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Poge 2. The Caroline Indian Voice i EDITORIAL |AND OPINION i PAGE Put it before them briefly so they will read it. clearly so they will appreciate it. picturesquely so they will remember it. and, above all accurately so they will be guided by its lights. SPITING INTO THE WIND: A LONELY EXERCISE My father, Lew Barton, is prolific at spitting into the face of the wind; defying the odds; standing alone many times. He is a master at solitary, impromptu protests. Many times, in the past, his unquenchable spirit has caus ed me much chagrin and pain. But 1 am older now and less afraid of standing alone. I have come grudgingly to admire and, yes, love him. He stands for something- his own sense of 'honor and integrity. I only know that, every once in a while, there comes a time when, if no other alternative is available to me, I must, and forcefully so, spit into the face of the wind. I must stand if the whole of mankind remains seated. I must walk out to the sound of taunts and sneers even. I must stand for what I believe in. I do not want to sleep fitfully nor do I want to see my spirit, my self esteem ebb away bit by bit. I shall walk out first. Now, I’ve looked at the man up close for a long time. I’ve looked into his motives, ex plored his psyche and suffered painfully from his neglect; his. as I see it. machavalian daring do. No! Not Lew Barton- Young H. Allen. And they honored hinj Fri day night at the Pembroke Jaycees Awards Banquet! They named him “Boss of the Year!’’ I could have sit stolidly and even have applauded if they had named him “Tyrant ofthe Year!’’or “Politician-of the Year!” but “Boss of the Year?’’ No! Never! And yet 1 respect the man who nominated the source of my discontent; his inherent right, to nominate Young H. Allen as “Boss of the Year.’’ His psyche is not mine. His inner barometer is his; not mine. Probably he is com fortable and sure of himself. As a philospher has said. “I will disagree with you but I will fight to the death those who attempt to deter you from expressing your opinion.” Those who know the inner workings of the Robeson County Board of Education understand why I walked out. I had to; 1 had no recourse left to me. I was forced to spit into the wind. 1 got up and walked out- heart heavy, laden down with the weight of history. And m'y mind danced madly- my heart quivered with rage. No one followed me out. Most stood and applauded although the clap, clap of hands was lethargic,, muted, limp, and not smattering wild ly as was evident following the announcement of other award winners. Still, they stood and applauded and observed the societal niceties of the mo ment. Why? There are hun dreds of reasons and all of them are valid. But, for me, 1 had to spit into the wind and stand for my own sense of dignity_ and ' pride and self essence. I walked out in silent protest. But all is not lost. I understand my father better now. 1 understand why he has spent a life time spitting into the face of the wind. And 1 understand Danford Dial and Dr, Martin L. Brooks and the other courageous warriors better now. They had no other recourse: they spit into the face of the wind knowingly and of their own volition I suspect that the warriors (deep down beyond the hurt and psychological wounds) think well of them selves. And Young H. Allen'-What of him? He is a personable man. I can say nothing more. I believe my children re spect me. They know that I, with all my inherent weak nesses. stand for something. My wife does not cringe and turn away when-I lie beside her after my days labors are done. I try, sincerely, to live my life in such a way that 1 can sleep peacefully and not fight the dark presences of fears and deeds not done and words not spoken. For 12 years, he has headed a nefarious and evil system- the Robeson County Board of Education, For my own rea sons and those evident by a careful reading of history, he should be summarily fired- not honored. He has robbed many of our children of their good self esteem. Although the federal courts have ruled double-voting unconstitutional and unlawful, Allen still be lieves in its evil tenets avidly. and I want my children others to respect me ' unspokenly avow that Bruce Barton, father, husband, son, friend of man, stands for something. And sometimes I find it difficult to articulate what I stand for. 1 suffer from the same vices and short comings common to all of u.s. So I walked out. We must stop rewarding the evil doers in our midst. We must rid ourselves of our masochistic leanings. Why do we insist on punishing ourselves and re warding those who have harm ed us? I do not know although I can discern a psy chological pattern. But I am a iSopeful man.. Soon, a collective Lumbee (and Tiiscarora) Band will stand Pembroke Drug Center, Odor and W. 3rd, Pembroke, NC. Dial 521-4805 FDA switches 10 drugs to over-the-counter Our patients