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W'editorial Vand opinioni page <4 "We cannot know where we are going if we do not know where we have been." I I by Bruce Barton My Friend, Ed Crain, la stepping down as track coach My friend Ed Crsin is stepping down as track coach at Pembroke State University at the end of the current season. Crain wants to devote his energies, which are con siderable, to the classroom. Crain, who has coached the Pembroke State University track team to 13 NAIA district championships and guided the cross country team to the national title in 1978, is planning to teach full time at the university. It is rumored, although Crain is too nice a guy to say so out loud, that he is giving up his coaching reins because of a lack of financial and moral support from the athletic de partment. \ The Braves, under Crain's tutelage, have won theCaro linas Conference champion ship all three years the school has been in the conference. fte and some other guys started the Braves Club, the athletic booster club, because of our respect for Crain and Dr. Ken Johnson mostly. The university powers that be are foolish to let a man like Crain get away. They ought to beg him to stay, as I see it. He has been an asset to the university and the community in which the school is situat ed. Instead of seeing Crain step down 1 would like to see him as the nest athletic director at Pembroke State University. But then if university officials listened to people like me they would upset all my sociologi cal notions. And I'd be left without substantial things to bitch and moan about. Anyway, we wish Ed Crain the best in his new endeavor; knowing him like I do, he will most likely wind up being the best teacher on the physical education department teach ing staff where he reportedly will concentrate his efforts. I ? Wyatt Johnson and the ?pedal Olympic* are coming to Pembroke State University campna Some 700 children are ex pected to attend the Annual Fall Games of the Special Olympics Monday on the Pembroke State University campus. Wyatt Johnson, the com munity schools coordinator for the Lumberton City Schools, is spearheading the games for the mentally retarded child ren in our midst. Wyatt Johnson is a com munity- orientated guy and working with the special Olympics exemplifies the spi rit of this patriotic and kind man. Some call him an indepen dent cuss but Wyatt Johnson is one of the nicest men I have ever met. I enjoy his friend ship. And I look forward to seeing him. Like me. Wyatt likes to talk too. We get along fine except for the fact that both of us have difficulty getting a word in edgewise around the other's verbal on slaught. I commend the games to you. I am glad Pembroke State University is making its facilities available for such a worthy event. Come out and share the thrill of competition with these wonderful child ren. You'll like yourself a little bit more if you come and share the day with our very special olympians and Wyatt Johnson 4and his staff. City Council in Lnmberton seemingly not "Indian . given" Indians have a habit now of giving gifts back to the giver if the gift turns out not to have been a particularly good one. That's why Indians, although small in numbers, continue to grace this fair land with their presence. But we were not always so smart; we learned the hard way after our ranks were decimated by diptheria, small pox. drunkenness, and sundry other disaffections picked up from the onrushing ??????????????< I Europeans. The Library seemingly has learned a good lesson from the Indians. The directors decided to give the fire station back...But the Lumberton Ci ty Council refuses to take back the fire station..."for the time being." Tom Long, the chair man, appeared before them Monday night and gave them their building back. The Li brary, in an article in their newsletter. The Info-Maniac, explained their position on the fire station. Who owns the fire station any way? "Good question! We're not sure we know right now! Actually, the procedure is ?. under way to return the old fire station building to the City of Lumberton. There just doesn't seem to be any way to get enough money to fix the place up so the library can use it. And besides, it will cost money to run the place once it is fixed! And since we have had some difficulties in the past couple of years getting money to run the building we already have, the Board of Trustees decided to postpone plans for expansion. "Do we need to expand?