EDITORIAL AND
OPINION PAGE
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AS I
SEE IT
by Bruce Barton
MY STANCE CONCERNING
DR. RAUL GIVENS
'I have thought about it for
quite a bit: what is my stance
concerning Dr. Paul Givens.
the newly named chancellor of
Pembroke State University.
Gene Warren, PSU's prolific
word master (as head of PSU's
Public Affairs Office), said
recently. "Bruce, I am dis
appointed with you". War
ren's disappointment seem
ingly is in response to some of
the things I have written
concerning Given's appoint
ment. Of course Warren has
disappointed me on many
occasions, too. But he does
not write for Bruce Barton;
Gene Warren writes for Pem
broke State University. I write
both sides of an issue; Warren
does not. I like to pleaae
people but I do not write
necessarily to do so. I write
mostly to express myself,
hoping, in the meantime, that
I can articulate the feelings
and aspirations of others. I
honestly attempt to build
communicative bridges be ?
tween the multi racial ethnic
bases in Robeson County and
beyond. I also am guided'by
what I consider to be right and
compassionate expression. I
do not like to hurt people with
words; I like to lambast the
issues.
But. unlike Gene Warren. I
am allowed to lance a wart if I
sec one. If Warren sees
anything wrong on the PSU
campus he is not allowed to
say anything about it, if he
expects to continue to wdrti
there. That's just the rules of
; the game; it does not mean
? that he is dishonest or any
thing, it simply means thai his
? writing is one dimensional.
So, I am examining Dr. Paul
Givens closely. And if that
disappoints Gene Warren then
he will just have to be
4 disappointed. Disappointment
is part of life too. Givens, if he
accepts the job as chancellor,
can expect scrutiny from the
prcaa. Afterall. he is getting
p paid in excess of S40.000
, annually to work in a fish bowl.
? People like me will keep him
? honest. He must guard against
? Gene Warren and others who
? will only say nice things about
him, whether he deserves
syrupy things said or not.
So. | hope that Dr. Paul
Givens will be a blessing in
disguise. But he must under
stand that I suspect that he
was appointed chancellor for
purely racial reasons, not of
his making but racial never
theless. Two Indian candidates
Dr. Joseph Oxendine and
Dr. James B. Chavis, were
bypassed as chancellor in
favor of Givens. Many of us
consider the two Indian candi
dates to have superior qual
ifications.
And many of us believe
William Friday chose him
(Givens) mostly because he is
an out of stater. Friday is a
political animal, and he did not
want to chance the political
liability of a local entity with
political muscle of his own.
In spite of all of that, we will
try to be fair to Dr. Paul
Givens. We will give him the
benefit of the doubt, but we
will not accept him foolishly
and with no holds barred like
our local trustees did when
they assured Friday that they
would support whomever he
chose as chancellor.
No. here is our stance
concerning Dr. Paul Givens. If
he is a good and decent
chancellor and pays particular
attention to the Lumbee Indian
heritage of Pembroke State
University, we will support
him with all the strength we
are able to muster. H he comes
tripping Into town with con
descension dripping from his
fowls, we will fight him with al
the journalistic weapons at our
disposal.
ANTI-GIVENS RALLY
PLANNED IN PEMBROKE
PARK
Recently | received an un
signed letter telling of a rally
Sunday afternoon in Pem
broke's Park. The rally i,
scheduled for 2 p.m. in the
afternoon.
The rally is "about the chan
cellorship at Pembroke State
University." The letter also
says, "It is time that we stand
together..."
Oal'd bw p>|< 1
Prisoners
Plan
Walk-a-thon
mis when first approached about
the walk-a-thon.
"There just had never been
anything like this before that we
could find in the state or even the
country," Brooks said. "I looked
it over and talked to them about
it. then sent it on up to the area
office for approval.
'To me it shows rehabilita
tion," Brooks said. "A lot of the
guys we have here are here be
cause they put their own wants
and needs over those of their fel
low man.
"This sort of thing shows that
they're thinking about someone
else and not just centering on
their own needs," Brooks said. "I
think it's good for the community
and for the men."
"We figure this is a way for us
to reach out to the community,"
Burch said.
The prisoners are seeking spon
sors who will pay 25 cents or more
for every mile a prisoner walks.
They also hope area residents will
donate baked goods and lemonade
for rest stops along the 10-mile
walk.
"One thing about cakes,
though," Burch said. "They've
got to be sliced up. Prison rules.
"Another thing, too," Scott
said. "This isn't a gun camp
(medium security) any more.
Anyone who'd like to come out
and watch, we'd be glad to have."
