WHAT NEXT??*!
Jim Bakker's fraud and con- '
spiracy trial in a Charlotte U.S. I
District Court might be on hold 1
for awhile. As you probably I
know, ol' Jim got pretty upset
during his trial last week and he
was led away, obviously
distraught. He is now at the
Federal Correctional Institute in
Butner, NC foran evaluation to
see if he is fit to stand trial. It is a
shame we don't evaluate people
before we allow them to get on
television and beg for money.
Seems we always close the barn
door after the horse has escaped
and damaged our neighbor's pro- >1
perty, but that's another story.
One psychiatrist said Bakker
had lost touch with reality; a
university professor said, "here's
a man who most of the time lives
in a fantasy world that he and his
wife and his close associates have
created." Several of those "pro
fessional" people feel Jim Bak
ker 'just reached the breaking
point' and is unable to
distinguish reality from fantasy.
Speculation has not been
limited to "professionals;" us
common folk also have an
opinioon and from what we have
heard, many seem to feel that ol'
Jim is playing possum (possums 1
know the fetal position too).
Some have pointed out that if j
Jim is crazy, his is crazy like a
fox. They said he still possesses
enough sense to his handcuffs I
with his jacket when he is in 1
public. You see, Jim always was J
one to worry about his public im- 1
age and he surely doesn't want
people seeing him wearing hand- 1
cuffs, so as this line of reasoning <
(?) goes, that should prove Jim is 2
not that crazy. f
Jim was just another flashy 1
media-religious star who, in our 5
opinion, possibly began by pray- '
ing for and then somehow started 3
preying on people who were in c
need. Jimmy is now facing the
harash reality of being caught up e
in a web?what's cracking up s
Jimmy is it's a web he wove (Oh, e
what a tangled web r
weave....when first we practice to ?'
Hprpivp \ i n
We have heard some people *
say they feel sorry for Jim Bakker r
and some even suggest he should s
be remembered in prayer. We I
agree he stands in need of prayer. <
But in our opinion, Jm Bakker >
got himself in this sorry mess t
because he made a mockery of 1
religion. He preyed and he preyed t
and he preyed. He placed his t
welfare above that of his 1
fellowman and has been accused
of using other people's money to <
support his welfare while making
promises he had no intention of '
keeping. He should have known I
the American public and the '
media can be and usually is hard i
on those who fall. .... I
What ,
Jim misjudged is that the
American public is doubly hard
on those who profess Christianity
and seem to forget the teachings
of Christ. Jim had the opportuni
ty to do good things for people,
but he chose to help himself first
and somehow when such a choice
is made, the road is downhill
them?Jim has rolled a long,
long way!
Yes, we'll oray for Jim Baker.
We'll pray he is sane enough to
stand trial, sane enough to
remember all the people he hurt,
sane enough to face the harsh
reality of being in the position to
really help his fellowman and
knowing he turned his back on
them. Jim, was that air
conditioned dog house really
worth your trip to Burner, NC?
We hope you have fond
memories because your future
might be surrounded by an
assortment of steel and concrete.
Jim, we will be watching you
and wondering what the future
will bring. We really wonder
what will happen if you are found
guilty and sent to jail. You see,
Jim, we've seen many hardened
criminals face the jury and go to
jail and them wham-o-bam-o,
that criminal grabbed a Bible and
became a changed man....looks
good to the parole
commission...We know this hap
pens sometimes...We wonder
what will happen in your case?
you already had a Bible under
your arm!
And, Jim, please make us one
promise. Regardless of how
things turn our, please, please
don't write one of them confes
sion books. Read St. Augustine's
CONFESSIONS, develop a littly
humility, and don't be so self
serving.
There has been a great deal of
unwanted attention focused on
N.C. State University's basket
ball program and academics the
past could of months as the result
of a book some say is more fic
tiion than truth. If nothing else,
these events illustrate that even a
speck of truth can often focus at
tention and bring much needed
reform if someone is willing to
come forward. We wonder if the
citizens of Robeson County got
the message?
In the past few months, our
county commisioners have blam
ed higher taxes on school merger,
the need for a new county jail,
and anythign else they figured the
noting public would believe.
None has had the courage to
place the blame where it belongs;
an the lack of leadership, the ac
ions of previous commissioners
tnd on themselves.
Robeson County maintained
Ive separate school systems for
)ne reason rfnd one reason
done... racism! Whites easily
:ontrolled the St. Pauls, Red Spr
ngs, Lumberton and Fairmont
ystems. They wanted to insure
his control and so they fought
ind continue to fight the merger
if Robeson County's schools.
