“1 tae ae * _— 5 ae Seat, Pras os ee eS ag Witsid=}emnae: WoOOW 1340 AM Greenville WTOW1320 AM Washington EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE - SINCE 1981 | THE Minority Problems are things that you solve, not reasons to rerematelaabear a George P. Schultz In the Spirit of Jesus : a a i > Ot + * FREENVILLE NO E CALS JOYNER LIBRARY =7858 FERIODIt MAY 29 - JUNE 5, 1997 Local leader Henderson shot > at while at home Some people upset by lack of official action taken Mr. Calving Henderson, serves as Executive Director of the Winterville Concerned Citizens and Development, Inc., and is a very outspoken individual and a true community leader. On Dec. 12, 1996, a shot was fired into the home of Mr. Henderson, through an insulated wall hitting a brick wall and possi- bly ricocheting into another arean. All this due to Mr. Henderson be- ing outspoken and a true commu- nity leader for tee, worked extremely hard for two years in completing a goal of initi- ating a nurse-managed center to serve the health care needs of Winterville citizens with particu- lar program emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention in the elderly, frail and children. To accomodate this need the Health and Wellness Steering Committee has spent considerable time and effort to secure an appro- priate site for housing. A promi- nent Winterville family had of- fered us the use of a very desirable site. It was apparent that the His- torical Society was opposing our use of this site. At this meeting the steering committee was verbally attacked to our proposed use not being in the best interest of the site. The meeting was so heate until the Winterville Board of Al- derman__ad- his community andthe citizens of Winterville. Through the vears, Mr. Henderson has tried to the berst of his abil- ity to address those issues that would help remove the dreadful illness of racism and ha- tred that for too long has plagued our citizens and kept justice from prevailing for all people regard- less of race, creed, or color. Yet here in the community, like many others in our country, one does not have the freedom to address change that is good for all people if one is black without ones very life being put in serious jeopardy. It seems too much of a coincident that this event took place immedi- « ately following avery heated meet- ing that took place on Dec. 12, 1996, at the Winterville local gov- ernment office. A meeting that took place between the Wintervill His- torical Society and the Winterville Health and Wellness Steering Committee. Both committees had met previously on Dec. 09, 1996, to discuss a project that the Health and Wellness Steering Commit- In Rembrance Of Memorial tribute to Howard C. Barnhill By Velmar R. Speight On January 6, 1996, Jesus paused beside Howard and whis- pered low: “Your work on earth is finished, it’s time to go.” He did not weep, and with a faint smile, he nodded and said “I’ve been ready for a while.” Ibelieve at that moment Howard looked up to heaven and silently prayed, “Lord, I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow ofsmiles since my life is, done. . I'd like to leave an echo whisper- ing softly down the ways of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve today before the sun tograsp the happy memories that I leave sincanow my life is done.” We as black citizens are well aware of our constitu- tional rights and also aware that often our wel- fare has no priority or im- portance in the overall larger picture. ES Ee eho duled for vised that we meet at a later time to discuss this issue in- cluding to re- view their sug- gestions fo an- other available site. Conse- quently, this meeting was Dec. 12, 1996. Attorney Kleen Lassiter, city attorney chaired the meeting. After hearing the offer made we had previously received rather than to accept thrir pro- posal. Upon our stating such the members of the Historical Society appeared to become very disturbed and angry. In fact, one person was observed throwing papers on the table. Thereafter the meeting was adjourned. The mayor of Winterville is a member of this steering commit- tee representing the local govern- ment and he has informed us that many negative and racial com- ments have been made to him and the city clerk by various members of this group while openly using the “N” word. Reportedly they are opposed to the site housing programs for The late Howard C, Barnhill The Aggie family is saddened today because of the silenced voice of a pioneer in alumni work -one who gave unselfishly, with dis- tinction, un swerving dedication, and devotion to his Alma Mater and to the Alumni Association. However, we celebrate. We cel- ebrate a life of love and un derstanding. Each of us has his or her own remembrances of our most loyal, committed, dedicated, devoted and supporting Aggie. These we trea- sure. For some, it is remembering his presidency of the Alumni Asso- ciation, the one with the longest tenure in history, and how he enjoying themselves. These folks recently attended Black Family Day, sponsored by the Black College and Universities of Pitt County and The Bone Marrow Foundation of Pitt County, are were enjoying the festival on the Greenville Town Commons. In the upper photograph is Sister Patty Smith - president of the Pitt County Chapter of Black Colleges and Universities, Sister Pearl Frizzell, the "new" lawyer in town, Sister Joan Eaton, anda young brother. In the bottom photograph is Sister Marleen Anderson, Sister Jackie Cannan, Sister Mildred Council, Sister Connie Gorham-Walston and other friends Treatment for AIDS in Kenya is moving forward By Abdul Alim Muhammad, M.D. After returning from a Septem- ber 1991 trip to Kenya, Dr. Muhammad and colleague Dr. Barbara Justice began treating a seriess of patients with Kernron the Kenyan treatment for AIDs. Over the next 12 months, they treated more than 50 patients with the same amazing results they had witnessed in Kenya. The story contnues below: After successfully treating scores of patients, we enlisted the help of a brilliant biostatistician at Mor- gan State University, Dr. Harold Aubrey, Ph.D., who helped us de- sign a study of our clinical data. In August 1992, we presented our findings at the National Merdical Association’s (NMA) convention in San Francisco. The results were so astounding and scientifically valid that the House of Delegates of the NMS votd unanimously in vavor of the National Institutes of Hoalth spon- soring clinical trials. The NIH at this point had taken a decidedly negative view of the work going on in Kenya. After all, we allknow thatif there is tobe abreakthrough in science or medicine, then it must take place in a Western, i.e., white country. Certainly no little upstart Black scientist in a Thirld World country was going to get the upper hand on the likes of NIH and its Europeqan counterparts - this we all learned in White Supremacy 101. By October 1992, the NMA, which represents more than 22,000 Black doctors throughout the coun- try, had used its good offices to arrange a meeting between the officials at NIH and myself and Dr. Justice. We had a double duty that days as I remember it. Not only did we have to establish the case for Kemron Clinical Trials, but we also had to undo the nega- tive propoganda that had been put ut in advance of our meeting at the “summit” of the white American medical establishment. Also in attendance, laying the procedural framework, was Dr. Walter Shervington of the NMA. Meanwhile, Dr. Aubrey but- tressed the clinical argument with tatistical and mathematical for- ulations. after a long discussion, \ Kemron trials show promise which at times grew very heated, the NIH side yielded and admitted that they had heard enough and were willing to reverse their long- standing conviction against Kemron Clinical Trials. The NIH reversal was an- nounced immediately at a press conference in Washinton, D.C. where NIH officials were nearly shouted down by representatives of some of the major news organi- zations, especially ABC. Unknown at that time was the network was laying the ground-work for a hatchet job on their weekly news progra, Prime Time Live, which would seek to savage the reputa- tion and undermine the credibility of both Dr. Justice and myself. Although a four-hour plus inter- view was given to the ABC’s news team, it resorted to underhanded tactics such as hidden camera and phony patients. Despite negative publicity, the work continnued to grow. Over the next few years the protocol for the clinical trial was written through endless and interminable meet- ings with the NIH officials and others, but perservance has it’s rewards. In April 1996, almost four years after planning began, it was announced that ron Clinical Trials were unde . They didn’t Latino Newspaper Supports King, Calls for Boycott of HBO By Collie J. Nicholson Don King is perfectly suited for the pressure-cooker position he occupies the “world’s greatest box- ing promoter.” Against numerous roadblocks and the greatest conceivable odds, he vaulted to the top of his profes- sion almost three decades ago and, today, literally stands distances ahead of every other boxing pro- moter s “King of the Hill.” Asupersalesman, whocan blend baloney and brilliance with all the skills of a carnival pitchman, King’s high-pitched voice gets even higher when he talks about the sport he loves. His smiling visage and hairstyle are different, but his story is not unlike others from the inner city who pulled themselves up by their buotstraps. He struggled from a depressed | beginning and overcame adversity to dwarf the accomplishments of all the other boxing and entertain- ment promoters, gaining notori- ety for himself and, in the process, parlayed his personal affluence into high figures, a great part of whichis given to charity annually. King paid the Internal Revenue Service $30 million in taxes for income earned in 1996. He awarded nearly three million dol- lars to charity. : Rarely, if ever, has one indi- vidual controlled the purse strings in boxing or in any other sport with such authonty. Small wonder then that there are detractors and open media hostility. On June 15, King will be in- ducted into the International Box- ing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. for his competence, profes- sional genius and for the role he played in the resurgence of boxing worldwide. When the announcement was made that King was among 13 inductees scheduled for enshrine- ment, promoter Bob Arum, one of King’s bitter enemies, reverted to his