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r CAROLINA TIMES Sat., Dec. 1, IVtt I MARY BOH ANON MHMMeadi REFLECTIONS FROM NCCU By Mary Bohanon j I was asked: "From what does an inspiration to write come?" Frankly, I really do not know. I should think that the writer must possess a sensitivity for those things around him. As people differ so their interests differ. Writers tend more towards the subjective rather than toward the objective. Experiences are invaluable to a writer. There, he is dealing with what he knows to have happened, and the effect the happening has had on his own sensitivity. That which one feels deeply about, he invariably expresses, orally or through prose or poetry. The prose writer is more factual. He is an assayist, stating his opinion, a story teller relating humorous or serious incidents which appeal to his readers. The poet is a dreamer, a victim of nostalgia and lamentation. He refuses to see the impossible because to him all things are possible. (For "The Fellowship Speaks") PREACHMENT Throw back the covers of nonchalance. Raise yourself from the bed of laziness. Disrobe yourself from the clothes of sluggishness. Wash in the LIVING WATER, Then adorn yourself with the WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD. Gird your loins with TRUTH. Put on the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. Shod your feet with the GOSPEL OF PEACE. Cover your head with the HELMENT OF SALVATION. Carry the SHIELD OF FAITH. Arm yourself with the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the WORD OF GOD. Take your Religion out of its dusky chamber, Clearr it with the BLOOD OF THE LAMB, Make it shine until the HOLY GHOST glows like fire. Katie J. Lawson WHOSE WAY I was accosted by a Christian the other day while I was walking down the street. He made the usual attempt to convert me, invoking my duty to God and expounding on the dire consequences of not following "the Way, the Truth, and the Light." When I remarked, "I am not interested," there was a look of disbelief, then remorse, in his eyes. So I continued, "You wonder why I, in my Ignorance, will not adhere to your doctrines. Let us discuss our differences..." Whereupon he hastily retreated, ostensibly to rid himself of my "damnable" heresies, but actually to lie in wait for another victim. I continued on my way while in my mind addressing the departed soulwinner thusly: "Christian, do not talk to me of my duty to God. I am glad you walked away. I do not want to listen to your perverted philosophy of sin which attempts to degrade my spirit. I am free of your mindless dogmas that tell you what you can and can not do. I do not have to listen to you. You use God as a rubber stamp to condone your transgressions against man and nature. You spill my brothers' blood in sacred wars. You send food and clothing at great expense half-way around the world to some unknown Asian of African but neglect the shirt-tattered, empty-boweled child of the neighbor next door. You forever talk of love and charity as you silently amass your own personal fortunes at the expense of the poor and hungry out of the "kindness" of your heart giving them back 10 per cent or less of what is rightfully theirs. You build magnificent edifices to honor some foreign, materialistic God I could never know. Selfishly claiming God as your own, you parcel him out piecemeal to those who would be led astray by you. I ask you, how much better off are the "heathens" you have preached the "Gospel" to Indians on their reservations, the Africans on the squalid outskirts Of splendid cities built with the riches stolen from them? You may intellect ualize and rhapsodize about an abstract God. I can not. The only God I know is within me, coursing through my veins whether I laugh with joy or cry in pain. I am a part of God. So are you. So is the air we breathe. Even the choking, vile air of our polluted cities. God is that common thrqad subtlely uniting All, a flow of energy forever fluidly changing form. I am but a transitory element of that God, a rearrangement of that which has always existed. When 1 die, my essence will remain, living on in the only concrete reality: the Continuity of Life. The vitality of my dust may nourish crabgrass growing to heal the earth pocked and scarred by man, or perhaps muddy the already over polluted waters of some stream. But is does not really matter to me, for I will have served the spirit within me the best I know how. You can ask no more of me." My anger spent, I lapsed into a thoughtful silence. Presently the shuffle of my footsteps aroused my senses and I was able to return to the world about me. Mark W. Kenas MEMORIES You have lived within me, beseiging