FREE Complimentary Issue Please Take One (Retail Value: 50 Cents) ~ Vol XXVII- Dec Issue Serving Princeville Tarboro Williamston and Pitt County since 1980 Ld es FREE .Complimentary Issue Please Take One | (Retail Value: 50 Cents) Vol XXVII Dec issue _ Inside Smithfield workers win concessions. NEW GAME The HBCU Trivia Game is a trivia game about - Historically Black Colleges and Universities. pg4 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908 pg2 At The Movies with Tyler Perry By Zita Allen Special to AmNews The 5,500 Black and Latino workers who slave away in the world’s largest hog slaughterhouse have won a major victory. A two-day walkout by more than 1,000 workers at Smithfield Packing last month forced management to agree to workers’ demand for an end to the wholesale firings of employees and to reconsider their implementation of immigration policies that were part of a climate of fear and intimidation at the plant. Smithfield also agreed to meet with representatives chosen by the workers to further negotiate about plant issues and employee concerns. Smithfield workers have long voiced outrage over haesh MITCHELL’S RESTAURANT. TO RE-OPEN By: Laura Keeter The Wilson Daily Times Ed Mitchell, owner of Mitchell’s BBQ & Chicken, plans to reopen his restaurant in its original location. The decision to reopen comes on the heels of a judge’s . ruling that the bank that first foreclosed on his building didn’t have “clean hands,” in the affair. Now the former Mitchell’s restaurant on US 301 will go to public auction later this month, and Erader Mills, Jr., of Spring Hope, the investor behind Mitchell’s Barbeque, intends to buy it back and help Mitchell reopen the restaurant. Mills and Mitchell plan to begin offering the organic barbeque that was headed to the menu in 2005 when the building was Closed, Mills said. They also plan to expand Mitchell’s to several other locations in the state in the future. Mills, who owns Erader Mills Septic Tank and Ready Mix Concrete of Spring Hope, has been friends with Mitchell for more than 20 years. The restaurant will be sold at public auction at the Wilson County courthouose on Dec) f—> 22, at 11 am. With interest, about $ 2 million will be owed on the building, said Anthony Brannon, attorney for Mills, from the Raleigh firm Brannon Strickland, PLLC. “I’m glad it’s about over, [hope,” Mills said, In September, Mills won in court working conditions that included brutally fast production lines, crippling injuries and a climate that pitted Black workers against newly arrived low-wage Latino immigrants. The situation reached a boiling point when management’s use of social security data to ruthlessly fire employees sparked recent protests. Social security data is actually not a determinant of work authorization or immigration status. At other Smithfield plants, where workers are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UNCW), the union contract provides for a smooth resolution to immigration and work status issues. But workers at the Smithfield Tar Heel plant didn’t have the luxury because management has stonewalled their fight for union seers for over a decade. ' * when Wilson County Clerk of Superior Court Andrew Whitley authorized a second foreclosure sale of the Mitchell’s restaurant property. But Southern Bank and Trust Company appealed that decision. Superior Court Judge W. Russell Duke Jr., upheld Whitley’s decision in an order filed late last week. According to the order, the court, “cannot find that Southem Bank and Trust comaony comes into court with clean hands. “ The ruling allows, Mills, through his trustee, to foreclose on Little Pig Properties Inc., rather than the bank. Little Pi g Properties was the corporation formed by Mitchell = that has since been dissolved. Litigation over the property began in November 2005 when Southern Bank and Trust sued Mills, for, among other things, breach of contract. “We're glad the company did the right thing and recognized The workers’ recent walk-out was greeted with a wave of support from around the that they were mistaken in the country. The company was way that they were mistaken in flooded with calls from ahost __ the way that they were applying these policies. The fact that they were applying of national religious, civil rights and immigrant rights organizations, including the National Baptist Convention, the Progressive Baptist Convention, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the National Convention of Churches, Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and more. On Tuesday, November 21, management gave in and agreed to negotiate regarding the workers’ issues through the Catholic Church and its — attorneys. Management also | acknowledged that they had misinterpreted the law and agreed to make appropriate adjustments to comply. these policies. The fact that they sat down and negotiated over the workers’ concerns is an example of the kind of process that benefits everyone _ ~the company, community and employees — allowing all NAACP Swearing In. Sunday Dec 12, 2006. In