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RED SPRINGS SCHOOLS
ASK FOR A BAILOUT
Glenn Maynor Assailed by Taylor, Herndon & Locklear >
LUMBERTON-County attorney Joe
"Pete" Ward aakl bluntly, "They (the
Red Spring* School Unit) are clearly in
violation ...and I don't know if you can
help them or not ...they're in the pond
and you don't want to necesaarily get in
there with them..."
Ward was referring to the action of the
Red Springs Administrative School Unit
whereby they admitted spending close
to a million dollars for a vocational
educational complex that they do not
have in a letter to the County Com
missioners Monday night.
The complex is expected to cost
between $900,000 and a million dollars
when completed. The Red Springs
administrators committed the whole
amount and signed contracts for the
expenditure of money not readily
available because of the financing of the
recently passed $16 million school bond
issue.
Red Springs' share, when finalized,
will be $1,102,060 but they cannot
receive the total funds for the current
fiscal year because the school bonds
have not all be sold; according to Paul
Graham, county manager, only $8
million worth of bonds have been sold to
date.
Under the formula Red Springs could
only receive its pro rata share of that $8
million. The school system, in a letter to
Graham, admitted failure to carry out
the instructions of the county. They
readily admitted that they would need
$730,000 for the upcoming fiscal year
although only $225,000 had been
allocated in the current 1980.
Bobby Dean LockJear, outgoing county
commissioner from the Red Springs
District, said, "They are clearly in a
predicament ...I make a motion that we
advance them S225.000 from the
genera] fund..."
But Ward cautioned the commis
sioners to be careful saying, "They are
clearly in violation ...the question is
whether you can help them without
getting yourself in deep water too..."
The commissioners demurred and,
instead, agreed to a motion from
Lumberton County Commissioner ask
ing the Red Springs administrators to
come to the August meeting and inform
the board more fully of their actions.
The Red Springs administrators did
not appear before the commissioners
Monday night; they sent them a letter.
Said a veteran political observer in
Robeson County, "The Red Springs
people played a power band ...thinking
that the county cotnmiasiooeri would go
ahead and give them the money with a
few harsh words thrown in for good
measure. They did not expect to be
called upon the carpet so forcefully..."
The building project has been thrown
in jeopardy with no one knowing for
sure what will happen next.
Graham insists that the money is just
not available for the remainder of the
project and that he did not expect to
have the money available until the
remainder of the S16 million bonds are
sold.
Gleua Mayner escapes again...
Said a Glenn Maynor admirer, "He
has escaped again but the political
hounds are barking louder than ever..."
Glenn Maynor is a Lumberton City
Councilman and the county housing
authority head. He has made enemies,
including, according to their comments
Monday night, Lumberton Commis
sioner, H.T. Taylor, Bill Herndon, St.
Pauls Commissioner; and Bobby Dean
Locklear, outgoing Red Springs Com
missioner. It seemed each had a beef
with Maynor.
All three had accused Maynor two
weeks ago of politicking on the job and
not being answerable to anyone when
they voted to dissolve the county
housing authority and bring it under the
direct supervision of the county
commissioners.
But Monday night Rowland Com
missioner J. W. Hunt changed his mind
and voted with Tom Jones and Sammy
Cox to rescind their previous action and
put the housing authority back like it
was.
Opposing the action vociferously was
Locklear, Herndon and Taylor. \
Herman Dial, county board chairman
broke the tie in favor of rescinding the
action.
Tom Jones, the outgoing Fairmont
commissioner , made the motion to
rescind the previous action with Hunt
seconding his motion.
When Jones made his motion Locklear
made a substitute motion to table the
matter until the next meeting. That
motion was defeated on the same 4-3
vote with Dial having to break the tie
again.
Jone's motion included a proviso that
the county commissioners call for a
meeting with Maynor and the county
housing authority.
H.T. Taylor affirmed passionately that
he had been "getting all kinds of phone
calls asking who the executive director
was working for..." Taylor also accused
Maynor of "hanging around the board
of elections" on election day.
Herndon accused him expressly of
using a county car to politic in.
Glen Maynor was not present to
defend himself and a number of those
present in the audience speculated that
it was "getting even time." Also,
questions were raised concerning the
propriety of the board's action since
Maynor's name was seemingly villifled
in public without him present to defend
himself although the commissioners
were careful not to call his name out
specifically referring to him, time and
again, as "the housing director."
Incoming Red Springs Commissioner
Jack Morgan was present and sat
quietly during the meeting offering no
comment.
It is known that Maynor supported
Morgan during th? last election and also
supported the opponents of ri.t.
Taylor.
It is not known why Herndon was so
adamently opposed to Maynor although
he denied heatedly being against public
housing as some have speculated.
Said an observer, "It was nasty...it
was dirty Robeson County politics at its
worst. They want Maynor bad and some
of them would just about go up in
flames with him to get him."
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Maynor has not been available for
comment.
Almost unnoticed was a motion by
L.W. Herndon to add two commissioner
members to the county housing board
expanding the board from 7 to 9
members.
The motion passed unanim<9*ly.
Politics, Robeson County style
It was hard to stay up with the action
Monday night as subleties ran deep.
One political wag said, "You have to
know where all the bodies are buried to
understand Robeson County politics.
When you get three racial winds
blowing you have got a mighty wind,
like no place else in America.
The board spent a considerable
amount of time in executive session
with Sheriff Hubert Stone discussing
personnel reclassification. When they
came out Commissioner Tom Jones
read his motion from a piece of paper
before him.
