren are a cash crop to be
harvested.? A quote by a marketing
executive. Who's going to do the har-
vesting?

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Belief Is An
Incredibly
Powerful Force

BY TREY BANKHEAD

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BY TREY BANKHEAD

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and just
not liked what you saw there?

ITm not talking about oOh, I need to lose some weight,? or
oOh, ITve got food stuck in my teeth.? ITm talking about the
oGod, ITm tired of being this stressed, of not sleeping, of the
constant headaches and the bags under my eyes? kind of
experience.

Regular readers of my column will remember that, not
too long ago, | was feeling stressed out and was on the verge
of quitting my teaching job. I figured that if I stuck it out,
ihings would get better. They didnTt. Instead, things got
worse. Much worse. The stress kept building, and I was
forced to question not only was I right for my job, but was
the job right for me? I pretty much withdrew from everyone,
which did not help the situation any. Even some of my stu-
dents were noticing that I was otoo tense,? and started look-
ing at me as if they expected me to snap at any moment.
Finally, a situation arose where I had to figure out what
would not only be best for me, but for my students: staying
where I was, or moving on to other possibilities. So, | made
my choice, and did what I had to do.

I quit my teaching job.

I have to admit it: that decision hurt, a lot. I absolutely
hate admitting to failure. I miss the kids, and my friends
among the staff, already. But I really feel that I made the
right decision in leaving. I didnTt feel as if I ofit? into the job,
or that I oclicked? with the kids. ITve always believed that, in
order for me to do the best that I can at what I do, I must be
able to enjoy what ITm doing. So, ITve looked at what I was
doing, and figured out that what the school needed was NOT

So, all in all, what could have been a
real disaster has turned into a positive
change for me.

something that I could provide. Likewise, what I needed was
not something the school could provide. My philosophy of
work is this: they have to give me what I need, and I need to
give them what they need. If either side of that equation
breaks down, disaster is not far off. In my case, the equation
was skewed to the point that no one was getting what they
needed. A change was needed, so a change was made. As a
result, I hit a turning point in my life.

Actor/Director Leonard Nimoy once said: oHistory is re-
plete with turning points. You must have faith...that the
universe will unfold as it should.? Sometimes, you have to
swallow your fear and go for what you think is right. Just
because something has suddenly changed does not necessar-
ily mean it has changed for the worse. Looking at our bills
and realizing oITm unemployed!? was a bit of a shock. It
really began to look like I had made a very bad mistake. But,
somehow, I just KNEW it would work out for the best. I kept
faith, even though everything else seemed to be crumbling
around me. And it paid off. ITm teaching again, this time at
another school, in a dffferent type of environment. ITm also
Writing more. So, all in all, what could have been a real
disaster has turned into a positive change for me.

I guess thatTs the real point of todayTs column: That, as
long as you believe in yourself, and keep the faith that every-
thing will turn out right, then it will. Belief is a force that
has changed history time and time again. If Martin Luther
King or Malcolm X had not believed they were doing the
right thing, where would we be today? If I had not believed
in myself, in my skills, then the lives ITve touched just in the
past week...where would THEY be? If you believe...in your-
self, in God, in whatever you need to believe in...then you
will accomplish great things as you strive to attain them. Or,
as an online acquaintance of mine said: oWhen a person
really desires something with their entire heart, all the uni-
verse conspires to help that person to realize his, or her,
dream.?

Truer words were never spoken.

I did something that made me happier with myself, and
with my job. The impact itTs had? ITm less stressed, and am a
lot more relaxed. My wife actually wants to be around me
again, and is happy that she ogot her husband back.? ITm
more effective in the classroom. I found out who my real
friends were, and how much support I really had. I was
scary for a while, yes, but it was worth it.

By the way? I looked in the mirror again tonight. This
time, I definitely LIKED what I saw.

STRUGGLING TO PAY THE RENT
By Dr. Manning Marable

Along the Color lame

The majority of all African-American families are renters,
not homeowners. Most people with low incomes, racial mi-
norities and the unemployed, are always confronted with the
difficult challenge of finding decent housing which they can
afford. Increasingly for millions of Americans"black,
Latino, Asian and white alike"that challenge has become
an oimpossible dream.?

A recently released study by the National Low Income
Housing Coalition, which represents a broad spectrum of
housing advocacy groups, fully documents this growing prob-
lem. The study observed: oHousing costs, for most people,
represent the largest monthly expense. Most people pay
their rent first, buying food, clothing and health care with
what remains.?

The report used an index developed by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to estimate the cost of de
cent but modest housing in cities and states throughout the
United States. The study found that in almost every state
omore than 30 percent of renters paid more than they could
afford for one-bedroom apartments and more than 40 per-
cent did so for two-bedroom apartments.?

Not surprisingly, housing conditions were worse in major
urban centers and in states with high concentrations of low-
income working class and unemployed people, such as New
York. The study found that 48 percent of all renters in New,
York State were unable to afford the estimated fair market.
rent for a one-bedroom apartment, $687, and 54 percent
were unable to afford a two-bedroom rent, $796. The report
estimated that New York renters would have to earn wages
exceeding $13.22 an hour to afford a one-bedroom apart
ment, and $15832 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apart
ment.

Even these dire statistics fail to capture the vast social
consequences of the housing crisis. Hundreds of thousands of
families in New York City, largely black and Latino, live
doubled or tripled up with their relatives, friends and neigh
bors. Crowded housing conditions push poor families fre
quently into unsafe or unsanitary conditions, threatening
the health and welfare of their children. Youngsters who
have no space for homework and study are less competitive
when they go to school. The lack of adequate shelter direct! J
contributes to domestic violence and spousal abuse.

