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"Ogden Nash
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINATS MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981
SEPT. 4 - SEPT. 11, 1997
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. The
NAACP vowed recently to monitor
the assistance American corpora-
tions provide to African-American
economic development programs
and to mount nationwide selective
buying programs against firms
with failing records.
Promising a massive national
program, organized by its newly
formed Business Development In-
stitute, the association says its
more than half-million member-
AT NEWS CONFERENCE"The Coalition Against Racism is shown
here at a news conference at Philippi Church after WNCT TV news
aired a story concerning a police officer allegedly beating up a
Black man, and arresting him on a drug charge. Pictured from left
to right are: Bill Worthington, Bishop Randy B. Royal and Don
NAACP Vows To Check
Corporate Assistance
rican-Americans.
The basis for strengthening the
economic development capacity of
African-Americans was spelled out |
in the resolutionTs charge that oThe
African-American consumer is en- |
titled to a reciprocal relationship
with corporations and businesses,
given the significant expenditure of |
the African-American dollar in vir-
tually every U.S. industry.?
Another resolution passed dur-
ing the convention said that oA na-
Cavellini. (Haywood Johnson Photo)
Coalition Against Racism
Expresses Concern Over
Officer Placed On Leave
From Staff Reports
The placing of Police Officer
Bruce Groccia on administrative
leave by Police Chief Charles
Hinman is only the latest incident
implicating this police officer for
improper conduct and abuse of
power.
On March 21st 1997, a mediated
agreement was entered into in lieu
of trial to settle a civil rights law-
suit against Officer Groccia and
the City of Greenville. They were
charged with false arrest, use of
excessive force and violation of
Don CavelliniTs right to distribute
flyers during a March 4, 1995
march by the Coalition Against
Racism.
The District Attorney, upon ad-
vice of the Police Chief, dropped
the charges against against Mr.
Cavellini due to Officer GrocciaTs
oenforcement action...? not being
oin keeping with the established
philosophy regarding the policing
of parades.?
Whereas the dropping of charges
and the out-of-court settlement
were victories for every citizen will-
ing to stand up for what he or she
believes in, this police officer was
not disciplined at the time (1995)
and could easily have interpreted
this lack of consequences as a li-
cense to continue his misconduct
and abuse of police power.
(See OFFICER, P. 2)
ship, active in close to 3,000 chap-
ters, would spearhead the new na-
tional effort.
NAACP President and CEO
Kweisi Mfume submitted a series
of resolutions to delegates at the
associationTs 88th annual conven-
tion that promised to move the
nationTs oldest and largest civil
rights organization back into an
era of extensive social activism.
One major goal of the Mfume
resolutions called for optimizing
uses of the estimated $400 billion
in annual purchasing power of Af-
State Superintentendent of Pub-
lic Instruction Mike Ward an-
nounced today that for the 38,468
college-bound seniors taking the
sat In 1997, higher scores were re-
lated to the number of higher-level
courses taken.
North Carolina students, overall,
Williamston Whistlings
By Joyc e Gray
" Contributing Writer
WILLIAMSTON"Ms. Latoya
Mechelle Purvis, a 15-year-old 10th
grader at Roanoke High School, is
a contestant in the Miss Junior
COBRA Pageant. The daughter of
Minister James C. and Bertha Pur-
vis of Robersonville, she is seeking
support.
She is a member at Chapel Hill
Baptist Church and sings in the St.
James Baptist Church Choir every
second Sunday.
Proudly saying it was her son,
Al, who did the programs for their
family reunion each year, Ms. Flo-
rence Jones Willis promised to
send me one and so she did. The
colors used were grey with black
letters and roses in charcoal.
Without giving himself credit, it
reads, oH.I. Jones Family Re-
union"1997"in honor of Hender-
son I. Jones and Clara D. Jones:
Marie-1919, Aldean-1921,
Thenorma-1922-1992, Henderson-
1924, Ruth-1926, Florence-1920,
Ann-1932, Eleanor-1934, Ethel-
1936, Deborah-1938, Edward-1940,
Vertie-1942. Family and Friends
Weekend of July 19, 1997, Lexing-
ton, North Carolina.?
The family song is oWeTve Come
Together.? It is sung to the tune of
oMy Hope is Built.? The lyrics are
oWeTve come together in JesusT
name/ To sing and praise and re-
joice again/ To thank you, O Lord,
for another year/ May we, a Chris-
tian life display.? The chorus is, oIn
Family Faith and Love and Peace,
no other way for us to seé/ No other
way for us to see. ? ts wre by
Ms. Vertie Jones Thomp
Jay McNair presided. Lawrence
McNair, Jr. gave the Invocation.
Ms. Eleanor J. Holmes welcomed
all. A musical selection was ren-
dered by Ms. Jacquelyn Coleman
and the occasion was stated by Ms.
Patricia Jones. Warren McNair
blessed the food. Family history
was by Jaquard Coleman.
A musical selection was done by
Ms. Georgia Thompson. Ms. Vertie
J. Thompson gave a message. Pre-
sentations were by Edward Jones.
The family song was sung by all.
Ms. Florence Willis made some re-
marks and the closing prayer was
offered by Theodore Holmes, Jr.
Their motto was, oThe Children
Are Our Future.?
Florence enclosed a copy of oLove
Anyway? as a constant reminder in
my family undertakings"I often
(See WILLIAMSTON, P. 2)
tionwide selective buying campaign
is an effective tool of persuasion
against corporate injustice.?
Mfume told attendees, oWe are
like beggars sitting on bags of
gold.?
The new Business Development
Institute will have oa leading role
in publishing and distributing? in-
formation on how effectively
American corporations have per-
formed in helping to promote Afri-
can-American economic develop-
basis.?
improved their scores by two points
on the math portion of the test
reaching an average score of 488.
Verbal scores stayed the same, at
490, on average. Fifty-nine percent
of North Carolina high school se-
niors took the SAT. Nationally,
only 15 states posted a participa-
tion rate that high.
Nationally, math scores went up
by three points to an average score
of 511. Verbal scores, on average,
stayed at 505. The highest score
possible is 1,600 for verbal and
math combined.
The difference between the na-
tional average score and North
CarolinaTs average score is the
smallest that it has been since
1972.
The SAT measures a studentTs
reasoning, verbal and math skills
against the skills needed to be suc-
cessful in freshman level college
coursework. The primary use for
SAT scores is as a tool for
admissionTs officials at colleges and
universities. The College Board
discourages the comparison of
states on the basis of SAT scores
alone and considers it invalid.
