a de ee he ee Ge A Be < a oe * * oa eee An American C * The record is clear that, ‘whatever their —_ motivations, Southern slaves donated money to: the Confederate cause, held con- certs to raise additional funds. worked in munitions factories and ‘served as body servants to Southern officers. And at least ene Black regiment allegedly served in the Confederate Army. But did Blacks enlist and serve as combat soldiers in the Confederate forces? That is a question with which a growing number of academics -and Confederate heritage activists -are struggling. Some estimate that ‘as many as 30.000 or more Blacks _ Served the Southern military. Skeptics, including Civil War historian James McPherson at Princeton and National Park Service historian Edwin Bears, say the number was much lower, perhaps a few dozen or at most a few hundred. Blacks, as is well known, served in great numbers in the Union military, more than 200.000 alto- gether. When Lee surrendered at: Appomattox, the number of Blacks in the Northern forces alone far exceeded the number of soldiers in the field with Lee’s “army. There’s no question that Blacks served in a variety of support ‘positions for the Southern mili- ing Eastern North Carol na Since 1981 tary. The Confederate Congress approved enlistment of slaves near the war’s end. Some units were trained, but they didn’t see actual combat. Erwin Jordan, a Black archivist at the University of. Virginia, boosted interest in the “Blacks in gray” question in 1994 when his book, Black Confederates and Afro-Yankees in Civil War Virginia, raised the possibility that Southern Whites had been unwill- ing to acknowledge military serv- ice by Blacks. . Jordan pointed to instances in which Blacks had written the word “soldier’on their pension applications, only to have the word crossedout later and re- placed with the “servant”. Wartime comments by Dr. Lewis Steiner, a. member of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, have drawn particular attention. = When Southern forces marched through Frederick, Md., én route to Sharpsburg, Steiner noted that “over 3.000 Negros must be included in that number. They had arms, rifles, muskets, sabers, bowie-knives, dirk etc. ...they were manifestly an integral por- tion of the Southern Confederacy Army.” To support Steiner's theory. historians have uncovered a regi- ment of Black Confederate sol- What You See ntroversy the is What Yo diers from Louisiana. According to. the story, when Louisiana seceded from the union a Tegi- ment of free Blacks,called the Native Guard was formed for the defense of New Orleans against. Union invasion. Many of these men had fought in the defense of New Orleans against Union inva- Sion. Many of these men had fought in the defense. of New Orleans during the war of 1812. , Once the Union army captured the city, however, these men allegedly did-not remain with the confeder- ate army, and eventually formed the Corps d’ Afrique under Union General Daniel Ullman. However, ° there is no strong evidence the Blacks actually fought Union forces in defense of New Orleans. Laté in 1863, General Cleburne and some of his officers drafted a proposal to President Jefferson Davis Soliciting the enlistment of southern slaves in return for their freedom. This proposal high- lighted.a desire on the part of some southerners for independ- ence even without slavery. the proposal was submitted on 1/2/64 and was rejected immediately. However, after additional letters from War Secretary Benjamin and General Lee, the Negro Soldier Law was signed on 3/13/65. 1 Get, What Ann Huggins candidate for Pitt County Commission to serve the unexpired term of Mr. Jeffrey Savage by of Commissioners will conduct her swearing in ceremo Commissioner's Auditorium. The public is invited to attend. Congratulations African American Woman to sit on the Pitt County Board of Commissioners... What a mark in History! Pictured are the three candidates running for the County commissioner seat in District A, candidate Peaden, candidate Ann Huggins and candidate Bishop Randy Royal. Pastor Perry By Steve Johnson Editor Pastor Frank Perry. one of the only remaining residents in the Meadow Brook area, is highly upset at the Greenville City Council for not allocating funds to rebuild the area. Recently he discovered the Council Agreed to allow private funding to be raised to resurrect a local park destroyed by Hurricane Floyed flood waters "But what about the residents and lost homes” he commented That's what type of funding needs to raised, it just isn't right". When asked what his thoughts were on The Copper Kettle Soul Riders ! The American Legion was the scene for the C.K. Soul Riders anniversary. African American Brothers and Sisters who enjoy riding their "hogs" came together in Greenville from as far as Charlotte New York, Virginia, Rocky Mount, and surrounding cities. Pictured. President Jenkins and fellow riders that were in attendance (See page 9 for Collage) Photo by Jim Rouse xpansion of the Greenville stores moving into the area, they want to redesign the area so that it will become more appealing to Whites and tourist. "M" Voice: What would you like to see done? Pastor Perry: | would like to see money raised to repair homes so citizens can begin returning to their homes. "M" Voice: What do you think Black citizens can do to help solve this dilemma ? Pastor Perry: First off we need to get more Blacks lected] to office so that we may have a voice in what goes on in our commu- nity, Secondly we also need to take an active part in rebuilding our own communities. If vou would like to learn more about what money is being allo- cated to the Citv of Greenville and how those funds are being used. Please contact our citv government or the "M" Voice Airport as well as the major chain the issue he had this to say. Get Out and Vote May 2nd By Jackie Peoples. J.D. Gubernatorial candidates Dennis Wicker And Mike Easley are competing for the Black vote by placing, ads where they are likely to reach Blacks, But competition for the black ‘vote got hot when the Baptist Convention (an asso- ciation consisting largely of black Baptist churches) was drawn into _ the heat by someone on Mike Newspaper for more information. Easley's side.The ads were aired on Black radio stations and featured Rev C. R. Edwards. Mr. Easley's director of field opera- tions. He was identified In the ad as former president of the conven- tion. An attorney for the convention said. "It reflects very poorly on whoever's judgment led them to do ilk." This is not a good time for Mike er District A was appointed Tuesday, March 14, 2000 Clerk of Court Eleanor H. Farr. The Pitt County board ny on Wednesday, Photo by Jim Rouse "M" Voice: Why do you suppose . the city has not made any attempts i en waey | 2 to rebuild the homes in the Happy Birthday | Meadow brook area ? SS Ipp Taft a8 Pastor Perrys:l believe they.wish - Beil |) es to. keep the Blacks out. With: the... of March 22 at 8:30 am. in the Ms. Huggins for being the first William Tipp Taft held his 80th Birthday Celebration at the Golden Corral Feb. 24. 