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"We cannot know where v
we are going if we do not
know where we have been."
| toy Bruce Barton |
CRITICISM COMES
FOLLOWING A. DAVID
LESTER'S ABORTED VISIT
A lady whom I admire
tremendously called me and
said, "Bruce, thia thing has
hurt you, tying yourself with
Ed Johnson..." Another call*
er chastised me for "being
used by Ed Johnson." And,
similar calls have been recei
ved, most of them harsh and
unforgiving.
But that's the nature of the
business. It is hard to hide in
the newspaper business. You
have to take your lumps in
order to appreciate the occa
sional compliments.
makt
comments about the Lester
furor. Some say Lester is
rescheduling the visit. I don't
know about that. Maybe
October 28. If so, he'll have to
put it in writing for me to
believe him. A man that saws
a limb out from under my
precious bottom is looked at
askance for ever thereafter.
No matter, dialogue never
hurt anyone. It is better than
the negative feedback of a
shotgun blast. I'd like to meet
the man and ask him and Ed
Johnson some hard questions
about Indians and LRDA and
stuff like that. But it is
difficult to talk to another if
oneof the parties is incom
municative. It's o.k. to talk.
Honest But one should make
up his (or her) own mind.
And, really, Ed Johnson
cannot use me unless I let
him. I have my reasons for
hearing Johnson out and
exploring the possibility of a
two-party system in Robeson
County. We'd all be better off
for it, believe me. The Demo
cratic Party should not take
any of us for granted, nor
should any other political
party. Robesonians, like all
Americans, are free beings,
subject to hearing both aides
of an issue and then making a
responsible decision.
AND MENTAL AND
SPIRITUAL FATIGUE AND
WRITING A BOOK TOO
As you might have read
in previous issues, the Caroli
na Indian Voice will celebrate
ten years of continuous publi
cation in January. That's, a
long time. And 1 am battle
scarred, r j mentally and
spiritually fatigued. I've not
done all that 1 should have
done recently. And I am
trying to get back in harness.
Some of my friends in prison
rightfully have let me know
that I have not been so quick
to respond as I usually have. I
promise them that I am
getting back to my usual self.
The guys in prison, more
than anyone else, are the ones
who know me. And 1 want
their respect, more than any
one else.
I am also writing a book
"Bruce Barton's 'Best of As I
See It' ", a compilation of the
best of the column, As I See
It, which has appeared in the
Carolina Indian Voice over the
last ten years. We've written '
some good stuff over the last
ten years, and some not so
good. The problem is trying to
separate rite chaff from the
wheat so to speak.
Anyway, I believe the book
will be an interesting exper
ience. The problem is trying
to put it together. 1 have been
working hard trying to get it
done before January 22, 1983,
the night of our Ten Year
Victory Celebration. 1 just
about bit off more than I could
chew.
Too, our advertising sales
men are circulating in the
area selling advertisements to
our special Anniversary Edi
tion which will appear Janu
ary 20. 1983. h will be the
largest issue we have ever
done, possibly 60 pages or
more. So, |^e nice to the ladies
who will be calling upon you
in the next few weeks and
months. OK?
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Rep. Charlie Rose? I've
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now. And I have not arbitrar
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now. h'a just that I want to
hear what his opponent has to
offer. That's not so terrible, is
it?
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
To the Editor
EBCPUVATTB EXPLAINS
ED JOHNSON AND
A. DAVID LBTEK
There seems to be people hi
all three races who look for
sinister motives when some
one tries to wort for the
betterment of his community.
When L say emmmnmtty f <k>
not meiar'juet around the
block." Robeson County is my
community, Pembroke, Sad
dletree, Lumberton, Qyborn
Pines-Country Club all are my
community. Anyone who fails
to recognize that his neigh
bors live in many communi
ties does not understand the
Biblical meaning of "Love thy
neighbor as thyself." .
We live in a country that is
roughly W white, W Black,
and Yi Indian. Anyone who
fails to recognize that his or
her particular' 'race" is in the
minority is only fooling them
selves. Anyone who fails to
recognize that mutual distrust
and disharmony among our
population places a millstone
about Our collective necks is
not facing the truth. Anyone
who fails to recognize that we
as Robesonians must man the
oars of our County and row-in
unison or we will continue to
navigate in circles in a fools
paradise. Anyone who looks
upon his fellowman as created
by God as inferior commits a
sin against mankind and the
Creator.
It comes as a shock to many
(mostly politicians) that Bruce
Barton and I would work
together for a visit by David
Lester. Bruce Barton is a long
time friend and we share from
time to time our views and our
differences. We both agree
that free enterprise is the best
economic system, that we
need job opportunities for our
county, better educational
opportunities for our county,
and a closer relationship
between people of all races.
We both share a love for the
Indian community, he becau
se he is a native son and me
because I worked in Pembro
ke for 12 years and as A
Jaycee for 13 years 1 formed
. many close friendships.^
Indian Jaycee chapters.
