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VOLUME 9 NUMBER 47 " 25c PER COPY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER.24, 1981
PEMBROKE COUNT
WITHSTANDS SCRUTINY
LUMBERTON--An overflow crowd
(estimated at 60) turned out Tuesday
night at the Robeson County Board of
Elections headquartered in Lumberton to
observe an official handcount of the votes
cast in the November 3 mayor's race in
Pembroke.
Termed "a circus" by an observer who
Indian
Caucus
Meets
by Comee Brayboy
Lonnie Revels, Jr., vice
chairman of the N.C. Com
mission of Indian Affairs,
addressed the Robeson Coun
ty Indian Caucus on Tuesday
night. The meeting was held
at the Pembroke Court House.
Revels cautioned the group
about what a tough job it was
to take on a state agency
namely Pembroke State Uni
versity. Not discouraging
tnem from attempting to
bring about better community
-universit^relations, he urged
Caucus members to keep their
goals in sight and to include
long range goals. He stated
that it was not impossible for
the UNC System to discon
tinue PSU as a university
because of the yearly declin
ing student enrollment. Rev
els warned the group of pit
falls they might encounter in
their efforts. Among them
was negative response from
"our own people."
Reads
Innocent
A former state official pleaded inno
cent recently to charges that he
committed perjury before a federal grand
jury investigating state handling of
federal job training contracts, officials
said.
R.D. Locklear of Lumberton entered
the plead on a two-count federal
indictment on charges of making false
statements before a grand jury when he
was arraigned recently, said David
McCullough. assistant U.S. Attorney for
the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Trial was set for Jan. 18 in U.S.
District Court in Raleigh.
Locklear is a former official of the
Department of Natural Resources and
Community Development.
U.S. Magistrate Rich Leonard rejected
Locklear's request that an attorney be
appointed for him, McCullough said.
Locklear told the court he had asked
one attorney to represent him but that he
had been told it would cost $10,000,
which he could not afford. But Leonard
ruled that Locklear had listed sufficient
income and assets to hire an attorney
himself and recommended that he
choose one from a list of lawyers often
appointed to federal court cases, McCul
loujh said.
Charges against Locklear stemmed
from an investigation that led to fraud
charges against Wilbur Hobby, then
president of the state A PL-GO, and
another union official involing $27,900 in
federal Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act funds. A company operated
by Hobby held CETA Job-training
contracts awarded by NRCD.
They charge Involved Lockleer's
teatimony before the grand jury in late
I9t0 about how a transportation pay
figure of I2.0t a mile wee set In the
CETA contract
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was milted at Harbert Moore, nu?nu
board chairman, for expanding the
elections probe and authorizing the
recount, the hand count Tuesday night
hardly changed anything at all.
The handcount showed that incumbent
Mayor James A. "Pete" Jacobs actually
received 264 votes instead of the 263 he
was credited with on election night. Sam
Dial, whose request for a probe
prompted the recount, remained with
253 votes, the same total he received the
night of the election. Reggie Strickland,
a former mayor who also ran, received a
new total of 243 instead of the 240 he
tallied on November 3.
The recount went ahead as scheduled
in spite of protests by Dexter Brooks who
in response to a question from elections
board member Ray Revels, said he was
representing the town of Pembroke and
Councilman Larry T. Brooks, his brother.
Brooks is the attorney of record for the
town of Pembroke.
Brooks questioned the authority of the
board to recount the votes on the
evidence that had been presented to it by
defeated candidate Sam Dial and Rev.
Dawley Maynor, chairman of the Citi
zens For Better Government in Pem
broke. Said Brooks, "1 believe you. are
singling Pembroke out for special
treatment... and opening a Pandora'.
Box by setting a precedent."
Moore, the chairman of the board of
elections, and from nearby Prospect, was
either a saint or a sinner, depending on
who you talked to. The winning in
cumbents charged him generally with
overstepping his authority as chairman
of the Robeson County Board of
Elections. According to elections law
cited by Dexter Brooks Tuesday night, it
is the responsibility of the candidate or
citizens challenging an election to
present allegations justifying a recount.
Many Pembroke citizens do not think
eveidence warranted the recount or an
expanded internal investigation ordered
by Moore and the elections board.
On the other hand, Moore was
applauded by the defeated candidates
and their supporters generally.
The elections board had also au
thorized an internal investigation by the
elections staff to ascertain why the
' tabulator showed 759 votes cast while the
poll books only listed 742 as voting.
Ms. Pearlene Revels, assistant super
visor of elections, explained the dif
ference by noting the Pembroke Precinct
; officials had failed to list 19 people in the
' poll books even though their names were
listed in the registration book containing
the names of registered voters on the
night of the election.
Moore and the elections board au
thorized an internal investigation when
"a sampling" showed that possibly
certain voters had voted in Pembroke
when they lived outside the town's
limits.
i The local elections board did not
' certify the election, simply deciding to
send their findings on to the state
elections board for their consideration.
No winner has yet been certified in
Pembroke, even though no protest has
oeen received in the council races where
incumbents Larry T. Brooks and Milton
Hunt swamped challengers Harry Oxen
dine and Henry Smith by substantial
margins.
