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VOLUME 7 NUMBER 8 PEMBROKE. NC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979 15c PER COPY
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IT'S SNOW TIME!
Snow Blankets
Robeson ~
BELOW IS THE BEGINNING OF A PICTORIAL ACCOUNT
OF THE SNOW BY THE INCOMPARABLE
ELMER W. HUNT
Mr. Elmer's daughter, Kay (Mrs. Larry Locklear), is
shown with daughters Tara K. and Traci and , of course,
Mr. Snow Man.
by Brace Barton
Most of us seemingly pay little
attention to the weather man on
television. Most of us take that time to
raid the refrigerator, go to the bathroom
or check on the sleeping babies. Most of
us just wish he would hurry up so that
"Here's Johhnyl" can filter into our
bedrooms. Most people contend that
two things remain the same: the
weather and taxes.
So, most of us were not listening
Saturday night when the weather man
came on the air talking about high
pressure masses, and north winds
blowing.
Many of us were ushered out of our
beds Sunday morning by frantic child
ren crying happily "snow! snowlsnowl
Can we go outside?" And many, like
* me. were surprised, to say the least#to
awaken to find the grounds covered
with snow and snow and more snow.
Few of us were prepared. Most church
services were canceled and moat of us
who live in the country were unable to
get to town to work on Monday. And
probably a record was set for broken
water purtips and water lines. Most of
us seemed to think that the cold
weather was behind us.
But snow It did. It la estimated that
Robeson was blanketed with up to 10
Inches of snow Schools were ahet down.
With the warming trend the snow Is
now melting. And turning Into a slushy
mess. But until It began to warm up a
Ml H was at pretty a snow aa yen would
unnn want in nee.
But It waa a grim anew storm too
Some st#t deaths were WamM en the
Unseasonably warm temperatures,
coupled with predictions of rain, are
expected to melt most of the snow and
ice by today.
Life is slowly returning to some
semblance of normal 'as sunny skies
continue to peek out at us and
temperatures rise up and hover around
50 degrees.
So, kids, it's back to school. And for
the rest of us it's time to get out the
shovels and dig ourselves out of the
worst snow storm to strike in at least
five years.
It's sunny skies predicted at least
until Friday and Saturday when it is
expected to tum cold and dreary and
rainy.
SEE MOKE SNOW SCEN ES
ON PAGE 8
PSU Basketball
LAST HOME GAME
Pembroke tate "Braves"
vs.
Atlantic Christian
"Bulldogs"
Tonight,
February 22 ? 7:46 p.m.
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Church of God Officials
"Take Out Papers" On
Disbarred Pastors
Lombeiion-It finally happened. After
threatening to "take out papers'* for
more than two weeks, state overseer
Harold B. Thompson finally did so in
Robeson County Superior Court Tues
day.
Thompson, through church attorneys,
is seeking a temporary restraining order
to bar Rev. Jack Hunt (Pembroke
Church of God), Rev. C.C. Allen, Jr.
(Eastside?hurch of God, Fayetteville),
and Rev. Stelford Smith (Riverside
Church of God in Lumberton) from the
grounds of the respective churches..
The legal suit also asks that state
officials be designated as trustees of the
church property noting that the state
and national Church of God is legally,
the "true owners and possessors of the
real and personal property" of the three
local churches.
The three pasters have been charged
by church officials with sowing discord
in the church and working against the
governmental policies of the church. A
church trial of Jan. 31 was set for the
three pastors at East Laurinburg
Church of God but the three dissidents
appealed their case to the national office
in Cleveland. Tennessee. That is where
the matter now rests.
The pastors deny the charge of
sowing discord. But they do admit that
they have objected to local church policy
that directly affects what was known
until recently as the Pembroke Indian
Church of God District. Since promoting
Rev. Millard Maynard to another
position in the church. Rev. R.P. Fields
(pastor o" East Laurinburg Church
of God) has assumed the position of
district overseer. Since then conflicts
have arisen between him and some of
the local pastors, including Hunt, Allen,
and Smith They contend that the
district was split into two parts without
any imput from the local pastors. Both
pastorates arc held by non- Indians.
In a widely circulated petition the
pastors declared:
"We the undersigned . respectfully
petition and beseech all those who know
and love Almighty God to hear and
redress the grievances described below
which are destroying the Church of God
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in N.C.
"l.The Indian people of this State are
not accorded their rightful voice in the
affairs of the Church;
"2. Due consideration should be given
to the appointment of an Indian
overseer in predominately Indian dis
tricts;
"3. Due consideration should be given
to the appointment ;of duly ordained
Indian ministers to the pastoral post of
predominately Indian churches;
"4. Appointments to the Ethnic Ad
visory Council shotUfl be duly ordained
ministers;
"5. Due consideration should be given
to the appointment of Indian ministers
to the pastoral posts of predominately
White churches; and.
