12 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - MAY 20,1992
Whitley replaces Lancaster as speaker
By JEROME <J. RAGLAND
Char lie Uh i 11ey, a
•former congressman -for
10 years uiho has served
under 6 United States
presidents, spoke in
place o-f Congressman
Martin Lancaster on
March 10, 1992, in the
Lecture Hall o-f the LC
Building, North Campus.
According to Betty
Jane Turner, instructor
in the Social Sciences
Department who arranged
the V i si t, Mart i n
Lancaster had to be in
Congress to vote on
President Bush's
proposal to stimulate
the econoiny.
Approximately 200
students from UCC and
area high and Junior
high schools attended,
including a civics
class o-f eighth and
ninth graders -from
Ulayne Country Day
School .
Whitley has served
31 years in Uashington^
starting his career in
1961 at the end of
Eisenhower''s presi
dency.
He was an adtninis-
trative assistant to
Representative David
Henderson for 16 years,
and for the last 6
years has served as
consultant for the
Tobacco Institute.
Miitley spoke about
many issues, citing the
collapse of communism
as the "most signifi
cant event to affect
the world and
government” in his
exper i ence.
Charlie Uhitley talks with students after his speech: (1 to r) Christine Holtz and David Keeter, B4G 151
students; Uhitley; Betty Jane Turner, instructor; and Uarren Reed, aide to Rep. Hartin Lancaster.
He focused on foreign
trade and explained
that America has become
more dependent on
foreign products as
opposed to U. S. goods.
Uh i t1ey sai d that
Anerica helped some
countries build their
industries in the early
1940's and 50's.
h4e said those same
foreign countries are
now our greatest
competitors, producing
goods of better quality
and cheaper costs than
American products.
Uh i tley sai d the
economy will begin to
improve if Americans
start buying products
made in their own
country.
In response to a
question, Uhitley said
our country sees a
disparity between the
amounts of money spent
per student and student
performance on
standardized tests,
especially in
comparison with other
countr i es.
PHOTO: Jerome Ragland
Carol Ray, eighth
grade teacher from
Uayne County Day, asked
Uhitley his views on
the congressional bank
scandal. Whitley's
response was that in
his day, no repre
sentative assumed he or
she could overdraw the
account on purpose.
REGISTER
TO
VOTE
Dislocated worker realizes dream
Rep. Carolyn Russ'*ll speaks to Betty
Jane Turrer's governiMnt class.
By TREL'v'IA HODGES
"I want to encourage
others to find a way to
go to college," said
former dislocated
worl<er Michel 1 e
Harrell, now a college
transfer student ready
to graduate.
Harrell is a prime
example of someone
determined to reach her
goals no matter how
bleak the circum
stances .
Harrel1, Just a
sophcxnore in high
school when her parents
divorced, lost interest
in school and decided
to drop out.
Born in Clayton, NC,
she later moved to Wake
County where she
attended Garner High
School .
She worked at the
Services for the Blind
in Raleigh where she
was a food service
cash i er.
Ulhen Harrell moved
to Goldsboro in 1982,
she worked at a variety
of Jobs to make ends
meet.
In the beginning
finances prevented her
from attending college,
but in 1987 she went
through the GED program
at UlCC to get a high
school diploma.
After receiving her
GED, Harrell started
worl<ing at Barry's
where she held a secure
pos i t i on.
She received $6.85
an hour for sewing
slippers, starting
temporarily as a
general inspector.
She was a sewing
machine operator from
1987 -1990.
Then on a Tuesday,
workers were told that
they would be out of a
Job by the end of the
uieek.
Harrel1 began to
panic because the bills
were steadily coming
i n .
The Employment
Security Ccxnmission met
with workers to inform
them of a fund which
wouId help with
educational expenses
if they would go to
col 1ege.
continued page 17
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Since I9M6!
Jerry Ray
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