ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY THE CAROLINA ACQUISITIONS DEPART”!JNi: UNC WILSON LISL.A.iY HMNL J .'EPArir.ViLNT^ „ ...A GOOD PLACE TO LIVt VOICE Dedicated to the best in all of us »lj> VOLUME 5 NUMBER 4 PEMBROKE, N, C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1977 150 PER COPY I Miss Lumbee and Miss North Carolina Combine Forces for March of Dimes i :,, J OSS LUMBEE, linda Gall Locklear among the few reigning queens who will ght] is shown above with Miss North appear with Miss N.C. in Denton, N.C. nrflna, Susie Profflt. Miss Lumbee is on Saturday, January 29, 1977 to help THERE CAN BE JUSTICE! EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter is from L. Harbert Moore, a member of the Robeson County Board of Education, who resides in the Prospect Community. Moore made the motion, which was subsequently defeated, at the last meeting of the board to release I. Murchison Biggs as school board attorney and replace him with the Indian law firm of Locklear and Brooks. The action has caused a furor in the Indian community and is currently being debated in barber shops, restaurants, coffee shops, drug stores, churches and schools (whereever people congregate) throughout Robeson County. There can be justice, but justice like every precious gift, comes at a price. When I was appointed as a member of the Robeson County Board of education by the General Assembly in 1973, I felt that I needed to know more about the history of our school unit. I spent many days going through the minutes of every meeting of the Robeson Coun ty Board of Education from the year 1900 to the year 1973. There were lots of things I read in the minutes that I already knew from experience, ft wasn’t a pleasant feeling when 1 studied the statistical reports that were sent to the Department of Education in Raleigh in 1930, 1940, 1950, and even 1960. It seems that some people in Robeson County are disturbed over the composition of the Robeson County Board of Education. Please remember that we_ have Jived in Robeson County fcJt many years, with out any of our people on the School Board. In 1963 the first Indian and Black were appoin ted as members of the Robe son County Board of Education by the General Assembly. The Robeson County Board of Education consisted of seven (7) members from 1963- . 1973. In 1973 the General Assembly added four (4) more members; two (2) Indians and two (2) Blacks because of the confrontations and demonstra tions that began about 1970, because of the practice of double-voting voters of Robe son County Unit didn’t have the power to elect their own School Board. Thanks to all the people that contributed to breaking dou ble-voting. Why did the offi cials of Robeson County spend several thousand dollars in legal fees trying to deny Citizens of Robeson County Unit justice? Before we get too upjet over the motion that was made in January to employ Locklear and Brooks as legal council for the Robeson Coun ty Board of Education, let’s look at the employment in our county. According to the 1970 Cen sus, our county consisted of 43% White, Indians 30%, and Blacks 27%. We have six school units in Robeson County. How many minority superintendents do we have? How many minority lawyers do we have represen ting these units? How many minority associate superinten- dents do we have? How many minority assistant superinten dents do we have? We have 13 senior high schools in Robeson County. How many minority principals of senior high schools do we have? Do we have minority people qualified to fill any of these positions? Please take a good look at the number of employees employed by our county gov ernment. Who has the high salaried positions? Look at our prisons. Visit our several court rooms in Robeson County. See who is there. Why? Ride through Robeson County and see the fine church buildings we have. Then ask ourselves: Have we practiced Christian Brotherhood? In this county of ours there are now about 90,000 people. The gap between the affluent and the impoverished is widen ing. and the number of destitute is increasing. The continuing and growing in equalities in wealth and privi lege; are not only a denial of the basic principle of Christian Brotherhood; they also form the basis for much of human suffering and conflict. If there is to be justice, there must be a lessening of disparity among people within communities and the county. But even more is needed. There must be radical chang es . in systems that breed injustice. There must be assur ance to the minority races that they will have a sufficient portion of the county’s goods for survival and development. The changes needed well may require sharing and minor