North Carolina's Indians Never Fit Hollywood's Mold
When the English first arrived in North America
at North Carolina's Outer Banks, they recorded the
first history of native Americans - what the^ were
like, how they dressed, what they ate, what they
believed.
Tc'-'y, the census takers have maintained an in
terest in North Carolina's native Americans. With
65,808 native Americans, North Carolina has one of
the largest populations of American Indians in the
country. According to the 1980 census, only four
states — Arizona, California, New Mexico and
Oklahoma - have larger numbers of native
Americans than North Carolina.
North Carolina Indians live mainly in rural areas
of the state. The census reports that 51,210 are rural
dwellers, 14,598 are urban dwellers and 5,778 live on
the Qua 11a Boundary reservation that encompasses
parts of five western North Carolina counties -
Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and Swain.
Swain and Jackson have the largest reservation
populations.
North Carolina's native Americans never fit into
the myth of the teepee-dwelling savages that
Hollywood has instilled into the American con
sciousness.
In the first descriptions of the Indians encoun
tered by Thomas Harriott and John White on Sir
Walter Raleigh's Roanoke Voyages of 1584-1587, a
very different picture of the nature of native
Americans emerges.
They were described as "most gentle, loving,
faithful, devoid of all guile and treason, and such as
live after the manner of the golden age."
Rather than in teepees, they lived in small towns
with a main street in rectangular houses with roun
ded roofs. Some houses, which were shaped like
loaves of bread, had as many as five rooms and the
houses had windows.
North Carolina's original residents were farmers
who grew corn, tobacco, pumpkins, sunflowers, and
potatoes. They were expert fishermen who taught
the interloping English a more efficient fishing
method. They hunted the plentiful black bear and
deer which inhabited the area.
The Indians of North Carolina believed in one
God. They measured descent through the mother
rather than the father. In their creation story God
made the woman first, and she conceived and gave
birth to the first children. Indians also believed in
the immortality of the soul and in a heaven and bell.
Scalping apparently was an activity learned from
the English and Spanish. One of the voyagers on the
Raleigh missions befriended a group of Indians one
evening, then accused them of stealing a silver cup
and beheaded them the next day. The Indian system
of justice among eastern American Indians follows
the pattern of "an eye for an eye."
Later the first attempt to launch a permanent
English settlement at this site resulted in all of the
settlers disappearing and leavingUje—flSme""
Croatan carved in a tree. . i
But there remain questions as to whether or not
the friendly Indians surrounding the loqt colony had
anything to do with the disappearance of the
English colonists. Virginia explorers some 20 years
later reported Indians with blond hair and
European dress. Many years later there were
reports that the tribe that had taken in the
Europeans had been killed in an Indian war.
There is a tribe of native Americans living in
Robeson County who claim to be the descendants of
the lost colonists and their Indian rescuers.
The fate of the lost co'onists may never be known,
but the native Americans who inhabited the state
were gradually overrun by the European settlers
who began to move in later. Despite wars and at
tempts at relocation, North Carolina now has the
largest population of native Americans on the east
coast of the United States.
Haliwa-Saponi Tribe Has
Role In Heritage Week
When the first English
settlers arrived in this
country 400 years ago,
on North Carolina's
Roanoke Island, they
were greeted by Native
Americans who had
been living on this land
for 10,000} ears.
Today North Carolina
has the largest Indian
population of any state
east of the Mississippi.
Some 65,000 Indians
compose the state's
Coharie, Haliwa-Saponi,
Lumbee, Waccamaw
Siouan and Cherokee
tribes.
Sept. 16-22 is Indian
Heritage Week in North
Carolina. The week has
been designated to call
attention to the long
history and cultural con
tributions of N. C. In
dians.
Indian Heritage Week
activities, which are
scheduled throughout
the state, will be kicked
of! at Town Creek In
dian Mound, near Mt.
Gilead, on Sunday, Sept.
