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FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 6, 1997
A TEACHERTS DEMAND FOR RES
Parents, are you tired of seeing
your male off-spring walking
around in pants big enough tocover
Roseanne?
DonTt think you can take read-
ing oFruit of the Loom? or
oB.V.D.? once more when he
walks past en route to the refrig-
erator"where he'llinvariably hold
the door open 10 minutes before
gulping milk directly from the car-
ton?
Well, have I got news for you!
You no longer have to threaten to
take him to a Yanni concert or cut
his allowance. All you have to do is
tell him where that ofashion trend?
started.
In prison. Yup. The joint. The
hoosegow. The Big House.
Kenneth Cutler, a teacher at
Durham's Hillside High School,
told me he heard that theory from
people whoshould know. The style,
they say, originated among gay
men in prison to signal their sexual
A oGRAND LADY?... MOTHER ROSA BRADLEY (SEATED
LEFT) WAS HONOREDAT A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE
SYCAMORE HILL BAPTIST CHURCH RECENTLY.
SHE IS SHOWN HERE WITH: JUANITA WALTON (SEATED
RIGHT) AND ZENORA GARDNER AND GAYLE HARDY
(STANDING LEFT-RIGHT).
FOR MORE DETAILS AND
PICTURES... SEE oFACES AND PLACES? PAGE.
God bless the Family!!!
(PHOTO: JIM ROUSE)
Brother Rountree, his wife, and
children, smile for the oM? Voice camera, They are happy
members of DavenportTs Temple in Washington. Their Pastor
is the honorable Bishop Leroy Jackson Woolard.
Staff Photo: Jim Rouse)
preference and to provide"
hmmm, howcan] say this in a nice
way?" easy access,
Makes sense to me, although
the last time I was a guest of the
state (it was just a misunderstand-
ing: Honest) everybody's pants
were hanging low: the cops had
taken all our belts lest someone
try to croak himself during a mo-
ment of lucidity.
My disgust with seeing kids with
their pants riding low has little to
do with moral outrage. No, the
source of my anger is selfish: You
see, as someone whose backside
can best be described as oRush
Limbaughish? in size, I can never
find britches big enough to fit me
because some reed-thin pipsqueak
just bought the last pair.
But Cutler, a physical science
and biology teacher, said he thinks
the oversize clothes"or, more pre-
cisely, the belligerence that often
accompanies them"make doing
his job difficult. oOnce you get dis-
cipline, then you can teach,? he
said.
His next comment surprised me.
oThe students like discipline,? he
said. oITve found they want an au-
thority figure. I spend the first
week of each year getting to know
the kids"letting them know why
they are here and what I expect
from them.?
Too many people"and not just
teachers"are afraid to tell kids
PECT
what they expect from them. In-
deed, it was with great trepidation
that I said to a young, but very big
kid at the YMCA in brightly col-
ored, but inappropriately dis-
played boxers, oBoy, pull those
pants up. o
Iexpected a fight, or at the least |
a string of epithets. Instead, he did
a very strange thing: He pulled
them up.
But Cutler is no mere fashion .
Continued on Page Three.
Local youth wins Gymnastics title
Meet Held in Atlanta, GA
Saturday, February 8th, 1997
at the Fourteenth Annual
Peachtree MenTs Classic Gymnas-
| tics Meet held in Atlanta, Georgia;
Nyika O. White won (5) medals,
including (2) First places, one in
the Floor Exercise, and another on
the Vault. Also a 2nd, 5th and a
7th place over a field of 43 terms
from 11 different States on the
Eastern Seaboard.
NyikaTs all around Score of 45.25
earned him the outright Champi-
onship of this prestigious Meet,
just one of four remaining Meets of
this current gymnastic season, as
he strives to become a National
competitor on his way to becoming
an Olympian.
,, Nyika is an 8th Grade Honor
Student at Williamston Middle
School, where he also strives to
excel in academics. Nyika and his
family truly thank oall? who con-
tributed and supported in any way,
our efforts to represent Martin
County in a positive way.
Respectfully,
Mr. & Mrs. George White &
Nyika.
By attending this institute I hope
to attain more knowledge on the
career of being a pediatric neuro
surgeon. Another thing I hope to
learn is how important teamwork
really is in the work force. In at-
tendance of this institute I hope to
learn the importance of an educa-
tion in the world environment.
Ihave always wanted to become
a neuro surgeon because I love
children and love to give back to
the community. Another reason I
have wanted to become a surgeon
is because there are so many chil-
dren who need neuro surgery and
so few surgeons. By attending this
institute, it would be another step
in the direction of me becoming a
surgeon.
Another benefit of this institute
would be me learning the impor-
tance of a high school education in
the worldly environment. I am
currently aware of that issue, but
being exposed to various health
careers would really reinforce that
crucial fact.
A third benefit of this institute
would be the exposure to the daily
routine of a licensed physician.
This institute would also give mea
chance to see the teamwork in-
volved in the medical field, from
the surgeon to the pharmacist.
In conclusion, I would like to
thank you for your this opportu-
nity. I have worked very hard for
an opportunity such as this, and I
fee] this would be a fitting reward.
I would appreciate the opportu-
nity to interact within the medical
field.
NYIKA IOLUSHOLA WHITE
Son of Soil God Has Blessed Me
oMR. MAGIC?... cooling out on a pleasant Saturday
afternoon... two faces from Elizabeth City, shown here with
Brother Reggie Price... host of the oGospel Music Mix Party?
on JOY 1340, Monday through Friday. These two friends
remember him as oMr. Magic? in the ogood ole days?.
Christians live on!!!
Staff Photo: Jim Rouse)
African-Americans play major role in ecomony of Pitt County
African-Americans play a major
role in the maximization of profits
by most businesses within Pitt
County. On Friday, December 27,
1996, I, aconcerned citizen, began
a research project (completed on
12-30-96) designed to see whether
African AmericansT patronage of
over 20 Greenville businesses has
been rewarded with a meaningful
African-American representation
in upper management. Inciden-
a for purposes of this study,
r management only consists
of bus e88 managers and assis-
nagers who have substan-
tially exclusive decision-making
authority not enjoyed by other
employees in subordinate posi-
tions. Additionally, instead of play-
ing the oblame, name, game,? I
will use the official business names
to refer to those managers/assis-
tant managers interviewed for this
enlightening study, Although Af-
rican-Americans have made much
progress in recent years with re-
spect to upper mobility within busi-
hess management, Dr. KingTs
dream that African-Americans will
jive in a virtually color-blind
soriety has become me\a nightmare
for many.
While visiting over twenty busi-
nesses consisting of restaurants,
clothing stores, and a host of other
retail outlets, I asked a series of
questions designed to pinpoint the
number of minorities (with em-
phasis on African-Americans) in
upper management. The subse-
quent analyses reflect focused in-
terviews with specific manage-
ment officials representing their
respective businesses. A case in
point is Winn Dixie on Greenville
Blvd. Winn Dixie told me that his
store has one African-American
out of five upper managers. When
asked, oAre you seeking to recruit
more African-Americans for up-
per management??, the store re-
sponded, oWe recruit based on
qualification.? More shocking is
the fact that there are thirty-one
African-Americans out of 110 to-
tal employees.
Food Lion on Red Banks Road
straightforwardly answered three
outofseven posed questions. How-
ever, whenever the question re-
lated to African-American employ-
meat at his store, the answer was
Continued on Page Three.
another, Both are supportive customers of oA TASTE
HEAVEN?? at the Carolina East Mall... where Christian
all colors) hang out, _ (Staff Photo: Jim Rouse)
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2. The tania \W'the first Black or
ca enti male killedin the
ar.
3. The African-American female
who is credited with starting the
hair care business as we know it
today.
_. 4, Graduated from Temple Uni-
versity in Philadelphia, this out-
standing African-American has re-
ceived a PH.D from the University
of Massachusetts in Education and
his wife has an earned doctorate as
well, but he is best recognized as
' AmericanTs father for his role in many television series including oI Spy?.
5. The founder of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida,
this dynamic African-American female was a strong adviser to President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a very close personal friend to Eleanor
Roosevelt.
Mrs. Beatrice Maye
6. Thename of the college at which George Washington Carver performed
his numerous experiments with the peanut and sweet potato, this institu-
tion still stands as a beacon of academic excellence in the United States of
America and a school from which Professor Carver would never leave even
when very lucrative offers came from other institutions of higher learning.
7. Recognized as oThe Minister of Defense,? this defensive end is the
leader in career quarterback sacks in professional football. This graduate
of the University of Tennessee, however, is best known as an unparalleled
oPreacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? and won his first Super Bowl
championship with the Green Bay ao New Orleans, on January 26,
1997.
8. Name of the university from which Michael Jordan graduated
9 This African-American astronaut died in the explosion abroad Chal-
lenger in January, 1986 He was born in Lake City, south Carolina, and
graduated from North Carolina A. & T. State University in Greensboro with
a degree in Physics, but his passion was playing the alto saxophone He later
earned a PH. D. from MIT
10. This native son of New Orleans, Louisiana, wrote and performed
oHello, Dolly,? and is best known for his nickname, oSATCHMO.? He also
played a omean? trumpet.
11. The former secretary of the Jasper County Schools for many years
whoretired in June, 1996, after a stellar career with this school system. She
is an author, and is a current resident of Hardeeville, South Carolina.
12. This young African-American is presently President ClintonTs Direc-
tor of the Office of Budget and Management for the White House.
13. Recognized in Major League Baseball as oMr. October? for his clutch
hitting in crucial World Series and playoff games, this graduate of Arizona
State University performed as an outfielder for both the Oakland Athletics
and the New York Yankees"and he loves automobiles.