County Commissioners were
lected to foster and maintain the
eparate school systems and none
ver strayed from this assign-'
nent. Rather than provide
eadership and foresight, these
len chose to remain in power,
'ower is seductive and these old
nen enjoyed the seduction. Dcci
ions.were made on the basis of
xditics, not on the basis of fact
ind or need. Expediency was the
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TaltllnWI U aiiu niiaivvvi Iivipvu
hese individuals build a power
jase, then that was what guided
hier deeisions. And don't forget,
nany helped them in their ef
forts.
As a result of years and years
of negleet and lack of leadership,
Robeson County is now going tofc
have to pay rije piper' in the
Form of higher taxes, just look at
former and some current com
missioners. And before you begin
pointing the finger, just sit back
and reci'l where you were and
what you were doning when all
these "dc-ixions" were being
made.
We, you ai d me, are the blame
for higher axes...and folks,
that's the long md short of it!
***************
Well, ol' Pete Rose was banned
from baseball for life as a part of
a bargain he made with the com
missioner of baseball. Pete still
insists he did nothing
wrong?(yeah suyre. and the
Pope is not Catholic). He still
says he didn't bet on
baseball...he didn't bet on his
own team. And, so with this
agreement, Pete will now have to
wait one year and then petition to
be reinstated.
The FBI decided it wasn't go
ing to continue investigating
Pete. After all, the FBI said it
didn't investigate one individual
gambler?in other words, they
had bigger fish to fry! But Pets
still faces the possibility ol
charges from a grand jury which
is looking into his taxes and
reported gambling activities.
Pete Rose was a hero to many
people, both young and old. The
charges yet to be faced might in
sure Pete pulls a little time in a
dug-out with bars. We veel that is
where Pete belongs. And to us, it
? would be somehow fitting if Pete
Rose and Jim Bakker wind up
^ sharing the same cell. After all,
" both appear to be high rollers and
Mboth seem to enjoy fantasy
worlds. And who knows, with
time Jim could teach Pete to prey
and Pete could teach Jim to slide
-we are talking about Pete's
head first slide now, not back
sliding!
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Eddie Hatcher was arrainged
in Robeson County Superior
Court on Tuesday. Through all
the mockery of the so-called
Robeson County justice, we
beleive that he pleaded not guilty
to fourteen counts of kidnapp
ing. We are amazed and amused
by all the idiocy we saw... We will
expound in depth next week on
that issue...Reports are that
more than a dozen uniformed of
ficers were in court and our in
famous sheriff also.... Where was
this representation of justice last
week when there was $1.2 million
worth of marijuana found grow
ing in our county. The sheriff's
department said they did not
have the manpower to find out
who the "grass" belonged
to....But they apparently have
the "manpower" to try and in
timidate the judge, the district at
torney, and the entire judicial
system with their presence...The
smirk on the sheriff's face was
worth seeing And we
wondered during that judicial
(sic) proceeding....who was sell
ing the peanuts, popcorn and
coke...any circus certainly should
have refreshments
available...Hopefully, the up
coming election will give our
message to Hubert Stone...
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RANTIN' 'N RAVIN'?I
Folk stopping and smelling the "Rose" ?
by uarry Lewis Barton
Everybody, it seems, is stopping
to smell the "Rose" - Pete Rose, that
is. The media and baseball commis
sion claim they smell something
fishy about Rose's alleged gambling
aclivites.
History will remember Pete Rose
as one of the all-time great baseball
players. He played for the
Cincinnati Reds for many years
and now he manages the same team.
His greatest attribute could very
well be his hustle. In fact, he earned
the nickname, "Charlie Hustle."
I like Pete Rose.
But I don't like the way the
media and baseball commission folk
have been crucifying him lately.
The baseball commissioner is inves
tigating alleged gambling activites
of Pete Rose. One of the charges is
that he even bet on some of the
games in which he played.
Wow! And he probably jay
walked a time or two! And is
bound to have double-parked at
least once! And probably had the 1
audacity to throw a plastic coca
cola bottle out the window of his
car some time during his career! i
I'm being facetious, folk.
The media and others are making !
a mountain out of a mole hole, if
you ask me. Swallowing camels and
gagging on gnats, if you will.
Pete Rose is a living legend,
looked up to by many of our
young'uns. Seriously, folk! Heroes
are in short supply today. We need i
to treat genuine heroes like Pete
Rose with a lot more respect.
I just want everybody to lighten
up.
If he did break an infraction, j
then slap his wrist and put him on
probation, or something. But, for
God's - and baseball's - sake! Don't 1
break his wrist. Let's put that lack
luster inning behind us and get on
with the game.
