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»lj> VOLUME 5 NUMBER 4 PEMBROKE, N, C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1977
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I Miss Lumbee and Miss North Carolina
Combine Forces
for March of Dimes
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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.