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♪ Hi and welcome.

We're happy you joined us.

I'm Bill Terrell.

And this week on the Caravan, we'll take you to Beaufort, South Carolina, to meet a special young man who is giving something back to his community.

>> The other guys gave me a chance to get started, and I want to just give back to the game what it was given to me.

Patricia Bennett> So when you work with these young people, what are you getting from them?

What kind of feedback are you getting for them?

>> Well, I just I just want them to basically, stay in school and stay off the drugs and just try as hard as they can.

>> He keeps us straight and, you know, and then, like, whenever we get a hand, he tells us what to do.

Terrell> Also, the Caravan will introduce you to one of the top ten career areas.

>> One thing about marketing is that it's a kind of multidisciplinary diverse, career path that a person could take.

>> And right now I work with a very hot product and that's facsimile.

I enjoy it a lot.

It's been extremely rewarding for me.

It's something that's very challenging.

No two days are really alike.

Terrell> In addition, How about a sip of white blackberry drink?

>> It's good.

(Indiscernible conversations) >> And some things we should all know about being healthy and feeling good.

>> This is while I'm taking all this medicine, but I'm still having this pain.

You know, and so I sat down and I said, well, you know, we can take all the medicine in the world, but if you need to do something about your eating habits.

Okay.

The medicine is not going to help you.

>> I'm feeling better.

I'm having a lot of energy, and I don't get tired as easily as, like, used to.

>> You could take an athlete and he's not eating properly, and he's sustained certain injuries.

He does not have good nutritional support.

The healing is going to be slowed down.

>> Also as we celebrate our 21st anniversary this month, we'll flashback with Minnie Riperton.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Those features and much more for you on this week's Caravan, helping to build a better community.

But first, we take a look at the importance of remembering from whence we've come.

Remembering the community that helped to nurture us while we were growing up, and returning something to that community in a positive fashion.

This segment deals with a young man who remembers from whence he's come, and is returning something positive to his community.

For most of our kids, whether they are talented or not, this is as good as they'll get, hitting the old tennis ball around.

But Larry Scheper is out to change that.

You know, the guys gave me a chance to get started, and I want to just give back to the game what it's given to me just for them to get a chance to play and an opportunity to travel a little throughout the state.

>> So when you're working with these young people, what are you getting from them?

What kind of feedback are you getting from them?

>> Well, I'm just I just want them to basically, stay in school and stay off of drugs and just try as hard as they can and just to do the best they can.

And that's about all.

>> Have you found any yet that are as good as you are?

>> Well, I'm pretty sure they'll be pretty good in the future.

At this point, I think they are better than I was at than at this age right now.

(Indiscernible conversations) There you Go, three.

four...and five.

Good job!

Bennett> Larry is certified by the U.S. Professional Tennis Registry as a qualified teacher of standard tennis methods.

And he has paying students.

But to these young men, he gives his time and talent.

>> Larry got me started into it and I think it's a fun sport.

He keeps us straight and, you know, and then like, whenever we get out of hand, he tells us what to do and he yell at us and, you know, and then he makes us do the right things.

Larry has won many trophies and has played on the professional tennis circuit.

He admits that the competition was tough, but more than the on court competition, it was the fight to survive.

>> Well, the circuit has really been tough.

The experience out there it's been tough, but I learned to deal with it.

There have been times where I had to do some things that the normal person wouldn't have done.

I've had to hitchhike a few rides to different tournaments sites, as well as sleep in the parks.

Sleep, I mean slept on the court I played on.

There's a big difference between the way blacks and whites are treated in tournaments.

Say, for instance, me and you might be doubles partners and the first round, we have to play each other.

That's so they can eliminate one.

You know well they say, well, if we put them together, they won't have a chance at upsetting other players because they know we have the same talent.

So therefore, they put us against each other in the first round to eliminate one of us.

Bennett> James Garner coached Larry in high school.

>> It's good to see someone that you worked with, working with even younger people now growing up.

So it's quite a thrill.

Bennett> What would be the ultimate for a young man like Larry?

>> Professional.

I mean, he has the potential.

Bennett> Professional tennis is an expensive sport.

So starting out, either you need to have money of your own, or you need to have a sponsor and sponsors for African-Americans.

Private or corporate are hard to find.

Larry> Hopefully one day I'll get back on the circuit.

But if not, that's all right.

Just being able to have young players and to take them on the circuit at an early age.

