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DOSEY CHAVIS
APPOINTED
POSTMASTER
_ Officer la charge, Sahara Patterson a#
Fayette vile, welcome# Pembroke'! new
Post master, Doeey Chavta.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -Officer-In
Charge Barbara Patterson of Fayette
ville announced the appointment of
Dosey Chavis as the new Postmaster at
Pembroke, N.C. effective Saturday,
Julv 26. 1980.
Chavis. 39, a native of Pembroke, has
served as a letter carrier in the
Laurinburg Post Office for the past II
years.
The Postmaster selection for this office
was made from a register of qualified
applicants furnished by the Postal
Inspection Service to the Regional
Management Selection Board. The
board, composed of a representative of
the Office of Personnel Management, a
Postal District Manager and two
Postmasters, selected and recommend
ed to the Postmaster General the best
qualified person for appointment to the
vacancy.
Chavis began his postal career in
1969 as a clerk, carrier and special
delivery messenger in the Laurinburg
Post Office, and served as a letter
carrier since April 1974. He served as
Officer-ln-Charge of the Wagram, N.C.
Post Office for six months during 1969.
Prior to joining the Postal Service he
was employed by Johns-Manville at
Maxton. N.C. as a quality control
suvervisor. He served in the United
States Army for four years, and was
honorable discharged in 1962.
A graduate of Prospect High School in
Maxton, Chavis is presently attending
Pembroke State University. He has
completed numerous postal manage
ment courses through the Postal
Employee Development Center in Fay
etteville and the Oklahoma Poatal
Training Operations Center in Norman,
Oklahoma.
Chavia ia a member of the Bobeaow
County Officials Club and serves on the
Board of Directors of the Pembroke
State University Braves Booster Club.
He and his wife, the former Shirley
Oxendine of Pembroke, reside on Route
1. Pembroke with their daughter, Kaye,
age 10. They are members of the Island
Grove Baptist Church.
Rev. P.P.
Locklear
Family
Reunion
Planned
FAMILY REUNION PLANNED
Rev. P.P. Locklear family reunion
will be held August 3, 1980. Service will
be dedicated to the Rev. P.P. Locklear
at II a.m. at Burnt Swamp Baptist
Church. Lunch will be served at the
Pembroke Jaycee Hut at I p.m. All
descendants are encouraged to come
and bring a covered dish. For further
informatio call Viola Oxendine at
521-4590 or Mrs. James W. Chavis at
521-4623.
LUMBEE TRIBE JOINS NCAI
The Board of Directors of Lubes
Regional Development AsoocUtlon to
day announces that the Loos bee Tribe
has become an official member tribe s#
the National Congress at American
Indians fNCAl] The NCAI which waa
organised In 1944 la the oldeat
national Indian org an Irs flea In Ameri
ca.
In Ita meeting of May 26, 1960, the
Lam bee Regional Development Aaaod
allon [LRDA|, the Lnmhee Indians'
tribal erganlsatlea, voted to aeek
membership In the NCAI. At the NCAI
asld-yestf conference la Reno, Nevada
Jane 16-20, 1960 attended by Rod
LaeMam, Chalsman of the UtDA Boned
of Directors, fbyllia Emanuel, Jaaie M.
heefclenr, LID A Staff, the NCAI voted
to accept the Lam bee Tribe as mem
ben.
Shown above Ml to right aret Eddie
Tulla, Seethiaotem Area Vice Prasl
dent of NCAI, Bed Lockiear, Chalnam
of the LKDA Board of Directors, ^
(Lumbee), A. tare Jones, Executive
Director of the North Carolina Commis
sion on Indian Affaire, |lnmhea|, Pat
Cavan, Chairperson of the Cidlford
Native American Association [Lumbee).
The Certlflcnts of Tribal Membemhlp
bshig presented by Mr. TnHle to Bod
Loddear certfWt that "The Lnmboe
Tribe of tedlatte *' r molds undar the
jurisdiction of riflrUtDA tribal agamy,
In ik* City of Pembroke and Slat* of
North Carolina, have duly accepted and
by unanimous consent have adopted the
provisions of the Constitution and
Bylaws of the NCAI; aad the said
Lumber Tribe la hereby accorded all the
ghta and privileges as tribal members
at UK NCA1 (or the year 1980."
Mr. Locklear stated) "This Is another
of the maav mBe stones In the history of
the Lumber people. Others before us
have helped to pave the way In our
becoming a member tribe la the NCAI.
It Is a historical accomplishment far
both the Lambee people and the NCAI.
It la now tfano for ua to move forward
nailed la ear efforts tu rssehre the many
problems facing Indian people."
Break In At Jones' Hardware & Appliances
PEMBROKE-M.S. (Stan) Jones, pro
prietor of Jones Hardware and Ap
pliances, along with his son, Ricky,
today announced a bieakin at his store
located across from the Pembroke
Municipal Building which also houses
the police department.
According to Pembroke policeman
Arnold Lucas the breakin would have
had to occur after 3 a.m. Wednesday
morning because he left a card under
the front door noting that the building
had been checked at 3:05 a.m. Under a
recently enacted policy, policemen
leave cards noting the times they
checked businesses during the night
and early morning hours.
