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' VOLUME 5 NUMBER 5
PEMBROKE, N. C.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1977
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DEDDIE HA^IMONDS
CROWNED MISS
HOMECOMING AT PSU
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New Fire Truck in Pembroke!
^EBBIE HAMMONDS, Pembroke by PSU Chancellor, Dr. English E.
ate University sophomore from Rae- Jones,
rd, Is crowned “Homecoming Qaeen"
Fire Chief Ray Hunt (far right] and
Motor Sgt. Earl Dimery point out some
of the modem fire fighting features of
the new fire truck recently purchased by
the Pembroke Volunteer and Rural Fire
Department. The truck cost S44,620 and
is outfitted with the most modern
and up dated fire fighting equipment.
The fire department is manned by
Hunt and Dimery and 38 enthusiastic
firemen.
Said Hunt, “This new fire truck will
‘The Daughter of the
Regiment’ Last Lyceum
Series Program
' to be presented at Pembroke
State University Tuesday, February 8,
at 8 p.m.
“The Daughter of the Regiment,’’
written by Donizetti about an orphan
raised by a French regiment in the 19th
century, will be presented by the
National Opera Company of Raleigh at
Pembroke State University’s Perform
ing Arts Center Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 8
p.m.
This is the last Lyceum Series
program of the 1976-77 academic year
for PSU and promises to be one of the
best. Admission is $2 for adults and 75
cents for children under 12. PSU
students with 1. D. cards are admitted
free.
The opera has been a favorite of
sopranos from Jenny Lind to Beverly
Sills who describes the role of daughter
of the regiment as “Lucille Ball- with
high notes.’’
The National Opera Company, foun
ded in 1948 by A. J. Fletcher, a Raleigh
attorney and businessman, has touredl
36 states, performing over 2,000 times.
More than 1.500,000 school children in
North Carolina alone have seen their
performances. Some of the opera
company’s singers have appeared in
leading roles in opera houses in this
country and Europe.
The story is of Marie who is reared to
young womanhood by the French 21st
Regiment, then is claimed as a neice by
an aristocrat who attempts to transform!
her from a military tomboy into a
polished lady of society.
make us a better fire fighting force. It
should upgrade our fire fighting capa-
bilites Immensely.”
The firemen hope to negotiate a long
range loan from Farmer’s Home
Administration to finance the fire track.
[Bruce Barton photo]
Archibald
Cox Joins
Legal Team
For Indians
In Maine
It is also the familiar plot of boy meets
girl, loses girl and gets girl. Marie,
surrounded by a whole regiment of
fathers, falls in love with a peasant,
Tonio. However, when a noblewoman,
the Marquise of Derkenfield. claims her
as the Marquise’s long-lost neice, the
girl is taken into aristocracy.
Efforts to transform.her into a refined
lady through "singing and dancing
lessons fail hilariously. Just as Marie is
about to be married to a foppish Duke,
the Marquise reveals- that Marie is
indeed her own daughter, a product of a
romance with a French captain.
The conclusion in which Marie is
given the Marquise’s blessing to marry
Tonio meets with everyone’s approval.
The opera is full of appealing
melodies, providing a chance for Marie
and her tenor lover, Tonio, to widely
display their musical talents.
Shades of Pete Maravich-Shelia Regan
11 is doubtful that Pete Maravich
lid do any better--I8 of 25 from the
e throw line. That’s a pretty good
^ re in any roundballer’s book.
Phat was pretty Miss Shelia Regan s
jre when she triumphed recently in tf
N.Ue championship sponsored by Elk
^ernational. Sheila won in the 11-10
^ar Old Age Group. She had previous-
gl^on county and district competitions
advance to the state shoot out. The
ii te competition was held in Reids-
)heila is a 6th grader at Pembroke
^ ;mentary School and is the daughter
fifllMr. and Mrs. Fred Regan of
^•nbroke. She is the sister of Richard
gan who graduated from Pembroke
gh School last year after an
strious sports career. He lettered in
tball, baseball and basketball.
■low, Sheila is off to the National
)\^:gionals to be held in Morganton, W.
. February 12. She will be accom-
lied by her parents.
ilk International, a fraternal organi-
ion, sponsors the Three Throw
\ Tipetition in a number of age groups
\Girl and Boy competition.
