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ADAM
CLAYTON
POWELL

POWELL, Adam
Clayton, Jr., a
Representative from New
York; born in New Haven,
Conn., November 29, 1908

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At The Movies
with Tyler Perry

By Zita Allen
Special to AmNews

The 5,500 Black and Latino
workers who slave away in
the world Ts largest hog
slaughterhouse have won a
major victory.

A two-day walkout by more
than 1,000 workers at
Smithfield Packing last month
forced management to agree to
workers T demand for an end
to the wholesale firings of
employees and to reconsider
their implementation of
immigration policies that
were part of a climate of fear
and intimidation at the plant.

Smithfield also agreed to meet
with representatives chosen
by the workers to further
negotiate about plant issues
and employee concerns.

Smithfield workers have long
voiced outrage over haesh

MITCHELL TS RESTAURANT.
TO RE-OPEN

By: Laura Keeter
The Wilson Daily Times

Ed Mitchell, owner of
Mitchell Ts BBQ & Chicken,
plans to reopen his restaurant
in its original location. The
decision to reopen comes on
the heels of a judge Ts .
ruling that the bank that first
foreclosed on his building
didn Tt have oclean hands, �

in the affair.

Now the former Mitchell Ts
restaurant on US 301 will go to
public auction later this month,
and Erader Mills, Jr., of Spring
Hope, the investor behind
Mitchell Ts Barbeque, intends to
buy it back and help Mitchell
reopen the restaurant. Mills
and Mitchell plan to begin
offering the organic barbeque
that was headed to the menu in
2005 when the building

was Closed, Mills said.

They also plan to expand
Mitchell Ts to several other
locations in the state in the future.
Mills, who owns Erader Mills
Septic Tank and Ready Mix
Concrete of Spring Hope, has
been friends with Mitchell for
more than 20 years.

The restaurant will be sold at
public auction at the Wilson
County courthouose on Dec) f "
22, at 11 am.

With interest, about $ 2 million
will be owed on the building,
said Anthony Brannon,

attorney for Mills, from the
Raleigh firm Brannon Strickland,
PLLC. oI Tm glad it Ts about
over, [hope, � Mills said, In
September, Mills won in court

working conditions that
included brutally fast
production lines, crippling
injuries and a climate that
pitted Black workers against
newly arrived low-wage
Latino immigrants. The
situation reached a boiling
point when management Ts use
of social security data to
ruthlessly fire employees
sparked recent protests.
Social security data is
actually not a determinant of
work authorization or
immigration status. At other
Smithfield plants, where
workers are represented by
the United Food and
Commercial Workers Union
(UNCW), the union contract
provides for a smooth
resolution to immigration and
work status issues. But
workers at the Smithfield Tar
Heel plant didn Tt have the
luxury because management
has stonewalled their fight for
union seers for over
a decade. ' *

when Wilson County Clerk of
Superior Court Andrew
Whitley authorized a second
foreclosure sale of the
Mitchell Ts

restaurant property. But
Southern Bank and Trust
Company appealed that
decision.

Superior Court Judge W.
Russell Duke Jr., upheld
Whitley Ts decision in an order
filed

late last week. According to
the order, the court, ocannot
find that Southem Bank

and Trust comaony comes into
court with clean hands. o

The ruling allows, Mills,
through his trustee, to foreclose
on Little Pig Properties Inc.,
rather than the bank. Little Pi g
Properties was the corporation
formed by Mitchell =

that has since been dissolved.
Litigation over the property
began in November 2005
when

Southern Bank and Trust sued
Mills, for, among other things,
breach of contract.

oWe're glad the company did
the right thing and recognized

The workers T recent walk-out
was greeted with a wave of

support from around the that they were mistaken in the
country. The company was way that they were mistaken in
flooded with calls from ahost __ the way that they were

applying these policies. The
fact that they were applying

of national religious, civil
rights and immigrant rights
organizations, including the
National Baptist Convention,
the Progressive Baptist
Convention, the Southern
Christian Leadership
Conference, the National
Convention of Churches, Jesse
Jackson Ts Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition and more.

On Tuesday, November 21,
management gave in and
agreed to negotiate regarding
the workers T issues through the
Catholic Church and its "
attorneys. Management also |
acknowledged that they had
misinterpreted the law and
agreed to make appropriate
adjustments to comply.

these policies. The fact that
they sat down and negotiated
over the workers T concerns is
an example of the kind of
process that benefits everyone

_ ~the company, community

and employees " allowing all

NAACP
Swearing

In.

