THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE '|||
VOLUME 8 NUMBER 41 25* PER COPY THURSDAY. OCTOBER ?, lf>?
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A FRONT PAGE EDITORIAL
Statement Against Violence and Racism:
The Deadly Duo
A STATEMENT AGAINST VIOLENCE
AND RACISM: THE DEADLY DUO
Dr. Paul R. Givens was chosen as
chancellor of Pembroke State University
on May 11. 1979 to succeed Dr. English
E. Jones who retired after 17 adventur
ous years as head of the university that
is the result of the foresight of the local
Indian community who began the school
in 1887 because Indian children were
denied the rights to public education.
Pembroke State University had its
beginnings as a reaction to racism. It
was hoped by the Indian men of vision
that the school might help eradicate
racism; they would be surprised today
to know that racism is still the major
problem in Robeson County and on the
campus of Pembroke State University.
It is ironic but racism has developed tap
roots that are most times covered up by
societal graces and protocol but the
racism is a reality and it erupts every
once in a while like last Wednesday
morning when a young college student
complained that he had been assaulted
on the PSU campus, as reported in the
Robe son Ian a daily newspaper quarter
ed in f l oiberton. by some Indian mcr.
References were made to "crazed J
locals" and "animals" and "savages." <
I he references were offensive to the j
general Indian community; many Indian i
people complained about the negative I
labeling of a whole community for the
supposed sins of a few. Others dammed
the Robeaonlan tor unprofessional news i
reporting in putting the incident in the I
worst possible light without giving the j
decent, law abiding Indians a chance to <
be represented fairly. j
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And, as we see it, complaints are in i
order. The Robesonian. as we sec it. I
emanates a crazy kind of I860 democra- i
tic party mentality. The newspaper t
seems to infer that if we kill all the
Henry Berry Lowrys in our midst
everything will be all right and
plantations will crop up uncontested in I
the country side. It just isn't so.
We have problems in Pembroke and
Robeson Countyand the sooner we face i
up to them positively the better off all of '
us are going to be. i
VIOLENCE BEGATS MORE
VIOLENCE...
V iolence is wrong period. Violence
icgal* more violence. A mams made up <
ot heart and mind and soul: it takes |
all three to be human. Muscles are I
relatively unimportant in the area of |
luman relations. (
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We must turn from violence, <
?specially physical violence. We like the
turn of a phrase, a rational argument,
.ensitive responses, a kindly dispositi- j
in. We like a man (or woman) who i
.lands for something over a long period I
if time, neither being tossed to and fro i
lor being subject to temporary whims of i
ancv. We must tum to weapons of <
ntegrity. trust, decency in order to w in
he war of life.
The Indian community is frustrated,
saddened by the turn of events. Dr. j
Givens said in his installation address: i
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An Important feature of thia Unlver- |
sity is the make-up of our student body, i
Through perhaps the best State system |
of higher education in America, we see ]
today a Pembroke Slate (Jniveiahv
where three races walk hand in hand
without malice or discord. We have in
this student bodv a model for the nation
to observe- for in this tri- racial setting
we have a showcase of brotherhood and
sisterhood.
But the faculty and administration do
not follow the lead of the students; more
than HO percent of them live elsewhere
than Pembroke, mostly in the Lumber
ton area.
They (faculty and administration)
drive into our communi^v each day and
teach the teachers in our schools what
they are going to teach our children
yours and mine. But what they are
teaching is not good enough for them;
the overwhelming majority of them live
in the Lumberton School District where
their children are enrolled. They say, in
essence, "We will teach your teachers
but we do not want those teachers
teaching our children..."That is con
descension of the worst possible kind; it
is rank racism. It stinks to the
educational heavens.
They bemoan the relative inadequa
cies of the Pembroke and county
schools..but the teachers (at least 80
percent) were taught by the PSU facultv
who flee after dark.
We watch them sometimes in the
evening fleeing...attempting to get back
to Lumberton before dark to attend the
movies, go out to dinner, attend the
local PTAs. the boards of education, the
city council meetings. They work
diligently to make Lumberton and the
ilher places where they live better
itaces to live. For instance. Dr. Ray
'ennington. head of PSU's Physical
Education Department, is also chairman
>f the board of directors of Lumberton's
lousing authority and redevelopment
.-ommission.
Yes, the kids get along fine; it is the
grown ups (especially the faculty and
administrators of PSU) who have
reverted back to childish ways. The
roles have been reversed; the kids do
not speak in racial tones; the grown ups
do.
...THE LUMBERTON INFLUENCE...
Now that Dr. Jones has retired we
are beginning to see a greater influence
on the Pembroke campus by the monied
interests in Lumberton. For instance.
Lumberton Mayor F'urman Biggs and
others are taking an active interest in
Fundraising. etc. Ihat's good and
proper; PSU is a regional university
now., not an Indian institution only. But,
as we see it. we ougM to lay down a few
facts for those who might have some
doubts. m-,
Pembroke State University is located
in Pembroke. N.C. That's a fact that
many Robesonians cannot fully accept.
