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Where Do We Go From Here?
This Is the concluding installment of t
two part series on the future of the
Carolina Indian Voice newspaper. Thank
yen for your positive responses.
As noted, in last week's edition of the
Carolina Indian Voice, we celebrated
ten years of continuous publication on
January 20, -^4983. We marked the
occasion by calling it "a decade of
service."
But I'm tired. Honest. Maybe it's bum
out, mental fatique, just plain I've had
just about enough of this...
Being founder and editor of the
Carolina Indian Voice has been a heart
wrenching experience for me. Friend
ships have been forged, and destroyed,
because of the newspaper. Some, over
the years, have gotten mad about
something appearing in the Indian Voice
and haven't spoken to me for years;
others praise me unduly, heaping
accolades upon me and my staff. The
extremes of the two positions have
caused me much pain; 1 have been lonely
on occasion and have cried real tears of
frustration-aBd^exutoiipn-over the lut
tew years And there nave been timer
when I really felt no dfte car^i! one wtyor
the other.
So, where do we go from here? It is a
legitimate question, and worthy of a
reasonable answer.
Who will be the Next Editor of the
Carolina Indian Voice?
I honestly feel as if I am trapped,
unable to escape the editorship of the
Carolina Indian Voice. This is a plaintive
cry: I do not want to be editor of the
Carolina Indian Voice for the rest of my
life. I hope to die, as the old saying goes,
if that isn't the truth.
Who will be the next editor of the
Carolina Indian Voice? The answer to
that question holds the key to the future
of the Carolina Indian Voice.
I see a newspaper-especialiy one
published from an ethnic perspective's
a public trust, like a utility. Or, maybe,
like a bank...with lots of stockholders.
That's why the Carolina Indian Voice
is a public corporation now, owned by
stockholders of varying political and
sociological persuasions. And I desire
more local ownership, until the owner
ship is diffused and owned by a lot of
different stockholders, with the majority,
of course, being Indian. We have a
prospectus available, although we note,
because of securities laws, that this is not
necessarily a public offering.
I am now 41 years old, acutely aware of
my frailities and poor health. And I want
to more fully explore my Christian faith. I
want to write books, visit thai sick, ffow
as a Christian.
And the Ca^na Indian Voice lb a
Indian Voice needs to strpngtlfen itself at
the expense of Bruce Bartqn, the founder
and editor. 1 suggest that yours truly be
depersonalized, less dictatorial. Diffuse
the power of Bruce Barton by selling
enough of the stock to discourage him
from confusing himself and the Indian
Voice as the self same entity. They are
not...and should not be. A good cross
section of the community ought to own
the Carolina Indian Voice, not just a few
like me.
BREAKING UP OLD PATTERNS...
And, if the CafoHna Indian Voice ia
to survive my personality, we must break
up some old patterns.
It is no longer good enough to just get
by, raise enough monies to pay the
printing bills and run from bill collectors
from week to week.
No. Prosperity must come. Financial
stability must be assured if the Carolina
Indian Voice is to survive another
decade.
And we must have 5,000 paid
subscribers by December 31, 1983 and
10,000 paid subscribers by December 31,
1904 to survive and attract the kind of
advertising we are going to need to be
solvent, and buy the kind of equipment
and attract the kind of employment
needed to produce an interesting and
profitable newspaper.
I ANT COMING TO SEE YOU...
I'm coming to see you in the next
few weeks. Kiwanians. Jaycees. Lions.
Jayoettes. Church folks. Friends. I'm
going to level with you and find our if we
really want a newspaper, and what me
ea*d0?tcaa? our deskes^ncerning a
communicative vehicle for our foika to
use.
Invite me to your organization. Talk to
me. Call me.
Let's see what we can do as we share
our dreams and aspirations for the
future.
Thanks for letting me share this
personal message with you.
The
Dream is
Taking
Shape
The crates are being opened, and the
boiler is being fitted...right now..as we
are writing this report. The Pembroke
Nutrition Program funded by the Women
of the Church Birthday Offering for 1982
has provided a dream for the people of
the Pembroke area, ? dream whichis
taking shape before our very eyes.
The Nutrition Program includes fun
ding for a cannery, a farmers market,
nutrition education, community gardens,
and home cooking clubs.
