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EDITORIAL AND OPINION PAGE AS I SEE IT by Druce DarTon CONGBATS TO Dl. CEAIN * THE CBOSS COUNTSY TEAM 1 became iqulated with Dr. Ed Crain when I initiated effort! last year to begin a Braves Club with Jim Paul, Walter Oxendine, Arnold Lock lear. Dr. Gerald Maynor, ? Buddy Bell and Dr. Crain. The Braves Club is now in its second year and flourishing under the capable leadership of Buddy Bell, the exuberant Braves Booster who is also assistant principal at Pem broke Junior High School. The idea behind the Braves Booster Club was simply to boost Braves athletics and enhance community-campus relatives which are. as I see it, at an all time low. Except for Dr. Crain and Dr. Ken Johnson (who live in Pembroke) all the rest of the athletic department and most of the faculty live in the Lumberton community. We see them as they whiz by our window on their way to Lumberton to spend their monies etc. But that's . another story and one deserving of more re search and space. This space here is to sincerely congratu late Dr. Ed Crain and his cross country team for winning the national championships. Dr. Crabs was also named National Coach of the Year. So. sincerely. congratulations guys. We are proud of you. AND CONG1ATULAHONS TO THE LOVELY BRENDA HUNT, MISS PSU AMONG OTHEI HONORS She's lovely and talented. She has not, as one of the fellows said, ever gotten above her raisings. She is something extra special. She's Miss Brenda Carol Hunt, formerly Miss Lumbee, Miss Pembroke Junior High, Miss Pembroke Senior High, and now Miss PSU. She was sponsored by the PSU AMerican Indian Student Association and sang "Once Upon A Time" as her talent presentation, she won the t title last Wednesday night. We wish Brenda well. She's a lovely Queen! AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU! We are going to take Thurs day and Friday off and cele brate Thanksgiving Dinner with our oldest sister, Ruth, who resides near Burlington, North Carolina. It will be fun to be with her. It will also be nice to take a day or so off and just relax. We hope each of you have a nice and safe and bountiful thanksgiving. Really! Happy Thanksgiving! ?? JHUfpp TW Wv^y M?~ fSU fciito C?IH?? Jf ported to have been 50 feet high. It happened ift Hawaii, in 1S68, and the surfer rode the wave only to tave himself from being crushed by it. ? ? - _J ? .? H ? baby's faat and lags art developing wall, ha doesn't have to have real shoes until he's walking by himself. An Editorial Expression Opinions One Of The Spoil Of Democracy Everyone has an opinion. If we allow one another to express said opinions without shooting or cutting those we disagree with then democracy will bloom and flourish. And we'll feel better for having had our say. According to press reports, Pembroke Councilman, Bob Brewington, had his say at last Thursday's meeting of the Robeson County Board of Education. He reportedly assailed district lines, the administration of the Indian Education Program in the Robeson County Schools, and called for the resignation of the chairman of the board of education, Ralph Hunt. We hardly agree with Mr. Brewington about any of his assertions. We do not believe Ralph Hunt should resign from the Robeson County Board of Education's chairmanship. He's a darn good chairman. But we hope he will mend his ways relative to recent traffic incidents seemingly precipitated by excessive drinking. He does have a responsibility as a role model but we have a responsibility too to be understanding and helpful to Mr. Hunt, if possible. But mostly Mr. Hunt is innocent until proven guilty. How can we call for his resignation until he has had his day in court? Should we throw everything out with the dish water? We say, resoundingly, no! And HEW is every ones favorite whipping boy. HEW is beaurocratic madness. We agree with that. Bbt-the district lines were in place when Y.H. Allen was the county school superintendent. The truth ef the matter is Allen was negligent (almost criminally) circumventing his responsibilities relative to those sacrosanct HEW lines. At least Supt. Pumell Swett is not seemingly a lawbreaker like his predecessor. More than that, Swett seems to be doing a good job with a mostly impossible situation, most of it left .over mess from the regime of Y.H. Allen. We do not agree with Mr. Brewington's complaints concerning the Indian Education Program. It is a good program, exemplary even! Mr. Brewington mentioned 68% Administrative costs on the radio. We have not uncovered such a figure, nothing close to it. As a matter of fact, the IEA Program administered by Mrs. Ruth Woods, the parent committee and the board of education, is one of the best programs of its kind in America. Part of the problems seems to stem from the fact that Indians (some of us anyway) are uncomfortable being set aside, even by a program. The monies are for Indian students only. That seems to be an uncomfortable craw in some folk's throat. But we mostly agree with Mr. Brewington's right to express himself. Opinions are like navels and ankles and sundry other things...all of us