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VOLUME 6 NUMBER 12 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1978 15* PER COPY
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PEMBROKE TOWN COUNCIL
RECONSIDERS SIDEWALK ORDINANCE
AS PART OF LENGTHY AGENDA
NEWS STANDS IN JEOPARDY
AS NOW CONSTRUED ?
As it now stands, ordinance 6-2002
forbids news stands, street girl scout
cookie sales, trees erupting from the
side walk, shoe shine boys and just
about everything other than a
pedestrian in motion.
After Curt Locklear, proprietor of
Pembroke Hardware, was found guilty
recently in Pembroke District Court for
"displaying (11) bicycles and (S) tin
wagons on the streets of Pembroke,"
the council decided, at Monday night's
meeting, to reconsider the ordinance
and possibly amend it, or change it so
that^a reasonable portion of the
sidewalk might be used for the display
of merchandise, etc. The matter was
tabled for study. The feeling seemed to
be that some adjustment would be made
so that news stands and other reason
able things like the sale of girl scout
cookies, etc. might be conducted on the
streets of Pembroke.
As the ordinance now reads, every
thing is forbidden, even the sale of
newspapers from news stands on the
streets of Pembroke. The ordinance now
reads, "no person shall place for
display or sale any goods, wares or
merchandise upon any of the sidewalks
of said town which shall extend out
upon the sidewalk."
Although District Judge Sam Britt
found Locklear guilty at last week's
session of court he said, "I find you
guilty and fine you court costs with no
remittance. This is the closest 1 can
come to saying you are not guilty..."
IN OTHER MATTERS
John Robinson, minister for the
Pembroke Area Presbyterian Ministry,
also appeared before the council. He
explained a new venture being explored
by the ministry. The ministry is
sponsoring the formation of a non-profit
corporation named the Pembroke
Community Workshop, Inc. Below is a
capsule of the new facet of the
Pembroke Area Presbyterian Ministry.
The Pembroke Community
Workshop, Inc.
Who: Sponsored by the Pembroke Area
Presbyterian Ministry although set up
as a separate non-profit corporation.
Directors are Rev. John A. Robinson,
Jr.-Pembroke, Rev. H. Denmark Bur
nette-Parkton, and Mr. C. Michael
Haney of Laurinburg. All are members
of the Pembroke Area Presbyterian
Ministry Committee.
Where: The second floor of Pates
Supply Co. on Railroad Street in
Pembroke (This is where the workshop
will assemble and wort.)
When: Beginning April 3rd.
Why: There are many unemployed
persons in the Pembroke area who have
not had a regular job in many months
who need to work in a semi-sheltered
environment. Principally there are
persons who are. in the 18-2S age
bracket who are high school graduates
without further job training. Many of
these persons have had short term
employment in companies, but have not
adjusted to the demands of a manu
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Workshop will give these persons
meaningful work, and pay them for that
work, while providing training, support,
and help in adjusting to a manu
facturing environment. Hopefully, work
ers i in the program will go on to
permanent jobs in local jndustry.
The workshop has secured its first
contract with Black & Decker to
assemble motor brush holders. A work
ing agreement has been worked out for
a year. The goal is to eventually employ
10 persons and prepare them for the
employment market by 1979. The new
and innovative workshop will begin with
4 employees.
The council allowed the workshop to
proceed without having to secure a
privilege license since it is a non-profit
corporation.
TOWN'S SUPPORT ALSO ASKED
FOR BALLET CAREER OF
JIMMY JOE LOCKLEAR
Also appearing before the council was
young Jimmy Joe Locklear who is
planning a career in ballet. Presently
studying at the Dancers' Place in
Pembroke with instructress Ms. Joyce
Cadle, Jimmy Joe has been accepted for
study this summer with the prestigious
Kenneth Laws School of Dance in ,
Pennsylvania beginning June 17 '
through July 22.
Young Locklear, a ninth grader, has
also been accepted as a student next
year at the Governor's School of Art in
Winston-Salem. Jimmy Joe has been
studying ballet with Ms. Cadle since
1973.
Appearing with Jimmy Joe were his
mother, Mrs. Geneva Locklear, his,
sister, Mrs. Judith Oxendine, and his
aunt, Mrs. Brenda Jacobs.
