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REV. BOB MANGUM
DESERVING OF
ACCOLADES...
Rev. Bob Mangum will
be honored by friends and
associates Saturday night at a
tribute at Old Foundry Res
taurant in Lumberton. As I
see it. Bob is certainly de
serving of any and all acco
lades coining 'his1 way.
Now pastor of Prospect
United Methodist Church af
ter a lifetime of helping
downtrodden people. Man
gum will receive the well
wishes and tributes for a life
well spent in Christian ser
vice. Bob Mangum has spent
his life with those he was
called to help. There is no
condescension in the man,
and he has been jjart pf a good
and progressive Bideirement
in Robeson County that has
made life better for ail of us.
Best wishes. Bob! Thanks
for being my friend, and
helping all of us be better
citizens by setting a good
example. Robeson County is
better because you came to
live among us.
I will be out of town this
week-end and will not be able
to be with you. But you are in
my thoughts. Bob, and I wish
many more productive years
for you.
ROBESON RECORD,
COMMUNITY NEWS
ADVERIISER ETC ETC.
SEEMINGLY BELIEVE
PEMBROKE IS THE POT OF
GOLD AT THE END OF
THE RAINBOW...
There is irony in the
Lumbee Experience. People
flock here to get our monies
and support...if they can.
There is a feeling among
non-Indians that Indians are
gullible and easily swayed. Of
^ course, there is nothing to
that... but many people be
lieve it never-the-less.
Anyone who starts a news
paper, for instance, comes to
Pembroke to hawk their
wares. They believe there is a
good and ready market here
and that the Indian people will
bear condescension, second
class treatment and more to
buy advertisements from
them, and allow their pictures
and stories to grace their
pages.And. sadly, some of us
will allow our good names to
be used for ulterior motives
sometimes.
First it was the Community
New*-Advertiser, a throw a
way published by the Laur
inburg Exchange, quartered
in Laurinburg. North Carolina
in nearby Scotland County.
They have their advocates in
the Indian camp. And.' of
course, people have right to
do what they want to in
America, and that includes
supporting the newspaper of
their choice.
But the Community News
Advertiser does not spend a
dime in Pembroke or Robeson
County to the best of my
knowledge, other than the
postage they spend sending
the frcebic to you uninxited.
we**e held our own
against their competition and
money. We have just kept on
keeping on, and the Carolina
Indian Voice measures up just
fine. Competition is good for
us sometimes, if it is fair and
uften cumbered with condes
cension and the like.
Now here comes the Robe
ton Record.. .working the
Pembroke and Indian market
hard. The Robeson Record is
a publication from the Black
perspective, owned by Blacks
like Sidney Locks, Willie
Swann and others. There is a
need for a Black advocate but
I believe the owners have
decided to broaden that per
spective to include other
people, including the Lumbee
community. They have found
that it takes a lot of news to fill
a newspaper, and a lot of the
news in Robeson emanates
from the Lumbee camp.
I notice that the Robeson
Record tries to have news
from the Indian camp each
week, even working Pem
broke like it was a nirvana.
They come every week, ac
cording to those who have
talked to me about it here in i
Pembroke, and work the
Indian camp good.
Like 1 say, though, this is
America. And The Carolina
Indian Voice will keep on
keeping on. But we want to
lay down a few rules. We will
probably not reprint anything
that has previously appeared
iir the Robeson Record Each
- newspaper should find its own
voice, its own perspective.
And we will not allow our
advertising market to be
taken from us without a fight.
We will just work harder,
produce a better product.
But 1 must admit that I get
tired of non-Indians working a
predominate. Indian market
like Pembroke as if it were the
pot of gold at the end of the
proverbial rainbow.
Other than that, best wish
es to the Robeson Record. The
journalistic waters are just
fine... Come on in!
COACH'S
CORNER
Tennla. The Base-Hne Game
The elimination of errors is
the basis of winning tennis.
So, to prevent your own errors
you return every shot right
back to your opponent. This is
called the "center-court the
ory" play. It puts pressure on
your opponent and causes him
to take chances on trying to
make placements. Many
times he will "tighten-up"
and miss his shot. It is very
discouraging to see all of your
good" shots coming back at
you. The base-line game is
also called defensive tennis.
When you hit extra-soft shots
back to your opponent he has
to put pace on his shots
causing him to miss. You
should count your returns and
be satisfied with nothing less
than ten rallies per point, in
good defensive tennis. How
ever, the base-line game will
succumb to a good serve and
volley game. This is how
McEnroe is beating Lendl.