-> The walk is scheduled to begin
-at ta.'m. Saturday. *
? Title 1
Meeting
Set
There will be a meeting of
the ESEA Title I Advisory
Committee to the Kebbaoe
County Board of Education
onTueaday, Jnne 5, at 2:30
p.m. in the Planetarium claaa
room. Assistant Supt Albert
C. Hunt urges all members to
attend^ and notes that they
will be brought up to date on
the 1979*80 Title I Project as
well as asked for their advice
and suggestions.
Locklear Honored at Reception
Dr. Curt Locklaar Jr.. *u
honored recently at a reception
givan to him by hia family to
commemorate hia having re
tched hh Doctor of Veterinary
Ma<Mw degree. Dr. Locklear
waa honored on the 19th of
May at tha Jaycee Hat,
r| Dr. Locklaar and hia parents,
; Mr. and Mrs Cart Locklaar
I Sr. nccM more than 17S
family and friend! who came
to give their coogrstulationa to
the new doctor. There were
bora d'oeovtfa far the gwatts
as they ware aiaatodVv other
a . .. - - ?
memtters of Dr. Locklcar'i
family.
Dr. Lock!ear graduated May
13 from TbiMirg?r institute
School of Vgtrinary Medicine
in Tuskeegge Alabama. He
graduated second in hit daaa
with a 3.9 grade point average.
Thia esculent academic record
merited the title of Highest
Honors for Dr. Lockiear. He
will begin practice with Dr.
N.G. Baird in Lumberton in
June.
Hoateaadka for Dr. Locklear's
reception ware Ma. Bone Low
ry. Ma. Flora Lowry. Ma.
Mary Da via and Mra. Earl
Ranaom Sr.
Members of Dr. LocUear'a
immediate family present for
the event were: Mr. and Mra.
Jamea Sheffield, Mr. and Mra.
Clinton Thomas Jr., Mr. and
Mra. Milton Locklear, Mr. and
Mra. Stephen Locklear, Mra.
Thomas Smith, Ma. Marcia
Locklear. Lindtey Locklear,
Anthony Locklear, his iinde.
Monroe Lowry, his great aunt,
Mrs. Essie Mae Oaendine and
his grandparents, Mr. and
Mra. J?? Qennjf, Lnurry. .
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
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Questions Polipy of
Biblical Recorder
Dear Sir:
I went to Russia in 1961 as a
private citizen to see how
Russia and its people differed
from America. There was very
little travel between the two
countries in 1961. August 14,
1961 saw the Berlin wall
begun. In the fall of 1961 the
100 megaton bombs were
being setoff by the Russians.
Bomb shetters were on display
for sale in Gastonia's Alters
Center.
May I share the most impor
tant thing I remember about
this four day visit. I saw people
standing in small groups look
ing at something on the wall. I
asked my guide what they
were looking at. She replied
they were reading the news
paper. They were reading what
the government wanted them
to read, where they wanted the
newspaper read. Can you
imagine reading your paper in
this manner? 1 lifted a silent
prayer of thanks for living in a
country where I can express
myself and read the expres
sion of others w hen and where
I chose.
I have found one exception.
The BibHtaJ Recorder, our
Baptist newspaper, restricts
expression and questions on
certain subjects. The Recorder
especially likes to print letters
and editorials that raise ques
tions about other religious
organizations with problems.
However, I have found the
Recorder will not print ex
pressions of concern about it's
own advertising policy.
Why does the Biblical Record
er censor the concerns and
expressions on this matter.
The editorial policy says the
Recorder dqes not speak for
Baptist of North Carolina. It
says every Baptist speaks for
himself. I wart this privilege.
Han? Jonas
1104 East Osarfc Ave.
Gaalonta, N.C. 28052
Why Street Signs
Are Late
TOi Mayor Reggie Strickland
Pembroke, NC
FROM: WJ. Sherriil
The delay in your getting
your Street Name Signs is due
to hold ups in getting materi
als. All purchase? such as the
blades are ordered through
Purchase and Contract bids.
Further delays are caused vy
the manufacturers in shipping
the materials to Prison Enter
prises.
All orders received have
been placed with Prison Enter
' * "
prises and will be processed in
that order at soon as materials
can be obtained. Mr. Lewis,
Sign Shop manager, informs
me that in some caMs this will
mean a 3 to 4 months hold up.
Sign order* for Warning and
Regulatory Signs should be
shipped'to you by sUte trucks
within 5 to 6 week! from the
date the order is piaoedi
Please War with us until we
can get your signs to you. If
this create* any problems for
you plena* contact me at (919)
733-30WL, gjgy
Gospel Sing News
Dear Gospel Fans:
Greetings to you in the
name of Jesas. It will soon be
time to meet and lee you
again. June 2nd to be correct
we are looking forward to
talking with you on this 1st
Saturday night singing at
Deep Branch School.