social adjustments. They may require a complete transfor mation of the structures of all affluent societies, making for a more equitable redistribution of wealth and privilege >. Yes, someday there will be peace on earth, good will among men. Hopefully. God will find our generation sensi tive and responsive enough to take bold human steps toward its realization. L. Harbert Moore Robeson County Board of Edacation people and places and things TIMOTHY STRICKLAND, Ootstand- Ing Fanner, Noah Woods, Dlstlngnlsfa- ed Service Award Winner, Joe HoUo- wdl. President of N.C. Javcees. Y.H. Allen, Boss of the Year, Donald Locklear, Outstanding Yonng Educator, and President Larry T. Brooks. raise funds for the March of Dimes. Accompanying Miss Lumbee to Denton wUl be her chaperone, Mrs. Florence Ransom. TEN YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS were Jerry Cummings, Waiter Oxen- dine, James F. Bell, Bobby D. Locklear, and Jerry C. Oxendhie. Jydor Locklear is also a Ten Year Award recipient. These Jaycees are charter members of the Club and have been actively involved in the Pembroke Jaycees for ten years. Pembroke Jaycees Hold Annual Awards Banquet The Pembroke Jaycees held their eleventh annual Awards Banquet on Friday night. January 21, at the Jaycee Clubhouse. Guest speaker for the occasion was Joe Hollowell, 40th president of the North Carolina Jaycees. President Hollowell stressed the importance of the Jaycees and emphasized some of the things the Jaycees were doing locally and across the state. Other organizations and individuals recognized for their outstanding contri butions to the Pembroke Jaycees were Mr. Bruce Barton, Editor, and The Carolina Indian Voice; Mr. Kenneth R. Maynor, Executive Director of Lumbee Regional Development Association; the Pembroke Jaycettes; Mr. Elmer W. Hunt, Sr., professional photographer; and Mr. Tommy D. Swett, Director of Special Programs at Pembroke State University. Jydor Locklear THOMPSON INITIATED INTO PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITY Dr. V. R. Thompson, Principal of Pembroke Senior High School, was initiated into membership of Phi Delta Kappa at East Carolina University on December 9, 1976. Phi Delta Kappa is an international professional fraternity for men and women in education. Membership in the fraternity is com posed of individuals in the education profession whose leadership potential has been identified. The purpose of Phi Delta Kappa is to promote quality education with particular emphasis on publicly supported education as essen tial to the development and mainte nance of a democratic way of life. Dr. Thompson attended the public schools in Robeson County and received his high school diploma from Pembroke High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pembroke State College, a Master of Arts Degree from the Ohio State University, and Docto rate Degree from the University of Miami. BRAYBOY APPOINTED TO MARYLAND INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION Annapolis, Md.-Dr. Bobby Dean Bray- boy, a Robeson County native, was recently sworn in as vice- chairman of Maryland’s Indian Affairs Commission. Maryland Governor Mondel appoint ed Brayboy, a Lumbee Indian from Pembroke, NC, to the Commission in November. The oath taking ceremony took place in Annapolis. The Commission will serve to advise the governor on Indian affairs in the state. There are approximately 7,000 Native Americans residing in Maryland. Baltimore claims 2,500 of this number. Also appointed to serve on this Commission is Tommie Dial, a Lumbee from Pembroke. CHALLENGER CLUB Willie Von Lowry, West Third Street, has qualified for membership in Challenger Club, an honorary organiza tion for Agents of the Nationwide Insurance Companies. Membership is awarded annually to Nationwide Agents who achieve high standards in sales and service. Lowry has been a Nationwide Agent in Pembroke since 1971. 1,112 CHARGED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN ROBESON IN 1976 Figures released today from the State Highway Patrol show that during 1976 Troopers made 1,112 charges of driving under the influence in Robeson County. According to Captain H.B. McKee, Commander of Troop “H”, there were 1,071 charges for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor; 4 for driving under the influence of drugs; and 37 charges of aiding and abetting driving under the influence. Chemical breath test results revealed that 714 of 939 drivers submitting to the tests had blood/alcohol concentrations at or above 10 percent. This is the level at which North Carolina law makes it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway or public vehicular area within