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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 40 PEMBROKE, N.C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1979 ROBESON COUNTY 20* PER COPY
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RODERICK G.
LOCKLEAR ANNOUNCES
/ BID FOR PEMBROKE
TOWN COUNCIL SEAT
Vmimkk G.LeeUw
Roderick G. Locklear, a resident of
Pembroke, is seeking a seat on the
Town Council of Pembroke in the
November Elections.
Locklear. in making his announce
ment. stated that he win represent aU of
the citizens and that he wiU work and
give of himself to enhance and improve
the quality of life for the. citizens of
Pembroke.
He further indicated that he wants
input from all thi citizens, and that he
will work toward more citizen participa
tion in the affairs of the town
government, and in decisions that are,
and will be made, that will affect their
lives. "I'm concerned about people's
livelihood and their well being, parti
cularly our Senior Citizens who live on
fixed incomes, and our other citizens as
they are faced with rising prices," said
he.
Locklear also said that he believes
that Pembroke has an opportunity to
reach its full potential as a town, and
that his efforts, time and energies will
be spent in that area also.
"We must have a strong unified town
government, that represents and in
volves all its citizens, if we are to move
forward, and remove the barriers to
some of the critical issues and decisions
we are and will be faced with, as we
move into the decade of the 1980s," he
stated.
Over the past fifteen years, Locklear
has worked at the local, state and
federal level in program operations and
administration.
Locklear is Chairman of Lumbee
Regional Development Association
Board of Directors and is presently
working with the N.C. Department of
Administration, the N.C. Commission
of Indian Affairs.
Rod and his wife Ruth reside at 309
E. 4th Street in Pembroke. Their two
sons attend school in Pembroke. The
family church is Mt. Airy Baptist
Church.
Locklear's entire work career has
been oriented to the service of others.
He has just been awarded the Distin
guished Service Award at the 1979
Lumbee Homecoming
Seeks Seat on Lumberton
City Council
Edward [Back] Sa*peee
Edward (Buck) Sampson has filed for
a seat on the Lumber-ton City Council for
Precinct 7. In making his snnouncement
Mr. Sampson released the following
statement:
"I have filed as a candidate for the
office of City Council for Precinct 7, the
West Lumberton- area.
"1 have been a resident of West
Lumberton for the past IS years. During
this time I have seen many improve
ments come about, but the improve
ments and accomplishments of the past
foil far short of the needs of the total
community of today and In the future.
"I see much need of Improvements In
the field of sanitation, streets, and
recreation. Wa could solve the problem
of insects and nmaguito oontrol through
such imprm'sssssts and fooTthe^thaea
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representative of all the people of West
Lumberton and the city as a whole. \
actively seek the support of the citizens
of Precinct 7 to let me serve them as
their representative on the Lumberton
City Council for the next four years.
"I am a Korean War Veteran, a 1958
graduate of Pembroke State University,
and have had graduate work in the ?eld
of Public Administration at North
Carolina State University.
"1 was formerly a teacher with the
Robeson County Board of Education, a
social worker with the Robeson County
Department of Social Services and for
the past 12 years have been employed
by the North Carolina Department of
Corrections as a Probation/ Parole
Officer II.
"My work experience has bee*
working with people and 1 have seen
much human need and suffering)
because of these experiences, I feel I am
qualified to know problems of people
first hand. One of the basic needs of
people is better housing and I feel much
has been accomplished in this area but,
I see much need still exists and am a
strong supporter of better housing even
though It will copie about mostly
through Federal Aid. I feel that if the
City of Lumberton does not receive its
fair share we, the taxpayers, will be
paying for better housing in other areas
of our great country. Many of the
citizens live on fixed incomes and
cannot afford to bring about repairs
needed at this time but deserve to live
la a comfortable end decent home. I will
work to this end.
"I am presently e member, descon,
and adult teacher at West Bad Baptist
Church In Lumberton and presently
serve as 2nd Vise* Moderator of the
Burn! Swimp Association
"I am married to the termer Shirley
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Observance of
National Indian Day
Approved bv LRDA
Board of Directors
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The Board of Directors of Lumbee
Regional Development Association ap
proved the observance of American
Indian Day. the fourth Friday in
September, in their meeting held
Monday night. The Board acted to grant
the LRDA staff a paid holiday on
September 28 and to push for observing
American Indian Day across the state.
The actions were made following a
presenttion by Ed Chavis, LRDA agency
planner. Chavis noted that there are
many precedents for the observation of
American Indian Day in September.
Many local Lumbee churhes have
harvest days in September. The Eastern
Band of Cherokees of Cherokee, NC
have a fall festival at this time of the
year.
Chavis noted that the holiday would
give LRDA employees a compensation
for the extra huors they spent in the
planning and carrying^ out of Lumbee
Homecoming activities. He noted that
LRDA employees often are involved in
agency functions that go well beyond
the eight hour working day.
Betty Oxendine Mangum, Director of
Indian ducation for the NC State
Department of Public Instruction, gave
strong support for the special holiday in
a speech to the LRDA staff Monday
morning. Mangum said that it is most
appropriate that American Indians be
| honored for their special contributions
to modern society. She explained that
numerous petitions and other legisla
tion has been introduced in the U.S.
