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"We cannot know where
we are going if we do not
know where we have been."
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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""*'-*
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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.
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PROSPECT'S 'TEACHER OF THE YEAR'
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, Aggie D. Deese has been selected as
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; recently honored at a tea to mark the
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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
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She is a member of the North Carolina
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Her civic contributions include serving
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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.
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