14. This graduate of CCNYTs Army ROTC Program became the first
African-Arnerican to direct the Joint Chiefs of Stafffor this nation and upon
his retirement herefrom, gave serious consideration toward running for the
GOP nomination for President of these United States.
15. A native son born in Greenville, South Carolina, this African-
American became the first Black man torun for the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency of the United States in 1988; and he is a graduate of the
North Carolina A. & T. State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.
16. Aliterary giant, this writer and poet is considered the foremost author
of the oHarlem Renissance? era. One of his outstanding works is entitled,
oMother to Son.?
17. First and only African-American quarterback to direct his team"the
Washington Redskins"to a Super Bowl victory, this young man is strongly
rumored as the person to replace legendary Grambling football coach, Mr.
Eddie Robinson, when he retires at the end of the 1997 football season.
18. Anative of Henderson, North Carolina, and Vance County, this young
man is Superintendent of the Jasper County Schools in Ridgeland, South
Carolina.
19. In question fifteen, I asked for the name of the first Black man to run
for the Presidency of the United States. Now name the first Black female
who ran for the-Presidency in 1972 when she was a Democratic Represen-
tative from New York State.
20. He portrayed the oNutty Professor,? and his current movie is entitled
oMetro.? Name this famous African-American.
21.For the next ten questions through number thirty, match the predomi-
nantly Black college or university with this institutionTs sports team
nickname.
South Carolina State University Jaguars
Howard University Braves
Shaw University Spartans
North Carolina A. & T. State University Bears
North Carolina Central University Tigers
Southern University (Louisiana) Bison
Alcorn A. & M. Bulldogs
Norfolk State University Aggies
Savannah State University Rattlers
Florida A. & M. University Eagles
22, 23.
24. 25.
26. 27.
28. 29.
30.
$1. Identify the name of the first African-American female principal of
Jasper County High School.
$2, Identify the name of the city and statein which the late Reverend Dr. | |
Martin Luther King, Jr., is buried.
93. Name the official document which proclaimed that all slaves would be
"" United States of America as signed by President Abraham
n.
94. The first African-American to be named tothe United States Supreme
Court was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and his first name was originally
ficate as ? He went on to earn the
and argu-
Dae aelelelalelalalaelelahale
né Ho was trained at loward University Medical School He diedin an
suterpobile accident outside of Burlington, North Carolina
38 Known as the oMother of the Civil Rights Movement,? this quiet and
humble seamstress started a revolution for African-Americans in Mont-
gomery, Alabama, when she refused to give up her seat on a city bus for a.
white man to sit down on December 1, 1955..At eighty-four years old on
February 4, 1997, she presently lives in Detroit, Michigan, and she received
the oMedal of Freedom? from President Bill Clinton in 1996 at a White
House ceremony in her honor. :
39. This dynamic, proud, and living African-American is the first of his
race to receive the oCongressional Medal of Honor? for valor h~ World War
II. He received this medal in a full White House ceremony on January 6,
1997, as awarded to him by President William Jefferson Clinton Five other
African Americans were saluted at this event, but all of them were awarded
their medals posthumously.
40. The name of the Probate Judge for Jasper County"this distinguished
scholar and gentleman is a graduate of the North Carolina Central Univer-
sity School of Law in Durham, North Carolina.
41. The first African-American Governor elected in this century, this
outstanding attorney is a native of Richmond. He was elected Governor
from the same state in which Thomas Jefferson established the same
famous University in Charlottesville.
42. In 1936, this famous African-American defeated his rivals, but more
importantly, he trounced HitlerTs belief in and desire for a omaster race
among Germans.? This individual went on to win four Olympic medals at
this competition, and Michael Johnson has attempted to pattern his
running and his technique after this outstanding athlete. .
43. This tremendous African-American basketball star graduated from
Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and from the Uni-
versity of Kansas. In his professional career, he played for both the
Philadelphia 76Ters and the Los Angeles Lakers. He has scored over 50
points in professional basketball games over seventy-five times, and once
scored one hundred points in one basketball game.
He is professional basketballTs all-time leading rebounder. His nickname
is oThe Stilt.?
44. This distinguished African-American died in January, 1997, of throat
cancer in his mid-50Ts. He was the former center fielder for the St. Louis
Cardinals who concluded his baseball playing career with the Philadelphia
Phillies. But his foremost achievement is his courage to challenge the
baseball anti-trust laws which produced a Supreme Court decision in 1972
to allow the beginning of free agency in baseball and in other professional
sports. Who is this outstafiding athlete and tremendous champion of all
mankind? 7
45. This former South Carolina high school basketball star is now playing
in his second season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He left South
Carolina after his sophomore year in high school and moved to Chicago from
which he entered the NBA draft when he failed to make the minimum SAT
score to attend the college or university of his choice. Who is this budding
superstar?
46. This inventor is credited with making the first shoes in which people
place their feet to walk. He died before his fortieth birthday, but this
African-American male developed his shoes in Massachusetts and has left
a legacy in which all of us walk. Who is this famous African-American
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Lowcountry.? She and her husband are residents of Hardeeville, South
48. This native of the hills of Tennessee was a United States Navy veteran
who traced his familyTs history during his ofree time? in the records of
Annapolis, Maryland, and the Library of Congress. He is no longer living,
but his legacy continues. His most famous work, oRoots,? has become an epic
in screen and in literature. Name this talented and distinguished African-
American who shared with his oChicken George.?
49. Although blind soon after his birth, this mega-music star started his
career playing the harmonica. He has gone on during his lifetime to produce
hit after hit, record album after record album, and has performed for leaders
and titans the world over. His most enduring contribution to America,
however, has been his unyielding work to proclaim The Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Ts birthday as a National Holiday. Name this
outstanding musician.
50. Two Jasper County high school student-athletes have signed recently
letters-of-intent to attend Clemson University and to play college football
for this institution of higher learning. Name these two outstanding African-
American student-athletes.
51. In 1993, the University of Michigan menTs basketball team"the
Wolervines"started five freshmen whoreached the menTs Final Four in the
NCAATs Tournament two consecutive years losing the championship game
to Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
respectively. Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and
Ray Jackson"four of these young men presently play in the NBA"
constituted the starters for this team. This group was given a nickname
which struck with them throughout their careers at Michigan. What was
this freshmen classT nickname?
52. This graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles was the
first African-American to play Major League Baseball. Ushered into this
professional sport through Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
this young man primarily played second base and was noted for his great
ability to steal bases"but particularly the ability to steal home. What is his
name?
53. This United States Senator is the only African-American female to
serve in this august Congressional body in Washington, DC She represents
the state of Ilinois, and within the past two years she married. What is her
name?
54. Known as the oGodfather of Soul,? this African-American was born in
Augusta, Georgia. He has played in prisons"and has been, unfortunately,
a prisoner himself. At over sixty years old, he displayed his talents for a
national television audience at this yearTs Super Bowl along side ZZ Topp
and the Blues Brothers. His namesake appears on oFOXTs NFL Pre-Game
ShowT with Terry Bradshaw, Ronnie Lott, and my man"Howie Long. Who
is this giant of an African-American who has displayed his talents for nearly
six decades?
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Economy
a categorical oconfidential.? Nev-
ertheless, at least 50 percent of the
customers are African-American.
Yet, I was unable to get statistics
about African-American employ-
ment. When lasked about the pros-
pects of recruiting African Ameri-
cans for upper management, the
reply was, oI'll have to refer you to
the corporate
ApplebeeTs cautiously stated that
the kitchen manager, an African-
American is the only one of five
upper managers. Further, there
are a measly twelve African-
Americans in a total pool of eighty
employees. Because 55 percent of
ApplebeeTs customers are African
American, it stands to reason that
more African-Americans should be
employed.
DarrylTs(10th St.) informed that
African-Americans constitute
about 35 percent of all employees
at that eatery. Although DarrylTs
African-American clientele is
about 30 percent, there is only one
African-American in an upper
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about the likelihood of promoting
African-Americans to upper man-
agement, the businessT remarks
echoed those of many of the other
interviewed managers in this
project.
The Tenth-Street Revco offered
some interesting responses dur-
ing our interview. The reply to all
of the questions on African-Ameri-
can employment at the store was,
oThatTs confidential.? Moreover,
when I asked, oHow many minori-
ties are in upper management??,
the hesitant response was, oI donTt
want to answer that.? The ridicu-
lous responses given me seemingly
suggest a lack of candor and a
preference not to release simple
statistics on African-American
employees and custémers who pa-
tronize that business.
For the record, the following
businesses refused to answer any
questions: ChiliTs, GoodyTs Family
Clothing, Target, QuincyTs, and K-
mart. By the way, QuincyTs man-
ager refused to give his last name.
Did Manager oDoohickey? have
something to hide? Be the judge!
Similarly, when questioned, K-
mart said, oWe donTt give out that
kind of information.?
In conclusion, although a lack of
space prevented me from profiling
all business managers inter-
EADLINES
viewed, those focused on in this
study, for the most part, failed to
enthusiastically support the need
for African-Americans in the up-
per echelons of management.
Therefore, public consciousness
and awareness must be raised to
foster business environments
where people will not be denied
managerial positions because of
their racial or ethnic persuasions.
Additionally, the citizens of
Greenville have a moral obliga-
tion todemand fairness in employ-
ment and promotions or decline to
patronize businesses whose white
managers have racial/discrimina-
tory proclivities.
If I were grading all of the busi-
nesses visited on my eye-opening
journey for candor and the recog-
nition of the urgency to recruit/
promote African-Americans to
upper management, most would
receive an oF?. However, Holly-
wood Videos deserves an oA? and
T.J. Maxx, oA-?. Without pressure
from concerned citizens of
Greenville, the status quo will pre-
vail and numerous establishments
will continue to take African-
American customers and employ-
ees for granted. So, business man-
agers, if you do the right thing Dr.
