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VOLUME 11 NUMBER 1 ' ? 25c PERfC(l#Y 1H THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1983
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SHEIK MOHAMMED AL-FASSI
AIN'T COMING TO OUR TEN YEAR
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION...
BUT WE HOPE YOU ARE
by Bruce Burton
Some of you might have read of Sheik
Mohammed al-Fassi lately or heard of
him on the nightly news. He's a media
darling, one who is written about when
hard news is short. He's a nice speciality
piece, as they say in the media trade.
And i said to myself, "hey. you want
to publicize your Ten Year Anniversary
Celebration...right? Why not invite
Sheik Mohammed al- Fassi to be your
banquet speaker?" And it had possibil
ities but...well, no one can reach Sheik
Mohammed al-Fassi. My letters have
been returned "refused" from his Miami
Beach mansion. 1 have written the Saudi
a
Arabia Embassy in Washington. D.C.
They haven't responded. So. as far as I
know. Sheik Mohammed al- Fassi ain't
coming to our Ten Year Anniversary
Celebration...but we hope you are.
Sheik al-Fassi. connected by marriage
to the Royai Family in Saudi Arabia
maintains a mansion in Miami Beach. He
first became a media darling a few years
ago when he was chastised severely by
Miami Beach society for painting genita
lia or statutes in his million dollar
mansion yard. -
Later fits *Jc sued lum tot alimony..
She wants half his estimated 6 Billion
dollar fortune. But Sheik al-Fassi has
disappeared and. according to a spokes
man at the Miami Beach Chamber of
Commerce "has not been heard of in this
parts in some time." Sources indicate
that the Sheik is back in Saudi Arabia, or
enscounsed in some other royal place,
probably out of the reach of his ex wife
and her lawyers.
1 recently read an article about the
Sheik in USA- Today, the new national
newspaper and the article indicated that
the Sheik was responsive to requests for
reasonable funding. And 1 wrote him
Being audacious. I never pass up an
opportunity/for a miracle. I said, in part,
in my letter to him:
"Dear ,4ir:
Allow me to introduce myself: 1 am
Bruce Barton, a Lumbee Indian, and
editpr (and founder) of the Carolina
Indian Voice newspaper, a weekly
newspaper located in Robeson County,
North Carolina-the economic and spirit
ual center of the far-flung Lumbee Indian
community.
"I notice, if news reports are to be
believed, that you are a decent man,
who from time to time, because of your
immense wealth and kind heart, helps a
fellow traveler in tt?;? world.
"I began the newspaper ten years ago,
with five hiihdred dollars borrowed from
a finance company and a dream to build a
viable newspaper. I have not missed an
issue since I 'tgan. I am, justly, I think,
proud of thaf fact. The newspaper is a
communicative bridge for people, what
ever tbeir race and political persuasion,
U. **!? UlwJv.C Vt llnMliHA't
standings that separate us one from the
other.
"I am celebrating ten years of
continuous publication in January 1983. I
need a banquet speaker for our celebra
tion scheduled for January 22. 1983. I
sincerely ask you to come and be our
banquet speaker. 1 believe you could talk
quite freely on misunderstandings, the
proper role of a newspaper and the like.
And. fankly, your visit would engender a
lot of publicity. Too, I would like for my
readers to meet you first hand and hear
what you have to say about America,
Saudi Arabia and points east and west,
i "Yes, 1 would like some of your money
but it is not a proper thing to ask of you. 1
would be embarassed. But 1 would like to
meet you and learn more about what you
are attempting to do in your travels
across America.
"You are an interesting man. That is
enough for me. And 1 want to learn more
about you. Would you consider my
request? 1 would be glad to pay your way
here if you will come. And 1 promise, no
matter how tempting it might be, not to
badger you for money. I have been
somewhat embarrassed by my fellow
Americans as they have inundated you
with requests.
- "It's just that I would not feel right
asking a perfect stranger for money. It
would be demeaning to me. But I feel
good about asking you to speak a' our
banquet which celebrates our ten years
of publication. We Americans ougli to
give something to you, instead of the
other way around.. I want you to kno v
about my people--the Lumbee Indians,
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"Let me hear from you. You interest
me as a Human Being."
