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-14 Reeky MosnJ, H.C. Phone 44S-5161 $4.50 Um4mV 71 I- 4 a j8 t. award MSSDOT com Gov. Jim Martin praised group's efforts abilities, not disabilities i 1 1 1 1 i i I i I A I I I 7 5 in emphasizing By LISA ROGERS Staff Writer RALEIGH After 15 years of serving the Rocky Mount community, the Mayor's Commission on Persons with Disabilities was recognized for its accomplishments. The 15-member committee was named the state's outstanding mayor's committee for 1988 Friday by the Governor's Advocacy Council For Persons With Disabilities.

Speaking to the crowd of more than 450, Gov. James Martin praised all the winners for emphasizing the abilities of the disabled rather than their disabilities. Rocky Mount's award was based on the commission's activities for 1988. The commission completed three major projects during the past year. One project consisted of purchasing a set of puppets along with the Rocky Mount Association for Children with Learning Disabilities.

The puppets, depicting several different disabilities, are used in area school systems to teach children about disabilities. the group's job fair for the disabled was their "most exciting and rewarding event" during 1988. According to Wright, 25 area employees participated and more than 150 applicants attended the fair. The commission also compiled an access guide to be distributed to hospitals, doctors offices, the library, as well as other agencies and organizations that serve the handicapped. Yet the commission's work is far from finished.

During the next week they will sponsor several activities in celebration of barrier awareness week. "Thursday the mayor is going around in a wheelchair," Ray Stall-ings, committee member, said. "It will give him firsthand experience having to get around Rocky Mo'nt." A wheelchair basketball game between the Charlotte cyclones and a grouo of hometown coaches and play ncluding Phil Ford and Buck mlhams, will be the highlight of the week. The game will be at 7 p.m. May 6 at Wesleyan College.

There will be no charge to the public. STATE RECOGNITION Mayor Fred Tur- Friday to the Mayor's Commission on Persons nage, left, and Chamber of Commerce director with Disabilities. (Telegram photo by Pete Wayne Hazard look over an award presented Peters) MARTIN In the commission's application, Chairman Dave Wright indicated 'ftatingd Activists blaming Schlage for 1 7 deaths Company officials admit hazardous chemicals used, but see no Jink to deaths ''it -tuff si AC By KIM JONES Staff Writer With 18 caskets lining an industrial section of U.S. Highway 301 on Friday, area labor activists' mourned work-related deaths. Representatives of Black Workers for Justice and Schlage Workers for Justice marked Workers Memorial Day with a mock funeral procession from Atlantic Avenue to the former Schlage Lock Co.

plant on 301. The activists, including many former Schlage workers, believe the company has contributed to at least 17 area cancer deaths. Some activists fear hazardous chemicals used since the Schlage plant opened in 1972 were the last nail in the coffin for a number of former employees. Plant chemicals are also suspected to be responsible for illnesses suffered by other former workers. Local representatives said their efforts echoed those of thousands of workers throughout the nation.

In ceremonies across the country, they said, workers were gathering to remember those who have been killed or critically injured because of unsafe working conditions. "The workers here are in front of the Schlage Lock plant because the Schlage Lock plant is a symbol of an unsafe work place," Phil White, a representative of Black Workers for Justice, said. "We're out here on behalf of all the other workers vho Area labor activists protest work-related Wesleyan College officials not sure what is next in getting radio station SCOUTS LEARN VOLUNTEERSSM Michael Parrish, left, and Bryan Langley, of Rocky Mount Boy Scout Troop 239 helped keep the Eastern Expo '89 free of litter. The Scouts volunteered to pick up trash as part of the requirements for a community service merit badge. In addition to Troop 239 (Scout Master John Marshall), Troop 11 (Scout Master Mike Dawson), Troop 108 (Scout Master Bob Bobbitt) and Troop 5 (Scout Master Bert O'Keef) also cleaned up the Expo site.

(Telegram photo by Dawn Rackley) Scouting's more than just camping, cookies Hi ifititf If 1 White said workers need to organize and demand healthier and safer work places. "Or else one of these caskets might be for them," he said. White, who is not a former Schlage WVSP-FM's, he said. This group includes people formerly associated with Sound and Print United. "When Sound and Print missed a deadline to apply for renewal, we felt somebody should apply to keep the discussions going," Garner said.

