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'OLUME 6 NUMBER 42 ' PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1978 1 34 PER COPY
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LUMDEE RIVER ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP
CORP. ELECTIONS MOSTLY UNEVENT FUL
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Rev. Elias Rogers Re-elected as President
Auto- Compared to previous tul
ton* meeting* , the 38th annuel
sting at member* of the l.umbee
* Electric Member*hip Corporation
< mostly uneventful
I Incumbent*, including Rev. EHe*
jer*. were re-elected except Prank
obe, Jr. who wne narrowly defeated
votea to 358 by Mrs. Marries
alter M.) Lowerj of Laarifiburg to
a 9 which encompasses SrrSiawd
tnty.
igers handily defeated h>4.
i. He received 299 votes !? ''' jber
o race. Robert A. fairiey. * Black,
received 205 vote*; Hamer Lee Oxen
dine, an Indian, received 30 votes; and
Rev. Grover Oxendine, another Indian
in the race, received a surprising 218
votea. Rogers was running to retain his
at large berth on the LREMC board of
direcotra.
HareM Dean Brewer, the incumbent in
Area 7, handily defeated Herbert
Amaral, 136 votes; and Charlie Pender
graas, a former board member, 169.
Ansa 7 includes aM of Hoke County.
la Area 3, incumbent,' Bradford
Oxendine, carried the day easily. He
polled 300 votes to 186 for Leroy
Hardin, 162 for James B. Hunt; and 105
for Ray Townsend, who was nominated
from the floor.
The membership mostly reared back in
the plush seats in the Performing Arts
Center of Pembroke State University
and enjoyed the music of the DAL
Oospel Singers, who provided the
entertainment; and hoped mightily for
one of the many gifts given away by the
cooperative, especially the grand prize
of $300.00 on the light bill of the lucky
winner.
In the re-organisation of the board.
Rev. Hals Rogers was re-elected as
president of the board of directors
Alton Dudley was re-elected as vice
president. James H. Hammonds was
chosen again as secretary and J.W.
Hunt retained his position as treasurer.
Rev. H.E. Edwards, reportedly from
Maxton, but petitioning from Hoke
County, was ruled ineligible by the
elections and credentials committee.
Edwards did not speak against his ruled
ineligibility at the meeting.
The membership heard a report from
the +e%Id*. ep'J, Oerl Wtnvn the.
general manager, they praised the
membership's acceptance of the energy
saving load management and weather
ization programs.
The guest speaker was Jackson Wood,
manager, training and consulting, the
National Rural Electric Cooperative
Assn. He termed LREMC "Progres
sive."
J.J. Johnson Announces
Possible Candidacy
Joy J. Johnaoa
iy, J. Johnson, pastor of First Baptist
urch in Fairmont, N.C., President of
neral Baptist State Convention of
Z., Member of N.C. Parole Com
tsion and former 4-term state legis
or for Robeson County, released the
lowing statement:
I am seriously considering being a
ididate for Commissioner of Labor in
90. If elected I will seek to do the
lowing:
1. Improve the deplorable and
inhumane housing, health and
economic condition* of migrant farm
workers in N.C.
diseases and accidents and provide
better financial benefits for the victims.
"3. To enforce OSHA rules &
regulations fast and firm, but not before
requesting and urging industry and
business to voluntarily comply expe
ditiously.
"4. To employ more women and
minorities, especially in top level
administrative positions.
"5. To institute special programs to
reduce the high rate of illiteracy,
illegitimacy, malnutrition, diseases,
deaths, and poverty in migrant camps.
"6. To design projects to specialize in
training migrant farm workers for
marketable skills, trades and profes
sions with emphasis on teaching them
self-identity, decency, dignity and
pride.
"7. To encourage better labor paying
industries to locate in N.C.in order to
move N.C. from near the bottom to near
the top in industrial wages.
"I guarantee only one thing. That is
to be honest, fair and impartial to both
employer and employee and to discuss
relevant issues with both before making
final decisions or judgements."
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Town Council
Eliminates
Mid-monrhly
Meeting
Pembroke- In ? very brief session, the
Pembroke Town Council, at its Monday
night meeting, decided to eliminate its
mid monthlymeeting, citing "the lack of
business items on the agenda."
Mayor oro tern Sam Dial chaired the
brief meeting in the absence of the
Mayor Reggie Strickland. Councilman
Milton Hunt was also absent.
A 90 day temporary permit was issued
to Central Auto owners who have
moved a mobile home for an office onto
their premises on 3rd street without
approval.
The council also approved a resolution
which allows the town employees to
enter into agreement with the N.C.
Local Government Employee's Retire
ment System to provide employee death
benefits.
PHILADELPHUS
UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
PLAN5 REVIVAL
Bad Spilnp Rev. Wilton R. Cum
mlng?, pMtor, announce* revival plana
for Fhlladelphut Church.
Revival aarvioa* begin Sunday night,
October 22 and wUI run each night
through the following Friday night.