disgruntled style by criticizing the 25-member selection panel, complaining that “Those guys worked too hard to build it up (the International Boxing Hall of Fame) and now in one swoop tear it down by electing King.” Boxing superstar Sugar Ray Leonard, ex-light heavyweight champion Jose Torres and King are the only living members to be enshrined. Ten members will be inducted posthumously. Whatever the criticism might be, King’s credentials are impec- cable. He made boxing artistically captivating and his stock contin- ues to rise. No one can match his record of 400 championship fights. He has been the driving force behind some of the greatest and richest prize fights in history, including boxing luminaries Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Roberto Duran, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Caesar Chavez, Terry Norris and numerous other stellar champi- ons. Mindful ofhis enormous achieve- ments, what he means to boxing, and concerned about racially of: fensive remarks vilifying Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya and Julio Caesar Chavez made by commentator Larry Merchant#n a ll ol Beit 2c aca eNO aN in SLE is : aR% Mrs. Beatrice Maye To the editor: Crime doesn’t pay but it sure does cost. Increasing crime has become a national disgrace, especially here in Greenville/Pitt County. Its in- evitable effects threaten the con- tinued existence of our society, while effective remedies have eluded us. Certainly there is no dearth of the theories to the causation of crime: poverty, secularization of society, violence on TV, permis- siveness, weakened adult author- ity, the breakdown of morality, nog: failure of the leagal process, and go on. Undoubtedly each of these has contributed something to the problems of violence, vandalism and law breaking. However, most authorities probably would agree that the main roots of crime and delinquency lie in the family. But where is the family? Spe- cifically what factors in the family are critical? Is it lack of discipline? Neglect? Lack of moral education? Broken homes? Economic depri- vation? Working mothers? Poor nutrition? All of these are ofteb cited as principal causes of crime and delinquency. Less often is attention called to another factor, which may con- tribute the most to whether achild turns out to be a constructive and cooperative member of society ora person_bent_on committing acts that are destructive to others,a nd eventually to his or herself. That factor, quite simply, is the quality of the parent-child relationship. If the parent-child and husband-wife relationships are good, we would predict a low probability of crimi- nal or delinquent or violent behav- ior. If it is bad, then a high prob- ability of criminal or delinquent or violent behavior. Let’s point our finger exactly where the problem lies and only you and I can help solve it by being living examples of positive role models, including a spiritual re- newal. Note - The work of the preacher LEE T Pick-Up DELIVERY and the policeman is similar. The policeman usually gets the preacher's dropouts. Beatrice Maye WHAT SHALL I TELL MY SON? It was our sons who fathered the more than quarter of a million ba- bies born out of wedlock last year. It was our sons who impregnated a estimated half-million unmarried girls who underwent criminal abor- tions last year. And it was our sons who had to enter into some quar- ter ofa million hasty and frequently loveless marriages last year be- cause their brides were already pregnant. I want to tell him that the birth- control pill offers American women “an ability that men have always known, the ability to make love without personal consequencies”. I shall urge him to have his own definition of integrity and to stick to it regardless of the college bull sessions, regardless of what hte other men in the army barracks say. I wanthim to understand that to think of sex simply as fun is to degrade it. To put sex in the same category as playing tennis, which is fun, or as going out to dinner, whichis also fun, is to make mock- ery of the most stirring experience he will ever have. 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(Condensed from: Christian Herald by Arlene Silberman) Don’t Sell Yourself Short Many people make themselves unmagnetic, if not actively dis- liked by alway making a play for sympathy. Your mother or your sweetheart may care, but every- one else the recital of your troubles and illnesses is usually a bore. Nobody is interested in your not looking well because you didn’t shut your eyes all night or you injured yourself uselessly; instead if you exerted yourself to be ani- mated and charming, if you complimented others and thought of something kind to do or inter- esting to say, nobodky would no- tice how you looked. You are fishing for compliments when, you say, “I’m afraid this dress is awful” or “I’m broke, I don’t see how I'll make out till payday” You simply reveal a defi- nite inferiority complex. But most of these confessions are due tosimple thoughtlessness, or to inordinate tendecy to talk. For when one talks too much, one is apt to talk of oneself. Some people indulge an irresistable urge upon meeting a friend, or even a stranger, to pour out a sort of oral diary, telling everything that has happenened to them and every- thing that is in their minds. Remeber, a certain amount of reticence gives you more power. It lifts you to a higher plane of self- respect. (Excerpts from: Gelett Burgess, author of“Why Men Hate Women”) Animal Babies Here are the special names for animal moms and dads. Fillin the blans with the babies’ special names. Ee Mom: cow 5. Mom: sow Dad: Bull Dad: boar 2.Mom: hen 6.Mom: dam Dad: rooster Dad: sire 3. Mom: duck 7. Mom: ewe Dad: drake Dad: ram 4. Mom: nanny 8. Mom: hen Dad: billy Dad: tom DID YOU KNOW THAT? 1. Mother pigs, or sows, have more babies at one time than any other farm animal. They might have as many as 12 piglets in a litter. They are pregnant for 114 days. Right after they are born, they pick their own nipple on their moms. Each piglet goes back to the same nipple every time it nurses. Lambs often get on their knees to nurse. They can walk soon after they are born. At first they iden- tify their mother by smell. Later they can recognize her by her call, or bleat, as well. Baby horses are inside their mother’s womb for about 11 months. After they are born, the mother licks the baby, or foal, and nudges it to its feet. Foals can stand up a few minutes after they are born. Many animals such as calves, lambs, piglets and foals are born with their feet coming out first. Right after they are born,their mothers lick them clean. This helps dry them off so they won’t get a chill. It also helps them to start breathing. It helps get their heart beating right and their blood flow- ing as it should. Thought for the Month: REMEMBER: the difference between a BOSS and a LEADER: A BOSS says “GO” and Instant Cash Loans Lewis Johnson Assistant Manager . 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Simpson, NC, using as her sub-’ ject, “Women, How Strong Is Your Faith?” Mrs. Hagans, a retired media specialist from the Wilson‘ Schools System is the daughter of Mrs. Eurydice Worthington of Winterville, NC. ‘ib Ms. Shelia Frizzell, principal, Ahoskie Graded School and the daughter of Monty and Pear! the morning service at Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church to ad- here to the principles of wisdom, understanding and respect. Mrs. Rhonda Jordan spoke to the membership of St. Rest Holi: ness Church in Winterville during the morning service. Ms. chery Fields of Winston- salem and a member of her home church, Sycamore Hill Baptist, spoke at the 11 o'clock service from the subject, “A Mother Worthy of Praise”. Cherry is the daughter of Walter and Dorothy Fields. Congratulations! Mrs. Ezzie Brewington, the wife of Jesse Brewington, was wrowned the “1997 Mother of the Year”, during the regular morning service at Sycamore Hill Baptist Church, sponsored by the Willing Workers Auxiliary. First runner - up, Mrs. Evora Hollody Second runner - up, Mrs. Claudette Cox. The 1996 “Mother of the Year”, Ms. Gloria Brewington crowned Mrs. Ezzie Brewington. Welcome back home, Mrs. Mattie Barnes from New York City aftera brief visit with your daughters. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Sadie Rooks, 95 years young. She says her secret to longevity is “Treat everybody right”. Her two grand- sons from Winston Salem gave her a birthday party in her home, Sat- _ urday, May 10 from 4-6 6 o’claock' Many friends visited to say “Happy' Birthday”. ) Thought for the Day “Godly mothers not only bring | you up, they bring you to God”. Thank you, Brother Jim Rouse for your efforts in trying to get a | street named for Roscoe Norfleet, _ a veteran businessman in Greenville whose demise was re- cently. Five principles we should prayer: ere oe ae Te ‘er he tei ss EWE ate fully communicate and model be- fore our children. 1. Life’s main purpose is to trust Christ and live for Him. 2. We care enough for them to protect them. vi 3. It’s better to please God than ’ to please people. 4, What we expect of them, they'll see in us. 5. They can’t go anywhere and _ | get more love than they get at *> home, not even froma boyfriend or girlfriend. Teach your children these prin- ciples, and they'll have the best reasons to admire you. “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree”. “Love Signs”, EBONY magazine, May 1997, page 24. Polling a group of smart, savvy sisters, “Love Signs” you can read to help you decide if he’s in it fora long haul. Worth reading. Things Little things do make a differ- ence. It is the little things, the ordinary things, the routine things that bring change to individuals, or that come to symbolize change. And that which brings change to the individual brings change to the world. It was Rosa Parks’ resolve not to sit in the backj of the bus that gave rise to the civil rights movement. Congratulations to the Board of Christian Education for sponsor- ing a unique dinner, Sunday, May 18, 1997, following the morning service at Sycamore Hill Baptist Church, honoring Older Americans (May is Senior Citizens Month) The family style was used with the set/up of elegant tables with exquisite table cloths, fine china, crystals, silver and centerpieces by these hostessess: Carolyn Ferebee, Julia Davis, Mavis Will- iams, Vina Hassell, Shirley Ebron, Charles Gatlin, Connie Morris, Barbara Brown, Ann Huggins and Mildred Williams, chairperson. Mary Taft led the procession of styles with Angela Morris at the piano, following the prayer/grace by Deacon Leroy James. Beatrice Maye gave words of commendation prior to Reverend Howard Parker's remark. James Ebron, Jr. and Connie Morris were photographers. Mrs. Williams, orchestrate this event again, Soon! Read The | Pee d Mother's Day Special family man. How about this lovely family. Shown here in a couple of proud parents out with the brand new baby. Dad is a worker at Parker's BBQ, and is a dedicated worker and Events CALENDAR Caring Family Network 1s pro- | viding training on June 5, 12, and 19 from 5-9 p.m. for those inter- ested in providing mentoring ser- vices to high-risk children. Call (919) 833-6025 to RSVP GREENVILLE - The first Reach for Hope Gala will be held June 7, with proceeds Bong to the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center. At this event, one lucky person will walk away with $5,000 cash-.