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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MINORITY VOICE SINCE 1981

_ ISSUE WEEK OF OCTOBER 8 - 15, 1998

 

"We live i in an era when individuals consider burning Black churches as an act worthy of emulation"

Burning Hate... the Torching of Black Churches

By: Salim Muwakkil

More than 200 predominantly d
Black churches have been torched
since 1990, their congregations
forced to watch in horror as the
very centers of their communities
were consumed by the flames of
racial hatred. Americans of all
races have recoiled in shock--and
often with genuine shame--as the
attacks have escalated in past
months. But despite President
Clinton's call for interracial solidar-
ity and the belated appeals of white
evangelical Christian leaders for
racial reconciliation, many African
Americans are left wondering
whether white America grasps the
meaning and significance of this
reign of terror.

So far, police have arrested 34
suspects in connection with the
arson attacks. All but two of the
suspects are white, according to
figures compiled by the Center for
Democratic Renewal (CDR), an

Attanty based hate crimes watch-

og group. Investigators suspect
thet most of the attacks have been
random acts of vandalism and not

part of a “in that dh But there's
ittle solace in that distinction.

"The conspiracy is racism itself,"
says Noah Chandler, a CDR re-
search associate. The Reverend
Jesse Jackson, of the National
Rainbow —  Coalition/Operation
PUSH, attributes the burnings to a
"cultural conspiracy" that rein-
forces long-held racial biases, in-
spired at least in by the
racebaiting rhetoric of the political
right. Jackson has urged Clinton to
convene a White House conference
on racial justice. "We can't just
focus on the fire and not the fuel,"
he says.

"This is the most serious thing
that I think has happened in the
South in years--far more serious
than the dollar value of a church
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Morris Dees, co-founder of the
Alabama-based Southern Law
Center, another grou p that monitors
racist groups. "Symbolically, the

burning of Black churches is more

important that the World Trade
Center bombing." Unlike the other
investigators, Dees maintains that
many of the church burnings are
part of an explicit conspiracy.

In June 1995, two Black churches
in rural Greeleyville, S.C., were
destroyed by fire, and two white
men were jailed on arson charges.
Dees' center has filed a civil lawsuit

on behalf of one of the churches,
alleging that the men acted under
the direction of the Christian

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a

Klan splinter group. The suit seeks
compensatory damages for the de-
struction of church property and

punitive damages to "punish the
defendants for their intentional and
malicious acts and to deter others
from engaging in such acts." Dees’
group has been successful in the
civil prosecution of the Klan and
other hate groups. In 1987, the

Raleigh - State Representative
Milton F. "Toby" (D-Wilson) de-
mands a public apology from fellow
legislator State Senator Hugh

Webster (R- Yanceyville).
On Wednesday (Oct. 7th),
Senator Webster passed out bum

stickers that said, "Can't feed 'em -
Don't Breed ‘em", to members of
the press in the North
Carolina General Assembly media
room. The press conference in-
volved a selection of particular
counties in North Carolina to
institute welfare reform.

center won a $7 million verdict
against another KKK splinter
group, the United Klans of
America, for lynching a black man
in Alabama, and in 1990 the group
won a $12 million ruling against
the White Aryan Resistance in
connection with the murder of
black man in Oregon. In both
cases, the punitive damages effec-
tively put the groups out of
business. If any of the 30 other
white suspects held in connection
with recent church burnings are
linked to racist organizations, those
groups, too, will be vulnerable to
civil action.

The cloud of this tragedy may
have a few other silver linings as
well. Expressions of support in
words and dollars have poured into
aid organizations from a wide
variety of sources. The National
Council of Churches, which has led
the effort to focus national attention
on the church burnings, has estab-
lished a fund and mobilized support
to help the victimized congrega-
tions rebuild their churches. As

Upon discovering this Fitch re-
sponded by saying that,"poor peo-
ple are not animals and the best
thing that Webster could do was to
quickly make a public apology so
that we can get this thing behind
us."

Rep. Mary E. McAllister (D-
Fayetteville) wonder if Senator
Webster thinks he is the results of
breeding and that this remark was
an insult to women of all ethnic
groups. She further stated that,
"every group that lobbies for the
rights of women and children ought

news of the hay cata spread,
groups spanning the religious spec-
trum have offered their su and
assistance, some establishing funds
of their own. So moved was
Reed, executive director of
Christian Coalition, that he offered
"repentance" for the past racial sins
of white evangelical Christians and
called for a day of national racial
reconciliation. Reed pledged to
raise at least $1 million to help
rebuild African-American churches
that have been burned. "It is a
painful truth that the white evan-
gelical church was not only on the
sidelines but in many cases on the
wrong side of the most central
struggle for social justice in this
," he said during a meeting
with e black ministers and repre-
sentatives of the NAACP, the
Anti-Defamation League and other
groups called to marshal si
for the destroyed churches. "We
come bearing the burden of that
past, with broken hearts, a repen-
tant spirit and ready hands to ght
this senseless violence," Reed said.

to rebuke him."

Rep. Fitch concluded by saying,
that what bothers him the most was
that "Senator Webster felt comfort-
able enough to personally hand
such garbage out to the press."

Fitch felt that Senator Wilson
feels that mainstream media seems
to agree with his characterization
of poor oe Pik a in North Carolina.

itch also appealed to all
menbers of the ranks of profes-
sional journalism in North Carolina
to publicly condemn Webster's
behavior editorially and in opinion

The coalition dubbed July 14, 1996
"Racial Reconciliation Sunday" for
the 100,000 churches on the
group's mailing list, and he urged
member: to donate generously to

the rebuilding fund.

But the involvement of the
Christian Coalition, perhaps the
most powerful political force on the
religious right, has been greeted
with skepticism by others involved
in the rebuilding _ effort.
"Reconciliation requires sunning
much stronger than charity," said
the Reverend Joseph Lowery, direc-
tor of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference. "Charity
can be motivated by pity, but love
embraces justice." Lowery said the
root of the problem is racism, not
the burning of churches, "and the
Christian Coalition's right-wing

enda has contributed to the very
imate of negativism.” With his
gift for metaphor, Jesse Jackson
nicely summed up many activists’
view of the people like Ralph Reed,

Continues on Page 5

Black Legislators Demand Public Apology from State Senator Hugh Webster

briefs. Fitch addded that, "as long
as there are policy makers in
Raleigh like Senator Webster we
need to rally."

A Black Family Rally took place
concerning the plight of families,
women and children took place at
the Halifax Mall Complex near the
State Legislature On Saturday.

