Page 2, The Carolina Indian
EDITORIAL
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-BLACK ELK
Prospect
Parents
Agree
Dear Sir:
AS I SEE IT
Bruce Dorron
HOW ABOUT SOME
GOOD NEWS....
FORACHANGEt
Said a friend of mine,
"Bruce, for God’s sake, how
about some good news for a
change? All you talk about is
evil and devilish things. Ain’t
there some good things you
can write about every once in a
while anyway?’’
Well. I’ll try but I do want our
readers to keep in mind that I.
Murchison Biggs should be
replaced as the county school
board attorney and Y.H. Allen
ought to be replaced as super
intendent of the county school
unit. That’s not asking for
much...well, I’ll admit it: 1
would like to see an Indian
named county director of
Industrial Development (chief
industry hunter) and a Black
named to the newly created
position of federal coordinator
etc. etc. etc. Just a few things
like that.
...AND THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IS TO BE
COMMENDED TOO
Tut. anyway, let’s get or
the good news.
to
Pembroke’s energetic and
progressive Housing and Re
development Commission hon
ored Councilman Sam Dial
with a special day yesterday
(Wednesday) for his efforts in
securing low rent housing for
the Town of Pembroke, It was
an admirable gesture and one
richly deserving.
We honor Sam Dial also.
Largely through his efforts,
Pembroke entered public hou
sing in the early 70s in a way
that has proven beneficial and
helpful to those in need of low
rent housing. All people are
entitled to decent housing and
we applaud Sam Dial and the
Town of Pembroke for at
tempting to fill a real need in
our community.
It is sincerely hoped that the
Pembroke Chamber of Com
merce will truly become the
spokesman for the Town of
Pembroke, including her bus
inessmen, citizenry and Pem
broke State University and the
other schools within the towns
domain.
Pembroke needs an effective,
progressive chamber of com
merce. A concerted mem
bership drive is a step in the
right direction.
Dial Terrace, one of the
housing projects in Pembroke,
is named in honor of Sam Dial.
Yesterday, a painting of Sam
There, I’ve done it: a column
devoted to the good things
happening in our town and
county. I’ll bring you up to
date on our shortcomings next
week.
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Dial was unveiled and hung in
his honor,
The gesture is proper and in
honor of a man who cares
immensely about his fellow
men. Clinton Thomas. Pem
broke's executive director of
the housing authority, is to be
commended also for develop
ing the idea and honoring Sam
Dial with the portrait. Sam
Dial is. in more ways than one,
the real father of public
housing in Pembroke, Congra
tulations to Dial and the Town
of Pembroke. They both exude
a lot of class with the gesture.
Carolina Indian Circle
Extends Thanks
Dear Bruce:
Hooray! The Caixrflna Indian
Voice is now a member in good
standing of the Pembroke
Chamber of Commerce. We
will be good for each other.
The Carolina Indian Circle
would like to express a special
thank you to Home Florist and
Pembroke Drug Center for
their consideration and kind
ness to the Circle. Both
businesses donated a sub
scription of The Carolina Indi
an Voice to the Circle in order
that we could stay in contact
with the happenings within the
Lumbee Community and also
to enhance our fellow Indians’
knowledge of the Lumbee
Indian. Our organization is
young and just beginning to
flourish culturally and finan
cially, so this donation is very
welcome and appreciated.
Also, we’d like to thank you,
Bruce, for working in coopera
tion with these two businesses
in order that we received
prompt and accurate subscrip
tion.
Sincerely,
Ihe Carolina Indian CIrcie
UNC-ChapelHill
The point in question is not
whether a child was given
adequate publicity or not, but
whether there is the possibility
of a child not striving for
success because of an incon
siderate act. The competitive
spirit which is bred in our
culture must not be destroyed,
especially at such a crucial
age.
At the last meeting of the
chamber, the membership de
cided to conduct a member
ship drive. The chamber de
cided to sign up at least 60
members by July 1. That
ought not be too difficult to do
since the chamber, at the
present time, only has 12
members.
Writer Disagrees on
Security Officer’s
Action
The administration at Pro
spect School should be made
aware of the danger which
might occur from their neg
ligence. Mrs. Locklear has
made them aware, and I hope
they will react accordingly.