-the prize in a raffle being conducted by the cancer center. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Jockey Club at the Rock Springs Equestrian Center on N.C. 43. Tickets to the event are $85 each or $175 per couple. Raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $25. Money raised by the gala andraffle will be used for clinical s education and research : cer center. The Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Cen- teris acomprehensive cuncer treat- ment center located in Greenville. It is part of University Medical Center of Eastern Carolina. Registration is limited. For more information, call 816-7867 services, ne can- Flashpoints of the civil right novel eI Julian Bond interviewed about struggle for equality As a founder of the Student Nonvio- lent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Julian Bond stood at the fore- front of the civil rights struggle. Today he is teaching a new generation of stu- dents about its history—by sending them back to where it all began—reports the cover story ofthe Spring 1997 Ameri- can Legacy, a quarterly magazine pub- lished by American Heritage and RJR Communications. Julian Bond is interviewed by Dou- glas Brinkley in Places At The Heart Of The Movement (p.9). Bond, who was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1940, helped to found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He worked on voter-registration drives in rural Alabama, Georgia, Mis- sissippi, and Arkansas, and then, in | 965, was elected to a one-year term in the Georgia House of Representatives. The other representatives voted not to seal him because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. The Supreme Court even- tually ruled that the Georgia House had violated his civil rights in refusing him his seat, and Bond went on to become a successful legislator, serving four terms in Georgia’s House of Representatives and six in the State Senate. After he left politics, Bond began teaching American history. He 1s cur- rently Distinguished Scholar in Resi- dence at American University in Wash- ington, D.C., and he also teaches at the Democratic Challengers Step Up to the Plate in NC Although North Carolina Attor- ney General Mike Easley has bowed out of the next year’s Sen- ate contest, the Democratic bench of potential challengers “is as strong as new rope,” according to Michael Tucker, Communications Director for the Democratic Sena- torial Campaign Committee. “While we deeply appreciate and understand Attorney General Easley’s considerations for his fam- ily, we areextremely excited about the other candidates actively con- THE INC. . +. * »* a ** ‘ an ne ‘ * . * . s MINORITY VOICE, WOOW Radio WTOW Radio The “M” Voice Newspaper... Presents 1997 Black Leadership Summit Wednesday & Thursday June 18 & 19 at 7:30 pm DuBois Center 200 Hooker Rd. Greenville, N.C. Theme "Bringing People Together’ Attention Black Teenagers Here’s your summit come to express yourself... Call Ms. Bulu Rouse Don't Miss It! For more information: > Call: 919-757-0365 « Fax» 919-757-1793 cs fi ( sidering a challenge to incumbent Senator Lauch Faircloth,” Tucker said. Both attorney John Edwards and businessman Charlie Sanders would make outstanding candi- dates and both would put the needs and concerns of North Carolina’s working families first, unlike Sena- tor Faircloth. “Senator Faircloth has not been looking out for the best interests of working families,” said Tucker. “He voted against an increase in the minimum wage and -if youcan believe it- against a provision that would make it easier for home- makers to establish IRAs. Clearly, North Carolina’s hard working men and women would be much better off if they had the kind of voice they both need and deserve in Washington.” Tucker pointed out that North Carolina’s Senate contest is one of 34 in the nation in 1998 and added that the Faircloth seat is among the DSCC’s top targeted races. University of Virginia. For his classes on the civil rights movement, Bond recommends that students visit civil rights sites throughout the South so they can visit sites where the events they have read and heard about took place. Here are some excerpts from the inter- view: Douglas Brinkley: “When you were growing up, did you ever read Jefferson and think about the meaning of ‘All men are created equal’ and how that statement applied to black America’s fight for civil rights?” Julian Bond: “The phrase ‘All men are created equal is so resonant in America that I think all schoolchildren hear it at one time or another, even if they don’t connect it with Jefferson. I associated it with him later. Of course, I never dreamed I would be teaching at the university he founded. But that phrase was ever-present in the civil rights movement. It was all around us.” (p.20) Julian Bond: Even though the num- ber of civil rights courses at universities is going up, itis possible to go tocollege in America today and come out with a liberal-arts degree and have no notion of what happened throughout the South and in the rest of the country relating to the ongoing conflict about race. It is possible to be of ficially an educated person and yet know nothing of this history. “ THE LAST HEROES (p.26): Richard E. Miller, a retired Naval Chief Hospital Corpsman, observes: ~When I became a professional sailor in the equal-opportunity Navy of the 1970s and 1980s and began to study Naval and African-American history, I was saddened to learn that the stories of the thousands of black sailors whom I regarded as spiritual forebears those who served as messmen and stewards throughout the Second World War— had been neglected by historians as well as by African-Americans serving in the modern Navy.” In fact, the ranks of these men in- clude some of the nation’s most highly decorated military men of African de- scent. During the Second World War every black recipient of the Navy Cross, awarded for heroism, belonged to the Navy’s stewards’ branch. As veterans of practically every campaign from Pearl Harbor, in 1941, to Okinawa, in 1945, they saw more action than any other group of black men in the American armed forces. In December 1941 the Navy’s African-American mess atten- dants and stewards numbered 5,026. That count rose to approximately 68,000 by August 1945. More blacks served as mess attendants and stewards than Meu in any other peice of the Navy. As a ‘coma Charles Anderson worked to collect a few dollars in the hope of taking flying lessons. In the aviation world of the 1920s, no instruc- tor would even consider taking him on. He decided to buy his own plane, but his attempts to raise enough money were futile. When his parents’ employer leamed the object of the heart of her 10 x 10 Storage Houses $800." All Types of Remodeling, Roofing & Additions to the House }) a Rogers Remodeling Service “For The Best Job At Reasonabie Rates” Owner: Leamon Rogers 1300 S. Washington ST. Greenville, N.C. 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In spite of the obstacles, at age 22, in 1929, Anderson became a licensed pilot. In 1933 Anderson and Albert E. Forsythe, a doctor and flying enthusi- ast, flew a Fairchild 24 from Atlantic City to Los Angeles and back. It was the first cross-country flight by African- Americans. The next year they flew to Nassau and landed in the middle of the night on an empty street. Another first. Noaircraft except seaplanes had ever put down in the Bahamas, before. Anderson went to Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to train young men with the one plane the school could afford. He was there in 1940, when Eleanor Roosevelt visited, and she was intro- duced to him. She decided to take a ride with Anderson, and he took her up for three-quarters of an hour. “Jt was an event that changed lives and history,” said The New York Times decades later, “because Mrs. Roosevelt told her hus- band that if the country was going to train pilots for the coming war, some of them ought to be black.” The program went forward, and Charles Alfred Anderson was appointed chief flight instructor. The base tured out nearly a thou- sand fliers, known as the Tuskegee Air- men. They flew thousands of sorties and missions, shot down six hundred _ German planes, and never losta bomber. By the time Chief died, at eighty-nine, in April 1996, he was widely known as a legend and an air pioneer. Gene Smith reports. CAMERA MAN (p.44): Starting in the 1920s black newspa- pers hired photographers to document African-American life on a regional and national scale, and black communi- ties saw newspaper photography as a way to showcase their achievements. As a young photographer in the 1930s and 1940s, Robert H. McNeill helped record this period of profound change in the African-American urban land- scape. A hand-me-down camera from a fa- vorite aunt got him started. McNeill used the camera to take pictures for his high school paper. McNeill entered Howard University as a pre-med stu- dent in 1935, but in 1936 a historic event revived his passion for taking pictures. Jesse Owens returned to the United States in triumph, after winning four gold medals at the Olympics in Berlin. He was a hero to Americans black and white and an inspiration to "SHOE OUTLET THE LITTLE STORE WITH BIG SAVINGS We Have Received A Large Shipment of Large, Wide Width Sizes Such As: «Easy Spirit Hush Puppies eSoft Spot Revelations & Many Others We Also Have A Great Selection Of Popular Dept. 