Rev. Jesse Jackson and other
national and Black state leaders

at the event. The North
Carolina Black Rally maintains a
bes at poi Ee — EN

 

Kinston Sailor Practice Stalwart Defense Aboard Warship

BY: JASON EMERSON

ABOARD THE USS BLUE
RIDGE (LCC 19) --- Each year,
America commits troops and
money to help the Republic of

South Korea defend its borders. —

The US Navy figures largely in
this defense strategy, as one
Kinston Sailor recently witnessed.

Petty Officer Ist Class Angelo T.
Jones, the 31-year old son of
Raymond and Letsey Jones, Sr. of
Kinston, helped practice a forceful
defense of the small nation during
a naval exercise.

The exercise, named Ulchi
Focus-Lens '98 (UFL '98), in-
volved the amphibious assault ship
USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19),
American and Korean troops, and
observes from other Pacific Rim
nations. In all, about 13,000 US

‘troops participated.

Working from the Blue Ridge,
Jones and other Sailors and
Marines used their war fighting
skills to counter a simulated attack
on the Republic of South Korea.
After seeing the impact of a strong
defense, Jones understands the
need for US ships to deploy around
the world.

"Navy ships deploy to maintain
stability and peace throughout the
entire world," Jones said.

Jones is a legal assistant who
assists Navy lawyers in offering
legal counsel to the ship's crew. He
is a member of the Seventh Fleet
Command, which deploys on the
Blue Ridge.

Multinational exercises like UFL
‘98 allow Sailors and Marines to
hone their skills in a real world
environment. These exercises also
allow military members to interact

with the navies of foreign nations.

  

This interaction promotes interna- .

tional goodwill.

During his Navy career, Jones
has received training on some of
the most advanced equipment in
the world. That is only one of the
benefits Jones has experienced
while serving.

"The most rewarding part of my
job is knowing that my presence
here make a difference to the world
and to the United States," said
Jones, a 13-year Veteran.

The ship that Jones deploys on is
an example of the sophistication of
technology in the Navy. Able to
transport up to 700 Combat-ready
Marines, the Blue Ridge relies on
modern radars and weapons to get
Close to an enemy's shore. During

Continues on Page 4

 

 

Angelo T. Jones
Petty Officer Ist Class

 

 

 

Black Publication Compiles Historic List of Americas Wealthiet Black Women

For the first time, a list of the 20
wealthiest African ., American
women has been compiled, and it
will appear in the October issue of
Essence azine, on newsstands
Sept. 22. The list--researched by
the editors of Essence Magazine
and Tony Chapelle of Securities
Pro-identifies women worth $10
million or more who are or have
been involved in running ongoing
businesses and institutions.
assets were held with a spouse, the
wane net worth was estimated

50% of the total.

e€ top three women mentioned
come from the entertainment indus-
try. The list, however, does not
include women whose wealth
comes solely from ing or
sports; they must run an
Oprah Winey, ied tun

in -show host an

chair of Harpo Productions, leads

Cosby, Camille, whose net worth is
an estimated $170 million. This
figure includes almost half of the
estimated Cosby fortune of $ 325
million, as well as income gener-
ated by Camille's production com-
pany, C&J Productions.

The list is part of a special
investigate report in Essence's
October issue entitled "Building
Black Wealth." In compiling our
investigative report highlighting
the role of African-American
women in building wealth, we felt
that this was a list that demanded
to be created," said the editor of
this special section, Susan
McHenry. "We at Essence think it's
important to bring this unique
group of women to the attention of
America, because of all they have
accomplished. "Articles in the in-
vestigative report include "Banking
on Us," which affdresses the state of

sections: old money, founders, new
heirs, entertainment _ business,

wives in partnership and newly
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and the right of party members to
select their choice of candidate for
public office. While my motion was
denied, I believe the issues raised
have strong ramifications for the
in dent political movement,

for Black America and for the
future of the democratic process.

In short, my case illuminates the
following situation. A person
decides they're not happy with the
political options of the major
parties. They chose to become a
member of a minor party. Should
someone try to prevent them from
doing so, the courts will vigorously
uphold their right to belong to a
minor party. However, once that
individual is in an independent
party and they act to guarantee that
right. The court's position is this---
you have the right to choose to be a
minority, but once you've made that
choice, we have no obligation to
grant you equal protection under
the law. + the leval dary

One aspect of the legal quan
of this case is embodied in courts’
reliance on precedents in delivering
their rulings. But in a social and
political experiment that is
America, we have come to many
crossroads and frontiers. The fact
that record numbers of Americans
are exercising their voting rights
outside the two-party framework is
one of them. It has created new
political circumstances in the coun-
try that raise new sets of legal
issues that the courts will ulti-
mately have to address.

In this way, minor parties and
more broadly, the independent

juncture. We need the Court to step
in and say that whatever political
affiliation people choose, they will
enjoy equal protection under the
law and not be placed ...de facto in
an inferior position. We need the
Court to strike down what has
become a “natural” understanding
of our democracy--that American is
"naturally" a two-party country. It
is not, but it does have a political
system dominated by two parties
which leave the majority of
Americans disenfranchised.

What are the political implica-
tions of this strategy? Blacks and
Latinos have a critical and cutting
edge role to play in the next phase
of independent politics. It turns out
that the combining of political and
legal claims that raise both First
Amendment (right to freedom of
association) and Fourteenth
Amend-ment claims (right to equal
protection) captures the essence of
the "second class" status of the
independent voter. Given that the
right to equal protection has been
most successfully established in
civil rights claims, the presence
and activity of Blacks and Latinos
in third parties--like in the Reform
Party for example--provides a criti-
cal handle for asserting these
claims.

The néw minority in American
politics is the independent. And
independents of all races and
ethnicity's working hand in hand
can force open the door to greater
democracy by building off of the
tradition of civil rights movement
to renovate and innovate our
democracy. In the process, Black
America stands to reposition itself
as part of a broad reform-oriented
coalition of Americans who are
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention finally said what many
Blacks have said all along. Young
whites use far more illicit drugs
and alcohol than Blacks. And that
includes crack cocaine which much
of the media, many politicians, and
law enforcement officials have
bamboozled the public into believ-
ing is almost exclusively used by
Blacks.

A spate of recent articles in
magazine and major newspapers
were filled with indignation about
the "new drug plague". Their pages
were crammed with pictures of
young Whites snorting, mainlining,
and popping drugs, yet they made
almost no mention of arrests,
prosecution, and tough prison sen-
tences for White middle-class ad-
dicts. Instead there was much talk
of compassion, hand-wringing
sympathy, prayer sessions, expen-
sive psychiatric counseling, treat-
ment and rehab programs, private
treatment centers, and drug diver-
sion programs.