Shelia is successful in Morganton,
Va., she will be on her way to the
tional competition tentatively sched-
d for St. Louis, Missouri later in the
iCing.
people
and places
and things
Sheila Regan shows off her technique to
her Principal, James Dial (right] and
Assistant Principal Wade Hunt. Both
are impressed. Said Mr. Dial, “Shelia
not only is a good free throw
shooter-she’s also a very good student.’
(Bruce Barton photo)
Augusta, Maine- Former Watergate
special prosecutor Archibald Cox on
Tuesday joined the legal team repre
senting two Indian tribes that claim two
thirds of the state of Maine.
The governors of the Passamaquoddy
tribe and Penobscot nation said Cox
would be a consultant without fee on the
Indians claim that the state took land
without the required federal approval.
Cox, now a professor at Harvard Law
School, is a summer resident of
Brooksville. Former President Nixon
fired Cox as special prosecutor in the so-
called “Saturday Night Massacre,”
which also led to the resignation of then
Attorney General Elliot Richardson.
PSHS's
General
Mills
Family
Leader of
Tomorrow
Denise Strickland, daughter of Mayor
and Mrs. Reggie Strickland of Pembroke,
has been named Pembroke Senior High’s
1976-77 General Mills Family Leader of
'Tomorrow. Denise won the honor by
competing with other seniors here in a
written knowledge and attitude examina
tion on December 7. She will receive a
certificate from General Mills, sponsor of
the annual educational scholarship program
and becomes eligible for state and national
honors.
The State Family Leader of Tomorrow, to
be chosen through judging centered on
performance in the December 7 test, will
receive a $1,500 college scholarship,
with the second- ranking participant in the
state receiving a $500 grant. The state
winner will also earn for his or her school a
20-volume reference work. “The Annals of
America,” from Encyclopedia Britiannica
Educational Corporation.
In April, the 51 winners representing
every state and the District of Columbia will
be the guests of General Mills on an
expense- paid educational tour of Colonial
Williamsburg, Va., and Washington, D. C.
During the tour, personal observations and
interviews will be conducted to select the
All-American Family Leader of Tomorrow,
whose scholarship will be increased to
$5,(X)0. Second, third, and fourth place
winners will receive scholarship increases
to $4,000, $3,000 and $2,0(K) respectively.
SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
Southside School announces its
honor roll for the third six weeks: 7th
Grade: A- Angie Twitty; B- Jackie
Locklear, Darlene Morgan, Patricia
Farms, Kenneth Smith. Phillip Inman,
Marilyn Jacobs. 8th Grade: A- Lorre
Bonner, Jimmy Bullard and Sammy
Shackelford; B- Vickie Floyd, Timmy
Locklear, Lavelle Thompson, Lou Helen
Baker, April Morris, Jerry Britt, Danny
Chavis, Joseph Bollinger, Patricia Gra
ham, Trevan Oxendine, Robin Currie,
John Britt, Robbie Brown and Chuck
McQueen.
TRAFFIC DEATH TOLL ON THE
DECLINE IN NORTH CAROLINA
The traffic death toll is still on the
decline in North Carolina. In 1976 there
were 1483 traffic fatalities compared to
1522 in 1975. This was the fourth year in
a row North Carolina has experienced a
reduction in highway fatalities from the
previous year.
The State Highway Patrol’s enforce
ment of the 55 mph speed limit, and the
voluntary compliance by the motoring
public, along with several other mea
sures have been responsible for these
reductions.
In Robeson County last year there
was a decrease in accidents, 1336
compared to 1340 in 1975. Fatal
accidents also decreased to 39 from 46
in 1975. In 25 of the fatal accidents there
were no seat belts used by the victims.
Seat belts were used in three and seat
belts could not be determined in 11 of
the fatal accidents.
This points up again to the need of
using the restraint system in our cars. It
is estimated that 6(X) to 800 additional
lives could be saved in North Carolina,
and 8,000 to 10,000 lives in the United
States if everyone would buckle-up
before driving.
Until something better comes along,
the lap and shoulder belt combination
offer the best possible protection in the
event of a collision. But only about 20
percent of the motoring public take
advantage of this life-saving device.
ANTIQUE EXHIBIT
An antique exhibit will be one of
the attractions at the
Southeastern Farm and Home Trade
Show on Feb. 16 and 17. Persons having
antiques they are interested in showing
may contact C. E. Stockton, at the
County Extension Office in Lumberton
at 738-8111. Small items may be
brought to the County Extension Officer
prior to the show and larger items
should be delivered to the Cooperative
Warehouse on Feb. 15 and 16. All items
will be returned to their original
Crusade Chairman for the American
Cancer Society, North Carolina Divi
sion, Inc., by President J. E. McDowell.
