PAGE a — WEST CKAVEN HIOHLIGHTS — SEPTEMBER 1,1988
Eastern
Echoes
By
Gail Roberson
This column is for the larger woman or any female ten
pounds or more over her desired weight. The men out there
can take it to heart as well. But it’s especially for those who
struggle every day with the almighty scales... struggle to the
point of mental obsession and abuse from being constantly
caught up in the vicious cycle of diet... eat.. guilt... and
depression. Diet... eat... guilt... depression.
‘hiis world has gone crazy. Bulimia and anorexia have be
come as commonplace as daisies on a ditchbank. Thousands
of women, of all ages, binge and purge to control their weight.
It’s just one of the ways we try to fit ourselves into the paper
doll “mold” that this society has cast for us. Though we are
blessed with mouths that open, ears that hear, eyes that see
and limbs that move, we still submit ourselves to cheek im
plants, chemical face peels, skin bleachigs, tattooed eye
liners, forehead lifts, tummy tucks, fat suction, and other sur
gical and cosmetic procedures that will help us achieve the
physical perfections which we believe will make us like our
role models. We are constantly driven to alter our appearance
until we find the “look” with which we can peacefully live.
But, we are gravely mistaken. We are not living ... merely
mimicking how others live.
A 90-pound woman I know pinches at herself all the time,
talking about her cellulite and how many pounds she must
lose. A 150-pound woman I know hides out in her home,
embarrassed to even go to the grocery store because she feels
like a Southern Baptist preacher trying to sneek into a liquor
store.
Everyone is saying... “When I lose weight. I’m going to...”
but they never do. Lose weight. Or anything else. Meanwhile,
time is like a kitten. It slips up on them and drinks the day like
a bowl of milk.
A person who wears a size eight is no smarter than a person
who wears a size eighteen. Always using your weight as an
excuse for why you don’t get on with life is the biggest sin of
all. ’This constant barrage of “be thin and beautiful” that has
been heaped on us by the media of all types, represents a
temporary cultural opinion, not a fact of the universe. When it
comes to our dissatisfaction with weight, it all boils down to
three choices; Be miserable. Lose weight. Get on with life.
What is considered as “overweight” changes as soon as we
leave a geographical boundary or culture. In some parts of the
world, a large woman is valued as a beauty and a prize, while in
others, only the slim woman counts.
When I stopped hiding behind my pounds and got my light
out fl'om under the bushel, I found the whole world suddenly
became brighter. The biggest cemetery in the world is one in
which unused talents lie buried. Is your name chipped in
stone there? Today, I no longer measure my self-love and
worth by the size of my waistline. As you travel along life’s
pathway, you’ll have successes and you’ll have failures, but
you’d all do well to remember that butterflies can fly ... be
cause they take themselves lightly.
There are as many people in the doctor’s office today as a
result of the strain and stress of trying to stay slim as there are
those there from the actual added pounds. You do not have to
, wait until you are thin to epjoy life. When you reach eighty
years of age, nobody is going to hand you another eighty years
and say... “Here, honey, take this and do it all over again since
you got it wrong the first time trying to suit everybody.
I don’t advocate dieting and I don’t advocate being large.
What I DO advocate is being the best you can be... regardless
of your size. ’The sparrow does not shun the blue jay because
he is larger. Nature recognizes diversity, and mankind should
as well. So what if your waistline isn’t the size of the shower
head? It’s time you acknowledged your self-worth and real
ized that it should not be based on society’s pre-packaged,
one-size fits all superimposed guilt trip. ’There is no need for
you to hide in your home, ashamed and withering in silence
and self-loathing because a handful of Madison Avenue adver
tisers tell you that in order to be beautifiil, to be accepted, to
love and be loved, to have a successful career, or to eqjoy life in
general, you can weigh no more than 100 pounds.
Your happiness and self-esteem should not be in somebody
else’s control. Get under the wheel and take a sharp, right turn.
Be the best you can be, no matter what your dress size. ’There is
a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.
Don’t be your own worst enemy. Get bigger than your fears.
And LIVE. Beginning today.
Becton
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dan’s backfield, showed lie
has power to go along with his
spe^. The back can take the
pigskin up the middle, but if
he gets outside and cuts the
corner it’s difficult to stop
him.
Becton earned a silver med
al in the national Junior Olym
pics held earlier this summer
in Gainesville, Fla. Becton
was leading the triple jump
until a competitor from Ohio
edged ahead on his last jump.
Becton also qualified as a
freshman for the triple jump at
the state high school track
championships. He finished
eighth.
Becton suffered a minor
ankle injury in the game
against North Pitt, but is ex
pected to suit up for the
Eagles' home opener against
Greene Central at 8 p.m. Fri
day night.
Congratulations to Lee Bec
ton for capturing the first
Flying Eagle Award of this
season.
Dominic’s Turns 1,
Changes Planned
Dominic’s Restaurant cele
brated its first anniversary Satur
day. Aug. 27 marked the official
anniversary of the Italian res
taurant located on U.S. 17 about
five miles south of Vanceboro.
And changes are in the works
for the restaurant.
The owners and management
are planning to introduce a diffe
rent variety of foods. "We plan to
cater to the local people around
herg. We have had a lot of sugges
tions and any other inputabout
menu selections would be
appreeiated," said Daryl and
Steve, who oversee the res
taurant’s operations.
Along with pizzas and subs
already offered, a more Southern
variety of food will be intro
duced. “Some of the things we
plan to carry in the near fiiture
are charbroiled steaks, fried
chicken and hamburgers. We
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hope to offer a soup and salad bar
also, said DatyL
Business has been good in the
past year, with the veal, shrimp
and scallops becoming special
ties at Dominic’s, said Daryl and
Steve.