expect us to be well versed in over- the^wunter (OTC) prep arations. Just recently the Federal Drug Admin istration (FDA) switched ten cough/cold drugs from the prescription-onTy cat^ gory to the OTC category. Such a move proves two cwinta: First, that the dif- rerence between presadp- tion medicines and self- medication drugs is in ue^rcM; Only; and secondly, that you should buy seif- medications in stores where qualified phar macists are available full time to help you select the best drug possible and to guide you in explaining its proper storage, recom mended use and potential darters. (Tonsider a prqfes- sional for your next (JTC purchase. Consider us! pemBRolCc”^.?? •Joseph Pulitzer Union Elementary Principal Lauded Dear Mr. Barton: and spit into the face of the wind and rebuff the willowry thrust.. We shall stand erect and note, suprisingly that the fears of the olden days have been rebuffed. Thanks to C.I.V. Dear Bruce: Until that day comes 1 will, if need be, walk out alone and spit willfully into the face of the wind. May God not count acqui- esence a sin and may he bless us all- and, hopefully, one day soon, all of us together in one mighty puff in unison will, if need be, spit bravely in.j the face of the wind. On behalf of the Pembroke and State Jaycees, 1 want to thank you for your continued support of our organization. The award you received Friday night was certainly well deser ved and 1 wish you and your paper a successful 1977. We want to take this oppor tunity to publicly express our deep appreciation to Mr. Gra dy Oxendine, principal of Union Elementary School. His complete involvement and in- terest in our children is very important to us as parents. He is never too busy to stop and talk with the children, to help them with their problems, to be interested in them indi vidually. His doors are always open to parents as well as to teachers, regardless of who they are. He is never too involved with his many duties as an administrator to have time for all of us. Sincerly, J. P. Powers, Jr. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Since Mr. Grady has been at Union Elementary School, much progress has been made academically. Many new pro grams and techniques have been put into operation. He is always striving to improve our children’s education. He gives the teachers encouragement and assistance. He encourages each teacher to try new ideas and methods. A Kind Word for Pembroke Jaycees We, as parents, faculty and members of the community, should certainly realize what a fine man we have as our principal and friend, and give him our undivided support. To The Carolina Indian Voice: On behalf of my husband and myself, I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude and thanks to the Pembroke Jaycees and its Project Chairman, Jeff Oxen dine, for the plaque they presented to us, as the winners of the Jaycee Christ mas Lighting Contest. taken pride in the appearance of our home, especially during the Christmas season. We sincerely want to tell you, Mr. Grady, how very much we appreciate all you are doing for our children and for all the children at Union Elementary School. Thank you! Mr. & Mrs. Lindberg Ballard We do appreciate the inte rest that our fellow citizens in the community have shown to us; it brings us great joy, love, peace and happiness. For many years, we have Sincerely, Mr. & Mrs. Sim Godwin Pembroke, NC Does Not Agree Dear Bruce, Reader Disputes Cherokee Claim of Chief Webber (Sic) Dear Bruce, That letter from Chief Web ber infuriated me. 1 do not blame the Cherokees for being angry. Saying you are Chero kee these days is like saying you are thirty-nine. Here in Maryland where I am trying to identify Indian students, it is like searching for needles in a haystack. Every child that does not know his tribal affiliation swears he is Chero kee. I have children here with names like Locklear, Chavis and Oxendine who absolutely refuse to be recognized as Lumbee. They are Cherokee, of course. I do not question their right to do this, but 1 try to show them what they are missing. The Cherokees have a beautiful heritage, but it should be enjoyed by Chero kees, not opportunists. What really makes me angry is when 1 think of all the Lumbees who worked so hard to make our name one to be proud of, just to have kids deny it. I have met a lot of Indian n*/inle. but I have yet to meet any who, on a whole, are as industrious or have as many accomplish ments to be proud of as the Lumbee. It is true that the Lumbee are more assimilated than some tribes and maybe that is bad, I do not know. Whether federally recognized groups care to admit it or not, they are protected in many ways by the government. The Lumbee were forced to be come a politically oriented people to hold on to what we have, most of all our dignity. I think we are better for it today. And as for Mr. Webber’s offer, here is one Lumbee who does not need to