^Jeditorial ,
?hnd opiniom
" We cannot know where
we are going if we do not
know where we have been."
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I by Bruce Barton
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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON
LIFE ABOUND ME
I attended PSU'a Kick off
fund raising banquet Tuesday
night and was impressed bv
Jim Valvano, the banquet
speaker, and basketball coach
at N.C. State. Valvano, a
great motivator, said, in part,
"ordinary people can do extra
ordinary things." I have
always believed that, and
consider myself a very ordi
nary person with extraordina
ry ambitions.
Too, I am impressed with
Chancellor Paul Given*' em
phasis on fund raising at
Pembroke State. It's the one
area that needs upgrading,
and all of us ought to
involved. Many of us take
eye teeth for a regional
university in their midst.
No! Given* isn't perfect,
and neither is PSU. But we
ought to put something in the
pot before we urge corrective
changes. It costs to criticize,
and too many of us like to
complain without putting any
thing in the pot
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BECOGMBEES BOB I
OSTEKNECK...
Bob Ostemeck, * rabid I
I UNC Tar Had ten, and a ?
I businessman in Lumberton, I
I has long been Involved in I
I Lumberton'* first rate recres- I
I tton program. He pots his I
I money where his month is I
I and, more than this, puts his I
I time and effort in the pot too. I
Some criticise him for been I
I a Tar Hed ten and mostly I
I ignoring PSU in his backyard. ?
? That's his perogative. But 1 I
I wonder if PSU haa ever I
I approached him, and similar I
? bnijnrismen, about support- I
? lag them.
? The man has earned his I
| accolades and I )oin the dty of I
I Lumberton in applauding him I
I tea The city honored Oster- I
? neck Tuesday with a Bob I
I Qitflinfrl day.
? AND SUGAB RAY LEONABD I
CALLS IT QUITS
World welterwdght I
I champion Sugar Bay Leonard I
I from baaing Tuesday eight in I
? Baltimore.
Leonard, who has made MO I
I nriUon in his short boning I
? career, hangs the gloves up at ?
? the young age of 26. -?
I He's a classy man and I I
? hope he can stick to his ?
? retirment plans. So many H
I fighters have bad their repu- I
I beck after retheawnt or. She I
I llslirmnil AM, mfiiag too I
I long- It's good to see Leonard I
II
Want to knew the hay to I
SMbr enM Ua fnriiisij-llit llfsl.
BciMttf mwosi to hide hie
VVW ? II ?? ? -?
era, he said, are receivers
Chris Castor, Carl Franks and
offensive tackle Robert Oxen
dine. Oxendine, the son of
Kobeson native Thomas
"Tom Boy" Oxendine,, now
living in the Washington area,
has Bobeson ties. He is also
the grandson of the late Tom
Oxendine. His grandmother,
and a number of aunts and
uncles still live in the area,
including Magnolia Griffin,
an aunt and a professor at
PSU, and Earl Hughes Oxen
dine, an educator in nearby
Hoke County.
AND PLANS CONTINUE
FOE TEN YEAR
CELEBRATION OF CIV
I'll admit it. I've been
morose, tired, disillusioned,
spiritually depleted of late.
Ten yeats is a long .rime.. But
I'm getting my second wind.
And getting excited about the
Ten Year Anniversary of the
Carolina Indian Voice.
Plans are firming up, taking
shape. For instance, to note
our ten year anniversary, we
are publishing a book. It is
"Bruce Barton's Best of As I
See It," a compilation of the
best of this column over the
last ten years.
It's going to be good, if I do
say so myself. It is sort of a
commentary of Lumbee life
and aspirations over the last
ten years, complete with a few
pictures and emphasis on
Lumbee history.
And on January 20,1983 we
are (Banning to publish a
special anniversary edition.
January 20, 1983 will be ten
years of continuous publica
tion. I take a certain pride in
never having missed an issue.
And there have been times
when we wanted to quit,
especially when a sister and a
brother died in 1979 and 1960.
But, looking back on it, I am
glad we buckled down, in
spite of the almost unbear
able grief, and published an
issue anyway.
We are having a victory
banquet on January 22, 1983
to reflect and enjoy the
moment of, as I see it, a
decade of service.
I hope you'll want to take
part in these special activities
as it is a celebration of your
friendships and support over
the last ten years too. They
said it couldn't be done. A
newspaper. And ten years of
it too. We should be proud of
us, all of us. It takes a
community effort to publish a
newspaper, and our readers
and subscribers, and even our
distracters, have been kind
and encouraging. Thanks!
We'B be telling you more
about our plans in the weeks
ahead. Join us, and let's
celebrate!
