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^ VOLUME 25 NUMBER 45 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1998 TWENTV-F1VF. CENTS
Democrats continue winning
1 tradition in Robeson County
Senator David Weinstein easily
overcame a challenge by John Rim
to continue representing the 30th
district. The 30th District is comprised
of Robeson and parts of
Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke and
Sampson counties. Weinstein received
20,024 votes while Rim lost
resounding with 4,523.
Rep. Ron Sutton was returned to
the North Carolina General Assembly
having no opposition as was
CommissionerNoah Woods. Incumbent
Commissioners Bill Herndon
and Berlester Campbell overcame
challenges by Republicans. In District
2, Campbell defeated Landa
Gaddy with 2,473 votes to Gaddy's
448. Hemdon, representing District
8, easily defeated Terry McNair.
Herdon received 1701 votes to 551
for McNair. Commissioner Gary
Powers was re-elected with no opposition.
Congressman Mike Mclntyre,
representing District 7, won with
over 90 percent of the vote. Paul
Meadows received 11,755 votes, the
Libertarian candidate. There was no
Republican challenge in the Congressional
Race.
Sen. Lauch Faircloth was defeated
for the U.S. Senate seat by John
Edwards, Democrat.
In nearby Hoke County, the voters
elected the first Black sheriff in
the history of the county. Bill David
narrowly overcame an effort by
Wayne Gardner who had been placed
on the oallot by petition as an
uaffiliated candidate.
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Rep. Ron Sutton
nep. txon mutton supports
spending for education, Smart Start
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i ' l"Raleigh
Hp Ron Sutton of Pembroke
volcd for a $12.5 billion budget
bill Tucsda>. October 27, and again on
Wednesday October 2 K n< the General
Assembly moved toward adjournment
The spending plan included $42.5
million to expand Smart Start to all 100
counties and S17.3 million to begin
paying for an overhaul of the juvenile
justice system. Other key items were
money tooontinue the Excellent Schools
Act. the slate's plan to bring all teachers
to the national average by 2000. and
$98 million for bonuses ncNljoar under
the ABC*s accountability program
Repeal of the state sales tax on food
and the inheritance tax also were included
in the budget bill.
Lawmakers earlier approved slopgap
spending bills to give teachers and
state employ ees pay raises and secure
federal funds
"The bud'vi bill shows that good
things conn, to those who wail-" said
Rep Million "I am glad that the final
version of thehiid-el' 'x adequate funds
to pio\ tde Smart otai* tor all 100 counties
and to begin improving the juvenile
justice system "
"Having served with the group
revising the juvenile law this has
been one of my main objectiv es this
term. " said Rep Sutton
The state's fiscal year began July
1. Final passage of the budget was
delayed when negotiators from the...
Hou'scabd Scnaleboggcddow n over
faxes and welfare reform
Elimination of the slate food tax
will save $2 for every $100 spent at
the grocery store, beginning May I.
1999. Lawmakers had cut the tax in
.half in previous sessions
A local - option 2 percent sales
l:ix will remain on food
Ta\?oc' ylioi^jppitfv.Cdi jCi the
Inst few years will iol;il $1.5 billion
when l'i 111 implemented i- the m .v
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I be Robeson. Scotland and Hoke
House delegation was successful in >
keeping the $5(H>.(>0<> Cor the South- *
eastern Farmers Market and Agricultural
Cenlci and the $700,000'
for UNC' Pembroke's proposed Economic
Development Center in the final
draft Those funds were put in the
Senate Budget and kept in the final
budget by the House Senator David
Weinstein is to be commended for
persuading the senate to i nclude them
in its original budgil
The longest two-year General Assembly
session is finally o\cr 11 w as a
highly political session and demonstrates
the disadvantage ofhavi ng one <chamber
controlled by the Democrats \
and the other controlled Republicans
This is especially critical when the
Republican leadership had only a 6 j 59controlling
marginand had to spend
an inordinate amount of timekeeping
their own people "between the traces"
so they could control the soles on the
floor In fact, at times it appeared that
small factions were actually in the
driver's scat
In any case, the longest session is
over now and we can begin to prepare
for the long session to begin in about
three months
Annual plate
sale
Prospect United Methodist Church
w ill sponsor their annual plate sale on
Friday. November 6 from 10:30a.m.