lean on the Cherokee culture or any other because I have a heritage all my own, and as far as I am concerned, they cannot touch I have read with much amaze ment your recent articles about the actions taken by the Robeson County Board of Education. These members that you criticized vehemently for their vote or lack of vote must be wondering about now what has happened to you as much as you are wondering what has happened to them. Has these members all of a sudden lost their ability to represent the children of the Robeson County Schools, just because they have not follow ed the agenda or plans of an outside pressure group? Are they not the same people that you praised to the highest on and before election time? What were you expecting a group of Indian puppets? I have not lost my faith in them yet, I feel that what they are doing is what they think is best and fair for all the children of our school system. We must try to see the total picture. it. I do not want a Board of Education that reacts to group or news media pressure. If this be the case, we all lose. Sincerely, Arleoe Locklear Program Manager Indian Edacadon Program 7855 Trappe Road Baltimore, Md. 21222 I hope that the Indian Voice continues to strive to present the news as they are and respect the rights of others to deviate from its way of think ing. about Indian Attorney Wlille Archie Oxendine Rt. 1, Maxton, N.C. Dear Bruce: Once again it is open season on Indians elected to office in the “Great State of Robeson.” I refer to the squabble over an Indian attorney for the Robe son County Board of Educa tion. A month ago it was songs of love and praises for the newly elected Board. It seems that some among us are not so happy with their decisions. ACROSS THE MAYOR’S DESK -Mayor Reggie Strickland- I have not talked with Mr. Brooks whose services were rejected by the Board, but 1 have heard rumbles that he was unhappy and was possibly planning reprisals of various sorts. Mr. Brooks could be come a positive force by accepting the Board’s decision as a reflection of their un willingness to employ him, rather than a desire to employ an Indian attorney. If are up at arms each time an Indian applies for a job and doesn’t get it, where will it all end? After all, there are Indians that are not deserving of every job they apply for. On Monday, January 3, 1977, the Robeson County Landfill was opened. Landfill hours are from 8:30* A. M. until 5:00 P. M.. Monday through Friday. The Landfill is located South of Purvis just off Highway 710, at the end of Rural Road 1143. Landfill services will be offered to all Citizens of Robeson County who wish to deliver garbage to the Landfill site. Municipalities, and non- State Systems Streets in Municipal ities. We will have nine of these to be placed in the corporate limits of Pembroke, Water Bills will be mailed LATE this month: this is because of the bad weather which we have experienced during the past few weeks. We were turned down on the first funding of EDA monies, but we have been told that there will be another funding and we stand a good chance to receive monies fot our proposed Multi- purpose Community Center and Rec reational Facilities. Thank you for allowing me to express my thoughts on the matter. Mr. Archie C. Sampson The N. C. Department of Transportation and Highway Safety are making plans to place thermo- plastic markings in advance of railroad cross ings on all paved public roads and streets in North Carolina- including locations on both the C' ■ ti;oh.vav Systems in Invitations have been recei ved by some of the Pembroke Citizens, from Miss Sandra Lucas of Brigham Young Uni versity, to attend the annual Indian Week for 1977 sponsor ed by the Tribe of Many Feathers, a student organiza tion of over 500 Indians representing various tribes in the United States and Canada. Miss Lucas is President of the Tribe of Many Feathers at Brigham Young University. She is originally from Robeson County. When 1 die 1 pray that the world is a better place when I pass Alls way. Educational Views By Dr. Do Iron Brooks U TEACHER EXPECTATION The teacher-learning pro cess is a mixture of many variables that impinge heavenly on a student’s performance. The teacher is one of the more important factors that deter mine student performance; other factors include race, age, sex, socio- economic status, geographical location- urban, rural, birth rank in family, and vocation of parents. What about the teacher that has some 26 children under her /his supervision for six hours a day for five days a week? What is her/his expectation of stu dent? Elementary and secondary school teachers rountinely make judgments about read ing performance of students in their classes: A teacher listens to a student read and decides whether he is a poor, average, or good reader; a teacher selects one story and rejects others as being “too hard” or “too easy” for a class. Under lying such judgments