To the editor:
tainly not.
I am writing in reference to
the letter from Mr. Horace E.
Locklear published in the
February 3rd issue of the
Carolina Indian Voice.
I would like to begin by
saying first, the fact that 1 live
a long distance from Pembroke
and secondly, knowing both
parties personally, Derek Low
ry all through school, begin
ning in grade school, and also
Larry Me Neil for many years,
I feel I can give a reasonably
unbiased opinion on the mat
ter.
By the same token, do you
think it would have been better
(or right) for Officer Me Neil,
being a law enforcement offi
cer, to have looked “the other
way’’ when he knew a crime
was being committed? Think
about it Mr. Locklear, and any
others with the same narrow
minded views.
Thank you,
Clara Bryant
Ronte 3
Maxton, NC
What
Is Love?
I feel Mr. Locklear, Obviously
very uninformed about the
whole incident, should have
researched the whole affair
more thoroughly before mak
ing such "brash” speculations
and acusations. Granted, I
know very little about the
incident myself, the fact re
mains, as Mr. Locklear also
stated, drugs were found on'
the vehicle. It is irrelevant if
one of the passengers is a
student at UNC-Chapel Hill, or
any other university for that
matter. Does that make them
immune from the law? Cer-
Our law enforcement needs
to be supported, not under
mined. Yes, now in times of
peace you blast them, but who
will you turn to in times of teal
trouble; yes I dare say you
would be one of the first to call
these same "pitifully inept”
officers as you have so wrongly
labeled them.
Let me reinforce the fact, I
am not saying anyone is guilty
or innocent, that will be
determined at a later date, but
I am saying I think the
arresting officer was doing his
job and also what he thought
was the right thing to do.
Keith Locklear
3767 Soothview Dr. #113
San Diego, Ca. 92117
(714] 272-9205
What is love I ask? Is it when
two people kiss each other and
say 1 love you. Or is when you
send a card to someone and it
says I love you? Or is it just a
happy feeling inside that
glows when you love some
one? No. not to me. Love
means caring for someone.
Showing someone you really
do care. It’s teaching a per
son not to be afraid of small
things that can’t hurt him. It's
caring enough for a person in
need. There’s just so many
ways to show your love and it’s
just by caring enough for
someone that’s lonely. Even
God cared enough for us and
to me that’s the greatest love
every.
Anna Dial
Pembroke Junior High
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In regard to a letter written
by Mrs. Madie Rae Locklear
which appeared in the Febru
ary 10, 1977 edition of The
Carolina Indian Voice. I would
like to offer my support of her
effort to seek recognition for
her daughter’s accomplish
ment.
Mrs. Locklear’s attitude
clearly epitomizes the con
cerned parent and the need for
parents to encourage their
children’s efforts. Through
encouragement, goals are at
tained by our children with the
expectation of being rewarded
for their endeavors. When
success is achieved recogni
tion is due in order to prevent
the occurance of unusual emo
tional stress and social insta
bility.
Hebrews 1:10-12 “And thou
Lord, in the beginning hast
laid the foundation of the
earth; and the heavens are the
works of thine hand. They
shall perish, but thou remain-
est. And they shall all become
old as doth garments. And as a
vesture shall thou fold them up
and they shall be changed.”
But the next verse says Jesus
will always be the same. He is
not like clothes you buy in a
store which will fade or change
color. Nor is he like a friend
whose in and out. But praise
God, Jesus said, "I am the
same. 1 am that I am.” Amen.
Years can come and go. but
Jesus said, “1 change not.”
What he was or did yesterday,
he can do today for he is
forever. He is the same God.
When Jeshosh'aphat was in
need of help and cried out to
God and said, "Art thou God
in heaven? And rulest not thou
over all the kingdoms of the
nation? And in thine hand is
there not power and might, so
that none is able to with stand
thee.” Jehoshaphat went on to
tell God of all his powers. This
church is yours, we built it for
you, but the enemy has come
and is going to destroy us. The
twelfth verse is the one 1 love
when Jehoshaphat opened the
door when he said, "Neither
we know what to do, but our
eyes are upon thee.” 2 Chr.
