Newspapers / The Carolina Indian Voice … / Aug. 4, 1988, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Carolina Indian Voice (Pembroke, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
H^l XEUE C2SR<DC,X3StlS. X3SB^XJN^WXtiC % ! I "Building Communicative Bridges ! * ^ pembroke, n.c. In A Cri-Bacial getting" robeson county m"**" thm^n^rrzrl^ MATCHER S JACOBS TRIAL DELATED UNTIL SERTEMBER 19 by Cormee Bmyboy Hie trial of two Tuscarora Indians charged with hostage-taking was delayed on Monday by U.S. District / Court Judge Terrence Boyle. On Friday afternoon Judge Boyle had denied a motion by William Kunts ier, attorney for Eddie Hatcher, for a continuance. Kuntsler had asked for a continuance because he was in -?ourt in New York. On Monday, Judge Boyle granted a continuance because Hatcher's local attorneys Horace Lock)ear and Barry Nakell said they could not go to trial without Kuntsler. They stated that Kuntsler was the lead attorney and they were there to assist only. On Friday afternoon. Hatcher fired Horace Locklear, the Indian attorney from Lumberton, who has served as a V,member of the defense team from the beginning. During court on (Monday, Hatcher told the judge that he dismissed Locklear because "Mr. Locklear is a Lumbee and I am a Tuscarora. There is a conflict of interest. I do not wish to be tried under the Lumbee Bill." Boyle granted Locklear's motion to be withdrawn from the case. Hie trial, acconling to Boyle, will not be held before September 19, that is the expected date for the end of the trial Kuntsler's involved in New York. Barry Nakell, a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was making a limited appearance on Monday for Hatcher. He said that he was not prepared to go to trial without Kuntsler. Boyle was very insistent that the case will be tried at the new date whether Kuntsler is available or not Hatcher is facing trial along with Timothy Jacobs. Jacobs is represen ted by the Christie Institute South, Carboiro, NC. Hie two are charged with holding as many as 20 people hostage for up to 10 hours while armed with sawed-off shotguns. They have stated that their'act was an act of necessity and they felt their lives were in danger because of information they had on drug traffic king in Robeson County. The Febru ary 1 incident called national atten tion to allegations of drug trafficking and corrpution among elected offici als in Robeson County. Both Hatcher and Jacobs were happy about the delay. Jacobs stated that he felt that the Indian people of Robeson County are depending on He and Hatcher to bring about some changes in Robeson County. Hatcher, in explaining his dis missal of Locklear stated that it had nothing to with Locklear personally. "I just cannot be tried under the Lumbee Act," he said. Hie Lumbee Bill is a state bill that recognizes the Indians of Robeson County as Lumbees, but specifically denies them the benefits granted to other Indian tribes. TjTJM.T3EE BTT^JL. ZA/5T/?OZ3t/CACC TIV TO U.S. SENATE Senator Terry Sanford, D-NC, has introduced* bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina. The bill is similar to the one sponsored by Rep. Chariie Rose in the House. Sen. Sanford said that Indians leaders first asked Congress for federal recognition 100 years ago. He said he felt that it was necessay to circumvent the usual road to federal recognition with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He said that BIA approval could take 10 years and cost $150,000. His bill would be faster and less expensive. The bill autho rizes Congress to make financial appropriations for the Lumbee Indi ans, but it does not establish a reservation for them. Smithsonian Institute Photograph I dentif led : A.S. Lock I ear Hie Indian man whose photograph was found in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. He was identified by his son, Rev. A. A. Lockee of Fort Worth, Texas. Re portedly, when Rev. Lockee picked up the Carolina Indian Voice, he said, "Lord, there's Pa." His father is Aaren Spencer Locklear, also known as A.S. Locklear and Am Locklear. Much information is avail able about the work of A.S. Locklear relative to helping his Indian people in Robeson County. Any information that you may have about his early work would be appreciated. It is expected that the Carolina Indian Voice will feature A.S. Locklear's contributions to his people in an upcoming issue later this month. Pe tz J. tz on tsfjzr is Fail To Appear Atz rown Coulj-xc J. JL mg&tz J^ncf Although the presentation of a petition seeking the removal of J.C. TTiomas from the Pembroke Town Council was on the agenda, no one appeared to speak to the issue. Hiomas is charged with over 100 counts of insurance fraud. While the charge ia a felony, there is no way for the town council to force Thomas' resignation from his position, unless he is convicted of a felony. While no one was there to speak to the issue, the petition seeking Thomas' remo val continues to circulate in the community. L/ndorgrz-aduata Aogrlstratlon Set August 2-3 ?