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VOLUME 10 NUMBER 22 25c PEPt COPY THURSDAY JUNE X WE
LUMBEES WIN IN MICHIGAN
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In Free Tuition for Lumbees
The estimated 2,000 Lumber Indians
who have migrated to Michigan over the
last 40 or so years have won an important
fight in Michigan courts which assures
that their children will be able to go to
colleges and universities m Michigan
thanks to an Indian tuition grant waiver
passed by the state of Michigan in the
early 70s.
The action, in the Circuit Court for the
County of Macomb, assures that Lumbee
Regional Development Association, Inc.
(LRDA) will be able to document and
certify Lumbees now living in Michigan
as Indians. This last hurdle clears the
way for Lumbees to receive the free
tuition offered by the state of Michigan
for Indians residing in Michigan.
The court action was necessary be
cause the Michigan Commission of
Indian Affairs initially refused to certify
Lumbees as Indians, thus denying them 1
the right to the free tuition offered by the
state of Michigan to Indians who could
certify their "Indianness."
Said Mrs. Adelaide Locklear, formerly
from the Mt. Airy Community, "this is a
great day for Indians in Michigan and in
North Carolina too." Mrs. Locklear was
ana of the organizers of from
Chapter, which organized to fight the
inequity. Their legal struggle was led by
Robert E. McFarland, a Michigan at
torney who took up the legal cudgel in
their behalf. Also important in the
lengthy struggle was Fred Boyd, a Cree
Indian who identifies himself simply as
"a civil rights and human rights acti
vist." Said Boyd, "This is an important
day for Indians. Now Lumbee children
can go to college because of their legal
standing as Indians. I am gla'd and
honored to have played a small part in
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this struggle."
The state of Michigan, in an agree
ment between parties, agreed to treat
Lumbee Regional Development Associ
ation, Inc. (LRDA) of Pembroke, North
Carolina as a bona fide Indian tribe
qualifying as a "tribal authority" within
die meaning of the free tuition waiver for
Indians legislation in Michigan.
The agreement also agrees to reim
burse plaintiffs Flora Locklear Mooney
and Charles L. Chavis, two Lumbees who
sued the state of Michigan for the right
to attend schools of higher education
under the free tuition waiver offered to
Michigan Indians, for monies spent by
them in pursuit of their education in the
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amount "up to $1,000."
Ms. Locklear said, "countless people ,
were involved in this struggle, both in <
Michigan and North Carolina." She
thanks, specifically, "Mrs. Ruth Woods, .
who heads Robeson County's Indian
Education Project; Ed Chavis, who heads
the Lumbee Enrollment Project for
LRDA; Lumber River Legal Services in
Pembroke; Mrs. Janie M. Locklear;
Michigan Senator Carl Levin; Rep.
Charlie Rose; Bruce Barton; Michigan!
State Senator Jackie Vaughn, who
introduced the free tuition waiver foe
Michigan Indians; and, most of all, the
Indians of Michigan who would not be
denied their rights as Indians."
Revival
at
Riverside
Bev. Lleyd Lecklear of
Wood haven, Michigan wB be
running a revival at BKankle
Independent Baptist Cbnrch
of Lamberton Mag Jane
23-27 (Wednesday- Sunday).
Services wU lupin sack night
at 7?3t p. 04.
Bev. lirliq Is the sea sf
Mr. BomsB LscUear and lbs
late Mrs. Leala LocMear sf
landman. He Is paster sf
Wood haven Baptist Chnrch In
Michigan. Hs has been In the
mlnletij far M yean.
He and Ms wife. Marie,
have five chfldroa, two date- ft
mi three sew. His ?.(
oldest son Is alee In tha
ministry. He w? be asalsthsg
Ms father.
The paster of Btverslde
lndfepCMiifoitt BipHif Church
Bev. Chssley McNeHI, ?d
TfwehnrHth^eented off l-?s!
3 sdMa west en Bgbway 74.
in Hi i ii ii mi
N.C. Court of Appeals
Upholds $375,000 Wrongful Death
Judgment Against CP&L
RALEIGH-The North Carolina Court
of Appeals has'upheld a $375,000 <
'wrongful death' judgment against Car
olina Power & Light (CP&L) in the death i
of Daryl Ivan Beck in 1978.
The award goes to his widow, Sheila
Locklear Beck of the Saddletree Com
munity. CP&L has appealed the case
again, this time to the North Carolina
Supreme Court. But knowledgable legal
sources say that the appeal is likely to
continue to be upheld.
A Wake County jury had ruled in her
behalf on February 13, 1981, awarding
Ms. Beck $375,0)00 under the N.C.
