North Carolina Now; North Carolina Now Episode from 01/25/1994

I'm John Bass and I'm on your case Bailey. We'll discuss condoms in high school with Terry smily of the National AIDS hotline. Welcome poached pears in the now kitchen and visit a museum dedicated to preserving Cherokee heritage. This is North Carolina now. Good evening everyone. But this isn't to allow condom distribution in a Chapel Hill High School is quite controversial Terry smily of the National AIDS hotline is here to discuss the issue. Our Now Chelle Gretchen L'Engle show us how to prepare poached pears now you want the recipe so have your pen

and paper handy for the address. Maria Lundberg will share the beauty and history of the Cherokee Indians with a visit to the Cherokee museum. It was cloudy across much of North Carolina today. Highs in the mountains only got into the 40s but highs were in the 60s everywhere else. Tonight rain is likely for the entire state. Lows will be in the 30s in the mountains and in the 40s in the Piedmont and along the coast. Tomorrow will be cloudy with a chance of rain in both the northeast and the mountains. Highs in the northern mountains may only reach the mid 40s but further south it will be near 60 degrees. The Piedmont and the Coast will see highs in the 50s and 60s. Chapel Hill High will become the first school in the state to make condoms available to students. Yesterday the school board voted unanimously to follow through with the plan after more than a year of discussion and

controversy. You better believe if the teachers assumption is where they're all going to be sexually active anyway so I'm going to teach them how to use a condom. Then you better believe you're going to reap what you sow. Realistically speaking many kids are sexually active. So it's really important to give them information about access to contraceptives and the area of AIDS prevention to give them access to condoms. Now parents will be receiving letters about the new policy they can permit their children to receive condoms along with counseling on sex abstinence birth control and relationships. Or they can refuse their children permission to participate in the program. Adar a man will not have to stand trial again in the shooting of teenagers who broke into his home. Attorney General Mike Easley announced today that the state will not retry Michael seek rose on charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. Piers I believe we did get a retrial. But based on faulty incomplete investigation with incomplete

deliberation. Don't believe everything based on race but I don't believe we can make a case and say Gross was charged with the March 18th shooting a 15 year old Elliott and Clifton Taft Hester Elliott died from two of the four wounds in his back and shoulder. The first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury deliberated 13 hours before giving up. Reaction to the decision was mixed. C. Groves attorney applauded it while Kent spazzing of the Durham Committee on the affairs of black people said the case was tried by a politician namely easily and not by another jury. A North Carolina city has jumped on the gun buyback bandwagon. Winston-Salem has become the first city in the state to offer money to people who turn in guns 87 weapons that came in during last Friday's buyback are headed for a metal shredder. A local radio station provided $4000 for the program. Police are calling the buyback a success and they say they'll do it again when they have more money. It turned out that one gun that was brought in had been stolen in Louisiana in

1992. That 22 caliber rifle will be returned to its owner. An Air Force pilot is recovering from injuries he received when his plane crashed near Goldsboro last night. Captain Landis ejected from an A-10 Thunderbolt like this one and parachuted to the ground. Cook's plane was attacked attached to the seventy fifth Fighter Squadron at Pope Air Force Base. He was on a training mission at the time of the incident. Cook was attempting to land at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The man who ran North Carolina's alcohol breast testing program has been fired. David Landes dismissal follows his arrest for driving while impaired land had been serving as the assistant chief of the Brussel breathalyzer operator training program teaching law enforcement officials and others how to run the machine. Bland was fired for conduct inconsistent with his job responsibilities. His DWI arrest three weeks ago was a second in three years. An off duty state trooper and a Division of Motor Vehicles official were in the car with land at the time of the most recent arrest.

The largest dry community in North Carolina could be heading for a vote on whether to stay that way. The astro Chamber of Commerce may ask the city council to put a referendum on the ballot. It would let voters decide if it's time to sell alcohol in the city. The Chamber says allowing alcohol sales would help tourism in the area which is home to the North Carolina Zoo. The business group says the change would encourage development of major hotel and restaurant chains and thereby boost the region's economy. Opponents say alcohol is immoral. They say the area's relatively low crime rate would increase if alcohol sales are allowed. The owner of the Charlotte Panthers is shutting down some of his other business ventures. Gerry Richardson's flag star companies is closing 270 of its restaurants. Black Star is the nation's fourth largest food service company. Yesterday the firm reported a one point six billion dollar loss for the fourth quarter of 1993. Flag star is the parent company of the Denny's chain and it owns the Quincy's and loco chains. It also operates a large number of Hardy's franchises.

