King and Queen
Crowned
Union Chapel School held
ita annual fund raising events
during November. The climax
of die fund raising wan the
crowning at a king and queen
in the gym on Friday,, Nov. 20
at 1:30 p.m. ?
The King is Master Darin
Lock) ear. the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Darnell Locklear. He is a
fourth grade student of Mrs.
Yvonne Wallace.
The queen is Miss Sherry
Wilkins, the daughter of Ms.
1 Wanda Wilkins. She is a
fourth grade student of Mrs.
Minnie Dial.
The first runners up were
Mr. Robert Sampson, son of
Mrs. Linda Sampson and
Miss Amanda JDzendine,
granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. King Maynor. They are
students of Mrs. Marie Pre
vatte's first grade and of Mr.
Sanford Lockl ear's fifth
grade
The king and queen receiv
ed a $50.00 savings bond each
and the runners-up received a
wrist watch each from the
school.
Sherry Wllklae, qeeea et
Union Chanel School.
Darin LocMear and Sherry Union Chapel School.
Wilkina, Idng and qoeen of
PEMBROKE J A YCEE OF THE MONTH j
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Pembroke Jaycec President
Jimmy Goina, left, ie shown
with Jay cm of the Month of
October. Go Ins Is presenting
the certificate to Ronnie Ox- ?
endlne. [Bill Hunt photo]
October is planting time
for tulips and other spring
flowering bulbs. Plant at
depths suggested by instruc
tions.
Replace bulbs with fluo
rescence tubes-they are big
energy savers and last twelve
times longer.
ine remorou Jiyw??
climbing higher mountain!
than they have ever before
because of new members
such as Ronnie Oxendine of
Pembroke, NC.
In a recent interview Ron
nie said. "I've joined the
Jaycees because 1 wanted to
imprtWe my life standards and
I thought the Jaycees was the
best place to start and 1 was
right. The Jaycees have
improved by environment,
self image, attitude, faith in
myself, my thoughts, goal
setting, commitment and re
evaluation."
Oxendine was also quoted
as saying the Jaycee Creed
states "We believe that faith
in God gives meaning and
purpose to human life." Ma
ny people lack motivation
because they don't have a
purpose or don't know what
they want to do and that was
my problem, but the Jaycees
have really helped me to
realize I can do anything if I
want to bad enough."
Ronnie has volunteered to
work on many projects since
he joined the Jaycees includ
ing the haunted house and the
turkey shoot. The Pembroke
Jaycees are helping Ronnie
and they can be a great asset
to any young man between
the ages of 18-35.
The Jaycees can help to lay
the foundation for one to be a
great leader, and all the
Pembroke Jaycees would
welcome any young man to
come and let the Jaycees help
give them the courage to step
out because with the Jaycee
ingredients of a young man
from this area may be a
Senator one day, who knows.
Bill Oxendine. external vice
president said, "Ronnie has
started and we are willing to
assist him anyway possible to
make his goals because ser
vice to humanity is the best
work of life."
CAIRO. EGYPT - Presi
dent Anwar Sadat said re
cently the United States has
been buying Soviet-made
weapons from Egypt and fly
ing them in American planes
to anti-communist rebels in
Afghanistan.
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Baby
Beautiful
Kelli the fourteen month old
daughter of Earl and Yvonne
Wallace, won the "Baby
Beautiful Pageant" on Nov. 7,
1981 at Bordeaux Motor Inn in
Fayetteville, NC. She
received two trophies, a ban
ner, and a stuffed animal. The
babies judged on a healthy,
happy and overall beautiful
baby.
?n .. it? ?? net. --
Class of 1940 Reunion I
Seven members at (he daw
of 1940 at Pembroke Senior
High School, the first class to
graduate from the new build
ing which is now Pembroke
Junior High School met at
Western Steer In Lnmberton
recently for an evening of
reminiscing and remember
ing. Several of the ladies
re-united after 41 years.
