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LI INI' )R1 r c Page 2, The Carolina Indian Voice - Thursday, January 10, 1985 EDITORIAL AND OPINIO PAGE TRENDS'tN^ N SEE IT How Hospitals Spend Their Money r/i/x ortii-le teas I'xverpled /rinn a report compiled b\ Merck. Sharp and Dohme. a leading maniif'acliirer of phar- maceiilical products. Hiiw do hospitals spend their iA nioney? Here are a few facts, f The largest part ofa hospital's t expenses are for wages, .salaries and benefits. They 'll total more than d4 percent of t 'lall the money that hospitals pav out. Purchased services — 1. laundry, cleaning, ’telephone, ■ f etc —take another five per- » ■ cent of the budget. The 30 per- f cent that's left is divided up * [ among a wide variety of goods and services, including: I I ♦ .About four percent for J niedicaPsurgicai supplies and I equipment. letters to editor Hoke Indian Leader Scores School Supt. for lEA Choice WAYNE BULLOCK ONE OF THE REASONS INDIAN PEOPLE NEED THE CIV As noted last week, the ' Carolina Indian Voice cele brates 12 years of continuous publication on January 18, 1985. And Wayne Bullock is l)ne of the reasons Indian people need the Carolina Indian Voice. Bullock, one of those who give thoughtful '■conservatism a bad name, ' -was at it again Tuesday in the Reader’s Forum of the Fay etteville Times with another • of his infamous and, as in this ■ ease, inaccurate letters to the - 'editor. Bullock, from Lumberton. a town with natural and built in . antipathies toward Pembroke and the Indian community. .rote: HUNT GONE FOR GOOD -Editor: I an astonished at the news media and Gov. James B. Hunt. Every time 1 pick up the newspaper, or turn on the TV news or the radio, I am reminded that Gov. Hunt is going to join a “big” law firm, but don't count him out for a run against Senator John East. That has been a con-^ •stant reminder since Novem-' ber 7. Now, I will tell you that ' iames Baxter Hunt's political days are over, as he was the worst governor this state has ever had. Had he had anyone . to run against him in 1980, he would never have survived that election. Hunt raised taxes on 18 different items, including - gasoline. He had the worst highway bid rigging scandal in N.C. history. He had Tronies caught up in COLCOR. The worst thing was his taking tax money and buying a golf course in Pembroke, a swamp, for $450,000, to help his political cronies out from under a financial strain and bankrupt cy-yes, your ta.x dollars. James B. Hunt will never hold public office again, be cause we will see to it that pveryone knows about his , terrible record in office. Wayne Bullock Lumberton • Bullock would probably be Mirprised lo Icaru ibai ucrc were liidiatis loo who did tun vote for Jim Hunt in the senate race last November but his thinking is shallow and contrary to decency and honorable expression. Let the record show that the Carolina Indian Voice will always offer an alternative view to the Wayne Bullocks of the world. When Bullock writes The worst thing was his taking tax money and buying a golf course in Pembroke, a swamp, for $450,000. to help his political cronies out from under a financial strain ant^ bankruptcy..." he was talking about Riverside Country Club the home of Strike at the Wind, located in the Red Banks community..,,not Pembroke. And he is alluding to a proposed Indian Tourism Center that will add tourism dollars and jobs to Robeson County. Conservatives like Wayne Bullock are largely responsi ble for double voting, five school systems, the historical oddity that saw the governors of North Carolina appoint non Indians as mayor and city councilmen of Pembroke niostlv from 1917 to 1947 when*^i^y^n^ahs 'wre11ch’ed' power frO®^ the hands of the non Indi^,ns who drabied prcdominaieiy Indian popu lated Pembroke economically dry in order lo pad their-own bank accounts. I would say this to Mr. Wayne Bullock: "Teach an Indian to read and he will refuse to be intimidated, or economically deprived ever again.” And the proposed Indian Tourism Center in Red Banks, on the grounds of Riverside Country Club, is proof of that statement. A. Bruce Jones, executive di rector of the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs (and a Robeson County bred Luinbcc Indian. I might add) said recently, in a news release (reported earlier in this newspaper): "During the initial stages of planning, a feasibility study was conduct ed by Wilber Smith and AssiK-iales of Columbia. SC, which indicated the concept of such a center was practical, desirable and potentially an oconc'iiiic gold mine. The study i"dicatcd such a center • Three and a half percent for fuel and utilitie.s. • Food takes 3.3 pt’rcent. • Drugs and pharmaceuti cals. 2.6 percent, yonie hospi tals spend more for X-ray film than they spend for all drugs in the course of a year. Across the nation, pharmacy expenses average about four percent of total hospital ex penses, although about a third of such expenses go to wages, salaries and benefits. The class of drugs hospital pharmacies spend the most for these days are systemic anti-infectives — parenteral antibiotics, oral