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post office bo\ i*7s PUBLISHED |JACH THURSDAY Pembroke, n.c. mti I
vAhme^O Niimhcr 14 26e per copy Thursday April 15,. 1982
I Believe in Race...But
Firstly and Foremostly
THE HUMAN RACE
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by Lew Barton
1 believe in race...but not in racism.
I believe in the spirit of Henry Berry
Lowry, the man who felt it was better to
ward off enslavement with the last ounce
of your strength and the last drop of your
blood, and when die you must, to die
game.
But I also believe in Hamilton Mc
Millan. the man who gave more than
half-a-century of his life for the same
cause, though by different methods.
It makes no difference to me that one
man was a Lumbee and the other White.
I would have admired them if one had
been striped and the other polka-dot
A man is a man. Humanity is
humanity. And tyranny is tyranny.
Both espoused the same cause on that
fateful day in the latter put of 1864 when
two Lumbee braves lay dead, having
resisted conscription into a slave camp.
"We have always been free!" cried
George Lowry, an uncle of Henry Berry
Lowry, indignantly, agonizingly to the
great concourse of people who had
gathered to discuss the sad plight of the
Lumbee people.
My people had always been free. But
now it had come to this! We had been
wiped out by tyranny! Now all that faced
a proud, free people was enslavement...
which was exactly what conscription into
any man's slave camp amounted to, for
whatever purpose.
It was not to be borne!
And it would not be! Because two
champions of the Lumbee cause launch
ed careers that day, if you can call diem
careers.
One was a White man, born in
Scotland County, and the other a
Lumbee. But in the years ahead, both
would change the history of a people, of a
county and of u state. - ? ,*~ ?*- ** ^ -
Things have not since been die same.
Sometimes order comes out of conflict,
good things out of bad, for the ink 'OpT
history may at times be blood. Human
blood. And I'm told it all runs red.
Had there been no fateful date in die
latter part of 1864, Pembroke State
University would not exist today. Troe
the Act of the General Assembly of North
Carolina under the influence of Hamilton
McMillan establishing PSU did not come
until 1887. But because of McMfflaa,
Lumbers got their first schools in 1881,
and the whole thing has its roots in 1864.
It has its roots in the lives and blood of
people.
PSU has Indian friends, it also has
White and there are some Black friends
and supporters, too. It greatly enhdfctfes
us as an Indian people to honor ALltkr
friends, not just those among oursehroa.
God forbid that we should forget oar
friends, and most especially those who
stood by us down thru the pages Of
history when the chips were duel I
And there are still others yet to m
honored in a special way, such as Gtp.
Angus Wilton Mclean and Judge S>.
Varser.
We owe debts of gratitude to theito
people and their memory, because- we
are all better off because of the friend
ship they gave us and the real homer,
services they rendered us.
something about this. But let's
NOWlThey didn't hold back wheh we
needed THEM, did they?
Never mind your particular race,
religion or politics. We need you. We
want you. We welcome you. If there is
one thing ALL the people of this area
ought to be able to do together, surely it
ought to be this special remembrance of
a great human being who was also a
great humanitarian.
1 want to see LRDA involved. I want to
see PSU involved.
Lew Barton, Bruce Barton and the
Carotins Indian Voice are already in
volved. So come on inl The water's just
fine!
Our purpose is simple and single: a
lasting memorial to the father of Pem
broke State University, one which is
commensurate with that high and
singular distinction, and one which will
not fade away with the passing of time.
We oppose no one. We seek to dis
credit no one, nor to detract from the
contributions of anyone else. Our foil and
complete purpose is contained in the
paragraph which precedes this one.
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to Speak
at
Holocaust
Memorial
Day
One of the speakers at the special
services commemorating Holocaust
Memorial Day on the Pembroke State
University campus will be Adolph Dial, a
PSU professor, and head of the Indian
Studies Department, who visited a
number of concentration camps while on
active duty in World War D and stationed
in Europe.
Dial, one of a number of speakers, is
expected to speak at 11:15 a.m. and will
be introduced by Rev. Julian Ransorr
who is PSUU Purchasing Agent.
The special services, being coordi
nated by Dr. John Rimberg, will be held
Monday, April 19. A lunch will follow the
special services. The services will be in
the Bell Tower Gardens on the PSU
campus.
