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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 37 25? PER COPY fg ^ THURSDAY, . l 1986
? Rev. Charles Wesley" May
? nor, hearing Pembroke State
I University's golden mace,
I was the grand marshal of
? PSITs Sept. 3 convocation
I which served as the hickoft
I to the Centennial year at
PSU. Rev. Maynor, pastor of
Bear Swamp Baptist Church,
was the recipient of the first
baccalaureate degree from
PSU when it first became a
four-year college during the
19S9- i0 academic' 'year. The
assistant chief marshal lead
ing the platform party is
Karia Jo Miller of Pem
broke. |Photo, corniest of
Bob Ayers).
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Miss North Carolina To Help
Kick Off United Way Campaign
LUMBERTON--Reigning Miss
North Carolina, Karen Bloomquist,
will help United Way of Robeson
County kick off their 1987 Campaign
September 16 at 3 p.m. at Biggs
Park Mall in Lumberton.
Miss North Carolina has been in
vited to the Kick-Off Celebration by
the Biggs Park Merchants Associa
tion. She will be on hand from 1 p.m.
until 3 p.m. to greet the public.
Robeson County's United Way,
which is in its second year of
organization, has set a goal of
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$300,000 for the 1987 campaign. Thir
teen local human service agencies
will be funded.
Local dignataries will gather in
side the mall for a special ceremony
which will include mayors from
Robeson County towns, county of
ficials and other local guests.
Steve Harrill, City-County Ex
ecutive for First Union National
Bank, and John Allen, Personnel,
Alpha Cellulose Corporation, will
preside.
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Beautification Council
Plans Tree Giveaway
At a recent meeting of the
Robeson County Beautification
Council, one of the major items of
business was the development of the
1987 tree giveaway distribution pro
gram. According to Eddie L.
Locklear, Extension agent, ,4-H
council plans to have tree distribu
tion sites in seven locations of the
county. Locations are Lumberton,
Red Springs, Maxton, Rowland,
Fairmont, St. Pauls, and Pembroke.
According to Locklear, "We are con
tinuing this new approach with the
tree distribution program to ensure
more families an opportunity
receive trees. It will also give other
towns an opportunity to participate
and co-sponsor the project. We are
real excited about the number of
volunteers who will help with the
tree distribution program and the
families who will benefit from the
program." According to Locklear,
coordinators will be Identified for
the seven locations, and each area
will receive additional information
regarding the tree distribution pro
gram.
The agent obtained how the pro
ject will work. "Basically, the pro
gram will involve homeowners call
ing a specific location in their area
to register for the trees. When they
call, they will be asked for their
name, address, and telephone
number and will also be asked to
pay $1. People need to pay attention
to the media in their area to learn
specifics about locations to call.
Citizens will be offered four Lombar
dy poplars, two rebuds, two white
dogwoods, and two red maples. For
each bundle received, there will be a
charge of $1." A special feature
about this year's program according
to Locklear, is people will not have
to drive a long distance and will not
have to stand in line for their trees.
The dates to register and pay for
trees are October 20 - November 28.
Citizens will be notified through
various media channels during Oc
tober with details of who to call in
their area to register for seedlings.
The program is scheduled to occur
somewhere around February 7,1987.
People desiring additional informa
tion may call the Extension Office at
738-8111.
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Cultural Resources To
Co-Produce Documentary
On North Carolina Indians
The video doumentary
unit of the N.C. Department
of Cultural Resources will
co- produce a television
program this fall with the
University of North Carolina
Center for Public"Television.
Hie show will celebrate
North Carolina Indian heri
tage and culture. In January.
Gov. Jim Martin proclaimed
1986 the "Year of the Native
American."
Focusing on Indian fami
lies today, the half-hour
show will juxtapose the
lifestyles of those Indians
who still lead a traditional
existence and those who
have adapted to a more
urban experience. Whether
the subjuect is a Cherokee
grandmother who still pra
ctices an ancient craft or a
Lumberton businessman en
gaged in developing a Native
American cultural center,
these Indians are making a
concerted effort to stay in
touch with their traditions
and to incorporate them into
their everyday existence.
