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VOLUME 5 NUMBER 8 PEMBROKE. N.C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,. i978 15? PER COPY
TRADITIONAL INDIAN TROUPE PERFORMS
AT PEMBROKE STATE UNIVERSITY
Soonsored bv Robeson Count Indian Education Proect
WAYAHSTI (Little Wolf). ?
five year old Coharie- Haliwa.
captured the hearts of some
four hundred children and
adults when he performed at
the Center for Performing Arts
at Pembroke State University
last Friday. The performance
was sponsored by the Title IV,
Part' A, Robeson County
Compensatory Indian Educa
tion Project.
Also participating in the
performance were Arnold Ric
ardson, Haliwa from Hollister,
father of Wayahsti, and his
mother, Ms. Patricia Brew
ington Richardson, Coharie,
originally from Sampson
County and other members of
the performing troupe.
The performance was the
second in a series of five
planned sessions of an
INDIAN IS...Youth Forum de
signed to increase Indian
awareness and cultural pride
in the Indian community. The
third session is slated for
March 13th when local Lum
bee historian. Professor Adol
ph Dial will present a historical
perspective of Indians in Rob
eson County at 7 p.m. in the
PSU Performing Arts Center.
Arnold Richardson is widely
known in Indian circles for his
active role in Indian affairs as
well as his background and
knowledge of traditional
American Indian culture, fo
cusing on Eastern Indian
culture. He presented cultural
background of traditional
songs, dances, legend and lore
and was aptly applauded by
the audience in his remarks
challenging the Indian com
munity to retain history and
Indian culture and to promote
cultural traditions and heri
tage through Indian youth and
programs.
Wayahstl [Uttle Wolf] and
members of (he traditional
Indian performing troop pre
sented a program of American
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legends at PSU Center for the
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Arnold Richardson, Hallwa, It
well known In Indian circles for
his active role In Indian affairs
and his background and know
ledge of traditional Indian
culture. |Bill Hunt photo|
Patricia Brewing ton Richard*
Don, Coharle, rendered the
traditional prayer to the Great
Spirit. (BUI Hunt photo|
ROBESON ENDORSES
MEDICAL PROGRAM
LUMBF.RTON-An emergency medical
service* program for a 15-county area
costing an estimated $898,700 was
endorsed Monday by the Robeson
Country Board of Commissioners.
The program, proposed in a grant
submitted by the N.C. Office of
Kmergency Medical Services, would
improve medical services in south
eastern counties.
Robeson County's share of the funding
would be $148,000 to improve emer
gency communications and emergency
room care and to upgrade equipment of
local rescue squads and ambulance
services.
The action complemented previous
board approval of a county-wide emer
gency telephone system which would
provide county residents a telephone
number for emergency sendees. The
telephone system is especled to cost the
county $5,000 a month.
Commissioners also approved spend
ing $4,750 for elective abortions
through the county aortal services
department The approval was made
contingent on a 100 percent reimburse
ment from the slate human resources
department It would pay for 10
abortions
Alan, the commissioners approved the
additinn of two staff member* for the
serial sendee* department's tVD pro
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The commissioners supported con
struction of a medical complex by voting
to extend sewer services to the
proposed center proposed by Dr. Martin
L. Brooks of Pembroke.
The center is proposed for construction
one-half mile off east of Pembroke on
N.C. 711 to serve rural Pobcson County.
Its first phase, a primary care unit with
four staff physicians, is expected to be
completed in October, a 130-bed
nursing home would be added within
two years and a day care center would
be constructed there within three years.
In another matter, the board voted to
permanently place the old county
courthouse clock tower at the inter
section of N.C. 711 and N.C. 72 west of
Lumberton.
The clock tower was purchased by the
county three years ago from the
contractor who demolished the court
house.
Chairman Sam Nobles said. "It's part
of Robeson County's heritage, and I
would like to see It put right where It
Is."
Herman Dial, an Indian, said. "We
should leave M where M Is as a reminder
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Town Council
Gers Touqh
On DisdIq j of Goods
bv Merchonrs
On Sidewalks
The Pembroke Town Council, in
session Monday night, decided to follow
through on its earlier stated intention to
strictly enforce Ordinance 6-2002 which
states "no person shall place for display
or sale any goods, wares or mer
chandise of any kind upon any of the
sidewalks of said town, which shall
extend out on the sidewalks..."
