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Hqgg^nings at Purnell Swett Wtor High isptiwOd fos high schools m the puMic achook of Robeson County . Teacher* from junior huh and MMorhtgh schoolsaut involved w cumculunT "7*H2l *S^??t"HjJh School Monday, March 7. Ted Blake from the North Carohna DipnUi ml of Public instruction briefly y** of tha pnrpooe and WTa2mof venous, aubject areas various counties of North Carotea participated as resource people to guide and share what they iiavecxpcricfKcdiilon^ with strategies and procedures which they use for the seaaoafor curriculum. Teachers were separated according to their yeciaMeed areas to diffaom rooms to pra^adaiproachwto use. on paring guides, 90 minutes schedule ??& .iSS.'S&S. ^ were involved in the workshop included: Brands Thomas, Jean Linebergsr, and Camellia Elknbeiger of Brevard High School in Brevard, N.C., Forrest Blake of Bandy's High School ia Catawba, N.C., Stone Reynolds of Central Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C. and Ted Blake. PRINCIPAL MAKES STUDENTS AWARE OF SEMESTER CURRICULUM To level the confusion and about next year's semester curriculum. Principal Bill Brewington of Puraell Swett High School, presented the nupor concepts ad components of the program to allow students the opportunity to better understand what to expect Comparing SAT scores, Mr. ] Brewington noted that the average scores have decreased from 940 in 1964to 880 today. "The system is not working and we must change." I Kfr. Brewington father explained (he semester curriculum as a four period system of four classes of ninety minutes each and with two academic classes and two elective classes per semester. "There are three things student* must do", quotes effort, ami be willing to ask for help." hjr MudcnU>whoarer*penem same thffkuities, they will be give* the opportunity to attend an acndcriiK .'.rS voence will' ? Other sutugfesof fee nine - ten movements this year next war, six-seven classes verves tout c Usso.mniedeeiivea, improved APclaattio??roS!aSulaiS|eiigraaa. *"!#. BrewingSe")assured that and that when students register for courses they "must be sure what they wjuj * * RESURRECTION BREAKFAST HELD AT PIRN ELL SWETT HIGH With concerned efforts to minister and give to the needy, witness, and share the gospel, the Robeson County Men's Fellowship he Id its third annual resurrectioa breakfast March26m the cafeteria at Pamell SwettHigh School with former NBA Denver Nuggets super athlete, David O'Neal Thompson, as fee guest speaker. Dir. Barry Harding welcomed everyone and Rev. DrJoy Johnson gave fee opening payer. Given the concept of the program as being n means of sharing God's grace, Rev. David Penick spoke wife such joy and grace. Rev. Wayne Brewer led the audience with two well known spirituals, "How Great Thou Art" and "Amazing Grace". Evander Britt 10 and Rev. Jimmy Strickland introduced Mike Hall and Pam Lowry who gave personal testimonies of their past lives and how they eventually accepted "Christ as their personal Savior . Don Whaley coukl have deceived anyone wife his physical handicap of blindness as he sang wife jovial and manifesting expressions two spirituals For introduction of fee speaker, Dr. Ray Pennington briefly shared some great athletic accomplishments of special guest, David O'Neal Thompson, former NBA Denver Nugget's basketball star. Mr. vomTK4o?(vLmUC Player m two NBA Ail Star penes, S1***0*!* ShSSiic!!? selected player of the year in 1978 "A?apro,heacoted7( poummone game, and the Denver Nuggets made him the highest paid player in the History of team sports in 1978 when they agnail him to a five year. S4 million contract,"qaoleePesuaaston. David sp<Ac to the audience of his family and his life as a young boy. He continued as he riiared of his success as a player and how his Awe sod fortune was being destroyed by his use of alcohol snd drugs. While in jail for a crime he committed, he met a local minister and accepted Christ. Since then, he has spoken to various groups, to enhance and encourage young people to resist drugs and alcohol and to use their talents and dolls constructively. Afterwards, Rev. Dr. Millard Maynard gave an opening invitation to anyone who desired to be saved and give their hearts to God. Rev. Ron Mizell allowed the audience to know of the ajuimilmtat cards and Bihles available to them on the tables. An offering was also collected. A pin ia recognition of the town of Pembroke was presented to David Thompson by Mayor Milton Hunt. Upon dosing of the program. PhillipWallwotk presented the closing and acknowledgements of dedicated persons who worked diligently tomake the program poarible. The steering and advisory committee consist of Joe Butler, Bill Britt, Dr. Barry Harding, Wyatt Johnson, Larry Lewis, Rev. Welton Lowry, Rev. Dr. Millard Maynard, Rev. Ron Mizell, Archie Oxendine, Ray Pennington, Ron Sutton, Rev. Wayne Brewer, Evander Britt 111, Rev I Dr. Joy Johnson, Rod Lattie, Rev. Tommy Lewis, Glenn Maynor, Mike Mclntyre. Prathen Morgan, Rev. David Penick, Ray Seals, and Phillip Wallwotk. Federal Ruling Advances Native American Challenge of Federally Registered Name of . Whriijngfnn Redskins Football Team Native American kSERThoved a step closer today to their goal of cancelling die federal trademark of Washington's professional football team. A lawsuit, filed by a coalition of ? prominent Native American leaders, is attempting to remove federal trademark protection of the name "Washington Redskins", making it economically difficult for the football team to keep it. Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled in favor of the Native American coalition and against the Washington Redskins organization, with its announcement this afternoon striking the affirmative defenses asserted by the Washington football organization. The Native American community has been awaiting the Board's decision for mote than a year. While today's decision does not yet deprive the football team of its federal trademark registration for the REDSKINS team name, it disposes the legal affirmative defenses asseited by the football organization, paving the way for a decision on the action's merits, i.e., whether the term REDSKINS is offensive and inappropriate subject matter for the federal trademark register. Now that the Board has addressed the legal sufficiency of the football organization's asserted defenses, the Pit) will permit the Native American leaders to proceed with their action against the team. Eventually, the PTO will hear oral argumeotsand determine whether to remove the federal government's protection of a name that is deeply offensive to Native Americans. That should happen by the end of the year. The Native American leaders ate sponsored in their action by The Morning Star Institute, a non-profit American Indian advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. The ffialittim of Irailfn is represented on a pro bono basis by Dorsey & Whitney. a Minneapolis-based, international law fin. Suzan Shown Haijo, one of the petitioners and president of The Morning Star Institute, commented, "Today's ruling means the federal government is a step closer to acknowledging that the term'redskins' is offensive and intolerable. It's our hope that this legal action will convince the Washington football organization and others that terms like this are unacceptable and never would be tolerated if applied to other ethnic or racial groups, or to any other segment of American society." According to Dorsey & Whitney attorney Stephen R. Baird, who is one of the principal lawyers representing the Native American coalition, the legal basis for the action is a provision in federal trademark law stating that federal trademark registrations cannot be issued for words that are "scandalous, immoral or disparaging." Baird noted that because the word "redskin" has been used throughout history as a derogatory term and is today still understood as a pejorative term for American Indian, the challenged registrations never should have been granted and are subject to cancellation The American Heritage Dictionary defines the term "redskin" as "Offensive slang. Used as a disparaging term for a Native American." It defines the term " nigger'' in the same way: "Offensive slang. Used as a disparaging term for a black person." Commenting on today's announcement, Baird said. "We are pleased that the PTO has recognized the many deficiencies in the team's affirmative defenses. "The Board's decision is particularly encouraging in light of the United States PTO's decision earlier this year to respond favorably to Native American leaders' Letter of Protest objecting to the registration of a new trademark application filed by NBA Properties The organization had applied for a separate trademark containing the term 'redskin' to be used in clothing items with the name SHEBOYGAN REDSKINS ". According to Baird, the Letter of Protest charged the PTOof committing clear error in approving the SHEBOYGAN REDSKINS trademark because of the offensiveness of the term "redskin," and the PTO agreed, withdrawing its approval of that mark in January of this year. Doraey and Whitney partner and Indian Aflairs specialist Virginia Boylan concurred, explaining. We anticipate that the ultimate outcome will be negative economic impact on the organization. That may be the only way to make the organization understand our client's commitment to ending use of this derogatory term." According to the decision rendered today by the Board: "It is clew that petitioners have set forth statutory grounds for seeking to cancel the registratiooa-namely, claims under Section 2 (a) of the Trademark Act that the registered marks are scandalous and that they are disparaging to petitioners. With respect to the Washington team's equitable defenses, the Board specifically found that "there exists a broader interest ~ an interest beyond the personal interest being asserted by the present petitioners?in preventing a pwtv from receiving the benefit* of registration where a trial might show that respondents' marks bold a substantial segment of the population up to public ridicule." Both sides will continue a process of legal discovery to be followed by submissions of evidence and wguments during the next nine months. Oral argumentsare scheduled to be made at the end of 1994 in Washington, DC. P.O.Box 1075 Pemt^rokB. NC 28372 Attorneys & Counselors At Law ARNOLD LOCKLSAR ARLIE JACOBS RONNIS SUTTON QRADY HUNT Pembroke 521-34131 I ~ J'" ' ' ' ' ' " ' :*?" *" ' " 1 (Le<l> Devid TfcwiwE, (right) Barry Hanltog Native American Youth to Gather in Florida Officials of the cowtry's leading Native American youth organization announced today thatTampa,Fla. has been selected as the boat