Newspapers / The Carolina Indian Voice … / Jan. 13, 1983, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Carolina Indian Voice (Pembroke, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
^Jeditorial, WKAND OPINIOr% F W? Cannot Know Whar? W? Art Going I N Wi Donl Know Whm Wi'vt Btm... So httingly we honor our Pioneer Fathers >)?%X by Bruce Barton m ANNIVERSARY IN GOOD HANDS...SAM KERNS, CARNELL LOCKLEAR k JIMMY GOINS Our Ten Year Anniversary Celebration is in good hands...those of Jimmy Goins. Carnell Locklear and Sam Kerns. They are serving as tri-chairmen of our Ten Year Anniversary Celebration scheduled for January 22, 1983 beginning at 7 p.m. at Pembroke Senior High School. It will be a real celebration of the Carolina Indian Voice newspaper. And we are grateful to Jimmy, Carnell and Sam for serving as tri-chairmen of our birth day party. Carnell Locklear is the i ..crowd pleasing "Boss. - Strong" for the last seven years of 'Strike at the Wind* and also doubles as general manager of the exciting out door drama about Henry Berry Lowrie and the myster ious and interesting Lumbee Indians. Carnell, his wife, Peggy, and five children live in the Red Banks Community I near Pembroke. < Sam Kerns is a probation I officer for the state of North 1 Carolina and a long time 1 champion for Indian rights. < Sam was instrumental in the formation of the American Indian Student Association (then the Lumbee Student Association) at Pembroke State while a student there. Sam, his wife. Sue, and two daughters live on Pine Street in Pembroke. Jimmy Goins, former pres ident of the Pembroke Jay cees. and a Vietnam veteran, is a popular community acti vist. Jimmy can be found where ever people are helping people. He loves the Pembro ke Jaycees. Jimmy is the owner of the Fillin' Station in Pembroke, and also holds the contract for the snack bar at Robeson Technical College. Jimmy, his wife, Diane, and three daughters live in the Prospect community. The Carolina Indian Voice is proud to count the above three as friends of long standing, and am happy that ourfortune and birthday party iw-in their bands. LREMC RECALL EFFORT SMACKS OF RACISM... Look. I'm busy having a party, attempting to tie down all the loose ends that need tying down as we get ready for our ten year anniversary celebration... But that . LREMC recall effort smacks of racism to me. Watch for it for racial smoke. Where there is smoke there is bound to be fire. Just keep an eye on this one. More next week. Anyway, hope to see you at our party and thanks for your many acts of kindness over the last ten years. It won't be as good a party without you but it will be a party never theless.. Hope to see you there! THE CARL WEST OPINIONS The Carl West Opinions column, commencing this week will appear on the editorial page of the Carolina Indian Voice "as long as the Lord dictates," according to Mr. West. The venerable Mr. West is a friend of long standing. We made a promise a long time ago- to be friends and dis agree agreeably whenever either of us chooses to do so with the other. I value friend ship. I am proud to call him my friend. m More than 'a gift shop9 December 30,1982 Friends. We would like to introduce ourselves. We are Inter Native Ameri can Indians. We have recently opened a Native American Indian Craft Shop. Our craft shop is located in the Phila delphia International Airport, Tptminal C Departures, next to Eastern Airlines ticket window. the name of our shop is "PIERCING EYES INDIAN CRAFTS. INC." We are proud that our shop is more than a "gift" shop. We are offering more than mer chandise for sale. We offer an important part of American history, as we dbpiay ami espials various American In dian artifacts, "lost" aits, and how they are made. To enhance our ahop, you wll find various craft .persons working on their leatherwork, beadwork. sflverwork, paint ings etc. while you watch. We also offer shows, talks, etc., outside of die shop. A one week notice is requested. Please telephone 21S-36S 4820. We hope you wS find this letter of internet. We have priced our mer chandise from 12.00 to 110,000. Won't you join est We offer one hoar free ?fr- ' r ?r? * parking with purchase* of S20.00 or more. Mutn Lumber River Conference The copy for this article was not received in time for thia week's publication. Look next week for the continuing aeries of articles on the Lumber River Holiness Methodist Conference by Jason B. Lowry. Braves must have white chief to lead them To the Editor ' This article is in response to 'the action taken by the Superintendent of the Robe son County Board of Educa tion in the appointment of co principals of the new West Robeson High School. I would like to commend the above action in regard to the appointment of Mr. Roy May nor because he has proven his ability in educational circles as a very competent admini strator and educator. Without trying to sound prejudiced or imparial toward any race, group, or person, I would like to condemn the action taken by the Superin tendent, Mr. Purnell Swett and the approval by the board of education in electing Mr. S. Russell Cotton as co- principal of West Robeson High School. Prospect, Pembroke and Maxton School District is made up of Indian, Black and white students with approxi mately 95% of the school district being minority. Why do we need a white co principal when whites have only approximately 