Layoffs are hitting a hosiery mill in western North Carolina Hampshire hosiery the second largest employer in Mitchell County is laying off 100 workers before layoffs began last week 590 people were employed at the mill Hampshire also plans to eliminate 100 jobs in Belmont when it closes a facility there. Duke Power Company has announced record profits for one thousand ninety three do current five hundred seventy four million dollars last year a 27 percent hike over the previous year. The company has also announced a replacement for retiring CEO Bill Lee longtime employee Bill Grigg will take over Duke Power at the end of June at least step down because of the company's mandatory retirement policy. The stock market declined today the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost about 17 points to close it three eight nine point three for overall market decliners lead gains by over four to three. Volume was heaviest three hundred twenty seven million shares were traded. The Standard Poor's 500 Index lost a point and the Nasdaq composite index was down over four points. Stocks opened slightly higher but quickly dipped into negative

territory as weak technical factors and low bond prices weighed on equities. Analysts say that some traders seize an opportunity to take some profits. And now for some stocks of North Carolina interest. Well John we've already heard that several of the veteran Congressman Mcmillen Valentine and who is the third one Steve Neal have decided not to seek reelection but Eva Clayton my freshman congressperson from North Carolina who has also been ill was elected the chairman of the freshman class. Congress has already announced that she will seek re-election so there's one we know right

and one of the interesting note coincidence in the news last night we ran a story about an atomic bomb accident that happened in North Carolina 33 years ago. Plane crashed trying to land in Goldsboro last night. A couple hours after we went off the air another plane crashed trying to land in Gulzar another military plane crash. As we heard in the news and unfortunately the pilot was not injured too badly but sort of a strange coincidence or kind of eerie wasn't it. Well earlier we told you of a program to dispense condoms at Chapel Hill High School. We'll discuss the pros and cons of teenagers having access to condoms with terrorists Mili a training specialist with the National AIDS hotline. But first a look at the features we'll have for you later in the program. Later on North Carolina now joins us from the kitchen with a great recipe and go along with the Great Smoky Mountains Cherokee takes you to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian

for a look at precious artifacts there tell us a great deal about our early history. As we told you last night the school board in Chapel Hill decided to implement a program that would distribute condoms to high school students. Our guest now is Terry Smillie of the National AIDS hotline and one of the roles of The Hotline is to inform teens about the use of condoms and thank you so much for joining us here. Thanks for being here Terry. If we're teaching kids about abstinence Why is it so important to have access to condoms or why should we have access to condoms. Well according to a lot of the studies that we have. The first the average first sexual experience for us adolescents is at age 16 and we also have some other statistics from the Center for Disease Control survey and the teens that they surveyed high school students indicated that at least they had had at least one sexual experience 54 percent of

them had had at least one sexual experience in their high school years and 19 percent of those had had four more partners. So I mean it's obvious that kids are sexually active. And we do try and talk about abstinence message but. So that is part of the message and I think it is a part of the message exactly. What about the statistics that we're seeing regarding teenagers and HIV infection or AIDS I mean alarming are what you would expect. Well in 1991 HIV AIDS was the sixth leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24. Also there's an estimated 12 million new infections with sexually transmitted diseases a year three million of those are a fourth are teenagers. So I mean that's a pretty alarming statistic. And also when you're talking about HIV and AIDS there's an incubation period involved but and that average is about 10 years

and one in five AIDS cases is is diagnosed in the ages of 20 to 29 so if you take that 20 you take that 10 10 year 10 year incubation period a lot of those people are being infected in their teens. So those are pretty alarming statistics as well although it seems to me that I've heard some people casting doubt on whether or not condoms are effective and I don't know if that's a controversy on a small minority opinion or how does the how does how effective are condoms in preventing disease. Well according to some again some new studies through CDC and these were studies where they actually looked at couples where one of the partners was infected and watched. And as long as condoms were used consistently which means every time there was any kind of sexual contact and correctly there were very highly effective in preventing in those specific studies it was 98 to 100 percent effective in preventing HIV. It's mission.

OK well I'm a teenager. OK I'm calling the hotline. What kind of information do I get. First let's go back. Do you hear from teenagers before they've had their first sexual experience or is it usually afterwards and then if so what do they hear when you when when they call. We get a whole range of calls we get calls from teenagers who are curious and want to know since we're anonymous and confidential we get teenagers calling asking questions that they may not feel they can ask others. And we do try and talk with them at first about if they have a trusted adult that they can talk with about so that they can get a more personal one on one with someone rather than just telephone. So we recommend you know a parent or teacher counselor someone that they can talk to. We provide. Admission about transmission. We have free written information pamphlet. OK well to get that that information the pamphlets we really should give the phone number so

what is the AIDS hotline number. It's 1 800 342. A Id Yes. And you can call and talk or request information hours a day seven days a week. Terrific. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for being here. Now don't go away there's lots more to come. But first a look at tonight's lineup on U.N. CTV and 8 ANOVA. It's dinosaurs of the Gobi a team of scientists retrace the steps of a real life Indiana Jones. At 9:00 it's President Clinton's State of the Union address followed by our family our future. Find out how changes in the traditional American family have brought new stresses to today's homes. Host Walter Cronkite tells me about innovative programs that are helping families. An 11 it's Are You Being Served followed by Charlie Rose. That's all coming up tonight for you in CTV. Well