Said Mrs. Jacobs, who presented a
framed photograph of Jimmy Joe to
Mayor Reggie Strickland, "I hope that
the council will help us support Jimmy
Joe in his desire to be different and
study ballet."
A fund raising effort is being planned
to help Jimmy Joe with expenses as he
branches out in his study of ballet.
Jimmy Joe also briefly addressed the
council noting that "ballet is fast
becoming a popular art form in
America, almost as popular as foot
ball..."
A fund raising week is to be set aside
by the town in behalf of Jimmy Joe in
the very near future as plans are
developed for the fund raising effort in
Jimmy Joe's behalf. In the meantime,
said Mrs. Brenda Jacobs, "those who
wish to help one of our young develop
his creative and artistic abilities can call
me at 521-2375 or Ms. Connee Brayboy
at The Carolina Indian Voice, 521
2826. Any help will be needed and
appreciated."
Mayor Reggie Strickland responded to
Mrs. Jacobs' presentation by saying, "I
wish Jimmy Joe the very best and the
town of Pembroke will help in every way
possible..."
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA...
The council set April 5 as the date for
a public hearing before the planning
board and the council to consider a
request from Mr. Stanley Sampson on
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Kelvin
Sampson
named as
Scholarship
Recepient
Kelvin Sampson
Pembroke- Kelvin Sampson, a two
sport athlete at Pembroke State Univer
sity has been chosen the first recipient
of the Gregory Low Memorial Physical
Education Scholarship established by
Mrs. Donna Low of Laurinburg in
memory of her husband, Gregory Low,
who diedof cancer Jan. 20, 1977.
Low was a PSU physical education
major who was a senior at the time of
his death.
"Gregory was very devoted to his
school work," said Mrs. Low, an
administrative clerk with Southern Bell
Telephone Company in Laurinburg.
"He wanted more than anything to
teach physical education in the public
schools. The purpose of this annual
scholarship is to help someone who is
majoring in physical education realize
his dream."
Sampson, a senior at PSU, is a
member of "Who's Who Among
Students at American Universities and
Colleges" and considered one of the
finest young men on the PSU campus.
He has been a member of the varsity
basketball team for four years, and this
is his third year as a member of the
varsity baseball team. The -six-foot
Sampson was a guard in basketball and
plays outfield in baseball.
A surperb athlete at Pembroke Senior
High School, Sampson was all- confe
rence in football, basketball and base
ball, the only athlete in Three Rivers
Class 3-A Conference history to gain
this honor in the same year, and was
chosen the "most athletic" and "best
all around boy" in his senior class. He
will be the fifth member of his family to
graduate from PSU.
Sampson is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. (Ned) Sampson of Pembroke.
His father is athletic director at
Pembroke Senior High while hia
mother, Eva, is University nurse.
Gregory Low, a native of Canton, 0.
was in the U.S. Air Force from 1966-72.
He attended Richmond Technical Insti
tute prior to enrolling at PSU Hi '75.
Mrs. Low, who is the tenner Donne
Boone of Laurinburg, said her husband
became sick in October of '76 and was in
the boo pit al at Chapel Hill tor two
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Appreciation Dinner
held for The CIV
On Saturday ight, March 18,
1978, the Hoke County Jay
ceea sponsor d an apprecia
tion dinner fThe Carolina
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held at the Old Foundry
Restaurant and attended by
more than 200 people. Robert
Taylor, President of the Hoke
County Jaycees, presented a
plaque of appreciation to the
ataff of The Carolina Indian
Voice. The plaque said: "Pre
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sented to The Carolina Indian
Voice in appreciation for Its
untiring dedication to the
betterment of the Indian peo
ple. HoVe County Javcees.
1978." Presentation of the
plaque was by Robert Taylor,
right, to Bruce Barton, left,
Editor of The Carolina Indian
Voice. The Jaycees also made
a sizeable monetary contribu
tion to the Carolina Indian
Voice. [Elmer Hunt photo]
Human Resources
Director Disputes Recent
News Article
Lmnberton-'Kecent news reports claim
ing that whites have received favored
slots in Public Service Employment
(PSE) programs in Robeson County are
misleading and inflammatory, based on
Robeson County Department of Human
Resources records, says Human Re
sources Director Chris Antwi.