2000. Mary Taft his wife gave the celebration. When asked what his | plans were for the next 80 years 4 he simply smiled and said doing | yard work and watching T.V. ~ : "Tipp" is a member of Sycamore Hill Baptist Church with. the ‘| pastor Dr. Howard Parker. "Tipp". = sings in the Men's Choir andisthe => Vice President of the Usher Board and Chairman of the Trustee Board. "Thank the Lord for giving me all these days and to God be the Glory. Thanks for his mercy and his grace" Tipp Taft Rie er eee Gubernatorial Candidates Compete for Black Votes Easley to be chastised in the press. It's. difficult to imagine that he has sufficiently healed from the sting of the press who . weeks ago - criticized him for not showing up to events. Meanwhile gubernatorial candi- date Dennis Wicker gains a favorable response and more su port from the ads he is running in | the black press, Pe # By Jackie Peoples, J.D. ‘The first planning meeting of the new statewide Black Chamber of Commerce: took place on March 3, 2000 in Raleigh. Some of the attendees were Senators Luther Jordan and Larry Shaw represent- ing the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus: attorney and pub- lisher of = The | Challenger Newspaper. Peter Grear: president of the Carolinas Association of Minority. Contractors, James Raytord. president of the North Carolina Black —_ Publishers sia: oe arses REE A ese ainat a 2 RN RE CER np) tn MB OK wr The ‘concerned citizen's of Winterville presented a forum with the political candidates of Pitt County. The guest speaker for the event was rofessor Henry S Professor of History from Clemson University. Pictured are-Calvin Henderson, Tony Moore candidate for county Commissioner: Dr, Henry Suggs. Faris Dixon candidate for District court Judge: Jim Antinore ycandidate for Superior Court Judge, Also in attendance but not shown, Jim Rouse candidate for NC house of Representatives District 8 and Keith Cooper candidate for Register of Deeds, Fae rink Dn PR toe 1 : Photo by Jim Rouse Association. Mason McCullough Metroilna == Black == Chamber President Troy Watson; Curtis Richardson, Jim Patterson of Webb-. Patterson Agency: and, chamber president and presiding officer Gary McCants of Black Paes U.S. A. Senator Jordan. is enthusiastic about this initiative and believes that ",..It is needed. and comes at a good time." He went on to say that many people will be surprised at the benefits of this type of nization. ‘he agenda for the meeting included Organizational and ad- ministrative issues such as board membership, meting schedules, and - membershi criteria. According to Gary Mecants how- ever. "The essence of the meeting was the declaration Of st support for the statewide Black Chamber project and cohesion — among the groups and organiza, tions involved." ae Steps have already been taken to meet again on March 17, to finalize recommendations for th structure of the chamber, . LAPD Chief Bernard Parks has accused L. A. ~ County District Attorney Gil Garcetti of stymie- ing his efforts to nail the dirty cops in the Rampart : ‘scandal by refusing to prosecute them. Parks is - fight to point the finger at Garcetti for his foot- - dragging on Ramparts but it would have been even better if he had pointed the finger at Garcetti for a his even more deafening silence and paralysis in the shooting death of Margaret Mitchell. . But it’s hardly likely that Parks would criticize Garcetti for inaction in the Mitchell case. From the start of the tragedy he has reflexively defended the officer who shot Mitchell. Even after the Police Commission and the commission’s inspector general em- phatically ruled that the shooting of Mitchell was “out of policy,” Parks still stubbornly contends that the officer who shot Mitchell used bad tactics but did not violate the LAPD’s shooting policy. - Despite Parks’s puzzling view of the Mitchell shooting the Police Commission ruled correctly. The LAPD’s guidelines on the use of force clearly state that “force may not be resorted to unless all reasonable alternatives have been exhausted.” Several eyewitnesses to the shooting contradicted the police claim that Mitchell threat- ened the officer with a screwdriver and insisted that the officer never attempted to use non-lethal weapons such as a baton, mace or pepper Spray to subdue her. Now that the inspector general and the Police Commission have | defied Parks and ruled that the officer misused deadly force the question is what will Garcetti do about it? He insists that he is moving full speed ahead with his own investigation into the Mitchell sheoting and the Ramparts scandal. Yet the fact is that despite Parks’ lems that have plaguied this city for | far too many years. | Garcetti Must Act in. Mitchell Shooting Just the mere fact that he is try- ing to clean up someone else’s mess at the expense of the bad public relations and adverse press, speaks highly of his integrity and willing- ness to correct some of the wrongs. Bernie Parks could have stone- walled, denied the charges, made all manner of excuses for the cul- prits.. Instead, he pushed for a thor- ough investigation of the charges and has sought to rectify the wrongs that may have been perpetrated by his troops. "At this point however, we need to look closely at his position and how he got there. The problems that exist within.she ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department did not start when Bernie Parks became chief. Neither did they begin when Willie Williams took the helm. These problems have been around for a long time. Unfortunately, no- body had the intestinal fortitude to bring them to the forefront. Until Bernie Parks. (URBAN P t- "the more than 30 years that 1 Los Angeles P Police Chief Bernard have been a part of the news media __ in Los Angeles, this is the first time that a Los