cdy for their upcoming aaaaal conference which is expected to attract 1,000 American Indian and Alaska Native youths and adviaon. According to J.R.Cook, executive director of United National Indian Tribal Youth. lac. (UNITY), the 20th National UNITY Conference will be held June 24-28 at the Sheraton Inn Taaaaa sod Conference Center oa the Seminole Indian Reservation. Operating under the theme of "Native YoutoTaking Charge, "the National UNITY Conference is for Native American youth ages 15-24 who are interested in becoming leaders and contributing to a positive future for Native America. Th? conference allows participants to gain hands-on experience while serving as speakers, keynoters, group leaders, hosts and emcees of conference activities. All events and workshops are designed to provide youth with skills they need to take charge of their li ves. Workshops will he.offered on bow to develop better communication skills, set goals, develop a healthy self esteem, and improve problem solving and organization skills Conference registration fee by June I is $45 per youth or advisor Late or oo-eife registration if $30 Hold rales an $55 plus 10 5% raa This is a flat rate for single, double triple or quad occupancy Hotel raeorvsboas cm be raarts through fee Sheraton Inn Tampa sad Coafereooe Center at (813) 426-0999. Arrangements have been made with Delta Airliaes to provide conference participants with discounted airfares. . Airline reservations can be made by calling (800) 241-6760 When making reservations, use the UNITY File Number Q1479 For mote information about the National UNITY Conference and registration forms, cootaot UNITY at (405)424-3010 or P.O.Boa 25042. Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Based in Oklahoma City. UNITY u a nationally teoogniaed nonprofit organization that has provided ieadenhip training to American Indian and Alaska Native youth for 18 yean. UNITY'S mission is to foster the Zintual. mental, physical and social vefopment of youth and to build a strong, unified and self-reliant Native America through involvement of its youth Piney Grove News Fine}' Grove School recently celebrated National School Brookfott Week. Mn. Mildred May nor, Child Nutrition Supervisor for Hainan Cai<m#iiii ooaeaMrn tea tin o /Uiawji eomeaeles flu rMr ii/bau# flan lata nnrt<in"tf eat nan tiaaea Qmilfyllf UMrKc id Wc JOmf in jfrUakC mhj.iO UlHfHt five fMWfNMtC fy fWNlc ? healthy areakfsL Shown above are Mn. Maynor and ante of the fourth graders at Finey Grove School. Recently Linda Baldwin, the cqftHrim manager 1 Hney Cww School, awarded Randall Matthew Hoot a tvMe for being tke 140th Undent in ine. RandaU is in Mrs. Emanuel's kindergarten catss. Shawn are Randall and Mrs. Baldwin. f \ Say you read it in The Carolina Indian Voice Published by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC choose m . ffl addiction m, inrl rWMM l?n \ aoagagtt Say you read it in the Carolina Indian Voice SUBSCRIBE TO THE INDIAN VOICE TODAYI1! ?I 1 ? "~'t lm Disabiiiwf (MU) - New research on the anal MM ?i theummoid arthritis may ?f people ? m At (Win ami u. .ability associated I moid arthritis wyfc bettor to few month* of illnev, ihan lotb That approach it At KVtnt of the traditional method of treat tag rheumatoid arthritis, in wfckh the ?St ? -.. ?* --'.Larkv -rff1 ?*),* "We now know that early dctec mm and agpmaaue treatment of rheu matoid arthritis am the keys to pm venting severe pain ami disability." Mid David Felson, M.D., a rhcumatologisi at Boston Univentty Rheumatoid trtiola affect* more than two million Americans, about Ml pea-cat of them women. The chronic disease causes pain, stiff nesv swelling and kxcs of function in the jointx. A hit in.A ? i .I >a - - - /NRmiUfn mow people WMKMHe arthritis with aging, the peak onset of rheumatoid arthritis is between the ages 20 and 43. "Obviously. not every episode of joint pain is a sign of riteumotoid arthritis." Or. Felson said. "But people with persistent joint pain or stiffness who wait to sec a physi cian. hoping their pam will go away, may he passing up an opportunity to change the course of their disease and protect their quality of life. "It's important ha people to un derstand that this disease is Meat able." Teem ?Ri?fc t ram Smoking A IJftf and Death Im Teen? arc at risk front smoking ? experts agree thai ihe earlier a person begins to smoke. Ihe marc likely (he habit will result in premu turc disease and death. A new radio documentary "Teem and Smoking" outlines the devastating results of smoking an young people and their families. Cassette copies of "Teem and Smoking" arc available for $1 from the Salt Luke Distribution Cen ter. IWi W 1700 South. Soh loike City. UTR4KM. Specify stock num ber 52512. (News US A> " Buylttn GMt tor Morn? /?i iJ<n4i i3_i\iau nyi.g.? Mmhcrhood and apple pie went hi "pn together." Sunbeam b retailing a new kitchen appliance to help iman bake her apple pie ok well ok quiche*, pie pie*, pi/ya and iwk. There is mi limit tu the kind* of pie* the PVr Maker can hake, it work* much like a woffle inat and i* equally dfecthw with ready made tir homemade ikaigh The nc Maker retail* fur under S.W.W and can he found at a wide variety of retuii outlet*. (New* USA) SmImmM Your UwaTU* I u. - ? ? L..r I*. miiIKLi PliKii<<ulLm IfWurnj rw iWMMNv nMRMM IiiKh kJ 11 gd. fc. 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