Lend! is a base-liner and
McEnroe is a "serve and
vollyer" player.
N ew
Advertising
and News
Deadlines
Effective Immediately, it
shall become the policy of The
Carolina Indian Voice that
Tneaday at 1 p.m. shall be the
deadline for articles to be'
submitted for publication In
the current week's Issue of
The Carolina Indian Voice.
Any articles submitted after
the I p.m. Tuesday deadline
wBI appear in the following
Issue of The Carolina Indian
Voice.
Deadline for advertisers
shall be 1 p.m. Wednesday of
the week In which the ad
should appear.
-VOTE
HENRY W. OXENDINE
District Court Judge
Scotland ft Robeson Counties Democratic Primary
Thaw are now 2 candkintes for district court fudge Because of your supplori I was
dm lop not* getter This run-off election Is mast Important. Please do nor lake it light
? lit. You need to keep the following fact* In mind
Henry W. Qxendlne is a lifetime resident of Robeson County.
He has been a Robeson County Democrat for over 20 years He has served as pre
cinct chairman and as vice thus mm i of the County Executive Committee
He has been a lawyer since J973.
He has been a defenet lawyer and for the past 2 years he has had extensive court
room experience while serving as an neelstont district attorney.
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Letters to Editor
Writer likes Henry Ward
Oxendine for Judge
To The Editor:
In the upcoming runoff for
District Court Judge, the only
qualified candidate, in my
opinion, is Henry Ward Ox
endine. There are any number
of reasons as to why.
Mr. Oxendine is a .native
Robe soman He was born to
the late Mr: Lockey and Mrs.
Nancy Oxendine of the Union
Chapel Community. He has
seven brothers and one sister.
The brothers are: John Oxen
dine (Retired), Russel Oxen
dine (Mobile Home Sales),
Grady Oxendine (Union Ele
mentary School), Roosevelt
Oxendine (Deceased), Roy
Oxendine (LOF), Alonzo Ox
endine (New Bethel Church
Pastor), and Grover Oxendine
(Oak Grove Church Pastor).
His sister is: Veola Locklear
(Pembroke Rescue Squad).
Henry? is married to the
former Sandra Ransom of the
Hopewell Community. Henry
and sift af his brothers each,
with much pride and honor,
have served our country J
through some branch of our '
military forces.
Henry has well educated
himself and sought for him
self the opportunity for ex
perience and exposure to the
elements involved in law
making and the implemen
tation thereof. Henry is now
seeking (he opportunity to
further practice law by serv
ing the citizens of Robeson
and Scotland Counties as
District Court Judge. His
character of kindness, hones
ty and fairness will help to
establish more equal and fair
justice for every citizen of
these two counties. Henry has
made his preparation for this
job. we MUST do our job, we
must go to the polls on June 5
and vote for Henry Ward
Oxendine as District Court
Judge of Robeson and Scot
land Counties.
Barbara J. Lowry
Rowland, N.C.
Writer Clarifies
Position as RTC Recruiter
Dear Sir:
In response to a letter to the
editor written by Mr. John L.
Godwin of Pembroke and
published in The Carolina
Indian Voice on May 17, 1984
in which statements were
made that were credited to
information I had provided
Mr. Godwin, 1 wish to set the
record straight:
(1) Mr. Godwin infers that I
and others were called to the
office of the Superintendent of
Robeson County Schools for a
meeting with Mr. Craig Allen
for the purpose of being hired
to recruit for RTI. What
happened, and what I told
Mr. Godwin is that at one of
our guidance meetings, held
it the Board of Education, the
subject of recruiting was
iiscussed and we were made
tware that there could possi
jly be negative public opinion
egarding our recruiting. Nei
her Mr. Craig Allen nor Mr.
foung Allen were present at
he meeting.
(2) Mr. Godwin states that I
nformed him that recruiters
svere paid on a commission
i>asis. What I told Mr. GOdwin
ivas that as a recruiter, I was
paid on an hourly rate and all
recruiting was performed on
my own time.
Sincerely,
Ted Locklear
Pembroke, NC
Magnolia
LLLC
to hold
Graduation
exercises
Olivia Holmes Oxendlne
The Magnolia Lumbee
Longhouse Learning Center
will hold its graduation cer
emony Sunday, June 3, 1984
at Magnolia High School
auditorium.
The guest speaker will be
Olivia Holmes Oxendine. Ms.
