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What eaayaadBaaadtok. dreary
day. whaa to world losto aogioarey
that yarn ?M 10 fly sway?
Caa you hoop to ? tpaoMtop. Hkc
lir am iaan taair" Hitia iti mit
aad laud oa te reoca? Da aaare
buaom fcrareowfocfce? wdMayte
""rtS-whrecmyoadeoaadto.
dreary day, whoa everytjaaj a aa
gJotmyteyou waai la
tea a<wreLte?*aaact. Taka tow
out fcr loach. aa4 tea a ten aap. 1
Mate aure you art ywfmilyareaH J
s??!??oaateTtowy <
4ay. utea te world loote eogiooaiy
"cxsssai--.!
or two. or juetdeaa opto floor, aad 1
mate H look bow. Yoa caa wadh up ,
te ditea thwu ate a bobmi io <
pUywgfateTVinafOMai-oryour j
owa late brood.
tela date' Hair aaare caa really 1
briaMaaaayour mood Then yet back 1
lowork1 Put to chaser away Make <
Suajayl What caa you do oat dart. !
dreary day. when everything'* to '
tetany tor yoa waat to fly away? <
Yoocanquway gather aUte chilton 1
?round you. Open your Bible to
Matthew 19 and. with a mile, ?ay >
Jeaua love? te daddies and te 1
they're at work, or whether they're at '
tew." *
Ivr tups you can hold a big picture
up, with Jesus telling all the children
to stay, than laying His hands on their
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stag "Jesus Loves M?\ then remind
them that He loves all children,
everywhere. You can sing "Jesus >
Loves the Little Children, all the *
children of As world "-then drew
your own I itt Is ones c loss around yon,
sari offer a simple prayer. You can
thank God for His San, and ash His
bleestng oo you. And on each precious
child He has placed within your care.
WHAT can you do on a dart, droary
da/' With God as your Guide, and
Christ at your side, YOU can go
rejoicing along YOUR way. Happy to
be living, even though the sky is gray
Since then-uaificttiou of the three
original branches of.the Methodist
Church in 1939 (The Methodist
Episcopal ?northern branch. The
Methodist Episcopal, South ?
southern branch, aod the Methodist
"A^altvM^fl(w^anmHSW
here in the United Saner each four 1
Z2a?aad
^SlM^ScMliiCcfeii to
C hntuaa Workers, in Nashville. IN
stfcarS?!CteMght a 1953. even
though [ knew f was coming dome
Mtt tte Alitmuw oTEthclxuir's
nLpanaaccasaturaJ worker in Hyde
CoiMty ..NCUpogooed m^tng^into
maaEfrslyode'ssl^oflaMMiSi
?aly LATER did I leant that I would
be coming to HER native (Me IN
rH? FALL of -53 a a fellow rural
Mtfccr.)
This past March a memory came
back to ar Kveral love offerings
iivenmein ls>S4bytW women of the
NC Conference and the Miltoo Charge
? Caswell C ounty twfem I was
narking at that tine) to AMR ay
Ire am for ay mother to Havel to the
Milwaukee Assembly from Montana.
So, along with ay sahscriptioa
aawal I seat a letter to the NC
Christian Advocate to thaak the
fromen of lilts state one mote tune
A couple of weeks later I came
icroas the nattered packet of materials
given eack delegate to that Fourth
Assembly Finally 1 realized that it s
iXACTLY 40 years since that special
txpcheoce Later 1 Iff"""* that a
lumber of women from Robeson
rounty (including representatives of
everal Indian churches) would be
atending the Ciaciaati Assembly
his peat week end. At lent one. Ms
xxetu Hunt, bad a leadership role at
bat Assembly. One more example of
he progress I've seen through the
?ears. since com ing to THIS AREA of
<IT'
DE A!!NO U/!TH DEPRESSION
When 1 came to Pembroke in l956.
o work with five rural Indian churches.
? well as "First Methodist" herein
own. 1 immediately fell in Love with
be Indian people in this area
iowever. although 1 don't talk about
t a lor. it was VERY hard for me to go
gainst the grain of state law . and
radition. to marry across racial lines
htee years later. 1 assumed then, and
hroughout my marriage, that (except
br a bandfril of my doaest friends and
amity members) the white world
4UST have turned id hack on me!
