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Paiie 6. The Cjirolina Indian Voice PEMBROKE” NEWS UP FROM DUST AND DARKNESS The Rev. Ronnie Scott o| l.unibcrlon was the guest sjteaker Sunday at the Pent- bn-ke Church of (Joel. Mr- Aim Gar liotiored Friday evening with a parly for her birthday given by lier parents, the Rev, and Mrs. C. C. Allen, Sr., and held at ilieir home on Barker Street. Attending were Mrs. Henry F. Smith, and daughter. Leslie Smith, Mrs, Tony Junes and daughter, Kimberly Rene, Ms, Hilda Faye Hunt and son, Ronnie. The honoree received several nice gifts. Mr. Lv-eklear of the McColl, SC area and Mrs. Sally Locklear of Laurinburg. Misty Dawn is the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Locklear. Mrs. Beulah Lowry has returned to her home in the McColl, SC area after a stay in the Marlboro General Hospital -■f Bennettsviile. SC. Mrs. ■ has relatives in Robeson By Lew Barton- 3rd Century Artist lear » . and Mrs. Lowell Lock- of McColl, SC announce the birth of a daughter. Virginia Rosa, who weighed eight pounds and six ounces when born Firday. Nov. 5, at Scotland Memorial Hospital of Laurinburg. Mr. and Mrs.. Locklear also have another daughter, Alice Joy. three years old. Virginia Rosa is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Baker Cummings of the Prospect Comnninify, The pa ternal grandparents arc Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Locklear of the McColl, SC area. Mr. and Mrs, Braev Cum mings were visited for a week by their son. Mr. and Mrs. Bracy A. Cummings and chil dren. Deaudra. Derrick A,, and Bracy 111 of Decatur, Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jow- ers and sons. Chad and Marco. 'f Winston-Salem were dinner guests Sunday in the home iT Mrs. .lowers’ parents, Mr, and Mrs, Bracy Cummings. service was held light at the Pem- cii of G(id. Feaiiir- were the Mills Trio las sung broke Chu od singers •f Hollistc Mr. Neill Fr; He acc-mpanied himself on the guitar. Also singing were the ladies chorus, and the young people's chorus and the Glory R->ad Quarter of the hostess church. The Rev. Jack Hunt is the pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lock- tear anns-uwee \V\e btnVx a daughter, Misfv Dawn, born Tliursdav, November the 4th, at Sc4/and Memorial Hospital ■ f Laurinburg. The grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Col Little Miss Leslie Smith, daughter of Mrs, Henry F. Sniith was in the first part of the week due to illness. Mrs. Lela Locklear was accompanied by her neice Mrs. Mary L. Harding to Aberdeen Sunday where they visited with Mrs. Locklear’s sister and Mrs. Harding’s mother, Mrs. Ruby L. Brown. Mrs, Brown has had the cast removed from her leg and is now recuperating at her home, but will have to use her wheelchair for a while longer. A singing-was held Sunday at the Harper’s Ferry Baptist Church. Singing groups atten ding were The Pembroke Women’s Chorus and the Men’s Chorus, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Hubert Oxendine. the Little People of Bear Swamp Baptist Church, accompanied on the piano by their great aunt, Mrs. Bessie Williamson, the Sampson Brothers from Thompson Bap tist Church, and the Caravells Trio composed of Mrs. Lucy Jane Oxendine. Mrs. Bessie Williams and Mrs. George- amia Davis, accompanied on the guitar by their brother, Mr. Kermit Chavis, and the hostess church choir. Dinner guests Saturday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bazie Hardin were their sons, Mr, and Mrs. Elwood Hardin, and Mr, J. Benford Hardin, and a friend of Chapel Hill, Mr. Keith Kuhne. Joining the men Saturday morning in a rabbit hunt was Mr. Doug Grant of Rockingham. ■flic Western Harvest Day Festival fur the Church of God H-mc for Children was held Thursdav. Nov. Iblh at the orphanage Gy tuna sin in "f Kami,i|),.Ms. NC and the Eas tern Harvest Dav was held Saiiirdav. Nov. 20th at the Eastern Camp Ground at Kcniy. NC. There are 47 ehildren in Hie home. Twenty- seven children are in grades ■ .me ilirough eight, seventeen teenagers are in high school and there are thr^ee .students attending Lee College. As this is the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, please dri ve carefully, the life you save may be your own. We from The Carolina Indian Voice wish you all a very happy holiday weekend and please remember the sick and shut- ins