acountersuit against the bank, Mills alleged the bank unlawfully foreclosed on the restaurant and-unfainNy handled loans. His counterclaim alleged the foreclosure violated the law because Mills was the first place lien holder on the restaurant property, according the the deed of trust filed in the Wilson County Register of Deeds Office. Mills said he subordinated his position to Southern Bank and Trust so the deal would qualify for a USDA loan, which Mills alleges the bank never secured. Mills i said Mitchell paid $9,800 so ai Sarah Parker, chief j Justice of the state Supreme Court, swore in the elected officials of the Pitt County Branch of the NAACP > photo Jim Rouse One Hundred Forty-Third Session of | The AME ZION CHURCH -t) Bishop Conference and the loan would be USDA Wy guaranteed. It was bl Mills’ argument that the bank a did not follow through with mee getting the loan secured and ida £. , then reneged on him. Sidi, + After a two-day hearing, Duke Welcome Presiding Bishop . . . pictured above (1 found that Mills was the Richard K. Thompson, the presiding Bishop of the owner and holder a valid Host Pastor York Memorial AME Zion Church of Greenville indebtedness of the _ photo Jim Rouse Se a » the procurement practices of America Still Owes Dr. King the United States Government. Big business, particularly the runningthe operation, == - Go over to the Army Corps of Engineers and you will see it for yourself. Halliburton, the current leader of the Military Industrial Complex, is running the show. Imean setting policy; making . decisions; assigning the The Wilmington Journal contracts (mostly to itself). Originally posted 12/17/2006 The contracting activity of . Afghanistan and Iraq belongs The Federal Acquisition to them and their cronies, The Regulation, (FAR) is the construction giant Parsons can “bible” for federal build an army barracks in Iraq procurement practices. It is that begins leaking like a sieve how you do business with from the beginning. Their agencies and departments of —_ response to federal inspectors the federal government. Since _- if you want improvements the advent of contractbundling —_ you have to pay us more. It is youcan forget about the FAR. _ totally corrupt and dangerous Ithas been twisted andtumed _to the future of this nation. It is andhas become verymuch ~ they who pushed us into Iraq ineffective. Big business is and that, in fact, is murderous. ° doing what it wantstodoand We see it as alot of the federal agencies are, more —_ destruction and deaths but .. Or less, saying “‘Yessa Boss.” they see it as a whole lot of _ Wenowhavea virtual coup in sales and profits. We are in trouble! “at speech on the steps of the ' Lincoln Memorial during the historic 1963 Marchon Washington for Jobs and -. famous “I Have a Dream” i section. For four decades, the i» Powerful words in that part; i bean quoted all over te by Marian pn ‘world. But too few people NNPA Columnist remember or even know about the central theme that begins the On November 13, a historic hoes “* met er ‘ten ae lack vent pire pee waite citizens, Dr. King said we had nat a" in Washington, come to the nation’s capital that D.C. on a plot of land near the day to cash a check America cia Bia had written nearly 200 years ashington, Je erson, Linc oln, earlier. He said that when our and Franklin D. Roosevelt: the nation’s founders wrote the groundbreaking TY (F ‘Declaration of Independence “Fi men ron nor a and the Constitution, they had 8,0 created a promissory note that _ Like many other Americans, I a ar ee am overjoyed that our nation is and the pursuit of happiness. fee bp King thisway.On But instead of honoring that . . ne promise for Black Americans, ere itisespecially Ameticahad defaulted on it and adel to the first en Y given us a bad check that had MOV Eng 10 SCE memorial come back marked “insufficient to a leader who preached and funds.” practiced nonviolence and peace. Dr. King said those of us who But even as we celebrate the _ seus come to the March were Oona porant because we refused to believe symbolism ofbuilding a “the bank of justice is bankrupt” memosialtoDr. King mthis se thse “there are insufficient special place, this monument funds in the great vaults of should also serve as a powerful opportunity of this nation.” I reminder that there is still much sure still refuse to believe it, and more left for our nation to do to never will until America’s honor him and his teachings that promised commitment to justice can’t be accomplished with a and our great wealth converge statue or words carved in stone. in ending poverty and EET ETe hopelessness for millions of __+ people struggling to get enough deep sotmaryepaiel this’ 124 @ place tosleep, a President Bush said building lp 4 06 make a living, anda metnortalto Dr. King alongside: cog etuacation for their the memiorials to the many other children, mericans honored on the Mall. ~ ; ae who ~ Rightnow too many American Agua tesd defended the children and families are stil ee getting bounced checks from mus >of America with the we our