t ? stjh ^ ? 1 ~^"= "l H-JTHE CAROLINA INDIAN VOIl 1 "Building Communicative Bridges /c^ n ^^nnccruj mum 1 , pembroke-n c 25 cents ^ ,$/ THLTtSDAY. APRIL t3, 1987 J MARCHERS RALLY FOR JUSTICE * ?. Changes Demanded in County BYCONNEEBRA YBOY Many people of three races gathered on Monday, April 20, for a peacful Justice March. The march was held for many reasons according to the organizers, the Concerned Citizens for Better Government. Some of those reasons were: to end the mockery of coroners' inquests, to require thorough investigations using state and federal grand juries, to demand fair treatment and respect in the court. The marchers asked for quality law enforcement, more specifically to solve the unsolved murders; to stop the use of excessive force; to end major drug trafficking; to raise the level of education, training and pay of officers. Hie people, asked also for a Public Defender's Office in the district. People feel that a Public Defender's Office would counter the tyranny of the prosecutor's office; make sure the poor get a fair trial; and bring more independence & responsibility into the courts. John L Godwin, Chairman of Concerned Citizens for Better Government, stated that the first county wide March for Justice marked a new beginning for Robeson County. He spoke at the rally held at the Robeson County Courthouse after the 3-mile march from the Lumberton Fairgrounds to the Courthouse. He stated that the tri-racial coalition had grown twenty-fold since the first meeting in January where 156 people were in attendance. "Those looking on," he said, "saw more than 2500 Robesonians united for one cause. They saw determination. They saw a commitment for change in the judicial system in our country. Onlookers saw more than one percent of the county's population demanding to be treated as first-class citizens." Many speakers addressed the crowd after the march. Although it was hot and people were obviously tired, they stayed and remained enthusiastic over the speeches. Among the speakers was Skeet Cummings, brother of Jimmy Earl Cummings who was shot and killed by Kevin Stone, son of Sheriff Hubert Stone; Ms. Linda Cromartie. sister of Joyce Sinclair whose murder in St Pauls remains unsolved; Felicia Locklear, sister of Kenneth Shod Bullard, whose murder remains unsolved. Many dynamic speakers were heard. Among them were Herbert Locklear. uncle of Jimmy Earl Cummings; Dr. Joy Johnson. Presdient of the Robeson County Black Caucus ant Pastor of First Baptist Church in Fairmont. Dr. Johnson* responded to a local letter from the Robeson County NAACP advising Blacks not to participate in the march. Hie letter stated that the NAACP would not take responsibility for the effort, if the Blacks chose to march, "Go tell that Judas..." said Dr. Johnson, "go tell that traitor...Go tell the man that the NAACP has never been responsible for me..."; Rev. Bob Mangum, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Rural Advancement Fund, Friend in Court Program; Rev. Franklin Reeves, National Director of Operatioln Help; and Leon White, United Church of Christ. Rev. white stated: "I didn't come here to preach... But I'm going to tell you what the problem is in Robeson County. The problem is Joe Freeman Britt...Get rid of Joe Freeman Britt... What we want is justice. What Hubert Stone needs to do is arrest his son, Kevin Stone, for the murder of Jimmy Earl Cummings. Joe Freeman Britt should try Kevin Stone for first degree murder." And Rev. White continued, "Let Joe Freeman Britt pick a jury of his (Stone's) peers. Give us five Blacks, six Indians and one white on the jury. And let Joe FVeeman Britt expound to the jury how Jimmy Earl Cummings laid in that ditch for five minutes gasping for breath before life left his body...Let Joe FVeeman Britt ask this unbiased jury to try and hold their breath for five minutes to get a feel of how Jimmy Earl Cummings, the victim felt." Many interesting signs were seen during the march and the rally...Much enthusiasm was shown and people left afterwards more determined than ever to bring about change in the Robeson County Judicial System. Fleetwood Homes Completes Upgrading of Facilities Local businessmen are t ho urn touring the newly expanded facilities of tleetunoa Despite the feet that the manufactured housing indus try nationwide has suffered its worst year since 1980, Fleet wood