THE CAHOLINIANSSS
MRS. BEATRICE MAYE’S
This Week In
GREENVILLE
BY BEATRICE C. MAYE
YOUR HEALTH
Few of us enjoy being told what we
must do. Even when the prescribed
activity is obviously for our own good,
like buckling a seat belt, installing a
smoke detector or forgoing a
cigarette on a short airplane
flight—coercion is never a pleasant
prospect.
Should we allow the present to rob
our future? Many people seem to
think so. They smoke, drink heavily
and Indulge in high-fat foods even
though they know full well those
habits could shorten their lives and
bring unimaginable misery to their
final years. But for them, today’s
pleasures outweigh tomorrow’s sor
rows. Other people follow a much
more prudent course. They get a dif
ferent kind of pleasure out of doing
the right thing today, trusting that
they will reap lifelong benefits.
You know that fat makes you fat.
High-fat foods are richer in calories.
Excess body weight contributes to
diabetes, high blood pressure and
heart disease.
Planning meals with less fat, in
cluding lowfat desserts, is important,
too. Try angel-food cake with
strawberries to satisfy your desire
for something sweet without raising
your fat intake. Treats like ice cream
and candy bars are high in sugar, but
they’re also high in fat. When you do
get that four o-clock yearning, have a
glass of skim milk with an apple, for
example.
To lower your high blood pressure, i
eat lots of broccoli. Or low-fat, low
sodium Swiss cheese. Start eating
fish three times a week. Fresh,
frozen, baked, broiled or poached
(but never fried). Limit yourself to
one serving of either cured meat or
canned soup per week. Switch to
lowfat dairy products. If you're
drinking whole milk, go to two per
cent. If you’re drinking two percent,
try one percent. Increase your walk
ing. Stop adding salt. Discover the
potato. At least three times a week,
have a baked spud or make a potato
based dish. Potatoes are fat-free,
loaded with potassium.
Say yes to vetetables. Buy them
fresh or frozen for the reduced
sodium canned variety. Steam or
bake or stir-fry. Ban salty snack
foods, such as potato chips, pretzels
and nachos, from your diet. Low
sodium potato and corn chips are
high in fat. Once a week, eat some
dried beans; high in fiber, high pro
tein food. But did you know that they
are also high in potassium?
Work toward eliminating hostility,
resentment, fear and other negative
factors from your relationship. Trust,
tlove and companionship are good
medicines.
Explore the dimensions of deep
relaxation. Train yourself to work,
think and live without needlesss ten
sion.
Regular moderate exercises such
as walking and swimming should be
part of your daily schedule.
GREAT TRUTHS:
1. Great trials often precede tri
umphs.
2. God performs what He promises
and completes what He commences.
3. Don’t become so wrapped up in
God’s gifts that you forget the Giver.
4. Don't pretend to be what you
don’t intend to be.
Marriage in later life is increasing
due to the growing number of older
people. By 2005, every sixth person
will be 65 or older. Also, more people
are perceiving that the companion
ship, sex, security and mutual care
that a good marriage provides simply
make life better for both partners.
In addition, changes in federal laws
now encourage older people to marry
by allowing widows to retain their
Social Security benefits after remar
riage.
Finally, a study indicates that be
ing married in later life is good for
your health, especially if you are a
male. For both men and women, a
good marriage in later life can have a
positive effect pn their health and
contribute to successful aging. Since
fewer older people are living with
their children these days, remarriage
is a way to continue living in a family
setting.
Other advantages: Remarriage in
later life is usually free of child
raising and career pressures. This
permits the couple to spend more
time together and to explore their
Often, older people who have been
narried before understand better
rhat it takes to make a marriage
They take a more rational,
to marriage
r to have realistic expec
marriage can offer
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m,
Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Grover
Cleveland and Harry Truman.