my mind, discouraging my spirit, troubling my heart.. Yes, you have lived within me flourishing in the midst of doom, nurturing in my dungeon of destruction. When will you go? Avon D. Waters INDECISION Searching for an alternative Blinded by the mist of delusion Enlightenment muted by sombre reasoning Never reaching a concrete decision Gloria Harris INFATUATION And he kissed her, Filled her with love, To one day be their image. They lay together, Dreary with passion, Untouched by the reality of being unwed. It does not matter to them That they soon would provide, With the sweat of his brow and the milk of her bosom. Nor were they concerned, That neither of them were of age, Demoted only to jobs or remnant tasks. These things do matter now, .j For they only comprehend tasteful infatuation. Ronald Harrison Yes, We All Talk By Marcus H. Boulware, Ph.D. GETTING THE ATTENTION OF AUDIENCE The beginning speaker must pay much attention to the matter of getting the attention of his hearers in the Introduction of the speech. The introduction prepares the audience psychologically-by stimulating favorable interest in the speaker and his message. It prepares the hearers logically, by orienting them to the nature and purpose of the Body of the speech. The speaker uses favorable attention-getting devices; and then employs a clarification step. First, the speaker may use a quotation, refer to the subject, refer to the occasion, ask a question, tell an illustrative story, use humor, and make a pithy, provocative statement. But let me warn you. Do not seemed strained, awkward, and never strive to be sensational when you are not. Be yourself, but animate your full being, and come alive. It may pay off to compliment the audience, but be sincere. For example, people feel President Nixon is not sincere. It won't work if you are not sincere. And audience can see right through you. Once you have the attention of the listeners, then move into high gear with vigor and force. The listeners must never feel that you are going to put them to sleep. Wake up, you came to give a speech! READERS: For my free pamphlet on stage fright, send two 8-cent stamps to M. H. Boulware, Florida A & M University, Box 193, Tallahassee, Florida 32307. VETS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS EDITOR'S NOTE: Veterans and their families are asking thousands of questions concerning the benefits their Government provides for them through the Veterans Administration. Below are some representative queries. Additional information may be obtained at any VA office. Q--What are some of the advantages of a Veterans Administration GI home loan? A -- V A guarantees 60 percent up to a maximum of $12,500 of such loans, no down payment required usually, the agency appraises the house to determine its reasonable value, and there usually is a long repayment period. Q I was honorably discharged last month after three years of military duty, none of it in Vietnam. Am I eligible for education benefits? A--Yes. Any veteran separated after Jan. 31, 1955, with an other than dishonorable discharge after at least 181 days of active duty, has eligibility for eight years or until May 31, 1974, whichever is later. Geographic location of service has no bearing on eligibility. Q-Rather than write a letter to the Veterans Administration to give my change of address, can't I do it by phone? A- Yes, but you should be prepared to provide as much identifying information as possible, such as claim andor social security number, date and place of birth, etc. Teaching At 87 LONDON - Eifhty-aev- en-year-old Percy DueJop is teacocr in a class I a Mr. Chips who He baa started on his h year at Star Lane Junior School in (be Canning Town are of London. "I don't tell any older than when I first can bare hi IMS." he said This Is All You Pay At Triangle VW Price Includes Taxes, Title, License etc. Equip. 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We've got the greatest deals going. And we can give you a Hand like you've never had before." Regal Landau Coupe Electro 225 Hardtop Sedan Electra Limited Landau. Coupe LeSabre Luxut HARDTOP Coupe Open Every Week Night and All Day Saturday Century 350 Colonnade Hardtop Coupe Century 350 Colonnade Hardtop Sedan Century Luxut Colonnade HARDTOP Coupe DOWNTOWN DURHAM The leading Buick dealer in the Triangle area 324 Ke efleik Stt- Mr.eMCoflMMHe miuiinmiuiiiHUHumni m : From j rfibck , pi sm-ivtwfully by Warner llm. to hypo ciigagcint'iiU of tin musk-al documentary, "Jimi lU'iidrix", which explore Ihe life and career of the late rock superstar. The film is now opening at theaters cross country. I jrara anmnnic wwi saw wmtj By JOHN HUDGINS ! ! After looking at the results of the last local election there are several things that seem to jump out very clearly in my mind As we lool at the Black community it is clear that among other things, Durham has: 1) A vary reactionary class of Blacks or Negroes. 