GOSPEL ARTIST PERFORMS"Linda Faye Harris visited Greenvile
over the Labor Day weekend. Shown here she performs for the
ment on an industry-by-industry congregation of Philippi Church of christ Diciples of Christ. Ms. Har-
ris is on tour promoting her new album. (Haywood Johnson Photo)
North Carolina SAT Scores Continue To Rise
The results released today
showed that for North Carolina
students who took more than the
minimum number of courses re-
quired for graduation in each sub-
ject area, the payoff was in higher
SAT scores and a stronger knowl-
edge base.
For example, North Carolina stu-
dents who had taken four years of
high school-level mathematics
earned an average score of 1,003,
several points higher overall than
the average score for all students
and 81 points higher than the aver-
age score for students who took
only three years of mathematics.
Students are only required to take
three years of mathematies for
high school graduation.
Coursework in geometry, trigonom-
etry and calculus boosted scores
significantly. North Carolina stu-
dents who took calculus, for ex-
ample, scored a average combined
score of 1,156, a score that is
higher than the state and national
averages.
The relationship of coursework
to performance held up in other
subject areas also.
oThe SAT is an important mea-
sure for individual students,? Supt.
Ward said. oIt can open important
doors for them to continue their
education. It is encouraging that
North Carolina continues each
year to gain points on the SAT. I
hope that these increases will help
more of our students pursue their
educational goals.?
The ABCs of Public Education,
North CarolinaTs major education
reform effort, begins this fall in
high schools. It also places a strong
emphasis on reading, writing and
mathematics in the elementary
and middle school grades. This em-
phasis, Supt. Ward said, will pay
off for students as they enter high
school and prepare for college.
Supt. Ward said that details of
the SAT report showed the impor-
tance of good study habits, of tak-
ing advanced courses and of taking
a balanced, rigorous selection of
courses.
oThe message to students and
their families is that preparation
for college and for the SAT needs to
begin early, even before high school
(See SCORES, P. 2)
Kmart Introduces Retail Cash Card
TROY, Mich."Since Aug. 17,
Kmart customers have been able to
purchase a retail Kmart Cash Card
in any amount to give as a gift or
use for their own shopping needs.
The Kmart Cash Card can be
used as a gift certificate; as an
AT&T calling card, or as a budget-
ing tool for family spending.
oOur focus on the customer led
+ Kmart to look at new ways to bring
% convenience to shoppers,
' Michael Viola, Kmart vice presi-
said
dent and treasurer. oNow, when
you want to purchase a gift certifi-
cate at Kmart stores, it will be as
simple as purchasing the Kmart
Cash Card.?
The cards may be purchased at
any register using cash, check or
My credit card. The card is reusable
_ and flexible. Any amount in any in-
crement may be placed on the card,
and it may be orejuvenated? when
funds have been depleted.
Also, with the introduction of the
new card, customer cash refunds
on returned items without a receipt
viding the option to use the Kmart
Cash Card to make AT&T calls of-
fers that extra flexibility,? said
Viola.
AT&T will provide the calling
feature for the Kmart Cash Card.
The card offers consumers a way to
place calls on the AT&T network
from any phone, particularly when
away from home. Customers sim-
ply follow the directions on the
back of their Kmart Cash Card.
Stored Value Systems, the lead-
ing provider of retail cash card so-
lutions, worked with Kmart and
AT&T to design and implement the
Kmart Cash Card program.
Incorporating leading-edge infor-
mation systems with magnetic
stripe processes, SVS delivered a
solution that integrates KmartTs
existing point-of-sale system and
AT&TTs telecommunications net-
(See KMART, P. 2)
GOD IS STILL IN CHARGE"Shown here at their new church on Watauga Ave. Selvia Chapel FWB
Church tryed to buy the old Agnes Fullilove School several years ago. But the county kept going up
on the price. Now after years of frustration, Bishop A.H. Hartsfiled and church members are now
owners of a school, daycare center, and the school auditorium is now the church santuary. To God
Be The Glory. (Jim Rouse Photo)
will be granted as a Kmart Cash
Card. AYDEN-GRIFFTON REUNION BIG SUCCESS"The Ayden-Griffton
oThe Kmart Cash Card responds High School Reunion turned out over 500 people over the week-
to our customersT desire for choices @nq, Shown above are Mr. Brown, his grandson and of course his
in their shopping experience. Pro- fignoge, Hang in there Dad!
to this? or ofor this purpose only?
3. Afro-American - An American _
of Africa descent. The term is also
used by Black American culture
and history. Many Blacks prefer to
be called by this name.
4. Ain't is considered illiterate,
colloquial, or dialectal and is cau-
tioned against in so called stan-
dard speech and writing.
5. Alright, all right is a common
misspelling of all right. There is no
such word as alright.
6. Alumnus, alumna, alumni -
An alumnus is a male graduate of
some institution, usually a college
or university. An alumna is a
woman graduate. Respective plu-
rals are alumni and alumnae. The
term alumni is now often used to
refer to men and women graduates
of coeducational institutions.
7. And etc. This is a redundant
expression from which and should
be dropped.
8. Anywheres is an expression
characteristic of uneducated speak-
ers.
9. Between you and me. Avoid
the mistake of saying obetween you
and I? or obetween you and she?.
10. Canvas, canvass - Canvas is
a kind of cloth. To canvass is oto
request?, oto solicit?.
11. Complement, compliment -
Complement implies something
which completes. A compliment is
flattery or praise.
2. Continue on - The word con-
tinue means oto go on?, oto keep
on? On should be omitted from the
phrase.
13. Cooperate together - Cooper-
ate means oto work together?. Drop
the together, all it adds is a useless
word.
14. Die of, die from, die with. In
its customary sense of oto cease liv-
ing?, die is preferably followed by
of. oHe died of (not from) a coro-
nary attack?. Die with expresses an
idea not related to a cause of death.
oHe died with courage?.
15. Different fro, different than,
different to - The first two of these
expressions are widely used, but
different from is preferred by care-
ful, educated writers and speakers.
16. Disinterested, uninterested -
Disinterested means oimpartial?,
ounbiased?, not influenced by self-
ish motives. Uninterested suggests
aloofness, indifference, and/or lack
of interest.
17. Disregardless, irregardless -
Both words are illiteracies. The
prefix in and dis are superfluous.
18. DonTt, donTt think - DonTt is
contraction of do not. Avoid such il-
literacies as ohe donTt, they donTt
got?, and oit donTt seem?.
19. Each and every. This is a re-
dundant (wordy) phrase. Prefer-
ably, use each or every, not both.
20.