Yet, according to the Sentencing
Project, a criminal reform grou
that racks prison growth, while
Blacks make up 13 percent of the
drug users, they comprise 35
percent of drug arrests, 55 percent
of convictions, and more than 70
percent of convictions, and more
those sentenced to prison for
possession and sale (mostly small
amounts of crack cocaine) with stiff
reread sentences of 10 years to

ife.

Between 1986 and 1992, the
number of Blacks in state prison on

charges more than quadru-
pled. Despite a Mt. Everest size
stack of documents, studies, re-
pore and news features that prove
oe ees
a@ massive and deep ity in
how Blacks (crack cocetne) “and
White ed cocaine) are be-
ing sentenced by the Feds, the
— roar law has
enge. This
should be pt than meee to
confirm America's worst kept se-
cret, that the war on drugs is still a
war on African Americans.

Scapegoating
America’s drug problem began in
the 1980s. The conservative assault
on job, income,and social service
programs, a crumbling educational

 

    
   

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Just recently the National
Association of Black Owned
Broadcasters met — in
Washington, DC. The National
Association of Black Owned
Broadcasters - NABOB 4s it
is known was organized in
1976 as a response to the
abysmal under representation
of Black Americans in the
communications industry.
Since its inception , NABOB
has grown into a major trade

   

dio stations and 31 commer-
cial television stations around

the country.

Additionally, NABOB
counts among its associates
membership; law firms, station
brokers, national rep firms,
financial institutions and a va-
riety of other organizations
involved in broadcasting, ca-

interests of more then 178
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system and corporate shrinkage
dumped more Blacks on the street
with nowhere to go. Some chose
guns, gangs, crime and drugs.
Clinton and the Republicans have
brought more social misery with
even bigger cuts in welfare, social
services, and skills training pro-
grams. This dumped not only more
young Black males but also Black
females on the fastest growing
number of those being jailed with
most of the rise due to arrest and

. conviction for drug use and posses-
sion.

The consequences of the nation's
blatantly discriminatory drug war
and misguided drug policies have
been disastrous on Black communi-
ties. The constitutional guarantees
of due process and privacy have
been replaced by frenzied drug
sweeps, random vehicle checks,
illegal searches and seizures, evic-
tions from housing projects and
apartments. It has made many
young Black males unemployable,
increased gang violence, and fam-
ily instability.

While federal and state officials,
and that includes Clinton and Drug
Czar
talk of treatment and rehabilitation,
squander billions of dollars locking
up a generation of young Blacks,
drugs still flood the ghettos, barrios
and, as the media now admits, the
suburbs too. °

But police, public officials, and
much of the media, are in a deep
quandary. They have done such a
masterful job of creating the fric-
tion that the drug problem exclu-
sively of the inner cities that it is
now virtually impossible to sell the
majority of White Americans on
the notion that a massive increase
in funds for drug prevention, job
and skills, training s in the
best way to solve the plague.
It's much easier for politicians to
ba the drug fea grab head-
ines, votes, an about the
moral decay of our cities.

The Center's report on higher

drug use among young Whites than

Blacks won't send law enforcement
scurrying to launch raids on subur-

homes, or $ through
suburban neighborhoods, But it's
still ek 2 einall o Srveoment
agency ly it that the drug
problem is not a Black problem but
an American one.

  

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(FULANI) parties and put it
where it belongs--in the hands of
the people.

Lenora B. Fulani twice ran for
President of the US as an independ-
ent, making history in 1988 when
she became the first woman and
African American to get on the

ballot in all fifty states. Dr. Fulani
is currently leading activist in the
Reform Party and chairs the
Committee for a Unified
Independent Party. She can be
reached at 800-288-3201 or at
http://www. Fulani.org.

 

 

 

 
    
    

As the voice of the Black
broadcast industry, NABOB

the opportunities for success
for Black and all other minor-

ity owners.

The following pictorial was
submitted by Broadcaster -
Publisher Jim Rouse who at-
tended the event, and focuses
photographically some of the
events hi-lighting NABOB an-
nual conference.

NABOB national headquar-
ters is located in Washington,
DC. Their web address is

 

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Despite numerous political and
economic gains, overall empower-
ment has proven rem: elu-
sive for the majority of Black
Americans. Perhaps, as Manning

Marable asserts in Reform
and Rebellion, fault lice partially
with the failure of Black

Leadership to raise "fundamental
questions concerning _ ideology,
politics, and the future of African-
American consciousness and iden-
tity." On the other hand, a leader's
agenda is directly related to the

ee of civic education and
political sophistication of constitu-
ents. Only through the support of
an informed and enlightened Black
citizenry can Black leaders raise
substantive questions about the real
issues that structure policy debate,
determine the allocation of eco-

nomic and social resources, and

affect the thinking of constituents
and policymakers. Demanding an-
swers to those questions enable the
creation of a diversified but collec-
tive strategy for obtaining Black
empowerment.

_ Years ago I entered the discipline
of political science with an empha-
sis on American politics deter-
mined to arm myself and others,
particularly but not exclusively
minorities, with a level of political
knowledge appropriate to spark
engaged discussions on American
economic, social, and cultural pri-
orities. For me then and now, the

prog crisis facing Black and
ino America was the lack of
critical detail paid to the policy
daly tee. Fort peien gee pie

y lives. Prices, gas prices,
childcare. provision, wok at and
community development initiatives,
crime prevention, and fiscal and
monetary approached to managing
the economy are just a few. .

Understanding the varied inter-
ests influencing the policy process
however requires deeper inspection
than "checks and balances," "sepa-
ration of powers," or memorization
of the Brown rulings. It also takes a
willingness to interrogate the moti-
vations of Congress, and the execu-
tive and judicial branches to further
specific economic, political, social,
and cultural goals at particular
times using certain policies. An
interrogation guided by this frame-
work moves one away from claim-
ing that policies result from simple
racism, "liberal", or "conservative"
politics, and uncontrollable abuses
of government power.

