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Serials De-artr.ent Tlnlv. !JC-3hapel Hill ii i 1 -onSi irar/ 024-.i i;;.a olSi 11, .2 201- “BuUding CoiiMnanicAttve Bridges in A Trl-IUctoi Setting*’ I iNTlANSTATf NORHAl IHi CAROLINA INDIAN VOICE PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY POST OFFICE BOX lff7S PEMBROKE, N.C. 28372 VOLUME 9, NVMBEK 32 PEMBROKE HOLDS SUBDUED SESSION PEOPLE A ND PL A CES AND THINGS Ifembroke-Unlike recent acriminous Meetings, the Pembroke Town Council Had a subdued, business-like session gjonday night. PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD I No public imput was received on four ■ublic hearings. 1(1) Consideration of amending an Winance giving the town authority to xrect non-conforming uses; (2) con- lideration of establishing minimum fusing standards: (3) consideration of a ■ign ordinance; and (4) consideration of Kn amending article. ^he council possibly will take action on matters at the next meeting. OLD BUSINESS Ifhe council tabled action on their re surfacing program for town streets until the September 17 meeting after rereiv ing estimates which indicated that the town's $55,000 in funds would only take- them through the first five streets on a priority list. CABLE TV RATES POSSIBLY TO INCREASE BY Sl.OO The council also heard a progress report from Harrison Daniels, representative for Jones Inter Cable. The council has been pressing the company to speed up hook ups and improve services before considering a rate hike of $1.00 requested by the firm. The council approved the first reading for an eventual rate increase but only after Councilman Milton Hunt said, “I wUI be taking a close look...if service is not right...I will not support it (a rate increase).” IN EXECUTIVE SESSION The town council and Mayor Pete Jacobs also went into executive session with Don Jacobs, the town engineer, for the town’s community development project and Joe Oxendine, a private contractor who has done work on the site. No action was taken on either matter. Jacobs reportedly wanted reimburse ment for markers etc. which have been taken by vandals. Oxendine's complaint centers around a disputed bill. C.D. UPDATE The council also approved some routine matters concerning the C.D. Project which is estimated to be 65 percent complete. The council gave Town Manager McDuffie Cummings a mandate authori zing payment of relocation benefits to those temporarily displaced while the project is underway, and approved a revised citizen participation plan to conform to HUD (Housing and Urban Development) specifications. And the council approved an $11,617.88 increase for unexpected sewage line work on Barker Street Frank Home Construction Company. Housing Authority is Revenue Source EAGLE CLAW JAYCEES CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESS OF ‘STRIKE AT THE WIND!’ Pembroke-The Housing Authority and Redevelopment Commission of Pem broke, while operating as a non- profit corporation providing a service for town residents, also contributes to the proper ty taxes revenue of the city. This past fiscal year, the authority paid $8,694.26 in lieu of taxes to Pembroke’s budget, as well as $31,249.90 in sanitation, water and sewer service. Payment for the local authority is based on rental collected annually on the 241 housing units, less annual utilities expenses on a percentage basis. The authority is currently the second largest taxpayer to the city, topped only by Southern Bell Telephone Company at $10,584.39. Recent changes by the Town Board in the housing authority’s water and sewer bill, will also generate a substantial increase in revenue to the water-sewer fund. Jf I The Eagle Claw Jaycees, the instlta- nonal Jaycee chapter at the Robeson '!)otuity Prison Unit, recently contributed llo the continuing success of “Strike at l&e Wind” with a $150.00 contribution. ISbown, left, happUv receiving the gift from lerry L. Smith, vice president of the chapter, is CameU Loddear, general HANDING OVER THE REVENUE b manager of the popular outdoor drama. Executive Director of the Pembroke Locddng on is Harry MitcbeD, coordinator Housing Authority and Redevelopment of inmate jaycee activities. [Bruce Barton Commission, Clinton Thomas [right], plioto] Thomas is making a payment of $3,694.26 to Pembndce’s budget. City Clerk Ruby N. Smith and Mayor James A. Jacobs review the cbedi. [Bruce Barton photo] CHIEF