Sunday Dec 12, 2006.

In acountersuit against the
bank, Mills alleged the bank
unlawfully foreclosed on the
restaurant and-unfainNy handled

loans. His counterclaim
alleged the foreclosure violated
the

law because Mills was the first
place lien holder on the
restaurant property, according
the the

deed of trust filed in the Wilson
County Register of Deeds
Office. Mills said he
subordinated his

position to Southern Bank and
Trust so the deal would
qualify for a USDA loan,
which Mills alleges

the bank never secured. Mills i
said Mitchell paid $9,800 so ai

Sarah Parker, chief j Justice of the state Supreme Court, swore in
the elected officials of the Pitt County Branch of the NAACP

photo Jim Rouse

One Hundred Forty-Third
Session of |
The AME ZION CHURCH

-t) Bishop

Conference and

the loan would be USDA Wy

guaranteed. It was bl

Mills T argument that the bank a

did not follow through with mee

getting the loan secured and ida £. ,

then reneged on him. Sidi, +

After a two-day hearing, Duke Welcome Presiding Bishop . . . pictured above (1

found that Mills was the Richard K. Thompson, the presiding Bishop of the

owner and holder a valid Host Pastor York Memorial AME Zion Church of Greenville
indebtedness of the

_ photo Jim Rouse

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» the procurement practices of

America Still Owes Dr. King

the United States Government.
Big business, particularly the
runningthe operation, == -
Go over to the Army Corps of
Engineers and you will see it
for yourself.
Halliburton, the current leader
of the Military Industrial
Complex, is running the show.
Imean setting policy; making
. decisions; assigning the
The Wilmington Journal contracts (mostly to itself).
Originally posted 12/17/2006 The contracting activity of
. Afghanistan and Iraq belongs
The Federal Acquisition to them and their cronies, The
Regulation, (FAR) is the construction giant Parsons can
obible � for federal build an army barracks in Iraq
procurement practices. It is that begins leaking like a sieve
how you do business with from the beginning. Their
agencies and departments of "_ response to federal inspectors
the federal government. Since _- if you want improvements
the advent of contractbundling "_ you have to pay us more. It is
youcan forget about the FAR. _ totally corrupt and dangerous
Ithas been twisted andtumed _to the future of this nation. It is
andhas become verymuch ~ they who pushed us into Iraq
ineffective. Big business is and that, in fact, is murderous. °
doing what it wantstodoand We see it as alot of
the federal agencies are, more "_ destruction and deaths but
.. Or less, saying o Yessa Boss. � they see it as a whole lot of
_ Wenowhavea virtual coup in sales and profits. We are in
trouble! oat

speech on the steps of the '
Lincoln Memorial during the
historic 1963 Marchon
Washington for Jobs and
-. famous oI Have a Dream �
i section. For four decades, the
i» Powerful words in that part;
i bean quoted all over te
by Marian pn world. But too few people
NNPA Columnist remember or even know about
the central theme that begins the
On November 13, a historic hoes o* met er ten ae lack
vent pire pee waite citizens, Dr. King said we had
nat a" in Washington, come to the nation Ts capital that
D.C. on a plot of land near the day to cash a check America
cia Bia had written nearly 200 years
ashington, Je erson, Linc oln, earlier. He said that when our
and Franklin D. Roosevelt: the nation Ts founders wrote the
groundbreaking TY (F Declaration of Independence
oFi men ron nor a and the Constitution, they had
8,0 created a promissory note that
_ Like many other Americans, I a ar ee
am overjoyed that our nation is and the pursuit of happiness.
fee bp King thisway.On But instead of honoring that
. . ne promise for Black Americans,
ere itisespecially Ameticahad defaulted on it and
adel to the first en Y given us a bad check that had
MOV Eng 10 SCE memorial come back marked oinsufficient
to a leader who preached and funds. �
practiced nonviolence and
peace. Dr. King said those of us who
But even as we celebrate the _ seus come to the March were
Oona porant because we refused to believe
symbolism ofbuilding a othe bank of justice is bankrupt �
memosialtoDr. King mthis se thse othere are insufficient
special place, this monument funds in the great vaults of
should also serve as a powerful opportunity of this nation. � I
reminder that there is still much sure still refuse to believe it, and
more left for our nation to do to never will until America Ts
honor him and his teachings that promised commitment to justice
can Tt be accomplished with a and our great wealth converge
statue or words carved in stone. in ending poverty and
EET ETe hopelessness for millions of
__+ people struggling to get enough
deep sotmaryepaiel this T 124 @ place tosleep, a
President Bush said building lp 4 06 make a living, anda
metnortalto Dr. King alongside: cog etuacation for their
the memiorials to the many other children,
mericans honored on the Mall. ~ ;
ae who ~ Rightnow too many American
Agua tesd defended the children and families are stil
ee getting bounced checks from
mus of America with the we our economic, health
celeron � nes the promise education, and housing banks. It
a fe penaterDe Ke
ie years King
Dr. King may have eer dreamed of a day when his own
promees ee ut NaS children would be judged not by
America redeemed the color of their skin but by the
of Dr. King? When mos ; content C their character, the