There are four different PSE
programs now funded under CETA
(Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act), according to Antwi.
Robeson County, he says, operates
two PSE programs-- CETA Title II and
CETA Title VI. Lumbee Regional De
velopment Association (LRDA) operates
a Title III PSE program and the Lumber
River Council of Governments (COG),
until this fiscal year, subcontracted Title
I PSE programs to public and private
non-profit organizations in the county.
The Title I program, which was
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BO THORP TO DIRECT
STRIKE AT THE WIND!
Bo Thorp, of Fayetteville, has been
named director for the 1978 season of
the outdoor musical drama "Strike at
the Wind!" in Pembroke, N.C. The
announcement was made recently by
General Manager Lane Hudson.
In coming with "Strike at the Wind!",
Mrs. Thorp has worked closely with
playwright Randolph Umberger and
music director Willie Lowry to make
rewrites and additions to the play. Mrs.
Thorp states the show is now more
concise and will run some twenty
minutes shorter than before.
Hudson said he and the Board of
"Strike at the Wind!" are pleased with
the credentials and the initial work:
done by Mrs. Thorp. "We look forward
to a great summer with the "new" show
for 1978." said Hudson. "With the
shorter length, the show becomes even
mere a family outing event. Beginning
at 8:30, everyone will enjoy the show
and be home by 11 p.m." Hudson
Mrs. Thorp, sn organiser of the
PayetteviDe Little Theatre in 1962. has
directed such shews as Gaps sad Dells,
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Other highlights ef Mrs. There's
draamhs career Inafodei dbairtng Mar
cedes iMcCambridge: in Tennessee
Williams' The Glass Menagerie in 1976,
playing opposite Peter Breck in The
Rainmaker at the Fort Bragg Play
house, and winning best actress in The
All Army Tournament of Plays for the
last two years.
Thorp was instrumental in the
inception of the Arts Council of
Fayetteville in 1974 and served on that
organization's Board of Directors. She
continues to remain active with the
Council and served as Entertainment
Chairman for "Sunday on the Square"
for the last five years.
Mrs. Thorp is a member of the Junior
League of Fayetteville and for ten years
organized, wrote and directed the
puppet shows which touted the Fayet
teville City Schools.
For the past ten years. Thorp has
taught the creative drama workshops at
the Fayetteville Little Theatre and
presents her students in productions In
the theatre each year. This year her
students toured the city schools with an
educational musical play called Yankee
Mrs. Thorp, a native of Columbia,
I.C., graduated from the University of
North Carolina with a B.A. degree la
Theatre Arts foam the Caraliaa Flay
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CHURCH REVIVAL PLANNED
The Union Chapel Community
Church will begin a revival on Monday
night. March 27th, at 7:30 p.m. and
continue through the week.
The Rev. Douglas Mitchell will
preach on Monday night. The pastor of
the church and Rev. Jerry Groves,
pastor of Sandy Ridge Church near
Fayetteville, NC will be preaching. Rev.
Monroe Woods is the pastor. The public
is welcome to attend.
VFW SPONSORS GOSPEL SING
Locklear-Lowry VFW Post 2843 in
Pembroke sponsored a gospel sing at
the VA Hospital in Fayetteville on
Sunday afternoon, March 19, 1978.
The Choir from Burnt Swamp Baptist
Church and the singers from White Hill
Church participated in the singing for
the patients. Rev. Telford Locklear.
pastor of Burnt Swamp Baptist Church,
lead in prayer. Approximately 102
persons were in attendance.
The VFW Post of Pembroke will
return to the VA Hospital on April 30,
1978 for the next gospel sing. Any
singing group that would like to share
and bring some cheer to our fellow
comrades may call 521-4446 and talk
with Mr. Josh Locklear.
The Commander of the Post is Mr.
Monroe F. Lowry.
WMU ANNUAL MEETING
The WMU of the Burnt Swamp
Baptist Association annual meeting will
be at Reedy Branch Baptist Church
April 8, 1978 beginning at 10 a.m. The 1
public is invited to attend.