Robeson
NCAE
Plans
"Meet
the
Candidates
Night'
The Robeson County Unit of the North
Carolina Association of Educators will
host a Meet the Candidate's Panel
Discussion to be held at the O.P. Owens
Building in Lumberton on May 6,
beginning at 7:30 p.m. The candidates
i will be those seeking a seat on the
Robeson County Board of Education.
They will give their reasons for seeking
that seat and the last half of the meeting
will be devoted to questions and
answers. Rose Marie Lowty is the
president of the Robeson County Unit,
NCAE.
Sheff's Seafood
opening Pembroke
' 'Probably Monday"
Pembroke-Shelf's Seafood and Company
is the latest addition to the Pembroke
Community. The business is expected to
open "probably Monday" if renovations
are completed,
the. business is a joint venture of Phil
Davis and James Sheffield. The seafood
restaurant will be the eighth one Dhvis is
involved in. He is the owner of Jimmy'i
Seafood in Lumberton, now being
franchised.
Davis, a 1974 graduate of Pembroke
State University, said. "I have been
considering the Pembroke business
community for a long time. I have just
been watting for the right person to
manage it...and James (Sheffield) is that
man. I just like him. He is responsible
and hard wotting and a member of the
Pembroke community himself."
The restaurant is expected to employ
IS to 20 employees when folly operation
al and wiH be open Wednesday.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights.
ShefTs Grill, located in the front of the
if sandwiches and short orders.
But seafood will be the specialty of the
house with the appetizing menu
developed at Jimmy's Seafood and
famous throughout the area. But, noted
Davis, "We'll also have steaks, at least
three cuts. Including Ribeye, Sirlion and
Tips."
i Davis speaks highly of Sheffield. "He
is the kind of man I like to do business
with. We're still deciding what percent
age each of us will own. But I know that
I'll be fair to James whatever the
arragnement is." Sheffield has worked
with Davis for the last few months at
Jimmy's Seafood in Lumberton.
Sheff's Seafood and Company Is
located nest to Pembroke Drag Canter
and directly in front of the Pembroke
Park on the corner of Third and Odom
Streets.
The building has undergone i com
plete face lifting. The building has been
completely renovated inside and out.
Said Davis. We're excited about this
new busineA venture and look forward
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hevivai
begins at
Deep
Branch
Beginning the 3rd Sun
day night April 18, Evangelist
Rev. Lindbergh Chavis will
hold a revival at Deep Branch
Baptist Church. Tuesday
night will be Sunday School
night. Thursday night is Fam
ily night. There will be special
music and singing each night.
Sunday Service begins at 6
I' p.m. and the nightly services '
Monday thru Friday begin at !
7:30. Pastor Rev. Harvey
Brewington and the congrega
tion extend a cordial invitation
to everyone to join them.
Rate
Sale
A plate sale wfll be held on
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Green Named again
as Chairman of County
Board of Education
by Connee Bray boy
Members of the Robeson County
Board of Education discussed at length
the sewer system for the forthcoming
West Robeson High School on Tuesday
evening. After much discussion they
tabled the matter until the May meeting.
David Green, chairman, appointed the
following committee to meet with
officials from the Town of Pembroke on
the matter a*d report at the May
meeting: Gerald Maynor, E.B. Morton,
Ronald Hammonds and John Gibson.
Hammonds was the only member who
voted against the motion to table the
matter.
Immediately following an executive
session to discuss personnel, the matter
of the board chairman was dealt with.
The chairman is chosen at each April
meeting. Superintendent Purnell Swett
presided at the elections. Prior to
accepting nominations for the positons,
he stated that "Roberts' Rules of Order
does not indicate a need for a second on a
nominations...."
E.B. Mortdh nominated David Green
who has served for one year in the
position. Dr. Gerald Maynor nominated
Layraon Locklear saying that Locklear
had never missed a meeting since he
began wing as a nieiuuci 01 that
board. With no other nominations, they
voted. Voting for Green were: David
Green, Rufus Graham, John Gibson, all
Blade; E.B. Morton and J.R. Mussle
white. the two whites; and Pete Oark,
Indian.
Voting for Locklear were Gerald
Maynor, Ronald Hammonds, Lillian Fay
Locklear and Laymon Locklear.
Jerry Lowry was not present for the
meeting.
In other matters the board authorized
the superintendent to submit the appli
cation for funding for the 1982-83 school
year for Chapter I which was formerly
called Title I and the Migrant and
Summer and Fall Program. They passed
a resolution of support for the "Industry
on Parade" in Robeson County on the
recommendation of Supt. Swett who
stated it would be a means of saying
"Yes, we support the concept of Industry
on Parade."
