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@THE Voice
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981
WEEK OF APRIL 25 - MAY 3, 1996
Luther L. Hemby named Greenville Ts
Young Citizen of the Year
Asa part of National Youth Ser-
vice Day, April 23, the Greenville
Human Relations council an-
nounced its recipient of
Greenville Ts oYoung Citizen of the
Year. ? One of the functions of the
Greenville Human Relations
Council is to encourage the youth
of the community to be positive
and productive citizens. In order
to recognize a young person for
outstanding volunteer service to
thecommunity, nominations were
solicited. The key question was:
oDo you know a young person who
has made a difference in our com-
munity? ?
Luther L. Hemby has been cho-
sen as Greenville Ts oYoung Citizen
of the Year. ? Hemby is a student at
J.H. Rose High School. He is a
humanitarian in every essence of
the word. He is committed to com-
munity service through organiza-
tions such as New Directions, Boys
& Girls Club, Keystone Club,
March of Dimes, and the Shad
Festival. Luther serves as a role
model for the students at Rose and
is actively involved in the Envi-
ronmental Science Club, Future
Homemakersof America, Students
Against Violence Everywhere, and
Rampant Society. In his commu-
nity he assists the elderly by run-
ning errands, cutting grass, and
visiting the sick. He is also ac-
tively involved with two congrega-
tions: Anointed Ones Church and
Selvia Chapel Church as a choir
member and youth group leader.
There were seventeen youths
nominated this year. They are:
Marvin Arrington, Jr.; Konosha
Barfield; Michele Busby; Holly
REV. A.C. BATCHELOR
Batchelor
addresses
Winterville Ts
senior
citizens
The Winterville Senior Citizens
Organization recently held its
Annual Black History Month Cel-
ebration. This year Ts theme: oThe
Black Woman.... Yesterday, Today
and Tommorrow ?, Rev. A.C.
Batchelor, pastor of the Phillippi
Missionary Baptist Church in
Simpson, was the keynote speaker
for this occasion. Other program
participants included: Willie
Jones, Winterville Ts Mayor Pro
Tem; William Worthington,
Winterville Alderman; The Hon-
orable Lin Kilpatrick, Mayor of
Winterville; Mrs. Pauline Ander-
son, Retired Educator; Mrs. B, C.
Maye, Retired Educator; Mrs. B.W.
Mebane, Retired Educator; and
others. According to the Senior
Citizens Manager, Calvin
Henderson, this program is one of
the highlights of the Center's
yearly activities, Planning efforts
are already for next year Ts obser-
Vance.»
Burton; MarkCarson; Mary Ruth
Davis; Sarah Elizabeth Davis; Jo-
seph Featherston; Lauren Peer
Fleming; Luther Lyndell Hemby;
Felicia LaTonya Higgs; Jacqulyn
Alice House; Casey James; Jas-
mine Royal; Jenine Stevenson;
Dorothy Nacole Taylor; and
Andienne Shante Whitehurst.
The Greenville Human Rela-
tions Council recognizes the value
and the contributions which our
young people are making to this
community. Let us continue
throughout the year to recognize
these positive and excellent role
models who will be our future lead-
ers. All of the nominees are to be
commended for volunteering their
time and talents. The current
members of the Human Relations
Council include: Murray Merner,
Chair; Gene Williamson II, Chair-
elect; Daniel Funk,III,. Dorothea
Handron, Delores Harris, Clifton
Hickman, Jane Reel, and Paul
Wennerberg.
Along with the title oYoung Citi-
zen of the Year, ? Mr. Hemby will -
appear on the oCarolina Today ?
television program, receive a tro-
phy, a savings bond, a Belks gift
Why don Tt poor blacks
bother to vote?
Thirty years ago, black peoplein
Mississippi "and across the
South "were risking their lives
and livelihoods in an effort to se-
cure the vote.
Today, a significant number of
them don Tt bother to vote, and don Tt
think it matters that they don Tt .
What happened? Did they de-
segregate the voting-rights lunch
counter only to discover there Ts
nothing on the menu they like? Do
they lack the informational where-
withal to make intelligent choices?
Do they have trouble reading the
menu, or figuring out the connec-
tion between its fanciful promises
and what Ts likely to show up on
their plates?
The answer may be oall of the
above ? "and more.
I Tve just been talking to Ruby
Buck, executive director of
Mississipppi Action for Commu-
nity Education (MACE); Ed Brown,
who was director of the now-de-
funct Voter Education Program;
and Fred Hartwig of the Peter D.
Hart polling firm that recently did
a series of focus groups among
blacks in the Mississippi Delta.
They were all dismayed at re-
sponses they heard from people
whose families and communities
arein near-desperate need but who
doubt the ability of the political
process to make things better.
The focus group participants who
are more or less regular voters
have at least some faith in the
system. A quarter of them think
national and state governments
have been a positive force in their
lives, and a majority believe their
local governments play a positive
role.
But according to Hartwig, the
non-voters or occasional voters see
nothing positive coming from any
of the three levels of government,
and only a single respondent
thought his local government had
done more to help than to hurt.
Listen to Hartwig:
oOne participant said he didn Tt
know the difference between Re-
publicans and Democrats and de-
scribed them all as ~con artisit. T
The nodding of heads and mur-
murs of assent around the table
indicate widespread aggreement.
No participant in any of the five
focus groups made the slightest
distinction between white and
black politicians. It was their
unanimous view thatin the phrase
~black politician, ~politician T is the
operative word.
oThey had no words or phrases
to describe Newt Gingrich, Bob
Dole, Gov. Kirk Fordice or even
Bennie Thomp{son (the lone black
member of the Mississippi con-
gressional delegation). As aresult,
most do not know whether or not it
would make any difference if a
Democrat should beat Fordice in
the gubernatorial election this
year, or if a Republican should
beat Thompson, or a Republican
should beat Bill Clinton. ?
Buck, for whose organization
Hartwig did the survey, said the
findings odocument what I had
suspected all along "that commu-
nity leaders have gotten away from
the nuts and bolts of community
organizing, (leaving) a void be-
tween elected officials and com-
munity residents at the local level. ?
Brown offers an explanation: oIn
the early days, our goal was to
elect black officials. The black
elected official was presumed to be
an agent for change in the lives of
the people. Just get rid of the reac-
tionary whites and things will get
better. And in truth, some things
have gotten better. But because
black politicians lack power, the
people often don Tt see much mate-
rial differnece in their lives. ?
All of the explanations make
(Continued on page 5)
Workers again say no
despite UFCW appeal
from Jesse Jackson
Despite appeals from the Rev.
Jesse Jackson, a union failed for
the second time to win support
from workers at the Perdue poul-
try plant in Lewiston.
