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The East Carolina Playhouse buy a few pears to make a pearwill present the moving; touchingdramatic comedy, SOMEONEWHO'LL WATCH OVER ME byFrank McGuinness. The play thathas been praised as otaut andbrilliant,with a heart,a soul and asense of humor Truns November 9-14, 1995 at 8:00P.M. each eveningexcept Sunday which has a 2:00P.M. matinee only.Imagine stepping out one day toAttentionBlackBusinessOwnersIf you provide quality productsand services, let the black commu-nity know.The Greenville/Kinston Blackpages is much more than just anadvert ising directory.It Ts a networking, informationguide...make it work for you allyear long..The Greenville/Kinston Blackpages.Let people know you want theirbusiness...advertise in theGreenville/Kinston Black pages....Call 1-800-401-3373Self reliance and upwardmobility... The Greenville/KinstonBlack pages...1-800-401-3373.flan for a dinner party dessert.You head for your local market.Instead "bang! " and you wakeup in a box-like room, chained to awall with two other men similarlyshackled. You don Tt know whereyou are, orhow long you'll be there;indeed, whether you will live ordie, be someday killed or released.Your sanity, even your identity, ison the knife Ts edge of oblivion andyou must battle an unseen enemyto keep either.Frank McGuinness T dramaticcomedy, SOMEONE WHO TLLWATCH OVER ME, is a touching,moving story of three men in justsuch a situation "an American,an Englishman and an Irishman "BRD SoestOW 25The East Carolina Playhouse to present the moving, Someone who Tll watch over mevirtually entombed in a window-less, cell-like, filthy basement roomsomewhere.in the Middle East.The American is a psychiatrist,the Irishman a journalist, and theEnglishmanaschoolteacher. Theycome together as random hostagesin a situation reminiscent of TerryAnderson Ts terrible experience inLebanon, in.which fanatic perse-cutors are trying to break theirminds and spirits.In the stark void of their prison,the captives T only weapon is a ge-nius for wit and laughter whichthey employ with zest, quirkinessand ferocity in dazzling flights offancy.Among other things, the play isabout courage in the face of theOSHA Compliance forthe Health Care IndustryEast Carolina University Ts Cen-ter for Applied Technology will hostthe seminar OSHA Compliance forthe Health Care Industry on De-cember 7, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.at the Willis Building in down-town Greenville. David McDaniel,a former NC OSHA complianceofficer and president of a safetyconsulting firm, will facilitate theseminar.The seminar will be an in-depthdiscussion of Hazard Communica-tion/Lab Safety, Bloodborne Patho-gens,and OSHA Tuberculous stan-dards. 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TheWilliamLynchletter |Newspaper columnists and edi-torial writers bleat about the mean-inglessness of Min. LouisFarrakhan Ts speech, referring tohim as oLouis the Lip, � maintain-ing he oinsulted 400,000 men � andsaying,, oOK, he Ts evil; now what? �etc.He Ts been freshly attacked bythe running dogs of the status quo.They were hit at one of the seats oftheir establishment, in an attemptby Farrakhan said nothing. Hereis an example of the nothing hesaid.Modus operandi, 1712-1995William Lynch was a slaveholder and plantation owner. Heowned a small plantation in theWest Indies. Speaking to a gather-ing of plantation owners in 1712,he imparted his observations onthe perpetuation of slavery andthe control and management ofslaves. (His instructions later be-came part of a plantation owner'smanual which was distrubutedthroughout the slave states.) oIn my bag I have a foolproffmethod of controlling Black slaves.I guarantee every one of you, ifinstalled correctly it will controlthe slaves for at least 300 years.My method is simple. Any mem-ber of your family or your overseercan use It. oI have outlined a number ofdifferences among the slaves and Itake these differences and I makethem bigger I use fear, envy anddistrust. For what purpose? Con-trol. To control who? The slave.These methods have worked onmy modest plantation in the WestIndies and they will work through-out the South. oNow, take this simple little listand think about it. On the top ofmy list is age. But it Ts only becauseit starts with an A. And the secondis color or shade. There Ts intelli-gence, sex, size of plantation, sta-tus of plantation, attitude of own-ers, whether the slaves live in thevalley or on a hill, north, east,south, or west, have fine hair orcoarse hari, or are tall or short. oNow that you have a list ofdifferences, I shall give you anoutline of action. But before that, Ishall assure you that distrust isstronger than trust. And envy isstronger than adulation, respector admiration. The Black slave,after receiving this indoctrination,shall carry it on and will becomeself-generating for hundreds ofyears. Maybe thousands of years. oNow don Tt forget, you must pitchthe old Black male against theyeung Black male. And you mustuse the female against the male.And you must use the male againstthe female. And the light-skinnedslave against the dark-skinnerslave. oYou must also have your whiteservants and overseers distrustall Blacks. But it is necessary thatyour slaves trust and depend onus. They must love, respect andtrust only us. oGentlemen, these keys are yourkeys to control. Use them. Nevermiss an opportunity. And if usedintensely for one year, the slavesthemselves will remain perpetu-ally distrustful. Thank you, gentle-men. �Lynch no doubt hoped to get ingood with the colonial AmericanplantersIf Farrakhan did nothing morethan to bring this document tolight, (and indeed, he did muchmore), it would have been enoughto justify his speech.Ranckcompletesbasiccourse- Marine Pfc. Kevin L. Ranck, sonof Veronica K. Ranck of 2008Sherwood, Greenville, recently-completed the Marine Corps Basic ~Supply Course.During the course with SupplySchool Company, Marine. CorpsService Support Schools, MarineCorps Base, Camp Lejeune, stu-dents learn to use supply publica-tions and catalogs, general ac-counting, and the basics of navalcorrespondence.The 1985 graduate of SouthsideHigh School of Elmira, N.Y., joinedthe Marine Corps in March 1995. "ReadTo YourChildrenXY d ~*MRS. NANCY MURRELL, OF GRIFTON, was the happy recipient of a fun-packed' THE oM T-VOICE- WEn T Out On Jweekend-on-the-town...compliments of JOY 1340 (WOOW) and severallocal businesses. Nancy and her husband, Fred, dined at Annabelle Ts, had a wonderful stay at the Holiday Inn, had breakfast at Quincy Ts and enjoyed an ECUfootball game. They were chauffered about town by Deacon James Boyd of Aladdin Ts Limousine Service. Mrs. Murrell was awarded roses from Flowers byMarjorie and special pampering from Obsessions, while Mr. Murrell received services from Stylemasters Barber