The Cannery will be opening in March
for testing and training. Six months of
planning and site preparation have gone
into opening the cannery. A four inch
cement floor had to be poured to
accomodate the drains for the food
preparation area, and teh ceiling in the
room was raised two feet to make room
for the hoods and fans over the steam.*
canner. When the cannery is folly
operational this summer it will have the
capacity for canning over 800 quarts of \
vegetables, and Ave hundred pints of
fruit per day.
Over 130 families have already signed
up for training in the use of the cannery,
and a week long training event pot on by
the Church of the Bretheran Food
Preservation Program is being planned Kj
for March 21-25. 1983.
COPmmJED ON PAGE 2
vne or o outstanding
Young Women
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Shown above, left, Edwta
C. Baker, Pre aidant at Ameri
can Defender Life Inannmce
Company, preaenta PEGGY
BARNES BREWINGTON af
nUng bar aa one of the Five
Ontatandlng Yonng Woman
oft North Carolina for 19B2.
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PvgC was recognized far her
outstanding performance la '
her city and commmalty.
This event was spensared
by Aerfcan Defender Life hi
connection with the North
Carotins Jayceea' Five Ont- I
standing Young Man and
Wenwn Program.
Our Public #7 Goal-The Carolina Indian Voice
5,000by Dec. 31,1983;
10,000by Dec. 31,1984
WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER!!
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I A People
I- Profile...
fCommissioner
Wyvis
I Oxendine
[ Wyvte OxWKfinOtobSTTcSt^on.
I nriaaisaer, Pembroke-Smith ?-M?xton
I District. ^ -
by Cannae Bray boy
^ Wyvis Oxecduta is th? rewesl qjerubet
of the Robeson Cotonty Board of
Commissioners. He represents Pembro
ke, Maxton and Smiths. Oxendine's first
official meeting as county commissioner
was December 6, 1982. To his first
elected position, he brings many goals
and aspirations.
"My number one priority," Oxendine
said in a recent interview, "is education.
There are two places of education- the
home and the school....One weak area in
our educational system is a lack of
parental involvment...Some of this is due
to the working society in which we live.
Here in Robeson County we are going
through a transition from the agricultural
type of life to textiles. In many cases both
of the parents are out of the home
working, and many work various shifts."
And he continued, "1 would like to see
more monies put into our educational
system. Presently we allocate $165 per
student in the county school system. At
that rate, we are one of the lowest in the
state."
Oxendine, 35. also brings to the local
governing board a very impressive
educational background. He is a 1965
graduate of Prospect High School. He
graduated under the administration of
Mr. Danford Dial whom he recalls with
affection and gratitude.
"Mr. Dan," he said, "was inspira
tional. He has the unique ability to
inspire a student to be the very best that
he can be. He is one of the most
influential people in my life. There is
only one world to describe Danford
Dial...'inspirational.'"
Oxendine is a 1973 graduate of
Pembroke State University where he
earned a B.S. degree in health and
physical education. In 1977 he earned a
Master's Degree in Administration,
Planning, and Social Policy
froi? Harvard University in Cambridge,
Mass. He holds the distinction of being
one of two Lumbee Indians who hold a
degree from the prestigious university.
He was employed by the Maxton
School System as Director of the Indian
Education Program for three years prior
to that system's merger with the county
system. In this position he served as
coordinator and, counselor.
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PEOPLE
A ND P L A CES
AND THINGS
PRECINCT ELECTIONS WANNED
Elections for officers of each precin
ct will be held March 3, 1983 at 8 p.m. at
each precinct polling place. According to
a spokesman for the Robeson County
Democratic Party, a quorum of 10
registered voters must be in attendance
to elect officers.
Voters of each precinct in Robeson
County will elect a precinct chairman,
three vice chairmen and a secretary/
treasurer.
Ingram
Banquet
Speaker
for
Pembroke
Jaycees
John Ingram
The Pembroke Jaycees will
host their annual Distinguish
ed Service Awards Banquet
on Saturday. Feb. 26 at the
Pembroke Jaycee Hut at 7:00
p.m. The annual program is
being co-chaired by Noah
Woods and Jimmy Goins,
District Director.
