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^EDITORIAL. WMA ND OPINIONj f HV? Cannot Know Whort Wo Art Going I If Wo Dont Know Whoro Wo'vo Boon... So fittingly we honor our Pioneer Fathers I x se? ^ I J TEN YEARS OF DOING WHAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD A philospher once said that happiness is "finding a need and attempting to fill it." And that is what I have tried to do with the Carolina Indian Voice, my particular passion. I have tried to get people to talk to one another, across racial lines, respecting political persausi ons and simply how are you I am fine...And it has not always been well received. I probably hold the record for recieving the most cussings in one life time. Robesonians Indians, Blacks and white generally speaking, find it too ^difficult to talk to one another. - and when I suggest they talk to one another (not about one another) 1 sometimes get "agood and needful cussing" as one lady told me just before she laced into me. But it has been exciting too. I have found many decent people of all races and political persausions. But enough red necks and provin cial types remain to keep my sociological inclinations going for at least a life time. It has been a wonderful and fulfilling ten years for me as editor of the Carolina Indian Voice. I would not trade places with any man I know. God has been good to me. But rancor remaining from the recent politcal season reminds me that all of us are liable to get mad and say and do things that we are not especially proud of. But we must keep taking chances, keep on talking to everyone will talk back to us. As I have said, on many occasions, "A letter to the editor is better than the negative feedback of a shotgun blast." So thanks for ten years of joy and happiness. And I hope you enjoy our Ten Year Celebration of the Carolina Indian Voice. I dedicate this issue to all of you who have cared enough to "Keep them cards and letters a coming in." God bless each of you. * tinaa/> a ? Hinn >i /inKvnt LKcmt Auwn biuur DESERVE OUR * CHALLENGE I've had to devote my attention to our ten years, celebration but I want to say, as quickly as I can, that a challenge awaits us as soon as our celebration is over. " The LREMC Action Group the dissidents who are attem pting to dump the Indians and Black on Lumbee River Elec tric Membership Corporati on's Board of Directors de serve our disdain. They are speaking in racial terms, and need to be challenged force fully, but non- violently of course. They are calling for a special meeting of the mem bership of LREMC and have as their desired aim the removal of the predent board, made up ot II Indians. 1 Black and 1 white.. I plan to resist them with all the strength I am able to master. They do not represent me or my best interests, end I ? do not believe they represent the best interests of the rest of the Indian and Black and white consumers on the line. Keep an> eye on them. Please. Their intentions, as I see it, are not laudable. But Happy Anniversary to all of us. More about this next week and the week after and until challenge is met. Listen for the little sayings. Indians know when racism is being bandied about. Those practicing racism will say, in essence, "Now this ain't got nothing to do with racism but..." Watch them buts. It looks to me like some folks are really upset that-the Indians and Black on the board had the gall to not only replace the white general ' ffltBnegjex but ?ben had the audacity fb replace him with an Indian; that is almost unbearable for some folks in this area. Just think about it. Don't be ?misled by rethoric. Let's get ready for a tussle. I do consider Carl Branch, the spokesman for the dissidents, a worthy adversary. It willbe a good philosophical battle, if everyone will play by the rules of common decency and re spect. rwi ?TopicsI Did you know that birda don't sing just to make pretty music? Small song birds sometimes use their songs to organize a mass attack on a larger "bully" bird. If the bully is too big to tangle with ?a hawk, for instance ? they use a differ ent kind of song to warn each other to escape. a?*t*? 11 There'? ? show on TV that can help you learn about such fascinating topics. Regular viewers of NOVA, the award-winning science documentary series, learn many intriguing facts about* the world and the universe they Ihre in. Shown Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (EST) on Public Broadcasting Service channels, it is sup ported by a grant from Johnson A Johnson, the world's largest health care products company and a leader in medical research. Thomas seeks Seat on N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs Clinton L. Thomas, Jr. Clinton L. Thomas, Jr., Executive Director of the Housing Authority and Rede velopment Commission of Pembroke has announced that he is seeking election to the North Carolina State Com mission of Indian Affairs. The position which Mr. Thomas is seeking represents the Pem broke, Maxton, Smiths, and Philadelphus townships. The seat is being vacated by Mrs. "Ruth biS* Wocxfs who "Ras decided ? not" to seek re election. The twenty-two member Commission was established in 1971 to deal fairly and effectively with