Wrongful Death Statute. The action
arose out of the death of her husband,
Daryl Ivan Beck, on July 2, 1978 by
electrocution. Beck was also the son of
Ms. Beulah Hardin Beck of the Saddle
tree Community.
He was found lying under a guy wire
attached to a CP&L pole with severe
burns on the palm of his right hand and
the soles of his feet. As there had been
an electrical storm in the same area the
day that he was found many believed
that he had been struck and killed by 1
lightning. 1
Fortunately for the family, however, <
some did not believe he had been killed
by lightning, including Ronald Ham
monds, formerly a longtime, first class
linesman with CP&L. Hammonds, also a
resident of the Saddletree Community, is
now a farmer and a member of the
Robeson County Board of Education.
As soon as Hammonds saw the scene
of death he described the fatal pole as a
"death trap," based upon his previous
experiences as a linesman with CP&L.
Because of suggestions by Ham
monds many photographs were taken of
the pole and scene before it was later
altered by CP&L.
Local Attorney Dexter Brooks
Leads Legal Effort
Pembroke attorney Dexter Brooks, a
member of the Pembroke law firm,
Lock!ear, Brooks dc Jacobs, led the legal
team in behalf of Ms. Beck. He was ably
assisted by Raleigh attorneys Bill Thorp
and Anne Slikfin.
Dexter Brooks, the Indian attorney
who spearheaded the defense is well
known locally for his work in the
landmark federal case which broke
double voting in Robeson County and the
case which forced the reapportionment of
the county commissioner districts, .
thereby resulting in the election of a
third Indian commissioner.
Brooks is also considered the founding
father of Lumber River Legal Services in
Pembroke, a particularly effective advo
cate for poor people in die area.
Since becoming an attorney Brooks
has earned a reputation for competence
in the area of civil law in a series of
cases, including the now celebrated case
brought by a white, non-resident land
owner against the town of Pembroke
Alfred W. Cook.
Lew Barton to speak
on Race Unity Day
On Sunday. June 13, 1982, Race Unity
Day will be sponsored by the Baha'is of
the United States. The Baha'is faith is
one which reminds us all that ail men and
women belong to one family under one
God. and that knowledge of this central
fact carries along with h the respon
sibility to respect and be helpful to all.
The theme of this year's observance is,
"Mankind Is One, UngeaGed." And it is
upon this subject that Barton will con
centrate.
"I like to think of whM's engraved on
every coin minted in the United States."
he says. "E PLUR1BUS UNUM. which
literally means 'One out of many.' Or
Out of many, one.'" j
Out of many nationalities, all four
races, every language on earth, virtually
all religions, all religious beliefs, prac
tically. one nation has emerged. Out of
many, if indeed not moat of the world's
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valuables, mm nation has been formed.
When the founding father* envisioned
such a possibility, other people of the
world said it would never wojrfc.
Well, guess where the founding
fathers went for ideas upon which to
found the Constitution of the United
States?
They went for a model to the document
of the Confederacy of Iroquoy Nations,
for one source. And thus we sae that tha
ideas of American Indians, concerning
liberty and other matters, definitely
marked our constitution!
European-Americans were definitely
in search of a workable formula fcndef
which different people of wtdtiy d.f
faring backgrounds could function har
moniously hi the pursuit of happinrsv
Our present Constitution is the closest
Olta, lo il tv.r bthomttl by dK mind
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A Quiz \
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Notoi Whuet will receive face Mb
beHpdoa to the Carolina Indian Voice.
The County Commissioners are in
(he midst of making important decisions
on the County Budget. Their decisions
affect all of-us. Discussion on the new
Budget will cootlrlud at the Commis
sioner's tegular meeting next Monday
night, June 7, at 5 p.m. To see how
informed, or misinformed, citizens are,
the Carelna Indian Voice has prepared
this Budget Quiz for you. Fill it out and
return it to the Indian Voice office by
mail or hand by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June
8. Save a copy and use it in your schools.
The contest is open to all citizens except
appointed or elected officials of the
county. The winner will be announced in
next week's edition. So look for the
correct answers and the winner in next
week's edition!
1. The large stjlebt ($16 million) facing
cur county is from the D(A) School Bond
11-(B) Water Bond D(C) Delinquent
axes OfD) Community Development
1'ro^eqHkr
*. Professional Costs will be up
J 1.000 for the Commissioners due to
increasing: O(A) Salary raises D(B) Law
tits and tax foreclosure suits D(0
mount of county services G(D) Confer
?*?6e fees and travel -costs. ,
3. County expenses will be up over
$35,000 due to the cost of: D(A)
Transportation D(B) Expanded services
? (C) Utilities D(D) Sanitation.