By a vote of 947-755, workers
rejected the United Food and Com-
mercial Workers, defeating the
union by a wider margin than the
952-851 vote in June 1995.
oWe are very pleased that our
associates again voted for the com-
pany and rejected the union, this
time by an even greater margin
than the last, ? said Perdue spokes-
man Dick Auletta. oWe appreciate
the support of all our workers and
the community. ?
After the 19965 vote, the National
Labor Relations Board ruled Per-
due had violated election rules,
and ordered a new election.
oSeven-hundred and fifty-five
voters are very disappointed in
the vote, ? said union spokesman
Ernest Bennett. oThose 755 work-
ers stood up to a campaign of fear
and intimidation and 947 did not. ?
Jackson appeared at rallies for
the union last weekend and again
Thursday as workers voted on
UFCW representation.
oYou're not fighting for welfare
but fighting for fair share, ? the
civil rights leader said. oAs
Perdue Ts profits go up, the worker's
life options should not go down. ?
Bennett said union representa-
tives will meet with workers to
discuss whether they will chal-
lenge the vote again. Bennett said
the company made threats of plant
closure if workers voted for the
union and promises of benefits if
they voted against it. Individuals
were also threatened and ha-
rassed, he said,
(Continued on page 5)
certificate, a J.C. Penny gift cer-
tificate, an MVP Club Card cour-
tesy of Grand Slam USA, a cash
prize courtesy of Greenmount As-
sociates, and acash prize courtesy
of Dan Funk III. |
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BEATRICE MAYE
ARE YOUA
MAN?
You are not a man because you
have a beard, a penis and youcan
beget or father achild or children.
You are a man because your at-
tributes, qualities, or character-
istics or character traits befit the
following:
]. A man is a creature, created
by God in his own image. He is
God-fearing, maintains family
and secret devotion, studies God Ts
Word, the Bible, diligently, edu-
cates his children religiously.
2. He Ts hard-working; thus,
holding a job; self-supporting.
3. He puts God first in his life,
4. He loves, supports and cares
his wife and children.
5. He disciplines his children
| with love (teaching, training, and
| showing how), not punishing them
_byhitting, spanking, abusing, rul-
ing with an
authoritarian style.
6. He Ts temperate in all things,
controlling his anger.
7. He avoids the use and sale of
intoxicating drinks as beverage.
This includes substance abuse (il-
legal drugs), and gambling.
8. He sets the right examples,
teaching/precepts and examples.
9. He respects his spouse and
children by giving them time, re*
specting schedules, cooperating
with household chores and
caregiving.
10. The family spends time to-
gether, whether watching TV, lis-
tening to the radio, playing, trav-
eling, or on outings.
11. He Ts not a miser, spending
his money on himself only.
12. He keeps God Ts command-
ments.
13. He lives by the ofruit of the
Spirit ? as stated in Galations 5:22-
23: Love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meek-
ness and temperance.
14. He fights against the owork
ofthe flesh ?, which are these: Adul-
tery, hatred, wrath, strife, envy,
murder, drunkenness. They which
do such things shall not inherit
the Kingdom of God.
15. He encourages, shows ap-
preciation for his wife, his chil-
dren by attending school, church,
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16. He works diligently for pa-
tience and gives praise lavishly.
oHappy laughter and family
voices in the home will keep more
kids off the streets at night than
the strictest curfew ?.
HEALTH FACTS
* the U.S. obesity (overweight)
is the second leading contributor
to death, after smoking..
eWhen you cough, germ-and-
bacteria-carrying air is expelled
from the lungs at speeds exceed-
ing 100 mph. So don Tt forget to
cover your mouth.
Driving in a car equipped with
air bags doesn Tt give you license to
skip your seat belt. An air bag can
save your life, but you also risk
serious injury, or even death.
¢Convulsions or seizures. Most
seizures occur because of failure to
take prescribed medication.
*Needle T need to be doused in
rubbing alcohol to be sterile.
*Buy a new toothbrush every
three months for effectiveness.
*To prevent varicose veins "
eat a high-fiber diet. Avoid shoes
with very high heels. Stay away
from support hose.
*To avoid the ostresseating trap ?
- Keep a mirror in the kitchen and
look into it when an urge to splurge
hits. Ask yourself why you are
eating. Turn to nonfood stress
alleviators. Exercise, run up a
flight of steps or go for a quiet walk
instead of reaching for a bag of
chips.
*Avoid skipping meals. Relax
with herbal tea or warm milk in-
stead of ice cream.
¢ ating out, order lean beef or
broiled or grilled chicken or fish;
salad with no-fat dressing, and a
plain baked potato. Enjoy a favor-
ite dessert once a week.
¢ Eating just a single donut for
breakfast each morning can lead
to a one-pound gain every 24 days.
Instead, try ahigh-fibercereal with
skim milk and fruit.
A pizza adds weight fast.
Make exercise a priority; aim for
at least 30 minutes, 3 times per.
week. It will help control weight. F
At around 35, metabolism be-
gins slowing. Cutting calories and
building lean muscle mass can
prevent weight gain.
Don Tt clean the kids plates.
No white bread, no colas, in-
stead vegetable juice.
Walking is about the easiest way
to trim down and tone up. Walking
improves your cardiovascular
health, strengthens muscles, re-
duces stress and burns fat. Put a
little pep in your step.
Laughter is good medicine. It
eases anxiety and relieves pain,
aids digestion, the arteries con-
tract and relax, improving blood
flow, except for patients with
asthma, and possibly alleviating
high blood pressure.
The Deaconess Board of Sy-
camore Hill Baptist Church hon-
ored the Board of Deacons and the
Board of Trustees in its initial oGet
-Together Dinner ? in the church Ts
Parlor immediately following the
morning services, Sunday April
21, 1996. Deacon and Mrs. Willie
Barnes of St. Mary Ts Baptist
Church were guests.
Mrs. Gloria Pearsall and Mrs.
Richardine Faison, hostesses
Saturday, April 20, 1996, the
article, oTragedy ShowsIt TsSome-
times Better to Defer a Child Ts " "
Dream T written by Tracey Bennett
is the granddaughterofJamesand ~
Mildred Williams of 1212 Daven-
port Street. Mrs. Mamie Garrett Ts
niece, Betty Price of Los Angeles,
California, was buried Friday,
April 19, 1996 in California.
The
"Local Organizing Committee"
(of the historic Million Man March)
presents
A Youth and Family
Career Day March
on
Saturday, May 11, 1996
gather at 10:00 AM -- Roxy Theater
March begins at 11:00 AM
ending at -- Thomas Foreman Park
Where food, career info, and entertainment
will be available in C.M. Eppes Center
11:00 AM -
Voter Registration will also be conducted
Everybody is invited to attend.
