Africa Growth & Opp. Act Blasted PLAST. STVIIGOINIg = | Listen to woow 1340 a a sf Ande WY dh Greenville WTOW1320 AM WY \act=tebbeletda) el ‘NC! MINORITY Tre! M teorty Volunteer to: Teach Reading’. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day tomorrow just as well. after —Mark Twain EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981 VOR Li) IN SVIIANSSeS - ee! AAvVHaI1 SASNAOL Ss waldo laad S8S82Ze ISSUE WEEK APRIL 21-27, 1998 Justice Department Says Black Farmers Filed Claims Too Late WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ameri- ca’s black farmers were dealt yet another blow recently when the U.S. Justice Department concluded that thousands of them are ineli- gible to receive cash payments for racial discrimination because they filed their claims too late. A two-year statute of limitations is currently in place allowing com- plainants able to prove discrimina- tion to receive money for damages. According to the Justice Depart- ment, after two years, provable complaints warrant no financial Bishop Randy settlement. The decision comes in the face of admitted widespread discrimination at the Agriculture Department (USDA) and 14 years of ignoring discrimination com- plaints between 1983 and 1997. “This is all the more reason for Secretary Glickman to declare a ‘state of emergency’ for black farm- ers throughout the country,” said John Boyd, Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Associa- tion (NBFA). “It’s clear that the situation of America’s black farmer is a special case, when both the Royal; Drum Major For Positive Change By Kitty J. Pope After being called to the ministry in 1970 through a direct vision from God to go into the world to preach the gospel, Bishop Randy Royal has been busy on that mis- sion ever since. He has served as pastor of Philippi Church of Christ for the past 19 years. Under his pastorship, the church has grown to a membership of nearly 3,000, making it one of the largest churches in Eastern North Caro- lina. A native of New Bern, Bishop Royal’s life goal as a child was to become a lawyer. By the time he entered Shaw University in Raleigh, he had decided to study psychology and counseling. After receiving his B.A. in coun- seling as well as a B.A. in theology from Shaw, Royal went on to get his master’s degree in behavioral BISHOP RANDY. ROYAL (See DRUM MAJOR, P. 2) FOCUS ON PEOPLE By Kitty J. Pope eThe recent death of Rob Platus of the Milli Vanilli duo has some speculating suicide. Platus crashed in disgrace and drug addic- tion after the group was found to have lip-synched its songs. Platus was found dead in a Frankfurt, Germany hotel room after taking alcohol and pills. He was 32. eAnita Hill has said that her case against Clarence Thomas was different from charges made against President Clinton. Hill also joined feminist leader Gloria Steinem in saying that Clinton’s al- leged advances to White House aide Kathleen Wiley may have been improper, but they did not constitute sexual harassment. ¢Muhammad Aziz, one of the men sent to prison for killing Mal- colm X, has been appointed to help run the very mosque where the Is- lamic leader once preached, Aziz was chosen for the new post by the Nation of Islam. After spending 19 years in prison for Malcolm X’s death, he was paroled in 1985, Aziz said that he did not kill Malcolm X and has always proclaimed his in- nocence, eA former police officer recently testified in South Africa that the death of Steve Biko was acciden- tal. Biko died in police custody af- ter being beaten by five police offic- ers in 1977. Biko was then the an- tiapartheid leader and his violent death inspired a new generation of antiapartheid activists in South Af- rica and around the world. The po- licemen testified before South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty in the death of 30-year-old Biko. Despite being outnumbered and exhausted. after weeks of. incarceration, Biko tried to attack them, according to police. The five officers said they tackled Biko and accidentally slammed his head into a wall. eA civil and legal rights group has asked a three-judge panel to reactivate gn independent counsel that investigated Ron Brown's death in a plane crash. The group cited questions raised by a military pathologist who said that Brown could have been shot before his Air Force plane crashed into the Croat- ian mountains. The late Commerce secretary was the target of a crimi- nal investigation of the indepen- dent counsel and a material wit- ness in another important federal case involving political corruption. Brown’s death was no sufficiently investigated in light of forensic evi- dence demonstrating that his death may not have been acciden- tal. USDA and the Justice Department admit injustice but claim there is no legal remedy.” Several black farmers have reached agreements with the USDA only to have the Justice De- partment hold up the cash pay- ments. This latest decision leaves little hope for some 2,000 farmers making claims against the govern- ment. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) lambasted the Clinton Administration for what she termed “an outrage and in- sult.” “This proposal is unscrupu- lous and underhanded and falls way short of any attempt at bring- ing justice and fair play into the discussion,” said Rep. McKinney. Publicly, Clinton administration officials say they are negotiating with Congress on legislation that would waive the two-year statute of limitations for many of the farm- ers. But according to NBFA’s John Boyd, this is not the case. “We met with Secretary Glickman on March 26 and were told that legislation was being considered but had not TALK WITH THE CANDIDATE—Leff to Right: Evangelist Brenda Tyson of Philippi Church of Christ 1340 AM WOOW Joy Radio Evangelist, Judge Wynne, who is presently campaigning for the seat of N.C. Supreme Court Judge and the Dean of the Southem Assembly School of Eastern N.C. Disciples of Christ International America Inc., Elder Betty Jo Moore, who is also Associate Minister at Philippi Church of Christ. The church’s pastor is Bishop Randy B. Royal. (Staff Poto) Congresswoman Eva Clayton Speaks On Black Farmers Issue Rep. Eva Clayton (D-N.C.) last ernment to accommodate and as- week issued a statement in re- Sist the special needs of all farmers (See STATEMENT, P. 2) sponse to the Justice Department announcement that the statute of limitations had expired for thou- sands of black farmers seeking monetary compensation for govern- ment discrimination. “The opinion by the Justice De- partment... that the Statute of Limitations is a bar to recovery for black farmers who have filed dis- crimination complaints with the Department of Agriculture was not unexpected. That, however, does not make it any less disappointing. “The department’s position is 4% that complainants in discrimina- ~~ tion cases that did not file a law- suit within the statutory period of time cannot get money damages, even if they show discrimination! The department is taking that po- sition because of its interpretation of the law regarding the statute of limitations. Complainants in many of the pending cases are at risk of getting nothing for a lifetime of suffering. Again, without relief, in cases where relief is merited, small farmers and ranchers who have , been discriminated against will be driven out of business. We cannot tolerate that result. “In 1920, there were over six mil- lion farms in the United States and close to a sixth—926,000—were op- erated by African-Americans. In 1992, the landscape was very, very different. Only one percent of the 1.9 million farms in the United States are operated by African- Americans. One percent—18,816, is a paltry sum when African- Americans comprise 13 percent of the total American population. “In my home state of North Carolina, there has been a 64 per- cent decline in minority farmers, ) just over the last 15 years, from saute 6,996 farms in 1978 to 2,498 farms in 1992. There are several reasons why the number of minority and limited resource farmers are de- clining so rapidly, but the one that has been documented time and time again is the discrimination in the credit extended from the De- partment of Agriculture, the very agency established by the U.S. gov- « ‘ ied 9 ai Te Rp bn ¥ ee. ‘ been drafted and sent to the hill yet,” said Boyd, a Virginia farmer. “Even if true, legislation is a long process and doesn’t provide any im- mediate relief for harmed black farmers.” Another example of the Clinton administration not dealing in good faith, according to Boyd, is the Jus- tice Department memo circulating on Capitol Hill dated Jan. 29 prov- ing that the decision on the statute of limitations was reached more than 90 days before being released to the public. “This shows bad faith all the way around,” said Boyd. President Clinton agreed to meet with black farmers last December. At the last minute, the meeting was billed as a meeting with small farmers. Later, NBFA officials learned that the meeting was not publicized by the White House nor listed on the president’s calendar, according to Boyd. Lawrence Lucas, president of the USDA Minority Employee Coali- tion and a supporter of the black farmers, wants the president to (See BLACK FARMERS, P. 2) Charlie Darden, Jr. Celebrates 95th Birthday In Greenville By Mattie deJesus Charlie Darden, Jr. of Tar River Manor Nursing Home in Greenville celebrated his 95th birthday April 17 along with other residential honorees. This event is held by the nursing home staff each month. He is married to Marina Brooks- Darden of Ayden. They had no bio- logical children but raised four fos- ter sons: Gratz Norcott, Jr. and Boston Norcott of Ayden, Marion Mills of New Haven, Conn. and James Ray Thomas of Virginia. Attending the celebration were his faithful and ever-loving wife and her cousin Mattie de Jesus. “I’ve always tried to attend the party in the previous years, but I was always too late,” says his wife. “Who brought you here?” Charlie asked her. “Mat,” she replied. “Mattie Norcott?” “No. Mattie de Jesus.” “Charlie has been in the nursing home for nine years, and I’ve only missed two times from coming up CHARLES DARDEN, JR. to see him each week. God always sends me somebody to take me to see Charlie,” says his wife. (See BIRTHDAY, P. 2) SYCAMORE HILL CONGREGANTS CELEBRATE GLORIOUS EASTER—The congregants of Sycamore Hill hada glorious Easter Sunday when they held the ribbon cutting ceremony and the first worship service at their new facility on 1001 Hooker Road in — For more pictures see Page 3 inside, a ks tists Us farmers’ problems with USDA. “President Clinton is quick to re- ‘spond te victims of natural disas- ters such as tornadoes in Alabama or other: tragedies such as the school in Arkansas but in the case of black farmers he is si- lent and inactive,” said Lucas. “If President Clinton was serious about this issue it would have al- ready been resolved,” said Rep. McKinney. “It is time for President Clinton to show some moral forti- tude and put some money where . his mouth is. How are we to