16, from 1 to 5 p. m. with
colorful tribal dancing,
exhibits and a pipe
ceremony.
In observance of In
dian Heritage Week, the
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal
Center in Hollister will
be open each day, Sept.
17-21, from 8 a. m. until 5
p. m.
On Sept. 21, a Mini
Powwow will be held at
the Old Haliwa School
from 7 to 10 p. m. and
the Haliwa-Saponi
Tribal Dancers will per
form at a powwow at
Currituck High School in
Jarvisburg beginning at
12:30 p.m.
Indian crafts will be
displayed at the N. C.
Museum of History in
Raleigh throughout the
week. Among the other
varied events are open
houses at Indian cen
ters, powwows, and
craft demonstrations
and exhibits. Also
during the week 1964
Olympic gold medal
winner Billy Mills, a
South Dakota Oglala
Sioux, now living in Fair
Oaks, Calif., will be
honored in Charlotte.
The N. C. Commission
of Indian Affairs, which
is coordinating Indian
Heritage Week ac
tivities, is the only state
government agency
with the specific respon
sibility of addressing the
needs of North Carolina
Indians.
The commission,
through its field offices
and its varied
programs, works to
assure the right of In
dians to pursue their
cultural, social and reli
gious traditions, and to
increase economic and
educational opportuni
ties for all North
Carolina Indians.
United Tribes of North
Carolina, a consortium
of N. C. Indian organiza
tions, is assisting the
commission with the
week-long observance.
For a more detailed
schedule of Indian
Heritage Week ac
tivities, contact the N.
C. Commission of Indian
Affairs, P. 0. Box 27228,
Raleigh, N. C. 27611 or
telephone 919-733-5998.
September Is Busy
Time For Gardeners
Here are some of the
things gardeners in
North Carolina may
need to attend to in Sep
tember. Keep annual
flowers cut and
watered, The cooler
nights may spur a new
period of blooms. Many
will not stop blooming
until stopped dead in
their tracks by frost.
Onion sets may be
planted throughout Sep
tember. Onion seeds,
radishes and mustard
may be planted until
Sept. 15 in the Piedmont.
Plant one to two weeks
later in Eastern North
Your Week Ahead Horoscope
Forecast Period: 9/16- 9/22/84
ARIES
Mar.21-Apr. 19
TAURUS
Apr. 20-May 20
GEMINI
May 21-June20
CANCER
June21-July 22
LEO
July 23-Aug. 22
VIRGO
° Ayg. 23-Sept. 22
LIBRA
Sept. 23-Oct. 22
SCORPIO
Oct.23-Nov.21
SAGITTARIUS
Not. 22-Dec. 21
CAPRICORN
Dec.22-iaa.19
AQUARIUS
Jaa.20.Feb. II
PISCES
Feb. 19-Mar. 20
Some unsettling news from a distance
puts you in an aggressive mood. Get
the facts before jumping to hasty
conclusions.
Energetic pursuit of methods for in
creasing profits in money making ef
forts pays dividends. Be tactful in
your dealings.
Luck is with you in partnership mat
ters. Avoid friction with others and
keep your mind open to new trends.
Use care in work performance. Fa
miliar work patterns handled care
lessly can lead to hazardous situa
tions.
Social contacts provide pleasure
able activities. Shrewdness is called
for in speculative matters. Study
current trends.
You may be forced into making some
major decision at home. Good judg
ment is a requisite.
Take a positive mental stand in cop
ing with the shifts and changes that
are sure to come your way.
You succeed in adding to possessions,
including some choice originals,
that you feel are necessary to the good
life.
A determined approach gets a pet pro
ject off the ground. You have energy
to spare.
Test your ideal and plans for the
future. An institution is likely to turn
to you for help.
Hopes and wishes are fulfilled. Only
you can know the effort it took —
much more than others realize.
Take things in stride. This is an ex
citing period for you, where the un
usual is commonplace.
Carolina and 10 to 20
days earlier in the
Mountains.
Strawberries may be
planted this month.
