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feir^l THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE 1111111 POST OFFICE BOX 1075 fa A Tfl-RaciaJ Setting' PEMBROKE N.C. 28372 * VOLUME 8 NUMBER 4? IV PER COPY THURSDAY, NOVEMBB IS, M? ?m??????^?^????? ??? ??????^????mmm PEMBROKE'S VETERANS DAY PARADE ti. Colonel Robert F. Helms, II, commander I at Battalion, 319th Field Artillery of the 82nd Airborne from nearby Fort Bragg, was the honored speaker In the Pembroke Park following the parade. Colonel Helms noted, "It makes a career soldier like me feel good to know that Americans still care about our great country..." He spoke proudly of the Armed Forces saying, "I am proud to be able to tell you that we are getting back to the basics of soldiering Nations need deterrent forces like us to remain free and maintain stability." Colonel Helms soberly noted, "With the nuclear threat we cannot afford mistakes ...We must have a defense that will discourage the enemy from attempting to attack us ...They must know that the costs would be too high...and the only way to do that Is to maintain a strong defense capability..." Post officials, town officials, including Mayor James A. "Pete" Jacobs and Councilmen Rod Loddear, Larry T. Brooks, Sam Dial and Milton Hunt listen Intently. Other special guests attending the Veteran's Day activities were Pembroke State University Chancellor Paul Givens and Robeson Technical College President Craig Allen and MeDuffle Cummlngs, Pembroke's Town Manager. Rev. James Harold Woods delivered the Invocation preceding Colonel Helm's remarks. Shown above, oeated, left to right are: Mr. Ted Jonea, Mr. Adolph Dial, Chairman of LRDA and member of the land committee) Mm. Madia Jonea, preaentlng deed; Mr. Jim Hunt, Prealdent of the Lumbee Bank) and ?Landing, left to right arei MR. Horace Loddear, attorney i Mr. Rod Locklear, vice chairman of LRDA and member el the land committee! Mr. Ken Maynor, Eiecullve Director of LRDA and member ef the land commltteei Mr. Arnold Lochloar, attorney. Not plctar odi Mr. A. Brace Jenoe, LRDA bomd ?ember and member of the land committee. Mr. Dial, Chairman LRDA, Indicated that thla la another of the many recent hlalorical mUeatonea for the Lumbee people, and be wlahea to thank the f Lumbee Bank for making the financial arrangement for the land purrhaae. In addition, he alee eipreeeea Ma thanka In Madia and Tod J one a for eeMng the land to LRDA at below market value. I PKMBROKF.-'J he brisk and even cold winds did not discourage parade goers Tuesday morning as hundreds braved the cold and chilly winds to observe Pembroke's Veteran's Day Parade. The parade is sponsored by Locklear-Lowery VFW Post #2H43. Post Commander is Harold B. Locklear. Noted one young ster who excitedly pointed out the sundry floats and bands and pretty girls passing by..."Any day is a good day to 'have a parade." And. as noted by Lt. Colonel Robert F. Helms of nearby Fort Bragg, and the Veteran's Day speaker, "It is only proper that we honor those today who, in many instances, gave even their lives for this great country of ours..." LOF received recognition as the best industrial float and Maxton High won a plaque as the best high school band. Colorful Southside won honors as the best elementary band. In the float competition between schools. Prospect High School won the $50 First prize; Pembroke Middle School received 535 for sccoi.3; and Pembroke Junior High received $25 for third place. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Lumbee Tribe * Purchases * Land The Board of Directors of Lumbee Regional Development Association ?I.RDA) today announces the purchase 4fa 15.2 acre tract of property situated Pembroke Township. Robeson County, North Carolina. During the past twelve months the LRDA Board of Directors began an intensive search to locate some property to purchase for use by the Lumbee Tribe. After much negotiation and several trips between Pembroke and Buffalo. New York. Mr. and Mrs. Ted and Madis Jones agreed to sell to LRDA a tract of land adjacent to the campus of Pembroke State University and the Odum Home. In selling the property to LRDA at below market value. Mrs. Jones, granddaughterof the late Rev. Chesley Locklear. indicated that her (grandfather was-always interested in