Angeles Chief of Police _ has,opened the sacrosanct ranks of the blue knights and allowed the ~ public to see some of the real prob- wash, but when the dryer i is finished there are only four | pairs of socks and an odd sock. What happened to the others? . The things that are coming to light now are not new. They hap- pened on other chief's watches, but nobody dared to buck the power structure and bring these things into the open. Now that Parks has opened the door, there is that element that wants to crucify him without looking at how the department got to this point. Former Chief Daryl Gates was not going to open that door. Neither was his predecessor, Ed Davis. These are two different kinds of men, but both of them held the morale of their officers in high es- teem and to break this kind of tradi- tion would surely destroy that mo- rale and perhaps injure that inbred loyalty to the department. Parks is indeed just as foyal to the department, but it appears that he wants the cleanest and most ef- fective police department in the country and is willing to do what- ever it takes to create that depart- ment. It would seem that it means - weeding out the bad apples and plac- ing them in public view, then so be PERSPECTIVE “handled ere somehow lost i in the Tt is. iad of like. the. way we wash our socks. We put in six pairs” jin the role of a ‘terim chief in a transitory ‘seat, Through no fault of his own, he was not going.to make the grade, how- ever bright he might be. . Onthe other hand, Parks knew and knows the playing field. He has been on it for 35 years. He has made some mistakes and he has made some en- emies. But the bright spot is that his ew admin black officers, a coming to a different kind of orga- — nization. He did not know, could _ not have known the snake aa into ~ which he had been tossed. In point to ‘fact, he was an in enough. Men. like ‘Joe Sek aie Broome, George Lewis, Billy _ Wedgeworth, Marion Johnson, Ron _- Banks, Jesse Brewer, Ron Nelson, and a handful of others were the pioneers of the black command level - ‘officers. Butthe final decisions were not theirs. It all had. to be cleared at the top. and he is making the decisions. He has the courage to make choices that are not always popular but nec- Now Bernie! Parks sits at the top ~-- ~ approach to the problems has been clean and above board. He has asked — no quarter and has given none. The chips are falling where they may and he is letting the lady with the two edged sword have her way. It may not be pleasant for every- one involved. Clearly some careers may be short-stopped. Some folk may be out of work, but then, per- haps we shouid consider that every- body dressed in LAPD blue should not be there. What we must remember at this juncture, is that no chief of police for this city has shown the cajones of Bernard Parks. At least not in the past 30 years. Oh yeah, people will start to point fingers and make charges of all kinds. The bottom line here is simple. This (the police miscon- “essary nonetheless. He has thrown open the flood: gates of publiccriticism for the ae of the department and for the good of the total community. He knows there will be backlash. Still he has made the stop. All of this takes courage and’ willingness and indeed, a desire to: ) create a better police department. that serves and services the entire | community. Because he has had the guts to open this Pandora’s Box, he is to be commended and even revered. No ° other chief saw fit to take this step... Those people who are talking about __. him stepping down need to climb | back under their respective rocks. and come out at the end of the next. millennium. ee, aaa Welfare to Work With Less Work Available inspector general to that effect. anger at him he has not brought any charges against the officers accused of wrongdoing in the Ramparts case. Even more disturbing he has given no indication what if anything he’ ll do about the officer who shot Mitchell. Given his anemic record in prosecuting officers accused of misconduct there is no reason to expect that his office will initiate waves of prosecutions against the Ramparts officers let alone against the officer who shot Mitchell. In defending himself against Parks’s charge of inaction in the Ramparts scandal, Garcetti claimed that he can’t and won’t pros- ecute officers until he has iron-clad evidence and testimony that will make the charges against them stick. Yet the Mitchell shooting seems to be a made-in-heaven fit for the elevated standard of proof that Garcetti requires when the alleged perpetrators are police ° officers. There is solid eyewitness testimony that the officer acted improperly. The LAPD’s guidelines on shooting were clearly vio- lated. There is an official ruling by the Police Commission and the This is far more proof than Garcetti or for that matter any prosecu- tor has ever needed to arrest, prosecute and ask for a prison term for ordinary citizens accused of crimes. Even in the beating of black motorist Rodney King there was not the mountain of evidence there is in the Mitchell shooting that the officers acted improperly. The videotape and public outrage were enough to propel then LAPD chief Daryl Gates to recommend that the officers who beat King be pros- ecuted and for District Attorney Ira Reiner to take the case to trial. A prosecution by Garcetti in the Mitchell shooting would do much to silence those who perennially accuse him of invisibility and paralysis on the issues of police misconduct. It would show that he is capable of taking legal and moral responsibility for going after those who break the law even when they wear a uniform and a badge. And, perhaps most importantly, it would reassure the public that a Mitchell shooting won't happen again (Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a nationally syndicated columnist and the director of the National Alliance for Positive Action. He can be heard on KPFK Radio, 90.7FM, Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m.) Education is the Key Knowledge is the Road and Success is the Reward The question of how the changing demographics of California has already begun to play out in certain areas of Southern Cali- fornia. The emerging Latino “poli- tic” has several “camps” (much like the black community) that have very disparate views as. to how their em- powerment should come about, and at whose expense. It’s interesting to watch the Villariagosa and Beccara camps as they