Given the current turbulent po-
litical times with Congress fastly
approaching impeachment proceed-
ing for President Clinton, and the
balance of political power resting
on the upcoming 1998 congres-
sional and 2000 presidential elec-
tions, clearly now is a time for
political sophistication--Black and
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courses in American
national
tics, and yes, a course on

tial politics during this "moment in

time." If truly America is facing its

eatest challenge since the Cold

ar, a political science class
should be the place wherein the
pulse of this challenge is tapped
daily. Indeed this “moment "
should not be missed by reducing
the current presidential crisis to
mere sexual activity or dismissed as
unimportant to one's daily life (save
interruptions of the sporting events,
Soap operas, cartoons, or must-see-
television). Nor should we ignore
exploring the future implications of
differences in public opinion polls
concerning job approval and citi-
zens concern with moral character,
or the touting of Black leaders
(religious and secular-one even
previously and publicly scorned) to
rally around the President and
remind US of his legislative or
employment record. An explora-
tion of these implications not only
makes a political science course
practical, but also produces a more

nt, Black poli-
governmen poli-

economic marginality, violence,
poverty, recialized police, limited

educational opportunities, and
spiritual doubt. These le are
perhaps not blessed or lucky like
those affiliated with ECU, NCCU,
UNC-CH or the Howards, A&T's,
Spelmans, and St. Augustines of
America.

Undoubtedly, the political sophis-
tication that WE collectively culti-
vate in the current and next
generation of voters will determine
whether overall empowerment for
Black America continues to remain
elusive.

Indeed, political science can be
used through out a lifetime, and
political sophistication can improve

 

 

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and actress, "Sister" Debbie Bell (shown on the left) who performs with
Singing star Chubby Checker (shown on the right) while performing at
the American Music Festival in Virginia Beach Also pictured with
Reggie is his other cousin "Brother" John L. Sanders (rear) who also
attended the Chubby Checker performance. Brother Price can be heard
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Mrs, Mary Taft, a retiree mem-

' ber from East Carolina's District

65, attended the 1998 State

' Employees Association of North
‘ Carolina (SEANC) recently, which

was held in Greensboro, North

‘ Carolina.

Reverent sympathy is expressed
to the Godette, the Annie Laura
Tyson, and the Mary Daniels
families.

James and Mildred Williams
visited their children in New York

- and Washington, D.C., recently.

Rayfield and Willie Payton's

' wives are recuperating at home
after being hospitalized at Pitt

Memorial Hospital.

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morning from 10:00 o'clock to
11:30 A.M. Guest speakers are
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nutrition, foot problems, heart,
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CHILDHOOD INFLUENCE
Parents make the biggest impact
on their child's values)
Here are some suggestions to
help our children in school:
Examine our family's priorities.
We need to put our children at the
top of the list and make our lives
less hectic, Some changes in the
ways families use their time should
concern us.

are invited -

unrealistic world where people
have everything imaginable. They

et depressed when they cannot

ave all of those things, and they
feel like failures. One doctor chal-
lenges families to turn off the
television sets completely for one
week with the assurance that we
will get to know each other better
during that week. He further
recommended limiting television
viewing on hour a day and choos-
ing what our children watch.

One priority that we need to
include is time to read to our
children every day and to let
children see us read. Children
mirror their parents’ behavior. If
they see read, they will read also.

All families need a spiritual base
on which we build our values and
set our family priorities. Through
this foundation, we all have a
purpose and meaning in life.

Setting aside time for homework
is another priority which helps your
child in school--15 minutes of
reading and 15 minutes of other
homework for young children every

night.

life and our families’ quality of life.

" Children need strength to lean
on, a shoulder to cry on and an
example to learn from"

THE CHURCH

The church is the only institu-
tions today that we, as Blacks, are
in control of. Today's church is
solely a spiritual dimension.
(Sunday School, Church, bible
study, Prayer meetings) the church
has a tremendous responsibility -
mentally, socially, recreationally,
spiritually,and morally. I see the
church's ministry as a multi-faceted
ministry - You'd do a survey of the
needs of this church or any church
in this locale, you'd find perhaps
some of these needs;
1. Consumer education/proper im-
proper use of credit cards.
2. Drug and alcohol counseling.
3. Weight control
4, Tutorial programs
5. Opportunities for our youngsters
improving their public speaking
skills, leadership skills.

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Washington, D.C.- - A determine

looking mule called Struggle
munched on the grass at Lafayette
Park across from the White House
as about 100 Black farmers and
their supporters held a prayer vigil
there. "We are here to protest the
way in which the USDA (U.S.
artment of Agriculture) treats
folks," said Alvin O'Neal, a Black
farmer from Somerville, Tenn.
Held Sept. 10, the vigil attracted
Black farmers from as far away as
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee,
Texas, and Mississippi. Though

_ they came, many could not afford to

make the trip. It is the seventh time
the group has come to Washington.
Gary Grant, head of the Black
Farmers and  Agriculturists
Association, one of the central
leaders of the Black farmers,
cautioned the Clinton administra-
tion about the determination of the
group. "Tell Dan Glickman, Bill
Clinton, and Al Gore; don't be
taking us for granted. Take the
message to Capitol Hill," he said.
The Rev. Joseph Lowery, long-
time civil rights leader and chair of
the Coordinating Council of Black
Farm Groups- - led the vigil.
"They can't say Black and billion in
the same breath," he told the
crowd, referring to the USDA's

_ disbelief at the size of the farmer's

suit.
Among the others who pledged
their support was Richard Womack,

director of the Department of Civil
Rights, AFL-CIO. "We are going to
do more than just give moral
support," he said, pledging the
organization's financial backing.

Bill Christian, head of the pre-
dominately White National Farmer
Coalition also voiced his organiza-
tion's support. "We seek justice. We
should not go away until we have
justice," he said.

C. T. Vivian, a civil rights leader
who worked with the late Martin
Luther King, Jr., roused the crowd
in a sermon- like presentation, "We
are going to be here the next year
and the next year, until they restore
what they should to the Black
farmers."

Other speakers included activist
Dick Gregory, Ralph Page of the
Federation 0 Southern
Cooperatives, Wade Henderson,
head of the leadership conference
on Civil Rights, Dr. Yvonne
Scruggs- Leftwich, executive direc-
tor of the Black Leadership Forum
and Dennis Rogers, the leader of
the Atlanta-based Million Youth
Movement March.

Washington D.C. Mayor Marion
Barry also declared Sept. 10 Black
Farmers’ Day in the nation's capi-
tal.

Black farmers have filed two
major lawsuits against the U.S.
Department of Agriculture for dis-
criminatory practices. Denied loans
and access to technical assistance,

 

 

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with the 1.24 percent annualized
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many farmers have lost their land.
The first suit for $2 billion, Pigford
v. Glickman, was filed July 9, 1997
and the second for $500 million,
Brewington et al v. Glickman, on
July 8, 1998.

Meanwhile, Grant said, "We

believe there are over 2,500 poten- -

tial plaintiffs who could sign onto
the law suit with the removal of the
statute of limitations imposed by
the racist U.S. Department of
Justice."