* t JP SU room 222 of the Educational Center. Freahmen who attend the second P8U Freshman Orientation August 21-23 will register from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 23 in the Jones Physical Education Center. Last fall a record 2,845 students attended PSU. Of those, 2,281 were undergraduate studenta and 414 were graduate studenta. That waa a 6.8 percent incieaae lit enrollment over the previous year. PSU has approximately 40 percent more freshmen than last year applying to attend school, according to the PSU Admissions Office. ? Undergraduate registration for the tall semester at IVmbroke Stato University will be held Wednesday. August 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Jones Hiysical Education Center for all sophomores, juniors and seniors. Undergraduate classes be gin August 26. Registration for both evening classes and the PSU graduate program will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 25, followed by the first class meetings that same day. The evening classes will register b Sampson Hall,' while the graduate program students will register in LOCKLEAR FAMILY REUNION PLANNED On Saturday, August 13, the Loddear family rsunion wflbsMd. Hm Preston Loddear family reunion will bs held at Preston Gospel Chapel beginning at 11:30 a.a. All descendants of Zaehariah, father at Preston Leddoar, are invited to attend. Participants are asked to bring a y covered dish. For mom information, call 331 MM or Ml 4107. - , . , ' 1 A REVI EW OE ??STRIKE AT THE WIND!" BY STANLEY KNICK Every year for a brief period, shorter actually than summer itself, the drama of history comes alive in Robeson County. The lights come up, the music plays, the players appear on stage to give their lines and songs. And again this year the drama unfolds. Within the play there are many historical truths, much laughter, and not a few tears. The players act their parts extremely well. They send their feelings through the audience in such a way that few escape the inevitable conclusions of the -tale: that all men are equal; that all men want to be free; that all men have both love and hate inside them. But mostly there is the power of the story. That power comes from the burning flame within the play, the players, and us all. It is the flame of Henry Berry Lowrie and Rhoda Strong, of course. But it is also the flame of Shoemaker John and George Applewhite. It is the flame of Hector McCoid and Dolly King; but it is also the flame of Allen and William Lowrie. That flame has always burned. It is the flame of the Indian people who lived on this very land 10,000 years before Columbus. But it is also the flame of English settlers who came with John White to the New World 400 years ago. It is also the flame of African men and women who survived slave ships and sla very. It is the flame of every person who ever dreamed of freedom, every person who ever loved another, every person who ever saw wrong and wanted to right it But it is also the flame of today. It is the flame of all people of good will-all who champion Equality and Justice. This is an enormous task-an enormous flame made of many flames-which comes forth in the hands of just a few. The cast and crew of "Strike at the Wind" move, sing, speak, dance as one, holding high the flame. They deserve our support and praise. STmKEaUbewmm COMMU M I TY CALENDA R Die N.C. Indian Cultural Center, along with "Strike at the Wind," announces a summer calendar of events. Each Community Night will be preceded by a mini pow wow. Die pow wows will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 7:45 p.m. In addition to the mini pow wows, there will hr a series of one-act plays presented by the Pembroke Youth Dieatre Group. Die winner of each Community Night will be announced the following week in The Carolina Indian