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Bn mm Page 2, The Carolina Indian Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it. picturesquely so they , will remember it, and, above all accurately so they will be guided by its lights. EDITORIAL AND OPINION PAGE -Joseph Pulitzer LEHERS TO THE EDITOR Indian Lawyer? Dear Bruce: AS I SEE IT Druce Dorron WHAT WILL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DO TUESDAY ? The Robeson County Board of Education will meet Tuesday evening in the library of the Robeson County Board of Education administration building. The meeting begins arranged a telephone call between Scott and General Gavin. His first words to Mr. Scott were, “Canido anything to help you?” We received the following letter from General Gavin: t 4 p.m. Dear Mr, Barton: What will they do? Will they, once again, consider the contract (or retainership) of I. Murchison Biggs? No one knows. The board is keeping quiet about the matter and the politicians have called off the dogs, in essence, putting out the word “to give the board some breathing room.” 0. K., but the people still want to know what they are going to do and when. Maybe they will give us an answer Tuesday. I hope so, truly 1 do. Thank you very much for your letter and for the accom panying Carolina Indian Voice. That is a fine piece about Frank Scott. I have written to him this afternoon. I hope he is not in too bad shape. I know that he went through a very great deal, since I was with them in all four of the combat operations. We have competent and able Indian attorneys. How about hiring one of them to represent the interests of the children? I. Murchison Biggs has always, as I see it, represented the interests of the board members. And. until this election, they were mostly honest to goodness white conservatives. Honestl You are quite right, too, in writing, “Yes, the Frank Scotts of this world who secured freedom for America and the rest of the free world.” I would like to thank you for honoring the men who gave so much and, in particu lar. Frank Scott. Sincerely Yours, James M. Gavin The people seem to want bold and courageous action. And they need a competent attorney to represent them. I. Murchison Biggs fought and lost the double vote suit and he has, in every way possible, as I see it, hampered the deseg regation plan of 1970. Why reward him by continuing to employ him as the school board attorney of a school system that is 80 percent minority- 60% Indian and 20% Black? In a letter to Mr. Scott, Gavin said, “G Company (Frank Scott’s company) of the 3rd Battalion of the 505th Regiment probably had more combat than any outfit in the 82nd Airborne Division and, as you know, that is saying a very great deal. I am sure that you did more than your share of it... Anyway, we shall see what they do Tuesday. GENERAL JAMES M. GAVIN IS A VERY NICE MAN... I want to share this special moment with you because... well, darn it...General Gavin seems such a refreshingly sincere and caring man. Men of his caliber are rare crea tures in these cynical days we live in. As a matter of fact. General Gavin seemed more concerned about Private Frank Scott’s welfare than anything else. He seemed really to care. Retired General James M. Gavin is a very nice man. He is now Chairman of the Board of Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He earned his spurs in the field with the 82nd Airborne during some of the most arduous combat of World War II. He was then Colonel James M. Gavin, Regimental Com mander of the 505th Regi ment, more colorfully known as the Cannonball Regiment. The 505th was involved in four Air Assaults during World War II, and participated in some of the most famous battles of World War II. including D-Day- the Norman dy Invasion. General Gavin retired as a four star general. He is now 70 years old and was also wound ed in combat, suffering from a broken back once and again from a direct wound in battle. He is former Ambassador to France under the administra tion of the late President John F. Kennedy. He also is being considered as a possible choice of the Central Intelligence Agency. He is a rare and decent man. I guess I like him most of all because he never got too big for his britches. He. even today, cares about the welfare of the men in his outfit like Frank Scott. We wrote an article in December about Frank Scott, a Lumbee Indian, who partici pated in all four air assaults, including