The lead attorney for the farmers,
Alexander J. Piers, told participants
that a trial date has been set for
February 1, 1999. Next month the
group will hold a mock trial in
preparation for the court date, he
said.

 

 

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deploy from the ship from com-
bat

It takes nearly 800 officers and
Sailors to operate the Blue Ridge.
Each member of this crew has
highly specialized knowledge in
his or her field. This knowledge
enables the Blue Ridge, which in
many ways resembles a floating
city, to traverse most waterways
on the planet.

Jones returned to his home port
of Yokosuka, Japan in early
September. The Blue Ridge,
which is also stationed in
Yokosuka, is scheduled to un-
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cock and everyone of your mem-

THE BEST ADVICE FROM

Yogi Berra, the. er New
York Yankee great, demonstrated
the linguistic stylings that have
earned him eight entries in
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
when he addressed graduates at
Montclair State University. He had
been given an honorary doctorate.
His advice included:
** " First, never give up, because it
ain't over 'til it's over."
** "Second, in the years ahead,
when you come to the fork in the
road, take it."
** "Third, don't always follow the
crowd. Nobody goes there anymore. '
It's too crowded."
** "Fourth, stay alert. You can
observe a lot by watching."
** "Fifth, and last, remember that
whatever you do in your life, 90%
of it is half mental.
We'll just add: "When you come to
the new year, take it. "And our best
wishes for a happy one.

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numbers of references.

NATURAL DRAIN CLEANERS

Keep your kitchen and bathroom
drains running freely. Pour one-half
cup of baking soda in the drain and
add a cup of vinegar. Let it sit five
minutes (it will foam up), then pour
in two cups of boiling water.

Here is another recipe for a
noncorrosive drain cleaner. Mix
one cup baking soda, one cup table
salt and one-quarter cup cream of
tartar. That makes 2 1/2 cups of
cleaner. To use it, pour one-fourth
cup of it into a drain, and
immediately add one cup of boiling
water. Wait 10 seconds, then flush
with cold water for at least 20

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level Bible school courses, and in churches both in
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** To stimulating church through home visitation.

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located on 600 North Edge Road

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cist violence. "There have been
attacks on Black churches ever
since there have been Black
churches in this country," notes C.
Eric Lincoln, professor emeritus of
religion at Duke University and
author: of the 1996 book, Coming
Through The Fire: Surviving
Race and Place in America.

Since African Americans were
allowed few opportunities to exer-
cise autonomy and to affirm their
culture, Black churches became
centers for activities that were both
sacred and secular. Because of their
mobilizing and ennobling func-
tions, these churches antagonized
many whites.

The first recorded torching of a
Black church occurred in South
Carolina in 1822, Lincoln writes.
In 1829, white mobs _ torched
churches in Cincinnati's African-
American ward, and Philadelphia's
churches became constant of dis-
gruntled whites during the mid-
1800s. In their campaign to terror-
ize blacks into submission to white
rule after the Civil War, the Ku
Klux Klan habitually targeted
Black churches. Only during the
civil rights era, when the nation
recoiled at the 1963 bombing of the
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in

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white supremacists were striking at
the very heart of the movement for
racial equality.

The burning of a Black church
has always been much more than a
question of destroying its prea
value; only at the level of symbol
can we understand its significance.

"This is about more than just bricks
and mortar," explains Ron Daniels,
executive director of the New
York-based Center for
Constitutional Rights, an organiza-
tion enlisted by the National
Council of Churches to serve as
part of its Emergency Response
Team. The council called this group
of organizers together to help
mobilize support for the affected
congregations, to monitor official
investigations of the fires and to
help catch the culprits. "We are
vigorously pushing the issue of
prosecution," says Daniels. "The
issue is not just rebuilding the
churches but also social justice, and
we intend to ensure that justice
prevails." Daniels says his group is
considering adopting Dees’ civil
litigation strategy in cases in
several Southern states.

Daniels echoes others who blame
a social climate rife with race-
baiting for the upsurge in racist
terrorism. "The black community--
through the myths of welfare,
affirmative action and crime--has
become the scapegoat for the
ressures and dislocations that are

ing felt in the larger United
States economy. We have a bunch
of angry white males who are being
told to look for answers in white
supremacy and domestic terrorism.
We must confront that."

President Bill Clinton has force-
fully denounced the church burn-

was," says Daniels. Simil
investigation of the bombing ro
Oklahoma City yielded two sus-
pects within . "Why haven't
a eed inves
wi e chur i
Daniels asks.

Federal authorities ought to clas-
sify the church burnings as sus-
pected domestic terrorist incidents,
argues Tyrone Powers, a former
FBI agent who has followed the
church burnings closely. "The at-
torney general's guidelines for ter-
rorism are ‘the unlawful use of

force or violence, committed by a

group or groups of two or more
individuals, against persons or
property to intimidate or coerce a
government, the civilian popula-
tion, or any segment thereof in
furtherance of political or social
objectives."

But Powers, the author of Eyes to
My Soul: The Rise or Decline of a
Black FBI Agent, a memoir of his
nine years in an agency he charac-
terizes as pervasively racist, detects
familiar political motives in this
foot-dragging. If word got around
during the 1996 Summer Olympics
that the same kind of racist
terrorism that characterized the Old
South was still at large, he main-
tains, Atlanta's international repu-
tation as the center of the "New
South" would be seriously tar-
nished. Clinton has been talking
tough about "hunting terrorism
down wherever it is," Powers says,

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Taking Care of Your Finances

by Robert Williams

Investment planning can be a
very intimidating process for vari-
ous reasons. Some of those reasons
are that it forces us to deal with our
mortality if we are doing estate
planning, or to deal with the
numerous calculations if we are
doing retirement planning. It may
give us the unpleasant reality that
we are not making enough money
to finance our future or those of our
children. Whichever the reason,
many times we tend to turn a blind
eye to the need to do it. I've read
that a majority of people spend
more time planning a two-week
vacation than time planning their
financial future. Planning a vaca-
tion is a pleasant task because we
all enjoy the aspect of traveling and
visiting new places but planning for
our future is not always that
pleasant because of the unpleasant
it may bring. Although unpleasant,
its no excuse for not doing it. We
must all have a vision of where we
are going. The book of Proverbs
(30:18) tells us, "Where there is no
vision, the people perish." Without
a vision, you wander aimlessly
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changing directions when the
winds of chance and circumstance
causes us to change.

