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RALEIGH, N.C.,
THURSDAY,
JUNE 11,1992
VOL. 51, NO. 58
N.C/s Semi-Weekly
DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST
SINGLE COPYQC
IN RALEIGH 4LD0
ELSEWHERE 300
South Central Raleigh Celebrates
Raleigh 200 With Style!
Page 13
NAACP—“George Bush’s Policy
on Haitians Is Cruel Racism. ”
Page 4
N.C. Health Rates Could Spiral
With Increase In Lawsuits
BY SHEHETTIZI WOODLEY
Staff Writer
North Carolina patients are fil
ing more lawsuits against their
doctors and asking for more
money, according to the St. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance Co. If
the state experiences a surge in
malpractice suits, similar to the
1980s increases, physicians will
pay higher and higher malpractice
insurance rates, and undoubtedly
pass the increases on to consumers
through more expensive premi
ums.
During the early 1980s, premi
ums rose so dramatically following
million-dollar jury awards that
some doctors were almost forced
out of business.
St. Paul has increased its rates
twice in the past six months in re
sponse to the increase in malprac
tice suits filed by patients. High
risk doctors such as brain sur
geons will have to pay as much as
$28,667 per year for insurance.
If this increase is an indication
that the malpractice crisis is mak
ing a comeback in North Carolina, |
patients will have to set aside a lot ,
more of their incomes toward j
health-care costs. j
Some of the state’s trial lawyers j
believe St. Paul has exaggerated
the new malpractice claims to jus
tify its rate increases. “I would be ‘
greatly surprised if they were up '
more than slightly,” said Chapel i
dill malpractice lawyer Grover
klcCain.
However, Kevin D. Easley, a
Greenville obstetrician, believes
he growing number of requests
irom lawyers who call seeking cop
es of patients’ medical records is
)roof that cases are up.
“I’ve got to agree,” he said.
North Carolina has caught right
ip and they’re following the nation
n general,” Easley said.
Concern
Expressed
About Rise
In School
Racism
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
It was supposed to be a joyous,
yet solemn occasion. The end of
four years in high school, the be
ginning of looking toward the fu
ture with new hope and possibili
ties.
But for 20 African-American
graduates of Cary High School,
their graduation ceremony last
Sunday became a sad statement
they felt they had to make: “Stop
racism now!” They made it quietly,
and with dignity, by getting out of
their seats in Memorial Audito
rium and walking out. The target
of their protest, class valedictorian
David Martin, stopped his speech,
stood on the stage, and bowed his
head.
Martin had once again apolo
gized for publishing “The Under
ground Beacon,” an unauthorized
student newspaper sold at Cary
High, that picked up where the ra
cially controversial Broughton Hi
Times issue last April left off.
Beyond a variety of sexist and
anti-religious jokes and articles,
the Beacon targeted African
Americans with a bogus “Applica
tion of Employment to Jesse
Jackson’s staff.” On that “applica
tion,” black are asked if their
marital status is common law or
(See RACIST SCHOOLS, P. 2)
NEWS BRIEFS
MAN HOLDS UP
CIRCLE K STORE
A black male held up the
Circle K store at 3948 New
Bern Avenue Saturday at
2:30 a.m. An employee in
the store said the robber
was dressed conspicuously.
He wore bright clothing
and did hot bother to con
ceal his identity.
The robber returned to
the store about a half-hour
after trying to make a pur
chase which he didn’t have
the money to pay for. When
he returned, he pulled out a
knife and stole money from
the cash register.
WOMAN ASSAULTED,
ROBBED
A robber hit a Hills
borough woman on the
head and grabbed her wal
let as she was leaving the
Sav-A-Center on Airport
Road at about 7 p.m.
Annie Parrish told police
the man ran north on Air
port Road. After searching
the area, police found no
suspects.
KIDNAPS MOTHER
A 22-year-old Raleigh man
allegedly kidnaped hie
mother at knifepoint after
(See NEWS BRIEFS. P. 2)
/
HELPING HAND-Thirty interns from N.C. Institute of
Government helped Halifax Court Child Care and Family
Services with its Spring Cleanup. Terry Laney a teacher of
two-year olds is pictured (standing far right) coordinating
shapes for the center’s tags.” The interns have been a big
help, especialy with things we just haven’t had the time to
do,” said Ms. Laney, a three-year veteran at the center.
The 30 student volunteers selected Halifax Court through
United Way of Wake County’s Voluntary Action Center.