ABUSIN

It was this hijacked procurement
system that caused the majority
of the devastation in the Katrina
debacle.Ourgovemment
couldn Ttreact withurgency
because they had to wait on the
new owners of our procurement
system to cut up the contracts
and territories of the affected Gulf
region. Besides, the longer the
wait, the greater the devastation
and that, like Iraq, means greater
sales and profits. Damn the
people!

Where do small and minority
businesses fit into all of this? They
don Tt. For the most part less than
2 percent of all business is done
by racial minorities, The Small
Business Administration (SBA) is
supposed to collect the data and
report it. They don Tt have aclue.
They are accepting data that they
know is false and then report it to
Congress and release it to the
public.

Here Ts an example from one of
our businesses: oI had acquired
an $8 million contract with the
Immigration & Nationalization
Service. After approximately 8

widening and huge disparities of
opportunity persist for Black
children. Dr. King Ts warnings that
oretuming violence for violence
multiplies violence � and o a nation
that continues year after year to
spend more money on military
defense than on programs of
social uplift is approaching
spiritual death � speak to us more
loudly today than ever.

It Ts hard not to think of the words
written about Dr. King by Carl
Wendell Hines:

Now that he is safely dead

Let us praise him

build monuments to his glory
sing hosannas to his name.

Dead men make such convenient
heroes:

They cannot rise to challenge the

images

we would fashion from their lives.
And besides, it is easier to build
than to make a better world.

So, now that he is safely dead
we, with eased consciences

will teach ourchildren that he is a
great man. ..knowing

that the cause for which he lived
is still a cause and the dream for
which he died

is still a dream, a dead man Ts
dream.

Those who helped lay the
groundwork for this memorial to
Dr. King know that planning this
monument hasn Tt been easy; it Ts
been a long and hard-fought
struggle, and the fundraising
needed to complete the vision
continues. But building the
monument has been far, far easier
than building the beloved
community and just nation and
world Dr. King envisioned,

Will the new memorial inspire us
to recommit to making sure his
dream doesn Tt stay just a dream?

- Marian Wright Edelman is

President and Founder of the
Children Ts Defense Fund and its
Action Council whose Leave No
Child Behind® mission is to
ensure every child a Healthy
Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start,
a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in
life and successful passage to

_ Support and endorsement.

