VOLUME 1? NUMBEB 31 ^ ^ _j Ju? ^SfWR^ O -1'-*-J^uiruT[JlJ-JlJ
INDIAN KIDS TO ENJOY
A WEEK AT CAMP MONROE
"Let me teD you."' said an admirer of
the two, "a joint venture by Helen
Schevbeck and Rev. John A. Robinson,
Jr. has to be a happening, no doubt
about it."
And it is. The two have combined
forces to provide a week at Camp Monroe
for 75 Indian children from Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Helen Maynor Scheirbeck, who heads
LRDA's Indian Information Project in
Alexandria, Va. has long been an
advocate for Indians on die Eastern
Seaboard, as her father, the late and
esteemed Lacy Maynor, was before her.
Rev. John A. Robinson, Jr., who heads
the Pembroke Area Presbyerian Ministry
has involved himself mightily in improv
ing the plight of Indians in the area since
coming to Pembroke a few years ago.
The Indian Information Project/
LRDA is an outreach to and advocate for
the rights, as well as needs of American
Indians living east of the Mississippi
River. The office in Alexandria is two
years old. They work with 108 Indian
organizations and tribes.
Several weeks ago, Helen Scheirbeck.
approached a friend of hers, the
Reverend John Robinson, about getting
use of a church camp for one week to give
Ameriaui Indian children an opportunity
to learn about nature, themselves, and
others^ iir the fun and freedom od
camping.
Through the help of Robinson an
opportunity to- organize such an experi
ence at Camp Monroe in Laurel Hill, NC
"" and owned by the Fayetteville Presby
tery.
The-Presbytery has agreed to let the
Indian Information Project have the
camp August 9-13, 1982. They expect to
have 75 Indian children from Virginia,
North Carolina, and South Carolina. The
camp will serve students in grades four
to six, and the following tribes will be
represented: Chickahominy, Haliwa
Sapcni, Coharie, Santees, Lumbee,
Waccamaw-Siouian. Pee Dees, Edistos.
The organizers of the camp have
identified twelve volunteers to assist
them with the camp activities. All of
these volunteers are American Indians,
many from the same tribes as the
children who will attending.
The program will stress the Indian
philosophy of harmony with aatrtre and
appreciation for its beauty, ^crafts,
' swimming, canoeing, cooking, story
telling, Indian singing and dancing.
The staff also will teach the students
about their tribd- and its history. In
addition, students will get to know
themselves and others and find an
environment of sharing and caring from
the staff.
The major goal is to find and bring to
the camp Indian students who are
usually not given an opportunity for such
an experience. They want to bring to the
camp children that nobody wants to work
with; children who do not have a family;
and other children who are isolated or
neglected. They want these children t*jj
know that someone loves and cares forj
them.
To do this, they must raise a total of :
$6,000. This will cover food, transports-J
tion, and crafts.
If you would like toheip sponsor an ?
Indian child for a week at camp, you may 1
contact Mrs. Sheirbeck at the Indian
Information Project, 3902 Executive
Avenue, D-12 Building, Alexandria, Va. -J
22305 or call 703-549-3302 or Rev. "
Jobinson at the Pembroke Community*^
Workshop in Pembroke, NC. telephone: <
919-521-8661.
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Lumberton Tobacco
Market now open
TJje Lumberton Tobacco Market-open
ed for sales on Monday, July 26 with all
houses selling on opening day. . The
?sternary ceremonies were conducted
Star Warehouse No. 2 beginning at
8:45 a.m. with sales starting fifteen
minutes later. Dignitaries present'and
taking part in the Opening Ceremony
. were. GovcrnajL-iiaL
Honrable Congressman Charlie Rose.
Both were among the celebrities attend
ing the 8:45 a.m. ceremony. To add
beauty to the event, Miss Kathy Smith,
Bright Belt Tobacco Festival Queen, with
her chaperone, Ms. Kay Warren,
Manager of Flue Cured Tobacco
Festival, was also in attendance.
Congressman Rose has worked dili
gently in Washington with other North
Carolinians and other Bright Belt
Congress men and Senators to preserve
the Tobacco Program. Governor Hunt
along with North Carolina AGR Commis
sioner, Jim Graham, and others worked
on the local scene.
Miss Kathy Smith, Tobacco Queen, is
a native of Claxton, Georgia and
represents tobacco at numerous events
throughout the tobacco producing and
marketing areas. Also she travels widely
berton Tobacco Market have bee?^
pleased with the quality of offerings fOr
the first week of sales. It appears that
many farmers have been participating in
lower leaf disposal program and the
tobacco appearing on the floors is
showing the effect. It seems burners are
delivering tobacco to warehouses at a
fast enough pace to assure full sales on
opening day and probably for the entire
first week.