Remember to keep
strawberries — both
those just planted and
those already establish
ed—watered in the fall
because next year's
buds are forming and
the plants should be un
der as little stress as
possible.
Sidedress long-season
crops like okra,
tomatoes and eggplant.
Fertilize fescue and
other cool-season
grasses with one pound
of nitrogen per 1,000
square feet of lawn after
mid-September. Ideally,
this should be applied
right before a rainfall. If
no rain is forecast, delay
fertilizing. You can burn
fescue. You do not need
to add potassium or
phosphorus in the fall
because the grass won't
take up these nutrients
then.
Check and control in
sects and diseases on
roses since October is a
main month for roses
blooming in North Caro
lina.
Late August to early
October is the time for
gibbing camellias.
"Gibbing" is applying
giberellic acid to ca
mellia buds to hasten
flowering and increase
flower size.
Bring houseplants in
doors when the
minimum night tem
peratures get into the
SO's. They should not be
left out as long as
possible before the first
killing frost. The cool
temperatures can
damage the plants.
Also, Keeping the plants
outside as long as
possible makes the tem
perature change bet
ween outside and inside
WRIGHT
Wright Named
To Local Post
James D. (J. D.)
Wright has been named
manager of the Warren
ton branch of Standard
Motor Parts, Inc.
Wright has rejoined
the company for which
he had worked 12 years
after a five - year ab
sence.
Wright is a 1963 gradu
ate of Henderson High
School and is married
to the former Karen
Vaughan of Norlina.
They have two children:
D. J. and Patrick.
The family attends
Gospel Baptist Church
in Norlina where both
Karen and J. D. are
assistant Sunday School
teachers and attend to
various other church
duties.
Wright said he wished
to invite his friends to
call on him at the local
"NAPA" store.
Market Average
Is Above $1.89
Monday sales in the
four warehouses of the
Warrenton Tobacco
Market averaged
$189.71 per hundred
pounds, Mrs. Alice
Marie Robertson, sales
supervisor, has report
ed.
Tobacco marketed on
that day totalled 359,516
pounds and sales
amounted to $682,020.
The records show that
stabilization claimed 24
percent of the tobacco
on the floor.
Mrs. Robertson stated
that to this date, area
farmers have sold
2,324,181 pounds for
$4,015,251 on the
Warrenton market.
These figures indicate
an average of $172.76
per hundred. The
season's average
amount going to Stabili
zation is 19 percent
more drastic, and ex
treme changes in tem
perature can be
detrimental to plants.
Plan for next month
when you will plant
spring-flowering bulbs.
Have your soil tested.
It's free. Contact your
county agricultural ex
tension agent for more
details.
The average kiss bums U|
6 to 12 calories.
G1LEND4?
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Drug Focus Is Planned
The Warren County Health Department's "Health
Special" on Monday, Sept. 17, from 7 to 8 p.m. will
focus on the use of drugs among young people.
Parents are invited to the session to become inform
ed on what young people think about their own
drug use as well as ways to promote discussions on
the topic with other concerned parents.
Supporters Will Meet
All active members of the Warren County Ar
thritis Support Group will meet at the Warren Coun
ty Fairgrounds Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. to work
on their fair booth. They are asked to bring scissors,
heavy duty staplers, step ladders and imagination.
All other materials will be provided by the Arthritis
Foundation of North Carolina.
Hollister Meet Slated
The Brinkleyville-Hollister-Arcola Senior
Citizens Club will meet on Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at
the Hollister Club House. A covered dish supper will
be served, and a door prize will be awarded. A
bazaar will follow. All members are urged to at
tend.
Sale Of Stew Planned
Joseph Brown and the Hev. Lawrence Harrison
will sponsor a brunswick stew sale on Saturday,
Sept. 15, at the Day Care Center in Littleton. Stew
will be ready at 12:30 p.m. and will sell for $2.75 per
quart. Proceeds will go for the benefit of the Warren
County Rescue Squad.