That would be an experience for me because I didn't have the opportunity to do that.

>> It's important to me because there aren't that many blacks around here that are as good as Larry is and I prefer love from him than to pay somebody else to keep me.

close to right here.

Now, Sweaty, I'm going to have to start working on your back hand and two hands.

You got to work on it at all times.

Bennett> Larry looks to top ten seed Yannick Noah for inspiration, but these aspiring tennis pros think Larry is the best for a Job Man Caravan, I'm Patricia Bennett.

>> Hats off to Larry Scheper for doing good in the neighborhood.

Coming up, we'll return to Beaufort, South Carolina, to meet a chiropractor who has some practical advice about getting and staying healthy.

Also, we'll offer you a special drink.

And as we celebrate 21 years of service to you, the greatest viewers in the world will flashback with Minnie Riperton.

But right now, for those of you interested in changing a career or maybe a career for the future, here's one of the top ten career areas.

The area is marketing.

♪ Bennett> Just about everything made has to be sold.

Hence the many varied careers in sales and marketing.

>> One thing about marketing is that it's a kind of multidisciplinary area diverse career path that a person could take.

They could basically look forward to a career in retail management, public relations, customer service representative, or maybe even a sales representative.

Good morning ladies.

Hi.

How are you?

Good.

>> Irma Scott works with Xerox Corporation.

She's a dealer.

Sales manager.

Her product.

>> Right now I work with a very hot product, and that's facsimile.

I enjoy it a lot.

It's been extremely rewarding for me.

It's something that's very challenging.

No two days are really alike.

Terrell> Today, business oriented majors are popular with students, and marketing is one of those business areas students are finding interesting.

>> Consumer behavior I had no idea what type.

You know, what influenced people to buy certain products and, you know, different things you could do to maybe persuade them to come to your product.

Bennett> But there's more to being successful in sales and marketing than just taking the right college courses.

>> If they're self-motivated, if they don't mind getting out there working very hard.

One of my key questions used to be, can you handle rejection?

Because sales is definitely, a position that, if you can't handle it, you aren't going to be successful.

A lot of times people that want to get into sales have been successful in another area.

They get in front of the customer.

All of a sudden they're saying, no, I'm not interested in your product.

I don't want to do business with you.

And they don't know what to do.

So I make sure that number one, they they're able to handle rejection, that they know there are some ups and downs about the business.

And the other thing that I point out is that, you have to be a little assertive.

>> One way for a young person to see if they have the right stuff, as well as get some experience, is by taking advantage of an internship.

>> For the past two summers, I've been working with, a major corporation, Xerox, and I've been working very close with sales representatives and, helping them with demonstrations on various types of machines that Xerox sales.

And I've had a chance to go out and travel with some sales reps in the field and everything.

And that's really what I want to do.

It's exciting, it's not boring or anything, and that's what I really want to do.

I want something that I'm going to enjoy doing and I did enjoy doing that.

>> Make sure that what you're doing throughout college, throughout maybe your high school years, is that, you diversify yourself a little bit in that not only are you making sure and striving for good grades, but also, you know, that person who has the job and who has perhaps worked as well, has gone through college and paid some of his own tuition, to me, that's the kind of person who's going to do well in sales.

One, not necessarily who has the straight average, but one who has been active on campus in many different areas, who is rather diversified and who's, shown himself to be a leader in certain areas.

Bennett> Marketing careers are rated as one of the top ten job areas?

The possibility of making good money is seen as excellent, and you have room to grow.

>> Professional Advancement is probably pretty much wide open.

It would depend on the individual himself and how diligent or how aggressive they were in regards to their particular career.

Bennett> Ms Scott agrees, Career options are only limited by your ambition and drive.

Scott> I think that they're endless, really.

One of the good things about working for a major company is the fact that, you know, some of the jobs that I've held have been obviously, I started off as a sales rep, from there, I went into sales management.

I had a job where I was the recruiting manager.

There are other positions that if you want to get out of sales for a while, that you can be more in a support role, perhaps working out of a headquarters location, that kind of thing.

So marketing and what you'll find may be in a lot of major companies is the fact that most successful CEOs perhaps have started off maybe in a marketing, job and, worked their way up.

So I think that marketing really starting off in a marketing position and the, career opportunities are tremendous.

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(Indiscernible conversations) Bennett> This enthused taster is talking about white blackberry drink.