D-Day. He spoke glowingly of General Gavin and we called him and sent him a copy of the article we did concerning Frank Scott. We GENE LOCKLEAR SUBJECT OF A NICE ARTICLE IN THE FAYETTEVILLE TIMES... Gene Locklear, the talented Lumbee Indian outfielder with the New York Yankees and an accomplished painter was the subject of Times Sports Editor Pert} ' ''>r’s Wednesday Pembroke Drug Center. Odom and W. 3rd. Pembroke. NC. Dial Aged need attention Lg when on drug therapy The handicaps of older citizens are often overlooked. Diminishing mental and physic^ con ditions can leave the aged person in a feeble-minded, child-like state. Yet, many of these same people are given the responsibility of taking powerfully potent medications — a respon sibility we’d never dream of giving our kids! In all honesty, I can see little dif ference between the handi cap of old age and that of extreme youthfulness where strong drugs are indicated. Like children, older citi zens need special atten tion while taking medi cines. Let’s make it our business to help the elderly use drugs safely and properly. pemBRotecVNu.?? morning column. Jenifer wrote of Gene’s talents and exper iences as a major league ball player and developing artist. It was a nice article and compli mentary to the talented Lock lear. We wish Gene well this year as he prepares for the coming season with the New York Yankees. If ambition and determination has anything to do with it Gene Locklear will make the squad this year. He has already been in the big leagues four years longer than many of his critics expected him to. Feb. 28 is the day Gene reports to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for spring training with the Yankees. I dare say. if they give him his times at bat, he’ll lead the squad and maybe the league too in hitting. He’s that kind of ballplayer. 1 just like the style of the man. He thinks well of himself and his talents. Gene Locklear swings a mean bat and brush. Good luck, Gene! 521-2826 An Adult hippopotamus DID YOU KNOW? WILL EAT AROUND 130 LBS. OF VEGETABLE MATTER A DAY. AND MAY WEIGH 5,800 LBS. A HIPPO MAY LIVE 30 YEARS IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS—SO YEARSINA200. THEY CAN SMELL WELL, BLfT CAN NCrrSEE VERY GOOD. THEIR TUSKS PROVIDE IVORY. FOOD EXPERTS URGE THAT HIPPOS BE RAISED FOR THEIR MEAT. ABOUT Vs OF THE WEIGHT OF HlPFOS IS EDIBLE. ITS MEAT HAS A HIGH PROTEIN CONTENT. A TREACHEROUS GUARD, ThOmSHtCKEY TRIED TO CAPTURE GBORGSWASHtNGm^ AND TURN HIM OVER TO BRITISH GB^ERAL HOWE. HICKEY WAS SEIZED,TRlEC AND EXECUTED JUNE 27 17 THECA80UNA INDIAN VOICE 521-2826 —An Editorial Viewpoint— Who are Archie C. Sampson & Willie Archie Oxendine? A number of readers have taken issue with the views espoused by Archie C. Sampson and Willie Archie Oxendine in last week’s issue of the Carolina Indian Voice. A couple of readers even went so far as to question the authenticity of Sampson and Oxendine. A belated investigation has left the staff of the Carolina Indian Voice uncertain too as to the authenticity of their letters to the editor. We can’t prove it but maybe Sampson and Oxendine are pseudynyms. No matter, we believe the issue in question (namely the hiring or not hiring of an Indian law firm to serve as attorneys^ to the Robeson County School Board) needed to be aired, including both sides. Henceforth, in order to be fair to everyone, a telephone number should be included along with the real name and address, when writing a letter to the editor. That way, we can satisfy ourselves, if need be, as to the “realness” of our readers. Honest dissent, as we have stated, is welcome but readers should sign their names, addresses and telephone numbers to their letters in the future. If Archie C. Sampson and Willie Archie Oxendine are bonafide readers.. .well, then of course, we apologize profusely for our doubt. AL'S REMODEUNG •Room Additions or any Remodeling 18 Yeors Experience For Free Estimate Coll Al Lowery After 5 p.m. 709-2459 Reader Questions PSU Security Officer To the Editor: I write in reference to a most unfortunate incident which occured over the Christmas Holidays. While riding throu gh the campus of Pembroke State University, Derek Lowry, along with two friends, were stopped by the security officer on duty. During the ensuing happening, a quantity of mari juana was discovered on the car in which Derek per chan ced to be a passenger. Natu rally, at least natural for Robeson County, all three