believe that. he will deliver on assisting sub-Saharan Africa, when his ad- ministration will not do the right thing for African-American farmers right here at home.” Black farmers are planning an- other protest march on April 23 in Washington at USDA headquar- ters and the Justice Department. “We've taken our case to the US. government, to the United Nations and we'll take our case to people across this country until we receive justice- our symbolic 40 acres and a mule,” said Boyd. STATEMENT Continued from page 1 and ranchers. “The issue was first raised in 1965, when the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights established that USDA discriminated both in inter- nal employee actions and external program delivery activities. In January 1997, the General Ac- counting Office published a report titled Farm Programs: Efforts to Achieve Equitable Treatment of Mi- nority Farmers. GAO found in- stances of discrimination in fiscal years 1995 and 1996. GAO also found that the disapproval rate for loans was six percent higher for minority farmers than the 10 per- cent rate for nonminority farmers. “The very next month, the Office of Inspector General Evaluation Report for the secretary on Civil Rights Issues was released. The In- spector General came to the identi- cal conclusion as those who had looked at this issue 32 years previ- ously. There are significant prob- lems with discrimination within the Department of Agriculture. In response to this important concern, USDA Secretary Glickman demon- strated principled leadership by creating a Civil Rights Action Team to examine the issue. “On Feb. 28, 1997, a report was issued by the Civil Rights Action Team titled, ‘Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agri- culture,’ referred to as the ‘CRAT’ Report.’ It candidly documents de- cades of discrimination against mi- norities and women within the de- partment. “At the end of each day, those of us in government must be honest and answer the question, by our policies, who have we helped and who have we hurt? The priorities of the United States make a state- ment about who we are and where we stand. It signals to our citizens and to the world the principles by which our lives are governed. “I intend to work with others in the Congress to see if we can fash- ion legislative relief to this situa- tion. Farmers who have meritori- ous discrimination complaints should not be denied relief due to a technical legal argument, dusted off by lawyers who put winning above justice.” Fax Your Ad To... 757-1793 The Minority fo} (ors laren WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES A_ _ MOMDOALLDAY? Being a mom is a job with a capi- — tal J. We work our fingers to the » bone, push our nerves to the edge and use every skill we have to ac- complish the day’s demands. Just — what does a mother do all aay? ia j tobe. fanaa Some? ree can’t remember. “4 4 c ¢Baby er, changer, ba rocker, burper, hugger cathe, to crying and fussing and thou sands of questions : - ¢Picker-upper of food and debris ! cast on the floor Comforter, encourager, counse- lor *Linguistic expert for two-year- old dialects ¢Listener—to the husband and the children-about their day, their needs, their concerns, their aspira- tions Teacher of everything from how to chew food to how to drive a car ¢ Assistant on school projects ¢Censor of TV, movies and books eReader of thousands of children’s books ¢Planner and _ hostess of children’s birthday parties ¢Planner and hostess of dinner parties ¢Central control for getting the appliance fixed or the carpet sham- pooed SAMPLE BALLOT at am, I? T’nh tile | follow- Beatrice C. 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TO WRITE-IN Board of Education First, select all the candidates of your choice whose names eppeer on the ballot. . 2 Prose te grey square] to wo ight of swarTe au? A flashing green arrow will appear, Using the alphabetical keyboard betow, type the name Of the person of your choice, To make.a space press the key with an arrow pointing to the right. To make & correction, press the key with an errow pointing to the left. The name you type will appear in the display window on the keyboard, 4, — When you have finished typing the name, press the ENTER key on the keyboard, Your choice is recorded and removed from the display window, Primary May 5, 1998 pf.) fr Patricia C. 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(See Story) Kwanzaa Corporation Formed To Support Economic Redevelopment LOS ANGELES, Calif—While a growing number of African Ameri- cans celebrate Kwanzaa during the Christmas season, a group of Los Angeles businessmen plan to cel- ebrate it all year long. They have formed a new entity, the Kwanzaa Corporation, to support economic redevelopment in the African- American community. The businessmen are Clifton Hinds, president of United Fund- ing group, a mortgage brokerage firm in Westchester, Calif.; Greg Phillips, president of Malitop Inc., a residential holding corporation in Malibu, Calif.; and Ben Harrison Tyler, owner of Western Security Group, a mortgage company in Culver City, Calif. Hinds serves as CEO of the Kwanzaa Corp., Phil- lips is president and Tyler is secre- tary treasurer. The corporation was founded in January. “Our mission is to rebuild and re- develop opportunities at the grass roots level, giving people hope,” said Hinds. “We each have owned companies with real estate assets since 1988. Now we have grouped all of our assets to form this new coalition.” This “unity” reflects one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Hinds said that Kwanzaa was cho- sen as the company’s name because it is easily recognizable as a com- munity-based effort to empower. The seven-day celebration of Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966. Throughout America, parts of the Caribbean, Africa and Europe, people of African ancestry recite the seven principles in their cel- ebrations and activities each day from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. The seven principles are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative eco- nomics, purpose, creativity and BOOK WAREHOUSE Where find a well stocked African-American section. |B 3525 S. Memorial Dr. wantseves! 