Celebrating 100 Years of India ftEducation in Jobeson fff
C*"iy hfcll* I
sj PUBUSHED EACH THURSDAY HSSV"" |Ir 1 jl
^ c^7 CENTENNIAL OF EDUCATION. "" or
raTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VO < E
?^finrimiml lly? Bridge
PEMBROKE, N.C j * ATrt-Urtal-I.ittaa" ROBESON COUNTY
VOLUME 13 NUMBER 11 ' Mt PEE COPT THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1W
INDIAN UNITY
CONFERENCE
BEGINS TODAY
The Tenth Annual Unity
, Conference will be held Mar
,ch 14-16 at the Bordeaux !
- Motor Inn in Fayetteville.
The conference will host a
.variety of workshops on Indi
an hcalih, women's issues,
.economic development, edu
,cation, employment and trai
ning and Indian history and
.culture. Other features of the
.conference include a pow
.wow, talent show and ban
,quet.
Special guest speakers will
^include Lynn Engles, com
missioner of Administration
|for Native Americans (ANA);
-Dr. James B. Chavis, vice
chancellor for student affairs
at PSU; Phillip Martin, chief
of the Mississippi Band of
Choctaws; Arlinda Locklear.
attorney with the Native
American Rights Fund; and
Governor James G. Martin.
The members of the Council
of State will be the guests of
honor at the breakfast on
Saturday. March 16.
A fee of $30 per person
includes one banquet, a dan
ce, three breaks, one break
fast, and workshops. Separate
tickets may be purchased for
the banquet only for $15 per
person, breakfast only for $8,
dance only for $4. Regis
tration must be post marked
no later than March 8. A fee
of $35 will be charged for
persons registering after
March 8 or upon arrival at the
conference. Make checks
payable to the United Tribes
of North Carolina.
Information regarding con
ference registration should be
directed to LRDA at 919
521-2401 or Cumberland
County Assoc. for Indian.
People at 919-483-8442.
I
News
deadline
In order to better serve our
readers, beginning with next
week's issue, a 5 p.m.
Tuesday deadline for news
articles appearing in The
Carolina Indian Voice wfll be
strictly adhered to. The only
exception to this rule wfll be
late breaking news stories.
Our main desire is to put
out as good an issue as is
humanly possible, and to put
that issue in your hands as
quickly as possible. That Is
why it has become necessary
for us to follow the lead of
other newspapers and adhere
strictly to a deadline.
So, we desperately want
to print your news items. But,
we need your help in helping
us better serve you.
Deadline for ads to appear
in The Carolina Indian Voice
will be 12 Noon, Wednesday
of the week in which they are
to appear.
Thanking you in advance
for your assistance and co
operation, we are...
THE STAFF AND
MANAGEMENT OF
THE CAROLINA
INDIAN VOICE
'Strike at the Wind!' organizes
Mini Series
Shown above, left to right
are the cast; back row
QuindeU Locklear who por
trays Boss Strong; Bobby
Oxendine as the Leader;
Pamela K. Barton as Mama
Combo; Eric Sutton as Henry
Berry; Ron Oliver as Shoe
maker. Front row--Wynn Dion
Loddear as Boy; Latonia Cox
as Rhoda; Stacy Oxendine as
Polly Oxendine; Carta Dial as
Aunt Mary ; and Chad Pierce
as Wesley.
PEMBROKE-According to
general manager Carnell
Locklear. a mini-series of
Robeson County's very own
outdoor drama. "Strike at the
Wind!" has been developed
to be performed by children,
between the ages of 8 to 12
years of age. in local schools
in Robeson and surrounding
counties.
The mini-series is perform
ed entirely by youngsters,
who portray the familiar char
acters of Leader. Boy. Henry
Berry. Rhoda. Boss Strong.
Shoemaker John. Wesley.
Polly. Aunt Mary, and Mama
Cumbo.
'The kids are very, very
smart, and very good." sgid
Locklear. "This type of pro
duction serves as a good
tool to teach the children to
think well of themselves.
One will be fascinated to see
these kids doing such a
remarkable job." he conclud
ed.
The purposes of the "Strike
at the Wind!" Mini series
are: to promote cultural pro
grams based on regional his
tory: create more opportun
ities and provide wider ex
periences for development of
youth in cultural arts; build
confidence in our young peo
ple; make communities more
aware of 'Strike at the
Wind!'; keep publicity of
Strike at the Wind!' going;
bring cultural programs to
schools at a low cost; make
'Strike at the Wind!" self
reliant; and help to raise
money to pay 1984 deficit and
continue to prepare for the
upcoming 1985 production.