Bobby Dm Loddtif
The board agreed hurriedly to reclass
ify Carolyn Jennings at a secretary in
grade 8, step one; Hazel Collins to a
clerk, grade 4 and step 4; and Jane Britt
and Brenda Sanderson to clerk 2. All
had previously bpen classified as
typtets. VfV
At the same time Jones made a motion
to reclassify Thomas West of the
sanitation department to a higher
rating.
No explanation was given . by the
commissioners concerning their action
although they had previously gone on
record discouraging re-classification so
quickly following the adoption of the
recent budget.
Ia other matters...
Jay Sellers appeared before the
commissioners and uked them to look
into why they had not been asked to bid
for equipment from the recreation
commission, asserting that Sellars
Sporting Goods in Lumberton had only
done approximately S900.00 of business
with the recreation commission over the
last three years.
County chairman Herman Dial asked
the county manager to look into the
matter, checking with the heads of the
respective departments to find out if
there is a problem in the matter.
And, in one of his final acts, Bobby
Dean Locklear removed Broughton
Oxendine from the recreation commis
sion replacing him with Charles Alton
Maynor. He also appointed Anthony
Blanks to the industnal and agricultural
development commission.
The board also appointed Chairman
Dial as their voting delegate at the
upcoming N.C. Association of County
Commissioners.
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A Correction Concerning
Last Week's Pembroke
Postmaster Story
PEMBROKEAn article appeared in
last week's issue af The Csrehne Mm
Voice entitled "Pembroke Postmaster
expected to be named soon."
In the Ufa of the article H was
recounted that the selection process has
narrow ad the candidates down to Ave
with those five being listed as Dasey
Chsvks, Grady Chavis. Paul Lockiear,
Jr., Harvey Godwin. Jr. end Boyce
Mnyner.
The article staled incorrectly that Paul
Lockiear, Jr. Is employed as lees nun as
Housing by Vogue in Pembroke.
We bave been informed by Mr.
Lockiear that his tide is mam eermcdy
comptroller and chief finance efKser at
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He also noted that the article stated
the final interviews were held in
Memphis. Tennessee on July 7; the
interviews were actually held July 9.
We apologise for the misrepresen
tation. We are happy to comet the
matter for the public refold.
At proas time no announcement had
been made coneornlag the now post
master although Doeey Chavls is
considered the mat runner He la a
postal employee el th? Lauiinburg Poet
Me.
Pembroke Is aeoursd of an Indian
post master beeenar ell five final
candidates ate Lemkie Indians.
The leal .two p as uu uteri hove been
Pig Pickin'
at Townsend
Middle School
to help
defray expenses of
Ms. Emma Lee
Locklear's trip
to China
A pig pickin' will be held at
Townsend Middle School's Cafeteria in
Maxton July 30, 1980 from 6:00 p.m.
until 9:00 p.m. The price will be $5.00
donations. The feed is being held as a
fund raising effort to defray expenses
incurred by Ms. Emma Lee Locklear on
her trip to China.
Ms. Locklear will be among the first
Indians to travel to China. The trip is
being conducted through the efforts of
China's Committee on Minority Nation
alities in cooperation with the Chinese
Peoples' Association for Friendship
with Foreign Countries. Ms. Locklear
will depart for the tour the first of
August 1980.
Friends and associates of Ms. Lock
lear have planned the pig pickin' and
they encourage everyone to come out
and participate.
EMMA LEE LOCKLEAI
New
Principal
at R.B.
Dean School
Oscar M. Graham has assumed
duties as the new principal of R.B. Dean
School in Maxton. Graham replaces
B.C. McBee who retired June 30 after
21 years at R.B. Dean. Graham comes
to the position from a principalship at
Southside Middle School.
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APOLOGIZES FOE CABLE T.V.
DISRUPTION
Harrison Daniels, systems manager for the Jones IntercaMe T.V. Company
noted in a recent interview that he would like to apologize to all their subscribers
for the inconveniences caused due to a recent spate of lightning which cane ad
considerable damage to the system on Saturday. July 12.
He asserts that the company is working diligently to repair the damage and that.
those cable stations knocked off the channel will be returned to service as soon
as possible.
Daniels also said some fair adjustments would be paid on future bills..
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The cable t.v. company serves Fairmont, Red Springs and Pembroke.
APRIL
LOCKLEAR
A WINNER!
April Lecfclear, fMiner Little
MIh Lam bee end daughter at
Mr. end Mr*. Harry 1 iiMw
at Pembroke, woo ? cmMmt
In the Mia* North Cmafc*
Charm Pageaat is Raleigh
July 15-19. April woa the
following hooom Ml** Photo
genlct party dress award)
second place la this door pa*tor
divblon; a certificate of out
standing achievement In the
1950 Mlaa North Carolina
Charm Pageaat. She waa
choaea first manor- ap In the
Mlaa North Carolina Charm
Pageaat.
Indian
Commission
member to
be named
The Board of Director* of
Lumbee Regional Develop
ment Association. Inc. has
scheduled a community meet
ing at Magnolia School on July
29,1980 at 8 p.m. The purpose
of this meeting tHtt be to *
nominate and elect a repre
sentative to serve on the Board
of Directors of the North
Carolina Commission of Indian
Affairs. Once this individual
has been elected, the Gover
nor will appoint that person to
the Board for a three (3) year
term.
The meeting will be com
prised of community indivi
duals that reside in the
following townships: Burnt
Swamp, Raft Swamp, East
Howellsville, West Howells
ville, Wishart, Red Springs,
Shannon, Lumber Bridge,
Parfcton, Rennert, St. Pauls,
and Saddletree. Currently re
presenting these townships is
Mr. John Willie Oxendine of
the Saddletree Community.
In order for you as com
munity persons to participate
in this meeting: (1) you must
live in the above mentioned
townships. (2) be 18 years or
older (3) be Indian.
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