Homes of North Caro lina appears to.be healthy and has now completed an upgra ding of their production facil ity in Pembroke. NC Recently, Gregory Cum mings, President of the Pern broke tJnamDer ox commerce; Mr. Hunter Pbole, Director of the Robeson County Industri al Commission; Mr. James Hardin, Executive Director of Lumbee Regional Develop- | ment Association; Mayor | i Milton Hunt and McDuffie I Cummings, Town Manager of Pembroke; and other com munity businessmen, toured I the newly expanded Fleet wood facility in Pembroke. According to the plant's General Manager, Mike Kelley, a strong preference for larger manufactured homes has developed in the Carolines and Virginia during the past three years. "Before the remodeling," Kelley stated, "we were limited to producing 70 foot long structures. Now, with all sf this added space and new equipment, Pembroke can :ompete in the 76 and 80 foot housing markets," he said. The parent company. Fleet wood Enterprises, Inc. is the ration's largest housing sup plier, and is ranked 260th unong the Fortune 500 com panies and was named by Fortune as the most admired company in its industry. Fleet wood purchased the Pembro ke plant, which is situated on 10 acres outside of city limits, in August of 1982. Since that time, the economics of the city and surrounding county have benefitted greatly from its presence. Wage earner in come from jobs created by the giant manufacturer and the purchasing power of the com pany support local businesses and industry to the tune of almost 15 million annually. "We run two shifts," Kell ey told reporters, "and em ploy close to 260 hourly workers. During the past year we have produced 2600 horn es." The Fleetwood homes built in Pembroke are shipped to retail dealers and com munity developers throughout a 10 state area in the. mid Atlantic region. Andrew Ransom Retiring From PSU After kO Y$ars k.J J 1 HE i...4 ?i 4?. 1_4 ANDREW RANSOM... A??ociat? prof* nor of pkytical teiene* at PSU rttiring afttr AO ytan of teaching for tk* itaU. Andrew Ransom has' spent many an hour in scionco laboratories, but after 40 yean of teaching for the State of North Carolina, he is retiring with Pembroke State University'! commencement May 9. Of theee 40 yean, 81 of them have been at PSU instructing in the Physical Science Department The previous nine were . teaching at Fairgrove High School in the Robeson County Sehoel System when he taught ehemistry. mathematics and gem ml science from 1947-88. . Ransom, aa associate professor'at PSU, is 70 yean old. He iiau v-unaiucicu >vui iai w, uui wneii uic manuaiory age was extended to 70, he said, "Why not continue? I like what T m doing." Even after retiring, he said he wouldn't mind teaching part time. "It has been a wonderful 32 years at Pembroke 9Ute," he reflected. "I"ve enjoyed every minute of it I don't know of anything that could happen to me that could be any better than this." On Wednesday a reception in Ransom's honor was held at PSLTs Performing Arts Center. In 1982, Ransom's wife, ?hna, who flfcd taught in the PSU Music Department, also had retired. "However, ahe taught part-time here in the fall of *85," smiled Ransom. A native of Pembroke, Ransom and his wife now reside near Rowland, about one mile from the residence of the late Chancellor English E. Joint. "Dr. Jones and I joined the PSU faculty in the same year, 1968. We both taught in Locklear .Hall, which housed the agriculture and mathematics departments as well aa science. In '67, Loddear Hall became the Education Building. & now houses ail" Ransom spoke of the 188 students who were enrolled at PSU in his first year at PSU. "We had only 13 or U faculty members. The only one remaining from that group after I retire will be James Ebert of the Biology Department" Ransom enjoyed talking about some of hii former students--people like Puntall Swett, superintendent of Robeson County 8choois; Tommy SuaH, PSU director of special services; Dr. Gilbert Sampson, chairman of the PSU Mathematics and Computer Science Department; Dr. ?Mtoa Brooks, PSU director of Institutional Rssearch; and Jot McGirt, associate professor of biology. % * For mom news on Ransom's hdftb incut and Jfrmbreha State IMwereftpyec Gene Warren's r shim a en J^pe $. Kelvin Sampson Becomes Head Basketball Coach at Washington State University Washington State University head basketball coach, Kelvin