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LREMC BOARD ASKS
FOR GENERAL MANAGER'S
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Reportedly On A 6-4-1 Vote
RED SPRINGS-According to reliable
sources the Board of Directors of Lumbee
River Electric Membership Corporation
met in executive session Monday after
noon in a special called meeting and
asked for the general manager's resig
nation "before December 31, 1982." ?
Deri Hinson, the General Manager,
when queried about the action said. "I
would rather not comment." But Hinson
did confirm that the board met in a
special board meeting and held an
executive session.
According to information compiled by
this reporter, and confirmed indirectly,
the motion to void Hinson's present
contract and ask for his resignation was
made by Bill Brewington and seconded
by Timothy Strickland. Also voting in
favor of the motion were Rev. Elias
Rogers, Altcn DudLqf, Gns 3u!lerd and u>,
Harold Dean Brewer. Voting against the
motion were Marceia Low cry, Davis K.
Parker, James H. Hammonds and
Bradford Oxendine. John Paul Jones
reportedly "abstained." The president
of the board, J.W. Hunt, who is also a
Commissioner from the Rowland Disj
trict, expressed himself "against the
motion" although the president of the
board seemingly cannot vote on a matter
before the board except in the case of a
tie.
The furor over Hinson's contract
seemingly flared because of information
gathered by some of the discontented
board members which indicated that
copies of Hinson's contract had been
withheld from them. Reports are that
"most of the board members had never
seen an actual copy of Hinson's
contract" although they had approved it
in principal by agreeing to a memoran
dum that put it into effect. When copies
of the contract surfaced it showed,
according to our sources, that Hinson's
contract automatically renewed itself
every two years if die board did not
object by August 31. The point of
contention sedans tc he that the board
members did not .know exactly what that
contract spelled out. Reportedly two
changes were made in the contract and
initialed by Hinson, Hubert Prevatte,
formerly a member and president of the
board, and James H. Hammonds, the
then secretary of the board, without ever
being brought before the full board of
directors in 1978.
The board will meet in regular session
next Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the
administrative office in Red Springs.
Reports are that the matter will surface
again as Cynthia Currin, a member of the
Raleigh law firm of Crisp, Smith, Davia
and Schwent that represents the co-op
has advised the board that there were
"defects in the process" of voiding
Hinson's contract and asking for his
resignation.
"If so," said one of the those voting
against Hinson, "We will do it over
again Tuesday, This board must be
treated with respect...Hinson works for
the board and the consumers, not the
other way around."
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The Honorable John Brooks, N.C.
Commissioner of Labor, will be a special
guest at 'Strike at the Wind!' tonight. He
will be accompanied by Jim Lowry,
Chairman of the N.C. Indian Commission
and director of the State Purchasing and
Contract Division.
Whippoorwill Call
SATURDAY ON THE QUAD !
Pembroke State University will host an all day TV Picnic and Auction
Saturday, August 28, 1982, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on the campus quad
rangle. Merchandise and goods donated by area merchants will be auctioned
by Danny Devane, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Proceeds will go toward the TV matching fund requirement. For every $1,000
we raise, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce grant will give us $3,000.
There will be country and bluegrass music performed throughout the
day. Jackie Jacobs, Promotion and Resource Director of the television
project, will headline as Mistress of Ceremonies. Other entertainers will
include Lori Ann Locklear, Dr. Shelby Stephenson, Ronnie Stansel, George
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Lowery, Rhonda Flanigan, Brenda Hunt Williams, Layton Chavis, Little Miss
Lumbee, and Little Miss North Carolina.
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what aarchandlaa you can donate. I
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Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Intro
duces the first edition of the National
Environmental Stamp. The 1982 stamp
features a portrait of Iron Eyes Cody, the
hilemationaRy-known "crying Indian"
of the organisation's award-winning
public service campaign. The painting of
Cody was created by Bob Tfanberiake of
Lexingtua, North Carolina, the official
artist of Kfpp America Beautiful.
Individual stamps are available for SS
each. Each stamp purchased entitles the
purchaser to a year's citizen membership
in Keep America Beautiful.
Contact CUff Snider at [919] 887
1818 or 887-1512.
Iron Eyes Cody and
Bob Timberlake
Visit Pembroke
PEMBROKE-Famed Indian environ
mentalist Iron Eyes Cody of Oklahoma
and artist Bob Timberlake of Lexington
visited Pembroke State University Wed
nesday morning to commemorate the
new national environmentalist stamp.
The program took place in front of Old
Main. .
Welcoming them to Pembroke State
University was Chancellor Paul Givens.
The welcome on behalf of the Pem
broke community was given by Milton
Hunt, mayor pro-tern of Pembroke.
Introducing Timberlake was Dr. James
B. Chavis, vice chapcellor for student
affairs at Pembroke State University who
coordinated the program along with
Garry L. Barton, LRDA's Public Rela
tions Director.
After Timberlake's remarks, he in turn
introduced Iron Eyes Cody.
Thereafter came an exchange of gifts
with representatives or spokesmen of the
eight recognized American Indian tribes
of North Carolina, including the Chero
kees. taking part.
Timberlake, who did the art work on
the commemorative stamp, then made a
presentation to Pembroke State Uni
versity and to each of the Indian tribes.
Cody, a Cherokee-Cree Indian, has
been in 200 full length motion pictures
and has appeared three times with
Ronald Reagan when the President was a
movie actor. He is known as the weeping
Indian, with his tears being shed after
seeing the pollution of America's beau
tiful countryside. It is reported that 15
billion households have seen impressions
of this Indian who wants "to keep
America beautiful." He is described by
environmentalists as "the most recog
nized Indian in world history" because of
so much TV exposure.
Timberlake, the official artiat of
"Keep America Beautiful," is renowned
for his art work. Both he and Iron Eyes
Cody have been White House guests o4
Presidents Carter and Reagan.
The new commemorative stamps were
on sale after the ceremony and the
guests were available for autographs.
Iron Eyes Cody [center) shown shaking
hands with PSli Chancellor Paul Givens
at the Wednesday morning ceremony on
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the PSU campus to commemorate the
release of the first national environ
mental ^ tamp. Bob Tim be ri ate [loft],
who doslgaod the i mniiisoMistlii strop
with boa Eye* Cody oa It, looks on.
[BOX HUNT PHOTO]
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