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JUSTICE NOT DONE IN
GREENSBORO KILLING
The Charlone Observer
said in a recent editorial that
"justice has not been done in
Greensboro killings."
Yet two trials -- one state,
one federal -- have resulted in
not guilty verdicts for klans
men and Nazis charged in the
1979 Greensboro killing of
five communists.
The acquitals handed down
Sunday means that no one has
been convicted of any crime in
spite of the fact that five
so-called communists were
shot to death in broad day
light on the streets of Greens
boro with more than 100
witnesses and 80 cameras
rolling.
The rgsult, qf cours^ is
madness, the epitome oTout
rageousness,
Still, the federal jury has
spoken, denying assertions
that 9 kiansmen and Nazis
violated the civil rights of five
communists by killing them.
The 1980 state trial - the
longest in N.C. history-and
the just concluded three mon
th federal trial upholds the
defense's contention that the
communists had fired first,
upholding the sacredness (sic)
of self defense as an Ameri
can institution.
Was anything learned? God
knows? After two million
dollars at least of tax payers'
monies expended, and the
horrors of five deaths one of
the acquital kiansmen said he
felt like he had died and gone
to heaven. Oh, and after the
exultation, he said he was
going to a klans meeting that
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night.
And, according to the evi
dence, as 1 see it, the
communists are disliked even
more than the klansmen in
these parts.
LARRY D. CHA VIS, A
FRIENDLY GUY ON THE
ROAD WITH BJ. THOMAS
Larry D. Chavis, 31, is the
drummer for B.J. Thomas,
one of the super stars of the
music business. He was in
town for a few days prior to an
April 7 concert B.J. Thomas
was sharing with Kenny Ro
gers and the Righteous Bro
thers in Reynolds Colliseum
in Raleigh.
He is the son of the late
Harvard Chavis. and his
mother still lives, near Bear
Swamp Church. And, of cour
se, he has a girl friend in
Pembroke. 1 caught him while
visiting her and went out to
see him.
I met a prince 6f a guy, a
really nice and pleasant fella.
1 found him unsullied by
hanging around with big stars
like Thomas and Rogers and
the like. He still retains his
down home ways and is
positive and upbeat. I didn't
hear him say one negative
thing about anyone. He had
nice words for the Henry
Berry Band, and all the fellas
he used to play with. He
thinks Lori Ann Locklear
"sounds nice" and is a big
fan of Willie Low cry too. He
recalled fondly playing with
Willie and the Henry Berry
Band and the Reactions.
Larry, who toured with Joe
Savage before becoming part
| of B.J. Thomas' traveling
: band loves musk. He admits
| that he was probably temper
| ed by growing up with seven
| sisters. He has been playing
} with B.J. Thomas for three
I years now and enjoys every
[ minute of it although he gets
| homesick more often than he
| used to.
I
laray D. CWvli, drummer far BJ. Thomaa, ami a ale* gay.
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Larry Chavis
...on
tour
RALEIGH, N.C.--On Sat
urday, April 7, 1984 I at
?- tended the Kenny Rogers, BJ.
Thomas and Righteous Bro
thers Concert at Reynolds
Coliseum.
The main event for the
evening one might say was
Kenny Rogers, but for Larry s
daughter Trudie Chavis, Lin
da Strickland, Sylvia Walder,
myself, Lambert Locklear and
Mickey Oxendine, the main
event was B.J. Thomas and
his band.
Mr. Thomas who played
first was accompanied by
none other than our own Larry
Chavis of Pembroke. Arriving
early we were able to see
Larry for only a few minutes.
Larry introduced us to Mr.
Thomas who is as good
looking in person as he is on
TV. B.J. was very warm and
receptive to all of us--and
made us feel very welcome
to his concert. B.J. gave
Sylvia, Larry's cousin, a kiss
on the cheeks. Go Sylvia!
Larry plays drums for Mr. i
Thomas and also does vocal '
backup as well. Larry played
splendidly Saturday night as
well as professionally.
Pembroke should be proud
that a young musician who
went from the Reactions, Joe
Savage, and Henry Berry
Band now plays professional
drums with B.J. Thomas.
Larry is now getting ready
to go on a European tour, but
will be home soon. So when
we see Larry let's give him
our support and congratu
lations. And whenever he is
playing close to home it will
be worth anyone's time and
effort to go see B.J. Thomas
in concert because the whole
band is great! And as Larry
would say: "Please support
your local musicians."
Kayron Maynor
?Published every Thursday by
The Carolina Indian Veice, Lac.
P.O. Bos 1075
Pembroke. N.C. 28372
Phone 521-282b
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AT PEMBROKE* N.C. 28372
Subscription rates:
la State: I Year $10.00
Oat of State: 1 Year $13.00
(We pay the Uses)
?Please pray for us. and we'll pray for you. We
need k'our prayers always. God bless each and
every one of you.-'Brace Barton, editor
Senior citizens (those 65 years old and above]
and prisoners may receive the Carotid a Indian
Voice free of charge simply by calling 521-2826
and requesting it.