Martin Luther King will smile
happily in his eternal sleep.
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Teacher
consultant. During a conversation
a couple of days ago, he told me
stuff that, with the beginning of
school imminent, should helP all
teachers.
For instance, he told me how he
got male students to take off their
hats inside buildings. At Hillside,
the student dress policy allows boys
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Cutler. He said, oI canTt a
disrespect toward
women...Unfortunately, many
black men have a problem with
respecting our women.
oWhen they come in with theirs
baseball caps on, I tell them that it
is disrespectful to women, espe-
cially their mothers. Then I ask
them to name one person who Is
not an athlete or entertainer who
wears a baseball cap and makes
over $40,000 a year: They canTt.?
And, you remember how in Miss
LandersT class on oLeave It To
way to make them close the refrig-
erator door.
oTHIS WAY FOR BLACK EMPOWERMENT?
WE MUST NOT ALLOW
POLITICS TO UNDERMINE
OUR CONSTITUTION
A federal court in Brooklyn, New
York last week convicted Lemrick
Nelson, a young Black man, of
violating the civil rights of a Jew-
ish rabbinical student, Yankel
Rosenbaum, during the unrest in
Crown Heights several years ago.
The conviction raises concerns for
all Americans about the durabil-
ity of our fundamental rights.
NelsonTs cruel fate should serve
as a warning to all those who are
tempted to twist the words of the
Constitution, thereby distorting its
meaning and intent to accomplish
particular political ends.
Nelson was tried in federal court
after a state jury found him not
guilty of murdering Rosenbaum.
The federal prosecution charged
him with the same act of which he
had been acquitted, stabbing
Rosenbaum with a knife. This is
despite the fact that the Fifth
Amendment to our Constitution,
part of the Bill of Rights, states:
onor shall any person be subject
for the same offense to be twice put
in jeopardy...?
The reasons for the prohibition
against double jeopardy, a found-
ing principle of our justice system,
are obvious. It is not fair to give the
government a second chance to
convict a citizen by allowing it to
use what has been learned about
the defense toshore up weaknesses
in its own case, or to obtain evi-
dence that investigators failed to
gather or which did not even exist
the first time around. It is not fair
to drag a person through the
trauma, expense and jeopardy of
another trial after he or she has
been found not guilty; it is not fair
to make a person do battle against
the vast resources of the govern-
ment not once, but twice.
In the second Nelson prosecu-
tion the government did not call to
the stand a police officer whose
testimony in the first trial contra-
dicted the version given by the
other officers and was key to the
acquittal. In between the first and
second trial the government per-
suaded NelsonTs former girlfriend
to testify, about incriminating
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teens, made to her after he had
been acquitted. Moreover, thejury
in the federal prosecution was more
white than the jury in the state
prosecution. (The first jury was
drawn only from Brooklyn, where
the crime took place.)
How did this happen? Enormous -
political pressure was brought to
bear by BrooklynTs Hasidic Jewish
community and others, including .
District Attorney Charles Hynes,
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and
former Governor Mario Cuomo, all |
of whom needed Jewish voters to
win election. But what about the
Constitution? How did federal
prosecutors get around the double
jeopardy protections of the Fifth ,
Amendment? They relied on a se-
ries of decisions by the U.S. Su-
preme Court that ruled the fed-
eral and state governments to be
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Agricultural Extension Agent, Pitt County
Nematodes are microscopic
which means that they require
populations of nematodes in the
North Carolina, the Extension
Service and Department of Agri-
culture have planned the oEast-
ern North Carolina Nematode
Management Conference? on
February 11. This conference
will begin at 9:00 am at the Pitt "
County Agriculture Center.
. bacco, cotton, soybeans, corn, veg-
tend. Please preregister by Feb-
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are thousands of different kinds
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have a devastating effect.
Crops such as tobacco, cotton,
ditions in the soils. Understand-
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requirements for plant-parasitic
nematodes helps explain how
control measures are developed
and why they can be effective.
Sincé nematodes do pose such
a problem to many of our field
about nematode sampling and
assay perspectives.
Agents and specialists with the
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cans by biased state courts in the
South and elsewhere.
The other troubling aspect of
the second Nelson prosecution is
the crime for which he was pros-
ecuted: violating the civil rights of
Yankel Rosenbaum. What was that
ocivil right?? According to the gov-
ernment, it was the right to walk
on a public sidewalk free from vio-
lent attack. Here again law was
sacrificed to political expediency.
The federal statute under which
Nelson was prosecuted was en-
acted to protect Black civil rights
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Profile of a Personality - - ANDREW A.
BEST
by Vivian D. Bazemore, Staff Writer
For many African-Americans, he i8 a suc-
cessful physi-
cian, a black
male role
model, and a
profound fig-
ure in the Afri-
can American
community.
Andrew A.
Best was born
in Lenoir
County near
Kinston, North
Carolina. Heis
also known to
many as the
oGODFA-
THER??.
Whenever one
Best grew up on a farm, the eighth
| child of a family of ten, and he remembers
his father as a strict disciplinarian, and his
| mother as kind, understanding, and oGod-
fearing?.
I asked him, how would he sum-up his
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PIONEER
early years? He responded, oWe werea closely
knit family. Honesty, obedience, and re-
spect were traits demanded and practiced in
our family, and we carried out instructions
without question. My parents demanded
that we respect other adults, teachers, and
community leaders.?
Young people need to know that to be
successful doesnTt require material wealth
such as name brand sneakers, coats, jewelry
and etc. During BestTs high school days,
there were no high schools for blacks in
Lenoir county. Therefore, he walked four
miles to and from Adkin High School, the
city school in Kinston for ocolored? who ac-
cepted blacks from the county. In route, a
bus passed by filled with whites who yelled
indignities, but he used the insults as incen-
tives to overcome.
He worked long and demanding hours,
sometimes 16 to 18 hours per day to fulfill
the demands of farm work and school. Nev-
ertheless, he completed his high school stud-
ies and graduated as an Honor Student. He
was named recipient of the oBest All Around
Student Award?. As he is a role model to
many, his role model was a Dr. Josef P.
Harrison, his family physician.
Due to financial constraints, caused by
the lengthy illness and death of his father,
he delayed his educational pursuits for four
years. Life after that reads like a history
book in itself. He attended North Carolina
A&T University, left andservedinthe Armed
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Forces, then returned and graduated from
North Carolina A&T University Summa
Cum Laude. He completed his medical stud-
ies at Meharry Medical College, Nashville
TN, inJune 1951. Once more, he returned to
the Armed Forces and completed an intern-
shipin Tacoma Washington because of asso-
ciated financial benefits. Discharged as a
Captain, he moved to Greenville and opened
his office for private practice in the field of
Family Medicine, January 1, 1954.
Hisinvolvementin community affairs also
reads like a textbook. He molded the devel-
opment of educational programs in the
schools, founded the North Carolina Joint
Council on Health and Citizenship
(NCJCHC) in 1960, which is still active
today, and he remains the President. He
served eight years as a Trustee at A&T
State University, and as a Member of the
Board of Governors for Higher Education.
While on this Board, he served on several
important subcommittees including the
Subcommittee on oHealth and Medical Edu-
cation?. He served as a Trustee at East
Carolina University (two four year terms)
and he pioneered in the fight for the estab-
lishment of the ECU School of Medicine. In
addition, he played an instrumental
role in the establishment of the Afro-
American Cultural Center known today as
the Ledonia Wright African American Cul-
tural Center, named in honor of the late
black professor, Dr. Ledonia S. Wright, who
was the first black ECU faculty member.
Best was one of a few forerunners who led
the fight for public housing in the City of ,
served as a
Greenville. For 21 years,
Commissioner on the Housing Authority.
He helped to make Public Housing a reality
here in Greenville, because he felt the need
for decent housing, as an important factorin
health preservation.
Is there anything else to know? Ofcourse,
he has served as chairman of the Trustee
Board of his home church and a oLeader? in
the Lay Movement of the AME zion Church,
at all levels. Currently, he serves as the
President of the Lay Council of the Cape
Fear Conference which provides him with
many opportunities to network with the
Youths.
He was one of the founders of the Pitt
County Interracial Committee, which was
the predecessor of the now more formal
Human Relations Councils. He worked dili-
gently, and made great strides by fighting
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to integrate peacefully. vy
His involvement in Human R ni
tivity on the state level dates back to the
initial meeting called by the then Honorable
Terry Sanford, Governor. At this meeting
Governor Sanford announced the creation
of the oGood Neighbor Council? ye Pa ny oi
tive order. Best was appointed to this body,
which was the forerunner of the Human |
Relation Councils of today. 4
In closing, Best had an equally notable -
participation in other Civil Rights groups,
such as NAACP, SCLC, and various Volun-
teer Civil Rights Groups.
Indeed, his accomplishments and de-
velopments have been dramatic and signifi-
cant! .
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Salutes Black History Month
Staff:
Miss Cogdell, Mamie Edge, Miss Tyson, Miss Elbert,
Miss Clark, Doris Edward, Miss Harper.
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One need not search any further
than a local public school on
Bankhead Highway to find oa pic-
ture which saysa thousand words?
about the importance attached to
Black history in general. It is an
elementary school named for the
Father of Black History, Carter G.
Woodson; and if you donTt know it
already, the sign in front of the
school wouldnTt help at all. A few
letter are left and, judging from
their condition, they will be gone
soon.
