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VOLUME 5, number 14 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1977 154 PER COPY
people
and places
and things
Can Parkton Leave
The Robeson County
Administrative
School Unit?
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RON GUIDRY,
P5U PLAYS TODAY
AT VIRGINIA
Gomes This Week (April 4-9)
by Bruce Barton Monday
** Atlantic Christian at Pembroke State (2):
Area new.s reports note that the St. Pauls Campbell at East Carolina (2); Liberty
Administrative School Unit, one of the 5 Baptist at West Virginia (2); *Shaw at
city units, plans to hold a public hearing Norfolk State; Virginia State at Delaware
relative to Parkton possibly leaving the State (2).
Robeson County Administrative School
Unit and joining the St. Pauls System, Tuesday
The question is: can they doit? And, if so, Washington & Lee at Atlantic Christian;
what are the provisions for such an Virginia Wesleyan at Norfolk State;
eventuality? Pembroke State at Guilford.
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LOCKLEAR, GENE (OF)
5-11,170, Born on July 19,1949 ir
in Pembroke, N.C. BL TR. Single.
OBTAINED: PurcA«ed by Syracuse from Son Diego. July H
from Syracuse. August 3. 1976.
Gene is a twodime minor league bolting champion who distinguished himself by
kitting .321 for Son Diego in 1975 ... Yonkees ware able to purehose him lost July,
and after he hit .300 at Syrocuse, was brought up in August.., replocad on World
Series eligible list to moke room for Elliott Moddos .,. originoily come up in the
Cneinnoti farm system, winning batting titles at Three Rivers in 1971 and In-
dionapolis in 1972, after signing as a free agent in a tryout comp .,. Podres got him
from Cincinnati on June 12,1973 with Mike Johnson for Fred Norman ... Gene is e
full-blooded lumbee Indian ... he's also on accomplished ortist, and hos a painting
banging in the While House.
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Gene Locklear:
A Nev/ York Yankee-
1972 IndianopoCs
1973 C!ac:nr.oli
Son Kego
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By Bruce Barton
When I was a boy my favorite team wa.s
the New York Yankees. I used to grade and
tie tobacco and listen to radio broadcasts of
the games over the loud protestations of my
older sister, Ruth. I loved the New York
Yankees....Rill Skowron, Elston Howard.
Dr. Bobby Brown (who gave up a
promising career to devote his time to his
medical practice), Bobby Richardson (a
religious man who i]uit at the height of his
fame as a dandy .second baseman). Gil
McDonald (1 grimaced when his line drive
Well, according to an area attorney who
wishes to remain anonymous, it is virtually
impossible.
Seemingly, there are only two ways to do
it: one is by a legislative act in the N.C.
General Assembly and the other is by a
mutual accord by the two boards of
education. They would have to agree on
.school boundaries for instance.
The hearing is scheduled April 19 at 7
p.m. in the St. Pauls High School
Another possibility is by petition of the
citizens involved but, according to the
information provided by the attorney, the
respective boards would still have to agree
on their school boundaries.
Washington & Lee at Atlantic Christian;
Pembroke State at Liberty Baptist (2);
Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T;
*Shaw at Virginia State.
Campbell at UNC-Wilmington; Virginia
Commonwealth at Liberty Baptist; Norfolk
State at Elon; Pembroke State at Virginia;
State U. of New York at Virginia State (2).
Atlantic Christian at N.C. State; *
State at Shaw.
agreement relative
Heniy Berry Lowry Pistol on
Display in PSU’s Lumbee Room
ended the promising career of Herb Score,
the fireballing left hander for the Cleveland
Indians. 1 felt the pain that McDouglad
musthavefeltthatlongagodaywhenaline , . . . . ,,,
j - c _ u- u .1 c- • .u F , eavina one unit tor another would have to
drive from his bat struck Score in the lace.) , .~ , , v, ^ ■ r
be ratified by the N.C. State Board of
And the Super Star: Micky Mantle. I hero Education,
worshiped the man and was angry at Roger
• f j - . t-'.ci u ~ Additionaliv, any action taken would
Mans for daring to hit 61 home runs when , ^ -
L A*- 1 .1 h;,- nave to have the approval of the lu.stice
mv hero, Mickv Mantle, was on nis , e u ,r,^.
hospital bed, troubled bvhis.bad legs, with Jeptu1ment ™der the mandate of the 1964
his mere 54 as Maris overtook him and
Babe Ruth’s record of 60. I thought it was
unfair that Maris should have been the one
to pass the Bambino's record.
