^EDITORIAL WAND OPINION) ' PAGE <4 f Wo Cannot Know WNn Wo Am Going If Wo Dont Know Whom Wo'vo Boon... ^ So fittingly we honor our Pioneer tethers AS I ' SEE IT by Brace Barton DWIGHT IX)WHY AND THE DETROIT TIGERS WIN THE WORLD SERIES Let the record show that I was pulling for the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series, and they wrapped it up Sunday with an 8-4 clincher over the San Diego Padres. And it was exciting to me to know that a Lumbee Indian-Dwight Lowry-was in the bull pen warming up the Tiger stoppers like Willie Hernandez and company. Dwight, who started the season with the Tigers, was send down to the minors and was called back up on Sept. 15, too late to be eligible to play in the World Series, but ? he was there and part of the winning team. All of us, of course, are proud of Dwight Lowry, a wonderful Christian example for our youth and all of us. Another irony is that the losing team, the San Diego Padres, once had a Lumbee Indian on its roster too--Gene Locklear. Gene is now living in San Diego develop ing as a painter of note after his baseball career ended with the New York Yankees. How amazing! Two Lumbee major leaguers out of an ethnic baseof less than 50,000. It speaks resoundingly of the Lumbee commitment to suc cess and perserverence. Help for Farmers from FHA A ? I by Charles W. Shaman, | Administrator Farmers Home I Administration, USD A 1 WASHINGTON-Final steps are being taken to start T processing applications for ' restructuring farm debts un der the farm credit initiatives announced recently by Pres ident Reagan. In fact, I have already directed that loan reviews be started as a first step in helping farmers who find themselves in severe econo mic difficulty through no fault of their own. Regular loan reviews are conducted to determine whether a borrow er is showing progress in the farming operation. An important part of this year's review is to determine which farmers would be eligi ble for assistance under the restructuring plan. The plan announced by the President provides two al ternative forms of assistance for thos* farmers. In both cases, the goal is to restore the farmer to a positive cash flow situation. How would the plan work? For a farmer with an FmHA loan, the agency can set aside up to 25 percent of the principal and interest-to a maximum of $200.000--for five years. There would be no interest charged on the amount set aside. For a farmer with a loan from a commercial lender, FmHA can guarantee a new ban if the lender will write down the existing loan at least 10 percent, up to the amount necessary to testore a positive cash flow. Farmers \wth FmHA loans who think they might qualify for assistants under the re structuring (Ian hould dis cuss it with the FmHA County Supervisor wlen the review is conducted. <)ther farmers should dis cuss their sitsation with their lenders befsre contacting r* * v a ""PharmacUt 0O?**Y111v about II iierccnt nl' teenanvrs with at nc consult a physician ("or iri'iilmcnt. One reason main teenage iirnc sUITerrrs arc not seek in); mistical treatment mav lie that thev don't know a ImiiiI these new anil elToctive methoils lor eon trolling tin skin disease Toil ay. ilermntii|tij;ist? have many ell'ertive treat tneiils In i-nnlriil blemishes ami prevent srarrinn. Treat mrnl with Inpieal antihiiilies surh as l li ni in T. is very eliiiliM K\|? rls repurl lhal then is no limner any reasnii \vh\ anvniie has in sillier from an ai-iie I'linililmn Aene i an he ei m I ml lei I. T?-eiianers wlm sutler Irniii this skin disease shinilil seek meilieal Ileal lllenl Irnin a ilernialii|ii|:isl in laimlv plivsii ian Thank You For Your Votes of Confidence In the LREMC Elections Oct. 16 Rogers / Large R Remember felu These views sre mkie. They ?re not necessarily anyone else's. Hecfc! ? ThI Tfh! n a They "iBt eve" ??**???*?? 'Irw.! Just ay AW lllNll & ran tings and ravings, I guess! S.AVING with ? RIGHT "WHUPS" WRONG AGAIN The outcome of the LREMC election lAiesday night, October 16, on the PSU campus, renewed my faith in the premise that right will win out over wrong in the end every time. But, alas, 1 have lost faith in a number of Indian individuals who seemingly worked so diligently to topple the "Preacher" (Rev. Elias Rogers) who once again soundly defeated his opposition. As a matter of fact, all four incum bents-Elias Rogers (At Large), Bradford Oxendine (District 3), Harold Brewer (District 7) and Martin Clark (District 9), were re-tlected to 3 year terms. It seems to me that the member-consumers sent a message to Carl Branch and his cronies that perhaps they should go back underground. 