EDITORIAL
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by
Brace
Barton
More m the Cburton, Georgia
Experience....
Lumber Indians are anthro
pological delights, no doubt
about it. They are doers,
workers, thinkers; and a cut
al ove the norm when one
examines their life struggles.
1 am probably prejudiced
(since I am a Lumbee myself)
but I think the Indians of
Robeson County are probably
the brightest and most inter
esting Indians on the North
American continent.
Take the Claxton, GA ex
perience, for example. Some
time after the Civil War,
Indians from Robeson County
began to drift down towara
Georgia and Tennessee fol
lowing the turpentine indus
try. The Indians were superb
turpentine workers, and were
known far and wide as the
best in the trade. A counter
point would be the sheetrock
hangers and finishers of to
day. Tradesmen will tell you
today that the Indians of
Robeson County are the best
sheetrock workers in the
world. Until turpentine died
out as an industry, the Naval
Stores Industry (of which
turpentine was its focal point)
was big business, and the
Indians of Robeson County
were recruited to work in the
trade.
V . Whenttbeypot to Georgia,
many or therrf settled around
Claxton, GA, in a place called
Adabelle, GA (about 8 miles
from Claxton). Many of them
worked for a company named
Adabelle Trading Company,
established along the lines of
Pates Supply Company here
in Pembroke...but bigger.
When the Naval Stores indus
try petered out, many of the
Indians stayed in Georgia and
gravitated toward farming.
Many of them worked, later,
for Adabelle Trading Com
pany as tenants on their
farms, share cropping and
introducing tobacco to the
area.
But a few of them acquired
their own terms, like brothers
Ashley and Willie Jacobs.
Between them they wound up
with almost a thousand acres
of Georgia farming land.
Nearby William Robert Lock
lear and his son. Lonnie,
owned and farmed their own
farm in excess of 300 acres.
I would like to know more
about these two particular
families, and any of the local
Indians who settled there.
From the information I have
been able to gather, it seems
that the Indians of Robeson
County migrated there from
the 1890s until the early 1920s
when they left the area en
masse and returned home.
They were a closely knit
group, and had their own I
room school which also served
as a church (probably Bap
tist). The structure was locat
ed near the cemetery.
I just reurned from a field
trip there. I was accompanied
by Rev. Welton Lowry and
Mr. Sam Jacobs, two friends
of mine. We had a good time,
and met a lot of interesting
people while in the Claxton,
GA area.
^ It is a fascinating part of our
heritage, and a story worth
telling. I'll be sharing more of
oar Claxton. GA experience hi
the weeks to come. In the
meantime, thanks to those of
you who contacted me last
week and shared with me. I
would still like to know more.
One question I have is: why
did the Indians leave so
suddenly in the 1920s? Were
there racial incidents that
prompted them to leave?
Why? What happened? I can
be reached at 521-2826 or you
can write me c/o the Carolina
Indian Voice, P.O. Box 1075,
Pembroke, NC 28372. 1 can
(and will) keep a confidence if
you want me to.
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"Tha art of pUasing consists in baing ptaasad *
William HazHtt
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la tee background (note tee
I damp ef trees) Is tee Qroatea
i Cemetery, located on the
property of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Simmons, Jr. In the
Adabelle, GA community, ap
proximately 8 miles from
Claxton, GA. Standing [left to
right] are: Mn. Frank Shn
mona, Jr.; Rev. Wdtoa Low
ry; Robin Brown, a local
historic preservation planner
who accompanied as on oar
Jannt; and Sam Jacobs.
(Brace Barton photol
Iii the rev Is the remnant of a
building that was nsed, evi
dently, to store cotton on the
former property of Willie
Jacobs, nev Clarion, GA.
Shown [l-r| are: Sam Jacobs;
Rev. Welton Lowry; and
George Durrence, who, for
many years, was school su
perintendent of Evans Coun
ty, GA | where Clarion is
located as the county seat].
Mr. Durrence, now retired,
remembers the Jacobs bro
thers well. He remembers,
More...in weeks to come.
Next week I'll share with you
"They were good former*,
and good neighbors." The
Durrence property adjoined
that of Ashley Jacobs and
WUUe Jacobs, and was across
the road from the Lock]ear*.
As a boy Mr. Dnrrence
remembers that the Jacobs
brothers were known far and
wide for "their fine males,
and well kept farms." Mr.
Durrence also remembers
that "Ashley Jacobs had the
first car that I ever saw as a
boy." (Bruce Barton photo]
those we found buried in the
Croatan Cemetery.
Alert Cable Strives To
Better Serve Robeson Count}1
Shown above are two of the
brand new 1985 GMC trucks
Alert Cable recently purchas
ed. The vehicles will be need
by Alert Cable workmen as
part of the company's effort to
better serve the needs of the
citizens of Robeson Connty.
Fun ft Fitness For The Fsmily
A sports program that en
courages parents to join their
children in activities that
stress fun and fitness is being
applauded by moms and dads
of 1.5 million Cub Scouts
across the nation
A new fitness program for
boys and their parents in
clude soccer, the most
popular sport in the world.