Shown seated, left to right are
V
of Lambertoa; Latha Lnriy
Clay of Portland, Oregon;
Ola Leo Jacobs (iotas 01
Pembroke. Standfeg loft la
right are Sarah Latrine Cam
mfaigs of Pembroke; UUfau
WoodeO LocUear of Wtaaten
Salem; Haael Chavls '
Brewbiglon of Pembroke and
Evelyn Lock]ear Camming*
Pembroke.
Applications taken
for Indian
Fellowship Grant
The Educational Talent
Search Program affiliated
with LRDA has available
applications for the Indian
Fellowship Grant. Eligible
fields of study are medicine
law education, engineering,
business administration, nat
ural resources, related fields
of study, including medicine,
veterinary medicine, nursing,
dentistry, optometry, clinical
psychology, pharmacy, engi
neering, architecture, busi
ness administration, account
ing. tribal administration.
public administration, natural
resources, forestry, water
shed management, range sci
ence, land use management,
fisheries, environmental bi
ology, geology, and oceano
graphy.
If you have an questions or
would like an applciation.
contact Ms. Belinda Scott
Harris, director of Talent
Seach at the office located in
Pembroke, NC or call 521
8664.
by Sarah Lucas
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BALTIMORE TRIP AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE...
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Last Thursday evening, November 12, Camell Locklear, general manager of'Strike at the
Wind,' his lovely wife, Peggy, a friend, John Locklear, and myself traveled to Baltimore,
Maryland to explore a number ot possibilities, including a subscription drive for the
I f Carolina Indian Voice in the Baltimore area. We visited with them for three days.
It was a pleasurable trip, one in which we enhanced old friendships and made new ones. I
call it the Baltimore experience.
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^ ^ - OUR BALTIMORE KIN...
The exodus to Baltimore by Lumbee Indians from Robeson and adjoining counties
probably-began during the Second World War when a number of Indians "from down
i | home" as Robeson County is referred to, began to migrate to Baltimore, Maryland looking
1 for work and greater opportunities. They tended to settle on the east side of the city, near
the intersections of East Baltimore Street and Broadway. Since that time, a stable and
identifiable community of between four and five thousand Indians has put down roots in
* I this area. It's as if they had transplated Robeson County on the streets of Baltimore. All of
us who still live in Robeson County have relatives in Baltimore and vice versa. It is said that
someone is in route either to Robeson County or Baltimore at just about any time of the day
. or night, either going or coming.
i The focal point of the Indian community in Baltimore. Maryland is the Baltimore
American Indian Center (formerly the American Indian Study Center). The executive
director of the center is Earl Brooks, a native of Robeson County. His mother, Mrs. Lela
i | Brooks, sister Maggie Lois Mercer and brothers, Larry and Dexter, still live in Pembroke.
' Another sister, Vivian, lives in Georgia.
Earl and his wife Lorraine and children Helen, Charles (Bucky) and Valina have been in
the Baltimore area for 22 years. Helen and Bucky are both married and settled in the
{ I Baltimore area with their own families. Valina is a senior at Towson State.
But ties remain close between Baltimore and Robeson County. We met a number of folk
"from down home" like Herbert Locklear (considered the founding father of the center
theqe), Vonnie Oxendine, Jr., Sonny Jacobs, Carl Harding, Johnny Thompson and many
i ' others. We knew them all, or knew some of their folks down home in Robeson.
Earl Brooks was recently named chairman of the Maryland Indian Commission, also
taking over from another Lumbee , Dr. Bobby Brayboy. The have made themselves an
< | integral part of the Baltimore community.
' ' Until recently dialogue and exchange between Baltimore and Robeson County was
practically non existant, but things are changing. Indians in Robeson County and Baltimore
are reaching out to one another in a number of substantive ways. In a sense they are joining
1 I forces, enhancing the experience of each other.
The Lumbees in Baltimore face problems common to all, those who move traumatically
from a rural to an urban setting. A head count is hard to come by because of the constant
, movement of Lumbees from Robeson County to Baltimore and back again. But Mr. Brooks
' sees the city's Indian population as "low income, high school education or less, generally
working in the seasonal construction trades and a few in industry, like Bethlehem Steel and
General Motors..."
j I And now the wretched economy which some have termed "Reagonomics" has wrecked
further havoc at the Baltimore American Indian Center which is located at 113 South
Broadway. The center operates primarily on federal grants it receives as an independent
( Indian organization with a general administrative grant from the Office of Native American
< ' Programs as the center piece. Brooks, and other Indian leaders, are fighting to preserve the
funding. If it is cut there is a general feeling that the Indians will suffer even more than
their black and white counterparts because the center is a local point, a community
i i gathering place, a rallying point. A place where Indians can come together and iron out
their problems and chart new directions.
