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I ' PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY |B? raTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOI ! ? I I T ? ' "Building Communicative Bridges nnoccftti /mi j. PEMBROKE. N.C In A Tri-racial Setting. " ROBESON COt VXJSJftMBBi9 26 CEOTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY5,_/W7 CONCERNED CLERGY FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT IN ROBESON COUNTY PASS RESOLUTION OF INITIATIVE The Concerned Clergy for Better Government m Robeson County reCeaeed the following Resolution for Better Government on February 3, 1987. Rev. Jerry Lowry serves as Chairperson, Rev. Michael Cummmgs is Vice- Chairperson assd Rev. John A. Robinson, Jr. is Secretary. The Resolution was passed m response to the November 1, 1988 death of Jimmy Earl Cummmgs by Kevin Stone, Narcotics Agent and son of Sheriff Hubert Stone. A RESOLUTION ON INITIATIVE IN ROBESON COUNTY PREAMBLE; A* Christians, we affirm the rights of all people regardless of race, color, creed, ethnic origin or sex. The Constitutional Rights insures every individual to live five from fear, oppression and all manners of social injustice. We affirm that every individual has the right to liberty, the pursuit of happiness to take part in the free, which God intended for all humanity. Victims of crimes are people whose rights have been violated. They need to regain a sense of their own worth and freedom. We feel also that all persons should be entitled to a fair and impartial trial. Civil authorities are rightly entrusted with the protection of the innocent from the predator in society. Support of those responsible for protecting society is an inherent part of our affirmation. We are not to speak evil of ministers and majestrates but neither ministers or majestrates may go free or unchecked when they act irresponsible in their solemn obligations and responsibilities. Thus we wish to express our firm believe that: WHEREAS, Racism produces oppression against the poor and uneducated; it is a rejection of the teaching of Jesus Christ and it denies the redemption and reconciliation of Jesus Christ Racism is sin. The Concerned Clergy for Better Government in Robeson County wish to respond to the critical issues and problems now facing the citizens of Robeson County. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, 1. We protest the action that was taken in the arrest of Jimmy Eari Cummings by the Robeson County Sheriff's Department thus causing the death of the victim. ? 2. We renounce firmly the action and the decisions made by the offices of the Sheriff's Department, District Attorney and the Coroner regarding the shooting of Jimmy Eari Cummings and declaring the innocence of the action taken in causing the death of Jimmy Eari Cummings. 3. We ask law enforcement agencies to be sensitive to all motional needs of victim*. Victims regardless of race or color must be allowed worth and dignity of their God given rights as a human being while providing evidence to the police. 4. We call upon all Christians, citizens and Christian institutions to condemn crime in our society without favoritism. Future to condemn crime is the same as aiding crime. 5. We call upon our elected officials of Robeson County to submit to Christ's example of love and compassion, thereby eliminating the social injustices that have caused this epidemic use of drugs, alcohol and murder of the people in Robeson County. 6. We call the court officials and the Robeson County Justice Department to be supportive and assist both the Federal Bureau of Investigation; State Bureau of Investigation; the American Civil liberties Union of Greensboro, NC; and the Jimmy Eari Cummings family to bring justice to this crime. This Crime is bringing reproach on all the good citizens in Robeson County. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be mailed to the Governor of our State, Members of the Robeson County Justice System, Robeson County Elected Officials, Members of the Participants in seeking to solve crimes in Robeson County and Concerned Media. Respectfully Submitted. Concerned Clergy For Better Government in Robe ton County REV. JERRYLO WRY Ckatrpenon REV. MICHAEL CUMMINGS, Vxce-Chaxrperton REV. JOHN A. ROBINSON JR., Secretary GARDNER & SHIPMAN TO BE INDUCTED INTO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AT PSU Tom Gardner, 1977 NAIA Third- Team AU- American in Basketball at PSU. Pembroke-Tom Gardner, a NAIA ThirdTeam NAIA All American in men'a baaketball in 1977 and Charles Shipman, a superb track runner in the 1970s are the two newest additions to the PSU Athletic Hall of Fame. Both will be inducted in ceremonies at the PSU Alum ni Awards Banquet on Feb. 7 in conjunction with PSU's centennial homecoming fes tivities. Hie banquet begins at 6 p.m. following the PSU vs. Randolph-Macon men's basketball game. Tickets to the banquet are S30 for couples and $20 for singles. They now bring the total in -flh elite Hail of Fame to 2t>. Jbm Gardner- A native of Camden, SC. Gardner was a four-year letterman in men's basketball (1974-77) where he was named NAIA Third-Team Ail-American in 1977, the highest Ail-American honor