This documentary will be
shot on location in Chert
kee, Lumberton, Hollister,
and Greensboror during the
months of September
through December. The
show will air in the spring of
1987. It will be the newest
title in the documentary
unit's portfolio. The unit has
produced a variety of shows
suitable for North Carolina
studies and other education
al uses. A list of titles,
available through the State
Library, Special Services
Section.
For more information con
tact the Public Information
Office, 109 E. Jones St.,
Raleigh 27611 or call 919
733-5722.
Sept. 21 Festival to Kick Off
Indian Heritage Week
Native Americans in North
Carolina will celebrate their
10,000-year heritage when
they gather Sept, 21 at Town
Creek Indian Moan^ near
Mount Gilead to lack off
Indian Heritage Week. Acti
vities will be held from 2 to 5
p.m.
September 21-27 is Indian
Heritage Week in North
Carolina.
The opening festival willf
feature pow wow dancing.
Indian cultural exhibits and
demonstrations and tours of
the historic site. Special
activities are scheduled
throughout September in
Indian communities across
the state.
North Carolina has the
largest Indian population
east of the Mississippi River,
with 65,000 Indians compo
sing the Cherokee, Coharie,
Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee,
Meherrin and Waccamaw
Siouan tribes in the state.
"Citizens of North Caro
lina have much interest and
pride in the Indian heri
tage," said Bruce Jones,
executive director of the
N.C. Commission of Indian
Affairs. "Indian Heritage
Week in 1986 is part of a
special yearlong observance
of Indian history in the
state."
Gov. Jim Martin pro
claimed 1986 as the "Year of
the Native American" to
recognize and honor the
contributions of North Caro
lina's Indians as the state
celebrates the 400th anni
versary of the arrival of
English settlers.
Indian Heritage Week and
the Year of the Native
American activities are be
ing coordinated by the
Commission of Indian
Affairs.
The commission is the
only state government agen
cy with the specific respon
sibility of addressing the
needs of North Carolina
Indians. Through its field
offices and varied programs,
the commission works to
assure the right of Indians to
pursue their cultural, social
and religious traditions and
to increase economic and
educational opportunities.
For a schedule of Indian
Heritage Week and Year of
the Native American activi
ties, contact the N.C. Com
mission of Indian Affairs,
P.O. Box27228, Raleigh, NC
27611, or call (919) 733
5998.
Home Community Advisory
Committee
- Ten citizens of Robeson
County are members of a
committee which is appoint
ed by the county commissi
oners to visit family care
* homes and homes for the
aged in the county. The
committee's purpose is to
ensure that the intent of the
Residents Bill of Rights,
enacted by the North Caro
lina legislators, is upheld.
Working as volunteers,
committee members visited
each family care home and
home for the aged in the
county in the past six
months. They will continue
to visit regularly to observe
the genera) atmosphere of
the facility, visit with the
residents, and talk with the
person in charge. By North
Carolina law, they may act
aa mediators if problems
arise for residents, family
members, and admin is tra
tors. This is done in a spirit
of mutual cooperation to
improve the quality of life for
residents whoNAay need help
communicating their needs.
Generally speaking, the
committee feels our facilities
do a good job of caring for
our elderly and developme
ntal^ disabled adults. A1
ready effective in initiating
improvements in some of our
homes, the committee looks
forward to the future and
hopes to continue to work
with some others to bring
about uniformly high stan
dards of care which our older
adults deserve and desire.
The committee asserts
that one way of upgrading"
the quality of care is to have
more people who care about
older adults visit facilities
regularly, even "adopting"
a lonely older adult Facility
administrators welcome vis
itors, especially during the
week when callers are
scarce, and between holiday
seasons.
