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THE CAROLINA INDIA^I VOICE
VOLUME 5 NUMBER 25
PuWicotfon No. 976300
Dedicated to the best in all of us
PEMBROKE, NC THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1977
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Schierbeck to be guest
speaker at awards
banquet
PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING
ORDINANCES PROVOKES PROTEST
Mrs. Helen Moynor Schierbeck
ORDINANCES ADOPTED ON 3-2 VOTE
BY PEMBROKE TOWN COUNCIL
Zoning ordinance ■: Whof is it?
Zoning is essentially a means of insuring
that the land uses of a community are
properly situated in relation to one another,
providing adequate space for each type of
development.
Most towns have some form of zoning
ordinances, and, according to John
Holmes, planner for the NC Department of
Natural and Economic Resources, most are
a prototype of zoning ordinances prepared
by the department’s division of community
planning.
advertised, according to law, for two weeks
in The Carolina Indian voice, two different
times. A previous noticeof a public hearing
in May on the matter was not adhered to as
provided because of a misunderstanding in
the meeting time. Most Councilmen,
according to information presented at
the Public Hearing, thought (hat the public
hearing was set for 7 p.m. as are council
meetings. Holmes, the chief planner, had
advertised the meeting for 7;30 p.m.
Consequently, the public hearing was
advertised again and the meeting was set
for Tuesday night.
Also appearing were bill Carmichael and
James Oxendine, the two businessmen in
the process of developing a warehouse type
facility including fertilizer, farm
implements, etc. adjoining the property of
Mrs. Teets.
people
and places
and things
SUMMER YOUTH JOB FUNDS SET
Attorney John Wishart Campbell
appeared before the board in behalf of
Carmichael and Oxendine, both reportedly
former employees of Pates Supply
Company.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJEa TO
DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS NEAR THEM
Pembroke’s zoning ordinances have been
in the planning stage for a number of
months, and Tuesday nights proposal was
at least the third draft. The zoning
ordinance, with Holmes serving as chief
planner, was made possible by a grant from
;he Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Holmes and the local
Pembroke Planning Board presented their
proposal to the scrutiny of a public hearing
Tuesday night at Pembroke’s Town Hall.
The Public Hearing began with mayor pro
tern, Sam Dial, presiding in the absence of
Mayor Reggie Strickland. Appearing was
Mrs. Mary Alice Pinchbeck Teets,
representing property owners in an area
generally between Pate’s Stock yard and
the Bar-be-cue House on College Road
approximately one r.iile from Pembroke.
Mrs. Teets spoke against the development
of the business that is already in the
development stages with the foundation
already laid out. Said Mrs. Teets, “If the
public hearing had been held in May as
originally advertised, there might not have
been a need for this meetings.’’ Mrs. Teets
said she opposed the business as proposed
for aesthetic reasons, the environmental
problem, including the existing problem
with Pate’s livestock market and trucks,
and the lack of traffic control.
More than 5873,000 in CETA Title III
funds for the 1977 Summer Youth Program
in the Lumber River Region have been
allocated. Subcontractors were selected
May 2 and are currently certifying the
eligibility of applicants, developing
worksites, and coordinating support
services and enrollment which began May
23. The funds are used to support activities
such as work experience, vocational
exploration, labor market orientation,
on-the-job training, remedial and basic
education, classroom training and general
counseling.
A rising junior at PSU, she is majoring in
music and will use the scholarship in •
working toward a degree in that field.
Pembroke, until Tuesday night’s meeting,
did not have a zoning ordinance.
The ordinances, as presented by Holmes
and the Pembroke Planning Board, calls for
zoning Pembroke and the one mile
jurisdictional limit into 8 zoning
classifications. The zoning districts are: (1)
RA, Residential/Agricultural; (2) R-2,
Residential; (3) O & I, Office and
Institution; (4) C-1, Central Business
District; (5) C-2, Neighborhood Business
District; (6) C-3, Highway Business
District; (7) 1, Industrial District; and (8)
0-S, Open Space District.
Said Mrs. Teets, “I am here to speak for
the property owners in our area where a
business is being developed.” Said Mrs.
Teets in her opening remarks, “We have a
nice area except for Pales.” Mrs. Teets
spoke against the development of the
business.
She suggested that the board investigate
the existing problems with animal waste
and pollution from Pates and restrict the
flow of traffic past private residences. Mrs.
