EDITORIAL
AND OPINION
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i: As I See It
|| Bruce Barton
POST ELECTION BLAHS....
OB WAITING FOB THE
MUSES TO STB IKE
Voting machines sort of
took the fun out of the recent
election Tuesday night. I was
home by 10 a.m. and, in fact,
saw the last quarter of the
National Basketball Associa
tion Championship Playoffs.
Usually, based on my recollec
*ion of past elections, it was an all
night affair. Usually, way over
in the morning some time, the
phone would ring and it would
be Pembroke's Precinct calling
in their results which would
usually upset all the pronosti
cators, rearrange all vote
totals and generally wake
every one up again.
But the voting machines
make it anti- climatic. Before
you can get settled down at
election central the election is
over, the votes tallied, victors
announced and everyone gone
home except the losers, who
usually lay back a while and
try to sort it all out.
So, even though I'll miss the
good old days...well, bring on
the tallying machines. I did
enjoy the basketball game.
And I bussed my wife gently
before she settled into a do not
disturb sleep.
Yeah, it's the post election
blahs. And we are waiting for
the muses.
Too. I am mulling over a
little maxim I heard the other
>>? day. It makes a lot of sense to
me. The sage skid. "Don't
burn down a bridge...you
might want to cross it some
time in the future."
ABOUT LAST WEEK'S
ABT1CLE CONCEBMNG
HEAVY HANDED
PATBOLMEN IN BOBESON
Not everyone agreed with
me concerning last week's
article about heavy handed
patrolmen in Kobe son. A few
callers took me to task for "not
telling both sides of the
issue."
I agree that every issue
should have both sides explor
ed fully. Really ! But "As 1 See
ft" is a column which appears
on the Editorial and Opinion
Page. I do not expect every
reader to agree with my
opinion. But I do appreciate
those readers who disagree
agreeably. It is nice to talk to
readers who are in disagree
ment with me when they are
pleasant about it. Our salva
tion is to be able to talk to each
other, not necessarily agree all
the time but be able to talk
about it rationally/ and evenly.
I want to be protected too.
Our neighborhoods and homes
are sacred places. We want to
be secure there. Too, I want to
repeat something I wrote in
my column which might have
been overlooked, "seemingly,
based on my assessment of the
situation, most of the patrol
men in our midst seem to be
decent, hardworking law men
but a few heavy handed ones
are giving all of them a bad
reputation..." That's what I
said last week. And I believe
that.
I just don't think highway
patrolmen or any other law
men, ought to hit anarresterin
the head. Head injuries are
horrible things. There are
better ways to handle potenti
ally explosive situations than
to whack a man in the head
with a black jack.
Also, the young man who
was struck in the head in an
incident in the Union Chapel
School area is reportedly im
proving. His condition is still
guarded. The highway patrol
is reportedly in the process of
an "internal investigation."
Other county and state
agencies are also looking into
the situation. More next week.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
; Urges ban of
: Ugandan Coffee
r Dear Sir:
Did you know that every
time we buy Ugandan coffee
we are helping a madman
continue to butcher innocent
people--in fact, to commit
genocide?
If you think this is too strong
an indictment, consider this:
That one commodity, coffee,
accounts for over 90 percent of
all Ugandan foreign exports.
The United States is the single
biggest purchaser at one third
of that 90 percent. President
ldi Amin uses this money to
pay off his mercenary hench
men to terrorize, murder, dis
member and even cannibalize
human beings.
Christians are special favo
rites. Episcopalians and Cath
olics in particular. Firsthand
accounts are given by a
refugee who escaped in a load
of hay. which Amin's thugs
jabbed with pitchforks in a
vain attempt to catch him.
Congressman Don J. Pease
(D-Ohio) has introduced legis
lation calling for a U.S. trade
boycott 1?>f Uganda. It must be
voted on by the House Inter
national Relation; Committee
and the full House of Repre
sentatives.
This bill has met with strong
opposition. Coffee companies
who have admitted they could
get coffee elsewhere have not
taken the moral responsiblity
to do so. U.S.planes are sent to
air- lift the coffee out. We train
Ugandan pilots in this country.