Sampson. BY GENE WARREN Speaking by phone from Pullman, Wash., Kelvin Sampson sounded like his same old self warm, polite, friendly, affable. But his station in life had changed dramatically at a press conference there on April 10. The 31-year-old Sampson, a '78 rum laude graduate of Pembroke State University where he had been a varsity athlete in both baseball and basketball, had been named head basketball coach at Washington State University, an NCAA Division 1 school of over 16,000 students. He had been moved up from an assistant's position for two years when his boss had taken the head basketball coaching job at the University of Nevada at Reno two weeks earlier. "This is a tremendous opportunity," said Sampson, the son of PSU Athletic Hall of Fame great John W. (Ned) Sampson and Eva Sampson, PSU nurse supervisor. "It is the kind of things Tve been looking for. I've been very lucky. I've been at the right place at the right time." Sampson inherits a team which during his assistantship has had records of 1018 and 15-16, but among their victims have been UCLA and Wake F'orest. His salary--counting base salary, the school's summer basketball camp (which Sampson says is the largest in the northwestern part of the nation), TV-radio show, and endorsements from Converse- will run over $80,000. He will have a staff of two full-time assistants, one part time assistant, two graduate student assistants and a secretary. After the press conference April 10, Sampson and his wife, the former Karen Lowry, were flown to different parts of the state to meet other press people. Washington State University used one of its two private jets for this purpose. Accompanying them were members of his staff. One of his staff members is Chip Motta, the son of Coach Dick Motta of the Dallas Mavericks. Washington State University has a 13,000 seat arena "right on the campus," said Sampson. He also spoke of the thrill of taking his team to places like Pauley Pavilion where UCIA plays. *_ it. _i Lt :J L. f.iL ??t. ill Uie glow ui nis success, lit; paiu inuuie ut ma idiner iwr ? the good basketball background he provided me." "You have to remember that I played for my dad in high school- and I've been around basketball forever." Sampson was recruited to Pembroke State by Iacey Gane. played one year for him, and three years under Joe Gallagher, now an assistant coach at Boston College. "The coaching philosophies of my dad and Coach Gane were very similar," said Sampson. "Coach Gallagher called me to congratulate me. I had seen him in New Orleans during the NCAA Tournament." Sampson said on a previous trip to Kansas City when he was head basketball coach and athletic director at Montana Tech College. Coach Gane. Dr. Howard Dean (chairman of the PSU Athletic Committee), and he had met at a hotel andgone out to dinner together. Sampson was a head coach at the youthful age of 25 at Montana Tech College. His team there the first year was 7-20, but then it improved to 22-9, 22-9. and 22-7. His club lost in the district finals twice, once by a point on the road. But its success led to the assistant job at Washington State -and now to the head coaching position. "I hope to do well here and eventually get closer to home," ?aid Sampson.' He wanted to reflect about the folks at home in Pembroke before concluding his telephone conversation. *T ve tried to Uhe advantage of my opportunities, but I want to especially Uueik my mother and father," he said. "They have been such a big influence on my life, always wanting me to do the right thing. They have given me the values to live by." He also spoke of his love for the community of IVmbrohe. "My heaH and my loyalties are still in the community of Bsaabreke," he said. "Wherever I go, I tell people I'm a Lumbee Indian. IVople always comment that is the most interesting thing and want to know more about the Lumbees." When will ho be home again? "I really don't know," Sampson replied. 