Satchel White hopes more and more people will respond to his soft drink in the same way.

>> The taste right now is, spicy.

It's more taste.

It's more grabbing to the mouth.

You know, it seem like a nice taste.

And, they love the taste behind it, right now.

Bennett> Keeping a soft drink on the market is no easy matter.

While White is contracted with a Georgia bottler to bottle his soft drink, everything else he and his business manager tackle, from delivery and distribution to marketing.

So far, White's BlackBerry drink is in 65 stores in the Beaufort, Jasper County area, ranging from the tiny neighborhood market to the supermarket.

>> And it is a new taste, and it's different than any of the other soft drinks.

It's in a class really, by itself.

Well, I think it's going to really take off and go.

When Satchel White's father concocted this tasty mixture in the early 60s, he sold it in gallon jugs only around Christmas time.

So people in the Beaufort area still call it Christmas wine.

And you said it tastes like Christmas wine.

>> Blackberry.

The real berry.

Bennett> So, did you buy Christmas wine before?

>> Every year.

And hope it...during Christmas, after Christmas it stopped.

and you got to wait until the next year until you get some.

With this, you can buy it any time you know.

So.

Bennett> So do you plan on buying this?

>> Sure.

This is my first time tasting it too.

And it's great.

Bennett> White calls his drink the nectar of the Sea Islands.

It has a unique, rich and fruity taste, but the soft drink industry is highly competitive, and it's hard for the little man to invade the turf of those soft drink giants.

White has been pushing his product really hard now for over seven years.

Doing whatever it takes, I'll be like, hey, you know you can do it.

Okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah, I would buy it.

Okay.

All right, call me.

I will, I will, I will.

Bennett> White's blackberry drink may be the little guy in the soft drink world right now, but Satchel White has plans.

Our plans right now, it is reducing the container size from the two liters to a 16 ounce plastic see through bottles.

And also, put it out in a bigger market, you know?

We know, the bigger companies right now and allows them a shelf space to purvey to the customers.

But right now, we are working on that.

Our next move right now is, heading over to the Georgia side of the... the state Bennett> Look for a White's blackberry drink, the nectar of the Sea Islands in your neighborhood store real soon.

For Job Man Caravan, I'm Patricia Bennett.

(Indiscernible conversations) Terrell> Without a doubt, one of the greatest gifts that we can all give ourselves is good health.

In this next segment, Patricia Bennett talks to a chiropractor who's chief concern is getting and making sure that his patients stay healthy.

♪ ♪ Bennett> Beaufort, South Carolina, is a quiet southern riverfront town, a nice place to retire.

The moss hangs languidly off the old, beautiful trees, comfortable.

That little will happen to disturb the tranquility here.

But behind this calm facade, something is happening just across the bridge on Lady's Island at Williams' Chiropractic Clinic, this man with mere words is knocking down some long held status quo medical practices.

>> When I first came back home, 11 years ago, with my practice, a lot of patients didn't know the value that nutrition played.

Because I came to some older patients who've had a lot of problem with their knees, or done a lot of medication.

They said, well, I'm taking all this medicine, but I'm still having this pain.

You know.

So I sat down and I said, well, you know, you can take all the medicine in the world, but if you want to do something about your eating habits, okay, the medicines are going to help you.

Bennett> Dr. Otis Williams combined chiropractic therapy and nutritional counseling.

Williams> Let your diet consist of about 20% cooked food, 80% raw foods.

And if you follow that you will function pretty well there.

Putting together the correct combination of foods together is very important there.

Bennett> Dr Williams advocates what for most of us, would be major changes in our eating habits.

Williams> The combination of food is very important.

We have a tendency to take proteins and starches and mix them together.

Now, this creates problems within the digestive system over a long period of time.

Now the protein and starch is a incompatible combination for digestion.

The protein requires an acid medium for digestion, and the starch requires an alkaline medium for digestion.

So if you go back and you study your regular, high school chemistry, when you combine an acid and alkaline together, it's going to neutralize the effects.

Otherwise you will still digest.

But the digestion is inhibited to a degree.

So you should not combine protein and starches at a meal.

You take your meats and put them like with your vegetables.

But you do not take your meats and combine them with like your rice and your potatoes and your bread at that particular meal.

Bennett> So the sandwich is a bad food?

Williams> Yes.

As far as combination, for as a combination you can take so like a sandwich as if you took like your lettuce and your celery.