"Long Live the Spirit of the Million Man March"
4:00 PM
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DISTRICT
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THE oM"-VOICE- WEEK OF APRIL 25 -
Fuentes recently
reported for duty
~Marine Staff Sgt. Victor R.
Fuentes, whose wife, Stephanie, is
the daughter of Inell Bowden of
2816 Best St., Greenville, recently
reported for duty with 1st Marine
Aviation Logistics Squadron 36,
lst Marine Aircraft Wing,
Okinawa, Japan.
Fuentes T new assignment is an
example of how Navy and Marine
Corps men and women are as-
signed to ships, squadrons and
shore commands around the world.
Whether serving in the Persian
Gulf near Iraq or in the Adriatic
Sea near Bosnia, people like
Fuentes are making a difference
as they work to improve their
~knowledge and skill as part of the
most highly technical naval force
in history.
The 1978 graduate of Boys High
School of Brooklyn, N.Y., joined
the Marine Corps in July 1978.
Officer Carr is
halfway through
deployment
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Gene R. Carr, whose wife, Carlene,
is the daughter of Dorothy Payton
of 703 Bradley St., Greenville, is
currently halfway through a six-
month overseas deployment to the
Persian Gulf aboard the guided
missile destroyer USS John S:
McCain.
Carris one of 323 Sailors aboard
the ship who have traveled more
than 16,000 miles since departing
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Carr has
been operatingin the Persian Gulf
helping conduct maritime inter-
ceptions of merchant ships sus-
pected of violating the interna-
tional embargo against Iraq.
On one routine boarding, Carr Ts
ship discovered an Indian flagged
vessel transporting more than 200
tons of dates from Iraq. Exporting
dates from Iraq is prohibited un-
der the agreement.
Carr Ts ship is one of the newest
ships in the Navy, and with its
sophisticated radar and combat
system, it is coordinating air de-
fense assets while in the Persian
Gulf.
During the deployment, crew
members aboard Carr Ts ship have
been attending college courses at
sea, while others have participated
in exchange programs with for-
eign ships in the area.
Spending most of the deploy-
ment at sea, Carr and fellow Sail-
ors also have visited Bahrain and
the United Arab Emirates. Carr
was at sea, in the Persian Gulf,
during New Year Ts, where the crew
continued to work through the
holiday, but did have a chance to
enjoy a special meal.
Carr Ts involvement in the de-
ployment is an example of how
U.S. men and women are serving
in the Navy and Marine Corps
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around the world in support of
U.S. interests. Whether project-
ing power ashore, delivering hu-
manitarian assistance, cargo or
troops from the sea, these highly
trained naval forces provide a
unique forward presence and cri-
sis-response option, which can be
withdrawn quickly when no longer
needed.
The 1978 graduate of Rose High
School joined the Navy in. March
1979.
Robinson
completes six-
month deployment
Navy Seaman Felix Q. Robinson,
whose wife, Arketa, is the daugh-
ter of Mary A. Brown of 107
Lakeview Terrace and Charles
Gray of 1800 McClellen St.,
Greenville, has returned to Nor-
folk, Va., after completing a six-
month overseas deployment
aboard the amphibious transport
dock USS Shreveport, which in-
cluded duty in the Adriatic Sea
near Bosnia.
Robinson is one of more than
800 Sailors and Marines aboard
the ship whocompleted the 27,000-
mile voyage. Robinson Ts hip was
part of the three-ship USS Wasp
Amphibious Ready Group (ARG),
which also included the amphibi-
ous assault ship USS Wasp, the
dock landing ship USS Whidbey
Island and the 26th marine Expe-
ditionary Unit.
While in the Adriatic Sea,
Robinson and fellow Sailors and
Marines provided ready support
for the peace implementation
forces in Bosnia. Robinson Ts ship
also used an unmanned remote
controlled small aircraft to con-
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duct reconnaissance missions. The
aircraft can be used for surveil-
lance, over-the-horizon targeting,
sporring gunfire and battle dam-
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trolled plane also can operate more
than 100 miles from the ship at
altitudes of 12,000 feet, and is
equipped with video and infrared
cameras.
While on deployment, Robinson
and fellow Sailors and Marines
participated in several multina-
tional amphibious landing exer-
cises with forces from Albania,
Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Turkey
and Ukraine. Equipped with a
Marine landing force, helicopters,
Harrier attack aircraft, high-speed
assualt hovercraft, armored ve-
hicles and landing craft, the USS
Wasp ARG provided area com-
manders with a wide range of ca-
pabilities, which included the abil-
ity to evacuate civilians, rescue
downed pilots, conduct reconnais-
sance, and serve as the leading
force in amphibious landings.
Robinson Ts ship conducted more
than 2,300 helicopter takeoffs and
landings on its flight deck and
launched landing craft from its
flooded well deck. While off the
coast of Bulgaria, the crew coordi-
nated a civilian evacuation exer-
cise.
While spending 149 days at sea,
Robinson also visited Bulgaria,
Italy, Sicily, Spain andTurkey, and
had an opportunity to visit local
sites. Sailors and Marines from
Robinson Ts ship also volunteered
their time to help local charities.
Robinson Ts invol¥ement in the
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deployment is an example of ho'
U.S. men and women are servi
in the Navy and Marine Corpp
forward deployed in supportofU.
interests.
The 1990 graduate of J.H. Ros
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December 1994.
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¢ Past President North Carolina
Association of District Court Judges
¢ Immediate Past President
North Carolina Conference
of Chief District Court Judges
¢ North Carolina Supreme Court
Dispute Resolution Committee;
Chair, Arbitration Subcommittee
¢ Certified Juvenile Court Specialist
¢ Member Pitt County Domestic
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¢ Past Vice President North Carolina
Bar Association |
¢ Married, two children
¢ Member First Presbyterian Church
¢ Raised in Pitt County
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| know how important good government is to the people of
North Carolina. North Carolinians deserve a Secretary of State
who is a good, effective administrator. The job demands |
honesty, integrity, fairness and even-handedness.
| promise to give the office the leadership it needs to reduce
unnecessary red tape for the state's businesses and charities. |
will work hard to protect our people from securities fraud,
and watch over lobbyists and their dealings with the Legislature.
| will make sure that our people have access to useful,
helpful, meaningful information about their state
government and the laws passed. Most of all, | promise to
work hard each and every day to make North Carolina the best
state to do business -- because good, well-run, fairly-regulated
businesses bring good, well-paying jobs to our people.
| promise you effective government.