the State. WEST CROSS STREET BAPTIST CHURCH PLANS HOMECOMING The West Cross Street Baptist Church wishes to announce its 9th annual Homecoming, to be held at The American Indian Study Center, 211 South Broadway, Baltimore, Md., on Sunday, February 13, 1977. Services will begin at 10:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Lunch will be served around 12 noon. Guest speaker for the afternoon will be Rev. Mike Cummings of Clinton, North Carolina. Several singers and singing groups are expected including the D&L Gospel Singers, The White Hill Gospel Singers, The Glory Bound Singers and Bro. Lacy Freeman and family, plus many other local singers. DEADLINE FOR LISTING TAXES NEAR Monday is the last day to list taxes. Tax Supervisor James (Pete) Jacobs said Monday that there are still a lot of citizens who have not listed their current taxes. No extensions, according to Jacobs, are expecting to be granted to list taxes. The deadline is Monday, January 31, 1977. Those filing later than this date will be assessed late listing penalties.. Persons with questions concerning listing of their taxes or who don’t know where to list taxes should call the tax office at the court house in Lumberton during normal working hours. COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER The county commissioners met in special session Monday to consider the applications received for the vacant position of Industrial and Agricultural Development Director. At the previous board meeting, the commissioners noted that 17 applications had been received to date. Four members of the Industrial and Agricultural Development Commission sat in on the session. The commissioners are expected to name their replacement for the position at their February meeting. At tht time, the newly created position of Federal Coordinator is also expected to be filled. PSU Students Assist Jaycees in Selling Jelly by Gene Warren Pembroke- Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and the Health Careers Club of Pembroke State University joined with the Pem broke Jaycees in selling 60 cases (720 jars) of jelly beginning Jan. 16 during a 10-day drive with proceeds going toward construction of a N. C. Burn Center at Chapel Hill. The N. C. Burn Center is for treating victims of fires. The PSU students sold 15 cases (180) at $1 ajar. They thus raised SI 80 for the Burn Center. The Pembroke Jaycees sold the other 45 cases in raising another $540 for a grand total of $720 raised by both students and Jaycees in the Pembroke drive. Carnell Locklear of Pembroke was chairman of the Pembroke Jaycee project. Larry Brooks, president of the Pembroke Jaycees and also advisor to the PSU Health Careers Club, was extremely pleased over the PSU stu dents’ contribution. “David Floyd, president of Pi Kappa Phi, came to me and said his fraternity wanted to help. The students sold jelly in both the PSU Student Center and in downtown Pembroke. Their willingness to help in ' not only this but other community ; projects shows how they ate interested I in helping our Pembroke community I and our state as well as obtaining an I education at Pembroke,’’ said Brooks, j Floyd, who says he wants to help | Pembroke in other ways, is a senior j from Fairmont who is majoring in political science. Charles Anthony Br yant, Jr., sophomore of Prospect, is president of the Health Careers Club. Bryant is majoring in business admini stration. With the students’ help, the Pembroke Jaycees’ jelly allotment was sold in 10 days. A year ago, it took six weeks for the Jaycees to sell their quota. Groundbreaking for the N. C. Burn Center was held Saturday in Chapel Hill. This is the fourth year of the campaign by the North Carolina Jaycees to raise money for the Center, and $300,000 has been raised thus far, said Brooks. “We hope to raise $75,000 this year throughout the state,’’ added Brooks. "We hope the Burn Center will be completed by ’78.’’ Members of Pi Kapps Phi Fraternity of Pembroke State University who assisted the Pembroke Jaycees In selling Jelly with proceeds going to constroedon of a N. C. Bom Center are shown with Carnell Locklear, Chairman of the Pembroke Jaycee Project, and Chan* ceUor English E. Jones of PSU [both in center of photo]. Dr. Jones, who purchased several Jars was a strong supporter of the stodents’ efforts. Left to right. In the photo are: [standing] Stan Leggett, Falmont; Jim Love, Red Springs; David Floyd, fraternity presi dent from Fairmont; Locklear; Dr. Jones; Barry Leggett, Fairmont; Hay den Shackleford, Fayetteville; Greg Tedder, Fairmont; [sitting] David Milli gan [left], Leland; and Scott Townsend, Red Springs.

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