the Indian people and it was a desire of both she and Mr. Jones to help LRDA. the Lumbee Tribal Organization, to locate property which would be suitable for establishing tribal lands and a tribal headquarters. The Joneses did request and LRDA agreed to establish a permanent committee that would always assure that the property would be used for purposes to benefit the Lumbees. Pastor1 s Appreciation Day at Riverside Independent Baptist Church Patior a Appretiai.tift Day will be held Sunday. Nwimbrr Id. IMM) ai Mivrr ?Ida Independent Haptial < hun h ?ni Htey 74. I umbcrti.n fur Key. ( healey Mt Metll The public la cordially lav Med ui attend, Dinner mil be held on iKe ground* follomng nortlMf, In Pnrv?tf Urtlear mil be bringing I be wiiM|? I Revival wMI bf titMinuina ihfiMigh PrMav. bagiHfliny ai 7:JO p.m. ?Mh rvangeliMv. Rav. Dutifllaa MMit-hrll Md ?ev RflW l)Kl $ > <i CARNELL'S... OFF TO HOLLYWOOD! Camell Lockiear it shown prior lo hit departure Wedandm, Nov. 12, for Hollywood, (?ullfi,tnia. While there Lockiear will appro for varlout audi tions and iniik-tPw*. Tlie trip to Hollywood was made possible by a fund raiting venture tpontared by the newly organized First American Showcase with Bruce Barton a* temporary chair man. Locklear expressed his gratitude to his friends, fans and relatives who attended the banquet held recently In his honor. Audition* and interviews In Hollywood were made possible by the efforts of Congressman Charlie Rose. | Bruce Barton photoj Piggly Wiggly Promotion Popular... ' ilvaHaiff * -: ? PEMBROKE-John Drotc, miniver of the Plggly Wlggly Pood Store In Pembroke [far n?h( In reor|, la shown with some of the winners of the "Great American Theme" Drawing Contest sponsored by Plggly Wlggly In Pembroke. The promotion, dc\eloped by Drose, Involved the feeder elementary schools in the Pembroke area, and gave a $25 Savings Account (established with the cooperation of Lumbee Bank in Pembroke| to each of the winners. The Plggly Wlggly Stores In Maston and St. Pauls also participated. The children, through the cooperation of the area schools, were asked to draw what they considered "The Great American Theme," for instance, the 4th of July, Veteran's Day, or any drawing symbolizing "The Great American Theme." After the children completed their drawings, they were collected and hung for viewing In Plggly Wlggly In Pembroke. Those visiting the store were encouraged to cast ballots for the drawing they considered most symbolic of "The Great American Theme." The winners, as assembled here, won $25 for collecting the most voles daring the promotion. Drose noted, "This savings account Is a good Investment In our future and America's fulure--our young people." The promotion was well received by local educators, the parents, and, of course, the children. Area schools taking pari wersi Pembroke Elementary, Union Chapel, Union Momentary, R.B. Dean, Deep Branch. Magnolia, Res Ronnert, and St. Pauls HMNMltfy s U/Imwwm timmi j*Ln ? nas ?manaan LladeMsston iftanosasaska lain lam -t? - Mn.,L , ?L , ? I w uvivr* www irorrb iiw llMMff vicn inruugn int .?rn griof* ?< vwn iviMkN. Area aducatars eipressed suppsrl far the prsmatiea because of the built In learning espedenre far tim children, phn the fact that the savings accounts wl teach tiw children la save for tiwh hi teres. bald Drose, "I am rtsited that no hove earns op with a prsmsllia Rial levofvoa ear young people ...We hope no eaa Re h again soon." Druse eapresaed special wards af Rmnbs te tive pRailpali !? ?l edmdtivc liachin. Mid bo, "They wore weadedai...Rmv hose mads am appreciate ear schesh even amae after my positive saps donee whh Worn." PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THINGS PLATE SALE PLANNED An all day plate kale will be held Friday and Saturday. Nov. 14 and 15. at the Billy Locklear Evangelistic Associa tion. The Association is located in the Union Chapel area on State Koad 1526. There will also be services held there each night at 7:00 p.m. PEMBROKE POLICEMAN FINISHES...TOP OF HIS CLASS Two Pembroke policemen were re cent graduates of Cumberland County's exacting Basic Law Enforcement Cour se. Mitchell Locklear finished "First in the class": another Pembroke policeman. Kodncy Dimery. also received high marks, especially in the fire arms