They attempt to circumvent reality by
moving the school spiritually or financi
ally or emotionally or psychologically...
but the school remains in Pembroke...
not Lumberton. or Red Springs or any
other place. Pembroke.
Too, the Indian influence should be
bolstered not diminished. The school
has one unique feature only...and that
is its Indian heritage, its Indian
beginnings. Thai's the school's streng
th; not its' weakness as some have
implied. The Indians made the school;
the school owes its life blood to its
Indian connotations. Can the rest of
Robeson accept that: And enhance the
Indianness of the school? And show case
it? And still support it?
It is violent to diminish people, to
lessen their influence when it is good
and proper to enhance it.
It is violent to have a faculty of
approximately 1.10 with one (1) Black
member and eight (tf) Indian faculty
members. That is criminal, indeed. We
need to scour the land for Indians and
Blacks who can teach and administer on
the university level and hire them.
It is criminal and violent that the last
ten faculty members hired at PSU have
been white.
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"Mr. Jim" Chavis and
Brantley Blue honored
Ken Maynor, executive director of the
Lutnbee Regional Development As
sociation in Pembroke, said, "One of
the things I am really proud of thai
resulted from Indian Heritage Week
was the special recognition shown Mr.
Jim Chavia and Mr. Brantley Blue, two
remarkable Indian leaders." Both died
in 1979.
A painting of Brantley Blue, the
articulate Lumber barrister, who spear
headed so many legislative battles in
behalf of his people will hang In "Old
Main" on the PSU campus. Blue was
one of the leaders of the "Save Old
Main" movement.
The painting was done by Craig
Locklear, a young Indian artist em
ployed by the county Indian h ducal ion
project. Shown speaking In behalf of the
Blue family at the recent unveiling la
Adolph Blue, Brantley's brother.
The painting was a project sponsored
by l.RDA. Speaking in honor of "My
dear friend" were Lew Barton and
Adolph Dial.
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SAM DIAL
SIGNS
WITH RCA
PEMBROKE-Sam Dial, Pembroke',
well known mayor protein itld today
that he had signed a "pari time"
contract to "do sales and promotions"
for RCA's music and recording division
In Nashville. Tennessee.
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Dial has boon active In the music and
promotion business for many years and
had the franchise far "juke hoses" for a i
number of years. Ho was named Mnslr I
Operator of America In INt. Ho Is
presently employ od by the department
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MRS. REBA
LOWRY
DIES IN
CHAPEL HILL
Mr?. Refaa Lowry
1906 to 1980
by Gene Warren
Pembroke-Mrs. Reba Millsaps Lowry,
74. who taught at Pembroke State
University longer than any other
person- 40 years- before retiring as
professor emeritus of foreign languages
in 1976, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday
at N.C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel
Hill of heart failure.
A great lady of Pembroke, she had
been in declining health for the last five
years and been in and out of the hospital
at Chapel Hill a number of times. She
first became ill in 1975 when she had
two operations and suffered a stroke
which impeded her ability to speak,
read and write. Mrs. Lowry determinely
sought to recapture these communica
tion skills, but has been in poor health
since her 1975 health problems.
She and her husband, Ira Pate Lowry,
have a home less than a block from
PSU, which she dearly loved.
In January of this year when it was
announced that she and her husband
were giving the first $15,000 to pay for
the carillon portion of a bell tower to be
constructed on the PSU campus, she
said with emotion in her voice: "Our
first interest is the University. If there is
anything we can do as a service to the
University, we are happy to do so."
She was the first woman to join the
PSU Chancellor's Club, which includes
those donating $1,000 a year to PSU.
One of her dreams was to see a bell
tower at PSU. A total of $14,500 worth
of tickets has been sold for a fund
raising dinner next Tuesday, Oct. 14.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
WEST END ANNEXATION
SUBJECT OF PUBLIC
HEARING NOVEMBER 3RD
nr kin nni/ C TU.. mtititmunli ar? for lu>n ?>??>r?
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works at Pembroke's council meeting
Monday night were surprised as Mayor
pro-tern Sam Dial presided in the
absence of Mayor James A. "Pete"
Jacobs.
The council handled a number of
routine matters, set a public hearing for
November J to air a number of matters
including the proposed West fcnd
annexation, and announced a number of
appointment* to the recreation com
mission and the planning board. The
meeting lasted let* than an hour and
the assault of the student on the PM'
campus ?a* not esrn mentioned
AHKNNTMRNTft
Reappointed lu ihe Planning Roars,
sett Wesley Re?rl? (Union I home*
le,. and Mrs. Ruth lul?rll the ap
}/wi iii v ut 3 ii v 1**1 itiw nan.
Appointed to the recreation com
mission were Johnny Hunt. Kudy
Locklcar. Virl Brooks and Craig Cowry.
PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR
NOVEMBER 3
November 3 is the long awaited date
for the public hearing to "air" the
proposed West End annesatton bv the
town ol Pembroke
I he publk hearing will also allow a
discussion ol possibly revising the
ordinance creating a hoard o( ad
(ustments
And Bernard Lown will seek an
amendment to a roning ordinance
athmini ? business development and
LRUA w ill seed permission io set up an
?dine compter Mi a restdemtal area
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PEOPLE
AND PLACES
AND THINGS
TWO ARRESTS MADE IN PSU
ASSAUNTCASE
Pembroke-Two arrests have been made
so far in the so-called PSU assault case.
Arrested but since released on bond are
Alvin John Mercer. 19, and Craig
Brooks. 18. They are charged with
assaulting Ty Moore of Lumberton last
Wednesday afternoon. Oct. 1. as he
walked to a class in the parking lot of
the PSU Performing Arts Center.
Moore, according to area news
reports, is hospitalized with a concussi
on and possible rib injuries..
He claims he was assaulted by four
men. Investigators from the Sheriff's
Department, the PSU Security Police
and the Pembroke Police Department
are continuing to investigate the matter
which has caused a lot of ill will in the
community and on the PSU campus
since some students labeled Indians in
the community as "crazed locals."
"savages," and in another instance,
"animals." And cited other instances
where they claimed they had been
assaulted by "locals."
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But Mayor James A. "Pete" Jacobs
cautioned townspeople to show restra
int. Other officials, including PSU
officials, have called for closer coopera
tion between the community and the
PSU campus.
Carnell
Locklear
named to
Head "Strike
at the
Wind!"
Carnell Locklear wws named General
Manager of "Strike at the Wind" at a
meeting of the board of directors of
Robeson Historical Drama Association.
Inc. at their meeting last night
(Wednesday). Locklear will succeed
Rock Kershaw who served in that
capacity last year. Locklear is renow ned
for his portrayal of "Boss Strong" in
the drama.
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Revival services at Prospect United
Methodist Church. Route 3. Maxton will
begin Sunday. Oct. 12th at 7 p.m. and
continue nightly through Friday. Oct. 17
at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Bob Mangum.
pastor, will be the speaker. Special
music will be featured nightly under the
direction of Mr. Harold Jacobs, director
of church music. The church nursery
will be open nighty. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
PLATE SALE PLANNED
The Wakulla Mission will have a
plate sale Saturday. Oct. 11 at the park
in Pembroke. Proceeds will go into the
church building fund. The pastor. Rev.
Tucker Dial, invites the public to attend.
REVIVAL PLANNED AT PEMBROKE
CHURCH OF GOD
Pembroke Church of God will hold
a revival October 15-19. State Evange
list Rev. Millard Mavnard will be the
guest speaker. Services will begin at
7:30 p.m. nightly^ Rev. Jack Hunt,
pastor of the Pemborke Church''df God. '
extends a cordial invitation to the public
to attend.
REVIVAL PLANNED AT LIBERTY
HOLINESS CHURCH
Revival will begin at Liberty
Holiness Church, off Highway 211.
Greenview Acres Area. Lumberton.
Oct. 12th and will continue nightly
through Oct. 17th. Evangelist Rev. Roy
Clark will be the featured speaker.
Services will be held nightly at 7:30
p.m. Pastor of Liberty Holiness Church
is Rev. Melvin Bell, who extends a
cordial invitation to the public to attend.
HOPEWELL METHODIST CHURCH
REVIVAL TO BEGIN
Revival services at Hopewell Meth
odist Church will begin Oct. 12 and
continue nighty through Oct. 17th. The
Rev. Grady C'ummings and the Rev.
Steve Locklear will be the guest
evangelists for the week. There
will be special music each night by the
home choir and visiting choirs. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Rev. James H. Woods is pastor.
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| VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY
j IN JAMES CALVIN JONES
MURDER TRIAL
LUMBER TON-1 he second degree murder trial of James Calvin Jones
was presented to jurors Wednesday afternoon, but they failed to reach a
' verdict and were recessed until this morning.
The thirteen men and women met for an hour-and-a-half late
Wednesday afternoon, but were dismissed at 6:15 after they failed to
decide w hether Jones was guilty or innocent of the charge against him. If
convicted. Jones could receive a life sentence.
Robeson County District Attorney Joe Freeman Britt reduced the charge
against James Calvin Jones from first- to second-degree murder.
Jones. JH. was convicted of first-degree murder in October 1977 and
became the first man sentenced to death under the state's rewritten capital
punishment statute.
I he Supreme C ourt overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial in
February 1979 on the grounds that Britt made improper comments to the
jurv during his closing arguments.
Ihe district attornev reportedly.toid jurors thai if the jury erred in their 1
decision, "the defendant has the right of appeal. The stale doeenT have
thai
Ihe Supreme Court luund ihe comment tea* prejudieed to JdMfaM
Jones is charged with the shooting death of Jimmy Lortilear. than ||||
I he day Luctle?r was killed. June* was away from the Kobe son priean unit j
on a sis hour pass He wda at the unit for violating parole gained whlla j
serving en armed rebbery charge
Britt refused tu sav whv the charge agaiatl Janet sat reBantfl