Envelop, envelope - The first of
these words, a verb meaning oto
enclose?, or osurround?. The noun
envelope, meaning osomething that
envelops?, an enclosing wrapping.
21. Fat, plump, obese, stout - Fat
usually has an unpleasant connota-
tion, plump and stout suggest a
roundness that is pleasing or a
heavy build that is not pleasant.
Obese, meaning oexcessively fat?,
ooverweight? is used more often in
scientific circles than by the gen-
eral public.
22. Final, finale - Final ocoming
at the end?, olast in time, place or
order?. Finale means the conclud-
ing part of any performance or set
of performances.
23. First, firstly, secondly - All
three terms are in acceptable use,
but first is more common than
The Minority
\"fo} (ol-m atom
o1. Ma. ~ TonT know and I dont
2. Ad hoc - means owith respect 4
Mrs. Beatrice Maye
firstly. Recommendation: drop the -
ly forms and always use first, sec-
ond, third or one, two, three. No
need to excuse exists for such
phrases as ofirstly all? and osecond
of all?. Use first or firstly, second or
secondly, and drop the use of all.
24. Honorarium. This word is oc-
casionally used to refer to a fee
(payment) for service rendered by
an eminent or professional person.
25. Hypercritical, hypocritical.
Hypercritical means oovercritical?.
Hypocritical means oinsincere?
26. I.E., E.G. -Abbreviations are
not recommended for use in formal
writing. I.E. means othat is? - E.G.
means ofor example?.
27. If and when - This is a hack-
neyed and wordy phrase from
which and when can be dropped
without loss of meaning.
28. Join together. Join means oto
unite?, oto connect?. So together 1s
here wordily unnecessary.
29. Kids, youngsters - Kid means
oa young goat?. Youngster is al-
ways acceptable for reference to a
child or young person, whether boy
or girl. Other names for young
males are youth, lad, and stripling.
30. Meet up with. This is a
wordy, nonstandard expression. A
better expression is oI met some
girls on the beach?.
PROPER NOUNS
Proper nouns form their plurals
by adding S to the singular or ES
when the word ends in S, Z, CH,
SH, or ZH.
Examples: ADAMSES, JONES-
ES, MORRISES, not the KENNE-
DYST OR THE JONEST
CHRISTIANST BELTS
Strong Belt of Truth.
Satan fights with lies and some-
times his lies sound like truth, but
only Christians have GodTs truth.
Breastplate of Righteousness
Satan sometimes attacks our
hearts, but GodTs approval protects
our hearts because He loves us.
Shoes Of Peace
God gives us the shoes of motiva-
tion to spread the peace of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Shield Of Faith
Satan tries to attack us with
temptations, but the shield of faith
stops Satan.
Helmet Of Salvation
Satan wants us to doubt God.
The helmet protects our minds
from doubting GodTs work for us.
Sword Of The Spirit Which Is
The Word Of God
The sword is the only weapon in
the list of armor. There are times
when we need to take offense
against Satan. When we are
tempted, we need to trust in the
truth of GodTs Word.
So, we are going to be in battle
with Satan because we are no
longer on SatanTs side. But, Paul
tells us to use every piece of GodTs
armor to resist Satan and stand up
for God. And remember to PRAY.
From: Mamie Maye Bryan,
Omaha, Nebraska.
WHAT ARE SOME STRONG
CHARACTER QUALITIES?
LetTs look briefly at the charac-
teristics given in 1 Timothy 3:1-7
and apply them in a broader sense
to all men.
1. Blameless, God expects men to
be above reproach.
2. Husband of one wife. A mar-
ried man must be faithful to his
wife.
3. Temperate. Gene Getz has
stated that oa man who is temper-
ate does not lose his physical, psy-
chological, and spiritual orienta-
tion. He remains stable and stead-
fast, and his thinking is clear?,
4. Sober-minded. It refers to the
quality of being sensible in think-
ing and actions, exhibiting sound
judgment.
5. Of good behavior. A man
should be respectable and honor-
able in his actions.
6. Hospitable. This term refers to
friendliness and a willingness to
help those in need.
7. Able to teach. A man should
have the ability to instruct others
about the Christian faith. A man
should also be able to teach.
8. Not given to wine. A man of
God is not one who is controlled by
alcohol. (Eph. 5:18). In our day and
7 age it could also apply to drugs.
' God does not want us to abuse our
~ bodies or cloud our minds.
9. Not violent. Temper tantrums
do not please God. This includesT
both violent actions and words, .
10. Gentle. A God-honoring man
means being gracious, kind, for-
bearing, and considerate of others.
11. Not quarrelsome. A man is. not
to be one who is always looking for
an argument or stirring up trouble.
12. Not greedy for money nor
covetous. Acquiring money and
possessions should not be a prior-
ity. Jesus and Paul warned against
a preoccupation with money. (Matt.
6:19-21; 1 Timothy 6:10).
13. Rules his own house well.
The man is the head of the home.
He is responsible to see that his re-
lationship with his wife and chil-
dren is good. He is to be a good
manager of home life.
14. Having his children under
submission. A father is to be a re-
spected leader at home, a man who
does all that is in his power to
train and discipline his children.
15. Not a novice. A new believer
who becomes a leader before he is
mature in his faith and practice
runs a risk of falling unto pride.
This is a warning that a man is not
to take on responsibilities that he
is not mature enough to handle.
Men must guard themselves
against pride.
16. Good testimony among those
outside. A man must develop a
good reputation with non-Chris-
tians, He is to have a consistent
faith that will be a strong witness
to unbelievers.
WHAT PRODUCES STRONG
CHARACTER QUALITIES?
1. Self-confidence - which comes
from being at peace with God and
knowing who we are to Christ.
2. Consistency
3. Training
. Right priorities
. Following the right example
. Obedience to GodTs commands
. A steady diet of GodTs Word
8. Relying on the strength of the
Spirit
9. Right choices - living out the
Christian faith
10. Doing what is right no mat-
ter what Bs
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11. Trusting and depending on
God
12. Learning from others
LOVE DESCRIBED FOR US
IN 1 CORINTHIANS 13
This love.
is patient, is not a grudge-
keeper
is kind, is not an evil thinker
is not envious, is not a fan of
evil
is not boastful, rejoices in
truth
is not proud, protects
is not rude, trusts
is not selfish, hopes
is not easily angered, perse-
veres
A man who expresses that kind
of love won't have trouble finding
a wife, family or a congregation
who would be more than willing to
submit to his leadership.