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A Prisoner looks
at Inmate Grievance
Commission
EDITOR'S NOTE: We are
proud to present this article
about the Inmate Grievance
Committee by, appropriately
enough, a prisoner. The state
calls those incarcerated "in
mates." Most inhabitants
within the dank walls of our
prisons call themselves, more
aptly, "prisoners" or "con
victs." So inmates and pri
soners and convicts are the
| same thing; the difference is
!in who applies the descriptive
label.
I This is a well thought out
article, one that 1 think wfll
. enlighten those who, fortu
nately, have never had "to
pull time" and deal with the
frustrations and life robbing
experiences of serving a sen
tence in the correctional sys
tem of this, or any other,
state.
The Carolina Indian Voice
hopes that you will seriously
consider the article on its
merits alone.
The writer, Jeffrey S. Cer
koney, said in an accotn
> panying note:
Dear Sir:
The facts set forth in the
following manuscript are eas
ily verifiable, and the opinion
I have espoused is consistent
with my idea of JUSTICE.
As you are aware, die N.C.
Department of Corrections is
a massive enterprise in this
state. The annual budget
exceeds the entire national
budget for Legal Services
Corp.
Since North Carolina is so
efficient at developing and
maintaining such an extreme
ly large correctional appara
tus, perhaps the politicos
could persuade other states to
ship their prisoners here and
the entire state could be
ringed with concertina wire to
form a prison state.
Just think of what this
would do for all of the
unskilled and lazy societal
rejects. They could have a
new blue uniform and learn to
turn keys and assault prison
ers. And all those that were
unemployed because of pluto
cratic puppets such as Reagan
but had the gumption to do
something to put food on their
table rather than beg for
sustenance could become pri
soners..
Sincerely,
Jeffrey S. Cerfconey
835 West Morgan St.
Raleigh, NC 37603
In recent months we have
observed an increased aware
ness in the public sector of the
correctional aparatus. This is
due mainly to a series of
events that have occurred
within the state's prison sys
tem which have been publi
cized by the media. This
awareness has induced mem
bers of the citizenry, as well
as prisoner's rights activists
to inquire into the prevalent
state of living conditions in
the state's prisons.
Personally, 1 think this
public awareness is long
overdue. I believe the taz
payers have an unqualified
right to know how their tax
money is being used in the
, correction .Apartment. This
belief has led me to investi
gste what I believe to be a
useless parasite on the tax
payer's back-the Inmate Grie
vance Commission.
1 wonder just bow many
taxpaying citizens know what
the Inmate Grievance Com
mission's function is, and how
much this function costs.
Some basic facts are in order:
The Inmate Grievance
Commission eras established
in 1973, persunnt to N.C.G.S.,
Chapter 148, Section 101, as a
separate agency within the
Department of Correction. Its
ostensible pgtpoae is to re
view and remedy prisoners'
grievances against the De
partment of Correction. The
procedural process requires a
prisoner with a complaint
against his keeper to ?Be with
the prison administration a
written form detailing his
grievance. This fcrfii is
appropriately titled: Grie
i
upon the complainant decide*
whether or not he is satisfied.
Because the administration
rarely, if ever, remedies a
grievance on this level the
complainant will usually
appetri the administration'*
response and decision to thv
Inmate Grievance Commissi
on. Upon reaching the Com
mission the Grievance Form is
"Reviewed" and either dis
missed or resolved. Summary
dismissal is par for the
course.
However, occasionally the
Commission will investigate a
grievance and make findings.
If it finds in favor of the
prisoner, the Commission
can, at its discretion, direct a
written "order'' to the Secre^
ray of Correction reccomen
ding a remedy to the grieves*'
ce. Pursuant to N.C.G.S.
Chapter 148 Section 106(2),
the Secretary has 15 days to
affirm, reverse or modify the
Commission's order. The ?
Secretary's decision is final,
subject only to judicial review
in Wake County Superior
Court. J
The taxpayers' coat for this j
mechanism? The budget for
the current year is S170.000.
This pays for a six member 4
staff and the Commission's
expenses.
? ? i? _ t .
lms may seem iodci jusi
mechanism for handling pris
oners' grievances. However, ,
such is not the case. Where >
G.S. 148-106 (2) places final j
decision making authority
with the Secretary of Cor
rection it also precludes any
efficacy the Commission
might otherwise enjoy. Under
the present establishment the
Commission is nothing more
than a budgetary par aside.
Perhaps the I.G.C. (Inmate
Grievance Commission) was
established with good intenti
ons. Conversely, it is quite ,
possible that the I.G.C. was J
established as a facade of
correctional progress in North
Carolina. Extrapolation could
carry me further.