Just as the school marker has
been neglected and overlooked, so
have the contributions of Woodson
and others been passed over in the
various cursory attempts to cel-
ebrate Black history. A few years
ago, for example, a member of our
staff was the guest speaker at a
local school which had been cel-
ebrating Black history for more
than a week, and when he asked
how the celebration originated, no
one knew the answer.
To their surprise, he informed
them that Woodson, in an attempt.
to give recognition to Black people
who had made significant contri-
butions to society and to the world
at large, actually started Black
History Week, which has since be-
come Black History Month. Un-
fortunately, the extended celebra-
tion has not done appreciably more
to increase the general knowledge
of Black history. For years now,
contributed significantly to prac-
tically every aspect of life, and
their contributions deserve much
more than the abbreviated atten-
tion they receive one month of the
ar.
oIf the Father of Black History
has generally been ignored, con-
sider what has happened in con-
nection with the Mother of the
Civil Rights Movement. Black
and whites recognize the name
Rosa Parks almost immediately.
She is the Black woman who
She had known that it
was virtually impossible
to get back on the bus
because the back was so
crowded, so Mrs. Parks
elected to take her
chances and _ walk
straight to the back of the
bus without getting off.
Additionally, white bus
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in 1955 was arrested for
failure to adhere to an Ala-
bama state law which re-
quired Black riders on city
buses to pay their fare at
the front of the bus, then
get off and walk around to
board the bus from the back.
Mrs. ParksTs refusal to
obey the existing law in
1955 is familiar to the aver-
age Black person, but how
many, people know that, 12
years earlier, she had an
encounter with the same
bus driver who had her ar-
rested on the historical oc-
casion. oThe same driver,
back in 1943, had evicted
me from the bus,? Mrs.
Parks recalled: oIt was not
about a seat that time. He
wanted me to get off the bus
and go around and get back
on. I wouldnTt do it.?
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children in our publicschools
have been told the same old
stories about George Wash-
ington Carver, Booker T.
Washington, Mary McLeod
Bethune, Jesse Owens,
Charles Drew and
Sojourner Truth. How-
- ever, Black people in many
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Often slave families were separated by slave owners and sold for money, never to see each other again.
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Clara Brown was born a slave in Gallatin, Tennessee, in 1803, but grew up in Kentucky. She later
married and had four children. Life for Clara was hard, but she found a way to survive. She found comfort in
having her family with her. However, in 1835, most of Clara BrownTs family was divided and sold to
different slave owners. For the next 20 years, Clara would search for her family, uselessly.
After the death of her owner, in 1858, she paid $100 toward her freedom. In 1859, gold was found in the
mountains of Colorado. The news spread fast that men and women were making fortunes. So began the
Colorado Gold Rush. The famed oFifty Niners,? as they were called, came from everywhere just for one
reason " to find gold. To some people, gold was not the most important thing to be found in Colorado. Clara
Brown had heard that one of her daughters, Eliza, might be there.
Clara Brown found a job as a cook on a wagon train traveling west. She walked most of the 600 mile
.. | tip, which took eight weeks to complete. She lived in Denver for a while but later moved to Central City.
She worked with the miners in the hope of hearing information about her daughter. She started a very good
laundry business. Brown turned her home into a shelter for the homeless. Her home also served as hospital
and a church. Because of her kindness, she became known as oAunt Clara?.
After the Civil War, Aunt Clara had saved over $10,000! Some of the money was used to buy land in
Colorado. The rest of the money she used to search for her family. Aunt Clara began her search in Virginia
and Kentucky. When she returned to Central City, she had found 34 family members! She also paid the fare
for 16 other newly freed slaves. She helped find jobs for many of them.
In 1882, Aunt Clara heard that her daughter, Eliza, was living in a town in Iowa. She was, by this time,
almost 80 years old. She was happy because her long journey was now over. Both mother and daughter
fnally met in a happy, yet tearful, reunion. Many well-wishers and newspaper reporters covered the event.
In 1885, the famous oAunt Clara Brown? died in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 82. She left a warm
feeling in the hearts of all who knew her. Her kindness and charity were famous, as judged by the many
friends that attended her funeral. A plaque honoring Clara Brown was placed in the St. James Methodist
Church; Clara Brown was believed to have been the first Black settler in the city, and a seat in the cityTs
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drivers had been known to drive
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had already paid their fare. At any
rate, Mrs. Parks was put off the
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knowledge of their African-American Ancestry. The Sycamore Hill Baptist Church Team
took top honors.
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to all of our proud young participants!!!
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ItTs not just African-American History.
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o© Sunday, March 2, 1997
1:00 pm
Phillipi Church of Christ
(Disciples of Christ)
1610 Farmville Boulevard
Greenville, North Carolina
Bishop Randy B. Royal
. Pastor/Officiating
Deacon Roscoe Clayton Norfleet,
Sr. was born September 2, 1922 in
Pinetops, North Carolina. He
departed this life Wednesday
morning, February 26, 1997 at 3:13
a.m. He was the son of Pasico(P.J.)
and Frances Norfleet.
At an early age, he made
Greenville his home. He attended
Greenville Industrial High School.
In 1940, Roscoe joined the United
States Army where he obtained
the rank of Chief Warrant Officer
Two. During his time in service, he
was a participant in both World
War II and the Korean War. In
September 1950, he organized the
first all black Army Reserve Sup-
port Unit, which consisted of men
throughout Pitt County. For over
forty years, he operated Fleetway
Cleaners. Roscoe was a devoted
member and Deacon at Phillipi
Church of Christ.
He leaves to cherish fond memo-
ries: his wife, Joyce Norris Norfleet
of the home; daughter, Sergeant
First Class Trina Norfleet of Fort
Lee, VA; sons, Roscoe Norfleet, Jr.
of Alexandria, VA, Michael
Norfleet of Greenville, NC; grand-
daughters, Monique Smith of Coral
Springs, FL and Nikki Norfleet of
Fort Lee, VA; grandson, Christo-
pher Norfleet of Alexandria, VA;
daughter-in-law, Caledonia G.
Norfleet of Greenville, NC; sisters-
in-law, Rosa N. Cherry of New
York, N.Y., Jacquelyn N. Tucker
of Tucoma, Washington, Barbara
Norris of New York, N.Y. and
Melba Hyman of Alexandria, VA;
brother-in-law, Carlton B. Tucker
of Tacoma, Washington, a host of
nieces, nephews, other relatives
and many friends.
oForever In Our Hearts?
Although we knew your day
would come,
For you to pass beyond the sun
We'll miss you dearly, but we
understand
For now your soul is in GodTs
hands
Although we know itTs GodTs will
With tears of sadness our hearts
will fill
Thoughts of you will be with us
all times
Forever youl be in our hearts
and in our minds.
The Family
COUNCIL
In profound sorrow Rountree
and Associates Funeral Home an-
nounces the death of Mr. Robert
Council, 63 of 414 East Avenue,
Ayden, died Sunday Feb. 16, 1997
at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral Services Sunday 1:30
pm at Warren Chapel UAFWB
Church.
Burial in Council Cemetery.
Mr. Council was born in Martin
County and attended Bethe! Union
School, Bethel NC. He later moved
to New Haven, Conn and was an
employee of Yale University.
He is survived by
Wife: Mrs. Betsy Butler Council
of Hamden, Conn., Four Sons: Mr.
James B. Council of Ayden NC,
Mr. William and David Council of
New Haven, Conn, Mr. Robert
Council, Jr., of Raleigh, NC, Three
daughters: Miss Lois Council and
Miss Patricia Council both of New
Haven, Conn, Lt. Col. Eddie Jean
Simmons of Fort Pope, Louisiana,
His parents: Mr. & Mrs. Authur
Council, Sr. of Greenville NC, Sis-
ters: Ms. Viola Wallace and Ms.
Marie Mabry of New York, Ms.
Dorothy Govan of Greenville NC,
Mrs. Marion Mitchell and Mrs.
;Stella Mooring of Phil, PA, Mrs.
Delois Council Johnson of Penn-
sylvania, His brothers: Mr. Will-
jam Council of Washington, DC,
Mr. Jesse Council of Rochestor,
PA, Mr. Thomas, Walter, and
Arthur, Jr. Council all of
Greenville, NC, Three daughter-
in-laws: Mrs. Eloise Simpson
Council of Ayden, Angeline Bar-
row Council - of Raleigh, NC and
«Ruth Wilson Council - of New Ha-
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ven, Conn., One Son-in-law: Lt.
Col. Stanley Simmons of Fort Pope,
Louisiana, 17 Grandchildren, 2
Great grandchildren, a host of
neices, nephews, other relatives
and friends.
Viewing Saturday 2;00 - 8:00
pm at Rountree and Associates.
Other times family will receive
friends at the home of James Coun-
cil, 414 East Avenue, Ayden.
Arrangements by Rountree and
Associates Funeral Home
757-2067
TAYLOR
MITCHELLTS FUNERAL
HOME
WINTERVILLE, N.C. 756-
3492
Winterville, N.C. "
MitchellTs Funeral Home an-
nounces the death and funeral ser-
vice for Miss Lovie Joyce Taylor
age 47 of 107 Worthington Street
Winterville, N.C. who died at Pitt
Memorial Hospital in Greenville,
N.C. Saturday, February 15, 1997.
Funeral service was held on
Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Good
Hope Free Will Baptist Church in
Winterville, N.C. with Bishop Otha
Hayes officiating. Burial followed
in the Winterville Cemetery.
Miss Taylor was a native of Pitt
County where she attended the
County Schools. She was a mem-
ber of God Hope Church.