talk “coalition” politics in po- .. Sitioning themselves for a non-par- tisan mayoral run, while on the other hand watching the Molina and Polanco camps or ig its time for nos win I] difference (margin. swing) where — BETWEEN THE Lincs GY co Why are Black Politicians Looking Past the 55th Assembly District sense of urgency some think is pre- mature. At the same time blacks are not doing much to resist the power grab. In fact, black political repre- sentation is slipping and slipping fast. On the state level, the Califor- nia Legislative Black Caucus has shrunk from 12. members to six members over the past five years, all the remaining members repre- sent districts in Southern Califor- nia. Last month. at the Urban Issues Breakfast Forum of Greater Los Angeles, new Legislative Black Caucus Chairman, Assemblyman Rod Wright discussed the need to expand the Caucus and implement strategies whereby blacks would re they could and make the them, foo sto gai winners chinks thes Welfare reform seems to be on everyone’s lips. In California, “Welfare to Work” is the label for this state’s “total reform” effort to right the systemic wrongs toward poor folks. One of the nation’s foremost authorities on race and poverty offers a frame- work within which to analyze and better under- stand the near intractable problems and chal- lenges of providing effective service to the poor by meeting their basic needs. Dr. William Julius Wilson’s seminal work, “When Work Disap- pears” (1966), sets forth a provocative theory about the world of the new urban poor and is already the definitive sounding board for emerg- ing welfare reform strategies and programs. Wilson contends that the consequences of high neighborhood joblessness are more devas- tating than those of high neighborhood poverty. A neighborhood in which people are poor but employed is different from a neighborhood in which people are poor and jobless. Many of today’s problems in the inner-city-crime, family dissolution, welfare, low-levels of social orga- nization, etc.—are fundamentally a consequence of the disappearance of work. The public debate around the causes of the disappearance of work is not productive because it seeks to assign blame rather than recognizing and dealing with the complex and changing realities that have led to economic distress for many Americans. Explanations and proposed solutions to the problems are often ideologically driven, according to Wilson. Thus, those who endorse liberal ideology have tended to emphasize social structural fac- tors, including race. Those who endorse conser- vative ideology tend to stress the importance of valu ‘s, attitudes and styles in explaining the different experiences, behavior and outcomes of groups. According to this view, group differ- ences are reflected in the culture. Wilson attempts to demonstrate in his book that social structural factors are important for understanding joblessness and other experiences of the inner city poor, but that there is much these factors do not explain. Although race is clearly an important variable in the social out- come of inner city blacks, much ambiguity re- mains about the meaning and significance of race in certain situations. Cultural factors do play a role, but any adequate explanation of inner city joblessness and poverty should take other variables into account. Social psychologi- cal variables must be integrated with social struc- tural and cultural variables. Wilson insists that we need a broader vision that includes all of the major variables and, even more important, re- veals their relative significance and their inter- action in determining the experiences and life chances of inner city residents. This vision guides Wilson’s interpretation and integration of the research reported in “When Work Disappears.” Wilson highlights problems in order to in- form the public and social policy debates. Social researchers who wish to inform and influence public policy are more likely to focus on a community's problems than on its strengths. Their purpose is to stimulate thought so that - policymakers, concerned citizens, journalists and others will have a basis for understat.ding such problems and the need to address them. Given the reemergence of the discussion concerning the importance of generic endowment, Wilson points out that it is urgent that social scientists once again emphasize, for public policy pur- poses, the powerful and complex role of the social environment in shaping the life experi- ences of inner city ghetto residents. Since the publication of “The Bell Curve” in 1994, a genetic argument has resurfaced in pub- lic discussions about the plight of inner city residents. This controversial book by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray argues that re- gardless of social, economic or ethnic back- ground, low intelligence is the root cause of many of our social problems.. Herrnstein and Murray attempt to demon- strate that “cognitive ability” as measured by intelligence tests, powerfully predicts not only earnings but a range of other outcomes from parental competence to criminal behavior. “The Bell Curve” questions the extent to which the environment influences group social outcomes. and whether intervention programs can com- pensate for the handicaps of genetic endow- ment. Wilson argues the importance of understand- ing and communicating the overwhelming ob- stacles that many ghetto residents have to over-: come just to live up to mainstream expectations ~*~’ involving work, the family and the law. Such ...... expectations are taken for granted in middle- class society. Americans in more affluent areas have jobs that offer fringe benefits; they’re ac- customed to health insurance that covers paid sick leave and medical care. They do not live in; neighborhoods where attempts at normal child-- rearing are constantly. undermined by social forces that interfere with healthy child development. Wilson believes that it’s just as indefensible to treat inner city residents as superheroes who are able to overcome racist oppression as itis to view them as helpless victims. His central argu- ment is that the disappearance of work and the. .'