Just how sensible is it to
maintain the I.G.C. when it is
absolutely powerless to fulfill
its alleged purpose of reme
dying prisoners' grievances?
Here we have SI70,000 profli
gated on a correctional boon
doggie.
, One would think that with
the numerous deficiencies in
living conditions, et. cetera,
within the N.C. prison system
the Correction Department
would strive to borrect its own
mechanism. We repeatedly 5
bear correction officials com
plaining of defirleH funds.
Yet no effort is made to
remove or reform the parasitic i
LG.C.
- I propose immediate legis
lative and operational reform ,
of the LG.C. or its abolish j
ment. If the LG.C. were
legislatively reformed. I.e.,
given authority to order de
partment changes. It could
lead to progression in North
Carolina's prisons for both
prisooersand^staff. It could
er wisdom, and reduce sub
Fdnd Drive
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Dear Friend,
South Broadway Baptist
Church is begi^nipg its Christ
mas Emergency Food Drive
for 1962.
Hi
Our major concern is to be
of some assistance to those
femjUes hi various comihuni
ties in the Baltimore area that
are finding it quite difficult to
make ends meet during this
inflationary period. As you
very well know, we are all
distressed about the "Reagan
Budget Cuts." This makes it
extremely difficult for many*
people who axe out of work.
Food prides are continuously
getting higher, not to mention
rent, and utility companies
are constantly considering
rate increases. These are
some of the bare necessities
that we depend on for mere
existence. As we are faced
with the high cost of living,
we should take into conside
ration those individuals that
?are Ins fortunate than we.
By uniting as a group, we
?can have a meaningful effect
land reach many needy famil
Hes at Christmas. Perhaps in
your daily contact with peop
iple, you may know of some
?underprivileged family.
(Please help us put food
?baskets in those poverty stric
ken homes. With your help
<and the help of those indivi
?duals on the food drive com
?mittee we can bring Christ
mas to those who otherwise
may not have one at all. Take
the time to make a contribu
tion towards this cause.
Thank you and may God
continue to bless you.
Staeerely Yours,
lev. James M. Dial, Pastor
South Arnold way Baptist
211 South Broadway
Baltimore, Md. 21231
?
P.S. We are Tax Exempt.
A NOTE OF
THANKS
FROM THE FAMILY OF
BRIAN VICTOR WILHNS
How do we sincerely say
"Thank yea?" In our small
way, we the immediate family
and grandparents of Brian
Victor Wilkins would like to
express our deepest and most
sincere appreciation to all our
friends and loved ones for the
prayers, love, presence, food,
flowers and other deeds of
kindness shown to us during
the death of our son and
grandson. Only our heavenly
Father can reward you in a
greater way-which we know
He will.
The following is a' lovely
poem taken from one of Helen
Steiner Rice's collections.
This poem expressses what all
of you have meant to us
'during Our time of bereafe^
*? , i. ly
W Jt .
meat:
"Friendship is s priceless
gift-That cannot be bought or
sold?But its value is far
greater than a mountain made
of gold-For gold is cold and
lifeless-It can neither see nor
hear-And in the time of
trouble-It is powerless to
cheer?It has no ears to
listen-No heart to understand
-It cannot bring us comfort
Or reach out a helping
hand-So when you ask God
for a gift-Be thankful if He
sends-Not diamonds, pearls,
or riches-But the love of real
true friends.
Vickie, Teresa, Bobbie
[WBldas]
'X James, Betty fMcG|rt]
w Eutie, Blanie (VlDdne)
Thanks
from
County
Parks &
Recreation
The Robeson County Rec- |
reation and Park Commission
would like to thank all schools I
and volunteer coaches for the I J
effort and cooperation they
gave for the successful opera
tion of the 1962 6th and 7th J-1
grade football league. Special |
thanks to Pembroke Senior I
High for the use of their I
athletic facilities for the Bowl 1 J
Day. 1/
Bowl Day Scares
Fairmont Gold 38 vs. Orrum 0 ??
Littlefiekl 6 vs Prospect 0 r
St. Pauls 30 vs Maxton 14 I
Pembroke 6 vs Fairmont
Black 6
Rowland 16 vs Red Springs 6 ^
toners' rights lawsuits brou- ?
ght in the courts. The present T
I.G.C. budget could produce
beneficial results for prison
ers, prison officials and socle- I
ty. \J
It is time for every concern
ed citizen to demand effiden-i _
cy and efficacy from the state A
and its apparatus. I
It is incontrovertible that
better than 90% of the state's
prisoners win eventually be I jf
released into society. For this
reason, if no ether, members
.of the community should be' ^
concerned with the correctio
>nal system. Money spent
ineffectively now equate with<
larger expenditures in the [a
future. As long as foe people
allow foe correctional budget
to be squandered on faulty if
mechanisms such as the l.G.C |
Any wffl continue to pay I
toaeatingiy more I
The LG.C. should be made I"*
to perform or dissolve.
