Despite the fact that I'm a sports fan in addition to being an educator,
. I can't help but have strong feelings about the turn that has taken place in
recent years in regard to the National Basketball Association draft. I'm
talking, of course, about the fact that professional teams are not only not
waiting for athletes to graduate from college before drafting them, they
are now taking them right out of high school if the athletes choose to
forego their education. Witness the fact that three out of the first four
players drafted last month were fresh out of high school. Granted these
were young men who were outstanding high school athletes or they certainly
would not have been considered. They were also tall- something
which college and professional coaches covet- and fast and versatile. At
18 or 19, though, are they mature enough not only to compete against
grown men on the court but also to understand how their lives might be
affected if a professional career doesn't work out.
Granted all of these boys will be receiving more money then they have
ever seen before. How long that money will remain in their possession,
though, depends to a great extent on their maturity and the advice of
agents or business mangers who have a vested interest in their career
and their money and, also their family who may not have the expertise to
deal with such large sums. Unlike an education, that money- regardless
how much it may be- will eventually be gone Unless they're successful
on the court. Hopefully, for their sakes, they will be. There are not too
many Kobe Bryants around but, conceivably, they could tum out to be
outstanding players. We hope that will be the case for the latest selected.
1 can't help but be concerned at the way things are developing where
the draft is concerned. There was a time when a college athlete could not
be drafted until his graduating class had graduated. Then came the hardship
consideration where it was ruled that, if a potential star's family
was in financial straits, the graduation rule could be waived. Then "hardship"
became a thing of the past. Thus any athlete who decided he had
gotten enough out of the college which had recruited him and taken care
of his education could just say "good-by" to education and opt for the
money of the pros. Some, by the example of the players taken in last
month's draft, had only spent one year in college. It was only one short
step, then, to going to the pros right out of high school. The question,
now, is will it really be necessary to wait until they get out of high school.
Maybe a big young man who is only a high school junior appears to have
the necessary physical attributes that the pros want catches their eye. Do
they go after him if he indicates an interest in leaving school and going
pro?
I realize that is an extreme statement but the way things have been
going, it is possible that it's at least within the realm of possibility? There
apparently is no answer to what I, as an educator, have to consider an
unfortunate situation. Money apparently drives the process and, so long
as it does, there will be teams that will go after these young men who, in
tum, will seek the money out. I can only hope that, somewhere along the
way, the importance of education is not lost. That is, of course, up to the
athlete. The pros will not draft him unless he decides he wants to be and
turns his back on education. That could be an unfortunate decision.
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Pediatric Pointers
by Dr. Joey Bell, Pembroke Pediatrics
Summer time is here again, and you may have noticed insect bites
popping up on your children. This is a common problem this time of
year and a good time to remipd parents about the importance of protecting
their children from all kinds of bites. While most insect bites are
harmless and will eventually resolve, they can make children very uncomfortable.
Children are also more susceptible to complications of bites,
such as infection, scarring, or allergic reactions.
The best way to avoid the problems of insect bites is by preventing
bites from occurring in the first place. Insect repellants are very effective,
but may bp harmful especially to young children if not used prop m;
erly. There are manybrands of repellants to choose from, but most prod"
nets; such as OFF, contain a chemical known as DEET. While DEET is
still considered to be most effefctive, it can also be toxic. Try to use
brands with a concentration of 10% or less. In addition, use only a thin
layer, limit the number of times you reapply it, and use on the clothing
whenever possible. Don't put repellant on a child's hands, eyes or mouth.
Wash it off when no longer needed, like at the end of the day.
Another option for repellant is citronella, which is a natural product
found in products such as Skin So Soft. It is not as strong as DEET, but
it is less toxic. If ticks are a problem, a substance called permethrin is the
best defense. Use this only on the clothing, not directly on the skin. The
best over all protection is permethrin on the clothes plus DEET or citronella
on the skin. Remember that insect repellants are poisonous if
eaten, so keep them out of reach of children. Taking the time to apply
repellant and use them safely helps make the summer more comfortable
for all of us. Take care and we'll talk again next week!