Shop. Brother Lonni Perkins, of CandidPortraits, captured this special moment for the Murrells and Deacon Boyd was a ~real gentleman.We are certain that this was a memorable weekend for the Murrell Ts; and was just one of the ways we show our listerners that oThe winning is just beginning �at JOY!!Andrews is halfway through deploymentair, ground and logistics opera-tions supported entirely by shipsat sea "a critical option in re-gions where access to land basesis limited or does not exist.He joined the Navy in March of1993.Navy Petty Officer 2nd ClassTerry R. Andrews, son of Rosa L.Cherry of 102 Sandstone Court,Greenville, is halfway through asix-month South American de-ployment while serving with thecommander of the U.S. South4Resumes-eBrochures Atlantic Force embarked aboardthe destroyer USS Comte DeGrasse.Andrews is on the staff of thecommander in charge of coordi-nating and organizing all U.SNavy operations in theSouth At-lantic Ocean and the waters nearSouth America. Andrews and fel-low Sailors and Marines and par-ticipating in UNITAS ~95, a mul-tinational exercise which beganoff the coast of Puerto Rico and iscontinuing around SouthVivian D. Baze' oreFirst Impression Communications(919) 830-4009. ~Notice of NondiscriminationThe Greenville Housing Authoritycomplies with all federal and statehousing laws. The Authority does notknowingly discriminate with regard torace color, creed, religion, nationalorigin, handicap or familial status.Compliance with 504 Program isobserved. TDD service isavailable for the deafEQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITYAmerica. UNITAS is latin forunity. Andrews T ship is one ofseven U.S. Navy and CoastGuard ships participating in theexerciseSo far during the deplovment.Andrews and fellow shipmateshave conducted anit-air, antisurface, anti-submarine and electronic warfare training withforces from Colombia, France,the Netherlands and VenezuelaBefore they return in late November, Andrews and fellow Sailors and Marines will also trainwith forces from Argentina, Bra-zil, Chile. Paraguay. Peru andUruguay. The exercises improvethe ability of the different forcesto operate together while pro-moting friendship, professionalism and readinessAndrews ship recently passedthrough the Panama Canal andis headed in a counter clockwisedirection around South AmericaWhile most of the deploymenthas been at sea, Andrews andThe Shoe OutletLaather Shoes ForBostonianBallyTimberlandDexterEasy SpiritAll Priced Well Below WholesateAllen EdmondsThe Little Store With Big SavingsOur Shelf Space Has DoubledWe Now Have A Large Selection Of Name Branden And Women Such As:¢ Soft SpotBandolino9 West; SSEvan PiconeHush Puppiesfellow shipmates have also vis-ited Colombia and Venezuela.Andrews T involvement in thisexercise demonstrates the abil-ity of U.S. naval forces to serveas the cornerstone of interna-tional coalitions, while project-ing a positive American imageand enhancing diplomatic con-tactsThe 1986 graduate of RoanokeHigh School of Robersonville,joined the Navy in September1986.

SATISFACTION ... of knowing that you Tre young, gifted,black and blessed!! Sister Monica Davis took a break from herduties to share this wonderful smile with our photographer.Staff photo Jim RouseBRAND NEW$20 down and $20 per month/Call Ahead for Pre-approved Credit758-8093, Ext, 32FURNITURE LIQUIDATORS2818 East Tenth StreetGreenville, NCwas usurped froFulanii i j b j iti in ¥V¥ aco Texas where the label-In a separ ate incident, the most the mainstream political groups, and I T T Berecent bein Se tember 7,3mem- b j Y- T i t bli hment 0 ani- ing of the Branch Davidians asabers of the Potawatami Nation inOntario were shot by the OntarioProvincial Police at IpperwashProvincial Park, located on the St.Clair River. One man, DudleyGeorge, was killed.Both disputes center around land rights. In British Columbia,at the request of a white rancher,the government has attempted toevict the Shuswap from their sa-cred Sundance lands, on whichthe Shuswap have worshiped forcenturies. The Government istreating them as trespassers andcommon criminals. The Shuswapmaintain that they never cededtheir land to the Canadian Gov-ernment, and therefore the gov-ernment has no legal jurisdiction.They want the matter to be settledby an impartial third party.The land at Ipperwash, whichTwo sculptors featured in NCCU artUniversity will present the worksof two 20thcentury African-Ameni-can sculptors.Richmond Barthe - RichardHunt: Two Sculptors, Two Eras isa traveling show curated bySamella Lewis, Ph.D., professoremerita of Scripps College,Claremont, California, and orga-tional tour begin in 1992 and willcontinue through 1996.Barthe and Hunt, born 34 yearsapart, are both recognized asamong the foremost artists of theirgenerations. Both received numer-ous honors and rewards, includingthe Guggenheim Fellowship, anding the Second World War, wassupposed to have been returned,but instead was turned into a na-tional park. Last month,Potawatami men, women. and chil-dren stormed the gates of the parkto reclaim their land.Such conflict is nothingnew. Thehistory of both the Canadian andUnited States governments is thatof constant disregard for nativepeoples, and their land rights.When formal agreements and trea-ties are made, they are almost al-ways violated.One new feature of this currentsituation is that the Canadian Gov-ernment and Canadiay{ media aretrying to label the Native peoplesas oMaverick Cultists T? and oTer-rorists. � It is part of a:recent pat-tern in which small religions, non-the world.The show includes 18 sculpturesby each artist, as well as photomu-rals of their studios and publicworks, and explores similaritiesandcontrasts between the two art-ists.When Richard Hunt entered theArt Institute of Chicago in 1953,came familiar with the work ofBarthe, who had graduated fromthe same institution in 1929.Barthe Ts oThe Boxer, � which is apart of the permanent collection ofthe Art Institute of Chicago, madea lasting impression on theyounger artist.zations that oppose the policies oftheir governments are given the oCult � label. In the 1950 Ts, the term oCommunist � was used to demon-ize opponents of the U.S. Govern-ment. Now that. the cold war isover, new labels are being used todehumanize dissidents.Here in the United States - acountry founded by religious mav-ericks - the term oCult �, an unsci-entific and politically loaded term,is being used to tar and feather thevery people and organizations thatour Constitution is supposed toprotect from persecution. Suchdemonization creates an environ-ment where the violation of Con-stitutional rights - be they Cana-dian or United States Constitu-tional rights becomes possible, ifnot probable. Witness the outcomeThe late Richmond Barthe wasognition as a sculptor when Huntwas bornin 1935. Traditional figu-rative art was