ABOUT TH1 AUTHOR _
Jeffrey S. Cerkoney f
1
Bom the University of North I (
"Carolina. VJ
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I MT. AIRY NEWS S
by Violet Lock] ear \
?k
Kill be a day of remembrance.
I raw^e lot of w
which T hadn't mw in a loan
time. We reached one four
hundred to Sunday School,
etc. We just thank the lord
foe every decision we witnes
sed to the revival.
On Miracle Sunday Mr.
Tom Carter of Clinton gave a
wonderful talk in honor of his
mother, the late Mrs. psie
Locklear. Her family present
ed one thousand dollars to the
church in memory of her. Tom
and Mrs. Mary Jane sang
some of her old songs,
recollections from childhood.
To me. a summary of her life
in full would be nothing but
K)-V-E which covers every
thing. Her life will always be a
memorial.
Following was appreciation
service in honor of our pastor
and family who had been with
us four years, with every year
better and better. The youth
along with their leaders sane
a song. "How Fortunate We
Are" for Preacher Mike. 1 am
glad die Lord sent him this
way. They were presented a
genuine silver tea and coffee
set from the church.
On Sunday morning the
pastor delivered an inspiring
message taken from Genesis
2:17, the subject was "The
Dust." Our origin where we
begin and where we will end.
And the Lord God formed
man of the dust of the ground
and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life and man
became a living soul. Gen.
.2:7. "So then, everyone of us
?h?n give account erf himself
to God." Romans 14:12. I'm
telling you, the pastor was
really carried away in the
Spirit. It seemed as if the Holy
Spirit began touching souls all
over the church as we wit
nessed the conversion testi
monies of different ones,
especially Mr. Hariiwell Lock
lear, Jr.-a nice young man in
our community with such a
strong ambition. Junior had
been at the door for quite a
white, all he bad^odo was -
open it. He is one of the main
leaders of the Mt. Airy
Jaycees. 1 feel like his life will
have a lot of impact on the
other members for he works
daily with a lot of them.
The film, "A Burning Hell"
was shown at 6 p.m. Sunday
night by Evangelist Julious
Bryant, formerly of Detroit,
Mich. In the movie it told the
story of the rich man and
Lazarous. It is a dangerous
thing to fell into the hands of a
Righetous God (the Creator of
life does not end It sll The
P**t weekend it Camp Dixie.
There wu a huge crowd along
with the pastor and family
I visited Mrs. Etter Mae
Lowety, also Mr. Thurman
Oxendine on Tuesday evening
at Kingsdale Manor Nursing
Center inLumberton. Mr. Ox
endine said he would love for
some of his old friends to visit
him. 1 wonder, do yon the
time to go to places like that.
Some day it could be oar last
resort.
We want to remember h?i?>
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
is our time for ordaining
Brother Tommy Gist our
newest deacon. Tommy is
such a gifted young man. A
very special treat for us in that
Preacher Kelly Sanderson,
our former pastor, will be
preaching the ordination ser
mon. I certainly am looking
forward to hearing Preacher
Kelly.
The pastor plans to offer
our young children in dedica
tion to the Lord on Sunday
morning, Nov. 21, "Child
Care Day." He would love for
mothers and fathers to be
with their young children.
Mrs. Cora Macy Jones has
been a patient in Southeas
tern General Hospital for a
while. Her condition is unsta
ble. Also we have many mote
on the sick list. Please re
member them in your pray
ers, Also our bereaved fami
lies.
To the readers from the
Baltimote, Md. South Broad
way Bapt. Church: I want you
to know we all have been
deeply concerned about your
pastor. Rev. James Dial, who
suffered a massive heart
attack some three weeks ago.
In meeting up with Rev.
Dial, even before he conduct
ed our revival in the spring, I
found him to be a very lovable
person. It certainly was good
news Wflfeir#e hekrd he had
been moved from tCU and
was improving. Rev. Dial had
come down here to hold a
revival. He has been a patient
in Cape Fear Valley Hospital
in Fayetteville. Rev. Dial,
God is great. Don't quit! Only
you can kill God's dream for
you. He will not let your
dream come smashing down.
In Psalms 50:15 He says "I
want you to trust me in your
times of trouble, so I can
rescue you and you can give
me glory."
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