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f EDITORIAL iAND OPINION j PAGE 1'? ? ............. . AAAAAAA************???*< .. rhe voice of rhe drum is on offering ro rhe Spirit of rhe J World. Ir's sound orouses rhe I mind dnd mokes men feel rhe } mysrery ond power of rhings. -OLACKELK LETTFRSTO * THEEDfTOR ?*** * k * 0 ? *????*? * * <>???????? I jj AS I SEE IT i > i ? i' Druce Dorton i > i ? i ? A Momentous Week For Me I am gloriously happy! I love what I am doing, meeting people and seeing the life and fabric of Kobeson County up close as a flit about attempting to keep up with what's happening. This has been a special and momentous week for me for a number of reason*. REV. EL IAS ROGERS IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF LUMBEE RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION I admire Rev. Elias Rogers. He never gives up. I believe the first prerequisite for success is to keep on keeping on. Rev. Elias Rogers has done that I have never heard of a more sordid chapter in Racial Relations than the one featuring Rev. Elias Rogers and Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation. Until 1967 no Indian or Black had ever served on the Board of Directors of Lumbee River Electric Membership Corp. Never! Rev. Rogers was the first one. and he paid dearly for it. Following a federal court case that unearthed a sordid tale of illegal proxie votes and rank and rancid racism, Rogers was seated on the Board of Directors of LREMC. He was seated by a federal court order. The others on the Board treated him terribly, going approximately two years without even recognizing him at Board meetings. They mocked him and slandered his name. They hurt him spiritually like few men have ever been hurt. He persevered. Throughout his ten years on the Board, he has survived many traumas, including concerted efforts to unseat him every three years when he comes up for election. He never falters. He never gives up. And Tuesday night, at the 37th annual meeting of LREMC. Elias Rogers was elected president of LREMC's Board of Directors. It was poetic justice, it was a case of chickens coming home to roost. And today (Wednesday) an Indian political leader (sic) said to me up near my ear. "Bruce, the thing that worries me is can he handle it? He's not too educated, you know." And I grimaced and did not reply to him. I was loo angry. I have thought about it and here is my answer If Sir. Edmond Hillary can climb a mountain. Elias Rogers can be president of our membership owned cooperative. If Lindberg could fly an airplane. Elias Rogers can be president of LREMC's Board of Directors. If God gives him the wisdom (and I believe He will), Elias Rogers can be president of the LREMC. And if the sun rises in the morning and descends in the afternoon (and I believe it will) Elias Rogers will make a marvelous and deserving president of the LREMC. And if my prayers are answered (and I believe they will be) Elias Rogers will make a first rate president of the LREMC. Go to it. preacher! I wish you the best. No man ever made a greater sacrifice ant| no man deserves the honor more. LUMMIE AND CHIEF WYNN CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF WEDDED BLISS Divorce is rampant in America today. People pay little attention to wedding vows. It is not uncommon for people to divorce at the first sign of trouble. But Lummie and Chief Wynn celebrated SO yean of wedded bliss Saturday afternoon at the Saddletree Jaycee Clubhouse I was late getting there but I was honored to make it in time to tell them how much I respect the momentous occasion marking fifty yean together they were surrounded by children and grandchildren and friends and relatives. It was also the occasion for the annual Wynn family reunion. Love was evident all over the place. Can you imagine the pain, sorrow, joy. unspeakable happiness of fifty yean with another person ' They must have worked very hard to try and understand and respect one another. It was a joy to see them together. I am honored to have seen them together after fifty wonderful yean. AND I MET DR. EARL LOWRY, THE RIOC.R \PHER OF HENRY BERRY LOWRY I had heard of him- Dr. Earl Lowry. son of the recently departed Rev D.F. Lowry and great nephew of the one and only Henry Berry Lowry. my number one hero. And I met him this week. He was home attending to his father's estate And we talked of his father, the dearly beloved Rev D.F. Lowry. And we talked about Henry Berry Lowry. He has finished his book. It will soon be published. It is a book about Henry Berry Lowry. told by one who lived with the legend all his life. He was a particular favorite of "Uncle Sinclair." a brother of Henry Berry Lowry. His grandfather was Calvin Lowry. another brother of Henry Berry