_jg PUBLISHED EACH THfRSDAY MSSfe" ^ |~] THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE fg In A TH-IUctal Setjg" 77 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 20 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, JUlV 5, 1979 ROBESON COUNTY 20 CENTS PER COPY - RnjBH^ . J 9 * | , ??i _ in ? ? ? I' ?" ' 11 LITTLE MISS LAST NIGHT Lumbee Homecoming activities got off to a rousing start last night as the ever popular Little Miss Lumbee Pageant played to a turn away crowd at Pill's Moore Hall. The winners were Little Miss Lum bee, April Locklear; Talent winner, Bridgette Revels;' Swimsuit compe tition, Janera Revels; and Best dress, Stacy Maynor. April is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Locklear More next week. Other activities scheduled include the Awards Night Banquet tonight. Miss Lumbee Pageant Friday night, the Parade Saturday morning, a Pow Wow Saturday night, and a Gospel Sing Sunday afternoon. See schedule ? 1 I , LUMBER HOMECOMING 1979 XHfVIE OF EVENTS Little Miss Lumbec Pageant f. July 4, 1979. 8 p.m. PSU'i Mooce Hal ? J Awards Banquet July S. 1979. 8 p.m. Pembroke Jsyoee Cluhouw Miss Lambst Pageant ?... I July 6. 1979, 8 p.m. PSU's Performing Art,Center Miaa Lumbee Coronation Ball July 6. 1979. 10:30 p.m. Pembroke JaycgaOiMiouae Lumbee Homecoming Parade .j July 7, 1979, 10 a.m. Main Street, Pemaoke ?f V ? $ Reception July 7. 1979, after parade ?-.i Pembroke Chamber of Commerce Grand Drawtog July 7, 1979, after parade Lot behind Lock]ear, Brooks, 'scobs Law Office Creative Writing A Art Display July 7. 1979. all day LRDA Aanet ? Pow Wow July 7. 1979, 6 p.m. Pembroke Senior High football Field -X Gospel Sing July 8, 1979, 3 p.m. PSU's Moo* fall 1 LINDA LOCKLEAK AND JULIAN FIERCE TO EMCEE MISS LUMBEE PAGEANT 4'" - -??? jfc.? . "The 1979 Mist Lumbee Pageant boasts a unique stage setting and outstanding Master and Mistress of Cere monies," according to Flor ence Ransom, Chairperson of the Miss Lumbee Pageant Committtee. Master of Ceremonies is. Julian Pierce, Esecutive Direc tor of Lumbee River Legal Services. Mistress of Cere monies is Linda Locklear,. 1V76 Miss Lumbee and reign ing Misa Capitol City, who directs the VISTA PROGRAM OF THE North Carolina Com mission of Indian Affairs. Special entertainment for the pageant will be provided by Willie Lowery the outstanding Lumbee composer, producer and professional musician. Showtime is Friday night at 8 p.m. at the Performing Arts center on the Pembroke State University Campus. Ransom noted that "EXTEN SIVE DECORATIONS AND ANTIQUE. ARTIFACTS ON THE STAGE WILL EVOKE POND MEMORIES OF THE PAST FOR FOLKS OF Robe son.""We think that we have captured the imagery of oM Scuff)etown on stage." Miriam Oseadiaa, Grant Oasndlne, and Elite Jones will perform also at the pageant. Numerous visiting queens of beauty pageants about the state are espectod to attend the 1979 Mies Lumbee Page ant. The highlight ef the pageant Lumbee Mahtee BuSm?ndto? qtotoM bee mown to the new Julian Pierce, age 33, is Executive Director of Lumbee River Legal Services, of Pemb roke, a federally funded, non profit organization that prov ides free legal services to poor people of Robeson, Hoke .and Scotland counties. Pierce is a 1978 graduate of George town University Law Center with a Masters in Tax Law, LLM. Pierce received his LLM while attending night school and working during the day as an attorney in the office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. He is a 1976 graduate of North Carol ina School of Law graduated Cum Laude. Pierce graduated from Pembroke State Univer sity in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. He is married to Patricia W. Pierce and they have three children. The family resides at Wakulla. Ltsdki LMUMV * Mistress of Ceremonies is Linda Locklesr, ? ? Pembroke native who now resides in Raleigh. Linda was the 1976 Miss Lumbee and since then she has had extensive exper ience in beauty pageants