5% of the student population? Why not have one Indian and one Black or two Indian principals? It sounds as if our Indian leaders are selling us out. Maybe we have apple Indians (red on the outside and white on the inside) who are making decision* for us. Indians have been told for years that they were not "qualified" for many jobs but 1 know for a fact that many Indians are/ were qualified for that position. I personally know of at least three Indian persons with doctor's degrees in education who were avail able. There are at least 3 Indian persons with a sixth year degree in educational administration. There are approximately forty Indians with master's degrees in education and educational administration who were qualified. This may be one cause of high unemployment and un deremployment among mi norities in our county, state and nation. Many examples of this trend in hiring people from the "outside to educate poor Indians" in Robeson County School System can be noted. It is alleged that the principal of Parkton High School was brought in to be an administrator but he does not live in Robeson County.. He drives back to Fayetteville to reside. The principal of Proc torville Elementary School ? does the same. The assistant superintendent of transporta tion and plant operations is alleged to work in the Robe son County School System but lives in Scotland County. The director of personnel also is Alleged to drive back and forth to Fayetteville to reside. A supervisor was hired and brought in here from Rich mond County only a few years ago. What is wrong with hiring moge local Indian edu cators to do some of the above jobs? Are Indians inferior to other races and educators? Are their doctor's degrees, six year degrees, master's de grees and bachelor of science degrees not. as impressive as other races' degrees. Indians received their degrees from such universities as Harvard, Penn State, University of Oklahoma, Temple Univer sity, NX. State, East Caro lina, Pembroke State, as well as a host of other professional schools. Many of them gradu ated with honor grades and outstanding recommenda tions. Why are they not qualified for many of the top V educational jobs which-come available? Did an adequate number of Indians apply for the position of principal of West Robeson High School? If they did not apply for the job, what could be some of the reasons? Was the job adequately advertis ed? I have not been able to locate any Indians who saw the job advertised in a local newspaper. Some people may My that we do not have anyone qualified with experience to do the job. I would like to My that comnetent superinten dents are supposed to provide opportunities for staff devel opment so that people may grow and assume more re sponsibility. If we bav-eto go outside the county to find competent people to educate our Indian, Black and white children, then this may indi cate that our top educational administrator is either in competent or playing politics instead of providing leader ship. The policy of hiring people from the outside such M was done at West Robeson High School kills the motiva tional force to work hard in our school system and try to advance by getting master's degrees and doctor's degrees. I bet that many children of Indian educators have had to do without many necessities of life so that their mothers and fathers could pay tuition and buy books with money which was needed for the family. One example which may be used to draw a comparison is the hiring practices in Lum berton City Schools. Lumber ton High School has approxi mately 60 teachers but only 1 Indian teacher. Lumberton Junior High has approxi mately 65 teachers but only 1 Indian teacher. The above seems to indicate that Lum berton City Schools is not greatly committed' to hiring Indian teachers in their schools even though there are approximately 300 Indian stu dents in those two schools. It has been alleged that the hiring practices of teachers nod staffin the Robeson County School System is not proportionate with the num ber of minorities in the school district. When one walks through the central office at the Robeson County Board of Education and looks at the central office staff and their racial makeup, one must question if the above allegati on is true. However, if one walks through Lumberton City Schools' Central Office, one cannot find any Indians in any positions. I would like to challenge Robeson County's Superin tendent, the school board and the relevant target publics (people) to examine our edu cational goals, objectives, and direction in our pursuit of the andragogical and pedagogical process. Respectfully yours. Rt. 3 Bex 137 Maxton, NC 28364 General George A. Custtr ranked last in his West Point graduating dais of 1881. A Utters To Ttie Editor ? - Gas Tax Bad Business To the Editor: , .. ? ;j I wish to express to you and your readers several ? (there lore many more) of my objections to the 1 -?? * .... J recent *29 union federal gas tax bill. The new tax of rive cents on a gallon of gas is a regressive tax that comes in a time of recession and is added to the existing four-cent federal tax and to the North Carolina state gas tax which is already one of the highest in the nation. That is not good economics nor sound tax poli cy. This tax will hit East the working people of this country harder than any other single group and that alone made it worth