ABOUT TOWN
BY ANNIE H. THORPE
TELEPHONE: 832-3229
THERE’S SUNSHINE IN A
SMILE
Life is a mixture
Of sunshine and rain,
Laughter and pleasure,
Teardrops and pain.
All days can’t be bright,
But it’s certainly true,
There was never a cloud
The sun didn’t shine through—
So just keep on smiling,
Whatever betide you,
Secure in the knowledge
God is always beside you,
And you’ll find when you smile
Your day will be brighter
And all of your burdens
Will seem so much lighter.
For each time you smile
You will find it is true
Somebody, somewhere,
Will smile back at you,
And nothing on earth
Can make life more worthwhile
Than the sunshine and warmth
Of a beautiful smile.
—Helen Steiner Rice
RUSH HOLDS VICTORY
BANQUET
On Saturday, May 23, about 300
or more members and friends of
Rush Metropolitan AME Zion
Church gathered at the Kerr Scott
Building on the State Fairgrounds.
A special program was held that
featured two parts, a baby contest
and a gospel music presentation.
Special guests were the Rev.
Maggie Ingram and group from
Virginia. Several selections were
rendered by the B.C. Young Spiri
tual Choir of Rush.
The baby contest spokesman
• was Timothy Morgan. A hearty
welcome was given by Bill
Windley. JJ2. McClain presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. C.E.
Willie HI. The raffle was won by
Joe Carr.
A trip has been scheduled for
June 23. If you wishHo travel with
the group, please finalize your res
ervation early. The trip will go to
Canada.
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Revival is now in pro grew at
7:30 p.m. at St. John Holy Church
in Chapel Hill. Minister Nathaniel
Howard will be the speaker for the
week, with different chairs.
Bishop Bailey is now in revival
in Pageland, S.C. at Fleming Fu
neral Home auditorium, Hwy. 9.
For information, contact Bishop
Bailey.
Installation services for Rev.
Horace Mason, Jr., pastor of Pilot
Missionary Baptist Church, Old
Hwy. 64 East, Zebulon, will be
held Sunday at 3 p.m. Rev. Vin
cent Terry of Halifax Church will
be the speaker, with his Maas
Choir.
Revival is now in progress
nightly at 7:30 p.m. at the Church
of God for All People. Rev. Barbara
Brown is the speaker for the week.
Young Missionary Temple CME
Church’s annual spring revival is
now in progress nightly. Rev.
Leonard Farrar of Wake Baptist
Grove Church is the speaker for
the week.
Mt. Hebron Holy Church, Louis
burg, will have a special service
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Dorothy
H. Venable from Mt. Calvary
Church, Townville, will be the
speaker. Music will be provided by
the Mt. Calvary Church chairs.
The Pilgrim Travelers of Zebu
Ion will sponsor a musical program
Sunday at 5 p.m. at St. Paul No. 2,
Emit, for the building fiind.
The Piney Plains United Church
of Christ’s annual barbecue, lo
cated on Piney Plains Road, Cary,
will be held Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. The church is south of
South Hills Shopping Center off
U.S. 1.
The second anniversary program
of the LDS Mass Chair will be pre
sented Sunday at 4 p.m. at Seby
Jones Fine Arts Building on the
campus of St. Augustine’s College.
Rev. Elise Pearl Hockaday of
Woodland Chapel Baptist Church
near Wake Forest will be the
speaker for the Forestville Road
Sick Committee. The program will
be held Sunday at 3 p.m.
A building fund program will be
sponsored by Bro. Tate Johnson
Sunday at Mt. Olive Holiness
Church cm Bloodworth Street, with
the Gospel Servants of Burlington,
the Family Gospel Singers of
Selma and the Heavenly Gospel
'< Singers of Raleigh.
' The sixth anniversary of Rev.
A.J. Taylor of the Olive Branch
Baptist Church of Wake Forest
will be held Friday and Saturday
at 7:30 p.m., ending Sunday at 3
p.m. with a fellowship dinner.
The Miracle Temple Church,
Fuquay-Varina, will hold prayer,
service at 7:30 p.m. and Bible class
at 7:30 p.m. Friday. All churches
in North Carolina and South Caro
lina will be at Bishop McCannon’s
church Saturday. All churches
from North Carolina and South
Carolina will be at Pastor Jones’
church Sunday morning. Sunday
School will be held at 10 am., with
morning worship at 11:30 a.m.