The government clearly takes
no responsibility for this holo
caust* Do we really believe in
Human Rights? it is up to us
as individual consumers to
help put sn end to this seven
year reign of terror.
Here are some positive
steps we can take:
(1) Refuse to buy from com
panies that use Ugandan coffee
in their blends. Proctor and
Gamble, makes of Folgerv is
the worst offender. General
Foods makes Maxwell House,
Sank a. Maxim, Maxpax, Ye
ban, Freeie-Orted Sanka, and
Brim' with Ugandan fillers.
From Nestles come Nescafe,
Taster's Choice and Taster's
Choice Decaf. There are more,
if not sure, buy pure beans
such as Columbian, Brazilian.
Mexican, and our own Hawai
ian. There are decaffeinated
beans as well. Hills Brothers
Instant Is Acceptable. La Tou
raine. used in some restau
rants, is a blend of Brazilian
and Columbian.
(2) Write to the companies
telling them no more Ugandan
coffee. Tell the grocer why we
are leaving it on the shelf.
Inform restaurants, and refuse
to drink it. The Marriott
Corporation alone could make
an impact on Folgers. and
Sanka, which it uses.
(3) Write your Congressman or
Congresswoman stating that
you support Congressman
Pease's bill; ask them to do the
same.
(4) Convince at least one other
person.
Margaret Lerner
Potomac, Maryland
Winners or Special
Olympics
The Regional Special Olympics
was held April 20. 1978 at
Hcndrick Stadium in Fort Bragg,
N.C The students participating
from Oxendinc F.lementary
School were Lisa Dial. Rodney
Chavis. Eddie Coins, and
Roscoe Coins
Each student won the follo
wing ribbons: Lisa Dial. 12,
first place softball; Rodney
Chavis, 11, second place soft
ball, third place running broad
jump, and fifth place softball:
Eddie Coins, 11, first place
softball; Roscoe Goins. 12,
second place fifty yard dash
and third place running broad
jump.
The chaperones accom
panying the group were Ms.
Delilah Walters, the teacher,
Mrs. Faye Jacobs, her aide,
and Ms. Mandy Locklear, one
of the student's parents.
The students will attend the
State Special Olympics held in
High Point, NC in May.
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Poetry by Gifted
and Talented Class
The foAowtng poems were wrimo by the student]i In Mrt. Sherry
Lowry't 6?h 9rdde GMied ond Talented Oou of Pembroke
Elementary School
THE ANGa
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by Outs Loddear
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Serene and beautiful you stand there.
As if you have no cares at all
You look upon mankind and pity us.
For all the trivial things we do. '
You lead a perfect life, but we in
Our weakness can only strive.
UfE
by Chris Loddeor
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Life is like a lightbulb
In the dawn of life it is bright
and beautiful
n the middle, it is bright, but not
brilliant.
In the twilight, it flickers out.
and life is over.
SECRETS
by Lorry Wilson Sowyer, Jr.
Secrets ore to be kept and hid.
Secrets ore to be kept dose.
We ten o secret. I tel a secret
Con you keep a secret?
THE AUK
by Enid Loddear
Once there was an Auk who had one leg
He sighed and 3 times winked.
He spied a nest with but one egg.
and cried.
"I guess I am extinct!"
HAPPENINGS
by Tyro Sampson
One is killed in a car wreck.
One is burned at his home.
One is shot with his own gun
the other commits suicide.
There is always happenings
in this great big world.
TREE
by Hampton W. Oxendlne
Towering there, high in the sky
Is a proud splendid oak tree.
Tall and majestic. .. unlike us.
We should he like this big oak
And have enough pride
To stand tall and free.
CONCENTRATION
? ' by John Mork CummJrvgs
Silence filled the room.
It was so very, very dark
The only way to describe it was black
To just see black no other color.
Being alone, just...
thinking of all the problems you have
The sound of silence scares you
You concentrate on one answer
with no hope of finding it
In your very, very dark life
MY MIND
by Sandra Loch tear
Once upon a time
I had a mind.
I used it as little as I could
and used it only when I would.
I always fed my brain rich food.In hopes thai all my thoughts were
got id.
I always picked a good time to use my mind
but I never got anywhere
I AM A GIRL
by Jennifer Morgon
I am a girl
ami no one else.