From: What Does God Expect of
Man? By Martin R. De Haan II
STOP BACTERIA:
WASH YOUR HANDS
From: Cooperative
Extension Service
Handwashing is the number one
ways to prevent the spread of
harmful bacteria. Bacteria is
present everywhere and we can
not get rid of it but we can mini-
mize its harmful effects. Proper
handwashing is the first step.
Proper handwashing should follow
a few guidelines:
1. Always wash your hands after
using the restrooms, changing dia-
pers, after handling dirty linens,
before handling food, after sneez-
ing and after dressing a wound.
Never handle food with hands that
have cuts, bruises or sores on
them.
2. Use hot water and plenty of
soap. Hands should be washed at
least 20 seconds. You may need to
check your watch to see just how
long 20 seconds will be.
3. Rinse with warm water and
dry them with a disposable towel.
Use the towel to turn off the fau-
cet. Remember, you used dirty
hands to turn it on.
Children need to be taught how
to properly wash their hands and
may need some supervision to
make sure they do it correctly. The
importance of handwashing can
not be over emphasized as a
means to cut down on the spread
of microorganisms which may be
harmful.
OFFICER
Continued from page 1
Coalition Against Racism calls
for an immediate and complete in-
vestigation of the circumstances
Asurrounding the arrest of Leonard
oTyson on Aug. 27, 1997. It also
calls for the establishment of an in-
dependent, civilian complaint re-
view board to truly monitor Green-
ville Police Department operations.
On Oct. 9, 1995 the Greenville City
Council voted unanimously to
study the need for a oPolice Com-
mission?. This mandate has yet to
be implemented.
C.A.R. POSITION
On Monday, Oct. 23, 1995, a civil
law suit was filed in U.S. District
Court in New Bern, N.C. against
the City of Greenville and Green-
ville Police Officer Bruce A.
Groccia. The City of Greenville and
Police Officer Groccia are being
charged with violating Federal
Civil Rights laws protecting a
citizenTs rights to free speech and
to redress grievances. They are
also charged with false arrest, use
of excessive force and violation of
Don CavelliniTs right to distribute
leaflets during March 4, 1995,
march by the Coalition Against
Racism (C.A.R.).
The Police Department and the
District Attorney must have real-
ized the power of the organized
citizenry because Don was released
the very day of the march, just two
hours after he was wrongfully ar-
rested. The charges were then
dropped three weeks later before
going to trial. The dropping of the
charges was both a victory for ev-
ery citizen willing to stand up for
what he or she believes I and was a
testament to the solidarity of the
courageous members of C.A.R.
Hopefully, the filing of charges
against the city will serve notice
that no government can condone
the brutalizing of its citizens--not
Los Angeles with its Mark
Furmans nor Philadelphia as it
plans to execute Mumia Abu Ja-
mal.
The Greenville Police Depart-
ment (GPD), the Mayor and the
City Manager already stand ac-
cused of perpetrating and/or toler-
ating racism, sexual harassment,
selective enforcement and retalia-
tion in the cases of Lt. Angelo
Fordham and Corporal C.J.
Melvin. On Oct. 9, 1995, the Green-
ville City Council voted unani-
mously to study the need for a oPo-
lice Commission? to review the
GPDTs operations. We urge citizens
to sign and circulate the petitions
for a civilian police complaint re-
view board.
ThereTs a pattern of denying
people democratic means for solv-
ing problems in this city and
county. C.A.R. had been denied a
permit to march on two occasions
and government officials have re-
fused to sit down and negotiate
with recognized worker and com-
munity leaders. Lt. Fordham, Cpl.
Melvin and other Black police offic-
ers have been orailroaded? when-
ever they exercised their demo-
cratic rights. Bill Worthington was
fired for helping to expose 45
health and safety violations in the
Pitt County bus garage and repre-
senting his fellow bus drivers. He
is now a candidate for town council
in Winterville, N.C.
ItTs time for City and County offi-
cials to enter into a dialogue with
concerned citizens, otherwise, it
will impede the progress Eastern
North Carolina can make.
SCORES
Continued from page 1
enrollment. The more courses stu-
dents take in every subject and the
more rigorous the quality of those
courses, the more prepared stu-
dents will be for college admission
and for college success,? Supt.
Ward said.
The fact that more North Caro-
lina students are taking Advanced
Placement (AP) courses is one indi-
cator that this message is being
heard. AP courses are rigorous, col-
lege-level courses which students
take in high school. Students can
earn college credit for these courses
through the national AP exams. A
total of 16,436 students took at
least one AP exam in North Caro-
lina last year, a 3.3 percent in-
crease from 1996. Of the 26,148 AP
exams taken by these students, the
students earned college credit for
15,647 of the exams. This is a 13
percent improvement from 1996
performance,
Supt. Ward also noted that more
efforts need to be targeted toward
minority students whose scores
continue to trail the scores of white
students. Participation rates for
minority students have improved
over time, but more needs to be
done to help prepare these stu-
dents to do well on the test, Ward
said.
KMART
Continued from page 1
work with SVST own retail cash
card platform.
Kmart Corp. serves America
with 2,122 Kmart and Super
Kmart Center retail outlets.
In addition to serving all 50
states, Kmart operations extend to
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Is-
lands and Guam.
WILLIAMSTON
Continued from page I
reach for the one she sent some
years back.
Sympathy expression is extended
to Columbus Brown whose sister,
Ms. Evelyn Brown Leary, entered
into eternal rest on Aug. 18. Fu-
neral services were held Wednes-
day, Aug. 20 at New Fellowship
Church of Christ, Williamston.
Happy Birthday greetings to:
William M. Harris, Sr., Melvin
Moore, Ms. Marilyn Mason, Ms.
Keisha Moore, Ms. Phyllis Pearson,
Augustus Harris.
On the sick and shut-in list: Ms.
Eula Cotanch, Nathaniel Hardison,
Melvin Moore, Arnard Lyons, Ms.
Janice Moore, Joe Rodgers, Betty
S. Lanier, Ms. Leda M. Duggins,
William E. Boston, F.L. Joyner,
Ms. Nonie Smallwood, Ms. Lillian
Peel, Gradv Moore, Ms. Marie
Jones McNair, Ms. Lela C. Bond,
Ms. Pearl Nichols, I.B: Cordon. "
In the nursing homes: Ms. Hattie
Little, Ms. Annabell Best, Ms,
Courtney Johnson, Alexander
Hodges, William Ellison, Ms. Ruth
Ollie Perkins, Luther Perkins, Mg.
Madgeline Respass, James A.
Jones, George Peel, Alton Bell,
Noah S. Nicholson, Robert J. Dug-
gins.