Deliverance Tabernacle Holiness
Church off the Old Stage Road will
hold Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
and morning worahip at 11:30 a.m.
Praise service is held Tuesday
night, Bible study Wednesday
night. Union will be held Friday
and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Pastor
Beulah Baas will be the speaker.
Sunday School will be held Sun
day at 10 a.m. with worship serv
ice at 11 am. at Mt Olive Holy
Church. Pastor Celia Hayes
Thompson will be the speaker.
The Gospel Pearlettes will spon
sor a musical program Saturday at
7 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist
Church in Roleeville, with the Pil
grim Travelers of Zebulon and oth
ers.
St. Anna Lodge No. 350 and St.
Anna Chapter No. 350, Order of
Am Eastern Star, will have Family
Day Sunday at 6 p.m. at Rand
Street United Church of Christ.
Holy Union will be held at Faith
Healing Center Sunday at 11:30
am. El drees Betty Hedgepeth will
be the speaker, with the BLW En
semble.
Fellowship Union will be held
Sunday at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer
Holy Church, Hwy. 1010. Pastor
Ida Bell Sanders will be the
speaker.
Memorial service for the late
Rev. James Smith will be held
Sunday at 2 p.m. at Sanders Grove
Church, Hwy. 210. Pastor Ida
Sanders will be the speaker, with
others.
Ms. Dorothy Johnson will be the
Women’s Day speaker Sunday at
11 a.m. at Malaby’s Crossroad
Baptist Church.
Rev. Sherwin Fogg of Kannapo
lis will be the speaker Sunday at
11 am. at the Church of God of
Prophesy in Wake Forest.
Bro. and Sis. William Fogg of
Wake Forest will celebrate their
eighth singing anniversary Sun
day at 4 p.m. at the CCO Center in
Zebulon.
The Tucker and Abram families
wish to thank everyone for the
flowers, cards, donations of food
and prayer in the passing of Ms.
Lillie Mae Abram May 16.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Patients Gaining Direct Access
To Physical Therapists
(NU) - Sprains, strains and pulls
are an inevitable part of today’s ac
tive lifestyle, whether you're a week
end jogger or a participant in orga
nized sports.
Often, the damage is not serious,
and the sophisticated athlete knows
that time and the treatment by a spe
cialist in muscles and bones likely
will result in complete healing. But
in more than half the stales, the ser
vices of one of the best-trained spe
cialists — a physical therapist —
arcn’t available without first going
through the time, expense and in
convenience of seeing a doctor. Only
24 stales permit physical therapists
to see patients without a physician
referral.
Physical therapists, through the
Private Practice Section of the
American Physical Therapy Asso
ciation, arc working to increase di
rect access to their services.
SMITH TEMPLE FREEWILL
BAPTIST
Smith Temple celebrated its an
nual Youth Day Sunday, May 24.
Ms. Monica Morris presided over
the service. The Voices of Faith
marched in singing “I Can’t For
get” Following the invocation, the
first hymn was “Love Lifted Me.”
Ms. Malaina Godwin led the re
sponsive reading and the affirma
tion of faith., The choir sang “I
Tried Him.” Antoine Hill read
Psalm 24 for the morning scrip
ture. Ms. Jacinth McAllister led
the morning prayer.
The Junior Ushers collected the
mission offering as the choir sang
‘No Greater Love.” Ms. Katina
Edwards read the morning an
nouncements and gave recognition
to visitors. Ms. Marilyn Moore
nonored honoi roll students. Dur
ng the general and special build
.»j i"'.’ r in'-, the choir sang
‘Higher u.- iri" and “We’re uoing
to Make It.”
Ms. Tracy Jordan led the offer
tory prayer. Deacon Ernest Sloan
led the altar prayer. The choral re
sponse was “I Don’t Feel No Ways
fired.” Ms. Sheba Jones intro
iuced the speaker for the day. The
thoir sang “Jesus is a Way
Maker.”
The Youth Day speaker was EL
ier Christopher Hutchins, associ
ate minister at Central Heights
Freewill Baptist Church of
Goldsboro. His sermon was titled
"The Wine is Running Out.” His
text was from John 2:1—11, “The
Marriage at Cana.”