Subscriptions are for the length of one year
only to facilitate and improve oar record
keeping.
Keeping up with
the Going-ons in
Robeson County
Dear Mr. Barton,
I am enclosing my check for
$15.00 for one year's renewal
of my subscription to your
newspaper, I Realize that your
rate for out of state subscrip
tions is $13.00 per year, but
some people may be a little
apprehensive when dealing
with the number 13. I know
you are working to get the CIV
on a sound financial basis and
don't need any obstacles in
reaching that goal, because
someone may be a little
superstitious. I would offer
the suggestion that your out
of state subscribers who may
want to stay away from the
#13, to voluntarily add a
surcharge to their yearly rate.
This surcharge could help
with the cost of your generous
offer of providing the CIV free
to senior citizens and prison
ers.
For the first time in our
histoty we have a means of
communication which is not
restricted, and we should be
supportive as long as all sides
are permitted to voice their
opinions on subjects of inter
est. My primary interest is
centered on the past history of
the Indian inhabitants of
Robeson County, and their
struggle for recognition and
the opportunity to reach out
for their goals in life. ?g
1 find the Carolina Indian
Voice quite useful even after
consuming the printed word.
In the wintertime old copies
' have been used to kindle a fire
1 in the fireplace, and in the
I
summertime it has been used
as sort of a mulching device
around my vegetable plants in
the garden. In the heat of
midsummer when I get tired
of pulling weeds from around
my plants, I cover the ground
with old CIV copies along with
some old local newspapers.
This method prevents weed
growth, provides a clean place
for produce like squash to
mature upon, and finally de
grades and helps condition
the soil. The squash seems to
produce better fruit if I mulch
them with old copies of the
Carolina Indian Voice. I can't
explain this phenomenon, ex
cept to say that both can trace
their origin to Indian influ
ence. It is also quite inter
esting to catch a pidture scene
from Robeson County in past
CIV copies while picking
garden produce. Old editions
of the Carolina Indian Voice
are also helping to build a 1.2
million dollar Metly>dist
Sanctuary, which is scheduled
to be completed in June here
in Virginia Beach. One of
many fund raising drives
include collecting and selling
old newspapers. So you see
the CIV serves in many ways,
and it must be maintained as
a viable instrument for cora
k iquniration, information, and
historical accounts relating to
' descendants of the original
inhabitants in Robeson Coun
Sincerely,
Ronald H. Lowrv
Virginia Beach, Va.
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DIAL LAMBASTS REP. ROSE
Tommie Dial, Candidate for
U.S. Congress, Seventh Con
gressionair District, released
the following statement in
response to a new Political
Action Committee proposed
by Congressman Charlie
Rose:
"Congressman Charlie
Rose takes the cakelll He has
proposed that a new PAC
(Political Action Committee)
be created and called 'Friends
of Flue-Cured Stabilization' to
raise approzimately one
million dollars (SI ,000.000) to
scatter among Congressmen
who might be sympathetic to
State Legislation. He has even
"
teamed up with two (2)
Washington, DC lobbyists
Horace D. Godfrey and for
mer S.C. Congressman now
turned lobbyist John L. Na
pier, R-SC to sell this ridicu
lous idea. And would you
believe they have enlisted the
support of Fred Bond, man.
ager of the Flue-Cured To
bacco Stabilization corpora
tion to sell this blood sucking
plan to the public and the
tobacco cooperative itself.
"It is impossibe for me to
imagine such an absurd
ideal It is also impossible for
me to understand how Charlie
Rose, with absolutely no
qualifications to fill the posi
tion, became chairman of the
agriculture committee and
has purportedly become the
advocate for and leader of the
movement to save the tobacco
program. My God, this is
worse than having Dracula in
charge of the Blood Bank!!
"Horace Godfrey is quoted
as saying 'you can't buy
votes, but giving some money
here and there does increase
your opportunity for access to
ted your side.'
''Now get this folks, tobac
co is among the few major
comnxglitics with no PAC to
represtmt farmers, although
several* cigarette companies
and |trade association, the
tobacco institute, have PACs.
"I have always thought that
we the people elected Con
gressman to the Congression
al State tq represent the
interest of the constituents of
the particular Congressional
District. Presently they are
paid in excess of $72,000 per
year and expenses and an
allowance of $250,000 annu
ally to operate offices in their
districts to serve their constit
uents. Now a combination of,
watch this, Charlie Rose,
D-NC, former Republican
Congressman John Napier
R-SC, turned iobbist; and
former U.S. Department of
Agriculture official, Horace
D. Godfrey, turned lobbyist
team up with no less than die
manager of the Flue Cured
Tobacco Co-operation Stab.
Corporation to create another
PAC Fund to be split among
the Blood Suckers!!!
"Also Rose suggests that
the plea for funds should also
be made to warehousemen
and larger growers who can
later afford the contributions,
meaning 'Raise the Pot
BoyslII I
"He has also received
$32,370 from Political Action
Committees in the last repor
ting period."