The new fitnees program,
which ia endorsed by the
President's Council on Physi
cal Fitness and Sports, is seen
to serve as a healthy alterna
tive to the high pressure com
petition evident in many J
young children's sports I
groups. Moot popular among /
the program's 14 sports are#
physical fitness and baseballs
followed by swimming, sow
cer, marbles and bowling. J
The new Cub Scout sp<*
program provides sportstJ
shlp values by introduce#?
a variety of sports, famiP?"
volvvment, recognition"*
doing your best, physin
naas for boys and adul/*?*
limited competition fithin
their existing neighF"hood
den and pack progra/
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NECK PAIN
& STIFFNESS
Neck poin is o signal
that something is
wrong. Don't over
i>* react to pain but act
gjr immediately. Poin in
the arms, snculders,
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[ pressure. Your Doc- A
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Lumberton Chiropractic Center
SALEM SQUARE: (Tho Nowas; Professional Park)
Foyettovilla Rd., Umbarton, N.C.
Phono; 738-3600 t
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To Observe National
Community Health
Center Week
Pembroke, North Carolina
Pembroke Health Care Center
RHCC will join community
health centers across the
nation this week by taking
part in National Community
Health Center Week, October
6-12, 198$. This is the second
time the National Association
. of Community Health Centers
Inc., founded in 1970 and
located iS Washington, D.C.,
has sponsored the event. This
year's national theme, "Com
munity Health Centers: Pro
moting Health/reducing
Costs", focuses on some of
the significant areas in which
community health centers are
impacting through the provis
ion of quality care to medic
ally underserved populations
at affordable costs.
Community health centers
(CHCs) like Pembroke Health
Care Center-RHCC served
over 6 million medically
underserved and disadvant
aged Americans in 1984 in
over 700 centers located in
urban and rural areas across
the country. Locally, Pem
broke Health Care Center
TTHCC saw nearly 12,636
patients for a wide range of
primary health and preventive
health care needs last year.
"Health centers here and
nationally are really making
an impact in vital areas like
reducing infant death rates
and reducing the need for
hospitalisation," according to
Carolyn Emanuel of Robeson
Health Care Corporation. "In
fact, studies have shown that
communities with CHCs have
lower infant death rates than
comparable areas without
them."
A recent independent study
found that CHCs reduce hos
pitalization, especially for
Medicaid patients. In fact,
CHCs in that study were
credited with saving the Med
icaid program SS80 million in
a single year. It is important
to note that quality care is not
sacrificed in these cost sav
ings. An overwhelming body
of research also shows that
CHC patients receives care of
equal or better quality than
patients of other providers of
health care services.
To celebrate die week, the
Pembroke Health Care Center
RHCC will hold the following
activities open to the public:
Diabetes & Hypertension
Screening-October 9, 1985
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Carolyn Emanuel says that
"Community health centers
like Pembroke Health Care
Center-RHCC are a vital part
of access to quality health
care in this community, and
we encourage citizens to
become familiar with our
services not only this week,
but all year long. For more
information on National Com
munity Health Center Week
activities in this community,
call 521-8641.
[The Reader's Forum J
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LOCAL PASTOR ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ABOUT CHURCH
According to Chase's An
nual Events Calendar, Mon
day, September 30, was des
ignated "Ask A 'Stupid'
Question Day." The purpose
of this day is to "encourage
curious people to overcome
their timidity and seek an
answer to that 'stupid' ques
tion by asking it."
As pastor of the Pembroke
Seventh-day Adventist
Church, I am frequently asked
questions about my church:
long questions, short ques
tions, serious questions, heart
searching questk>n?,'M0gd yes,
occasionally a "stupid" ques
tion. But no matter what the
question may be, I am always
happy to listen and try my
best to provide a satisfying
answer.
So, in commemoration of
Ask a "stupid" Question Day,
I would like to provide a few
answers to some serious--?nd
not-so-serious questions
curious people often ask me:
1. Yes, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church is a Chris
tian denomination. We are
not a sect or a cult. Our
Church was founded more
than 100 years ago and has
siqce grown into a worldwide
organization with 4.5 million
members.
2. We worship on Saturdays
because we love Jesus Christ!
And Jesus said that if we love
Him we sbould keep His
commandments. One of those
commandments is the fourth
one which says in part:
"Remember the Sabbath day
to keep it holy. Six days shaft
thou labor, and do all thy
work: but the seventh day is
the Sabbath of the Lord thy
God." (Exodus 20:8-10). We
have our study time each
Saturday at 3 p.m. and our
Worship Service at 4 p.m. Our
church is located 2 miles west
of Pembroke at the junction of
highways 710/711. Visitors
are always welcome to attend
either or both of these servic
es.
3. No, our vegetarian diet
does not lead to stunted
growth. In fact, a recent study
shows that Seventh-day Ad
ventists have a much lesser
risk.of suffering from cardio
vascular ailments, even can
cer, than their meat eating
counterparts. As a Church,
we also avoid the use of
alcohol and tobacco. Good
health is an important part of
our lifestyle and message!!