given a PSU baaketball player until Mike finanueTs Second Item honor in the 1960a. During his career he aver aged 19.8 points and 7.0 rebounds. Additionall/, he averaged in double figures three consecutive years and was honored aa All- Carotin as Conference end All- District in both 1976 and 1977. In those days a ? foot-7, 218-pound center. Gardner completed hie career in a blase of glory by being chosen - the "Moat Valuable Flayer"' in the fleet CareHnaa Conte ranee ftumameat in which IJPSU participated for the first ime. He led the sixth- seeded Graves to the finals of the oumament scoring 80 points tnd hit an amazing 62.5 wrcent from the floor. PSU dropped a thriller to Catawba in the finals 66-65 in overtime. He currently stands ninth on the all-time scoring list with 1,366 points during his four year career. Captain of the team for two years, he was also chosen MVP in the Pembroke State Inttta bona], made the all- tourna ment team in both the Ashe ville Optimist Club Tourn. ment and Campbell's Tip OffToumament and was twice I named MVP in the Campbell I Tip-Of Tournament He was | also a member of Tau Kapp Epsilon Fraternity at PSU. Gardner is now a teacher U Camden (SC) High School and is married to the former Janie Lollis of Camden. They are the proud parents of a1 seven-month old daughter, Ashley. Charlei Skipman-A native of Maxton, NC, Shipman'sl track and field records are about the beat athletes all time. He was an 11-time Ail American making indoor track and field All- American in 1976 and was NAIA out door track and field All- American in 1976,1976. 1977, and 1978. He was a NCAA Track and Field All American in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978. Three times he won nation al championship honors: 1976 in the NCAA discus, 1977 in the NAIA discus, and 1978 in the NCAA Shot Put He additonally was a four time AH-District performer (1978.1976,1977. 1978) and a two-time All- Carolinas Con ference (1977, 1978). He set the State of North Carolina record in the shot (190') and national records in the diecus in 1977 for the NAIA and in 1976 for the NCAA Division 0. Shipman was also selected to the NCAA TlMk and Field team which competed in Mexico City in Jane 1978 for international competition, ', He currently holds the school ieee?d> in both the shot put m *">?ddm Mesne (IT 10") Shipman is employed at LOF Glass in Lauonburg and is married to the former Mary Ann Alston of Maxton.They are the proud parents of Eric, age 10. The inductees will also be honored prior to the PSU Randolph Macon men's homecoming basketball game with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m. following the PSU- ML Olive women's basketball game at 2 p.m. Tickets to the gamefs) are 13 for all seats. ;* CkarUt Shtpman, PSLTt 11 time All-American and I- time national champion m track and field. ? I -I Island Grove To Observe Race Relations Day Feb. 8 Uand Grove Baptist Chur ch, Highway 710, Ibnbrohe, NC, will observe Bate Rela dona Day on Sunday, Tab. 8. Dr. Ralph Richardson of tfayattsvffla, NC wfl] be guest speaker during the morning worship service at tha hour of 10:10 a. m. Lunch trill bo served in tho leUowship hall. Tho pastor. Rev. Larry Lnhlier, in rites everyone to ooaae and Ma thou for Vocatonal Education Fair February lb Hie Vocation Education Di rectors of school systems in Robeson County have announ ced that the second annual Robeson County Vocational Education Fair will be held at the Biggs Park Mall on Saturday, February 14, 1987, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All Five school systems (Robeson Cou nty, Fairmont, Lumberton, Red Springs, and St Pauls) will participate in the fair. The vocational areas that will be, exhibited are Agricultural Education, Business and Of fice Education, Health Occu pations Education, Home Ec onomics Education, Market ing Education, Industrial Arts Education, Pre vocational Edu cation, and Trade and Indus trial Education. Judges from outside the Robeson County area will evaluate the exhibits, and an award and ribbons will be presented based on the num ber of points each booth receives. - , I Hie 24 exhibit* will provide business, industry, and par lent* an opportunity to see ?bat ia taking place in the present day vocational educa tion classroom. Student repre sentative* will be present in each booth to explain the course that the exhibit repre sents. Everyone is encouraged to come by the mall to visit the students and the exhibits. For more information con tact: Mr. Wilbur Smith 79* 9717 or Ms. Nina Line berry 798-4991. Concerned Citizens for 1 Better Government to Meet Feb. 12 Hie Concerned GMsens for Better Government ia Robe son County will meet on Thursday, FWb. It at 7:90 ^?m. ^at^Tawneead^Mtddle . j i - GROWING UP IN ROBESON COUNTY > by Ronald Lourry EDITOR S NOTE: thit it a continuing tenet by Ronaltl Lowry of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Robeton County. Mr. Lowry recaUt "Growing Up fn Robeton County. " When I was growing up in Robeson County I cultivated the habit of eating bread with about ail the other food I consumed including Irish po (aloes and rice. Back them I knew very little about the relationship between calories and