Oxendine is the Reading
Consulting Supervisor fot
Spartenburg County District
Four. She is formerly from the
Saddletree Community and
now resides with her hus
band, Gervais Oxendine and
their two sons in Spartenburg,
South Carolina.
The director of the Center is
Ms. Rose Revels Bullard.
All parents, family mem
bers and friends are invited to
ittend.
Declares
Dividend
' ***? *
MATTHEWS, NC--The
Board of Directors of Family
Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE
symbol FDO, declares a regu
lar quarterly cash dividend on
its common stock of S.04 per
share, payable July 16, 1984,
to holders of record at the
close of business on June 15,
1984.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.,
operates a rapidly expanding
discount store chain of 731
stores located in North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Kentucky, Loui
siana, Arkansas, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Nine
ty-six stores have been added
to the chain since the begin
ning of the Company's fiscal
year on September 1, 1983,
including the first stores in
Pennsylvania and Ohio. The
Company expects to have at
least 760 stores in operation
by the end of its fiscal year on
August 31, 1984.
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MOTIFS MOTIVE
Being somewhat different (appearance
wise) than your average fella, 1 sorta
naturally sympathize with the special folk
among us who are of somewhat below
average intellect. Some folk call 'em crazies.
Fruitcakes. Morons. Lunatics. And such.
Actually, whenever I hear someone refer to
them in such a derogatory fashion I catch
myself questioning the intellect of the caller,
not the callee. You see, I call 'em just what
they are--special folk.
And there ain't a dadblame thing that
torques my jaws any tighter than to see one of
these special folk mistreated or abused. I
? figure these folk have a tough enough time
getting by in life without being exposed to the
insensitivity, cruelty and stupidity of man.
There used to be one of these special
people who cleaned the bathrooms and
mopped at the fire station in Durham where I
worked about ten years ago. I don't know
what his real name was, but the other
firefighters called him Motif. (I wasn't sure
when they told me, so 1 got them to spell it for
me.)
Now, the other boys at the station told me
Motif had an IQ of about 60 or 70; an IQ of
100 is considered average. I remember I got
so mad I could spit fire when I was first
introduced to Motif by a veteran fireman.
"Wahoo (I was the only Indian firefighter
so they called me "Wahoo" after the wrestler
Wahoo McDaniels.)," he said, "this is Motif.
Motif this is Wahoo who claims he's a Indian.
First knotty-headed Indian I ever seen, huh
Motif?"
"Motif." I repeated the name. "Is that his
name, or did y'all nickname him like you did
me?"
"We nicknamed him Loco-Motive when he
first started to work here a few years back,"
the supposedly smart firefighter told me.
"You see, he's not right. When he ain't
a'working, he's upstairs playing with his
favorite toy, a train set -that's upstairs.
Show 'im how a train goes, Motif." Motif did.
Anyway, the firefighter continued
proudly, "the Chief said it didn't sound right
us calling a moron loco, so he made us drop
the loco from Loco Motive and that left us
with Motif. Real smart, huh?" He looked real
pleased with himself after this explanation of
their play on words that I thought was in bad
taste. But being a practical man, I would just
be danged if 1 could help but wonder: if they
were so smart, why didn't they know that you
spelled 'Motive' with an "ive" and not an
..j?"
Motif's mocking the sound of the train had
caused the other firefighters to flock arouad
us. "Watch this," the veteran fireman who
introduced us told me. He held both his
hands out, palms up. In the palm of one hand
was a five dollar bill. In the other hand was a
silver dollar. "Which one you want, Motif?"
he asked. Motif scratched his head. He
looked around him with a vacant sorta look in
his eyes. Then he grinned real stupid-like.
Then he took the silver dollar, put it in his
pocket and sauntered off upstairs to play with
his train. Everybody, myself included, was
laughing like they had just heard the funniest
joke in the world.
When I got the chance, I moped off, feeling
real sad and depressed and somewhat
ashamed. There was a real peculiar, un
comfortable feeling in the pit of my stomach.
At first I thought it was my nerves 'cause it
was my first day at work. But then I
recognized the symptom for what it really
was-my conscience a'killing me. That's
right, folk. I've always heard, When in Rome
do as the Romans do. I had laughed right
along with the boys, wanting desperately to
fit in. But my conscience was reminding me
that it wasn't right for us to laugh at Motifs
expense.
A couple of hours later, some neigh
borhood kids dropped by. The firefighters
had to entice Motif away from his train.