MANTEO & ANANIAS DARE STATUTES UNVEILED I Bonn Level, NC-It was a red I letter day recently for Chief I James N. Lowry i)a.k.a. Little I Beaver) when statutes of I Ananias Dare and Manteo ■ were unveUed in ceremonies I in the Hattadare Indian Vill age Historical Park he is I developing at Bunn Level. ■ North Carolina in nearby I Harnett County. Lowry has been at his present location for seven years and has spent the better part of the last forty years building his case for the Hattadare Indian Nation. He believes that John White’s Lost Colony was never really lost and has surfaced as the Hattadare Indian Nation, a loose confed eration of many of the Indian tribes and cultures which have, according to Lowry, been merged with the existing cultures and ethnic groups now dominant in the eastern portion of the United States, especially in Southeastern North Carolina. The statutes of Chief Manteo and Ananias Dare hold special AHAHIAS dam I ,t: significance for Lowry. Chief Manteo was the friend ly chief of the Hatteras Indians who took in the White Colonists as their own in 1857 when Sir. Walter Raleigh commissioned John White to lead a voyage to the New World. Lowry believes fer vently that the Lumbee, and many of the tribes of the Southeastern United States, is a natural result of Manteo's friendly acceptance of the colonists. Ananias Dare was the father of Virginia Dare, the first white child born in the New World in August, 1587. Bom near Roanoke Island, Virginia CONTINUED PAGE 10 •'t-- ■: MAT-' ilEi Al i V The inscription beside the statute of Ananias Dare reads “When John White returned to Roanoke the colony was gone. The only sign left was CRO carved on the oak tree. / Ananias, his wife, and child Virginia Dare were taken by the Hatteras Indians to Roa noke Island. Here a new nation was formed- the Hat tadare Nation.” [Bruce Bar ton photo] James N. Lowry [a.k.a. Chief Little Beaver] Is shown center beside the statute of Dare which was unveiled in cere monies recently. To Lowry’s left is H.B. Surles, curator of I asM the Harnett Co. Indian Muse um In Kipling, NC. Also shown is a local Baptist minister who spoke at the ceremony also. [Bruce Barton pr.oto] COUNTY EDUCATION CHAIRMAN TO BE HONORED David Green, Chairman of the Robe son County Board of Education, will be honored at a dinner to be held on Friday, August 14, 1981, 6:30 p.m. at the Red Carpet Inn- Lumberton. The dinner, sponsored by the Robeson County Black Caucus, will feature an address by Craig Phillips, Superinten dent of the State Department of Instruction. Mrs. Novella T. Whitted, Chairman of the Program Committee, announces that tickets are on sale for $25.00 per couple or $12.50 single and can be purchased by calling 739-5061 or at the door. ROBESON COUNTY INDIAN CAUCUS TO MEET The Robeson County Indian Caucus will have a regular meeting August 11 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be in the Hilly Branch Vocational Center Cafeteria. For more information, call Lloyd M. Locklear at 739-0480 or 521- 9703. N.C. COUNTIES EXPERIENCE INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT Raleigh-ln June, 74 of North C^olina’a 100 counties experienced increased unemployment when conipai'ed to the previous month, according to figures released today by the Employment Security Commission (ESC). Statewide figures for June were 6.3 percent in comparison with May’s 5.8 percent. The comparable national unad justed unemployment rate for June was 7.7 percent, up slightly from 7.1 percent in May. Graham County experienced the high est rate of unemployment in the state in June with 13.6 percent unemployment. In May, Graham’s rate of unemployment was 14.8. Only seven other counties experienced unemployment rates at or above 10.0 in June. They were Clay County at 10.8 percent, Cumberland at 10.1 percent, Franklin at 10.00 percent, Robeson at 10.4 percent, Swain ar 12.8 percent, Tyrell at 10.2 percent and Wilson at 10.9. percent. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUR COUNTY TO MEET The meeting of the Board of Directors of Four- County Community Services, Inc. originally scheduled for August 4, 1981 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, August 11. 