UP FROM DUST AND DARKNESS * by LEW BARTON, 3rd Century Artist > * THIS ??RUNT- BECAME A GIANT When you are bora into a family erf eleven, your parents are poor sharecroppers and you are the smallest, puniest guy in die whole lot, you've giot to have aomatdnfl going far you. else you may be lost in the a am UMime. The same is true of your life in school. People just naturally have a tendency to pack oat the rant of the class, to look down on him or to shun him altogether. Because -let's face it - kids can he cruel to other kids. I taught "The Runt" when he was in the ninth grade and weighed only something like 80 or 90 pounds. Fortunately, however, whatever he lacked in brawn, he made up for in brain-power. He was light-years ahead of most of the other kids in that department and he excelled them all in hard-work, courtesy, promptness and just plain level-headedness. Many especially-gifted kids are potential trouble-makers in school because they find their assignments unchallenging and get bored. 1 piled extra work on "The Runt." well knowing he understood why and welcomed it. I went over his work with a fine-tooth comb but can recall no occasion when I had an excuse to give, him less than an A. Today, he is an accomplished chemist and a successful lawyer. He is a Lumbce Indian and he comes from the Hawkeye area of Hoke County. (The school was shorn of its Indian name with the advent of integration and is now called South Hoke High.) But he is now residing in Pembroke where he is Executive Director of the newly-formed Lumbee River Legal Service. He needs a house for his wife and three children who will be moving in as soon as suitable quarters can be found. He's no runt now. At 33, he weighs 160 and stands 6 feet tall. He's handsome and soft-spoken and his manners now, as in high school, are impeccable. His wish is to serve well the people of the area who have legal problems but no money to hire attorneys. For that is the purpose of the Lumbee River Legal Services organization, now housed in the old Locklear and Son Funeral Home building. Legal Services are free to those who have civil complaints but lack the means to hire attorneys. The organization does not handle criminal cases, however, because attorneys for such cases are already provided for by law. L.R.L.S. will fill a service never before provided for in Robeson. In time, the organization will have understudy personnel specializing in specific areas of civil justice, such as Social Security, Welfare, Veteran's benefits and the like. Hats off to L.R.L.S.. its organizers, and its unforgettable anchor man. Executive Director Julian Pierce! I ON PASSBOOK SAVINOS I M NO PENALTY! ^1 M paid from I M Date of deposit I J until date of with- I B drawal Deposit by I the 10th, earn I from the 1 st I you losing INTEREST?? I I I PROGRESSIVE SAVINGS S LOAN, LTD. I 111 NORTH COURT SQUARE V""*" V LUMBERTON. N.C. 28358 f Jl PHONE 738-1415 [ J.P. POWERS, JR.. PRES. VfS^ Julian Pierce: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Born: January 2, 1946 (Age 32) in Hoke County. Seventh of eleven children of John S. and Mary J. Pierce. Married: Wife. Patricia W. Pierce. Children: Three: Avery, age 11; Julian, age 8; and Julia, aire 8. Education: Attended let ? grade at Antioch Elementary School in Hoke County. A two room school house with wood and coal heaters. Grades 2nd through 12th Hawkeye Ele mentary and High School, graduated 1962 at the age of 16. Attended Pembroke State University September 1962 through January 1966. B.S. Chemistry Minor: Math. North Carolina Central Uni versity of Law <973 through 1976; graduated Cum Laude. Graduated in top S'A of a class of 109. 