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Thursday, February 18,1988 Winston-Salem Chronicle PageAlS Robeson Co. Officials From Page A1 j guts to stand up and express our feelings as many of you are 'Julian Pierce, a Pembroke attor ney who has filed for Superior Court judge in the 16th district, jaid part of the county's problem Is ihe lack of cooperation from its elected officials. “When I look around and think about the events of the past sever al days, one question comes to mind. Where are our elected rep- (esentatives ;?” he said.' . If they areconcemed, where are they?" pierce said that of 13 elected Robeson County officials, two are black and the rest white. "Indi- jus, you don’t have anybody," he i. "How do we get respect when we're not sitting at the policy-making table. If we don't look at the situation and get out and vote, we'll never solve the problem and we'll never be able to have trust in our judicial system." Adolph Dial, who has filed for a seat in the North Carolina House, said he agrees there is a great need in Robeson County for coopera tion. I m not apologizing for any thing that happened recently," Dial, a Lumbee Indian, said. Sometimes people make great sacrifices. Sometimes people break the taw for things to happen. There's a great need in this county for a lot of cooperation.” Connie Brayboy told the group a committee had been formed to organize defense efforts for Hatch er and Jacobs. She said the panel was calling on the government to drop charges against the men and was asking county blacks and Indi ans to unite against Joe Freeman Britt, a district attorney running for Superior Court judge, and Sheriff Hubert Stone. Hatcher \felma Clark, Hatcher's mother, said she is very proud of her son. "I taught him one command ment, love, and he did what he did because he loved the people here," she said. "If he were here today, he'd say, 'Let's join together and get things right.'" Jacobs' mother, Eleanor Jacobs, agreed the men were working for the county, not themselves. And she said their complaints about county officials were based in truth. "We're not dumb in Robeson County,” she paid. "We can see what’s going on. I think the big man is getting fat off the little man, but a- lot of i>eople are keep ing their mouths shut because they don't want to get hurt. "The town officials are not here. The sheriff is not here. The district attorney is not here," she said. MOVING SALE BILL'S (Famous Name Brand) SHOES IS MOVING AFTER 35 YEARS IN THE SAME LOCATION - MOVING ACROSS THE STREET TO 541 1/2 N. TRADE SHOES VALUES FROM UP TO We’re Movisje-/ $500 jQ $26 00 *120 00 SAVE BIG ON ALL THESE NAME BRAND SHOES: ANDREW GELLER • RANGONl • AMALFI • LIZ CUIBORN • AIGNER • EVAN PICONE • OLDMAtNE TROTTERS • ANDIAMO • AUDITIONS • CONTEMPO • BEACON • ENZO • GLORIA VANDERBILT • 9-WEST • AND MANY OTHERS NEW LOCATION: 541 1/2 N. TRADE ST. - 725-0473 From Page A1 Tnere's all types of discrimi nation," he said. There’s discrimi nation against blacks, Indians and poor people. I call it 'economic dis crimination.'" Hatcher is employed as an independent contract mechanic for Der Wagen haus auto repair shop. He says that all the issues of his campaign are based on the needs and welfare of children. 'That's the root of the prob lem," he said. "I want to see better education and more in-school counselors. Sometimes a lot of problems develop in the home between step-parents and children. Teachers can't counsel nd teach at the same time.” Hatcher said he would also fKus on the need to stop child abuse. He said abused children often grow up and "get in trouble with the law." He pointed out that both his nephew, Eddie, and his cohort, Timothy Jacobs, were products of broken homes. The 43-year-old Richmond County native has lived in Win ston-Salem since 1966. He said tat he has had a few dealings with te.Forsyth County judicial system jnd that he had been "treated terri- ily" because he is an Indian. He said he had spoken with liis nephew about a week before Ihe siege, but that he was given no indication of what was forthcom- Hatcher says he believes the al has already helped the cause of oppressed Afro-Americans and Indians in Robeson County. He that an organization had been formed and that a petition drive was underway demanding that the two Indians be released on bail and that the charges be dropped. I talked with Gov. Martin per sonally on the day the hostages were taken for about fifteen min utes," said Hatcher. "The governor told me that the demands Eddie made were not unfair and that he'd honor every demand." Hatcher said that during his conversation with the governor, he requested that his nephew be trans ferred from the facility at Burner, where he was originally incarcerat ed, to a facility in Fayetteville. "Gov. Martin has been true to his word so far," said Hatcher. He said that Gov. Martin had promised him he would keep his word and investigate all the allegations of corruption and discrimination in the Robeson County Sheriffs Department. Hatcher said he believes his nephew has information to link the drug trade in Robeson County to the Sheriffs Department. "Eddie is intelligent and he's smart. If he says he's got something, then he's got something," he said. A group called the Robeson Jus tice Committee has been formed to ■-'organize the defense efforts" of Hatcher and Jacobs. A release issued by the group stated (in part): "In addition to the demands to drop the charges against them, the Robeson Justice Committee is calling for a new unity in the Black and Indian communities of Robeson County and for political power based on that unity in order to: (1) defeat Joe Free man Britt in his election bid for Superior Court Judge; (2) obtain the resignation of Sheriff Hubert Stone; (3) solve the unsolved murders in Robeson County; and (4) end cor ruption and injustice in Robeson County." Connie Brayboy is chairwom an of the committee. She is also the editor of the Carolina Indian \bice, a weekly newspaper in Why Buy From Kay Jewelers The Diamond People Because Kay stands behind every diamond purchase with a guarantee to increase in trade-in value at least 50% in 10 years. Each diamond also carries a lifetime warranty against loss or damage. 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