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► VOLUME 5 NUMBER 8 PEMBROKE, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977 ,5^ pg^ COPY X
I PEMBROKE CHAMBER OF “Our Purpose Is To Get
COMMERCE CO-SPONSORS PSU
SPRING BROCHURE
Minorities In Health Careers.”
|p:heck of SSOO for the co-sponsorship
1977 Pembroke State University
ng Sports Brochore is presented to
n
■MBROKE-To demonstrate its sup-
of the total athletic program at
ibroke State University, the Pem-
iMie Chamber of Commerce is co-
Wnsoring the publication of the
“'ersity’s 1977 Spring Sports Bro-
^re with a gift of $500.
3e gift was approved in a vote
sday afternoon, and John H.
ihpson, president of the Pembroke
limber of Commerce, made the
ientation of the check Wednesday
•ning to Gene Warren, public
..rmation director of PSU.
m
—It is a pleasure to present this check
. ou,” said Sampson, adding, “I hope
ill benefit the whole community.”
eodore Maynor, who is on the
nember Chamber, accompanied
i^ipson for the presentation. Maynor,
^rong backer of athletics at PSU for
1 .'s said: ‘‘Back in 1928 when 1
>hed the then Normal School. I knew
this school had done more for me
11 ever dreamed. There’s not hardly
^ jy that passes that 1 don’t think of
^ school. I’m happy to help in the
' lication of the brochure because I’m
Gene Warrent [left], PSU pablic
information director, by John H.
Sampson, president of the Pembroke
just athletically inclined. I played
baseball until I was 50. 1 like
athletics-and I know we have a good
athletic program at Pembroke State
University.”
Bruce Barton, also a member of the
Chamber, was a leader in attaining the
gift. “I approached the members, told
what was needed and they responded.
We have a good, productive Chamber of
Commerce. I think in the days and years
ahead we are going to get closer to PSU,
which I consider our No. 1 asset as far
as industry is concerned.”
PEMBROKE"‘‘Our purpose is to get
more minorities in health careers-to
work with high school counselors and
teachers,” said Bill Wilson, director of
the Association of American Indian
Physicians, Inc., of Norman, Okla., in
addressing a workshop on “Health
Career Opportunities for Minorities”
held Friday on the Pembroke State
University campus.
Wilson discussed the ways to achieve
this goal. He spoke of how to motivate
students, the suggestive formation of
Health Career Clubs in school, use of
politics in becoming involved with the
“power structure,” familiarizing stu
dents with tests for the different health
career schools, etc.
He emphasized how many minority
children start really “dropping out”
motivation-wise as early as the second
and third grade. “It behooves teachers
and counselors to work as hard as we
can to get the child interested in going
to school. We are talking about
curriculum development and motiva
tion,” he said.
Speaking of a Health Careers Club in
school, Wilson used that as an example
of using one’s imagination in interest
ing youngsters in his field. “Just
getting kids in a club like that would
people
and places
and things
Chamber of Commerce, as Theodore
Maynor, also a Chamber member, looks mean^a'lot’. A kirdoern’t^have Tny
reason to go to school until he sees it
himself. You can preach to him all day
NEWS BRIEFS
Recent Hirings in
Robeson County
Barton also said he is very interested
in the idea of a Braves’ Boosters Club as
“an offshoot of the Chamber.” He
noted: “With the leadership of our
Chamber, we might be able to develop a
Braves’ Boosters Club to provide help to
the PSU Athletic Department.”
Other members of the Pembroke
Chamber of Commerce include James
Brewington, A.G. Dial, Jimmy Hedg-
peth, Albert Hunt, Bernard Lowry,
H.D. Lowry. Weldon Lowry, Willie Von
Lowry and Jim Paul.
Glenn Maynor, a member of the
Lumberton City Council, was named
late Tuesday afternoon to succeed
Gerald Hill as executive director of the
Robeson County Housing Authority.
Maynor was strongly endorsed by
fellow city councilman Rev. E.B.
Turner, and Chairman of the Robeson
County Board of Commissioners, Sam
Noble.
Maynor was chosen from a field of 17
candidates on a 5-2 vote. The vote was
taken by the Robeson County Housing
Authority with secret balloting.