Voice. Every one is invited to join in these activities. Hi is week's Community Night will be Saturday, August 6. Hiis has been designated "Church Night." All area cUurehes are urged to participate and help support "Strike at the Wind." The mini pow wow will be conduc ted by the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe and the Kau-Ta-Nah Dance Society. DR . BRUCE IV . MAJDDOX NAMED DIRECTOR OE RSU ECONOMIC DE \SEI OEM EN T OEEICE Dr. Bruce W. Mattox, who has served since 1986 as professor and chairman of the Division of Business and Economics at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., has been named the director df Pem broke State University's Economic Development Office. He wfll also be a professor in the PSU Department of Business Ad ministration and Economics. Chancellor Paul Givens of PSU, who is also president of the Robeson County Committee of 100 which is seeking to recruit new industry for the county, said of the addition of Mattox: ' "Die Economic Develop ment Office is tremendously import ant to our area,* and we are vary pleased to have Dr. Mattox Join us. He is exceptionally well qualified to direct a program of this stature." Mattox, 40, fills the director's position that Dr. Joseph Sandlin has been assigned In an acting capacity since last October. Sandlin is distin guished executive in residence at PSU and co-chairman with John Nicholson, general manager of Beflt in Lumberton, of PSU's $2 million "New Horiaons Giving Campaign" through 1990. Sandlin has been responsible since the inception of the office of organising it and hiring staff people. He also oversaw the renovation and furnishing of the suite for the loo?ic Development Office in PSU's historic OM Main hnfldtog. 1 was also through Ssndlin's loader ship that Mattox waa hired. Commenting ao Mattox'a appoint, moot. SandUn said: "Of all the S; " .?. ?" ? 1'itoa to1 ad - resumes we checked, Dr. Mattox's resume was by far the best We called seven or eight people in reference to Dr. Mattox, and every one praised him highly. We are extremely pleased that he is taking the job. "Dr. Mattox has had a wide range of working experience, has headed the Business and Economics Division of Carson-Newman College, has a Ph.D. in agricultural economics, and did a great job with the Sea Grant Consortium in Mississippi. He is comfortable with industry, mixes well, and is ideally suited for the southeastern North Carolina eco nomy. "He will hire the remainder of the staff of the Economic Development Office and will also do some teaching. "I will devote my efforts now to helping to raise the remainder of the $2 million goal in PSlTs three-year 'New Horisons Giving Campaign', " said Sandlin," and will continue working with oar University's Chan cellors Scholars." Mattox says he is greatly antici pating his "future service to Pem broke State University and the people in its development area." Mattox earned his B.8. from the University of Tennessee in the area of business administration with a major in transportation. He received his Ph.D. from Oregon State Unfver sity fn the area of agricultural economics, majoring in resource economics. Prior to going to Canon-Newman College, he was at foreum College In FWrrom, Va? from 1977-86, serving in such positions as assistant to the president, assistant to the vice president for development, chairman of the Division of Business and Public Services, coordinator of the Small Business Enterprise Program and associate professor of economics and business. IBs other positions were with the j Mississippi Alabama Boa Grant Con sortium at Ocean Springs, Miss., from 1974-7?, the Virginia Institute el Marfan Science at Gloucester Mat, Vs., fauna 1971-78, and the University of Rhode bland from 1979-71. anrehMiachrfod hslig b"trssapre tatioo management with the Ford Motor Co. la Mamphia. Tean., public (?tadoM and advertising with Jamee FWter and Associate! of Vancouver, Waah.. marketing and aalea with the SM Company of St. Paul, Mhut.. wd real aetata appniaai aadaSae with Mattox Bhitaijulaae la Fomim, Va. Matte la married aad tha iathar at foe children. AREA HIGH SCHOOI ATHIETES ?r '? t i f -4 | HARTICIHATE IN STUDENT ATHIETIC SUMMER INSTITUTE AT PEMBROKE STATE Twenty-two junior and senior athletes in seven of the counties suirounding Pembroke 9tate Univer sity recently took part in a week-long Student Athletic Summer Institute at PSU in which they sought to be better