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Photographing Joe Louis at a box- ing match in 1941, McNeill ignored the fight and shot Louis as he was examined by Herbert Marshall, a prominent Dis- trict physician. McNeill’s photographs of protest marches and picket lines docu- ment a determined African-American population struggling to overcome seg- regation. Today McNeill lives in the same Washington neighborhood he was inhabited for more than forty years, the custodian of a broad and evocative archive of African-American life as seen through his camera’s eye. Jane Lusaka reports. NEW VOICES FOR OLD SALEM (p.36): Old Salem is a colonial-era village re-created in the heart of twentieth- century Winston-Salem, North Caro- lina. Salem was founded in 1766 by German-speaking Protestants known as Moravians, and the Moravian church dominated its community both spiritu- ally and socially, carefully document- ing the day-to-day activities of its mem- bers. In their diaries, reports, and fu- neral records, Salem’s_ early recordkeepers also detailed the lives of church-owned slaves, who made up about 10 percent of Salem’s population. Slaves played a major role in this im- portant trading center, working as pot- ters, road builders, coopers, carpenters, teamsters, cooks, brick makers, tanners, domestics, hostlers (horse tenders), farmers, and blacksmiths. Yet few Afn- can-Americans in Winston-Salem are fully aware of the contributions blacks made to the city’s most historic district. Sheila Turnage reports. BILL ASKEW MOTORS | 3210S. Memorial Dr. Greenville 756-9102 Over 100 Cars and Trucks to choose from 15 years in business See Al Wainwright or Bill Askew : Spins Sere ee ee so Liacanteneearcinny AE RAE EERIE RAB I Ie AP OPINIONS o Vivian Young of Wilmington, Delaware, has made it her migsion - to see that politicians, preachers, and parents don’t forget the chil- dren. | On one occasion, she approached a pastor she had heard was one of the most dedicated preachers around. “That being the case,” she told the minister, “I need a miracle or two: | need your church out- reach program to take in some chil- tren who aren’t in your immediate phurch family. I don’t always get a good response from ministers, but | have to let them know that there’s a Jot more to pastoring than preach- ing and passing the plate,” she says. On another occasion, she walked service agencies, churches, and community groups, which will highlight the health needs of America’s children. Many child health experts have been invited to speak at the gathering, more than 60 health booths will be set up, and there will be fun activities and food for the children who attend. “We will even have healthy food,” Vivian says with a smile. “The children will be eating veggie burg- ers, but maybe we'd better keep that secret since it’s good for them.” The Delaware rally will coincide with hundreds of rallies in commu- nities all across America. So far there are more than 500 local Stand For Children rallies planned in 50 Child Watch By Marian Wright Edelman into a gathering of state policy makers and said, “You may know that I conduct Child Watch visits {where she gives politicians and community leaders a firsthand look at children’s plight by taking them on tours of neonatal wards, orphan- ages, juvenile courts, and other children’s services], but just remember, I'll be watching you.” But since Vivian helped organize more tan 2,700 people to Stand For Children at the Lincoln Memonal last June Ist, she has been working hard to keep children a top priority in Delaware. She’s been bouncing from hearings at the State House in Dover to community meetings in Wilmington—arming herself with all the information she can gather about the needs of Delaware’s chil- dren and focusing attention on spe- cific things people can do to insure young people’s lives. . At last count she had more than 30 organizations working together to plan the local Stand For Healthy Children rally on June 1, 1997 in Wilmington. They include social States. Under the umbrella of Stand For Children, people are networking and coming together with ideas for how to solve many of the problems children are facing. Vivian says, “There are a lot of services out there, but people don’t know how to access them,” she says, “When somebody needs to know some- thing about mental health services for young people, I know | can tum to someone in our network to find out about it. It feels good when | can tell people how they can get help and not have to pay a lot of money for it.” As in every state, Vivian says, Delaware’s children are suffering from poverty, poor nutntion, pre- ventable childhood illnesses, and lack of health and dental coverage. “If everyone would get involved, children would not be suffering here or anywhere else,” she says. With Vivian’s help, Delaware Stand For Children has organized committees to address children’s issues. “We have set up commit- Keeping children a priority is a never-ending task tees on education, health, housing, abuse and crime, and each commit- tee is researching its area so that we can be informed when we appear before members of the Legislature,” Vivian says, “There are so many problems that it’s astonishing.” Vivian has also gotten her family involved. Her husband, Leonard, Sr, who spent many years with the United Nations International Labor Organization before retiring, han- dles clerical duties for Delaware Stand For Children. And her only son, Leonard, Jr, who retired from Dupont after 25 years, helps out with business affairs. “My life is frenetic, but it’s inter- esting,” says Vivian, who often stays up unit 2:00 or 3:00 in the moming preparing for her visits to policy makers. “Sometimes I think about sitting on the porch and knit- ting, and then I say, “Nah! I’m sup- posed to be living at this pace. | think it’s what keeps me young.” When state ~=Rep. Lane Mulrooney handed Vivian the Delaware Tomorrow Award recent- ly, for her work with children, Mulrooney said, “It seems as if everybody will recognize Delaware Stand For Children as a dominant force for children for a long time.” “She was right,” Vivian says, “We will be a force that the Legislature, the governor, and the local government will have to deal with. And the good thing about Stand For Children is that it’s not a onetime thing. We will remain for children.” For information on how you can Stand for Healthy Children in your community on June 1, 1997, call 1- 800-663-4032. Marian Wright Edelman is presi- dent of the Children’s Defense Fund, which coordinates the Black Community Crusade for Children (BCCC), whose mission is to leave no child behind and to ensure every child a healthy, head, fair, safe, and moral start in life. For more infor- mation about the BCCC, call 202- 628-8787. Mend affirmative action now For the first time in history, Black Americans are being penalized not because they are Black, but because bther people pretending to be black are posing as Black in order to get a cut of the affirmative action pie. These pretenders are neither white por Black. They are the “honorary” “white” people who previously Svoided Black people and some- times ridiculed Black people when falking with whites. : These recently converted pseudo- Blacks did nut sit at segregated lunch counters or in the “crow’s pest” at movie houses. They never victimized ancestors and was there- by qualified to receive restitution because of the Civil Rights laws passed in the sixties. These laws of the 1960s were aimed specifically to open opportu- nities for Blacks who, as a group, obviously had been systematically excluded from financial opportuni- ties solely because they were African Americans. Several other cases have involved Lebanese business men, Southwest Asian people and more, some hav- ing hired foolish Black men to “front” for their misrepresented and Minority Keport By James E. Allsbrook, Phd httended Jim Crow schools designed to prepare Blacks for mediocrity and subordination or to be good, faithful, obedient nobod- jes. * These people come in various tolors and from various places. Whey are yellow, brown, red, and Various hues and shades among these tints and tones. They have come to America from Asia, South ‘America, Central America, the Philippines, Guam, Alaska, the Middle East, North Africa and ‘Asia, and respresent most non- ‘Caucasian groups. When the prospect of getting money became evident, many suddenly became ‘Black African Americans.” One example of wrongful intru- ion into the Black populations is case of the highway contractor fin Colorado, He won a big highway ng job by getting preference gh affirmative action on the that he was a descendant of eee ece illegal enterprises. When voluntary affirmative action began about 30 years ago, | emerged from Kansas University with my master’s degree and became a reporter and feature writer in the previously all-white editorial offices of the Louisville Couriet- Journal. After working there for two years, I thought I saw a glass ceiling and went back to school for a doctorate, Visiting that newspa- per about 18 months later, I was introduced to the new “replace- ment” Black writer and was amazed. One glance and a few words indicated that my replace- ment was not an African American physically or culturally. Being con- sidered Black then, like now, is tol- erable if it means money in the pocket. When President Clinton said he would “mend, not end,” affirmative action he promised to look more closely at applicants and qualifiers. This action, if thoroughly done, will help restrict non-Black pretenders and quiet some critics. Affirmative Action laws should have written more rigidly to include only two wronged groups—female citizens and African American citi- zens of this nation. The United States already had paid millions of dollars in “repair and restitution” to Native Americans who were wrongfully displaced and deprived to in the Westward Expansion. It also paid millions of dollars to Japanese- Americans and their descendants who where wrongfully imprisoned during World War II. Safeguards were taken then to guarantee that only the damaged persons received “repair and restitution.” No outcry was made about wrongful benefits then. Careful monitoring of the affirmative action program will pro- duce the same results today. Just as specific restitution went to specifically damaged Native Americans and to specifically dam- aged Japanese internees, so must the specific restitution of affirma- tive action be applied only to African Americans who with their ancestors suffered slavery and dis- crimination. Affirmative action benefits today must go only to American females and to American Blakcs who, with their