until 6:30 p in. al thcchurch Chicken
and barbecue plates will be sold Proceeds
w ill go for needy projects in the
Prospect Community by the United
Methodist Men
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Manufacturing company to
bring 125 jobs to county
Rempac Foam Corporation, a
New Jersey based manufacturer of
plastic foam products recently announced
it's expansion to Lumberton,
NC. Family owned and operated,
Rempac has been in business since
. 1962. "The need to serve expanding
r markets with new products and in.
creased capacity has brought us to
. North Carolina," commented Alan
* Bushel), President. "We intend to be
both a good neighbor and a good
employer," he added.
t Rempac has taken over the former
Sara Lee Knit Products site on Sarlite
' Drive and is in the process of renovating
the facility. An expansion to
the existing building is also in the
plans. Rempac expects to employ
approximately 125 people on three
shifts when the operation is in full
production in about a year. Until
then, Rempac will be slowing ramp
ing up to that level. Rempac manu-;.
facturers cushion protective
packaging, gasketing, and paint applicators,
sponges, coated products
and numerous other plastic foam
products. Rempac also manufactures
under the names Tek Pak Foam Corporation
and Mercury Foam of NJ.
Gregory Cummings, Economic
Developer for the county, said: "We ,
are happy to have this company coming
to our county. We have been
working on this project for approxi- *
mately 14 months. The added bonus:
of 125 jobs is a boast to our economy
and our employment base. The location
of this facility in Lumberton
was a join effort by the NC Department
ofCommerce, NC Southeastern
Committee, the Robeson County
Committee of 100 and the City of
Lumberton. It was a joint effort that
paid off the .the advantage of all the
citizens of the county."
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NC Commission of Indian Affairs Swears in New Members,
Takes Action on Indian Issues at Quarterly Meeting
Raleigh- The N.C. Commission
of Indian Affairs met Sept. 11 for its
quarterly meeting at the N.C. Museum
of History. During the meeting,
new members were sworn in and
action was taken on an umber of
matters of special interesf to Native
American citizens in North Carolina.
The Commission, housed in the
N.C. Department of Administration,
was created in 1971. It serves the
state's 80,000 Indians, the largest
Indian population of any state east of
the Mississippi River and the seventh
largest Indian population in the
nation.
A swearing-in ceremony was held
to seat members who were elected
by state-recognized Indian tribes and
organizations to serve on the commission.
N.C. Commissioner of
Labor Harry Payne officiated at the
ceremony.
Five members receiving the oath
of office were Jackie Brewington of
Dun,, representing the Coharie Indian
Tribe of Harnett and Sampson
counties; John Hedgepeth of
Hollister, representing the HaliwaSaponi
Indian Tribe of Halifax and
Warren counties; Larry Townsend
of Pembroke, representing the Lumbee
Tribe of Robeson, Scotland.
Hoke' and Bladen Counties; James
Hunt of Fayetteville, representing
the Cumberland County Association
for Indian People; and Elton
Ray Jacobs of Bolton, representing
the Waccamaw-Siouan Indian Tribe
of Columbus and Bladen counties.
A sixth member, Kenneth Locklear
of Greensboro, representing the
Guilford Native American Association,
was not present and will be
sworn in at a later date.
Mr. Brewington currently cmployed
the N.C. Indian Housing
Authority, is a former staff member
of the N.C. Commission of Indian
Affairs. He is a board member ofthe
Coharie Intra-Tribal Council and is
chairman of the Hamett County
Indian Association. Mr. Brewington
has been actively involved in Indian
affairs sinte 1975 and attended elementary
school at East Carolina
Indian School in Sampson County.
The Commission took action to
request that the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians select a nominee
who will be appointed to the N.C.
Indian Cultural Center by the Com
mission: The legislation governing
this process dictates that the Commission
appoint a representative
from the Eastern Band of Cherokee
if the tribe does not select a nominee.