This is the first time such
an undertaking has been
attempted and everyone is
very, very excited, according
to Locklear. "The parents,
children, and principals of the
schools have all been very
cooperative," Locklear stat
ed.
Retired
Teachers
to meet
ROBESON COUNTY
RETIRED SCHOOL
PERSONNEL TO MEET
The Robeson County Re
tired School Personnel will
hold their March meeting
March 20. 1985 at 2 p.m. at
the O.P. Owens Building,
Lumberton. All retired tea
chers are invited to attend this
meeting.
Swbmttted^y MaeahaR
Rep. Ed Jones, D-Tenn.,
Chairman of the House Agri
culture Subcommittee on Con
servatfon. Credit, and Rural
Development, announced
Monday that the subcommit
tee will hold a hearing on
March 29 in St. Pauls to
explore current farm credit
issues and problems.
Jones said the hearing
continues the subcommittee's
effort to document both short
and long term credit problems
facing farmers around the na
tion and to seek the views of
producers and other groups
on solutions to those prob
lems.
Rep. Charlies Rose. D-N.C.
a Member of the House
Agriculture Committee and
Chairman of its Tobacco and
Peanuts Subcommittee, said
the hearing in St. Pauls "will
be very important for farmers
in the area." In the wake of
President Reagan's veto of an
emergency farm credit bill
recently. Rose said, "Our
producers need to know what
programs may be available
ind we want their help in
considering the outlook for
the future."
The hearing will begin at 9
a.m. March 29 in the National
Guard Armory in St. Pauls.
Persons interested in testi
fying should notify Congress
man Rose's office in Fayette -
vitle, NC at 919-323-0260.
'God doesn't create any dummies'
says Purnell Swett in talk at PSU
PumeU Swett, superinten
dent of Robeson Coonty
Schools, discnsses how to
achieve success in talking to
Pembroke ST ate University
students.
by Gene Warren
PEMBROKE?A positive
speaker all the way, Purnell
Swett, who supervises 14,880
students in 26 schools as
. -superintenoent of Robeson
County Schools, explained to
Pembroke State University
students Tuesday the ingre
dients to success: in the
classroom and otherwise.
| i "You know who you are.
Don't let anyone put you
down. You can do it," said
Swett, a 1957 graduate of
Pembroke State University.
He also said: "God doesn't
create any dummies. Every
one has something to offer.
Everyone has a contribution
to make."
Swett, who is completing
his eighth year as super
intendent of Robeson County
Schools, was speaking as part
of PSU's "Success Sharing
Series" in which successful
Pembroke State University
alumni are invited back to the
campus to share their stories
of success.
in his uwn nit"lit was iiuiii
a family of six boys and two
girls--Swett emphasized the
home environment. "I was
blessed to grow up in a family
where there was love and
caring just about every day.
Although our parents' educa
tion was limited, they gave us
the best opportunities. One
thing 1 knew as I was growing
up: I was going to college. It
was understood. I had two
brothers, one of whom was
valedictorian and the other
who was salutatorian." he
said, explaining that educa
tion was a way of life in his
family.
"Yes. we had a caring
mother and father. I never
heard them say a harsh word
to one another. I never heard
them quarrel. We were given
encouragement and belief in
ourse|yes. To succeed, you
must feel good about your
self-that you can accomp
lish." said Swett.
The belief was infused in
Swett that "if you can do it. I
can do it."
Many of the PSU students
in his audience were ones
doing their student teaching.
Swett had these words for
them: "If a student gets only
one correct answer out of 10.
praise him for that one he got
right. Don't call him a dumb
bunny. Encourage him."
He also told the PSU
students to always listen to
pupils. "Someone told me the
other day that I was busy as a
DviVvTi our i wwBys f(Xm niiM
to listen to students." said
Swet.
"One of the former stu
dents told me that it had
meant a lot to his life that 1
once looked at one of his
papers and said: 'You can do
better than that.' He said he
believed me-and did better."
Swett suggested to the PSU
students that they set goals
for themselves. "Ask your
self: 'Where will I be five
years from now, 10 years from
now?"'
