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THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE
CELEBRA TES 9 YEARS OF SERVICE
First Issue Published January 18,1973
Pembroke?Time flies. It's amazing bat
the Carolina Indian Voice has completed
nine years of service and has stepped
into its tenth year of publication.
The first issue was published January
.18, 1973. Our headline was "PSU
Convocation...Dedication of Buildings
Today." The buildings were the English
E. Jones Health and Physical Education
Center and the Herbert G. Oxendine
Science Building.
Another headline heralded "Indian
Unrest Tops Poll." And there was a
picture and story about my friend, W J.
Strickland, being appointed chairman of
the now disbanded CENA (Coalition of
Eastern Native Americans).
One ad, in particular, is milled with
fondness. The Lumbee Bank, newly
formed itself, offered congratulations to
"The new kid on the block." That was
us. We are happy to report that both,
Lumbee Bank and the Carolina Indian
Voice are alive and well.
The Carolina Indian Voice has never
missed a publication date although we
.have skirted with disaster from time to
time.
? We began publishing with a used
,Varityper justowriter and recorder and a
,recalcitrant headliner 800. We now use a
typesetter made by Compugraphic Cor
poration.
We began with 73 subscribers and now
'send tie Carolina Indian Voice out to
3,000, mostly by natt and news stands.,
Howard and Brends Brooks, Emma
Lee Lock!ear, and the founders of the
now defunct Henry Berry Lowry College
were invaluable in organizing and giving
us direction and encouragement. Also,
my father. Lew Barton, has helped me
whenever I have called upon him to do
so. He still contributes an occasional
column when be feels up to it. He taught
me mostly what I know. He charted my
, directions a long time ago. he was once
.the editor of the Pembroke Progress, a
{forerunner of the Indian Voice in the
forties.
And my sister, Connee Brayboy,
continues to stand with me through the
perils of getting an issue out each week..
She is our associate editor, and my
brother, Garry Lewis Barton, has been
with me since the beginning except for a
temporary moment here and there, he is
probably the best typesetter this side of,
the Mississippi River. And Connee is our
in house "social services bureau."
Heartaches, euphoria, and the like
have been our fare, a brother and sister
(Ruth and Ernie) have died in the
interim, both, victims of car accidents.
Ruth was 39 when she died in 1979 and
Ernie was 31 when he died in 1980. We.
put out issues during those grief stricken
days. It was hard, almost unbearable.
But I knew they would have wanted us to
publish and I am glad we did. It was, in a
way, a testament to them.
And time marches on. We have
cried, laughed, had good times and
. bad...But the need for a communications
vehicle from die Indian perspective is
needed today as much or maybe more
than it ever was.
When we began die Carolina Indian
?voice in 1973 a stamp coat eight cents; it
now costs 20. Costs in the graphic arts
area have sky rocketed, quadrupling over
die last nine years. The economy is
crazy, out of sorts. But the Carolina
Indian Voice continues, correctly
billing itself as the largest weekly
newspaper in Robeson County. We have,
from time to time, attacked dragons,
sacred cows, dared to lament evil doers
? our midst. We are proud to have
championed the breaking of double
voting and other schemes which denied
people basic rights quaranteed In the
name at the constitution and decency.
So, thanks to all of you. A newspaper is
only as good as the community it serves
and thepeople ? who Subscribe and
advertise In its pages. We are proud to
And. of course. If you want to
subacribe it's as easy as pie.
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n you wisn to join our citon lowaro
knowing what is going on in the Infflan
community and Robeson County and
points east and west, we invite you to fill
Our mailing address is the Carolina
Indian Indian Voice, P.O. Box 1075,
Pembroke, NC 28372.
In state subscriptions cost 9.36 for one
year or 15.60 for two years.
Out of state subscriptions cost 12.00
for one year aqd 16.00 for two years.
Thanks again...to all of you, even our I
distractors who have kept uaYeasonably
honest over the years.
It has been a marvelous experience, I
one we cherish and look forward to in the
coining years. Happy birthday! The
Pembroke Medical Services
Moves to New Quarters
Pembroke-The future of Pembroke Med
ical Services seems to have been assured
with permission from the Pembroke Area
Presbyterian Ministry for them to
move into the fellowship hall of the
Pembroke Presbyterian Church for the
time being. The church is located behind
Pates Supply Company.
Rev, John A. Robinson, Jr., director of
the ministry, confirmed Wednesday that
his board of directors have given
permission to the medical services
facility to move into die Presbyterian
Church Building for six months, with a
review of the situation in three months.
The action follows a suit which was
filed against the clinic's existing board of
directors by Carolyn Emanuel, formerly
the clinic's executive director, until
forced to vacate premises Dec. 29. The
lawsuit asks the board to rescind the sale
flCtbc faufllity te.Jfc. Prank Woriax, a
private physician, rehire its seven
?employees and re-oped file facility. The
lawsuit was filed by Raeford Attorney
Phil Diehl.
The original Pembroke Medical Ser
vices Clinic is located off Union Chapel
Road and is now occupied by Dr. Frank
Woriax.
Hubert Oxendine, the chairman of the
existing board of directors has refused to
comment on the matter for publication.
The newly re-organized clinic, which is
to be housed in the Presbyterian Church,
more than likely, will appoint new board
members. Dr. Emma Balaquer, the staff
physician, Earl Cummings, physician's
assistant, and Emanuel are expected to
go with the re- located Pembroke
Medical Clinic.
Ms. Emanuel contended in her lawsuit
that "we had to abandon all patient
records, financial records and federal
property."
The private, non profit clinic was built
with a loan from Farmers Home
Administration, and much of its equip
ment was secured with federal funds,
according to pieM! The clink has been in
operation two and one half years and was
formed to provide reasonably priced
medical care.