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Among the issues to be ad- dressed are strengthening the fam- ily, economic development, increas- ing political involvement, youth activism, education and stopping genocidal and fratricidal violence and drugs in black communities. The march is being organized by students, youth organizers, youth leaders and community activists with the guidance of elders, to pro- mote leadership development among youth and build partner- ships with elder leadership. 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(Staff ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT & VOTE ON MAY 5TH—Candi- date Bobby Hardy Jr. is shown with his mother, Sister Mary Hardy, owner of Headline Beauty Salon, encouraging everyone to get out and vote on May 5th. Of course her son is at the top of her list. (Sfaff Photo) Thousands To Join In Spring Litter Sweep No strangers to picking up litter, thousands of state prison inmates will be joining Spring Litter Sweep, a two-week partnership project en- dorsed by Gov. Jim Hunt and spon- sored by the Department of Trans- portation. Minimum and medium custody road squads, prison community work crews and other inmates will combine their efforts with volun- teers and organizations such as Keep America Beautiful to pick up LEADER trash along North Carolina high- | °¢ More than 30 years Public Service x ways. * Served two terms Pitt County Development Goamitee Motorists have noticed and com- -jictinenl cleus ii dere fin sexo ¢ Served on Human Relations Commission—Greenville side trash, so the Partners for a | ° Active in Pitt County Democratic Party as a Coordinator and Litter-Free North Carolina is de- Get-Out-The-Vote Specialist for Twenty Years voting the weeks of April 20 and } . Served on the Political Action Committee of the General an AY Vo tn SVG GEESE Baptist State Conventions of N.C. for 12 years Following a kick-off campaign at | * Publicity Coordinator for Black Pastors’ Conference of Pitt the state capitol, Correction Secre- County for 12 years (one of the founders of the conference) tary Mack Jarvis said, “State in- | President of Flanagan Funeral Home, Inc. since 1996. mates have picked up several tons Employed by Flanagan Funeral Home for more than 30 SUVS ols yor Carolina road-} years serving Pitt, Craven, Martin, Greene, Beaufort, and SELES CIty WO [SEED MOU) eats Edgecombe Counties with professional and Dignified and we at the Department of Cor- ; Funeral Service. rection are happy to be a part of this statewide clean-up effort.” CAPABLE CONCERNED COMMITTED One correctional officer will su- . sas . .. coats ion qs a om to 10 Involved and In Touch with Citizens on a Daily Baisis—whose inmates. Minimum custody in- Encouragement & Support have made me a Candidate. mates must be within five years of | Your Vote On MAY 5 WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. their release date and have proven Paid for by the Committee to Elect David Hammond VOTE David S. Hammond PASTOR BUSINESSMAN COMMUNITY S_A.F.E. WALK ‘98 “Stop Abuse For Everyone” ponvore’’Y TEDI BEAR , Children’s Advocacy Center WHEN: Saturday, May 2, 1998 8:45 - 9:45 am. ... cece c cect cecccccccces Registration 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. ..........+2+++.-. Opening Ceremony 10:00 A.M. .. ccc eee cee eecerccnccseseces «Walk Begins 12:00 Noon ..........+...++-...End of Walk Celebration WHERE: the walk begins at the Willis Building (Corner of 1st and Reade Streets) and ends at the Town Commons PRIZES & ENTERTAINMENT: *GRAND PRIZE given to the person raising the most money. *Free Food & Drinks. *Free Balloons. *Lots of Fun! *Greenville International Festival, 11 am-6 pm, Town Commons The TEDI BEAR Children’s Advocacy Center serves children who are victims of neglect, sexual and/or physical abuse and their non-offending family members. TED! BEAR: C.A.C. 504 B Dexter Street Greenville, North Carolina 27834 For more information contact: (252) 355-1060 themselves to be trustworthy. Victory Christian Assembly presents an April Extravaganza with a pig picking concert CONTINUING THE MISSION scomarional josie 1998 is an election year Pitt County voters will elect a Sheriff Incumbent Billy Vandiford is not nile crime rates. “We need to be The pig picking will begin at 2:00 p.m. and the concert will commence at 6:00 p.m. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. for the concert. The cost for the pig picking and the concert is only $10.00 Fish plates will be available too. COME OUT AND ENJOY GOOD FOOD AND MUSIC Victory Christian Assembly Corner of Mozingo and Stantonsburg Roads Greenville, NC PUBLIC NOTICE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE LOAN worried about the competition. His concerns are focused on providing the citizens of Pitt County with quality law enforcement. Some- thing he has focused on for the past 7 years. There are several items that top his agenda. One of those is asking the county commissioners for addi- tional deputies. “We are woefully short of street deputies. Calls for service have increased, but we have not had a deputy sheriff in the last five years. “ There have been depu- ties added to the department, but those deputies were assigned to grant-specified positions. The shortage of deputies is a prob- lem, but not a problem that can’t be solved. Shenff Vandiford is a spending more money on at-risk youth before they enter the judi- cial system.” Vandiford stresses that building more prisons 1s not the solution to the problem; keep- ing at-risk youth out on the sys- tem is the solution. Sheriff Vandiford strongly be- lieves that money presently being spent to educate inmates could be better used to educate our young people before they end up in the system. He is not against inmates trying to better themselves; just that an inmate seems to have more access to education than the aver- age citizen. Sheriff Vandiford confronts issues that may not seem to be a Sheriff's duty to do. But, he believes that if a person has the capacity and problem solver. He tnes PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE AND IS ADMINISTERED EXCLUSIVELY BY FAMILY FUNDING INSURANCE & INVESTMENT CORPORATION FOR COMPLETE DETAILS OR A CONFIDENTIAL INTERVIEW PLEASE CALL KEITH PERSON AT 1-252-757-1743 EXT 313 YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE LOAN AGENT, WILL PROCESS YOUR REQUEST!’ was the first of its kind in become the model for several other states. to solve problems before they be- the power to make positive change, then they should try their come burdens. He has implemented several programs that best to do so. have generated a great deal of revenue for Pitt County. His implementation of getting inmates to pay for medical care The Sheriff’s Department went through a phase of change North Carolina. This program has last year. Some officers changed positions, others moved on. Sheriff Vandiford believes in a strong work ethic. You are asked to perform your job and the requirements that go The Domestic Violénce Unit of the Sheriff's Department is with it, to the best of your ability. And if you cannot fulfill another grant-funded program set up by Sheriff Vandiford. that job position, you should move on or'be re-assigned to This program has focused on all aspects of domestic vio- another position better suited for you. lence; from the initial distress call to follow-up visits provid- ing avenues of help for the victim and the defendant. This Sheriff Vandiford is preparing for the years ahead. His de- unit is the first to have a team of officers that handle all as- partment has a mission to accomplish, and he is determined pects of domestic violence all the time. to see that the mission continues against any obstacle that appears to stand in the way. Another issue close to Sheriff Vandiford’s heart is the juve- VOTE ON MAY 5, 1998 TO RE-ELECT BILLY VADIFORD SHERIFF PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT VANDIFORD SHERIFF ‘THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SOCIAL CLUB 20th Century Social Club Celebrates 51st Anniversary The Twentieth Century Social Club celebrated their 51st anniver- sary during the Easter weekend. Their weekend started with their annual food raffle that is held each year at the Dickenson Avenue Piggly Wiggly . Winners this year were as fol- lows: $100 shopping spree—Mary Cates; $50 shopping spree— Stephen Carr; $25 shopping spree—Peggy Cox; $15 gift certifi- cate—Faye Leftwick; $10 gift cer- tificate—Rodger Joyner. The President’s Ball was held last Saturday night at the Hotel Hilton. Special guests for the evening were the Hon. Judge James Wynne and his lovely bride. The club honored Milliard Filmore Bell for being its sole surviving charter member. Charles Prayer was presented a plaque for past services as president of the club. All members were introduced and presented plaques of appreciation end recognition for a job well done. Jessandra Stanley served as mis- tress of ceremonies, assisted by Carla Lee. Judge Wynne spoke eloquently on the importance of the vote and the value of blacks stepping for- ward and being held accountable for their well-being and reaping all the benefits of being a member of this great society that we played a vital role in it’s progress and exist- ence. A moment of silence was ob- served in honor of the following de- ceased members: Barnhill, Dou- glas; Barrett, William “Bruce;” Colburn, Jesse; Daniels, Charlie James; Davis, Ernest “Little Boot;” Ebron, William “Jiggs;” Joyner, Howard Lee “Joy;” Payton, Ralph; Porter, Claude; Sherrod, William “Bill;” Simpson, William; Wilson, Hildred “Skinny.” The decor was dynamic in black, white and gold. Food was superb and they all dined to the utmost. The club invites you to join them next year. Drive Safely ae + GOING WHERE NEEDED—As part of a trucking and transportation unit deployed to Hungary, Army Spec. Carlose O. Lacewell is re- sponsible for ensuring convoys full to troops deployed in war-torn Michael Tolzmann) (See Story) of supplies and equipment make Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Photo by Fayetteville Man Modern Day “Road Warrior” By Ray Gomez TAZAR, Hungary—They are known as “road warriors,” and they most definitely live up to their name. These truckers, on the sur- face, look no different than any other red-blooded young men and women who drive their 