Folk who had gotten used to the
polite, quick and prompt to their
door service by UPS"and when
the package was extra heavy those
drivers put it inside your door for
you"suddenly found a very disap-
pointing moment upon getting a
notice from the ,post office asking
them to do a pickup because the
package was too large for them to
deliver. Even I got caught in the
middle of trying to find one of those
precious scarcities for a friend"an
able-bodied man with a truck.
Maybe it will take awhile for the
company to gain some customers
back but [ predict they will. Folks
have a lot of modern conveniences
today; nevertheless, they seem to
have less time than ever before to
spend in the stores whose cashier
lines seem to get longer and those
items you found on aisle one a few
weeks ago got moved to aisle five (a
sales tactic) and sales associates
are only available when you just
want to look around to do some
price comparison,
Sometimes folks would rather
pay a little more for the less con-
suming time. It has been amazing
how fast mail traveled the past 15
days. Is that telling us something
; core about the post office operational
ean eure fas oe system? And to think, there was an
Ms. R a Moore Ms. Almeta °?? ?"? hen non-Caucasian men
Lloyd Me Minnie Chambers Ms Weren't driving those UPS trucks.
Lucy P. Brown, Robert Lloyd, Ms "
Reba Reddick, Ms. Novella J Sympathy expression is extended
Bonds, N. W. Slade, Ms. Clara R. to Ms. Geraldine H. Brown in the
Owens, Ms. Delia Lloyd, Ms. Clara loss of her aunt, Ms. Kadie Blount
Jones, George A. Perry, James E. Rhodes. on Aug. 20. Ms. Rhodes
Smithwick, Jesse Allen Bell, James was a descendant of the late Ross
Moore, Ms. Gladys Joy Duggins, and Wadessa Cotanch. Her hus-
Ms. Mattie H. Perry, Willis FE. band, Linwood Rhodes, and son,
Williams, Jr., Ms. Zenner Midgett, Linwood, preceded her in death.
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PLANT THE SEED
BY JOY R. BROWN
oBut my god shall supply all
you NEED according to his
riches in glory by Christ
Jesus.? Philippians 4:19
When we are experiencing diffi-
culties, especially financial difficul-
lies in our lives, we pull out this
scripture and quote it beautifully.
This promise, Philippians 4:19,
that was made to the Philippians,
still holds true to the born-again
believers of today who are faithful
to God,
Recently, | was engaged in a
orap? session with the girls. We
were.discussing some areas in our
lives that were under attack. We
dare not give the enemy any credit
or glory, oAnd we know that all
things work together for the good
to them that love God, to them who
are the called according to His pur-
pose.? Thank God for the Holy
Spirit who brought Philippians
1:19 to my attention. As I began to
ponder over the scripture, the word
NEED was highlighted. The spirit
of the Lord allowed me to know
that [ should only have one need at
a time. When that need arises in
my life, thatTs when I need to cast
it immediately upon Him for He
cares for me and HeTs concerned
about what ITm going through.
Now, what really blew my mind 1s
when the Holy Spirit allowed me to
know that the reason why I am
sometimes faced with a multitude
of problems, worries, heartaches,
etc., is because | am still trying to
hold on to something that I canTt
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handle myself. That one problem
beings to attract other problems
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and before you know it, you are
ready to throw in the towel and
give up. That one need (problem)
was nurtured by us and produced a
field of other problems. So, the next
time a need arises in your life--in-
stantly release it and let it go. Re-
move it out of your hands and into
the hand of God. Then begin to
thank God for the way of escape
that has already been provided.
Just stand back and watch God
move
Plant this seed (word) and watch
it grow!
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Idleness, like kisses, to be
sweet must be stolen.
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Hilda Teel, a native of
Winterville, who now resides in
Greenville, is a teacher in one of
the Top Exemplary schools in the
state of North Carolina. She
teaches 4th and 5th grade Math,
Science and Social Studies to 50
students at Dawson Elementary.
Her school ranked #3 in the state
for test scores under the new ABC
Plan.
When state-mandated test scores
arrived last spring, state officials
were astonished at the results from
Dawson Elementary School in
Halifax County.
The students had learned more
than twice what was expected
based on scores from the previous
year. The Department of Public In-
structor was so surprised that it
sent officials to interview students,
teachers and proctors and to check
for signs of cheating.
Dawson made more progress
than any school in the state. At
Dawson Ms. Teel stated that she
and two other teachers wrote up a
grant called NETTS (New En-
hanced Test Taking Skills). Teach-
ers worked extra time without pay
to help move students from one
level to the next higher level.
Teamwork is a key factor in getting
the job done and you must be dedi-
cated, states Ms. Teel.
The results bear repeating: Daw-
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Ms. Teel says sheTs proud to be
part of a high achieving school. Her
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attend this school. Justin also
topped out by scoring level IV on
Reading and Math, as well as a 3.0
on the 4th grade Writing Test.
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Credo of the Black Press
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial
and natural antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race,
color or creed, full human rights. Hating no person, fearing no person in the
firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.
A Lady Passes
Some of our white readers may be
surprised to learn that blacks, too,
mourn the passing of Lady Diana,
the former Princess of Wales.
That is certainly understandable.
After all, Princess Diana was at one
time the wife of the Prince of Wales.
Her mother-in-law was the Queen of
England.
You canTt get much whiter than
that, and an outside observer might
be forgiven for wondering what
there was about Diana that black
folks could find interesting or rel-
evant to their situation.
It is true that, although black folks
like a fairy tale as much as the next
fellow, they werenTt quite as caught
up in the hysteria over the royal
wedding back in the T80s as the main-
stream population.
But Princess Di quickly set herself
apart from the rest of royal crowd. It
became obvious that, though she was
of aristocratic stock herself, she was
anything but overawed by their af-
fectations and trappings.
While maintaining discretion and
decorum, she let her displeasure be
known.
And when she realized that her
marriage to Prince Charles would be
a typical royal marriage, complete
with boarding-school children, an ab-
sentee husband and the standard
complement of royal mistresses,
Princess Diana did the unthink-
able"she called it quits and de-
manded out.
A woman who would rather raise
her children in a loving family than
be the Queen of England someday.
That was something that impressed
black folks.
As she moved into her new role as
Lady Diana, she impressed black
folks even more.
She began to go out into the field,
where the aristocracy never ven-
tured. She began to champion causes
that they never talked about.
She touched lepers. She spoke of
causes and issues that were out of
her traditional sphere. She champi-
oned those who usually had no cham-
pion.
Black folks liked that, too.
Her last public stand was to call
attention to the presence of thou-
sands of land mines in a country
where she had never been, with
people who had nothing in common
with her.
