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VOLUME 11 NUMBER 2 25c PER COPY THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1983 '
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION
DUE NEXT WEEK
...Celebrating Ten Years of Cont3 .. .j 1 nation
The Carolina Indian Voice newspaper
staff is proud to present our Special Ten
Year Anniversary Edition next week
(January 20, 1983) celebrating ten years
of continuous publication from January
18. 1973 to January 20, 1983.
The special edition will be the biggest
issue we have ever printed by far, and
will include a definitive history of the
Carolina Indian Voice newspaper, high
lights of the last ten years, historical
notes and pictures and features, and
biographical sketches of the people who
bring the Carolina Indian Voice to you
each week...and more! We expect the
issues to be a collector's item.
The issue will go to our subscribers
"as usual" at no additional costs, and a
limited number of the special issue will
go tc our distribution points throughout
the county to make sure the regular
readers of the "Voice" do not miss a
turn, although we will not put as many
copies as before in the racks this one
week only.
After this, copies of the special
anniversary issue may be purchased at
the offices of the Cardlina Indian Voice in
downtown Pembroke for $1 because of
the size and extra expense of printing the
special issue.
Look for it next week. And thanks for
your support over the last ten years. You
made the difference...honestlv!
Bruce Barton, Editor
Connee Bray boy, associate editor
...and staff of the Carolina Indian Voice
newspaner
While Working and Rearing Four Thildren
Maureen Regan earns B.S., M.A. Degrees
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^MAUREEN REGAN... Secretary to
PSU's academic vice chancellor looks to
new goals. She now has her B.S. and
M.A. degrees. [Bill Hunt oho to]
by Gene Warren
Pembroke-Mrs. Maureen Regan, who
received her M.A. in Educational
Administration last May from PSU, was
very much interested in the recent
appointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Dole to
the $80,000-a-year job as Secretary of
Transportation in the Reagan Admini
stration.
Both she and Mrs. Dole are 46 years
old. Mrs. Dole is a lawyer and becoming
a lawyer "has been a life- long goal of
mine," said Mrs. Regan.
But while Mrs. Dole did not get
married until she was about 40 years old
and has no children, having been a
professional woman all of her life, Mrs.
Regan has been married since the age of
20 and has four children. They are
Rosalind and Richard, fraternal twins
ages 24; Sheila, 17; and Robert, 14. Mrs.
Regan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Carter (her father is deceased) is
married to Fred A. Regan, who is in the
construction business.
Secretary to the academic vice chan
cellor at PSU since 1966, Mrs. Regan has
worked under six men in that capacity.
She keeps creaking in new ones. Dr.
Leon Rand is in his second year at tha
position.
"The second gentleman in that
position (Dr. Kenneth Kersh) encourag
ed me to pursue a college degree, and 1
began doing so in 1970, going to classes
-Continued Page 9
Race seen as motive
as dissidents move
to oust LREMC Board,
And Re-instate Hinson
Deri Hinson addresses dissident?
By Bnni uaruin
Lumberton-Seemingly it was an "By
invite only" kind of meeting but a source
did get inside to "find out what was
going on. .?" The first thing our observer
nbted, when he got to the meeting at the
Lumberton Armory, was the fact that
"there were less than five Indians
there."
The lack of Indian representatives
might be attributable to the attitude of
the leadership (sic) of the so- called ad
hoc "LREMC ACTION GROUP which
has begun a drive to recall all of the
present Lumbee River Electric Member
ship Corporation Board of Directors
saying the present board's action wa>
"improvident" and "uncalled for" in
the "...dismissal of Deri J. Hinson." The
dissidents also chastised the present
board (comprised of 10 Indians, 1 Black
and 1 white) for "imprudent"Sand
arbitrary actions, as well as creating an
uncertainty as to the stability of LREMC
as a good corporate citizen
The group passed out petitions
-ipsfffng to gather 2,000 signature
needed to hold a special meeting of a
members of the co- operative.
LREMC is a non profit corporator
serving about 20,000 customers in rura
Robeson. Hoke and Scotland counties, a.
well as parts of Cw^-Hand County.
one ot those addressing the group,
estimated at less than SO, was Deri
Hinson, the former general manager
whose contract was not renewed last
December. Hinson, when queried by
phone would only say, "I have no
comment at all," but our source did note
that Hinson answered questions freely at
the meeting Monday night, and seem
ingly talked disparagingly about the
present board of directors.