Countless people wander. through
life battling the effects of poor
finances rather than battling its
source. (Read Ephesians 6:12)
Picture from a lovely home with
expensive furnishings with no roof
on it. A heavy rain comes and
floods the entire house and most
everything is ruined. It takes days
to remove all the soiled and
damaged furnishings, draperies and
flooring. When the restorations are
complete, another storm comes and
destroys all the interior restora-
tions. If this occurs again and
again, it's only a matter of time
before the rain destroys everything
and with every down pour the
owner's strength and resources are
depleted. Discouraged, he eventu-
ally stops his work and settles for
what he believes is his lot in life.

I know this sound absurd and you
are probably thinking why doesn't
this person put a roof on the house
and be done with it. What a silly
person. However, this scenario
describes how many of us deal with
finances and other aspects of our
lives. We constantly do the same
thing over and over and expect
different results instead of realizing
that if we want different results, we
must in turn do something differ-
ent.

This financial column will give
you strategies that will enable you
to put a roof on your financial
house and, once the roof is in place,
it will assist in preventing the rains
of misfortune and the storms of life
from penetrating and ruining the
interior of your finances.

Establishing personal goals is at
the heart of the planning process
because it defines what you want to
accomplish. Goals such as "to be
successful" or "to live the good life”
will not produce efficient results
because they aren't specific.
Financial goals should be auanti-

fied in dollar amounts and time
frames. Because you will have a
variety of goals that you want to
accomplish (purchase home, car,
travel, college, etc.), the goals
should be ranked in order of
importance. This will establish the
order in which to start your plan.
There are numerous methods avail-
able that can assist during this goal
setting process. -

Goals provide a vision on where
you are going in life and it makes
decision-making easier because
anything that does not assist in
accomplishing your goals is a
hindrance to your achieving them
and therefore must be "cut loose or
severed". That's the definition of
decision, which means to cutoff
other alternatives. Therefore goals
are very essential to any achieve-
ment. It provides the commitment,
spark, power and drive needed to
bring our dreams to reality. We
must always remember that the

tragedy in life is not in not reaching .

your goals but it is in not having
any goals to reach for.

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays once said,
"He who starts behind in the race of
life must forever remain behind or
run faster than the man in front.” I
say it's time to put on your running
shoes and join this race to spiritual,
personal and financial prosperity.

Seek out and consult a competent
financial advisor to assist in estab-
lishing your financial goals and
join us in the next issue when we
have further discussion on "Goals:
how to identify and implement
them."

This article was written by Robert
Williams. Robert is president of
Williams' marketing, and is a
licensed insurance agent, as well as
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3.3 million poor represented a

in the poverty rate of more than
2%, to 27.1 %. declin

: These groups’ declines in

were primarily ible fer
household income rising and pov-
prty rates falling for all Americans
for a third consecutive year.

: In 1997 13.3% of Americans,
nearly 36 million people, lived in
poverty, down from 13.7% in 1996,
focording to the federal agency. A
family of four was considered poor
it its annual income was $ 16,400
or less; for a family of three, the
poverty threshold was $ 12,802.

+ Conversely, household income--
again, driven by improvements in
economic status among blacks and
Hispanics-rose slightly.

- The median household income
for all Americans--the number of
households above the median is the
same is the same as the number
below it--rose 1.9% to $ 37,005.
That increase was nearly twice the
rate of inflation and equaled the
historical high water mark it had
reached in 1989 before the econ-
omy endured a recession.

The median income of black
households grew by 4.3% last year
to $25,050. Since 1993, it's
increased by 15% or $3,354, after
adjusting for inflation.

For Hispanic-American house-
holds the median income rose 4.5%
last year to $ 26,628; since 1993 it's
increased by 4.8%.

President Clinton said the good
news proved that his economic-
policy approach has been the right
one.

"Our growing economy is giving
more and more families a chance to
work their way out of poverty.
After six years, it can't be an
accident anymore."

The President's entitled to a little
boasting. He did lobby hard and
successfully for increases in the
minimum wage, which took effect
in 1996 and 1997. Those increases
have made a difference: they
protected the earnings of wage
earners at the bottom of the wage
ladder by keeping pace with infla-
tion.

So, too, has the Earned Income
Tax Credit for low-income workers,
which he also vigorously champi-
oned.

Those three measures likely had
a great deal to do with the median
income for single-woman headed
households increasing by 4.4%
éven as many single mothers left
the welfare rolls. The gains were
largest for Hispanic and Black
women.

: These statistics mean that there
were a lot more dollars circulating
in the communities where these
women live--enough money for
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Baltimore, the largest city in
Maryland, covers 85 square
‘miles.

of those at the bottom of the wage
ladder.

Yes, this proves that a strong
economy with low unemployment
(now at 4.5%) and inflation is the
best antipoverty program one can
devise.

And it undermines that persistent
racist myth that poor black and
Hispanic workers either can't com-
pete or aren't interested in compet-
ing.

But it also underscores that -
because a rising tide alone doesn't
necessarily lift all —_boats--
progressive policies do matter.
Progressive economic and social
policies can make a rising tide lift
all the boats; they can expand
social and economic opportunity to

The
President Bill Clinton and Monica
Lewinsky was sinful, wrong and

relationship _ between

private. But the decision by
Kenneth Starr and his Republican
allies in Congress to release the
testimony was a sinful act of public
persecution.

By not, we know that President
Clinton wished to keep the details
of the "inappropriate behavior"
with Miss Lewinsky private. He no
doubt wanted to spare both his
family and the country of the
embarrassment associated with that
conduct. The explicit details about
the relationship should have only
been viewed by the people in-
volved, the grand jury and the
Judiciary Committee. Instead, the
overzealous Starr, Newt Gingrich,
Trent Lott and Henry Hyde un-
leashed the private documents and
videotaped grant jury testimony on
the Internet and on television for
the world to see. This was their way
of embarrassing the President. But
what they did was wrong and
unnecessary and it undercuts our
due process.

Historically, the grand jury proc-
ess has been private. But the
Judiciary Committee didn't vote to
cross-examine the information.
They voted to release it to the
media. It is Kenneth Starr and his
allies in Congress who turned
secret grand jury proceedings into
the stuff of daily headlines and best

seller lists. Meanwhile, the judicial

process has not occurred. The
President is going through a media
process, not due process. And in
their zeal for the overkill, they have
robbed millions of youth of their

all of America's citizens.
We need to keep that in mind as
we go forward from here for two

reasons.
One is that we can't let ourselves

be forced into inaction by the

seeming deluge of bad economic
news from Asia, Latin America,
Russia, and right here in the US
which has jolted the American
stock market, caused some major
companies to announce a new
round of layoffs, and perceptibly
heightened the national economic
anxiety.