still in vogue duringBarthe Ts formative years, whileHunt developed his artistic ap-proach during the era of concep-tual art. Barthe Ts inspirations in-cluded Michelangelo, Donatel'o,and Rodin, although his subjectssculptor David Smith and Span-ish sculptor Julio Gonzales, and toAfrican metalworks. Both artistsbegan their careers as modelersand subsequently turned to metalas their medium, Barthe doingbronze casting, Hunt using bothcasting and welding. (All sculp-tactics used against them.According to the Canadian Alli-ance in Solidarity with NativePeoples, the atmosphere in Canadais very tense. There is growingoutrage at the government's use offorce rather than diplomacy. AtCASNP Ts request, I sent letters tothe Prime Minister of Canada,Jean Chretien; the Premier of Bnit-ish Columbia, Michael Harcourt;and British Columbia Ts AttorneyGeneral, Ujjal Dommanj, urgingthem to restrain the Royal Cana-dian Mounted Police and to desistin their campaign to demonize theShuswap. But much more supportis needed. The situation in BritishColumbia is still dangerous, andinternational pressure is criticalto help avert a bloodbath.showtures in the traveling show arere " A sculpture show opening No- _ the works of both sculptors are invember 12 at the NCCU Art Mu- the collections of major museums _ born in 1901 and was just reach- cast sculptures.)THIS BRILLIANT SMILE COMES WITH THE INNER seum at North Carolina Central throughout the United States and ing matunity andwide-spreadrec- | Theshow has been presentedinChicago, Washington, Chatta-nooga, Edwardsville and Rock Is-land, Illinois, Hampton, Va., Co-lumbus, Ohio, Monroe, La., andLubbock, Texas.A second version of the exhibi-tion is being organized for over-seas travel through the U.S. Infor-mation Agency Ts Arts Americaa) \) ) YY ? vray) Jacl oy y wr . * . . . ~ . .Heavy Duty Large Capacity Washer & Dryer nized by LandawTraveling Exhi- onascholarship from the Chicago are African and African Ameri- Program. .bitions of Los Angeles. The na- Public School Art Society, he be- can. Hunt acknowledges a debt to Richmond Barthe-RichardHunt: Two Sculptors, Two Eraswill beon exhibit at NCCU throughDecember 10. The NCCU Art Mu-seum is open from 9 a.m. to5 p.m.,Tuesday through Friday, and from2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.For information, call 919 560-6211.Lj aILPsommesocsssesnaonsaaa sas SoooTititiiii titi itrBESSESSSGGEPeaepeeegasniWOW |seesxxxosxocsconae =: =PEeSSSRSESSSRSSSSSSSeeesenest[SSeS a ee oe oeimxx " " " cssescseses ea =:ISSSSSSSSSRSESESSeeeeaaixxoT "o-s " ".2=:Titititi tii tii " " 2.ieatooosnAMC ASSOLPh. 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:es©. B-THE oMT-VOICE - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4-15. 1995GREETINGS MY NAME IS SHONTEL PARKER and | am a member at Wells ChapelChurch of God In Christ, where my father, Superintendent Austin B. Parker, is pastor and mymother, Carolyn Parker, si the First Lady. I attend J.H. Rose High School where I am a senior.I plan to attend UNC-Chapel Hill next fall and study Pre-law. If] could offer a word of advicetothe young people then I would have to quote my father and say, oPut God first, and educationsecond, � if you do this then everything else will fall in place.Kucab was a forum panelistA. Robert Kucab of Raleigh wasa forum panelist during a nationalmeeting of the Congressional BlackCaucus (CBC) in Washington, DClast week. He is the executive director of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.The forum, entitled " The Ameri-CASH FORHOMEOWNERSCredit Problems OKNO APPLICATION FEE$10,000 fo a$25,000 fc$40.000 for Fixed ratesCall 800-669-8957ial5 Easy Ways To Pay:* MasterCard «* Heilig-Meyers Card ¢ In-Store CrediteeWe reserve the right to limit quantities, © Hellig-Meyers Co. 1995can Dream of Home Ownership IsNot Impossible. � was part of theCBC s twenty-fifth annual legis!aconference. Conveners 1n-cluded U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton andUS. Rep. Mel Watt of North Caro|tiveMr. Kucab addressed special ef-forts by state housing agencies toassist low-income, minority homebuvers. He cited as an exampleNCHFA TS new down payment as-sistance program, which allowsbuyers with average incomes ot$23,832 per vear to buy homes. Of121 households using the down3 Days Only...Our Fast & Flexible CreditProgram Is Easier Than Ever!This Is OneEvent You Don'tWant To Miss!Choose From AmonFinest Selection Of:*Living RoomsoD] Tal late Mareleyaals*Bedrooms & Bedding* Carpet * Accessories* Jewelry & More!w Nim lerere]0lalt-m-[¢- 10] 0) (ciel Mm Comelgcto ll Mmiliili eeAll applicants must be at least 18 years oldisa * DiscoverVISAOurpayment assistance last year, 48percent were African-American orother minorities. For the 1.350homebuyers using the agency'slow-cost mortgages, nearly 32 per-cent Were minorities.The North Carolina HousingFinance Agency is a self-support-ing agency created by the GeneralAssembly in 1973. By operatingfederal housing programs and thestate's Housing Trust Fund, it hasfinanced 75,000 affordable homesand apartments for moderate andlow income North Carolinians*CeriIn the Septentber 20 - 25 issue ofthe ~M T Voice, Mrs. Beatrice Maywrote an article entitled oWhy MostBlack Men Won T'tGo To Church �.While the article displayed thethorough, intelligent perspectivewe have become accustomed tooverthe years, I feel, that it lacked amasculine perspective that wouldadd more substance.to many of herclaims. I agree with Mrs. Mayethat there is something strikinglyodd in many of owr churches. Asshe so accurately stated, mostchurches tend to be overwhelm-ingly female in pgpulation. Thisseems to be particularly true in amajority of Protestant churches.As a pastor, I have often wonderedwhy so many of our churches haveproblems both in ~attracting menand retaining our young boys. LikeMrs. Maye, I prayerfully accessedthe situation andl have come tothe conclusion that much of ourworshiping system within theframework ofthe Christian Churchis out-of-line with God's divine or-der. Whereas, I agree with manyof her oseven premises T. I disagreewith some that seem to border onmany of the negative stereotypesthat have followed Black men inalmost every area of life. [d like todiscuss each of Mrs. Maye Ts rea-sons from a male perspective.The first reason she cited statedthat one drawback for Black menattending is the fact that manybrothers are not gainfully em-ploved. Accurate statistics showthat only about 1/4 of Black menfall into this indigent category. InAmerican society, the focus hasalways been away from the mostsuccesstul of Black men by mediaand journalists alike. And, al-though many attend church for allkinds of reasons, the majority ofpeople come for worship. Intelhgent. conscientious brothers un-derstand the financial obligationsA note to the editorof the church and govern