She is survived by 1 daughter,
Charlesezetta Taylor of New Ha-
ven, Conn., 3 sons; Craig Taylor
and Demetruis Taylor both of
Greenville, N.C. and Reginald
Taylor of New Haven, Conn., 3
sisters; Mary Cox of Ayden, N.C.,
Ethel Hayes and Sandra Bryant
both of Greenville, N.C., 1 brother,
Marvin Taylor of Brooklyn, N.Y.,4
grandchildren, 1 uncle, a number
of nieces, nephews, other relatives
and friends.
The family met friends Wednes-
day night from 7 to 8 P.M. at
MitchellTs Funeral Home in
Winterville. At other times the
family met at the home of her
sister, Sandra Bryant 305
Courtney Placein Greenville, N.C.
For furtherinformation concern-
ing this obituary, you may call
MitchellTs Funeral Home in
Winterville. Telephone: 756-3492.
REEVES
Greenville - Mr. John Reeves,
87, of 303 Clairmont Circle, died
Wednesday, February 26, 1997 at
his home.
Funeral services Monday 1:30
pm Flanagan Funeral Chapel.
Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Reeves was a native of Pitt
County and attended the local
schools. He was a member of Selvia
Chapel FWB Church.
Surviving: sons, John J. Reeves
of Dover, Delaware and Lindwood
Reeves of Philadelphia, PA, step-
son, Booker T. Burnett of Camden,
NJ; brother LeRoy Reeves of
Greenville, NC; 10 grandchildren;
6 great-grandchildren, 2 great-
great grandchildren.
Viewing Sunday 3-7 pm
Flanagan Funeral Chapel.
Flanagan Funeral Home, Inc.
GRAY
Mr. Charlie R. Gray of 9512
Temple Hills Road, Temple Hill,
MD, died Monday, February 24,
1997 at Laurel Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were on Mon-
day 11:00 amat Flanagan Funeral
Chapel. Burial in Brownhill Cem-
etery.
Mr. Gray was a native of Pitt
County and attended the local
schools. He was employed by West-
ern Union and American Red
Cross. He was a member of Berean
Baptist Church.
Surviving: wife, Irene Gray of
the home.
Visitation 10-11 am Monday at
Flanagan Funeral Chapel.
Flanagan Funeral Home, Inc.,
Greenville, N.C.
SCOTT
Vanceboro - Mr. Farewell Scott,
76, of 1625 S. Ferry Road, died
Wednesday, February 26, 1997 at
Cherry Point Hospital.
Funeral seryices Saturday 2:00
pm St. JoeTs FWB Church,
Vanceboro. Burial in BakerTs Fam-
ily Cemetery.
Mr. Scott was a native of Craven
County and attended the local
schools.
Surviving: niece, Estelle Brown
of Chesapeak, VA.
Viewing 1-2 pm Saturday at the
Church.
OBITU
John Vines of New Haven, CT and
Flanagan Funeral Home,
PAYTON
Mr. Herbert Payton, 78, 105
Allen Drive, Ayden, died Friday,
February 7, 1997 at Pitt County
Memorial Hospital, Greenville.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday 1:30 P.M. at Mount
Olive Missionary Baptist Church.
Interment followedin the Edwards
Family Cemetery.
Mr. Payton was born and reared
in the Falkland community of Pitt
County where he attended the area
schools. He was a WWII veteran
and a retired aircraft mechanic
from U.S. military base, at Camp
Leguene, N.C.
Survivor include: his wife Car-
rie Edwards Payton of the home.
Two daughters: Emma Payton
Finch of Chesapeake, VA., and
Lynett Payton Lawrence of
Chocowinity, N.C. Three brothers:
Lonnie and Jessie Payton both of
Greenville, and Ernest Payton of
L.A., Calif. Two sisters: Ethel Ree
Payton of Baltimore, MD., and
Maile Payton of New York, N.Y.
Five grandchildren, one great
grandchild, other relatives and
friends.
Mr. Payton was on view at
Norcott Memorial Chapelin Ayden
from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday. The
family received friends at Mount
Olive Missionary Churchin Ayden
after the funeral.
SCOTT
Mrs. Esther Irene Scott, 50, of
14 contentnea Street, Greenville
died Saturday, February 22, 1997
at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday 3 P.M. Cannon FWB
Church. Interment homestead Me-
morial Garden Greenville.
Mrs. Scott was born in Beaufort
County where she attended public
school. She was a member of
Cannan FWB Church where she
served on the mother board.
Survivors include: her husband,
Johnnie Scott of the home, one
son, William Thomas Marshall of
Greenville, NC; one daughter,
Stacy Harris of Greenville, NC;
her mother, Fannie Singleton of
Vanceboro, NC; six brothers,
Kermit, George, Bruce, Thomas
and Enouch Singleton all of
Vanceboro, NC, and Eddie Single-
ton of Washington, NC; four sis-
ters, Tara Hardy and Joan Bryant
both of Vanceboro, NC, Dorothy
Stokes of Santee, SC and Margie
Dawson of New Bern, NC; and two
grandchildren.
Mrs. Scott was on view in gold
room from 6-8 P.M. Tuesday. At
other time the family greeted
friends at the home funeral ar-
rangements were being handle by
Norcott & Co Funeral Greenville.
DIXON
Mrs. Jessie Dixon, formerly of
Snow Hill, NC, died Friday, Feb-
ruary 14,1997, at Tar River Manor
Nursing Center in Greenville.
Graveside Services were held on
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, at
Saints Delight Cemetery in
Walstonburg.
Mrs. Dixon was a native of
Greene County and attended the
local schools. She was a former
member of Washington Branch
FWB Church.
Surviving: one sister, Nina Ruth
Whitley of Snow Hill, NC; foster
daughter, Deloris Whitley of
Greenville, NC; 3 foster grand-
children.
Viewing was held on Tuesday,
February 18, 1997 at Flanagan
Funeral Chapel.
At other times, the family re-
ceived relatives and friends at .
1491-A Fleming St., Greenville,
NC.
All arrangements were being
handled by Flanagan Funeral
Home, Inc.
PULLEN
Farmville - Mrs. LizzieP. Pullen,
83, of 808 S. Walnut Street, died
Thursday, February 27, 1997 in
Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Funefal services Sunday 2:30
pm at St. John FWB church,
Farmville. Burial in Sunset Me-
morial Park.
Mrs. Pullen was a native of Pitt
County and attended the local
schools, She was employed at A.C.
Monk and Company and H.B.
Suggs School. She was a member
of St. John FWB Church where
sheservedon the usher and mother
board.
Surviving: great-grandson,
Lavonzell L. Payton, brothers,
: EX-NAACP BIG JOINS THE NATION OF ISLAM
*' WASHINGTON"The Rev. Ben-
jamin Chavis, former head of the
NAACP, says heTs becoming a
Muslim and joining Louis
"FarrakhanTs Nation of Islam
Chavis"whonow calls himselfBen-
jamin Chavis Muhammad"says the
Nation of IslamTs influence in the
"black community helped to spur his
"conversion to the religious sect.
:oWhat other organization is
imen and women out of despair an
making them upright? There has
been a convergence, and I have
evolved into the Nation of Islam,?
cago. But Chavis Muhammad, 49,
dismissed speculation that heis now
next in line to succeed the 63-year-
oldFarrakhan, who has battled pros-
tate cancer in re cent years. oItTs
premature to talk about successors
to Minister Farrakhan because the
minister is strong healthy and vi-
brant,? Chavis Muhammad said.
Chavis Muhammad said he has been
paring for his conversion by read-
(ng the Karen, Islam's holy book, for
five years. oThis is not a gimmick
This is life transformation,? he said.
He added that his wife, Martha
Chavis, also is the name
Muhammad and that he will take
es a ti
additional courses to become a Na-
tion of Islam minister. oThe god of
Judaism is the god of Christianity
which is the god of Islam,? he said.
Chavis, a minister in the United
Church of Christ was hired in 1993
toleadthe NAACP. the nationTs larg-
est and oldest civil rights group. He
was fired 18 months later after dis-
closing that he allocated more than
$330,000 in NAACP funds to quiet
sexual-harassment allegations.
we om eg a frequent
arrakhan ally and played a major
role in zing the October 1995
Million March on Washington.
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ARIES
Hubert Vines of Norwalk, CT; Sis-
ters, Letha B. Copehart, Eldress
Maggie B. Streeter, Margie D.
Joyner, and Ruby V. Keech all of
Farmville, NC; step-son, Frank
Pullen, Jr. of Cleveland, OH; Step
Daughter, Dothory Pullen; 3 great-
great grandchildren.
Visitation Saturday 7-8 pm at
the Church.
Flanagan Funeral Home, Inc.,
Greenville.
Castoria - Ms. Frances Monroe
of Rt. 2, Box 279, died Friday,
February 28, 1997 at Pitt County
- Memorial Hospital. Flanagan Fu-
neral Home, Inc.
RANDOLPH
Ms. Ethel Jane Randolph, 85, of
305 East Maint St., Hamilton, died
Monday, February 24, 1997 at her
residence.
Funeral services were on Satur-
day (March 1, 1997) at noon at
Sycamore Baptist Church. Burial
in Hamilton Memorial Site.
Ms. Randolph was a native of
Chowan County. She attended the
local schools in Martin County.
She was a member of Sycamore
Baptist Church where she served
as a mother.
Surviving: sons, Langston
Peterson, William Clayton
Randolph both of Brooklyn, NY
and Ernest Randolph, Jr. of
Cambria Heights, NY; daughters,
Mary Ellen Randolph of the home,
Ethel Blanks, Annie Laura Floyd
both of Hamilton, NC, and Mattie
Lee Randolph of Newark, NY; 13
grandchildren; 6 great-grandchil-
dren.
Visitation Friday 7-8pm at the
church.
