the Henrahand Cottage at the Central Children* Home in
Oxfard. The Amicaes wil be following the cottage of 10
ghls, ranging ages 6 through 14-years through school and
into college as an on-going protect offering personal
support and financial assistant each month.
THE BREAKFAST CLUB-These early morning arrivals
discuss local and international affairs. In short, ifs a
clearinghouse, according to columnist Rote Wilder. Bruce
Beam, Hardee’s New Bern Ave. location manager, states,
“the club members are good role models for me and any
customer who enters Hardees, because of their
experiences and educational background.” Pictured are:
(l.-r.) Pete Wilder, Sr., C. Anderson, REv. Leotha Debnam,
Dr. Wiley Davis, George Newkirk, Thurman Whitaker and
Lythel Hickerson. (Photo by James Giles, Sr.)
New York’s Minority Population Soars
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)—New
York State's minority population
soared in the last decade, with the
number of His panics increasing more
than 33 percent and the number of
Asian and Pacific Island residents
more than doubling, the Census
Bureau repented last week.
In fact, every minority group
counted by the Census Bureau show
ed increases in New York between
1980 and 1990.
The one group that showed a
decline was the majority: the number
of white residents over 18 declined by
4.1 percent, the agency found. In 1980,
there were 13.96 million white New
Yorkers, compared with 13.39 million
a decade later.
As expected, New York immediate
ly disputed the figures. The state and
New York City are parties to a
lawsuit seeking to correct the census
for undercounting minorities.
“These figures come from a pro
cess which is deeply flawed and has
been shown in the past by the Census
Bureau itself to undercount
minorities very substantially,” said
Peter Zimroth, New York’s lawyer in
the case.
“It’s consistent with what we
already know, which is that the 1990
Census is a lot worse than 1980, which
was pretty bad,” he said.
Statewide, there were 2.214 million
Hispanic residents last year, com
pared with 1.66 million in 1980, the
bureau found. New York City had the
highest concentration of
Hispanics—almost 1.8 million, with
the majority of those living in the
Bronx.
The census category of “Hispanic
origin” does not differentiate among
races, so an unknown number of
Hispanics may have been included in
the bureau’s racial categories.
The number of black residents in
creased 19 percent during the decade,
from 2.4 million in 1980 to 2.86 million
in 1990, according to the census.
Again, most of the state’s black
population was centered in New York
City—about 2.1 million people, most
of whom lived in Brooklyn.
The state’s Asian and Pacific
Island population grew 123.4 percent,
from 310,526 in 1980 to about 693,760 in
1990. Of that number, about a third
lived in Queens County and another
roughly one-third were divided bet
ween Brooklyn and Manhattan, ac
cording to the census.
Kyles Chapel Hosts Missionaries
BY ANNIE H. THORPE
On Saturday, Feb. 23, at 8:30 a.m.,
a group of missionary ladies from
Rush Metropolitan AME Zion
Church, along with the pastor, Rev.
Claude E. Willie, III, boarded the
church van and traveled to Benson
where the first in a series of mass
meetings of the Woman’s Home and
Overseas Missionary Society was
held.
The host pastor was Rev. Elsie
Degraffenreidt. Or. F.K. Woods was
host presiding elder, Ms. Mattie C.
Woods is district president, the Rt.
Rev. John H. Miller, Sr. was host
bishop, and Ms. Bernice D. Miller is
missionary supervisor.
The theme of the meeting was
“Empowered to Build a New Ear
Through Heritage, Faith, Respon
sibility and Implementation.” The
meeting opened at 10 a.m. with devo
tions by the local missionaries of the
host church, Kyles Chapel AME Zion
Church.
Greetings were then brought by the
presiding elder, Dr. Woods, and the
district president, Ms. Mattie C.
Woods. Music was rendered by the
choirs of Avery Grove and Mt. Zion
churches of Smithfield. The presiding
elder then presented the speaker of
the hour, Ms. Francis Bethea, the as
sistant pastor of Norrington Church,
Lillington, who delivered the
message. She chose her discourse
from Revelation 1:9 on the subject,
"Boldness That Cannot Be Found.”
