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"We cannot know where
we are going if we do not
know where we have been."
by Bruce Barton
"THE CAROLINA INDIAN
VOICE IS RACIAL.
THE PAPER IS NOT MY
VOICE," SAYS READER
I am thick skinned, no
doubt about it. A newspaper
editor has to be able to take a
little criticism from time to
time. But sometimes it hurts,
no doubt about that either.
There is nowhere to hide
when publishing a newspa
per, especially one named
The Carolina Indian Voice in
tri-racial Robeson County, the
land of live separate and
distinct school systems and,
not too long ago, three
separate bathrooms and
Black, White and Indian wait
ing rooms, segregated seating
in theatres and exclusion from
the arts'and culture (sfcyand
in our last batch of renewal
letters we received one back
with the notation, "The Caro
lina Indian Voice Is RACIAL.
The paper is not my voice."
That stung a little bit. As 1 see
it, it would be self- defeating
for me to be racial when I
have been discriminated
against myself in provincial
Robeson County. But readers
have a right to their opinions.
But I have a right not to
necessarily agree when those
opinions run counter to mine.
My perspective is the Indi
an viewpoint, the Indian
expression. 1 make no apolo
gies far that. Sometimes I feel
it Is necessary to speak out in
behalf of an Indian aspiration,
an Indian right. I hope I will
always be able to do that.
But, really, I do not pretend
to speak far anyone other than
myself. To infer more would
be the worst kind of imperti
nence. Indian folk do not like
far anyone to speak far them,
especially Indians of Robeson
and adjoining counties.
But I always hope that I
have touched a nerve, found
the concensus of feeling in the
Indian camp. And 1 try to be a
barometer, a lightening rod, a
catalyst for Indian thought
and opinion... nothing more
than that. That is why I
named the newspaper Iks
Man Voice. That's
broad and anaaanming.
But misunderstandings are
not uncommon when one
attempts to articulate the
social madness of racism; the
danger is that the one articu
lating racial grievances will,
in turn, be accused of racism
himself when he does not
state his case well.
In defense, I suppose,
although I do not feel a
defense is necessarily in
order, the Carolina Indian
Voice has always championed
humpnHy. served as s com
municative bridge for" anyone
who wants to walk across die
chasm of racism.
Take for instance, the Rob
eson County Church and
Community Center, Rev. Bol
Mangum, Hamilton McMill
an, and other right thinking
folk. We have always applau
ded them whenever the op
poftuuty presented ttscn. we
are not color blind; good men
like Mangum and the late
McMillan, both white, remind
us anew that hope, indeed, is
a echo, although hope, moat
times, in Robeson County at
least, ties itself yonder, yon
der. We champion inter-racial
relations, sociological pre
cepts that give every man the
right to develop his humanity
without the debilitating ef
fects of racism and all the
other life robbing forces.
But we have not hesitated
to call a spade a spade, racism
racism, the narrow minded
aspects of one man (whatever
his hue) thinking that be is
better than another because
of the color of his skin.
So. in spite of what some
may think, the note struck a
sore point with .me. I do not
rofuider myself a racist in any
torn or fashion. But I also
respect every man's opinion.,
even when 1 do not agree with
that opinion. 1 defend a man's
right to say whatever he
?rants to say, or think what
ever he wants to think. After
ill. this is America! But I
reserve the same rights for
myself.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
******Writer thanks
Pembroke L/9N?
Dear Ltons.
Aa one. travels down Mh's
highway, le often come to
valleys almost too deep to
pass through. My valley hes
b^en the loss of my sight. The
doctors termed me legally
blind. With the help of the
Lord and skin of doctors, trim
eye has been restored to the
point where 1 can see much
better.
To maintain my sight is that
eye I had to have glassde.
n nut lie r vaitcy ui uitpau
appeared a?ien 1 had no
mean in wUch to puicha*
the reqnired Jimii, t Ju*
when yon need die Lord mot
he shenvf ffmself. He * ho wed
Himself through the v-andgr
ful organisation called the
Pembroke Lions Club. Wdi*a
can't express the appreciation
I feef toward this club.