resisting. In addition, this gas tax of Ave cents a gallon will have an adverse effect in our rural areas. North Carolina is a major agricultural state, and thus this state will experience a negative impact. Sen. James Exon, D-Neb.. stated in a letter to his colleagues and on the Senate floor: "The clear predictable effect of the cost of this program will fall disproportionately on the rural areas." Why? Among other reasons, this tax is called a "user fee," but in fact it is not a "user fee," for one-fifth of this tax will be diverted to mass transit use in large cities of the North and particularly the Northeast. As a practical matter then, you are taxing agricultural and rural users of roads, " bridges and highways to subsidize mass transit use in other parts of the country. Call it what one will ? that is not a "user fee," and the economic impact is negative in agricultural states. Moreover, the formula used to compute what North Carolina will receive from its contribution to Washington indicates North Carolina will not receive back a dollar for every dollar paid into the trust fund. Historically we have gotten back 74 cents on the dolliar. We have tied with Texas and Oklahoma for last place as a "donor" state, and under the new formula we will remain a "donor" state receiving far less in return than we will be contributing. Furthermore, this tax will adversely affect the trucking industry of this nation and North Carolina. Trucking is a major industry in North Carolina (we are the seventh largest trucking state in America) and many trucking busirilkses, particularly those of middle and small sue. wAkfeeJ a heavy bruqt from., this tax and added licenSe fee's: In this tune of 4 weak economy it could fprcfe many of them out of business. In good conscience, a senator from North Carolina, keeping in mind the trucking interests of this state, could not support this tax and the dramatically increased license fees this legislation imposes. Beyond burdening agricultural and trucking interests so vital to the economic well-being of North Carolina, this tax also could have a negative impact on tourism in our state. To increase the costs of driving clearly mayNjiscourage tourist activity so critical to the economic health of our entire state. < As regards the use of the filibuster to prevent passage of this bill. Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., stated on the Senate floor that the North Carolina senators "had every right to do what they did. The people don't want faint-hearted senators. People want senators who will fight for their position." Finally, it is worth noting that the fruit of this lameduck session of Congress is basically two-fold. One, it raised the pay of members of Congress (nearly $10,000 per member in the case of the House of Representatives), which I vigorously opposed. Secondly, with enactment of the gas tax, it imposed a new tax on the working people of the country, and likewise I strongly opposed that even to the point of filibustering. I make no apologies for my stand. I think it was right that this tax be resisted, and I trust that the people of this state, if they study this measure carefully and fully, will understand this was a carefully reasoned and principled decision, and there was no alternative but to stand and to resist. In fact. Congress should have reflected longer on this important and far-reaching legislation than it did. Obviously, 32 other senators, who voted in opposition with me, agreed. JOHN P. EAST Uaited States Senator Cherokee Indians of Hoke County ?m i Rev. D. W. Maynor, Tribal Spokesman Rt. 1, Bo* 129-C Lumber Bridge, NC To the Editor The Carolina Indian Voice Pembroke, NC 28372 We wish to inform the Indians of Hoke County, NC that we, the Cherokee Indians of Hoke County, NC are now accepting applicants for en rollment into the Tribe. The purpose of the Chero kee Indians of Hoke County, NC is to (l)provide adequate and authentic representation and assistance for the Indian ? people of Hoke County and (2)to provide a sensible and civilized alternative to the secular education by means of an "Indian Education." On July 1, 1983; we will begin accepting applications for enrollment in the Chero kee Indian Reservation School of Hoke County which will be located on RPR 1003 in Hoke County in the Davis Bridge Community. We are asking for donations of the following; school desks, chairs or tables of any type, benches or old church pews. If anyone has an old house or building that they want moved t^en we would gladly teaf it d0^fc .?or,the material. Pleasetif you can help write us at th^ address below or leave a message for me, Rev. Douglas W. Maynor at 521 8251 after 6 p.m. in the evening. God Bless all of you. The Cherokee Indiana of Hoke County, NC C/o Rev. Douglas Mavnor, Tribal Spokesman Rt. 1, Box 129-C Lumber Bridge, NC 28357 ^ n r "? -- ^ ^ Are you a daydreamer? No need to be ashamed, psychologists say. Your wak ing musings aren't just a waste of time. They can of ten work for you?to meet the stress of life and even solve problems. Nearly ev erybody else daydreams too! Another way to ease ten sion is to sit back and re lax with a nice cup of hot tea. It's a pleasant accom paniment to any day dreamy afternoon. REPORT PROM UJ. Senator JMM ?? HELMS WASHINGTON?