But'Jones says that no card was left
under the back door or the side door,
noting that the firm's safe had been
moved to the back door before being
abandoned hastily. Entry was made
through the roof of the building.
Jones has been a frequent critic of the
Pembroke Police Department because
of the high incidence of breakins over
the last few months.
At press time no arrest had been made
in the case. Jones was unable to account
for any missing merc handise or money
although the safe was found at the back
door of the building with the door left
open.
.. CUMBERLAND COUNTY
ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN
PEOPLE SPONSORS 8TH ANNUAL
INDIAN PRINCESS PAGEANT
The Cumberland County Association
For Indian People is sponsoring its
Eighth Annual Indian Princess Pageant
August Ibth at 7 p.m.
The Pageant will be held at the Legion.
Road Elementary School in Hope Mills.
N.C.
Chris Brewington, Chairperson, stat
ed that over 40 entries have been
received for this year, since three
divisions will be judged. The three
divisions are: Little Miss; Junior; and
Senior Divisions.
LOWRY'S PHARMACY NOW OPEN
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PEOPLE
AND PLACES
AND THINGS
LUMBEE HOMKCUmmu CREATIVE
ART AND WRITING WINNERS
At the Creative Art and Writing
Judging recently held during Lumbee
Homecoming at the LKDA Annex, the
following students were listed as
winners:
Writing
1st Place: Jeff Kent Strickland, Edward
Ray Hunt.
Art
1st Place: Steven Hunt, Alceon
Jones. Margie Smiling. John Christo
pher Locklear, James L. Ransom, Tonja
Dial. Terrel Dial and Jasper Chavis.
2nd Place: S.L., O.D.L.. Frederic
Warriax, D.L.J., Steves Eertle Heat,
Tonja Dial, Terrel Dial, John Christo
pher Locklear.
3rd Place: John Chris Lockley, Terrel
Dial. Ashley Wayne Hunt, and P.T.B.
Also a sack and three-legged race
were held during field activities at
Lumbee Homecoming. The winners
were:
Sack
1st Place: Marcelia Oxendinc, Kiciiard
Cummings and Delbert Cummings.
Three-legged
1st Place: Delbert Cummings and
Connie Slate, Dawn Oxendine and
Sandy Mercer.
The following was the winning entry
for the Writing contest:
WE, LUMBEE
We are a people strong and true.
And do our best at what we do.
Our feelings strong for one another, ^
And when in need we help each other.
A century ago we had a liberator.
Who fought to make his people better.
He fought to change what was foul to
fair.
And that man's name was Henty Bear.
Then on this last day that man left an
art.
That is still detected in his people's
heart.
We love this man for what he did,
And his people's love will not be hid.
We are a people bold and free.
And as for our name? WE, LUMBEEI
--by Jeff Kent Strickland
N.C. All |
Breeds Show
& Sale set
for Aug. 6
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Once agem Lenatr UtiM) kvemoofc
arena in Kinston. N.C. will boat the
N.C. All Breeds Show and Sale on
August 6. According to Rosemary
Tucker. Assistant Agricultural Eaten
sion Agent. Hampshires. Landrace,
Durocs. Spots. Yorkshires, and Chester
Whites are among the breeds that will
be represented at the show. There will
be a total of 25 bred gilts. S7 open gilts,
and 77 boars to be sold. Showtime is 1
p.m. with the sale starting at 7 p.m. that
evening. The All Breeds Show and Sale
will exemplify the quality breeding
stock that is being produced throughout
North Carolina. For mote information,
call the Agricultural Extension Service
at 7tK.HI I I
J Sawyer to Direct Thomasville Family Services Area; j
! Brown to Oversee Pembroke Area and Odum Home i
I By Tom Watkins
\ The administration of the
/ Baptist Children's Homes has an
1 nounced two mejor staff changes
I in the delivery of family services to
1 contral and southeastern North
I Carolina.
# Larry W. Sawyer of Pembroke,
1 Odum Home resident director and
f director of the Pembroke Family
i Services Area, has been named
( director of the Thomasville Family
/ Services Area, encompassing 19
V counties in the Piedmont part of
/ the state.
1 Succeeding Sawyer in the 10
t county Pembroke Area will be
J Melvin E. Brown of Red 8prings,
V who will serve in the dual role of
/ supervising Odum Home and the
1 delivery of all BCH services in the
f area.
1 The announcement of the new
I assignments was made recently to
# the staffs of the two areas by BCH
\ president Dr. W.R. Wagoner and
l director of family services Dr.
1 Klisabeth T. Wagoner. The two men
I will assume their new duties dur
1 ing the month of August as soon as
I their families are relocated.
/ lawyer's new reeponsibilities
) will include supervision of Mills
I Home, the largest and oldest BCH
1 campus, Wall Home in Wallburg,
I Cameron Home near Vase, emer
J gency care homes in Burlington and
1 Hi#i Point, a social work office in
f Burlington and foster homes and
1 *' other programs of the Institution
aa they relate to the Thomaaville
Area.
He will be aaauming duties
which have been carried out for
nearly a year by Charles Hodges,
BCH assistant to the president, who #
has been serving u acting director |
for the ares. Sawyer, his wife Page #
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