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(Continued from page 1) original lale when It wa* new. NEW MEXICANS ARE HEALTHY ATLANTA, Ga. ,<AP)—New Mexican* have some of the healthiest hearts In the nation, a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Indicates. The study released said New Mexico residents had the second-lowest rate of death from heart disease, immediately behind Hawaii. The CDC’s findings come from a study of heart disease deaths in 1986. INDUSTRY APPRECIATION MO. May has been designated In dustry Appreciation Month for Rocky Mount. The Rocky Mount Merchants Association and the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsors for a month of events honoring area in dustry. The Joint venture bet ween the Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce should help broaden business and community participation in the programs that are planned. This is the second year Rocky Mount has celebrated Industry Ap preciation Month. BOAT INSPECTIONS Triangle area residents can have their boats inspected on Saturday, May 6, at Carolina Power and Light Co.'s Harris Lake boat ramp near Merry Oaks. The U.S. Coast Guard Aux iliary will be conducting courtesy Marine Examinations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to ensure that boaters havve the necessary equipment to operate their vessels. "We’re promoting boating safety," said Charlie Everett, a marine vessel ex aminer for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla in Cary. "The courtesy exam takes about IS minutes, but inspectors will be available to answer boaters' questions and give them helpful advice.” Areas covered on the boat exam range from essential equipment such as anchors and life Jackets to checking the boat’s electrical system. Boats which pass the courtesy exam receive a boating safety decal good for one year. PROMOTED IN BANK Beth R. Batchelor and Samuel L. Harris have been promoted to assistant vice president of Wachovia Bank and Trust Co., Raleigh. This announcement was made by Eugene B. Hardin, Jr., regional vice president for Wachovia, following a meeting of the Wachovia Board. Ms. Bat chelor joined Wachovia in 1987 and currently serves as a regional commercial mortgage loan officer with the Commercial Mortgage Department. She is a graduate of Wake Forest Univer sity and a native of High Point. Harris joined Wachovia as a retail management trainee. He served as manager of the band’s MacGregor Village office prior to being named to his current posi tion of executive banker in the Research Triangle Park Business Banking Unit in 1987. Harris is a 1984 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a native of Wilm ington. (Continued {Mm page 1) ed as the first director of the Blood worth Street YMCA. Dr. Debnam stated that he knew each one of the first board members personally and he knew that they were men of great integrity and stature in the community. The speaker chose to induct them into the “Cedar Tree Society” or refer to them as “Cedars of Lebanon.” “The cedar tree had much to offer these men as they toiled here in an earlier period, and it has much to teach us who have to carry on today and in the years to come,” Debnam said, emphasizing that more money is needed, more service is required, and more talent must be provided. In his analogy, Dr. Debnam pointed out the following facts about the cedar tree: First, it always stays green. Second, it always grows down before it grows up. Third, the cedar tree will not stop growing downward until it strikes water. Fourth, the cedar tree is not easily deterred by they did with what they had. They did not worry about the opportunities they were denied, but with the oppor tunities that they were afforded, they did grow and that is why we are here tonight.” Dr. Debnant informed the audience about the beginning of the YMCA for blacks in America. As early as 1910, a Cedar Tree named Julius Rosenwald challenged a group of prominent blacks in Chicago to raise some mat ching funds to build a YMCA. Rosen wald contributed 135,000 to 35 cities in the United States to build a YMCA for blacks. After all, in 1910 and 1911, there were no hotels where blacks could stay while traveling. When Rosenwald met Booker T. Washington in Chicago, it was the beginning of a large numbver of schools opening up their doors for blacks in America. Dr. Debnam ended his speech with a reminder of the groat Cedar Trees such as Frederick Douglass, Harriett Tubman, Henry Martin Tupper, Roy Wilkins, Jesse Jackson, Daisy Bates, and Rosa Parks. The YMCA, black people and the world need cedar trees. Some of the local “Cedar Trees” were honored during the evening. John Greene gave the membership report and J.J. Sansom gave the financial report. J.B. Allen is the outgoing president. C.A. Haywood, Sr. was the first chairman of the Blood worth Street YMCA, and Morris W. Johnson was the first chairman of the Garner Road YMCA. GOING WILDING (Continued from page 1) Grenada to Nicaragua, from Angola to the