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1HE e Vol. XXXIV No. 11 THURSDAY, November 22, 2007 FCD ball player signs to join the Deacons -See Page Bl I ^ *" ? '1 n fc f 308 - "5-DI MOLINA ROOM , CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY "H ST SALEM NC 27101-275: drumming ? - See Page A3 I Gallery event explores , Hundreds wait in cold for annual turkey giveaway BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE The Rev. Charles Gray doesn't need census figures or a university study to tell him that more and more people are Vl oi;i n cr o horHor hmn mol' uuiiiig u uuiuvi iniiv aiuiv" ing ends meet. He just needs to look out of one of the stained glass windows of his East Winston church to see that there is a problem. "You have people being laid off. There is all this downsizing happen ing. People are hurting," said Gray, pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. The church's doors are always open to feed peo ple spiritually, but Gray and his flock don't ignore the physical hunger. Saturday morning, Mt. m: *.1 ? - - J 1 w live cumuiucu a nearly two uecaue-oia tradition when members handed out hundreds of turkeys and other Thanksgiving staples to a grateful crowd. Though some church members spec ulated that close to 800 people showed up for the giveaway, only 500 bags of food were available. The first-come, first-serve distribution method had some people lined up outside of the church at 6:30 a.m., in 30-degre? weather, for the 9 a.m. giveaway. Gray said the church has been blessed over the years to increase the amount of food it gives away. But, he added, there is always disappointment that some have to go home empty-hand ed. ""we Know that what we are doing here today is only making a small dent in the problem," the pastor said. People of all ages, races and circumstances showed up for the annual event. As is Mt. Olive tradition, sen ior citizens and the physi cally-challenged were given their bags first. Most of them accepted the assis tance of a church-member to carry their food parcel to their cars. Glenda Forrest was among the first to receive a bag of food Saturday. For many years, Mt. Olive has made her holiday season brighter while lifting her spirits. "It feels good to know that they know that people are having hard times, and they are doing something to try to help," said Forrest. "Some people don't know and don't care." In the section of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near where the church sits. Rev, Gray and his flock have developed^ rep utation among community residents. The See Mt. Olive on AI2 1 Photos by Kevin Walker Glenda Forrest gets assistance from a Mt. Olive church member on Saturday. Left: The Rev. Charles Gray surreys the massive crowd on hand for his church's annual Thanksgiving give-away. Photo by Kevin Walker US. Rep. Elijah Cummings greets a young church-goer. Politickiir to Preachin' Maryland Congressman delivers hopeful message to Galilee congregation BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE He's one of Capitol Hill's most outspoken opponents of the war in Iraq and a staunch supporter of Sen. Barack Obama's campaign to b&ome the nation's first black presi dent. But U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, did not pack his politics for his trip to Winston Salem Sunday. Standing behind the wooded pulpit at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Cummings preached about the power of hope and faith and the poison that is negativity. "When you are complain ing about everything, you miss the blessings," said the seven term Congressman. "Sometimes you have to go through some difficult times ... get up, dust yourself off and keep on moving." Cummings, a former trial lawyer, represents the Baltimore area, from which Galilee's pastor, Dr. Nathan Scovens, hails. Scovens told his flock that he was impressed when Cummings bowed to his knees when he first approached the church's altar. "That let me know that we See Cummings on A4 Fighting a Medical Fire Photo by Todd Luck Firefighter David Mellor was one of 11 firefighters braving traffic at the busy intersection of Hanes Mall Boulevard and Silas Creek Parkway Saturday collect ing money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This was part of the Winston Salem Fire Department's 6th annual "Fill the Boot" fundraiser, which was renamed "Phil the Boot" this year in honor of the late Captain Phil Reed. Saturday was the last day of the three day fundraiser. Last year the firefighters raised over $15 jOOO. Family recalls Hauser 's long life Longtime community servant died last week BY LAYLA FARMER TOE CHRONICLE The late Dr. Charlie Brady "C B " Hauser took a seat against injustice a decade before Rosa Parks did. Hauser, at the time a young professor at a West Virginia col lege, was arrested in the late 1940s on a Greyhound Bus in rural in o r i n Carolina for refus ing to give up his seat to a white person. That was one of many instances C B Hauser from his 90-years of life that friends and family members recalled Monday at his funeral at Mount Zion Baptist Church. "The community at large was not ready to, en masse, . . . protest the Jim Crow laws, but my dad was ready," said Fay Hauser Price, an actress whose credits include "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling" and "Akeelah and the Bee," "He was always ready." Price, who lives in Southern California, donned a red scarf in honor of her father, who favored the color, she said. "Red is a vibrant color and my dad was a vibrant man - he was vibrant till the very end," she stated. "He didn't let a moment pass by when he was not active in the world . . . We are grateful that he had this time with us." Hauser, who passed away Nov. 11, was well-known for his political service. He served two terms as a representative in the N.C. General Assembly in the 1980s, but granddaughter SietTa Price, 23, was privy to a different See Hauser on All Popular scam compromises e-mail address books BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE You can't trust everything you hear - or read - as thou sands of Americans who have fallen victim to Internet scams have learned the hard way. Americans have lost hun dreds of millions ot dollars through such scams, which are often per petrated by online scammers outside of Dalrymple the United States. Africa has become a hotbed for e-mail scams, according to the Web site of the Nigerian -.419 Coalition. which seeks to educate people about the existence of such schemes. The latest twist on the age old tradition of deceit involves high-tech criminals obtaining e-mail address books. Scammers break into online address books and send an e mail, in clumsy, awkward English, to everyone listed. Purporting to be the account holder, stranded in Africa, the email appeals to the reader's compassion with a desperate, urgent plea. "It as been a very sad news and bad moment for me. the present condition that I found myself is very hard for me to explain. (I) am really stranded in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag in a taxi where my money and passport docu ments were kept on my way to the Hotel that (I) am staying, I have no more money left with me ..." one e-mail reads in part "... please I need some help from you urgently to help tne back home, and I need you to help me with the hotel bill and I will also need $1300 to feed and help myself back home so please can you help me with a total sum of See Scan on At In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. 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