Ms. Emanuel also contends that the
facility was not in dire financial trouble
and had recently received a $36,000
grant from the Kate B. Reynolds
Foundaton. According to reliable sour
ces, negoiations are continuing between
the two factions in an attempt to reach an
out of court settlement. At stake is the
interest rate Dr. Woriax will assume.
Chances are the interest rate will be
raised from its present 5 percent to
whatever existing rates are, probably 12
percent. Too, some equity is being asked
for by the ousted group headed by Ms.
: Emanuel. n
Ms. Emanuel's suit was filed in
Robeson County Superior Court on
jianuary 11. According to Diehl, the clinic
{an be sold if federal guidelines are
follwed. He said the procedures were not
followed in the sale, which was perform
ed under a lease-purchase agreement.
Ms. Emanuel said negotiations to sell
>?\c clinic had been underway for some
*'JVdie but that jttre employees were
assured in December that they would
have their jobs until at least June.
^The lawsuit also claims the clinic was
improperly closed and that patient
records were delivered to a person not
authorized to receive them.
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j Lillian
Faye
Locklear
bids for
Another
Term on
School
Board
Lillian Faye Locklear who has served
as a member of the Robeson County
Board of Education for six years, has
filed for re-election to one of two seats in
the upcoming elections for District IV
which includes Pembroke Township,
Union Township, Burnt Swamp
Township and the portion of Raft Swamp
Township within the county' school
district.
In announcing her bid for re- election,
Mrs. Locklear stated that she would
continue to support consolidation of
school districts for the improvement of
instruction and expansion of educational
programs and services; to seek addition
al revenues and increased financial
support for public education; to support
and maintain high standards of quality
leadership and strong financial man
agement at all levels of the school district
structure; to support increased com
munications with the public and to
encourage increased parental involve
ment in the education of the children as a
process for a more informed community
and restored pubdt confidence in the
schools. Mrs. Locklear stated that
educational decisions should be founded
on the needs of the students and the
communities in which they live, and that
these needs should dictate educatonal
decision- making.
i am acutely aware ot tne prooiems ot
aw academic achievement, the inability ?
of many parents to become actively
involved in school affairs due to
conflicting work schedules, the low rate
of tax support for public education, and
the problem of community dissatisfaction
with changes which were made years ago
in the structure of our public schools;
however, we must rise above the past
and deal creatively and responsibly with
the current problems of school drop- outs
and alternative educational programs for
our youngsters, the demand for better
trained educators, administrators and
school personnel, and the continuing
need to evaluate and improve our
educational curriculum."
Reacting to concern about standardiz
ed test results and the ranking of the
Robeson County School District, Mrs.
Lock!ear noted that it was important for
educators, parents and community lea
ders to begin to think positively about the
progress which has been made and to
commit themselves to continued pro
gress, taking into account that we are
still experiencing vestiges of inequitable
educational training and preparation as
well as inequitable school systems with
which the current Board is called in
to account to correct.
"If I am re-elected to the Robeson
County Board of Education, I pledge to
continue to support high standards of
educational decision-making which will
guide the continuing progress and
improvement of the Robeson County
Schools as responsible institutions for
providing quality educational programs
and services to develop responsible
youngsters for the changes and challen
ges of our society- institutions which wll
be responsible to the needs of those
youngsters who are potential drop-outs,
those who need career orientation and
vocational training, and those who
Indivate a desire to continue their
education beyond high school."
Mrs. Lodtlear is currently employed as
Coordinator of Indian Education for te
the Cumberland County Boatd of
education for nineteen years as a
rithf^r *k. * litrlivMiia 1 en uat
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Ronald
Hammonds
Announces
Re-election Bid
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Ronald Hammonds has filed for
election to the Robeson County Board of
Education representing District II. He
was appointed to the Board July 1, 1979.
District D is composed of the Magnolia
School Attendance Zone.
Hammonds, a Saddletree farmer,
attended Piney Grove School and is a
graduate of Magnolia High School. After
the completion of a course of study in
electrical work at Wayne Technical
College, he was employed with Carolina
Power and Light Company for nine years
as an electrical linesman and later a
serviceman. Born and reared on the
farm, he entered farming part-time while
employed with CP&L. Drawn to farming,
he later entered full-time.
He served as President of the Sad
dletree Jaycees from 1978-1979. As a
Jaycee he received numerous awards,
among which were the Rookie-Of-The
Year, Jaycee of the Year, and was
^cognized as one of the Top Ten
Outstanding Local Presidents for the
state. He served on the State Executive
Committee af a District Director. He "
attributes his accomplishments as a
Jaycee to the many fine Jaycee members
and community support.
Mr. Hammonds serves on the Robeson
County Employment and Training Ad
visory Council, North Carolina Agri
cultural Foundation, District Agriculture
Committee for Democrats and the Title I
Advisory Council for Magnolia.
Mr. Hammonds and his wife Linda
have four children. He is a member of
Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Mr. Hammonds states that his views
toward the importance of education are
expressed in the words of John Dewey
who said: "Education is not the tool of
life, it is life itself."
J mm coocetued WTU me economic
situation facing our country. Each day w?
are faced with the realization that there
is no such thing as 'free educaton."
School stytems in other states are dosing
their doors because of lack of operating
monies. Yet, here in Robeson County
five school systems are operating as an
independent universe. We are experi
encing heavy cut backs in local, state,
and federal monies for education, la
order to purchase themaximum with our
tax dollars, we should be trying to pofl
efforts together as a county. We have
teachers and students operating under
advene conditions because of lack of
funds (materials, buildings, low student
enrollment, etc.). 1 am concerned with
the quality of education being consistent,,
regardless of what part of the ednnty in
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