Earlier in the week, Tony Glenn
Smith of Darlington, S.C. was chosen
for the position of Director of Industrial
Development by the board of commis--
sioners on a unanimous vote.
The move to hire Smith followed an
earlier motion by Commissioner Her
man Dial to hire Murphy Woods, an
Indian, for the job. That motion was
defeated by a 4-3 vote. Dial, Bobby
Dean Locklear and J.W. Hunt voted in
favor; voting against were H.T. Taylor,
Bill Herndon, Thomas Jones and Chair
man, Sam Noble, who was forced to cast
the vote defeating the motion.
Hired at the same time, on a motion by
Commissioner Bobby Dean Locklear,
were Grady Chavis, an Indian, for the
position of Federal Programs Coordi
nator; and Chris Antwi, a Black, for
Manpower director. Both positions will
carry salaries of $11,712.
The position of director of industrial
development carries a salary of $15,000.
Children's Deaths Bring Out The 'Goodness' In Robesonions
Retimes it takes an awful tragedy white.
^ the deaths of five children in a
of the grief stricken families in a
Christian-like manner. A Trust fund has
json County fire to bring out the According to Rev. Grover Oxendine, been set up at Lumbee Bank in
Iness of people-red. black and the people are responding to the plight Pembroke for the Locklear and Woods
Sam Dial, Father of Public Housing,
Honored With Portroit Unveiling
n Dial, shown far left, with his
''^hter and wife, Marcella, was
pred last Wednesday afternoon by
yriends and the Pembroke Honsing
T Redevelopment Aathority with a
rtrait Unveiling.”
\b portridt, In honor c#f Dial, who is
nlarly known as the father of pablic
losing, will hang in his honor in the
administrative offices of the housing
authority.
families. Those who wish to contribute
may do so by depositing the money
directly into the special trust fund. Bank
officials, Ray Liles and Curits Pierce,
have been authorized to accept do
nations from those who wish to assist
the families of the children killed in a
fire last Thursday.
The five young children died in the
wood frame farm house in the Raft
Swamp community while Mrs. Dorothy
Lee Locklear left them temporarily
unattended while she went to get some
meat for dinner, according to her father,
Herman Chavis.
Rev. Grover Oxendine, pastor of Oak
Grove Holiness Church, where funeral
services were held Sunday for the
children, said, “people have been so
kind and helpful since the tragedy
struck. People do care. It is just so sad
that it sometimes takes an awful
tragedy like this to bring out the best in
all of us.” It was estimated that more
than 1000 friends and relatives attended
the mass funeral.
Rev. Oxendine’s church, Oak Grove,
has set the trust fund up in the name of
the church for the Locklear & Woods
families.
The five children were funeralized
together. They are Shenell, 4, Rachel,
3; and Doretta, 2, the daughters of
Landis and Dorothy Lee Locklear; and
twins, Amanda and Amy, daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Woods. (See
Obituaries)
The families also, according to Rev.
Oxendine, expressed gratitude for those
who responded to them in their time of
sorrow and, especially, the Raft Swamp,
BILL WILSON, director of the Associ
ation of American Indian Physicians,
Inc., of Norman, Okla., addresses
health careers workshop at Pembroke
State University.
long, but it doesn’t make any dif
ference. When he decides he’s ready to
go to school and ready to study and
ready to learn, he’s ready. So it’s up to
us to start motivating him in some
manner,” pointed out Wilson.
The AAIP director suggested that his
audience be aware of what all agencies
do so they can help direct young people
to summer or winter jobs. He told of
how his organization had tried futilely
two or three times to put first and
second year medical students in a
hospital during the summer. “The
hospital said it didn’t have time, but we
kept on pushing and insisting until
finally we got them in. I think
counselors should be involved in getting
students into such programs during the
summer,” Wilson said.
As for politics, Wilson made reference
to remarks by Tommy Swett, director of
special programs at PSU who coordi
nated the workshop, and Dr. E. Lavonia
Allison, director of the N.C. Health
Manpower Development Program.
“Mr. Swett and Dr. Allison have
mentioned legislation power structure
tests on local and national levels,”
Wilson said. “We have to get involved
in politics whether we like it or not
because the power structure is there. It
is something you have to address
yourself to because it is going to affect
your job and clientele.”
