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Tut? it\/\v?Reference r t? V^xllxUJ^^ Hi wtns^k^C*? Winston-SAlem ? Greensboro ? High Point 1,<orn th,s Vol. XXIX No. 35 Crisis Control turns 30 Agency has helped people with rent, medications, other serxices BY COURTNEY GA1LLARD THE CHRONICLE Crisis Control Ministry celebrated 30 years of service recently by honoring its volunteers in a luncheon at Ardmore Baptist Church. Three former staff members of the ministry - includ ing Judy Owen, daughter of Ronald E. Rice, founder of Crisis Control Ministry - recalled "Thirty Years of Sharing." Area churches found ed Crisis Control Min istry Inc. (CCM) in 1973 to respond to the emer gency needs of people in serious financial crises by providing assistance with rent/mortgage, clothing, food, utilities and prescription medica tions. Samaritan Min Elliott istries and the Bethesda Center for the Homeless are aiso ourreacnes or CCM, which is run by more than 500 volunteers from around the community. Owen, who rejoined the CCM volunteer ranks in 2001. spoke about the ministry's early beginnings under her father s leadership during the 1970s. "Long before the Samaritan Ministries, an African-American gentle man named Andrew came every day to make coffee and to serve food when a hungry person came to the* Hnnr" Ou/pn cnirl r mm -? Manns Owen recalled the Patter son Avenue facility that originally was home to CCM and now houses Samaritan Ministries. "The ministry was there when the surround ing community was a bustling, residential, white neighborhood." Owen said. "As many white ' churches were leaving dow ntown and moving to the suburbs, the ministry stood strong with a commitment to the people living around it." Owen shared words spoken by her lather. See Crisis Control on A10 Watt: Some in GOP backward-thinking 12th District representative recently criticized colleague for making racist statements on floor of the House BY I KbvlIN WALISbK THfc CHRONICI.H _ . After Jesse Helms and Strom Thur mond - men whose racial attitudes have been the source of great controversy over the decades - left the Senate last year, many saw it a< a chance for the Republican Party to wash its slate clean and write a new chapter for itself ? a chapter of racial inclusion and sensitivi ty Instead congressional Republicans will be remembered this year for mak ing statements that border on outright racism and then refusing to back down from their words. Trent Lott was the first to put his foot in his mouth last December, con demning the rest of the nation for not voting for Thurmond for president back in the 1940s, when Thurmond ran as a segregationist. Most recently. Sen. Rick bantorum, (K-renn.) came unaer nre after he declared his dislike for homo sexual acts. A week before Santorum made hpiiHI ini's Ren Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.) caught heat for a state ment that seemed to sug gest that all African-Ameri cans have drug problems. Her Watt the House floor during a debate over whether to limit the kinds of law suits that can he filed against the gun industry. During her remarks she criti cized a failed Democratic bill that would See Watt on A4 Republican racial faux pas December 2002 Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi, at a birthday cdehration for one-time segregation champion Sen. Strom Thurmond. seemingly^Biiscs the racist views Thurmond spouted when lie ran for president in the l^^bmi a segregationist ticket. Not even an apology on Black Entertainment Televffl^^Bld save Tott's position as Senate majority leader after the incident. N.C. Rep. Cass Ballenger adds fuel to t^^^^HnU'oversy by telling reporters that Ballenger, perhaps, would have had seg^^SBmttt feelings if he had to listen to for mer Rep. Cynthia McKinney, u bljjoL^suMM^iSt^herTieorgia seat'in Novem after alleging that the attacks before they Another N.C. representative. HmrjBl BkBp0V>n a Greensboro-based radio station, makes statements letwuKp ? ?>>! B tju- internment camps used for Japanese-Americans during WomdBkaptiSdP^it^^ tpf comments while coiiiiuenf ing about w hat America sh?iiild attacks. February 2003 Speaking before the Heritage l''otjn||ation. Rep. Sue Wk- [so a N.C. representa tive. points ouhtlial y large numb?rol \rab-Annricaiwjowji aml^jpei .ite conven ience blorcs.^mtics sjjSvivrirk insinuated that \rah-^mt i e an A&iuiess y?nefci - - Jl I \ ' # v-r % . . JX v4>?i #cv. , jt ?* , M S c kTfly i ri appealed tocojyyyggjjy^lioiiioMiJfcUUlit^*' !?:i i < 11 ? .n^iul i iiir. wjltr In the Spirit Photos by Kevin Walker A community outreach event held Saturday on Patterson Avenue drew a large crowd. Many of the people were moved by the music and preaching that highlighted the daylong Celebration. To read more about the event, see the Community section, CI. Loyal political volunteer honored BY FELECIA MCMILLAN THE CHRONICLE More than 100 members and supporters of Mazie Woodruff Center Precinct 304 sponsored a reception Tues day in honor of Lonnie M. Nesntith. 90. a longtime, loyal member of the Democ ratic Party. The gathering was held at the Mazie Woodruff Center. A host of elected offi cials, precinct work e r s commu n i t y Burke leaders. i a ..... r members and other well wishers came to thank Nesmith for his loyal service. Rudolph V. Boone Sr. was master of ceremonies. Sopra no soloist Carmen T. Robin son sang special music. Calvin Strange is the presi dent of the precinct. In the spirit of the commu nal proverb "I am because we are." Nesmith thanked work ers in the community for helping to make him who he is. His words charmed the crowd to laughter followed by a standing ovation. "The contributions you make made me the person I am. I started out under great leaders. I have always learned to listen to people who need ed to be listened to. The good things you have said about me. I am happy because instead of standing here. I could have been in some church stretched out before the altar." Nesmith said. "People would have said. There is a good man.' Any body can be good when he's dead. I have learned that it is time for us to turn this old World not upside down, but dow nside up. and you are the chaps to do it." Mayor Allen Joines praised Nesmith as a role model. "Someone like Mr. Nesmith has given so much to the community, working toward a strong democratic process. What an example for our young people. In fact, we need to honor him more pub licly." Joines said. "If it were not for people like hint, we would not be in our offices." Mayor Pro Tern Dr. Vivian RnrLe honored Nesmith for Phoio hv Fclfcia McMillan s?- Nesmith m A9 Ju^9e *on Spivmy prese nts Lonnie Nesmith with gifts. Richmond slam dunks MEAC tourney again Winston-Salem Iwd hoped to t]qh the tournament CHRbNICLl STAFF REPORTS v Richmond. Va.. has once again secured the hosting rights to the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). beating out Norfolk and Winston Salem. said Richmond city officials last week. Richmond has heen home to the tournament for the last six years and will remain its base for the next two years. The city's three-year con tract with the conference expired in March and the city of Winston-Salem quickly submitted a proposal to host the 2004-2006 ME AC tourna ment. Richmond city leaders expect that the tournament w ill generate S4 million for their local economy. The ME AC is a 30-year old conference consisting of 11 historically black colleges and universities, including N.C. A&T State University, span ning from Florida to Delaw are. Winston-Salem Conven tion and Visitors Bureau presi dent Bob McCoy, predicted that the MEAC tournament could have added around $2.5 million to the local economy for each year it Ux>k place in w Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem's biifj included funds for scholarships and a guarantee of $10,000 for each of the 11 conference schools. Winston-Salem hoped to use its experience hosting the CIAA basketball tournament to help See MEAC an A4 File PhrH. About J0,000 basketball fans came to Rich mond for the last tournament. ? HlPi The Only Choice for African-American and Community : ?"?$$&$ %
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