Of these nine men, four con
sistently have' been included by
historians when compiling (heir lists
of the top U.S. presidents. The 10
usually are ranked in the following
order:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Theodore Roosevelt
6. Woodrow Wilson
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Harry Truman
9. James K. Polk
to. John Adams
In point of fact, the United States
Constitution makes no educaitonal -e
quirements for the position of presi
dent. Our 17th president, Andrew
Johnson, was bound by law early in
life to work as a tailor's apprentice in
North Carolina, and he did not attend
school for a single day. When he was
18, Johnson married 16-year-old Eliza
McCardle, and it was she who helped
to teach the future president how to
read and write.
—Parade Magazine
Nov. 6
LINCOLNVILLE AME CHURCH
AND COMMUNITY NEWS
BY ANNIE PERRY
ASBURY—Church School began at
10 a.m. with the superintendent, Ms.
Nellie Penny, in charge. The opening
selection was “O Hail the Power of
Jesus’ Name." The Apostles' Creed
was recited by the school. Prayer was
offered by Ms. Nellie Penny. The sub
ject of the lesson was "Rejoicing in
God’s Greatness.” taken from Luke
2:1-16. The key verse was taken from
Luke 2:7. The lesson was reviewed by
Redrick Cotton. Secretary is Ms.
Dorothy Shaw. Superintendent is Ms.
Nellie Penny. Pastor is Rev. Allen
Terrell.
r pastoral days are
at II a.m.
is held every Wednes
morning worship will be
ly, Dec. 25. All the choirs
to sing together Sunday
Morning worship began at 11 a.m.
with the pastor, Rev. Terrell,
presiding and the local elders
assisting. The Combined Choir fur
nished the music. Doxology was sung
by the choirs and congregation. In
vocation and opening scripture
sentences were given by Rev. Terrell.
The opening hymn .was “Joy to the
World.” The morning prayer was of
fered by Rev. Collins Ridley. The
selection, “Come and Worship the
Newborn King,” was followed by the
responsive scripture reading and
Decalogue by Rev. Terrell. An
nouncements and recognition of
visitors were done by Ms. Bessie
Ridley. Alter the selection, “Anyway
You Bless Me, Lord, I’ll Be
Satisfied," the mission and general
offerings were taken. The offertory
sentence was “All Things Come of
Thee, O Lord.”
After the selection, “Christ is All
the World to Me,” selections came
from the pastor’s notebook. The
children’s altar call and Bible verses
were next. Altar prayer was offered
by Melvin Hooker. The sermonic
hymn was “Jesus, 0 What a Wonder
ful Child.”
The morning message was
delivered by the pastor, Rev. Terrell,
from Matthew 6:14-15 on the subject,
“Forgiven and To Be Forgiven.” The
Lord’s Prayer was chanted in unison.
The invitation to Christian
discipleship was followed by the in
vitational hymn, “O Come All
Faithful.” The Apostles’ Creed
recited. After the benediction,
congregation was asked to be se
for a moment of silent prayer to
thanks to God for the
Jesus Christ.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Church School
at 9:30 a.m
The regi
every Sund
Bible stui
day at 7 p.m
Regular
held Sunday, D<
are asked to sing
morning. The Ensemble, the Gaapa*.
Choir, the Senior Choir and the Male
Chorus are invited. Pleawbe on
time. The Gospel Choir will not hold a
regular rehearsal this month.
Regular rehearsals will resume in
January.
Happy birthday to Glover Penn
ington, Dec. 22; Ms. Juanita
Williams, Dec. 25; Joseph Spence,
Dec. 25; and Ms. Verla Mae Barnes,
Dec. 25. We hope all you will have
beautiful birthdays. May God bless
you all willr ■
UN PARAOE-Ono of tlw many bands to display thotr abWty to porfarm marchod In downtown RaMgh
(Fayetteville St. Rial) racantty. Parados and ether many fOstfvlties an traditional during the Christmas ssason
and enchant cMMran af al ages. (Photo by Wttert Sandora)
SOCIAL SCENE
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home is the farthest from Raleigh. This gift went to Soror Debra Sanford, who
is a native of Texas.
