acquisitions department UNO WILSON LIBRARY chapel HILL.RC R7 ■; WELCOME HOME LUMBEES! ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY ...A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE VOLUME 5 NUMBER 26 Publication Ho. 97B3dO Dedicated to the best in all of us PEMBROKE, NC THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1977 I 154 PER COPY I ♦ LUMDEE HOMECOMING HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THIS YEAR Slated to run June 30-July 3 STRIKE AT THE WIND OPENING NIGHT LAST NIGHT Robeson County’s outdoor drama, Strike at the Wind premiered last year before 18,000 persons in seven weeks, making it ■ and tney were Ine Lxtst colony. Unto These Hills, and Horn in the West. Remember these shows are located in people and places and things Lumbee Homecoming, the annual gathering of the Lumbee, has a little something for everyone. A plethora of activities are planned, according to Kenneth Maynor, Executive Director of Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA), the sponsoring agency for the annual weekend of fun and games beginning today, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1977 Activities include an appearance by the Golden Knights Parachute Team at Pembroke Senior High School today at 5 p.m. and the crowd pleasing favorite. Little Miss Lumbee Pageant at 5:30 p.m. at PSU’s Moore Hall. Tonight at 8 p.m. the Lumbees honor their own. Awards to be presented are The Henry Berry Lowry Memorial Aword, the Dbtin9uished Service Aword and The Businessman of file Yeor Aword. Banquet speaker will be Helen Movnor Schlerbeck, a native of oleson County and the daughter of the late Lacy Maynor and Mrs. Sallie Revels Maynor of Pembroke. Acknowledged as an expert concerning Indian Education, Ms. Schierbeck is presently finishing up the requirements for Ed. D. in Administration at Virginia Polytechnical Institute. FRIDAY. JULY 1. 1977 Pogeont. Eight lovely Indian lasses are vying-for the coveted crown. Miss Lumbee 1977. Mbs Lumbee 1977 will be crowned by Undo Loddeor, Mbs Lumbee 1976 who recently made a favorable impression while appearing as a contestant in the Miss North Carolina Pageant in Winston-Salem. The Miss Lumbee Pageant will be held in the spacious and modem PSU Performing Arts Center, A coronation ball will follow at the Pembroke Jaycee Hut beginning at 10:50 p.m. SATURDAY', JULY 2. 1977 Saturday is a nice day for a parade and Lumbee Homecoming will showcase a caravan of floats, pretty girls, politicians, clowns, etc. at the Homecoming Porode through downtown Pembroke. The parade begins at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at the LRDA Annex. Later in the afternoon, beginning at 2 p.m. field day octMties will take place in the Pembroke Town Park. Also, there will be exhibits of Creofive Writing ond Art Exhibits at the LRDA Annex Building all afternoon. Saturday night is Pow Wow night at Pembroke Senior High School. Indian dancing, singing, camaraderie and old fashioned rapping will prevail. Old Foshioned Gospel Sing at the Lakeside Amphitheatre at the Riverside Country Club in the Red Banks Community. The Gospel Sing, held on the site of Strike at the Wind will begin at 7 p.m. As Maynor said, “Homecoming has a little something for everyone.” WELCOME HOME LUMBEES HAVE A NICE AND SAFE LUMDEE HOMECOMING the Bicentennial Cinderella story. Opening “iirisl areas '■'I'areas Strike at the Wind is — not, we’re located right in the middle of a large rural county.” night for the 1977 season was Wednesday, and according to to General Manager, Rock Kershaw, this summer promises even more magic, and the pumpkin is not yet in sight. “This year’s cast is more experienced,” said Kershaw, “and everything is falling right into place. All aspects of this year’s show look real good, the lights, sound. new dressing rooms for our actors this year, ' Strike at the Wind is the story of the Lumbee Indians and their folk hero, Henry Berry Lowrie. Director of the show last year and this year is Dr. Arthur .McDonald, professor of IN THE ARMED FORCES Army Private First Class Gumey Bullard, Jr., 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gumey Bullard, Route 6, Maxtor, NC, He has recently participated in Exercise Solid Shield ’77. ” More than 40,000 men stage, and promotion We even have women from all branches of the Armed including 3,000 Reservists participated in the exercise, which was conducted in the Atlantic coastal waters of We will have plenty of tickets