^ou bet we do! Have you been in the library lately when 65 junior high students are si multaneously working on term papers? Or in the work room when we've just had 20 boxes of books donated? Or locked at the amount of stuff 4 we have stored in the fire station right now? (And that includes a lot of stuff that we need to keep, but don't use frequently.) "Those of you who haven't been in the old fire station for years and years would have trouble recognizing it now. It has deteriorated badly for a long time. When the library received the deed, there was no electricity, plumbing or heat working, and the roof leaks. And cosmetically, it is a disaster area. It would require a large investment to make the building usable. "So, in reply to your ques tions, YES, we do need the space; and NO, we don't have enough money to fix it up right now, even though we need it!" The council tabled the mat ter Monday night. In other words, for the time being, they have decided not to let the Library be an Indian giver. It's also like another game we used to play as children. It was called "Hay stack. Haystack...No Trading Back." I like the idea of being a good Indian giver. If you give someone something and the receiver of the gift finds out later on that the gift is not a gift at all but a burden then it is all right to give it back. A Moot Court will be held Wednesday, April IS. 1981, at 7 p.m., at the Auditorium (22S) North Building at Pem broke State University with the Honorable Judge Herbert Richardson presiding. District Court Judge Herbert L. Richardson believes that as a judge he is the "public'?, servant" and in accordancieflf with that belief he does a * great deal of community work. He addresses elemen tary and high school classes on such topics as explaining law to kids and kids and the law. Among other activities, he recently participated in a fund raising basketball game for the Robeson County Youth Services Bureau, but his next activity will take place at Pembroke State University. O;- April IS, he will preside over a Moot Court in room 225 of the North Classroom Build ing at Pembroke, at 7 p.m. The remainder of the cast is composed of students and the jury will be selected from the audience. Judge Richardson, 28, is a Nash County native. He grew up on a tobacco farm, but he always wanted to be a judge. His role model was his uncle, the first minority judge in Rocky Mount. He attended North Carolina Central University from 1970 1976, and practiced law in Durham until 1978, when he became an assistant district attorney in Lumberton. He was appointed to the bench in September 1979. He likes to keep his court 1 "short and sweet, but en joyable." He feels that people should understand what is happening in the courts. Judge Richardson will parti cipate in a special directed research class. .1 Unon Elementary Spring Fund Drive set Friday. April 10. the Spring Fund Drive will be held at Union Elementary School. Chicken and Bar-be cue plates will be served during the howas of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. All parents, patrons, and interested persons are cor dially invited to come and eat with them. W.M.U. Burnt Swamp Association Annual Meeting Burnt bwamp Association W.M.U. Annual Meeting will be held at Galilee Baptist Church April 11. 1981. at 10 a.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Wendall C. Parker, the Sou thern Baptist Missionary to Guatemala. The public is invited to attend. Lunch will be served after the meeting. ? U.S.P.S. #97*380 ? ? Established 1973 ? Published each Thursday ? _ byjhe J f Ca.,lpe. Z P.O. Bos I07S ? PenrVroke. N.C. 28J72 Z Pheea 321-2*24 I 7 2ND CLASS POSTAGE PAD Z 7 AT PEMBROKE. N.C. 28372 | 7 Subscription rates: A !h State A I I Year WJ* A X 2 Years 15 *0 A A Oat at state * X I Year SI2.00 * A 2 Years SI* 00 4 I ' II % Pembroke Eye Clinic J[ n College Plaza (across from P.S. U.) o Tuesdays and Fridays only (8:30 - 5:30)' [ <> Dr. John Adams, Optometrist Mrs. Helen Lowry, Receptionist ,, " Tel. 521-9744 Office " u < > 11 II 1 Dr. Harold Herring ii i > .Fairmont (Bptomttric Clinic ;: o ? 11 Tel. 628-8310 for Emergency end Other Deyl ii 0 | | ( i ? _ ? ? I \ n - or ,, J Tel. 621-8031 ? Mre. Helen Lowrv Pharmacist Pembroke Drug Center Alcoholic teen generation Expert* agree that the main cauac of teenage alcohol I abuae ia a teen* overwhelming need to be loved and ac- I cepted Teenacannotexcapethix drive Aa a reault nearly It I million kMi under 14 drink enough to be considered I "moderate" drlnkera, while nearly 3 million high arhoolera ? ?? percent? are known to drink heavily every day. If you have youngatera beginning to be affected by peer preaaurea and a need to be accepted, belter evaluate your own atliludea toward alcoholic beverage* Huch value* greatly influence teen* about drinking ? an Editorial Expression of the CAROLINA j INDIAN VOICE PASSAGE OF WATER AND SEWEK BOND REFERENDUM IN PEMBROKE IS A REASONABLE PROPOSITION At it's April 6 meeting the Pembroke Town Council adopted and presented a cogent and well articulated