antibiotics, oral sulfa drugs, oral and parenteral combina tion drugs and urinary tract antibacteriaks. During 1982, purchases of such drugs totaled nearly 35 percent of hospital drug purchases. "All doors are open to courtesy." Thomas Fuller In some places people be lieved that whoever cuts the last sheaf of wheat at harvest time will marry within the year—to some one old- , , . "Great ide^ come from the.heart", Vauvenargues would be self supporting after three years of operation." Jones further stated that Riverside Country CLub was selected as the location for the center because of its proxi- maty to 1-95 and U.S. 74. and for the essential resources present in the area such as tourist accomodations, a va riety of tourism- orientated enterprises and a vital Indian culture. Another important factor in the selection of the site was the existence of facilities on or near the country club such as the golf course and the Strike at the Wind complex. And contrary to Bullock’s inane assertions. "A cultural tourism center would have a majorimpact on the income of the people (all the people) of the area," according to Jones. And, since the Indians make up approximately a third of the population, it is good to note their existence. To the Editor: The Board of Education has recently named a new director of Indian Education for Hoke County--Mitchell Tyler. This decision was made against the wishes of the Parent Student Committee. They had recom mended the hiring of Jerry Oxendine. The procedures and by-laws of Title IV Parent Committee states the follow ing duty: “The Parent-Stu dent Committee will review the qualifications of and make recommendation concerning applicants for project staff positions." It is almost in comprehensible that the Board would hire someone who was not recommended by this elected committee. Supt. Nelson has stated that the new director would move into the county and support the educational sys tem financially. This is very interesting indeed. In light of the fact that seemingly Supt. Nelson is only a temporary fixture in Hoke County, He rents a home, I understand: and it is my considered opinion that he will retire in a few years and return to his home in Alamance County. The three races in Hoke County have long had a strong political working relationship. It seems absurd to me to think that the Board would be influenced by someone who knows nothing about our relationship, and apparently doesn’t care if that relation ship is jeopardized. I know that the number of registered Indians in Hoke County is not sufficient to elect an individual. However, it is sufficient as a block vote to swing an election for or against a candidate. I hope that the three board members who voted for the hiring of Tyler will take these things into consideration. We have long worked well together. Could it be that Supt. Nelson is jn^enjiajll^ .working to ward the disunity of tTie county’s political coalition? This, matter is of particular interest to me and many other Indians in Hoke County. We are concerned that the pre sent Parent-Sudent Commit tee has in fact been made to feel non-influential. It ap pears that they are indeed a non-functioning committee in that their recommendation was blatantly overlooked. Voting for the Committee’s Dr. Shsrwood Hinson, Jr. LUMBERTON CHIROPRACTIC CENTER BP recommendation to hire Jerry Oxendine was Mrs. Gibson and Mr. McNeill. Voting for Mitchell Tyler wIjo is not well known in our area and was not recom mended by the Committee were Bill Cameron, Bobby Wright and Walter Coley. Tyler was recommended by Supt. Nelson. We appreciate the support of the Indian cause in Hoke County exhibited by Mrs. Gibson and Mr. McNeill. We are disappointed in the other three because they showed, in my opinion, no concent what soever for the feelings of the Indian population. We have nothing personal against Mr. Tyler. We just know very little about him. We have seen Jerry Oxendine as director of I.E.A. in the past. And. besides we feel that the Parent Committee was elected to act in the best interests of the Indian popu lation. They have done so by their recommendation. It should be supported. Indians need to know who their friends are on the local board of education. It is my opinion that Supt. Nelson is not one of them. I have done some research on Supt. Nelson, His contract was not renewed by the Alamance County Board of Education. According to the Burlington Times, Oct. 7. 