'Til have to check my calendar. I know I wfli have to be in Atlanta in eariy July ao I would Hhe to tie that in with a trip home July 4 for the Lumbee Homfcofning " ^Better now, be k enjoyinghlsaew rototnHfe. "tb me. it is QZ#' ? STRIKE A T THE WIND A t m/TJONS PtANNED Strike at the Wind is looking for a few Rood actors, dancers and technicians. Auditions for the outdoor drama will be held Friday. April 24, 1987 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Pembroke State University and on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Moore Hall Auditorium at PSU. Auditions will also be held on Sunday. April 26 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Carolina Civic Center in Lumberton. Technicians are asked to bring resumes, pictures and portfolios where applicable. Positions an* available for production stage manager, technical director, choreographer, costume designer, lighting and sound technicians, and armorer. Be a part of an exciting experience in outdoor theater. Plan ahead to attend one of the auditions. If you can't attend, be sure to send a resume and picture so you may be considered for the 1987 cast of Strike at the Wind. BENEFIT SINGING PIANNED Temple Baptist Church, Hwy 211, South of Raeford, will sponsor a benefit sing on April 25, 1987 at 7 p.m. Featured singers will be Sis. Pink Barton, New Bethel Singers. St. Mary's Choir, the Jacbos Family. The Traveling Kchoes, Sister Clare Belle, the Creek I toad Church Choir, the Gospel tabernacle Trio, the Raeford Trio, the Zion Young Adults and the I) & I.Gospel Singers. Pastor of Temple Rev. Klias Rogers. Proceeds raised at the singing will be used to defray medical expenses for Shahara Gales, 8 years old, of Wagram, and Kenneth Brayboy, 20 years okl, of Pembroke. Both of them suffer from kidney failure and are on dialysis three limes a week. Gales also suffers front Asthma and Braybov has high blood pressure. Any contributions for this event may be sent to ftoute 1 Box 489, Red Springs, NC 28.177. The public is invited to attend. A7.H' GA MLS /- KS771VI/. A TPS!' A PHIL 27 The fourth annual New Games Festival will he held Monday, April 27, 1987 from 2 I p.m. at the Pembroke State University soccer field. There will he activities for everyone. The public is invited to atumd. FRIENDS OF DIE ROBESON COINTY PVRIM UBRARY IX) MEET APRIL 27 The annual meeting of the Friends of the Robeson County Public library will be held on April 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Osterneck Auditorium at the library. Flection of directors of the Friends will take place at this meeting. The public is invited to attend. SLVC SPONSORS LX)R) M ON WOMEN A HIE I A W Zeta Amicae of Iumherton and lumber River Legal Services, Inc. will sponsor a Forum on Women and the law at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 19H7 at the Robeson County Public library. Information on domestic law and domestic violence, housing, consumer and employment law, public benefits and social security law will be provided. Discussion and questions will follow. Scheduled presenters include Judge Adelaide Rehan, Attorneys T. Diane Phillips, Kay B. House and Robbie N. Redding, and Paralegals Alice Mclean Melvin and Francine Chavis. A discussion of the services and resources provided by the Southeastern Family Violence Center will be presented by Carolyn Rishop Mcleod. ?? Registration is free. All interested persons are invited to come. The Forum is co sponsored by the Southeastern Family Violence Center, Robeson County Association of Working Women and lumbee Regional Development Association. 1TJAM0N CORPORATION 70 RELOCATE LOCA L OFFICE Telamon Corporation's Pembroke office an noun* ed recently that it will be closing on April 30, 1987 and will relocate to Iiimberton, N.C. The new office in liimberton will open for business on May 1, 1987 and will be located at 204 North Chestnut Street in the liimberton Downtown Plaza which is across from the Robeson County Public library. The Iumherton office will assume resionsibility for provding employment and training opportune.es in Robeson - and Hoke County and will assist the Rockingham office in serving Scotland County. A new office in Whiu-ville. N.C. will serve Brunswick. Columbus and New Hanover counties. Telamon Corporation Ls a private, non profit corporation funded through the Job Training Partnershin Act to assist farmworkers in securing full-lime employment with local business and industry. By providing job training opportunities supported by testing, counseling, job development, referral, placement, follow-up, and supportive services, farmworkers are given the skills to become more competitive in the local labor market. Telamon Corporation began in North Carolina in 1966, and has grown to become a multifaceted employment and training