have one. And this is the editorial opinion of The Carolina Indian Voice. For Senior Citizens It'* been Mid that u peo pie advance in life they get what ia better than admira tion?judgment. And thia ia apparent on the road. While older driven make up nearly 30 percent of all driven, they are involved in leaa than 20 percent of all acci dents in the country. Here are tome tips for mature driven. When driving, keep your head and eyes moving. You will be more alert, better able to anticipate danger, and leas apt to grow tired. . Avoid driving at dusk Poor light conditions and long ahadowa distort and camouflage possible ob stacle* Eyea may react ilowly to changing light condition*. On a long trip, plan to drive no more than five or aix hour* a day. 8top in the afternoon for tome exerciae to get the knot* out of your muaclet, have a relaxed din ner, and get a good night's real. With juriea awarding high judgments in auto accident case*, it's a good idea to consider whether your cov erage is adequate. Most companies recommend at least $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability limits. If you have encountered difficulty in obtaining or renewing automobile insur ance, you will probably be pleased to know that the Colonial Penn Insurance Company meet* the need* of mature Americans by specialising in insuring driven who are 60 yean old or older And each auto policy has a lifetime renewal guarantee feature that per tains to people In this age roup. If you do have an automo bile accident, report II Lews in almost every stale require you to report an accident Immediately or within a dwri Um* If there are personal Interies or property damage in esceas of 1100 or 1100 A free set of booklets on safe driving tips for the mature motorist is avail able from Colonial Pvnn Insurance Company, A Penn Peoaeytveme I AIM, a The Carolina Indian i Voice I BuMl.h.rt l?73 ? MUCB BARTON ?BUM CONNBB BUTBOY OAMY lyrtw S DONNII LOCKLBAR ( t VMixtM mmm$* a Uy?* ? HI CABOUNA INDIAN VOICI pwHft fM m Hmimka, N C DmI mstar Im4 Perm JIT* la TNI ff CADOUNA VIDIAN VOICS 1.0 Ma 1 in. iminil, n.c. mm ( Food-Stamp Benefits To Rise ? ? WASHINGTON Millions ?( low income families la IN' government's ?. (' Hid stamp urogram wiM Ret a boost in wwfHs Jan. I to Mp counter Inflation, the Ag rk'ullurr Department naid Tuesday. The increase in food stamp benefits will be about $.2 per cent lor a family of four. For example, a current stamp at location of $1X2 a month would ko to $192 beginning the first of IN- year. _? Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker F'orcdtan Mid that in the first six %> mlhs of 1979, states will corner! to a new method of allocating food sumps to needy households so recipients no longer will have to pay part of their incomes to gel stamps. The change was ordered by Congress in the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as part of a mas sive overhaul of the federal program that currently helps teed about one of every 14 Americans. Ms F'oreman also said that beginning Jan. I. the maxi mum net incomes that families can have and still qualify for stamps will be ad justed in line with the new law. A four-person household will be able to have an income of up to $542 a month ? $6,301 a year ? and still qualify. The current method allows such a family to have an Income of up to V>10 a month ? $7,680 a year ? and still be eligible. As It is now. a qualified ramily has to pay a portion of its income ?depending on household size^nd adjusted income ? to buy stamps and then gets free bonus coupons to supplement its grocery budget. Nationally, families spend about $4 to get $10 worth of food stamps. The program cost the government about uc billion imlbe fiscal year ^tendSdJP^aMls ex pected to rise to around $6.1 billion this year. Congress changed the law last year so that persons will be able to get the bonus stairfps without spending any o( their own cash to get them, pespite the change in meth ods, most recipients will have the same purchasing power In food stores. Until the new procedure can be phased in. the current method of requiring families to buy part of their monthly stamp a lima lions will contin ue, Ms. Foreman said. Some la.3 million persons ? about 4.38 million house holds ? received federal food stamp benefits in September, the most rerjmt month tabu lated by the department's Food and Nutrition Service. When operational, the new law is expected to make it easier for more low-income and elderly people to get stamps. It also will tighten eligibility standards for those at the higher end of the in come scale In all. department officials expect that about three mil ? lion persons not now gelling benefits will be added tw the lood mump program and about one million at the higher-income levels ev eluded The increase in food stamp benefit scheduled Jan. I is mandatory under buth the old and new law*. Adjustments must be nude twice a >ear to reflect change* in costs of a ? thrifty food plan'' used hv the Agriculture Department to set lood sump allocations.' Costs of the plan for Sep tember were used in setting the allocation* scheduled for Jan. I. On July I. the stamp allocation for ? four member household ?js raised to the current le\c| of UK! a month, a I.I percent Increase, based on fond rost* last February. The current procedure cilia for the monthly stamp a Hoc a ? iwn lo be rounded off to the nearest ?