1982 issue, one of the reasons for not renewing his contract was that the (Nelson) did not have a good relationship with leaders in the community. He has certainly proved thus far that he has no intention of working with the Indians of Hoke County. Does history repeat itself? Again and again, it does. Supt. Nelson has misin formed us when he says that he Board of Education does not have to abide by the recommendation of the Com mittee. Sources on the nat- ■ Vonai 'ieveU siy^fie 'hdli’bla- tantly^misrepresented d ce,r-__ tain conversation with them, I suspect Supt. Nelson’s action will result in placing our program in jeopardy. Perhaps that was his intention. We as Indians need to be aware of wolves in sheep’s clothing among us. By their actions. Nelson, Coley, Wright and Cameron are not friends of the Indian popu lace. Rev. Elias Rogers Hoke County R ANTING & AVING WITH Remember folk: These views are min r are not necessarily anyone else’s^*'^ They ain’t even necessarily views! i rantings and ravings, I guess! “CAN WE TALK HERE?” IMPORTANT NOTICE! To Cable TV Subscribers of Pembroke & Fairmont: AS OF JANUA RY 8, OUR 800 TELEPHONE NUMBER WILL NO LONGER BE IN USE. WE HAVE INSTALLED FOR LOCAL CALLING; ■ 739-0072. ALERT CABLE TV Of Pembroke and Fairmont Now, if the truth were known, and 1 guess its pretty evident. I’m not whai you d call a real smart fella. Heck no! You see. 1 barely finished high school by ihe hair of my shinnv-shiii-shin. 1 graduated high school not because I was smart, but more so because the teachers probably didn’t cotton to the notion of having to put up with me for another year if they gave me my jusi reward (or punishment) and flunked me. I weren’t your ideal student. Shucks no! I doubt 1 had an original idea the whole 12 years 1 shuffled through school. But 1 guess you could say 1 am a curious sorta fella. A lot of the danged things most folk take for granted, I question. One that’s fretted me somewhat of late is this here communications problem we’re faced with. Yea! Faulty, or the lack of communication can be traced to be at the root of almost every problem or confrontation. Take the motto of The Carolina Indian Voice, for example: ''Building. Communicative Bridges In A Tri-racial Setting." A noble endeavor, no doubt. But, the way I see it, ‘‘Conimunicaiive Bridges" in Robeson County will not become a reality for years to come. You see. every time someone attempts lo build a "Com municative Bridge." folk in our color-con scious county come along squabbling about what color to paint if. Don't ask me what 1 just said: I don’t have the foggiest notion. Take America and Russia and their e.scalating nuclear arms problem, for exam ple. Please take them. These two arrogant super powers have been talking for years but they haven’t established any communication yet. You see, there’s two things necessary in order for there to be communication. You needa “Talker" and a "Listener." You can’t have communication if either of these are missing. It’s really that simple! Many limes, like in the case of America and Russia, one party talks, but the other party only hears: they only hear the audible words spoken but they don’t listen to or heed the words spoken. Therefore, the talking is in vain. Such is the case with the present talks on nuclear armament between the two super powers that are so much in the news here lately. Both sides are willing to talk. But neither is willing to listen to or heed what the other side has to say. So. communication between them is nonexistent. And, as far as I’m concerned, the much publicized talks on nuclear armament between them is pointless. Any\^w J think niiclear war will_ result 'Tfoifi eitlfef R-ffsSiS “or'" AmeYnt^-' ..-releasing the first nuclear bomb, that starts World War III. If you ask me. both countries need to keep an eye on these many little rinky dinky countries that both countries keep arming and equipping with nuclear weapons. It wouldn’t surprise me if there ain’t another Hitler lurking out there in the shadows somewhere, wringing their sweaty palms and unable to find relief from the itch in their trigger finger. You would think that our government would encourage folk to communicate with one another. Not so. Our government sits back and let’s these big businesses who have a monopoly on the communications market keep skyrocketing the rates they charge for us to use their services. Who the ■ heck can afford to communicate Even if I wanted to write you a would cost me twenty cents for iheaJ send it to you through the mail. Or i write five letters for a dollar. No doiiij" could add up after a while if you arj * like me who likes to talk. And, pra, ' won’t be too terribly long before stair.' go up to twenty three cents. I beliei/ seeing as how an envelope will eoji’ least 2 cents, the whole process of virii» a letter and sending it to you willcusj least 25 cents. Or 4 letters for a dollar. A poor man like me can’t aflord to» ^ many letters. So. though I appreciaicn out there reading these “Raniin^ Ravings" 1 wouldn’t encourage von i out by the mail box waiting for meun, a letter telling you so. That brings us to the telephone, ‘ start with, you have to pa\ j ' ' fortune--aboui $75 now I guess-toctej ' "Ma Bell’s" interest, before she'll ' consider coming out and hooking ‘ telephone for you. And the basic f. charges for you lo use your phone seer ‘ up every year. And whatever you do.c ’ weak enough to bother one of liero;^ ' about looking up a phone number fun ' you do, it won’t take you long tot ^ habit, You see. 1 believe she charges.