economic, health celeron” nes the promise education, and housing banks. It a fe penaterDe Ke ie years King Dr. King may have eer dreamed of a day when his own promees ee ut NaS children would be judged not by America redeemed the color of their skin but by the of Dr. King? When mos ; content C their character, the ABUSIN It was this hijacked procurement system that caused the majority of the devastation in the Katrina debacle.Ourgovemment couldn’treact withurgency because they had to wait on the new owners of our procurement system to cut up the contracts and territories of the affected Gulf region. Besides, the longer the wait, the greater the devastation and that, like Iraq, means greater sales and profits. Damn the people! Where do small and minority businesses fit into all of this? They don’t. For the most part less than 2 percent of all business is done by racial minorities, The Small Business Administration (SBA) is supposed to collect the data and report it. They don’t have aclue. They are accepting data that they know is false and then report it to Congress and release it to the public. Here’s an example from one of our businesses: “I had acquired an $8 million contract with the Immigration & Nationalization Service. After approximately 8 widening and huge disparities of opportunity persist for Black children. Dr. King’s warnings that “retuming violence for violence multiplies violence” and “‘a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death” speak to us more loudly today than ever. It’s hard not to think of the words written about Dr. King by Carl Wendell Hines: Now that he is safely dead Let us praise him build monuments to his glory sing hosannas to his name. Dead men make such convenient heroes: They cannot rise to challenge the images we would fashion from their lives. And besides, it is easier to build than to make a better world. So, now that he is safely dead we, with eased consciences will teach ourchildren that he is a great man. ..knowing that the cause for which he lived is still a cause and the dream for which he died is still a dream, a dead man’s dream. Those who helped lay the groundwork for this memorial to Dr. King know that planning this monument hasn’t been easy; it’s been a long and hard-fought struggle, and the fundraising needed to complete the vision continues. But building the monument has been far, far easier than building the beloved community and just nation and world Dr. King envisioned, Will the new memorial inspire us to recommit to making sure his dream doesn’t stay just a dream? - Marian Wright Edelman is President and Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund and its Action Council whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to _ Support and endorsement. G SMALL BUSINESS” ? Oo 7 way. VEA Congress | months, I discovered that the seed he a cages wal INS was diverting my PARTICIPATIONREPORT situation Thefederal contracttonon-minofity | _ FROMANY FEDERAL vernmedit's procurement - Pemuractorsclaimingt0be AGENCY UNTILTHE system ig as ceara : inority Disadvantaged UP. System 1s as corrupt now as it Businesses ABOVEISCLEANEDUP. —haseverbeen. Minority | There was a time when the Dusinesses nave been sau 1 On January 7, 1997, I sent a | Pa TOn cree ee many Hess letter to the Office of the en ad that the levels of 1960. | {nspector General for the who wouldcome and We just don’t know because no SBA, INS and Justice investigate any claimoffraud ne has accurate numbers. Department sang at and/or abuse. But now the | several large white ives Sheriff haslefttown. Infact, The nations weakened by the as being small and adel eres ofthe above. We are going to stupid disadvantaged businesses in Administrati ont has admonished a we vine possibly Idi order to obtain contracts the GSA IG as being too on onthe for set-asideformy fim On ap sressive andis attempting to reer he + Sr August 7, 1997, the Justice rg by $5 milion teneedlessly. Victims of natural Department OIG issued a nas! iF Frmaehen rer ane nap latte Report confirming my effectiveness. Wrong has actions of the greedy. _ allegations. become right and honest, oe Yes, another confirmation of ian aoa: pasinesses ate Greed has noend oe abuse but once again not a fommal systematic wa won't stop until some leaders dam thing was done about it. SY y: step forward and fight those It appears here that the When the new 110th Congress hsedapaartelerts happen. government agencies, SB A sricana Jan Iwill be Harry C. Alford 1S the mr and INS, must be in on the asking the a and CEO of the National B ack corruption. They report the Senate and Congressional , per of Commerce, false numbers as minority Small Business ao ioe Website: www.nationalbcc.org. and when the sham is Sen. John Kerry and Frail exposed they turn and walk my president@nationalbcc.org. Letter to the editor serve the citizens of North To say I was overwhelmed Carolina as Associate Justice of Dear Editor, by the support I received the Supreme Court. As Please allow me to thank throughout the state is . promised throughout my the many