Ronald Lowry shown at
home dnitng a moment of
relaxation reading a copy of
THr Carolina Indian Voice.
ELECT
Adelaide G.
BEHAN
District Court
Judge
Robeson and Scotland Counties
Democratic Primary
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LIGHTNING AIN'T FRIGHTENING TO ME!
The killer tornado that touched down so
close to home (Pembroke) March 28, seemed
to catch a lot of folk by surprise. But not me.
I've been expecting it for some time now.
You see. I have been dodging lightning
bolts purt-near all my life. Really! It don't
matter where I'm at when a storm appears on
the horizon, lightning will sniff out fay
whereabouts and start nipping at my heels
I actually believe lightning gets a charge out
of pursuing and harrassing me.
, But still, I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm
a'scared of lightning. Oh, no! It's just that
wHfen it starts lightning, I get this strange and
strong desire to lie face-down on the floor if
I'm in a crowd, or hide in some convenient
locations (like a closet) if I'm alone. Hey! A
man's got to save face.
But, you see, I really only have the welfare
of those around me at heart when I hit the
deck or hide during a thunder storm. I think
my conscience would hassle my tongue out of
me if some innocent bystander was struck by
a fiery, blazing bolt of frightening lightning
intended for me.
I remember the first time when, as a tot, I
realized that I was destined to be forever
running a zig zag pattern throughout life,
dodging lightning bolts. I was standing at a
window, using my oft practiced macho
stance, watching a bolt of lightning as it
zeroed in on a cow in a nearby pasture. Other
folk in the room were doing the sensible
thing-they were sitting down like they had
some sense. But not me. Charged with
the vim and vigor and false courage that often
accompanies youth, I stood there in that
window trying my best to stand like Clint
Eastwood. Then, suddenly, in the twinkling
of an eye, without malice aforethought on my
part, the bolt of lightning seemed to sense my
presence. Right before striking the cow with
its fury, the bolt made an abrupt about
face. Yea! Just as pretty as you-please, that
bolt of frightening lightning turned around in
mid-strike and headed straight for me.
I watched in horror as that bolt of death and
destruction beared down on me.
Well, since the room was full of innocent
people, I done the only honorable thing. I
forgot all about Clint Eastwood. I dived for
the floor, and lay there, sprawled face down,
expecting any second to be struck on my
backside by the blazing bolt. But, remark
ably, the bolt passed over me.
Well, after that stormy incident in my life,
every time it started lightning and thun
dering. it still seemed like lightning was
hell-bent on getting me. Finally, after a
number of like incidents, it became sorta
second nature for me to hit the floor during
stormy weather before the lightning had a
chance to hit me.
But still, 1 wouldn't go as far as to say I'm
scared of lightning. Oh, no! Let's just say 1
respect lightning.
After lo these many years, I believe 1 have
solved the phenomenon of me being such an
effective lightning rod. You see, I've always
heard that one should steer clear of steers
and horses and such when its thundering and
lightning. Seems the animals become some
sort of lightning rods when their hair covering
their bodies become wet. Well, I've sorta put
two and two together and came up with five.
You see, mama always told us young'uns
when we were coming up not to wash our hair
when it was lightning and thundering. It
seems our wet hair would serve as a sort of
lightning rod and draw the lightning. Of
course, by that time I had figured things out
pretty much on my own. So she didn't have
too much trouble impressing the importance
of that fact upon me. I mean, how in the
dickens can you wash your hair when you're
sprawled face down in front of God and
mankind begging God's forgiveness for
things you might have just thought about
doing?
Well, anyway. I noticed one day that my
hair was as dry as corn shucks and as coarse
as sandpaper. In short, there ain't enough
difference in my hair and the hair covering a
horse or cow to mention. So, obviously, my
hair sort of jams the homing device on the
computer in the sky that flings frightening
lightning bolts down from the sky. Makes
sense. Huh?
So, like I said, I know it's my hair that
draws the lightning. So, whenever I'm in a
crowd when it's lightning I do the only
honorable thing to protect those around me
1 sprawl face down and kiss the floor and do
some heavy duty praying to God above. But
still, I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm
a'scared of lightning. Oh, no! I do it for my
fellow man. Oh, yea! If I'm by myself when
it's lightning, I'll hide. Being a practical man,
if it's at all possible, I'll cram all these long
legs into a closet and hide, sprawled face
down in the closet. But still, I wouldn't say I
was a'scared of lightning. I hide in case some
innocent people come visiting me unaware of
the way I attract lightning.
So, folk. If my head's shaved the next lime
you see me, don't jump to no conclusions.
Okay? 'Cause I wouldn't go as far as to say
I'm a'scared of lightning. Oh. no!
Seriously, folk. I kid about lightning. But it
is a serious subject. No doubt about it, God
controls lightning like He does everything
else in the Universe. So in the advent that
stormy weather does appear on the horizon, I
suggest you seek shelter immediately.
Afterall, the fear of God is the beginning of
wisdom.
I'll talk at 'ya some more next week.
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