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VOLUME 6 NUMBER 26 PEMBROKE. N.C.\ THURSDAY, JUNE 29. 1978 15? PER COPY T
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LITTLE MISS LUMBEE
1978 CROWNED
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Little MIh Lam bee 1978
Lumbee Homecoming 1978 began
officially last night, June 28, with the
Little Miss Lumbee Pageant held at
PSU's Moore Hall. An overflow crowd
watched as 15 little 4-6 year olds
competed for the title. Ed Chavis served
as MC. He did a masterful job as he
guided the contestants thru their
inarch, encouraging them to smile
sweetly at the audience.
Chavis also used this occasion very
appropriately to announce the birth of
T- dn'glllei; -June 27. Btrrina Maria.
Sfid Chavis. "Thank God and her and
everybody concerned."
The theme for the pageant was
"Thank Heaven For Little Girls." And
the audience enthusiastically received
each little miss as she introduced
herself, performed her talent and
modeled her swimsuit and her own
original Indian dress.
Shannon Nicole Dunn was declared
Lktle Miss Lumbee 1978 after delibera
tion by the judges, Dr. Rhoda Collins,
Dr. Norma J. Thompson, Ms. Maureen
Dial, Ms. Mollye Briley and Ms.
Jeannie Nye Johnson.
Shannon is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Dunn of Pembroke and
the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Buddy Johnson, also of Pembroke.
Shannon performed an original ren
dition of "Colijah" with a replica of the
wooden Indian. She was accompanied
on the piano by Miriam Oxendine.
Visiting queens to the pageant
included, Lisa Hinson, Little Miss Fair
Bluff; Kim Oxendine, Miss Deep
Branch; Tracy Parks, Little Miss Den
ton; Tonya Locklear, Miss Pembroke
Elementary; Nicole Lowry, Little Miss
Deep Branch; and India Lowry, Little
Miss Lumbee 1976. Outgoing queen
Mary Beth Sampson crowned Litte Miss
Lumbee 1978.
The Pageant once again proved to be
one of the most exciting events of
Lumbee Homecoming. The pageant is
co produced by Barbara Barton and
James Monroe Chavis, who are assisted
by a capable committee.
Photographer for the event was
Elmer W. Hunt. The accompanying
photo is by the talented Hunt.
Swtmsult winner was Anlssa Lytm
Bullard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Aubrey Bullard. Heather Consuelo
Sanderson won the most talented. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
R. Sanderson. And best Indian dress
went to Myra Michelle Oxendine,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Oxendine.
LUMDEE HOMECOMING 1976
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Little Miss Lumbee Pageant June 28. I978, 8:00p in.
PSU's Moote Hall
Awards Banquet . . . June 29. I978, 8:00 p.m.
Pembroke Jaycee Clubhouse
Miss Lumbee Pageant June 30, I978.8:00p.m.
PSU's Performing Arts Center ?.
Miss Lumbee Coronation Ball June JO. I978. I0:30p.m.
Pembroke Jaycee Clubhouse (charge for admission)
Lumbee Homecoming Parade July I. I0:00a.m.
Main Street. Pembroke
Reception ." July I. after parade
LRDA Anne*
Dedication of Pembroke Boy Scout Hut July I. 2:00 p.in.
Boy Scout Hut
Field Day Activities July I, 2:00p.m.
Town Park
Creative Writing & Art Display July I
LRDA Anne*
PowWow July I. 1978.8:00p.m.
Pembroke Senior High Football Field
Strike at the Wind (Outdoor Drama) .. July 1. 1978.8 p.m.
Strike at the Wind Site (Riverside Country Club)
Gospel Singing July 2. 1978. 7:00p.m.
Strike at the Wind Site
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At the Pembroke Elementary School Gym)
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LUMDEE HOMECOMING
OFFERS EXCITEMENT
FOR EVERYONE
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STRIKE AT THE WIND! PREMIERES
JULY 1 AT 8 P.M.
As usual Lumbee Homecoming offers
excitement for everyone with sundry
activities planned beginning with Little
Miss Lumbee last night (Wednesday).
Here's the way the line up looks:
Wednesday, June 28, 1978
The Little Mias Lumbee Pageant is a
crowd pleaser, always over flowing
PSU's Moore Hall where the popular
event has been held since its inception.
Last year's winner. Ms. Maty Eliza
beth Sampson, will crown her successor
from among 15 pretty and precocious
entrants.
Thursday, June 29, 1978
Each year the Lumbees honor their
own with three prestigious awards,
including the Henry Berry Lowry
Memorial Award, the Distlnquished
Service Award and the Businessman Of
The Year Award. Dr. Dean Chavers. a
native of the area and a Lumbee Indian
himself, will be the speaker at the
Awards Night Banquet. Dr. Chavers
was recently named president of Bacone
College in Oklahoma, one of the famous
Indian schools in America.