And you combine that with like your bread okay.

That's a good combination.

That line far as the starches and the vegetables and that good combination.

But with putting the protein with it, okay.

It creates a lot of problems over a long period of time.

Bennett> So what would a good meal consist of.

>> A good meal will consist of a protein and, you know, vegetable combination.

Otherwise if you have say you meats and then you have your broccoli your cauliflower okay, and asparagus, as a combination okay.

Because that's your protein and your vegetable combination.

Another meal if you want to have your starch is you take your starch, like your potatoes and your rice and you combine that with your vegetables.

And that meal will leave out the protein.

Okay.

You should not take in a line of, say, your sweet fruits, like your bananas and things and combine them with your acid fruits to like you take bananas and pineapples.

Okay, this is the acid combination with a sweet fruit, which is sugar is going to create a certain, digestive problem.

You get a lot of gas, you're going to get a lot of toxicity that you build up into the system over a period of time.

So if you're going to combine certain fruits together, you should take like a sweet fruits and combine them with certain acid fruits, like your bananas with your apples and your pears and your peaches.

Or you can take your, oranges and your grapefruits and combine them with your apples and your pears and your peaches, but not your acid fruits, along with your sweet fruits, because that's the sugar and the acid content.

And you should not take like, sweet fruits.

And combine that with your proteins.

In other words proteins with sugar is an incompatible combination for digestion.

♪ Bennett> Kathy Speaks has been a patient of Dr Williams for about five years.

Kathy Speaks> I'm feeling better.

I'm having a lot of energy and I don't get tired as easily as I used to.

Well, my complexion of paired up, I had a lot of facial problems and that cleared up quite a bit.

Basically, I'm just feeling better all over, all around.

Bennett> Dr Williams says this joining of chiropractic and nutrition is very natural.

It comes out of his interest in holistic medicine, Williams> Not every patient that comes into me, regardless of whether it's an automobile accident or some other, you know, type of injuries, are not aligned, I can see the nutritional value there.

Okay.

Because a sports injury, I deal with patients sports injuries there, you could take an athlete and he's not eating properly.

He sustained certain injuries, okay.

He does not have good nutritional support.

The healing is going to be slowed down.

So it's very important to find out what that athlete is doing.

You know how much, junk food is, is consumed in there lie, the combination together.

Is he consuming too much protein in that line?

You get into biochemical individualities.

So you have to take each individual on an individual basis and look at the overall condition.

>> I've found the benefits really I'd like to say almost miraculous in my particular instance, because at one time I was much heavier than I am now, weight wise, and by watching my weight and observing things that.

You always get the comment, "what did you do?"

Okay, so I just sort of basically tell them and I'll point him down and say, you know, why don't you just go talk to Otis he'll give you the proper information that you need and possibly be able to help you.

Bennett> Dr Williams believes we are very much in control of our own health.

Example, controlling the effects of arthritis by eating properly.

Williams> There is no specific cure for arthritis per se, but we can do a lot in lessening the pain or slowing down the degenerative process that takes place in the body by eating correct, by putting together the correct combination of foods, not only just in digestion, but in any illnesses that you may have there, you will receive some benefit from that you want.

Bennett> Dr Williams says you're never too old to put yourself on the road to help.

And he says more and more of those who practice Orthodox medicine too are realizing the benefits of nutrition For Job Man Caravan, I'm Patricia Barnett.

♪ Terrell> Next week on the Caravan, we'll take you to Atlanta, Georgia.

For, among other things, a visit to the shrine of the Black Madonna.

♪ Bennett> Members and visitors of the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Atlanta, Georgia, come to this church expecting to hear a different kind of message.

>> Slaves walk around dressed like the oppressor, Talk like the oppressor, but they lack one thing the power of the oppressor.

(applause) The real world requires an ability to act with power.

When you don't like something, you don't have to go along with it.

You can act with power.

If they don't give you what you want, you can get it for yourself.

You can act with power.

Terrell> Also, we'll meet Nia Damali and Jim Alexander, partners, and owners of First World Bookstore, specializing in African American literature.

Those features and much more next week as the Caravan takes you to Atlanta, Georgia.

In the meantime, we'd like for you to tell all of your friends about the Caravan and encourage them to watch each and every week right here at the same time on this television station.

Until next week, I'm Bill Terrell on behalf of the staff of the Caravan.

You know, we love you and we thank you for joining us.

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