Those who object to the
cooperation and exchange of
ideas among our/citizens are
mostly foe politicians, they
build their power bases from
spreading fear and distruat to "
the detriment of us all. It is
much easier to harbor ones
prejudices than to examine
facts in the light of truth!
Our situation can be likened
to a sack race made hum?
sety more difficult because
them are 3 legs in the sack. If
we are to run the race of life
and do it for the benefit of our
neighbor, we must run in
harmony or we ah tafah bst
MPMnM
realder glad
visit canceled
To the Editor
Recently I received a letter
on behalf of Ed Johnson's
Candidacy. One concern of his
splintered platform was to
have Lumbee Indians on staff
in the congressional office if
elected. First, to set the
record straight, Congressman
Rose does not have 51 staff
employees. If ten (10) Wash
ington staff, two (2) Wilming
ton staff, two (2) Fayetteville
staff and four (4) Field
representatives total 51 then I
ask Ed Johnson to let some
one else count or keep up with
the congressional dub monies
coming to his campaign.
Secondly, I did not know Ed
and Eric were so overly
concerned about Indian rep
resentation.
I agree that there is not an
Indian on Congressman Ro
ses' staff, but there is a
Robesonian on staff who
represents all races in this
county, namely Ms. Andrea
Turner Scott, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. E.B. Turner of
Lumberton. Ms. Scott serves
all admirably and is well
respected in the Washington
area. She is known as a hard
worker and very outspoken for
the concerns of the "Great
State of Robesou."
I am glad Mr. DavkfrLcgter,
Commissioner of Native Am
erican Programs, Washington
D.C. saw fit to cancel his
invitation to campaign for Ed
Johnson as he and others will
understand more clearly
November 2nd.
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Ms. Elmer [Vera] Lewiy
Rt. #1, Box 430
Rowland, NC 28383
919-521-4693
"The successful people ere
the ones who can think up
things for the rest of the
world to keep busy at."
Don Marquis
a nice note
from reader
To the Editor
- I have enjoyed reading
some time. It has proven to be
very interesting and informa
tive. For those of as who are
away from North Carolina, it
serves as a link to the
past?keeping us informed as
to what is taking place back
home.
I would like to commend
you on the recent article that
appeared in the VOICE 01
August 19, 1962, page 10,
"Growing Up In Robeson
County," by Ronald H. Low
ry. This was very well done
and most informative-giving
a lot of historical back ground
on the family name of Low
ery/Lowry/ Low re y. I enjoyed
reading this very much and
hope you will have similar
type articles in the near future
on die other names that are
known as having very early
origin in Robeson County.
Good luck to you with the
planned Anniversary coming
up in January 1963. May you
continue to do a superb job
ee.
Sincerely,
HaiaT.Gofas
162 LongfeRow Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 26011
defends
County
Schools
Dear Editor
As a career educator in
the Robeson County Schools, I
would like to comment on the
article which appeared in the
Rnhmidau on Wednesday,
September 15th entitled,
"Hammonds Backs School
Merger."
Teachers have been trained
and prepared to provide in
struction to student who bring
a wide array of exper
lences, interests ana anilines
to the public classroom. In
addition, other teachers have
pursued training for working
?with special amods and iSmv
tional handicaps and deficien
cies. In order to be effective
teachers and to provide quali
ty educational instruction,
teachers must exercise flexi
bility in their instructional
methods, techniques and
strategies. All children, re
gardless of ethnicity, neither
learn at the same rate nor
learn in the same manner.
Flexibility in curriculum is
achieved when teachers pro
vide instruction at the level of
studeirt ability, in keeping
with student interests and
abilities. When Mr. Ham
monds refer to "inconsistency
in educational quality," is he
saying that all students
should be taught the same
curriculum and in the same
manner without any consid
eration of their individual
needs, interests and abilities?
Admittedly there are inconsis
tencies in educational pro
grams in the five school
districts in Robeson County,
but it is inconsisten
cy, not inconsistency in ed
ucational quality. All teachers
must be certified to teach and
all teachers are certified by
the same state teacher certifi
cation agency. Although tea
chers may be trained in a
variety of institutions of high
er education, the standards
for teacher certification by the
N.C. State Department of
Public Instruction remain the
same regardless of the institu
tion where training was re
ceived and regardless of the
school district in which teach
ers are employed. If the
1 Robeson County Board of
Education wishes to expand
curriculum beyond that estab
lished and required by the
N.C. State Board of Education
it, too, can seek a special
school tax in order to accomp
lish this. Until the public is
wiling to pay additional taxes
such aa a special school tax,
other school districts can and
will continue to offer and
afford supplementary pro
grams and services from their
respective assessment of
spedal school district taxes.