AROUND
THE
COUNTY
Pembroke-Hermin Dial, recently depos
ed as commissioner from the Pembroke
Maxton- Smiths District made a motion
Monday night to abolish the independent
Robeson County Housing Authority and
bring it directly under die authority of
the county. The motion carried 4-3
with commission chairman Carl Bntt
voting in favor of the treasure. Commis
sioners Jack Mongan, Sammy Cos and
J.W. Hunt demurred. Dial's term rims
through December before newly elected
commissioner Wyvis Oxendine takes
over.
The political move seemed to be
directly related to Glenn Maynor,
executive directorof the housing author
ity. and3 member of die Lumberton Qtv
Council. Dial criticized Maynor "politic
king on county time" and said that
Maynor repeatedly madfe himself inacc
essible by leaving his telephone off the
hook during working hours.
Maynor, in response, said he had to be
out of the Lumberton office often to
check sites in Red Springs and Rowland.
Maynor also said there were no funds for ,
a secretary and admitted that he
sometimes took the phone oft the hook if '
others in the office complex he shares
with other agendas were not available to
answer the phone for him. Maynor also.
denied using county vehicles for politic*!
board ^ of ^riectfosri^ rwootMrta^^Si ^
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Pembroke Rescue Squad
\%
holds Fund Raising Dinner
by Or. Kan Johnson
The Pembroke Rescue
Squad held a fund raising
dinner at Sheff's Seafood
Restaurant Monday evening,
August 2nd. Rescue Chief
Milton McMillan welcomed
the 12S guests and presented
the Pierce Family Gospel
Singers who presented a brief
program of songs. Guests
enjoyed a dinner of rib-eye
steaks, seafood platters and
other choices in the varied
menu.
Chief McMillan introduced
Hubert Oxendine who gave a
brief history of the Rescue
Squad. It began in 1956 with
personnel from off-duty local
policemen-ten of these men
comprised the first Rescue
Squad, among them were
' H.C. Locklear, Sam Lock!ear,
Thadis Oxendine, Sim God
win, Tom Dial and Hubert
Oxendine. Later Marvin
Carter and Lindberg
Locklear and Alvin Mercer
joined the Squad. At first the
Squad was required to have
Beginners First Aid which
was taught by Dr. Ken
Johnson and Dr. Martin
Brooks gave first-aid lectures.
The first task of the Squad
came during the tornado of
1956 when Main Street and
other areas were pretty well
wiped out. Over the years the
Squad has responded to
hundreds of accidents. Sam
Locklear supplied the first
ambulance used by the Res
cue Squad. James Pulton
Lowry, A.G. Dial and others
joined bringing the member
ship to 15 in 1957.
The State requirements for
?Mnsn^^ ?*?m ?i|[M x . |ta
with a 16 hr. First Aid Course.
This was increased to 48
currently 128 hours of inten
sive training, hMh|^EMT
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man-hours of service are
provided to those in need free
of charge. The Town of
Pembroke gives the Rescue
Squad S3,000 a year toward
its operations and the rest of
the necessary funds are de
pendent upon gifts from
churches, community organi
zations and individuals.
Charley Revels is Assistant
Chief of the Squad and Alonzo
Oxendine is the Chaplain. All
members of the Squad were
asked to stand and were given
applause by the. guests.
Dr. Martin Brooks was
the speaker of the evening
and compared the inception of
the Rescue Squad to meet the
needs of the people to Moses
recognition of need when the
voice of the Lord said "Whom
shall I send" and Moses
replied "nere am I, send
me." Service to man and
service to God involves doing
something for your fellow
man. These squad members
have given money from their
own pockets when needed and
have not passed by their
fellow man on the other side
of the road. They have had
compassion for the citizenry
and chosen to serve them. AD
bf the good wort the Rescue
Squad has done can be
summed in one word- LOVE
of fellow man.
Polldwing Dr. Brooks' re
marks, Chief McMillan rec
ognized the tremendous
amount of work the wtvee
have done in support of the
Rescue Squad and
them for their important
contribution to the wort of the
Squad.
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LORL^ISU^CLEAR
. .AND 'STRIKE AT THE WIND!'
FRIDAY NIGHT
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Lorf Ann Lockiear, oar own country
music songs tress, wBl bo in concert
Friday bight at the Lakeside Amphithea
tre, on the grounds of "Strike at the
Wind!", in the Red Banks Community,
approximately three miles west oi
Pembroke. Lorf Ann recently won the
statewide Wrangler Jeans Country Mus
ic Star Search competition in Greensboro
and scored weD in the national finals in
Nashville. The grand-daughter of the
wefl known evangelist Rev. dandle Dial,
and the daughter of Mr. ft Mrs. Russel
LocUear of the Red Sprite uct, Led
Ana plans to enter Pembroke State In the
fall in order to pursue a career in country
music.
The box ottice opens at 6:30 p.m.
Following Lori Arm's concert, "Strike at
the Wind!'' wDl be performed, both for
the price of a ticket to "Strike at the
Wind!" Tickets are S4.00 for adults,
$3.00 for senior citizens over 65 and
$2.00 for children under twelve.