In other business, Soror Garrett gave her annual report highlighting
Zeta's year-long activities. In fact, the members watched a video on the Blue
Revue. Because the sorority has a Transportation Bank, there is an increase
in attendance. Sorors have been assigned to drive others to meetings,
especially in difficult situations. The basileus announced that cheer baskets
had been taken to area churches for distribution. The meeting ended with
prayer.
The Choral Group and the Male Chorus of Martin Street Baptist Church
held their second annual Christmas dinner at the Barbecue Lodge on US 1
North in Mini City. Some 36 of us enjoyed an evening of relaxation and fun.
Although we love to sing, we were extremely quiet when we ate oysters,
shrimp, fish, barbecue and chicken. Added to all of those delightful things
were potatoes, slaw, brunswick stew and Carolina hushpuppies. Thanks to the
chairman, Alphonzo Alston, we had a great time. Dr. Thomas E. Kee is direc
tor of both choirs. Incidentally, we did sing some Christmas carols.,
, Congratulations to Ms. Edna Lyles Davis on being named "employee of
the year’’ by the City of Raleigh. Edna has worked for the city for 1014 years,
and she is with the Community Citizens' Advisory Council, known to many of
us as CCAC. She received a plaque and a cash award. There were nine per
sons nominated out of 2,000 or more employees, and this is a distinct honor.
Edna was recognized and applauded by local Deltas at their annual
Christmas breakfast held Saturday at the Holiday Inn-State Capitol. The
honoree resides on King Richard Road.
The Berry O’Kelly Alumni Association will sponsor its annual dinner
dance on Monday, Dec. 26, at the North Raleigh Hilton on Wake Forest Road.
The school has quite a rich heritage. It seems as though Berry O’Kelly was
one of the first high schools to receive accreditation in North Carolina.
Next month is a significant one in Afro-American history since so many of
our sororities, fraternities, historically black colleges and other institutions
were founded then. Both Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and Phi Beta Sigma
were founded on Howard University’s campus., Three of the predominantly
black sororities were founded also on Howard’s campus. They were Alpha
Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. Fisk University, Hamp
ton Institute, Lincoln University and St. Augustine’s College were also found
ed in January. The First African Baptist Church was organized in 1788.
Let us not wait until February to observe Black History Month. Let us
start now and pass it on.
According to Charles Mitchell, polemarch for the Raleigh Alumni
Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, they have plans to observe their foun
ding on Sunday, Jan. 8,1969, with Kappa Charles Holland as the speaker. This
will be held at the North Raleigh Hilton. Kappas will also sponsor a cabaret on
Friday, Feb. 10, at the Howard Johnson Convention Center on Hwy. 70 West.
This activity will help to support the annual Kappa Beautillion. The Kappas
contributed 81,000 on Saturday, Dec. 17, to the UNCF telethon. They are proud
of their involvement in the NAACP’s membership drive and in the activities
of the Pan Hellenic Council.
The Raleigh Hampton Alumni Association held its annual Christmas
celebration at the home of Johnny and Genevieve Farmer on Saturday, Dec.
17. Members brought a covered dish and took this opportunity to display their
skills in the culinary arts. There was quite a variety, as usual. After members
dined sufficiently, there was the exchanging of gifts. Then President Ermine
Bates Barnes distributed her gifts to us. Soon it was time to play games. This
is always a pleasant session, for each year, the games vary. Carrie Baker in
troduced a new game, and Eric Curry, our vice president, led the way. Next,
David Spaugh introduced a new game which challenged us all. Fianlly,
Caroline Davis announced the last game. It was a fun evening.
Some of the members attending were Carrie Baker, Ermine B. Barnes,
Thomas and Connie Culler, Dorothy S. Housen, Caroline Davis, Eric Curry,
Frederick and Geraldine Burroughs, Rhea Lewis, Will and Betty Hudson,
Brigitte and “Pete" Peebles, this writer and David and Leolia Spaugh.
Congratulations are in order again for Leolia G. Spaugh. The North
Carolina Black Minority Organization of Farmers Home Administration has
established an award in memory of the late Thomas Boyd., The recipient of
the award was Leolia G. Spaugh, who received a plaque.