WARRIORS FALL TO WHITE VILLE
Elizabethtown- Pembroke Warriors took
second place in a 3-Rivers Conference
Track Meet here Wednesday with 53V4
points. Capturing the meet with 76l/i
points was Whiteville's Wolfpack. East
Bladen was thir^ with 40 points.
THOMPSON SETS NEW RECORD
Billy Thompson, a senior at Pem
broke Senior High, established a new
school record in the high jump with a
leap of 6'2". Thompson set the new
mark on his third and final attempt at
that height in a conference meet at East
Bladen High School March 15th.
WARRIOR RIFLES DROP MATCH
The Junior ROTC Rifle Team from
East Bladen High defeated the Rifle
Team from Pembroke Senior High 1139
to 941 in a match held at PSHS Tuesday,
March 15th. Individual scores were:
(PSHS) Donald Oxendine-208; Dennis
Revels-206; Russell Holmes-189; Carol
Jones-175; Stephen Hammonds-163;
(EBHS)Coy Bracky-255; Sam Leake-238
Mike Horrell-230; Sharleen Burton
214; and Larry Horrell-202.
DEAN'S LIST RELEASED AT
CATAWBA COLLEGE
The Dean's List for the winter
quarter at Catawba College has been
released by Dr. Charles Turney, vice
president of academic affairs and dean
of the College. The list includes 49
seniors, 37 juniors, 23 sophomores and
42 freshment for a total of 171.
Dean's List students must have a
grade point average of 3.50 out of a
possible 4.00 for the academic honor.
Included on the list Is Richard D.
Lock)ear of Pembroke, a senior, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dettou R. Lochiaar of
Route 2.
REVIVAL AT PHLAMMUBUMC
A revival wfll bo bold at PbiiadoL
?bus United Motbndist Chureh at
Highway 710 near Bad Springs. NC
beginning^March, l^tMnMndsi
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beginning at /:UU p.Th. On Monday~
night at 7:30 p.m., Rev. Johnny Bullard
will be the guest speaker. Rev. Bobby
D. Locklear will speak on Tuesday night
at 7:30 p.m. On Wendesday night at
7:30 p.m. Rev. BUI J. Locklear will be
the guest speaker. Rev. Bob Mangum
will deliver the message on
Thursday night. On Friday night the
pastor of Philadelphus United Metho
dist Church will deliver the message.
The pastor is Rev. WUton R. Cummings
who cordially invites the public to
attend these services.
EASTER PROGRAM PLANNED
AT PROSPECT UNITED METHODIST
The chUdren's division of Prospect
United Methodist Church will present
an Easter Program on Sunday night at 7
p.m. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES
AT ST. ANN AH CHURCH
A special Easter Service will be
held at St. Annah Freewill Baptist
Church on Friday night, March 24,
between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. There will
be singing and preaching. Rev. Lind
berg Chavis will deliver the message.
Following the service, a social will be
held. The public is cordially invited is ?
attend.
BEREA BAPTIST YOUTH
HIKE FOR ANNIE ARMSTRONG
MISSION
Forty boys from Berea Baptist
Church hiked on behalf of the Annie
Armstrong Mission Saturday morning
from Pembroke, The hike ended up at
Riverside Country Club with a nice
picnic on the grounds. A total was
not known at the time.but it should be
real good. A total of SI.00 per mUe was
paid per person. The boys and the
pastor and their famUies all met at the
finish line. God bless those who gave of
their time and strength.
A SPECIAL PORTRATT OFFER
You may purchase an 8 x 10 natural
color portrait of your family for only
$5.95. The regular price of this portrait
is $25.00. The portraits are being taken
at this special price to assist the
Pembroke Area C.B. Club in their
efforts to assist those in need in the
Pembroke area. The Pembroke Area
C.B. Gub is dedicated to helping
others. If you would like to join in this
worthwhile endeavor, you may do so by
having your family portrait taken at the
Shoehill Church on Highway 501, on
April 12-14, 1978 from 4 p.m. until 9
p.m. and on Saturday, April 15 from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. For further informa
tion. contact Donald Revels at 521-4126.
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