He spoke of our . need to invite
Jesus into every aspect of our
lives. With Jesus present, we have
the opportunities for an enriched
life. The wine represents our re
sources and materials. When we
have a need in our lives, Jesus can
make the miracle we need. What
ever we require, Jesus stands
ready to fill the void. But we must
let Him in.
The choir sang “Praise Him” as
the invitation was extended. Rev.
McAllister gave remarks and El
der Hutchins gave the benediction.
UAK urn HArliol
Sunday School opened at 9:45
a.m. Classes devoted time to the
study of the lesson. Superinten
dent Michael Dunston is encourag
ing all members to attend Sunday
School.
The Memorial Day Committee
was in charge of the 11 a.m. ser
vice. Deacon Charles Tucker pre
sided. An organ prelude by Ms.
Cynthia Sanders began the wor
ship service. Music was rendered
by the Berry Wilcox Senior Choir,
with Ms. Carolyn Harrison at the
piano. Responsive reading was led
by John Sorrell. Offertory prayer
was prayed by Trustee Ransom
Fort. Announcements and recogni
tion of visitors were done by Ms.
Sheron Newkirk.
A special memorial tribute was
given by Clarence Dunston and
Clarence Smalls. Candles were lit
by Clarence Smalls and Robert
Sanders. Two widows of deceased
servicemen were presented with
corsages. The honorees were Ms.
Lottie Kearney and Ms. Grace
Bethea.
Scripture reading was per
formed by Deacon Hubert Fitts
from Joshua 4. Following scrip
ture, Philip Alston prayed a fer
vent prayer. Pastor William T.
Newkirk delivered a sermon, “Re
membering,’’ from Joshua 4:7. Pas
tor Newkirk pointed out certain
things that should be remembered.
They were:
•Past decisions.
•Dedications.
•Promises.
The work of God has an answer
for everything.
At 3 p.m., the Raleigh City Mis
sionary Union met at Oak City.
Various churches were repre
sented.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The May BTU session is set for
May 30 at 3 p.m. Titled “Equip
ping Teens and Adolescents with
Tods for Personal Success,” the
session promises to be informative,
exciting and stimulating. The BTU
staff is looking for you.
RUSH METROPOLITAN AME
ZION
Church School began at 9:30
a.m. ^ with the assistant superin
tendent, Robert Brown, in chargt
and conducting the devotional pe
riod with song, scripture ant
prayer. Subject of the lesson wai
“Growing in Grace.” Devotional
reading was 1 John 4:7-21. Scrip
ture lesson came from II Petal
1:1-14. After a brief talk by th*
/
superintendent, all classes moved
to their places and began their lee
son study periods for 30 minutes.
Returning to the sanctuary, they
listened to a review of the lesson
by the assistant superintendent,
Robert Brown. Next came the
reading of the minutes and the
awarding of banners for offering
and attendance. 111000 were won
by the Young People’s Adult Class
No. 2. The teacher was Dr. W.C.
Grant With the singing of "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds” and the re
peating of the Church School
mizpah, this phase of worship
ended.
At 10:65 a.m., the preludes be
gan from the piano and organ.
Then came the processional by
members of the Cathedral Choir,
leading and singing "Guide Me, O
Thou Great Jehovah.” As they
paused around the altar, the call
to worship, scripture and song of
praise were given. The invocation
and choral response of “Hear Our
Prayer, O Lord" was sung. The
first hymn of preparation was
'The Church is One Foundation.”
The responsive reading for the
22nd Sunday morning, “The Mind i
of Christ," was read from 1
Philippians 2:1-11. The Gloria :
Patri and scripture lesson fol- 1
lowed. Pastoral prayer was offered 1
by Rev. Lee Wyatt King. The sec
ond hymn of praise was sung. The; i
members then reaffirmed their; ;
faith in the Apostles’ Creed as ledj
by Rev. King. Then came the an- i
nouncements, ministry of kindness <
and altar call. j i
Several songs were sung during ]
these also. Prayer and scripture
background were given by the Rev. '
Tames E. Willie III, cousin of the
Rev. C.E. Willie III. Such songa as
•Never Turn Back * “All You Do
For Christ Will Last,” “Heaven is a
Beautifiil Place I Know* and “VIc
xsty is Mine* wen sung.
As the invitation to Christian
liscipleship was extended, the
:hoirs and congregation sang
'Somebody is Knocking at Your
>oor.* The recognition of vi si tore,
Mnediction and adjournment id
owed.
