i ill NAVAJO COMA. COLL. LIBRARY :MUj> / '? TSAILC BRANCH POST OFFICE THE CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE i I I ! ? __ ? ''Building ^ If if ? Bridge* b A Trt-iUcUl Setttag" PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY POST OFFICE BOX 1075 PEMBROKE, N.C. M372 VOLUME 9. NUMBER 10 23c PPt CUTY *' THURSDAY. MARCH S. 1*1 SIXTH ANNUAL INDIAN UNITY CONFERENCE BEGINS TODAY I ' Charlotte-1 lit- sixth annual Norih Caro lina Indian Unity Conference begins today (March 5) and continues through March 7. I he conference will be held this year in Charlotte at the (Quality Inn located at 201 South McDowell Street. I he theme is "Indian Progress with Tradition " Charlotte is the home of the progressive Mctrolina Native American Association. Inc.. a member of the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs. A number ol workshops will be held during the three day conference, includ ing sessions on Women's issues, educa 'lion. national Indian issues. grantsman ship, eultural awareness, and employ ment opportunities in the NOs. hath day will be highlighted with general assemblies featuring outstand ing Indian leaders, governmental offici als. and elected officials. Thursday speaker at the general assembly w ill be noted Indian writer and philosopher Vine Dcloria. Friday's assemblage will be addressed by Joe (irinislev. secretary of the Department of Administralon; and Bur Icy Mitchell, secretary of the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safely. r A. David Lester, director of the Administration ?l Native American programs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will also address the general assembly on Friday afternoon. The banquet speaker on Friday night will be Kon Andrade. executive director of the National Congress of American* Indians. Congressman Charlie Rose will addrcu' the convention on Saturday morning. in cording a spokesman front the N.C". < ommission of Indian Atlairs. the host lor the annual conference. Governor Jim Hunt is not expected to attend the conference although 1.1. Governor Jimmy Green has indicated li'at he will attend along with other elected state officials. Hie slated purpose of the conference is i > bring together the Indians of North ( arolina to address and plan strategies lor the educational, legislative and comimic development of Indian com munities and to share cultural experien ce relative to Indian pride and heritage. County Commissioners Increase Garbage fee to Porter Sanitation Lumberton-1 he Kobe von County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to increase by lb cents per cubic yard the amount it pays Porter Sanitation Service lor garbage pickup service. Ihe action was taken on a 4 to 3 vole, with commission chairman Herman Dial breaking a tie. I he action occurred despite an implied threat of legal action bv Browning Ferris Industries n WmmI*. mm ml Mr. mmd Mr*. Naafc Waal*. Tl*lr?l |Mar? alaaar, Drrlt Nrwafc* ml NmmI* 2, Prmltrmkr ?aa lift. Ilrwr Hartaa DEEP BRANC H CROWNS QUEENS Utw l? In the Air was the theme lor Ihw annual crowning ol the Liltle Uikt anir Junior Miss Deep Branch Queen for I'mi ?2 fourteen lovely girls Irom kindergarten through sixth grade performed, The girls wen- chosen to participate on the basis ol their academic ability as well as their talent, attitude and poise. first on the program was a dance routine to the theme song "Love is in the air." Next, each girl performed their different talents, followed by their gown competition. At the conclusion the nine finalists each chose a question front Mr Kvrlle Ransom. Master of Ceremonies and responded to the audience. Alter a short deliberation the names were announced lor the new 1981-82 queens. Miss Rebecca l.aura Holden and Karen Scott were chosen for Little Miss and Junior Miss Deep Branch Queens Coronation was done bv Miss Teresa Carter. 1980-81 Junior Miss Deep Branch and Miss Coretta Chavis. Little Miss Junior Deep.Branch 1980-81. Judges were Mrs. Lucy Locklcar. retired teacher of Deep Branch; Mrs Pandora Strickland, band director ol Prospect High School; Mrs. Debbie Williamson, registered nurse; Mrs Jackie Sherrod. Robeson County Secon dary Supervisor: Mr. James Hunt. IBiktin HIMN, UNI* MtM 0?