position paper on the upcoming April 27 Water and Sewer Bond Referendum. As a public service, this newspaper is publishing that statement in its entirety. (See front page). I ' I The town fathers have decided, and rightfully so, that the water and sewer rates need not be increased in order to retire the bonds if the referendum is successful. Instead, the burden--or a more equitable share-will be borne on the shoulders of those who can and should, in all fairness, help pay for it-the Pembroke Housing Authority, Pembroke State University and other users Outside the city limits who do not pay taxes but use a disproportionate amount of water and over load the sewage system. Many of the taxpaying citizens of Pembroke have complained - and rightfully so - of the inequities of a system that rewarded large volume users like Pembroke State University whose water and sewer rat?s decreased proportionately as the amount -of water they used increased. Pembroke officials solved the problem in a simple but brilliant fashion: they decided to treat all water users the same by charging every user an equitable share of the water and sewer bill. Hooray! The favored user status of Pembroke State University and others has been stopped. Pembroke has always been a bit of the libera) duck in an otherwise sea of Robeson County conservatism. Many progressive movements have been spawned in Pembroke, including the wildly successful movement to 'Save Old Main' and 'Break Double Voting,' and others. But Pembroke is mostly proud of its history of surviving the bad racial elements of the past. Many people-except those Pembroke citizens who lived through it-are surprised to find that the governor appointed the town officials (mostly all white) until the late 40s. The town, although predominately Indian, was run by white merchantile interests until they took their future into their own hands by agitating successfully for the right to vote. " And the prejudice continues. Is it any surprise that the District comprised of Pembroke. Maxton and Prospect is named "Maxton?" Or that the road leading west out of Lumberton is named the "Maxton Highway" instead of the Pembroke Highway? Or that Pembroke was the last town of any reasonable size to have its own district court? Further, is it any surprise that more than 90% of Pembroke State University's faculty and administrators live in Lumberton and elsewhere? And we could continue to list similar interesting facts of life but... Still, the town has continued to grow and prosper since the 1940s when Rev. C.E. Locklear and other stalwarts wrested leadership of the town from others. In order to continue the recent progress and growth, the -town's water and sewer facilities must be expanded. We editorially exhort our Pembroke readers to support this measure on April 27 when Pembroke receives a second chance for survival after a narrow defeat of the same measure January 26. Some opponents of the measure have used their displeasure as a vehicle to express their disapproval of public housing within the town. To disparage those who live in public housing does a disservice to those who might have legitimate questions about the upcoming measure. The questions need to be answered; not side tracked with charts of 'No more public housing in Pembroke." Economics, more than anything else, dictates "No more public housing in Pembroke." But there is nothing wrong, as we see it, in having decent and warm housing for citizens who need it. But we applaud the town fathers for treating the Pembroke Housing Authority -and PSU-like all other residential users by charging them the same rate. Passage of the upcoming Water and Sewage Bond Referendum in Pembroke is a reasonable proposition. A vote for the measure on April 27 wi|| be a vote for a better Pembroke. SPECIAL BONUS OFFER Free Set Of 3 Color Charms On Single Subjects With Pur chase Of This Package. CMc* *4 4 Scontc Background! on (>t'i All This 2 - 11 x 14's 2 - 8 x 10's 2 - 5 x 7's 12 - Giant Wallats 8 - Wallets Customor Satisfaction Guaranteed Only $1995 AH A?at No Kxtra Charto For O roups "No Hidden Charges Or Handling Fee" Pay tl.M Wh?n Photograph *<i And Only MM! Plat Mat* And Local Taint Whan V*w Pick U* Yaar Pacfca** NO LIMIT P1W FAMILY ? VAWHTV OP POtll PEMBROKE DRUG CENTER, INC. Isfe i ? '# Tiuuaday, March S, *81 11 ?.m. til 5:30 p.m. EYE OPENERS ' . - ' N Question; It t cataract a growth in the eye? Answer; No. Behind the pupil of our eye is a clear lens. When that lens becomes cloudy, we call it a cataract. Cataracts are usually caused by age. but occur at different ages. Also, some are present at birth, inherited or caused by injury, disease or exposure to toxic materials or radiation. A catarac usually starts small. Your doctor of optome try can