Editorial and Opinion Page
Pembroke High
School CLass of 1948
holds 50th Reunion
Thcclassof 194X of Pembroke High School recently held its 50 year reunion
at its graduation place, the old Pembroke High School building Twenty-two
class members and fourteen special guests were present for this historical and
exciting event
The class relived sonic of the special moments of their secondary school
days They also held a memorial serv ice for members who have passed away
and listened toclass members recite some of their personal experiences during
the last fi fix scars The Class of 194X also made plans to hold a joint reunion
with the classes of 1944. 1945.'1946.1?>47 194*. 1949. 1959. 1951 and 1952
during the year 2000.
Daphne Jones. Helen Lowiy. Ruth Dial and Johnny Allen Locklcar hosted
the ex cm Lindy Martin is the Reunion Coordinator
Shown arc members of the class ol I94X who attended Seated left to right
Mrs Daphne (Low r>) Jones. Mrs. Maggie Lois )Brooks) Mercer. Mrs. Eula Mae
(Dial) Noriega Mrs Fayc (Maynor) O'Connor. Mrs. Louise (Ransom)
D'Antonio. Mrs Mary Elizabeth (Jones) Clincand Mrs Glndys(Hunl)Hobbs.-Standing
left to right Mrs Tresa Lee Stewart. Mr Erytie Ransom. Mr
Herbert (Sampson) Low ry. Mrs Lucy (Cummings) Lowry. Mr Johnny A
Locklcar. Mr JamesI.otherOxcndinc. Mr Joscpluis Locklcar. Mr Herbert H
Lloyd.. Mr James C Dial Mrs Lorraine (Cltas is) Scott. Mr. Robert Earl
Jacobs-and Di III "Lindy "Martin " .
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Pembroke
Kiwanis
Report
The Pembroke Kiwanis Report
"Charter Night" was observed at
the Tucsda> night meeting held at the
Jade Garden Restaurant with George
Kcnworthy presiding Members of the
Luniberton Kiwanis Club were
present They w ere thcchattcring Club
in October 19th 1961, so the Pembroke
Club is 37 years old Albert
Hunt was with the original club and
has been the treasurer these past 37
years quite a record I have done the
publicity chairman's job since 1964,
that is 34 years and over 1800 Kiwanis
Reports, been past President and received
a nice plaque for my reporting.
Not bad. huh? Over the years meetings
were held at the College, the
Charcoal Restaurant which burneddown.
the Tow n and Country Restaurant
and ChclTs Seafood Restaurant.
Wives enjoyed the fine Chinese meal
Dr.Martin Brooks was the first president
Albert Hunt spoke of the many
fine past members and events of the
State Babe Ruth Baseball Tournament
The club's pancake suppers
fund raising projects .Mitch Lowry
Kay Lowry.Furncy Lambert. EdTccts
and Ken Johnson, all spoke of past
c>cms. Dr.John Rjrn was College
Circle K advisor and has been a member
for 26 years. Luniberton Club
members also spoke of past memories.
Speakers havcbcen from all walks
or life From professors, to school
teachers and principles, topolicc. fireman,
to political parties, to church
ministers, to beauty queens, football
coaches both college and high schools
basketball coaches both high schools
and colleges, the new UNCP athletic
director. Danny Kenny, Judge Dexter
Brooks, music people The club has
helped charities, individuals. Girl and
Boy Scouts. All one has to do is get a Kiwanian
to sponsor sour bid to join* *
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Invocation - Albert Hunt; Song
Leader. Milch Lowr\; Program
George Kcnworlhv Reporter Ken
Johnson
Public Forum
for alumni & community
Thursday, Oct. 29
7 p.m.
Nadeau Lecture Room
#134 Jones PE Building
UNC Pembroke
The purpose of the forum is to
provide opportunities for interested
persons to express their perspectives
to members of the Search
Committee on characteristics
desirable in the next Chancellor of
UNC Pembroke and their vision for
the University's future. Contact Dr.
Glen Bumette, executive secretary
of the Search Committee, 24 hours
in advance to be placed on the
agenda to speak. Call (910) 5216802.
Chancellor Search Committee
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"if )?. Pembroke, NC
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I'm not a bad apple, folk I I
Ranting &
aving
(Note: A few years back, when
the body of the father of basketball
superstar Michael Jordan was
discovered in a pond not far from
McColl, a local resident wrote a
letter to the editor which
appeared in the newspaper in
Bennettsville where I work. In it,
he said some unkind things about
Indians from Robeson and surrounding
counties. It "riled" me,
so I answered him in a 'Ranting
and Raving'- weekly column that
then appeared in the newspaper
where I work. It follows In its
entirety.)
According to news reports'
McColl native Ken Allen said, "As
soon as they found his (Michael
Jordan's father's) body, everybody
knew it had to have been done by
somebody from (Robeson County) I
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in Nortn Carolina, inose people are always using uiai roau ior a
shortcut between here and the Maxton area."
"Those people. . ."?
I am a Robeson County Indian, born and raised there by a loving,
gentle and kind Indian mother. She and I are both one of "those people"
referred to by Mr. Allen.
Unfortunately, our reputation many times precedes us wherever we
go. And, apparently, many times where we don't go too! The tone of
Mr. Allen's remarks insults me. I didn't kill James Jordan. Neither
did my mother, or any other of my family and friends.
Yet, all of us ~ the good, the bad and the ugly too, seem to be
lumped together under one bad banner in the eyes of seemingly prejudiced
folk like Mr. Allen.
It's stereotyping, folk, when I'm pre-judged because of the actions
and behavior of some of my ancestors, or a handful of bad apples
among my people. That's wrong. Judge me on my own merits, please.