I am what I am
and that can't fchangc
I am myself
and I can't he you.
Oh I wish that I could
but you wouldn't understand
I am a girl
and not a man.
YOU AND I
by krife Ann Donovan
Tis pity to he parted
When all is so very great
We love one another so very much
We are joined together somewhat
Like Siamese twins
You are the sunshine
And I am the flowers that grow by you
" You arc the rich brown earth
and I am the grass which protects you m
We are a couple, together with love
And I shall never try to hurt or damage you. .
lust try to he with you always
FE SUNOS
by Defora Sampson
. They are within us. guiding us
Sometimes happy, hut inosi limes chiding us
Wc have them everyday
As we sing m even play
We have them when its hoi
Of even when us not
We have itu-m with out litst kiss I mot a handsome hoy,
Ami ilwn its nuly joy
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Hut prnhahl) we have leelings the most <
When we n i??rt by someone
Yes leelmg are always here
Ikeen wphm us lingering near
Wins
Shot
Title
ItaOOMB, III ? Muarlrman
Ctartas SHf*"*" of Pembroke
Slate Uaivtrrty captured the
third national championship ?t
hit atar-atudded career by
winning the Aot put event here
Friday in the NCAA Division II
Track and Field Cham
pionships.
Shlpman, a Moot-!, 238
pound senior from Halleboco,
heaved the shot Si feet and
three-fourth Inches. It marked
the first time he has ever swept
a national title In the shot put
His other championships have
been in the discus.
By virtue of his finish,
Shlpman becomes an AU
American for the fifth time. He
has won that honor four times
In the discus and once in the
shot put.
"No athlete who has been In
our track program has ever
worked harder than Shipman,"
says Dr. Ed Crain, PSU track
coach. "He has trained
strenuously for four years ?
and I mean year-amund."
A week ago Shipman had a
disappointing meet for him,
finishing third in the discus and
fifth in the shot put In the NAIA
National Track and Field
Championships at Abilene,
Tex. After that meet, he,was
the guest of the world cham
pion Dallas Cowboys for a
football try out ? then made a
solo trip here for the NCAA
Division II championships.
Garry Henry, Pembroke
State's sophomore distance
running sensation from
Australia, came with an
eyelash of repeating the 10,000
meter triumph he achieved last
week In the NAIA nationals. '
Ompeting here, the tireless
Henry finished second to
James Schankel of Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo. Schankel had
a winning time of 30:01.5, while
Henry was second with a
clocking of 30:01.7 Thus Henry
lost by only two-tenths of a
second. His second-place time
was much better than his
winning time of 30:22.0 in last
week's NAIA meet.
By virtue of his second place
finish, Henry becomes an AU
Amartcaa for the Mk Um.
the most of any PSU athlete in
history. He has won this honor
twice in cross country and four
times in track.
The bewhiskered Henry
fft.nrt. Moot-10 and weighs 148
pounds. With two more years of
collegiate running ahead of
him, he has an excellent chance
to make the 1990 Olympics.
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ACCORDING TO
SCRIPTURE
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HOLD OUI CONFIDENCE
STEADFAST TO THE END
Hebrew 3tl4. What Paul said
here to the people was Christ
the son superior to Moses, the
servant, Paul said every house
is built by some man but he
that built all things is God.
Verse S. Paul tells us we are a
house and that Jesus is the
Head, the Builder, theMaker
and the Foundation. And
Jesus said to Peter that all the
Devils in hell could not destroy
his church and the church is
you. What we need to do more
often is to do as David, make
our cry and say Lord Jesus,
lead me to the rock that is
higher than I. Ps. 61:2. Glroy
to God, this rock is higher than
you or I. It is our shelter.
This past Sunday our lesson
was about the apostle Peter.