How to Save You Marriage
Today many mamage partners are
caught in a desperate struggle to save
their marriage. So many arc confused,
not knowing why or how their hopes
have been so bitterly blasted. Divorce
has assumed tremendous proportions.
What is the answer to the marital
dilemma that we face today?
God has a solution. He made us
and knows all about us. He ordained
mamage. He performed the first wedding.
You may have tried everything
else, why not give God a chance? In
this lesson o Search for Truth you
will learn what really works as Elder
Joseph Bullard shares God's simple
rules. Follow them and save your
home.
/. Establish your own private
home. Genesis 2:24: "Therefore shall
a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife: and
they shall be one flesh,"
2. Continue your courtship. I Peter
4:8: "And above all things have
fervent charity among yourselves: for
charity shall cover the multitude of
sins."
J. Remember: God joined you together
in Marriage. Matthe>v 19:5-6:
" What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder"
4. Guard your thoughts-do not let
your senses trap you. Philippians
4:8: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report:
if thee be any virtue, and if there be
any praise, think on these things."
5. Never retirefor the night angry
with one another. Ephesians 4:26,
32: "Be ye angry, and sin not. let not
the sun go down upon your wrath... And
be ye kind one to another, tenderheatl^cTTiui^iving
one another, even
as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven
you "
6. Agree that divorce is not the
answer. Matthew 19:9: "And I say
unto you, whosoever shall put away
his wife, except it be for fornication,
and shall marry another, committed!
adultery; and whoso marrieth her which
is put away doth commit adultery."
7. Keep the family circle closed
tightly. Proverbs 6:2-1-29: "To keep
thee from the evil woman, from the
flattery of the tongue of a strange
woman. Lust not after her beauty in
thine heart; neither let "her take thee
with her eyelids For my means of a
whorish woman a man is brought to a
piece of bread; and the adulteress will
hunt for the precious life. Can a man
take fire in his bosom, and his clothes
not be burned? Can one go upon hot
coals, and his feet not be burned? So he
that gocth in to his neighbor's wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall not be
innocent."
8. God describes love- make it you
r daily goal to measure up. I Corinthians
13:4-7: "Charity suffereth long,
and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh
not her own, is not easily provoked,
thinkcth no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity;
but rejoiceth' in the truth; beareth
all things, bclieveth all things, hopeth
all things, endureth all things :
9. Remember that criticism and
nagging destroy love. Colossians 3:19:
"Husbands, love your wives and be not
bitter against them."
10. Do not overdo in anything- be
temperate. I Corinthians 9:25: "And
every man that striveth for the mastery
is temperate in all things Now they do
it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we
an incorruptible."
11. Respect each other's personal
rights and privacies. Same verse as UH.
12. Be clean, modest, orderly, and
dutiful Proverbs 31:13, IS, 17: "She
seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh
willingly with her hands. She riscth
also while it is yet night, and givcth
meat to her household, and a portion to
her maidens. She lookcth well to the
ways of her household, and eatcth not
the bread of idleness."
13. Determine to speak softly and
kindly. Proverbs 15:1: "A soft answer
tumcth away wrath; but grievous words
stir up anger"
/ /. lie reasonable in money matters.
II Corinthians 9:7: "...For God
lovelh a cheerful giver."
15. Talk things over and counsel
together freely.
16. Keep Christ in the center of
your home. Psalm 127:1; Proverbs
3:6: "Lxcept the LORD build the
house, they labor in vain that build it:
except the LORD keep the city, the
f watchman waketh but in vain." "In
all thy ways acknowledge him. and
. he shall direct thy path "
17. Pray together.
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American Petroleum Institute,
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the United States should last
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rates of production. Technological
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years and could double the lifespan
of our existing fossil fuels. Tb learn
more about energy issues, visit
www.oil360.org, a comprehensive
site hosted by Sarkeys Energy
Center, the University of
Oklahoma.
By practicing early detection,
men can increase their chances of
finding testicular cancer in its
earliest, most treatable stages.
Once a month all men should perform
a simple testicular selfexamination
(TSE) to discover
any physical changes or abnormalities
early. For information on
how to perform a TSE and on testicular
cancer, visit www.pre
ventcancer.org.
