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TsJTHE CAROLINA IND' * N VOICE
PEMBROKE N.C ATH-Radml Setting* ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME 11, NUMBER M ~ Mc?*COPT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1983
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JOSH BROOKS NEEDS
LIVER DONOR...NOWI
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Baby Josh And Mother, June
? Dm mm^Ik * liver donor began
Friday, September 3, when the parents
of seven-month-old Joshua LeGrande
Bwoki of Route 5, Chuirisbutg, node
public their pie* for a liver transplant
donor for their son.
June Clark Brooks, 28, and Eddie
Ricky Brooks, 29, Indians and natives of
the Fairmont/Robeson County, N.C.
area, are appealing for help in the fight
to save their son. "We have so little
time-six months, give or take a little.
We have to go all out in our search for a
liver donor," June spoke in serious
tones.
Rick, a Scotland High School teacher
and football coach explained, "Josh was
born with biliary artesia, which means
the duct from his liver is not properly
formed, preventing him from eliminating
the bile which his liver produces, he is
jaundiced. And he's going to get worse."
"We know that Josh's condition will
start deteriorating more quickly. That's
why I've got to get so much done now,
while I can. Because 1 know there'll come
a time soon when we'll be back at the
hospital for a long time," June replied.
"We go! to the University of Min
nesota Hospital, September 11, for
evaluation-to see if it is possible for Josh
to receive a transplant. There his name
would normally be placed on the bottom
of the liver-recipient Hat. But, we don't
have that much time," June added.
"Josh may not outlive the wait. Our
choices are few because of the time
element. Our only hope is to gain media
attention to let people know we're here
and that Josh needs a doner."
June continued, "We're going to work
and work and pray until someone who
can help, will contact us or the University
of Minnesota .Hospital or Scotland
Memorial Ht^pital here in Laurinburg
and start us on the road to a miracle."
The tiny brown-eyed Josh cradled
quietly in his mother's arms-bandages
still on both sides of his abdomen from
recent hernia repairs; June talked with
dear-cut optimism. "We have to find our
own donor -someone who wiH designate
Josh as his recipient. We've got to make
aure that people all across North
Osjolina, even the nation, know there's a
c&4 hare who's going, to die unless he
has a liver transplant."
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Editorial
AN EDITORIAL EXPRESSION
PLANS, PLANS, WHO'S GOT THE PLAN? \
COCNTT SCHOOL BOAED PLAN THAT IS.... N
Aa beat u ceo be ascertained this is the map being
circulate a oy poimcai operatives in renoraKC.
Omiiva ? lain as j l?uitt la_t_a_rl 1 /m..l... 11^ a . . rt|, .|,j
mwe me one oeing ctrcii uueo oy v_iyn?rn rtnes acuvtsi.
Brie Prevatte. this one leaves Saddletree sod Rennert
Townships la the Coeuty School System, la Pievatte's plan
Saddletree woald go to Lamborton and Bennett to St. Peak.
As we aaderstand K, most Pembroke pareats aad dtiaens
an la favor of oae unitary school system. That seems to be
choice #1;
Choice #2 seems to be to leave the systems la tact aad do
away* with the district scheme of alecdag board atembera to
the coooty system. It la tnteresttag that ad die city systetcs
' elect Aair boards of odaniimi at large.
Chcfee #3, K oar editorial perceptloa is clear, h a Greater
cnHaaa
As a last reeoct, M diaJogae cannot be achieved, aad
the aight then thisiaap-mark It choice #4 or left oa the totem
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PEOPLE
AND PLACES
AND THINGS
B?TH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bryoe Richardson
(formerly Marilyn Dial) of 300 W. Hunter
St., Madison, N.C. announce the birth of
? *?n- Matthew Btyce. born August 17,
in Wesley Long Community Hospital hi
Greensioro. He weighed 7 lbs. and IS
ozs. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. D.L
Richardson of Mayoden and great
grandmother is Lena Dial of Pembroke.
ROBESON COUNTY LIBRARY
FAU STORY HOUR
The Robeson County Public Library
u starting the Fall Story Hour and Film
Hour Program(s). These programs are
designed for pre school children (ages 3
to 5). All mothers and children are
invited to come and participate.
The programs started September 6th
ahd run through Deoewber f Jrfc.
This year, the libraries in Maxton and
Fairmont will join in the weekly
programs. And the Library will visit
Proctorville once a month. The second 1
Wednesday of the month. I
The schedules for story Hour are: !
R.C.P.L., Tuesday mornings at 10:30 J
a.m.; Fairmont Library, Wednesday 1
mornings at 9:15 a.m.; Maxton Library,
Thursday mornings, 9:45 a.m. 1
The schedule for the Film Program is:
Robeson County Public Library
(R.C.P.L.), Wednesday mornings, 10:30
a.m.
If you need more information, please
contact the Robeson County Public
Library.
EXTENSION SERVICE SPONSORS
CLOTHING ROADSHOW
The Robeson County Agricuttun
Extension Service is sponsoring th
annual Clothing Roadshow on Thursday I
September 22, 1983, at the O.P. Owen
Agriculture Center, Lumberton, Nort
Carolina.
The two-hour program begins at H
a.m. featuring Mrs. Carolyn Robinson
wardrobe coordinator at Be Ik's, Cms
Creek Mall. Fayetteville, and Mrs. Jo
Truslow, home economist from 1m
berton, demonstrating construction am
modeling Mtra Made garments.
You may oaR Mrs. MoHye H. Briley
Estenaton home ?d0nomist. at 738-811
to make reservations.
W1C AVAILABLE
WIC, the Special Supplements I
Nutrition Program for Women, Infant
and Children is available at the Rabeeei
The WIC program provides supple
mental foods and nutrition education to
pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum
women, infants and children up to their
fifth birthday.
In order to be eligible for the WIC
Program, the applicant must be:
1. A pregnant, breastfeeding or
postpartum woman, Infant or child under
five years of
^^^^k^^beato service delivery
3. Meet the Hnanrhri?Mn>waity (side
lines of RebeeJL Cmmty Hstofc Dm*.
4. Pound to be a nutritional riek.
The Rebeeeu Cam* WIC hepam la
^ti^isriyintaietoai in partfcipatltm of
^^contact the'Bs'bi.u
^ The ofllce bmn. me 8:30 a.m. - *30
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J.C. Thomas of Pembroke announced
ottay his intention to seek ? seat ea the ,
'embroke Town fivwg* St
erveu as a memucr ui Uic uma - - rain a
treviously. Thomas owns aad opatMaa
*homas Insurance Services, Inc. and
I.C Thomas Insurance Agency, Ltd. of
'em broke.
Interesting
People
In
Robeson
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"If I didn't preach." says the Inr.
Donald Ballard, woalda't do any
thine- I came into tUa vorld to ptnooh
the Gospai." And he qwotoe horn the
First ChemeulicEendah as the hnebihr
Ma belief: "Before I famed thee In As
belly I knew thee; and before then
thee, and I ordained thee a Prophet onto
the nations." (Jeremiah 1:5)
And he qootos a portion of Van
Seven "Per then rhah ge to oB that I
shall ednd Ann, and whoteooonr f
Versa Nine "...??held, I hove pot y
*t? ihJ%SZd to pnetor of OeAoa
Pttor to Ma nMlitrj at 0 iAi i. he eersnd
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