Hie facility administrators
have a list of the "Domicili
ary Home Community Advi
sory Committee" and should
willingly provide you with
the name of the chairman or
another contact person near
yon.
Lumbermver rest
Slated For Sept. 27
Robeson County Recre
ation and Park Commission
in cooperation with Lumber
ton City Recreation, Lumb
River Basin Committee, and
the Lower Lumber River
Canoe Club is making final
plans for their annual lum
ber River Fest. This evetn
will be held on Saturday,
September 27, 1986 at 10:00
A.M. at McMillan Beach in
Lumberton.
Activities for the Fest will
include Poster Drawing
Confest for Grades K-5,
Amateur Photo Contest,
Chain Saw Demonstration,
and many other outdoor
related exhibits and demon
strations.
The extravaganza of the
Fest will be the Canoe Race
at 2:00 P.M. Canoers may
register from 10:00 A.M. to
1:00 P.M. n?e race will start
at McMillan Beach with
trophies and cash prizes for
the winners. A limited num
ber of canoes will be avail
able for rent
If you would like to
demonstrate or display any
type of outdoor related
event or if you have any
questions, please contact
Cathy Mitchell at the Robe
son County Recreation De
partment 738-9061 or 738
9595 no later than Wednes
day, September 17, 1986, or
A1 Pittman at 738- 4936, or
Rudolph Floyd at 739- 8391.
Everyone is invited to come
out and participate in out
the annual event.
LREMC ANNUAL
MEETING PLANNED
Lumbee River Electric
Membership Corporation
will hold its 46th Annua)
Meeting of members at
PSU"s Performing Arts Cen
ter on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Registration begins at 6 p.m.
and the business session
starts at 7;8Q p.m. The
meeting includes year-end
reports from the general
manager and the president
of the board of. directors,
board elections, entertain
ment and a drawing for
prizes. Lumbee River EMC
is a non-profit rural electric
cooperative serving nearly
25,000 members in Robeson,
Cumberland, Hpfce and
Scotland counties.
BILLY MILLS FUN RUN
A banquet, a festival,
and the Billy Mills Fun Run
and 5 K Race are among the
activities that have been
planned in Charlotte in
celebration of North Carlina
Indian Heritage Week, Sept.
21-27, 1986. The festivities
will also be held in recogni
tion of 1986: THE YEAR OF
THE NATIVE AMERICAN.
On Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., the
Indian Education Parent
Committee of the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools will
host the Sixth Annual Indian
Education Banquet in the
Fellowship Hall of Christ
Lutheran Church, 4519 Pro
vidence Road. The program
will include an honor cere
mony honoring Indian lead
ers from across the State.
Speakers will include Robert
Youngdeer, Chief of the
Eastern Band of Cherokees
and Philip J. Kirk, Jr.,
Secretary of the North Caro
lina Department of Human
Resources. Tickets are $10
and may be purchased from
Rosa Winfree at (704) 376
0122.
The following day, Sept.
20, the Metrolina Native
American Association will
sponsor the Third Annual
Billy Mills Fun Run and 5 K
Race at McAlpine Greenway
Park on Monroe Road at 8:30
a.m. Billy Mills, Sioux
Indian and Olympic gold
medalist, will compete in the
race. Immediately following
the race, a festival featuring
American Indian food, story
telling, arts, music and
dance will be held. For
additional information, call
Jim Hunt at 333-0135.
READING PROBLEMS ?
Do you have a friend or
relative with a serious
reading problem? Or, do you
have a friend or relative who
feels embarrassed or
ashamed because he or she
cannot read or write?
Wouldn't it be a wonderful
gift to offer such a person
the opportunity to gain these
skills?
The Robeson County
Church and Community Cen
ter. 210 East 15th 8L.
Lumberton invites you to
encourage anyone you know
who could benefit from our
program to come and see
what we have to offer on
Friday, Sept. 12 between
9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
If your friend or relative
lives within the City of
Lumberton and needs trans
portation call 738-5204 be
fore September 12.