Thanking you over and over
again for the check you sent
me. May God bless.
The average person spends about 20 years asleep.
Board of Education tables action
Wast Robeson Sewer System
' by Cmhc Brayboy
The Robeson County Board of Educa
tion met in special session on Tuesday
evening to decide on the sewer system
for the proposed West Robeson High
School. Two options were offered. One
was to tie into the town of Pembroke and
the other was septic tank systems.
Ed Wilkins, sanitarian with the
county Health Department told the board
that toe septic tank option would work.
The board had allocated $250
thousand for a sewer system for the she.
To tie into the town of Pembroke would
cost them an additional $110 thousand.
David Green, chairman of the board said,
"...We. do not have $110 thousand
now..." Assistant Supetintendents Doug
Yongue and J.C. Humphrey discussed
the matter. Humphrey stated that they
had budgeted $300 thousand from the
county commissioners in capital outlay to
be used fdr old building. Younge stated v
that th^ -money was neeer enough- to- ?
maintain the schools, ^nd to use that
money Tor the sewer system for West
Robeson might mean that "leaking roofs
may have to go unattended."
b After much discussion with the
officials from the town of Pembroke, the
board took a recess. Representing the
town of Pembroke were: Mayor Pete
Jacobs, McDoffie Cuminings, the town
manager and Milton Hunt, town coun
cilman. Following the recess the board
heard from Gene Locklear, owner of
University Sportswear who warned them
against using the septic tank systems.
He stated that he had always had
problems with that kind of system. He
urged them to hook up to the town of
Pembroke. He said, "We owe it to our
children to leave things where they won't
have to worry with them..."
Following Mr. Lock!ear's comments,
E.B. Morton moved to table the matter
until the town of Pemboke met on
Monday night. Mayor Jacobs was asked
to discuss the matter of extending the
board 2-4 years for payment of the $110
thousand. The Mayor extended an
invitation to the board members to
attend their Monday session.
At the regular April meeting of the
board of education, a committee had
been appointed to meet with town
officials and make a recommendation.
That committee was composed of Dr.
Gerald Maynor, John A. Gibson, Ronald
Hammonds, E.B. Morton, and David
Green who served as chairman. Accord
ing to reliable sources, that committee
had decided to recommend that the
board go with the septic tank system.
According to that same source, those
committee members voting for hook up
with the town of Pembroke were Gerald
Maynor and Ronald Hammonds.
Opposed to that option were John A.
Gibson and E.B. Morton. David Green,
reportedly broke the tie voting against
hook up with the town. ^
Lumbee Speeches published In I
American Indian Women's Collection
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OHOYO MAKACHb, W?* ?f Te
Wnj^iWtoh!cdby the OHOYO Resource
Center, e women'* educational equity
project funded by the U.S. Department
of Education-Women'* Educational Eq
uity Act.
OHOYO MAKACHhranslated WO
MEN SPEAK, i* a first collection of
Oratory by American Indian/Alaska
Native Women and includes addresses
from the 1981 Ohoyo Resource Center
Conference on Educational Equity Aw
areness which was held in Tahlequah,
Oklahoma, together with other selected
conference speeches from meetings and
conferences involving American Indian/
~ Alaska Native Women.
OHOYO MAKACH1 is a volume which
symbolizes an effort by American Indian
and Alaska Native women to speak for
themselves, about themselves and to
others in past, present and future
perspectives on a wide range of topics
representing diverse tribal affiiation
and speakers, but women with similar
ities and common goals for the Indian
women who share common experiences
as they seek to attain educational equity
and lead their families, tribes and
personal careers to more productive
levels.
This recently published collection of
American Indian/Alaska Native Women
oratory includes a paper presented by
Ruth Dial Woods (Lumbee) entitled:
"Cross Cultural Networking," and de
livered at the I%1 Otaoyo Resource
Center Coufeteace in Tahlequah. OkU
bona. Ms. Woods is presently Director
of 'BdvTttfoo for the Robeson
County Board of Education and has
extensive and varied experience in
speaking and writing on Indian issues
and concerns, and broad experience in
providing leadership at the local, state
and national levels in women's issues
and Indian affairs. Ms. Woods also
serves as a member of die Advisory
Board of the Ohoyo Resource Center.