(Photo by Jamos Giles)
Foxridge Residents Join With
RPD To Rid Area Of Drugs
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
A year ago, if you were a drug
dealer, all you had to do was set
up shop in the cul-de-sac in the
Foxridge Manor apartment com
plex, and the customers would
come to you all hours of the day
and night. The Raleigh Police De
partment called it “an open air
drug market,” and at one point it
got so bad, the people who lived
there couldn’t get to sleep because
of the constant worry, traffic... and
gunshots.
This year, the residents and
management of Foxridge decided
they had had enough. It was time
to take their community back from
drug dealers, and last Saturday,
they invited the community to
come out and see how it’s done.
The Foxridge Manor “Taking
Our Community Back” celebration
was a mixture of the old-time fam
ily picnic with newfound dedica
tion to combat neighborhood
crime, and safeguard the commu
nity for children. With the help of
the Raleigh Police Department,
and sponsored by Joyner Realty,
families living in Foxridge came
out of their homes for a day-long
outing of cookouts, recreation, and
safety tips. Officers played horse
shoes with the children, and ate
hot dogs with residents, all the
while developing one-on-one rela
tionships with people who, before
now, would never be able to speak
to a police officer, except during an
emergency.
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nators of the event, told The
CAROLINIAN that the purpose of
the occasion was very clear.
The biggest thing we want to do
today is to let these kids see some
positive people, and to make the
drug dealers aware that we are
here, and we intend to stay here.
We also want to keep the people
out of our neighborhood who do
not belong over here, and let the
kids have some fun. We want the
kids to be at home. I want it very
safe for them.”
Ms. Bass agrees that things
have cooled down considerably
since last year, but says that some
dealers are starting to come back.
A month-old community watch
program has given residents new
courage in dealing with intruders,
and the police department has
pledged to respond quicker to resi
dent calls for help.
“It’s been a very community-ori
ented effort, and we’re working
closely with the residents and the
police,” said Barney Joyner, presi
dent of Joyner Realty Co., manag
ers of the complex. He and his
staff were serving the residents
food and soft drinks while the chil
dren played.
Raleigh Police Sgt. Ralph
Strickland of the “Project Phoenix”
anti-drug program told The
CAROLINIAN that bringing his
officers out not only to meet with
the residents, but to interact in
community-spirited activities, is
the kind of policing he likes best.
By getting closer to the people,
and they to the officers, a trust
and a relationship are born that
will help residents rid their com
munity of drug dealers.
“We can’t do it alone,” said Sgt.
Strickland. “We need the people.”
Rockview Subdivision Keeps Family
Commitment In 30th Year Fete
ine nocKview oudcu vision trea
sures its commitment to family
and community pride. With finan
cial assistance from Carolina
Power and Light Co., the commu
nity was beautified with blooming
flowers which complemented
neighborhood. Each mailbox was
decorated with the bicentennial
colors of purple and green, ac
cented with magnolia.
On May 30, the community fam
ily and friends celebrated its 30
years of existence at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lenton J. Williams
located on Brenda Drive.
Rockview Subdivision began
through the desires of James and
Adelaide Earp. The Earps learned
of some rural acreage for sale lo
cated off Rock Quarry Road. How
ever, purchase of the nine-acre
tract exceeded the limit of their
budget. The Earps decided to ask
Kansom and Ella Perry and Paul
and Brenda Jervay to join them in
the purchase of this land. The
Perrys and Jervays readily agreed.
Thus began the Rockview Subdivi
sion.
The subdivision began to de
velop and grow. It now consists of
14 families.
A program was planned. The
community families reflected on
the past and present events during
its 30 years of existence.
Rev. Joseph Lovelace and Ms.
Adelaide Earp were master and
mistress of ceremonies, respec
tively. Prayer was offered by The
odore Sewell. Greetings and pur
pose were stated by James R.
Earp, followed by recognition of
visitors. Ray Debnam, Jr. warmed
all hearts with a solo. Ms. Delores
Re vis gave a presentation of the
history of the community. Repre
sentatives of families gave greet
ings and reflections of family ac
tivities during the 30 years of ex
istence of the community. Ms.
Elizabeth Jiles delighted the group
with remarks and a poem. Games
were led by Ms. Prances Whitaker.
Refreshments were served
around a decorative setting done
by Ms. Queen Walker with assis
tance from her husband, Dr.
George Walker. The bicentennial
cake was made and decorated by
Ms. Louise Sewell. Other refresh
ments included potato salad,
tossed salad, chicken, hamburgers,
hot dogs and sodas.