weight. The amount of calories we consumed didn't cause obesity around our house because we burned (hem as fast as we ingested them. I was slow to give up some of the eating habits I" acquired while growing up on a family farm in Robeson County. When I was intro duced to Chinese style cook ing in restaurants their fried rice dishes became by favorite Chinese food. The restaurant personnel would give me an odd look whan I ordered 4 rolls along with my rice. I finally learned to eat rice without bread, but still re quire a cup of ice for my milk to satisfy an old habit for ice cold milk. Before World War II and the convenience of electricity, almost daily trips were made to town to buy ice to cool our beverages includ ir.6 jiHx Chm ^caVus 'Ivd combination I put together to fill empty spaces in the stomach when there was insufficient food from other sources would probably appear to be as unappetizing to some people as collard biscuits were to me. When there were plenty of butter milk and oven baked corn bread around the kitchen, I would prepare myself a con coction by crumbling some oven warm conrnbread into one half glass of cold butter milk, and eat it with a spoon. Another odd combination dish consumed quit* often at our house occurred when we had homemade ice cream. We would consume a pound box of soda crackers by crumbling them over our ice cream. Some of the food which qualified as good sources to provide juices for "biscuit sopping" including home canned peaches, huckleber ries, preserved grape hulls, prunes, and molasses. We sopped up a lot of molasses with biscuits as a breakfast food. The molasses was cook ed down from sugar cane we grew on the farm. We started out planting a seed type sugar cane, and the molasses derived from this cane would tum to sugar. The ribbon cane variety turned out the best tasting molasses and it would not turn to sugar before we consumed iL We sopped our molasses with homemade biscuits until the aluminum wear ever cookery people -came to our house & showed imy Mama how to prepare and cook pancakes on some of their equipment.The door to door salesmen would come around towards the latter part of the tobacco selling season, because they knew the cash flow was at its peak in Robeson County at this time of the year. My dad was pretty good at getting a bargain on most of his purrha" ses from these people, but I have seen him "get took" a couple of times on milk transactions. When we got electricity out on the farm "fter Wfr TT major electrical appliances were a stove, refrigerator, deep freezer unit, and a washing machine. The freezers were very popu lar for many family farmers, because the quick freezing of farm produce was replacing home canning for preserving food for future consumption. My Ited went out shopping for the refrigerator, freezer and stove, but a door to door \ salesman sold him our first washing machine. I witnessed the washing machine selling technique in the mid forties during tobacco selling season. Ihe salesman brought a mid forties model Maytag washing machine out to our place to demonstrate. My Dad wasn't as eager to buy a washing machine as he was for the stove, refrigerator, and free zer He figured the wash hoard washpot method had served us welJ over the years ""d there was no good reason to buy another electric appli ance to run up the electric bill. TTie salesman demonstrated all the labor saving features of his machine in detail out on the screened back porch where we ate our mid day nieals during the summer, because it was too hot inside the house. His demonstration ran into our dinner hour, which was the mid-day meal for family farmers in Robeson County. Our beverage for this particular meal was going to be ice cold vanilla milk shake. We prepared our country style milk shakes by shaking up some crushed ice in with some cow delivered milk spiked with vanilla ex tract and sweetened up with some sugar. The washing machine salesman came up with a spur of the -moment idea by claiming his Maytag could shake up a delicious bucket of ice cold vanilla milk ?ihake. My Mama agreed for him to prepare our milk shake in the Maytag washing ma chine since it was a brand new one, just removed from the crate. She figured that it was o.k. to drink lemonade in a clean wash tub, there should be no harm in drinking milx shake made in a clean wash ing machine. The salesman poured about 3 gallons, of milk into the washer, added some crushed ice, vanilla extract, sugar, and turned on the wash cycle. I drank some milk shake that day which really measured up to its name. My Dad showed more interest in the milkshake making caper, primarily due to its unorthodox nature, but the salesman saw his chance to break through his defenses. He got permission to leave the Maytag washer a few days for my Mama to use in washing clothes, and it ended up as our next major electrical appliance. We never did make anymore milkshakes in the Maytag washing machine. Continued Next Week PEMBROKE KIWANIS Mr. Andy Augustine. Man ager of the Fayetteville office of Interstate Securities Com pany, spoke to the members of the weekly meeting held at the Town and Country Rest aurant. The speaker was presented by program chair man FYank Daughtry. Mr. Augustine taught courses in economics at PSU. He has his bachelor's and master's de grees in business administra tion from the University of North Carolina at-Chapel Hill. Mr. Augustine summarized ~ 1986 as a year of slow economic growth. The GNP rose 2.3%, low inflation rate with declining interests rates. The decline in oil prices was a major factor in the on going inflationary rate. How good 1986 was for investors depen ded on the stocks they owned. Leveraged buy outs, mergers, and acquisitions and the blue chip stocks of the Dow Jones Industrials were the leaders. There was a nine months consolidation as the Dow Jones gained only 4 %. This was very healthy for the market in spite of all the problems, no improvements in the deficits of the budget. 