WHAT NEXT???
The question! we raised last week about the Rev. Mac
legerton, his wife. Donna Chavis and the Center for
; Community Action baa caused quite a reaction from them.
?? Ifce response has been harsh and mean spirited, but
, that's alright We have found that any time you demand
accountability, you can expect a great deal of reaction.
. And again we ask. what do these people fear by
. following the procedures est forth by tike IRS for non
profit oort?ratioas? Me. Chavis has said that had nothing
to do with the money raised for the Sandy Chavis defense.
She said that she waa only advising and that a family
mam bar of Sandy Chavis was the person to check with
about the money. Weil, wo took her advice and asked the
relative. The relative stated that she had not seen as much
as fifty osnts, did not know how much was raised or
dishorned. She is trying to find out also. She told us that
she was trying to gat those answers from Mac Legerton
It ia interesting to note that over the week end several
refr aseuUthss from various funding sources visited the
county. Among tboee meeting with these funding people
wert Rev. and Mrs. Mae Legerton. On Saturday these
phople were given a tour of our county. One of the places
they visited was the home of Julian Fierce. Our sources,
who also toured with them, tell us that legerton explained
at Julian Pierce'a houee that they had raieed and paid an
investigator 188,000 for the Julian Fierce investigation.
Legerton, according to our sources, also said that monies
warn atfU owing to the investigator.... At least he and the
inveetigator agree on that point Well, what are you going
to do about the remaining debt?
Henry Smith, who is chairman of the board of
Effractor* of die Center for Community Action stated that
an should put our request in writing. Having written to
Mac Legerton on three occasions, we wonder what good
one mote letter of request would do. However, we will
send Mr. Smith a copy of the three previous letters as well
as a fourth lettsr of request. Certainly, we are not
expecting to see the budget or audit for CCA by writing a
fourth letter, but we will do so any way. Afterwards, we
wil] go the required step beyond the executive director
and the board of directors of CCA to aee a copy of this
public information.
Board of Education of the Public Schools refused to
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let Richard Math is address them on the issue of public
input into the educational system, they have made some
steps that are encouraging. They have agreed to put
copies of the budget and minutes of the meetings in
county libraries and in each school; and to hold a public
hearing on the budget each year during the months before
the board considers it
Mathis is chairman of the Budget Student Group, and
he has performed well. He is dealing, of course, with one
of our favorite subjects, accountability. And the board is
responding, somewhat slowly, in our opinion, but
responding ^to citizens with recommendation indicates
that they are serious about our moot precious resource
children.
We encourage Mathis and the Budget Study Group to
continue to be persistent Our children are certainly worth
the effort
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& appears that our sheriff, Hubert Stone, is not going to
say anything aloud relative to the lack of Indian support
he received in the primary. We have heard through) the
grapevine that he said he would not waste his time in
Pembroke at the upcoming election. We hope he is
sincere....We felt like he had added insult to injury when
he not only worked the polk in Pembroke all day in May,
but also brought his son, Kevin, to assist him....Maybe he
will do that again in November....Kevin is certainly a
reminder of the death of Jimmy Earl Cummings and the
polling places k, in our opinion, the correct place for him
to remind the voters of that death....As if we would
forget, any way.
We will continue to remind our readers that Hubert
Stone needs to be defeated... We shudder to think of our
county with four more years under the iron-fist of Hubert
and his son.... We keep waiting for the drug bust that we
are sure will come before the election. Here's how that
works....The drug task force will arrest about 50 people
and then, of course, they will bargain with the accused in
exchange for votes....Ptetty shallow plan..,.We encour
age our chief kw enforcement agency to deal with the
problem....Call in the federal boys and the DEA agents
and let's crack down on those people who really profit
from the drug traffick in our county.... We are convinced
that Stone will not accept our encouragement..So we will
remind you again....A vote for Hubert Stone k a vote
against the future of our county.
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One at the most fascinating elements at traditional
culture is that part of people's lives which deals with
health: medicine, medical practices, and the beliefs which
go along with them. In traditional Native American
cultures of the Carolines, as they existed before European
contact, literally hundreds of herbal and other remedies
were used to treat all the ills which affected people.
Although many individuals had some medical knowledge,
most often there were specialists, now called shamen or
,"medicine men," in whom people put their trust for
medical treatments. But what has become of those
medicines, practices, and beliefs in the four hundred
years since John White lost his colony? Have they
disappeared?
In 1988 a report was completed which reveals a part of
the answer to these questions. This report was the result
at 18 months of research among the Native Americans of
Robeson County. One of the things it allows us to do is to
look at evidence of the remaining traditional medical
practices in this largest Indian community east of the
Mississippi River. The parents of 2,048 Native American
children in 10 public schools, eight daycare centers, and
two Headstart centers responded to questions about
among other things, traditional medical practices and
beliefs. Here are some of the results of that research.
"Modern medicine" (as practiced by ordinary
physicians) wasn't as popular as you might expect While
70% of these Native American parents said they thought
modern medicine'' is useful, 28% said
they have mixed feelings about it and another 2 percent
said it is not useful at all. 87 percent of these Native
American parents said they treat family illnesses in the
home (either often or occasionally), and only 6 percent
said they never treat family illness at home.
