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Weditorial, jand OPINIONl page <4 "We cannot know where we are going if we do not know where we have been." . ? ?* *. -- - ? j by Bruce Barton ~ j Canty baaed of ailanatlsa's "bow" dfslrtrt plan for board Consider this: we fought the evil political devise of double voting in the federal courts because it diluted the Indian's vote, and did not assure us equal protection under the law. Now, the powers that be, following that victory, have turned around and attempted to satisfy every politician and spedal interest group in the county by assuring Proctorvflle, Park ton, and points east and west seats on the board of educa tion by juggling figures and devising, seemingly, endless district plans. Tuesday night they aired the "new" plan that, as"they aeett. wm assure Oyburn Pines, County Club a seat too. Enough of this madness. 1 say. We broke double voting to assure anyone who wanted to run a fair chance at winning, doing away with racial dis crimination pnHSMi de vises that stacked the deck against fUr and open electi ons. ? Tuesday night's* "new" district plan was formulated by lame ducks, sppointees, and the chairman, David Green, who was elected by a very narrow margin in his own election to the board of education. The committee w?? cri?ircu oy uymon rve Locklear who was soundly defeated ia his bid for re election. Another lame dock, Lillian Paye Locklear, also served on the committee, along with appointees Pete Clark and E.B. Morton, Jr., neither of whom have faced an electorate. Morton la, of all places, from ProctotviBe; Green is from Parkton. And . the plan has been foisted on ns before the new board members take their seats neat month. Why? We did not break double voting to assure every com munity and water hole in Robeson County a seat on the Robeson County Board of Education. No, we fought double voting bitterly in the federal courts (and won) against the wishes of some of those presently aervtag on the board, and some of the present administrators of the system, to assure that anyone who wanted to ran for the hoard of education could do kx Let the voters decide, I |gy It's <xk. with me ff all the members of the board of sduosdon ate from Pembroke, or. God forbid, PractorvOe. Let the voters decide. Do not dilute my vote hi a legal, pstsmaBMk way and make h pretty and palatable. I can't sat H . It makes ma sick. Indians lie tne majority orntiturncy w ithin the juris Board of Education The new" plan puts as hath la the minority camp. The ser^m prevail wll aauir^J on that meant that 5 Indians will be jousting with 6 non ? Indians for control and the destiny of our children. Indians are magnanimous, no doubt about it. By breaking double voting we were rea sonably assured that Indians would control the board at education. If we accept this "new" district plan, devised mostly by Indians, we will give back what we earned in federal court-control I No one in die world wanted an Indian superintendent more than I did. I publicly called for the former superin tendent's resignation count less times. And that dream became a reality when Purnell Swett became county schools superintendent. ' Wen, rhave s new dfisam, a burning anger. Let's abandon this district plan, all of it. And return the board at education to the voters who rightfully should decide the makeup. Let the voters choose whom ever they wish, only deman ding that they live within the jurisdiction of the county board at education. We broke doable voting, giving Indians a strong voice on the board of education and we have been diluting our selves ever since. We are, most times, magnanimous for the wrong reasons. We as sumed power and, immedi ately thereafter, handed the mantel of responsibility back to those we took it momentar ily from. I call it social madness, a poor self image, an inability to handle our own affairs. As noted, die "new" plan i will assure die election of six non- Indians and maybe, five Indians. As you know, Indians hardly ever agree on anything of note. And those five are not assured by any stretch of the imagination. Bat, mostly, do not deny die right to vote to anyone. Remove all restric tions, including this bogus "district" plan. We did not break doable voting to assure Clyburn Pines A Country Club area a guaranteed seat on the board of education. Dhto for ProctocvUle, Parkton and other areas in the county. We broke double voting to give any man ai woman the right to get elected if they can convince the electorate, no thing'more. And of course, we should never dilute the vote of another. The Indians have given away Wanhattaa, most of America, and now, the Robe son County Board of Educa tion. We should not now glue taken away Bom us. repined and, now, at tbia late date in <m? hlafjLSu mluMMn KarA evamar our niiioiy, Jivcn o&cx, may be, unknowingly to thoee who took H Bom us hi the Bret place. That la, aa I aaa It, pore tsztsF""*'-* _ vT . tl4 Bob soon County mentality.. Politics. Provincialism. Back yard fcolshasm. Won't wa aver learnt The Robeson Saw'1 district plan for board mimhsm Is aa wioag as two left shoes. ?< mm f\)CC.?*ipVL f-neTAi */i*AMV HoS"* AMP MA?e MUNP. IMCI.UP** MAOIMfi EMOW6H &o?f P?MKS O* MA*"1 O-t "TMIM& "*A*V CM**** APT>??C'ATE (&? A Bl6 PTOHtK OP WF?^MIW6 tctp TfA. I rr mas M?> cap**l*tk>m amp I rr? U>|A IN CAcoRies..' ~THECA??ifU """ INT IAN VOICE P.O. Bat l?7S Pea*Mhe,NC 28372 U S PS. #978380 Published each Thursday Established 1973 SECOND CUSS POSTAGE. PAID AT PEMBROKE.NC , 28372 i ?' "" i I Subscription Rates: $ i . ? i i la State IY4*| . $9.36 *2 Years 15.60 i 1 OUT OF STATE [ I Year $12.00 ^2Ycart 16.00; AGGIE DEESE IS ' fIII . . . , ? ' ? . u PROSPECT'S 'TEACHER OF THE YEAR' t i ' ? f ;i , , Aggie D. Deese has been selected as I "Teacher the Year" by her co i. workers at i Prospect School. She was ; recently honored at a tea to mark the occasion hosted by the Teacher of the Year | Committee at Prospect School. Pandora Strickland, Chairman. Ms. Dense has la B.S. Degree from Pembroke State University and an M.S. degree from North Carolina A & T State University. She is a member of the North Carolina PersonneU and Guidance Association; the Robeson County Counselors Associ ation; the NEA; and the NCAE. Her civic contributions include serving as vice president of the Maxton Housing Authority. She attends Baker Chapel Church. Ms. Deese owns and operates Deese Realty and Insurance, along with her husband, Harold. They reside in Maxton along with their daughter, Rosalee Deese. They also have one godchild, diandi Nafcell Barton. Mm. Aggie G. 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