The Commission also voted to
send a letter expressing its support
for the work of the center's board of
directors and its efforts to develop a
multi-million dollar Indian Cultural
Center in North Carolina.
The Commission voted to add
two more seats to the N.C. Indian
Housing Authority, if legislation
proposed by Representative Ronnie
Sutton is adopted by the General
Assembly. One seat is designated
for the Meherrin Indian Tribe and
one addition seat will be designated
for the Lumbee Indian Tribe.
Action was also taken to accept
recommendations to fill vacancies
on the board of directors of the N.C.
Indian Housing Authority. Vivian
Maynorand Elizabeth Maynor, both
of Clinton, were nominated to the
Commission by the Coharic Indian
Tribe and Earlene Stacks and Bobby
Berry, both of Charlotte, were nominated
by the Metrolina Native
American Association.
The Commission voted to hold a
public hearing regarding the recognition
oflndian organizations by the
State of North Carolina, t he Commission
is proposing that
Organizations be deleted from the
ommission's recognition procedures.
A public hearing will be held
in Robeson County on November
19. The location will be announced
at a later date.
Commission members adopted a
motion to send letters to leaders of
various federal agencies encouragingthcm
to include "state-recognized
Indians: in their Indian policy statement.
programs and activities.
The Commission authorized the
publication of the Indian 1 aw Report
which was developed by an
intern employed at the Commission
lastsummer. The Indian Law Report
will be published as a resource guide
and will include all Indian statutes
adopted by the N.C. General Assembly
this century. The resource
guide will include statutory references.
not statute text.
Commission members adopted
the 1997-98 Annual Report, which
will be published by December 31,
Sen. David Weinstein
PSRC's
PASTOR'S
BREAKFAST
All pastors of churches in Robeson
Counts arc reminded of the Pastor;s
Breakfast sponsored by the Public
Schools of Robeson County taking
place Saturday morning. November
7th. at 7,l(i AM at the Lumbcrton
Junior High cafeteriaonMcrion Road
Whet 11 : >Si not ihoy'received an invitation
which might have been returned
because of an incorrect ad<!i
p'a-sl'ors'afc in maged to call
7.1X-4X4I. Let 12i) or E\l 2XX inimediately
to confirm their intention
to attend this important nieetingaboul
education
UNCP to host
open house
Pembroke? Tlic Admissions Office
ofThc University of North Carolina
nt Pembroke (UNCP) "ill host an
open house for high school seniors on
Fridav. Nov 6 from X 10 am until
12 llip m
Registration begins at X:10 in the
Givens Performing Ails Center on
campus
For more information, call the
Admissions Office at 910-521-6262
or 1-800-949-UNCP
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MOM EN OF
PEMBROKE FIRS T
CHURCH
will sponsor the
CHRISTMAS BAZZAR
November 20th and 21st. 1998
Friday .20.from 5--8pm
Saturday 21. from 8 am till
Ipm
Crafts, wreaths, bake goods,
preserves, jellies, relishes, etc
"Come Join the Fun"
HOT DOGS FOR SAI.F
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5th Annual Native
American Fesitival to
be held November 7
This 5th Annual Native American Fcsti\al is held in honor of Indian
Heritage Month in North Carolina as declared bv Governor James B Hunt
each November This festival is co-sponsored bv the Guilford Nalivp American
Association and the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department's ( itv
Art's. Cultural Outreach program The festival will be held on Saturdav
November 7. 10 OOam?3:00pm at the Greensboro Cultural Center. Greensboro.
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Activities will include performances bv Native American Dancers from
across the stale and the Piedmont area The A/tec Dancers will be present from
Mexico City. Mexico performing the "Snake of Fire" dance that is sure to
captivate children Jonathan Dane Feather. Cherokee Hoop Dancer will be
performing. Rav l.ittlciurtlc will serve as Master of Ceremonies There will
be an area for children to participate in Native American games and
storv telling
Children and adults will be given a hands-on opporhinitv to make
traditional arts and crafts Native American fry bread will be sold Additionally.
there will be other artists there selling and demonstrating their work The
admission is free and open to the public
The activities will be taking place ongoing throughout I he course of the day
to celebrate Indian Heritage Month In the event of minor inclement weather
the festival will still take place inside the Greensboro Cultural Center.