Special guests were Eugene
Haffer, president of the Bicenten
nial Task Force; Ms. Vivian Irving,
a member of the Bicentennial
Task Force; Ms. Allie Peebles, a
(See SUBDIVISION, P. 2)
N.C, House Speaker
Escorted Out Of Side
Door At The White House
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plaining to do to the folks here in
North Carolina.
The African-American commu
nity is still abuzz about the way
North Carolina Speaker of the
House Daniel T. Blue was uncer
emoniously treated during his visit
to the White House on Monday.
Blue, the first African-American in
modern history to become state
House speaker, reportedly was es
corted to a side door away from the
national press corps after a confer
ence with President Bush, White
House officials, and other state
leaders about balancing the fed
eral budget.
White House officials were ap
parently aware that Blue had been
critical of the Bush admin
istration’s handling of the budget.
But despite his public stance,
Speaker Blue was one of 20 state
officials from across the country
who were invited to come to the
White House to offer their opin
ions to the president and his staff.
African-American citizens here
in Raleigh were taken aback by
what one called “rude” treatment
on the part of the White House.
“When the highest-ranking
member of the North Carolina
House of Representatives is
HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL T.
BLUE
shunned and disrespected as
Speaker Blue was, it sends a clear
signal that the Bush administra
tion is either cold and callous, or
lacks common sense,” said an an.
gry Bruce Lightner, Democratic
Party activist.
Even well-known non-political
(See DAN BLUE, P. 2)
Rep. Espy Holds Hearings
On Proposed Welfare Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S.
Rep. Mike Espy (D-Miss.), chair
man of the Domestic Task Fore of
the House Select Committee on
Hunger, held his second congres
sional hearing on welfare reform
June 4 in the Rayburn House Of
fice Building on Capitol Hill.
Declaring that “States have
been taking an active role in ef
forts to reform welfare,” Espy
added, “I know that Congress can
take some cues from the states,
but we also must be sure that
these reforms are not meant as
punishment to the recipients, but
... that they are aimed at helping
recipients become independent.
We must reform our welfare sys
tem, and the federal government
must take the lead in the right di
rection.*
As the sponsor of several welfare
reform bills, Rep. Espy has been a
longtime advocate for asset-based
welfare policy. He is sponsoring
several bills that promote indepen
dence and address the anti-family,
anti-savings structure of the cur
rent system.
For Example, Espy has intro
duced a bill that would allow Wel
fare recipients to save up to
$10,000 in assets, rather than the
current $1,000 limit, so that the
recipient can save for education,
retirement, business development
or for buying a home.
With this legislation, a welfare
recipient is encouraged to become
independent through education or
business development instead of
remaining on welfare, the con
gressman emphasized. “My hope is
that raising the asset limit will al
low welfare recipients to keep an
eye toward the future rather than
being stuck in a 30-day, no-win
consumption cycle,” the Missis
sippi legislator said.
Witnesses scheduled to testify at
the hearing included Minneapolis
Mayor Donald Fraser; Roms Bar
ber, director of the Mississippi Ser
vices Agenda; Julia Weaver, a rep
resentative of the Mississippi
Health Advocacy Program; Iris
Lav, director of state and local pro
grams, Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities; Larry Jackson,
commissioner of the Virginia De
partment of Social Services; and
Sabra Burdick, recently resigned
director of the Main Bureau of In
come Maintenance.
The very first hearing focused;
on the myths and realities of the
welfare system last April. The fi
nal hearing in the three-part se
ries, to be scheduled later this'
summer, will include testimony
from welfare recipients, officials in
Esp/s office announced.
1
CRIME
BEAT
Editor’* Note: This column, a
fixture of The CAROLINIAN in
years past, has returned to our
pages in hopes of deterring
crime in our community. The
information contained herein is
taken from public arrest rec
ords and does not necessarily
mean those mentioned are
guilty of crimes.
ASSAULT ON FEMALE
Thirty-five-year-old George
Alvin Powell of “Anywhere Ra
leigh” was arrested and charged
with assault on a female. Police
say Powell used his hands to as
sault Rhonda Renee O’Neal on the
00 block of East Martin Street
early Tuesday morning. No inju
ries were reported.
CAR RECOVERED ‘ .
William Christopher Furman of
500-B E. Bragg St. was arrested
and charged with possession atm
stolen vehicle. Police say a 1986
Datsun 280ZX hatchback was re
covered from the 1000 block of
Garner Road. Hie car was regis
tered to a Kentucky man.
(See CRIME BEAT7p. 2)