A CUwty Branham Photo
County Board Responds
to Civil Rights Mandate
on Teacher Assignments
Superintendent Purnell Swett, releas
ed the following information about
teacher transfers in the Robeson County
School System.
During the 1969-70 school year, the
Robeson County Board of Education and
the. Office of Civil Rights, after many
conversations and visitations to the
school system, by the Office of Civil
Rights, agreed on an integration plan.
The plan agreed upon was to integrate
the faculty of each school. This included
the pairing of some schools and die
reorganization and closing of other
schools. The Office of Civil Rights
realized that to integrate all schools in
the system would necessitate a tremen
dous amount of busing, therefore, they
accepted the teacher integration plan as
an alternative.
The first phase of the integration plan
began in the fall of 1970. During this
time teachers were transferred from
schools that were traditionally of their
race, to schools that were traditionally
not of their individual racS. Complica
tions prevented this plan from being folly
implemented.
The Office of Civil Rights did not'
adamantly push for full implementation
until the spring of 1975. From 1975 until
the present, the Board of Education has
integrated the i faculties at its schools
when vacancies occured through teach
* era' resignations and retirements, when'
qualified teachers were available of a
particular race.
In January, 1982, the Board of
Education was advised by the Office of
al process in the school system.
After three months of negotiations, the
Office of Civil Rights mandated that the
Board of Education implement the
teacher transfer plan over three years.
The Robeson County Board of Education
was given a deadline to accept a mandate
or the 'Office of Civil Rights would have
initiated procedures leading to the
termination ot all federal tunds. This
would mean a reduction in funds of
S3,743,400.00 and a reduction in staff of f
199 people. The major loss, ultimately,
would have been the loss of services to
thousands of boys and girls in the
Robeson County School System. The
services provided by these monies work
toward meeting the individual needs of
the students through enrichment and
remedial activities. / ?
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In the process of implementing die
first phase of this mandated plan the
Robeson County Board of Education win
continue to work with the Office of QvU
Rights to preclude additional transfers.
Commissioner
Morgan
t6 meet
Constituents
^Jack ^ Morgan, County
dtp meet! to dis< u*ti I
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Special
Nights
Upcoming
at
'Strike
at the
Wind!'
As noted in earlier editions, I have
gone on the proverbial limb for 'Strike at
the Wind!', the popular, musical outdoor
drama that depicts the exploits of
Henry Berry Lowrie, the folk hero ef the
Lumbee Indians. The drama runs each
Thursday, Friday and Saturday night
through August 28 and is performed at
the Lakeside Amphitheatre on the
grounds of Riverside Country Club, 3
miles west of Pembroke.
The outdoor drama, now in its 7th
season, has proven to be a popular
attraction.
This year, as in previous years, 1 have
looked for ways to help the drama reach a
wider audience. Thus, as usual, I find
myself out on the proverbial limb.
I have chosen three nights--August 6,
14 & 20-and have vowed to fill up the
audience on these nights. Of course, I
can only do it with your help. As the man
said, dangling dangerously from the
edge of a cliff, "Won't you help?
PLEASEEE!!"
August 6 is a special night for Country
Music buffs. 'Strike at the Wind!' will
present Lori Aim LocMear, our own lady
of Country Music, preceding the regular
performance of 'Strike at the Wind!'
The box office will open this night only
at 6:30 p.m.
Both Lori Ann's Concert and the
performing of Strike at the Wind can be
?jnyaA for Hw pAna ri a ls*Mka.rmdr, _
at the Wind.
Angnat 14 is being billed as "Media
night." On this night the local media
newspapers; radio stations and television
stations- will sponsor this night jvith door
prizes, and special activities.
Aaguat 20 is "church night." We are
offering a trophy to the church that
brings the largest crowd.
Hope to see you one or all of these
three nights. As lamented before, its
lonely out here on this proverbial limb.
Help me get down. PLEASEEE! 11
Town
.
Meeting
By r??h Owvt
The August meeting of the Town of
Pembroke City Council began with the
request of Mr. Harry Oxen dine to change
the zoning of the north side of 4th St.
between Odom.and Pine Streets. The
change was approved.
City employees were offered an option
to accept a resolution that would deduct
their retirement benefits before state and
Fed. taxes were taken from their pay. ?.
The motion was made and seconded.
The Community Development Budget
was discussed and recommended to be
approved by Town Manager, McDufde
Cummings. The motion was carried by
the Board.
Another discussion of the agreement
between the Town of Pembroke and the
gpfrfltow County Board of Fidifation was
held. The town attorney, Dexter Brooks
was directed by the board to make
several changes and the agrrnnent wfll
come beck before the board for its Anal
approval.
The letter of resignation of Mr. Wade
Hunt waa considered. Mr. Hunt served
highly regarded by several members of
the council. A motion was made to adopt
a^ resolution to send ^a letter ^ of
unanimously by the Board
the Cable vision problems aronntf the
Town. A suggestion of a letter from the
Fbt notitj men cottiicHittiit tctc recs iMMkt