Now, have I answered your
questions? If not, don't wait
until the next Ask a "Stupid"
Question Day comes along.
Feel free to contact us any
time with any question you
might have.
in Chrkdau Lave,
Charles W. Godfrey
REGGLE STRICKLAND
NAMED PSU BOOKSTORE
MANAGER
.Reggie Strickland
Reggie Strickland, who
served as assistant bookstore
manager of PSU from 1966
77, has been named manager
of the bookstore, replacing
Lee Neville who retired at the
end of September.
Since 1977, Strickland has
been employee relations re
presentative for the N.C.
Department of Transporta
tion, which is based in
Raleigh.
"It has been one of my
long-term goals to come back
and manage the bookstore if
Mr. Neville ever retired,"
said Strickland. "I believe it
has been my call to work with
young people. Here at Pem
broke State University, there
are a lot of goad folks to work
with. To me, ? has been like a
homecoming/'
Stricklan/, 48, becomes
manager * an important
transitional time in the history
of PSU. With the University
Center being constructed and
housing many student facili
ties, the present bookstore
will be greatly enlarged, says
William Mason, PSU vice
chancellor for business af
fair^ - * ?-;
A native of Pembroke,
Strickland earned his B.S. in
sociology at PSU in 1978.
He served as mayor of the
Town of Pembroke from 1975
79 and has been a member of
the Pembroke Housing Auth
ority Board, plus the Board of
Directors of the Robeson
County Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross and "Strike at
the Wind." He has been
Pembroke Precinct chairman
and chairman of the Robeson
County Municipal Associa
tion. He has also been a
member of the advisory board
of Pembroke Junior High
School.
His honors have also in
cluded being "Pembroke Ki
wanian of the Year in 1984," a
lifetime honorary member of
the Pembroke Jaycees, and
"Personalities of the South,
1978."
He has served Pembroke as
a cub master for the Boy
Scouts of America and been a
city recreational coach in pee
wee football and baseball. He
also served as volunteer fire
man for the Town of Pem
broke for four years.
Strickland is married to the
former Edith Faye Lowry of
Pembroke. They are parents
of four children: Delilah,
Denise, Reggie, and Derwin.
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Exciting Events Planned For
PSU's Centennial Celebration
Continued From Page 1
morning for Robeson County
high school students and in
the evening at 8 p.m. for the
public. A banquet wfll be held
at 6 p.m. in the University
Center. Speaker there is
expected to be Eric Sevareid,
nationally-known retired news
caster. Plans call for separate
tickets for the banquet and
the evening performance of
the N.C. Symphony.
Also on Saturday, March 7,
PSU's annual Instrumental
Music Festival will be held at
the Givens Performing Arts
Center with Del Borgo as the
guest conductor.
A half-hour anniversary
film is being produced about
PSU by the N.C. Agency for
Public Telecommunications.
That agency started on the
film in May when Gov. Jim
Martin visited and com
mencement was held. The
agency plans to make it
available throughout the state
and has contacts to show it
nationally.
PSU has already taken
steps to invite a top national
speaker for the fall of 1986 as
another highlight of its year
long centennial observance.
It was reported that special
centennial commemorative
china will also be on sale plus
other commemorative items.
In addition to the N.C.
Symphony, a big band or jazz
group will be invited along
with possibly a ballet.
A new histoty of PSU is
being written by Dr. David
Eliades, the co-author of the
Lumbee Indian history, "The
Only Land I Know," and by
Linda Oxendine, director of
PSU's Native American Re
source Center. They will
speak about PSU's history
during a convocation planned
for August 27, 1986.
Contact is also being made
with Charles Kuralt concern
ing his "On The Road" TV
program and Willard Scott,
weatherman for NBC's "To
day" show, about possibly
having programs from PSU.
Portraits of all the presi
dents chief executive officers
in PSU's colorful history are
also being commissioned to
be painted.
An elaborate "Chancellor's
Centennial Report" is also
being printed.
The State Legislature ap
propriated $95,000 to help
PSU have a real "birthday
celebration" and Dr. Gerald
Maynor, who is chairing the
PSU Centennial Celebration
Council says, "It looks like we
are going to have a whale of a
party."
Chairmen of the different
committee for the celebration
are: History of PSU--Dr.
. David Eliades; Portraits of
University Chief Executives
Paul Van Zandt; Lecture
Series-Ann Wells; Cultural
Events-Dr. Robert Romine;
Convocation Program--Dr.
Robert Gustafson; Honors
and Awards-Geneva Parnell;
Publicity and Chancellor's
Centennial Report-Gene
Warren; Self-Liquidating
Centennial Commemoratives
Welton Lowry; Founder's Day
Ceremonies-Dr. James B.
Chavis; and Anniversary
Film-Dr. Oscar Patterson.
Next meeting of the Cele
bration council is set for Nov.
4.
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