Quite a few visitors graced the
wrvices. We would like to have
rou to be a part of this group.
The paster delivered the mom
ng message, having chosen his
tiscourse from Matthew 2:1 on the
lubject, “How Can This Really''
WT
Church reporter is Ms. Annie Hi
Fhorpe.
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If you would like more informa
tion about HIV infection and
AIDS, there are several organisa
tions in Wake County which were
developed solely to inform the pub
lic about HIV infection and. AIDS.
Teens Against AIDS is one such
organization. Teens Against AIDS
is sponsored by Strengthening the
Black Family, Inc., North Carolina
State University, the Raleigh
chapter of the Links, Inc., Black
Child Development Institute, Tri
angle Affiliate, St. Augustine’s
College and the Wake County De
partment of Health.
Teens Against AIDS is a group
composed of teenagers who talk to
other teens about the AIDS virus.
TAA seeks to clarify and correct
the untruths concerning AIDS and
HIV infection by utilizing two
methods: one-on-one risk reduc
tion and group presentations
(when requested).
Teens Against AIDS primarily
focuses on educating minority
youth; however, they recognize
that all people need information
about the AIDS virus.and are will
ing to meet those needs.
If you would like more informa
tion about TAA or would like for
the group to do a presentation for
your organisation, you may con
tact them at the Robinson Librarv
on the campus of St. Augustins s
College or give them a call at 839
5981.
UNDERGRADUATE
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frequently offered, and too often
taught by non-tenured faculty or
teaching assistants. Professors
complain that a “publish or perish”
atmosphere has become increas
ingly evident, and that while the
standard for faculty research is
“excellence,* the standard for fac
ulty teaching is merely "ad
equacy.”
Even if labs and recitations are
excluded, Sykes reports, only 43
percent of the undergraduate sec
tions in the College of Art and Sci
ences at UNC-Chapel Hill ware
taught by tenure or tenure-track
faculty during the spring 1992 aa- >
master. The flight from teaching
can also be observed in how the
university treats “star professors”
who concentrate on teaching
rather than research. Sykes pro
vided the example of one UNC-CH
professor who was awarded an un
dergraduate teaching award last
year—and denied tenure this year.
Sykes also criticises UNC
Chapel Hill’s gsnsral education
“perspectives” curriculum. Instead
of providing undergraduates with
a core curriculum, the university
has constructed a “grab-bag” of
classes that fails to provide stu
dents with a common intellectual
experience. “Boutique courses” Ut
ter this curriculum, Sykes argues,
and allow “students to graduate
from UNC-Chapel Hill without
taking a course in English litera
ture, without studying American
history, without ever reading
Plato, Aristotle ok Shakespeare.”
Sykes warns against UNC
Chapel Hill descending into “po
litical correctness.” Since the cur
riculum already includes a non
Western culture requirement,
Sykes says, proposed new
multicultural education require
ments are unnecessary, “would,
simply further fragment the aca
demic experiences of undergradu
ates,” and “would almost certainly
come at the expense of mors tradi
tional fields of study.” University
leaders should resist efforts to seg
regate and polarize their cam
puses, such as the eflbrt la ms
struct a new Black Cultural Ota
ter at U10-CH, Sykes contends.
UNO’s problems are not merely
a reflection of budget cuts, Sykes
says. North Carolina is actually
rather generous to its state univer
sities when compared to other
states. Instead, campuses have
misallocated resources toward re
search and administration. Sykes
reports that while administrative
positions at UNC-Chapel Hill grew
by 136 percent and “professional
non-faculty” positions grew by 146
percent from 1976 to 1988, faculty
positions increased by only 16 per
cent.
. Among the recommendations in
the report:
•A modest increase in teaching
loads at UNC-CH—requiring ten
ured professors to teach one class
one semester and two classes the
other semester each year—would
dramatically increase the course
offerings for undergraduates in a
number of departments.
•UNC-CH should abandon its
“perspectives* curriculum and in
stead establish a core curriculum
(modeled after the University of
. Chicago or Columbia University):
baaed around a small number of
well-designed, well-taught general
courses providing a shared intel
lectual experience.
•Gaps in graduation rates be
tween blacks and white—os well
as other issues on campus—should
not be addressed by multiplying
ethnic enclaves or creating aca
demic programs that cater to ra- ■
dal agendas or feelings of oppres
sion.
