S, I com. coll, ? f i>inr
>t ^3sss^ mtu BRANCH POST
CHINLE, *2 84503
i f # *v?*%
lyi;?.i| Cfyr Carolina p^Miuf^otce IK|^V
PUBLISHED WCH THURSDAY B^BJ B Bf
. , ? fftdHdtng Coro^uolMlfvo Bridget
LITTLE MISS LUMBEE
CROWNED AS HOMECOMING
ACTIVITIES BEGIN
Tiffany Delerta Leddear
Last night was the beginning of
Lumbee Homecoming festivities as
pretty little Miss Tiffany Deloria
Locklear was crowned Little Miss
Lumbee 1980. Tiffany Deloria is the
precious daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan
Locklear of Pembroke.
Her talent presentation was a vibrant
rendition of "You Light Up My Life."
An enthusiastic crowd of mothers and
fathers and relatives and friends
enjoyed themselves immensely in the
comfort of the spacious and modern
Pembroke State University Performing
Arts Center.
Pageant organizers termed the even
ing "a wonderful and successful
evening."
More in depth coverage and photos
next week.
Lumbec Regional Development
Association (LIDA) is the sponsoring
agency of the popular happening. Many
Lnmbees away from home plan their
vacations around Lumbec Homecom
ing.
JULY 3, THURSDAY
The Awards Banquet will be held at
the Pembroke Jsycec Club House at
7:30 p.m.
Awards beiog presented are the
Henry Berry Lowry Memorial Award,
the Distinguished Service Award, the
Businessman at the Year, and the
Advancement Education Award.
Recipients last year included A.
Bruce Jones, esecutivc director at the
. N.C. Commission at Indian Attain, who
was presented the Henry Berry Lowry
Memorial Award; Rod Locfclear, a
Pembroke Tow* Councilman, chairman
at LRDA's Board at Directors and a
special assistant to the Indian
Commission's esecutivc director, the
Distinguished Service Award; and
Rabon Lowry, President at Pembroke
Machine Company, who was presented
the Businessman at the Year Award.
This is the first year the Advance
ment Education Award will be present
ed.
JULY 4, FRIDAY
Creative arts and writing will be
judged and eshibited Friday from 12
noon until S p.m.
The very popular Miss Lumbee
Pageant will begin at 8 p.m. in the PSU
Performing Arts Center.
Pageant Director is Mrs. Florence
Ransom. The reigning Miss Lumbee is
Ms. Veronica Bryant. The coronation
ball will follow at 11 a.m. at the
Pembroke Jaycee Club House.
Eleven lovely ladies are vying for the
honor of representing theLumbee Indi
an community in the coming year.
JULYS, SATURDAY
The Homecoming Parade will
traverse through downtown Pembroke
beginning at 10 a.m.
The Homecoming reception will
follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Old Main
Building on the PSU campus.
Saturday will also be the day for field
day activities, commencing at 12 noon <
at Riverside Country Club in the Re^
Banks area.
'The traditional Homecoming jpow
Wow will begin at h p.m. at Prospect
High School.
Saturday will also be opening night of
Strike at As Wind, the popular outdoor
drama heralding the etptoiu of Henry
Berry Lowry and the Lumber Indian
community.
In A a at fee VH's amphitheatre is
on the grounds of Riverside Country
Club in the Red Banks area.
JULY* SUNDAY
Last but not least is the Home
coodng Gospel Sing scheduled from 3-5
p.m. in PSU't Performing Arts Center.
As organizers say every year^Wst
Miss NCAI
Visits
Lumbee Homecoming
A apMtt vMtfaf pn M At LwWt
Hwmrti m?vMM to MIM
Baaty Aaqaa MiyKi, MIm NCAI
(NMlaaal Cmgwn a# Ammtmm MP
?m|. MIm Miyau ?m mwad MIm
NCAI at Ik* Mlk Aaaaal NCAI
CaavaaNaa haM la llipiik'i, Naw
Maa*aa.SK*.wMba*fcaaataaa4 by itm
? Ma* mbmmIAMM| M| I MMWMM l?aL
aMv f ^^a^NlM^^^F^PaNa ^Pa BMS^Mka
l iakii hak, Ma Mm MMawaai
aj^^kM li MiNm, J?
Miss Lumbee Pageant set
for Friday Night
w mmmmm-'
Tmmmy Pwiy Svdt
m m m
Tommy Dorsey Swett, Director of
Special Programs at Pembroke State
University, and Marine Bullard Lowry.