1975-1976 Comment Editor North Carolina Central Law Journal. Georgetown University Law Center 1976-78. Masters in Tax Law, LLM. Received his LLM degree while attending night school at Georgetown and working during the day at the office of the General Counsel, Securities and Ex change Commission, Wash ington, D.C. Employment: Was employed as a chemist at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Docking Company, Newport News, Va. from January 1966 through September 1969. His duties included quality assurance control testing for shipyard; Testing and treatment of the j secondary ays tems of nudear submarines; ; ' decontamination of nuclear reactors; and chemical instru mentation. September 1969 through Au gust 1973, He was employed as chemist at the Norfort Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virgin ia. Same basic duties and responsibilities as to tod at Newport News Shipyard.'h v 1973, He received an Outstand ing Achievement Award from Newport Naval Shipyard. After graduation from law school He was employed as an attorney hi die Office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. Duties and responsibilities included re presenting the Commission in the United States District Court, the United States ? Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Primary responsibilities was written Commission briefs to be filed in the Courts of Appeals. WM Tha largest recorded wow flakes fell on Montana in 1887. They were 15 inches in diameter. Braves Runners, Win Cross Country Title Again 0 ? Garry Henry, PSU's pmnfc* Cum Cenntry a tar, hbM strong. Dan Lawia was only 30 Pembroke- Pembroke Stste Coach Ed Crain called H "our best team effort ever." Few would dispute him. The har riers swept the first sis places and eight of the top ten in winning the NA1A Cross Coun try Championship at River side Country Oub near Pem Btoke. It was the lOtl triumph for the Braves in the last 11 years. Winning individual honors was Garry Henry, who ran the course in 24:36, just short of his record setting 24:30 of two years ago. Finishing second was freshman flash David Lewis of nearby St'. Pauls. The Braves won again with out Jeff Moody, Pembroke's other fine All AMerican. He was held out of competition by Coach Crain because of physi cal problems encountered at last week's state meet in Raleigh. Moody passed out seemingly from dehydration, slthough doctors have not been able to pinpoint his problem. Said Coach Crain, "We want him to get his strength bash completely." The top runners and their times were: i. Garry Henry (Pembroke) 24:36; 2. David Lewis (Pembroke) 24:42; 3. Jim Vogt (Pembroke) 24:57; 4. Dan Ryberg (Pembroke) 25:06; 5. Tom Harris (PEmbroke) 25:11; 6. Wayne Broad head (Pembroke) 25:20; 7. Dennis Sweet (St. Augustine's) 25:34; 8. James Ptummer (Pembroke) 2S:54; 9. Kevin Houston (Pem broke) 25:58; 10. Carlos Ward (St. Augustine's) 26:12. The second ten were: Craig Williams (Pembroke) 26:24; 12. Rickey Stoker (Pembroke) 26:26; 13. Johnny Colquitt (Johnson C. Smith) 26:29; 14. Godfrey Yearwood (St Augus tine's) 26:45; 15. James Ford (St. Augustine's) 26:50; 16. Mickey Stoker (Pembroke) - 26:52; 17. Reynolds Hawkins (Johnson C. Smith) 27:17; 18. Jimmy Butler (St. Augus tine's) 27:2$) 19. Clarence Hicks (St. Apgustine's) 27:48; and 20. James Hardy (Johnson C. Smith) 27:51. St. Augustine finished se cond in the mqet with Johnson C. Smith third. Fayetteville State did no) scratch. ?, ?* ~REFLECTIONS'Sr ALTA N OXENDWE > Good New* from Montana The la*t time we talked with . my mottier. (by telephone) we gpt two good reports. (!) My father wffi be able to go home as sooo as the family can find someone to help mother look after him. As I understand it, his body seems to be geared toward the right since he had his mild stroke. He- tends to walk toward the right, see only what is on his right side, etc. Because he miscalculates direction, we want to make sure that he will not run into something or fall and get hurt. (2) Mother has started driv ing the new Buick back and forth between the hospital and home. She still had her dri ver's license but had not driven much for the past few years. 1 am thankful that she lives in the Big Sky country with lots of space and little traffic. Driving here at her age would be a different matter. Oar Gaeats Frwn The Want Coast My mother's two sisters Aunt Pansy from California ind Aunt Doris from Oregon [each mt is pronounced like either OB) are taking a tour of the country. After visiting . another stye? it} Colorado, the Michigan ? Where their mother grew,-up, Niagara FaOa, New Ylrk City, and Aunt Doris' sa^and family at Laurel, Maryland, they got to Pembroke last"' Friday after noon. In fact, things worked out just right for me to meet them as I was making the right turn toward Pembroke from the Church and Community Center, then lead them the rest of the way to our house. I was really