What are the solutions to address the housing crisis?
Conservatives who say that the federal government should
get, out of the housing business, and let the marketplace
determine the availability and cost of shelter by the laws of
supply and demand, are just wrong. The private sector over-
all has little interest in constructing millions of new housing
units for people of modest means. Luxury condominiums and
shopping malls have larger profit margins. We need to de-
vote a greater share of national resources to guarantee that
clean, basic shelter is considered an inalienable right. No
one could be homeless or poorly housed, in a land of vast
material affluence.

But the real solution to the housing crisis can only be
achieved by raising all incomes to meet the cost of basic
human needs. In short, you canTt pay the rent if you donTt
have a job, or if the job you-have doesnTt earn enough for you
to pay your monthly bills, including rent.

According to the research of the New York-based Na
tional Jobs for all Coalition, as of 1996 there were nearly 17
million adults working full-time, year-round jobs, who were
earning less than the poverty level for a family of four. An-
other 4.3 million workers have part-time jobs, but arenTt able
to get full-time positions. Adding to these millions of Ameri-
cans are the displaced former recipients of Aid to Families
with Dependent Children. The draconian 1996 Welfare Bill
hurled a million children into poverty, and coerced hundreds
of thousands of women into workfare programs and low-
wage jobs that donTt pay enough to afford decent shelter.

Building more affordable housing is helpful, but not
enough. Only when all Americans have a real living wage or
a guaranteed income if they are unable to work, will all of us
be able to pay the rent.

The Battle Hymn of the Republic was written by Julia Ward
Howe in 1861 after she visited Army camps around
Washington, D.C,

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BY FAYE WHITE
Associate Editor
EditorTs Note: If you would
like to have your churchTs spe-
cial. event included in this col-
umn, please submit it to Faye
White, MT Voice Church Calen-
dar, at least two weeks prior to
the event.
Tabernacle Center Of Deliv-
erance will honor their oKings?
and oPrinces? at 5 p.m. on Sunday,

Oct. 19, at a oGuys In Ties? Ser-

vice. Evangelist Sudie Davis of the
Freemount Original FWB Church
in Washington, North Carolina,
will be the guest speaker. Special
music will be rendered by Sister
Sandra Shackleford and Daughter
Bridget of Farmville and by The
oFaithful Few? of St. Mary Baptist
Church.

Mills Chapel Free Will Bap-
tist Church will present the
Mighty rock Island Singers of
Fountain in concert at 7:00 p.m.,
Saturday, Oct. 25. Proceeds will
benefit the churchTs building Fund.

The oFaithful? Male Chorus of
Greenville will celebrate their Sec-
ond Anniversary, Oct. 25-26. The
Pre-Anniversary program will be
held at 6 p.m., Saturday, at Zion
Hill Baptist Church in Ayden. The
Anniversary Celebration will be
held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at St.
Mary Baptist Church. Various
choirs will participate.

Salvation & Praise Full Gos-
pel Church (in Farmville) will
hold oWOMENTS FELLOWSHIP?
at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Minister Patricia Radford (of the
Ayden Pentecostal Holiness
Church in Ayden) will be the
speaker.

Holy Mission United Holy
Church (1811 South Pitt Street in
Greenville) will hold services at 3
p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19. Evangelist
Deloris French (of Williamston)
will be the guest speaker.

BrownTs Chapel Holiness
Church (Located on the Belvoir
Highway) will hold odoy Night?
Services at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Oct. 18. Dr. Felton OTNeal Best (of
the First Church of Harvest in
Bloomfield, Connecticut) will be
the guest preacher. The guest solo-
ist will be Tashayla Joyce Best (of
Winterville). Elder Bobby Wooten,
Pastor, invites the public to come
and share our oJOY.?

SISTERS, COMPARING NOTES!!"Sisters Mildred Council, of the
Greenville City Council, and Alice Mills-Saddier of the Beaufort
County Commissioners, met outside the Headlines Family Care Salon
recently: Oh, they didnTt pause long; they were really in a hurry,

cause they were about to get their odoTs? done. (Jim Rouse Photo)

Did You Know?

(NAPS)"A new workplace rule
issued by the federal government
makes it illegal in non-union com-
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cooperatively with managers to
make decisions that directly affect
the worker's well-being.

Local bookstores now carry the
heartwarming collection of sayings
and stories: Lessons From Mom

(Health Communications, Inc, $10.95).

Children with otitis media"
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Bert Collins, the companyTs
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Representative Mercer also wife Alice, and three daughters.
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held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the
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Ms. Drewery was a native of
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Survivors: sons, Herbert Harper,
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9 grandchildren; 13 great-grand-
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JAMES GARDNER

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Funeral services Saturday, Oct.
11, at 12 noon at the Flanagan Fu-
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BranchTs Cemetery, Winterville.

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schools.

Survivors: son, James Ray Gard-
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ters, Mamie Rodgers, Audrey
Floyd; brothers, Elbert Gray Gard-
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Funeral services were held 3
p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, in the
Flanagan Funeral Chapel. Burial
in the Weaver Family Cemetery,
Penny Hill.

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October 19, from noon until 3 p.m., and
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the Health Dept., 413-1305, beginning October 20th.

Vaccinations will be available to individuals under age 65 for a reasonable fee.

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