Special apeeker* and ringing nightly.
The churah la etched about prop oat J
aut and earahlp with them. Same of the
i pfijii ^
im. Ray Nunt. Roe. Bobby Done
Leefcleer, Roe. Stove Brewer, Rev.
Loabte Carter and poortMp ether*
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The *mnB la located as Highway 7f?
near the Rod Spring* ChyOnrita
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Local Woman to Chair
State Meeting
"Ho me maker* and the Law" will be
the topic of the Fall Forum, iponsored
by the North Carolina Council of
Women'a Organizations at Benton
Convention Center in Winston-Salem on
November 9th.
Ma. Ruth Dial Wood* of Pembroke ia
Chairperson of the Fai< I orum and will
serve as preaiding chaC during the one
day meeting.
The opening session will feature a
panel on related tof*s moderated by
Dr. Justine Rozier, family resource
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development specialist with the N.C.
State University Extension Service.
Harriet MiUer, consultant and lec
turer, is the keynote luncheon speaker.
Senator Helen Marvin, Chairperson of
the N.C. Council on the Status of
Women and Dr. EUen Winston of
Raleigh will also speak.
Pre-registration information can be
.obtained.by contacting Eleanor Upton
Sales Group, P.O. Box 31251, Raleigh,
N.C. 27612 or by calling 781-6330.
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Robeson Citizens for
Jesse Helms Announce
The Helm* for Senate Committee
today released a partial list of local
residents named to the Robeson County
Citizens for Helms organization. Noody
Johnson will serve t.? chairman, and
Tom Gibson am. PA 'ohnaon will be
co-chairmen. 1 ue ua^re day campaign
activities will be headed up by Ed
Johnson.
A partial list of the Lumbeiton area
steering area committee members
includes Dr. W.M. Lewis, Miss Gail
Skipper, Wayne Bullock, Mrs. Can
Gibson, Mr. Thomas C. Gibson, John
M. Grantham, Laura Grantham, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Hughes, Joseph D.
Hughes, Jennifer Lamb, Van Lamb,
Mrs. W.M. Lewis, K.R. Matthies,
Ronald McKinney, Mrs. N.M. Mills, K.
Drew Mills, Gertie B Murray, Richard
K. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Critchett,
Miss Donna Strickland, Robert S.
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Allen,
Mrs. Lloyd Freeman, Virginia Jones,
William Smith, Carl Lovett, Frances
Byrd, Mrs. Janice Davis. Clarence V.
Leggett, Jr., T. Beverly Bigg*, Mr.
Richard F. Taylor, Gordon Dove, Jr.,
Mr. and Mr*. J*me* Hunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Be mice Locklear, Mr. and Mr*.
Larry Chavi*, Mr. Charlie Hunt,
Douglas P. Murray.
A partial lilt of the Fairmont area
steering committee member* include*
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Neal, Mr. and Mrs.
Avery Nye, Jr., Mr. Eddie Mallon, Mr.
C.T. Davis, III, Mr*. CT Davis, Sr., Mr.
Carlyle Lupo, Frank E. Lewis, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Lewis, Jr. Mr. Tom
Ashford of the Red Springs area. Mr.
Bill Nixon of the Barasville area. From
the Rowland area Miss Lisa G. Hunt,
Mrs. Jack Leggette. From the Pem
broke area Mr. Leslie Bullard, Mr. and
Mrs. Wlnford Clark. Mr. William
Ransom.
Any local residents who wish to
volunteer in the Helms campaign
should call Joyce Hamer at 738-9527 in
Lumberton.
Ar Work as Associore
Director of Srudy
Commirree
PkMah, Mm? Linda Fijr* Johnson
ta mm of many young Indian Methodists
who an encouraging tha United Moth
odiat Church to metis <m tha naada and
aapirationa ell Native American Meth
odists
She was named earlier la this year as
saaaaiate director of a two year atedy
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the church'* Native American Interna
tional Caucus 7
After some traditional, in house
"politics", the study committee is hard
at work zeroing in on four specific areas:
(1)The committee is studying "Anglo"
attitutes towards Indians and
(2) How Indian churchesin the past have
been funded and developed.
(3) The Study Committee Is also
commissioned to study and evaluate the
Native American International Caucus.
(4) The committee is also studying the
network system between Native Ameri
cans within the church.
Ray Balnea of Phoenix. Arizona is
Executive direct or.The committee is
chaired by Katie Scott of Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Ms. Johnson, a Lumbee Indian, was
reared near Pembroke. Her parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy (Martha) Johnson.
She comes Bom a large family, three
sisters and four brothers.
Before accepting the new poaMon, Ms.
