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VOLUME ? NUMWS1 4 2Sc PER COPY THURSDAY, JANUARY 23. 1M1
-A Front Page Editorial
VOTE "YES"IN
PEMBROKE'S WATER *>
-SEWER BOND
REFERENDUM
JANUARY 26TH
Here's a sample ballot of the upcoming
special bond referendum for the Town
of Pembroke concerning water bonds
and sewer bonds.
We editorially suggest a "yes" vote on
both counts, believing that passage of
the bonds referendum will be good for
the continued growth of Pembroke, a
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Iowa thai got a late ?(art on growth
because of racial policies of the past.
No tax Increase is anticipated to retire
the bonds.
We hope all citlxens of Pembroke will
support this progressive and coura
geous action by Pembroke and her
elected and appointed officials.
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Dr.
Andre
Nadeau
Dies
Dr. Andre Nadeau, 64, pro
feaaor of physical education at
PSU who died Tuesday In
Laurinburg. Funeral ser
vice. will be at 11 a.m. Friday
at St. Mark's Catholic Church
in Laurinburg. The family will
receive viailora Thursday night
from 6:30-9 p.m. at McDou
glad Funeral Home In Laurin
burg. The family a aits that
memorials be in the form of
gifts to the Special Olympics
Fund at Pembroke State Uni
versity.
TENSE? Learn to Relax
With Chris Rode
Relaxation Seminar
Planned Jan. 24th
(continued on page 8)
by Bruce Burton
Lumberton-Chris Kode, the velvet
voiced news director of WACiR am and
WJSK fm radio stations in Lumberton,
believes that one of the keys to a good
and healthy life is to learn how to relax.
Ms. Kode is an authorized instructor
of the world famous Sllva Dynamic
Meditation System, a product of Silva
Mind Control Kounder, Jose Silva.
Ms. Kode will be introducing the
system to the area on Saturday, January
24, when she will present a "Relaxation
Seminar" in one three hour session.
The "relaxation Seminar" will be held
from I p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn, I-9S North, and includes a free
introductory lecture. Cost of the
Seminar is $25.00; payment can be
made at the time of the class
registration which will follow the free,
introductory lecture.
Ms. Kode says, "The seminar promis
es to help people manage stress, and
relieve tension headaches by using
mental training exercises to solve some
of these problems in this stressful
society of ours."
Ms. Kode claims no religious connota
tions; nor does she practice mystical
techniques. Ms. Kode does claim to be
able to help people learn how to relax at
all levels in their lives. The seminar
involves mental training exercises that
are practical and easily learned.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL BOND REFERENDUM
TOWN OF PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA
JANUARY 26, 1901
INSTRUCTIONS
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1. To vole in favor of an order make a cr>ta (X)
mark in the square to the right of the word
??Yea."
2. To vote against an order make a cross (X) mark
in the square to the right of the word
?NO."
3. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark th>. ballot,
return it and get another.
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I | I. Shall the order adopted on It, I9H0,
I eS I I authorizing not exceedin^SS.^fclMj Sanitary
Sewer Bonds of the^Stt^^Pe^^n|. North
Carolina, foi^h^Bu^LV <WugfflMpg funds,
with anurt>tl^^^|M^Ffun^^^or enlarging,
f I eJ|||dVNiV^Affl 'be sanitihv sewer
INO j_ j within and whoou! the
ciRPiMVlinPls of said Town, including the
i cx^proh and modification of the existing
sewage treatment plant, the modification and
replacement of existing sewage pumping
stations, the construction and installation of
additional sewage collector and interceptor
mains and lines, sewage pumping stations and
appurtenant facilities and the acquisition of any
necessary land, rights of wav and equipment
therefor, and authorizing the levy of tares in an
amount sufficient to pay the principal ?I and the
interest on said bonds, be approved?
| | 2. Shall the order adopted on Deccmbti b, I^HO.
ICS 1 I authorizing not exceeding $175,000 Wat r Bonds
of the I own of Pembroke, North C'arolir i, for the
purpose of providing funds, with if other
available funds, for enlarging, extending and
mj I I improving the water system of said Town within
is O I I and without the corporate limits of said Town,
including the drilling of an additional well, the
construction and installation of an additional
water treatment plant, the modification of the
existing water treatment plant and the acquisi
tion of any necessary land, rights of way and
equipment therefor, and authorizing the levy of
taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal
of and the interest on said bonds, be approved?
January 26, I9HI
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Chairman. Robeson County
Board of Elections
LUMBEE RIVER EMC
TO USE CP&L
REFUND TO DELAY
BORROWING '
Ked Springs--The Lumbce River Elec
tric Membership Corporation will not
make individual refunds to its members
with a refund of excess charges received
from Carolina Power and Light Compa-.
ny two weeks ago. according to General
Manager Deri Hinson.