Despite the worries at the top of
the economic ladder, we can't
ignore those pockets of poverty that
still exist-in Appalachia as well as
inner-city ghettos and barrios. Nor
that the gap between the wealthiest
and the poorest Americans has not
changed. Nor that children re-
mained the est of Americans,
with one in five living in poverty.

Now, more than ever, we must
not relax our efforts to use progres-
sive policies to produce more
economic good news. Progressive
policies do matter.

 

 

 

innocence. Now, the credibility of
the judicial process and committee
is under attack. Their actions have
weakened the system of justice by
opening the door for others to
challenge judicial process.

How can they reprimand or
condemn the manufacturers of
pornographic material when they
have readily made explicit material
available to all households? The
impact on witnesses could be
exposed. Instead of participating in
the process, they might choose to
avoid it.

It is Kenneth Starr and his allies
in Congress who seem intent on
undermining the due process of law
in their quest to topple the presi-
dent. And while some public
decision of sexual conduct was
inevitable in this matter, it is Starr,
his allies in Congress and their
enables in the media who, having
lost all perspective, have become
the purveyors of what can best be
labeled pornographic material.
Someone must stand up for our
children. It is becoming abundantly
clear that Republicans in Congress
and, specifically, on the Judiciary
Committee no longer possess the
moral authority or necessary judg-
ment to pursue this inquiry in good
faith.

The greater offense against soci-
ety lies in the conduct of those who
wish to hound President Clinton
from office. It is clear that the
President should not be impeached,
and he should not resign. He
should work with diligence and
dignity for himself and his family
to restore due process to all
Americans.

 

 

 

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but now that the world was coming
to Atlanta “he’s been hoisted on his
own petard." es

When Clinton flew to South
Carolina in early June 1995 to visit
the ruins of the Mount Zion AME

Church in Greeleyville, S.C.,
Republican National Committee
chairman Haley Barbour called the
visit "shameless, transparent poli-
tics." House Majority Leader Dick
Armey joined in the criticism, and
even Republican presidential con-
tender Bob Dole accused Clinton of
politicizing the burnings. The
Congressional Black Caucus has
mildly praised Clinton's efforts to
address the burnings--but only by
way of countering Republican
charges that the president has
exploited his visits to torched
churches for political mileage. "We
think the president was right to
take the bully pulpit, to take the
high ground on this issue," said
Rep. Ron Dellums (D-CA)). Polls
also indicated that Clinton's action
was politically popular.

By contrast, the Republican

‘© Black Churches

Party's reticent reaction to the

burnings tly has hurt its
image. Speaking at an lowa cam-
paign fundraiser, former Housin
etary Jack Kemp warned GO

leaders that their harsh criticism of
the president made them look to the
public like "a bunch of py old
men," adding cryptically, "I want
the Republican Party to come
across more like Ronald Reagan
that Pat Buchanan." In other
words, Kemp urges the GOP to
disguise its racist impulses in the
puerile evocations of a mythic
America that kept Reagan popular.
He's not calling for a public
repudiation of the race-baiting
tactics that promote racial attacks
because the GOP owes its present
prominence in the South to those
very tactics. It's unlikely the arty
would surrender its tactical advan-
tage just for the sake of smoother
race relations. In fact, racial ten-
sions are good for the GOP.

Now that these burnings have
awakened even the long slumber-
ing conscience of the white

Christian right, a slender opportu-
nity may opening for more
serious attempts at racial recon-
ciliation. Of course, Ralph Reed's
expression of contrition might sim-
ply be an immediate reaction to the
sacrilege of flaming churches. But
Reed's strong condemnation of
racial animosity may be helpful in
tempering the GOP's divisive racial
rhetoric and discrediting social
policies that are much more de-
structive to the African-American
community than the fires.

Dees doesn't think the fires will
stop until large enough rewards are
offered to persuade people with
information to contact authorities.
Thus, as a practical matter, he
recently urged governors of nine
Southern states to establish sub-
stantial reward funds--a minimum
$100,000 in each church arson.
And although such practical solu-
tions do little to attack the underly-
ing problem of racism, they'll have
to do until the nation is ready to

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determine the cause of death con-
tinues, and there was no estimate
when all the tests would be
completed, a sheriffs spokesman
said this week. Griffith Joyner,
38, died at her Mission Viejo home.
A family friend attributed the death
to aheart- related problem. Griffith
Joyner's husband, Al Joyner, the
1984 Olympic triple jump cham-
pion, called paramedics after find-
ing her "unresponsive and not
breathing."

DIAHANN CARROLL...
Diahann's in, Gladys out Gladys
Knight is out of the soon- to- start
Takin' Chances- - and Diahann
Carroll is in. "Gladys signed to do
a book tour (she has an autobiogra-
phy upcoming from Hperion),"
reports Marc Cayce, who wrote the
screenplay and makes his directo-
rial debut with the indie film being
produced by Steve Stabler (Dumb
and Dumber). "We were going to
try to work around her schedule
and shoot her in the first few days,
but the role kept getting bigger and
bigger."

“EVANDER HOLYFIELD.....

Champ admits infidelity Several
days after retaining his IBF and
WBA heavyweight titles and only
one week after his second wife gave
birth to their first child, Evander
Holyfield admitted that he has
fathered two children out of wed-
lock in the past year with previous
girlfriends. Holyfield now has

nine children, the newborn Elijah
Jedidiah to his wife, Janice; three
with his first wife, Paulette, from
whom he has been divorced since
1991; and five others born out of
wedlock to four women. Holyfield
made the admission in an interview
published in The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution.

MICHEAL JORDAN...
relives the moment he lost respect
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choice for many people. In observance of Pub/iiiimmgral Gas Week, we'd like to
answer some of your more frequent questions regarding gas services.

Q. How do! apply for Natural Gas service?
If you're a residential customer and you're interested in having natural gas service, your first step is to call 551-1488
to find out if natural gas is available in your area. If it is, and you'd like to receive our service, your next step is to fill
out an application with Customer Service in our Main Office, 200 West Fifth Street.

Once your application is complete, a Customer Service Representative will assist you in setting up an appointment
at your house with a Gas Service worker. Normally, the appointment will be scheduled within two days of the time
you filled out your application.

Q. When | apply for Natural Gas, do | pay a fee?
Yes. A summary of fees is as follows:

* To install a residential service with 100 feet of gas line (beginning at the property line), the fee will be
$75.00. For any line over 100 feet, there will be an additional fee of $2.00 per foot for gas lines less than 1”
in diameter, and $3.00 per foot for gas lines over 1.25” or greater.

* In addition to the installation fee, there is a $30.00 fee to set the meter and turn on the gas. If the $30.00
fee is paid at the time you apply for service, the meter will be installed at the same time your service lines
are being installed.