Flanagan Funeral Home, Inc.,
Greenville, NC
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Clayton M. Miller is a 17-year-
old junior
Lagree with Chuck AutryTs state-
ment, oresidents need not be afraid,
band together, get involved.?
If Greenville residents would
listen to him the city could be a
safer place. Jaman 11th grader at
J.H. Rose High School and every
day I hear something about vio-
lence, then drugs.
If Greenville would only start
spending money to improve the
schools, maybe these problems
would decrease. Iadmit that there
are a lot of afterschool programs,
but not everyone can join them
due to something as little as what
type of class you're taking. If they
would eventually have more after
school activities, I think there
would be less crimes committed.
Eric Hielscher is an 18-year-old
senior.
J agree and disagree with what
Bennie Rountree said about vio-
lence among teens. HeTs putting a
\6t of pressure on the parents. It's
a'little bit of both - the kid and the
purents. ThereTs nothing wrong
with letting parents know that they
need to discipline their kids, but
itTs mostly the kids themselves.
Peer pressure plays a major role in
violence. Ifone of their friends sell
drugs and says he wants them to
séll with him, they will because
money is involved. You need
money to dojust about everything
- thatTs the problem.
,] agree with what he said about
stop skipping school and starting
the healing process by loving our
brothers and sisters regardless of
race, color or creed. Clubs and
youth organizations may keep a
lat of the kids off the streets also.
Td like to finish this by saying
that television programs these
days are too violent. ThatTs where
the parents may want to step in
and limit what kids watch. Kids
think they are doing the right
thing.
oLuecretia Daniels is a 17-year-
ofa junior
"'T think there are a lot of reasons
why there is crime around the
Greenville area. One of the rea-
sons why crime is rising is eco-
nemic problems. Young children
or teenagers see other people with
some expensive clothes, some- .
thing they might like, and then 107
they're going to do anything they
gan to get something like that.
Teenagers with low incomes have
to get money from someone so they
look to the streets. TheyTre not
?,?nough jobs for the community.
, Another reason for violence is
drugs. Drugs are a major problem
around the Greenville community.
People are getting robbed, shot or
flurt because of drugs. Young
people think that drugs can help
Gan help theirincome. ThatTs why
I feel if you take drugs off the
streets, then young people will
have to find another way to make
money and the only other way is a
job. So if they will stop importing
and exporting drugs back and
forth, then crimes will lessen.
I agree with MTBulu Rouse who
said oyoung black males should be
offered more to do by the govern-
ment and community.? I agree
because if young black males or
females are making money the
right way, they wonTt have to sell
drugs or rob anyone because they
have money in their pockets. Also
species.?
grams and day care.
still discipline the ol
Jeffrey Gaylor is a
senior
Greenville.
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they can have something to do so
they'll be off the streets.
Renee Ward sia 17-year-oldjun-
I disagree with all your articles
except the one MTBulu Rouse wrote.
Black males are an oendangered
I also agree with her
when she said we need more pro-
The black
women are having more kids when
than they can handle.
I strongly disagree with Michael
Dixon when he said, othe problem
as I see it, starts with the family.?
ThatTs wrong. I know because my
mother raised me with good val-
ues, but I followed the wrongcrowd
trying to fit in. Violence doesnTt
start at home all the time.
are good parents out there who
d way.
17-year-old
There
I am responding to your five
essays about the violence andcrime
among the young people in
The first reason crime and vio-
lence in Greenville is going up is
because most young people that
get into trouble do not have ajobso
Comments on
they donTt have anything else to do
with their time. Another reason is
that teenagers today donTt respect
their parents; therefore, they are
not going to listen to them.
Asolution tothe problemis make
laws stricter for first time offend-
ers. Also, make firearm registra-
tion laws stricter. When the police
have arrested a known problem
child, find him or her a place were
he or she can go to get help and
counseling for whatever problems
that they might have. | disagree
with Michael Dixon in that he iden
tifies all problems with family
Anthony Barrett 1s an 18-year-
old senior
MTBulu Rouse has an important
message. Stop killing and get edu-
cated is one of the most important
messages one Can give to anotner.
Young black males are considered
to be the less educated.
I think the reason for this crime
is because there isnTt enough at-
tention from everyone that wants
to join in with others and/or they
think it is cool to do something
dangerous.
Asking the young people what
they want so that they will stop
these crimes and listening to their
problems they are having are two
of the best solutions I will support
in 1997.
Sommer Daniels is a 16-year-
old junior
Being young in todayTs world, I
feel that people ar not using their
brains these days. ItTs not that
their parents aren't teaching them.
ItTs just that we arenTt thinking
before we act.
I think that if our young black
males would get off the streets and
get jobs then there would be less
violence going on. Most of them
are making their money the wrong
way and people are getting killed
overit. lagreed with MTBulu Rouse
when she said, oTo all my African
American brothers, I know and
you know in your hearts that you
should stop the bloodshed, start
educating your children, be there
for our African-American sisters
and give them support and love
they deserve, take back our streets
and on top of that list have faith in
God.? The reason why I agree
because it makes us as African-
American sisters feel important
and recognized.
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CLOSING OF LOCAL FARM SERVICE AGENCY OFF
thirteen county offices are to be closed and
another twelve will be impacted" which
will have significant repercussions,?
Clayton emphasized. ~-
Clayton is the Ranking Democratic
Member of the House Agriculture Sub-
committee on Department Operations,
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture which
WASHINGTON " Congresswoman
Eva M. Clayton (D-NC01) today expressed
her concern over the proposal by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) toclose
36 Combined Farm Service Agency (CFSA)
offices across the State.
oT am shocked that somein USDA would
use the passage of the 1994 Reorganiza-
tion Bill and the 1996 Farm Bill as the
tion,? said Clayton.
position to slavery was reported
widely.
So it was that when Lincoln ran
for president in 1860, the south-
ern democrats threatened to se-
cede from the union if he won the
election. He did win, and six weeks
later South Carolina voted to leave
the Union.
Soon Mississippi, Florida, Ala-
bama, Georgia, Louisiana and
Texas seceded, and by February
1861 they formed the Confederate
States of American with Jefferson
Davis as president.
On April 12, 1861, Confederate
forces attacked Fort Sumter in
South Carolina, and the Civil War
began. Four more slave states"
Virginia, Arkansas, North Caro-
lina and Tennessee"joined the
Confederacy. The remaining slave
Some people have the mis-
taken notion that the slaves were
automatically set free with the
passage of the Emancipation
Proclamation, but that was not
the case. Issuing the proclama-
tion was one thing, but enforc-
ing it was a different story. Sla-
very in confederate controlled
territory continued to exit unit
the territory came under union
control.
oA house divided itself cannot
stand. I believe this govern-
ment cannot endure perma-
nently half-slave and half-free.?
These words were spoken by
Abraham Lincoln in 1858 when
he ran for senator of Illinois on
the Republican ticket against
Stephen A. Douglas. Although
Lincoln lost the election, his op-
IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT!
"The Genus of a Moral
Meltdown Amongst Our Youth
Amy Grossberg and Brian Petersen, Jr., both 18-year-old college
freshmen from Delaware, were recently charged with the unthinkable
killing their healthy, newborn baby boy. Found wrappedin a plasticbag
in a trash bin, the autopsy found that the boy died of a skull fracture.
, Manual Sanchez and John Duncan, both 12, were arrested for the
murder of a migrant worker in Washington State. According to police,
the boys shot the man after he threw rocks at them for firing guns tod
close to him. Another 12-year old boy was charged with kidnapping a 57
year old man and shooting him to death.
__. Where a decade ago these stories would have shocked a nation, today
they are met with numbed public resignation and a limited press life.
After all, this country is experiencing an unprecendented plague of teen
violence, crime and moral decay. Statistics show that our criminals are
becoming younger and younger. Between 1980 and 1990, the homicide
arrest rate for youngsters aged 10 through 17 increased 65 percent. The
arrest rate for drug abuse violations for those under 18 was below 10 per
100,000 in 1965. In 1992, it was over 147.
Creating Choas"Psychiatry: DestroyingMorals, a free booklet pub-
lished as a community service by the Citizens Commission on Human
Rights International (CCHR), is an incisive and frank look at how
traditional morals and values have become widely discredited and in
their place, all manner of anti-social acts such as murder, rape andchild
abuse have become almost pardonable; as long as the act ofeels good?
and thereTs a psychiatric expert who says oitTs not your fault.?
Author of the booklet, international president of the Citizens Com-
mission on Human Rights (CCHR), Ms. Jan Eastgate, said, oSince the
1960s, children have increasingly been taught that their values are a
matter of personal choice only and that morals are outmoded or
something to be ashamed of. Consequently, social accountability for
oneTs actions has reached an all time low amongst our youth. It began
with the adoption of psychiatric and psychological programs in our
schools. Reinforcing this decay in the general community, psychiatric
testimony in our courts simultaneously ensured the emergence of the
criminal as a victimT through the use of the insanity defense. o
oHe was floridly psychotic that night,? ohe was drunk,? ohis stress
caused him to disassociate,? ohe hated the onset of winter,? ohe was
upset at the election results and was drunk? and ohe went from
abandoned child to germ-obsessed adult? are just a few of the insanity
defense pleas used in court this year for the most heinous murders and
assaults.
The booklet cites influential psychiatrist Dr. Brock Chisholm, past
president of the World Psychiatric Association. In 1945, in a speech
delivered to Washington psychiatrists and government officials,
Chisholm paved the way for psychiatricinvolvement in schools, stating
that church and school teachers had fed us oall manner of poisonous
certainties...TThou shalt become as gods, knowing good and evil,T good
and evil with which to keep children under control. . .[f the race is to be
free of the crippling burden of good and evil it must be psychiatrists who
take the original responsibility.?
