MRS BEATRICE MAYE'S
This Week In
GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE—Janielle Be trice
Bryan, daughter of William and
Mamie Bfaye Bryan of Omaha, Neb.,
and the granddaughter of Ms.
Beatrice Maye, won first place in
Albertson’s Halloween Coloring
Contest on Oct. 31 for the three- to
five-year-old group. She also won
third place in the K-Mart Halloween
Coloring Contest on the same day.
She received a pumpkin, a pukmpkin
flashlight and a 95 gift certificate.
Congratulationes, Janielle.
Ms. Sudie Paige Staton’s niece, Ms.
Deborah Hall Ebron, surprised her
Monday, Nov. 11, with a birthday
cake at the Pitt County Council on
Aging and all of her friends there
enjoyed it with her. Such a nice
gesture, Deborah.
Ms. Beatrice Maye read poetry to
Ms. Sheila Frizzell’s class at Agnes
Fullilove School Thursday, Nov. 24.
the bible
B is for the Bible, the best book of all.
If you’ll obey it, you will never fall.
I is for Idle, so many does do
They should be reading the Bible,
Too.
B is for the Bible, again we shall say
If you’ll obey it, you never shall
Stray.
L is for Love, in the Bible we find
We must love everybody, be gentle
And kind.
E is for Everyone who obeys this book
Will go up to Heaven on its
Beauties to look.
This is a story told of an old Quaker
lady who was asked the secret of her
lovely complexion and the kind of
cosmetics she used. She sweetly and
graciously replied:
“I use for my lips: truth; for my
voice I use prayer; for my eyes, pity;
for my hands, charity (love); for my
figure, uprightness; and for my
heart, I use love.”
Given to me by Ms. Gladys Evans,
retirement living class, Pitt County
Council on Aging.
CREATE ENVIRONMENT
FOR STUDYING
The American Federation of
Teachers offers parents these
suggestions for creating a household
atmosphere that encourages children
to learn:
1. Reserve 15 to 20 minutes a night
to work with your child on homework,
a challenging game or bedtime
reading.
2. Create a quiet place to study,
complete with a table and good
lighting. No studying in bed or in
front of the television.
3. Praise good work.
4. Encourage children to talk about
their day at school.
5. Do your homework—paying
bills, writing letters, etc.—while your
children’s homework is being done.
Let them check yours. For instance,
let them read a letter you wrote to see
how you use correct grammar and
spelling. By the way, always use good
grammar when speaking. It also sets
an example.
6. Keep a dictionary, maps,
encyclopedia and almanac around as
ready reference sources.
7. Limit television time and know
what your children watch.
give your parents a try, youngsters
The next time you have a problem,
»r better yet, before a serious
problem comes up, give your parents
the benefit of the doubt.
1. Don’t be afraid to turn to them
For help, understanding and a
listening ear.
2. Parents are one of your most
valuable resources for getting
problems sorted out. Our parents
Pave been there, through many of the
same problems you face.
3. Admit your wrongness and look
to your parents for their advice. You
will learn that Mom and Dad are for
you, not against you. They’ll always
come through.
4. Don’t be too proud to admit your
mistake. Don't be afraid to talk to
your parents.
5. Get along with your parents,
thus improving your family life.
6. Remember, 16-year-olds or any
age, a car is not a toy to play with on
the road. Pay attention to traffic
signs and signals and the rules of the
road. Disobeying these rules could
endanger not only your life, but also
the lives of those in other cars.
7. Parents, do not ridicule your
kids for making a mistake.
8. Your parents want you to take
full advantage of learning
Echoes Of
Frankun County
BY ELIZABETH ARCHF.R
MIRAIUH AMU SUNOS OF
PRAISE
I want to aak you a question: Do
you believe in miracles? They still
happen, you know. I personally could
cite you at least five or six, that have
personally happened to me. In fact,
each time I appear at your door, you
are seeing a walking miracle. It may
seem funny to you because I may look
so funny, but tell me if you can how
many of you would take the same
route, going door to door selling
papers, and if you’ll think just for a
second, there surelly cannot be much
money in it, because I drive and you
all know how costly gas is.