phase of the course. Pembroke's police force recently re ceived favorable comment in the tyobeaoolaa. the county's daily news paper for their advanced training and advancements in law enforcement pro grams. Police Chief Vernon Oxendinc said, "I believe in sending our policemen to law enforcement schools to enhance their skills and make them better policemen, thereby making them more able to serve the public." PEMBROKE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINIC VICTIM OF BREAK IN... Pembroke Medical and Dental Clinic seemingly has had a run of bad luck recently. Their latest "run of bad luck." as an administrator put it. involved a break in Sunday night. According to Carolyn Emanuel, "a small amount of cash was missing... including sonftr equipment...and a considerable amount of damage..." Vernon Oxendinc. Pembroke's Police Chief, estimated the loss at "around $7.000...including the loss of an IBM typewriter and some calculating equip ment." The clinic was seemingly ramsackcd and a considerable amount of damage done. Chief Oxendine said. "It looks to me like they were looking for drugs..." No suspects had been arrested at press time. The clinic was also the focal point of a controversy involving Dr. Eddie Powell, who recently quit the medical center. Powell quit concerning a dispute over money. The board of directors of Pembroke Medical and Dental Clinic have asked Powell to reimburse the agency some S20.000 they paid out in the form of house payments and utilities on a house they purchased for Powell to live in in St. Pauls. mm a s ? - ? A CAB WASH FOB A NEEDY FAMILY At the Mt. Olive Pentecostal Holiness Church of Pembroke there will be a car wash for a family that has no income because of sickness and serious surgery. The car wash will begin Saturday. November IS. at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until 3:30 p.m. The cost will be only $3.00. The Men's Fellowship of the Church invites you to have a shining car as you help this needy family. The wash will be held at the church parking lot! Lumbee Indians Attend National Congress of American Indians Meet More than 3,000 mem ben of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the nation'* oldest national Indian organization, met in Spokane, Washington to attend the NCAI thirty seventh annual convention. Lumbees Indians from North Carolina attending the conference were Rod Locklear, vice chairman of LROA and tribal delegate the the conference; A. Bruce Jones, Executive Director, N.C. Commission on Indian Affairs; Lonnie Revels, vice chairman, N.C. Commissi on on Indian Affairs; Julian T. Pierce, Executive Director. Lumbee River Legal Services; Pat Cavan, Chairperson Guil ford Native Amencan Association; Ruth L. Revels. Executive director, Guilford Native American Association: and S. Dexter Brooks, Chairman, Lumbee River Legal Services. The theme of the conference was "A family of nationas- action for survival!" During the six day conference, delegates participated in policy setting decisions on issues such as fishing rights, housing, employment, natural resource management, health, educa tion and economic development. Repre sentatives of presidential candidates addressed the convention. The Lumbee Tribe joined the National Congress of American Indians organi zation. The Lumbee Tribe credentials was presented and accepted by the NCAI Credentials Committee, and the Tribal membership was voted on in a convention general session and waa accepted by the offical tribal delegates attending the convention. pHaiiwa-baponi Tribe re-enters NCAI-1 The Haliwa- Saponi Indian Tribe of Halifax and Warren Counties was permited to rejoin the National Congress of American Indians at ila 37th Annual Convention at Spokane Washington on October 26-31. I WO Chief W.R. Kic herd son. the only tribal delegate from die Haliwa-Seponi Tribe, attended ibe convention. The Tribe wee admhtod as eariy as IfTO and kept He membership far seve ral yews until It was pirmfed W aspire The tribe wee ? A no wn President and John BaHndo was Eaacullvt Direc tor Chief Kichardaon appeared before the Credentials Cam nfittee at Mm bafjaehu <* *? Coafa ranee wttti prefer are vnea #ven an eaaifnment ef The Hallwa-Sapoai's feel * I j
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