If at your request, Greenville Utilities’ Gas Service worker lights your pilot light when they are in the process
of turning on the gas, there is a $5.00 charge for that service. (Greenville Utilities does not relight pilot lights
unless there is a meter changeout, or if routine maintenance has been performed on meter equipment or
gas lines.

Q. Does Greenville Utilities install gas appliances?
No. Greenville Utilities does not install gas appliances. We do recommend that you contact a licensed contractor
who is qualified to work on gas equipment. Check your Yellow Pages for listings. Your contractor can help you deter-
mine whether you need a two-pound or ounce metering system. Greenville Utilities will need that information
when you apply for service.

Q. Will Greenville Utilities locate my gas meter where | want it?
Your new natural gas meter must be located within three feet of the back corner of your house. The meter cannot
be installed in any of the following locations:
* Inside fenced areas or areas not accessible to Greenville Utilities employees
* Anywhere the meter would be subject to damage
* Adjacent to carports
+ Within three feet of openings in buildings—including crawl spaces, windows and doors
« Within three feet of any ignition source—including electrical connections, electrical meters and furnaces
* Where vehicles may travel or park

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of Greenville, contact the City’s Building Inspection Office at 830-4466. If you live in the County, contact the Pitt
County Inspection Office at 830-6352.

Q. What are Greenville Utilities’ Natural Gas rates?
For year-round, residential natural gas customers, there is a Basic Facilities Charge of $5.00/month. Customers who
use natural gas for heating pay a Basic Facilities Charge of $8.00/month during the winter and $5.00/month during

the summer.

In addition, all natural gas customers pay a commodity charge based on how much natural gas they use. These
rates are based on the price per hundred cubic feet (ccf). Complete rate schedules are available through the
Customer Service Office at our Main Office.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Community Christian Daycare announces the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. The same meals will be available at no separate charge
to enrolled participants at the center(s) below, and will be provided without regard to race, color,
national origin, sex, age or disability. any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated
against should write immediately to: Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, 3101 Park

enter Drive, Alexandria, Va 22302

Little Willie Center Youth Organization
807 West 5th Street
Greenville, N.C
Ua via HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND INCOME STANDARDS ARE USED TO DETERMINE

HOUSEHOLD
SIZE YEARLY MONTHLY WEEKLY
Free Reduced Free Reduced Free Reduced
1 10,465 14,893 873 1,242 202 287
2 14,105 20,703 1,176 1,673 272 387
3 17,745 25,253 1,479 2,103 342 486
4 21,385 35,613 1,783 2.537 412 586
5 25,025 35,613 2,086 2,968 482 685
6 28,665 40,793 2,389 3,400 552 785
7 32,305 45,973 2,693 3,832 622 885
8 35,945 51,153 2,996 4,263 692 984
For each
household
member add: +3,640 +5,180 +304 +402 +70 +100

ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 1998 THROUGH JUNE 30,1999

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Community Christian Daycare announces the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. The same meals will be available at no separate charge
to enrolled participants at the center(s) below, and will be provided without regard to race, color,
national origin, sex, age or disability. any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated
against should write immediately to: Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, 3101 Park

enter Drive, Alexandria, Va 22302

Conerstone Christian Child Devlopment Center
1085 Allen Road
Greenville, N.C
THE FOLLOWING HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND INCOME STANDARDS ARE USED TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY

HOUSEHOLD

SIZE YEARLY MONTHLY WEEKLY
Free Reduced Free Reduced Free § Reduced

1 10,465 14,893 873 1,242 202 287
2 14,105 20,703 1,176 1,673 272 387
3 17,745 25,253 1,479 2,103 342. 486
4 21,385 35,613 1,783 2.537 412 586
5 25,025 35,613 2,086 2,968 482 685
6 28,665 40,793 2,389 3,400 552 785
7 32,305 45,973 2,693 3,832 622 885
8 35,945 51,153 2,996 4,263 692 984

For each

household

member add: +3,640 +5,180 +304 +402 +70 +100

ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 1998 THROUGH JUNE 30,1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Community Christian Daycare announces the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. The same meals will be available at no separate charge
to enrolled participants at the center(s) below, and will be provided without regard to race, color, -
national origin, sex, age or disability. any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated |

inst should write immediately to: Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services, USDA, 3101 Park

enter Drive, Alexandria, Va 22302

Mt. Calvary Free Will Day Care
411 Watauga Ave.
Greenville, N.C
hive FOLLOWING HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND INCOME STANDARDS ARE USED TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY

HOUSEHOLD
SIZE YEARLY MONTHLY WEEKLY
Free Reduced Free Reduced Free Reduced

1 10,465 14,893 873 1,242 202 287
2 14,105 20,703 1,176 1,673 272 387
3 17,745 25,253 1,479 2,103 342 486
4 21,385 35,613 1,783 2.537 412 586
5 25,025 35,613 2,086 2,968 482 685
6 28,665 40,793 2,389 3,400 552 785
7 32,305 45,973 2,693 3,832 622 885
8 35,945 51,153 2,996 4,263 692 984

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household ¢

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There is a new name and a new
logo. But the truth is, University Health
Systems of Eastern Carolina is com-
posed of some very familiar faces. Pitt
County Memorial Hospital. The East
Carolina University School of Medicine.
Dedicated private physicians. And a
- number of truly outstanding regional
hospitals, including Bertie, Chowan,
Heritage and Roanoke-Chowan.

These institutions have worked
together before. In some cases, very
closely and for many years. But in
uniting under a new banner, they
are officially announcing a heart-felt
and deep-rooted commitment to the
people of Pitt County and eastern
North Carolina. A commitment to
provide the most state-of-the-art
and the most compassionate care
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effective manner possible. And to
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knowledge of some of the brightest
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Children’s Hospital, the Heart Center
and the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center

strive to get the best care to the

most people. Either by taking it to

them or, if need be, by bringing them

as quickly as possible to Greenville

for specialized services.

Our commitment to patient care

extends far beyond Pitt County. For

example, Roanoke-Chowan Hospital

allows patients in the Ahoskie area

to benefit from additional services,

programs and even equipment that

they would otherwise not have access

to. And HealthEast offers year-round

primary and sub-specialty care to the

residents of Dare County.

There are many programs, many

services and many relationships

within University Health Systems

of Eastern Carolina. But they all

exist to serve a single purpose. Your

health and welfare. And that of Pitt

County and its 1.2 million neigh-

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bors. We look forward to serving

you for many years to come. For

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more information, feel free to call

us at 252-816-4526, or you can visit

our website at www.uhseast.com.