in your prayers. BIBLE THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Psalm 100:4-5 "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise, be thankful unto him and bless his name, for the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth to all generations." CONSUMER GUIDELINES Mr ; ho and Mrs. Douglas Hunt red Sunday held a lOg with a hui warming t their new home in the Bear Swamp Church area. Approximately 45 guests at tended fn-m Lumberton, Row- and Pembroke. Mall Order Safer According to recently-en acted Federal Trade Com mission rulings, mail or der sellers must notify you of any delay— if your mer chandise cannot be shipped within the time stated when you ordered it. If no time was stated, delivery must occur within 30 days of your order. Also, the setigr must supply you with the option to cancel your order and a cost-free means of doing so (a postage-paid card, for ex ample). If you don't respond to this notice, it's assumed you agree to a 30-day delay. ■file lure of the Lumbee River Valley for displaced persons and even groups of displ.ii'ed persons from 1650 imlil fairly recent years, if not the present, is clearly evident. Because of its remoteness Irom the coast proper, where all European- Americans set tled first, and continued to settle for well over a century and a half, excluding Sir. Walter Raleigh’s colonists of the 1580s, and also because of its unique geographical seclu sion. this hideaway 'iHIcv becanie a refuge and a haven, both for people who just wanted to be away from other people and also for those who had to be away from other people. An old Colonial Record (dated in 1754; describes the strange valley-island' as an area completely sur rounded by great .swamps. And so it remained for many years after the approach of the white man, who eventually saw to it that if was completely ditched and drained, turning it into p mass of rich bottom soil excelled in richness and fertil ity only by the soil of the Nile River Valley. But this original geographi cal distinction, along with the incredible denseness of the wilderness surrounding the area, for centuries made the Lumbee River Valley inac cessible to anyone other than Indians or those who were Indian-trained in the ways of the wilderness. Because of the Tuscarora Indians, originally of Southeastern North Caro lina but now of Niagra Falls. New York, No inland white settlements could be made until after their disasterous defeat in the Tuscarora War of 1711-13. They stood as an impassible barrier to all except the colonists now mingled with the Hatteras Indians, and even treiati'-nships; between these two groups eventually went from bad to terrible. During the Tuscarora War. a splinter group of Tuscarora led by Tom Blunt broke away from the Tuscarora proper, joining' forces with the colon ists under Col. Barnwell to finally defeat them. It was with this group that the Lumbee. Indians also fought, and na turally the Tuscarora proper receive Ihc Blunt l uscaroras back into the fold with ,pen arms after their defeat and their removal to Niagra Fails, New York. And su they, too, settled in the Lumbee River valley- Also fighting on the side of the North Carolina colonists during the Tuscarora War were Cherokees. a handful of whom settled permanently in the Lumbee River Valley. A number of Mattamuskeets were captured from the Tus carora camp and made prison ers of war. According to the Indian usage of the times, they were brought back to the Robeson area and eventually absorbed by the Lumbee Indi ans. Beginning his investiga tion of Lumbee Indian history in 1864. Hamilton McMillan interviewed Hatteras. Chero kee. Mattamuskett and Tusca rora families, i.e., families having traditions of connec tions with these groups. Con sidering ail the time the Lumbee River Valley was a world apart, so to speak, it should be surprising to no one that many of the Indian customs were "lost.” However^ in Robeson Coun ty today, there are still Indian words. Indian relics, Indian ways and Indian thoughts. And what is even more important than anything else is that (here are still Indian people. Indian people with Indian hearts anci Indian pri de. As for our Lumbee forebears they had been the target of bitter, two-way prejudice since their departure from "Roa noke (Island) in Virginia.” This refers to the part of Virginia that was later