are the .assumptions that teachers know what constitutes “aver age” or “normal” reading performance at particular gra de levels. Therefore, if one teacher decides that a child is a poor reader, the standard of judgment insures that another teacher would make a compar able assessment. CONCLUSION Numerous studies question the existence of such judgment regarding reading performan ce. Inaccuracies of teacher judgment was reported when Teachers are indis pensable to the educational process. When they enter a classroom, they develop pre conceived ideas about a stu dent’s performance based on age, sex, race, dress, paid lunches, etc. These precep- tions determine, to a great extent, what students will learn. Student achievement will be subjectively determin ed by teacher’s expectations. -AN EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT- Dissenting Opinion Is Welcome There are at least two letters appearing in this issue of the Carolina Indian Voice that does not necessarily agree with editorial opinion expressed by the Carolina Indion Voice in previous issues. We are honored to print them. Honest and agreeable dissent is the foodstuff of liberty and freedom. We honor and respect those who do not necessarily agree with us as well as those who do. Both responses are welcomdU the pages of the Carolina Indian Voice. The only restrictions on letters to the editor, as tte have stated on many previous occasions, is that the letters be in good taste and not necessarily be inflammatory and lib elous. The letters reprinted here seem to be expressions of honest, although dissenting, opinion and we are pleased as punch to present them to our readers for their considerations. The Carolina Indian Voice believes sincerely that a letter to the editor is better than the negative feedback of a shotgun blast. We earnestly solicit your dissenting and approving, comments whenever you feel like expressing yourself. Dialogue is the key to progress, not the absence of the loosening expression. But letters to the editor should also include the writer’s name, address and telephone number. We have been unable to locate either of the writer’s mentioned above and no one we have approached seems to know them. No matter, in this very important debate, we are reprinting the letters. It is important to air both sides of every question. Our readership is capable, we believe, of making up their own minds and doing their own thinking. THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE Published Each Thursday by The Lumbee Publishing Company SUBSCRIPTION RATES lnsrare-1 Yeor $7.26 2 Yeors $10.40 OUT OF STATE: 1 Yeor $6.00 2 Yeors $12.00 MEMBER: Americqn Indian Press Assoc N.C. Press Assoclbfion God gtom me rhe sereniry ro occept rhe rhinos I connof chonge; courage to change rhe ihiUJ. i con: and the wisdom ro know the difference The Corolino Indion Voice desires to be notified promptly of o change of oddress. Send your oddress chonge fO’ The Corolino Indion Voice P O. Dox 1075. Second Closs Postoge Paid oi Pembroke NC 28072 Thursday January 27 j **j|C**l|tl|**************!|,^,,| I According ro Scriprure individualized tests were ad ministered to students who were classified as retarded by their teachers. Many ill advis ed judgments have been re corded between student per formance and the teachers expected level of achievement for that student. and if 1 PERISH I PERISH E8tber4:16 Other studies show that teachers of low track classes have lower standards of per formance than teachers of high track classes. There is also evidence jhat shows that tea chers in lower class schools have lower performance stan dards than teachers in middle class schools. Now, perhaps teachers in our schools are operating within the same judgmental frame work. That means teachers have lower expectations for the schools with $1,000.00 per pupil than those with $1,400.00 per pupil. Teacher expectations might be one of the reasons that stu dents can’t make a good score on the College Entrance Board Examination. There was a man in this whose name was Harman. Harman hated the Jewish people so bad that he convinc ed the king to give him a degree to kill all the Jews. And the King granted him to do so. When Mor’dicai learned all that was done, he tore his clothes off, and put on sack doth with ashes and he went out to the center of the dty and cried with a loud and bitter men tney will thro* alsoThey won't nttd, the paper has been i delivered. Mor'dta' ther, if she held hr, this time, "then be relief and deli ansetothejewsfre, place. But y„„ „ father s house shall stroyed.” cry. Where ever the king’s de cree was made known, there was great mourning among the Jews, fasting and weeping and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. After these words asked all her peop,,’ three days and night going to go before tt which is not lawful ft You see. the king h« and if any one tried to, him unless