. consequences of that disappearance for both social and cultural life are the central problems — : in the inner city ghetto. To acknowledge that the ghetto still includes working people and that — nearly all ghetto residents, whether employed or not, support the norms of the work ethic, should” - not lead one to overlook the fact that a majority of adults in many inner city neighborhoods are , jobless at any given point in time. The book also emphasizes that the disappear- ance of work and the growth of related problems in the ghetto have aggravated an already tense * racial situation in urban areas. The nation’s .* response to racial discord in the central city and to the growing racial divide between the city and — suburbs has been disappointing. : Wilson’s vision promotes values of racial:, and intergroup harmony and unity and he rejects : the commonly held view that race is so divisive ‘ that whites, blacks, Latinos, and other ethnic - groups cannot work together in acommon cause. His vision encourages Americans to see that the application of sound programs to combat inner .. city problems would benefit everyone. Wilson _ believes that this vision, supported by public” thetoric of interracial unity, is essential to ad- dress the problem of the inner city. > & bs # wt and other officials looking past the 55th Assembly seat? It would seem that if Southern California is the last strong hold for state house representation (given there is no black represen- tation in Northern California), we'd be “digging in” for any seat where we stood a chance to win. Wouldn’t we? There seems to be a concerted effort not to get behind Keith McDonald's candidacy. I’veheard . all the sides on this. “People are tired of nepotism (we' ve been tired of it)” because the black candidate has a mother in Congress that for- merly held the seat, Yeah, but he’s an elected official now and the pro- tocol (generally) is to support your fellow officials. Particularly onan open seat. “He can’t win because he lost before," Well, that is the a oa sgasanent paign—that’s another article.” True, but it’s no reason to concede the seat. “His politics ain’t right.” This, of course, is alluding to McDonald working for the man he’s seeking to replace in the Assembly, Dick Floyd, who is also running for office—in one of the traditionally “black” State Senate seats, against who many see as the community’s choice, Ed Vincent. Then there's the underlying is- sue that nobody wants to touch or | talk about, the issue of “the dueling -Congresswomen” which nobody wants to be nowhere near, much less in the middle of. That's one of those things you “just leave alone,” as another insider told me, but it is the biggest contributor to the with- holding of the Legislative Black Caucus endorsement, Everybody knows “who's tied “to who.” ‘But still, is that a reason to ‘po abi pi svsnary annie he’s termed out, there’s no need to concede it any longer. Why not take it back, now? . The likelihood is that both Vincent and McDonald could win if the Caucus made “holding power” the priority versus “the personali- ties.” Hell, in politics, everybody's ‘in bed with everybody at one point or another. Why “playerhate” - McDonald for playing the game the way most of them have played it at some point in time. “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” - So now they want to leave him out there for himself, or as one offi- cial told me, “If his mama don’t save him, he won't be saved,.” Well, that’s conceding power. The Latino Caucus is putting money, power and influence behind Long Beach — City Councilwoman Jennie Oropeza’s candidacy. McDonald’s got the endorsement of labor, law cratic Party’s endorsement at the last convention earlier this month. , The Black Legislative Caucus, in: the meantime, are pushing candida- cies in San Jose and San Diego with money and manpower, but letting one go in their own backyard. How much sense does that make? None at all, With the 2001 redistricting com- . ing up after this Census period, the « 55th District's line will be redrawn for sure, if there is not a black rep- resentative in that seat. The seat will be gone. The power shift in: litical representation may becom- ng, but it will come even quicker if . ay concession games thathave | ing to do with our ability to hold a seat, but our ability to with. 4 hold our help when its needed, |? The Black Legislative Caucus — needs to come on board with their endorsement. The 55th Assembly i r-_selis ot one we edo concede, a} tH EB —_Distict A, County Commissioner P.O. Box 1416 + Greenville, NC'27835-1116 Phone: (262) 752-0850 ——sFax: (252) 758-2801 - Email- rroyal3861@aol.com — ee Paid for by The Committee to Elect Randy 8. Royal PITT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS SEEKING QUALIFIED REGISTERED VOTERS TO WORK AT THE PRECINCTS ON ELECTION DAYS. THE NEXT ELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2, 2000. 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Willoughby, III, Tarboro - Reverend Cozelle Wilson, Kinston - Deloris Wilson, Raleigh - Lottie Wilson, Wilmington - Herman Wilson, Jr., Fayetteville - Bill Windley, Raleigh - Tryphina Wiseman, Fayetteville - Reverend Curtis Worthy, Payetteville - George Wright, Henderson - Joyce Wright, Wilmington - Thomas Wright II, Wilmington : Carlton Wyatt, Fayetteville - Linda Yon, Raleigh - Allan York, Union County - Monica York, Union County - Frankie Young, Halifax - Freelon Young, Fayetteville - Marjorie Young, Raleigh p NNIS WICKER GOVERNOR | 505 Oberlin Road, Suite 200 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 www.wicker.org : ; 1-888-324-8029 Rep. Alma 8. Adams, House 26 - Guilford . Rep..Daniel T. Blue, Jr., House 21 - Wake - Rep. Donald A. Bonner, House 87 - Hoke, Robeson, Scotland House 17 - Cumberland - Rep. Henry M. Michaux, Jr., House 23 - Durham - Rep. Warren C. Oldham, House 67 - Forsyth - Sen. Larry Shaw, Senate 41 pt ode a Sa ie ry. H “a annie vtec ~ Suejette Jones: What is a Cult? The two words, “cult” and “occult” sound similar. But while different, they both pose a similar spiritual threat to people by appearing to be something they are not. Both can cause its victims to miss God’s loving and free provision for. their lives through Christ, and cause them to_ face a tragic, Christless eternity. Therg are many nice, friendly and caring people in the cults and the occult. God loves them, so much that Christ died for them. They are not our enemy. Our enemy is Satan arid his deceiving spirits. In popular usage, “cults” are religious groups predicted by the Bible (2 Peters 2:1) that diviate from the control. historic truths of biblical Christianity and God's revelation in Christ. Some cults are offshoots of ancient