Robeson County is already one of the 39
countie.s in North Carolina subject to the
1963 Voting Rights Act for violations of
the voting rights of citizens in the county.
Any act that has anything to do with the
By Gene Warren
^PEMBROKE-A pistol which reportedly
elonged to Henry Berry Lowrie, the
'imous Lumbee Indian outlaw of the Civil
Arm.s Co.. has two patent dates on it: June
17, 1856, and I860.
“The latter date is on the gun probably
because some slight improvements were
made on it, and it was patented again," said
km
»ar and Reconstruction Period, has been Hollis Ivey, Lumberton architect and gun
laned to the Native American Resource collector who presented it to PSU for 30
j^enter at Pembroke State University for days of exhibiting,
xhibiting.
The pistol is the type in which, Ivey said.
The ball-and-cap pistol, made by Savage "You pack the powder and pack the ball
behind it. It has the old-type hammer with
which you fire the cap, it sets off the
powder and fires the gun.'' The pistol has a
cylinder for six bullets.
The .story of how Ivey came by the gun is
intriguing.
“An Indian fellow came to see me in 1947
and said he needed some money and would
I like to buy Henry Berry Lowrie's gun. He
had learned that I was a gun collector from
Robeson Hardware Co. He didn’t say
where he got the gun. He didn’t say it was
supposed to have belonged to Henry Berry
Lowrie-but that it did belong to him.
“Well, I bought the gun. I won’t say for
how much. But before long, that same
fellow (I don’t know his name) came back
and wanted to buy the gun back. I told him I
was sorry, but I didn’t buy it to sell,” said
Ivey.
The pistol did not have a handle on it, so
Ivey made one himself out of mahogany.
Ivey has 25 guns in his home “arsenal,"
some of which are over lOO years old, but
the “Henry Berry Lowrie pistol” has been
a favorite showpiece of his.
“Evander Britt (Lumberton lawyer) urged
me not to let anyone have this gun because
he said that there was going to Ik a museum
in Lumberton some day,” smiled Ivey.
Ivey told of a trip in 1970 to the
Confederate Museum at Richmond when
he .saw thousands of pistols - “but not a
single one like this gun." The museum
people told him there they would be
“tickled to death to have it,” said Ivey.
Has he ever seen a pistol like it? “Only
once,” said Ivey, who is a life member, of
the National Rifie Association. “That was
in 1954 at a big country store and service
station near Birmingham, Ala. This fellow
there had a museum'with a tremendous
amount of guns. There was one like this in
And Hank Bauer, Billy Martin, and old
Casey Stengel, the manager...lovable
Casey. The New York Yankees were the , , , , ., .
epitome of class to me. The» were far c «tofal process has lo be approved by Che
removed from my sphere as 1 tied tobaeco IJ'S' Department,
and listened to their exploits on the radio. I _ , - . o
.seeretiv longed to be a New York Yankee, ^o It seems virtually impos.sible for
. ' II I Parkton to leave the countv unit and loin the
St. Pauls System. The issues will be
But 1 was a slight kid who. worse than that ''“"y 'he meeting on April 19.
in glove scarce Robe.son County, was left
handed. I did everything left handed,
including catching flies. Nobody had ever
seen a glove for a left handed aspiring boll
player when I was a boy in Robe.son.
I also wore glasses, went for long, .solitary
walks, and read books. Woe is me! I was a
mama’s boy, too.
But deep down inside where all little boys
reside, I wanted to be a NEW YORK
YANKEE. I applauded their every exploit,
and walked about in smug satisfaction as
they won World Series after World Series.
I never dreamed that an Indian boy from
Robeson County would- ever make the
major leagues, much less the NEW YORK
YANKEES. But one has. and I stand in
awe of him too. His character is sterling,
and he dared to pursue his dream. He Ls a
NEW YORK YANKEE. He is my number
one sports hero. I worship the guy. I mean
he buddies around with Jim “Catfish'
New Court
House to be
in FUNB
Building
It's official. The new Pembroke District
Court will be housed in the old First Union
National Bank building on Railroad Street,
The building has been vacant since FUNB
moved to new quarters on Vance Street.
Reportedly the lease will be on a yearly
basis fora sum of $350,00 dollars a month.