20:1-17. What we need today
is to get our eyes on Jesus. We
have had our eyes on the world
so long we have become
spiritually dead. Most of the
churches have gotten caught up
in building, buying and sell
ing. We have been so busy
guarding the ninety-nine that
we have forgotten the one who
is still out in sin. We have
guarded that ninety-nine even
it has dropped to almost
nothing. The church is not a
place to sell and buy, but a
place to worship. I know
churches have to grow to take
in others, but because another
church used three bricks does
not mean you need five.
While you have been in a
building contest have you
taken count, or even asked the
old saints of the church yea or
nay. I know some of you have,
but when I visit a church the
first thing I look for is the
foundation. 1 look for its
hardness, purity, honesty and
most of all Jesus. Where do I
find the foundation? Old
Saints of God who have waged
a war on satan. And if your
church is anything it is be
cause God’s old saints know
how to pray. This message this
week is for the old saints of
God who have and are still
enduring the trials of this
world.
Jesus said in Matt. 6:19
"Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth where
moth and rust doth corrupt
and where thieves break thru
and steal.”
Who are you to worry over a
building that rain, storms and
heat can destroy? Where
people argue with one another
from one denomination to,
another. It was not inside a
building where Christ died.
Jesus died on the outside
where his blood might sanctify
his people. In Hebrews 13:13
The word says, “Let us go
outside the camp- bearing the
reproach.” Listen, you can
worship God at home, in the
field, any where on the
outside. Jesus said in the
highways and hedges where
the sinners are. The way we
build churches will not get
sinners in nor keep them, it is
the way yon live outside the
dinrdi. in Hebrews l3:14 h
says we ha^’e DO oraltimzing
ary. bot we see-k one » ewne.
-Aid ".iri God it is comnig .
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-tad so cocf: in ±e werid she
touidn't leave R.
Some of these churches are
so rich and worldly that
Jesus will come and begone.
You who have got your comer
nailed down, your name in the
window, will miss Jesus be
cause you have built your city
here on earth. Every thing is
just right, carpet and inside
rest rooms. And yet we fail to
go out. How long has it been
since you led someone lo
Christ? With all these com
forts and yet we are of no
effect to a lost and dying
world. Why? We have become
lost at Zion. Our bams are
plentiful. We have our free
zers full and we are able to
compete with one another,
saying we are bigger than you.
I want to remind you of the
early prophets and their jour
ney on this earth. The Bible
said they were stone, they
were sown asunder, were
tested, were slain with the
sword. They wondered about
in sheepskins and goatskins,
being destitute, afflicted, tor
mented. Hebrew 11:37.
Evangelist Ted Brooks
Box 339
Pembroke, NC 28372
transportation and fine clo
thing and none dying by the
sword, better get busy. Jesus
has every mile on your
speedometer. Christ knows
how many miles you have
traveled for him. You that
have become old in church
because some say you are too
old to teach or can't attend all
the meetings you want to quite
because you can’t make their
team, whom are you going to
please? God or man? You
haven’t changed, it is the
world that has. But you still
need Jesus as much as ever.
As a Christian you are still
looking for that city. You are a
stranger here on earth just
passing through. The closer
you get to Jesus the more you
can expect Satan to attack
Just because you are old
doesn’t mean Satan will hold
back. When you find yourself
the way Paul said, "Persecu
ted, but not forsaken, cast
down, but not destroyed." 2
Cor. 4:19. Praise God, always
he said, "bearing about in the
body the dying of the Lord
Jesus.” 2 Cor. 4:9. Glory to
God, you ought to go out
somewhere in the yard and
shout and dance and thank
God that you have been
persecuted a little, knowing
that we who live a godly life
are going to be always deliver
ed unto death for Jesus sake
that Christ may have and
receive glory and honor in our
mortal flesh. 2 Cor. 4:11.
Thank God for those old
saints who still wear the old
bonnet, who still look like
women and whose testimonies
are still the way to overcome
the world. I heard an old sister
not long ago that she had been
serving Jesus for fifty years.
