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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1982 25c PER COPY VOLUME 10, NUMBER 10
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1RIME REPORT:STA TE FIGURES
DOWN; ROBESON COUNTY
UP 12%
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The State Department of Crime Control
and Public Safety released statistics
"Monday showing the number of major
crimes dropped by two percent across
North Carolina but actually rose 12
percent in Robeson County.
Department Secretary Heman Clark
said the latest figures show the seven
major categories of crime declined two
percent in 1981 and that murders
declined 12 percent statewide.
In nearby Cumberland County crimes
in the seven major categories declined by
about 8 percent in 1981, according to
statistics.
Major crime* ha Robeson County
Increased by 12 peicout lost yeor, the
report shows.
Clark said that North Carolina's crime
rate is lower than the average for the
Sooth and the nation.
The report showed that 2.18S "major
crimes were reported in Robeson County
in 1981 as compared to 1,959 in 1980.
Violent crimes increased iocaly by 74
percent while property crimes were up
approximately 6 percent.
The report was expected to be seized
upon as a major theme in the upcoming I
sheriffs race. Sheriff Hubert Stone has I
been criticized by McDuffie Cummings,
a candidate for sheriff, and the other
candidates (C.A. Brown, Jesse Britt, and
Luther Sanderson) for a number of
unsolved murders in the county and an
increase in burglaries and larcenies.
Sheriff Stone, up for re-election, was4'
quoted in the local press as saying
"Violent crimes are the hardest to
prevent. They're crimes of passion, and
usually done on the spur of the moment
after someone has been arguing or
drinking...where the property crimes are
concerned though, I still believe that the
. sheriff's department is doing a real good
fjob at holding that down."
The report is expected to be a topic of
discussion at a forum being sponsored by
the Robeson County Young Democrats
tonight for candidates for sheriff.
The forum will be held at the Robeson
County Court house in Courtroom #1
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Lowry named "Lion
of the Year"
Richard S. Lewry, Jr. waa
named "Lion of Hie Year" by
the Pembroke Liens dab at
the 20th Anmml Charter
Night-Ladies Night Banquet
held at the Town and Country
Monday night. Presentation
of the PUqae of Designation
was made by Lien Marvto
Carter.
Lion E.R. "Bock" Graham,
past district governor, was the
featured speaker for the eve
ning. Lion Graham was pre
sent at the Pembroke Lions
first charter night banquet ta
1962 and presented the dab
charter to John H. Sampson,
first dab president. Graham
whs introduced by dnb secre
tary, Governor R. Barnes.
Presentation of 20 year
membership certificates were
presented by Lion George
King, deputy district gover
nor, 31-F of Raeford. Twenty
year members receiving cer
tificates wore Governor R.
secretary for the past 20
{ years; Marvin Carter, Neal
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cent Lowry, Welton Lowry,
Robert L. McGJrt, Neman B.
Oiendine, Join H. Sam peon,
John W. Sam peon end Wood
row Sam peon.
Welton Lowry introduced
the Lions and their ladles.
Elmer Hunt hi trod need the
special guests, tncludng post
district _ Governor John S.
Gardner and wife of I-umber
ton; Ben Sealy, candidate for
district governor of Lamber
ton; Carl Seclaest, president
of Lamberton Lions dub;
Lion Jack Kedz af Lomberton;
Deputy District Governor
George King and wife of
Raeford; and past district
Governor 31-F, E.R. "Back"
Graham and wife of Aber
Vincent Lowry, dab treas
urer served as Master of
Shown left to right are
Farmaa Brewer, dub presi
dent; Richard Seavie Lowry,
Jr., "Lion of the Yean" ?"d
E.R. "Back" Graham, fea
lured iptilwF foi the pvwilnj.
(An Elmer Hunt photo]
Ralph Hunt
Found Guilty
Lumberton-A Robeson County Superior
Court jury comprised of 3 whites, 1
Indian and 8 blacks found Ralph Hunt,
Robeson County educator, guilty of
driving while his license was permanent
ly revoked Wednesday. The trial follows
an appeal of a district court verdict.
The jury was reportedly out "about 30
minutes" before returning with the
verdict. Hunt was arrested by Trooper
H.L.Covington, Jr. on October 18, 1911.
The case, although a misdemeanor
Traffic violation, was tried by Joe
B-lu iL jS t . t - t -i t , as r? mm m ??
rirfmin dtiii, inc district inornfjf.
Another interesting feature of the case
was that a transcription of the district
court case was used'eirt^hatyeiy by Britt
during the two day trial.
- HuM. an Indian, was defended by
Pembroke Indian Attorney Arnold Lock
(ear.
Sentencing is set for today even
though Ralph Hunt's mother died
Wednesday afternoon following the trial.
H.Pou Bailey was the iudge.
Hum could receive up to two years in
prison for the conviction.
National Indian
Issues and the
Political Process
EDITOR'S NOTE] The follow
ing is a speech delivered by
Rath Dial Woods, Lunbee
activist, to the Seventh
Annual Indian Unity Confe
rence.
While we are confronting a
series of national Indian iss
ues. we can perhaps work
more quickly through the one
overall issue under which all *
listed-the issue of SURVIVAL
Survival will depend upon
(1) Economics-Whether or not
we have jobs, the degree to
which we suffer unemploy
ment; whether or not we can
hold on to our farms, our
land, our businesses; (2)
Health-Whether or not we can
afford proper medical care
and treatment, the availability
of doctors and clinics, dentists
and nurses and the ability to
continue to grow our food for
health and gptrition; (3) Edu
cation-in order to prepare our
teachers, lawyers, doctors,
fanners, mechanics, our fac
tory workers, so that we can
prevail at the white, blue and
pink collar jobs; (4) Housing
whether or not we can contin
us to own our farms and our
lands in order to build our
houses and to farm our crops.