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Justice Denied in
State V. Eddie Hatcher
On March 7, 2001 the Clerk of the Robeson County Superior Court under the order
of Superior Court Judge Jerry Cash Martin, mailed summons for 500 residents of
Robeson County, These individuals were ordered by the court to appear on April 9,
2001 for jury service in the State of NC v. Eddie Hatcher. On April 9, 2001 only 206
of the 500 individuals who had been summoned appeared.
On April 9, 2001 approximately 69 of the 206 who appeared were excused by Judge
Martin due to medical and/or job related problems. This left a total of 137 potential
jurors from which to seat a jury to hear this capital murder case. Of the 137 potential
jurors remaining, 88 were removed for cause by Judge Martin. The following is a
breakdown of those removed for cause and the reasons used.
33 NATIVE AMERICAN
Earl Oxendine-against the death penalty; Thurman Locklear; could not give Eddie
Hatcher the death penalty; Furman Locklear- Could not give Eddie Hatcher the death
penalty; Jimmy Blue-against the death penalty; Lacy Graham-against the death
penalty; Vietta Chavis- could not give Eddie Hatcher the death penalty; Freddie
Hammonds-would always vote for the death penalty; Mike Jacobs-could not be fair
because had family at the Robesonian; Pamela Odom-could not be fair and impartial;
Donna Jacobs Chavis-could not be fair and impartial; Donna Hunt- could not be fair
and impartial; Vickie Hunt-could not be fair and impartial; Sam Oxendine-could not
be fair and impartial; Brandon Rodriquez-could not be fair and impartial; Pamela
Oxendine-could not be fair and impartial; John Marshall- could not be fair and
impartial; Myrna Britt-could not be fair and impartial; Harold Locklear-would always
voted for the death penalty; Donald Jones- would always vote for the death penalty;
Rachel Harrigan- could not vote for the death penalty' Billy Brooks- could not vote for
the death penalty; Richard Harding- could not be fair and impartial; Melvin Locklearcould
not be fair and impartial; Erian Barton- could not be fair and impartial; Earl
Barton- would always believe law enforcement; Brenda Locklear- could not be fair
and impartial; Roy Jergenson- could not be fair and impartial; Margie Jones- could
not vote for the death penalty; Michilene Lowry-job hardship; Donald Locklear-could
not vote for the death penalty; Lawrence Seals- could not be fair and impartial;
Darlene Chavis Munford- could not vote for the death penalty; Quindell Locklearmedical
hardship.
23 AFRICAN AMERICANS REMOVED FOR CAUSE
Ervin Gilchrist- could not vote for death penalty; Kimberly Harold- cold not v$te for
death penalty; Wanda Richardson- would always vote for death; Willie Lowe- had
formed an opinion and could not be fair; Natasha Sinclair- could not be fair and
impartial; Wayne Black- could not vote for death; Robert Mclnnis- medical hardship;
Otta Jones- would always vote for death; Jimmy Ervin- could not vote for death;
Christine Elliot- could not vote for death; Lavon McNeil- could not vote for death;
Collins Rowdy- violated judge's order not to read press reports; Alice Gaddy- could
not vote for death; Kenneth Foxworth-could not vote for death; early Brown-could not
vote for death; Levander Jones- could not vote for death; Keith Pittman- could not
vote for death; Lucille Adams-could not be fair and impartial; Ernest Maynor Jr.-job
hardship; Roy Striblin- could not be fair and impartial; Debra McNeil- could not vote
for death; John McColl- could not vote for death.