readers of your indeed an understatement. I campaign, I am committed to newspaper who supported know that our success was exercising Mg] years of my candidacy for Associate due in large part to the Judicial experience, knowledge Justice of the Supreme grassroots efforts of and diligent work ethic to every Court of NorthCarolinaon —_ thousands of individuals in case that comes before me. November 7. all 100 counties, I will Oo forever remain grateful for During the next eight years, you We did it! their help. can depend on me to perform my duties as Associate Justice in Almost a million voters Now that the election is amanner that is always mindful agreed withourcampaign behind us,Ilook forwardto _—_—f the trust and confidence the message that ‘Justice the wonderful opportunity voters have bestowed upon me. Timmons-Goodson is the citizens of North good for the Courtand — —_Carolinahave givenmeto good for North Carolina!’ _ render great service in the In appreciation, Cause of justice. . Please also accept my Patricia Timmons-Goodson heartfeltappreciationtoyou = J am so proud to have the Associate Justice and your paper for your opportunity to continue to us Court of North POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., (1908 - 1972) POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908; attended the public schools of New York City; graduated from Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., 1930; graduated from Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1932: graduated from Shaw University, Raleigh, N.C., 1934; ordained minister; member of the New York, N.Y., city council, 1941; newspaper publisher and editor; journalist; instructor, Columbia University Extension School, 1932-1940; cofounder of the National Negro Congress; member of the New York state, Consumer Division, Office of Price Administration, 1942-1944; member of the Manhattan Civilian Defense 1942-1945; elected asa Democratto. the Seventy-ninth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945-February 28, 1967); excluded from membership in the Ninetieth Congress pursuant to H.Res, 278, of February 28, 1967; chairman, Committee on Education and Labor (Eighty-seventh through Eighty-ninth Congresses); elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by his exclusion but did not appear to be sworn in; reelected tothe succeeding Congress (April 11, 1967-January 3, 1971); unsuccessful candidate for ranges to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970; died on April 4, 1972, in Miami, Fla.; cremated and ashes scattered over South Bimini in the Bahamas. . , Bibliography | ! Hamilton, Charles V, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of An American Dilemma. New York: Atheneum, 1991; Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr. Adam by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.. New York: Dial Press, 1971,; Powell, Adam Clayton, Jt. Marching Blacks: An Interpretive History of the Rise of the Black Common Man. New York: Dial Press, ys Cs \ THE MINORITY VOICE DECEMBER 2006 Pg3 _ COMMUNITY NEWS © than going to a garage makes Beartrice M . us acar.” eartrice Maye editor have appeared at least The Touch of the Master’s Hand Honored In (PSumatitercs CHARACTERISTICS OF Greenville’s “Her” mo = yao inte Daily AGENTLEMAN | Magazine ennai eee : There were qualities in the touch of the Master, which set aa : a ves Character Him apart from all other healers in His time. Beatrice Maye, Greenville Voice. € ly / Rete 1.- Jesus had a curative touch (Matthew 8:14) ator and regal ——Acoliection of herletters, Considerate/kind 2. Jesus had a compassionate touch (Matthew bearing and precise “The Wit and Wisdom of Courteous/mannerly 20:30,34) diction that demands Beatrice Maye,” will be Decency 3. Jesus had a cleansing touch (Luke 5:12,13) respect, even from those released Dec. 01, from UBE Integrity/moral excellence 4. Jesus had a conquering touch (Luke 7:12,13) who are meeting her for yearn et ve fom the Respectful/polite The touch of Jesus is not only curative, compassionate, the first time. But her eyes harity of On wn §0 toa Mrs Beatrice Maye Refined conquering, and cleansing, but it has changing power in are warm, and she i ny ot Mrs. Maye's OURBEHAVIORINTHE ——_Honesifruthful the bodies, hearts, and lives of men, ‘The only limitation speaks in the witticism she FO th Her _mavar | ’ , ; once wrote on the ith Her....magazine CHURCH Has aconscious/a soul to His power is the limitation of faith and willingness on blackboard to inspire at the West Greenville park Uses no foul or dirty the part of people to be used as His channels of Power students, named in her honor, Mrs. 1. Sit quietly in reverence. language in touching those who would be made whole. Mrs. Maye, who declined . Maye revealed that she 2. Be on our best behavior. to share her age, retired | aways vane tobea 3. Don’ trattle papers during Jesus has no feet on which to run errands of mercy but ae " ” Sell sot re. ey and although te the service. CHARACTERISTICS OF our feet; He has no hands to reach forth in