"Even though we are not going to
make individual refunds, we want to
assure our members that there will be
no rate increases during I9WI so long as
CP&L does not pass on a wholesale
power increase," said Hiqson. "And if
CP&L does increase their wholesale
rates, we will take this refunded money
into consideration when setting our new
rates."
The total refund to Lumbee River will
increase the electric cooperative's equ
ity 3'/> percent. Taking the equity into
consideration. LREMC will present a
proposal to the Rural Electrification
Administration in Washington, D.C.
that the cooperative begin payment of
Capital Credits back to the members on
a rotating basis. This application will be
presented within JO to 4S days and If
approved, payment of Capita) Credits
could begin by the end of l<MII.
Under the RKA laws, a cooperative
may not begin paying Capital Credits
back to members until a minimum
amount of equity Is obtained. Equity In
the corporation la the amount aI annuls
fvtliMit ()m IliMIHyt
Hinson also noted that retaining the
refund within the corporation will delay
borrowing. "If it had not been for this
refund, LRF.MC would have been forced
to apply for a loan from our lenders in
1981," said Hinson. "This would have
meant more interest, to pay."
The last time CPA I. refunded money to
Lumbcc River in 1979. many of the
refund checks went unclaimed. Under
the escheats laws of North Carolina, all
of these checks must be handed over to
the state if unclaimed after three years.
Nearly sis percent of S25.000 remains
unclaimed to date. The cooperative also
expended funds to refund the money
through check-writing, postage and
other costa.
"Even though we will not be refunding
this money, some members will be
receiving Capital Credits refunds
within a year," said Hinson. "These
Capital Credit relunds ate a direct
result of retaining the refudd of excess
charges by CPA I.."
LRF.MC received 17^,921.26 from
( PAI. In excess i barges and interest.
The refund covered a time period of
Dec. 29, 1977 through Aug. 17, l?MM).
(PAL was ordered by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission to
refund the money when that agency
determined that the wholesale rale
Incraaae which look effect on Dec. 29,
1977 wae more than necessary
LRDA
Programs
presented at
Pembroke
Kiwanis Meeting
Pembroke Kiwanis met on Tuesday
evening at the Meetinghouse Restau
rant with Theodore Maynor as Program
Chairman. He introduced his daughter,
Mrs. Janie Maynor Lockiear, LRDA
1 Project Director and Andrena D. Scott,
\ LRDA Early Childhood Specialist, guest
speakers for the evening program.
Mrs. Lockiear spoke concerning the
new LRDA Program recently funded
through a grant uf $250,000 to operate
the Lumbee Center for the Arts, which
encompasses music, visual arts, dance,
drama, and communicative arts. The
Division of Indian Studies conducts
auditions to determine the gifted. Of
220 auditioning, 164 students were
accepted for the program. These
students were drawn from Robeson
County and city schools. In the summer
program students from adjoining coun
ties participate in the program. Classes
began in October and the 12 week
semester is almost completed. Report
cards will be sent home shortly.
The students of music work on the
development of musical skills, greater
appreciation of music, and public
performance. They will present a
concert in the PSU Performing Arts
Center on May 22nd.
Drama students participate in a wide
range of drama productions; those in
the area of communicative arts are
involved in speech, debates, reading
and creating writing; dance students
work in the areas of ballet, jazz, tap,
and Indian dances, both original and
contemporary. The entire program is
funded for three years.
All arc invited to the Center from 2 to 6
p.m. The center is located in the LRDA
annex which formerly was the old
skating rink.
Mrs. Andrcna D. Scott, LRDA Karly
Childhood Specialist, spoke concerning
the three Lumbee Longhouse Learning
Centers located in Pembroke, Saddle
tree and Fairgrove, with 30 students in
each center. Children ages 3, 4 and 5
, are in this program of Indian Heritage.
Applicants are selected by a screening
committee and there is always a long
list of applicants waiting to be accepted
into the program. The centers operate
from 8 a.m. until 12 noon each school
day of the regular school year. The
children take many field trips, visiting
fire and police departments and many
different businesses where many can
see where their parents are working.
Also included in this career awareness
cluster are visits to doctor's offices and
the post office. The child's development
becomes increasingly evident as the
school year progresses. Parental parti
cipation in the program is very
important as it will assist the child in his
development.
Following the LRDA presentation,
John L. Carter of the Pembroke Kiwanis
Club introduced Mr. Roy Maynor, Jr.,
Principal of Pembroke Senior High
School and Mr. Lycurous Lowry,
President of the Pembroke High School
Booster Club who spoke concerning the
need for a new activity bus for the high
school. A small group of concerned
parents has been actively working to
secure support and commitments to
ward purchasing a new activity bus and
a meeting is planned for Monday, Feb.