Appreciation
Dinner
Scheduled
for Jan. 22
The appreciaion dinner or as many folks
have termed it, "the celebration" will
be held in the gymnasium of the
Pembroke Senior High School beginning
at 7 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 22, 1983.
Serving as tri-chairmen a/e Carnell
Locklear, Sam Kerns and Jimmy Goins.
Tickets are available from those selling
for $8 single and SIS couple. Said Kerns,
who is in charge of the ticket distribution
and collection, "This is an opportunity
for all of us to let the Carolina Indian
Voice know how much we appreciate it as
a communications vehicle that has
brought us closer together as a people."
Those wishing to sell or purchase
tickets may contact any member of the
Carolina Indian Voice stafff.
The program, still being finalized, will
include testimonies and accolades, and
directions for the future. It is hoped that
this will be a night to remember. Anyone
wishing to participate may contact Sam
Kerns, Carnell Locklear or Jimmv Goins.
And publication of an Indian
manifesto, a collection of Bruce Barton's
Best of As I See It. his popular column
which has appeared in the Voice since its
inception.
An autograph party will be held
following the dinner Jan. 22 for those
wishing to purchase a copy of the book.
Advance orders are also being accepted.
The book will be released to the public on
the night of the appreciation dinner- Jan.
22.
And, of course, the publication of our
special historical edition is scheduled for
January 20, 1983. It you are already a
subscriber the issue will come to you as
usual. If not, the across the counter cost
will be SI.00 per copy.
Maggie Ree
Young Jazz Singer
Coming to PSU Jan. 8
?Maggie Ree
"Tak'im-d. vial, anibiti
?us. dedicated-a young ??>?"'
with a solid pljn-ihal'o
MAGGIE REE. and b->\ can
she play a piano." raves Ion
Parris of the Spartanbnrg
Hearmid-Journal.
MAGGIE REE. ja// soloist
and pianist will appear Jan
uary Jt. at 7:00 p.m. as pan of
the RED BAILOON ehild
ren's SERIES at Pembroke
State University's Performing
Arts Center.
Performing with her. father
Bobby Hughey. Maggie sings?
and plays the piano in the
style of known jazz artists as
Ray Charles and Count Basie.
Jazz has been pan of the
Hughey family's lifestyle for
many years. Bobby Hughey
played the trumpet pntfes
' sionally tor about JO years.
Maggie, age thirteen, has
been a pianist sinee she was
seven years old. and she's
been singing professionally
sinee she was ten. She and ^
her father, who switched to
bass to accompany her. ate
known as the MAGGIE REE
DUO.
Maggie comes from a musi
cal family. Her dad started
the first bands at Cow pens
and Pacolet Elementayv
' 1 H
Schools while he attended
Wofford College, after attend
ing Converse College on a
musical scholarship. His wife,
Betty, sang with her hus
bands band for several years.
Maggie studied at Converse
College for two years, part of
the time visiting her instruc
tor. Martha Corbin. at home
for private lessons. "I got the
basics from Converse, but
Daddy taught me most every
thing I know about jazz with
what he calls his 'Jazz
Bible'." states Maggie. Her
mother and sister usually
back her up singing.
Maggie not only wants to
be a musician, but she's
interested in journalism. She
has been asked to edit the
student newspaper at her
school. McCraken Junior
High, where she is a ninth
grader. She has also written
several sohgs.
Maggie and her father have
made a special appearance on
the national TV show PM
MAGAZINE and last year
appeared at the annual
Spoteto Festival in Charles
ton. SC. They have also
performed at the Southeast
ern Showcase in Savannah.
GA.
Brewington
named to
National
Indian
Council
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Robert Brewington
by Bruce Barton
Wishington, D.C.-President Ronald
has announced the appointment
ot Robert B. Brewington to be a member
of the National Advisory Council on
Indian Education (NACIE).
NACIE is the advisory council to the
Indian Education Act, which was autho
rized by Congress in 1972. The program
makes grants to school districts, tribes
and other organizations, and provides
fellowships to Indians in certain fields of
study.
Brewington is one of the 14 new
members of the council that replaces the
old council fired by President Reagan in
Novemcber, amid charges that it made a
blatant attempt to remove opposition to
the transfer of Indian Education from the
Department of Education to the Bureau
of Indian Affairs as proposed' by the
Reagan Administration.