The ordinance is expected to effect a
number of businesses, including Pem
broke Hardware, operated by Curt
(.ocklcar. Pembroke Hardware, for
instance, displays bicycles, wagons,
etc. upon the sidewalk.
If the ordinance is strictly enforced, it
could, according to a local lawyer,
include a ban against newspaper racks,
shrubbery and "anything else that
extends out upon the sidewalks." The
strick enforcement of the ordinance will
also han the sale of cookies, etc. by girl
scouts and other clvk organizations
Many of the Pembroke merchants are
expected In challenge the ordinance In
court
Councilman Sam Dial voted against
following through on enforcing the
ordinance, saying, "We've got enough
problems in town without antagonizing
our merchants "
Nut the enforcement of the ordinance.
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T. Broods and MBtnn Hunt.
Senior Cirizens rake oarr
in "Srrike ar rhe \Vind!'
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Detora Cummlnga, >nM for "STRIKE
AT THE WIND!", Ibu n* to a group of
aenior cltlzena' tdeaa for dreaa for the
?how. In a project arranged through
Lumber Regional Dr > riopmrnt Aaao
d at ton 13 aanlor gmpt ilitiil their
experience and knowledge to taaprevtag
raetnmea for "STRIKE AT THE
WIND!"
Under the supervision of Delora
Cummings, art designer for "Strike at
the Wind!", and through Lumbee
Regional Development Association's
Janie Hunt Senior ' itizens Coordi
nator, the Senior Citi/ens C'lubs of the
Pembroke Area are participating in a
costume project.
Thirteen groups donating their time
in helping sew an>! design ladies'
costumes of the 1860 era. These groups
arc ladies from Mt. Moriah-Magnolia
area. Antioch Club-St Pauls, New Point
Club-Lumberton, Evans Crossings-Max
ton. Prospect Club-Pembroke, Pem
broke Club-Pembrolor Bethel Hill-Sad
dletrec, Smyrna Club-Lumberton,
Smithtown Club-Lumberton, Fairgrove
Club Fairgrove, Oxendine Club-Pros
pect, Saddletree Club-Saddletree, Deep
Branch-Pembroke.
Each club is sewing different garments
for the leading ladies in the show.
Dolly King is receiving a new dress
from the New Point Club with matching
accessories. Aunt Mary will be wearing
a new dress donated from the Pembroke
center. Many new dresses with hooped
skirts and fancy hats will be seen in this
year's production of "Strike At the
Wind!" which premiers July I.
Robeson Sheriff's Office
Battles Strange New Grass
and Tracedv
Hv It* Burton
, 3rd Century Artist
A disheveled mother stands in the
Robeson County Sheriff's Office, wring
inn her hands. Her lace is tear streaked
and in the depths of her eyes, there is
despair. "My Johnny that grass..."
she quavers. "I don't even know him
any more.. You've got to help me!"
A scene like this might be enacted on
any typical day in the Sheriff's Office
these days. In which case, the person
seeking help f??r a "lost" friend or
relative would be ushered into the office
of Chief Detective of the Drugs
Division, Garth Locklear.
"Oh yes." said the soft* spoken
officer recently, "Parents often come to
me for help. Unfortunately, however,
they often do not come until it is too
late."
A strange new strain of grass grows
In Robeson these days. As a direct
result, stark, new tragedy stalks the
countryside as youngsters hreak-and
enter, commit larcenv or do even worse
In a desperate attempt to support their
habit.
Six-and-a-half years ago. Sheriff
Malcolm G. McLeod established the
drugs division to combat the menace
with a Federal grant. Today, it is a
regular function of the Sheriff's Office,
fully supported by the county, and no
one with whom I talked could even
conceive of being without it. It has
become that necessary.
THE POT CULT
Pot'* too high.
Pot's too hot.
Pig makes what
Seem right that's not.
