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?\ TFUD^ACTION... I Helping Hand Extended to Many Wpuring Severe Winter Months... by Gamy Uwk Bartau LJtOA PuMfc Raiatlana OUcer National weather report* indicate that this is the coldest it has been in over 100 yean. In other words, thin is the coldest winter the average person has experienced in his or her lifetime: Unfortunately, there are ominous repercussions felt by the poor as a result of this severe cold sped we ate experiencing. From all indications it appears that the poor are worst Ut by the alleged fuel-shoriage and accompanying exhorbftant fuel prices. These out-ef-sight fuel prices, coupled with the existing extremely cold weather are especially distressing news to the poor and needy in this county considering the added bet that Robeson is one of the poorest (if not, in fact, the poorest) counties in the state. This brings to mind Mark Twain's age-old adage: "Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." , L.R.D.A. (an acronym for Lumbee Regional Development Association,.Inc.). with offices located in Pembroke, N.C., realizes that nothing can be done about the weather. So L.R.D.A. has done the next best thing by helping ten needy families interspersed throughout the county cope with both the extremely cold weather and the exhotbitant fuel prices. L.R.D.A. purchased ten cast-iron wood/coal-burning heaters with the assistance of funds from the North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs, and distributed them to eligible recipients located from one end of the county to the other. This massive undertaking was coordinated by Bobbie Oxendine, L.R.D.A. 's new Energy Coordinator, and Shirley Locklear, L.R.D.A.'s Director of C.F.N.P. (Community Food and Nutrition Program). Bob DeCario, A.N.A.'s (Administra tion for Native Americans) Housing Coordinator, headed his Home Repair Crew in assemblying and setting np the heaters in the home to various stages of completion. One recipient was disabled. Nevertheless, she wan responsible for the care and well-being of six of her sister's children. She lives in a huge 7-room dwelling with the oaiy heating coming from a tin trash-burning type heater that h burnt through in the back. Worse yet, because of the size of the house, as was the case among most recipients, only owe room could be heated. This necessitated, in many instances, using the old heaters for cooking purposes as well. As s mother of three pre-schooi age children noted: "What I'm cooking on the heater now will take from two to three^ hours to cook...and it makes it kind of hard...We have a gas stove bat no gas...been oat of fu for sboat 2 months...You coa't cook nothing bat beans and stuff like that; can't cook . things like chicken..." An ominous-looking gaping crack was evident on the side of the old heater perched so precariously on four brick-halves. One recipient was a hemophiliac (more commonly known as a 'bleeder1). Despite Ms serious ailment he, literally speaking, took his life in his own hands and made two heaters. One heater was made from a SO-gallon oil drum, the other from a water tank. Although both heaters showed remarkable workmanship, without the proper linings the home-made heaters were not fuel-efficient and were just not adequate to meet the family's needs. ^ ? Most of these families had little or no income at all due to disabilities, or the general desperate state of the nation's economy. One man said he had been unemployed for five months. "I'd like to work," he lamented. "But there's just nothing to do." He, his wife and two children were being forced by circumstahces to live in a bedroom where there was a well-worn fireplace located on one wall; they lived, slept, cooked and ate in one room. By setting his new heater up in the living room, while freeing die fireplace solely for heating the bedroom, some semblance of normalcy was achieved in this household. One lady lived in a wood-framed house with seven children, a fireplace furnishing the only heat. The fireplace had caught on fire twice. No doubt, with her new heater this lady was able to sleep nights without being unduly or overly concerned about the safety of her family. Another recipient lived in what appeared to oe an old log cabin covered with tar paper. The old heater was in a deteriorating condition, one could not help but notice a beautiful and cuddly baby girl, less than a year old, swaddled in a quilt and perched at the end of the couch. "She's sick," noted the mother who shared the confined quarters with two other tots and a husband as well. "I think she's cutting her eye teeth," she continued. One could not help but hope her ? prognosis was correct. Of course, these isolated cases were but a few examples of the prevalent and wide-spread predicament many have found themselves in due to this nasty, terrible weather, as well as other contributing factors. But, this fact notwithstanding, this energy assistance endeavor, in conjunction with the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs, is proof positive that Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc. is an action agency that does much more than just "talk about the weather." * INDIAN UNITY CONFERENCE SET FOR MARCH 4 ? 6,1982 rJJkEtMwT 1 ' This year the 1962 Indian i Unity Conference will be , sponsored by the North Caro lina Commission of Indian j Affairs, A.B. Jones, Ex ecu- , tive Director. , The theme of the 1982 ] Conference which will be held March 4-6, 1982 at the Royal Villa Hotel and Conference Center in Raleigh, N.C. will ( be "Building a Better Future Through Indian Unity." A tentative schedule of? events follows: Thursday, Mmch 4,1962 , General Assembly I, from 3-5 p.m. Guest speaker will be Dr. Joseph Oxendine, Pro fessor, Dept. of Physical Education, Temple Univers ity, Philadelphia, Pennsyl vania. 