Teets asked that a no truck sign be erected
on the stretch of College Road between the
Barbeque House and Pates Stock Yard.
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Applicats for positions must be between
14-21 years old and economically
disadvantaged. Interested persons should
contact: Bladen County Office of
Manpower Services, Elizatethtown; Hoke
County Board of Education, Raeford;
Robeson County Department of Human
Resources, Lumberton; the Scotland
County Board of Education, Laurinburg; or
the Lumber RiverCouncil of Governments,
Lumberton.
PROPOSED REGULATIONS ON FEDERAL
RECOGNITION OF INDIAN GROUPS ARE
BEING PUBLISHED
Henry W.
Honored
Oxendine
by DOT
Proposed regulations , establishing
procedures and policy for determining
whether an Indian group is federally
recognized are being published in the
Federal Register, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs announced today.
The notice of a public hearing had been
Mrs. Helen Maynor Schierbeck of
Washington, D.C. will be guest speaker at
the Lumbee Business Awards Banquet to
be held at the Pembroke Jaycee Building on
June 30. 1977 at 8:00 p.m.
The purpose of the affair is to present three
prestigious awards to Lumbees who have
dedicated their lives to making the plight of
the Lumbee people ea.sier to bear. These
three awards are: Businessman Award,
Henry Berry Lowery Award, and the
Distinguished Service Award.
for Ed. D. in Administration at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University
in Blacksburg, Virginia. She holds the
following degrees: B.A. in Political
Science from Berea College, Berea,
Kentucky, and a M.A. in International
Relations from Columbia University in
New York City.
Among the visiting guests will be the
Honorable Carl Stewart, Speaker of the
N.C. House of Representatives.
Mrs. Schierbeck is presently a candidate
She is a former resident of Pembroke and
has published numerous articles
concerning the problems and perspectives
of education as it pertains to the American
Indian.
A steak dinner will be catered by the
Pembroke Jaycees and Jaycettes. Live
entertainment will be provided by Gene
Lowry, Short Circuit Disco, of Lumberton,
N.C. Tickets for this banquet can be
obtained from any LRDA staff personnel or
by contacting Gary Deese, ONAP Director,
at LRDA’s main office between the hours
of 8:30 a.m, - 5:00 p.m.
Mrs. Schierbeck is the daughter of the late
Judge Lacy Maynor and Ms. Sallie Revels
Maynor of Pembroke.
Lumbees ro Groduore in Newport
Two Robeson County Natives
will make Naval history on July
1, 1977 in Newport, Rhode
Island. The occasion is the
Taduation of the 93rd class at the
prestigious Naval War College of
Newport.
in HSL-30, a helicopter
antisubmarine squadron, Ronnie
will report to Patrol Squadron
Twenty-Four in Jacksonville,
Florida. The Suttons previously
resided in Jacksonville from
1966 until 1969.
A review of school records
indicate that this is the first time
two Native Americans have been
members of a graduating class at
^he nation's senior service
college. Especially significant is
the fact that both are from the
same area, and more
interestingly, both are Lumbees.
The historic graduates are
Lieutenant Commanders Jerry
Baker, Jr. and Ronnie Sutton.
Jerry is a pilot in the SH-2F
helicopter, the Navy’s newest
ASW aircraft and Ronnie is a
Naval Flight Officer in the
Navy’s four-engine patrol
aircraft, the P-3C Orion.
The Naval War College was
established in 1884 as an
institution for advanced course of
professional study for naval
officers. The curriculum is
focused on three
trimesiers-Strategy and Policy,
Naval Operations, and
Management. Also included are
the Center for Advanced
Research and the Center for
War-Gaming.
Lcdr Baker, the son of the late
Mabel Hardin Baker of the
Magnolia Community is married
to Letha Mae Baker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brewer of
Shannon. NC. The Bakers have
two daughters, Melissa and
Paige.
Lcdr Sutton is the son of Vergie
Oxendine Sutton and the late
Willie French Sutton of
Pembroke. He is married to the
former Genny Chavis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John French
Chavis of the Philadelphus
Community. They also have two
daughters, Ronette and Fonda.
Both prospective graduates
attended Magnolia High School
and Pembroke State University.
However, these are not the only
similarities in their military
carrers. Both were naval flight
students in Pensacola, Florida at
the same time, and returned later
as flight instructors. After
completing tours in Virginia last
year, they were selected to attend
the Naval War College for a year
of graduate studies.