pagan religions, have no similarity to Christianity. and are easy to identify. Others falsely try to imitate Christianity, often using the Bible and Christian terminol- ogy, and are more difficult to distinguish. These latter cults typicaliy exhibit one or more of the following traits: 1. They may consider Jesus Christ as not equal to God the Father, but something less. But Jesus said, “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9), Paul said that Christ is the “image of the invisible God” (Colossians "2. They may typically reject the. - | Clear biblical Revelnion of a . truine God, sometimes called the § |. Trinity: God . sometimes called ff PO! ~ the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - + one God, not three, but - ee | E | The program works with other agencies. to manifest in three Persons, yet One. 3. They may have their own “sacred” book in addition to the Bible. And although they usually _ deny it, these books conflict with - and are given precedence over the bible. , 4, They typically reject the wonderful biblical truth that sal- vation a “free gift” from God by grace through faith alone (this truth glorifies God and not man). Iristead, cults and all other “re- ligions” falsely say that people must “earn” their salvation by certain works and deeds, often works that will perpetuate the cult (this glorifies man rather than God). 5. Cults are often exclusive, centering around a strong leader (or late founder) who has the only “true interpretation of Scripture. Whereas Christ came to give us freedom, (Galatians 5:1) Cult members are in bondage to that cult or leader, with the threat that leaving the cult will cause a loss of salvation. Thousands of these cults exist but the New Age Movement (which is also occult) probably is the most predominant today. If involved in any cult - - run, don’t walk, to the nearest exit, and find a Christ- centered, Bible-believing Church. (to be continued) Reference: Dr. Walter Martin, The Kingdom a of the Cults Submitted By: Suejette A. Jones od, ease help me, for ll the bad and ed times miss. G pl or sometimes i but its hard ,when | tain | that you carried me ha at night | cant sleep ,| think about causes me to weep.Men also cry from there pain , the trouble is so wild its much more than we can tame, drowning in this rain so much is on my brain, please show me and my brother the light,we get hyper and the tension causes us to fait amongs one another, | can-ttuely say to myself tlov believe in you and he don't be- lieve in you, My God. You have seen tears, have seen my fears, take the arrow out my enemy has shot a spear. Trying to destroys me, it only makes me stronger, how many times will |. have to got ona this, and how much longer. Thou its a moun- ave to climb please help me take my time, to h my destiny, | know you won't let it get the best me. So | will keep my faith, and continue to pray, bein red if the way. Bless sou. i what ou _ | would say. So | know, | will see another day. | Won! ; { The Obsticle in this RACE ! cy 4 ie ! e my brother, pins you ack, for my a: | looking for adv | up in a safe Guardian ad Litem Pros | cates for abused and neglected children. Volunteers are, trained, then’ ap- inted along with an attorney advocate to The Volunteer locate and develop resources that would bene- fit the child and his/her family. Volunteers can assist by speaking up for a child's right to grow a fe and caring environment. For more information contact Catherine Darby at P.O. Box 1391, | | Greenville, NC 27834 or call (252)695 7325 ‘Training classes for new volunteers will begin ian ad Litem Progtam is} a2 v Email - rroyal3861@aol.com . Fax; (252) 758-2801 a ees Paid forby The Commitee to Elect Randy 8. Roy a | 1116 + Greenville, NC27835-1116 | represent the child's best interests in juvenile | court proceedings. Citizen's of Pitt and Surrounding Counties, _ May 2nd 2000 Exercise your right to Vote! May 1. 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The result has been growth and consistent busi- ness success. = Thank you Brother Rouse, one of the. most prominent Black people in business/media in the 21st century. JIM ROUSE is where he is today because he never said “ NO “ to an.opportunity, a lesson ~ that all of us should learn. !!!! I SALUTE YOU 1111 Mrs. Beatrice Maye - Discipline, What’s the Deal ? Hitting a child shows lack of respect. It sends the message, “I’m bigger than you.” Hitting a child may make him so — angry that the only lesson she learns is that violence is the way to settle disputes. Time out is only equivalent to the child's age. Take away privileges, something your child cares about, like TV giving the over- le, behavior, ~ Children who receive firm, lov- ing discipline at homeare more - apt. to get along well with others during play. Give rules about kindness, hon- esty, and respect for others. If you are angry, parents, fake it. The objective is to get through to the child, not . scare him. Its easy to enforce rules when you're ted. _ It’s comfortable to a child to have predictable limits. Discipline is healthy. Discipline Is not so much punishment as a lesson in love. Boys tend to cover emotions with misbehavior. Girls, after sulking, will tell why and begin to cry. . Boys and girls emotions are expressed differently. STEPS TO SUCCESS 1.Take charge of your thoughts. 2. Overcome obstacles . 3. Establish communications. errr etree is Dix District Court J her good 6. | id your Give her a tue orpatontie == THOUGHT: * Living without Socus is only existing. ue ae WHERE HAVE GOOD _ MANNERS GONE ? What’s up with all this me first behavior? Are there more things to worry about today than there were just a few years ago? Has stress made us rude? Some examples of bad Deh AVION: ..cccscesssecesees 1. Gossiping about someone and being overheard by her. 2. Parked in a handicapped space (when not handicapped) 3. In an office setting, inappro- priately dressed --- tank top. 4.Cell phones:..example....church, school, restaurants, etc. 5. Irritating modern phone technology. 6. being left on hold endlessly? Call waiting ? People who talk loudly on cell phones in public. A fact: Plastic surgeons can do almost anything with a person’s finding a very high prevalence of Putt obesity (overweight) and physi- cal inactivity among our chil- dren, and along with that we're finding a higher prevalence of hypertension, about twice as high as one would expect to find inchildren. ~ Joann Harrell, Ph.D... Professor of Nursing UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing . : We must promote healthy life- styles. That’s at any stage in life. You can’t sit and be fit. You’ve got to disengage the automobile legs and TV eyeballs: and engage the idea of active © movement. 