ancestors, must receive dam- age repair in the form of competi- tive financial advantages and “level playing fields” to heal wounds and repair damages inflicted by almost 400 years of slavery, exploitation, degradation, torture, and hopeless- * ness, James’ E. Alsbrook, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at Ohio University. The enduring legacy of Malcolm X This week we celebrate kuzali- wa, the birthday of “our Black Shining Prince” El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Malcolm X. There is no leader in the history of Africans in America who is more worth to be commemorated, celebrated and emulated than Malcolm X. As we reflect on the tragic deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls in the last year, tow of our brilliant young warriors who lived and rapped about the “realness” of ghetto life, it is useful to see Malcolm’s life as a metaphor of possibilities for those locked in the prison of ghetto life today. Malcolm rose from humble begin- ning in a poor working class fami- ly. he eventually got caught up in he dark underside of the domestic colonies created by Amerikkka’s white supremacist system. He was a petty thief. a pimp and a light- weight gangsta who landed in Amerikkka’s criminal injustice system for his transgressions. The remarkable thing about Malcolm, however, is that under the tutelage of the Honorable Elijah Muhammazg, he did not get stuck in the “thug life.” He did not simply bemoan the “realness” of ghetto existence or wallow in and perpetuate it. Malcolm X trans- formed himself from an agent of destruction within Amerikkka’s dark ghettos to an agent of libera- tion committed to changing the “realness” of racial oppression and economic exploitation afflicting Africans in Amenica and the world. This transformative dimension is one of the most enduring aspects of the legacy of Malcolm X. But there is obviously much more that this generation needs to study and learn from the life and teachings of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. At a time when police brutality, killings and misconduct have reached epidemic proportions the analysis and teachings of Malcolm continue to be instruc- tive: “The white press inflames the white public against Negroes...The police are able to make the white public think that 90 percent or 99 percent of the Negroes...are criminals. And once the white public is convinced that most of the Negro community is a criminal element, the this automat- ically paves the way for the police to move into the Negro communi- ty, exercising Gestapo tactics, stop- ping any Black man who is on the sidewalk, whether he is guilty or whether he is innocent, whether he is well dressed or whether he is poorly dressed, whether he-is edu- cated or whether he is dumb...As long as he is Black and a member of the Negro community, the white public thinks that the white police- man is justified in going in there and trampling on that man’s civil rights and... human rights.” , Malcolm X understood the racist | and systematic nature of police violence directed against the Black community. He also knew that only collective and concerted action by the Black masses would stop police violence and end the oppression/exploitation of the Black nation. Hence, Malcolm, taught us that we must control the These were not popular ideas ‘when Malcolm was among us and ce a er om eel . they are hardly popular today. But Malcolm courageously stood by his’ convictions, changing some precepts and concepts as his expe- riences expanded his knowledge - base, but always standing firm on the basic principles of nationalism, internationalism and = Pan- Africanism. It is clear that Malcolm’s life and legacy are as relevant to our circumstances as African people today as ever before. No doubt Malcolm would be disappointed that “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” that we have not made more progress since he walked among us. That notwithstanding, our “Black Shining Prince” would Vantage Point By Kon Daniels politics and economics of the Black community, that politicians must come from and be account- able to the Black community. Deeply steeped in the philosophy of self help and self reliance that was/is the centerpiece of the eco- nomic program of the Nation of Islam, Malcolm consistently ham- mered home the point that Black people must utilize their economic resources for self development, that the shops, stores and business enterprises in the Black communi- ty should be owned by and accountable to Black people. Malcolm’s vision was not con- fined to Amerikkka, however. He was an internationalist and Pan- Africanist. Malcolm was clear that the same system of white suprema- cy that was oppressing Africans and people of color in Amenkkka was oppressing and exploiting peo- ple throughout the Third World and Africans everywhere including Africa. Therefore, he was a fierce proponent of self-determination of African and Third World people and devoted to the concept of African and Third World unity/sol- idarity as a means of achieving the goal of freedom from global white domination. not give up on this generation. His abiding faith in the transformative power of African people as exem- plified by his life would dictate that he exhort us to continue to struggle with the confidence that ultimately we will be victorious. El Hajj Malik El Shabazz was born a victim of circumstances cre- ated by racism and white suprema- cy. Like so many victims of racial oppression and economic exploita- tion he was criminalized by a crim- inal system. In effect he was sen- tenced to death in the genocidal conditions of the ghetto. But Malcolm X refused to languish in the grave. He rose up to become one of the greatest leaders of African people of all time. This is an enduring legacy of Malcolm X, a legacy which should be an inspi- ration to this and succeeding gen- erations. Long live Malcolm X! Ron Daniels was an independetn candidate for President of the United States in 1992. He may be reached at CCR@igc.apc.org or 718-533-1624. He served as execu- tive director of the National Rainbow Coalition and was a cam- paign manager for Jesse Jackson in 1988. © Police Brutality: What can we do? Last week I wrote about what seems to be the rise of cases of police brutality across the nation. A recent National Emergency Conference on Police Brutality was held by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in New York City to look at the grow- ing number of complaints. Conference participants came from 50 cities and 16 states to share their stories and examine this phenome- non. In the week since | wrote that column Atlanta police chief Beverly Harvard has announced that she will study how to disci- pline two Atlanta officers, one of whom is a sergeant, who beat an Atlanta man repeatedly with a baton and who were caught on videotape by a passer-by. The Atlanta man, carrying his wife and two children in his car, was attempting to fill a prescription for his sick child and exited an inter- state, only to be told to get back on the highway by police officers who had closed the exit because of Black College Spring break activi- ties. What is causing this epidemic of police brutality? As more and more middle class Americans move to the suburbs an’. to gated communities with p* vate police forces, they cut t.emselves off from people in the cities and they seem to care less how the police keep the peace. Then, as more and more city res- idents are losing their jobs as facto- ries move out of the country or become obsolete, there is growing economic pressure on poor, unskilled and poorly-educated men, sometimes causing them to turn to crime. As we as a nation continue to deny the existence of racism, we do not take on police officers or others who exhibit racist behavior. “It feels as if America is at war against itself and that there is a mil- itary occupying force targeted against citizens to many people in our cities, “ said Richie Perez of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, an organization which has worked with many families of police brutality victims. “It almost Constitutional Rights is working with Congressman John Conyers from Michigan on this issue. It is hoped that Congressional hearings will be held on police brutality since it is so widespread and that the Congressional Black Caucus will hold a workshop on this cniti- cal issue at their annual fall meet- ing. In addition, CCR is working to — set up a national network for par- ents and families of victims of domestic violence. This is critical, especially, for those families where Civil Rights Journal By Bernice Powell Jackson feels as if we’ve adjusted to police brutality and corruption and to inferior education in our cities,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson, another speaker at the conference. What can we do about law enforcement official brutality? First, mayors and police chiefs must make it known that such bru- tality will not be condoned and will be punished. Only if these officials understand that the public will not tolerate police brutality will they take steps to end it because of the power of police unions and the code of silence which is prevalent in police forces. Secondly, t Center for the victim was killed. Finally, CCR is hoping to set up a national clearinghouse to collect data on police and other law enforcement official brutality. Right now there is much anecdotal information showing that this phe- © nomenon is on the rise, but no one is collecting statistics to prove it. (For more information, call the . —© Center for Constitutional Rights at’ - 1-800-7640235.) Bernice Powell Jackson is execu- tive director of the United Church : of Christ Commission for Racial ; Justice and DeBorah White is pub- ; lication assistant. Woman Of God A truly annointed woman of God, Rosie O'Neal, pastor of Koinonia Church, is shown posing for The 'M' Voice camera after an inspiring service. Rose dominates meet When the J.H. Rose boys’ track team lost out in the Big East Con- ference meet last week, it hurt. So they decided they had to make up for it by winning the East Regionals, something no Rose team had ever done. Saturday afternoon, the Rampants fulfilled that dream, _ running away with the champion- ship. The Rampants, led by Alvin Grimes, Micah Spaulding-Dixon ‘and Blake Roberson, collected 90 points to easily outdistance Apex’s 74. Jacksonville and New Bern tied for third with 57 points each. “I’mecstatic,” Rose coach James Rankins said. “All week, we new we