Ilow 1 realize that I exaggerated the
atmrion. Notall my former associates
tad written me off as a "deaconess
Iropout" the way I pictured it ail
fcmt MM* la fad. rirhasi these
were only a few of the offer people
who actually saw things that way
find G^'rw^n Sowing whether io
marry ir Ml io many Finally, is
Augasi of 1959. the burden began to
lift IfiebthaiGodwatgiviKusihe
"Green Light" to go ahead with
wedda^ plans. two and a half year*
after Leoa fie* ?M aw to he hie
week* later, to we would have tune
for a toorttnp before Leon took over
hi$ iu? a1 - it the '*OCW** GMMMN&
Although I had waatod to give ao
opto wtoBBf nvaanoa. wt coum
?or afford that kind of reception So
wedMjnettoe opporait. invite* only
close handy aramben. e&ccpt for my
attendant. Mae Betty Canpbrll, our
two aWatar friends Harvey Lowiy
and Bob Mtepa. and their wives.
Neila Manguai played the piano
Myrtle Lowry waa in charge of
raMaacaas. My brother. Run (the
only Nye finally representative) did
double duty. After "giving me away",
he napped up beaide Leoa to aerveaa
I waa named. But 1 was not
SUDOfcNLY over ny depression
Now I recommend pre-martial
counseling for ALL couples,
partkadarly when there isaotne special
problem to resolve la ray case. I
know thai a person who has been
ever be prepared (physically or
eaeotiooaUy) to be a good wife and
mother. But the children came along,
one after the other.aadl reallyTRIED
and daily sense of failure "
A DAJUC. DREARY DAY
II was late winter. 1974. All the
REST OF THE FAMILY had LEFT
FOR school. As I walked to the back
of the bouee. I heard myself yelling
out loud. "WHAT can you DO on a
dark, dreary day!" i
With help from a couple of |
counselors along the way. I seemed to .
he gradually climbing out of the
depression that had SURROUNDED
me when I was married. But. all my ?
life. gray, dismal days had been hard "
for me to handle And. for what seemed
like at least a month, the sun had not
been able to peek through low-hanging
dark clouds. Those words kept echoing
in my mind: "What CAN you cloon a
dark, dreary day?"
Finally, I decided to try
ANSWERING that question. I
remember walking down to the old
post office, searching for words to
rhyme with "day" for a verse that
might be helpful to someone ELSE, as
well as to me . One word that came to
me was "gay" (meaning happy),
something I wished I could BE at that
point in my life. Working on the
"poem" day after day proved to be
good therapy. Even though I had so
OFTEN felled to put those ideas into
practice when my own children were
smAiMsimiedaTmaihsiiifcs esse i
"down in the dumps".
Several
few1 as money and
?ch<x>iiajj are concerned) Mostly
Sssk??W
feedback. I asked the Carolina Indian
Voice naff if (hey would prist the
P?eOaiy AFTERWARD did k occur
to me thai one of the main word* I hod
wiri<GAY)liadcomeiohayealouilv
about including this poMn'riTmy
column, I've found myaelfnuck as to
what to do about that ok little wood,
with two special mnmingi (This is
why I wrote that I, personally, wish
that "gay" still hod its original
meaning I think I'm LESS
homophobic" than most people I
know. For instance. I appreciate the
tact that at feast one person choae me
sea first listener to discuss the personal
conflicts involved in this kind of
lifestyle.) I DO care deeply about
ALL people'
Now it's 20 yean since the poem.
"WHAT CAN YOU DO ON A
DARK. DREARY DAY" first
appeared in the Mother's Day edition
of the Carolina Indian Voice, with
initials in place of my name. Perhaps
readers can suggest ways to change it
and make it better ma LOT of different
ways. In the meantime, if you fell as
"down in the dumps" as I did when I
started putting it together, I hope you'll
find at (east one idea to help you make
the most of YOUR OWN personal
situation. Let 's each ask GOD to help
us see our home and/or place of
STUDY or WORK as an opportunity
and a challenge to serve Him DAILY
through our own femilies and all others
who appear in our lives!
Pow Wow to
Be Held
The Seventh Annual Native
American Pow Wow will be held on
Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22
on the Richmond Community College
Campus in Hamlet. NC Opening
ceremonies will begin at noon each
day with closing at 9 p.m on Saturday
and 5 p.m. on Sunday. Featured will
be Native American dancing,
storytelling and survival skills
demonstrations Plenty of food along
with authentic Native American silver
jewelry, pottery and other wares.