2) A vety apathetic majority of Black folks. If we pry to look at these things perhaps we can put the last election in perspective and thus understand its results. First of all it is verylear that there is a group of Blacks in Durham who are very content with things as they are. These Blacks fall into two groups: A) those who have a lot of money and own businesses and who clearly identify more with the money interests of Durham than with Black needs. Members of this group prefer not to disturb, things in this peaceful town. By professing to represent the. Negrb they have working acquaintences with the white power structure of Durham and are content to continue bargaining for a few crumbs and avoid the issue of real power. In the old days they were known as the "Parrish Street Gang." The second part of that group B) are those who are with the help of credit relatively comfortable. They are some of the people who work for the above but more of them tend to work at "the college"; in the Research Triangle; and in other white collar jobs. These people are not secure and a lift of the finger and they lose their jobs and what little they have accumulated. They correctly recognize that individually they can do nothing but risk everything. What they refuse to understand is that if they come down off their "high horses" and deal with other Black folk in Durham, much can be done through unity. On the other hand some of them are young and scared of the Black power structure in this town, or plain scared of reactionary white folks in this town. However it seems to me that the basic thing is a matter of indifference. Much the same as the case with the older or middle age they preJer to ignore the "projects" and drive on out to Forest View Heights, or Weaver Street. The other part of the problem is the more than apathetic majority of Black folks. For one reason or another they seem content to sit and wait for leadership from uptown or someplace where it never cornea from They are very happy to let the DCNA and others act as through they are the Black community. Nobody raises questions about what happens. Some of them vote, some of them pray it away at church, but things get worse and seemingly nobody cares. This I have no explanation for. Have we given up? Are we Waiting for something? Are we afraid of being sold out again? It is unfortunate but it is true that Durham is a dead city and Blacks are paying for it. Despite the so called Black capitalists at the Mutual or downtown most Blacks in this jive town would not be any worse off if they were in Backwoods Alabama. There is just enough Black progress in this town to make those who would do something, fat and happy, and snobbish. It is strange to look around and see a Black mayor in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, and to see Blacks in Durham quietly accept a racist to the bone. Its strange how 4 or 5 Mr. Negroes can sit around and decide without consulting anybody what will happen in this town as-far as Blacks are concerned. Its pathetic how they can slate one man to win and another to loose or scare another out of running. Yes this is a strange town, where strange things happen, but the strangest is what does not happen, or maybe its what does happen, either was NUTHiNU, Director Michael Campus predicts a big future for 12-year-old Thomas Hicks who will be seen as Young Sonny, in Paramount Pictures' "The Education of Sonny Carson", now on location in Brooklyn, N.Y. "The kids a natural," says Campi who, along with producer Irwin Yablans, interviewed hundreds of kids before finally picking Thomas. 1 Motion Picture Pioneers representing all 50 of the United States will attend the 35th Annual Dinner of the Foundation of Motion Picture Pioneers honoring Ted Ashley, chairman of the Board of Warner Bros., Inc., as "Pioneer of the Year for 1973 . It will be the first in the dinner's 35-year history to be held outside New York City and the first to which women will be admitted. That new TV comedy, "Roll Out", with Stu Gilliam and Hilly hi,c m mil nut of CBS-TV's schedule in January ana ue replaced with "Great Day," a comedy about a black family living in the Chicago ghetto and co-starring Edther Rolle and John Amos. Godfrey Cambridge now spends more time promoting his anti-narcotics film than he does in night-club appearances. The 28V4-minute film is entitled "Close the Door, I'm Shooting...or Dead is Dead" and he uses real people, not actors to get