'Cause, evi dently, they are not effective at all working above ground where everyone can see what they are up to. One particular fella I lost faith in was Board member Bill James Brewington. I had heard rumors that he was working against Rev. Elias, but I don't put a whole lot of stock in rumors. But, as votes were being counted Tuesday night, LREMC management and the Board responded to questions from the audience. An individual from Red Springs wanted to know about a flyer that was being circulated in support of the four incumbents. He wanted to know if a particular paragraph was accurate. The paragraph in question stated: "By the end of 1984 the present Board of Directors and Management of LREMC will have saved Member-Consumers more than S3 million." "That's a political paid advertisement, and we're still looking for that S3 million," Board Member Brewington said. "Is it true?" the fella pressed. "No," Brewington answered. Now, the controversial flyer appeared in the October 11th issue of The Carolina Indian . Voice. 10,000 of the flyers were also printed by a company separate from the CIV, Quality Printing Company, of which I am also affiliated with. As far as I'm concerned, Brewington did not tell the truth when he said the information on the leaflet was inaccurate. The fact of the matter is that folk seem to Have trouble reading the paragraph and comprehending what they have read. You see. the paragraph in question did not say specifically that S3 million will have been saved by the present Board and Management in 1984. It said BY 1984. That little two-letter word makes a world of difference in interpretation. You see, the present Board, with the exception of Martin Clark, has been on the Board for a considerable number of years. One (Rev. Elias) has been on the Board 17 years. One. something like 14 years. Another something like 7 years. And so on. So, when you use the term "Present Board" you are not putting any limitations on the number of years. What Brewington so conveniently failed to tell folk is that by the introduction of the very effective Load Management system alone, an estimated S'/j million annually is saved. So, if you only used this one area of savings alone, you wouldn't have to go back but 6 years to account for the S3 million in savings referred to in the controversial-but-effective leaflet. That would take you back to the year 1978. Now, I dare say, with the exception of Martin Clark and James Hardin, I believe the "Present Board" has been serving since ' 1978. It's really that simple. I guess you could say it's a matter of interpretation. Actually though, the fact of the matter is that the controversial leaflets with pictures of the four incumbents on it served its purpose well. You see. it's primary purpose was to get the four incumbent Board members re elected. So, congratulations to the incumbent Board members who won so resoundingly. And, congratulations to the member-consumers of Lumbee River Electric Membership Co-op who renewed my faith in the premise that right always wins out over wrong in the end. It just might behoove folk to remember those Indians among us who worked so diligently against their fellow Indians. Remember them when their terms are up. Perhaps, when Indians start fighting fellow Indians, this is a sign that it's time to start voting for folk based upon their credentials not the color of their skin. We'll talk some more next week, folk. Serve Nutritious Treats To Ghosts and Goblins Are you planning a Halloween party for the neighborhood children? Why not serve tasty, nutritious foods, suggests Mary Anne Spruill, foods and nutrition specialist at North Carolina State University. A school aged child needs 15 mg. of iron a day, and one serving of the following Gingerbread Square sup plies 6.6 mg. If traditional cider isn't on the menu, try the appropriately-colored Orange Delight. It is a nutritious alter native to soft drinks. GINGERBREAD SQUARE IVi cups sifted all-purpose flour 14 cup whole wheat flour 1% teaspoon baking soda 114 teaspoon ginger " 14 teaspoon salt 1 cup molasses, black strap 114 cup shortening V4 cup buttermilk 1 egg 14 cup raisins 14 cup chopped walnuts Sift all dry ingredients together. Bring molasses and shortening just to a boil and cool. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, molasses mixture, buttermilk, egg, raisins < and nuts. Mix until blended well. Bake at 350 degrees in a greased and slightly floured 9-inch square or 8-inch rectangular pan. One-tenth of a square of gingerbread contains 6.6 mg. iron. ORANGE DELIGHT hi of a 6 ounce concentrated orange juice (% cup) hi cup skim milk hi cup water 2 tablespoons sugar or honey V4 tablespoon vanilla 5 to 6 ice cubes Blend for 30 seconds in a blender or until drink is creamy and frothy. Serve with garnish of orange slices. The children will probably bob for apples. Some other healthy party foods include: cheese or yogurt dip, cheese cubes, carrot curls, popcorn, mixed nuts, corn chips, orange sec tions rolled in coconut, bananas sprinkled with lemon juice and roll ed in crushed peanuts, celery stuff ed with peanut butter or cream cheese and ice pops made from frozen, unsweetened fruit juice. COUNTY RECREATION ROUNDUP Red Springs defeated Allenton 22-8 Red Springs got on score board first when Michael Hall scored on a 73 yard run around left end. Andrea Townsend added P.A.T. making score Red Springs 8. Allenton 0. Allenton couldn't get their offense going be cause of Red Springs' fine defense play. Michael Hall scored his second touchdown , of game on a 65 yard run. ! P.A.T. was no good making score Red Springs 14. Al lenton 0. at half time. In the second half. Red ) Springs came out fired up as Audrea Townsend scored on a ) 50 yard run around left end. . Townsend also added P.A.T. ? I making score Red Springs 22. J Allenton 0. Allenton was determined to L show Red Springs that they could score as James Fields \ put Allenton on the score ' board for the first time with a J 35 yard run around right end. Jamie Pittman added P.A.T. making the final score Red L Springs 22. Allenton 8. \ St. Paula 46-Magnolia 0 f Magnolia opened its 5 & t? ?? 9 grade football for the first J time in school history with a r 46-0 kiss to St. Pauls who \ remains undefeated at 2-0. V St. Pauls got their first ^ touchdown on a 35 vard pass interception by Tito Robinson. Dwayne Gerald scored the P.A.T. making score St. Pauls* 8, Magnolia 0. Anthony Thompson of St. Pauls scored on a safety. Dwayne Gerald scored on a 2 yard run to close out the first quarter of scor ing. making score St. Pauls 16. Magnolia 0. St. Pauls didn't let up on their offense as they scored in every quarter by Tito Robin son, Jerry McNair. Bernard Stevenson on plays of 2 yard tun. 18 yard run. and 11 yard pass from Dwayne Gerald to Tito Robinson. Magnolia just couldn't get their offense going as St. Pauls played very good de fense. When the dust was settled, score was St. Pauls 46. Magnolia 0. ? Rowland 40-Plne> Grove 18 Rowland Undefeated at 2-0 Piney GroVe opened 5 & 6 grade football for the first time in school history. Rowland took the open kick off and Timothy Bowens went 70 yards for the first touch down. ? From that point on you could tell Piney Grove Was very inexperienced. Timothy Bowens and Steven Ransom put on a good offensive show for Royvland as Bowens scored 2 more touchdowns on runs of 55 yards and 55 yards. The passing of quarterback Glenn Hunt to Steven Ransom for touchdowns of 63 and 53 yards. But late in second half Piney Grove's Wayne Scott tried to bring Piney Grove back on three touchdown runs of 65 yards, 75 yards and 69 yards. But time ran out on Piney Grove, making the final score Rowland 40, Piney Grove 18. Maxton Defeated Fairmont 144 Fairmont's Tommy Cook opened scoring with a 63 yard touchdown run. Larry McKoy added P.A.T., making score Fairmont 8. Maxton 0. For the rest of the first half it was a defensive battle for both teams. At half time score was Fairmont 8. Maxton 0. At the start of the second half Maxton's Craig Graham put Maxton on scoreboard on a 3 yard run. P.A.T. was no good. Maxton didn't stop scoring as Graham scored on a 7 yard run. P.A.T. was added by Joseph Patterson, making score Maxton 14. Fairmont 8. From that point on it was a defensive battle until the final gun was sounded. Final score was Maxton 14. Fairmont 8.