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THURSDAY. MARCHJP^lRBl^
MARK BROOKS FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD AT MAGNOLIA SCHOOL
An Estimated 1,000 Family members and Friends Attend
MASK BROOKS
Magnolia School-An estimated 1.000
fanrtly members and friends turned out
Wednesday afternoon to honor Mark
Brooks who died of a sudden heart attack
early Sunday morning. Brooks had
served as principal of Magnolia School
since 1973.
Special musdc was by the Harpertones,
a musical group from Harper's Ferry
Baptist Church where he was a member.
Scripture and prayer was by Rev. Bob
Mangum, pastor of Prospect United
Methodist Church; Eulogy by Rev. C.W.
Maynor. A special tribute was also
rendered by Jeffery Wynn, president of
the senior class at Magnolia School.
Pembroke VFW Post 2843 Chaplain
Archie Oxendine also paid a special
tribute to his fallen comrade in arms.
Brooks was a naval veteran.
The message was given by Rev. Steve
Jones, the pastor of Harper's Ferry
Baptist Church. Interement followed in
the S.A. Hammond Family Cemetery.
Rev. Charles W. Maynor said simply,
"1 know of no man who made as positive
an impact in his community as Mark
Brooks did in the 45 years he lived."
Rev. Maynor ended the eulogy by
saying, "He (Brooks) left this community
a better place than he found it."
Brooks, indeed, had led an active life.
He had also served stints as principal of
Rex Renncrt and Union Elementary
Schools.
In addition to his duties as an educator.
Brooks was a member of the board of
directors of Lumbee Bank in Pembroke,
Progressive Savings and Loan in Lum
berton and Southeastern General Hospi
tal. and Robeson Technical College.
PROSPECT PTA
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT
There will be a meeting of the Prospect
PTA on Monday night, March 23 at 7:30
p.m. in the school cafeteria. Special
guests at the meeting will be represen
tatives from the Lumbee River Legal
Services, Pembroke, who will discuss
laws governing education and respond to
questions. Jimmy Goins, president of the
PTA. encourages all parents and teach
ers of Prospect School to attend.
PEMBROKE SUFFERS
'RASH OF FIRES'
PEMBROKE-Pembroke has suffered
from a rash of fires recently. Ray Hunt,
chief of the Pembroke Fire Department
calls the outbreak, "the worst in recent
history."
According to records compiled by the
fire department, more than 30 fires have
been discovered in March alone; for
instance, 8 fires were discovered Tues
day night.
A number of the fires seem to have
been set deliberately. A number of fires
were discovered Tuesday night burning
beside the railroad tracks, fronting Union
Chapel Road. Also, a number of the fires
seem to be the result of careless trash
burning although all trash burning
permits have been disallowed for the
time being.
But the rash of fires seemed to be
precipitated by unusually high winds ??
even for March...and a decided lack of
rain.
In Cumberland. Bladen and Robe ?Oft
counties, an estimated 1,700 acres of
woodland have burned, including a
900-acre area in Bladen County east of
Elizabethtown owened primarily by
International Paper Company as a pine
plantation.
A statewide ban on burning is in effect,
as fire officials continued to closely watch
forecasts of high winds.
The story was the same across the state
as hundreds of fires raged across North
Carolina over the weekend.
"Things are very, very bad," said Gil
Green, operations officer for the state
Forestry Service office in Raleigh. "This
time we have so many (fires) we don't
even have an update on how many and
the acreage. If I gave you a figure, five
minutes from now it would be out of
date."
An empty house belonging to Alfred
Cook burned to the ground last Thurs
day. Arson is suspected.
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Pembroke Town Council and was pre
sently serving as chairman of the
Kobeson County Democratic Party.
Area Citizens win top
honors in Statewide
Indian Art Contest
Area citizens walked away with top
honors at the statewide Indian Art
Contest in Charlotte recently. The
contest was held during the Sixth Annual
North Carolina Indian Unity Conference
March 5-7. sponsored by fhe N.C.
Commission of Indian Affairs.
Winning works were selected from over
300 entries. Contest winners were
recognized during the conference ban
quet Friday, March 6. by Wanda Burna
Ramsey of the Commission of Indian
Affairs staff. Winners received ribbons*
certificates and small cash awards.
Local first place winners in the palni.ig
category were David Lowry, a seventh
grader at Pembroke Middle School, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowry of Pembroke;
Jerome Locklear, an eleventh grader at
Orrum High School, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie Locklear of Lumberton; Karen
Coronado, a senior at East Carolina
University, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rudy Coronado of Pembroke; and
Patricia Locklear, a senior at Red Springs
Senior High School, daughter of Pernell
Locklear of Red Springs. Miss Locklear
also won second place in the drawing
category.