The Board also approved the budget
request for the upcoming school year to
be submitted to the commissioners.
The budget request will include a 15%
increase in the over-$2 million in current
expenses and a 10% increase in current
outlay which was approximately Vt
million dollars this year.
2 m?Bay Emanuel
| A Jefferson
| Awards Finalist
J Ray Emanuel |2nd bum right)
)j County, la shown with other
7 whaners of the prestigious
Jefferson Awards which wart
WTTF-ta NashvOle, IN
recently.
/ Franklin, Tenneseee-PubKc
7 service leaden were on hand
V recently as ftye Tennessee
ft candidates wCre presented
ft the 1982 regional Jefferson
A Awards.
7 WTVF Television Five, re
y gional sponsor of the Jeffer
y son Awards program, pre
ft sented the award^ during a
a luncheon held at the Radisson
7 Plaza Hotel. Receiving the
V 1982 Medallions were Jamea .
ft Bask of Glasgow. Ky? H.Ray
ft Enwwl of Franklin, Lala
A Anne Peterson of ClarksvUle.
7 and Mamla Uarafesd and
leaalUd McGee. both of
J Nashville,
ft The^ Jefferson Awards, be
A gun in 1973 by the American
a Institute of Public Service, are
7 presented in recognition of
Q "the highest ideals and t.
ft achievements in the field of
ft public service in the United
ft States."
5 The winners of $ia year's
V regional awards were selected
A ^ from 1S ?u who,n
Finalists and winners in the
regional Jefferson Awards
program were selected from
over 300 nominations. The
five regional winners will
participate with winners from
other programs around the
country in the national Jeffer
son Awards program this
year.
Mr. Emanuel is a Lumbee
Indian from North Carolina
who came to Middle Tennes
see in 1960 and helped found
the Tennessee Indian Council,
working first as a volunteer
and Mter as the financial
director for the Council: Go
ing far beyond the duties of
financial director, Mr. Eman
uel spent untold hours in
helping indigent Indians find
work or work training pro
grams. food and housing. In
19M. when all fonds for the #
Council were cut off. Mr.
Emanuel continued hi*
Week ?nd * ^"^^dme'jobe
highly aware of the problems ft
of the physically disabled and A
is a vital force with the HEW /
Handicapped Task Force and V
roUjlcd u
Born in St. P?(fts. NC ft
Emanuel is one of 14 children ft
born to the late Willie Paxton /
Emanuel and Mrs. Anna 7
Lowry Emanuel who still lives
in the St. Pauls area. V
' 'The whole family worked at ft
growing such crops as tobac- ft
co, corn, cotton, onions and A
cJfcumbers for market. 7
"After selling the crops, we V
would give the landowner ft
50%of the profit andpay for ft
the growing expenses. That A
did not leave us with much 7
money to live on," Emanuel
In addition to growing up ft
poor, at die age of 5 he lost his A
left arm below his elbow while /
unknowingly playing with a V
dynamite cap. y
Normally such adversity ft
would be enough to discour- ft
age most people, but not /
Emanuel. V
He attended Magnolia High ft
School and in 1963 enrolled at ft
Pembroke State University in ft
Pembroke. There Emanuel /
met people from diverse, y
economic backgrounds and ft
for the first time realized that ft
poverty did not have to be a A
permanent, social condition. A
Explaining this change, he 7
said: y
"When you are raised up ft
poor, you assume everyone is ft
poor. But when 1 went to A
college and saw that all 7
people are not ponr. 1 realized y
that I must really get trained ft
to help my people improve ft
their lives." ft
Believing that Indian peo- /
pie must get into influential 7
positions in business and ft
government to bring about ft
meaningful, social changes, ft
Emanuel got an associate A
degree in business admini- 7
stration and has been a part V
time student ever since. ft
After working with Western ft
Electric of Greensboro for two A
years, ha got laid off and
moved to Nashville in 1969
ino In ? fljiflat ahnit tn ji# a
Mid* Cumberland RemtCtt
Aspcncv.
In 1977 he helped fci'
oecenie toe RimmkiaI nidof y
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PEMBROKE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TO MEET ?
There will be a meeting
of the Pembroke Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture,
Inc. on Thursday, April 15, at
7 p.m. The meeting will be
held at the Pembroke Town
Hall.
The Chamber will be elect
ing new officers and directors
at this meeting.