It will soon be time for the CIAA tournament in Norfolk. Va. This is an
exciting time for all sports lovers. Colleges have just closed out for the
semester, and exams took priority. Right now, all of our minds are on
Christmas and then there are those who will be watching the Peach Bowl
game and others.
Has the spirit of Christmas caught bold of you this year? If not, take an in
ventory of your preparations. Remember, it is a time for giving. If you want
to experience the blessings of the season, you must give fully of yourself. That
is the price of admission.
—F. Baser
Silent night, holy night.
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so lender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace;
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Cilover Pennington. Grover Perry.
Doing better these days arc Melvin
Hooker. Ms. Faison, Ms. Brands Pen
nington. Kirk Hooker, Ms. I^iia B.
t'ottnna and others.
We thank and praise God for His
goodness and His kind and tender
mercy. Let us continue to pray.
Prayer changes things.
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CHURCH
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customary centers of order to which
in a truly just society citizens may
turn for protection and justice. But as
the film “Mississippi Burning” aptly
demonstrates, blacks or their sym
pathizers seek this protection at their
peril for when they do, they are often
villified, arrested and murdered.
Of course, to the benighted
Southern white, and those in other
sectors of the country as well
(witness the monotonous reports of
blacks killed by white policemen
across the country and the killings
ruled justified by police “review”
boards) killing a black may be less an
ostracizing act of etiquette than
belching in good company, and not
nearly so socially offensive as having
bad breath. Tom Sawyer’s mother
asked Tom if anyone was hurt in a
boat explosion on the Mississippi
River: “No’m,” was Tom’s laconic
reply. “Killed a nigger.” “Good,”
said his Christian, God-fearing mom.
"I’m glad nobody was hurt.”
Conditions in the South are certain
ly better now, but the wave of racist
incidents in this country during the
Reagan tenure have certainly in
creased. Taking to heart the nation’s
contempt for them, young blacks are
turning on each other with un
precedented fury, filling the streets
with drugs and morgues with bloody
corpses.
“Mississippi Burning” reopened a
scabbed-over, but still festering,
wound. Much like the Jewish sur
vivors of the Holocaust, I can never
come to easy terms with American
racism or racists. Martin Luther
King, Jr. exhorted us to hate the sin
but love the sinner. But it is very dif
ficult to love a sinner such as Price,
or the other notoriously bestial
monsters I came to know while work
ing as a journalist in both the North
and South, psychotic killers all. Their
names and many others are acidly et
ched in memory.
The terrible thing is that I know
such hate is not healthy. Nor is it con
ducive of civilized behavior or
thoughtful discourse that might lead
to resolving the hairy problem or, at
least, some of the more repugnant
aspects of it. The danger, then, is one
may become the mirror image of the
thing he despises.
In “Mississippi Burning,” a black
FBI man is front center in a dramatic
scene. He threatens to slice off the
family jewels of the racist mayor just
as whites have done to black men ad
nauesum, if the mayor doesn't tell
what he knows of the crime. And
when his pants are yanked down and
the razor gleams, talk he did, to the
delight of the audience. In real life,
there was no such scene. There were
no black FBI men back then. J.
Edgar Hoover, whose name graces
the federal FBI headquarters
building in the nation’s capital, saw to
that (he had several chauffeurs, to
whom, when pushed, he referred as
“agents”). Hoover’s biased legacy is
still plaguing the FBI.
At the reception following the film
preview, I asked Hackman, who por
trayed a former Mississippi county
sheriff turned FBI man brilliantly,
how he managed to seem such a
natural Mississippi redneck. He grin
ned crookedly. "It was easy. I was
around that type all my life in
Illinois." Where in Illinois? he was
asked. “In Danville,” he replied.
Preparing aare,
Delicious Fare
For Christmas
WASHINGTON, u.c.-What is
your vision of a Christmas dinner?
The roasted goose straight out of a
Charles Dickens tale of Old England?