John now it's time to do a little bit of cooking. Yeah well I can't wait to see what the recipe is. Gretchen Lang from Wales spring grocery is back with another wonderful recipe. What is it. I stopped by the kitchen earlier where we prepared a tasty fruit concoction awoke. Gretchen Let's talk about pears you have all the varieties there are right here on this table right. I'm afraid not there are about a thousand and maybe not all of them. I have I have a few. A representative group. OK. And all of these are are easily found in North Carolina. And along with some other varieties they change throughout the season. This is a boss compare this brownish pear with the tall pointed shape. It's got a firm texture and kind of a nutty flavor to it. And these are all new pairs. This one is a little riper you can see by the collar and they're part of the butter family of pears they have a real soft buttery texture. So good eating pear a very fragrant. These smaller ones here toward the front These are Comey spares and

a lot of people consider this really the ultimate pair. It's very soft and silky incredibly juicy very sweet. It's an amazing dessert pear. Sometimes it can be so soft that it's hard. And when cooking when it's ripe. This is an Asian pear and you can see the shape as is a lot more like an apple and in fact the texture is more like an apple crust firm and juicy has a light refreshing flavor it's a little less sweet. And these are sometimes called Sand pears because the grits cells are so prominent in their you know that little you know gritty crunch that you get from is not a real grit it's in the pear. Right it's part of the texture of the pear and some have it more than others and these have it very much so. And actually that's one of the things that makes pears a nice combination with the Parmigiano Reggiano the true Parmesan of Italy and to give you a taste here John of a slice of cheese and a slice of paired together. The texture really compliment each other because the parmesan has a little crystalline texture to it.

Also we have little tiny siècle pears which come around Thanksgiving. And a canning parrot what some people call a canning pear. These grow on trees all over North Carolina and are hard and juicy with a slightly rough texture. And the ones that I've used for the recipe or the boss today and what I did was to peel these pears and then I emptied a whole bottle of red wine into my cook pot and I added three quarters of a cup of sugar to that and the seasoning is really up to your imagination. I used what the will of being. This is a whole vanilla bean. And I like ginger with my pears. And you can add ginger in a number of forms. I used a couple tablespoons of ginger preserves and some slices of ginger root. But you can also use this is stem ginger in syrup and sugar syrup or you can use crystallized ginger as well. And I also put in the zest of a lemon and the zest refers to the yellow skin. You to peel that off leaving behind a

white white or white pith is bitter and you want to peel that off and then you can see how I've just cut it into Julian that looks really pretty in the finished recipe and that goes all into all this into the pot and you lay the pears in on their side and you want to cook that over moderate heat for about half an hour turning the pears frequently a little so you know right right. And uncovered too because I want that to start to thicken. And you take your pears out and you thicken your syrup down you can see that it's a beautiful color just gorgeous. You just going down. Cook. Down to our high heat until it's a nice texture drizzle that over your pears and I use the lemons us to decorate the way. And you're done and it's a completely fat free dessert that's beautiful and elegant and really delicious. And if you're not worried about fat it's good with the ice cream. Looks good as it is. Would you like to taste it. Have one for you here. You can join me. Yes I will I love cheese. These are wonderful. Very easy to make two

really good even without the ice cream even without a wonder of most delicious. Thank you much. Thanks John. And if you don't mind if you'd like to get a written copy of the recipes or information to cover today send a self-addressed stamped envelope to recipes below box 1 4 9 0 0. Research Triangle Park North Carolina 2 7 7 0 9. Those pairs were good but as you could see my main contribution was to taste the pears and the cheese are in again. But you look good in that apron look good and I say Very well. But that's how the Cherokee just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is named for the Cherokee Native American tribe. At one time they were an extremely powerful nation spreading out over parts of eight Southern states. But today the Eastern Band of Cherokee lives mostly in Western North Carolina. Real lumber takes us on a visit to a museum dedicated to preserving the Cherokee way of life. I've

been to the mountains it is the perfect way to enjoy the beauty of nature. It's also the perfect place to appreciate the beauty of the Cherokee endian and their heritage. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian traces the history of the Native American tribe which has inhabited the Great Smoky Mountains for more than 10000 years. Although this is an ancient culture modern technology brings the past to life it was short changed. Six mini theatres provide information about the Cherokee history from the prehistoric period to the present. The goal is to educate museum visitors about their way of life and to correct some misconceptions and motion watercolor stereotyped as a living entity Peyser wired Bankhead rescission enough like a Cherokees are big on education and I thought it was a it was a good place to educate the public on the real story of the charity people. Unlike the Plains Indians who wore feathers Cherokee women wore wraparound kneeling skirts made from animal skins or cloth in winter men and women also