Indeed, if I were in charge wfl
the scenario, it would go somethiH
like this:
Pete Rose is at bat. The basebfl
commissioner gives the pitcher tH
signal to take Rose out by hittifl
him with one of his fast balls. - I
But the pitcher balks. He decidfl
that, hey! If they don't want me ?
pitch to him, I'll walk him. Thfl
way, maybe Rose won't win, but
least he won't strike out.
And the make-believe pitcher fl
right. If you put Rose out of baseH
ball, baseball will be the evetitut^H
loser. And baseball fans and fanaticH
like myself will be the ones to suffefl
because he is one of the all-timfl
greats.
We'll talk again, folkfl
Meanwhile, a little advice to th?
baseball commissioner:
"Play ball! Son."
***R EFLECT I OfSIS***
By Alta Nye Oxendine
EDDIE-MY OPINION
Along with all the publicity
surrounding him during 1988 nil
1989, Eddie Hatcher has caused
most of us Robesonians to take
sides, either for or against him
and his "causes." Nearly
everyone in Robeson County, it
seems, has some kind of strong
emotional reaction (positive or
negative) whenever Eddie's name
is mentioned. In fact, I honestly
feel as though some of the many
groups which rushed into the
county about the time of the
Robcsonian "takeover" may
have been trying to split our
county into sections and to
escalate the misunderstandings
which already existed between
groups and individuals.
However, hard as it is for us
ordinary human beings to do
this, I believe the time has come
for ALL of us to CALM DOWN
and look at the situation we're in
just as rationally and non
emotionally as we possibly can! I
also believe that the ONLY way
we can begin to do this is to take
this situation (like any other
situation in our own personal
lives) to the God who not only
created us but who, I believe,
continues to love and case about
every one ol us-even those who
believe He does not exist!
For thoseof you who are of
fended when I refer to God as
"He," let me hasten to explain: I
realize that God is not a
masculine "human being" (like a
man) nor a feminine "human"
being (like a woman) but rather a
powerful Spiritual Being, wiht all
the attributes of all the best
fathers and all the best mothers
this world has ever known. For
me, however, it is easier to think
-and talke--in terms oifa firm but'*
loving Father who yearns for all
His Children to come to Him,
through His Son, Jesus, the
Chirst and the Savior.
Now to get back to Eddie: To
Go. I am sure, Eddie is neither an
angel nor a devil, neither a Hero
nor a Villain. But a human being
like all the rest of us.
Eddie has made a number of
choices which, to be personally,
seem extremely unwise. In fact,
over and over, I have been shock
ed by his actions. However, I
believe there have been times
when he has been sincerely con
cerned about helping to make
conditions better for those per
sons he saw as having been
treated unfairly in one way oiH
another by other groups.
And 1 keep wondering houfl
much various groups and in'H
dividuals may have been usinjfl
him (with or without hi^J
awareness) to help them achiev^fl
their own goals?perhaps evenH
before the February 1, 1988 inci-H
dent. Let me make myself clear. !?
am not referring to any local ?
groups or individuals, such asl
Mac Legerton or ConneeB
Brayboy. They were both stuiin- ?
ed by that action! I know, I
because ihev are mv friends, and ?
1 happened to talk to each of
them separately, shortly after
ward.
Instead, I am thinking par
ticularly of one group which may
have needed to exploit some
volatile situation in this state in
order to get enough signatures to
gain access to the ballot in North
Carolina. In any case, this was
one of several groups who ap
parently made the most of the
situation, regularly interviewing
Eddie or someone else in the In
dian community and reporting'on
"conditions" in Robeson Coun
ty. And they apparently succeed
ed in achieving at least one of
their goals, that of being on the
ballot in each of the 50 states.
1 also believe, from what
several of my friends have told
me, that Eddie had gotten so
"stressed out" (prior to the
takeover)~that he was unable to
see any other way our of what
must have seemed to him
? (whether or tlot it really was the
case) like an impossible dilemma.
1 am sure there were otehr much
better ways to handle such- a
situation. But sometimes we get
so panic-stricken or depressed
that we cannot find any light at
the end of the tunnel. So we act in
desperation. This is what 1 see as
a major cause of many of the
other violent actions which take
place from time to time, especial
ly among groups (and in
dividuals) who have spent years
feeling that they are powerless to
do anything about their situation.