Brewington is one of four Indians from
this area who have served on the Council
since its inception. Others from this area
who have served was Karma Hunt
Torklep, who was the first director of
Pembroke State University's Native
American Resource Center and served
in that capacity until June", 1975; Earl
Hughes Oxendine. Director of Compen
satory Education. Hoke County Schools;
and Noah Woods, principal of Magnolia
School and one of those fired by
President Reagan.
Brewington has served two terms on
the Pembroke Town Council and has
served on the Indian Education Act
Parent Committee at Pembroke Ele
mentary.
Brewington, now self employed at
Brewington's Welding is most proud of
his family. His wife, Marilyn, is a
teacher's aide at Pembroke Elementary.
They are the proud parents of four
children; Theresa is a school teacher at
East Robeson Elementary School; Belin
da is a pharmacy student at UNC- Chapel
HUI; Robin studies optometry at UNC
Chapel Hill; Robert Jr. is a 9th grader at
Pembroke Junior High.
Brewington makes no promises as he
prepares for this exciting adventure
except to "make up my own mind...and
do my own thinking."
NEW COHARIE COLUMNIST
\
Frances Emanuel Maynor. a lifetime
resident of Sampson County, will be
writing a weekly column beginning this
-week on the Coharies of Sampson
County. Ms. Maynor was born in the
Dismal Township area of Sampson
County June 9, 1926 where she lived
until 1971. She attended elementary
schoohn that area from 1932 until 1940
(Shiloh) with the same name as the
church in that area. Shiloh Pentecostal
Holiness Church is the only Indian
church in that area, the Indian schools
were then consolidated and Frances was
one of the students traritferred to New
WiCtal*Ta*"h
high school classes. She graduated in
1943 in a new building being erected
there during her high school years. Btn
the 1944 school year the building was
complete enough for classes to begin
dMi.
Being from a low-income family,
Frances didn't see her way to go to
college. She married Rotha F. Maynor
the Shiloh area. They reared a family of
four on a low income level. In 1971
Frances went back to school and took a
course in general office technology at age
42. At this time her husband became Ul.
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PEOPLE...
PLACES
AJWTHINGS
LEADERSHIP TRAINING PLANNED
United Methodists from the Rock
ingham District (Scotland, Robeson and
Richmond Counties) will be at First
United Methodist Church, Laurinburg on
January 11 at 7:30 p.m. for leadership
training. District Superintendent Dr.
Joseph B. Bethea states that "the
training received in those workshops can
help strengthen the mission of the
churches in our district. All United
Methodist churches should be represen
ted by members serving on these local
boards, comniittess. and work areas."
Workshops will be held in the
following areas: Administrative Board.
Council on Ministries, Pastor Parish
Relations. Youth Ministry. Evangelism.
Education. Missions. Stewardship. Wor
ship, Board of Church and Society,
Christian Unity and Interreligious Con
cerns. Commission on Religion and
Race. Higher Education and Campus
Ministry. Administrative Council. Nur
ture and Membership Care and Out
reach.
IT'S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME!
The nation's youngest businesswo
men will be out in force this week. The
annual Pines of Carolina Girl Scout
Council Cookie Sale begins January 21
and runs through February 6. In Robeson
County girls- have Cecil planning ulcir
marketing strategy. They'll be offering 7
varieties of cookies at S2.00 per box. The
bakery gets 73c of this amount. The rest
helps to support Girl Scouting in Pines of
Carolina Council's 20 counties. For
example, the profit from 552 boxes of
Girl Scout cookies will buy a canoe. It
takes 294 boxes to purchase a slide
projector. Individual troops keep 25c per
box for their own troop programs. When
you purchase Girl Scout cookies you are
contributing to the Girl Scout
program, as well as enjoying some
delicious eating. Order some cookies
from your favorite Girl Scout or call Gail
Gainey, Luniberton, 738-2383.