glad Aunt Pansy had included a description of her new Ford LTD station wagon! They had not seen me for a while -14 years for Aunt Pansy, 30 years for Aunt Doris. So I had to explain who it was blowing and why. From then on we've had a wonderful reunion. I was so glad they agreed to stay until Thursday instead of just for the weekend. But we're not through visiting yet! One of the highlights for us was the meal Aunt Pansy treated ns to at Western Sizzling Steak House on Sun day while Donny was home. She and Aunt Doris were amazed at the amount of food for the money. They have also enjoyed meet ing Leon's parents, as well as people at First Methodist Church and two of the senior citizen lunch sites. I wish they had had enough time to meet everyone in this area. VETERANS NEEDED PARH1ME. The Army Reserve can use your military experience 16 nours a month. If you qualify, you'll start at a higher than usual pay grade. Visit your local unit and find out what your experience is worth. fcPtJDi rammepBDic untmi ? . . _ I ' ?TV? * AfflMM I Premie i Royale a*0?*? ?XTRA HRM OK' OBNTLY TOM Imperial Warriors Lose a Heorfbreoker The Pembroke Warrior* (hopped a Three threes Coo fereace tflt to the Beat BUden Cooper* here Friday eight. The fleet score wee 26-6. The creciel piay of the geme wee e penalty nunifying e Kelvin Sampson to Mike Sampaoo 21 yard touchdown paae. The play would have tied the toore at 12, bat instead the Warriors west into the second half trailing 124. Pembroke was unable to soon In the * second half of the game despite several completed passes by quarterback Kelvin Pembroke's only toechdown came on William LocUear*s 1 yard ma In fee second qmar- . set ap by offensive end Joseph Loony's 27 yard ran oa 3rd aad The losa ceded fee Wanton hopes far a .300 season as fee record dropped to M. The Wanton play feeto final game of fee season Friday night, at home against fee Fairmont Tornadoes. Y* Hm. 17*. Q 791 r?Beak H^wOfl CoaaoMateMUport of Comditioe of - *??*????!* ? ? *2*!!*?. in th. State of u< Dooieetk Mrihri. attkoebaoaf . . September 30 1# 78 M IV ^ BALANCE SHEET ? ASSETS SA ten W Mil. Thou. 1. Cash and due*from banks C ^ 7 - . _306? 1 2. U.S. Traasuiy securities - - B " 1 E 300 2 \ 3. Obligations of other U.S. Government agencies and corporations B 2 E L 3 ' 4. Obligations of States and political subdivisions B 3 E 5-LZ? 4 5. Other bonds, notes, and debentures B 4 E -? 8 6. Corporate stock ...... None_ g 7. Trading account securities Nona 7 8. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell D 4 60^^ g 9. a. Loans, Total (excluding unearned income) A 10 2_ 9a b. Less: Reserve for possible loan losses 1L. 9 c. Loans, Net 3 M7 e 10. Direct lease financing I Nona to 11. Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 36 ll 12. Real estate owned other than bank premises 1! 12 13. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies None 13 14. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding None 14 15. Other assets G 7 71 15 16. TOTAL ASSETS (sum of items 1 thru 15) ">* 7|3oo Ig LIABILITIES _Seh. Jtam _CoL ' 17. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations F If A L JL5?? 17 18. Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations F If B+C 2 063 jg 19. Deposits of United States Government F 2 A+B+C 39(> 19 20. Deposits of States and political subdivisions F 3 A+B+C Z 20 21. Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions F 4 A+B+C None 21 22. Deposits of commercial banks F 5+6 A+B+C None 22 23. Certified and officers' checks F 7 A 26 23 24. TOTAL DEPOSITS (sum of items 17 thru 23) ^^^6 14 a. Total demand deposits F 8 A ... 3 a b. Total time and savings deposits F 8 B+C 2. b 25. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase E 4 None 28 26. Other liabilities for borrowed money .....a None 26 27. Mortgage indebtedness - None 27 ' ^ 28. Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding None 28 29. Other liabilities H 9 28 29 30. TOTAL LIABILITIES (excluding subordinated notes and debentures) 8 30 31. Subordinated notes and debentures . None at s EQUITY CAPITAL 32. Preferred stock a. No. shares outstanding None (Par value) None ? 33. Common stock a. No. shares authorized 100,000 b. No. shares outstanding 67,189 (Par value) 33 34- Surplus : ....... 35S_ 34 -,