#r ? flfWtffc. legrtor of Piney Grove School and Dr. Gerald ivtaynor ol Pembroke Slate University. Special talent was rendered by Miss Titlany Deloria Locklear, Little Miss Lttmbee. MissGina Marie Maynor; Miss Pembroke Senior High School, Mrs. Tetesa Williamson. Mistress of Cere monies. accompanist. Miss Miriam Oxcndine; Mrs. Carol Beck and Ycvonn Downing, school employees. The list of the eonlestants and the parents. beginning with kindergarten are: Tara Nicole Sampson. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dale Sampson: Lesley Heather Hunt. Miss Le Verehus Hunt; Rebecca Laura Holden. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Holden; Marsha Catina Oxcndine, Mr. and Mrs. David Oxcndine; Lucindv Carol Locklcar. Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Locklear; Nikki l.owrv. Mr. und Mrs. Willie Locklear; Tina Ronea (iril'fin. Mr. and Mrs. Hobhv Griffin; Nora D. Hunt. Miss Norma Dell Hunt; Shawanna Hope Burns. Mr. and Mrs. Dcllon Burns; Karen Lynn Scott. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Scott; Kimberlf*l.acole Brewer. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Brewer; Kimhcrly Lynn Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Vardell Scott; Rebecca Hammonds. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hammonds and Demetrise Ow ens. Miss l.ouisteen Owens. ?????????i mi ? PEOPLE AND PLACES AND THINGS VFW TO HONOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT REGULAR MEETING Locfclear Lowry VFW Post 2M43 of Pembroke. NC will honor the local law enforcemcnl officer* of the area on Monday night, March t. I1 al Ihe P?sl Home al 7:00. Thi* will be Law Enforcement Appreciation Nighl and all VFW member* of Ihe Post are urged lo attend. DISCO DANCE CONTEST PLANNED Prospect Volunteer Deparlmcnt*' Ladie* Auxiliary will sponsor a Disco Dance al Prospect School Gym on Saturday night. March 7 at 7 p.m. There w ill Ik* a dance contest Dancers Will be judged in three categories: Kindergar ten thru 4th grade, filth grude through seventh grade: and eighth grade through adult. Admission for the event is $1.00 and the public is encouraged to attend. REVIVAL AND MISSIONS CONFERENCE SLATED AT PROSPECT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. J.T. Seamands, Professor of Missions at Asburv theological Semi nary and former Missionary to India will lead a Revival March 2V- April 3. I Of* I and a Missions Conference April 4 at Prospect United Methodist Church. Distrtct?ind area churches are invited to attend. 11 11 ? S. PRESTON DOUGLAS AND ASSOCIATES CONTINUE AS COUNTY AUDITORS The county commissioners decided Monday at their regular meeting to retain S. Preston Douglas and Associates as auditors of the county's business. PSU LEADS IN MINORITY ENROLLMENT IN UNC SYSTEM I owering'admissions standards to increase minority enrollment at the University of North Carolina's mostly while campuses would increase the percentage of black students on acade mic suspension a UNC official said Tuesday. Dr. Gary Barnes. UNC assistant vice < president for planning, told an admini strative law judge for the Department of Education that the academic-suspension rate "is related to academic ability." Barnes testified lor the second day before a judge hearing arguments on the department's proposed culoft of nearly $100 million a year in federal funds to the Ih-eanipus UNC svstem. DOE maintains lhal the university has failed lo suffici ently integr ate North C arolina's public higher education system. UNC has five predominantly black campuses and II mostly white institu tions. A studv ol I.I(N) Ireshmcn who etilcrvd UNC"s predominantly white institutions in 1477 showed that 12..I percent of the blacks and b percent of the whites had been placed on academic suspension hy 1474. Barnes said. Maintaining lhal the university has made significant progress toward inte grating all its campuses, he added. "It's very difficult lo find numbers lhal don't support that conclusion. ? ? "As of 1480. four of our predominantly while institutions, excluding the School ol the Arts, have substantial minority enrollments." Barnes suid. He said Pembroke Stale University has the highest enrollment ol minorities, follow - ed bv UNC- Greensboro. PSU was once an all Indian school, boasting at one time of being Ihe only 4 year degree conferring Indian college in America. Kara* Scan, Mb* Jnatar D*?p Br?Hi. Mnmn baft mm, Mi la riflfrli Kha trui. hMwrfi Uirft ?#????, lilaw ito Oiwi. rvn mm, Mi la Ha*. Mwm L. 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