about the state. As Miss Capftoi City, she represented Raleigh in the 1979 Miss North Carol ina Pageant. Linda was also a semi-finalist In the 197S Miss North Carolina U.S.A. Page ant. She served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the 1971 Miss Lumbee Pageant. Linda atten ded Pembroke state U elver ai|i> nidliWAfl lea ^^^o^y 6 nllw eSs Journalism and creative writ ing. She Is a graduate gf the Sebaal and la a dbee*er of the VISTA Pry am ef the Nerdi Carolina Channlealaa Of In dlan Affairs. Linda le the a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Howard Locklear and the Foster daughter of Mrs. And rew Chavis, of Maxton. And now ladies and gentlemen, the reigning Miss Capitol City, our own Linda Locklear. WUte Lmnjf Willie Lowery is a composer, producer, and a professional musician who produced the music for the outdoor drama, "Strike at the Wind." He has numerous recordings includ ing the hits "Streets of Gold" and "Hey You Get Down." He is currently employed as dir ector of Creative Arts for the Lumbee Indian Education pro ject of LRDA. In that capacity he produced the album, "Proud To Be A Lumbee" and has done numerous concerts about the area. He is married to Carol Lowery and they have three children. Pembroke Retains Locklear, Brooks ft Jacobs on 3-2 Vote PEMBROKE- Said .a. long tint* Pan)broke Town Council watcher, "It must have been hot In there, no doubt about It." He waa talking about the debate in eaecutlve lemon ooncemine eee eu^^e waa * w e^e^e^^a^uu ee aar^n the law flrai of Locklear. Broofci A Jaooba. the long time law firm of the town of Pembroke hsld iast Mondiv Night In Council Chamber* Aflar a long aainatlei eooaton. the aaawee well eelaaab aaeeluu ?"w wBII ivIBilVv tO w^vn SOSSKVH retain the lew Arm of Leafclear, Beaoka ft Jaooba at a yearly retainer fee of e Lnjnbee Delegation Visits HEW Official Concerning ^ Glvens, Etc.... Washington--A Limbec delegation recently visited Mary Berry, HEW's commissioner of education and ex pressed their feelings to her concerning the recent selection of Dr. Paul Givens as chancellor of Pembroke State Uni versity. Making the trip to Washington were A. Bruce Jones, executive director of the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs; Helen Schierbeck, a Lumbee Indian now living in the Washington area; John R. Jones, vice chairman of Lumbee Regional Develop ment Association; and Lonnie Revels, vice chairman of the Indian Commis sion. Refuting local press reports Revels said, "We did not ask for a ruling on the Pembroke State University Chancellor issue; we simply wanted HEW to know of our concerns." Revels termed the meeting "a successful one. Local press reports had reported that Ms. Berry had said that there was no discrimination concerning Given's se lection over two Indian candidates. Dr. Joseph Oxendine and Dr. James B. Chavis. The delegation reportedly expressed concern about the future of Pembroke State University. Rumors are presently sweeping the county and state that the unviersity is ticketed for a switch of roles with Robeson Technical Institute or designation as a senior citizen's center. The group also expressed concern about problems with the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the definition of Indians being used to determine the use of Title 4 funds, including some S700.000 for Indian education in Robeson County. 