Johnson was employed aa a social
worker with the Robeeon County Social
Services Department. She aloe taught
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Technical Institute
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RECEPTION TO HONOR BISHOP AND
MRS. ROBERT BLACKBURN
A Rockingham District reception for
Bishop and Mrs. Robert M. Blackburn
of Raleigh will be held Thursday
(today), October 19th. Bishop Black
burn Is the Resident Bishop , The
United Methodist Church, Raleigh
Area. He and the former Mrs. Jewell
Haddock, widow of Judge L. Page
Haddock of Jacksonville, Florida, were
wed there on September 9th.
The reception will be given In the Ed
Guest Building of the First United
Methodist Church, Laurinburg between
the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.
Hosting this special occasion are the
wives of the United Methodist ministers
in the Rockingham District, North
Carotin*Conference. Mrs. A.P. Hill, Jr.
wife of the minister of First United
Methodist Church, Rockingham, is
currently serving as president of the
ministers' wives organization In the
district.
A cordial invitation is estended to ail
members and friends of rise United
Methodist churches in this area!
PLATE SALE
A plate sale will be held at
Philadelphus Methodist Church Oct. 20,
1978. The chicken and barbeque plates
will sell for $2.50 per plate. The public
is cordially invited.
V.F.W. NEWS
A Turkey Shoot will be sponsored by
V.F.W. Post 2843 every Friday night I
until Christinas at the post borne located I
on the Union Chapel Road. First shoot I
will be Friday, October 20, 1978 I
beginning at 7:00 p.m. Monroe Lowry is
post commander.
REVIVAL
Revival will begin at Pleasant Grove I
United Methodist Church October 22, I
1978, services beginning 7:30 p.m. I
nightly. Guest speakers will be the Rev. I
S.F. Cummings and the Rev. Bob
Mangum. Special music will be present-1
ed each evening by Mr. and Mrs. I
Lankford Godwin. The pastor, Simeon
D. Cummings. cordially invites the I
public to attend.
DRAWING FOR BICYCLE
A drawing for a 10-speed bicycle will I
be held December 24, 1978 at the Rock I
of Bethelehem Baptist Church at 4:00
I p.m. Tickets are on sale at the church I
I for SI.00 each. You need not be present I
I to win.
GOSPEL SING
DAV (Disabled American Veterans) I
I will sponsor a Gospel Sing at the VA I
I Hospital in Fayettevtlle Sunday, Oct. I
I 22,1978 at 3:00 p.m. Singers will be the I
I Men's and Ladies' Choirs of Pembroke. I
I Everyone Is Invited to attend.
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
A CROWNING OF KING A QUEEN
Rss-Rennert School will hold Its
I Annual Halloween Carnival and the
I mowing of its King and Queen Oct. 27,
I 1978from7:00 - 9:00p.m. DurtagthaM I
I hours various games and acftvttlee will
I bu available far those who wteh fa
I participate l^t cl^t^te^^^i^i^^s. A flMt
I wM be hold In die school gymaoofam.
I The highhght of dm evening wfa bo dm
I own lag of a King and Queen fa
I lift-1979 school year. Everyone la
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PLATE SALE
P AUNTS 0KGANBA1MNAL
MEETING
There will be ? Parents Organi
zational meeting et Union Elementary
School on Thursday, October 2*. 19TB at
7 p.m. Theee girls will be 2nd sad 3rd
grades. The purpose of this meeti^ is
to organise a Brownie Troop at Union
Elementary School.
There are two young ladies intarestad
in seeing a Brownie troop rata hMa hod.
They are asking the patents who plan to
register their girls, to be prapaied to
pay a registration fee of S2.00, pins a
$1.00 fee for equipment and scoot pins.
Since it is late in the year, al the doss
need to be paid on the night of the
meeting so the troop can be registered
and organised.
appointed to state vpw pobt
Gov. James Hunt has appointed Mon
roe Lowiy of Pembroke to the state's
Veterans' Attain Commission.
acts 'WWWflF
Department of VetetansrTtfleirt.
Lowry is commander of the Bonbenhe
VFW Post 2843. a unit of 359 members
which was an aM-sUte post in 1976 and a
runner-up post in 19T7 within Ha sine
division.
Drawing
to be Held
A drawing for a 10-speed
blcyde will be held Decem
ber 24. 1978 at the Keck of
Bethlehem Baptist Church at 4
p.m. Tickets are on sale at the
church for SI .00 each.
BURNT SWAMP
BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ANNUAL
SESSION
Nehnfo- The historic Burnt Swamp
Baptist Association recently held its
annual ssau laliisial meeting October
12 and October IS. 1971.
The Thursday session was hold on the
campus of the Odum Children's Hosne
and the occasion was aaed to dedicate
the Indian Memorial Cottage built by
the Indian community la honor of thoae
1. ? ataneeled ta L a an Adam fo m m
wno ?rruggifa 10 ifrp uoum UTpniA*
age open when It was an Indian
children's orphanage.
lev. Tony BrewiagSon, who la the
aseodational director of mlasiona. novo
an Inspiring message entitled 'The
Hoase That Daddy Bnlh" noting font
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turned toe beys sworto an oMolal of the
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