She didn’t know of any other
way but Jesus’ way- didn’t
know anything about the world
because she had been follow
ing Jesus. When the world
begins to persecute you, hold
up your head. When a group of
people decide you’re too old
and don’t fit this new trend,
say it’s alright, tell them you
are an old soldier of the cross,
one who is on the deck of the
ship and it won’t be long
before the captain (Jesus)
steps aboard and takes control
of this ship. And we who are in
will go sailing home to be with
our Lord Jesus. So let us lay
aside every weight which is
unnecessary. But let us put
aboard those things which are ‘
pure, honest, true, whatever
things that are just, whatever
things that are lovely and that
which is of good report, that
which is virtue. And if there be
any other praise (Phil. 4:8-8)
these are the things which can
only be taken before God and
the only things which he will
accept.
Before I close, I want to say
this to the young converts.
Respect the older ones in the
church. Share their thoughts
and their years with Christ.
They can save you many heart
aches and many tears can be
saved and replaced by joy.
Only if you take time to listen.
They know of the hard times
and they know the world for
its sorrows. And most of all,
they’ll tell you, had it not been
for Jesus, praise God, they
don’t know what would have
happened. You see, they know
what it is like to be delivered
from trouble.
I want to tell you of a king
whose name was Rehoboam.
This was a young king who
was the son of Soloman. When
he was made king the people
went to him and said, “Thy
father made our yoke grieve-
ous; now therefore ease some
what the grieveous servitude
of thy father and his bea%-\-
yoke. And we will sen-e thee.”
Soloman who was king before
Rehoboair.. had made sesrants
of God’s people. .And
had po; grie>-eocs labcr o« the
people. -Aod ti>e people wan
ed berp « tijey asi'ed Rebo-
boac. ziseis oew khig, in verse
6. Note Rehctc-ar: wbo tcci
counsel with the oW and the
old told him to show kmdness.
"Love to speak kind to the old
people and the young and they
will serve you.” Verse 7.
"And they will never leave
you. They will always serve
you.” I think now of God’s
Holy Word in Proverbs where
God said he that hath pity
upon the poor leadeth unto the
Lord. Proverbs 19:17. There
Rehoboam had the chance to
lend to God and he failed. In
verse 8 he forsook the counsel
of the old and took counsel of
the youth whom he was
brought up with. I want you to
note the difference in their
advice. They told him to be
harder on the people than his
father was. “Thou shalt say
unto them, my little finger
shall be thicker than my
father’s thighs. Where my
father put a heavy yoke upon
you, I will put more to your
yoke.” 2 Cor. 10:1-11.
You see , it is the old who
can help, if you will listen. The
best things in life are not
always bought with money.
Thursday, February |,
A Carolina Indian
Voice Editorial
Viewpoint
Legrtimocy of I. Murchison Bigg's
Contract Remoins Unsolved
Some say that silence is consent bi
Carolina Indian Voice begs to diffei
THE erroneous assumption.
Although the Robeson County Bot
Education did not raise the questional
latest meeting Tuesday evening,
legitimacy of I. Murchison Bigg’s co,
(or lack of contract) is still the overn
issue before the board.
Seemingly, at an earlier meeting
board on a 4-2 vote confirmed a cot
that does not exist. The only agreemet
we have been able to find betwei
Murchison Biggs and the county bot
education expired October 10, 197
other words there was a contract atom
but it has expired.
Many of those who voted to ks
Murchison Biggs (including
Oxendine, Tommy Swett and b
Green, the only Black on the I*
seemingly did so because they .
erroneously informed by Biggs and!
Allen, the Supt., that a contract et
when in fact, as far as we have beenil
ascertain, it does not.
I Laymon Poe Locklear, one of the •
Indians who did not vote on the in
intimated that he did not cast a vote bet
he thought a contract existed. It doei
So, why are they continuing to ho;
contract that does not exist ? We havet
around and, seemingly, no one ti
exactly.
It seems reasonable to assume
someone on the board will, as soon a
psychological shock of being in p
subsides, ask “Mr. Biggs, do youk
contract or do you not have a conto
When the question is answered, the:
should give him (Biggs) an update co:
or dismiss him forthwith. That see:
reasonable choice and one that the pt
board is constitutionally empoweie
make.
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