He shared a number of
slogans with the PSU au
dience. "Don't fight the odds,
move around them." "If you
can do something about it, do
it. If you can't, don't worry
about it." "Develop faith in
yourself and others." "Stop
hiding behind someone else."
"If you think small, you'll be
small."
Swett said he likes to "keep
several books going." Ones
he is reading now are: "Hung
By The Tongue, "What You
Say Is What You Get," and
"The Magic Of Thinking
Big."
The Robeson County Scho
ols superintendent said the
future teachers should try to
determine if teaching is really
for them. "You can read
people by body language." he
warned. "Students are smart
enough to pick up on whether
you like them or not. You
can't camouflage it."
Swett said one of the prob
lems of young people today is
that they think they can get an
"instant education." Swett
said whereas his own parents
were very much involved in
his education, the situation
has changed today. "There
are working parents, and that
has a psychological effect on
the home. We are in an
instant society. We have
instant hamburgers. TV din
ners. etc. Our young people
feel education is an instant
thing, which it isn't. If you're
going to succeed in life. .
you're going to work 'smart'
fpr it."
His concluding remarks had
to do with physical education.
"Physical culture is just as
important as reading and
math. Having strong healthy
bodies produces strong, heal
thy minds. If we don't do
more about physical culture,
our youth are going to have
serious back problems." pre
dicted Swett. in this fifth *nd
one of the best "Success
Sharing Series" at Pembroke
State University.
PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
INDIANS IN ORLANDO, FLA
Rev. Tony E. Brewington
has been asked by the Home
Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention to
assist them in identifying and
locating Native Americans in
the Orlando. Fla. area. He
will be there March 24-29 for
that purpose. If you have
knowledge of any relatives or
friends living there, please
call the Baptist Building in
Pembroke. 521-9850 with that
information before March 22.
TO CONDUCT WORKSHOP
The Scotland County Lit
eracy Council will conduct a
12 hour workshop in an
alternative reading method
using Laubach materials.
Attendance at each three hour
session is required for nation
al certification. The sessions
will be held at the Literacy
Office on North Main Street,
Laurinburg from 6:30- 9:30
p.m., March 18. 21. 25 and
28. Call 276-7007 to pre
register or for further infor
mation. The workshop is free
and the Council has adults
waiting to learn to read.
Teaching hours are based on
both volunteer tutor and
student available time.
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION SLATED
The Robeson County Re
publican Convention wUI be
March 30. 1985 at 1 p.m. in
the County Court House in
Lumberton. Chairman Robert
Brewington urges all Repub
licans to attend.
GOV. MARTIN TO BE IN
FAYETTEVILLE
Governor Jim Martin will
be in Fayetteville March 14
for an hour of availability to
the press. The press confe
rence will be held at City Hall
in the Council Chamber from
3:30 until 4:30 p.m.
LOCAL UNC ALUMNI
TO MEET
The Robeson-Bladen
Counties Chapter of the Gen
eral Alumni Association of
the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill will meet
on Tuesday evening, April 2,
1985. for a dinner, social
hour, and program at Pine
crest Country Club, Lumber
ton. The speaker for the
occasion will be John Swof
ford. Athleic Director, and
Douglas Dibbert. Director of
Alumni Affairs. All alumni
and friends of the University
are encouraged to attend. The
dinner at 7:30 will be preced
ed by the 6:30 p.m. social
hour. Reservations should
be made prior to March 27
through Dr. Mary Ann Mas
ters, P.O. Box 130, Rowland.
NC 28383 or by calling 422
3276 on Mondays and Wed
nesdays. 521-9744 on Tues
days. Thursdays, and Fridays
or 422-3270 weekends and
evenings. Further information
can also obtained through
Chris Smith, Chapter Presi
dent, at 738-8131. Tickets for
the event are $8.50 per
person.
VOLUNTEERTUTORS
RECEIVE CERTIFICATION
The Robeson County Lit
eracy Council of the Robeson
County Church and Commu
nity Center has completed a
two session workshop for
certification of volunteer tu
tors.
The workshop was held
Feb. 16 and 23, 1985 from 9
a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at
Robeson Technical College.
Lumberton.
Miss Barbara Buie from the
Hoke County Literacy Coun
cil, Raeford was the instructor
and the Laubach method was
used for the course.
Upon completion of the
workshop, volunteer tutors
are asked to give their time,
service and talents to help
those who are in need of
assistance in mastering the
skills of communication.