"6. The Church, above all institutions
should be mindful of the due process
rights of individuals to the extent that
one is presumed innocent until guilt is
established.
"Each of the persons whose signature
appears below speriicallv and pub
licly declares his of her support of the
collective efforts of jbe Rev. Jack Hunt,
the Rev. C.C Allt - and thr Rrv
Stelford Smith to redreks the grievances
or concerns above. We respectfully re
quest that they be restored to their
rightful place in the Church of God."
At last accounting more than 500
church members and supporters had
signed the petition in behalf of the
dismissed pastors.
In arguing his case before the state
overseer. Rev. C.C. Allen. Jr., recalls
that Thompson said. "Bologna!" and
hung up on him as Allen was quoting
scriptures and church policy to him.
As Rev. Jack Hunt noted. "We will
continue to preach as the Lord has
commissioned us to do. We will stay in
the pulpit until a court order takes us
out."
The district's make up (11 churches) is
predominately Indian.although a num
ber of the churches have white pastors.
Another point of contention with many
of the local churches of God is that the
coin is not automatically turned over as
no Indian pastors are known to pastor a
predominately white church.
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BILL FRIDAY HAS....
"NO OFFICIAL
COMMENT"
Chapel Hill- "Reat.v, what we ask
the local board of trustees to do is to
submit at least two names to us for
consideration-that's all. H?w they could
submit more than tl^t. I don't know. I
understand that Mr. Marks (Leroy). the
chairman of the PSU Board of Trustees,
is sending me a letter. To date, I have
not received it so I lave no comment
other than to say that I have not
received the report as of this mor
ning..."
Friday also said that, to his knowled
ge. no policy eiists concerning nepo
tism. "It has never come.up before..."
The question arose because of reliable
sources that state that the vote was 11 In
favor of and one against adding Dr.
Chavts' name to a list of three to be
submitted to Friday's office. According
to unconfirmed sources, a list of four
(including Chavls) was submitted for
consideration by Friday and the board
of governors.
The nepotism question arises from the
(act that Jesse Qsendins. a native of
K'fceeon County aad now an owner of
two drug stores In Charfotle. is. in Ibtt,
? first musts of aandidete Dr. Joe I.
Oaendlwe
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One question that has arisen is:
should Jesse Oxendine (as a member of
the PSU board of trustees) abstain from
voting on a chancellor selection when
one of the candidates is his first cousin.
No one on the board of trustees will
"on the record" make a statement
about the matter.But, as a political wag
noted, "someone is telling someone
something because everyone in town
knows what is going t>n."
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Jesse Oxendine. contacted by tele
phone, confirmed that he and Or.
Oxendine at* first cousins. He would
not divulge anything that happened in
the board chambers saying. "If I could
It would clear up a lot of things."
Jesse Osendtnr noted. "Those who
know me will tell you that N would not
ha m Dr. Oxendine'a advantage to he
my first cousin In same thing like this
hetnuUI would be even harder than
u>uei to cuaeb??c baeause tee are
'umues "
Chavis
Seemingly
Added to
Chancellor
List
by Brace Barton
Pembroke- Area reporters talked about
everything from when to plant corn to
who Deep Throat was in the celebrated
Watergate case as they waited for PSU
Trustees to come out of an executive
session called to decide how to deal with
the report of the local chancellor
selection committee last Friday eve
ning.
Most of the trustees qaietly slipped
out the back door rather than face the
inquisitive press who had earlier
"officially protested" the decision of
the board to vote in executive session
rather than to do so in open session. The
reporters claimed that they were abrid
ging the Open Meetings provisions of
the law to no avail ps the board did not
officially announce their decision as to
what action they took in reference to the
chancellor selection committee's report,
presented by executive director of the
committee. Dr. Jose D'Arrudda.
Unofficial sources confirm that the
trustees, after some two hours in
executive session, decided to add the
name of Dr. James B. Chavis to the list
to be presented to UNC President. Bill
Friday, who. in turn, will recommend one
of the four names as the new chancellor
of PSU, replacing retiring Chancellor
Dr. English E. Jones, at the March lb
meeting of the UNC Board of Gover
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Earlier, an inside source had leaked
the news to the local press that Dr.
Chavis was not on the committee's list
of three candidates being recommended
to Friday for his consideration.
According to information garnered by
this reporter, the vote was 11-1 as to
whether or not the board of trustees
would expand the list to include Chavis'
name to the originally agreed upon list
of three top candidates.
The board seemingly took refuge in
advice given by UNC attorneys who
advised them that they could decide in
executive session because they are not
the official body who will decide the
matter, that being the UNC Board of
Governors who make policy' for the
University system of which Pembroke is
a part.
Much local support had surfaced for
Chavis. including a petition on campus
calling on university officials to consider
all six of the candidates whittled down
from an original list of more than
eighty.