Brunswick Stew Sale Set
A brunswick stew sale will be held by the
Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department at the can
taloupe shed on Saturday, Sept. 15. Stew will be
ready at 11 a.m. Cost is $2.75 if you provide the con
tainer and $3 if the department provides the con
tainer.
Arts Festival Scheduled
The Henderson Junior Woman's Club will hold its
annual Arts and Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Henderson Ar
mory on Dabney Drive. Craftsmen from North
Carolina and Virginia are expected to exhibit and
sell items. Any Craftsman interested in par
ticipating may call Jane Finch at 438-2636 or 492
4096.
Gathering Is Arranged
All persons who attended John E. Hawkins High
School, together with members and friends of John
R. Hawkins Alumni & Friends, Inc., are invited to a
Social Gathering on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 6 p. m. at
the Alumni Building (J. Baker Plummer/Exum
Shop Building) on the school campus. Children of
members and friends are invited also. Refresh
ments will be served, and there is no admission
charge.
Sunday Sing Is Planned
North Warrenton Church will hold its third Sun
day sing on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p. m. Special music by
various groups will be featured and Mac Adams will
host the program. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Methodist Meeting Set
The County Bi-Centennial Committee of the
United Methodist Churches will meet on Monday,
Sept 17, at 7:30 p. m. at Norlina UMC. All pastors,
chairpersons and other persons who wish to parti
cipate are urged to attend.
Special Program Slated
A series of programs titled, "The Prevention of
Child Sexual Abuse: What Your Child Show Know,"
will be aired on University of North Carolina Public
Television, Channel 4, beginning Monday, Sept. 17,
at B p. m. Five separate shows televised that week
, will focus on parents and other adults, young
children, older children, teens and young adults.
Arts Bazaar Date Set
Warrenton Junior Woman's Club will sponsor an
arts and crafts bazaar on Nov. 10 at Hawkins Gym
nasium. Those wishing booths, should contact Mrs.
Junelle Blaylock at 257-3296 after 8 p. m. Deadline
for registering is Sept. 20.
Play Auditions Slated
Lakelane Cultural Arts Center will hold auditions
(or "Hello Dolly" on Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p. m.
in the theatre. The production will open Oct. 19 and
run each Friday and Saturday through Nov. 3. Dan
cers, singers, and actors are sought, and there are a
few roles for children. To register for an audition,
call 586-5577 between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Hawkins PTA Will Meet
Hawkins Elementary School PTA will meet on
September 12 at 7:30 p. m. Parents are invited to
meet with the group in the school library, that was
recently carpeted by the PTA. Refreshments will be
served.
Eagle Boosters To Meet
The Warren County High School Eagles Booster
Club will hold its regular monthly meeting in the
high school library Monday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p. m.
Members are urged to attend.
Homecoming Is Planned
Warren Plains Baptist Church will obser ve home
coming Sunday, Sept. 16, with dinner on the grounds
following the 11 a. m. worship service. The speaker
will be the Rev. Clay Shook, pastor. Friends of the
congregation are welcome to join in the day's
events.
Brotherhood Meal Set
North Warrenton Baptist Church will hold a
brotherhood breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 8 a.
rn. Visitors are welcome. The church will also hold
a gospel sing that evening at 7:30. The public is cor
dially invited.
Special Service blated
Snow Hill Baptist
Church will observe its
pastor's anniversary
Sunday, Sept. 16, at 4 p.
m.
The Rev. A. A. Brown
will be the guest
minister. A native of
Warren County, the
Rev. Mr. Brown is
currently pastoring
Manson Baptist Church,
St. John Baptist Church
in Middleburg, North
view Baptist Church in
Union Level, Va. and
Mt. Ararat Baptist
Church in Clarksville,
Va.
He and his wife,
Celeste, are the parents
of two children, Alison
and Patrick.
The Rev. A. F. Hor
ton is pastor of the
church. /
Refreshments will be
served following the
service.