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Extension Notes
by Mitch Smith
County Extension Direc-
tor
The Extension Service relishes
those times when we are able to
celebrate the successes of our
customers. Today Ts column is one
of those opportunities.
Chad Jones of Clayroot is one
of 35 young tobacco farmers and
farm supply dealers who at-
tended the 1996 Tobacco Short
Course. This four-day curricu-
lum is conducted by the North
Carolina Cooperative Extension
Service with the assistance of a
grant-in-aid from Philip Morris,
USA. The primary purpose of
the cooperative Tobacco Short
Course is to provide the latest
technological information which
will help young farmers decrease
cost of production while protect-
ing the environment and main-
taining leaf quality. As a part of
this program, these future agri-
cultural leaders took an all-day
bus trip to visit the J.P Taylor
Stemmery in Henderson, NC and
the Philip Morris manufactur-
Staff photo by Jim Rouse
ing and research facilities in
Richmond, Virginia. Other edu
cational sessions were held in
Raleigh and included training
sessions with the Federal Grad-
ing Service and the NCDA Agro-
nomic Division labs where soil
tests, nematodes assays, and tis-
sue and water analysis are con-
ducted.
Like other important indus-
triesin Pitt County, the future of
our county Ts agriculture will be
shaped by the quality of our lead-
ership. Chad is a rising star in
Pitt County agriculture.
QUALITY REPRESENTATION
DEDICATED LEADERSHIP
VOTE FOR AMINA TUESDAY, MAY 7
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU FOR ANOTHER SIX.
e
BOARD /SCHOOL-RELATED SERVICE
Board Committee Involvements:
Curriculum (Chair) Board Retreat (Chair)
Legislative Policy Review
Superintendent Evaluation Technology Advisory Council
Alternative Education Advisory Council
Recipient of Level I Boardsmanship Certificate
(after only one year of Board Service)
Active in Pitt County Schools for sixteen (16) years in more than 25 en-
deavors in Ayden, Farmville, and county wide serving as Officer,
Member or Chair of Farmville & Ayden advisory councils and/or various
parent groups
Member, Pitt County Coalition for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Board (PCCAPP)
PROFESSIONAL
Manager, Corporate Services, LBA Group, Inc.
Greenville, NC
Began with firm as part-time Computer Programmer, 1985
PERSONAL
A widow since 1985
Mother of six children: 4 attend Farmville schools--2, high school, 2,
middle school; 2 attend college--Senior at Duke University; Junior at
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Member, Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, Greenville, NC
Coordinator of Cornerstone Ts Vacation Bible Camp
A VOTE FOR AMINAIS. . .
A VOTE FOR THE CHILDREN \
A VOTE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION \
A VOTE FOR QUALITY REPRESENTATION
FOR PITT COUNTY \
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sense. Few politicians have made
the economic interests of poor
people their major focus. Commu-
nity organization has long since
gone by the boards. And "though
it was hard to see at the time "
merely replacing white politicians
with blacks ones is not the same as
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political reform.
But I think it may go even far-
ther. Because the absence of po-
litical power was the salient fea-
ture of the pre-60s South, it may
have been natural for the disfran-
chised to suppose that the right to
vote would fix everything.
Natural, but wrong. Political
activity is vital, but it takes eco-
nomic activity to solve economic
problems.
There are a couple of lessons in
all this. The firs is that no one
thing fixes everything; black folk
in the Delta and across America
need the ballot, organization and
business development all at the
same time.
And here Ts the second: You have
to watch politicians "even when
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Workers say no
Auletta denied that.
oThat is absolutely and totally
untrue, ? he said, adding that the
union organizers oare Just sore los-
ers. ?
Auletta said workers voted
against the union by a greater
margin this time because they
didn Tt believe the union Ts prom-
ises of a better workplace.
oOur associates realized some of
the promises made by the union
weren't going to happen, ? Auletta
said.
Wages at the Bertie County plant
are equal or better than unionized
plants in the southeast, he said.
Workers have complained of
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practices, and inadequate work-
ers T compensation for on-the-job
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The approximately 2,000 work-
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Bennett said UFCW will con-
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poultry facilities, but acknowl-
edged it will be a difficult fight.
oAs long as Perdue continues to
threaten workers, ? he said, oit will
always be a struggle to win a
union. ?
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To address school needs, Weisel
called for a statéwide initiative "
combining a bond issue and estab-
lishment of a school construction
trust fund " to alleviate an esti-
mated $6.2 billion in school reno-.
vation and construction needs. For
the most critical needs of schools,
Weisel proposed a $1 billion bond
offering for voter consideration.
Proceeds from the bond offering
would be allocated to counties
based on average daily member-
ship of the county Ts schools, low
wealth classification of the county,
and the county Ts previous efforts
to address their own capital needs.
An allocation formula would also
include the rate of growth in the
county, to address situations where
school capital needs have outpaced
capital financing approaches.
Weisel said the bond offering
would serve as a short-term solu-
tion to school capital needs. He
proposed a long-term plan which
creates a School Construction
Trust Fund, similar to the State Ts
Highway Trust Fund. The School
Construction Trust Fund would
establish a dedicated stream of
revenue that could be used only for
the renovation and construction of
schools.
The School Sonckratiton Trust
Fund would be built up over a
period of three years, until the
fund is established at $600 mil-
lion. At the time, the fund could be
drawn upon by counties " based
on the same formula as the bond
money " to address construction
and renovation needs. Revenue to
establish the Trust Fund comes
from several sources: the portion
of the state Ts corporate income tax
currently earmarked for school.
construction " an amount esti-
mated at $64 million for next year,
about $75 million in revenue pre-
viously earmarked for the state Ts
oRainy Day ? fund, which will be
fully funded in June; and the re-
maining $61 million from in-
creased revenues related to cur-
rent growth.
In previous years, the state of
North Carolina has addressed dis-
parities between county schools
through funding initiatives. Ac-
cording to Weisel, on at least four
occasions " in 1949, 1953, 1963,
and 1973 "the state assisted coun-
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My Fellow Citizens:
Bs Sasson
How to end the racial crisis in America
By Lenora Fulani
During the 1992 presidential
campaign, when I was in the midst
of my second run for the White
House and several months after
Ross Perot had announced his in-
dependent candidacy, I traveled
to Orange County, California to
speak to aconference of Perot sup-
porters. It was an eye-opening ex-
perience.
Orange County is one of the
whitest and most conservative
places in the country. Most of the
folks at that conference had never
exchanged more than a few words
with a Black person, much less
listened to a speech by one. But
there I was, talking to 200 white
Perot supporters about how the
two parties prey on racial divi-
sions and how a new independent
movement had to be based on
building bridges between whites
and the African American com-
munity. I got a standing ovation.