32 WHITES REMOVED FROM JURY PANEL FOR CAUSE
Clare McMilian- could not vote for death; Frank Hardin- could not vote death; Cory
Callahan-would automatically vote death; Michael Russell-would automatically vote
for death; Barbara Johnson- would always vote for death; John Powers- would
always vote death; George Parker- could not be fair because of the Robesonian
takeover; David Hedgepeth- could not be fair and impartial; Sandra Fowler- could not
be fair and impartial; Noreen Brady- could not be fair and impartial; Mark Lovin- could
not be fair and impartial; James West- would not be fair; Kimberly Ledema- could
not be fair and impartial; Jason Britt- already formed an opinion; Debra Parker- could
not be fair and impartial, Teresa Vetch- medical hardship; James Menderhallalready
formed an opinion; Mary Hendricks-Could not be fair and impartial; Ralpty
Horn- could not be fair and impartial; Ronald Jackson- would always vote for death;
Joseph Ivey- always vote for death; Danny McLean- could not be fair and impartial;
Jean Bateman- would always vote for death; John Byrd- could not vote for death;
Virginia Lane- would always vote for death; William Ralph Sessoms- would always
believe law enforcement; Ethel Carr- already formed ah opinion of guilty; Phyllis
Gray- would always vote for death; Nancy Tyner- would always vote for death; Angus
Cothingham- already formed an opinion; Gina Jackson- already formed an opinion.
The following individuals were removed from the jury panel by peremptory
challenge by the prosecution and defense:
Carol Moore Lloyd, NA; Lou Ann Brewington, NA; Gail Pate Vega, NA; Ellis Artis-W;
Debra McNeal, W; John McColl- B; Louise McCokrell, B; Lina Locklear, NA; Angela
Oxendine, NA; Roberta Chavis, NA; Margaret Butler, NA; Debra Deluatch, B;
Porhaler Lewis, B; Betty Chavis, NA; Janet Downing, W; Sharon Nichols, W; Marilyn
Hammonds, NA; Marie Locklear, NA; Roy May, W; Nickie Bullard, NA; John
Armstrong, W; James Hunt, NA, Gene Watson, W; Winford McGirt, NA; Debra
Lowry, NA; Stewart Locklear, NA; Gregory Killens, B; Terry Turner-W; Sammy
Stevens, W; Ernest Maynor, B.
On April 23, 2001 Judge Jerry Cash Martin issued otders to show cause against the
more than 250 residents who were summoned yet failed to appear. Not only did
Sheriff Glenn Maynor intentionally fail to serve the original summons by the court to
appear on April 9,2001, he willfully and intentionally failed to serve the order to show
cause issued on April 23, 2001. Only four of the 290 individuals ever appeared to
answer to the orders to show cause issued April 23, 2001.
Through what we believe to be a concerted effort by the District Attorney Johnson
Britt, Clerk of Court JoAnn Locklear and Sheriff Glenn Maynor, the Jury in North
Carolina v Eddie Hatcher was fixed and established. After a three week trial,
including the testimony of almost 40 witnesses and more than 120 exhibits, it took
only three hours for the white and black communities of Robeson County, with the aid
of one Native American to convict Eddie Hatcher and sentence him to life without
parole. According to two jurors, almost the entire deliberations were discussions
concerning the takeover of the Robesonian. These are the twelve:
Juror #1- Karthayta Cooper- B
802 E 11th Street
I Lumberton, NC 28358
Juror #2 Dorothy West-W
Rt. 5 Box 320 A
Lumberton, NC 28358
Juror #3 Ronnie Sutton-B
123 Spearman St
Lumberton, N 28358
Juror #4 Samuel Owens-W
PO Box 591
St. Pauls, NC 28384
. Juror #5 Peggy Locklear Jacobs-NA
3968 Saddletree Road
Lumberton, NC 28360
Juror #6 Hillary Hodge- W
3 Velcord Drive
Lumberton, NC 28358
Juror #7 Yolanda Bamwell-B
803 Palm Court
Lumberton, NC 28358
Juror #8 Jason Williams-W
1263 McMillian Siding Road
Parkton, NC 28371
Juror #9 Lysander Smith-B
308 W. Elm St
Rowland, N 28383
Juror #10 Kathleen Tyner-W
1022 Pine Log Road
Lumberton, NC 28358
Juror #11 Stacy McLean-B
2675 E 7th St #5
Lumberton, NC 28358
Juror #12 Darryl Wade Allen-W
145 McKinnon Rollin Road
Lumberton, NC 28358
The Truth Will Come Out!!
Paid for by : the Eddie Hatcher Defense Committee, P.O. Box 2702- ...Pembroke, NC 28372
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