4. The annua] salary for each County
Commissioner is: D(A) $4,200 D(B)
$5,000 D(C) $6,400 D(D) $7,800.
5. The annual salary for the Chairman
of the County Commissioners is D(A)
$4,400 D(B) $7,800 D(C) $9,000 D(D)
$0,200.
6. Of the major service agencies,
which one receives no general funds
from the County: D(A) Agriculture
Extension D(B) Dept. of Social Services
?(C) Health Dept. D(D) Mental Health
Dept.
7. County revenue sharing funds of
over $2 million are received from: D(A)
Delinquent taxes and used for specific
projects D(B) Federal grants and used
for specific projects D(C) State grants
and used for community development
projects D(D) Federal grants and used
for any approved project.
8. CTree or QFalse: Members of the
Agricultural and Industrial Commission
are paid $600 per year for serving on the
Commission.
9. About how much revenue does the
county raise for each lc increase in the
tax rate: D(A) $50,000 D(B) $100,000
? (C) $150,000 0(D) $200,000.
10. The operating budget for Robeson
County for one month is about: O(A) $Vi
million Q(B( $1 million' 0(0 $l'/j
million Q(D) $2 million.
"Meet
the
Candidates
Night'
Who should represent your district ss
a Robeson County Commission!? Meet
the Candidates for Seats on the Robeson
County Board of Commissioners. Tues
day June 8. 1982, beginning at 7:30
p.m., in the O.P. Owens Building in
Umberton. ,
The candidates will be asked to make a
three minute presentation ciplairing
public will be given a chance to ask each
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FORACE OXENDINE:
i AN ALL AMERICAN
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Fence Oxmdliie
by Gaiy Spttier
PSL Sports Information
Pembroke - Forace Oxendine.
the slugging first-baseman at
MM 1 L u in ? mil? rl full
' JV. "?* VCCU nWMi ^npw*
team All-America in the Na
tional Association of Intercol
legiate Athletics (NAIA).
Oxendine, a Pembroke na
tive makes the fifth PSU
baseball player to ever gain
the honor at PSU.
"It's a great honor and
that's half of what I have
dreamed of this year," com
mented Oxendine. "I want to
be the first father-son combi
nation in the PSU Athletic
Hall of Fame."
Oxendine continued, "My
attitude this year had a lot to
do with receiving this honor
as I wanted to prove to myself
that I could do it. The key to
my success was some luck and
the Good Lord upstairs helps
alot."
Hoping to graduate in the
fall of 1982, Oxendine still
dreams of having a chance to
play pro ball.
"I wish I could get drafted
to just show what I can do,"
Oxendine stated. 1 believe the
saying of 'Winners never
quit and quitters never win.'
PSU Head Coach Harold
Ellen also had praise for the
PSU senior.
"Forace had a super year
and worked hard for All
American," Coach Ellen
said." He is the first player
ever to have batted .990
during my tenure and 1 truly
believe he can hit on anyone,
including the majors."
Only four baseball players
have gained first team AD
American honors before Ox
endine and the Braves have
not had a player on the
honorable rotta since 1973.
Mike C ami there (1967 and
1968) was the first AB
Amorican in baseball at PSD.
Carruthers is also a member
of the PSU Athletic HaH of
Fame.
The second first team Ail
American in baseball was in
1970, shortstop Ronnie Coll
ins. In 1971, pitcher Rick
Coffin was the third PSU
player to gain fust team AD
American laurels. Then in
1973, hurler Ron Norman was
the last player named to the
sqoad. Forace is the fifth to
gain first team All- American
honors in PSU baseball histo
ry
Forace had an excellent
team in batting'^flSlSf^lrift
(44) doubles (13). triples (2),
and home runs (7). He also
led the team in walks (19) and
RBI's (31).
Nationally in the NA1A
National Statistics, Forace is
fourth nationally in batting
with the nation's leader being
d Naglehout of USD-Spring
field batting .524. Forace is
first in the nation in batting
frequency with 44 hits in 24
games for a 1.83 average.
Forace ranks also as the
nation's best in doubles for
1982 with 13 in 24 games for a
.54 average.
As far as PSU schools rec
ords, Forace set the new
record for batting (.500) brea
king Mike Carruthers record
of .457 set Th 1965. Osendine
finished second with his 13
doubles in a single season
behind Carruthers with 15 *
also in 1965. Oxendine also
took fifth for total bases (82).
Oxendine posted a fine
slate of post-season honors:
"Carolines Conference Player
of the Year." "NAIA District
26 Player of the Year."
"NAIA Area VB Player of the
Year." and now. NAIA First
Team All American.
Receives Certificate of
Appreciation from Sheriff