. Carl Branch, a Lumberton farmer and
spokesman for the group, was quoted in
th- Wednesday edition nf the Favette
ville Times as noting in a press release
that the group is "upset that 10 of the 12
board members are Indians." The
jproup, according to the Times story,
"with the strong inbalance of races
seems to have come strong prejudices,
in that the only true fault to be found in
Mr. Hinson is in the fact that he is
white."
Said a reuau*. Mnticc, Who ??.?(! Hot
> be identified, 'There were strong
? acial feelings expressed at the meeting,
nlk of possible violence and the like, b
vjls kind of scary. But the biggest
woblem, as I sensed at the meeting, was
he fact that a white was fired by a
?unch of Indians and a Black... and an
Indian (Ronnie Hunt) is sitting in
Hinson's old seat..."
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OUR
BANQUET
SPEAKER
IS....?
Who will be the banquet speaker at 4
our Ten Year Anniversary Celebration?
It's a secret. We'll announce it next -
week. Our banquet speaker will be....?
Watch for it next week.
The real star, of course, will be the ten
year old upstart-The Carolina Indian
Voice!!!!!
Need a ticket to our Ten Year
Anniversary Celebration? Call any of the
following: Rev. Elias Rogers, Red
Springs; Carlon Locklear, Maxton; Sam
Kerns. Carnell Locklear, Jimmy Goins,
Pembroke; or call the Carolina Indian
Voice at 521-2826.
Visitor to area
Joins Community effort
by Garry Barton
Ross Sutton, a transient logger
on his way to Charleston, S.C. to seek
employment, stopped in Pembroke Sat
urday for a short respite from a walking
trek that he says began in Roanoke,
Virginia Christmas Eve. He was walking
along the railroad tracks that bisect
Pembroke with his trusty companion,
Petey when he heard the buzz of chain
saws. Petey is the spitting image of the
dog on the popular tv series "The Little
Rascals," complete with the black circle
around one of his eyes. Remember him?
When an observer's curiosity finally got
the best of him, hd asked the man with
the weather-worn face about his dog's
circled eye. "Let's just say," replied
Ross evenly, holding up a black magic
marker retrieved from his worn and
much-used coat pocket, "that this gives
Petey character."
"When 1 heard the buzz of the chain
iw," noted Ross, "I knew I could
rob&biy make me a few dollars helping
omeone cut wood." So Ross traced
town the source of the buzz of the chain
aw. He seemed to.think fate smiled
tpon him Saturday as he arrived at a lot
>n Third Street. Lumbee Regional
development Association (LRDA) and
he Pembroke Jaycees felt-fate had
i mi led upon them bv depositing die
dynamic duo onginau; l.om aiiiuuuk,
Texas at their doorsteps.
In a combined display of community
spirit, LUf m. and the Pembroke Jaycees
were embarked upon a monumental task
when Mr. Ross sad Petey made their
fateful appearance upon the scene. The
two agencies were in the process of
unloading oak logs from a diesel track,
cutting the logs into usable lengths and
distributing the wood to destitute
families in the area. No doubt the
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experienced logger and his strange
looking dog were received with grati
tude, expectation and a bit of relief b>
the volunteers.
Bob DeCarlo, LRDA's Housing Co
ordinator, coordinated the wood dis
tribution project that delivered 25
pick-up truck loads of oak wood to needy
families in the Robeson County area. He
was ably assisted by Willie Harris, Jr.,
President of the Pembroke Jaycees, who
coordinated the project for the Jaycees.
Thanks to fate and a few phone calls,
LRPA's Executive Director, Ken Maynor
discovered that the N.C. ;Economic
Opportunity Office (NCEOO) had loads
of wood available to community action
agencies for distribution to destitute
families. Maynor contacted DeCarlo who
called John Edwards, 'Director of
NCEOO and Joel New, Coordinator, who
got the ball rolling. These gentlemen put
LRDA in contact with Mark Hendrickson,
NC State Forestry Ranger and Jim Miller
of Georgia Pacific, an organization that is
in charge of outting and trucking the
wood to the various distribution sites.