18-wheel- ers along the highways and byways of America. But the son of a Fayetteville man is a road warrior of the truest sense, making sure their trucks, loaded with critical supplies, get through to their destination in Bos- nia amid such uncommon distrac- tions as land mines, shelled roads, confrontational border guards and, at times, armed factions dotting the hills along the way. Army Spec. Carlose 0. Lacewell, son of James M. Lacewell of Fay- etteville, is a member of a trans- portation unit based out of Kaposjulak, Hungary, which serves as a Bosnian staging base for the movement of supplies into the un- stable Balkans. With just over 100 soldiers sup- porting the mission out of Kaposjulak, Lacewell’s work tempo is always high. If the unit isn’t transporting supplies into Bosnia, which is commonly referred to as the “box,” then it’s traveling to - Austria to pick up supplies brought in from Germany. Lacewell and his unit play more than one role within the organiza- tion. They are all trained in vari- ous areas of the mission and need to be ready to move out at a moment’s notice. “As a line haul truck driver, | pretty much do all the mainte- nance on the vehicle in addition to driving it on convoys. We drive the nation and witnessed the first Army/Air Force Hometown News Service steps Bosnian people are taking to rebuild their shattered lives. Annual Memorial Service By COPA Set For Sunday April 26 Five years ago Terrence Moore was waiting for a kidney trans- plant to change his life. This month the 15-year veteran teacher will be at the speaker’s podium along with Jeff Charles (the “Voice of the Pi- rates”) to express appreciation to families whose loved ones were or- . gan and tissue donors. The annual memorial service, sponsored by the Carolina Organ Procurement Agency (COPA), is scheduled for Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital Brody Auditorium in Greenville. Donor families from North Carolina and other states have been invited to this service where they will be honored for making the gift of life possible for people like Terrence Moore. Other speakers include Pitt County Memorial Hospital trauma surgeon Timothy Patselas, M.D., and Darien and Tracey Ogbum whose son was an organ donor. A special video tribute comprised of pictures of donors will be shown during the service. Lloyd Jordan, Jr., executive director of the Caro- lina Organ Procurement Agency, Mental Health Bell To Be Built In Pitt County Cast from iron chains and shack- les that once were used to restrain those with mental disorders, the Mental Health Bell is a powerful and humbling reminder of the har- rowing treatment these individuals have endured. Join the Mental Health Associa- tion in Pitt County as they build a bell collected with Mile of Quarters on May 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Plaza Mall. Help mental health advocates and the ECU Pirates build the bell that symbolically tolls to end dis- crimination and rings out hope in the fight for victory over mental ill- ness in Pitt County. Save Our Sisters: & Sons Program Set For May 2 The Save Our Sisters & Sons (SOS) program will sponsor its 1997-98 Spring Youth Conference on Saturday, May 2, at Pitt Com- munity College located in the Humber Building. This year’s conference is on vio- lence and is titled, “The Smoking Gun: Alternatives to Violence.” The conference is open to youth ages 9 and above and to their parents. Sessions will be held on violence, mediation and conflict resolution. There is no cost. Please contact V.C. Gaynor or M. Hardy for addi- tional information at 752-4156. to do that, you must apparent cause. American Heart Associations. Fighting Heart Disease There’s New Hope About Stroke. Today the outlook for stroke survivors is better than ever. New drugs are reducing the injury from stroke. And new rehabilitation procedures are helping people regain lost skills. But the key is still to get help fast. And Know the Warning Signs ¢ Sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm or leg on one side of the body. Sudden dimness or loss of vision, particu- larly in only one eye. Loss of speech, or trouble talking or understanding speech. Sudden severe headaches with no Unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness or sudden falls, especially along with any of the previous symptoms. If you have any of the warning signs, don’t wait! See a doctor right away! fed and Stroke will conclude the service by pre- senting donor families with special recognition pins representing their ultimate civic contribution. The memorial service is part af the Carolina Organ Procurement Agency’s After Care Program that provides ongoing support to donor families. The service is also part of an entire month of activities for Organ and Tissue Donor Aware- ness Month. Events are being held throughout the state and the na- tion during April to promote awareness about donation and rec- ognize the families of donors who made the gift of life possible. April is Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month. Approximately 60,000 people are on the waiting list for a life-saving organ. Share your decision to be a donor with your family today so they can carry out your wishes later. You have the power to save lives. Share your life and share your decision. How do you become a donor? You can become a donor three ways: indicate “yes” on your driver’s license, sign and carry a donor, card, and express your wishes to your family. The most important thing to do is to discuss organ donation