G SMALL BUSINESS � ?
Oo 7 way. VEA Congress
| months, I discovered that the seed he a cages wal
INS was diverting my PARTICIPATIONREPORT situation Thefederal
contracttonon-minofity | _ FROMANY FEDERAL vernmedit's procurement -
Pemuractorsclaimingt0be AGENCY UNTILTHE system ig as ceara :
inority Disadvantaged UP. System 1s as corrupt now as it
Businesses ABOVEISCLEANEDUP. "haseverbeen. Minority
| There was a time when the Dusinesses nave been sau 1
On January 7, 1997, I sent a | Pa TOn cree ee many Hess
letter to the Office of the en ad that the levels of 1960. |
{nspector General for the who wouldcome and We just don Tt know because no
SBA, INS and Justice investigate any claimoffraud ne has accurate numbers.
Department sang at and/or abuse. But now the |
several large white ives Sheriff haslefttown. Infact, The nations weakened by the
as being small and adel eres ofthe above. We are going to stupid
disadvantaged businesses in Administrati ont has admonished a we vine possibly Idi
order to obtain contracts the GSA IG as being too on onthe for
set-asideformy fim On ap sressive andis attempting to reer he + Sr
August 7, 1997, the Justice rg by $5 milion teneedlessly. Victims of natural
Department OIG issued a nas! iF Frmaehen rer ane nap latte
Report confirming my effectiveness. Wrong has actions of the greedy.
_ allegations. become right and honest, oe
Yes, another confirmation of ian aoa: pasinesses ate Greed has noend oe
abuse but once again not a fommal systematic wa won't stop until some leaders
dam thing was done about it. SY y: step forward and fight those
It appears here that the When the new 110th Congress hsedapaartelerts happen.
government agencies, SB A sricana Jan Iwill be Harry C. Alford 1S the mr
and INS, must be in on the asking the a and CEO of the National B ack
corruption. They report the Senate and Congressional , per of Commerce,
false numbers as minority Small Business ao ioe Website: www.nationalbcc.org.
and when the sham is Sen. John Kerry and Frail
exposed they turn and walk my president@nationalbcc.org.
Letter to the editor serve the citizens of North
To say I was overwhelmed Carolina as Associate Justice of
Dear Editor, by the support I received the Supreme Court. As
Please allow me to thank throughout the state is . promised throughout my
the many readers of your indeed an understatement. I campaign, I am committed to
newspaper who supported know that our success was exercising Mg] years of
my candidacy for Associate due in large part to the Judicial experience, knowledge
Justice of the Supreme grassroots efforts of and diligent work ethic to every
Court of NorthCarolinaon "_ thousands of individuals in case that comes before me.
November 7. all 100 counties, I will Oo
forever remain grateful for During the next eight years, you
We did it! their help. can depend on me to perform
my duties as Associate Justice in
Almost a million voters Now that the election is amanner that is always mindful
agreed withourcampaign behind us,Ilook forwardto _ "_ "f the trust and confidence the
message that Justice the wonderful opportunity voters have bestowed upon me.
Timmons-Goodson is the citizens of North
good for the Courtand " "_Carolinahave givenmeto
good for North Carolina! T _ render great service in the In appreciation,
Cause of justice. .
Please also accept my Patricia Timmons-Goodson
heartfeltappreciationtoyou = J am so proud to have the Associate Justice
and your paper for your opportunity to continue to us Court of North

POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., (1908 -
1972)

POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., a Representative from
New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908;
attended the public schools of New York City; graduated from
Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., 1930; graduated from
Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1932: graduated from
Shaw University, Raleigh, N.C., 1934; ordained minister;
member of the New York, N.Y., city council, 1941; newspaper publisher and editor; journalist;
instructor, Columbia University Extension School, 1932-1940; cofounder of the National Negro
Congress; member of the New York state, Consumer Division, Office of Price Administration,
1942-1944; member of the Manhattan Civilian Defense 1942-1945; elected asa Democratto.
the Seventy-ninth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945-February 28,
1967); excluded from membership in the Ninetieth Congress pursuant to H.Res, 278, of
February 28, 1967; chairman, Committee on Education and Labor (Eighty-seventh through
Eighty-ninth Congresses); elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress, by special election,
to fill the vacancy caused by his exclusion but did not appear to be sworn in; reelected tothe
succeeding Congress (April 11, 1967-January 3, 1971); unsuccessful candidate for ranges
to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970; died on April 4, 1972, in Miami, Fla.; cremated and
ashes scattered over South Bimini in the Bahamas. .

, Bibliography | !
Hamilton, Charles V, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of An American
Dilemma. New York: Atheneum, 1991; Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. Adam by Adam: The
Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.. New York: Dial Press, 1971,; Powell, Adam

Clayton, Jt. Marching Blacks: An Interpretive History of the Rise of the Black Common
Man. New York: Dial Press, ys Cs