Speaking of a test to get in medical
school, Wilson said: “If your counselors
or people in health careers aren’t
familiar with it, you should be. We have
worked on it, and it has been revised.
Chicanes, Blacks, American Indians
and others are affected by the revision.
Become familiar with these different
tests so you can tell your students what
to expect from the different schools as
far as testing is concerned.”
The workshop also concerned reten
tion, financial aid, outlook and other
factors concerning recruitment and
counseling of minorities for health
careers.
Swett spoke of problems that face
Robeson County Indians and others
regarding self-concept, identity, etc.
Dr. Allison pointed out how excited
she is over the health careers program
on the PSU campus. She had spoken
here several times previously about the
many opportunities for minorities in
health careers.
MORE PROSPECT HONOR ROLL
Due to an error the following
students were left off the last nine
weeks reporting period of the Honor
Roll for Prospect School: Michael
Chavis, 12th grade, and Phyllis Bryant,
9th grade.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
W. J. and Barbara Strickland of
Alexandria, Virginia, announce the
birth of a daughter, Tabitha Onawa
Strickland, born on Feb. 8, 1977.
The maternal grandparents are Cas-
sie Chavis and the late Danny Chavis of
the Union Chapel area. Paternal grand
parents are Willard and Lady Strickland
of the Prospect area.
The Stricklands have three other
children, Olavi, Carmellia and Caleb.
DINNER THEATRE PLANNED
“Night of January 16th,” a comedy
drama in three acts, will be performed
by the Pembroke Senior High School
Players. Scheduled for production in
April, the play depicts a trial in the city
of New York. Karen Andre, secretary to
wealthy businessman Bjorn Faulkner, is
on trial for his murder. Her Defense
Attorney, Stevens, and the District
Attorney, Flint, involve themselves in
an emotion packed trial that brings
together the forces of big money and the
underworld.
CYNTHIA JACOBS JOINS
THE AIR FORCE
Cynthia Jacobs, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Layrue Jacobs of Route 3 Box
864, Lumberton, NC, has enlisted in the
United States Air Force.
Airman Jacobs, a 1976 graudate of
Pembroke High School, joined under
the Air Force’s Delayed Enlistment
Program (DEP), which allows her to
accumulate time in the Air Force
Reserve until she enters active duty on
February 23, 1977.
Sergeant George M. Painter, Air
Force Recruiter in Fayetteville, stated
that Airman Jacobs successfully com
pleted a series of tests which qualified
her for the Morse Systems Operator
field of training.
AREA C. B. CLUB LAUDED
Mrs. Winnie Brown of Locklear
Court in Pembroke is grateful to the
Area C. B. Club for offering her much
needed assistance. Ms. Brown’s three
year old son, R. J. Brown, entered Duke
Hospital in Durham today for surgery to
remove one of his kidneys. The Area C.
B. Club heard of the impending
surgery. They also heard that Ms.
Brown was financially unable to remain
in Durham with her son. Realizing that
Ms. Brown needed and wanted to be
with her son. they began a campaign to
raise the needed funds for her stay. The
campaign was successful and the
mother, thanks to the caring C. B.'ers,
now has enough money to remain with
her child. Ms. Brown was moved to
tears. Said she. "1 didn't know that
there were still people in'the world who
cared about each other.” .
Five Deorhs Linked
ro Stove Fire
special speaker was Attorney General,
Rufus Edmisten, who lauded the
sincerity of Dial in his single minded English Jones,
parsuit of low rent housing for
Pembroke. Edmisten talked fondly of
Dial and bragged of “their twenty year
friendship.” Said Edmisten, “Sam Dial
is dedicated to his fellowman, and I am
honored to be here with him as he Is Deep Branch, Pembroke, Saddletree
honored by his friends and the town of and Lumberton Fire Departments who
Pembroke.” Mr. Edmisten was glow- responded gallantly but in vain
Ingly introduced by PSU’s Chancellor,
Dial is presently serving as i
broke Town Councilman.
Those wishing to contribute to the
Locklear & Woods families may also
■ give directly to the families or Oak
Grove Holiness Church. Rev. Grover
Oxendine is pastor.
LUMBERTON-A fire that killed five
young girls while they were alone at a
residence was apparently sparked by a
wood stove, investigators said Friday.
