Young Men Dram Their Way Across Europe
They each lost 10 pounds and practiced 10
to 12 hours a day, but given the opportunity
they would do it again.
Derrick C^avis and Jerry Bouthiilet, both
of Newport News, spent from June 16 to
Aug. 23 dramming their way through Bel
gium, Holland. England. Prance and eight
states in the United States before winding
up in Canada to compete with 70 other drum
and bugle corps also on summer tour.
Derrick, a junior at Menchville High
School and a drummer in the marching
band, jazz ensemble, orchestra, symphonic
hand and show choir, first picked up the
drumsticks when .a seventh grader.
Jerry, a 1982 Denbigh High School gradu
ate. started drums as a ninth grader, and.
just as Derrick, was a member of most of the
school's bands.
Both boys took private drum lessons from
Keith Conley, who brought a record of a
drum and bugle corps to class one day.
"Gotta do that," was Derrick's reaction.
Jerry foliowed suit and so the teacher
found a corps, the "Boston Crusaders." for
the boys to join.
They joined in January, met weekly in
Norfolk.for practice and once each month
.spent a weekend in Boston practicing with
the -main corps.
In addition to the practices. Derrick and
Jerry helped with fund-raising projects for
financing the summer tour. Beach towels,
magazines'and candy sales kept the basic
cost of the trip to only $415,per member.
Practice days during the tour found the
116-member group spending up to 12 hours
going through the precision formations.
"While you're doing it. you think you're
crazy." Derrick said. "But later you are glad
you did and take a lot of pride in what you
can do."
They slept on buses, gym floors and in
host families' homes (luring the tour. They
were responsible for their laundry and for
keeping schedules on time. The*t were
many benefits for both.
"I learned a lot about the world that I
have never been exposed to." Derrick said.
"It was like they said it was on TV. and it
showed me how things really are. I also
learned ydu gotta get up and do things for
yourself if you want to get them done."
"I learned a lot of self respect and self
discipline," Jerry said. "When I got back. I
was changed."
Both agree that their musicianship is bet
ter. "They (the corps leaders) demanded
perfection and precision" Jerry said. "You
must do everything the right way."
Penalty for not doing it right meant 10
pushups. For four days straight, each of the
boys did 400
All. however, was not work. There were
free days for touring ? one iii Paris, an
other in Amsterdam and two in I>ondon
Jerry and Derrick will continue with the
weekly practices in Norfolk and monthly
trips to Massachusetts.
They want to tour with the group again
next summer, and they'd like to interest
other young musicians in joining. The corps
is open to boys and girls ages 12 to 21.
"I've told the whole story at least 10 dozen
times," Derrick said. "I think I can remem
ber everything."
Derrick Chavis and Jerry Bouthiilet spent their sUmer drumming through
Europe and the United States.
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Pembroke J my cettes held
their August 24th meeting at
SbefTa Seafood Restaurant.
Visiting the Pembroke Jay
cettes were the Mt. Airy Area
Jaycettes. Highlights of the
evening were the announce
ments of Jaycettes of the
Month for May-Dr. Cheryl
Locklear, DDS, June-Rose
Marie Lowry, July-Nancl
Smith, and Jaycette of the
First Quarter-MoDy Locklear.
Pembroke Jaycettes wel
come any young lady, 18
years and older, to Join their
organization. Please contact
I President Karen Dial at 521
8228, or internal Vice Pres.
1521-38941 about meetings
and planned activities.
[Elmer Hunt Photo]
THE PEMBROKE YFW
Presents
LORI ANN LOCKLEAR :
OUR OWN LADY OF
COUNTRY MUSIC
Saturday, October 9,1982
8:00 p.m.
THIS NIGHT ONL Y
PSU'S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Admission
$3.00 Advance $4.00 At Door
CHILDREN UNDER ? FREE
?Tickets are available from any...
VFW members, Pembroke Jaycettes,
Pembroke Jaycees, the Carolina Indian Voice
Pembroke Hardware,
f or by calling 521-2502 or 521-3705.
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} Vemon BeBeconrt (stand
ting) Is shown addressing
| LBDA's staff meeting Sept.
13. Rev. KRaa Kogera |Hft]
also made a presentation to
the staff.
AIM FOUNDER SPEAKS
TO LRDA STAFF
1 Vernon Bellecourt. one of
> the founders and a leader of
i the American Indian Move
, ment (AIM), was guest spea
ker at LRDA's Monday. Sep
tember 13, 1982 staff meet
ing. Bellecourt, whose Indian
1 name is Wabun-inini (mean
1 ing "Daybreakman"), is an
I Ojibwe Indian, more com
i monly known as Chippewa.
, The very personable Belle
court began his presentation
with a spiritually-rife peace
pipe ceremony, complete with
1 spiritual intonations to
i "Grandfather," evidently the
i Chippewa Indian eqaivalent
, to our Jesus Christ.
Before presenting a slide
show presentation showing
what AIM is doing on a re
' gional, national and inter
national level, the extraor
dinarily dynamic and articu
late speaker made ? brief
presentation. "The tree of life
has four roots," said he.
''They are spiritual, cultural,
economic and political. If we
allow these roots to wither,
the Tree of Life of the Indian
Ration will wither..."
Also speaking at the staff
meeting was the Rev. Elias
Rogers who, along with Mr.
Ralph Hunt, is the local
distributor of the revolution
ary and new "Watt Guard."
This device, specially de
signed for homes or business
es with central heating and
air, is advertised as being
able to save at least 20% on
light bills over a year's time ff
installed.
These two men, each en
thusiastic and dedicated tn
their spedAc cause, made the
. Sept. 13 staff meeting a truly
enlightening and exciting ex
perience.
INDIAN HERITAGE WEEK
SEPT. 19-25
This week (the week of
Sept. 19-25) has been set
aside as Indian Heritage
Week in North Carolina. A
number of activities have
been scheduled for the Pem
broke area as Indian Heritage
Week is observed state-wide.
These activities will be
reported on in next week's
column.
? B 1M J I
Some people once believed
that shooting arrows under a
fruit tree would cause the
fruit to fall off the trea
just as the arrows fell.,
The first moving picture theater was the Electric Theater on
South Main Street in Lot Angeles, which opened in 1902
with an hour-long presentation. Admission was two cents.
Derrick mavis is uie son 01
Alton and Dianne Cha vis of
Newport-News, Va. formerly
of Pembroke N^. His mfcter
nal grandparents are Ek^a
and Wood row Cummings of
Pembroke, NC and his pater
nal grandparents are J.W.
and Lillian Chavis of Pem
broke, NC.
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