Two years later, I ran as the
insurgent candidate for Governor
of New York in the Democratic
primary. My opponent was the lib-
eral icon, Mario Cuomo. No one
could give a better talk about race
relations than Cuomo; phrases like
ogoing forward together ? and
Americans need to owash ourselves
clean of the stain of racial preju-
dice ? rolled off his tongue. Yet his
tenure in office had turned New
York into a cauldron of racial an-
tagonism in which racial and eth-
nic groups were literally at each
other Ts throats, competing for a
share of the dwindling political
and economic rights that Cuomo
and his patronage machine dis-
persed.
My campaign was a political
expose of Cuomo Ts racial divisive-
ness, his disrespect toward the
African American community, his
hypocritical undermining of the
democratic process. The media, for
the most part, were complicit with
Cuomo in his disdain for me and
for these concerns. But on primary
night, when the election returns
came in, they told astartlingstory.
Twenty-one percent of the voters
had supported my campaign.
What Ts more, that vote had come
from the state Ts two most polar-
ized constituencies: Black voters
in the inner cities and white voters
in the state Ts suburban and rural
countries. In Black districts I polled
35% of the vote. In white counties,
in particular where Perot had
scored his biggest percentages in
1992, I polled as high as 42% of the
vote.
Those results demonstrated the
potential for a new electoral coali-
tion, one that defied traditional
political wisdom. It hinted that
State school board urges
local control;
stronger
accountability measures
For the first time in many years,
local school boards will be able to
make their own decisions about
evaluation of personnel, textbooks
to be used by teachers and length
of classes if the General Assembly
adopts recommendations offered
today by the North Carolina State
Board of Education.
Dr. Jay Robinson, chairman of
the Board, outlined the proposals
to the General Assembly Ts Educa-
tion Oversight Committee. He said
the recommended changes also
will hold every school in the state
accountable for ensuring each stu-
dent a year Ts worth of progress for
a year Ts worth of schooling.
oIf you believe that government
closest to the people governs best,
you're going to love these recom-
mendations, T said Dr. Robinson.
oAdopting these recommendations
will also send a clear message that
~ED CARTER
FOR NC SENATE
DISTRICT #6
During the past two months, | have traveled extensively throughout Pitt, Martin, Edgecombe, Wilson and
Washington Counties. Portions of these counties constitute the 6th North Carolina Senatorial District. As a
candidate for the State Senate from this District, I have been soliciting citizen input regarding issues impacting
on their quality of life. People in the District expressed concern over the loss of jobs, the increase in crime,
environmental pollution, lack of support for public education, increasing taxation and the absence of term limits
for elected officials.
During the past year 3,855 people have lost their jobs: Edgecombe County (1,740 people affected), Martin County
(660 people affected) and Pitt County (1,145 people affected). While the NC Employment Agency Ts statistics
were not available for Washington County, residents of that county have expressed identical concems about the
lack of jobs.
To further compound the jobless problem, the ever increasing temporary workforce continues to rob working
people in their attempt to make a decent living. Temporary workers generally work for minimum wages and the
temporary employment agency hiring them receive almost as much as the workers. The Employment Security
Commission of North Carolina considers these individuals to be employed. Therefore, the percentage of people
listed as being unemployed, remains low, reflecting favorably on the North Carolina Employment Commission.
When industries are contacted and asked to move to eastern North Carolina, some refuse because of the low
unemployment statistics, suggesting that most people already have jobs. The end result is that poor and working
people suffer in our District, while the rich get richer on cheap labor.
One county in our District has resorted to considering hog processing plants, solid waste disposal sites and radio-
active waste dump sites in order to provide jobs for its citizens.
If elected to the NC State Senate, | will organize the State Senators and Representatives and we will work with
local leaders to formulate an envoy from eastern North Carolina for the purpose of recruiting jobs in the eastern
part of this great State. Although East Carolina University is the third largest university of the sixteen campuses
in the University System, it ranks thirteenth in the state in terms of the appropriations received per student.
We must elect new and capable leadership for our District. As the former Mayor of Greenville with fourteen years
of proven leadership, | am fully capable to meet the challenge, Please vote for me (ED CARTER) on'May 7,1996!!
YOURS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT,
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NC Senate-District 6
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the General Assembly believes that
local education control must come
with local accountability. ?
The Board Ts recommendations
would require major changes to
state laws, primarily removing
control of day-to-day school opera-
tions from the State Department
of Public Instruction in Raleigh
and moving it to local school dis-
tricts. At the same time, the State
Board of Education would be able
to take stronger measures to in-
tervene when students in local
schools are failing to make progress
in reading, writing and mathemat-
ics. This intervention might in-
clude stronger measures to remove
personnel employed by a school
board, appoint an interim super-
intendents, and displace the pow-
ers of the local board of education
for a specified period of time if
schools show no interest in mak-
ing progress. Robinson said the
State Board probably would in-
voke those powers only in the rar-
est circumstances.
Robinson said the only addi-
tional cost for the education re-
form plan would be a $21 million
incentive program for schools that
significantly exceed their perfor-
mance standards and $3 million
for assistance teams to helpschools
that need it the most. oThat re-
quest is much less than I percent
of the entire education budget, ? he
said. oThat Ts comparable in size to
many incentive and assistance
programs that private-sector busi-
nesses have for their employees. ?
The recommendations offered by
the State Board today are part of
The ABCs of Public Education, a
plan developed by the Board at the
direction of the General Assem-
bly. That plan also was respon-
sible for down-sizing the State
Department of Public Instruction
by 40 percent and returning sav-
ings to local school systems. Im-
proving the performance, focus and
efficiency of local schools is the
next step in that plan.
Vote
On
May 7
Black-white political unity might
"be achieved, but only under cer-
tain conditions - only if the two
communities could find a way to
challenge the status quo together.
Twenty million white Ameri-
cans voted independent in 1992,
in spite of the fact that the political
establishment warned them not to
do so. In 1995, a million Black men
came to Washington as an inde-
pendent othird force, ? in spite of
the fact that the political estab-
lishment told them to stay put.
White and Black disgust with two-
party power is at an all-time high.
They are natural political allies.
Nevertheless, many political ac-
tivists and observers in both com-
munities argue that the long his-
tory of racial division must be over-
come to build that alliance. I be-
lieve that the building of that alli-
ance is what will close the racial
divide.
For years I have advocated for a
multiracial independent political
coalition to be created. This advo-
cacy has extended to urging Ross
Perot and the Reform Party, whose
party-building efforts I am sup-
porting, to extend a strong and
explicit welcome to the African
Americancommunity. At the same
time I am urging Black voters to
leave our dead-end relationship
with the Democrats and go inde-
pendent.