them-selves accordingly. However, withthe continual deterioration of theAmerican economy, men andwomen have been reluctant to in-vest in ministries that are poorlyadministrated and spiritually de-ficient.I agree with Mrs. Maye in prin-ciple that the cnurch does a poorjob in accommodating Black men,but I don Tt think our men are soshallow that sports events pre-empt their commitment to Christ,where the church has really failedto accommodate men is its per-spective as a divinely run institu-tion. The scripture tells us thatman is the head of woman. Manychurch have departed from thisphilosophy and run their congre-gations from a feminine perspec-tive. Most social pundits will re-buke the above statement, but isBiblically founded. Men need totake their proper place before Godas the leaders God intended themto be. The answer is not schedul-ing church services around theNFL schedule.Mrs. Maye Ts third reason, thatthe prevailing doctrine of today Tschurch being somewhat illogical istrue. However, the problems stemmore from the church Ts interpre-tation of Scripture more than whatthe Bible says. We all accept thatGod's word does not change. AsBlack people, we know the conceptof a oblonde, blue-eyed � church istotally erroneous. But, the mes-sage of loving your enemies andthose who despite use you are In-grained in Biblical fundamentals.The fact that trusting God even inimpoverished circumstances,where social and political disen-franchisement has been the normand not the exception, has givenBlack men great inspiration, goeswithout saying.Mrs. Maye Ts fifth reason deals3 Days Only!Thursday - SaturdayDown Paymentwith approved creditCredit HasslesIo 04) FdNo Problem!No Credit Will Be Refused TIf You've Been Waiting For The PerfectOpportunity To Buy That New Furniture...THIS [8 IT!Heilig MeyerFURNITURE518 E. Greenville BlvdGreenville, N.C.(919) 756-4145with submission. The issue in theBlack church as it relates to sub-mission is to whom Black menshould be submissive to. Accord-ing to the divine order, God is thehead of man, and man is the headof woman. Any straying from thatis outside the will of God. Blackmen, by in large, are not going tosubmit to a ministry where theminister is of questionable moralcharacter. Real men are not goingto submit to a ministry that emas-culates their manhood and mascu-linity. Men have no more problemsubmitting to God than anyonewhen God is presented in theproper context.I agree with Mrs. Maye Ts sixthreason which says many men haveproblems with preachers. To thatpoint I would like to add that Blackmen understand, probably betterthan most, the inner workings of arank-and-file hierarchal system.But, when it comes to the church,Black men are not going to followmen who serve as ministers withno purpose or direction. Men willnot be attached to a ministry thatis not spiritual, or at least appearsbe. Men usually see through oflim-flamming � preachers.I agree with Mrs. Maye Ts sev:enth reason 100%. She says Blackmales won't 90 to church becausetodavs church does not addresstheir needs. Black men have hadto deal with being the brunt ofevery social attack. Their image ashuman beings are often tainted bysociety. Black men have been de-picted as ogres, less-than-human.etc. With all of this negativism,shouldn't the church be a havenfor spiritual rejuvenation and de-velopment Brothers should findthe church to be the one placewhere truly everyone is equal, andwhere one Ts relationship to theCreator is the priority.Islam, which is fastly becomingthe religion of choice among Blackmaies today, is the antithesis ofeverything we ve discussed in thisarticle. In most Musiim services Ihave attended, I've noticed thatmen outnumber women probably25-to-1. This is probable exactlythe opposite to what we see in theChristian church. I observed thatthe services were very omascu-linely � oriented. Obviously, thereis something to be learned there.It is time for men to come for-ward and take their place in God'sdiving order. We need to be themen God intended us tobe. Surely,ifwe walk before God as we should,our beautiful sisters will rever-ence and admire us more.REV. A. MICHAEL DIXONInternetPanelDiscussionEast Carolina University TsWorld Class Strategies Networkwill host a panel discussion con-cerning the internet on November8, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at the WillisBuilding in downtown Greenville.This interactive meeting hasbeen planned to provide a forum toask questions and find real an-swers about the Internet from ex-perts of academia, from an actualInternet provider, and from a busi-ness currently utilizing the Net.The cost is $25.00 for non mem-bers. For more information con-tact: Center for Applied Technol-ogy, East Carolina University,Willis Building, Rm. 101,Greenville, NC 27858, Ph. 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The TM' Voice SalutesPastor Ruth Peterson Of The Anointed One ChurchA Degree From The Lord. God Bless Youke 4 Sos% wsEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4-15, 1995Minority loan rate decriedThe Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina charges that FirstCitizens has done little to improve its lending record to minorities.By Joel B. ObermayerStaff writer for theNews & ObserverAlleging that First CitizensBancshares has done little to im-prove its lending record in minor-ity and low-income communities,a Raleigh-based watchdog grouphas filed a challenge to First Citi-zens T recent purchase of anotherbank.The Community ReinvestmentAssociation of North Carolinamaintains that for years First Citi-zens has received fewer applica-tions from minorities and denied ahigher percentage of loans than itought to. It has asked the FederalReserve Bank of Richmond to haltFirst Citizens T acquisition ofSanford-based Allied Bank Capi-tal while its lending performanceis reviewed. A ruling on the chal-lenge is expected to take two orthree months.Andrew Foster, executive direc-tor of CRANC, said his group basedits challenge on an analysis of threeyears of mortgage lending datathat First Citizens provided to thefederal goyear agreement with CRANC inthe Community Reinvestment Act,as well as concerns about otherissues like bank branch closuresand business lending. oYear after year their recordhasn Ttimproved, it Ts slipped, � Fos-ter said. oThey Tre reallyunderperforming the market. �First Citizens spokesman ChrisBubin said he could not commentbecause the bank had not receivednotice of the challenge. He addedthat the bank had received twoconsecutive ooutstanding � ratingsfrom the Federal Deposit Insur-ance Corp., the government agencythat rates banks on their compli-ance with the Community Rein-vestment Act.But at least one expert on thesubject of minority lending saidthat those ratings do not ensure asterling record. o(First Citizens] can Tt just usethose ratings as a