could be in the top three, but I had no idea we could win it.” “But the guys kept telling me that we could win. They wanted to make up for not winning the con- ference meet. Some of the other teams might have had more top seeds, but I think we had more heart.” MEET NEW PEOPLE THE FUN WAY TODAY 1-900-787-4670 ext. 4033 $2.99 per min. Must be 18 yrs. Serv-U (619) 645-8434 Grimes, anironman by anystan- dards, won two individual events and ran legs on two winning relay teams. What makes that so spe- cial if that three of the events, the 800-meter relay, the 100-meter dash and the 110-meter high hurdles, are all run in succession. “T feel really good,” Grimes said. “I had a lot of support from my teammates; we always stick to- gether.” Grimes credited his winning in the 110 hurdles (14.6 seconds), the 100 ( 10.7 seconds) and the 800- meter relay (1:30.05, along with Anthony Barrett, Savior Jones and Spaulding-Dixon, to his coach. “He gives me good training and good conditioning to run all three,” PCMH will search for ways to transport non- emergency patients GREENVILLE—Thanks to a state transportation grant, Pitt County Memorial Hospital and the N.C. Department of Transporta- tion will look into ways to better coordinate non emergency trans- portation for people needing health care in eastern North Carolina. The grant of approximately $80,000 comes from the Public Transportation Division of the DOT andwill fund a two-year pilot project to improve the coordina- tion between regional health care providers and people who need to come to Greenville to receive care, said Glyn Young, PCMH adminis- trator forcontinuity ofcare. Project leaders hope to get it off the ground by June. The funding will pay to hire one person—who will be a PCMH em- ployee—to develop a coordinated health care transportation system for the region. An advisory board of people who live in the region will also be formed. The Regional Development Institute at East Carolina University and the DOT will monitor the project’s progress and evaluate it after two years. Young explained that vans funded by public agencies typi- cally bring people from distant counties to Greenville for care. But due to funding restrictions, vans from one county usually are pro- hibited from transporting people who live in another county. As an example, Young said a van travel- ing from Pasquotank County to Greenville will pass through sev- eral other counties which have people who also need to come here for care, but the van can’t pick them up. Since the 29-county region of eastern North Carolina which PCMH servesis a vast region popu- lated by people who often lack per- sonal transportation, they often will call emergency medical ser- vices to transport them for routine care, Young said. Or, she added, they will wait until a routine prob- lem becomes serious and then call EMS. EMS typically do not get reim- bursed by Medicare or other pay- ers for non-emergency transport, Young said. A 20-mile EMS trip can cost as much as $250, she said, while the same trip by van costs only $23. That’s why the DOT feels this project is an important one. “We see the coordination of medical transportation as a way to improve cost effectiveness and ef- ficiency of vehicle use,” said Leonard Holden, a DOT transpor- tation consultant. “Our number one priority is to lower the cost of transportation while meeting the need. “ Mr. Joseph Barrette, a member of Mt. Calvary Church is hanging in there after a Sunday service. . ee ee ee eee ee es Roots of black syphilis epidemic in World War I Wars bring death, destruction and disease to populations, and World War I was the catalyst be- hind an epidemicof syphilis among southern Black Americans that continued for nearly 40 years, ac- cording to Penn State researchers. "The social disruption brought on by World War I was the critical and unique environmental condi- tion that ignited an epidemic of syphilis among Black Americans," according to Dr. Toni P. 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The researchers note, in a re- cent issue of "Social Science and Medicine," that World War I cre- ated multiple occasions for propapating syphilis. Opportuni- ties existed first en route to enlist- ment, then during induction and finally upon return from overseas & duty. In 1918, the rates of syphilis infection were 35.7 per thousand men and 82 per thousand men for black and white recruits, respec- tively. By 1941, the rate for black recruits was 252.3 per thousand while the rate for white recruits was 17.4 per thousand. Between the wars, something had drasti- cally affected the rate of syphilis in the black population. While military bases have long been recognized as distribution points for veneral disease, World War I was unique because of the enormous dislocation of men, es- pecially black men. Although none of the military men transported to Europe had syphilis, the general rate of syphilis in the French popu- lation was about 10 percent. Most black soldiers in Europe were not sent to the front, but handled re- source distribution and behind- the-lines support, provided ample ¢ opportunity to contract syphilis. "Soldiers not only returned home to wives and girlfriends who be- came infected, but the “lure of the Khaki" led to promiscuity between soldiers and young women both during and directly after the war,” says Miles. "Syphilis among women emerged as a public health issue after the war." , By the 1920s and 1930s, the rates of sexually transmitted dis- eases in the US among both blacks and white was high, with a death rate from syphilis for white men at about 28 per 100,000 and for black men at about 98 per 100,000. The mortality of women was lower, but black women had a rate of 41 per 100,000 while white women had a rate of about nine per 100,000. Sexually transmitted diseases were also associated with a lower birth rate among black women and increased stillbirths. The Word is Out!!! The Word is Out!!! 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Leake of Greenville, N.C. and Teresa Wells of Rocky Mount, N.C., three sons; Walter Wells of Columbus, Ga., Terry Wells of Hawaii and Dennis Wells of Greenville, N.C., tow sis- ter; Alice McLawhorn of Winterville, N.C. and Helen Wash- ington of Brooklyn, New York, one brother, Arthur Anderson of Brooklyn, N.Y., 10 grandchildren, 1 grat grandchild, a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family met friends Friday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mitchell's Funeral Home in Winterville. Mrs. Leareau H. Sherrod Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounce the death and funeral ser- vices for Mrs. Leareau H. Sherrod, 82, 1002 A, West 6th St., who died Saturday, April 26, 1997 in Pitt County Memorial Hospitlal. Funeral services were held Thursday 1:00 p.m., St. Peter's Missionary Baptist Church. Burial in Homestead Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Sherrod was a native of Pitt County and attended the local schools. She was a member of St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving: daughters, Deloris S. Carter of Planinsfield, NJ, Geraldine S. Baker of Irvington, NJ, Mildred S. Warren of Greenville, NC; son, Charlie L. Sherrod, Jr., of Whitehouse Sta- tion, NJ; sister, Rosa Adams of Greenville, NC; seven grandchil- dren; six grat-grandchildren. Visitation Wednesday 8-9 p.m. Flanagan Funeral Chapel. MRS. ANNIE RUTH DANIELS In profound sorrow Rountree and Associates Funeral Home an- nounces the death of, Ms. Annie Ruth Daniels, 41,o0f119 Hollybrook Estate , died Thursday, April 24, 1997, in Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Wednesday 1:00 p.m., Philippi Church of Christ. Interment in Homestead Gar- dens. Bishop Randy Royal officiat- ing. Ms. Daniels a native of Pitt County was a member of Philippi Church of Christ where she served on the #2 Usher Board. She was a graduate of Oklahoma College School of Nursing and was em- ployed by Home Health Care Ser- vices as a nurse. She is survived by: one daugh- ter; Andria Lane of Washington, N.C., one son; Eric Daniels of Greenville, N.C.,parents: Mother, complies with all housing laws. The (919) 830-4009. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION The Greenville Housing Authority knowingly discriminate with regard to race, color, creed, origin, handicap or familial status. Compliance with 504 Program is observed. TDD service is available for the deaf. federal and = state Authority does not religion, national EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AMERCAN CREDIT CO. 3005 S. Memorial Greenville, N.C. 27834 Jeff Cox _Jeff Cox has been with Assistant Manager American Credit Co. for 6 years. He specialize in personal loans and also does auto financing. If you need a car American Credit has reppossessions on sale at wholesale prices. Call JEFF COX 355-7100 or come to 3005 S. Memorial Dr. for our superior face to face service! (919) 321-1960 oO ° oO G ry 6 o e a * a r * ae th +4 ” en PS e ® Le fe ® a * o ® 2 ed a 7 _ & ie * al meeeeee00000000 FAX: (919) 757-3966 PAGER 1: (919) 757-5404 PAGER 2: (800) 216-3177 Gaston Jordan Charles Adams @eee@eeoe#eeeee8eees Helen Brown of Greenville, N.C., father; James Bradley of Greenville, N.C.,fivesisters; Helen Crandle of Stokes, N.C., Bettye Young of Greenville, N. C., Mary Langley of Greenville, N.C., Patricia Johnson of Greenville, N.C., and Sharon Brown of Greenville, N.C., three grandchildren. Wake Tuesday 8 til 9 p.m. at the Church. Family visitation at the home of Ronnie Matthews 119 Hollybrook Estates, Greenville, N.C. Arrangements by Rountree and Associates Funeral Home. MRS. QUEENIE SMITH PATTERSON Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death of Mrs. Queenie Smith Patterson, 91, of 1004 Hill Road Circle, died Sunday, April 27, 1997 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Wednesday 2:00 p.m., Flanagan Funeral Chapel. Burial in Branches Cem- etery. Mrs. Patterson was a native of Pitt County and attended the local schools. Surviving: Chiquita Whitaker of the home; sisters, Jessis R. Strong of Winter, NC and Lucy Leggett of Ayden, NC; five grandchildren. Visitation Tuesday 7-8 p.m. at Flanagan Funeral Chapel. Please do not send flowers. Flanagan Funeral Home, Inc., Greenville. MR. WILLIAM B. CHAPMAN Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mr. William B. Chapman, 75, of 114 Thower St., died April 30, 1997 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Wednesday 2:00 p.m., Mt. Shiloh Disciples of Christ. Burial in Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Chapman