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The Touch of the Master Ts Hand Honored In (PSumatitercs
CHARACTERISTICS OF Greenville Ts oHer � mo = yao inte Daily
AGENTLEMAN | Magazine ennai eee
: There were qualities in the touch of the Master, which set aa : a ves
Character Him apart from all other healers in His time. Beatrice Maye, Greenville Voice. �,� ly /
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Integrity/moral excellence 4. Jesus had a conquering touch (Luke 7:12,13) who are meeting her for yearn et ve fom the
Respectful/polite The touch of Jesus is not only curative, compassionate, the first time. But her eyes harity of On wn §0 toa
Mrs Beatrice Maye Refined conquering, and cleansing, but it has changing power in are warm, and she i ny ot Mrs. Maye's
OURBEHAVIORINTHE " "_Honesifruthful the bodies, hearts, and lives of men, The only limitation speaks in the witticism she FO th Her _mavar
| T , ; once wrote on the ith Her....magazine
CHURCH Has aconscious/a soul to His power is the limitation of faith and willingness on blackboard to inspire at the West Greenville park
Uses no foul or dirty the part of people to be used as His channels of Power students, named in her honor, Mrs.
1. Sit quietly in reverence. language in touching those who would be made whole. Mrs. Maye, who declined . Maye revealed that she
2. Be on our best behavior. to share her age, retired | aways vane tobea
3. Don T trattle papers during Jesus has no feet on which to run errands of mercy but ae " � Sell sot re. ey and although te
the service. CHARACTERISTICS OF our feet; He has no hands to reach forth in iglis , ae set ay rarely goes to bed before 2
4. Keep our feet off pews. ALADY compassionate concern toward the suffering but our ages - tte public en or 3 am, she never sleeps
5. Don Tt play with guest hands; He has no minds with which to think thoughts She now instructs senior later than 7:30 am. |
cards, envelopes, etc. Character after him but our minds; and He has no heart through citizens in retirement living
6. Keep crayons, pens off Intelligence which to love with a giving love, a forgiving love, and through Pitt Community 7 Jane Hudson
hions oo, College, er Magazine, Dec 2006
pew cushions. Personality everlasting, living love but our hearts. Be.
7. Refrain from giggling and Beauty Her uplifting letters to the
talking. Integrity( high morals
8. Bow our heads in prayers. leone) 2 CHRISTMAS QUOTE
9. Sing the hymns and digest Honest/truthful Christmas "that magic blanket that wraps itself about
the words. Graceful/charm/dignity us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.
10, Above all else, worship Good manners/polite/ Itmay weave a spell of nostalgia, Christmas may bea
God. courteous day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day
oGoing to church doesn Tt Holds her tongue/no gossip of remembrance "a day in which we think of everything
make us a Christian any more Even tempered/humble/loyal we have ever loved. �
~ Augusta E. Rundell

Reflections

billion a year on the stuff, but

children in this country and ° ' T

| Parent. concems are enoug
why, do we do it? Not for every year from 3000 to 5000 ee entire mad
the taste. In blind tastings are seized by strangers. Most devoted to keeping children
between bottled and tap of these kidnappings are safe from predators. These
water from major municipal _ perpetuated by-sexual days, many hamess their
systems, omost people cannot predators who release the children with leashes or affix
tell the difference. � Tests children after a few hours. Day-Glo stickers to them, the
show that bottled water is Others are transported S00r better to spot them in crowds.
just as likely as tap water to more miles, held overnight or Others stay in touch via
contain contaminants, while longer, and ransomed or walkie-talkies. One popular
offering no nutritional __ killed. Many children are high-tech approach is the
advantages, and whereas tap kidnapped by their own oelectronic leash �: Parent and
" " " water is nearly free, plentiful mothers and fathers who are " "chitg each wear a beeper-
THE CASE AGAINST and has no negative impact almost always in connection sized unit, and when the child
BOTTLED WATER onthe environment, shipping With custody battles. Inthese andere beyond a certain
, and refrigerating bottled situations, almost 90% are distance, the parent Ts alarm
Americans are squandering water consumes a lot of resolved within a month, and goes off. One outfit has .
billions of dollars on bottled "_ energy. 94% of all kidnapped devised a toy wristwatch that Erskine
water. Americans All those plastic bottles also children are eventually transmits the wearer Ts PICK UP YOUR
drink, on average, 24 gallons _ create a big disposal returned home safely, the US Igcation by using signals from
of bottled water a year; among problem. Ourrealreasonfor J ustice Department says. a global positioning system. COPY OF THE
beverages, only soda outsells drinking bottled water, There is so much fear because Another company is M VOICE NEWSP APER
i ~ = whether we realize it or not, of the media which generate developing a microchip tracer AT MO TS
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years of advertising, wenow offering 24hour coverage by ching T body to pinpoint his or
associate bottled water with cable news network. One her location to within 75 feet.
opurity and cleanliness �, and _history professor and author «9, society has come to the wa
glistening fashion models ainieen a dthe radio ©ORClusion that people are W wil
refreshing themselves after clevised media and the radio g | to , linda
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that 1 billion people around no historical memory. Their backfiring �, said one child- MEN TS HAIRCUT a :
the world are desperate for only concern is exploiting care consultant, owhen soccer $10.00 TO $12.00 g
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HBCU Trivia Game
(copyright 2005) Jordan stated that he spent
about three years developing
The HBCU TriviaGameisa the game and researching the
trivia game about Historically questions. oIhave learned so
Black Colleges and many fascinating facts about the
Universities. It is the 105 schools. � While Jordan
brainchild of Maurice was in the early stages of
Jordan. Jordan is a proud developing the game he needed
alumnus of a Historically assistance in designing the
Black University, North game. Jordan sought out his
Carolina Central University. fraternity brother and graphic
oI wanted a fun way to designer Clarence Goss, Jr.
educate college-bound Goss is also a proud alumnus of
students about HBCUs, o an HBCU, Elizabeth City State
explains Jordan. oWe have University. oGoss tumed my
excellent schools and they simple poster board drawing