12 months of trade deficits, the Chernobyl nuclear disast er ute U.R jAUu k oh tidy a, the space shuttle tragedy, uncertainties of the new tax law. the Hoesky scandal, the Iranian arms crisis, all of these problems or in spite of them showed how well the stock market performed in a disinflationary environment. The economic outlook for 1987 is good with the follow ing projections 1. Gross National IVoduct: up 3 5% by the second half of the year. 2. Consumer Price Index; rising at 4% rate or less. 3. Unemployment: slight im provement but an ongoing dislocation of the work force. 4. Monetary policy: will be accomodative. 5. Short term and long term leans: interest rates changd very little. So 1987 will be a period of low inflation, slow growth and relatively low interest rates. President Henry Ward Oxendine welcomed charter ed member Doraey Lowery back into the club. Mr. Lowery has been a guidance counselor in Gaatonia for the past fourteen years and is now retired. Ktn Joknton TUSCARORA TRIBE OF N.C. Notive Am?f"c Non-Profit Organizolion Tilt carom Drum A Dance Group Perform at Mormon Church The Tuscarora Kau ta noh Society Sinners and Dancers performed Saturday, January 31 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Sainta at Rocky Mount, NC. Hie group was invited by Elder Johnson, a missionary for the church serving in the Rocky Mount area. Elder Johnson is a Navojo- Apache originally from Arizona, and a direct descendant of Geronimo. Hie Tuscarora group performed inter tribal dancing and singing such as male fancy dance, female fancy dance, trick dance, female traditional, crow hop. They also received audience participation in the round dance, two-step, rabbit dance and the snake dance. After the dancing part of their performance the group sat cross-legged on the stage and told Tuscarora legends concerning the creation of the earth, and other prophecies that the Tuscarora have passed down through the generations. Elder Johnson spoke of his tribe's legends and also of the things that his grandfather taught him as a boy. Hiey all talked about the similarity bf the legends that many many tribes have about a white man that came to America and taught the inhabitants here and that when Columbus and Cortex came to the shores of America the Indians bowed down to them thinking they were Great White gods, i Oder Johnson told the audience that they were welcome to ask questions of the group after the performance. Hie group was able to answer many questions about the Tuscaroras and' the Tuscarora Tribe of North Carolina (Robeson County). Participants in the performance were Timothy Jacobs, Vernon Blackhone, Mike Dunn. John Ossndine, Bryan Graham (drum). Daphne Dunn, Shannon (NUdd) Dunn, Aimee Dunn, Johnny Dunn, Amanda Dunn, (dancers) and Elder Johnson. You may contact the group at the Tuscarora Tribal Office, 739-1116, ask for Timothy Jacobs. by Chief Young Bear ISN'T THIS A Utautijid.n)ay.! EXPECT SOMETHING WONDERFUL TO HAPPEN ~ If To subscribe cui 521-2826 Tree Distribution re-scheduled due to weather The Robeson County Beau tificalion tree distribution scheduled for February 7, 1967, has been postponed until Saturday, March 7, 1967. Although some loca tions will distribute trees on March 5 and 6, most locations will operate during the mor ning of March 7. As the tree distribution date approaches, specific details on locations and times will be forwarded fe the media. According to Eddie L. Lock I ear, Extension agent, 4 H, the program had to be rescheduled due to severs weather conditions in Ten nessee, the location of the nursery from which the trees ere purchased. This year there haa been a severe winter stone with freestftf latkm of snow wd ice, and frown soil in the Thaws?? mi, HtciuM of tibooo corull the tree giveaway until Mar eh. Acconiing to the owner of the nurpeiy. conditions should be favorable for lifting and transporting seedlings at this time. This year county citisens were requested to register for the trees. There were seven locations in the county where people were requested to register prior to December 1, 1984. The Beautificaiton Council can only ensure those who registered and paid their $1 of receiving trees. Anyone who did not register cant ' contact one of the ana tree coordinators to ?ee if any additlqaai trees wflt be avail able. This year the council is offering two whttq dogwoods.
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