For more information please call
(910) 582-7071 or (910) 582-7184
Family event- bring a blanket or
chau,for the <\m jFaaj?d nnehiMithav
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Pediatric Pointers
By JOSEPH T. BELL, MD
ofSSSrarsSS'S
this area lived a healthy life,
combining a varied diet with hard
work aad exercise. This varied diet,
counting of plenty of meats, (huts,
aad vegetables, helped (tietatft
of nutrition, such as iron deficient
anemia, to a minimum Today.
ia our communities, espc^ ially m the
early childhood yean.
Anemia is a medical term thai
means the ted blood count in the
blood is low The red Mood count
i called the hematocrit or hemoglobin)
is affected by many dungs, including
nutrition, infection. Mood loss and
inherited Mood disorders (such as
sickle cell anemia). In our Indian
uxnmunaies, where sufcle cell anemia
is rare, nutritional fectors, such as iron
deficiency, are the most common
Iron supplements during infancy
have he I ped decrease the incidence of
anemia in the first 12 months of life
Baby milk formulas are iron fortified,
as are baby cereals and baby foods
iron deficient anemia in this are use is
usually do to decreased iron intake
Some parents switch to cow's milk
too early (before 12 months of age)
Cow's milk has very little iron in it
and may lead to infant anemia. Women
who breastfeed past 6 months of age
should get iron drop* for their infant to
take until they are weaned.
Iron deficient anemia during the
toddler age is also due to nutritional
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causes. Delayed weaning from the
bottle and execs* consumption of
cow's aufc decreet* the daily iroe
intake Certain foods decrease iron
abeoqitiosusuchascheesesaiid excess
cereal. Tea. a very common beverage
in our Indian communities, also
interferes with iron absorption. Iron
absorption in the imest ines is increased
by juries containing vitamin C. and
these can be substituted for some of
the excess cow's milk or lea.
Why do we become concerned
about anemia during the lint years of
life? Good question! Medical studies
have shown that anemia in kids less
tan 2 years of age can cause delayed
developmental disadvantages can
persist into school years in some
children Correcting the anemia early
may help prevent some of these
developmental delays
Most infants on the WIC program
get tested for anemia dunng the first
year oflife. If your child is not on W1C
and has not had a check for anemi^.
you may want to consult your doctor
For those patients with significant}
anemia that may be able to be corrected
with simple diet changes, iron drops
may be prescribed by a physician
These patients usually have to be
retesteo to make sure the anemia is
being corrected
So that's about all on anemia
Make sure our children get the iron in
their diet to help prevent this disorder.
Hope to see you at the Lumbee
Spring Pow Wow this weekend Take
care and we'll talk again next week!
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IRape Crisis
Center to
Open New
Group
The Rape Crisis Center of Robe sop
County is opening a new survivors'
group for victims of rape, sexual
assault, or childhood sexual abuse on
May 26,1994. There is no charge for
the group, however, paiticpants will
need to have an intake interview prior
to participating. Please call the center
at 739-6278 for complete details. (All
inquires will be handled in strictest
confidence.)
Struck? Hurt?
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TEENAGE
PREGNANCY
PREVENTION
Recognizing (hat teenage
pregnancy significantly affects the
health, economic and educational
future of teenagers and cost our state
more than $458 million in 1441.
Governor Hunt has proclaimed the
month ofMay as "Teenage Pregnancy
Prevention Month'' in North Carolina
The Governor Pointed out that the
state is committed to involving
churches, businesses, media, parents,
agencies, educational institutions,
policy makers and health provides in
helping to prevent teenage pregnancy
He also pointed out in His
proclamation that the purpose of the
North Carolina Coalition on
?alb'advocate
and support programs and strategies
that prevent adolescent pregnancy and
decrease the problems associated with
adolescent pregnancy in North
Carolina
AN OPEN I
LETTER TO
THE CITIZENS
OF ROBESON
COUNTY
Thank you for your vote and support on May
3rd which gave us 8,352 votes. I would like to
ask the supporters of Mr. Sampson, Mr. Flynn
and Mr. Brown, who voted for change like our
supporters did, to join us on May 31st and
lefs, together, vote for a positive and pro
gressive direction for our County and ail its
citizens. I am asking for, and need, your vote
and support on May 31st.
Thank you,
Glenn Maynor
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