People interested in peo
ple provide the key to the
problem of illiteracy. It you
want to open the door of
literacy by helping us to help
them, please join us in our
effort by: keeping
confidencial your knowledge
of their problem; being
sensitive to their feelings of
inadequacy; encouraging
your friend or relative to
begin a program such as
ours.
by Margaret Gallagher
VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE
SUPPORTERS TO MEET
The Very Special People
Supporters will hold their
monthly meeting on Sept. 21
at 3 p.m. at The House. The
House is located across the
street from the PSU
Performing Arts Center. Ms.
Mary Calhoun will be the
gueat speaker. Ms. Calhoun
is a teacher with the Cum
berland County School Sys
tem. The topic of Ms.
Calhoun's speech will be
right brain-left brain theory
teaching the right brain
child. Hease don't miss this
opportunity to learn more
about your child's learning
patterns. Hie public is wel
come to attend. Very Special
People Supporters is a par
ent support group for par
ents with handicapped chil
dren.
MEETING OF GIFTED AND
TALENTED STUDENTS
Everyone in the Robe
son County School System
invited to attend a meeting
for the gifted and talented on
September30at7:80p.m. at
the O.P. Owens Auditorium.
Hie gueat speaker will be
Janice Hunt, a counselor for
South Robeson school. The
topic will be "Self Confl
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WHAT'S
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PLA TE SALE PL, JMEU
The Pembroke Rescue
Squad will hold a chicken
and fish plate sale Friday,
September 19, 1986 begin
ning at 11 a.m. and lasting
until... Deliveries of 10 or
more plates will be made.
Plates will cost $3.50 each.
The sale is being held in
observance of Kmergency
Medical Service Week pro
claimed by Governor James
G. Martin. Please come out
and support your local res
cue unit.
Fall Softball Meeting
IV) be son County Recrea
tion and Park Commission
will hold its Fall Softball
meeting for F?ed Springs
League on Thursday, Sept
11, 1986 at 7 p.m. at Red
Springs Softball Field. A
managers are urged to
attend this meeting.
Robeson County Recrea
tion and Park Commission
will hold its Fall Softball
Meeting for St Pauls Lea
gue on Monday, Sept 15,
1986 at 7 p.m. at the St
Pauls Softball Park. All
managers are urged to
attend this meeting.
FALLSIURY'HOUR
TO BEGIN
Hie Robeson County
Public Library's Fail Stoiy
Hour begins Monday, Sep
tember 15th and runs throu
gh Friday, December 12th.
Story Hour will consist of
stories, songs, puppets, fin
ger plays, filmstrips, films,
arts and crafts and FUN!
Everyone is invited to
attend and if you have a
group of preschoolers and
would like to join the Story
Hour, please cell the library
to sign upl
Hie sites are: Robeson
County Public Library
Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; Maxtor
Library, Thursdays, 10 a.m.;
Fairmont Library, Fridays,
.. 10 a.m.
For further information
call the Robeson County
Public Library at 738 4859
and ask for Valarie Cumm
ings or Stephanie Blanks
Locklear.
N.C. MOTHERSASSOC
SEARCHING FOR
NOMINEES
The North Carolina mo
ther's AaaocWon it March
ing for qualified nominees U
represent the Stats'* mo-,
there. Any dab at org an toad
group amy nominate ? mo
ther it wishes to honor in this
way. She most be at least
forty-five yean at ago, and
her youngest chfld must be
at least fifteen yean old. Hm.
deadline tor receipt of nomi
nations to December 11. and
application blanks a* be
obtained by writing to Mis.
Katherine Pantoh. 581 Bar
reD Street, Cary, NC 87511.
M nominees wg be honored
at the Aamatotton'a Annual
Meeting held in mid-Febru
ary in Raleigh. At that time
the State Mother of the Year
will be announced.