Congress and that legislation is now
pending in support of American Indian
Day. Legislation is now before the
Congress to observe American Indian
Day or to authorize die U.S. President
to proclaim such a day. Efforts will be
made to encourage the N.C. Legislature
to observe American Indian Day in
North Carolina on the fourth Friday in
September.
States which have an American
Indian Day are Arizona, which observes
this holiday on the last Friday in
September; New Mexico, September
22; California. September 4th; Okla
homa. last weekend in September;
Washington, the third week in Septem
ber; South Dakota, June 25; Wisconsin,
'the last week in April, and Wyoming it
July.
yhile past U.S. Presidents have
observed American Indian Day, Lyndon
B. Johnson is the most recent President
to declare an American Indian Day.
According to Vice-President Hubert
Humphrey, the day was proclaimed due
to the inquiry of a 12-year-old girl who
wrote the President stating: "Abe
Lincoln had a day. O*' ge Washington
had a day. The Whij? e >ple had a day
when they were iidjL trotn England,
and the Blacks had a day when they
were freed from the Whites.*'Mr.
President, why don't the Indians have a
day?"
Oxendine Principal
Appointed to Committee
on Concerns of Blacks
& Other Minorities
of Color
Noah Wood*
Noah Woods, Principal of Oxendine
School, has recently been appointed to a
three-year term on the Committee on
Concerns of Blacks and other Minorities
of Color of the National Association of
Elementary School Principals. The
Committee on Concerns of Blacks and
other Minorities of Color was establish
ed to give a sezeable segment of NAESP
membership an opportunity to be heard
and involved in meaningful activities of
the Association, the Committee will
serve as an Advisory Committee to the
NAESP Board of Directors and will
study such matters as organizational
bylaws, platform, resolutions and policy
statements regarding minorities of color
and recommend revisions and modifi
cations so that they will be consonant
with the goals of NAESP.
JOIN THE i
GIRL
SCOUTS
Girl Scout troops are organizing
now for a year of fun-filled activities and
learning experiences. Girls between the
ages of 6-17 and adults of any age are
welcome. To register, contact Anne
Grantham in Lumberton at 738-2315 or
call Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council
toll free at 1-800-662-7630.
Union
Meeting at
Island Grove
, Union Meeting will be held at
Island Grove Baptist Church September
9, 1979. The theme will be "Powers
Within the Church." Meeting begins at
10 a.m. Special music will be provided
by the host church.
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Medical
Facility
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Announces
Hours
The Pembroke Medical and Dental
Clinic announces it hours of operation.
They are Monday- Friday 9 a.m. until 12
Noon and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday
evenings from 7 until 9 p.m.
The faculty is staffed with a Physici
ans Assistant (PA) Jim Irion, a
registered nurse and other support
personnel.
The Clinic offers comprehensive
health care for all ages. The spacious
and modern facility is located off Union
Chapel Road. Pembroke.
A PA, a local physician back- up, is
available to deliver primary health care
to all age. The PA is licensed by the NC
Board of Medical Examiners to diag
nose and prescribe treatment for most
primary health problems.
Other members of the six- member
Committee on Concerns of Blacks and
other Minorities of Color include:
William R. Gerald of Portland.Oregon;
Carlos Castillo of Santa Fe, New
Mexico; Daniel E. Hughes, Sr. of Mt.
Clemens. Michigan; Andrew G. Shock
leyof Knoxville. Tennessee and Eliza
beth C. Teixeira of Boston. Massachu
setts and Mr.Woods. ,
LREMC Plans Annual Meeting
RED SPRINGS. N.C.--Lu?i
bee River Electric Mem ber
th ip Corporation will hold Hi
39th Annual Meeting at Mem
ber*. Wednesday. October 17, ?
at Pembroke State Univers
ity'* Performing Arts Center.
The cooperative'* nominating
committee for the annual
meeting met Thursday, Sep
tember I, -and nominated \
incuntbent director* for re- \
election to the 12-member 1
board. ? ?
Ward Clark. Jr.. of Route J,
Ma*ton; Alton V. Dudley of
Route 4. Raeford; Jenmo H.
HMMMedt eMUmfo 3. Urn
Route I, Lemborton, were
Clark, who repreaeal*
' ISSMC momber ewnoft In
Mm AWardorille. Maatoa,
Rowland, Thompfon and
Union area*, ha* served one
term on the cooperative'*
board. Dudley, vice-president
and representative for mem
ber* in Hoke County east of
N.C. Highway 211. will ha
seeking hi* third term oa the
board. Board eeuetary James
H Hammond* has Mtved two
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tree erase. Jeaee, dl large
Mreeior, will be nahieg Me
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the 39th Annul Meeting of
Member* of Lnkd llrtr
EMC lo TipliMn 22. 1979.
Additional uatuttou ujr
be made by members from the
floor it the mil ?ii(b|
John Paul Jones, the only
incumbsnt being challenged,
will lace Mrs. Bertha Thomas
from Fayettevil'i ,tno Robert
Hunt from the Pembroke area.