The center, as all admit, is in dire danger of having to curtail its activities by at least one
half because of federal budget cuts.
1 1 Earl Brooks is a pragmatist. a planner, a dreamer who knows how to put his dreams into
motion. He and his associates at the center, like Barry Richardson, a Haliwa- Saponi, his
assistant director, are branching out. trying out new ways of doing things, changing with
i | the times. Brooks, for instance, wants the center to administer whatever funds are due the
Indian community. At present a myriad of agencies and funding sources funnel funds to
different augments of the community before the Baltimore American Indian Center receives
them. He also talks about "hooking up" with other Indian agencies like Lumbee Regional
1 > Development Association in Pembroke and Indian organisations in and out of Maryland. He
sees a more active role by the emerging Maryland Indian Commission.
Others like the South Broadway Baptist Church is branching out too. Led by the dynamic
i . Rev. James Dial also a native "down homer." the church has recently joined the Robeson
County baaed Burnt Swamp Baptist Association. The dumb and center arc close allies and
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THE BALTIMORE EXPERIENCE!!
Baltimore American Indian Center
and The Carolina Indian Voice
are proud to announce a
SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE IN
THE BALTIMORE AND
MARYLAND AREA.
BALTIMORE INDIAN CENTER LEADS SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE IN BALTIMORE AREA
Responding to a suggestion by Earl Brooks, we recently traveled to Baltimore to meet
with the Indians there. We were guests of Earl and his lovely wife, Lorraine and we were
treated royally.
The Baltimore American Indian Center decided to join with us in initiating a subscription
drive in the Maryland community. It works like this. The center is conducting the
subscription drive and will receive $3.00 for each subscription it sells. For instance, we have
decided to push for 1,000 new subscribers in the Baltimore and greater Maryland area.
it is something we can do together. And it looks promising, indeed. In the near future we
will be kicking off a new feature in the Carolina Indian Voice. A page of happenings from
the Baltimore and Maryland Indian community called "News from the Indian community in
Maryland" or some title similar to that. We are excited about it and the Baltimore
American Indian Center is too.
It is a new coalition, a new way of doing things together. We'll keep you advised of how
we are doing with it.
If you want to know more about it simply write the Baltimore American Indian Center,
113 South Broadway Street. Baltimore. Maryland 21231 or call 1-301- 67S- 3S3S.
Maryland Indians, like the folks at home in Robeson County, will not develop political
influence until they are united. The center seems to be a-unifying force, a rallying of
aspirations and dreams. We are glad to be a small part of "a little bit of Robeson County in
Bkltimore. Maryland."
Like all of us, the Indians in Maryland are a group of people craving for recognition, for a
better life for themselves and their children. We are happy to be a small part of that shared
experience.
-Brace Barton
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GOAL: 1,000 NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
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1 Year Subscription (Out of State) $12.00
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Center Will Receive $3.00 For
Each Subscription Sold during the <,
Life of this Subscription Drive.
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'' We are helping each other
survive the difficult days ahead.
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TO SUBSCRIBE, YOU CAN DO IT
EITHER OF TWO W.A YS: \ >
1. Send $12.00 for a one year subscription <1
to:
THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN INDIAN 1 1
CENTER
113 South Broadway Street . ' *
Baltimore, Maryland
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2. Send your subscription directly to:
THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE < >
P.O. Box 1075
Pembroke, N.C. 28372
"Simply mark It for the Baltimore
Subscription Drive so (
that we can keep up with the 1 '
bookkeeping and record keeping.
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SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE GOOD THROUGH MARCH 31,1962 I
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