We have some great news
as you know for two months we
have ifceu talking to you over
at the school where our
singings have tfeen held about
our annivOMry. Well, it has
been drcifo to have our First
Anniversary on August 31,
Friday night and Saturday,
September I, 1979. We are
looking forward to this. One of
our guest groups willbe the
singing Echoes from Cleve
land, Tennessee on Friday
night, August 31, at a place to
be named later. Our guest
singers for Saturdjynight have
not been decided on yet.
We trust that every Singing
group of this association (the
Southeastern Gospel Singing
Association) will be prflprat for
this great event. We are going
to try to give you some of the
very test gospel kinging.
Our membership members
of the Agsociation will have a
pnviledge to use your menmer
ship cards for the first time
and it willbe a pleasure to
permit you to use them. We
nope to have other groups
soon so you can uae them
often.
The DA L Gospel Singers of
Pembroke, one of our gtoupa
of this Association are listing
their appointments for the
month of June as follows:
June 2, Mt. Carmel Church
of God, Dunn, NC. June 3,
Laruel Hill Baptist Church
Marion, N.C.; June 9-10,
Raxon Revival Center, Jackson
ville, Fla. June 16, Smithfield,
Nc. June 22, Kinley High
School, Kinley, NC. June 23,
PenticoU Lighthouse, Wilson,
NC. June 24, Crtntwood Bap
tist Church, Smithfield',' N.C.
Any time any of our groups
are in your area, try to attend.
Participating in this -first
Saturday night singing at
Deep Branch Will life The Felix
Deal Family of Fairmont, NC,
The Simpson Quartet of Lum
berton and other groups.
1 know you will be Tflnanrfil
to hear these fine groups.
They will bless your souls. As
all the groups have done in the
past, they will you. Now,
rememUhr, there Is no charg^
and you are invited to attend.
Now rememyfcr on June 2,
7:30 p.m. at Deep Branch
School. We hope to aee you.
Rev. Grover Oindist
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MT. AIRY NEWS
-by Violet Locklear
Rev. Mike Brook* delivered
a wonderful message on Sun
day morning af Mt. Airy
Church. Special music waa by
the Young Adult Ladies who
were accompanied'%y "cv
Mike Cummings.
Our pastor deftv^ed the
message on Sunday night.
After service they loaded the
bus and went down to Mac
Donalds for refreshments.
Visitors were Rev. Mike
Brooks and children. Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel D. Locklear. Jullia
Bullard, Jennings R. Bullard,
Nichote Locklear. Nannie Jon
es. Joann Locklear, Rev. Jos
eph Oxendine. Rev. Rtfoert
Locklear. Mrs. Joy B. Locklear
and children, Jerry Cummings
and many more.
All graduates received Bi
bles by Mr. John L. Carter
donate^Vy his daughter, Mrs.
Mazeltne Dusan of Jackson
ville, Fla. High school gradu
ates were Ray Bryant. Jeffery
Revefc, Myra Griffith, Marina
Clark. College graduates in
cluded' W.D. Oxendine who
has recieyed his masters de
gree and Reggie Strickland
and Marlon Lowry. This hat
been a custom of Mrs. Dusan
for a number of years.
Mrs. Rockie Jane Locklear
still remains a patient in
McCain Hospital. Her condi
tion is improving slowly.
Mrs. Emory (Nora) Locklear
of Fayetteville has returned
home from the hospital. Visit
ing her last week were Mrs.
Goldie Low cry and OdCBa
Locklear. The Locklears are
members of our church.
A plate sale was held Satur
day, May 26 at the Mt. Airy
Church Community Building,
sponsored'^ the Mt. Airy
Jayceds.All senior citiqgjg, all
sick and handicapped, were
donated a free plate. 1 know
the Jayceds appreciate your
cooperation with them. We'll
have mote as to the number ef
tickets sold later on.
Mr. Greg Maynor. one of our
new memtfers, will be leaving
this Saturday for a week at
Ridgectdst in Youth Ministry
Conference. We hope it will be
a successful week for all those
going for churches in our
aiwoMwn.
As Memorial Day passed and
time roBedfeck the memories
of many of our friend! and
loved ones who gave their
so bravely that we may Hve, let
us ndbly "remember thoae who
laid themaetvi^ eetweea our
country and her toes. Aa I
passed a cenugery the other
day. I stopped and looked at a
grave. The thought came to
me: it could hawws my son.
I only had one but he had to go
and fight for his country. And 1
can never thank God enough
for sparing him and allowing
him to come buck. That day
wiD always aetvd as a remind
er to a lot of people.
Mrs. Stella Maynor returned
home last Friday from South
eastern General Hospital
where she underwent |urgery.
Hope she has a speedy recov
ery.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buck
Locklear went on a busindtt
trip to Tabor City. N.C. on
Monday.