were hauled down to Lumber- ton and jailed-being the threat to society that they posed. (?) Thank you for reading my opinion. Mr. Horace E. Locklear Route 1 Pembroke, NC 28372 More on Security Officer’s Editor: Action THECAROUNA INDIAN VOICE One point I wish to make centers around the alert arres ting officer, Mr. Larry McNeil. I think the entire Lumbee nation owes a hearty ‘ ‘Thanks’ to Mr. McNeil for making , perfectly clear, in The Robe- sonlan article, that Mr. Lowry was a leading player in “Strike at the Wind.” I am sure this comment pleased many non- Indian folk very much. One cannot help but wonder whe ther or not his attitude is shared by Mr. McNeil’s em ployer. In any event, the statement represents the epit ome of naive stupidity com mon among our Indian leaders today. I myself witnessed Mr. McNeil saying to one of Derek’s friends, “Well, I got the old Indian leader the other night!” And now for the reason which inspired the writing of this letter. 1 have kept rela tively up-to-date on the Board of Education’s recent deci sions thanks to the needed point of view of The CaroUoa Indian Voice editorials. Mr. Barton, you are indeed a credit to the Lumbee as well as to Indians everywhere. Keep up the Redness. Anyway, the point I wish to make concerns the benefit we as parents can expect to see as a result of a progressive school system. Upon investigation of Derek's bust, 1 discovered that Derek was employed with the N. C. Indian Commission- a very good job indeed. I pray he does not lose it over this affair. Also, I found out one of the other people with Derek is a diligent student at PSU and that the other is a Senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Folks, I ask you, what earthly right do we parents have to ask our children to study hard, make good grades and try and make your life count when they face the very real possibility of encountering McNeils, Free mans and Britts? If you think I Exaggerate, I challenge any one to go attend any session of court in Robeson County and note the proportion of Indian and Black waiting for trial. If you find more than 10% white. I’ll publicly apologize to Mr. McNeil. I sincerely believe it is time to stop condoning the actions of certain multi- faced puppets who please those pulling their strings by drag ging the Pembroke identity thru the slanderous mud of hypocrisy called Robeson County Justice. 1 have a very important piece of news which I think might interest all Indian folk. A while back, the young man who played Henry Berry Low- rie in “Strike at the Wind” was arrested. The arresting officer was Mr. Larry McNeil. A few days after the arrest, I talked to a very close friend of the arrested youth and learned of the following story. This friend went to visit Derek Lowry, the arrested player, in the Robeson County iailhouse. He asked the appa rently non- Indian jailer if Derek was being held there. The jailer replied, “Yea, we got Henry Berry back there.” (Laughter in the background) This leads to point two- Why were these young people stop ped? In the past few years I have noticed a growing suspi cion among Pembroke youth that they have no right to be on PSU’s campus, unless in class room attendance: Realizing the intimacy of the Pembroke community, i am sure the arresting officer recognized the car, as well as Derek himself, before he made the stop. I cannot help but wonder if possibly Mr. McNeU had an ulterior motive, i.e. personal vendetta, for stopping Derek and his friends. Would char ges have been filed if the offenders had not been from Robeson? I for one, have noticed the flagrant disrespect for not only area residents but for law enforcement in general by the fraternities residing within the “town limits.” Could Indian youth gather as these frats do and party until three in the morning and not be harassed by narrow- mind ed, ego driven bullies wearing a badge simply because they have the desired mentality? Do not get me wrong: Pem broke has some very fine officers of law. The majority, however, gives all the reputa tion of being pitifully inept The Robeson •County^heriff’s Department falls into this category also. Being a taxpayer of this county as well as a dam proud Indian, this comment put my blood to boiling. Is this the type judicial system I’ve been reading about which exists only in these parts? I pray to God I never have to go before a court conducted in Robeson County? A Very Concerned Reader, Miss Sally