If God had not personally changed
. my thinking a long time ago, I
wouldn’t do it either, but He did, for
which I am glad.
Now, back to the “special
miracle.” It happened on Aug. 5,1990
when Td decided to go into a new
area of Franklin County in order to
give that area the benefit of some
news in “Life Sketches,” the article
that I write for the Franklin Times.
Searching the church section for an
area. I had never visited before, I
came across a special afternoon
event which was to be held at Jones ~
Chapel Baptist Church. Getting
directions from someone at Pope
Chapel United Church of Christ on
' that Sunday, I found the Church and
enjoyed the rich voices of the guest
choir who’d come from a >
D.C./vfcginia-area Catholic chufch,
as well as the local church choir.
Even at that, I still had a pressing
desire to find an elderly person to
write of. Mind you now, that was my
very first ‘ visit to that section of
Franklin County, and I did not know a
single person there. As it turned out,
however, many people recognized
who I was from the Times picture,
and they gave me a hearty welcome
to their area. Leaving the church, I
' made up my mind that I would drive
around to try and find the person that
I had in mind.
On 5611 took a right turn, drove for
a while, looking at homes and
trailers aplenty until I noticed one
that had two persons seated on the
front porch.
I drove into the yard, aud
introduced myself, and found that the
two people were 100-year-old Ms.
Celia Brown and the grandson that
she raised, Larry Williams. I got her
beautiful story, wrote it, and visited
Ipr several times thereafter, for her
Mist birthday and for the last time on
Nov. 6 at the Franklin Regional
Medical Center in Louisburg, where
she died exactly one week later, on
Nov. 13.1 did not wake her to speak,
because her daughter, Celia Davis,
was, about to leave to visit her ailing
mother-in-law in another facility. Ms.
Davis told me at the funeral that had
she been awake she would have
known me, because she remained
alert throughout her relatively short
stay in the hospital, a precious,
precious lady indeed. She so
reminded me of my own mother who
died on year earlier than the time I
met Precious Celia, and at the same
age she was then, 100 years and eight
months. It seemed to me as though
God was saying, "You see, I am
giving you back the mother you lost.”
The miraculous meeting was just that
real.
Even the other week, the day after
a very tiring local election, I had an
urge to visit her home only to find out
that she was in the hospital, and there
I was able to see her alive one last
time. I could give you several equally
exciting events in my life, that could
have only come from the hand of an
ever living God. In normal living you
may try as hard as you may to make
things possible, but when you take on
a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ, you will have all of the
"impossibilities” fulfilled.
I must tell you of the wonderful
groups of singers who came to Allen
AME Zion Church the other Sunday. I
had all intentions of giving you full
play, gentlemen, but one just never
knows when “death will step in and
claim our prior plans,” do we? I’ll tell
you what. You must plan another
visit, and then without a doubt, I’ll do
you the honor of telling everyone of
your wonderful singing abilities. I
have a feeling that many of you are
already acquainted with the Sons of
Faith of Wake Forest, as they come to
you every Sunday morning over
WLLE at 10: IS to 10:30 a.m., I believe
it is. They are indeed great singers
and I feel a special relationship to
them because I visit the home of their
lead singer, Leroy Stewart, every
week, with The CAROLINIAN. Paul
Gill’s parents live jn Youngsvilie and
his brother, Percy, in Wake Forest,
and I make my weekly visit there,
too. Paul is the manager of the Sons
of Faith. Then there is Maurice and
Earvin Singletary, and you just
haven’t lived until you’ve heard June
Fowler sing “I’m Not That Way
Anymore.”
On a written list tnai! was handed 1
have the name of Mack Filer, written
JUS* that way. Could '‘June of N.
Franklin Street, Wake Forest, and
“Mack” be the same person?