spot it during a thorough vision examination and monitor it. It if progresses changes in your glasses may be necessary. Undetected cataracts can , ? \ blur your vision; or. oddly, suddenly improve your vision \ for reading. If a cataract interferes with \ your daily living, it can be removed surgically. Lens im- 'd plants are frequently used in recent years; but glasses or contacts will be prescribed to restore your vision if lens implants are not advisable. Eye Openers were prepared by The American Optometric Association. Dr. John Adams and Dr. Harold Herring of Pembroke Optometric Clinic have edited and submitted these columns as a service to the citizens of the Pembroke area. The Carolina Indian Voice is pleased to print this column as a public service. Illiteracy I To Concerned Members of Robeson County: In Robeson County there are approximately 39,710 persons above age 25 who are unable to read and write. We, at Robeson County Church and Community Center in the Literacy Department, are try ing to lessen this enormous figure with cooperation from people like you, agencies, and components who serve people daily. We at this time, ask you to refer to us all persons whom you are in contact with who may not be able to read and write. We would appreciate your kind services to help us vuiHjuer illiteracy. Illiteracy represents a dark world for many people. These people can not perform such tasks as, reading their Bibles, signing their own name, completing applications, reading church covenant, the newspaper, etc. Let's paint a brighter world for those whom share life along with us. Let us wipe out illiteracy. Thank you, Judith Taylor Literacy Department P.S. We also sponsor a Literacy Laubach workshop for persons interested in teaching others to read and write on a one to one basis. ' Miriam Oxendine Benefit set for April 23 by Debra Maynor [521-4214, Ext. 384] Each week we have tried to enlighten everyone to the duties, responsibilities, capa bilities, talents, and where abouts of Miriam Oxendine. This week we are reminiscing back to her childhood'. Itf order to do that we had to ask someone who would really know-and who would know better than her mother, Mrs. Deborah Oxendine Sampson? I asked Mrs. Sampson exactly what was Miriam's interests in her childhood. Mrs. Samp son replied, "Miriam's inter est in music started at the early age of six. She would take my old hat boxes and a knife and drum away. She also loved to bang on the piano." When Mrs. Pearson, a friend of the family, would be around and Miriam finish ed her grand finale, she would innocently ask, "How do you like my song?" And of course. Mrs. Pearson told her how great she was. I also asked Mrs. Sampson if Miriam seemed to show an exceptional ability in music. She replied, "Yes, all my children had piano lessons at an early age; the rest of the children quit their lessons, but Miriam stuck to hers." My next inquiry was, "Did Miriam seem to stand out from the other children, and if so in what manner?" Mrs. Sampson replied, "Yes, Miri am seemed to have an ex ceptional interest in music; I she would rather be doing something pertaining to mu sic, unlike her brothers and sisters." Last, but not lease, Mrs. Sampson said that, "Miriam's father (Dr. Her bert Oxendine) purchased a set of drums for her when she was in the 9th grade." Mrs. Sampson said that, 'That set ' of drums was not an expens ive set - but was more than just a toy. Miriam has kept those drums all these years and they are still in my attic." We, the Community Sup porters Organization, feel that with a childhood interest ?f - this sort and the abilities developed through training and natural feel - that we really have a winner here. Let's see a natural talent through. Give your support on April 23rd at Pembroke Senior High School! On Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m., she will perform, along with other artists in an evening of entertainment. Tickets ?re S3 for adults, $1.00 for students. Tickets, can be obtained from LRDA, the Carolina Indian Voice, Debra Maynor in the Title III office in PSU's Old Main or from a number of other supporters. Proceeds from the benefit will go toward helping Miriam Oxendine produce and sell some of her original com positions and help her in her career as a songwriter and performer. m m IKuiM winners announced by Mt. Airy Jaycees ITIm Mt. Airy Jayoaaa hald thalr annual apnng raffal Wad. night, April I at. Pictured hart are tha wtanara: Pint plana-Tarra Tynar. lac and plana- Tlmmla lainpaoa. third plana-Mre Mania N. pif ndi nt* Ww nlMvmilOec motor cycto, a hot whool cycla Md a II potoo m< at combin ation wranchoa. Tito Jayoooa AoohM Hfca to Ihaok ? voryoM who bought a Mahot. ?
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