2 By getting into the habit of _ eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, you can much more readily turn away those foods that are not healthy. Accumulate a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity through out the day. Each day, 4,000 teens become new smokers. Most of them will become addicted before they are 18. One-third of them will die from a smoking.related illness. phe Get a animals - ‘intimacy. Interrupts the Anything = that: turns = attention outward to | environment around — powerful way of | tension, thereby lowering blood preseure. os 3, Take your own blood pres: sure every day. = 4. Take off those extra pounds. 5. Decrease sodium in your diet and increase potassium. Beware. of hidden sodium , such as found in canned and processed 6. Choose your professional wisely, = #:. 7. Reduce your “sugar intake, : Watch those large quantities of sugar, soft drinks, and baked — goods. 8. Decaffeniate yourself. This 4 means giving wu many other so chocolate. coffee, n e ee May Pri mary 2000 Paid For By Committee to Elect Faris Dixan Funding Available for Youth Programs The North Carolina Office of Juvenile Justice announces the availability of $336,658 in state funding | - for programs serving delinquent, undisciplined, and youth at risk of court involvement for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 beginning on july 1,2000. this amount is subject to action taken by the General ounty Juvenile Crime Prevention Coun Assembly. The Pitt cil has identified the most needed : program services to be the following: — | 1, Restitution/Community Service 2. Counseling/Home Based Services 3. Residential Treatment/ Group Home 4. Structured Day Program 5. Residential Placement/Temporary Shelter or Group Home 6. Psychological Services 7.Vocational/Educational Program, 8. Adult Volunteer/Mentoring Prograkt ~ 9. Sex offender Treatment 10. Parent Responsibility Classes Eligible applicants must provide matching funds of 20%. Local public agencies, private nonprofit 501c3 youth serving corporations and local housing authorities wishing to submit applications for programs to address any of these program services can obtain application forms Stewart, Council Chairperson at 695-7350. for further information and technical assistance contact Jesse Riggs, OJ) consultant at 355-9013. The deadline for receiving funding applications is March 31,2000. 8 pas 1 , Oe Me ty ee ae ee a ee es ee Se Se EE EET E eT so ew eS eS ee GET 0 calling Brian. beilinaah 1 drinks and Have you realized the power of your money? Are others depending on you to build, the future? Are you confident that you've got the right tools? We are here, To show you how to make the most of your money today and to help ‘you plan for tomorrow, Because the future is closer than you think, Call 1 800 WACHOVIA, © Wachovia Bank is a member FDIC. Wachovia Corporation, 1999 by tion trong various churches Elton "John" Harper Floor Manager te EE te/ 252 439- 54215 | a ‘vox 252 527-2521 . fax 252 439 54225 home 252 527 1633, som oe t MORE THAN 500 SEATS AVAILABLE Arlington Blvd. Greenville ‘s Monday, March 27th] 7:00 pm until 9:00pm}. Rose High School Gymnasium f° a ae & Garry tugene Pearsall Sales Consultant io a e 4 Tos. es, ey (252)756-1793.]. Fax (252) 756-5043 remind them and us of our history. nners. Flats off to the Young fo vote for Jim Rouse my grandpa P id for by the committee to elect Jim Rouse Sie i ee ea ‘ * _F§r'mville Boys and Girls Club visit WOOW and The "M" Voice Newspaper. On a recent field trip the Farmville Boys and Girls Club visited the studios of WOOW. The Children got a frist hand look at how a ‘néWSpaper is layed out as well as chance to cut their very own commercial.. The're shown with publisher ‘ Jim Rouse and owner of WOOW radio. Jim Rouse is Also running for the NC House of Representatives. | i . } . . | Photo by Steve Johnson - * 3 “ANN HUGGINS for County Commissioner A Plan for a Better Pitt County * z Increase value of education by promoting better pay and better resources. Because of Hurricane Floyd devastation, | would like to address the damages that were done to environment. | would like to help improve the quality of life for our Senior Citizens. | would like to increase resources and incentives for our county employees. . . Elder DeWayne A. Johnson, pastor of the Apostolic Way of Life Church of Christ, Inc., located | would like to address health issues in our county by working with Pitt Memorial Hospital 308 A Pennsylvania Avenue in the city of Greenville, NC celebrated his first pastoral anniversary banquet ; _. on Feb. 26, 2000 at the Greenville Hilton Hotel. After being led by the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, and SL countywide health organizations. : a. aa. Elder Johnson embarked upon a challenge one year ago, to come to eastern NC to build a sound Pentecostal, | would like to improve the county infrastructure through building and rebuilding roads, Apostolic Ministry,under the pastoral leadership of Apostle W. L. Bonner the Chief Apostle of the Churches re ide vi for a better Pitt County. of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Elder Johnson and the Apostolic Way of Life Family was blessed to have the ally ae countywide ‘ SSIES) vn . . Y di ti Presiding Apostle of the Churches of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., whose headquarters . | would like to improve County security through crime prevention and intervention. is located in New York City, and who also pastors the Greater Refuge Temple Church in Jacksonville, Fla., - | would like to encourage the most productive usage of our tax dollars. | will also exam- was the keynote speaker. Apostle Groover blessed the saints of God from far and near with an encouraging ; h t message from the subject, * How to Get What You Didn’t Ask For.” Elder Johnson and ‘the Apostolic Way TN CUTE SESS HO) SECURES [EOSIN of Life Family has been blessed by God to grow naturally as well as spiritually. The church has under gone. cosmetic renovation, and has expanded its seating capacity to over 100, under Elder Johnson's leadership. A Vote for Ann Huggins is a Vote for a Better Pitt County ier Johnson ané the AM LE is striving to reach out to whe lost with a message of foes pnt . . ; : | eliverance and salvation. The goal of the ministry is to reach out into the hedges and highways compelling er ee eet eee men and women of all nationalities, ethnic, and religious persuasions, to seek for a deeper coicitual S. relationship through the spirit 6f God that he so greatly desires for us to have. Creating a safe haven for the youth of Greenville is also part of the great vision set forth by God for this ministry. The church hopes T O BUY : RENT | OR SELL . to build agen cant igen gifts, grants, ins investments that will make eo oe of en | > & BD) Se eh ¥ > BBX _ REAL ESTATE CALL "SINCE 1946" Call Us If You Need. Someone To Collect Your Rent And | Manage Your Property! Several Nice Building Lots. We Handle Conv., HUD, . VA & FMA, Financing. 