Practical political considerations
indicate that if you take the white
20% who voted for Perot and add
to that Black voters " who make
up roughly 10% of the votes cast in
national elections " you're talk-
ing about a powerful and, viable
new bloc. But its ability to win
elections is only half the story. The
other half is that if these constitu-
encies can come together in the
activity of independent party-
building, we can begin to reorga-
nize the racial polarization that
has deadlocked the country.
As an African American, I am
keenly aware of how desperately
Black America wants a way out of
generations of endemicracism and
Democratic Party manipulation.
As a bridge-builder to white inde-
pendents " now between 25% and
35% of the electorate " I know
that white America wants a way
out of the fear and loathing that
have become the hallmark of two-
party politics. If there is hope for
moving beyond the country Ts ra-
cial crisis, in my opinion, it hes in
the prospects for the joint creation
by whites and Blacks of a new
political party.
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"If you want an experienced conservative,
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To help kick off the 1996 sum-
mer season, the Crystal Coast
Economic Opportunity Commis-
~sion will hold its oFourth Annual
Black Cultural Awareness Fes-
tival ? on Saturday, May 4, at the
Crystal Coast Civic Center,
Morehead City.
This year Ts festival promises
to be even bigger than its previ-
ous ones, featuring local and re-
gional entrepreneurs offering
1 VALERIA LEE
SECRETARY OF STATE
| will give the office the leadership it needs to
reduce the unnecessary red tape for our state's
entrepreneurs, businesses and nonprofits.
oThe People Ts Representative ?
¢ Edgecombe County Native - raised on a farm "
current farming interest
¢ Married " three children and one grandchild
¢ Graduate of North Carolina State University - 1962
| will work to protect our people from
securities fraud, and watch over lobbyists and their
activities with the Legislature in a fair and even-
handed way.
° US Army Officer 1962-1964 | will make sure that notaries public are well
¢ Vice President Dupont Company - Retired 1993 trained, that land records are well kept, and that
¢ Certified Methodist Lay Speaker the people of North Carolina have access to
¢ Member Pinetops Lion Ts Club useful, helpful, meaningful information
, oo, about their state government and the laws
¢ Member of the North Carolina State University Education that are passed.
and Psychology Foundation 7
Most of all, | promis e-work hard each and
every day to make North Carolina the best state in
the nation to do business -- because good, well-
run, fairly regulated businesses bring good, well-
paying jobs to our people.
¢ Past President, North Carolina Future Farmers of America
and Member of the National Advisory Council
¢ Edgecombe Home Care Advisory Board
¢ Wilson County Senior Citizens Center Study Group
¢ Member North Carolina General Assembly - House of
Representatives
| promise you effective government.
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original jewelry, original hats
and spring and summer cloth-
ing, prints and paintings, books,
records, specialty crafts, delicious
homemude pastries, a sweet po-
tato pie contest, authentic Afri-
can andAmerican-inspired cloth-
ing, and other enticing items.
The festival starts at 10 a.m.
and is open to the public. Admis-
sion charge is $1.
Gospel groups, musicians,
dancers, and children Ts activi-
ties will headline the day Ts en-
tertainment. So far they include
the New Hope Singers, the St.
Luke Missionary Baptist Church
Youth Choir, the Fox Sisters,
pianist and singer Fletcher Allen,
and the Ebony Ensemble. Festi-
val commentators thus far in-
clude Reverend Erlinda Jones
and Attorney Ralph Bryant, Jr.
There Ts still time for organiza-
tions wishing to secure a booth,
which are $25 each, or for per-
Black Awareness Festival kicks off summer season
sons and groups to sign up to be
part of the entertainment, said
Mary Nolen, festival chairper-
son. oBecause there Ts been so
much interest, we Tve extended
the deadline to May 1. Every-
body wants to be part of the fes-
tival. This is another positive
way that we are showcasing our
talent and our economic poten-
tial. ?
The Crystal Coast Economic
Opportunity Commission seeks
to increase knowledge about and
opportunities for the area Ts spe-
cialized businesses. President is
Linda Hill.
Persons wanting more infor-
mation should call Mrs. Nolen at
728-2732. Persons and groups
wishing to perform should con-
tact Ms. Michele Bryant at 223-
5736, or Mrs. Margaret Mintz,
Commission secretary, at 223-
4294.
AMINA °
SHAHID-EL
as
PITT COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD
REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 4, SEAT A
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mom, her best friend and proudest supporter, Rev. Dorothy Josey (L) and campaign worker,
Sister Helen Monroe (R) who will be departing soon to relocate with her husband, Dr. Tim
Monroe, and her family in Topeka, Kansas. We will miss the Monroes but are praying for
God Ts continued blessings for their success. Of course Sister Shahid-E] solicits your support
for her successful campaign for the Board of Education.
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Farrakhan and Mike Wallace never
lost their TV cool
Nation of Islam leader Louis
Farrakhan was Mike Wallace Ts
guest on o60 minutes ? last Sun-
day. Wallace Ts history with the
Nation of Islam goes back to the
early ~60s when he narrated the
TV expose, oThe Hate that Pro-
duced the Hate, ? which,. for the
first time, introduced the Nation
of Islam to a national American
public. Wallace was also present
at the Apollo Theatre last year
when Betty Shabazz and
Farrakhan gathered to raise mon-
ies to defend one of her daughters
against federal charges concern-
ing a planned assassination of
Farrakhan. Wallace donated
$1,000 to the daughter Ts defense
fund.
Wallace Ts interview with
Farrakhan was often good natured
asifhe wastalking to an old friend.
He queried the leader about his
father and mother, who Farrakhan
said were African-Caribbeans.
Farrakhan noted that his father
and mother separated obecause my
father wasa philanderer. ? Wallace
reminded Farrakhan that he used
to be called oThe Charmer, ?
Farrakhan acknowledged with the
added fillip that he was a budding
calypso back then. he said that he
was playing in a club and one of
the patrons, who liked his act,
called him oThe Charmer ? and the
name stuck, for a while.
Wallace, a Jew, never lost his
cool as he asked Farrakhan pointed
questions concerning alleged state-
ments that Farrakhan has made
about Jeew. Farrakhan, as cool as
Wallace, said that yes, he has said
that there are osynagogues of Sa-
tan. ?
He emphasized that the Bible
makes references to synagogues of
Satan in which God Ts laws are not
respected. Farrakhan noted that
there are mosques of Satan and
churches of Satan, in which the
words of God are only given lip
service.
Farrakhan, who reached the
apex of leadership with the suc-
cess of the Million Man March,
stated that he was not an anti-
Semite and declared that he Td be
glad to sit down with the Jewish
leadership in an effort to resolve
differences.