shield, � saidKen Thomas, a noted author onCRA compliance. oIf CRANC ismaking those allegations, then youhave to take them seriously. �First Citizens signed a three-RADIO STATION WOOW, JOY 1340... recently held a $1,000 give-a-way. Sister Trelanie1991 to start a series of programsto increase services and loans inminority communities, Foster said. oFor the bulk of the agreement,they didn Tt meet the goals thatwere agreed to. �Representatives from First Citi-zens and CRANC continued meet-ing regularly until last month,when, Foster said, his group lostpatience. oOur sense is that because of theoutstanding rating, they don Tt be-lieve they need to do anythingmore, � Foster said.The challenge comes at a timewhen the increasing pace of bankmergers has focused attention onhow mergers will affect lendingand services in minority commu-nities. The challenge is the firstsuch action by CRANC since itopposed the merger ofNationsBank-then called NCNB-and C&S/Sovran four years ago.Data recently compiled by TheN&O shows that in the Triangle in1994, First Citizens denied homeloan applications to blacks 31 per-cent of the time, a rate five times(Continued on page 2)Moore, shown here, was the recipient of this blessing. oJust look at God blessing!!! �Fathers Adopting Our Young SonsBlack men urged to become vigilantadoptive parentsBy Alvin PeabodyIn 1981, Father GeorgeClements adopted a son and set anexample for his Catholic parishio-ners to adopt homeless children.And after his shining example,hundreds of people began to opentheir homes for adoption. oAdoption of young Black maleshave been something I Tve beentalking about fora very long time, �said Clements, founder and direc-tor of One Church, One Child, amulti-denominational church-based organization dedicated tofinding African American adop-tive parents for African Americanand bi-racial children. oHearing our leaders talk aboutadopting our young sons seemslike an answer to my prayers, �added Clements, who now servesas the Washington, D.C.-basedOne Church, One Addict program.Hopefully, our children will getthe attention they desperatelyneed. �According to Clements and othersocial workers, there are nearly25,000 Black children availablefor adoption. oWe have a lot ofBlack men in this audience today, �said Nation of Islam leader LouisFarrakhan. oI'd hope that theywould come forward and offer toadopt our young children. �And sure they did. More than25,000 hands were raised duringthe recent Million Man March. oIapplaud those valiant brotherswho are accepting the challenge ofadopting children to form theirown families. � Father Clements)said.Rev. James E. Green, a Baptistpreacher in Cleveland, said Blackmen ohave just too many problemsto get involved in adopting youngchildren. Hopefully, things aregoing to change, especially as aresult of this Million Man March. �For Clements, it really doesn Ttmatter if the person is single. oLoveis all that we need, � said Clements,whose program has adopted 40,000youngsters in nearly 39 states.However, he accuses the U.S. Con-gress of being oprepared to killdozens of social programs designedto maintain a civilized family. Theonly time lawmakers seem to ad-dress the issue of adoption is totalk about it as an antidote toabortion. �Father Clements explained thatwhen he adopted Joey, his firstchild, he publicly stated he wantedto get the child that no one elsewanted. oI wanted to get a genu-Staff photo Jim Rouseinely special needs child. Butwhere are the voices being raisedfor kids like the ones | adopted? �said Clements, who has sinceadded three more boys to his fam-ily. oHey, Ihave nochildren and I Tvealways wanted to adopt a Blackchild, � said Samuel Cowers, a con-struction worker in Silver Spring. oAfter this march, I Tm going to talkto my wife about adopting not one,but two Black children. � oTwenty-five thousand chil-dren! � James Pickett exclaimedwhen told of the number of Blackchildren available for adoption inthe Washington metropolitan area. oMan, something has got to bedone about this. This is horrible,and with all these Black men heretoday? �On October 16, that was anotherchallenge put forth to the millionBlack men assembled on the Mall.Canadian Governmentrepression must be stoppedBy Dr. Lenora FulaniLast week, I was contacted byKahn-Tineta Horn, a Native Ca-nadian and President of the Cana-dian Alliance in Solidarity withNative Peoples (CASNP). She in-formed me of several confronta-tions that are currently takingplace between Canadian police andNative peoples. On June 24th, aatandaff had hemin in Rritiah Co.|lumbia, Canada, between tradi-tionalist members of the ShuswapNation and the Royal CanadianMounted Police. Currently, over200 armed Mounties, armed withM- 1 6s and 9mm automatic pis-tols have cordoned off a 5200Square Kilometer section sur-rounding the Shuswap and arepreparing for an armed assault.(Maathawad aw anna AN|Z *éMS. BARBARA FENNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF THE WEST GREENVILLECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ... corporation, (L) is shown with Ms. Annette Goldring(C) and Sammie Koivi (R) members of the WGCDC Board of Directors, during the fourthAfrican-American youth festival . . ."Miss Soko Watoto. � Staff photo Jim RouseBlacks reminded ofChristian heritageBy Stan AlleyneToo many poor and middle-classblack people are becoming com-placent and comfortable with theireconomic status. Others are put-ting too much faith in politicalparties that may not even havetheir best interests in mind, saidthe president of the General Bap-tist State Convention of NorthCarolina Thursday to members ofthe NAACP.Dr. Clifford Jones addressedmore than 200 people, mostly rep-resentatives of NAACP branchesfrom across the state, at a lun-cheon at Mount Zion DisciplesChurch. He spoke on this year Tsstate convention theme: SpeakingTruth to Power In the Struggle forPolitical and Economic Develop-ment.Jones, head of a Baptist organi-zation with 1,700 affiliatedchurches and 450,000 membersacross the state, was the keynotespeaker for oReligious Day, � theopening day of the 52nd AnnualN.C. State Conference for theNAACP. The convention which isbeing hosted by the Goldsboro-Wayne County branch of theNAACP will last until Saturdaynight.Jones urged blacks not to be-come complacent with their finan-cial situations. oFor too many of us we havebecome comfortable being poormiddle class, � he said o.... The factof the matter is that, but for thegrace of God and charge cards,most of us would be in trouble. � He ~ThePlanter TsManual T oThe Planter Ts Manual � was pre-pared after a series of slave revoltsthat shook a young colonialAmerica. A slave revolt took placein 1708 in Newton, on Long Is-land. Seven whites were killed,two Black male slaves and oneAmerican Indian slave werehanged, one female slave wasburned at the stake. A noted