Pates Supply will renovate the building
Hunter, Thurmon Munson, Craig Nettles except for the actual fixtures in the court
and the modem day Yankees, And. room,
reportedly, the manager, fiery Billy
Martin, likes him too, The object of my Town manager, McDuffie Cummings,
little boy awe is Gene “Chief” Locklear, a did not confirm the monthly rate .saying that
real, honest to goodness NEW YORK “the lease was being finalized and any
YANKEE. Billy Martin, according tosome figures quoted would not necessarily be
of the boys at Rogers Drug, Town and accurate at the present time.”
Country Restaurant, and our other watering
ffOLLIS IVEY of Lumberton presents
ils pistol which reportedly belonged to
tenry Derry Lowrie to Pembroke Store
University's Native American Resource
Center. A painting of Lowrie is in the
background.
Why Ivey's interest in guns? “I just like to
collect weapons," he smiled. “Not as
much now as I used to. 1 bought my last one
in '7i. But I've liked shot guns and rifles
since I was so big.”
Then he twinkled: ”1 can still take one of
those big rifles at home with a scope on
il-and can kill a crow so far away you’d
have to see ii to believe it,”
holes, likes Gene because he is aggressive,
demariding, hard nosed, and very, very
sure of himself and hi.s talents.
• And 1 like him because he comes home
every winter. He lives in the Mt. Airy
Community with his mother in the off
season and paints. He is an accomplished
arti.st. another rarity in Indian Robeson
County,
I see him in the offseason and I pester him
terribly with mundane questions like “what
kind of fellow is Catfish, really?" “Who’.s
the toughest pitcher you ever faced?” He
says, ••Don-Sutton, the Dixlger; and Tom
Seaver, the Mel fastballer, ”
One other building was considered. That
building, the old Super Dollar Store
building, now reportedly owned by Gene
Locklear, owner of University Sportswear,
wa.s, according to unofficial sources,
considered too costly to renovate for use as
a court r(X7m.
majors (as he has done twice in the minors)
if they'ld ju.st let him get his times at bat.
Maybe this year...maybe. I hope so. After
all. according to the boys, Billy Martin
likes him.
Ye.s, here he is; my hero-Gene Locklear,
the lithe New York Yankee, who always
identifies himself as a Lumbee Indian from
the Pembroke area. Ah, it’senoughtomake
Above is a photo of Gene in his splendid pin one want to return to his boy hixxl. Good
.stripes with the rest of his team mates, luck. Gene. I wish you the best, sincerely.
And above are his stats. 1 think he’s a purly His being in the major leagues gives us all
fair country ball player and I still contend hope. After all. if Gene can realize his
that he might win a batting title in the dream then'so can I,
**Virginia State at Atlantic Christian (2);
Liberty Baptist at VMl (2); Norfolk Stale at
St. Augustine.
‘Denotes NAIA District 29 games.
PSU SOCIOLOGY CLASS TO ATTEND
HOUSE MEETING IN RALEIGH
PEMBROKE-The Sociology 348 Class
of Pembroke State University,- a class
which deals with Social Welfare Policies
and Programs, will attend a meeting of the
N.C. Hou.se Committee of Human
Resources Today, Thursday. April 7, at the
State Legilative Building in Raleigh,
Inviting the class to the meeting was Dr.
Joy J. Johnson, Robeson County
representative in the N.C. General
Assembly.
Leading the class to Raleigh will be Mrs.
Valera M. Bissett, instructor of sociology
at PSU.
ALUMNI SPRING FESTIVAL
TO DE HELD AT RTI
Of particular interest to Robeson
Technical Institute alumni and to the public
are plans for an “Alumni Spring Festival"
to be held on Friday night, April 22, on the
school campus.
A variety of musical entertainment in the
RTI courtyard begins at 7:30 p.m..
followed by an Open House and reception.
Buildings and shops will be open for
visitors with staff and students as hosts in
the various areas.
Artists performing during the evening are
vocali,sts Dehavia Drake, Rudy Locklear.
Don Brock, and Joan Miller with her
accompanLst Mary Carol Warwick. Their
repertoire covers popular, folk, and gospel
music. Pianist Steven Hunter, visiting artist
at Wayne Community College, adds a
touch of classical and jazz. The St,
Andrews Stage Band specializes in good
listening music, and rounds out the special
entertainment.