Mr. Robert Locklear is a
patient in Durham Hospital,
i He ujidqrwent surgery on
Wednjfrday. We hope him a
speedy recovery. PleaaC re
member him in your prayers.
Also, Mr. J.H. Locklear, who
is undergoing treatment twice
a week, for they are two of our
main leaders of our church.
I certainly appreciate the ?
different ones who had guts
enough to stand up against our
chancellor selection. We
appreciate someone who teUS
something good in us, who
calls forth our Hht qualities.
We know justice did not come
out in that decision. We arc
not dismayed "by what seems
unjust and unfair. For we now
are living in such days. We
have the faith to know that
God's law of good works to
make things right. It may not
be as toon aa we would like,
but just be patient Pem
broke. Victory will be ours Vfi
we pull together. As far as
Friday and the other politics*
Pow's, hope to ace their
decision go dowr. the drain.
Fast, feat, feat. As for Friday,
if he were a dMUt man.
something this indncgnt would
not have happenhdi
UP FROM
OUST & DARKNESS
by Lew Barton.
Third Century Artist
mom OF THE SITUATION
Dr. Joseph Oxendiae and Dr.
James B. Chavis are eminently
qualified to assume the CTtan
celoeship <* Pembroke Slate
University. A nationally km?"
athlete U a tough candidate to
nlout. even if he didn't have
all the other qualifications to
hack it up. (which he has) And
at for Dr. Jame* B. Chavis. he
couldn't be better qualified if
he had deliberately educated
himself for that *pecific poat.
In fact, iome people My he did
just that-with the eocourage
ment and as a piotege olf the
retiring chancellor. Both have
had vast administrative ex
perience, one at PSU itself and
the other as a dean at Temple
University. The Indians ivould
have been happy and fortunate
to have had either;*" like any
other red-blooded American
community, there were those
who preferred ooe and those
who preferred the other.
And whv not? We are,human,
too. We should not be expect
ed to have unanimity of
opinion like a herd of sheep.
Both of these candidates
were Lumbees. And I was
extremely happy that wt "
their people were aWe to offer
not one but two superbly
qualified candidates instead of
one. I remember the time
when we couldn't have offered
one for consideration.
1 saw our first Ph.D.. a
personal friend of mine (I was
his protege), rejected even as
principal of a high school
because of dirty, rotten, stink
ing politics. He served for a
time as dean of faculty at PSU.
But he never forgot that
rejection as Principal of Pem
broke High. He pined away
and eventually died-of cere
bral hemmorrhage.
Our people have not forgot
ten that, nor double-voting,
nor Old Main, nor a hundred
other miscarriages of justice.
Oh, yes. we all feel strongly
about PSU. and any Lumbee
who is turned away because of
raw. pore racial prejudice.^
After sir, W fcave a long
history td dppreaaion.
Our own kin gave birth to
than institution after being
thrown out of white schools and
denied any form of education
ior half a century. We preach
ed the gospel of education
among ourpeople^Wejinrtur^
ed that institution with loving
care, as a mother hen watches
over her chicks. While white
institutions of the area ftzxtti
out and died, we kept ours
going, largely through person
al sacrifice and sheer energy of
spirit. No one has ever told as
that Indians had never before
created a university from the
word go. We luckily didn't
know Indians can't build a
university; and so. by God's
grace and through His ben
evolence. we built one .h was
and is our pride and joy.
How happy we were to be
able to offer an institution of
higher learning w hen integra
tion camel In fact, we had
admitted whites and other
Indians eves before i ntoi gist too
We ourselves had the fore
sight and daring to have
removed from our official
name, the words "for In
dians."
Thus did we make our
contribution to the community
at large. Many took advantage
of the escellent school that
Pembroke State had become.
But instead of accepting our
preferred hand in friendship,
thru brotherhood and in
the name of humanity, others
gave us the back of their hand.
For them, it was all or nothing.
But we survived. Just as we
will survive this crisis. We will
survive this just as we did on
Roanoke Island when the
English deserted da and reck
oned us dead.
But we are a people of dignity
and understanding. We shall
survive with honor-not in the
simpering way a recent letters
to-the -editor opportunist puts
it.
Dr. Givens has stated that
there will be no discrimination
against Indians under him.
And I fervently hope not. If
worse comes to worst,. I hope
We will retain our dignity and
our dedication. As Dr. Martin
Luther King's followers used
to sing, we too shall ultimately
overtime.
< ft ?i k. In
God hasten the day when our
people will no longer suffer
discrimination in con ne net ion
with the very institution they
chartered) But above all. grant
us grace and good sense to
accept whatever is yuur will in
this matter. In Jesus' name.
Amen.
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