Friday, June 30, 1978
A new Miss Lumbee will be crowned
Friday night. Ms. Brenda C. Hunt, the
beauteous Miss Lumbee now reigning
will crown her successor who will be
chosen from a bevy of beauties vying for
the prestigious honor of Miss Lumbee
1978.
After the pageant Friday night, a
chosen few will attend Miss Lumbee's
coronation Dance. There will be a
charge for admission to the coronation
ball.
Saturday, July I, 1978
Saturday is a busy day. The home
coming parade begins at 10 a.m. A
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reception follows the parade.
Later (beginning at 2 p.m.) there will
be a special dedication of the boy scoot
hut in Pembroke. The hut will be
officially opened with1 dedicatory activi
ties.
Field events begin at 2 p.m. Saturday
also. Too. creative writing and art will
be displayed Saturday afternoon at the
LRDA Annex.
The Pow Wow begj's Saturday night
at 8 p.m. at the Pembroke Senior High
School football fletf.
Strike at the Wlndtf is officially listed
on the activities of ^umbee Homecom
ing this year. The pkemiere of the 3rd
season of the popular outdoor drama is
scheduled for 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 2, 1978
The gospel sing will be held at the
Strike at the Wind I site at Riverside
Country Club in the Red Banks
Community. Many local singing groups
will appear.
In case of rain the sic4 will be held at
the Pembroke Elem?n:ary School Gym
nasium. The gospel -.iog. a popular
feature of homeconi9^.1 is set to begin
at 7 p.m.
The first LUMBFE HOMECOMING
FESTIVAL was held in the Town of
Pembroke. North Carolina, the center of
the Lumbee Indian Community. On
July 4. 1970. The idea was borne from
the spirit and drive to increase Indian
identity and group pride among the
Lumbee Indians in their American
Indian heritage. Cooperative efforts
among the various Indian community
groups and organizations gave birth to
this annual event, and included
proclamations from the Honorable
Robert Kerr Scott, Governor of the State
of North Carolina, and from local county
and municipal officials in Robeson
County.
So. welcome home. Lumbees!
Strike At The Wind!
Opens Saturday Night
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Three actora from Pem
broke't outdoor drama,
"Strike at the Wind!" prepare
to rehearse a dramatic acetic.
Pictured [from left to right] are
Jamee Harvey Locklear,
Camel Locklear, and Julian
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opene thk Saturday. July 1 at
8:30 p.m. The ihow wfll ran
every Tharaday through
Saturday In July and Wedaee
day through Saturday In
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Cordell
Spaulding's
Fare In Hands
Of A A/ake
Counry Jury
R*leigh- After a lengthy trial featuring
testimony by former dept of Corrections
head, Lee Bounds, and Central Prison
Warden, Sam Garrison, the fate of
Cardell Spaulding is now in the hands of
a Wake County jury. The case went to
the jury Wednesday afternoon.
Both Bounds and Garrison admitted
freely during testimony that Central
Prison is over crowded and conductive
to violence.
Garrison testified that Central Prison
housed 1400 inmates although it was
built for 800.
Spaulding is charged in the death of
Hal Roscoe Simmons, a fellow inmate
on Central Prison J Block. Simmons was
killed on the exercise yard of J Block
where maximum security prisoners are
housed.
Spaulding testified in his own behalf,
according to his attorney. Wade Smith,
and "acted in self defense." Spaulding
recounted the terrifying facts of prison
life to the spell bound jury. Spaulding
testified that he was threatened by
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A number of inmates testified in his
behalf and offered testimony that they
heard Simmons threaten Spaulding.
according to a summary of testimony
offered bv attorney Smith.
Anthropologist Colin Turn Bull testi
fied that Central Prison's conditions
did create fear.
Spaulding's attorney. Wade Smith,
appointed to the case, defended Spaul
ding vigorously. He intimated that
Central Prison and its administration
were derelict in their responsibilities to
protect the inmates assigned to Central
Prison from one another.
Smith, in his defense, attempted to
show that prison life can effect the
psychological and mental make up of an
individual.
Security was heavy during the trial
which began June 19. Wake deputies
even had a metal detector set up at the
entrance of the court room to enforce
their security efforts. Anyone entering
the court room had to pass through
the metal detector, similar to the device
used at airports.
According to Smith. Central Prison,
more than Spaulding. is on trial. He
said, in his questioning of witnesses.
"Central Prison is not safe." Smith also
hammered away at the theme that
Central Prison has the repsonsibility to
protect the inmates from one another.
Every report conducted on the safety of
Central Prison in the last few years has
condemned the post Civil War- built
structure, noting that it is over crowded
and dangerous.
The jury, consisting of 3 Blacks. 9
Whites and 0 Indians, were charged by
the judge and excused for the evening
Wednesday afternoon. Jury deliber
ations will resume today. Thursday.
June 29. 1978 at 9:30 a.m.
Spaulding is currently serving two
sentences for two murder convictions.