slaverevolt took place in New York in1712, where Blacks rose up. Ninewhites were killed and 21 slaveswere executed.In 1739, afamous slave revolt inStono, South Carolina, led by aslave named Jemmy, killed 25whites before it was put down.These are but a fraction of thedocumented revolts against sla-very. This revolt led tothe Engleshbanning African slave ships fromlanding in South Carolina for 10years. It was felt the infusion offresh African blood kept remind-(Dnatinwnd aa anan ONsaid black citizens are not savingenough money and do not ownenough land. oWe are losing toomany farms. God Ts not makinganymore land, � he said.Jones told the audience to movebeyond classism and unite for thebetterment of all. oIf a few of uswho have clout-whatever that is-in the economic base, if we Tre notusing that for the betterment ofthe whole, then we become a partof the problem. �He warned black people of thedanger of putting all their alle-giance into a political party. Hesaid he was mainly talking aboutlocal politics. oI Tm concerned because on a lo-cal level I don Tt find a great deal ofdifference between Democrats andRepublicans as it relates to Afri-can-Americans. � he said. oWe've got to be careful, you all.We have sold our souls to a politi-(Continued on page 2)ee 4PASTOR DORETHA BERNARD(TOP) . .. is shown atentrance tothe Victory Deliverance Center. (Below) younstersave alwave waleama)Real whatan Rew Daven

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NCCU receives DHR grantThe N.C. Department of Hu-man Resources has selectedNorth Carolina Central Univer-sity to conduct a performanceevaluation of Governor JimHunt Ts Support Our Studentsafter school initiative.NCCU Chancellor JuliusChambers and Deputy Secretaryof Human Resources BarryStanback today signed a contractfor $64,800. Under the terms ofthe contract, NCCU will conducta full evaluation of the impact ofSOS on students in the 52 coun-ties that administer the program,and then issue a report. oThis grant will enable us to doresearch on an area of real inter-est to us " how communitieswork together to shape the fu-ture of students, � said Chancel-ATTENTIONHOMEOWNERSWhy pay 30 years on amortgage? 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Jones Tstudy will measure the outcomesof SOS Ts success in improvingstudent grades, class attendance,and discipline records as well asthe program Ts effect on changingstudent attitudes toward learn-ing.The SOS initiative is currentlylooking for more volunteers tohelp with the local initiatives forSOS in your county, call pro-gram director Joe Canty at 919-571-4848.Read ToChildren ~Million Man Marchto build business, to build houses,I (say your name) pledge, thatfrom this day forward, I will striveto love my brother as I love myself. oI (say your name) pledge, that| from this day forward, I will strive |ITU, &weeto build hospitals, to build facto-ries and to enter universal trade,for the good of myself, my familyand my people.Hansley completesoverseas deploymentNavy Petty officers 3rd classTreavor L. Hansley, a 1991graduate of D.H. Conley HighSchool of Greenville, recently re-turned to Earle, N.J., after com-pleting a six-month overseas de-ployment aboard the fast com-bat support ship USS Seattle,which included duty in theAdriatic Sea near Bosnia-Herzegovina an din the PersianGulf near Iraq.Hansley is one of 621 sailorsaboard the ship who completedthe more than 36,000-,ile voy-age. Hansley Ts ship served as partof the formidable 11-ship USSTheodore Roosevelt BattleGroup, which included jet fight-ers, airborne early warning andelectronic warfare aircraft, at-tack aircraft, helicopters, andships and submarines armedwith Tomahawk cruise missiles.While in the Persian Gulf,Hansley and fellow shipmatessupported and supplied fuel toships enforcing the no-fly zoneover Southern Iraq and deter-ring Iraqi aggression on the Ara-bian peninsula.During the deployment,Hansley Ts ship transferred morethan 15 million gallons of fuel to128 U.S. Navy ships as well asDavis waspromotedFelichia F. Davis of SeymourJohnson AFB, daughter of OscarL. and Rosa L. Davis of Greenville,has been promoted in the U.S. AirForce Reserve to the rank of air-man first class.Working with more than 700reservists AlC Davis is a com-puter operator with the 916th Com-munication Flightf, which is partof the 916th Air Refueling Wing atSeymour Johnson AFB, N.C.Davis is a 1993 graduate of J.H.Rose High School, Greenville, andis currently attending East Caro-lina University, Greenville.Navy ships from Germany,Greece, Italy, the Netherlandsand the United Kingdom. Therefueling operations took placewhile traveling side-by-side toother ships. Helicopters fromHansley Ts ship also flew 49 mis-sions delivering nearly 100,000tons of food, ammunition, supliesand mail.While spending 147 days atsea, Hansley also visitedBahrain, Crete, France, Greece,Israel, Italy, Sicily and Spain. InChania, Crete, Sailors fromHensley Ts ship volunteered theirfree T time to paint a monasteryand children Ts home.Hansley Ts involvement in thisdeployment reflects the Navy-Marine Corps team Ts unique ca-pability of being able to conductraise my hand, with a knife.gun, to beat, cut or shoot any mem-ber of my family and any human "being, except in selfdefense.I (say your name) pledge, thatfrom this day forward, I willnever _abuse my wife by striking her or "disrespecting her, for she is themother of my children and the |producer of my future.I (say your name) pledge, thatfrom this day forward, I will neverengage in the abuse of children,little boys or little girls for sexualgratification. 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~fined with every generation. Hees said osurged the delegates to remembertheir roots "the Christian church.He said churches must come to-Minority LoanRatehigher than for whites. First Citi-zens T denial rates for blacks washigher than those of First Union,BB&T and Wachovia. It should benoted, however, that denial ratesalone do not prove discriminatorylending practices.The N&O also reported that lastDecember, in an internal FirstCitizens memo, a bank vice chair-man warned that ifimprovementsin compliance were not made, othematter could be turned over to theDepartment of Justice, which verywell could bring aspects of ourbusiness to a halt. �Bank officials said in an inter-view later that the statement wasmade to get employees T attention.Blacks remindedther for the common good.ones said, oOur young peopledon Ttknow our history. They don Tt thinkyou all have done anything. Theythink it Ts time for us to step aside.That Ts because we haven't toldthem the story. �Jones said he tired of hearingpositive rhetoric from black lead-ers with little action following it.