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Editorial and Opinion A Eddie Hatcher Speaks Out on the Elimination of Robeson County Human Relations Commission i in siuing ncr noiaing tne interim report" that was issued by Governor Jim Martin on June 8, 1988. This report, as described in an accompanying letter by Martin's Chief of StafTPhil Kirk, outlined the things that would be done for Robeson County as a result oi the Takeover of the Robesonian on February I, 1988. Phil Kirk states in the letter, "On February I, I signed an agreement w hich resulted in the release of hostages from the offices of the Robesonian. As a result, you assigned several responsibilities to the Task Force composed of your General Counsel. Jim Trotter; your Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, Joe Dean; and me. Attached is the interim report on the activities of the Task Force." The interim report lists the four original demands I made on the Governor, and eight additional things for Robeson County. On page seven of the report, the first action taken by the Task Force was the "Establishment of Tri-Racial Commission." Therein it states, "the community Relations Division of the United States Department of Justice requested the endorsement of the Governor for their efforts to organize a Tri-Racial Commission in Robeson County." The endorsement was given and the Governor wrote to each mayor in Robeson County to help in organizing the Commission. So you see, the present day County Commissioners had absolutely nothing to do with the creation of the Human Relations Commission. They made absolutely no sacrifice whatsoever in bringing about this commission, which was designed to aid and assist Indian, Black, and whites in Robeson County. The County Commissioners and Indian and Black leaders in the county have done nothing but reap the benefits brought about on the lives and sacrifices of other. They are all eating real good but they didn't help work the fields. bven while in prison I wrote letters and stated publicly that the HKC. was providing no assistance to Indian people. There are many incidents and situations existing in Robeson County that should have been investigated and addressed by the Human Relations Commission but haven't been. I stated that Roxanne Hunt did not do the job she was suppose to do for the people and John Campbell has not done that either. From the beginning I have sated that the Director of the HRC should have a backbone and not owe any favors to any politician. And now, because of politics, pure and simple, the County Commissioners want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. No one living and breathing can look me in the face and tell me politics didn't move the County Commissioners, especially the Indian Commissioners, to abolish the HRC. John Campbell dared to run against JoAnn Locklear for Clerk of Court and the Indian power structure, which didn't exist prior to February 1, 1988, is retaliating. And the white commissioners are agreeing to abolish the HRC for two reasons. One, Eddie Hatcher helped bring about the HRC and; two, there is no more discrimination in Robeson County, in their minds. But at the same time, the Indian commissioners don't want to alienate a lot of Black votes by attacking John Campbell personally and firing him, so they'll just abolish the HRC. ?mi? People, this is the bottom line, plain and simple. You can't tell me it was done for any other reason. I can't believe Commissioner Noah Woods, with his education, would make such a statement regarding their vote to dismantle the HRC. He stated. "It could have been an outstanding commission. Its' something'I'd hope this county could continue, but as of today, it hasn't done what it set out to do. My God. Mr. Woods. Everyone is not stupid. If you dor.'t think it has done what it could, why didn't you correct the problem long ago? If it could have been an outstanding commission, why don't you put a Director in who would do the job they were suppose to do. Do you know how many people in this county don't even know the HRC exists? There are countless people in Robeson who don't know this. How does that speak for the HRC and the county commissioners? It says none of you were doing your jobs. That simple. You are blaming your employee for a sorry job that you supervised. So. because of your vengeance toward John Campbell and your total lack of concern for the Indian people and all people in Robeson, we will end up without a needed HRC that could help so many people if done right. Are you saying hundreds of years of oppression and discrimination have been solved in ten years? It is so important to have a commission at the local level to monitor and watch the problems in Robeson County. We need this. It is a fundamental basic issue. There is history