cut off to form North and South Carolina, etc. Scorned by other Carolina Indans because of our absorbtion of the pre- James town English colonists, and by later colonists because of our Indian blood, we were virtually driven to retreat farther and farther inland, although some of us remained permanently in what is now Sampson, a county named for John Samp son, one of the eat'y English Colonists. (Cotntiy of 1587). But when we reached the Lumbee River Valley, ‘‘on the head of the Little Pee Dee" River, as the 1754 Colonial >a-&pg-oq-oooooo3QQaoaBi| i ord locates i retreat no further. The rea.son was simple. The Scotch took up positions on one side of us and French Protestants (Huguenots) took up positions on the opposite side (i.e., the South Carolina side.) And so our days of nomad ism were ended at last. We stayed put simply because we were virtually compelled to do so. About 1730, the lines of settlers surrounding us began to tighten. By 1754, the settlers started complaining that we held our lands without title and without paying quit rents to the English govern ment. McMillan, Weeks. Olds and McLean, alt scholarly men of undoubted historical know ledge and ability, agree that the Indians held their lands in common, and that such things as titles and grants were unknown to them ‘‘until the approach of the white man.” As late as 1913, Gov. Angus Wilton McLean, the only state Governor ever produced by Robeson, said that the Indians still held their original lands, by right of possession , such rights of possession having ripened into perfect legal title. Down through the years there have been various mum blings and grumblings about this. While many another group of American Indians was either wiped out or driven into small reservations or little land value, the Lumbee people still dung stubbornly to their ancestral lands, although fair means and foul were employed to wrest their lands away from them. Some of it was tost, it is true; but for the most part, Lumbee Indians still remain in possession of their ancestral home land. This land posses sion has even survived the lein system of leaner days and harder times, I can find no written eviden ce to support the claim, but it has been said that the word Lumbee is an Indian word of unknown origin for “hide away." One thing in that connection is certain, how ever. The Lumbee River Valley for many, down through the years, has certainly been a Hideway Valley.” I T T t y y y y y y ❖ t y y y y y i i y y ♦a And even the river was ^♦4 hideaway in the old days, t meandering for 44 miles inside J of Robeson County proper. Y Only the Meander River of ♦» Turkey is crookeder. The old Lumbee almost meets inself J coming back in places. And as I said in recording ‘‘Lumbee River Legend,’’, it still has Many secrets buried in its dark, mysterious bosom. NOW IS THE TIME! TO TREAT YOURSELF TO NAPA Quality" And “Good Old Fashioned SERVICE” Go with the pros ‘ Watch us on Notional TV“* 521-2800 WHOLESALE AUTO PARTS Of Pembroke, N.C. (Union Chapel Road) Customer Comes First! I Where the Pembroke ■ TO BE CONTINUED ■ r y y y y y y t y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y 9 V —TIRE SERVICE Union Chapel Rood-Phone 521-2183 •Teleford McGirt, Mechanic & Alignment Specialist with 15 years experience! 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Nationwide is on your side. WILLIE VON t.OWKY .TrtI Siroci S2l-43f« Pembroke, N.C. I'l NATIONWIDE INSURANCE Miilunl iiisur.rtnro Conip.iny Fairgrove Senior Presides Twelve students from Fair- grove School Library Club attended the 1976 Fall South- eastern District Meeting of the North Carolina High School Library Association (NCHSLA) at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville on November 18. Micheal Sampson, a senior at Fairgrove School and Presi dent of the School Library Club, presided over the 1976 Fall District Meeting as Sou theastern District President. Delegates were welcomed to the District Meeting by Teresa Hearnandez, President of the E.E. Smith High School Libr ary Club and Greetings were given by Principal J. R. Griffin, Jr. After officer’s reports, 1976-1977 elections were held. New officers for the coming year; Dee Bundy, South Veiw High School, Pre sident; Paul Webb, Pine For rest High School, Vice-Presi- dent;Sybil Dial, Southview Hi gh School, Secretary; Sam Rose, Pine Forrest High