"Watch this, kids," one of the firemen said,
holding out his hands with a SS bill in one and
the silver dollar in the other. Once again,
Motif scratched his head. Looked around with
a vacant sorta look in his eyes. Grinned real
stupid-like, then pocketed the silver dollar,
leaving the $5 bill. Once again everyone
laughed. It sounded like a chicken conven
tion, what with all that cackling going on.
The trick with the five dollar bill and the
silver dollar seemed to be the firefighter's
favorite past time. If they found themselves
with a lull in the day, they more times than
not used the prank with the five dollar bill and
the silver dollar to wile away the time. Every
day proved to be a repeat of the previous day.
WellTfoIk. ONe day I got danged fed up
with them poking fun at Motif. 1 had had a
bate of their cruelty and stupidity. I went
upstairs where I knew I would find Motif
a'playing with his train.
"How you doing. Motif?" I greeted him.
"Fine," was his simple reply. "Motif," I
asked, "don't you know that those fellas
downstairs are making fun of you with the SS
bill and the silver dollar prank? They're not
laughing with you, son, they're laughing at
you."
"Boys like Motif," he said. "Motif like
boys. Motif like to see people laugh."
Well, I realized right quick-like I was
a'getting nowhere fast. So I switched my
strategy. "Tell me this. Motif. Why don't you
ever take the paper money? If you took the $5
bill just once, maybe they'd leave you alone."
"Motiff gets lots of silver dollars," he
explained, as if he was explainting some
thing to a child. "If Motif takes paper money,
boys no more give Mptif dollars." -y
Well, folk. I'll be danged if I didn't look ?
around me with a sorta vacant look in my
eyes. I scratched my head. Then I grinned
real stupid-like. Then I laughed out loud. But
this time I was laughing with Motif, not at
him.
You see, I realized right then and there,
that Motif might have the mind of a child. But
if he did. it had to be the mind of a smart
child. He proved to me that he was smarter
than the biggest majority of 'em all, myself
?included. , ? *
Ever since I can remember, grinning all the
time has been associated with these special
people. If I've heard this phrase once, I've
heard it a thousand times: "You can tell he
ain't right. He's always a'grinning. Well, h
found out why Motif was always a'grinning.
Those firefighters thought they were making
a fool of Motif every time he left the five
dollar bill and took the silver dollar. Actually,
every time Motif took the silver dollar and left
the five dollar bill, he exposed them for the
fools they really were. And if you check real
close, you're liable to find out that most of
these special people have a reason for
grinning all the time. Yea. If you're not
sharp, you're liable to realize that, more
times than not, the foolish ones are the ones
making fun of these special people.
I'll talk at 'ya some more next week.
Meanwhile, be nice to one another. Even the
ones among us who date to, or can't help
being different from the rest of us.
Vacation Bible School
Deep Branch Baptist Chur
ch announces their. Vacation
Bible School from June 11-15.
Vacation Bible School will be
from 6-5:30 p.m. each even
ing.
Mrs. Sarah Scott is director ? ?
of Vacation Bible School and
Rev. Harvey Brew in gt on is
pastor.
Everyone is cordially invit
ed to participate in Vacation
Bible School, especially the
children.
Or. Sh?rwood Hinson. Jr.
LUMBERTON
CHIROPRACTIC CENTER
4904 Fay?tt*vill? Rd.
?3 IN SALEM SQUARE
THE NEWEST PROFESSIONAL PARK.
CHIROPRACTIC and PAIN
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mderfymg cense*?oot merely treating symptoms '
A thorough chiropractic eiaraination will determine the source of your pair
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MMFayetMviiisRd. SALEM SQUARE 73S-MM
Honor
our
Children
Pow Wow
In
Detroit
The Detroit Indian Educa
tional and Cultural Center will
sponsor the sixth annual
Honor our Children Pow
Wow, Saturday, June 9 and
Sunday, June 10. 1984 at the
Historic Fort Wayne, Detroit,
Michigan.
Overnight camping will be
available, however pre-regis
tration is necessary. Trader
tables will be available for $25
per day. Admission: donation.
Everyone is invited to come
out and attend this traditional
Indian Pow-Wow which will
include give-aways, feasts,
raffles, dancing and drum
ming and Indian princess
contests. Proceeds will be
used to sponsor a summer
camp for the children this
year.
Lead dancers: Judy Har
rison (Senior Princess) and
Richard Locklear. For addi
tional information, phone
(31) 898-0842 or 898-0674. Or
write: Detroit Indian Edu
cational and Cultural Center.
Chaney Elementary School.
Room 206, Detroit. Michigan
48208.