In a time when caring is so rare,
Lady Diana cared. And she used her
position to make others care, about
issues and peoples who were not
otrendy,? and who could not help
her, socially.
Black folks respected and liked
her, and recognizedT the hype that
frequently surrounded her as an arti-
fact of media fascination with her,
rather than a thing that she herself
courted.
It is sobering for us as a media
outlet to reflect on the fact that her
death may have been caused by
papparazzi pursuing the car she was
driving in hopes of one last, fleeting
picture of Lady Di with her new ro-
mantic interest.
oLegitimate? media like newspa-
pers, radio and television prefer to
disown and disavow these lurkers on
the media fringe.
They are regarded as the bastard
stepchildren of oreal? media. But we
cannot deny that their actions are
fed and sustained by the same mania
that is whipped up to sell papers and
magazines and bring viewers to TV.
If so, we all bear some culpability
in Lady DianaTs death.
It is something that should shame
all of us, because she was a olady? in
a sense that many of her blue-
blooded compatriots will never be.
An Old-Fashioned Good Time
oA good, old-fashioned butt-
whooping? is how SaturdayTs game
between the North Carolina A&T
State University Aggies and the
North Carolina Central University
Eagles was described.
But it was much more than that.
The game that has become an an-
nual event, the Aggie-Eagle Classic
(or Eagle-Aggie Classic, depending
on which year it is), has turned into
an old-fashioned great time for black
folks, the like of which this area
hasnTt seen for decades.
_* good 48,000 students, alumni,
and black college football fans from
all over.the area converged on
RaleighTs Carter-Finley Stadium to
view the spectacle, pay too much for
hot dogs and cheer themselves
hoarse.
Now, there may have been some
grumbling over the lopsided score.
There almost always is, after a
sports contest, we have noticed.
And there has been some talk that
the Eagles are getting sick and tired
of those obutt-whoopinTs? adminis-
tered over the past few years.
But we would like to add our
voices to those who say that the
Eagles and their supporters should
not become despondent and talk, as
so many other teams have done in
similar circumstances, of calling the
series off altogether.
It is true that nobody likes to lose
all the time. It is also true that no-
body ever does.
oWhat goes around, comes
around,? could well have been coined
for sporting events, as last yearTs
doormat becomes next seasonTs jug-
gernaut.
Witness the game last year, which
just about all observers agreed was
actually won by NCCU, if not for an
inopportune call by a field official.
This game has become a rallying
point of the black fall sports season
in the area, something that is antici-
pated and planned for a year in ad-
vance.
It is an experience to be savored,
an event not to be missed, something
to plan to take your children to in
future decades.
It features the pomp, the cer-
emony, and those unbeatable march-
ing bands that you just canTt find
anywhere else in college football.
In short, the Aggie-Eagle Classic
is what much of black college football
was in yesteryear, and is the stuff of
much of our parentsT fond memories.
It was a plain, old-fashioned, Afri-
can-American good time.
So we can all join with the Eagles
fans in sincerely erying, oJust wait
til next year!?
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George Washington, the nationTs first president, had only seven or
eight years of formal education. His wife, Martha, had none.
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EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS
SERIES HAS HARD.
HITTING INFORMATION
BY TREY BANKHEAD
One of the advantages to being a columnist is that | get
to express my opinion without having to pretend to be objec
tive. And, after the last few weeks, I've got a LOT of opinians
to express. Have you ever
that will actually help people comes around, there are 4
ways people that will try anything to oppose it?
Many of you are probably already aware that Pitt Counts
has a new contender in the education ring. The Right Sop
Academy, a new charter school located in Greenville, 1
alternative public school designed to give parents and stu
dents a choice in public school education. Basically, a charier
school is a public school with alternative sources of fundies
and more latitude in petting kids educated. Make no mi:
take: Right Step is a public school in Pitt County. but if:
not a part of the Pitt County Schools system
ItTs always been my belief that education is for the ben
efit of the kids, not for the administrators. AS a teacher ©.
always tried to keep the needs of my students first and fou
most. If I stop looking at it that way, and start looking
as odoing a job just for the money,? then I've no place in th
classroom. Still, it was driven home to me recently
there are some in the education community who have mac:
that mistake. At a meeting held at J.H. Rose High Scheol on
Aug. 9th, the Superintendent of Pitt County Schools and
Right Step Academy to be a oreasonable one?, he wants 1
make it clear that RSA ois basically on their own.?
I find this attitude appalling and childish! It is th
sponsibility of every educator to put the needs of the sti
dents first! If the main goal is to get the kids educated, then
should not the traditional public schools and the alternati:
schools (charter schools and private schools) work TO
GETHER to attain that goal? Considering alternative forms
of education as competition, rather than as an aid, to tradi
tional public. schooling is dangerous in the extreme. North
CarolinaTs educational systems is a hodgepodge of tradi
tional public schools, public charter schools, private schools,
and home-schools. Has it not occurred to anyone in the tradi.
tional schools that there is a REASON for this influx of
educational alternatives? Could that be why there does not
seem to be any support for the new schools by the traditional
public school communities?
Granted, parents havenTt exactly been blameless, either
In many cases, parents are so apathetic that they really
have no idea whatTs going on in their childTs school that
affects both them and their child. Case in point, how many of
you were aware that there are now new requirements that
children must pass in order to graduate from high school
with an actual diploma? Or that the North Carolina Depart-
ment of Public Instruction has implemented a new series of
changes for traditional public schools?
Parents, over the next several issues, this column will be
focusing on educational awareness. I'll be exploring all avail:
able types of education available for our children, and pre-
senting what benefits and problems they present for or com
munities. For example, there will be an expose on the Right
Step Academy, on Historically Black Colleges and Universi-
ties, and a report on recent findings of research into the
success and failures of the various types of education avail-
able.
Please...read this series. Think about it. And, if you have
any questions, find out who can answer them and ASK!