Scho ol, Treasurer; and Cindy Way ne, Hallsbore High School, Reporter. Ms. Frances Solo mon of Southview High School is the District Advisor for the NCHSLA. Also attending from Robe son County were delegates from Magnolia School, Pem broke Junior High and Pem broke Senior High School, Other school affiliated with NCHSLA include Orrum High School Library Club and Park- ton High School Library Club. Attending from Fairgrove School were Ms. Ruth D. Woods, Advisor, Ms. Vivian C. Oxendine, Assistant Media Aide, and Gary Kearns, Media Aide, and members of the library club: Micheal Samp son, Cynthia Hill, Gearldine Maiden, Stacy Lewis, Ronnie Hunt, Edith Hunt. Easter Oxendine, Mable Jones, and Shawanda Oxendine. New Poultry Queen Miss Christa Gay Blanton, a University of North Carolina co-ed and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Blanton of Kenansville, North Carolina, is the new 1977 Poultry Queen. Miss Blanton w.iil represent, from time to time, the North Carolina Poultry Federation and the North Carolina poultry industry in city and country parades, fairs, exibits, page ants. and poultry related func tions all over the state. The lovely Miss Blanton is nine teen years old and has brown hair and green eyes. She is an accomplished pianist and is majoring in Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The North Carolina Poultry Federation has awarded the new poultry queen a scholor- ship and will further assist her during the year with her schedule as she represents the state’s largest food industry and the state’s second largest agricultural commodity with regards to the farm income. North Carolina ranks fourth among the states in the production of poultry and I poultry products. The state ranks third in the production of turkeys, fourth in the produc tion of broilers and fifth in the production of commercial eggs Thursday, November 25, 1976 Career Guidance Week at Prospect High School National Career Guidance Week is set aside each year to inform the students of differ ent Career choices. The theme this year was “Experience the Future’’ emphasizes that ma ny of the decisions which affect our Careers tomorrow are made today. Grades 8-12 were assembl ed to hear speakers in various Careers. On Monday Mr. James A. Jones, Principal gave the welcome, the Key note address was given by Mr. Edsidon Me Koy, Director of pupil personel (Robeson Coun ty Board of Education). Rep resenting the law profession was Mr. Arnold Locklear, attorney at law (Locklear, Bullard and Brooks, Pembroke NC); Mr. Howard Brooks, pharmist, (Pembroke Drug Center, Pembroke); Mr. Laur- in McCall, mechanics (Robe son Technical Institute): Ms. Barbara Hammond and Ms. Mary Bateman, Cosmetology (Robeson Technical Institute): Mrs. Marie Malloy represen ting the Nursing Department of Robeson Technical Institute and Mrs. Eleanor Field.s, chief medical technologist (South eastern General Hospital, Lum berton, NC). Wednesday was Military Day. Opening remarks were given by Mr. William C. Chavis, assistant principal. Recruiters from the various military fields were; Air Force, Sgt. Painter: Army, Sgt. Ow ens; Marines, Sgt. Bennet; Navy, Chief Campbell and with the National Guard was Sgt. Burns. Each member gave very informative speech- After each progra,m ques tions were directed to the various speakers by the stu dents. Mrs. Aggie Deese, Guidance Counselor and Ms. Janice Jackson, Talent Search Counselor were responsible for the program. Two P5U Music Educators deceive Posr WINSTON SALEM - Mrs. Doris B. Johnson, assistant professor of Music Education at Pembroke State University, has been elected to a two-year term on the Executive Council of the Higher Education Divi sion of the N.C. Music Edu cators. Appointed to a two-year term on the Educational Affairs sub-committee, on Curriculum Study was Dr. Robert Romine, associate professor of music at PSU and University band director. These new officers received their appointments at the IHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE 521-2626 annual meeting here of the N.C. Music Educators Asso ciation Nov. I4-16. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Dexter, N.Y,, received her B.M. from Syracuse Univers ity and her Ed. M. from the University of Buffalo. She has been a member of the PSU faculty since 1966. 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