role models. The athletes particularly focused on dealing with drug and alcohol abuse. Various speakers were brought in to address them as they concentrated on ways to develop student leader ship at the high school level. Coordinating the program was Alphonzo McRae, a '74 PSU grad uate who is a supervisor for Robeson County Schools, which submitted a grant for the project "We sought to develop strategies that can be implemented at the various high schools," said McRae. "We foucused on these problems of drug and alcohol abuse plus other problems relating to academics and building better skills." McRae said the high school athletes were invited because "ath letes are good role models with whom students can identify." Tb help in their campaign against drug and alcohol abuse, the student leaders were videotaped by WPCT TV in Lumber Bridge for public service announcements. Working with the students on this project was Beth Yow, news commentator of WPCT-TV. The students also participated in some fitness tests at PSU, Including: ?ha -QOtVysrd we, y>-yyrd dash, standing long jump, jitups, shuttle run, pullups and a "flex arm hang" for the girls. They each received a fitness report card. High school students participating and their schools were: Maranda Bool ware, E. EL Smith of Fayette ville; Shawn Bridges. West Robesoo; Terry Brown, Bed' Springs; Line Butler, Pine Forest of Fayetteville; Karen Carlyle, Red Springs; Kelly Clarice, Lee High of Sanford; Brad Currie, St. Pauls; Willie Douglas, South Robeson; Mario Hlerbe, West Montgomery; Maurice George, Or rum; Tashennia Gerald. Orrum; Edward Gerard, St. Pauls; Tonya Glover, Westover of Fayetteville; Joe Gonzales, EL E. Smith of Fayette ville; Jeremy Hall, Union Pines of Southern Pines; Dedie Johnson, Richmond High of Rockingham; Derrick Joy, Hoke County High of Raeford; David Kightlinger, lee High of Sanford; Natalie Maffisi^ Pine Forest of Fayetteville; Delanoi1" McKinnon, St. Pauls; Catherine J Rogers, Union Pines of Southern Pines; and Nikki Tedder, West Montgomery. Brought in to speak to the students were: Herbert Richardson, district court judge of Lumberton; John Wawrzyniak, sports medicine coordi nator at the lifestyle Fitness Center in Lumberton; Gary Porter, Fayette ville Police Department; Gilbert McGregor, academic counselor, Wake Forest University; Susan Bartz Cumberland Hospital, Fayetteville; Dr. Michael Early, Pembroke Medi cal Clinic, Pembroke; Dr. George Krolick, Cumberland Hospital, Fa yetteville; Jerry Miller, Robeson Professional Counseling. Lumberton; /am Baaiwa .Bwmi fix-' ??-? Public Instruction, Raleigh; James Rochelle, Youth Advocacy and In volvement Office, Raleigh; and Dr. Lee Monroe, Office of the Governor, Raleigh. OUTDOOR GOSPEL SINGING PLANNED An outdoor gospel singing will be held at Pinelake Park, Pembroke on Saturday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m. There will be no admission. 1 Participating groups will be the original D & L's, Willard's Chapel Singers, Antioch Youlh Choir, Sister Ida Rae and the l)ial Sisters. For more Information call Kenneth Chnvis at 521 2282. LRDA TO CONDUCT ELECTION FOR N.C. COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc. will condur an OPEN ELECTION on September 1, 1988 to nominate a member to serve on the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs Board of Directors for a three (3) year term. Mr. Clinton TTmtnas. Jr., a resident of Pembroke, N.C. currently serves in that capacity. The following election sites have been established and will open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. 1) Pembroke Junior High School at Pembroke I & II precincts. 2) Oxendine Elementary School at Maxton precincts. 81 Prospect Junior High School at Smith, Philadefphus precincts. Hie following CriUria For Voting has been established concerning Voter Registration: 1. Must be Indian 2. Most be 18 years or older 8. Must reside in the above districts. Anyone Interested in running as a Candidate should declare their can didacy no later than August 22, 1988 at the Executive Director's Otficv with Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc. (919) 821 8802. JOIN US AT "STRIKE AT THE WIND!" THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3 Harvey Godwin ^**H*nryBerry^>wrie
The Carolina Indian Voice (Pembroke, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 4, 1988, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75