The Daily Tar HeelMonday, September 25, 19895,
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By KYLE YORK SPENCER
Staff Writer
The American Red Cross anticipates
that Hurricane Hugo will be the single
most expensive disaster relief program
provided in its 108-year history, spokes
woman Barbara Lohman said.
; iThe Red Cross expects to spend $38
million on food, shelters and clothing
for victims of the disaster.
Seven counties were heavily af
fected, but Charleston, S.C., Horry
County, S.C., and Sumter County, S.C.,
received the most damage from the
hurricane which hit on Friday, Lohman
Editor's note: This is the first story
in a three-part series which addresses
problems with drugs in American soci
ety. By CRYSTAL BERNSTEIN
Staff Writer
Drug use by family members is
causing a large number of American
families to crumble, experts say.
Families of all economic statuses are
affected by drug addiction, said Eric
Jones, assistant director of the Depart
ment of Addiction and Preventive
Health Services under the Economic
Opportunities Family Health Center
Inc., in Miami.
"Drug abuse and drug addiction do
Drug
Contender for House, seat claims opposition based on race
By JENNIFER BLACKWELL
Staff Writer
A racially divisive political fight is
developing over the 22nd District House
seat vacancy created by the death of
Rep. William Watkins (D-Granville) a
few weeks ago.
The two opponents are James Green,
a black Henderson physician, and Ben
Currin, president of Vance-Granville
Community College. Currin and the
two other representatives from the dis
trict, James Crawford, D-Granville, and
John Church, D-Vance, are white.
Green placed fourth, 300 votes be
hind the third-place contender, in the
Democratic primary last spring for the
Playboy ad prompted greatest protests
By WAGNER DOTTO
Staff Writer
; Reaction to the Playboy ad which
ran Sept. 8 in 29 college newspapers
across the country was strongest on the
UNC campus, said Lydia Hatch, a
supervisor for the agency that distrib
uted the ad.
', The Playboy ad was offered by The
American Passage Media Corp. to 36
college newspapers, 29 of which de
cided to run the ad. Protests against the
id at other schools was limited to letters
to the editor, Hatch said in a telephone
.interview.
On Sept. 1 3, about 20 people partici
pated in a march protesting The Daily
Tar Heel's decision to run the ad. The
inarch was organized by the Women's
.Forum of the Campus Y and an inde
pendent group. Two petitions with about
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said.
Charleston, one of the oldest and
most historical cities in the South, was
the direct target of Hugo's fury. Winds
of 135 miles per hour, heavy rain and
reported tornadoes ravaged the area
late Thursday night and on Friday
morning, Lohman said.
The city is suffering from extensive
wind and rain damage. City Hall and
The Old Slave Market, which was
converted into a popular shopping area,
both lost part of their roofs, said Frank
Knapp, associate director of S.C. Edu
cational Television.
addiction causes breakdown of family structure
Drugs in America
not discriminate," he said. Higher-income
families may be able to disguise
drug problems longer, but drug abuse
in all classes has the same end result.
Addiction is widespread because of
the accessibility of drugs, said Jackie
Richardson, a chemical dependency
counselor at the Psychiatric Institute of
Montgomery County, Md. Almost
anyone can get drugs in certain districts
of his town, she said.
Some drugs, such as crack, are inex
pensive, which contributes to their
widespread use. A vial of crack can
House seat. He was the first black
chairperson for the 2nd Congressional
District Committee since the Recon
struction, served on the State Demo
cratic Committee and State Executive
Council, and regularly attended major
Democratic functions at the county,
district and state levels.
"I've been working in the trenches
for the Democrats for 30 years," Green
said. There should not be any question
about who would take the seat because
of his qualifications as a dedicated
physician and a committed party
worker, he said.
Green has encountered opposition
because he is black, he said. When his
500 signatures were presented.
There was no organized protest at
N.C. State University, where the cam
pus newspaper The Technician inserted
the same ad as the DTH. "We had a few
letters criticizing the ad, " said Phil
Taylor, personnel director of the Tech
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One of the Red Cross Chapter's
buildings in Charleston suffered $2
million in structural damages, Lohman
said. The blood bank in the building
was destroyed.
Homes in the historical part of Char
leston received substantially less dam
age than residences on the outskirts.
The old homes are sturdier and more
stable than those built recently, Knapp
said. Some homes were built with 14-inch-thick
brick walls.
"The old section came through with
flying colors," Knapp said. "They were
built to withstand this type of punish
cost as little as $1 to $5, said Nelson
Copeland, director of the Evangelical
Association for the Promotion of Edu
cation in Philadelphia.
"Everyone from the poorest man to
the richest man is using drugs," he said.
"Because of the price being what it is,
it's hitting everywhere."
Lower classes are blamed more fre
quently for the drug problem because
they often must steal to support their
habits, while upper-class citizens have
enough income to pay for their drugs,
Copeland said.
Drug use by family members causes
similar problems in upper and lower
class families. "When a person gets
involved in the abuse of drugs, that
staff approached members of the 22nd
House District Democratic Executive
Committee, the committee that will
make recommendations for the seat,
Green said the members indicated that
they did not want to discuss how they
will cast their votes. "This evasiveness
indicates that they don't want to sup
port me."
Green said he also has encountered
opposition from Crawford. Crawford
has been campaigning for the seat since
before Watkins' funeral, Green said.