Sam Dial had challenged the votes of
Teddy Jacobs James Lucas, Sarah
Lucas, Merlin Bryant Oxendine and
Belton Smith. Jr. Said Dial, in his letter
of protest. "The above names have lived
outside of Pembroke longer than the
required time to be eligible to vote in the
town election."
Maynor, among other allegations,
'charged that Ms. Evelyn Cummings was
appointed to serve as an assistant at the
Pembroke polls when in fact she was a
resident of Raft Swamp Precinct. And
that Mary Catherine Canady abridged a
number of electoral laws by helping
people vote, seemingly most of the
incidents involved curbside voting.
All 3 candidates for mayor were
present for the recount although Rev.
Dawley Maynor did not appear to press
his allegations. ,
Celebrates 100th
Birthday
Daniel Edwin Lowry was
visited October 3, 1981 by hi*
children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. He was
visited at King Dale Manor
Rest Home in Lumberton on
the occasion of his 100th
birthday. Mr. Lowry is the
last surviving nephew of
Henry Berry Lowry. He Is
shown in front of the Pleasant
Grove Methodist Church.
Birthday congratulations
were sent to Mr. Lowry from
President Ronald Reagan,
Governor Jhn Hunt, Congresa
man Charlie Rose and Ken
May nor, eiecutive director of
Lambee Regional Develop
ment Association af Pem
broke.
undertakes
Christmas
Care
Drive
for
Needy
Red Spring ?-The Employees Association
group of Lumbee River Electric Member
ship Corporation has undertaken a drive
to provide a happier Christmas for
several member families by organizing a
"Christmas Care Drive."
Employees of the rural electric co
operative will be collecting clean,
usable clothing or toys along with non
perishable food items and money.
Committees of the' Association will be
setting up collection stations at every
office of Lumbee River EMC and service
men driving EMC trucks will also collect
these items in their regular places of
work.
Joining in on the Christmas Care Drive
will be more than 90 employees and
staff, some 30 members of the LREMC
Women's Committee and the Board of
Directors of the organization.
"We want to encourage the public to
donate items of use to this drive as we try
to reach as many families as possible
during this holiday season," said Jim
Autry, spokesman for Lumbee River
EMC. "There is going to be a lot of
unhappiness this year because of the
hard economic times. We at LREMC
want to bring a little light into this ?
Christmas season."
- Lineman Lt* CoDins is spear heading
the drive for the Employees Association.
Last year's Association group donated
more than $600 to the community service
organizations in our area, according to
Collins. This year, the group intends to
provide gifts of food, toys and clothing
for as many families as possible.
Deadline for receiving the donations
will be Friday. Dec. 11. Employees will
work an the nights of Dec. 15-17
preparing the boxes and will deliver
them throughout locations in Robeson.
Scotland. Hoke and Cumberland coun
ties Dec. 21-23.
"All of the work and delivery vehicles
are being donated by the Employee's
Association members," said Collins.
"And if anyone wants to donate an item
to this drive, an employee will be glad to
come by and pick it up during the
evening hours after work."
Items may be left at any LREMC office
in Red Springs. Lumberton, Laurinburg,
Fairmont or Lake Rim near Fayettteville.
according to Autry.
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Pembroke
Jaycees
Sponsor
Christmas
Drive
The Pembroke Jaycees will
sponsor once again a Christ
mas needy family drive.
Toys, clothes and food will be
accepted from members of the
community. Anyone interes
ted in contributing any of
these items are being asked to
bring them by the Pembroke
Jaycee Club house every
Wednesday night from now
until Christmas. Jaycee mem
bers will be there from 6-9
p.m. Anyone interested is
encouraged to come by the
club house or to submit names
of needy families to Buddy
Bell at 521-4227 or 521-4622.
Other contact persons are
Carnell Locklear, general man
ager for Strike at the Wind,
also any member of the
Pembroke Jaycees.
Your contributions to this
much needed endeavor will be
more than appreciated.
Pembroke Man
Killed In Wreck
PEMBROKE ? A handicapped
Pembroke man died early Monday
morning from injuries he received
Sunday night during a car wreck
and high-speed chase outside of
Pembroke.
Timothy Oxendine, 26, who was
a double amputee, wrecked his car
at speeds in excess of 100 mph
along the Union Chapel Road.
According to investigating state
Highway Patrolman Al Williams,
Oxendine was trying to elude
Pembroke police officers when he
lost control of his car about 7:20
p.m. Sunday in front of Union
Chapel Elementary School.
Williams said Oxendine's car
ran off the left shoulder into a
culvert and the man was thrown
from the car.
He died at 12:55 a.m. Monday
following surgery at Southeastern
General Hospital in Lumberton. A
hospital spokesman said he suf
fered internal and head injuries.
Hunt Found Guilty, Appeals
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County Board of Education, to a year in
prison Tuesday for driving with a
permanently remoked license.
But Hunt was released on a S500 bond
when he gave notice of appeal to the
superior court. Gardner had said that
Hunt would be allowed work release
privileges.
Hunt's driven license was revoked ini
October I9B0 after a number of Infrac
tions, Including a count of driving under
the influence and of reckleea driving
after drinking.
The sentence Tuesday was the result
uf an arrest by state trooper KL.
Covington, Jr. who stopped Hunt In the
driveway of Ma home after allegedly
observing Mm under the wheel of Ms ssr,
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