Classes are held twice
weekly on a student/ teacher
basis with the individual and
sometimes in clusters. Sessi
ons arc taught in reading,
writing and math in relation to
everyday living.
The Laubach method of
instruction was developed by
Dr. Frank Laubach in 1930
while he was a missionary in
the Phillipines.
His method has worldwide
success, being used in 103
countries and 312 languages,
hi the Unified States it Is used
in 46 states.
Sessions may be held where
ever it is convenient, such as a
church, home, school or lite
racy office; wherever space is
available.
It is found that there are
many people at various age
levels who are unable to read
or write. Some have never
attended public schools. The
Kobeson County Church and
Community Center seeks dili
gently to rectify this problem,
withthe help of certified vol
unteers and other interested
persons.
Upon completion of each
level of study, certificates of
recognition are presented to
each participant. Books, ma
terials. and supplies are fur
nished by the Center.
Persons receiving certifica
tion Lumberton are:
M rs. Lugenia Hunt. Ms.
Erashia Evans. Mrs. Hazel
Dilts, Mrs. Subrennia Brooks,
Mrs. Mary Purcell. Mrs.
Martha Pighet, Ms. Yolanda
Purcell. Mrs. Helen Davis, A
Mrs. Maureen Humphrey, 2
Mrs.Nina Harley, Mrs. An- "
rher Locklear. Mrs. Hazel
McQueen. Raeford.
The activity was co spon
sored by the Adult Basic
Education Department of
Kobeson Technical College,
with special assistance from
Mr. Eugene Mercer. Mrs.
Roberta Scipio is coordinator
of the Literacy Program for
the Robeson County Church
and Community Center. Rev.
J.F. Cummings is Director of
the Center.
/
ATTENDS EDUCATIONAL
CONGRESS
Dr. Mary Ann Moore
Masters, Optometrist, whose
otticcs arc located in Rowland
and Pembroke, recently . at
tended the 62nd Annual Sou
thern Educational Congress of
Optometry in Atlanta, Ga.
At the Congress, Dr. Mas
ters participated in educa
tional programs designed to
polish her skills as an eye care
professional. Hie Congress
otters ntore than 120 hours of
continuing education, enab
ling Doctors of Optometry to
become updated on the very
latest diagnostic and treat
ment techniques through ed
ucation by faculty members of
tlic nation's top oplometric
colleges, as well as various
experts in eye care. 'Each
year. Doctors of Optometry
come together at the Southern
Congress in order to learn
more efficient methods of
serving patients with eye
problems.
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS OF REP.
DANIEL H. DEVANE
Representative Daniel H.
DeVane of the 16th District
announced his committee
assignments for the 1985
session of the North Carolina
General Assembly. They are:
Appropriations-Base Budget.
Appropriation* Bake Budget
Committee on General Gov
ernment-Vice Chairman;
Appropriations Expansion
Budget; Appropriations Ex
pansion Budget Committee on
General Government- Vice
Chairman; Banks and Thrifts
Institutions- Vice Chairman;
Health-Vice Chairman; Judi
ciary II; Law Enforcement;
Pensions and Retirement;
Public Utilities; Rules and
Operations of the House;
state Government; Univer
sity Board of Governors Nom
inating Committee.
Representative DeVane
stated "This promises to be a
busy and interesting session
with many vital issues coming
bclore us. I feel that the
people of our district should
nave the opportunity for input
and ask that they feel free to
call or write at any time.
RESIGNS...
During the Dec. 6 N.C.
Commission of Indian Affairs
board meeting. Jim R. Lowry.
who has served as the chair
man of the board of directors
for seven years, resigned. The
Rbatd accepted his resigna
tion and honored his dedi
cation and commitment to the
Indian community by accept
ing a resolution commending
Lowry for his outstanding
efforts.
The
Season
PEMBROKE STATE
UNIVERSITY
"Ain't Misbehavin' "
.
"The Joint is Jumpin', the Joint
is Jumpin'...", so sings "Ain't Mis
behavin'", the jazz revue which won
the coveted Tony Award for Best Musi
cal of the 1978 Season. Now, after
its record-breaking four-year Broad
way run, Daedalus Productions is
proud to present the national tour of
this dazzling musical hit. This per
formance will be the last event in jj
THE SEASON 1984-65, and will begin at
8 p.m. on Thursday, March 14.
Tickets are $4.00, $5.00 aa4 J
$6.00. For more information call
The Center.
?&Sm3EM?. ? |