(- "_"
EMpowarnent ¥
By Dr. Lenora Fulani
TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LOUIMA CASE
Like most New Yorkers, when I heard the news that
Abner Louima had been viciously assaulted by police at the
70th Precinct in Brooklyn, I was horrified. My heart went
out to him and his family. | was personally acquainted with
the racist brutality of officers in the 70th, after a young
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is presently in the throes of municipal elections and a high-
profile police brutality incident against a Haitian man could
treet oncumbent Rudy Giuliani's reelection bid. After all
first black mayor was elected in 1989 after a
subhieized racial murder mobilized the black commu
othe polls and defeated GiulianiTs first mayoral bid. So
a surprise to anyone that Mayor Giuliani responded
Louimia beating by softening his odefend the police at
nts) pasture while investigators, the police comnus
ind the district attorney acted swiftly to indict the
1
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an the part of other cops. Giuliani also named a $15
faree to recommend solutions, which has been
tpi nd properly denounced as an clection season ploy
cover over that the issue has been explored by
isstons--tncluding most recently the Mollen
hut that Giuliani has purposely ignored then
© il! ot these commentaries ensued, | got in my car
ty the newhborhood surrounding the 70th Pre
mmediately {ran into people in the Haitian
! know, or who Knew me from my advocacy of the
nocracy movement. | had traveled twice to
on the countrys
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iy POST, just prior to the vote
tected Aristide government had been vio
yn -and had maintained a strong connection
community here., Almost immediately people
poet Rew
Philius Nicolas, pastor of the largest
in the city, where the Louima family wor
colas and J discussed the situation, the need to
» public pressure on the Giuliani administration, to bring
) independent counsel in to coordinate the investigation
prosecution. He described the desperate financial
hi of the Louimas, given Mr. LouimaTs hospitalization
{ inability to work. I called a good friend an colleague o!
nin he Hirschfeld"a successful businessman and now 4
hutider of the Independence Party with me in New York
and described the situation to him and he wrote a check to
the Louimas for $1,000 on the spot, saying that when a
family is in trouble, New Yorkers have to help. At Rev
NicolasT invitation, | presented the check to Ms. Louima in
church on Sunday at a beautiful service performed in Creole
Abner Louima seems to be recovering from his injuries,
and will hopefully be all right. Political gamesmanship on all
sides continues unabated, as commissions, federal involve-
the police owall of silence? and the reign of terror
against black males is the subject of candidate debates,
newspaper editorials and policy forums. Still, little of this
public bloodletting brings us any closer to understanding
what happened in the washroom of the 70th Precinct on
Aug. 9. Some say the police who beat and sodomized Abner
Louima are monsters. Sadly, the truth is probably worse.
"hey are just ordinary people who, given the opportunity,
the environment, and a particular set of circumstances, will
atlet terrible horror on other human beings. Until we can
have an honest discussion about that, I donTt think we'll be
iny closer to preventing another tragedy.
ment,
Dr. Fulani is currently a leading activist in the Re-
form Party and chairs the Committee for a Unified
Independent Party, She can be reached at 1-800-288-
3201 or at www.fulantorg.
Whitney Houston To
Star In oCinderella?
Production has wrapped on the
happiness for her son, with Tony
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Houston and Brandy, this retelling
of the classic fairy tale will air on
Sunday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. on ABC
as part of oThe Wonderful World of
Disney.?
Rodgers & HammersteinTs origi-
nal musical"their only work writ-
ten for television"shimmers to life
once again in this new production.
Its lyrical score relating a fanci-
ful tale of sibling rivalry, love at
first sight and beauty within is em-
bellished with an empowering '90s
theme that updates, but never
outdates, the classic tale.
Aided by the magical presence of
her Fairy Godmother (Houston),
Cinderella (Brandy) learns that,
through positive thinking and be-
lieving in yourself, oimpossible
things are happening every day.?
Shot on sound stages at Sony
Pictures Studio and on the backlot
at Universal Studios, oCinderella?
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phisticated Queen Constantina,
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princeTs ever-loyal, but long-suffer-
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The cast also includes newcomer
Paolo Montalban as the prince, and
Natalie Desselle (B.A.P.S.) and
Tony Award nominee Veanne Cox
as CinderellaTs awkward, insecure
stepsisters, Minerva and Calliope.
The film also marks Whitney
HoustonTs debut as executive pro-
ducer for her Disney-based produc-
tion company.
oMy dream is that this Cinder-
ellaT will touch every child and the
child in every adult. I sincerely
hope that it reinforces the art of
dreaming"having a vision and un-
derstanding that everyone has the
power within to make that vision
come true,? says HoustonTs produc-
ing partner, Debra Martin Chase.
HOUSTON MUSICAL FAIRY GODMOTHER"Fairy Godmother Whit-
ney Houston (right) magically transforms Cinderella, Brandy (left)
into a princess fit for a Prince in the classic musical fairy tale
oRodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella,? airing on Sunday Novem-
ber 2, 7:00-9:00 P.M. (ET/PT) on ABC as a part of The Wonderful
World of Disney.T
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MOVE INTO NEW CHURCH"Selvia Chapel FWB Church moved
into their new church on Watauga Ave recently. Bishop A.H. Harts-
field would like to announce that Selvia Chapel owns the whole
Child Immunization Rate
By Dr. Walter Faggett
A Commentary
Although immunization rates for
children in this country are up for
the general population, in many
parts of the country, especially in
urban and minority communities,
immunization rates for children re-
main low and pose a major health
threat. This is particularly true in
opockets of need,? which are de-
fined as areas with low immuniza-
tion coverage.
The seriousness of childhood im-
munization is dramatized by these
facts:
*More than 25 percent of chil-
dren between the ages of 19 and 35
months in the United States (ap-
proximately two million) are not
immunized with critical vaccines.
¢Approximately 100 children die
each year from preventable dis-
eases.
¢Unimmunized children also
pose a health risk for parents. In
the past year, three parents, ages
20, 25 and 31, contracted chicken
pox from their children and died of
complications.
eKach day, 11,000 children are
born in the United States. At the
same time, one million preschool
children in the United States are
missing one or more recommended
vaccinations. Many of these chil-
dren are African-American who re-
main at risk.
This problem is a top priority for
the National Medical Association
and its president, Dr. Nathaniel H.
Murdock. NMA represents the in-
terests of 22,000 African-American
physicians.
oImmunization is more than a
shot in the arm. It is a shot at life.?
This is the NMA slogan that en-
compasses our belief that everyone
has an important role to play in
raising infant immunization rates
among urban and minority chil-
dren.
For this reason, NMA has devel-
oped the National Immunization
Outreach Effort as part of a coop-
erative agreement with the Cen-
block, thanks for your prayers and support. Join them for 13 days
of revival. (Staff Photo)
Low In Black Community
ters for Disease Control and Pre
vention to ensure that 19 to 365
month-old urban and minority chil-
dren are adequately immunized
against vaccine preventable dis
eases.
AmericaTs childhood tmmuniza
tion schedule now requires chil-
dren to receive as many as 12 to 16
shots by age 2. Parents should not
be alarmed by these numbers, but
pleased to know that U.S. health
officials, since 1990, have added
vaccines to the schedule to protect
our infants from a form of severe
hepatitis B, and
meningitis,
chicken pox
Other vaccines protect our chil-
1 from diphtheria, tetanus, po-
mumps, pertussis (whooping
cough), rubella (German measles)
haemophilus influenzae.