"He even made rounds politicking and
shaking hands at the cemetery."
The reason for Crawford's opposi
tion was Green's criticism of Crawford
nician. "The students didn't consider
that as a big issue."
The Cavalier Daily, the student
newspaper at the University of Vir
ginia, received eight letters to the editor
condemning the decision to run the ad,
said Brooks Rathet, editor in chief.
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The Barrier Islands, which protect
the mainland from water and wind,
received the most extensive property
damage in South Carolina. They took
the full force of the hurricane and ab
sorbed much of the impact because of
water surge walls seven-to-20 feet high,
Knapp said. More than half the homes
on the islands suffered at least some
damage; others were destroyed.
There were four deaths attributed to
the hurricane in Charleston and 17
deaths statewide, he said.
When Hugo moved inland as a tropi
drug, in effect, becomes their god,"
said Sam Walker, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church. "Everything else and
everyone else becomes secondary."
,11118 leads to a breakdown of the
family structure, Eric Jones said. Fam
ily members tend to blame the addict
for their stress and discomfort. They
lose their trust and respect for each
other and usually feel helpless, hope
less and powerless over their situation.
Basic human needs such as love, secu
rity and acceptance are usually not
fulfilled in families afflicted with drug
problems, he said.
Communication between family
members is often stilted when one of
the members is an addict, said Art Jones,
for his defection to the Republican party,
Green said. "I didn't approve of it,
(and) he wants a candidate that's on his
side.
"I was told by the citizens of Oxford
that they are interested in and support
my candidacy, and that they don't want
to support Rep. Crawford," Green said.
Crawford said the issue is not a racial
one.
"It's not a racial thing unless Dr.
Green is making it that way," Crawford
said. Green's other allegations are "just
absolutely not true."
"I was about the last one in the fu
neral and sat in the back row on the
balcony," Crawford said.
"The letters were aiming (at) the
Playboy magazine itself," Rathet said.
"People understood why we were pub
lishing that."
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cal storm, Charlotte received damage
similar to that in Charleston, but on a
smaller scale. Two hundred fifty thou
sand Charlotte residents are still with
out power, said Rebecca Richards, in
formation officer with the State Emer
gency Management Team. Duke Power
Company is working on the main power
lines.
Most main roads in Charlotte are
now accessible, but many secondary
roads are still partially blocked by
debris, she said.
Coastal areas such as New Hanover
County and Wilmington suffered se
director of Prevention and Education
Service at Drug Action of Wake County.
Financial issues surface more frequently
because maintaining a drug habit is a
monetary strain on the family, he said.
A family's tendency to deny that
family members have drug problems
encourages them to continue using
drugs, Art Jones said.
It is difficult for drug addicts to see
how they are damaging their families,
Eric Jones said. "They become adept at
rationalizing situations and denying that
the problem exists."
Growing up in a family with a drug
problem can have serious repercussions
on youngsters' lives. Children of drug
addicts often take on adult roles early,
Green's opponent Currin was out of
town and could not be reached for
comment. Currin is a native of Oxford
in Granville County and has been the
president of the community college
since 1 98 1 . He ran for state superinten
dent of public instruction in 1976, but
lost the Democratic nomination to for
mer Superintendent A. Craig Phillips.
"I have not seen or felt anything that
makes me feel this is a racial situation,
any more than any of the other races or
elections," said Bobbie Taylor, mem
ber of the executive committee. How
ever, if a black person is seeking a
position, "I hope that that person would
not be overlooked just because they are
from UNC campus
overreaction of the University's
women's movement, he said. "The
reaction was a. good thing, a positive
thing. It was not an overreaction."
UNC protest organizer Ristin Cooks
vere beach erosion, Richards said. There
was also flooding along the east bank of
the Cape Fear River. Brunswick County
lost 80 percent of its sand dunes, and
erosion undermined some houses.
Two hurricane-related deaths were
reported in North Carolina. A six-,
month-old Union County infant was
killed when a tree fell on his crib. A 24-.
year-old motorcyclist was also killed,:
Richards said.
At the height of the storm, the Red
Cross opened 300 shelters throughout'.
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Virginia. ;
Copeland said.
Because their parents are unable to
take care of them and their siblings,
older children assume the responsibil
ity of caring for their younger brothers
and sisters. Children as young as nine
years are frequently found parenting
their siblings as well as their parents,
who are unable to fend for themselves
in their drug-induced states, he said.
Families of drug addicts must be
treated with the addict to resolve the
problem, Eric Jones said. If the addict is'
the only one treated, he will often re
turn to his family only to use drugs
again, he said. "The trend in treatment
has slowly revolved to really start at
tacking the family system."
an African-American."
The district, consisting of the coun
ties of Vance, Granville, Person,
Caswell and parts of Warren and Hal--ifax,
is approximately 38 percent to 40
percent black. The committee that will
recommend a replacement has 12
members, two from each of the six
counties. With the exception of Person
County, each county has one white and
one black representative. Person's rep
resentatives, elected last Thursday, are
both white.
The committee will meet sometime
in October to make a recommendation
to Gov. Jim Martin, said committee
chairwoman Jeannie Lucas.
agreed with Rathet's assessment of the
reaction to the ad.
"I don't think that peaceable, rea
sonable objections to the promotion of
sexism are an overreaction," she said