into a beautiful show piece, o
beamed Jordan.
Together, the two fratemity
brothers (Kappa Alpha Psi)

- decided to develop and market

the final product. oRight not we
are in the pre-production phase
and will begin showcasing the
game at different HBCUs. �

The first showing of the game
will be Jan. 09, 2007, 6:30 pm,
at the Shaw University Cape
Center located at 2611 E. Tenth
Street, Greenville, NC. For
more information you can
contact Maurice Jordan at
252.347.8689 or Clarence
Goss, Jr. at 252.367.9550.

CHRISTMAS QUOTE:

Christmas is a
necessity. There has to
be at least one day of
the year to remind us
that we Tre here for
something else besides
ourselves. �

_ ~ Eric Sevareid (1912-
1992), American
newscaster.

Sincerely,

Thank You!

It is a distinct pleasure to thank the people of Wayne,
Greene, & Pitt Counties for your support in my

re-election to the North Carolina Senate. It is an honor for
me to serve you. My re-election would not have been
possible without the great amount of help I received from a
countless number of friends and supporters. I continue my
pledge to listen and work hard for you in the Senate.

Kun

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giving can cause Cheer! "
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donations to help provide Holida Cheer for the children who

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sure that each of these children

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Retirement
Celebration for
Mildren Council,
MSW

Two retirement celebrations
were recently held for
Mildred Atkinson

Council upon her retirement
from the State of North
Carolina after 32

years of service. The first
was a reception held
October 31 at the NC
Department of Health and
Human Services Office in
Raleigh. The second
celebration, held on
November 01, 2006, was a
retirement luncheon at the
Beef Bam in Greenville.
Mildren Atkinson Council
began her career as a Social
Worker II at Caswell Center
in Kinston. She later
became a Genetic Educator/
Counselor /Community
Development Specialist with
the North Carolina Infant
Mortality Program, where
she worked for four years.
She retired as a Sickle Cell.
Health Educator/Counselor
serving patients in five
eastern NC counties "
Beaufort, Bertie, Hyde,
Martin, and Pitt. |
Awards received during her
retirement celebrations
included a Certificate of
Retirement from the State of
North Carolina; the state of
North Carolina Order of the
Longleaf Pine from
Governor Michael T. Easley;
Outstanding Achievement
Award for 26 years of
Outstanding Service to the
Sickle Cell Families and
Citizens of North Carolina
from the statewide program
staff; a thank you angel from
East Carolina University Ts
Comprehensive Sickle Cell
Clinic; a congratulations
letter from Congressman G.
K. Butterfield, First
Congressional District of
NC; and numerous cards
and congratulation were
received from family, friends,
and colleagues throughout
North Carolina and other
states. Mrs. Council feels
blessed to have served the
sickle cell families and is
most proud of those of who
supported the Mildred A.
Council Sickle Cell
Scholarship, which she has
created in her honor. This
scholarship is for a person
with sickle cell disease to be
used for educational
expenses while attending a
two-year or four-year
college.

Applications wil be available
from the NC Sickle Cell
Foundation. Anyone who
wishes to support the
scholarship can call
252-757-1037 or
252-355-2284,

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