See Reflections
on Page 3
Living off
the land
Tom Squier
Doves ... a delightful dish
Well, to the delight of some and the *
chagrin of others, this year's dove sea- *
son opens Sept 2 and runs through Oct. c
7. It is a three-part season this year and t
the other two portions are Nov. 21-25 1
and Dec. 16 through Jan. 13.
Hunters can begin taking birds from (
30 minutes before sunrise until sunset.
Each bunting day they are permitted to
take only 12 birds. This is an important <
change from last year's limit of 15 dai- i
ly. Hunters may only have a total of two :
days' limit or 24 birds in their posses- 1
skm which means the freezer as well. I
Those people who have 30 or 40 birds
in their freezer at the end of the season i
are in violation of the law. i
Dove hunting can be very danger- i
ous. A large portion of the hunters will <
return to develop poison oak or ivy in a i
couple of days and because of the heat, <
there is a great risk of being bitten by a i
snake or of even a heart attack in the ]
hunter who isn't used to exertion in the i
hot September days wearing a dove
vest and other equipment.
Try to find a shady spot and take
plenty of water with you. Don't assume
that because of the small size of the shot
used, there isn't any danger horn acci
dental shootings. Last year on opening
day. The Charlotte Observer reported
there were six victims of hunting acci
dents brought into Charlotte Memorial
Hospital for treatment. One, 13 yean
old, lost an eye, permanently blinded.
Opening day brings out hordes of hun
ters ? many novices with no
experience.
And take along a cooler.too Not for
beer, but to keep the birds from spoil
ing. In the heat of the early part of the
season many birds are lost to spoilage.
Here is a suggestion. After you shoot
your birds, pluck off the breast feathers,
slit from anus to breastbone and pluck
out the entrails. Put the bird in a plastic
bag and keep on ice in the cooler during
the long hot day. As hard a time as
many hunters have hiuing these little
targets, it is a shame to lose them to I
poor care in the field. I
Many arguments exist about doves, i
My brother. Chuck, said he had to settle
an argument at work because one i
"expert" was explaining to colleagues
that the female buds were doves and
the males were pigeons. Although they
have been bred into many fancy variet
es, such as faniails, tumblers and
tomers, pigeons arc referred to as rock
loves in the bird identification man
uals. Generally we are considered to
lave only one native dove around here
? the mourning dove whose plaintive
tooing call we associate with sadness,
rhere are occasional sightings of a
anal I brown dove known as the ground
love and sometimes ?1 escaped ring
iccked dove is seen. These are the
small doves wc see as cage* birds and
Petersen's Field Guide to Eastern Birds
list their origin as unknown.
Many people object to hunting
loves, and in some northern states they
ire considered by law as songbirds and
therefore protected. About 75 percent
of the doves bom each year die of
tatural causes each year anyway and it
seems hunting has little effect on their
lumbers. That is hunting where legal
limits and seasons are observed. We
must not forget what happened to pas
senger pigeons.
What is really a shame is that some
hunters only eat the breasts because it is
too much trouble to clean the whole
bird. I am here to tell you that the whole
bird is good, even if you only use the
legs and wings to make dovc-and
dumplings or pot pies or in other stew
type recipes.
Paprika Doves
6 doves, halved
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
A cup chicken stock
A cup dandelion or other white wine
4 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion diced
1 tableq&bh'rosemary
A cup orange juice
2 tablespoons sour cream or yogurt
Shake dove halves in bag with (lour.
half the paprika, salt and pepper. In
heavy skillet or casserole brown dove
in butter and olive oil about three or
four minutes per side. Add garlic,
onion, parsley, additional paprika,
rosemary and chicken stock. Cover and
cook on medium heat half an hour. Add
orange juice and wine and cook until
fork tender ? about 15 minutes more.
Stir in and warm the sour cream or
yogurt.
Microwave Glazed Doves
10-12 doves
salt and pepper to taste
/* cup orange juice concentrate
'A slick butter
1 cup honey
Microwave doves whole or halved
about 10 minutes or until they are ten
der. Salt and pepper to taste while cook
ing after rubbing with butter. Drain and
roll in honey and orange juice. Broil
until the honey and the chicken are
browned. If you don't have a micro
wave, you can precook the doves a little
in water. The small birds must be
watched carefully under a broiler.
Country Fried Dove*
doves
salt and pepper to taste
hickory smoked salt (optional
flour
butter or oil I
Rinse and dry the doves. Halve or
quarter. Roll in flour and salt and pep
per to taste. Sprinkle with hickory
smoked salt if desired. Fry in small
amount of hot oil about four minutes on
each side. Serve with gravy made from
the oil oyer rice for a delicious taste
H. Mitchell Baker, III, BA.
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