-In last week's report, I discussed some, but not all, of the glaring defects in the legislation approved by Congress just before Christmas to increase the federal gasoline tax by five cents. As you probably noted, the news media had a fiHd day with the fact that some Senators were irritated because I refused to let this proposal glide through the Senate un oppo?ori Many Senators were indeed unhappy, because their top priority was going home for Christmas. They were not in the mood to defer this 27)4 billion dollar additional tax bite until adequate consideration could be given it. They just wanted to go home. POLITICS?A number of highly respected Senators came to my defense against the attacks on me by Senator Kennedy, Senator Cranston, Senator Ford, and Senator Simpson. I suspect that you have read nothing at all about comments by Senator Russell Long of Louisiana, Senator Bill Armstrong of Colorado, and others. The comments by these Senators?in my defense?were buried in the news stories, if they were used at all. Senator Ford of Kentucky made a blatantly political statement. He is a very partisan Senator who claims to be a great friend of the tobacco farmer. But I cannot forget that Senator Ford flatly refused to go to bat for the tobacco farmers back in July when I sought to cut down on the cig arette tax increase. I proposed that the taxes on beer, wine and hard liquor, along with cigarettes, be increased by the same percentage. (My proposal would have cut the ciga rette tax increase down from eight cents to two cents; it would have increased the tax on beer about a penny a can, and on wine and hard liquor by a relatively small amount.) Senator Ford would not hear of it. Apparently he was more interested in his whiskey manufacturers in Kentucky than in his tobacco farmers. One further note: When the survival of the tobacco program was on the line in the Senate last July, Senator Ford was able to persuade only 22 Democrats to vote to save the tobacco program. Had it not been for the 32 Re publicans who voted to save the program, it would have been a disaster. So, when Senator Ford tries to play politics with the tobacco program, he should first look at his own efforts. KENNEDY?Senator Kennedy is?well, he is Ted Kennedy. I did not run for the Senate to win a popularity contest with Mr. Kennedy. I cannot think of anything in his personal or private life that I admire, and I suppose he feels the same way about me. So when he attacks me, as he frequently does, I consider it an honor. As for trying to defeat this gasoline tax increase, I would do it all over again. It was one of the most tiring ex periences of my life, but it was a fight that I felt should be waged. REAGAN?I am obliged to say that I feel President Reagan's advisors did *wm -great harm when- they persuaded him to reverse his position on this proposal. Originally, he had been totally against it?and he was right the first time. I still admire Ronald Reagan, but I will never be a yes-man for him or any other President. Nor will I refuse to take a stand when I believe that a worthy principle is at stake. I felt that this gasoline tax proposal was a bad bill, proposed at the wrong time and in the wrong manner. The outcry from the liberal politicians and partisan editors was predictable. But in this instance, I don't believe the people will be fooled. I have been comforted?and grateful?to note the overwhelming support I have re ceived from people all over the country. They know when they are being snookered. I CARL WEST OPINIONS This column is only for the purpose of introduction, although to all my good friends in Robeson Co. who have read my column for several years, I do not feel that 1 need much introduction. All of you are aware that I have never been intrested in the color of one's skin, God created us all in his own - image and made our skin whatever color he desired. My first priority in life is to be a Christian who can become more dedicated each day that I live. I have always been interested in politics because that is what controls our peoples lives and will ultim ately determine whether or not we survive as a nation. Oh yes, 1 am aware that Bruce Barton has been called a racist, 1 also am aware that some people now call him a white Indian. I have only known Mr. Barton for about three years and during that time I have known him as a Christian gentleman. I will be writing this column as long as the Good Lord dictates, and the only promise I make is that just as long as this column appears, that never shall one dart be thrown at any individual. There will be no character assasination, no malice, no hatred. We cannot hate anyone and be a Christ ian at the same time. We live in a tri-racial county where we have a lot going for us. Some of it very good, some of it very bad. In future weeks I shall discuss both aspects of this with all the vigor at my command, I hope you will read these articles because some of them will probably give you facts and figures that you might not know exist. Sincerely, Cari West THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE . ? la Stat* P.O. BOX lff7S S?"Iear ?c*^ PEMBROKE, NC 38373 Two Yean 15.60 U.S. PS#978380 AffT ArCTATO Published each Thursday OUT OF STATE Established 1973 ^ One Year S12.00 SECOND CLASS POSTAGE TwoYem 16 00 PAID AT PEMBROKE. NC 2S372 ?
The Carolina Indian Voice (Pembroke, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 13, 1983, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75