Philippines, ail around the world and back again to the barrios and ghettos and reservations of this country, that savage gang of racist thugs prowl the earth raping, enslav ing and killing not just for the thrill but for the profit of it. Young black men are not the only ones who go “wilding.” They are, in fact, usually the victims of the institu tionalized wilding of the racist marauders. W.E.B. DuBois has taught us that racism isn’t about hav ing something bad happen to you every day, or every week. Racism is living with the possibility that something bad could happen to you— just because you are black—any" time. Our young men are being driven crazy with rage and fear by that knowledge. If we are to confront the reality that lurks directly behind the incident in Central Park, then we must acknowledge one very basic fact of life in America, circa 1989. Antisocial violence is a product of social decay. And social decay is a fact of daily life for everyone—of every class, race and ethnicity. Indeed, throughout history the onset of social decay has been a signal of the profound decline of a civilization. There is, in my opi nion, nothing less at hand than this. The finanicial health of New York is deteriorating for poor and middle class people alike. Black and Latino young people have virtually no job prospects while financial assistance for higher education is being cut to the bone. Corruption among govern ment officials is at an all-time high, with indictments and convictions of those ■who run this city now a weekly occurrence. People don't have homes to live in and have been shoved out in to the streets; thousands are dying of AIDS while diseases like tuber culosis—long believed to be eradicated—are claiming new vic tims at a terrifying rate. We must root out the bipartisan corrupters who thrive personally and politically!! on decadence and who hypocritically scream bloody murder when their own policies come back to haunt them. Our lives, and the lives of our children and grandchildren, are what's at stake. (Continued town page 1) effort wm made to revive Dr. Drew, Johnson wrote in the Journal. Dr. Charles Keraodle of Burlington has been trying to fight the myth for years. He was one of three doctors who treated Drew in the hospital emergency room. Kernodle, now retired, said in an in terview this week that drew was bad ly hurt, with head and chest injuries and a nearly severed leg, when he ar rived unconscious in the emergency room. “I knew we did all we could for him,” Keraodle said. Kernodle said he was annoyed but not embittered about the published versions that Drew was refused treat ment at the Burlington hospital. In 1900, Alamance General had a ward for black patients in the basement. “I get provoked at the media and the newspapers—they write anything," Keraodle said. “They didn’t go out and get the facts.” Drew, who was only 45 when he died, trained most of America's black surgeons before 1950. For those who came of age later, including Akwari, he remained a hero. “He did trmendous fundamental research," Akwari said. “He was a tremendous teacher. If any young person were to aspire to become an academic surgeon, Charles Drew would be the primary role model.” Editor's Note: The CAROLINIAN received a letter of complaint from Dr. Kernodle in 1983, setting the record straight, after an article in the paper had referred to the story and repeated it the way it had been always been printed. He said that when he complained to the writer of a book on African-American history about the erroneous story, he was told that the writer had taken it from newspaper accounts of the period, and that it would be corrected in future printings of the text. There was, however, no additional printing, and the text continues to be used in classrooms all over the country. The CAROLINIAN has scrupulously, since Dr. Kernodle's letter, deleted or corrected references to Drew which speak of the manner of his death. SMITHSONIAN (Continued from page l) the U.S. “to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” Howeever, the Smithsonian’s equal opportunity practices short-circuit that “diffusion of' knowledge” by restricting minorities in policy making areas where persons sen sitive to cultural diversity could im pact positively on research projects and exhibitions, Ms. Collins declares. Adams admitted the Smithsonian “has been slow to address itself fully and squarely to the universality of the mandate for the ‘increase and diffu sion of knowledge,”’ but he blamed most of this on “the low turnover” of the organization’s personnel, and “by the complexities and delays in herent in the federal personnel system.” The Smithsonian has a total of 6,176 PUS " ARTSPLOSURE-Hudson Baft's Artsptoura fashion thaw featurad i group of msdsit whs dlsplayad thair waras an tha mal during fosttvsl (Photo by Ta«b Sabir-Calaway) {iipoH urnrlrn anH viilnorahlo mm. employees and 01 mat loiai, i.aoi are in the senior level, professional and administrative personnel categories, Adams