2nd in the school cafeteria at 7 p.m. He
urged Kiwania members to glva their
support *? this meeting.
Ray Rushin and Bernard Lowry
represented the Pembroke Kiwania
Club ai the District Meeting at
Ptnehiirsl this past week and presented
an Indian head carving crafted by
Marshall Lockiear la Caretlaaa Dtetrtet
Governor Jim Blerey. During the
meeting Pembroke Klwaeiaa Bernard
Lowry was nominated a eandldate tor
Li. Governor
PEOPLE
AND PLACES
AND THINGS
LUMBER RIVER NATIVE AMERICAN
CENTER FOR THE ARTS PARENT
MEETING PLANNED
The Lumbee Kivcr Native American
Center for the Arts, a component of rite
Lumbee Regional Development Associ
ation, will hold a parent meeting
January 24, 1981 at the LRDA Annex at
7:30 p.m. The drama students will be
presenting a Readers Theatre for the
parents. A business session will be
conducted following the student
presentation.
All parents of the students attending
the center are encouraged to attend.
DAVID OXENDINE TO APPEAR
IN PRODUCTION AT CATAWBA
Mr. David Oxendine, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Oxendine of Pembroke, will
be appearing as Brer Rabbit in the
Catawba College production of "The
Tales of Uncle Remus."
Oxendine is a Junior, drama major at
Catawba and has appeared in such
shows as "Godspell," "Chapter Two,"
and "The Crucible."
The show will run Feb. 7 and 9 with
two shows a day, 2:00 and 4:00 in the
Chystal Lounge located on the college
campus.
Catawba College is a small liberal arts
college located in Salisbury, NC and is
widely recognized for its outstanding
theatre department.
PUBLIC LECTURE AND FILM
SHOWING SLATED
ECKANKAR, A Way of Life will
present a public lecture and film
showing on Tuesday. Feb. 10, at PSU.
The talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will
be held in Room 211 of the Livermorc
Library. This event is open to the public
free of charge. For more information
please call 799-0760.
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REP. HORACE LOCKLEAR NAMED
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Rep. Horace Locklcar has been
named chairman of the house commit
tee that makes nominations to the
UNC-Board of Governors, the govern
ing body of the University System of
North Carolina.
Locklear hopes that graduates of some
of the smaller universities will be
represented on the board of governors,
lessening the influence of the UNC
Chapel Hill and Raleigh campuses.
PEMBROKE BEER HEARING SET
Pembroke Town Council will hold a
public hearing Feb. 2 to determine
whether to allow Sunday beer and wine
sales in the town.
Convenience store merchants in Pem
broke are asking that the town's "blue
law" be amended to allow the sales,
according to Town Manager McDuflie
Cummings.
Sunday sales of beer and wine are now
prohibited by a town ordinance, he said.
Miss
PSU
Homecoming
Queen
Phyllis Bryant, a freshman
biology major sponsored by
the American Indian Student
Organizaton at PSU, is the
1981 Homecoming Queen of
PSU. In a vote of the PSU
student body for the honor,
she won over 13 other contes
tants. Along with being crow
ned, she won a trophy and
bouquet of roses.
Miss Bryant is the daughter
of Mr.and Mrs Charles A.
Bryant of Route 3, Maxton.
Her father is a campus police
man.
A graduate of Prospect High
School, she has one brother,
Anthony, who graduated from
PSU in '78 and one sister,
Teresa, now attending PSU as
a sophomore. Her aunt, Doris
Brewington. is also a junior at
PSU. Miss Bryant's uncle is
Dr. English E. Jones, chancel
lor emeritus of PSU who was
chief administrator of the
University for 17 years before
retiring in 1979.
President of the Freshman
Class at PSU. Miss Bryant won
a number of honors while a
student at Prospect High
School, including the senior
superlative for being "Best
All- Around." She was a
member there of the Beta and
Science clubs, was named to
the Society of Distinguished
American High School Stu
dents, was a cheerleader, and
played softball. She wrote an
essay which won for her a trip
to Washington, DC and won
other awards for biology, U.S.
history, world history, English
111, Typing U, cheer leader and
softbali.
"This is the first time I've
been been chosen a home
coming queen." she smiled,
"my father was on police duty
Saturday night when I was
chosen, but was at the gym
nasium when the announce
ment enme. He and my mother
rushet1 on the floor to congra
tulat' me when the ceremony
we* over. I later went to the
student disco and danced my
teet on. Later, my slater aad 1 ^
went to Lumberton to eat."
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Miss Bryant plans to aee her
4 , degree lo biology to enter the
field of radiology.
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