KMarher this year, CDC recom-
mended « new vaccine schedule for
our children to receive two doses of
inactivated polio by physical injec-
tion, followed by two doses of oral
drer
lio,
and
polio vaccine.
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Listen to Jesus Christ on WOOW - Greenville &
WTOW - Washington
Selvia Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church moved into new facilities
on Sunday, Aug. 31. They are now
located at 400 Watauga Avenue in
Greenville. In celebration of the re-
location - oDedication Services? are
being held now through September
13. Sharing in these services:
September 1"Bishop James
oTripp and Holly Hill; September
2"Dr. Allen Smith and New Vi-
sion; September 3"Dr. Douglas
Cogdell and White Plains; Septem-
ber 5"Bishop L.N. Forbes; Sep-
tember 6"Raymond McCloud;
September 7"(11 a.m.) Dr. Ray-
mond Lee and Community Baptist
Church of New York & (3 p.m.)
Bishop T.L. Davis and Progressive;
September 8"Bishop Ralph Love
and Holy Trinity, September 9"
Bishop J.B. Taylor and Jones
Chapel; September _"_
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11"Bishop Randy Royal and
Philippi; September 12"Bishop
Artis, Cape Fear S.W. Conference,
and September 13"Bishop J.E.
Reddick and United America Con-
ference.
Bishop A.H. Hartsfield, Pastor,
and the congregants of Selvia
Chapel invite the public to worship
in any of these services.
Gary Oliver will preach at 8 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7
and will be presented in concert at
6:30 p.m. at the Faith & Victory
Church (located off Fire Tower
Road"across from the Boys &
Girls Club) in Greenville. There is
no admission, but a love offering
will be taken. Nurseries will be
provided during each service for
ages Birth through 3 Years. Doors
open at 6 p.m.
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GOOD NEWS
EVANGELISTIC REVIVAL CRUSADE
ACTS OF THE HOLY GHOST
MIRACLES
Come Believing - Expecting - Receiving
MINISTERING THE LOVE OF GOD IN A HURTING WORLD
Salvation, Healing, Deliverance, Restoration, Prosperity, for All People.
Special Prayer for Alcoholic, Drug Addicted, and AIDS Victims.
Evangelist
Pastor R. Hankins
and Crusade Team
F.G.C.C., Burgaw, NC
Gospel Tent Tabernacle of Witness
Hooker Road & Howell Street
Greenville, NC
September 7-19
8:00 pm nightly
Sponsoring Pastor & Church:
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WASHINGTON, D.C."U.S. Rep.
Eva Clayton (D-Ist), along with
Hilliard, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
and Bennie G. Thompson, will
sponsor a braintrust titled oThe
Plight of Black Farmers: Problems
and Possibilities,? Sept. 12 from
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Washing-
ton Convention Center.
The braintrust will be part of the
27th annual Congressional Black
Caucus Legislative Conference
held Sept. 10-13.
The organizers say the primary
focus of the forum is to address the
problems faced by dwindling num-
bers of minority farmers and to fo-
cus on the possibilities that might
exist to improve their financial
standing.
Farmers from around the coun-
Bill Williams, president
of Glory Foods, and H. Chuck |
James, III, president of H.C. James
and Co.
Clayton has adopted the cause of
small and minority farmers who
have alleged discrimination on the
part of the U.S. Department of Ag-
riculture.
Earlier this year, Clayton and
her colleagues requested field and
full committee hearings to address
the charges. The request resulted
in more than a dozen field hearings
around the country, an extensive
task force report, a full Agriculture
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highest rate of income tax in 1992 |
was 65 percent, although addition-
al personal taxes make it possible
to be charged in excess of 100
percent. In 1974 some 2,000 citi-
try will be present to hear the
GETS AS EXCITED ON FIRST DAY AS HER STUDENTS"Wachovia Principal of the Year Judith H. Budacz
problems and learn about possible
gets as excited on the first day of school as her students do. Ms. Budacz was named North Carolina's
top principal in May for her innovative leadership at Wahl-Coates Elementary School in Greenville.
The annual award is sponsored by Wachovia Bank and recognizes outstanding principals across the
state.
Field Inspectors Search For Contaminated Beef
Committee hearings and legisla-
tion penned by CBC members. zens were charged more than 100
-percent of their taxable income.
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Field inspectors from the N.C.
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services fanned out
across the state last week, search-
ing for the contaminated lots of
Hudson ground beef patties. In-
spectors with the departmentTs
Food and Drug Protection Division
surveyed grocery stores, food-
service suppliers and warehouse
clubs in search of the product.
The USDA modified its recall no-
tice issued on Aug. 12 to include an
additional 20,000 pounds of ground
beef distributed from Hudson
Foods Co. to Boston Market and
Burger King restaurants. Informa-
tion from the USDA indicated that
no illnesses have been associated
with sales from either of these fast-
food vendors. The beef in question
was produced on June 5.
oWe have not found any of the
contaminated lots, but we did find
vendors who were selling the Hud-
son Foods Company brand burg-
ers,? said N.C. Commissioner of
Agriculture Jim Graham.
*
oIn retail locations where the
Hudson products were sold, all the
Hudson beef patties have been re-
moved, even the lots not covered by
the recall, to allay consumer fears.
The retailer wants to make sure
the recall does not expand before
restocking the patties,? he said.
Three lots of the Hudson Foods
Co. ground beet patties in retail
packages were recalled. They are:
*All 48-0z. (3-lb.) packages of
Hudson Beef Burgers, Individually
Quick Frozen, containing 12 one-
quarter pound frozen patties with
the code 156A7 embossed on the
bottom of the bag;
eAll 3-lb. packages of Hudson
100% Pure Beef Patties, Individu-
ally Quick Frozen, containing 12
one-quarter pound frozen patties,
with the code 156B7 embossed on
the bottom of the bag; and
eAll 15-lb. packages of Hudson
60 1/4 lb. Beef Patties, Uncooked
Individually Quick Frozen, with
the code 155B7 printed near the
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should dispose of the product or re-
turn it lo place of purchase for a
refund or exchange. The burgers
may be contaminated with E. coli
0157:H7, according to the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
The affected lots were distrib-
uted in June and July.
for the questionable product.
Ground beef should be cooked com-
pletely, until all juices run clear
and no blood or red meat is visible
to maximize food safety.
For additional information, con-
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Protection Division at 733-7366 or
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