he sent ft they would be killed, & here made her way i said, “If I perish, [« You see, this is what God’s people need to do- to go before him weeping, fasting- let him know that you are being treated wrong. Don’t go off to the arm of flesh, you won’t get any help from them. They probably love the things of the world and forgot he is one of you. Go to God who is able to do all things. When Mor’dicai learned what Harmon was going to do to his people, he went before God fasting and praying. He went down town to the center of it, even at the King’s office. He let them know in whom he trusted. In the meantime. Esther whom he had slipped into the King’s quarters as just a beautiful woman had for gotten that she was a Jew also. She sent Mor’dicai some clo thes and told him to get up from there. But he refused. So she sent another servant to see what was going on. So Mor’ dicai told him of all that had happened to him and of the exact sum of money that Hannon was to pay for all the Jews to be destroyed. Mor’ dicai gave him a paper to show Esther, to explain it to her, telling her to go to the King and make supplication and request for her people. There have been n and women who co helped God’s people refused. But Godwin "'ay When oi he will raise up one There have been mj chers who were i sound the warning, | the world showed ift side, he forgot his seek that which is preach deliverance captives and recove sight of the blind, ant liberty those who are There have been many who have been placed in just such a position- to help his people- but they don’t or won’t. They forget their people and' become like the others. Now, listen to what Mor’ dicai told Esther in the 13th verse: “Think not with thyself that thou shall escape in the King’s house.” You see, you can be eaten in the King’s lalace, but if your people lost, I have wished a for all churches together to help wi But I sense a feeli them which says yo high road and we'l low road. We hav doctrine, but before way let all agree on that the money, a eight percent, or si but agree on ten pet to me like if we coul money, we could i Jesus has no r« persons. Those of - God put in the chute be his ministers, looked from your qu over the people ani grief in their faces, somehow you fail be have been too bus doctrine instead Commandments. 0 church door. Why two or three hundred dollars on a buildin six or less hours a w could do this with a l again, open your doc the son shine In. Yours in C Evangelist Te Box 33 Pembroke Musino By Reasonable ^ckleor ARE WE A GOING FORWARD...OR BACKWARD? OI’ Reasonable can tell you how it used to be-rotten and sorry to the core. I cain’t honestly say that it has changed much since then. I remember that a fella had to know how to read if nature called in Lumberton. They had three of ever’thing, including Indian, Black and White bath rooms. God help the one that went in the wrong bathroom. Ignorance weren’t no defense back then. looking Indian fella, ed recently as saying, ^ an Indian representatWy a representative happens to be Indiaii'j,| did he feel led to saji. the Robesonian? Tllbeiu, if I can figure it. I do tr'y Senator Luther Britt, ss jg know, has not approach Carolina Indian Vok:,„ said, “I am not jj| senator; I am a senaUg, happens to be white, .q I remember when an Indian could buy medicine in a drugstore but couldn’t sit down at the counter to eat an ice cream cone. I remember when ever’body in Pembroke was Indian ex- •cept the mayor, tax collector and those that handled the money. Pembroke was alright for an Indian to live in as long as he never run for nothing excepting the county line. And this fuss about Murchison Biggs, ther.}, for the school board. W! As or Reasonable secij, is a bad attorney whohj^ among other cases, the! Vote Law Suit and hast), good deal of his time money a fighting the government. Why slMg, not fire him? NicenesS'Si nothin’ to do with it. Hey! Brothers and SS elected office! Fire' body!!! Let us knowT . out there and that thin? | like they used to be. Now some are saying that progress has hit us full in the face. I am a wondering about that. Indians cain’t to save their lives git an office that has any power. It may have had power but as soon as they git it the power is gone. We cain’t fire 1. Murchison Biggs and Supt. Y.H, Allen because, the best 1 can figure it, we are too doggone nice to hurt anybody’s feelings. Our representative to the or Reasonable ain'rt a bit of difference si* white folk let us sitin« of the meetings in tht® excepting that the*' conservatives are laug!- out loud to thenise remember a hearins L them say, “Break v. voting? Are you them Indians! WhatJ. they do ifen they They cain’t run system.”Iain’tagoi"l»- “he’s right”, justyf'W am a thinking that w • know sumpin 1 don t. .* AL'S REMODEUNG •Room Additions or an; 18 Years Experil For Free Estimote Coll Afer 5 p.m. 739
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