Lowry. He has been researching and writing the book for fifty years Dr. Earl Lowry is a retired Army surgeon He was the doctor for many notables, including Generals Omar Bradley and Dwight D. Eisenhower He has treated the famous and has lived a remarkably historical life, including a stint on the Panama Canal Zone and an honor filled World War II But he always relumed to the subject of Henry Berry Ixrwry Wc anxiously await his book. Dr. Lowry isnflb retired and living in Iowa I enjoyed meeting him. He has led a remarkable life in his own right. He has that attention to detail and an historial eye I know his hook on Henry Berry Lowry will be factual and sympathetic. I am tired of reading what the wild eyedunihr-.molo-.'isisand thesis writers have said I await the hook by Dr. Lowry." REV. Z.R. CHAVIS, A PROPHET OP OLD As I travel about Robeson County I listen to what people have to say. And I hear them talk of those who have departed this life I have heard a lot of people talk of Preacher Zimmie (Rev. Z.R Chavis). His ion. Jim. who seems to be a lot like he must have been, it my mentor and my friend He hat taught me many lessons about lift and the players on life's stage- -THE PBOPLE I would love lo hove met Preacher Zimmie and have talked to him about lift and the treasures of Heaven I have heard people talk of hit meakmii. his goodness, hit Oodty-ltke virtues. They have told ma ofhls treks across dw (ace of Robeson County o^lAhosjjso^l ass Maaui*lt iLa 0mwI <%f t\rwI Ijlitres sLaaj nmnr j4ijl Ami.* ?nunvyunu hi itihn hw wum 01 vmri- vviwnii *nmy wy? uiu m wi tsriMslfl Itd^L(LI|M|| I is* ^rg lUMMtl iHM kaal r^m ilNKH MIWsoJ' ? rW wtHHH Mdi VIsHtpenI I INvo WHN *"* Won HW Pw world and the things in it Me never had much money and he owned my iMie But he was a man of Ood, who woMted about pmclatnung that One wtteiaemnlaf loelalmhiiewa. ionte say he never owned a eer I cannot bMfliae ? pmnaher lodm welhleg anp mam dlatanoe 10 paaaeh a sarttton. Mdil laat two ? dap Nke ptoashar Zimmie did 00 many oeoaaioni ?prOkPMaa Loafciaar pomander piaped a weirding ef a sartnon hp almnm mm htmdmd Rev Uallear pfayad dw mamdinp at dw Rapdsi A J Building for a gathering of ministers and myself. I thank hiin for allowing me to hear it. I was overcome, and my heart sang as I listened to Preacher Zimtnie preach on "a place called Heaven." Oh. he was a mighty speaker. He was an ordained Man of God! And he sang two songs: "Life is Like a Mountain Railroad" and "Just as Long as Eternity Rolls." One could tell, just by listening to his heavenly voice that Ik* hclicvcd every word he sang. He sounded a little bit like the late Martin Luther King. His voice rang out with authority. Ah. what a man! lain envious of those who knew him. I would have been honored to have known him. THE PEMBROKE JAYCEES, LRDA AND OTHERS DO A GOOD TURN AND GET POUND OUT I heard there was not a dry eye in the house. It was the recent accounting of the Pembroke Jaycees drive to help little Yancy Hunt, who was burned terribly in an unfortunate accident. Yancy, 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Maynor was severely burned March 22nd of this year. Young Yancy received 2nd and 3ni degree burns over 65 percent of his body. He will be having continuous operations for the next seven years. And there will be numerous hours of exercise and many trips to Chapel Hill for check ups> It is in limes like these that friends and family rally around one another. That is why there are organizations like the Jaycees and Lumbce Regional Development Association. We are fortunate to have these organizations in our community. The local Ja^ree Chapters held a car wash at Jell" s Car Wash in Pembroke on Sept. 17 for the Yancy Hunt Fund. Those chapters participating were the Fairgrove Jaycees. the Saddletree Jaycees and the Pembroke Jaycees. Pembroke Jaycee Larry Roberts co-chaired the event with Harry J. Locklear. also of the Pembroke Jaycees. Hardees of Pembroke and its manager Glenn Ford provided lunch for about 30 Jaycees on that day. Thanks to Mr. Ford for his contribution to the Jaycees and Yancy Hunt. There were others who helped. Community churches and local businesses contributed. These contributions will be used to aid the family in their travels and help with emergency situations. The ladies of the Community Food and Nutrition Project of Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA) helped by soliciting money for the Yancy Hunt Fund. The ladies are Ms. Louise Hunt, Ms. Shirley Locklear. Mrs. Wanda Hammonds and Ms Peggy Hunt. Let me express my sincere appreciation to all those who contributed in any way. Recently the funds were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Maynor for their son. Yancy Hunt. The presentation was made at the