for the No^th Carolina and Georgia and at nearby smiled Kershaw. “Outdoor mthtary installations. in Laurinburg. Playwright is Randolph “ including Umberger of Chapel Hill and North inciuaing Carolina Central University. Located three miles west of Pembroke at the Riverside County Club, the Amphitheatre is home for the Robeson season, . , e- County production for seven weeks. This is family enteitamment and a lot of year theshow will play June 29 thru August 13, Wednesday thru Saturday. In a comparison of statistics released by the Institute of Outdoor Drama in Chapel families decide the day of the show if Solid Shield, an annual exercise, was PLATE SALE PLANNED The Pembroke Jaycees will sponsor a plate sale on Saturday, July 2 at the Town Park in Pembroke. Fried chicken and barbequed chicken plate.s will be on sale for S2.00. The sale begins at 10 a, m. and lasts until. SINGING TO BE HELD The Burnt Swamp Baptist Association will hold their anniversary singing on Sunday, July 3. at Harper’s Ferry Baptist Church at 2:30 p. m. All singing groups are invited to participate and the public is invited to attend. Hill, “Strike at the Wind!” was the most s^ow this year.' successful new outdoor drama in the nation in ’76. amphibious assault. “Only three shows in North Carolina had better season than we did,” said Kershaw, Friday is the day for the Mbs Lumbee Homecoming winds down Sunday with an LUMBEE HOMECOMING 1977 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS IN CASE OF RAIN. INE GOSPEL SING WILL BE HEU> AT THE SAARE NME AT PEMBROKE ELEARENTARY SCHOOL GYM. GOLDEN KNIGHTS PARACHUTE TEAM June 30,5 p.m. Pembroke Senior High School LITTLE MISS LUMBEE PAGEANT June 30, 5:30 p.m. PSU’s Moore Hall AWARDS BANQLTET June 30,8:00 p.m. Pembroke Jaycees Clubhouse MISS LUMBEE PAGEANT July 1, 8:00 p.m. PSU’s Performing Arts Center MISS LUMBEE CORONATION BALL July 1, 10:50p.m. Pembroke Jaycees Clubhouse LUMBEE HOMECOMINGPARADE July 2, 10:00 a.m. Main Street, Pembroke RECEPTION J^ty 2, After Parade LRDA Annex FIELD DAY ACTIVITIES July 2, 2:00 p.m. Town Park CREATIVE WRITING AND ART DISPLAY July 2 LRDA Annex POWWOW July 2,8:00 p.m. Pembroke Senior High School "OSPELSINGING July 3, 7:00 p.m. Strike at the Wind Site RFC Bullard is a medical airman with the An enthusiastic throng attended last 82ndAirborneDivisionofFortBragg, jqx. nights’ ‘first night’, 1977 show. More next He entered the Army in July, 1976. He is a week on the opening night of Strike at the 1976 graduate of Prospect High School. Wind. Gerald Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hunt of Route 2, Pembroke, recently received the silver wings of an Army aviator and was appointed a warrant officer upon completion of the rotary wing aviator course at the U.S. Army Aviation School, Fr. Rucker, Ala. The course provided training in leadership and helicopter flying techniques as well as instrument flight. W.O. Huntwas an honor graduate of the course. He entered the Army last November. He is a 1967 graduate of Pembroke High School. His wife, Mary . Ellen, lived in Daleville, Ala. during his training. Rev. Julion Ransom returns for the second seoson of Strike of the Wind os the resonant and wbe LEADER. DONNER HIRED AS ASSISTANT SUPT. OF ROBESON SCHOOLS The Robeson County Board of Education met in a special called meeting on Tuesday. June 28, for the purpose of hiring Mr. Donald A. Bonner as assistant superintendent. Purnell Swett. superintendent, made the recommendations. Prior to his recommendation he explained that the superintendent had the option of hiring an associate or an assistant. He explained the differnce in the two. He said that in order for a person to be an associate superintendent he should have a superintendency certificate. The board approved the hiring of Bonner who will work in conjunction with the two assistant superintendents there, Mr. Albert C. Hunt and Mr. J. C. Humphrey. Donold A. Bonner The Board also approved Mr. Swell’s recommendations for the following changes. Howard Davis, principal of vi • Purvis School will become principal of Bonner. No action was taken on Green Grove/Hilly Branch School principal for Purvis School, replacing Oscar Graham. Mr. Graham will become principal of Southside School. Rowland, replacing Mr. Continued on Page Two COUNTY TAX RATE SET AT SI.15 PER S100 VALUATION The Robeson County Board of Commissioners officially adopted the 1977-78 budget Monday night at their regular Monday night meeting. The tax