NC SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH
OFFICIAL TO VISIT LOCAL SCHOOL
Ola F. Stringer. Head of Admissions
or Doug Spain. Assistant Head of
Admissions of the North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics will conduct
an information session on the school's
educational program and admissions
process at Robeson County Career
Center on Friday. Jan. 7. 1983 at 9:30
a.m. and 12:30 p.m. All students,
parents, and others who are interested in
the School are invited to the meeting,
particularly tenth-grade students who
must apply before January 28, 1983 if
they wish to attend the high school.
There will be a time for questions and
answers.
NCSSM. located in Durham, is the
nation's first public, residential state
wide. co-educational, tuition-free school
for eleventh and twelfth graders who
have high interest and potential in
science and mathematics.
NCSSM opened in 1980 with 150
students. The first commencement was
held it) June 1982.
This year nearly 400 students from 878
counties will be enrolled. / ,
CLAYTON C. BELL CELEBRATES
69TH BIRTHDAY IN
\ MIAMI, FLORIDA
ftobby Ray Bell of Miami, Fla. gave
his father Clayton C. Bell of Pembroke,
NC a birthday dinner in his home
December 28. 1982.
Seafood dinner was served to Mr.
Clayton Bell and his ten guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton C. Bell have
spent the holidays with their son, Bobby
Ray Bell of North Miami, Fla. They have
now returned to Pembroke, NC.
COACHES
NEEDED
The Robeson County Park and Recre-4
ation Commission is searching for adult
'coaches interested in volunteering their
time to coach a 5th and 6th grade soccer
team. Knowledge of the sport is not a
necessity. A workshop will be held on the
basis of this fast growing sport. For more
inflation concerning locations and
call Lary Unier 738-9061.
VFW TO MEET
Locklear-Lowry VFW Post 2843 of
Pembroke will host the 8th District
meeting of VFW of North Carolina
Sunday. January 9th at the Post Home at
1:00 p.m. The 8th District consists of
Posts from Pembroke, Red Springs.
Maktnn. Lumberton. St. Pauls. Raeford.
Favelteville and Spring Lake.
Then on Monday. January 10th
Pembroke Post will hold their regular
monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the
Post.
All members who have not paid their
dues for I'tHJ are asked to do so now. All
members .ire asked to .mend the above
meeting dates by Post_ Commander,
Bobby I). loekleai.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
The Board of Directors, Lumbee
Regional Development association, Inc.
at their December 27, 1982 monthly
meeting voted to have an open election
for nominating a member to serve on the
North Carolina Commission of Indian
Affairs' Board of Directors. Mrs. Ruth D.
Woods, whose term has expired, is not
seeking re-election.
The election meeting will be conducted
on January 27, 1983 beginning at 6:30
p.m. in the Pembroke Senior High School
Cafeteria. TWs mert'ag viH. be
comprised of Indian individuals who
reside in the following townships:
Maxton, Smiths, Philadelphus, and
Pembroke.
In order for you, as community
persons, to participate in this meeting,
you must meet the following criteria: 1.
Indian. 2. live in the above mentioned
townships. 3. be 18 years or older. The
chair will entertain nominations from the
floor. In order to prepare election ballots,
anyone interested in seeking this nomi
nation. should declare their candidacy no
later than January 21. 1983 by contacting
Mr. Kenneth R. Maynor, LRDA
F?ecutive Director at 521-8602.
Additional information will be forth
cominp
Lifesaving *
Cpurse
Offered
by
Red
Cross
N
The Robeson County Chapter of the
American Red Cross will offer an
Advanced Lifesaving Course from 7:00 to
10:00 p.m. on Wednesday evenings,
beginning January 12. 1983. at the
Pembroke State University Pool. Candi
dates must be good swimmers and at
least IS years of age. For further
information and registration please call
521-4214. Ext. 220. Monday through
Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Students
of Month
Named
Pembroke Dance Center is proud to
announce that students for the month of
November have been selected. They are
as follows:
Monday. Beginning Ballet and Tap:
Tiffiney Locklear and Marliaa Jacobs;
Tuesday-Level 1 Ballet (5 6 6 years old),
Kristin Owens and Melodi Rene Lock
lear; Wednesday-Beginning Ballet and
Tap: Alicia Thomas and Heather Jaceba;
Wednesday-Jazz Class, Tara Locklear.
UPCOMING EVENTS | j
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