Pembroke Jaycee Clubhouse. The Jaycees contributed SI 100.00 and the employees of LRDA solicited SI 500 00. And I have heard them talked about and railed at. Can you believe it?The Pembroke Jaycees. LRDA. and all the Indian Jaycee chapters struck a mighty blow in Yancy's behalf. It is an honor to have them in our midst. They do many good deeds and never receive recognition for them. We found this one out and wanted to share it with you. They have made the world a little better place for Yancy and. in turn, for all of us. Who says people don't help each other anymore? - Tracing family History Dear Sir I am tracing my family history and wonder if you could publish a story in your newspaper. I have deeds and records since the formation of Robeson County and Bladen County since 1768. My great-great-great grandfather. John Hammons had been in that area since before 1768. He was born in Virginia (not sure) died in Robeson County after 1811. He was married twice. His first wife, V I don't know her name, but they had seven .children: Enoch. Elijah, Harvey. Samuel. Jacob. John and Agenith who married a Jackson and had a son named Thomas Jackson. His second wife was Christain Hammons and they had four children: Norfleet. Elias. Stradford and Helen. Norfleet. my great great grandfather, married Dorcas isreal in 1826. They moved to south Georgia in the !830s spelling their name Hammond. Stradford moved to Mississippi where he married and spelled his named Haman. , I have been wanting to plan a trip to Robeson County but would like to contact some of John Hammons descendants before I come. I hope to compile a history of the family some day. I believe two more generations will be the first in America. Anyone who can be of help will be greatly appreciated as there are others who would like to know their history. If you can please publish this letter I would like to have a Copy of the paper to go in my records/ Yours Truly. R.J. Hammond 15 Lindsey Terrace RonwwGa. 30U61 ? f A Nice Note From a Reader ?? i Dear Bruce: I think you arc a good writer and editor. Your editorial in The Voice of Sept. 22 is right on! "Dean came home and tokl me about the NCAI Convention and much of'what went on. It was upsetting me and then I read your column. It really gave me a lift and I just had to write and cheer you on! It is not the first time I've thought of writing you and telling you how much I like your column- On my kitchen bulletin board I pinned the column in which you spoke about your little girl. Right next to your column was a letter from a reader and a word about Lumbee children. My children are part Lumbee and I'm so very proud to be the wife (?I it l.uuiKx- Indian! Keep up llw .??**? mn! Sincerely, Tnai Ckiwi (Ml*. Dm*< h?**rsl Pate All* Ca. H3U WYRU.1510 Radio ? I. You Light Up My Lile-Debby Boone 2. Keep It Comin' Love-KC & The Sunshine Band. 3. Nobody Does it Better- Carly Simon 4. That's Rock-n-Roll- Shaun Cassidy 5. Star Wars Title Theme- Meco ft. Boogie Nights- Heatwave 7. Cold As Ice- Foreigner 8. Brick House- Commodores ?J. I Feel Love- Donna Summer 10. I Just Want To Be Your Everything-Andy Gibb All Music Station Red Springs I ftxMi Drug amir, Oiom ftiW W. 3rd. ftmbrokt. NC, DM 321-4306 _ How retarded think r\ . Out of some six million retarded Americans, the vast majority can con tribute to industry and community if given the opportunity. Such people are easily satisfied and get a deep feeling of achievement from tedious jobs most of us reject as too boring. It makes good sense, then, to put our retarded to work helping them selves help their com munities. uo you ever wonder how a retarded person sees the world? In the poem, Think of Me First Aa A Person, Rita Dran ginis has captured just such sentiments. Request your copy through our Clipping Service, Box 5051, Raleigh, N. C. 27607. Out compliments. your pharmacist pemawtejSiSUft MUSING BY REASONABLE LOCKLEAR V ? OL' REASONABLE IS STILL ALIVE...BUT BARELY KICKING I seed smart elecky Bruce Barton, the editor of this here Indian paper the other day and he said, son of with a sneer. "Hey. Of Reasonable! Some of our readers have been asking about you ... some of 'em are saying that you have kicked the bucket." Well, il ain't so. Ol. Reasonable is getting old and feeble ... that's for shore and I don't know if en I could get up enough strength to kick a bucket but Ol* Reasonable is still alive ... hut barely kicking.! Ol' Reasonable has been a little bit under the weather lately and a little bit iecd off. I used to think that the only thing we needed was Indians a sitting in responsible positions but. boys, we need more than that. We need Indians who will stay Indians when the; get elected or appointed to something. Putting Indians in positions of power ought to