The Honorable R. James
Woolsey, Under Secretary of the
Navy, will be the graduation
speaker. Special guest of the
Lumbee graduates will be Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bernice Wilkins
and their teenage 'daughter
Debbie of Foster, Rhode Island.
Mr. Wilkins, a Lumbee, is the
son of the late Mrs. Annie E.
Wilkins of Pembroke and is a
long time Rhode Island resident.
Lcdr Ronnie SuWon
Upon graduation in July, Jerry
will return to Norfolk, Virginia
35 an aviation
instructor/department head
The Bakers and Suttons will be
visiting with friends and relatives
in Robeson County prior to
assuming their new duties.
The regulations provide 10 criteria which
are to be considered in judging whether a
petitioning group is a federally recognized
Indian tribe.
Comments on the proposed regulations
should be sent within 30 days of
publication to the Director of Indian
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Washington, DC 20245.
CONGRESSMAN ROSE'S MOBILE OFHCE
Robeson County
RALEIGH-Noith Carolina Deportment of Transportation Secretary Thomas W.
Bradshaw, Jr. (left) soys "thanks for a job well done" os he presents o certlflcofe
of appreciation to Henry Word Oxendine of Pembroke for serving on the State's
Secondory Roods Council. One of 14 Council members, appoint^ by Governor
James D. Hunt, Jr. on March 16, Oxendine will serve through June 30 when his
term expires. A 23-member Board of Transportation, creoted by the 1977
General Assembly, will roke over the responsibilities of the Secondary Roods
Council. Oxendine represents Bloden, Columbus, Cumberland, Homett, and
Robeson Counties on the Council.
Highlights af Rabesan
July 12, Tuesday: Fairmont Post Office, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.; .July 1.3. Wednesday:
Pembroke Post Office. 10 a.m. to .i p.m.
July 14. Thursday, Red Springs, 10 p.m. to
3 p.m. July 21. Thursday. Shannon Post
Office. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lumber
Bridge Post Office. 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m.
July 23, Saturday. Maxton Post Office. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27. Wednesday.
Lumberton. Biggs Park shopping Center.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
HIGHWAY PATROL GEARED UP FOR JULY
4TH WEEKEND
Commissioners Meeting
Voting machines referred to
elections board for recommendation
The matter of voting machines surfaced
again at the Monday nighi mecling of the
Robeson County Board of Commissioners
and was referred to the recenlly scaled
Robeson County Board of Elections for a
recommendation.
latest in a series of appearances before the
county commissioners and the Lumberton
Citv Council, the commissionens agreed to
hol'd a public hearing July 5 at 2 p.m. to
hear public comment concerning a
proposed ordinance pertaining to fences
blocking out the x rated movies showing at
outdoor theatres, specifically on Highway
The State Highway Patrol is preparing for
a record volume of traffic during the long
July 4th weekend, according to Patrol
Commander John T. Jenkins. He said that
traffic usually increases on any given
weekend, but with the activities normally
associated with July 4th. the highways this
year are expected to be very crowded.
Traffic is expected to be heaviest on Friday
night and the evening of the 4th. Jenkins
said.
Said Commissioner Hcnnan Dial, “the
courteous thing to do is to give the elections
board an opportunity to put forth a
recommendation since they are in charge of
elections and, if passed, would have to be
responsible for their operation...”
in other motters...
The board scheduled the next meeting for
July 5 and made a number of appointments
to county board and commissions.
The matter was routinely handled without
the fanfare of recent months although
Lumberton Commissioner H.T. Taylor did
interject, “we've been debating this matter
for three years. It’s time to let's go on
record one way or the other.”
Clement Britt was named to the parks and
recreation board as was Pete Clark who will
replace Joe Bollinger.
The Patrol is not planning any special
programs to cope with the traffic except
that every available man will be on duty.
Jenkins said the Patrol is going to make
travel as safe as possible during the holiday
by strictly enforcing all motor vehicle
laws. Special attention will be given to
speeding motorists and drinking drivers.
It was piintcd out by Chainnan Sam
Noble that the voting machines would not
be a savings to the tax payers but “merely a
convenience.”
Mrs. D.C. McEachem was reappointed to
the board of the Robeson County Library
and the reappointment of Mrs. Dellon
Lowry was tabled, at the request of
Commissioner Herman Dial, until the next
meeting.