The traditional American ham with
grandmother’s special glaze? Or
what about an update of another
tradition—pre-cooked turkey pur
chased from the local deli? Whatever
your choice, you may have questions
about choosing or preparing the star
attraction of your Yuletide dinner. In
fact, your question may be among
those answered by the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Meat and
Poultry Hotline (free at
1-800-535-4555). Here are some ques
tions that have recently been asked of
the Hotline, and the answers.
Q. I'd like to serve roast goose,
which is traditional at Christmas in
England. How does cooking this dif
fer from cooking a turkey?
A. The main difference is that
goose and duck have lot of fat which
needs to be drawn out by special
cooking techniques. However, the
same food safety cautions re
main-frozen duck or goose should be
defrosted in the refrigerator, not on
the counter; hands, utensils, and
counters should be washed
thoroughly with warm water and
soap after handling any raw meat or
poultry.
Cook a goose or duck in an un
covered pan, for about 20 minutes per
pound, in an oven that is at least
325*F. Use a thermometer to make
sure that the internal temperature of
the bird reaches 180*F. Prick the bird
with a fork frequently, to release fat.
Cook stuffing in a separate pan, so
that it won’t absorb grease from the
bird. Rememer that goose and duck
both have a “gamier” taste than
chicken or turkey. To reduce the
gaminess, place a cored and peeled
apple, carrot, onion, celery stalk or
potato in the body cavity. Discard the
vegetables before serving. Also,
goose and duck contain all dark meat.
Q. Help! I’m cooking my first
Christmas dinner, and I’m confused
about all the types of ham available
in my supermarket. Can you explain
the differences?.
A. There are basically four types of
hams:
•Cured, uncooked hams—usually
labeled “cook before eating”—must
be cooked to a uniform internal
temperature of 160*F. Leftovers
should be tightly wrapped and
refrigerated within two hours after
cooking, and will keep four to five
days.
• Fully cooked hams (not canned)
should be labeled as such and have
been fully cooked during processing,
so they can be eaten as is, cold or
heated. They should be stored in the
coldest part of the refrigerator—the
shelves near the freezer—and will
keep about a week.
•Fully cooked canned hams
almost always need to be
refrigerated. Check the label for
directions. Generally, they keep in
the refrigerator for six to nine mon
ths. When you use the ham, make
sure that the can isn’t showing any
bulges, cracks, dents or rust. They do
not need cooking, but can be heated
before serving.
' • Country ham, country-style ham,
or dry-cured ham are various names
given to hams which have been dried
and cured with salt, then smoked and
aged for a distinctive flavor. Because
of this special process, these hams do
not need refrigeration and can be
kept several months. Since they con
tinue to age, you may find small mold
patches on the outer skin. These can
be trimmed away. After cutting into
these hams, it’s best to use them right
away. Because they are dry and sal
ty. these hams require extra prepara
tion. often soaking and simmering in
water, so consult the label or your
cookbook.
Q. My favorite deli is offering pre
cooked, pre-stuffed turkeys this year.
It would sure save a lot of time, but is
it safe?
A. If you want to serve a pre
cooked. pre-stuffed turkey, pick it up
immediately before dinner so that it
can be served hot from the deli’s
oven. Reheating a whole pre-cooked
turkey at home is not recommended
because the depth of the turkey
guarantees incubator-like conditions
perfect for the growth of bacteria like
salmonella. If you must reheat a pre
cooked turkey, you should remove
any stuffing, cut the turkey into serv
ing size pieces, put stuffing and
turkey pieces into shallow containers,
and refrigerate them until you an
ready to reheat.
Q Last Christmas, I thoroughly
cooked my turkey to an internal
temperature of 180*F, but the meat
still had a pink look to it. Is this nor
mal?
A. Occasionally, turkey, fresh pork
or veal will retain a pink colored rim
about one-half inch wide around the
outside of the cooked meat. Most
often, this is the meat of young birds
or animals, which lacks the shield e(
a fat covering. Scientists have
that Hnlrnfim occurs when red meat