« ..It sounds sweet but it doesn Ttput bread on the table. It Ts notprovidingjobs, nor harmony withinthe community. Somehow we'vegot to communicate our struggleand the truth of that struggle withthe powers that be, � he said. oWe can Tt kiss up to them (thepowerful people in the community).We've got to be careful eating fromtheir table because if I feed youand clothe you then I can deter-mine your destiny especially ifyou Tre dependent on me, he added.«...There needs to be that holy/unholy alliance with power. We'vegot to be careful who we cast all ofour lot with. �Read The 'M'Voice NewspaperThe Minority Voice Inc.WOOW P.O. Box 8361310 Evans St. Mall, Greenville, NC 27835919-757-0365/ Fax: 919-757-1793WTOW P.O. Box 39, 903 Hackney Ave. Washington NCPictures received by The "M" Voice Newspaper become the property of The*M" Voice Newspaper and we are not responsible for lost pictures.All articles must be mailed to the above adaress. If you have a complaint,please address it to the publisher Mr. Jim Rouse owner.Member of the NC Black Publishers, ASCAP, BMI SEASAC ASB. N.C.ASBBuilding.143-128.proposals.ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSealed proposals will be received by the Pitt County Board ofCommissioners in the Pitt County Engineering Department Con-ference Room, Development Services Building, 1717 West FifthStreet, Greenville, NC until 2:00 p.m. on December 19, 1995; atwhich time and place bids will be opened and read for theconstruction of the Pitt County Detention Center New HousingA prebid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on December 6,1995 at the same location listed above for the bid opening. Allknown and anticipated prime contractors, subcontractors, mate-rial suppliers and other bidders are invited to attend.Complete plans and specifications for this project can be obtainedfromJ.N. Pease Associates, Architects-Engineers-Planners, PostOffice Box 18725 (2925 East Independence Boulevard), Char-lotte, North Carolina 28218, during normal office hours.PLAN AND SPECIFICATION DEPOSIT: $226.00Pitt County has a verifiable ten percent (10%) goal for participa-tion by minority businesses in the total value of work for which aContract or Contracts are awarded pursuant to N.C.G.S. SectionThe County reserves the unqualified right to reject any and allPitt County Board of CommissionersGet Your "M" Voice== Swee § §�,� FE eerby MailSSSRXTo get your "M" Voice by mail write to:The "M" Voice NewspaperPO Box 8361Greenville, NC 27834SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ORDER© Yes,1'd like a 6 months subscription by mail $15CQ) Yes, I'd like a 12 months subscription by mail $30Stateay «|The ~m TVoiceat :LESep esoging the slaves of who they were.In addition, the state of SouthCarolina census bureau keptrather accurate stats on the vol-ume of runaway slaves per year.What tribe or region in Africathey came from was listed, alongwith their English proficiency andtheir skills, some of which theybrought with them from Africa,such as rice growing, indigo (dye)growing and harvesting, fishingand net-making, blacksmith andmetal smithing, cotton thread spin-ning and weaving, etc.Runaways were also listed bycolor, with mulattos running awayleast of all, and Blacks runningaway most of all. (Male, Black -2,810, [72.6 percent of all run-aways] Female, Black-584 [15.1percent of al] runaways) Male,mulatto-55 [1.4 percent of all run-aways] female, mulatto-11[.3 per-cent of all runaways)).The official numbers of run-aways per year were over 3,000recorded. The number not recordedcould be large as well. Sometimesslaves were caught and sold and " "'|From Page 1a2the planter listed them as lost forthe sake of creditors while pocket- ~ing the money. ~;The census was published in theSouth Carolina Gazette startingin 1736. In 1740, the frst informalhighway patrols (phtty-rollers)were formed.Inthe Louisiana Territory, Blackrunaways headed into the swampsand bogs, ending up-in Florida,living with the Semiffoles, or withFrench/Indian trappers and furtrades. Slaves were at a disadvan-tage as they had limited places torun. But planters Were also at adisadvantage, livingin fear ofslaverevolts, individual acts of revengeor Indians. William Lynch Ts mis-sive came as good information. Itwas amongmany written treatisesfrom the English including colo-nial information manuals onslaves, their habits, their regionsin Africa, their skills, planting tech-niques for rice, corn, etc. Therewere encouragements for buyingslaves, auction notices, best get-rich schemes, credit plans for buy-ing slaves and land for planta-The Planter's Manualtions, the best cash crops, etc. oThe Planter Ts Manual � also hadbranding and whipping tech-niques, torture techniques listedby rope, fire, burying slaves alive,striking terror into slaves by wit-nessing beatings, etc., and select-ing the proper uverseer. Sugges-tions for proper allotment forslaveswas also given, such as one blan-ket every three years, no clothingat all for children under 13. Shoeallotments-one pair a year foradults, none for children. (If yourfee grew, too bad, leading someslaves not to wear the painfullysmall shoes, and slave masters toassume slaves preferred to be bare-footed.)In addition, the Royal AfricanCompany, an English slave trad-ing conglomerate, and the SouthCarolina Gazette, a newspaper,published regular accounts of slaveship captains, and their daringexploits on the African continentand high seas, serving the dualpurpose of vilifying the nativesand romanticizing the slave trade.NoticesThe Subdivision Review Boardwill meet on Wednesday, Novem-ber 8, and Wednesday, November22, at 4:30 p.m. in the third flooroffice of Harry V. Hamilton, Jr.,which is in the Community Build-ing located on the corner of Fourthand Greene Streets.The Greenville Board of Adjust-ment will meet on Thursday, No-vember 16, at 7:00 p.m. in theCouncil Chambers of the Munici-pal Building located on the cornerof Fifth and Washington Streets.The Greenville Planning andZoning Commission will meet onTuesday, November 21, at 6:30p.m. in the Council Chambers ofthe Municipal Building located onthe corner of Fifth and Washing-ton Streets.from the desk of Mrs. Beatrice Maye )BEATRICE MAYETo the editor -THANKSGIVING! Not only isita time to gather the family aroundand remember that God gives usthe great blessings all enjoy - but -Thanksgiving is also a good timeto ask ourselvesjust how thankfulwe are every day, for everythingthatis done for usor given tous. Inour busy world,appreciation,thankfulness, and gratitude seemto be overlooked all too often, butall of us need to be appreciated andto show appreciation. A sincere othank you �, a pat on the back toafellow human being who has donea good job, helps you as much as itdoes the other person.Young folk, your advantages areso great. Show your parents youappreciate their sacrifices - theydeserve your love, respect and ap-preciation. They deserve a greatdeal of credit and thanks.Thanksgiving