Those of us who teach in
the Robeson County Schools
do not feel that our system is
"substandard." We recog
nise that our tax base is not as
high as other areas in Nortfi
Carolina, therefore, we are
limited to the u taxation of the
us. We take pride in witnes
sing the improvement, updat
ing and new construction of
school facilities, however, we
are acutely aware that we
have also produced teachers,
lawvers, doctors and other
health professions, successful
buesinessmen and business
women, and sucessful land
owners and farmers-many of
whom received their educa
tion in a one-room, and one
teacher schoolhouses.
We, the teachers,
support continued facility im
provement, but professional
ly, we equally endorse the
philosophy that modern fa
cilities contribute to learning
but do not necessarily ensure
that learning takes place. I
can only suggest that these
are some of the handicaps to
which Mr. Hammonds referr
ed, but also want to state that
facilities is a statewide and
nationwide concern for edu
cation and not necessarily one
confined to Robeson County
Schools as similar needs and
concerns exist for the other
four Robeson County school
districts.
Mr. Hammonds stated that
"t^e County Is only as strong
as out weakest krea." The
same can be said for any
school. A school is only as
strong as the weakest element
of that school. When parents
and school patrons become
concerned about curriculum,
they have an opportunity to
Itelp to shape and form school
policy, including curriculum
through die school advisory
council and the school leader
ship. Parent and citisen
groups can either (I) support
special school taxes to provide
for expanded curriculum; (2)
plan and carry out fund
raising activities sad projects
similar to those which an
carried out to fond the band
program in the Lumberton
City Schools since band is not
included in the school dis
trict's budget, or (3) they can
prioritize their needs whether
they be athletics, band, com
puter instruction or other
programs, within their re
sources, and move collectively
to improve curriculum rather
that spending their time in
looking at what others have
that they don't have. Those
who criticize but who are
unwilling to accept the chall
enge to work for improvement
certainly become weak and
affect the ability and strength
of all of us who are committed
to improving educational
standards.
Clyburn Pines residents
will have the same opportun
ity to lend their support and
initiate parent and citizen
fund raising activities and
support groups in the Robe
son County Schools as they
had in the Lumberton City
School District-for band or
any other program- and they
won't be required to pay
either special school taxes or
tuition unless changes are
made later. After all, our
goals are the same as theirs
educational equality for all
students.
Sincerely,
. Agnes H. Charts
Peubrsfc* Jnnler High School
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REPORT PROM
U.S. Senator
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WASHINGTON?One of the news medie's beet-kept
secrets is e committee appointed by President Reagan to study
the waste and extravagance of the federal government, and to
come up with suggestions about how to cut federal spending.
Interestingly enough, a North Carolinian is director of
the committee. He is James W. Nance of Monroe, who retired
from the Navy two or three years ago after a distinguished
career, including a year as commanding officer of the U.S.S.
?:orrestal, an aircraft carrier.
Everybody who knows Admiral Nance knows him as
"Bud" Nance. He and I went through high school together.
He is a remarkable citizen.
COMMITTEE?The committee which Bud Nance is
directing has the formal name. The President's Private Sector
Survey on Cost Control. It is a volunteer organization, mean
ing that the dozens of top-flight economists, business people
and others are paid nothing for the immense contribution they
are making to the research and study now underway.
Bud Nance told me that their offices are furnished with
cast-off furniture. I believe I am correct in my impression
that the offices are in a private building in Washington, and
that the space has been contributed rent-free to the govern
ment. In any event, the effort is costing the taxpayers prac
tically nothing?and is likely, in the years ahead, to save the
taxpayers untold billions of dollars.
BRACKET CREEP?A few nights ago, I spent a couple
of hours studying a 33-page report issued by the committee.
This one had to do with how much it is costing the American
taxpayers to finance various "social programs" such as food
stamps?the cost of which has been constantly increasing
by billions of dollars each year.
The report makes the valid point that if this type of
spending were reduced only slightly?and if the savings
were passed on to the taxpayers in the form of income tax
reductions?"this would contribute markedly to savings
and investment (and) to economic growth."
SAME?I made the same point several weeks ago in
the Senate when I offered an unsuccessful amendment that
would have reduced federal spending across-the-board by
6% per cent. This would have saved the taxpayers more than
100 billion dollars. I proposed that income taxes be cut
by the same amount.
Many Senators who voted against my amendment
have since come to me to comment that they now wish
they had supported my amendment, but that they feared
their vote would have been misunderstood by the news media
back home. The Senators said that they realize that the
Wtty Way we're e)ofM) <b festdRT ecoflbmT^ftfabilify, and put
people back to work in America, is to cutback on federal
spending and leave the taxpayers with more money to save
and invest. Then, and then only, can we begin to increase
productivity and thereby create more jobs for people now
unemployed. ,
GOOD LUCK?All of us should wish good luck for
The President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control. The
men and women who are donating their time and talents
to this effort are to be commended.
And I am personally very proud of my hometown
boyhood friend. Bud Nance. He continues to serve his country
well.