' to puy far mortgages and our P;
rents and taxes; (5) Care far
the Young and the Elderly
how well we can accept our
responsibility for those who
have "trained" us to make it
and how well we can pass
along to our young what our
grandmothers, grandfathers,
aunts and uncles have given
to us.
Our first approach should
be to accentuate the positive.
Let us examine where we are:
-We have all learned to
work;
-We know well how to raise
crops and grow gardens for
food;;
-We have seized the oppor
tunity to send our young
people into the professions of
lawyers, doctors, nurses, and
dentists, and we still have
some elders who continue to
teach us the "old way" of
curing! some of our illnesses;
-We are found at all levels of
society- professionals, busi
nessmen and business
women, farmers, and gov
ernment leaders and workers;
-We have held on to the
land, built our houses and
recognize the sense of secur
ity and freedom in this
ownership;
-We recognize our elders
and those who suffered before
us and have taught us how to
take opportunities when they
are make available to us;
We have historically valu
ed education and the respon
sibility of parents to encour
age the education of their
children by strong support of
education and the schools.
All this we have done hi the
past, first without govern
? ment assistance, and more
recently, with assistance. We
know first hand how to do'it
without, and how to do it
better, with assistance.
The issues of survival have
confronted Indian people, and
particularly those of us here in
North Carolini, since the
invasion of the European
immigrants. TWse issues
confronted us before we ever
t received any assistance from
the federal government, and
they will continue to confront
our children and our grand
children. What Is important,
Is that we continue to perse
vere and uphold our strong
determination which has been
- successfully modeled by our
Indian leaders of the past. A*
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Little Mm LnkM, Tm Maaie
Sampson, made ? fpiataaw at the <
Annual Little Mtoa Lambertoa Pageant
that wm hold March 13, ' 1982 at <
Tangle wood Ehmatay School. Aa
?pecw'appewancee at the LHtlo Mha
SMn at the Wind, 'tSta I ?In r
and-vartaaaT^igent
ahawa ad paradea. Sha wM brfa rtalttag
gaaaa at the Mtee Pembroke Jaadar High
Pageant wMcb wfl ha hold Friday,
March 19, 1982.
Tm la the aeven year old daaghter rf
Mr. and MnJUayn Ma Samp ran d |
executive and aalslant rice
pwiMext o( First Urin Na
tional Bank hi P?biefcs,
presents a S2,S00 check tea
the First Unlen Natonal Mi
OtvJs' jr PSU. Tkt mmmmy
w? g* late PStTa H.lnil
Shown in the JkUgM hf
Pembroke' tarior High."
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Miritys Ha*, MmnMmI*
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The Pembroke Follies, that
is the 1982 Miss Pembroke
Junior High School Pageant,
not only promises to be one of
the best yet, but is honored by
a host of judges from a wide
variety of backgrounds.
The judges are Dehaeva
Drake. Marilyn Hunt, W.
Philip McRae, Patricia W.
Pierce, and Alice Faye Re
vels. Each of these judges
brings experiences which will
enable him or her to be
impartial.
Dehaeva Marie Drake, was
graduated from Pembroke
State University in 1977 with a
degree in Music Education.
Presently she is a private
music teacher. A former Miss
Black North - Carolina and
North Carolina All-American
Girl, Ms. Drake .resides in
Lumbertoq.
Marilyn Hunt was graduat
ed from Pembroke State Uni
versity with a B.S. in Elemen
tary Education degree. ' She
received her Masters in Libra
ry Science it the University of
North Carolina in Greensboro,
North Carolina. Having work
ed in Robeson County schools
ana part time tor ttooeaon
Technical College, Ms; Hunt
is presently evpning librarian
for Robeson Technical Col
lege. Ms. Hunt and her
husband, Hariey K? reside in
the Fairmont irea.
W. PhUip McRae. a Laurtn
burg attorney, was graduated
from Pembroke State Univer
sity in 1977 -receiving a B.A.
in History and from North
Carolina Central University
School of Law in 1981 receiv
ing a Juris Doctor degree. He
is a member of- the North
Carolina Bar Association and
the Phi Delta Phi National
Legal Fraternity. He and Ma
wife. Gail, and their son.
Philip, live on Aberdeen Rand
near Laurinbuig.
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her B.S. in Elementary Ed
ucation- degree from Virginia
Commonwealth University in
Richmond and her Masters in
Education from OM Dominion t
University in NorMk, Virgin
reside in the Wakulla area.
Alice Faye Revels was
graduated from Robeson
Technical College in 1976 with
a degree in Cosmetology.
Currently, a member of the
NC Dept. of Trmaspoctadoa,
Ms. Revels is a cosmetologist
at Barbara's Styling Salon in
St. Pauls. She is married to
Hilton C. Revels; they have
two children, Darwin and
Kim, and reside in the
Magnolia area. ^
TV. n. ...v?a? g?-tat-~ - ana
i r>e re morose routes will
be held Friday, March 19, at
7:30 p.m. in the Pembroke
State University Performing
AfvS LCnicri AQmitiiofl is
S3.00. The public is cordially
*Invited to attend.
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