Anyway, those guys reaHy know what
to do with a song. Then there as the
Old Liberty Male Chorus, which is
made upf of all Eatons except Welden
Perry, who is read-headed, and he
has the ability to make one
remember the old times when
everyone dropped everything, during
the week to “go hear the boys
practice quartet singing.” Then there
was William, Joseph, and Anthony
Eaton, just three of the 12 Eaton
brothers. Can you imagine 12 men in
one family? In my own family there
were 12 children, but six and six,
male and female. They did a bang-up
job singing as well.
Then there were the men from our
state’s capital city, Raleigh. The
Golden Skylarks are really different
in that they sing their introductions of
each of the singers, and I just hope
that 1 got them all. There was Buddy,
Walter, Adam, Otis and Thomas.
They’re great, because they sang the
world's favorites, such as the Lord’s
Prayer, and “At the Cross.” They
sang other songs as well, which were
equally beautiful.
The occasion for the singers being
there was a hurriedly pulled-together
appreciation program for the pastor,
Roosevelt Harris, just prior to the
yearly conference of the Methodist
Church, which was held in Durham,
and where all ministers are divested
of their charges and given new
assignments.
Something came up, like the death
of Ms. Celia Brown, and I did not
attend, so as of this writing, I cannot
tell you if our pastor of five years was
returned to us or not. Please allow me
just one personal remark, will you?
Wouldn’t it be great if all churches
had that policy? Then we wouldn’t
have to put up with pastors after 10 or
20 eyars being in one place thinking
that they own the church. Ms.
Maurine Perry, Anna Gill, Rhona
Murray and others did a really bang
up job in getting the program
together in a week’s time. At the close
of the morning’s service I was asked
to preside, and I had to rush around to
get someone to rea dscripture. My
first choice was a visitor from Bunn,
Ms. Ruby Elmore, who’d come ith
her friend from Seaford, Del., who’d
said, “Yes, I’ll do it,” but finally.had
to take leave before the program
started.
Our very own, very able Lee
Weaver brought the prayer and our
precious pianist, Betty Brown, read
scripture for us. Geraldine Blacknall
presented the gifts to Pastor Harris,
and overall, the program was super
great. Thanks, singers, for making it
so on such a short notice', and the
visitors for coming. Believe me, if I’d
known beforehand I surely would
have written of it in this column, so
that more of you could have enjoyed
it. Prepare to come for Christmas,
will you?
Rhamkatte
BY LUCILLE ALSTON
RHAMKATTE—Sunday School
began at 9:30 a.m. with all classes
reporting. The subject of the lesson
was “Proclaiming the Gospel,” Acts
28:21-31. Superintendent Albertina
Sanders presided. The key verse
was repeated by the school. Classes
had a 45-minute study period. The
lesson was reviewed by Rev. Otho
Kearney. After the report from Sec
retary Stephine Moore, the school
closed.
At 11 a.m., Rev. Kearney spoke
from Luke 17:15 on the subject, “Did
You Forget to Say Thank You?"
Music was furnished by the Youth
Choir, with Shaun Cannady at the
piano. Morning prayer was offered
by Rev. Winston with announce
ments by Sadie Chavis. The men
were on duty for the day. They took
care of the tithes. Mini-church was
led by Kenneth Singletary. Altar
call came from Rev. Terrell.
Rev. Kearney left the congrega
tion with a message asking, “Did you
forget to say thank you?” to Jesus
Christ. We need mercy. We need to
get together and say, "Thank you.” 1
am going to run this race with pa
tience. Have mercy on me, Lord.
Thanksgiving is coming. Let us get
ourselves together and thank God
for it.
Invitation to Christian disci
pleship was followed by benediction
and closing.
At 5 p.m., the Sunday School
Night program was presented. Eve
ryone reported an enjoyable evening
and closing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bible study is held every Wednes
day at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, Missionary Night will be
observed with a candlelight service.
On Dec. 15, the Senior Missionary
Banquet will be held.