L.B., If75
Until Pembroke State attained uni
versity status tn |fb9| lew people in
Robeson knew what pot, or grass, or
more correctly, martiuana, was. Oh. I'm
sure a few people working In thr
industrial cities ot the North had
brought a faw Joints into the area Nut tl
was not until IVffl thai I even saw the
strange, mysterious weed. My wife
working In the women's dorms at PSU
along wMh several Other women,
discovered a packet of the stuff
It bm^fd Me what tee rati rabbit's
lahaiwa. MM It wasn't Martfuana I
learned fmm the em yetnpedla Is a
drug madeot ih<- flowers of the common
hemp plant later. I learned thai pot
producers grind up the whole plant,
roots and all and sell it mostly to young
people who are within the age of
experimentation
'' I he plant is native to Asia." I read,
"hut had become naturalized through
out the tropical and temporate zones.
I he (lowers contain cannahin. a reisin
Addicts of the drug smoke it in the form
of cigarettes."
P(fT STILL CONTROVERSIAL
Today, pot is everywhere in
Robeson. One may be able to detect a
person under the influence because of
the dilation of the pupils and the
deadening effect of the senses. al
though it is absolutely undetectable by
any known breath-o-li/er tests.
After I'd lectured against marijuana
at PSIJ in 1972, several of the students
challenged me. "Mr. Barton. I'm sure
you mean well." said one, "but the
truth is. you don't know anything about
pot. It doesn't give you a hang-over like
alcoholic beverages. You are absolutely
on cloud nine after smoking it. And it is
I he most powerful aphrodisiac know n to
man. Contrary to popular belief pot
isn't habit- forming. Why. then, is
everybody more prejudiced against pot
than against alcoholic beverages?"
I admitted that I knew very little on
the subject, hut assured my young
challengers that I would certainly
investigate the subject for mvself before
any further public denunciations,'
I've had ample time to do that since
thai confrontation, but have never tried
it myself. Inasmuch as I do not inhale
when smoking my pipe, the weed would
have no effect on me in any event. Yet.
after all these years, I can't feel that
I've mtsaed anything-escept trouble.
Mot isn't for me,
Yet. as a researcher operating on
purely scientific grounds. I have to
concur (his: Alcohol isn't for everybody
either And much Inn little is stNl know n
about put In fulty evaluate it at this
time. Like some fnnne nf alenhnt. for
instance, pot has certain medical uses,
as in the treatment nf some forms nf the
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PEMBROKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BOOSTER CLUB TO MEET
The Pembroke Senior High School
Booster Club will meet Monday.
February 27. 1978 in the school
cafeteria. The public is invited.
UNC DEAN'S LIST
CHAPEL HILL--The following stu
dents from Robeson County have been
named to the 1977 fall semester dean's
list at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
To make the dean's list, a student
must earn a J.2 grade average on the
4.0scale (A ? 4, B = 3. etc.) while taking
I S or more letter grade hours of credit,
or a 3.5 average while taking at least 12
but less than IS letter grade hours.
Parkton: Debra Jo Armstrong;
Maxton: Albert Franklin Buie. Jr.,
Benjamin Alexander White;
l.umberton: Russell Thomas Cherry,
Isaiah Thompson Cummings, Mary V.
I errvn Douglas. Douglas Carmi Mc
Intvre. Martha Ann Noble, Robin
Purser Stacy, l.isa Burney Townsend:
Rod Springs: Jennifer Anne Davis,
Marv Kathrvn Haggins. Rita Jo Glllis:
Orrum: Dana Page Ivev. Steven Tonev
Stone:
Pembroke: Peggy lowry Strickland.
PRE-SCHOOI. REGISTRATION
SLATED AT UNION CHAPEL SCHOOL
Pre-School Registration at Union
Chapel School will he held Wednesday.
March I. beginning at 8:30 in the
morning and running until noon.
Parents are asked to bring the child's
birth certificate and immunization
record. It is not necessary to bring the
child.
Parents of children presently enrolled
in kindergarten need not attend. The
Pre-Rcgistration Day is intended for
those children who are entering school
for the first time. The attendance is
sought for parents of children entering
the kindergarten or the first grade for
the first time.
John F.. Cummings is principal.
NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED AT
SOUTHEASTERN GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Three new trustees have been elected
to four-year terms on the Board of
Southeastern General Hospital. The\
are J. Mark Brooks. Pembroke. Prin
cipal of Magnolia School: Thomas E.