_? since the Neptem 'her Uirlfty lood plan wa* lontpoled iu rant lltl ? month, the allocation Jan I under Ike tM formula will bd ?IIMa month But the new law tails far the allocation IP hi art at lb* nearest II af the east of the tbrtfly fund plan, meaning that m lh??e states shitting la the new p<>? edare alter Jaa I a law mbar family coaM nH a rnaiimt* alamp aMnl natM af UU ar II Ina Btta * Editorial Expression At*? r>ij ^ i-l ft ftt!#!_> i_i l mjnonnes wvt Awoy oointo rosnvoo V\ AiA* AJ ^ a / ClA><i(y\Aa whii W6W tiecnons n#oo Jwffoiofi Until the 1960s Indians and Blacks were considered "Non people" by the Robeson County political and economic powers that be. Until then Indians and Blacks were not elected or appointed to anything in Robeson County. They (Indians and Blacks) received few of the jobs accruing to party faithful. Now, jn 1978, after having won a battle or two, and having seen Blacks and Indians appointed and/or elected to responsible positions in the county structure, they (the Indians and Blacks) are in the process of giving back the gained, positions that have accrued to them. To be fair and above board, two thirds of everything in Robeson County would have to belong to Indians or Blacks. Indians and Blacks make up approximately two thirds of Robeson's population. Alas, Indians and Blacks are finding the responsibility of power and position unsettling. They (Indians and blacks) are in the process of giving back the power and position that they thought they wanted. Why? It is a sociological puzzle that almost defies description. Last week the elections board passed over the Indian acting supervisor of elections (Mrs. Pearline Revels) in favor of Mrs. Elizabeth Morton, a white, with little or no experience in conducting elections. At the self same time they asked Mrs. Revels to remain as second in command. Strange indeed! Indians and Blacks suffer from a societal disease called "vice-president this and vice chairman that." If Mrs. Revels was not qualified, why did the board literally beg her to stay on in the number two position? That is exceedingly wierd to us. Why would a Black (Rev. Charles McDowell) and an Indian (Carmel Locklear) vote for the white candidate (Mrs. Morton) and allow the White member of the elections board (Ray Revels) to make political hay by voting vfor Mrs. Revels? It "Is mostly ' 1 unbelievable unless Rev. McDowell and Mr. Locklear were also making political . hay and/or following instructions from the political power brokers in the county. When queried as to whether or not she had ? been treated fairly, Mrs. Revels said emphatically, "No, I have not!" We concur. Th# Caroino Indian Voic* believes that Mrs. Pearline Revels should have been named suprvisor of elections. Conservatives in political circles are snickering smugly to themselves. They have said all along that Indians and Blacks do not have the moxie or sense to govern themselves. Maybe there is some credence to their condescending assertion. God forbid! ^ 1 THE ARMY RESERVE RART OF WHAT YOU EARN IS PRIDE. ' VISIT THE HOLY LAND V ? CAIRO ? JERUSALEM * NAZXARETH ? AMMAN ? BETHLEHEM *HAIFA ? PETRA ? GALILEE ? CAESAREA ? MASAOA ? TEL AVIV REV. HERBERT H. CHAVIS Plan your next vacation or a trip to gat away for a wh. v and visit the Holy Land with Reverend Herbert H. Chavis and walk where Jesus walked. Jesus said: "Go ye there fore and teach all nations" (Matthew: 28 Chapter, 19 Verse). If you don't have the money, borrow it.. .This will be the most important loan you will ever arrange in your life! "I will lift up my eyes unto the hills. From whence cometh my help, my help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth" (Psalm: 121 Chapter, 1-2 Verses). We shall go to the Jordan River and see the water in which Jesus was baptized, and we shall sail on the Sea of Galilee. Don't put it off. Plan to go with Reverend Chavis to the Holy Land March 12, 1979. For Mora Information Contact: REVEREND HERBERT H. CHAVIS Rt. 1, Box 26, Shannon, North Carolina 28386 k T1aphonoi|6tf) J4fr4*6? J ? ????? ? r NOW ACCEPTING ORDERS! FOR A NEW BOOK BY GAMY LEWIS BARTON. The Life and Times of HENRY BERRY LP WRY Only $6.19 ($5.95 + 240 Tax) ?Order Now, jgg J Limited Press Run! Due Off Presses Before Christmas! Please send me a copy of "The Uf? and Times of Henry Deny Lowry," scheduled ro be off rhe presses before Christmas Enclosed you will find o check or money order for $6.19 which includes handling and moiling costs G roxes (24<t in Robeson). MYADOMUO... N?nw ??????????? AAfcM* Cky/SUM - i Zip Co* PHom PM Out This Coupon and Send, Along With Chedi or Money Order To... TNI CAJLOUMA INDIAN VOICI ? no w^fvwrm inirmn P.O. Ion 107ft Pembroke, N.C 10072 ? i HhtT Bttrt UWMHW Mm* mm to Im4 to tf? mm rf "1W Ufc ?4 KmSImt Batvy Uf Nm 0* M.M piM M Ml IMI
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