606 ALBEMARLE 757-1692 OR 757-1162 FAX 757-0018 cena eae 3012 S. Memorial Drive Greenville, NC Across from Parker’s Bar-B-Que Automatic | *OilLube | *Rotate, Balance Transmission | & Filter id Free Brake : Px, a BS : PT VEN _ i fA ¢ i spection Bae 89995 | 914.95 | meen We Specialize In eee ceme See Us for Lifetime 18 Wheel Truck Mufflers and Customized ¢ Alignment Exhaust Systems. - David Harris Store Manager David Butler ‘Service Manager Gandy Mclawhomn ee i Buddy Guthrie » Technician ac ee ‘7 , Technician - 355-2400 Hours: M-F 7:30 am - 5:30pm, Sat. 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Arnold Palmer Says _ Dr. George Hawkins Why Bother ? Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the man- ner of some is but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. As | look at the Body of Christ and area churches as a whole, we don’t seem to have a problem coming together to have “church”. They scripture above commands, not suggests, that we not forsake |. or abandon coming together be- cause when we come together corporately, we get the strength we need to face the upcoming circumstances or situations within the week to come. | will bring it a little closer to home, to face the next minutes or hours to come. However, the key factor to which | am getting around to is why do you go to church? We go Sunday after Sunday, week after week but is it benefiting you? Are you really getting anything for your spirit and soul ? Has it ever ‘God commands us, not suggests, in Psalm 100:4 to enter His gates | with. thanksgiving and into His you? | am referring here to the anointing. What we fail to realize . is that the anointing is not contained in structured buildings but in earthen vessels. God desires to. but His power in | yielded, clean church if you keep. the “house” clean. ‘Matthew 9:12 says “They that be whole (well) need not bound in spirit, soul and - body. The anointing in the church js there to destroy yokes in the lives of the people and to remove burdens. | have seen the anoint- "ing sO Strong in our church that sometimes | don’t have to lay hands on the people. God does His own delivering but have this kind of ‘anointing infiltrated in a church comes with a great price. It is in this type of atmosphere that we see miracles take place. God has designed it so that each time you enter His “house”, you don’t leave the same way you came. There are higher heights and deeper depths in the Lord. If your spiritual needs are not being met, why bother to get out of bed each Sunday morning and go to church? Why word is not bringing about a change in your life? Jesus came to liberate the whole man, spirit, soul and body. He wants to meet every need. Why bother to go to church out of tradition or because it’s the right thing to do? Why bother to go out of duty? You are not doing God a favor by going to church. He owes you nothing but we owe Him everything. You should be going to church to get your soul right to meet Jesus in PEACE! Why bother to waste precious time? We must redeem the time Read the Word of God and Know the oe Gays ore evil 5:16). We don’t have praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name. Psalm 22:3 says He inhabitant the praises of Israel, so why would you think that God wants. uS.to come and sit as a “solemn assembly” when we are com- manded to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Come before ‘His presence with thanksgiving. ~” It is time to stop going to church out of religious duty or becausé tt is the thing to do. Why bothér? It is time to stop playing with ‘the Lord. What we do for Him has to be real. Our motives must be pure. Jesus is real and He‘4s holding us accountable for what we do. Hebrews 10:26 & 27 says “For if we sin willfully after that we received that knowledge of the truth, there remaineth io more sacrifice for sins. But-a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adver- saries”. In conclusion, beloved, you are going to need Jesus one day. It might look like things are on easy street and smooth sailing now, but a reckoning day~.ts coming and it is going to bea horrible .ime when you néed Jesus the most, he laughs at your calamity. Proverbs 1:21 says “I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your feaf cometh.” Make it count when you go to church! iia God Bless you. _ The Jackie Robinson Baseball League is seeking good head coaches, assistant coaches and volunteers for its 2000 baseball season.Coaches should have baseball, organizational and disciplinary skills. Volunteers can provide assistance in a number of areas, including the buidling of a concession stand at Thomas Foremen Park and manning the concession stand during games. Plans are to have the concession stand completed before the season begins in June. The Jackie Robinson Baseball League was organized in 1991 and began play in 1992 with six teams ages 9-12. The league expanded the following year to eight teams for ages 9 - 12 and four teams for ages 13 ~ 15. The league currently has eight teams for 9 - 12 year olds. Participants must be 9 on/before July 31 and must turn 13 before August 01. Register now !!!!_ Free physicals will be given 9am - 12pm, Saturday, Mar. 18 at the South Greenville ®ecreation Center. Tryouts and practices begin in April . For information concerning the Jackie Robinson Baseball League, please telephone one of the following: . Bobby Short at 329-4544: or Michael Jordan at 756-6138: or Howard Pearce at 757-1660 (after 6pm). WE'LL GLADLY GIVE YOU JO PARENT A CHILD... WE'VE GOT HUNDREDS! 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