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2,000 INDIANS EXPECTED IN
ALBUQUEEQUE FOE ANNUAL
NCAI MEET, OCT. 1-5
The 36th annual convention of the
National Congress of American Indians
is expected to draw some 2,000 Indians
to Albuquerque, according to a report in
the Pueblo News. The All Indian Pueblo
Council is the host organization for the
gathering which will have Interior
Secretary Cecil Andrus, Secretary of
Labor Ray Marshall and U.S. Repre
sentative Morris Udall, Chairman of the
House Interior and Insular Affairs
Committee, as featured speakers. The
theme of this year's meeting is "A
Challenge for the 80's: Political Unity."
The conference will culminate the night
of October 5 with a traditional Pueblo
feast.
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Robeson County Democratic Exe
cutive Committee will hold a breakfast
meeting at the Red Carpet Inn,
Lumberton on September 29, 1979 at
7:30 p.m. All executive committee
members are urged to attend.
BERTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Venus W. Locklear
announce the birth of a daughter, 9 lbs.
'/>?., born September 25, 1979 at 4:06
p.m. at Southeastern General Hospital,
Lumberton. Mrs. Locklear (Judith W.)
is the correspondent to The Carolina
Indian Voice and writes Saddletree aa
the Move. Congratulations, Mr. and
Mrs. Locklear!
CENTRAL COMMITTEE PRAISES
NEWS ft OBSERVER AND
CONGRESSIONAL CLUB
The N.C. Republican Party Central
Committee has adopted a resolution
commending the News ft Observer and
the N.C. Congressional Cub for their
efforts to expose the misuse of CETA
job training funds by the Hunt
Administration. The News ft Observer
has reported over $1 million in CETA
contracts have been awarded to thcaft*
organizations controlled by AFL-CK>
President Wilbur Hobby. The grants
were made by Natural Resources
Secretary Howard Lee and Labor
Commissioner John Brooks. Brooks,
Lee and Governor Jim Hunt received
union backing in the 1976 elections. On
Friday, Secretary Lee suspended the 7
contracts to Hobby's organizations.
The Congressional Club has attempted
to air a series of TV commercials,
highlighting the facts uncovered by the
News ft Observer. The Gub has also
offered Governor Hunt equal time to
reply. A text of the Central Committee
resolution follows:
"We, the Central Committee of the
North Carolina Republican Party, do
hereby commend the News ft Ob
server and the N.C. Congressional Gub
for their efforts to uncover the facts
concerning the Hunt Administration's
abuse and misuse of taxpayer's CETA
funds."
ANNOUNCEMENT
A touch of opera will come to the R.B.
Dean School on October 2, 1979 when
the program OPERA CAN BE FUN! will
be presented at 1:30 p.m.
The program is sponsored by the
Cultural Arts Division at the Depart
ment of Public Instruction and is
presented at no cost to the school. The
production is produced by the AJ.
Fletcher Education and Opera Foun
dation, inc. and is designed to introduce
opera as an art form to the students.
A program will contain several
operatic excerpts, all in costume and all
with a great deal of humor. The
students will have an opportunity to bee
how opera is Fut together, an they watch -
a number of their class mates, who have
learned short chorus parts, participate
on state in a scene from THE RUT11
OF LOVE.
Braden, bass-baritone, from San Diego,
who directed the pcodacttou, Richard .-J
Montgomery, Jr., a aatiuo of High
Point, who la the asuaiaal dhectot
pianiat, Ma WoMT. of Winston Satom^
soprano, Judith Btrbaak Vf Cedar
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The laeal students who wiB nerdoh
pate in the preoaotadaa hmladai TLmmy M
Barrow, Oiaa Hasan, Anthony I nifrtaar.
Future
Homemakers
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of America
(FHA)
Officers
The Future Homemakers of America
at Prospect High School have elected
their officers for the year of 1979-80.
They are Marine Locklear-President;
Shirlene Locklear-Vice President; Kim
berly Bryant-Secretary; Vicky Thomp
son-Treasurer; Trewette Oiendine
Reporter; Connie Locklear-Parliamen
tarian; Sharon Osendine-Recreation
Leader. Mrs. Mabel Cummings, Home
Economics teacher and sponsor, works
hard, along with pie officers for the
year. The group is looking forward to a
wonderful year.
Program
Needs
Community
Support
The Community Food and Nutrition
Program, a component of Lumbee
Regional Development Association, has
provided emergency food to needy
families in Robeson County for the past
five years. Due to a governmental
cut-back in funding, they wiO be enable
to continue this program without
assistance from the public. They are
asking the community to donate can
foods, lima beans, peanut butter, pinto
beans, jelly, etc.
The Community Food and Nutrition
Program has provided aaaiatanoa to
hundreds of poo pie, young and old.
during the past years. Those families
would have gone hungry without the
aaaiatanoa of C.F.N.P.
They would apariolnli any anriah
ansa you^may adhr^The people to
your sontrihutloa to this protest arm
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