iglis , ae set ay rarely goes to bed before 2 4. Keep our feet off pews. ALADY compassionate concern toward the suffering but our ages - tte public en or 3 am, she never sleeps 5. Don’t play with guest hands; He has no minds with which to think thoughts She now instructs senior later than 7:30 am. | cards, envelopes, etc. Character after him but our minds; and He has no heart through citizens in retirement living 6. Keep crayons, pens off Intelligence which to love with a giving love, a forgiving love, and through Pitt Community 7 Jane Hudson hions oo, College, er Magazine, Dec 2006 pew cushions. Personality everlasting, living love but our hearts. Be. 7. Refrain from giggling and Beauty Her uplifting letters to the talking. Integrity( high morals 8. Bow our heads in prayers. leone) 2 CHRISTMAS QUOTE 9. Sing the hymns and digest Honest/truthful Christmas—that magic blanket that wraps itself about the words. Graceful/charm/dignity us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. 10, Above all else, worship Good manners/polite/ Itmay weave a spell of nostalgia, Christmas may bea God. courteous day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day “Going to church doesn’t Holds her tongue/no gossip of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything make us a Christian any more Even tempered/humble/loyal we have ever loved.” ~ Augusta E. Rundell Reflections billion a year on the stuff, but children in this country and ° '’ | Parent. concems are enoug why, do we do it? Not for every year from 3000 to 5000 ee entire mad the taste. In blind tastings are seized by strangers. Most devoted to keeping children between bottled and tap of these kidnappings are safe from predators. These water from major municipal _ perpetuated by-sexual days, many hamess their systems, “most people cannot predators who release the children with leashes or affix tell the difference.” Tests children after a few hours. Day-Glo stickers to them, the show that bottled water is Others are transported S00r better to spot them in crowds. just as likely as tap water to more miles, held overnight or Others stay in touch via contain contaminants, while longer, and ransomed or walkie-talkies. One popular offering no nutritional __ killed. Many children are high-tech approach is the advantages, and whereas tap kidnapped by their own “electronic leash”: Parent and ——— water is nearly free, plentiful mothers and fathers who are ——chitg each wear a beeper- THE CASE AGAINST and has no negative impact almost always in connection sized unit, and when the child BOTTLED WATER onthe environment, shipping With custody battles. Inthese andere beyond a certain , and refrigerating bottled situations, almost 90% are distance, the parent’s alarm Americans are squandering water consumes a lot of resolved within a month, and goes off. One outfit has . billions of dollars on bottled —_ energy. 94% of all kidnapped devised a toy wristwatch that Erskine water. Americans All those plastic bottles also children are eventually transmits the wearer’s PICK UP YOUR drink, on average, 24 gallons _ create a big disposal returned home safely, the US Igcation by using signals from of bottled water a year; among problem. Ourrealreasonfor J ustice Department says. a global positioning system. 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Sample questions include: Which HBCU graduates more black engineers than any other? Which HBCU did the “fly jock” Tom Joyner attend? HBCU Trivia Game (copyright 2005) Jordan stated that he spent about three years developing The HBCU TriviaGameisa the game and researching the trivia game about Historically questions. “Ihave learned so Black Colleges and many fascinating facts about the Universities. It is the 105 schools.” While Jordan brainchild of Maurice was in the early stages of Jordan. Jordan is a proud developing the game he needed alumnus of a Historically assistance in designing the Black University, North game. Jordan sought out his Carolina Central University. fraternity brother and graphic “I wanted a fun way to designer Clarence Goss, Jr. educate college-bound Goss is also a proud alumnus of students about HBCUs, “ an HBCU, Elizabeth City State explains Jordan. “We have University. “Goss tumed my excellent schools and they simple poster board drawing into a beautiful show piece, “ beamed Jordan. Together, the two fratemity brothers (Kappa Alpha Psi) - decided to develop and market the final product. “Right not we are in the pre-production phase and will begin showcasing the game at different HBCUs.” The first showing of the game will be Jan. 09, 2007, 6:30 pm, at the Shaw University Cape Center located at 2611 E. Tenth Street, Greenville, NC. For more information you can contact Maurice Jordan at 252.347.8689 or Clarence Goss, Jr. at 252.367.9550. CHRISTMAS QUOTE: Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” _ ~ Eric Sevareid (1912- 1992), American newscaster. Sincerely, Thank You! It is a distinct pleasure to thank the people of Wayne, Greene, & Pitt Counties for your support in my re-election to the North Carolina Senate. It is an honor for me to serve you. My re-election would not have been possible without the great amount of help I received from a countless number of friends and supporters. I continue my pledge to listen and work hard for you in the Senate. Kun Re ane bee Comper. po donee giving can cause Cheer! — The Pitt County Department of Social Services 1s requesting donations to help provide Holida Cheer for the children who e Department. The support of sure that each of these children Greenville, NC 27834-1 your donation: “Foster Cheer Fund.” Donatio toys are also being acce of Social Services, at th call Susan Schwing Proj ect. 