Acts 12. But the verse I love
and stood out to me was verse
6. The Bible said Peter was
sleeping between guards. A
man who knew he would die as
James and Stephen had only
days before. But Peter had
something, something that
would rock him to sleep. My
friend, we need to trust God
when the enemy comes. The
reason Peter could sleep so
well was that he remembered
what Jesus had said in Luke
21:31-32. Jesus said Simon,
Simon, behold Satan hath
desired to have you that he
may sift you as wheat. What
you and I need to learn, if your
are a true believer of God and
been washed in the blood of
Jesus, Satan is going to sift
you. But you don't have to
worry, Jesus told Peter in
verse 32. But I have prayed for
thee. Glory to God, halleluiah,
I can shout. Jesus over 2000
years ago prayed for me. No,
my friend, don't let Satan fool
you to cast away your confi
dence which hath great
recompenses of reward. The
blessed word of God tells me
he never forsakes. He said he
would never leave me so that 1
may boldly say, the Lord is my
helper and I will not fear what
man can do unto me. Hebrew
13:5-6.
The reason a lot of you go
back on God is because you
don't trust him or his blessed
word. You need to be stead
fast. Our hope in Jesus should
be anchored by our soul. Both
sure and steadfast. Heb. 6:19.
Make up your mind and say
Devil, I'm going through.
Because the word said I was
not to fret myself over evil
doers for they would soon be
cut down like grass and whiter
like the green herb. Psalms
37:1
Jesus warns us of these
days. Let us stand and be
strong. Jesus foretold us of
perils which would come. One
only has to watch the TV or
listen to radio to know America
is in trouble. She is going to
pay for her great sins. And I
pray that you have your trust
in God. The leaders of this
country no longer believe in
God and God is going to
punish this land of ours. But
the Christian people will stand
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joyfully and praise Jesus for he
told those who obey and did
that which was right would be
blessed. Whether you are in
the city or field, thou shall be
blessed. Blessed would be thy
breadbasket, even when you
go out or cometh in Jesus said,
blessed you be, the head you
be and not the Uil. Thou shalt
be above only and not be
neath. These are ours if we
will not go aside of his word,
neither to the right or to the
left. Det. 28:1-4. So my
brethern in Christ and sister,
be steadfast. Don't let Satan
tell you that Jesus has for
saken you. Let us be postured
and see the salvation of our
Lord. I remember what a great
King said in II Kings 18:19,
what confidence is this in
which thou trustest. Thou
trustest in vain words. This
king boosted agaisnt God's
people and bragged about his
council and strength for war.
and mocked the people whose
stuff was God's and said, if ye
lean on this, surely as before
you come from Pharoah, this
king was blind and a lot of
people today are blind. We as
Paul have our hope and our
confidence and trust is sure
one day, victory will be ours.
Just as the word of God came
to Johaziel who was a man of
God and he brought the word
to Jehospophat and said thus
saith the Lord unto you. be not
afraid nor dismayed by reason
of this great multitude. For the
battle is not yours but God's.
Ye shall not need to fight in
this battle. Let yourselves
stand. Stand still and see the
salvation of the Lord. II Cor.
20:14-17.
There is some of you who
are going through a great
battle. It could be many ways
and you don't have anyone to
turn to. Doctors have brought
bad news. Homes are broken
up. Jesus is the one to turn to.
I will be the first to say, if I
didn't know Jesus as my
saviour. Lord and king, so
many times would 1 have gonj?
under. But in Jesus I found a
true friend, one who loves me
so much he gave his own life
for me. You too can have this
hope and confidence, if you
turn to Jesus right now and
say Lord Jesus, forgive me of
my sins. I believe that thou art
the Christ, the son of the living
God. I confess with my mouth
the Lord Jesus and I believe in
my heart that God raised Jesus
from the dead. Now, if you
have said this from your heart
and believed what Jesus said
in Romans 10:9. thou shalt be
saved.
Now. you can tell Jesus all
of your sorrows for now you
have a compassionate friend
who will listen and you can be
sure he will answer you. May
God bless you.
Christian friends, the Bible
tells us to pray one for
another. When you kneel by
your bedside or wherever,
please remember me and this
newspaper in your prayers.
Amen.
Yours in Christ.
Gallaudet Graduates
Angus Wilton McMillan Jr., of Park ton and Judy Cummings,
Pembroke, received degrees at the Graduation Exercises of
Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C., the only accredited liberal
arts college for deaf students Excerlsea were held at the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
McMillan received a bachelor of science degree In physical
education; Miss Cummings, a bachelor of arts degree in art.
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