Indian affairs; to bring local, state and federal resources into focus for implementation of mean ingful programs for Indian citizens of the State of North Carolina and to assist Indian communities in social and economic development. Mr. Thomas has served as Executive Director of the Pembroke Housing Authority for the past ten years and also serves as Chairman of the Pembroke Planning Board. He resides in Pembroke with his wife Cathy and their two children, Alicia and Aaron. During his ten year tenure with Pembroke Housing Au thority, Mr. Thomas has had extensive formal training and work experience in public administration and feels that this background will enable him to establish a productive relationship between the In dian Commission and the residents of the Pembroke, Maxton, Smiths and Phila delphus townships. The election will be held on Thursday, January 27, 1983 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pembroke Senior High School and all Indian residents of the Pem broke, Maxton, Smiths, and Philadelphus townships who are eighteen years of age and older, are encouraged to attend and vote. ? Leather-bound books will benefit from periodic appli cations of saddlesoap, neats foot oil or petroleum jelly. f DOGWOOD LANE NURSERY /( ( [End of Street Behind Chicken Hot] ( { )| "Dogwood Trees ) (I (All sizes - White \ \\ "Best Prices Anywhere! \ )l *Ntm is the time!! /' LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rep. DeVane Sends Congratulations Dear Bruce. Con nee & Staff: I want to say congratula tions on your tenth anniver sary and to thank you for the super j}ot>ithat you did for me during cdr campaign for the North Carolina House of Representatives. I hope and pray that I will be able to do as good a job for the people of this district as you did for me. Sincerely DANIEL H. DeVANE Representative, N.C. House of Representatives Raeford, NC Best Wishes From Out of State Reader Dear Mr. Barton, As one of your out of state readers for some three years, I would like to offer my congratulations to you and your colleagues on actually being the first to publish a successful newspaper out of the town of Pembroke. Cele brating your tenth year of publication gives evidence that you have succeeded where others have failed to sustain a newspaper out of Pembroke on a long term basis. You are proving that a newspaper can be successful by reporting the accomplish ments of a people in a positive way. Today when many news papers are reporting depress ing and violent type news, it is a pleasure for me to relax once each week with the Carolina Indian Voice. The pictures, news items, history and stories by-of- and for the people, who descended from the original settlers along the banks of Lumber River, are interesting, informative and help one keep in touch with the folks back home. I have always been thankful that I grew up in an area where a belief in God, strong family units, patriotism, and educational growth were em phasized and promoted. I am happy to see the Carolina Indian Voice filling a void of the past by providing the means through which the descendants of the original settlers along the banks of Lumber River can see, read, and write about our evolve ment as a very interesting race of people. In the past when it took acts of violence to make newspaper headlines in Robeson County concerning the Indian population, it is good to see the Carolina Indian Voice carrying head lines of accomplishmetns and being successful. Keep up the good work, your second decade should be much easier now that you've got your feet wet. Sincerely, RONALD H. LOWRY 5513 Susquehanna Drive Virginia Beach, Va. CARL WEST OPtklONs It is strange how things sometimes happen, I meet before our Robeson County Board of Commissioners, Monday for a brief period of time, I was not there to ask for money or anything at all for myself. I was simply there to try and help my neighbors, of course I know all of our Commissioners except Mr. Wyvis Oxendine and as I stated at the meeting he rtiust be a very good man or he would not be there. I was the second person on the agenda and the first person had a short discussion just as I did, so I was not in the Commis sioner's Room just a few minutes but 1 was impressed by the few things I saw and heard. While I was there, what impressed me most was the prayer at the opening of the meeting by Commissioner J.W. Hunt. I believe that prayer came straight from the heart of Mr. Hunt. He asked God to direct our Commis sioners in all of their decisions that God's will be done in all duties they are called upon to perform in the operation of this county's business. Its people looking after the af fairs of our county who recognize that we were found ed as a nation under God. If < every person in every Board Room and all our elected leaders throughout this nation could realize that, I feel certain we would not be confronted with all the prob lems that we now ^nd our selves facing. After I had made my brief statement to our Board of Commissioners and was ready to steo down and leave the f room, one of the commission ers asked me what I thought of phase 11 in our Robeson Co. water line system. If this same question had been asked me