ChisholmTs theory was that guilt or responsibility was a psychological
burden too heavy for man to bear and that to eradicate guilt, the
concepts of right and wrong had to be abolished.
Creating Choas"Psychiatry: Destroying Morals describes some of
the resulting psychiatric and psychological doctrines that have been
implemented in our schools: Discipline causes stress, therefore disci-
pline is bad; Stress causes mental disorders, therefore stress is bad;. If
self-discipline causes stress, one should not be so hard on oneself,
Almost any action is justifiable ifitis done to reduce stress, How you feel
is more important than how you behave; We are not really responsible
for what we do; and, There is no right or wrong.
As Joe Sharkey, author of Bedlam says, within a decade of this type
of indoctrination, the family owas undergoing a transition on a scale
that has not been seen since the Revolution. Adrift in a transient and
rootless society, buffeted by divorce, reshaped by the fact that both
mother and father now usually were employed outside the home,
confused and alarmed about teenagersT rampant drug addiction, alien-
ation and suicide, the American family...was a prime marketing oppor-
tunity, and the rapidly expanding psychiatric-hospital industry, vora-
ciously hungry, saw a big payoff in kids. o
Shelly Uscinski, a New Hampshire School Board Member and 1996
recipient of the Washington Times Foundation National Service Award
for her work in education, stated, oThere are programs going on in
schools today that still alter childrenTs behavior by using psychology
techniques, I believe that is highly inappropriate"probably criminal.
oMs. Eastgate said that Creating Chaos"Psychiatry: Destroying Mor-
als was written in response to the growing concern that parents and
grandparents have shown about the increasingly violent environment
their children are growing up in. oA recent survey of Americans showed
that fully 70 percent felt that moral standards in society were declin-
ing,? Ms, Eastgate said. oHowever, the critical, underlying role played
by psychiatry and psychology in creating this svat not generally
understood or even suspected. Chisholm defined psy atryTs role as the
reinterpretation and eventually eradication of the concept of right and
wrong.T We have inherited the legacy of such widely propagated paychi-
atric idiocies, but are in general ignorance of its source. It definitely is
not a case of what you donTt know, won't hurt you. This booklet clearly
documents the exact source, Understanding this information, con-
cerned individuals have a much better chance of protecting their
children from the moral malaise which is gripping our youth.
Lowe was established by pe tom of econ ta " !
vestigate and e ia olations of human rights, A copy o
Creati ~* rly so Destroying Morals is available free by
calling CHR International on (800) 869-2247. CCHR can also be
Aan :
thranah ite Weh aite at hthn:/www.eehr.ore,
A REIT Pa nese eee TN: NEE NEM ES EN er ae tne ge gh
rationale for closing 36 offices in my State
and several hundred more across the na-
oNorth Carolina farmers grow a diverse
range of commodity and specialty crops
which require frequent consultations and
visits with CFSA, unlike other states. For
example, peanut farmers visit a CFSA
office an average of five times a season,?
Emancipation Proclamation Did Not Set All Slaves Free
Gok Sane ase pene
Clayton stated.
Clayton said, oWhile I support the reor-
- .ganization of USDA, I do not support the
wholesale closure of CFSA offices without
recognizing the special needs of farmers
and ranchers in each different region of
the country.?
oI am especially concerned for of the
twenty-eight counties that I represent,
Black regiments began training
for the war and several had al-
ready seen combat.
By the end of the year, over
50,00 Black soldiers were serv-
ing in the Union army. For the
approximately 800,000 slavesin
the border states, however, the
Emancipation Proclamation did
not apply. Nor did it apply to
those in territory under Union
control.
On the other hand, it did have
an effect in these areas: Army
recruiters, promising freedom,
encouraged thousands of slaves
torun away andenlist. Together
with growing antislavery senti-
ments, this action undermined
the whole institution of slavery
in these states.
states"Delaware, Kentucky,
Maryland and Missouri"did not.
Lincoln moved cautiously on the
issue of freeing slaves, in order to
keep the allegiance of these border
states. At first he recommended
that slave owners receive payment
for freed slaves. To calm white
fears, he did not allow Blacks to
serve in the army.
On January 1, 1863, Lincoln is-
sued the Emancipation Proclama-
tion, a document which stated that
slaves in Confederate held terri-
tory (about three-fourths of all
slaves) should be considered free,
and Blacks could enlist in the
Union forces. Many slaves,
encouraged by the Proclamation,
tried to escape to Union lines. Oth-
ers revolted. In the North over 30
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Savage joins 'M"-Voice
Greenville, NC - Jim Rouse, President and CEO of The Minority
Voice, Inc. is pleased to announce Jeffrey E. Savage as the companyTs
Executive Vice-President for sales and marketing. Savage, formerly
president of Swift Office Supplies and Equipment, Inc., is no stranger
to the Minority Voice. He held this position at the formation of the
company from 1987 through 1989 and has since frequently been guest
to several talk shows and community discussions, including as host of
oHappenings in the HubT, a talk show focusing on issues affecting
Greenville and Pitt County. Savage is also serving his fifth year as a
member of the Pit County Commission.
The Minority Voice, Inc. is parent to WOO-AM, WTOW-AM radio
stations and THE MWT VOICE newspaper. The radio stations are of a
gospel/urban format and the newspaper features news articles and
commentary from an African-American perspective. oJeff understands
the company and brings the needed experience the company needs to
initiate our planning for the new millennium and beyond. He is familiar
with all of the companyTs operations and he knows its mission. Further-
more, he understands the market we serve and how to effectively
deliver our product to those we target. The company is fortunate he
would rejoin us to help further our goals at this time.?
oThe Minority Voice is an excellent company and because of the
tremendous growth our region is experiencing, it affords me the chance
to use my skills and experiences to help a company retain its market
share and to grow it as well. I also believe in the company and the role
it plays in our communities. It does what it does like know one else can
or has done in this area before. This is a special opportunity for me and
Ilook forward to rejoining the company with a great deal of enthusiasm.
Savage is married to Eveangel Hines and they have three children:
Ryan, Naima and Akeem.
vow to do everything possible to en-
sure that USDA understands the unique
needs of North Carolina farmers as the
downsizing process proceeds,? said "
Government needs to offer help |
MTBulu Rouse of Greenville is vice president of the oM? Voice .
newspaper.
In todayTs society, out young black makes are classified as an
oendangered species? and are looked at as lazy, uneducated, and .
sometimes dangerous.
Why is this happening when we have a government that could
provide programs for our young black children so that they will not
have to turn to the streets? We as taxpayers have a right to vice our
opinion on what the government spends our money on.
There are a lot of programs that are here today as we speak " to
help and be there for our young black children to give them an
alternative to the streets, such as the Boys & Girls Club of Pitt
County in South Greenville.
When you havea child that grows up in an environment thatis full
of nothing but negativity, thatTs when that child walks out that front
door and ends up hanging out on the streets.
There should be programs that show a child in an unhappy home
that life is not always like that. When they believe thatTs all there is,
they turn to the streets for comfort and the love they canTt get from
ome.
You have so many young men out there that are not being
encouraged or given the opportunity to show that they can become
pt individuals and can make it out here in the white manTs
world.
In states with larger cities, you hear talk about alternative
programs forkids that are homeless, those with children to raise and
those who turned to drugs. These states have a government that
want to help their youth and show them that there is a brighter
future for all of them.
You have so many children that are dropping out of school, clearly
because they would rather hang on the streets instead of be in school
receiving an education.
_ When you ask a kid why they quit school, a lot of times you will
hear the child say that the problems are either with the teachers or
students.
Often itTs teenage moms, who have to work to provide for theirT
baby, who drop out of school. I applaud any teenager that wants to
take care of her child, but to quit school definitely is not the answer.
ThatTs when the government should step in and provide these kids
with help " financially, mentally and emotionally. Provide day care
programs, night school programs and job skill programs so they can
support their child.
Why is it that we here in North Carolina donTt have anything like
that? And if we do, I donTt hear about those programs. Not only am
lin the media, but I am alsoa mother of three who, Iam not ashamed
to tell, have had run-ins with the law at the federal level and it is not
a pretty sight.
I was one of those who became tempted by the streets "the fast life
and fast money. And in the midst of it all, I could have lost
everything " including my children, family, happiness, life and most
of all my freedom. When I was in school there weren't hardly any
programs there for us when we really needed them.
When my daughters start getting older and the temptation of the
streets start looking nice to them, I would like to know that my tax
money is being put to use.
To all my African-American brothers, I know and you know in
your hearts, that you should stop the bloodshed, start educating
your children, be there for our African-American sisters and give
them the support and love they deserve, take back our streets and
on top of the list, have faith in God.
We must encourage our children to stay in school and show them
the contributions that so many African-Americans have given to
this great nation. If we do these things, we can tell the white manTs
society that has labeled us to shove it and stand with our heads up
high.
If Dr. Martin Luther King or Harriet Tubman alive today, with all
that is going to be disappointed.
LetTs all remember that out children are our future and in order
for them to one day take over our families, businesses, schools,
churches and government we need to start protecting them, our
families and our communities. ,
Proposed School Finds Home
The Right Step Academy, which awaits state approval, will move into the former Agnes Fullilove building in Greenville.
By James V. Haug
The Daily Reflector
A proposed charter school has
taken one step closer to reality by
finding a home.
The Right Step Academy is
slated to move into the former
Agnes Fullilove School building at
Halifax and Manhattan avenues.
Now the school must recruit stu-
dents and teachers and get final
approval from the state Board of
Education on March 15.