his point across. He expects to see it shown on the educational TV stations but not the commercial ones. Too real for the latter. There was plenty of flack when the Corporation for Public Broadcasting held its first public board meeting. The testimony was dominated by witnesses who criticized the handling of such black programs as "Black Journal" and "Soul", two nationally distributed programs cut back drastically this season. Supporters of Tobacco Work. Calls Boycott LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Supporters of black workers at the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company here have called for a boycott of the company's cigarettes and tobacco. The black workers are demanding the reinstatement of seven workers who were fired last August after a protest against discrimination in hiring and upgrading. They are also demanding that Lorillard begin a postive program to deal with discrimination in its plant. The boycott has been called by Concerned Citizens, a coalition of members of religious and community groups. Lorillard products include Kent, Old Gold, True Green, True Blue, Spring and Newport cigarettes. Other products are Beechnut and Big Red Tobacco, and Omega Slims, BTA, and ERIK cigars. Black workers staged their r!i-iiniisirat.iii in AugiMt after trying unsuccessfully for months to get representatives of both the company and their union to talk with them about discrimination. The union is Local 201 of the Tobacco Workers International Union. The workers sat down on their jobs in a key department and thus halted production in Bet., Dee. l, 1973 THE CAROLINA the entire plant for a full -hi1,' It was believed to be the first lime that Mack workers in the South have used an on-the-job sit-down to dramatize their demands. The company called police and had the workers arrested and fired all of them. Since then they have refused lt negoitate with the fine wfirkers. The Lorillard phnt U located m the heart of Louisville's Mack community, it hire only about 150 Mack workers out of a total employment of 1500. Theatrical World NEW YORK - Superfly Ron O'Neal and his best gal, Carol Banks, were married Saturday, Nov. 10 in a civil ceremony performance by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Sutton (brother of Manhattan Boro Prez) in Ron's Manhattan apartment. Actor Roscoe Browne was best man. Ron's mom, Mrs. Eunice O'Neal, headed the delegation from Cleveland for the quiet ceremony. ' ' It's fairly common knowledge now that Sidney Poitier and Joanne Shimkus are expecting their second baby. And in Rome's city hall, actor Peter Finch and his Jamaican companion of seven years, Eletha Barrett were mimed in a evil ceremony. They have a 3-year-old daughter. The teaming of radio stations and record shops is being used Mediators End Stoppage Over Nerve Disease Federal mediators have nelped coordinate a safety program at a Columbus, Ohio, vinyl-materials plant that ended a work stoppage among workers afflicted with a unique nerve damaging disease. W.J. Usery, Jr., Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said that a series of recommendations worked out by ' Federal and State health authorities are beine finalized today in meetings with company and union representatives at Columbus. The disease, called peripheral neuropathy, which severely weakens nerves which control muscles in the arms and legs was first noticed by workers in the Columbus Coated Fabrics plant last August. Tests showed that some 46 workers were deemed severely afflicted, some others distribution of doctors in urban and rural areas. In Dr. Edwards' speech, he spoke of few realizeable plans to ensure decent medical accessiblity for all Americans. Medical education costs are soaring and the government has seen fit to offset such costs through subsidy. It is now time for us to place restrictions on the localities where a physician can practice who has in large measure had his education subsidized by government. We must take a firm stand to nrnmote an influx of physicians to the areas where they are needed most. OLDS F-85 A beautiful smaller Oldsmo- bile with luxury plus economy. One local $Q AQC Mmf I a 72 owner 25,000 miles -n AMBASSADOR BROUGHAM STATION L WAGON All the fine appointments you $ would expect in this local, one owner car m ft CHRYSLER NEW YORKER HARD 00 TOP Immaculate car that sold new for around $7,000. The AM-FM Stereo alone is worth our price of ' 74 FORD MOO PICKUP Only 15,000 0 miles. 302 V-8, straight drive, radio, heat er. Has bubble window camper shell. Like new $OOQC in every respect.... ' 2995 '995 68 SKYLARK A very nice car in the mid size field. 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