here and we need this. But we need a true, honest, caring, aggressive Director. A Director who owes no one, is not afraid of anyone, and can talk to anyone?Indian, black or white: Democrat or Republican: powerful or weak. That is the director we need. This issue is not one about drug dealing. Its' not about crooked sheriffs or corrupt officials. This is an issue of human rights. An issue ofwhat is right. An issue of necessity. So. you may not like me. You may not like certain things I say or do. But I believe you like being treated fairly. To be treated equally and with respect. So. please call for the county commissioners to continue the HRC and put in a Director who will make it an outstanding commission. I call on you. James Hardin. I call on you. Ruth Locklear and Dalton Brooks. I call on you. Milton Hunt and McDufTie Cummings. I call on you Pembroke Town council. I call on you R.D. Locklear and Howard Brooks. I call on you Dexter Brooks and Angus Thompson. I call on you Arnold Locklear. Ron Sutton and Arlie Jacobs. I call on you Rev. Billy Locklear, Rev. Bill James Locklear, Rev. Coolidge Cummings and Rev. Mike Cummings. And all Indian preachers. I call on you Mitchell Bosco Locklear. And you James Moore. And you Horace and Barbara Lo.cklear. And you. McNeill family and Scott Sisters and you. Bell family. And you Rose Marie LowryTownsend and Rev. Welton Lowry. And you Curt Locklear. and Fairly Woodell. And all of you. All of you who supported me openly. And you who supported me silently. And you who hated my guts. Please just try to stop this. Documentary on , County to Air June 13 II Takeover The Trials Of Eddte * Hatcher was recently awarded a Director's Choice Award at the Char- II loltc Film and Video Festival.-The U documentary was produced by Taylor n Sisk and David Hardy "Takeover" was also awarded a Special Juror's Award at the North B Carolina Film and Video Festival in November 1997 In addition, the Independent Weekly and the Center for Documentary Siudics will air "Takeover" on Friday June 12. 8 p m aiid again Saturday. June IV 2 p.m. at 1317 ) Wcst.Pcttigrcw St, Durham Admis- ft sion Is $6.00. Call the Center a| 919660-3663 for more information The documentary combines inter- 9 views with Hatcher as well as several || key figures in Hatcher's decade-long ordeal stemming from his hostage- U titkingsci'ureoflhcRobcsonianncws- 1 paper in 1988 David Hardy 919-4X1-0000 Eddie Hatcher HUD And Manufactured Homes John TallBird Marshall Hud is seeking recommendations for revising the roofing requirements for manufactured homes designed for high-wind areas Recommendations received will be reviewed to determine if applicable Federal Standards and regulations should be revised Comments may be forwarded to: Regulations Division. Room 1(1276. Office ' of General Counsel. HUD. 451 7th SW. Washington. DC 20410-0500 Also available for those interested is a Publication. "Inlcrpclivc Bulletin" 1-2-98 pertaining to the safely standards and construction of metal roofing designs for manufactured homes designed for high winds. This bulletin is available from CD Publications. CDS 98221. 5PP. 8204 Fenton St.. Silver Spring. Martland 20910 E-Mail cdpubs o clarkmct. or can be found in the Federal Register. 5/12 p 26386. 5/1 p 26892 ? Have you been fired or laid off from your job? v , Have you been denied unemployment benefits? Before you go to a hearing before an appeals referee on your own, contact: ' i Lumbee River Legal Services, Inc. ? i??E. Main & 2nd St Pembroke, NC (910)521-2831 or Toll Free 1-800-554-7852 All Services Free of Charge to Eligible Applicants "Serving Low Income Families in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties since 1978" V / MEETING! I Indian basketball research project Moore Hall I UNC-Pembroke j June 18,1998 7 p.m. Important decisions will be made at y this meeting about writing the book, | the symposium, the banquet and much much more! If you played, coached or cheered "Indian" basketball between 1939 - 1967, j| come on out and join us. l ? P DIRTRIC PoiNT RS I I by Dr. Joseph T. Soil Iii past issues wC- Jta\c had (lie cltnnec to discuss different types of childhood rashes Some of these included atopic dermatitis (cc/cma). chicken pox and roseola "t'hiS week I thought it would be good to discuss anotliercoinnion rashealled impetigo Impetigo is the most common skin infection in children It is a contagious infection of the lop layers of the skin that begins as a blisicr or pus bump and then drains and scabs oxer There are two classic forms of impetigo the bullous (blistering) and nonbtillous forms Bullous impetigo is the least common form of the two It is caused by a Staph germ and is characterized by the presence of blisters The blisters are soft and transparent The blisters usually rupture in 1-2 days, leaving