draped cloth over their shoulders moccasins were made of deer hide and extended half way to the names. By the 1760s after contact with white settlers most Cherokees wore European style clothing but added their own special touches like bead work and ribbons. Men preferred the Eastern style turban rather than hats. Some of the artifacts in the museum date back 10000 years. While most come from the 17 hundreds and eighteen hundreds exhibits display arrowheads and tools used by the Cherokee in their daily lives as farmers their agrarian society was very similar to that of the Appalachian settlers in the area they built log homes and established permanent villages over archaeological they say showed they stayed in one place a long period of time and once the area around it where they lived the ground wore out and would race photos anymore there or it got too forward to walk far then they would move the village to more fertile ground. Traditional Cherokee baskets are displayed in the museum.

They were usually made from River cane white oak and honeysuckle natural dyes made from roots and bark add color to the designs of making ceramic pottery in the south Appalachian area dates back more than 2000 years. Many times the ancient pieces contain stamp designs to resemble animals. Colorful beadwork is a handy craft which is retained by the Cherokee used today prior to European contact beads were made from stone clay native copper and Shell. These ornamental items were used in personal adornment and religious symbolism. The Cherokees didn't have a written alphabet until 18 21 when Sequoyah developed a system for writing. This means all the ancient stories and legends were passed down for generations as oral history and the Cherokee language the sacred myths and historical legends are shared with museum visitors through individual earphones. The stories tell of creation fire life and medicine. They

represent a view based on living in harmony with nature. The beauty of the Cherokee language is heard in recordings like the one which driver pheasant uses to welcome visitors to the museum. So you know they go. Hockney holds its yearly Oakwood ocean home. About seven years after the Cherokee alphabet was invented a printing press was purchased millions of pages of religious documents political pamphlets hymn books and literary works were published in the Cherokee language during the Civil War the Cherokee sided with the Confederacy and served to protect the mountain passes between Tennessee and North Carolina. The Cherokees were the first residents of our state and many of their customs influenced American society. They were proud people who want to share the true story of the Cherokee. This museum preserves their heritage by giving visitors an understanding of the Cherokee spirit and way of life as

a real life. I'm probably not the only person who grew up in this where the Cherokee had such an influence who knew so little about them and learned a lot about the fact that they were peaceful. You know it's really great that everything is right there so people can learn learn about the heritage of the state and the people who live in it looks like it's worth a visit. Yeah definitely. Well the Museum of Cherokee Indian is considered to be one of the best collections of its kind in the country. It also contains a large selection of books crafts and artwork. More than 140000 people from all over the country visited the museum last year. It's open year round except Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year's Day hours are nine to five with extended hours in the summer. Admission for adults is 350 and a dollar 75 for children. For more information call 7 0 4 4 9 7 3 4 8 1. Now we want to hear from you. We want your reactions to North Carolina now we want your suggestions as well thanks to all of you who've already written and called in their seven ways to let us know what you think you can call our comment line at 9 1

9 5 4 9 7 8 0 8. Or you can write us at P.O. Box 1 4 9 0 0 RTP and see 7 2 7 7 0 9. Or if you prefer at 9 1 9 5 4 9 7 0 4 3 whichever you do leave us your daytime phone number so we can get back to you. Recapping tonight's news a Durham man will not face a retrial in the shooting death of a teenager who broke into his home. Attorney General Mike Easley announced today that the state will not retry Michael C. gross. S. gross first trial ended in a mistrial when the jury could not reach a verdict. Students at Chapel Hill High School book will be the first in the state to have access to condoms at school. The school board voted unanimously last night to approve the condom plan and the plan includes a provision to keep condoms away from students whose parents don't want their children to get them. And a DWI arrest has cost a state worker his job David Landes job was teaching people how to operate breathalyzers. He was

fired following his second DWI arrest in three years. The official reason for his dismissal was conduct inconsistent with his job responsibilities. Recapping the weather tonight it will be rainy across the state. Lows will be in the 30s in the mountains and boys in the Piedmont and along the coast tomorrow will be cloudy with rain possible in the northeastern part of the state and in the mountains. Highs in the northern mountains will only be in the 40s. But the rest of the state will see highs in the 50s and 60s and that's it for another edition of North Carolina now. Thanks for watching. Ted Harrison will show us tomorrow an innovative school where the business of education is a year around project. We'll also spend some time with the North Carolina legend Richard Petty. Until then for all the crew I'm like retakes Bailey And I'm John Bass and that's all for now. Good night.