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The event took place at the Cornerstone Family Life Center in Greenville, NC Submit Your Photo of A History Making Event 0 Family Member to be remembered to: The Minority Voice Newspaper 405 Evans Street Greenville NC 27835 email: mvoicenews@yahoo.com ” 1486 D, WORTHINGTON RD, PHONE: (252) 321-1296 FAX: (252) 32! 126 401 EVANS ST. 422 EVANS ST. 752-2307 752-6546 GREENVILLE,NC 27858 The Family Who Prays Together Stays Together” + Wishing You A Happy Holiday Season ember if Christmas i isn’t found in yo your heart rt, y ou won't (pe mNoxiry VOICE. DECEMBER 2006 Pp7 | BRADSHAW’S & MARIE’S]| & | No CREDIT : mu SELL-TRADE LOCATOR SERVICE BADCREDITOR __ YOUNEEDTo “**F°? JOHN DEAVER. BUILD omen” GEORGE RIGHTHYER GRENVILLE, NC Philir oi Church of Christ 3760 Philippi Drive ( (Old Pactolus Hy) Greenville NC 27858 a1 a pisses ied 9:0 0pm pages Youth ages 13-18 expressing their love for od Until Shoes Grow on Trees 1-252-756-0044 ' 3400 S. Memorial Dr. Carolina East Centre sem Greenville, NC | nent eget Repair and Save 7 | a6 10 sed ale DD pr be pea ye jak Woes ret 7 RR: FRR Cues ‘eps is semaae yong? During this season of celebration, be sure that electric safety is on your “wish list.” Indoors or outside, use only lights that have been tested for safety by a recognized testing laboratory. Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections, and throw out damaged sets. Use no more than three standard-size sets of lights per single extension cord. Never use electric lights on a metallic tree. The tree can become charged with electricity from faulty lights, and a person touching a branch could be electrocuted. Before using lights outdoors, check labels to be sure they have been certified for outdoor use. Fasten outdoor lights securely to trees, house walls, or other firm supports to protect the lights from wind damage. Use only insulated staples to hold strings in place, not nails or tacks. Or, run strings of lights through hooks (available at hardware stores). Turn off all lights when you go to bed or leave the house. The lights could short out and start a fire. Greenville \ Utilities 752-7166 ® www.guc com THE MINORITY VOICE DECEMBER 2006 Pg8 Retirement Celebration for Mildren Council, MSW Two retirement celebrations were recently held for Mildred Atkinson Council upon her retirement from the State of North Carolina after 32 years of service. The first was a reception held October 31 at the NC Department of Health and Human Services Office in Raleigh. The second celebration, held on November 01, 2006, was a retirement luncheon at the Beef Bam in Greenville. Mildren Atkinson Council began her career as a Social Worker II at Caswell Center in Kinston. She later became a Genetic Educator/ Counselor /Community Development Specialist with the North Carolina Infant Mortality Program, where she worked for four years. She retired as a Sickle Cell. Health Educator/Counselor serving patients in five eastern NC counties — Beaufort, Bertie, Hyde, Martin, and Pitt. | Awards received during her retirement celebrations included a Certificate of Retirement from the State of North Carolina; the state of North Carolina Order of the Longleaf Pine from Governor Michael T. Easley; Outstanding Achievement Award for 26 years of Outstanding Service to the Sickle Cell Families and Citizens of North Carolina from the statewide program staff; a thank you angel from East Carolina University’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic; a congratulations letter from Congressman G. K. Butterfield, First Congressional District of NC; and numerous cards and congratulation were received from family, friends, and colleagues throughout North Carolina and other states. Mrs. Council feels blessed to have served the sickle cell families and is most proud of those of who supported the Mildred A. Council Sickle Cell Scholarship, which she has created in her honor. This scholarship is for a person with sickle cell disease to be used for educational expenses while attending a two-year or four-year college. Applications wil be available from the NC Sickle Cell Foundation. Anyone who wishes to support the scholarship can call 252-757-1037 or 252-355-2284, effreys Distributing Co. LLC o~ wishing you a ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS Se. is * %. eine s Leer. seat oa eel er rr SSPONSIGILITY At 4 £ :