“The food we serve in the fu
ture wilt be nothing but top quat-
ity as it has always been, said
Daryl.
Future plans for Dominie’s in
clude another dinner theatre
planned for sometime in Octo
ber. Daryl and Steve are also in
volved in the opening of another
restourant that wilt specialize in
Itatian food. It will be located on
Simmons Street in New Bern.
“We would like to thank our
customers for their patronage
and would like the people of Van
ceboro to know we are here for
them,’’ said the two res
taurateurs.
A Frontiersman’s
Inauguration
l:arl> nc\l year, we \sill inaugurate a new president of the United
Stales at the Capilid in Washington. D.C. Whether it is a Democrat or
Kcpuhliean. the inauguration is certain to be an event marked by a seri
ous speech, a parade down IVnnsylvania Avenue and extremely high se
curity. Some recent presidents have tried to break this mold — Jimmy
Carter walked the inaugural parade route in 1977 — but no matter how
hard the new president tries to bring his inauguration to the people,
nothing will ever match Andrew Jackson's presidential inauguration of
1X29.
Jackson, a national hero lor leading the American forces to victory in
the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. ran for president in 1828
as the people's candidate. Born in a log cabin in what is now' North
Candina. he was a true frontiersman and appealed to the common man.
Affectionately know n as "Old Hickory." he was the first president of the
United Stales w ho was mM from either Virginia or Massachusetts.
On March 4. 1829. a huge crowd of the common people who helped
make Jackstm president came to Washington. D.C.. for his inaugura
tion. What happened was very different from any of the inaugurations
that had come before — or since.
"When the speech was over and the president made his parting bow.
the harrier that had separated the people fmm him was broken down,
and they rushed up the steps all eager to shake hands with him." a con
temporary of Jackson's recalled years later. "It was w ith difficulty that
he made his way thn>ugh the Capitol and down the hill to the gateway
that opens on the avenue."
Jackson mounted his horse for his inaugural ride down (\;nnsylvania
Avenue to the White House, the throng trailing behind him. When the
mob reached the White House, where Jackson was to give a reception
for govemineni oflicials. it did not stop. Frontiersmen, backwoodsmen,
laborers and war veterans foaed their way into the White House to cele
brate the inauguration of their hem. Some sUmkI on fancy chairs in their
muddy biKHs to see Jackson w hile others pushed aside members of Con
gress and their wives to gel to tables of food, smashing White House
china.
The new president was pushed up against the wall by the tide of wetl-
w ishers and had to be protected by a ring of friei>ds who linked arms to
create a barrier amund him. He eventually was forced to escape the
While H»)use through a back door. The partying crowd, however, did not
leave until their square-dancing was done several hours later. |i|
One of a scries of rolumns on the hbtorj and berilage of Arnerka.
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Along The Pathway'
Along the pathway of life sometimes it seems that we get in
situations where there is no way out. Many times we seem to
grow bitter and cry out, “God, why? Why did this have to
happen to me? What have I done to deserve all this?"
Many times this seems to be a constant cry of the human
race. There are times others are blamed for the bad things that
happen. The Children of Israel blamed Moses and Aaron when
Pharaoh demanded they add more to their daily tasks and
instructed his officers to work them harder.
The Lord did not promise that everything would always go
smooth or we would never stumble or fall. But He did promise
He would be there. Let’s take a look at the Children of Israel at
the Red Sea. What a night that was, the Red Sea in ft-ont of
them and the Egyptian army behind them. They could see no
way out, but God had a plan. You can be sure God’s plan
always works. The pillar of cloud went from before the face of
the Children of Israel and stood behind them. It was a light for
them and darkness for the Egyptians. One did not go near the
other all night.
Moses stretched his staff over the Red Sea, and the Lord
caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind. After the
Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea on dry land and the
Egyptians marched in, the waters rolled back together and
drowned them.
We may never have a Red Sea experience, but if we trust
God an serve Him, whatever our trial He will go through it
with us. That we think we can’t bear, God can and will give us
the strength to go through the trial and overcome.
He is the master of the impossible made possible. He does
not always deliver us from the trial, but many times He deliv
ers us in the trail. Remember, you can do all things through
Him who strengthens you. He has promised and He never
fails. If there is any failing, we are the ones who fail. Psalms
34:8 says, “Taste and see the Lord is good: blessed is the man
that trusts in him.”
When my strength is gone, then God can move in.
His strength is made perfect in my weakness.
1968 PM Edrtortaf Servees
Obituary
Hubert C. Wiggins
VANCEBORO — Hubert C.
“Jink" Wiggins, 73, died Tuesday
at Pitt County Memorial Hospital
in Greenville.
Services were to be at 3 p.m.
today at Wilkerson Funeral
Home in Vanceboro with the
Revs. Sam Worthington and
Robert Worthington officiating.
Burial was to be in Celestial
Memorial Gardens.
Wiggins was a native of Pitt
County, but spent his early life in
Beaufort County as a farmer. He
moved to Vanceboro in 1969 and
started a woodcraft business.
Wiggins retired in 1981. He was a
member of West Vanceboro
Church of God.
Wiggins is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Gertie Corey,
Mrs. Neva Worthington and Mrs.
Ida Buck, all of Vanceboro, and
Mrs. Hilda Boyd of Chocowinity;
three sons, Ervin Wiggins and
Bobby Wiggins, both of Choeo-
winity, and Rayvon Wiggins of
Vanceboro; two sisters, Mrs. Ada
Buck and Mrs. Lottie Bright,
both of Chocowinity: two
brothers. Josh Wiggins of Choco
winity and Mayhue Wiggins of
Vanceboro; five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends
at the funeral home from 7 to 9
tonight and at the home of Bobby
Wiggins on N.C. 102, Rt. l,>Boxt
459, Chocowinity.
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