For more information please call 336-273-6605.
Veterans Day Parade
and Ceremony
Planned in Pembroke
The Veterans Day Parade will be
held in Pembroke on November 11 at
10 a.m. Following the parade. A cercmonv
will be held in the town park
honoring all veterans. Furnie Lambert
will be the guest speaker
MGySgtFurnic Lambert was born
in 1941 at Maxton, N,C. and in September
1961 joined the United States
MarineCorps at Raleigh. He was sent
to Bool Camp at Parris Island. S.C.
andgraduatedinDccembcr 1961 After
Boot Canip he joined 2d Rccon Bn. 2d
MarDiv. In July 1963 PFC Lambert
. wasassignedtoMarine Barracks, Cecil
1 Field, Florida, July 1965 L/Cpl Lam
bcrtwas reassigned to 3/5, 1st MarDiv
and that September was reassigned to
the 3d MarDiv. In November 1965 the
battalion went to South Vietnam On
24 December. L/Cpl Lambert was assigned
to 1/4 as a machine gun
teainlcadcr. He participated in several,
operations? Harvest Moon. Oregon
Golden Fleece I & II. Pararjc and
Pararic II and on March 1966 was
promoted to Cpl and then promoted to
Sgt on September 1966 In October
1966 Sgt Lambert was reassigned to 3/
6. 24 MarDiv. In September 1969 he
made a second visit to South Vietnam,
this lime as a platoon leader with the
4th C AG and was promoted to SSgt in
April of 1970. SSgt Lambert was reassigned
in December 1970 to FMF
PAC. Camp Smith. Hawaii, as an
instructor. In December 1973 he was
promoted to GySgt and was off to the
recruitingslalion, Raleigh. N.C. where
lie was named "Recruiter orthe Year"
for 1976. In August 1978 lie was
reassigned to Quantico'. VA. as Audiovisual
Support Cliieffor the command
and Staff College and promoted
to MSgt in March 1979. June
1981 MSgt Lambert was transferred
to MCAS, Kancohe. Hawaii He re-!
turned to Quantico. VA. in 1984 to
work as an Audiovisual Management.
Specialist and Augmented IG
Team on numerous occasions In
1985 MSgt Lambert returned to 3d
MarDiv as Div. Photo chief. He was
promoted to MGySgt in June 1986
and assigned MCB. Camp LcJcuhe.
N.C. in September 1986.
MGySgt Lambert's personal decorations
include the Good Conduct
with 8 stars. Vietnamese.Cross of
Gallantry with Bronze Star. Vietnamese
Crossof Gallantry with Palm,
the combat Action Ribbon. Armed
Forces Expeditionary Sea Service
Deployment Ribbon. Vietnam Service
Ribbon. Vietnam Campaign
with 5 stars and Navy Unit Comnicnchtion.
He is married to the
former Elaine Bryant of Maxton,
N.C. and they hav e a fifteen year old
son Eric Gianni Thev resident Route
2. Box 73. Maxton. N.C.
Following the ceremony the annual
plate sale will be held at the
Pembroke VFVV Post 2843 on the
Union Chapel Road. Pembroke The .
public is invited to attend all these
activities in honor of the Vclcians
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Mrs., dirt T. CanadyWant: i cL-hratcdher 87th Sal., Oct. 31. at Ten Mile
Center llaptist Church. The event was hosted by herfamily. Mrs. Wanks was
horn in l.umherton in Hoheson Co., Oct. 18, 1911. She teas carried to the
late Mr. Prentis lllanks. Mrs. Wanks is the proud mother of two living
children: Mrs. June Rarnhill and Mrs. Sharon Henderson, both of St. Pauls;
five grandchildren, and two great grand children. The honoree h yk honored
with a beautiful birthday cake and delicious dinner. The invocation was
given by Mrs. Louis Revels, who volunteered to serve the food to all of the
guests. Approximately 60 guests were in attendance. ,
Photo and text by Sgt. Wm. P. Revels.