Senator Wood, farmer, former legis
lator, and contender in the 1976
Governor’s race holds many nationwide
honors and awards in the fields of
agriculture, education, and life scien-
REP. ROSE’S MOBILE SCHEDULE
Congressman Charlie Rose, D-NC,
announced the Seventh Congressional
District Mobile Office schedule for the
month of February.
Rip Collins, Congressman Rose’s
administrative assistant and represen
tative in the district, announced that the
mobile office will be parked as close as
possible to each post office.
ROBESON COUNTY
Feb. 18, Friday- Lumberton, Biggs
Park Shopping Center, 10 a. m. to 3
p.m.
Feb. 23, Wednesday- Red Springs, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Feb. 24, Thursday- Maxton Post Office,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February 25, Friday- Fairmont Post
Office, 10 a. m. to 3 p.m. £
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
February 17. Thursday- Hope Mills Post
Office, 10 a. m. to 3 p.m.
HOKE COUNTY
February 19. Saturday- Raeford Post
Office, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WOOD NAMED CRUSADE
CHAIRMAN FOR AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY
Senator George M. Wood of
Camden was named today as 1977
Wood said, “It is a privilege to work
with the 60,0(K) volunteer crusaders and
the thousands of year-round volunteers
in North Carolina to meet the challenge
of licking cancer in my lifetime.”
TAXPAYERS MAY DESIGNATE TAX
MONEY TO PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN
American taxpayers again have the
option of participating in a Presidential
Election Campaign by designating $1 of
their taxes to the 1980 campaign.
The way to do it is very simple. On
the front of the 1040 and 1040A Federal
income tax return are “yes” and “no”
boxes where the taxpayer may either
elect or decline to 'designate; the $1.
By designating, the taxpayer’s tax bill is
neither increased nor refund decreased.
The Internal Revenue Service asks that
every filer mark either “yes” or “no.”
During 1976, North Carolina tax
payers designated more than $350,000
to the 1976 campaign. All money
earmarked goes in the Campaign fund
to be distributed among all eligible
Presidential candidates in 1980.
LOCAL RESIDENTS ATTEND
NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Strickland,
Mr. and Mrs. Winford Lowery, and
Rev. and Mrs. Nash Locklear attended
the National Prayer Breakfast in
Washington, D. C. on January 27, 1977.
The Breakfast was held at the Wash
ington Hilton Hotel and began at 8:00
A. M. in the Ball Room. There were
3,600 people from throughout the
nation.
We enjoyed a delicious meal and then
enjoyed a program of which the
highlight was the President’s message
from I Chronicles 7:14. The verse says
that if God’s people will hear His voice,
humble themselves and repent from
their evil ways, then God will hear them
and heal their land.
After the breakfast we attended the
National Leadership Seminar where
people from many nations were seeking
encouragement and ideas from the Lord
on how to be a reconciling influence in
the world.
In the afternoon there was another
Seminar with Rev. Billy Graham as
main speaker.
We also attended the National Capital
Indian Prayer Breakfast Group on
Friday, Jan. 28, 1977 in the Capital
Senate Building where various people
told of their experiences in the USA.
After that we (Rev. and Mrs. Nash
Locklear) left for some historical sights
in Williamsburg, Virginia.
We arrived home Saturday, Jan. 29,
1977 at approximately 7:30 p.m.
by Rev. Nash Locklear
ADULT SLIMNASTICS CLASS
The Robeson County Recreation
Department is sponsoring an Adult
Slimnastics class at Rex-Rennert Day
Care Center. Each Thursday night at
7:30 p.m.
All those who enroll and participate in
the Slimnastics Class are required to have
i physical examination. If you have had a
physical examination in the last 6
months, a note is inquired from your
physician to verify the physical. If you
have not had a physical, you must get
one before participating in the class.
If you have alwayswanted to get in a
slimnastics class, it’s here, just down
the road, maybe, even in your back yard
and it is definitely in your community.
Ladies, come on out, Feb. 3 at 7:30
p.m. Each Thursday night at Rex
Rennert Day Care Center. Here is an
opportunity to condition and also to slim
down.