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UNION CHAPEL COMMUNITY
CHURCH PLANS REVIVAL
The annual summer revival is
underway at Union Chapel Community
Church this week and will continue
through Friday night. Services begin at
7:30 p.m. The Evangelist is Rev.
Tommie W. Haggins, pastor of Elrod
Baptist Church. Pastor of church is Rev.
Monroe Woods. The public is welcome
to attend.
CORRECTION TO MAGNOLIA'S
HONOR ROLL
Joseph Matthew Adams was unin
tentionally left off the Magnolia High
School "B" honor roll for the fourth
reporting period.
FOURTH OF JULY OBSERVANCES
Fireworks must comply with Fede
ral Rules, but consumers should not
assume that all the danger has been
taken out of these festive devices. They
are flammable or shower sparks, and
they do contain explosives. Firewords.
by nature, are never completely pre
dictable. Fallowing a few easy rules can
increase your-own margin of safety. fH
Always read directions and precautions
on fireworks. (2) Make sure an adult
is present to set off devices. (3) Never
experiment by taking fireworks apart or
mixing anything with their contents. (4)
Always light fireworks out doors in a
clearning away from buildings and
flammable materials. (5) Light fire
works one at a time, moving awav
quickly once lit. (6) Keep water handy
for dousing misfired devices. If fire
works malfunction, do not try to relight
them or pick them up- rather douse
water on them. (7) Never 'ingnite fire
works in metal cans or glass containers.
(8) The best of all eight safety pre
cautions is: not use fireworks. Wishing
you a very happv and safe Fourth of
July!!!!
He has been in prison since 1969 and
has been isolated on J Block for a
lengthy time.
Spaulding was previously given the
death sentence in one of the murder
convictions, but the sentence was
reduced from death to a life sentence
when the supreme court over ruled
North Carolina's death penalty.
The death penalty, since revised,
allows for the death sentence in certain
situations, including first degree mur
der. But guilt or innocence is only one of
the determinants a jury must make in a
first degree murder trial.
If a defendant is found guilty of first
degree murder, the jury must then
determine in a seperate proceeding
whether the death penalty will be
inflicted.
Attorney Smith was guarded in his
remarks Wednesday night. He said. "1
have tried to defend Mr. Spaulding to
the very best of my ability. We have
raised some interesting questions that I
think should be raised in a court of law.
I just hope and pray that the jury will
take our defense into account during
their deliberations."
Spaulding is an Indian and a native of
Robeson County.
LRDA RECEIVES SUMMER
YOUTH GRANT
Recently LRDA received a grant
award from the Department of Labor in
the amount of SI39.600.00 to operate a
summer program for economically
disadvantaged youth.
The purpose of the program is to
provide work experience and supportive
services to 325 economically disadvan
taged Indian youth residing in Robeson,
Hoke. Scotland and Bladen Counties.
The goals of the program are to provide
opportunities for future employment;
round out the youth's preparation for
work; orient the youth to the re
quirements. problems and disciplines of
regular employment; provide work
experience for 325 youth that will
enable them to return to school. ?
Eligible are students from low
income families who are 14 to 21 years
old and who are in need of earning to
permit them to resume or maintain
attendance in school. The yobng people
are doing a variety of jobs at 100 non
profit agencies in the four counties.
LUMBEE HOMECOMING GOSPEL
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The Lumbee Homecoming Gospel
Sing, sponsored by Lumbee Regional
Development Association. Inc. will be
held on Sunday. July 2. 1978. beginning
at 7 p.m. at the Riverside Country Club
(site of Strike at the Wind.)
The Gospel Sing will featuring the
following groups: The Gospel Singing
Quartet of Fairmont: the McNeil Trio;
Felix Deal and Family: The Branchman
Quartet: the Blue Grass Gospel Singers;
The Glory Bounds of Hoke County: The
Smyrna Gospel Singers: and many
others. Admission is SI.00 for adults
and children under 12 will be admitted
free. In case of rain the Gospel Sing will
be held at the Pembroke Elementary
School Gym. Proceeds will go to Strike
at the Wind.
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ROBESON SADDLE CLUB
HORSE SHOW
The Robeson Saddle Club will
sponsor a horse show Saturday. July 1.
beginning at 6 p.m. in Ravnham. There
will be 20 game events. There w ill also
be a barbeque plate sale from 9 a.m.
until. Plates will be $2.00. The public is
invited to attend.
ATTENTION FORMES SCOUTS
All former scouts of the late Walter
Pinchbeck are encouraged to be at the
Boy Scout Hut in Pembroke on
Saturday. July I. 1978 at I p.m. The
purpose is to make a permanent record
of the former Scouts of the late Walter
Pinchbeck to be concealed for historic .
purposes. At 2 p.m. July 1. the Walter
Pinchbeck Boy Scout Building will be
dedicated. The public is invited to
attend the dedication and all former
scouts are urged to register.
Reunion
Planned
The Class of 19J3 of Indian
Normal School will hold their
reunion at the Hungry Bull <m
July 6. 1978 at 7 p.m.
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