•UNC policymakers should es
tablish a moratorium on new doc
toral programs at the 14 nan-re
search campuses in the system, as
well as a moratorium on any insti
tutional reclassification that em
phaaites grantsmanship over
teaching.
•UNC and legislative leaders
should oppose any across-the
board tuition increases that are"
not directly tied to improvements
in undergraduate education, such
as increasing salaries for out
standing teachers, making special
“teaching chairs” permanent, and
improving teacher training.
DRUG
(Continued from page 13)
leas likely to uee alcohol and other
drugs than are kids from other
ethnic groups. We need to make
the facts known, and for black
communities, we need to build on
these strengths.’
An analysis of data from the Na
tional High School Senior Surveys _
for 1986 and 1989 shows that 88.3
percent of white males had used
alcohol in the past year, but only
72.5 percent of African-American
males had done so. Twelve percent
of white male seniors had used co-,
caine, compared with 6.1 percent
of African-American male seniors.
Forty percent of white male as
ntors had used marijuana, com
pand with 29.8 percent of African
American male seniors.
Data from a private sector sur
vey, carried out by the Parents Re
source Institute on Drug Educa
tion, Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., show
that 36.1 percent of white male
junior high students had drunk
bear, while 30.6 percent of the Af
rican-American male students
had. For marijuana, the figures
wen 6.4 percent of junior high stu
dents for white males, and 3.4 per
cent for African-American males.
Comparable differences between
white and African-American girls
wen found in both of the above
surveys, although in all cases the
proportion of girls using alcohol
and other drugs was leas than for
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Chorus
Records
40 Years
Gospel Chorus No. 1 of the
Dunn Chapel Freewill Baptist
Dhureh celebrated its 40th birth-'
lay recently with a special servios
Ms. Wanda Smith, program
ihairperson, served as mistress
reremonies.
The musical group joined the;
processional, singing, “Try Jesus,’
He’s All Right*
Ms. Smith read the scripture.
Ms. Christine McBryde offered!
prayer.
Ms. Alice Lee Janes, president of
the chorus, extended greetings and
■poke on the occasion. Ms.’
Beatrice Cousar, secretary, rood a
brief history of the chorus. Ms.:
Donna McDowell conducted a me
morial service.
The keynote speaker was Eldar1,
Odell Jones, pastor of Coats
Chapel Church in Coats. He
as a topic, "God’s Provision
Bupply Our Capital and
Needs." The pastor was
nied by the Senior Choir of
church.
The United Mass Choir of Dunn!
Chapel also performed. Solos wore
sung by Ms. Mattie Walker and
Ms. Geraldine Cameron.
Public collectors were Garland
McDowell, Ms. Pauline Graham
and Ms. Leanna Dixon.
The chorus presented gifts to the:
president, Ms. Jones, and to Ms.'
Minter, the longtime pianist. Ms.!
Minter remembered each chorus
member with a pendant bearing!
the 10 Commandments. She asked
the members to obey each com
mandment
Ms. Beatrice Jones presented!
the gifts to the members.
Refreshments were served in the>
fellowship hall. •
Bishop MN. McLean is pastor of
Dunn Chapel.
LIGHTNER
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Ha was a managing partner: 1
at Lightner Funeral Hoasl'l
Inc. for 20 years.
While a student at Enloej m
High School, Lawresioe was
among the most active and
adored students at tha new
school. He was a star foot
ball and basketball player
and received numerous hon
ors and set longstanding
records in track and field.
His youth was filled with
fan, laughter, adventure and
gaiety. His ability to make'
and keep friends will long
He was a member of Wake
Chapel Baptist Church,
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
and the North Carolina Fu
neral Directors Association.
He was a mentor and leader
in the Wake County Alcohol
ics Anonymous chapter. His
quick wit and ever-present
smile will forever be oher
He leaves to mourn their
loss his sons, Petty Offieer
Lionel A. Myers, Andrews
Air Foroe Base, and Lance
E. Lightner; his mother,
Marguerite M. Lightner; h.
ther, ^larence E. Lightner;
sisters, Debra J. Lightner;
Ms. Claire Lightner-Sharpe;
brother, Bruoe E. Lightner;
aunts, Margaret L. Hayes,
Jean M. Quick; uncle, John
D. Quick of Winston-Salem;
a devoted companion, Mis.
Georgeann Gregg, and a,
host of loving nieces, neph
ews, oouains and friends.
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