Frank Leggett, Vice President for Student
Services and coordinator for the affair,
invites the general public, and especially all
alumni, to attend.
COMMISSIONER BODY DEAN
LOCKLEAR PUSHES FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF AFIRMATIVE
ACTION IN FILLING UPCOMING
VACANCIES ON INDUSTRIAL AND
AGRICULTURE COMMISSION
Red Springs Commissioner Bobby Dean
Locklear, at Monday's meeting of the
Robeson County Board of Commissioners,
made a motion to notify officials in town
that 6 vacancies are upcoming on the
controversial Robeson County Industrial
and Agriculture Commission.
The 11 member commission was* the
.Strom center of the recent controversy in
hiring the new Industrial director, Tony
Smith. Locklear’s motion also included the
proviso that the town officials be notified
that the vacancies will be filled subject to
the county’s recently enacted Affirmative
Action plan.
EVANGELIST RONALD SCOTT TO
APPEAR AT PEMBROKE ELEMENTARY
Evangelist Ronald Scott will be
conducting a series of services at Pembroke
Elementary School April 14, 15 and 16
starting at 7:30 p.m. each night. Music will
be furnished by the Jacobs Sisters and
others.
Evangelist Scott extends a cordial
invitation to everyone in Pembroke and
surrounding areas to come out and worship
'with him.
PLEASANT GROVE UNITED
METHODIST TO HAVE
GUEST SPEAKERS
Rev. Sam Brown, pastor of Fayetteville
Gardner, and Rev. Samuel L. Townsend,
pastor of Laurinburg Galilee, will be the
guest speakers at Pleasant Grove United
Methodist Church. Services will begin
Sunday, April 24 - 29 at 7:30 each night.
The public is welcome and cordially invited
by the pastor Simeon Dufrene Cumminas
and the church to^^ome & worship with
them. Special music will be provided by
Mr. Langford Godwin Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday nights.
OPEN HOUSE PLANNED AT
PROSPa HEAD START
Wednesday. April 13 will be Open House
at Prospect Head Start Center. All day the
center will be accepting applications for
students who will be 4 years old by October
15th. Immunity record and birth certificates
must accompany application. The public is
ms ited to attend.
PEMBROKE HEAD START CENTER
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
Pembroke Head Start Center will hold an
“Open House" Wedne.sday, April 13 from
8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Applications will
be accepted for 3 and 4 year olds.
PEMBROKE JAYCEES TO SPONSOR
A KITE CONTEST
The Pembroke Jaycees are sponsoring an
old fashioned Kite Contest for the kids in
the Pembroke area.
The Kite Contest will be held April 16 in
the parking lot beside Tv's Mini Mart on
Union Chapel Road between the hours of
10 a.m. until I p.m.
Prizes will be awarded, and free ice cream
will be provided bv Ty's Mini Mart.
More details will be given next week. For
additional information, vou mav call
Jaycees. Willie Harris. Jr.’at 521-3282 or
Robert Dean Revels at 521-3505.
MAYOR ANCCOUNCILPLEASED WITH
NEW DISTRia COURT IN PEMBROKE
Said Mayor Reggie Strickland. “We’re
pleased with the legislation establishing our
.new district court. We wish to thank
Senator Luther Britt and the other members
of the house for their assistance in getting
the necessary legislation passed in the N.C.
General As.sembly.’’
Pembroke councilman. Milton Hunt, who
made the district court one of his campaign
promises, also expressed pleasure. Said
Hunt. '-Pembroke, like all the other towns
of similar size, should have its own court. It
will be beneficial to our law enforcement
officials as well as our citizens who. before
now, have always had to travel
unreasonable distances to go to take care of
business at the district court level, whether
it was to appear as a witness, a petitioner, or
to pay a speeding ticket,"
The court is expected to be operational by'
July 1. and will be in session one day a
week
VINE DELORIA, JR. TO APPEAR
ATLRDA
Janie M. Locklear, director of LRDA’s
Indian Education Project announced today
that Vine Deloria, Jr,, the famous Indian
author, will make a .special appea^nce in
Pembroke April 20.
Deloria, a Sioux, is the author of ••Cu.ster
Died For Your Sins," “God is Red” and
other books dealing with the Indian
experience. He is a former theologian and
an attorney.
More details will appear in next week's
issue of the Carolina Indian Voice.
He will be giving a lecture at LRDA’s
Annex building in Pembroke.