1m km *** m A ft A INSURANCE AND REALTY JOINS ERA PBMSROKKJvmII. Itn-IBA-A A A IMMM* Baity. TWrd Strwt. k Natate. tea HA (BmmmOc ? Baity AmmImm, km.) $ lit I Imm wrtiin mnSm, B w? ?? J A* m IIA BmI Imiii Bv*k?r, llMMf M<|M ^ ?ijpdv wo ?no ww ?? ww w ovvof MR MMMMT ?Ml M ISA BMI IMMI'I ??? fc?M njlnnlljMl ?? I vsfl El p??? ?? ?' LRDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS SLATED The General Community Pro gramming Project of LRDA will conduct a series of community meetings during the month of July. The purpose of these meetings will be to receive nominations to serve on the LRDA Board of Directors for one three-year term. The LRDA Board is the policy decision unit of the agency. Once the nominations have been completed, the community per sons present will then elect, by voting, their representative to serve on the board, pending approval of the existing board. On July 10 at Ashpole School at 8:30 p.m. a representative for District VII composed of Gaddy, Rowand and Thompson townships will be elected. Willie G. Locklear is currently serving. On July 12 at the LRDA Annex at 8 p.m. a representative for District VI composed of Pembroke, Smiths and Union Townships will be elected. John R. Jones is currently serving. ? On July 17,- 1979 at the Evans Crossing Fire Department at 8 p.m. a representative for Districe V composed of Maxton and Alfordsville townships will be elected- William Locklear is currently serving. In order for you as a community person to participate in these important important meetings, you must live in that particular designated area, be 18 years or older, and be Indian before you can vote. See you at the meeting)! PEMBROKE STATE TO HOST ALL COMERS CROSS COUNTRY MEET PSU will host the 8th annual all-comers cross country meet. Sat., Sept. 22, on the Riverside Golf Course in Pembroke. The meet will begin at 11 a.m. and any runner may enter. The entry fee is S2 per (ynner. The race will be five miles in length with trophies being awarded to the top CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie B. Locklear, Sr. on their 56th wedding anniversary July 4th. We wish you many more wonderful anniversaries in the future.-^Submitted by Adelaide Locklear, Detroit, Michigan 48207. team and to the top 10 indhridaal finishers. Meet director is Dr. Ed Crahi. cross country and track couch at PSU who last fall led his runners to the NA1A national croaa, country championship. Further information may be obtrslnsd by calling Dr. Cram at 919- 521- 4214, Ext. 342 (office). 919- 521-4012 (home), or by writing Dr. Ed Crain. Box 14 PSU. Pembroke. NC 28372. REGISTRATION FOR SECOND SESSION OF PSU SUMMER SCHOOL PEMBROKE-Registration for the second session of Pembroke State University's summer school will be Monday. July 9. from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the varsity gymnasium of (he Jones Health and Physical Education Center. Continuing Education Division stu dents will register on the same day from 6 until 7 p.m. in Sampson Hall Administration Building. Claasea for the seeond.sumaMt aahesL session begin July t6s ?*?*??? For the first five-week session, a total of 1,088 students attended dsaaes at Pembroke State University. These included 85 graduate students and 82 College Opportunity Program students. This was an increase over the first summer school session of 1978 when 1.071 attended PSU. Pembroke State has had over 1,000 students attend ing its summer school each year since 1966. July 9 is also scheduled to be the first day that Dr. Pauls Givens, new PSU chancellor, will be in his office here. CLASS REUNION PLANNED Pembroke Senior High School Class of 1974 will hold their drat five-year reunion on Saturday, July 7, at Quincey's of Lumbertoo at 6:30 p.m. Any questions? Please contact Robin Cummings at S21-82S2. r Merchants Plan Give Aways As Part of Homecoming Admidat rising curiosity and excite ment Pembroke merchants continue to give away tickets for a free drawing with purchases. A color console TV and a set of tires wfll be given away July 7th right after the Lumbee Homecoming Parade in a drawing sponsored by the Pem broke Chamber of Commerce and Participating Pembroke Merchants. 'This is exciting. We ha vent done . something like this in a long time, mi the response is terrific." says Cart Locklear, President of the Chamber. '*1 hope this wM be the beffaming of great things for oar Chamber of Commerce and the merchants of the town." "I would not have beloved Me many ""Chants could gut together on a ? >lili H - ? like