1981 at 7:30 p.m. at the Owens Agricultural Center, (Highway 711), Lumberton, N.C. Please note the change in location. Comments on the agency’s work program for the coming year will be received at that time. SENATOR NOBLE SPEAKER AT RTC COMMENCEMENT Senator Sam Noble will be the speaker tonight as Robeson Technical College holds commencement exercises in Pem broke State University’s Performing Arts Center. Approximately 275 graduates of the deploma and degree programs and 80 graduates of the high school program will receive diplomas. Registrars are Democrats Lumberton-An expected protest from some members of the Pembroke Precinct did not materialize at a meeting of the Robeson County Board of Elections Tuesday night called to name registrars and judges for the 39 precincts in Robeson County. But Ed Johnson, Chairman of the Robeson County Republican Party, did protest the fact that no Republican was named to head any of the precincts as registrar. He promised ‘‘federal marsh als” would monitor elections in the future. Ray Revels, the only Republican on the 3 man board of elections also decried the lack of Republican registrars. The board, as decreed by law, did name 39 Republican judges along with 39 Democratic judges, one each for the 39 precincts. ED CHAVIS NAME PEMBROKE REGISTRAR As expected, Ed Chavis, a Democrat, was named Pembroke Registrar, replac ing Ms. Mable Oxendine. His nomination by Milton Hunt. Chairman of the Pembroke Precinct, had brought a hail of criticism from Harry Oxendine, vice- chairman of the Pem broke Precinct, and brother of the deposed Mrs. Oxendine. Oxendine, and four other officials of the precinct complained in the Robesonlan, the daily newspaper, that they had been left out of the selection process. A WEEK OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND CELEBRATION PLANNED The Robeson County Cooperative Ministry Revival (a week of spiritual awakening and celebration) will begin on August 9 and run through August 14 at Sandy Plains United Methodist Church. Sunday evening services will begin at 7 p.m. Week night services will begin at 7:30 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend. SADDLETREE JAYCETTES HOLD ANNUAL ORIENTATION The Saddletree Jaycettes held their annual Orientation on July 30. 1981. The past North Carolina Jaycette President and Chairman of the Board Sandi Marts was present. Also Marion Moss, East Central Regional Director, was the guest speaker. The purpose of the Orientation was to recruit new perspective Jaycettes in the club. Two new members did join. They were Mrs. Joyce A. Locklear and Mrs. Mildred Strickland. A certificate was presented by the president for Jaycette of the Month of May to Mrs. Mary Lowry, for the Month of June to Mrs. Lucy Locklear. Jaycette of the Quarter went to Mrs. Shirlean C. Hunt. A host of other local Jaycettes were in attendance. Present were the Pembroke Jaycettes, the Mt. Airy Community Jaycettes, and special guests were the newly perspective chapter, the Prospect Jaycettes. A special thank you goes to Miss Millie Fashions, Old Foundry Restaurant and the Carolina Indian Voice. MARTIN JIMMY HUNT JR. ATTENDS THE CULLOWHEE EXPERIENCE Cullowhee-Martin Jimmy Hunt Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hunt of Route 2, Rowland, was among 350 students who attended ‘‘The Cullowhee Experience,” a summer enrichment program held at Western Carolina University for intellectually gifted stu dents. The four-week program, which just completed its 24th year under the sponsorship of WCU’s School of- Education and Psychology, offers a balance of academic, cultural, social and recreational activities to gifted students in grades five through 10. Most of the participants are from North Carolina and the Southeast, but some represent states as far away as Illinois and Ohio, Students were selected to attend on the basis of having individual IQ scores of 130 or better and achievement records indicating a two- grade placement level above the class to which they belong. Admission also was based on recom mendations from school principals and guidance counselors. Hunt was enrolled in the program's,, ninth grade. He is a student at Fairgrove School. CONGRESSIONAL CLUB TO HOST DINNER The Congressional Club will host a dinner in Raleigh on Saturday, Aug. 8. The dinner will be held at the Raleigh Civic Center at 6:30 p.m. Senator John East will be the honorary guest speaker. Tickets are $7.50 per person and may be obtained by contacting Susan Miller at the Congressional Club (919-782-5700).
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