If Demery, the Indian implicated in Jordan's death, is convicted, must
I help him pull his time simply because I am an Indian too? Well, from
the nasty tone of Mr. Allen's'offensive remarks, he, and others like
him sufferring from the same warped mind set, must think so.
That's about as bad as a lady (and I use the word loosely) I heard
talking to another lady after James Jordan's body was discovered and
a Robeson County Indian was implicated in his death. "They
(Robeson County Indians) are worse than niggers," she hissed.
"They're nothintg but half-niggers anyhow."
I'm used to such blatant prejudice and discrimination. I don't get
mad anymore. Instead, I subscribe to the sentiments my grandpappy
once expressed: "Son, when you find a man a fool, leave him a fool.
Grandpappy didn't elaborate, but I suspect that applies to women too.
If so, I dare say that lady is still a fool today ? not a "half" fool, but
a 100% one.
But I'm not so dumb as she to believe that simply because she
might be a fool, all white folk are. It has been my experience that
fools are not necessarily color coded. .
I refuse to apologize for my people. If there's any apologizing to
be done, perhaps others should be doing it to us.
The Bible says we are conceived in sin and shaped in iniquity.
Iniquity means wickedness and the Bible used it in that context. But
iniquity also means gross injustice. In that sense of the word, Indians
of Robeson and surrounding counties have certainly been shaped in
iniquity. Subjected to gross injustice from our conception, my ancestors
had to fight to survive, earning the reputation of responding
aggressively to the least slight, insult or injury, whether real or imagined.
This character trait, that many white folk consider a flaw, has
enabled us to withstand the terrible and unmerciful onslaught of the
white man and his subsequent insatiable appetite for the lands once
belonging to the Indians, being granted them by the King of all Kings,
God, long before white folk introduced land deeds, titles and such that
made it appear legal for them to take our lands.
Our turbulent history taught us we must fight for our very?exisjxpnce.
Or suffer the same fate that befell the vast majority of the rest
of the Indian race, which is almost total annihilation.
There are some 50,000 Indians from Robeson and surrounding
counties. I oftentimes wonder if partxjf our bad rep has anything to
with the fact we are a glaring example to white folk of the ones that
got away. |
My ancestors were survivors. And so are we. Instead of being run
over and squashed by the cruel and unmerciful white machine that
mowed down so many Indians all of us almost became as extinct as
the buffalo, my ancestors were intelligent enough to conform and
adopt some of the ways of the dominant white race. In fact, long
before the advent of the Civil War, my ancestors were living in wooden
houses and farming for a living while other Indians were still living
in tee pees and fishing and huntine for a living.
It's small wonder we have had to fight for our Indian identity and
heritage, and everything else we have accomplished, for hundreds of
years. We were caught up in a no-win situation: adhere strictly to our
Indian ways and traditions and be annihilated like the rest of our fellow
Indians; or conform to some of the ways of the entrenching white
folk and be ostracized for being different.
Well, folk, I'm here to tell you that being different is a heck of a
lot better than being dead.
And I don't need to be officially or legally recognized by my
neighbors, the state, or federal government to know, and feel confident
knowing, that I am an Indian. I am. If others, including the federal
government which once again recently failed to pass legislation
giving us full federal recognition, are too blinded by prejudice or
other considerations such as monetary ones, to see it, that doesn't
mean I'm not an Indian. It means my detractors are blind.
I am extremely proud of being an Indian from Robeson and sur-i
rounding counties. And I resent folk trying to throw all of us into one;
basket that is labeled "bad apples." There's good and bad apples in * I
all races, Mr. Allen. ,
In fact, if some of you haughty folk would stop chunkin stones ati
my apple tree long enough to look around you, you might discover,
that there are bad apples on your side of the fence too.
Indeed, Mr. Allen, you might discover you are one of them. 1
We'll talk again folk. |
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Garry Lewis Barton
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Governor and Mrs. Hunt honot
outstanding volunteers in
southeastern North Carolina
Hamlet - Governor and Mrs. Hum
presented the annual Governor's
Awards for Outstanding Volunteers
Service for the Southeast region on
October 12 A total of 173 awards
were given to individuals, groups and
businesses at the Sierra Christian
Center.
"I am proud to honor each of you
for your dedication and commitment
to helping others." said Hunt "North
Carolina has a long-standing tradition
of Yoluntcrism and 1 thank you
for keeping the Tar Heel volunteer
spirit alive Through your wbrk you
arc creating a brighter future for our
children."
Linda Povlich. Director of the
Governor's Office of Citizen and
Community Services, was Master of
Ceremonies. Joseph Grimslcv. president
of Richmond Community College.
welcomed award recipients and
their guests to Richmond County.
The invocation was provided by Rev
Dwighl Williams. Minister of First
Presbyterian Church in Rockingham
Entertainment was provided by the
Richmond Senior High Chorus Show
Choir, under the direction of Debbie
Price This group of 28 gifted young
people pcrformcaan "American Medley"
and "Battle Hymn of the Republic
" Jcaninc Wall, Richmond County
contact, assisted Governor and Mrs.
Hu nt in the presentation of the awards
The Governor's Awards for Outstanding
Volunteer Service were first
awarded in 1979) by Governor Hunt,
and 1998 marks the 20th consecutive
year that cili/cni have been honored
for giving exemplary service to their
communities on/a volunteer basis
Hunt has proclaimed 1998 as the
Year of the Volunteer and has challenged
county leaders to lead the effort
to help match 40.000 mentors
with at-risk children by Year 2000.
Since January, more than 20counties
have answered the Governor's call by
hosting thcir own volunteer summits
to identify community needs and develop
plans to meet those needs, and
nearly 40 more local summits arc
planned