leaves me over-whelmed with gratitude Gratitudeto: ....God for granting me anotheryear ....For giving me a home andhealth ....For all the blessings Hehas provided so abundantly ....Tomy country, for providing a placewhere I can live with the freedomto express my thanks as I wish.... To my family for knowing all myfaults and eccentricities, and ac-cepting me just the same ....To allthe others in my life who haveencouraged, praised and helpedme - theirinput, tender andtimely,has smoothed rough places, meltedmountains, and bridged dark can-yons of despair -So, be prompt in paying yourdebts of gratitude, be aware ofsmall kindnesses and thoughtfulwords. A few words or a small noteof appreciation takes so little time,and yet makes such a big differ-ence in the quality of life. It be-comes an endless circle of blessingand gives each day the opportu-nity to become a little Thanksgiv-ing. oBe thankful unto Him andbless his name � (Psalm 100:4)Beatrice MayeSUCCESS INDICATORS:1. Try to pick persons who focuson goals instead of personal adorn-ment. Most boys and girls spendmore time combing their hair, look-ing at TV or videos instead of mu-DIRECTORsic practice or improving computerskills or reading good books.2. Select finishers, meaningpeople who complete their jobs in-stead of leaving them half done.Do you pass in your homework ontime?3. Students with A Ts and B Ts aremore likely toendin WHO TS WHOthan their C or D classmates.4. Notice the classmates whosmile, greet their associates cheer-ily and give compliments freely.5. Perseverance. Athletes de-serve credit, too.6. Boy or Girl Scouts have hadpractical experience that givesthem oHorse Sense T.7. Watch the boy or girl who goesto Sunday school, isa patrol leaderor a bus monitor.8. Individuals who don Tt followevery fad or fashion such as use ofcigarettes, beer drinking or drugs.9. Moral idealism rates very high- honesty, integnty, and a firmbelief in the Almignty.FOUR THINGS - Henry VanDykeFour things aman must learn todo If he would make his recordtrue; To think without confusionclearly; To love his fellowman sin-cerely; To act from honest motivesMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMSSalary NegotiableExciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced MIS professional to lead thedelivery of MIS services for Pitt County Government and provide leadership for a staffof 22 full time positions. Current operating budget is $1,677,529.Management experience in developing and implementing immediate critical issueaction plans, short term improvement plans, and long range strategic plans; workingwith all user departments in developing and maintaining service level agreements;working with internal and external advisory groups in fashioning work plans andresource allocation plans; developing staff training plans; and developing perfor-mance reports.Technical experience with the following platforms is needed: ES/9000 (VSE/ESA, VMoperating sysiem), AS/400 (OS/400 operating system), RS/6000 (AIX operatingsystem) PC LAN & WAN networks.Programming and maintenance experience with the following CICS, Netview, GDDM,Cobol, SQUDS, CSP, Ditto, DF Sort, DB/2, DW/370, RPG Il, Compuware-Expediter/Abend-Aid, Arc/Info GIS Applications, Micro Computer (DOS, Windows, WP, DBase,Lotus 1-2-3, Pagemaker)The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in platform downsizing: PC, mid-range and mainframe networking; staff development/resource maximiation; andpublic presentations. Candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, be experi-enced in group facilitation and problem solving and be highly customer focused.Requires a Bachelor's degree in management information systems, computer sci-ence, business administration, or a related field, with a masters T degree preferred, and6 years of progressively responsible experience in computer programming, systems ~design and data processing, including 3 years of responsible supervisory experience;or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required ~knowledge, skills, and abilities. Salary negotiable depending upon qualification.Apply on Pitt County or NC application form to:Personnel DepartmentPitt County Government Offices1717 West Fifth StreetGreenville, NC 27834Telephone: 919-830-6317.(purely; To trust in God and Heavensecurely.THE MAN WHO THINKSHE CANIf you think you Tre beaten, youare; If you think you dare not, youdon Tt; If you'd like to win, but thinkyou can Tt, It Ts almost a cinch youwon't.If you think you'll lose, you Trelost, For out in the world we findSuccess begins with a fellow Ts will,It Ts all in the state of mind.If you think you're outclassed,you are;You've got to think high to rise,You've got to be sure of yourselfbeforeYou can even win a prize.Life Ts battles don Tt always go Tothe stronger or faster man; Butsooner or later the man who winsIs the man who thinks he can.Walter D. WintleTHE WAYSJohn OxenhamTo every man there openeth Away, and ways and a way. And theHigh Soul climbs the Highway,And the Low Soul gropes the Low,Andin between, on the misty flats,The rest drift to and fro. But toevery man there openeth A high-way, and a Low, And every mandecideth The Way his soul shallgo.EVILThe way to keep life from evil isnot to let the evil get started, andthe way to keep the evil from get-ting started is by cultivating thegood. Figuratively speaking, yourcapacity for kindness andselfsacrifice, for loyalty and loveconstitute the seeds of your ownpersonal laws. If vou concentrateon making them grow, they canstifle the feelings of anger, selfish-ness, and lustfulness which arethe weeds of life. A recently pub-lished, very popular book carriedthe title, THE GREENING OFAMERICA. It could be used to de-scribe this greening of our lives.EIGHT PRICELESS PRE-SENTS FOR A SPOUSE1. Companionship, 2. ChangeBehavior - Ex. Punctuality, com-munication, 3. Fun. Ex. Plan asurprise date or weekend, shareyour special ~giftedness T - composea poem, bake a cake; 4. Initiative,stroll around the block, havingfriends over for dinner, yes, evenmaking love; 5, Special thought-fulness, Ex. change the linen, washher car, serve her breakfast in bedon Saturday morning, 6, UnusualCompliments. Take a moment toremember seven characteristicsthat first attracted you to yourspouse. List them. 7. Joy. It Ts anawesome gift for a spouse to be ajoy-filled person and it is only pos-sible as we consistently sit at thefeet of Jesus. 8. Prayer. Love andmarriage take work. These giftsdon Tt take money, instead thought,time and caring will give those welove the warmth of knowing wetruly treasure them.From: PLUS; the Magazine ofPositive ThinkingANGER is often a mask for self-ishness. oAnger does not bringabout the righteous life that Goddesires �, James 1:20 oThe Lest way to have a goodneighbor is to be one �. oIt takes a duck to know a duck �.