William Pierce, president and
founder of Right Step Inc., said
things falling are into place, oWe
have been blessed,? he said. The
school building comes with 12
classrooms, a gym, a kitchen and
dining area. oIt is as if someone
laid it out for us,? Pierce said. The
building will get a new life fulfill-
ing an old mission"serving at-
risk students. Pitt County schools
once used it as an alternative school
for students who had gotten into
trouble and needed extra atten-
tion, Because of budget con-
straints, the school system closed
it after the; 1994-95 school year.
Selvia Free Will Baptist Church
bought the building for $401,000
in December., Right Step Inc.
plans to lease the building as a ~12
school for at-risk students. Enroll-
ment is projected around 120.
While a charter school is consid-
gred a public school, Pierce said he
can rent the church-owned build-
ing since he will not be using it for
religious purposes. Pierce will
present a copy of the lease agree-
ment to the attorney general, he
said.
As part of a trend to encourage
flexibility and creativity, eharter
schools are free from many of the
regulations and rules governing
regular public schools. They are
run by private non-profit corpora-
tions which get their ocharters? or
endorsements from the state or
local boards of education. Most
charter schools have focus or
theme, such as gymnastics or com-
puters. oWhat we are going to
offeris astructured environment,?
Pierce said. oOur students wear
uniforms _ black pants and the
Academy shirt. The girls donTt have
big ear rings or wear lipstick.?
oWe have a haircut policy,?
Pierce said. oThe boys donTt have
beards, sideburns or dreadlocks.?
Without any advertising, Pierce
said he has taken 15 to 20 applica-
tions from prospective students.
Pierce is a 1977 graduate of J.H.
Ruse High School. His Right Step
Inc. runs two charter schools in St.
Paul Minn., and Minneapolis.
oWe are really about giving par-
ents a choice,? Pierce said. There
have not been a lot of choices out
side the county school system if
you did not have the money.? By
law, charter schools cannot charge
tuition, but are eligible to receive
the federal, state and local funds
allocated to public schools on , a
per-student basis.
oWe will be having }fund-raisers
all the time,? Pierce said.
» OnMonday, Dr, Aaron Cotten, a
clinical instructor in emergency
medicine at East Carolina Univer-
sity, gave the Right Step. Inc.
$1,000 for a computer lab. oI have
confidence in this succeeding,?
Cotten said. oItTs been his dream
to come back to Greenville to start
a charter school.? _Pierce left
Greenville when he joined the
army. He trained soldiers for the
National Guard in Minnesota and
western Wisconsin for 15 years.
While an officer, Pierce said, he
became interested in helping the
unskilled, since the military is
shifting toward recruits with tech-
nological backgrounds. In 1994,
Minnesota approved charter
schools as a part of crime preven-
tion legislation. oCharter schools
sort of fell into my lap,? Pierce
said. He said he learned about
North Carolina s charter school
legislation through the Internet.
Astate informational meetingjust
happened to follow a conference
Pierce was attending in Washing-
ton D.C.
oI bought another ticket at the
airport to come to North Caro-
lina,? he said.
Jeffrey E. Savage has joined The
Minority Voice in Greenville as
the companyTs executive vice presi-
dent for sales and marketing.
Formerly president of Swift
Office Supplies and Equipment,
Savage was vice president of The
Minority Voice from 1987 through
1989 and has since frequently been
a guest on talk shows and commu-
nity discussions onjradio stations
WOOW Savage is also serving his
fifth year as a member of the Pitt
County Board of Commissioners.
The Minority voice is parent to
AM radio stations WOOW and"
WTOW and The M Voice newspe- -
per, which serves Pitt and Beau-
fort counties.
The radio stations feature a gos-
pel/urban format, while the news-
paper features articles and com-
mentary from an African Ameri-.
can perspective.
Montrose A. Streeter, a former «
Greenville resident, has been ?"?
named assistant dean of admis-°
sions at Mary Washington College *
in Fredericksburg, Va. He will co-",
ordinate the recruitment of Afri+
can-American and other students. &
Streeter received an associate de:
gree from Lees McRae College and
a bachelorTs degree from Wake:
Forest University. He also at-
tended Southeastern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary and is certified »
in pastoral education. Streeter, *
who has served as a 2
grief counselor, an admissions.
counselor and as a campus minis»
ter, was director of multicultural.
programs at Carson Newman Cole,
lege in Jefferson City, Tenn. 5
Mary Washington College is?
a coeducational public institution?
in Fredericksburg, 50 miles south
of Washington, D.C. With
$,700 students, the college
ranked nationally in the top 10,
percent of colleges and
ties for academic selectivity. , o~~
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Thinking back on the last SCLC Na-
tional Convention, held in Detroit, Michi-
gam, We canTt help but feel very proud of
the way everything worked out for
us...from the beginning until the end.
Prior to our departure, we had fund-
raising activities, contributors, and spon-
sors who gave to help finance the trip.
Churches, businesses, organizations, and
private individuals gave to sponsor many
ofour youth. We pause again to say thanks
to each of you who supported the youth
and gave them an opportunity to share
the dream and get first class experiences
of leadership and a glimpse of what the
future may hold for them as they strive
and seek their roles in tomorrowTs world.
As you may already know, the SCLC
Convention played a major role in the
lives of the Pitt County Chapter...Mr.
Bennie Rountree was elected an official
member of the National Board. At the end
of the convention, prior to our returning
home, we were taken out for a retreat
coordinated by Mrs. C.E. Jetter and Presi-
dent Rountree with the Jenkins family
who formerly resided in Greenville sev-
eral years ago. Alice Jenkins, daughter of
the late George Jenkins, along with her
DAY, FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 6, 1997
REFLECTION: LEST WE FORGET
salute to the Jenkins Family of Detroit, Michigan?
mother Bertha Jenkins and brother
Emanuel Jenkins invited us to a mid-day
church service at their church. The ser-
vice included Bible Study, Hour of Power,
a sermon by Evangelist Remelle Staton.
Her message was oTurning Trials Into
Triumph?. In her words, oIn this life we
will experience many trials, but we must
adopt a joyful, positive attitude?. We were
blessed by her sermon. From the church,
we were taken to the Sweden House for a
wholesome buffet meal, to eat all that we
could eat. It was an experience we shall
never forget. Hats Off to the Jenkins fam-
ily and thanks, too, to their great Pastor,
Rev. Charles G. Adams and the church
family for accepting us.
Our special guests accompanying us on
this trip were: the Rev. & Mrs. Curtis
Moore of Greenville, Mrs. Rene Arrington
and several youth of the Little Willie Cen-
ter. They played an important role in
being counselors for some of our youth.
We felt proud of our youth; they learned a
lot from the total experience. The conven-
tion was a real blessing to all of us, but
especially for our youth. Hopefully, par-
ents and youth leaders will recognize the
necessity of having our children become
involved in the SCLC so that they may
learn more about the life and legacy of
Martin Luther King and the cause for
which he lived and died, and that they will
allow their children to attend the 1997
National Convention which will be held in
Atlanta, Georgia.
As we enter into the year of 1997, we
would like to shed some light on some of
the other special projects that the SCLC
was involved in during 1996 on a local and
state level. In our community, the SCLC
local and state president, Mr. Bennie
Rountree, met with ministers of the vari-
ous churches and planned ways and means
of getting citizens of Pitt County out to
vote, stressing the importance of voting,
with great results. We joined forces with
Bishop Randy Royal, Pastor of the Philippi
Church of Christ, and The Coalition
Against Racism (C.A.R.), against the
Dickinson Avenue Piggly Wiggly Grocery
Store to solve an issue about the illegal
firing of one of his female employees and
falsely accusing her of stealing a ham-
burger " all of which proved to be unfair
and untrue. We helped citizens in Scot-
land Neck, N.C. resolve problems of job
promotion and human relations between
blacks and whites. We helped settle a
discrimination complaint against Wal-
Mart in Greenville and a problem in
Kinston charging discrimination and un-
fair working conditions. We also assisted
and tried to help educate many citizens on
fixed/low income and those who have been
victims of ocut-backs? from their employ-
ment on ways to survive on their income.
We worked with the housing authority in
Kinston, Rocky Mount, Farmville, Wash-
ington, and Greenville, educating the resi-
dents about using their income to pay
their rent on time to avoid being penalized
and paying late charges, being evicted,
having to pay court costs, etc., andstressed
the penalty of having/using drugs on gov-
ernment property. We encouraged the
youth to stayin school... rather than being
a dropout, abstain from the use of drugs,
alcohol, violence, sexual activity, miscon-
duct, or anything that might destroy their
futures. These are but a few of the projects
of SCLC.
The Pitt County SCLC staff and mem-
bers feel blessed to have had such a suc-
cessful year as 1996, highlighted by the
fact that our president and many of the
ministers were able to come together, plan,
and agree on certain issues which concern
all citizens of Pitt County. This brought
about a united front. We are proud of our
efforts in Pitt County and thank God for
our success. SCLC stands ready and
available to assist churches, all organiza-
tions, and citizens... whether local, state-
wide, and/or abroad, in any way we can,
great or small. We invite and encourage
you to become an active member of SCLC.
Please do not wait for trouble to come your
way, or have a need to call upon the
organization.
SCLC was founded by the late Dr.
Martin Luther King as a plan of God that
he gave to Dr. King to help troubled people
to defend their right to live and be happy,
(their civic right). This plan has worked
throughout the country and will continue
to work. No one else has found a better
solution. All it takes is faith in God, non-
violence, and a united front. We want to
thank all citizens of Greenville and Pitt
County for your support in the year 1996
and look forward to even bigger success in
1997. May God richly bless each of you.
Submitted by: Mrs. C.E. Jetter
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