testified. Of the 1,381 profes sionals, 434, or 31 percent, are women; 178 or 13 percent are minorities (92 minority women but only 86 minority men). Not much, he admits, but better than when he became secretary two years ago. He said, “I have been determined to push forward the commitment of the institution’s Board of Regents to in crease both the quality and diversity of the professional staff.” But Ms. Collins asserted, “Even though the Smithsonian has recently hired a number of minorities for middle-management positions, the fact remains that [it] employs no minority assistant secretaries, and there are only six minorities among the heads of more than 80 major divi sions and offices at the institution. These are key positions that shape the complexion of the Smithsonian and determine or heavily influence where the institution’s $300 million in resources will be allocated.” About 70 percent of the Smithsonian’s budget derives from federal dollars. “The true diversity of American history and culture is not reflected in the Smithsonian’s permanent collec tions, exhibitions, scholarly research and the preservation of historical sites (such as the museum’s recently sold Frederick Douglass home on Capitol Hill,” she added. Also testifying before her commit tee were Dr. Shirley Malcolm, direc tor of Opportunities in Science, American Association for the Ad vancement of Science, snd W. Richard West, Jr., of the Cultural Equity Subcommittee, Smithsonian Cultural Education Committee. VICTIMS (Continued from page 1) i interim relief, compensation, ‘ rehabilitation, lifetime health * monitoring and full disclosure of v liability for the gas leak. The tour will meet with black and ' Indian groups in three communities * in North Carolina that are also battl- ■ ing the effects of industrial hazards: * Shiloh (Morrisville), May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Shiloh Baptist Church, ' where residents have been protesting * the contamination of their ground- * water by toxic chemicals from the s Kopper Co. and government inaction; ' Robeson County, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. r at the Baptist Student Center at Pern- | broke State University, where 1 residents have been opposing the pro- ® posed GSX hazardous waste treat- ‘ ment facility and workers from 1 Jensen International have been fighting workplace health hazards; * and | Rocky Mount, May 6 at 10:30 a.m. ’ at Greater Mt. Herman Baptist * Church (for clergy), to be followed by 1 an 11 a.m. press conference at the same site, and a rally at 5 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where last year workers from the closed Schlage Lock Co. exposed during their protest of the plant—closing the groundwater contamination and high number of worker deaths (17) in the Ingersoll Rand-owned plant that stayed in North Carolina only 15 years. The delegation’s tour through the Southeast is being sponsored by Southerners for Economic Justice, in conjunction with the New York-based Bhopal Action Resource Center, as a part of its efforts to bring greater public attention to the plight of in iunities in North Carolina. SEJ ecently published a report, titled Betrayal of Trust: Stories of Work ig North Carolinians,” that exposes “system dysfunctional for too many rorkers,” one that fails to protect nd compensate injured and laltreated workers adequately. EJ’s research corroborates that lacks are disproportionately af scted. The Bhopal Victims Solidarity Tour t a timely visit, falling on the heels of he ABC network special “Working in imerica: Hazardous Duty,” which ired April 20. It calls attention to the ulnerability of workers and com hunities to corporate irresponsibili y, particularly to those rural, poorer, ;ss influential communities in our tate that are being targeted for azardous waste disposal and treat lent facilities. The Southeastern portion of their jut will also take the delegation to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and fest Virginia. The delegation also as visited Louisiana, Texas, Califor ia and New York. worn) of <;<>i) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the J Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Bonecrusher” va. “Cyclone” Professional Boxing Returns FAYETTEVILLE-Tri-Star Box ing Promotions will bring pro boxing back to the Fayetteville area after a two-year absence on Saturday, May 20, at the Cumberland County Civic Center. On that date, former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion James “Bonecrusher” Smith will square off against Jeff “The Cyclone” Sims of Miami, Fla. in the stellar attraction. Joining Smith on the card will be 1988 Olympic star Anthony Hembrick from Ft. Bragg and Lincolnton junior middleweight sensation Billy Bridges. This will mark the Fayetteville return of “Bonecrusher” Smith, who last appeared there in August of 1986 when he defeated David Bey in a bruising, 10-round war. That fight was Smith's stepping-stone to the world heavyweight