These men on the regional level pat
LRDA in contact with David Carter and
Jimmy Kirby, Robeson County Forestry
Rangers whose assistance was vital to
the success of the project.
Ken Collins, a tracker with Georgia
Pacific, delivered the oak wood (in
telepnone pote-uae lengths) u? un. ?ui
which was provided by Pates Supply
Company and served as the distribution
site. Jim Paul was the contact person for
Pates Supply. The Pembroke Jaycees, as
usual, responded to the challenge with
vim and vigor when contacted by LRDA
about lending the*? assistance hi ?"?load
ing. cutting and district!uag utm wood.
The volunteers were in the midst of the
bone-jarring task of cutting the wood
when, lute oaiman and Robin, the odd
pair from Armarillo, Texas arrived on the
scene to save the day.
Ross received little (if. indeed, any
resistance when he took over the helm:
of the lightweight McCullock chain saw
from the fine, community-minded vol
unteers. All concerned agreed that Ross'
arrival and assistance was a God-send.
After accomplishing his mission-cutting
up the lengthy logs into usable lengths
Ross received a generous contribution
that was collected from the assembled
volunteers. Then, aiong witti tiia canine
side-kick, he faded into the sunset as he
left walking along the railroad tracks
just like the heroes do on television.
Lumbee Regional Development Asso
ciation and the Pembroke Jaycees would
like to thank everyone whose assistance
made this worthwhile project a success.
All involved sBared Ross' sentiment >
when he said: "I really enjoy helping
people-especially the widows and senior
citizens who many times cannot hel >
themselves..."
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Willie Harrla, Sr. anloaded the
donated logs. He la ahewn above
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worthwhile project.
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Join us as we celebrate
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Ten Years of The Carolina Indian Voice!
DEAR READER,
! want lo write you a personal letter and invite you to take part in the TEN YEAR
CELEBUATION of the Carolina Indian Voice newspaper. We will celebrate Tea Yean at
continuous publication on January 20, 1983. It will be a special moment for us, and I hope yon
will want to share the special moment with as.
Our celebration will be in three parts. First Is the publication of oar special historical edition
scheduled for January 20, 1983. If you are already a subscriber the issue wiD come to yon as
usuhl. If not, the across the counter cost will be $1.00 per copy.
And a Ten Year Victory Celebration scheduled for January 22, 1983 at Pembroke Senior High
School. It will be a time for sharing, reminiscing, speakers, special entertainment and food. We
hope yon will take time to share this special moment with us. Tickets are $8.00 [single] and
$15.00 for a couple. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. You may get your tickets from The Carolina
Indian Voice in Pembroke [521-2826] or from any member of our board of directors. Sam Kerns,
Jimmy Goins and CarneD Locklear are serving as trl-chairmen of this special Ten Year Victory
Celebration or, as I like to call it, a Decade of Service. You may call Sam Kens at 521-2339 or
521-4501 for more information about tickets.
And I am publishing a special edition of AN INDIAN MANIFESTO: Bruce Barton's Best of As
I See It, a compilation of my personal column that has appeared in the Carolina Indian Voice for
the last ten years. The book will coot $8.27 [includes tax). You may order an advance copy by
writing the Carolina Indian Voice, Post Office Box 1075, Pembroke, N.C. 28372 and enclosing a
check or money order for S8.27 for each copy you wish to purchase.
We are excited about our Ten Year Celebration. I hope you wRl want to share this special
moment with us. K
You may order the book, AN INDIAN MANIFESTO: Bruce Barton's Best of AS I SEE IT by
completing the order blank below and returning it with your payment.
The book will be released to the public on the night of our Ten Year Victory Celebration on
January 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pembroke Senior High School. Hope to see you there.
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PLEASE SEND ME copy(s) of AN INDIAN MANIFESTO: Bruce
Barton's BEST OF AS I SEET IT (7.95 plus 32 cents tax=S8.27 per copy) to the following
address:
Name
Address
Enclosed is DCheck, ? Money Order for S8.27 for each copy. Or DBiil me.
Bruce Barton, Editor
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