Blanks Route 1 PmlHwke, NC 28372 Does Not Agree With lEA Views Dear Bruce, I’ve read the learned Indian principal’s objections to the receipt of monies especially marked for the use of our Indian children in their stmg- gle to catch up after centuries of educational deprivation and must s^y that it seems a pity the writer of those objections didn’t have access to the same kind of help when he was receiving his education. If this had been the case, he might have been better prepared to handle and expend Indian monies. This man seems to be confessing that he doesn’t know what to do with money intended to. enhance the edu cation of Indian children. Yet he himself is an Indian-and an Indian principal at that! Why? This same man criticized the Congress of the United States for ever i passing laws favor ing the educational advance ment of his own people! 1 would suggest, in view of this and other glaring admissions publicly state, that this man would do the Indian children of this county a favor by promptly tendering his resignation. Our children have suffered educa tional deprivation at the hands of anti- Indian educational too long already, If Principal Brooks is incapable of hand ling special education funds, as he has stated, then I doubt his capabilities in handling any monies in the best educational interests of any student under his jurisdiction. Is Mr. Brooks the only principal in Robeson County who doesn’t know how to spend lEA monies? Lather C. Oxendine, Sr. Rt. 2 Box 296 A Maxton, NC 28364 ...Has A Job To the Editor: A well known man of the Prospect area has finally seen the light. After three years of “enjoyment” and “unem ployment” he has gotten a job. Can you believe it? He is now employed by Kelly Springfield of Fayetteville. He is better known as Raymond (Hot Shot) Bullard. “Mr.” Archie C. Sampson, as he signs himself, ought to read that verse in the Bible which states that “charity begins at home,” And then practice it. Attorney Dexter Brooks has done more for Indian educa tion in Robeson than any other attorney in our history, espe cially within recent years. I would be willing to place the credentials, seal and loyalty of Attorney Brooks above that of Attorney Murchison Biggs any day in the week. Do you think Dexter Brooks would take our own tax dollars to fight against our best educational interests as Biggs did? It was Biggs who led the anti- Indian double voting plot against Indians for years. In fact, until Janie Locklear, a federal court and a dedicated newspaper put an end to the matter of two votes for non- Indians and just one vote for Indians. Out of six boards of education in a county with less than 1(K),(X)0 popula tion and Indians enrolled in each of the school districts, is it too much to ask for a single Indian law firm to represent the 60% Indian school popula tion in the Robeson County system? If it is, why? Mable Oxendine Route 2 Maxton, NC 28364 CHAIRMAN...Television star Michael Landon is 1977 National Chairman for the 1977 Easter Seal Campaign, March 1 through April 10. IHE CAROUNA INDIAN VOICE 521-2826 M.G.B. Rl. 3, Maxton,N.C. Thursday, February] Church Responds] Request for ‘Fooc For The Needy’ With regard to the public forum letter of Willie Archie Oxendine in the Jan. 27 issue of The CIV, I would like to say that the people he is criticizing as “an outside pressure group”-we are the same peo ple who put the Board of Education members in public offica . In other words they are the citizens, voters and pa rents of Robeson Indian chil dren. The voter has every right to publicly reprimand any public school official who in his judgment does not vote in favor of the best educational advantages of his children. We have no wish to make puppets of any public official, but we do have the right to expect officials to be responsive to the citizen’s needs. But now a more weighty matter. In response to a drive by the Robeson County Church and Community Center to raise food for the needy, Harper's Ferry Church has set aside Sunday as a day to collect Food staples and canned goods. hungry, They are urging members (and other interested Robe- sonians) to bring food staples and canned goods to church Sunday. All foods collected will be given to the Robeson County Church and Commun ity Center to distribute to the needy and those who are Besides the mni, service, the hours I,' p.iti. Sunday aB,n, set aside for those,, take part and greatest thrill ofa||, give to those , and in need. Harper’s FetryB., eh IS located ,p„ three miles from Highway 74. Rev. sk is the pastor. Educational Viev Dy Dr. Do Iron Drcx)i In view of employment statistics for Indians in Robe son County, as recently dis closed in the press, I do not understand how anyone could feel that an Indian attorney for the predominantly Indian Robeson County School Board does not merit special con sideration. Both Whites and Blacks get a bigger slice of the Robeson County employment pie than Indians. If our own groups don’t look out for us, who will? If Indians don’t support Indians-just like Whites support Whites and Blacks support Blacks, what source do we have to look to for support? HIGHER EDUCATION COST $8,500. Education beyond the high school is referred to as higher education. In North Carolina that education can be obtained from the North Caro lina University System or the Community College System. There are 16 constituent uni versities, of which Pembroke State is one; and there are 55 community colleges and tech nical institutes. These institu tions provide a wide variety of course offerings and certifi cate areas for the high school student to pursue. Pembroke State University has some 18 majors and some 25 certificate areas for student participation and study. With the increased flexibility along with inflation, in general, higher education Cost has skyrocketed. Higher educt tures, by 197 assumed a mo place in total 1960, current penditures of universities rej percent of the ( PRoduct; by 1 risen 2,5 per education expen had once occu modest part of I tures, had ris visible elements budgets. All thi; time when cor other public expj as welfare, hea servation was al In 1960, when the total enrollment was 3 million, nationwide, the total operating expenditures of our Colleges and Universities were $8.4 billion. By 1970, enrollment had increased to 6.8 million and expenditures had resien from 8.4 to 24.2 billion. As the figures show, not all the increased cost resulted from expansion in enrollment. Costs per student also rose sharply and some of these higher costs were passed on in tuition increases, particularly at pri vate institutions, but also at public institutions. Today, it is estimated that a four year college education at a private institution will cost the learner an average of $17,500 and at a public institution an average of — Those What sign! the implication i for Pembroke S sity? An in-sta would incur app $1,000 a semest Campus with ful appropriate amo and supplies. A receive at PSU a college education received at any or university in States. For Cost, cy, Knowledge, Pembroke State stands tall; and % every year. Foi County, Pembrok ege is a Gol intellectual devel persona] profess opment. Rusfy - Golden Leaves My feet wandered restlessly over the leaf covered ground Overhead the songs of the bluejays and cardinals rang true Hummingbirds darted ftxim flower to flower Way up there above the treetops the majestic eagle flew The noisy chatter of the squirrels rang sweetly in my ears The sweet fresh mountain air filled mj lungs with melody I am alone on God’s land with God’s creations The clouds drift lazily above my head The sunshine floats in through the trees and bushes And fills my eyes with delight I look out over the distant valleys and set the blue mountains Their tips capped by snow the mountains reach upward toward the sky The melody of the birds and the sweetness of my surroundings The air so fresh and clean ■ I could not comprehend the wonder of mj I surroundings I For I had not known such before I Oh if this is a dream let me forever sleepi " I am faliingl... **1 My head rests amongst the pine needles And leaves and grass on the ground Oh if only my dream could come true As if in a trance 1 lift myself up and Look upward toward the sky (X And before my eyes floateo those rust) ” golden leaves. Lawrence D. Malcolm October 24,1974 the CAROLINA INDIAN V Published Each Thursday The Lumbee Publishing Cor SUBSCRIPTION RATES’ Insrore-I Year J7.2e 2 Yeors S10.40 OUT OF STATE: 1 Yeor $0.00 2 Yeors $12.00 MWDER: American Indioi N.C. Press Association God gram me the serenity to dccept fonnoi chonge; courage to chonge COO: and the wisdom ro know the diff*'' The Cofotino Indian Voice desires ' promptly of 0 change of address. bef'' D oddress chonge to; The Corolino IndionV'*' O Oox 1075. Second Goss Posfoge Pembroke. NC 26072-
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