rate was set at SI. 15 per SlOO valuation, a 5 percent decrease from the last fiscal year. REVIVAL PLANNED AT BEAR SWAMP BAPTIST CHURCH Revival services will be held at Bear Swamp Baptist Church, beginning Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. Services will continue through Friday night. Rev. Mike Cummings and Rev. Douglas Mitchell will be guest speakers. Rev. Mitchell will speak on Sunday night. Rev. T. M. Swell is pastor of Bear Swamp Baptist Church, and he extends a cordial invitation to everyone to join him in these services. Services begin nightly at 7:30 p.m. FATHER'S DAY AT GREEN PINE CHURCH All the fathers of Green Pine Church were honored on Father’s Day. Each father was presented a rose bud by his daughter or son or grandchild. Each father also received a small cross as a gift and as a reminder that Jesus died for their sins. A special Vacation Bible School program was given in honor of the fathers. The children sang songs, recited poems. A flanni*! board story entitled, "The Five Loaves and Two Fishes’ ’ was demonstrated by Mrs. Barbara Brayboy. CLASS REUNION PLANNED FOR PROSPEa HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '67 Prospect High School’s Class of 1967 will hold their class reunion on Saturday night, July 2. 1977 at Town and Country Restaurant in Pembroke, beginning at 7:.^0 p.m. The cost will be SI2,00 per couple and mav be paid at the door. HAVE A NICE AND SAFE LUMDEE HOMECOMING During the past six weeks, Indian parents across Robeson County have had an opportunity to make specific recommendations on the types of educational programs which they feel are needed to meet the needs of Indian students in Robeson County. The process began with a Robeson County Indian Educorion Needs Assessment which was computerized and the results made known to the 40-member Indian Education Parent Committee and through a series of eight Public School District Hearings throughout the county. At a meeting of the Indian Education Parent Committee on Tuesday night, June 28th, several Indian parents observed the Committee review andapprovea proposal project application which has been developed by Ms. Ruth Dial Woods. lEA Program Consultant for the 1977-78 Title IV-A Indian Education Project in the Robeson County Schools. Programs which received a rating of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd priority through school district prioritization at the public hearings were Cultural Enrichment; Educational Enrichment for accelerated students and reading enrichment tutorial services; and youth development and Individual awareness programs for Indian students. All schools in the Robeson County School System will implement these three program components. A pilot program in Native American Studies focusing on local Indian history and culture will be conducted in Rex-Rennert, Parklon. Piney Grove, Magnolia. Ashpole, Rowland and Southside Schools. A Health Services Component to provide dental services and emergency medical services will also be conducted in all of the schools for Indian students. The initial project application filed in February was not approved by the U.S. Office of Education, and as part of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Robeson County Board of Education, the Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee, and the Title IV-A Project administration, the FY 77 project is to be centralized with an administrative stafff in the central office at Lumberton. The amount of the Grant Award for the FY 77 Title IV-A Project which will be entitled, Robeson County Compensatory Indion Education Project, will be Continued on Poge Two they're coming, and this makes sense, bui “ P™"* “‘”‘"8 last year our last six shows were total operations for a multi-service force This sell-outs, and we turned away hundreds yea” cwrcise included an, naval and sreEN PINE CHURCH TO HOLD REVIVAL every night. We don't want anyone to miss gre™!! operations and a large sacle A revival will be held at Green Pine Free Will Baptist Church, Route 1, Pembroke, July 3rd through July 8th with different speakers each night. Various singing groups will provide music for the services. Sunday night service begins at 7:00 p.m. Each night thereafter, services will begin at 7:30 p.m. The members of Green Pine Church and the pastor, Rev. Bobby Dean Locklear, invite you to come and worship with them. Indian Parents Approve lEA Program

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