championship. As in his next fight he scored the upset of the year by knocking out WBA heavyweight king Tim Witherspoon of Philadelphia, Pa., in 2:12 of the first round to become the champion. Smith plans to use this Fayetteville appearance as the start of another run at the world title. The North Carolina native has been idle the past few months while waiting or his managerial contract to run out. Now free of an agreement that he felt has done nothing to advance his career the past year, “Bonecrusher” plans on a fight every month until he secures a rematch with current heavyweight king “Iron Mike” Tyson. “Bonecrusher” is one of two men to go the distance with Tyson ina title match and he feels that ex perience showed him the key to defeating Tyson in a rematch. Smith kayoed Tyson’s last oppo nent, Frank Bruno of England, and also deafeated the man Tyson will de fend the title against in August, Jose Ribalta. So he feels he is just a few victories away from that rematch and that promoter Don King has pro mised him another shot at Tyson if he racks up some impressive victories in the next Six months. With that in mind the former champ is facing a talented, for midable opponent when he steps into the Fayetteville ring against Jeff “The Cyclone” Sims of Bel Glade, Fla., who fights out of Miami. Sims is also a contender with a fine 24-win, 4-loos and l-draw record who is look ing for a shot at Tyson. Sims was previously one win away from a crack at Tyson when he lost a dose, 10-round decision in an elimination fight to Tyrell Biggs In Bono, Nev. Biggs' victory over Sims earned him the shot at Tyson, who KO’d Mm. A vory special attraction of the card will be the local pro debut of Olympic star Anthony Hembrick, now stationed at Ft. Bragg. The talented Hemhrirlr who w»« favored to win the Olympic 166-lb crown, drew worldwide attention when he was d‘-x|Ui< lifted when tu» «n. ' misread a bus schedule and Ham i »rick arrived late for Ms fight against »local South Korean. Hambridthed .rid 17 losses He turned pro in March and starts his pro career locally with < an appearance in a special bout on this card. Hembrick has attracted great local attention in the Fayet teville area as both fans and media see a future champion in this exciting fighter. The undercard will have five other bouts, one of them featuring undefeated junior middleweight Billy Bridges of Lincolnton. Bridges registered his 16th straight win two weeks ago in Atlantic City. This boxing card will be the first presentation of the Carolina Tri-Star Boxing Promotions Group. The Carolina-based promotional group vill be presenting monthly profes lional boxing cards at the Cumberland County Civic CCenter in i'ayetteville and other North Carolina locations. The promotions vill feature “Bonecrusher” Smith, Vnthony Hembrick, Billy Bridges and tther up-and-coming young fighters rom the Carolinas. The promotions vill also feature many nationally mown boxers in many weight divi lions. Tickets can be purchased at the Cumberland County Civic Center, >-323-5088, in Fayetteville nad all >ther Fayetteville area ticket loca ions. Other Viewpoints I . 1 HE FACE8 OF RACISM BY IRENE R. CLARK Isn't it strange bow racism works? Front-page news in a daily paper for Friday, April 30, included the following: “UNC Football Player Charged With Theft” and “Prosecutor Decides Not To File Rape Charges In NCSU Incident” In the first article, an African-American student who happens to be a star running back, Kennard Martin, was reported suspended from the team for allegedly stealing right textbooks from an unlocked dormitory room. The ar ticle was accompanied by a full photograph to ensure his true identity. The article was authored by "staff and wire reports.” * The second article referred to a reported rape at N.C. State University’s residence hall for athletes. In this incident, there was the alleged multiple rape of a female student in the College Inn facility by several members of the wrestling team. Since the incident, which reportedly occurred mi April M, no name* of the alleged attackers have been released, nor have photographs been published. The article, by staff writer Ellen Clear, indicated that the “Wake District Attorney’s office decided Thursday [April 37] not to seek in dictments...” Certainly this latter case could well be one where the best decision may be to Just close the book and let it die like George (the python) reported on the same page. In similar incidents involving other student athletes such as Percy Moor man, Chris Washburn, and others, the press seemed so much more ag gressive in their racist attempts to perhaps sell newspapers. But for some reason, I have an intuitive feeling that something stinks about the way these recent incidents were reported. And it looks like the face of racism... which 1 also wish would die, or at least be subjected to major surgery Instead, racism-like ole George's cancer—seems to be spreading. Bend-aids, anyone?
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