was a native of Craven County and attended the local schools. He was a retired brick mason. Surviving: sons, William E. . Chapman, Johnnie Chapman, and Chester Kornegay all of Greenville, N.C., James E. Kornegay of Ayden, N.C.,-Jesse C. Kornergay of Ra- e Home Improvements debts in with your Homowners call now Purchase or refinance up to 125% e Doublewides (up to 100%) Modular & Conventional e Singlewides (up to 95%) e Foreclosures & Bankruptcies ¢ Cash for any purpose e Good or limited to Bad Credit ~ Save Money thru consolidating VIP Mortgage & Financial (New Management) leigh, N.C., Mitchell W. Chapman of Baltimore, MD; daughters, Eva Mae Kornegay of Kinston, N.C., Evangelist Rhonda Kornegay of Winterville, NC; four grandchil- dren, four great-grandchildren. Visitation Tuesday 7-8 p.m. at Flanagan Funeral Chapel. MRS. MARY ELIZABETH GRIGGS Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Griggs, 60, of 1256 Crawford Street, died Thursday, April 29, 1997 in Columbia Pres- byterian Medical Center in New York City. Funeral services Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Bethel Chapel Church. Burial in Pinelawn Cemetery. Mrs. Griggs was a native of Edgecombe County where she at- tended the local schools. Surviving; father, Mathew Thigpen of Bethel, NC; sons, Johnny Ray Griggs and Alton Earl Griggs both of Norwalk, Ct; daugh- ter, Mary Ethel Capers of Norwalk, CT; three brothers, Richard Thigpen of LongIsland, NY, Calvin Thigpen and Ervin Thigpen both of Norwalk, CT; sisters, Mildred Yarrell and Annie Manor both of Norwalk Ct; four grandchildren. MR. JASPER RAY BULLOCK Mitchell’s Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mr. Jasper Ray Bullock, Sr. age 41 of 114 Hammond Street, Winterville, N.C., who died at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Saturday, April 26, 1997. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Philippi Missionary Baptist Church in Simpson, N.C., with the pastor, Rev. A.C. Batchelor officiating. Burial in the Winterville Cem- etery. Mr. Bullock was a native of Simpson, N.C. and attended the County Schools. He was a member of Philippi Missionary Baptist Church where he served as the president of the Male Choir. He is survived by his wife; Deborah Wilks Bullock of the home, three sons; Jasper Ray Bul- lock, Jr, of Winterville, N.C., Michael Green and Lamont Green monthly payment. ervices 1530 S. Evans St. Suite 106 — Greenville, NC 27834 - Kimberly Best - 919-756-4911 -— Fax: 919-756-5411 Tep PARKER Home SALES OF GREENVILLE 5895 & . Move in! Includes: Delivery, Set-Up, A/C, Electrical & Plumbing Hook-ups, and Skirting! We Finance on the Lot! fe FAS of New Haven Ct., three daugh- ters; Yolanda P. Blount and Kia Edwards of Greenville, N.C., and Latosha A. Bullock of Winterville, N.C<. three siters; Rev. Janie Cox Hierss, Evelyn Cox and Florence Rodgers of Greenville, N.C., three brothers; William Cox and Steven Bullock of New Haven Ct., and David Earl Harper of Alexandra, Va., five grandchildren, three aunts, four uncles, a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The body was on view Wednes- day from 2 to 9 p.m. at Mitchell's Funeral Home in Winterville. For furtherinformation concern- ing the obituary, you may call Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville. Telephone: 756-3492. MRS. LUCY B. HARRELL Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mrs. Lucy B. Harrell, 80, of 2601 Pocosin Road, died Friday, May 2, 1997 at her residence. Funeral services Wednesday 8 p.m. Warren Chapel FWB Church. Burial Thursday 10:00.a.m. Home- stead Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Harrell was a native of Pitt County where she attended the local schools, She was a member of Waterside FWB Church. Surviving: daughters, Ernestine H. Brewer of Brooklyn, NY, Mattie Phillip, Grace Phillips, Bonita Tyson, and Pamela Harrell all of Greenville, Gloria Hill of Queens, NY, Sandra Harrell of the home, Marty Fabian of Irvin, CA; sons, Johnny Harrell of Brooklyn, NY, Terry Harrell of Ayden, NC, Ricky Harrell of Greenville, NC; sisters, Cherry Ricks of Baltimore, MD, Jammie Brown of Brooklyn, NY; 40 grandchildren; 29 great-grand- children. MRS. VIOLA DARDEN Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and Funeral services for Mrs. Vliola Darden, 88, of 122 B. Howard Circle, died Tuesday, May 13, 1997 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Sunday 2:00 p-m. Flanagan Funeral Chapel. Burial in Brownhill Cemetery. Mrs. Darden was a native of Pitt schools. Surviving: sisters, Mary Shirley, Sadie Bell Daughtry, Alethia Vines, and Charity Taft all of Greenville, NC. MR. ROBERT L. ' WILSON Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser-; vices for Mr. Robert L. Wilson, 42,, of Apt. 6-B Quail Ridge, died Sun-° day, May 4, 1997 at Pitt County, Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Friday 3:00 p.m. Riddick Chapel Missionary’ Baptist Church. Burial in, Pinelawn Cemetery. Mr. Wilson was a native of Pitt, County and attended the local schools. , 7 Surviving: mother, Mary C. Wil- son of Goldpoint, NC; sons, Robert Earl Wilson of the home, Roxsheen. Sneed of New York; brothers,’ Johnny Salisbury of Tarboro, NC, Lind Earl Wilson of Baltimore, MD; sisters, Pearlie Best of Greenville, NC, Mary Wilson Parker of Williamston, NC, Sylvia Knight of Bethel, NC, Adelaide Albritton of Goldpoint, NC; one grandchild. Visitaion Thursday 7-8 p.m. at the church. MR. MORRIS SPEIGHT, iJ 4 Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mr. Morris Speight, Sr., 54, of Lot 28 Smith Trailer Park, died Friday, May 9, 1997, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Surviving: wife, Lizzie H. Speight of the home; son, Morris’ Speight, Jr., of Washington, DC; daughters, Jacqueline Speight and Elizabeth Speight both of Greenville, NC; brothers, Bobby Speight and Jimmy Speight both of Washington DC, Charles Speight and Melvin Speight both , of Maryland; sisters, Shirley Speight and Betty Jean Speight, both of Maryland, Rosa Speight of. New York, Queenie Speight of Greenville, NC, Minnie Horne of Goldsboro, NC, Marilyn Speight of Oak City, NC. Viewing one hour before service. 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Stancil of East Orange, NJ, Addie Dodson and Dorothy Barnes :both of Dorchester, MA, ~ Annie Mae Harris of Fountain, NC; foster sons, Pastor Doe, Mingo Davis, Pastor Daniels; foster daughters, Belinda Wilkes, Peggie Midgette, Sister Daniels; 25 grand- children, 7 great-grandchildren. Visitation Wednesday 8-9 p.m. Flanagan Funeral Chapel. MR. RODNEY GREEN Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mr. Rodney Green, 22, of 208 West Main St., died Monday, May 12, 1997 at the home. Funeral services Saturday 2:00 p.m. Holy Temple Church of God in Christ. Burial in Hamilton Me- morial Site. ‘Mr. Green was a native of Mar- tin County and attended the local schools. Surviving: mother, Vanessa G. Lyons of Hamilton, NC; father, Walter Lyons of Lakeland, FI; } maternal grandmother, Ada Green of Hamilton,NC; paternal grand- ‘ mother, Mary Lyons of Oak City, ‘ NC; sisters, Lecie Manning of ) Greenville, NC, Janae and Jaznee Lyons of Lakeland, FI; brother, Eddie Kentrell Green of Hamilton, Ne. Vistiation Friday 7-8 p.m. at the church. MR. HENRY HOOKS Mithchell’s Funeral announces the death and funeral services for Mr. Henry Hooks, age 85 of 1807 Rusk Road Ayden, N.C. who died at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C., Monday, May 12, 1997. . Funeral services was held Sat- urday at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Winterville, N.C. with the pastor, Rev. Gregory Ellis officiating. Burial in the Ayden Cemetery. Mr. Hooks was a native of Pitt County where he attended the County Schools. He was amember of Mt. Shiloh Church and served as a Deacon. Heis survived by his wife, Hattie Windley Hooks of the home, four sons; Robert Lee Hooks of Vanceboroa, N.C., James M. Hookls of Greenville, N.C., Alvin R. Hooks of Murray, N.C. and Larry A. Hooks of Brooklyn, NY., five daughter; Anna H. Maddox and Deborah D. Whiten both of Greenville, N.C., Marion B. Harper of Cassett, S.C., ValeriaS. Scott of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Brenda J. Dixon of Walstonburg, N.C., one sister, Fannie Tuggle of Baltimore, MD., 52 grandchildren, 54 great- grandchildren, a number of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. The family met with friends Fn- day night from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville. For furtherinformation concern- ing this obituary, you may call Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville. Telephone: 756-3492. MR. PAUL JUNIOR JOYNER Mitchell’s Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vice for Mr. Paul Junior Joyner age 71 of 302 Catherine Court Wilson, N.C. who died at Pitt Me- morial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Wednesday, May 21, 1997. Funeral service was held Mon- day at 2:00 p.m. at Mitchell’s Fu- neral Chapel in Winterville, N.C. with Rev. Kenneth Battle officiat- ing. Burial in the Greenwood Cem- etery in Greenville, N.C, Heis survived by four sons; Paul Joyner, Jr. of Fort Washington, Md., Timothy Joyner of Raleigh, N.C., Rodger D. Joyner of Wilson, N.C. and Dwayne L. Joyner of Bethel, N.C., two daughters; Velma; Velma G. Dove of Fort Washhington, Md. and Rena T. Joyner of Wilson, N.C., three sis- ters; Christine Faircloth of Albany, New York, Elma Mitchell of Wash- ington D.C., one brother, James Joyner of Washington, D.C., six grandchildren, anumber of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The body was on view at Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville, N.C. Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m. For further information concern- ing this obituary, you may call Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville. Telephone: 756-3492. MS. ICELENE HARPER PETERSON Mitchell’s Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vice for Ms. Icelene Harper Peterson age 57 of 12 Contentnea Street Greenville, N.C. who died at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Wednesday, May 21, 1997. Funeral service was held Sun- day at 3:00 p.m. at Mitchell’s Fu- neral Chapel in Winterville, N.C. with Elder Ronnie Purvis officiat- ing. Burial in the Greenwood Cem- etery in Greenville, N.C. She is survived by three daugh- ters; Ernestine Purvis, Shelia Peterson and Angelia Peterson all of Greenville, N.C., one son, Will- iam Peterson of Greenville, N.C., her mother, Annie Harper of Greenville, N.C., five sisters; Christine Farmer, Barbara Perkins, Deloris Howard, Lizzie Speight, Terry Harper all of Greenville, N.C., four brothers; © Thomas Harper of Bridgeport, Ct., Leo Harper, Pete Harper, Jr., Timothy Harper all of Greenville, N.C., five grandchildren, a num- ber of nieces, nephews other rela- tives and friends. The body was on view Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville. For further information concern- ing this obituary, you may call Mitchell’s Funeral Home in Winterville. Telephone: 756-3492. MR. AUGUSTUS LEROY ANDREWS Flanagan Funeral home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mr. Augustus Leroy Andrews, 41, of 1538 Carlos Drive, died Saturday, May 17, 1997 Pitt County Memorial Hospi- tal.Funeral services Friday, May 23, 2:00 p.m. at Wynne Chapel M.B. Church. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Andrews was a native of Pitt County and attended the local schools. He was employed with NACO/Yale. Surviving: brothers, James Andres of Bethel, NC, Donnie Andrews of Greenville, NC; sis- ters, Robersonville, NC, Rosa L. Chrery of Greenville, NC. Geradine andrews of Visitation Thursday 6-8 p.m. Flanagan Funeral Chapel. MRS. DORIS JEAN TEEL Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vice of Mrs. Doris Jean Teel who was called to her heavenly rest, Mon- day, May 19,1997 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Nikes: Are they the shoes of death? Intelligent marketing keeps sinister shoes on top of heap By Dennis Schatzman ' I was wearing a $150 pair of white Nike high top tennis shoes on the night of Nov. 17, 1990. : That’s when I was shot in the back by a drug dealer who wanted the pay telephone I was using on the corner of Georgia Avenue and Webster Street in Washington D.C. i The dealer and his entourage left before they could get my shoes, a popular pastime in those (as well as these) days. But one of the para- medics who arrived at the scene Hidn’t miss/a’step. I entered the Washington Hospital Center emer- gency room sans Nike. : [was reminded of that incident in March when the grisly video- tape was shown on the evening news of the 39 Heaven’s Gate mem- bers who committed suicide. All of them were wearing black low-top Nikes. : How ironic that a shoe that comes with so much negative bag- gage would be named “Nike.” '-The name come from Greek mythology: Nike was the goddess of victory, usually represented as a winged figure carrying a wreath and apalm branch. Other than the shoes, the only reference to Nike in the 20th century is to the U.S. Army surface-to-air guided mis- sile, evolved through several stages (Nike-Ajax, Nike-Hercules, Nike- . Zeus) weighing about 2,200 lbs. with an 80-mile range. There is no evidence that people run faster, further or jump higher if they wear Nikes than say - Con- verse or Pro Keds. In fact, more Olympic medals have been won by people who have worn those Ger- man shoes, Puma and Adidas than Nike, the - ahem - shoes of victory. What is unmistakable about the Nike brand is that it is the most expensive mass-produced athletic shoe on the market, starting from roughly $90 a pair. It is the shoe of choice for many inhabitants of the dirt-poor Black and brown ghettos that aren’t used to having any- thing of value. How little ghetto urchins whose parents can afford to give their children three square meals a day can fork up upwards of $150 for a pair of tennis shoes is beyond me. In the early 1980s, I was sitting on the district court bench in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. as a judge. Many truancy cases came across my desk. I remember one case where this ninth grader had all failing grades and this kid as wearing top-of-the-line Nikes in my courtroom. I asked the mother who had bought these lovely and expensive shoes. She said he did. I made that boy take those shoes off in my courtroom and walk back to school, sans Nike or any other foot- wear. I sent the shoes up to Ida Dula who ran the Salvation Army office in the all-Black section of Homewood-Brushton who promptly gave them to someone who had no shoes at all. I’m proud to say, however, that the boy never illegally missed another day of school after that. But, I digress. Nike has been making Interna- tional news of late in otherill repu- table ways. On March 28, Cable News Network reported that Nike makes most of its shoes in Viet- nam and Indonesia and pays the worker 20 cents an hour, even less during the employees’ probation- ary period. A Latina student of mine rationalized that these Asian workers are due this paltry sum of money because, “They don’t re- quire that much money to survive where they live.” “Yea sure,” I told her. Perhaps she should explain that to that thousands of her country- men and women who cross the Mexican border each day so they can live on minimum wage, which is quadruple what they make in Nueva, Casa Grandes, Magdelena, Puerto Penasco and other village south of the Rio Grande. Further, I asked her, “if these people can live comfortably on 20 cents a day, why don’t my Nikes cost only $45 or less?” No answer there. Fortunately for Nike, much of this negative aura is not widely known tothe public. Philip Knight, Nike’s chairman of the board, is the consummate marketing ge- nius. Two public relations coups have helped to keep his company at the top of the tennis shoe heap in the nation’s employment, food and self-esteemed starved ghetto neighborhoods. First, Knight landed a deal with both Jerry Jones and his Dallas Cowboys, better known as “America’s Team.” and the parent National Football League to sup- ply those members teams with of- ficial NFL logoed paraphernalia. Then Knight signed phenom Black golfer Tiger Woods to a $60 million promotion deal, ‘and damn if he Reserve Your Space loday Ww wils REACH FOR ME CLINIC 1600 Chestnut Street (Behind the Greenville Homeless Shelter) HOURS: TUESDAY and THURSDAY 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm SERVICES PROVIDED: *STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Testing and Treatment *HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing *Free Condoms and Educational Literature *Immunization *TB Skin Testing * Pregnancy Tostina OPEN TO THE PUBLIv: Sponsored by the Pitt County Public Health Center didn’t kick everybody’s derriere on the links, Fuzzy Zoeller notwith- standing. Intelligent marketing aside, Knight’s genius does not mask the fact the Nike, like the boom box craze of the 1980s, is laughing all the way to the bank on the backs of poor little ghetto kids (and para- medics) who sometime rob, steal and sell drugs to get the money to buy vastly overpriced Nike tennis shoes so they can be “in the mix,” as it were. Obviously, something has to be done about his prostitution of America’s poor communities un- der the guise that it is just being aggressive marketer. That’s just pure horsepucky. In Part Two, you will see why. (The author is a journalism pro- fessor at California State Univer- sity at Fullerton, a NNPA syndi- cated columnist, media advisor for the Congress of Racial Equality of California, a former district court judge in Pittsburgh, PA, and the co-author of “The Simpson Trial in Black and White.”) Read the 'M' Voice Funeral services were held 1 Thursday 2:00 p.m. at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Raymond Peele officiated. Inter- ment in Homestead Memorial Gardens. Ms. Teel, a native of Greenville, attended C.M. Eppes. High School and Shaw University. She taught school for over 20years in Pitt and Edgecombe Counties. Ms. Teel is survived by her son, Adam Chad Nobles; sisters, Jane D. Teel and Lauraetta T. Gatlin of Greenville, NC; brothers, James E.(Tokie) Teel of Greenville, NC and William E. (Bill) Teel of Manassa, Va., and one brother-in- law, Walter E. Gatlin of Greenville, NC. and three grandchildren; two uncles, David Adams of Greenville, NC and Julius Best of Jackson- ville, Fla; aunts, Mary Manne and Viola Rogers of Baltimore, Md, Daisy Spain, Annie Teel and Willie B. Adams all of Greenville, NC. Cherished friends, Maggie Faulcon of Raleigh, NC, Ann Tyson of Greenville, Sidney Smith of Burlington, NC and a special friend, Larry Guew of Durham, NC, a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Viewing 4-8 p.m., Wednesday at Flanagan Funeral Chapel and at other times the family was at the residence at 1101 Fairfax Ave., Greenville, NC. MR. LINDBURGH “ SHORTY” JOYNER Flanagan Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vices for Mr. Lindburgh “Shorty” Joyner, 67, of 1808 Battle Dr., died Thursday, May 15, 1997 at Guard- ian Care of Farmville. Funeral serivices Monday 1:00 p.m. Rockspring FWB Church. Burial in Homestead Memorial Gardens. Mr. Joyner was a native of Pitt County and attended the local schools. He was a member of Rockspring UAFWBC. Hewas owner of Joyner Linda J. Brown of Baltimore, MD, Evangelist Phyllis Watts and EstellaJ. Davis bothofGreenville, NC; sons, Keith M. Joyner of Alex- andria, VA, William O. Joyner of Windsor, Conn,. Michael R. Joyner of Norcross, GA, James Yarrell of California, Reginald Monte’ Will- iams of Greenville, NC. Viewing Sunday 7-8 p.m. Flanagan Funeral Home. MR. PRENTICE LEE “TOM” BIZZELL Mitchell’s Funeral Home an- nounces the death and funeral ser- vice for Mr. Prentice Lee “Tom” Bizzell, Sr. age 61 of 236 Miller Street, Goldsboro, N.C. who died at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro Saturday, May 10, 1997. Funeral service were held Thurs- day at 3:00 p.m. at St. Matthew F.W.B. Church in LaGrange with the pastor, Elder Jimmie L. Stewart officiating. Burial in the St. Matthew Cemetery in LaGrange. Heis survived by his wife, Gladys Bizzell of Mount Olive, N.C., two sons; Prentice Bizzell, Jr. of Goldsboro, N.C. and Michael Bizzell of Durham, N.C., three daughters; Brenda Stanback of Jacksonville, N.C., Wanda Bizzell of Goldsboro, N.C,. and Dianne Bizzell of Vernon , Ct., four sisters; Helen Philpot, Verna Sutton, Marlen Sutton, and Carol Sutton all of LaGrange, N.C., one brother, Billy Jack Bizzell of LaGrange, N.C., eight grandchildren, one aunt, a number of nieces, neph- ews, other relatives and friends. The body was on view Wednes- day from 2 to 8 p.m. at Mitchell’s Funeral Home in LaGrange. Mitchell’s Funeral Homewas in charge of the arrangements for the Bizzell family. ; STROKE, John Monteiro lift one arm. Today, John ds his own THANKS in 11.4 billion in support from | Heart Association. hie f iblic alth enler private doctor. 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