Second place winners in the painting
category included Paul Cummings, a
seventh grader at Pembroke Middle
School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Cummings of Rowland; Bonita Jacobs, a
senior at Fairmont High School, daugh
ter of Harry Jacobs of Fairmont; and Eli
Locklear, a senior at Pembroke Senior
High School, son of Bill R. Locklear of
Maxton.
First place winners in the drawing
category included Teresa Bullard, a fifth
grader at Red Springs Middle School,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Bullard of Red Springs, and Gyde
Jacobs of Lumberton. an art teacher at
1 umberton Senior High School. Jacobs
uho was judged in the professional artist
utegory, also received second prize in
drawing.
Other second place winners in the
drawing category included Dexter
I nianuel, an eleventh grader at Lum
berton Senior High School, son of Lettle
I nianuel of Lumberton. and Laurie
Brooks Herndon, a student at the
Jniversity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, daughter of Dr. Martin L. Brooks of
1'pmbroke.
- ' iii'dges for the contest were Allen Stout,
director of the Schieie Museum in
Gastonia; Craig Allen Locklear, a
cultural enrichment specialist with the
Indian Education Project of Pembroke;
Stuart Schwartz, curator of the Mint
Museum in Charlotte; and Carl Wood
ring of Charlotte, Osage Indian artist.
The annual contest recognizes the
talents of American Indian artists in
North Carolina and is open to any Native
America age 6 or older.
Other art contest winners were Darwin
Britt of Fayetteville, Noland Crowe of
Cherokee, Barbara Garner of High Point,
Oifford Goins of Hamlet, Barry Johnson
of Hiddenite, and Marion Ward of
Greensboro.
Under the auspices of the Robeson
County Title IV Part A Compensatory
Indian Education Project, and under the
instruction of Mr. Craig Allen Locklear
and Ms. Magenta Maynor, Cultural
Enrichment Specialists, two students
were awarded first place awards and two
students were awarded second place
awards.
SEE PHOTOS OF WINNERS PAGE 2.
Pembroke
One of
Fastest
Growing Towns in
Area
by Brace Barton
According to preliminary figures just
released by the bureau of census.
Pembroke is one of the fastest growing
towns in the area, having skyrocketed
from a 1970 count of 1,982 to 1980 figures
of 2,689:
Robeson County also showed substanti
al growth as a whole, increasing in
population from 1970 (84,842) to a 1980
census count of 101,498.
ROBESON COUNTY FIGURES
Here are the preliminary figures for
Robeson County. 1970 figures are in
brackets. Robeson County 101,496 (84,
842)
Lumberton 16,167 (16,961)
Lumber Bridge 164 (117): Maston 2,695
(1,865); Pembroke 2.669 (1,962): Packtoo
567 (550); ted Springs 2,616 (3,243);
Raynham 62 (not lac.); Proctovertlle 199
(157); Rowland 1,624 (US6): St. Pauls
1,626 (2,011); Fairmont. 2.666 (2,627);
McDonald. 116 (60) Reaoeri ITS (not
lac.)
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Assets
The Town of Pembroke welcomes
members of the 450th Civil Affairs
Reserve Company. Members of the
450th Civil Affairs Reserve Company are
working in conjunction with the 82nd
Airborne Division to set up and complete
a fixed assets system and control
procedures for the Town of Pembroke.
Members of the 450th working in
Pembroke are SSG Shirley Singer who is
employed with the Department of
Housing and Urban Development in
Washington. DC. where she serves as a
federal women's program manager; Sp.
Dewey Pringle who is employed with the
Department of Treasury in Washington,
DC where he serves ss s computer
operator; and Sp. Atlay Brown who If
employed with the Department of
Defense in Washington, DC where he
serves as an administrative specialist.
The town hopes to have ail Used assets
hated and catalogued la the very near
fbtere. according to McDuflto Cam
miegs. town manager. He said. "We are
grateful far the assistance of the Ctvl
Affairs group."
^The listing and retaining of the town's
PEOPLE
AND PLACES
AND THINGS
ACCEPTING BIDS
The Robeson County Recreation and
Park Commission will be accepting bids
for the operation of concession stands in
Maxton, Red Springs, Union Chapel, and
Rowland, until 2 p.m.. March 23. 1981.