Guest speaker for the ban
quet will beNorth Carolina
Insurance Commissioner John
Ingram. Commissioner In
gram is currently serving his
third term as the State's
elected Insurance Commissi
oner and has received nation
al acclaim as a "pacesetter in
insurance reform in the nation
for the consumer."
Commissioner Ingram is a
former state legislator from
Montgomery- Randolph
County and during his tenure
in the North Carolina General
Assembly, he was instrumen
tal in several legislative mat
ters including author of the
House Bill which ratified the
18 year-old- vote; co- spon
sored the Absentee Ballot Bill
which permitted absentee
ballots in primary elections,
and authored the statewide
vote for the referendum for
establishing the State Zoo.
Upon his election as N.C.
Insurance Commissioner in
1973, ha has advocated num
erout legislative initiatives for
insuraaoa law improvements
to pmhtgi the consumer and to
ranee coUapanies' in North
Carolina.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TOBACCO
TO HOLD HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Tobacco uriH
hold hearings Friday, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. at
the Fairmont Middle School in Fairmont,
NC. Only tobacco farmers will be allowed
to speak. No Tobacco Organizations or
Companies will testify. The hearings
willbe chaired by Congressman Charlie
Rose, Chairman of the Tobacco Sub
committee. Congressman Charlie
Whitley of North Carolina, Congressman
Robin Tallon of South Carolina, Congress
man Pat Roberts of Kansas, and
Congressman Charles Hatcher of Geor
gia will also be there.
If you need any further information
you may call Congressman Rose's
Wilmington office. 919-343-4959. Lunch
will be served.
SCIENCE FAIR AT PJH
The Science Department at Pembroke
Junioir High School will sponsor a
"Science Fair" on Thursday, March 3, *
1983 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the
school gym. Projects of students and
other professional projects will be on
display.
Awards will be given to the fifteen best
student displays. Parents of students and
anyone else in the community who is
interested are invited to attend this
event.
BUTTER AND CHEESE DISTRIBUTION
Xh? *fltJc*ou^eunty Department of
Social Services will Segin distributing
cheese and butter at the agency on
Wednesday, March 2. The commodities
will be available to house holds that
receive food stamps in March. Food
Stamp households will receive a form
along with their March coupons to take to
pick up the commodities.
Other households may apply for
cheese and butter if the head of die
household is age 60 or over and the only
income in the home is from either Social
Security, SSI, or VA checks. These house
holds will need to take with them proof of
their monthly income and proof M the
age of the head of the house hold when
they apply for the cheese and butter. In
addition, these households when they
apply for the cheese and butter. In
addition, these households Will have to
meet food stamp eligibility requirements
to be eligible for cheese and butter.
A bag or some other type of container
should be taken to pick up the butter
which will be fiosen.
BURNT SWAMP BIBLE
INSTITUTE SPRING SESSION BEGINS
The Burnt Swamp Bible Institute
Spring Session begins Tuesday, March 1
at the Baptist Building. Three ten-week
courses will be offered. See ad elsewhere
is this issue of The Carolina Indian Voice
for more details.
INSTALLATION BANQUET PLANNER
The Robeson County Young DeiRfci
crats will host a Installation add
Recognition Banquet on Saturday eve- .
aign at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in
Lumbertoh. Admission is by ticket only.
Tickets are available for $7 per person. .
Contact Rose Marie Lowry for ticket Jj
information at 521-4354.
Three outstanding Democrats to fc
honored wiO be Nancy Hays, JSjflH
McLean and Mary Locklear.
ROBESON urns THEATRE ' ' M
AUDITIONS Jij
Auditions for Robeson Littie? f
Theatre's Spring Musical, "Gypsy" ?? '
be held Sunday and Monday, Feb.ll 4
and 28 at 7:30 p.m. In Robeson CoAfl
Public Library. Ostenwcfc AoditorttHH
Needed will be singers and actors agmM
12 and up. Musk wffl be ftunblM.
Production date in six weeks. AI Jfi
HOW ABE WE DOING?
ON OUK WAY TO 5,00? PAID SUBSCUBEKS
Paid Mall Subscriptions as ol Febrawy'24,1963i 1,160
(Hot counting news stand sales)
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