- ^ cents every lime you bother one i ^ operators. We thankless wretches ^ not bother them. 1 guess. If you folk; * me you can’t afford not lo “Let your', do the walking in the Yellow h Heck no! Some folk say Ihe telephtr necessity. It may be a necessity to r To poor folk like me it's a luxury fewt( afford. So, you may ask, what’s lo keepf communicating when (he family is logt home? Well, it’s a proven and docin fact, in the few marriages that last. i the family’s time is spent sitting like; before (he “Boob Tube" (TV set if you want to talk, you have lo sue during commercials. It’s hard as tht, to carry on a serious conversation wb distracted by blown-up. real-live- shots of Big Macs. Hardee Delui Wendy Hamburgers, and the like tube. It’s those danged commera cause we Americans to be some of f folk in the world. Shame oii So. the only alternative left when t pqiriDiljlMic^t^SJil'isundergtanding.i confusion. And, out of all this, comes crime. Heck! If yoo ask me. ~ crime is surging nation-wide is bea art of communication is declining., take an Einstein or Gallagher lo fa one out. What’s the answer? You might a how the heck should I know. I just t was a poor oF country boy whe finished high school by Ihe hair of my •teeth! We’ll talk later, okay? Meanwhik least keep this one vehicle of conirnf • (this column) puttering alone. The' run out of gas, some of you folk ■ could write me a letter. Sometimes: get things off your chest. So write f communicate. Kiwanlans Hear Freddy Maynor x^y^SCIATICA ' /This term refers to L’the sciatic nerve-fhat is the large nerve running from your lower back down the bock of the leg. Sciatico is o term ^/'—kj used to describe pain ^ down the back of your leg, If you^. should have pain radioting down the back of your leg, you should see your Doctor of Chiropractic immediately. Your Doctor of Chiropractic is a specialist in treating spine and nerve reloted conditions and sciatica is one of the most common. Contact Dr. Sherwood F. Hinson Lumberton Chiropractic Center Salem Square (The Newest Professional Park) Fayetteville Rd., Lumberton, N.C. EMERGENCY NUMBER 738-7303 CHIROPBACTOHS CONTROL PAIN-NATURALLV 4904 Fayetteville Rd, SALEM SQUARE Program Chairman Jim Paul presented Kiwanian Freddie Maynor. Juvenile Counsellor. Freddie has been a juvenile counsellor for 17 years. The juvenile services were switched from the Recorders Court to Ihe District Court in 1966. This change brought about improved services. The program of Juvenile Services handles juvenile cas es from 7 years to 16 years of age. Criminal action can take place after the age of 14. The juvenile courts are giving juveniles the same rights as adults and from the age of 14 they arc treated as adults. The types of cases are the delinquent child commits a crime, the status offender is the run away child, the undisciplined child is the child who has truancy problems. The only time the court has control is when he commits a felony. In these cases, he must have a lawyer lo protect his rights. The juvenile court is designed to help the child as his best interest rather than punish. There are many programs to help him- ex amples are the Odum Home, the Robeson House, plus scouting, school activities and a'number of other things which are helping-including a point system which helps him to work out of his difficulties. Many atend scho ol full time. Formerly we had over 2400 in truancy schools- today we have le.ss than 600. It is a very expensive proposition to keep a child in a training school. Many times he grows up without discipline and many times he comes back in the same condition as when he was sent away. As high as 10 percent they will return to prision. It is difficult to change behaviour. Iri Robeson County we have 11 counsell ors working with 300 children. Freddie Maynor has had a case load of 53 juveniles with 22 in training schools which is very difficult because you seem to be checking them' instead of working with them. The counsellors must also work with the home as well as with the child. A family on welfare does not get to work so a child may be raised to not work- In some of the very best families children also get into trouble. The Slate wide juve nile system has 32 districts and 32 chief counsellors. Services run from the coast to the mountains. Some coun sellors work 3 or 4 counties in the west. Some of the highest delinquencies in the state occur in Meckliii|tri ham and Robeson v The majority of crii being committed bvjt and after the age are tried as an aduli: draw the death peni juveniles know wf! rights are and the h' cement officer musi permission to admilf Being a juvenile coui very difficult because dealing with the « phases of life. Mr. ‘ has had only one bey* 14 years to appear b; court. The meeting was the Town and Coafli' aurant with Presided Locklear presiding. I- cation was given' Bullard and the sonf was Bernard Lowry. Recent automothe tests indicated that head-on crashes aoJ for less than five motor vehicle accident Over half of ail dents are what is a"'’ offset frontal collisj|' is, the impact is on right front fender. Keeping this m safety experts at ” Benz determined » way to increase pro'“ jrote'’' the people in interconnect both s# car’s frontal structut^ it can absorb and - crash forces better-
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