Members on the sick and shut-in
list are Kathleen Hemby, John
Singletary, James Washington,
James Hanks, Walter Rogers, Jr.,
Ellean D. McGregor, Nettie
Calhoun, Mary Utley, Lola
McClean, Hoyie Johnson, Lovis
Jones, Rodney Singletary, Lucy
Kendrick, Otis Hinton, Ella
Fletcher, Catherine Fields, Marga
ret Kearney, and Robena Ashe. Let
us keep praying for the sick every
Thinking beyond the Cold War era
By William A. Bother
Most Americans, I suspect, don’t
yet realise how radically our mental
processes will have to be changed as a
result of the end of the Cold War. Our
way of thinking about almost every
public issue will require revision.
For the last 45 years — which is to
say, for the adult lifetimes of virtual
ly its whole relevant population — the
United States has been engaged in a
war to the death with the Soviet
Union. It certainly deserved to be re
garded as, and may actually come to
be called, the Third World war.
It lasted so long only because nei
ther superpower dared to launch a nu
clear first strike against the other. In
stead, therefore, it was waged by
political and military means, supple
mented by regional wars (Korea,
Vietnam, Afghanistan) fought, on one
side or the other, by proxy.
Ultimately the United States won
the underlying war, because the Sovi
et economic and social systems
proved incapable of competing with
the West in the technology of modern
warfare, or even of providing an en
durable life for the citizens of the So
viet Union.
For 45 years, however, there has
never been such a thing as a purely
civil war, anywhere in the world. U
Yugoslavia had broken apart while
the Cold War was still on, it is as cer
tain as sunrise that we would have
backed the Croats and Moscow the
Serbs (or vice versa). Similarly, when
ever a revolution broke out in some
obscure capital, the central question
was necessarily, “Are we backing the
government or the rebels?” — and the
Soviets could be depended on to sup
port the other side.
Even here at home, especially in
the earlier stages of the Cold war
when ultimate Soviet victory seemed
entirely possible, those Americans
(and there were quite a few) who root
ed, publicly or secretly, for a Commu
nist triumph had to be taken seriously
as enemies of our mortally threat
ened society.
As a result of our victory in the
Cold War, all of these calculations
must now be revised.
For the first time in the memory of
the great majority of Americans now
living, we are able to contemplate
and deplore the civil war in Yugosla
via without feeling obliged, on Cold
War grounds, to back one side or the
other. Similarly, we may have deep
reservations about the ANC and Nel
son Mandela, but if they manage to
seize power in South Africa the dam
age will largely be confined to that
lovely land; they will not be able to
turn it over to a going communist
world enterprise — as they most cer
tainly would, if there still were such a
thing.
And here at home the communists
— especially those still holding ten
ured positions on our college and uni
versity faculties — can at last be re
garded, and treated, as the essentially
comical and slightly pathetic figures
they are.
To be sure, there is still one major
communist power — China. But it
does not have the ability, even if it had ■'
the inclination, to attack the United
States successfully, so we can afford
to wait with reasonable patience for
its downfall. It is still dominated by a
handful of octogenarian veterans of
the Long March: first-generation
communists quite capable of slaugh
tering their domestic opponents
When these die, however, the momen
tum for fundamental change will
quickly become overwhelming.
History, then, has taken a major
turn — but it has not ended. The Unit
ed States, as the world’s only super
power, cannot possibly avoid some
degree of involvement in future
events all over the globe. It may even
be compelled, as the Gulf War demon
strated, to take the lead in military
operations from time to time, if some
regionally powerful strong-man
threatens (say) to destabilise the
world’s energy economy.
But our ship of state seems to have
entered calmer waters at last.
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THE CONSERVATIVE
ADVOCATE
90% of Hospitals Report It’s a Problem —
Hospital Overcrowding Strains Emergency Care
When you re sick you want imme
diate medical attention. Unfortunate
ly, as emergency departments across
the country continue to close at an
alarming rate, long waiting times for
care have become the norm.