The minister began by asking the
question as to whether or not we could
weather die storm.
Following altar call, the district of
ficers presented and gave reflections
on their work in a special workshop.
Officers are: coordinator for Yams,
Santana Releases Most
Historic Recordings
After a 17-year wait, American fans
of Santana will at last have the oppor
tunity to obtain one of the band’s most
important and historic recordings,
“Lotus,” an expansive two-hour set
from two July 1973 Japanese con
certs. Originally released in Japan in
1974, the 21-song album had previous
ly been available in this country only
as a rare import. Now, under the
direct supervision of Carlos Santana,
the recording has been newly
mastered for double-cassette and
double-CD release. “Lotus” arrived
in stores Feb. 26.
Musically, “Lotus” captures one of
the most creative periods in
Santana’s history. After the band’s
groundbreaking performance at
I Woodstock in 1969, Santana released
four best-selling albums over four
: years, and much of the music from
1 that period forms the cord music
| heard on “Lotus.” Just before the
i historic Japanese tour, Carlos San
' tana recorded “Love, Devotion and
ISuiTender” with John McLaughlin,
the personal and musical life of San
tana) also reflected in “Lotus.”
The bulk of Santana’s hit material
Is found here, including “Black
Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen,” “Oye
2omo Va,” and “Samba Pa Ti,”
Jthough on “Lotus” they are riven
trlkingly different performance. In
i ddition, the set includes remarkable
' anions of “Toussaint L’Overture”
i nd “Incident at Neshabur," in which
Santana pays homage to John Col
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To prepare “Lotus" for
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analog tapes were transferred using
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All editing and processing were done
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using a 32-bit digital processor for
maximum resolution. The tapes were
mastered by Joe Gastwirt, acclaimed
for his similar accomplishments
remastering recordings by Jimi Hen
drix and the Grateful Dead. The
package features the strikingly
beautiful multi-panel artwork by
renowned Japanese artist Tadanori
Yokoo.
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Ms. Odessa Cooper; parent body, Ms.
Mattie C. Woods; Buds of Promise,
Ms., Mary Matthews, pinch-hitting
for Ms. Leah Harris; secretary of
Y’s, Ms. Bettye Douglas; secretary of
supplies, Ms. Annie M. Bullock;
chairman of life members, Ms. Rutha
Ray; Home Mission Department, Ms.
Gladys Bellamy.
The business session included
reports of the committees including
finance, attendance, and courtesy.
Also present at the meeting was the
former president, Ms. Hazeline
Stroud, and the Rev. B.C. Young, Jr.
of the Dunn-Lillington District whc
gave remarks of encouragement.
A 12-year-old child prodigy furnish
r
ed music for the opening at the piano.
Quite a few ministers of the district
were present and the meeting was
largely supported. The district of
ficers collected the assessments.
Most of the churches paid theirs, and
received certificates of recognition.
Trophies were presented to the
presidents of the local societies by the
presiding elder, Dr. Woods.
With the singing of the theme song,
“Lift Him Up,” and the repeating of
the missionary benediction, the
meeting adjourned. Total raised was
$2,718.40.
Closing remarks were given by Dr.
Woods and Ms. Woods, the district
president. ;
History f oundation
Reveals Events Log
The Fi™»n>onnial Foundation recently revealed the schedule of events
and activities for 1992, the capital city’s 200th anniversary year. A detailed
slide presentation giving the dates, places and historical basis of the events
and activities was given by Phillip E. Fleming, chair of the events commit
tee. “We’re very excited about the events we’ve planned for the celebration,
stated Fleming. “They include activities which will encourage participation
by people of all cultures and backgrounds. This celebration is for everyone.”
Dave HeinI, president of the Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau,
spoke about the bureau’s activities to promote Raleigh’s bicentennial
throughout the state and the nation to attract convention and visitor business
to our area. “The bicentennial celebration certainly serves as a positive in
our pursuit of business for the future,” said Heinl. “We feel that the festive
mood of the city and the media being focused on events throughout the region
during htat Hmg will result in more awareness of Raleigh and increased at
tendance for state meetings being held here during that year
F. Eugene Hafer is chairman of the Raleigh Bicentennial Foundation.
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