Miss Lumbee 1978, will serve as Master
and Mistress for the 1980 Miss Lumbee
Pageant to be held at 8 p.m. Friday
night at the Performing Arts Center of
Pembroke State University.
According to Florence Ransom, Chair*
person of the Miss Lumbee Pageant
Committee, the pageant will boast a
unique stage setting that well reflects
the pageant theme, "Indian Summer."
She noted that the eleven contestants
are very excited and are weU prepared
for the event.
Special entertainment for the pageant
will be provided by Willie Lowery,
popular Lumbee composer, musician,
and performer; Miriam Oxendine, gui
tarist and pianist; and Charmaine
Locklear, a dancer.
Five well qualified judges selected
from the N.C. State Pageants' Official
Judges List will judge the pageant. The
pageant activities will begin with a
judges' luncheon to be held at 12 noon
Friday at the home of Representative
Horace and Mrs. Barbara Locklear of
Lumberton. The luncheon is for judges,
contestants, and invited guests.
*
In the pageant the contestants will be
judged in swim suit, talent, and evening
gown competitions. Veronica Bryant.
Miss Lumbee 1979. will relinquish her
crown at the and of the pageant.
Admission is U at the door.
Official welcomes will be given at the
pageant by Dr. Paul Givens. Chancellor
of Pembroke Stats University; Pate
Jacobs. Mayor of Pembroke; Gerald
Strickland. President of the Pembroke
Jaycees; Roderick Locklear. Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Lumbee
Regional Development Association. Inc.
and Kenneth R. Maynor. Executive
Director of Lumbee Regional Develop
ment Association. Inc.
f SIGNS HERALD
SEE HOMECOMING!
iwKWl1]
LUHMK HOHICOMINQ
ItKCSFTfOWtJULV ? \
t M OLD HAIN \
V
a. . . ? ^ - . - ?
" ?HB32R *
PEMBBOKE-S%m m all ever law*
heralding Uabae Heaiecamlag! Hare
an three of the ai?iy signs (ailing abaal
bsaMaahg and many sf the activities
that make ap the esrMag faar days.
The Little Mis* Laaibaa Pagaaal
officially kicked off Lambee Heme
caailag last alght. Tealght la the
A ward a Night Baaqeet whereby Indians
haaor their awa with the Henry Barry
Lawiy Maaidsl Award, the DMa
?mm of Ik* Year Award, aad tha
Advance of Education Award.
Banquet speaker la Batty "Ja Ja"
barriater praaeady aarvhag aa r??**! la
tha Salad Ct?Hai aa ladlaa Attain,
tha United State* Senate la Wa*fcg
ten, D.C.
Tha thane far I aaik 11 " lug
thJ* year to. LUMBEE ENROLLMENT,
THE DAWN OF A NEW BEGINNING.
More In Depth Coverage
and Photos of Lumbee
Homecoming in next week's
issue of The Carolina
Indian Voice
Welcome Home, Lumbees! {
m
* * ?, iiii iiKMI'1
PEOPLE 'ti
AND PLACES
AND THINGS :
r ?
PEMBROKE COMMUNITY DANCE
CENTEB RESUMES ITS CLASSES
The Pembroke Community Dunce
Center, which has been closed this week
for Lumbee Homecoming activities, will
resume its classes on Monday. July 7, at
9:30 a.m. There is still a lot of room left
in the classes so come on down and
register your child for dance lessons.
The Dance Center is located in the
Pembroke Community Workshop on
East Main Street.
This is a great opportunity for the
people of Pembroke, and you don't have
to leave Pembroke to take advantage of
it. Who knows--you could be opening
the doors of dance to your own future
Little Miss Lumbee.
For more information call Debbie
Morris at 521-9900.
LUMBEE HOMECOMING
RECEPTION
As part of the Lumbee Homecoming
activities, Lumbee Regional Develop
ment Association/Pembroke Sate Uni
versity will be host at a reception
following the parade until 1:30 p.m.
July 5, 1980. The reception will be held
at "Old Main" on the campus of
-Pembroke State University. Granting
guest in the receiving line will be the
new Miss Lumbee; Miss Utah, Jean
Bullard; and Miss National Congress of
American Indians (NCAI), Miss Bunty
Anqoe Maggesto.
LRDA/PSU invites you to attend the
reception at "Old Main" and to tour the
museum. The museum will be open
from 9 a.m. to S p.m. Saturday, July S,
1980. Patricia Low cry is chairperson
and Juanita Oxendine is co-chairperson.
LUMBEE ENROLLMENT PROGRAM
IS OPEN SATURDAY
For the convenience of those Lumbee
people who wort Monday-Friday the
office of the Lumbee Enrollment Pro
gram will be open each Saturday. The
office it located in Rooms 4 and 5 at
Revels Motel in Pembroke.