six or seven years ago, my answer would have been that no way should wel spend that kind of money for water lines in the majority of our county. But by pure coincidence my wife and myself had gone through a lengthy discussion about the water situation in much of our county just two nights before. I have heard and personally known of our ever increasing areas in more and more neighborhoods where getting clean odorless water by dril ing a hole in the ground is no longer possible. _When we really think about it, the answer should be fairly ob vious. In about a mile of my house in all directions there is probably more than a hundred You find this same thing on most roads in our county. Certainly we are aware that each of these houses and trailers have a septic tank. There are hundreds of thou sands of gallons of raw sewer that is being desposed not far beneath the earth's surface. Then does it not naturally follow that in most places you ?cannot go out and drill a hole and expect to get clean water? I think what it will finally come down to is that all of our drinking water will necessar ily have to go through a purification system before it is safe for human consumption. Cail Wast -*? - ? 1 !? I I lNfc,W HOURS: I 8:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m. I Closed Wednesday at 1 pm 1 (LEWIS'S SEAFOOD MARKET rnctn '?om TM? MA" MAIN s I WW I NiOHT S21 2231 ? BCMBBOKt M. C 2(372 OAV S2<-Oa47V | - Watch tyr Grand Opening I I lewis9 Seafood Restaurant I MB A MBS J riMNKLiN L(*K MOM. imKMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmlm 1 PROGRESSIV E savincs & loon, ltd. | lIsSITjitSfii. ? / njm Dcpoarr ? MONTH MATUMTY PtAtTY W IAHT tWM MMMUN 7 DAYS TO ? MO. MATURITY ^nwnmiMiTWMMmi 9.59% RATE EFFECTIVE THM JAN. 24TH mSOSm i to j vi years mat unrry I I' J I p ? DEPOSITS INSURED UP TO $100,000 BY NCSGC PROGRESSIVE SAVINGS & LOAN, LTD. I MEMBER NCSGC .lit N. Court So. CHAM.ICKOK Trm Omrmtr. namt Cmhum* WMNMW.O.C Mil MtafOmalMM Congress of tfjr ? niteb fttate* ffoutt of fecprafentttite* ?buttagtm. 9.C. 20519 January 13, 1333 COMMirm ON AONICULTUNE CHAIRMAN. TOBACCO AND RCAMUTC UVOTOCX. OAIRY AMD ROUUTWY COMMimi ON IWUN AOMINISTR ATtON PCMMANCKT KUCT COMMITTCC ON IMTCLAJOCNCK CHAIRMAN, (UKOMMrmi ON OWMWIffAN EVACUATION OR CHAIRMAN. INAKIRf A OVI SONY COMMITTCC ON BROADCASTING nr. 3ruce 3arton, doitor The Carolina Iuuian Voice P.O. -loa 1075 Pembroke, .iortii Carolina 20372 dear druce: Congratulations to you una your outstanding neuspaper, The Carolina Incian ?fli??? on tae tenth anniversary of continuous publication. Tr.e Carol 1 na In,.ian Voice nas stayed in toucn with the needs anu concerns of the people it serves. Over the paac ten years. Csxsljdlfl Indian Voicp nas focused public attention on tne story of our great nuerican Indians ? and particularly, toe Ouuoees. oruce, you've ...aac a cjrcac contribution to north Carolina oy informing tad public aoout the needs ana concerns of tne Luiuaee Indians. >nc Carolina Indian voice nas aaas a lasting impression on the nearts and ..linos of thousands of peo lie. .ie appreciate you, druce. '.'nan.; you for snaring your time and talent with us over the past ^ecaje. day Tae Carolina Incian Voice nave many ...ore cccau'cs of publication, dod oless you anu tne fine peoaie of rioaecon Councy. Cxi: iiu'.iCj Tenth Anniversary Edition Dedicated This Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Carolina Indian Voice is dedicated lovingly to the memory of Peter Brooks and James E. Chavis. The realization of a dream always means looking back in appreciation and admiration to those special persons who encouraged one to "reach for the stars." And so it is with the Carolina Indian Voice, we look back to these two men in particular, encouraging, inspiring, mov ing forward. Congratulations Dear Mr. Barton: Upon announcement that the Carolina Indian Voice will celebrate ten years of contin uous publication on January 20, 1983, commemorating a decade of service from Janu ary 18, 1973 to January 20, 1983, the Robeson County Board of Commissioners take this opportunity to congratu late The Carolina Indian Voice and its management on this accomplishment. It is necessary and impor tant for a person to become involved in order to fulfill duties to his fellow man and accept the responsibilities of his profession. This you have done and through your publi cation during the past decade the public has gained know ledge of various activities that have been most informative. We wish for you continued prosperity. Sincerely, Robeaoa Coanty Board of Commissioner* W.PAULGRAHAM Coaatv Mas after ? i M L*P8 I YOU GET ALL THIS 1-11X14 2 - 5 X 7's 10 wallets YOU PAY ONLY $3.00 I WHEN PHOTOGRAPHED | DUE UPON DELIVE^^B A A k| It ?*? T POMMUS tAMM Al NO ?00*nOMAl ovflor no xd umi c?? A) MNnr AKAAGtS AS ?OU KIP I Portraits must be picked up in person. Minors accompanied try parent or guardian. PIGGLY WIGGLY Pembroke Friday, Jan. 28 2 pm - 7 pm [ ? - * - ----- ? ? - - - - - - - WE WORK FOR YOU! > ' "We Have The Insurance to fit Your Particular Need. ?f You Ntod Kind, Sm... PEMBROKE AtfW Rom Hmtorokt FCX 4.1 DIAL INSURANCE AGENCY MMMHMMMMMMHMMMMMMMMMMMWMiMkHi I
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