The cost of setting up the station will be financed in part by community support, listener contributions, grants and sponsorships, Garner said. A preliminary budget is being prepared, he said. The FCC has received the college's application but has not taken any action on it, a spokesman said Thursday. I 1 Fountain recreation By CHARLES HOSKINSON Staff Writer Although North Carolina Wesleyan College has applied for a license to run an FM radio station in Rocky Mount, college officials aren't sure yet how it will work out. "We're really trying to keepthis low-key at this point because we don't quite know what's going to happen next," Garner said.

"How we would structure it is something we're trying to figure out right now." The college applied Nov. 1 to the Federal Communications Commis (Telegram photo by David Chicelli) deaths on Friday ernph yee, and members of Schlage Workirs for Justice said the burden of proof is on the company to show that these 17 deaths were not caused See SCHLAGE, page 2 report streak endSi Chicago ends San Diego winning streak at four games with 3-1 victory at Wrigley Field. Seu page 9. waiton lETUSKSt Elizabeth City gets former star quarterback as new football coach. See page 9.

Church 6-7 Life 5 Classified 13-14 Obituaries 2 Comics 12 Sports 9-10 Editorial 4 TV listing 11 Farm 3 Weather 2 17ec.l23r Chance of thunderstorms today. Highs will be in the 80s. IVuif at "Anger would break the whole world to pieces if it could." Frederick William Faber, English theologian, 1814-1863. 'To rtzzh cs The Telegram circulation service desk is open until 6:30 p.m. weekdays, 3:30 to 10 a.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. Please call 'is at 44S-5161 if you don't get your paper by then. The Telegram switchboard for circulation and all other depart ments is open at the same num- 1 ber from 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m weekdays. are still living the workers who work at Abbott's, who work at Consolidated Diesel, who work at Ben-dix who could be exposed to unsafe working conditions." sion for a license to run a public radio station in Rocky Mount at 90.9 megahertz on the FM dial. The license was previously held by Sound and Print United Inc.

of War-renton, which operated radio station WVSP-FM, a jazz and public-affairs station, on that frequency until December 1986. Sound and Print Un-ited's license expired Dec. 1, according to the FCC. N.C. Wesleyan originally became involved in efforts to keep WVSP-FM on the air, Garner said.

The college is now trying to put together a community-base roup to run a new station with a ioi mat similar to their lives for the better. Cogdell begins Sunday with extensive research on the facility, back to the 1920s when the property was developed. Monday, a case worker and a correctional officer talk about working at the prison. Tuesday and Wednesday, inmates share thoughts about prison life, their families, where they think they went wrong and how they intend to make turnarounds. Fountain Center series begins Sunday in Telegram Scouting is an opportunity for youngsters to grow that has been around for a long time.

Almost everyone you know has either been in Scouting themselves or has kids involved in it now. Many people may think of Boy Scouts as being synonymous with the outdoors, but Senior District Director Frank Whalin says it's "not just camping anymore." Likewise, most people think of Girl Scouts as synonymous with selling cookies. However, these are popular misconceptions. True, the Sc outs do participate in these activities, but they aren't the main focus of the organizations. The Boy Scouts now focuses more on instilling in the members character-building, citizenship and morals and ethics, as well as providing outdoor programs.

The boys are presented with positive adult role models who help them build confidence and self-esteem and urge them to and help them set personal goals. This is accomplished in part by setting the adult to child ratio at 1:8. The Girl Scouts is an informal education organization based on traditional values, such as loving God and country, and serving others, but offers contemporary programs. The girls learn self-government on a troop level and develop decision-making skills. Both the Boy and Girl Scouts offer a variety of similar programs and have the same goals in mind for their members but each has slightly different formats for accomplishing them.

The term "Boy Scouts" is really a generic term because there are actually four different programs within Scouting. Besides the Boy Scouts, there are Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts and an Explorer Program. Tiger Cubs are first-graders whose program is family oriented, consisting of group discussions emphasizing morals and ethics. Cub Scouts is the largest program in the area and is open to boys in grades two through five. This program emphasizes skill development, physical fitness and family involvement.

The Explorer Program is geared toward career See SCOUTING, page 2 Some women in Rocky Mount can't take freedom for granted. They are the 176 inmates at Fountain Corrrectional Center for Women the second largest women's prison in the state, which is just outside the Rocky Mount city limits. In a four-part series, begining Sunday, Telegram staff writer Veronica Cogdell traces the rich history of the institution, introduces the staff and reveals the hard times and the good times of inmates who are trying to change I'.