A second paper is that of Dr. Helen M.
Scheirbeck (Lumbee) who is presently
Protest Coordinator of the Indian Infor
mation Project in Alexandria, Virginia.
The paper is entitled: "Retrospect and
Prospect: The Past, Present and Future
of Indian Women" and was presented at
the First Conference sponsored by Ohoyo
Resource Center in Albequerque, New
Mexico, September, 1979. Dr. Scheir
beck has advocated for Indian rights and
services for a number of years at the
federal and national levels and has
provided technical assistance to num
erous efforts regading Indian affairs. She
is past Director of the Office of Indian
Affairs of the U.S.Office of Education
and the former Project Coordinator for
the National Commission on Internation
al Year of the Child.
Copies of OHOYO MAKACHI may be
obtained for $2.50 for postage and
handling from Ohoyo Resource Center,
2301 Midwestern Parkway, Suite 214,
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308.
Town Board agrees to 3 Year Payment
for Hook up fee for West Robeson
by Commc Brayhoy
The Pembroke Town Coun
cil met in special session on
Wednesday evening. In at
tendance were Mayor James
A. Jacobs, Councilman Larry
T. Brooks and Councilman
Milton Hunt.
Councilman Hunt offered
the following proposal. That
the payment for hook up
services for West Robeson
High from the Robeson
County Board of Education be
paid in three equal payments,
beginning July 15, 1982; die
second payment due July 15,
1983 and the final payment
due July 15, 1984 to total die
required SI 10,000. And that
MeasMesaosawie
the Board of Education have
full responsibility for install
ing lines from the West
Robeson site to the town
facility.
Second was by Larry T.
Brooks and Mayor James A.
Jacobs asked that the record
show that he was in favor of
the proposal.
=?*?HII llll II
Local People Support
"Strikeait the Wind!"
"Strike at the Wind." the secceaaftil
local outdoor drama, la becoming a
tourist attraction in the State of North
Carolina. It b indeed the biggest tourist
attractlua in Robeson County. Many
local people are ghdng their support to
the drama in many ways. According to
Cornell Locfcleer. "That's the way it,
should be beoauaa 'Strike at the Wind'
also brings money brio the county."
budgetofM5?000lor Ml.<5Tmiorte
that a greet deel of that many has to be
raised in noma naaner. One means of
has ^n^MM^ntsii'fltrtifrl^^rtaft
grants, therefore, the ?nma what
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Amy ud hog termor; Lycurous Lowry,
a successful former and Charles David
Locklear, termer aad businessman,
along with others.
S?M Locklear. "In 1961 them were
three complete rains outs, nine nights
?where it rained until 7:30 or 8 p.m. aad
stopped raining and you still have 100
people in the audience. Strike at the
Wind is obligated to pay the 75 actors
regardless of the money taken in. With
the help of people sech as those
msntiened above, the 1961 drama could
have been financially Rafted."
Strike at the Wind's" 1962 season
begins. Ju.y 3rd. 1962 aad continues
through August 28. every Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights at the
Lakeside Amphitheater. For further
hihiuniliiii am 919-521-3113. Pembro
ke
Aa a asaaaa at saying thank you to
those people who helped amks the 1981
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About half the population
of America over the age
of three wear* glattes.
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ELECT I
LARRY T. BROOKS]
Your |
County Commissioner J
?Expeiienced In Government
?Certified In Educational 1
Administration
?A Capable Businessman
VOTE FOR AND ELECT
GB LARRY T. BROOKS
"A Mwt You Can Tnnt"
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Lumbee RlveA y Ive American CenteA &oa the Aat6 j
I coAdlally Invite you to attend an
rp? I "EVENING OF FASHION"
SpAlng Fashion Show
I Tuesday May 11, 1982
I PembAoke SenloA High School Ca^eteAla
8:00p.m.
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