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? ? ?! ' * Jt* - J""' i r ? . -? ? *? * THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE -A Weekly Newspeper ? Published every Thursday by The Carolina Indian Voice, Inc. P.O. Bar 1075 - Highway 711E., Pembroke, N.C. 28372 BRUCE BARTON, Editor CONNEE BRAYBOY: Assist. Editor ASSOCIATES: Garry L. Barton, Angela Jacobs, Connie GJeave v see*1 by Bruco Barton KEEPING ONES WORD APPPL1CABLE TO STATE OFFICIALS TOO There's an old saying... "A man's word is his bond." It's a good saying and worthy of application to all of us, including state officials who seemingly broke their word to three Central Prison inmates in order to secure the release of hostages they were hold ing. The three maximum secur ity convicts who got out of North Carolina by freeing hostages were back in the state Friday after just one day at a federal prison in Virginia. The convicts were moved to the Caledonia Prison Complex in Halifax County, from the Federal Correctional Institu tion in Petersburg, Va. where they had been transferred Thursday as part of a deal. Civil rights attorney Irving L. Joyner, a key negotiator of the agreement to free the hostages, said Thursday that Correction Secretary James C. Woodard had used him and negotiated in bad faith. "We abided by the agree ment fully," Woodard said at a news conference Friday after the convicts had been returned. "We said we would send them to a federal institution. We did that and nothing more, There was no agreement for a time frame:" Woodard said all officials "at the decision-making level' knew that the transfer to Virginia would not be perma nent. "The final outcome is that 11 people whose lives woe In peril are alive and unharmed today." he said. . The three Black prisoners said they wanted to leave the North Carolina prison system because of "racist mentality" which they feared would cost them their lives. Woodard had signed a promise early Thursday to send the convicts, identified at William DarreD Little, 27, of Dobson, NC. Ezekial Hall, 28, of Brooklyn, NY and Mehrin Surgeon, 30, of An napoHs, Md.. to the federal prison. "The action by Secretary Woodard clearly violated the spirit of the agreement that was entered," Joyner said. Woodard said the three convicts would be held in administrative segregation under maximum security con ditions at Caledonia until further notice while officials question them about the 42 hour siege. Central Prison Warden Sam Garrison said Friday that the three prisoners had not been victims of racist treatment. The prisoners claimed to have been beaten while in prison, a charge Garrison denied. Officials of the Commission for Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ said Friday they were "shocked and dismayed at the naked deceit used by the state of North Carolina to deal with the crisis..." Still, in keeping with my ex convict status, which has mostly forged my present day character, I know that one's word is of paramount interest to convicts, in spite of the rationale used by the state officials. One's word is about all one has of value in prison. The commodity is the highest form of exchange behind the high wall. TSlt* ^i4V<w .. ?V?ti ???; ? ???* . As 1 see it, the prisoners should have been kept J" Virginia for a reasonable time in order to enhance the agreement and allow them to articulate their grievances in a relatively neutral place. Questions h'r'P> practtfes af\ Funeral 4 Home Director TO THE EDITOEi I would like to express my opinion about a Lumber ton Funeral Director, Mr. Chalmers Biggs, who is the owner and operator of Biggs Funeral Home. I asked Mr. Biggs about a job several months ago. He would not interview me in any kind of way; then I called the Lum berton City Human Relation? Officer. He talked to Mr. Biggs. He said that Mr. Biggs replied, that he just as soon hire an Indian, as he would a white man if he needed help. Since that time he has hired a white man. I don't think that is fair for him to turn down an Indian because of all the money he has made off of them. Mr. Biggs has filed with the Robeson County Board of Elections to succeed himself as Coroner of Robe son County, with the Board of Elections. I feel that the Indian Funeral Directors, should bury Indians. I also feel that the Indian race of people should vote for Indians Robeson County is a preju dice county of people anyway. Jam?rW;MI P.O. Bax 1833 Lunberton.N.C. 28358 Super Saturday' A Big Day at PSU Jacob* Is ?bow^T'signing a proclamation designating Sa Pembroke-Saturday. April 3, has been tabbed as "Super Saturday 1982" at PSU with many activities planned for the entire day. The day features baseball, tennis, soccer, a cookout, an old timers cheer leading tmday, Apt* 3, m "Sapor Saturday." LaoUng oa are Gary Spider, Sport* Iaforma fettival. a wrestling tourna ment. and the "Festival of Arts." The day is also parents day at PSU. "I hope that everyone will plan to come out to PSU on that day and bring the entire family," stated PSU's Gary Spitler. Coordinator of the event. "There are many ac tivities planned and everyone should have an exciting day." ), Free frisbees will be thrown p out at various times, limited t while softly lasts. ( 11-11:30 a.m.