??
The Lumbee Enrollment Program Is
designed to be a Tribal Roll for the
Lumbee people. In order for one to
apply, at least one of his grandparents
must have been an Indian from Robeson
County or adjoining counties.
The staff of the Lumbee Enrollment
Program will be in the Town Park in
program on Saturday, July 5th for each
of you to pick up your application.
We are proud that the theme for
Lumbee Homecoming this year is
"Lumbee Tribal Enroll me nt-The Dawn
of a New Beginning." We hope this
message will reach every Indian person
in Robeson and adjoining counties and
help them on their move to become an
enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe.
LUMBEE HOMECOMING
ACTIVITIES
Main event for Lumboe Homecom
ing will be sky diving and Field day
activities. The field day acdvBea will be
held at Riverside County Club July ft,
1980. 2 p.m. until ft p.m. Activities
include weter skiing contest, two man
boat race, antique car display, weight
lifting contest, aaftbaM. volley ball,
badminton, sack race, throe legged
rape, balloon toss, hone shoes, one mile
race, throe mile race and tug of war.
Everyone la invited to participate.
PLATE SALE PLANNED
Then wll be a plate aale an
Saturday, July 12 beginning at 11:00
a.m. asd letting until...The sale |e
Poparuntnt'ald dw hmTtadll
V 1 "?
MCTCLE MARATHBR BACH
A Bicycle Marathon Bece wit Be nu
Sunday, July 13. at T p.m. (Ml
Fairmont Middle School'a Athletic
Field. There wil be a *2 Miry fee,
however, trophies wM be awarded to
the first aad second place winners. Far
more information, call Charles Keep at
628-9118 or to pre- register. Yea may
also appear at the Athletic Field at MO
p.m. to register.
TRIP TO CARROW1NDS PLANNED
j
Cathy Mitchell of the Bob aeon ./
Coitn.y Parks and Becruatiouy
Commission is planning a trip 0
Carowinds in Charlotte. Deadline far
filing is July 7. The trip wid be tabes on
Monday. July 14, aad the cost is SI4J9
per person which includes gate fee asd
transportation. For further mfermatioa.
call 738-9061 or 738-9595.
PEMBROKE ELEMENTARY HOLDS
AWARDS DAY
Recently Pembroke Elementary Sch
ool held Awards Day. Each grade
teacher recognized the high Handing
academic students, among those recog
nized were: Cedric Woods, soaof Mr.
and Mrs. Juntos Jfc Woods: Shetoea
Owen Smith, daughter of Mr. A Mrs -
James Rufus Smith; Athene Inrtlonr.
daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Bendy Rose
Locfclear.
Also receiving en sward wee Jamie
SattenAeld. winner of the school and
county spelling bee. She it the
daughter of Mr. end Mra. Richard
Osendine.
The PES Queen's Award went to
Amanda Oail Hunt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Hunt.
Principal Jinwi Dial pretested thaw
awards. Trophic* were pre tented la
each of these students by their teacher.
Miss Rose Marie Lowty.
STRIKE AT THE WIND BEGINS
"Strike at the Wind" plays Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights from
Saturday, July S through Saturday,
August 30. Showtime is S:30 p.m. DST.
Follow the signs to the Lakeside
Amphitheatre at the Riverside Country
Club. 3 miles west of Pembroke, VS
miles North of U.S. Highway 74. on
state road 1354. Adult admission is
54.00. children under 12, 52.00. For
more information, write SATW. Boa
1059. Pembroke. NC 28372 or mil (919)
521-3112.
PEMBROKE JAYCEE8 TO
SPONSOR DMCO DANCE
The Pembroke Jaycees will spoeeor
then annual disco dance on Saturday "
night. July 5. 1980 beginning at % p.m. '
at the Jaycee Club House. Prim Is IM0
single and 55.00 a couple.
PEMBROKE KIWAMS TO BE PAST
OP LUMBEE HOMECOMING
Miss Jean Bullard, recently crown- -
ed Miss Uuh. wil lead dw Hems cam
ing Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, July S.
Pembroke Kiwants Club la assisting In
meeting the expenses Involved In.
trmveHng to Psmbeefee.
Harold Heat announced at tbn
Kiwanla Board of Directors masting tha
baseball playoffs wM end en Wednes
day evening Olbnoa Gray wil operate
Ktwanians will ate# apeaMe g eeMM>
elan stead in dte ehy peek en Set etday
at the lumhee Hamneamteg HMji