Bid Sheets and specifications may be
obtained from the Directors Office on
Eli/abethtown Road. Lumberton.
LOCAL STUDENT HONORED
I he North Carolina Institute of Che
mists, Inc. annually honors students in
Chemistry Departments or Chemical
Engineering Departments who have
been chosen by their department as
being their outstanding senior. This year
the following student is among twenty
students from various colleges and uni
versities who will be honored: Tammy
Haywood, Pembroke State University.
220 North Hall. Pembroke. N.C. 28372.
The awards banquet will be held in the
Presidential Dining Room at Meredith
College on Saturday, April II, 1981. at
6:30 p.m.
PEMBROKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
REGISTRATION TO BE HELD MAR. 27
Registration for Kindergarten and First
Graders entering Pembroke Elementary
School next fall for the first time will be
conducted on Friday, March 27. from 9
a.m. until 12 noon, in the school gym
according to Principal James C. Dial.
A survey has been made and letters
containing registration forms have been
distributed to parents. Any parent who
has not received the registration forms
may secure them from the principal's
office at the school.
The parents are requested to complete
the registration form and return to the
school prior to the pre-school clinic on
March 27.
All children must be five (5) years old
on or before October 15. for kinder
garten, or six years old for first grade.
Parents of children already enrolled in
kindergarten at Pembroke Elementary
School will not be required to come for
registration.
A birth certificate and an immunization
record must be presented at the regis-^
tration desk. Children are asked not to
attend this clinic.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN MARCH 22
Philadelphus United Methodist Church
will begin their Revival March 22. 1981
and will run through March 27. Services
begin nightly at 7:30 p.m. The evangelist
will be Rev. Bob Mangum and the Rev.
Simeon F. Cumrnings. Special singing
will be featured each night. Pastor S.
Dufrene Cumrnings and the church cor
dially invite each and every one to
attend.
A CORRECTION
RALEIGH-Recent published state
ments that the House Agriculture
Committee intends to abolish the State
Agriculture Extension Service in a
budget-cutting move were incorrect. The
Committee does not intend to abolish the
service, nor is there any proposal before
the Committee to do so.
Please mat assured that this is a simple
misunderstanding and there is no reason
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Several Lumbee Indians have par
ticipated in this Indian Program. They
are Larry Ray Brayboy of Laurel Hill.
Rhonda Dial of Pembroke, Linda Oxen
dine of Pembroke, and Shelby Jean
Conley. Coharie. Pembroke.
Those who wish to apply should contact
immediately
Dr. Grayson Noley
Pennsylvania State University
'319 Rockley Building
University P.ark, PA 16802
or
Belinda Scott Harris
Lumbee Talent Search
Lumbee Regional Development Assoc.
P.O. Box 68
Pembroke. N.C. 28372
(919) 521-8664.
Deadline is April 1, 1981 for fall
session.
WIN A BICYCLE
In an attempt to raise funds for the
LRDA Food Coop, the CFNP project will
hold a raffle April 30. 1981. Winner of
the raffle will win a 10-spped 27" Huffy
12, Le Grande Bicycle. The bike was
partially donated by Pembroke Hard
ware. Tickets are on sale for SI.00 and
may be purchased from any staff
member of CFNP. Call 521-8602 for
ticket sales or any additional informa
tion.
CHRONIC DISEASE SCREENING
PROGRAM SLATED
A FREE Screeinging Clinic is available
to those persons 60 years of age and
above. You will be tested for High Blood
Pressure, Diabetes, Glaucoma and can
cer of the breast and uterus. Diet
counseling is also availble for instruction
on Diabetic, salt-free and weight reduc
tion diets.
Hypertension screening is for anyone 20
years of age and older. You will be
checked for High Blood Pressure. If your
blood pressue is elevated, further testing
will be done. Diet counseling is also
included in this program. This provides
instruction for salt-free and weight
reduction diets. There is no charge for
this service. This free clinic will be at
the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department
on Monday. March 23. 1981 at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend.
PRE SCHOOL CLINIC PLANNED
There will be a pre-school clinic at
Union Chapel School on Thursday,
March 26. It will begin at 9 a.m. and laat
until 12 noon. Parents of children that
will enter kindergarten next fall are
asked to attend and bring birth certifi
cates and immunization records of the
children. Children must be five years old
on or before October IS.
SATW AUDITIONS PLANNED
Auditions will be bald on Saturday,
April 12 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. aad
Sunday. April 12. horn 2 until 4:20 p.m.
at the Amphitheatre for players for the
outdoor drama "Strike at the WW."
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