with your family todayso they can carry out your wishes later. You have the power to save lives. Share your life and share your de- cision. For more information about or- gan and tissue donation call 1-800- 200-2672 or visit the web site at www.copanc.org. ULYSSES GRANT BELL Ulysses Grant Bell, Jr. Dies In Greenville Ulysses Grant Bell, Jr. was the first child born to Grant Bell, Sr. and Rosa FE. Bell, June 10, 1916. He died March 27 at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Bell was a native of Pitt County, Greenville. He attended the public schools and graduated from the Greenville Industrial High School in June 1937. Before graduating from high school he worked with his father and brothers at Bell’s Cafe on Albe- marle Avenue. In the year of 1941 he attended the formerly named Agricultural and Technical College of Greensboro. He served in the Army - When he returned to Greenville he - mechanics for six years. business grew and they opened a “until the year of 1955, when he ‘for 3% years. He was discharged with honors in the year 1945. worked with his father and broth- ers at Bell’s Cafe and taught-auto In the year of 1950, the Bells’ grocery store which Filmore and Grant, Jr. ran. Grant continued to work in the grocery store and cafe opened Bell’s Service Station on Third Street and Memorial Drive. He worked there until he retired in the year of 1991. He was baptized as a child and embraced Christian practices which instilled in him a people-ap- preciative virtue. Grant held fast to his values and all who came to | know him remarked about his | character, and the warm and en- dearing personality which was ex- hibited in how he regarded his fel- low man. He was married to Jessie Jones in the year of 1947, and to this union three sons were born. He was a faithful member of the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church from 1935 to 1975. White there he worked in many capaci- ties, especially as treasurer. In the year of 1975 he joined Mt. Calvary Freewill Baptist Church and served well as superintendent | of Sunday School and on the Deacon and Trustee Boards. His hobbies were collecting an- tiques of any sort and reading, es- pecially the Bible. In the year of 1982 he was mar- ried to A.D. Daniels and they re- mained married until his death. Subscribe! While crime has declined across the state in recent years... in Pitt County it’s on the rise. As a matter of fact, crime is rising at an alarming rate. Here are some of the statistics. aC an Last year robbery was up by 35%. Burglary up 12%. Larceny up 14% It’s time to get tough on crime! On May fifth vote Mac Manning for Sheriff of Pitt County. * (“of PITT COUNTY for Sh er / Vote Democratic - May 5, 1998 Paid for by: The committee to elect Mac Manning Sheriff of Pitt County * Elaine G. Denton, Treasurer | NAIMA EVEANGEL | SAVAGE | ELECT DADDY JEFF SAVAGE N.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 8 VOTE ON MAY 5, 1998 PAID FOR BY COMITTEE TO ELECT MAY DADDY TO N.C, HOUSE a very long hours almost every day,” Lacewell said. oS Lacewell and the other “road warriors” have. traveled into the “box,” and have seen firsthand the : destruction ‘that has devastated ©1992, American Heart Association Contact the AHA’s Stroke Connection at 1-800-553-6321. Se et ae PR ee er aes a Ne Bee " Ve iets aie Paves kee L oak weet aaa tals ail Lad tt cur fied | i ene i ie a 7 ine baal Anderson Chapel AME Church Opens In City A new congregation has been born; a new church in Greenville has become a reality. From vision to dreams, prayer, plans, commit- ment, challenge and much encour- agement the vision is now a reality. The Anderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was officially organized on March 31 . The new church name, “Ander- son Chapel” honors their bishop, the Rt. Rev. Vinton Randolph Anderson, presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District. Bishop Anderson is the General Board President of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the current president of the World Council of Churches, the first AME Bishop tc hold this position. Under the direction of Rev. Dr. L.O. Saunders, presiding elder of the Northern District of the North Carolina Conference, Rev. Fair- REV. DR. L. 0. SAUNDERS ‘° Presiding Elder-Northern District N.C. Conference Mary Williams Faircloth of Winterville was appointed to her first pastorate as the “Pastor” of Anderson Chapel AME Church. Of- ficers of the new church were also appointed and elected at the same REV. MARY W. FAIRCLOTH New Pastor Anderson Chapel A.M.E Church In celebrating the birth of this new church a dinner was hosted at the Dixie Queen restaurant in Winterville, by Presiding Elder L.O. Saunders with several pastors of the Northern District, including band and the charter members of Anderson Chapel. Among some of the well wishers for this glorious event were the manager of the Dixie Queen, well known realtor/ broker Dede Carney of First Choice Properties, of Greenville, who was the relocation specialist for the Faircloths, Greenville’s First Dis- trict Councilwoman, Mildred Coun- cil, her family and a host of others. On April 5 , Palm Sunday the first worship service was conducted by the new pastor and Holy Com- _Munion was celebrated. Anderson Chapel as was the original African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mother Bethel in Philadelphia was born out of faith, prayer and labors of love. Pastor Faircloth, the officers and congregation of Anderson Chapel AME Church will hold Sunday worship