In regards to racism, Farrakhan
said that indeed, whites are guilty
of practising insidious racism
against Blacks, but he insisted that
Black people are responsible for
their own liberation and must
stand up and do something for
themselves.
Nelson Mandela and Farrakhan
are the only Black leaders who
have, on national TV, caused white
interviewers to momentarily
hestitae, lose their presence of
mind, or seem to wish they were
somewhere else as they received a
specific answer to a question.
Mandela stunned Ted Koppel
when the newsman questioned him
about the relationship between the
Palestinian Liberation Organiza-
tion and the African National Con-
gress, which Mandela heads.
Koppel noted that the Jewish com-
munity didn Tt like the connection.
Koppel seemed out of it when
Mandela responded that the Jews T
enemy was not necessarily ANC Ts
enemy.
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ALERIA
SECRETARY OF STATE
LEE
handed way.
that are passed.
| will give the office the leadership it needs to
reduce the unnecessary red tape for our state's
entrepreneurs, businesses and nonprofits.
| will work to protect our people from
securities fraud, and watch over lobbyists and their
activities with the Legislature in a fair and even-
| will make sure that notaries public are well
trained, that land records are well kept, and that
the people of North Carolina have access to
useful, helpful, meaningful information
about their state government and the laws
Most of all, | promise to work hard each and
every day to make North Carolina the best state in
the nation to do business -- because good, well-
run, fairly regulated businesses bring good, well-
paying jobs to our people.
| promise you effective government.
Valeria Lynch Lee
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Wallace had a similar expeni-
ence when he attempted to chas-
tise Farrakhan for his recent visit
to Nigeria, a country that Wallace
insisted is othe worst in the world, ?
in terms of not practising democ-
racy. Wallace looked as if he
wanted to slide beneath his chair
as the minster reminded him in
strong, authoritative tones that
unlike America, Nigeria never
dropped atomic bombs on Japan,
killing millions, or committed geno-
cide against millions of Native
Americans. He said that America
is 200 years old and only started
practising democracy about 35
years ago because of pressure from
the Human Rights and Civil Rights
movements. He emphasized that
it was not fair to expect Nigeria,
which is only 35 years old, to be-
come an instant democracy. The
minister demanded that America
ohush her mouth. She has no moral
authority to judge anyone. ?
It was Mother's Day, 1985 when
police dropped a bomb on 6221
Osage Avenue in a working class
| West Philadelphia neighborhood.
Killed were 11 MOVE family mem-
bers, a Black naturalist group, and
two square blocks of residential
housing burned to the ground, leav-
ing 250 men, women and children
homeless.
Eleven years later, Ramona Af-
rica, the only adult to survive the
police assault and fire, will have
her day in court on April 23 in a
wrongful death lawsuit brought
against the city.
oYou don Tt bomb people because
of the way they live. You don Tt
burn babies alive because of how
they Tre raised. This government
has never ever cared about Black
peoples complaints at all let-alone
a hand-full of Black people alleg-
i MOVE trial to expose pol ce.
terrorism in Philly
edly complaining about their
neighbors. That is not grounds for
coming out and dropping a bomb
on somebody, ? said Ms. Africa, in
an interview.
oSo people need to really under-
stand that and not accept as legiti-
mate these ridiculous excuses put
out to try to justify what they did, ?
she said.
When police raided the house,
they claimed complaints from
neighbors about loudspeakers out-
side the MOVE home, which ran
statements against the govern-
ment and defended MOVE family
members imprisoned for a 1978
clash with police "an officer died
in the incident "and garbage piled
in a backyard were reasons for
their actions.
But Ms. Africa, other activists
and the chairman of a commission
taken
place in a osimilar ? white neigh-
borhood the results would have "
been far different. :
Astate grand jury found some of
the police officers committed per-
jury before the MOVE Commis-
sion and grand jury, but did not
indict a single police officer, said
Mr. Brown.
With the recent passage of a far
reaching anti-terrorism bill in
Congress and growing hysteria
about odomestic terrorism ? and
omilitias, ? lawyers and Black ac-
tivists say the MOVE trial is im-
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"portant. Notonly forjustice for the
- victims but as a reminder that
when the government focuses on
oextremist ? groups, more than
likely Blacks will be the targets.
oCongress held hearings on the
excessive force which was used
down in Waco, and I certainly don Tt
agree with the way they went into
Waco and burned up all those
people, buty they held hearings on
that and you had rightwing Re-
publicans making these protesta-
tions about the FBI: ~How could
they have done this ? There hasn't
been one outcry from Congress that
Ican hear about what happened to
MOVE, ? said Atty. Robert Boyle,
who has defended Black political
prisoners.
The otherimportant issueis that
the MOVE trial may bring more
attention to Mumia Abu Jamal, a
MOVE supporter and a prominent
death row inmate, and his fight to
stay alive, he added.
Another painful part of the
MOVE saga was the fact that a
Black mayor, who later lamented
the bombing, did not show the sen-
sitivity expected of him as the
drama unfolded and defended the
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BROTHER BEN WOOTEN (R)...and
MOVE trial
bombing after it happened, said
Ron Daniels, director of the Cen-
ter for Constitutional Rights.
oWhat we found was a Black
mayor who in fact was-using the
game kind of brutality, the same
kind of violence that we had fought
against so long in the fight for
justice...Allover the country Black
people should be focusing on this
particular case, ? he said. "
The burning of the Branch
Davidian compound in Waco, Tex.,
has meant white groups, like the
Montana-based Freeman, who are
at a stand-off with federal offi-
cials, are approached with a cau-
tion onever granted to Black people.
We know that if these people out
in Montana were Black people
what would be going on would bea
quick assault, quick and dirty, bru-
tality, the whole scene and nobody
in the nation would even know
much about it, ? said Mr. Daniels.
oThis trial is very much a politi-
cal trial, it will expose the behav-
ior of the city, it will expose the
attitude of the city...and it will,
inevitably and unfortunately, ex-
pose the fact that very often Black
people in these positions feel com-
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his family (son and wife, from left) anda Grandes
pelled to act in a way similar to T
that in which white people might:
ohave acted in enforcing, quote-:
unquote, law and order, ? he added. .
For Ramona Africa, the suit is a.
culmination of over a decade of:
work that includes seven years in T
prison. She was jailed after the:
MOVE tragedy. The suit is not:
just for the dead but for the liv-;
ing "nine MOVE family members,
jailed for the 1978 incident and
Mumia Abu Jamal, who as a re- T
porter documented the city and:
police attacks on MOVE and whose.
murder conviction, she says, stems.
from his exposes of police brutal-'
ity and misconduct.