Two of the victims were 11-month-old
twins. Amanda and Amy Woods,
daughters of James and Catherine
Woods. Three were daughters of Landis
and Dorothy Lee Locklear. They were
identified as Doretta, two, Rachael,
three, and Shenell Locklear, four.
A funeral was scheduled for all five at
2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Oak Grove
Holiness Church. Burial was set for the
church cemetery.
Detective Hubert Stone said no formal
investigation into the cause of the
Thursday afternoon fire was planned.
but that interviews with the mother and
those who arrived at the scene early
indicated the fire began at a wood stove
in a sitting room.
Mrs. Locklear was babysitting for the
Woods’ children, and had left the house
to get some food from her parents’
home who lived nearby.
Stone said Mrs. Locklear told him she
left a fire going in the stove when she
left. He said the man who first saw the
fire said it was coming from the room
where the stove was located
Wilson McNeill, county fire marshal,
said he was the first fireman on the
scene. The fire had engulfed the home
when he arrived. Me Neill said.
WARRIORS OUTSHOOT PIRATES
The Warrior Rifles defeated the
Lumberton Senior High School Pirates
in a rifle match held at Pembroke Senior
High on February 17 by a score of 855 to
787, Debbie Hammonds was the high
scorer for Pembroke with 236 points.
Next was Hazel McGirt with 214, Kyle
Clark-212, and Rodney Locklear with
193. High scorer for Lumberton was
Richard Troutman with 219 points.
JON MIKE CLARK,
A PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT
Jonathan Michael Clark (Jon Mike)
has recently registered as a professional
architect in Virginia. Clark, a native of
Robeson County, finished school at N.
C. State University. He received his
degree at the completion of five years of
study. He also served for three years as
apprentice with an Indian architecture
firm in Arizona. He is presently working
with the Government, Naval Facilities
Engineering Firm in Norfolk, Virginia.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Clark of Pembroke. He
resides in Norfolk, Virginia with his
wife, Gloria, and their two children.
CONCESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND
INDIANS
The Senate has completed its reor-
ganizaton, putting Indian affairs under
temporary (two-year) committee which
is expected to be chaired by
Senator Abourezk. In the House. Indian
education is under the sub-committee
on primary, seconday and vocational
education, chaird by Congressman
Blouin from Iowa. The sub-committee
on Indian affairs, responsible for
everyhting but education, has been
merged with the sub-committee on
public lands. This sub-committee is
chaired by Congressman Teno Roncalio
of Wyoming.
AIPRC PROTESTS HOUSE
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATON
The American Indian Policy Review
Commission has objected to the elimin
ation of the House Sub-committee on
Indian Affairs (by merging it with the
sub-committee on Public Lands) and
has asked for a “Temporary Select
Committee on Indian Affairs for the
95th Congress in which shall be vested
all legislative and oversight jurisdicton
on Indian matters” with all the power of
a standing committee. A resolution to
this effect was sent to the Speaker of the
House February 5. The resolution noted
that this Congress must deal with some
difficult and important issues, including
the Maine land claims and the AIPRC
legislative recommendations in the
Commission’s soon-to-be-completed fi
nal report.
MAINE GOVERNOR ASKS INDIANS
TO SETTLE FOR CASH
Governor James Longley sent tele
grams to the legal counsel for the
Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indian
tribes asking that the tribes seek only
money damages and not the return of
land claimed as their oboriginal terri
tory. An Interior Department draft
report had recommended that the
tribes’ claim should be for everything
they are entitled to, including the return
of the land. Governor Longley asked the
tribes to cooperate with him and “with
the' people of Maine whose homes and
whose jobs depend on a fair resolution”
of the suit.
CATAWBAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
PRESS LAND CLAIMS
The Catawba Indians of South
Carolina have joined the growing
numbers of eastern Indian tribes
asserting land claims. The Catawbas
have threatened, in a letter to the
State’s Governor, to file a suit for the
recovery of l44,(X)0acres of land which
could unsettle more than 50,000 people,
take over two small cities and require as
much as $20 million in compensation for
the past injuries. The Catawbas,
however, have offered to settle for less
and are scheduled to meet with the
Governor to discuss the matter.
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