services, beginning May 31st and subsequent Sunday ser- vices on the first and third Sunday of each month, at The Boys and Girls Club of Pitt County located on Firetower Road, Greenville. Roger Wilkins To spe Roger Wilkins, a scholar, activist and former Pulitzer Prize Board chairman, has been named chair- man of the board of the NAACP’s journal Crisis. “We are overjoyed to have Roger Wilkins,” Julian Bond, NAACP ‘Board chairman, said. “He com- bines the activist’s passionate com- mitment to racial justice with the rigorous intellectualism of the scholar.” Wilkins succeeds Bond as Crisis chair. Roger Wilkins comes from a fam- ily with generations of commitment to advancing civil rights and im- proving the quality of life for Afri- can-Americans and for all Ameri- cans. Wilkins’ uncle, Roy Wilkins, was assistant editor of the Crisis from 1934 to 1949, and served as editor of Crisis before becoming NAACP executive secretary, a position he held until 1977. “Roger Wilkins’ eppintment as a chair of Crisis is a proud day for civil rights that links the past with the present and signals.an exciting . future for the Crisis journal,” said Kweisi Mfume, NAACP president and CEO. Roger Wilkins has had a distin- guished career as a lawyer, jour- nalist and educator. He was an as- sistant attorney general of the United States in the 1960s. “Crisis is in my blood,” Wilkins said. “I share Chairman Bond's and President Mfume’s aspirations for the Crisis to be both indispens- able reading for all those who are struggling for racial and economic justice and for it to be a vital weapon in that struggle.” organizational meeting. To Buy, Rent or Sell Real Estate Call D.D. GARRETT AGENCY “SINCE 1946” Call Us If You Need Someone To Collect Your Rent and Manage Your Property ; hus. cloth and a faithful group of people AIEEE 1) STG cae were able to bring this vision to fruition. Presiding Elder Saunders and the senior pastors of the dis- trict met with Rev. Faircloth and the 10 charter members of the new congregation in her home to orga- nize the church per The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Meth- odist Episcopal Church, 1996. These pastors and the charter members live in various towns in Eastern North Carolina. Some came from Wilmington, New Bern, Richland, Kinston, Rocky Mount, Winterville and Greenville for the organizational meeting. It was at this organizational meeting that the charter members met the crite- ria for forming a new church. This birthing process started more than five years ago when Rev. Faircloth realized each time she visited North Carolina from New Jersey, there was no presence of an AME Church in Greenville. York Memo- rial was and is the only AME Zion Church in Greenville. ¢ 40,000,'201 Nash St., 2 B/R, 1 Bath, In December 1996, Rev. Fair- B/V, Corner Lot, Fenced Several cloth and her husband Vernon relo- | * 60,000, 205 Edge Rd., Ayden, 6 rms, . cated to Winterville. They were 1 Bath, B/V, Lot 85 X 133, Fenced Nice both born in North Carolina and | © 40,000, 201 Nash Street, 2 B/R, 1 Bath, BV, Byiidin this was a long-awaited dream Corner Lot, Fenced g peed ae ae ee haa ee + 40,000 - 602 E. Gum Rd., 2 Bed Rms, Dwelling, Lots. We Conference of the Ist Episcopal 1 Bath, Central Heat, Garage, Fenced, Rent 250.00. handle District to the N.C. Conference of | * 42,500 - 105 S. Melvin St, BR., 1 Bath, C the 2nd Episcopal District. At the | Cement Blk. Freshly Painted, Kinston, N.C. ony., North Carolina Annual Conference | * 47,500 - 550 County Ac, 5 Rms, HUD, VA in May, 1997, Bishop Anderson | 3 BR., 2 Bath, Cement Blk, Grifton, N.C. gave his approval to start a new | « 47,800 - 1231 Davenport St., 5 ms, & FMA work for the AME Church in R., 1 bath, Brick., Rented 325.00. ° ° Greenville. After research, evangel- 3BR., : Financing ° 41,500 - 304 Rountree Dr., 2 BR., 1 Bath, Brick, Cent. Heat Carport Lot 93 x 130, Greenville. 606 Albemarle Ave. 757-1692 -H « 757-1162-O «+ Fax 757-0018 Dan Wynne Candidate Pitt County Commissioner District 3 Vote May 5, 1998 If elected County Commissioner for District 3, | will support these issues: istic work, prayer and weekly Bible study sessions in her home with a faithful group of believers, the vi- sion of an AME church in the Greenville area became a reality. At this historic meeting the Rev. ae . Education - The people will have to have an education to meet their future needs and goals. | support classroom technology. 2. Environment - It is important to maintain a safe water supply and clean rivers. The county needs to have a start-up program for a county-wide sewage system. 3. Law & Order - | support maintaining and improving the present programs now in use by the Sheriff's Department. 4. Employment - We need to work in securing industry that employs people a different educational backgrounds. 5. Zoning - | would support a simple zoning plan if the county would show good intentions to provide sewer and water for the citizens. 6. Open Meetings - | believe in open meetings since it’s the peoples’ agenda. Any other way of conducting business has not worked well in the past. 7. Personal Information.- | am married to Erline Copeland Wynne and we have three adult children. I am a retired farmer, a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Coast Guard. 1 reside in the Pactolus Township and am a retired member of the Pactolus Volunteer Fire Department. | am currently president of the Pitt County Farm Bureau and a member of the Tar-Pamlico River Council. 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