Ms. Africa said the presiding
judge has already tried to influ-:
ence the trial Ts outcome by draw-.
ing white jurors from the suburbs.
Mr. Goode will be the first witness T
called in the case and current:
Mayor Edward Rendell, who was
states attorney at the time of the.
bombing, will also testify, said Ms..,
Africa.
oPeople really need to watch this
very closely and understand that:
this ain Tt about MOVE, this is far:
bigger than a handful of people:
called MOVE, ? she added.
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VALERIA LEE
SECRETARY OF STATE
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| will give the office the leadership it needs to
reduce the unnecessary red tape for our state Ts
entrepreneurs, businesses and nonprofits.
| will work to protect our people from
securities fraud, and watch over lobbyists and their
activities with the Legislature in a fair and even-
handed way.
| will make sure that notaries public are well
trained, that land records are well kept, and that
the people of North Carolina have access to
useful, helpful, meaningful information
about their state government and the laws
that are passed.
Most of all, | promise to work hard each and
every day to make North Carolina the best state in
the nation to do business -- because good, well-
run, fairly regulated businesses bring good, well-
paying jobs to our people.
| promise you effective government.
Valeria Lynch Lee
Does
Republican
Party
really want
Blacks?
The sight of Republican presi-
dential candidate Alan Keyes be-
ing handcuffed and hustled away
from the pivotal Republican presi-
dential candidates T debate in At-
lanta in February looked bad. It
convinced even more blacks that
the Republican Party doesn Tt want
them.
Keyes T positions on the issues of
abortion, welfare, affirmative ac-
tion and domestic spending are
squarely in line with Republican
conservatives. Keyes knows he
can Tt win the nomination. How-
ever, he insists he is not running
for symbolism and show. He Ts run-
ning to make the point that the
party needs blacks to win the White
House and that blacks need the
party to break what black Repub-
lican commentator Tony Brown
brands the oplantation politics ? of
the Democrats.
While many top Republicans
claim they want to double the num-
ber of blacks in the party, they
have blown every opportunity they
had. Colin Powell was the first.
Polls consistently showed that the
general could win a head-to-head
race with Dole or Clinton. He was
universally liked by blacks and
non-black voters, liberals, moder-
ates and even many conservatives.
The general never got out the
box. The major conservative groups
from the Christian Coalition to
the American Conservative Union
ganged up on him. Pat Buchanan
threatened to wage owar ? if Powell
actively sought the Republican
nomination.
Buchanan didn Tt let up even af-
ter Powell declared he wasn Tt run-
ning. He made it clear that he
considered Dole a osell-out ? if he
didn Tt pick a hard-liner on abor-
tion adn other social issues as his
vice presidential choice. It was an
open slap at Powell. The general
still didn Tt have the right stuff for
the Republican Party.
This is absurd. If Powell actively
stumps for the Republican presi-
dential nominee, it would force
large numbers of blacks to listen
and ponder the party Ts political
message. This would be danger-
ous for the Democrats. Blacks
make up a major part of the popu-
lation in the nine states that con-
trol the majority of the nation Ts
electoral votes.
Only 58 percent of blacks sur-
veyed in a L.A. Times poll now call
themselves Democrats. Thisis the
lowest number in years. Clinton
got 82 percent of the black vote
against George Bush in 1992. If
Republicans make any effort to
tap black dissatisfaction with the
Democrats, there is no guarantee
Clinton could waltz back into the
White House.
Republicans are blind to this
reality because they, like most
Americans, buy the myth that
blacks are doctrinaire Democrats.
For nearly a half century follow-
ing Reconstruction, the Demo-
cratic Party was the party of seg-
regation and Jim Crow. Blacks by
necessity were staunch Republi-
cans. The first dozen black elected
congressional officeholders were
Republicans.
During the Depression blacks
leaped at FDR Ts promise of jobs
and relief, and voted overwhelm-
ingly Democratic. But they did not
totally abandon the Republicans.
In 1956, Republican President
Dwight Eisenhower sent the first
civil rights bill since Reconstruc-
tion to Congress. The same year,
Ike grabbed 40 percent of the black
vote to win re-election. In 1960,
Nixon also received a sizable per-
centage of the black vote against
Kennedy.
The Democrats got the black vote
back in 1964 partly because
Johnson made good on his civil
rights pledge. But also because
blacks feared that Republican can-
didate Barry Goldwater's platform
of ostates rights, ? sent a strong
signal that blacks were not wanted
int he party. Blacks got the same
negative signal from Nixon. Powell
criticized his former bosses Reagan
and Bush for not showing more
osensitivity ? on racial matters.
Despite the cold shoulder from
Republicans for three decades,
many blacks have -not closed the
door to the Republican Party.
Keyes said he would go on the
hunger strike to protest his treat-
ment, but he would not bolt the
Republican Party. Powell gave no
thought to making a bid for the
Democrat nomination or running
as an independent candidate. He
insists that he will remain loyal to
the party.
The fact that Keyes and Powell
vow to stay in the party reflects
the increasing conservative shift
of many blacks. GOP National
Chairman Haley Barbour notes
that polls show that 25 to 45 per-
cent of blacks now call themselves
conservatives. This should not sur-
prise anyone. African Americans
are among America Ts oldest native
sons and daughters. They have
generally embraced conservative
values and goals,
CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE visits Greenville and Eastern, NC, and
Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church where Rev. Sidney Locke is the pastor, held its
program honoring Habitaat for Humanity. Shown above is candidate Valeria Lee (center)
who is running for Secretary of State. Shown with Ms. Lee is her sister on left and Janet
Bullock on right. Be sure to vote on May 7.
Staff Photo by Jim Rouse
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new carpet in the family room, den &
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RE- ELECT
Jim Martin
DB) Fj igre am Orelelamuierelel=
District 3-A
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Concerned for All ?
Thank You
History
1957-61 United States Air Force
1961-65 ECU. football and track
1965 - Flight instructor, ECL FIP program
1965-68 Pilot, Piedmont Airlines
1969-70 Teacher/Coach, Walter Williams, Burlington, NC
1970-71 Teacher/Head Football Coach. North Lenoir HLS.
1971 - 75. =NCCU Law School
1975-77 Assistant District Attorney - Pitt County
1977-79 Pnvate Law Practice
1979-80 District Court Judge - Pitt County, Appointed by Gov. Hunt
1980 Elected District Court Judge. 3rd Judicial District, Pitt County
Memberships past and/or present
Wheat Swamp Runtan
Bethel Rotary
Greenville Kiwanis Club
ECU Pirate Club
North Carolina Academy of Tnal Lawyers
North Carolina State Bar Association
Pitt County Bar Association
North Carolina Association of Distnct Court Judges
Attend Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church
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