4:15-5:30 p.m.-Workshop Session 1. Topic: Women's Issues; and Today's Farming Technique*. * 7:30-9 p.m.-lndian Heri tage Program. Friday, Much S, 1982 General Assembly D, 9-10 i.m. Guest speaker, Mr. lavid Lester, Commission, Administration for Native A nericans, Washington, DC. Workshop Session II 10:15-11:30 a.m. Topics: Ed ication. Future Employment ind Training, and Federal Programs. General Assembly III? 1:30-2:30 p.m. Guest speaker. Dr. Frank Ryan, Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Washington, DC Workshop Session III, 2:45-4 p.m. Topics: National Indian Issues and The Politi cal Process; and N.C. Ar chaeology Legislation. Banquet, 7-9 p.m. Guest speakers: Janes S. Patterson, Secretary, Dept. of Admin istration; Henry McKoy, De puty Secretary, Dept. of Ad ministration; and Ada Deer, University of Wisconsin. Dance, 9 p.m.-l a.m. Satmday, March 6,1902 Council of State Breakfast, 6-9:30 a.m. General Assembly IV, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Guest speaker, Mr. Lowry, Chairman, N.C., Coyunission of Indian Affairs, Raleigh, N.C. The Conference will ad journ at 11:30 a.m. ] For further information concerning preregistration and registration, contact Mr. < Greg Richardson, N.C. Com- ' mission of Indian Affairs, Raleigh, N.C., at (919) 733 5996; or contact Von Locklear < or Linda Oxendine at Lumbee Regional Development Asso ciation, Inc. by calling 521-1 8602. ' The Baptist Children's < Homes of North Carolina, Inc. served 1,061 children- with , continuing services and ? 463 children in casework, counseling and referral services \ last year. A close working relationship was maintained with < 2,178 adults while 1 working with the I NOTICE: I I Pembroke Medical Services I ) Is no longer operating m 1 a MEDICAL CLINIC and the 1 1 physical facilities have been leased to m M two local private health care providers, S ) a Physician and a Dentist. C t Thfmedical records of former patients J | may be obtained by such persons from C ? the former clinic between the hours of 9-1X am m m ? Monday through Friday. Such records I ? wHI also be released to anyone, such as a ? physidan, upon written authorization .. i r ? The doughnut was brought over to America from the Netherlands more than 300 years ago by Dutch colonists. ANA'* Hmm Repair Crew I* ihown tnelafWng new heat* er. fee back|m*d can be eeea fire twice. Thta better waa completely unusable. Recipient had no before receiving new heater. ^ National Jaycee Week January 17-23 MrtfaTtolfaf Dfatrict, Hum Dial [left] la abewa baying a cms of Jeffy beat Jbamy Gofae, PieeMeat of the MMt JiycMi Thia effect la to dDckljr ktefc 10 National J ay ceo Wank Jan. 17-23. aefffag jeffy to ralee money far Ike North Said Dial, fa making hfa pnichaaai MI - ? delighted fa ba ahla la ?ado a ami contribntloa la thla netlhnhffo effort. There are ao many people In ear area who ham needed the aereleeo of the ban center. I am privSegod la weak with the Pembroke Joyce ea. They hare been a vital part d ear commanlty. Theeo yeaag mea am a ciedh to thefc cemmnalty and [Ceaaae Brayboy photo] NEED INCOME t TAX HELP? I ?Over 25 Years Experience. 4 We keep abreast of Tax Law * Changes to save you more ? on Your Tax Dollar. ? HOURS: 4 pm-10 pm Mon.-Fri. ? 8am-6 pmSat. ? THE TAX SHELTER ? College Plaza ? Pembroke, NC ? Phone 521-8384 ? -HI1 . ? ry ?' !*# " *# "N 'If * IP1 1 *f * ^ ,0I .V,.f -- rc ?MW/'" ''?<? "? 'f ; V ? , ; / - . t , t ."if . . , . ' - .'-"M . Ji J ? vitr ? ? r , ? -? y - Miss North Carolina " i Pageant {J October 29, 1981 i Mr. Bruce Barton Carolina Indian Voice ' 1 1 i Pembroke, N. C. 28372 > Dear Mr. Barton: ? < * ? Through a vicious grapevine, we have heard that there is an insipid ( rumor circulating in your area that a Miss Lumbee would never win the title I Miss North Carolina because she is an Indian. Our first thoughts at responding to this were that such lies do not deserve the courtesy of a reply. However, ( in the interest of setting the record straight and hopefully quelling such a , slander, we have the following statement: The Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant brings in the best < ' judges available from across the country to pick the best Miss ' North Carolina available from the representatives sent from the ( local franchised pageants. The girls who have proudly worn the 1 crown of Miss Lumbee have consistently been talented, charming, and beautiful. These girls work very hard to achieve this title ( and deserve your full and complete support. When our judges 1 decide that Miss Lumbee is the best candidate for Miss North Carolina, she will become so. ' ' ' You should be very thankful for the untiring efforts and dedication exhibited year after year by Florence Ransom, a lady who does an excellent job for you and who operates a fine pageant in strict accordance with our y pageant guidelines. We are aware of the requirement that the candidates be of Lumbee descent and this is not a problem. Your Miss Lumbees are young ladies who are anxious and able to be used In most any civic or commercial ' ' event and who want to work to make your area a nicer place to live and work. Your Pageant and your Queen deserve your support. If there are further misunderstandings or questions, please feel free to let us know. We feel that proper connuni cation between reasonable people i can solve any problem. ; IV- . Very truly yours, \ MISS NORTH CAROLINA SCHOLARSHIP PAOIAMT '
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