change things for the better. It ain't necessarily so. Somehow the powers that he change the rules when Indians get in powerful positions. The positions have some of the power taken out of them or the Indians hunker down in the chair and get quiet as can he. I want some loud Indians elected to office A feather or two wouldn't make the sky fall in on us. No sirec! ' Now something has happened that has got Ol' Reasonable perked up. wide eyed and bushy tailed. Them hoys at the Lumhee River Electric Membership Corporation has gone and elected Rev. Elias Rogers to serve as president of the coop and turned out Bruthcr Hubert Prevatte alt at the same time. Now. I predict this: Rev Elias Rogers will he a loud Indian and will not hunker down in his chair and let others pull hie chain. This ie the tame Ettas Ropers that had to sue Rm coup to make them seat him and do right by Indians and ?lack folk too Me kicked the dent duur wide open and now die only way to pet elected to the eoop hoard ie to pat out and hat work the other Mia That * die way R ought to he. by (hid1. Thta le *e tame Riiai Rogers who am la heard maettagi fur tww years wahuut eayhad) a egmdtMf to Mm They idte . aJmrhaard members! jam earn* acted like Elias Rogers did not even exist even though he was a sitting around the table with'em. They wouldn't even say. "Good Morning" or even "Elias Rogers, you are alive." My friends, they will speak to him now. He is the president. He is the head k nocker. He is the one with the hunk of wood that dec iJos when to open and when to close the meeting. 4 Yes siree! You will see'em now a speaking to Rev. Elias Rogers like he js somebody like he is. The Lord rules in mysterious ways but he always gives people what they work for. If en you throw bread out on the water well, bread will coine back to you. If en you treat Rev. Ellas Rotters like a low down dog. 01 treat any man wrong, friend, them chickens will come home to roost. Go to it. Rev. Elias Rogers. Be as good a president as you can and don't worry about your critics. God knows you have got a slew of cm. Of Reasonable is a praying for you. That's for shore. THE C VROI.IN \ INDI V.N VOICE Pul>li? >_??! m.' ? T i.irnlay In Pw!. * < PjWisnins Co. S-Vo-i' Cl.!'?? P nU jo PaiJ at I1' t:V\c Jsl72 Re-Elect MILTON HUNT to the Pembroke Town Council November 8, 1977 f* A Life-Long Citizen of the Town A Man Who Knows Where Our Town Has Been And Really Cares About Where It is Going. VOTE FOR A MAN WHO CARES VOTE MILTON HUNT Let's Keep Our Town Growing and Prospering." 4 According to " Scripture EraagaMrt T*4 Bract* P. O. BM 339 , iyr rmmwv? II Corinthians 4:3 "Bui if our gospel be hid,'it is hid to them that are lost." In the last few days I have had a burden for the lost. I have studied God s Holy Word and I have prayed for these people who I am led to preach this special message to. You who read this message and you know someone to whom this message pertains, give them a.copy. It could mean saving their soul from death. In the last few days as I mentioned, I visited a great deal and I hear a lot of testimony. But lately I have been close to people who I thought were Christians. I have known these people just about all my life, and I thought surely they were Saints ol God. What I had looked at was one thing, but to be bom again is another. The difference is when asked of their salvation, they will quickly say I am as good as so-and-so. I give to the poor. I take and carry people to the doctor, even buy medicine tor some. I lake and carry food to the hungry. I attend church. Or some will say I taught Sunday School 30 years. I have been good to everybody. But the question is the same. Have you been bom again? Jesus said, "Except yc be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into his kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3. The children of Israel when following Moses thought the same thing. That doing a little good here and there would heir.-' but the word says when they sat down to eat they would get up to play the harlot. They would forget the goodness of God. The Bible tells us to believe, only goodness and good work is a veil before our eyes. Our minds are blinded if we fail to be born again. Paul, in his writing to the Romans said, "What shall we say then? That the gentiles which followed not after righteousness have attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. Wherefore they sought nouhyv faith. Wherefore, it is written they stumble at that stumbling stone." Works of goodness will not save you. You have become as the builder who refused the chief ? corner stone. And unless you become as a child and be converted and washed in the blood of Jesus you will perish The works of a Christian in the eye sight ot God is as