According to insiders. Dr. Chavis was
rated fourth on the list of six. with Dr.
Joesph Oxendine being the tcp ranked
candidate by the selection committee.
Oxendine. like Chavis. an Indian native
of the county, was rated strong by the
faculty while Chavis received his
strongest support from the administra
tion.
Chavis, formerly an ombudsman for
North Carolina, has served in various
administrative capacities at PSU since
1964. He is currently vice- chancellor for
student affairs.
Dr. Oxendine is currently chairman of
the department of health, physical
education, recreation and dance at
Temple University in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania
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BIBLE STUDY COURSE TO BEGIN
AT UNION LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH
Union Light Baptist Church will begin a
Bible Study course Feb 25. It will run
through March I. 1979. The Rev. James
Dial will lead the discussion on the Book of
Mark The services will begin at 7 p m and
last until 9 p.m each night, beginning
Sunday night through Thursday night The
pastor of Union Light is Rev. Grady Hunt
MAYNOR WINS HONORS IN
LOUISVILLE BARROW SHOW
Louisville, Ky.-Jeffery Maynor. a
Duroc Hog producer from Robeson
County, was one of the prize winners in
the recently concluded Louisville Bar
row Hog Show in Louisville, Kentucky.
May nor won honors in the Duroc Light
Weight division.
Hank Freter of Willow Springs,
Missouri, won the Overall Grand
Champion Award at the Louisville
Barrow Show on February 6 with a
medium weight Chester White, Fret
er*s barrow took top honors after
competing with 198 other animals at the
la rg^tjprtp^wnt^atd m+he United
Overall Reserve Grand Champion went
to Fred Smith and Sons of Wabash,
Indiana. Thfcy secured the number 2
position with a medium weight Duroc.
The 1979 Louisville Barrow Shrnv
showed an increase in total number of
swine participating, according to the
records of show management. In total.
594 animals were shown, including 198
barrows. 249 boars, and 147 gilts. Those
numbers compare favorably with the
past two years showing that 588 animals
were shown in 1977 and 490 were shown
in 1978.
CHARTER TO BE SIGNED
The Council of Native Americans of
South Carolina cordially invites you to
attend the signing of their Charter
March 3. 1979 at 2 p.m. a^the College
Place Methodist Church* Columbia
College Campus. A reception -wjj
follow.
CPR -WORKSHOP SCHEDULED
A Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Workshop (CPR) will be offered to the
general public at PSU in accordance to
the standards of the American Heart
Association. Conducting the workshop
will be Mrs. Otha Swett-AHA. Cardio
pulmonary Resuscitation aad Emergen
cy Cardiac Care Instructor.
The Course will provide an opportun
ity for learning psychomotor" skills of
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. infor
mation about prudent heart living,
prevention of unnecessary death from
heart attacks and signals and actions for
survival will be taught. 'Successful
candidates will be certified as "Basic
Rescuers" by the American Heart
Association.
The Workshop is sponsored by the
Health Careers Club of PSU- and will
include nine hours of instruction and lab
practical.
Dates and times are Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday. Feb. 2b. 27. 28.
from 7-10 p.m. nightly in the University
Library. Room .4203.
Contact Larry T. Brooks. 321-4214, or
Flora G. Lowry. 321^4693 before
Monday at noon for pfcrtMpation or
additional information.
TEA* AUTOGRAPH
PARTY PLANNED
The Robeson Countv Association of
Classroom Teachers (ACT) ts-IN sponsor
a lea and autograph party for Ms.
California
Cuties to
Appear at
PSHS
"Those who watch the Cuties play, Hve
to laugh another day." That's the slogan
of the California Cuties who will be in
Pembroke on Friday, March 2nd for a
comedy contest against the Pembroke
Senior High Teachers.
Composed of talented men players
who dress in ladies' clothes, the Cuties
are hailed as the world's' funniest
basketball team. K
The California quintet has mastered
the art of comedy in basketball with a
series of routines designed to entertain
fans and non-fans alike.
"Every night we'll have dozens of
parents bringing their children to the
game and expecting it to be one of those
long nights." says Trino Palados. the
"But more often than hoilfiRe
end up laughing harder thttt their
kids." Palacios adds.
The Cuties are in their 23rd year of
athletic competition, starting out as a
softball team. Their success in Softball
led to the addition of a basketball team
eight years ago.
Dipping into their bag of basketball
tricks during the Cuties' local appea
rance will be such tour veterans as
Do trie Dribble. Leaping Lena, Dinah
Sore. Hefty Helen. Rebound Ruby and
Scaggie Maggie.
The cutest Cutie of them all is the
popular Little Susie, who stands only 38
inches high but still manages to play a
prominent role in a game tailored for
the tall.
The fun starts at 7:30 at Pembroke
Senior High Gym. The game is being
sponsored by the Pembroke Senior High
Athletic Department.