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AROUND THE COUNTY
Ron Offs Slated July 27
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BUN OFFS SLATED
FOB JULY 27
The Robeson County Board of Elec
tions met Tuesday morning and officially
received a number of requests for run
offs around the county.
Wyvis Oxendine, the second place
finisher in the race for the commissioner
seat from the Pembroke-Smiths-Maxton
District, officially called for a run off
against incumbent Herman Dial, the top
finisher in the June 29 primary.
And Lillian Faye Locklear officially
called for a run off against Bill Oxendine
for the second seat on the Robeson
County Board of Education from District
4 which encompasses Pembroke, Raft
Swamp, Burnt Swamp and Union. Dalton
Brooks garnered enough votes to escape
a run off and is assured a seat.
Locklear finished third in the race for
two seats but Oxendine, the second place
finisher, did not receive enough votes to
avoid the run off with Mrs! Locklear.
The six top vote getters in the June 29
primary will vy for 3 seats in the N.C.
House of Representatives from the 16th
District. On the ballot will be Bill Gay,
the only incumbent, John Hasty, Sidney
Locks, the only minority to make the run
off. Tommy Wellington, Daniel H. De
Vane and L. Louise Sanderson, the only
woman in the field.
Another race of interest will be
another race for a seat on the county
board of education from District 2 where
incumbent Ronald Hammonds has chal
lenged front runner Ronald Revels. Terry
Smith, the third place finisher in
the June 29 primary has challenged
Revels' residency contending that he
does not live in the county system but a
letter from Purnell Swett, superinten
dent of the county school system
contends that Revels is indeed a
constituent of the county school system.
The board of elections took no action on
Smith's challenge saying, in effect, that
it was up to him to prove otherwise.
The board of elections also recounted
the vote, totals from the Saddletree
Precinct without any noticable change, at ,
the behest of Bill Herndon, the winner in
the commissioner race in the St. Pauls
District wbp.asked for the recount "to
remove any doubt."
INDIAN COMMISSIONER FROM
HOKECOUNTY
ALSO IN RUN OFF
James Hunt, an incumbent com
missioner from nearby Hoke County,
also finds himself in a run off to retain his
seat. Hunt will be challenged by Mabel
Riley, another incumbent, and new
comers Thomas Howell and Geo Hat
cher. Two seats are up for grabs.
I LRDA INACTION
by Garry Lew to Barton
LRDA Public Relation.
B Officer
g BEAUTIES, AWARD
1 WINNERS AT
I LUMBEE HOMECOMING 1982
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Now In Its 7th Season
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Strike at the Wind!', the musical
outdoor drama about the Lumbee
Indians, is now in its 7th season. Some
400 hearty souls braved the. threatening
weather Saturday night as the season
officially opened.
In the next few weeks we'll be telling
you about some of the cast members.
The drama revolved around the exploits
of Henry Berry Lowrie, the popular hero
of the Indians of Robeson County, and is
set in the period before, during, and
after the Civil War.
Returning as Henry Berry Lowrie is
Melton Lowery, himself a distant relative
of die famous folk hero he plays. Melton
has become a fixture in the part, and is
now in his fifth season. Melton, a con
sum ate actor, lives in the Union Chapel
area, and enjoys entertaining the audi
ence and meeting people.
Playing his head strong wife is Rnby
Hammonds, a resident of Fayetteville
where she has performed in many pro
ductions including "Guys and Dolls,"
"Indians," and "The King and 1." This
is Ruby's first season as MwAn Strung
Lowriu, a perfect match for the dauntless
Henry Berry Lowrie.
More in weeks to come...
The drama runs July 3 through August
28 and is performed live each Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights at the Lake
side Amphitheatre on the grounds of the
Riverside County Club, 3 miles west of
Pembroke on U.S. 74 and the banks of
the Lumbee River. You can call 521
3112 for details on tickets.
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MELTON LOWER?
RUBY JANE HAMMONDS
$100,000
made available
for Indian
Scholarships
Some SI00.000 in scholar
ship funds for the state's
Indians has been appropriat
ed by the N.C. General
ASssembly and became avail
able July l'for the 1962-83
- fiscal year.
The funds will be used to
provide non-service scholar
ships at institutions within the
University of North Carolina
system for needy resident
North Carolina Indians.
The UNC Board of Gover
nors will administer the scho
larship money. The Board
may seek the advice of the NC
, Commission of Indian Affairs
in determining the eligibility
of applicants, according to the
ratified bill.
With 65,000 Native Ameri
cans, North Carolina has the
largest Indian population of
any state east of the Missis
sippi and the fourth largest
ppfttlirtirai of ny
in the country JThe five
Ruth Dial Woods
Will Not Seek Re-election
to North Carolina
Commission of Indian Affairs
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Ms. Ruth Dial Woods of Pembroke has
announced that she will not seek
re-election to the North Carolina State.
Commission of Indian Affairs for another
term. Ms. Woods' ternrof appointment [
?e .es June 30, 1982. It will be the i
responsibility of LRDA to announce, m
schedule and hold elections for a new?*
member to fill this vacancy and t
representing the Pembroke/ Smiths
district. *' ' '
In announcing her intent not to seek
re-election, Ms. Woods stated: "I am
deeply appreciative of the confidence
which the Indian Community placed in
me to represent their needs, interests,
problems and issues as a member of the
North Carolina State Commission of
Indian Affairs. During the past three
years, I have sought to represent these
concerns, as they related to all Indian
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people in Robeson County as well as in
?other Indian communities across the
jstate. Because I beleire in devaiaphig
"leadership, as opposed to *?fcl-|
1 adership, this will provide an opportu
nity for someone else to serve in this
capacity and to expand Indian leader
ship".
\ Ms Woods has recently accepted an
Invitation to serve as a member of the
Board df Directors of the North Carolina
Center on Public Policy and Research
based in Raleigh, an organization
concerned with maintaining broad public
awareness of governmental issues, con
cerns and operations. She is also
completing a second year as a member of
the State Teacher Education Evaluation
Committee of the N.C. State Department
of Public Instruction by appointment of
Dr. Craig A. Phillips.
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"MIRACLE CHILD" ON
THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
by Brace Barton
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their children Paaaj', ?fl* 7,
aad Rttk Amy J?, nmUmwI
"a mfaracta baby" altar aar
vtvtag Kawaaalrt Dtaaaar.
ST. PAULS-For those who
have never seen a "real
miracle" I would suggest that
they travel to the home of Mr.
c and Mrs. William Revels hi
the Ant^ock Community near
St. Pauls and observe pretty
and vhraeibts Amy Jo Revels
cavorting about the house in
high spirits.
Now at home, after a 65 day
stay In Duke University Med
ical Center last summer, little
. & Amy Jo celebrated' her first
birthday on May 17. Chances
are. thanks to thu. first rate
medical attention she receiv
ed. she will ?tehrate^many.
wcut nd always to bright
^ LittUAmy Jo waa a
I developed i rash and started
running a high fever last
summer. Her parents were
concerned about her constant
dying and hardly knew where
to turn until Dr. Joseph P.
Go ids ton, a local physician,
correctly it turned, out, diag
nosed Amy Jo's problem as
Kawasaki Disease. After a
two week stay in Southeastern
General Hospital. Amy Jo was
ON PACK A
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