scant crusty scabs This rash usually | appears on ilie face, bultocksand clicst The iionbullotis impetigo rash usually starts as a red bump in a traumatized area (scratch, insect bit. etc.) The bump rapidly turns into a thick crusted, honey -colored scab This form of impetigo is found mostly in exposed areas such as the face and extremities A type oi'Strcpt germ (like the one in Strop! throat) is the cause of nonbullous impetigo Since impetigo lesions arc seldom painful, (lie diagnosis ma> bcdelaved for davs or weeks l ever is ostiallv absent Without treatment impetigo tendsto rcniainsinblcorbccomcslow l\ progressive over several weeks, and in most eases it will spontaneouslv heal Occasionally the sores max become chronic with skin ulcer formation Onlv rarelv will impetigo lead to other complications such as cellulitis or kidnc> disease Ihc trcaftncnt oil nipctigo depends tosonic degree on how nianv sores are present If the lesions are not widespread. votir doctor mav prescribe a topical antibiotic ointment to go dirccllv on the rash lor more widespread impetigo, an oral antibiotic, such as Keflex or Hrvlhroinvcin. max be prescribed The rash should resolve within 7da\ softer starling treatment I usuallv tell parents to use warm, soapv water to clean the infected skin Remember, these sores are contagious, so until tlicv drv up with treatment, the patients should be careful around other kids and adults. Well, that's enough on impetigo Take care, and we'll talk again next week' More about Indian Housing The guest cditori.nl published in last week's edition of (he Carolina Indian Voice contained an incorrect statement Tribes included in lite Nalixc American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act arc limited to the Lunibcc. Haliwa-Sapom Coharieand Waccamaxx-Siouan The Person Counts Indians and the Mchcrrin are not eligible to applx through tins legislation I would like to take this opportune to again, encourage cxerxonc to contact their rcprcscnlatixcs on the Tribal Council, as well as (hoseon the l.RDA board of directors, and request I hat both entities make a strong concerted effort to resolxc the current coutroxcrsx surrounding the housing monies While it is clear the oxerall issue of xx ho is the rightful goxcrniug bodx of the l.umbce tribe xxill not and cannot be decided before the deadline for submission ofhousiug plans, there is sufficient tune for an alliance to he fornicd hclxxceii both cniilresnnd agree on a compromise to allow tribal members to receixe the much needed housing benefits Further, the issue of housing monies should be the number one prioritx lor those purporting to represent the l.umbce tribe This should be the focus, not which side is light or xx long Fast week the call xxas made to persons of the business comniunilx and political leaders of the tribe Tfns xxcck the call is made to the "grass roots" people, tribal members who stood lit line for hours hi the heat of the sun to eomplctc housing applications and others who took their valuable time to complete needs assessments requesting your input on how monies should be spent These actions b\ both bodies were completed with no absolute guarantee the tribe would even receive the monies 1 hose of us who do not experience the luxury of living in decent and affordable housing should make every effort to contact I.RIM and I ribal Council representatives This max he the onlv opportunity we have to experience home ownership as well as affordable and decent housing Lastly. I have received mam telephone calls regarding the guest editorial published last week l or the record. the intent of my editorial was not lobelittleorboost either the! ribal Council or I.RIM My intent was merely to inform tribal members of crucial issues surrounding housing monies the tribe or When a tribe has the opportunity to receive approximately eight million dollars, it is time to put aside personalities and any other differences that may exist it should be duly noted thiseight million dollars is for the first fiscal year The second fiscal yeai which could possibly be as early as CXtober of this year, could possibly mean an additional eight million dollars Ity: Cynthia /.. Hunt. I.unihcc Pembroke Housing Authority Activities James Locklear was named Student of the Month. James is the 11 year old son of Deborah Locklear. He is in the seventh grade at Pembroke Middle School. He isactively involved in Youth Center activities and serves as a role model for the younger kids by volunteering to help them with assignments. We at Pembroke Housing Authority would tike to congratulate James and his family on a job well done. On May 8th. Youth Center participant. Ronnie Boothe attended a Braves game in Atlanta. Ronnie was selected because of his outstanding service during Clean up week over the Easter break. We are proud of Ronnie and appreciate his dedication in helping during Clean up week. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Pembroke Housing Authority are conducting a Youth Summer Sports Program beginning June 8th. There are 60 youth enrolled and they will leam four sports skills which include softball, wrestling, swimming and soccer. The theme of the camp is "Going for the Gold." Awards will be given weekly for achievement as well as at the end of the camp. The camp will begin each day at 9:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. PHDEP staff held a community interest meeting for residents and community leaders to discuss the application for the 1998 PHDEP Grant. The meeting was targeted to identify the needs and concerns of resident and community leaders on developing 'safer living environments in public housing. Residents who attended voiced their ideas about changes that they would like to see take place. For example, security shacks located in every area of public housing and stricter vehicle registration enforcement. We would like to thank the residents who came out to voice their opinions about how to make public housing a safer place to live. Pembroke Housing Authority staff attended the Carolina's Council of Housing and Codes Officials spring workshop in Wilmington on May 11 13. The workshops are designed to update public housing personnel on current legislation and offers several new program ideas that can be used in all housing authorities. The next workshop is scheduled for the fall. YOUTH CENTER ACTIVITIES The Youth Center has added two new activities to our programs which include Kids Time for Christ and Palmer Drug Abuse Prevention Youth Sports Recreation Project. Mr. Herman Oxendine teaches Bible study every Thursday. We are very proud to haveMr.Oxendineteachingouryouth the important lessons for living according to God's word. Palmer Drug Abuse Prevention is holding a sports recreation program with the youth every Thursday. The kids really enjoy learning sports skills in correlation with important drug prevention education. Several of our programs have been postponed until school begins in August. They are as follows: Jennifer McLamb POPS and Karl Hunt Cultural Awareness Class. However, Ms. McLamb will move POPS to the Youth Sports Camp. We look forward to Ms. McLamb's participation in our camp and also anticipate Mr. Hunt's return to our Youth Center in the fall. Reflections ] by Alta Nye Oxcndine I ^????M?i???? Bill Cosby and Michael Jordan It was quite a thrill to have a i celebrity like Bill Cosby come to our town! . i 1 first remember him doing a funny "take" on Noah and the Ark. a tape that we listened to. By now everybody knows this funny man. who is well-educated and can be very serious. In at least one way his visit to Pembroke reminds me of a NONcomedian who spoke to a smaller group here in Pembroke in the '50s. (Leon told me about this) Dr. E. Stanley Jones, a well-known spiritual leader in the Methodist Church, came, as i understand it. at the invitation of Pembroke College President-Dr. Ralph Wellons. Both men had b6en missionaries in India. Let's remember Bill Cosby and his family in our prayer.. What happened to his son. Ennis, was much harder on that family, I'm sure, than what happened to my boys. The trial of the young man accused of shooting Ennis will be another time of grieving. Of course, the young man on trial also needs our prayers. Worshipping Outdoors Now that it's warm I've discovered a better way to start the day with God. Actually, 1 don't know why 1 haven't made a practice of this each spring, summer, and fall for years. Recently I've been going outside and sitting on the porch steps to read "The Upper room" or "Our Daily Bread." Even with most brightly colored blossoms gone, being surrounded by God's calm green world can be very reassuring. Although I know Christians need to gather together regularly in the "House of Worship." I also feel close to God in the midst of the natural beauty He created. For me, praying (the wonderful privilege of talking things over with the God of the multi-verse) is easier in a setting like this, away from any mundane everyday problem still hanging around the house from the day before. Also, much of the Bible take son greater meaning in such an outdoor setting. Just five or ten minutes in the morning can set the tone for our entire day. And remind us to rely on our Creator hour by hour, all day long! j^^a It lb be an organ and tissue donor, even if you've ( signed something, you must tell your family no*' so they can carry out your decision later. For a free brochure on how to talk to your family, call 1 -800-556-SHARE. Shcrtyar life. Shot your drmio\* Coalition on Donation
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