Overcrowding is a growing trend in
which the seriously ill and injured
are being turned away or delayed
care. In fact, many hospitals, because
of limited resources, staff, and space
are forced to temporarily close their
emergency departments to all incom
ing patients and go on "diversion,* ’
meaning ambulance patients are
sent to the next open emergency
department. This not only delays the.
patient’s treatment but in some
cases also increases waiting times
for others in need of pre-hospital
emergency medical services, such as
ambulances and helicopters.
A nationwide survey of nursing
staff and managers on the problem
of overcrowding in hospitals and
emergency departments found that
nearly 90 percent of those responding
considered overcrowding to have
become an issue in their state or
region within the past two years.
“It’s [overcrowding] not just affect
ing the poor, not just affecting the
uninsured, it affects everyone.
Whether you’re hit while driving
your Mercedes or you’re an indigent
stabbed in a knife fight, that’s not
going to change the fact that if a
trauma center is busy or a hospital
is on diversion, you'll end up playing
Russian roulette trying to find
a hospital that can take you,"
says Nigel Keep, RN, MICN, CEN
(certified emergency nurse), nursing
services manager at Alta District
Hospital in Dinuba, California,
and co-author of the survey on
overcrowding.
The survey, conducted by the
Emergency Nurses Association
(ENA), shows that in a majority of
states overcrowding occurs when
there are no available hospital beds
for patients who are ready to be
admitted from the emergency de
partment. Either a lack of funding
or a nursing shortage usually is to
blame for the insufficient number of
hospital beds.
l see the irustration, says Vicky
Bradley, RN, MS, CEN, who in addi
tion to her daily duties as divisional
director of emergency services at
the University of Kentucky’s Albert
B. Chandler Medical Center in
Lexington, serves as president of the
Emergency Nurses Association, “The
front door of the emergency room is
open, yet the back door is closed — we
can’t get patients up to their beds.
Nurses feel overloaded in trying to
meet so many diverse patient tweeds.
You can’t make people happy because
you’re being pulled five different
ways,” she continues.
"It’s [overcrowding] not
just affecting the poor, not
just affecting the
uninsured, it affects
everyone.^
Adding to the problem is the
increasing number of patients who,
unable to pay for medical care
because they are uninsured or
underinsured, inappropriately rely
on the emergency department
as their primary health provider.
These patients know hospitals will
treat them, despite their inability
to pay. Under the current system,
hospitals are not adequately com
pensated for the high costs of caring
for these patients who usually are
sicker and require more care for
longer periods of time. The financial
strain can be devastating. In fact,
according to the American Hospital
Association, more than 600 hospitals
across the country have closed
since 1980 — further intensifying^
the overcrowding crisis for remaining
facilities.
The cumulative effect of these
factors is a severe backlog of patients
in emergency departments nation
wide. Because staff must provide
ongoing acute care, they are forced to
delay basic emergency care to incom
ing sick and injured individuals —
often for hours, sometimes for days.
In some facilities in New York City,
patients are waiting for five to
seven days before being admitted to
the hospital. In fact, some patients
never are admitted to the hospital
and are treated for as long as a week
in the emergency department and
then discharged.
“It’s like ‘no frills’ — you just try
to meet everyone’s basic needs.
That’s not the way you want to
do nursing care. I think the over
crowding problem takes a lot of
the caring touch out of nursing,”
explains Bradley, an 11-year veteran
of emergency nursing.
Because emergency nurses serve on
the front lines of health care, they
play a vital role in the resolution of
this crisis. Last year, ENA drafted
recommendations to begin resolving
this problem. Their recommenda
tions include: providing financial
incentives to hospitals that offer
critical and emergency care; address
ing the shortage of nurses by pro
viding incentive for students to
choose nursing as a career, as well
as increasing federal funding for
nursing research; crafting a national
plan that makes health care afford
able to all Americans; and supporting
education, prevention, and treatment
programs to help reduce the number
of injuries and illnesses associated
with human neglect, abuse, and
violence.