To the question "Do you ever seek treatment from a
traditional healer?" most parents said no. However,
almost 9 precent reported that they had at one time or
another been treated by a traditional healer. The only
person I know much about in the area who does traditional
healing is a man who is always very highly spoken of by
everyone I have ever heard mention him. He combines
herbal and other traditional remedies with a strong
spiritual faith. From what I hear, more than a few people
have been helped by him.
To the question "Do you ever use herbs in self
treatment?" most parents said no. But it is interesting to
note that 17 percent of the parents chose not to answer
this question. 90 of these Native American parents (5.3
percent) responded that they do sometimes use herbal
remedies in treating family illness in the home. The
plants which were most often mentioned were: sassafras
(used for heart problems and as a blood purifier); aloe
(used for burns, wounds & skin irritations); catnip (used
for colds, to get babies to sleep, for colic & other
stomach problems); sage (used for urinary infections);
garlic (used for hypertension or high blood pressure);
rabbit tobacco (used for asthma and other respiratory
problems); golden rod (used for upper respiratory
problems); pine leaves and tops (used for respiratory
problems, fever and arthritis); Jerusalem root and seeds
(used for intestinal parasites in children); and John -the -
worker (used for urinary problems).
It is at the very least an interesting coincidence that
sassafras was the most commonly mentioned plant
remedy. John Lewson, writing in 1709 about Native
Americans in the Carolinas, noted that "the Baric and the
Boot of the Sassafras Tree I have observed is much used
by them."
All of these threads of evidence combine to weave a
picture in which Native Americans along the Robeson
Trail haven't entirely forgotten the old Ways of traditional
medicine. The pattern which is revealed shows that
although many Native American parents have fully
accepted "modern medicine," there are still quite a few
who either have retained traditional medical knowledge
themselves, or who have retained their belief in
traditional ways when practiced by a knowledgeable
specialist Traditional medical practices & beliefs haven't
disappeared, but have simply adapted to changing times
For more information, call or visit the Native American
Resource Center in Old Main Building, on the campus of
Pembroke State Unive ity.
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4-H Participants Win Awards at County Fair for Pigs and Chickens
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exhibited their h-H /otter pigt recently at the Robe ton
Connty fair.
Participants in the 4-H Foster Pig Program and 4-H
Poultry Chain were on hand at the county fair to exhibit
their animals. Both animal projects are sponsored by the
Robeson County Agricultural Extension Service 4-H
Program.
Each spring youth throughout the county are given the
opportunity to raise small chicks to maturity with almost
1,200 chicks being distributed this year, says Cathy M.
Lowery, Extension agent, 4-H. Participants in the Poultry
Chain agree to exhibit one-tenth of their original number
at the county fair. Ibis year 127 birds were exhibited and
sold to the public with profits for the participants totaling
almost $600.
Judging of the chicks includes the size and quality of
the animal and the quality of the record book, states
Lowery. Participants keep daily records on the amount of
fee, medication, materials, and supplies used to raise the
animals.
First through fifth place winners in the poultry contest
were: senior division-Thomas Chavis, 1st; Abram Dial,
2nd; April Hammonds, 3rd; Scott Loddear, 4th; and
Charles Loddear, 5th; Junior division-Paul Cain, 1st;
Shannon Hershberger, 2nd; Cedric Gerald, 3rd; Duckery
Collins, 4th; and Adrian Powell, 5th.
Other participants in the 4-H Poultry Chain were: Ryan
Chavis, Kesha
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Edwards, Jeff Wood, Willie Campbell, Tommy I/y*11 *5,
April McCoy, Ebony Moore, Aaror ? v ?. d
Oxendine, Locostia Powell, Daniel Green, August
Hammonds, Denotra Johnson, La toys Johnson, Jason
Jones, Jody K inlaw, James Locklear, James Ray
Loddedar, Lynnerose Locklear, Quinten Locklear and
Scott Loddear.
The 4-h Foster Pig Program begins in the summer.
Participants travel to a local producer's hog farm to select
their "adopted pigs," which weigh approximately 5Q
pounds. Judging of the Foster Pig Project includes quality
of the animal, showmanship, and record books.
Foster pigs, weighing in at fair time between 180 and
280 pounds, were exhibited during the week and sold to
Reaves Livestock. Sale of the foster pigs netted
participants over $2,214. n,
First through fifth, senior division winners in the 4-H
Foster Pig contest were: Chariton Alexander, lsr, Steve
Harris, 2nd; J.T. Loddear, 3rd; Charles Loddear, Jr., 4th;
and Ronald Dial, 5th; junior division-Lacostia FoweR.
1st; Lynnerose Loddear, 2nd; James R. Loddear, 3rd; and
Jonathan Dial, 4th.
Other participants in the 4-H Foster Pig Program were;
Jason Jones, James Herring, Troy Ferguson, Donald
murrell, Jerry Lunde, Tyrone Watkins, Greg Collins, ana
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