Judy. Lumherton. Plant Manager at
Converse Manufacturing: and Thomas
A. Walker, Lumberton. Principal of
South Lumherton Elementary School.
The hospital's Annual Report for
If77's fiscal vear ending September 24.
also disclosed the following figures on
operations. The hospital served 13.743
inpatients, 38.797 outpatients, and
provided 111.832 davs of care. The
average daily census was .107.2 includ
ding newborns and 2.414 babies were
delivered. Beds numbered 272 in the
hospital, and 80 in Icing Term Care.
PRE SCHOOL REGISTRATION
SLATED AT
OXEN DINE ELEMENTARY
Osendine Elementary School pre
school registration has been set for
March .1, 1178 from 9:00 a.m. until
12 00 p.m
In order to register a child entering
school for the flret time for the
1178- 1979 school term, an immuni
zation record (shot card) and birth
eertMlrate is required He meet also he
five on or before October IS. 1*71,
PEMBROKE Jt) MOB HtOH 0CMOOI
STUDENT COUNCIL
Pembroke Junior High School parti
cipated in the N.C. Association of
Student Councils Workshop, which was
held in the Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Center,
in Reidsville, North Carolina, on
February 10, II, and 12th.
There were three delegates chosen
from each school in the state to
participate. The three students who
represented Pembroke Junior High
School were: Robin Brewingtron, Eva
Jacobs, and Emery Sims Locklear. The
two advisors who accompanied them
were Mr James F. (Buddy) Bell,
Council Advisor, and Mr. Bobby Dean
Locklear
The purpose of the workshop is to:
introduce new individual and group
leadership skills; to encourage growth
in NCASC; to share ideas with other
councils and advisors in our state; and
to build better stude i councils.
ROUTE FOR WALK-A-THON
ANNOUNCED
The Wala-a-thon to be sponsored next
Saturday bv the Pembroke Senior High
School Key and Keyette Club will begin
at Pembroke Senior High School at 9
o'clock that morning and end at Biggs
Park in Lumberton. Interested persons
should contact Mr. Hampton Brayboy at
Pembroke Senior High School (521
fAtvt). or Jeff Maynor (521-4055), or any
P.S.H.S. Key or Keyette Club member.
WARRIORS NAMED TO
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
by David Malcolm
Granford Oxcndinc and Johnny Pip
kins were recently named as members
of the 1978 AII-3 Rivers Conference
Basketball team. Team mates Eugene
Fmanuel and Billy Thompson received
"Honorable Mention."
NATIONAL URBAN INDIAN COUNCIL
ANNOUNCES CONVENTION SITE
The National Urban Indian Council has
announced the site of its 1978 Annual
Convention. The Convention will be
held at:
The Radisson Muehlebach Hotel
Baltimore at 12th Street
Kansas City. Missouri 64105
Telephone #(8!6)471-1400
Dates: May 15th. 16th & 17th. 1978
Registration is to begin Sunday
evening. May 14. 1978. The Convention
will begin Monday morning at 10:00
a.m. and run through Wednesday. May
17th at 1:00 p.m. Hotel accomodations
should be made directly with the
Radisson Muehlebach Hotel.
The purposes for this year's Conven
tion are "A Time for Recognition" and
"Unity for Progress" to further the
theme of "Promotion of Social and
Economic Self Sufficiency for Urban
Indians and Alaska Natives."
l ocal coordinators for the Convention
are: Ray Ronnie. Executive Director,
Region VII American Indian Council
(816)4714899 and/or Chester (Chet)
Ellis. (816)231-4736.
Additional information can be received
by contacting the coordinators or
N.U.I.C. headquarters in Seattle.
Washington.
PROSPECT SCHOOL ADVISORY
COUNCIL ELECTIONS SET
' Prospect School will have their
election for Advisory Council members
on Monday night. Feb. 27.
at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. At tMo
meeting parents of students at Pleepeet
School wMI have an opportunity to
nominate J persons to serve an the
.dvteery council Only posente wtM be
allowed to vote and persona nominated
to serve moot also be parents. Therefore
all parents af Prosnsst School atndMM
are urged to attend this very Iwpertent
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