--General se ssion in Performfag Arts Center with welcome by a.m."Cheerieading Festival, Auxiliary Gym; 10 a.m.- NC Wrestling Federation Free style Tournament in the Var sity Gym; 11:15-12:15-- Gold en Knights of Ft. Bragg wBI parachute onto the soccer fluid; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Braves Club CooUout beside gym with (Ma Caaaaland* performing; 12:30-1:30 p.m. Dapartmoatal displays in Stu dent Center, Open House in ten Director of PSU and McDuffle Camming*, Town Manager. nun; 1:30 p.m.- Old Timers mseball game, PSU women's ennis team hosts Francis Marion; 1:30-4 p.m.-Festival i Arts on sidewalk and front H tennis courts; 2-3 p.m. 'Singers and Swingers" in roncert st tennis courts; 3 j.m.--Old Timers sopcer tame vs. varsity (at halftime a ug-of-war sponsored by PSU ntramurals); and 2 and 7 i.m.-Red Balloon Series fra ming the - Flying Lemon licus. ? a * a Courtesy is too cheap for some people to be in terested in it. ease i Most people devote too much of their time to nonessentials. ? see An appoiotment, at s specified time, means nothing to some people. "You must cooper ate." often means. "Let me have my way." A lot of youngsters will start appreciating sum mer freedom soon; -An Editorial RED SPRINGS HIGHWAY PATROL'BLITZ MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TVa iMat Red Spriag* Bttt." by the Highway Patrol which naM hi a iaparted iraJSTiSF k waa reported by the highway patral ta be a cea cCTted crack daw a ea the IpMEa Um aewa report thea a jjjw id he driven raaght Meek aeeaied ta be leavtag two eight dabs operated by Hoke Ceaaiy Rae, two ailee bear Red Spring*. (awn papnkriy kaewa as Br*ty'a] and, mn recently, the Naahvlle Marie CM? for cate the ha mm a claan operation becaac there ere few reports of tree Me. And his clahe are popab* gather log place*'. concerns we have heard ex prtaaad. We have heard ae reperta ef readhforlre fo the vicinity el shnflariy operated right chdM Me Lecfclear'i. Ae always, the CareHna bdlaa Voice cals far an eqaal application of the law. Only thca wB the citizen* of Robeooa Conaty respect the law and, mere than this, obey it as all kw abiding citizens WHO KNOWS? 1. When was Jefferson Davis born? 2. When was Pope John Paul II elected as pope? 3. Name the astronauts who flew the first U.S. space shuttle. 4. One cup holds how many tablespoons? 5. The historic landing at Normandy took place on what day in June? 6. When is Flag Day observed? I 7. The famous Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in June, name the day. 8. When was the use of postcards authorized? 9. When is Father's Day? 10. Name the two states admitted on June 1. Aaswara U Wm Kmm 1. June 3. 1808. 2. October 16, 1978. 3. John Young and | Robert Crip pen. 4. Sixteen tablespoons, i 5. June 6, 1944. j 6 June 14. 7f June 17, 1775. ?<?-' " 8. June 8, 1872. 9. June 21, always on the third Sunday in June. 10. Kentucky, in 1792, and i Tennessee, in 17%. i ? . ........ Chief W. R. Richardson Honored ' - ?15 " % ? ? V "/.- T -? ?-*??? , Vf ? Each year the American Institute for Public Service presents Jefferson Awards (named after Thomas Jeffer son) in five categories, one of which is the "Greatest Public Service Benefiting Local Communities." WTVD Tele vision in Durham is one of the co- sponsors. The goal is to reach into local communities across the country to reward initiative and leadership at the local level. The thrust of these awards is to identify Community people who are performing significant public services, predominantly with out recognition. 1962 is the first year the Jefferson Awards were pre sented in the central and eastern North Carolina aieasT^ W JR. Richardson. Chief of the Haliwa-Sapoai Indian Tribe was selected as one of the five recipients chosen from a field of 500 nomina tions. ?? The award is a bronze medallion which features a replica of the Seal of the U S on the front and a citation for outstanding community ser vice on die reverse. An award ceremony and luncheon was held in the City Club on the top floor of the Center Plaza Building near the Raleigh Civic Center in Raleigh, Wednesday, March 31. N.C. Governor j^unes B. Hunt attended. Chief Richardson of Hollis ter was honored for his leadership in self- determina tion of and for the fialiwa-Sa poni Indian people. He led the establishment of the Haliwa Indian School in Hollister in 1957, and although now clos ed. the buildings serve as the Haliwa-Saponi Tribal Center and serves more than 2.500 tribal members from Warren and Halifax Counties, in 1965 he was instrumental in estab lishing the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs and served 7 as the chairman for six years. > In the late seventies he took ' the lead in establishing the ' Twin City Health Center in 3 the Hojlister-Essex area to ' serve people in Warren and * Halifax Counties. 