filthy rags. Isaiah said all our righteousness are as filthy rages 65:4. In John 3:1 the Bible said there was a ? man named Nicodumus. In the second verse it said the same came to Jesus This is what you need to do Come to Jesus, whether by day or night and know that all things are of Jesus. Know that Jesus is the only answer to your heart. Good deeds will never save you. Kindness will not save you. Going to church will not save you. Jesus said to repent and call upon his name and thou shall be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness. And with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture hath said whosoever believeth on him shall be saved. Romans 10:10-11 This is you You may have done good all your life, but unless your work outdo the work.of sinners, you are lost. Works of faith through Christ is the only work-wmc t will not perish. You say you have plenty of time. When David was on the run for his life and Saul was doing all he could to kill David. David recognized death by sayine. "As the Lord liveth. ?I : ?s.;g ?-? ?,? Kt?f\\ VT "?% .!? 1 - death." I Samuel 20:3. In \cts 17:31 il says God hath appointed a day. Where is your day? David asked this question and was given the answer. The days of our years are three-score years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be four-score. Psalms 90:10. No, my friends. God has not and will not hid anything from you. It it appointed unto man to die. Hebrews 9:27. Your time Jesus said is always at hand. Jesus said, "I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn trom his ways and live." Turn ye,- turn ye from your evil ways. For why will ye die? Ezk. 33:11. Jesus said stand now as the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth unto him that loveth us and - washed our sins in his own blood. R6v. l;5. Stand and want to wash your sins away that ye may have the gift of God which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. And the gift of God is able to keep you out of hell. God gave Jesus, his only begotten son, that we might have life and spend eternity with Jesus in heaven. Eph. 2:4. I want you to think it over. Not to be with Jesus after this life will be in hell. Jesus words warn us that hte wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God. Psalms 9:17. There will be no second chance when you leave this world. There will be no plea or bargain to gain. Hebrews 9:27 said after death is judgement. There is no waiting in paradise for the unsaved. The Bible telj^ you that you will be cast out in an outer darkness were there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth, this place is so horrible that Jesus' himself preached and said it w as better to cut off a fool or hand even pluck out an eye if it offend thee or would hinder your salvation to enter into life maimed than having two hands to go to hell into that fire that shall never be'? quenched. Mark 9:43-4,S. You may try. and you can pay your preacher all you want to He can stand in his pulpit and tip toe through the tulips by telling that hell is not of fire He can put all the attic fans in hell he wants to. you can preach air-conditionine. but Jesus said the fire could not be quencheJ and the worm dieth not. In other words, you throw jt worm or snake in the fire anJ w atch him turn and roll and enashec with his teeth. But soon he died, but Jesus said those who went to hell would turn and roll forever. There is only one way for you to escape and that is through Jesus Christ. It is not God's will that one person bum in hell. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise. But is longsuffering . not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentence. II Peter 3:9 God has done all he can to keep you out of hell. He gave all he had and that was his son Jesus who paid the price by saying that if any drinketh of the water he shall give him. he shall never thirst again But the water I giv e him shall be in him a w ell of * water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14 You can have this water by doing as the woman at the well. Say Lord. I have nothing to draw this water with but if you will hav e mercy on me and forgiv e inv sins. I know this fountain w ill break loose and I shall be free and I know I w ill be passed from death unto life. I pray and trust you will make this decision todav Whv will vou die and not live? Yuu4S iu Quia, CAR INSURANCE Paying too much for too little? Our complete coverage may cost less than you're now paying. Call a Nationwide agent today for details. Willie Von Lowry A 521-4*19. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE Nationwide Is on your side Nationwide Mutual I?raati Company H?a OWcat Cilartai. OM?
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