Since injuries are one of the most
expensive health problems in the
United States, ENA also recommends
funding public protection programs,
enforcement legislation, and educa
tional programs that would help
control the severity of injuries. These
programs include, mandatory air
bags, increased roadside sobriety
checks, stricter motorcycle helmet
and seat belt laws, and funding for
DUI prevention programs.
Because many of the injuries seen
in the emergency department involve
children, ENA is offering a free
brochure on child injury prevention .
and home safety. It offers tips on
whet to have in your home in case of
an emergency end guidelines on what
to do and what not to do when a child
is injured. The brochure is available
by sending a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to: Emergency Nurses
Association, 230 East Ohio, Suite
S00, Chicago, IL 60611-3297.
where. God is still in the healing
business.
The Rhamkatte community is in
sympathy with the Chavis family in
the passing of Alex (Buck) Chavis in
Philadelphia. His Aineral was held
Nov. 20. We say, keep looking up.
God still sits on the throne.
MINORITY
(Continued from page 13)
generally made more strides into all
fields.
Percy Spurlark Parker, a 51-year
old black mystery writer from
Chicago, said, "There are black
mystery writers out there... They’ve
been in the fiction for years, but not
circulated mainstream.”
Frankie Y. Bailey, a criminologist
at the State University of New Yorit’s)
School of Criminal Justice in Albany!
said she knows of only about 10 black
mystery writers.
• Bailey of Guilderland, N.Y.,
recently completed a book titled “Out
of the Wood Pile: Black Characters in
Crime and Detective Fiction."
She said that up through the 1920s
and 1930s, moat blacks in mystery
stories were depicted as slaves,
servants or minstrels. In the 1940s,
blacks were still servants, but they
began playing more prominent roles
in the plots.
In 1953, author Veronica Parker
Johns' character Webster Flagg, a
black caretaker, was' the hero,
solving the mystery of who killed his
boss.
«. In the 1960s and 197M, authors
wrote about black policemen and
detectives. Black women, who up
until then were typecast as
prostitutes, began being the wives
and girlfriends of the detectives.
White mystery writers often shy
away from black characters because
they are unfamiliar with black
culture and lifestyles, and are afraid
of creating stereotypes, Bailey said;
and when they do use black
characters, those characters tend to
be criminals because the writers
failed to realize that middle-class or
professional blacks live much the
same way and have many of the same
values as whites.
“The white writers are trying, but I
wish there were more black writers
out there, because I think they can do
it better,” she said.
TOP TEENS
(Continued from page 13)
The 1991 TTA officers are: vice
president, Rochelle Holmes; record
ing secretary, Diarra Stiff; assistant
recording secretary; Pili Fleming;
financial secretary, Keisha
Newkirk; corresponding secretary,
Ha Miles; treasurer, Terri Miles;
chaplain, Jesse Brunson; parlia
mentarian, Sekou Kaalund; histo
rian, Alicia Barfield, and serf si nt
at-arms, Terry Young.
Newly inducted teens are Alicia
Barfield, Ingrid Bostic, Wayne
Brunson, Shannon Burgees, Mitch
ell Butler, Cheryl Chinn, Christo
pher Currie, 8ylethia Davis, April.
Q. Proper inaulatlon of your
attic floor can reduce annual
energy coeta by how much?
A. Up to $342.
Q. Leaving the damper oper
in the fireplace can increaae
your annual energy bill by how
much?
A. By as much as $34.00.
These energy saving tips wen
prepared by the experts at Texaco, a
company that recently launched a
multi-million dollar public informa
tion campaign designed to encour
age consumers to save energy in can
and homes under the theme: "Let’s
Put Our Energy Into Saving It.”
Farrar, Richard Johnson, Lataaha
Kearney, Nicholaa Liles, Kristen
Lovette, Corey May, Raheaan ;
Monroe, Ebony Pittman, Kriatyn
Shorter, Kristi Tally, Kathy Walker •
and Ronald Young.