Hermon Dial appointed to RTI Boord
Commissioner Herman Dial was
appointed to the board of trustees,
replacing Buster Singletary. The
appointment is for eight years.
Commissioner Bill Herndon replaces Dial
on the Social Services board.
And Strike at the Wind!. Robeson
County's Outdoor Drama, featuring the
exploits of Henry Berry Lowry and the
Lumbee Indians was given 55.800 for
salaries for a number of .summer time
employees of the popular show. The
monies will come from anti recession
funds.
According to J. Phil Carlton, Secretary of
the Department of Crime Control and
Public Safety. 19 persons lost their lives on
the highways during the July 4th weekend
la.st year. ”1 am confident the Patrol will do
everything possible to make this a safer
holiday and that motorists will assist the
Patrol by obeying all traffic laws and
driving as safely as p')ssib]e.” he said.
AARP TO MEH TODAY
The American Association of Retired
Persons will meet today, June 23, at 12:30
p.m. at Wesley Pines Retirement Homes on
Fayetteville Road (just beyond Lumberton
High School), Lumberton. This will be a
covered dish luncheon. Special speakers •
will be Charles L. Wooten. Jr. of Raleigh,
Insurance Consultant for AARP members.
Also, Mrs. Ruth Mundy will show a slide
presentation on volunteer opportunities in
the AARP.
JULY 8 SET AS DEDICATION DAY FOR
NEW COURTHOUSE IN PEMBROKE
District Court is officially set to open
Friday, July I at 9:30 p.m.
The proposed regulations have been
developed to enable the Secretary of the
Interior to review objectively the increasing
number of petitions submitted by Indian
groups requesting Federal recognition. The
regulations do not apply to any group which
has already been acknowledged by the
Secretary as constituting a federally
recognized Indian tribe.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR
LUMBEE HOMECOMING 1977
Golden Knights Parachute Team at
Pembroke Senior High, June 30 at 5;00
p.m.
Little Miss Lumbee at Moore Hall
Pembroke State University, June 30 at
5:30 p.m.
Awards Banquet at Pembroke Jaycee
Clubhouse. June 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Miss Lumbee Pageant at PSU
Performing Arts Center, July I at 8:00
p.m.
Miss Lumbee Coronation Bail at
Pembroke Jaycee Club, July I at I0:50
Lumbee Homecoming Parade on Main
Street. Pembroke, July 2, 10:00 a.m.
Reception at LRDA Annex after the
Parade. July 2.
Field Day Activities at Town Park, July
2. 2:00 p.m.
Creative Writing and Arts Contest exhibits
will be displayed at the LRDA Annex July
Pow Wow at Pembroke Senior High July 2
at 8:00 p.m.
Gospel Singing at Site of Strike at the Wind
July 3 at 7:00 p.m.
IN CASE OF RAIN, THE GOSPEL
SINGING WILL BE HELD AT THE
SAME TIME AT PEMBROKE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM.
Elections
Board
S worn in
MISS PSU WAS ONE OF TEN
SEMI HNALISTS IN MISS NC PAGEANT
In response to an appearance by
Luinhortim resident. Ken Pimiaine, his
A request for funds to complete a
community building inSt. Pauls wa.s tabled
until the next meeting.
Susan Lynn Bullard. Miss Pembroke State
University for the 1976-77 academic
year, was one of ten semi-finalists in the
Miss North Carolina contest in Winston
Salem on Saturday and won a 5500
scholarship plus a trophy. From Clement
(20 miles west of Clinton) she represented
Spivey's Corner. 10 miles from her home.
Lumbee
Homecoming
June 30-July 3
1977
The Pembroke Town Council, in a brief
meeting Monday night, decided to hold
formal dedication ceremonies for the
Pembroke District Courthouse July 8
immediately preceding the opening of
court.
Town Manager McDuffie Cummings was
instructed by the council to work out the
agenda and invite notables, including Chief
District Coun Judge Sam Britt, and the
delegation from the North Carolina General
Assembly, and other officials.
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Three members of the Robeson County
Board of Elections were sworn in on
Tuesday. Yhey are Rev. Charles
McDowell, Carmel Locklear, and Ray
Revels. Ben Floyd, Clerk of Court,
administered the oath of office. Following
the swearing-in ceremonies, McDowell
was named Chairman of the Board and
Locklear will serve as secretary. The
Robeson County Board of Election is now
representative of the tri-racial make-up of
the county. Locklear is Indian. McDowell is
Black and Revels is white.