3 T ^i*Ta">rMV>rii->i-i rr ? - - THE FUTURE BEGINS NOW My Fellow Citizens: As a candidate for the Maxton-Pembroke-Smiths seat on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners, \ am concerned with the number and quality of the jobs that win be available to our people. A productive worker who carries a sense of self satisfaction from the job to his family makes a model citizen. Unfortunately, the Robeson job outlook has long been described as "bleak." Although it is not a statistic of which to be proud, the Robeson unemploy ment rate continues to be the highest in the ten-county Cape Fear Region. If our people are unable to find meaningful, good paying jobs, then we cannot expect the quality of life to improve nor can we expect to effectively deal with the many longstanding problems which beset us, such as, chronic poverty and an ever increasing crime rate. Why should Robeson suffer the ravages of a 16.1 percent unemployment rate (February, 1982 figures) while that of Scotland was only 9.9 percent? Does the answer lie in the quality of the industries being attracted to the neighboring counties as contrasted with our awn county? It is no secret that the bulk of the industry being attracted to Robeson is margin al and low-paying, while the alue-chip firms with the higher aaying jobs seem to almost always go to our neighbors. Surely the problem cannot be in he attitude of our workers jince our people are used to jiving a day's work for a day's aay. Yet much of our industry is to low-paying that the county commissioners must grant spe cial exemptions so as to qualify tuch industry for taxpayer - assisted financing. Are we taking the right approach to the problem? It nay well be that we should look again to the quality of our local tchools. A county with a good tchool system is a county with a itrong sense of community aride; whereas, counties with weaker school systems seems to ye less likely to attract these algh-paylng Industries. Good schools equip workers with the skills so necessary for the modern industrial work force. According to the NC 2000 Committee, Robeson's popula tion will increase to 141,404 by the year 2000 though 72 percent of the state's population incease (and presumably Robeson also) will be due to immigration. Why will it be necessary to import so many workers from outside the state? Can it be that they will bring skills with them which are not available locally? If so, how wilt our local people be able to compete with these newcomers for the better jobs or even be able to fine any jobs? Robeson and Scotland Coun ties are a study in contrasts. Robeson has a high unemploy ment rate with low-paying industry while Scotland has a comparably low unemployment rate with higher-paying indus1 try. Even as to the industry that Robeson does attract, the better jobs usually go to newcomers while our local people are dropped to the lower rungs of the salary ladder. Also it seems that about ailof the new indus try (and with it the bulk of our county tax dollars) goes to the Lumberton area while Western Robeson generally goes lacking. How can we account for the vast differences between the adjacent counties of Robeson and Scotland? Scotland County has one school system while Robeson has an unnecessary five. In 1978-79 Scotland allo cated 42.91 percent of its local revenues to education while Robeson allocated only a miser ly 32.36 percent. By assigning such a higher priority to educa tion, it appears that our neigh bors are able to attract better quality industry. Thus, are our county commissioners being fair to either our childrenor our long-suffering taxpayers? It further seems that better scho ols means a lower tax-rate. In 1980, the Robeson tax rate was a high .82 while the Scotland tax rate was only .70. If we are to improve the quality of life in Robeson, we must change the attitude of our commissioners towards educa tion. Our educators cannot do the job if the necessary funds are not provided. Yet the situation appears to have gotten worse over the last 15 years; according to local educators, in 1961 approximately 60 percent of our county monies were allocated to eduction as opposed to only 32.36 percent in 1978-79. Can our children afford four more years of educational star vation? Can our workers afford four more years on the unem ployment rolls? We cannot wait until four more years to solve these problems. The future begins now! Respectfully Yours, LARRY T. BROOKS I i f?__ r ? l r? v o T E L A R :,r n'f* B R O O K S C 0 M ; M | 1 ! s ! s i I i o ! /v ! e : a j i ?' _ .4 ;v < k i i 1 j st v-. d #Paid For By The Committee To Elect Larry T. Brooks County Commissioner ?" ** * - ? ?* in m* Tin i - - ?-uru-i_-u~i-nj-uij-ijnru 1 ? . 11~ ~i~ t ? - Pharmacist ff^rd -Pembroke Dnif Center Liatta&Hb Easier when yon get used to it J&XZZ- ai(WOcal In th? beginning, but *JML||||AJI ...?? ll*. . OtV, n m Uia I H . U .,, rr^ll^ ? Jwnnneq leBiny oinct? its inccpoon. cnua poison tap have dropped dnaattcaly. and the Safety Packaging Act of 1970 haa been a great success SOU, for many of our elderly and handicapped people, who find opening safety containers too diffl-r culL there ta an altopafe* The* can ?ak thetr na -a- U-i- _ rOIIVMCiN IO BMI nMMIBCSIM Ul TBI CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE U.S.PS. #978380 (Published each Thursday) I Established 1973 P.O. Bos 1075 Pembroke. 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